Patrick catches up with Larry Gates about his recent work with InstaGates during the time of COVID-19.
A mid-winter musical reprieve: C-U Folk and Roots Winter Weekend
John previews the upcoming C-U Folk and Roots Winter Weekend slate of shows.
C-U Folk and Roots Festival: Uniting the community through creativity and song
Rob Krumm, one of the chief organizers of the C-U Folk and Roots Festival, kindly answers some of John’s questions about this year’s festival.
The instrumental narrative of Pelican
Austin sits down with Pelican’s Trevor De Brauw in advance of their show at the Loose Cobra on Friday night.
ELLNORA 2019: Unexpected joy and the story of the guitar
John speaks with David Spelman, Artistic Director of ELLNORA: The Guitar Festival, about its origins as well as this year’s themes and performers.
Let’s learn a little bit about Evan Bartels
Stephanie interviews Evan Bartel ahead of his show at Pour Bros for their one year anniversary celebration.
Relevator is as real as it gets
Sal chats with Kenna Mae Reiss of Relevator about their journey so far as this new-ish Americana five piece.
Confidence in sound: An interview with zzo
Austin interviews Zoe Willott and talks about her project, zzo, which delivers some excellent dreamy indie pop tunes.
Tristen talks new music ahead of show at Rose Bowl
This week, I spoke with Tristen, an up-and-coming singer-songwriter, to talk about her newest release before she plays The Rose Bowl Tavern on August 8th.
Here’s a preview of Audiofeed Festival 2019
Audiofeed Festival is back this holiday weekend, and here's a look at what you can expect from the fest this year.
ELLNORA: The Guitar Festival 2019 announced
ELLNORA is back again, and Smile Politely sat down with Krannert Center's Mike Ross and Bridget Lee-Calfas to talk about how the festival celebrates diversity, inclusivity, and exceptional guitarists.
Immersion Festival brings bold vision, innovative sound experience
Gavin chats with Jake Metz, the creator of Immersion Fest, a brand new, inclusive sound-experience festival coming to C-U at the start of May.
In our Music section, you can find a wide variety of coverage on our scene — whether it is a review of a local artist’s new album, a preview of an upcoming performance in C-U, or something in between — we’ll keep you up to date.
