Rocker Dogcast

Texas country songstress Bri Bagwell visits the podcast to share the story of her Chihuahua/Rat Terrier mix Whiskey who she found roaming the streets southeast of Austin that's a notorious dumping ground for unwanted dogs. Bri will be on tour now through early October on her Hello Highway tour. For dates and tickets visit BriBagwell.com.

Brooke Dickson of The Regrettes and Chase Petra joins the show to introduce us to her 1.5 year old Blue Pit Bull Poppy who shares her home with a snake, rabbit and cat. The Regrettes and Chase Petra are currently writing new music but Chase Petra will be out on tour in the UK in October. Check chasepetramusic.bandcamp.com for dates and locations.

Alicia Bognanno of Bully comes on the show to celebrate the life of her Husky, German Shepherd, Chow and Pit Bull mix Mezzie whose loss influenced much of the writing of her new critically acclaimed LP Lucky For You . We also learn all about her 3 year old Chihuahua, Rat Terrier, Poodle mix Papa who was best friends with Mezzie but polar opposites in personality and behavior.  Bully just embarked...

Solo artist and virtuoso guitarist Nili Brosh, who plays with Danny Elfman, Dethklok and Cirque du Soleil, joins the show to talk about her 7 year old Carolina dog Micha. Catch Nili playing with Danny Elfman on August 5th at the Five PointAmphitheater in Irvine, CA and on tour with Dethklok starting in late August. For music, shows and more go to nilibrosh.com 

This week we welcome Syracuse native and current South Philly denizen Kayleigh Goldsworthy to the show to talk about her complex and Taco Bell loving half pittie, half cattle dog Maisie. Catch Kayleigh's contribution, "Go F**k Yourself", on Liquid Death's Greatest Hates Volume 3 and see her live on September 21st at Frank Turner's Lost Evenings Fest 6 at the House of Blues Anaheim.  

Paolo Gregolletto of Trivium joins the show to introduce us to his dog Mochi who's a Chihuahua/Poodle/Cocker Spaniel mix and pay tribute to his Rottweiler/Boston Terrier/Pointer mix Lady. Trivium will be on tour in Europe in August. For dates and locations visit https://www.trivium.org/tour To enjoy Lady and Mochi's Instagram go to https://www.instagram.com/ladyandmochi/  

New York based rocker Des Rocs joins the podcast to share the big city adventures of his 3 year old wheaten terrier-poodle mix Ellie.  Des's sophmore album Dream Machine will be out August 25th on Sumerian records and is available now for pre-order at desrocs.com

This week we welcome to the podcast Peyton Bighorse from the self proclaimed "ugly pop" trio Skating Polly who introduces us to her 6 year old Chihuahua Georgie. Skating Polly's new 18-song double album Chaos County Line was released on June 23rd and they are currently on tour through July 16th. Visit skatingpolly.com to keep up with the band. 

Delighted to have singer-songwriter Johanna Samuels on the podcast to talk about her 7 year old terrier mix June who was rescued after being found in a box with her littermates in Simi Valley, CA. Johanna's new album Bystander was just released on June 23rd. Stream it now on your favorite platform or visit johannasamuels.com for more.

Award-winning, chart-topping country artist and celebrated TV host of Canada's Got Talent Lindsay Ell pays a visit to the podcast to talk about the adventures raising her 3 year old Pomeranian pandemic pup Hendrix. 

Indie music stalwart Eric D. Johnson of Fruit Bats and Bonny Light Horseman visits the show to tell the tale of his "entry level dog" Pinto who's an 11 year old (est.) mixed breed terrier who was rescued off the streets of Lareto, Mexico.

Happy to have Jen Razavi of The Bombpops on the podcast to talk about her pandemic pup Saloon McDunnough who's a 3 year old German Shepherd/Husky mix. Jen has a new album of her own out (she doesn't like calling it a solo album) called Saw in Half that is available wherever you stream music. 

Comedian, author, clothing designer, artist and face-melting guitarist Dave Hill joins the show to talk about his 8 year old boxer/pit bull mix Luci.  For some of the content referenced on the show go to davehillonline.com .

DJ Kilmore of Incubus visits the show to discuss his doberman Blossom and pay tribute to his deerly departed girl Ginger. Incubus will to on tour in the UK in June and stateside July, August and a few dates beyond.

A true hero to dogs, singer-songwriter Christopher Paul Stelling, joins the Rocker Dog podcast to tell of his first-hand account of rescuing his current dog Opie as well as the stories behind his other rescues Honey Bee and Ida. Christopher just completed a successful Kickstarter campaign to release his next LP (a double album) which should be available by years end.

This week we're excited to welcome Rufus Wainwright to the show to talk about his well traveled 2 year old miniature Austrailain Shepherd Siegfried. Rufus's 12th studio album Folkacracy , which features guest appearances by John Legend, Brandi Carlile and Sheryl Crow, will be out June 2nd.

Singer-songwriter Butch Parnell visits the podcast to talk about his Dachshunds Homer and Lucy and pay tribute to Winston, a.k.a Stanley Ketchup Potato, who he shared custody with his ex-girlfriend for a span of 10 years. Butch's latest single " I Wanna Run to You " is out now and his much anticipated next single " Can't Fight Love " will be available June 2nd.

Ryan Humbert and Emily Bates of the Akron based band The Shootouts join the podcast to talk about Ryan's Chihuahuas Max and Olaf and Emily's Bernadoodle Dolly Rose.  The Shootout's latest album Stampede , released in February, was produced by 10-time Grammy winning founder of Asleep at the Wheel Ray Benson and hit #1 on the Alt-Country Specialty Chart.

Singer-songwriter Jessica Lea Mayfield comes on the podcast to tell us all about her current lap loving 90 lb Bull Dane (Great Dane/Pit Bull mix) and cellebrate her previous dog Elliot who proved to be a valuable watch dog when Jessica was a young woman first living on her own.

Nick Hexum, singer and rhythm guitarist of the band 311, joins the podcast to talk about his trio of dogs River, a 5 year old Golden Retriever, Luna, an 11 year old Rhodesian Ridgeback and Django, an 8 year old Maltese. 311 will be kicking off Festival Season playing Beale Street Music Festival in Mephis, TN on May 5th.

It seems the harder the rocker the softer the spot they have for dogs. Such it true with this week's guest Slipknot drummer Jay Weinberg who's also pounded the skins for Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band and Against Me! Jay joins the podcast to tell us all about his two Brussles Griffons Papaya and Pixie.

Jenny Lee Lindberg, a signer-songwriter, producer, visual artist and bassist for the band Warpaint, joins the podcast to talk about her 8 1/2 year old Labradoodle Ludo who brings her "nothing but joy". Warpaint will playing the Royal Festival Hall at this year's Meltdown on 6/12 and opening two shows for The War on Drugs in Berlin 6/14 and Glasgow 6/20.

This week Tegan Quin of Tegan and Sara joins the show to talk about her 2.5 year old Border Collie-German Shepherd mix Georgia.   Tegan and Sara's TV series High School based on their memoir of the same name is available now on Amazon Feevee and their 2023 Cry Baby Tour begins on May 3.

Periphery guitarists Mark Holcomb and Jake Bowen join the Rocker Dog podcast to talk about their dogs Elvira (Mark's Chihuahua) and Tycho (Jake's Alaskan Klee Kai). Periphery just released their new album Periphery V: Djent is Not a Genre on March 10th and are out on tour now supporting Underoath until April 2.

Renown rock photographer Therés Stephansdotter Björk visits the show to talk about her Golden Retriever mix Lajka who she rescued from Russia. Therés is base in Sweden and has photographed a who's who of rockers including Metallica, The Foo Fighters, The Rolling Stones and dozens more. Visit her Instagram page @stephansdotter_photography to see all of her amazing work.