Michael is the banjo player for Greensky Bluegrass. He tells us about the early days of Greensky Bluegrass, why he gravitated towards the banjo, early days at Bell's Brewing, playing with Billy Strings before he blew up, their documentary in Iceland, and he wrap it up with some golf talk.

Riley is the founder of MoBanjoCo. We keep the theme of 65 North Pickers talk, seeing Greensky Bluegrass in the caverns, regional differences of bluegrass, why he started MoBanjoCo, and the excitement of Ogden City Music Fest in Utah.

Chloe and I recap our week with Billy Strings, Greensky Bluegrass, and do a deep dive into Western African Psych music.

Support Michael:

https://www.instagram.com/bontzilla/

https://greenskybluegrass.com/

Support Riley:

https://www.instagram.com/mobanjoco/

https://mobanjo.co/

Mental Awakening Recap:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6nSOSqQMVk

AJU Tix: https://tunehatch.com/shows/273112440

Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/01jw9NYtyUFlckKoh2EQ60?si=mrl2B1PxT92nz7FVvTn0mQ&pi=wVb0osDuRtqy2

Intro Music - Alex Bazemore

Outro Music - Zach Jones

Transition Music - Kevin Skuthan

Logo Design - RankStrangeDesign and Brandon Lowe

Sponsored by One World Brewing

IG: Alljammedup_

We got a two-fer today! Cloutchaser is a math rock band from North Carolina who hate Spongebob! They teach us about what exactly "math rock" is, where their bits come from, the unique guitar style of Cameron, how they make a two person band work, and utilizing social media.

Brando is the CEO of CashorTrade and spearheads the "Face Value Movement". He explains starting CashorTrade 17 years ago and how things have changed, and clears up all misinformation about their recent partnership with Ticketmaster.

We review our fun filled weekend with Goose and Billy Strings, check out the Hulaween line up and Chloe has some album reviews for us. Banger of an episode!

Support Cloutchaser:

https://www.instagram.com/cloutchaserband/

AJU Tix: https://tunehatch.com/shows/273112440

Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/01jw9NYtyUFlckKoh2EQ60?si=mrl2B1PxT92nz7FVvTn0mQ&pi=wVb0osDuRtqy2

Intro Music - Alex Bazemore

Outro Music - Zach Jones

Transition Music - Kevin Skuthan

Logo Design - RankStrangeDesign and Brandon Lowe

Sponsored by One World Brewing

IG: Alljammedup_

65 North Pickers are an up and coming jamgrass band that you need to go see now! We get into how they all got together and their first show opening for Infamous Stringdusters. The lore behind Wells Fargo, Jeff Austin, becoming road warriors, and doing it for the rest of their lives.

Support 65 North Pickers:

https://65northpickers.org/

https://www.instagram.com/65northpickers/

Chloe and I review their show we saw after interviewing them, the 3 night Billy run, and Hula's lineup announcement.

AJU Tix: https://tunehatch.com/shows/273112440

Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/01jw9NYtyUFlckKoh2EQ60?si=mrl2B1PxT92nz7FVvTn0mQ&pi=wVb0osDuRtqy2

Intro Music - Alex Bazemore

Outro Music - Zach Jones

Transition Music - Kevin Skuthan

Logo Design - RankStrangeDesign and Brandon Lowe

Sponsored by One World Brewing

IG: Alljammedup_

We did it! We have gotten all the fellas from Dogs in a Pile. We sit down with Jeremy and talk about his entry into music from Rock Band, getting blessed by Billy Joel, his current on the road read, and the birth of #JermNation. With Brian we talk about his unique style of playing guitar, Tommy Emmanuel, and a little bit of fly fishing.

Chloe and I recap our weekend at Mental Awakening, the new deep dive of the month, and a new podcast schedule.

Support Dogs in a Pile:

https://dogsinapileofficial.com/

AJU Tix: https://tunehatch.com/shows/273112440

Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/01jw9NYtyUFlckKoh2EQ60?si=mrl2B1PxT92nz7FVvTn0mQ&pi=wVb0osDuRtqy2

Intro Music - Alex Bazemore

Outro Music - Zach Jones

Transition Music - Kevin Skuthan

Logo Design - RankStrangeDesign and Brandon Lowe

Sponsored by One World Brewing

IG: Alljammedup_

Jaydin and Reynah are in a band called, The Miller Sisters. We get into their move from Arkansas to Asheville, finding out Jerry Garcia was not a friend of their dad, That's So Raven, online memes, being on stage, and we find out maybe Chloe doesn't need a mic every episode.

We get stoked on the Hulaween announcement with an additional theory and talk about more musicians using AI art!

Support Jaydin and Reynah:

https://www.instagram.com/millersistersband/

AJU Tix: https://tunehatch.com/shows/273112440

Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/01jw9NYtyUFlckKoh2EQ60?si=mrl2B1PxT92nz7FVvTn0mQ&pi=wVb0osDuRtqy2

Intro Music - Alex Bazemore

Outro Music - Zach Jones

Transition Music - Kevin Skuthan

Logo Design - RankStrangeDesign and Brandon Lowe

Sponsored by One World Brewing

IG: Alljammedup_

Jamie is a guitar player here in Asheville, NC. He is in a few different projects with Auspicious Golden Fish being his main project at the moment. We get talk about his journey as a musician, shooting music videos outside, Charleston Pour House, corporate gigs, youth coming to an end, a journey to Nepal and unlocking creativity.

Support Jamie:

https://auspiciousgoldenfish.com/

https://www.instagram.com/auspiciousgoldenfish

AJU Tix: https://tunehatch.com/shows/273112440

Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/01jw9NYtyUFlckKoh2EQ60?si=mrl2B1PxT92nz7FVvTn0mQ&pi=wVb0osDuRtqy2

Intro Music - Alex Bazemore

Outro Music - Zach Jones

Transition Music - Kevin Skuthan

Logo Design - RankStrangeDesign and Brandon Lowe

Sponsored by One World Brewing

IG: Alljammedup_

Jon is back on the podcast! We catch up after Billy week here in Asheville, get stoked for Chords for Callum and how we can all support this awesome cause! We chat about expensive guitars and the "pick economy" as well as some of this new "hardcore" revival and he gives us his Mount Rushmore of Bluegrass musicians.

Get your tickets for Chords for Callum and Check out the Silent Auction!

https://www.tickettailor.com/events/chordsforcallum/1983706

https://www.32auctions.com/chordsforcallum2026

AJU Tix: https://tunehatch.com/shows/273112440

Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/01jw9NYtyUFlckKoh2EQ60?si=mrl2B1PxT92nz7FVvTn0mQ&pi=wVb0osDuRtqy2

Intro Music - Alex Bazemore

Outro Music - Zach Jones

Transition Music - Kevin Skuthan

Logo Design - RankStrangeDesign and Brandon Lowe

Sponsored by One World Brewing

IG: Alljammedup_

Adam and Previn are members of the band, Residual Groove. They teach me about mastering and textures, we get into the difference between the scene up north and down here in Asheville, Previn's first time seeing Dark Star Orchestra, we get ready for their brand new album, "Soul.exe", and have a great discussion around AI and art.

Chloe and I catch up on the bracket, the "Manosphere", and not quite a deep dive, but more of a shallow dive into the Gaelic music.

Support Residual Groove:

https://www.residualgroovemusic.com/

https://www.instagram.com/residualgroove/

AJU Tix: https://tunehatch.com/shows/273112440

Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/01jw9NYtyUFlckKoh2EQ60?si=mrl2B1PxT92nz7FVvTn0mQ&pi=wVb0osDuRtqy2

Intro Music - Alex Bazemore

Outro Music - Zach Jones

Transition Music - Kevin Skuthan

Logo Design - RankStrangeDesign and Brandon Lowe

Sponsored by One World Brewing

IG: Alljammedup_

This episode is dedicated to the brackets! We make our own Billy Strings bracket based on a bunch of his songs and we go over Heady Net's jamband bracket. Episode is a little all over the place, but make sure to follow the IG to vote on your favorite Billy songs!

AJU Tix: https://tunehatch.com/shows/273112440

Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/01jw9NYtyUFlckKoh2EQ60?si=mrl2B1PxT92nz7FVvTn0mQ&pi=wVb0osDuRtqy2

Intro Music - Alex Bazemore

Outro Music - Zach Jones

Transition Music - Kevin Skuthan

Logo Design - RankStrangeDesign and Brandon Lowe

Sponsored by One World Brewing

IG: Alljammedup_

DJ is a mandolin player from the great state of Virginia. If you are a fan of bluegrass history this one is for you! We get into Larry Keel, parallels between Bill Monroe and Billy Strings, active and passive listening, and some history about the mandolin.

Chloe and I get into a some Gaelic music and discuss a riveting hypothetical map plus a few new songs for the playlist

Support DJ:

https://www.instagram.com/djsmandolin/?hl=en

AJU Tix: https://tunehatch.com/shows/273112440

Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/01jw9NYtyUFlckKoh2EQ60?si=mrl2B1PxT92nz7FVvTn0mQ&pi=wVb0osDuRtqy2

Intro Music - Alex Bazemore

Outro Music - Zach Jones

Transition Music - Kevin Skuthan

Logo Design - RankStrangeDesign and Brandon Lowe

Sponsored by One World Brewing

IG: Alljammedup_