Trading Fours

The amazing Carla Olson (Textones) joins me to discuss 'Americana Railroad' - a collection of songs celebrating the history of train! This release features tracks from John Fogerty, Dave Alvin, Rocky Burnette, Stephen McCarthy and Brian Ray - among many others. Carla is fabulous musician and producer who has worked and collaborated with just about everyone in the music business it seems.  She...

The BoDeans Kurt Neumann joins me to talk about their new album, "The Last Time."  Kurt played all the instruments on the album and also produced it.  The album comes out on June 24. We also discuss his insightful podcast "Staring at the world". He's had guests like Miles Copeland, Kenny Arnoff and Steve Vai.  This is a deep dive into the creative process - a very interesting chat f...

Sherri Chung is my guest today where we delve into the world of soundtrack composing.  Sherri is being honored this very week at NAMM as part of the She Rocks event, but that's only a small portion of the accolades she's getting! She's composed the new Kung Fu reboot, documentaries, movies and much more! Plus she's an accomplished pianist and singer. She zoomed in LA to talk about how she com...

Chastity Brown is an amazing singer-songwriter from Minneapolis.  She has a brand new album coming out on June 17, entitled "Sing to Walls".  We discuss the new album, her creative process and have a frank and open discussion about race in America in 2022. http://chastitybrownmusic.com/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbYoVAfwh-g&t=1372s

Change can be hard, but it can also be triumphant! That's the case for today's guest, Nicki Bluhm, as she uprooted her life from San Francisco, moved to Nashville, in order to find her true authentic self. That change and growth is reflected her new album, Avondale Drive, set to drop on June 3rd.  Nicki zoomed from Nashville to talk all about the new album, how she's settling in in Nashville,...

It's Tanya Donelly Day on the podcast! As a Gen Xer, I couldn't have been more excited to talk to Tanya all about her new project, The Loyal Seas.  She zoomed in from the Greater Boston area to discuss the new album, how she handled lockdown, collaborating during COVID, college radio, Julia Child, Thoreau, Jack Kerouc and more! Great chat, do it up! https://www.alr-music.com/products/loyalsea...

Nicki White is a Kansas City based singer songwriter with a heck of a story! She grew up in a musical family, lived in the famous Muscle Shoals area, and made a splash on a reality Tv show. Great chat with a really fun artist! https://www.nickiwhite.com/ Tyson Leslie joins me briefly to talk about PurpleJam IV - his tribute concert to Prince that is for a very good cause! https://www.facebook.com/...

The great Andy Timmons joined me for over an hour to talk all about his new album, Light of Love! We also discuss his favorite artists, surviving as a musician in the time of covid, and much much more! Andy first came upon my radar in the late 80s when he was a member of Danger Danger, but that's just small part of his amazing career!  The Andy Timmons Band, The Pawn Kings, Olivia Newton John...

It's Graeme James day on the podcast! He joined me all the way from Amsterdam to discuss his new album, "Seasons". James is a native of New Zealand, who now calls Europe home.  We discussed this, the new album, becoming a father during Covid, and much more! graemejamesmusic.com podcast website: www.tradingfourskc.com

The monster guitarist Andy TImmons joins me to talk all about his new album, Electric Truth! Andy has been on my radar since the late 80's when he burst on the scene with Danger Danger- but that's just a small portion of his amazing career.  The Andy Timmons Band, The Pawn Kings, being Olivia Newton John's musical director -he's done it all. Andy zoomed in from his studio in McKinney Texas to...

The great Andy Aledort is a fave of this podcast, because he's a super cool guy who is also incredibly generous with his time.  He's been on before to talk about his Stevie Ray Vaughan book and to discuss the passing of EVH - but this is the first chance we've gotten to discuss his music! Andy has an amazing new DOUBLE ALBUM  (yes you read that right) called "Light of Love".  It's a...

We've hit a milestone! 100 episodes of this podcast, and I can't think of a better way to celebrate than to talk to one of the best bands out there, the Danielle Nicole Band! I went over to the DNB rehearsal space to talk Danielle (lead vocals, bass) Brandon (guitars, backing vocals) and Go-Go Ray (drums) about new music,  getting ready to get out on the road, and how they spent their time du...

Nashville based rock band Lydia's Castle joins us to talk about their new single "Phoenix".  Singer Tonya LeAnne and guitarist Cody Denton talk about how the band was put together, being a married couple in a band and how grief was the impetus for beginning Lydia's Castle. A very honest and open chat about loss and rebirth.  https://lydiascastle.com/home Trading Fours Podcast website: ww...

The issue of race is a topic that makes many of us squeamish.  But today's guest overcame her trepidation to release the album "A White Album" where she challenges us to talk about race with empathy and grace.   Rain is an amazing storyteller, not only does she release interesting and intriguing music, she also has a podcast based on her childhood called "Cinderblock Bookshelves" th...

The people we know the longest in our lives are our siblings.  And that can be a complicated relationship.  Today's guests, Eleanor and Bonnie Whitmore have had their ups and downs- including a "sibling divorce" at one point.  But lucky for us, they've patched things up and now are collaborating on a new album called Ghost Stories. We talk all about how the album came to be, how mus...

Today's guest is the Kansas City singer Laura Noble.  She's great performer who was born in the Dominican Republic, with a stop in NYC before making Kansas City home. She combines her homelands music with American pop to make her unique sound!  She's also recorded with Kansas City's own TechN9ne!  Really fun chat, do it up! https://soundcloud.com/lauranoblemusic https://www.instagra...

Welcome back peeps! I'm back from winter break and we start the ball rolling talking Bob Dylan!  Today's guest is the author KG Miles, author of "Bob Dylan in the Big Apple - Troubadour Tales of New York." Be sure to like, subscribe and give a 5 star rating to the podcast!   Todays' links: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09MGFXQ63/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i0 KG Miles:...

On this Christmas Day, we welcome in the fabulous singer/songwriter/mutli-instrumentalist John McCutcheon! John has a new album out, 'Bucket List'.  We discuss meditation - both the standard way, and how music can be meditative.  His Christmas song, Christmas in the Trenches, which explores the impromptu soccer game between British and German troops in the First World War. We also discus...

Who is the most famous person from you high school? For mine, it's either Royals outfielder Alex Gordon or today's guest Matthew Sweet. No offense to Alex, but I was a lot more excited to talk to Matthew! He's had an amazing career of over 3 decades writing and performing rock and pop classics. He dialed in to talk all about his new album Catspaw, surviving the pandemic, moving back home to Nebras...

Josh Hoyer is a force of nature- with a voice that evokes Motown and Memphis, a band with horns and a whole lot of funk, he's coming to The Ship on December 17 from 7-11pm Josh and I apparently grew up about 4 blocks from each other.  We delve into growing up in Lincoln, living in New Orleans for a bit, being on the Voice, recording his latest album in Denver and his new album he's starting o...

What makes a movie special? One of the key components is the music.  Today's guest, Lyle Workman has written the musical score to many popular movies, including Superbad, 40 Year Old Virgin, and many many more.  Lyle also is terrific solo artist, his latest album - Uncommon Measures - was recorded with a 63 piece orchestra at the hallowed ground that is Abbey Road.    Lyle was...

We've all been in bad relationships, right? Ones that are toxic. So how do you handle it?  Well, if you're Pure XTC, you channel that toxicity into a great EP! Pure XTC is Taylor Hughes, a native of Baltimore who lived in NYC before making KC her home.   We had a great chat!

The great Kansas City rock group, Belle & The Vertigo Waves are today's guest! Belle & Jeremiah join host Jamie Green to talk all about their new single, surviving the pandemic, hosting their own podcast, having a family member for a band member, Davey's Uptown, and so much more - great chat, do it up!  Website: https://www.thevertigowaves.com Social Media: FB - https://www.facebook.c...

The amazing Kansas City pianist joins host Jamie Green and special co-host Paula Saunders Lewis to talk about growing up in KCK, how he handled lockdown, all the great acts he got to see, and how he's traveled the world playing! Great chat, do it up!  https://www.charleswilliamspiano.com/

Casi Joy is a joy! She zoomed in from Smithville to talk all about her tour bus home, growing up as a jock, playing the Plaza lighting ceremony and much more! We had a blast - you're going to really dig this one! https://www.casijoy.com/