Mark Greenberg is a legit nice guy. And that has helped him to live a really cool life in the Chicago music community. We talk about his early days in Chicago with The Coctails, his experience working at the legendary Lounge Ax, playing in Eleventh Dream Day, his dream job as manager at the Wilco Loft and so much more.
Time Stamps:
1:20: Welcome Mark Greenberg
2:02: What brought you to Chicago?
3:30: We were so dumb
4:10: When did it feel like it was more than just messing around with my friends?
5:55: Did you feel like you met your audience right away?
6:45: How did you get on Lounge Ax's radar?
9:35: How did you get to be the last band to play at Lounge Ax?
10:40: Answer the god damn phone!
11:45: How did it feel to get behind the velvet rope?
12:45: What was a "typical" day at Lounge Ax like?
16:02: Did you ever stump for any bands?
17:12: Do you have a lot of input on who got to play on what bill?
20: Greatest show you saw at Lounge Ax?
22:25: What's next for me? How do we go forward from here?
24:10: Is Bill Callahan as weird as he seems?
27:10: Mayfair Workshop - tell us more about your work here.
29:41: You get any sweet bennies out of Coke for doing the commercial?
32:10: How did you start working at The Loft?
36:33: What is a typical day like working at The Loft?
40:55: Were you there for David Berman recording with Jeff Tweedy?
42:45: What's it like joining a band almost 2 decades into their run?
46:24: How was the recording of Since Grazed affected by Covid?
48:15: How do live shows work?
49:45: Do you feel like you've gotten better in the studio based on your time at The Loft?
53:25: Intonation Music - How did you get involved with that?
57: Chicago based questions! - deep or thin crust pizza? favorite cheep drink?
59: When you think of Chicago and the Chicago music scene, what does that mean to you?
61:04: Favorite record store?
62:08: What have you been listening to lately?
66:10: Do you ever walk into The Loft and just strum Jeff's guitar?
