Roadcase Podcast

Welcome to Roadcase, a podcast exploring the live music experience!! Please join us for this special episode with multi-instrumentalist extraordinaire, Mikael Jorgensen. Mikael takes us on a journey from his roots in New Jersey to his current home in Ojai, California and everywhere in between. His life with Wilco started 20 years ago when he met Jeff Tweedy in 2001 and began touring with the band in July 2002. Self-admittedly, Mikael did not have a deep background in the alt-country genre which Wilco made famous, but instead comes from a very personal musical history. Mikael shares his unique musical points of view with a liberal smattering of stories from the road and tons of great anecdotes and personal peeks into the world of Wilco. Come along for this one and enjoy the ride!!

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Roadcase is produced by Josh Rosenberg

I’m back this week with this penultimate installment of in-person interviews from the couch at Lollapalooza where I spoke to four amazing bands and artists for this episode!

First up is the amazing East Bay crew, Destroy Boys, who are now two-time Roadcase guests! Vi and Alexia first formed the band at the ripe old age of 15, and haven’t looked back. Their latest album entitled Funeral Soundtrack #4, just came out August 9, and I’m happy to report that this hardworking band just keeps getting better! We tackle all the things that drive the Destroy Boys ethos and it’s a great conversation.

Quarters of Change from NYC, met in high school, and have a super fun and familial vibe. Having grown up together and being close friends is all part of their unique story of playing clubs as teenagers in the Big Apple. Their new album, Portraits, is out now!

Tanner Usrey is a southern rocker with a heart of gold and a down-home, hard working ethos. Tanner is an absolute Road Dog, and once he quit his day job in late 2019, only Covid could stop him, albeit temporarily. Tanner likes to keep as real as his country roots and has a great story to tell.

Closing this episode is the one and only Godly the Ruler, a Chicago native, who is part performance artist, part chameleon, and part hip-hop EDM rocker while on stage. Their tale is one of finding the lane and then crossing all the lines while still staying true to oneself.

Tune in now to listen to these amazing conversations live from the couch at Lollapalooza!!

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I couldn’t be more psyched for this week’s guest, LP Giobbi. LP is an absolute bundle of joy and light and her shows are life-affirming and community-building celebrations that connect us through the common bonds we all share.

LP is a DJ, Producer, jazz-pianist and activist. She was one of NPR’s Favorite New Musicians of 2023 following her debut album Light Places, and her latest album Dotr, features Danielle Ponder, Portugal. The Man, Alabama Shakes and Holly Bowling, among others. LP has played a multitude of festivals including Coachella, Lollapalooza, Electric Forest with the likes of Diplo and SofiTukker, just to name a few. She is also well-known in the jam band community for her Dead House performances featuring electronic versions of the music of Grateful Dead, and her stellar 2023 remix of Jerry Garcia’s 1972 album, Garcia, is a perfect example of building the bridges that create those common bonds.

I talk to LP about her life as a performer and what exactly it has taken (and at what cost) to get to this point, and we also explore her work as an advocate and activist. She founded Femme House, a nonprofit that advocates for gender equity in electronica, heads up her label Yes Yes Yes, and is also Global Music Director for W Hotels. LP is Everywhere, to loosely quote a Dead motto.

This is truly one of my favorite interviews, and LP is a bright, shining light that you will learn so much more about through this amazing conversation!!

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Let’s keep the vibe rolling with this Part 2 of the Pitchfork Music Festival Series, and this fun episode features my conversations with Raleigh-Durham based artist Rosali, the eclectic duo Lira Mondal and Caufield Schnug of Sweeping Promises, and the Chicago-based rap duo Angry Blackmen.

Rosali’s latest album, Bite Down, is steeped in super cool folk rock vibes and equally stellar songwriting. Rosali have a great conversation, and we not only talk about dogs and N Carolina life, but we get into all kinds of rich terrain including how she strives be vulnerable in her songwriting and what the means for her in other areas of her life.

Lira and Caufield bring a super eclectic energy as they are both very much practitioners of the DIY ethos. This amazing couple have been friends now for over a decade and we talk about how they’ve structured their life in Lawrence, Kansas around their unique artform. They truly walk the walk!

Brian and Quentin are Chicago natives who bring their amazing energy to the Pitchfork stage for the first time. Their new album, The Legend of ABM, is deep and dark, and we talk about the issues that we all face, and Brian tells me about his effort to help others know that they are not alone. These two big-hearted giants talk to me about their lives both on and off the stage in this super vibey and very candid conversation.

Make sure to give a listen to these amazing in-person interviews!!!

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Welcome to Roadcase!!  Please welcome The Kernal, Joe Garner, to the Roadcase community. Joe's latest album, "Listen to the Blood," released January 14, is a very personal journey through the mind of this amazing artist whose modern take on country music is both heartfelt and wonderfully structured.  His album is a posthumous tribute to his Dad, who was a touring musician and played at the Grand Ole Opry for 30 years. Joe takes it to an even higher level by wearing his Dad's original blood-red suit on stage -- a striking and lovely tribute. Joe's heart also belongs on the road where he relishes the opportunity to portray his songs in a live setting, and where his gift for intimate storytelling -- honed at open mics and with a deep love of poetry -- truly comes alive. So climb aboard the Roadcase bus and learn more about the intelligent and compelling Joe Garner, The Kernal. Hold on tight... it's gonna be a great ride!!

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Theme music:  "Eugene (Instrumental)" by Waltzer