Posts in Q&A
Mac DeMarco On Growing Up And Maintaining A Sense Of Humor
Mac DeMarco On Growing Up And Maintaining A Sense Of Humor

With a head of floppy hair underneath a forwards-facing baseball hat, singer-songwriter, Mac DeMarco, grins his signature gap tooth smile. To many, he’s an unlikely hero of music. To others, his talent and skill are obvious. The psychedelic-voiced minstrel of contemporary mellow rock music croons, singing his songs about lost youth and the dire creep of time. And on his latest record released in May, This Old Dog, the Canadian-born DeMarco laments the loss of his father, spiritually and, likely, physically. We had a chance to talk with DeMarco before he embarked on yet another series of national gigs to ask him about the new record, his smoking habits on stage, his relationship to death and much more.

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Q&AJake UittiThe Fresh Toast
KEXP Exclusive Interview: Mary Lambert
KEXP Exclusive Interview: Mary Lambert

Grammy-nominated singer Mary Lambert has been doing things for herself lately. And, she says, it feels exhilarating. But between performances and business moves – like signing her own distribution deal and releasing her latest EP, Bold, in May – she’s been playing a lot of The Sims computer game, creating characters based on her friends (like The Black Tones’ Eva Walker, featured drummer in Lambert’s latest video).

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Q&AJake UittiKEXP
TROMBONE SHORTY BRINGING SOUND OF NEW ORLEANS TO SEATTLE
TROMBONE SHORTY BRINGING SOUND OF NEW ORLEANS TO SEATTLE

Trombone Shorty, playing Seattle on Sunday, August 20 as part of the annual Woodland Park Zoo series, is well known for his prowess on brass instruments. Famous for his skills on the trumpet, trombone and as a bandleader, Trombone Shorty (aka New Orleans’ Troy Andrews) has been fronting groups since he was a child. An affable, thoughtful and generous fellow, the musician recently began a summer tour showcasing the music from his hometown, including cuts off his new record, 2017’s Parking Lot Symphony. We had a chance to catch up with the virtuoso to ask him about the Big Easy, how his musical ear developed, his thoughts on his lineage and much more.

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Q&AJake UittiSSE
Lead by Your Samples: DJ Shadow on Collecting Vinyl, Scratching, and His New Tour
Lead by Your Samples: DJ Shadow on Collecting Vinyl, Scratching, and His New Tour

Say the name DJ Shadow to any hiphop head who came of age in the 1990s, and they'll stop what they're doing to recall a favorite track. For some, it's "Organ Donor," the methodical-yet-spastic gymnastic of an instrumental. For others, it's "Building Steam with a Grain of Salt," a misty, railroad-like tune featuring dialogue perhaps plucked from a psychedelic Hitchcock film. But whatever the song, DJ Shadow, with his mixing board and collection of 60,000 records, has been integral in the development of hiphop over the last two decades.

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Q&AJake UittiThe Stranger
TFT Exclusive: Dave Matthews On Tim Reynolds Collaboration, Trump’s Wall, And Going Vegan
TFT Exclusive: Dave Matthews On Tim Reynolds Collaboration, Trump’s Wall, And Going Vegan

When Dave Matthews walks into a room, he does so smoothly and calmly. He’s not bothered by eyeballs – and if he was, he’d just as easily leave through the front door. Matthews, when he meets you, offers to buy you a coffee. Then he sits and begins to open up as you ask questions about politics, naturopathy and his upcoming tour with guitarist, Tim Reynolds.

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Q&AJake UittiThe Fresh Toast
Q&A with Macklemore collaborator, rapper Xperience
Q&A with Macklemore collaborator, rapper Xperience

Rapper Tyler XP Andrews had a big hand in the latest Macklemore & Ryan Lewis record, This Unruly Mess I’ve Made, including writing credits on the songs "Brad Pitt's Cousin" and "Let's Eat." As such, the hip-hop duo asked Andrews to join them on their latest European tour, where we caught up with the lyricist during some down time in Newcastle upon Tyne in the U.K. We asked Andrews about his recent experience on tour, how he joined forces with Macklemore and what has been the hardest thing for him to cope with while traveling the world.

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Q&AJake UittiSeattle Mag
Ten Quick Questions For Chuck Klosterman
Ten Quick Questions For Chuck Klosterman

New York Times Bestselling author, Chuck Klosterman, who we wrote a Monarch Drinks With feature about in 2012, has written a new book called, But What If We’re Wrong? It’s a close examination of concepts that society holds to be obvious but maybe aren’t quite as clear as they seem. And in the spirit of the question, we caught up with Klosterman to ask him a few quick ones of our own.  

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Q&AJake UittiThe Monarch Review
Q&A with Singer and Musician Andrew Bird
Q&A with Singer and Musician Andrew Bird

When Andrew Bird, the warm-voiced singer and musician (famous for his whistling and violin playing), picked up the phone after I dialed the 14-digit number to reach him in Ireland where he was to play at the U.S. Embassy, he told me he’d been up for two days straight. “I left my house yesterday at noon,” Bird says, “and got to Dublin a couple of hours ago. I’m here in a very strange place. I’m technically on U.S. soil in the middle of a massive park surrounded by green fields.” 

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Q&AJake UittiSeattle Mag
Jolie Holland Live at the Triple Door
Jolie Holland Live at the Triple Door

Jolie Holland, the lovely, fluttery-voiced singer famous for the songs “Littlest Bird” and “Old Fashioned Morphine,” is embarking on something brand new this month, but something that's also rooted deeply in her past: a tour with songwriter Samantha Parton along the West Coast and Canada.

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Q&AJake UittiSeattle Mag
Richard Sherman Talks Spaghetti, Why he's still the Best Corner in the Game
Richard Sherman Talks Spaghetti, Why he's still the Best Corner in the Game

The chance to interview Seahawks’ star cornerback Richard Sherman is an exciting proposition. With it, though, brings its share of questions, especially for a writer who has been at least a little critical of the man this season. Nevertheless, I was set to interview Sherman during the American Express Blue Friday event at the brand new Starbucks Reserve Roastery and Tasting Room on Capitol Hill. 

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Q&AJake UittiSeattle Mag
Waxie Moon Rising
Waxie Moon Rising

With his gentle voice and expressive blue eyes leveled over a cup of coffee, Marc Kenison radiates loving warmth. The man best known as burlesque star Waxie Moon expresses a sincere desire to help people feel more comfortable with who and where they are. Kenison—who’s also a teacher, Obamacare spokesperson and Seattle landmark—talked about his return to the stage as an actor for the first time in seven years, his recent burlesque accolades and exciting upcoming theatre projects, and why he thinks Seattle is such a supportive city to queer arts.

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Q&AJake UittiCity Arts
Spending the Holidays with Dina Martina
Spending the Holidays with Dina Martina

Dina Martina is one of Seattle’s most brilliantly shining treasures and the glint on her drag gem gleams most brightly during the holiday season calendar. Martina, who always brings “jifts” for her fans in winter, offers one of the most sought after shows in the Emerald City, whether at “Re-Bar Place” or ACT Theater, during a time when car traffic is at its peak and Jack Frost nips at your toes most regularly. To bring you a respite from all this societal freezing clutter, Martina showcases her, well, singing prowess, of sorts, and her comedy that wows in its hysterics. We caught up with the artist to ask her a few outlandish and holiday questions about wardrobe, snacks and Pee-Wee Herman.  

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Q&AJake UittiThe Monarch Review