With an inaugural invite to Bonnaroo, solidified cast and yet another album under their belt, John Popper and co. have somehow managed to weather the music business storm for close to two decades. To catch up, we sat down for a quick “12 questions with Popper.”
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Baltimore has long been a musical vacuum where many bands exist in its space but few are able to escape the void. The Bridge, a five-piece from the local area seem poised to be the next to free themselves from the city limits.
Lake Trout has grown to become a mature, focused band of rock careerists. The classic rock seeds of their youth and the jazz and hip-hop flavors of young adulthood merged with electronic inspirations, providing the the ability to weave those digital threads into ghostly indie rock.
Coming off a platinum album and two Grammy nominations, Jack Johnson’s next ambitious new project was creating an original soundtrack for the upcoming, Ron Howard produced, Curious George animated film.
David Dodd’s initial work with the annotation of Grateful Dead lyrics first involved name checking certain references in “Ramble On Rose” and posting his findings on the Web. Ten years later, his remarkable scholarship has led to an absolutely essential book of the same name, “The Complete Annotated Grateful Dead Lyrics.”
The feeling of lost opportunity after 9-11 became the catalyst for the Cowboy Junkies latest album, Early 21st Century Blues, which features the Junkies covering the likes of Springsteen, Dylan, U2, and John Lennon. Songwriter Mike Timmins provides his thoughts on those fragile times, pleading his case to Yoko Ono and what’s next in line.
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Fronted by Glen Hansard, The Frames have been mining their independent rock through Dublin since the late 80’s, conforming to nobody’s expectations but their own.
