Jennifer Benson is the singer and songwriter for the Chicago, Illinois band Ignescent. On this episode we discuss their debut album FIGHT IN ME, coming out on November 10, 2023. We talk about the inspiration for the album title along with stories behind some of the song on this album. You can find more information about their album, tour information, and merch by visiting https://ignescentmusic.com/.

Jean Beauvoir is a Haitian-American singer, bassist, guitarist, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, producer, and entertainment executive. He came to prominence in the early 1980s with the punk group the Plasmatics and went on to work with Little Steven, Kiss, the Ramones, and as a solo artist. On this debut episode we will be discussing his 2022 book "Bet My Soul on Rock 'n' Roll: Diary of a Black Punk Icon" along with his recording of "Who Want's To Be Lonely" for the Maria Love Convalescent Fund, and some of the music he wrote and/or produced for other artists.

My name is Allen Tate and I'm pleased to be introducing my new podcast, Big Al's Rockin' Podcast. Don't let the name of the podcast fool you, there's more to this podcast than just rock music. This podcast will bring interviews to you from people from multiple musical genres, comedians, actors, artists, and anyone else that I find interesting. You can find information about me, this podcast, my radio show, and more at BigAlRocks.com. Thanks for giving me some of your time.