Rock Paper Podcast

After Wednesday returns!! It's been a long time but it felt good to catch up with my friends After Wednesday. We deep dive into their brand new album SOLITARY REFINEMENT. We talk about some of the stories behind the songs, recording, and their upcoming Album Release Party! We also have a special announcement that After Wednesday is now a 4 piece.  On this episode you'll hear: Worst Of Luck Lonely...

Samantha Clemons returns!! A bit ago I caught up with my incredibly talented friend Samantha Clemons at her St. Louis home. We had a great time catching up covering all sorts of topics including some brand new music, recording with her band, cooking, Thanksgiving & much more. We also play two live acoustic songs! On this episode you'll hear: Colored (Live Acoustic) Might Be The Only Way (Live Acou...

Singer Songwriter Hunter Peebles returns to the show with his brand new band, The Moonlighters! They have quickly become one of the must see acts in town. I'm thrilled to get a moment to sit down with some friends and talk all about what this group is up to. We start with the big sold out show at Joe's Cafe, recording thier debut EP and upcoming shows including some tour dates. We talk a little bi...

Wes Hoffman returns!! I dropped by Encapsulated Studios in Maplewood, MO to meet up with my bud Wes Hoffman of Wes Hoffman & Friends to talk about some brand new music, a big show, vinyl, tour and so much more. We even busted out a live acoustic tune! On this episode you'll hear: A Minute To Breathe  Paper Hearts (Live Acoustic) Thunder (Exclusive World Premiere!) See Wes Hoffman & Friends LIVE: N...

Thom Donovan joins me via Zoom to talk about his journey in music from growing up in St. Charles, MO and playing gigs with his band Lapush, touring for years with Will Hoge to writing his first novel! Thom will be signing copies of The Twin Affair at Main Street Books in St. Charles, MO from 1-3 Saturday November 18th. If you can't make it, you can find a copy at  ThomDonovan.com or check your loc...

Back at the end of October I took a drive to Columbia, MO to hang with Mary And The Giant as they were rehearsing for the big album release party. I had a real good time talking to them about recently reuniting, recording new music and releasing their 1st new record in a deccade! Hear some stories of the early days & some stories behind a few songs on this album SADNESS, FOR A MOMENT.  On this epi...

A bit ago I caught up with Dillon & Alex of The Winks at Encapsulated Studios in Maplewood, MO to talk about what they've been up to including some brand new music! We discuss their new EP, Release Party and share a sneak peek. Dillon performs 2 songs live acoustic for the show! On this episode you'll hear: Lush (Acoustic) Green Eyes (Acoustic) Hopeless Not Helpless Find more from The Winks wherev...

Tree One Four returns for a special Halloween episode! We had a lot of fun discussing some of our favorite Halloween costumes, candy, movies & more. We also talk about the latests from Tree One Four including some big shows and a brand new album! The guys gave me an exclusive track to leak on the show or the EXCLUSIVE WORLD PREMIERE!  We also discuss their new side project as We Practiced Santeria...

The other night I caught up with my buddy Jackson Stokes while he was in town. He just got home from breaking a World Record with Devon Allman & Donovan Frankenreiter, the next week got married, then released his brand new PASSENGERS EP.  So he's been busy!! I'm thankful to sit and talk about all the good stuff he has going on in his life right now. We deep dive into the new EP, stories behind som...

Singer Songwriter Brian Krumm joins me on the show via Zoom for today's episode. Brian Krumm is now based in Chicago, IL area but shares some stories of his time growing up in the Collinsville, IL area & some of his previous work in groups like The Great Crusades & Suede Chain. We get in to his new album JUST FADE AWAY and some of the stories behind these songs, his upcoming tour and much more.  B...

The other day I stopped in at the wonderful Phat Buddha Studios in St. Louis, MO to meet up with my new friend Ashley Byrne. I've been following along with Ashley's work for a little while now but this was our first time getting to meet. It seemed like great timing as she's gearing up to release her new album BABY BLUE. We dive into some of the making of his album, stories that inspired some of th...

  On this episode you'll hear: Sinking Ships Permanent Vacation Old Time Feeling Starry Moonlit Night Videos of the live performances on YouTube ! Find more from Kevin Gruen including the single "Permanent Vacation" on your favorite digital music platform. Follow along with Kevin on Facebook & Instagram. KevinGruenMusic.com See Kevin LIVE 9/27 Nightshift Bar St. Peters, MO 7-11p 9/28 Donatelli's L...

/A while back I caught up with Comedian Max Pryce to talk about some of the behind the scenes stuff leading up to recording his new comedy special this weekend. We talk about life on the road, working with Tubi & much more.  See Max Pryce LIVE 9/2 & 9/3 at St. Charles Funny Bone with Will O'Donnell & Mychael Anthony. Tickets at StLouisFunnyBone.com Follow along with him on Facebook, Tik Tok & Inst...

Welcome to the show the guys of Humans & Strangers! I sit down and talk about some of the early days of how this group formed, upcoming show, new music like their latest single "Never Enough" and much more. On this episode you'll hear: Love On You Never Enough See Humans & Strangers LIVE: 8/26 at Blueberry Hill Duck Room in St. Louis, MO with Dead Format & The Hangovers. Tickets at Ticketmaster.co...

Will Saulsbery returns! I caught up with Will at his home to talk about the brand new album from Money For Guns ALL THE DARKNESS THAT'S IN YOUR HEAD. We share a sneak peek at some songs, shares some stories behind the process and play one live acoustic! Catch Money For Guns LIVE: 8/19 at The Kranzberg in St. Louis, MO 3pm Album Release Party with special guests River Ghost Revue & Wes Wingate. Tic...

Singer Songwriter Andrew Dahle returns!! I met up with Andrew at his home. It'd been a few years since we've recorded together so it was really nice catching up with a friend.  We talk about what it's like being the tall guy at the concert, Jason Isbell and all about his solo debut album due out August 28th! We get into some of the stories & songs of this album and play a couple live acoustic for...

Paul Niehaus IV returns!! I took a trip back to Blue Lotus Recordings in St. Louis, MO to meet up with my buddy Paul Niehaus. We've spent a lot of time in the studio talking about a lot of various albums he's been a part of but this time we're talking about his debut album! Paul shares some stories behind this collection of songs, his upcoming album release party and we play one live acoustic.  On...

A bit ago I caught up with Chris J Bo to learn a bit more about him and his work recording & producing music. We've played a bunch of his work on this show throughout the years from some of my local favorites like Antonio The Great (ATG), Dub Flow, Daemon, Retro Champ & more. He has since branched out and recently worked with Jev from Toronto and they have a track with 10 million plays on Spotify!...

Belleville singer songwriter Vannah Leigh joins me on today's show to share some of her songs & stories. She brought along friends of the show Steve Bauer & Matt Rudolf. Steve & Matt have been accompling her at gigs and helped her record her debut BUTTERFLIES EP due out August 5th! We play a few songs live acoustic and share some stories behind the songs. This episode was recorded at IL Buco in St...

Justus & The Experience RETURNS! It's been a long time since I've seen my friend Dean Justus of Justus & The Experience. It was a lot of fun getting to hang out with him at his home in Granite City, IL talking about some of his adventures the last few years including hiking the Appalachian Trail. We talked about hawiian shirts, making music with our friends and putting together his debut album! On...

The Fighting Side returns!! I joined The Fighting Side at band practice the other night to talk about their brand new singles "Fires" & "Can't Help Myself" that our now available TODAY! We get into some of the stories behind these songs, life on the road, gas station eggs, new partnership with Low Road Merch Co and so much more.  On this episode you'll hear: Fires Can't Help Myself Find more from...

Discrepancies RETURN! One of my favorites return to the show with a brand new EP. We get into some of the stories behind the songs, video games, life on the road, Marc's beans and so much more!  Check out their PRODUCT OF ENTERTAINMENT EP wherever you get your digital music. Grab a CD copy or a shirt at DiscrepanciesMusic.com or InvogueRecords.com On this episode you'll hear: Testify Hands Up Limi...

A bit ago I caught up with my friend Langen Elise from the group The Defeated County. We took a dive into their recent album AN EARLY FALL that they releaesed in 2020. We talk about some of the process, songwriting and share a few favorites. We also talk about some of Langen's recent health concerns including being misdiagnosed with cancer.  Come see The Defeated County LIVE 7/29 at The Crack Fox...

The other night I stopped by Outrun The Fall band practice to catch up with Brandon, Ryan & Josh of the group. We recorded this the night before the new single "The Rattler" was released so it was exciting to caputre some of their thoughts before it goes live all over the world. We talked about recording with Jack Daniels at Sicktones, lyric video, possibly more new music and their big ol BBQ Bash...

A while back I linked up with singer songwriter Joe Robinson to talk about his music JJR Band. Recently he reached out to tell me about some work he'd been doing in his new recording studio and a talented young songwriter he was recording named Damon. I stopped in to visit Joe at his studio to meet up with Damon and his bandmate Ness Holiday. We had some fun talking about how these three all meet,...