“It feels like there’s been a little bit of luck,” says Interpol drummer Sam Fogarino on the band’s 20-year run of success. More than any other band in New York’s illustrious early-2000s rock scene, Interpol — composed of Fogarino, singer and guitarist Paul Banks and lead guitarist Daniel Kessler — has had staying power. That […]
Like any good musical conversation in 2019, my talk with Sheer Mag frontwoman Tina Halladay eventually works its way around to Lizzo. “I think she’s amazing,” Halladay tells me over the phone. “She’s just so beautiful, and I’m glad that she exists. To see that sort of person succeed in the music world is awesome.” […]
“The city looks pretty when you’ve been indoors/For 23 days I’ve ignored all your phone calls,” sings Courtney Barnett three songs into her sophomore album Tell Me How You Really Feel. The lyric works both as an epigram about touring and about how Barnett has been living the last few years of her life. Underneath the […]
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Best Set of the Weekend: Janelle Monáe Janelle Monáe wasn’t a headliner, but she should have been. The ArchAndroid’s set was an absolute masterclass in pop performance and showmanship. She didn’t take a break until the 30-minute mark of her set, effortlessly rolling through Dirty Computer standouts including “Crazy, Classic, Life” and “Django Jane” before […]
One Direction. The Wanted. Justin Bieber. These artists sound nothing like Chase Atlantic, the dark, druggy three-piece from Cairns, Australia. Initially, though, these were the artists that lead singer Mitchel Cave and guitarist Christian Anthony bonded over. The pair were part of a boy band called What About Tonight that auditioned on Season 4 of […]
Initially, Will Toledo was not a fan of concerts. “I felt like the album was the supreme way of making and hearing music, and playing those songs live, you were just compromising your vision to try and sell it,” he writes in an email. Fast forward a couple of years and the 26-year-old singer and […]
“I definitely am surprised that people are coming to shows,” says Chris Bailoni, one half of the Chicago synth-pop duo Grapetooth. The band is five dates into a 25-show cross-country tour and he seems like he is still trying to get acclimated to life on the road. “Don’t get me wrong, I’m really proud of […]
Josh Eppard likes the Mets. Scratch that, Josh Eppard loves the Mets. In fact, when I ask the Coheed and Cambria drummer about the team’s chances of making the playoffs this season, he takes more time to answer than he has for any other question during our interview. The bullpen, the strength of their schedule, […]
Seeing a packed Pinnacle Bank Arena on Thursday night for Tool was a surreal experience. In a world with a shriveling attention span and a popular taste that’s moving further away from guitar-based music, it’s hard to process almost 12,000 people showing up for metal concert for a band that’s not Metallica – let alone […]
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