The Sound Podcast with Ira Haberman

The Sound Podcast

235 episodes Last Updated: Jun 21, 25

Geared towards Deadheads, Phishheads and the jam band community, The Sound Podcast is a music discovery interview style podcast, hosted by Ira Haberman. Featuring Jam Bands and more... much more. Rooted in Americana, Blues, Bluegrass, Country, Folk, Funk, Jazz, Reggae, Rock, Soul but mostly Jam Band music.

Here is a small sample of the guests that have been on The Sound Podcast to date: ALO, Anders Osborne, Antibalas, Aqueous, Band of Heathens, Barr Brothers, Blackberry Smoke, Chris Robinson Brotherhood, Col. Bruce Hampton, Dark Star Orchestra, David Gans, Dennis McNally, Devon Allman, Dopapod, Duane Betts, Dwayne Gretzky, Eric Krasno, Everyone Orchestra, Fruition, G.Love, Ghost Light, Grateful Dead, Goose, Hard Working Americans, Hannah Wikclund, Hayley Jane and the Primates, Holly Bowling, Horseshoes and Hand Grenades, Infamous Stringdusters, Jackie Greene, Jason Crosby, Jazz is Phish, JD Simo, Jim Cuddy, John Kadlecik, Karina Rykman, Karl Denson, Kevin Kendrick, Leslie Mendelson, Lettuce, Living Colour, Lizards, Mapache, Marco Benevento, Marcus King, Mark Karan, Mars Hotel, Midnight North, The Mother Hips, Mungion, Natalie Cressman, Nicole Atkins, Organ Freeman, Pigeons Playing Ping Pong, Pink Talking Fish, Railroad Earth, Ratdog, Reed Mathis, Reid Genauer, Ross James, Sam Bush, Samantha Fish, Scott Sharrard, SOJA, Southern Avenue, Soulive, Spafford, Steve Kimock, Tauk, Tedeschi Trucks Band, Lizards, the New Deal, The Sheep Dogs, Tom Hamilton Jr., Turkuaz, Twiddle, Umphrey’s McGee, Vulfpeck, Warren Haynes, Widespread Panic, Wood Brothers, Yonder Mountain String Band, and many many more.

Episodes

Jun 21, 2025

Live 5 - From The Vault - Episode 50

Featured Songs: The Disco Biscuits - 06-05-21 - Pygmy Twylyte - Westville Music Bowl - New Haven, CT Dopapod - 06-06-21 - School’s Out - Vinoski Winery - Belle Vernon, PA The Infamous Stringdusters - 06-12-21 - Hight Country Funk - Telluride Bluegrass Festival - Telluride, CO Greensky Bluegrass - 06-19-21 - Light Me Up or Leave Me Alone - Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion - Gilford, NH Billy Strings - 06-19-21 - Wargasm - Leach Amphitheater - Oshkosh, WI See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jun 14, 2025

Live 5 - From The Vault - Episode 49

Featured Songs: moe. with Mike Gordon - 06-01-19 - In Memory of Elizabeth Reed - Red Rocks - Morrison, CO Greensky Bluegrass - 06-06-19 - Two Tickets To Paradise - Camp Greensky - Wellston, MI Billy Strings - 06-06-19 - Midnight on the Highway - Camp Greensky - Wellson, MI Widespread Panic - 06-08-19 - Thin Air Smells Like Mississippi - Brandon Amphitheater - Brandon, MS Dead & Company - 06-08-19 - They Love Each Other - The Gorge - George, WA See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jun 07, 2025

Live 5 - From The Vault - Episode 48

Featured Songs: Twiddle - 05-27-21 - Syncopated Healing - Apple Valley Park - Lafayette, NY Aqueous - 05-29-21 - Little Something To Me - Apple Valley Park - Lafayette, NY Disco Biscuits - 05-30-21 - I Know You Rider - Red Rocks Amphitheater- Morrison, CO Infamous Stringdusters - 05-30-21 - Deal - Driftless Music Gardens - Hillsboro, WI  Kitchen Dwellers - 05-30-21 - Son Of A Son Of A Sailor - Pine Creek Lodge - Livingstone, MT  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

May 31, 2025

Live 5 - From The Vault - Episode 47

Featured Songs:   Pigeons Playing Ping Pong - Sports Theme - 05-16-19 - Domefest - Masontown, West Virginia Umphrey’s McGee - Sledgehammer - 05-24-19 - Summer Camp - Chillicothe, Illinois Aqueous - Short Skirt, Long Jacket - 05-17-19 - Domefest - Masontown, West Virginia Disco Biscuits - Aquatic Ape - 05-23-19 - The Ogden - Denver, Colorado Jeff Tweedy - Jesus, Etc - 10-08-18 - Theater at Ace Hotel - Los Angeles, California  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

May 24, 2025

Live 5 - From The Vault - Episode 46

Featured Songs: Midnight North - 11-22-18 - The Highway Song - The Chapel - San Francisco, CA JRAD - 03-13-19 - Easy Wind - Penn's Peak - Jim Thorpe, PA Jason Isbell - 04-20-19 - If We Were Vampires - Iroquois Amphitheatre - Louisville, KY Goose - 02-07-20 - Movin' Out - The Troubadour - Los Angeles, CA Aqueous - 04-05-20 - I Ran (So Far Away) - Live from Out There - Buffalo, NY  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

May 17, 2025

Live 5 - From The Vault - Episode 45

Featured Songs: Gov’t Mule - 05-01-21 - Dreams - Westville Music Bowl - New Haven, CT Goose - 05-08-21 - Moby - The Caverns Above Ground - Pelham, TN YMSB - 05-14-21 - 2 Hits and The Joint Turned Brown - The Windjammer - Isle of Palms, SC  Greensky Bluegrass - 05-15-21 - Handle with Care - Woodlands Nature Reserve - Charleston, SC  Umphrey’s McGee - 05-15-21 - Partyin’ Peeps - Seatgeek Stadium - Bridgeview, IL See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

May 10, 2025

Live 5 - From The Vault - Episode 44

Featured Songs: Daniel Donato Cosmic Country - 04-26-23 - Mystery Train - The Merry Widow - Mobile, AL Goose - 05-03-23 - Hot Tea - Daze Between Festival - New Orleans, LA* The Disco Biscuits - 05-05-23 - Lake Shore Drive - Mahalia Jackson Theater for The Performing Arts - New Orleans, LA Gov’t Mule - 05-05-23 - Sailing Shoes - Orpheum Theatre - New Orleans, LA**  Holly Bowling - 05-05-23 - Brokedown Palace - Federal Way Performing Arts Center - Federal Way, WA * with Neal Francis, Josh Schwartz, Greg Sanderson and Chris Brouwers** with George Porter Jr. and Levee HornsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

May 03, 2025

Live 5 - From The Vault - Episode 43

Featured Songs: Pigeons Playing Ping Pong - 04-01-23 - Juice - State Theatre - Portland, ME Dogs in a Pile - 04-13-23 - The Music Never Stopped - Fox Theatre - Boulder, CO Spafford - 04-22-23 - Funkadelic - Elevation 27 - Virginia Beach, VA Billy and the Kids - 04-27-23 - Bird Song - Saenger Theatre - New Orleans, LA Goose - 04-28-23 - Elizabeth - The Warfield - San Francisco, CA See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Apr 26, 2025

Live 5 - From The Vault - Episode 42

Featured Songs: Billy Strings - Southern Flavor - 04-11-19 Greensky Bluegrass - American Band - 04-14-19 Leftover Salmon - No Sugar Tonight/New Mother Nature - 04-14-19 Widespread Panic with Jason Isbell - Jesus left Chicago - 04-20-19 Gov't Mule - Kind of Bird - 04-18-19 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Apr 12, 2025

Live 5 - From The Vault - Episode 41

Featured Songs: Eggy - 03-25-23 - Gomorrah - The Capitol Theatre - Port Chester, NY Dogs in a Pile - 04-05-23 - Bird Song - Lost Lake Lounge - Denver, CO Greensky Bluegrass - 04-07-23 - Atlantic City - Byron Bay Bluesfest - Byron Bay, AUS Leftover Salmon - 04-07-23 - Up on the Hill Where We Do the Boogie - Blue Note Hawaii - Honolulu, HI Spafford - 04-07-23 - Down Under - Soul Kitchen Music Hall - Mobile, AL See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.