The Barry Funkhouser Show

March 29, 2023
Hamish Anderson

Hamish Anderson

In 2021, Hamish Anderson released the single “Morning Light” that marked some firsts in Hamish’s career - first time co-producing with David Davis (Miguel, The War on Drugs, Lauren Ruth Ward), and first time recording remotely (in a pandemic!). The song was praised by Under The Radar as a “timeless...

David Avallone @DAvallone

David Avallone @DAvallone

Writer/Filmmaker David Avallone is on with us today! Here are his creds:As Writer.... BATWHEELS, ELVIRA IN HORRORLAND, SAVAGE TALES, ELVIRA MEETS VINCENT PRICE, SHAPE OF ELVIRA, BETTIE PAGE, for Dynamite Comics. KOLCHAK: THE NIGHT STALKER , SHAKESPEARE UNBOUND for Monstrous Publishing. ZORRO:...

Kyle Hollingsworth of The String Cheese Incident

Kyle Hollingsworth of The String Cheese Incident

Kyle Hollingsworth is best known for playing in The String Cheese Incident. He sings and plays electric piano, Hammond organ, clavinet, synthesizer and accordion. The String Cheese Incident is a jam band from Crested Butte and Telluride, Colorado, formed in 1993.

Melody Federer

Melody Federer

Melody Federer’s music is at once enigmatic and candidly charming. Texas-born with a nomadic soul, she honed her craft in New York, Paris, Los Angeles and Nashville and now lives in Seattle, where she continues to gain recognition as an up-and-coming talent in the world of Indie and Alt music.A...

NIYAZ

NIYAZ

Iranian-American artists NIYAZ will be performing at UCLA's Royce Hall (10745 Dickson Court, Los Angeles, CA 90095) on Saturday, August 19th.They are performing their internationally-revered immersive multimedia event, The Fourth Light which combines ethereal music featuring vocals by...

Ava Earl

Ava Earl

The phrase, “Ava, you are a lot,” has been a familiar refrain in the life of Alaska singer-songwriter Ava Earl. Uttered with loving amusement by her parents, mild frustration by more than one teacher, and joyful admiration by a few key mentors, this notion of “being a lot” is at the heart of her...

Christian Lopez @christianlopezmusic

Christian Lopez @christianlopezmusic

West Virginia-born songwriter Christian Lopez caught the attention of major Nashville talent-spotters while in his late teens. Starting with 2014's EP “Pilot”, he released a series of albums that earned him an audience despite diverging from the contemporary country mainstream. A native of...

Guy, Rone, and Ekko, Baba Jenkins

Guy, Rone, and Ekko, Baba Jenkins

Baba Jenkins’ goal is to inject music into your soul. Uplifting heartbreaking the raw emotions and reality of life. Alternative, Rock, R&B, Blues, Soul, and Country; the net of influences is cast wide."We all share a common interest and that is to make music that WE CAN FEEL. We believe if we can...

Sandy Bailey

Sandy Bailey

Sandy Bailey’s sound has often been compared to a spectrum of acts, including Norah Jones, Patsy Cline, Susan Tedeschi, and Patti Smith - yet she possesses a sound all her own. Her latest recording, Daughter of Abraham, will be released summer of 2023 on Red Parlor Records. The upcoming ten-song...

Garrison Starr & Sean McConnell "My Sister, My Brother"

Garrison Starr & Sean McConnell "My Sister, My Brother"

My Sister, My Brother debuted in 2020 with their self-titled debut EP. Shortly after release the World was sadly brought to a halt by an unavoidable two-year global pandemic. The artists reunited as soon as travel bans were lifted and began creating new music. After a week of hunkering down at...

Goblynne (Molly Kirschenbaum)

Goblynne (Molly Kirschenbaum)

L.A. indie musician and touring bassist for Claud, Goblynne (they/them) releases debut album Hot! : ( - an art-pop record about the delicious, insane horrors of trying to be a girl - TODAY!In 2021, Goblynne (né Molly Kirschenbaum) won the Hollywood Encore Producers’ Award for their one-person show...

Aphrose

Aphrose

Canadian R&B, Soul, and Neo-Soul artist, Aphrose, (Joanna Mohammed) is a stunningly expansive vocalist and creative lyricist who honours the origins of the genres through her expertly created, and historically informed sound. With vocal dexterity that would impress her musical heroines,...

Bonnie & Taylor Sims

Bonnie & Taylor Sims

The Texas-bred Colorado-based artists Bonnie & Taylor Sims have released the twangy earworm “Devil and the Deep Blue Sea,” the first single off their forthcoming self-titled album Bonnie & Taylor Sims due out on September 15. Bonnie and Taylor have almost done it all. They are RIAA Certified Gold...

Jamie McDell's Beach House

Jamie McDell's Beach House

Jamie has been a working musician for close to 15 years and this collection of songs came from the weight of navigating a career as a creative, especially under the limitations of the pandemic, that left her feeling exhausted and burnt out on the fickleness of the music industry. In January 2023,...

Erika from Heartless Bastards

Erika from Heartless Bastards

Heartless Bastards, fresh off last year's tour, supporting such acts as Willie Nelson, Flaming Lips, and CAAMP. The critically acclaimed outfit is back on the road this summer. Combining psychedelic, folk, blues, and good ol' rock n' roll, Heartless Bastards, led by singer/...

Bees & Mead w/ Kevin Bock

Bees & Mead w/ Kevin Bock

Wildlife biologist, bird watcher, beekeeper, and booze maker Kevin Bock is on explaining the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918, why bees are now classified as fish (the California Endangered Species Act), and mead making fun.

Songwriters In Paradise w/ Patrick Davis

Songwriters In Paradise w/ Patrick Davis

Patrick Davis is thrilled to to share his first new solo music since 2014’s Red White & Blue Jeans. Davis has spent two decades leaving his mark onstage, on record, and in the writing room. He's been a critically-acclaimed solo artist. A road warrior. An organizer of music festivals like...

B. Earl & Julio G: Comics and Cocktails

B. Earl & Julio G: Comics and Cocktails

Julio G from We Can Be Heroes Comics has all the details on Saturday's Comics and Cocktails in Canoga Park at the Elk's Lodge, and B. Earl stops by. He writes Daredevil and Echo with Taboo from the Black Eyed Peas.More: https://www.instagram.com/p/CtM6yS4PdMs/Discord:...

Brendan Scholz: Mercy Music

Brendan Scholz: Mercy Music

Mercy Music is a three-piece rock band from Las Vegas, NV, USA. New full-length album coming Summer 2023. The title of their upcoming album (What You Stand To Lose) refers to the many monumental changes in vocalist and guitarist Brendan Scholz personal life since it was “flipped upside down"...

The Guitar & Whiskey Club

The Guitar & Whiskey Club

Jeffrey Donovan & Mark Prudeaux join us on the program today. The Guitar & Whiskey Club is a hard rock band based in Los Angeles, California that performs their own brand of original, high energy songs.Founded in 2016 by lead guitarist, Jeffrey Donovan, The Guitar & Whiskey Club (also known as...

Tommy Kaelin's Dreams

Tommy Kaelin's Dreams

https://tommykaelin.com/dreams/Tommy Kaelin is a drummer and songwriter/singer best known for being in the band The Hatters. Theywere signed to Atlantic Records in the 1990’s, put out three albums and had a couple of songs onregular radio play throughout the US. There are a few songs with the full...

Comics and Cocktails, June 17th

Comics and Cocktails, June 17th

https://www.instagram.com/p/CsiDOckuCAf/At the Canoga Park Elks Lodge on June 17th!20925 Osborne St, Canoga Park, CA 91304Yes! Our show starts at 1pm till 8pm! Yes there is booze! What else would you expect from the team that came up with 2GUYS1BOX!Over 30 vendors, $5 admission and free parking!...

Andy Frasco

Andy Frasco

Andy Frasco & The U.N. have long been the high-flying DIY renegades of the touring scene known and loved for their kaleidoscopic musical fusion and one-of-a-kind onstage audacity. Now celebrating their longevity, the band is shaking things up with L’Optimist (Fun Machine Records/Soundly), as its...

Michael Jay from The Mighty Cash Cats

Michael Jay from The Mighty Cash Cats

Endorsed by The Cash Family, The Mighty Cash Cats Show covers all six decades of the Johnny Cash’s music including smash hits like “Walk The Line”, “Folsom Prison Blues”, “Ring of Fire”, “A Boy Named Sue”, “Sunday Morning Coming Down”, “Ghost Riders In the Sky”, and Johnny’s haunting epitaph,...

Kar and Grace from Canine Adoption & Rescue League

Kar and Grace from Canine Adoption & Rescue League

Canine Adoption and Rescue League (C.A.R.L.) announces the return of its Pooch Parade! The 2023 Pooch Parade Dog Walk and Pet Expo takes place on Sunday, August 20 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Ventura Harbor Village, 1575 Spinnaker Drive in Ventura. The public is encouraged to come and play with...

Cats, fats, and snacks with Paul Biderman

Cats, fats, and snacks with Paul Biderman

A foundation man, Paul Biderman, joins us for a chat. If you're into cats, fats, and snacks... tune in. Abetalipoproteinemia is an inherited disorder that affects less than 200 people. It's an ultra rare disease that impairs the normal absorption of fats and certain vitamins from the...

Susie Major & Masha McSorely, @RagdollsTributeBand

Susie Major & Masha McSorely, @RagdollsTributeBand

RagDolls dig deep into the soul of America’s greatest rock and roll band. If imitation is the greatest form of flattery, then it is blatantly clear that these women capture the essence of Aerosmith out of a love for the music and its energy. Their ultimate goal: to leave audiences feeling like...

Last Planet @lastplanetband

Last Planet @lastplanetband

Last Planet drops their third 2023 single. Ethereal, ambient “Seaglass” builds on the dark mood of Oakland-based Last Planet's last release, “Whiskey Breath," and establishes their trance-inducing modern alt-rock vibe. “Seaglass” is about longingly clinging to love or an emotional high when...

Cinco de BOFFO!

Cinco de BOFFO!

Boffo the Bear is a household name in the 21st Century after having a huge career in show business spanning a number of decades no one really knows for sure since he's been in EVERYTHING you can think of, knows ANYONE you can name, and knows the answer to EVERYTHING...er, at least he thinks he...

Hefty Chieftain, Singular Nature

Hefty Chieftain, Singular Nature

https://www.instagram.com/singularnature/Ventura County, CA based Alt. Reggae band Singular Nature was formed by the trio of multi-instrumentalists / vocalists. Taylor " Hefty Chieftain" Griese, Kristofero Morales, and Georgy Sweiden and has matured into a versatile powerhouse ensemble consisting...

Paul Wexler's Wexwax

Paul Wexler's Wexwax

Attention! It's a Bro-Down! Paul's a music business guy. We'll speak on: KSAN, Quality Control & vinyl records, Neil Young, Atlantic Records in the 90s, and stories about Phil Collins, Stone Temple Pilots, and The Greatful Dead. His new album "Swept Away" is out and we'll play...

Christian Lopez @Clopezmusic

Christian Lopez @Clopezmusic

Christian Lopez is an artist who puts all of his eggs in one basket. The devoted singer songwriter spent the last year and a half in a tiny New Mexican town called, Magdalena, writing and recording in a small adobe casita, on a mission to conjure the purest sounds and songs from the deepest...

Joseph @thebandjoseph

Joseph @thebandjoseph

Joseph is an American folk band from Portland, Oregon made up of three sisters: Natalie Closner Schepman, and twins Allison Closner and Meegan Closner. Their first album, Native Dreamer Kin, was self-released in early 2014. New album ‘The Sun’ out April 28 ✨ “The Sun” & “Nervous System” songs and...

Matt Braaten  and Lily @MattBraaten1

Matt Braaten and Lily @MattBraaten1

Let's catch up with Matt Braaten! Matt received his Master of Fine Arts from California State University, Los Angeles and his Bachelor of Arts from St. Olaf College, where he studied English and Theatre Arts. He is a member of Actors’ Equity Association (AEA) and the Screen Actors Guild...

Regina Ferguson @ReginaFergusonMusic

Regina Ferguson @ReginaFergusonMusic

Regina Ferguson is an artist based in Topanga Canyon, California, “she magically blends rock and roll with western music to create a distinct and original sound”. (LA Weekly) Regina is no stranger to the stage, her music career took off in Charleston, South Carolina before she made the bold move to...

Helen's Bay @HelensBayBand

Helen's Bay @HelensBayBand

Helen's Bay is a Los Angeles band performing alternative and rock music. The band was founded in 2019 by Josh Aarons (lead guitar and vocals), Alex Lenz (drums), Lex Di'Amore (rhythm guitar). "Gold Painted Roses" out now on all streaming platforms!

Paul Hoffman with Greensky Bluegrass @Campgreensky

Paul Hoffman with Greensky Bluegrass @Campgreensky

For two decades now, Greensky Bluegrass have been building an empire, brick by brick. They are widely known for their dazzling live performances and relentless touring schedule, but that is only the tip of the complex tale of the five musicians that make up Greensky Bluegrass: Anders Beck [dobro],...

$200,000 in dimes stolen, Delta Air Lines reports record bookings, Juice mission launches

$200,000 in dimes stolen, Delta Air Lines reports record bookings, Juice mission launches

Police are on the hunt for the people behind a “dime and dash” theft in northeast Philadelphia. At around 6 a.m. Thursday, thieves broke into an unmarked trailer left in a Walmart parking lot, the Philadelphia Police Department told CNN, and made off with about 2 million dimes. The trailer was...

Dollar stores squeezing out grocery stores and leading to food deserts, Why customer service ratings are getting worse, Isla Vista cleans up

Dollar stores squeezing out grocery stores and leading to food deserts, Why customer service ratings are getting worse, Isla Vista cleans up

Dollar stores squeezing out grocery stores and leading to creation of food deserts, study finds. In March, advocacy group the Institute for Local Self-Reliance published a study that found that dollar stores are pulling sales away from local grocery stores in predominantly rural, low-income Black...