West of Twin Peaks Radio

On this episode, meet "America's riskiest queer country band," Country Risque out of San Francisco.  Their debut LP "Doe-eyed Loverboys and Saints" is a honky-tonkin', toe stompin', cryin' in your be…

On this episode, returning guest artist Chris Jones of the Santa Cruz cosmic mountain band WOLF JETT chats and dives deep into "Time Will Finally Come," the group's new LP exploring the collective Ca…

On this 200th episode of West of Twin Peaks Radio, Bay area master collaborator, producer, and artist Jim Greer is guest artist, chatting and diving deep into two albums - both projects of the heart …

On this episode, San Francisco's Yasi Lowy and her band, BAD TIGER are guest artists, diving deep and chatting about their sophomore LP "Bliss," an indie delight of an album with a lyrical thread abo…

On this episode, a chat and deep dive with Darwin Siegaldoud, founder and frontman of the Oakland band The Helltones.  Their latest LP "Medusa" is a doo-wop retro rocker filled with songs of love, je…

On this episode, West Marin-by-way-of-Oakland artist Jeremy Lyon, aka KING DREAM, joins me as guest artist to dive deep  into his new RnB tinged cosmic rock LP "Glory Daze V," and chat about the flui…

This special Best of the Bay 2023 episode is a full 2 hours of local music released this past year that deserves your attention and recognition!  In no particular order - 22 songs by Bay area artists…

On this episode, take a trip to outer and inner space with Oakland's James Wallace, aka Skyway Man.  His new album "Flight of the Long Distance Healer" is a lovely, psych and 70's Brit pop spin.  Hea…

On this episode, meet breaking indie/alt country rock artist The Last Gray Wolf, aka San Francisco's Conor Gleeson.  His amazing debut album, "Sharktooth," was born after endless COVID hours of guita…

On this episode, Oakland uber-producer/engineer/master collaborator Jeff Kolhede steps out from behind the boards and talks about his solo debut LP "Dismantle," a refreshingly romantic 70's alt-folk …

On this episode, San Francisco's Rachel Garlin dives deep into her latest LP "The Ballad of Madelyn and Therese" and talks about its theme of gay repression in the 1940's and its metaphorical relevan…

On this episode, guest artists Sivan Lioncub and Chris Daddio, founders of the Oakland art rock/baroque pop project Everyone is Dirty, chat about their latest LP "Caramels for Grandpa," a sonic rock …

On this episode, vocalist/lyricist Lalin St. Juste and bassist/producer Aki Ehara of the East bay band The Seshen chat and dive deep into the group's new LP "Nowhere," a concept album that chronicles…

On this episode, meet the wonderful Indianna Hale, a San Francisco singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist that mixes Spaghetti Western/Twin Peaks sonics with fuzzy guitars and vocals/lyrics that sou…

On this episode, San Francisco artist James Beastly swaps stories about surviving as a musician for the past 20+ years in San Francisco, as he celebrates the release of his second solo LP "Junk Value…

In this Best of West of Twin Peaks Radio, interviews with four recent guest artists who dropped four of the best albums this summer. Oakland's Madeline Kenney, Berkeley's Maya Elisa, LA-by-way-of-the…

On this episode, meet San Francisco jazz/pop fusion, chill wave 4-piece group The Breathing Room...a band that met seven years ago at Community College and has been living together and making music e…

On this episode, a special guest artist double header, featuring Oakland's Madeline Kenney with a very revealing conversation about a life-altering break-up while diving deep into her new LP "A New R…

On this episode - introducing Broken Compass Bluegrass, an extremely talented young band out of the Sierra Foothills that's lighting a fire in the California bluegrass scene.  Meet the four musicians…

On this episode, Berkeley's Maya Elise (and The Good Dream) joins me with an extremely thoughtful conversation about her evolution from folk to mixed genre-indie, reading a room from a performing art…