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Rising stars Goose got on the COVID-19, pandemic, isolation train pretty quickly back in the spring, and created a virtual summer event called "Bingo Tour" that consisted of four shows and six additional days of activities for their community and fans all live streamed for a fee in late June.. Those shows and indeed the entire programming for "Bingo Tour" were very well regarded and well attended. On November 25th, the band will release a video compilation of those live shows, along with a 55 mi...

I’ve been a fan of Aqueous for quite some time and have always been impressed with Mike Gantzer’s approach to the band’s evolution. With the Covid-19 pandemic still in our midst, bands like Aqueous are short on options to play live and make a living. So with the release of the Ardmore concert, I decided to catch up with Mike Gantzer and find out what he and his band mates are up to. First Song: 00:14: 6s and 7s Interview Begins: 11:14 Extro Song: 37:54: Good Days See omnystudio.com/listener ...

If this pandemic, and the general malaise of 2020 has taught me anything, it is to be prepared for just about anything. So when word broke earlier this week that we would be getting some new music from Horseshoes and Hand Grenades, sooner rather than later, I was psyched to hook up with Adam Greuel of the band to talk about Miles in Blue, the band's forthcoming release, due out November 25th. Of course aside from talking about music, and the new record, we had time for Greuel's other project Ber...

I had the chance to catch up with Holly Bowling yesterday ahead of her Wilderness show in Colorado, to talk about amongst other things her forthcoming record “Seeking All That’s Still Unsung” full of exclusively Grateful Dead songs and her piano interpretations of those songs and lots more. First Song: 00:14: St. Stephen Interview Begins: 11:11 Extro Song: 38:40: Saint of Circumstance See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Grammy award winning Steep Canyon Rangers recently released their first album of 2020 Arm in Arm. I say that somewhat tongue and cheek, because this latest release follows two great releases in 2019 North Carolina Songbook and Be Still Moses. The album which was recorded over several days at the Southern Ground Studios in Nashville is filled with exquisite playing, great song writing and beautiful harmonies. The album certainly expands on the bands sound, while paying respect to their early Blue...

You may know Cory Henry's Hammond B3 sound from his work with Snarky Puppy or his various guest appearances with Vulfpeck. What you may not know is that prior to the release of the Cory Henry and the Funk Apostles debut release in 2018, Art of Love, Cory Henry was content being an instrumentalist, and not a vocalist. Well, since that album was so well received, of course there is a follow up, Something to Say due out October 30th. Cory tackles subjects like love, breakups, social consciousness, ...

Many years ago I saw Jerry Douglas play here in Toronto with the Derek Trucks Band and I was completely mesmerized by the tone of the dobro and the way in which Jerry commanded the instrument. Since then I’ve had the good fortune of seeing Andy Hall and Anders Beck play live and obviously on tape and I still can’t believe how cool the Dobro, or rather the resophonic guitar sounds when in capable hands. So when I heard Andy Hall the slide/dobro/resophonic guitar player of The Infamous Stringduste...

Reid Genauer has decided to release an album, Angels and Alibis as part of a Patreon campaign. While Reid has dabbled in other crowd sourced campaigns, it’s the first time he’s used Patreon. So we sat down with this talented musician and expert marketer to learn more about the project, and why he decided to involve his fans in this unique campaign. First Song: 00:14: Angels and Alibis (single) Interview Begins: 04:04 Extro Song: 30:11: Brown Eyed Woman (live cover) See omnystudio.com/listene...

I’ve been watching Bahamas career grow since his debut in 2009 and Pink Strat. For those that don’t know Bahamas is actually the stage persona of Afie Jurvenen one heck of a guitar player who toiled on the Toronto and Canadian indie scene until being recognized by Jack Johnson’s Brushfire Fairytails who signed him and the rest as they say is history. His music blends all kinds of styles and genres and but his sound is distinctly his. His humble and quiet manner is hardly rock star in any way, an...

Everything old is new again. Back in the late 60s during the Haight/Ashbury scene of San Francisco, several bands emerged and caught fire. Bands like Big Brother and the Holding Company, Jefferson Airplane, and the Grateful Dead, all emerged from a scene of fantastic music, demonstrations, peace, love and happiness. Not all the bands of the day garnered as much success as the trio I mentioned, and several didn't even make out with an album deal at all. Amongst those bands that played the same st...

The Revivalists are one of the most active straight ahead Rock n’ Roll bands out there right now. And while they aren’t a “Jam Band” per say as most of the bands are that we feature on this show, they do jam, and fit nicely into the southern rock, ethos. They have a very distinctive sound, and at the heart of that sound is their lead singer David Shaw. So to hear that he’s put out original material, of course I was intrigued. Luckily we were able to track down David, and we had a lovely conversa...

Though his name may not be instantly recognizable, Dan Horne is one the most active musicians and producers on the Jam Band scene. He is the bass player for Circles Around the Sun, plays bass and some pedal steel in the West Coast Grateful Dead tribute band Grateful Shred, and often tours with Jonathan Wilson as his bass player. He also had produced and engineered some great records from the friendly confines of his studio for Cass McCombs, Mapache and Pacific Range, the last two of which are am...

When I first heard of Band of Heathens a few years ago, it was because someone slapped the album Duende in my face. It’s a great listen, but it came out like 3 years ago. Since then Band of Heathens have also released a great cover of the Ray Charles album “A Message From the People”. So I was pretty excited to hear that the band which I hold in high regard due to their lyrics and musicianship had a new record “Stranger” coming. So we hooked up with our old pal Ed Jurdi a veteran of this podcast...

I’ve developed quite the report with many of the artists on the Jam Band scene in Northern California. Many of them aren’t just great musicians, but also great people who inspire all of us with their great music. Zach Gill’s full time gig is playing keyboards and other instruments with ALO but he’s also had a successful career putting out solo records. Cocktail Yoga is his fourth such effort plus the two EPs he’s put out as well. Not to mention his work with Jack Johnson and DJango. This dude is...

While the title of the new album for Blitzen Trapper’s 10th release due out September 25th, may suggest something on the lighter side, Holy Smokes Future Jokes is certainly not that. It deals with a great many existential and deep questions about life and death. Because the album is so deep when we hooked up with frontman and lyricist Eric Early I wondered what the most challenging part of making this record may have been. With the future of what Blitzen Trapper will be after this release, somewhat in question, I can assure you, that Holy Smokes Future Jokes is a must tune. After all, this is the 10th album by the band with Eric Earley at the helm in 20 years. That’s some pretty prolific stuff from one of the Northwest’s finest roots/americana band. For more on Blitzen Trapper visit blitzentrapper.net.

It’s been six years since Joan Osborne put out a record of original material, but her new 10 song record Trouble and Strife absolutely makes up for the wait. Don’t get me wrong, I absolutely loved the Bob Dylan covers record, and all the live playing she did to go along with it, plus her contributions to the first version of Trigger Hippy, but I think we can all agree that Joan has always had a very strong voice for socio-political advocacy in her writing and it’s something that’s been missing f...

Indie Band Garcia Peoples will release their 4th studio record “Nightcap at Wit’s End” October 8th. You’d think with a name like Garcia Peoples, the band would be inspired by their name sake Jerry Garcia, and while that certainly is the case, to get the essence of this band and their sound, you may have to rely on your ears, imagination, and harken back to the very early Dead records and performances during their acid test days and more psychedelic phase of the band. Though their sound is a fair...

The Alone Together Sessions are a collection of 10 re-imagined songs from his career to this point, and a duet with his wife, singer/songwriter Allison Moorer, who also guests on another track which you’ll hear in the show as well. It’s an interesting idea, down the road in a career to think about how you can restructure, and in some cases totally change the way a song sounds from its original. We’ve always enjoyed cover songs, but this is an artist, in Hayes’ case that has in fact covered and r...

Wood & Wire are a special kind of bluegrass band, who stretch the boundaries of what they do beyond typical bluegrass music. Sure there are others that do the same, but Wood & Wire offer something more unique in terms of song structure and style. I suspect that even if you weren’t a typical bluegrass fan, you’d enjoy their music, because it pays homage to so many other genres. That’s what first got me into the band a few years back when I heard North of Despair and had Tony Kamel on the podcast....

Good at Losing Everything is the latest album from The Ghost of Paul Revere, a great band out of Maine, that we absolutely adore. They are a little bit holler folk, straight ahead folk, but mostly good ole' rock n roll, and frankly that's why we love them so. The title track, and the entire album ebbs and flows through their sonic journey, with the human condition in toe, bound up in the pain of loss, love, and life in the band's lyrics. Had the awesome opportunity to sit down with Griffin Sherr...

Khruangbin is a band that has always fascinated me. Hailing from Houston, Texas the trio up until their most release Mordechai has played instrumental psych rock blended with soul and dub. Their blend of these sonic influences is combined world sounds from Thailand, Middle East and Spain. Bizarre right? Not at all. In fact it all seems to blend quite nicely. On their latest release, Mordechai, aside from the lushness of their sound, they’ve added vocals which creates a whole knew exciting layer ...

Molly Tuttles surprise covers album ...but I'd rather be with you drops today. We caught up with the singer songwriter, to talk about the record, and much more. Our conversation started when I asked about the East Nashville storms of March 5th, and the subsequent COVID-19 pandemic lockdown. First Song: 00:56: Olympia, WA Interview Begins: 05:04 Extro Song: 26:54: Standing On The Moon

The struggle for band’s to make a living in the time of COVID-19 has been well documented. So we’re not going to mention it again. Instead we’re going to celebrate a band like the Kitchen Dwellers who have been very active putting out an EP, doing some live streaming and performing live for small groups of people as part of a really innovative offering. So we caught up with Torrin the banjo playing wizard of the band to get his take on what’s been keeping the band busy. Our conversation started ...

Kenny Roby is a singer-songwriter who has had an accomplished 20 year career that includes his former band 6 String Drag. They were a southern alt-country outfit who were part of that scene that included Whiskeytown, The Drive by Truckers, Drivin’ & Cryin’ amongst others in the mid 90s. Since the dissolution of 6 String Drag, Kenny has been on his own, making records, and trading songs with Neal Casal. In fact, Resevoir was to be produced by the late Neal Casal who passed a month before the prod...