Willy Vlautin and Amy Boone of the Delines share an early gig that cleared the room and the need for artists to balance a social life with a solitary life.
Thomas Turner of Ghostland Observatory Talks About a Big Band Expense and Keeping Things in Perspective
Ghostland Observatory’s Thomas Turner talks about touring in FBI cruisers and why it’s important for musicians to keep things in perspective.
Sylvia Rose Novak Talks Touring on a $45 Food Budget and Singing Flogging Molly Covers
Sylvia Rose Novak onn the first song she wrote (which appears on her second album) and why music can break your heart, but that there’s nothing in world like it.
John Brodeur of Bird Streets On Why Music Is Better Without Alcohol (and Why He Hopes the Next Round Is on Him)
John Brodeur of Bird Streets recalls his beloved Chevy Astro van and explains why he doesn’t have a regular rehearsal space.
George Porter Jr. On Mail Box Money and Lessons From a 50+ Year Career
New Orleans legend George Porter Jr. reveals how he finds a taste of home while touring, a first song that got its title courtesy of Allen Toussaint and how the economics of touring have changed.
Lauren Morrow on Doing Her Own Thing and an Empowering First Gig at an English Pub
Lauren Morrow shares a lyric from her”groundbreaking” first song and discusses converting her attic space into a rehearsal studio.
Hamell on Trial Talks About His Litany of Rehearsal Spaces and Overcoming Stage Fright
Ed Hamell discusses why he prefers mom & pop guitar stores, learning from truckers while touring and the right and wrong reasons to make music.
William Ryan Key on Playing in a Band Called “Backwash” and Working Hard to Never Need a Day Job
Former Yellowcard singer-songwriter William Ryan Key compares his previous and current rehearsal spaces and talks about why he works so hard to never have a day job again.
Johnny Chops on Breaking the Rules (and Learning How to Break Into His Truck)
Johnny Chops on the key to eating healthy and cheaply on tour, why he’d like to learn amp wiring and his “really deep” first attempt at songwriting.
Jesse Langlais of Town Mountain Gets Philosophical about the Music Business and Sentimental About An Old Tour Van
Jesse Langlais of bluegrass band Town Mountain reflects on his early years, from playing bongos at his first gig and one thing he regrets from his youth.