Sahan Jayasuriya

Sahan Jayasuriya is a music writer and musician based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Sahan's interest in music began at birth, and by the early 90s, he was absorbing everything he could via FM alternative radio and MTV. As a teen, he developed a deep interest in underground music through releases on labels like Dischord, Jade Tree and Hydra Head, obsessively frequenting independent record shops. Throughout his 20s, he wrote for a handful of Milwaukee based publications like The Shepherd Express and...See more

Sahan Jayasuriya is a music writer and musician based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Sahan's interest in music began at birth, and by the early 90s, he was absorbing everything he could via FM alternative radio and MTV. As a teen, he developed a deep interest in underground music through releases on labels like Dischord, Jade Tree and Hydra Head, obsessively frequenting independent record shops. Throughout his 20s, he wrote for a handful of Milwaukee based publications like The Shepherd Express and Milwaukee Magazine , covering local and national acts, often with a focus on artists' influences and creative processes. In 2006, while employed at Milwaukee's now defunct Atomic Records, he was blindsided after hearing Die Kreuzen's "Cows and Beer" 7, -inch, prompting him to further explore their catalog and history. Jayasuriya spent the last decade putting together a full length biography on Die Kreuzen, conducting extensive interviews with the band members and tracking down as much old press as he could find. When not writing about music, Jayasuriya plays in the Midwest slowcore band Good Night & Good Morning. See less