Have Guitar Will Travel Podcast

272 - Marc Diamond (the Dwarves)

In episode 272 of “Have Guitar Will Travel”, presented by Vintage Guitar Magazine, host James Patrick Regan speaks with Marc Diamond guitarist with the Dwarves known as “the Fresh Prince of Darkness”. In their conversation Marc tells us about the trials and tribulations of living in LA and his history with the Dwarves including 26 years with the band and writing and playing on the new record “JENKEM”.
Marc discusses growing up in the San Fernando Valley in California and his exposure to music including taking a lesson from Nino DeFranko from the DeFranko family and he tells us about his hero’s Steve Jones, Johnny Thunders and Keith Richards.
Marc describes getting signed early on during the end of the hair band era and the disappointments of the record industry at that time.
Marc takes us through why he stopped touring and his day job as a teacher and his role in choosing the touring guitarists.
Marc describes his gear now and through the years and the need for cheaper guitars for touring and the ease of having support acts provide backline.

To find out more about Marc you can go to the Dwarves website: thedwarves.com

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271 - Paul Leary (Butthole Surfers, Producer)

In episode 271 of “Have Guitar Will Travel”, presented by Vintage Guitar Magazine, host James Patrick Regan speaks with Paul Leary guitarist and producer from the Butthole Surfers. In their conversation Paul talks about the documentary on the band and a recent show they did at the screening… and the demise of the Butthole Surfers and his retirement.
Paul describes his gear currently and throughout the run of the Butthole Surfers including a Fender Custom Shop Strat made by John Cruz and he takes us through guitars that got away.
Paul takes us through growing up in San Antonio and how seeing the Beatles on tv gave him the guitar bug and his guitar education playing in jazz bands.
Paul discusses how he and Gibby met in college and how they started the band that eventually became the Butthole Surfers and how the name came about.
Paul tells us about being produced by John Paul Jones and himself being the producer for U2, Sublime the Meat Puppets and the Reverend Horton Heat.
Paul then discusses the rigors of touring and traveling as the Butthole Surfers and he describes how the documentary came about.

To find out more about you Paul can go to his website: buttholesurfers.com and the trailer to the documentary on the band is here:
https://youtu.be/UFtkc11i3uE?is=eVs2-vOdh8cTr1Q-

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270 - BottleRock 2026: Penelope Road and the New Constellations

In episode 270 of “Have Guitar Will Travel”, presented by Vintage Guitar Magazine, host James Patrick Regan is at BottleRock 2026 and speaks with Max and Koan from Penelope Road and then Josh Smith from the New Constellations.

With Max and Koan from Penelope Road they discuss the band name and how it came about and they tell us about their Fender Strats and logistics of fly dates and their tour dates (and their favorite hotels).
Max and Koan talk about their gear at home: guitars, amps and pedals.
Max and Koan tell us about their upcoming tour with Marcus King and their ability to not have to work a day job and they tell us about their releases they have up to now.
For more information on Max and Koan and Penelope Road you can check out their website: peneloperoad.com and they’re active on the socials.

Next up he speaks with Josh Smith from the New Constellations.
He talks about life in Oregon, moving to Portland from Medford and tells us about his guitar hero’s growing up, George Harrison, Mark Knopfler and John Fahey.
Josh tells us about his gear early on and his gear now and he takes us through when the New Constellations play as a duo and when travel with a full band.
Josh describes the bands fan base in Mexico and their upcoming festival appearance at a festival in Mexico City, Corona Capital and he tells us about playing in church growing up.
Josh takes us through the business side of the band and he describes his past life in the coffee industry.

To find out more about Josh and the New Constellations you can go to their website: newconstellations.band and they’re also active on the socials.

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269 - BottleRock 2026: Hannah Cohen and the Girl Tones

In episode 269 of “Have Guitar Will Travel”, presented by Vintage Guitar Magazine host James Patrick Regan is at BottleRock 2026 and he speaks with Hannah Cohen and the Girl Tones. First up is Hannah Cohen, she tells us this is her second BottleRock experience her first singing background for Iron and Wine. Hannah discusses her father a respected jazz drummer in the San Francisco Bay Area. She talks about her current home in the Catskills of New York.
Hannah describes her gear: a nylon string guitar and she takes us through her band and her tour schedule: festivals and supporting Alabama Shakes.

To find out more about Hannah you can go to her website: thehannahcohen.com

In my conversation with the Girl Tones, Kenzie on guitar and Laila on drums we discuss living Bowling Green Kentucky and they take us through playing as a duo and what Kenzie does as far as gear to fill in the low end. Kenzie takes through the rest of her gear and what she uses for backline.
The two tell us about the bands they’ve supported, an impressive list
And their tour schedule for the future.

To find out more about the Girl Tones you can go to their website: girltones.com

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268 - William Reaves (Breakfield)

In episode 268 of “Have Guitar Will Travel”, presented by Vintage Guitar Magazine, host James Patrick Regan speaks with William Reaves acoustic guitarist with the band “Breakfield”. In our conversation William talks about the band Breakfield and how that differs from the previous lineup which was called “Boy Named Banjo” and Willam talks about their new self titled album that was produced by Sadler Vaden.
William discusses growing up in Nashville busking on lower Broadway and he tells us about the competitiveness of busking in Nashville.
William takes us through his musical education starting on harmonica then moving to guitar.
William describes working on music row as a songwriter and what is his songwriting strategy.
Finally William takes us through his gear, his tour schedule and he tells us about his day job as a construction project manager.

To find out more about William, you can go to his website: breakfieldband.com

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