Making Music

This spring, the Whole Music Club presents the seventh season of Making Music, a series that features long-format discussions with talented musicians about their art. Local musician JG Everest (Lateduster, Vicious Vicious) hosts the show, which includes interviews, live demonstrations, videos, exclusive and unreleased tracks, prizes and Q&A from the audience. For a long-format interview with interviewer James Everest, check out the Pulse of the Twin Cities article. This spring, Making Music proudly features:
Spring 2008
Thursday, Feb 28, 8pm, Free.
Richard Devine
With four full-length albums on Schematic, Warp, Asphodel, and Sublight records, multiple remixes of top Warp artists like Aphex Twin and Mike Patton of Faith No More, sound-mixing for many famous video games including Dance-Dance Revolution and Halo 2, Richard Devine is setting the pace for composers and remix artists alike. Based out of Atlanta, Georgia, Devine is one of the featured artists at Spark Festival 2008.
Thursday, March 27, 8pm, Free.
Darren Jackson (Kid Dakota)
Darren Jackson of Kid Dakota writes songs as expansive and dramatic as his home state of South Dakota. With two heavily-praised albums already under their belt and the new release “A Winner’s Shadow” due out in March, fans of Jackson will likely be engrossed in tales of his “Hopeful” past and what is in store for the future.
Thursday, April 10, 8pm, Free.
Ellis
Having played at the Whole in 2006, Ellis will get to experience a different kind of event this time around at Making Music. Known for her heart-tugging lyrics and contagious sense of humor, Ellis has related to many through her performances in support of five albums. Her sixth album, "Break the Spell," was released in early February.
Thursday, April 24, 8pm, Free.
Spaghetti Western String Company
The Spaghetti Western String Company, composed of Michael Rossetto, Nicholas Lemme, Peter Fonfara and Ethan Sutton, has been prominent on the Minneapolis music scene since their formation in 2003. They have played for various festivals and events, including the Square Lake Film and Music Festival in Stillwater, where they composed two original film scores. The quartet has released their third album this February, entitled "Lull and Clatter."
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Is there a local musician you'd love to see at Making Music? We're in the process of scheduling spring dates for Making Music. Give us your requests and we'll do our best.
Past Dates:
- 2008
- Apr 24: Making Music: Spaghetti Western String Company
- Audio Coming Soon
- Apr 10: Making Music: Ellis

- Audio Coming Soon
- Mar 27: Making Music: Darren Jackson (Kid Dakota)
- Audio Coming Soon
- Feb 28: Making Music: Richard Devine



- Richard Devine Audio Part 1.
- Richard Devine Audio Part 2.
- Richard Devine Audio Part 3.
- Richard Devine Audio Part 4.
- Richard Devine Audio Part 5.
- Richard Devine Performance
- Richard Devine's Commercial Career Launch
- Richard Devine's Early Gear Acquisitions
- Richard Devine's First Recorded Track
- Richard Devine's Modern Electronic Record Collection
- 2007
- Nov 29: Making Music featuring Sean Daley a.k.a. Slug



- Sean Daley Audio Part 1.
- Sean Daley Audio Part 2.
- Sean Daley Audio Part 3.
- Sean Daley Audio Part 4.
- Sean Daley Audio Part 5.
- Slug on Headshots, Atmosphere, and RadioK - Exclusive video from Schedule Two
- Slug on his writing process - Exclusive video from Schedule Two
- Slug on work ethic - Exclusive video from Schedule Two
- Slug performs "Not Another Day" - Exclusive video from Schedule Two
- Oct 10: Making Music featuring Alan Sparhawk of LOW


- Alan Sparhawk Audio Part 1.
- Alan Sparhawk Audio Part 2.
- Alan Sparhawk Audio Part 3.
- Alan Sparhawk Audio Part 4.
- Alan Sparhawk Q&A - Exclusive video from Schedule Two
- Alan Sparhawk on gear - Exclusive video from Schedule Two
- Alan Sparhawk on the beginnings of Low - Exclusive video from Schedule Two
- Sparhawk on "Hatchet" song cycle - Exclusive video from Schedule Two
- Sparhawk performs "Death of a Salesman" - Exclusive video from Schedule Two
- Sep 27: Erik Appelwick


- Appelwick on collaborating with Darren Jackson - Exclusive video from Schedule Two
- Eric Applewick Audio Part 1.
- Eric Applewick Audio Part 2.
- Eric Applewick Audio Part 3.
- Eric Applewick Audio Part 4.
- Erik Appelwick "Blood and Clover" - Exclusive video from Schedule Two song cycle
- Erik Appelwick on "Kiss: Alive!" - Exclusive video from Schedule Two
- Erik Appelwick on production - Exclusive video from Schedule Two
- Erik Appelwick performs "Motorbike" - Exclusive video from Schedule Two
- Apr 26: Dessa (Doomtree)


- Dessa Part One.
- Dessa Part Two.
- Dessa Part Three.
- Apr 12: Josh Grier (Tapes 'n Tapes)

- Josh Grier Part One.
- Josh Grier Part Two.
- Josh Grier Part Three.
- Mar 29: Ryan Olcott (Mystery Palace, 12 Rods)

- Ryan Olcott Part One.
- Ryan Olcott Part Two.
- Ryan Olcott Part Three.
- Feb 22: Making Music: Morton Subotnick

- 2006
- Nov 30: Anthony Davis (aka ANT)


- Making Music featuring: Anthony Davis (aka ANT) Clean version
- Making Music with Ant dirty Version
- Oct 19: Andrew Bird


- Andrew Bird Part One
- Andrew Bird Part Two
- Sep 28: Lori Barbero

- Apr 27: Sean McPherson

- Apr 13: Stef Alexander (aka POS)

- Mar 29: Andrew Broder

- Feb 22: Robin Rimbaud (aka Scanner)



- 2006 2 22 Scanner
- 2006 2 22 Scanner
- Robin Rimbaud (aka Scanner) Part One.
- Robin Rimbaud (aka Scanner) Part Two.
- 2005
- Oct 27: James Diers

- James Diers Part One.
- James Diers Part Two.
- Oct 13: Haley Bonar


- Haley Bonar Part One.
- Haley Bonar Part Two.
- Sep 29: Robert Skoro


- Robert Skoro Part One.
- Robert Skoro Part Two.
- Apr 28: Martin Dosh


- How Martin taught himself how to play drums.
- Martin demonstrates the construction of "Call the Kettle Back."
- Martin explains a source of musical inspiration.
- Martin talks about maintaining time and its relative lack of importance.
- Mar 23: Wendy Lewis

- Wendy performs "What You Carry."
- Wendy shared recordings from the early days.
- Wendy talks about growing up in a religious household.
- Feb 23: Dave King


- Dave King comments on the differences in working with different groups.
- Dave fantasizes about backing Elvis in Vegas.
- Dave plays piano on "Brown Lights" with Mike Lewis on sax.
- Dave reminisces about the first songs he ever wrote.
