His Band is Better Than Your Band with Damien Sayell (Mclusky, The St. Pierre Snake Invasion)
Coming to you live and direct from the posh green room of Brooklyn club Warsaw, we sit down with gentle giant/Mclusky bassist and singer Damien Sayell, who's been in the band more than a decade now an...
7 Mai 47min
Feeling Minnesota Nice with Greg Norton (Hüsker Dü, Ultrabomb, Buddies)
We continue to tick off the bucket list, player by player. In the wake of a trip to Minneapolis for the Caterwaul Festival, we chat with Minnesota's favorite son, Greg Norton - who filled his time in-...
11 Aug 202544min
Certain Fate Foretold with Clint Conley (Mission of Burma, consonant)
Not exactly nine lives, but the quintessentially Boston band Mission of Burma has had at least two: their initial 1979-1983 foray, which yielded such classics as "That's When I Reach For My Revolver,"...
17 Jul 202559min
Win a "Like New" IdiotBox Effects Blower Box Deluxe!
We've launched a contest to win a "like new" (seriously, I played it once) IdiotBox Effects Blower Box Deluxe pedal. This is an amazing, bass-specific distortion pedal, with clean signal blend and a l...
7 Jul 20251min
Better Bass-ing with Nate Brenner (Tune-Yards, Naytronix)
Nate Brenner has been playing music in front of people since he was four, and it shows. He and his musical/life partner Merrill Garbus have carved out a unique place in the indie-pop cosmos: funky, jo...
26 Jun 20251h 5min
They're Not Booing, They're Only Yelling "Lou" with Lou Barlow (Dinosaur Jr, Sebadoh, The Folk Implosion)
We're kicking (Mini-)Season 2 off with one of our most-requested guests, Lou Barlow - a four string lifer (on bass, ukelele, guitar, etc.) and amiable fellow who's not afraid to lay bare his thoughts ...
13 Jun 20251h 27min
"Cool World" by Chat Pile: The Bass-ic Review
As we gear up for our next season of Four Strings and the Truth interviews, we're introducing a new, more bite-sized feature: the Bass-ic Review. This is an analysis of new and recently released album...
3 Mar 202516min
