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Drinks With: Brendan Benson and Ashley Monroe(1)

February 24, 2010

Skip Matheny –former bartender in a retirement community and currently a songwriter in the band Roman Candle — interviewed Brendan Benson and Ashley Monroe earlier this month for Lake Fever Sessions on Nashville’s Music Row. Be sure to check out the video below.
The first question we always ask is, “What’s your favorite drink?”
Brendan Benson: It’d [...]

Drinks With: Brendan Benson and Ashley Monroe

Drinks With: Tom T. Hall, Part 1

Skip’s note: This is part one of a two-part “drinks with” interview with Tom T. Hall and his wife & songwriting partner Miss Dixie. For anyone who doesn’t know Tom T. Hall, I urge you to drop what you are doing, and go listen to the song “Homecoming.” If you’re looking for impressive numbers, Tom [...]

Drinks With: Alejandro Escovedo

Skip Matheny –former bartender in a retirement community and currently a songwriter in the band Roman Candle — interviewed Alejandro Escovedo last month, when Roman Candle was touring with the legendary Texas songwriter.
Skip’s note: “This was the last night of the tour in Louisville, Kentucky. The next day (Alejandro and his band) drove to Lexington, [...]

Drinks With: Elvis Perkins

photo by Rachel Briggs
Skip Matheny –former bartender in a retirement community and currently a songwriter in the band Roman Candle — caught up with Elvis Perkins this fall, when the singer recorded several songs with his band (Elvis Perkins in Dearland) at Lake Fever Productions here in Nashville. Check out video and photos from the [...]