Concert Pipeline

Episode 461 of Concert Pipeline featuring Jack Barksdale, in which we talk to him about trying to imitate piano on guitar, writing songs at the age of 7, receiving support and feedback from rockstars like Matt Sorum, starting a podcast called Jack Barksdale’s Roots Revival during the pandemic with his mom and talking to musicians he respects, his family’s fandom of Tom Petty, playing with Wynona Judd, and his new EP “Out of Order.” Jack also performed 2 songs from the EP for the podcast!

Episode 460 of Concert Pipeline featuring Ordinary Elephant, in which I speak to Crystal and Pete Damore about life on the road, settling dow in Louisiana, early musical influences, Crystal writing poems as a kid, Pete’s early love of the Beatles, being in Australia when the pandemic hit, the few states they have left to visit, the impact of the banjo on their music, and how they have progressed from their first album to”Dusty Words and Cardboard Boxes” to their self-titled album they released in May. Ordinary Elephant is playing at The Back Room in Berkeley on Wednesday, September 11.

Episode 459 of Concert Pipeline featuring Circle the Earth, in which we chat with bassist and founder of the band Michael McBay about his path growing up with music, his passion for shotokan karate, being sober for 14 years, former bands Ice Breaker and Talisman, forming Circle The Earth in 2020, playing with Smokey Robinson, the band’s new singer Aviva Scott joining the band this year, and their new single “Numb.” We also review Sylvan Esso’s show with Poolside at Stern Grove and share performances from the show.

Episode 458 of Concert Pipeline featuring Joe Samba, in which we chat with Joe about growing up in a family of musicians, being a huge fan of Sublime and getting to play with them, what he learned from working at a record store as a teenager, his experience playing Warped Tour with his old metal band Spies Like Us as well as driving a bus on the tour, the progression from his last album “Far From Forever” and his upcoming album “Lifeline.” We also feature a review of Foo Fighters’ show at Toyota Amphitheatre in Concord, CA.

Episode 457 of Concert Pipeline, in which we remember Greg Kihn, famous for hit songs “Jeopardy” and “The Breakup Song,” as well as for being a San Francisco icon through 17 years as a morning radio host on KFOX, publishing 6 novels, and his incredible live shows. Greg passed on August 13, losing the battle with Alzheimer’s disease at the age of 75. I had the chance to interivew Greg twice, in 2017 (Episode 139) and 2018 (Episode 186) and both interviews are shared in their entirety here as well as “Madison Avenue” from his August 11, 2017 performance at Thunder Valley in Lincoln, CA. Rest in peace, Greg Kihn and rock on!

Episode 456 of Concert Pipeline, in which we chat with Boone Froggett of OTIS about his grandfather being an old-time fiddler, being brought on stage from 8 years old, discovering BB King’s music, creating the band’s first album “Tough Times: A Tribute to John Brim,” hanging out with Johnny Winter and building a relationship with Paul Nelson, who produced their second album “Eyes of the Sun,” playing at a castle in Wales, his love of collecting horror VHS tapes, and the band’s new single “Last Fool in Line.” We also feature footage from Chevy Metal’s show at Golden 1 Arena after the King’s game.

Episode 455 of Concert Pipeline featuring The Australian Pink Floyd Show, in which we talk to Chris Barnes about joining the band in 2015, hearing Floyd when he was 5, playing shows as a teenager in his dad’s band, his ultra fandom of Nirvana, the time James Hetfield of Metallica saw their performance, last year’s 50th anniversary Dark Side of the Moon tour and next year’s 50th anniversary Wish You Were Here tour, the importance of the precision of their show, the joy he experienced the first time his kids saw his show, and the band’s shows this week in Saratoga and Santa Rosa.

Episode 454 of Concert Pipeline, in which I travel to Seattle to chat with Andrew McMahon and Josh Partington of Something Corporate at Marymoor Park. We talk about their new singles “Death Grip” and “Happy,” which are collabs with Andrew’s current band, Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness, the effect of therapy on Andrew’s music, the creative marketing approach with the Out of Office tour, meditation before surfing, touring with Mae 20 years after their original tour with the band, similarities between the titles of Andrew’s song “Fire Escape” and Josh’s former band Firescape, us all working at In-N-Out Burger, the joy of living in this moment as a band, their song “Babies of the 80’s” (which you can hear me talk in detail about on this week’s episode of the Something in the Wilderness podcast), and fun they had making music videos. 

Episode 453 of Concert Pipeline featuring Susan O’Neill, with an interview in B&W!, in which we discuss being part of Ennis Brass Band, the Really Truly Joyful Gospel Choir, her debut “found myself lost”, finding her voice as an artist, working with Mick Flannery as well as her collaboration with him on their 2021 album “In the Game,” her intimate project “The Space Between,” paragliding in Switzerland, and her forthcoming album “Now in a Minute,” out September 13!

Episode 452 of Concert Pipeline, in which we chat with Chris Slade, of The Chris Slade Timeline, playing drums for Tom Jones and The Squires, seeing “It’s Not Unusual” on TV for the first time, playing with Manfred Mann’s Earth Band and the impact of their cover of Springsteen’s “Blinded by the Light,” playing in The Firm with Jimmy Page, being in and touring with AC/DC, working with Axl Rose, and his band’s new album “Timescale,” out Friday, July 19!