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The Weather Station Humanhood Tour Hits U.S. May 2025

ListenMusic.fm — Wed, 07 May 2025 09:01:22 +0000

Canadian folk-rock band The Weather Station will kick off their Humanhood Tour through the USA on May 8, 2025. Their album Humanhood was released on January 17, 2025.
Between the Portland and Seattle concerts The Weather Station play one concert each in Vancouver and Victoria in Canada.
In June and July 2025, The Weather Station will play four more concerts on their tour, in the Canadian cities of Montreal, Ottowa, Toronto and Durham. From August 23 to October 4, 2025, there will be a concert almost every day on their tour in North America.

City	Date	Location
Los Angeles	May 08 2025, Thursday	Teragram Ballroom
San Francisco	May 10 2025, Saturday	The Independent
Portland	May 12 2025, Monday	Mississippi Studios
Portland	May 13 2025, Tuesday	Mississippi Studios
Seattle	May 17 2025, Saturday	The Crocodile

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Punk Blues Bands to Know: Blues Roots With a Punk Attitude

ListenMusic.fm — Tue, 22 Apr 2025 17:21:31 +0000

Punk blues is a music genre with a combination of punk and blues elements. We have listed important representatives of the punk blues genre for you, whether bands or solo artists.

The Black Keys

Lonely Boy by The Black Keys is the music video with the most views on their official YouTube channel. It was published on her YouTube channel on October 26, 2011. One of The Black Keys’ musical styles has been categorized as Punk Blues.

Jack White

The title of an online article in the Canadian music magazine Exlaim! about an album by Jack White is: ‘No Name’ Is Jack White’s Ferocious Return to Old-School Punk Blues.^[1] This fact should already be considered proof that Jack White’s music can also be assigned to the punk blues genre. His album No Name was released in 2024.

The Kills

About the song Future Starts Slow, which the English-American rock duo The Kills performed on the late night show Late Night With Jimmy Fallon, the music magazine SPIN titled the performance as follows: The Kills Bring Goth-Punk Blues to ‘Fallon’.^[2]

The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion

The name of the band The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion suggests that the music has something to do with the blues. In fact, The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion have numerous musical influences from the following genres, among others: punk, blues, garage, rockabilly, soul, rhythm and blues and hip hop.

Kid Congo & The Pink Monkey Birds

Kid Congo & The Pink Monkey Birds fuse garage punk and blues rock. Kid Congo Powers has also played in a number of other punk blues bands, most notably The Gun Club.

The Gun Club

Over the years, The Gun Club had 27 musicians in the band. Most of them were guitarists, bassists and drummers. The band’s singer was Jeffrey Lee Pierce. In addition to punk blues, The Gun Club’s musical styles included post-punk, punk rock, psychobilly, alternative rock, punk blues and cowpunk.

References

[1] “No Name” is Jack White’s ferocious return to Old-School punk blues │ Exclaim! (n.d.). “No Name” Is Jack White’s Ferocious Return to Old-School Punk Blues │ Exclaim! https://exclaim.ca/music/article/jack-white-no-name-album-review

[2] O’Donnell, K. (2015, March 31). The Kills bring Goth-Punk blues to ‘Fallon’ SPIN. https://www.spin.com/2011/08/kills-bring-goth-punk-blues-fallon/

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Feist on ‘Multitudes’ Album: Interview Insights

ListenMusic.fm — Mon, 03 Mar 2025 19:16:10 +0000

In this post, we explore the Feist album 'Multitudes' through her own words in interviews. We compiling insights from her interviews on podcasts, radio shows, and music magazines. These conversations offer a unique glimpse into the mind of an artist like Leslie Feist. Let’s dive in.

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Where?	Media	Title	Published	Interviewer	Refs
Vulture	Magazine	Feist Is in Her Full-Circle Era	2023-04-10	Emma Madden	[1]
The Guardian	Magazine	‘I was singing myself through the grief’: Feist on losing her father – and finding her voice	2023-04-08	Laura Barton	[2]
Before The Chorus	Podcast	Episode 58: Feist (Interview)	2023-08-23	Sofia Loporcaro	[3]
Sodajerker	Podcast	Episode 259 - Feist (Interview)	2023-12-22	Simon Barber, Brian O'Connor	[4]
Q with Tom Power	Podcast	Feist on Multitudes, motherhood & memories + Nico Paulo’s new record	2023-04-17	Tom Power	[5]
Song Exploder	Podcast	Feist In Lightning - Song Exploder Episode 254	2023-06-01	Hrishikesh Hirway	[6]

Before The Chorus

Episode 58: Feist

Feis uses "Breadcrumbs" for re-encounter ideas

Feist uses the image of breadcrumbs as she retrieves her ideas for a later time: "And so I'm going to put a breadcrumb in the forest in the form of this particular line so I can re-encounter that idea again in 10 years and five years, in six months, 30 shows from now."
^[3]

Sodajerker

Episode 259 - Feist

Feist's songwriting and the sock puppet

If you're invited to the Sodajerker Podcast, you'll get an in-depth look at songwriting. In this episode, the three musicians Feist, Simon Barber and Brian O'Connor talk about the album 'Multitudes'. It's about how songwriting for an album and touring relate to each other. Feist describes how the songs were not written in isolation from touring. She calls it an “inductive process” in which the songs are written. Feist gives a visual example of this, namely a sock puppet: "So it's actually been like the sock puppet was turned inside out and all you see is the threads put back together, turned back into the sock puppet, turned inside out again." ^[4]

Q with Tom Power

Feist on Multitudes, motherhood & memories + Nico Paulo’s new record

Feist's success and later music

The end of the interview addresses Feist' songwriting after her great success.
Tom Power asks Feist to what extent her great musical success at the time (especially her song “1234”) ad an impact on her. Particularly how this success influenced the music she made from then on.
Feist talks about the influence of success on her later music production. There was a joking break for instruments such as the glockenspiel and the tambourine. But that this was only temporary. After a few years she tried to remember what life is about and get to a place where she can be in the moment. Writing her new music is not about repeating something or being different. It's about capturing the new moment. The music is the result of her inner longings. Feist hopes that listeners can find a similar emotional connection to her music. Feist appreciates it when people listen to her music with a headphone experience. Her job offers the opportunity to create such shared experiences.^[5]

References

[1] Madden, E. (2023, April 10). Feist on multitudes, motherhood, arcade fire, and twee-ness. Vulture. https://www.vulture.com/2023/04/feist-multitudes-album.html

[2] Barton, L. (2023, April 11). ‘I was singing myself through the grief’: Feist on losing her father – and finding her voice. The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/apr/08/feist-multitudes-arcade-fire-interview

[3] Loporcaro, S. (2023, August 23). Episode 58: FeIST | Interview. Before the Chorus. https://www.beforethechorus.com/post/episode-58-feist-interview

[4] Episode 259 – Feist. (n.d.). Sodajerker. https://www.sodajerker.com/episode-259-feist/

[5] Feist on Multitudes, motherhood & memories + Nico Paulo’s new record | Q | On Demand | CBC Listen. (2023, April 17). CBC Listen. https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-50-q/clip/15978636-feist-multitudes-motherhood-and-memories-nico-paulos

[6] Dolan, M. (2024, August 5). Episode 254: Feist. Song Exploder. https://songexploder.net/feist

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6 Julia Jacklin Interviews: 5 Mag, 1 Radio

ListenMusic.fm — Tue, 25 Feb 2025 18:04:16 +0000

The Australian singer Julia Jacklin has now released three studio albums. Most of Julia's interviews are about the currently released album. But her creative songwriting process and concerts also play a major role. A few years have passed between studio recordings of her albums. So, with three albums Julia Jacklin's interviews are also about her personal development.

Julia has given many interviews in her music career. The following table gives you an overview of her interviews. Scroll the table with the interview data horizontal to see all columns.

Krists Luhaers, RF 2906 Julia-Jackin Krists Luhaers-14 (34914133554), CC BY 2.0

Where?	Media	Interview Title	Published	Interview Topics	Interviewer	Refs
The Creative Independent	Magazine	On protecting your definition of success Musician Julia Jacklin discusses the ups and downs of making a living as an artist, being and feeling like yourself, and finding your people.	2022-08-22	- Childhood vision of being a full-time musician - Definition of success changed over the years? - Her Connection with touring - The in-between moments on stage - When her audience began skewing younger - Someone who she learned a lot from	Jeffrey Silverstein	[1]
The Guardian	Magazine	Julia Jacklin finds the light: ‘I’ve wasted a lot of energy in my life trying to be cool’	2022-08-23	- Younger crowds around the world - Music taste - Album 'Pre Pleasure' - About the last track on 'Pre Pleasure' - About the single 'single Be Careful With Yourself'	Walter Marsh	[2]
Loud and Quiet	Magazine	Julia Jacklin: “I feel like the world would be slightly nicer if we broke up with our friends” The Australian artist took a year out from music after her last album left her burnt out by human feelings. Her follow-up finds her singing about platonic relationships and sex, inspired by the pop music that makes you feel like a kid again	2022-08-24	- "... this current moment. ..." - The creative process for her album 'Pre Pleasure"	Stuart Stubbs	[3]
Rollingstone Australia	Magazine	On Her Third Album, Julia Jacklin Lets Go and Finds Herself Rolling Stone speaks to the singer-songwriter about her new album ‘PRE PLEASURE’, which expands upon her signature style and finds her rediscovering her love of music	2022-08-26	- Her songwriting process - Who Julia Jacklin worked with for 'Pre Pleasure' - Why why many of the tracks on 'Pre Pleasure' display a delicate lightness - Why the 'Pre Pleasure' album was harder for Julia	Conor Lochrie	[4]
Radio Milwaukee	Radio	Julia Jacklin on the joys of touring, recording and chimes	2023-07-20	- Her growing up music - Australian artists possibly unknown in the U.S. - Melbourne - Touring Australia vs. U.S.A.	Erin Wolf	[5]
Rollingstone	Magazine	Julia Jacklin Is Living in the Moment Australian singer-songwriter on her intimate, introspective new album, 'Crushing,' and the meaning of success	2019-05-14	- Julia Jacklin embraces vulnerability as a choice. - 'Crushing' explores self-reflection and boundaries. - She prefers songwriting over singing. - Performing live is intense but rewarding. - The album title reflects emotional highs and lows. - Jacklin challenges stereotypes about female songwriters.	Angie Martoccio	[6]

References

[1] Musician Julia Jacklin on protecting your definition of success – The Creative Independent. (n.d.). https://thecreativeindependent.com/people/musician-julia-jacklin-on-protecting-your-definition-of-success/

[2] Marsh, W. (2022, August 24). Julia Jacklin finds the light: ‘I’ve wasted a lot of energy in my life trying to be cool.’ The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/aug/24/julia-jacklin-finds-the-light-ive-wasted-a-lot-of-energy-in-my-life-trying-to-be-cool

[3] Julia Jacklin: “The world would be nicer if we broke up with our friends.” (2022, August 30). Loud and Quiet. https://www.loudandquiet.com/interview/julia-jacklin-i-feel-like-the-world-would-be-slightly-nicer-if-we-broke-up-with-our-friends/

[4] Lochrie, C. (2022, August 29). On her third album, Julia Jacklin lets go and finds herself. Rolling Stone Australia. https://au.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/julia-jacklin-interview-42392/

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