The House Show Show with Zen Zenith

Live concert series featuring music, conversations and Q&A's with guest singer songwriters. Hosted by Zen Zenith and broadcast to the world via podcast. A part of Dragon Wagon Radio.

B-Sides : Lia Rose 10/16/2018

B-Sides : Lia Rose B-Sides. Extra content that didn't quite make the final cut. In this episode: Songs and clips from Lia Rose (Episode 38). More from Lia Rose at /episode/index/show/thehouseshowshow/id/7109615

Lia Rose 10/09/2018

Lia Rose 038. Lia Rose hails from the San Francisco Bay Area and writes and performs poetic, intensely honest, and fiercely optimistic songs. We talk about our favorite board games, Bernie Sanders and her hope for the future. Check out more from Lia Rose at http://www.liarose.com Recorded at The Lost Church in San Francisco, CA in front of a live audience. http://www.thelostchurch.com /episode/index/show/thehouseshowshow/id/7109604

B-Sides: Katie Day 10/02/2018

B-Sides: Katie Day B-Sides. Extra content that didn't quite make the final cut. In this episode: Songs and clips from Katie Day (Episode 37). More from Katie Day at http://www.katiedaymusic.com /episode/index/show/thehouseshowshow/id/7082491

Katie Day 09/25/2018

Katie Day 037. Los Angeles based singer songwriter Katie Day performs her powerful and topical tunes on keyboard and electric guitar. We talk about the #MeToo movement, the artist life in the post-Trump era, getting arrested and much more! Check out more from Katie Day at http://www.katiedaymusic.com Recorded at The Lost Church in San Francisco, CA in front of a live audience. http://www.thelostchurch.com /episode/index/show/thehouseshowshow/id/7082468

B-Sides : Catch Prichard 08/21/2018

B-Sides : Catch Prichard B-Sides. Extra content that didn't quite make the final cut. In this episode: Songs from Catch Prichard (Episode 36). More from Catch Prichard at http://www.catchprichard.com /episode/index/show/thehouseshowshow/id/6914337

B-Sides : Catch Prichard 08/21/2018

Catch Prichard 08/14/2018

Catch Prichard 036. Oakland, CA based indie folk outfit Catch Prichard performs their brand of uniquely moody and moving tunes. Sawyer and I talk about moving to Sweden at a young age, how travel has affected his world view, American individualistc culture, finding his voice and more. Check out more from Catch Prichard at http://www.catchprichard.com /episode/index/show/thehouseshowshow/id/6914321

B-Sides : Love Jerks 08/07/2018

B-Sides : Love Jerks Extra content that didn't quite make the final cut. In this episode: Songs from Love Jerks (Episode 35). More from Love Jerks at http://www.lovejerks.com /episode/index/show/thehouseshowshow/id/6888387

Love Jerks 07/31/2018

Love Jerks 035. San Francisco's indie pop darlings the Love Jerks - Bryan Garza of Scissors for Lefty and Rebecca Garza-Bortman of Happy Fangs and My First Earthquake - stop by to share tales about their rock opera wedding, eating cereal in the shower, Rebecca's podcast "Advice from Mom" and the classic rivalry Rockers vs. Dockers. Check out more from Love Jerks at http://www.lovejerks.com Recorded at the Jam Pan in San Francisco, CA by Justin SanSouci Edited by Zen Zenith Produced by Zen Zenith and Jake Lloyd Original theme song by Please Do Not Fight Special thanks to Chelsea Christer, Justin SanSouci and Sagan for additional production support and the use of their beautiful home. A proud member of Dragon Wagon Radio /episode/index/show/thehouseshowshow/id/6864587

Lindsey Starr 07/17/2018

Lindsey Starr 034. Lindsey Starr is a veteran Los Angeles indie pop singer songwriter who has performed with the likes of Fences and Macklemore. We talk about whether or not to tell someone when you write a super personal song about them, giving props to the people behind the scenes in the music world, not shitting on female popstars, the grind of being on the road and more! Check out more from Lindsey Starr at http://soundcloud.com/lindseystarr Recorded at the Dragons Den in Burbank, CA by Jake Lloyd Edited by Zen Zenith Produced by Zen Zenith and Jake Lloyd Original theme song by Please Do Not Fight Special thanks to Alexandra Hoye for extra production support and solid breakfast sandwich recommendations A proud member of Dragon Wagon Radio /episode/index/show/thehouseshowshow/id/6811451

Tony Thaxton 07/03/2018

Tony Thaxton 033. Tony Thaxton, host and producer of Feliz Navipod, drummer for Motion City Soundtrack, and writer of silly Star Wars songs, stops by to play said songs. We talk of his love of Star Wars and the Muppets, why he quit touring, why comedy appeals to so many musicians, playing drums for Weird Al and more! Check out Tony Thaxton's Patreon page at http://www.patreon.com/tonythaxton and find out more about him at http://www.tonythaxton.com Recorded at the Dragons Den in Burbank, CA Recorded by Jake Lloyd Edited by Zen Zenith Produced by Zen Zenith and Jake Lloyd Original theme song by Please Do Not Fight Special thanks to Alexandra Hoye for extra production support and solid breakfast sandwich recommendations A proud member of Dragon Wagon Radio /episode/index/show/thehouseshowshow/id/6764500

Dresage 06/19/2018

Dresage 032. Keeley Bumford stops by to perform songs from her personal songwriting project, Dresage. Keeley sings and plays piano and is joined by Lara Somogyi on harp and Greg Martin on lead guitar. We talk about our shared time performing in The Rocky Horror Hipster Show in Los Angeles, the issues she has to tackle as a woman in the music industry, finding a songwriting partner who you really click with and more. Hear more from Dresage at http://www.dresage.la and on Instagram @dresagemusic Recorded at the Dragons Den in Burbank, CA Recorded by Jake Lloyd Edited by Zen Zenith Produced by Zen Zenith and Jake Lloyd Original theme song by Please Do Not Fight Special thanks to Alexandra Hoye for extra production support and siding with me when Jake is going off about The Force Awakens. A proud member of Dragon Wagon Radio /episode/index/show/thehouseshowshow/id/6714920

James Spaite 06/05/2018

James Spaite 031. James Spaite shows off his guitar chops while crooning heartfelt songs in the vein of John Mayer, Andy McKee and Damien Rice. A great storyteller, James regales us with some great anecdotes and we discuss religion, equality, toxic masculinity, education, living with ADHD and much more. Hear more from James Spaite at Recorded at the Dragons Den in Burbank, CA Recorded by Jake Lloyd Edited by Zen Zenith Produced by Zen Zenith and Jake Lloyd Original theme song by Please Do Not Fight Special thanks to Alexandra Hoye for extra production support and getting out the chip bowls before I even ask for them A proud member of /episode/index/show/thehouseshowshow/id/6664086

Tiny Stills Returns 05/22/2018

Tiny Stills Returns 030. Tiny Stills returns to the podcast! Kailynn has a great new album coming on June 1st called Laughing Into The Void and her and I talk about getting married, gun control, audio erotica, politics, finding hope in youth, songwriting, being curmudgeons and much more! Hear more from Tiny Still at http://www.tinystills.com Recorded at the Dragons Den in Burbank, CA Recorded by Jake Lloyd Edited by Zen Zenith Produced by Zen Zenith and Jake Lloyd Original theme song by Please Do Not Fight Special thanks to Alexandra Hoye for extra production support and puppy wrangling A proud member of /episode/index/show/thehouseshowshow/id/6612215

Jefferson Bergey 05/08/2018

Jefferson Bergey 029. Comedian and musician Jefferson Bergey stops by to play raunchy, dirty, very funny songs that are not at all appropriate for children. We talk being a piglet in a room full of pugs, how you straddle the line between being a musician and a comedian, getting divorced and moving to San Francisco and more. Featuring guest appearances from tap dancer Tapper Dan and singer songwriter Natalie Smith! Hear more from Jefferson Bergey at http://www.jeffersonbergey.com Recorded at the the Jam Pad in San Francisco, CA. Engineered by Zen Zenith and Justin SanSouci Edited by Zen Zenith Produced by Zen Zenith and Jake Lloyd Original theme song by Please Do Not Fight Special thanks to Chelsea Christer and Justin SanSouci for additional production assistance and the use of their beautiful home Special thanks to Natalie Smith Special thanks to Jonathan Devoto for bringing by our friend Tapper Dan. A proud member of . /episode/index/show/thehouseshowshow/id/6561900

Natalie Smith of Cape Weather 04/24/2018

Natalie Smith of Cape Weather 028. I'm joined by Natalie Smith of the band Cape Weather and we discuss their new music video 'Telephono', moving to Los Angeles, "Let's talk about Mental Health", the creative process and buying the dream music school is selling. Hear more from Natalie Smith and Cape Weather at http://capeweather.bandcamp.com Recorded at the the Jam Pad in San Francisco, CA. Engineered by Zen Zenith and Justin SanSouci Edited by Zen Zenith. Produced by Zen Zenith and Jake Lloyd. Original theme song by Please Do Not Fight. Special thanks to Chelsea Christer and Justin SanSouci for additional production assistance and the use of their beautiful home. A proud member of . /episode/index/show/thehouseshowshow/id/6510182

Semplica 04/10/2018

Semplica 027. Semplica is the songwriting stylings of Doug Orey. Doug joins me to talk about starting a sports team at Berklee school of music, going to school with Tiny Stills and Yellowbirddd, early 2000s emo bands, whether getting a degree in music is worth it, the power of songwriting and much more. Hear more from Semplica at https://www.wtfsemplica.com Recorded at the Dragons Den in Burbank, CA. Engineered by Jake Lloyd. Edited by Zen Zenith. Produced by Zen Zenith and Jake Lloyd. Original theme song by Please Do Not Fight. Special thanks to Alexandra Hoey for additional production assistance and puppy wrangling. A proud member of . /episode/index/show/thehouseshowshow/id/6457782

Extravision 03/27/2018

Extravision 026. The warm and insightful Ryan Stier of Extravision shares his ambient psychedelic folk with us and talks tour challenges, band break ups, rebirth, tattoos, identity, shaking the brain loose and more. Ryan's tour mate Nicholas Naioti joins us at the end too! Hear more from Extravision at https://extravisionmusic.bandcamp.com Recorded at the Dragons Den in Burbank, CA. Engineered by Jake Lloyd. Edited by Zen Zenith. Produced by Zen Zenith and Jake Lloyd. Original theme song by Please Do Not Fight. Special thanks to Alexandra Hoey for additional production assistance and puppy wrangling. A proud member of . /episode/index/show/thehouseshowshow/id/6384396

Nicholas Naioti 03/13/2018

Nicholas Naioti 025. The kind and funny Nicholas Naioti shares his ambient electronic indie dreamscapes with us and talks about his hometown of Fairfield, Iowa, owning a bar and bookstore, being vulnerable, how poetry has influenced his music, why social media is brain poison and more. Hear more from Nicholas Naioti at Recorded at the Dragons Den in Burbank, CA. Engineered by Jake Lloyd. Edited by Zen Zenith. Produced by Zen Zenith and Jake Lloyd. Original theme song by Please Do Not Fight. Special thanks to Alexandra Hoey for additional production assistance and puppy wrangling. A proud member of . /episode/index/show/thehouseshowshow/id/6351259

King Dream 02/27/2018

King Dream 024. Jeremy Lyon of King Dream comes by to share his classic rock inspired folk on acoustic guitar, voice and harmonica. Him and I chat about his old band Tumbleweed Wanderers, getting inspired by The Matches, how Neil Gaiman has affected his music, making relationships work and much more! Follow King Dream on Instagram at Recorded at The Art Farm in San Jose, CA. Engineered by Kevin McCann. Edited by Zen Zenith. Produced by Zen Zenith and Jake Lloyd. Original theme song by Please Do Not Fight. Special thanks to Andrew Heine for providing the space. A proud member of . /episode/index/show/thehouseshowshow/id/6277857

Dogcatcher 02/14/2018

Dogcatcher 023. Dogcatcher joins us at The Art Farm in San Jose, CA. Core members Andrew Heine (Vocals / Rhodes / Banjo / Guitar), Jared Milos (Bass), Ramon Esquivel (Drums) are joined by Geoff McCann (Guitar) and Joey Guthrie (Percussion) to share their unique brand of soulful indie rock. We talk joining the marines, playing music in Silicon Valley, collaborating with Gift of Gab of Blackalicious and much more! Hear more from Dogcatcher at Recorded at The Art Farm in San Jose, CA. Engineered by Kevin McCann. Edited by Zen Zenith. Produced by Zen Zenith and Jake Lloyd. Original theme song by Please Do Not Fight. Special thanks to Andrew Heine for providing the space. A proud member of . /episode/index/show/thehouseshowshow/id/6258176

Isaiah Gage 01/30/2018

Isaiah Gage 022. Cellist Isaiah Gage joins us on the podcast. Performing songs on cello, voice and beat boxing, Isaiah and I discuss growing up in the back of his parents instrument repair shop (David Gage String Instruments in New York City), dealing with anxiety, depression and mental health, toxic masculinity and the male role in todays society. Hear more from Isaiah Gage at http://isaiahgage.bandcamp.com /episode/index/show/thehouseshowshow/id/6195757

Fuzz Francis 01/16/2018

Fuzz Francis 021. Band Fuzz Francis comes on the show to play their beautifully crafted indie pop rock songs. Beth (Voice / Guitar), Kubes (Drums) and Scott (Bass) talk quitting your job to make music, staying in your body, Circus School, breaking up with someone when you love them still, marketing yourself and life living in a van! Hear more from Fuzz Francis on Spotify and connect with them on Instagram @FuzzFrancis /episode/index/show/thehouseshowshow/id/6149976

Britt Kusserow 01/02/2018

Britt Kusserow 020. Happy New Year! Folk singer songwriter Britt Kusserow joins us to share her beautiful deeply personal songs and her fascinating life story. We talk about Britt's life living in New Zealand, being a youth minister, coming out as queer to her church, writing songs, working in Mental Health and Conservation, writing songs and much more. Hear more from Britt Kusserow at /episode/index/show/thehouseshowshow/id/6104117

Aloud 12/19/2017

Aloud 019. Husband and wife Henry and Jen of the LA based Rock n Roll band Aloud join us to perform their songs on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and voice. The tunes feature giant catchy harmonies and blues influenced riffs and the conversation features talk of Spider-Man, being romantically involved with your musical partner, how relocating influences your songwriting, the history of Aloud and many many laughs. Hear more from Aloud at http://www.allthingsaloud.com /episode/index/show/thehouseshowshow/id/6054928

Yellowbirddd 12/05/2017

Yellowbirddd 018. Los Angeles Bassist and "Gentlecore" Songwriter Liam McCormack joins us to perform some of his beautiful songs on guitar and voice. We talk about his early 2000's emo influences, learning to appreciate what is already in front of you, connecting with nature, developing tools to cope with depression and our favorite coffee, beer and podcasts. Hear more from Yellowbirddd at http://www.yellowbirddd.com /episode/index/show/thehouseshowshow/id/6010347

Elle Belle 11/21/2017

Elle Belle 017. Los Angeles producer and songwriter Elle Belle joins us to perform some of his songs on acoustic guitar and voice. We talk developing a character and what can be liberating and confining about that, crafting the perfect jingle, whether to cast a wide net or not when songwriting and shaking shit loose. All that plus a surprise guest appearance from Misty Boyce! Hear more from Elle Belle at http://www.ellebellemusic.com /episode/index/show/thehouseshowshow/id/5961805

Misty Boyce 11/07/2017

Misty Boyce 016. Misty Boyce graces us with songs on acoustic guitar and piano. She talks relationships, being miserable on tour, forging a healthier relationship with music and human beings and being a "gun for hire" vs. finding your own voice. Hear more from Misty Boyce at http://www.mistyboyce.com /episode/index/show/thehouseshowshow/id/5918919

Curious Quail 10/24/2017

Curious Quail 015. Mike Shirley-Donnely of the chip tunes influenced indie rock band Curious Quail joins me to perform some of his bands songs on acoustic guitar and Nintendo Gameboy. We talk about how video games have influences his bands sound, the Sci-Fi storytelling throughout his songwriting and the mysterious Cat Portal that has lead him to live with 24 fuzzy roomies. /episode/index/show/thehouseshowshow/id/5863812

Carsie Blanton 10/10/2017

Carsie Blanton 014. Carsie Blanton joins us hot off her appearance on Judge John Hodgman to play some sweet jazz-infused folk and talk sex, love, relationships, New Orleans, following your muse, songwriting and her new card game The Fing Truth. Hear more from Carsie Blanton at http://www.carsieblanton.com /episode/index/show/thehouseshowshow/id/5824839

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