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Michael grew up in Washington state and started playing drums in middle school when he was thirteen years old. While in college at New York University, Michael was a clerk at East Village Record Shop, Other Music, as well as a founding member of the Captured Tracks band Widowspeak, recording parts and touring with the band for their first LP. A few years later, Michael joined EZTV, who are also signed to Captured Tracks. EZTV released their debut album, Calling Out, in July 2015, and will release their sophomore album, High in Place, on September 30, 2016. Currently, he is also a Digital Imaging Specialist/Archivist at New York University and frequently assists Captured Tracks with preserving original art for their reissue projects.
(Photo credit: Pamela Garavano-Coolbaugh)

Michael Stasiak

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The Trials and Tribulations of Writing Your Band Bio

Drawing from her early experiences with classical music through her work as a ballet dancer, Dana Falconberry couples traditional notions with influences from Austin’s diverse independent music community to create intricate, modern folk songs with an experimental edge. Dana Falconberry &amp; Medicine Bow&#8216;s new record, From the Forest Came the Fire, is out now.
(Photo credit: Courtney Chavanell)

Dana Falconberry

Here’s What It’s Like to Go on Tour…in National Parks

Timo Ellis of Netherlands is a staple figure in New York&#8217;s arts and music scene who&#8217;s appeared on more than one hundred albums, including notable recordings and collaborations with Yoko Ono, the Melvins, John Zorn, Ween and Gibby Haynes, just to name a few.

Timo Ellis

How the Punch Brothers Heralded the Unexpected Return of My Inner Eleven-Year-Old Van Halen Geek

Devo founder, Gerald V. Casale, was the band’s co-principle songwriter on radio hits like “Whip It,&#8221; “Beautiful World,&#8221; “Freedom of Choice” and “Gates of Steel.&#8221; He was also largely responsible for designing Devo’s acclaimed stage shows and Dadaist costumes, including the infamous red “Energy Dome.&#8221;  A pioneering, award-winning music video and commercial director, Gerald began by directing the band’s groundbreaking videos in the &#8217;70s and &#8217;80s. Afterwards, he directed nearly one hundred music videos over the next decade for groups as varied as The Foo Fighters, Silverchair, Soundgarden and Mint Condition before moving on to TV spot directing on the cusp of the new millenium. Currently, Casale remains active in both music and videos, collaborating with Italy’s Phunk Investigation on a vinyl EP to be released Record Store Day 2016 and developing a Devo musical, The Beginning Was the End, a satirical, futuristic narrative set in Devo’s alternate world, Spudland and propelled by Devo’s well-known song catalog.

Gerald Casale

TOBACCO IS ADDICTIVE! Viva Sweatbox Dynasty

Hutch Harris was born in New York City, raised in Silicon Valley and has resided in Portland, Oregon for the past twenty years.  Harris founded and was the lead singer/songwriter of the Thermals. He is currently working on his first solo LP. Follow Harris on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/instantanxiety" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&amp;q=https://twitter.com/thethermals&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1539364798634000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFoiS1M3sGWO60C3dnqFFla-DuGbw">here</a>.
(Photo Credit: Westin Glass)

Hutch Harris

White Reaper and the Rebirth (and Subsequent Death) of Mystery

Jeff Zentner’s debut novel, The Serpent King (Crown/Random House), releases in March 2016. Prior to becoming an author, he was a singer-songwriter and guitarist who recorded with Iggy Pop, Nick Cave, Thurston Moore, Mark Lanegan, Lydia Lunch and Debbie Harry, among others. In addition to writing and recording, Zentner works with young musicians at Tennessee Teen Rock Camp. He lives in Nashville. You can follow him on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/jeffzentner" target="_blank">here</a>.

Jeff Zentner

President Donald Trump Could Be Terrible for Artists

Rachel Browne is a musician, writer and visual artist living in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She is frequently on tour with her band Field Mouse and is a graduate of the Music Program at Purchase College. She is a Sagittarius, but doubtful that it means anything. You can follow her on Twitter <a href="http://www.twitter.com/rachelbrowne" target="_blank">here</a>.

Rachel Browne

Here’s What It Feels Like to Be a Musician with a Chronic Disease

Dale is the drummer in Brooklyn-based duo YVETTE and the Director of Special Projects and Other Provocations at GODMODE music. He is also a freelance writer. His work has appeared recently in the New York Daily News, Complex, The Daily Beast, The Atlantic, The Village Voice, Noisey, The Awl, Fader and elsewhere.

Dale W. Eisinger

How is the Election Like a Girl Talk Record?

Karl Kuehn is the singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist behind <a href="https://gaymeat.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://gaymeat.bandcamp.com/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1664819338178000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0j2Z7bZx8pC_KAXX2GgPWD">Gay Meat</a>, and NC based band<a href="https://museummouth.bandcamp.com/album/crumbs-in-the-bed" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://museummouth.bandcamp.com/album/crumbs-in-the-bed&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1664819338178000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3dRR9P7i3Ot-4HAtOvZotw"> </a><a href="https://museummouth.bandcamp.com/album/crumbs-in-the-bed" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://museummouth.bandcamp.com/album/crumbs-in-the-bed&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1664819338178000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3dRR9P7i3Ot-4HAtOvZotw">Museum Mouth</a>. He loves 311, HGTV, and is allergic to penicillin. If you’re really brave, you can follow him on Twitter <a href="https://mobile.twitter.com/gaymeatkarl" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://mobile.twitter.com/gaymeatkarl&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1664819338178000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2x6lUc1hPXfA8y_y8iOmOG">here</a>.

Karl Kuehn

You Can’t Ignore the Rise of Pop Music — and Neither Can Your Favorite Bands

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

Don’t Let Your “Alt” Identity Sabotage This Election

Anthony LaMarca is a musician from Youngstown, Ohio. He currently plays in The War On Drugs, sometimes with Dean &amp; Britta, and previously with St. Vincent. He and his brother, Angelo, make records as The Building. He also has a wonderful wife and a gorgeous German Shepherd named Petra.

Anthony LaMarca

Why I Fell in Love with Polka

Jessica Weiss is the singer and primary songwriter of UK band Fear of Men. Their debut album Loom was released in 2014, followed by Fall Forever in June 2016 through Kanine Records. She studied fine art and history of art at Goldsmiths in London and now lives by the sea spending most of her time worrying and overthinking things.
(Photo credit: Clementine Blue)

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