This week’s guest is Canadian artist JJ Wilde, who just released her latest album, Vices. JJ’s honesty, openness and positive vibes is I what Roadcase is all about. JJ is a total rocker, and in 2021, she won the Juno Award for Best Rock Album for her debut effort, Ruthless, and was at the time the first female artist to earn that accolade since Alanis Morisette in 1996!! JJ has lived a life and talks to me about it all. This is one of my favorite interviews and it’s a MUST listen, so click on th...
Nov 06, 2024•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 252
For this week’s Episode 251, Kevin and John Shields are on the Pod!! These guys are the super fun and talented artists that make up the Charleston-based duo known as Little Stranger. Lifelong friends who have forged a solid partnership, John and Kevin bring their positive vibes and commitment to inclusivity wherever they go. They are truly a breath of fresh air, and you’ll learn why, as I vibe out with Kevin and John on just about everything — from their unique origin story to the best comedy mo...
Oct 30, 2024•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 251
Grace Bowers is on the show for Episode 250!! This amazing young artist has been enjoying a breakout year, having recently been featured on Jimmy Kimmel Live and made her Grand Ole Opry debut on her 18th birthday on July 30!! Her debut album, Wine on Venus, is out now, and she has spent the summer sitting in with luminaries such as Dolly Parton, Tyler Childers and Gary Clark, Jr., and has been a featured guest at numerous festivals across the country. Grace talks to me about growing up as a shy ...
Oct 23, 2024•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 250
Make sure to check out this week’s episode with Nick MacDaniels of jam band Big Something — it’s a great listen!! On the heels of a giant tour earlier this year in support of their latest album, “Headspace,” I talk to Nick about his life in music and the some of the inherent challenges he’s faced, and we vibe out on just about everything! Nick's a super easy going dude and this is an epic interview!! For more information on Roadcase: https://linktr.ee/roadcasepod and https://www.roadcasepod.com ...
Oct 16, 2024•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 249
The Stews are here!! I caught up with the band members from their Sprinter van somewhere on the road, which has been their second home since leaving Auburn University just a few years ago. Since that time, they’ve been rocking their way across the country, crushing shows with their high energy brand of Southern-infused alt-rock. Their latest album, Chicken Fight, is out now! I talked to these great dudes all about how they all keep it together while constantly touring, about the secrets to their...
Oct 09, 2024•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 248
Josh Ostrander is back with a new Mondo Cozmo album and I’m stoked to share this amazing interview with all of you! His project is named for his dog, Cozmo, who recently passed away, and the new album, “It’s PRINCIPAL,” is simply outstanding — a beautiful alt-rock album with a driving vibe and a gripping and cohesive throughline. Josh has a great attitude and an endearing sense of humor and I get into it all with him. We talk about his life philosophy: a combination of gratitude, self-acceptance...
Oct 02, 2024•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 247
Roadcase Season Five is here, and I’m please to celebrate this vital election season with my opening guest, Andy Bernstein of HeadCount.org , which Andy co-founded over 20 years ago!! HeadCount is a crucial voter registration organization backed by a multitude of artists and touring musicians, and has register over 1.25 million voters!! Andy’s success as a leader is a testament to his belief of the power of participation, and Andy’s has squarely pinned HeadCount at the intersection of music and ...
Sep 26, 2024•1 hr 44 min•Ep. 246
For this final episode from Lollapalooza, and to bring the festival series of in-person interviews to a close, I sat down on the last day with Brian Oblivion and Madeline Follin of Cults, and also had an amazing conversation with Chance Emerson. Cults’ music is both surreal and ethereal, but also grounded in down-to-earth songwriting to is striking in its simplicity and authenticity. Brian and Maddie have been at this since they were college students and now 15 years later, they’ve release their...
Aug 16, 2024•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 245
I’m back this week with this penultimate installment of in-person interviews from the couch at Lollapalooza where I spoke to four amazing bands and artists for this episode! First up is the amazing East Bay crew, Destroy Boys, who are now two-time Roadcase guests! Vi and Alexia first formed the band at the ripe old age of 15, and haven’t looked back. Their latest album entitled Funeral Soundtrack #4, just came out August 9, and I’m happy to report that this hardworking band just keeps getting be...
Aug 13, 2024•1 hr 29 min•Ep. 244
Part 2 of the Lollapalooza Series is here and I’m excited to share my interviews with four first-time Lolla performers, artists and bands — all of whom have super-compelling stories to tell. First up is 22 year-old Ava Maybee, who has seen the music world from a unique perspective — her Dad is drummer Chad Smith of the Red Hot Chili Peppers. LA-based Ava is charming, engaging, wise beyond her years and well on her way to her own successful music career. Nico Vega, from LA, is back after a six ye...
Aug 09, 2024•1 hr 30 min•Ep. 243
I'm back in Chicago for Lollapalooza!! This gigantic music festival took place August 1-4 right out my front door in Chicago's Grant Park. I'm totally psyched to bring you loads of interviews with some of the music industry's biggest talents. This first part of the four-part series of in-person interviews kicks off with the wonderful and talented Goldie Boutilier. Goldie is no stranger to success and has had several career incarnations along the way, giving her a unique perspective — and she wan...
Aug 07, 2024•1 hr 31 min•Ep. 242
And to conclude the Newport Folk Festival Series of in-person interviews from the 2024 edition of this amazing festival, I’m happy to present William Prince, Alisa Amador, and Solange Igoa and Andrea Walker of Glitterfox!! William is the 2024 John Prine Songwriter Fellowship Award winner, and his latest album, Stand in the Joy, won William his second JUNO award as well as the nod for the Canadian Country Music Awards Alternative Country Album of the Year. Alisa is a charming and witty human, wit...
Aug 05, 2024•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 241
I’m back with more interviews live from Newport Folk for this Part 2 of the 2024 Newport Folk Festival Series on Roadcase. This episode features some of my favorite interviews I’ve done for Roadcase. There was truly something special that occurred with each of these artists and the result is really spectacular!! First up is the iconic Donavon Frankenreiter, who is now into his third decade of music, having debuted his first album in 2004. Donavon is at Newport for the first time to celebrate his...
Aug 02, 2024•1 hr 49 min•Ep. 240
Roacase is back at Newport Folk Festival and I'm super excited for you to listen to all these amazing interviews and artist stories!! Today's episode, Part 1, features the legendary artist Taj Mahal, whose career spans seven decades and multiple genres; Billy Bragg, activist, folk artist, 80s hero, and Destroyer of Cynicism; Phil and Tim Hanseroth aka The Hanseroth Twins, who are Brandi Carlile’s closest collaborators and decades-long bandmates with a debut album out now, entitled Vera; Kelsey W...
Jul 31, 2024•2 hr 32 min•Ep. 239
Let’s keep the vibe rolling with this Part 2 of the Pitchfork Music Festival Series, and this fun episode features my conversations with Raleigh-Durham based artist Rosali, the eclectic duo Lira Mondal and Caufield Schnug of Sweeping Promises, and the Chicago-based rap duo Angry Blackmen. Rosali’s latest album, Bite Down, is steeped in super cool folk rock vibes and equally stellar songwriting. Rosali have a great conversation, and we not only talk about dogs and N Carolina life, but we get into...
Jul 26, 2024•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 238
Festival Season on Roadcase is finally upon us and we’re kicking it off from Pitchfork Music Festival in Chicago!! For this Part 1 from Pitchfork, I talked to singer, rapper and multi-genre artist, Tkay Maizda and also had a fun convo with the amazing Riot Girrrrls themselves, Molly Neuman and Allison Wolfe of Bratmobile. Tkay has achieved global recognition already in her brief career, having won NME's Best Australian Solo Artist in 2022. She was also nominated for an ARIA award for Best Rap So...
Jul 24, 2024•48 min•Ep. 237
Trousdale is here on Roadcase!! This dynamic trio of Quinn D'Andrea, Georgia Greene and Lauren Jones is crushing it on the road this year, and I talk to them about this latest tour, the upcoming deluxe release of their 2023 album Out of My Mind, and how far they've come since their college days together at USC. Trousdale is out there spreading their vibe of love and self-acceptance, while playing to adoring audiences across the country. They each talked to me about how important it is to be role...
Jul 10, 2024•56 min•Ep. 136
Ryan Miller is here this week, and we had a fun, sometimes goofy, yet deep and reflective conversation — all the things one might come to expect from the Guster frontman. A veteran of 30+ years at the helm, and with a new Guster album, Ooh La La — arguably their best work to date — Ryan has an exciting outlook for his own creative future and that of the band. A uniquely talented and affable human with a terrific sense of humor, Ryan simply has a generous spirit and caring soul, and that 100% com...
Jul 03, 2024•1 hr 39 min•Ep. 235
Shannon Shaw and I go super deep on this week’s episode as she talks to me about the tragic loss of her partner, Joe Haener, almost two years ago, just prior to their wedding date. This unimaginably horrible accident formed the basis of the new and absolutely wonderful Shannon and the Clams album, The Moon Is In The Wrong Place. This is a sad yet hopeful conversation about the power of music and performance to heal, the profound and enduring qualities of grief (and how to manage it), and the qui...
Jun 26, 2024•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 234
I go Down Under this week on Roadcase as Keith Jeffery of Atlas Genius joins me from his home near Adelaide, Australia for this week’s episode. Atlas Genius is about to release its first album in nine years, End Of The Tunnel, due out August 23, and in this amazing conversation, I talk to Keith about performing his first shows is five years, just last month, and what it means to him to hit the stage after a sizable hiatus from touring. We go deep into his childhood trauma, the lasting impact tha...
Jun 19, 2024•1 hr 35 min•Ep. 233
The DIY spirit is alive and well this week with Mo Lowda & The Humble sitting in for a full band interview — and it was a total blast. I chatted with longtime friends and bandmates Jordan Caiola, Shane Woods, Jeff Lucci and Kirby Sybert and talked all about the easy-going yet hard working band dynamics that have kept this tight-knit group of musicians rolling along for over a decade now. Their fourth album, the 2023 self-titled release, is their best yet, and the self-produced Mo Lowda talke...
Jun 12, 2024•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 232
Jamband alert for this week’s episode with Jen Meyerhardt!! Jen is co-owner and co-producer of Northlands Music and Arts Festival taking place June 14-15 in Swanzey, NH and talked to me about her impressive history in the legal jungle and how that prepared her for the live events production world. A native of New Canaan, CT, with a law degree and years of experience in Silicon Valley, Jen is also a long-time jamband fan and lover of live music, who now brings her impressive life experiences and ...
Jun 05, 2024•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 231
On this week’s episode, I talk to Jon Muq, whose extraordinary tale is one of resilience, courage, fate, and his deep desire to simply “follow the sound.” Raised in Uganda and now living in Austin, Texas since 2018, when he disembarked from a months-long gig with Norwegian Cruises and found himself in the middle of the SXSW Festival, Jon is set to release his debut album, Flying Away, produced by Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys on Dan’s own Easy Eye Sound label. We talked all about growing up in ...
May 22, 2024•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 230
Tyler Ramsey sat down with me for this week’s episode of Roadcase, and I couldn’t be more stoked to chat with the former Band of Horses guitarist. Tyler is a kind and gentle soul, who truly values the power of music as a means of connection with his audience. His latest album, New Lost Ages, sees him team up with producer Phil Ek (Band of Horses, Fleet Foxes), and takes us on a deep ride, both musically and emotionally. I talked to Tyler about the power of music to connect, and how he relishes t...
May 15, 2024•1 hr 30 min•Ep. 229
One of my favorite artists and humans, Greg Ormont, joins me on Roadcase with the release a their new album, "Day in Time." We chat about everything from Italy and his well-known love of cheese to musical theatre and the origins of the band at University of Maryland. Greg is a truly unique individual who is both deliberate and free-flowing in his thought: that rare breed of artist who not only delights audiences and fans, but is also able to precisely calculate the energy of the room and then ex...
May 08, 2024•1 hr 56 min•Ep. 228
JJ Grey joins me on Roadcase for this week's episode and I couldn't be more psyched!! I recently caught up with JJ while in the midst of a massive US tour, having recently released his ninth studio album and first since 2016, entitled Olustee. A proud native Floridian, JJ is an intriguing artist with a unique view on life and his creative pursuits. I talked to JJ about his almost Zen-like qualities and what that has meant for him along the route from rural Florida, to London, and back again. "Yo...
May 01, 2024•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 227
I’m super pumped to speak with Anders Beck for Episode 226!! Anders is the dobro player for Greensky Bluegrass, whose unique blend of Bluegrass and Rock and makes it one of the most compelling sounds in live music today. Greensky has been touring practically non-stop for over 20 years, and Anders stopped in to chat with me just after completing their Winter Tour with yet another sold out two-night run at the Ryman Auditorium. Anders has a fun-loving and super chill vibe, and he is filled with gr...
Apr 24, 2024•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 226
This was certainly one of the most poignant and moving interviews I’ve conducted on Roadcase. I talked to the amazing Rett Madison, who tells the story of her investigation, discovery and ultimately, vindication in uncovering the source of her Mother’s pain during her short life, and it was both chilling and empowering to hear. You need to really hear this story to believe it — we’re talking coincidences and psychic mediums revealing details that I could hardly believe… until I heard it first-ha...
Apr 17, 2024•1 hr 27 min•Ep. 225
March was International Women’s Month and I sat down with Anna Ayers, the General Manager at Brooklyn Bowl Williamsburg, for this week’s episode of Roadcase. I talked to Anna not only about her role at Pete Shapiro’s flagship venue but also chatted about her background in performing arts, the music business, and what it means to her to work in the unique environment at the Bowl, which features women in all major management roles. Anna is a truly compelling personality and a perfect fit for the B...
Apr 10, 2024•1 hr 29 min•Ep. 224
Dallon Weekes is here on Roadcase this week, and I'm excited to share my interview with this veteran performer and experienced touring artist. Dallon began his career in Salt Lake City with his band The Brobecks, and then spent years with Panic! At The Disco before settling on most recent project, I DON'T KNOW HOW BUT THEY FOUND ME (iDKHOW). Dallon is an intriguing mix of artistry, family man, and musical sage, if you will -- and has a keen wit and fun-loving personality. I had a great time chat...
Mar 27, 2024•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 223
