The New Scene

Keith sits down with Jack Beatson to discuss growing up in Delaware, shows in the northeast, our favorite venues in Philadelphia, the history of Foreign Hands, their development as a band, recording "Bleed the Dream", working with Will Putney, what's next for the band and more.

Guest co-host: Brendan Ekstrom of Circa Survive / This Day Forward. We discuss This Day Forward, the Circa Survive hiatus and more.

Keith sits down with Thomas Sheehan to discuss Indecision tour stories, the "Indecision Curse", the formation of Most Precious Blood, the '02 Furnace Fest bible incident, almost playing Furnace Fest '22, navigating two Most Precious Blood lineups, Axe to Grind podcast, what's next for Most Precious Blood and more. 

Keith sits down with Toby Morrel to discuss growing up in South Carolina, discovering the underground music scene, the formation of Emery, the band's move to Seattle, getting established as a band, dealing with fan backlash, the band's latest LP "Rub Some Dirt On It", Toby's podcast "It's All Over" and more.

Guest co-host: Jason Zeimet of Unoriginal Vinyl. Jason details the in-depth work he does with bands to help create their vinyl packaging and shares stories of working with Emery, Zao and others.

Keith is joined by Vadim Taver (This Day Forward / Poison the Well) and Nazareth Lamay (A&R - Columbia Records) for a full Furnace Fest 2022 Recap.

Keith sits down with Dave Gorman to discuss the vibrant music scene in Boston, the bands that influenced him and Orange Island, the beginning of Orange Island, signing to Iodine Recordings, the band's creative process, their final EP that led to the initial end of the band, their upcoming LP "One Night Stay", addiction and how we used substances for different situations in life and more.

Keith sits down with Ryan Parrish to discuss growing up in Virginia, discovering music, learning to play the drums, Ryan's early bands, the formation and early days of Darkest Hour, the formation of City of Caterpillar, Ryan's initial departure from the band and how he processed it, Ryan's other work in Iron Reagan and Mammoth Grinder, the reunion of City of Caterpillar, their upcoming LP "Mystic Sisters" and more.

Keith sits down with Isa Holliday from Slow Crush to discuss the formation of the band, discovering her voice, one of the band's early gigs at Roadburn Fest, the creative process behind their records, surviving Sunday anxiety, some of the challenges Isa faces as an artist and how she overcomes them plus more.

Keith sits down with Jolie Lindholm to discuss growing up in Long Island, moving to Florida and discovering the local scene, Jolie's early work in music, joining the Rocking Horse Winner, the history of the band, life on the road, the band's breakup, Jolie's personal and artistic journey that led to the formation of The Darling Fire, the band's new LP "Distortions", recording their debut LP with J. Robbins and more.

Guest co-host: Tara Mayer of The End of The Ocean.

Keith sits down with Vinnie Caruana to discuss Vinnie's early days in Long Island, the formation and history of the Movielife, their initial breakup, joining Head Automatica and working on their early music, drug experiences, Vinnie's solo music and more.

Guest co-host: Will Goodyear of Hopesfall / Prayer for Cleansing. We discuss Will's recent joining of Hopesfall, the upcoming Prayer for Cleansing reunion show and more.

Keith sits down with Chad Johnson to discuss growing up in the Caribbean, some early trouble that led to Chad changing his life and discovering independent music, Chad's label Takehold Records, working A&R for Tooth and Nail Records, the early days and history of Furnace Fest, the inner-workings of the fest and more. Keith also checks in to give you some helpful hints for navigating Furnace Fest and the bands he's looking forward to seeing this year.