Jay’s kicking us off with a Three For Thursday. Chris Potter and some very notable guests drop a new album, Shuggie Otis makes the 1001 albums before you die, and we have a new track from The Cockroaches.Chris Potter - “Osawatomie Brown (feat. Bill Frisell, Burniss Travis, Nate Smith, Rane Moore, Zekkereya El-Magharbel & Sara Caswell)”Shuggie Otis - “Inspiration Information”The Rolling Stones - “Rough and Twisted”Get ready for it! 3 Savile Row is turning into a Beatles/Apple museum, Red Hot Chili Peppers sell their catalog, and Jeff Tweedy wrote a New York Times crossword puzzle [link].Songs:Paul McCartney & Ringo Starr - “Home to Us”My New Band Believe - “In the Blink of an Eye”Friko - “Certainty”

Get ready for it, it’s News with Nick. Greta Van Fleet may have broken up, Dolly is gonna be alright, M.I.A. dropped by Kid Cudi, and the top licks heard played in Guitar Center.Song: Friko - “Still Around”We’ve got more news, it’s Heard it through the GREGvine! We discuss the NY Times 30 greatest living American songwriters (link), and the 40th anniversary of the cult music documentary ‘Heavy Metal Parking Lot’ (link). Finally, Olivia Rodrigo drops 6 versions of the same song and they all made the charts (plus she was seen at a restaurant with Geese singer, Cameron Winter).Song: Per Nilsson performing on Rick Beato’s YouTube channelJay remembers the transgressive outlaw country star, David Allan Coe, who passed this week at the age of 86. He spent much of his early life in prison and reform schools and was discovered at the age of 29 busking in Nashville. He went on to become a famous ‘outsider’ of the country music world and wrote some great songs in the process.Songs: David Allan Coe - “Would You Lay with Me (In a Field of Stone)”David Allan Coe - “You Never Even Called Me by My Name”Rebel Meets Rebel - “Cowboys Do More Dope”

A couple weeks ago, Wired put out an article declaring that Geese’s popularity was a Psyop. It turns out they hired a marketing company for the release of their album, Getting Killed. The company engages in some less than savory tactics to promote their clients. Jay wants to discuss what everyone thinks about this…Song:Bruce Hornsby - “Indigo Park”Nick brings us a Tales from the Concert. This week, it's Sleepers at Rockwell Brewery. He and Jay recap the evening and thank a whole lot of family and friends for coming out.Songs:Sleepers - “Patrol”Sleepers - “Protocol”Finally, Greg closes us out with a jazz inspired Three For Thursday. Songs:Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers - “A Night in Tunisia”Julian Lage - “Something More”Kurt Rosenwinkel - “Blue Line”

Greg has been dissecting and practicing Frank Zappa’s Peaches En Regalia for the past few months and he’d like to share what he’s learned, in theory.Song: Frank Zappa - “Peaches En Regalia (1969 Rhythm Track Mix)”Jay came upon a piece in The Guardian called “Murder, mystery and a hit record: the unbelievable story of Ike White” (link) and had to learn more. This week, the tragic story of Ike White. Songs: Ike White - “Love And Affection”Ike White - “Changin' Times”Chicago native, Aadam Jacobs is a true music lover. He’s been recording and cataloging live shows for the past forty years and has decided to gift these recordings to the Internet Archive (link). With over 10,000 shows recorded, this is quite a collection. We listen to a few of his tapes on the latest round of “Tape Stash.” Songs:Plus/Minus - "Megalomaniac Live at Schubas Tavern 2003-11-13"Ben Folds Five - "Underground Live at Park West 1999-05-03"Nirvana - "Scoff Live at Dreamerz 1989-07-08"

Nick was out last week because he was at a conference in New Orleans. He’s back to report on all the incredible music he experienced while he was down there.Songs:Richard Scott - “Hey Day Drinkers”Wolfe Johns - Live at Bamboula’sJumbo Shrimp - “Cake Walking Babies from Home”Greg brings us up to speed on the first weekend of Coachella 2026 in a Heard it Through the GREGvine. You can watch the performances or catch the live stream over on YouTube.com/coachellaSongs: Geese - “Baby/2122 (Live from Coachella)”Nine Inch Noize - “Parasite (Live from Coachella)”Jay loves a good redemption story wrapped in a mystery, which is why he was so excited to read about Paul McCartney’s hunt for the lost bass. It’s now been made into a BBC documentary (McCartney: The Hunt for the Lost Bass).Song: Bon Iver - “We (Live 2019 St Paul)”

With Nick out of town this week, Jay & Greg decide to capitalize on the occasion and have some long overdue Guitar Talk. They both run through their current/favorite guitars, pedals, and amps. Then Jay brings us up to speed on his adventures building guitar pedals.Song: Tedeschi Trucks Band - “What In The World”

Whenever Jay has a melange (or a stew, or a gumbo) of different topics to share, he serves up Jay's Jambalaya. This week, Rush debuts their new drummer at the Juno Awards, and closing pitchers in the MLB now have walk on music.Songs: Black Crowes - “Blood Red Regrets”Rush - “Finding My Way (Live at the 2026 Juno Awards)”Korn - “Blind”It’s News with Nick! Dash Crofts passes away, Bob Dylan launched a Patreon, and some new notable albums are coming out in May. Song: Little Simz - “Lotus (featuring Michael Kiwanuka & Yussef Dayes)”Greg joins us this week from Great Wolf Lodge on Spring Break with Jackson. He has some tunes to share on a Three for Thursday.Songs:Joe Jackson - “Different For Girls”Pat Metheny - “Two Folk Songs (Jack DeJohnette solo)”Flying Lotus - “Big Mama”

It’s all quiet on the western front this week, as Greg’s internet and cell service were down when we recorded this. He’ll be joining us from Great Wolf Lodge next week, we’ll keep our fingers crossed and hope he has a good internet connection. That leaves Jay & Nick to host this week.Jay’s got a special fondness for mistakes in recordings that were, for some reason, kept in the released version of a song. Jay highlights some of his favorites, and these are really famous songs! They take a careful listen to catch, but you won’t miss them when you hear them again.The Police - “Roxanne”James Blunt - “You’re Beautiful”The Rolling Stones - “Satisfaction”The Beatles - “Hey Jude”Steely Dan - “Aja”Jay’s Song Pick: The Afghan Wigs - “House of 1”Get ready for it, it’s News with Nick. Jay has a special report on Afroman. Then, Radiohead’s Ed O’Brien has a solo album coming out, the UK abandon’s a bill that would have allowed AI training on copyrighted material, and the DOJ settles with Live Nation.Song: Ed O’Brien -“Blue Morpho”

Jay is out this week, but friend of the show, Wayan Zoey, is joining us to catch up. He recently served as the Production Manager for the Portland Jazz Fest. He shares his experience and some of the music he heard along the way.Songs:Tigran Hamasyan - “Prelude for All Seekers”Cochemea - “Ancestros Futuros”Mitchum Yacoub - “Cumbia No Get Enemy”Nick has some new tunes to share on a Three for Thursday.Songs:Geordie Greep - “Holy, Holy”Plash - “sona”Gary Willis - “The Professionals”Greg shares another Red Not Weekend. After catching his son Jackson perform standup in the school’s talent show, Greg joined the band in New Orleans to play the House of Blues. Then they drove seven hours to play at the Signal in Chattanooga, TN. Just another weekend in the life of Greg Loman.

Greg has spending some time cataloging his vinyl collection on Discogs and has grown a deeper appreciation for the site. It’s time for “Vinyl Fantasy.”Song: Sonny Sharrock - “Blind Willie Johnson”Jay shares a recent episode from the podcast, Darknet Diaries, called “Melody Fraud.” In it, an industry insider reveals the level of fraud that exists in streaming platforms and his work to close the loopholes that enable the fraud. It’s a fascinating listen and you should check it out at https://darknetdiaries.com/episode/171/Song: Roy Markson - “Everything In Its Right Place”Nick closes us out with a Three for Thursday. There’s been a lot of great music released so far this year. Here’s some picks from Nick.Songs:Water From Your Eyes - "Quotations" (last minute of the song)Thee Oh Sees - "Joy in Oblivion"Cameron Winter & War Child Records - "Warning"