Hello music fans! Thank you for joining me for episode 23. We have a first of sorts this time out…a return visit from a BOTR alumnus. Josh Gillespie joined me in April of 2023 to discuss his solo project. This time around, Josh has put together a band and now we are joined by Josh Gillespie and The Nomad Collective. The band is: Josh Gillespie - Lead vocal, rhythm guitar Carl Hartmann - Lead and rhythm guitars, backing vocals Steve Martz - Bass, backing vocal Tim Birkel - Drums Th...

Hello music fans! Welcome to episode 22! Sure appreciate you taking some time to check it out! This time out, I spent some time talking with Scotch Swango (guitar/vocals), Jay Druba (drums), and Tyler Roell (bass) from the band November Swim Club. Scotch and I have crossed paths a few times in the last couple of years, and I had the good fortune of seeing them play at show recently at the Turn Table in Broad Ripple in Indianapolis. At that point, I knew we had to make time to sit ...

Hello music fans! Hope all is well in your world. It’s nice that we are in the middle of May with temperatures rising with summer right around the corner. As always, thank you for stopping by to checkout the podcast. I’ve been keeping busy with my band TimePiece, so it was nice to be able make time for another episode. This one was a lot of fun. Brandon and Kayla from the band Late To Everything joined me for a sit down visit in the Enlightened Soul Studio. Both are very tal...

Hey music fans, welcome to episode #20 of BOTR! Thanks for checking it out! I recently visited with the Alicia, Jim, Josh, and Kyle…the 4 members of Silver Sonic, a blues rock powerhouse from Pennsylvania. We spend time discussing how the band got together, the musical influences they bring to the band, and their 2024 self titled EP released in March. That 4 song EP displays their ability to craft tight 70’s rock riffs, with driving, energetic drums, thumping, fluid bass li...

Hello music fans! Welcome and thanks for stopping by for episode 19. This time out, we have the very exciting Indianapolis-based band…Moon Goons! Devin, Jacob, Corey, and Brooke stopped by the Enlighten The Soul studio to hang out and talk about their soon to be released album, Lady of Many Faces, dropping Saturday, September 21st. It is a powerful record with 8 great songs! We dive into their history as a band, how they came up with the band name, their musical influences, and their approa...

Hey music fans! Welcome to episode 18 featuring Sam Phish, frontman for the band, Electric Sunnshine. We discuss Sam's musical journey, musical influences, and the band's debut album, Midnight Special, set for release on October 7th. That evening, the band will have an album release show on the rooftop of World Famous Hotboys in Fountain Square in Indianapolis. Sam purchased a 2012 MacBook Pro for $100 to begin making the album. Much of it was recorded in the back of his Jeep Pat...

Hello music fans! Thanks for checking out Episode 17! August marks the 1 year anniversary of the podcast. Hard to believe. Thank you to all of you have who have spent any time listening. It is truly appreciated! Also...Check out the video of the podcast on YouTube...just search for Bands On The Radar! My guest this time out is Cory Hill, an extremely gifted singer songwriter who is based in Indiana. He has a new album entitled All Roads Home, which i...

Hello music fans! Episode 16 is here and thank you for plugging in to give it listen! Also be sure to check out the new website for the podcast at bandsontheradar.blog. It has a link to each episode as well as Spotify playlist with songs from each of the guests. It’s pretty cool! My guest for this time out is Josh Gillespie. He is a very talented musician and also an accomplished podcaster. He brings a lot of good, positive energy. We sat down at the Enlighten The Soul Studio to discuss his...

Hello music fans! Welcome to episode 15! Thank you for stopping by to hear the latest episode! You are in for some fun energy with this one! Nick Sayre (bass), Jacob Kinney (drums), Alex Poisal (keys/synth), and Peter LaMonaca (vocals/guitar) from the Indianapolis based band, Dream Slice, sat down with me recently at the Enlighten The Soul studio. It was great to hang out with the guys for a little bit. We had lots of laughs throughout the podcast. We covered many topics i...

Hello music fans! Episode 14 is here! And thank you for checking it out! Hope all is well where you are. Nick Kazonis, from the band Caught On Cline spent some time with me recently. We had been trying to some together for a while, and we finally made it happen. And it was well worth the wait! Caught On Cline is a Chicago-land group consisting of 4 very accomplished musicians. We discuss their diversified musical backgrounds including Nick’s Greek heritage, his playing of the Greek instrume...