The Cut Live Podcast

Singer/songwriter/guitarist Chris Hicks has played with the royalty of Southern Rock since joining The Outlaws in 1989. Growing up in the same part of Georgia that spawned Marshall Tucker and the Allman Brothers, Chris has written and played some of the genre's classics that shine to this day. Moving back and forth between The Outlaws and the Marshall Tucker Band for extended stints with each, he'...

We asked Chelsea about her new album and its launch party at The Cut. She talks with us about having the freedom to create and collaborate and taking themes that reflect on the world today. We talked about taking listeners on a voyage of happiness, sadness and inspiration, the people who played on the album who are coming to the party, and how the album will be released in a really original way. M...

We talked with executive chef Nick Dowling the day after the grand opening of the Publick House at The Cut, the music venue's new restaurant. He covered everything from how he got into the restaurant business at the age of 16, creating Medford's gigantic American Beer Hall, sourcing food locally, the problem with wheat processed in the US, and what the Gloucester community means to him. MUSIC:  St...

Coming to The Cut on October 1st--Flamenkora! The international trio of Volker Goetze (trumpet) Roberto Montiero (guitar) and Ali Boulo Santo Cissoko (kora) perform their amazingly uplifting music incorporating Flamenco, jazz and Senegalese Griot. From their recent residency at the Manship Estate in Lanesville come their own unique musical creations, while we discuss the power of collaboration and...

Serbian-born guitarist/singer Ana Popovic talks about learning guitar from her dad, listening to blues records and picking the music apart. Then we get into forming her first band and then heading to The States to launch her solo career, how she likes to keep trying new styles in her songs, and how her private life differs from her life on the road. MUSIC: Like It On Top Girls of Many Words Hottes...

In a podcast first, we do a five-way interview with the members of Reggae royalty, Third World: AJ Brown (vocals), Richie Walters (guitar), Tony Williams (drums), Norris Webb (keyboards), and Richie Barr (bass). We wrap up our legends of Reggae series with a conversation about their first inspirations as musicians--including the original Third World band--playing with Jimmy Cliff and Toots and the...

Before leaving college, guitarist Barry Goudreau teamed up with keyboard player Tom Sholz and vocalist Brad Delp to form just another band out of Boston...We talk about what was supposed to last a few months turning into a 50-year legacy, why the band broke up, how Barry and Brad went on after that, and their many years of songwriting together. MUSIC: Rockin Away Mean Woman Blues Let It Roll What...

A spirited conversation with headline saxophonist Deric Dyer and his longtime bandmates Cliff Goodwin on guitar and Mitch Chakour on keyboards. We talk with Deric about coming from Bermuda to Worcester to join a band who later went on to backup singer Joe Cocker for several years. Then, how during a dry spell in his career, Deric gets the chance to audition for Tina Turner--and the rest is history...

Duke talks about how the foundation of all his music is built on the blues, playing on the slanted roof of a drive-in movie snack bar for his first paying gig, his musical roots and inspirations, and writing songs that he doesn't have to sing. MUSIC: Do You Mean It Duke's Blues Lowdown When I Get Lucky

From winning Connecticut's "Best Guitarist" at the age of 15 to playing with the Allman Brothers at the Beacon Theater in New York, Jeff Pitchell has shown again and again he can serve up a grand buffet of guitar styles for every occasion. He's played with many musical greats, and it all started when he walked away from being a public school teacher. MUSIC: Superstition Whiskey River (feat. James...

Talking with Ansel Crindland, surviving founder of The Temptations. He told me about growing up without a father in Westmoreland, Jamaica, starting as a solo singer and then forming his first group. That paved the way to becoming the leader of The Meditations who were in demand for their distinctive 3-part harmonies, which in turn caught the ear of Bob Marley. We also talked about his song writing...

Reggae legend Clinton Fearon talks wit us about growing up near  Kingston, Jamaica and getting his first inspiration to be a musician after hearing the Skatalites. He made his own guitar and by the age of 18 was performing with the Gladiators. At the end of a US tour he visited the Seattle area and decided to stay, where he live now. After putting out 14 solo albums between 1995 and today, he is s...

Medicino, California-based singer/guitarist Bella Rayne and LA-based vocalist Emerson Rose both front the Bella Rayne Band with an infectious mix of Americana, jam band and funky rock. We talk about how Bella got started in music by teaching herself how to play guitar during the pandemic, how the two women met up, and what it's like to grow up on the road as leaders of an increasingly popular musi...

Juanito Pascual was introduced to flamenco guitar while in high school on a trip to Spain. While studying classical guitar at New England Conservatory, he formed the Juanito Pascual Trio, but carried on his earlier passion for the music of the guitar greats of the 1960s. The idea of interpreting Jimi Hendrix's compositions in the flamenco style led to this latest project which he brought to a nigh...

We're kicking off The Legends of Reggae concert series with an interview with the CEO of our co-sponsor Happy Valley, Michael Reardon. He talks about what makes Gloucester's first cannabis dispensary a standout, how it came to be in Gloucester, the symbiosis of cannabis and Reggae, and a preview of who will be appearing. MUSIC: Yellowman--Nobody Move Nobody Get Hurt Clinton Fearon--They Can't Stop...

We talked with Cesar Rosas, singer and guitarist with the legendary band Los Lobos, about growing up with Mexican folk music in East LA, going from a rock band to a traditional Norteño group--then back to latin-flavored rock. He told us about his influences, the band's first gig, and how Los Lobos came to be signed with a punk rock music label. MUSIC: La Bamba Del Este de Los Angeles Will the Wolf...

New England-based band Neighbor has grown an eager army of fans--calling themselves "Neighbors"--by putting out infectious, multi-genre songs that attract crowds wherever they play. Lead singer and keyboardist Ricky James talks with us about falling in love with playing the organ at the age of three, and how he and his bandmates grew their passion for playing live into the musical powerhouse they...

We talk with Roger Clyne, lead singer and songwriter for The Peacemakers about growing up on a cattle ranch next to the Arizona/Mexico border, the mix of vintage country and new wave musical influences, the work that went into his new album, and running the annual Circus Mexicus music festival in Puerto Peñasco, Mexico. MUSIC: Loco to Stay Sane Fireflies Mekong

The Fools are: Mike Gerard on lead vocals, Rich Bartlett on lead guitar and vocals, Stacey Hedrick on guitar and vocals, Leo Black on drums, and Eric Adamson unbars guitar and vocals. We sat down with Mike on the eve of their sold out album release party and talked about 50 years in rock and roll, their first albums, being signed with a big label, taking time off and working on the Guitar Hero gam...

Bringing another great night of comedy to The Cut, Boston's Jimmy Tingle performs with his unique style of politically influenced humor. We talk about getting into standup, what kind of politics works as humor, Jimmy's run for Lt. Governor, and how to make the world a better place. Performance excerpts from the film "Why Would a Comedian Run For Office?"

From early dreams of becoming a singing cowboy to opening for the J. Geils Band and big arena shows, Jon Butcher has built an international audience--but it's the New England fans who turned out in force for the Jon Butcher Axis' historic final show that took place at The Cut. Jon Shares some memories just before going on stage with Axis--but promises it's not his last time performing. @jonbutcher...

Boston Filmmaker Vinnie Straggas recently screened his film here at The Cut about the the 1970s and 1980s Boston music scene, “Life on The Other Planet.” After the screening, Vinnie joined in a Q and A with musicians Brad Halen and Steve Cataldo of the Nervous Eaters, along with Willie Alexander, Fred Pineau and Thomas Hauck—All live on stage at The Cut.

Sean Kelly tells us about going from high school drop out to playing at the White House. He talks about being controlled by a big label vs. the freedom of being an independent artist, his ten-minute songwriting technique, and The Samples touring as the headliners with the Dave Mathews Band as their opening act.   MUSIC: Feel UsShaking Little Silver Ring Could It Be Another Change

Life On the Other Planet is a film by director Vinnie Straggas about the Boston music club scene of the late 70s and 80s, and it's going to be screened on Sunday April 26th at The Cut in Gloucester, following a live performance by the Nervous Eaters, and then followed by a live Q&A with Straggas, Willie Alexander, members of the Nervous Eaters and others. In this preview episode, Vinnie talks...

Ryan Montbleau is one of the most original singer/songwriters to come out of the North Shore, and his twenty-year career is a portrait in changing tastes, interests--and his voice. In this episode, Ryan talks about building a band, his songwriting process, and how nothing beats playing live.