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The Core: Dispatch

The Core: Dispatch

Mike Greenhaus on October 3, 2025
photo: Shervin Lainez Co-founding members Chad Stokes and Brad Corrigan take a deep dive into the first studio album to truly document their group’s current lineup, Yellow Jackets. ** Adding New Songs to the Quiver CHAD STOKES: We started Yellow Jackets before last summer. We had a bunch of festivals coming up, and I had […]
“This Is My Journey”: John Driskell Hopkins on Creating New Music and Performing with Zac Brown Band Following ALS Diagnosis

“This Is My Journey”: John Driskell Hopkins on Creating New Music and Performing with Zac Brown Band Following ALS Diagnosis

John Driskell Hopkins on October 1, 2025
I have been singing since I could talk. At 3 years old, I enthusiastically joined a beat performer in Litchfield, S.C., to sing my favorite songs, “Give a Hoot, Don’t Pollute” and “Let a Frown Be Your Umbrella.” My life, in many ways, has been one big stage. I have always been surrounded by artists […]
“They Wanted To Push Things Forward”: Mike Ayers Revisits Jambands in the 90s (and Recalls His ‘Almost Famous’ Moment as A Phish Prep Cook)

“They Wanted To Push Things Forward”: Mike Ayers Revisits Jambands in the 90s (and Recalls His ‘Almost Famous’ Moment as A Phish Prep Cook)

Dean Budnick on September 29, 2025
If you’re a Relix reader— and it would appear that you’ve met the terms and conditions to qualify for this designation—then Mike Ayers’ new oral history is for you. However, in the spirit of such books as Our Band Could Be Your Life: Scenes From the American Indie Underground 1981-1991 and Meet Me in the […]