Interview: Rising Appalachia (@ The Hamilton — 11/20/19)

Posted on 11/15/2019 by Ari Strauss in Interview, Preview and tagged Atlanta, folk, Georgia, Interview, Rising Appalachia, The Hamilton, The Hamilton Live, world music.

Leah and Chloe Smith of Rising Appalachia (Photo courtesy of Rising Appalachia)

Rising Appalachia is a self-made success story. Sisters Leah and Chloe Smith — each world travelers for nearly two decades — merge multiple global music influences with their own Southern roots to create a unique world folk sound. The band has built a legion of listeners through relentless touring, tireless activism, and no small degree of stubborn independence.

After self-producing their first six albums, Leah and Chloe opted for the first time to team up with someone outside the band, legendary singer-songwriter/producer Joe Henry, to produce their seventh album, Leylines.

Parklife DC’s Ari Strauss emailed Chloe to ask about the new album and what is in store for the band’s upcoming show at The Hamilton Live on Wednesday, Nov. 20.

Interview: Brent Smith of Shinedown (@ Out of the Darkness Community Walk — 11/2/19)

Posted on 11/06/2019 by Chris R. Smyth in Around Town, Interview and tagged American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, Brent Smith, charity, DC101, hard rock, Interview, Jefferson Memorial, Out of the Darkness Community Walk, post-grunge, Shinedown, suicide prevention.

Brent Smith of Shinedown participates in the Out of the Darkness Walk on Nov. 2, 2019. (Photo by Chris Smyth)

An hour before sunset on Saturday, more than 2,500 people disembarked from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial for a long trek around the tidal basin. The walk was part of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention’s Out of the Darkness Walk.

Leading the walk for the second straight year was Brent Smith, lead singer of Shinedown. Invited by radio station DC 101, and walking as part of their One More Light team, Brent took the time to talk with many of the participants, and to lend a compassionate ear to those who told him of the reasons why they were walking.

Interview: Sarah Pinsker — A Storyteller in Song and Novel

Posted on 10/01/2019 by Mark Engleson in Interview, Local Spotlight and tagged Baltimore, Interview, Maryland, Sarah Pinsker.

Sarah Pinsker (Photo by Karen Osborne)

Sarah Pinsker’s Nebula and Sturgeon Award-winning short fiction has appeared in Asimov’s, F&SF, Uncanny, and Strange Horizons, as well as numerous other magazines, anthologies, year’s bests, podcasts, and translation markets. She is also a singer/songwriter who has toured nationally behind three albums on various independent labels. Her first literary collection, Sooner or Later Everything Falls into the Sea, was released in early 2019 by Small Beer Press.

A Song For a New Day is her first novel. Mark Engleson interviewed Sarah about the novel, her writing more broadly, her music, and the music industry. For more info about Sarah and her works, visit her website.

Interview: Darrin Bradbury (@ The Birchmere, 10/1/19)

Posted on 09/27/2019 by Ari Strauss in Interview, Preview and tagged Darrin Bradbury, folk, Interview, Nashville, singer-songwriter, Tennessee, The Birchmere.

Darrin Bradbury (Photo by Danielle Holbert)

Darrin Bradbury writes about the way things really are in America — a singular perspective shaped by a natural gift for storytelling, a lingering battle with depression, and a sly sense of humor. A self-described folk satirist who has toured the country for more than a decade, Darrin collects his oddball observations in his newest album, Talking Dogs & Atom Bombs, which released Sept. 20th via ANTI- Records.

Parklife DC’s Ari Strauss spoke with Darrin by phone to talk about the new album and his upcoming show at The Birchmere on Tuesday, Oct. 1.

Interview: Jesse Dayton (@ City Winery, 9/26/19)

Posted on 09/19/2019 by Mickey McCarter in Interview, Preview and tagged Austin, blues, City Winery, country, Interview, Jesse Dayton, punk, Texas.

Jesse Dayton (Photo by Ray Redding)

After releasing 11 studio albums and an EP as a solo artist, Jesse Dayton’s new album, Mixtape Volume 1, is a series of 10 cover songs that he reinterprets and revisits in a brand-new way. Jesse, of course, is a blues, country, *and* punk artist known for his work with Waylon Jennings, Johnny Cash, X, and others as well as his soundtracks for Rob Zombie.

Parklife DC’s Mickey McCarter emailed Jesse Dayton to ask him about the new album and his career prior to his show at City Winery DC on Thursday, Sept. 26.

Interview: Sid Griffin (of The Long Ryders @ Pearl Street Warehouse, 9/20/19)

Posted on 09/13/2019 by Mark Engleson in Interview and tagged alt-country, California, Interview, Los Angeles, Paisley Underground, Pearl Street Warehouse, Sid Griffin, The Long Ryders.

The Long Ryders (Photo by Henry Diltz)

Sid Griffin is an acclaimed musician and music journalist based in London. From 1984-87, he led The Long Ryders, who emerged out of the Paisley Underground to become one of the first alternative-country bands, before the term even existed. Final Wild Songs, a compilation of the band’s albums with additional, new live material, released in 2016, received a rare five-star review from Allmusic.

After a 30-year hiatus, the band reunited to record the well-received Psychedelic Soul, released earlier this year. In a turn of good karma, the band’s old roadie, now working as Dr. Dre’s PA, got the band a week at the rap mogul’s studio. In a way, it’s fitting: the Ryders make politically charged, insurgent country-rock.

Sid has written for Mojo, Q, NME, Rock ‘n’ Reel, and the Manchester Guardian. An expert on Gram Parsons, he has published Gram Parsons: A Musical Biography, and co-authored the BBC television documentary Gram Parsons: Fallen Angel. He has also written two books about Bob Dylan, Million Dollar Bash: Bob Dylan, The Band, and The Basement Tapes, and Shelter From The Storm.

In addition to his work with The Long Ryders, Sid has recorded and performed with the Coal Porters and as a solo artist. Mark Engleson of Parklife DC talked to Sid about all of this and more prior to a performance by The Long Ryders at Pearl Street Warehouse on Friday, Sept. 20.

Video Interview: Lightshow (@ The Fillmore Silver Spring, 9/20/19)

Posted on 08/23/2019 by chriscastilloweb in Interview, Local Spotlight, Preview and tagged DC, hip hop, Interview, Lightshow, PhillinMe, rap, The Fillmore Silver Spring.

Lightshow (Photo courtesy The Fillmore Silver Spring)

DC rapper Lightshow releases his new mixtape, If These Walls Could Talk 2, today, Friday, Aug. 23! And he’s bringing some friends for a big show at The Fillmore Silver Spring on Friday, Sept. 20.

Parklife DC’s Chris Castillo recently accompanied interviewer PhillinMe to chat about Lightshow’s new music.

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Interview: Rising Appalachia (@ The Hamilton — 11/20/19)

Interview: Brent Smith of Shinedown (@ Out of the Darkness Community Walk — 11/2/19)

Interview: Sarah Pinsker — A Storyteller in Song and Novel

Interview: Darrin Bradbury (@ The Birchmere, 10/1/19)

Interview: Jesse Dayton (@ City Winery, 9/26/19)

Interview: Sid Griffin (of The Long Ryders @ Pearl Street Warehouse, 9/20/19)

Video Interview: Lightshow (@ The Fillmore Silver Spring, 9/20/19)

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