The Sound Podcast with Ira Haberman

In March of 2018 we got word that two stalwarts in the Jam Band world, Tom Hamilton and Holly Bowling were joining forces with a few other musicians to create something new called Ghost Light. Of course we got Tom and Holly on the phone and talked at great length about the project, and where things were heading. Just over two years later, after an album release, and several tours, they are releasing their first ever official live a...

Song List: 1. 01:02: Del McCoury - High on the Mountain (5-21-20 4:30p) 2. 04:32: Trey Anastasio - Night Speaks to a Woman (5-26-17) (5-21-20 8:00p) 3. 13:35: Yonder Mountain String Band - No Rain (5-27-16) (5-22-20 2:30p) 4. 17:29: Railroad Earth - Mighty River (5-25-19) (5-22-20 10:00p) 5. 24:04: Greensky Bluegrass - Fox on the Run (5-25-18) (5-23-20 5:30p) 6. 26:52: The Travelin' McCourys - Cumberland Blues (5-23-20 7:...

Featured Songs: First Song: 00:38 - Midnight North - 11-22-18 - The Highway Song - The Chapel - San Francisco, CA Second Song: 04:47 - JRAD - 03-13-19 - Easy Wind - Penn's Peak - Jim Thorpe, PA Third Song: 13:42 - Jason Isbell - 04-20-19 - If We Were Vampires - Iroquois Amphitheatre - Louisville, KY Fourth Song: 18:39 - Goose - 02-07-20 - Movin' Out - The Troubadour - Los Angeles, CA Fifth Song: 26:57 - Aqueous - 04-05...

Everyone in the Jam Band scene has some idea of who Mihali is. In case you don't, he's the front man for Vermont's Twiddle. Twiddle have been around since 2004, and since that time, Mihali has been the principal song-writer for the band. What you may not know is that Mihali has also spent a lot of time gigging as a solo act, but has never released his own album. As you'll soon hear, it's a project he's been ...

Song List: 1. 00:14: Rick and Peter - Agoosetic 04-26-20 - Hang Me 2. 06:21: Goose 04-17-20 - Shout - 03-05-20 3. 13:26: Pacific Range - Money In My Boot > Going Down The Road Feeling Bad  4. 22:15: Eggy - 02-07-20- One More Dance (Brooklyn Bowl) - 530p - 5/16  5. 34:05: Turkuaz - Life in the City - None's a Ton  6. 39:21: Phoffman 04-18-20  - Windshield - 915p - 5/16 7. 44:14: Circles Around the Sun - 02-29-20 - One ...

We've been following the decade long career of Real Estate since the beginning. Now in their tenth year, they recently released their fifth album The Main Thing. The album comes at a time when the band previously in personnel flux has solidified their line-up and are set for a new beginning of sorts. It's always hard, as a band, to figure out where they want to go sonically as they mature as an act, if the circumstances aff...

Featured Songs: First Song: 00:38 - Star Kitchen - Root Down - 01-04-19 - 8x10 - Baltimore, MD Second Song: 14:05 - Steve Kimock and Friends - That's What Love Will Make You Do - 02-13-19 - Sweet Water Music Hall - Mill Valley, CA Third Song: 28:02 - Dave Matthews Band - Tripping Billies - 06-29-19 - Ruoff Home Mortgage Music Centre - Noblesville, IN Fourth Song: 33:45 - Billy Strings - She Makes My Love Come Rolling Down -...

The Steep Canyon Rangers have been busy over the last little bit, releasing two projects in wide release. The North Carolina Songbook is a re-release of sorts, having released the live album from their performance at Merlefest on Record Store Day originally on vinyl, it has now found its way to the digital sphere. They’ve also released a pseudo greatest hits record Be Still Moses that was recorded with the Asheville Symphony. We’ve...

Featured Songs: First Song: 00:38 - My Morning Jacket - Gideon - 10-26-16 - Tivoli Theatre - Chatanooga, TN Second Song: 06:00 - Pigeons Playing Ping Pong - King Kong - 02-06-20 - Belly Up Tavern - Solana Beach, CA Third Song: 14:56 - Twiddle - Jamflowman - 04-24-20 - Live from Out There - Essex, VT  Fourth Song: 27:26 - Goose - Simple Man - 04-26-20 - The Solarium, CT Fifth Song: 33:10 - Zeke Fishhead Presents The Doorad Chop...

Over the 22 year span of Sound Tribe Sector 9, the Jamtronica outfit has produced studio albums, released live recordings, streamed concerts, made DVDs available of performances and shared incredible content with their fans. They are amongst the most prolific bands in terms of producing material so much so that it's incredibly staggering to even discuss. 2020 was to be a new year, filled with lots of live performances, giving b...

We’ve watched Nicole Atkins’ career blossom in front of our eyes. I was a big fan of her debut Neptune City back in 2007, and with each subsequent record, she has impressed and matured, and now is no longer just a musician but a bonafide artist. Her latest release, Italian Ice which comes out May 29th is a pot pourri of lush sonic landscapes and musical influences. All of it though, in some way, harkens back to her days in New Jers...

Featured Songs: First Song: 00:38 - Goose - Hot Tea > Dancing in the Moonlight > Hot Tea - Grand Rapids, MI - 03-06-20 Second Song: 20:47 - DSO - Black Throated Wind - Pisgah Brewing Company - Black Mountain, NC - 08-17-19 Third Song: 26:52 - Midnight North - Tumbling Dice - Ardmore Music Hall - Ardmore, PA - 11-7-19 Fourth Song: 32:08 - JRAD - He’s Gone - Wellmont Theatre - Montclair, NJ - 03-15-19 Fifth Song: 41:18 - J...

I first heard Mike Mattison’s voice, like so man my of us did, listening to Derek Trucks Band records, but truly, the break through was a song called Sweet Inspiration. But Mike is more than just a singer as his now with the Tedeschi Trucks Band, he is a musician, a songwriter, an incredibly talented artist. He’s made records with a project called Scrapomatic, which is, as you’d expect rooted in blues, but After Glow a solo record,...

You may not instantly know the name Shira Elias, but you will recognize her voice from her work with Turkuaz, and while that is an important piece of her career, her new solo EP Goods is her big focus right now. The EP will be released May 29th and available wherever you listen to music, is inspired by her time in New York and in many ways represents a career path she had always intended. She teamed up with producer MEGA to create ...

Featured Songs: First Song: 00:38 - Dark Star Orchestra - Viola Lee Blues - 11-02-19 - The Capitol Theatre - Port Chester, NY  Second Song: 13:20 - Goose - Wysteria Lane - 03-05-20 - Agora Theatre - Cleveland, OH Third Song: 28:43 - Magic Beans - Green Onions - 04-04-20 - Hauchy’s House - Denver, CO  Fourth Song: 36:01 - Reid Genauer and Folks - Comes a Time - 03-07-20 - Terrapin Crossroads - Rafael, CA Fifth Song: 42:37 - Ted...