Grinding Teeth

This week matt is in conversation with KRISTINE ESSER SLENTZ. Join them as they discuss the life-changing brilliance of Dorthy Parker, Indianapolis as an identity, and go behind the scenes and hear the history of the live artist series they co-founded, Adverse Abstraction.  KRISTINE: @keslentz Show: @grindingteethpod matt: @norocknrollfun Music by Matthew O. Thomas

This week matt is in conversation with Laura Salvatore. Join them as they discuss the poetry of Shel Silverstein, studying art history as a form of rebellion, and the joys of running a live reading series.  Laura: @the_laura_aura Show: @grindingteethpod matt: @norocknrollfun Music by Matthew O. Thomas  

This week the tables are turned on matt as he is interviewed by former guest C. (Constantine Jones). Join them as they discuss smelling library books, 90s alternative music lore, and intertwining the queer self with the artist self. C. @storiesandnoise matt: @norocknrollfun Show: @grindingteethpod Music by Matthew O. Thomas

This week matt is in conversation with Kristin Noriega. Join them as they chat about the violation of having your journal read by your parents, chewing gum on MTV, and the importance of a creative community while dealing with mental illness.  Watch Kristin's short film When You're Gone here . Show: @grindingteethpod matt: @norocknrollfun Music by Matthew O. Thomas

This week matt is in conversation with Natasha Herring. Join them as they discuss painted jeans, imaginary dogs, and adapting an unfinished screenplay into a novel. Natasha: @natashaherring_ownyourstory Natasha's poetry Show: @grindingteethpod matt: @norocknrollfun Music by Matthew O. Thomas

This week matt is in conversation with Joey Koneko. Join them as they discuss growing up in the early 2000s New York music scene, teenage band antics, and the intertwined nature of politics and art. Show: @grindingteethpod Joey: @konekoland matt: @norocknrollfun Music by Matthew O. Thomas

This week matt is in conversation with Aida Zilelian. Join them as they chat about childhood cemetery obsessions, playing acoustic rock at CB's Gallery in the 90's, and learning the challenging art of storytelling.   Aida: @aidazilelian Show: @grindingteethpod matt: @norocknrollfun Music by Matthew O. Thomas

This week I am in conversation with Robert Balun. Join us as we discuss screamo lyrics, the distinction between science fiction and horror, and the embarrassing books we read in our youth.   Robert: @99rbalun   Show: @grindingteethpod   Host: @norocknrollfun mattgahler.com   Music by Matthew O. Thomas

This week I am in conversation with Caits Meissner. Join us as we discuss childhood drawings, the art of clowning, and the anxiety and joy of being middle aged. This episode covers it all! Caits: @thecaitsshow Griding Teeth: @grindingteethpod Host: @norocknrollfun

C (Constantine Jones): IG: @storiesandnoise Website: storiesandnoise.com   Grinding Teeth: IG: @grindingteethpod Host IG: @norocknrollfun Website: mattgahler.com   Music by Matthew O. Thomas   Episodes drop every other Tuesday. Subscribe now so you don't miss one!

Welcome to Grinding Teeth: A Podcast About The Creative Journey. This is an introduction to the show. Full length interviews will be coming soon. Episodes will drop every other Tuesday.  Show IG: @grindingteethpod Host IG: @norocknrollfun Website: mattgahler.com Music by Matthew O. Thomas