The Driver Era—Creating a Sound You’ve Never Heard Debra Kate Schafer April 1, 2020 Features, Interviews The Driver Era is truly one of the most forward thinking, innovative bands on the scene right now. From the release of their debut album, X, last year to going on their second world tour this year, brothers Ro...
Mapache—Ascent of the Space Cowboys Dan Alleva March 30, 2020 Features, Interviews Music brings people together. It creates memories and inspires creativity. It forges bonds. The last of those strange stimuli is like a coming of age concoction—a heady brew of all the ingredients required...
Joe Russo—The Right Now Sound Dan Alleva March 30, 2020 Features, Interviews 2 Joe Russo is an accomplished musician with a stellar reputation for being an always-active, virtuoso drummer. He first emerged as one half of the Benevento/Russo Duo, the group he formed with longtime friend, ...
Dustbowl Revival—Songwriting & Storytelling Dan Alleva March 30, 2020 Features, Interviews Whether you call it Americana, alt-country, or one of the many other descriptions of what is classically understood as roots rock, it’s hard to ignore the genre itself these days has become saturated within mo...
Jonathan Wilson—Blurred Roots Debra Kate Schafer March 30, 2020 Features, Interviews Jonathan Wilson is one of the most ambitious, introspective, and complex artists of our time. While speaking to him recently, he expressed how and why he tapped into a more ‘emo’ side of himself by creating a ...
Testament—Return of the Titans Vinny Cecolini March 24, 2020 Features, Interviews Testament is back on April 3 with Titans of Creation (Nuclear Blast), a return to form for the thrash metal maestros. In addition to some of their best songs in years, thanks to the twin guitar attack of Eric ...
Refused—The Personal and the Political Rob Duguay February 18, 2020 Features, Interviews Swedish punks Refused came to be during an interesting time in punk rock during the early nineties. Seattle rock was king as Nirvana dominated the charts, then California had a comeback in the middle of the de...
Bat for Lashes—The Dark and Seductive World of the Lost Girls Rey Roldan February 18, 2020 Features, Interviews Who hasn’t dreamed of driving a Jeep on the beach late on a hot summer night, kicking up sand, creating big sand clouds that look cool illuminated by the nearby bonfire that is surrounded by bikini clad girls ...
Wolf Parade—Experiencing the Absolutely Surreal Dan Alleva February 18, 2020 Features, Interviews In a car traveling up to British Columbia to hit the studio for Wolf Parade’s last rehearsal before heading out on tour in support of their latest album, Thin Mind (Sub Pop), guitarist-singer Dan Boeckner is c...
The Allman Betts Band—Keep On Growing Debra Kate Schafer February 10, 2020 Features, Interviews Duane Betts. Now that’s a name that rings a bell, doesn’t it? Where have you heard it? Well, if you do know of the multi-talented guitarist/singer-songwriter and his many musical endeavors, congratulations. Th...
