Lilly Hiatt
Lilly Hiatt Puts Her Pandemic Blues Behind Her on Lately
Alt-country composer Lilly Hiatt was justifiably proud of Walking Proof, last year’s New West Records followup to her 2017 breakthrough Trinity Lane. It even boasted cameos from some A-list well-wishers like Amanda Shires, Luke Schneider, and her legendary folk/rock dad, John Hiatt, on “Some Kind Of Drug.” Unfortunately, its release date of March 27, 2020 didn’t exactly help it — releasing just as COVID-19 locked down every concert venue where she could possibly promote it. Combined with a poorly timed breakup, Hiatt spent the early days of quarantine alone with her cat in her native Nashville, sometimes cruising in her van through once-bustling popular neighborhoods like Five Points. “[Nashville] was shut down pretty much, and it was really eerie,” Hiatt says. “I remember thinking, ‘Wow. ...
30 Artists Reflect on 30 Years of Pearl Jam’sTen
The story has been told thousands of times, but it bears repeating: Pearl Jam should never have happened. The ’90s had just begun. In March 1990, the promising Seattle rock band Mother Love Bone was about to unveil their debut album. But on the eve of the release, the band’s lead singer, Andrew Wood, died tragically of a heroin overdose. His band members, guitarist Stone Gossard and bassist Jeff Ament were blind-sided, devastated, and decided to end the band. Over the next few months, Gossard slowly found his way back to music. He made a few demos that landed in the hands of a surfer from San Diego via Chicago who got them from ex-Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Jack Irons. The surfer’s name was Eddie Vedder. The songs he sent back? “Alive,” “Once,” and “Footsteps.” Pearl Jam formed around t...
