interview Archive
04 Oct 2018
Jordan Okrend’s Light in the Dark
Jordan Okrend manages to have it both ways. He’s a pop artist, but one who incorporates more ambitious forms into his original music without sacrificing a strong melody. The Berklee […]
28 Sep 2018
Before and Beyond with Yes Guitarist Steve Howe
Progressive rock giant Yes is currently on tour celebrating the band’s 50-year anniversary. Today the group is led by Steve Howe, Yes’s longtime guitarist (he joined in 1970 and has […]
27 Sep 2018
Jorge Santana and Malo: For Real
Malo was a San Francisco Bay area band that combined Latin flavor with a brass section, giving it a sound somewhere between Blood, Sweat & Tears and Santana. In fact, […]
07 Sep 2018
David LaMotte: So Much to Do, So Little Time
For many Asheville-based musicians, making music is just one of the things they do. Cobbling together a financially sustainable lifestyle means taking on one or more part-time “side hustles.” In […]
05 Sep 2018
World Musician Taj Mahal Gets the Blues
Taj Mahal is a timeless artist who’s always been ahead of his time. The singer-songwriter-guitarist was making Americana and world music long before either musical genre had been coined. He’s […]
04 Sep 2018
Straight No Chaser: All Vocals, Hold the Instruments
Founded in 1996 when all of its members were students at Indiana University, a cappella group Straight No Chaser has gone through more than its share of changes. But the […]
30 Aug 2018
Utopia’s Adventures Continue (Part Four)
Continued from Part Three… Redux ’92: Live in Japan (1993) Six years after disbanding, Utopia surprised most onlookers by regrouping for a run of concerts in Japan. The shows were […]
29 Aug 2018
Utopia’s Adventures Continue (Part Three)
Continued from Part Two… Utopia (1982) Meanwhile, Rundgren, Wilcox and Powell had continued without Sulton, adding bassist Doug Howard as they began work on a new album for Network Records. […]
28 Aug 2018
Utopia’s Adventures Continue (Part Two)
Continued from Part One… Ra (1977) The most durable Utopia lineup now in place, the band made a concerted effort toward internal democracy. Or at least as much of a […]
27 Aug 2018
Utopia’s Adventures Continue (Part One)
In 2018, one of the unlikeliest reunions in rock history became a reality. Todd Rundgren’s Utopia – or at least three-fourths of its 1980s lineup – came back together for […]