Dave Alvin chats with Brian on Morning Music

dave pic fwd Dave Alvin is no stranger to NorCal and he's back with three shows this summer.  Growing up in Downey in Southern California, he learned his craft by seeing all the blues greats. He and brother Phil formed the Blasters in the seventies, and he's had many bands since including the Guilty Ones, Dave and Jimmie Dale Gilmore, and the Third Mind.  He talks with Brian about song structure, great singers and more.

Morning Show Interviews

April 27, 2026

Margo Cilker, Ismay, and Kevin Carducci perform live

Our new space allows us to, on occasion, invite listeners into Studio A to watch a live session. It happened this week when a couple of dozen folks sat in with Brian as he welcomed Margo Cilker, Avery Hellman (Ismay) and Kevin Carducci. They were promoting Kevin's new album "Easy Does It" released…
April 24, 2026

Essence Goldman visited Morning Music

Essence Goldman has been making records for many years across different genres. Her latest, her seventh is "Father's Daughter". She's come to love acoustic, country flavored tunes and the release reflects that. She brought her band Gold Country into Studio A for some lively conversation and some…
April 07, 2026

Margo Cilker stopped by for Morning Music with Brian

Margo Cilker is a former resident of Sonoma county. She namedrops the county and the town of Petaluma in her song "Tehachapi" from her breakthrough album "Pohorylle." She stopped by to visit with Brian, play a couple of songs, and reveal that she has teamed up with the artist Ismay to form a new…
February 27, 2026

Water Tower stopped by for Morning Music

Water Tower is a young band from the bastion of bluegrass—Los Angeles. They swung through NorCal for a show at Hopmonk and decided to come by and play some tunes and chat with Brian.
February 26, 2026

John Courage paid a visit to Morning Music

John Courage is often called upon to accompany musicians as they tour. He's been all through the US and Europe, but he always finds his way back to Santa Rosa, where he grew up. John visited Brian in Studio A recently to talk about dual citizenship, upcoming gigs and, of course, guitars.
Nov 11, 2025

Jim Lauderdale visited Morning Music

Jim Lauderdale came for a visit to our new studio during his recent west coast swing. He spent some time in L.A. back in the day and Brian talks with…
Brian and Jim
Oct 03, 2025

Max Gomez stopped by for Morning Music

Max Gomez has performed in our area a bunch of times. He regularly plays Little Saint in Healdsburg and has headlined at Lagunitas Brewery. On his…
Aug 07, 2025

Sean Hayes on Morning Music

Sean Hayes spent decades in San Francisco before his family moved to Petaluma. Originally from North Carolina, his delivery evokes warm summer…
Jul 24, 2025

Fede Petro on Morning Music

Fede Petro is a singer-songwriter born and raised in Buenos Aires, Argentina (a city Brian has visited and loves). Now based in Los Angeles, the name…
May 02, 2025

Wreckless Strangers stopped by Studio A

Wreckless Strangers is a powerful soul stirring band from the North Bay. David, Amber and Mick joined Brian in Studio A to play some music (including…
Apr 24, 2025

David Luning stops by for Morning Music

It's always a pleasure hosting our friend David Luning. His visits are getting more scarce as he is spending more time in L.A. We've been following…
Mar 17, 2025

Stella Heath on Morning Music

Stella Heath stops by Studio A to talk about her upcoming performance at the Luther Burbank Center for the Arts, The Billie Holiday Project. She is…
Dec 09, 2024

David Luning stops by for Morning Music

David Luning is preparing for his annual pair of shows at Hopmonk Sebastopol this Friday and Saturday. He is also celebrating the release of his new…
Sep 24, 2024

Amelia Day stops by Morning Music

Amelia Day is a young singer-songwriter originally from Seattle (as is Brian). She took piano lessons as a child and picked up a guitar going into…
Sep 16, 2024

Alison Harris stops by for Morning Music

Alison Harris has a beautiful voice. You may remember her from the trio The Bootleg Honeys. She's also performed solo and with a band the Barn Owls.…
Sep 12, 2024

Margo Cilker stops by Morning Music

Margo Cilker is a very talented young singer/songwriter. She's spent some time here in Sonoma county honing her craft before releasing two wonderful…
Sep 11, 2024

Chuck Prophet visits Morning Music

Chuck Prophet is a Bay Area treasure. We're lucky he lives nearby giving us ample chances to see him and his band, the Mission Express. Chuck stopped…
Aug 30, 2024

Zack Smith joins Brian for Morning Music

Zack Smith is fairly new to Sonoma County having moved here about four years ago. He is, however, well connected to the music scene. Zack founded the…
Apr 18, 2024

Lindsay Lou stops by for Morning Music

"Queen of Time" the latest release from Nashville-based artist Lindsay Lou was created with the help of the psychedelic mists- journeying through…

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