Ben Bongers (an opera tenor featured in Opera Stories: Ben Bongers – MLR 051) returns to Music Life Radio and speaks with Erik Core about his adventures while performing in China. The winner of Chinese Idol (yes, the Chinese version of American Idol) had heard Ben singing in San Francisco and wanted him to come to […]
Stephen Carter-Hicks is a classically trained singer who found his calling in the world of cabaret. Starting his career in show business through his talents as a wig and hair master, he worked on Broadway productions such as Tommy but soon found himself on the stage in performances like Cats. He found his passion in cabaret performance […]
Stephen Carter-Hicks is a classically trained singer who found his calling in the world of cabaret. Starting his career in show business through his talents as a wig and hair master, he worked on Broadway productions such as Tommy but soon found himself on the stage in performances like Cats. He found his passion in cabaret performance […]
Kevin Allison is the host of RISK! – a live show and podcast “where people tell true stories they never thought they’d dare to share”. We found about this podcast and started binge listening to every episode. It’s a great mix of hilarious and sometimes heartbreaking stories that feature a range of people including famous comedians, to […]
Come celebrate with co-producers Dan Sauter, Erik Core, and Josh Almond on 100 episodes of Music Life Radio. We talk about what inspired us to start the podcast, how we find people to interview, and tell lots of inside and behind-the-scenes stories about many of the episodes from our past. We talk with some old […]
Thao P. Nguyen is a Artist, Activist, and Academic. She just finished up a solo performance run of her show Fortunate Daughter at Berkeley’s Impact Theatre. Erik Core talks to Thao about her training in performance art and comedy, studying under comedy legend W. Kamau Bell, and winning his “W. Kamau Bell Solo Performance Black Belt,” a […]
Lynnee Breedlove (aka Lynn Breedlove) is a visionary who has long been shaping revolutionary art. Lynnee was the front-person of the first American out dyke punk band, Tribe 8, which promoted queer, transgender, multiracial, and working class visibility. Lynnee went on to become a notable solo performer, and toured the world with the one-person performance […]
022 – An Interesting Life: Jason Everman
002 – It’s Part of My Life: Tom Mulder
046 – Rabble Rouser: Bill Collins
036 – Tales of Tobolowsky: Stephen Tobolowsky
030 – Bobby Joe Ebola
073 – Carletta Sue Kay: Randy Walker
085 – Fortunate Daughter: Thao P Nguyen
062 – No Labels: Jack Conte
049 – Drummer’s Day: Steve Moriarty (1/2)
027 – Incompetech: Kevin MacLeod
