Episode 500 of Concert Pipeline, in which we feature Andrew McMahon doing a co-interview with Steve of Something in the Wilderness podcast. We caught up with Andrew McMahon, currently on tour with Jack’s Mannequin and chat about starting the band 20 years ago with a small tour in which he did his first interview as that band in my San Francisco State apartment, compare transitioning from Something Corporate to Jack’s Mannequin 20 years ago vs the past year, the process of preparing for this tour and re-learning old songs, his epic Red Rocks show, whether there is new music coming from the band, and what’s next after 2025 for the band. We also feature a song from JM’s set at Bottom of the Hill in San Francisco in 2005 and a song from their set 20 years later in Pittsburgh, PA.

Episode 499 of Concert Pipeline featuring coverage and a review of Andrew McMahon’s Three Pianos show at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Colorado with his three bands, Something Corporate, Jack’s Mannequin, and Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness. We chat with three die-hard fans: Whitney Marie, Celeste Guse, and Joe Wilson, former co-host of Concert Pipeline podcast about how/when they became fans of McMahon’s, highlights of their fandom, and what they loved most about the magical show at Red Rocks. We also feature songs from the show including “The Resolution” (Jack’s Mannequin), “Canyon Moon” (Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness), and “Cavanaugh Park” (Something Corporate).

Episode 498 of Concert Pipeline featuring J. Michael Phillips and a review of his show with Yelawolf at Channel 24 in Sacramento. First we chat with J. Michael about his upbringing in music, getting signed to Yelawolf’s label Slumerican, standing up for the underdog, combining country grit with hip-hop energy, how it was a point of pride at the time to be in prison, writing music in prison, making his first album “Urban Cowboy” and what he took from that to bring to his new album “Whiskey and Roses” with Yelawolf, the impact of the success of each of the singles on the album, and plans to make more music.

Episode 497 of Concert Pipeline featuring Two Wolf, in which we talk to Greg T. Walker about starting a band with members of Blackfoot at age 10, his first band Rockin’ Aces, playing shows 5 nights a week, learning to play bass when forming Blackfoot, his time in Lynyrd Skynyrd and the reformation of Blackfoot, playing the Rock Legends Cruise, crafting traditional Native American items, touring with Ted Nugent and playing with AC/DC, and his new self-titled Two Wolf album with Lance Lopez.

Episode 496 of Concert Pipeline featuring Peter Salett and a review of Ben Kweller’s show at The Independent in San Francisco. We talk to Peter about getting his start in music, his first album “Painting of These Days,” The Hometown Project which pairs actors and musicians with progressive candidates and causes, his double album “Suite for the Summer Rain/Dance of the Yellow Leaf,” co-writing a Dracula puppet musical for Forgetting Sarah Marshall,” being on the set for “Superbad,” and his involvement in “Wet Hot American Summer.”

Episode 495 of Concert Pipeline featuring Cardinal Black and a review of Gary Mullen & The Works’ One Night of Queen show at Mountain Winery in Saratoga (Check out episode 493 for the interview with Gary). We talk with Tom Hollister about starting his band as the Tom Hollister Trio, breaking from the band with Chris Buck and Adam Roberts for 11 years and coming back as Cardinal Black around covid, making their 2022 debut “January Came Close,” which reached #1 on the UK chart for a moment, supporting Peter Frampton, having Steve Winwood a their first gig, playing a Joe Bonamassa cruise, and their new album “Midnight at the Valencia.” Catch Cardinal Black live at The Independent in San Francisco on August 29!

Episode 494 of Concert Pipeline featuring John McAndrew, in which we chat about being in country rock bands early on called “Steamboat Willie” and “Maverick,” his first album “Like We Were Made of Gold,” getting his songs in movies, opening a national Town Hall meeting with Colin Powell, playing at the 50th anniversary of NATO at the Vice President’s residence, his path to recovery and how he’s seen music transform people’s lives in recovery, meeting his wife through Muscle Shoals Sound Studios, and his new album “Better Side of Me.”

Episode 493 of Concert Pipeline featuring Gary Mullen & The Works in which we talk about his live show “One Night of Queen,” getting inspiration from his mom and uncle being singers, listening to Queen from a very young age, his wife and mother submitting him to a talent show “Stars in Your Eyes,” going backstage at a Queen show, talking to Brian May for 45 minutes at a show, being a fan of Kevin Smith movies, and his upcoming show at Mountain Winery in Saratoga on July 18.