Bands To Fans

Cris Cohen
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Bands To Fans

Cris Cohen interviews professional musicians to get the stories behind every beat, chord, and lyric.

  1. 5D AGO

    The Wandering Hearts

    I spoke with AJ Dean of The Wandering Hearts. We discussed:Deja Vu (We've All Been Here Before), their reimagining of the album by Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young.The rare thunderstorms that bookended their recording sessions in the California desert.Veering away from the obvious choice of who should sing lead on a song.And more.

    38 min

  2. APR 25

    Sister Hazel

    I spoke with the band Sister Hazel, specifically Ken Block, Drew Copeland, Jett Beres, and Ryan Newell. (Drummer Mark Trojanowski was warming up because they were about to go on stage.) We discussed: - Their new album... Sand, Sea & Crash Debris - Co-writing a song with Emerson Hart of Tonic - Ken co-writing a song with his daughter  - Which member of the band is "the unwriter" - The songs "Hole In Your Life," "All Goes By So Fast," and "Lay Your Worry Down" - And more

    19 min

  3. APR 20

    Vulnerability with volume. Kelsy Karter - interview excerpt

    Vulnerability with volume. Talking about the song "Wild" with Kelsy Karter.

    40 min

  4. APR 20

    Matt Scannell of Vertical Horizon (excerpt) - "The Echoes of Angels That Won't Return"

    Talking with Matt Scannell of Vertical Horizon about the song "Everything You Want"

    3 min

  5. APR 16

    Peter Holsapple and The Face of 68

    I interviewed Peter Holsapple, best known for his bands The dB's and the Continental Drifters, as well as his work with groups like REM and Hootie and The Blowfish. Topics and pull quotes: His new album, The Face of 68."You want to kind of go for feral performances if you can. You want it to jump out of the grooves of the record.""There's the human jukebox that's running from the second I get up to the instant I fall asleep that I can't turn off.""It's got conversation that I'm having with him beyond the pale. I need that. I need to grieve somehow."And he proves he is an even a bigger music geek than I am.

    59 min

  6. APR 9

    Jim "Soni" Sonefeld of Hootie and The Blowfish

    “Sometimes the moment that you think is the worst moment, the worst thing to happen, turns out to be, in hindsight, something that was necessary, maybe even profoundly a gift.” I spoke with Jim “Soni” Sonefeld of Hootie and The Blowfish. We discussed: His autobiography, “Swimming With the Blowfish: Hootie, Healing, And One Hell Of A Ride”.Overcoming his addictions.Writing about his tumultuous times in a way that did not let himself off the hook, but also did not harm his bandmates, friends, or family.The thrill and the pressure that comes with releasing one of the best selling debut albums of all time.Hearing the crowd at one of Darius Rucker’s solo concerts sing along to “Hold My Hand,” which Soni wrote.

    47 min

  7. FEB 27

    Chris Berardo

    I interviewed Chris Berardo. We discussed: - His new album, Wilder All The Time - Sequencing the song order so it mimics a live show - "You are cheating yourself if you don't recognize the joy when it happens." - Writing songs on the piano that are then played on guitar - And more Get the album More interviews

    34 min

  8. FEB 19

    alltheprettythings

    I spoke with Logan Tabor of alltheprettythings. We discussed:Their album ProseHis hodgepodge methodology for collecting potential lyricsCreating a song like "New Teeth," heavy rock that you can dance toHis pre-tour vocal workoutsThe different extremes within the song "Carousel"From the song “Teenage Lines” the lyric “How you were reaching for the stars again / and only pulling down the empty things that were sitting in between”And more

    36 min
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Cris Cohen interviews professional musicians to get the stories behind every beat, chord, and lyric.

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  • Creator
    Cris Cohen
  • Years Active
    2018 - 2025
  • Episodes
    73
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Copyright Cris Cohen
  • Show Website
    Bands To Fans

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