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Episode #20 Fest 13, part 4 w/ Old Flings, Arrow's Aim Records, & tour manager Chad Toper

Release Date: 11/24/2014

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Thanks to Diego and Abby of Ramona for the great interview! Sat down with them back in April in the back of a bar in Brooklyn and talked about their then yet to be released record, Deals, Deals, Deals! and more junk. Out now on Red Scare Records!

Episode #40 w/ Bee Burn Black; Boobies, Bubbies and Bacias

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CW for this one: sexual assault, trauma, sex talk In this episode, I did something a bit different. I spoke at length with my friend Bee, who lives in Chicago and does a zine called (and an upcoming podcast called Big Thick Energy). We've had this idea for a while about doing a special podcast episode where we discuss, openly, about sexual assault/trauma and how it relates to dating, relationships and mental illness. This will be a two part episode. Part 2 coming eventually. The only song played was a special request by Bee. Reagan Youth - "It's A Beautiful Day". ...

Episode #39 w/ Timeshares

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On January 5th, 2018, I hung out in the band room of Baby's All Right in Brooklyn, NY and chatted with Mike Natoli, Jon Hernandez and Max Stern of the NY/Philadelphia based Timeshares. We chatted about their newest, self-released EP On Life Support, Max joining up with the band in the last year, bagels, doughnuts, milkshakes, and everything in between.

Episode #38 w/ Skylar Sarkis (Taking Meds)

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Sat in a car in early September, 2017 and interviewed Skylar Sarkis of the band Taking Meds. Skylar also performed acoustic guitar from his solo project, Growing Stone.

Episode 37 w/ Aficionado

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And we're back! Returning from our first show back since July of 2016, with guests (and also returned band), Albany, NY's ! In early March of 2017, I sat down with Aficionado duel vocalists Nick Warchol and Laura Carrozza (also flutist) at Suburbia in Brooklyn, NY to discuss why the band decided to get back together after 5 years, their upcoming new album on , what they've been up to and more fun stuff. We also talked a bit about their other musical projects and I play two tracks from Aficionado side bands, Hospital Corners and Death Vacation. It's a reunion! PLAYLIST ...

Episode #36 w/ PEARS

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Thank you again to Zach, Brian and Erich (and briefly Jarrett) of New Orleans' PEARS for the fun interview! Go listen to their new record, Green Star (out now on Fat Wreck Chords). Go see them live, they're constantly on tour. PLAYLIST: - "Send Her Seaworthy" - "Infinite Sigh" PEARS - "Hinged By Spine" - "Wut I Liek Abt U"

Episode #35 w/ Arty Shepard (Saint Vitus Bar, Mind Over Matter, UnWed, Errortype: 11, etc)

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After months of trying to coordinate our schedules, I got to sit down with Arthur "Arty" Shepard, owner of NYC bar/venue . Arty is also a longtime fixture in New York's music scene, having played in bands such as Mind Over Matter, Errortype: 11, Instruction, and currently in UnWed and Primitive Weapons. Arty and I sat in St. Vitus's basement and had an awesome conversation. Check it out! Music from Arty's bands. Note: I accidentally read the URL of the venue wrong, it's saintvitusbar.com ...

Episode #34 - TRIBUTE TO ROB MCALLISTER

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Thank you to Marisa, Hugo and Ramona for the stories about Rob.

Episode #33 w/ Roger Harvey

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Earlier in January, I sat down with Pittsburgh, PA/Brooklyn/Philadelphia transplant and great human, , in the basement of St. Vitus Bar in Brooklyn and asked him some questions. Apologies in advance for the noise in this - the venue's ice machine was making it and I did all I could to fix it in editing (though it made for some funny moments).

Episode #32 w/ Genna Howard & Christian Beale

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Happy 2016! For the first podcast of the year, I broke form a bit and had two of my dear friends on the show. Genna Howard is an up and coming tattoo artist, artist, and photographer (she's shot The Fest for a few years in a row); Christian Beale has played in bands such as This Is Hell, Extinction A.D., and his current project, Starving Arts. We sat in their apartment in Brooklyn and shot the shit about Fest, touring, our respective holidays, The Sims video game series, vegan food/restaurants and they briefly interviewed me, which was pretty cool. We also delved a bit towards the end to...

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We've reached a milestone, big number 20! The last of my Fest 13 coverage before we resume regular episodes once again.

Thank you to Jordan Luff, Chad Toper, Greg Frontiero, and Daniel of Arrow's Aim Records in Gainesville, FL for the interviews.

(Be sure to check out Arrow's Aim if you're ever in Gainesville; honestly one of the best record stores I've ever been to, and Daniel is a top-notch dude).

PLAYLIST

PUP - "Reservoir"
Old Flings - "TBC"
Antarctigo Vespucci - "I Drew You Once In Art Class"
A Wilhelm Scream - "Number One"

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