Rock Paper Podcast

Last night I stopped in at Clayton Studios in St. Louis, MO to meet up with the guys of The Mercs! We get into a bit of their history, their debut album INTRANAUT and their big album release party happening this Saturday night.  See them LIVE 7/1 at Red Flag in St. Louis, MO Album Release Party with special guests Squircle The Destroyer & Petty Grievances  On this episode you'll hear: Colossus  El...

Last Friday evening I clocked out after a working all week, ran home and grabbed my microphone then headed East to Copper Fire in Belleville, IL to meet up with Miranda Bury. Miranda is a very talented singer songwriter and is gearing up to release her debut album! We set and talked about the album, a bit of her early days, her family, stories behind some of these songs and much more! After record...

I spent my Memorial Day weekend hanging out by the lake, drinking a couple cold Busch Light Peach beers and hanging out with my good buddies in Native State! We had a lot of fun recording this one. We deep dive into what they've been up to since we last spoke including their new live album SEX ROCK LIVE and their two brand new singles! We also talk about their upcoming shows and what else is comin...

I hope you all had a great Memorial Day weekend and had the opportunity to spend some time with friends & family. Last week I caught up with my buddy Alan Shawgo for today's episode of Rock Paper Podcast. We get into some of his story of the early days of falling in love with photography to working with Fivefold. We also talk about his podcast To The West And Back that he records with his friend N...

The other day I sat down with Ed Akers of Local636. We recently recorded an episode of his show Local636 Podcast where I was the guest talking all about Rock Paper Podcast & Debbstock. Go listen if you haven't, now available on YouTube and all the podcast apps! It was time to flip the script and put Ed in the hot seat. We get into his story of getting involved with Local636, the podcast, his love...

Today I'm thrilled to get to meet up with This Is Falling. This was first time officially meeting all the guys and I had so much fun with them. We deep dive into their brand new album TIFWAVE, stories behind some of the songs, the music video, Album Release Party and much more.  On this episode you'll hear: Retro Champ "A Place For My Head" ft Isaac Etter of This Is Falling Mango Sludgehammer The...

Friday April 28th I took a ride downtown to see my buddies in Russo & Co headline their first St. Louis show at The Hawthorn with support from Mark Perkins & Redemption River. Before the show we set up a few mics in the green room to catch up a bit about everything they have coming up for the band. We also decdided to rip a little single mic bluegrass style version of an unreleased song live acous...

I caught up with Luminal the other day to get to know a little more about the band. We talk about some of their recorded music, new music and upcoming shows! We also had fun talking about some of favorite people around town, favorite spots to eat and much more.  New music on the way! Follow along with them on Instagram @LuminalbandSTL See them LIVE May 9th at Platypus  June 4th at Splash Pad (Hous...

I caught up with members of One Way Traffic at Leah's home to sit and talk about their brand new album MOVE INTO THE OUTSIDE, the group's 2nd full album release. We talk about their recent album release party and possible live ablum recording, some stories behind the songs and get a sneak peek at the album. We also talk upcoming tour & festival season.  On this episode you'll hear: Operator Go Eas...

Ryan Cheney & Matt Benne return!! These two have become great friends of mine over the years of following their band Fivefold around the last decade. I always enjoy getting to catch up with them. In this episode we talk about Matt Benne getting into recording and producing music of his own now as a singer songwriter along with for Fivefold and others. We talk about brand new Fivefold music, their...

Matt F Basler returns! This time he brought along his management Col. Dylan Clubb to sit in with us. We talk about his newly found authentic version of himself and finding a home in country music. He's currently working on a brand new Country album and we talk about some of the songs and play a couple live acoustic!  See Matt LIVE May 13th at Off Broadway in St. Louis, MO for his Album Release Par...

One of my favorites, singer songwriter Bobby Stevens returns! Bobby has a brand new album titled GLAD YOU PICKED UP due out on April 7th. We sit down to deep dive into the album talking about some of the tracks, stories behind the songs & play one live acoustic! We also talk about wrestling, Jimmy Buffett and so much more.  Catch Bobby Stevens LIVE April 8th at Central Stage in St. Louis, MO for S...

The other day I caught up with my buddies Matt Hitchcock & Phil Russo of Side Car. We enjoyed some Domino's Pizza and a few beverages from Topo Chico and took a deep dive into their debut record DINNER & A BOX OF WINE. We share some stories behind the songs, give a sneak peek a few tracks and play a couple live acoustic! On this episode you'll hear: Baby Don't Give Me Those Blues The Sangamon (Liv...

Bob McKee returns! Back in January 2023 Bob McKee released his solo album I DON'T WANT YOU IN HERE to the world. I caught up with him at his St. Louis home to take a deep dive into the album with him discussing some stories behind the songs and recording process. We also play a live acoustic one for you! We also tease at a brand new project he's working on along with new Vondrukes music on the way...

Get to know a little more about singer songwriter Chris Zumwalt on today's episode! We had fun talking about his start in music and play a couple live acoustic. We also talk about recording at Sawhorse Studios with Chris Turnbaugh, some upcoming festivals and much more.  On this episode you'll hear: Run (Live Acoustic) Get Up Child (Live Acoustic) Find more Chris Zumwalt on your favorite streaming...

I caught up with singer songwriter Riley Holtz & multi-intrumentalist Nathan Sickmeier of Riley Holtz & The Lost Cause to get to know a little more about their story. We talk about up their upcoming album and play a couple live acoustic. Riley shares some stories of behind the songs, growing up, singing on cruise ships & much more.  On this episode you'll hear: Movin On (live acoustic) Home  Josey...

The other day I caught up with singer songwriter Dan Turnbaugh to talk about his brand new project Spirit + Sound. He's working on the debut EP and gives us an a little advance sneak peek. We talk about some of the songs, moving to California and much more.  On this episode you'll hear: Satellite  Cliffs & Clouds (World Premiere)  Find more from Dan at MusicEmbryo.bandcamp.com , linktr.ee/spiritan...

I am excited to welcome a brand new podcast to the show, IF YOU GIVE A MOM A PODCAST. My friend and now 4x guest, Jaimie, recently launched her own podcast with her friend Amanda. I figured it was time to sit down and get to know them a little better and what inspired two mothers to start up a podcast.  We deep dive into some stories of bad jobs, ghost stories and & so much more. If you haven't al...

Chris Chamness returns! I caught up with Chris a bit ago to talk about some of his latest adventures traveling the world, some brand new music, upcoming shows, struggles with depression, stories behind some of these songs and a whole lot more. We play 2 of them live acoustic for you! Find more Chris Chamness wherever you get your digital music. Be sure to follow along on Facebook & Instagram. Come...

I caught up with Singer Songwriter Logan Chapman at his home the other day to discuss his debut WHERE I'LL BE EP, some of the stories behind these songs, upcoming release party and much more! We play one live acoustic for the show and give an exclusive sneak peek at a brand new one! On this episode you'll hear: Solstice  Cocaine Rich (Live Acoustic) No Doubt  See Logan LIVE 2/24 EP Release Party w...

The other night I had the opportunity to sit across from one of my favorite songwriters Dana Michael Anderson and record today's episode. This was a real treat for me. Dana returns to talk all about his recent adventures through life in his RV, some new songs he's working on, journaling and his work with Poss Music Works.  Dana plays 2 unreleased songs live acoustic for today's show. Hopefully the...

The other day I caught up with singer songwriter Lindsey via Zoom. I had a great time meeting her and talking about her just getting started in the music business. We talk about her brand new single "Save Me" and her music video to go with it. Be sure to check it out on YouTube!  Find all things Lindsey at Linktr.ee/lindseyrocks. Follow along with her on Instagram & Tik Tok. Find "Save Me" on your...

A bit ago I sat down with Corey Saathoff & Josh Kean of The Trophy Mules to get to know a little more about them and their brand new album NO SOONER THAN THE MOON. We deep dive into some of the stories behind this album and play a couple live acoustic ones for you!  On this episode you'll hear: -Cold Comfort -Cure For The Common Blues ( Live Acoustic) -Chupacabra Valentine (Live Acoustic) -Wish Yo...

Modern Day Zero & ANDTHEYRISE Return!! The other night I caught up with some of the guys of MDZ & ATR to talk all about their big show coming up at Diamond Music Hall. Scott Gertken (Vocals), Scott Davis (Guitar) & Matt Arana (Guitar) of MDZ talk about some of the early days and their recent appearance at the Toast To Jeff Burton show. Also joining the show we have Mathias Leavitt (Vocals/Bass) &...

A bit ago I linked up with Dane Louis over Zoom. Dane is a Country music singer songwriter from Sioux City, Iowa currently living in Nashville, Tennessee. I enjoyed getting to know a little more about him and his music. We talk a bit about some of the early days, moving to Nashville, bumping into celebrities, recording new music and his new single "Fire."  On this episode you'll hear: Whiskey Wear...