Got a chance to sit down with Ian Prince from the Minneapolis, MN rock band "Houston" to talk about their song "San Diego" from their latest Init Records release, "The Biggest Show In Space".

Ian Prince is one of my favorite drummers to see perform, particularly with the band Houston. He's also played with Story of the Sea, Cloud Cult, Soul Asylum, and is also currently in a band with Allen Epley from Shiner called "BIRDHANDS".

Speaking of Shiner, Jason Gerken is another of my favorite drummers to see live. If I can get him on an episode as well as Adam Wade, drummer from Shudder To Think's "Pony Express Record", I reckon I'll be on to somehting here...but I digress.

Be sure to look Ian Prince up at the following:

https://ianprince.com
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt49eHGXF_9LTFB7Q5gkjmw

Other links:
http://www.initrecords.net
https://initrecords.bandcamp.com/
https://onesimpleband.bandcamp.com/

#OneSimpleBand #OnceASimpleBand #Houston #SanDiego #IanPrince #InitRecords #brettjamesjohnson #threecrowsclub #musicpodcast #bsidebreakdown

Catching up with Sara and Wes from EvilLeaf to discuss their song "Summoned By Smoke".

Be sure to look them up at:

https://evilleaf.bandcamp.com/
https://linktr.ee/evilleaf

Other links:
https://linktr.ee/bsidebreakdown
https://linktr.ee/brettjohnson

#EvilLeaf #SummonedBySmoke #bsidebreakdown
#brettjamesjohnson #threecrowsclub #musicpodcast

Talking with David Jarnstrom about the Rad Owl song, "Aladdin's Castle". Rad Owl is a punk rock band based out of Twin Cities, MN. They will be performing at FEST21 in Gainesville, FL on Sunday October 29 at 1AM at Vecinos!

Rad Owl
https://linktr.ee/radowlband

Other links:
https://linktr.ee/bsidebreakdown
https://linktr.ee/brettjohnson

#RadOwl #AladdinsCastle #Fest21 #davidjarnstrom #Align #DeadHistory #bsidebreakdown #brettjamesjohnson #threecrowsclub #musicpodcast

Megan and Shane are a country/americana duo now based out of St. Louis, MO. I've known them both for a long time and have had the priviledge of making music with them both in the studio and on stage.

This is part two of a two part episoder where they each picked a song they wanted to discuss. First up we have their song "Taken This Long" from their record Daughter of Country.

I hope you fall in love with them.

https://meganandshane.bandcamp.com/

Other links:
https://linktr.ee/bsidebreakdown
https://linktr.ee/brettjohnson

#MeganAndShane #PeaksAndValleys #DaughterOfCountry #TakenThisLong #bsidebreakdown #brettjamesjohnson #threecrowsclub #musicpodcast

Megan and Shane are a country/americana duo now based out of St. Louis, MO. I've known them both for a long time and have had the priviledge of making music with them both in the studio and on stage.

This is part one of a two part episoder where they each picked a song they wanted to discuss. First up we have their song "Alone" from their record Daughter of Country.

I hope you fall in love with them.

https://meganandshane.bandcamp.com/

Other links:
https://linktr.ee/bsidebreakdown
https://linktr.ee/brettjohnson

#MeganAndShane #PeaksAndValleys #DaughterOfCountry #Alone #bsidebreakdown #brettjamesjohnson #threecrowsclub #musicpodcast

I got to catch up once again with my good friend Jeremy Jessen from the band Align, to talk about their song "Rapidan" which comes off their Blue Book Value record.

Come out and hang out!

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Saturday July 22, 2023 @ Mortimer's (MPLS, MN)

Align
Dropnickel
Attracted To Gods

Music: 9:30PM
Cover: $10
21+

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Align
https://linktr.ee/alignrock

Rad Owl (Jer's Other Band)
https://linktr.ee/radowlband

Other links:
https://linktr.ee/bsidebreakdown
https://linktr.ee/brettjohnson
https://linktr.ee/bluewormrecords

#AlignRock #Rapidan #bsidebreakdown
#jeremyjessen #bluewormrecords #statusfearmedia #mortimersbar #attractedtogods #atg #dropnickel #brettjamesjohnson #threecrowsclub #musicpodcast

I am very excited to share this epidsode with you all! I had the good fortune to get Jake Rose and Dan Garland from New Medicine on the show to talk about their latest single, "Past The Past".

It was so much fun to get the backstory on their amazing journey starting from how they came about in high school to where they are today.

I personally found this to be an enlightening and inspiring conversation about the DIY spririt at its core, and how the only thing truly limiting our potential for success, is ourselves.

I hope you like it! Be sure to look them up at:

https://newmedicinerocks.com

Other links:
https://linktr.ee/bsidebreakdown
https://linktr.ee/brettjohnson

#NewMedicine #PastThePast #bsidebreakdown
#brettjamesjohnson #threecrowsclub #musicpodcast

Had a chance to catch up with my old friend John McEwen to talk about one of his many bands, Dead History, and their song, "Back To The Center".

#deadhistory #shorttimer #align #saxmpls #mplsmusic #bsidebreakdown
#johnmcewen #brettjamesjohnson #threecrowsclub #musicpodcast

Originally published on 03/17/2023

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https://linktr.ee/brettjohnson

Had a chance to talk with my old pal Brian Larson (with., Seconds Before) about his new solo song "Built To Last".

He is putting together band with incredible players and I can't wait to hear more from them in 2023!

Look for Brian across all streaming services and you can find him directly at https://www.brianlarson.com

#mnmusic #singersongwriter #songwriting #americana #bsidebreakdown
#brianlarson #brettjamesjohnson #threecrowsclub #musicpodcast #bluewormrecords #secondsbefore

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https://linktr.ee/bsidebreakdown

Originally published on 02/10/2023

I got to catch up with my dear friend Nick Larsen to talk about his beautiful song "Moving Past" from his project/band called Monolog.

When not being solo singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist, Nick plays drums in an incredible rock band called ExactlyNo and from time to time will share the stage and studio with myself on bass as the rhythm section for Nashville's hottest Americana/Country duo Megan and Shane!

What's so special about this episode is that between the time we recorded it and the final mix, Nick went back into the studio to cut a refreshed version of the song. Both versions are great and have their own character, but you decide which one you like more if you don't absolutely love them both!

Original version recorded by Dave West at Studio 9
Mixed/mastered by Doug @ Pratt Sound

New version recorded by @jeremytappero at #thenoisebelow
Mastered by Bruce Templeton at Microphonic Mastering

#monolog #singersongwriter #mplsmusic #bsidebreakdown
#nicklarsen #brettjamesjohnson #threecrowsclub
#musicpodcast

Previously published on 12/02/2022

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https://linktr.ee/bsidebreakdown