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Gianluca replays an interview with Chris smither who plays a couple of songs, explains the art of songwriting and talks about the Cambridge Massachusetts folk scene of the sixties.

Sitting with Gianluca this evening is Sam Hariss bass player for New York City loveable rogues The Sweet Things. If you like The New York Dolls, Faces and seventies era Stones you will love them!

Sitting with Gianluca is transgender singer songwriter Mya Byrne who will also be singing a couple of songs.

Sitting with Gianluca is queer country pioneer Karen Pittelman of Karen and the Sorrows band leader and organizer of the annual Gay City Opry.

Sitting With Gianluca is Phil Buehler who’s book Wardy Forty uncovers Woody Guthrie’s last years with Huntington’s disease at Greystone Park State Hospital in New Jersey. Expect lots of unheard stories and plenty of Woody Guthrie music. 

Sitting with Gianluca is performance artist, “psychiatrist” and Radio Free Brooklyn host Dr. Lisa of Lisa Gives a Shit. Expect funny talk and songs about shrinks and nervous breakdowns.

In honor of Indigenous Peoples Day Gianluca pays tribute to First Nations musicians that formed the basis for rock and roll. Expect to be surprised who comes up. 

Sitting with Gianluca is top music photographer Guy Eppel who began his career shooting some of the best & brightest U.K bands of the early oughts for the illustrious New Musical Express. During his early days for the magazine, he made important connections with artists such as The Libertines, The Cribs, Franz Ferdinand and Bloc…

Sitting with me today on Sitting With Gianluca is Liz Thompson who is organizing The Village Trip – celebration go the Greenwich Village folks scene. That runs from September 26th – 29th and will be capped with a free concert by Steve Earle. Expect to hear songs from festival performers and some of the legendary…

Sitting With Gianluca today will be Demus Whisper is a veteran on the house music ad electronica scene. Digital Memory Music label boss Demus Whisper Started as a promoter in the early 90’s in NYC to such clubs as Palladium, USA, Tunnel, Limelight, Roxy… Got into Djing in 1995 playing Progressive House leading into Hard…