The Wizards of Winter—’Tis the Season Arts Weekly November 22, 2019 Features, Interviews 1 The audience explodes with excitement as the theater darkens. Lights illuminate the stage as the large ensemble of musicians and vocalists begin to perform. Assorted video screens come to life and the awestruc...
Speedy Ortiz—Feelin’ Philadelphia Rob Duguay November 22, 2019 Features, Interviews It’s safe to say that Philadelphia-via-Boston indie rock act Speedy Ortiz has had quite the run during the last decade. Each record they’ve put out has been met with more and more acclaim to the point where th...
Willie Nile—The Alternative Is Not An Option Katherine Yeske Taylor November 22, 2019 Features, Interviews Willie Nile seems completely at home as he settles in for a leisurely lunch at Jane, one of his favorite New York City restaurants. This place is something of a Greenwich Village institution, just as Nile hims...
Old Crow Medicine Show—Ramblin’ at the Ryman Dan Alleva November 13, 2019 Features, Interviews There are many venues throughout the world, but few are held in such high esteem as the beautiful Ryman Auditorium in Nashville. Best known as the home of the Grand Ole Opry from 1943 to 1974, it’s been called...
Amy Helm—Lighting the Way Danielle Sariyan November 13, 2019 Features, Interviews Amy Helm is many things. She is a gorgeous singer, an accomplished songwriter, a multi-instrumentalist, a Grammy award-winning producer, and daughter of Levon Helm (The Band) and Libby Titus (singer). But perh...
A Tribute to Slayer Arts Weekly November 6, 2019 Features, Interviews 1 “It was the road warrior himself, Lemmy Kilmister, who had this to say in Sounds magazine in 1975, describing his legendary group Motorhead: ‘If you moved in next door , your lawn would die.’ By that...
Happy Halloween From The Damned Katherine Yeske Taylor October 30, 2019 Features, Interviews 1 The Damned singer Dave Vanian, calling from a London rehearsal studio, sounds remarkably relaxed for a man who is about to put on one of the most elaborate (and hotly anticipated) rock shows of the year on Oct...
Starcrawler—Greetings from Los Angeles Dan Alleva October 23, 2019 Features, Interviews While out on the road supporting The Distillers this past May, somewhere in the heart of the Motor City, Starcrawler’s lead vocalist Arrow de Wilde is crouched up in a ball at the edge of the stage, purring in...
Charli XCX—Innovative, Introspective, and Iconic Debra Kate Schafer October 16, 2019 Features, Interviews When the now 27-year-old Charlotte Aitchison, better known as Charli XCX, decided to take a break and not jump straight into a third album, that didn’t mean that she was going to stop making music altogether. ...
Altin Gün—Golden Psychedelic Fusion Katherine Yeske Taylor October 16, 2019 Features, Interviews It’s hard to find a musical niche that hasn’t been explored yet, but Altin Gün seem to have pulled it off: based in The Netherlands, they exclusively play Turkish music—either traditional material that can be ...
