The Interrupters’ Family Affair It’s clear that Sly Stone is a musical genius, but is he clairvoyant, as well? When he sang the chorus to “It’s a Family Affair,” could he have been beaming from the ‘70s into the late 2000s, and witnessed the literal “band of brothers” that is the Interrupters? Well, it’s a good story at least. But the family aspect is all true. The Bivona brothers—guitarist Kevin, and twins Justin (bass) and Jesse (drums)—formed the Interrupters in 2011 with vocalist Aimee Allen, who is married to Kevin. If that wasn’t wild enough, the entire family lives together in a private musical commune in Southern California. When the COVID quarantine descended, the band decided to pull together and work on a new album in their complex’s home studio. “We recorded this whole record by ourselves in the back room of our house,” says Jesse. “It will be out […]

November 2021 Issue