Zig At The Gig podcast

Singer/songwriter  Steve Almaas  rose from New York City punk of the late '70s into a well-respected artist during the '80s and '90s. Almaas wasn't a part of the whole corporate scheme of things, having played in various bands during the decade of big-hair metal and warming synth pop. Born to Scandinavian parents who emigrated to Minnesota,  Almaas ' adolescent years were spent exploring the Minne...

Interview with Avery Mandeville of Little Hag.   This was a great conversation , but due to file corruption the audio isn't 100% . Don't let that steer you away because this was a very inspiring conversation!!     Little Hag, the artist formerly known as Avery Mandeville, was conceived in a New Jersey basement and born again in quarantine. Under the Mandeville mantle she released a number of EPs a...

Zig At The Gig With Dustin Galish of Tree No Leaves Based in Bowling Green, OH, Tree No Leaves is a quintet that flows between genres and eras of psychedelic rock and soul. Dustin Galish Joins Zig to talk about Tree No Leave's new album Eyes of Xylem which is a multi media release including music, comic, and film. follow link for more info. https://treenoleaves.com/

      Keith Kenny the  One-Man Rock Band    Lifetime Ago Motel is the fifth album from veteran New Jersey-based band-of-one, KEITH KENNY. It was written over a three-year period and recorded at his Studio 303 facility in Monroe, New Jersey, self-produced by Kenny. Among special guests contributing is drummer Sim Cain (Regressive Aid, Gone, Rollins Band, Dean Ween Group). Lifetime Ago Motel is bein...

Alison was born and raised in Petersburg, VA in a working class family that was void of musical talent. Alison is an only child and isn’t aware of any musicians in her family, (she thinks her grandpa looked at a guitar once,)but swears that she has been singing since she learned to talk.  Alison plays a mix of honky tonk and old time country on the guitar. Her influences range from The Louvin Brot...

Klashing Black is comprised of twin brothers Kane and Kyle Benner. Since 2006, they've been writing, recording, and performing original music together, developing their sound in every iteration of the group. In 2017, they became a duo and released their first EP as a two-piece, called "You". The next year started with the release of their single "Nights Like These", and throughout Spring and Summe...

Andrew Toy is a session drummer/percussionist and solo performer based in the Washington DC area. He uses percussion as the starting point for composition and sonic exploration. Using live production techniques, Andrew twists, distorts, and re-arranges the sound of the drums to create soundscapes that are at times cinematic and introspective, at other times intense and driving. By re-imagining the...

Drummer, songwriter, and producer. Bill Stevenson is best known for work behind the drum kit for the Descendents and Black Flag. He is also an in-demand punk rock producer and co-owner of The Blasting Room, a studio located in Fort Collins, Colorado!

  Elizabeth McCullough of Alpha Cat: How do you take the image of a black hole and make it positive? According to Elizabeth McCullough, aka Alpha Cat, "When I wrote that song I'd just read how astronomers had determined that you could actually escape a black hole, but only by going all the way through and out the other side. And that leads to all this worm hole and time travel theory, where not on...

James Muschler drummer extraordinaire, formally of Moon Hooch is a near and dear friend to C-Level, and we are excited to help him celebrate the release of his up coming project The Evolution of Life Forms on Earth. The Evolution of Life Forms on Earth is a 40-minute musical simulation/abstraction/sound journey of our 4-billion year biological history, written for gongs and other acoustic percussi...

Matthew Roads : Tropidelic Matthew Roads is a singer songwriter of the Cleveland based band Tropidelic. “Every single second is a blessing if you count them all,” sings frontman Matthew Roads. You can hear the sincerity in his voice; the joie de vivre that oozes from everything Tropidelic does is apparent. When they take a stage, their synergy flows member to member ­– horns blow, knees kicked hig...

Christopher Butler (born May 22, 1949) is an American musician, writer, and artist best known for conceptualizing and leading the 1980s new wave band The Waitresses. Among Butler's, the most notable songs are "I know what boys. like", "No Guilt," "Christmas Wrapping," and the theme song for the T.V. sitcom Square Pegs. Butler grew up in Ohio and majored in sociology at Kent State University. He wa...

DON RAUF (VOCALS) loves W.C. Fields, Preston Sturges, and Nikola Tesla. He lives with his lovely beekeeping wife, Monique, and his cartooning, surrealistic son, Leo. He is a writer whose books include Killer Lipstick and Other Spy Gadgets. He is the proud founder of The Blowhole Theater, an annual Brooklyn variety show featuring the Blowhole Theater Players and their characters Puckerballs the Gar...

Glenn Morrow, vocalist, and guitarist for the 1970s rock band the Individuals, Rage To Live, and Bar/None Records owner. Glenn was a leader in the Hoboken music scene. His first group A band was the first band to play Maxwells. Maxwell's would later become a CBGB like venue for NJ. Glenn's current project, Glenn Morrow's Cry For Help, is releasing a new album Glenn Morrow's Cry For Help 2!   Glenn...

Scott Ligon ( NRBQ)(The Flat Five )     Scott Ligon, a multi-instrumentalist singer from, is a for the Chicago area. Scott plays in the band NRBQ and The Flat Five. Scott's Band the Flat Five, released a fantastic new album, Another World, out now on all streaming platforms. Scott talks New music, dealing with the COVID 19 shutdowns, Writing music, Thelonious monk, His musical journey, Joining NRB...

Tobias Nathaniel Tobias Nathaniel co-founded San Diego band The Black Heart Procession with Pall Jenkins in 1997. He has also played with the bands Three Mile Pilot and Blonde Redhead   Tobias's New project is The Red Step "The Black Heart Procession co-founder Tobias Nathaniel conspires with Belgrade thaumaturges to invoke a singular resonance for souls after the sun."   Tobias Talks new music, ,...

Michael David Watt (born December 20, 1957) is an American bassist, vocalist, and songwriter. He is best known for co-founding and playing bass guitar for the rock bands Minutemen, Dos, and Firehose. He is also the frontman for the supergroup Big Walnuts Yonder, a member of the art rock group Banyan and involved with several other musical projects. From 2003 until 2013, he was the bass guitarist f...

Michael David Watt (born December 20, 1957) is an American bassist, vocalist, and songwriter. He is best known for co-founding and playing bass guitar for the rock bands Minutemen, Dos, and Firehose. He is also the frontman for the supergroup Big Walnuts Yonder, a member of the art rock group Banyan and involved with several other musical projects. From 2003 until 2013, he was the bass guitarist f...

Corey Dreamer writer, and ventriloquist! "I'm writer & have been writing stories based on making a difference. However, I haven't made a difference. So I have created this channel to help kids and inspire them to make a difference, giving them tips on how to! Please Check Back to check videos every weekend night to see how we can all make a difference and help Stomp Out Bullying!" Corey dreamer yo...

Kevin Eastman  is an American Comic book artist and writer best known for co-creating Teenage Mutant Nina Turtles with Peter Laird. Eastman was also the editor and publisher of the magazine Heavy Metal! Kevin started his own publishing   company Tundra Publishing, and so much more! Kevins Talks The Last Ronin, Teenage Mutant Nina Turtles History, the DIY mentality, Bruce Lee, Music, Playing Harmon...

Joe Lally of Fugazi, Coriky, The Messthetics, Ataxia   Joe Lally has played bass in Fugazi  since the band’s inception in 1987. In 2003, the members of Fugazi decided to take an indefinite hiatus from recording and performing. Since that time, Joe has continued to write and perform solo material, accompanied by various musicians and friends. Joe has released three solo albums -- “There to Here” (2...

MIKEY SILAS is a Chicago and Cleveland area based singer-songwriter, entertainer and producer. A diverse & versatile singer, keyboard player and is deeply, motivated and influenced by performers like Benjamin Clementine, Janis Joplin, Cat Stevens, Patti LaBelle, Leonard Cohen, David Bowie, Isaac Hayes, Elton John, Tina Turner and Aretha Franklin. Mikey is currently a song-writing and singing force...

Matt Moody is a singer-songwriter from Cleveland, OH. Blending alternative rock with elements of western and neo-soul, his style evokes a fresh take on what some might consider an un-orthodox 90's pop sound.     Matt Talks Dealing with the COVID-19 Outbreak, The start of his musical journey,Home recording, and the importance of indulging and learning new skills!       Matt's Next Show is May 31 8P...

Taylor Lamborn Taylor Lamborn, credits her sound to years spent immersing herself in Cleveland's diverse music scene. A musician at heart from an early age, it wasn’t until her early twenties that Lamborn began performing her original material. In 2012, she moved to NEOhio and has since been collaborating with musicians and honing her craft. ​ With a self-declared "late start" in the music world,...

 Liz Bullock singer songwriter from Cleveland OH. Liz is currently performing with The Tremonts and other local music acts such as Whiskey Hollow, and M.Moody. She is studying music therapy at Cleveland State University and is starting her internship at UH University Hospital.   Liz Talks, Dealing with the COVID-19 outbreak, her musical journey, music therapy, the academic and gig routes to a care...