I had the chance to sit down and chat at the Folk Alliance International Conference in Kansas City with all three members of the Brooklyn based band Damn Tall Buildings: Sasha, Max, and Avery. Damn Tall Buildings make smart, witty, infectious music that has a bluegrass heart but swirls in some swing, blues, jazz, and other stuff-it’s a winning recipe. The band met at Berklee College of Music, and we hear their take on the academic approach to songwriting and creativity and talk about songs from their excellent 2022 album Sleeping Dogs. Also discussed: rocking the Pasta Loft, writing with a lot of words, and does Sasha really hate me and my podcast?