Today’s video interview is with MAX.
MAX is a ray of sunshine in a dreary world. Having recently teamed up with Quinn XCII on the hit “Love Me Less,” MAX is ready to go international, as he talks in this interview at the Firefly Festival in Delaware.
Philly indie rockers twentythreenineteen just released their debut full-length on Know Hope Records. It’d be easy to call XXIIIXIX an emo album, but that’d sell the band short. They pull from pop, electronic, and even ambient as much as they do emo and emo-adjacent music, and it makes for one of the genre’s most creative and refreshing albums in a long time. I recently had the pleasure of speaking to bandleader Sean McCall about the writing of the record, which is currently available for streaming and purchase.
Today’s video interview is with Juliet Simms at Vans Warped Tour.
This is my eight time interviewing Juliet. In the nine years I’ve been speaking with her, I watched her go from leading Automatic Loveletter to performing on NBC’s “The Voice” to her recently signing to Sumerian Records. Over the years Simms has always been as candid as she has been persistent in her work ethic.
Today’s Bonnaroo video interview is with Magic City Hippies from Bonnaroo. The band’s sound is a little bit 80s and a little bit funky. Their upcoming album, Modern Animal, is due out next month.
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Today’s video interview from the Firefly Music Festival is with X Ambassadors. The band recently released their new album, Orion, with the radio hit “Boom.”
Tanya Batt is many things. First off, she’s a proud Gecko mum. Then, she’s a musician, an actress, she nannies, and she even works in a theatre. You wouldn’t know it by glancing at our table in the busy Melbourne café, The Hub, but Tanya Batt – who performs under the musical moniker BATTS – played a show in a packed Hamer Hall just a week earlier. Hamer Hall is one of Melbourne’s most beautiful venues, a room Tanya never thought she’d play in. Following a string of concerts as a special guest for Sharon Van Etten (“Sharon is the best. She watched my sets from the side of the stage”), Friday night saw Batt end her album launch shows with a special hometown performance.
Today’s video interview is from Sego at Bonnaroo. Sego is a four-piece band from Utah, whose debut album Sego Sucks is just what this summer needs.
Today’s video interview from the Firefly Festival is with GoodSex. GoodSex, as the name implies, is all about having a good time. Their electronic sounds keep the crowd moving and everyone happy. GoodSex will be keeping parties going at almost every major music festival this summer.
Today’s Bonnaroo interview is with Patrick Droney. Droney grew up playing guitar with soul greats like BB King and the young talent is about to open for Sheryl Crow. His live show is a mix of rock and soul that is suited for fans of all ages.
Today’s video interview is with Max Frost at the Firefly Music Festival. Max opened for Twenty One Pilots recently and is setting out on a headlining tour in July.
I sat down to talk with Ripe at Bonnaroo.
Earlier this month, I was able to catch up with Hannah Joy (singer/guitarist) of the indie rock band, Middle Kids before they played a sold out show at the legendary 9:30 Club in Washington, DC. During our conversation, Hannah shared the band’s approach to creating a memorable set of songs for their live shows, the process that goes into writing their music, as well updates on the progress of their second full-length album. Middle Kids recently released New Songs For Old Problems on Domino Records, and the EP is available for purchase wherever music is sold.
I recently sat down for an interview with Palaye Royale. There’s also some photographs from the show below.
Three years ago, when I reviewed Ceres’ sophomore album Drag It Down on You, I said “Tom Lanyon sounds pissed.” But that isn’t the case on We Are a Team. Lanyon sounds happy. Hell, the first line of the record is “I’m gonna get happy.”
That isn’t the case when talking to him, either. He’s quick to laugh, quick to joke, and seemingly eternally grateful to be able to make music that connects with people. I got the chance to talk to Tom about the band’s upcoming We Are a Team, out next week.