interview Archive
10 Mar 2020
Down South and Dirty with Dirty Soul Revival
As a style of music, Southern rock is difficult to pin down. Even some of its most dedicated practitioners are at a loss when it comes to defining what exactly […]
09 Mar 2020
Moraz and Moog’s Field Trip
[This feature originally appeared in Electronic Sound Magazine.] On a Spring afternoon in 1975, Swiss keyboard virtuoso Patrick Moraz found himself bounding through a field in upstate New York, carrying […]
08 Mar 2020
Q&A with Freddy King Cole
The last name may sound familiar: Pianist and singer Freddy Cole is, in fact, the youngest brother of the late Nat “King” Cole, the jazz musician who scored more than […]
05 Mar 2020
Gold Rose’s Kevin Fuller: Making ‘The List’
It’s not unusual for a singer-songwriter to pen raw and emotionally honest lyrics. But some subjects remain largely taboo. Yet that didn’t dissuade Gold Rose singer, guitarist and songwriter Kevin […]
01 Mar 2020
A Chat with Darrell Scott
Darrell Scott is well known for the songs he’s written that have been recorded by others including Dixie Chicks, Beyoncé, Keb’ Mo, Faith Hill and Travis Tritt. And in 2010 […]
29 Feb 2020
Shaun Boothe: History Through Hip-hop
Shaun Boothe was inspired to create his Unauthorized Biography series after music icon James Brown passed away in 2006. “Brown was a big inspiration of mine, and a musical genius,” […]
24 Feb 2020
For Hawai’ian Trio Waipuna, Stories and Emotions Transcend Language
Among music fans living in mainland United States, there’s relatively little knowledge of Hawai’ian music. And what awareness there is centers largely around Don Ho’s “Tiny Bubbles” and Bing Crosby’s […]
20 Feb 2020
Seratones: Power Takes Time
In the music business there’s something known as the “difficult second album.” Some call it a sophomore slump, arising from the idea that the artist has his or her entire […]
17 Feb 2020
Keller Williams: Prolific at any ‘Speed’
A multigenre, multi-instrumental artist, Keller Williams makes music that appeals to a wide array of music fans. Steeped in Americana, he makes music that proudly displays the influence of bluegrass […]
14 Feb 2020
Bartender-Author Sandlin Gaither on Tequila, Dog Hair and Chainsaw Fights — STORY MOVED
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