Josh Rosenberg

Roadcase Podcast

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Roadcase brings you backstage, with long-form interviews featuring your favorite touring artists, performers, and the industry executives who help make it all happen. Delve into the creative process behind live shows and performances, and hear more about the influences, projects and stories of the musicians and professionals -- both on and off the stage. Roadcase strives to provide listeners with informative and entertaining insights into the mind of the artist, their unique perspectives towards touring, and the multitude of challenges faced by performers in today's live events world and beyo...

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Josh Rosenberg

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Bob Boilen (Creator and Host of NPR's All Songs Considered and Tiny Desk Concerts) 09.06.2021 1:05:38

Welcome to Roadcase, a podcast exploring the live music experience!! Join Roadcase for this inaugural episode of Season 2 with NPR's Bob Boilen. Bob created NPR's All Songs Considered and Tiny Desk Concerts and has been inviting artists and bands to play at his desk at NPR since 2008. We talk about how these intimate and stripped-down shows became a reality, how Bob came from New York...

Bo Koster (Keyboardist, My Morning Jacket) 07.05.2021 2:26:26

Welcome to Roadcase, a podcast exploring the live music experience!! The stoke is high at Roadcase as Bo Koster of My Morning Jacket talks to Josh for this last episode of Season 1. Bo's been the Jacket keyboardist since 2004 and during that time has played an integral and crucial part of the band's energy, power and success which has kept My Morning Jacket high on the list of greatest...

Ken Grand-Pierre (Podcaster and Concert Photographer) 05.05.2021 1:30:48

Welcome to Roadcase, a podcast exploring the live music experience!! As we head into the last week of Season 1, jump aboard for this fun conversation with Ken Grand-Pierre. Ken loves the stories behind the creative process and as the host of The New Exchange Podcast, he explores what those stories mean as well as the personal connection artists have with their craft. As a journalist and photogr...

Robert Finley (Blues Artist at Easy Eye Sound) 30.04.2021 1:40:48

Welcome to Roadcase, a podcast exploring the live music experience!! Join us for this wonderful look at the life of Robert Finley, noted Blues artist who's latest album, Sharecropper's Son, was produced by Dan Auerbach (The Black Keys) on Dan's Easy Eye Sound label. But Robert, despite his 67 years, only recently came to a level of prominence, which makes his story even more compe...

Jessica Mindrum and Blake Norris (Talent Bookers at Audiotree) 28.04.2021 1:19:30

Welcome to Roadcase, a podcast exploring the live music experience!! Come on along and learn the ins and outs behind the plethora of live performances featured by Chicago-based Audiotree in this fun and informative interview with talent bookers Jessica Mindrum and Blake Norris. Audiotree records and produces live performances at their Audiotree studio as well as a number of different settings in...

Ron Gallo (Philadelphia-based Singer / Songwriter) 23.04.2021 1:27:17

Welcome to Roadcase, a podcast exploring the live music experience!! Hop aboard the Roadcase bus and join us for this great episode with the thoughtful and introspective Ron Gallo. Ron's new album, PEACEMEAL, is an eclectic mix of soul, R and B, synth pop, and rock presented in a creative burst of imagination and energy. Coming on the heels of his previous, garage-band influenced and heavy...

Jay Blakesberg (Legendary Rock Photographer), Part 2 21.04.2021 1:10:19

Welcome to Roadcase, a podcast exploring the live music experience!! Join us for the conclusion of this special two-part interview with legendary rock photographer, Jay Blakesberg. Jay has been documenting live music -- the artists and the scene for over 40 years and is still going strong. He has been published over 300 times in Rolling Stone magazine alone in addition to other major music publ...

Kate Stables (Guitar, Banjo and Vocalist of This Is The Kit, touring member of The National) 16.04.2021 1:39:12

Welcome to Roadcase, a podcast exploring the live music experience!! Come on aboard for this episode with the supremely talented Kate Stables who joined us from Paris, France to talk about This Is The Kit's latest album, Off Off On, a gorgeous album which she wrote while on the road with The National. Kate is a unique and captivating artist as well as an engaging conversationalist and she c...

Jay Blakesberg (Legendary Rock Photographer), Part 1 14.04.2021 1:11:34

Welcome to Roadcase, a podcast exploring the live music experience!! Join us for Part 1 of this special two-part interview with legendary rock photographer, Jay Blakesberg. Jay has been documenting live music -- the artists and the scene for over 40 years and is still going strong. Jay's evocative images are ubiquitous and he has been published over 300 times in Rolling Stone magazine alone...

Lydia Luce (Nashville-based Singer/Songwriter) 09.04.2021 1:06:22

Welcome to Roadcase, a podcast exploring the live music experience!! Hop on aboard and learn about the lovely and amazingly talented Lydia Luce. Her new album, Dark River, is quite the personal journey and Lydia talks us through some of the songs from this newly released work. Lydia is classically trained in viola, her voice and guitar accompaniment are exquisite, and her songs are layered in lus...

Wes Toledo (Drummer of Post Animal) 07.04.2021 1:03:10

Welcome to Roadcase, a podcast exploring the live music experience!! Come on along and join the Roadcase party for this super fun, loud and brash episode with killer drummer Wes Toledo of Chicago's Post Animal. We'll talk touring, musical influences and what it's like to play on the road with Cage the Elephant. Pre-covid, these guys are a touring machine and they hope to get back...

Aaron Lee Tasjan (Nashville-based Singer Songwriter) 02.04.2021 1:29:13

Welcome to Roadcase, a podcast exploring the live music experience!! Please join me on the Pod for this truly fantastic and fun interview with the every-changing Aaron Lee Tasjan. Aaron is a fascinating, multi-faceted and multi-talented artist who's simply a gem of a dude with tons of stories from life and the road. He seamlessly blends style and music in a sometimes eclectic mix and alway...

Ari Herstand (Singer/songwriter and Host of Ari's Take) 31.03.2021 1:01:06

Welcome to Roadcase, a podcast exploring the live music experience!! Join Roadcase for this stellar episode with Ari Herstand, and learn more about Ari's double-life as an artist/author and content creator as well as a trusted voice of reason and knowledge in the independent artist business community. Ari's book, "How To Make It in the New Music Business," as well as his podc...

Mikael Jorgensen (Wilco multi-instrumentalist) 26.03.2021 1:53:47

Welcome to Roadcase, a podcast exploring the live music experience!! Please join us for this special episode with multi-instrumentalist extraordinaire, Mikael Jorgensen. Mikael takes us on a journey from his roots in New Jersey to his current home in Ojai, California and everywhere in between. His life with Wilco started 20 years ago when he met Jeff Tweedy in 2001 and began touring with the ba...

Hilary Gleason (Executive Director, Backline) 24.03.2021 58:08

Welcome to Roadcase, a podcast exploring the live music experience!! Join us for this special episode with Hilary Gleason, Executive Director of Backline, whose mission is to connect music industry professionals and their families with a trusted network of mental health and wellness providers. Backline was founded in October 2019 and all of Backline's services are free to those in the music...

Alan Sparhawk (Vocalist/Guitarist of Low, Retribution Gospel Choir) 19.03.2021 1:20:41

Welcome to Roadcase, a podcast exploring the live music experience!! Join us for this special episode with epic alt-rocker, Alan Sparhawk of Low. Alan talks to us about a wide range of topics including his new web series, Vansplaining, what years of touring will do to your brain, and what it's like to have Robert Plant cover your songs. Hop on aboard... it's a great ride! For more inf...

Brian Teasley (Owner of Birmingham, AL Venue Saturn, Drummer for Man or Astro-man?) 17.03.2021 1:54:33

Welcome to Roadcase, a podcast exploring the live music experience!! Join the party for this fun episode with Brian Teasley, drummer of the Surf-Punk band, Man or Astroman? Brian is also the owner of the hippest venue in Birmingham -- Saturn -- aptly named for the drummer of, as Brian calls it, a "science friction" band. Brian talks to us about his many years on the road (over 4,000 s...

John Vanderslice (Recording Artist and Producer at Tiny Telephone Recording) 12.03.2021 1:28:56

Welcome to Roadcase, a podcast exploring the live music experience!! John Vanderslice is an amazing solo artist with a plethora of varied albums and recorded material and is also owner of Tiny Telephone Recording Studio where he has worked with tons of artists including Death Cab for Cutie, Spoon, The Mountain Goats, Sleater-Kinney and Okervill River. He has a unique perspective on the music in...

Marshall Betts (Talent Agent at TBA Agency) 10.03.2021 1:10:35

Welcome to Roadcase, a podcast exploring the live music experience!! Marshall Betts joins us for this recent interview following the brand new formation of his TBA Agency. He chats with Josh about the state of the industry, what it's like to represent talent in this era of Covid, and when we might get back to shows. Marshall's client list includes Courtney Barnett, Guided By Voices, Al...

Greg Kot & Jim DeRogatis (Chicago-based Music Critics and Hosts of Sound Opinions) 03.03.2021 1:03:17

Welcome to Roadcase, a podcast exploring the live music experience!! Greg and Jim are the hosts of Sound Opinions and are two of the most renowned rock critics out there. It was a real treat to interview them about the role and influence of live music in rock criticism, some of their favorite shows, the dying independent venue, and how Live Nation is ruining local music. Enjoy!! For more informat...

Daniel Womack and Carter King of Futurebirds 26.02.2021 1:15:15

Welcome to Roadcase, a podcast exploring the live music experience!! Futurebirds spend most of their time on the road playing for their fans. Of course, those opportunities are currently limited due to Covid, but I talk to Daniel and Carter about how they've made the most of 2020, with the pandemic-forced live show shut down coming right on the heels of the Futurebirds' latest album re...

Trae Vedder (Manager of Artist Relations/Talent Buyer for Sixthman) 24.02.2021 1:13:16

Welcome to Roadcase, a podcast exploring the live music experience!! Trae Vedder is manager of Artist Relations and a talent buyer for Sixthman, which primarily runs music cruises in the Caribbean. In non-Covid times, it's a great way to take a vacation, get some sun, be on the water, and listen to live music all day long, so if you're into cruises and music, this is your ticket. While...

Ken Stringfellow (Singer/guitarist of The Posies, Touring Member of Big Star and R.E.M.) 19.02.2021 2:02:44

Welcome to Roadcase, a podcast exploring the live music experience!! Whether you're a fan of the Posies, Big Star, REM or a fan of music in general, Ken Stringfellow speaks to everyone with his folksy manner, and easy, storytelling tone. He spins amazing tales from a life of touring: everything from playing in Bhutan and Laos, to touring with REM, to playing his first REM show with guest Ne...

Clinton Reno (Gig Poster Artist for My Morning Jacket, Band of Horses, Margo Price) 17.02.2021 1:12:29

Welcome to Roadcase, a podcast exploring the live music experience. On this special episode, Clinton Reno, renowned gig poster artist and creator of the Roadcase Podcast logo (!!) talks about his creation and design of superb poster art for acts such as My Morning Jacket, Arctic Monkeys, Band of Horses and Margo Price to name just a few. Clinton's work is gorgeous, fun, evocative and always...

Jim Keller (Founding Member of Tommy Tutone) 12.02.2021 57:18

Welcome to Roadcase, a podcast exploring the live music experience. This episode features an interview with Jim Keller, co-founder of Tommy Tutone and co-writer of the 80s sensation, "867-5309/Jenny." But Jim is way more than an 80s icon -- and in this conversation, while we do talk about what it was like to jam what is possibly the most famous phone number in rock, we spend time talking...