The metal interview train keeps on rolling (all night long?), this time with Cynic frontman Paul Masvidal. Paul’s one of those guys who you would want to meditate with in a nice cool rainforest with a light breeze and a cascading fog rolling through the trees. So why don’t you just sit back, grab a…
Interview with Obscura’s Christian Muenzner
By Alec Howard | Published December 10th, 2011I, Bröötalisk, have once again delved into the fiery pits of Metal and have returned with yet another awesome interview. This time, with Obscura’s lead guitarist Christian Muenzner. From the 15 minutes or so I got to spend with him, he seemed like a really down to earth guy who really appreciates the art of…
Interview With Devin Townsend
By Alec Howard | Published November 10th, 2011Occasionally in life, you meet someone who you feel you could sit down and have a mind-blowing conversation with for hours upon hours. That man, for me, is Devin Townsend. I recently saw him play in San Francisco and got the great opportunity to interview him after the show. Unfortunately, I didn’t get to spend…
Interview with Opeth’s Mikael Akerfeldt
By Alec Howard | Published November 7th, 2011Something very special happened on the night of Tuesday October 18th: I, Bröötalisk, earned my Metal Stripes (the secret ingredient is the blood of my enemies) by interviewing the legendary Mikael Akerfeldt. If you are somehow unaware of this man, please proceed to jump out of your window (after reading this of course). Akerfeldt is…
Dina Maccabee on The Rising Tide tonight
By The Rising Tide | Published May 20th, 2011It’s a foggy friday morning in Santa Cruz, but the sun always shines on The Rising Tide! Terrible metaphors aside, we’re excited to bring to you an excellent live, in-studio performance this week in the form of bay area songstress, Dina Maccabee. Dina has had a long and fascinating musical path. She has performed with…
The Best Friends on The Rising Tide
By The Rising Tide | Published April 29th, 2011Hey all, It’s been an exhausting last couple of weeks, but nothing’s going to slow down The Rising Tide! As you can see on the sidebar of our blog, we’ve got a slew of wonderful performances to look forward to in the month of May! Interviews with Pangolin, The Ian Fays, The Beggar and The…
The SHE’S and Hod on The Rising Tide tonight!
By The Rising Tide | Published April 1st, 2011Did you know that you can follow your favorite local music radio show on Twitter? You can check out The Rising Tide on Twitter right here! By following us, you’ll be the first to hear announcements about our upcoming interviews, the first to see photos of recent performances we’ve put up on our Picasa page, and the…
Victims Family, Dan Potthast and Bam! Bam! on The Rising Tide tonight!
By The Rising Tide | Published March 25th, 2011Hey there, We’ve got a wonderful trio of guests for tonight’s program. It’s going to be one of the most musically diverse shows we’ve ever had! We’ll first welcome into our studio a band from Oakland by the name of Bam! Bam! This Oakland based two-piece have been kicking around thrashy, lo-fi garage pop jams…
Honeymoon & Birdhouse on The Rising Tide tonight!
By The Rising Tide | Published March 11th, 2011Hey all, we’re going to be hosting two class act local bands on the show this evening! The first of which is Honeymoon. Recalling the likes of Dawn Landes, Alela Diane and Feist, this bay area quartet’s multi-harmony take on indie-folk has caught on like wildifre ever since the band began performing together last year….
Good People on The Rising Tide Friday Night
By The Rising Tide | Published March 2nd, 2011The weather’s been strange and my life has been stranger, so let’s just get down to business and let me tell you about the group appearing on The Rising Tide program this Friday night called Good People. These Santa Cruz musicians have been kicking it since way back in 2009. Though individually schooled in different forms…