Above The Basement - Boston Music and Conversation
Above the Basement offers casual and candid discussions with musicians, artists, producers and others from Boston and beyond. Conversations will inform and entertain listeners with experiences from those shaping Boston's music community and for whom music is a passion. You will hear their stories, hardships faced and overcome...
and why they love what they do.
- Update frequency
- every 9 days
- Average duration
- 40 minutes
- Episodes
- 211
- Years Active
- 2016 - 2021
Episode 030 - The Loop
This local band should be an inspiration to all those musicians stuck in their basement. While these guys...well...are still there, their aspirations should soon help them rise them above it. These …
Episode 029 - Trevor Solomon
After 9 years of successfully running Musicfest NW in Portland, OR, Trevor moved to Boston to work with Crash Line Productions to manage booking for the Boston Calling Music Festival. Now in his thir…
Episode 028 - The Butler Frogs
This is a very self indulgent episode - Ronnie and I have talked about our band The Butler Frogs and the fact that we have an album coming out Spring 2017.
We thought this would be a great time for u…
Episode 027 - Jerome Deupree
Drummer Jerome Deupree played in The Humans which toured with Squeeze and opened for legends like Patti Smith and Iggy Pop. He was also with Bourbon Princess, Joe Morris, The Coots and the then jazz …
Episode 026 - Chad Hollister
For over 20 years guitarist, drummer and singer-songwriter Chad Hollister has headlined all over New England and has also opened for Bob Dylan, Paul Simon, Tom Petty and has shared the stage with Phi…
Episode 025 - Greg Loughman
An in-demand bass player, composer and teacher, Greg fronts his own indie band Lowman and jazz trio Sinistral as well as being a member of the phenomenal 'Gypsy Jazz' group Rhythm Future Quartet, Rov…
Episode 024 - Sally Taylor
Musician, teacher and the founder of Consenses, the artistic game of telephone that aims to form what she terms 'interpretive chains' that links all 5 senses. Music has been a chain in Sally’s own li…
Episode 023 - MB Padfield
Boston based MB Padfield has the presence of a rocker and the grace of a singer-songwriter with an honest story to tell. She is a road warrior and not just because of her bedazzled Harley. We expect …
Episode 022 - Bonnie Hayes - Part Two
Bonnie is the Songwriting Chair at Berklee College of Music in addition to her own work in bands and as a solo artist. She wrote Have A Heart that was on Bonnie Raitt's muti-platinum and grammy winni…
Episode 022 - Bonnie Hayes - Part One
Bonnie is the Songwriting Chair at Berklee College of Music in addition to her own work in bands and as a solo artist. She wrote Have A Heart that was on Bonnie Raitt's muti-platinum and grammy winni…
Episode 021 - Adam Ezra
Singer, songwriter and guitarist with The Adam Ezra Group, Adam's songs and live performances are amazing. But equally impressive is his nonprofit organization RallySound, whose mission is to inspire…
Episode 020 - State of the Conversation
This is a short SOTC with hosts Chuck Clough and Ronnie Hirschberg.
Episode 019 - Carla Ryder
Speech and Language Pathologist by day, Carla Ryder sings with The Mudhens, Miriam, The Carla Ryder Band and also has her solo project. With numerous songwriting accolades and 6 albums under her belt…
Episode 018 - Matt McArthur
A graduate of Berklee College of Music's Music Production and Engineering program, Matt is the founder and Executive Director of New England’s first professional nonprofit recording studio The Record…
Episode 017 - Katrin Roush
Boston-based singer/songwriter, a former busker with a powerful voice and great guitar chops, Katrin made her way to share the global stage with Chris Isaak, John Sebastian, Boz Scaggs, Huey Lewis, J…
Episode 016 - Bob Childs
Fiddle player and psychologist, for over 30 years Bob Childs has been making violins and is the namesake for the world class ensemble Childsplay – where every fiddle player in the group plays a Bob C…
Episode 015 - Dalton Sim
Dalton Sim began his career in Somerville, MA managing Guster out of their apartment back in 1995. He has gone on to manage many other talented artists including Dispatch, Father John Misty, fun., Al…
Episode 014 - Ona Jonaityte
Flutist Ona Jonaityte is a fantastic player and teacher and a member of the Vento Chiaro Woodwind Quintet.
Currently a piccolo player with the Indian Hill Symphony, she has also performed with the B…
Episode 013 - Ali McGuirk
Singer-songwriter Ali McGuirk has made quite a name for herself this past year or so with her amazing singing voice and fabulous band backing her up. Steve Morse in The Boston Globe named her one of …
Episode 012 - Bruce Marshall
Bruce is a New England institution and has been in various bands including Bruce Marshall and The Clue and was a member of the Toy Caldwell Band. He has opened for Lynyrd Skynyrd, Charlie Daniels, Th…