Episode 203 features Cody & Gingy from the Harbor Boys. They have a brand new song dropping today called “Sunday Hangover” and they are also playing a show tonight at the Crazy Tuna in the Essex wonderland. It is the first show of their 2 week tour with Ballyhoo!. So definitely go check them out on some of the dates if you’re in the neighborhood. In our conversation we talked about all the new Harbor Boy tour bus, custom condoms, music videos, and everything else they’ve been up to. Anyway look out for a full length Harbor Boy album on the horizon and go check out “Sunday Hangover” streaming everywhere. Including this episode. Thanks for listening and supporting local music. 

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Episode 202 features Stephen of Truly Strings Guitar Shop. He is a local luthier based out of Laurel, MD and has been the O.G. sponsor of this show. I’ve wanted to get him on the pod for a long time and we finally made it happen. He’s got a cool story behind how he got into working on guitars and we also talked some of the other things he’s into such as Yoga, songwirting, and “finding the muse.” I featured two live recorded acoustic tunes that Stephen played after the conversation. The first one you’ll hear is called “Stone Cold” and the one at the end, which we touched on in the interview, is called “Friday Night.” As I say every episode, I take all my guitars to Stephen and if your guitars ever need some attention you can email him at [email protected] and he’ll get back to you quick. You can also find Truly Strings on Instagram and Facebook. Thanks again for supporting local art, music, and business. 

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Episode 201 features Lunatic High who are a hard rock band from Baltimore, Maryland. In the interview I spoke with Rob and Natalia. They have a brand new song out called “Paper Roses” which I featured on this episode as well as their song “Rage.” In our conversion we talked a lot about Natalia’s home country of Brasil as well as the band’s writing style and some of their upcoming dates. You can find Lunatic High on all the normal social media places so be sure to give them a follow if you’re into the up-and-coming bands in the hard rock scene. 

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Episode 200! features my longtime friends the LJR (Luke Roberts), the DJR (Daniel Roberts), The Slang (John & Felix), and my brother Dylan. All former guests of the show. We had a fun round table discussion/celebration of 200 episodes and talked about all the things we’ve been up to collectively. We spent a fair amount of time roasting each other as well as talking about some of our general philosophies everything from pop culture to music. LJR & DJR has been playing a lot of shows lately, The Slang have been releasing new music, and Dylan and I we’re able to join forces on an episode again for the first time since episode 3. Anyway I just want to say thanks for everyone who’s listened to an episode over the last few years and also thank everyone for supporting local music in general, which despite our banter, is what this podcast is all about. On this episode I featured my band’s new track “Gimme Back My Guitars” by The Hollow Truths and at the end I featured “More Time” by LJR. 

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Episode 199 features Tom and Rob from the podcast 1001 Album Complaints. The guys break down The Greatest 1001 Albums of all time while also adding their often spicy hot takes. The idea spawned after reading a book called The Greatest 1001 Albums of All Time. If you’re into musicology or just a music nerd like myself you’ll definitely appreciate their show. Rob and Tom also play in bands and I featured a couple of their songs on this episode. One is called “The Away Team” by The Beverly Crushers and the other is “Lord of the Beef Lands” by Ghost Beef. In our conversation we talked about their love of Arby’s, the TV show Silicon Valley, songwriting, as well as the bands and musicians they love to hate. The guys also just released their 100th episode which dives deep into Led Zeppelin II. Check them out on all the streaming platforms.

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Episode 198 features Kevin Frank of The Campbell Apartment who are from San Francisco. Kevin is the bassist of the band. Their sound could be described as garage rock with punk and pop influences. Frank and I had a fun conversation about all things music and tech. Frank grew up in the Boston area and moved to California about 20 years ago. So we talked a little bit about the east coast as well as the Bay area music scenes. They guys also have a new album that they are working and it should be coming out soon. On this episode I featured “Bay Area Robot Farm” and a brand new unreleased song called “Fun In The Sun” which comes out next week. If you like them you can find them wherever you listen to music. Definitely give The Campbell Apartment a follow on any of their socials for updates. Thanks for listening and supporting local music. 

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Episode 197 features Brandi L M & The Bottomshelf from Austin, TX. She is a pop/alt/rock singer songwriter originally from York, PA. Her songs generally focus on mental health and the stresses of working while being an aspiring musician. In our conversation we talked a lot about her recent move to Austin as well as a lot of candid stories regarding her struggles, successes, and goals. Brandi is currently a full time musician and has been releasing music since 2019. I featured her most popular song “Sleeping Alone” on this episode. If you like it you can definitely stream it wherever you listen to music. Thanks for listening and supporting local artists. 

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Episode 196 features CabbaGe, who is the host of the In The Patch With Cabbage, a local skate podcast here in Maryland. He is longtime staple of the local skateboarding scene. Even going as far as pro in the 90’s when he moved to San Diego for a time. CabbaGe is also a big time fan of music and has played drums in many bands around the area including Lumber, Witherod, The Stone Dust Riders, & Sporadic Sunjam. On this episode I featured “Stress” by Lumber and “Gone Too Long” by Withrod. If you like either of them you can find them on band camp at the link in the episode notes.

I first met Cabbage through the Sunrider9 crew in Catonsville, MD (episode 127). He was gracious enough to invite me over to his compound and do a joint episode. There is a part II to our conversation on In The Patch With Cabbage with also releases this week. So if you are into skateboarding or local music definitely go find it and give CabbaGe a follow. He is a highly entertaining interviewer and a great story teller. In this episode alone we talked about his time traveling the world on skate tours, getting Shamu high while working at Seaworld, as well as selling the O.G. VHS tapes of the Pam Anderson/Tommy Lee sex tape at a trade show for beer money, among other things. So whether you are friends of fans of his show, thanks for listening and thanks for supporting local music/art. 

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Episode 195 features Matt and Levie from E.R.I.E out of Albany, NY. I would describe their sound as nostalgic punk rock or maybe "Americana" punk rock if such a thing exists. They have a similar sound to one of my all-time favorite bands, The Menzingers. The guys have a brand new full length album dropping this Friday called “Suburban Mayhem” and I featured the track “Bad Man’s World” on this episode. The album is available on the usual streaming platforms as well as on vinyl in their webstore which is listed in the episode notes. In our conversation we talked about how the album was inspired by their singer’s recent time in the hospital after he suffered an emergency cardiac event. Fortunately it sounds like everything is well now and the band has grown stronger subsequently. They have an album release show this Friday, April 7th at Lost & Found in Albany, so definitely go check it out if you are listening in from the upstate NY area. Thanks for listening and supporting local music. 

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Episode 194 is final episode from our mini-SXSW series, featuring our buds Souls Extolled of Austin, TX. They are a psychedelic rock trio who describe their sound as “Ozzy having a love child with Rancid on acid.” Singer/songwriter Zach Black was kind enough to let us stay at his place while we were in town. This is technically Souls Extolled third time on the show but it was our first time doing in an interview in person. We sat down at the bar after their set at Hole In The Wall ATX and talked about everything the band has been up to since we last met in NYC. Since their national tour in 2022, the guys have focused on writing and recording another record as well as playing shows around Texas. So we talked a lot about that and the general state of the music scene in Austin.

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