Mark Wenner and his band The Nighthawks have been performing and recording for over 40 years. He did this with and alongside an impressive list of blues and R&B note-worthies. Mark recalls that most adults perceived rock & roll as the devil’s music when he was [...]
In this episode intro I refer to Aki as a Bollywood blues sensation, not only because his latest album is a fusion of Chicago blues and Bollywood pop classics from Aki’s youth, but also because Aki is so good at what he does, I think he’s likely started what will [...]
This "rewind" episode features Mike Dawson from his first appearance on the the Unstarving Musician, which was episode 1 of the podcast. Mike has also been featured in episodes 25, 50 and the "best of" episode 100. He is Managing Editor of Modern Drummer Magazine, a [...]
It occurred to me early this year that I was booked for gigs all the way through December of 2013, before the end of December 2012. That struck me as a pretty cool thing, and it got me thinking about what had transpired to make it happen. While I get [...]
