Widespread Panic—Wide-Open Creativity Katherine Yeske Taylor March 30, 2020 Buzz, Features 1 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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Ash—Revisiting the Wild Life Katherine Yeske Taylor February 18, 2020 Buzz, Features Tim Wheeler, Ash vocalist/guitarist, is calling from his apartment in New York’s West Village, where he has lived for the past 15 years. But today, his native Northern Ireland is on his mind. After decades of ...
Soul Asylum—Bringing it All Back Home Katherine Yeske Taylor February 10, 2020 Features, Interviews 1 Soul Asylum singer/guitarist Dave Pirner, calling from his home in Minneapolis, seems astonished when he’s reminded that it’s been four years since his band released their last studio album (2016’s Change of F...
The Lumineers—Nourished by the Music Katherine Yeske Taylor February 4, 2020 Features, Interviews Many musicians, dreaming of making it big, move to the broader New York City region. It makes sense: from The Bronx down to the Jersey Shore, the area has spawned some of the most famous and influential artist...
Interview with Grant-Lee Phillips—Talkin’ Exile Follies Katherine Yeske Taylor February 4, 2020 Buzz, Features At first glance, there might seem to be little in common between the bands X, Grant Lee Buffalo, and Throwing Muses, beyond their shared status as much-loved acts. X formed in 1977 in Los Angeles and went on t...
Spin Doctors—From a Place of Spontaneous Creativity Katherine Yeske Taylor January 22, 2020 Buzz, Features When Chris Barron, lead singer for Spin Doctors, calls from his New York home to discuss the band’s upcoming NYC-area shows, he really wants audience members to know one thing. “We really take pride i...
