WTTS In Conversation

Morning host Matt Pelsor asks Counting Crows frontman Adam Duritz about a great “lost” Counting Crows song that only exists on the end credits of the movie Rounders. He also asks Adam about his focus on the sequence of songs on Counting Crows albums, and the songs that were casualties of that obsession. Adam also shares the great rock & roll story about the recording of "Mrs. Potter’s Lullaby."

Counting Crows play TCU Amphitheater at White River State Park on June 17th.

More on that show here: https://www.wttsfm.com/events/counting-crows-with-dashboard-confessional/

Crystal McKenzie talks with blues/rock guitar great Kenny Wayne Shepherd about how radio shaped his career by allowing him to meet his hero, Stevie Ray Vaughan at a very young age. He also talks about playing David Gilmour’s priceless strat on stage at Lucas Oil Stadium with the Jim Irsay Band, and about that band’s curious beginnings more than 15 years ago.

Kenny Wayne Shepherd plays Brown County Music Center on June 6th.

Details here: https://www.wttsfm.com/events/kenny-wayne-shepherd-2/

Amy Ray of the Indigo Girls will bring a solo show to the HiFi on May 20th, so she sat down with Matt Pelsor to talk about her latest album If It All Goes South, including her collaboration with Brandi Carlile on the song “Subway.” 

For more on the May 20th show, click here: ​​https://www.wttsfm.com/events/amy-ray/

Goo Goo Dolls singer Johnny Rzeznik talked with Matt Pelsor about their latest album Chaos in Bloom, and one particularly great song from their 2019 album Miracle Pill. He also reflected on staying sober through the pandemic, and 25 years of "Iris."

Goo Goo Dolls play TCU Amphitheater at White River State Park with O.A.R. on August 23rd.

Details and a link to tickets here: 

https://www.wttsfm.com/events/goo-goo-dolls/

Keyboardist Ben Wilson of Blues Traveler called up Matt Pelsor to talk about the tour that will bring them to Brown County Music Center at the end of April. He also talked about their annual show at the legendary Red Rocks Amphitheater, the hits and misses of his era of the band over the last 23 years, and what it was like joining the band right after the tragic loss of bassist Bobby Sheehan.

Blues Traveler stops at Brown County Music Center on Saturday, April 29th.

Details and a link to tickets here: 

https://www.wttsfm.com/events/blues-traveler/

Shawn Colvin talked to morning host Matt Pelsor about how the tour she’s doing with Marc Cohn has evolved since its initial pre-pandemic iteration, including the involvement of the late David Crosby. She also reflects on her acoustic 30th anniversary edition of her debut album Steady On, and her breakthrough album A Few Small Repairs, including a few details on the song “I Want It Back,” and the breakthrough song “Sunny Came Home.”

Shawn Colvin plays with Marc Cohn at the Palladium at The Center for The Performing Arts in Carmel on April 13th.

Details and a link to tickets here: https://www.wttsfm.com/events/marc-cohn-shawn-colvin/

Norah Jones spoke with morning host Matt Pelsor about her album Pick Me Up Off The Floor, as well as her 2008 indie rock one-off album El Madmo. They also spoke about her rooftop performance at the Empire State Building, and her return to touring following the pandemic. He also informed her of an obscure Norah Jones movie reference she wasn’t aware of!

The music of The Talking Heads will be performed by those who did it first on February 26th at Old National Centre. Former touring member Adrian Belew called up to talk about the tour with Jerry Harrison, working with Bowie, Zappa, King Crimson, and the recent hip-hop revival of another song he co-wrote with Tom Tom Club, the immortal 1981 single “Genius of Love.”

Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Ann Wilson of Heart spoke with Morning host Matt Pelsor ahead of her Indy appearance with the Jim Irsay Band last Fall. They talked about the then forthcoming show, her latest album Fierce Bliss, and how she’s able to sound just as good as she did decades ago.

The Big Head Todd and the Monsters frontman spoke with morning host Matt Pelsor last week ahead of their Brown County Music Center show about their work with NASA, their Monsters Music Monthly songs, and a new album likely arriving this year.