The Rock & Roll Basement with Chad Tyson

Bret Michaels calls in to talk Steelers football, NFL Draft, and about his upcoming shows this year in Pittsburgh!

In this episode, Alex Lifeson and Andy Curran call in to chat about their new project "Envy of None." The new self-titled debut album will be out this Friday, April 8th!

Longtime Jethro Tull guitarist Martin Barre calls in to chat about the Aqualung 50th Anniversary Tour, The Martin Barre Band, and much more!

Ian Anderson calls in to chat about the new Jethro Tull album "The Zealot Gene" which is out now!

Jake Shimabukuro calls in to talk about his new album “Jake & Friends” which is out now, and features collaborations with Willie Nelson, Bette Midler, Jimmy Buffett, Kenny Loggins, Moon Taxi, Michael McDonald, Vince Gill and Amy Grant, Jon Anderson, Ziggy Marley, Warren Haynes, Jack Johnson, Billy Strings, and many more.

Warren Haynes calls in to chat about the new Gov't Mule album "Heavy Load Blues" which is the bands first ever blues record. It drops on November 12th and we talk about the recording process they used, the selection of some of the covers on the album, and much more!

Joe Grushecky joins me to talk about the the 25th anniversary reissue of the “American Babylon” album and the companion album featuring the 1995 “October Assault” tour stop at Nick’s Fat City in Pittsburgh. Bruce Springsteen produced the album and was a special guest on it, and also joined the band on stage at that show!

Rick Allen from Def Leppard and his wife Lauren Monroe call in to talk about the Women Who Rock benefit show that's happening on 10/16/21 at Stage AE. We also chatted about all the other philanthropy work they have going on and much more.

Jeff Plate, drummer and original member of Trans-Siberian Orchestra, calls in to chat about TSO's Winter Tour thats happening this year. We also talked a little bit about the prep and logistics that go into to planning a tour that big, and about the early days of the band.

Patrick Simmons from The Doobie Brothers calls in to talk about their 50th Anniversary Tour and new album that comes out in October. Plus CCR drummer Doug Clifford also calls in to chat about his new project that includes six new album releases from Cosmo's Vault, the first of which comes out this Friday (recorded in 1985).

Marc LaBelle from Dirty Honey calls in to chat about their new album, how they landed the opening spot on The Black Crowes tour, and much more!

Billy F Gibbons calls in to talk about his new solo album "Hardware" which drops on June 4th!

J.Y. calls in to talk about the new Styx studio album “Crash of the Crown” that drops on June 18th.

Nancy Wilson calls in to chat about her new debut solo album “You and Me” that comes out this Friday, May 7th. We also talk about her new signature guitar she designed for Epiphone, and Heart's plans for when things get back to normal.

Bill Toms calls in to talk about his new album with Hard Rain "Keep Movin' On" that comes out this Friday, April 30th!

Peter Frampton calls in to talk about his new album "Frampton Forgets The Words" that comes out on Friday, April 23rd. We also talk about getting vaccinated for COVID-19, the legendary 1954 Les Paul "Phenix" guitar that he used on the album, and his memoir "Do You Feel Like I Do?"

Michael Brewer calls in to chat about the new documentary "Brewer & Shipley: One Toke Over The Line...And Still Smokin" which comes out on 4/20! He also shares some stories about working with The Wrecking Crew and Jerry Garcia.

Pittsburgh singer/songwriter AE Honick calls in from California to chat about the new album and music videos he's working on. He also gives us his point of view of how different things were from state to state during the recent cross-country road trip he took from the 'Burgh to the West Coast.

Duane Betts from The Allman Betts Band calls in to chat about getting back out on the road and the run of shows they are doing this month, plus the new album "Bless Your Heart," a classic April Fool's Day prank the band pulled, and much more!