In this episode we interview Matthew Broyles and Paul Shapera from a band that until the day of this recording had never played live for their fans. Ah Pook the Destroyer has existed exclusively online for years while building and audience. The day this recording took place that had all just changed. Our two new friends share with us the origin of Ah Pook and how over the years it has slowly turned into what it is now. Guys thank you for giving the Fort Worth Roots Podcast a little time to record with you and learn about your creative process. Y'all rock!  

Paul, come on back to Fort Worth anytime. Your first taco is on me.

Please excuse the loud generator in the background. This recording was conducted on the fly outdoors at the Psychedelic Panther Festival. We actual interviewed five bands that day and you can find that episode of the Fort Worth Roots Podcast episode #082.

Photo by Rene Gomez. Find his incredible art at www.renegomezphotography.com

Find Ah Pook the Destroyer on Facebook:   @APtheDestroyer

Find Ah Pook the Destroyer on the web : https://ahpookthedestroyer.bandcamp.com/

The two tracks we played at the end of the episode:

1st- Time Cube is from The King in Yellow

2nd- Experiences in the Dark from The Silver Key

Find them both on band camp: https://ahpookthedestroyer.bandcamp.com/

On a personal note: Thank you to Matthew Broyles, Trista Morris, and Joe Guzman for starting the conversation that got the Fort Worth Roots Podcast involved with this festival. Ryan Higgs, thank you for providing us with space at M.A.S.S so that we could interact with the public and be part of this badass event!!!

Squad STX ! Thanks for being a part of the show. Find information on Squad STX at www.squadstx.com Squad STX is an overnight primitive camping, hiking, orienteering, and laser tag course for boys designed by U.S. Army infantry officers as an alternative to Boy Scouts and traditional summer camp. We develop strong leadership skills through squad competitions, time-tested military training methodologies and situational training exercises (STX).

Find more information about the River Oaks Springfest Car Show that's taking place April 30th by going to Facebook and searching @RiverOaksSpringfest . Fort Worth Roots Podcast will be there along with at least 70 vendors and dozens of awesome cars!  Address for the event : 6200 Sand Springs Road Fort Worth, TX 76114.

Other things...

Find all of Fort Worth Roots content by checking out the website, www.fortworthroots.com

and all other social media platforms . Youtube vids to complement the audio that you find on all your podcast players can be found on our youtube page... when i publish the episode. Some times the videos take a while... i work and stuff.  

Thank you for listening!!!

Intro music provided with permission to use by Matt Novesky. Matt is the front man for the band Icarus Bell (https://icarusbellofficial.com/) ,Owner of Orb Recording Studios in Austin Texas ( www.orbrecordingstudios.com ), and  is the bassist for the band Blue October out of Houston Texas (https://www.blueoctober.com/)  

The name of the song the intro was sampled from is: Bones by Icarus Bell. You can check Matt’s band out on your favorite streaming service like Amazon music or Spotify. The YouTube version of Bones can be found at this link ( https://youtu.be/d9HLLrvsqi8 )

A HUGE thank you to Matt Novesky for the privilege to share some of your newest art on Fort Worth Roots. I am sincerely looking forward to future creations made by you and the Orb Recording Studios family.