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"Sometimes when I write, I'll go for walks. And I'll keep hammering away at the lyric until it rhythmically feels right." - Jonatha Brooke From the May 31, 2018 episode of the Bands To Fans podcast   This week we are doing something a little different. Although not a musician, my guest this time around has been an important figure in the US music landscape for decades. For this episode I spoke with legendary rock radio DJ Dusty Street (…and yes, that’s her real name). We discussed her famous voice, her start in radio in San Francisco in 1969, how she developed her finely tuned ear for music, her work in the Los Angeles music scene in the 1980s, and how music helped her work through the shock of her mother’s sudden death in 1974.
Listen to the interview Off stage relationships affect on stage playing. "If you're stoked to be around those people at dinner, you are definitely going to be stoked when you get on stage doing the thing you all love the most." Michael McDermott Joan Jett and the Blackhearts From the July 26, 2018 episode of the Bands To Fans podcast  Podcasting: When interviewing a remote guest who is connected via their cell phone or their computer, make sure they are not using ear buds. They will cause an echo on the broadcast / recording.
 For this episode of the Bands To Fans podcast I spoke with Emily Saliers of the Indigo Girls. We discussed their new live album, which they recorded with the University of Colorado Symphony Orchestra, how putting this show together has influenced her songwriting going forward, and how alternative guitar tunings have led to the creation of some her most well-known songs.
Listen to the interview  For this episode of he Bands To Fans podcast I spoke with Michael Staertow, guitarist for Lou Gramm. We discussed how he sees himself as an ambassador of Lou Gramm’s catalog, which were the more challenging Foreigner songs to master, and the importance of telling a story with each guitar solo.
Listen to the interview  For this episode of the Bands To Fans podcast I spoke with Gregg Lohman. He is currently the drummer for country artist Easton Corbin. Before that he spent 10 years as the drummer and music director for Kellie Pickler. We discussed the importance of building up personal capital, the profound impact his school music teacher had on him, and how his world changed after he was in a life-threatening car accident in 2013.
Listen to the interview  For this episode of the Bands To Fans podcast I spoke with singer Laura Tate. We discussed the skills she developed doing musical theater that have helped with her solo work, the many things she has learned from her band, and how she is more comfortable singing on stage in front of an audience than singing in a studio.
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