Music as Creative Political Protest

RICK MAYOCK & DIANE HUBKA

Welcome and thank you for joining us! Each episode we discuss a creative approach to life’s challenges. Today, we’ll listen to musician song writers Rick Mayock and Diane Hubka and discuss the birth of a song, finding work/art balance, music as political protest and constantly evolving.

RICK MAYOCK

A prolific songwriter, Rick Mayock has been performing with bands and as a solo artist in the Los Angeles area and on the East Coast since the 1970's. He was an integral part of the Venice Beach music scene of the 70's and 80's. He’s founder and lead vocalist/guitarist of the band East of Lincoln, playing an eclectic blend of original rock, blues, R & B, and urban acoustic music. Originally from Wilkes-Barre PA, he still plays there with the West Side Blues Band with singer/songwriter Don Shappelle, and with legendary blues harmonica player Charlie Singer.

DIANE HUBKA

The Appalachian Mountain-bred artist learned violin, trombone and guitar from an early age. Diane she recorded three critically acclaimed CDs, one with legendary sax player Lee Konitz.

In 2005 Diane released three more CD’s and performed at iconic jazz venues in LA and Japan. Her CD: I Like It Here/Live in Tokyo, placed on Japan’s Jazz Disc Award.

In recent years, Diane had picked up her acoustic guitar and, before the shutdown, was performing in L.A.'s Americana/folk music venues The JazzTimes said of her: “No matter the genre, “she wraps her clear-as-mountain-stream sound around the songs with consistently winning results.”

Interviewed by podcast creator & host Dr. Katherine Boutry