Oct 30, 2020
New Jersey’s own, musician Dan Toppo grew up loving music, but thought he’d end up in mathematics or finance… until his dad just kept on taking him to see the Allman Brothers at the Beacon Theatre. And when Dan was around 14 he starting playing slide guitar, and other than learning some other instruments along...
Oct 24, 2020
For this solo episode, I thought I'd highlight the artistry of Tedeschi Trucks Band's backup / harmony singers, Mike Mattison, Mark Rivers, and Alecia Chakour. Calling them backup or harmony singers to me almost seems like downplaying their talents, as their contributions to the band are essential and make the music...
Oct 16, 2020
Online guitar instructor and founder of Guitargate.com, Michael Palmisano was born and raised in Maryland, and has been playing guitar since he can remember. These days his YouTube channel has over 178,000 subscribers, and he tells me all about his days as musician and his journey as an entrepreneur. And of course we...
Oct 9, 2020
Musician Quinn Sullivan was born and raised in New Bedford, Massachusetts, and it was clear from an early age music was his thing. Enthralled by the Beatles, he first started playing a toy guitar he got for Christmas before he was even in kindergarten. Soon he got super into Buddy Guy’s music, and as a...
Oct 4, 2020
A solo episode, I talk about some highlights and memories from ALL the Tedeschi Trucks Band shows I've been to. Pretty much all West Coast shows including the Hollywood Bowl, the Orpheum Theater in LA, and more. I also accidentally call the Wheels of Soul Tour the Wheels of Summer Tour. That kinda sounds like it could...