independent thoughts on indie rock, alternative, and indie pop music
Canadian alt-pop outfit The Zolas were in Germany, and frontman Zach Gray had just finished a delicious lunch of spaetzle and mushroom sauce. “I love Germany so much. Germany has been very good to us, I have nothing but gratitude right now,” he declares. “I’m feeling very #blessed at the moment.” And yes, that should... Continue Reading →
Marcus King comes by his immense talent honestly— “My whole family played music—my dad, grandfather, and uncles. It’s always been a family affair. My dad listened to the blues, but he also listened to Hendrix, The Beatles, The Allman Brothers, and Skynyrd,” he says. “On the other end of the spectrum, I was listening to... Continue Reading →
I met with Nashville-based rockers The Gills at their practice space in a local warehouse district, a cozy room packed with copious amounts of gear and wall-to-wall personality. Inspiration for the band, who is about to release a self-titled album (their second full-length project), began in Pensacola, Florida during frontman Jesse Wheeler’s teenage battle with... Continue Reading →
With a name like Jeremy Fury, how could your life’s ambition be anything other than fronting a rock band? For Fury, though, it took a while to find an adventurous group to make the kind of music he wanted to make. Two and a half years ago, he found himself with a catalog of songs... Continue Reading →
Escondido’s Jessica Maros and Tyler James were in Los Angeles on February 5th, the day their new album, Walking With A Stranger, was released. I had spoken with Jess a while back after she had relocated from Nashville to Los Angeles to pursue her solo project, KUZIN…and now Tyler was there, and I felt I... Continue Reading →
“I’ve been putting out records since I was 15; I had this moment in my life where I decided I needed to do something different, that if I was going to do this for the rest of my life, I needed to make timeless music, music that I wouldn’t feel funny playing when I’m an... Continue Reading →
“My mom’s a pianist and my first foray into music was in musical theater. She would take me to rehearsals; I was never really good at pretending, which is big part of musical theater,” laughs Lucy Dacus. “I kept the music part and got rid of the theater part, so it worked out.” The Richmond-based... Continue Reading →
While recording his latest album, Ron Pope & The Nighthawks, Ron Pope enlisted the talents of filmmaker Kelly Teacher (No Cameras Allowed, Austin To Boston) to create One Way Ticket, a feature-length documentary following the band as they record their debut album and tour the United States. The film uses the story of Ron Pope & The Nighthawks as a... Continue Reading →
I recently had a chance to catch up with Michael Ford, Jr., frontman for Nashville-based folk-rock band The Apache Relay; we last spoke in December, right before they were slated to usher us into 2015 with a show for the Music City New Year's Eve Bash. Since then, The Apache Relay has been busy doing a good bit of... Continue Reading →
Continuing with our celebration of blog favorites headed to SXSW this year....today's spotlight shines on Big Data! I got a chance to interview Alan Wilkis, a.k.a. Big Data, last July, when his song "Dangerous" was dominating the airspace. I really dug that song; I was intrigued by Big Data as a musical concept, so I set... Continue Reading →
