ALL Interviews Episodes
Holly Bowling
Nov. 5, 2020
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.
Steep Canyon Rangers
Oct. 29, 2020
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 So…
Cory Henry
Oct. 22, 2020
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, …
Andy Hall
Oct. 15, 2020
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 a…
Reid Genauer
Oct. 11, 2020
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 d…
Bahamas
Oct. 8, 2020
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 Fairytail…
Ace of Cups
Oct. 4, 2020
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, l…
David Shaw
Oct. 1, 2020
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 t…
Dan Horne
Sept. 24, 2020
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 Jona…
Band of Heathens
Sept. 20, 2020
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 pret…
Zach Gill
Sept. 17, 2020
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…
Eric Earley of Blitzen Trapper
Sept. 13, 2020
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…
Joan Osborne
Sept. 10, 2020
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 contributi…
Garcia Peoples
Sept. 6, 2020
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…
Hayes Carll
Sept. 3, 2020
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 …