Corb Lund on a band rider that’s no fun at all, fights at his first gig and writing songs while working at an early day job.
Shawn Mullins on Why He Tours in a Minivan and a Fun First Job
Shawn Mullins talks about the loneliness of the road and the part of his job that he really enjoys.
Kenny George On His High School Band and Touring in a Converted Box Truck
South Carolina guitarist Kenny George talks about rehearsing at a computer repair shop and the importance of networking.
Raymond Watts On The Pillow Fight At His First Gig And Why He Prefers Tour Vans Over Buses
Raymond Watts of
The Delines Discuss Band Group Dynamics and Late Night Eating
Willy Vlautin and Amy Boone of the Delines share an early gig that cleared the room and the need for artists to balance a social life with a solitary life.
Thomas Turner of Ghostland Observatory Talks About a Big Band Expense and Keeping Things in Perspective
Ghostland Observatory’s Thomas Turner talks about touring in FBI cruisers and why it’s important for musicians to keep things in perspective.
Sylvia Rose Novak Talks Touring on a $45 Food Budget and Singing Flogging Molly Covers
Sylvia Rose Novak onn the first song she wrote (which appears on her second album) and why music can break your heart, but that there’s nothing in world like it.
George Porter Jr. On Mail Box Money and Lessons From a 50+ Year Career
New Orleans legend George Porter Jr. reveals how he finds a taste of home while touring, a first song that got its title courtesy of Allen Toussaint and how the economics of touring have changed.
Lauren Morrow on Doing Her Own Thing and an Empowering First Gig at an English Pub
Lauren Morrow shares a lyric from her”groundbreaking” first song and discusses converting her attic space into a rehearsal studio.
Hamell on Trial Talks About His Litany of Rehearsal Spaces and Overcoming Stage Fright
Ed Hamell discusses why he prefers mom & pop guitar stores, learning from truckers while touring and the right and wrong reasons to make music.