The Jack Casady Interview

I've been a Jefferson Airplane fan for as long as I loved rock-n-roll. I was much less of a Hot Tuna fan in their mid-'70s heyday because I was exploring other music and somewhat put off by their enthusiastically vocal fans. As I got older, I discovered the joys of acoustic Hot Tuna.

With that preamble, I present an interview I did with bassist Jack Casady a few days ago. Electric Hot Tuna will be at the Capitol Theatre in Port Chester tonight, and at the Great South Bay Music Festival in Patchogue on Sunday.

Interview with Bernie Worrell

It's difficult to describe Bernie Worrell's career without reciting a laundry list of musicians with whom he's toured and recorded. My first time seeing him was as a young, hip New Yorker at a Talking Heads concert. My most recent encounter was when he played Vibes with Steve Kimock's band. Bernie has been everywhere in between.

This Friday he'll bring his latest project, the Bernie Worrell Orchestra, to the Brooklyn Bowl for a night of funked-up standards. I caught up with Bernie for some talk about his new project and his illustrious musical past.

Interview with Jefferson Waful

I had the chance to speak with Jeff Waful last month when Umphrey's McGee played at the Oakdale Theatre.



Here's some of the psychedelic janitor's wall painting.

You can watch his video series "Jeff Waful +1" over at Relix.

Lots of interviews this Sunday

Coming up on Sunday, July 17th:

• 11:30 am – Jefferson Waful, lighting director for Umphrey's McGee
• 12:00 noon – Keller Williams
• 12:30 pm – John Whalen, host of "Dead Air" on WESU and owner of gdradio.net. John will be airing a "Countdown to Vibes" special on Sunday night.

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Interview with trombonist Conrad Herwig

Today, 12:30 p.m. – While discussing his latest album, The Latin Side of Herbie Hancock, Conrad provides an erudite discussion of Afro-Caribbean music.

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On the next program...

11:00 a.m. – Interview with Richard Bob Greene from the capella humor and jazz quartet The Bobs.

1:00 p.m. – The Sunday Brunch Concert
Harmony on the Sound Chorus
Harmony on the Sound is an organization of women from all walks of life, different age groups and represent 33 different towns in CT dedicated to singing. They are a dynamic group of women who sing quartet music from across the spectrum – jazz, pop, new songs and old songs, songs from Broadway, love songs, the blues and swing. Their repertoire offers a variety of melodies with expression and musical style to capture everyone's love of harmony.

Upcoming shows on the Sunday Brunch Concert

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Interview with the Barber

Sunday, April 11th, 11:00 a.m.
Jon Gutwillig from the Disco Biscuits is my guest. Barber talks about live shows and the commercial success of Bisco's newest release, "Planet Anthem." Ticket giveaways too!
http://stream.wpkn.org/

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Interview with The Barber

Sunday, April 12th, 1:30 p.m.

I'll be interviewing Jon Gutwillig of the Disco Biscuits.

Uniting elements of electronic dance music with more traditional forms of American rock, the Disco Biscuits have long established themselves as one of the most exciting - and influential - touring bands in the country. In the late 90s, the band pioneered a unique style of music, often referred to as "trance-fusion," that distinguished them from their peers, while heavily influencing an entire generation of younger "livetronica" acts.

The Disco Biscuits will be playing The Klein in Bridgeport on April 19th.

UPDATE: For whatever reason, the interview didn't happen. If I can reschedule it I'll post a note.

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