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Sara Lucas is a singer, songwriter and guitarist based in New York. With Ryan Seaton, she is co-founder of Callers, who are currently working on their fourth album. As a member of LaDaMa — a collaborative project also involving musicians from Colombia, Brazil and Venezuela — she is interested in the intersecting points between music, community and daily living. She’s also working on a solo album with her first love, the classical guitar. You can follow Sara on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/sarabethlucas" target="_blank">here</a> and you can visit Callers <a href="http://www.callersband.com" target="_blank">here.</a>

Sara Lucas

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Saul Williams Waxes Poetic on PJ Harvey’s The Hope Six Demolition Project

Ned Russin plays bass and sings in Title Fight and is currently attending Columbia University.
(Photo credit: Reid Haithcock)

Ned Russin

This Piece About Parquet Courts’ Human Performance Will Make You Really Anxious

For Krizz Kaliko, a rapper and r&amp;b singer born and raised in Kansas City, music is more than his life’s work: it’s his lifeline. A long-time collaborator of Tech N9ne and a signee to the rapper’s Strange Music label, Krizz’ music always reflects his mood. From his playful 2008 debut Vitiligo, to his dark epic Genius (2009), Krizz’ body of work runs the gamut of the human psyche. Krizz Kaliko’s expressive lyrics and emotional honesty have won the rapper a devoted legion of fans who eagerly anticipate his every move. After releasing five studio rap albums, Krizz forsakes his rapidfire bars for smooth singing on Go, a powerful, ambitious pop/r&amp;b effort releasing April 2016.

Krizz Kaliko

Mayer Hawthorne’s Man About Town Will Mummify You in a Daydream

Freda Love Smith is a lecturer and advisor in the School of Communication at Northwestern University. She is a rock drummer and co-founder of the Blake Babies, Antenna, Some Girls, and the Mysteries of Life, is a staff writer for Paste Magazine, and has published short stories in journals such as the North American Review, SmokeLong, Bound Off and Riptide. Her first book, Red Velvet Underground: A Rock Memoir, with Recipes, was published on November 1, 2015 by Agate/Midway.
(Photo Credit: Rebecca Dudley)

Freda Love Smith

How Robbie Fulks Helped Me Find Heterotopia

Melissa Brooks is the lead singer and songwriter of the Southern California-based alternative rock band the Aquadolls. From touring with Kate Nash and opening for Jenny Lewis, to playing festivals with Weezer and Cat Power, Brooks has been making noise in the California scene with her carefree energy and positive spirit. She formed the band in the summer of 2012 and has cultivated a fan base with her songs about love, hate and female empowerment.

Melissa Brooks

Gwen Stefani’s This Is What the Truth Feels Like Is a Glittery Confessional That Will Take You Straight Back to the ’90s

How Is a Song Like a Time Machine?

Josh Strawn is currently one half of the electronic duo Azar Swan and the lead singer of the moody metal supergroup Vaura. He was closely involved with the now-defunct Wierd Records label and party, at which time he fronted the post-punk band Blacklist and played in the psychedelic doom folk band Religious to Damn with Azar Swan co-conspirator Zohra Atash. He has contributed written works of political and cultural commentary to various publications including Flavorwire and Slutist.
(photo credit: Jason Rodgers)

Josh Strawn

Santigold’s 99¢ Is a Powerful Social Statement that Sounds Like a Party

Jordan-born, Los Angeles-based singer, songwriter and pianist Ferras is the inaugural artist on Katy Perry’s joint venture record label with Capitol Music Group. His self-titled EP is out now. Follow him on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/ferras" target="_blank">here</a> and like him on Facebook <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ferras/info/?tab=page_info" target="_blank">here</a>. Follow him on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ferras/">here</a>.
(photo credit: Rony Alwin)

Ferras

Sia Is Pop Music’s Modern-Day Prophetess

Nicole Atkins is an Asbury Park, NJ-based rock singer, songwriter, producer and comic illustrator. She also dabbles in the dark arts. You can follow her on <a href="https://twitter.com/nicoleatkins" target="_blank">Twitter</a> and <a href="https://instagram.com/nicoleatkins/" target="_blank">Instagram</a>

Nicole Atkins

Nicole Atkins Talks Ty Segall’s Emotional Mugger

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First and foremost, Talkhouse Contributing Writer Liam Wilson is a good vibe technician. He&#8217;s known to moonlight as an avid psychonaut and enjoys occasional visits with his worldly possessions in Philadelphia. He spends most of his time wandering Earth in an endless pursuit of a clearer understanding of all things bass-frequency related with his band the Dillinger Escape Plan. Follow him on: <a href="http://www.twitter.com/liamwilson">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/goodvibetech">Facebook</a> and <a href="http://instagram.com/liam_wilson">Instagram</a>.
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Liam Wilson

Liam Wilson (Dillinger Escape Plan) Talks Tortoise’s The Catastrophist

Dan Wilson is an artist, songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist based in Los Angeles who is best known as the lead singer of the band Semisonic, for which he wrote the Grammy-nominated smash “Closing Time” as well as other international hits. Since Semisonic, Dan has released two solo albums and has become a highly sought-after songwriting collaborator due to his songwriting, performing and production skills. He has written with and produced a diverse group of artists including  Adele, Dixie Chicks, Chris Stapleton, John Legend, The Head &amp; The Heart, Dierks Bentley, Florence Welch, Jim James, Keith Urban, Carol King, Spoon, Pink, Taylor Swift, and many others. Dan contributed three songs to Adele’s album, 21, including the hit “Someone Like You,” which he also produced, thus earning himself a Grammy for Album of the Year.  A few years earlier, Wilson took home a Song of the Year Grammy for “Not Ready to Make Nice,” one of six songs he co-wrote for the Dixie Chicks’ award-winning album Taking the Long Way. Wilson’s third solo album, Love Without Fear, was released in 2014. Recently, Dan co-wrote nine songs on Phantogram’s new album Three, including their single “You Don’t Get Me High Anymore” (which he also co-produced). You can follow him on <a href="https://twitter.com/DanWilsonMusic" target="_blank">Twitter</a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/danwilsonmusic/?fref=ts" target="_blank">Facebook</a> and his website is <a href="http://www.danwilsonmusic.com/" target="_blank">here</a>.

Dan Wilson

Dan Wilson Talks John Seabrook’s The Song Machine: Inside the Hit Factory

Memphis, Tennessee’s Julien Baker released her sophomore record, Turn Out The Lights, via Matador Records in 2017. Follow her on Twitter <a href="http://twitter.com/julienrbaker" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a> and Instagram <a href="http://instagram.com/julienrbaker" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a>.
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