Roadcase Podcast

JJ Julius Son of KALEO is here this week, and I’m super excited to share this one with you!!  JJ’s been in the US for over a decade now and proudly celebrates his native Iceland and its vibrant music community. Having grown up on the classic rock albums, JJ has crafted his own anthemic sound, culminating in the vast soundscapes present on his new album, MIXED EMOTIONS. 

JJ’s unfiltered and stripped down vibe is super refreshing and ...

SNACKTIME is here this week and I couldn’t be more excited to share this one!! Sam Gellerstein and Ben Stocker have been friends since high school, and this amazing seven-piece Philadelphia-based groovy funk band is out having fun and spreading the love with their sensational live show filled with positive vibes and great tunes.

Born out of the pandemic, with a DIY ethic deeply embedded in the Philadelphia music culture, SNACKTIME t...

I’m super excited to welcome Bill Payne, founding member of @littlefeat_official, for this week’s episode!!  For over five decades, Bill has been playing music and delighting fans with his expert piano and keyboard playing, great vibes and amazing songwriting. 

Bill is also a legendary collaborator and has played on 100s of albums and toured with a legion of amazing bands in addition to his enduring commitment to the music of Little...

 In celebration of  Earth Day, I’m excited to have classical pianist @hunternoack on the show this week!!  Hunter founded and operates @inalandscape, a non-profit which seeks to benefit environmental and conservationist causes. The In A Landscape series features unique outdoor performances by Hunter, taking place in amazing natural settings around the country. 

I talk to Hunter about the path his artistry has taken from early compet...

I’m super excited to have Jeremy Kaplan on Roadcase for this week’s episode. Jeremy plays keys in @dogsinapile, one of the most exciting jam bands on the scene today. I love dogs in general, and appropriately, Dogs In A Pile is one of my favorite bands out there today!!

I spoke to Jeremy as the Dogs were coming off a four-show run in snowy Steamboat Springs, and we sit down to chat about everything from growing up hyper-focused on m...

I’m psyched to have @michiganrattlers on the show this week!! Friends from childhood, Graham Young, Adam Reed, Christian Wilder and Tony Audia all grew up together in Petosky, Michigan playing music, and dreaming of taking it out on the road. Now over a decade of touring later, they’re on their third studio album, Waving From A Sea, and are known for deep lyricism, a rich sonic quality, and a killer live show. This latest effort is...

I’m delighted to have Phillip-Michael Scales on the show this week!!  Phillip-Michael is a uniquely talented songwriter, singer, and showman with a special knack for storytelling, an infectiously charismatic onstage vibe and a hardcore work ethic that has kept him happily pursuing his muse along his long road to success.

Even more exciting, Phillip-Michael has a super new album on the horizon, entitled Good To Be Here, due out on Ap...

Hey Everyone!!  It’s time for something completely different and this week, it's a venture into the podcast mashup realm for a giant collab as Dave Hamilton of @giggabpodcast and I get together to talk about our time at @SXSW. 

Dave and I explore all the things that make this an amazing festival and explain exactly how to get the most out of the SXSW experience. We share stories and pro tips for navigating this massive event – ...

I’ve got Adam “Shmeeans” Smirnoff of Lettuce on the show this week, and he’s bringing the heavy funk vibes to Roadcase!!  Constantly evolving and exploring new boundaries, Lettuce has been at the forefront of funk both in the jam world and in more traditional lanes. Their newly released latest album, Lettuce with the Colorado Symphony Orchestra, is a stunning representation of the melding of classical instrumentation with the funky...

This week on Roadcase is a celebration of diversity, inclusion, joy and the music of Grateful Dead, and that’s why I’m so excited to have the amazingly talented Melody Walker and Thomas Bryan Eaton of BERTHA: Grateful Drag on the show!! 

Grateful Drag is a true mash-up of diverse sub-cultures and I talk to Melody and Thomas about what it means to them, and how Grateful Drag has come to represent a higher purpose; not simply a musica...

Steve Kelly is my guest this week and I couldn't be more excited to share his compelling, heartwarming, and at times very poignant story of how he got here. Steve's tale is one of Hope and Perseverance, but also it speaks to the power of the New Orleans music scene; that is, the resilience, strength of community, and sheer love of musical expression that brings artists together in support of one another.  Steve's new...

This week I talk to two of the premier booking agents in the industry --  Karl Morse and Ethan Berlin of Arrival Artists.  Arrival was founded in 2020 and after only five years, now represents over 300 artists, including many of the biggest touring acts around. Karl and Ethan talk to me about many of the ins-and-outs of what it means to get artists on stages and touring across the country and the world. It's a massive endeavor...

I couldn’t be more psyched for this week’s guest, LP Giobbi. LP is an absolute bundle of joy and light and her shows are life-affirming and community-building celebrations that connect us through the common bonds we all share.  

LP is a DJ, Producer, jazz-pianist and activist. She was one of NPR’s Favorite New Musicians of 2023 following her debut album Light Places, and her latest album Dotr, features Danielle Ponder, Portugal. The...

I’m celebrating Indie folk-rock this week to kick off this year with Eric Earley of the renowned and critically-acclaimed band Blitzen Trapper!! Eric is a true icon and superb songwriter with a knack for weaving unique tales developed through his years of travel along the road to self-discovery. Eric’s song Furr — considered to be one of the finest folk tunes of all-time — brought Blitzen Trapper to prominence and earned them a rec...

For this final episode of 2024, I’m happy to welcome Goldie Boutilier to Roadcase!!  Goldie has lived quite a life thus far, and her journey is one of ups and downs — but ultimately of survival and empowerment. Her latest EP, The Actress, her third effort in as many years, continues her through-line of living through trauma and eventually coming out the other side — successful, happy and thriving.  

Canadian born — raised in the hin...

I’m thrilled to have Georgie Fuller and Will Turner of The Heavy Heavy on the show this week!!  Just off their amazing Fall tour in support of their debut full-length album, One of a Kind, Georgie and Will sit down to reflect with me on everything from touring, to their unique musical partnership, to the impact of bringing their retro-sounding but forward-facing vibe to audiences across the country and into the UK and Europe. A pro...

Stoke level is high for this week’s episode with Shawn Eckels!  Shawn is the hyper-energetic, frenetic and kinetic guitarist with Andy Frasco & The U.N., a band known for is high energy live show with zany antics, comedic asides, and off-the-chart positive energy. I’ve had the pleasure of getting to know Shawn over the past few years, so this is a very unique episode. Shawn brings his whole genuine self to whatever he does, and...

For this special Thanksgiving week episode, I’m giving thanks for the Power of Music by cracking open the Roadcase Archives for a re-release of the August 2022 interview with none other than the Guru of the Low Frequency Vibes, @jesuscsuperstar!!  Jesus is a special human and Lettuce’s special brand of funk is something for which I’m especially grateful. This is such an amazing conversation filled with great vibes, poignant moments...

Michael Marcagi has had an absolutely epic year, and I’m psyched to have him on the show this week. Michael, whose most recent EP, American Romance, just dropped last month, has been hitting the road hard, but this only tells half the story. Late last year, his song, “Scared to Start,” became an overnight sensation — literally — when it received more than a million views by the day after he posted it.  Since then the song has gaine...