Jake Tittle joined us riiiiiiight before the quarantine started to talk about being the worship version of Conor Oberst. He also blesses us with his mellow positivity as we discuss writing process, touring, and we continue the trend of not understanding why Wilco is amazing until recently. 

Songs Performed: "Gas Works" / "To Be Seen"

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And check out my band's new acoustic performances: "Pitchfork" / "Nirvana" / "Cruel Lovers" / "Paycheck" by Arms Akimbo

Stephen Gomez (TWIN XL, The Summer Set) joins us today to talk about everything from forming his high school band, to producing music for artists including myself, to starting his awesome current project TWIN XL. We have an awesome time reminiscing on recording together, harping on the identity associated with being in a band, discussing The 1975's new record, and the importance of simplicity when producing. Enjoy!

Song Featured: "Problematic"

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And check out my band's new acoustic performances: "Pitchfork" / "Nirvana" / "Cruel Lovers" / "Paycheck" by Arms Akimbo

Holy cow. It's our most mentioned guest yet, Derek Ted. We talk about everything, from comparing ourselves to Crayons, Skittles and Pokemon, using shrooms to get through quarantine and how we come from the same planet. This episode is filled with tour memories and love. Enjoy!

Derek Ted  

New Single: "Otherwise" 

Songs Performed: "Better Than U Think" / "With the Roses"

Tour Tape 2017

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Our guest today is A.O. Gerber! Unreal songwriter and person! Olivia and I had such a fun, open chat about everything from the concept of fantasy, to the difficulty of finding yourself in LA, to the expectation of perfectionism in women and the ability to weave between a solo project and backing just about every band in Los Angeles. In this episode we go track by track and talk about her new record Another Place to Need which is now available everywhere through Hand in Hive/Copper Mouth Records. Enjoy!

A.O. Gerber

Song Performed: "Tell Me"

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Episode 10! We made it to double digits! What better way to celebrate than to have a true friend, tour mate and talent on. Our guest today is Dave Caploe from Hate Drugs. We have a short episode so we WILL be back soon with a part two. But we got into some fun, digging around tour memories, discussing band dynamics, talking about writing to service the song (not the self), and celebrating the band milestone that comes with being together for 5 years. Enjoy!

Hate Drugs 

Song Featured: Night II (Divine Providence)

Song Performed: "Hellow"

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And check out my band's new acoustic performances: "Cruel Lovers" / "Paycheck" by Arms Akimbo

Such an honor to have Tennesseean, Briston Maroney with us this week! Briston is an unbelievable songwriter with a super powerful voice, both literally and with his writing. But that doesn't mean we don't get goofy in this episode. We discuss everything from our love for sports films (even though we aren't athletes) to his comedic side project, Briston Maroney But Different. We go on to share a dirty little secret about Wilco, what it's like to collaborate freely and openly, and the fear of entering a VR-based universe. When we finally get serious we talk about the silver lining in this quarantine, his experience having toured for 8 months of last year, and going viral on TikTok. Lastly, we talk about his brief stint on American Idol when he was a teen, signing to Atlantic Records and the pitfalls of wearing your own merch. Enjoy!

Briston Maroney

Songs Performed: "Fool's Gold" / "Freakin' Out on the Interstate"

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Welcome to episode 8 with Katie Kai AKA Beauty Queen! She's a killer songwriter and it was an awesome opportunity to basically do a post-show rundown with her since this was right after the sold-out Echo show she played with Runnner. We discuss what it was like for her to work with the band Tennis as producers for her latest releases and the desire to make rock n' roll more theatrical. Katie runs me down her history of living in Maui, Baltimore, SF, Oakland and now LA. After we talk odd jobs (including an incident where she was a guinea pig for Fitbit) my roommate and sister crash the party and she plays us a track on piano!

Beauty Queen

Song Featured: "Sweet Memory"

Song Performed: "Two Of Us"

Instagram: @beautyqueenmusic

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We're back! Happy to be bringing the show back with a real sweet man. Scott Stone, the bassist from The Jacks joins us this week to compare drummers, explain the burden of being the band business boy, and share the experience of being in a band with your best friend since 3rd grade. We cannot ignore that The Jacks are the hottest band of boys I know but Scott recuses himself from the role. We sing our praises of Runnner, Vista Kicks, Harbour, The Hate Drugs and we cover a love for roc docs. Lastly we discuss his experience working with a label and he fills me in on the nature of van pranks with his band. Enjoy!

The Jacks

Song Featured: "Walk Away"

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Sky McKee's a straight up icon. I caught up with the Super Whatevr frontman over Zoom, and we talked about jumping genres from emo to pop, writing about divorce, depression and lost faith, and feeling too big for the local scene but too small for the big leagues. Sky runs us through marketing tips, being "Tiktok" famous and crafting eras of a career. Enjoy!

Super Whatevr

Songs Performed: "better." / "Someone Somewhere Somehow"

"Ellenda" Acoustic Video

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Can you believe it? Nick Thomas of The Spill Canvas joins us for our first virtual call! Nick is so humble, flattering, honest and a delight to talk to. We discuss coping with writing during COVID, mental health, aliens, and the relationship with the term "emo". We also dive into aliens, drug addiction and how humor helps survival, and Nick shares a wild story where Bright Eyes commandeered their show once. Good times. Great fella. 

The Spill Canvas

Song Performed: "Parallels and Money"

Song Featured: "Mercy" - All proceeds going to MusiCares COVID-19 Relief Fund

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