At first glance, Elizabeth Stokes and Jonathan Pearce of The Beths seem like your average indie...
Interviews and Features
Read in-depth interviews and features about independent musicians and music industry professionals.
Jenn Bostic Opens up About Music, Family and Faith
Originally hailing from the Philadelphia area and now a full-blown Nashville artist, Jenn Bostic...
Baxter Hall: When a Young Heart Meets a Vintage Soul
Baxter Hall may be young, but his love for soulful guitar-based music and vintage gear belies his...
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Love You Later On Navigating TikTok and Creating a Visual Sound
Over the last decade, few places in the country have grown as fast or as much as Nashville. Following a remarkable population boom in such a short period, the Tennessee state capital has become a...
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Travis Shallow: Building a Real-World Connection Through Digital Barriers
Travis Shallow has been building a budding community of listeners with his down-home, relatable livestreams these past few years. The Southern singer, songwriter, and guitarist sat down with us to...
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COVER STORY: Mia Asano Makes Violin Cool (Again)
To say that the internet singlehandedly transformed the music industry would be a gross understatement. All it takes is a quick read on the lawsuits filed against pioneering audio-streaming service...
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INTERVIEW: Tom Anello aka Tom in Boston
Boston Guitarist Shares Strategy for Being a Digital-First Musician We recently worked with the amazingly talented Tom Anello (aka Tom in Boston) on some video projects with our partners Elixir...
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INTERVIEW: Catching up with Walter Martin
Walkmen Founder Takes us Through Latest Solo Journey, ‘The Bear’ There is a certain beauty in simplicity and in a world that seemingly grows in chaos, perhaps simplicity is what many of us long for,...
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Bloc Party: Rediscovering Their Sense of Purpose Amidst Global Chaos
Bloc Party had been in a retrospective mood as 2020 approached. By December 2019, the illustrious indie group had finished their Silent Alarm tour, which paid homage to their debut and fan-favorite...
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COVER STORY: Soccer Mommy On Following Up Breakthrough Album
Soccer Mommy comes roaring back into 2022 with an album that tops even their near-perfect last LP, Color Theory. We caught up with the Sophie Allison to learn more about her background and how she...
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INTERVIEW: The Linda Lindas On Finding Their Way Through Creative Freedom
Punk music isn’t necessarily a genre one would associate with Gen Z. A quick scroll through some of the most popular posts on TikTok will, more than likely, yield an entire playlist’s worth of...
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My Favorite Axe with Ira Mazie of Fortune’s Folly
[editor's note -- got a cool instrument you want to show off to our readers? Click here to submit your info and YOU might just be featured in our next issue!] ABOUT THE GUITAR I'm a founding member...
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Spaceface On Making the Jump From Flaming Lips Roadies to National Headliners
Jake Ingalls is the Millennial textbook definition of a working musician: pragmatic and business-minded yet driven by a sense of romantic optimism. Naturally voluble and easy-going, Ingalls is the...