Episode 472 of Concert Pipeline featuring The Vapors, in which we chat with bassist Steve Smith about learning piano as a kid and progressing to acoustic guitar and drums, ultimately settling on bass guitar with The Vapors, the impact of their first album “New Clear Days,” how their smash hit “Turning Japanese” paved the way for tours around the world and continuing to play it in his cover band Shakespearos, reforming The Vapors in 2016 at Half Moon and recording their album “Together” when a stranger funded it, playing Cruel World Festival at the Rose Bowl, the upcoming Lost 80s tour, and their new album “Wasp in a Jar,” out on February 28!

Episode 471 of Concert Pipeline featuring Huntley, in which we chat about impersonating Elvis at age 4, playing in heavy metal cover bands as a teenager, playing a show at Oregon State Penitentiary with Jelly Roll, busking on Nashville streets, being away from his kids for 6 months while on The Voice and making up for it now, going to Vegas for the Super Bowl and running into Pauly Shore, covering “With a Little Help From My Friends” on The Voice, winning season 24 of The Voice, and his new single “Skyline Drive.”

Episode 470 of Concert Pipeline featuring Marc Broussard, in which we talk about his 2 week break in between tours, playing local shows at the Cajundome, playing shows on the sea like his upcoming blues boat tour next year with Joe Bonamassa, a quick visit to the Eiffel Tour while in Europe, his upcoming shows next year in Australia, Keanu Reeves visiting the studio when he was recording, playing the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and his new album “Time is a Thief.” We also cover Nardwuar’s Video Vault show at the Great America Music Hall and Gwen in Doubt (No Doubt cover band)’s show at Swabbies on the River in Sacramento.

Episode 469 of Concert Pipeline featuring Karla Bonoff, in which we chat about being on American Bandstand in 1982, going to the same High School as Bonnie Raitt, writing songs for Linda Ronstadt’s 1976 album “Hasten Down the Wind,” some of her hits she wrote including “Tell Me Why” for Wynona Judd and “All My Life” for Linda Ronstadt and Aaron Neville, taking a break from recording music for over a decade, her band with her sister she had when she was younger, and her newest album “Carry Me Home.”

Garrett has been in other bands with Trevor (Friday Night Pizza)

Episode 468 of Concert Pipeline podcast featuring The Band Light, in which we chat ahead of their show at Cafe Du Nord about their day in San Francisco, covering “The Chain” by Fleetwood Mac, bonding over “Footloose,” which they were supposed to act in when COVID started, Garrett and Trevor being in another band “Friday Night Pizza” before TBL, dropping out of music to pursue music, connecting their albums, and their new EP “Flying Silver Sphere.”

Episode 467 of Concert Pipeline featuring Novo Combo, in which we speak to vocalist/bassist Stephen Dees about meeting drummer Michael Shrieve in New York and forming the band in 1979, the importance of receiving positive feedback from Pete Townsend of The Who, how having a video on MTV impacted the band, disbanding in 1983, an accidental acid trip with the Grateful Dead in San Francisco, and their new album “45 West 55th.”

Episode 466 of Concert Pipeline featuring Fruition, in which we talk to Kellen Asebroek about playing Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival in San Francisco, doing a lot of busking and how that led to support from their manager, the incredible energy of playing Red Rocks four times, recording their video for “The Meaning” on top of a mountain in Lake Tahoe, putting a lot of work into companion albums released right before covid, finding energy from seeing each other after a year, and their new album “How to Make Mistakes.”

Episode 465 of Concert Pipeline featuring GEMZ, in which we talk to Jen Wood and Ted Chen about getting their start in music and being friends for 20 years and beginning to make music together as GEMZ, including their new EP “See the Future” out October 22. We also talk with Jen about recording with Postal Service on “Such Great Heights” and playing with them on their tour last year, opening for Pinhead Gunpowder (Green Day side band) at 924 Gilman St and her poetry site “The Tiniest Story That Ever Lived.” We chatted with Ted about touring with his old band The Stereo Future in Japan and life in Sebastopol.