Dean Delray's Let There Be Talk

Today the great Dale Crover drummer for the Melvins returns to the show to talk all about his brand new solo record Glossolalia available Sept 13th 2024. This record is absolutely fantastic and has some incredible guest players on it including Ty Segall, Tom Waits and Kim Thayil / Soundgarden. Catch Dale out on tour all over including Los Angeles , San Francisco and Joshua Tree.   See me out on tour this week Springfield Missouri at The Blue Room Aug 30th and 31st also Sept 8th at The Caverns in Pelham, TN 37366  shooting my special.  Tour Dates - https://www.deandelray.com/tourdates  Patreon Bonus Episodes - https://www.deandelray.com/patreon  Thanks for tuning in DDR

Today we have a fantastic guest Jordan Rudess / Keyboardist for Dream Theater stop by to talk all about his brand new solo record Permission To Fly out Sept, 6th 2024. Jordan and I also dive into the new Dream Theater record ,Early days of his career and  his favorite Keyboards. I really enjoyed this conversation and I think you guys will dig it also. If you are new to my show I wanted to give you a heads up that I had Mike Portnoy on the show last year so make sure you check out that episode. Thanks for tuning in. Join My Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/DeanDelray for all the bonus episodes and For all my tour dates you can go to https://www.deandelray.com/tourdates including tickets for my Comedy Special Taping. Thanks for the support DDR

In 1980 I started hitting the San Francisco Bay Area rock clubs nightly. The Stone , Old Waldorf , Mabuhay Gardens, Uncle Charlie’s, The Phoenix Theater , Keystone Berkeley, Cotati Cabaret. I had a huge thirst for Rock n Roll.    Of course the big bands like Van Halen ,AC/DC , Judas Priest and Ted Nugent would come through town but that was like once a year so you had to find something more out there and that something was a blossoming local rock scene and the early kings of that scene was a band called Roadrunner.  This band absolutely crushed it live and it seemed like over night they were selling out every club in the Bay. By 1985 the band was done.  I will Never forget those days and especially my guest today lead singer of Roadrunner James Hume.  I learned all of my early rock n roll lessons from this band.  I don’t think I’ve talked to James since 1985 so it was an honor to catch up with him and really hear his story.  You may not of heard of Roadrunner but I guarantee you will love the stories. From

Today I sit down with Todd Mayo owner of one of the coolest concert venues in the world. Years ago a friend sent me a YouTube clip of The Chris Robinson Brotherhood playing at one of the most insane venues I had ever seen. It looked like the band was playing on Mars. I had never seen this venue so I dug in and did some research and found out it was called The Caverns, located in Grundy County Tennessee. This venue was created by my guest Todd Mayo and it quickly became a destination venue. Everyone has played there including Chris Stapleton, Lucinda Williams, Billy Strings and more. There are a handful of absolute magical venues in the world, Red Rocks, The Gorge, Hollywood Bowl, The Sphere and now The Caverns. Todd Sits down with me for an In-Depth conversation on exactly how this place came to be. Not only has Todd created one of the coolest venues in the world he also created an Emmy Award winning TV show on PBS called The Cavern Sessions. Todd has a book coming out in Sept called Caveman Chronicles that I

Today my good friend Jay Jay French of Twisted Sister returns to the show for a fantastic conversation on Watches, Guitars, High End Home Audio and the 40th anniversary of Stay Hungry. I feel like Jay Jay and I could talk for hours. He's one of those guys that just gets it so it was an honor to have him back on the show. Thanks for tuning in and please leave a review on iTunes and Subscribe on YouTube. My next headlining dates are Aug 30th and 31st at The Blue Room in Springfield Missouri hit the link for tickets. https://www.deandelray.com/tourdates  Join my Patreon for all your Let There Be Talk bonus episodes. https://www.deandelray.com/patreon  Have a fantastic week and Stay Hungry my friends. Candles Lit my friends  DDR  

Today I sit down with a Bay Area legend, Mr Geoff Thorpe of Vicious Rumors. 45 Years in the game and still going strong playing Metal Music all over the world. Geoff started the band in 1979 and has never stopped. Dig in and enjoy his inspiring story. Thanks for tuning in my friends.  My Tour Dates https://www.deandelray.com/tourdates Patreon https://www.deandelray.com/patreon 

Today I sit down with legendary drummer Chris Slade. Chris started out his professional career at 16 years old playing drums for Tom Jones. From there he became a founding member of Manfred Mann's Earth Band recording 8 studio albums from 1972 to 1978.  After a 1 year tour with the great David Gilmour another legend Jimmy Page called him to join the super group The Firm. Most people really know Chris from his time in AC/DC recording and touring on the smash hit record The Razors Edge. That record was loaded with hits including Thunderstuck, Moneytalks and Are You Ready. After the return of Phil Rudd, Chris moved on and played in his own group until 2015 when he was asked to return to AC/DC after Phil Rudd had legal problems. Check out Chris Slade Timeline on all streaming platforms. Hope you guys enjoy this episode and if you are a big AC/DC fan check out my interviews with all of AC/DC right here on my YouTube channel. My Upcoming Tour Dates can be found here - https://www.deandelray.com/tourdates Patreon Bo

Today I dive into my return to the Sphere to see Dead & Company, Wilco's new record, Riding a Motorcycle to Las Vegas and is Major League Baseball dead?   Hope you have a great week. Catch me this week 7 nights at the Comedy Cellar in Las Vegas and July 24th -27th at Acme Comedy Co in Minneapolis  Tickets at https://www.deandelray.com/tourdates  Join my Patreon for bonus Let There Be Talk episodes https://www.deandelray.com/tourdates 

Imagine you’re 20 years old and you’re playing drums in Santana and the band gets asked to play WOODSTOCK. Thats exactly what happened to my guest Micheal Shrieve back in 1969. Rock n Roll Hall Of Famer Michael Shrieve has had an incredible career behind the kit and his stories are amazing. I first saw him play in 1984 with the supergroup H.S.A.S. that included Neal Schon, Sammy Hagar and Kenny Aaronson. That record is so underrated and I always wondered what could of happened if they kept going.  We dive into his career including how he recorded his latest record Drums Of Compassion which is out right now on all the streaming platforms. Thanks for tuning in. Please subscribe to my YouTube channel so you dont miss out on all the new episodes. My Tour Dates are in the link https://www.deandelray.com/tourdates Join my Patreon for over 150 bonus episodes https://www.deandelray.com/patreon 

Today I dive into The greatness of Queensrÿche, Elon firing satellite's into the atmosphere and  how The Kardashians owe everything to The Jersey Shore Reality Show. Thanks for tuning in and I hope to see you out at some of my shows all summer. Las Vegas Comedy Cellar  Minneapolis Acme Comedy Co Springfield Missouri The Blue Room San Diego La Jolla Comedy Store Tickets at https://www.deandelray.com/  Patreon for Bonus episodes https://www.deandelray.com/patreon 

I gotta tell you I feel like a fool for not checking out Chicano Batman years ago but like I say on this interview better late than never. This band is absolutely incredible and their new record Notebook Fantasy is an absolute Soul Rock masterpiece. I really enjoyed my conversation with Carlos and I think you guys will to. We dive into the beginnings of Chicano Batman, His guitar and amp of choice and recoding at the world famous Sunset Sound. Catch them on tour in the next few weeks all around the Pacific Northwest ending in their home town of Los Angels at The Forum.   Like and Subscribe for more PODCASTS AND COMEDY VIDEOS from Dean Delray! Tour Dates at https://www.deandelray.com Brought to you by Xbet Use the code DELRAY for credits https://www.xbet.ag/ 

Today I dive into Bill Burr and I riding Ducati's through the Rockies, The Shining film and the Stanley Hotel and Performing Stand Up Comedy at The Greek Theatre in Berkeley Calif. Thank you for tuning in each week. This episode is brought to you by XBET use the code Promo for credits Join my Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/DeanDelray  Tour Dates  https://www.deandelray.com/tourdates 

Today I dive into the - Bon Jovi Documentary on Hulu,  The Black Keys Arena tour, and Vanilla Ice winning in the Real Estate Game. This episode is brought to you by Xbet use the code PROMO for incredible Credits https://www.xbet.ag/  Join my Patreon for over 150 Let There Be Talk bonus episodes https://www.patreon.com/DeanDelray  All my tour dates can be found at https://www.deandelray.com/tourdates 

Today my friend Mark Osegueda of Death Angel stops by to talk about how He became involved with the new Kerry King solo record. Kerry has released a new solo record called From Hell I Rise with Mark on Lead Vocals and it is fantastic. Mark goes deep into how he broke the news to the Death Angel guys ands also talks about how he is very much still the singer for D.A. Kerry King starts a European tour this week. Death Angel will be touring with WASP towards the end of the year. Dig into this episode and please subscribe to my channel. Like and Subscribe for more PODCASTS AND COMEDY VIDEOS from Dean Delray! Tour Dates at https://www.deandelray.com Patreon Bonus Episodes https://www.patreon.com/DeanDelray 

Today I dive into  AC/DC kicking off their tour a few nights ago in Germany, Good Old Fashion Head Colds, The great Eric Martin and The genius of the Skinny Burrito. Hope to see you guys out at some of my road shows. Tour Dates at https://www.deandelray.com/tourdates  For all your bonus episodes join my Patreon at https://www.deandelray.com/patreon 

Today is new music Monday with my guest Robert Jon of the great band Robert Jon & the Wreck. This Orange County California band had been grinding it out since 2011. They have a brand new record coming out June 28th 2024 called Red Moon Rising on Journeyman Records which is my man Joe Bonamassa's record label. The record was produced by the legendary producer Kevin Shirley who is known for his work with The Black Crowes, Iron Maiden, Aerosmith , Journey and so many other great bands. This interview was done a few days ago while Robert Jon was in Savanna Georgia working on yet another record that is being produced by the king Dave Cobb. Tune in and enjoy this conversation and don't forget to subscribe to my podcast on iTunes and YouTube. Leave a review if you can it only takes a minute. My Tour Dates https://www.deandelray.com/tourdates My Patreon for bonus episodes https://www.deandelray.com/patreon Hope to see you on the road. DDR Like and Subscribe for more PODCASTS AND COMEDY VIDEOS from Dean Delray! 

Today on a brand new episode of Let There Be Talk my guest is Comedian, Writer & World Traveler Tom Rhodes. Tom has been doing Stand Up Comedy for 40 years and was the first comedian to do a Comedy Central special back in the day. Tom has done Stand Up all over the world including China, Amsterdam, Edinburgh and London. Tom and I dive into Writing Jokes, Comedy in NYC, Music we love and our love of Fashion. Catch Tom on the road all this summer. For Bonus episodes of my Podcast join my Patreon https://www.patreon.com/DeanDelray My new Tour Dates including San Diego this Friday can be found right here https://www.deandelray.com/tourdates 

Today on a brand new Let There Be Talk / The Grail my guest will be Andrew Brodrick  owner of Freenote Cloth. Andrew and his brother Matt make all the Freenote clothing right in Los Angeles with the finest materials made at the highest level of craftsmanship.  Denim, Leather Jackets and incredible flannels are just a few things these guys do.  I love supporting small business especially when they are kicking ass and family owned.  Give them a follow and spread the word.    Freenote has offered a 20% off code for 1 week call them of hit the website of go into the their stores. The code is Delray20. Code is only goof for 1 week.   All my tour dates including the Hollywood Bowl this week are at https://www.deandelray.com/tourdates    Join my Patreon for bonus episodes of Let There Be Talk https://www.deandelray.com/patreon    Big love for all you people. Thank you  DDR

Today I have 2 amazing guest Alexis Bloom & Svetlana Zill, directors of the documentary Catching Fire the Story of Anita Pallenberg. I saw this documentary last week and I can't recommend it enough. Anita was a fantastic Actress, Model and a massive Muse to members of the Rolling Stones. Anita dated Brian Jones before finiding here way into Keith Richards life which quickly escalated in to a full on rock n roll outlaw adventure. This women's story is absolutely incredible and very dark and the Doc pulls No Punches. The Words come from an unpublished memoir Pallenberg wrote before her death in 2017, narration voiced by Scarlett Johansson.  Sit back and enjoy this episode and don't forget to catch the film in Theaters next week and streaming platforms around May 10th. For more Let There Be Talk bonus episodes join my Patreon https://www.patreon.com/DeanDelray  My tour dates including the Hollywood Bowl can be found on my website https://www.deandelray.com/ 

Today is new music Monday with Singer,Songwriter and Guitar player Evan Stanley of the Rock n Roll band Amber Wild. Great conversation with Evan on all things Rock including - learning guitar, songwriting, grinding it out in the Los Angeles club scene and of course his father Paul Stanley. Amber Wild have 2 amazing songs out right now on all the streaming platform’s so go check them out right away. Support new Rock n Roll people and help spread the word. Thanks for tuning in every Monday. My tour dates can be found at deandelray.com including the Hollywood Bowl show May 3rd 2024. https://www.deandelray.com/tourdates  Patreon bonus episodes https://www.deandelray.com/patreon  Sponsored by Standard and Strange my favoruite clothing store in America. Get 10% off this week on Y2 leather Jackets with the code DDR10 https://standardandstrange.com/collections/y2-leather