South Boston's own Jack Maxwell joins me for a lively zoom chat. Jack is an actor, passionate music lover, host of History channel's Booze Traveler, and all around sweetheart. We rap about his early years in the Boston projects, his years in Phoenix, his time in Vegas as a young man pursuing acting, and moving to LA to follow his dreams. We also rap about how we met, his new pilot, overcoming cancer (hello?! are you listening?), and life philosophy. This cat is a delight and a bright light. For more information, please find him online: www.instagram.com/southiejack.

Michigan born bass player, singer/songwriter, and Red Wings hockey fan Nolan McKelvey stops by for a chat. We talk about the early years in East Lansing, what brought him to Arizona, what sent him to Boston for a time, and eventually what brought him back to Flagstaff. We bond over our shared love of the band Morphine, talk process and take a listen to his pandemic inspired song "Forward." This soft spoken gentleman has the heart of an artist and the mind of a scholar with multiple advanced degrees and numerous released albums to prove it. For more information about Nolan, please visit http://www.nolanmckelvey.com/.

Jared Kolesar, also known as Wheelwright, stops by for a hang. We talk about his deep Arizona roots, how he started Jared and the Mill with some very talented college friends, his decade of constant touring, his various musical influences, his new solo project Wheelwright, and how he stayed creative during the pandemic, which might surprise you. He also shares his new tune "3 Dots." This cat is wise beyond his years. No wonder he's crushing it. For more information please visit https://wheelwrightphx.com/

Will from Brazil stops by for a chat. We crack a bottle of Cachaça and get to the bottom of his rather literal stage name. We talk about the evolution of samba music in Brazil. We dig into his early years in São Paulo, his time in St. Louis and Chicago, and his arrival to Phoenix. We rap about the future of the Will from Brazil Band. He shares his story meeting Brazilian great, Seu Jorge. For more information about Will, find him online at http://www.willfrombrazil.net

Join me, Matt Thornton and Sturgis Waters as we deep dive our favorite Radiohead album "The Bends." We go through each song and break them down as we share live recordings of us performing the album. We also hear from Garrison Jones and Roy Cameron, who, along with Nic Sterling, were a part of the band we put together to perform the album. This was a fun one. Buckle up.

Record producer, artist, podcaster, television producer, songwriter, amateur Christopher Walken impersonator, Otto D'Agnolo stops by for a long, laughter filled chat. He shares his early influences, his brief college career, how he arrived in Phoenix, his beautiful studio Chaton Studios, his friendship and collaboration with the great Billy Preston, his deep love of the Beatles, and his numerous projects including The Recording Artist which you can watch right now. This man has a plan and isnt afraid to make it happen. For more information, please visit www.ottod.com.

Matt Scannell, songwriter and lead singer of Vertical Horizon, sits down with me for a deep dive into his long career. Starting with the colossal influence of Eddie Van Halen, we talk about his humble beginnings as an acoustic duo to chart topping rock and roll gods, we talk writing process, his varied musical influences, his favorite Radiohead album, and we rap about his friendship and collaboration with Rush drummer Neil Peart. Matt is a sweetheart with a bright smile and has great stories to tell. Dig in friends. For more information, please visit http://www.verticalhorizon.com/

Chris Barron, songwriter and lead singer of the Spin Doctors, zooms in for a chat. We rap about the genesis of the band, which includes a heavy dose of Blues Traveler, his dedication to the craft of writing and he reflects on his ever evolving lifelong musical journey. Chris shares stories of touring including playing Woodstock in 1994, answers some pressing fan questions (4:30 anyone?), we reminisce about a European tour we did together, and I get some answers about my favorite SD song called “Rosetta Stone.” Lets go! It was a joy to chat with this lovely human. For more information, please visit: https://www.spindoctors.com/

Singer/Songwriter Danielle Durack everyone! Hear her stories about her early fascination with Disney tunes, the influence of being in a gospel choir at ASU, how the pandemic influenced her creativity, her thoughts on busking, we listen and discuss her song "Broken Wings," and she shares her plans for the next album. For more information on Danielle, please visit: http://www.danielledurack.com/