interview Archive
20 Nov 2020
It’s Still About Chemistry: A Conversation with Semisonic’s Jacob Slichter
In my last feature, I shared bonus content from my interview with Semisonic’s Dan Wilson. That piece featured parts of our conversation that didn’t make it into the story I […]
19 Nov 2020
Lightning Strikes Again: A Conversation with Semisonic’s Dan Wilson (Part Two)
Continued from Part One … Bill Kopp: One thing that has always surprised me is the way in which Semisonic – and this was true for Trip Shakespeare as well […]
18 Nov 2020
Lightning Strikes Again: A Conversation with Semisonic’s Dan Wilson (Part One)
This summer I spoke with Dan Wilson and Jacob Slichter of Semisonic about the band and its new EP, You’re Not Alone. (Vacationing with his family at that time, bassist […]
17 Nov 2020
Re-opening Time: Semisonic Returns with a new EP (Part Two)
Continued from Part One … When listeners hear new songs like the soaring title track and the riffing “Basement Tapes,” they may find themselves thinking that Semisonic has picked up […]
16 Nov 2020
Re-opening Time: Semisonic Returns with a new EP (Part One)
An edited version of this feature appeared previously in Goldmine Magazine. Minneapolis rock trio Semisonic scored big with “Closing Time,” the hit single from their second album, Feeling Strangely Fine. […]
08 Nov 2020
William Schmitt: We are the Wildflowers
When one hears a band name like William and the Wildflowers, images of folky, pastoral musical textures might come to mind. And a cover image of the artist sitting crosslegged […]
07 Nov 2020
Citizen Mojo: Expressing Themselves
A long-running funk group based in Western North Carolina, Citizen Mojo serves up fresh and inventive readings of classic tunes, steeped in American musical forms like blues, soul and jazz. […]
06 Nov 2020
The Appeal of Fresh ‘Fwuit’
Dulci Ellenberger and her musical associates have been something of a moving target lately. For several years, the Asheville-based singer-songwriter-guitarist fronted Holy Ghost Tent Revival, the seven-person, ragtime-jazz-meets-rock band. That […]
05 Nov 2020
The Moon and You Aims Higher with ‘Asteroids’
The Moon and You began work on its newest album almost exactly four years ago. And initially, work on the album proceeded really quickly. “We got the rhythm tracking done […]
03 Nov 2020
Young Mister: Alone Again, Naturally
After nearly a decade toiling as a staff writer for Universal Music, Steven Fiore embarked on a solo career, releasing his songs himself. Branding his music under the banner of […]