Pi Jacobs is a beacon of light right now. Continually engaging with fans, she keeps her head up and continues to create and to breathe life into her newly released work. We were happy to sit down with her for our last SXSW 2020 Sofa Session. P.

(sxsw) sofa sessions: a conversation with the bergamot

Apr 2nd, 2020 13m 30s

High school sweethearts The Bergamot have been building a digital repertoire of incredible content and art, and now is the perfect time for you to peruse the interactive space. While we enjoy their latest full length release and wait with bated

(sxsw) sofa sessions: a conversation with ryan cassata

Apr 1st, 2020 7m 7s

Ryan Cassata has dived head first into all things art and creation, especially, it seems, since this whole "social distancing" thing started. But the energy around music for Ryan is all the more palpable when you realize that his new album The

(sxsw) sofa sessions: a conversation with bandits on the run

Mar 31st, 2020 13m 31s

Bandits on The Run. They’re so fun and just incredible speakers off the cuff that we decided to run this interview with no edits. (They will find this out when it is released. You’re welcome, my friends!) We talked bolo ties, cabin fever, and f

(sxsw) sofa sessions: a conversation with demitasse

Mar 30th, 2020 10m 54s

Erik Sanden of Demitasse talks about Skype dates, happy accidents, and missing his writing partner during social distancing. (Hi, Joe Reyes! You’re amazing!) 0:00 Intro EZVisibility.com imperfectfifth.com/merch 0:24

a conversation with skylar gudasz

Mar 27th, 2020 6m 49s

Skylar Gudasz blends two of her passions - cinema and music - into her art. She took some time to speak with us about staying creative right now, and all of her amazing new work! 0:00 Intro EZVisibility.com imperfect

(sxsw) sofa sessions: a conversation with donna blue

Mar 26th, 2020 5m 16s

We caught up with one half of talented duo Donna Blue as the band was getting through customs to head back home to The Netherlands. Heavily impacted by the cancellation of SXSW, they spent a few days in Austin after the announcement hit. They c

(sxsw) sofa sessions: the hawtthorns

Mar 25th, 2020 11m 25s

On Season 3, Episode 2 of The Imperfect Fifth Podcast | The Sofa Sessions, we chat with KP Hawthorn from The HawtThorns (partner duo with Johnny Hawthorn) about rearranging life right now and the incredible live performance opportunities online

(sxsw) sofa sessions: stephen clair

Mar 24th, 2020 7m 17s

Stephen Clair is doing everything he can to stay involved in the music community during quarantine. During our first interview of what would have been our SXSW series, he talks Al Franken, social distancing, and Beacon Music Factory! 0:00

a conversation with the lilacs

Aug 29th, 2019 23m 45s

Today, we sit down with Ken Kurson from The Lilacs, a Chicago rock band formed in 1990. With their first album release in more than 25 years together, it’s safe to say we had a few questions. Our time together delves into musical influences, li

a conversation with janet labelle

Aug 15th, 2019 32m 1s

For our first episode of season 2, we had a chat with singer/songwriter Janet Labelle. Of course we dove into the topic of aliens, but you best believe we got deep before that. Be sure to listen through to the end for August show dates! 0:00

a conversation with drunken prayer

Jul 18th, 2019 38m 37s

Today, we sit down with Morgan Beer to chat about his musical project Drunken Prayer, the buildup to his album release in April, and UFOs. 0:00 Intro 0:11 EZVisibility.com 0:22 Dbl-take.com 0:33 imperfectfifth.com/merch 1:05 Morgan

a conversation with i am casting

Jul 11th, 2019 43m 34s

Today, we have the pleasure of sitting down with Cole Guerra. The brainchild of musical project I Am Casting, his latest release “Carnival Barkers” gained widespread praise. We get to chat a bit about the album and its inspiration, as well as s

a conversation with lowland hum

Jun 13th, 2019 32m 8s

Today, we sit down with Daniel Levi Goans. He is one half of the folk duo Lowland Hum, comprised of both he and his wife, Lauren Plank Goans. We had the unique pleasure of catching up with him in a rare quiet moment in the lead to the release o

a conversation with nate sirotta

May 9th, 2019 32m 2s

Today, we sit down with Nate Sirotta. He is the founder of - and digital publicist at - Impulse Artists, a boutique digital marketing and publicity agency based in Portland and Los Angeles. Since he lives in the Pacific Northwest, I tried to ta

a conversation with blake la grange

May 2nd, 2019 41m 41s

On today’s episode, we sit down with someone I have known for almost a decade. Blake La Grange is the Owner and Founder at Mastering.com. He is also the CEO & Founder at Mercury Mastering LLC and has worked with talents of all kinds. He and his

a conversation with michael mehalick

Apr 25th, 2019 37m 14s

Today, we sit down for a lengthy chat with Michael Mehalick, who is a music industry extraordinaire. He’s the Editor in Chief at Speak Into My Good Eye, the Owner and CEO of Good Eye Records, a freelance writer, and music marketer. Essentially,

a conversation with bronze whale

Apr 18th, 2019 33m 44s

On today’s episode, we sit down with electronic musical duo Bronze Whale to talk about their evolution in the industry and the impact they’ve made on their genre. Of course we also carved in some space to talk about Sasquatch and other creature

a conversation with sister sparrow

Apr 11th, 2019 25m 48s

Today, we get the unique pleasure of sitting down with Arleigh Kincheloe, the brainchild of Sister Sparrow & The Dirty Birds. We talk her latest solo album GOLD, growing up in a musical home, and family. Trust me, you don’t want to miss this on

a conversation with birch

Apr 4th, 2019 31m 7s

Today, we sit down with incredible feminist indie-pop artist Michelle Birsky - the brainchild of BIRCH - to chat about her new album release, touching on points of sexism and the empowerment she stirs up in her music. We also get deep into spir

a conversation with michael goldman

Mar 28th, 2019 36m 46s

Today, we sit down with Los Angeles-based musician Michael Goldman, who spearheads his own musical project NONA while being the bassist for AWOLNATION and hosting his own podcast called In The Band. 0:00 Intro 0:11 EZVisibility.com0:22 D

A Conversation With Justin Kibbel

Mar 21st, 2019 47m 46s

For episode 5, we had the unique pleasure of sitting down with our good friend Justin Kibbel who is the marketing manager at The Sylvie in Madison, Wisconsin. He also runs a record label called This Means War, under which he is the manager of i

A Conversation With Alice Phoebe Lou

Mar 14th, 2019 24m

Today’s conversation is a sit down with songstress Alice Phoebe Lou, whose album Paper Castles is out tomorrow, March 8th. The lead up to this release has proven insane for her, as – since we spoke – Robert Plant opened up for her in Leeds and

A Conversation With A Day Without Love

Mar 14th, 2019 33m 25s

For our 4th installment, we sit down to chat with Philadelphia-based A Day Without Love (Brian Walker) about the way he serves his community, his music influence, and, of course, anime. 0:00 Intro 0:11 EZVisibility.com 0:22 Dbl-take.c

A Conversation With Talker

Feb 28th, 2019 39m 31s

Talker sits down with Imperfect Fifth amidst her EP release to talk new music, good energy, and inspiration. 1:03 - Joshua Tree 3:47 - Sacramento 8:34 - conception story 12:13 - writing process 13:33 - new music video 18:00 - new EP 20:28 - Fre