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Ep. #1075: Bill Frisell

Bill Frisell is here to discuss his new sextet record, In My Dreams, the different American and European cities he has lived in over the years and how they might inform his musical practice, his 75^th birthday and the March 2026 tour dates that mark the occasion, a dream about music and its possibilities that he had 30 years ago and is still processing, the lessons mistakes teach us, how film noir scores and the work of Alfred Hitchcock film composer Bernard Hermann may have found their way to In My Dreams, the time he saw Bob Dylan and the Hawks in 1966 and why Dylan might be into Bill’s latest record, what inspired him to put together the In My Dreams sextet, future plans, and much more.

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Ep. #1073: Gregory Uhlmann

Post author By vish
Post date March 5, 2026

Gregory Uhlmann is here to discuss his lovely solo debut album, Extra Stars, the lives he’s led in Los Angeles and Chicago, what it was like to be a student at CalArts, getting into blues and jazz music and music making thanks especially to his dad and his brother Evan, being a big Hanson and Backstreet Boys fan at one point, key venues from the past and present that fostered his musical communities, how he made Extra Stars and its sonic similarities to film and video game scores, the role improvisation plays in his practice, upcoming tour dates, other future plans, and much more.

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Ep. #1070: Buck Meek

Post author By vish
Post date February 24, 2026

Buck Meek is here for a talk about his charming, confessional new album, The Mirror, coming up in Wimberley, Texas and people’s misconceptions of the Lone Star State, the vibrancy of transient college towns, how his grandmother’s death and caring for his grandfather galvanized his family and inspired aspects of The Mirror, writing songs about communication, teaching, language, speech, parenting, and family, pondering duality, mid-life, and overcoming societal inhibitions, a unique recording studio set-up, ambience and intuitive expression, being a participant in Bob Dylan’s Shadow Kingdom film and recording project, upcoming solo and Big Thief tour dates, other future plans, and much more.

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