Part-Time Rockstar Podcast

This week's episode is with The Violet Violence. They are a Baltimore area pop punk band with a new EP coming out called “Above The Echoes.” The song “Second Wind” is featured on this episode. It will be out June 26th. So definitely check it out and follow the band on Spotify if you dig it. That way you’ll get the alert and all that when it does come out. But anyway, we had a fun video chat with 3 members of the band, Pat Collins, Chandler Adams, and Nick Patrick. So whether you are friend or fans of their band, I hope you enjoy the interview. 

 

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My guest today is Charles Kavoossi. He is local musician, singer, songwriter in the Annapolis area. He’s got a new song out called “Hatteras.” Which is featured on this episode. In any case, I’ve been looking forward talking to Kavoossi for a while now because he’s a fairly prominent piece of the local scene here in Maryland. And I think for anyone out there listening who’s trying to support your scene as well, he’s a great of example of how to do it. He also does video work for bands and plays guitar for a local legend around here by the name of Joey Harkum. His new song is listed below. 

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Today my guest is Luke Justin Roberts, otherwise known as LJR. He’s one of my longtime friends, bandmates, and former guest on the show. He’s been working on a solo album for a while now and is finally releasing some a new song called "I Cant Say". Which is featured on this episode. Luke’s album has been in the works now for a couple years. I’ve been razzing him about taking his time on it but I know a lot of people are looking forward to his new songs. So hopefully you dig it. I know Luke is excited to finally get em out there. I figured I’d get him back on the show. We are also playing a show together soon may 8th at fish head cantina here in Baltimore (as The Hollow Truths). So we talked a little about that. Luke will be on the drum kit for my band that night. Tickets for the show can be found in the episode notes. As well as a link to Luke’s new song. You can find Lukes music on iTunes and Spotify and all those places. Feel free to subscribe or follow or any of that stuff. As always thanks for listening and supporting local music. We all appreciate it. 

 

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The Hollow Truths May 8th Baltimore tickets

Episode 64 features my guests Matt, Nick, and Tom from Top Dead Center. They are a local maryland rock cover band. They were gracious enough to invite my band The Hollow Truths to join forces with them May 8th, 2021 for a show at Fish head Cantina.  So well got together the other night to talk about the show and what all they’ve been up to as a band. After meeting up with them I can safely say they are tight knit group. In the best way. I think in a lot of ways good bands are as much like gangs as they are musicians. 

So yeah hopefully you yourself are doing alright out there. Staying safe and sand and all that stuff. As always thanks for listening and supporting local music. We all appreciate it. Feel free to subscribe or follow the podcast wherever you may be streaming. It always helps broaden the reach a little. But other than that, there are t-shirts available via messaging through the facebook or insta pages. Hopefully this episode finds you well.But yeah, if you're in the Baltimore are May 8th and wanna see a rock show feel free to come out for a beer or two. 

https://www.facebook.com/TopDeadCenterRocks

Episode number 63 features my guest today Gage Rhodes. He is a folk, americana, country singer from the eastern shore of Maryland. He has an album out called “All I did” and it features the single “Fast Talker.” Which is features on this episode. 

Anyway, we had a fun conversation about our songwriting styles and philosophies. As well as Gage’s influences and some of the topics that lead to him writing and recording music. So whether you are friends or fans of his, hopefully you’ll enjoy the episode. thanks for tuning and supporting local music. We all appreciate it. 

As always feel free to follow or subscribe to Gage Rhodes or the podcast wherever you may be listening. It always helps us out and broaden the reach. Hopefully this episode finds you well. 

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Today's episode features Chris Mooneyhan of Weatherly Productions in Bel Air, Maryland. Weatherly is basically an umbrella company for Chris’s podcast, The Weatherly Report, and his band Camoon. You can find their socials under @allthingsweatherly. The EP for Camoon is called Story Hour. And the song featured from it on this episode is called “Falling Down.” The song has Mike Newberry on vocals. Chris recorded his EP with multiple different singers. 

But anyway we had a fun chat about his recording process, his home studio, charity work, and some other stuff. As always feel free to follow or subscribe to all things weatherly, or to the podcast. It always helps us out and broaden the reach of this thing. Again, thanks for tuning and supporting local music. Whether you are friends or fans of the band, we all appreciate it. Links to music below. 

https://www.allthingsweatherly.com

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Today's episode features Stephen Berchielli from The Hollowed Sky. They are a Baltimore based rock band. They have a new remixed/remastered album called Unstrung. Two of the new songs are featured on this episode. One is called "Baltimore" and other is named “Head In The Fence." Stephen and I had a fun chat about all things music, recording, and some stories from playing shows. Stephen recorded and produced their new album. Spotify links below. As always feel free to follow or subscribe to the band or the podcast. It always helps us out. Thanks for listening and thanks for supporting local music. Whether you are friends or fans of the band, we all appreciate it. 

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Episode 60 features Zack from Souls Extolled. They are a proto-metal ska punk band from Austin, Texas. They definitely got their own sound going on. Zach is also originally from Hawaii, which is where he was calling in from for this interview. So we talked about that, Zach’s ethos for the band, and some of his spiritual ideas. Let’s just say Zach is a big fan of human free will, but more on that in the interview.

 The band songs “Allegiant Swine” and “Seraphic War” are featured on this episode. If you’re into it and you wanna find the Souls Extolled on Spotify or anywhere else, the links are attached in the episode description. 

And as always feel free to follow or subscribe to the band or the podcast. It always helps us out. Thanks for listening and thanks for supporting local music. Whether you are friends or fans of the band, we all appreciate it. Have a nice day. 

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Sidney Abernathy is a folk/alternative country signer originally from Colorado. Now residing in Mexico. I first got acquainted with her music after seeing former guest and friend of the show Matt Pless do a write up of her new album. And was pretty much hooked after that. I’ve featured two of her songs on this episode. One is called "Medicine" and the one at the end of the show is called "Miss You." They are my favorite tracks off of album No Return Address. 

As a lyricist Sidney has everything I admire in a song writer. I hate using the word haunting but if there was ever a time to use it, her album would probably be it. There’s depth and sadness juxtaposed with humor and tongue in cheek sarcasm. Intermingled with the classic elements of old american outlaw country. But most importantly her songs are genuine and real. So if you’re into maybe the “off the beaten path side of country,” you’ll probably dig it. Thanks for listening. Links below.

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My guest today is Andrew Toy. Also known as @AToyDrummer online on twitter, youtube, and instagram. He’s got a new album out called Guardrails which is featured at the link in the notes. The song “Sneaking Suspicions" is featured on the episode. I just met Andrew a couple weeks ago when he came in to the studio where I was recording to do some drum tracks. I’ve been fortunate to play with a lot of good drummers but Andrew’s really on another level. By the sound of it he’s playing around the world for many years now. And is currently promoting his new percussion based album. He says he uses percussion as a starting point for composition and sonic exploration. In the studio and on stage, Andrew twists, distorts, and re-arranges the sound of the drums beyond recognition to create soundscapes that are both intense and atmospheric. I sort of described it as what you might hear the Matrix was based in the jungle. But anyway when had a fun chat so hopefully you enjoy it whether you are friends or fans of his. 

 

https://open.spotify.com/artist/3Yfm4ezzNIX8MEdOWCfdEj?si=jkaN3j56QSaxQUvBX08OfQ

 

https://www.facebook.com/atoydrummer/

 

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcRar-_yl6QoWZNNvPD1xTQ

 

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