Explore every episode of the podcast Concert Pipeline

Episode 506 of Concert Pipeline featuring Henry J. Star in which we talk to the man behind Henry J. Star, Devin Badgett about his musical influences growing up in Knoxville, Tennessee, his previous band Vanosdale and the transition to Henry J. Star, the influence of “The Neverending Story,” diving deep into his debut album “The Soft Apocalypse” and its impact on his fans, and what he’s thankful for this Thanksgiving. We also feature a review of Jack’s Mannequin’s show at The Warfield in San Francisco as well as a few songs from the set. 

Episode 505 of Concert Pipeline featuring Everclear and a review of Barns Courtney’s concert at Bottom of the Hill. We chat with Art Alexakis about how he made a memorable concert experience for my son, playing a show in the bay with The Rolling Stones and Metallica 20 years ago and a memorable interaction with Mick Jagger, the 30th Anniversary of “Sparkle and Fade,” the process of creating that album and playing the album in its entirety 30 years later, writing from an autobiographical nature, and covering “American Girl.” We also review Barns Courtney’s recent show in San Francisco and share a few songs from his set.

Episode 504 of Concert Pipeline featuring Maygen & The Birdwatcher in which we chat with Maygen Lacey and Noah Neumann about growing up listening to 90s country, classic rock and metal, their first bands, what birds Noah watches, winning Midwest Country Music Awards Album of the Year and Americana Artist of the Year, overcoming fear of performing live, their favorite shows they have performed, a funny story of performing at a wedding, and their new album “The Americana Dream” that just came out. I also review The Format’s show with Phantom Planet at Hollywood Forever Cemetery and share a few songs from their set.

Episode 503 of Concert Pipeline featuring Eddie Schwarz, in which we talk about his parents’ influence with Broadway music, his early band, Icarus, knowing Lorne Michaels before SNL, writing songs for Joe Cocker, his work as International Council of Music Creators president, his new EP “Film School,” and writing “Hit Me With Your Best Shot” for Pat Benatar.

Episode 502 of Concert Pipeline featuring Brian Dunne and a review of The Hives show at Ace of Spades that I took my son to. We chat with Brian about growing up in Monroe, NY, making music from 5 years old, his first concert being Bruce Springsteen and having Bruce watch his band from backstage, starting his 2nd band Fantastic Cat and the incredible journey with them, being obsessed with failure, putting out an album just as the pandemic hit, Googling his lyrics, and his new album “Clams Casino.” 

Episode 501 of Concert Pipeline featuring Remi Goode, in which we chat about her start in music from when she picked up the guitar at age 7, what she learned from her 10 years in the Tucson Girls Chorus, making music with her partner Game Lehrer, her first EP “Muziek” in 2016, the big step of leaving Arizona in 2023 for Nashville, kickstarting her new album “Things I’ve Said Before” out this Friday, and the recording of the album in her home studio as well as at Arizona State University. She also plays her single “Short Circuit” for the program!

Episode 500 of Concert Pipeline, in which we feature Andrew McMahon doing a co-interview with Steve of Something in the Wilderness podcast. We caught up with Andrew McMahon, currently on tour with Jack’s Mannequin and chat about starting the band 20 years ago with a small tour in which he did his first interview as that band in my San Francisco State apartment, compare transitioning from Something Corporate to Jack’s Mannequin 20 years ago vs the past year, the process of preparing for this tour and re-learning old songs, his epic Red Rocks show, whether there is new music coming from the band, and what’s next after 2025 for the band. We also feature a song from JM’s set at Bottom of the Hill in San Francisco in 2005 and a song from their set 20 years later in Pittsburgh, PA. 

Episode 499 of Concert Pipeline featuring coverage and a review of Andrew McMahon’s Three Pianos show at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Colorado with his three bands, Something Corporate, Jack’s Mannequin, and Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness. We chat with three die-hard fans: Whitney Marie, Celeste Guse, and Joe Wilson, former co-host of Concert Pipeline podcast about how/when they became fans of McMahon’s, highlights of their fandom, and what they loved most about the magical show at Red Rocks. We also feature songs from the show including “The Resolution” (Jack’s Mannequin), “Canyon Moon” (Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness), and “Cavanaugh Park” (Something Corporate). 

Episode 498 of Concert Pipeline featuring J. Michael Phillips and a review of his show with Yelawolf at Channel 24 in Sacramento. First we chat with J. Michael about   his upbringing in music, getting signed to Yelawolf’s label Slumerican, standing up for the underdog, combining country grit with hip-hop energy, how it was a point of pride at the time to be in prison, writing music in prison, making his first album “Urban Cowboy” and what he took from that to bring to his new album “Whiskey and Roses” with Yelawolf, the impact of the success of each of the singles on the album, and plans to make more music.

Episode 497 of Concert Pipeline featuring Two Wolf, in which we talk to Greg T. Walker about starting a band with members of Blackfoot at age 10, his first band Rockin’ Aces, playing shows 5 nights a week, learning to play bass when forming Blackfoot, his time in Lynyrd Skynyrd and the reformation of Blackfoot, playing the Rock Legends Cruise, crafting traditional Native American items, touring with Ted Nugent and playing with AC/DC, and his new self-titled Two Wolf album with Lance Lopez.

Episode 496 of Concert Pipeline featuring Peter Salett and a review of Ben Kweller’s show at The Independent in San Francisco. We talk to Peter about getting his start in music, his first album “Painting of These Days,” The Hometown Project which pairs actors and musicians with progressive candidates and causes, his double album “Suite for the Summer Rain/Dance of the Yellow Leaf,” co-writing a Dracula puppet musical for Forgetting Sarah Marshall,” being on the set for “Superbad,” and his involvement in “Wet Hot American Summer.”

Episode 495 of Concert Pipeline featuring Cardinal Black and a review of Gary Mullen & The Works’ One Night of Queen show at Mountain Winery in Saratoga (Check out episode 493 for the interview with Gary). We talk with Tom Hollister about starting his band as the Tom Hollister Trio, breaking from the band with Chris Buck and Adam Roberts for 11 years and coming back as Cardinal Black around covid, making their 2022 debut “January Came Close,” which reached #1 on the UK chart for a moment, supporting Peter Frampton, having Steve Winwood a their first gig, playing a Joe Bonamassa cruise, and their new album “Midnight at the Valencia.” Catch Cardinal Black live at The Independent in San Francisco on August 29!

Episode 494 of Concert Pipeline featuring John McAndrew, in which we chat about being in country rock bands early on called “Steamboat Willie” and “Maverick,” his first album “Like We Were Made of Gold,” getting his songs in movies, opening a national Town Hall meeting with Colin Powell, playing at the 50th anniversary of NATO at the Vice President’s residence, his path to recovery and how he’s seen music transform people’s lives in recovery, meeting his wife through Muscle Shoals Sound Studios, and his new album “Better Side of Me.”

Episode 493 of Concert Pipeline featuring Gary Mullen & The Works in which we talk about his live show “One Night of Queen,” getting inspiration from his mom and uncle being singers, listening to Queen from a very young age, his wife and mother submitting him to a talent show “Stars in Your Eyes,” going backstage at a Queen show, talking to Brian May for 45 minutes at a show, being a fan of Kevin Smith movies, and his upcoming show at Mountain Winery in Saratoga on July 18.

Episode 492 of Concert Pipeline in which we chat with Terra Renae about starting in choir and school plays, earning her doctorate and ditching medicine to pursue her music full time, making music with her husband Praveen, being set up in a studio by a friend and meeting Macy Gray, who took her under her wing as a mentor and has brought her on a European tour and upcoming US tour, being a competitive bodybuilder, and her debut album, “All I Have.”

Episode 491 of Concert Pipeline podcast featuring a review and concert coverage of Everclear and Hoobastank’s show at the San Mateo County Fair on May 31 as well as Finn Wolfhard’s show at The Independent in San Francisco on June 10. 

Episode 490 of Concert Pipeline featuring Fastball, in which we chat with Miles Zuniga about his new single “America,” lead up to their 1998 album “All The Pain Money Can Buy” featuring smash its “The Way” and “Out of My Head,” hearing his music on the radio for the first time, playing a 90s cruise, making solo music and having a side band, and their current tour with Bare Naked Ladies and Guster, which hits Mountain Winery in Saratoga on June 24. 

Episode 489 of Concert Pipeline features BottleRock 2025 coverage including interviews with Weekend Youth and Miya Folick, as well as performances from Grace Bowers, Allen Stone, and Bella Raye, and culinary demonstrations with Bobby Flay, Ken Griffey Jr. and Noah Kahan.

Episode 488 of Concert Pipeline features BottleRock 2025 coverage including an interview with The Saint Cecilia, as well as performances from Justin Timberlake, Benson Boone, Lawrence, Ava Maybee, Kate Hudson, and culinary demonstrations with Anthony Kiedis (Red Hot Chili Peppers) and Kate Hudson.

Episode 487 of Concert Pipeline features BottleRock 2025 coverage including interviews with Alisun and Miya Folick, as well as performances from Green Day, Sublime, The Alive, The Story So Far, and a culinary demonstration with Flavor Flav.

Episode 487 of Concert Pipeline featuring Rose Paradise. First we chat with Rose about her set at Brick & Mortar, writing her first album at 10 years old, growing up in Stinson Beach, playing with Sid Simons, incorporating in the NY music scene, and her new album “Over the Hill.” We also include a few songs from Rose’s set at Brick & Mortar. Then we review OK Go’s sold out show at The Fillmore and share a couple of songs from their set!

Episode 485 of Concert Pipeline featuring Kurt Deimer and a tribute to former Concert Pipeline guest, Joe Louis Walker, who passed away on April 30 at the age of 75. First we tribute Joe by sharing most of the interview from 2016. We then talk to Kurt Deimer about his need to stop playing music at the age of 20 and coming back to it many years later, touring with Steel Panther and Buckcherry, his horror film career including being killed by Michael Meyers in the 2018 “Halloween,” his own horror franchise “Hillbilly Hollow,” and his new double album “And So It Begins…” which came out May 9. 

Episode 484 of Concert Pipeline featuring Sid Simons at Brick and Mortar in San Francisco, in which we talk about his progression through different bands, insisting his brother learn bass for his previous band, pride over his brother being in the movie Iron Claw, living in China and Australia, writing many songs and driving across the country instead of graduating High School, the New York music scene, and his new EP, “The Last American Valentine.”

Episode 483 of Concert Pipeline, featuring coverage of Live in the Vineyard Goes Country’s main event at Uptown Theatre in Napa, with performances from Jordan Davis, Max McNown, RaeLynn, CeCe, Ben Gallaher, and Bradley Gaskin. 

Episode 482 of Concert Pipeline , featuring coverage of Live in the Vineyard Goes Country’s welcome reception with performance from Greylan James (and an interview), Adam Doleac, Caroline Jones, and Brett Young. 

Episode 481 of Concert Pipeline featuring Lexi Jones and a review of AC/DC’s show with The Pretty Reckless at Rose Bowl in Pasadena. We chat with Lexi about her history in music including having songs in the movie “Rottentail” among others, going to Missouri State University and writing a song “Room 415” about her room there, her song in 2020 “Proud to be a Woman” and passion around female empowerment including The Female Beat Podcast, living in England, singing the national anthem for the World Tour iRacing event, and more! We also share songs from AC/DC’s show at the Rose Bowl.

Episode 480 of Concert Pipeline featuring Paul Rappaport, author of the book “Gliders Over Hollywood: Airships, Airplanes, and the Art of Rock Promotion” and former rock promoter of legends, in which we talk about his path with Columbia Records, being responsible for getting Mick Jagger’s album “She’s the Boss” to #1, how he got Bob Dylan & The Grateful Dead’s album to chart, playing a show with Pink Floyd, being mentored by Tony Bennett, and experiences with so many more rock legends. 

Episode 479 of Concert Pipeline featuring Zach Paradis, in which we chat about growing up in a family with 8 older siblings, playing piano for a year as a kid before picking up the drums and playing them in a High School band, releasing his collaboration EP “we’re all just growing up” with Egomi in 2020 right before Covid hit, being discovered by Crash Adams on TikTok, his current tour with Abe Parker including a date at Bottom of the Hill in San Francisco on Friday, April 11, making music solo vs collaborating, and his new single “hurricane”, which he played for the program and will be on his new album later this year!

Episode 478 of Concert Pipeline featuring Clem Snide, in which we talk to Eef Barzeley about his start in music, seeing Nirvana and Smashing Pumpkins in a tiny club with about 12 people, moving from his home in Nashville after 20 years, starting Clem Snide in the early 90s and making their first album in 1998, the impact of having their song as the show Ed’s theme song, a superfan in Spain sending the exact amount of money he needed to get out of debt, recording “Forever Just Beyond” with Scott Avett in early 2020, his current tour, and his upcoming album “Oh Smokey,” out May 2.

Episode 477 of Concert Pipeline featuring Save Ferris, in which we chat with Monique Powell about her friendship with Steve Jones of the Sex Pistols, early days of Warped Tour in 1998 and coming back and playing in 2017, recording “She Has a Girlfriend Now” with Reel Big Fish, managing her band, keeping her promise to her dad to bring Save Ferris back after an intense surgery, seeing her mom at a show in a “pit mosh”, the impact of their cover of “Come On Eileen,” making new music including “Lights Out in the Reptile House” and their upcoming single “Get Dancing,” and the possibility of being in their video for that single! We also feature a review and performances from Eric Huchinson’s performance at Sweetwater in Mill Valley.

Episode 476 featuring Taylor Rae, in which we talk about writing her first song at age 12, switching from piano to guitar, writing her first album “Mad Twenties,” driving from Colorado to California, fighting through a challenging relationship, letting go of an important friendship, touring with John Craigie, her favorite venues in the Bay Area, and her new album “The Void,” out April 18. 

Episode 475 of Concert Pipeline featuring The Ritualists, in which we speak to Christian Dryden about performing for family when he was 3 years old, starting out as a singing drummer, progressing to bass, identifying that the band’s first video didn’t connect with the message of the song, recording their debut album, “Painted People” and the challenges of releasing it right before the pandemic, working with Ed Buller of Psychedelic Furs, and their new album “Too Pure to Cure,” out April 22!

Episode 474 of Concert Pipeline featuring Frank Meyer (The Streetwalkin’ Cheetah’s, FEAR, Handsome Dick Manitoba, Trading Aces, Highway 61, etc), in which we chat about the balancing act of supporting many bands, upcoming tours, his unique family, directing TV and documentaries including “Freestyle 101: Hip Hop History”, writing 8 books, growing up with the Zappa family, learning guitar from Dweezil Zappa, his brother Brecken Meyer, making music with heroes, and his new album “Living Between the Lines” out March 11.

Episode 473 of Concert Pipeline featuring Peter Holsapple of The dB’s and Continental Drifters in which we talk about having a number of bands over the years with Chris Stamey, the impact of watching The Beatles on Ed Sullivan in 1964 and shortly later starting a band Dana and the Blue Jays, working with REM and their generosity toward telling IRS record label to sign The dB’s, the impact of their album “Stands for Decibels,” playing shows with The dB’s again as well as his other band Continental Drifters, and his new album “The Face of 68” out April 18.

Episode 472 of Concert Pipeline featuring The Vapors, in which we chat with bassist Steve Smith about learning piano as a kid and progressing to acoustic guitar and drums, ultimately settling on bass guitar with The Vapors, the impact of their first album “New Clear Days,” how their smash hit “Turning Japanese” paved the way for tours around the world and continuing to play it in his cover band Shakespearos, reforming The Vapors in 2016 at Half Moon and recording their album “Together” when a stranger funded it, playing Cruel World Festival at the Rose Bowl, the upcoming Lost 80s tour, and their new album “Wasp in a Jar,” out on February 28!

Episode 471 of Concert Pipeline featuring Huntley, in which we chat about impersonating Elvis at age 4, playing in heavy metal cover bands as a teenager, playing a show at Oregon State Penitentiary with Jelly Roll, busking on Nashville streets, being away from his kids for 6 months while on The Voice and making up for it now, going to Vegas for the Super Bowl and running into Pauly Shore, covering “With a Little Help From My Friends” on The Voice, winning season 24 of The Voice, and his new single “Skyline Drive.”

Episode 470 of Concert Pipeline featuring Marc Broussard, in which we talk about his 2 week break in between tours, playing local shows at the Cajundome, playing shows on the sea like his upcoming blues boat tour next year with Joe Bonamassa, a quick visit to the Eiffel Tour while in Europe, his upcoming shows next year in Australia, Keanu Reeves visiting the studio when he was recording, playing the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and his new album “Time is a Thief.” We also cover Nardwuar’s Video Vault show at the Great America Music Hall and Gwen in Doubt (No Doubt cover band)’s show at Swabbies on the River in Sacramento. 

Episode 469 of Concert Pipeline featuring Karla Bonoff, in which we chat about being on American Bandstand in 1982, going to the same High School as Bonnie Raitt, writing songs for Linda Ronstadt’s 1976 album “Hasten Down the Wind,” some of her hits she wrote including “Tell Me Why” for Wynona Judd and “All My Life” for Linda Ronstadt and Aaron Neville, taking a break from recording music for over a decade, her band with her sister she had when she was younger, and her newest album “Carry Me Home.”

Garrett has been in other bands with Trevor (Friday Night Pizza)

Episode 468 of Concert Pipeline podcast featuring The Band Light, in which we chat ahead of their show at Cafe Du Nord about their day in San Francisco, covering “The Chain” by Fleetwood Mac, bonding over “Footloose,” which they were supposed to act in when COVID started, Garrett and Trevor being in another band “Friday Night Pizza” before TBL, dropping out of music to pursue music, connecting their albums, and their new EP “Flying Silver Sphere.”

Episode 467 of Concert Pipeline featuring Novo Combo, in which we speak to vocalist/bassist Stephen Dees about meeting drummer Michael Shrieve in New York and forming the band in 1979, the importance of receiving positive feedback from Pete Townsend of The Who, how having a video on MTV impacted the band, disbanding in 1983, an accidental acid trip with the Grateful Dead in San Francisco, and their new album “45 West 55th.”

Episode 466 of Concert Pipeline featuring Fruition, in which we talk to Kellen Asebroek about playing Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival in San Francisco, doing a lot of busking and how that led to support from their manager, the incredible energy of playing Red Rocks four times, recording their video for “The Meaning” on top of a mountain in Lake Tahoe, putting a lot of work into companion albums released right before covid, finding energy from seeing each other after a year, and their new album “How to Make Mistakes.”

Episode 465 of Concert Pipeline featuring GEMZ, in which we talk to Jen Wood and Ted Chen about getting their start in music and being friends for 20 years and beginning to make music together as GEMZ, including their new EP “See the Future” out October 22. We also talk with Jen about recording with Postal Service on “Such Great Heights” and playing with them on their tour last year, opening for Pinhead Gunpowder (Green Day side band) at 924 Gilman St and her poetry site “The Tiniest Story That Ever Lived.” We chatted with Ted about touring with his old band The Stereo Future in Japan and life in Sebastopol. 

Episode 464 of Concert Pipeline podcast featuring ZZ Ward, in which we chat about growing up with her dad’s influence playing blues, her “Eleven Roses” mixtape launching her career, being able to record with Fitz (of Fitz and the Tantrums) and Kendrick Lamar for her album “Til The Casket Drops,” working with Fantastic Negrito on her song “Cannonball,” signing to Sun Records, opening for Slash this summer, bringing her kids on tour, and her new single “Mother” about being a working mother, as well as new music to come. ZZ Ward will play the Guild Theatre in Menlo Park on November 21!

Episode 463 featuring Joan Osborne, in which we discuss her studying film and realizing at an open mic that she had a need to sing, the creation of her first album “Soul Show: Live at Delta 88,” recording her hit album “Relish” with Rick Chertoff in 1995 and forming a record label Womanly Hips, being on the cover of Rolling Stone, talking to Crash Test Dummies about how her smash hit “One of Us” was written by Eric Bazilian originally for their band to record, recording with Bob Dylan, whether her daughter will listen to her music, and her new, most personal album “Nobody Owns You.” Joan Osborne will be performing at Livermore Valley Arts on Friday, October 4!

Episode 462 of Concert Pipeline in which I review the Green Day, Smashing Pumpkins, Rancid, and The Linda Lindas’ concert at Oracle Park as well as share performances from the concert.

Episode 461 of Concert Pipeline featuring Jack Barksdale, in which we talk to him about trying to imitate piano on guitar, writing songs at the age of 7, receiving support and feedback from rockstars like Matt Sorum, starting a podcast called Jack Barksdale’s Roots Revival during the pandemic with his mom and talking to musicians he respects, his family’s fandom of Tom Petty, playing with Wynona Judd, and his new EP “Out of Order.” Jack also performed 2 songs from the EP for the podcast!

Episode 460 of Concert Pipeline featuring Ordinary Elephant, in which I speak to Crystal and Pete Damore about life on the road, settling dow in Louisiana, early musical influences, Crystal writing poems as a kid, Pete’s early love of the Beatles, being in Australia when the pandemic hit, the few states they have left to visit, the impact of the banjo on their music, and how they have progressed from their first album to”Dusty Words and Cardboard Boxes” to their self-titled album they released in May. Ordinary Elephant is playing at The Back Room in Berkeley on Wednesday, September 11.

Episode 459 of Concert Pipeline featuring Circle the Earth, in which we chat with bassist and founder of the band Michael McBay about his path growing up with music, his passion for shotokan karate, being sober for 14 years, former bands Ice Breaker and Talisman, forming Circle The Earth in 2020, playing with Smokey Robinson, the band’s new singer Aviva Scott joining the band this year, and their new single “Numb.” We also review Sylvan Esso’s show with Poolside at Stern Grove and share performances from the show.

Episode 458 of Concert Pipeline featuring Joe Samba, in which we chat with Joe about growing up in a family of musicians, being a huge fan of Sublime and getting to play with them, what he learned from working at a record store as a teenager, his experience playing Warped Tour with his old metal band Spies Like Us as well as driving a bus on the tour, the progression from his last album “Far From Forever” and his upcoming album “Lifeline.” We also feature a review of Foo Fighters’ show at Toyota Amphitheatre in Concord, CA.

Episode 457 of Concert Pipeline, in which we remember Greg Kihn, famous for hit songs “Jeopardy” and “The Breakup Song,” as well as for being a San Francisco icon through 17 years as a morning radio host on KFOX, publishing 6 novels, and his incredible live shows. Greg passed on August 13, losing the battle with Alzheimer’s disease at the age of 75. I had the chance to interivew Greg twice, in 2017 (Episode 139) and 2018 (Episode 186) and both interviews are shared in their entirety here as well as “Madison Avenue” from his August 11, 2017 performance at Thunder Valley in Lincoln, CA. Rest in peace, Greg Kihn and rock on!