Jamie Holmes is a self-made man. Jamie has been a cornerstone in the punk and indie Lehigh Valley PA scene as the owner of Double Decker Records. Double Decker started back in 96 and still going strong. Listen to how Jamie had do duck and weave his way to remain relevant for almost twenty years. There is so much to know, but it remains the same as every other story: the most important tool is flexibility. Jamie knows what he's doing. Then we are joined by his associates Ray Gurz and Chris Bickert. Ray is the leader of the band Tile as well as another called Bad American. (I shoved a Tile song in here for you somewhere...) Chris is not only the nicest guy ever, he's also Braid's tour manager (Don't believe me? Bob Nanna himself said so in Chapter 12.) Plus he brought donuts. These are the people in my neighborhood...in my neighborhood...in my neighborhood...but they're in your neighborhood now, too thanks to the magic of podcasting. Enjoy. (No donuts though...)

One more thing: Nate Allen, friend of the show, has a lil' rekkid coming out with his group Nate Allen And The Pac Away Dots. The album is called "Take Out The Trash" and it is available for pre-order right now. It's coming out on Sept 18th. Tell your friends. Nate's a good egg. Buy his album...link is below. Nate loves you. Take care. Bye-bye.

Chapter 23 Show Notes:

Double Decker Records: http://doubledeckerrecords.com

Ray's band Tile: https://tilenoise.bandcamp.com

Chris helps this band: http://braidcentral.com

Nate Allen And The Pac Away Dots new album "Take Out The Trash" is available on Sept 18th:

Huffington Post on Nate Allen: http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/6056092

Chapter 23 Music:

The Police - "Omegaman"

Fugazi - "Turnover"

Tile - "Half Tooth" (Ray Gurz on bass/vocals)

Sunny Day Real Estate - "Lipton Witch"

Rush - "YYZ"

Beatle Barkers - "I Wanna Hold Your...Paw" (I'm so sorry...)

Terminal Velocity - "Gavin Griffiths" (Bed Music)

Nate Allen And The Pac Away Dots - "West Side Blues" AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 18th!!!

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Trav's rock band: http://halfbomber.com