Band Interviews

“I think on some level I’ve been surprised by the lack of acknowledgement about the change in sound.  I thought people would be upset that it wasn’t another bluegrass record!” jokes singer/songwriter Bella White of her sophomore LP, Among Other Things, which drops this Friday (4/21) on Rounder Records...

Last week Ruston Kelly kicked off The Weakness Tour, following the April 7th release of his third full-length, The Weakness, on Rounder Records.  The LP had No Depression saying, “Ruston Kelly created an album that turns his own experiences and the layers of his own existence into a universal message...

“Mauvey really, really is head and shoulders above the crowd… the music is absolutely fantastic,” says BBC Radio 6 Music of the postmodern-leaning Canadian/British singer/songwriter who blends pop, rock, punk, alternative, and electronic into something as profoundly uplifting as it is danceable.  Tomorrow (4/14) MAUVEY drops a brand new...

“Honestly, just the past year of touring has been a literal dream come true…  I’m down to live out of a suitcase for the rest of my life,” says UPSAHL.  I first met the emerging alt-pop star – who I’m chatting with over the phone from the studio –...

We first met Brooklyn-based indie folk singer/songwriter Scout Gillett last summer, prior to the October 28th release of her debut LP, no roof no floor, an album she recorded in an actual barn with Ellen Kempner of Palehound, David Lizmi of MS MR, and producer Nick Kinsey.  The album,...

“I feel like with math rock audiences, you can kind of throw a lot at them and it’s fun to see how they react to stuff,” says Mike Haldeman, guitarist of altopalo, an experimental, indie-electronic quartet of veteran NYC studio and touring musicians.  Last week, altopalo kicked off a...

This Friday, April 7th, will see the release of Warm Blanket, the fourth full-length from Worriers, the musical outlet of LA-based punk rock singer/songwriter and visual artist Lauren Denitzio, who recorded and mixed the record entirely on their own, despite no proper training in audio recording.  The album, which...

Montreal shoegaze duo Bodywash are preparing for the release of their sophomore album, I Held the Shape While I Could, which drops April 14th on Light Organ Records.  The album is the follow-up to 2019’s Comforter.  However, during a recent phone chat with Rosie Long Decter and Chris Steward,...

This Wednesday, April 5th, legendary indie rockers Deerhoof come to Underground Arts.  However, we’re equally excited for immediate support, Hello Mary, a Brooklyn all-female trio who dropped their self-titled debut LP last month on Frenchkiss Records.  You may have seen Hello Mary – comprised of Helena Straight (guitar, vox),...