The Vineyard Podcast

Congas, seeking out knowledge, and the Weezer fan club. Caitlyn Moss (The Altons, El Domingo, Nick Pagan) "Caitlin Moss is a drummer, percussionist, music educator born and raised in Los Angeles. Her style is rooted in jazz, funk, hip hop, classical, West African, Afro-Cuban, Brazilian, 90’s grunge rock, electronic and experimental music. Some of her earliest influences were Max Roach, Elvin Jones...

Different types of trousers, the TV Land Wikipedia page, and 5 times Mark Cuban was totally wrong. Misha Lindes (Sad Girl) "Before Misha Lindes began making surf punk tunes as the lead of LA trio SadGirl, he was winging his way through Nirvana covers in the seventh grade battle of the bands. Born in London before moving to Southern California at the age of seven, Misha was raised by an American fa...

Breaking Bad, cruising in a van across the country, and character building struggles. Chad Wachtel (Tijuana Panthers) Tijuana Panthers “Halfway to Eighty”- https://innovativeleisure.net/collections/tijuana-panthers/products/halfway-to-eighty "In one form or another, Tijuana Panthers have existed most of its members’ lives. Daniel Michicoff (bass/vocals), Chad Wachtel (guitar/vocals), and Phil Shah...

Quality connections, November Rains’ instrumentation, and American chocolate. Serra Petale (Los Bitchos) Los Bitchos: Pah!: https://losbitchos.bandcamp.com/album/pah "Los Bitchos, 4 gals from the underground realms of London, tripping out on Tequila and Cumbia vibes." Excerpt from https://losbitchos.com Los Bitchos: Website: https://losbitchos.com Bandcamp: https://losbitchos.bandcamp.com/merch In...

Exposing holes in the wall, a perfectly timed shush, and playing at a laundromat. John Andrews (John Andrews and the Yawns, Woods, Quilt) John Andrews & The Yawns - Checks In The Mail (Official Music Video)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kiyuyUp6exc "John Andrews is something of an open secret in a certain corner of the music scene: a versatile musician & animator. A film school drop out whose w...

Operating on a relaxed schedule, playing a show by the river, and a collection of scattered tracks. Lucas Fitzsimons (The CUSP, The Molochs) "The CUSP, a change, a prophecy, a realization that what once was will soon be no more. For Los Angeles’ Lucas Fitzsimons, The CUSP is not just apropos new solo project but a new creative beginning. Disillusioned and stymied by his former band The Molochs, Fi...

Working at a piano shop, the Magnolia grandiflora, and getting lofty. Steve Okonski (Okonski, Durand Jones & The Indications) Okonski 'Magnolia' Album Announcement- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5o_pqyRqXc ETHIOPIQUES vol 1-30: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7gkMJUiZc7hglZNsTrdTvt “The studio at 122 West Loveland Avenue was not an unfamiliar space for Steve Okonski, the leader of his eponymo...

Learning from the turntable, referring to the originators, and the sound of the show. Gabriel Rowland (Los Yesterdays) “Los Yesterdays originated in an Altadena garage when Gabriel Rowland teamed up with his old friend Victor Benavides. Rowland, a long time drummer and eccentric creator of multitudinous soulful things, took charge of recording as well as playing all the instruments, while Benavide...

Improvising hymns, being a hired gun, and playing a baptism, wedding, and a funeral all in one day. Vicky Nguyen (Vicky Farewell) “Vicky Farewell is an Orange County-bred multi-hyphenate penning the hybridized contemporary pop that she never could have dreamt until she began to create it herself. A freak of nature by music industry standards, Farewell is a classically-trained pianist, songwriter a...

House parties, semi retirement, and hiding mics in guitar cases. Brian Hill (The Soft Pack, Wavves, Best Coast) The Soft Pack 'Down on Lovin''- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tww2DZ6Zuoo&t=8s “Brian Hill, drummer for the band WAVVES, has spent the past fifteen years in a constant cycle of touring and recording. Beginning with the noisy San Diego outfit, The Plot to Blow Up the Eiffel Tower in the...

A blanket major, doing all the side hustles, and shipping items on a Greyhound Bus. Nicky Egan “‘This Life’ is an album that tells the tale of just that, life’s journey. The moments of transience, growth, acceptance, and reflection that we experience throughout our short time here. The 10 song LP will take you on a cinematic ride, headed up by epic fuzz guitar melodies, surrounded by bells, organs...

Vocal jazz, a piano situation, and Tom Hanks. Johanna Samuels ““Before making this record, I was feeling the furthest from myself that I ever had.” Reflecting on her forthcoming album Excelsior!, Johanna Samuels continues, “There was a lot of cognitive dissonance—wanting to pursue my music while also being able to feel good about who I am as a person. This record is a lot of me identifying what I...

Dunkin’ Donuts coffee, being hungry, and taking a power walk before playing. Nick Aguilar (Frankie & The Witch Fingers, Slaughterhouse, Assquatch) “Bubbling up from the psychedelic tar pits of L.A., Frankie and the Witch Fingers have been a constant source of primordial groove for the better part of the last decade. Formed and incubated in Bloomington, IN before moving west to scrap with Los Angel...

Spirited recommendations, the largest pecan farm in North America, and a recumbent tandem bike. Tim Hellman (Thee Oh Sees, Flat Worms, 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...

Finding peace within upheaval, creating a rounded world of feeling, and the joy of missing out. Shannon Lay "Geist feels like a window - or a mirror - into possibilities of the self and beyond. Shannon Lay’s new album is tender intensity, placeless and ethereal. It exists in the chasms of the present – a world populated by shadow selves, spiritual awakenings, déjà vu, and past lives." Excerpt from...

Swimming, margaritas, and drying socks. Agustina Ruiz (Los Bitchos) Los Bitchos - Los Chrismos (Official Video) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gh48tFPfWZM "Los Bitchos, 4 gals from the underground realms of London, tripping out on Tequila and Cumbia vibes." Excerpt from https://losbitchos.com Los Bitchos: Website: https://losbitchos.com Bandcamp: https://losbitchos.bandcamp.com/merch Instagram: @...

Wanting to be a construction worker, driving with blown out speakers, and being a biologist 24/7. Kelsey Reckling (Reckling) Tickets to February 2023 FIDLAR and Reckling tour: https://www.recklingmusic.com/shows “To put it simply, Kelsey Reckling is the girl you wish you were friends with. Her band, Reckling, is also a piece of your life with which you should be acquainted. Playing gut-churning ro...

Playing a show without rehearsing, and good quality bread and butter, and an investigation into a 1989 Toyota Camry. Miles Myjevec (The Babe Rainbow) “Byron Bay good vibe factory Babe Rainbow brings us a dripping slice of sunshine to Levitation Sessions, with a set recorded at The Music Farm with friends and family. The set features a catalog spanning tracklist of the band’s breezy psychedelic gro...

The Top Gun soundtrack, grocery store mixes, and piping hot gravy. Rob Dobson (Big Air) “Virginia Slim Comes Riding In'' is the second solo album under my own name, after years of releasing music as Big Air. It’s a turn back to my jammy roots, chock full of upbeat groovers, twisters, and shakers – all produced, performed, mixed, and mastered in my home studio, The Nostromo, in Los Angeles, CA. Str...

Being pre cellphone, Working at a Scottish butcher shop, and recording drums with 18 mics. Lindsey Mackin (Annabelle Chairlegs) “Annabelle Chairlegs oscillates between glitz and grit. A collision of adrenaline-meets-anxiety, Annabelle Chairlegs’ sound is built on desert noir, bluesy guitar riffs, and laced together with understated traces of psychedelia. Helmed by Lindsey Mackin’s thunderous, howl...

Violent guitar, dealing with information, and a Windows 2023 intro. Stefan Lilov (L’Eclair, W.I.T.C.H) “L’Eclair is a cosmic instrumental six piece from Geneva, Switzerland. The band crafted a unique sound melting nods to CAN, Piero Umiliani, and Tangerine Dream and other influences as the house grooves of 80’s Madchester, Aphex Twin or Boards of Canada. With three LPs, an EP and two 7’’, multiple...

A weekly quiet gig at a wine bar, being the salesman of the month, and playing a 90 minute set with a 5 minute break. Matthew Stubbs (GA-20) "GA-20 was formed by friends Pat Faherty and Matthew Stubbs in Boston, MA in 2018. The project was born out of their mutual love of heavy traditional Blues, R&B, and Rock & Roll of the late 50s and early 60s. Faherty and Stubbs bonded over legendary artists l...

Creative outputs, Putting music together through trial and error, and a necessary departure. Seth Applebaum (Ghost Funk Orchestra) “Ghost Funk Orchestra is the brainchild of composer/multi-instrumentalist Seth Applebaum. What started as a one-man recording project has now evolved into a 10-piece powerhouse live band. It’s a sonic kaleidoscope that defies genre specification, but draws heavy influe...

Tinkering in the late hours, changing what you’re doing on a subconscious level, and Red Bull. Charles Prest (Noon Garden, Flamingods) "Noon Garden is an exotic psych-pop odyssey, drawing on worldly sounds from the likes of Francis Bebey and Dur Dur Band to Shintaro Sakamoto, tearing up the sonic rule book and conjuring up a distant land where you find yourself cutting loose to grooves that meande...

An intense jazz program, Feeling fun, and being hands on with everything you do. Dida Pelled “BROOKLYN-BASED, NATIVE TEL-AVIVIAN, DIDA PELLED, IS WIDELY REGARDED AS THE GREATEST JAZZ GUITARIST THIS SIDE OF THE MISSISSIPPI. PELLED’S AMBITIONS TOOK SHAPE AS A CHILD, WHEN, ENTRANCED BY BEBOP, SHE SEQUESTERED HERSELF FROM THE WORLD AND RESOLVED TO MASTER GUITAR, LATER EARNING A SPOT IN THE ISRAELI ARM...