The super talented and always entertaining Casi Joy literally zoomed in from the road to discuss her new Christmas single

 Casi's website:   https://www.casijoy.com/

Casi's new Christmas single: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9aTzygqalY

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Episode 127 kicks off the holiday season right, as Kelley Hunt returns to talk all about her new album, 'Winter Soulstice' and her upcoming concert at the Folly Theater in downtown Kansas City. Kelley is an amazing vocalist, pianist and peformer! She's delighted crowds around the KC metro and the world for decades!

We delve into the new album, what Christmas albums she listened to as a kid, why Nina Simone was a badass, what keyboardist you should totally know about it and so much more - great chat, do it up!

Kelley's website: https://kelleyhunt.com/

Buy the new holiday album: https://kelleyhunt.com/shop/

Go see Kelley LIVE at the historic Folly Theater: https://kelleyhunt.com/product/sat-dec-17-kansas-city-folly-theater-winter-soulstice-album-release-concert/

Nina Simone documentary currently on Netflix trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DeevW_zYojY

Episode 126 takes us to Georgia to visit with Collective Soul's bassist Will Turpin.  Collective Soul released their 11th studio alum this summer named Vibrating and hit the road for a major tour.  Will and I discuss this, what it's like to have brothers in the band, what he likes to do for fun when he tours, why Kings X is kick ass, and why our fathers had such an impact on our lives musically.   A really fun chat, do it up!

Collective Soul Website: https://collectivesoul.com/

Will Turpins' studio: https://reel-life.net/

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Episode 125 is a fun one has we head back home to Kansas City to talk to Ha Ha Tonka's Brett Anderson! H H T is back in KC this Wednesday at the Record Bar for their 12th annual Thanksgiving Eve show!  We discuss that, the new upcoming album, whether I should try to learn the mandolin, and how it was hanging out with the late, great Anthony Bourdain for an entire day. Great chat, do it up!

Ha Ha Tonka Website: 

https://www.hahatonkamusic.com/

Buy tickets to see H H T at the Record Bar!:

https://www.therecordbar.com/

Watch when the band was on Anthony Bourdain's No Reservations:

https://fb.watch/gSjXhmERRZ/

Join me on this subscriber only episode as we discuss how a surface asphalt parking lot in downtown Kansas City played a huge part of jazz history.  We start our journey in July 1935 in Kansas City and end it in Harlem in March 1937.  

Here's what today's empty parking lot looked like in the 1930s.

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While most of us were laying around on our couches watching Tiger King and making sourdough bread during the Covid lockdown, the members of the Scottish Band 'Dancing on Tables' were collaborating daily to write a song a day.  That lead to 70 complete songs ,which were paired down to 10 for the album 'Colour in the Grey'.

Co-Lead Singer and guitarist Cal Thomas zoomed in from Scotland to talk all about the new album, how they wrote over zoom during the lockdown, their musical influences, and why their hometown of Dunfermline, Scotland has so many famous natives.  Great chat, do it up!

https://www.dancingontables.co.uk/

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The Byrds famously said "So you want to be a Rock 'n Roll star" and today's guest David Fishof is helping people do just that! David is a premier sports and music agent who created Rock n Roll Fantasy camp back in 1997.  David zoomed in from New York City to discuss the very enjoyable documentary "Rock Camp The Movie" - which you can find just about everywhere.  

We discuss the movie, the camps themselves, why finding passion in life is important, and because I'm a Nebraska boy, the quarterback Vince Ferragamo.  Great chat, do it  up!

https://www.rockcampthemovie.com/ - more about the movie, how to watch and the backstories of the main players

https://www.rockcamp.com/ - how to sign up for an actual rock 'n roll fantasy camp

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Fishof - David's wikipedia page

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vince_Ferragamo - All about my childhood hero, Vince Ferragamo, Quarterback for the Nebraska Cornhuskers, and Super Bowl QB for the Los Angeles Rams 

We're back in Kansas City today to chat with the super talented singer/songwriter Amanda Hughey! A native of California, Amanda has called Kansas City home for the past 15 years. We discuss her new single, "Flowers in Hell", how writing music can be intensely personal, the current live music scene in Kansas City, why it's ok to play in and be a fan of cover bands, and her own mental health journey.

A great, insightful and honest chat! Do it up!

https://www.amandahughey.com/

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The super talented John Brodeur zoomed in from London to talk about his project Bird Streets, which has a new album coming out in November.

The new album, entitled "Lagoon" explores divorce, addiction and sobriety and much more.  A beautiful, wistful, heartbreaking album with heavyweights such as Michael Lockwood (previous guest on the podcast) Aimee Mann,Zach Jones, Buddy Judge, Ed Harcourt and many, many more.

Recorded in Brooklyn, Nashville, Memphis and remotely in LA, Lagoon is an incredibly impactive record and we had an amazing chat about it.

https://www.birdstreetsmusic.com/

Have you ever wanted to write a great song, but thought "there's no way I can"? Me too! But today's guest, Dar Williams, says you in fact can write a song that matters. Dar's new book, called "How to Write a Song That Matters" is an extensive overview of how tap into your creative side and be your true authentic self while writing a song.  Dar has hosted writing workshops in person for years, but this book is the first time she put all those key nuggets of her class in book form.

It's a great dive into the creative process and how to demystify it.  Dar zoomed in from her house on the Hudson to talk all about the new book, her creative process, Mickey Mantle (yes you read that right) and much much more! Really fun and insightful chat, do it up! 

https://www.darwilliams.com/

https://www.darwilliams.com/product/f/Books/753

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