The first three months of 2023 are gone, and Taylor Ruckle has returned.  We both think that this past quarter was a particularly strong one for new music.  Since we had this conversation, I have listened to the albums of…

I've actually used this photo of OriSoaring before, back when I did an email interview with her for my blog. We were overdue for a podcast chat, so here she is!  Ori's a multi-instrumentalist, composer, and painter.  You'll get a…

I get funny when I get irritated or mad…

The last time I was in Los Angeles, I found myself at a local comedy show.  There were a handful of funny folks there, five or seven performers.  LeeAnn Tooker was…

I make noise. People seem to dig it. That's good enough for me.

Dirty Doc most often performs her original songs as Dirty Metal Lefty, and is a musician from Richmond, Virginia. We've spent time together in the occasional hotel…

The ways that we can be broken are also part of the pieces that put us back together…

Briget Boyle is a songwriter with new single called “Mandolin” out today!  This is the second single from her upcoming album, Heartbreak…

That picture is Jed Craddock.

That other picture with the beautiful bass is Joey Berrios.

I met these gentlemen and their manager in Austin at the DIY Musician Conference.  I knew last year that I eventually wanted to invite them…

If you leave a Wag show and you're not smiling, it's probably you…

Here's how The Wag's official website introduces the band:  Got songs? Got harmonies? Got fun and unbridled enthusiasm? Then you’ve got The Wag! Hailing from the…

Deep down, I'm a softie

Nora Rahimian is an anti-capitalist business coach and fascinating individual.  Nora is well-traveled, multilingual, thoughtful, and a strong communicator.  She was the first music manager in Liberia.  Who makes the ideal client? What did her…

…la manière oú j'ai changé la manière de penser que j'avais, ça s'est fait en parallel avec… j'ai commencé à penser en anglais…

Ce fois, je parle avec Maxime Cholley en français.  Il est batteur professionel qui vient de Savoie…

The perfect first New York experience of looking at a place that doesn't make any sense…

Maxime Cholley is from Savoie, but his travels in music have taken him to Berklee in Boston, to New York, and now he plays…

any kind of music that has space for improvisation, I would consider to be jazz in a way, and I do love that kind of music a lot

It's nice to have a fellow bass player on today's episode!  Meet…

It fascinates me how people have such different backgrounds, but we still come together... and we make music together as one unit...

Simona Smirnova is from Lithuania, but currently based in New York City.  She's a singer, songwriter…