Loud & Local Podcast

Black Ends are a Seattle-based "gunk pop" band that's playing December 20th at a new venue in the Central District called The Cherry Pit. I spoke with Black Ends about their 3 week U.S tour, plans for the future, the roots of the band and much more This interview features 3 songs from the EP "Stay Evil" by Black Ends . Turn it up! 

ALWAYS NAKED aka Skylar Steffy and the Always are performing live at Climate Pledge Arena for some Kraken games! I had them up in studio to discuss this + their experience at Pain in the Grass, how busy they stayed during the pandemic and much more.  This interview features THREE songs by Always Naked including a premiere!

KING YOUNGBLOOD is an awesome Northwest band that you gotta know. Their new album "Big Thank" is a must hear and they have been crushing it with shows all year. Listen to this episode and get acquainted with the awesomeness that is KING YOUNGBLOOD This episode features 3 songs from their album "Big Thank" TURN IT UP and KEEP IT LOCAL

Tacoma hardcore / metal band DENIAL OF LIFE joined me this week to chat about their origin story, their full U.S tour, influences and much more. This interview features songs from their new full length album "No Reason." Turn it up and bang your head.

Northwest pop punk band College Radio joined me in studio to play some songs from their new album "Nothing Ever Changes...It Only Gets Worse" + chat about tour and a few of their upcoming shows. This episode features four songs from the new album. Turn it up and keep it local!

Back to The Locals Fest Pt. 2 is this weekend at Tony V's in Everett, so I had festival organizer Taylor Cort on the show to chat about the lineup, what it took to bring this together, his history as a promoter and more This episode features songs from College Radio, Always Naked and TOARN. Turn it up!

Crossing Crusades join me this week to chat about some upcoming shows and PREMIERE two brand new songs - "Into the Fire" and "Fallout". This is the first time anyone outside of the band is hearing these songs, so get ready to rock out. After you're finished listening to the episode - click here to check out the GNARLY new video for "Captor"

38 Coffin is a killer rock n roll band from right here in Seattle. The band formed during the pandemic and got goin immediately - they recorded an released a rad record and have played a ton of shows. They are playing 3 shows coming up this week so go ahead and give this a listen then go see them rock out.  This interview features 3 songs from 38 Coffin. Turn it up and keep it local! 

KAIZO is a northwest metalcore / hardcore band who formed just month before the pandemic. I had the band up for the first in studio interview in 2 1/2 years! We chatted about influences, how they came together, the future of the band and much more .  This interview features  three songs by Kaizo. Turn it up! 

Cynthia Brothers is a Seattle native who runs a popular social media account called @VanishingSeattle. She documents the changing landscape of Seattle and focuses much of her coverage on independent and family owned businesses. I sat down with Cynthia to talk about the history of her project, her history with Northwest music, the bands she has played in, iconic Northwest venues, the changing face...

Avenue East is an awesome progressive melodic rock band based in Seattle. I chatted with the members about their newest release "Ace and Indigo", the story of the band, influences, shows coming out of the pandemic and much more  This interview features two songs from Avenue East. Turn it up! 

Baby and the Nobodies are a rad Olympia-based rock n roll band. I spoke with Baby and a Nobody (haha) about their history, upcoming shows, their love of all things rock n roll + more. This interview features two songs from Baby and the Nobodies. Turn it up!

This week is a bit of a different type of episode - SMASH (Seattle Musicians Access To Sustainable Healthcare) is a wonderful nonprofit organization in the city that helps tons of musicians get the help and healthcare they need. I spoke with Outreach and Communications Manager Nikki Barron about the "Anti-27 Club" Campaign that is focused around harm reduction in the music community. For more info...

Will Andrews is an incredibly talented drummer who plays with Ten Miles Wide and The Walking Papers. I chatted with Will about the upcoming Ten Miles Wide show on September 24th at Easy Street Records, their upcoming album, the vinyl release of "Ten Miles Wide" by The Mothership and much more.  Stay tuned til the end to hear a brand new song by Ten Miles Wide  Catch them Saturday September 24th at...

Seattle power trio Hutchie is playing a show this coming Friday (September 9th) at the Tractor Tavern in Ballard, so I chatted with the three members about their debut album "Some Other Way," being "lifers" in music, forming during the pandemic and much more.  This interview features two songs from the Hutchie album "Some Other Way" available now! 

I spoke with Seattle indie rock band Scarves about their new album, growing up listening to KISW, moving back to Seattle from NYC during the pandemic, the OC soundtrack, The Redmond Firehouse and much more.  This episode features a song from their new album. So turn it up! 

lilith. is a Northwest metalcore band whose most recent album "postdeus" is worth a listen for anyone who likes heavy music. They are playing a show August 31st in Tacoma, so I chatted with the band about the ups and downs of the last few years, their inspirations and much more.  This interview features two songs from lilith. Turn it up!  

I spoke with Seattle music legend Carrie Akre about her life in music, her bands  (Goodness, Hammerbox) and her solo career, decompressing during the pandemic, her upcoming show on August 21st at the Crocodile and much more. This is a must listen for Seattle music fans!  This episode features songs from Hammerbox, Goodness and Carrie Akre. Turn it up! 

On August 12th, M-Theory Audio is reissuing the 1990 album "Harsh Realities" by old school Seattle thrash metal band Bitter End. I chatted with guitarist Matt Fox about how this came about, the old school Northwest metal scene, what he's been up to lately and much more.  This interview features a song from Bitter End's album "Harsh Realities". Turn it up! 

Seattle heavy metal band Skelator is playing at the Southgate Roller Rink in White Center on August 19th, so I had the band on to chat about their upcoming new album, how they continued on during the pandemic, true heavy and much more.  This episode features a brand new song by Skelator. Turn it up! 

RivetSkull is playing their record release for "Trail of Souls: Samsara" this week, so I had the Northwest-based hard rock band on the show to talk all about the album ! This interview features two brand new songs from the album. Turn it up and keep it local!

Model Snake recently released their fantastic new EP "Business Lights", so I had the band on the show to talk about how they navigated being a band during the pandemic, the making of the album, their favorite Northwest bands, inspirations and more. This interview features two brand new songs by Model Snake. Turn it up!

Haley Graves is a talented up and coming pop punker here in the Northwest who is playing a show on July 15th at Alma (Tacoma) alongside King Youngblood. I chatted with Haley about making the move to Seattle right before the pandemic, the love of all things pop punk, plans for 2022 and beyond and more This interview features two songs by Haley Graves. Turn it up and keep it local!

Shedfest 4 is happening this weekend, so I had the boys from Woodshed on the show to chat about what all went into booking the show, the lineup, the camping situation and all that good stuff. We also chatted about new music from Woodshed and a whole lot more. This song features two songs from Woodshed. Turn it up and support local music!

Mantle Collapse is a Tacoma-based heavy rock band that is playing a handful of upcoming shows around the Northwest. I chatted with the band about their history as friends going back to elementary school, their favorite NW bands and much more. This episode features two songs by Mantle Collapse. Turn it up!