Justin and Adrienne's Music Life Weekly

Adrienne's music life prior to age 33 is a couple years of collegiate a cappella… and a terrible 6th grade theater class. Adrienne works in software development for a grueling decade before a sudden exit. She starts taking voice lessons for fun, and her instructor at the time invites her to join a band. Several quartets, duos, groups (including Girls on Top!) and genres later… Adrienne decides to...

Justin relays about a decade of his musical history… starting with a riff from Aerosmith. Justin starts his first band in middle school, playing everywhere in Tallahassee, Fla, from birthday parties to bars and clubs. At the start of college, the band breaks up, and Justin joins a band called Stash – but the instrument he plays in the band may not be what you'd expect. Justin dives deeper into the...

A wrench is thrown into the works with Adrienne and Justin's international travel plans. Adrienne calls the airport 16 times. This trip is THE manifestation of a prior commitment of Adrienne's... an intention to learn how to run her business "like clockwork". Justin and Adrienne have a full weekend of gigs, and The Petty Nicks Experience plays the Boulder Dinner Theater as part of the venue's last...

Adrienne and Justin have a marathon weekend of music. They visit an installation at the Denver Art Museum by artist, friend, and musician Melissa Ivy, who happens to be the original momma of a regular podcast guest... we'll give you three guesses. Performance High's Youth and Acoustic Showcase at Goosetown Tavern gets a musical makeover with an influx of instruments. Adrienne battles layers of emp...

Adrienne meets a new player at band practice who is also not playing their main instrument. The Petty Nicks Experience meets the audience where they are. Justin processes the sudden death of career musician Jeff Beck, especially recognizing Beck's role in providing opportunities for female musicians. Justin dives deep into a new obsession with the music pioneer who made the first "electric guitar"...

Adrienne thinks Justin looks "yummy." Performance High's latest karaoke and jam session shows Adrienne just how much further she has to go. Justin begins the process of recording local band Ipecac's album, using a floating click track and some creative drum mic angles. Adrienne shows up for her student's live country show and stands in the crowd, working… a fact that ends up flabbergasting  all  t...

Justin and Adrienne ponder "punny" business names, and Adrienne comes up with one for a combination coffee-and-gun shop. Justin discovers long-time mentor and friend, John Kurtzweg, occupying three spots on 2002's End-of-Year Billboard Top 100. Justin gets shown over and over how much better he COULD be. Justin and Adrienne are baffled by their respective musical strengths (and weaknesses). A stuf...

Adrienne's alone for 10 days over the holidays while Justin visits his family… and a lot of slapping ensues. Justin works on an orchestral arrangement, and technology betrays him… but in a nostalgic way. Justin has a ton of work to do before the upcoming trip to New Zealand, while Adrienne enjoys more of a glide into the new year. Justin reveals which he would choose if he had to pick between Adri...

This week, Adrienne's student hits a personal best - that he thought was impossible! Justin finds production magic in mistakes. Adrienne and Cody jokingly add a little classical "oomph" to their duet at Cody's second holiday show… and it brings down the house. Adrienne reluctantly reveals her new vision for Performance High. Adrienne reveals how many workouts she used to do each week when she was...

*** ANNOUNCEMENT: We've been releasing this podcast on Tuesdays, but as you may have noticed, we are occasionally a day (or two) late. Starting next week, we're moving our release schedule to 5pm Wednesdays. *** This week, the podcast starts off with an inside scoop… or at least something that rhymes with scoop. Adrienne will never sing a certain song by Tori Amos again, after she learns what it's...

FYI: there are many many shout-outs in this episode! Adrienne and Justin try a gross-sounding pistachio lemon meringue… beer? Adrienne has a bass breakthrough at a holiday show. Justin talks the pros and cons of his legendary show nerves. Adrienne and Justin attend a Deftones tribute band show, and Adrienne ends up surprised. Justin teaches musicians the secret of jumping off drum risers. Justin d...

Adrienne tries to impart some alcohol wisdom to a student by relating her misadventures at the very first Adrienne O Band show. Performance High has a showcase at Goosetown Tavern with seven newbie singers. Justin is almost a creep. Why Justin wears sunglasses on stage. Justin makes up a new notation method for his charts. Adrienne buys a bracelet in Atlanta. Justin and Adrienne learn what deadsto...

The French band Phoenix rekindles Justin's faith in the church of rock n' roll. The band Phoenix uses live cameras in the lead singer's binoculars, and uses AI to make a lady in a French painting bop her head to the music. Adrienne finds Justin's guitar doppelgänger. Phoenix opens their concert with a real power move. Phoenix bizarrely and brilliantly breaks rules with the stage curtain. Justin ca...

Adrienne turns the bedroom into a steamy jungle. Justin explains Marzen beer. Justin and Adrienne vacation at Hot Sulphur Springs, population 700ish. Justin makes a major change in his work life, and stops threatening to quit music to work in a grocery store. Adrienne and Justin's cover band gets stranded at a Black Hawk casino during a blizzard. Adrienne sleeps with the bass player and his wife....

This is part 2 of the interview with Julian Fulco Perron.   Cody Qualls releases the album "Colorado" (featuring the single "Colorado") at a full house at Nissi's, involving a huge show crew of about 50 people, including Josh Blackburn and Hazel Miller. Why Adrienne doesn't sing very much in Cody's band. Why you shouldn't do quiet endings to big songs at live shows. Justin attends a show at the be...

Justin and Adrienne's friend and bandmate, Julian Fulco Perron, plays his first show with his new lineup - with a listening party coming up this Saturday November 12, 2022 from 1-4pm at Garage Sale Vintage. Julian laments his difficult name and layers 80 layers of toy trains and other noise into his last album. Julian experiments with technical limitations to access the vintage spirit of 60's and...

Shanti shares an intimate moment with her new best friend, a fuzzy water bottle. Performance High finds a new south Denver metro location at Hyperthreat Rehearsal and Recording Studios in Parker, Colorado. Why Adrienne is training seven new vocal coaches for Performance High. Why Adrienne hires people even if she doesn't have a job for them yet. Adrienne sings at Performance High's oldest client's...

Adrienne buys a bag of clothes for $12 at Global Thrift in Arvada, which she says justifies her purchase of $125 boots. J&A see Ryan and Carla in Just a Girl (No Doubt tribute band) at the Oriental Theatre. Metal band Of Ashes produces viral metal cooking videos. Adrienne lands a position in a band as keyboard player, even though she's not really a keyboard player. Adrienne is amazed to watch an a...

The podCAT visits. Justin can't change guitars because of the weather. Justin and Adrienne analyze why Saturday's sold-out show at the Boot Barn may have been the Petty Nicks Experience's best show ever. The roar of the crowd nearly knocks Adrienne over. Justin reveals the main metric No Address used to tell whether their stage show changes worked while on tour. Justin prepares a NYC artist for a...

Adrienne and Justin go on a date and eat French enchiladas. Justin wants Adrienne to steal a floor lamp from a restaurant. Adrienne eats round foods. The Petty Nicks Experience plays for a hot crowd at the Parker Arts, Cultural, and Events (PACE) Center. A good set is like a house of cards. Justin works on an album that gets mastered 7 times for $40k before it sounds right. The cat learns to sleep...

Adrienne gets purple-and-green prescription sunglasses from Zenni.com and can't stop talking about them. Justin and Adrienne play two meaningful gigs with Cody Qualls. Adrienne *finally* gets over the self-consciousness of being a female bass player. Adrienne likes Illegal Pete's (especially the one in Tucson, AZ) not just for the burritos. Adrienne sees Ethel Cain open for Florence + the Machine...

Justin and Adrienne realize they wouldn't have met in Colorado if Adrienne hadn't taken a major waterski crash in Orlando in May 1999. The Petty Nicks Experience plays at Boulder Dinner Theatre and executes an idea they stole from the Killers. They also rock so hard they blow the power - three times. Julian whips the band back into shape with a single song. Kids scream like Braveheart extras at an...

Three Performance High singers join Cody Qualls' band. Why Adrienne sound checks with "Gypsy." Justin gets a stomach bug during a gig and has to dash off stage. Why Justin and Adrienne don't perform on command. Adrienne doesn't like being the center of attention - even though she likes being a front person. How playing the wrong shows prevents you from getting to the next level. Justin and Adrienn...

Bassist Nate Marsh (Morning Bear, JoFoKe) finishes his thesis about the influence of jazz on R&B bass stylings from 1960-1980. A million dollar wedding, but the marriage lasts less than six months. Why Justin doesn't do (many) wedding gigs any more. Nate plays a wedding at the top of Aspen mountain, accessible only by gondola; a gig with Morning Bear, with mostly subs (including Megan Burtt on voc...

Justin and Adrienne analyze the Killers concert at Ball Arena and decide to steal an idea from them. Justin finally sees his hero, guitarist Johnny Marr (The Smiths, The The, Modest Mouse). Justin and Adrienne cry tears of… perfection? Justin decides to start buying his own clothes. Justin and Adrienne do a photo shoot with Cody Qualls and the Brand New Ancients. The Petty Nicks Experience plays a...