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  1. Bub & Pop | Episode 11: Nik Greeley

    4 days ago

    Bub & Pop | Episode 11: Nik Greeley

    Nik Greeley has been a fixture of the Philly music scene for the better part of two decades — he's done it all: fronting a 10-piece band, booking talent, slinging drinks behind the bar at Johnny Brenda's, and everything in between. We get into his early days with Swift Technique (my cousin Andy was a founding member, so there was no shortage of stories), his more recent foray into acting — beginning with an Orange Is the New Black cameo a decade ago — and the case for treating a wedding gig as an honest living instead of a compromise. We also cover the night Joe Walsh sat in with the War on Drugs at Johnny Brenda's — where Nik was tending bar at the time — why a script deserves the same respect as a song, and how he backed into DJing almost by accident. Bub & Pop: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Threads⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠X⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠Discord⁠⁠⁠⁠ Host: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Matt Hoffman⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | Producer: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Tedd Kanakaris⁠⁠⁠⁠ Location: The Boom Room

    1hr 2min
  2. Bub & Pop | Episode 10: Cotter Ellis

    22 Jun

    Bub & Pop | Episode 10: Cotter Ellis

    Bub & Pop | Episode 10: Cotter Ellis (recorded February 28, 2026) Join music journalist Matt Hoffman for a conversation with Cotter Ellis, jamband veteran and drummer in Goose since 2024. We caught up in Ardmore while he was in town for an Everyone Orchestra run and had a fun conversation about his experiences with Goose, some artists he loves, and Frank Zappa drummers. A video version of this episode is available ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠. Bub & Pop: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Threads⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠X⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠Discord⁠⁠⁠ Host: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Matt Hoffman⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | Producer: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Tedd Kanakaris⁠⁠⁠ Location: Rising Sun Presents Recent pieces I've written Bob Wagner feature for RelixEveryone Orchestra review for RelixMike Gordon show review for RelixPodcasts to check out ⁠⁠What's the Reason For This? Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Upful Life Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Attendance Bias⁠⁠ (I was a guest on ⁠⁠this episode⁠⁠) ⁠⁠⁠Sleep With Me Podcast crossover episode (1439: Nap Divine)⁠⁠⁠

    38 min
  3. Bub & Pop | Episode 9: Silas Herman

    2 Jun

    Bub & Pop | Episode 9: Silas Herman

    Bub & Pop | Episode 9: Silas Herman (recorded January 23, 2026) Join music journalist Matt Hoffman for a conversation with Silas Herman, a rising star in the jamgrass world. His last name likely is familiar to fans of Leftover Salmon, co-founded by his father Vince. We caught up in Denver, when he opened for Kitchen Dwellers at Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom, and had a wide-ranging conversation about growing up Salmon, cutting his teeth with the Dwellers, his growing family, and his excellent band, the Tone Unit. Silas is a phenomenally sweet guy, and it was nothing short of an absolute pleasure to speak with him. A video version of this episode is available ⁠⁠here⁠⁠. Bub & Pop: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Threads⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠X⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠Discord⁠⁠ Host: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Matt Hoffman⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | Producer: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Tedd Kanakaris⁠⁠ Location: ⁠VentureX LoDo⁠ Links to things we discussed ⁠Silas Herman YouTube⁠⁠Improvising for a Tree⁠⁠Kitchen Dwellers Denver Run Review (w/Silas Herman set review)⁠Podcasts to check out ⁠What's the Reason For This? Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠The Upful Life Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Attendance Bias⁠ (I was a guest on ⁠this episode⁠) ⁠⁠Sleep With Me Podcast crossover episode (1439: Nap Divine)⁠⁠

    46 min
  4. Bub & Pop | Episode 8: Reed Mathis

    25 May

    Bub & Pop | Episode 8: Reed Mathis

    Bub & Pop | Episode 8: Reed Mathis (recorded May 9, 2026) Join music journalist Matt Hoffman for a conversation with Reed Mathis, a pillar of the jamband community and (IMHO) modern philosopher who expresses his point of view through music. We discuss his forthcoming shows with Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey, his excellent podcast The Gifts of Improvising, a series of Bob Dylan tunes he released last year, and the legacy of Grateful Dead, among other things. A truly excellent conversation! A video version of this episode is available ⁠here⁠. Bub & Pop: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠Threads⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠X⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠Discord⁠ Host: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Matt Hoffman⁠⁠⁠⁠ | Producer: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Tedd Kanakaris⁠ Location: Rising Sun Presents Links to things we discussed ⁠The Gifts of Improvising Reed Mathis Bob Dylan InterpretationsReed Mathis Bob Dylan InstrumentalsJacob Fred Jazz Odyssey playlist c/o Royal Potato Family)Unlimited Devotion: 3 Golden Days Of Grateful Dead Celebration At Ardmore Music Hall Podcasts to check out Attendance Bias (I was a guest on this episode) ⁠Sleep With Me Podcast crossover episode (1439: Nap Divine)⁠⁠The Upful Life Podcast⁠

    1hr 3min
  5. Bub & Pop | Episode 7: Jammy Buffet

    13 May

    Bub & Pop | Episode 7: Jammy Buffet

    Bub & Pop | Episode 7: Jammy Buffet (recorded January 23, 2026) Join music journalist Matt Hoffman at VentureX for a conversation with Jammy Buffet, the rising jam band performing the music of Jimmy Buffett. (The two have more in common than you might think!) They talk about what it's like to have a foot in both worlds, as well as some amazing stories about Jimmy and the Reefers. A video version of this episode is available here. Bub & Pop: ⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠Threads⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠X⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠ | Discord Host: ⁠⁠⁠Matt Hoffman⁠⁠⁠ | Producer: ⁠⁠⁠Tedd Kanakaris Location: ⁠VentureX Links to things we discussed Mission Accomplished: Kitchen Dwellers Cap Denver Run With Biggest Show To Date At Mission Ballroom (2026.01.27)Kitchen Dwellers and Pressing Strings at Philly’s Underground Arts (2025.11.12)Annapolis Baygrass Festival 2025 Recap: Building Community & Breaking Boundaries (2025.09.24)Occupational Hazard: A Candid Documentary of Jimmy Buffett’s Early Career, Told With Love By Those Who Were There (2026.03.10)Fins Up In Atlantic City: The Coral Reefer Band Keeps The Party Going (2025.01.29)STS9 at Brooklyn Bowl Philadelphia (2026.05.08)Podcasts to check out Sleep With Me Podcast crossover episode (1439: Nap Divine)The Upful Life Podcast

    1 hr
  6. Bub & Pop | Episode 6: Tyler Asay (The Tisburys)

    29 Apr

    Bub & Pop | Episode 6: Tyler Asay (The Tisburys)

    Bub & Pop | Episode 6: Tyler Asay (recorded January 16, 2026) Join music journalist Matt Hoffman at the Boom Room in Fishtown as he has a conversation with Tyler Asay, lead singer and songwriter from The Tisburys. He talks about the band's past, present, and future, along with some of his key influences and what fans can expect from the next Tisburys album. A video version of this episode is available ⁠here⁠. Bub & Pop: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠Threads⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠X⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠Discord⁠⁠ Host: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Matt Hoffman⁠⁠⁠⁠ | Producer: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Tedd Kanakaris⁠⁠ | Location: ⁠The Boom Room

    43 min
  7. Bub & Pop | Episode 5: Jeff Mann (Consider the Source | Eliot, Milioti & Mann)

    21 Apr

    Bub & Pop | Episode 5: Jeff Mann (Consider the Source | Eliot, Milioti & Mann)

    Bub & Pop | Episode 5: Jeff Mann (recorded January 16, 2026) Join music journalist Matt Hoffman at the Boom Room in Fishtown as he has a conversation with Jeff Mann, of Consider the Source, about how he came to play with the band, as well as his background, influences, and a new trio with Anton Milioti. (Episode #3!) A video version of this episode is available here. Bub & Pop: ⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠Threads⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠X⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠Discord⁠ Host: ⁠⁠⁠Matt Hoffman⁠⁠⁠ | Producer: ⁠⁠⁠Tedd Kanakaris⁠ | Location: The Boom Room

    55 min
  8. Bub & Pop | Episode 4: Kitchen Dwellers

    12 Apr

    Bub & Pop | Episode 4: Kitchen Dwellers

    Bub & Pop | Episode 4: Kitchen Dwellers (recorded January 23, 2026) Join music journalist ⁠⁠Matt Hoffman⁠⁠ at a VentureX in Denver, as he has a conversation with jamgrass boundary pushers Kitchen Dwellers in the midst of a trio of shows in Denver, where the conversation touches on Jimmy Buffett, a forthcoming new album, heaven, hell, and Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance. A video-first version of this podcast is available here. Kitchen Dwellers | Website | Denver Run (review) | ⁠Torrin Daniels' speech at the Mission⁠ Bub & Pop | Website⁠⁠⁠ | Discord | YouTube | Instagram | TikTok | Facebook | X | Threads | LinkedIn Host: ⁠⁠⁠Matt Hoffman⁠⁠⁠ | Producer: ⁠⁠⁠Tedd Kanakaris Some Things We Discussed Bob Dylan & Joan Baez play "A Pirate Looks at Forty at Hollywood Bowl in 1982 Reed Mathis | The Gifts of Improvising | Dylan Playlist (Lyrics) | Dylan Playlist (Instrumental) The Jazz Thug: Giulio Xavier Cetto Shows Radical Resilience When Life Throws the Kitchen Sink (No Treble)

    52 min
  9. Bub & Pop | Episode 3: Anton Milioti (Crickets & Cicadas, Elliot, Milioti & Mann)

    25 Mar

    Bub & Pop | Episode 3: Anton Milioti (Crickets & Cicadas, Elliot, Milioti & Mann)

    Bub & Pop | Episode 3: Anton Milioti (recorded January 7, 2026) Join music journalist Matt Hoffman at The Boom Room in Philadelphia's Fishtown neighborhood as he has a conversation with Anton Milioti about Crickets and Cicadas, his beloved regional Grateful Dead project, ⁠and his original music, including his solo debut, as well as a side project with Jeff Mann (Consider the Source) and Brian Elliot: Elliot, Milioti & Mann). A video version of this episode is available here. Bub & Pop: ⁠⁠Website⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠Threads⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠X⁠⁠ | LinkedIn Host: ⁠⁠Matt Hoffman⁠⁠ | Producer: ⁠⁠Tedd Kanakaris

    1hr 10min
  10. Bub & Pop | Episode 2: Kanika Moore (Doom Flamingo, TAUK Moore)

    17 Mar

    Bub & Pop | Episode 2: Kanika Moore (Doom Flamingo, TAUK Moore)

    Bub & Pop | Episode 2: Kanika Moore (recorded February 28, 2026) Join music journalist Matt Hoffman at the Rising Sun Presents offices in Ardmore, PA, as he has a conversation with vocal powerhouse Kanika Moore about the music of Grateful Dead, as well as her work with Doom Flamingo⁠, TAUK⁠, and Everyone Orchestra, as well as a forthcoming solo release. A video version of this episode is available ⁠here⁠. Bub & Pop: ⁠Website⁠ | ⁠Instagram⁠ | ⁠Facebook⁠ | ⁠TikTok⁠ | ⁠Threads⁠ | ⁠X⁠ | LinkedIn⁠ Host: ⁠Matt Hoffman⁠ | Producer: ⁠Tedd Kanakaris

    25 min
  11. Bub & Pop | Episode 1: Jonathan Colman (Muscle Tough, Winderman Colman Kimock Trio, Dungeon Crawl)

    3 Mar

    Bub & Pop | Episode 1: Jonathan Colman (Muscle Tough, Winderman Colman Kimock Trio, Dungeon Crawl)

    Bub & Pop | Episode 1: Jonathan Colman (recorded January 7, 2026) Join music journalist Matt Hoffman at The Boom Room in Philadelphia's Fishtown neighborhood as he has a conversation with Jonathan Colman, bassist extraordinaire. (Muscle Tough, Winderman Colman Kimock Trio, Dungeon Crawl.) A video version of this episode is available here. Jonathan Colman | Patreon | Instagram | TikTok | Improv Manifesto Bub & Pop: Website | Instagram | Facebook | TikTok | Threads | X | LinkedIn Host: Matt Hoffman | Producer: Tedd Kanakaris

    41 min
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