When you hear the sonic bath of an Alysha Brilla song, you are immediately tuned in to something special. And if that is during a live performance, you are spellbound. She writes such incredible melodies combined with lyrics that inspire and emote, and then set to instruments that open us up to all that is…
I heard Eph See’s song “Malachi the Uber Driver” listening to the NPR All Songs Considered podcast while i was mowing my lawn. And just like Robin Hilton said as he set-up the song before playing it, I was struck by it so much that I stopped what I was doing and just … listened….
I learned of Lydia von Hof this summer and was able to catch her performance at Musikfest – and she lit the stage on fire! This songstress spans all the genres with a powerhouse voice and killer guitar chops. And her songs are written so well with lyrics that are clever and powerful. You’re gonna…
On Sun 9/20, we’ve curated an incredible show along with The Fallser Club in East Falls, PA: This IS America: with liberty & music for all! Featuring phenomenal performances by Gangstagrass, Eljuri, and The Flying Vees. This is a celebration of our 250th year with some of the most American music around, as well as…
Carbon Leaf has an incredible trajectory to their journey – from forming in college, to exploding on to the scene, to signing with a label, to regaining their independence … all while building an incredible following of loyal fans who love them. I was introduced to them by my long time live music buddy John…
Musikfest Exordium – “the first part”
First and foremost, Pepperwine is a groovy, funky, beachy vibe that is producing infectious music and puts on killer live shows. But they are also some of the kindest, funniest and most supportive humans around. They were the 4th ever interview I did, back when I was co-hosting episodes with George Wacker under Lehigh Valley…
I’ve heard tracks from Love? said the Commander consistently on Dan Drago’s 25 O’Clock Pod pretty regularly over the years. And every time it always caught my ear, and tug at my emotions. I suppose that’s where the genre label “emo” truly comes from. At some point, when I heard another one of their brilliant…
I was able to see Disterbenz (the moniker of Gabrielle Sterbenz) perform live a few years back when she opened for Wheatus and was majorly impressed. She has a powerful voice and a performance that includes looping of her vocals and guitar that really impresses. And the songwriting is stellar – mostly Americana, but really…
We had the great honor of spending time with Wheatus to learn all about how they achieve their iconic sound. We had this awesome group of humans on 3 years ago to dive in to their backstory, and we did that on the sidewalk during Wayne Music Fest. One of our fav episodes for sure!…
When we had Lia Menaker on back in October, we had out traditional episode format planned and ready, but a combination of some things going on in her life that were connected to her recent release “I’m Still Here” and a perfect synergy with guest co-host Galen Deery, we ended up just talking about things…
One of the things we love the most on this show is when an artist grabs two (or more) genres and brings them together brilliantly and just turns your preconceived notions of what to expect in music on it’s ear. When we took a listen to Orillia for the first time, we knew we were…