Pigs in a Podcast

We lost John Prine , the legendary songwriting icon, treasure, legend  - choose your favorite appropriate superlative - on April 7th, 2020. In this special interview, KPIG's "Sleepy" John Sandige does an in-depth interview with Mitchell Drosin, who was John Prine's Road and Business manager for nearly 30 years. This extended "Pigs In a Podcast" episode contains e...

This week's episode of "Pigs In a Podcast" is an exceptionally fine visit on a recent "Neighborhood Night" between Jamie Coffis and two of our local musicians: Moshe Vilozny and David Holodiloff . Moshe and David share three new, unreleased tunes, "Taller," "Wishing Well," and "Be Free". They also turn the tables on Jamie Coffis for a bit and inter...

American Idol finalist, rocker, and local dude done good James Durbin drops by the sty during "Out to Lunch" to talk about his Americana project, "Hometown Revival" and play a couple of tunes from his upcoming record.

Santa Cruz local Mira Goto (who spends a good half of her time in Nashville these days) talks about how important live radio still is in getting new music out into the world. AND we hear the debut of Mira's new single, "Nobody Warned Me," right here on the pig.

A visit with KPIG local favorite Dayan Kai . (Well, TECHNICALLY he lives in Maui these days, but he grew up here, so we still claim him as one of our own.) Dayan stopped by during a recent mainland visit to chat with Laurie Roberts about life in Hawaii and to play a couple of tunes from his new solo release, "To Be Free". Listen in to hear the title track and "Bank Robber Blues&quot...

Local guitar slinger and songwriter Scott Cooper sits in with guest-host Michael Gaither on "Neighborhood Night". Michael and Scott reminisce about their early days when they both wrote for the Santa Cruz Sentinel newspaper, then settle in to talk shop. Scott chats about how he writes songs about "places" and "characters," and plays "Warren Zevon" (a tribute...

Taylor Rae and Lindsay Wall join host Jamie Coffis on his weekly show "Neighborhood Night," for a chat about life after leaving Santa Cruz (Taylor is in Austin TX these days) and some of the interesting aspects about booking shows in December.

Local favorite, award-winning  AJ Lee and her stellar band Blue Summit appear on "Neighborhood Night" with Jamie Coffis, and talk about how their rehearsal space in a rented house became the impromptu studio where they recorded their debut record, "Like I Used To" .

It's a special "Out to Lunch" as Laurie Roberts interviews Mark Stuart, from the San Diego-based outfit The Bastard Sons of Johnny Cash .

POSTED ON 5/5/20: Singer/Songwriter Kimberly Ford visits Laurie Roberts during "Out to Lunch" for a special preview of her Joni Mitchell tribute show - and it happened to be on Joni's birthday!

Longtime KPIG favorite Todd Snider visits Laurie Roberts for a sitdown about the 2019 World Series (which segues into a chat about his basball song "America's Favorite Pastime," ) his latest record, "Cash Cabin Sessions Vol. 3," and how he ended up writing his ballad, "D.B. Cooper," which he plays live on the air.

Austin guitar slinger/songwriter Jesse Dayton stopped by the sty after a Moe's Alley show - and en route to SLO - to chat with Michael Gaither. Jesse is the real deal. He started sneaking into bars and playing guitar professionally at age 15. Waylon Jennings saw him on a local Nashville station (true story) and had a limo pick him up and take him on the road. He's toured and recorded with Way...

Local songwriter Christie McCarthy recaps her recent show at Kuumbwa Jazz Center, plays a few tunes live, and then recaps what went into her latest album, "Big Picture," recorded at Keith Greeninger's Wind River Studios.

Going way back to one of Jamie Coffis' first Neighborhood Night interviews, here's a long, fun chat with longtime local favorites: Singer and Songwriter Sharon Allen and the Santa Cruz goto drummer, Jimmy Norris. Great conversation with music shop talk from three close music pals.

KPIG favorite James McMurtry visits Laurie Roberts to talk about fine wine and fine swine music, and play a couple of tunes live during "Out to Lunch".

Looking back on this way cool Neighborhood Night special, Jamie Coffis talks with Carolyn Sills, Gerard Egan and Sunshine Jackson of The Carolyn Sills Combo . (Cowboy the dog makes a quiet, cameo appearance.) This was recorded back when Carolyn and Gerard were hosting their fabulous "House of Twang" show here at the pig, so there's lots of chat about how they came to love western swing -...

Longtime favorites Chris Webster and Nina Gerber chat with Ramblin' and play a few tunes in this 2018 appearance. Fun fact: Chris and her band Mumbo Gumbo were one of the very first bands to play "live in the sty". This set includes live takes on the songs "You Just Have to Laugh" and "Wild Ride"

Eliza Gilkyson and Nina Gerber chat with Ramblin' Ror' before a show at Michael's on Main. Includes live performances of "Looking Glass" and "Conservation," and the CD cut of "Runaway Train".

The one and only Kinky Friedman makes a rare appearance on the pig. He was on a short, ten-show tour, for his (at the time) new CD, "Circus of Life". This interview includes the CD track "Sold American".

Mark Stuart and The Bastard Sons of Johnny Cash drop into the sty (circa 2018) before their first-ever show at Michael's on Main. Mark talks about the origin of the band's name and how the man in black himself dug the idea and ended up inviting them over to record their first album at his studio! Includes live versions of the songs "Austin Night," "No Honky Tonks," and "44...

We pick this one up mid-conversation with The Beach Boys' Al Jardin and Ramblin' Ror' talking about Al's 2018 storytelling tour that covers hits, deep cuts, and history behind some of the songs. They also talk about how Al discovered and eventually settled into the Big Sur region of the Central Coast.

Longtime KPIG favorite Fred Eaglesmith and his wife Tif Ginn talk about Fred's latest release "Standard" and play a few tunes live in the sty before their duo show at Kuumbwa in Santa Cruz.

Laura Love visits the sty (appropriately enough, on Valentine's Day in 2018) and plays two tunes from her latest record, "She Loved Red".

Ramblin' visit with guitar and banjo player extraordinairre Tony Furtado as he brings his acoustic trio into the sty. Tony was in town to play Michael's on Main that night, circa September 2017.

Going back into the archives for this one. Here's a vintage "Please Stand By" featuring Rick Shea and the late Mary McCaslin from 2012 with "Sleepy" John Sandige. Live tunes include a cover of Larry Murray's "Mama Lou" and a take on Mary's song "The Bramble and The Rose".