Welcome to Roadcase, a podcast exploring the live music experience!! The stoke is high at Roadcase as Bo Koster of My Morning Jacket talks to Josh for this last episode of Season 1. Bo's been the Jacket keyboardist since 2004 and during that time has played an integral and crucial part of the band's energy, power and success which has kept My Morning Jacket high on the list of greatest touring rock bands of their time. When MMJ decided to go on a brief hiatus of sorts beginning in late 2017, Bo ...
May 07, 2021•2 hr 26 min•Ep. 42
Welcome to Roadcase, a podcast exploring the live music experience!! As we head into the last week of Season 1, jump aboard for this fun conversation with Ken Grand-Pierre. Ken loves the stories behind the creative process and as the host of The New Exchange Podcast, he explores what those stories mean as well as the personal connection artists have with their craft. As a journalist and photographer, Ken has been following live music for over a decade and his sharp eye for images as well as his ...
May 05, 2021•1 hr 31 min•Ep. 41
Welcome to Roadcase, a podcast exploring the live music experience!! Join us for this wonderful look at the life of Robert Finley, noted Blues artist who's latest album, Sharecropper's Son, was produced by Dan Auerbach (The Black Keys) on Dan's Easy Eye Sound label. But Robert, despite his 67 years, only recently came to a level of prominence, which makes his story even more compelling. Basically growing up on the Church stage in the gospel choir, Robert's rather challenging childhood and upbrin...
Apr 30, 2021•1 hr 41 min•Ep. 40
Welcome to Roadcase, a podcast exploring the live music experience!! Come on along and learn the ins and outs behind the plethora of live performances featured by Chicago-based Audiotree in this fun and informative interview with talent bookers Jessica Mindrum and Blake Norris. Audiotree records and produces live performances at their Audiotree studio as well as a number of different settings including Lincoln Hall and Schubas, the two local Chicago venues the company owns. Jessica and Blake tal...
Apr 28, 2021•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 39
Welcome to Roadcase, a podcast exploring the live music experience!! Hop aboard the Roadcase bus and join us for this great episode with the thoughtful and introspective Ron Gallo. Ron's new album, PEACEMEAL, is an eclectic mix of soul, R and B, synth pop, and rock presented in a creative burst of imagination and energy. Coming on the heels of his previous, garage-band influenced and heavy sounding, Heavy Meta in 2017, the juxtaposition can only be called striking and stark. But Ron is most comf...
Apr 23, 2021•1 hr 27 min•Ep. 38
Welcome to Roadcase, a podcast exploring the live music experience!! Join us for the conclusion of this special two-part interview with legendary rock photographer, Jay Blakesberg. Jay has been documenting live music -- the artists and the scene for over 40 years and is still going strong. He has been published over 300 times in Rolling Stone magazine alone in addition to other major music publications such as Relix, Spin and Guitar Player Magazine among others. In this episode we explore the as...
Apr 21, 2021•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 37
Welcome to Roadcase, a podcast exploring the live music experience!! Come on aboard for this episode with the supremely talented Kate Stables who joined us from Paris, France to talk about This Is The Kit's latest album, Off Off On, a gorgeous album which she wrote while on the road with The National. Kate is a unique and captivating artist as well as an engaging conversationalist and she chats with Josh about what it's like to hang with The National and perform side-by-side with lead vocalist M...
Apr 16, 2021•1 hr 39 min•Ep. 36
Welcome to Roadcase, a podcast exploring the live music experience!! Join us for Part 1 of this special two-part interview with legendary rock photographer, Jay Blakesberg. Jay has been documenting live music -- the artists and the scene for over 40 years and is still going strong. Jay's evocative images are ubiquitous and he has been published over 300 times in Rolling Stone magazine alone in addition to other major music publications such as Relix, Spin and Guitar Player Magazine among others....
Apr 14, 2021•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 35
Welcome to Roadcase, a podcast exploring the live music experience!! Hop on aboard and learn about the lovely and amazingly talented Lydia Luce. Her new album, Dark River, is quite the personal journey and Lydia talks us through some of the songs from this newly released work. Lydia is classically trained in viola, her voice and guitar accompaniment are exquisite, and her songs are layered in lush and gorgeous tones with stunning arrangements. Lydia is an in-demand session musician and also work...
Apr 09, 2021•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 34
Welcome to Roadcase, a podcast exploring the live music experience!! Come on along and join the Roadcase party for this super fun, loud and brash episode with killer drummer Wes Toledo of Chicago's Post Animal. We'll talk touring, musical influences and what it's like to play on the road with Cage the Elephant. Pre-covid, these guys are a touring machine and they hope to get back to it soon with their high-energy, killer live shows. Join me on Roadcase for an inside look into the touring life an...
Apr 07, 2021•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 33
Welcome to Roadcase, a podcast exploring the live music experience!! Please join me on the Pod for this truly fantastic and fun interview with the every-changing Aaron Lee Tasjan. Aaron is a fascinating, multi-faceted and multi-talented artist who's simply a gem of a dude with tons of stories from life and the road. He seamlessly blends style and music in a sometimes eclectic mix and always interesting plethora of influences -- but most importantly, Aaron always stays true to himself in finding ...
Apr 02, 2021•1 hr 29 min•Ep. 32
Welcome to Roadcase, a podcast exploring the live music experience!! Join Roadcase for this stellar episode with Ari Herstand, and learn more about Ari's double-life as an artist/author and content creator as well as a trusted voice of reason and knowledge in the independent artist business community. Ari's book, "How To Make It in the New Music Business," as well as his podcast, Ari's Take, both provide solid advice and instruction on how to make it and navigate in today's music business. Ari i...
Mar 31, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 31
Welcome to Roadcase, a podcast exploring the live music experience!! Please join us for this special episode with multi-instrumentalist extraordinaire, Mikael Jorgensen. Mikael takes us on a journey from his roots in New Jersey to his current home in Ojai, California and everywhere in between. His life with Wilco started 20 years ago when he met Jeff Tweedy in 2001 and began touring with the band in July 2002. Self-admittedly, Mikael did not have a deep background in the alt-country genre which ...
Mar 26, 2021•1 hr 54 min•Ep. 30
Welcome to Roadcase, a podcast exploring the live music experience!! Join us for this special episode with Hilary Gleason, Executive Director of Backline, whose mission is to connect music industry professionals and their families with a trusted network of mental health and wellness providers. Backline was founded in October 2019 and all of Backline's services are free to those in the music industry including artists, managers, agents, promoters, crew and family members. Hilary has a deep and im...
Mar 24, 2021•58 min•Ep. 29
Welcome to Roadcase, a podcast exploring the live music experience!! Join us for this special episode with epic alt-rocker, Alan Sparhawk of Low. Alan talks to us about a wide range of topics including his new web series, Vansplaining, what years of touring will do to your brain, and what it's like to have Robert Plant cover your songs. Hop on aboard... it's a great ride! For more information: http://www.roadcasepod.com or http://lnk.to/roadcase To support Roadcase on Patreon, please visit: http...
Mar 19, 2021•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 28
Welcome to Roadcase, a podcast exploring the live music experience!! Join the party for this fun episode with Brian Teasley, drummer of the Surf-Punk band, Man or Astroman? Brian is also the owner of the hippest venue in Birmingham -- Saturn -- aptly named for the drummer of, as Brian calls it, a "science friction" band. Brian talks to us about his many years on the road (over 4,000 shows according to his calculation), playing his crazy brand of surf punk, and what it takes to own a venue in tod...
Mar 17, 2021•1 hr 55 min•Ep. 27
Welcome to Roadcase, a podcast exploring the live music experience!! John Vanderslice is an amazing solo artist with a plethora of varied albums and recorded material and is also owner of Tiny Telephone Recording Studio where he has worked with tons of artists including Death Cab for Cutie, Spoon, The Mountain Goats, Sleater-Kinney and Okervill River. He has a unique perspective on the music industry and his points of view are as varied and diverse as the broad creative ground he covers in his s...
Mar 12, 2021•1 hr 29 min•Ep. 26
Welcome to Roadcase, a podcast exploring the live music experience!! Marshall Betts joins us for this recent interview following the brand new formation of his TBA Agency. He chats with Josh about the state of the industry, what it's like to represent talent in this era of Covid, and when we might get back to shows. Marshall's client list includes Courtney Barnett, Guided By Voices, Alvvays, The War on Drugs, and Hurray for the Riff Raff, among others. Come along for this great ride full of fun ...
Mar 10, 2021•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 25
Welcome to Roadcase, a podcast exploring the live music experience!! Greg and Jim are the hosts of Sound Opinions and are two of the most renowned rock critics out there. It was a real treat to interview them about the role and influence of live music in rock criticism, some of their favorite shows, the dying independent venue, and how Live Nation is ruining local music. Enjoy!! For more information: http://www.roadcasepod.com or http://lnk.to/roadcase To support Roadcase on Patreon, please visi...
Mar 03, 2021•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 23
Welcome to Roadcase, a podcast exploring the live music experience!! Futurebirds spend most of their time on the road playing for their fans. Of course, those opportunities are currently limited due to Covid, but I talk to Daniel and Carter about how they've made the most of 2020, with the pandemic-forced live show shut down coming right on the heels of the Futurebirds' latest album release, Teamwork. With these guys, it really is a team effort, and they love playing and getting their fans invol...
Feb 26, 2021•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 22
Welcome to Roadcase, a podcast exploring the live music experience!! Trae Vedder is manager of Artist Relations and a talent buyer for Sixthman, which primarily runs music cruises in the Caribbean. In non-Covid times, it's a great way to take a vacation, get some sun, be on the water, and listen to live music all day long, so if you're into cruises and music, this is your ticket. While cruises were hard hit during 2020, I talk to Trae about how these cruises work in general and when they're comi...
Feb 24, 2021•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 21
Welcome to Roadcase, a podcast exploring the live music experience!! Whether you're a fan of the Posies, Big Star, REM or a fan of music in general, Ken Stringfellow speaks to everyone with his folksy manner, and easy, storytelling tone. He spins amazing tales from a life of touring: everything from playing in Bhutan and Laos, to touring with REM, to playing his first REM show with guest Neil Young at the Bridge School Benefit, to his recent Covid-era touring experiences in Spain. This episode i...
Feb 19, 2021•2 hr 3 min•Ep. 20
Welcome to Roadcase, a podcast exploring the live music experience. On this special episode, Clinton Reno, renowned gig poster artist and creator of the Roadcase Podcast logo (!!) talks about his creation and design of superb poster art for acts such as My Morning Jacket, Arctic Monkeys, Band of Horses and Margo Price to name just a few. Clinton's work is gorgeous, fun, evocative and always combines unique coloration with a whimsical flair. We talk about Clinton's early obsession with comic book...
Feb 17, 2021•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 19
Welcome to Roadcase, a podcast exploring the live music experience. This episode features an interview with Jim Keller, co-founder of Tommy Tutone and co-writer of the 80s sensation, "867-5309/Jenny." But Jim is way more than an 80s icon -- and in this conversation, while we do talk about what it was like to jam what is possibly the most famous phone number in rock, we spend time talking about Jim's deep devotion to the live music jam scene and his collection of musician friends he affectionatel...
Feb 12, 2021•57 min•Ep. 18
Welcome to Roadcase, a podcast exploring the live music experience. This episode features an interview with George M. Murphy, Creative Director at Planet Ten. We talk about Planet Ten's origins, current direction and production of tour visuals for Journey and Tom Petty. For more information: http://www.roadcasepod.com or http://lnk.to/roadcase To support Roadcase on Patreon, please visit: http://www.patreon.com/roadcasepod Contact: info@roadcasepod.com Theme music: "Eugene" (Instrumental) by Wal...
Feb 10, 2021•1 hr 30 min•Ep. 17
Welcome to Roadcase, a podcast exploring the live music experience. This episode features an interview with Kellii Scott, Drummer of the band Failure. For more information: http://www.roadcasepod.com or http://lnk.to/roadcase To support Roadcase on Patreon, please visit: http://www.patreon.com/roadcasepod Contact: info@roadcasepod.com Theme music: "Eugene" (Instrumental) by Waltzer Roadcase is produced by Josh Rosenberg and Soothsayer Media Contact: info@soothsayer.media...
Feb 05, 2021•1 hr 52 min•Ep. 16
Welcome to Roadcase, a podcast exploring the live music experience. This episode features an interview with Dan Smalls, Independent Concert Promoter. For more information: http://www.roadcasepod.com or http://lnk.to/roadcase To support Roadcase on Patreon, please visit: http://www.patreon.com/roadcasepod Contact: info@roadcasepod.com Theme music: "Eugene" (Instrumental) by Waltzer Roadcase is produced by Josh Rosenberg and Soothsayer Media Contact: info@soothsayer.media...
Feb 03, 2021•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 15
Welcome to Roadcase, a podcast exploring the live music experience. This episode features an interview with Matthew Paige, Singer/Guitarist for DeeOhGee (formerly Blackfoot Gypsies). For more information: http://www.roadcasepod.com or http://lnk.to/roadcase To support Roadcase on Patreon, please visit: http://www.patreon.com/roadcasepod Contact: info@roadcasepod.com Theme music: "Eugene" (Instrumental) by Waltzer Roadcase is produced by Josh Rosenberg and Soothsayer Media Contact: info@soothsaye...
Jan 29, 2021•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 14
Welcome to Roadcase, a podcast exploring the live music experience. This episode features an interview with Jim Runge, Tour Manager for The Black Keys. For more information: http://www.roadcasepod.com or http://lnk.to/roadcase To support Roadcase on Patreon, please visit: http://www.patreon.com/roadcasepod Contact: info@roadcasepod.com Theme music: "Eugene" (Instrumental) by Waltzer Roadcase is produced by Josh Rosenberg and Soothsayer Media Contact: info@soothsayer.media...
Jan 27, 2021•1 hr 39 min•Ep. 13
Welcome to Roadcase, a podcast exploring the live music experience. This episode features an interview with Nashville-based touring and recording artist, Nordista Freeze. For more information: http://www.roadcasepod.com or http://lnk.to/roadcase To support Roadcase on Patreon, please visit: http://www.patreon.com/roadcasepod Contact: info@roadcasepod.com Theme music: "Eugene" (Instrumental) by Waltzer Roadcase is produced by Josh Rosenberg and Soothsayer Media Contact: info@soothsayer.media...
Jan 22, 2021•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 12
