Archive for Interviews
Medeski Martin & Wood is one of those groups that needs no introduction. They’ve been a staple of the avant-jazz and live music circuit for over two decades and are some of the most accomplished and innovative musicians around. Their latest official release, Free Magic, is a document from the last fully acoustic tour that MMW played back in 2007. After an east coast acoustic jaunt last fall, the west coast leg of the tour begins tonight in Seattle.
Bassist Chris Wood was kind enough to give us a quick call as he prepped for his trip out west. Having never seen a fully acoustic MMW show, I had a lot of questions about what we could expect on the tour, his work with his brother Oliver, and what was on tap for him for the rest of the year. Read more…
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INTERVIEW / PHOTOS: Dispatch @ 1ST Bank Center, Denver 9/28/12 [LMB CO]
Mike Franklin -- "Independent music’s biggest rock Band Dispatch just kicked off their Amplifying Education Back-to-School Alternative Break Tour at the 1ST Bank Center in Broomfield, Colorado on September 28th. Band members, Chad Stokes, Brad Corrigan, and Pete Francis finally brought the good vibes back uniting Dispatch and giving rise... more
INTERVIEW: Luke Miller of Lotus @ FDR Park
Ross Citrin chatted with Lotus' Luke Miller and got a rather in-depth look into what goes on behind the scenes of the Lotus matrix. Read on below for the extensive interview about Lotus' origins and current plans moving forward towards the end of 2012 and beyond. INTERVIEW WITH LUKE MILLER OF... more
Interview with Tuareg Guitar Phenom Bombino
< < WEBSITE || FACEBOOK || TWITTER || WATCH VIDEO > > It wasn't until this Spring that I first heard the name Omara "Bombino" Moctar, a young and mesmerizing Tuareg guitar talent and songwriter. Moctar was raised in Tidene, Niger, an encampment of nomadic Tuaregs located about 80 kilometers... more
PREVIEW / INTERVIEW: Liars @ The Metro, Chicago, 7/19/12
LA/Brooklyn band Liars, consisting of Aaron Hemphill, Angus Andrew, and Julian Gross (left to right above), are set to play The Metro in Chicago this Thursday, July 17th with Unknown Mortal Orchestra and a solo set by Joan of Arc. After seeing their video for “No. 1 Against The Rush,”... more
INTERVIEW / RECAP / PHOTOS: Big Gigantic @ Governors Ball 2012
Big Gigantic played The Governors Ball on Saturday just after 2pm. They are out in full force on festival-tour this summer and are in support of their latest release Nocturnal. As they took stage, Dominic (production/sax) welcomed everyone..."Thank you all for coming! We are happy to be here and are... more
PHOTOS / INTERVIEW: GWAR @ The Fox Theatre, Boulder CO 3/31/12
It’s rare in today’s music business to come across a band that truly takes live music to a new level. With electronic music producers selling out 100k+ arenas it isn’t uncommon to find a sold out show where the stage and light production is much more of a spectacle... more
INTERVIEW: BoomBox @ SnowBall 2012
Continuing on with our recap and coverage of this year's excellent SnowBall Music Festival in Vail, here's my final interview from the festival when I sat down with Zion Godchaux and Russ Randolph of Boombox. They rocked the Groove Tent at 4:15pm on the last day of the festival...... more
INTERVIEW: Break Science @ SnowBall 2012
Along with chatting with MiM0SA and Gramatik at SnowBall 2012, we also sat down and chatted with Adam Deitch and Borahm Lee, otherwise known as Break Science... LMB: So you guys met in New York City on the underground hip-hop scene. What triggered your transition into working with guys like Derek... more
INTERVIEW: MiMOSA @ SnowBall 2012
Continuing on with our recap and coverage of this year's excellent SnowBall Music Festival in Vail, here's my interview with Tigran Mimosa (aka MiM0SA) sometime before his set at the Groove Tent at 7:45pm on the first day... LMB: It's good to have you in Colorado. Are you excited... more
INTERVIEW: Gramatik @ SnowBall 2012
In case you missed some of our coverage from SnowBall Music Festival, we got some great photos and some great thoughts from the three-day festival set in Vail a few weeks ago. And I've finally gotten around to getting some of my interviews posted that I did when I... more
