Episode 508 of Concert Pipeline podcast featuring Weakened Friends, in which we chat with Sonia Sturino and Annie Hoffman about listening to the radio with their parents growing up, high school bands they were in, touring with Hockey Dad in 2024, their upcoming tour, including playing Bottom of the Hill on January 24 as well as times they played there a few years ago, being pulled over for flipping off a cop, working with Buckethead on their song “NPC” and their new album “Feels Like Hell.”

Episode 507 of Concert Pipeline featuring Sons of Cream and a review of Motion City Soundtrack’s show at The Warfield in San Francisco. We chat with Kofi Baker, son of Ginger Baker of the legendary band Cream about possibly being conceived at Cream’s final show, his dad introducing him to drums at age 6, doing drum duets with his dad around the US, performing as part of The Music of Cream 50th Anniversary tour in Australia and New Zealand, Eric Clapton possibly being his godfather, being a counselor at Rock and Roll Fantasy Camp, teaching drumming, his forthcoming album “Half and Half” with Cream covers as well as original music, and the band’s upcoming tour including a stop at Uptown Theater in Napa on January 30.

Episode 506 of Concert Pipeline featuring Henry J. Star in which we talk to the man behind Henry J. Star, Devin Badgett about his musical influences growing up in Knoxville, Tennessee, his previous band Vanosdale and the transition to Henry J. Star, the influence of “The Neverending Story,” diving deep into his debut album “The Soft Apocalypse” and its impact on his fans, and what he’s thankful for this Thanksgiving. We also feature a review of Jack’s Mannequin’s show at The Warfield in San Francisco as well as a few songs from the set.

Episode 505 of Concert Pipeline featuring Everclear and a review of Barns Courtney’s concert at Bottom of the Hill. We chat with Art Alexakis about how he made a memorable concert experience for my son, playing a show in the bay with The Rolling Stones and Metallica 20 years ago and a memorable interaction with Mick Jagger, the 30th Anniversary of “Sparkle and Fade,” the process of creating that album and playing the album in its entirety 30 years later, writing from an autobiographical nature, and covering “American Girl.” We also review Barns Courtney’s recent show in San Francisco and share a few songs from his set.

Episode 504 of Concert Pipeline featuring Maygen & The Birdwatcher in which we chat with Maygen Lacey and Noah Neumann about growing up listening to 90s country, classic rock and metal, their first bands, what birds Noah watches, winning Midwest Country Music Awards Album of the Year and Americana Artist of the Year, overcoming fear of performing live, their favorite shows they have performed, a funny story of performing at a wedding, and their new album “The Americana Dream” that just came out. I also review The Format’s show with Phantom Planet at Hollywood Forever Cemetery and share a few songs from their set.

Episode 503 of Concert Pipeline featuring Eddie Schwarz, in which we talk about his parents’ influence with Broadway music, his early band, Icarus, knowing Lorne Michaels before SNL, writing songs for Joe Cocker, his work as International Council of Music Creators president, his new EP “Film School,” and writing “Hit Me With Your Best Shot” for Pat Benatar.

Episode 502 of Concert Pipeline featuring Brian Dunne and a review of The Hives show at Ace of Spades that I took my son to. We chat with Brian about growing up in Monroe, NY, making music from 5 years old, his first concert being Bruce Springsteen and having Bruce watch his band from backstage, starting his 2nd band Fantastic Cat and the incredible journey with them, being obsessed with failure, putting out an album just as the pandemic hit, Googling his lyrics, and his new album “Clams Casino.”

Episode 501 of Concert Pipeline featuring Remi Goode, in which we chat about her start in music from when she picked up the guitar at age 7, what she learned from her 10 years in the Tucson Girls Chorus, making music with her partner Game Lehrer, her first EP “Muziek” in 2016, the big step of leaving Arizona in 2023 for Nashville, kickstarting her new album “Things I’ve Said Before” out this Friday, and the recording of the album in her home studio as well as at Arizona State University. She also plays her single “Short Circuit” for the program!