Interview: Sounds from the Ground. Pedal steel guitar, big bands and helicopters are all possible in the music of Sounds from the Ground. They’re an English ambient duo who have been creating a sampledelic mix of chilled sounds for two decades. They’ve just released a 20 year retrospective album. We revisit our interview with a…
He played bass with Alice Cooper and Flo & Eddie and was a founding member of art-rock group, Sonia Dada. On his own, bassist Erik Scott creates atmospheric music centered on his melodic, bending bass lines. He talks about his new instrumental collection, Spirits and his attempt at vocal music on And the Earth Bleeds.…
Jeff Johnson is a noted keyboardist who has recorded on Windham Hill Records and released dozens of recordings on his Ark Music label. Phil Keaggy is a monster guitarist out of Nashville who has been an icon both among Christian music fans and fingerstyle pickers. Over the last 3 years they’ve released a pair of…
Concert: Chad Lawson. Concert: Chad Lawson Chad Lawson is a pianist with ambient tendencies. On his latest album, The Chopin Variations, he takes the venerated classical composer’s works and turns them into deep meditations. He comes in with a cellist and violinist to play this music live. Weekend January 24th & 25th Echoes Program 1503A…
New music from Trevor Gordon Hall and The Barr Brothers.
Maya Beiser has been called a cello goddess. She usually plays modern classical music, but on her new CD Uncovered, she plays music by Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, King Crimson and AC-DC. Thursday January 22th Echoes Program 1503D Start Time Group Name Song Name Album Name First Half Hour 0:01:00 Fernwood The Pan Chaser Arcadia …
Interview: Bassnectar. His fans are called Bassheads and he sells out venues like Madison Square Garden. Bassnectar is the recording persona of Lorin Ashton. He doesn’t play a conventional instrument, and his sound is a sonic collage, mixing other records and sounds over throbbing beats and deep bass. Lorin Ashton talks about the genesis of…
Interview: Hundred Waters. Interview: Hundred Waters Hundred Waters is a band out of Northern Florida who create a searing dreampop centered on electronic textures and the voice and melodies of Nicole Miglis. They recently released their third album, The Moon Rang Like a Bell on Skillex’s OWSLA label. Tuesday January 20th Echoes Program 1503B Start…
Living Room Concert: Chad Lawson Chad Lawson is a pianist with ambient tendencies. On his latest album, The Chopin Variations, he takes the venerated classical composer’s works and turns them into deep meditations. He comes in with a cellist and violinist to play this music live. Monday January 19th Echoes Program 1503A Start Time Group…
Interview: Dry the River Dry the River is a band from England that takes yearning songs and turns them into gorgeous harmonies surrounded by psychedelic tinged arrangements redolent of bands like Love. They come in to talk about their latest album, Alarms in the Heart, an introspective song cycle with majestic rock power. Weekend January…