interview Archive
13 Jan 2017
The Nighthawks: From Acoustic to Full-on Electric Onslaught
Since their start in 1972, journeyman blues outfit The Nighthawks have been faithfully doing their part to keep the blues alive. Though the lineup has changed – only founder-leader Mark […]
12 Jan 2017
Devils in Dust: The Hazards of Hi-Fi
After years of local and regional success with groups of their own, Corey Bullman and Leigh Glass have now combined their musical projects into a single one, Devils in Dust. […]
11 Jan 2017
Jamie Laval’s Celtic Christmas
For several years now, Celtic fiddler Jamie Laval has crafted a special December program for audiences. Bringing together music, dance and storytelling, Laval presents “Celtic Christmas,” a family-friendly performance that […]
10 Jan 2017
Paul Vo: The Inventor and His Thousand Elves
“If you tap on something and you get a tone, there’s music hidden in there. And I have the technology that could bring it out.” So says Paul Vo, an […]
09 Jan 2017
Jonathan Scales, Man of Steel
Spontaneity is a highly valued commodity in the jazz world. And Jonathan Scales has that quality in great supply. He brought that just-in-time approach to competing in a national search […]
06 Jan 2017
A Look Back at ELP with Carl Palmer, Part Three
Continued from Part Two … Bill Kopp: With the benefit of studio technology, bands in the early ’70s could overdub and make really dense, layered albums. Reproducing that sound onstage […]
05 Jan 2017
A Look Back at ELP with Carl Palmer, Part Two
Continued from Part One … Bill Kopp: The term “supergroup” was just coming into use around the time ELP got started. And it certainly applied to you three, since each […]
04 Jan 2017
A Look Back at ELP with Carl Palmer, Part One
Late-breaking Author’s Note: Very shortly after I turned in this feature for publication — it ran in December on BLURT — news broke that Greg Lake had succumbed to cancer […]
02 Jan 2017
Wes Tirey: In Print and On Record
Last fall, Bob Dylan won the 2016 Nobel Prize for Literature. That news is a reminder that, at their best, music and the printed word can be two sides of […]
30 Dec 2016
Best of 2016: Interviews
In 2016 alone, I’ve interviewed more than 140 artists; that’s nearly half the number I interviewed in the decade prior to this year. I hope 2017 will be at least […]