Category: Interviews
On Tour! An interview with KYLESA
Kylesa has been turning heads with their very own version of sludge metal for over eleven years. The Savannah, GA based quintet has toured relentlessly in the US and abroad, as far as Australia and Asia. The band is re-mastering and re-releasing two of their previous albums to vinyl this month and has just finished…
Exclusive interview with The Lonely Forest!
The Lonely Forest is a lovely indie rock band based from Anacortes, Washington (I swear, some of the best bands come from Washington, don’t they?) that is relatively new to the music scene. I attended a show at the Georgia Theatre in Athens where they headlined for Portugal. The Man on the Jagermeister Music Tour. …
Exclusive interview- Crystal Fighters
Crystal Fighters are officially in my head. If you haven’t already checked out their recent US release, Star of Love, you should definitely get on it. While you’re at it, be sure to see my review of their album here. I got to interview CF (thank you, Atlantic Records!), and you get to read it!…
Hanging outside The Masquerade with Kevin Devine
Kevin Devine is amazing. He has been one of my favorite artists ever since I saw him open for The Get Up Kids in Tampa three years ago (along with Mansions—see my interview with them!). I have seen him three times, and it is never enough. Kevin recently released the album Between the Concrete and…
Backstage with Taylor Momsen of The Pretty Reckless
Alright. So I just interviewed Taylor Momsen of The Pretty Reckless backstage at The Masquerade. Not gonna lie…I had no idea what to expect when I went into this interview. However, besides the fact that we had to do the interview backstage during the opening act (where is the soundproof room?!), it all went down…
Exclusive interview- Time Spent Driving
Time Spent Driving has been in my life for quite some time. They were introduced to me in high school, and I have been kind of infatuated with them ever since. Unfortunately, the band broke up in 2005, which meant that I would have to memorize their catalog without the hope of hearing anything new…
In the van with The Front Bottoms
Just got back from interviewing The Front Bottoms at their show with Kevin Devine at The End in Nashville. This was a brilliant show. For those of you who have been with me from the beginning, you will remember I interviewed The Front Bottoms back in November. I also met Kevin Devine a few years…
Drowning in Knoxville with Belle Histoire
Belle Histoire interview with www.vinylmag.org by vinylmag It’s pouring down rain outside, and I’m sitting in the back of a dingy Knoxville bar[1] with J-14 Magazine’s featured “hot band” Belle Histoire. But I’m the only one in the bar who knows this about them. “I didn’t even know about,” Wes Comer, the band’s drummer, insists….
Hanging out post-show with Mansions
I love Mansions. I first discovered them a few years ago when they (along with Kevin Devine) opened for The Get Up Kids. I was completely blown away. Christopher Browder (who is Mansions at its core) is a genius and a genuinely nice guy. I just got the chance to interview him, along with fellow…
Exclusive interview- Wolves at the Gate
I was promised that Wolves at the Gate would bring a good slab of American hardcore, and bring it they did! This show marked a beginning of sorts for their new vocalist, Nick Detty, who gave what was obviously the performance of his life. During the opening performance of “Tonight, My Son,” the mosh pit…