Category Archives: Interview

February 28

Interview with Savannah Jaine, featured artist

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This week’s featured artist is Savannah Jaine. Savannah Jaine is a dynamic artist based in NYC. A diligent workhorse from a young age, this America’s Most Talented Kid’s alum honed her chops as a contract vocalist working long hours on stage – and that unique experience shows itself in her rich, resonant and powerful vocals. […]

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February 15

Interview with Jason Heim, featured artist at BCF

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Our featured artist this week at BCF Song Club at the Vale is Jason Heim. Read below to find out more about him and his music! Interviewer: Who (or what) is your biggest inspiration for songwriting? Jason: This is a funny question for me, because my answer would have been very different just a year […]

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February 08

Interview with Sam Brown, Singer and Songwriter

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Ahead of having Sam Brown with us at the Irish Arts Center on February 9, we asked her a few questions to get to know more about her and her music journey. Interviewer: Who (or what) is your biggest inspiration for songwriting? Sam: The biggest inspirations as a writer for me were generally female, singer […]

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January 06

Interview: Bert Lee

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Open mics are an important cultural institution that is a vital part of developing songwriting communities and encouraging new talent.  It’s because of this that I was concerned last year when I found out that Caffe Vivaldi – along with its long running open mic – was closing.  Luckily, the host of the open mic, […]

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February 27

Interview: Dan Saulpaugh – Before the Fire is Gone

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I should confess that even before I started songwriting, I wanted to be an open-mic host.  But alas, I think I lack the consistency in scheduling, even temperament and unyielding patience to be even an adequate one.  That’s why I’m always impressed by people who have managed to run successful ones – Ben Krieger, Somer […]

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October 26

Interview: John S. Hall – Fuck Sandwich

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I can’t remember how I first ran into John S. Hall.  I mean, I think technically I still haven’t run into him yet.  Which is surprising, because we have several friends in common.  (I suppose that New York City is very very big though).  Which is probably how I heard that he was releasing a […]

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March 30

Interview: Myles Manley

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It’s funny how long you can know a musician and yet never hear them play a live set.  If you’re not a musician yourself, this is near unforgivable, as it’s not difficult to make time to see someone perform, just like it’s not difficult to meet someone for drinks.  If you’re a musician, I think […]

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January 23

Interview: Mike O’Malley + Beastie Band

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If I remember correctly, I first ran into Mike O’Malley a few years ago at the open-mic at SuperCollider, a now-defunct venue at the very very south end of Park Slope.  Mike was the host of the open-mic back then.  The closing of the open-mic was a bit unexpected, because music venues usually closed when […]

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January 07

Interview: May Cheung

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I believe I first saw May Cheung about four years ago at an open-mic at the Sidewalk Cafe, if I remember correctly doing a live version of the song “A Thousand Years”, which is on her forthcoming record, The Departure.  Since then I’ve only seen her around about a handful of times – more a […]

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December 15

Interview: August Wells

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I caught August Wells (website / facebook) about a half a year ago at the last Big City Folk Festival in Long Island City, where Ken played some tunes off of his then-forthcoming record Madness is the Mercy (iTunes / Amazon).  There’s a patient pacing in August Wells tunes that seems to have stuck in my head […]

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