The three members of the band Frog stand in triangular formation on a red-lit stage: Canary Club, on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. Daniel Bateman, clad in a crisp blue button-down with an acoustic guitar strapped to his chest—looking like a sort of business casual troubadour—greets the
Oh ho ho, it's another rendition of Three Music Thingz, the blogseries where I ask musicians for three thingz that are essential to their music-making. Today we've got Bryn Battani, a chamber pop singer-songwriter out of Minneapolis, who recently dropped an elegant single called "~The
Coachella 2024's first weekend recently occurred. Music was performed in the desert. Audiences watched the music being performed. An even larger audience watched the performances streamed on YouTube. And Red Bull vodkas were on sale for twenty two dollars apiece. What's the deal with these premium
Golly gee, it's another rendition of Three Music Thingz, the blogseries where I ask musicians for three thingz that are essential to their music-making. Today we have Crush Fund!! Here is what you need to initially know about Crush Fund: They're a three-piece "fake punk
A very special interview on the blog today...a tale of an album release 20 years in the making...friends reuniting to make music...a heartwarming story...imagine me with sort of a movie trailer voice saying all this stuff. Last time on Behind The Album Art, I interviewed Nicole
Waowaowaow, it's another rendition of Three Music Thingz, the blogseries where I ask musicians for three thingz that are essential to their music-making. Today we have Jeni Magaña, who records in sunny Los Angeles as simply Magana. She's a multi-instrumentalist who plays bass in Mitski'
Today I am thrilled to publish a new essay by Michele Catalano! She last wrote for I Enjoy Music about her youthful new wave escapades, and now she's back to recall a memorable experience with a particular song that still haunts her after all these years...sometimes a
Goodness gracious, it's another rendition of Three Music Thingz, the blogseries where I ask musicians for three thingz that are essential to their music-making. Today we've got Cheem! Cheem just put out an EP last week called Fast Fashion in which they continue to tear through
Two artists recently released albums, and I can't stop thinking of them as a pair. One is Waxahatchee's Tigers Blood, and the other is Beyoncé's Cowboy Carter. Both albums are, if not straight-up country in genre, at the very least country-oriented. Beyoncé is from
Holy moley, it's another rendition of Three Music Thingz, the blogseries where I ask musicians for three thingz that are essential to their music-making. Up on deck today are Castle Black, a two-person band (Leigh Celent on guitar and vox, Joey Russo on le drums) who represent an
On the first of the month, or the weekday closest to it, I publish "The Music Enjoyer," which is a content series in which I ask music-oriented people for a bit of their musical DNA — the music they listened to when they were younger, the music they listen
Let's not beat around the bush. Let's get right to it. I've spent the past few months dealing with loss and catastrophe, and it has made me rethink a lot about my life. A friend of mine passed away, and another one had a