We’re big fans of New York City’s Landlady and their irascible lead Adam Schatz. Whether he’s leading his bunch or art-rock roustabouts, providing saxophone for primo indie rock acts like Vampire Weekend, Those Darlins and Man Man, or reviewing the latest installment of “Now That’s What I Call Music,” the Newton native brings keen insight, smart grooves and warm humor to every endeavor. Landlady has had a helluva summer, releasing Upright Behavior on Hometapes and traveling the country and wracking up kudos from critics across the nation. In honor of tonight’s sorta-homecoming show at Great Scott, BDCwire caught up with Schatz to find out where it all started and discover the lessons learned in the D.I.Y. scene of mid-’00s MetroWest. More
