Zig At The Gig podcast

On The Books With John Skrtic July 2026 On The Books is a quick monthly update about some of the amazing things happening at Cleveland Public Library ! July 1st Sound Bites: Black Voltron Main Main Library - Downtown July 11th Conversation with Brian Michael Bendis & Marc Andreyko Main Library - Downtown https://cpl.libcal.com/event/17131018 July 11, 2026 2:00 PM - 6:00 PM Ohio Goes to the Mov...

Interview with Diane Kendig. Diane Kendig is a writer and teacher born and raised in Canton, Ohio, where she currently resides again after decades living and working elsewhere. Kendig’s four poetry chapbooks include the most recent Prison Terms (Main Street Rag, 2018), as well as The Places We Find Ourselves (Finishing Line 2009), Diane Kendig’s Greatest Hits (Pudding House, 2001), and A Tunnel of...

Interview with Drew Miller of Boiled In Lead ! Boiled in Lead’s musical recipe features guitar, bass, violin & drums that play country music from many countries with power and emotion. They are the longest-running Celtic punk band in America, and an important part of the foundation of what became Minnesota punk rock; their star is still on the wall at legendary nightclub First Avenue, dating b...

Interview with poet Kent Taylor (part 1) Kent Taylor started writing poetry his freshman year at Ohio Wesleyan University. After quitting medical school at Ohio State University, he returned to Cleveland, and became a charter member of the underground poetry scene that erupted there during the 1960s. His first six books were published by d. a. levy. Taylor moved to San Francisco in 1970. Publicati...

Interview with Harvey Gold,   GOLEMS OF THE RED PLANET is a 3rd wave surf exploration of John Zorn's MASADA songbooks. But let's back up... In l992-l993, composer John Zorn began composing a series of short melodies written in modes found in Ashkenazi Jewish music - a project he called MASADA. Now, over 25 years later, Zorn has composed 613 of these little ditties - the number of commandments foun...

Interview with Wasted Society, Cleveland based punk, metal rock and roll band! https://www.facebook.com/WASTEDSOCIETYBAND  

Interview with author and film maker Jason Prufer! Jason has been working on a film called Out Of Obscurity, Into Oblivion: A Film About The Numbers Band. It premiers June-6-26 stay tuned to the Numbers band's media and websites for future showings. https://www.facebook.com/numbersband156075  

We join Jon as he negatives through the Boston Airport to talk about The Mekon's new album HORROR and HORRORble the Dub companion album!   Mekons, who will be celebrating their 50th year in 2027, will be touring in support of the upcoming re-release of their 2025 album HORROR on June 12 in conjunction with a an entire new album of Dub remixes, entitled HORRORble (mekons Vs. Tony Maimone In Dub Con...

Interview with Toaster Coaster vs. The Weather Machine!!   Toaster Coaster vs. The Weather Machine's info  https://toastercoastervstheweathermachine.com   Tickets for May 22nd at Beachland https://www.beachlandballroom.com/shows/toaster-coaster-vs-the-weather-machine-22-may

Interview with singer songwriter George Usher ! Stevensonville is a 12-part illustrated song-cycle that delves into the myriad goings on in its namesake locale. Each song and illustration represents a different inhabitant of Stevensonville. They sometimes reference each other in the manner of Edgar Lee Masters’ Spoon River Anthology or Thornton Wilder’s Our Town. The characters who people dark, re...

Interview with singer songwriter, and artist Kelly Foley!   Louder Than You Think: A Lo-Fi History of Gary Young & Pavement, the original motion picture soundtrack from the 2023 documentary film, has been confirmed for release via digital outlets, Special Edition CD and black and colored vinyl editions in early 2026 on Independent Project Records. The first single from the soundtrack, “Please...

Interview with Anne Richmond Boston of Swimming Pool Q's. Anne was born in Louisville, Kentucky. She was a member of the church choir, took violin and ballet lessons all through elementary school. Her father was transferred to Winter Haven, Florida, for one year (where violin and ballet stopped) and then moved the family to Atlanta, Georgia. She was accepted into the high school chorus and was cho...

Interview with Ryan Sollee of The Builders and the Butchers. The band has had over 100,000 monthly listeners on Spotify for years now.  Several of their videos have millions of views on You Tube - including “Bringin’ Home the Rain” with 19 million views.  They are well known for their energized live performances and have dedicated fans that travel long distances to see them play.   “As our lives b...

Brendan Canty is a musician, drummer, composer, producer and filmmaker. Brendan has played the bands Fugazi, Rites Of Spring, Happy Go Licky. Brendan currently plays in The Messthetics who recently released an album called Deface the Currency .  Deface the Currency is the second collaboration between The Messthetics and James Brandon Lewis. It captures the sound of what the forge of 150 shows in a...

The Story of The Fugazi Basket Ball Hoop Show! Mickey Lynch on Zig At The Gig! Mickey Lynch is a musician , Zine Editor ( Threatening Society), and he runs a music label called Uranium Rush! Link for Upside Down Punks: The Strange but True Story of That Fugazi Basketball Hoop Show: https://microcosmpublishing.com/catalog/zines/67421?srsltid=AfmBOorSBwcIxkMAd1leBDDVNajsiSp_cxttXBcjPW6fVLUKBSxNfokA...

Interview with Ben Vaughn ! Ben Vaughn is a south New Jersey–born musician, songwriter, composer, producer, and radio host basd in Los Angeles. He hosts the weekly syndicated radio show The Many Moods of Ben Vaughn and performs regularly in the U.S. and Europe. Vaughn is known for producing artists such as Ween, Arthur Alexander, and Charlie Feathers, and for collaborations with Alan Vega and Alex...

Interview with  Steve Wynn of the Dream Syndicate. Steve Wynn is a singer, musician and songwriter. He led the band the Dream Syndicate from 1981 to 1989 in Los Angeles, afterward began a solo career, and then reformed the Dream Syndicate in 2001     Steve's info : (links to Medicine Show release ) https://www.stevewynn.net/dream_syndicate_medicine_show.php.   Steve's Bio: Steve Wynn was born in S...

Interview with : Nick Hexum of 311 Nick Hexum is a singer, rapper, songwriter and guitarist who is the frontman for the alternative rock band 311 and The Nick Hexum Quintet. Tickets for Nick Hexum and Water Tower Band at Grog Shop CLE OH Mar -31-26 : https://grogshop.gs/tm-event/nick-hexum-with-water-tower/ Nick's Info : https://www.nickhexum.com https://311.com  

Interview with singer songwriter Robert Deeble. Born in 1966 in Long Beach, California, Robert cut his teeth as a songwriter in the gritty underground of the LBC, which introduced him to longtime collaborators like drummer Stephen Hodges (Mike Watt/Tom Waits) and folk heroine Victoria Williams, who helped launch his early records. His 1998 release, EarthSide Down, earned notice for its orchestral...

Interview with Jerid O'Connell of The Rousers. The Rousers were formed in 1977 in New York CIty by Jeff Buckland (vocals), Bill Dickson (rhythm guitar), John Hannah (bass), Tom Milmore (lead guitar) and Jerid O'Connell (drums). They auditioned at CBGB, where they were noticed by famed Max's Kansas City booker Peter Crowley. The Rousers genial "Rhythm and Twang" sound soon earned them a following,...

Interview with Smitti Supab of Captain Buckles After years of incubating, Captain Buckles has found its own trademark sound steeped in the grooves and funk of New Orleans and the elements that make American music emotionally moving and stylistically unique. The band jams hard while emphasizing musical exploration and dynamic subtlety, showing the inspiration from of icons like The Meters, Allman B...

Interview with Todd Forman (Aka DR Todd ) saxophonist for Sublime , Sublime with Rome, and Jelly Of The Month Club. Todd began his professional music career as sax player for Sublime in 1989. Since then he has gone on to track albums and play with dozens of acts, including ​​a world-tour for two years with Sublime with Rome from 2009-2011. ​ Todd then built a music studio and founded Jelly of the...

Interview with Brad Conyers (aka Brad Ziggen ) of The Ziggens. Brad is a drummer, singer, and songwriter who has an incredibly diverse musical career from playing with the Ziggens to working with Glen Campbell. Brad shares stories that span from the basement beginnings, encounters with KISS, playing with sublime, all the way up to the Ziggens last release Well Qualified to Represent the L.B. SEA v...

After receiving his first guitar at age 10, a determined Michael became self-taught with the help of his bedroom radio, spending days on end playing along with Jimi Hendrix, Wes Montgomery and B.B. King records. After studying jazz guitar in high school, an impromptu backstage audition for George Clinton in 1974 earned 17-year-old Michael a seat on the Parliament mothership alongside the immortal...

Interview with H.R. of Bad Brains & The Human Rights Band Ezekiel Zagar, Dane Foltin, Hektor Bee, & Sean Mclaren.   Bad Brains had a massive impact by shattering racial stereotypes in punk and hardcore, pioneering a genre-bending musical style that fused punk, reggae, funk, and metal, and inspired countless bands across rock, metal, hip-hop, and alternative music. Their ethos of a "Positiv...