Will Turpin, bassist for Collective Soul, has a new solo album due out on June 8. Fans can see Collective Soul on tour this summer.
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Exclusive Interview: Banjo Nickaru & Western Scooches on Their Unique Sound
This NYC duo's distinctive sound encompasses folk, Americana, world music, New Orleans jazz, Gullah Geechee rhythms and scat singing, and what I call good old hoedown music.
Read More »Exclusive Interview: Cellist Julian Schwarz on Joachim Stutschewsky and 20th-Century Jewish Music
"With the rise of worldwide anti-Semitism, it has been difficult for me to program Jewish works. I remember a certain recital when I was asked to remove a suite of pieces by Ernest Bloch for fear of audience distaste."
Read More »Interview: Johnny Iguana from The Claudettes on ‘Dance Scandal at the Gymnasium!’
Pianist Johnny Iguana sees 2018 as a strong year for The Claudettes: an Independent Music Award, a new album, and a new tour.
Read More »An Interview With Folk Rock Singer-Songwriter Kaz Bielinski
Kaz Bielinski's songs are mostly about love: new love, lost love, forever love, and one-sided love.
Read More »Interview: Wyldest Talks SXSW, Brexit, and Its Upcoming Debut Album
Wyldest chatted for a bit about Brexit, self-producing, and its upcoming full-length debut album during SXSW Music Festival 2018.
Read More »Music Premiere and Interview: Carlos Calvo, Hollywood’s Guitar Professor – ‘A Dozen Years From Now’
Hollywood’s guitar guru, Carlos Calvo, premieres his new single/music video today. It’s called 'A Dozen Years From Now.'
Read More »New Enthusiasm for Eurythmy: Gabrielle Armenier Moves to Illuminate the Human Experience and Creative Process
Eurythmy produces a performing experience unlike many others; it lures you in to new shores, perhaps a bit like the song of the sirens once captured Odysseus.
Read More »Interview With Luca Bash, Italy’s Singer-Songwriter – ‘A Lucky Human’
Bash refers to himself as “a lucky human being,” and you can tell from the way he expresses himself that he's genuinely happy.
Read More »Music Interview: War Gods of the Deep – Purveyors of Mighty Metal
Here’s the skinny on War Gods of the Deep: they play heavy metal; they’re based in Chicago; and they are beau coup mysterious.
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