Welcome to Roadcase, a podcast exploring the live music experience!! Join us for this intriguing and informative interview with Paul Hoffman of Greensky Bluegrass, which last year, celebrated its 20-year anniversary as a band. Greensky has been touring practically non-stop for these past two decades, and has built a massive and dedicated fanbase by joyfully blowing minds with its soulful brand of music and extensive rock / bluegrass-infused jams. Paul has now crossed the threshold into fatherhoo...
Sep 17, 2021•1 hr 34 min•Ep. 72
Welcome to Roadcase, a podcast exploring the live music experience!! Join us for this one-of-a-kind episode with the spectacular AJ Haynes of Seratones. AJ brings a unique energy and a remarkably inquisitive nature when we tackle a multitude of topics ranging from science fiction literature to reproductive rights, from race struggles in the US to racial diversity in music. Seratones bring an eclectic mixture of pop, soul and jazz -- and their most recent album, POWER, gives strength to AJ's uniq...
Sep 15, 2021•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 71
Welcome to Roadcase, a podcast exploring the live music experience!! Hop on the Roadcase bus for this fun conversation with Brooklyn-based artist Ana Egge. Ana, whose new album, Between Us (out September 17), is a compelling neo-folk and alt-country artist whose gorgeous voice and personal lyrics give life to all her songs. Ana's catalog is deep and varied, reflecting many different roads travelled since her unique upbringing on a commune in New Mexico. Since then, she relocated to Brooklyn wher...
Sep 10, 2021•1 hr 34 min•Ep. 70
Welcome to Roadcase, a podcast exploring the live music experience!! Hop on the Roadcase bus for this fun conversation with Mike Grimes, co-owner of The Basement and Grimey's Records in Nashville. Mike founded Grimey's in 1999 and it is recognized as one of the top record stores worldwide. The Basement has been around now for 15 years and is a premier Nashville live music venue. Mike talks about his own background in music, his love of vinyl and his deep commitment to turning people on to live m...
Sep 08, 2021•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 69
Welcome to Roadcase, a podcast exploring the live music experience!! Hop on the Roadcase bus for this informative and important conversation with spectacular Houston-based artist, Kam Franklin. Kam is the vocalist for The Suffers whose amalgamation of sound and explosion of energy has garnered heaps of praise from NPR's Bob Boilen for an amazing Tiny Desk performance, and long before that show, in an amazing twist of fate, The Suffers made their late-night debut on the David Letterman show in 20...
Sep 03, 2021•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 68
Welcome to Roadcase, a podcast exploring the live music experience!! Join the Roadcase crew for this episode with Andrew Mishko, long-time touring professional and co-founder of the artist management company NoSundays. Having been involved in the live music ecosystem for almost half his young life, Andrew has performed in a plethora of roles including front of house sound, monitors, stage management and tour management. From the age of 16, Andrew has consistently worked his way up in the live mu...
Sep 01, 2021•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 67
Welcome to Roadcase, a podcast exploring the live music experience!! Hop on the Roadcase bus for this great conversation with Jason Hann of The String Cheese Incident. Jason has been killing it on percussion with the band for almost 20 years now and has also worked with a plethora of amazing musicians in the studio and in a live music setting. Having grown up in Miami, Jason was influenced by Afro-Caribbean beats and began his musical exploration in his early days at a performing arts high schoo...
Aug 27, 2021•1 hr 43 min•Ep. 66
Welcome to Roadcase, a podcast exploring the live music experience!! Hop on the Roadcase bus for this really great conversation with Rosie Tucker, who just released their third album, Sucker Supreme on April 30 of this year. Rosie talks with Josh about lyrical choices, the deliberate nature of their art, and about growing up listening to Christian Rock. Rosie, who talks about gender identity and their own direction on that path, also has some great tales from the road, having toured both in the ...
Aug 25, 2021•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 65
Welcome to Roadcase, a podcast exploring the live music experience!! Oliver Wood joins us this week for an in-depth journey into the mind of this amazing artist. Primarily known for his band The Wood Brothers, which he co-founded in 2004 with his brother Chris Wood of Medeski, Martin and Wood fame, Oliver recently released his first solo album, Always Smilin', a wonderful work filled with Oliver's beautiful guitar artistry together with his deep and compelling lyrics while loaded with tons of mu...
Aug 20, 2021•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 64
Welcome to Roadcase, a podcast exploring the live music experience!! Join us for this episode with this super-human Tour Manager, AJ Faber! AJ manages tours for some amazing artists such as The National, Grimes, Spoon, Kurt Vile, Sleigh Bells and Courtney Barnett. A self-proclaimed "organizational freak," AJ -- at the relatively young age of 35 -- has steered tours on her own for over 10 years... an incredible feat. Hers is a true bootstraps story, having worked her way up and networked herself ...
Aug 18, 2021•1 hr 31 min•Ep. 63
Welcome to Roadcase, a podcast exploring the live music experience!! Hop on board for this episode featuring an interview with Nashville artist Lilly Hiatt, the daughter of renowned singer songwriter, John Hiatt. Lilly released her fourth studio album, Walking Proof, just as the pandemic hit in March 2020, a tough time for everyone but Lilly has persevered with a tremendous self-awareness and a calm, almost zen nature, being off the road for quite a while seems to have served her well. That said...
Aug 13, 2021•55 min•Ep. 62
Welcome to Roadcase, a podcast exploring the live music experience!! Join us for this exciting and super-fun interview with Rick, Peter and Ben of Goose!! Josh caught up with the band over July 4 weekend for a live, in-person interview before their show at The Pines in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. During the Covid shutdown, Goose found creative ways to keep the music alive, streaming shows and content that encouraged their fans to get involved in a big way, which became a hallmark of Goose's recent su...
Aug 11, 2021•1 hr 30 min•Ep. 61
Welcome to Roadcase, a podcast exploring the live music experience!! Hop on the Roadcase bus for this special episode with Jessica Dobson of Deep Sea Diver. Jessica is an experienced touring musician / guitarist who has toured with some really huge acts including Beck and The Shins. She is an open and self-aware human with a real willingness to put herself out there, explore her boundaries, and speak frankly and positively about her life, her shortcomings, and the challenges presented to her on ...
Aug 06, 2021•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 60
Welcome to Roadcase, a podcast exploring the live music experience!! Join us for this informative interview with Christian Coffey, Live Director for amazing acts such as Run the Jewels, Childish Gambino and A$AP Rocky. Christian recently fired up his new company, Coffey Black, the culmination of his steady move from band management into the role of Tour Director, and now steers a number of major acts as Live Director -- overseeing major tours -- and frequently several at the same time. His calm ...
Aug 04, 2021•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 59
Welcome to Roadcase, a podcast exploring the live music experience!! Hop on board for this super-fun and action-packed interview with Alex Petropulos, aka Gator, who plays drums for one of the hottest jam bands on the scene, Pigeons Playing Ping Pong. This joyously fun and uber-upbeat funk jamband powerhouse features Gator's extraordinary drumming and is a mix of fun beats, complex rhythms and expansive, high energy jams. Pigeons live shows are one-of-a-kind, and so is Gator's story, both of whi...
Jul 30, 2021•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 58
Welcome to Roadcase, a podcast exploring the live music experience!! Fiona Campbell is a swiss-army knife for live music: she is both a drummer and tour manager separately and simultaneously, for multiple bands including Hinds, Mitski, Shamir, The Chills, and Guardian Singles. A native New Zealander, Fiona is now an American citizen who moved to the US in 2005, attracted by the then burgeoning punk scene in Brooklyn. And as if their love for the live music world were not enough, Fiona is current...
Jul 28, 2021•1 hr•Ep. 57
Welcome to Roadcase, a podcast exploring the live music experience!! Billie Marten, who joins Roadcase from East London for this fun interview, just released her 3rd album, Flora Fauna, on May 21, only a few days shy of her 22nd birthday. It's a gorgeous, free-flowing album full of wonderful guitar rhythms and sonic surprises. Billie is actually a seasoned road veteran whose first real gig was at 12 years old when she played with a guitar she borrowed from her uncle. Since then, she's played ton...
Jul 23, 2021•57 min•Ep. 56
Welcome to Roadcase, a podcast exploring the live music experience!! Hop on board for today's interview with the intriguing and uber-successful Jordan Kurland. Jordan is the co-founder of Brilliant Corners Artist Management and has been helping guide musical careers for decades -- he works with such artists as Death Cab for Cutie, Real Estate, Toro Y Moi, Soccer Mommy and Pup, among others. But his expertise does not stop there; Jordan is also a partner in Noise Pop Industries which promotes loc...
Jul 21, 2021•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 55
Welcome to Roadcase, a podcast exploring the live music experience!! Join us for this exciting episode with the uber-talented Maggie Rose, who found her way to Nashville via a short stint at Clemson University after beginning her career in a Springsteen cover band as a teenager. Maggie has a new album, "Have a Seat," coming out on August 20, and has spent time touring extensively with her friends and bandmates, Them Vibes; she's also played the Grand Ole Opry over 80 times and has collaborated -...
Jul 16, 2021•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 54
Welcome to Roadcase, a podcast exploring the live music experience!! Join us for this intriguing episode with Chris Paules, Tour Manager, Tour Director and Production Manager, who has managed the tours of big-name acts such as Diplo, Major Lazer, Tenacious D and The Midnight, among others. The diversity of his clientele speaks to his adaptability as a manager, as well as to the overall breadth of his creative and strategic vision. It takes a steady and experienced hand to guide a huge operation ...
Jul 14, 2021•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 53
Welcome to Roadcase, a podcast exploring the live music experience!! Hop on the bus for this fun interview with Brandon “Taz” Niederauer. Taz, who recently graduated from high school, has been playing guitar since he was eight years old, initially inspired by the movie “School of Rock.” Four years later, Taz was cast in a starring role in the Broadway production of the movie, produced by Andrew Lloyd Webber. It was a thrilling beginning to the musical life of this amazingly talented guitar playi...
Jul 09, 2021•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 52
Welcome to Roadcase, a podcast exploring the live music experience!! Hop on board for this super informative journey into the world of booking live acts with music agent Ken Fermaglich of UTA. Ken's been in this business for over 30 years and takes us through his intriguing origin story from an aspiring bass player to a rabid Rush fan, to the halls of talent agencies and finally into the talent booking world. Ken cut his teeth early on while booking Creed on worldwide tours, and now runs tours f...
Jul 07, 2021•1 hr 29 min•Ep. 51
Welcome to Roadcase, a podcast exploring the live music experience!! Climb aboard for this great one with Tim Bluhm who is celebrating the 30th Anniversary of his band, The Mother Hips. Tim has been touring and grinding it out for a while now, and has had some time during this Covid period to reflect upon his career and his life on the road -- and we're grateful he chose to stop by for a chat. The Hips catalog is deep and their shows are amazing celebrations of a pure California rock and roll vi...
Jul 02, 2021•1 hr 32 min•Ep. 50
Welcome to Roadcase, a podcast exploring the live music experience!! Join us for this wonderful ride as Josh explores the production side of live shows with the uber-creative set designer, lighting director, illustrator and video production artist, Abigail Portner. Among her multi-faceted artistic endeavors, Abby has created the onstage look and feel for bands like Lucius, Soccer Mommy, Andrew Bird and Animal Collective. We talk shows, festivals, and unicorns (?) in this fun and intriguing look ...
Jun 30, 2021•1 hr 31 min•Ep. 49
Welcome to Roadcase, a podcast exploring the live music experience!! Join us for this enlightening talk with Alex Maas and Rob Fitzgerald as we discuss Alex's latest solo album, Luca, as well as his work with The Black Angels and how he and Rob have worked together to co-found and manage the Austin-based Levitation Festival along with their Reverberation Appreciation Society record label. Both these guys are juggling many balls but their output is profound and steady, and the Levitation Festival...
Jun 25, 2021•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 48
Welcome to Roadcase, a podcast exploring the live music experience!! Please join us for this fun chat with Scarlet Estelle, Director of Member Success at REC Philly, an incubator for creative entrepreneurs in the heart of Philadelphia. Scarlet came into the industry with AEG and Live Nation, and now supports creative artists on their individual journeys as they take advantage of all that REC offers. Scarlet is fully committed to doing whatever she can to help her members become successful artist...
Jun 23, 2021•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 47
Welcome to Roadcase, a podcast exploring the live music experience!! Hop on aboard for this fantastic interview with Tristen, the Nashville-based artist, whose latest album, Aquatic Flowers, just came out June 4. We're so excited to talk to Tristen, who is a fascinating, well-rounded, insightful and sensitive singer/songwriter with a gorgeous voice, and an enigmatic and endearing songwriting style that simply draws you in with her emotional vulnerability and exquisite musical hooks. It's a compe...
Jun 18, 2021•1 hr 46 min•Ep. 46
Welcome to Roadcase, a podcast exploring the live music experience!! Jump on the bus for a massive information download on the state of the live music industry with Eric Renner Brown, who is an editor at Pollstar, the industry's premier live music trade publication. Eric talks to Josh about what's up with the fast-moving live show comeback story along with the latest in terms of what bands and which festivals are coming back and when. It is a quickly changing landscape out there with so many ban...
Jun 16, 2021•1 hr 29 min•Ep. 45
Welcome to Roadcase, a podcast exploring the live music experience!! Come on aboard for Episode 2, Season 2 with the one and only Jonathan Russell of The Head and the Heart. Jon is an extraordinary and compelling artist and his open-hearted nature is well evident as he talks with Josh about the notion of performance and what it means to him. The now-legendary origin story of The Head and The Heart founding members Jon with Josiah Johnson meeting at an Open Mic at the Conor Byrne Pub in Seattle f...
Jun 11, 2021•1 hr 58 min•Ep. 44
Welcome to Roadcase, a podcast exploring the live music experience!! Join Roadcase for this inaugural episode of Season 2 with NPR's Bob Boilen. Bob created NPR's All Songs Considered and Tiny Desk Concerts and has been inviting artists and bands to play at his desk at NPR since 2008. We talk about how these intimate and stripped-down shows became a reality, how Bob came from New York to Washington DC long ago, his musical background and how an idea of a simple and quiet show became a reality an...
Jun 09, 2021•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 43
