George Huntley is a guitarist, singer, songwriter, keyboard player and longtime member of the great Raleigh, NC band The Connells. The band’s jangle pop sound made them a college radio staple in the late 80s and early 90s, and the success of songs like “’74-’75” brought them fame far beyond the United States. But as...

Brendan Hill is the drummer from the iconic jam band Blues Traveler, famous for hits like “Run-Around” and “The Hook”. Now — thirteen albums into a very successful musical career — Hill has a side hustle: A cannabis shop near Seattle called Paper and Leaf. But it’s far from an ordinary pot shop.

Chris Ballew was the lead singer and frontman of the Presidents of the United States of America. Their hits “Lump” and “Peaches” got major airplay on MTV and radio in the mid-90s. But Ballew wanted more from his music career — he now performs music for children as Caspar Babypants, and he’s put a lot...

Kim Lesley is one of the Fabulous Wealthy Tarts, the backing vocalists on some of Paul Young’s biggest hits from the 1980s. If you’ve heard “Come Back and Stay”, you’ve heard Kim. Besides her decades-long career as a jazz vocalist, she’s also an interfaith minister, a meditation leader at the Ananda Ashram in upstate New...

Vanessa Briscoe Hay was named one of Paste Magazine’s 25 Best Frontwomen of All Time. Her influential band Pylon came out of the same scene as the B-52s and REM in Athens, Georgia. When the band split, she became a nurse. Now she’s touring again and we met up backstage before a show with her...

Meet Chris Matthews, the original guitarist from DC post-hardcore band Shudder to Think. Chris left the rock world behind to pursue his dream of becoming an anthropology professor. Now that he’s done that, he’s once again finding time for music in his life, and a role he never thought was possible.

Kevin March is an indie rock drummer who got his start with the 1990s band The Dambuilders. Now — between gigs with Guided by Voices — he’s helping kids follow in his footsteps as he runs the School of Rock in Montclair, NJ. That drumming you hear in the background of the interview? It’s one...

Welcome to B Side! Everyone’s got a second act — B Side is mine. Hear how a trip to Manchester, England sparked the idea for B Side, and what you can expect when you tune in.