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Rex-A-Vision:The Podcast

The Rex-A-Vision podcast lets music scene photo/video-journalist Rex Thomson share the wild and wonderful people he knows, from onstage, back stage and beyond.

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01:22:37

Rex-A-Vision EP:39 Reed Mathis of Electric Beethoven

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2019/04/24

Bassist Reed Mathis, formerly of the Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey, Tea Leaf Green, the 7 Walkers, The Rooster Conspiracy and his newest and awesomest project, Electric Beethoven (Whose latest tune, "The Fifth," can be listened to and purchased HERE)pops in for the first official Color Red Records Wednesday here on the Rex-A-Vision Podcast. Mathis is a serious, life long student of the form and I was delighted to get to learn from his extensive musical knowledge and I think this is one of the best chats

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01:36:18

Rex-A-Vision EP:38 Marc Millman, Concert photographer

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2019/04/23

Photographer Marc Millman is more than just a stellar capturer of the live music scene, he's a steward of the craft and a wonderful, charitable guy to boot. He's one of my favorite people to share a photo pit or crowded front row with at any show or festival because he is always smiling, always considerate and consistently captures awesome images. As he winds his way to New Orleans for Jazz Fest where his work will be featured in a galler of images being shown by Relix magazineI thought it might be

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01:02:14

Rex-A-Vision:The Podcast EP:36 Aaron Johnston

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2019/04/19

Aaron Johnston is a wonderfully eclectic drummer and percussionist whose beats have shaped the spine of music from the Brazilian Girls to his current love, the infinitely improvisation Aaron Johnston's J.E.D.I. I got the chance to have a chat with this New York based legend about his wild career, his work with the Color Red label and so much more. Really excited to share this conversation, even though one of my mics died in mid chat. We muddled through and the result was one of my favorite episodes

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01:10:55

Rex-A-Vision EP:35 Jessica Kinnick-Wesley of Stable...

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2019/04/18

Today we chat with Jessica Kinnick-Wesley from Stable Studios, a recording and concert/festival/multi-purpose venue located just outside of Spencer, Indiana. I've seen every one from Bill Kreutzmann of the Grateful Dead and George Porter Jr from The Meters there to garage bands from the surrounding counties. The one consistent thing was the quality of the music and the friendliness of the folks who run the place! They have been helping produce music events, often focused on giving new bands their

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01:24:02

Rex-A-Vision EP:34 Brian Tyndall of The Mantras

Rex-A-Vision:The Podcast ·

2019/04/16

Brian Tyndall usually holds down the deep end as the bassist of The Mantras though on today's episode he holds court with me about the pressures of throwing the band's signature festival, Mantrabash, the realities of touring and just how hard you can step on a photographers head before you cause brain damage! Check out our chat and don't forget to pick up tickets for the Matrabash HERE!

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01:17:55

Rex-A-Vision EP:33 Derek Oldham of Driftwood Gypsy

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2019/04/11

Derek Oldham is a wonderful musician, a talented songwriter, a full fledged entrepreneur and farmer and a special soul to boot! He and his band Driftwood Gypsy have been setting the south on fire and now, with their second album percolating and festival appearances around the country on the summer horizon they are poised to bring their brand and band to the next level. It's an ascension that is well merited. Driftwood Gypsy play in the style of the great rock and roll review bands like The Band and

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01:17:12

Rex-A-Vision EP:32 Christian Schaumann of the Aiken...

Rex-A-Vision:The Podcast ·

2019/04/10

Christian Schaumann is one of the founding forces of the much loved Aiken Bluegrass Festival (May 10th and 11th, with Del McCoury, Keller Williams, Larry Keel and Billy Strings! Tickets available HERE) and a genuinely dedicated fan of music and festivals. His efforts over the years have borne tremendous fruit as this years fifteenth anniversary edition of the event surely attests. We chatted about the fest, music and DOGS! YAY DOGS! Dig it!

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Rex-A-Vision EP:31 Alvin Lee of The Lee Boys

Rex-A-Vision:The Podcast ·

2019/04/09

Alvin Lee is one of the founders of the amazing band The Lee Boys, a gospel rooted sacred steel band out of southern Florida. His songs and his family are steeped in the merging of rock and roll and heartfelt church music and the result is a style of music that is instantly recognizable, uplifting and pretty dang infectious to boot. A friend of the Spirit Of The Suwannee Music Park he stops by to talk about the reaction his church had when he took this music public, the effect sacred steel artists

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01:29:12

Rex-A-Vision EP:30 Steveland Swatkins & The Positive...

Rex-A-Vision:The Podcast ·

2019/04/05

Steve Swatkins (AKA Swatty) and his band The Positive Agenda are a force for love and happiness out of the pacific northwest and a friend of the podcast. Hell, he created my theme song. (The good part of the theme, not the bells and whistles part...I did that mess myself) He's back to face my random questions and to share his new single, available today! So check out our chat and give a listen to "Theme From The Positive Agenda!" Dig it!

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01:16:06

Rex-A-Vision EP:29 Charlie Miller

Rex-A-Vision:The Podcast ·

2019/04/04

Charlie Miller is a beloved legend among the concert taping community. His work recording, mastering and sharing the music of the Grateful Dead and many other acts stretches back for decades and has given thousands and thousands of people the chance to relive the magic after the last note faded. Super psyched to chat with him about the magic he has captured and shared, his up coming Grateful Dead Dance Parties and more! Dig it!

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01:26:20

Rex-A-Vision EP:28 Zebulon Bowles

Rex-A-Vision:The Podcast ·

2019/04/02

Zebulon Bowles is a fiddlers fiddler, a bluegrass force, an ever smiling friend and a new dad! His work with Hot Buttered Rum is always stellar, his sit ins around the music scene are much anticipated with everyone from Twiddle to Leftover Salmon and all points in between and he can even be talked into running sound for friends like the Jon Stickley Trio! Check out our chat about music, life and diaper duty! Dig it!

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01:36:39

Rex-A-Vision EP:27 John Ferguson, concert going superfan

Rex-A-Vision:The Podcast ·

2019/04/01

John Ferguson is a true blue, for realsies music fan. Regardless of genre regardless of distance he will be there up front, a huge smile on his face and a song in his heart and soul. By his own estimate he's seen close to a thousand concerts in the last ten years! I had a great chat with him about his travels, his music love and the weirdness he has encountered along the way! Dig it!

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01:46:39

Rex-A-Vision EP:26 Jonny Ray

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2019/03/28

Today's guest, Jonny Ray, knows more about New Orleans music and culture than a lot of the cities natural born citizens. He didn't just lock himself in a library and gain all that wonderful knowledge from books and records, he goes out and lives and breathes the city every day. As a DJ on WWOZ, a music industry insider working with George Porter Jr., Ivan Neville and so many more or even in his role as tour guide for the New Orleans Movie & TV Tours He goes around the clock preaching his love of New

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Rex-A-Vision EP:25 Khris Royal of Dark Matter

Rex-A-Vision:The Podcast ·

2019/03/26

Khris Royal and the powerful funk sound he gets out of his sax is the essence of New Orleans. He's smart, talented and not afraid to tell it like it is. He and I talk about everything from his time with George Porter Jr., legendary bassist of The Meters, to his touring with Rebelution to his hometown solo band Dark Matter (Whose new release drops on April 26th, just in time for Jazz Fest!) Which is good to get that out of the way, since he'll be playing a gazillion shows through the ten day

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01:30:54

Rex-A-Vision EP:24 Adam Chase (Jazz is PHSH

Rex-A-Vision:The Podcast ·

2019/03/22

Adam Chase is a sterling drummer, and his funky jazzy beats can be heard in projects like Jazz Is PHSH, the James Brown Dance Party, The DAB Sessions and more. With shows from all of his various projects on the horizon I thought it might be a good time to discuss not only his work but his philosophy on covering songs versus recreating songs, whether an artists personal life should affect the appreciation of their art and plenty more in this excellent, wide ranging chat! Dig it!

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Rex-A-Vision EP:23 Billy Strings

Rex-A-Vision:The Podcast ·

2019/03/21

Flat picking guitar phenom Billy Strings joins me for a chat about his mentality when playing, his history steady rise in the ranks of the top jamgrass bands on the scene. Always electrifying on stage, Strings is also wise, insightful and humble off the stage and our chat only made me MORE ready to see him do what he does! Dig it!

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58:29

Rex-A-Vision EP:22 Michael Weintrob (Author &...

Rex-A-Vision:The Podcast ·

2019/03/20

Author & Photographer Michael Weintrob has set remarkably high goals of quality and artistic merit for his work and has hit and exceeded his marks time and again. From his award winning photography book Instrumenthead, his imaginative angles and perspectives and especially his willingness to go the extra mile in helping elevate those around him Weintrob is relentless in his pursuit of excellence. From the high seas on Jam Cruise to the clubs of New Orleans to the...uhmm...rocks of Red Rocks

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Rex-A-Vision EP:21 Lyndsay Pruett of the Jon Stickley...

Rex-A-Vision:The Podcast ·

2019/03/19

Lyndsay Pruett has been trying to literally saw her fiddle in half for years, and as a member of the multi-genre spanning Jon Stickley Trio she is starting to get close to her goal. From the stages of her musical home at the Spirit Of The Suwannee Music Park to the four corners of the country...hell...the world her playing is always awe inspiring. Check out my chat with the fiddlin' phenom from Florida, Lynday Pruett! Oh and visit the Jon Stickley Trio Website HERE to purchase music, find shows and

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01:18:01

Rex-A-Vision EP:20 Freekbass

Rex-A-Vision:The Podcast ·

2019/03/14

Today we chat with one of the funkiest funksters, Freekbass. This Ohio based thumper has made audiences from around the world shake their groove things and I'm delighted to get him to sit and chat about the history of funk, his upcoming release with Sammi Garett of Turkuaz on The New Mastersounds guitarist Eddie Roberts' Color Red Record Label, his teaching bass on the True Fire app and his mentor in all things funky Bootsy Collins of the mighty Parliment-Funkadelic! There's even a full song embeded

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01:23:16

Rex-A-Vision EP:19 Andrew Altman of Railroad Earth

Rex-A-Vision:The Podcast ·

2019/03/13

Today we chat with bassist Andrew Altman for seminal Americana-Bluegrass band Railroad Earth about his music, life on the road and tragic loss of his friend and bandmate Andy Goessling.

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