Kurt Michaels career highlights include work with: The Platters, The Coasters, The Drifters, The Temptations, Bobby Vinton, Spencer Davis, Badfinger, Otis Day, Wolfman Jack and others....and is available for your concert, college, club and festival date....by himself performing solo, or with his band.

William Blackart, CAU Alumni from 2007 came in to join us for another Podcast. William, Arkansas born singer/songwriter is a wonderful storyteller and brought in a whole new batch of songs prior to his performance that night at the Gallery Cabaret. If ever you get the chance go see this man live. He is a great performer and a hell of a lot of fun.

They hang TV's in trees, they rehearse in a frozen attic, their tour vehicle is Townes Van Country, and they play familiar sounding music that you've never heard. They are Thriftones. With a sound driven as much by the groovy and often dark tones as it is by the lyrical content, the new self titled album captures the band at an exciting time. After forming in late 2011, the band played nearly every weekend to earn enough money to produce their debut record.

Fans of modern guitar pop/rock may recognize Kevin Lee from his days as Kevin Lee and the Lonesome City Kings. Signed to MCA in 1992, the band's first single "Standing in the Line of Fire" was chosen for an NBA All Stars Video and used in the movie "A Dangerous Woman."

Here's another lost but now found show by Ami Saraiya. This was such a fun night of music by this brilliant Lady. I am so glad that I found the show. Enjoy!!!

Kate Quinby is a Chicago-based world folk musician releasing her debut album Tribute to Water alongside co-producers: Grammy award winning producer/engineer Brian Leach and professional trumpet player Stephen Wright. The album blurs stylistic lines resulting in an eclectic collection of songs.

The Westies is a new band featuring Michael McDermott.Last December a few friends got together in Nashville to record a bunch of songs. Songs about love, betrayal, murder, hope and redemption. The session started off casually. As the songs and the sound began to unwind an album was realized. Lex Price produced and engineered. The Westies were born a few months later when a band was put together to play the songs live. The Westies are: Johnny Darkstar – Guitar, Vox

Mark Taylor is a singer/songwriter from Chicago whose debut album "No Closer to Home" blends his varied musical influences and tells emotionally raw tales of love lost, and the ups and downs that life brings. Check it out, and see him live every week throughout the Chicagoland area.

Americana Cow-Punk artist Adrian Krygowski is based out of East Nashville and Southern Michigan. He has added 160,000+ miles to his Toyota Corolla odometer, just breaking over 300+ shows in 38 states, and 3 countries. Take a look around the site, to find where he's playing in your town next. He usually plays live with upright bass, fiddle, and pedal-steel, although he tours primarily solo-acoustic or with fiddle. A regular on the East coast music scene, Adrian has shared stages across the country with Dr.

Saxophonist and composer Chris Greene was born in Evanston, IL. He began playing saxophone at 10, and he eventually spent his formative years in the award-winning Evanston High School Wind and Jazz Ensembles. Around this same time, he began to play professionally with many local pop/rock and jazz bands.