Interviews

The Pulsars are an innovative multi-genre Rock duo consisting of brothers Dave and Harry Trumfio who grew up in suburban Chicago and came to prominence in the mid to late-90s with a wide swath of live performances and two very solid albums. Having been signed to Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss’s post-A&M label, Almo Sounds, […]

The Universal Fire is Jeffrey Foucault’s first album of original material since 2018’s Blood Brothers. The Western Massachusetts-based singer-songwriter describes the album as a working wake to his longtime drummer and best friend Billy Conway, who passed away in December 2021. Before he teamed up with Foucault, Conway had made his mark in the music […]

Jerry Douglas is laughing, of course. The dobro virtuoso rarely encounters a situation where it doesn’t cause him to start laughing. On the occasion of our recent interview, he was bravely eating some Junior Mints that had mysteriously melted together while holding onto his phone with his other hand. Still, he soon broke out into […]

The dB’s will be embarking on a rare tour in September, and this coincides with the June reissue of their debut album, Stands for deciBels, its first time on vinyl in the US, and the October reissue of their second album, Repercussion. Both albums arrive courtesy of Propeller Sound Recordings, who previously released some dB’s […]

Living Legend is a moniker usually bestowed upon someone who has stood the test of time, has done stellar work in their chosen profession, and is well-respected to the point of idolization. Singer-songwriter Jimmie Dale Gilmore meets all those stipulations with gusto. An Americana troubadour, the Texas native has been writing, recording, reinterpreting, and performing […]

In early August, The Damnwells released Bad at Beautiful, their first studio album since their 2015 self-titled release. Having no specific plans to release an album, initially, releasing a single track produced such a big reaction on social media that they used Kickstarter to crowdfund an entire album, making for a very organic process. Significantly, […]

The best music takes listeners on a journey. And as musicians develop, they can bring audiences along on their journeys. Youthful influences sometimes give way to more mature sounds. Such is the case with post/math/experimental rockers Valerian Swing, based in Germany and Italy. In the case of Valerian Swing, this meant transitioning from a nu-metal-oriented […]

Utah-based quartet The National Parks will be releasing their album Wild Spirit on August 23rd, a quick follow-up to 2023’s 8th Wonder. It will arrive while they are underway on their first tour of the UK and Ireland, and has already been heralded by several singles that hint at the themes and sounds for this […]

There are decisions, and there are decisions. And singer/guitarist Eva Hendricks—of indie power poppers Charly Bliss—has a decision to make. “I’m getting married in a couple of months, and I don’t know if I can go down the aisle with blue hair,” she says on a Zoom call from down under. Even though “the blue […]

Americana, bluesy rock, electrified folk, Texas snake oil swing, and hopped-up rockabilly have never sounded so good as when they’re blended together by Dave Alvin and Jimmie Dale Gilmore. The heart and soul of a sound that lingers in your stratosphere long after it’s stopped spinning around the turntable, these two road dogs are still […]