Interviews and Features

Trevor Sensor just dropped his debut album, Andy Warhol’s Dream on Jagjaguwar, a Midwestern-mishmash of dust-bowl anthems, acoustic ruminations and Melloncamp-inspired chutzpah. We sat down with the...

A Kinder, Gentler (But Still Tough and Innovative) Justin Townes Earle He sings Billie Holiday songs to his wife when she has trouble sleeping, and he plans on writing his soon-to-be-born baby...

While staving off a sore throat with some tea, Death Cab for Cutie’s Dave Depper talks about his journey as a musician in various bands to writing his own music, with the release of his new album,...

Whit Fineberg: “With the help of my older brother, I wrote my first song when I was five. Starting in middle school I played in various bands - my first serious band was Bad Television. I played...

Beach Fossils are releasing their new album Somersault on Bayonet Records, a label frontman Dustin Payseur and his wife recently launched together. Before they gear up for touring season, we had a...

Jay Som's Melina Duterte Introduces Us to Her Sonic Landscape, and Explores the Making of the Album "Everybody Works." Oakland-based musician and songwriter Melina Duterte—otherwise known as Jay...

AYRON JONES on Tapping into the Rhythm of the Universe to Translate Life into Song There’s a hum to everyday life. It’s the clicking of heels on concrete. It’s the slow grind of the subway trains...

The Seattle-bred Fleet Foxes captured the ears of listeners in 2008 with the double attack of “Mykonos” off the Sun Giant EP and the in-the-round, rustic harmonies of “White Winter Hymnal” culled...

The Whiskey Gentry learn to let go of musical competition on their latest album, Dead Ringer. The phone rang twice before Lauren Staley picked up. She answered with a twangy “Hey there,” and before...

Oak House chats with Performer Magazine about their new LP, Hot or Mood, the Air Between Instruments and How to Translate Studio Textures to the Stage Have you heard the hypnotizing sounds of Oak...