interview Archive
19 Apr 2017
Chicano Batman: It’s Playtime
The style of music known as “psychedelic soul” enjoyed an all-too-brief heyday in the late 1960s. Deftly fusing elements of African American soul and the dreamier end of psychedelic rock, […]
18 Apr 2017
A Few Moments with Hans-Joachim Roedelius
German composer Hans-Joachim Roedelius is a synthesizer pioneer, and a leading light of ambient music. Yet acoustic piano is his instrument of choice, and he has little use for the […]
14 Apr 2017
Dr. Bacon: Persistence Amid Constant Change
Jesse Talbott is a songwriter and the lead singer in Dr. Bacon, a band originally from Boone that relocated to Asheville in 2016. It’s difficult to pin down the musical […]
04 Apr 2017
Hilary Scott Gets the Balance Right
Though she’s formally trained in classical and opera – she studied voice and piano in Italy – Washington state-based Hilary Scott chose the musical path of singer-songwriter more than a […]
03 Apr 2017
Eric Johnson: Cutting the Cord
Ever since he broke through with his third album (1990’s Ah Via Musicom), Austin, Texas guitarist Eric Johnson has been a prominent musical figure, a widely admired guitar hero. From […]
31 Mar 2017
Gaelynn Lea: Accessible Looping
The career of violinist and singer Gaelynn Lea got a big boost when she won 2016’s second annual Tiny Desk Contest; that allowed her to perform on the popular NPR […]
30 Mar 2017
Warren Haynes: Let’s Waltz Again
Martin Scorsese’s 1978 film The Last Waltz documented what had been billed as the farewell performance by The Band. That five-piece group of journeyman musicians came to fame through their […]
29 Mar 2017
Regina Spektor’s Creative Odyssey
Regina Spektor readily concedes that she has a somewhat unusual biography. Born in 1980 in what was then still the Soviet Union, Spektor emigrated to the United States at age […]
28 Mar 2017
Lee Fields’ Pure Soul Music
Sometimes it takes decades to become an overnight sensation. Such is the case of soul stirrer Lee Fields; though he released his first single, “Bewildered” b/w “Tell Her I Love […]
27 Mar 2017
Del McCoury and Steep Canyon Rangers: Mutual Admiration Society
Bluegrass legend Del McCoury remembers vividly the first time he saw and heard the Steep Canyon Rangers. It was at a street festival in Raleigh or Charlotte, not long after […]