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This week is always an exciting week for the podcast. The lineup announcement for the Great Blue Heron Music Festival, July 4th, 5th, 6th at the Heron in Sherman New York. There's a conversation with Julie and Steve Rockcastle, and cuts from 11 of the 34 bands and musicians that are going to be on the stages there: Andy Frasco & The U.N. Project, Cool Cool Cool, The Rumble feat. Chief Joseph Boudreaux Jr., Shadowgrass, The Dustbowl Revival, Beats Antique, Jim Donovan & The Sun King Warriors, PA Line, Jimkata, Gunpoets and Ryan Montbleau. Turn it up, enjoy and listen to the sounds of the summer coming at you. See you there!
This week on the program we'll feature music on the ukulele. It's a handy instrument that's accessible yet works for many ability levels and different kinds of music, too. You'll hear Jake Shimabukuro, The Dustbowl Revival, Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer, Gerald Ross, and more. A cheerful addition to your listening … this week on The Sing Out! Radio Magazine.Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian FolkwaysJake Shimabukuro Trio / “Fireflies” / Jake Shimabukuro Trio / Music TheoriesCathy Fink & Marcy Marxer / “High on a Mountain” / Wahoo / Community MusicMartin Simpson / “East Kentucky” / Trials and Tribulations / TopicThe Dustbowl Revival / “Never Had to Go” / With a Lampshade On / Signature SoundsGerald Ross / “Don't Get Around Much Anymore” / Swing Ukulele / Uke ToneMighty Ghosts of Heaven / “Hey There Catfish” / Mighty Ghosts of Heaven / VertighostStuart Fuchs / “Buffalo in My Soul” / Stukulele / KalaPaul Benoit / “Diggers” / My Old Clothes / Self-producedVictoria Vox / “Mail Order Bride” / When the Night Unravels / ObusJake Shimabukuro Trio / “Red Crystal” / Jake Shimabukuro Trio / Music TheoriesThe Ukulele Kings / “Three Cool Cats” / Three Cool Cats / Mid MittenPaul Brown / “Garrell Hunter's Tune” / Red Dirt Country / 5-StringMemphis Ukulele Band / “I Can Help” / Memphis Ukulele Band / Blue BarrellPhiladelphia Jug Band / “Ukulele Lady” / Always Fresh / Self-producedLouise Goffin / “Main Street Parade” / Songs from the Mine / Majority of OneJoe Craven / “Camptown” / Camptown / AcornPete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian Folkways
As mentioned on the Musikfest Exordium last night, we had the privilege of scheduling time with frontman of Dustbowl Revival - Z Lupetin, in advance of their performance at the Fest on Sat 8/10.Before they hit the road with their booty-shakin americana folk soul, Z sat down with us virtually from SoCal to share this tremendous band's story and music. This is one of the top bands on the list this year, and was definitely a "holy crap that's on the free stage" moment for us.Z has been a writer and a musician since a young age, in bands since he was in 8th grade. It was film school and a desire to be a screenwriter that brought him to Los Angeles, but the never-ending need to be in a band had him turn to Craig's List to start one up out there. And thus Dustbowl Revival was born.This 7 piece joyride of sound has had a core throughout, and always surrounded by incredible talent to round things out. We'll dive in to their catalog and spend time with some special tracks specifically to hear the backstory and inspiration behind them, as well as the evolution and maturation for the early years to today.Z will also perform live acoustic during the interview! Don't miss this unique opportunity. And go see them live whenever they are near. If you catch the show in Bethlehem, PA at Musikfest and you see me there, stop by and say hi!Text us your thoughts on this episode, and who should be OUR #NextFavBand...As always, our hope is to bring you "your next favorite band". If you tuned in today because you already knew this musician - thank you very much! We hope that you enjoyed it and would consider following us and subscribing so we can bring you your #nextfavband in the future. And check out nextfavband.com for our entire catalog of interviews!If you have a recommendation on who you think OUR next favorite band should be, hit us up on social media (@nextfavband everywhere) or send us an email at nextfavband@stereophiliastudio.com.Thank you to Carver Commodore, argonaut&wasp, and Blair Crimmins for allowing us to use their music in the show open and close. It makes everything sound so much better! Let's catch a live show together soon!#nextfavband #livemusic #music #musicinterview #musician #singer #guitar #song #newmusic #explorepage #instamusic #bestmusic #musicismylife #musicindustry #musiclife #songwriter #musiclover #musicfestival
Zach Lupetin is a songwriter, playwright, podcaster, and founding member of Dustbowl Revival. The band, formed via a Craigslist ad, has toured over ten countries and released seven albums, with "Is It You, Is It Me" hitting the top 20 on alternative sales charts. Their 2022 EP, "Set Me Free," followed. Zach discusses his transition into fatherhood after a traumatic birth experience and how his daughter now inspires his music. His podcast, "The Show On The Road," has nearly one million downloads. In 2022, he also launched "The Sway Out West Radio Hour" on 88.5FM in LA.We asked Zach for wise words for someone going through a fresh start - especially a tough, forced fresh start. He shares why creativity is life-saving during forced fresh starts. And he shares how we can process fresh starts with storytelling and art.Listen to the full podcast episode with Zach Lupetin: https://www.freshstartsregistry.com/podcast-episodes/zach-lupetinDustbowl Revival: http://www.dustbowlrevival.com/Mentioned in this episode:Become a Fresh Starts Expert!What is the Fresh Starts Expert Membership? The Fresh Starts Expert Membership is a business membership for entrepreneurs, experts, and small business owners to support them in business development, marketing efforts, public relations, networking, and community engagement. The membership includes a standalone profile on Fresh Starts Registry's website, weekly virtual coworking, open hours business coaching, and accountability groups, as well as exclusive press and media opportunities, workshops, seminars, a content and video library of resources, a podcast episode, and so much more. Membership is $55/month. Fresh Starts Registry is the first and only support registry platform for people to access the items and experts they need during life transitions. Fresh Starts has been featured in The New York Times, Time Magazine, Forbes, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, The Today Show, and more. It was founded in 2021 by sisters Olivia Dreizen Howell and Genevieve Dreizen. Who can be an expert? An expert is simply a small business owner, freelancer, entrepreneur, solopreneur, writer, creator, podcaster - or more! See HERE for a list of potential expert types. We are open to any and all expert types. What are the benefits of joining Fresh Starts? Joining Fresh Starts as an expert offers numerous benefits for professionals passionate about guiding individuals through life transitions. For just $55 a month, you gain access to a thriving community, complete with business development support, marketing tools, coaching, and networking opportunities. Your profile will be SEO-optimized, making it easier for clients to find you. You'll also enjoy press and media exposure, weekly offers including workshops and events, and a supportive network to share insights and celebrate successes.Fresh Starts Expert MembershipJoin the Fresh Starts Collective!Whether you're an ambitious entrepreneur, a dedicated student, a heads down writer or simply striving to achieve your professional goals, the Fresh Starts Collective is here for you. We believe that surrounding yourself with a supportive community can be the key to unlocking your full potential. The Fresh Starts Collective offers daily community gathering - whether it's VirtualCo-Working and Body Doubling, Open Office Hours or Accountability Hour - community support and growth, networking opportunities and access to marketing, design and writing professionals to bounce ideas off of, pick the brains of or crowd source some ideas. The Fresh Starts Collective is $35/month.Fresh Starts Collective
KGMI's Dianna Hawryluk and Adam Smith talk about the Foodie Fun in Ferndale bicycle tour, the Washington Native Plant Society hosting field trips to the North Cascades, the Raspberry Festival in Lynden, and Dustbowl Revival performing at the Wild Buffalo.
A conversation with artist manager - Jeff DeLia (Bobby Rush, Blind Boys of Alabama, Dustbowl Revival & North Mississippi All-Stars) - https://www.72musicmanagement.com/
A high level Paris walk; An exceptional day; Sarah Lancashire - brilliant; Richard Madly - not; Oh come on Ref!; Consume the media; Don't change a winning team; An interview with Justin King; Music from The Dustbowl Revival
Social media - a force for good; Speaker Coaching places; Derek Malcolm remembered; A cycling selfie; Advice from old Bill; Get Ready; Social media tips from film; An interview with Elise Quevedo; Music from The Dustbowl Revival
Recorded on Saturday April 15th 2023 We talk about Dutch ovens, people who need attention, getting over folks who play guessing games, & Dustbowl Revival
A Fresh Story, season 2, episode 10 Zach Lupetin is a songwriter, playwright, podcaster, and the founding member of folk-rock adventurers Dustbowl Revival. Since coming together via a hopeful California Craigslist ad, Dustbowl has played in over ten countries and produced seven beloved albums. The group's latest, “Is It You, Is It Me,” appeared in the top 20 of the alternative sales charts and enjoyed features in Rolling Stone and Billboard. A new EP “Set Me Free” dropped in 2022. We chatted with Zach about the birth of his daughter, how his wife nearly died during delivery, and his fresh start into fatherhood during a traumatic event. Zach talks about his passion for storytelling, his journey into music, and how his daughter has become his musical muse since her birth. It's a beautiful conversation about parenthood, marriage, making brave decisions, and how the soundtrack of our lives is the heartbeat within all of our stories. Lupetin began his music discovery podcast The Show On The Road in 2018. The show aims to introduce incredible artists to new audiences, and focuses on giving fans a sense of what it's really like to tour the world and play music 200 + days a year. 125 episodes strong, the podcast has been downloaded nearly 1 million times. In 2022, Lupetin launched his first radio show The Sway Out West Radio Hour on 88.5FM the SoCal Sound in LA on Saturday mornings where he showcases his favorite songwriters each week. You can listen to Dustbowl Revival's albums here, check out their tour schedule and learn more on their website, and check out Zach's podcast, The Show on the Road.
Our funk punk soul rock Thursday favorites vol 1 is (finally, mercifully) here! In the first of our three part series, Danno & Dan Lloyd go over the first of their favorites in the soul and rock worlds for this year. The creme de la creme of 2022 features heavy hitters and first timers making a mark like Adrian Quesada, Say She She, Mark Evich, Bobby Oroza, in the former area of the matrix, and then in hour 2 it's highlights from Yard Act, Wet Leg, Big Thief, and many, many more.TracklistPart I (00:00)Object Heavy – Righteous WalkSwatkins – Don't Tell You That EnoughAdrian Quesada feat Ikebe Shakedown – SpiritsDustbowl Revival – Set Me FreeSay She She – PrismMark Evich – PrimePart II (31:00)Danielle Ponder – Some of Us Are BraveBobby Oroza – I Got LoveRobohands feat Aleh – WildflowerYoung Gun Silver Fox – Rolling BackLyves – ShameAdrian Younge & Ali Shaheed Muhammad feat Phil Ranelin - GenesisPart III (60:51)Titus Andronicus – I'm ScrewedPlacebo – HugzRed Hot Chili Peppers – EddieParamore – This is WhyCallous Daoboys – Star BabySanchez. – FeelingPart IV (98:56)Yard Act – Dead HorseWet Leg – UR MumBig Thief – Simulation SwarmPUP – RelentlessWhite Lung – Date NightFontaines DC – I Love You
Ep. 33 - Zach Lupetin - Singer/Songwriter/Guitarist!Zach is a prolific singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist, originally from Chicago, and now on the West-side of LA for many years. He's the band leader for Dustbowl Revival who;s been touring steadily for over a decade, and I highly recommend checking them out! He also has a side project called Patio Club, a podcast called Show On The Road, and a radio show in LA on 88.5 called The Sway Out West. You can follow Zach on instagram @znlupetin and @dustbowlrevivalGo to dustbowlrevival.com for all of their tour dates!GSWMP is a podcast for musicians, music lovers, and anyone who loves a good story! In-depth discussions about the music industry & gig life with a variety of musicians & creatives from all over the world!@gigstorieswithmusicpeopleHost:Evan Mykl Chudnow @evanonthebass @the_spaceminthttps://www.thespacemint.com/http://www.evanonthebass.com/https://gig-stories-music-people.captivate.fm*At the moment I have no sponsors, so if you'd like to support this podcast the best thing is to share it on social media or with someone who might be interested! If you want to go above and beyond that and help ensure more episodes you can also purchase my music (including the podcast theme song Smith Type Johnson) at https://evanmykl.bandcamp.com/ or even make a contribution on Venmo @Evan-TheSpacemint any help is very much appreciated!Thank you for listening!
Welcome back, friends. Season 5 is here to help launch us into 2023, starting off with the new old-time sounds of the singing upright bassist who everyone calls “daddy,” Melissa Carper. Plus, the return of the rock-n-soul butterfly Rayland Baxter taped on his porch in Tennessee, and also a fascinating talk with Cleve Francis, a singing heart doctor who once rubbed elbows with Garth Brooks and the big boys in the country pantheon, but was recently rediscovered for putting out a transcendent complication of rare Black folk songs from the late 1960s. Recently Z. Lupetin went down to New Orleans and talked to artists in their studios and living rooms and, as the bandleader of Dustbowl Revival, will continue to bring you newly discovered music he found on the trail from coast to coast. New episodes every other Thursday! Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-show-on-the-road-with-z-lupetin1106/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Rock Stars can teach you a lot about leadership vision.To inspire your audience (customers), you must have an inspired band! So it's crucial you have a compelling vision that others want to follow.I host the lead singer from one of my favorite bands, Zach Lupetin from Dustbowl Revival. He shares his hard-earned leadership lessons from the road and the music industry that you can also use to lead your team. He also shares his vision for his music and podcast and how he navigates the challenges.Zach is a songwriter, playwright, podcaster, and the founding member of folk-rock adventurers Dustbowl Revival. Since coming together via a hopeful California Craigslist ad, Dustbowl has played in over ten countries and produced seven beloved albums. The group's latest, “Is It You, Is It Me,” appeared in the top 20 of the alternative sales charts and enjoyed features in Rolling Stone and Billboard. A new EP “Set Me Free” dropped in 2022.He began his music discovery podcast The Show On The Road in 2018. The show aims to introduce incredible artists to new audiences, and focuses on giving fans a sense of what it's really like to tour the world and play music 200 + days a year. 125 episodes strong, the podcast has been downloaded nearly 1 million times. In 2022, Lupetin launched his first radio show The Sway Out West Radio Hour on 88.5FM the SoCal Sound in LA on Saturday mornings where he showcases his favorite songwriters each week.Website:Dustbowl Revival http://www.dustbowlrevival.com/ Show on the Road podcast https://www.theshowontheroad.com/ What You'll Discover in this Episode:The true magic of interviewing a band on podcast.Zach's biggest joy.The importance of becoming a curator of what you love, or having someone who does this for you.Zach's mission to save music.The Dustbowl Revival song I love to sing with my daughter.The real economics behind leading a band.How to get your favorite band to come to your town.How bands make their decisions on where they tour.What it's like selling out and recording at the Troubadour in LA.Zach's journey from advertising to band leader.Why Zach started Dustbowl Revival with an eight-piece band.Why the “big sound is always worth it”.The power of a strong vision in music.What you learn about leadership from a rock band.How a band can effectively recover from turnover.The power of having two lead singers.How music streaming has changed the world for bands.How to really help your favorite band.How his podcast has impacted his band.His top 5 headliners for hi-dream music festivals. Where to get your starter dose of Dustbowl Revival.Resources:Larkin Poe - https://www.larkinpoe.com/Sammy Rae and the Friends - https://www.sammyrae.com/Patio Club https://www.patioclubmusic.com/ Videos from youtube http://www.dustbowlrevival.com/video -----Connect with
This episode was recorded on August 21st, 2022, in Charleston, WV. The lineup includes Dustbowl Revival, Cary Morin, Seth Walker, Susan ONeill, and Fortunate Ones. Podcast support is provided by Digital Relativity. https://bit.ly/3TzqMi6
This week, we return to the Crescent City to talk to one of the new leaders of the Grammy-winning Rebirth Brass Band, trumpet player Glenn Hall III who is part of a deep New Orleans musical family. Rebirth will be coming from NOLA to LA to help headline the inaugural Paramount Ranch Sonic Boom on October 15th. It's a brand new music festival co-created by yours truly and Dustbowl Revival (along with Tiny Porch Concerts and the Santa Monica Mountains Fund) that will celebrate the confluence of American roots music by bringing together diverse acts like Grammy-winning folk-blues master Dom Flemons, and notable local Southern California-based acts the Eagle Rock Gospel Singers, string-band Water Tower, Cuban group Yosmel Montejo y La Caliente and singer-songwriter Abby Posner. Set in the green hills of the Santa Monica Mountains, partial proceeds from the fest will go to restoring historic Paramount Ranch which lost much of its western movie sets during a devastating wildfire. Few bands of any kind can claim an unbroken lineage from their 1983 start. Phillip "Tuba Phil" Frazier, his brother Keith Frazier and renowned trumpet player Kermit Ruffins formed the group out of Joseph S. Clark Senior High School, located in the Tremé neighborhood of New Orleans. If you watched the acclaimed HBO series of the same name, you no doubt heard Rebirth as the brassy backdrop to the city as it constantly evolved and survived traumas like Hurricane Katrina. Members of the Frazier family still join the band on tours. Glenn Hall III takes us through the fascinating history of the group, describing notable shows like opening for the Grateful Dead, recording with John Fogerty, kicking off the Grammys, and recently joining the Red Hot Chili Peppers onstage. Their 2022 single “New Orleans Girl” shows how they never stop experimenting, lending their big sound to a hip-hop mashup featuring Cheeky Blakk and PJ Morton. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-show-on-the-road-with-z-lupetin1106/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
On this West Virginia Morning, we hear from award-winning author Barbara Kingsolver who is the 2022 Appalachian Heritage Writer-in-Residence at Shepherd University. Liz McCormick talks with Kingsolver about her Appalachian roots and how they inspire key themes and ideas in her stories. The post Author Barbara Kingsolver Talks Appalachian Roots And Dustbowl Revival Has Our Song Of The Week, This West Virginia Morning appeared first on West Virginia Public Broadcasting.
On this West Virginia Morning, we hear from award-winning author Barbara Kingsolver who is the 2022 Appalachian Heritage Writer-in-Residence at Shepherd University. Liz McCormick talks with Kingsolver about her Appalachian roots and how they inspire key themes and ideas in her stories.
As broadcast October 6, 2022 with plenty of purified water from Lake Minnetonka. Tonight we go back to 2016 where, in the unfortunate aftermath of Prince's all-too-early demise, his estate decided to open up The Artist's compound in Paisley Park for the viewing public. For the remainder of the first hour we kept it funky with our Sampled weekly, and new tunes from Dustbowl Revival, Al Green, and Arjuna Oakes kept the fresh cuts coming through part 2. Dan Lloyd once again dropped in for our weekly AMPED rock sesh, highlighting some big tunes out this past week and albums that drop tomorrow, with Slipknot, LCD, Paramore, and Anxious being highlights. We also debuted our rock spotlight to finish the show, which honestly is not just two weeks too late, but several seasons, and we highlighted Baek Yerin's rock project The Volunteers to close things.#feelthegravityTracklist (st:rt)Part I (00:00)Prince – MusicologyDustbowl Revival – Set Me FreeLady Wray – Through It AllLucas/Heaven – Every City Has a RhythmVieux Farka Toure & Khruangbin – LobboArjuna Oakes & Serebii – Guava Part II (32:03)Durand Jones & The Indications – Giving UpKelly Finnigan – Catch Me I'm FallingAaron Frazer – You Don't Wanna Be My BabyBuddy Guy feat James Taylor – Follow The MoneyAl Green – Wanna SayFela Kuti & Afrika 70 – Alu Jon Jonki Jon Part III (70:21)Slipknot – AdderallYeah Yeah Yeahs – FleezBush – Heavy is the OceanParamore – This is WhyLCD Soundsystem – New Body Rhumba Part IV (1:44:35)Anxious – SunsignVUKOVI – QUENCHThe Beatles – Tomorrow Never Knows (Take 1)King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard – Iron LungThe Volunteers – Let Me Go! Anxious – Sunsign
Global Speakers Summit; Speaker Coaching; Eddie Butler; A mic is always on; Go beyond the finish; Don't make a song and dance of it; Don't be a social media snob; An interview with Zach Lupetin; Music from The Dustbowl Revival
Who will be the leader?; Time in Liverpool; Speaker Coaching; Sir Mo, or not?; Fox News slips up; That's Amore; Four tough questions; You can't always get what you want; A interview with Brian Walter; Music from The Dustbowl Revival
During troubling times it helps to change the way we view the world, and engage in uplifting conversations. Today we speak with Nat Keefe from Hot Buttered Run, Ulf Bjorlin from Dustbowl Revival and singer/songwriter Paul Thorne.
Bill Scorzari is a New York-based singer-songwriter. Since 2014, he has independently released three albums to date, including, "Just the Same” (2014), “Through These Waves” (2017), and “Now I'm Free” (2019), all to critical acclaim. His forthcoming, 4th album, “The Crosswinds of Kansas,” is anticipated for release on August 19, 2022.Bill has performed at venues and terrestrial radio stations across the country and completed two national tours (“Through These Waves” in 2017 and “Now I'm Free” in 2019). He has opened for such artists as Billy Strings, Whiskey Myers, Big Country and more, and has shared bills with Sarah Jarosz, Sam Outlaw, The Dustbowl Revival, Tall Tall Trees, Seldom Scene, Frank Fairfield, Tom Marion, Zak Sokolow, Jonah Tolchin, Jenni Lyn Gardner (Della Mae), Jeff Scroggins and Colorado, Twisted Pine, and others. Bill's performances of note include AmericanaFest 2016, and Newport Folk Festival 2019 for the “For Pete's Sake” program curated by Chris Funk of The Decemberists. He has opened for such artists as Billy Strings, Whiskey Myers, Big Country, and more, and has shared bills with Sarah Jarosz, Sam Outlaw, The Dustbowl Revival, Tall Tall Trees, Seldom Scene, Frank Fairfield, Tom Marion, Zak Sokolow, Jonah Tolchin, Jenni Lyn Gardner (Della Mae), Jeff Scroggins and Colorado, Twisted Pine, and many more. Bill's performances of note include AmericanaFest 2016, and Newport Folk Festival 2019 for the “For Pete's Sake” program curated by Chris Funk of The Decemberists. Artists who have performed in the studio with Bill, and who appear on Bill's records, include Joachim Cooder, Chris Scruggs, Kim Richey, Laur Joamets, Marie Tomlinson Lewey, Cindy Richardson Walker, Matt Menefee, Kyle Tuttle, Erin Rae, Neilson Hubbard, Will Kimbrough, Eamon McLaughlin, Fats Kaplin, Michael Rinne, Danny Mitchell, Brent Burke, Juan Solorzano, Jonah Tolchin, Danny Roaman, John Estes and more.Connect with The Long Island Sound Podcast:Website: Https://GigDestiny.com/podcast Follow Steve Yusko, GigDestiny.com, and his adventures: Website: https://www.GigDestiny.com Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, FacebookSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/21aCeQWDmD4fkucpfVf9Email: Steve@GigDestiny.com Intro/Outro song in this episode:“Fading out Fast” from Mike Nugent's album, Mike Nugent and the Blue Moon BandSpotify link: The growth of The Long Island Sound Podcast has been exponential. Help us grow the show!Subscribe to the GigDestiny.com Site here for bonus contentSubscribe to our YouTube ChannelCall the Listener Line & leave your comments: (631) 800-3579 Remember to Rate & Review the show! Help us keep the conversation going with your donation - Click Right Here or go to GigDestiny.com Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREE
A podcast for musicians, music lovers, and anyone who loves a good story! In-depth discussions about the music industry & gig life with a variety of musicians & creatives from all over the world!@gigstorieswithmusicpeopleEp. 20 - Nick Phakpiseth - Bassist!Nick grew up just outside Los Angeles, CA! He is currently gigging with Dustbowl Revival and Patio Club, and he's toured the country many times over with The Wild Reeds, Robert Jon and The Wreck and many others. The Wild Reeds have long been one of my favorite bands to come out of LA, and I'd highly recommend checking them out when you have a chance! It was awesome getting to hear some of Nick's tour stories and get his perspective as someone who just loves being on tour and on the road. Hit him up if you need a Bassist or Tour Manager!@namasteoutmywayHost:Evan Mykl Chudnow @evanonthebass @the_spaceminthttps://www.thespacemint.com/http://www.evanonthebass.com/https://gig-stories-music-people.captivate.fm*At the moment I have no sponsors, so if you'd like to support this podcast the best thing is to share it on social media or with someone who might be interested! If you want to go above and beyond that and help ensure more episodes you can also purchase my music at https://evanmykl.bandcamp.com/ or even make a contribution on Venmo @Evan-TheSpacemint any help is very much appreciated!Thank you for listening!
Interview and performance with Guitarist Zach Lupetin (The Dustbowl Revival) Original air date 2/7/18
Interview and performance with Violinist & Guitarist Connor Vance (The Dustbowl Revival) Original air date 7/23/18
This week, we talk to Brooklyn-based bandleader and jazz-roots singer extraordinaire Sammy Rae, who for the last four years has barnstormed the country with her kinetic octet The Friends. Look, when you're young and inspired, you drop out of college, you're waiting tables and you think about starting a jazzy pop band - most people (as well as common sense and basic economics) tell you to start small. Get a few like-minded musicians in a room, work and work your best songs, try packing out a few local shows, put some radio-ready singles on the internet, do a music video or two. See what happens. But Sammy Rae does her own thing and has done pretty much the opposite. Much like your host of this fine program (who went against all advice and began Dustbowl Revival as an 8-10 piece genre-bending New Orleans-string band mashup in 2008), Sammy has harnessed the open-minded, countercultural energy of Broadway musicals, the slinky funk-pop of the 1970s AM radio and her own rapid-fire poetic style to create a massive sound that could only be made with three singers, two saxophones, and a fearless, seasoned rhythm section. And they all are friends who don't just treat this as a temporary weekend gig. Too much too soon? Well, ask the packed houses up and down the Eastern Seaboard if they care about playing it safe. Sammy knows the road ahead for The Friends won't be easy - but so far, the response from listeners has been undeniable. Starting at tiny supportive clubs in New York like Rockwood Music Hall and graduating to the biggest rooms in one of the hardest towns to impress, the group struck a nerve with their debut EP The Good Life in 2018 - with the standout jazzy experiment “Kick It To Me” gaining nearly ten million steams and counting. "Don't record songs over four minutes long," they keep telling us. "No one will pay attention!" Yet their most listened to track clocks in at nearly seven minutes. What's the lesson here? For Sammy it's finally learning to trust her instincts and be herself. Their upbeat EP Let's Throw A Party dropped in 2021 - and make sure you stick around to the end of the talk to hear how Sammy's experience as a queer teenager in a Connecticut girl's Catholic school informed their new track “Jackie Onassis.”
This week, Z. talks with Laura and Lydia Rodgers, Grammy-nominated songwriters and preeminent harmonizers from Muscle Shoals, AL, who for the last decade have recorded as The Secret Sisters. First breaking through with their warmly-vintage, vocally-entwined self-titled record in 2010, they've toured the world relentlessly, while recording with a who's who of Americana royalty like Dave Cobb and T Bone Burnett. If you've ever seen them live, Laura and Lydia are known for their sharp-tongued and story-filled live shows - which, even over Zoom, made them particularly rip-roaring interviewees. After breaking free of a major label hell which sidelined and nearly bankrupted them for a time, the sisters regrouped and created their most personal and pop-forward work yet, the heart-string pulling You Don't Own Me Anymore (2017) and 2020's fiery Saturn Return. Both were made with friend and producer Brandi Carlile, and both were nominated for a Grammy. While the last year plus was hard - they lost both grandmothers - there was quite a silver lining: Lydia and Laura each become moms, and have begun to sing their own lead pieces, courageously facing uncomfortable truths about their southern upbringing, calling out the double standards and sexual politics of the music industry, and showcasing their very different experiences as young mothers. With Carlile pushing them to find their own voices, Laura wrote the tender “Hold You Dear” while Lydia penned the more yearning and sardonic “Late Bloomer,” two favorites that stick out after repeated listens to the album. Still, the true beauty of Saturn Return - which they recorded with Carlile's beloved band - may be how Laura and Lydia can split off into new territory and then return together in chills-inducing harmony, as only real sisters could. Stick around to the end of episode for an intimate acoustic performance of “Nowhere, Baby.”
To launch season four, we bring you a special cross-continent episode with acclaimed Canadian singer and guitarist Afie Jurvanen, known as Bahamas. Born in Ontario and now residing in Nova Scotia, Z. caught up with Afie from LA to discuss his playful and powerful newest record Sad Hunk - how he's transitioned from brooding globe-trotting guitar wiz (he first became known as Feist's right hand man) to a to cheerful, mustachioed family man, breaking out as a solo act making squirmy vocal-rich albums like Barcordes that made him a headliner across Canada, once playing recorder in front of Beyoncé at the Grammys, (the best story of the interview) and how he has let his recent songwriting get more personal and introspective during the 2020 upheaval where he was surrounded by his kids during his writing. Big thanks to Podcorn for sponsoring this episode. Host your own podcast? Check out Podcorn for sponsorship opportunities and start monetizing your podcast by signing up here: https://podcorn.com/podcasters/
We made it to the end of 2020. To counteract the darkness of the longest days of the year, here is a special rebroadcast of our holiday show with Tulsa's talented rocker and accidental new king of Christmas: JD McPherson. Much like the cosmic conjunction between Jupiter and Saturn which twinkled in the city sky last night (it only happens once every eight centuries or so), it is this podcast's opinion that McPherson's equally fractious and festive holiday masterwork “Socks” is, like Mariah's holiday opus, a once in a generation record. It's a record to cherish like a family heirloom, a record about weirdo Santas eating deep dish pizza that you want to play all year long without apology. Put it on, trust us. You need this right now. Thanks for sticking with us. See you in the new year with new episodes!
The Show On The Road is a great music podcast hosted by Zach Lupetin from folk rock outfit, Dustbowl Revival. I'm excited to share this episode where he speaks to Danish composer, pianist and singer/songwriter Agnes Obel. It was recorded at the Capitol Records Building in Los Angeles before there was a hint of Pandemic. And Obel was still looking forward to playing at the Greek Theatre over the Summer. They discuss her latest album Myopia, how perhaps we are not masters of our own fate and how when she has an album to finish she frets about her mortality: worrying about being hit by a truck before she can finish her songs. And one of her most beautiful tracks on this album is "Won't You Call Me" so be sure to check it out. Also, don't miss this opportunity to catch other episodes from The Show On The Road. Some of my favorites are the interviews with Dave Stewart of The Eurythmics and New Jersey-raised singer/songwriter Nicole Atkins. We are currently hard at work preparing for Season 2 which will launch in March/April 2021. And to kick off the new year we've got a mini series of interviews lined up as well as a Bonus episode or two. So stay tuned. And come say hi to us by joining our Facebook Group. We have plans to do more listening parties and giveaways. We would love to hear your thoughts about Under the Radar or The Show On The Road. Click here to join. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
A vaccine is here; Is news fake?; A new website; An angry speech; Odd numbers; Get close to your audience; Seven ways to ruin a media release; Three social media concerns; An interview with Darren Harris; Music from The Dustbowl Revival
This week we bring you a special rebroadcast of our episode featuring living blues legend Bobby Rush. Why now? Well this week he turns 87 and while he may be older than your harmonica-playing grandpa, he's still going very strong. Bobby dropped his 27th studio record Rawer Than Raw this year and was nominated for a Grammy for good measure. As we react to the historic 2020 election results, it is more important than ever to hear from elder statesmen like Rush who was making music during the civil rights movement, met icons like John Lewis and know what's really at stake. For the last six decades, Rush has been playing his own brand of lovably raunchy, acoustically crunchy and soulfully rowdy blues. Starting from his days as part of the Southern migration from his hometown of Homer, Louisiana, to the south side of Chicago (where he used to have Muddy Waters himself sub in for him when he couldn't do a gig) Bobby won his first Grammy at the humble age of 83 after creating 370 plus recordings.
This week, we finish off this season with Larkin Poe, a powerful Southern sister-act that has been wowing audiences around the world with their transformative take on Southern blues and cagey slide-guitar driven rock n' roll. Taking inspiration from their frontiersmen-inspired family who often build and make everything themselves, Rebecca and Megan indeed took DIY to a new level: they have written, produced and performed nearly all their own records and EPs themselves, and while they often pay homage to legends like Robert Johnson, Blind Willie Johnson and more modern greats like The Allman Brothers and The Moody Blues, they have also put their own rawboned stamp on stellar ZZ-Top-esque originals like “Self-Made Man” which is also the title of their newest record. While the sisters admit that doing almost everything in-house can be like walking a tricky tight rope, the results have been encouraging. From show-stopping appearances at festivals like Glastonbury, to opening for the revivified touring version of Queen (Brian May is a new fan) to headlining the 2020 Mahindra Blues Festival in Mumbai, India - to snagging a Grammy nom for their hard-stomping record Venom and Faith - one would think that they should keep on following their DIY instincts. Larkin Poe doesn't plan on taking it easy even though they haven't been able to tour in 2020 - in November they will release Kindred Spirits, a collection of beloved stripped-back covers. Stick around to the end of the show to hear their acoustic version of Lenny Kravitz's “Fly Away.”
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This week, we feature one of the leading roots-pop bands working today: Mipso. An affable and endlessly-creative quartet formed in Chapel Hill, NC, they are made up of fiddle player Libby Rodenbough, mandolinist Jacob Sharp, guitarist Joseph Terrell, and bassist Wood Robinson. Despite the anxious mood of their swing-state home base, it's quite an exciting time for the band. Z. was able to catch up with Libby and Jacob (via Zoom of course) to discuss their lushly orchestrated self-titled record which just dropped last week; and if you walk down 8th Avenue in Nashville this week, you might catch a billboard with their sheepish grins writ large in the sky. How did they get here? It's hard to find a group where every member can effortlessly sing lead and write genre-bending songs that fit seamlessly on six acclaimed albums and counting in under ten years. Well, maybe the resurgent chart-toppers Fleetwood Mac? Earlier standout records like the breakout Dark Holler Pop, produced by fellow North Carolinian Andrew Marlin (Mandolin Orange,) and Edges Run, which features a veritable online hit in the broken-voiced, emotional “People Change,” show how they appeal to not only folk fest-loving moms and dads, but also their edgier kids who appreciate their subtly subversive turns of phrase and playful gender-ambiguous neon-tinted wardrobe. As Z. found out during his conversation with Libby and Jacob, the band nearly broke up after a series of grueling 150-show-a-year runs, a scary car wreck and the pressure of putting out Edges Run for their rapidly growing fanbase. The forced slower pace of this last year and a half has been a gift in several ways - allowing the group to catch their breath and hole up to write more collaboratively than ever. The shimmering sonic backdrop that the gifted producer and musician Sandro Perri was able to bring to the sessions at the Echo Mountain studio in Asheville really makes the songs feel like they could exist in any era. You wouldn't be alone if you heard the connection between their honey-hooked newest record with the timeless mellow-with-a-hint-of-menace hits of the 1970s (looking at you James Taylor and Carly Simon) - as songs like “Never Knew You Were Gone” show off Terrell's gift for gently asking the deepest questions, like where he might go when he transitions to the other side in a “silvery fire,” or the sardonically nostalgic “Let A Little Light In,” which wonders if the soft-focused images we have of the peaceful boomtime 1990s (when Mipso was growing up) could use some real scrutiny. Rodenbough's silky fiddle work stars throughout - and her courageous, vulnerable lead vocal on “Your Body” may be the most memorable moment on the new work. Stick around to the end of the episode to hear mandolinist Jacob Sharp introduce his favorite contribution, “Just Want To Be Loved.”
Locked down again; The Grateful Dead; Marcus Rashford; A ballerina in a row; Play your inner speaking game; As I was saying earlier; throw a party; An interview with Madeleine Black, Music from the Dustbowl Revival
This week, a cross-freeway conversation with a daring electro-roots outfit born and raised in the San Fernando Valley of LA: Run River North. Z caught up with frontman and lyricist Alex Hwang to discuss how this group of Korean-American friends came together nearly a decade ago (they then called themselves Monsters Calling Home) and found a waiting fanbase who eagerly embraced their emotive songs about immigrant family dramas done masterfully with acoustic instruments and a lush electronic backdrop. Early standout songs like “Growing Up” harnessed their nuanced classical chops and show how large the divide can be between their parents' and grandparents' view of America and how it really is for the new generation born and raised in LA. Gaining notice in Southern California's coffee shop scene, an unexpected live performance on Jimmy Kimmel Live (thanks to a beloved music video they shot in their Honda) shot the band to national awareness. Non-stop touring began in earnest with their gorgeous self-titled rebrand “Run River North” which got them signed to Nettwerk. It's no secret that the band is looked up to in the rarely-represented Asian rock and pop communities, and by 2016 Run River North was playing some of their biggest shows to date at festivals in Japan and South Korea. But with the realities of the road hitting hard, in 2018 the group pared down its lineup to what we see today, with founding members Alex Hwang (guitar/vocals), Daniel Chae (guitars/vocals), and Sally Kang (keys/vocals) leading the way forward. The last few years saw the band go independent again, and during the pandemic they have put out a flurry of hooky folk-pop gems, like the subversive “Pretty Lies,” that have them cautiously more excited about the future than ever. Stick around to the end of the episode to hear Alex present his favorite new single “Cemetery” about the off-kilter first date he took his now wife on. Their new full length Creatures In Your Head will drop early 2021.
Yet more debates, or not; The Fly; Johnny Nash; An Excel Error; Pacing and Pausing; Just say no; You don't have to be everywhere; An interview with Vicky O'Farrell; Music from The Dustbowl Revival
This week we catch up with acclaimed roots-rocker Sarah Shook. For most of the last decade, Sarah has been making cut-to-the-bone country music of her own aching outlaw variety - first with her early band The Devil and now with her seasoned group of sensitive twang-rock shitkickers - The Disarmers. Homeschooled in deeply religious seclusion around upstate New York and North Carolina, Shook largely only heard classical composers growing up. As a loner creative teenager trying to process her hidden bi-sexuality, she described hearing Elliott Smith and Belle & Sebastian as revelatory - finally someone felt like her and found a way to share it with the world. But it was after encountering the raw honesty in the songs of Johnny Cash that she found a purpose and a place for her achy-voiced folk songs. With a little encouragement from her longtime lead guitarist, who saw how powerful her presence (and her songs) could be on stage, an openly reticent Shook took the leap and started playing professionally in 2013. She gained national attention with her stellar back-to-back albums Sidelong and Years - which caught the attention of famed outlaw country label Bloodshot Records (they signed her) and sent her on a relentless round of touring around the world. With confessional, lived-in songs like “Fuck Up” and “New Ways To Fail” Sarah is a master of getting to the point - processing her tough transition to sobriety with grace, humor and wit, and much like her hero Johnny Cash, she suffers no fools when it comes to love and its tricky late-night detours. With her signature half-smile, half-grimace candor Shook sings about another love affair gone wrong: “I need this shit like I need another hole in my head.” Stick around to the end of the episode to hear a live-from-home acoustic rendition of her deliciously twangy kiss-off “Gold As Gold.”
This week a conversation with songwriter and singer Matt Quinn of jangly-pop phenomenons Mt. Joy. Much like host Z. Lupetin's group Dustbowl Revival, Mt. Joy began thanks partially to some Craigslist kismet. After Quinn took the leap from PA to LA and reconnected with fellow guitarist Sam Cooper (who he used to jam with at their high school in Philadelphia), the band found their bassist Michael Byrnes, and Byrnes' flatmate, producer Caleb Nelson, helped create their infectious breakout singles “Astrovan” and “Sheep.” While most rising bands might shy away from writing extensively about addiction; or describing Jesus as a reborn Grateful Dead-loving stoner; or examining generational violence and brutality in Baltimore; with some deeper listening, it's not hard to notice that Mt. Joy's bouncy, arena-friendly sing-alongs are admirably subversive and often quite heavy below the pop shimmer. A whirlwind of touring on some of America's biggest stages followed the resounding streaming success of their first homemade singles, bringing the band from tiny rehearsal spaces and obscurity to the most hallowed festivals in America -- like Newport Folk and Bonnaroo -- and huge white-knuckle tours opening for The Shins, The Head and The Heart, and The Lumineers. By 2018 their joyous, full-throated rock sound had fully gelled with the addition of Sotiris Eliopoulos on drums and Jackie Miclau on keys. Their catchy and confident self-titled record arrived on Dualtone and seemed to go everywhere at once -- with the acoustic-guitar led anthem, “Silver Lining,” surprising the band most of all by hitting #1 on the AAA radio charts. But, as Quinn mentions early on in the talk, by the time the band released their much-hyped sequel record, Rearrange Us, in early 2020, the group of friends and collaborators were fraying at the seams. Relentless time away from loved ones caused breakups that were a long time coming, and trying to match incredibly high expectations had forced the band to ask themselves what they really wanted out of this new nomadic, whiplash life. Thus Rearrange Us dives courageously into darker shadows than its predecessor. In emotional standout songs like “Strangers” Quinn has an achy-voiced knack for pinpointing that exact moment when good love goes wrong -- and how feeding off the endless adoring energy of the strangers he meets in every new town can only sustain him for so long. In a way, the pandemic-forced time off coinciding with their record gaining steam was a blessing in disguise, allowing Quinn and the band to reflect and recharge. But of course, with a feverish fanbase from Philly to LA waiting, Mt. Joy wasn't about to rest long. If you're a fan, you may have noticed that they are currently playing safe, sold out drive-in shows across the East coast and Midwest with more on the way.
This week on the show, we catch up with a rising star in boundary-bending country and take-no-prisoners rock n roll - Aubrie Sellers. What have you been doing since the pandemic hit in late February? Somehow Aubrie has managed to release both a striking new LP of twisty guitar-drenched originals in Far From Home (collaborating with her roots rock heroes like Steve Earle) while also pushing herself to make a EP of beloved covers in the aptly titled World On Fire. In rejuvenating a faded favorite like Chris Isaak's “Wicked Game” she takes a song we all thought we knew and twists it around until it seems like a poisonous reverb-zapped revelation that just arrived this week out of nowhere. Aubrie was prepared to make music earlier than most. Often not going to traditional schools, she grew up doing her homework on tour buses, hanging out in green rooms and getting her feet wet on stages in Nashville's tight-knit country community; you might know her mom as twangy-pop icon Lee Ann Womack, and her dad Jason Sellers had a few chart toppers of his own, writing for folks like Kenny Chesney and playing in Ricky Skaggs' touring band. Sellers made her major label debut in 2016 with the more straight-ahead but tightly crafted New City Blues, and earlier sang on a compilation record with the late Ralph Stanley. But at only 27, Aubrie feels and sounds like an old soul who is less interested in climbing the current country charts with a slick radio hit about trucks, backyard parties and ex-boyfriends, than mining thornier material like her history of anxiety and stage-fright, while harnessing the punky poet outlaw energy that more cerebral songwriters like Steve Earle and Lucinda Williams have become known for. And people are indeed taking notice, as Sellers' scorching duet with Earle, “My Love Will Not Change,” was recently nominated for the Americana Music Association's Song of the Year. Stick around to the end of the episode to hear an acoustic live-from-home rendition of her tune “Far From Home.”
25 glorious years; A chat about hybrid events; Sir Ken Robinson; A strangely named beer; MLK and Rhetoric; Know where you are going; How to spot fake news on social media; An interview with Devin Miller; Music from the Dustbowl Revival
The Exams fiasco continues; A free event about hybrid events; Michelle Obama; Gavin Williamson; 7 things to do when going remote; Disarm the loaded question; Be here, now; An interview with Baroness Grey-Thompson; Music from the Dustbowl Revival
This week The Show On The Road features living folk-blues legend and underground guitar icon David Bromberg. Host Z. Lupetin got to speak with the now 74-year-old Bromberg in a hotel room before the pandemic shutdown prior to Bromberg playing a show at the El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles back in February, 2020. Coming out of the fertile Greenwich Village scene on the heels of Bob Dylan, Ramblin Jack Elliot and other shaggy troubadour-storytellers, Bromberg's encyclopedic knowledge of American songwriting traditions made him a coffee-house wunderkind who refused to be pigeonholed in one genre. By the age of thirty, Bromberg was the go-to guitarist for Dylan, Willie Nelson, John Prine and Ringo Starr, and he could be found jamming at dinner parties with George Harrison. A man of many interests and talents, Bromberg actually stepped away from performing for nearly two decades at the height of his notoriety, moving to Chicago to learn how to build and then appraise violins. He became obsessed with identifying the best instruments just by sight, and even opened a respected instrument shop in Wilmington, Delaware called David Bromberg Fine Violins. He returned after twenty two years off the road with the triumphant and Grammy nominated "Try Me One More Time" in 2006, and has assembled an energetic band of friends that continues to join him on his high energy new offerings. Bromberg's muscular and ever genre-bending 2020 release “Big Road” pays homage to his heroes like Charlie Rich and 1930's bluesman Tommy Johnson, but also injects heavy doses of swampy rock, horn-heavy funk, and good-humored folk storytelling along the way. Stick around to the end of the episode to hear him play a new acoustic tune called “Buddy Brown's Blues”.
This week a conversation with Leyla McCalla, a talented multi-lingual cellist, banjoist, and singer/songwriter. Born in New York, raised in New Jersey, and McCalla is now based in New Orleans, where she raises three kids (she often tours with them in tow). McCalla often honors her Haitian heritage, bringing listeners into a vibrant world of Creole rhythms and forgotten African string-band traditions by introducing them to a new audience with her own powerful creative vision. You may know McCalla as an integral part of two different roots supergroups: the Carolina Chocolate Drops and Our Native Daughters. But for much of the last decade, she has put out heady, ever-surprising solo projects. The latest, The Capitalist Blues, harnesses the brassy, percussive sounds of New Orleans; her previous record, A Day for the Hunter, A Day for the Prey, was also a standout, putting her gorgeous cello-work center stage while also examining powerful Haitian proverbs and Haiti's often-overlooked, tragic history.
This week on the Show On The Road, a conversation with Chloe Smith of Rising Appalachia. In 2005 she founded this unique partnership with her sister Leah after their relentless world travels finally intersected in southern Mexico, where Leah had started mastering the banjo. Growing up in a musical family of traditional string-band players and contra-dance leaders near Atlanta, Rising Appalachia's latest release, Leylines, mixes the rustic front porch sound of their childhood family jam sessions with a neon-tinted modern backbeat of dancehall electronics and mystical protest. That could have felt incongruous, but somehow these influences mix beautifully with their ethereal, intertwined vocals and darting fiddle-and-banjo runs. While our host, Z. Lupetin, was able to catch up with Chloe for this cross-country conversation, Leah has been marooned in Costa Rica since the world shut down in March and continues to work from there. The sisters and their talented six-piece band have become a beloved fixture at music festivals throughout the United States, but have also played stages in Colombia, Costa Rica, India, Italy, Hungary, Bulgaria, The Czech Republic, Ireland, Scotland, and more. Always looking to challenge the traditional carbon-hungry touring routine, Leah dubbed their group as part of a growing “slow music movement”, and in this episode, Z. talks with Chloe about the time they toured remote Canadian farming islands via sailboat. It's that kind of intimate and innovative traveling that Chloe would like to return to whenever the COVID-19 shutdown lifts in the coming years. Stick around to the end of the episode for an acoustic version of “Harmonize” from Leylines, and check out Rising Appalachia's newest single “Pulse,” featuring Dirtwire.
This week on The Show On The Road Podcast, a conversation with renegade roots songwriter, painter and NSFW self-taught poet Dan Reeder. Reeder has rarely has been interviewed, but has collected a legion of devoted fans after putting out a series of beloved albums on John Prine's Oh Boy Records - including the much-anticipated new LP “Every Which Way.” For the uninitiated, diving into Dan Reeder's uniquely absurdist, harmony-drenched body of work can feel like reading a rich short-story collection in one sitting. His normal routine is to layer lush close-mic'd vocals on top of one another using himself as a conspiratorial choir, sketching tiny but poignant moments from his life and imagination, often repeating a simple phrase again and again like one of his most-listened to tunes “Work Song” which tells us bluntly through gospel claps: “I've got all the fucking work I need”. Much more than a one man band, Dan often builds every instrument he plays in his recordings, from steel string guitars, to banjos, drums, basses, cellos, violins, clarinets, and even the computer he records on. This episode was recorded in his garage studio in Nuremberg, Germany, where he's lived with his wife for 30 years. Reeder's new album may seem intimidating at first. It features a whopping 20 songs (or cinematic vignettes of a sort), but a closer look shows it clocking in at a succinct 39 minutes. Controversial but gentle acoustic offerings like “Porn Song” for instance come in at just under minute long and new favorites like the wide-eyed (but foul-mouthed) piano ballad “Born a Worm” asks the deepest of questions of an indifferent but endlessly beautiful universe in only the way Reeder could, by plainly inquiring about a caterpillar's mysterious transformation into a butterfly: “what the fuck is that about?” Host Z. Lupetin spoke to Dan right after John Prine passed away from complications of Covid-19, and they spoke about his tours together with Prine and how much his music inspired him through the years. Stream Reeder's newest “Every Which Way” now.
THE MAMMALS are a high-octane Americana quintet from New York's storied Hudson Val-ley. They carry on the work of Pete Seeger & Woody Guthrie with a deep original repertoire and signature “trad is rad” sound. Founded in 2001 by Seeger's grandson, Tao, second generation fiddler/singer, Ruth Ungar, and banjo/guitar songsmith, Mike Merenda, The Mammals reemerged in 2017 “stronger than ever” (Folk Alley) fronted by Mike + Ruthy along with drums, bass and pedal steel. Known for their jubilant, high-energy shows, The Mammals deftly move from older-than-dirt banjo duets to sound-the-alarm topical fare that's right in line with the times, bouncing from roof raising hoe-downs to hear-a-pin-drop a cappella balladry. Their new album is titled 'Sunshiner'. THE DUSTBOWL REVIVAL is what you could call an American roots orchestra with eight full-time members — and they play it all, mashing the sounds of traditional American music into a genre-hopping, time-bending dance party that coaxes new fire out of familiar coal. Their new eponymous album, however, finds the Los Angeles-based ensemble evolving and refining its mu-sic. Their always-joyous sound now reveals a more soulful, funky side that exudes deeper emo-tions and taps a more modern vibe. WoodSongs Kids: Eli Patrick & Dreyden Gordon are two young bluegrass musicians from East-ern Kentucky.
Perhaps the most aptly-named band in music history, The Dustbowl Revival is everything that their clever name implies. It all started as a small string band focused on playing anachronistic music styles that were popular in the early 20th century - pre-bop jazz, swing, jump, blues, gospel, bluegrass and folk. Founder Zach Lupetin took the show on the road on numerous tours up the West coast and as the band's following grew in number so did the band itself. By 2013, The Dustbowl Revival has evolved into a sort of musical collective where any given show might include eight or more performers rambling along on vocals, guitars, drums, mandolin, kazoo, trombone, trumpet, washboard, clarinet, fiddle, pedal steel guitar, harmonica, banjo, accordion, tambourine, euphonium, tuba, upright bass and whatever else might be handy. The result is a musical mashup of anything remotely considered to be 'old-timey' that is at once retro and fresh. But most importantly, it is fun. The performers love making this music and it shows. With a handful of records under their belt and a new one on the way, their audiences continue to grow and tours are going farther afield. The Dustbowl Revival is making a joyful noise here in the future by taking us back to a time in the past when real musicians gathered around a single microphone to play real music for real people.