This week, we are turning the tables at the WAIM podcast as I cede the captain’s chair to become the guest on my own show. My longtime friends and frequent collaborators, Barry and Abigail Hummel of the great Pops on Hops podcast will be de facto hosts this week as they quiz me and my bandmate/dear friend Jeffery Gower about the classic Stick Arounds album Ways To Hang On, about our upcoming tour to the South later this Fall.

For those not familiar, Pops on Hops is a father/daughter podcast that centers around music and beer. The hosts, Barry and Abigail Hummel share an album and a selection of beers in each episode to bridge musical generations and expand their collective palettes. In addition to being big music fans and hosts of a great podcast, the Hummels have long been big fans and supporters of my creative work. In 2023 and 2024, I made treks south to Gainesville, where Abigail lives, to play at gigs generously arranged by the Hummels.

This November, Barry and Abigail are having me back down for another visit, this time with my bandmate and dear friend, Jeffery Gower along for the ride. To help get the word out about the tour and to give us an excuse to share a beer together via Zoom, Jeff and I convened in the Sheddio and spent a wonderful couple of hours with the Hummels.

During the discussion, we sample a trio of craft beers and cider from the Sunshine state, including breweries located in the cities we’ll be playing on the tour. Barry and Abigail also put the 2018 Stick Arounds album, Ways To Hang On under the Pops On Hops microscope. They each share their three favorite songs from the record, and invite me and Jeff to open up about where the songs came from, what they mean, and how they came to form our best recorded work as a band.

Come and learn a bit more about a Stick Arounds classic, a few new alcoholic offerings, and a whole load of musical love.

Cheers,

Matty C

Thanks so much to Barry and Abigail for captaining this week’s episode. Thanks also to my dear friend and bandmate Jeffery Gower for joining us as well.

You can learn more about Pops on Hops at https://popsonhopspod.com/ and be sure to go to https://www.phonophorerecords.com/sheddiointhesouth to learn all of the details about my upcoming tour with Jeff to Florida and back.

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