Tune in this week to hear my conversation with Turkuaz + Death Kings drummer, Mikey Carubba.

In our conversation we talk about;

* Turkuaz's "Remain in Light" set with Adrian Belew + Jerry Harrison from The Talking Heads at Peach Fest

* How being from a big family + Buffalo, NY has helped his career

* What he likes to do when he's not banging on the drums

* Death Kings

* What he never leaves for tour with out and the greatest piece of advice that he's received

* How Umphrey's McGee inspires him and what he'd like to replace Kris on the kit for

* The Umphrey's McGee/ Led Zeppelin set at Red Rocks in 2019

* The most important drummers in his life; Nikki Glaspie + Robert "Sput" Searight

* How seeing Yanni live in concert when he was young, confirmed for him that playing drums is his life purpose.

Tune in this week to hear a complete run down of what unfolded when Umphrey's McGee had the pleasure of playing at the iconic Levon Helm Studio in Woodstock NY on June 27th. Also in this week's episode, a review of the shows at the Frederick Fair Grounds on June 29th + 30th.

Tune in this week to hear a full re cap of the first two on Umphrey's McGee's 2021 summer tour (and my first live shows in almost 500 days!), at Apple Valley Park in Lafayette, NY June 25th + 26th 2021!

Tune in this week to hear my chat with returning guest Michael Palmisano! This time around Michael talks all about his first Umphrey's McGee show and his epic sit in with the band on The Who tune, "Eminence Front" on June 30th, 2021 at The Fredrick Fairgrounds in Fredrick, Maryland.

We also talked about:

* His highlights from the evening

* How the whole sit in went down

* The community as a whole

* How the internet helped create this opportunity

* The fans that he met at the show

* His plan for doing a reaction video of his sit in

* His new space, The Barn. The vision for himself, his students and other musicians when they are there and the conversation he had with Jake about coming to jam sometime.

* Head to the DATC YouTube page or his channel's page to watch footage of his sit in! *

Relive the epicness of Umphrey's McGee's triumphant return to Red Rocks Amphitheater June 18th- 20th 2021 this week on the show!

Keep your eyes peeled for Conduit's July issue which will feature a review of this year's Red Rock shows, a look at past shows at the venue and more! Find out how you can snag a copy of Conduit by following the link in the episode notes.

This week I am pleased to welcome my guest, pedal steel player, Umphrey's McGee collaborator and ring leader of many bands, Mike Racky.

Mike and I talk about a whole bunch of topics like:

* His family and how the records that he listened to as a kid were so big in cultivating his interested in the pedal steel.

*The bands that he’s in, The Tractor Kings, The Morning Sides, Steel Your Face, Fate Nite, Handsome Man’s Gentlemen’s Club, what they’ve been up to during the pandemic, what they have coming up and their (in my opinion world record breaking) handsome across America NY 2020 celebration where they played each NYE/ midnight celebration for each time zone.

* What musicians inspire him

* What he never leaves home for tour without

* His recent appearance on the Jambase “ClusterFlies” compilation which featured the Phish track “Twist” reimagined by Brendan Bayliss (available now on all music streaming platforms)

* How he became friends with Bayliss and shares a crazy “Hard Days Night” type story

* The first time he played on stage with the band and the first time he played on stage with them at Summer Camp Music Festival back in 2008.

* 2020 as a whole for his as a musician

* Wine Not

* The Brendan and Jake aka Shitty Limo Christmas show – and whole bunch more!

Tune in this week to hear a full run down of the two nights Umphrey's McGee played at Crofoot Festival Grounds on May 28th and May 29th.

Don't miss June's issue of Conduit Magazine which will feature an in depth look at Umphrey's McGee Spring 2021 Plan Bee Tour! Check out datcmediacompany.com to subscribe!

Tune in this week to hear my conversation with Aqueous + Death Kings guitarist and vocalist, Mike Gantzer. Mike and I talk about a whole bunch of topics like:

* Death Kings, how it all came together, and what its been like for Mike to work on this project.

* The Green Day set he played with Kris Myers and Ryan Stasik at Summer Camp Music Festival 2017 and how that started laying the ground work for Death Kings.

* March 2020 when Aqueous was set to open for Umphrey’s in San Diego before everything was cancelled

* What 2020 was like for him personally and as a musician. What he focused on most during the time off the road and the lessons he’s learned.

* His solo acoustic “Storytellers” type shows back in April

* Teaching lessons on Lively

* The importance of mental health, vulnerability, and courage

* What inspired him to pick up the guitar and how skateboarding played a huge piece into that

* Seeing Umphrey’s McGee for the first time

*How’s he’s inspired by UM personally and professionally

* What song he would sit in with UM if he was given the opportunity

* The punk version of "Uncle Wally" from Summer Camp Music Festival 2004

* The Town Ballroom

* Moe.

* The most valuable piece of advice he’s gotten about being a musician

and more!

Tune in this week to hear a complete run down of what unfolded when Umphrey's McGee took the stage at Seat Geek Stadium in Bridgeview, IL on May 14th and 15th.

Tune in this week to hear my conversation with Umphrey's McGee drummer, Kris Myers! In our chat Kris + I cover a lot of topics, like:

* His studio in Nashville and having Umphrey's McGee there back in February for Wrapped around Nashville

* Kick The Cat – their new album "Gurgle" is available June 25.

*Good Night Publishing

* How having several creative outlets helps him approach his craft differently

* His history with music

* Growing up and what inspired him to play drums

* Teaching virtual lessons in 2020 and the experience he’s had in the past teaching

* The first album that left an impact on his life, what bands influenced him and the greatest live shows he's ever seen.

* Playing drums and singing

* The Police + Halloween 2019

* What he’s currently listening to

* His post show ritual

* Neil Peart, Phil Collins, Peter Gabriel, Genesis, Jason Bonham and more!

Also in this week's episode, some information about the upcoming virtual poster art silent auction sponsored by Dropped Among This Crowd Media, kicking off Monday, June 7th.

Also details about the upcoming new studio album from Umphrey's Mcgee, "YOU WALKED UP SHAKING IN YOUR BOOTS BUT STOOD TALL AND LEFT A RAGING BULL", dropping July 16th.