This is a piece I wrote as a guest blogger for PRX Radio Show ‘In Search of a Song’ with Jason Wilbur. In full transparency, the only words i’ve ever knowingly heard come from Alejandro are on the Whiskeytown record Strangers Almanac. I tell you this not to peg myself as some kind of a … Continue reading
Author Archives: Eli Chastain
On Lindsey Lou and the Flatbelly’s
This is a piece I wrote as a guest blogger for PRX Radio Show ‘In Search of a Song’ with Jason Wilbur. The interesting thing to me about the hour I spent getting to know Lindsay Lou and her backing band, the Flatbellys, was that I ended up feeling out of touch. Lindsay, her songs, … Continue reading
On Willy Vlautin
This is a piece I wrote as a guest blogger for PRX Radio Show ‘In Search of a Song’ with Jason Wilbur. This spotlight on Willy Vlautin made me realize how different someones perspective on genre tags can really be. We all use them, and we often can base a decision on whether or not to … Continue reading
On David Goldflies pt.3
Many of the compositions take on an almost Pink Floyd esque ambience, and shine a bit of light onto the absolute mastery a lifelong musician is able to achieve over their chosen instrument. By this period in Goldflies career, his playing has taken on an almost third-arm like quality; you can hear his career in … Continue reading
On David Goldflies pt.2
This round of the conversation I found particularly interesting for a variety of reasons; for one, Goldflies really gets in depth about his time in the Allman Brothers circle, which included Dickey Betts band, Great Southern, as well as his 5 or so years touring with the Allman Brothers band. Not only did this portion … Continue reading
On David Goldflies
This is a piece I wrote as a guest blogger for PRX Radio Show ‘In Search of a Song’ with Jason Wilbur. Traversing Goldflies’ life, from his earliest musical moments as an impressionable youth in the midwest discovering the bass guitar and Led Zeppelin records, to meeting David Toler in a studio/barn in Indiana (who … Continue reading
My Favorite Songs of 2013
I spent the year listening to as little music as I have in my entire life. I have been busy being bitter and boring, which doesn’t leave a lot of time for jams. What I did listen to was great though. Quality over quantity. I did try and pepper in just enough credibility saving tunes … Continue reading
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Katie Trotta and the making of Twenty Something
Katie writes perfect songs. They are smart, they are arranged properly and they are moving. They have a darkness to them, even in their lightest moments, but they also have an intelligence that describes her well. It’s informed music for anyone who wants to try and understand Katie; it’s in the songs, and not a … Continue reading
Alex Vucelich – Howe Garden
I spent the summer working on a gritty record about redemption, sobriety, peace and growing up with an artist named Alex. He is a relative newcomer to Nashville via Pittsburgh, and his songs effected me in a way I was not expecting. We got to hire some really great players, and we used engineer Joel … Continue reading
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