Nir “Z” Zidkyahu, this month’s featured cover artist, was born in Rishon LeZion, Israel. The session master, who’s now based near Nashville—America’s Music City—built a substantial career fueling a heap of contemporary hits behind the skins with artists such as John Mayer, Joss Stone, Colbie Caillat, and Jason Mraz, among many others. Bruno Esrubilsky, this month’s featured On Tour artist, is Argentine-born and grew up in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. After moving to New York and building a touring career, he eventually joined the eccentric, forward-thinking badass songwriter Mitski, who was born in Japan in 1990 and would go on to establish a substantial stateside following while finishing her schooling at Purchase College in New York. YoshimiO, drummer for the mad noise-punk group Boredoms, was born in Okayama, Japan. The other half of the group’s percussive force, Yojiro Tatekawa, also hails from Japan, and both have enjoyed success touring the […]

September 2019 Issue