B-Side Breakdown

Hotbox is a Nu Metal Trap Trio from Israel who changed lead singers then relocated to Los Angeles and are doing it. They are playing festivals like "Welcome To Rockville" and "Sonic Temple" with big names and heavy hitters. They are working with producer Bob Marlette on their new record, "America", that should be out sometime in 2025. You can keep up with them at: Hotbox: https://www.instagram.com...

Divided Heaven is a a group comprised of singer, songwriter, and guitarist Jeff Berman plus a cast of amazing musicians based out of Lancaster, PA. Jeff and I had compelling chat about his recent single, "Living Funeral" calling out the cult of the "Orange Man" and the events of Jan. 6. To honor his intentions for this song and his exception work, I wanted to get this song published on election da...

Night Windows is a trio based out of southern New Jersey. Ben Hughes and I connected on their song "Church Bells" from their recent albom "In Memories". Here's something taken from their Bandcamp site that I think really speaks to the vibe of the song: "Where do I go from here? Everyone is getting older. I’m losing people both to death and life. I’ve written about the sadness that comes with the g...

Omnigone is a Northern California (East Bay) based SKA PUNK band founded by two former members of LINK 80. Adam D. and I got to chat about the song "Grief" from their latest reocrd "Feral" that's out on Bad Time Records. Performing at FEST22 a couple of weeks back, they made it back home and head down to Glass House in Pamona, CA for a show with Catbite, Against All Authority, and The Suicide Mach...

Early Riser is a cello-driven pop-punk band from Brooklyn, NY. Before Early Riser made it down to FEST22, I was able to connect with Kiri Oliver to talk about their song "Strays" from their latest recording, "Big Life" out on Asbestos Records. You can find the episode on all streaming platforms here: B-Side Breakdown https://linktr.ee/bsidebreakdown Please follow Early Riser on their socials, pre-...

I think this marks the 4th episode with Jeremy Jessen. This time we're chatting all amazing things about the song "Doppler" from Rad Owl's banger of a new record, "Rage Gracefully". Telling on myself, the episode was recorded in late May 2024 and I wasn't able to finally finish the episode until last week. Pinky swear, I'll do better. "Rage..." came out in late Spring 2024, on Sell The Heart Recor...

Taken straight from her bio, "Sarah McQuaid’s lush, chocolatey voice combines with her engaging personality, “subtle mastery onstage” (Huffington Post) and “brilliant musicianship” (fRoots) on acoustic and electric guitars, piano and (occasionally) drum to create a truly immersive experience. Born in Spain, raised in Chicago, holding dual Irish and American citizenship and now settled in rural Eng...

Annie and the Bang Bang is a prolific four-piece band from Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN who put out a record in October 2023 called, "Radio Baby". I had the chance to sit and talk with them about their song, "Wind Phone". Please support them buy buying their double LP at:  https://annieandthebangbang.bandcamp.com/music #AnnieAndTheBangBang #RadioBaby #WindPhone #brettjamesjohnson #threecrowsclub #musi...

Fun to check in with Rich Horton to talk about the song "Dynamite" from his now defunct band, Tragic Hands. Be sure to look him and them up at the following: https://tragichands.bandcamp.com/album/logic-saves https://www.soundcloud.com/riftyrich https://www.instagram.com/richhorton612/ Also, be sure to check out his coffee shop and restaurant: https://www.thecoffeeshopne.com https://www.instagram....

Caught up with Andrew and Mitch from Unstable Shapes to chat about their song "The Local Spinx" and their band overall. Be sure to look them up at the following: https://unstableshapes.bandcamp.com http://www.unstableshapes.com @unstableshapes on Instagram #UnstableShapes #TheLocalSphinx #brettjamesjohnson #threecrowsclub #musicpodcast #bsidebreakdown

Had the opportunity to catch up with Josh Goldman from The Raging Nathans to talk about their work "Tragedy Ghouls." It's an open, candid, and sad tale that Josh has to tell behind the track. They persevered and are out on the road with Less Than Jake as this is published. Please show them your support through https://www.radgirlfriendrecords.com #TheRagingNathans #TragedyGhouls #JoshGoldman #RadG...

Chatted up Jeremy Radio from the Charlotte, NC band Thousand Dollar Movie about their song, "Central Ave" off their latest release, "Give Me A Year". It's an honor and privilege for me to meet working artists who constantly look for new ways to pursue their craft and share it with the world. Jeremy has a ton going on and I think all of it is really cool. He has earned my ongoing support, I hope he...

I am honored to have met with Becky Fontaine and Nathan Gray from The Iron Roses to talk about "Screaming For A Change", the first single off their s/t new record that came out October 20, 2023. They are an incredibly inspiring duo whether they are co-fronting their amazing band or having an open chat on a podcast. I've not had a chance to see them live....YET! That is a priority for me in 2024. I...

Grateful to have another chat with my creative and prolific dear friend, Jason Herrboldt, to talk about the Perfect Female Type song, "Bizarre Faith" off of the record "Wet Circuits". Jason has at least three active project going on right now between Perfect Female Type, Seven Whores of the Apocalypse, and Thrill Behind Barks. Every other month or more I see on his socials that he's releasing new...

Caught up with Eric W. Krueger recently to talk about his song, "Brush Fire", off of his recent solo acoustic release, "Shed Songs". It's a beautiful, stripped down, raw, and vulnerable offering from an incredibly talented and prolific multi-instrumentalist and artist. I've known Eric for many years now through Blue Worm Records ties with his band Sunday Flood and mutual musician friends. Though I...

Got a chance to sit down with Ian Prince from the Minneapolis, MN rock band "Houston" to talk about their song "San Diego" from their latest Init Records release, "The Biggest Show In Space". Ian Prince is one of my favorite drummers to see perform, particularly with the band Houston. He's also played with Story of the Sea, Cloud Cult, Soul Asylum, and is also currently in a band with Allen Epley...

Catching up with Sara and Wes from EvilLeaf to discuss their song "Summoned By Smoke". Be sure to look them up at: https://evilleaf.bandcamp.com/ https://linktr.ee/evilleaf Other links: https://linktr.ee/bsidebreakdown https://linktr.ee/brettjohnson #EvilLeaf #SummonedBySmoke #bsidebreakdown #brettjamesjohnson #threecrowsclub #musicpodcast

Talking with David Jarnstrom about the Rad Owl song, "Aladdin's Castle". Rad Owl is a punk rock band based out of Twin Cities, MN. They will be performing at FEST21 in Gainesville, FL on Sunday October 29 at 1AM at Vecinos! Rad Owl https://linktr.ee/radowlband Other links: https://linktr.ee/bsidebreakdown https://linktr.ee/brettjohnson #RadOwl #AladdinsCastle #Fest21 #davidjarnstrom #Align #DeadHi...

Megan and Shane are a country/americana duo now based out of St. Louis, MO. I've known them both for a long time and have had the priviledge of making music with them both in the studio and on stage. This is part two of a two part episoder where they each picked a song they wanted to discuss. First up we have their song "Taken This Long" from their record Daughter of Country. I hope you fall in lo...

Megan and Shane are a country/americana duo now based out of St. Louis, MO. I've known them both for a long time and have had the priviledge of making music with them both in the studio and on stage. This is part one of a two part episoder where they each picked a song they wanted to discuss. First up we have their song "Alone" from their record Daughter of Country. I hope you fall in love with th...

I got to catch up once again with my good friend Jeremy Jessen from the band Align, to talk about their song "Rapidan" which comes off their Blue Book Value record. Come out and hang out! *** Saturday July 22, 2023 @ Mortimer's (MPLS, MN) Align Dropnickel Attracted To Gods Music: 9:30PM Cover: $10 21+ *** Align https://linktr.ee/alignrock Rad Owl (Jer's Other Band) https://linktr.ee/radowlband Oth...

I am very excited to share this epidsode with you all! I had the good fortune to get Jake Rose and Dan Garland from New Medicine on the show to talk about their latest single, "Past The Past". It was so much fun to get the backstory on their amazing journey starting from how they came about in high school to where they are today. I personally found this to be an enlightening and inspiring conversa...

Had a chance to catch up with my old friend John McEwen to talk about one of his many bands, Dead History, and their song, "Back To The Center". #deadhistory #shorttimer #align #saxmpls #mplsmusic #bsidebreakdown #johnmcewen #brettjamesjohnson #threecrowsclub #musicpodcast Originally published on 03/17/2023 https://linktr.ee/bsidebreakdown https://linktr.ee/brettjohnson

Had a chance to talk with my old pal Brian Larson (with., Seconds Before) about his new solo song "Built To Last". He is putting together band with incredible players and I can't wait to hear more from them in 2023! Look for Brian across all streaming services and you can find him directly at https://www.brianlarson.com #mnmusic #singersongwriter #songwriting #americana #bsidebreakdown #brianlarso...

I got to catch up with my dear friend Nick Larsen to talk about his beautiful song "Moving Past" from his project/band called Monolog. When not being solo singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist, Nick plays drums in an incredible rock band called ExactlyNo and from time to time will share the stage and studio with myself on bass as the rhythm section for Nashville's hottest Americana/Country duo M...