Mookie's Artist Interviews

Southern California neo-soul artist Nick Waterhouse brought his band to 88.5 FM to perform 3 songs off his self titled LP, courtesy of our friends at Innovative Leisure. Nick is an artist worth following and supporting. One of the nicest guys you'll ever meet in rock & roll. His vintage/throwback sound is infectious.

The Los Angeles based group introduced their new seven piece lineup by performing songs from new album All the Things That I Did and All the Things That I Didn’t Do.

Bahamas stopped by 88.5 FM to share new songs from Earthtones

Sam Morrow stopped by 88.5 FM to share songs off of his latest album Concrete and Mud, including the single "Quick Fix".

88.5 FM recently presented Sunflower Bean at The Bootleg Theater to celebrate the release of their new album 'King of The Dudes'. The band stopped by 88.5 to discuss and perform songs from the EP.

The Wild Reeds visited 88.5 FM's studios in Mission Viejo for a live performance a day before the release of their newest LP 'Cheers' out now.

John Butler Trio stopped by 88.5 FM to perform songs from their latest album 'Home' before playing at the Ace Hotel in Los Angeles.

Massachusetts based Darlingside gathered around one microphone to perform gorgeous harmonies before their sold out show at The Echo.

Brandi Carlile performed songs from her album By The Way, I Forgive You in front of Contributing Members live at the Village Studios.

It had been a long time coming... but Mynabirds finally made it to 88.5 FM.

Van William played an exclusive 88.5 LIVE SESSION with a studio audience. This was the first session recorded at the state of the art Saddleback College TV studio.

Blitzen Trapper came to Los Angeles to visit Mookie and 88.5 FM before a show at The Bootleg Theater. The band played 3 stripped down songs from the record "Wild and Reckless" and the session sounded fantastic. Here's the audio from the interview/performance as it was heard live on the air.

Rebecca and Megan of Larkin Poe came to 88.5 FM in Los Angeles to talk about the release of the record "Peach". This talented sibling duo has been making music and collaborating with world class artists for years. We've watched this duo grow throughout the years and will continue to follow them for years to come. Here's the audio from their exclusive 88.5 FM interview and performance.

In October of 2017 Dan Wilson came to 88.5 FM in Los Angeles to discuss the release of his record "Re-Covered" and perform a few songs live on the air. Many know Dan from previous projects such as Semisonic, but the casual music fan may not know that he has written for (and collaborated with) many other artists on many hit songs. "Re-Covered" is a collection of reinterpretations of songs Wilson wrote for other artists. Here's the audio.

Multi instrumentalist and talented songwriter Suzanne Santo came to KCSN in Los Angeles shortly after her debut solo album Ruby Red was released. Formerly of the project known as HoneyHoney, Suzanne is creating her own brand of Americana and has recently crafted some of the most personal songs of her career. She talked to Mookie about her collaboration with Butch Walker and played a few songs off the new album. Here's the audio.

Jonny and Steve from Los Angeles band Lost Beach came to KCSN studios to talk about their EP called NIGHTBREAK. The guys gave some insight on how the band got started and Mookie played a few songs off the record. This was also the radio debut of the single "Classless Man". Here's the entire interview as it aired on 88.5 KCSN.

Greta Morgan (AKA Springtime Carnivore) came to KCSN studios in Los Angeles a few months after the release of her 2nd record under the name Springtime Carnivore. She talked about starting her musical career at a very early age and dropped some serious knowledge about how the album "Midnight Room" came to fruition. Here's the audio. Enjoy!

Hurray For The Riff Raff came to KCSN studios shortly after the release of the album The Navigator. Alynda Segarra admits that this is a politically charged, concept record that she envisions to be adapted for theater one day. This interview touches on many topics and the LIVE performances of Hungry Ghost, Living In The City and Rican Beach are inspiring. Here's the audio.

Minneapolis-based songwriter Jeremy Messersmith came to KCSN in May of 2017... shortly after the release of his album "11 Obscenely Optimistic Songs For Ukulele: A Micro Folk Record For The 21st Century And Beyond". Jeremy talked about the idea of this incredibly positive (palate cleansing) record, his micro-tour and more. Here's the audio.

Amy Shark came to Los Angeles and was nice enough to visit KCSN studios. This interview and exclusive performance was taped on 4/21/17... release day of her major label debut EP called "Night Thinker". Amy's song "Adore" is hugely popular in her native Australia. This fantastic songwriter will be back in LA in June to play the Echo and hopefully back to KCSN.

Doyle Bramhall II is an accomplished musician... writing, producing or collaborating with artists like T-Bone Burnett, Eric Clapton, Sheryl Crow, Dr. John and countless others. He came to KCSN studios to talk about his solo effort "Rich Man". Doyle talked a little about his past, his spirituality, his travels and performed a stripped down acoustic set LIVE on the air. Here's the audio.

Ben and Johnny from Los Angeles band The Palms came to KCSN studios to talk about their debut EP called Sway. They also talked a bit about their previous project Terraplane Sun and the perils of being an independent band. We also heard a couple of tracks from the EP and a LIVE version of the song Push Off. Here's the audio.

Chrissie Hynde called KCSN on 9/7/16 (her birthday) to discuss her brand new record called "Alone". The new LP from The Pretenders will be available to the public on October 21st and is produced by Dan from The Black Keys. Chrissie talk about linking up with Dan Auerbach, she gave some advice to up-and-coming musicians and of course... she talked about her birthday plans. Here's the audio.

In August of 2016 The Explorers Club came to KCSN studios in Los Angeles to talk to Mookie and to perform live on the air. This band has a classic throwback sound and they sing brilliantly together. The band talked about the release of their record "Together" and performed a raw, stripped down version of brand new songs. Here's the audio.

John Paul White came to Los Angeles in July of 2016... about a month before the release of his second solo album "Beulah". He brought along his band, as well as recent collaborators The Secret Sisters out of Alabama. This performance includes brand new material and an outstanding cover of a legendary Beach Boys song. Here's the audio.

Michael Bernard Fitzgerald came to visit Mookie at the KCSN studios in Los Angeles to play some music and talk about the release of the record "I Wanna Make It With You". This audio captures a three song stripped-down performance, interview and more. Here's the audio.

Zach from Rogue Wave came to the KCSN studios to talk to Mookie and perform some songs off the Delusions Of Grand Fur record, weeks before the release date. Zach was joined by his daughter Ren in-studio for the interview and Pat on drums for the performance... this session was truly a family affair. Here's the exclusive audio. Enjoy.

HEMMING came to the Unsigned Sunday radio show while sweeping through SoCal to support Chris Cornell. She talked about some of the themes she's written about and some of the songs that made it to her debut album. We even got her to play an exclusive version of "Some Of My Friends" for us. Here's the audio.

Larkin Poe. What a band! These girls are a breathe of fresh air. Not only are they influenced by rootsy rock and rollers of the past, they've also lent their talents to Elvis Costello and Conor Oberst. Here's the audio from an exclusive KPRI session with Mookie in San Diego. Enjoy.

This KPRI session includes an exclusive performance of 4 songs, a Q&A with Mookie from the radio station and more. It's been nearly 3 years since we got a new record from Family Of The Year... hear them talk about it. Here's the audio.

G. Love came to sweep through Southern California once again... this time he joined us in the KPRI studio with Mookie. He talked about his approach to his latest release, recent collaborations with Lucinda Williams and Citizen Cope and more. G. Love even played for us LIVE on the air. Here's the audio.

Gavin James took the time stop by the KPRI studio while sweeping through SoCal. He talked about playing huge arena shows with Sam Smith, his musical influences and even performed for us on the air. Here's the audio.

It was nice to catch up with Anderson East just before his major label debut LP "Delilah". Anderson also played us a couple of new songs on the air... including an amazing stripped-down version of Satisfy Me. Here's the audio.

Rhett Miller came to KPRI studios to talk about some of his solo work. Even better... he brought an acoustic guitar and Annalisa Tornfelt from Black Prairie to perform for us. Here's the audio.

Zella Day came to the KPRI studios the week of the release of her Kicker LP. She talked about her musical roots and more. She also talked about KPRI's Green Flash Concert Series event this Summer. Here's the audio.

The guys from Delta Spirit came back to San Diego to kick off a nation wide tour. Here's the exclusive audio from the KPRI Studio i Session as it happened live at Lestat's on Adams Ave. The guys performed 4 songs and had a Q&A with Mookie.

We got HoneyHoney in our studio just before the release of their LP called "3". This project is a duo at their core, who write beautiful music together. They played 4 songs for us and a Q&A with Mookie from KPRI. Here's the audio.

Dawes played an intimate room at Ocean West Studios in San Diego, talked about Taylor's affiliation with The New Basement Tapes, the direction of the band AND performed 4 songs including the single "Things Happen".

Edgey and Delila from The Last Internationale came to San Diego's KPRI studios to talk about the release of the We Will Reign LP and to perform LIVE in-studio. They talked about recruiting Brad Wilk on drums, the themes they've been writing about, the recording process and more. This was a fun interview... concluding with a stripped down performance of two songs.

Marc Broussard took the time to come to San Diego's KPRI studios to chat about his "A Life Worth Living" LP and perform LIVE on the air. He talked about some of his musical roots and even gave some advice for musicians. Here's the audio.

Southern California's own Salt Petal took the time to come to the KX 93.5 studios to perform LIVE on the air. We heard two songs from the Sea Monster album, talked about songwriting and collaborating and much more. There are many musical influences apparent with this band. We like their brand of indie/jazz/soul. Here's the audio.

Things are good for Galvanized Souls. This Southern California rock band came to the KX 93.5 studios to chat with Mookie about this relatively new musical project. The guys talked about being an independent band, how they make their own instruments and more. They even performed LIVE on the air. Here's the audio.

Shana & The Hooligans is the musical collaboration of Shana Halligan and Chuck Wild. Both have been affiliated with other projects in the past like Thievery Corporation, Captain Planet and much more. The duo came to the KX 93.5 studios to debut new songs, talk about this new musical endeavor and perform LIVE on the air. Here's the audio.

Ryan Corn took the time to come to the KX 93.5 studios in Laguna Beach to talk about his music and to perform LIVE on the air. We debuted two new tracks from his upcoming EP, talked about his affiliation with Curb Records and more. Here's the audio.

Australia's Lime Cordiale came to the KX 93.5 studios a few weeks after the release of the "Falling Up The Stairs" EP. Touring as a five-piece, the guys talked about the inception of the band, the similarities of Southern California to Australia and more. Here's the audio.

The guys from Not In The Face came to the KX 93.5 studios to talk about their latest self-titled EP and to play LIVE on the air. The band had a day off from playing SoCal shows which included a residency at The Viper Room. They also talked about the transition from being a duo to a four-piece and more. Their shows are high energy and tons of fun. Here's the audio.

Brian Marquis stopped by the KX 93.5 studio while taking a break from The Vans Warped Tour. Not only did he perform LIVE... but he also talked about the release of his debut solo LP called "Blood & Spirits". The new record is different from his post-hardcore past. This segment was a good one for music lovers. Here's the audio.

Sydney from Echosmith called the KX 93.5 studios just weeks after the release of the new "Acoustic Dreams" EP. She talked about their second time being featured on the Vans Warped Tour, the inspiration behind the acoustic record and more.

This episode features two inspirational musicians. Judith Owen came to the KX 93.5 studios after touring the country to support her Ebb & Flow record. She talked about the accomplished musicians who play on the album, her 1970's troubadour inspired vision, the tour mascot and more! Judith and Lee also performed LIVE on the air for us.