West of Twin Peaks Radio

Long-time Bay area guitarist and lyricist Nyles Lannon is featured guest artist, as he talks about the new project he's started with his teenage son Skye on the drums, called Nyte Skye. They're releasing their debut LP this month. Plus we preview this coming Sunday's grassroots community event San Rafael Porchfest, featuring dozens of local artists and bands playing for free around the city's Gers...

On this episode, the hottest sounds of the Summer of '22. Plus a great conversation with guest artist, San Francisco composer and music historian MARK MONTGOMERY FRENCH, who dives deep into the suppression and erasure of African American musicians in his lecture series and podcast, "All Your Favorite Music is (Probably) Black."

On this episode, meet RAINBOW CITY PARK, a NorCal band of six musicians who'd never met a year ago -- but have since recorded singles, played a dozen gigs and even booked a festival supporting indie darling Japanese Breakfast. Find out how they did it -- and dive into their music. PLUS a two hour eclectic mix of fresh music from the Bay and beyond.

On this episode, Oakland's Simi Sohota, joins me for a revealing convo and deep dive into his new LP "Paradise," a sonically sunny/lyrically deep album with a Beach Boys/Burt Bacharach façade, underneath which is an exploration of the emotional damage the past two years has wrecked. PLUS a 2 hour eclectic mix of fresh music from the Bay and beyond.

On this episode meet Bay area legend Mickey Darius, owner/founder of Broken Clover Records and The Ivy Booking Agency, as well as General Manager of The Lost Church's new San Francisco music venue. He gives us a peak behind the scenes of the local music biz as it struggles through COVID, while we listen to new and unreleased music from his stable of worldwide artists. PLUS 2 full hours of brand ne...

Kick back and enjoy this alt-Americana leaning episode featuring homegrown Sonoma County artist Frankie Boots...with a chat and deep dive into his new NorCal/New Orleans blended LP "Free Range Songs." PLUS two hours of fresh tunes from the Bay and beyond.

On this episode, meet bi-city duo Deep Talk -- the project of San Francisco's Christina Li and Portland's Jordan Maslov. We chat about how a group formed during the pandemic makes the transition from remote-only song creation, to performing together in-real-life on live stages. And we take a deep sonic dive into their music. PLUS an eclectic two hour mix of fresh music from the Bay and beyond.

On this episode meet queer country queen Cindy Emch of SECRET EMCHY SOCIETY as she prepares to release her new LP "Gold Country/Country Gold." We talk about the new faces of 21st Century Country music, touring in unfriendly regions, and why as a young gay woman she embraced Country music. PLUS a full two hours of brand new tunes from the Bay and beyond.

On this episode, meet LUPA ROSA, the pandemic project of three long-time Bay area artists Neil Rodenmeyer, Julie Zielinski and Nyles Lannon who re-connected during lockdown to make magical music together. We have a great convo and dive deep into music, including unreleased tracks off their forthcoming debut LP. PLUS a two hour eclectic mix of new tunes from the Bay and beyond.

On this episode we celebrate the release of the new LP "The Muscle and the Meaning" from the Oakland band CAVE CLOVE. Founder and front woman Katie Colver is guest artist with a convo about recovery and a deep dive into the album. PLUS two hours of terrific new music from the Bay and beyond.

Two hours of eclectic new music with a spotlight on Bay area cross-psych projects. PLUS a guest artist segment featuring local musician/producer Jason Quever - aka PAPERCUTS - with a chat and deep dive into his new LP "Past Life Regression."

On this episode take a spin to "Fantasy Fest 2036" with Bay area rockers MICHAEL MICHAEL MOTORCYCLE. I chat with founder/frontman Michael Pannone about all things music and dive deep into their brand new Fantasy Fest LP. PLUS a two hour eclectic mix of fresh music from the Bay and beyond.

On this episode meet whirlwind cabaret dream pop/punk artist Grooblen, aka Ellie Stokes. This San Francisco artist just released a new LP "One of Four," and also created and runs her own non-profit BIG LEAP COLLECTIVE which promotes and provides stages for new and young breaking artists in the Bay area. Hear her story and music. PLUS two full hours of eclectic new tunes from the Bay and beyond.

120 minutes of awesome new music, topped off by a chat and deep dive with my guest artist of the week, emerging indie pop singer/songwriter Yasi Lowy of San Francisco -- aka BAD TIGER. Yasi is an emerging artist who's not embarrassed to admit that she wants her introspective indie music to be more "danceable," and we have a great convo about how "pop" music bridges the gap between genres and peopl...

My guest artist this episode is BACK PORCHESTRA, a group of touring musicians who banded together during lockdown to create music together as therapy for themselves, and music fans in the Bay area. We chat with founder Tim Eschliman and dive deep into the band's debut LP "Voices in My Head (Genre Whiplash)." PLUS a two-hour eclectic mix of music from the Bay and beyond, keeping with the theme "gen...

On this episode, the empowered East Bay trio Artemisia are guest artists. We dive deep into their ephemeral debut EP and chat about bonding together in harmony, and getting women's voices heard in the male-dominated music industry. PLUS two hours of brand new music from the Bay and beyond.

In this episode, Oakland cosmic country singer/songwriter Mikayla McVey joins MJ as guest artist as she releases her fantastic new LP "Time Turns Everything," with a revealing convo and deep dive into the album. Plus tons of fresh music from the Bay and beyond.

Featured guest artist Greg Loiacono, co-founder of legendary Bay area band The Mother Hips, talks about the band's 30th anniversary celebration, AND the release of the group's critically acclaimed new LP "The Glowing Lantern." We dive deep into the album and have a great convo. PLUS a two hour eclectic mix of fresh new tunes from the Bay and beyond. This show rocks!

On this episode, emerging San Francisco singer/songwriter ZOLA is my guest artist, as we dive deep and chat about her terrific new EP “The Kid” -- a break-up album about a label rather than a lover. It's a great cautionary tale and rising from the ashes conversation. And better yet, its fabulous music. PLUS two hours of fresh tunes from the Bay and beyond.

We jazz it up on this pre-holiday episode of WOTP Radio, with a chat with San Francisco jazz vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, composer and arranger Jimmy Kraft, who is celebrating the release of his new EP "Lilacs." Plus a full two hours of brand new music from the Bay and beyond, some (but not all) of it holiday-themed.

On this episode I'm joined by Rachel, Chloe and Erika Tietjen....aka the T SISTERS, who are releasing singles for an upcoming LP called "Big Girl Pants." We chat about how they are balancing babies and the band, female empowerment, and how a pre-pandemic experience abroad as sonic ambassadors working with young girls and women, has impacted their music and their mindsets. PLUS a full 2-hours of br...

On this episode - a full two hours of brand new music INCLUDING a chat and deep dive with SF-to-LA indie artist GEOGRAPHER, aka Mike Deni, celebrating the release of his new LP "Down and Out in the Garden of Earthly Delights." PLUS tons of fresh tunes from the Bay and beyond.

On this episode, Santa Cruz singer/songwriter/producer Henry Chadwick chats about the release of his brand new LP “We All Start Again.” We talk pandemic productivity, the noise of 2019, The Beatles, his all-time favorite albums and why the LP is NOT a lost art. Plus we dive deep into his new music. AND of course, brand new Bay area tunes from artists like GEOGRAPHER, THAO & THE GET DOWN STAY D...

On this episode we meet at the intersection of country, folk, Americana and indie....a place filled with numerous artists who have country in their soul, but have turned it into a next-gen sound all its own. Think Robert Plant & Alison Krause, Norah Jones, and classic artists like Bobbie Gentry and k.d. Lang. You'll also meet guest artist Ash Powell, who's upcoming debut EP "Bound for Nowhere"...

On this final episode of WOTP Radio, Kai Killion of Santa Cruz collective GETAWAY DOGS is live in studio to perform some acoustic songs, and dive deep into the band's new music, and chat about where his bedroom bossanova/dream surf sound comes from. PLUS, Marc and Federico call in to chat about the reconstituted LOFI SATELLITES and drop a world radio premiere of their new single. AND of course ton...