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BGS 5+5: AHIArtist: AHI Hometown: Brampton, Ontario, Canada Latest Album: Prospect, out November 5, 2021 Rejected band names: UrbanPeasant (high school rap name) and Back To Now (University band name) What was the first moment that you knew you wanted to be a musician? Before I left home to backpack across Ethiopia,…
BGS 5+5: Laurel PremoArtist: Laurel Premo Hometown: Traverse City, Michigan Latest Album: Golden Loam What other art forms -- literature, film, dance, painting, etc. -- inform your music? For me dance is such a huge influence. I've spent quite a few years as a dance musician for square dances, being a traditional fiddler.…
BGS 5+5: Noel McKayArtist: Noel McKay Hometown: My hometown is really the little Central Texas Hill Country community of Pipe Creek. I currently live in Nashville, Tennessee. Latest album: Blue, Blue, Blue Personal Nicknames: I think that in the US, Noel is a sufficiently unusual name that I never really got a nickname.…
BGS 5+5: Taylor McCallName: Taylor McCall Hometown: Easley, South Carolina Latest Album: Black Powder Soul What's the toughest time you ever had writing a song? "Black Powder Soul." It took me three days. Which elements of nature do you spend the most time with and how do those impact your work? It used…
ColumnsSep 15, 2021
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…
ColumnsSep 14, 2021
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…
ColumnsSep 8, 2021
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…
ColumnsSep 2, 2021
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…
ColumnsAug 31, 2021
Artist Name: Jason Eady Hometown: Stephenville, Texas Latest album: To the Passage of Time Which artist has influenced you the most ... and how? Merle Haggard. No question about it. I have learned from him in every way. His effortless style of singing, the simplicity in his writing style, the way he covered different genres,…
