Rock Paper Podcast

Today my guest is a returning guest, my friend Gerald Dusek! He recently launched a brand new studio in the Collinsville, IL area called Dungeon Studios. We talk all about his new adventure into being a business owner. We also talk about his new music he's been working on. This was recorded the day the news broke that Taylor Hawkins of the Foo Fighters passed, Gerald & I discuss some of our feelings about it. 

On this episode you'll hear:

• Easy Lover (Phil Collins cover)
• Dreaming 

Find more Gerald Dusek music wherever you get digital music! Be sure to follow along with him & Dungeon Studios on Facebook & Instagram. 

Don’t miss Chesterfield Country Fair at Chesterfield Amphitheater May 19-21 with Zach Bryan, Jon Pardi, Chris Young, Warren Zeiders, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band & much more. ChesterfieldCountryFair.com

It’s officially beard season! There’s no better way to grow it out than with Roughneck Beard Company’s full line of beard grooming products. Beat the itch, soften, and set the stage for faster and fuller growth. Try their brand new Comeback Kid beard oil blended with lemon, peppermint, black pepper, rosemary & ylang ylang. You can do all that while saving 15 percent with my code RPP15. Stop by the shop in Maplewood, MO or shop 24/7 at RoughneckBeardCompany.com.

Also 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 and Fish Fry Fridays. Come grab some lunch or dinner, enjoy some live music and have a great time at Friendship Brewing Company! FriendshipBrewCo.com

I'm very excited to welcome Joanna Serenko to the show, along with returning guest Tyler Dale! We had a lot of fun talking about Joanna's BEST OF ME album and some of the stories behind it. We also talk a bit about her time on The Voice and her upcoming shows. 

On this episode you'll hear:

• Slip
• Best Of Me

Find more Joanna Serenko tunes wherever you get digital music! Follow along with her on Facebook, Instagram & Tik Tok. JoannaSerenko.co

See her LIVE

4/27 at World Chess Hall Of Fame in St.Louis, MO

6/18 at Kirkwood Amphitheater in Kirkwood, MO

It’s officially beard season! There’s no better way to grow it out than with Roughneck Beard Company’s full line of beard grooming products. Beat the itch, soften, and set the stage for faster and fuller growth. Try their brand new Comeback Kid beard oil blended with lemon, peppermint, black pepper, rosemary & ylang ylang. You can do all that while saving 15 percent with my code RPP15. Stop by the shop in Maplewood, MO or shop 24/7 at RoughneckBeardCompany.com.

Also 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 and Fish Fry Fridays. Come grab some lunch or dinner, enjoy some live music and have a great time at Friendship Brewing Company! FriendshipBrewCo.com

I sat down with The Randys from Indiana via Zoom to talk about some of their new music they recently released. We also talked touring, action figures and much more.

On this episode you'll hear:

• Maria
• Sally

Find more The Randys wherever you get digital music. TheRandysBand.bandcamp.com. Follow along with them on Facebook & Instagram!

See them LIVE

4/16 Lamasco Bar & Grill Evansville, IL

5/14 Evansville Roof Top Evansville, IL

6/25 Rock The River Bottom WIllow Hill, IL

7/22 The Verve in Terre Haute, IN

9/8 Summer Sundown Effingham, IL

9/9-10 Blues At The Crossroads Terre Haute, IN

It’s officially beard season! There’s no better way to grow it out than with Roughneck Beard Company’s full line of beard grooming products. Beat the itch, soften, and set the stage for faster and fuller growth. You can do all that while saving 15 percent with my code RPP15. Stop by the shop in Maplewood, MO or shop 24/7 at RoughneckBeardCompany.com. 

Also check out my friends at Friendship Brewing Company in Wentzville, MO 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! Recently Friendship Brewing launched a brand new beer they brewed up for fallen soldier & Wentzville native Lance Corporal Jared Schmitz. 100% of the proceeds of this beer go to support the memorial fund in his name. Come grab some lunch or dinner, enjoy some live music and have a great time at Friendship Brewing Company! FriendshipBrewCo.com

Over the weekend I stopped in to visit my new friend Gho$tx314 at his home in Ferguson, MO. I really enjoy getting to know him more and his story. We talk about the early days, his time in prison and now focusing his sights on music! 

On this episode you'll hear:

• "Git It Out Tha Mud"
• "Work"
• ATG "St.Louis" ft Gho$tx314, Gorilla J & Shawn Kongg
• "Born To Roll Freestyle"

Find Gho$tx314 wherever you get your digital music! Follow along with him on Facebook, Instagram & Tik Tok.

See him LIVE

4/20 Oklahoma City

6/4 Rap Gods of St.Louis at Forrest Park 

It’s officially beard season! There’s no better way to grow it out than with Roughneck Beard Company’s full line of beard grooming products. Beat the itch, soften, and set the stage for faster and fuller growth. You can do all that while saving 15 percent with my code RPP15. Stop by the shop in Maplewood, MO or shop 24/7 at RoughneckBeardCompany.com.

Also check out my friends at Friendship Brewing Company in Wentzville, MO 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! Recently Friendship Brewing launched a brand new beer they brewed up for fallen soldier & Wentzville native Lance Corporal Jared Schmitz. 100% of the proceeds of this beer go to support the memorial fund in his name. Come grab some lunch or dinner, enjoy some live music and have a great time at Friendship Brewing Company!  FriendshipBrewCo.com 

Jeff Faulkner returns to the show! I stopped in to see Jeff performing with 2 Pedros on a beautiful Sunday afternoon at The Quarry Wine Garden. After the gig we sat down to talk about some of his work with projects such as his Electric Light Orchestra tribute Mr. Blue Sky and his glam rock cover band Velvet Goldmine. 

On this episode you'll hear some snippets of 

• Mr. Blue Sky covering "Evil Woman"
• Mr. Blue Sky covering "Mr. Blue Sky" 
• 2 Pedros covering "How Long" by Ace

See Jeff LIVE

3/26 Mr. Blue Sky at Delmar Hall with Emily Wallace

4/9 2 Pedros at Blue Strawberry for an evening of Yacht Rock

5/6 Velvet Goldmine at Salvatore's 

7/3 Velvet Goldmine at New Town Amphitheater 

Find more dates & info on Facebook & Instagram

It’s officially beard season! There’s no better way to grow it out than with Roughneck Beard Company’s full line of beard grooming products. Beat the itch, soften, and set the stage for faster and fuller growth. You can do all that while saving 15 percent with my code RPP15. Stop by the shop in Maplewood, MO or shop 24/7 at RoughneckBeardCompany.com.

Also check out my friends at Friendship Brewing Company in Wentzville, MO 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! Recently Friendship Brewing launched a brand new beer they brewed up for fallen soldier & Wentzville native Lance Corporal Jared Schmitz. 100% of the proceeds of this beer go to support the memorial fund in his name. Come grab some lunch or dinner, enjoy some live music and have a great time at Friendship Brewing Company!  FriendshipBrewCo.com 

The other day I stopped in to visit with Dillon & Dietrich of With Glee to discuss some of the groups history, upcoming shows, new music they are working on and we played one live acoustic! 

On this episode you'll hear:

• Calm
• Worms Haven (Live Acoustic)

Find more With Glee wherever you get your digital music. Follow along on Facebook & Instagram. 

See them LIVE

March 19 in Rolla, MO at House Show

March 31 in Indianapolis, IN at Melody Inn

May 21 in St.Louis, MO at Music Record Shop

It’s officially beard season! There’s no better way to grow it out than with Roughneck Beard Company’s full line of beard grooming products. Beat the itch, soften, and set the stage for faster and fuller growth. You can do all that while saving 15 percent with my code RPP15. Stop by the shop in Maplewood, MO or shop 24/7 at RoughneckBeardCompany.com.

Also check out my friends at Friendship Brewing Company in Wentzville, MO 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! Recently Friendship Brewing launched a brand new beer they brewed up for fallen soldier & Wentzville native Lance Corporal Jared Schmitz. 100% of the proceeds of this beer go to support the memorial fund in his name. Come grab some lunch or dinner, enjoy some live music and have a great time at Friendship Brewing Company!  FriendshipBrewCo.com 

Chris Hobbs returns!! A bit ago I stopped by to visit with my friend Chris Hobbs. You've seen Chris playing guitar in groups such as The Hush List, Greek Fire and he's a founding member of Cavo! He recently started a new project with another friend of the show singer songwriter Chris Curd & and drummer Andrew Ghiassi. We deep dive into the their debut HEAVY STONES EP. We also talk about new Cavo tunes on the way, Red Hot Chili Peppers, cover songs & much more. 

On this episode you'll hear:

• MadLove "Trying To Sleep"
• MadLove "Heavy Stones"

Find HEAVY STONES EP wherever you get your digital music! 

Be sure to follow along with MadLove & Cavo on Facebook & Instagram for more updates. 

It’s officially beard season! There’s no better way to grow it out than with Roughneck Beard Company’s full line of beard grooming products. Beat the itch, soften, and set the stage for faster and fuller growth. You can do all that while saving 15 percent with my code RPP15. Stop by the shop in Maplewood, MO or shop 24/7 at RoughneckBeardCompany.com.

Also check out my friends at Friendship Brewing Company in Wentzville, MO 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! Recently Friendship Brewing launched a brand new beer they brewed up for fallen soldier & Wentzville native Lance Corporal Jared Schmitz. 100% of the proceeds of this beer go to support the memorial fund in his name. Come grab some lunch or dinner, enjoy some live music and have a great time at Friendship Brewing Company!  FriendshipBrewCo.com 

Singer songwriter Ryan Cheney RETURNS! I stopped in to visit my buddy Ryan the other day and brought a long my microphone. He shared a little insight on his recent health scare. We also get into some of the new tunes he's working on for his upcoming album TABACCO SEASON and recording with Matt Benne. We talk some new Fivefold stuff including their first live show in St.Louis in a couple years! Hear 4 live acoustic songs and the stories behind them.

On this episode you'll hear:

• Hunter Hunted (Live Acoustic)
• Cafe Collin (Live Acoustic)
• Hey Rock n Roll (Live Acoustic)
• Atomic Lover (Live Acoustic)

See Ryan Live:

3/12 at Bennie's Pizza 

3/19 with Fivefold, The Produce Isle & Dropja at Old Rock House. Tickets HERE

It’s officially beard season! Growing out a big ol’ beard is a surefire way to keep you warm this winter, and there’s no better way to grow it out than with Roughneck Beard Company’s full line of beard grooming products. Beat the itch, soften, and set the stage for faster and fuller growth. And you can do all that while saving 15 percent with my code RPP15. Stop by the shop in Maplewood, MO or shop 24/7 at RoughneckBeardCompany.com.

Also check out my friends at Friendship Brewing Company in Wentzville, MO for all your craft beer needs. They have a wonderful spot out there and huge patio. Perfect spot to enjoy a cold beverage with some good friends! Recently Friendship Brewing launched a brand new beer they brewed up for fallen soldier & Wentzville native Lance Corporal Jared Schmitz. 100% of the proceeds of this beer go to support the memorial fund in his name.  FriendshipBrewCo.com 

I caught up with the guys of Shots Fired the other night at Utopia Studios in St.Louis, MO. We had a lot of fun recording this one. You'll probably hear some background noise from the guy doing a drum solo through the show in the room next door. We talk about their latest album ARCHETYPES, some of the groups history, upcoming shows, new music and play 2 songs live acoustic!

On this episode you'll hear:

• Escape Artist
• Ordinary (Acoustic)
• Encased (Acoustic)
• Crash And Burn 

Find Shots Fired music wherever you get your digital music. Be sure to follow along with them on Facebook 
& Instagram. Grab some merch from their new STORE!

See them LIVE

3/18 at Red Flag with Sacrifice The Sacred & Atlas On Fire

4/9 at Pop's for Road To Pointfest with Sleepaway, Crystal Lady, Accidentally on Purpose, Jake's Mistakes & Interpersonal

4/23 at Park Hills Underground (Park Hills, MO) with Jake's Mistakes, At My Worst, Warheads & Frago

4/29 at Sk8bar in St.Joseph, MO

5/7 at Rockin' On The River Festival (Fenton, MO) with Brave New World, Sonic Candy & 1781

5/28 at Red Fish Blue Fish in St.Charles, MO with Sleepaway & Sacrifice The Sacred

It’s officially beard season! Growing out a big ol’ beard is a surefire way to keep you warm this winter, and there’s no better way to grow it out than with Roughneck Beard Company’s full line of beard grooming products. Beat the itch, soften, and set the stage for faster and fuller growth. And you can do all that while saving 15 percent with my code RPP15. Stop by the shop in Maplewood, MO or shop 24/7 at RoughneckBeardCompany.com.

Also check out my friends at Friendship Brewing Company in Wentzville, MO for all your craft beer needs. They have a wonderful spot out there and huge patio. Perfect spot to enjoy a cold beverage with some good friends! Recently Friendship Brewing launched a brand new beer they brewed up for fallen soldier & Wentzville native Lance Corporal Jared Schmitz. 100% of the proceeds of this beer go to support the memorial fund in his name.  FriendshipBrewCo.com 

Monday was President's Day and Tony & I both had the day off so we decided to press record and see what happens. I had a lot of fun catching up with my buddy Tony Willingham of Beyond FM. We covered a lot of ground on this episode talking about some of our favorite concerts, songs & movies. We also get serious for a bit. We open up and share some personal stories of struggles and how we're handling them. A little everything in this one!

Find BEYOND FM at BeyondFM24-7.com or their download their app and listen to the Best of Everything St.Louis 24/7! 

Today's episode you'll hear:

• The Urge - Where Do We Go
• Mad Love - Heavy Stones
• Arthur Yore - Them Arthur Yore - Devil's March ft. ATG
• Gavin O'Brien - Pretend...Bored Again
• Jordan Suter - Jefferson County
• Brother Ali - Forrest Whittaker
• Brother Ali - Self Taught
• ANDTHEYRISE - Disintegrate
• ANDTHEYRISE - Darker Self

Thanks to Gaslight for letting us hang out and record this one. Visit them on The Hill for some tacos, drinks or get in the studio! GaslightSTL.com

Listen on Spotify, Stitcher, Apple & Google Podcasts or ROCKPAPERPODCAST.com

It’s officially beard season! Growing out a big ol’ beard is a surefire way to keep you warm this winter, and there’s no better way to grow it out than with Roughneck Beard Company’s full line of beard grooming products. Beat the itch, soften, and set the stage for faster and fuller growth. And you can do all that while saving 15 percent with my code RPP15. Stop by the shop in Maplewood, MO or shop 24/7 at RoughneckBeardCompany.com.

Also check out my friends at Friendship Brewing Company in Wentzville, MO for all your craft beer needs. They have a wonderful spot out there and huge patio. Perfect spot to enjoy a cold beverage with some good friends! Recently Friendship Brewing launched a brand new beer they brewed up for fallen soldier & Wentzville native Lance Corporal Jared Schmitz. 100% of the proceeds of this beer go to support the memorial fund in his name.  FriendshipBrewCo.com