Fans With Bands

A chat with Cale, Brad, and Sean from Cavalcade along with fans Jacob, Ben, and Chuck. Cavalcade is one of the unique heavy bands that I’ve had the pleasure of listening to and seeing live. Their sound embraces some many wonderful aspects of the term “heavy”. We talked a bit about how Cavalcade came up with their sound. This led to a bit of quantum entanglement as myself and Sean crossed paths a f...

A chat with Jake, Nicky, Jonny, and Jeff from the Bootstrap Boys. While country music may have originated down south, the Bootstrap Boys are giving country a home in Michigan. We talked a bit about their latest album “Between the Hat and the Boots”. Particularly about what got them into country music. We compared notes on their favorite spots in Michigan. Our talk with the Bootstrap Boys also incl...

A chat with Sean, Mike, and Jeremy of Distilled Tongues as well as fans Zac and Chris. Their new debut EP is a fantastic barrage of powerful rock riffs. Our chat included the story of how Sean and Mike transitioned from a folk band into the super groove rock that they play today. Mike was stretching his wings from the tremendous thrash riffs of his other band Pick Axe Preacher. Jeremy (who also pl...

Friday Flashback to our chat with award winning blues artist and The Voice finalist Laith Al-Saadi as well as fans Jaime, Jane, Ron, Sylvia, Jerry, Jodi, Gale, Tobi, and Greg. The fans share their stories of discovering Laith through The Voice and local performances in Ann Arbor. We discuss our amazement at Laith’s riff weaving abilities by layering songs within songs. We chat about the influence...

A chat with Tommy, Troy, Kevin and Bob of the Detroit punk band Screw as well as fans Keith from Choking Susan and extraordinary photographer Erick Buchholz (aka THE Photo Punk). We talked about getting back on stage and the emotional energy of being able to perform again to a packed house. The guys mentioned that their fans are really family. Screw has a blast delivering a musical punch to the fa...

A chat with Kristi, Shaun, Tim, Rick, Erich, and Ryan of The DayNites as well as fans Lori, Antonio, Dan, and Danielle. The fans share how they found The DayNites through connections at Eastern Michigan University and Grove Studios in Ypsilanti, Michigan. We share our mutual love for The DayNites new self-titled EP. We delve into the musical gumbo of creative influences that shape the band’s sound...

A chat with Tyler, Jordan, Aaryn, and Dave of Edison Hollow as well as fans Chene, Bashar, Stephanie, Jennifer, Mike, Iro, Eric, and Joey. We dig into how the band came up with their name, how they describe their brand of high energy rock music, and plans for new music. Their debut EP is fantastic and their latest single “Bad Things” is a gem. We also talk about Tyler’s job driving dead people aro...

Throwback Thursday edition with Overdrive Orchestra!! A chat with Chris, Shaun, and Adam from Overdrive Orchestra with fans Jason, Denise and Mike. We talk about the new Overdrive Orchestra album Electric Mind and get into a bit of the history of the band. Then we all dig into favorites. Favorite songs to play, favorite stages, and favorite albums. Along the way we explore musicians who inspired t...

A chat with Brian, Sam, Jay, and Gaston of Chirp as well as fans J, Ralph, Jack, and Brynne. In this episode, we get the backstory into how these talented musicians made their way together to form the psychedelic and funky musings of Chirp. We also talked about how they came up with the name. The big news is new Chirp music on the horizon. We talked a bit about what they love about the recording p...

A chat with Chris DuPont as well fans Adam and Mary. We learn a little bit about how the fans discovered Chris and his music. We dive into Chris’s latest album called Floodplains. This album is emotionally deep. While we knew Chris was a fantastic guitarist, on Floodplains his playing and songwriting seem to jump into a new level. Chris provides some details on songs such as “Sandpaper Hymn”. We a...

A chat with Judy Banker and Dave Roof as well fans Johnny, Michael, Alan, Rod, Richard, Robin, and Tina. We talked with Judy about her work with Dave. Dave plays on Judy’s albums and handles the recording at his Rooftop Recording studio. As usual, we talked about how everyone was introduced to Judy and her music. We talked a bit about the recording process for Judy’s latest album called Buffalo Mo...

A chat with Nick of Rock City Music Company along with fans Matty, Cari, Tony, Sean, Jeff and Chuck. Rock City Music Company is an independent music store in Livonia. They have cultivated a strong following by offering sweet deals on guitars, amps, effects, and vinyl records. Their staff is welcoming and provides a place for music fans to share their stories and insights about music. Rock City Mus...

A chat with  Tony, Bryan, Pete, Scott, and Pat of Imminent Sonic Destruction (ISD) as well fans Tim, Lane, Pat, Deni, Partha, Dave, Dave, and James. This episode is packed with laughs. Imminent Sonic Destruction just finished up recording their third album. We all are anxiously awaiting this new album. Hopefully, it will be released on vinyl. Regardless, be on the watch for this sure to be gem. Wh...

A chat with Mike, Al, Jim, Matt, and Adam of Centenary as well fans Jeff, Niki, Mike, Graham, Chuck, Zeek and Craig. In addition to being a fan, Craig runs one of the longest running extreme music labels in Canada called CDN Records. Craig joined from his hot tube to share how he discovered the band and then turned on Cam Schwarz of The Growl death metal documentary who later featured Centenary in...

A chat with Dana, James, Brent, Dave, and Rob from the band Dead In 5 and their fans Graham, Ed, Paige, Petra, Gryffen, Joe, Andy, BJ, and Missy. We talk about how Dead In 5 came up with their name and how the ethos of living every day to the fullest is broadcast loud and clear through their music. Having recently won best rock band in the Detroit Music Awards, we chat about what that means for th...