Band Interviews

Tonight, following a jaunt through the UK and Europe, Austin-based electronic singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Bayonne (Roger Sellers) kicks off the US leg of his tour behind fourth full-length (and second for Nettwerk), Filters, which dropped earlier this month and follows up 2023’s Temporary Time, an album that revolved around...

“I think the highlight has been playing songs that I have such an intimate relationship with and seeing other people who have an intimate relationship with them,“ says Dusty Reske, founder and frontman of Slumberland Records indie pop outfit Rocketship, who are currently celebrating the 30th anniversary of 1996...

“It’s more of a classic-sounding song compared to most of my music…  I had ‘Wheels’ recorded, but was looking for a harmony similar to the Linda Ronstadt, Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris Trio album,” says Chicago singer/songwriter Ella Williams, aka Squirrel Flower (whose sounds are self-described as “witch rock”), of...

English post-punk legends Public Image Ltd — founded and fronted by former Sex Pistols vocalist John Lydon — are currently about halfway through their first North American tour in eight years.  The jaunt, billed as “This Is Not The Last Tour” (which has taken the group around much of...

Last week English alternative rock legends The Charlatans celebrated the 25th anniversary of their seventh studio album, Wonderland.  And for the past week and a half, the band have been playing the LP’s opening track, “You’re So Pretty – We’re So Pretty,” for Stateside audiences on the North American...

Last May UK punk rockers Bad Nerves played their first-ever headlining show in the City of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection at Underground Arts, a venue that I find out, during a recent interview with Bad Nerves bassist Jon Poulton, the band is a big fan of (Check out...

This May, El Paso alt-rock veterans Sparta – currently comprised of founding members Jim Ward (vocals/guitar/keyboard) and Matt Miller (bass), in addition to drummer Neil Hennessy, who joined the fold in 2023 – released Cut A Silhouette, their sixth full-length and arguably best since 2002 debut LP Wiretap Scars,...

Last month Australian singer/songwriter Grace Cummings released Bloodhorse!, her fourth full-length, third for ATO Records (home of our dear phriends Deer Tick, Friko, and Margaret Glaspy), and second with GRAMMY-nominated producer Jonathan Wilson, known for his work with Father John Misty, Angel Olsen, and our buddy Bella White.  And...

The last time I caught up with our phriends Bandits on the Run — the trio of Adrian Blake Enscoe, Sydney Shepherd, and Regina Strayhorn, who began their musical career as NYC buskers a decade ago — they were touring the recently released The Shakespeare Tapes, an EP inspired...