Bands To Fans

This week we are doing something a little different. Although not a musician, my guest this time around has been an important figure in the US music landscape for decades. For this episode I spoke with legendary rock radio DJ Dusty Street (…and yes, that’s her real name). We discussed her famous voice, her start in radio in San Francisco in 1969, how she developed her finely tuned ear for music, her work in the Los Angeles music scene in the 1980s, and how music helped her work through the shock of her mother’s sudden death in 1974.

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For this episode I spoke with Emily Saliers of the Indigo Girls. We discussed their new live album, which they recorded with the University of Colorado Symphony Orchestra, how putting this show together has influenced her songwriting going forward, and how alternative guitar tunings have led to the creation of some her most well-known songs.

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For this episode I spoke with Michael Staertow, guitarist for Lou Gramm. We discussed how he sees himself as an ambassador of Lou Gramm’s catalog, which were the more challenging Foreigner songs to master, and the importance of telling a story with each guitar solo.

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For this episode I spoke with Gregg Lohman. He is currently the drummer for country artist Easton Corbin. Before that he spent 10 years as the drummer and music director for Kellie Pickler. We discussed the importance of building up personal capital, the profound impact his school music teacher had on him, and how his world changed after he was in a life-threatening car accident in 2013.

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For this episode I spoke with singer Laura Tate. We discussed the skills she developed doing musical theater that have helped with her solo work, the many things she has learned from her band, and how she is more comfortable singing on stage in front of an audience than singing in a studio.

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For this episode I spoke with Michael McDermott, drummer for Joan Jett and the Blackhearts. We discussed his relentless pursuit of knowledge and improvement, that how well you get along with your bandmates offstage will directly influence how well you play together onstage, and the surreal excitement he feels during a show when he plays the opening to “I Love Rock ‘N’ Roll”.

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For this episode I spoke with Fred LeBlanc, lead singer and drummer for the band Cowboy Mouth. We discussed the influence of his home city of New Orleans on their music, where his resilience comes from, and his ethos that a Cowboy Mouth show won’t solve your problems but it will make you feel damn good as you dance all over them.

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For this episode I spoke with Fred LeBlanc, lead singer and drummer for the band Cowboy Mouth. We discussed the influence of his home city of New Orleans on their music, where his resilience comes from, and his ethos that a Cowboy Mouth show won’t solve your problems but it will make you feel damn good as you dance all over them.

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For this episode I spoke with Scotty Johnson, guitarist for the band Gin Blossoms. We discussed their new album, “Mixed Reality”, how his extensive training in jazz influenced his guitar solos, and the night years ago that changed his musical direction.

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For this episode I spoke with Scotty Johnson, guitarist for the band Gin Blossoms. We discussed their new album, “Mixed Reality”, how his extensive training in jazz influenced his guitar solos, and the night years ago that changed his musical direction.

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