Performance Anxiety

This week’s Performance Anxiety features improv musician, Laura Hall. We talk about how she started at Second City, auditioning for Whose Line Is It Anyway?, her favorite moments from the show (what does Ryan Stiles actually think about the hoedowns?), her band The Sweet Potatoes, and Improv Karaoke classes. She also talks about having Roger Daltrey over to her house to record and talk about home improvements. Follow Laura on Twitter & IG @laurahallmusic. Check out her band, The Sweet Potatoes on her website, laurahall.com. Follow the show @PerformanceAnx on Twitter & IG. Please rate and review on iTunes or whatever service you use.

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This week’s Performance Anxiety features singer/songwriter and proud native of Humboldt County, CA, Raquel Bell. We talk about her musical influences, moving from Humboldt County to New York. Then going from NYC to Gholson, TX. While she was there, she created her newest album, Swandala. We talk about her experiences thereand a lot more. This conversation went all over the place, so I hang on! And get Swandala at www.raquelbell.com. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on Twitter & IG

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This week’s Performance Anxiety features guitarist Robert Poss. Robert has been on the forefront of avant-garde guitar since the mid 80’s with his group Band Of Susans, playing with Rhys Chatham, GilbertPossStenger, and his own solo work. We discuss his influences, his bands, his new album, Rambler sports cars, & Russian ghost radio stations. Follow us on Twitter & IG @PerformanceAnx and look us up on Facebook. Please rate & review us on iTunes or whatever platform you use.

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This special edition of Performance Anxiety features the original Most Interesting Man In The World, Rick French. Rick owns the French/West/Vaughan public relations firm, is part owner of the Daytona Tortugas minor league baseball team, is on theboard of trustees for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, and recently started a production company; Prix Productions. He’s also a friend and one of the nicest people I know. Rick talks about how he became a board member for the Hall, who the nominees are for this class, singing background for Neil Diamond, his new movie about Buddy Holly, and a lot more. Follow the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, the Daytona Tortugas, and Prix Production on Twitter, IG, & FaceBook.

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This week’s Performance Anxiety features artist, musician, filmmaker, and more…Steven Cerio. Steven’s work with the performance art band The Residents is in the permanent collection of MOMA; has drummed with Drunk Tank, DeeDee Ramone, and more; put out solo albums; and made psychedelic films. And that just scratches the surface. He’s also one of those rare people who can you can start a conversation with, and not want it to end. Check out his art on FaceBook, his IG account steven_cerio & website stevencerio.com

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This week’s Performance Anxiety features music photographer, Jim Cummins. He’s photographed over 900 album covers, covered every major sport, including the NBA All-Star Game, and and shot more live concerts than you can imagine. He joins me to talk about photographing Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, Woodstock, and more. He tells us his favorite album covers as well as his worst, including the time he was fired and re-hired in the same meeting with Ahmet Ertegun, co-founder & president of Atlantic Records. Enjoy my talk with Jim Cummins.

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This week’s Performance Anxiety features guitarist Richard Lloyd. Richard played with the band Television and recorded what is widely regarded as one of the best albums to be put on tape, in Marquee Moon. We also talk about blowing up Chinese laundries, getting punched by Jimi Hendrix, playing with Matthew Sweet, and his new album, The Countdown. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on Twitter & IG. Remember to rate & review us on iTunes. Check out Richard’s new album here: http://plowboyrecords.com/artists/richard-lloyd/

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This week’s Performance Anxiety features one of the most unique artists we’ve ever had. We talk with Dr. Karen Haglof. She started her musical life in a cover band, worked with avant-garde composer Rhys Chatham, played with Band Of Susans on their acclaimed Love Agenda LP, went to medical school, specialized in oncology/hematology, THEN, after 20 years, got back into music and has released several solo albums. Please enjoy this great talk with Karen Haglof, musician & doctor. Don’t forget to rate & review us in iTunes.

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This week's Performance Anxiety features Leah Shapiro & Peter Hayes from Black Rebel Motorcycle Club. We start off talking about how Leah came from Denmark and her early gigs with Dead Combo & The Raveonettes. We discuss her dignosis of Chiari malformations, brain surgery, and the subsequent recovery.

We move on to BRMC and how Leah joined the band. We discuss the carefully cultivated image, playing in marching bands, and the potential of doing an album of old country & western covers! And that's just the beginning.

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This week on Performance Anxiety we speak with Scott Reeder. Scott has played with Kyuss, Across The River, The Obsessed, Sun & Sail Club, Fireball Ministry, Dave Grohl, Tool, Metallica, and a lot more. We talk about his auditions with Metallica and Tool, frustrating times in the studio, his worst on stage moment, and much, MUCH more!

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