About this episode
Peter Kreten interviews Jay and Armando from the indie band Almost There But Not Really about their music and influences.
Almost There But Not Really is "Indie Band on the South Side of Chicago playing sad songs with chime guitars and ambient trials". In this interview Peter Kreten sits down with Jay and Armando from Almost There But Not Really to learn how the band begun, how Billie Joe Armstrong from Green Day influenced how Jay performs, and how Armando approaches songwriting. Photo Credit: Almost There But Not Really. Used with Permission
People in this episode
Host: Peter Kreten
Guests: Jay, Armando
Topics covered
- music
- indie bands
- songwriting
- interviews
- Chicago
Keywords
- Almost There But Not Really
- Billie Joe Armstrong
- chime guitars
- ambient trials
- songwriting approach
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Almost There But Not Really Interview, Almost There But Not Really, Indie Band on the South Side of Chicago
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