Glenn Kotche is probably best known for his percussion skills in the band Wilco, but Glenn is a veteran of several other bands as well. Among those are Loose Fur, On Fillmore, and 3 solo percussion albums of his own. His solo work is what brought him to town for the 3rd annual MusicNOW festival here in Cincinnati. Glenn joined us in the WOXY.com Lounge for a special Guest DJ set where he spins some artists that he loves and has inspired his own work, as well as some of his own music.

Joe and Glenn chat about MusicNOW, Glenn’s seemingly crazy schedule, his commissioned piece for the Kronos Quartet, and a few other items in the interview as well.

Bryce Dessner of Clogs and The National was kind enough to take time out from his busy week curating the MusicNOW festival to stop by the WOXY studio yesterday. Bryce chatted with Shiv about the artists that will be playing MusicNOW and played music from a bunch of them. Also included in his set was an unreleased song from Sufjan Stevens, and a B-Side from “Boxer”, the upcoming album from The National. See below for some photos and the tracklisting.

Bryce talks MusicNOW

Bryce calls Sufjan to get the ok to play an unreleased song.

• Amiina - Seoul
• Irena & Vojtech Havel - A Little Blue Dancer
• Glenn Kotche / David Cossin - Music For 2 Drum Sets (recorded at last year’s MusicNOW festival)
• Sufjan Stevens / Bryce Dessner - Barcarola (unreleased song, could be on an upcoming Sufjan Christmas EP)
• The National - Santa Clara (b-side to the first single off Boxer, which will be “Mistaken For Strangers”)
  
  

The MusicNOW festival kicks off tonight at Memorial Hall in Cincinnati.