Concert Pipeline

Episode 441 of Concert Pipeline podcast in which I review Ben Kweller’s concert at Little Saint in Healdsburg, including featuring songs from his set as well as opener, Robert Ellis, and stories from being a fan of Ben’s for the past 20 years tied to his songs, and interactions with his band (Chris Mintz Plasse on bass, Ryan Dean on drums, and Robert Ellis on guitar and keyboard). 

Episode 440 of Concert Pipeline featuring Richard T. Bear, in which we talk about being 40+ years sober, The Musician’s Picnic, collaborating with Crosby, Stills, and Nash, his departure from music at the urging of his ex-wife, and his fear of and embracing of starting to make music again due to the support of his late wife Nina, interviewing Stephen Stills on his podcast “The Bear Facts,” seeing shows at The Fillmore East, and his new album “The Way of the World.”

Episode 439 of Concert Pipeline, featuring The Immediate Family, in which we chat with Waddy Wachtel and Steve Postell about their documentary, available to stream everywhere, the legacy of David Crosby and how he is family, working with Dan Navarro, mixing James Taylor & Carole King’s live concert film “The Troubador Reunion Tour,” recording “Werewolves of London” all evening, being in “Keith & the x-Pensive Winos” with Keith Richard, getting to know Stevie Nicks and working with her on “Edge of Seventeen,” and so much more. You can catch Steve Postell for 2 shows at the Jam Cellars Ballroom in Napa on July 12 and 13 playing with “Our House - The Music of Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young.”

Episode 438 of Concert Pipeline featuring The Burrito Brothers in which I chat with Chris James (vocalist/keyboardist/harmonica), about a Gram Parsons tribute show in 1986 that ultimately led to his becoming lead in The Burrito Brothers, being a fan of the band and joining in 2009, making music with his brothers Fred and David in James Brothers Band, Fred being a part of The Burrito Brothers, the rolling lineup of the band, playing Jim Morrison in “The Celebration of the Lizard” LA stage play, being referenced in Ben Fong-Torres’ book “Hickory Wind - The Life and Time of Gram Parsons,” and the band’s new album “Together.” 

Episode 437 of Concert Pipeline featuring Vanderwolf, in which we talk about producing Meltdown Festival, including the challenge and triumph of working with and booking David Bowie, his joy of helping launch artists’ careers through the Knitting Factory, producing Brian Wilson’s Pet Sounds and Smile concerts, his 2021 album “12 Little Killers,” having songs in the “5lbs of Pressure” film, and his new album, “The Great Bewilderment” and how much influence he pulled from Bowie in creating it.

Episode 436 of Concert Pipeline featuring Grant Summerland, in which we talk about his “Blink-182 of indie rap” band Perfectly Adequate Whales in which he was MC Marine Mammal, the music he grew up on, his album “Bigfoot Museum,” which he took off streaming services, his west coast tour and playing shows in the Bay Area, and his new EP, “Unnatural History II,” out on March 29. 

Episode 435 of Concert Pipeline featuring Cinders, in which we chat with Montana Smith (vocals/guitar), Adrian De La Cruz (bass), and Brad Bennett (drums) about remembering lyrics from their first album that came out 8 years ago, not winning battle of the bands, opening for Stone Foxes, playing Bottom of the Hill in San Francisco, touring the UK, recording a video with Josh Radnor and Abigail Spencer, and their new EP “Going Nowhere,” out March 29. We also review The Rocket Summer’s show at Cornerstone in Berkeley, featuring several performances from the show.

Episode 434 of Concert Pipeline featuring Charles Moothart in which we discuss playing in many bands with Ty Segall since high school, his European tour last year with Fuzz, his “Roll” music video, early influences, playing Bay Area shows, seeing shows at Slim’s back in the day, and his new album “Black Holes Don’t Choke,” which was just released. We also cover Hellogoodbye’s set at Cornerstone in Berkeley. 

Episode 433 of Concert Pipeline featuring Kav Sandhu of Blitz Vega in which we discuss the music he made with Andy Rourke of The Smiths, the impact of listening to his aunt’s record collection when he was 6 years old, recording at Abbey Road for a future documentary of the band, reforming Happy Mondays with Shaun Ryder, highlights of playing Fuji Rock in 2006 and Coachella in 2007, his music being used in a sex scene in Shamless, and his forthcoming album “Northern Gentlemen” which he made with Andy Rourke, out April 26.

Episode 432 of Concert Pipeline featuring Martin Barre of Jethro Tull in which we talk about memories of joining Tull and playing on their 1969 album “Stand Up,” the change in dynamic of the band in 1980 around “A” album, which was supposed to be an Ian Anderson album, but became a Tull album, revisiting Tull songs for the 50th anniversary of the band and playing “Aqualung” in its entirety, touring with Hendrix and Led Zeppelin, his expansive guitar collection, running marathons, and his upcoming tour “A Brief History of Tull.”