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Indie pop/alternative rock band Driveaway join the BoatCast to share their excitement about playing on TRB XXII. The As a band from Gainesville, they've heard for years stories about how incredible The Rock Boat is. When Ken Block (frontman of Gainesville legends Sister Hazel) showed up to one of their live shows, they were excited enough - but blown away when they were invited to play on The Boat...

Five-time Rock Boat artist Tony Lucca rejoins the BoatCast for a third time on the podcast to release some exciting news. He had joined Brian Fechino a little less than two months ago to discuss the release of “Wiggle it Out” to benefit Earth Angel Charities, including Rock By The Sea. This episode is full of suprises, including an impromptu version of “Bama Mama” a song about fellow Rock Boater (...

The BoatCast welcomes back Rock Boat veteran, Jake Stam, to the podcast to discuss his band, Friends At The Falls ’ upcoming single, “Cheer Up Hollywood“. He and his partner in crime, Matt Montgomery, went on TRB XXI as guests but had the opportunity to play on stage with American Authors. Jake talks of his recent submission to Sixthman Soundcheck and his excitement with that process. He teases th...

Texafied JamFest On November 3-5th, 2022 TRB Veterans and music enthusiasts Leah and Tod Conner will be putting on TEXAFIED - a music festival that has been likened to “Rock Boat on Land”. 20 bands. 3+ Days of Music Incredible food at Mama’s Place A “Family” Reunion (with intimate access to meet your next favorite artist). Proceeds go to funding Pediatric Cancer at MD Anderson Cancer Center. Like...

Since the last time we talked, we have also gained a lot of friends in the Rock Boat Squad. Every show we’ve played since then, there's been at least 7 Rock Boaters…” The Heavy Hours - You Say My Name (acoustic) As a special treat, The Heavy Hours play an acoustic version of their new single at the end of this podcast. They discuss the genesis of this song, which was co-written with Vance Joy. The...

“When I went on 20 and saw Isiah and saw Will Hoge’s kids I knew the kids are gonna absolutely love this.” TRB XXII is going to be a special boat for 2 time Rock Boat vet, Michelle Coe. She will be joined by the rest of her family, husband (BJ) and her two children (Ben and Aaron). For this special “Back to School Edition” of The Boatcast, the Coe kids get an education on their upcoming TRB XXII v...

On March 28, 2022 The BoatCast ventured into Philly despite snow squalls to see TRB XXI fave, Mom Rock... Several notes into “ Navy Blue ”, BoatCast Mark and Eammon the Intern were blown away by the hometown opener, Floorbird . Recorded in May 2022, on the date of their release of “ Robbers” (a cover of The 1975), Floorbird discusses their creative process in creating their latest single. Enjoy th...

Wiggle It Out for Charity! TRB alums Tony Lucca and Brian Fechino have teamed back up for a good cause. The pair joins The BoatCast to talk about the upcoming release of their single, Wiggle It Out , which is featured on Earth Angel’s Wings Vol. 1, a compilation album that benefits Children’s Hospital Colorado. The project was the brainchild of Brian and Jan Allen. Besides Tony, Brian reached out...

“It started on The Rock Boat ironically… We were on TRB XVIII together… We saw Christian Lopez on the sports Court and we though it would be really cool if we could someone like that play around our fire pit…”. - The Krobaths The BoatCast is excited to chat with TRB veterans Tracy and Norm Krobath, who have hosted around a dozen house shows since 2018. The Krobaths’ first show ever featured TRB ve...

The BoatCast was excited to welcome back two-time Rock Boater and third time guest, Aric Damm (of The Brevet). Aric opens up about his latest conquests since relocating to Nashville (hint: Sonic Happy Hours and an education of Biscuits might be involved). He shares his excitement about releasing new material as a band for the first time in over a year. He shares a touching story about collaboratin...

Musician and Life Coach 6-time Rock Boat performer Amy catches up with the crew to discuss what she's been up to since we chatted pre-COVID. Spoiler alert... IT'S ALOT! Amy has been an absolute "rock star" in her transition from being known as an artist to a professional coach, hypnotherapist, and NLP practitioner. She recently selected as the winner of a competition by Kevin O’Leary of Shark Tank...

“To be able to bring the awareness to the band - to be able to say here’s Mike Mcfadden so people go listen and then say what’s The Looking Out foundation… and they see it’s a great cause and donate some money…” - Michael Icore For many it takes a few rock boats to have that “uh huh” moment but it took the icores no time to pick up the tips and tricks of the rock boat immediately. From understandi...

For being a first time rock boater, Mickey James, it took him no time to understand what the Rock Boat was all about this past year. Every time the BoatCast saw Mickey (outside of his amazing sets) he was interacting with fans, watching other shows, or having other artists join him on stage. Mickey goes in depth about how awesome and inspiring his first Rock Boat experience was. Mickey also talks...

“It was supposed to be my day off and I was having a full on dance party on the sports court… I had not downloaded the app so nobody could message me - and apparently Sixthman had been trying to find me… I walk into Sixthman headquarters and she [Sixthman Jen] just said ‘How do you feel about the pool deck at 11:30am?’… OF COURSE… but then it was a matter of rounding up the troops who all thought...

“I probably had 8000 conversations on this Rock Boat” - Mike McFadden (lead singer of Animal Years) about Rock Boat XXI. Recorded several months after TRB XXI, returning guest and two-time Rock Boater, Mike McFadden joins the BoatCast to discuss everything from The Rock Boat XXI to the Midwest tornado relief efforts. The BoatCast was lucky enough to be on the receiving end of one of Mike's amazing...

“I’m lucky to come out an play this awesome show!” - Alex Band, speaking about 2022 Let’s Go Music Festival. Alex Band is an international music sensation. While he had a successful solo career abroad, he is most famous in the United States for his band, The Calling. His hit, “Wherever You Will Go” topped the Adult Top 40 charts for a whopping 23 weeks. This was the second longest run in history b...

“We love live music and cooped up after Covid we were like ‘Let’s Go’… this year we wanted to come out swinging and put Annapolis on the Map” - Chris Hartman and Liz Rawlings Brother and Sister team, Liz Rawlings and Chris Hartman join the BoatCast to share their excitement for the upcoming Let’s Go Music Festival in Annapolis, MD June 3-5, 2022. The three day event features Rock Boat hosts, Siste...

A“The Rock Boat Community Is Like None Other… and that’s what makes it special and that makes it cool for me to step in and tell that story…” - Rett Thompson Owner of MOVA (Masters of Visual Arts), Rett Thompson joins the BoatCast to chat about bringing the story of The Rock Boat to life via the recap video. Three-time boater, Rett discusses the process of capturing the entire Rock Boat in a short...

Alison Hammer is a returns to the BoatCast for a Sequel. Ali is an author, reader, blogger, and a staple of the Rock Boat. She is the author of “You and Me and Us” and “Little Pieces of Me”. BoatCast Mark is admittedly a huge fan of Ali’s novels and recalls listening along with his wife to the Audible version of “You and Me and Us”. He finished “Little Pieces of Me” since the time of this recordin...

“ Kevin Baldes of TRB XXII Headliner Lit, could not be more excited to join the Rock Boat community. As lovers of such classic anthems as “My Own Worst Enemy”, “Miserable”, “Good Problem to Have” - and the list goes on), The BoatCast was pumped when they heard about Lit joining the Fam - but are even more excited after having the opportunity to sit down and chat with Kevin. Congratulations Sixthma...

“There were songs that were new songs for us that had never been recorded that we played all three sets and by the third set, there would be a group of people singing along - that kind of interaction and feedback community does not happen anywhere else. It was so connective - it felt like we got to co-create with that community…”. David Wimbish of The Collection, had not heard of The Rock Boat pri...

Three-Time Rock Boater, Jack Weppler joins the BoatCast to discuss his Parris Mitchell project. Jack has been a recent staple of TRB, playing with his bands Night Without Cars & SCR (Sir Cadian Rhythm) . While on TRB XXI, Jack treated fans to a one-of-a-kind experience, in which he wrote a song using words volunteered from the audience. Jack opens up about his this creative process and the mak...

We just finished up a tour with Brett Dennen and every single show there’s a group of Rock Boaters that come up to us…” TRB XXII will be the first Rock Boat appearance for Cincinnati quartet The Heavy Hours , but are already feeling the support from the TRB family. Every year, fans find a new favorite band and the guys of the BoatCast and we are certain that news of their talent will soon be sprea...

“I went from playing Sister Hazel and Tonic songs in cover bands to being in lineups alongside those guys… the boat has been so special to me - I befriended the woman who is now on The Boat, I have so many friends that i’ve met from that community…” - Jon Tyler Wiley on his first TRB experience, shortly after joining Melodime. Jon Tyler Wiley , of Jon Tyler Wiley & His Virginia Choir , joins T...

Clee Laster has been an incredibly productive musician in 2022… Clee, lead singer of TRB fan-favorites, Simplified, makes a second appearance on the podcast to update Chris Rhoad, BoatCast Mark, and Eammon the Cousin on his busy 2022 - including details about the upcoming 2022 Texafied Jamfest !!! Earlier this month, Clee put out an acoustic version of “ Carolina Blue ” with fellow Charlotte-based...