Champaign-Urbana, IL - Musician, producer, composer, audio designer, and DJ Larry E. Gates II has played hundreds of stages across the nation and has shared those stages with the likes of Chuck Berry, G. Love & Special Sauce, 30 Seconds To Mars, Local H, Superdrag, Trombone Shorty, Brother Ali, The Nappy Roots, Blueprint, DJ Rare Groove, Illogic, and many others.
Tuesday, August 13, 2013 at 8:33AM I went on WEFT 90.1 last night to talk to Local 901 host Todd Hunter about the new album and my upcoming release show. Truth is, I can't tell you how many times I've stopped in on that show over the years. It started back in 1998 when my buddy Bryan and I dropped in to hand over our band's demo in hopes of it getting played one day. The hosts (which at the time were Holly Rushakoff and Santanu Rahman) immediately played the disc and asked us to stay for an inteview. We had never experienced such a warm welcome. The show continues to this day and thanks to the enormous pool of talent in our fair twin cities, it will continue to have an overflowing stable of fresh local songs to play. Support your community radio.
90.1fm, Bryan Phelps, Holly Rushakoff, Local 901, Picture, Radio, Santanu Rahman, The Chemicals, WEFT in Real Talk Tuesdays Tuesday, May 8, 2012 at 10:04AM In 2002, my buddy Bryan Phelps (The Chemicals) tipped me off to a 19 year old Norweigan songwriter named Sondre Lerche. His debut, Faces Down, remains one of my favorite albums. It's perfect. Later that year we caught him on tour (opening for Nada Surf). Armed with his hollowbody he charmed the pants off the crowd. He continues to churn out quality tunes and is now a full-fledged Brooklynite. This is the first tune I heard - dig it.
