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Episode 32 — Pieced Together | with Courtney Holder This week we're joined by Chattanooga singer-songwriter Courtney Holder for one of our favorite conversations yet. Courtney talks about what it's been like to spend more than a decade making music—starting as a young artist with a lot of attention, growing into adulthood, starting a family, and learning how to keep creating while life keeps chang...

Episode 31 – Can't Compete with the Coif This week Randy sits down with Lake Foster, venue manager and talent buyer for Barrelhouse Ballroom, for a behind-the-scenes look at how one of Chattanooga's busiest music venues puts together its calendar. We talk about what catches his attention when booking bands, how he discovers new artists, why the venue has expanded into more hardcore and country sho...

This was pre-recorded when the fellas knew they would be away.  We may say we're back but currently Joel is back in Alaska and Randy is somewhere in midwest America coming home from the Telluride Bluegrass Festival But for this ep, Joel had just gotten back from Alaska. Randy had just gotten back from an East Coast run with Nick Lutsko and the 100k Band. We sat down to talk about touring and mostl...

Episode 29: 8 Gigs a Week with Dan Pinson How many shows should a musician be playing? This week, Randy Steele sits down with Chattanooga musician Dan Pinson to talk about finding the right balance between performing, creating, and promoting. The conversation explores the realities of booking gigs, staying active on social media, overcoming the fear of self-promotion, and keeping momentum going as...

Eat the Brick Podcast Episode 28: Arsonists on Ice with Spencer Blake This week, Randy Steele sits down one-on-one with musician, educator, and mentor Spencer Blake for a conversation about learning music, starting bands, and helping the next generation of musicians find their footing. Spencer shares stories from his first bands, what it was like learning music as a young player, and how those exp...

Episode 27 of the Eat the Brick podcast is here: Shawkra Pt 2 with Jakey Lutsko. This episode turned into something we honestly weren’t planning to release. This was supposed to be the 2nd part of Joel’s goodbye as he left for Alaska. We talked about what was happening and what Joel has coming up over the next few months. I really thought that what this episode would be but after the response to t...

Episode 26 of Eat the Brick Podcast — “Shawkra” (Part 1)   Joel and Randy explore the connections between music, rivers, creativity, and culture in this wide-ranging conversation centered around Joel’s ambient music project inspired by the chakras of the body.   The episode dives deep into the influence of the Ocoee River on Chattanooga and the Southeast — from rafting and kayaking culture to the...

On episode 25 of Joel and Randy Eat the Brick, we sit down with special guest Austin Otis, mayor of Ketchikan, Alaska, to talk about small towns, local politics, music scenes, and what life is really like in southeast Alaska as Joel gets ready to spend a few months living there. We get into Chattanooga culture, Tennessee music communities, road stories, local food, bluegrass and Americana scenes,...

Episode 24 of Joel & Randy Eat the Brick features Mike Monen from Barrelhouse Ballroom. Mike joins the show to talk about the vision behind Barrelhouse Ballroom, what it’s really like opening and running a live music venue, and the challenges that come with trying to build something meaningful for Chattanooga’s music community. Along the way, we get into pizza, jam bands, bluegrass, touring cu...

East Coast Tour Stories (Part 2) | Eat the Brick Podcast w/ Nick Lutsko In this episode of the Eat the Brick Podcast, Randy sits down with songwriter, philosopher, and touring artist Nick Lutsko to break down his recent East Coast tour. Nick is now a multiple award-winning commercial songwriter with a growing reputation as a unique voice in independent music and comedy. After wrapping a run of sho...

East Coast Tour Stories (Part 1) | Eat the Brick Podcast w/ Nick Lutsko   Description: In this episode of the Eat the Brick Podcast, Randy sits down with songwriter and touring artist Nick Lutsko to break down his recent East Coast tour.   Nick is now a multiple award-winning commercial songwriter with a growing reputation as a unique voice in independent music and comedy. After wrapping a run of...

This was a pretty fun day, we’d recorded a Podcast with Tyler earlier in the day and then he came along with Joel and I as we did an Interview   What’s it like to go from the local scene to playing packed rooms with one of the fastest-rising indie bands?   On this episode of Eat the Brick, we sit down with guitarist Tyler Martelli , who’s been on the road with Monrovia as their momentum has explod...

This was a fun day, we'd already recorded one Podcast earlier that day, then Tyler came with Joel and I as we did a Radio interview about Eat The Brick. Then we came back and did these 2 podcasts back to back. Hanging with Tyler is a lot of fun and he gives some great insight into the ins and outs of being a touring musician. What’s it like to go from the local scene to playing packed rooms with o...

In this episode, the fellas dive into Joel’s full recap of the Suwannee Spring Reunion. Joel shares his favorite moments from the weekend, the bands that surprised him, and the one artist you NEED to have on your radar, here's a hint, it's Tire Fire. From late-night jams to unexpected discoveries, this is a boots-on-the-ground report from one of the most beloved festivals in bluegrass and jam band...

On this episode of the Eat the Brick Podcast, longtime friend Tyler Martelli joins us to talk about the importance of friendship and “the hang,” discovering the truth about his Italian heritage, and earning a new nickname along the way.

Stage fright before a show, is it a mountain or a molehill? In this episode of the Joel and Randy Eat the Brick podcast, we get into a long discussion about pre-show nerves, performance anxiety, and what it feels like right before going on stage. Joel confesses that his stage fright is a molehill that can be overcome and harnessed, while Randy shares his ongoing struggle with pre-show anxiety as a...

Joel and Randy Eat the Brick Ep.16 Colors Joel gets new vision, the guys discuss the legendary status of local musician BJ Hightower, Randy has break through while attending a High School Soccer game, Joel takes a hard stance on Jam band vocals.

Joel and Randy Eat the Brick Episode 15 'Atlantic City'. Joel learns that Randy is doing some music for the Chattanooga Ballet and he loses his mind about it. The guys discuss the infamous campfire scourge of 2018 known as the song 'Atlantic City'. We had fun, please like and comment! #chattanooga #music and #lifestyle #podcast

Ep 14 Joel and Randy Eat the Brick ‘Bill E. Piphany’. We had a great conversation this week about Nashville, letting go, Joel gives a show report on Billy Strings and Randy commits the ultimate music sin.

Joel and Randy Eat the Brick Episode 13 'With a K' w/ Bryan Knispel. This week we talk Chattanooga music, IBMA, Jam Band Culture, and part 1 of a fun discussion with Bryan Knispel. Bryan is the Venue Manager at Barrelhouse Ballroom and a longtime Sound Engineer. We happen to catch him coming out of a meeting and asked him to come in for an impromptu discussion about soundcheck, shows in and outs a...

We had a great conversation detailing Joel's mentor, reggae music, bluegrass music and folk festivals.  Thanks for listening!  Joel and Randy Eat the brick is a music and culture podcast based out of Chattanooga Tennessee

This week we try having a guest! Alex Volz is local musician, author, teacher and radio broadcaster at WUTC 88.1. He's been looking into the local scene weekly on his show 'Scenic Sounds', which just began it's 3rd season on WUTC. You can find more info on Alex at www.wutc.org/people/alex-volz

Episode 10 : Joel Makes Tea       Man, it’s cold outside!  A big thanks for all the folks who are listening and giving us feedback.  Please feel free to let us know what we are missing in the comment section of theJoel and Randy Eat The Brick Youtube Page.  We spent this week talking about booking shows, Chattanooga music cliques, booking strategies and tactics,  Star Wars, and how to deal with al...

Joel and Randy take on the hard questions about our beloved local music scene in Chattanooga Tennessee. Practice and Communication were the big issues of this episode begging the question, how often do you practice?

Joel and Randy take it outside to talk about Studio time, Social Media pressures, and the Chattanooga Local/Jam Band scene at the Barrelhouse Ballroom.  Find us at EatTheBrick. Com