The Highway Poets stop by for Morning Music (Aired: October 26, 2023)

IMG 5656The Highway Poets are a Sonoma County band that has been around for quite a while. Recently they have concentrated on solo projects, but they are coming together for a Halloween show this weekend. Travis and Sebastian stopped by Studio A for a chat with Brian and to play some tunes.
 
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Morning Show Interviews

October 03, 2025

Max Gomez stopped by for Morning Music

Max Gomez has performed in our area a bunch of times. He regularly plays Little Saint in Healdsburg and has headlined at Lagunitas Brewery. On his way to Hardly Strictly Bluegrass this year he stopped in for a visit with Brian in our new Studio A and brought a documentary film crew with him. Have a…
September 02, 2025

Emma Swift joined Brian for Morning Music

Emma Swift is a native of Australia but has lived in Nashville since 2013. We were thrilled that before her music career she was a radio host. In 2020 Emma released a brilliant album of Bob Dylan covers Blonde on the Tracks. She has recorded and toured extensively with her partner Robyn Hitchcock.…
August 25, 2025

Greg Loiacono joined Brian for Morning Music

Greg Loiacono is known as a co-founder of the popular band the Mother Hips, formed with partner Tim Bluhm when they were students at Chico State. He has also had a great solo career, putting out several albums under his name. Now a new project -Stingray is in the works. Featuring some of the Bay…
August 22, 2025

Joelton Mayfield joined Brian on Morning Music

Joelton Mayfield grew up in Texas, singing and playing in church. He was disillusioned by folks not practicing what they learned on Sunday during the week and began writing songs. Moving to Nashville ten years ago for college, he first studied the business of music, but switched majors to English.…
August 21, 2025

Terrier stopped by for a chat and a few songs

Terrier is a pandemic era project by Ben Morrison (Brothers Comatose) and Erika Tietjen (T Sisters, Moonalice), The married couple started live streaming from home while lock down prevailed and found it so rewarding they decided to form the group. Both have busy schedules with their own bands, plus…
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Sean Hayes on Morning Music

Sean Hayes spent decades in San Francisco before his family moved to Petaluma. Originally from North Carolina, his delivery evokes warm summer nights, fireflies and sippin' whiskey. Fresh off a welcoming performance at the Rivertown Revival, he is headlining this weekend's Gravenstein Apple Fair.…
Jul 24, 2025

Fede Petro on Morning Music

Fede Petro is a singer-songwriter born and raised in Buenos Aires, Argentina (a city Brian has visited and loves). Now based in Los Angeles, the name…
May 02, 2025

Wreckless Strangers stopped by Studio A

Wreckless Strangers is a powerful soul stirring band from the North Bay. David, Amber and Mick joined Brian in Studio A to play some music (including…
Apr 24, 2025

David Luning stops by for Morning Music

It's always a pleasure hosting our friend David Luning. His visits are getting more scarce as he is spending more time in L.A. We've been following…
Mar 17, 2025

Stella Heath on Morning Music

Stella Heath stops by Studio A to talk about her upcoming performance at the Luther Burbank Center for the Arts, The Billie Holiday Project. She is…
Dec 09, 2024

David Luning stops by for Morning Music

David Luning is preparing for his annual pair of shows at Hopmonk Sebastopol this Friday and Saturday. He is also celebrating the release of his new…
Sep 24, 2024

Amelia Day stops by Morning Music

Amelia Day is a young singer-songwriter originally from Seattle (as is Brian). She took piano lessons as a child and picked up a guitar going into…
Sep 16, 2024

Alison Harris stops by for Morning Music

Alison Harris has a beautiful voice. You may remember her from the trio The Bootleg Honeys. She's also performed solo and with a band the Barn Owls.…
Sep 12, 2024

Margo Cilker stops by Morning Music

Margo Cilker is a very talented young singer/songwriter. She's spent some time here in Sonoma county honing her craft before releasing two wonderful…
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Chuck Prophet visits Morning Music

Chuck Prophet is a Bay Area treasure. We're lucky he lives nearby giving us ample chances to see him and his band, the Mission Express. Chuck stopped…
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Zack Smith joins Brian for Morning Music

Zack Smith is fairly new to Sonoma County having moved here about four years ago. He is, however, well connected to the music scene. Zack founded the…
Apr 18, 2024

Lindsay Lou stops by for Morning Music

"Queen of Time" the latest release from Nashville-based artist Lindsay Lou was created with the help of the psychedelic mists- journeying through…

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