11 Things with Leigh Jones

Steve Poltz is the consummate folk singer, and then some.  Having toured the globe for over 30 years, his collective stories, paired with his unparalleled energetic stage presence, make for live shows that are equal parts magnificent, hilarious,...

Patrick Cooper is a blues and Americana musician based in New Orleans.  Listen in as he chats about his geographical trajectory (Japan to Louisiana to California and back to Louisiana), his influences from John Prine to Allen Toussaint, and his...

Xander and Orion Hitzig (aka The Hitzig Brothers) hail from southern West Virginia, and have been touring the country over the last six years with Brown Chicken Brown Cow Stringband. Now the two are turning their focus on a duo project, a brotherly...

The Coffis Brothers and the Mountain Men are a rootsy rock n’ roll band born and raised in the Mountains of Santa Cruz, California. The band, fronted by brothers Jamie and Kellen Coffis, released their second full-length album, Wrong Side of the...

Formed in Santa Cruz, California in 2012, Marty O'Reilly and the Old Soul Orchestra throw a resonator guitar (O'Reilly), a double bass (Jeff Kissel), and a dirty fiddle (Chris Lynch) into a blender, and churn out a haunting, bluesy, and driving...

Liana Stampur is a New York City based musician and music educator, and a co-founder of the non-profit organization ArtStrides, which provides free early childhood arts education for New York families.  Listen in as Liana discusses the path that...

The Brothers Comatose are a 5-piece string band based out of San Francisco. Over the past few years, the oft-touring band has shared the stage with the likes of The Devil Makes Three and Yonder Mountain String Band, and have played prestigious...

KC Turner is a San Francisco Bay Area music promoter and musician.  In 2013, his production company "KC Turner Presents" put on nearly 100 concerts.  He's come a long way from growing up in small-town Missouri and impersonating Elvis for his...

John Elliott is a San Francisco-based songwriter and musician, who recently released his eighth album, entitled Good Goodbyes.  Listen in as we rap about our theater school backgrounds, John talks about growing up in Minnesota, and sheds a...

Randy Schwartz is a drummer based in the San Francisco bay-area.  He played and toured with Brett Dennen for six years, and now performs with Oakland-based Ethiopian jazz band, Sun Hop Fat.  Listen in as Randy discusses his influences and...