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Will Sheff (Okkervil River) Talks THEESatisfaction’s EarthEE

By Will Sheff | February 25, 2015

Will Sheff (Okkervil River) Talks THEESatisfaction’s EarthEE

THEESatisfaction’s message is simple: music is fun, we are awesome, a beat is good, weed is great, we love each other and you’re invited, too.

Matthew Shipp Talks Herbie Hancock’s Memoir Possibilities, and Not Dying for Your Art

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By Matthew Shipp | January 24, 2015

Matthew Shipp Talks Herbie Hancock’s Memoir Possibilities, and Not Dying for Your Art

The tale of a tech geek with a thirst for fame, Herbie Hancock's new autobiography "might shed some light on why jazz is so fucked up nowadays."

Cameron Mesirow (Glasser) Talks Tētēma’s Geocidal

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By Cameron Mesirow | December 8, 2014

Cameron Mesirow (Glasser) Talks Tētēma’s Geocidal

Locating exotica's heart of darkness, Tētēma makes you feel like you'll soon be transformed into a stain on the wall of a public bathroom in hell.

Roger C. Miller (Mission of Burma) Talks Battle Trance’s Palace of Wind

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By Roger C. Miller | August 25, 2014

Roger C. Miller (Mission of Burma) Talks Battle Trance’s Palace of Wind

No stranger to ecstatic noise or meticulous composition himself, Mission of Burma’s guitarist rhapsodizes over the brilliant Palace of Wind.

Brian Chase (Yeah Yeah Yeahs) Talks How Rock Fans Can “Hear” Jazz

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By Brian Chase | July 26, 2014

Brian Chase (Yeah Yeah Yeahs) Talks How Rock Fans Can “Hear” Jazz

Calling all rockers: Ever wanted to get into jazz but just couldn't learn the language? The Yeah Yeah Yeahs' drummer explains how.

Roger C. Miller (Mission of Burma) Talks the Bad Plus’ The Rite of Spring

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By Roger C. Miller | April 7, 2014

Roger C. Miller (Mission of Burma) Talks the Bad Plus’ The Rite of Spring

I was fascinated with Igor Stravinsky's 1913 The Rite of Spring (Le Sacre du Printemps) long before I realized how radical it was in...

Missy Mazzoli (Victoire) Talks Hauschka’s Abandoned City

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By Missy Mazzoli | March 17, 2014

Missy Mazzoli (Victoire) Talks Hauschka’s Abandoned City

Abandoned City, the newest album from German experimental musician Hauschka, is at once restless, exuberant, and wonderfully intimate.

Mike Gordon (Phish) Talks Lake Street Dive’s Bad Self Portraits

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By Mike Gordon | February 27, 2014

Mike Gordon (Phish) Talks Lake Street Dive’s Bad Self Portraits

What do we listen with? Ears. Last October, mine were at a show at New York's Town Hall, where Lake Street Dive did just one song and I thought...

Alex Skolnick (Testament) Talks Dianne Reeves Beautiful Life

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By Alex Skolnick | February 10, 2014

Alex Skolnick (Testament) Talks Dianne Reeves Beautiful Life

Dianne Reeves is the type of artist I wasn’t supposed to be a fan of: a modern-day chanteuse who encapsulated the dignity, virtuosity and....

Matthew Shipp Talks Chick Corea’s The Vigil

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By Matthew Shipp | October 25, 2013

Matthew Shipp Talks Chick Corea’s The Vigil

Wow. The Talkhouse has asked me back to write about another record. Someone must have gotten something out of the piece I did on Keith Jarrett's ...