Through The Draft Line

Through The Draft Line

By Matt Brooks, JD NeinastMusic
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Through The Draft Line episodes

  • Ep. 10| Ben Cosgrove & Heady Topper
    We close out the decade with an artist we've been eager to host since our founding. Join us with instrumental pianist Ben Cosgrove as we discuss kolaches, insomnia, and our relationship with the land around us.
    Beer samples:
    Heady Topper (NEIPA, 8%), The Alchemist
    That’s Not Me (Imperial Stout, 13%), Cloudwater & J. Wakefield collaboration
    Elevated IPA (AIPA, 7.2%) La Cumbre Brewing Co (11%)
    1 hr 9 min
  • Ep. 9 | Visiting Wine & Whirlpool
    Check out our conversation with Boston's "dance in the woods folk" band, Visiting Wine. Preparing for the release of their second record, we down some thicc brews with Lindsey & Greg and had time for a performance as well.
    Follow us on Instagram @draftlinepod!
    Hosts: Matt Brooks and JD Neinast
    Theme Music by: Tim Hall
    Logo Design: Heidi Geist
    Additional Compositions: Matt Brooks
    Audio Production: Matt Brooks
    54 min
  • Ep. 8 | Jill McCracken & Crafty Radler
    Through The Draft line is back! After a brief "season break" we begin with indie soul songstress and recent Boston Music Awards nominee Jill McCracken. We talk her first five years in Boston, her 2018 release Shake Me Up, and of course get into a bit of trouble along with hearing a live performance. it's great to be back!
    Crafty Radler (Fruit Beer, 4.7%), Pump House Brewing
    Wave Break (Saison, 4.3%), Mystic Brewery
    Danger! Danger! (NEIPA, 9%), Mystic Brewery
    1 hr 3 min
  • Ep. 7, Part 2 | STL GLD
    The conclusion of two episodes chatting with the Boston hip hop legends, STL GLD. It was a true honor to speak with such talented, innovative, and genre bending individuals that any hip hop fan, in and outside of Boston, should keep an eye on. We kicked off our discussion in episode 1 over Notch Brewery’s Fodderstompf, before transitioning into some of the most complex, and highest ABV beers we’ve ever had on mic in this episode. Cheers!
    47 min
  • Ep. 7, Part 1 | STL GLD
    Part one of two episodes chatting with the Boston hip hop legends, STL GLD. It was a true honor to speak with such talented, innovative, and genre bending individuals that any hip hop fan, in and outside of Boston, should keep an eye on. We kicked off our discussion in part 1 over Notch Brewery’s Fodderstompf, before transitioning into some of the most complex, and highest ABV beers we’ve ever had on mic in the concluding episode. Cheers!
    49 min
  • Ep. 6, Part 2 | Turtle Swamp Brewing (Pt. 2)
    At Through The Draft Line, we use craft beer as our facilitator for conversation with some of the most exciting creatives in New England. Today, we reverse that trend in Part 2 of our episode with Turtle Swamp Brewing. Special guests are Tanner Cobb and Brandon Johnson. Cheers!
    Hosts: Matt Brooks and JD Neinast
    Theme Music by: Tim Hall
    Logo Design: Heidi Geist
    Additional Compositions: Matt Brooks
    Audio Production: Matt Brooks
    1 hr 18 min
  • Ep. 6, Part 1| Turtle Swamp Brewing
    At Through The Draft Line, we use craft beer as our facilitator for conversation with some of the most exciting creatives in New England. For the first time, we reverse that trend in Part 1 of 2 episodes with Turtle Swamp Brewing. Special guests today are Tanner Cobb and Brandon Johnson, cheers!
    Hosts: Matt Brooks & JD Neinast
    Theme Music By: Tim Hall
    Logo Design: Heidi Geist
    Additional Compositions: Matt Brooks
    Audio Production: Matt Brooks
    23 min
  • Ep. 5 | Fish House & Lagunitas IPA
    Armed with the classic, yet unfortunately no longer craft, Lagunitas IPA, we have a blast on mic with Boston's best cruise ship jam band, Fish House. Open up for insight to the pathways (and barriers) to entry in the Boston music scene, how creative processes develop from youth to adulthood, and naturally, a bit of politics.
    Theme Music by: Tim Hall
    Logo Design: Heidi Geist
    Additional Compositions: Matt Brooks
    Audio Production: Matt Brooks
    1 hr 15 min
  • Ep. 4 | VQnC & Happy Sol
    JD and Matt welcome Tory Corless, a New England transplant with Southern roots who takes soul and experiential music meditations to a new level. With a powerful voice and and top-notch Bostonian collaborators around her, Tory released her first project under the stage name of VQnC in April 2019.
    Beer: Happy Sol (Hefeweizen, 5.5%) Slumbrew
    Theme Music by: Tim Hall
    Logo Design: Heidi Geist
    Additional Compositions: Matt Brooks
    Audio Production: Matt Brooks
    51 min
  • Ep. 3 | The Blue & Narragansett
    Join us with Claire Altendahl and India Shore, who not long after meeting down the road at Berklee College of Music created The Blue - A genre blending project with the intention of providing a new sound that also brings back the vintage charm of their musical idols.
    UPDATE | Since recording, the project has been renamed boyish.
    Voices: Matt Brooks and JD Neinast
    Theme Music by: Tim Hall
    Logo Design: Heidi Geist
    Additional Compositions: Matt Brooks
    Audio Production: Matt Brooks
    1 hr 11 min

About Through The Draft Line

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Through The Draft Line is an independent podcast produced in Boston, Massachusetts. The intention? To find and discuss the intersection of the creative and craft beer industries. To dig deep into the elements of New England artists' creative processes that there often isn’t enough time for at the merch table after their set. And what better way to have these discussions than over a beer? More specifically, each artist’s preferred brew, along with varying samples from craft breweries around the world.