Whether it's fatherhood, punk, or running a business, Rory Van Grol's approach is always the same-put your best foot forward and work your ass off. Growing up in Rochester, NY, Rory spent his free time skateboarding, falling in love with music, which eventually led him to discovering punk and hardcore. As his love for music continued to expand, Rory found himself singing and fronting multiple bands over the years-Standfast, How We Are, Achilles, Soul Control, and now Coming Down. Aside from being a badass frontman, Rory's passion for community and coffee culminated when he and his wife, Cristina, created Ugly Duck Coffee. In this episode, Dan sat down with Rory to discuss his early days of discovering punk and hardcore, his experiences singing in multiple bands, fatherhood, and co-owning and running his coffee shop. 

Follow Rory and his bands on social media, check out their music, and go grab yourself a latte from Ugly Duck-they're amazing:

Soul Control on Spotify

Achilles on Spotify

Coming Down on Spotify

Ugly Duck Coffee

Rory's Instagram-@thebridgeburner

Coming Down's Instagram-@comingdownsound

Coming Down's Facebook-@comingdownband

Achilles' Instagram-@achillesofrochester

Achilles' Facebook-@achillesofrochester

Ugly Duck Coffee's Instagram-@uglyduckcoffee

Ugly Duck Coffee's Facebook-@uglyduckcoffee

Ugly Duck Coffee's Twitter-@uglyduckcoffee

  

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