View From the Football Field to the Recording Studio: A Conversation with Jesse Woods 10/4/17 Minimal Beat contributor and musician Tom Schraeder recently spoke with friend and Dream Twang artist Jesse Woods about his amazing new album Autoflower out now. A lot of ground was covered so without further adieu…we present… From the Football Field to the Recording Studio: A Conversation with Jesse Woods.
View Kubrick or Lynch? A Conversation with BRONCHO 8/10/17 Ah, Pitchfork Festival. This is our favorite fest – it books many of the bands that speak to us the most. I have to admit, I was slow for press bookings this year…I did not secure many interviews, but the one I did get…. boy it was a good one. One of my favorite bands as of late, BRONCHO, was playing an aftershow at Subterranean.
View Doing that Dark Dance: A Conversation With Little Scream 8/2/16 While driving up the west coast on her latest tour, Little Scream’s Laurel Sprengelmeyer took some time to talk to the Minimal Beat.
View House Parties, Lucid Dreams, and Inventions: A Conversation with Nite Jewel 7/26/16 Internationally lauded Chillwave originator and indie darling Ramona Gonzalez aka Nite Jewel, returns with her first album in four years.
View Earwig + (Re)Masters Spawn a Reunion: A Conversation with Freda Love Smith 7/21/16 The Minimal Beat spoke with Blake Babies drummer, author, and Northwestern University faculty member, Freda Love Smith about how this whole reunion business got reignited, and also what may lie ahead. So without further adieu…we present…10ish Questions with Freda Love Smith:
View This Bird Has Flown: A Conversation with Speedy Ortiz 6/28/16 laying one night at Thalia Hall with Hop Along, Speedy Ortiz’s Sadie Dupuis’ was kind enough to talk to us about music, birds, mixtapes, and Pavement.
View Who’s That Girl?: A Conversation with Britta Phillips 6/17/16 A sonic force to be reckoned with, Britta Phillips talks to TMB and gets the scoop on her new album as well as Luna and her other projects.
View Film Scores, First Records, and Science Fiction: A Conversation with Wild Nothing 6/2/16 Our interview with Jack Tatum from Wild Nothing at Thaila Hall.
View Swimming and Touring: A Conversation with Radical Face 5/23/16 TMB sits down with Ben Cooper of Radical Face and discusses the ups and downs of touring and reaching fans across generations.
View Reunions, Record Shops, and Coca-Cola: A Conversation with Gaz Coombes 4/26/16 Before hitting the stage at Lincoln Hall in Chicago, Gaz Coombes of brit-pop powerhouse Supergrass sat down with The Minimal Beat and talked about his solo album, Matador, released on his record label Hot Fruit Recordings.
View Feminism, Miles Davis, and Mix Tapes: A Conversation with Emily Wells 4/6/16 Currently on tour for her new record Promise, Emily Wells came through Chicago’s Beat Kitchen to play a fun and memorable show. I sat down and spoke with her about her new record, mix tapes, and feminism’s role in the music industry, among other things.
View Matching Tattoos, Coffee & Records: A Conversation with Ricky Dover Jr. from The Tip 10/15/15 We sat down with Ricky Dover Jr. from Nashville’s rock n roll pretty boys The Tip as they just ended their ‘South In Your Mouth Summer Tour’ which they conquered 7 cities in 22 days.
View Trippin’ Like They Do: A Conversation with Ignacio Gonzalez of Mystic Braves 9/25/15 We interviewed Ignacio Gonzalez of LA’s psych group, the Mystic Braves. The band is releasing their third LP ‘Days of Yesteryear’ this fall on Lolipop Records.
View Nashville’s Voodoo-Witchy Woman: A Conversation With Kim Logan 9/15/15 Nashville’s voodoo-witchy woman, Kim Logan is back in the studio again working on her second chapter of recordings with Vance Powell, the wizard behind the mixing board for Jack White, Third Man Records, Buddy Guy, Chris Stapleton, and many more.
View Spotify, The Beatles, and Sockeye Salmon: A Conversation with Courtney Barnett 8/3/15 Courtney Barnett has been the up and coming darling of the indie rock scene, and was arguably one of the highlights of Pitchfork 2015.
View A Musician’s Drummer: A Conversation With Matt Johnson 2/11/15 Houston-bred New Yorker Matt Johnson has played on some of the most critically acclaimed records in almost everyone’s collections.
View MySpace, Oprah and Martha Stewart: A Conversation With Holy Motors 9/17/14 TMB contributor Patrick Tsotsos had a chance to hang out with Chicago band Holy Motors for the day and they talked about possible touring, the new EP, Myspace, Oprah, gear,recording and Martha Stewart…
View Michael Keaton, Barbara Streisand & Steve Martin Are All Discussed: A Conversation With Tennis 5/16/14 For years Tennis has been making lovely indie pop that harkens back to the groovy times of the 60’s and 70’s, but rather than focusing on psychedelic jam outs Tennis has brought us beautiful songs with melodies that caress the heart and soothe the soul.
View We Talked Dream Gigs and Broccoli: A Conversation With The Frowning Clouds 2/17/14 We reached out to friend and local musician Patrick Tsotsos and asked him what kind of stuff he is listening to at the moment. He quickly responded; The Frowning Clouds from Geelong, Australia! So we checked them out and really liked what we heard. We then set up a interview for Patrick with Nick, Zak, Daff, Jake and Jamie of the band and here is what was said…