The Craft Brewed Music Podcast

In this episode we chat with Jeff Grant, frontman of Seattle-based band Sharkeologist (and its lead guitarist, CBM Podcast co-host Aaron Stayman).  Sharkeologist is a hard rock band that weaves harsh guitars, cutting synths, huge beats, and a pop-rock hooks into songs that hit hard and get stuck in your head. They have drawn comparisons to Weezer, The Cars, Queens Of The Stone Age, and Jimmy Eat W...

Will Leathers is Principal Trumpet of the Nashville Symphony and the Santa Fe Opera, an extraordinary accomplishment for a young artist recently graduated from Juilliard. He was recognized by CBC Music as one of Canada’s “30 Hot Classical Musicians Under 30” and has performed with New York Philharmonic Brass, Cleveland Orchestra, St. Louis Symphony, Toronto Symphony, and Philadelphia Orchestra and...

Happy to be back after our hiatus with this stunning singer-songwriter and flugelhornist (yes, you read that right), and her guitarist/husband Thomas Jennings.  Enjoy the show!   Carrie Jennings Official Site www.craftbrewedmusic.com  

Seattle-based singer-songwriter Dean Johnson talks about his debut album, Nothing For Me, Please.  The sparsely-produced beauty had been a long time coming, released on Dean's 50th birthday by Mama Bird Records. Join us to hear the story! www.deanjohnsongs.com   Craft Brewed Music® The music discovery app that streams music for serious listeners - now included free and forever "in" the Music Disco...

The 4th Annual “Holiday Edition” of The Craft Brewed Music Podcast, featuring traditional and original holiday music from CBM artists and friends!   O Christmas Tree (Martin Sexton from Camp Holiday) www.martinsexton.com   Santa Claus Is Coming To Town (Jeff Coffin, Jordan Perlson & Matt Wigton from Sleigh What?) www.earuprecords.com/release/sleigh-what     This Is Christmas (Hal Stephens with...

This episode is a bit different - it's the first without ANY music!  We talk with author and teaching artist Eric Booth, widely known as "the father of the teaching artist profession," about his new book Making Change - Teaching Artists and Their Role in Shaping A Better World.  He's worked with Carnegie Hall, Juilliard, Lincoln Center, Kennedy Center, and around the world in all types of settings...

Kristen Grainger and Dan Wetzel, of bluegrass/folk/Americana quartet True North, discuss their songwriting, their new album, and their multi-faceted life stories.  Kristen was named by The Bluegrass Situation as one of the “Women Who Wrote Our 2020 Soundtrack,” alongside Dolly Parton and Brandi Carlile, and has won awards for her songwriting at competitions and festivals across the country.  Dan i...

Grammy-nominated guitarist, producer, and songwriter Thomm Jutz discusses his upcoming project with award-winning English guitarist Martin Simpson.  The album, Nothing But Green Willow: The Songs of Mary Sands and Jane Gentry, is comprised of ballads from English folklorist Cecil Sharp's 1916-1918 collection, English Folk Songs from the Southern Appalachians, particularly those tunes from singers...

Acclaimed singer-songwriter Eilen Jewell discusses her new album, Get Behind The Wheel, out now on Signature Sounds.  The Washington Post's description of Eilen is perhaps most apt: "...if Neko Case, Madeleine Peyroux and Billie Holiday had a baby girl who grew up to front a rockabilly band, she'd probably sound a lot like Eilen Jewell."   Craft Brewed Music® The music discovery app that streams m...

Annie Mosher is one of Nashville's revered singer-songwriters, a writer's writer who has won the Kerrville Folk Festival's prestigious New Folk award and is a favorite at the famed Bluebird Cafe.  She discusses her brand new release, Goldfish.     Craft Brewed Music® The music discovery app that streams music for serious listeners - now included free and forever "in" the Music Discovery App Pint G...

Grammy-winner Bill Frisell is universally admired for his work as a guitarist and composer and for creating new sounds in American music.  But "collaborator" may be the title that best exemplifies his approach, and it forms the basis for his latest album, FOUR.  We were thrilled to hear his insights on this beautiful work.   Craft Brewed Music® The music discovery app that streams music for seriou...

Bassist/songwriter/producer/composer Viktor Krauss has a resume that is noteworthy both for its quality and its quantity.  He's had long tenures with artists as dissimilar as Lyle Lovett and Bill Frisell, toured as part of the recent Robert Plant & Alison Krauss "Raise the Roof" tour, and has a handful of fascinating solo releases.  We were thrilled to have him on the show!      Craft Brewed Music...

Tiffany Williams is a songwriter, a writer of fiction, and the daughter, granddaughter, and great-granddaughter of coal miners.  She discusses her debut album, All Those Days of Drinking Dust.     Craft Brewed Music® The music discovery app that streams music for serious listeners. http://www.craftbrewedmusic.com   The Craft Brewed Music Podcast Music interviews for serious listeners. Available on...

The 3rd Annual “Holiday Edition” of The Craft Brewed Music Podcast, featuring traditional and original holiday music from CBM artists and friends!    O Christmas Tree (Martin Sexton from Camp Holiday) www.martinsexton.com   Santa Claus Is Coming To Town (Jeff Coffin, Jordan Perlson & Matt Wigton from Sleigh What?) www.earuprecords.com/release/sleigh-what     This Is Christmas (Hal Stephens with Wi...

CBM artist and friend Richard Bennett returns to the show to talk about his new album (which he hinted at in his earlier appearance on Episode 4), New Folk Faves & Tall Tale Tunes.  Richard was articulate, funny, and self-effacing, as always, and we thoroughly enjoyed the chat.     Craft Brewed Music® The music discovery app that streams music for serious listeners. http://www.craftbrewedmusic.com...

"Hallucinatory keyboard wizard" (and CBM artist) Marco Benevento discusses his recent release, Benevento.  It's a nod to Paul McCartney's first solo album, and is a similarly loose, low-key affair.  We connected with Marco as he was working in his home studio (and playroom), and loved our guided tour of the new album.   Craft Brewed Music® The music discovery app that streams music for serious lis...

Ali McGuirk's brand new album (and Signature Sounds label debut), Til It's Gone, was released last Friday.  Til It's Gone is the rare record that features a young artist relaxing into tender, homey spaces and pushing herself emotionally and sonically.  We enjoyed having her take us through it!   Craft Brewed Music® The music discovery app that streams music for serious listeners. Available at the...

CBM Podcast co-host (and singer-songwriter) Aaron Stayman discusses his new album, "Diesel & Rhyme," as well as his writing process and his "blindly fumbling in the dark" path through life.     https://linktr.ee/aaronstaymanmusic   Craft Brewed Music® The music discovery app that streams music for serious listeners. Available at the App Store and Google Play http://www.craftbrewedmusic.com   The C...

Fans of CBM artist Erin Thomas have been waiting 10 years for her sophomore album.  Weeds and Wildflowers was released June 10th, and we discuss its songs and Erin's fascinating backstory on this week's episode.   linktr.ee/sweeterinmusic     Craft Brewed Music® The music discovery app that streams music for serious listeners. Available at the App Store and Google Play http://www.craftbrewedmusic....

Just a short message to say we'll see you next time!   Craft Brewed Music® The music discovery app that streams music for serious listeners. Available at the App Store and Google Play http://www.craftbrewedmusic.com   The Craft Brewed Music Podcast Music interviews for serious listeners. Available on all major podcast platforms. https://www.podlink.to/CBMPodcast

In this episode we debut a new CBM Podcast feature - Long Story Short.  Occasionally, we'll revisit older episodes, recut and streamlined for maximum impact while maintaining the essence of the original deep dive.  This week we revisit our amazing interview with Emily Keener (originally released in April 2021 in Episode 15) discussing her 2020 album "I Do Not Have To Be Good".     www.emilykeener....

Our first repeat guest, Howard Levy returns to the show to discuss his new release Howard Levy Duets with Friends, the fourth and final release in his "From the Vaults" series.  The album features duets with Joe Rendon, Willy Schwarz, Kelly Sill, and Anthony Molinaro, and offers plenty to discuss! www.levyland.com     Craft Brewed Music® The music discovery app that streams music for serious liste...

Guitarist Scott Metzger discusses the instrument and inspirations behind his new album, Too Close To Reason.   Scott is a full time member of the critically acclaimed, increasingly popular Joe Russo’s Almost Dead. His various part time projects include the Gypsy Jazz influenced The Showdown Kids, and WOLF! (Royal Potato Family Records), an instrumental guitar trio whose music has been featured on...

Like many of his favorite songwriters (John Hartford, Lucinda Williams, Jeff Tweedy), Izaak Opatz is an ungulate in life’s winter pasture, chewing on and metabolizing disappointment, heartbreak, and the other tough stuff into enjoyable musical carbohydrates. A compulsive metaphorager (and inveterate wordplayboy), Opatz breaks it all down with enzymes of wry humor, thoughtful simile and close obser...

Okorie “OkCello” Johnson is an American cellist-songwriter whose artistry integrates cello performance, live-sound-looping, improvisation, and storytelling - all culminating in original compositions that collide classical with jazz, EDM, reggae, and funk.  We hear about his journey and approach in Episode 40! www.okcello.com   Craft Brewed Music® The music discovery app that streams music for seri...