Roadcase Podcast

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...

Part 2 of the Lollapalooza Series is here and I’m excited to share my interviews with four first-time Lolla performers, artists and bands — all of whom have super-compelling stories to tell. First up is 22 year-old Ava Maybee, who has seen the music world from a unique perspective — her Dad is drummer Chad Smith of the Red Hot Chili Peppers. LA-based Ava is charming, engaging, wise beyond her year...

I'm back in Chicago for Lollapalooza!!  This gigantic music festival took place August 1-4 right out my front door in Chicago's Grant Park.  I'm totally psyched to bring you loads of interviews with some of the music industry's biggest talents.  This first part of the four-part series of in-person interviews kicks off with the wonderful and talented Goldie Boutilier. Goldie is...

And to conclude the Newport Folk Festival Series of in-person interviews from the 2024 edition of this amazing festival, I’m happy to present William Prince, Alisa Amador, and Solange Igoa and Andrea Walker of Glitterfox!! William is the 2024 John Prine Songwriter Fellowship Award winner, and his latest album, Stand in the Joy, won William his second JUNO award as well as the nod for the Canadian...

I’m back with more interviews live from Newport Folk for this Part 2 of the 2024 Newport Folk Festival Series on Roadcase. This episode features some of my favorite interviews I’ve done for Roadcase. There was truly something special that occurred with each of these artists and the result is really spectacular!!   First up is the iconic Donavon Frankenreiter, who is now into his third decade of mu...

Roacase is back at Newport Folk Festival and I'm super excited for you to listen to all these amazing interviews and artist stories!!  Today's episode, Part 1, features the legendary artist Taj Mahal, whose career spans seven decades and multiple genres; Billy Bragg, activist, folk artist, 80s hero, and Destroyer of Cynicism; Phil and Tim Hanseroth aka The Hanseroth Twins, who are Brandi...

Let’s keep the vibe rolling with this Part 2 of the Pitchfork Music Festival Series, and this fun episode features my conversations with Raleigh-Durham based artist Rosali, the eclectic duo Lira Mondal and Caufield Schnug of Sweeping Promises, and the Chicago-based rap duo Angry Blackmen.    Rosali’s latest album, Bite Down, is steeped in super cool folk rock vibes and equally stellar songwriting....

Festival Season on Roadcase is finally upon us and we’re kicking it off from Pitchfork Music Festival in Chicago!! For this Part 1 from Pitchfork, I talked to singer, rapper and multi-genre artist, Tkay Maizda and also had a fun convo with the amazing Riot Girrrrls themselves, Molly Neuman and Allison Wolfe of Bratmobile.  Tkay has achieved global recognition already in her brief career, having wo...

Trousdale is here on Roadcase!!  This dynamic trio of Quinn D'Andrea, Georgia Greene and Lauren Jones is crushing it on the road this year, and I talk to them about this latest tour, the upcoming deluxe release of their 2023 album Out of My Mind, and how far they've come since their college days together at USC.   Trousdale is out there spreading their vibe of love and self-acceptance, w...

Ryan Miller is here this week, and we had a fun, sometimes goofy, yet deep and reflective conversation — all the things one might come to expect from the Guster frontman.   A veteran of 30+ years at the helm, and with a new Guster album, Ooh La La — arguably their best work to date — Ryan has an exciting outlook for his own creative future and that of the band. A uniquely talented and affable huma...

Shannon Shaw and I go super deep on this week’s episode as she talks to me about the tragic loss of her partner, Joe Haener, almost two years ago, just prior to their wedding date. This unimaginably horrible accident formed the basis of the new and absolutely wonderful Shannon and the Clams album, The Moon Is In The Wrong Place.  This is a sad yet hopeful conversation about the power of music and...

I go Down Under this week on Roadcase as Keith Jeffery of Atlas Genius joins me from his home near Adelaide, Australia for this week’s episode.  Atlas Genius is about to release its first album in nine years, End Of The Tunnel, due out August 23, and in this amazing conversation, I talk to Keith about performing his first shows is five years, just last month, and what it means to him to hit the st...

The DIY spirit is alive and well this week with Mo Lowda & The Humble sitting in for a full band interview — and it was a total blast. I chatted with longtime friends and bandmates Jordan Caiola, Shane Woods, Jeff Lucci and Kirby Sybert and talked all about the easy-going yet hard working band dynamics that have kept this tight-knit group of musicians rolling along for over a decade now.  Thei...

Jamband alert for this week’s episode with Jen Meyerhardt!! Jen is co-owner and co-producer of Northlands Music and Arts Festival taking place June 14-15 in Swanzey, NH and talked to me about her impressive history in the legal jungle and how that prepared her for the live events production world. A native of New Canaan, CT, with a law degree and years of experience in Silicon Valley, Jen is also...