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Gary Dann built The Boom Room, where most of Bub & Pop gets recorded, under the El. We talk about the Craigslist jam that put him behind the drums for Digable Planets, Music Church, and Papa’s Ginger Seltzer. And since we taped, the zoning board has approved the Boom Room to host live events!
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Lebo plays an acoustic guitar with a magnetic pickup in it, through an amp, in a rock band – and the body behind the bridge keeps hearing the whole room.
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Jefferson Waful lit Umphrey's McGee for eleven years. He talks blackouts, talkback mics, Farm Aid '98, and the Super Bowl day job.
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Episode 14 is live: guitarist Vahe Sarkissian on Armenian rhythms in 10, stupidly low action, and two performances recorded at The Boom Room.
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Muscle Tough guitarist Ross Bellenoit on the injury that took him off the road, the five-year record he finally put solos on, and why he won't give an inch on AI.
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Eggy bassist Mike Goodman joins the show to talk jazz roots, the band's jam-scene rise, and his own journey through addiction recovery.
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Nik Greeley on wearing every hat the Philly scene has to offer. Plus: Goose in New Jersey, three new reviews live, and the biggest article of Matt's career filed.
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Goose drummer Cotter Ellis talks jamband life, joining the band, and his love of Frank Zappa's drummers with host Matt Hoffman.
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Silas Herman and the Tone Unit on carrying a bluegrass name forward. Plus: sending listeners to Jacob Fred shows, and a Tonewood 10 Island Jam full of past guests.
Journalism and conversations about music, careers in music, life, the universe, and everything.
Reed Mathis on Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey, Electric Beethoven, and The Gifts of Improvising. Plus: a weekend at Music on the Mountain, the Divided Sky sober festival.
Matt Hoffman talks with Jammy Buffet, the rising jam band paying tribute to Jimmy Buffett's music and spirit, live from Denver.
The Tisburys' Tyler Asay on the next record and the producers he's weighing. Plus: why persistence pays for young musicians, and progress on the biggest piece yet.
Consider the Source drummer Jeff Mann on his backstory and influences. Plus: Bub & Pop subscriptions arrive, and a t-shirt for the first listener into the Discord.
Kitchen Dwellers on a new album, Jimmy Buffett, heaven and hell. Plus: how a "Son of a Son of a Sailor" cover led to Denver, and the Bub & Pop Discord opens.
Anton Milioti on Crickets & Cicadas, his solo debut, and the Elliot, Milioti & Mann trio. Plus: a review of Everyone Orchestra's second night at Ardmore Music Hall.
Kanika Moore on Doom Flamingo, TAUK, Everyone Orchestra and a solo release. Plus: reviews of Mumford & Sons, the Barr Brothers, and a Coral Reefer Band documentary.
Bub & Pop launches: music journalist Matt Hoffman and producer Tedd Kanakaris introduce the show, with Muscle Tough bassist Jonathan Colman as the first guest.
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