Pigs in a Podcast

Tim Flannery , songwriter - and former third base coach for the San Francisco Giants - dropped by the sty before a recent show at Kuumbwa in Santa Cruz to play a few tunes and talk shop with Mojoe.

Duane Betts checks in by phone and chats with Mojoe. Betts was recently in town doing TWO shows at Felton Music Hall.

Local favorite Keith Greeninger plays live in the sty as he and Richard Hoover of Santa Cruz Guitar Company (SCGC) chat with Michael Gaither about Keith's new guitar, the 50th anniversary celebration of SCGC at Kuumbwa and the exhibit of a half century of guitar craftsmanship currently on display at the MAH in Santa Cruz. Note: The Kuumbwa show took place in June of 2026, earlier, this year. Comin...

Local songwriter Moshe Vilozny plays live with David Holodiloff and talk about their upcoming set at The Redwood Mountain Faire.

Songwriter Henry Warde (known previously to pig listeners as part of "Hank & Ella and The Fine Country Band) chats live in the sty with Jamie Coffis and plays new songs from his latest project, The Henry Warde Band.

Songwriters Wiley Gaby & Mike Hellman play live in the sty and talk about their upcoming songwriter night at The Ugly Mug in Soquel.

Songwriter (and fellow KPIG DJ) Michael Gaither chats with Jamie Coffis in the sty and plays a few new tunes including "Siri & Alexa." Jamie and Michael also talk about the horror-film spoof that was built around the "Siri & Alexa" tune.

Caesar Rosas of Los Lobos chats on the phone with "Neighborhood Night" host Jamie Coffis about his side-project show at Moe's Alley in Santa Cruz.

Chris Jones sits in the sty, plays a few tunes, and talks to Jamie Coffis about "Letting Go," the new release from his band Wolf Jett .

Gordy Quist checks in by phone with Jamie Coffis and talks the current Band of Heathens project and tour.

Warren Haynes was in town recently for a solo show at The Rio Theatre in Santa Cruz. He checked in from the road to chat with Mojoe.

Local songwriter - by way of Colorado, but we now claim him as one of our own - Jackson Emmer drops by the studio to chat with Jamie Coffis, play a few tunes, recap the recent Todd Snider tribute in Santa Cruz, AND talk about his show taking place at The Ugly Mug in Soquel on Saturday, February 14th.

One-of-a-kind songwriter https://poltz.com/ checks in by phone from the road and talks with Jamie Coffis about his upcoming show in Santa Cruz.

Local musician John Morris plays live in the sty and chats with Jamie Coffis about his new jazz ensemble, "Music & Lyrics by John Morris."

Guitar legend Nina Gerber  chats with "Neighborhood Night" host Jamie Coffis on the phone about her latest gigs with Duo Quartet  (featuring Nina, Chris Webster, Pan Delgado and Jeri Jones).

Songwriter Larry Diehl , accompanied by Glenn MacPherson on guitar, visits host Jamie Coffis and plays from his new record, "Long Road Back Home." Features live versions of the tunes "Somewhere Else," "No One Left to Bury" and the title track.

Santa Cruz legends Snail (Ken Craft, Craig Owens, Bob O'Neil) dropped into the sty to chat with Jamie Coffis on "Neighborhood Night" ahead of their December reunion show at Felton Music Hall. Here's a great snapshot of Santa Cruz music history, along with two live tracks: "Tonight" and "Gotta Run."

Jamie talks shop with fellow musician and KPIG DJ Michael Gaither in this one. Let's call it a belated Christmas episode. Michael chats about the origins of Krampus (the friendly Christmas demon) and some in-costume appearances he has lined up for the month. Live tunes include the sketchy holiday songs "The Krampus Comes Out Tonight," "No More Tequila For Santa," and new one, &...

Two of our longtime favorites - and bestest pals - Keith Greeninger and Dayan Kai were in the sty recently to play a few tunes and promote TWO shows they had locally. Here's their interview with Mojoe along with live takes on Jesse Winchester's "That's What Makes You Strong," Dayan's autobiographical "The San Juan Song," and "While You Still Got Your Breath, a new one from...

Christian Walsh of the local band August Sun sits in on "Neighborhood Night" for some shop talk and live tunes with host Jamie Coffis.

Local songwriter - an "American Idol" alumnus (Season 10) James Durbin drops into the sty. This episode includes a live version of his song "Freedom Blvd" and the debut of his new single, "Hold Me".

The good Reverend Freakchild is a master blues player we've been featuring here on the pig for a long time. In this extra-long interview, he chats live with host Jamie Coffis and play from his latest record, "A Bluesman of Sorts," Great stuff!

The slide guitar great Roy Rogers does a phoner with host Jamie Coffis on a recent episode of "Neighborhood Night," captured here in our "Pigs In a Podcast" series.

Texas greats James McMurtry and Betty Soo dropped into the sty on their annual run out west and through Santa Cruz. LOTS of music in this one including "Sons of the Second Sons" (from James' last record, "Horses and the Hounds," "Color of Night" from his new one, "Black Dog and the Wandering Boy," "Gulf Road" from Betty's record "If You Never...

Peppino D'Agostino did a special, intimage show up at Wind River Studios in Santa Cruz last month, and beforehand he did a special "Neighhborhood Night" chat with host Jamie Coffis about his approach to music and the guitar. This one's special AND includes two gorgeous acoustic tracks from Peppino.