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.
