interview Archive
24 Mar 2017
Roy Ayers’ Positive Vibrations
Few popular musicians have been successful at making a switch from one genre to another while holding on to a substantial fan base. Singer and vibraphonst Roy Ayers has done […]
23 Mar 2017
Shook Twins: Forgoing Folk Formulae
Folk music gets welcome jolts of energy, modern pop culture and technology in the music of Shook Twins. The music of identical twin sisters Laurie and Katelyn Shook is built […]
16 Mar 2017
Amy Black’s Latter-day FAME
Singer’s Muscle Shoals Revue honors music made at legendary Alabama studio Amy Black didn’t set out to showcase the music of Muscle Shoals, Alabama’s FAME Studios; things just worked out […]
15 Mar 2017
Drive-By Truckers: The Personal is Political
The Drive-By Truckers have always paired incisive, thoughtful lyrics with their supercharged country-rock sound. From their 1998 debut, Gangstabilly to their latest album, 2016’s American Band, the Athens, Georgia based […]
14 Mar 2017
Sxip Shirey’s Avant Groove
Note: An edited version of this feature appeared previously in Brooklyn Paper. — bk Described as an “electro-acoustic” artist, Brooklyn-based Sxip Shirey is tough to pin down musically. Read about […]
03 Mar 2017
Coffey Talk: A Chat with Guitar Legend Dennis Coffey (Part 2)
Continued from Part One … Dennis Coffey was part of a new venture, the Producer’s Workshop, led by legendary Motown bassist James Jamerson. As he recalls in Guitars, Bars and […]
02 Mar 2017
Coffey Talk: A Chat with Guitar Legend Dennis Coffey (Part 1)
The 2002 film Standing in the Shadows of Motown introduced viewers to The Funk Brothers. That name – originally coined by session drummer William “Benny” Benjamin – was retroactively applied […]
01 Mar 2017
André Cholmondeley: Tech/Tour Manager to the Stars
Guitarist André Cholmondeley visited Asheville as early as 2001 when his Frank Zappa tribute band Project/Object played a show at Stella Blue (now the Asheville Music Hall). By 2006, he […]
28 Feb 2017
Ana Popović: Modern Artist (part 2)
Continued from Part 1… That modern approach made itself manifest from Popović’s first American release, 2002’s Hush! Taking full advantage of her interest in – and skill at delivering – […]
27 Feb 2017
Ana Popović: Modern Artist (part 1)
The label “hot blues guitarist” can be applied to Ana Popović in more than one way. The Serbian-born, conservatory-trained guitarist cuts an undeniably striking figure onstage with her short skirts […]