Interviews

Attention, KISS Army: Ace Frehley is coming to the Canopy Club next Monday, and the Spaceman spoke with Paul to give him the lowdown on smoking guitars and his new album, Anomaly.

The latest Shadowboxer show finds Michigan’s Zach Vinson at Mike ‘n Molly’s Saturday night. Who? Gillian gets to the bottom of it.

Great Lake Swimmers hail from Ontario, and they’ll be quite eager to please tomorrow night at the Courtyard Cafe. Joel talks with head Swimmer Tony Dekker about murder ballads and being concise like the Carter Family.

Even if you don’t have much knowledge of the anti-folk stylings of Jeffrey Lewis, you might be interested in his views on Will Oldham.

Even if you don’t like what you hear from Chicago’s Oh My God in the first five minutes, give ’em five more and you’ll be thankful you did.

Whether it’s watching or participating, no one should feel left out of the First Annual C-U Folk and Roots Festival. John delves into the expected highlights with organizer Brenda Koenig.

More than a year after releasing Sunblown, local duo Gazelle makes their live debut Saturday with some help from other C-U music heavyweights.

The Books open for Iron and Wine this Saturday at Krannert.  Robert soaked in their second-hand wisdom and now would like to pass it on to you.

The Antlers are playing Canopy tonight in support of their breakout album, Hospice. Ryan talks to Peter Silberman about love and loss.