Last week, Phian interviewed Youth League before they played at Tir Na nOg Irish Pub for Local Band Local Beer. During the interview, Youth League songs “Football”, “Japanese Draculas”, “Lets Elope!”, and “For John” were played. If you like what you hear, you can check out more of Youth League at their Bandcamp.
Last Thursday, Phian interviewed Powder Room before they played at Tir Na nOg Irish Pub for Local Band Local Beer. During the interview, Phian played the Powder Room tracks “Disappointment”, “Earthworm”, “Dead Pet”, and “Frayed”. If you like what you hear, you can check out more from Powder Room at their Bandcamp.
Last Thursday, Phian interviewed with the Manimals before they played at Tir Na nOg Irish Pub for Local Band Local Beer. During the interview, Phian played the Manimals’ tracks “Rule of Cool”, “Tangible Reasons”, “Mustard Stains”, and “Loose Ends”. If you like what you hear, you can check out more from the Manimals at their Bandcamp.
Last Thursday, Phian interviewed J Kutchma before he played Local Band Local Beer at Tir Na nOg Irish Pub.
Last week, Phian interviewed with From Bears before they played at Tir Na nOg Irish Pub for Local Band Local Beer. During the interview, the From Bears songs “Noiseless”, “Dreamreader”, “Strings”, and “Bizarro” were played. If you like what you hear, you can check out more of From Bears at their Bandcamp.
Phian interviewed with SMLH last Thursday before they played at Tir Na nOg Irish Pub for Local Band Local Beer. During the interview, SMLH songs “Neon Visions”, “Summer Days”, and “A Year From Now” off their upcoming album were played. If you like what you hear you can check out more of SMLH at their Bandcamp.
DJ Sparrow sits down and interviews the members of Lonnie Walker.
Phian sits down with representatives from the Nickelpoint Brewing Company and interviews them about the brewing business and beer.
Last Thursday, Phian interviewed The Get Right Band before they played at Tir Na nOg Irish Pub for Local Band Local Beer. During the interview, The Get Right Band songs “We Work All Day,” “Life During War Time,” Give It,“ and “Get Right” were played. If you like what you hear you can check out more of The Get Right Band at their website.
Phian interviewed Rebecca Todd and the Obligations last Thursday before they played at Tir Na nOg Irish Pub for Local Band Local Beer. The interview includes live performances of “Fog”, “Roots Very Deep”, “Trouble”, and “Lighting Bugs”.
Phian interviewed The Stonewall Vessels last Thursday before they played at Tir na nOg Irish Pub for Local Band Local Beer. The interview includes the Stonewall Vessels songs “Colors,” “Not Healthy,” “Sea Grass,” and “Potion.” If you like what you hear you can check out more from The Stonewall Vessels at their Bandcamp.
Phain interviewed Old Quarter last Thursday before they played at Tir na nOg Irish Pub for Local Band Local Beer. The interview includes the Old Quarter songs “Gone,” “Starlight,” and “Ashley Nicole.” During the interview, Old Quarter also performed their cover of “Worth Keeping” by the Everybodyfields live. If you like what you hear you can check out more from Old Quarter at their Bandcamp.
Phain interviewed with the Debonzo Brothers last Thursday before they played at Tir Na nOg Irish Pub for Local Band Local Beer. The interview includes the Debonzo Brothers tracks “Make My Way,” “Great Upstate,” and “More Than This” and a live performance of “Little White House”. You can check out more of the Debonzo Brothers at their website.
One of the comments I hear most about the North Carolina music scene is its ‘incestuous’ nature, how bands gradually begin to feed off of one another to shape the overall sound of our music scene. But every now and then you’ll find folks who are running against the grain and doing so with wonderful results. Eno Mountain Boys have crafted a unique blend of classic country, contemporary Americana and punk rock sentiments to make for an authentic, genuine and passionate musical experience. Througho...
Phian interviewed with Happy Abandon on June 18th before their show at Tir Na nOg Irish Pub for Local Band Local Beer. During the interview, the Happy Abandon song’s “Heavy Lines,” “Deep Light,” and “No One Is” were played. If you like what you heard you can go check out more of Happy Abandon at their Facebook.
When it comes to unsung standouts of the local music scene, Josh Moore is the first that comes to mind. For years Moore has been quietly honing his craft, building up simplistic yet swelling songs that peer deep into the songwriters ethos. After several years of work with Jeff Crawford, Moore rallied up a crew of longtime collaborators like Ryan Gustafson, James Wallace and Mark Simonsen to complete work on Parted Ways, Moore’s debut solo album. Prior to the album’s release show, Josh Moore join...
Few hip hop acts since The Roots have had the audacity to attempt live instruments as part of their brand, but Slangston fearlessly goes in with lyricism and showmanship. The key to his success isn’t from traveling with a band, but recruiting talent from the cities he performs in to give his songs a local flair to wherever he is on stage. This is a unique approach to making music in a genre that usually puts a heavy emphasis on representation of an artist’s specific hometown sound. Slangston Hug...
Phain interviewed The Color Exchange last Thursday before they played at Tir Na Nog Irish Pub for Local Band Local Beer. The Interview includes the songs “Sparks,” “Oxygen,” “Beacon,” and “ Answer”. If you like what you hear, check out The Color Exchange at their Bandcamp.
Phian interviewed The New Schematics on June 11th before they played at Tir Na Nog Irish Pub for Local Band Local Beer. The interview starts with The New Schematics song “Born without Borders” and includes live performances of “Midnight” and “87 Buick.” If you like what you hear check out The New Schematics at their website.
Phian interviewed Kurtzweil on June 11th before they played at Tir Na Nog Irish Pub for Local Band Local Beer. The interview includes the Kurtzweil songs “Not a Game,” “Lay Down,” and “No One is Watching.” If you like what you hear check out Kurtzweil at their Bandcamp.
Phian interviewed Dead Girls last Thursday before they played Local Band Local Beer at Tir Na Nog Irish Pub in Raleigh. During the interview Emily, By Your Side, If you Only Knew, and Crashing Out of Sight, were played. Check out The Dead Girls at their Bandcamp.
The pop-leaning electronic trio has raised the bar for local production expectations, incorporating live instrumentation and video projection in a way that the area has seldom seen before. Dax, Kate and Adam joined us in the studio last week for Carolina Grown in advance of the release of Local Love Vol. 1, their new covers EP, to provide a peek behind the curtain of their electronic wizardry. Throughout the hour the band discussed the motivation behind their local covers EP, the songwriting pro...
Phian interviewed Greensboro band Echo Courts on June 4 before their show that night at Tir Na nOg Irish Pub for Local Band Local Beer. The conversation also includes their songs “Fast Ellie,” “Mary,” “Pistol,” and “I’ve Been Down.” If you like what you hear, head over to their Bandcamp.
Phian interviewed Field Spirit last Thursday before they played Local Band Local Beer at Tir Na Nog Irish Pub in Raleigh. During the interview Clay Shapes, Too Close for Comfort, and American Dram were played.
Jon Stickley is a Durham native, (you may know his brother Jeff as the drummer for Hammer No More The Fingers) but in recent years he’s called Asheville home. Stickley was one of the founders of Big Fat Gap, a North Carolina bluegrass institution, and has since gone on to perform alongside roots music icons like Larry Keel, Leftover Salmon, Keller Williams and more. After all of his band-based endeavors, Stickley settled into the solo digs and found himself two stunningly talented musicians. Lyn...
Phian interviewed The Midatlantic Thursday the 21st before they played Local Band Local Beer at Tir Na Nog Irish Pub in Raleigh. During the Interview The Midatlantic played Hurry Up and Wait, Never Be, Constant, and Sing Around the Storm live.
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I recently sat down with the directors of Hopscotch Music Fest to talk about this year’s plans for festival. The conversation touched on everything from background to business, what makes 2015 different and where the small company is heading in the future. Interviewee’s Greg Lowenhagen and Nathan Price provide valuable insight about the lineup, along with some exclusive information about performer locations and other info that has yet to be rolled out formally. Listen to the extensive Interview ...
Phian Interviewed Totally Slow last Thursday after they played Local Band Local Beer at Tir Na Nog Irish Pub in Raleigh.
Phian interviewed Wool last Thursday before they played Local Band Local Beer at Tir Na Nog Irish Pub in Raleigh. They Played two songs during the interview: Stars and Bulletin Air.
