The New Scene

Keith sits down with Travis Opal to discuss growing up in Louisiana, developing a local music scene, the strange story of a label scam that led to Travis joining Hey Thanks!, the band's upcoming debut LP, their creative process, overcoming addiction and more. Guest co-host: Casey Iodine of Iodine Recordings.

Keith sits down with Aaron Pendergast to discuss growing up, discovering punk rock, Aaron's history as a director, conceiving the idea for the Blasting Room documentary, the studio's history, the many classic bands that have recorded there and more.

Keith sits down with Tim Barry to discuss growing up in Virginia, discovering punk rock, touring the world with Avail, the legacy of the band, their recent gigs, Tim's solo work and creative process, his upcoming LP "Spring Hill", what's next for Avail and more.

Keith sits down with Emily Whitehurst to discuss growing up in California, discovering punk rock, early and formative show going experiences, joining forces with Tsunami Bomb, life on the road, Emily's new band Survival Guide, learning to record solo, streaming on Twitch and more.

Keith sits down with George Chamberlin to discuss growing up in Bucks County, the local scene, the formation and history of Autumn, George's post-Autumn band Aim of Conrad, George's journey to sobriety, joining forces with Ritual Earth, their upcoming LP on Iodine Recordings and more. 

Keith and Tommy sit down with Russ Rankin of Good Riddance to discuss growing up in CA, Russ's history in music, the formation of Good Riddance. life on the road, Russ's solo career and new solo record "Come Together Fall Apart", working as a hockey scout and more. The New Scene also bids a fond farewell to co-host Tommy as this will be his last appearance on the show for a while.

Keith and Tommy sit down with Andrew Low to discuss growing up in Pennsylvania, discovering the scene, the formation of the Jazz June, life on the road, moving to the UK, Andrew's current band Post-Skeleton, mental health, parenting and more. We also review new music from North End and Tommy reveals a stunning life update.

Keith and Tommy sit down with Daniel Müller of Wilderun to discuss growing up in Massachusetts, discovering the metal scene, the formation of Wilderun, the history of the band, their latest LP "Epigone", the band's creative process and more. Keith and Tommy also discuss new music from Vein, Hey Thanks!, Abrasion and Keith recaps the recent END gig at St. Vitus in Brooklyn.

Keith and Tommy celebrate two years of the podcast by discussing our history and recent partnership with Iodine Recordings. We also welcome Dana Bollen to the show to discuss his podcast Two Week Notice, the inception of the show, how Dana left behind the corporate world to pursue his dreams, tour managing and performing with Piebald and more. Finally, Keith and Tommy discuss what we are looking forward to in the coming year.

Keith and Tommy sit down with Arturo Barrios of Audio Karate to discuss growing up in Southern California, discovering the local scene, the formation of Audio Karate, touring the world, their initial hiatus and reformation, Arturo's post-Audio Karate band Indian School, life outside of music, what's next for the band plus more.