Talking Out of Harmony

As the socio-political landscape of the United States changes, the media that comes out is indicative of the artist’s views change to correlate with the discontent of the general public. Today on talking out of harmony, we sit down and talk to author, philanthropist and entrepreneur, Chris A. Piazza of the book Echoes of Dissonance, a recollection of the recent renaissance made and how societal in...

What a person experiences in their life is often passed down as a lesson to the people they interact with later on in their story. Today, Talking Out Of Harmony returns to sit down and have a chat with Aaron Melnick (Nuclae, Inmates, Intergrity) to discuss the release of his new book, Bringing Out The Beast , how he found music in his upbringing from an early age, all the way to how he found a pas...

Friendship travels deep, it travels far and it always find a way to rear its welcoming presence when you need it the most. Depending on what road life goes down. Our guests today, Shaun Filley, Jimmy Rose and Noel Sullivan will tell the same thing. Jimmy and Shaun grew up together in Parma, Ohio growing a bond through music eventually starting their first band together, puncture wound, soon more b...

"Trailblazer" is an overused word in today's day and age; however, if an individual kicks down doors and leaves things better than they found them, the term is befitting. No one exemplifies that term more than Mary Kay Cabot. A last-minute decision defined the rest of her life and etched her name in history, providing women in her male-dominated profession a place to call home. In he...

An artist’s greatest gift is the illusion and aura their art creates around the environment. Jack Romer’s is no different, a dream started in high school, turned mystery into reality, as he started the “ Impossible” clothing brand. This step took him down many alleyways which ultimately led to a culmination in the opening of a store with the same name with the mission to showcase Cleveland’s artis...

On this episode of Talking Out of Harmony, we sit down with Paul Schlacter, owner of Now That’s Class, member of various bands and now full time resident of Puerto Rico. We discuss his life coming up to being an anchor in the Cleveland punk scene, which include his time in New York, the bands he’s been in, and his life after providing kids a place to enjoy their favorite music. Put on your gold ch...

Today is special day for us, it marks one year since we started this journey together and in gratitude Matt, Dan and jack are picking up where they left off a year ago with a year in review and what’s to come, thank you for taking the journey with us and thank you for your constant support, we can’t wait to see where the next year takes us and beyond that. Happy 2023! A Year In the Life Spotify Pl...

Ringing out the new year with one last go around, the boys sit down and talk with a man who’s story of one’s passions leading to a life’s long worth of fulfillment. That man is Bill Guenztler and for 15 years he was responsible for putting together Cleveland’s Film Festival. This was not thought to be possible till Bill found a mentor while attending Cleveland State University and in need of an in...

On this episode of talking out of Harmony we interview Roger James Moore, Matt and Jack's grandfather and Dan’s dad.  We call him Papa Roger. Roger loves history.  He is our family historian and has passed on our history through stories over the years; stories he heard first hand from his father growing up when they would sit out in the garage and a young, curious Roger would listen. &nb...

Today on Talking Out of Harmony, we have a familiar voice with some new friends, that’s right Big Dan is back and he’s brought a crew  along with him, the gentlemen of  GRAIN. Grain's members were  Brian Strazek, Dean Eshelman, Jay Kuebler, Brian Noga and Ryan Rinella.  We talk about the history of the band, where they came from beforehand and how their US tour proved to b...

As he will tell you the local music scene is like an ant colony and no ant has carried as much weight as Chris Smith. Today, the boys sit down and discuss Chris’ upbringing in Cleveland Heights, his role in bands ranging from False Hope, Integrity all the way to Keelhaul and his current role in the colony at the Gotta Groove record pressing plant, where for over ten years he has helped revitalize...

Today, Talking Out of Harmony ushers in a new era, a new season and what better way to bring in season 2 than with our guest and friend , Nina Buitrago. We talk with Nina about her upbringing in New York, what drew her into the local music scene, her introduction into what would become her passion in BMX, and her worldly travels. Join us as we usher in a new era of this podcast and there’s no one...

Today on Episode 10 of Talking Out of Harmony, we SPEAK IN TONGUES with our friend “Big”  Dan Santovin. We  discuss his upbringing in Garfield Heights, Ohio, his introduction into skateboarding, the foundations of what would become Cleveland’s go to DIY space in the mid to late 90s, and his work afterwards which has lead him on trails in Arizona and back to academia. The journey Dan has...

On this episode of talking out of Harmony Matt, Jack, Dan, and John FitzGerald interview Roger Moore and Michael FitzGerald about our great, great, great uncle Orlie Earnest Moore.  Since we were kids, we’ve heard stories about Orlie Earnest who served as a second division Marine during World War I.  At just 19 years old Orlie was sent off to fight German forces invading France.  Or...

On this episode of Talking Out Of Harmony, we sit down and conduct an interview with Charles Abou-Chebl of My Mind’s Eye Record shop in Lakewood, Ohio. From an early time we discuss everything from Charles’ childhood in Lebanon, his arrival in America, and finally to him owning one of the most reputable record stores out there. Here is Episode 8’s playlist curated by Charles, over 5 hours of hits!...

Well they’re gonna try to sell you silver, but baby we got gold right here! Tune into this episode of Talking Out of Harmony, as we interview Bruce Springsteen impersonator, entomologist, and most importantly Jack’s Dad, John FitzGerald. The boys talk to John about spirituality, John’s importance on faith and its correlation to music, and how he formed the crowd favorite Bruce Springsteen imperson...

Today on Talking Out of Harmony, the saga continues, as we wrap up the interview with our friend Shaun Filley. We continue through his time in California playing for Annihilation Time, and creating album cover that would become synonymous with the band in years to come and how he eventually would go onto progress to the present and future to help up  and coming artist with the same mentorship...

You can often see the maturity of an artist through the progression of their work and today’s guest is no different. Today on Talking Out Of Harmony, Matt, Jack and Dan interview Shaun Filley, a ceiling fan punching, elbow dropping legend of Cleveland. Sit back and relax as you enjoy part one of what turned out to be a two part interview, where the guys talk about Shaun’s up bringing to his format...

The boys are back and they’re shooting from the hip in a brand new episode of the TOoH. Dan, Jack, and Matt bring to the most off the cuff episode yet. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/talking.outof.harmony/ https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6oJmUodTrEUPOOGxxwFN35?si=DdMi8d4kRE-Cio08qCzZwg https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/tooh-episode-4-playlist/pl.u-aZb00R5tzl8D45

You can say a lot of things about Charles Bukowski, but you can’t call him a quitter. A man who did not achieve notoriety till his early 50s, Bukowski saw most of his life working menial jobs, but his mind never strayed away from the course of his destiny. Bukowski’s passion had never been more evident than in his poem, “The Laughing Heart”, where he simply said “your life is your life.” Join us i...

It's Jack, Dan, and Matt coming at you with a new podcast, our first interview, with Matt Senior. Bang your head against the stage as metal takes its price because we are bonded by blood in a new thrilling episode of TooH. Episode 2 playlists: https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/metal-thrashing-dad-episode-2/pl.u-mJy88MPtlmJE1d https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1aNaOEW7mL8KTtW4jhjPA6?si=4MFcnLgiRi...

Welcome ladies and germs to Talking Out of Harmony, The Introduction Episode. It is exactly that with Jack, Matt and Dan introducing themselves and talking about how this podcast came about, adding stories about music, life lessons, influences, etc. Like Hunter S. Thompson said “Buy the ticket(which is free)and take the ride!” Check out our playlist for "The Intro!" https://music.apple.com/us/play...