Julia Cumming

Jun 21, 2024 | family.style | Julia Cumming |Ella Quittner |Meka Boyle |Blair Cannon

It’s a chilly morning in Manhattan, and I’m late to meet Michael Imperioli at Viand Cafe, an old-school Upper West Side coffee shop. I know him a bit, as we’ve played some shows together and chatted occasionally online, but we’ve never really had any kind of conversation at length. As I walk in, I spot him out of the corner of my eye, inconspicuous and yet so at home inside this classic diner. It feels like I’m looking at a photograph.