26 Sep 2022
AUDIO INTERVIEW: The Explorers Club
Pop group The Explorers Club are coming to Asheville North Carolina’s GREY EAGLE on Friday, September 30 [rescheduled date / new location] Saturday, October 7 at New Belgium Brewing. Ahead […]
15 Sep 2022
30 Days Out, September 2022 #2: Cheeksters, The Explorers Club, GA-20, Stereolab
I’ve interviewed three of the four acts spotlighted in this roundup of live music. But I’d recommend them all regardless. Artist: The Cheeksters Venue: The Grey Eagle Date: Saturday, Sep. […]
11 Jun 2020
Album Review: The Explorers Club — s/t
In my previous review I, um, explored To Sing and Be Born Again, the new all-covers album from Jason Brewer’s The Explorers Club. The group isn’t exactly what one would […]
10 Jun 2020
Album Review: The Explorers Club — To Sing and Be Born Again
For more than a decade now, The Explorers Club have been bringing their brand of ear candy pop to listeners. Essentially a vehicle for songwriter, musician, arranger and producer Jason […]
05 May 2016
Explorers Club Refine Their Strategy for Third Album
This is the second of my two recent features on Explorers Club. Hey kids: collect ’em all! — bk Jason Brewer, leader and songwriter of Explorers Club, explains the challenges […]
04 May 2016
On Third Album, Explorers Club Gets it ‘Together’
Recently I interviewed Explorers Club’s Jason Brewer for a pair of features, one in Atlanta’s Creatve Loafing and the other in Athens GA’s Flagpole. While both interviews focused on the […]
17 Feb 2012
The Explorers Club: A Five-Star Hotel (part two)
Continued from Part One… Bill Kopp: I was blown away by The Explorers Club‘s precision onstage in Asheville recently. What made it more amazing was when I learned that the […]
16 Feb 2012
The Explorers Club: A Five-Star Hotel (part one)
Beach Boys fans the world over – or at least the ones lucky enough to know about it – hailed Freedom Wind, the 2008 debut release from Charleston SC sextet […]
23 Sep 2024
Audio Interviews
I conducted my first artist interview more than 20 years ago. Since then I’ve conducted more than 1,500 interviews. And save for some unfortunate technical mishaps, today I still have […]
08 Sep 2024
Album Review: Sparkle*jets U.K. – Box of Letters
Despite their name, Sparkle*jets U.K. are from Southern California, not Leeds, Hull or Manchester. With that bit of housekeeping out of the way, let’s consider the latest release from the […]