Kreative Kontrol

Vish Khanna on music, culture, and more

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Ep. #877: Gastr del Sol

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David Grubbs and Jim O’Rourke discuss the history of their band Gastr del Sol and their beautiful new box set, We Have Dozens of Titles, comedy, Albert Brooks, and Robert Smigel, locating live recordings from a Canadian Gastr del Sol concert that was their final show, memories of living and working in Chicago, how Gastr del Sol inspired other musicians including Jim Guthrie, why the band ended, how David and Jim began communicating again, what’s next for Gastr del Sol, other future plans, and much more.

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Ep. #839: Mary Timony

Post author By vish
Post date February 20, 2024

Mary Timony discusses her excellent and introspective new album, Untame the Tiger, teaching guitar and creative coaching, caring for and then losing her parents to illnesses, what that taught her about herself, thinking about thinking and writing songs about her brain, favourite guitarists like Jimi Hendrix and Christina Billotte, touring a lot, other future plans and much more.

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Ep. #823: Espanola

Post author By vish
Post date November 23, 2023

Aaron Goldstein discusses his band Espanola and their new album, Espanola, Again, what it was like touring with Willie Nelson in Kathleen Edwards’ band, why and how became such a sought-after pedal steel player, the blurry line between producing and writing a song, writing about displacement, southern rock from southern Ontario, future plans, and much more.

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