1) Upon first listen you seem to have an Amos Lee flavor. a.) Is he an influence? Amos Lee is definitely an influence of mine, and I’m glad you heard it in my music. He’s not only one of the best songwriters I’ve …
Category: Artist Interview
Artist Interview- Addie Pray – Female Indie singer songwriter
Researching any new album is fun, but sometimes new artists can present the fun of finding out the background of the artist or group. Without the body of previous interviews, press releases, artist bios, and the like, sometimes the only way to find …
Artist Interview: Le Wrens
It was your brother Noah who told me “there’s nothing worse than the ’email interview” so I apologize for that. But in an effort to get the word out about your band and album, we have to make due. Thanks for taking some …
Artist Interview: Josh Schott
Josh Schott first impressed me with a series of classic “oldies” covers. Since then, I get excited for all of his new uploads. At some point I decided I’d like to ask him a few questions about his emerging career. He was kind …
Artist Interview- Alan Brooks
Alan is unique thus far, in that he approached me to review his new album, A.liB.i, and that intrigued me, so I had to learn more. Low and behold, Alan wasn’t just an enterprising musician, but an amazingly gifted one, but with very …
Free Music Friday! The Goodly Beggars Interview
Free Music Friday, this week, has us telling you about our friends The Goodly Beggars. These two guys from DC released a great 4 song EP called Chew The Pages. You can find it featured on Noisetrade this week. The download link is below …
Artist Interview: Penny and Sparrow
The kind gentlemen of Penny and Sparrow completed the musicians’ collective least favorite task, the “email interview” for us. It’s because they love us (we hope). Anyways, check out their answers to some of our burning questions about the remarkable music of Penny …
Artist Interview: Courrier
When I realized that one of my favorite new bands, Courrier, was coming to nearby Kent, Ohio I had to contact them about an interview. They embody not only a sound that I love, but also an ethos of independent music that is …
Artist Interview: Noah Gundersen
Sunday April 14, 2013 I had the opportunity to sit down with one of my favorite artists, Noah Gundersen, at Club Cafe in Pittsburgh. Rather than do the formulaic interview common to the 21st century music world, I approached Noah with the idea …
Contest Winner: HANNAH FAIR Artist Interview
1) How did you get your start writing music? I found my grandfather’s guitar in his basement when I was about 13 and I became infatuated with that thing. He played a little, and had brought that guitar to Tanzania on a mission’s …



