What's The Reason For This Podcast

Episode 43 - Sicard Hollow - Bluegrass, Blunt Truths, and the Electric Bass


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šŸŽ™ļø In this jam-packed and gloriously unfiltered episode of What’s the Reason for This?, Kodi and Shay welcome the full force of Sicard Hollow into the dungeon for a rowdy ride through the band’s origin story, sonic evolution, and the occasional felonious Twiddle show ejection. šŸšØšŸŽ»

šŸ”„ If you’re not already familiar, pause this episode and go look them up. Then come back, because this one’s for the real ones—the weirdos, the wanderers, the slap-bass believers, and the bluegrass punks who feel the music in their bones.

✨ Episode Highlights:

  • šŸŽø From Rehab to Rippers – Alex opens up about getting sober, getting accepted to Belmont, and unknowingly stepping into the world of bluegrass (even though he couldn’t tell you what a G-run was back then).
  • 🧦 Barefoot Beginnings – Will and Alex’s first jam session includes electric guitars, mismatched chords, and a gas station encounter involving a weed pen and mistaken identities.
  • šŸ› ļø The Bass Player Lost His Thumb – Shout out to Chris Hancock, who quite literally gave a piece of himself to the music. Circular saw + bluegrass = a hell of a story.
  • 🄁 The Electric Bass Rebirth – A busted upright during a set in Columbus led to a mid-song instrument swap and the birth of the electric Sicard Hollow sound we know and love.
  • 🤘 From Kiss to Coheed – Each member walks us through their wild musical upbringings—from gospel and hair metal to butt rock and Dream Theater. Yes, really.
  • šŸ“€ The New EP Is Coming – After a year of delays, the boys are back in the studio with John Estes, tracking six new songs live with the raw energy that defines their sound.
  • 🌲 High Up in a Tree & Other Tales – Songwriting moments born on couches, in golden-hour showers, and in the haze of post-7-Eleven cigarette-fueled epiphanies.

šŸ’¬ The band reflects on their growth, perfectionism, and unapologetically weird path to bluegrass glory. If you’ve ever questioned whether you belonged in a genre, scene, or moment—this one’s for you.

šŸ’„ Final verdict: Sicard Hollow isn’t just bending genres—they’re breaking molds, melting faces, and slapping their way into a space all their own.

šŸŽ§ Hit play, light the sage, and let’s get high up in a tree. 🌿

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