This week, I’m joined by Tad Kinchla, bassist for Blues Traveler, as we dig into songs from across the band’s 30+ year career — from radio staples to deep cuts and creative detours you may have missed.

We talk about material from their soul-inspired album, Traveler’s Soul, and revisit the story behind their ahead-of-its-time 2000 digital release, Decisions of the Sky. Tad also breaks down the origins of “F**ked Run,” the band’s darker, minor-key reinterpretation of their signature hit “Runaround,” and how reimagining familiar songs keeps the catalog fresh onstage.

Along the way, we get into Blues Traveler’s collaborative spirit — working with artists like JC Chasez (NSYNC), Dirty Heads, Hanson, Plain White T’s, and Bowling For Soup on 2015’s Blow Up the Moon — and the unique, almost improvisational approach the band uses to craft their ever-evolving live setlists.If you’re a longtime fan or just discovering how deep the Blues Traveler catalog really goes, this is a behind-the-scenes look at a band that’s never stopped exploring its own songbook.

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Back In The Day

Just For Me

All Hands

Sadly A Fiction

Girl Inside My Head

The Path

Twelve Swords

The Sun & The Storm

Traveler Suite

Runaround

Can’t See Why

Let Her & Let Go

Partner In Crime

Thinnest Of Air

Sweet And Broken

Blow Up The Moon (w/ JC Chasez & 3OH!3)

The Mountains Win Again

Hook

But Anyway

Business As Usual

Conquer Me

Optimistic Thought

Carolina Blues

The Devil Went Down To Georgia (Charlie Daniels Cover)

What I Got (Sublime Cover)

No Woman No Cry (Live from Thinnest of Air 2003)

Funky Bitch (Son Seals Cover)

Crazy (Gnarles Barkley cover w/ Rita Wilson & John Scofield)

Fool For You (Curtis Mayfield & the Impressions Cover)

Money Back Guarantee

Groove Is In The Heart (Deee-Lite Cover feat. Liv Warfield & Davie)

Groove Me (King Floyd Cover)

Go Outside & Drive

The Wolf Is Bumpin’

Pretty Angry

You Reach Me