Interviews With Touring Musicians

In the three years since I started this blog, I've interviewed six musicians about the influence that travel has had on their lives and their songwriting. Here they are again, sharing stories, recalling strange or humorous moments on the road, and revealing the cities and countries they still hope to visit:

Two Minute Interview: Sergio Rotman

The saxophonist for Los Fabulosos Cadillacs reminisces about touring.

Two Minute Interview: Jessica Sligter

Dutch singer-songwriter Jæ discusses her journeys as a performing artist.

Two Minute Interview: Marcellus Hall
Seven questions with the former frontman of Railroad Jerk and White Hassle.

Two Minute Interview: Bob Nanna
The guitarist and vocalist reveals where he'd like to go next with Braid.

Two Minute Interview: Andy Chase
The producer, mixer, and member of the band Ivy explains while he prefers buses to RVs.

Two Minute Interview: Ethan Holtzman
Dengue Fever co-founder and keyboardist talks about serving as a cultural ambassador.

Two Minute Interview: Andy Chase

Many years ago I placed a short ad in the Village Voice. I'd recently moved to New York from a very small town in Ohio, and hoped to form a band with a drummer friend who had relocated to Manhattan at about the same time. We brought a batch of songs with us that I'd written in college, and planned to take the New York music scene by storm. As it turned out, fame and fortune proved elusive, but the ad worked, and a few weeks later we were collaborating with a talented guitarist/producer.

Apparently one of my favorite bands, the pop trio Ivy, also has the Voice to thank for introducing songwriters Adam Schlesinger and Andy Chase to one another. I mention this because together with Dominique Durand they've just released All Hours, their sixth full-length album of moody, hypnotic songs. In many ways, I think it improves on In the Clear, their last release for Nettwerk Records. Fresh off a short run of shows promoting the album, Chase made time to answer a few travel-related questions for my Two Minute Interview column.