Crucial Tracks
Crucial Tracks 005: Matt Dente
New year, new Crucial Tracks interview! We are kicking off 2025 with another close friend of ours, Matt Dente. Dig in, it's good!
Crucial Tracks
There are points in your life that are defined by music. Whether it’s a song that introduced you to a genre that changed the direction of your tastes and style, or a lyric that made you think about the world in a different way. Songs represent relationships. Songs trigger memories. These are all crucial tracks. // This site will dig into those tracks through interviews with people of all walks of life. Learn about the songs that made them who they are and then listen along to their playlists.
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Crucial Tracks 004: Vic Lazar
We’re back with another Crucial Tracks feature – this time it’s talented musician Vic Lazar, who we met during college at the University at Buffalo. Vic played in the the legendary Buffalo hardcore band Union, as well as fronted many of his own indie leaning bands, including Grey In-between,
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Crucial Tracks 003: Rachel Shelton
Buckle your seatbelts folks, the show is about to get really good. If you’ve been on the journey so far, we’ve covered the Crucial Tracks for both Chris and I, as well as some administrivia and end-of-year music picks. Standard fare…but NOW it’s time to dig
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Crucial Tracks 002: Chris Fritton
I suppose I should start by introducing myself: I’m Chris Fritton, the other half of the Crucial Tracks team. I’m a working artist & author based in Buffalo, NY, that specializes in letterpress printing. I recently wrapped up a ten-year-long traveling project called The Itinerant Printer, where I
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Crucial Tracks 001: Jason Dettbarn
Everyone has moments in their life that are defined by music. Whether it’s a song that introduced you to a genre of music that changed your tastes and style, or a lyric that made you think about the world in a different way. Songs can represent relationships. Songs can