Mindful Music

On this week's Mindful Music our guest is Buffalo's own Robby Takac, bass player and songwriter for The Goo-Goo Dolls. Karl and Robby talk about what it's like being in a Grammy winning band - that's still going - for almost 40 years. Different music festivals in Western New York , including the Music is Art Festival which Robby started as part of his Music is Art Foundation. All that and more on...

This week on Mindful Music, Karl is joined by the remarkable Jillian Hanesworth, spoken word artist, activist, and Poet Laureate Emeritus of Buffalo, New York. Recently crowned with an Emmy, Jillian discusses her journey to success despite grappling with a learning disability, the importance of staying true to your roots, and emphasizes self-care as a necessity as she soars to even higher heights....

With a distinguished career as both a songwriter and producer for top-tier artists like Lizzo, The Weeknd, Rihanna, and Jay-Z, Sam brings a unique perspective to the table. Karl and Sam discuss dynamic experiences of life on the road, the isolative limitations of growing up in a smalltown (Ithaca, NY), and the art of keeping your wits under pressure. All that and more on Mindful Music.

What’s it like to spearhead a one-billion-dollar multiyear plan to transform mental healthcare in the state of New York? Or to expand the Office of Mental Health Office of Diversity and Inclusion? And what do Carole King and Jim Croce have to do with any of it? Karl Shallowhorn sits down with Dr. Ann Sullivan, the New York State Commissioner of Mental Health to find out. All that and more on this...

On this week's episode of Mindful Music Karl sits with Chief Executive Officer of the Alliance for Rights and Recovery, Harvey Rosenthal. They chat about their recovery journeys, discuss the importance of acceptance and understanding with spouses when it comes to recovery, and how music guides their journeys. All that and more on this week’s Mindful Music.

On this week's Mindful Music, Karl speaks with Buffalo based drummer, band leader and teacher Damone Jackson. They discuss what it is like going from being a part time musician to full time, diversity in musicianship, development of a song and influences from Buddy Rich to Neil Peart. That's this week on Mindful Music.

Inducted into the Buffalo Music Hall of Fame in 2014 and nominated for a Pulitzer Prize in 2008, Jeff Miers is one of the most impactful and dedicated music journalists and musicians in Western New York. In this episode of Mindful Music, he sits down with Karl, discusses the local and regional music scene, and shares three of his own songs that were inspired by mental and emotional health. That's...

On this week's Mindful Music, we chat with Oregon-based singer songwriter Alice Di Micele. Karl and Alice discuss “range,” how to summon specific emotions through different genres, and the mental effects of sharing the stage with music heavyweights Joan Baez, Bonnie Raitt, Bob Weir, and Mickey Hart. All that and more on Mindful Music.

What do Nirvana, Billie Eilish, and Verdi all have in common? They’re all on Opera megastar Jamie Barton’s playlist. Karl Shallowhorn talks to Jamie about her unconventional upbringing and relationship to Opera, her support of LGBTQ artists, and what it’s like to be decorated with so many accolades. She is the winner of the International Opera Awards Readers’ Award, Beverly Sills Artist Award, Ric...

On this week's Mindful Music, we return with season three and our amazing guest is Glenn Tilbrook, founding member of the British musical group Squeeze! Squeeze has sold nearly 2 million albums worldwide and Glenn’s solo work includes The Incomplete Glenn Tilbrook released in 2001, Transatlantic Ping Pong in 2004, Pandemonium Ensues in 2009, and Happy Ending from 2014. Karl and Glenn discuss the h...

This week's Mindul music features East Forest. East Forest has used the power of music to guide listeners through contemporary journeys of deep introspection. The electro-acoustic project has remained primarily a solo effort of Krishna-Trevor Oswalt, straddling the worlds of ambient, neoclassical, electronic, and indie-pop to help fans explore the vast reaches of inner space. Whether via his Music...

Our guest for Mindful Music this week is music producer Armand Petrie. Armand began his career when he entered SUNY Fredonia in 1975 as a music and sound recording major. After college, Armand cut his teeth as a recording engineer, first as an apprentice to Larry Twist while touring with Chuck Mangione and assisting on the Buffalo rock group Talas debut LP.

This week's Mindful Music has two guests David Nathan and Sam Koch, co-founders of Happy Jack Records.

Born Alejandro Rose-Garcia, Shakey Graves career began as a one-man show as a busker for the Edward Sharpe and the Mumford &Sons Railroad Revival Tour in 2011. He released his solo debut album Roll the Bones album that same year. He quickly evolved as an artist and was signed to Dualtone Records, after which he formed his band which led to the release of the 2014 LP, And Then the War Came. In 2015...

This week, Karl Shallowhorn reaches out and interviews a "typical" college freshman to get their thought on how music helps and has helped them through the pandemic.

Webb Wilder was born in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, and is a member of the Mississippi Musicians Hall of Fame. His first album, It Came From Nashville, was released in 1986 and his most recent, Night Without of Love was released in 2020. Webb also happens to come from music royalty. His aunt was Lillian McMurry, who operated Trumpet Records and was responsible for classic recordings by Elmore James...

Gina Schock is primarily known as the hard-hitting drummer of The Go-Go's. It's 2023, the Go-Go's have iconic status. Gina is now a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. However Gina is multifaceted - Drummer, songwriter, singer, actor, photographer, author, and producer. In her many years of being in the business, she has written for artists such as Miley Cyrus, Selena Gomez, Alanis Morrisett...

In this episode of Mindful Music, Host Karl Shallowhorn sits down with two members of the Dévah Quartet, Liza McLellan and Moira Burke! Dévah recently released their third studio album, Prometheus (2022), just on the heels of their second album, 2112 (2020), and features a full-length instrumental tribute to Canadian icon RUSH's suite of the same name. As a multi-genre string quartet, Dévah has he...

Karl Shallowhorn sits down for an inspirational conversation with Dr. Laura Erickson-Schroth, who leads the Knowledge and Advising Department at JED, a non-profit organization equipped with clinicians and public health experts who provide guidance on how individuals, families, schools, communities, media, and other youth-serving organizations can take actions to protect the mental health of teens...

With one of the most diverse and eclectic careers in the entertainment industry, Marc Summers is probably best known for putting Nickelodeon on the map as the host of Double Dare. He also hosted What Would You Do? as well as the first live special on Nickelodeon launching the Nickelodeon Studios in Orlando, Florida. Marc has hosted two talk shows on Lifetime, History IQ on The History Channel, as...

On this episode of Mindful Music, the tables are turned! Karl Shallowhorn is in the hot seat and Mindful Music Executive Producer Tom Berich sits and discusses Karl's background, his association and history with mental illness and recovery, and his love of all things music. (and family!) Plus...Karl's intense love of the band RUSH and one or two songs that actually saved him. A few of the upcoming...

On this special episode of Mindful Music host Karl Shallowhorn is joined by Russian-American singer-songwriter Regina Spektor. Her career began in 2001 in the east village neighborhood of New York City. Regina has amassed a catalog of 8 albums, including “Home, Before and After" which was released in June of last year. NPR's Bob Boilen called her single from the album his favorite song from 2022.R...

The Rev. Dr. John C. Dorhauer, author and theologian, currently serves as ninth General Minister and President of the United Church of Christ.

This week's Mindful Music Guest is Bob Rich III. Bob is a member of the Rich family, who is known for Rich Products and also, for whom, Highmark Stadium, home of the Buffalo Bills, was originally named after. Bob first came to acclaim in the 1984 film, The Natural, where he starred in the role of Ted Hobbs, son of Robert Redford’s character, Roy Hobbs. A graduate of Park School, Bob graduated from...

On this episode of Mindful Music host Karl Shallowhorn is joined by Dwane Hall. Dwane is the owner of Sportsmen’s Tavern in Buffalo.