BEWARE OF WITCH TAINT! Katherine Yeske Taylor July 1, 2020 Features, Goings-On, Interviews A casual listener might initially think that Witch Taint songs have all the standard black metal elements: shouty/growly vocals about “evil” things, buzzsaw guitars, and pummeling rhythm section. The band... Read More...
THE SOUNDS MISS YOU TERRIBLY: AN INTERVIEW WITH MAJA IVARSSON Katherine Yeske Taylor June 10, 2020 Features, Goings-On, Interviews The Swedish new wavers were supposed to be touring the U.S. right now, but instead Maja Ivarsson brings us greetings from her home in Sweden. Swedish indie new wave rock group The Sounds were supposed t... Read More...
THE DREAM SYNDICATE’S STEVE WYNN ENJOYS MUSICAL FREEDOM ON HIS OWN TERMS Katherine Yeske Taylor May 6, 2020 Features, Goings-On, Interviews 1 The band's seventh studio album, The Universe Inside, jams with joy. “I can hear the 7 train from my window. It's faint, but I can always hear it. It makes me sad. It sounds like freedom. It sounds lik... Read More...
PETER BJORN AND JOHN FIND BALANCE IN AN ‘ENDLESS DREAM’ Katherine Yeske Taylor April 20, 2020 Buzz, Features, Interviews After more than 15 years, the Swedish indie rockers still embrace the brighter side of pop life. As it turns out, only a small group of lucky Swedes got to see a springtime show from Peter Bjorn and John in... Read More...
DRIVIN N’ CRYIN’S KEVN KINNEY WANTS TO HEAR YOUR STORIES Katherine Yeske Taylor April 10, 2020 Buzz, Features, Interviews 35 years after forming, the Atlanta quartet is still flying high with Live the Love Beautiful (stream below). Kevn Kinney is a contented man as he calls from his Atlanta home. “I've got my coffee, I'm watch... Read More...
WIDESPREAD PANIC—WIDE-OPEN CREATIVITY Katherine Yeske Taylor March 30, 2020 Buzz, Features 2 The number of live albums that seminal jam band Widespread Panic have done varies depending on which source is consulted, but the general consensus seems to fix it at around 40 official releases. According to ... Read More...
A Bowie Celebration”: Pianist Mike Garson Keeps His Friend’s Memory Alive With an All-Star Band Katherine Yeske Taylor March 17, 2020 Buzz, Features Pianist Mike Garson may have one of the most enviable (and impressive) resumes in all of rock history: he was a member of David Bowie’s band lineup longer than any other musician. He appeared with Bowie at bot... Read More...
Happy St. Patrick’s Day From The Chieftains! Katherine Yeske Taylor March 17, 2020 Buzz, Features “I’m looking out at a very sunny garden here at the moment,” says Paddy Moloney, calling from his home in Dublin, Ireland. “There’s a bunch of flowers in front of me here. Just beautiful.” Soon, though, he wil... Read More...
Wye Oak—In Real Time Katherine Yeske Taylor February 24, 2020 Buzz, Features “It’s very, very beautiful here. I’m walking through the water, and there’s all these fish swimming up and nibbling on my legs. It’s not bad at all,” says Jenn Wasner, vocalist/guitarist for indie folk-rock du... Read More...
The Exile Follies, 2/6/20, The Cutting Room, New York City Katherine Yeske Taylor February 24, 2020 Concerts, Reviews At first, the Exile Follies lineup doesn’t seem like it should work: Kristin Hersh (main songwriter for indie rock darlings Throwing Muses), Grant-Lee Phillips (ex-front man of Americana pioneers Grant Lee Buf... Read More...
