Dark Star Orchestra

Episode 525 of Concert Pipeline featuring Dark Star Orchestra, in which we chat with keyboardist/vocalist Rob Borraco about the band’s upcoming two nights at Greek Theatre in Berkeley (7/31/26 and 8/1/26) to tribute Bob Weir, and celebrate Jerry Garcia’s birthday by recreating the Grateful Dead’s August 1, 1973 Roosevelt Stadium show in full. We also talk through the importance of improvisation with the Grateful Dead’s music, emulating the music of Keith Godchaux and when he got to meet Keith, how he has noticed the audience changing over the decades of DSO, and how they are able to keep the music alive and evolving.

Episode 524 of Concert Pipeline featuring Mark Winters in which we talk about leaving aerospace engineering to become a musician, how he approaches songwriting, the role his grandmother played in encouraging his love of poetry, picking up the guitar to play a song for his wife on their anniversary 15 years ago, starting a cover band in 2015, embracing AI in music and how to use it the right way, his Good Vibes Highway Tour, and his new album “Acoustic Me.”

Episode 523 of Concert Pipeline featuring Jady, in which we speak to Jarrett Doherty and Ashton Bergdorf about forming after touring with Jay Joseph, the decision to form the band as a duo, when they first noticed that fans connect to something deeper than their songs, what each of their albums represent in their story, what they learned from making their new album “Silver,” and their favorite concerts. We also review their show with The Cab at August Hall in San Francisco and review The All-American Rejects pop-up show at Sacramento Concerts in the Park.

Songs:

Jady - Tell Me Something That I Don't Know

Jady - Fragile

The Cab - Back From The Dead

The Cab - Ih8yourgutz

The All-American Rejects - Gives You Hell