Inside Out w/ Turner and Seth

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Episode 99: Billy Cobham May 29, 2020

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Last Fall, Billy Cobham invited Rob Turner into his hotel room for a career-spanning discussion. This was between shows during the Atlanta stop of Cobham's tour in support of Crosswinds Project: Time Lapse Photos. Cobham talks about the ethos behind this project, and how he ended up finding JUST the right musicians for it. Billy also talks about the book Six Days At Ronnie Scotts's - a book written by his long-time friend Brian Gruber which examines Cobham's history, takes an inside look at how Billy puts a band together and is a lesson in jazz (and music) history in general. Billy also brings forth stories about working with Miles Davis on Bitches Brew, creating/recording/touring with Mahavishnu Orchestra, how his relationship with Merl Saunders led to him work with Muhammed Ali, how he ended up collaborating with members of The Grateful Dead and many, many other things. He also talks about how a powerful tree inspired one of his compositions, and an adventurous tribute to the Mahavishnu Orchestra that featured over 100 musicians (and why it was never released).

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Episode 98: Jesse Lauter May 13, 2020

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Rob and Seth sit down with the multi-talented "Uncle" Jesse Lauter, and first they speak about the genesis and success of his popular, interactive "QuaranTrain" (quarantrain.live) weekly online dance parties via Osiris Media. Jesse elaborates on some of the guest DJs, and Seth points out some of the other online events that Jesse seems to have inspired. Jesse also shares insight from his experience working on The Tedeschi Trucks Band "Live From The Fox Theater Oakland" DVD, and he gives information on a forthcoming release that he has been working on for quite some time. He also elaborates on his work on the unique Bob Dylan In The 80s Volume One" tribute cd - which gives way to a chat about our departed brother, Neal Casal. We also learn about Jesse broad frame of reference in the music world - and Rob tells a story about how he discovered The Low Anthem, which leads to a story about how Jesse's work with them helped him get his start in the business.

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Episode 97: How Music Based NPO's are helping and how you can help too! May 07, 2020

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It is a very confusing time right now on many fronts - and in the music world there is widespread concern for those who have lost work recently. This episode focuses on four non-profits who have each been created out of concern for others, and who each have "pivoted" to address the current clear and present danger to our music community. Those of you who are in need can learn how to reach out, and those of you who are of the means to do so can learn how you can help. Seth and Rob gain insight from, and learn a little bit about Aric Steinberg (Executive Vice President, Development & Artist Relations, Sweet Relief), Hilary Gleason (Executive Director, Backline), Justin Levy (Executive Director, Conscious Alliance) and Kristen Sommer-Swager (Executive Director, Positive Legacy).

The music in episode includes:

The New Mastersounds - Love They Deserve (from Shake It)

Fruition - Counting The Days (from Broken At The Break Of Day)

Billy Strings - Enough To Leave (from Home)

Railroad Earth - Give That Boy a Hand (from Bird In A House)

Umphrey's McGee - Easter In Quarantine (new single)

Pearl Jam - Crazy Mary from (Sweet Relief, A Benefit For Victoria Williams)

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Ryan Stasik (with Kevin Cassels joining for an Oldschool Umph chat) Apr 15, 2020

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This week's episode centers around a chat that our producer Rob Turner had with Ryan Stasik (Doom Flamingo, Umphrey's McGee) and music expert Kevin Cassels (Mother Vinegar, Pleasure To Burn) about the early days of Umphrey's McGee. The trio discusses pre-Umphrey's bands, how material evolved, line-up changes, specific shows, songwriting ethos and many other elements of those halcyonic early days. Since the conversation took place in Asheville this February, the COVID19 pandemic has shut down most aspects of society, including concerts. So, for the introduction to this episode, Seth Weiner and Rob call Ryan to discuss how he is currently finding inspiration during this confusing moment in time.

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Checking In: Dan "Lebo" Lebowitz Reports From Quarantine Apr 10, 2020

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Seth and Rob were able to track songwriter/guitarist Dan "Lebo" Lebowitz down to get an update about how he and his family are handling this unprecedented societal situation. He gives us a window toward how he is staying in touch and continuing to create with his band, ALO. Lebo also talks about some of his experiences performing streamed concerts from his house, and what he has recently learned about, and some moving interactions with his fan base. He also talks about some of the streams he has been watching, and offers a little song that these experiences have inspired. We even get a little history lesson as Dan riffs with the hosts about the Spanish Flu pandemic. A conversation about ALO's annual Tour D'Amour kindly leads to Dan sharing some stories about Wavy Gravy, Steve Kimock, Bob Weir and Phil Lesh.

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Checking In: Scott Bernstein of JamBase Reports from a COVID-19 Epicenter Mar 31, 2020

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Rob and Seth first share some of their thoughts on the current Coronavirus COVID-19 -driven nightmare. Rob relates how he wants to devote all of the show's energy to helping people who have lost jobs in the music and entertainment industry, and Seth announced his forthcoming Virtual Passover Seder to raise money for Conscious Alliance. Then they speak with Scott Bernstein of JamBase. Scott talks about how JamBase "pivoted" and swiftly developed a new "Live Streams" section of the web site - he specifically points to the web site's developer Todd Levy and CEO David Onigman for their vital efforts in getting this done so quickly. Scott also takes us into his personal experience living and working in New York City while it is one of the epicenters of a global pandemic. He talks about how some in his building have tested positive, and about how he finds comfort in the way his neighbors show the health care workers their appreciation on a nightly basis. The conversation shifts to finding hope in the currently bleak future of the music business, and Scotty shares his experience attending The Brothers and the Love Rocks concerts the same week that this virus began to consume New York. The one and only ScottyB also talks about how Eddie Roberts' The Payback organization has teamed with Color Red Music and The Sound Mind Collective to launch a fund to support musicians struggling financially during this Coronavirus COVID-19 fucking nightmare,

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Checking In w/ Turner and Seth Mar 22, 2020

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Rob and Seth check in with each other we all are in quarantine. Seth surprises Rob with some music trivia. Sending LOVE to all our friends out there.

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Tweener K - Music Industry Insurance Expert Peter Tempkins Mar 12, 2020

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Seth and Rob chat with Peter Tempkins - an insurance broker specializing in the live music world. He talks about how COVID-19 has recently consumed his life, and gives specific examples of how the nature of various insurance policies impact the risk that artists and festivals will assume moving forward. He also talks about how many of the decisions to cancel are made, and how the cause of these decisions impacts compensation. Tempkins also speculates on how the virus could impact live events this summer based on recent developments. He also offers some general commentary on the situation. Shortly after this interview was conducted, the NBA suspended it's season and the US government banned travel to Europe. Rob and Seth offer their own commentary from after these developments.

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Episode 95: Ben Factor Mar 10, 2020

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During Umphrey's McGee's two night arena run in Asheville, North Carolina, new Umphrey's McGee Lighting Designer (and long-time listener to this podcast) Ben Factor broke off a few minutes to speak with Rob Turner. The conversation starts with a discussion about the nuances of some of the rooms Factor had just worked and some of the new lighting approaches he's bringing to the world of Umphrey's McGee. Then they jump into the Wayback Machine and Ben waxes poetic about his parents and what led up to him attending the University of Michigan for sound engineering. Factor talks about how the lighting work of Jefferson Waful (who was UM's previous LD) was his initial inspiration to start exploring the world of lighting. We learn how the bands Mungion and Spafford and specific people Ben met along the way (including the lighting designer Luke Stratton) all played roles in Factor's Road To Umph. We also get to hear about the process of trying out for the Umphrey's job, his preparation for his first shows with Umphrey's and what it was like to light an hour-plus, full-set version of the band's iconic musclequirk'y song, "Ringo." The episode ends with acoustic guitar whiz Billy Strings donning an electric guitar to jam with Umphrey's McGee (from the night before when this interview took place).

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Episode 94: Railroad Earth Performs and Todd Sheaffer Speaks Feb 26, 2020

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Railroad Earth kindly came into Diamond Street Studios in between the Colorado and Georgia portions of their most recent New Year's run. The band played three songs from their 2020 release, All For The Song (including the title track). Principal songwriter and lead vocalist Todd Sheaffer stuck around after this performance to chat with Rob and Seth. Todd talks about how the band negotiated their way through the recent devastating loss of founding member and multi-instrumentalist Andy Goessling. We learn how his loss influenced the All For The Song record, and how the band still feels him with them as they move forward a different twist on their live sound. Todd talks about how Col. Bruce Hampton was a big part of them finding bassist Andrew Altman, and how Altman in turn brought into the RRE fold another Bruce Hampton alum, Matt Slocumb. Todd jokes around plenty - but gets serious when he recalls the night he and his previous band From Good Homes opened for Bob Weir and Ratdog on the night Jerry Garcia died. The other two songs performed were "Slipping Away" and "The Great Divide."

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