This is my interview with guitarist/songwriter/producer Max Boras. We talk about influences, his time at Berklee and the Manhattan School, the music business, and guitar gear. He has an EP coming out on November 6 called "Primal Electric." Max is a versatile, highly proficient and talented guitarist, and he has played almost every style of guitar you can think of. This particular record is a shred-tastic collection of instrumental rock! He can be found on the internet at:

Gretchen Shae writes music and performs in Boston trio The Knock Ups - "a female fronted, self proclaimed GLAM punk band." She is a vocalist, guitarist, songwriter, and Assistant Professor at Berklee College of Music, among other things. She started out in the Boston music scene as bassist and singer for the band Black Barbie.

Here's some more info from her bio on the Berklee website: "In 2015, she performed with U2 at TD Bank Garden in Boston. The Knock Ups participated in WZLX's Rock & Roll Rumble in 2016, and WZLX named her song “Dionysius” in its top 10 local songs of the year. Moore also serves as a board member of New Beginnings Reentry Services. Because of this passion, she has created a course on mass incarceration that she currently teaches at Berklee."

The Knock Ups have an EP and a number of singles available on Spotify, Apple Music, and elsewhere. Please check out their music, and if you live in Boston, catch a live show.

The Knock Ups on Facebook

The Knock Ups on Bandcamp

MB Padfield is a unique artist in many ways. She performs live with a guitar she customized herself, and an array of effects and looper pedals. She plays covers to pay her bills and still maintains a successful career as an original artist. And she talks very openly about sobriety and her life as an artist in recovery.

In this episode, MB talks candidly on these subjects, her time as a Berklee student, her life as an artist in New England, and her impending relocation to LA.

Ani Johnson joins us near the end to ask a question or two.

MB’s latest single, “Seams,” is available on Spotify, SoundCloud, and Apple Music

You can find her on Facebook at http://facebook.com/mbpadfield

and Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/mbpadfieldofficial/

Her website is: https://www.mbpadfield.com

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