Cover Band Confidential's Podcast (Music Business, Gigging Tips & Making Money as a Musician)
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Episode 449: They Stopped Booking Us. Then They Called Back.
Oct 2, 202640 min
Episode 448: The Keyboard Player Episode: Gear, Parts, Patches & Playing Nice With Guitarists
Sep 25, 202645 min
Episode 447: The Gig Got Rained Out. Then Things Got Ugly. | Mike Schulte (Confused Breakfast / The Pork Tornadoes)
Sep 18, 202640 min
Episode 446: How to Get Your Band Booked—and Invited Back
Sep 11, 202658 min
Episode 445: The Gigs That Remind You Why You Do This
Sep 3, 202653 min
Episode 444: 5 Skills Being in a Band Teaches You (Besides Music)
Aug 28, 202649 min
Episode 443: A Psychologist Explains Why Bands Are So Dysfunctional (with Dr. Jesse Erdheim)
Aug 21, 2026
Episode 442: What Do You Do When Your Regular Gig Disappears?
Aug 14, 202641 min
Episode 441: The Fantasy of the Perfect Band Lineup (and the Trade-Offs You Can’t Avoid)
Aug 7, 202645 min
Episode 440: Fender’s CEO Called Cover Bands “Analog AI”... So We Had to Respond
Jul 30, 202631 min
Episode 439: Musician Burn out? —Or Do You Just Not Want This Anymore?
Jul 24, 202647 min
Episode 438: The Show Must Go On—Even If It’s Trying to Kill You?
Jul 17, 202642 min
Episode 437: Is America Running Out of Fun? What the “Fun Shortage” Means for Working Bands
Jul 10, 202637 min
Episode 436: Local Band, Big Festival: How Cover Bands Earn Their Respect (With Mike Schulte of The Pork Tornadoes)
Jul 3, 202645 min
Episode 435: 10 Things Bands need to STOP DOING
Jun 26, 202655 min
Episode 434: Does Your Cover Band Actually Need a Manager?
Jun 19, 202639 min
Episode 433: 10 Things Every Band Thinks Are Optional (But Aren't) | Solo Episode with Adam
Jun 12, 202645 min
Episode 432: How to Find a New Band Member (Without Losing Your Mind): 12 Steps to Hiring Musicians
Jun 5, 202644 min
Episode 431: Holiday Ketchup (Catsup?) and LBK recap
May 29, 202612 min
Episode 430: 10 Ways Your Band Is Making Itself Harder to Hire
May 22, 202643 min
Episode 429: Musician's EDC- Non-Musical items every musician needs
May 15, 202652 min
Episode 428: Rolling Stone’s ‘100 Greatest Guitar Solos’ List Bingo Card
May 8, 202644 min
Episode 427: AI Programmed Our Lights… and Dan's return to the stage!
May 1, 202626 min
Episode 426: Rebuild Your Gig Rig From Scratch in 5 Days (Only $2,000) | Adam on the 40 Watt Podcast
Apr 24, 202655 min
Episode 425: Gig Recap and what Coachella can teach us
Apr 17, 202636 min
Episode 424: 8 Reasons YOUR BAND can't book private gigs (and how to fix them)
Apr 10, 202642 min
Episode 423: How Eric Baines Went from Wedding Bands & Disneyland to Playing Bass for Chicago
Apr 3, 202643 min
Episode 422: What Working Musicians Actually Need (with Scott Uhl)
Mar 27, 2026
Episode 421: How to Get Back in Gigging Shape: Fitness Tips for Musicians
Mar 20, 202634 min
Episode 420: What to Do When You’re the Wrong Band for the Gig
Mar 13, 202632 min
Episode 419: How Musicians Should Use AI for Booking, Set Lists, and Band Admin
Mar 6, 202645 min
Episode 418: ChatGPT Roasted Our Band’s Set List: What Working Musicians Can Learn
Feb 27, 202658 min
Episode 417: Should You Fire an Injured Bandmate? Business vs Friendship in a Working Band
Feb 20, 202635 min
Episode 416: How Musicians Should Practice: Smarter Rehearsal and Practice Habits That Actually Work
Feb 13, 202627 min
Episode 415: Why Bands Keep Losing Members and How to Build a Stable Lineup
Feb 6, 202631 min
Episode 414: NAMM 2026 Recap: Best New Gear and Trends for Gigging Musicians
Jan 30, 202627 min
Episode 413: How to Run a Tech Rehearsal for Your Band (5 Ways to Make It Count)
Jan 23, 202632 min
Episode 412: 10 Bandleader Mistakes That Hurt Your Band and Cost You Gigs
Jan 16, 202646 min
Episode 411: Music Trends for 2026: What’s Hot, What’s Dead, and What Musicians Should Ignore
Jan 9, 202641 min
Episode 410: 2025 Year in Review: Gear Trends, Podcast Growth, and Lessons for Musicians
Jan 1, 202632 min
Episode 409: Holiday Gig Stories, Musician Travel Chaos, and End-of-Year Band Life
Dec 25, 202510 min
Episode 408: What Musicians Can Learn From Taylor Swift About Branding, Business, and Career Growth
Dec 19, 202539 min
Episode 407: Mechanical Reindeer, Broken Heaters, & Adult Show Choir (but with less clothing)
Dec 12, 202543 min
Episode 406: New Gear, Life Changes, and What Musicians Actually Need Right Now
Dec 5, 202534 min
Episode 405: Playing the Jersey Shore: Gig Stories and Working Musician Lessons With John Pizz
Nov 27, 202532 min
Episode 404: Classic Rock News: Weird Tours, Music Industry Chaos, and the Joe Walsh Gear Sale
Nov 21, 202548 min
Episode 403: Stranger Things, Nostalgia, and Why Retro Music Culture Still Works
Nov 14, 202527 min
Episode 402: Another Band Jacked Your Concept — Cry About It or Crush Them?
Nov 7, 202535 min
Episode 401: So You Started a Band... Now What? (Interview with mark Frederickson of Frozen Coyote)
Oct 31, 202554 min
Episode 400: 400 Episodes Later: Gear Trends, Gig Lessons, and What Musicians Need to Know in 2026
Oct 24, 202553 min