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Interviews and concert performances of bands and artists across the world.
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Episode 513 of Concert Pipeline featuring Fishbone, in which we chat with keyboardist/trombonist/songwriter Chris Dowd about politics being very present in his life and music, early musical influences, the dynamic of the band over the years, their documentary “Everyday Sunshine: The Story of Fishbone,” their most recent album “Stockholm Syndrome, their upcoming double LB “In Your Face/Cover Your Face” which is their remastered original album and a bunch of amazing artists covering their songs from that album out April 10, playing SNL, William Zapka from Karate Kid being in their band in junior high, and the new album they are working on. Fishbone is playing August Hall in San Francisco on April 9!
Episode 512 of Concert Pipeline, featuring Ambrosia as well as a review of The Man in Black - A Tribute to Johnny Cash, in which we first review The Man in Black show at Uptown Theatre in Napa. Then we chat with Burleigh Drummond, drummer of Ambrosia about forming in 1970 in Los Angeles, working with Alan Parsons, both on their albums and on Alan Parsons Project, touring with Fleetwood Mac and Doobie Brothers, his role beyond the drummer, the label of Yacht Rock, the band dynamics and longevity, and what he’s most proud of of from his time with the band.
Episode 511 of Concert Pipeline featuring Pablo Cruise, in which we talk to guitarist/vocalist Dave Jenkins about growing up, his first concert being The Beach Boys, wrestling with Mickey Hart of Grateful Dead, joining the band Stoneground and forming Pablo Cruise with Cory Lerios and Steve Price, some of his favorite shows he performed, their single “Breathe” that they wrote in 2020, whether they will make new music and their upcoming show at Orinda Theatre on February 28.
Episode 510 of Concert Pipeline featuring Shawn Barker of The Man in Black and a review of The Format’s show at Easy Street Records in Seattle. We talk to Shawn about starting by singing in church with his family as a kid, serving in the army, early touring gigs portraying Elvis, the Million Dollar Quartet that started his portraying Johnny Cash, structuring his live show as a chronological journey, kinship with his bandmates, stories about Johnny Cash, and the band’s upcoming show at Uptown Theatre in Napa on February 20.
Episode 509 of Concert Pipeline featuring a review of Guster's show at Great American Music Hall and an interview with Daniel Donato of Daniel Donato’s Cosmic Country, in which we talk about the impact of his move to Nashville at age 7 and his dad putting a guitar in his hand immediately after, how his dad impacted his music taste, busking on the streets of Nashville at age 14, making every show unique and different, the impact of Dylan’s music, his band’s Camp Cosmic festival, playing the legendary Red Rocks Amphitheatre, creating his first EP in 2019, his new album “Horizons” and working with Vance Powell on it, and the value of playing new songs live in front of an audience up to 50 times before recording them for an album.
Episode 508 of Concert Pipeline podcast featuring Weakened Friends, in which we chat with Sonia Sturino and Annie Hoffman about listening to the radio with their parents growing up, high school bands they were in, touring with Hockey Dad in 2024, their upcoming tour, including playing Bottom of the Hill on January 24 as well as times they played there a few years ago, being pulled over for flipping off a cop, working with Buckethead on their song “NPC” and their new album “Feels Like Hell.”
Episode 507 of Concert Pipeline featuring Sons of Cream and a review of Motion City Soundtrack’s show at The Warfield in San Francisco. We chat with Kofi Baker, son of Ginger Baker of the legendary band Cream about possibly being conceived at Cream’s final show, his dad introducing him to drums at age 6, doing drum duets with his dad around the US, performing as part of The Music of Cream 50th Anniversary tour in Australia and New Zealand, Eric Clapton possibly being his godfather, being a counselor at Rock and Roll Fantasy Camp, teaching drumming, his forthcoming album “Half and Half” with Cream covers as well as original music, and the band’s upcoming tour including a stop at Uptown Theater in Napa on January 30.
Episode 506 of Concert Pipeline featuring Henry J. Star in which we talk to the man behind Henry J. Star, Devin Badgett about his musical influences growing up in Knoxville, Tennessee, his previous band Vanosdale and the transition to Henry J. Star, the influence of “The Neverending Story,” diving deep into his debut album “The Soft Apocalypse” and its impact on his fans, and what he’s thankful for this Thanksgiving. We also feature a review of Jack’s Mannequin’s show at The Warfield in San Francisco as well as a few songs from the set.
Episode 505 of Concert Pipeline featuring Everclear and a review of Barns Courtney’s concert at Bottom of the Hill. We chat with Art Alexakis about how he made a memorable concert experience for my son, playing a show in the bay with The Rolling Stones and Metallica 20 years ago and a memorable interaction with Mick Jagger, the 30th Anniversary of “Sparkle and Fade,” the process of creating that album and playing the album in its entirety 30 years later, writing from an autobiographical nature, and covering “American Girl.” We also review Barns Courtney’s recent show in San Francisco and share a few songs from his set.
Episode 504 of Concert Pipeline featuring Maygen & The Birdwatcher in which we chat with Maygen Lacey and Noah Neumann about growing up listening to 90s country, classic rock and metal, their first bands, what birds Noah watches, winning Midwest Country Music Awards Album of the Year and Americana Artist of the Year, overcoming fear of performing live, their favorite shows they have performed, a funny story of performing at a wedding, and their new album “The Americana Dream” that just came out. I also review The Format’s show with Phantom Planet at Hollywood Forever Cemetery and share a few songs from their set.
Episode 503 of Concert Pipeline featuring Eddie Schwarz, in which we talk about his parents’ influence with Broadway music, his early band, Icarus, knowing Lorne Michaels before SNL, writing songs for Joe Cocker, his work as International Council of Music Creators president, his new EP “Film School,” and writing “Hit Me With Your Best Shot” for Pat Benatar.
Episode 502 of Concert Pipeline featuring Brian Dunne and a review of The Hives show at Ace of Spades that I took my son to. We chat with Brian about growing up in Monroe, NY, making music from 5 years old, his first concert being Bruce Springsteen and having Bruce watch his band from backstage, starting his 2nd band Fantastic Cat and the incredible journey with them, being obsessed with failure, putting out an album just as the pandemic hit, Googling his lyrics, and his new album “Clams Casino.”
Episode 501 of Concert Pipeline featuring Remi Goode, in which we chat about her start in music from when she picked up the guitar at age 7, what she learned from her 10 years in the Tucson Girls Chorus, making music with her partner Game Lehrer, her first EP “Muziek” in 2016, the big step of leaving Arizona in 2023 for Nashville, kickstarting her new album “Things I’ve Said Before” out this Friday, and the recording of the album in her home studio as well as at Arizona State University. She also plays her single “Short Circuit” for the program!
Episode 500 of Concert Pipeline, in which we feature Andrew McMahon doing a co-interview with Steve of Something in the Wilderness podcast. We caught up with Andrew McMahon, currently on tour with Jack’s Mannequin and chat about starting the band 20 years ago with a small tour in which he did his first interview as that band in my San Francisco State apartment, compare transitioning from Something Corporate to Jack’s Mannequin 20 years ago vs the past year, the process of preparing for this tour and re-learning old songs, his epic Red Rocks show, whether there is new music coming from the band, and what’s next after 2025 for the band. We also feature a song from JM’s set at Bottom of the Hill in San Francisco in 2005 and a song from their set 20 years later in Pittsburgh, PA.
Episode 499 of Concert Pipeline featuring coverage and a review of Andrew McMahon’s Three Pianos show at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Colorado with his three bands, Something Corporate, Jack’s Mannequin, and Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness. We chat with three die-hard fans: Whitney Marie, Celeste Guse, and Joe Wilson, former co-host of Concert Pipeline podcast about how/when they became fans of McMahon’s, highlights of their fandom, and what they loved most about the magical show at Red Rocks. We also feature songs from the show including “The Resolution” (Jack’s Mannequin), “Canyon Moon” (Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness), and “Cavanaugh Park” (Something Corporate).
Episode 498 of Concert Pipeline featuring J. Michael Phillips and a review of his show with Yelawolf at Channel 24 in Sacramento. First we chat with J. Michael about his upbringing in music, getting signed to Yelawolf’s label Slumerican, standing up for the underdog, combining country grit with hip-hop energy, how it was a point of pride at the time to be in prison, writing music in prison, making his first album “Urban Cowboy” and what he took from that to bring to his new album “Whiskey and Roses” with Yelawolf, the impact of the success of each of the singles on the album, and plans to make more music.
Episode 497 of Concert Pipeline featuring Two Wolf, in which we talk to Greg T. Walker about starting a band with members of Blackfoot at age 10, his first band Rockin’ Aces, playing shows 5 nights a week, learning to play bass when forming Blackfoot, his time in Lynyrd Skynyrd and the reformation of Blackfoot, playing the Rock Legends Cruise, crafting traditional Native American items, touring with Ted Nugent and playing with AC/DC, and his new self-titled Two Wolf album with Lance Lopez.
Episode 496 of Concert Pipeline featuring Peter Salett and a review of Ben Kweller’s show at The Independent in San Francisco. We talk to Peter about getting his start in music, his first album “Painting of These Days,” The Hometown Project which pairs actors and musicians with progressive candidates and causes, his double album “Suite for the Summer Rain/Dance of the Yellow Leaf,” co-writing a Dracula puppet musical for Forgetting Sarah Marshall,” being on the set for “Superbad,” and his involvement in “Wet Hot American Summer.”
Episode 495 of Concert Pipeline featuring Cardinal Black and a review of Gary Mullen & The Works’ One Night of Queen show at Mountain Winery in Saratoga (Check out episode 493 for the interview with Gary). We talk with Tom Hollister about starting his band as the Tom Hollister Trio, breaking from the band with Chris Buck and Adam Roberts for 11 years and coming back as Cardinal Black around covid, making their 2022 debut “January Came Close,” which reached #1 on the UK chart for a moment, supporting Peter Frampton, having Steve Winwood a their first gig, playing a Joe Bonamassa cruise, and their new album “Midnight at the Valencia.” Catch Cardinal Black live at The Independent in San Francisco on August 29!
Episode 494 of Concert Pipeline featuring John McAndrew, in which we chat about being in country rock bands early on called “Steamboat Willie” and “Maverick,” his first album “Like We Were Made of Gold,” getting his songs in movies, opening a national Town Hall meeting with Colin Powell, playing at the 50th anniversary of NATO at the Vice President’s residence, his path to recovery and how he’s seen music transform people’s lives in recovery, meeting his wife through Muscle Shoals Sound Studios, and his new album “Better Side of Me.”
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