Artist: The Delevantes Hometown: Rutherford, NJ… then Hoboken, NJ… and now Nashville Latest Album: A Thousand Turns Rejected band names: "The band was originally named Who's Your Daddy. The name came from the Zombies song, 'Time of the Season.' The lyric reads: 'What’s your name? Who’s your daddy?' but very few people ever got it.…
Artist: Brad Kolodner Hometown: Baltimore, Maryland Latest Album: Chimney Swifts Personal nicknames: B-rad, Dadley, BK Which artist has influenced you the most ... and how? My father Ken, hands down. As long as I can remember, my father’s music has been the soundtrack of my life. To be fair, I didn’t have much choice in…
Artist: Martin Sexton Hometown: Syracuse, New York Latest album: 2020 Vision Personal nicknames: Wolfman (band and crew would call me that on the walkies) Which artist has influenced you the most...and how? There are just so many of equal importance. Everyone from Black Sabbath to Pavarotti, from Mel Tormé to Mel Blanc (voice of every…
Artist: Suzanne Santo Hometown: Cleveland > NYC > LA > Austin Latest album: Yard Sale Personal nicknames (or rejected band names): Suzanimal, Lewis, Soozanto What other art forms -- literature, film, dance, painting, etc. -- inform your music? I get really sucked into cinema. I’ve written whole songs after being emotionally altered from watching a…
Artist: Della Mae Hometown: The United States Latest Album: Family Reunion Nicknames: Celia = Squawkbox; Kimber= Fiddler, Kimby, Auntie, Nimmers (Grammy only); Vickie = VV, Double V, Wickie Rejected Band Names: Big Spike Hammer What's your favorite memory from being on stage? Thanks to my good friend and mentor Rickie Simpkins, I played a show…