Episode 529 of Concert Pipeline in which we review Andrew McMahon's Three Pianos show at F&M Bank Amphitheatre in Long Beach with Something Corporate, Jack's Mannequin, and Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness.

Episode 528 of Concert Pipeline featuring Alex Kilroy, in which we chat about becoming a blues-rock guitarist in America after growing up in Transylvania, Romania and being obsessed with American music, having a Stevie Ray Vaughan tribute band at age 14, the decision to come to American and the work it took to get here, playing Nashville’s Broadway circuit, and his new album “Break My Chains.”

Episode 527 of Concert Pipeline featuring Tropidelic, in which we speak to James Begin about his start in music, joining the band in 2012 after being a fan, giving fans VIP performances on the tour bus, the dynamic of the band on the road, their new album “First Light,” their upcoming show at the Fillmore in San Francisco on August 22, and gems of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. We also review The Doobie Brothers and Santana concert at Toyota Amphitheatre.

Episode 526 of Concert Pipeline featuring ME., in which we chat with drummer/songwriter Mark O’Connell about starting drumming at age 8, what he learned from his time in Taking Back Sunday that he was able to apply to his new band, reconnecting with and starting the band with his sober brother Eddie Reyes from TBS, the impact of “Tell All Your Friends” on myself and many others, playing instruments besides the drums, and making of their new album “All Good Things,” which he finds to be the best music of his life. We also feature a review of The Dreamboats’ show at The Sofia in Sacramento.

Dark Star Orchestra

Episode 525 of Concert Pipeline featuring Dark Star Orchestra, in which we chat with keyboardist/vocalist Rob Borraco about the band’s upcoming two nights at Greek Theatre in Berkeley (7/31/26 and 8/1/26) to tribute Bob Weir, and celebrate Jerry Garcia’s birthday by recreating the Grateful Dead’s August 1, 1973 Roosevelt Stadium show in full. We also talk through the importance of improvisation with the Grateful Dead’s music, emulating the music of Keith Godchaux and when he got to meet Keith, how he has noticed the audience changing over the decades of DSO, and how they are able to keep the music alive and evolving.

Episode 524 of Concert Pipeline featuring Mark Winters in which we talk about leaving aerospace engineering to become a musician, how he approaches songwriting, the role his grandmother played in encouraging his love of poetry, picking up the guitar to play a song for his wife on their anniversary 15 years ago, starting a cover band in 2015, embracing AI in music and how to use it the right way, his Good Vibes Highway Tour, and his new album “Acoustic Me.”

Episode 523 of Concert Pipeline featuring Jady, in which we speak to Jarrett Doherty and Ashton Bergdorf about forming after touring with Jay Joseph, the decision to form the band as a duo, when they first noticed that fans connect to something deeper than their songs, what each of their albums represent in their story, what they learned from making their new album “Silver,” and their favorite concerts. We also review their show with The Cab at August Hall in San Francisco and review The All-American Rejects pop-up show at Sacramento Concerts in the Park.

Songs:

Jady - Tell Me Something That I Don't Know

Jady - Fragile

The Cab - Back From The Dead

The Cab - Ih8yourgutz

The All-American Rejects - Gives You Hell

Episode 522 of Concert Pipeline featuring Augustana, in which we speak to Dan Layus about looking back on the 20th anniversary of “All The Stars and Boulevards”, when he realized that people were still deeply connected with the album, how his relationship with his hit song “Boston” has changed over the years, how different it was psychologically to play the album in sequence, playing the Holiday From Real cruise with Andrew McMahon, his solo works, playing with a string quartet, being the keynote speaker at Harvard Medical School, and more!