Rock Paper Podcast

The other night I stopped in to visit with my friends The Screechin' Halts at Gaslight. We had a few beverages to celebrate the release of their debut BENEATH THE SOUTHERN SUN EP. On this episode we deep dive into the EP, stories behind writing these songs, recording, some of the guests that helped make it all possible and much more. 

On this episode you'll hear:

• Betty Lou
• Lovesick Disease 
• Thumbin
• Diamonds
• Southern Sun
• I Don't Mind

Find BENEATH THE SOUTHERN SUN EP wherever you get digital music. Keep an eye for physical copies coming soon. Follow along with the band on Facebook & Instagram! 

See them LIVE

11/20 Broadway Oyster Bar with Clusterpluck 

11/28 Old Rock House for Debbstock with One Way Traffic, Nick Gusman & The Coyotes and Spankonya 

Check out the Rock Paper Podcast merch store at ByJack.com

It’s officially beard season!  Thanks to my wonderful friends at Roughneck Beard Company for their continued support. Stop by the shop in Maplewood, MO or shop 24/7 at RoughneckBeardCompany.com. Use my code RPP15 for an exclusive 15% off your favorite beard oils, balms, junk powder or a personal favorite their Beard Batter! 

DJ MAHF returns! I always love catching up with DJ Mahf. He's one of the best around for sure. We get into talking about some of his work as solo artist and his groups like Earthworms & My Posse In Effect (Beastie Boys Tribute). Mahf is headlining a big ol party in The Grove Saturday 10/2/21 in St.Louis, MO and it's FREE! You'll get to see him with all of his various projects and a bunch of other special guests. 

On this episode you'll hear:

• Steddy P "Outta Pocket" ft DJ Mahf
• Earthworms "Cool Runnings" ft Daemon (Unreleased)

See him LIVE

10/2 Grovefest 

10/31 at City Museum with Chromeo 

Everything else you can find DJ Mahf, Earthworms & My Posse In Effect on Facebook & Instagram. DJMahf.com

It’s officially beard season!  Thanks to my wonderful friends at Roughneck Beard Company for their continued support. Stop by the shop in Maplewood, MO or shop 24/7 at RoughneckBeardCompany.com. Use my code RPP15 for an exclusive 15% off your favorite beard oils, balms, junk powder or a personal favorite their Beard Batter! 

A bit ago I stopped in to visit with Brett Parrella of Everbloom. Everbloom is a hard hitting pop punk band from Omaha, Nebraska. I sat with Brett and talked a bit about his role in the band, some of the latest songs, scary movies and much more! 

On this episode you'll hear:

• Thought Out
• Talking Through Teeth
• Mood (24K Golden cover)

Find more Everbloom wherever you get digital music! Follow along with them on Facebook & Instagram. 

Grab some Rock Paper Podcast merch at ByJack.com/Rockpaperpodcast

It’s officially beard season!  Thanks to my wonderful friends at Roughneck Beard Company for their continued support. Stop by the shop in Maplewood, MO or shop 24/7 at RoughneckBeardCompany.com. Use my code RPP15 for an exclusive 15% off your favorite beard oils, balms, junk powder or a personal favorite their Beard Batter! 

This week I stopped in at band practice to hang out with the guys of Amethyst! I caught up with them as they were rehersing for their big show at Pointfest!!! We talk a bit about how the group formed, recording new tunes, working with JPS Productions and much more. 

See them LIVE

9/19 at Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre for POINTFEST with Shinedown, Seether, Badflower, Greek Fire & more

10/8 at Diamond Music Hall in St.Peters, MO with Outrun The Fall, Dark Below & Trotter Water

On this episode you'll hear:

• The Wind 
• Time To Be Alive (Demo)

Follow along with them on Facebook & Instagram. Stream Amethysl wherever you get digital music!

It's officially beard season!  Thanks to my wonderful friends at Roughneck Beard Company for their continued support. Stop by the shop in Maplewood, MO or shop 24/7 at RoughneckBeardCompany.com. Use my code RPP15 for an exclusive 15% off your favorite beard oils, balms, junk powder or a personal favorite their Beard Batter! 

A bit ago I caught up with my friend Keith Brake. Before recording this I had really only admired Keith's work on the internet. I've seen him work at many shows but never had the chance to have a conversation. We recorded this episode at his KBP Studios space in Du Quoin, IL. Keith shared some stories of starting out in bands when he was younger and his love of music, how he got his first camera, snapping pictures of Ozzy Osbourne during an eclipse and much more! 

Visit KeithBrakePhotography.com today and see all sorts of his work and book a session with him in the studio!

It's officially beard season!  Thanks to my wonderful friends at Roughneck Beard Company for their continued support. Stop by the shop in Maplewood, MO or shop 24/7 at RoughneckBeardCompany.com. Use my code RPP15 for an exclusive 15% off your favorite beard oils, balms, junk powder or a personal favorite their Beard Batter! 

Brad, Tim & Paul of Tree One Four return to the show! They have a brand new album EXHILARAMA due out September 11th. They share a little sneak peek at the new album with us on today's show and talk about their upcoming Release Party!

On this episode you'll hear:

• The Letter
• Crossroads

Join us for the EXHILARAMA Release Party at Hot Java Saturday September 11th with special guests Steve Ewing and Hosteen & The Aztechs.

Find more Tree One Four wherever you get digital music. Follow along with them on Facebook & Instagram!

Thank you to the wonderful people at Roughneck Beard Company and American Rambler for their continued support of this show. Shop locally at their store in Maplewood, MO or 24/7 at RoughneckBeardCompany.com. Use my code RPP15 for 15% off all your favorite beard oils, balms, junk powder or Beard Batter!

Also super excited to have a brand new show sponsor for you all, Keith Brake Photography & KBP Studios! Visit KeithBrakePhotography.com today and get some great shots of you or your band! Save 10% off your session by mentioning Rock Paper Podcast!

Smiley Boy makes his debut on the show! I caught up with him at his home studio and we talked all about his start, where the name Smiley came from, his debut album "33", stories behind some of these songs & so much more!

On this episode you'll hear:

• Wakanda 
• huSTLe ft ATG
• Down

Join us for the ALBUM RELEASE PARTY!!

9/11 at Pop's in Sauget, IL ATG & Smiley Boy Album Release Party with Scrub, Egan's Rats & Freddy D'Angelo. Hosted by Jon Maddy & Brad Williford Tickets at PopsRocks.com

Find more Smiley Boy wherever you get digital music. 33 will be available everywhere 9.10.21!

Follow along with Smiley Boy on Facebook & Instagram!

Check out the merch store at ByJack.com/RockPaperPodcast

Thank you to the wonderful people at Roughneck Beard Company and American Rambler for their continued support of this show. Shop locally at their store in Maplewood, MO or 24/7 at RoughneckBeardCompany.com. Use my code RPP15 for 15% off all your favorite beard oils, balms, junk powder or Beard Batter!

Also super excited to have a brand new show sponsor for you all, Keith Brake Photography & KBP Studios! Visit KeithBrakePhotography.com today and get some great shots of you or your band! Save 10% off your session by mentioning Rock Paper Podcast!

A little while back I caught up with Singer Songwriter Jason Boy to talk get to know a little more about him and his brand new WHERE DID YOU SLEEP LAST NIGHT? EP. 

On this episode you'll hear:

• Gingers Can't Be Spaceman
• Mrs. M

Find more Jason Boyd wherever you get your digital music. Follow along with him on Facebook. 

Shop the merch store at http://www.ByJack.com/Rockpaperpodcast

Thank you to the wonderful people at Roughneck Beard Company and American Rambler for their continued support of this show. Shop locally at their store in Maplewood, MO or 24/7 at RoughneckBeardCompany.com. Use my code RPP15 for 15% off all your favorite beard oils, balms, junk powder or Beard Batter!

Also super excited to have a brand new show sponsor for you all, Keith Brake Photography & KBP Studios! Visit KeithBrakePhotography.com today and get some great shots of you or your band! Save 10% off your session by mentioning Rock Paper Podcast!

The other night I took a drive out to Washington, MO to meet up with Ray & Adam of Miles Of Wire! I had a great time meeting these two and talking about some of the stories of the groups history, upcoming reunion show and we play 4 songs live acoustic! 

On this episode you'll hear:

• Sweet Mary
• Marriage
• Bitter Gods
• Paper Moon 

Find more Miles Of Wire wherever you get digital music! Follow along with them on Facebook. 

See them LIVE 

8/28 in Lebanon, IL at Hettenhausen Center For The Arts

Shop the Rock Paper Podcast merch store at http://www.byJack.com/rockpaperpodcast

Thank you to the wonderful people at Roughneck Beard Company and American Rambler for their continued support of this show. Shop locally at their store in Maplewood, MO or 24/7 at RoughneckBeardCompany.com. Use my code RPP15 for 15% off all your favorite beard oils, balms, junk powder or Beard Batter!

Also super excited to have a brand new show sponsor for you all, Keith Brake Photography & KBP Studios! Visit KeithBrakePhotography.com today and get some great shots of you or your band! Save 10% off your session by mentioning Rock Paper Podcast!

Garrett Rongey returns! I caught up with Garrett a while back to sit and discuss his brand new album FRANKLIN'S PLACE that he's been working on. We get into some stories around recording this album with a bunch of talented people and some of the stories that helped inspire these tunes. We also talk about his work playing guitar with Nick Gusman and his own podcast Garrett Talks To Himself And Sometimes Other People. 

Find Garrett's FRANKLIN'S PLACE wherever you get digital music. Find Garrett Talks To Himself And Sometimes Other People wherever you get podcasting and follow the show on Facebook & Instagram! 

On this episode you'll hear:

• Franklin's Place
• June Blossom
• Maltiox

Thank you to the wonderful people at Roughneck Beard Company and American Rambler for their continued support of this show. Shop locally at their store in Maplewood, MO or 24/7 at RoughneckBeardCompany.com. Use my code RPP15 for 15% off all your favorite beard oils, balms, junk powder or Beard Batter!

Also super excited to have a brand new show sponsor for you all, Keith Brake Photography & KBP Studios! Visit KeithBrakePhotography.com today and get some great shots of you or your band! Save 10% off your session by mentioning Rock Paper Podcast! 

Big shout out to Heil Sound for their support of this show! Visit HeilSound.com