Alex E. Chávez discusses his debut album, Sonorous Present, an immersive poetic & musical passage with collaborations by Queztal Flores, Aloe Blacc, Martha Gonzalez, poet Roger Reeves, Ramón Gutierrez, & Lucía Gutiérrez Rebolloso
All in Musicians and Bands
Interlocutor Interviews PODCAST ~ Gabriel Birnbaum
Brooklyn-based musician Gabriel Birnbaum talks about his new record, Patron Saint of Tireless Losers, along with his developing professional focus on therapy & improving mental health for musicians
A conversation with choreographer & performer JOHN SCOTT
Irish choreographer, performer, & artistic director John Scott talks with Catherine Tharin about his career & his new show Heroes, a journey of music and movement, playing at NYC’s La Mama Theatre from May 30 through June 2
The surreal percussive textures of AMY AILEEN WOOD
Grammy Award-winning drummer and producer Amy Aileen Wood talks about her collaborative & experimental new album, The Heartening, now out on L.A.’s Colorfield Records
The punk chimera of CLUB VIDEO
Sylvea Suydam reports on the happenings at Brooklyn’s CLUB VIDEO, a quarterly video showcase featuring short-form experimental comedy & more from independent creators
Interlocutor Interviews PODCAST ~ aja monet
A full recording of our recent online edition interview between poet, lyricist, writer, and community organizer aja monet and Logan Royce Beitmen
Highlights of 2023
A look back at some of the notable INTERLOCUTOR interviews, reviews, and podcast episodes from 2023
Interlocutor Interviews PODCAST ~ Hallie Packard
A lively chat with artist Hallie Packard about her wildly organic, surreal, and magical paintings
Interlocutor Interviews PODCAST ~ Harper Simon
An in-depth discussion with author/musician Harper Simon about his ambitious new multimedia project, Meditations on Crime, comprised of years-long collaborations with many high-profile musicians, artists, and writers
VINNY GOLIA'S sonic syncretisms
Composer, bandleader, and multi-woodwind performer Vinny Golia discusses the development of Movement Two Syncretism: For The Draw…the new addition to his massive collaborative project Even to this day…Music for Orchestra and Soloists
Interlocutor Interviews PODCAST ~ Anthony Wilson
A talk with guitarist and composer Anthony Wilson about his new album Collodion, recorded with producer Pete Min for the innovative Los Angeles label Colorfield Records + his thoughts on creative evolution & taking risks as an artist
Anthony Wilson explores new sonic territories with COLLODION
Guitarist and composer Anthony Wilson talks about the free-form and collaborative process of making his new album Collodion, out now on LA’s innovative Colorfield Records
Interlocutor Interviews PODCAST ~ Pete Min of Colorfield Records
Pete Min of the innovative Los Angeles label Colorfield Records talks about his “Sherpa” approach to guiding musicians out of their comfort zones and allowing them to express themselves in new and unusual ways
Interlocutor Interviews PODCAST ~ Adele Bertei
A conversation with singer, songwriter, writer, & director Adele Bertei about Twist: An American Girl, her new memoir covering her troubled childhood in 1960s and 1970s Cleveland, and her often risky but also sometimes jubilant process of self-discovery and survival
BUNNY MICHAEL is at peace with the apocalypse
An interview with the singular and transcendent-minded multidisciplinary artist Bunny Michael about their new EP Angels Everywhere
Rob Mazurek's abstractivist fusions
Multidisciplinary artist/abstractivist Rob Mazurek discusses Lightning Dreamers, a new album written for a compacted version of his long-running Exploding Star Orchestra
Jasmine on a Night in July - an interview with SCREE'S Ryan El-Solh
An interview with guitarist Ryan El-Solh of Brooklyn-based band Scree about their captivating new album Jasmine on a Night in July
NEW YORK IS DEAD, LONG LIVE NEW YORK: 8 Music Acts to Catch Live
Photographer Alice Teeple writes that the NYC music scene is anything but dead & buried, & she highlights 8 innovative music acts to catch live now - pictured here: Blak Emoji
Tuning in to UHL'S Channels
The enigmatic and evocative art pop diva Uhl discusses her vocally experimental and genre-bending new EP Channels
The melancholic & melodic beats of STEFFI
Dutch-born electronic music producer Steffi discusses her new album The Red Hunter, its striking cover art by Michiel de Vreede - based on a sculpture by Rein Vollenga, and her new hybrid label/studio/artist retreat Candy Mountain