Roadcase Podcast

I’m super excited to have Jeremy Kaplan on Roadcase for this week’s episode. Jeremy plays keys in @dogsinapile, one of the most exciting jam bands on the scene today. I love dogs in general, and appropriately, Dogs In A Pile is one of my favorite bands out there today!! I spoke to Jeremy as the Dogs were coming off a four-show run in snowy Steamboat Springs, and we sit down to chat about everythin...

I’m psyched to have @michiganrattlers on the show this week!! Friends from childhood, Graham Young, Adam Reed, Christian Wilder and Tony Audia all grew up together in Petosky, Michigan playing music, and dreaming of taking it out on the road. Now over a decade of touring later, they’re on their third studio album, Waving From A Sea, and are known for deep lyricism, a rich sonic quality, and a kill...

I’m delighted to have Phillip-Michael Scales on the show this week!!  Phillip-Michael is a uniquely talented songwriter, singer, and showman with a special knack for storytelling, an infectiously charismatic onstage vibe and a hardcore work ethic that has kept him happily pursuing his muse along his long road to success. Even more exciting, Phillip-Michael has a super new album on the horizon, ent...

Hey Everyone!!  It’s time for something completely different and this week, it's a venture into the podcast mashup realm for a giant collab as Dave Hamilton of @giggabpodcast and I get together to talk about our time at @SXSW.  Dave and I explore all the things that make this an amazing festival and explain exactly how to get the most out of the SXSW experience. We share stories and pro tips...

I’ve got Adam “Shmeeans” Smirnoff of Lettuce on the show this week, and he’s bringing the heavy funk vibes to Roadcase!!  Constantly evolving and exploring new boundaries, Lettuce has been at the forefront of funk both in the jam world and in more traditional lanes. Their newly released latest album, Lettuce with the Colorado Symphony Orchestra, is a stunning representation of the melding of class...

This week on Roadcase is a celebration of diversity, inclusion, joy and the music of Grateful Dead, and that’s why I’m so excited to have the amazingly talented Melody Walker and Thomas Bryan Eaton of BERTHA: Grateful Drag on the show!!  Grateful Drag is a true mash-up of diverse sub-cultures and I talk to Melody and Thomas about what it means to them, and how Grateful Drag has come to represent a...

Steve Kelly is my guest this week and I couldn't be more excited to share his compelling, heartwarming, and at times very poignant story of how he got here. Steve's tale is one of Hope and Perseverance, but also it speaks to the power of the New Orleans music scene; that is, the resilience, strength of community, and sheer love of musical expression that brings artists together in suppor...

This week I talk to two of the premier booking agents in the industry --  Karl Morse and Ethan Berlin of Arrival Artists.  Arrival was founded in 2020 and after only five years, now represents over 300 artists, including many of the biggest touring acts around. Karl and Ethan talk to me about many of the ins-and-outs of what it means to get artists on stages and touring across the country and the...

I couldn’t be more psyched for this week’s guest, LP Giobbi. LP is an absolute bundle of joy and light and her shows are life-affirming and community-building celebrations that connect us through the common bonds we all share.   LP is a DJ, Producer, jazz-pianist and activist. She was one of NPR’s Favorite New Musicians of 2023 following her debut album Light Places, and her latest album Dotr, fea...

I’m celebrating Indie folk-rock this week to kick off this year with Eric Earley of the renowned and critically-acclaimed band Blitzen Trapper!! Eric is a true icon and superb songwriter with a knack for weaving unique tales developed through his years of travel along the road to self-discovery. Eric’s song Furr — considered to be one of the finest folk tunes of all-time — brought Blitzen Trapper...

For this final episode of 2024, I’m happy to welcome Goldie Boutilier to Roadcase!!  Goldie has lived quite a life thus far, and her journey is one of ups and downs — but ultimately of survival and empowerment. Her latest EP, The Actress, her third effort in as many years, continues her through-line of living through trauma and eventually coming out the other side — successful, happy and thriving....

I’m thrilled to have Georgie Fuller and Will Turner of The Heavy Heavy on the show this week!!  Just off their amazing Fall tour in support of their debut full-length album, One of a Kind, Georgie and Will sit down to reflect with me on everything from touring, to their unique musical partnership, to the impact of bringing their retro-sounding but forward-facing vibe to audiences across the countr...

Stoke level is high for this week’s episode with Shawn Eckels!  Shawn is the hyper-energetic, frenetic and kinetic guitarist with Andy Frasco & The U.N., a band known for is high energy live show with zany antics, comedic asides, and off-the-chart positive energy. I’ve had the pleasure of getting to know Shawn over the past few years, so this is a very unique episode. Shawn brings his whole ge...

For this special Thanksgiving week episode, I’m giving thanks for the Power of Music by cracking open the Roadcase Archives for a re-release of the August 2022 interview with none other than the Guru of the Low Frequency Vibes, @jesuscsuperstar!!  Jesus is a special human and Lettuce’s special brand of funk is something for which I’m especially grateful. This is such an amazing conversation filled...

Michael Marcagi has had an absolutely epic year, and I’m psyched to have him on the show this week. Michael, whose most recent EP, American Romance, just dropped last month, has been hitting the road hard, but this only tells half the story. Late last year, his song, “Scared to Start,” became an overnight sensation — literally — when it received more than a million views by the day after he posted...

Brian Murray is my guest for this week’s episode, and I’m happy to report that I’ve finally achieved my dream of interviewing a Dog. Brian, of course, plays guitar for fast-rising jam band Dogs in a Pile — which has been killing it out there this year.  Brian sat down to chat with me during a break in their current Fall Tour, and we get into it all, from his regular treks as a kid to Madison Squar...

This week’s guest is Canadian artist JJ Wilde, who just released her latest album, Vices. JJ’s honesty, openness and positive vibes is I what Roadcase is all about. JJ is a total rocker, and in 2021, she won the Juno Award for Best Rock Album for her debut effort, Ruthless, and was at the time the first female artist to earn that accolade since Alanis Morisette in 1996!!   JJ has lived a life and...

For this week’s Episode 251, Kevin and John Shields are on the Pod!! These guys are the super fun and talented artists that make up the Charleston-based duo known as Little Stranger. Lifelong friends who have forged a solid partnership, John and Kevin bring their positive vibes and commitment to inclusivity wherever they go. They are truly a breath of fresh air, and you’ll learn why, as I vibe out...

Grace Bowers is on the show for Episode 250!!  This amazing young artist has been enjoying a breakout year, having recently been featured on Jimmy Kimmel Live and made her Grand Ole Opry debut on her 18th birthday on July 30!!  Her debut album, Wine on Venus, is out now, and she has spent the summer sitting in with luminaries such as Dolly Parton, Tyler Childers and Gary Clark, Jr., and has been a...

Make sure to check out this week’s episode with Nick MacDaniels of jam band Big Something — it’s a great listen!!  On the heels of a giant tour earlier this year in support of their latest album, “Headspace,” I talk to Nick about his life in music and the some of the inherent challenges he’s faced, and we vibe out on just about everything! Nick's a super easy going dude and this is an epic in...

The Stews are here!!  I caught up with the band members from their Sprinter van somewhere on the road, which has been their second home since leaving Auburn University just a few years ago. Since that time, they’ve been rocking their way across the country, crushing shows with their high energy brand of Southern-infused alt-rock.  Their latest album, Chicken Fight, is out now! I talked to these gr...

Josh Ostrander is back with a new Mondo Cozmo album and I’m stoked to share this amazing interview with all of you!  His project is named for his dog, Cozmo, who recently passed away, and the new album, “It’s PRINCIPAL,” is simply outstanding — a beautiful alt-rock album with a driving vibe and a gripping and cohesive throughline. Josh has a great attitude and an endearing sense of humor and I get...

Roadcase Season Five is here, and I’m please to celebrate this vital election season with my opening guest, Andy Bernstein of HeadCount.org , which Andy co-founded over 20 years ago!!  HeadCount is a crucial voter registration organization backed by a multitude of artists and touring musicians, and has register over 1.25 million voters!!  Andy’s success as a leader is a testament to his belief of...

For this final episode from Lollapalooza, and to bring the festival series of in-person interviews to a close, I sat down on the last day with Brian Oblivion and Madeline Follin of Cults, and also had an amazing conversation with Chance Emerson.  Cults’ music is both surreal and ethereal, but also grounded in down-to-earth songwriting to is striking in its simplicity and authenticity. Brian and Ma...

I’m back this week with this penultimate installment of in-person interviews from the couch at Lollapalooza where I spoke to four amazing bands and artists for this episode!   First up is the amazing East Bay crew, Destroy Boys, who are now two-time Roadcase guests!  Vi and Alexia first formed the band at the ripe old age of 15, and haven’t looked back. Their latest album entitled Funeral Soundtra...