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Tag: tour

Trolling Is Over (If You Want It)

Music
By Matt Drenik | August 1, 2018
By Matt Drenik | August 1, 2018

Trolling Is Over (If You Want It)

Matt Drenik (Battleme) on what a European tour taught him about American politics.

Gig Economy: Washed Out

Music
By Ernest Greene | August 3, 2017
By Ernest Greene | August 3, 2017

Gig Economy: Washed Out

How Ernest Greene works, from late shifts at a Georgia gas station to his newest album, Mister Mellow.

Keith Carne (We Are Scientists) on Life on the Road in the U.K. — and Ricky Gervais’ Latest Film

Music
By Keith Carne | February 22, 2017
By Keith Carne | February 22, 2017

Keith Carne (We Are Scientists) on Life on the Road in the U.K. — and Ricky Gervais’ Latest Film

Carne takes on David Brent: Life on the Road.

Freda Love Smith (Blake Babies, Antenna) Talks Eating on Tour

Music
By Freda Love Smith | January 30, 2016
By Freda Love Smith | January 30, 2016

Freda Love Smith (Blake Babies, Antenna) Talks Eating on Tour

Musicians don’t care about your kegs of beer. What they’d like is a good meal.

Dave Depper (Death Cab for Cutie) Talks the Unbearable Weirdness of Returning from Tour

Music
By Dave Depper | August 29, 2015
By Dave Depper | August 29, 2015

Dave Depper (Death Cab for Cutie) Talks the Unbearable Weirdness of Returning from Tour

After five weeks on tour, our hero wonders two things: how to re-enter civilian life and how to get the smell of koala bear out of his jean jacket.

Jason Williamson (Sleaford Mods) Talks the Unbearable Grimness of Touring in the UK

Music
By Jason Williamson | March 28, 2015
By Jason Williamson | March 28, 2015

Jason Williamson (Sleaford Mods) Talks the Unbearable Grimness of Touring in the UK

On the soul-crushing grind and occasional rewards (mostly the former) of touring in “the dead weight of this screaming United Kingdom.”

Steve Taylor Talks Maintaining Romantic Relationships While Being in a Band

Music
By Steve Taylor | February 7, 2015
By Steve Taylor | February 7, 2015

Steve Taylor Talks Maintaining Romantic Relationships While Being in a Band

A veteran road dog offers advice to touring musicians about how to keep the home fires burning.

David Hartley (the War on Drugs) Talks Longmont Potion Castle and the Trials of Life on the Road

Music
By David Hartley | December 29, 2014
By David Hartley | December 29, 2014

David Hartley (the War on Drugs) Talks Longmont Potion Castle and the Trials of Life on the Road

The War on Drugs’ bassist explains how the Bob Dylan of prank calls leads musicians out of the emotional quagmire of the touring life.

Adam Schatz (Landlady) Talks the Horror of Playing to an Empty Room

Music
By Adam Schatz | November 1, 2014
By Adam Schatz | November 1, 2014

Adam Schatz (Landlady) Talks the Horror of Playing to an Empty Room

On the sensation of giving your all to absolutely no one.

Kevin Devine (the Goddamn Band, Bad Books) Talks David Bazan’s David Bazan + Passenger String Quartet, Volume 1

Music
By Kevin Devine | September 10, 2014
By Kevin Devine | September 10, 2014

Kevin Devine (the Goddamn Band, Bad Books) Talks David Bazan’s David Bazan + Passenger String Quartet, Volume 1

Hard-touring songwriter Kevin Devine finds a kindred spirit on David Bazan’s latest release.

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