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Marissa Paternoster (Screaming Females) Talks the Time when Steve Albini Slept with the Greatest Guitarist in the World

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Evan Shornstein, aka Photay, is a composer, drummer, DJ, producer, and musical polymath based in LA.

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Booker Stardrum is a composer, drummer/percussionist, and producer based in Kingston, NY.

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Mood Board: Booker Stardrum and Evan Shornstein’s OOPS!

Matt Kivel is a songwriter and musician based in LA. His latest record, Escape from L.A., is out now.

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Don Cento is an Austin-based guitarist and composer who leads the instrumental jazz/Americana trio Cento Threeo. The debut Cento Threeo record Halfway to Mellowtown is out June 19, 2026.

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sweet93 embodies the hazy, drifting summers of the early ‘90s — a time when the lullabies of Slowdive and the sweetness of Mazzy Star ruled the alternative rock scene. Based in NYC, sweet93&#8217;s songs are the soundtrack to a waking dream.

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Louise Trehy and Mike Mason met in early ‘90s Camberwell, London. Both were deeply involved with the independent music scene of the time; Louise co-founded Setanta Records (home of The Divine Comedy, Edwyn Collins, and Into Paradise), and Mike traversed between bike courier, video director, and lighting designer for Spacemen 3, Slowdive, Spiritualized, Curve, and Chapterhouse. Prompted by Louise, they started writing songs together as Swallow.
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Swallow and sweet93 Don’t Make Their Beds

Allison Goldfarb and Jackson MacIntosh are the LA synth pop duo Paycheque. Their debut self-titled record is out now on Mansions and Millions.

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Mood Board: Paycheque’s Paycheque

Rafay Rashid is an artist and musician who plays with Ravi Shavi, Happiness, and Lookers. He was born in Islamabad, Pakistan and lives in Providence, Rhode Island.
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Rock &amp; Roll Hall of Famer Duff McKagan is a former member of the Fastbacks, The Fartz, 10 Minute Warning and Guns &#8216;n&#8217; Roses.  He plays bass in Velvet Revolver and founded Meridian Rock, a wealth management firm for musicians.

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Brian d’Arcy James is currently starring in <a href="https://edwardburns.net/projects/finnegans-foursome/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Finnegan’s Foursome</a>, the new family-themed comedy drama from writer-director-actor Edward Burns, which is now on digital. His other recent film credits include two other films for Burns, Millers in Marriage and The Family Mcmullen, as well as Pain Hustlers opposite Emily Blunt and Chris Evans and She Came To Me, alongside Anne Hathaway, Peter Dinklage and Marissa Tomei. He was Officer Krupke in the Oscar-Nominated West Side Story, directed by Steven Spielberg, co-starred in The Kitchen opposite Melissa McCarthy, and gave standout performances in First Man, Molly’s Game and Spotlight, for which he won a SAG Aaward. On TV, he recently starred in The Copenhagen Test on Peacock, the David E. Kelly miniseries Love and Death, opposite Elizabeth Olsen. Brian has starred in fifteen shows on Broadway, most recently Into the Woods and The Ferryman, and has been nominated for five Tony Awards. He originated the role of King George in Hamilton.

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Talkhouse Contributing Writer Marissa Paternoster is the singer and guitar player in Screaming Females. You can follow them on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/Screamales">here</a>.