Sarah Gustafson (Wild Wolf Clothing Co.) has done wardrobe for some of the biggest artists in music including Metallica, Green Day, and the Backstreet Boys, despite never intending to work in the music industry! On this episode of STOURIES *SUNDAY BRUNCH*, we hear to the tale of Sarah’s touring career, including the few times her and Danny’s paths crossed on “the road”, culminating in a Metallica fan club show at the legendary NYC venue Webster Hall! Sarah discusses what it’s like having to choose between two of the biggest names in rock music history, and why she feels The Rolling Stones may have the best touring schedule! Check out this episode of the podcast!

Danny is joined by songwriter Craig Finn (the Hold Steady) on today’s episode of STOURIES! Craig tells Danny why his band has decided to forgo the traditional tour model (even pre-COVID!) in exchange for multi-show residencies in a single city, and why he feels like that actually makes it more special for their fans! Craig explains why he feels like reading is a form of meditation, and the two discuss keeping up your mental health while on tour! To hear these stouries, listen to the episode and check out the Hold Steady’s new album “Open Door Policy” out today!

Bass player Billy Hamilton (Silverstein) joins Danny on the podcast to talk about how COVID impacted his band’s big plans for 2020 (which was their 20th anniversary)! With stouries from their years touring together while Danny was Silverstein’s merchandise manager, the two friends have plenty of great tales, including an infamous stoury involving a certain tattoo Billy may or may not “reget”! Listen to this episode for all these and more, and be sure to subscribe and leave a review if you like the podcast!

Merchandise managers Matt Geyer (the Starting Line) and Mike Escott (Dashboard Confessional, Senses Fail) join Danny to talk about what it’s like to be on the front lines of the touring world. From “training the crowd” to handling shoplifters, the guys discuss dealing with the fanbase, the perception of being “just the merch guy” and how the skills they picked up behind the table have prepared them for life after tour. A stoury about being held at airport security with Elvis Costello? Yep! One about hanging out with Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie while on tour with a certain Canadian pop-punk band? It’s in here! If you want to see the touring world from the unique perspective that only these money makers can provide, then you don’t want to miss this episode!

Danny is joined on the podcast by the Juno Award winning songwriter Matt Mays! The two chat about the times Matt opened for the Gaslight Anthem, including in 2013 and on the 59 Sound anniversary tour! Matt talks about the time his band almost died skinny dipping on a day off in California and recounts the stoury how he had to sing Elton John for a border guard in order to get into a foreign country, while Danny professes his love for Matt’s album Coyote! To hear my stouries from this Canadian gentleman, listen to this episode!

Vocalist Jimmy Stadt (Polar Bear Club, Shy Tooth) sits down with Danny on this episode of the podcast! The guys talk about the times PBC toured with The Gaslight Anthem, discuss what it’s like to be a band on Soundwave Festival, and explain how sometimes things just don’t work out on tour! Jimmy talks about how he thinks certain bands are able to stay together for so many years and why he looks at them differently after years of touring. To hear these and more, check out this episode of STOURIES!

Danny chats with singer Brian Fallon (The Gaslight Anthem, The Horrible Crowes) in the latest episode of STOURIES! The tour mates talk about what it was like being on the road together when COVID hit, and debate when they think they can get back to touring. Brian talks about why he makes it a point to spend as little time as possible in the venue at hometown shows, and Danny asks what it was like to have Eddie Vedder perform with the Gaslight Anthem! To hear stouries from the two friends’ decade of touring, listen to this episode now!

Nick Ghanbarian (Bayside) sits down with Danny to talk about the differences between touring in America vs. Europe, why timing is so important in the music industry, and the reasons your record label isn’t necessarily on your side when it comes to touring. The two discuss why you have to be as much a business person as a musician these days, having a side hustle (coffee roasting!), and investing in your band. Nick recalls his journey from working at the mall to playing on stage (spoiler: he’s started some legendary bands!), and the guys try to answer the question once and for all: is Long Island considered “New York”? You don’t want to miss this episode of Stouries!

On this episode of the podcast, Vinnie Caruana (I Am The Avalanche/The Movielife) joins Danny from South Beach to chat! The friends reminisce about meeting almost two decades ago, and the times they would see each other when Vinnie would DJ in NYC at the iconic Angels and Kings bar. Vinnie talks about touring with Good Charlotte in the early days of the Movielife, the first time they headlined a 1000 capacity club (in London!), and how he had to find his own songwriting voice with I Am the Avalanche! You don’t want to miss it!

Kevin Devine (solo artist/Bad Books) catches up with Danny on this episode of Stouries! Kevin discusses his journey from playing Nirvana covers at hardcore shows as a 14 year old, to playing major festivals like Lollapalooza and Coachella as an adult! The two reminisce about everything from how they met almost twenty years ago, to being tour mates when Danny sold merch for one of Kevin’s bands, Bad Books! The friends bond over their shared Catholic guilt, and talk about how touring acts as a form of therapy for them! Give this episode a listen!