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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. We got into his uncle’s 1974 Tele, the repair bench at Haight Ashbury Music Center, and the Venn diagram he lives by: discipline on one side, surrender on the other, flow where they overlap.

The lighting director for moe. and Umphrey’s McGee on counting odd time signatures from the light booth, the Phish show that wrecked his broadcast-journalism plans, and why the best interview question isn’t a question.

A Philadelphia guitarist on two-hand tapping as composition, Armenian rhythms counted in 10, and why he posts live clips instead of bedroom shred.

Bub & Pop | Episode 13: Ross Bellenoit (recorded March 3, 2026) Ross Bellenoit plays guitar in Muscle Tough — though good luck telling who's playing what on their records, or with your eyes shut at the show. For twenty years he's also been one of Philadelphia's most-called guitarists, and a lot of the guitar tone and harmonic scaffolding under the Americana that came out of this city in the early aughts is his: Amos Lee, Birdie Busch, Chris Kasper, and the production chair at Turtle Studios.

Bub & Pop | Episode 12: Mike Goodman (recorded May 16, 2026) Mike Goodman is the bassist and one of the voices of Eggy, the Connecticut-based four-piece who've turned jazz training and a deep love of the Grateful Dead and Phish into one of the most exciting improvising bands in the jam scene. Recorded at the Divided Sky Foundation's Music on the Mountain festival in Ludlow, Vermont, this conversation moves from the band's rise – 80-to-100 shows a year, the King Gizzard cover ("Interior People")

Bub & Pop | Episode 11: Nik Greeley (recorded February 3, 2026) Nik Greeley has been a fixture of the Philly music scene for the better part of two decades — he’s done it all: fronting a 10-piece band, booking talent, slinging drinks behind the bar at Johnny Brenda’s, and

Bub & Pop | Episode 10: Cotter Ellis (recorded February 28, 2026) Join music journalist Matt Hoffman for a conversation with Cotter Ellis, jamband veteran and drummer in Goose since 2024. We caught up in Ardmore while he was in town for an Everyone Orchestra run and had a fun conversation about

Bub & Pop | Episode 9: Silas Herman (recorded January 27, 2026) Join music journalist Matt Hoffman for a conversation with Silas Herman, a rising star in the jamgrass world. His last name likely is familiar to fans of Leftover Salmon, co-founded by his father Vince. We caught up in Denver, when

Bub & Pop | Episode 8: Reed Mathis (recorded May 9, 2026) Join music journalist Matt Hoffman for a conversation with Reed Mathis, a pillar of the jamband community and (IMHO) modern philosopher who expresses his point of view through music. We discuss his forthcoming shows with Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey, his

Bub & Pop | Episode 7: Jammy Buffet (recorded January 23, 2026) Join music journalist Matt Hoffman at VentureX in Denver for a conversation with Jammy Buffet, the rising jam band performing the music of Jimmy Buffett. (The two have more in common than you might think!) They talk about what it’s

Bub & Pop | Episode 6: Tyler Asay (recorded January 16, 2026) Join music journalist Matt Hoffman at the Boom Room in Fishtown as he has a conversation with Tyler Asay, lead singer and songwriter from The Tisburys. He talks about the band’s past, present, and future, along with some of his

Bub & Pop | Episode 5: Jeff Mann (recorded January 16, 2026) Join host Matt Hoffman at the Boom Room in Fishtown, as he has a conversation with Jeff Mann, drummer from Consider the Source, about how he came to play with the band, as well as his background, influences, and a

Bub & Pop | Episode 3: Anton Milioti (recorded January 7, 2026) Join music journalist Matt Hoffman at ⁠the Boom Room⁠ in Philadelphia’s Fishtown neighborhood for this conversation with ⁠Anton Milioti⁠ about ⁠Crickets and Cicadas⁠, his beloved regional Grateful Dead project, ⁠⁠⁠and his original music, including his forthcoming solo debut, as well

Bub & Pop | Episode 2: Kanika Moore (recorded February 28, 2026) Join music journalist Matt Hoffman at the Rising Sun Presents offices in Ardmore, PA as he has a conversation with vocal powerhouse Kanika Moore about the music of Grateful Dead, as well as her work with Doom Flamingo, TAUK, and

Bub & Pop | Episode 1: Jonathan Colman (recorded January 7, 2026) Join music journalist Matt Hoffman at the The Boom Room in Philadelphia’s Fishtown neighborhood as he has a conversation with Jonathan Colman, bassist extraordinaire. (Muscle Tough, Winderman Colman Kimock Trio, Dungeon Crawl.) Jonathan Colman | Patreon | Instagram | TikTok | Improv Manifesto Bub