Zig At The Gig podcast

Interview with Todd Forman (Aka DR Todd ) saxophonist for Sublime , Sublime with Rome, and Jelly Of The Month Club.

Todd began his professional music career as sax player for Sublime in 1989. Since then he has gone on to track albums and play with dozens of acts, including ​​a world-tour for two years with Sublime with Rome from 2009-2011. ​

Todd then built a music studio and founded Jelly of the Month Club, a band for kids aged 1-100. Jelly strives to be the best first musical handshake for children with a focus on music appreciation and music education. ​

In 2017, Todd joined forces with Adrian Young, of No Doubt fame, to form the Moxy Brothers production team. They compose, play and produce for independent artists and score music for movies and other commercial ventures.

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https://www.toddforman.com

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Interview with Brad Conyers (aka Brad Ziggen ) of The Ziggens.

Brad is a drummer, singer, and songwriter who has an incredibly diverse musical career from playing with the Ziggens to working with Glen Campbell. Brad shares stories that span from the basement beginnings, encounters with KISS, playing with sublime, all the way up to the Ziggens last release Well Qualified to Represent the L.B. SEA vol 1, and 2.

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A bit on The Ziggens : The Ziggens are an American band based out of Huntington Beach, California, United States, whose self-described style of "cowpunksurfabilly" combines elements of cowpunk, surf, rockabilly, punk, ska, and country. The Ziggens were led by Bert Susanka who sang and played rhythm guitar. Other members include Dickie Little on lead guitar, Jon Poutney on bass, and Brad Conyers who plays the drums and provides background vocals.[3] The Ziggens have been playing since the early 1990s and have developed a strong following in Southern California. The Ziggens were contemporaries with Sublime and were originally signed to their label Skunk Records. Their song "Big Salty Tears" was covered and popularized by Bradley Nowell on the Sublime acoustic album. The Ziggens, and more specifically Susanka, were also mentioned in the Sublime song "Greatest Hits". Also, their song "Outside" is sampled in the Sublime song "Smoke Two Joints" for the line "Smoked cigarettes 'til the day she died!".

After receiving his first guitar at age 10, a determined Michael became self-taught with the

Hampton has spent the past half-century playing nearly 400 shows with the band, in 25 countries across 6 continents. Highlights include multiple appearances at world-renowned

Though best known for his role in the funk guitar pantheon, Hampton is also an

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Interview with H.R. of Bad Brains & The Human Rights Band Ezekiel Zagar, Dane Foltin, Hektor Bee, & Sean Mclaren.

Bad Brains had a massive impact by shattering racial stereotypes in punk and hardcore, pioneering a genre-bending musical style that fused punk, reggae, funk, and metal, and inspired countless bands across rock, metal, hip-hop, and alternative music. Their ethos of a "Positive Mental Attitude" (PMA) and the raw energy of their live shows also created a lasting spiritual and creative movement for generations of musicians.

Hear H.R.'s new album, keep updated with tour dates, and snag a copy of I've I got The P.M.A ! with link below

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H.R. has teamed up with C-Level, recording a track for their forthcoming concept album. The track is called What's Left and can be heard using links below.

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Band Camp

Corey Ledet Zydeco returns to the show to talk about his new live album Live In Alaska !

Have accordion, will travel. That’s been Corey Ledet’s motto for most of his three decades as a

Corey Ledet was born and raised in Houston, Texas, and spent his Summers with relatives in

learned to love. He learned everything he could about Creole culture – the traditions, the food,

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A Brief History of Blindness is the follow-up to Life, the critically acclaimed 2023 album debut from French songwriter-guitarist Stéphane Schück’s international collaborative project, The Salt Collective.

French songwriter-guitarist Stéphane Schück’s international collaborative project, The Salt

https://thesaltcollective.bandcamp.com/album/a-brief-history-of-blindness

David Barrett is an award-winning composer, songwriter, and producer whose work has touched millions across genres and generations. He is best known as the writer of “One Shining Moment,” the beloved anthem that has crowned the NCAA Basketball Finals for nearly four decades, inspiring audiences with its timeless celebration of achievement. Sung most famously by Luther Vandross, the song remains one of the most recognizable and enduring motivational pieces in the American songbook.

Barrett’s career, however, reaches far beyond a single song. He has written extensively for television and film, composing themes for the Olympics, the PGA, the U.S. Tennis Open, with multiple networks including CBS, ABC, PBS and the CBC. His scoring work has earned two Emmys for PBS documentaries on legendary Ohio State coach Woody Hayes and renowned author C.S. Lewis, as well as a silver medal at the New York Film Festival for the short film Don’t Cross That Line.

A versatile artist, Barrett has toured widely as a performer, including an extended tour opening for the legendary Art Garfunkel. His songwriting spans a wide emotional and stylistic range—love and loss, sunshine and darkness, children and criminals—always delivered with a lyrical honesty and what one reviewer described as “a heartbeat.” His acoustic guitar work flows from Americana to ragtime, while his vocal storytelling brings intimacy whether on a national stage or in a small folk club.

Barrett describes his creative life as “a winding road of songs, compositions, and scores—some uptown commercial, some not—but all a sure measure of my days and nights.” From his earliest days to his unexpected rise as a composer whose work became a fixture of sports and cultural broadcasts, Barrett has remained grounded in the simple act of writing with “a guitar in my lap.”

That guitar has yielded hundreds of songs, some finding their way to unlikely places and extraordinary audiences. Yet despite the national spotlight, Barrett continues to value the power of a song shared in an intimate room, connecting directly with listeners. His career reflects both paradox and perseverance—an artist at once widely celebrated and humbly self-effacing, whose music always carries the imprint of authenticity, imagination, and heart.

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Interview with Jeff Tripoli !

Jeff Tripoli is an American drummer, percussionist, and vocalist, raised in Syracuse, New York. With over 30 years of experience, his journey began in the clubs of Upstate New York, where he started performing professionally at just 17 years old.

Jeff’s drumming style reflects a diverse blend of musical influences and genres. Both on stage and in the studio, he has played with a wide array of artists and bands across Rock, Funk, Blues, Soul, Alternative, Bluegrass, Zydeco, Americana, Celtic, Folk, and World music. At the heart of his dynamic sound lies a drive to create fresh rhythms and unique artistic perspectives.

He has toured extensively across the U.S., Canada, and Europe for more than 15 years, with appearances at music festivals including Grey Fox Bluegrass, The Great Blue Heron, Sterling Stage, Finger Lakes GrassRoots, Shakori Hills GrassRoots, North Texas Irish Festival and Canada's Irish Festival.

Since 2015, Jeff has been a member of Canadian Celtic folk-rock band The Town Pants, touring internationally through cities like Vancouver, Buffalo, Toronto, Chicago, Dallas, Honolulu, and Dublin. He’s featured on their 2018 release Something To Say. The Town Pants blend Irish traditional, folk-rock, and roots-Americana into their signature Celtic-Roots-Rock sound, showcased across six studio albums, two live albums, and a famously high-energy live show that’s earned them a global fanbase.

"Natural Habitat" is an avant-garde percussion album that explores the raw, organic essence of sound. Using natural materials and unconventional techniques, it weaves earthy textures with hypnotic rhythms and spacious atmospheres. Trippy and immersive, each track feels like a sonic ecosystem—alive, evolving, and untamed. Natural Habitat invites listeners into a deep, meditative journey through the wild, primal pulse of the natural world.

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In His Wake is the debut release from PINES, a new project from Detroit-born artist Josh Hight,

In His Wake was shaped by grief, disillusionment, and a search for something beyond the visible

The title track, “In His Wake,” is a reflection on being the only surviving child in a family

Josh met producer Richard Norris at a Stone Club event in London, where they discovered they

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Interview with the return of Alex Hall !

 Alex Hall of Alex Hall's Figure head, and formally of Aliver Hall. The Northeast Ohio-based progressive rock band Alex Hall’s Figurehead has a new release Ledgewood! On all streaming platforms Alex's Info /Music https://wearefigurehead.bandcamp.com/...   / alexhallsfigurehead     / alexhalls_figurehead      / alex hall's figurehead - topic