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Ep. #736: Douglas Andrew McCombs

Douglas Andrew McCombs discusses his lovely and fascinating first solo album, VMAK<KOMBZ<<<DUGLAS<<<6NDR7<<<, recording new music with Tortoise, his whole life in Illinois and how he got into Devo via Saturday Night Live and punk through Devo, learning to play music just by doing it, a handy phone recording app, David Pajo, John Hughes, and The Breakfast Club, his new band Black Duck, future plans, and much more. Supported by you on Patreon, Pizza Trokadero, the Bookshelf, Planet Bean Coffee, and Grandad’s Donuts. Support Y.E.S.S. and Black Women United YEG. Follow vish online.

Marisa Anderson discusses her wondrous new solo album, Still, Here, collaborating with others and collaborating with herself, a fascinating relationship with piano, mindfulness and not always knowing, folk traditions and how history makes the present make sense, loneliness and grieving, touring again, other future plans, and more. Supported by you on Patreon, Blackbyrd Myoozik, Pizza Trokadero, the Bookshelf, Planet Bean Coffee, and Grandad’s Donuts. Support Y.E.S.S. and Black Women United YEG. Follow vish online.

Sam Prekop and John McEntire discuss their first duo collaboration, their wonderful debut album Sons Of, Portland and Chicago, eclectic music and Shrimp Boat, how they first met, drum machines and “physical drumming,” music studies and synthesizers, listening to records, two cats and Scott Walker, Tortoise updates, other future plans, and more. Supported by you on Patreon, Pizza Trokadero, the Bookshelf, Planet Bean Coffee, and Grandad’s Donuts. Support Y.E.S.S. and Black Women United YEG. Follow vish online.