INTERVIEW WITH YAEL NAIM AT THE HIGHLINE BALLROOM
“I learned in life that there’s a beginning, middle and an end,” Yael Naim says on stage as she explains her newfound fear of…
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BRIAN AUBERT ON THE SILVERSUN PICKUPS & THEIR PATH TO “BETTER NATURE”
For any lifelong musician, trying to remember all the shows you’ve ever played would be as impossible as trying to recall every sunset you’ve…
INTERVIEW WITH TAYLOR GOLDSMITH FROM DAWES
In an era when iTunes encourages listeners to cut and paste their way through a track listing, Dawes has consistently upheld the merits of…
INTERVIEW: GRYFFIN TALKS REMIXES AND PANCAKES
We spoke to Gryffin before one of his last shows of the Whole Heart Tour. The New York City based multi-instrumentalist shared his approach…
BRIAN FALLON SHARES STORIES BEHIND HIS FIRST SOLO ALBUM ‘PAINKILLERS’
If there were a gene that all great songwriters share, it wouldn’t be eye color or blood type, but the will and resolve to…
A CHAT WITH NERVO BEFORE THEIR GIG AT LAVO
P&W: Jumping right in, I’d like to talk about your new music. You just released “Anywhere You Go (feat. Timmy Trumpet).” What inspired the track…
BRIGHT AND EARLY WITH SUNFLOWER BEAN
Sunflower Bean gets pegged in the popular press as one of those bands that wears their inspirations on their sleeves. Black Sabbath, The Kinks,…
BACKSTAGE AT BARLCAYS CENTER WITH TIM COMMERFORD OF WAKRAT & RATM
“You have five minutes,” someone muttered abruptly. The door closed with a bang. I spun around to face a familiar set of tattoos. Five…
BACKSTAGE WITH THE PEACH KINGS: WHEN MUSIC BECOMES FANTASY
There were only two people in the Knitting Factory – or at least, it felt that way. Paige Wood and Steven Dies held each…
NICKY EGAN SHINES BRIGHT AT C’MON EVERYBODY
As I sat with Nicky Egan in a little alcove of C’mon Everybody, tucked away from the socialization of the bar scene, I could…