Season Three of The JamBase Podcast presents a final episode of our music festival-focused season. This episode features a look back at the H.O.R.D.E. Festivals that toured amphitheaters across the United States each summer between 1992 and 1998. Listen to host Andy Kahn as he recounts the circumstances that led to the first H.O.R.D.E. Tour in 1992. Blues Traveler frontman John Popper and manager Dave Frey (who later co-founded Lockn’) officially co-founded H.O.R.D.E. — an acronym that stands for “Horizons Of Rock Developing Everywhere.” The innovative touring festival served as a precursor of ..read more

Season Three of The JamBase Podcast continues with another installment of the “Jerry Stories” series about Grateful Dead guitarist Jerry Garcia. Acclaimed author and longtime Deadhead Steve Silberman shares his story of the lone encounter he had with Jerry. Silberman’s “Jerry Stories” entry dovetails perfectly with the last podcast episode focusing on the 50th anniversary of Summer Jam at Watkins Glen as he was one of the 600,000 people in attendance in Upstate New York in 1973. Not only was Silberman there at the event featuring The Allman Brothers Band, The Band and the Grateful Dead, but it ..read more

Season Three of The JamBase Podcast rolls on. This week’s episode features a discussion with Little Feat founding member and keyboardist Bill Payne. JamBase’s Nate Todd recently spoke with Bill about Little Feat’s Sailin’ Shoes and Dixie Chicken deluxe editions as well as the legendary band’s touring plans around the reissues, festivals and more. Todd caught up with Payne via a video call shortly after the Sailin’ Shoes and Dixie Chicken reissues arrived in late June. The deluxe packages boast a bevy of rare demos and outtakes which led to a discussion of how some of the beloved songs on both ..read more

Season Three of The JamBase Podcast continues with an interview with multi-talented mandolin player Sierra Hull. JamBase editor Andy Kahn recently caught up with Hull backstage at High Sierra Music Festival for an insightful “The Art Of The Sit-In” discussion. After meeting at Blue Ox in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, Kahn re-connected with Hull six days later at High Sierra in Quincy, California. The setting at HSMF was perfect for “The Art Of The Sit-In” given Hull’s role as artist-at-large and the many collaborations that entailed. When the interview took place Hull had already appeared on various ..read more

Season Three of The JamBase Podcast continues with the return of moe. guitarist Chuck Garvey. JamBase’s Andy Kahn caught up with Chuck backstage at the High Sierra Music Festival in Quincy, California. In 2020, Garvey twice appeared on The JamBase Podcast for “The Art Of The Setlist” and “Tour Stories” segments that were among the last in-person podcast interviews recorded prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. In November 2021, while the pandemic was still negatively impacting touring and live music, Garvey survived a severe stroke. Garvey was barely able to speak or play guitar immediately after th ..read more

Season Three of The JamBase Podcast continues with a new episode featuring an interview with The Disco Biscuits keyboardist Aron Magner. JamBase’s Andy Kahn recently caught up with Magner backstage at the Summer Camp Music Festival to talk all things Bisco and more. Summer Camp took place over Memorial Day Weekend, which meant Magner and his band mates were coming directly from the glaciers of Reykjavik, Iceland to the corn fields of Chillicothe, Illinois. Magner talked about adjusting to all the travel and dealing with the jet lag that comes with it. The trip to Iceland was filled with many m ..read more

Season Three of The JamBase Podcast officially premeires with an episode featuring an interview with Leftover Salmon‘s Vince Herman. JamBase’s Nate Todd recently spoke to Herman about the new LoS album, Grass Roots, the band’s rich history performing at festivals over the past +30 years and much more. Herman previously appeared on episode 21 of the podcast, back in 2018. For his return appearance, Herman chatted with Todd over a video call shortly after Grass Roots was released last month. The album is a collection of covers of songs that were especially influential in the band’s formative yea ..read more

JamBase is proud to announce the official launch of Season Three of The JamBase Podcast. The new season officially starts with an episode coming out next Thursday, June 15. Hosts Scott Bernstein, Andy Kahn and Nate Todd have another exciting season of podcast episodes that you won’t want to miss. Subscribe now on your preferred podcasting platform to have each and every episode delivered directly to you. Season 3 will see us focusing on all things festivals, from anniversary retrospectives to interviews conducted backstage at events and much more. “FESTIVAL!” maestro himself Vince Herman of Le ..read more

Season Two of ‘The JamBase Podcast’ concludes with a look back at “The Art Of The Setlist”with members of Widespread Panic, moe. and Greensky Bluegrass ..read more

Episode Eight of Season Two of 'The JamBase Podcast' features an interview with legendary musician David Bromberg ..read more