Today’s guests, yes guests, are so uplifting. I’d like to welcome Cara Maurizi, Jim Standerfer, Alan Honeycutt, and eventually Ryan Groff; 4/5s of the band Modern Drugs. This band is so positive it’s almost too good to be true. And you know what they say about things that are too good to be true. They usually are. Or they’re Modern Drugs. But all the members of the band truly love and respect each other. They each talk about their trials and tribulations of being musicians before they all got together and the complicated story of how the band got together. At the center, even if he’s too modest to say so, is Ryan Groff. Just ask bass player Alan Honeycutt. That guy uprooted his life to play with him. But the band is actually quite democratic in nature. Nothing is precious when they’re working out their songs. Like drummer Jim Standerfer says, nothing means more to them than each other and their friendship. 

Jim came up with the band name and talks about how it was chosen, but kind of keeps the meaning a bit of a mystery. Modern Drugs writes music by the same motto as comedy improv groups; Yes, and. Every idea gets a chance. So give them a chance! Check out their music on Spotify, Bandcamp, YouTube, or wherever you get your music. Follow them on socials @moderndrugsband. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Get some merch at performanceanx.threadless.com or send us coffee money at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. But for now, try some Modern Drugs on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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