Chatting with Detroit rock band Odd City

Odd City discuss how they began as a 3-piece instrumental band but added Mike Szuminski (who was recording the band) after he contributed guitar parts; how they duties by switching instruments and vocals; their philosophy “it’s about the song and not the genre”;  how the pandemic influenced the music; the making of the EP Fission, and in particular, the song “The Upside Down”; and trying to juggle a full-time job with a thriving band (hint: communication and practice). […]

Chatting with Larry Sager of the rock band ESQ

Larry Sager of ESQ discusses leaving Detroit at age 18 for San Francisco; writing songs and performing in his teens; working with Donald Baldwin, a songwriter for the Temptations; recording songs today that he wrote as a teen; his experience with “cooking” old tapes to recover old sessions; the difference between a successful recording session today versus in the “old days”; working with world renowned producer Sylvia Massey; and how the band acquired the name “ESQ”. […]