The Musician's Guide To Everything

Episode 47: Mike Eldred

What an amazing musical story.  Mike was playing guitar at 14, building them at 19 and building them at a very high level shortly after.  He went from Charvel to Yamaha t

Episode 46: Clark Rigsby

Legendary producer, engineer, musician, Clark Rigsby has done some things.  Starting out playing guitar in bars at age 13, he churned that into a career spanning several

Episode 45: Camille Sledge

Now we're talking.  Camille Sledge is, for starters, an amazing singer, songwriter and entertainer, as proven in her outstanding work with the wildly entertaining an

Episode 44: Jeremy "Bacpac" Franko

Where to even start with this renaissancewoman.  Jeremy “Bacpac” Franko is an Architect, acoustician, writer, poet, DJ, dancer, prolific mural artist and instigator.  She

Episode 30: Booking Agent Ali Hedrick

Ali Hedrick has been booking bands since the 90’s and has the experiences and stories we all wish we could have been there for.  From interning at Touch and Go Records to

Episode 43: Cody Blackbird

Here's a great story!  Cody Blackbird was drawn to the Native American flute at 8 years old.  He took that early inspiration and honed it into his own Alter-Native g

Episode 42: Singer Songwriter Gene Moran (Mean Gene)

With a smile a mile wide, Mean Gene has transcended his physical limitations and proved that a fired-up soul is the main requirement for making great music.  He's be

Episode 41: Donnie Wade

From poor farmer to guitar shop owner to Chief Luthier at Gretsch, to setting up guitar factories in Asia, Donnie Wade has had a very, very interesting life.  His passion

Episode 40: Max Crawford

When you're good, and you're cool, everybody wants you.  Max Crawford has been charming his way into playing with loads of great bands with his warmth, ripping

Episode 39: Johnny Dixon a.k.a. Johnny D.

Here's a treat!  Arizona's preeminent music historian, archivist and scholar came up for a rollicking, laugh-filled, wildly informative discussion about Arizona

Episode 38: Meliza Jackson

Head slammin.  Feet shakin.  That's how you do it.  Meliza Jackson plays guitar for the Darts (US) and is having a blast doing it.  Their new album is on Jello Biafr

Episode 37: Jason Patrick Woodbury

The more you look, the more you love.  There is a mountain to discover where this man is involved.  An influential writer, creative director of Hello Merch, overseer of t

Episode 36: Luthier Stephen Stratton

Instruments to drool over.  Fantasize about.  Lust after.  Stephen Stratton has been building stringed instruments since graduating from the Roberto-Venn School of Luther

Episode 35: The Boxmasters are back

Billy Bob Thornton and J.D. Andrew came through town again with their band The Boxmasters.  And being the generous chaps that they are, gave us an invite to come hang out

Episode 34: Jim Bachmann

He's a busy man, but we finally got him! Jim Bachmann is a wizard of words and an Americana master with his signature "good timing Stonerbilly"  sound and a presence

Episode 33: Rhett Miller of The Old 97's

He’s a prolific songwriter, an alt-country pioneer, a damn good talker and a fountain of thoughtful insight about music, touring, and keeping a band together for over 30

Episode 32: Singer songwriter Eric Ramsey

He’s a writer of songs. He’s a player of guitars.  He’s the winner of a multitude of songwriting competitions and is a regular performer at a long list of venues all over

Episode 31: Pastor Carl Wiman

Brace yourself!  Pastor Carl Wiman is about to preach!  He’s the head of a little church out in Whitman, AZ and is always bringing music to the people and giving whole he

Episode 29: Jacob Dylan

Magnificent solo artist and, of course, front man for The Wallflowers, Jacob Dylan is one of the greats.  Grammy’s, mega-hits, quadruple-platinum, all of that.  But it di

Episode 27: Jesse Valenzuela of the Gin Blossoms

At 15 he was playing in bars.  By 25 he was writing huge hits as a member of the Gin Blossoms.  And 30 plus years later he's still writing great songs and conjuring