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All the music you never knew about in Bakersfield, California and the surrounding valley. Decade and genre hopping interviews about important people, venues, and events in Bakersfield Music History.
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- 2 weeks ago1h 10m
The Gate Part 2: The Boiler Room - With Bobby and Steven Allison
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- Sep 9, 20261h 4m
The Gate Part 1: Rob Allison - From Bassist to Starting a Venue
The Gate held shows for 19 years, overseen by Rob Allison. Rob grew up in Bakersfield. He was the bassist in the Christian Hair Metal band Traxter. They won the Bakersfield Battle of the Bands in 1989 and 1990. Rob started The Gate in 1997. They hosted all kinds of music and supported the local scene. They held benefit shows to raise the money for bands to record their own albums. The Gate became a home for many different local bands throughout the years. Listen to Episode 22 of the San Joaquin Sound Podcast to hear an interview with Rob Allison about the history of The Gate - Part 1.
- Aug 19, 20261h 32m
Kris Tiner: From Prodigy to Professor - Still Touring and Teaching
Kris Tiner is a world class trumpet player. He has had longtime collaborations with Mike Baggetta in Tin/Bag and also pianist Cathlene Pineda. He has played in hundreds of groups including the Empty Cage Quartet, Wooden People, Psychic Temple, Evil/Live, Garden of Souls, and Vinny Golia’s Jazz for Models. Like his mentor Doug Davis, who built up the Jazz Program at CSUB (see episode 14), Kris Tiner oversees the DownBeat award-winning Jazz Program at BC. He has worked tirelessly for decades to build up the Jazz scene in Bakersfield.
- Aug 5, 202655 min
Bakersfield Women's Music Festival; 1984-85 with Colette Shewcraft, Sylvia Simms, and Gloria Dumler
It was the first Women's Music Festival in Bakersfield. The year was 1984. Performers included Buck Owens protege Susan Raye, Festival Organizer and Emcee Colette Shewcraft, Tracy Waddell and Sylvia Simms. For two years this was a benefit concert organized by the group Bakersfield Women and raised money for organizations that helped women in need. I interviewed Colette, Sylvia, and Gloria Dumler who were all instrumental in the Bakersfield Women’s Music Festival and who were activists for Gay Rights and Women's Rights. Listen to this episode of the San Joaquin Sound Podcast to hear their story and share this with your friends.
- Jun 10, 202615 min
The Montereys - 1962 Doo-wop with Santos Cepeda
The Montereys released the 45 single Darlin (Send Me a Letter)/ Darlin (I Love You So) in 1962. It was released on the label Trans-American which was owned by movie star Aki Aleong. The lead singer was Manuel Cañez along with Tom Rey, Tom Lopez, and Santos Cepeda. The record is not extremely rare and sought after. I interviewed Santos Cepeda about his time in the band and recording this record.
- Apr 29, 20261h 18m
Episode 18: Loser Life - The Most Underrated Band of the 2000s
The most underrated band of the 2000s is Loser Life. It's fitting because they were an underdog band, in an underdog town in the middle of the desert in California. Back in 2005, they were the flagship band of the Munoz Boxing Gym home to other legendary Bakersfield bands like The Pine and The Contaminators. They take the feeling of growing up in Bakersfield in the early 2000s and distill it into 2 minutes of punk-infused Melodic hardcore. The lineup for most of the records was Steven, Bill, Bobby and Reuben. For Episode 18 of the San Joaquin Sound Podcast I interviewed drummer and vocalist Steven Koontz. In addition to Loser Life, Steven was the drummer for The Pine and Human Mess. In addition to Loser Life, he was the drummer for The Pine and vocalist for Human Mess. Don't miss this episode.
- Apr 2, 202641 min
Sonny Anglin: He's A Truck Drivin' Pool Shootin' Son-Of-A-Gun and a Bakersfield Sound Legend
Bakersfield California is home to the greatest country music that ever was. Everyone knows Buck Owens and Merle Haggard. But in 1972, Sonny Anglin debuted his first record: Mrs. Olsen with Today’s Tomorrows Yesterday on the B side. He’s played all the classic spots like the Blackboard, Tex’s Barrel House, Trouts and even toured the US and headlined a show at the Sahara in Las Vegas. His most iconic song would have to be I’m a Truck Drivin Pool Shootin Son-Of-A-Gun. It’s been covered by Devyn Brinsfield, The Soda Crackers and the B-Side Sing Born To Lose has been covered by Shontice Marie. Sonny Anglin is a local legend and at age 87 he is still singing multiple nights a week around town. Listen to episode 17 of the San Joaquin Sound podcast to listen to a great interview with Sonny Anglin.
- Mar 6, 20261h 7m
Ed Sanner: Mosrite Mastermind - Creator of Amps and Effects
Ed Sanner who is 88 years old and still working on guitars and making pedals. He worked at Mosrite, a legendary guitar company based in Bakersfield, California. For rock and roll, Kurt Cobain of Nirvana, Fred Sonic Smith from MC5, and Johnny Ramone of the Ramones played mosrite guitars. Mosrites were ubiquitous in surf music, most famously played the Ventures. They even had their own model. Mosrites were originally used in country music with Joe Maphis, Buck Owens, and Roy Nichols all having played Mosrite guitars at one time or another. At the peak of production in 1968, Mosrite was making an estimated 600-1000 guitars every month. Mosrite didn't just make guitars, they made amplifiers and pedals too. The main designer of those electronics was Ed Sanner. He was one of the pioneers of early solid state amps and created the Mosrite Fuzzrite fuzz pedal back in 1966. This pedal was made famous on iron butterflies Inna gadda da vida. and Don Rich even used it on Buck Owens song Whose Gonna Mow Your Grass?In this episode, we talk about a lot of different people involved with Mosrite, so let me give you a short explanation. Semie Moseley is the founder of Mosrite. He was a great guitarist and a master guitar builder that pushed boundaries with his designs. His brother Andy Moseley also worked in the factory. The branch manager who was in charge of running the factory and ordering all the parts was Ken Gilstrap. Ed sometimes refers to him as Bilstrap. I also want to give a special thanks to Chris Goodsell who you may remember from episode 9. He has been friends with Ed for years and without him this interview could have never happened.
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