X96 Meet the Bands

Echosmith sits down with Richie T for their second time at Warped Tour. We catch up with where Echosmith has been over the last year (on Conan!) and what's on the horizon.

Provo band, Sea Swallowed Us Whole caught up with Richie T at Warped Tour 2014 to tell us how they won the local competition for Warped Tour, how their set went, and why they picked such a tongue-twister of a band name.

In preparation for a string of Warped Tour interviews we'll be doing this weekend, here's a throwback to our interview with the young 'uns from Echosmith at Warped 2013. The family band tells us how they formed, what "Echosmith" means to them, and what it's like balancing music and school - true teen rockstars.

Daniel “Tich”, Brad, Matt, and Lincoln of Cage The Elephant sat down with Richie T in-person last fall and gave us a step-by-step account of their rise to fame from Bowling Green, Kentucky, all the way over the the U.K., then back to the U.S.

Richie T talks with Sam, Alex, Justine, Joey and Gabe on their first night opening for Panic! At The Disco about their new album, graduating college, and taxidermy foxes.

Mickey Church of White Arrows endures Richie singing "Oh Mickey You're So Fine" and Richie's musing on the possible resurgence of the keytar. Yes the keytar. Regarding information that's actually relevant to the band, Mickey tells us about the first song he ever wrote, and why he wears his "Mickey Minaj" wig on stage.

Troupe Gammage of SPEAK explains the Pros and Cons of being an Austin-based band, the difficulty in getting the opening synth tone for "Gates", and which band he totally fangirls over.

Richie talks with Judas Priest about their new album "Redeemer of Souls", "Dragonaut", and what it's like to be in a band for so long.

Kimball and Coleman of Red Yeti call Richie from their work to tell us about recording their latest EP, how being religious is rock 'n' roll, and where their band name comes from (along with other band names that were in the running).

Richie talks with Emil from Annasaid about their new album "Rite De Passage", putting the band back together, and naming the band after a girl who had no musical talent.

Charlie of Miniature Tigers talks to Richie T about the "blissed out" Jamaican vibes where the band recorded their latest album - Cruel Runnings, boneless chicken pizza, keeping Austin weird, and a reminiscence about things that used to be the s%*#.

Matt O'Keefe of The Orwells takes us behind the scenes on writing "Who Needs You" and "The Righteous One". Plus, he gives us a few tips on other local Chicagoan bands to keep an eye on.

Sam Harris of X Ambassadors talks to Richie for the third time, and this time, their relationship gets real. Richie tries to break up with him midway through but Sam just won't allow it. But in case your not in it for the romance, they also talk about X Ambassador's smash hit, "Jungle" featuring Jamie N Commons and even Jay-Z.

Richie talks with The Lost Boys about their upcoming EP, "Sleepless Nights", going on Warped Tour, and peanut butter.

Bryan Sammis (Olivver) gets real with Richie about splitting from the Neighbourhood, clubbing - Poetry Clubbing that is - and his latest track, "Revvival".

Matt Bigland of Dinosaur Pile-Up explains where the (epic) band name comes from, their American influences, and what he's doing on the album cover...

Richie talks with Brendan and Michael Hoye about re-releasing their album "Tears You Apart", their writing process and being a "band of brothers".

Peter Kirk of Panama Wedding tells Richie about growing up in Oyster Bay, the songwriting process, and what to look forward to from Panama Wedding.

Nick Hexum of 311 sets up a dinner date with Richie. Then once that's out of the way, they discuss the new album, Stereolythic, and what Nick would be doing if he wasn't playing music.

Landon of Sir Sly talks to Richie about singles "Gold" and "Ghost", how it all began in a church, and the future of the band.

Richie talks with Mark and Erik from Junior Prom about "Sheila Put The Knife Down", OkCupid, an old drunk guy naming their band, and plans for their debut album.

Caleb and Georgia Nott, the brother-sister duo behind BROODS talk to Richie about their single "Bridges", creepy fans, and how chickens figure in to the band name.

Jack Antonoff talks about his new band Bleachers, "I Wanna Get Better", and creating a phone hotline in the 21st century.

Salt Lake high schoolers, Solarsuit, came down to the studio to tell Richie T about how they formed and gave us the scoop on their debut album, Alpha - Omega.

Kyle Henderson of Utah band Desert Noises woke up just to talk to Richie about touring, old band names, and their singles "Shiver" and "Out of My Head".