Molly Miller of Jason Mraz Band on Staying In Motion on New Trio LP ‘The Ballad of Hotspur’ (INTERVIEW)
The Molly Miller Trio, consisting of Molly Miller, Jennifer Condos, and Jay Bellerose, are releasing their new Western-influenced instrumental album The Ballad of Hotspur on May 3rd. It builds on their individual musical influences around a Jazz sensibility and on their creative interaction as a live performing group in the LA area and beyond. Recording […]
Austin Troubadour JM Stevens Transforms His Songwriting and Vocal Approach For New LP ‘Nowhere To Land’ (INTERVIEW)
Austin-based singer/songwriter and Producer JM Stevens recently released his second solo album, Nowhere To Land, which sees a big development in vocal nuances and a certain sparse approach to sound in comparison to his previous work. As the proprietor of East Austin Recording (EAR), Stevens is used to working with many genres and approaches and […]
New Orleans Funk Legend John “Papa” Gros Talks Jazz Fest & Dr. John Tribute (INTERVIEW)
One of the world’s richest twelve days of music starts this weekend when the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival kicks off Thursday at the Fairgrounds. While each day at the festival allows attendees to experience a range of music, there are also tons of unique late-night shows to choose from. One of those special […]
Multi-Faceted Singer-Songwriter Liz Brasher’s ‘Baby Damn’ Captures a Life In Motion (INTERVIEW)
Liz Brasher is a Latina singer/songwriter influenced by Rock, Soul, Funk, and Gospel music whose second album, Baby Damn, is arriving on April 26th. It marks her first release from the label Blue Élan Records and a big departure for Brasher who went from Memphis to LA to record at Sunset Sound with Producer Joe […]
Cris Jacobs Talks Baltimore, The Bridge, The Dead, Touring With Sturgil & Winwood & New Album ‘One Of These Days’ (INTERVIEW)
Cris Jacobs is going back to his roots. Saddled by some recent bouts with mental health issues, along with a self-proclaimed musical identity crisis, Jacobs recently found himself at something of a crossroads in his career. Unsure of his next steps, Jacobs took solace from a serendipitous backstage encounter with bluegrass legend Jerry Douglas. Inspired […]
Jazz Detective Zev Feldman Talks About A Vast Record Store Day, Part Two: The Releases (INTERVIEW)
Last week we aired Part One of our interview with Zev Feldman, an internationally recognized, GRAMMY-nominated independent record producer and the Co-President of Resonance Records in Los Angeles. He is a driving force for Record Store Day. The first interview focused on the process and his operation, while this, Part Two, addresses the releases that […]
Veruca Salt Vocalist Louise Post Talks The Journeys Of “Seether”& Finding Her Creative Spark With ‘Sleepwalker’ (INTERVIEW)
Louise Post has it made these days, though maybe not in the way you think. We talked with the Veruca Salt frontwoman and solo artist via Zoom about her journey 30 years into her career. She first found success in 1994 with her indie/alt-rock outfit Veruca Salt, when it burst onto the scene with the […]
Jazz Detective Zev Feldman Talks About A Vast Record Store Day, Part One: The Process (INTERVIEW)
Zev Feldman is an internationally recognized, GRAMMY-nominated independent record producer and the Co-President of Resonance Records in Los Angeles. He is also a consulting producer of archival and historical recordings for Blue Note Records. He’s widely known as the “Jazz Detective.” Over the last 25 years, he has worked for PolyGram, Universal Music Group, Rhino/Warner […]
New Orleans Musician Lynn Drury Finds Dockside Inspiration For Lively New LP ‘High Tide’ (ALBUM PREMIERE/INTERVIEW)
New Orleans-based singer/songwriter Lynn Drury will be releasing her album, High Tide, in various formats on April 5th, 2024, via Nolamericana Music. It was Produced by Papa Mali (Ruthie Foster), and recorded mostly live over three days last year at Dockside Studio in Maurice, Louisiana by Justin Tocket. Drury prefers to record in a studio […]
Hey You: Caitlin Cary Formerly of Whiskeytown Evolves Into Accomplished Multi-Media Artist (INTERVIEW)
We all know a person who seems to master whatever task they put their mind to. There’s that one friend who never played organized sports but somehow embarrasses people in pick-up basketball and the other friend with a phenomenal singing voice that only breaks out if the right song comes on after a few drinks. […]