10,000 Maniacs

Jason Fraley interviews 10,000 Maniacs founding bass player Steven Gustafson as the band rocks Rams Head in Annapolis, Maryland in a pair of sold-out shows this Saturday and Sunday for the Annapolis Songwriters Festival. They discuss the band’s journey from recording hits like “These Are Days” and their MTV Unplugged cover of “Because the Night,” before replacing lead singer Natalie Merchant with Mary Ramsey for three more decades of music with a new album on the way. (Theme Music: Scott Buckley's "Clarion")

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