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5 Questions with Handsome Furs

By Jodi Root
It’s no secret to anyone that I’m a huge fan of the Handsome Furs. I’ve checked them 3 times in the past 3 months alone, and I still can never get enough of their addictive, energetic dance party live action. This Canadian husband/wife duo brought their killer mad beats to Chicago’s Do the [...]

5 Questions with Jay Farrar / Son Volt

I spoke with Jay Farrar of Son Volt about his upcoming album, American Central Dust, which drops July 7th on Rounder Records. It was an honor to be able to speak to someone whose music I’ve enjoyed so much for over a decade. If you consider yourself a Son Volt/Farrar fan, you’re going to [...]

5 Questions with Tim Easton

Tim Easton just released his new album, Porcupine via New West Records. The album is “a myriad of guitar riffs rooted in blues, country, rockabilly and campfire folk set the color for observational lyrics capturing life from the desert to the sea.” It’s been in heavy rotation of late, so we caught up [...]

5 Questions with The Wooden Birds

One of my favorite records of the year was released yesterday. Do yourself a favor and place The Wooden Birds debut record Magnolia on your highly recommended by Muzzle of Bees list. I know you got one. It’s a record that arrives just as the weather is becoming perfect, and, if [...]

5 Questions with YACHT

By Jodi Root
Last March was a CRAZY month packed full of new music. Two of my biggest nights involved Jona and Claire from YACHT; particularly their super fun dance party at Schuba’s, and then of course, getting my groove on coincidently alongside the duo during Kanye at SXSW. Way too much fun—noticing a trend here? [...]

5 Questions with The Thermals

By Jodi Root
I heart me The Thermals. I caught them this past March in Austin and was stoked to hear that their live performance is even stronger than their albums. This trio is loud and proud–rocking their addictive pop sound hard with actual instruments and musicians vs the latest synth drum machine trend of the [...]

5 Questions with Via Audio

By Jodi Root
The past week and a half has been jam packed of new music madness. Literally. Directly before I took off on my Austin adventure to SXSW, I got the privilege of discovering the Brooklyn based quartet known as Via Audio, as they wowed me with a super radical set opening up for YACHT [...]

Muzzle of Bees Interview :: Jason Anderson

Jason Anderson records can transform any trying day into something manageable after only two tracks. That’s a Muzzle of Bees guarantee. His music has that special ability to transport you far away from distraction and get you back on your feet again. It’s a gift, and he’s blessed. I’m going to [...]

5 Questions with Pezzettino

One of my favorite sounds coming out of Milwaukee these days comes via Margaret Stutt and her accordion under the name Pezzettino. If you’re in Madison, swing by The Frequency on Thursday, February 12th to see and hear for yourself. Many thanks to Margaret for answering our questions below and stick around for [...]

5 Questions with Jason Isbell

Jason Isbell falls into the bucket of my favorite songwriters. From his contributions to the Drive-By Truckers to his solo material, it’s all diamonds to me. Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit release their eponymous album on February 17th with a plethora of tour dates to follow. I caught up with Jason [...]