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.