When Whiskey Jacques music manager, Ryan Kolquist, asked if I wanted to interview Manatee Commune for this issue, I did a quick Google search. The images that came up of musician Grant Eadie immediately intrigued me: photos of him with eloquent paint splatters reminiscent of Google Chrome commercials; a series […]
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Object Heavy by Hayden Seder
From performing as a nightclub jam band to playing with Blues Traveller and Fred Wesley (trombone player for James Brown), through band breakups and shakeups, writing songs or rolling with the punches, Object Heavy has both been and seen many things in its short existence. But that go-with-the-flow mentality is […]
Jamestown Revival by Hayden Seder
The lyrics of Jamestown Revival songs have a compelling simplicity. “Lately I’m scared of being alive,” they croon in, “Fur Coat Blues.” And, “Love is a burden, it’s bringing me down,” in their song of everyone’s favorite hardship, “Love is a Burden.” It’s these relatable lyrics about everyday life paired […]
Pink Martini: The Little Orchestra by Hayden Seder
After graduating from Harvard with honors and majors in history and literature, Thomas Lauderdale returned to his hometown in Oregon to make a difference in the political scene there. Active in politics since high school, he had served under city and state officials and helped draft Portland’s civil rights ordinance. […]
Body, Mind, Spirit, Environment: 4 Ambassadors Bring Wellness to the Sun Valley Wellness Festival by Hayden Seder
There are so many words associated with the term “wellness”: woo-woo; health; yogis, shamans and gurus; and so many more. But in the end, wellness can be approached in four different segments—mind, body, spirit, and environment. And in following this study of wellness, the annual Sun Valley Wellness Festival strives […]
Galactic by Hayden Seder
Galactic, a New Orleans-based jazz-funk fusion band, blends the sounds of many genres and musicians when playing, creating a unique “jam” for each song, album, and show. With guest performers like Macy Gray, Mavis Staples, and The Neville Brothers, the seven-piece band seamlessly incorporates rock, funk, brass, blues, jazz, hip […]
Rising Star Allison Williams by Hayden Seder
From an adrift 20-something on Girls to an ageless boy who can fly in Peter Pan to the lead in the horror film Get Out, actress Allison Williams has certainly shown range in the short span of her career. It is this range that has made 28-year-old Allison the Sun […]
The Lemon Twigs by Hayden Seder
Playing the Sun Valley Film Festival’s Saturday night award bash at Whiskey Jacques is Long Island band The Lemon Twigs. The duo, fronted by brothers Brian and Michael D’Addario (ages 19 and 17), has only just released a debut album, Do Hollywood, in October of 2016 but is already receiving […]