Music Person

Buck Meek

Buck Meek of Big Thief from Los Angeles, CA.  Buck and Dylan discuss growing up in Texas Hill County amongst guitar legends, channeling youth with older legends, unpacking the mythology of Big Thief’s relational intelligence, working alongside your ex-wife, your current wife, and your brother, wearing suits, and regional BBQ.  + Buck answers a listener advice question.  Artists we mentioned: Big Theif, Slim Richey, Django Porter, Brandon Gist, Lucinda Williams, Laraaji, Tucker Zimmerman, Adrianne Lenker, James Krivchenia.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dry Cleaning (Florence Shaw)

Florence Shaw of Dry Cleaning from South London, England.  Florence and Dylan discuss the difficulties of international touring, what your brain feels like on art school, black plastics, wanting to become a horse, reaching an associative songwriting state, and riding the bus as an idea-generating machine. + Florence gets something off her chest. Artists we mentioned: Cate Le Bon, Ryan Davis, Black Midi, bar italia, Jeff Tweedy, Elton John.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The 2026 New Years Eve Special

Join Dylan as she catches up with a hit parade of music friends from the 2025 season of Music Person! Cozy up by the fire (or whatever) for a warm chat as we take a fond look back at our best music memories of 2025, and look ahead to a very exciting 2026.    Featuring: Ryan Davis, Aaron Dowdy of Fust, Madi Diaz, Esther Rose, Georgia Maq, Merce Lemon, and a surprise holiday visit from Lily Seabird.  Happy New Year, Music People! Thank you for listening.  We’ll be back soon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A Postcard from the Hudson Valley, Part 3: The Littletons

The final installment of a 3-part travelogue mini-series exploring the music life in the Hudson Valley, New York.  For this very special Christmas Eve episode, Dylan sits down with Dan Littleton and Elizabeth Mitchell of the band Ida, and their daughter, singer-songwriter Storey Littleton have a wide-ranging discussion about the multigenerational experience of living the music life. Starting off in the DC punk scene of the 80s, to the indie rock scene in Brooklyn in the 90s and early aughts, to moving to Woodstock in the before times (pre-cell phone).  They discuss how the lore of Woodstock drew Dan and Elizabeth there, how Storey found her own voice growing up in the shadow of musical giants, and the differences between growing up in an artist colony-style small town versus an industry city. Artists referenced in this episode: Ida, the Hated, The Band, Levon Helm, Amy Helm, Bad Brains, Michael Hurley, Happy Traum, Larry Campbell, Ronnie Spector, the McGarrigle Sisters, Tsunami, Simple Machine Records. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A Postcard from the Hudson Valley, Part 2: Babehoven

Part 2 of a 3-part travelogue mini-series exploring the music life in the Hudson Valley, New York. Maya Bon and Ryan Albert of Babehoven from Hudson, New York. Maya, Ryan, and Dylan discuss the seasonality of creativity, moving from the West Coast to the Northeast, gardening, doing a ton of drugs in old age for fun, unconventional wedding brainstorming, Hilma af Klint, and water. + Music journalist Jenn Pelly takes Dylan to a sitar concert at a secret ashram. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices