Open Mike Radio

Cool show with some live stuff and some recorded stuff from Jay Rector . DJ Kareem was hanging out with us, plus a visit from Luke, Reid and Max of Find Fiona and a couple new songs from them. 

Sarah Parker joins us for a good conversation and a bunch of nice songs in the studio. Plus a visit from Como Buz founder, Mike Murphy.

Fun rock 'n roll show with a cool talk and an energetic performance from Columbia based Dusk 'N Dawn . Plus a phone call from Matt Dethrow of the Slick Skillet Serenaders and a few songs from them.

Fun show with a nice live performance from Rayce Kendrick . Plus a visit from Matt and Rob from Order of the One and a couple new songs from them. And Brian J called in from KC and debuted a few new ones for us. Fantastic.

Somber but cool show featuring the music of our close friend, Dave Dearnley , who passed away on July 6, 2025. A bunch of friends and bandmates came by to hang out and share stories and we featured a bunch of Dave's music recorded over the years on Open Mike Radio. Plus a few in the studio from Sarah Parker .

Awesome performance by (DJ) Kareem along with a few songs from Jay Rector . We also celbrated the 20 year anniversary of Holy Frog's My By Self album. Brand new material, never heard before, from both Kareem and Jay!

Amazing performance in the vinyl room from Columbia-Missouri rockers, Highway Demon . Plus a few from Zawata 's Dylan McCord. We also had a visit from Adam Wilson , AKA, Pepr and a brief chat with Claire from Kansas City's Nightosphere . Great show.

Live remote from our place in Rocheport celebrating the Hickman Highschool 2025 graduates - including my son, Lucas. Live music from Holy Frog, Zawata , Hardy But Hardly , Bartholomew Bean and Robbie Burt . Just awesome.

Real fun show with some great songs from the multi-talented Olyssa Herico . We had a few live ones in the big room and a whole bunch of recorded material. Also visits and a couple songs from both Dick Johnson and Nathan James Bratten, aka Hardy But Hardly .

Centralia's Off Grid performed in the big room along with a couple songs from Doc Floyd , Zawata and Kind Kurt. Also a visit from the Dicksmen, a local philanthropic group doing good work for Columbia's less fortunate. The wonderful Aina Cook also dropped by for a quick hello.

Rockin' performance from Kirksville based Secular Era . Sherry Wyatt came by and talked with us about the Goldstar Memorial Day Parade . Plus a visit from Dave Angle and a couple songs from him.

Awesome live remote broadcast from Gumbo Bottoms Ale House in Jefferson City. Amazing performances from Lucky , Rayce Kendrick , Andy Samson, Sarah Parker , Cowboy Church and Zawata .

Outstanding live performance from Tulsa, Oklahoma based Justin Bloss . Plus a phone interview with St. Louis artist, Michael Blakey and a couple songs from Dylan McCord and our own Kind Kurt. Thanks to Andrew Ryan for making the connections.

Chill show with just me, Kind Kurt and C-Lark. A few phone calls and a visit from Jeff Stack for reality check.

Extremely fun show featuring members of the band, Monsterya , along with a Mike and Steel from Cost of Desire and a phone visit with Concannon manager, Bobby Vestal. Great music from all three bands.

A few highlights from our first Open Mic at B-Side Records in Columbia, Missouri - Tuesday March 4, 2025.  Featuring Billy Haring, Justin Hickerson, Nathan James, Dave Angle and Drew Baxter.

Members of the band Lifeline visit with us in the studio and play a few songs for us. Chris Canada also stopped by to talk about Roux Pop-Ups - A cool new Cajun Food project of his. Finally Nathan James Bratten, AKA Hardy But Hardly , stopped by and shared a couple of his lovely songs with us. Plus some fun phone calls.

We turn the show over to Jesse Slade and King Theodore Records to talk about Reel Fest , a new film festival debuting in Columbia on March 1st. We featured an amazing live performance from Degrave and a few songs from Tanner Jones of The Comancheros . Plus a few film producers, Carney J and a search for Sasquatch.

A cool phone interview with the talented Brian J (Formerly Bummy) and debuted a few of his new songs. Plus a couple from Kind Kurt and Dylan McCord .

Live remote from LVX Lounge. An outstanding live performance from The Lemon Settlement along with a few songs from Dylan McCord , Drew Baxter , The Daves and Kind Kurt.

The Ex-Gentlemen joined us for some live surf rock and wild stories...then a very interesting phone conversation with Tunestr founder, Open Mike (yes, you read that correctly)...then we closed the show out with a couple from Dylan McCord .

A few of the guys from Foxteeth came by to start the show and we played a couple of tracks from the band. Then we visited with Bailey Johns of Pink Street Management and hear a few tracks from bands she represents: The Odyssey , Modeling and Stepmom . Rocket Kirchner came by and we played a few tracks from his latest and we finished the show off with a short set from Dylan and Danielle of Zawata ....

Really fun show with my good friend, Andrew Ryan . Andrew was joined by his friend Nicholas Piscitello, AKA, Level and the Square , and they both played some fantastic acoustic songs for us. Then we heard a couple from Dylan McCord and rocked out with C-Lark on a metal guitar set. Fun and funny show.

Our annual New Year's Special featuring a wonderful live performance from the Aina Cook Band . Plus more live music from Zawata , Billy Haring , Adam Wilson and Bud McDonald of Provoke the Colossus.

Really fun show with Outermind performing live in the big room. Plus a visit from Crooked Fix , a couple of guys from the Banastre Tarleton Band dropped by to say hi. Dylan and Forrest from Zawata also played a few nice ones for us.