Erika Bogner

What Turned You On? Sufjan Stevens, Jarvis Taveniere, Blake Schwarzenbach

Erika BognerAugust 30, 2013

Welcome to "What Turned You On?" the Serial Optimist series that is all about inspiration and influence. We've been talking with musicians about the one album that changed their life, the album that turned that slow burn of curiosity into an uncontro... Read More...

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What Turned You On? Nedelle Torrisi, Ariel Rubin & Jenny Hsu

Erika BognerAugust 26, 2013

In this series we ask musicians about the one album that changed their life, the album that turned that slow burn of curiosity into an uncontrollable fire, the album that straight up turned them on, leading them to where they are today. In our fifth ... Read More...

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What Turned You On? SXSW Edition: Gretta Rochelle, David Schelzel & Charles Cave

Erika BognerApril 3, 2013

In this series we ask musicians about the one album that changed their life, the album that turned that slow burn of curiosity into an uncontrollable fire, the album that straight up turned them on. This week check out three musicians from 2013 SXSW ... Read More...

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An Interview The Band TEEN

Erika BognerMarch 12, 2013

If you haven't heard of TEEN yet, you will. The Brooklyn-based chick rockers have been playing constantly since the winter of 2010, including performances with Purity Ring, War on Drugs and Yellow Ostrich and most recently, Ariel Pink, Santigold, Fr... Read More...

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East Meets West: An Interview With The Yellow Dogs

Erika BognerMarch 5, 2013

Brooklyn via Tehran punk band, The Yellow Dogs were kind enough to take time out while touring to answer a few questions for us. Here's what we chatted about with Koory, Looloosh, Ali and Obaash ... ______ Serial Optimist: You've just embarked ... Read More...

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What Turned You On? Travis Caine Seitz, Zohra Atash & Jasmine Golestaneh

Erika BognerFebruary 19, 2013

In this series we ask musicians about the one album that changed their life, the album that turned that slow burn of curiosity into an uncontrollable fire, the album that straight up turned them on. This week we interview three electro/pop musicians ... Read More...

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What Turned You On? Casey Gibson, Jason Rueger & Vito Aiuto

Erika BognerFebruary 6, 2013

In this series we ask musicians about the one album that changed their life, the album that turned that slow burn of curiosity into an uncontrollable fire, the album that straight up turned them on. This week we interview three musicians, Casey Gibso... Read More...

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What Turned You On? Justin Landis, Seth Sutton & Seth Murray

Erika BognerJanuary 25, 2013

In this series we ask musicians about the one album that changed their life, the album that turned that slow burn of curiosity into an uncontrollable fire, the album that straight up turned them on. This week we interview three Nashville-based musici... Read More...

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What Turned You On?
Elin Lindfors,
Sandro Schiena &
Anthony Di Giovanni

Erika BognerDecember 17, 2012

In this series we ask musicians about the one album that changed their life, the album that turned that slow burn of curiosity into an uncontrollable fire, the album that straight up turned them on. This week check out three international artists, El... Read More...

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The Live Show Manifesto: An Interview With Austin-Based Band, Ringo Deathstarr

Erika BognerNovember 16, 2012

Ringo Deathstarr just wrapped a lengthy North American tour at the end of October supporting their latest album, Mauve. We spoke with frontman, Elliott Fraiser, and Bassist, Alex Gehring, in an apartment building alcove outside the Lower East Side's... Read More...

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What Turned You On? Chad Peck, Jess Cornelius, Jean Sylvain Le Gouic & Thibaut Doray

Erika BognerNovember 6, 2012

We're excited to bring a new series to Serial Optimist that is all about inspiration and influence. We will be talking with comedians and musicians about the one album that changed their life, the album that turned that slow burn of curiosity into an... Read More...

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What Turned You On?
Kip Berman, Adam Franklin, Jason Stollsteimer

Erika BognerOctober 30, 2012

We're excited to bring a new series to Serial Optimist that is all about inspiration and influence. We will be talking with comedians and musicians about the one album that changed their life, the album that turned that slow burn of curiosity into an... Read More...

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