Here's a great story! Cody Blackbird was drawn to the Native American flute at 8 years old. He took that early inspiration and honed it into his own Alter-Native genre incorporating rock, R & B and funk with, of course, a heavy dose of soulful flute magic. Here we discuss the wildly improbable way his band got started in Alaska, years of touring, his inspiring activism and a wide variety of other stuff just for fun.

With a smile a mile wide, Mean Gene has transcended his physical limitations and proved that a fired-up soul is the main requirement for making great music. He's been writing and performing his grungy desert alt country songs for years now as a solo artist, as Mean Gene and the Soul Scorchers, Rockin' Chair, The Blinding Suns, and Mean Gene and the Green Sardines. And he's just getting started. Big goals, big dreams, and a big heart will no doubt take him far. Come on in for a glimpse into the life and times of this inspiring human, great songwriter and all around lovely man.

From poor farmer to guitar shop owner to Chief Luthier at Gretsch, to setting up guitar factories in Asia, Donnie Wade has had a very, very interesting life. His passion for music started at a very young age where he risked severe punishment to sneak out and get just a glimpse of the happenings at the strictly forbidden local underground (black) music hall where Freddie King was driving 'em wild. His stories are wide ranging and wildly entertaining with a sharp wit and a lovable disposition. Get in here and learn something!