Band Practice
Your new favorite bands in their own words and practice spaces
Episode One
The Great American Typewriter: The Riffs Never Die
I hang out with The Great American Typewriter in Bucks County, PA
They tell the story of how they came together and landed on the pop-punk genre, walk me through their songwriting and recording process, and share some of their favorite memories of playing gigs on the road
Go check out The Great American Typewriter at Underground Arts January 17th
Episode Two
SNACKTIME: A Whole New Evolution
I visit SNACKTIME in the studio and we talk about their fondest memories of the past five years of performing, the challenges and beauty of bringing seven distinct musical backgrounds and sets of preferences into a cohesive sound, and where their music is headed
Go check out SNACKTIME at Union Transfer on February 7th
Episode Three
Remember Sports: A Throughline
I catch the end of a Remember Sports rehearsal and ask them a few questions about their relationship with their oldest songs, their thoughts on using their artistic platform in support of causes that are important to them, and how they approach songwriting and arranging, having spent over a decade making music together
Their new album, The Refrigerator drops February 13th
Go check out Remember Sports at Kung Fu Necktie on February 21st
Episode Four
Floating: Band Salad
I join shoegazey indie band Floating for their weekly pre-rehearsal dinner and learn how the band came together, how they wrote the songs for their debut EP, "La Di Da," and what it was like recording at Retro City Studios
Check out La Di Da and go see Floating play at The Grape on February 28th
Episode Five
ALTARBOY: We Don't Like to Be Too Serious
I hang out with ALTARBOY at one of their weekly rehearsals--we talk music videos and visuals, feelings about recording versus performing, and the band's most prized moments from the past year of playing shows
Go see ALTARBOY at MilkBoy on February 28th
Episode Six
Big Benny Bailey: It’s About Sharing
I visit a Big Benny Bailey rehearsal the day before their EP Release Show at the Fallser Club--we discuss how the duo was originally formed and how this new project is a departure from both Ben and Bailey's past musical careers
Be sure to stream the new EP, AmericaNAH and, if you happen to be on the West Coast, check out the other release party