There’s something special about art inspiring art. Truth in point – New Orleans’s Ever More Nest’s “What’s Gone Is Gone”. Says singer-songwriter Kelcy Mae about the song: “Some New Orleans musicians took a page from the Bushwick Book Club and invited songwriters to read Margaret Atwood’s The Heart Goes Last, write a song inspired by it, and […]
“Names” – a Premiere from The Commonheart
I’ve no doubt that many a sports fan has dreamed about breaking into their local arena and standing in the center of the room looking up at the seats arrayed around it. Pittsburgh-based The Commonheart live out that fantasy in their latest video, sneaking into their hometown PPG Paints Arena to perform their latest single […]
Lenny Lashley on The Dee Dee Ramone Diet and Working Construction
Boston punk rocker Lenny Lashley summarizes his first gig and shares his definition of “winning” in the music industry.
Monday Morning Video – John Fullbright with The Band of Heathens
Here’s a bunch of musicians sittin’ around singing. John Fullbright and The Band of Heathens, hanging out at MusicFest in Steamboat Springs, CO back in 2020, collaborated on “Social Skills”, a track from Fullbright’s just released The Liar.
Paisley Fields on Growing Up in Iowa and Finding One’s Superpower
Singer-songwriter Paisley Fields talks about time spent in Japan and inviting his college friends out to his first gig.
Bonus Monday Video – a Premiere from Greg Hall
I met Greg Hall at his “day job” – playing bass with Boston’s Ward Hayden and the Outliers. Turns out he’s got some damn fine songwriting chops of his own, which he is about to showcase with the release a new EP titled Experiments in the Revival of Greg Hall. The western Massachusetts-based artist […]
Monday Morning Video – Andy Frasco and the U.N.
Andy Frasco and the U.N. brought a party to Brooklyn this past weekend. And what a party it was – I don’t think it was possible to walk out of the venue after the show without a big ol’ smile on one’s face. Frasco and company interspersed fun covers (ranging from TLC to Nirvana to […]
Mayer’s Playlist for Fall 2022, Part 2
Breaking Slow, Anthony D’Amato (from the Blue Rose Music release At First There Was Nothing) Anthony D’Amato is on a creative tear. Fresh from the this summer’s debut of Fantastic Cat, the songwriter collective of which he is a founding member, D’Amato has released an album that ranks among the finest of his on-going career. […]
Franz Nicolay on Day Jobs and Accordion Repairs
Franz Nicolay talks about touring in the family car, tour food game-changers, and the advice he would give his younger self… and why he wouldn’t follow it.
Monday Morning Video – Wilco and Friends
Last week we shared an Alejandro Escovedo performance from the 2021 Austin City Limits Hall of Fame Awards. This week we’ve got his fellow inductees Wilco, who invited a host of guests to join them on their Woody Guthrie co-write “California Stars”. Said guests included: Rosanne Cash, Jason Isbell, Margo Price, Sheila E., Terry Allen, […]