Bleu has a beer with me during his stop at the Bowery Electric on the PledgeMusic Tour.  He reveals the source of his name, why he went electronic on his newest album, and what it's like at the Hanson compound.

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All five members of Pennsylvanian indie rock band Edelweiss share a table with me at Sugar Cafe.  They discuss their evolution from garage cover band to fidgety dark-wavers on their latest EP, Honduras.  Each musician also reveals his dream act to open for.

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Siddhartha Khosla of Goldspot invites me into the green room at Rockwood Music Hall in New York, NY.  He reveals the backstory of his latest work, Aerogramme, which is his most personal album to date.  Sidd recalls childhood memories from India, and he also explains why it was important for him to release a song from the album as a charity single.

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Austin Hartley-Leonard of the L.A.-based band, Broken Anchor, sits down for a chat at the Thompson LES Hotel Bar in New York, NY.  He discusses his new album, Fresh Lemonade, and how he wrote some of the songs in his sleep.  Austin also reveals how alcoholism was holding him back from creating his best tunes, and how he's adapting into a one-man band following the departure of his drummer.

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