Which musician/band would you love to sit down and have a cup of coffee with?

Ian MacKaye. I met him briefly once and got out a quick thank you for always playing all ages shows. To have an actual conversation would be amazing.

What’s your desert-island album?

Replacements – Let It Be. It’s perfect in that imperfect way the Replacements were famous for.

How do you discover new music?

Mostly digging through KVRX’s CD library and writing reviews for new things that come in. I also go to South by Southwest every year, read Pitchfork, listen to other people’s shows…

What do you love, besides music?

Architecture, walking really fast, opinionated monologues on federalism, Dr. Pepper

What was the last great book you read?

Tom Wolfe – The Bonfire of the Vanities. Still hysterical 20 years later.

What band/musician do you think is about to break out?

Black Joe Lewis, a great young soul singer from Austin with a mean horn section backing him up.

What charity or social cause (non-political) are you passionate about?

I like Inside Books, which sends free books to prisoners in Texas.

TOP FIVE SONGS YOU ARE LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW

1. Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings – "How Long Do I Have to Wait for You?"
2. MGMT - "Kids"
3. Cluster – "Fotschi Tong"
4. The Shivers - "Beauty"
5. Celebration - "Pressure"