Katie Callahan is not only a wife and mother, but a dynamic and fascinating singer songwriter. Her journey has taken her from growing up in Hawaii, being a worship leader in church, to finally expressing her creativity through her own songs as a singer songwriter. Extraordinary is a fitting title for her latest album and this conversation with Katie was a lot of fun getting to know more about her as an artist.

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A.J. Croce may have grown up with a famous last name from his father, Jim Croce, but his talent and complete dedication to his craft laid aside any doubts of his ability. A.J., who first performed as a paid musician at the age of 12, has work with some true legends in the music game and established himself as a unique talent. Having stayed away from performing his fathers music live until the last few years, A.J. discovered many similarities in their influences and has turned that musical connection into a powerful live show.

A.J's Croce plays Croce is an exploration into Jim Croce music, A.J. Croce music, and the artists and songs that they both draw inspiration from. It's an evening with powerfully personal stories, incredible music, and an insight into how a father and son can be completely connected through space and time.

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Omar Doom has spent his entire life, and career in pursuit of following his artistic passions and creating pieces of work that grab your attention.  Whether painting along the Seine in France, creating incredible, and interesting music, or plying his acting craft alongside actors like Brad Pit and Vanessa Ferlito in a Quentin Tarantino film, Omar is absolutely a master at his chosen discipline.  And his latest full length album, Straight Razor 2, again proves that mastery as a thematic and exciting collection of electronic music that is, as the title infers, sharp as a straight razor.

Omar and I dig through some of his musical and artistic background growing up and how he's used that passion in each new area of his life that he tackles.  We talk through his creative process as it applies to his music and how he is also diving into remixing other artists songs as well.  He also tells me that he has many more songs to be put out and I look forward to how he takes on that John Carpenter, single minded focus, and begins creating a variety of artwork and completed projects.

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Jimmy Gnecco is as talented a musical artist that I've come across in my many years of searching out new music.  His dedication to following his artistic integrity, whether a solo project or in his band OURS, has resulted in opportunities like singing on the Spiderman 2 soundtrack with Brian May from Queen playing guitar,  Lana Del Rey writing a song called "Jimmy Gnecco", and the late Chester Bennington placing Gnecco in his top 3 vocalists along side the late Chris Cornell, and an artists that many people make comparisons to, Jeff Buckley.  The amount of effort and dedication he places on his music is inspiring and much of that comes through in our interview.

Jimmy graciously let me ask some back ground about how he started and the kind of work he put into becoming a vocalist.  We discuss the OURS self titled album and the tour from 2022, which was their first in quite a while, partially due to covid.  He also talks about the next album that is scheduled for OURS and when it may be on the way.

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Benjamin Dakota Rogers is a phenomenal singer songwriter and multi instrumentalist out of Canada that has been leveraging social media, especially TikTok, to help spread the word about his music.  He records and films a lot of his content out of his barn and has created a tremendous following of fans because of his efforts.  And for a guy that has to often times drive 8+ hours between Canadian shows, his efforts and innovative way of bringing what many consider traditional country or folk to the masses, it's working like a charm.

We discuss how how he started making music, the barn studio, and how TikTok has opened up a lot of opportunities that a self funder artist might not have previously been able to cash in on.  His latest album that we discussed, Painthorse, is out on all streaming services and places like apple music or Amazon to purchase a download.  Follow along at his website, Tiktok, or any other social media to see what's next and where he'll be performing.

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Myron Elkins and his band just dropped their first full length album, Factories, Farms, & Amphetamines, which was recorded at the historic RCA Studio A in Nashville, TN with the Legendary Producer, Dave Cobb.  They are a young band with a sound that harkens back to every Detroit, MI legend that you can think of and they do it very well.  From the first time I saw them on stage opening or Black Berry Smoke, I know that these guys would be a band to watch.

Myron and I talk about his road to music and how his grandpa helped shape that appreciation for music.  We have a fun conversation about how he rates his guitar skills and what it was like working with a legend like Dave Cobb.  The album we discuss, available now, is chock full of his inspirations and shows the wide range of sounds that the band has to offer and the influences that I have to attribute to the wide range of sounds that Detroit is responsible for creating.

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Elizabeth Moen may have started her life with Iowa roots but her incredible talent as a singer, and songwriter has taken her from between the Missouri and Mississippi rivers that border Iowa, and onto the international stage.  She has created her own genre of music by blending r&b, rock, sentimental ballads, and a splash of edge punk from time to time.  And all that musical talent has not only allowed her to tour the world, but also saw Elizabeth asked a number of times to perform before several speeches of Representative Bernie Sanders.

Her latest album, Wherever You Aren't, is available now and when we recorded the interview in late 2021, she was just wrapping up the initial stages of the recording.  We discuss everything from how she got started, to how she writes and compiles her songs for an album.  It you haven't experienced her brand of music yet, I can't suggest grabbing an album or two right away.

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Andrew Combs is one of those singer songwriters that just blows me away each time he puts out a new album.  The interesting ways that he approaches the lyrics and music that accompanies his cinematic stories is a true gift.  You never know what to expect but you can always expect something incredible.

Andrew explains the mental health issues leading up to the album and how his friend, producer, and fellow musician Jordan Lehning got him into the studio on Sundays to record what would become the songs of Sundays.  Each song is like a short story inside a larger theme and the musicians invited in beautifully compliment the stories that Andrew tells.  Andrew is the embodiment of a true artist and I can't get enough of the art he created.

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