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Tom Hartman – The Aerovons, Amazing Journey from St. Louis to Abbey Road Apr 15, 2024

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In 1968, St. Louis band The Aerovons were getting noticed in clubs around town. Still in high school, their leader and singer, Tom Hartman, was composing their songs. The band was being managed by Tom’s mother, Maurine. She was determined to see her son and his bandmates make it big. Tom was 16 years old when he, his band and his manager mom made their first pilgrimage to England with demos in search of a record deal. They signed with Parlophone, but were asked to head back to St. Louis and write more material. A year later, the boys entered EMI Studio Two to record their debut album unaware that next door, in Studio One, their heroes The Beatles were recording their classic album, Abbey Road. Parlophone released some singles by The Aerovons, but problems among band members resulted in them falling apart. For several decades, their album Resurrection stayed in a vault before RPM in England released it on CD. Now, this legendary album has been remastered and reissued on vinyl. Stay tuned to hear the story of The Aerovons, as told by its founder and leader, Tom Hartman.
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Rick Holmstrom – from Alaska to California to Backing Mavis Staples Mar 07, 2024

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Rick Holmstrom has played guitar in and with many bands over the years, backing West Coast blues and soul bands including William Clarke, Smokey Wilson, Johnny Dyer and Booker T. – He’s also enjoyed a very long run with the great Mavis Staples, who he’s touring with again this year. An amazing guitarist.

Hope you’ll enjoy my interview with Mavis Staples’ great guitarist, Rick Holmstrom.
Photo by Greg Vorobiov. Greg is also a guitarist and his photography is fantastic. You can check out his work here.
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Palmyra Delran – Pink Slip Daddy, The Friggs, The Coolies, Trash Pop Treasures & More Feb 29, 2024

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You might know her from some of the bands she’s been in or collaborated with, Pink Slip Daddy, The Friggs, Bubble Gun, Palmyra Delran and the Doppel Gang, The Coolies and more as well as her solo songs and albums. You also know her from her very fun and fantastic radio show Trash Pop Treasures on Little Steven’s Underground Garage. On the show today – the one and only Palmyra Delran.

Hope you’ll enjoy my interview with Palmyra Delran.
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Richard Lloyd – Everything is Combustible: from Television to Today Nov 16, 2023

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A founding member of the profoundly influential band Television, Richard Lloyd has led a fascinating life. He covers a lot of that life in his book Everything Is Combustible: Television, CBGB’s and Five Decades of Rock and Roll: The Memoirs of an Alchemical Guitarist. In addition to his time with Television, he played on albums by Matthew Sweet and John Doe and has produced many albums. It was great, and a great honor to talk with Richard Lloyd.

Hope you’ll enjoy my interview with Richard Lloyd of Television.
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Tyler Armstrong – The Band Feel and a Man of Many Guitars Aug 18, 2023

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Tyler Armstrong grew up in Springfield, Illinois and as a young kid, started banging on pots and pans, developing a love for percussion. Through his parents, he was exposed to both Contemporary Christian music and also secular music. Through his older sister, he also heard a great mix of pop and punk. Tyler appreciated good music, no matter what the genre. His dad was into classic rock, which opened another musical window. He got a guitar, and over time, became an incredibly great guitarist. At 18, he moved to Nashville for a while and was knocked out by what he heard from the musicians there. He’s played in bands that have opened for Cheap Trick, Molly Hatchet and .38 Special just to name a few. Tyler does session work, produces other artists his space Harbor Studios, and is currently playing and recording with FEEL on lead guitar. On my recent visit to Harbor, I got to hear Tyler Armstrong’s story in his own words and see at least some of his many guitars, amps and gear.

Hope you’ll enjoy my interview with Tyler Armstrong of The Band FEEL.
FEEL plays Off Broadway in St. Louis on September 9. Get tickets here.
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Mary Huff and Rick Miller – Southern Culture on the Skids Jun 19, 2023

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In the early 1980s, Rick Miller formed the first lineup of Southern Culture on the Skids. Rick had grown up dividing time between his father’s home in North Carolina and his mother’s home in California. Mary Huff, from Roanoke, Virginia was a cello major who also played bass guitar. Upon hearing that Rick’s band was looking for a replacement bass player, Mary joined and also recruited her long time friend Dave Hartman on drums. The trio of Rick, Mary and Dave would go on to become a much-loved, very fun and extremely talented band who have recorded and toured for several decades now. I’ve seen them play shows over the years, most recently at The Duck Room in St. Louis. And I had the pleasure of talking with Mary and Rick who called in from their rehearsal space and studio, The Kudzu Ranch. Hope you enjoy my very fun interview with Mary Huff and Rick Miller.
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Obeid Khan – Amp Designer, Killer Guitarist and Creator of the KHAN PAK Apr 21, 2023

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Obeid Khan, founder of Khan Audio, has been building high quality recording audio devices since 1991. He’s the man behind St. Louis Music’s Ampeg revival and Vintage Club series, Reason Amplifiers and the highly successful Magnatone revival. Throughout the years of his career as a guitar amplifier designer, Obeid has always had an appreciation for the recording medium and its tools. His love for music and the finest audio reproduction was apparent with the launch of Khan Audio. In Obeid’s words “I always try to connect with the player sonically with my designs”. His early experiences, repairing his own amplifiers when he was in his teenage years, then playing guitar with metal bands and also a stint with Sinister Dane, make for a very interesting story. Stay tuned for that story and my talk…with Obeid Khan.
Some great videos and info about Khan Audio are available here.
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Chris Grabau - Stillwater, Magnolia Summer, Rough Shop, Cave States and More Mar 18, 2023

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If you’ve either listened to, or experienced live performances by Midwest area bands including Stillwater, Waterloo, Magnolia Summer, Rough Shop and Cave States, you’ve heard music by Chris Grabau. Chris has composed songs and provided guitar work and vocals for all of those groups and his band Cave States is now in its tenth year of recording and performing. There’s also a long list of bands that he’s shared the stage with and also lent his musical talents to in the studio. He’s appeared with bands at several well known Midwest music festivals and also in Austin at South by Southwest. Chris has performed over the years with the likes of Chuck Prophet, Alejandro Escovedo, Robyn Hitchcock, Buddy Guy, Matthew Sweet, Jeff Tweedy…and even St. Louis legend Chuck Berry. That’s just a fraction of the artists and bands that have recognized the talents of the prolific Chris Grabau. Chris took time out of a very busy schedule to talk with me in the Frets studio. Thanks for tuning in.
You can purchase the latest album by Cave States, Liminal at Bandcamp.
And check out the video “Something for Someone” by Caves States here.
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June Millington – From The Svelts to Fanny and The Right to Rock Feb 10, 2023

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Before her family moved from the Philippines to California, a teenage June Millington heard a girl playing guitar at school. Soon after, June and her sister Jean were playing acoustic guitars and ukuleles at variety shows. Before long, they were playing in bands, now with electric guitars. After several personnel changes and band names, The Svelts and Wild Honey, they landed a recording contract.
They changed the band name to Fanny. People took notice, including David Bowie who referred to Fanny as “extraordinary... as important as anybody else.” Their first time playing a large venue was opening for The Kinks and Procol Harum. Fanny made their mark as a fantastic and much-loved all-female rock group.
June Millington has made her mark – she’s Artistic Director at Institute for the Musical Arts. IMA runs rock n’ roll performance and recording programs for girls and young women. June recently released a new album, Snaphots. Her autobiography, Land of a Thousand Bridges: Island Girl in a Rock & Roll World tells her amazing story. I’ve been a fan for years. It was great…getting to talk with June Millington.
Photo by Sasha Pedro
You can purchase June’s autobiography, Land of a Thousand Bridges, from The Institute for the Musical Arts here.
You can also get June’s latest album Snapshots here.
June’s sister Jean, who played bass for Fanny, suffered a stroke and could use your help. A GoFundMe page has been set up for those who’d like to donate here.
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Adam Reichmann – from Sourpatch to Nadine to One Adam One Jan 26, 2023

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After moving from the Chicago suburbs to St. Louis in the late ’80s, Adam Reichmann met Todd Schnitzer at Washington University. Both were wanting to form a band. They did just that, and the two became an early version of what would become Nadine, a group that would not only get a lot of attention in the Midwest, but in Europe as well. Nadine received critical acclaim from major music publications after releasing some very fine records. Adam Reichmann continues to write and record solo. His new album, Where Do I Begin under the name One Adam One, was produced by none other than his long-time bandmate, Todd Schnitzer. I caught up with Adam for a great talk about bands, songwriting and of course…guitars.
Photo by ®Auset Sarno
Find out more about Adam’s new album here.
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