Matt Butler (Everyone Orchestra)

I sit down with Trevor Hall and talk about the magic of CD players back in the day and how there was a period of time where all he listened to was Midnite.Support the show

Joe and I caught up ahead of the Kitchen Dwellers shows with Dine From Out There here in Denver.  We talked about three very different songs and how they all have been big for him.Make sure to check out our Spotify playlist that features every song discussed on the show: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4woCFOUuh02lbsNetoi1lA?si=viLNtA4IQzOpmzJzKsYHSw Support the show

Young guitar slinger Daniel Donato and I caught up about Cosmic Country, the Grateful Dead & three tunes that shaped his path.Make sure to check out our Spotify playlist that features every song discussed on the show: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4woCFOUuh02lbsNetoi1lA?si=viLNtA4IQzOpmzJzKsYHSw Support the show

Chuck and I catch up and talk about the days he spent grinding it out in Europe and what it's like writing songs with a legend in Nashville.Make sure to check out our Spotify playlist that features every song discussed on the show: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4woCFOUuh02lbsNetoi1lA?si=viLNtA4IQzOpmzJzKsYHSw Support the show

Wylie was the man behind the legendary NY restaurant wd~50. He now runs the insanely delicious Du's Donuts in Williamsburg and is also a huge music enthusiast with an encyclopedic knowledge of Grateful Dead lyrics. It was great to catch up with him and hear about some of the tunes that have impacted him.Make sure to check out our Spotify playlist that features every song discussed on the show: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4woCFOUuh02lbsNetoi1lA?si=viLNtA4IQzOpmzJzKsYHSw Support the show

Marc is a super talented multi-instrumentalist, singer/songwriter, and producer who's been a part hit songs all over the world. We talk about his life and journey and what it was like to lose his father to terminal cancer at the same time he welcomed his first child.Make sure to check out our Spotify playlist that features every song discussed on the show: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4woCFOUuh02lbsNetoi1lA?si=viLNtA4IQzOpmzJzKsYHSw Support the show

Matt is a dear friend and I've been lucky enough to travel the world with him.  He helped push the directive of the past few episode to focus on the influence of black musicians and that's what him and I do here.Make sure to check out our Spotify playlist that features every song discussed on the show: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4woCFOUuh02lbsNetoi1lA?si=viLNtA4IQzOpmzJzKsYHSw Support the show

Jackie shares the influence black musicians have had on him and goes through a stack of records that shaped him musically. He also performs one of his favorite Bill Withers' tunes.Make sure to check out our Spotify playlist that features every song discussed on the show: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4woCFOUuh02lbsNetoi1lA?si=viLNtA4IQzOpmzJzKsYHSw Support the show

Robert and I talk about his transition from playing sacred music in a predominantly black church to playing all over the world with his Family Band & some of the influences that got him there. We also discuss the systemic racism that is still an issue in our country.* Robert mentions the first time he played with Phil. It was at Xmas Jam in 2001 and he sat in for "Lovelight".  You can hear it here: https://archive.org/details/2001-12-21.paf.schoeps.mikeyk.6599.sbeok.flacfMake sure to check out our Spotify playlist that features every song discussed on the show: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4woCFOUuh02lbsNetoi1lA?si=viLNtA4IQzOpmzJzKsYHSwSupport the show

Phil and I talk about the influence black musicians have had on him. He relives three incredible experiences that still leave him at a loss for words.* Here's a link to the course at Stanford that Phil mentions on the show: https://online.stanford.edu/courses/sohs-music0001-online-jamming-and-concert-technologyMake sure to check out our Spotify playlist that features every song discussed on the show: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4woCFOUuh02lbsNetoi1lA?si=viLNtA4IQzOpmzJzKsYHSwSupport the show