Mike Semrad, owner of Red Rebel Media and front man of The Bottle Tops and The Riverhawks, hosts 'Dishin' with Musicians' where he engages a wide range of musical guests, writers, producers, and artists in one-on-one interviews exploring their creative inspirations, failures, pandemic cooking, successes and failures, and everything in between.This is associated with a the 501c3 non-profit, The Nebraska Performing Arts Hall of Fame. So, for more quality content like this and more, we ask for a small donation of anything you can comfortably do. If not, sit back and enjoy just the same. Thank you for listening! Please donate to the following:Paypal: @NeHOF or info@NebraskaPerformingArts.comVenmo: @NebraskaArts
DISHIN' WITH MUSICIANS: EPISODE 14 - DEKE DICKERSON, THE PRINCE OF AMERICAN ROOTS
Monday night, November 28th, we welcomed the Prince of America's Roots Music scene, Deke Dickerson, on the program. We were so thrilled to host this event and dig deep into this man's history of music, his extensive guitar and amp collection, and his long career of keeping America’s roots music alive! More about Deke: Deke, originally from Columbia, Missouri, started his first band at the age of 13. He moved to Los Angeles at the age of 22 and proceeded to find his primary band, Deke Di...
13 May 2023
DISHIN' WITH MUSICIANS: EPISODE 15 - JAY MCDOWELL, OF BR549 & MUSICIANS HALL OF FAME
My GOODNESS!!! My very special guest tonight, Jay McDowell, of famed band BR549, absolute Nashville hot cats, who transformed lower Broadway during troubling times. Jay McDowell, known as Smilin' Jay, has a history as deep as the ocean. And, with a proverbial cherry on top being the Multimedia Archivist for the Musicians Hall of Fame in Nashville, Tennessee. His father worked with Guild Guitars and was friends with Duane Eddy, who is like an uncle to Jay. (WHAAAA?!!) As a musician, Jay ...
27 Nov 2022
DISHIN WITH MUSICIANS EPISODE 13 - MATT REEVES OF THE REEVES BROTHERS
Well, we had so much fun with Cole Reeves that we HAD to have his brother, Matt Reeves, on the Program! Having them together just wouldn't do each of their genius justice. Hailed as the Butch and Sundance of Country Music, whose songs sound like they've come straight off a vintage Wurlitzer Jukebox, The Reeves Brothers (Matt and Cole) grew up in the small town of Pahrump, NV. Their dad, Jack Reeves, played 5 nights a week at a Honky-Tonk named 'The Stagestop", where the brothers got their s...
27 Nov 2022
DISHIN' WITH MUSICIANS: EPISODE 12 - DARREN KEEN OF PROBLEMS AND THE SHOW IS THE RAINBOW
Hello Friends! Today's Dishin' with Musicians guest is the incomparable Darren Keen! Darren is one of the most unique artists we have ever come across. His limits are relentless, and he is constantly pushing the boundaries of the word "art". His latest music project, entitled 'Problems' grooves on a level of its own. From his website: "PROBLEMS MAKES SUBVERSIVE HOUSE MUSIC. MOST OF MY LYRICS ARE ABOUT PEKINGESE DOGS, SPECIFICALLY WILBUR. I ALSO HAVE A SONG THAT WILL GIVE YOU INSTRUCTIONS ON...
4 Mar 2022
DISHIN' WITH MUSICIANS: EPISODE 11 - BEN WRIGHT of HENHOUSE PROWLERS
Hello Friends! Today's Dishin' with Musicians guest is the great Ben Wright of Henhouse Prowlers and The Bluegrass Abassadors! He sits down with Mike Semrad to chat about his world travels and the mark he's leaving on bluegrass music across the globe. Ben Wright and his band, Henhouse Prowlers, are basically a household name i the bluegrass world at this point. Globally. On stage, the group's enthralling performances give audiences a sense of how much they love what they do; while on record...
8 Feb 2022
DISHIN' WITH MUSICIANS: EPISODE 10 - COLE REEVES
Hello Friends! Today's Dishin' with Musicians guest is the great Cole Reeves! He sits down with Mike Semrad to chat about the history of Honky Tonk in both of their lives. Hailed as the Butch and Sundance of Country Music, whose songs sound like they've come straight off a vintage Wurlitzer Jukebox. The Reeves Brothers (Matt and Cole) grew up in the small town of Pahrump, NV. Their dad, Jack Reeves, played 5 nights a week at a Honky-Tonk named 'The Stagestop", where the brothers got the...
2 Feb 2022
Dishin' with Musicians: Episode 9 with Dan Whitaker
Hello Friends! This podcast took place on Wednesday, February 2nd, 2022. Today's Dishin' with Musicians guest comes from the windy city of Chicago, Illinois. Dan Whitaker is a honky-tonkin’ folk-blues and hillbilly jazz artist whose music defies easy assumptions. The Chicago-based singer-songwriter moves from dark ballads to intricate instrumentals to character-driven stories set on the road and in honky-tonks. With his latest album, One More Story Told, Whitaker introduces the deep s...
18 Jun 2021
Dishin' with Musicians: Episode 8 with Tom Ficke
Hello Friends! This podcast took place on Friday, May 28th, 2021. Mike Semrad Jr. connected with local Nebraska musician Tom Ficke, who has been in numerous amazing bands and has an infinite collection of great stories. Ficke was in many largely acclaimed bands in the area, including Shadowfax, Special Edition, New Movement, Tom Ficke Group, and many more. They populated many legendary clubs in and around Lincoln, Nebraska including The Drumstick, Chesterfields, Duffy's, The Zoo B...
20 Apr 2021
Dishin' with Musicians: Episode 7 - Benji Kushner
Mike Semrad Jr. whips it up with one of Nebraska's greatest guitar slingers, Benji Kushner, of The Mezcal Brothers , Josh Hoyer & Soul Colossal, and The Wondermonds. (And so many more) Tonight, we get to the bottom of his earliest inspirations and love for old records, his knowledge on amazing guitars, his passion for soulful sounds, and of course what he most likes to cook at home with his lady friend, Karmen. They have been sharing some incredible photos of food throughout the pandemic....
18 Mar 2021
Dishin' with Musicians: Episode 6 - Gunter Voelker of Jack Hotel
Today, Thursday March 11th, old friends unite! Mike Semrad Jr. connects with Americana genius songwriter Günter Voelker, of Jack Hotel for a romp-stomping good time! Since their start in 2012, Jack Hotel has proven itself one of the best, and most original, folk/Americana acts in the midwest. A storyteller's sensibility prevails in their songs, as bandleader Günter Voelker writes with a novelist's powers of observation and a poet's ear for language. Jack Hotel has now released three f...
17 Feb 2021
Dishin' with Musicians: Episode 5 - Hayes Griffin
Hello Friends! Happy Friday....WE ARE LIVE!!! Join us tonight, Friday, Jan. 29th, at 8pm as Mike Semrad Jr. connects with jazz/bluegrass extraordinaire, Hayes Griffin, who brings us his multi-instrumentalist and music educator mind to pick apart. Hayes lives in Grand Rapids, MI. and holds degrees in music from Denison University and New England Conservatory of Music, where he studied under the direction of legendary mandolin pedagogue John McGann. Additionally, Hayes spent over ten y...
23 Jan 2021
Dishin' with Musicians: Episode 4 - Lawrence Peters
Hello Friends! Tonight, we welcome our Ole' Chicago Brother, Lawrence Peters, of the Lawrence Peters Outfit. Lawrence Peters is a country singer, songwriter, drummer, bandleader, DJ, and America’s preeminent electric washboard player, with a music career spanning thirty-plus years and completely jam packed with country knowledge and preservation. His band, The Lawrence Peters Outfit, were two-time winners of the Chicago Music Award for Best Country And Western Entertainer, as well as ...
28 Nov 2020
Episode 3: Héctor Anchondo with special guest Kris Lager
Join us tonight as I sit down with the great Héctor Anchondo to talk music, the pandemic, food and life as a touring musician. Hector is the winner of the 2020 International Blues Challenge. Being a winner in the International Blues Challenge is a HUGE prestigious honor. For Anchondo, it was the culmination of over two decades of work. And, man oh man, is he an amazing player! One of Nebrask's finest, no doubt. We have a special guest joining us as well. So, please don't forget...
7 Nov 2020
Episode 2: Lara Hope & the Arktones
Join us tonight as we get down and dirty with that Rockabilly sound, as we welcome on the one and only, Princess of Rockabilly, Lara Hope, of Lara Hope and the Ark-tones, joined by special guest: hubby and coffin bass extraordinaire, Matt "The Knife" Goldpaugh. Lara Hope and her crew are one the hardest working nationally touring bands on the scene, and we are elated to have the opportunity to pick their brains. With new records out recently and new projects on the horizon, we'll dig deeper ...
16 Oct 2020
Episode 1: Jim Shaw of Buck Owens' & the Buckaroos
Thank you for joining us for this historic episode 1 of 'Dishin' with Musicians'. We are so excited to welcome Jim Shaw, bandleader of the legendary Buck Owens’ Buckaroos. We'll talk the invention of the famous Bakersfield sound, and why the country music legend built the Crystal Palace in Bakersfield, CA -- and about the stars who have graced its stage throughout the years. I hear the Crystal Palace dishes up some serious Chicken Fried Steak, which was Buck's absolute favorite dish.&n...
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