Play It Like It's Music

063: Mike Block Good morning! This is Play It Like It’s Music. I’m Trevor, thanks for listening. On Wednesday, November 4th of 2020, MORE THAN EVER Music is not content, it’s connection. I’m recording this on Tuesday afternoon, so the voice you’re listening to right now is still on the previous side of whatever corner has been turned by the time you’re hearing this. So you know something I don’t....

062: Nesrine Belmokh Good morning! This is Play It Like It’s Music. I’m Trevor, thanks for listening. On Wednesday, October 28th of 2020 music is not content. It’s connection. I voted this past weekend. Have you? Are you planning to? Good idea to get it done early when you can. Especially with how charged everything is now. Because who knows what kind of drama is gonna get thrown at us next week....

061: Ed Marshall Good Morning! This is Play It Like It’s Music. I’m Trevor, thanks for listening. On Wednesday, October 21st of 2020 Music is not content. It’s connection. Today’s conversation is a wild ride, I’d say it’s fitting for the times we’re in too. Is there life after a dedicated music career? What happens if you decide to quit? I’m not talking about retreating to being a hobbyist - what...

060: Jenna Moynihan Good morning! This is Play It Like It’s Music. I’m Trevor, thanks for listening. On Wednesday, October 14th of 2020 music is not content. It’s connection. Day in, day out we have to reckon with our surroundings and with the moment we’re in. Losing Eddie Van Halen, listening in on a friend’s pre-pre-release party for her debut EP, wondering when (not if) my neighborhood is gonna...

059: Shareef Clayton Good morning! This is Play It Like It’s Music. I’m Trevor, thanks for listening. On Wednesday, October 7th of 2020 Music is not content. It’s connection. Last weekend I got to spend a day at the beach chopping it up with a good friend. We’ve been friends since our 20’s, which is cool. Because on some level we get to be the same people we were back then. But we also get to shar...

058: Tamara Fuller Good morning! This is Play It Like It’s Music. I’m Trevor, thanks for listening. On Wednesday, September 30th of 2020 Music is not content. It’s connection. We’ve heard plenty about how musicians are handling the pandemic time away from being able to play in clubs and otherwise make their living playing gigs. But what about the venue owners who also make their living putting on...

057: Emily Rice Good morning! This is Play It Like It’s Music. I’m Trevor, thanks for listening. On Wednesday, the 23rd of September of 2020 Music is not content. It’s connection. Hell of week we’re having, right? Let’s make it better. Emily Rice is a British born composer for film and TV, who started her musical life as a cellist playing in orchestras and rock bands. She has recorded and conducte...

056: Aaron Whitby Good morning! This is Play It Like It’s Music. I’m Trevor, thanks for listening. On Wednesday, September 16th of 2020 Music is not content , it’s connection. Today we are blessed to have Aaron Whitby with us. But first here’s a random thought: Music used to be important. And it was a haven for the self important. It still sort of is, but musicians no longer make the same level of...

055: Martha Redbone [Photo by Christine Jean Chambers] Good Morning! This is Play It Like It’s Music. I’m Trevor, thanks for listening. On Wednesday, September 9th of 2020 Music Is Not Content. It’s connection. It’s summertime and love is in the air. Actually, love is always in the air if you know where to smell. (Whomp whomp. ) But for real, you may have been noticing a pattern with my episodes s...

054: Abby Ahmad Good morning! This is Play It Like It’s Music. I’m Trevor, thanks for listening. On Wednesday, September 2 of 2020 Music is not content. It’s connection. Glad to be here with you as 2020 enters its final third. What’s gonna happen now? Who the hell knows, I for one am all soft eyes and open ears. If there’s anything you’re still taking for granted about this life, I recommend you e...

053: Mark Marshall Good morning! This is Play It Like It’s Music. I’m Trevor, thanks for listening. On Wednesday, August 26th of 2020 Music is not content! It’s connection. A quick note: last week’s episode may not have reached you since there was a big traffic burst here on Substack and the whole thing got gummed up for a day, which happened to be the same day I was sending you my regular Wednesd...

052: Daniel Wright Good morning! This is Play It Like It’s Music. I’m Trevor, thanks for listening. [photo by Josh Soskin] On Wednesday, August 19th of 2020 Music is not content, it’s connection. And some of you will remember when I picked that tag line out. It was a few months ago, soon after I had restarted this podcast up in January. It came to me in a flash, but I’ve been meditating on it ever...

051: Avram Fefer Good morning! This is Play It Like It’s Music. I’m Trevor, thanks for listening. On Wednesday August 12 of 2020 Music is not content, it’s connection. [photo by Rene Thomas] A while back (like 20 years or something back) I put on a joint birthday party with a good friend named Celine at a spot in Alphabet City. For the most part our two groups of friends mixed well, everybody was...

Hi there. No interview today! I’ve got many more coming, but since we hit that milestone of episode 50 last week I’ve been living much more in the music space. I figured it might be nice to put together a little check-in piece for you all, and run down a bit of music instead. It’s quick, so mash that play button. THANKS FOR BEING HERE! I can’t believe we got to 50 shows. As I said, more are on the...

050: Nicole Nelson Good morning! This is Play It Like It’s Music. I’m Trevor, thanks for listening. On Wednesday July 29th of 2020 music is not content, it’s connection. This is episode 50. [photo by Thom Adorney ] Every now and then, if you get around to clubs and stuff to hear people (remember?), you come across a sound and a vibe so stunning that you never forget it. I’ve become a fan of so man...

049: Adam Levy Good morning! This is Play It Like It’s Music, I’m Trevor. Thanks for listening. On Wednesday, July 22 of 2020 music is not content, it’s connection. If you like this show, please tell a friend! We have a great one for you today with world-renowned guitarist and songwriter Adam Levy. [photo by B.E. Bixby ] I’ve always admired Adam’s work. His vibe, his bandleading style and his play...

048: Liz Knowles Good morning! This is Play It Like It’s Music, I’m Trevor. Thanks for listening. On Wednesday, July 15th of 2020 music is not content. It’s connection. We are nearing 50 episodes of my precious little show, and I’ve got some great interviews in the can here moving forward. Thank you all for staying with us during this monumental crisis, I’m committed to continuing to show up for y...

047: Josh Flowers Good morning! This is Play It Like It’s Music. I’m Trevor, thanks for listening. On Wednesday, July 8 of 2020 music is not content. It’s connection. Opening thread (click through for my elaboration): And now the main event. My humble show continues on virtually as we continually adjust to the wonders of Coronaworld. I’m checked in with my friends who are mourning new losses, folk...

046: Blake Morgan Good morning! This is Play It Like It's Music, I'm Trevor. Thanks for listening. On Wednesday, July 1st of 2020 music is not content, it's connection. I did it, folks. I sold my drum machine. My beloved MPC 1000 went off to a lucky buyer in Texas this week and I now have much more breathing room around here in the studio, both architecturally and musically. I don't know, somethin...

Episode 045: Tasha Blank Good morning! This is Play It Like It’s Music. I’m Trevor, thanks for listening. On Wednesday, June 24 of 2020 Music is not content. It’s connection. Let’s take a break from the cello, shall we. Let’s dance. On the show today is one of my favorite DJ’s, Tasha Blank . While we’re all forced to distance from each other while we watch the slow-motion car crash that is our soc...

044: Cremaine Booker a.k.a. ThatCelloGuy Good morning! It’s Play It Like It’s Music, I’m Trevor. Thanks for listening. On Wednesday, June 17th music is not content, it’s connection. We are going 3-for-3 this month with the cellists, and I’m super happy about it. We will pivot back to more variety next week, I do have a bunch of great interviews coming your way so stick with it. Meanwhile, today we...

043 Marika Hughes This is Play It Like It's Music, I'm Trevor. Thanks for listening. On Wednesday, June 10 of 2020 music is not content, it's connection. To play the cello requires a smattering of cleverness and precision on the part of the player. The finger mechanics are complex, the alchemy of the bow is mystifying. On top of it all, gigs require an incredible fitness of nerves and preparation...

042: Bruce Mack Good morning! This is Play It Like It's Music, I'm Trevor, thanks for listening. On Wednesday, June 3rd of 2020 music is not content, it's connection. And I've been bothered about everything going on this week, glued to the news just like a lot of you. We went out and marched down at the Grove in LA, which was lovely because we left right before before the cops broke it up with tea...

Episode 041: Shana Tucker This is Play It Like It's Music, I'm Trevor, thanks for listening. [photos all by Jannelle Blackman] On Wednesday, May 27 of 2020 Music is not content, it's connection. The quarantine wears on, the death toll climbs and the life toll sits in limbo. I am here with another conversation today, and I'm super thankful that those of you players I know who listen to the show kee...

Episode 040: Chris Hierro It’s a good day to hear that, IMO On Wednesday, March 20 of 2020 music is not content, it’s connection. Welcome to the show. This is Play It Like It’s Music, I’m Trevor. Thanks for listening. Break Out The Crazy has been releasing original music since 2016 but is really just getting started. I had the honor of speaking with them at their home studio in Brooklyn. Last week...