Roadcase Podcast

Welcome to Roadcase!!  We're psyched to be joined by Jordan Reynolds this week, who performs as the psych-Americana outfit,  Rose Hotel. This wonderful Atlanta-based artist goes toe-to-toe with Josh in a fun interview filled with twists, turns and a few surprises (Wilco stories, anyone?).  Jordan has relied primarily on her strong DIY spirit, and her upcoming sophomore album entitled A Pawn S...

Welcome to Roadcase!!  We’re stoked to have Disco Biscuits’ Jon Gutwillig joining us for this week’s episode. Jon has been creating killer soundscapes and rocking venues worldwide with the Biscuits’ unique “trancefusion” brand of jazz/disco/funk/etc… now for over 25 years. The Biscuits upcoming album, a “Space Opera” entitled Revolution in Motion, is set to be out in the Spring, and proves to be a...

Happy New Year and welcome back to Roadcase! We are absolutely delighted to talk to Indigo Sparke for this first show of 2023 and the start of a new season of spectacular guests.  Indigo, who hails from Sydney, Australia and now calls upstate NY home, joins us shortly after the release of her latest album, Hysteria -- a stunning and emotionally compelling work filled with glorious soundscapes and...

Welcome to Roadcase!!  We're super psyched to have Dan Horne and John Lee Shannon of Circles Around the Sun with us for this final episode of 2022.  Dan and John are riding a glorious cosmic-disco wave of psychedelic music vibes and are both excited about their upcoming album, Language, due for release in early 2023, which features Mikaela Davis on the title track (currently out now).  In the...

Welcome to Roadcase!!  We're simply delighted to have Jesse Harris on the show for this week's episode.  Jesse is the famed songwriter responsible for the global sensation "Don't Know Why," sung by Norah Jones, which won multiple Grammys back in 2003.  Jesse is a prolific songwriter and composer, and his most recent album, Silver Balloon, which he co-produced with his good...

Welcome to Roadcase!!  We're psyched to have Fran Keaney of Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever for this special episode. This amazing band from Australia just released their new album, Endless Rooms, in May of this year, and Fran and the band were in the midst of their North American tour back at the end of the summer when Josh caught up with Fran in an early AM interview from Fran's hotel...

Welcome to Roadcase!!  We're delighted to have Joanne Shaw Taylor on the show this week. Joanne is an extraordinary blues guitarist and vocalist who was originally discovered by Dave Stewart of the Eurythmics when she was just 16 years old -- and she's essentially been on the road shredding guitar ever since. Joanne grew up in the Midlands region of the UK and built her guitar lexicon ba...

Welcome to Roadcase!!  We dive into the talent booking world this week with Paul Bacher of Brooklyn Bowl.  Paul is currently the Talent Buyer at Brooklyn Bowl Philadelphia, and until recently, served in the same role at Brooklyn Bowl Williamsburg. An NYC-area native, Paul grew up in the world of performing arts, igniting his passion early in life for music and live performance of all kinds. Paul i...

Welcome to Roadcase!!  We are honored to have the one and only Steve Wynn on the show for this special episode. Steve is the founder of The Dream Syndicate -- a band that emerged in Los Angeles in the early 80s as a keystone of the neo-psychedelic movement and crushed it with their 1982 debut album, The Days of Wine and Roses. Now celebrating the 40th anniversary of this spectacular initial effort...

Welcome to Roadcase!!  We are delighted to have Dave and Joey Landreth aka The Bros. Landreth on the show for this insightful and revealing interview.  With their new album, Come Morning, this Canadian duo are in a great place, having both recently become new Dads and having spent a great deal of time during the pandemic considering their own futures both individually and as a band.  Historically...

Welcome to Roadcase!!  We're super psyched to present to you Martin Earley and Callie Peters of The Ballroom Thieves for this episode. Tireless road warriors Martin and Callie are back on tour on the heels of their latest album, Clouds, which is a stellar work of beauty and upbeat vibes. While these amazing artists both struggle with mental health issues, they confront their world head-on in...

Welcome to Roadcase!!  We are absolutely delighted to have S.G. Goodman with us for this week's episode when S.G. sat down with Josh just prior to her show at Schubas in Chicago during this stop on her very first headlining tour. Her recently released second album, Teeth Marks, is a simply stellar work of remarkable scope and comes close on the heels of her first effort, Old Time Feeling, rel...

Welcome to Roadcase!!  We're super stoked to have the wonderful Elise Okusami on the show this week. Elise performs under the name Oceanator, and she explores the contrasts and polarity of emotions in today's world with her stunning latest LP effort, Nothing's Ever Fine, co-produced by Elise and Bartees Strange, both originally from the DC area. As Oceanator, Elise provides insights...

Welcome to Roadcase!!  We're very excited to have the extraordinarily talented Patrick Holland on the show. Primarily known for his electronic music as Project Pablo, Patrick has just released his first guitar-driven, indie pop album entitled You're The Boss. Having spent years touring the world playing DJ sets and festivals, Patrick became disenchanted with the Electronica scene and has...

Welcome to Roadcase!!  We're super psyched to have Corey Harper on the show this week. His new album, Future Tense, is out now and we were pumped to sit down for a lengthy chat with this new and exciting artist. Corey grew up in Vancouver, WA, not too far from Portland, Oregon, where he would head to catch the latest and greatest shows. But this athlete turned performing artist and songwriter...

Welcome to Roadcase!!  We're super stoked to continue the in-person interview vibe with the conclusion of our series from the inaugural Lightning Bug Music Festival in Valparaiso, Indiana.  First up on today's episode, we are delighted to have Tim Carbone and Andrew Altman of the legendary roots and jam-grass institution, Railroad Earth. Tim and Andrew exchange stories (and several barbs...

Welcome to Roadcase!!  We hit the road to bring you in-person interviews live from the inaugural Lightning Bug Music Festival in Valparaiso, Indiana, just outside of Chicago and we couldn't be more psyched.  Today's part 1 episode features three interviews all with former Roadcase alums; first off, Tom Hamilton (ep 111) and Raina Mullen (ep 127) sit down with Josh to discuss  all things...

Welcome to Roadcase!!  Prateek Kuhad is here to help us ease back into the Roadcase vibe after our summer break. We're super psyched to be joined by Prateek -- a songwriting sensation who grew up in Jaipur, India, studied at New York University and is now touring internationally, playing for his legion of fans worldwide. Prateek's gorgeous voice and compelling songwriting has propelled h...

Welcome to Roadcase!!  We're delighted to have the artist Anjimile on the show this week. Anjimile's latest album, Giver Taker, confronts their difficult journey as a trans person as well as their struggle with addiction to alcohol with honesty and conviction. Anjimile grew up outside Dallas, and spent several years studying in Boston and escaping what they felt was a suffocating environ...

Welcome to Roadcase!!  We're so incredibly psyched to have Erick "Jesus" Coomes, bassist of the band Lettuce, on the show. Lettuce has an spectacular new album out entitled "Unify," which also features Bootsy Collins (Parliament-Funkadelic) on the track "Keep That Funk Alive." Erick is an extraordinary human with a gentle and empathetic soul who wakes up every da...

Welcome to Roadcase!!  We are incredibly honored to have the one and only Peter Shapiro on the show. Peter is a legendary concert promoter and venue owner and is the author of a new book, "The Music Never Stops: What Putting on 10,000 Shows Has Taught Me About Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Magic." Peter owns and runs the Brooklyn Bowls (NYC, Las Vegas, Philadelphia and Nashville) as w...

Welcome back to Roadcase for the Final Installment of this special three-part Interview Series from Newport Folk Festival, which took place July 22-24 in Newport, Rhode Island!!  For this last Newport episode, we're super pumped to have Phil Cook, John Craigie and Sylvan Esso (Nick Sanborn and Amelia Meath) join Roadcase for more EPIC interviews and intimate sit-downs. Day 3 promised to be an...

Welcome back to Roadcase for this Part 2 of a three-part Special Interview Series from Newport Folk Festival, which took place July 22-24 in Newport, Rhode Island!! We're super psyched to continue to present these EPIC artist interviews -- and for this Part 2 installment,  we're elated to have sat down on the couch for up-close and personal interviews with Taylor Goldsmith of Dawes, with...

Welcome to Roadcase for Part 1 of this three-part interview series from Newport Folk Festival, which took place July 22-24 in Newport, Rhode Island!! Josh was on the ground at this historic festival for tons of artist interviews and we're happy to present these to our amazing listeners in this special series. For today's Part 1 Episode, we're proud to have with us Ryan Gustafson of...

Welcome to Roadcase for this Special Episode where Josh takes it on the road to feature in-person interviews from the Pitchfork Music Festival in Chicago last weekend (July 15-17) with three amazing artists, Xenia Rubinos, Kaina and 2022 Grammy Award winner Arooj Aftab. All three of these extraordinary artists each performed amazing, not-to-be-missed sets at Pitchfork and all have super diverse an...