Tim Kasher
On Middling Age, Tim Kasher Doesn’t Always Want to Be a 47-Year-Old Rocker
Sitting in the mostly-enclosed former midcentury Firestone Tire shop that has since been transformed into All Season Brewing in Los Angeles, Tim Kasher wouldn’t be anyone’s first guess when picking who was the biggest rock star among the crowd. On a Friday afternoon filled with LA’s finest yoga pants, tight t-shirts and oversized sunglasses, Kasher’s long baggy sleeves and slim stature don’t really give off the appearance that he’s arguably one of the most influential indie songwriters of the century. But two successful bands (and a couple of less successful ones), five solo albums and 19 years since he forever shifted the indie/emo/art-rock landscape with Cursive’s The Ugly Organ, that’s exactly who Kasher is. Middling Age, the 47 year old’s latest solo work (out now via 15 Passenger Reco...
Cursive’s Tim Kasher Enlisted the Cheers Mailman to Save the USPS
The United States Postal Service is in good hands. On Monday, Cursive lead singer Tim Kasher commissioned John Ratzenberger — aka mailman Cliff Clavin on Cheers — to inspire his followers to support the USPS. “Why not translate the dollar amount you’re gonna pay for Aunt Tilly’s new hat and just buy her that amount of stamps — Easy to carry, easy to mail, easy to ship — and it’s worth something,” Ratzenberger says in the video, urging followers to do some early holiday shopping. “And it’ll be worth something for a long time. And how many times is Aunt Tilly gonna be wearing that hat? Once, twice? But, how many times will be she using those stamps? That’s right. Always thinking. So help your local post office; go down there and buy something.” The video hits the internet...
