Roadcase Podcast

Welcome to Roadcase!!  We're super stoked to have the wonderful Elise Okusami on the show this week. Elise performs under the name Oceanator, and she explores the contrasts and polarity of emotions in today's world with her stunning latest LP effort, Nothing's Ever Fine, co-produced by Elise and Bartees Strange, both originally from the DC area. As Oceanator, Elise provides insights...

Welcome to Roadcase!!  We're very excited to have the extraordinarily talented Patrick Holland on the show. Primarily known for his electronic music as Project Pablo, Patrick has just released his first guitar-driven, indie pop album entitled You're The Boss. Having spent years touring the world playing DJ sets and festivals, Patrick became disenchanted with the Electronica scene and has...

Welcome to Roadcase!!  We're super psyched to have Corey Harper on the show this week. His new album, Future Tense, is out now and we were pumped to sit down for a lengthy chat with this new and exciting artist. Corey grew up in Vancouver, WA, not too far from Portland, Oregon, where he would head to catch the latest and greatest shows. But this athlete turned performing artist and songwriter...

Welcome to Roadcase!!  We're super stoked to continue the in-person interview vibe with the conclusion of our series from the inaugural Lightning Bug Music Festival in Valparaiso, Indiana.  First up on today's episode, we are delighted to have Tim Carbone and Andrew Altman of the legendary roots and jam-grass institution, Railroad Earth. Tim and Andrew exchange stories (and several barbs...

Welcome to Roadcase!!  We hit the road to bring you in-person interviews live from the inaugural Lightning Bug Music Festival in Valparaiso, Indiana, just outside of Chicago and we couldn't be more psyched.  Today's part 1 episode features three interviews all with former Roadcase alums; first off, Tom Hamilton (ep 111) and Raina Mullen (ep 127) sit down with Josh to discuss  all things...

Welcome to Roadcase!!  Prateek Kuhad is here to help us ease back into the Roadcase vibe after our summer break. We're super psyched to be joined by Prateek -- a songwriting sensation who grew up in Jaipur, India, studied at New York University and is now touring internationally, playing for his legion of fans worldwide. Prateek's gorgeous voice and compelling songwriting has propelled h...

Welcome to Roadcase!!  We're delighted to have the artist Anjimile on the show this week. Anjimile's latest album, Giver Taker, confronts their difficult journey as a trans person as well as their struggle with addiction to alcohol with honesty and conviction. Anjimile grew up outside Dallas, and spent several years studying in Boston and escaping what they felt was a suffocating environ...

Welcome to Roadcase!!  We're so incredibly psyched to have Erick "Jesus" Coomes, bassist of the band Lettuce, on the show. Lettuce has an spectacular new album out entitled "Unify," which also features Bootsy Collins (Parliament-Funkadelic) on the track "Keep That Funk Alive." Erick is an extraordinary human with a gentle and empathetic soul who wakes up every da...

Welcome to Roadcase!!  We are incredibly honored to have the one and only Peter Shapiro on the show. Peter is a legendary concert promoter and venue owner and is the author of a new book, "The Music Never Stops: What Putting on 10,000 Shows Has Taught Me About Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Magic." Peter owns and runs the Brooklyn Bowls (NYC, Las Vegas, Philadelphia and Nashville) as w...

Welcome back to Roadcase for the Final Installment of this special three-part Interview Series from Newport Folk Festival, which took place July 22-24 in Newport, Rhode Island!!  For this last Newport episode, we're super pumped to have Phil Cook, John Craigie and Sylvan Esso (Nick Sanborn and Amelia Meath) join Roadcase for more EPIC interviews and intimate sit-downs. Day 3 promised to be an...

Welcome back to Roadcase for this Part 2 of a three-part Special Interview Series from Newport Folk Festival, which took place July 22-24 in Newport, Rhode Island!! We're super psyched to continue to present these EPIC artist interviews -- and for this Part 2 installment,  we're elated to have sat down on the couch for up-close and personal interviews with Taylor Goldsmith of Dawes, with...

Welcome to Roadcase for Part 1 of this three-part interview series from Newport Folk Festival, which took place July 22-24 in Newport, Rhode Island!! Josh was on the ground at this historic festival for tons of artist interviews and we're happy to present these to our amazing listeners in this special series. For today's Part 1 Episode, we're proud to have with us Ryan Gustafson of...

Welcome to Roadcase for this Special Episode where Josh takes it on the road to feature in-person interviews from the Pitchfork Music Festival in Chicago last weekend (July 15-17) with three amazing artists, Xenia Rubinos, Kaina and 2022 Grammy Award winner Arooj Aftab. All three of these extraordinary artists each performed amazing, not-to-be-missed sets at Pitchfork and all have super diverse an...

Welcome to Roadcase!!  We're so incredibly excited for this year's Pitchfork Music Festival right here in Chicago beginning this Friday, July 15 with an amazing three-day lineup. And here for this Special Episode to talk all things Pitchfork related are Festival organizers and superstars Seth Dodson and Liz Pesnel. Seth is the top dog Executive Production Director, while Liz is Senior Di...

Welcome to Roadcase!!  We are so psyched to have Corey Frye, the main dude of The Main Squeeze, on the show. Corey is the lead vocalist and "tour guide" of this uber-cool and hard-working band which combines all the best elements Funk, Soul and Rock and Roll to take its fans on a unique musical ride. Having grown up in the Heartland of Indianapolis -- he now calls Los Angeles his home --...

Welcome to Roadcase!!  We are super-psyched to have the music management duo of Tyler Henry and Evan Winiker on the show.  These two amazing individuals are Managing Partners of the exciting new management company, Range Media Partners, whose client lineup is a Who's Who of A-List celebs and performing artists. While Evan and Tyler handle clients in diverse genres, their collaboration is clea...

Welcome to Roadcase!!  We are uber-psyched to have Scott Hachey of the Magic Beans on the show. Scott is a total gem of a human, with an easy smile and a super positive attitude. Having been grinding it out on the road with the Beans for the better part of a decade, Scott is a seasoned veteran of the Road, but no amount of mileage can diminish Scott's zest for life and love of what he does be...

Welcome to Roadcase!!  We're simply elated to have Becca Mancari on the show this week. Becca has travelled many roads in her young life and is now a fixture in the Nashville music community.  Her personal story is one of seeking identity, both from a personal and musical perspective, and one she is very proud to share. Having spent the majority of her time off the road working on herself and...

Welcome to Roadcase!!  We're super excited to have renowned music photographer Pooneh Ghana on the show. Pooneh was raised in Texas of immigrant parents, became enthralled with the Austin music scene as a high-schooler, and successfully combined her two passions: music and photography to become a fixture in the indie music world.  Her unique style of shooting -- capturing both the scene as we...

Welcome to Roadcase!!  We are stoked to have Louis Smith of Kendall Street Company on the show this week. Louis is a Virginia Beach native who started out jamming with his buddies at the University of Virginia and then took it all out on the road, playing 100s of shows a year before the Covid shutdown. The band is now poised for their first California tour beginning June 10, which coincides with t...

Welcome to Roadcase!!  We are super psyched to have the extraordinary and multi-faceted artist Seth Walker on the show. Seth is a true veteran of the industry, and his 11th studio effort, I Hope I Know, produced by Jano Rix of The Wood Brothers just came out on May 20. Seth is also an accomplished artist, poet and now a published author with his first book entitled Your Van Is On Fire (The miscell...

Welcome to Roadcase!!  We are super-psyched for this special Bonnaroo episode with Brandon Deroche of Propeller and Kelsey Dewald of Bonnaroo Works Fund. Both Brandon and Kelsey are are both seasoned veterans of the not-for-profit world and are committed to helping music fans enact social change and have fun while doing so. In this episode, we learn about these two amazing organizations and, more...

Welcome to Roadcase!!  We are totally pumped to have PR Master Greg Knight on the show! Greg handles communications for the band Goose, Pigeons Playing Ping Pong, and Twiddle to name just a few. In addition to being a wonderful human and live music maven, Greg's PR skills are second-to-none, and his rise within the Goose organization is equal parts inspirational and a tale of "being in t...

Welcome to Roadcase!!  We are so incredibly pumped to have Karina Rykman on the show today.  Karina is an NYC native who brings it with an all-time level of energy and passion for music and for everything it takes to do what she loves.  Karina joined Marco Benevento's band on bass in 2016 when she replaced Dave Dreiwitz (Ween, JRAD), and since then has crafted a solo career, playing with a st...

Welcome to Roadcase!!  We are super-hyped to have Jason Balla of DEHD on the show this week. Jason plays guitar and also produced DEHD's upcoming album, Blue Skies, coming out May 27. This Chicago-based indie powerhouse creates incredibly unique and creative soundscapes rooted in emotional truths and passion that few bands can equal.  DEHD's level of detail is stunning and Jason lends hi...