Concert Pipeline

Concert Pipeline's 371st episode featuring Smash Mouth, in which we chat with Zach Goode, the band's new lead singer, about performing in Grease and RENT, the progress from his old bands Ghoulspoon to Devided by Zero, his Weezer cover band “Geezer,” the audition process for Smash Mouth, playing his biggest show ever in Mexico, and covering "Never Gonna Give You Up" by Rick Astley.

Concert Pipeline's 370th episode, the fifth of five episodes from BottleRock in Napa covering interviews and performances from artists at the festival, features performances by Metallica, Twenty One Pilots, The Black Crowes, Fantastic Negrito, The Happy Fits, Foy Vance, Jordy and Peter Collins.

Concert Pipeline's 369th episode, the fourth of five episodes from BottleRock in Napa covering interviews and performances from artists at the festival, features Greensky Bluegrass and Taipei Houston. First, we chat with Paul Hoffman of Greensky Bluegrass about seeing Metallica play "Ride the Lightning" after a lightning storm at Mile High in Denver, dark bluegrass songs, and the new approach to their new album "Stress Dreams." Then we sit down with Myles and Layne Ulrich about playing festival shows without an album released, the influence of Dave Grohl and incredible loss of Taylor Hawkins, and their upcoming album "Once Bit, Never Bored."

Concert Pipeline's 368th episode, the third of five episodes from BottleRock in Napa covering interviews and performances from artists at the festival, features Wild Rivers and Hendrick's Gin. First, we chat with Devan Glover, Khalid Yassein, and Andrew Oliver from Wild Rivers about creating their own dating website to match up their fans, legitimizing their career for their parents by "Thinking Bout Love" going gold in Canada, partnering with Reverb to make their tour climate positive, and their new album "Sidelines." We then talk to Mattias Horseman, Hendrick's Gin Ambassador, about their 3-story bar, the culture that ties them to BottleRock, and their cucumber & rose petal essence that makes their gin unique.

Concert Pipeline's 367th episode, the second of five episodes from BottleRock in Napa covering interviews and performances from artists at the festival, features The Suffers. We chat with lead singer Kam Franklin about her first band "Blue Lights," speaking about leadership on Brene Brown's Dare to Lead podcast, the impact of performing on one of Letterman's last late night shows, and their new album "It Starts With Love," out Friday, June 3.

Concert Pipeline's 366th episode, the first of five episodes from BottleRock in Napa covering interviews and performances from artists at the festival, features The Alive and Liily. First we chat with Kai & Manoa Neukermans and Bastian Evans about rocking together since they were little kids, drumming with Pearl Jam at Oakland Arena, playing BottleRock every year, and opening for Chevy Metal with the late Taylor Hawkins. Then we hang with Dylan Nash, Charlie Anastasis, and Maxx Morando from Liily about musical theatre, playing shows in the Bay Area, performing in the Czech Republic, and their new album "TV or Not TV."

Concert Pipeline's 365th episode featuring Split Persona, in which we chat with Zander Hoschak and Brogan Kelley about the legend that is Dave Grohl, persistence in booking their own shows, opening for Puddle of Mudd, recording with Chet Roberts of 3 Doors Down, and crowd surfing.

Concert Pipeline's 364th episode featuring Datarock, in which we chat with Fredrik Saroea about his solo album "Rona Diaries: The Chamber Versions Live," running into James Brown in a restroom, the many shows they played in the Bay Area, and Datarock's upcoming 'double vision' tour and forthcoming album "Datarock's Media Consumption Pyramid."

Concert Pipeline's 363rd episode featuring The Happy Fits, in which we chat with Calvin Langman, Ross Monteith, and Luke Davis, about dropping out of college to pursue their band full time, trying to get to the Golden Gate Bridge and ending up under it, playing in a rock band fronted with a cello, Kevin Smith films, and who they are excited to see at BottleRock in Napa.

Concert Pipeline's 362nd episode featuring Chuck Wright, formerly of Quiet Riot, in which we chat about his 40 year span in Quiet Riot, making his mom proud by giving her a gold record for "Metal Health," touring with Alice Cooper, his Ultimate Jam Night series at Whiskey a Go Go, and his first solo album, "Throwing Stones," out May 20.