Concert Pipeline

Episode 524 of Concert Pipeline featuring Mark Winters in which we talk about leaving aerospace engineering to become a musician, how he approaches songwriting, the role his grandmother played in encouraging his love of poetry, picking up the guitar to play a song for his wife on their anniversary 15 years ago, starting a cover band in 2015, embracing AI in music and how to use it the right way, h...

Episode 523 of Concert Pipeline featuring Jady, in which we speak to Jarrett Doherty and Ashton Bergdorf about forming after touring with Jay Joseph, the decision to form the band as a duo, when they first noticed that fans connect to something deeper than their songs, what each of their albums represent in their story, what they learned from making their new album “Silver,” and their favorite con...

Episode 522 of Concert Pipeline featuring Augustana, in which we speak to Dan Layus about looking back on the 20th anniversary of “All The Stars and Boulevards”, when he realized that people were still deeply connected with the album, how his relationship with his hit song “Boston” has changed over the years, how different it was psychologically to play the album in sequence, playing the Holiday F...

Episode 521 of Concert Pipeline featuring 38 Special, in which we speak to frontman Don Barnes about looking back on the band’s 50 year legacy, music evolving from Southern rock roots, how his voice has held up over the years, their connection with Lynyrd Skynyrd, touring, working with Pat Monahan, and “Milestone,” their first studio album in over 20 years. 

Episode 520 of Concert Pipeline featuring performances from BottleRock 2026: -Paris Jackson “No Rain” (Blind Melon cover) -The Return of Jackie and Judy “Teenage Lobotomy” (Ramones cover) -Culinary Stage with Fred Armison, John Stamos, Adam Devine, and Tre Cool -Joan Jett and the Blackhearts “I Love Rock & Roll” -AJR “All Star” (Smash Mouth Cover) and “100 Bad Days” -Culinary Stage with Dave G...

Episode 519 of Concert Pipeline featuring The Cab, in which we talk to lead singer Alex DeLeon about breaking into the pop punk/emo scene, calling Vegas their home, “Angel With A Shotgun” going platinum, coming back after a long hiatus, their new album “Chasing Crowns” and their tour that starts this week. The Cab is playing August Hall in San Francisco on June 2!

Episode 518 of Concert Pipeline featuring The Dreamboats, in which we chat with Ritchie Hummins and Johnny G. Wiz about starting the band playing all covers, adding in original music, going back to covers, playing at Cavern Club where The Beatles built their early career, swimming in Elvis’ pool, living together to build the band, the impact of Palm Springs, CA to their band, the impact of their o...

Episode 517 of Concert Pipeline, featuring live acoustic performances from The Format, Phantom Planet, and Limbeck from their performance in Golden Gate Park in San Francisco on April 18, 2026. The Format: The Compromise, The First Single, Holy Roller Phantom Planet: California, Raise The Dead, Limbeck: Hear Me For Free

Episode 516 of Concert Pipeline featuring Gary Marks, in which we talk about the major impact his mother played on him becoming a musician, how he started writing music in the 60s and never looked back, the differences in his approach to writing books, poetry, and music, similarities in how his music is as relevant in the current climate as when he wrote it in the 70s, the impact of AI on the musi...

Episode 515 of Concert Pipeline featuring The Jaws of Brooklyn and coverage of VacaCon with Christopher Mintz-Plasse, DJ Qualls, and Tia Carrere. We talk to Gretchen Lemon and Bryan Cohen of The Jaws of Brooklyn about Gretchen joining the band after the original singer left, music they listened to as kids, early concerts that influenced them, how they met, and working with Ben Tanner of Alabama Sh...

Episode 514 of Concert Pipeline featuring Cody Jasper, in which we discuss getting his first Fender guitar at age 14 and never looking back, his history playing the Christmas Jam in North Carolina, advice he got from Warren Haynes, performing multiple times with Stone Temple Pilots, what he learned from being in Moon Fever,   working with Aleks Von Korff, his excitement when Billy Corgan of Smashi...

Episode 513 of Concert Pipeline featuring Fishbone, in which we chat with keyboardist/trombonist/songwriter Chris Dowd about politics being very present in his life and music, early musical influences, the dynamic of the band over the years, their documentary “Everyday Sunshine: The Story of Fishbone,” their most recent album “Stockholm Syndrome, their upcoming double LB “In Your Face/Cover Your F...

Episode 512 of Concert Pipeline, featuring Ambrosia as well as a review of The Man in Black - A Tribute to Johnny Cash, in which we first review The Man in Black show at Uptown Theatre in Napa. Then we chat with Burleigh Drummond, drummer of Ambrosia about forming in 1970 in Los Angeles, working with Alan Parsons, both on their albums and on Alan Parsons Project, touring with Fleetwood Mac and Doo...

Episode 511 of Concert Pipeline featuring Pablo Cruise, in which we talk to guitarist/vocalist Dave Jenkins about growing up, his first concert being The Beach Boys, wrestling with Mickey Hart of Grateful Dead, joining the band Stoneground and forming Pablo Cruise with Cory Lerios and Steve Price, some of his favorite shows he performed, their single “Breathe” that they wrote in 2020, whether they...

Episode 510 of Concert Pipeline featuring Shawn Barker of The Man in Black and a review of The Format’s show at Easy Street Records in Seattle. We talk to Shawn about starting by singing in church with his family as a kid, serving in the army, early touring gigs portraying Elvis, the Million Dollar Quartet that started his portraying Johnny Cash, structuring his live show as a chronological journe...

Episode 509 of Concert Pipeline featuring a review of Guster's show at Great American Music Hall and an interview with Daniel Donato of Daniel Donato’s Cosmic Country, in which we talk about the impact of his move to Nashville at age 7 and his dad putting a guitar in his hand immediately after, how his dad impacted his music taste, busking on the streets of Nashville at age 14, making every sh...

Episode 508 of Concert Pipeline podcast featuring Weakened Friends, in which we chat with Sonia Sturino and Annie Hoffman about listening to the radio with their parents growing up, high school bands they were in, touring with Hockey Dad in 2024, their upcoming tour, including playing Bottom of the Hill on January 24 as well as times they played there a few years ago, being pulled over for flippin...

Episode 507 of Concert Pipeline featuring Sons of Cream and a review of Motion City Soundtrack’s show at The Warfield in San Francisco. We chat with Kofi Baker, son of Ginger Baker of the legendary band Cream about possibly being conceived at Cream’s final show, his dad introducing him to drums at age 6, doing drum duets with his dad around the US, performing as part of The Music of Cream 50th Ann...

Episode 506 of Concert Pipeline featuring Henry J. Star in which we talk to the man behind Henry J. Star, Devin Badgett about his musical influences growing up in Knoxville, Tennessee, his previous band Vanosdale and the transition to Henry J. Star, the influence of “The Neverending Story,” diving deep into his debut album “The Soft Apocalypse” and its impact on his fans, and what he’s thankful fo...

Episode 505 of Concert Pipeline featuring Everclear and a review of Barns Courtney’s concert at Bottom of the Hill. We chat with Art Alexakis about how he made a memorable concert experience for my son, playing a show in the bay with The Rolling Stones and Metallica 20 years ago and a memorable interaction with Mick Jagger, the 30th Anniversary of “Sparkle and Fade,” the process of creating that a...

Episode 504 of Concert Pipeline featuring Maygen & The Birdwatcher in which we chat with Maygen Lacey and Noah Neumann about growing up listening to 90s country, classic rock and metal, their first bands, what birds Noah watches, winning Midwest Country Music Awards Album of the Year and Americana Artist of the Year, overcoming fear of performing live, their favorite shows they have performed,...

Episode 503 of Concert Pipeline featuring Eddie Schwarz, in which we talk about his parents’ influence with Broadway music, his early band, Icarus, knowing Lorne Michaels before SNL, writing songs for Joe Cocker, his work as International Council of Music Creators president, his new EP “Film School,” and writing “Hit Me With Your Best Shot” for Pat Benatar.

Episode 502 of Concert Pipeline featuring Brian Dunne and a review of The Hives show at Ace of Spades that I took my son to. We chat with Brian about growing up in Monroe, NY, making music from 5 years old, his first concert being Bruce Springsteen and having Bruce watch his band from backstage, starting his 2nd band Fantastic Cat and the incredible journey with them, being obsessed with failure,...

Episode 501 of Concert Pipeline featuring Remi Goode, in which we chat about her start in music from when she picked up the guitar at age 7, what she learned from her 10 years in the Tucson Girls Chorus, making music with her partner Game Lehrer, her first EP “Muziek” in 2016, the big step of leaving Arizona in 2023 for Nashville, kickstarting her new album “Things I’ve Said Before” out this Frida...

Episode 500 of Concert Pipeline, in which we feature Andrew McMahon doing a co-interview with Steve of Something in the Wilderness podcast. We caught up with Andrew McMahon, currently on tour with Jack’s Mannequin and chat about starting the band 20 years ago with a small tour in which he did his first interview as that band in my San Francisco State apartment, compare transitioning from Something...