What is your earliest music memory? Listening to my dad play the fiddle Where is your favorite place you've performed, and why? I love House Concerts the best because the setting is so intimate. There is a true exchange between musician and listener, and it allows for a conversation, story telling, and real connection with my audience. Why did you start playing music? I've been playing piano, singing, and making up songs since I was a toddler. I was lucky enough to grow up in

What is your earliest music memory? Trevor, "Singing in church choir". Nyna, "Hearing my Grandpa singing and playing guitar in the living room while my Grandma would harmonize with him from the kitchen." Where is your favorite place you've performed, and why? Rockwood Music Hall is the best because they have great sound and big crowds. Why did you start playing music? Trevor, "Music has always been an outlet of expression and a safe place of comfort to escape to. When I'm pla

From our first meeting at Flatfoot Flatbush's inaugural celebration in December of 2014, I knew there was something very special about Daniela Muhling and Megan Downes, Executive and Artistic Directors (respectively) of New York's City Stompers. As the city's only organization solely committed to the preservation and performance of Appalachian clogging and traditional American flatfooting, they have created a buzzing culture of passionate and talented dancers, promoting their

What is your earliest music memory? Annie Lenox and Billy Joel, hearing colors in music Where is your favorite place you've performed, and why? Cameo Gallery- beautiful decor and top notch sound / monitors Why did you start playing music? My mom said i should learn to just play some acoustic stuff, and I quote, "like Jewel" What does your creation process look like? chord progression - melody - lyrics Talk about the strangest thing you've discovered about yourself through mus

What's the best website for listening to your music? allnightcookin.com What's your earliest music memory? Watching Sesame Street Where's your favorite place you've performed, and why? A private party in Brooklyn at Plan B. The crowd loved it! What's your creation process look like? A marble in a races with other marbles in the sand on the beach. Talk about the strangest thing you've discovered about yourself through music I can sing. Who are some artists you admire? (Musical

A Chat With Porch Stomp Musician Andi Rae Healy! What is your earliest music memory: Listening to my mother's awesome record collection. It's where I developed a love for ABBA, the Beatles, and Fleetwood Mac to say the least. Where is your favorite place that you have performed, and why? I always love playing at Hank's Saloon in Brooklyn - the stage looks great, the staff is amazing, people dance, and we just in general have a great time. But last summer we also got to play i

In some ways, contemporary bluegrass and the music of Thelonious Monk couldn't be farther apart. While bluegrass often dons the facade of finesse and polish (exemplified by seemingly endless outpouring of melismatic figures), Thelonious Monk is somewhat 'quirkier' with work characterized by familiar yet often disorienting melodic contour, harmonic complexity and disjointed rhythmic patterns. Despite their differences, Ellery Marshall's Marshall on Monk serves as a unique po

Less than a year ago, we noticed quite a buzz coming from Astoria, Queens when our dear friend Jenny Gnirke began working hard to document musicians from across the NYC music scene. In a quaint little room, musicians gather to bare their souls before the camera, leaving only a series of rustic and raw videos as evidence of their emotive spillings. We here at Porch Stomp clearly wanted to know more... So where did the idea for the 8mm Sessions come from? Jenny Gnirke: I'll

After reviewing Mt. Thelonious's new video for "In The Pines", I walked away with only one word in mind: experience. With no shortage of originalities, self proclaimed "chamber folk" band Mt. Thelonious merges many worlds to craft their artistic pallet. Their songs writhe in a progressive and often intricate fashion, and their sound melds the rhythmic sensibilities of jazz and rock with folk instrumentation and pop hooks. Featuring the alt-rocker vocal aesthetics of Ian Luba