I'm With the Band, Man

LINK TO TICKETS FOR THE APRIL 4 SHOW IN KANSAS CITY WITH HEELS / CONFLICTS / THE CASKET LOTTERY / THE ESOTERIC here: https://www.etix.com/ticket/p/84461063/the-esoteric-kansas-city-warehouse-on-broadway?partner_id=100 Stevie comes back for the second episode where we do a deep dive into The Esoteric's last (and final??? We hope not) album "Subverter." Find the connecting thread from...

LINK TO TICKETS FOR THE APRIL 4 SHOW IN KANSAS CITY WITH HEELS / CONFLICTS / THE CASKET LOTTERY / THE ESOTERIC here: https://www.etix.com/ticket/p/84461063/the-esoteric-kansas-city-warehouse-on-broadway?partner_id=100 We sit down with vocalist virtuoso and all-around great guy Stevie Cruz to find out more about him. We learn about his early days of hanging out with The Esoteric and being a fan bef...

LINK TO TICKETS FOR THE APRIL 4 SHOW IN KANSAS CITY WITH HEELS / CONFLICTS / THE CASKET LOTTERY / THE ESOTERIC here: https://www.etix.com/ticket/p/84461063/the-esoteric-kansas-city-warehouse-on-broadway?partner_id=100 We sit down with vocalist virtuoso and all-around great guy Stevie Cruz to find out more about him. We learn about his early days of hanging out with The Esoteric and being a fan bef...

Bassist virtuoso Shane Mehling returns for the back-half of the conversation where we dig deep into all things "Fontanelle" by Great Falls. Shane discusses how the reintroduction of rules helped shape the album, the creative path he and Demian took to record drums in lieu of a full-time drummer, and how pleased he was (and is) with the end result. It's unfortunately an album that slipped under my...

Bassist virtuoso Shane Mehling returns for the back-half of the conversation where we dig deep into all things "Fontanelle" by Great Falls. Shane discusses how the reintroduction of rules helped shape the album, the creative path he and Demian took to record drums in lieu of a full-time drummer, and how pleased he was (and is) with the end result. It's unfortunately an album that slipped under my...

For this episode, we sit down with master bassist Shane Mehling to discuss absolutely everything. We find out why Shane originally picked up the bass, his early years playing in local bands, his audition for Playing Enemy which precipitated his move to Seattle, and everything else imaginable. Shane is not only knowledgeable but he also brings his thoughts to the conversation. It's a great talk...

For this episode, we sit down with master bassist Shane Mehling to discuss absolutely everything. We find out why Shane originally picked up the bass, his early years playing in local bands, his audition for Playing Enemy which precipitated his move to Seattle, and everything else imaginable. Shane is not only knowledgeable but he also brings his thoughts to the conversation. It's a great talk...

This is the *FULL* episode To buy the double-pack of both of Matt's books: https://www.theimpossiblecompany.com/store/md3yle6dko1fvj8arvjvk6325p218u To buy just "Work Songs": https://www.theimpossiblecompany.com/store/work-songs-book We sit down with Matt Johnson to do a deep dive on all things related to the lyrics and meaning behind the songs on Preacher Gone To Texas' "Choice vs. Chance."Matt t...

This is the *EDITED* episode To buy the double-pack of both of Matt's books: https://www.theimpossiblecompany.com/store/ md3yle6dko1fvj8arvjvk6325p218u To buy just "Work Songs": https://www.theimpossiblecompany.com/store/work-songs-book We sit down with Matt Johnson to do a deep dive on all things related to the lyrics and meaning behind the songs on Preacher Gone To Texas' "Choice vs. Chance."Mat...

This is the *SHORTER* episode Follow Matt's exploits on Instagram - @matt.x.johnson For our first episode of 2025 we are excited to talk with Matt Johnson - the vocalist for two excellent hardcore/metalcore bands Preacher Gone to Texas and Ignite the Will. We cover the beginning of his music career growing up in Iowa and also his career post music working in government and as a published author of...

This is the *FULL* episode Follow Matt's exploits on Instagram - @matt.x.johnson For our first episode of 2025 we are excited to talk with Matt Johnson - the vocalist for two excellent hardcore/metalcore bands Preacher Gone to Texas and Ignite the Will. We cover the beginning of his music career growing up in Iowa and also his career post music working in government and as a published author of tw...

To close out the year, Dan and Eric sit down and recap 2024 - we discuss all of our guests and what our plans are for the future of the show. We have some slight format changes for 2025 and we discuss some of those as well. Get to know the hosts of I'm the Band, Man a little better with this one. Come join us at our Discord! https://discord.gg/xu6xGPfyjv We'll be back next week with another banger...

As we get ready to close out the year, here's a special episode of "I'm With the Band, Man" where we bring back Chuck Coffey not as just a musician discussing his own bands (although there is certainly a healthy helping of discussion for his time in Mail Order Children) but as a source of all knowledge. Ska has always been one of those genres that I was exposed to because it was tangential and pun...

https://jupiterhearts.bandcamp.com/https://www.instagram.com/redhandplan/https://www.instagram.com/jupiterhearts22/https://equalvision.com/collections/by-the-grace-of-god We sit down with Dr. Rob to do a deep dive on all things related to the lyrics and meaning behind the songs on By the Grace Of God's "Perspective." Rob takes us on a journey through every song on the album, where he was at emotio...

https://jupiterhearts.bandcamp.com/ https://www.instagram.com/redhandplan/ https://www.instagram.com/jupiterhearts22/ https://equalvision.com/collections/by-the-grace-of-god We are very excited to bring you part one of our interview with Louisville punk royalty Dr. Rob Pennington. You may know him for fronting bands like Endpoint, By the Grace of God, Black Widows/Cross/God, and Jupiter Hearts. In...

Dan and I sit down with Damien to discuss all things Maida's "Renaissance In Reverse." We talk about how perfect the recording came out, their tour struggles for the album, and where the band might have gone had Maida continued. This is an album you should immediately check out if you're not intimately familiar and then listen as Damien discusses how it all came together.

We sit down with Damien Wendel of Maida to discuss all things music. We find out how he got into drums, the "fifth" member of Maida that helped with the home recording of "Remove the Funeral Attire" that resulted in an album that sounded like it was recorded in a studio, and so much more. As a consummate drumming professional (our first on the show!) Damien brings unique insight and experiences to...

https://www.patreon.com/demianjohnstonhttps://www.instagram.com/greatfallsnoise/https://greatfalls.bandcamp.com/ Part two of our conversation with Demian goes into minute detail about the Playing Enemy "I Was Your City" - we talk about how close he was to breaking up with Seattle and moving to New York, the two women that influenced the songwriting (and Demian's relative headspace) of the album. W...

https://www.patreon.com/demianjohnston https://www.instagram.com/greatfallsnoise/ https://greatfalls.bandcamp.com/ Eric and Dan sit down for a long conversation with Demian Johnston of Playing Enemy/Kiss it Goodbye/Hemmingway/Great Falls/AND SO MANY OTHERS and you won't want to miss it. Damian covers his history in the Seattle heavy music scene including an interesting part of the legendary band D...

This is a solo episode where Matt sits down with Eric to discuss all things Former Thieves' "The Language That We Speak." We talk about Former Thieves running out of the gates on this album, the reception it was getting for live shows, and what the future may have (might still?) had in store for future music. Definitely worth a listen!

This is a solo episode where Matt sits down with Eric to discuss his musical journey from the scene elders in Iowa sharing the history and the ethics with him up through his life after Former Thieves. We discuss all sorts of interesting facts like soundproofing the practice space with disposed mattress cushions, Matt leaving Iowa after the band broke up, and his eventual return to the Midwest. We...

Nightjacket has an upcoming single release show for "My Only Heart" December 12 at Gold Diggers in Los Angeles. It will be released via Sonic Unyon Records. And the best news EVER!!!!! - Salem will be releasing a new song in early 2025 - Adam wrote the song and collaborated with two other Salem members - Jeremy Robertson and David Miller. I am so stoked to hear that when it comes out. Sit back and...

https://www.instagram.com/harvardandstone/ https://www.instagram.com/nightjacketsound/ You won't want to miss our interview with Adam D'Zurilla as we talk about everything from As Friends Rust to current the state of live music. Adam shared with us his reflection of being in As Friends Rust coming in to replace Damien Moyal on vocals covering an interesting chapter in that band's career. We go in...

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