Had the pleasure of chatting with We Are The Northern Lights from their apartment in New York City.  They discuss their latest musical release, touring, how they met, and what they learned at the CDBaby DIY Musician Conference.

http://www.wearethenorthernlights.com

http://andrewlipow.com

Niecee Elliott is one of Music City's most promising young rappers and has currently been nominated for a Nashville Industry Music Award.  While still on tour promoting her single "Bag Talk," she has recently been featured on DJ Coop's "New Blues" and continues to record under the SOMG label.  She discusses her rapping and singing style, the importance of Nashville as a home for hip hop and her upcoming EP, "Who is Niecee Elliott?"

Rick Wilkerson is an in-demand drummer based out of Nashville, Tennessee.  He was worked with Keith Urban, James Otto, Chris Janson and the Wooten Brothers. His original music can be found on Spotify as well as his website.  We talk about our recent roundtable discussion at the IASPM-US conference in Nashville, what we know and don't know about Indian classical music, and where the best Mexican food can be found in Music City. 

http://rickwilkersonmusic.com

DJ Coop has recently released his new single, "New Blues," featuring Wilx and Niecee Elliott.  We talk about the Nashville hip hop scene, self promotion on social media and his label and management company, SOMG. 

615 Exclusive is a hip hop artist born and raised in Nashville, Tennessee.  His new single, Zero, is available for streaming and download.  He discusses how he found the beat for the single as well as what it means to be a hip hop artist from Nashville.

Micah Snow has performed with a variety of award winning musicians, from music legend, Darlene Love to modern country artist, Tyminski.  He is currently on tour with singer/songwriter, Maggie Rose and continues to play club dates as well as church gigs every Sunday.  We talk about his Bruce Springsteen tribute shows, the Piano Men tribute show, life in Nashville and finding time to practice as a professional musician. 

Beth Garner has been a staple of the downtown music scene in Nashville for a over a decade.  She is a blues and country guitar player and singer and songwriter to boot.  We talk about her home state of Texas and her band, the Tennessee Twisters.

Award-winning singer/songwriter, Mary Bragg stops by the studio with her husband and bassist, Jimmy Sullivan, to talk about her upbringing in Georgia, and her album, Edge of This Town. 

www.marybragg.com

Violin and drum duo, the Khromatiks, stop by the studio to discuss how they formed at Belmont University as well as arranging cover songs and touring. Kyle Pudenz and Kayleigh Moyer perform an original composition as well.

BIG SHOALS talk the road, Florida and perform three songs live in-studio.

www.bigshoalsband.com