Southern Hang

Before we give thanks, we must rant.  This week, the guests take a back seat for the Southern Hang fellas to let loose.  Cotton, Red, Sherm, Neil and Will all get the mic for a short rant.  And then the episode goes where the episode needs to go. Chili Chese Fritos.  Rant. Time Changes.  Rant. Non-zipper Merge Truthers.  Rant. Speaker Phones in Public. Moving Sidewalks. Eurosteps.  Personal Space...

The Stews join Neil and Craig in the Southern Hang Tent following their electric set from the main stage Thursday at the & Beyond Festival in Louisville, KY. Festival stallwarts who have played Lollapalooza and Bonnaroo, Preston Hall, Blake Dobbs, Bennett Baugus, and Wyatt Griffith talk about their early days at Auburn University.  They discuss their breakout hit "Make it Out" that w...

Cheers!  The Bourbon King himself, Fred Minnick, steps into the Southern Hang tent live from the grounds of the & Beyond Festival in Louisville, KY. In this special episode, the world-renowned bourbon authority and author joins Will to talk all things bourbon, music, and, most importantly, his new book!  Fred talks about the stories behind "Bottom Shelf, How a Forgotten Brand of Bourbon S...

Will gets some time with Kevin Galloway and Jon Grossman of Uncle Lucius fresh off their set from the & Beyond Festival in Louisville, KY. The guys refelct on renting a house and clearing out the living room furniture to record their new "saga" Open Eyes, Broken Heart. They talk roller coasters, touring, and their amazing live album cut in Gruene Hall featuring their streaming hit &q...

Shelby Means classes up the Southern Hang Tent live from the & Beyond Festival in Louisville, KY bringing the style and musical chops to back it up. Born in Lexington, raised in Wyoming and Shelby and her Upright Bass made her way to Nashville at 23.  Shelby talks about her musical family background and early days in Nashville, and then goes into the special story of creating the side-project...

Will and Sherman sit down with Taylor Shuck of The Fretliners to discuss their new album "When the Kettle Sings".  The new album, produced by the one and only T Bone Burnett, drops October 23rd everywhere you get your music. You can feel the excitement from Taylor as he talks about working with legends like T Bone Burnett and Molly Tuttle.  He also talks about life on the road as a tourn...

Neil and Craig welcome Jason Scott and the High Heat in to the Southern Hang Tent from the And Beyond Festival in Louisville, Ky. Day 2 brought a lifetime of memories stacked one on top of the other.  And this interview with Jason Scott and the High Heat was one for the ages. Coming hot off their set on the Revival Stage on Friday afternoon, these guys couldn't have been nicer.  The guys talk...

From Beats to Brews...Grammy nominated hip hop legends Nappy Roots visited the Southern Hang Tent at the & Beyond festival to talk about their meteoric rise in the hip hop world. They talk stories of how they formed, from their early days at WKU to their critical and commercial success in 2002 with Watermelon, Chicken and Gritz.  They also talk about new music on the horizon and their Atlantuc...

Ben Chapman sits down with Neil and Craig live from the grounds of the & Beyond Festival in Louisville, KY coming fresh off his blistering performance from the 100 Proof Stage. Ben is one the nicest guys in music and shares with the fellas what it's like writing songs with legends like Brent Cobb and Nicholas Jamerson.  He then shines when talking about his family life and his wife Meg an...

The fellas get back together to review a surreal (Bourbon) & Beyond experience.  Great performances, great stories, great friends.  And that "what the hell just happened" moment with Nappy Roots. The guys take a full lap around the festival, from early day standouts like the Stews, Congress the Band, Buffalo Traffic Jam and Ben Chapman to amazing late day sets from Hootie and Jason I...

The Southern Hang & Beyond interview series kicks off as Neil and Craig sit down with jamgrass band The Kitchen Dwellers just before their packed set at the & Beyond Festival in Louisville, KY. The guys talk about their cult favorite 2024 album Seven Devils, that amazing three song run of the title track, the Crow and the Raven, and Pendullum!  And Neil makes a shameless plea for the Crow...

The fellas take a break from festival week as new guy Will sits down with Matt Lorenz, aka The Suitcase Junket, to talk about his new album set to release October 2nd "To Go On".  

Craig gets a geography lesson on Hindman, KY from americana artist Brit Taylor at last years Bourbon & Beyond.   Yes, that Hindman...immortalized in the iconic Nicholas Jamerson song. Also that Brit Taylor...who later returned to Louisville for the Waterfront 4th of July Celebration, sharing the stage with former guest Brian Dunne of Fantastic Cat.  Brit was great, and a fitting bonus episode...

Last year, Craig got a few minutes with indie country singer songwriter and TikTok sensation Bayker Blankenship. Bayker initially built an online following with covers of artists like Tyler Childers and Zach Bryan. He then went viral in 2024 with his original single, "Maxed Out" .  Enjoy this coversation as we look forward to a whole series of interviews with artists across all decades a...

The fellas get ready for a monster week by building out the perfect playlist to get ready for the four day festival.  Multiple decades, multiple genres, and multiple jaams.  Rock and Roll, Americana, some JamGrass, of course some 90s Alternative and even a little Classic Rock from the 70s. The guys pull from artists early in the bill to some of the biggest acts in the business.   Enjoy the podcat...

Cotton gets some time with rock band Pigeons Playing Ping Pong live from last years Bourbon & Beyond music festival. These guys bring the same energy from their infection live sets to this conversation with Craig.  These guys have a massive following in the jam band scene, with a dedicated fanbase known as "The Flock". Enjoy the interview from last year as we prep for a series of con...

Cotton gets some time with indie folk band The 502s live from last years Bourbon & Beyond music festival. Popularity for the band has exploded since the original interview with over 355 million streams on Spotify alone.  Largely driven by their viral hit "Just a Little While", and maybe even a little Souther Hang bump. Enjoy the interview from last year as we prep for a series of int...

Southern Hang & Beyond!  This episode dives into the festival formerly known as Bourbon & Beyond.  Neil, Sherm, Cotton, Red and new guy Will talk through the full lineup, Thursday through Sunday.  They identify some of the staples they are excited about, as well as diving deeper into the fine print to look for must see up and comers. This episode is part one of a multi-episode series.  Nex...

Louder than Life. Bourbon and Beyond. With two monster festivals coming to the Derby City, the Louisville-based podcast Southern Hang sits down with locals Zack Pennington and Brian Eichenberger to discuss the rapid, organic growth of the LLP Events Concert Series . Zack and Brian share how their popular Emo Night event evolved into a full concert series—which now includes the official Louder Than...

The guys welcome in Will Sanders to the Southern Hang Studios as a new Southern Hang regular.  Will immediately fits right in and drops a few music recommendations from Dexter and the Moonrocks and Cigarettes @ Sunset.  And things go off the rails quickly... As always, like, follow, subscribe and check out the recent Will Sanders enhanced social media bump on YouTube, Facebook, Instagram and TikTo...

Asa Daniels of Gooseberry stuck around for a few minutes for some bonus content.  Enjoy!! And check out DB Cooper where ever you stream your music.   https://music.apple.com/us/album/d-b-cooper-ep/6791280549

Asa Daniels, member of the Brooklyn-based indie rock trio Gooseberry, returns to the show to discuss the band’s  sophomore album, Simple Sucker , arriving September 25, 2026. Asa breaks down the creative process behind their latest tracks—including the hard-hitting "Fault Lines" and the Southern Hang favorite "DB Cooper" —while diving into the album’s overarching cohesive theme...

Season 2 continues strong this week as the fellas sit down with Kentucky documentarian and professor Steven Middleton. They dig into his award-winning documentary, From the Cowboy’s Boot Heel: The Musical Journey of Rob McNurlin . Steven shares the wild story of how a misunderstood Facebook post about retirement sparked the film. He also shares what it was like capturing the life of an authentic A...

Brian Dunne joins the Southern Hang Podcast to discuss Fantastic Cat's acclaimed new album, Cat Out of Hell . We dive into the band's songwriting process, recording the album, life in a four-songwriter supergroup, touring, and Brian's experience working with Adam Duritz of Counting Crows . He also shares what's next for Fantastic Cat. If you're a fan of Americana, folk roc...

A quick goodbye as the Southern Hang fellas take a break for the summer.  Neil wraps things up with one final #JaamoftheWeek, introducing John Shambles new album "Cabin Fever" as the jaam of the summer. Season 2 debuts in August.  See you soon!!!