Onstage with Jim and Tom welcomes Petaluma Mayor David Glass. This is part one of a two-part series where we get to know the candidates for Petaluma Mayor in the 2014 election. We have asked the candidates to keep politics out of the conversation and will instead focus on biography, philosophies, interests, careers, family and Petaluma. Per the mayor’s request, this is a special unedited version of Onstage.

Onstage with Jim and Tom welcomes Paul Haile, Lauren Haile, Navid Manoochehri & Ian Simpson - Not To Reason Why. We look back on the experiences of playing in this band together for over 7 years while also discussing music, faith, life, friendship and more. Plus, Paul & Navid (creators of the Onstage theme) show off a bunch of jingles.

Jim and Tom welcome OVVN (Ethan Jayne, Guy Henry Mueller, Conor Alfaro and Max Kaufman) to Onstage. We discuss their provocative "b l o vv n" music video, death, afterlife(?), weirdness, creativity, life purpose and more.

Onstage with Jim and Tom welcomes Harlan Osborne (Argus Courier), Katie Watts (Press Democrat) & John Sheehy to explore and discuss Petaluma history.

This 70 minute conversations explore many moments and characters in the town's history, including: when Petaluma tried to secede (twice), Garrett Keller the squatter, the near civil war battle with Santa Rosa, “Mr. Petaluma” Bill Soberanes, the origins of the “egg capital of the world” (even if it wasn’t true), Doc Naify, Petaluma’s reaction to prohibition (becoming a boomtown), the Jewish chicken farmer community and much more.

Classic Petaluma locations & characters referenced: The Spa, Gilardi’s, Marios & Johns, Agius Grocery, Fannie Brown’s, A & B Market, Fair West, Volpi’s, Twin Oaks, Elks Lodge, Petaluma Hotel, Caulfield's Meats, Andresen’s, The Hideaway, Mattei Brothers, The State (The Mystic) and the California/Showcase Theater (The Phoenix), the roost dances at Kennilworth, KAFP ("Krowing Always For Petaluma”), KTOB, Mario Figone, Baccala's Market, The Cordas, The Dolcinis, Judge Rollie Webb, Clem McCorkell, Stan the Man Greenhagen, Tom Caulfield, Lamar Lauritzen, Bert Kerrigan, Bill Soberanes & Margaret Soberanes.

Dallas Myers & Dr. Van Pena join Jim and Tom for an Onstage dedicated to addiction, despair, recovery and hope.

Jim and Tom welcome Ian O'Connor and Nick O'Rooney (founding members of PIZZA PUNX) to Onstage. We talk about what Pizza Punx is, the philosophy behind it, the community that supports it, what the future may hold and more. The slice lives on.

Onstage with Jim and Tom welcomes David Luning, one of Tom’s “favorite songwriters in Sonoma County right now.” Topics include his experience on American Idol, his acting, Americana, independent booking agencies, success and his path so far. Plus, he shares a few songs.

Jim and Tom have the honor of hosting Dylan & Lester Chambers on the stage at the Phoenix on this episode. Lester was the lead singer of The Chambers Brothers and his son leads Dylan Chambers and the Midnight Transit. Both Lester and Dylan are musically active in 2014.

Topics include Lester’s time with the legendary Brothers, the hardships that followed, the music industry’s treatment of artists, the lessons Dylan has learned for his own career, their current projects, family, faith and more.

Jim and Tom welcome Strike to Survive (Timmy Lodhi, Anthony La Salle, Patrick Rice, Campbell McIntosh) as they prepare to end their 8 year run together as a band. They reflect on the friendships, the moments, the accomplishments and the legacy of Strike to Survive as well what the band has meant to them personally.

Jim and Tom welcome artists Ricky Watts, Jared Powell and Sam Gerhard to Onstage. We talk about learning to be a graffiti artist at the Phoenix, the difficulties of art as a career, formal art education, family, relationships and more.