Leftover Salmon’s Drew Emmitt chatted with Jam in the Stream editor Javier Serna this week in a wide-ranging interview. It included talk of the band’s upcoming LP, the influence bands such as Old & in The Way had on jam grass, why Emmitt switched up his touring mandolin, and a memory of the late Jeff Austin.

Jam in the Stream talked with Seth Applebaum of Ghost Funk Orchestra ahead of the band’s appearance at Minneapolis’ Green Room next Tuesday. The band has been up to a lot of cool things in the past year, including a new album inspired by the Apollo Missions, touring with Grace Potter, collaborating with jam keyboardist Marco Benevento and more.

Mark Joseph (The Big Wu) chatted with Jam in the Stream ahead of his gig that included legendary JGB organist Melvin Seals, billed as a special guest Saturday night at the Fitzgerald Theater. Joseph and Heatbox both released albums at the historic St. Paul venue.

Minneapolis-based Mae Simpson released “Cap Guns,” the first song off their upcoming album. Guitarist Jorgen Wadkins chatted with Jam in the Stream about the single, and the band’s upcoming album, which was produced by saxophonist Brian “Snowman” Powers.

An exclusive interview with McBess, the illustrator behind the music project Mcbaise, the funky, jazzy indie psych band that anchors London-based Dirty Melody Records. Jam in the Stream editor Javier Serna caught up with McBess at a pub in the Shoreditch neighborhood of London in late February, 2023. If you like chill, psychedelic music, and you know about Mcbaise’s music, you’ll want to read this. If you like chill, psychedelic music, and you don’t know about Mcbaise, you NEED to read this.

The Kitchen Dwellers’ guitarist Max Davies answered some questions from Jam in the Stream amidst the band’s Spring ‘23 tour with Sicard Hollow, as the band headed for the east coast and Midwest.

Ghost Funk Orchestra bandleader and guitarist Seth Applebaum chatted with Jam in the Stream editor Javier Serna ahead of the band’s first Minnesota gig at the Turf Club in Saint Paul.

Zach Tauer, banjoist for Minneapolis jamgrass quartet Buffalo Galaxy, chatted with Jam in the Stream ahead of the band run of four shows in Colorado in May, 2023. The interview covers other coming shows planned, including festival appearances, and the band’s upcoming single, music video, and LP.

Drummer Mark Levy, of Circles Around The Sun, sat down with Jam in the Stream before the band’s March 15 show at the Turf Club in St. Paul. He discussed a range topics, including the way the body and mind react to listening to extended instrumentals, the way he has approached the role of beat keeper, and Billy String surprise sit in at a late-nite after party in February.

Serra Petale of Los Bitchos gave an interview to Jam in the Stream before opening up for King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard at the Sentrum Scene in Oslo, Norway March 8. Petale, a long-time fan of King Gizz, talked about the experience opening up for the Australian psych rock band, her own band’s roots in cumbia and how Los Bitchos wound up having an all-female core.

Seamus Patrick Kobayashi O’Connor attempted to attend and live stream every show on King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard’s 17-show tour through Europe and the U.K. in March ‘23. He and Jam in the Stream editor Javier Serna met at King Gizz’s show in Stockholm. O’Connor explains his mission.

Buffalo Galaxy guitarist/singer Johnny Kovarik chatted with Jam in the Stream ahead of his band’s opening gig for N.J.-based Dogs in a Pile at 7th Street Entry in downtown Minneapolis.

In a co-headlined bill, singer Jon Sullivan delivered Max Graham’s vocals for Kind Country Band, keeping the memory of the late mandolinist alive, at the Hook & Ladder Theater in Minneapolis Feb. 10, 2023. Jam in the Stream quotes Sullivan, bassist Nick Spielman and Kind Country fiddler Chris Forsberg from interviews.