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.
Jim Wilder is founder of Sunflowers Across America. It's a grassroots effort to spread flowers as a symbol of hope and resistance, across our divided nation, starting with Sonoma County.

Marcus Shelby by phone and Gayle Okumura-Sullivan in person both joined Doug to discuss this year's Healdsburg Jazz Festival lineup. Have a listen!
Mr. Music Jim Corbett chats with Doug about the upcoming Peacetown free summer concert series in Sebastopol's Ives Park.
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