By Mat Herron
It was a process, alright.
Junior Revolution frontman Jayson Hazelbaker’s memories of recording its latest album, It’s a Process, found the group traveling to a 100-year-old tower in Cleveland to track drums, then, upon realizing they weren’t as far along as they thought, holing up in a timeshare condo in Gulf Shores, Ala., to [...]
By Mat HerronMat HerronDawn Landes is finally thawing out.En route to her band’s first show opening for Jason Isbell & 400 Unit in Minneapolis, their fruitful sojourn ground to a halt when they hit a snowstorm outside Madison, Wisc., that left them stranded for nine hours.“Nine and a half, actually,” Landes says.She blogged about the [...]
By Mat Herron(A shorter version of this Q&A appears in the Feb. 27 edition of LEO, and online at leoweekly.com.)Mat Herron(A shorter version of this Q&A appears in the Feb. 27 edition of LEO, and online at leoweekly.com.)Afrykah Wubsaudaevent coordinator/MC
LEO: Do you consider Louisville diverse?Afrykah Wubsauda: Aesthetically, Louisville is diverse … What I mean is, [...]
By Mat Herron
LEO: About your record …AF: It’s definitely a good step forward for me. Mike DuFresne (ex-People Noise, currently with Zongo) recorded the album. We both spent a long time experimenting, but this is only his fifth project. He was in a new space at the time. This project has got a real organic, [...]
By Brent Owen
After taking a respite from the band for most of 2007 – the members of Drive-by Truckers are back, re-energized, and hitting the road in support their new album: Brighter Than Creation’s Dark. Bassist Shonna Tucker checked in via telephone from a tour stop in Boise, Idaho.
LEO: Am I cutting in on anything [...]
By Mat Herron
LEO: How has living in Germany affected the way you look at jazz as an art form? Do you find any classic German compositions or techniques creeping into the music you play?John Goldsby: Living in Germany has given me the opportunity to explore my music in a very artistic, non-commercial way. I played [...]
Field ManualChris Walla(BARSUK)
Guitarist/producer Chris Walla’s long-simmering batch of solo material makes me yearn for a follow-up. Not because it doesn’t sound good, but because Walla’s breathy vocals don’t go far enough in distinguishing him from his main squeeze, Death Cab for Cutie.Yes, Walla favors sparse guitar arrangements as opposed to DCFC leader Ben Gibbard, but [...]
Field ManualChris Walla(BARSUK)
Guitarist/producer Chris Walla’s long-simmering batch of solo material makes me yearn for a follow-up. Not because it doesn’t sound good, but because Walla’s breathy vocals don’t go far enough in distinguishing him from his main squeeze, Death Cab for Cutie.Yes, Walla favors sparse guitar arrangements as opposed to DCFC leader Ben Gibbard, but [...]
Michael Jackson’s Thriller introduced me to music.
From the moment I set the needle to wax, and “Wanna Be Startin Somethin’” kicked in, I was in heaven. I tried to imitate everything Michael did: the moonwalk, the jacket, the sequined glove, the power of his voice, his presence. When he was onstage, I listened, and whatever [...]