Music Notes with Colin Alvarez

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This week on Music Notes with Colin Alvarez, our fearless host sits down with the third leg of the rock 'n roll tripod that is CAB—none other than bassist to the stars, Sam Hug! 🤘

The duo welcomes their new AI overlords (yes, we’re talking ChatGPT) to help them figure out the secret sauce to being a great bandmate. Spoiler: It’s definitely not just about tuning your bass... 🙄

Tune in for laughs, tears (maybe?), and a whole lot of confusion as Colin’s dumb laptop has a meltdown mid-recording and derails the show with some wild input switches. 🤦‍♂️

Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and remember, if you’re not confused, you’re doing it wrong. 🎄🎧 Listen NOW! ⬇️ #MusicNotes #CAB #AIOverlords #SamHug #TechFails #PodcastLife #HolidayChaos

This week on the Music Notes Podcast, we’re flipping the script and diving headfirst into the fabulous world of “Top Ten” lists! Join Colin A. as he teams up with the legendary Colin "Deuce" Brown, a drummer so talented he could probably make a sandwich sound like a symphony! They’ll be dissecting Rolling Stone's list of the top 20 drummers of all time—because who doesn’t love a good debate over who beats the drum the best?! Buckle up for some epic banter and let’s find out if Deucey agrees with Colin A. or if it’s time for a drumroll of disagreement! Tune in and prepare for a wild ride through the rhythm and chaos of musical opinions!

This week Colin sits down with Singer Extraordinaire (and Soprano 1) Megan Miller!  The two discuss discuss everything from broadway musicals to Murder! 

Megan is half of the Megan and Dave duo, Check them out below!

https://linktr.ee/megananddaveduo

This week Colin sits down with Hanover, PA's own Jake Groft!  This up and coming country star sits down to discuss the writing process, capturing that classic 90's country sound, and is the first in studio musical guest, singing two songs live in studio!  

*editors note*: apologies to Jake, something funky happened with his audio from the 5 minute mark, to about the 56 minute mark.  The conversation was too good to edit that much out, so we did our best to salvage it.  Thankfully the musical performance wasnt effected, but we'll definitely have Jake back to do another interview without the technical difficulties.

Today i decided to talk to myself for a bit.  I had some topics I wanted to cover and didn't necessarily want to subject a poor guest to them.  Follow me as I ramble about finding happiness as a musician, and fulfillment playing "someone else's music".

This week Colin sits down with artist, IG Model, supermom, and loving wife (his wife) Chelsea Alvarez!  Chelsea provides a fresh perspective from the "other side of the mic", and they discuss the trials of being the one who "stays at home" while the musician goes out and makes merry.  They cover a wide variety of shared experiences over the last 12 years as Chelsea supported and pushed Colin along in his journey to becoming a Full Time musician.  Enjoy the listen!

Join Colin as he sits down with solo powerhouse Matt Jameson!  the two discuss the trials and tribulations of solo shows, recreational drinking, getting older, and Butternut Squash.  Find out more at www.MattJamesonLive.com!  

For the first episode back, who better to talk to than the man that inspired the return of Tales From the gig, the great Dave Gates!  After chatting with Dave on his Podcast "Solo Musician", Colin got the bug to get TFTG fired back up, which has led to "Music Notes"!  Listen along as the guys discuss gigs, awkward conversations, stand up comedy, and various vices!  

This week Colin and Kevin have their first in studio guest!  The man most talked about on Tales From the Gig, the incomparable Joel Edwards!  Joel tells stories of his musical education, his days as a player in Nashville, and the projects he's been a part of since moving to Atlanta, GA!  

This week Kevin and Colin are joined by Joel Edwards for the intro to this great episode featuring the one and only Mike Boutte, guitarist for Please Please and founder of SoundHouse! Mike tells the guys his back story and all of the exciting things going on at his Madison GA studio and Production house!