Side Tracks with Rusty Pate

Age Nowhere is a relatively young band. Formed in Dayton, Ohio in 2017, the Americana-leaning quintet has been far from complacent. They are set to…Continue ReadingTalking Wild Sweet Orange with Paul Monnin (Ep. 30)

  Don Thrasher’s status on the Dayton, Ohio rock scene is unquestioned. He’s been making and writing about music for decades now. However, it might…Continue ReadingTalking Kanye West with Don Thrasher (Ep. 29)

  I’m not waiting for Dec. 31 to make a New Year’s resolution. I’m vowing to put one of these “shows” up every week for…Continue ReadingTalking Coldplay with Kyleen Downes (Ep. 28)

Well, well, well… look who’s back. After a long hiatus, Side Tracks is back in your eardrums with a brand spanking new episode. This special…Continue ReadingTalking Mavis Guitar with Travis Talbert (EP. 27)

In 2017, Rolling Stone magazine celebrated its 50th anniversary. To commemorate the occasion, many tributes took place. Two of the most exhaustive were the documentary…Continue ReadingA Tale of Two Stories: Jann Wenner and Rolling Stone magazine

As this little show continues to Little-Engine-That-Could its way up the Podcast Mountain, I’ve started to look at how I can make things better. That…Continue ReadingTalking Pere Ubu with Don Thrasher (Ep. 26)

If I never get to do another podcast episode, this is the one I would want to go out on. Neal Casal has always had…Continue ReadingTalking Spirit with Neal Casal (Ep. 25)

Ethan Miller’s band Howlin’ Rain has been making incredibly soulful psychedelic music since forming in 2004. Their latest album “The Alligator Bride” has been described…Continue ReadingTalking Leigh Stephens with Ethan Miller (Ep. 24)

Kent Montgomery is the lead guitarist for the Dayton, Ohio band The New Old Fashioned. Their latest release “Small Town, Midwest, USA” is the band’s…Continue ReadingTalking R.E.M. with Kent Montgomery (Ep. 23)

Sam Moss is a singer/songwriter/guitarist from the Boston area. Growing up in Connecticut, he began playing violin at an early age. He eventually found his…Continue ReadingTalking Vetiver with Sam Moss (Ep. 22)

It’s not really fair to lump Michigan Rattlers into the world of country music. While elements of that genre are certainly present, it’s more by…Continue ReadingTalking Randy Newman with Michigan Rattlers (Ep. 21)

Joe Anderl is the front man for the band The 1984 Draft. They have been making music in Dayton, Ohio since 2013. Their latest release…Continue ReadingTalking Sugar with Joe Anderl (Ep. 20)

Billy Swayne is the leader of the Neo American Pioneers. That group is preparing to release their sophomore album “Beginning to Unfold.” Billy stopped by…Continue ReadingEpisode 19: Talking The War on Drugs with Billy Swayne

In his triumphant return to the show, Travis Talbert has a lot to say about Eric Clapton. Talbert is the lead guitarist for Frontier Folk…Continue ReadingEpisode 18: Talking Eric Clapton with Travis Talbert

Charlie Jackson and the Heartland Railway released their debut effort in March of 2018. After years of self-recording solo efforts, Jackson hooked up with Brad…Continue ReadingEpisode 17: Talking Dwight Yoakam and Velvet Underground with Charlie Jackson

Tim Pritchard has been making music for a long time. In 2005, his band Flyaway Minion released “Fair Travels.” He released a solo album in…Continue ReadingEpisode 16: Talking Superdrag with Tim Pritchard

After a long break, the podcast is back!!! This week, I go at it alone and talk about the 1998 release from Bob Dylan “Bootleg…Continue ReadingEpisode 15: Rolling Solo on “Bootleg Series Vol. 4: Live 1966” by Bob Dylan

Travis Talbert has been the lead guitar player for Frontier Folk Nebraska for more than a decade. He also has released the album “Louisville via…Continue ReadingEpisode 14: Talking guitar with Travis Talbert

My series of pods focusing on music that matters to me comes to a triumphant conclusion with a Leon Russell monologue. After a recent purchase…Continue ReadingEpisode 13: A solo take on Leon Russell

On this edition of “Side Tracks with Rusty Pate,” I talk about “Tommy” by The Who. Rather than focusing on the 1969 album version, I…Continue ReadingEpisode 12: A solo take on “Tommy (OST)” by The Who

This week I dive into one of my favorite albums of all time – The Black Crowes “The Southern Harmony and Musical Companion.” The early…Continue ReadingEpisode 11: a solo take on “The Southern Harmony & Musical Companion”

This week, I’m rolling solo. For the next few weeks, I will be in full monologue mode discussing the albums that shaped my love for…Continue ReadingEpisode 10 – A solo take on Kiss “Alive II”

Izzy Rock has been a podcast host since 2012, first on his own “Tales from the Hardside” and later as a co-host and producer of…Continue ReadingEpisode 9: Talking music with Izzy Rock

This episode features the triumphant return of Don Thrasher. Thrasher has written about music in Dayton, Ohio since the early 1990s. He has also played…Continue ReadingEpisode 8: Talking Big Star with Don Thrasher

For episode seven, David Payne joins the show. The front man for The New Old-Fashioned has a lot going on at the moment. Preliminary work…Continue ReadingEpisode 7: Talking singer/songwriters with David Payne

For episode 6, Chad Wells drops in. Wells currently helms the psychedelic-tinged band Cricketbows. We kick off the conversation with talk about their new EP…Continue ReadingEpisode 6: Talking The Monkees with Chad Wells

In episode five, Harold Hensley stops by. Hensley is the guitarist and singer for The Repeating Arms. He also has a new solo album coming…Continue ReadingEpisode 5: Talking Inspiration with Harold Hensley

Episode four features Jason Mosely (Chef Ja). We  kick off with a discussion of the “Game of Thrones” season seven premiere (2:18) before jumping into…Continue ReadingEpisode 4: Talking comedy with Chef Ja

Don Thrasher stops by for the first edition of a new segment dubbed “From the Used Bin,” where we find some underappreciated artists or works…Continue ReadingEpisode 3: Talking Brian Eno with Don Thrasher

  Jason Mosley (Chef Ja) is back to talk about more stand up comedy. We dive into Sarah Silverman’s newest hour “A Speck of Dust”…Continue ReadingEpisode 2: Talking Comedy with Chef Ja

On this inaugural episode of “Side Tracks with Rusty Pate,”  Jason Mosley (Chef Ja) joins in to discuss two stand up comedy specials: Hasan Minaj’s…Continue ReadingEpisode 1: Talking comedy with Chef Ja