Living Room Concert: Wouter Kellerman Wouter Kellerman is a South African flute player whose album, Winds of Samsara, recorded with Ricky Kej attained much critical acclaim in 2014. He comes in with this South African ensemble to spin some of that music and his own solo works live. Tuesday January 13th Echoes Program 1502B…
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. Monday January…
Special Feature: Sherry Finzer Sherry Finzer is a gifted flutist creating an ambient chamber music that resides in a world between Ólafur Arnalds Steve Roach and A Winged Victory for the Sullen. Weekend January 10th & 11th 2015 Echoes Program 1501A Start Time Group Name Song Name Album Name First Half Hour 0:01:00 Una …
Low Roar talks with John Diliberto about the influence of Iceland on his already San Francisco-chilled sound.
Jennie Abrahamson is a Swedish singer who had been backing Peter Gabriel, a role held in the past by artists like Kate Bush and Ane Brun. She has a new solo album out called Gemini Gemini. We’ll also hear from Tangerine Dream who have a new live CD out with Ulrich Schnauss called Mala Kunia.…
Living Room Concert: Love Inks Austin is known for its rootsy country dusted rock bands, psychedelic revivalists and the odd post-rock band. This trio is creating a minimalist dream-pop, with the barest of rhythms,the most austere arrangements and the soulful voice of Sherry LeBlanc. Wednesday January 7th Echoes Program 1501C Start Time Group Name Song…
Interview: Tubular Bells for Two Tubular Bells is one of the signature compositions of the late 20th century on which composer Mike Oldfield played over a dozen instruments in this layered piece. Two musicians from Australia have taken on the challenge of playing it live with no backing tracks or computers. Oldfield himself has said,…
Special Feature: Sherry Finzer Sherry Finzer is a gifted flutist creating an ambient chamber music that resides in a world between Ólafur Arnalds Steve Roach and A Winged Victory for the Sullen. Monday January 5th Echoes Program 1501A Start Time Group Name Song Name Album Name First Half Hour 0:01:00 Una Angels at My…
Jeff Pearce talks about taking piano lessons from Phillip Aaberg and developing his own unique voice.
We talk to Fink, an English musician who started as an electronic DJ before turning into a singer-songwriter.