Sullivan Street : A Counting Crows Podcast

E52: Story of Every Song (New Book!) w/ Geoff Harkness

Geoff has released a new CC book....Counting Crows: The Story of Every Song! We interview Geoff about the book and highlight a few of the book's most amazing stories.  T

E51: The Wellmont Shows (plus Germany)

In this episode we dive into what is arguably the most classic set of Counting Crows shows - 3 straight days in Wellmont, New Jersey to close the 2008 Tour (October 28, 2

E50: Live at Town Hall (Part 2)

August and Everything After: Live at Town Hall was released August 2011 and recorded in 2007.  Join the Crew (Eric, Chris, Geoff, Irish Sean, and Steve from the UK) go ov

E49: Live at Town Hall (Part 1)

August and Everything After: Live at Town Hall was released August 2011 and recorded in 2007.  Join the Crew (Eric, Chris, Geoff, Irish Sean, and Steve from the UK) go ov

E48: Signature Themes (with Leila Sales)

In 2024, author Leila Sales wrote a piece in SPIN magazine, entitled "Movies, Monkeys, Maria: Counting Crows’ Most Signature Songs, by Theme".  In this episode, we have a

E47: Flying Demos (Part 2)

Counting Crows' 13-Song (!) Demo Tape is legendary for its length and   consistent quality; resulting in a multi-label bidding war.   They  were  special from Reel #1 .

E46: Flying Demos (Part I)

Counting Crows' 13-Song (!) Demo Tape is legendary for its length and  consistent quality; resulting in a multi-label bidding war.   They were  special from Reel #1 . In

E45: Not an Enemy (Academic Analysis with Dr. Adam)

Dr. Adam (from the Sister Wives Professor Podcast) joins us.  He's a professor of interpersonal and family communication, and a huge fan of Counting Crows. On this episo

E44: James Maddock (Jimmy & Immy)

Counting Crows fans might know him best as half of "Jimmy and Immy".  If so, they are missing out on James Maddock's amazing career as a singer/songwriter of folk and Ame

E43: Saturday Nights & Sunday Mornings (Part II)

Eric, Chris, Geoff and Ryan McCaffrey continue their deep dive into the Crows' 5th Studio Album--Saturday Nights and Sunday Mornings. (See Episode 41 for Part I).  Foll

E42: Amy Scott (Crows' Documentary Director) Interview

Amy Scott is the Director of the Counting Crows documentary "Have You Seen Me Lately", released on December 18, 2025 (HBO Max) and produced by Bill Simmons.   It focuses

E41: Saturday Nights & Sunday Mornings (Part I)

Eric, Chris, and Geoff are joined by Ryan McCaffrey to deep dive into (and rank the songs of) Saturday Nights and Sunday Mornings--the Crows' 5th studio album.    Paul f

E40: Mrs. Potter's in Miami (and Barcelona)

In this episode, we perform a deep dive into two of the Crows' most popular songs "Mrs. Potters Lullaby" and "Miami". We explain how they are "kind of" singles, talk abo

E39: Curtis, Blow Me Your Trumpet (Curtis Watson Interview)

Curtis Watson played trumpet on three Counting Crows tracks:  Palisades Park, Angel of 14th Street, and the legendary Chelsea (but not Carriage); culminating in a shout o

E38: Shim Sham Shows

Maybe the most legendary of the Crows live shows, Counting Crows played for 5 consecutive years in New Orleans during Jazzfest..  The "Shim Sham Shows" (played at the Shi

E37: New Amsterdam (Live) with Kyle Meredith

In this episode we review New Amsterdam:  Live at Heineken Music Hall (2003) with esteemed music journalist and amazing interviewer KYLE MEREDITH!   This time, it's Kyle'

E36: Chris's Sweet! Summer

Chris starts out the episode by talking about his experience at the World Premier of the "Have You Seen Me Lately?"  Counting Crows documentary. Then, Chris recaps his e

E35: Steve Bowman Interview

Steve Bowman is one of the founding members of Counting Crows.  He played in the band from 1991-1994 and was the drummer on August and Everything After. Join us for thi

E34: Butter Miracle Release Day!

Counting Crows 7th LP of original material-- "BUTTER MIRACLE" -- was released today! Chris and Eric give their take on the new songs and how well the album works as a wh

E33: Hard Candy (Review and Song Ranking) Part II

Eric, Chris, Geoff, "Hard Brent" and "Bris-Vegas Rob" give their insights and thoughts about what they feel are the best songs from the Crows 4th album--Hard Candy.