It was Dylan Bowker’s pleasure to interview Cole Guerra aka I Am Casting ahead of his February album drop. They discussed Cole’s new album Carnival Barker. Cole and Dylan talked about embracing some improvisational methods for this record. Cole’s mom was a DJ and it had a strong early influence on him. We also talked…
It was great speaking with Raquel Bell for this installment of Liberty Music. We discussed the multiplicity to Raquel’s music mindset as it pertains to pairing mediums (ie/ adding video to a song, having a video you apply music to, etc)……Whether or not her work as a dancer informs her efforts in music, the sonic change…
Great talk with Karen here and LMM’s Dylan Bowker got a lot of great insights on Haglof’s music efforts. We talked about Karen’s recent recordings and the timeline for when her next full length will drop, the differences between operating under her own name as opposed to making music during her time in Band of…
It was great talking to Elk City and we managed to cover multiple topics. We discussed Elk City being informed by dance tracks and experimental rock in prior projects, having a multi-year gap between records and why it felt right to craft another record now, auditioning in dank basements, their latest album Everybody’s Insecure, their improvisational-heavy…
I spoke with Robert Poss ahead of the release of his album, Frozen Flowers Curse The Day. We discussed writing music for modern dance companies, his prior efforts with Band of Susans, soundtrack efforts in composing for film and television, his methodology for field recordings, providing music for BBC /PBS /Discovery Channel/ National Geographic projects, providing…
I had a great talk with Sarah McQuaid on this LM installment. We talked about early communal spaces for music fans in her area, sketching the art for her latest record If We Dig Any Deeper It Could Get Dangerous, the pros and cons of the modern system for musicians getting their material out there,…
I had a great time speaking with Dave Weckerman of Yung Wu/ The Feelies. We discussed influential artists from growing up, his recent re-issue project through Record Store Day, taking part in various side projects which usually involved the same cast of characters, preferring occasional local shows to steadily touring, living the log cabin life with a…
I was ecstatic to have Dean Ween on the program. I got a lot of great insights from the longtime ax-man for Ween. We talked about his recent record “rock2”, what’s in his guitar rig, how finding the perfect gear is like finding the end of the internet, taking part in a Noisey segment…
Always interesting to hear Thor Harris’ perspectives on things. We delved into regressive political ideologies, Thor’s own aspirations to hold public office in the future, the difficulties of aiming to concurrently being a musician and politician, Thor not having the highest opinions of Richard Nixon and Alex Jones, camaraderie being galvanized among fellow musicians in these…
I had a great talk with Serena Jost about a myriad of topics. We discussed her latest record, putting her own unique take on established public domain music, using a cello that’s over a century old, the vulnerability of solo projects instead of performing within a band dynamic, the benefits of being a teacher for…