Sarah Blacker returns with her signature style with “Horizon Line”

Our next guest was among the first on Citywide Blackout, and so it’s fitting that she joins us for our post-hiatus interview. Singer-songwriter Sarah Blacker is back with a new EP, “Horizon Line.”

“Horizon Line,” Sarah Blacker’s new studio EP is described as a “raw, stripped down and vulnerable, just the way she wanted it to be.” Recorded (mostly) live and mixed at Boston Music Award-winning producer, Sean McLaughlin’s 37’ Productions studios, it was performed and co-produced by Blacker and her husband, Aaron Z. Katz (Percy Hill, the Dejas).

In this interview, Curtis and Max talk about what went into this new production and her longstanding collaboration with McLaughlin, another mainstay in the Boston-area music scene. She goes into her recent release shows, including Club Passim, where she has played for years.

There’s some retro talk this time as we dive into promoting albums in 2024 and how Sarah has changed her strategy since releasing “The Only Way Out is Through” in 2009. Those of us born in the 80s will likely find a lot to relate to.

We’re opening the interview with an excerpt from the title track and closing things out with “Walk On.”

April 27, 2017: Annie Brobst/Kate Eppers/Mikel Wisler

Kate Eppers and Max Bowen

There's an army invading Citywide Blackout! Country musician Annie Brobst brings a few members of the Annie Brobst Band Army with her to talk about her upcoming show with Miranda Lambert, what brought her to Boston seven years ago, and the country scene here in New England.

Fellow Salem native Kate Eppers has a lot to talk about, between the recent release of her debut EP, "The Wishing Well" and work with local film as an actress and musician, she's got a lot on her plate, and we're just getting started. Plus, she knows all the cool places in Salem, something host Max Bowen loves talking about.

Author and filmmaker Mikel Wisler is back on the show for his new short, "Empathy O.D."It's a look into the near future, where people are so connected with their technology that they need to take drugs just to feel something. If it seems familiar to what's happening today, that's something that Mikel and Max take some time to discuss.

Dec. 17, 2015: EBASS/Duchess and the Royal Court/Michael Dutton

Hailey from EBASS and Nick and Zach from In This River with Max and Matt

This week, we welcome Hailey Magee from Emerging Boston Area Singer Songwriters [EBASS] for a special one-hour interview. We'll be talking about the other options for artists to get themselves seen in an era when so many venues are closing.
After that, we talk Nick Ingrisani & Zach Cohen of In This River. They've got a debut album coming out, and we'll have live music just for you!

Our fans in Salem won't want to miss our interview of the night with singer-songwriter Melissa Cote, better known as Duchess and the Royal Court. She's been playing in the city for some time, and she's eager to spread her wings and see what else awaits her.

Author Michael Dutton is on next to talk about his "Christmaville" book series.
"In a town nestled between magic and miracle, snuggled between dream and deja vu, Mary Jane Higgins embarks on a series of perilous journeys, determined to resolve the riddle of Christmasville."
He's got two down and one to go!