Spotlight On: Bridget kearney & Rachael price of lake street dive

ABOUT this week’s podcast guest + radio hour featured interview:

It’s an amazing experience to watch a band grow - we all know that special awe that you hear in a fan's voice when they say “I remember seeing them way back when they were playing at club XYZ and there were like twenty people there. Now they’re selling out arenas!” I have a feeling there is going to be a whole lot of that kind of excitement this year for fans of Lake Street Dive. Especially because this band has grown steadily with its dedicated audience over two decades and eight albums. There is a strong feeling of having built up to this moment together, both within the band, and with their community of fans. Formed in the mid-2000’s at New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, Bridget Kearney, Rachael Price, Mike Calabrese, and former member Mike “McDuck” Olson joined forces while studying jazz. But while many college bands fade out after graduation, Lake Street Dive got signed, moved to New York City, and over the years have become a massively successful touring band. Made up of virtuosic players and writers, who have also succeeded in staying close friends and chosen family, they keep finding new ways to grow together creatively and sonically. The brand new album is their most collaborative album to date, and appropriately titled Good Together. As we celebrate its release, I’m thrilled to welcome back Bridget Kearney and Rachel Price of Lake Street Drive as this week’s SHEROES in the Spotlight.