Philly Music Podcast ALT 104.5 (WRFF-FM)

Dave Cope & the Sass put out a self-titled album in 2019 with a supergroup of Philly area musicians Dave Cope, Fred Berman, Ethan Rider, Darryl Preston Hill, Alexandra Cutler-Fetkewicz, Sarah Biemuller, and Hannah Taylor which is filled with great danceable tunes inspired by classic artists from the 60s and 70s like the Beatles, the Stones, the Kinks, Bowie, Slade and more. While their lineup has evolved a little over the last year due to the nature of being a working musician in the city and having many obligations to juggle, the current live band lineup includes Dave Cope, Fred Berman, Darryl Preston Hill, Sarah Biemuller, Andy Keenan and John Cunningham.

In this interview we talk about a ton of things including Dave Cope's evolution as a singer-songwriter from a more folk-y solo style and his growth over the years into different styles and genres of music. He talks about working with veteran Philly drummer Fred Berman to develop the songs which would end up as part of Dave Cope & the Sass album tracks, and how they were handpicked and came together over months and years of work. Dave and Sarah talk about some of their influences including 90s music and culture, and some other side projects they're working on as well. PLUS, we get some surprises from Dave Cope's past! You'll have to listen to the episode to hear them all!

Chris DiPinto (of DiPinto Guitars) and Gloria Goodrich stopped by the Philly Music Podcast to talk about Creem Circus. We had a great chat about the evolution of the band, some of the directions they are taking the music into, and obvious and hidden influences. Chris and Gloria also shared the importance of fashion to glam rock shows and how getting dressed up can get them into the right headspace to play a great show and hopefully gain some new fans... as well as coordinating the look of the band as a whole. We talked about art and artists who've recently worked with Creem Circus to help create a great look for the music videos and album covers, including artist Jim Eyles who created the art for the latest album, The Glitterest, Sladest, Rockin’est, Laidest, Overtime-Paidest, Boogiest Band in Town; and photographer Dominic Episcopo who shot many of the music videos for the band.
The current lineup of Creem Circus is: Chris DiPinto on guitar and vocals, Ben Brower on guitar, Gloria Goodrich on bass, and Rockbottom Rob on drums.

Celia Tice and Sophie Greenberg (of Riverby) joined voices and forces to form the duo Pigeon Culture. They write and sing beautiful sad songs with great harmonies. We talk about how the idea for the band came about, their first name (Meat Faucet), how they know what songs should be Pigeon Culture songs vs. for their other projects, their upcoming music video with Bob Sweeney, the saddest songs in their playlists, and much more.

Eliot Duhan and Oliver Duhan stop by to talk about many interesting topics. From the history of the band and the origin of the name EDO to family food stealing habits, phones, weed, technology, masks, songwriting, and keeping a show fresh within a limited setlist - they pretty much cover a lot of topics!

Sophie Greenberg of Riverby is a singer-songwriter originally from South Jersey now living in Philadelphia. In addition to their work on the project Riverby, Sophie also sings a little bit with The Tisburys and just started a brand new project with Celia Tice called Pigeon Culture. During our interview, Sophie talks about the process of making the latest EP, The Guide to Oversharing and recording the songs with The Tisburys. We talked about how Sophie got started in music and developed their skills, the inspiration behind the ep title and some of the songs, which include Belle and Sebastian, Death Cab for Cutie, and Best Coast... Sophie shared opinions about some of the saddest songs and their appeal, why Heaven Hill is their chosen bourbon and why it was included in the lyrics of an untitled/unrecorded song that Riverby plays live. We debated whether we would rather go to battle against a horse-sized duck or 100 duck sized horses. Sophie also talked about self-esteem, getting psyched up to leave the house, the video they made with Bob Sweeney for "The Truth" which just came out in August, and upcoming shows happening this Fall.

Jac with No K (Jac Carson) is a Philadelphia-based singer-songwriter who came to Philly for college at Temple and stuck around, joining the group Saint Wilde, where he played guitar for several years. Now he's doing his own alt-blues project, and has just put out two EPs in the past two months -- House Show Dreamboat, released in June 2019, and Songs for a Long Drive Home - released in July 2019.
We talked about his songwriting processes, the inspiration behind some of his songs, like "Jenna Please" and "From a Singer to a Worried Mother," how he likes his cheese steaks and where he prefers to get them, love and relationships... as well as the fact he saved up money to take a year to try to make it as a working musician! Find out more about Jac, his family, some of his favorite local artists and favorite live bands to watch!