For this final episode of 2024, I’m happy to welcome Goldie Boutilier to Roadcase!!  Goldie has lived quite a life thus far, and her journey is one of ups and downs — but ultimately of survival and empowerment. Her latest EP, The Actress, her third effort in as many years, continues her through-line of living through trauma and eventually coming out the other side — successful, happy and thriving.  

Canadian born — raised in the hinterlands of Nova Scotia — Goldie was signed by Interscope Records when she was just 21, but that went belly up, leaving Goldie alone in LA with few options. Ultimately, she landed in Paris where she worked in the modeling industry while continuing to dream of a career in music. Years later, she successfully started over again as an Indie Artist with a new life and a new vision.  

This is a real-life tale of survival, empowerment and self-actualization, and it’s a MUST LISTEN. True to her name, Goldie is a true GEM, and I’m proud to share her amazing story with my Roadcase listeners!! 

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I’m thrilled to have Georgie Fuller and Will Turner of The Heavy Heavy on the show this week!!  Just off their amazing Fall tour in support of their debut full-length album, One of a Kind, Georgie and Will sit down to reflect with me on everything from touring, to their unique musical partnership, to the impact of bringing their retro-sounding but forward-facing vibe to audiences across the country and into the UK and Europe. A product of their love of the 60s and early 70s, Georgie and Will love that sound of a bygone era, but at the same time have created something entirely unique and absolutely stunning and special. All that said, these two are stellar humans who have a fun-loving and sweet vibe that sends ripples of positivity throughout their music, and who doesn’t love that?  We talk about it all in this amazing conversation. So let’s all celebrate going back to the future with The Heavy Heavy!!   

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Stoke level is high for this week’s episode with Shawn Eckels!  Shawn is the hyper-energetic, frenetic and kinetic guitarist with Andy Frasco & The U.N., a band known for is high energy live show with zany antics, comedic asides, and off-the-chart positive energy. I’ve had the pleasure of getting to know Shawn over the past few years, so this is a very unique episode. Shawn brings his whole genuine self to whatever he does, and this conversation between two friends is no exception; his enthusiasm and love for what he does is an absolute joy!  Make sure to catch Shawn’s band Tongue Hammer playing their debut show at Cervantes in Denver on Dec 6!!  And I’m psyched for the upcoming Frasco tour in support of a new album out this Spring!

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For this special Thanksgiving week episode, I’m giving thanks for the Power of Music by cracking open the Roadcase Archives for a re-release of the August 2022 interview with none other than the Guru of the Low Frequency Vibes, @jesuscsuperstar!!  Jesus is a special human and Lettuce’s special brand of funk is something for which I’m especially grateful. This is such an amazing conversation filled with great vibes, poignant moments, deep musings on music philosophy, and tons of laughs. I loved this interview and if you missed this the first time around, you’re in for a true Thanksgiving treat!! 

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Michael Marcagi has had an absolutely epic year, and I’m psyched to have him on the show this week. Michael, whose most recent EP, American Romance, just dropped last month, has been hitting the road hard, but this only tells half the story. Late last year, his song, “Scared to Start,” became an overnight sensation — literally — when it received more than a million views by the day after he posted it.  Since then the song has gained over 4 billion views on TikTok and close to 400 million plays on Instagram!!

To state the obvious, this put Michael on the map. But more importantly, Michael is speaking truths to a broad swath of listeners that have truly resonated with his message: learn who you are and be true to yourself no matter what. And Michael, in turn, is as real as what his songs have succeeded in projecting into the world.

I talk to Michael about what his viral success has meant, how he manages to stay sane and so incredibly grounded — much to his credit — and how he has maintained his impressive level of much-needed perspective. This is a phenomenal interview with a super-talented artist, who, against all odds, is as absolute real as it gets. This is a truly great one!!

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Brian Murray is my guest for this week’s episode, and I’m happy to report that I’ve finally achieved my dream of interviewing a Dog. Brian, of course, plays guitar for fast-rising jam band Dogs in a Pile — which has been killing it out there this year. 

Brian sat down to chat with me during a break in their current Fall Tour, and we get into it all, from his regular treks as a kid to Madison Square Garden to feed his passion for live music, to meeting his future bandmates at Berklee College of Music. Brian talked to me in his deliberate and thoughtful manner about what this all means to him, his development as a musician and a human, and how his family supported and inspired his love for all things musical. it’s an inspiring and touching conversation with this future jam band icon.

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This week’s guest is Canadian artist JJ Wilde, who just released her latest album, Vices. JJ’s honesty, openness and positive vibes is I what Roadcase is all about. JJ is a total rocker, and in 2021, she won the Juno Award for Best Rock Album for her debut effort, Ruthless, and was at the time the first female artist to earn that accolade since Alanis Morisette in 1996!!  

JJ has lived a life and talks to me about it all.  This is one of my favorite interviews and it’s a MUST listen, so click on that link now to check it out!!  

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For this week’s Episode 251, Kevin and John Shields are on the Pod!! These guys are the super fun and talented artists that make up the Charleston-based duo known as Little Stranger.

Lifelong friends who have forged a solid partnership, John and Kevin bring their positive vibes and commitment to inclusivity wherever they go. They are truly a breath of fresh air, and you’ll learn why, as I vibe out with Kevin and John on just about everything — from their unique origin story to the best comedy movie quotes, and I learn a ton about how these guys move so easily from genre to genre with their unique blend of “melodic hip hop.” 

Great conversation and tons of laughs are the norm for this epic interview!! 

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Grace Bowers is on the show for Episode 250!!  This amazing young artist has been enjoying a breakout year, having recently been featured on Jimmy Kimmel Live and made her Grand Ole Opry debut on her 18th birthday on July 30!!  Her debut album, Wine on Venus, is out now, and she has spent the summer sitting in with luminaries such as Dolly Parton, Tyler Childers and Gary Clark, Jr., and has been a featured guest at numerous festivals across the country. 

Grace talks to me about growing up as a shy kid in Northern California, having suffered bouts of anxiety, and how she was able to use her guitar skills as a means of expression in ways that surprised even herself. Having accomplished so much already, Grace tells me that it can be at times overwhelming, but at the same time, she has always expected this success of herself, but not perhaps as quickly as it has come. 

We have a candid and revealing conversation, and this is an epic interview for Roadcase Episode 250!!

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Make sure to check out this week’s episode with Nick MacDaniels of jam band Big Something — it’s a great listen!!  On the heels of a giant tour earlier this year in support of their latest album, “Headspace,” I talk to Nick about his life in music and the some of the inherent challenges he’s faced, and we vibe out on just about everything! Nick's a super easy going dude and this is an epic interview!!

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