Marimbist and Vocalist Brian Calhoon stops by to talk about his PASIC performance and how he put together singing and playing marimba (05:10), his percussion and innkeeper responsibilities (29:00), growing up in the Bay Area, Chanticleer, his marimba-playing grandmother, and his early undergrad years (47:20), leaving CA to finish his higher education degrees in Boston, working as an admissions counselor, the good/bad of traveling, the beginnings of Marimba Cabaret (01:03:15), and the Random Ass Questions Segment, including LGBTQIA+ in percussion, other Brian Calhoons, Kermit the Frog, RuPaul’s Drag Race, and Fred Hersch (01:27:10).
Finishing with a Rave on the 2020 Concert Film David Byrne’s American Utopia (02:10:00).
Links:
“Thunder Road” - Bruce Springsteen
“Around the World” - Grey Gardens
“The Ladies Who Lunch” - Company
San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra
“Circle of Life” - The Lion King
“Rainbow Connection” - Kermit the Frog
White Fragility - Robin DiAngelo
Raves: