Episode #151 - Jackson Emmer with Jamie Coffis

Warren Haynes was in town recently for a solo show at The Rio Theatre in Santa Cruz. He checked in from the road to chat with Mojoe.

Local songwriter - by way of Colorado, but we now claim him as one of our own - Jackson Emmer drops by the studio to chat with Jamie Coffis, play a few tunes, recap the recent Todd Snider tribute in Santa Cruz, AND talk about his show taking place at The Ugly Mug in Soquel on Saturday, February 14th.

Santa Cruz legends Snail (Ken Craft, Craig Owens, Bob O'Neil) dropped into the sty to chat with Jamie Coffis on "Neighborhood Night" ahead of their December reunion show at Felton Music Hall. Here's a great snapshot of Santa Cruz music history, along with two live tracks: "Tonight" and "Gotta Run."

Songwriter Larry Diehl, accompanied by Glenn MacPherson on guitar, visits host Jamie Coffis and plays from his new record, "Long Road Back Home." Features live versions of the tunes "Somewhere Else," "No One Left to Bury" and the title track.

Jamie talks shop with fellow musician and KPIG DJ Michael Gaither in this one. Let's call it a belated Christmas episode. Michael chats about the origins of Krampus (the friendly Christmas demon) and some in-costume appearances he has lined up for the month. Live tunes include the sketchy holiday songs "The Krampus Comes Out Tonight," "No More Tequila For Santa," and new one, "Tens of Dollars." Subscribe to the series in Apple Podcasts, Spotify or YouTube.

Two of our longtime favorites - and bestest pals - Keith Greeninger and Dayan Kai were in the sty recently to play a few tunes and promote TWO shows they had locally. Here's their interview with Mojoe along with live takes on Jesse Winchester's "That's What Makes You Strong," Dayan's autobiographical "The San Juan Song," and "While You Still Got Your Breath, a new one from Keith. Enjoy!

Christian Walsh of the local band August Sun sits in on "Neighborhood Night" for some shop talk and live tunes with host Jamie Coffis.

Local songwriter - an "American Idol" alumnus (Season 10) James Durbin drops into the sty. This episode includes a live version of his song "Freedom Blvd" and the debut of his new single, "Hold Me".

The good Reverend Freakchild is a master blues player we've been featuring here on the pig for a long time. In this extra-long interview, he chats live with host Jamie Coffis and play from his latest record, "A Bluesman of Sorts," Great stuff!

The slide guitar great Roy Rogers does a phoner with host Jamie Coffis on a recent episode of "Neighborhood Night," captured here in our "Pigs In a Podcast" series.