I Wish More People Were Here

Episode 8, "The Atypical Ingenuity of Greg Amici" Greg Amici is a rock and alternative singer-songwriter whose newest album, Tragicomic , blends absurdist rock, Americana, ska, folk-punk, and classic rock into a darkly witty, literary-driven sound. A Columbia-educated writer and third-degree black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Greg brings an unusual mix of storytelling craft and life experience int...

"Babies Don't Let Your Mamas Grow Up To Be Cowboys" For this Mother's Day episode we have this baby's mama, Ms. Bebe Kern, in the crib. From The University of Alabama's Million Dollar Marching Band through San Francisco's Haight-Ashbury scene of the late '60s, in New Orleans second line parades and Appalachian string summits, my mom is a fascinating eye-witness to music history. Believe it or not...

Episode 6, "Jimmy Brad Takes Seriously What The Gods Meant For Fun." James Bradley Raymond: "The Pied Piper of Southern Garage Rock"; dive bar residents from NYC to Atlanta and Austin, TX know Jimmy Brad as the world's friendliest (and clumsiest) frontman, the face of Jimmy and the Teasers. To North Carolinians, he and his bands were ubiquitous darlings of Sleazefest in Chapel Hill and the Heavy R...

Episode 5, "You Never Know What's Gonna Happen When The Ball Starts Rollin'" David Childers is probably most widely known for " The Prettiest Thing ", a song the Avett Brothers have covered for years and a fan favorite. In North Carolina, the Mount Holly native is known as NC Music Hall of Famer, Class of '25. He's recently been working with Abe Partridge on "The Satan, You're a Liars". I was hono...

“The Ether Bunny Speaks" Easter episode JD Pinkus , ladies and gentlemen. He of Butthole Surfers, Melvins, Honky, Daddy Longhead and The Jackofficers. The man who drove John Paul Jones to quit drinking. His newest release, " Grow A Pear " is available on Shimmy Disc. His current mission, the Frijoliness Church of West Asheville.

"I Wish More People Were Geer" The Asheville based band Town Mountain recently announced it was calling it quits and our little mountain town has only begun to wipe away its bitter bluegrass tears. I first hung out with Robert Greer at a pickin' party out in the country after a show at The Orange Peel. In this episode I talk to the lead singer, guitar player and co-founder of Town Mountain about t...

"Janet Bean: Not a Carny in a Laundromat" Steve Earle! Guy Clark! Wilco! The Mekons! I Wish More People Were Here. In this episode we get to know one of Chicago's most appetizingly named performers. " Janet Beveridge Bean " should be a household name. With Catherine Irwin , Janet founded alt-country's famously defiant duo, Freakwater . They toured the world with Townes Van Zandt and had the audaci...

"John Howie Ruins Everything" In North Carolina, if you're a music fan of any stripe, you know the name John Howie Jr . John is a singer and writer who grew up in a trailer in the Wake County woods. He's a Chapel Hill stalwart inevitably bound for the NC Music Hall of Fame. He plays country music - straight, no chaser, with the soulful baritone of a backwoods Barry White. His current outfit, John...

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