Dean Delray's LET THERE BE TALK

Today my good friend Jay Jay French, guitarist for Twisted Sister returns to the show to talk about the 40th anniversary of Stay Hungry. We also dive into Hearing Aids, Stand Up Comedy and even some Conspiracy Theories. Thanks for tuning in. Catch me out on the road this week all over California - https://www.deandelray.com/tourdates   Join my Patreon for all your bonus episode needs - https://www.deandelray.com/patreon  DDR

Today my guest is Alexis Spraic, director of the fantastic documentary - The World According to Allee Willis. I can't recommend this film enough. Allee was an actual songwriting genius writing songs for Earth Wind and Fire "September" and Boogie Wonderland, Cyndi Lauper, Pointer Sisters "Neutron Dance" and even the theme song from the hit T.V. show Friends. Her track record is unbelievably Grammy Awards, Tony Awards she did it all. See this film this week in the theater. My Tour Dates https://www.deandelray.com/tourdates  My Patreon for all your bonus episodes https://www.deandelray.com/patreon    Thank you so much for the support over the last 13 years. DDR    

Today is the return of Nick Simmons on Let There Be Talk. Nick's band Sym Fera has a brand new Ep out right now called Ghoulish Machine and its available on all the streaming platforms. Nick and I dive into his bands writing and recording process, Playing live in the New Year his love of Stand Up Comedy and of course we talk some KISS. Make sure you check out his new music now. My new tour dates https://www.deandelray.com/tourdates Join My Patreon for Bonus Episodes https://www.deandelray.com/patreon Like and Subscribe for more PODCASTS AND COMEDY VIDEOS from Dean Delray! 

Today I sit down with Kristopher Roe - The Ataris and dive into,  His love of Punk Rock, Seeing Metallica on the Justice tour, Stand Up Comedy and  The Ataris new record.   This man has been grinding for years doing it the true punk rock way from living in his car  to opening for Green Day in front of 30,000 people. Tune in and enjoy his story.   See me out on the road all of November and December https://www.deandelray.com/tourdates Join my Patreon for over a 165 bonus episodes of LTBT https://www.deandelray.com/patreon    Thank you for the continued support over the last 13 years DDR

Today I sit down with my friend Brad Brooks to talk about how He became the Singer / Songwriter for the new MC5 record that is out right now. Brad and I have been friends for years so it was great to sit down and dive deep into his San Francisco music history. Make sure you check out the new MC5 record Heavy Lifting available on Vinyl and of course all the streaming platforms right now.  Catch me out on tour Nov, Dec all over America. Hit the link for Tickets https://www.deandelray.com/tourdates Join my Patreon for over 167 bonus episodes https://www.deandelray.com/tourdates  Like and Subscribe for more PODCASTS AND COMEDY VIDEOS from Dean Delray!  

Today I dive into -  Opening for the incredible Rival Sons and Clutch at The Wiltern Theater, Jack White's amazing Pop Up Rock n Roll Tour and  Finally getting to see Billy Joel live in concert.   My Tour Dates for the rest of 2023 are here - https://www.deandelray.com/tourdates  Patreon Bonus Episodes - https://www.patreon.com/DeanDelray    Thank you so much for tuning in for the last 13 years. I really appreciate it. Candles Lit  DDR  

Today I dive into -  The amazing Luftgekühlt Porsche car show over the weekend on the Universal Studios back lot, Jakob Dylan and The Wallflowers paying tribute to late great Tom Petty and Omega's new Speedmaster the was released last friday.   Thank you for tuning in for the last 13 years I really appreciate it. Please leave a review on iTunes and subscribe to my YouTube channel for all your Let There Be Talk needs. Tour Dates - https://www.deandelray.com/tourdates  Join my Patreon for over 160 bonus episodes - https://www.patreon.com/DeanDelray  Have a great week and see you out on the road. DDR

From the ground floor of Thrash Metal playing Lead Guitar with Anthrax to a full on master watchmaker Dan Spitz is the definition of passion. Tune in and hear how he became a watchmaker on today’s episode of Let There Be Talk. Thanks for tuning in my friends and dont forget to join my Patreon for over 160 bonus episodes. https://www.patreon.com/DeanDelray  All my tour dates are here https://www.deandelray.com/tourdates  Thank you for all your support of=ver the last 13 years. I really appreciate it. DDR  

Today my guest Kenny Wayne Shepherd returns to the podcast to talk all about his new  release Dirt On My Diamonds Vol 2 out right now on all streaming platforms. Kenny and I also dive into Guitar Tones, Experience Hendrix Tour and of course Cars. Make sure you catch him out on tour right now around the US. See me live all over https://www.deandelray.com/tourdates  Join my Patreon for over a 164 bonus episodes of Let There Be Talk https://www.patreon.com/DeanDelray    Thanks for the support my friends DDR  

Today I sit down with Troy Van Leeuwen, Brian Klein and Rich Machin to discuss the 20th  Anniversary of Mark Lanegan's masterpiece Bubblegum which just got a super deluxe boxset release. Everyone that loves Mark absolutely loves the Bubblegum album so it was amazing to see a full on deluxe treatment of the album get released recently with all kinds of bonus content including a book and rare hotel demos. Troy, Brian and Rich sit down with me and explain how this all came together on today’s episode of Let There Be Talk. Catch me out on tour these next few months all over. Hit the link for tickets. https://www.deandelray.com/tourdates For bonus episodes of LTBT join my Patreon https://www.patreon.com/DeanDelray  Thanks for tuning in my friends DDR  

Today I dive into my weekend in Pelham Tennessee where I shot my 1st special Sunday at The Caverns. I can't even tell you how amazing the Caverns was. This was a total dream come true and I hope you enjoy this episode and I am looking forward to all of you seeing this special. Enjoy my friends. DDR  

My guest Scoot McNairy has been in the acting game for years. He's had an incredible career so far but it wasn't always smooth sailing. Today he returns to the show after 12 years and we catch up on his life. Scoot is known for his roles in Once Upon A Time In Hollywood, Monsters, Argo, Killing Them Softly, 12 Years a Slave, Gone Girl, and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. In television, he starred in the AMC period drama Halt and Catch Fire, True Detective, Narcos: Mexico, and the Netflix western miniseries Godless. This man is not only a working actor he is also a friend and a motorcycle enthusiast which is really how we hit it off years and years ago. Tune in and enjoy this one on this Labor Day weekend. Don't forget to check out my Patreon for over 165 Let There Be Talk bonus episodes. https://www.patreon.com/DeanDelray  My Tour Dates are here https://www.patreon.com/DeanDelray  Hope to see you out at some shows. Candles Lit My Friends DDR  

Today the great Dale Crover drummer for the Melvins returns to the show to talk all about his brand new solo record Glossolalia available Sept 13th 2024. This record is absolutely fantastic and has some incredible guest players on it including Ty Segall, Tom Waits and Kim Thayil / Soundgarden. Catch Dale out on tour all over including Los Angeles , San Francisco and Joshua Tree.   See me out on tour this week Springfield Missouri at The Blue Room Aug 30th and 31st also Sept 8th at The Caverns in Pelham, TN 37366  shooting my special.  Tour Dates - https://www.deandelray.com/tourdates  Patreon Bonus Episodes - https://www.deandelray.com/patreon  Thanks for tuning in DDR

Today we have a fantastic guest Jordan Rudess / Keyboardist for Dream Theater stop by to talk all about his brand new solo record Permission To Fly out Sept, 6th 2024. Jordan and I also dive into the new Dream Theater record ,Early days of his career and  his favorite Keyboards. I really enjoyed this conversation and I think you guys will dig it also. If you are new to my show I wanted to give you a heads up that I had Mike Portnoy on the show last year so make sure you check out that episode. Thanks for tuning in. Join My Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/DeanDelray for all the bonus episodes and For all my tour dates you can go to https://www.deandelray.com/tourdates including tickets for my Comedy Special Taping. Thanks for the support DDR

In 1980 I started hitting the San Francisco Bay Area rock clubs nightly. The Stone , Old Waldorf , Mabuhay Gardens, Uncle Charlie’s, The Phoenix Theater , Keystone Berkeley, Cotati Cabaret. I had a huge thirst for Rock n Roll.    Of course the big bands like Van Halen ,AC/DC , Judas Priest and Ted Nugent would come through town but that was like once a year so you had to find something more out there and that something was a blossoming local rock scene and the early kings of that scene was a band called Roadrunner.  This band absolutely crushed it live and it seemed like over night they were selling out every club in the Bay. By 1985 the band was done.  I will Never forget those days and especially my guest today lead singer of Roadrunner James Hume.  I learned all of my early rock n roll lessons from this band.  I don’t think I’ve talked to James since 1985 so it was an honor to catch up with him and really hear his story.  You may not of heard of Roadrunner but I guarantee you will love the stories. From Metallica opening up for them, Dio trying to get them a record deal and the infamous band house "The Cave" Dig in my friends and hear some San Francisco Rock History.    Check out some art by James Hume in this link https://www.rebelunicorn.life/james-hume  Roadrunner's music can be heard here https://music.apple.com/us/album/teenage-warcry-ep/270227528    Join my Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/DeanDelray Enjoy tons of Bonus episodes.   My tour dates can be found here https://www.deandelray.com/tourdates    TO get tickets to see me shoot my special click here https://www.tixr.com/groups/thecaverns/events/bill-burr-with-dean-delray-112459    Thank you DDR

Today I sit down with Todd Mayo owner of one of the coolest concert venues in the world. Years ago a friend sent me a YouTube clip of The Chris Robinson Brotherhood playing at one of the most insane venues I had ever seen. It looked like the band was playing on Mars. I had never seen this venue so I dug in and did some research and found out it was called The Caverns, located in Grundy County Tennessee. This venue was created by my guest Todd Mayo and it quickly became a destination venue. Everyone has played there including Chris Stapleton, Lucinda Williams, Billy Strings and more. There are a handful of absolute magical venues in the world, Red Rocks, The Gorge, Hollywood Bowl, The Sphere and now The Caverns. Todd Sits down with me for an In-Depth conversation on exactly how this place came to be. Not only has Todd created one of the coolest venues in the world he also created an Emmy Award winning TV show on PBS called The Cavern Sessions. Todd has a book coming out in Sept called Caveman Chronicles that I can honestly say is a must read. Also a very special Announcement is at the front of this episode so do not skip the intro. Tickets to my Special Taping at The Caverns can be Purchased with the presale code CAVEDWELLER on sale Wednesday Aug 7th 2024 10am   https://www.thecaverns.com/shows  Join my Patreon for bonus episodes https://www.patreon.com/DeanDelray  Tour Dates on my website including Springfield Missouri Aug 30/31 at the Blue Room https://www.deandelray.com/tourdates  Here is the Link for Todd's book Caveman Chronicles https://www.thecaverns.com/caveman-chronicles 

Today my good friend Jay Jay French of Twisted Sister returns to the show for a fantastic conversation on Watches, Guitars, High End Home Audio and the 40th anniversary of Stay Hungry. I feel like Jay Jay and I could talk for hours. He's one of those guys that just gets it so it was an honor to have him back on the show. Thanks for tuning in and please leave a review on iTunes and Subscribe on YouTube. My next headlining dates are Aug 30th and 31st at The Blue Room in Springfield Missouri hit the link for tickets. https://www.deandelray.com/tourdates  Join my Patreon for all your Let There Be Talk bonus episodes. https://www.deandelray.com/patreon  Have a fantastic week and Stay Hungry my friends. Candles Lit my friends  DDR  

Today I sit down with a Bay Area legend, Mr Geoff Thorpe of Vicious Rumors. 45 Years in the game and still going strong playing Metal Music all over the world. Geoff started the band in 1979 and has never stopped. Dig in and enjoy his inspiring story. Thanks for tuning in my friends.  My Tour Dates https://www.deandelray.com/tourdates Patreon https://www.deandelray.com/patreon 

Today I sit down with legendary drummer Chris Slade. Chris started out his professional career at 16 years old playing drums for Tom Jones. From there he became a founding member of Manfred Mann's Earth Band recording 8 studio albums from 1972 to 1978.  After a 1 year tour with the great David Gilmour another legend Jimmy Page called him to join the super group The Firm. Most people really know Chris from his time in AC/DC recording and touring on the smash hit record The Razors Edge. That record was loaded with hits including Thunderstuck, Moneytalks and Are You Ready. After the return of Phil Rudd, Chris moved on and played in his own group until 2015 when he was asked to return to AC/DC after Phil Rudd had legal problems. Check out Chris Slade Timeline on all streaming platforms. Hope you guys enjoy this episode and if you are a big AC/DC fan check out my interviews with all of AC/DC right here on my YouTube channel. My Upcoming Tour Dates can be found here - https://www.deandelray.com/tourdates Patreon Bonus Episodes can be found here https://www.deandelray.com/patreon Like and Subscribe for more PODCASTS AND COMEDY VIDEOS from Dean Delray! Have a great day DDR

Today I dive into my return to the Sphere to see Dead & Company, Wilco's new record, Riding a Motorcycle to Las Vegas and is Major League Baseball dead?   Hope you have a great week. Catch me this week 7 nights at the Comedy Cellar in Las Vegas and July 24th -27th at Acme Comedy Co in Minneapolis  Tickets at https://www.deandelray.com/tourdates  Join my Patreon for bonus Let There Be Talk episodes https://www.deandelray.com/tourdates