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Episode 335 - Brandon Ossont and Matthew Jenkins of The Maguas

Between Awesome and Disaster with Will Carey

Release Date: 12/18/2023

Episode 352 - Lena McFrison of The Loyal Cheaters

Between Awesome and Disaster with Will Carey

Lena McFrison's band The Loyal Cheaters will be playing with Will's band in Astoria Queens on November 2nd the last day of their US tour. Before that they sit down to talk about discovering Punk Rock and putting on shows in a small town in Italy. the logistics of planning a tour of the USA as an international DIY act, Their upcoming show at The Fest in Gainsville, Florida, and the songwriting process for their newest album And All Hell Broke Loose. Follow and See The Loyal Cheaters Live https://open.spotify.com/track/6StU3cjkNVf3zASJ77w3hA?si=bc34291a71f84e76 Will's...

Episode 351 - Marc Juliano of Goalkeeper

Between Awesome and Disaster with Will Carey

Goalkeeper guitarist Marc Juliano returns to the show ahead of the band's new ep Pins and Needles during their tour with Calling All Captains. He talks to Will about their newest single Black Hole, the heavier direction that they are taking musically and lyrically on the new ep, his current live set up and the bands current tour opening for Calling All Captains. Listen to the new Goalkeeper single: See Will's band live in NYC 10/18/24:

Episode 350 - Larry Spahn of Hopeless Otis But Pyrite and Knuckle Down Records

Between Awesome and Disaster with Will Carey

Larry Spahn recently celebrated two milestone anniversaries of his pop punk band On Hiatus, and his hardcore punk band But, Pyrite. He talks to Will about growing up in Queens, New York, how started by playing bass cause a friend told him he needed a bassist, his degree in history, the inspiration for the brutal riffs and goofy lyrics of But, Pyrite, 15 years of Hopeless Otis, how he co founded a record label with Brandon Bujnowski of Bedpan Fight and how he puts together DIY tours. Listen to Hopeless Otis Listen to But, Pyrite See Will's band live in NYC 10/18/24: ...

Episode 349 - Aaron Barkstrom of Suburban Surf Club

Between Awesome and Disaster with Will Carey

A lot has changed since the last time Aaron Barkstrom was on the show. He has a new band Suburban Surf Club and a new ep titled Something Higher. He talks to Will about their summer concert schedules, The collaborative writing process of the new ep, his deep dive into listening to The Grateful Dead and Surf Rock and how these diverse influences combine into the band's new ep. Listen to Suburban Surf Club: See Will's band live in NYC 10/18/24:

Episode 348 - Mike and Rob of The Challenged

Between Awesome and Disaster with Will Carey

Mike and Rob's band The Challenged have been a part of their lives and the NYC music scene for 20 years. They tell Will about the DIY and house show scene in Brooklyn, sharing the stage with punk rock legends, learning how to record all of their own music, songwriting and how the band is critical part of their emotional and physical well being. Listen to the Challenged: See Will's band Skip Lag in NYC 10/18/24 Listen to Rhode Island by Skip Lag: Will's Website: Podcast Merch: Awesome Disaster Highlights! Will's Band:

Episode 347 - Tom Lee Rose of On Hiatus

Between Awesome and Disaster with Will Carey

On Hiatus vocalist/bassist Tom Lee Rose is dedicated to building up the punk rock scene in Des Moines, Iowa, and continuing the band throught van tours and incrediable loss. He talks to Will about the band's recent tour, the music scene in Iowa, the music that drew him to bass guitar, self recording the band's newest ep One More Day, and the small victories that need to occur for a band to get on stage. Listen to On Hiatus: Follow the band and Tom on Instagram: Listen to Rhode Island by Skip Lag: Will's Website: Podcast Merch: Awesome Disaster...

Episode 346 - Stuart Mckillop of Precursor

Between Awesome and Disaster with Will Carey

Precursor guitarist Stuart Mckillop says the bands music is a product of their surroundings and the angst that you discover when you get older. He talks to Will about the band's new album Thick & Thin, working with the bands lead vocalist on song rewrites, the recording and engineering of the album, the punk scene in Vancouver, BC of the late 90s early 2000s, his time in Daggermouth and how Precursor is the natural extension of this musical style. Listen to Precursor. Stuart on Instagram: Listen to Rhode Island by Skip Lag: Will's Website: Podcast Merch: Awesome...

Episode 345 - Pat Condon of Skip Lag

Between Awesome and Disaster with Will Carey

Pat Condon graduated college just as Covid descended on the world, but it only slightly delayed his plans of moving in NYC. He talks to Will about growing up in rural upstate New York, playing in cover bands, working at a rental car place solo, how the first interation of the band came together before Will joined, Skip Lag's new single Rhode Island and where the band plans to go next. Listen to Rhode Island by Skip Lag: Will's Website: Podcast Merch: Awesome Disaster Highlights! Will's Band:

Episode 344- Dani Nash

Between Awesome and Disaster with Will Carey

Musician Dani Nash splits her time between being an in-demand touring drummer for some of Canada's top artists with her own career as a singer-songwriter. She talk to Will about the writing process for her new singles Ordinary Love and Anything at All, how being a drummer first influences her songwriting process, Madonna's influence on her when she was growing up outside of Toronto, and how playing an arena can be easier than a club show. Listen to Dani's new single: Will's Website: Podcast Merch: Awesome Disaster Highlights! Will's Band:

Episode 343 - Tony Lovato of Mest

Between Awesome and Disaster with Will Carey

Creating music is crucial to who Tony Lovato is as a person and he has done that with Mest for nearly 30 years. He talks to Will about Mest's recent Japan tour, finding a dream guitar in Tokyo, Chicagos legendary DIY punk venue Fireside Bowl, his relationship with John Feldmann, what he learned about songwriting from making four records with John, why you shouldn't let go of what you loved when you were younger , Mest's new single When We Were Young from their upcoming new album out May 31st See Mest live: Will's Website: Podcast Merch: Awesome Disaster Highlights! Will's...

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Guitarist Matthew Jenkins and Drummer Brandon Ossont of the Scranton, PA emo band The Maguas sit down with Will to discuss the writing and recording of their new album Settled, what they learned working with producer Nik Bruzzese of Man Overboard, the one song they could not master as a cover band, the role of the drummer in the song writing process, and their new cover of God Rest Ye Merry Gentleman for the Holiday season.

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