Open Mike Radio

Conversation and some live songs with Luna Halcon. Luna was joined by her friend and musical collaborator, Trey. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8sRSeEMGjIgnL0yBIaGm0Q

Had a cool conversation and spun some tunes with JT Schnakenberg of The Cosmic Riders, The Barroom Billies and owner/operator of MPF Studios in Columbia, MO. https://mpfstudioscomo.wixsite.com/website

Fun conversation and a bunch of cool songs played live by the Reverend Freakchild. http://www.www-reverendfreakchild.org/

My friend Justin Hickerson joins me in the first OMR in some time live in the studio with a guest. It was a pleasure to be back and Justin and I had a great time. Justin is a wonderful singer/songwriter and a brilliant drummer. He performs with a number of different projects around Columbia including Paul Weber and the Scrappers, The Ridgerunners, The Daves and Foxteeth. https://soulmama.bandcamp....

Cool talk and music with Dave Angle, Dave Dearnley and Dave (Justin) Hickerson of The Daves. https://thedavesmojo.bandcamp.com/ https://www.facebook.com/DogPoundJangle/

Fun conversation and music with Rob Lampe. Part 2 of 2.

Fun conversation and music with Rob Lampe. Part 1 of 2.

John Randall, wonderful guitarist and vocalist for The Hooten Hallers , joins me via zoom for a fun talk and a few acoustic songs. We talk about the band and their goings on since the COVID changed the music scene. John is an amazing guitar player, a great vocalist, a decent pinball player and one of my closest friends here in Como. https://www.facebook.com/thehootenhallers/ https://thehootenhalle...

Great chat with my friends and wonderful musicians, Ruth Acuff and Jeff Mueller, about their move to NYC and subsequent return to COMO. Plus a bunch of cool songs from Ruth and from Jeff's band Oversight Committee and a great one featuring Jeff, John Galbraith and Noel Feldman. https://www.facebook.com/ruthacuffmusic https://www.facebook.com/Oversightcommitteeband https://www.facebook.com/theroyal...

Fun and informative show with Mike Nolan, GM of The Blue Note and Rose Music Hall . Mike talked to us about the re-opening of Rose for music this weekend. Then we were joined by my good friend Dave Dearnley , whose band, The Daves will be performing Saturday, June 20 at Rose. Music from The Daves thrughout the show plus a call from Justin Hickerson and The Hooten Hallers' Andy Rehm.

A cool chat and some great new songs with Kyren, Luke and Ryan of Columbia, Missouri rockers, The Adaptation. First show back live in the studio for about 10 weeks. Thrilled to be back. https://open.spotify.com/artist/3S2Nh1O0R6bKiAPh1c0Xih https://theadaptation.bandcamp.com/ https://www.facebook.com/theadaptation/ https://www.instagram.com/the_adaptation/

Just me playing some great songs from some of my favorite artists. Featuring Fumes, The Hooten Hallers, Justin Hickerson, Austin Jones, Merry Ellen Kirk, Rae Fitzgerald, Fried Crawdaddies, The Daves, The Sweaters, Paul Weber and the Scrappers, Tim Carey, Andrew Ryan, The Goldbugs, Matt Presti... Also a request for artists and bands to send me some home recordings so that we might turn them into ra...

A fun remote show with my close friend and amazing musician, Justin Hickerson. Justin recorded 4 songs for the show and we have a cool talk in between. We talk about a bunch of stuff, including the COVID19 situation and how it is affecting musicians. Justin is a wonderful singer/songwriter and a brilliant drummer. He plays with a number of different projects around Columbia including Paul Weber an...

Some wonderful songs from my favorite local artist, Rae Fitzgerald. Hopefully we'll get rae to the station sometime for a live interview and some music. Still in Corona-mode for now though, with a shortened program and everything being done remotely, so no live stuff until we can get back in the studio. https://raefitzgerald.bandcamp.com/ https://www.instagram.com/raefitzgerald/

Some good songs and a brief update on the phone with Aina Cook of the Aina Cook Band. Shows will remain around 40 minutes long due to the daily COVID19 update which will continue until we resume normal broadcasting. https://www.ainacook.com/ https://www.facebook.com/AinaCookOfficial/

First recorded program to air since the Coronavirus pandemic has closed the station to all of us programmers. I just talk a little about the situation and play some awesome stuff, all recorded over the last year or two on OMR. https://www.mikehagan.com/OMR.htm https://openmikeradio.transistor.fm/ https://feeds.transistor.fm/mike-hagan

The music of Andrew Ryan this morning. Andrew was supposed to be coming into town for a SOFAR show tomorrow night and was gonna be in the studio with me this morning. Unfortunately, the show was cancelled due to...you guessed it...the lousy coronavirus. Instead we got Andrew on the phone and talked a little and I played a bunch of songs from his most recent release, Across Currents. We also got a...

Awesome show with Blake Gardner and the Farmers. We talk a bit but get a bunch of great live stuff from the band. Hooten Hallers drummer Andy Rehm calls in, impersonating Justin Hickerson and fools us all for a minute. We also do a rundown of some of the musical events happening this True/False weekend. Really fun show. https://bgatf.bandcamp.com/ https://www.facebook.com/BGatF/

A real cool show with Stella Peters and Lou Nevins of Fumes. We talk about their band and new EP, In My Skin. We play a few tracks from it and Lou and Stella play a couple live ones in the studio for us. Plus a call from show regular, Justin Hickerson. https://thefumes.bandcamp.com/

Super fun show with Erica, Susan and Emily, AKA, Flossie Lee and the Betties. We talked about their band, the local scene and their music. Also a visit from blues harmonica sensation, Memphis Chris Robinson, a call from my good friend and regular guest on OMR, Justin Hickerson and another ring in from the fabulous Dave Dearnley. https://www.facebook.com/Flossieleeandthebetties/ https://soundcloud....

A fun show with wonderful singer/songwriter, Effie Lillig, her Aunt Katy and cousins Annie and Charlie. Plus the usual events rundown and a call from Justin Hickerson. https://www.instagram.com/effie.el/ https://soundcloud.com/darkroomrecordscps/effie-lillig-october https://www.mikehagan.com/OMR.htm

The guys from Blackwater join me for an hour of fun talk and good tunes. Plus the usual weekend round-up. https://www.facebook.com/blackwaterbandcomo/

Did some chit chat for the KOPN Spring Pledge Drive, attempting to raise some money for this kick-ass radio station that allows me to do this show. Then a visit from Isaac and Zack from Loose Loose and as usual, a rundown of the weekends musical events. https://looseloosemusic.bandcamp.com/ https://open.spotify.com/artist/4iWeS1xxgLblmIw1p1pqyM https://www.facebook.com/looseloosemusic/

Interesting conversation and live spinning with DJ Requiem (Alex Campbell-Graves). I learned a ton about DJ'ing and mixing and what a skill it really is to do it right. Major props to DJR and thanks for giving me a new appreciation of the art of DJ/Mix. http://iamrequiem.com/

Fun show with my close friend and amazing musician, Justin Hickerson. We talk about stuff and play songs from some of our favorite artists. Justin is a wonderful singer/songwriter and a brilliant drummer. He plays with a number of different projects around Columbia including Paul Weber and the Scrappers, The Ridgerunners, The Daves and Foxteeth. https://soulmama.bandcamp.com/ https://thedavesmojo....