The Show On The Road with Z. Lupetin
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The Show On The Road with Z. Lupetin
The Show On The Road features interviews and exclusive acoustic performances with songwriters, bandleaders and musicians from around the world. Hosted by Dustbowl Revival's Z. Lupetin, each episode features an in-depth and playfully creative conversation about the real day to day lives of artists an...
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Madeleine Peyroux: Where Jazz and Protest Meet
Many artists have those sliding door moments - being at the right place at the right time with just the right amount of talent, style and looks to mak...

John Moreland: The Soundtrack To Your Hidden Grief
It’s not fair to say every song that roots songwriting master John Moreland puts into the world is tinged with sadness and a palpable gravity. And yet...

Daymé Arocena: A New Afro-Cuban Sound In Exile
This week we bring you an intimate talk with rising Cuban roots-pop singer-songwriter Daymé Arocena. Known for her honey-voiced records that honor Cub...

John Oates (Hall & Oates): The Joy Of Going It Alone
John Oates has been at this for a while. Ever since his family moved from New York to a small town outside of Philly in the early 1950s, he has been f...

Amigo The Devil: Dancing On The Darkside
What if you said the darkest thing you ever thought…or actually sang it out loud in a packed room of cheerful many-tattooed like-minded fans? You migh...

Peter One: From The Ivory Coast to Nashville In Song
This week we dive into the many lives and evolving music of much-respected singer and troubadour Peter One. Coming from humble beginnings in his nativ...

Taj Mahal: Lessons From 7 Decades On The Road
We’re back for season six with a special conversation with a true blues and world music legend, Taj Mahal. Touring in his seventh decade behind nearly...

Bahamas: The Cozy Dadrock You Forgot You Needed (Part 2)
Remember when Easy Listening became the Smooth Jazz section of pop and rock n’ roll? But maybe we could use things a little easier these days. In the...

Bahamas: Canada's New (Old School) Country King (Part 1)
What’s the first thing you think about a mustachioed songwriter who enjoys rocking wind-breaker sweat suits and lives and creates on the edge of icy N...

Monsieur Periné: Colombia's Soundtrack For The Apocalypse
Putting on a new record can feel like an instant sonic vacation for your mind - or maybe it’s the best type of time travel? This week we take a trip t...

iLe: From Puerto Rico With Love And Fire
What if you sang before you spoke? When you come from a vibrant San Juan musical family like iLe (the creative persona of Ileana Mercedes Cabra Joglar...

Little Feat: Bill Payne’s Rock Piano Masterclass (Part 2)
What do legends like Bob Seger, The Doobie Brothers, Jackson Browne, Stevie Nicks, Bonnie Raitt and Pink Floyd all have in common? They’ve all tapped...

Little Feat: Staying Funky Fifty Years On (Part 1)
Most bands who started in the tumultuous year of 1969 like Little Feat never make it out of that creative cauldron. How many heroes faded away or flam...

Ani DiFranco - A Renegade Reimagined
Think you know renegade roots songwriter icon Ani DiFranco? Think again! We are happy to bring you this special rebroadcast as Ani celebrates the 25th...

Raye Zaragoza: An Anxious Generation Shoots For The Stars (Part 2)
We are in the most anxious time in human history - yet how do we still create compelling, joyful art and be a sane human being at the same time? We're...

Raye Zaragoza: On Holding Her Spirits Close
Raye is about to have the craziest year of her life. Not only did she just get cast playing an iconic indigenous character in the national tour of a r...

Milky Chance: How Two Friends Created A Phenomenon
What if you started a band with your best friend in high school - and the first song you put out went straight to the top of the charts? Sure, the jou...

Smash Mouth: A Lesson In Pop Perseverance
How does a hit song stay beloved thirty years later? Sure, Smash Mouth's oddball blend of vintage rock, ska and unabashed 90s pop isn't for everyone -...

Smash Mouth: An Untold History Of A Band You Love To Hate
Ok, you know "All Star". But on Part 1 of my chat with new frontman Zach Goode, we learn about how Smash Mouth's underrated ear worm hits like "Walkin...

The Revivalists Part II - David Shaw Faces The Pressures of Making The Next Hit
We’re back with David Shaw of the New Orleans soul-rockers The Revivalists to dive into what happens after the band really takes off - how being the c...

The Revivalists Part I - David Shaw On Slowly Building His Rock N’ Roll Dream
We dialed into New Orleans to chat with the tireless and talented lead singer- songwriter of beloved soulful rock n’ rollers The Revivalists. We dive...

Robert Ellis is Back - And His New Album Might Scare You
This week, we bring back an old friend of the show, Fort Worth-based trickster singer/multi-instrumentalist Robert Ellis.
We last spoke...

Durand Jones
This week, we dive into the revelatory first solo record from rising Louisiana-born roots-soul singer-songwriter Durand Jones.
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Courtney Marie Andrews
This week, we call into Nashville to speak to one of the preeminent and most prolific singer-songwriters of our time, Courtney Marie Andrews.

Devon Gilfillian
This week, we feature a talk with genre-leaping singer-songwriter Devon Gilfillian who is back with a remarkable new LP, Love You Anyway. Shapeshiftin...

The Deslondes
This week, the show is back in New Orleans for a special talk with Sam Doores, one of the talented founders of well-traveled roots-rockers The Deslond...

Anna Moss (Handmade Moments)
This week, we feature a conversation taped live in New Orleans with Arkansas-born multi-instrumentalist and roots-soul singer Anna Moss, who has criss...

Iris Dement
This week, we feature my conversation with beloved folk firebrand Iris Dement. Born the youngest of fourteen to a singing Pentecostal family in Arkan...

Cleve Francis
This week, my talk with self-described folk-country scientist and songwriter Cleve Francis, whose winding fifty year story in music is nearly unparall...

Rayland Baxter Returns
This week, we place a call to a Tennessee front porch to talk to rock-n’-soul trickster and acclaimed singer-songwriter Rayland Baxter.
H...

Melissa Carper
This week, to kick-start our fifth season we call into an organic vegetable farm in Texas to chat with an upright bassist who also happens to be a for...

Season 5 Sneak Peek
Welcome back, friends. Season 5 is here to help launch us into 2023, starting off with the new old-time sounds of the singing upright bassist who ever...

Music That Moved Me in 2022
How can I try and summarize the soundtrack to my life this year? Indeed, we are in year three (!) of this endless pandemic and I find I am more and mo...

The Heavy Heavy
This week, we cross the pond for a talk with rising British roots-rockers Will Turner and Georgie Fuller, who harness the freewheeling sonic spirit of...

Adrian Quesada (Black Pumas)
This week, we head down to Austin, Texas where we talk to multi-instrumentalist and renowned producer Adrian Quesada.
Many know him as h...

Ondara
This week, we talk with Kenyan singer-songwriter Ondara, who came to Minneapolis in search of his voice as a young musician, and found a new creative...

Trampled by Turtles
This week, we call into Minnesota to talk to frontman and lead-songwriter Dave Simonett of the innovative jamgrass pioneers Trampled by Turtles.
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Jim Lauderdale
This week, we call on an Americana pioneer and a beloved fixture of the Nashville roots-country scene, the always affable Grammy-winner Jim Lauderdale...

Rebirth Brass Band
This week, we return to the Crescent City to talk to one of the new leaders of the Grammy-winning Rebirth Brass Band, trumpet player Glenn Hall III wh...

Leo Nocentelli (The Meters)
This week, we dial into New Orleans for a fascinating talk with master funk-guitarist and songwriter Leo Nocentelli. Discerning listeners may known hi...