Danny Newcomb's guest appearances

Danny Newcomb

Song of the Day

Casting for Two Podcast

Couch Riffs

Between You and I

Shelby Earl

John Roderick

Kathy Moore

Craig Finn

Jon Wurster

Sharon Van Etten

Georgia Anne Muldrow

Daniel Norgren

Grace Lee

Kane Smego

Barrett Martin

David King

Marco Collins

John Oates

Duff McKagan

OwlTail

Danny Newcomb - "This World," a 2021 single on Rock Candy Mountain. Danny Newcomb’s musical journey goes all the way back to 1981, when the hair was bigger, the music simultaneously messy and glam, and Seattle wasn’t even a footnote in the music zeitgeist. At that time, Newcomb was a member of a KISS-inspired Seattle-area band called Shadow made up of four teens, one with a particularly now-recognizable name - Mike McCready. Since then, Newcomb’s gone on to play in a number of bands including dark pop outfit Goodness and the McCready and Nancy Wilson-featuring short-lived side project. Under his own name, Newcomb makes straightforward guitar strummers, with his last release, 2020’s Mackerel Sky, departing from his long-standing rock-n-roll, singer-songwriter roots for a drum-less, introspective, piano and acoustic-guitar led record.   On our Song of the Day, “This World,” he is back to playing with a full band, bringing the piano into the sound as well. “I’ve always been a fan of classic songwriting and so many are written on the piano,” Newcomb explains. “It’s such a great instrument to have in the mix when there is a strong main melody — you can call and respond with the vocals, echo a chorus subtly, while adding a driving percussive feel at the same time. It’s made the sound bigger, and it feels a little more finished to me.”  Last year, he started gathering material for a new release, writing for the band, and “This World” is the first single of 10 songs recorded with producer John Goodmanson, (Sleater-Kinney, Wolf Parade, Quasi) and drummer Eric Eagle, bassist Jeremy Lightfoot, and Erin Rubin on piano. “My good friend Carrie Akre [who played with Newcomb in Goodness and The Rockfords] will be singing with me on a track as well  — its a bit of a throwback, (that song) but maybe in the best possible way."  "I wrote ‘This World’ last fall after being shut in for 10 months or so on the small farm on the small island where I live,” Newcomb continues. “I think there was line that drew me in — the one that says: ‘Don’t ever let the Strangers in’ — because that’s what it was, I saw my family every morning, the sheep, the chickens, my geese, my neighbors, but not anyone outside my immediate circle. And I missed seeing people in that larger circle, people at shows, people on the ferry, talking to people i didn’t know, making connections. Felt like the whole world was lonely — literally — but it was also a state of mind.”  The single is the first song off the upcoming LP in Spring 2022 tentatively titled The Islander. Watch Danny Newcomb &amp; the Sugarmakers’ KEXP in-studio performance from 2019 below. Read the full post on KEXP.orgSupport the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Danny Newcomb - "This World," a 2021 single on Rock Candy Mountain. Danny Newcomb’s musical journey goes all the way back to 1981, when the hair was bigger, the music simultaneously messy and glam, and Seattle wasn’t even a footnote in the music zeitgeist. At that time, Newcomb was a member of a KISS-inspired Seattle-area band called Shadow made up of four teens, one with a particularly now-recognizable name - Mike McCready. Since then, Newcomb’s gone on to play in a number of bands including dark pop outfit Goodness and the McCready and Nancy Wilson-featuring short-lived side project. Under his own name, Newcomb makes straightforward guitar strummers, with his last release, 2020’s Mackerel Sky, departing from his long-standing rock-n-roll, singer-songwriter roots for a drum-less, introspective, piano and acoustic-guitar led record.   On our Song of the Day, “This World,” he is back to playing with a full band, bringing the piano into the sound as well. “I’ve always been a fan of classic songwriting and so many are written on the piano,” Newcomb explains. “It’s such a great instrument to have in the mix when there is a strong main melody — you can call and respond with the vocals, echo a chorus subtly, while adding a driving percussive feel at the same time. It’s made the sound bigger, and it feels a little more finished to me.”  Last year, he started gathering material for a new release, writing for the band, and “This World” is the first single of 10 songs recorded with producer John Goodmanson, (Sleater-Kinney, Wolf Parade, Quasi) and drummer Eric Eagle, bassist Jeremy Lightfoot, and Erin Rubin on piano. “My good friend Carrie Akre [who played with Newcomb in Goodness and The Rockfords] will be singing with me on a track as well  — its a bit of a throwback, (that song) but maybe in the best possible way."  "I wrote ‘This World’ last fall after being shut in for 10 months or so on the small farm on the small island where I live,” Newcomb continues. “I think there was line that drew me in — the one that says: ‘Don’t ever let the Strangers in’ — because that’s what it was, I saw my family every morning, the sheep, the chickens, my geese, my neighbors, but not anyone outside my immediate circle. And I missed seeing people in that larger circle, people at shows, people on the ferry, talking to people i didn’t know, making connections. Felt like the whole world was lonely — literally — but it was also a state of mind.”  The single is the first song off the upcoming LP in Spring 2022 tentatively titled The Islander. Watch Danny Newcomb &amp; the Sugarmakers’ KEXP in-studio performance from 2019 below. <a href="https://kexp.org/podcasts/song-of-the-day/2021/10/29/danny-newcomb-world/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Read the full post on KEXP.org</a><a href="https://www.kexp.org/donate" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donate</a>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

Danny Newcomb - This World

Our guest this episode is long-time Seattle guitar fixture Danny Newcomb. Danny has primarily been known for playing lead guitar in rock bands since his early teens, playing alongside Mike McCready and the brothers Friel, but for the last 5+ years Danny has been putting out about an album per year of killer, roots/Americana, song-forward guitar music and fronting his own band. In 2020 he released a mostly acoustic album called Mackerel Sky (which I forgot to ask him about the title/song) that shows off his songwriting chops and voice in a more exposed way than ever before. I definitely recommend checking it out, along with his entire back catalog of bands and solo albums. We for sure talked about a LOT more than music, including the farming he does on Vashon Island near Seattle. Thank you so much for listening and for your continued support!  If you're enjoying the Couch Riffs Podcast and/or the video series please consider becoming a Patreon supporter HERE. Your patronage goes a long way to making this podcast grow, improve, and get great guests both well-known as well as hopefully introducing you to great talents that you've not known before. Check out couchriffs.com for links to all of our videos and podcast episodes as well as a link to our Etsy store! Thanks so much!  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/couch-riffs/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/couch-riffs/support

Our guest this episode is long-time Seattle guitar fixture Danny Newcomb. Danny has primarily been known for playing lead guitar in rock bands since his early teens, playing alongside Mike McCready and the brothers Friel, but for the last 5+ years Danny has been putting out about an album per year of killer, roots/Americana, song-forward guitar music and fronting his own band. In 2020 he released a mostly acoustic album called Mackerel Sky (which I forgot to ask him about the title/song) that shows off his songwriting chops and voice in a more exposed way than ever before. I definitely recommend checking it out, along with his entire back catalog of bands and solo albums. We for sure talked about a LOT more than music, including the farming he does on Vashon Island near Seattle. Thank you so much for listening and for your continued support!  If you're enjoying the Couch Riffs Podcast and/or the video series please consider becoming a Patreon supporter HERE. Your patronage goes a long way to making this podcast grow, improve, and get great guests both well-known as well as hopefully introducing you to great talents that you've not known before. Check out <a href="http://couchriffs.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">couchriffs.com</a> for links to all of our videos and podcast episodes as well as a link to our Etsy store! Thanks so much!  --- Send in a voice message: <a href="https://anchor.fm/couch-riffs/message" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://anchor.fm/couch-riffs/message</a> Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/couch-riffs/support" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">https://anchor.fm/couch-riffs/support</a>

Ep. 122 Danny Newcomb (Danny Newcomb & The Sugarmakers/Goodness/The Rockfords/Shadow)

Hey everybody, come and listen as we have a causal conversation with the extremely talented singer, songwriter, guitarist, and more Danny Newcomb!Show Notes!Listen to Goodness Spotify | Apple | Google | AmazonGoodness on San Francisco Morning KTVU SF Fox 2 (10/23/1998)The RockfordsLuckiest ManHockeytalkterLatent Print RecordsNubbin Triangle studio Labor Day Runaround aka Garth Rock Espresso Romamacro skyAmericaJohn Goodmanson Goodness on San Francisco Morning KTVU SF Fox 2 10.23.98

Hey everybody, come and listen as we have a causal conversation with the extremely talented singer, songwriter, guitarist, and more <a href="https://dannynewcomb.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Danny Newcomb</a>!<h3>Show Notes!</h3><ul><li>Listen to Goodness <a href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/5UPjD82i94yVuqe7BFfMrv?si=pfkoL7R2ROyLZh3j-P50VA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Spotify</a> | <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/goodness/872531" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Apple</a> | <a href="https://play.google.com/store/music/artist?hl=en_US&amp;id=Aezs5jg7ca567i5bur4eby566ma" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Google</a> | <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Goodness/e/B000APZDG6/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Amazon</a></li><li><a href="https://youtu.be/lIlZu11x2K4" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Goodness on San Francisco Morning KTVU SF Fox 2 (10/23/1998)</a></li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rockfords" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Rockfords</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YaZjh3veYEo" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Luckiest Man</a></li><li><a href="https://shop.pearljam.com/collections/hockeytalkter" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hockeytalkter</a></li><li><a href="http://latentprintrecords.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Latent Print Records</a></li><li><a href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/2NXArk9KKo6FJPMfuUkhtM?autoplay=true&amp;v=A" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Nubbin</a> </li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reciprocal_Recording" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Triangle studio</a> </li><li><a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/49MZze04eWo34fF5sUNdwd?si=NdIa8-90Qpi3WYKdhNgySg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Labor Day</a> </li><li><a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/565sLv3GSdzBJRh8PVtmpG?si=IgYSh_KURNWag2OZsBC2FA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Runaround aka Garth Rock</a> </li><li><a href="https://www.yelp.com/biz/espresso-roma-seattle" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Espresso Roma</a></li><li>macro sky</li><li><a href="https://dannynewcombandthesugarmakers.bandcamp.com/track/american" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">America</a></li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Goodmanson" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">John Goodmanson</a> </li></ul>Goodness on San Francisco Morning KTVU SF Fox 2 10.23.98

Episode #17 - Danny Newcomb