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Alina Simone Interview

Wednesday, September 27th, 2006

Prior to her September 17, 2006 performance at Seattle’s Rendezvous, I had a chance to sit and talk with a somewhat frazzled Alina Simone who had just finished running around the city in order to get some supplies for her flight to Los Angeles the next day. When I arrived at the Vivace Cafe, Alina [...]

The PhiLL(er) Interviews Cinemechanica

Wednesday, March 15th, 2006

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Mike Albanese, drummer for Cinemechanica, joined me on the phone the night before heading out on the road in support of their latest album The Martial Arts to discuss a variety of topics including the band’s composition process, touring, and their side projects Contraband and Megaband.
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The PhiLL(er) Interviews the.story.of

Thursday, February 9th, 2006

On February 6th Christman Hersha of the.story.of joined me on the phone to discuss the band’s move from Athens, OH to Austin, TX and how it related to the recording/release of their last album Foothill Highway Appalachian Road as well as what the band is currently up to. the.story.of will be performing at SXSW with [...]

The PhiLL(er) Interviews Greater California

Friday, August 19th, 2005

On August 16th Terry Prine, Nick Benich, Chris Berens, and Greg Brown of the band Greater California joined me on the phone for a quick interview. We discussed various aspects of their newest release Somber Wurlitzer including how the group came to own the Wurlitzer piano, late night recording sessions, and a sense of [...]

The PhiLL(er) Interviews De Novo Dahl

Saturday, July 9th, 2005

On June 28th I had a chance to speak with Joey Andrews, the drummer for six-piece Nashville band De Novo Dahl. We spoke for about 20-25 minutes and this is the resulting audio. We talk about what it is like to be a band in Nashville, the performance aspect of being in a [...]