Shaky Knees 2021 – Interview with Neal Francis

On his new album In Plain Sight, Neal Francis offers up a body of work both strangely enchanted and painfully self-aware, unfolding in songs sparked from Greek myths and frenzied dreams and late-night drives in the depths of summer delirium. True to its charmed complexity, the singer/songwriter/pianist’s second full-length came to life over the course […]

Shaky Knees 2021 – Interview with Lunar Vacation

This Friday, October 29th, Lunar Vacation are celebrating the release of their new record,“Inside, Every Fig is a Dead Wasp” with a show at Aisle 5 in Little Five Points.    Details and Tickets – https://wl.seetickets.us/event/Lunar-Vacation/450758?afflky=Aisle5   We sat down with the hometown favorites before their amazing set later in the evening on the Criminal […]

Shaky Knees 2021 – Interview with Cults

In the middle of a global pandemic, Cults released Host, their most organic-sounding record to date. In the meantime their song, “Always Forever” started making the band new fans in part because of people sharing their music on TikTok. I sat down with them on Friday afternoon after their excellent set at Shaky Knees to […]

Shaky Knees 2021 – Interview with the Specialists

Specialists are a New York City based funk collective founded by guitarist Will Harden and bassist Mikey Rotunno. The duo has composed works for bands of various sizes, across a multitude of genres. The duo began with a tradition deemed Funky Friday, releasing new music on consecutive Fridays. Their sound comes from a cultivation of […]