Ricky Nye

is one of the world’s foremost practitioners of boogie woogie and blues. The keyboardist and vocalist sees immense value in projecting the past into the future, as he's done across more than a dozen solo albums, including his latest, The Vevay Sessions. Nye is also revered as one fourth of the classic lineup of The Raisins, the seminal, adventurous Cincinnati rock act. It recently reunited to play a run of charity gigs and is the subject of a major new documentary. He discusses all of his current projects in this expansive conversation.

Fractal Sextet

explores its ambitious new art rock LP Sky Full of Hope infused with cascading delays, shifting time signatures, and polyrhythms.

Randy McStine

dives deep into his work with Porcupine Tree and Steven Wilson, and the making of his new solo LP Mutual Hallucinations.