Rock Paper Podcast

BEN DIESEL RETURNS! We had a lot of laughs recording this one. I caught up with my buddies Ben Diesel to talk about their recent reunion, playing the 1000th episode party, recording new music, upcoming shows, trying to get sued and so much more. 

On this episode you'll hear:

• Dana Scully 
• The Santa Clause
• Visitors (Live Acoustic)
• O Holy Night (Live Acoustic)

Find more Ben Diesel wherever you get your digital music. Follow along with them on Facebook & Instagram. BenDieselSTL.com

See them LIVE

12/10 at The Heavy Anchor for Dan Kelley Christmas with Holy Hand Grenades, The Stars Go Out and River Miles. 

Check out my friends at Friendship Brewing Company in Wentzville, MO with over 25 rotating taps for all your craft beer needs. They have a wonderful spot out there and huge patio. Perfect for enjoying a cold beverage with some good friends! Check out their menu with all sorts of delicious food like burgers, nachos & flatbread pizzas. Come grab some lunch or dinner, enjoy some live music and have a great time at Friendship Brewing Company! FriendshipBrewCo.com Live Music: 12/8 Singo Bingo 12/8 Buddy & Q (7-10)  12/10 Steve Kyle (7-10)

Earthworms Return! I had the opportunity to catch up with my friends Mathias & Black Patrick of Earthworms the other night. We took a deep dive on their recent reunion and their first album in 12 years, GARDEN IN THE RUINS. We share some of stories behind the songs, working with producer Doug Surreal, vinyl and making music videos! 

On this episode you'll hear:

• Disinfectant 
• Cool Runnings
• Light In The Attic

Find GARDEN IN THE RUINS wherever you get your digital music! Head over to Bandcamp.com to PRE-ORDER the vinyl!

Follow along with Earthworms on Facebook & Instagram for more info about upcoming shows. BreakfastRecords.com

Check out my friends at Friendship Brewing Company in Wentzville, MO with over 25 rotating taps for all your craft beer needs. They have a wonderful spot out there and huge patio. Perfect for enjoying a cold beverage with some good friends! Check out their menu with all sorts of delicious food like burgers, nachos & flatbread pizzas. Come grab some lunch or dinner, enjoy some live music and have a great time at Friendship Brewing Company! FriendshipBrewCo.com Live Music: 12/1 Singo Bingo 12/2 Jeff Walchshauser (7-10)  12/3 Denver Wade Trent (7-10)

Ryan Kemp returns!! I caught up with my buddy Ryan Kemp the other day to talk about all the various projects that he's been working hard on. He recently launched his own podcast Flyin' High With Ryan Kemp talking to a bunch of our favorites around town. We also deep dive into the beginning of The Magnificent Mullets of Lonedell with Cody Perkins and what is coming up for the group. Ryan has also been hard at work at Kemp's Hemp. He tells me about some of the various products that they offer and some of their healing properties. When Ryan isn't making music or hustling for the business, he also is a festival organizer for Pickin' On Picknic! We talk a bit about the festival coming up next summer July 6-9.

On this episode you'll hear:

• Meramac River Mudwalk
• Backwoods

Listen to Flyin' High With Ryan Kemp wherever you get your podcasts. Add Magnificent Mullets of Lonedell to your playlist on your favorite music platform! Visit KempsHemp.co!

Check out my friends at Friendship Brewing Company in Wentzville, MO with over 25 rotating taps for all your craft beer needs. They have a wonderful spot out there and huge patio. Perfect for enjoying a cold beverage with some good friends! Check out their menu with all sorts of delicious food like burgers, nachos & flatbread pizzas. Come grab some lunch or dinner, enjoy some live music and have a great time at Friendship Brewing Company! FriendshipBrewCo.com Live Music: 11/25 Denver Wade Trent (7-10 pm) 11/26 Matt Walterscheid  (7-10 pm)

St.Louis alternative Folk duo West End Junction join me on the show today! I had a whole lot of fun hanging with Cara & Dan the othe night talking about starting this group and some of the early days. We talk about their brand new single "Dragula" and what made them want to talk a shot at putting their spin on this Rob Zombie hit. They also perform a stripped down version of it live on the show! We talk about Hanson, vinyl records & so much more. Stick around and get an exclusive 1st listen of their next single!

Find all things West End Junction on Facebook & Instagram. Subscribe to their YouTube!

On this episode you'll hear:

• "Dragula" (Live Acoustic)
• I Will See You Again (First Listen)

See them LIVE:

11/18 Friday at Blueberry Hill Duck Room in St.Louis, MO with special guests Goldberry & Michael Blakey. 

Check out my friends at Friendship Brewing Company in Wentzville, MO with over 25 rotating taps for all your craft beer needs. They have a wonderful spot out there and huge patio. Perfect for enjoying a cold beverage with some good friends! Check out their menu with all sorts of delicious food like burgers, nachos & flatbread pizzas. Come grab some lunch or dinner, enjoy some live music and have a great time at Friendship Brewing Company! FriendshipBrewCo.com Live Music: 11/18 James Bertels (7-10 pm) 11/19 Jeff Walschauser (7-10 pm)

This week I caught up with my friend John Lum of Devon Allman Project & The Allman Betts Band at his home. We talk about his journey of starting out as a young student to traveling the world drumming. We also talk about the upcoming Allman Family Revival tour and the All-Star lineup! 

On this episode you'll hear:

• River Kittens "Atlantic City"
• The Allman Betts Band "Down To The River"

Check out more of John's drumming all over the Allman Betts Band albums & River Kittens wherever you get your digital music! Follow along with John Lum on Facebook & Instagram. Everything else: https://linktr.ee/_johnondrums

See him on tour:

12/10 at The Factory in Chesterfield, MO with Allman Family Revival including Duane Betts, Cody & Luther Dickinson, Jimmy Hall, Maggie Rose, Larry McCray, River Kittens, Alex Orbison, Donovan Frankenreiter, Jackson Stokes & more

Full details, more dates & tickets at AllmanFamilyRevival.com

This week I sat down with singer songwriter Matt Jordan! We talk about growing up in St. Louis, moving to Nashville, some of our favorite songwriters and all about his brand new album THE GAMBLE! We discuss some stories behind a few of the tracks, songwriting process, recording with producer Sal Oliveri & share a preview of the album.

On this episode you'll hear:

• Night On Fire
• Wrangler 
• Your Town
• Cashing Out

Find all things Matt Jordan at MattJordanSongwriter.com. Listen to THE GAMBLE on your favorite streaming platform or snag a CD copy with 3 bonus tracks at his upcoming shows!

11/4 Marion, IL at The Pavilion with Noah Thompson & Huntergirl

11/12 St. Louis, MO at Kirkwood Performing Arts Center. Album Release Party with special guests Tyler Dale & Michael B Whit TICKETS HERE!

Check out my friends at Friendship Brewing Company in Wentzville, MO with over 25 rotating taps for all your craft beer needs. They have a wonderful spot out there and huge patio. Perfect for enjoying a cold beverage with some good friends! Check out their menu with all sorts of delicious food like burgers, nachos & flatbread pizzas. Come grab some lunch or dinner, enjoy some live music and have a great time at Friendship Brewing Company! FriendshipBrewCo.com Live Music: 10/28 Jeff Walschauser (7-10) 10/29 Halloween Party with Mickey Scott (7-10)

Also check out my friends at Roughneck Beard Company & American Rambler! It’s officially beard season. The weather is cooling off and it’s the prime time for growth. Whether you are keeping it going or growing it out for the first time, Roughneck Beard Company products make it better. Eliminate the itch, and set the stage for faster, fuller growth with Roughnecks full line of beard oils, balms, washes, and nutrient sprays!! If you do decide to shave it off, do it with American Ramblers nourishing and protective Pre-shave Oils! Roughneck & American Rambler have you covered for all your beard & mustache needs. RoughneckBeardCompany.com Promo code RPP15

The other day I stopped by band practice to hang out with the guys of Boss Battle!! We had a lot of fun talking about how the group formed, some of the early days and recording their debut ACTION ITEMS! EP. Today's episode we deep dive into the EP and talk about each track and share some stories behind the songs. 

Find more Boss Bottle on your streaming platform of choice or BossBattleSTL.bandcamp.com. Follow along with them on Facebook & Instagram!

See Boss Battle LIVE

Dec 16th at The Conservatory in Alton, IL with Boomtown United & Orangetree. Come celebrate the Skalidays! 

Check out my friends at Friendship Brewing Company in Wentzville, MO with over 25 rotating taps for all your craft beer needs. They have a wonderful spot out there and huge patio. Perfect for enjoying a cold beverage with some good friends! Check out their menu with all sorts of delicious food like burgers, nachos & flatbread pizzas. Come grab some lunch or dinner, enjoy some live music and have a great time at Friendship Brewing Company! FriendshipBrewCo.com Live Music: 10/28 Jeff Walschauser (7-10) 10/29 Halloween Party with Mickey Scott (7-10)

Also check out my friends at Roughneck Beard Company & American Rambler! It’s officially beard season. The weather is cooling off and it’s the prime time for growth. Whether you are keeping it going or growing it out for the first time, Roughneck Beard Company products make it better. Eliminate the itch, and set the stage for faster, fuller growth with Roughnecks full line of beard oils, balms, washes, and nutrient sprays!! If you do decide to shave it off, do it with American Ramblers nourishing and protective Pre-shave Oils! Roughneck & American Rambler have you covered for all your beard & mustache needs. RoughneckBeardCompany.com Promo code RPP15

Sisser returns! I caught up with St. Louis rockers Sisser the other night to talk all about their brand new album DAYS AND NIGHTS. We also talk about their Album Release Party, Music video, stories behind some of the songs, vinyl records, recording again with Ryan Wasoba at Bird Cloud Recording and play a couple live acoustic! Also being spooky season we discussed some of our favorite horror movies.

On this episode you'll hear:

• Rabbit Hat Smash
• Heavy Blue (Live Acoustic)
• Witch Like Me
• Black Queen (Live Acoustic)

See them LIVE

Oct 22nd at The Sinkhole in St. Louis, MO with Vaudevileins & The Potomac Accord. Jeff of 3 Minute Record will be doing a vinyl spin before & after the show. 

Follow along with them on Facebook & Instagram. Find more Sisser wherever you get your digital music. Pre-order the vinyl & download DAYS AND NIGHTS at Sisser.Bandcamp.com

Check out my friends at Friendship Brewing Company in Wentzville, MO with over 25 rotating taps for all your craft beer needs. They have a wonderful spot out there and huge patio. Perfect for enjoying a cold beverage with some good friends! Check out their menu with all sorts of delicious food like burgers, nachos & flatbread pizzas. Come grab some lunch or dinner, enjoy some live music and have a great time at Friendship Brewing Company! FriendshipBrewCo.com Live Music: 10/21 Denver Wade Trent (7-10p) 10/22 Steve Kyle (7-10p) 10/23 Dennis O’Hagen (1-4p)

Also check out my friends at Roughneck Beard Company & American Rambler! It’s officially beard season. The weather is cooling off and it’s the prime time for growth. Whether you are keeping it going or growing it out for the first time, Roughneck Beard Company products make it better. Eliminate the itch, and set the stage for faster, fuller growth with Roughnecks full line of beard oils, balms, washes, and nutrient sprays!! If you do decide to shave it off, do it with American Ramblers nourishing and protective Pre-shave Oils! Roughneck & American Rambler have you covered for all your beard & mustache needs. RoughneckBeardCompany.com Promo code RPP15

Episode 1000! I don't know how I managed to book him but Matt F Basler found time in his busy schedule of playing country music, being a movie star, recording podcasts & being a fashion icon to sit down and record this episode with me. Matt brought along his therapist Dylan Clubb to join us on the episode. Hope you enjoy this one and find it helpful. 

Matt has a brand new song coming out everywhere on Tuesday October 17th called "Waste of Time" and you can hear it on today's show! Be sure to follow along with Matt on Facebook, Tik Tok & Instagram. MattFBasler.com

Want to help support the podcast? You can grab a brand new shirt at ByJack.com/rockpaperpodcast today!

Check out my friends at Friendship Brewing Company in Wentzville, MO with over 25 rotating taps for all your craft beer needs. They have a wonderful spot out there and huge patio. Perfect for enjoying a cold beverage with some good friends! Check out their menu with all sorts of delicious food like burgers, nachos & flatbread pizzas. Come grab some lunch or dinner, enjoy some live music and have a great time at Friendship Brewing Company! FriendshipBrewCo.com Live Music: 10/21 Denver Wade Trent (7-10p) 10/22 Steve Kyle (7-10p) 10/23 Dennis O'Hagen (1-4p)

Also check out my friends at Roughneck Beard Company & American Rambler! It’s officially beard season. The weather is cooling off and it’s the prime time for growth. Whether you are keeping it going or growing it out for the first time, Roughneck Beard Company products make it better. Eliminate the itch, and set the stage for faster, fuller growth with Roughnecks full line of beard oils, balms, washes, and nutrient sprays!! If you do decide to shave it off, do it with American Ramblers nourishing and protective Pre-shave Oils! Roughneck & American Rambler have you covered for all your beard & mustache needs. RoughneckBeardCompany.com Promo code RPP15

The other day I stopped by Blue Lotus Recordings in St. Louis, MO to sit with Jeremiah Johnson to talk all about his brand new album HI FI DRIVE BY. Jeremiah brought along our friends Paul Niehaus & Tom Maloney who helped record & produce the album. It was a lot of fun talking about some of the behind the scenes action that made this album possible. We share some of stories behind some of the songs and give you a sneak peek at few tracks. 

Thanks again to Blue Lotus for their helping in recording all of this episode. Be sure to reach out for your recording needs! BlueLotusRecordings.com

On this episode you'll hear: 

• The Squeeze
• Hot Diggity Dog (Live Acoustic)
• Quicksand

Pre-order a copy of HI FI DRIVE BY and the coffee table book at JeremiahJohnsonBand.com. Due out everywhere on Oct 21st! Keep an eye out for vinyl coming soon. 

See Jeremiah Johnson LIVE

Oct 21 at Blue House Theater Warrenton, MO

Oct 22 at Brown Jerry's Pacific, MO

Oct 27 at RedFish Blue Fish St.Charles, MO

Oct 28 at Red Dog Pub Cape Girardeau, MO

Oct 29 at BB's St. Louis, MO

Nov 3 at Hammerstone's St. Louis, MO

Nov 25 at Diamond Music Hall  St. Peters, MO (Big Band)

Find all dates, merch, videos & more at JeremiahJohnsonBand.com

Check out my friends at Friendship Brewing Company in Wentzville, MO with over 25 rotating taps for all your craft beer needs. They have a wonderful spot out there and huge patio. Perfect for enjoying a cold beverage with some good friends! Check out their menu with all sorts of delicious food like burgers, nachos & flatbread pizzas. Come grab some lunch or dinner, enjoy some live music and have a great time at Friendship Brewing Company! FriendshipBrewCo.com Live Music: 10/14 Matt Walterscheid (7-10p) 10/15 The Wurst Bavarian Band (3-6p) Buddy & Q (7-10p)

Also check out my friends at Roughneck Beard Company & American Rambler! It’s officially beard season. The weather is cooling off and it’s the prime time for growth. Whether you are keeping it going or growing it out for the first time, Roughneck Beard Company products make it better. Eliminate the itch, and set the stage for faster, fuller growth with Roughnecks full line of beard oils, balms, washes, and nutrient sprays!! If you do decide to shave it off, do it with American Ramblers nourishing and protective Pre-shave Oils! Roughneck & American Rambler have you covered for all your beard & mustache needs. RoughneckBeardCompany.com Promo code RPP15