The Vineyard Podcast

Brothers, drinking while watching Dane Cook's fantastic catalog of movies, and the difference between touring in a van and a touring on a bus. Max Kuehn (Max Kuehn, FIDLAR) "Sure, life’s a risk. But FIDLAR have proven that risks are worth taking. Starting out as a group of drunken punks playing gnarly house shows around Los Angeles, their fanbase exploded and congealed into “FIDIOTS”. Fan’s who sh...

Having to always be steaming, crazy cat toy articles, and walking. Shana Cleveland (Shana Cleveland, Shana Cleveland & The Sandcastles, La Luz) "La Luz has always been a band with a vision. Their discography is a study in balancing both heavenly and haunting sounds for a lush style of rock music that’s all their own. On their self-titled fourth album, La Luz fearlessly launch themselves into a new...

Substitute teaching, Johnnie Walker, and touring in Japan. Carlos Arevalo (Chicano Batman) "Chicano Batman source their high-spirited alternative synthesis from tropicália, West Coast psychedelia, and late-’60s/early-’70s soul. Made up of Eduardo Arenas (bass, guitar, vocals), Carlos Arévalo (guitars), Bardo Martinez (lead vocals, keyboards, guitar), Gabriel Villa (drums), Chicano Batman has been...

Warren Zevon, not being carded, and playing The Late Show. Matt Lamkin (Soft Pack, Matt Lamkin) "First formed in 2007 (as The Muslims), The Soft Pack is a Los Angeles-based band noted for their fresh, razor-sharp, no-frills sound. Although they self-released a number of singles, they released their first self-titled studio album in 2010. After two years of near non-stop touring, they released thei...

A North Eastern University gig with cadavers, rich peoples favorite moving company in New York, and Mitch Hedburg. Sean Yeaton (Parquet Courts) "Parquet Courts are Austin Brown, A. Savage, Sean Yeaton and Max Savage. They’ve toured everywhere and will continue to do so." Excerpt from https://parquetcourts.bandcamp.com/album/sympathy-for-life Parquet Courts: Bandcamp: https://parquetcourts.bandcamp...

A master thesis, playing water polo in Hungary, and a heartfelt diddy. Phil Shaheen (Tijuana Panthers, Ottofix) "In one form or another, Tijuana Panthers have existed most of its members’ lives. Daniel Michicoff (bass/vocals), Chad Wachtel (guitar/vocals), and Phil Shaheen (drums/vocals) became friends when they were teenagers in Long Beach, California, and started playing music together soon afte...

A 25 person ensamble, recording environments, and Apple. Gregg Kowalsky (Gregg Kowalsky, Date Palms) "Gregg Kowalsky’s music is a product of experiences around the globe. Raised in South Florida, he worked at a record label in New York City, made and witnessed music in Madrid and Barcelona, studied composition in Oakland, and taught sound design in Los Angeles. Over two decades he has composed pie...

Craigslist patrons, high hi-hats, and the feeling of being under a microscope. Paul Quattrone (Thee oh sees, Warm Drag, !!!) "The two people in Warm Drag do specific things. Vashti Windish sings, the way Siouxsie sang power, the way Nico sang allure, the way Patti sang sex. Paul Quattrone makes the noise with two Akai MPC 1000 samplers. Beats that pummel or seduce, usually simultaneously, synths t...

Piano player audiences, Ohio, and playing in basements. Maddy Boyd (Your Angel, Surf Curse, Current Joys) "IF YOU’VE EVER FELT NOSTALGIC FOR THE DREAMY AND GRITTY POP MUSIC OF THE EARLY 2000’S, YOUR ANGEL IS ABOUT TO BECOME YOUR NEWEST OBSESSION. THOUGH SHE WAS RAISED AS A FARM GIRL IN NEW MEXICO, MADDY BOYD HAS PROPELLED HERSELF INTO A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT DREAMSCAPE CREATING MUSIC THAT, IN HER O...

Aliens, Seinfeld, and desert internet. Pearl Charles (Pearl Charles, The Blank Tapes) "Charles has been playing music since she was 5 years old. At 18, she formed country duo The Driftwood Singers with Christian Lee Hutson, singing and playing guitar and autoharp. At 22, she joined garage rock band The Blank Tapes as drummer. After two fun-filled years immersed in the rock and roll lifestyle, she...

Dry cleaning, San Diego, and passing out dressed as Freddie Mercury on a train. Brandon Shwartzel (FIDLAR) "Sure, life’s a risk. But FIDLAR have proven that risks are worth taking. Starting out as a group of drunken punks playing gnarly house shows around Los Angeles, their fanbase exploded and congealed into “FIDIOTS”. Fan’s who show their dedication to both the band and their mantra of “fuck it”...

Canada, driving in Europe, and math. Michael Rault (Michael Rault, Pearl Charles, W.I.T.C.H., Paint) "Michael Rault is an evocative Canadian born and Los Angeles based songsmith. His new self titled album is out on Wick Records (A Daptone subsidiary) on June 10, 2022. Rault has become a regular in the underground of America’s West Coast, and also found a second home as a member of the reformed lin...

Episode twenty of The Vineyard Podcast W/Justin Sullivan (Night Shop, Flatworms, Kevin Morby, The Babies) "Sullivan has worked as a touring drummer for the past twenty years. In 2009, he joined The Babies alongside Kevin Morby and Cassie Ramone of Vivian Girls. When the band went on hiatus in 2013, Sullivan moved to Los Angeles with Morby and continued working with him as a staple of the live band...

Episode nineteen of The Vineyard Podcast W/Jacob Rubeck (Surf Curse, Gap Girls, Casino Hearts) "Surf Curse owes its existence to the indomitable spirit of rock and roll, or maybe it’s just the enduring power of friendship. Some would argue they’re the same thing. But they’ll remain timeless as long as kids aren’t willing to feel like outcasts in silence. In other words, forever. So it’s no surpris...

Episode Eighteen of The Vineyard Podcast W/ Tim Hellman (Thee Oh Sees, Flatworms, Sic Alps) "Psych-punk psychic warrior, ear worm-farmer, and possessor of many stamped passport pages John Dwyer does not let up. His group Oh Sees (aka Thee Oh Sees, OCS, The Oh Sees, etc) have transmogrified to fit many a moment - from hushed druggy folk to groovy demonic pop chants to science fictional krautrock ex...

Episode seventeen of The Vineyard Podcast W/ Shannon Shaw (Shannon and The Clams, Hunx and his Punx, Shannon Shaw) "It wouldn’t be wrong to say that Shannon & the Clams was formed by accident. Just outside the invisible borders of Oakland’s warehouse music scene, Shannon Shaw was absorbed in studying illustration at California College of the Arts, a 100-year-old institution that draws freaks into...

Episode sixteen of The Vineyard Podcast W/ Jack Name (Jack Name, White Fence) "In a time rife with alienation, Magic Touch, the third album by the ubiquitous and mysterious Jack Name, offers the comfort of contact. With a body of work that ranges from the catchy to the cacophonous, Name has earned the reputation of a musician who’s difficult to define. For over a decade, he’s been a fixture in the...

Episode fifteen of The Vineyard Podcast W/ Matty McLoughlin (U.S. Underground, The Soft Pack) "First formed in 2007 (as The Muslims), The Soft Pack is a Los Angeles-based band noted for their fresh, razor-sharp, no-frills sound. Although they self-released a number of singles, they released their first self-titled studio album in 2010. After two years of near non-stop touring, they released their...

Episode fourteen of The Vineyard Podcast W/Ruben Zarate (Dante Elephante) "Originally hailing the placid wine country land that is Santa Barbara, CA, guitar pop quartet Dante Elephante seem more of a beer kind of band, banging out surfy jams with big wave hooks. - BROOKLYN VEGAN" Excerpt from https://bornlosersrecords.com/collections/dante-elephante Dante Elephante: Bandcamp: https://danteelephant...

Episode thirteen of The Vineyard Podcast W/ Wyatt Blair (Wyatt Blair, Mr. Elevator, Lolipop Records) "Lolipop records has been semi-revolutionary multi-cultural conglomeration of punk kids, loveless teen dreams & pop enthusiasts trying to change the world! Lolipop is far more than just a independent record label, it is a global revolution, for current day rock n’ roll! a safe haven for music junki...

Episode twelve of The Vineyard Podcast W/ Dan Rincon (Thee Oh Sees) "Psych-punk psychic warrior, ear worm-farmer, and possessor of many stamped passport pages John Dwyer does not let up. His group Oh Sees (aka Thee Oh Sees, OCS, The Oh Sees, etc) have transmogrified to fit many a moment - from hushed druggy folk to groovy demonic pop chants to science fictional krautrock expanse and beyond - to su...

Episode eleven of The Vineyard Podcast W/ Daniel Mitchicoff (Tijuana Panthers) "In one form or another, Tijuana Panthers have existed most of its members’ lives. Daniel Michicoff (bass/vocals), Chad Wachtel (guitar/vocals), and Phil Shaheen (drums/vocals) became friends when they were teenagers in Long Beach, California, and started playing music together soon after, eventually becoming one of the...

The tenth episode of The Vineyard Podcast W/ Chad Wachtel (Tijuana Panthers) "In one form or another, Tijuana Panthers have existed most of its members’ lives. Daniel Michicoff (bass/vocals), Chad Wachtel (guitar/vocals), and Phil Shaheen (drums/vocals) became friends when they were teenagers in Long Beach, California, and started playing music together soon after, eventually becoming one of the s...

The ninth episode of The Vineyard Podcast W/ Derek James (The Entrance Band, Mazzy Star, The Pesos) "Just a few years ago, Entrance was one person: Guy Blakeslee, a Baltimore-born, Chicago-based guitarist. Blakeslee cut his teeth on Fat Possum acoustic blues then graduated into full rock auteurdom with Prayer of Death, a crazy-ass collection of psychedelic guitar scribbling and acid howls. For his...

The eighth episode of The Vineyard Podcast W/ Phil Shaheen (Tijuana Panthers, Ottofix) "In one form or another, Tijuana Panthers have existed most of its members’ lives. Daniel Michicoff (bass/vocals), Chad Wachtel (guitar/vocals), and Phil Shaheen (drums/vocals) became friends when they were teenagers in Long Beach, California, and started playing music together soon after, eventually becoming on...