Pigs in a Podcast

Local songwriter (by way of the greater Houston area) Mike Hellman visits the sty and chats with guest host Mick Gray about his new record, "Trials and Triumphs." This episode includes FOUR tunes from the album - two played live by Mike and two from the CD.

Triple threat musician, songwriter, and producer (Panic! at the Disco, Ryan Adams, Mandy Moore, and Jenny Lewis) Mike Viola chats with Jamie on the phone. And you can check out Mike and his music this Saturday as he joins the big Coffis Space2 event at Moe's Alley!

Chris Jones of the cool local band Wolf Jett plays live-in-the-sty and chats with Jamie on a recent episode of Neighborhood Night. Includes Chris playing the tunes "Sycamore Wind" and "Time Will Finally Come," the title track from the band's new record.

Yes, we've hit 100 Episodes! In this outing, longtime (and hometown) favorite Jesse Daniel chats on the phone with Jamie about his annual show at The Catalyst, this year coming on Friday April 12!

Longtime KPIG favorite John Craigie chats on the phone with Jamie Coffis about his new record, "Pagan Church" and lays out his tour plans for the year.

Songwriter Mamma Coal joins Jamie by phone on an episode of Neighborhood Night to talk about her new record, "Dance Hall Crush."

Adam and David Moss (aka "The Brother Brothers") chat from the road - on the phone - with Jamie about their latest tour, their upcoming January Album, and all of them share the experience of playing as brothers in their respective bands.

Alabama songwriter Adam Hood talks from the road with guest host Mick about his new record "Different Groove," and goes in-depth about the differences between the writing process, cowriting, recording, and playing on the road. Fun fact: We lost Adam for a bit during this interview, so this episode also includes the CD tracks "Different Groove" and "22 Days Too Long."

Harmonica great Mark Hummel chats with Jamie about his annual Harmonica Blowout concert at Moe's Alley in Santa Cruz. Mark also dives into some fun-facts about harmonica techniques in this fascinating interview, too!

Local songwriter Anthony Arya plays live on Neighborhood Night and talks about his upcoming record.

Longtime Santa Cruz (and KPIG) favorite Lacy J Dalton chats on the phone with Jamie for a recent episode of Neighborhood Night and previews the huge cast of friends she's gathering for an upcoming benefit at Moe's Alley.

Mick sits in on a recent interview from Neighborhood Night and chats on the phone with artist Charlie Mars about his new record, "Times Have Changed." This episode includes the CD tracks "Silver Dollar" and "Don't You Want to Know Me."

A special, super fun edition of Neighborhood Night: AJ Lee and Kellen Coffis join Jamie Coffis in the sty to play a few tunes (with Jamie joining in) and chat about their big New Year's Eve show at Felton Music Hall.

Michael Gaither and Eliza James pop into Neighborhood Night and chat with host Jamie Coffis before their "all originals" night at The Ugly Mug. Live songs include "Welcome Back (to the Land of the Living)," "Cheapskate Hill," and "Siri and Alexa.

Longtime pal of the pig Jeffrey Halford chats with Jamie about his upcoming show at Moe's Alley and plays a few tunes live in the sty.

Jojo Garza of Los Lonley Boys chats on the phone with Jamie about the band's new single, "Dance with Me."

Ken Kraft and Bonny June's alter egos, "Count Kraftula" and "Countess June" make their way (at night, of course) onto Neighborhood Night to play a few spooky tunes and chat with Jamie about their upcoming Halloween show at Kuumba.

From an afternoon, in-sty session, Keith Greeninger and Nina Gerber talk and play live in the studio.

Two of our local favorites, Carolyn Sills and Gerard Egan of The Carolyn Sills Combo, chat live-in-the-sty with Jamie about their brand new record, "On the Draw." This episode includes three tracks from the new record, including "Dixon Ticonderoga," "Done Wonders," and "Sam McGee."

Central Coast songwriter Mark Adams chats with Jamie on a recent Neighborhood Night about his new album "California Bound."

AJ Lee drops by the sty to chat with Jamie and play a few tunes, including "Scattered to the Wind" and a way-cool cover of "Me and Bobby McGee"

Songwriter Margo Cilker chats on the phone with Jamie about her new record, "Valley of Heart's Delight."

Legendary guitar player Laurence Juber chats on the phone with Jamie about his current tour with John Jorgensen, where they play "Rubber Soul" and "Band On the Run" track by track.

The grammy-award winning Molly Tuttle talks with Jamie about her latest record, "City of Gold," and how it felt winning the 2023 Grammy for Best Bluegrass Album.

Local pal Scott Cooper returns to Neighborhood Night, chats with Jamie Coffis, and plays a few tunes from his new record, "Fun Guy."