In this episode of Fans With Bands, we talk with Ananda Murari. It’s funny how a chance encounter waiting in line for the rest room led to discovering this hugely talented and wonderful person. I loved talking with Ananda about his musical journey and approach to songwriting. He has a new EP called “No Coins Needed” coming out in late January 2025 with singles being released every week. Keep your eyes on Ananda’s social media for updates on shows and new music.

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In this episode, we talk with Jon Torrence. I had a fantastic time talking with Jon about his journey into music, his songwriting, and experience as a teacher. I came away extremely inspired and full of admiration. Honestly, I wanted to be a kid again so that I could be in Mr. Torrence’s classroom. It makes me happy knowing there are awesome musicians like Jon Torrence out there sharing their gift. Keep your eyes on Jon’s social media for updates on shows and new music.

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In this episode, we talk with Steve the Animal, the drummer with Unusual Mindset and Next Best Thing (a hair metal tribute band). I had a great time talking with Steve about his journey into music. This included chatting about his original work with Unusual Mindset as well as the great covers he does with Next Best Thing. He is a talented musician and it will be fun to see how his career progresses.

If you are in Michigan, you can catch Steve and his band Next Best Thing live on December 13, 2024 at Diamondback Music Hall in Bellville..

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In this episode, we talk with Mer, Adam, Brent, Kyle, Milan and Tony from Ante-Madder. I had a fantastic time talking with them about their music, time-travel and origin stories. Their first full-length album called Psychosocial Pseudoscience is a wild and wholly punk rock rollercoaster. I highly recommend checking it out.

If you are in Michigan, you can catch Ante-Madder live on December 13, 2024 at The Lexington Bar in Detroit.

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In this episode, I’m talking with Kay Harper. She is a brilliant and inspiring country artist whose recent single “Freight Train” is a streaming hit. In large part this is due to Kay’s authentic voice and storytelling. I had a great time chatting with Kay about her origins, her songwriting, and plans for the future which include a return to Nashville to record more of her music. If you are in the Ann Arbor area, Kay will be performing at Revel Run in Chelsea on November 15th, 2024. Don’t miss catching this rising star.

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Welcome to season 5!! In this episode, we talk with Jared, Jimmy, and Brian from One With The Riverbed. I absolutely fell in love with this band the first time I caught them live at Jeff Fest in Kalamazoo. Dark, atmospheric, and blackened metal music that is brutally beautiful. It checks all the boxes on the What Does Chuck Dig About Metal Music list. It was a pleasure talking with them about how the band came to be, songwriting, influences and more. One With The Riverbed recently released their new album Succumb on Dusktone Records. It surely is one of the best albums of the year.

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In this episode, we talk with Ian from Coyote Man. Talk about hard hitting grooves and powerful music, Coyote Man is stellar. Their latest track “Worthy Adversary” rips. It was super to talk with Ian about the band, their sound, their influences, and their name. Coyote Man has been very busy with gigs. However, they plan to take time this fall to record. Hopefully new music will be out next year. In the meantime, enjoy their last album Relics.

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In this episode, we talk with James and Brian from Head Full Of Ghosts. It was great to talk with them about their band, their latest album called 10.23, their influences, and more. This band puts a new spin on the 90’s rock and grunge stylings. In some ways I felt like I was listening to new Filter, Seven Mary Three, or Our Lady Peace when listening to Head Full Of Ghosts. It wouldn’t be Fans With Bands without talking about first concerts and pizza toppings.

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In this episode, I talked with Tom Robbins the host of And Now The Band Podcast. His podcast is fantastic. Tom talks to a wide variety of heavy bands in a very casual and conversational manner. Its like you are hanging out with him and the band as they talk. It was great to hear about how Tom got started with his podcast and in general spend time talking about music. As usual, we talked about first albums, concerts and pizza toppings

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In this episode, we catch up with Stu and Sean from Pulphonics. Since our first conversation in season 3, Pulphonics have found the freedom to explore their musical ideas. This has led to the creation of their new album Sonic Umami Vol 1. On this record, they are spreading their wings and challenging themselves while creating extremely compelling new music. During our conversation we talked about the changes in songwriting and the new direction their music has taken. Since we’d already talked about pizza toppings, we learned what they enjoy for breakfast 🙂

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