Porch Talk

Andrew and Alan briefly spend time on currents events and bring the focus back to what an individual can do, to get things back to good. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Soren Bryce /Tummy Ache returns to the Sunstroke House. Monk, Alan, and Soren discuss her experience leaving for London, in the middle of 2020, to study music. Soren shares about the evolution of her music from pop to punk. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Big John and Alan are joined by Sid and the show kicks off with the Munson and Brothers experience. The guy moves on into potheads causing climate change, and Alan went a little too hard in the sauce. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

J.C. Long and Alan discuss the pandemic and hesitancy of trusting the vaccine. J.C. has been compiling data since the beginning of the pandemic and shares what he has found. The conversation ends on the identity crisis of Starkville, MS Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Alan and Monk sat down with Eddie 9V, a contemporary blues band, from Atlanta Georgia. Eddie shares about previous bands and sounds that led up to the formation of Eddie 9V, and the success they're finding with an excellent booking agent. The episode was recorded at the famous Druid City Brewing Company in Tuscaloosa, AL. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: h...

Alan met with Eric Wallace at the Firehouse Community Arts Center to talk about what's going on there. Eric spent his 20's and 30's touring with bands and is now pursuing a new passion, bringing music to an impoverished area. The Firehouse gives scholarships to students and is able to pay the teachers. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redci...

Herachio Washington and Alan sat down to 'chew the fat'. A person's 20's is the most important decade of their life. It can spiral one into many undesirables outcomes, or set you up to thrive. Herachio just entered his 20's and is on a great path, and Alan reflects on mistakes he made in his 20's. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https:...

Cobb and Alan go in depth on the upcoming season of college football. The game appears to be permanently changing. The conversation moves on to movies, and Woodstock 99. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Linda Marks returns to share about her triple album release party. Linda also runs the Music Salon, and she gave an update on how going virtual really brought new life to the house venue. Alan and Linda also discuss the Boston music scene, as it tries to return. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Alan and Monk talk about the face of alternative music changing because of the industry. Alan shares about the Bentonia Music Festival and the upcoming birthday for the Blue Front Cafe, and an update on the vinyl. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Andrew and Alan sat down for a U & U. Alan shares about getting melanin and melatonin mixed up, blessings, and the possibility of endorsing a college athlete. They discuss the Neshoba County Fair and the experience of playing it. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Big John returns to the show! Alan and John talk about how reality has become stranger than fiction. Black Rock (Wall Street firm) is buying up homes, Bezos is shooting himself to space on a dick shaped rocket, and are we facing more Draconian lockdowns? Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Andrew and Alan talk about bullying and if it's ever a good thing. The difference between ninjas and samurais. The idea of a peaceful divorce in the United States is becoming more prevalent, with 32.5% of Americans believe its time to become the Balkan States of America. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Alan and Gabriel caught up after they played Natchez City Brewing Singer/Songwriter night. Gabriel discusses the thriving music scene in Natchez and how it continues to grow. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Alan sat down with Pleshette Howard before she performed to help close out the 49th annual Bentonia Blues Festival at the Blue Front Cafe. Pleshette was raised in gospel music and the blues, her father was a blues man. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Nick wade joins Alan in the back of the Blue Front Cafe to discuss the blues and spirituals. Nick shares about his experience in Mississippi and the support he has received from places like Bentonia and Clarksdale. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Alan sat down with Gilbert Vowell in the back of the Blue Front Cafe to talk about how Gilbert found out about Jimmy and the Blue Front. Gilbert has been Jimmy's right hand man for some years now and has a hand in the events and planning for events. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Alan sat down with 19th Street Red (Randy Cohen), in the back of the Blue Front Cafe to discuss his story and the blues. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

RL Superbad, Phillip Savell, Matt Mason, and Alan meet in the back of the Blue Front Cafe after playing on the porch to talk about the experience. The guys exchange stories about Bentonia, Jimmy 'Duck' Holmes, and the blues. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Monk and Alan sat down with Taylor Hollingsworth at Druid City Brewing in Tuscaloosa, AL, before the Blips show. Taylor shares about life during the pandemic, Birmingham Humane Society, his art, and being a versatile guitarist over the years Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Andrew and Alan sit down to talk about Andrew's latest camping experience. The conversation moves on to where thoughts come from, and is there anything to our dreams? Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Alan and Ky Carter talk about his band, King Kai and the Heretics. Ky shares his influences and favorite vinyls. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Alan and Cobb watch Cannibal Holocaust. Cannibal Holocaust is a 1980 Italian cannibal film directed by Ruggero Deodato. An anthropologist goes into the Amazon rainforest to recover a group that was filming a documentary on cannibal tribes in that area. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Alan and Cole do a deeper dive on their previous conversation. Cole opens the door to a discussion on American values, that seem to be fading fast. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Alan and Cobb watch and review Hell House LLC. In Abaddon, NY is an abandoned hotel with a backstory. Some young people decide to turn it into a haunted house... only problem it is haunted already. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy