Celebrating the Bay Area rock scene … past, present and future!

The emails were sent, but not everyone on the SWTV crew ended up at the same place at the same time. Witness what happens when messages get crossed, but the rock and roll show must go on!

This week, the gang debates the result of artists retiring their hit songs, and whether the public and media should follow.

We’re back! This week, the gang welcomes buzzy rock band Corvus Lore for an insightful interview and the world premiere of their video “Romantic Traffic.” Mass Debate: the topic is our most unpopular music opinions. Some may surprise you, or you may find yourself agreeing! Can we still be friends afterward? Featuring Chasta, Dennis Willis,…

Celebrating the Bay Area rock scene … past, present and future! This week: Bay Area legends, then and now!

This week, we’ve got brand new tracks from Journey, The Stone Foxes, Megan Slankard and rising blues artist Tommy Odetto.

This week, we’ve got brand new tracks from Sammy Hagar and the Circle, Six by Six, JJ Savage, and yes, Creedence Clearwater Revival. Sort of.

This week, we’ve got a look back at a landmark Bay Area festival, a killer alternate version, a few requests, and a couple of your new favorite songs!

Celebrating the Bay Area rock scene … past, present and future! This week, we’ve got classic jams, album cuts, trivia, some vinyl, two from Sammy (sort of), a killer Billy Idol cover, and it’s gonna get funky! Hosted by Dennis Willis. Originally broadcast on 107.7 The Bone on July 23, 2022. MUSICIANS – SUBMIT YOUR…

This week, we’ve got classic jams, album cuts, some vinyl, and two killer covers!

It’s Chasta’s birthday and she doesn’t want a party. So Dennis and Steve throw one for her anyway! Featuring a list of special guests sending birthday greetings, and at least one magic trick!

All hail the Queen of Rock and Flow, Shirlee Temper, who joins us with her band to talk about the organic process that results in their amazing original sound.

We’re back for the summer! Check out our official Bottlerock episode, and stick around for a major announcement (HINT: clear your calendar for July 29th…)

This week, we look back at the Monterey Pop rock festival, spin vinyl classics from Doobie Brothers, The Tubes and John Fogerty, and have brand-new music from Santana, and prog supergroup Six by Six.

This week, we’ve got brand-new locally-grown music from Treasures, The Sam Chase and the Untraditional, Hot Nun and Rockstar John J.

This week, we look back on some of our favorite live performances and experiences with live music.

This week, Tamar Berk returns to the show to discuss her acclaimed new album Start at the End, borne out of tragedy but forged as a cathartic expression.

This week, Scott Mickelson stops by to discuss his new album Known to Be Unknown, and all the crazy things you can buy on eBay!

This week, San Francisco art-rock trio Rip Room stop by to talk about shooting their awesome video “Worth Repeating” deep in the woods!

The gang returns to The Bone radio station to talk about music festivals and new programming, and welcomes Shannon Koehler from The Stone Foxes on the eve of their return to the road and new album release.

Bay Area punk trio Destroy Boys stops by to chat about their recent tour, latest album, and finding artistic freedom through giving zero Fs.

Singer-songwriter Ken Newman stops by to chat about his new album What Am I Afraid Of, and his upcoming birthday show at the Hotel Utah in San Francisco.

Time for another look at awesome cover versions! The gang Mass Debates what makes a good cover: keeping it faithful, or re-imagining it totally.

Celebrating the Bay Area rock scene … past, present and future!

This week, Dennis Willis is joined by fellow Soundwaves TV hosts Chasta and Steven Kirk on the occasion of SWTV’s 5th season premiere.

This week, we’ve got a Bay Area world premiere, some killer homegrown rock and roll, and the second coming of Jellyfish!

Welcome to the first episode of Soundwaves FM, in which all eras of Bay Area rock collide in a killer mix of local acts, legacy acts, live tracks and vinyl album cuts.

We celebrate Día de los Muertos in the most San Francisco way imaginable! It’s the 30th anniversary of the passing of Bay Area impresario Bill Graham, and we’ve got rare footage of the man himself looking back on his career, courtesy of producer Steve Brown. As well, we’ll show you portions of his 1984 short…

We celebrate the 30th anniversary of Metallica (The Black Album) with never-before-seen behind-the-scenes footage, and rare performances, including the rehearsal session with Queen for the Freddie Mercury Tribute concert. Metallica fans, you don’t want to miss this one! Hosted by Chasta, Dennis Willis, and Steven Kirk; with appearances from Morris Knight, Joe McCaffrey, Baby Huey,…

This is the full uncut epic Soundwaves TV 100th episode celebration with scenes that never made it to the broadcast version, exclusive behind-the-scenes footage, bloopers, funny and serious highlights, and the unmistakable Soundwaves vibe!

  There’s one week to go until our epic 100th episode, and the gang is together for the first time in 18 months in the most bonkers episode of the season! Chasta shaves Steven’s pandemic beard, and that’s not even the strangest thing that happens! Featuring videos from Los Lobos, Sweet Teeth, The Alive, Cocktail…

Featuring videos from Night Ranger, Amyl and the Sniffers, The Jenny Thing, Black Smoke Trigger, Broken Baby, and awesome 80s covers from Bite Me Bambi and Union Black.

For our first “on location” episode since 2019, we’re hanging at Retro Junkie in Walnut Creek and chatting with owner Enrique Montero. We’ve also got some of the hottest and most talented tribute bands in the Bay Area, all shot on Retro Junkie’s stage.

It’s our annual covers edition with a fun look at cover versions that flip the script and turn your favorite songs inside out. Hear songs from The Clash, Queen, Prince, Alanis Morissette, 10CC and Taylor Swift like you’ve never heard them before!

  This week, we celebrate the 40th anniversary of Night Flight, the iconic late night art and music show you watched in the 80s; and talk to visionary creator Stuart S. Shapiro about how being counter-culture never goes out of style. Don’t miss it! Hosted by Chasta, Dennis Willis, Steven Kirk and Morris Knight. Soundwaves…

A deep dive into the coolest record label in the world, created by the E Street Band’s “Little Steven” Van Zant.

Chasta sits down for an extended interview with married pop-punk darlings Kelly Ogden and Luis Cabezas from The Dollyrots to talk about balancing family life with rock and roll, influences, their 20-year career, and what’s next!

This special episode features four interviews with musical movers and shakers you gotta know about! Whole Damn Mess is a rock and roll supergroup, Mickey Darius’ record label Broken Clover Records is changing the rules of the music industry, Monte Casino is the combination of three musicians from other bands bring pop and soul to…

Calling all Jellyfish fans! The Lickerish Quartet joins us to talk about their previous work together and reuniting to make music in a very different world. Then, the gang welcomes Baby Huey to debate pop stars edging toward rock, and legacy rock acts softening their edges. Plus, two John Hughes classic films (and their soundtracks)…

The countdown to Season 4 continues! This week, Chasta welcomes Whole Damn Mess, a supergroup with veteran musicians Don Miggs, C. Todd Nielsen, Lawrence Katz, and Greg Hansen. The soulful conversation goes well beyond making music, and is a must -see! Soundwaves TV is a weekly dive into the Bay Area’s rich music scene, with…

This week, Dennis Willis chats with veteran Bay Area artist-producer Robert Berry about the final release in the “3” trilogy, 3.2’s Third Impression, which features the final works from the late great Keith Emerson.

Here’s your official countdown to SOUNDWAVES XMAS 2020!

The gang spotlights the recent virtual event Cornell IV – The Fourth Annual Tribute to Chris Cornell, a virtual concert performed by Rusty Chains to raise funds for San Francisco Suicide Prevention.

Of course, we follow up our Halloween episode with an episode that observes mortality and celebrates the dearly departed.

On this special edition, Steven Kirk spends the hour with Steve Barron, the director who helmed the most iconic music videos of the 80s. From a-ha’s “Take On Me” to Dire Straits’ “Money for Nothing,” with Michael Jackson, Madonna, Human League, Bryan Adams, and many, many more in between! Check out this fascinating oral history…

Chasta, Dennis Willis, Steven Kirk and Morris Knight serve up a musical sampling of rising artists from all over the planet featuring videos from the Stone Foxes (San Francisco), Joseph (Portland), Shade (Toronto), and more.

Chasta, Dennis Willis, Steven Kirk and Morris Knight talk about a new pop-up drive-in movie series and some questionable double features!

Save the Stages before it’s too late. BANDING TOGETHER 2 is a virtual concert special designed to raise funds and awareness for music venues threatened by the Covid-19 pandemic and shutdown.