Performance Anxiety

This episode features Alexa Hunter. She sang for Disturbed Furniture in the late 70’s/early 80’s. After playing some of the most famous clubs in NY, she left for California to pursue other endeavors. But when an exhibit at the MOMA used some of her footage of the band playing in these clubs, it sparked a renewed interest in Disturbed Furniture.  Buy the new EP at their website https://www.disturbe...

Jay Aston’s GLJ is on tour and Jay spent his day off speaking with me about his influences, touring with The Alarm & Modern English, The Madden video game curse, and how they’ve been affected by the Universal Music vault fire. Follow Jay Aston’s GLJ on social media. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on Twitter & IG merch at www.performanceanx.threadless.com Here’s a very mobile Jay Aston. Learn more about...

This week’s show features another person on my dream list of interviews. Scarlet Page may have grown up as Jimmy Page’s daughter, but she has made her own mark in the world of music photography. And we talk about both those worlds. She’s photographed so many of my favorite artists like The Smashing Pumpkins, The Verve, The Mars Volta, King Crimson, & of course, her dad. Her project Resonators is n...

This episode of Side Projects features Mark Feldman. Mark & I discuss what it takes to turn your artistic passion into a career. Mark has done it as a professional drummer, instructor, music executive and entrepreneur. We hit on concepts such as the practice and dedication to your art, getting help, financial investments, sunk costs, using SEM/SEO, and how marketing has changed over the last 25 ye...

This week’s show features founding member of The Lilacs, Ken Kurson. There’s some discussion about family issues, college disappointments, working with Richard Lloyd of Television, the value of trade schools & EP’s, Bozo serendipity…and the new EP by The Lilacs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we feature singer for Exodus/Generation Kill/Fragile Mortals and VW restoration artist, Rob Dukes. He used to get drunk a lot. Then he got sober. THEN all the crazy stuff started happening. This show is full of rock bands getting kicked off airplanes, getting pulled over in Germany, firing people, and finding what really makes you happy. I enjoyed talking with Rob. Give him a follow on S...

This week’s show features prolific pop artist, Richard X Heyman. He started with the fabled, raucous NJ garage band, the Doughboys, moved to drumming for artists like Brian Wilson & Link Wray, and has been using a DIY approach to releasing his own music since 1988! And it turns out, he has nothing to do with Smokey Robinson. That’ll make sense in a few minutes. Check out his new album, Pop Circles...

This week’s guest is John Andrew Fredrick of The Black Watch. Their career spans over 30 years. Their discography contains over 18 albums. And John has written 4 novels. He might be the most prolific writer we’ve ever featured. Check out his site johnandrewfredrick.com & the black watch on IG. Follow us @performanceanx. Subscribe, rate, review. Merch @ www.performanceanx.threadless.com Learn more...

Aaron Lazar was a sculptor/confrontational artist before becoming the singer for The Giraffes. Then he had a heart attack. After treatment and recovery, he was defibrillated 3 times on stage in one night. Then there's the time his guitarist was shot outside of a White Castle. Those are just TWO of the stories we get to hear. Aaron's also a designer & a director. And The Giraffes have a new album c...

This week's Performance Anxiety is special! It's our 50th show! We have a special guest, Sub Pop Records founder, Bruce Pavitt. Damn does this guy have some stories. There's the one about how he started the label. Then there's the prediction he gave to Chris Cornell. Then there's the 1989 European tour with Tad & Nirvana. How did he go from paying for Kurt Cobain's replacement guitars with his own...

This week's show features David Schramm of...The Schramms. They have a new album coming out and we discuss recording with vintage instruments, playing with Yo La Tengo, what happens when your bass is stolen from the trunk of your car (spoiler, you switch to keyboards), & we make sure his house isn't on fire. It's a fun episode complete with a cameo from the Hoboken Fire Department. Follow The Schr...

This week's show features something different; stuntman Khalil' La'Marr Pickett. He's done a lot of the stunts for Chadwick Bozeman as Black Panther in Avengers: Endgame, and more. We talk about breaking into the stunt world, getting stabbed on the job, and some upcoming projects. Follow him on IG. Follow us on Twitter & IG @PerformanceAnx. Get merch @ www.performanceanx.threadless.com Please subs...

This week we feature singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist, Danielle dePicciotto. She moved from NYC to Berlin in the late 80's and helped to create an electronic dance scene with the Berlin Love Parade.  She, along with her husband Alexander Hacke, founding member of Einstürzende Neubauten, have been living a nomadic life for the past 8 years. She discusses why and how it has changed her life &...

This episode of Side Projects welcomes back our friend Karen Haglof. She's a guitarist/oncologist/guitarist who cut her musical teeth in the Minneapolis punk scene of the late 70's. She moved to New York, played some more punk and joined Band Of Susans before going to medical school. She has recently released a new album called Tobiano. Look for it on iTunes, CDBaby, & wherever else you buy music....

This week we speak with one of the artists who inspired this podcast; Alain Johannes. He talks about moving around the world as a young boy and working with half of the Red Hot Chili Peppers. We talk about how he met his wife, Natasha Shneider, and formed the band Eleven. He's worked with Chris Cornell & Soundgarden, Queens of the Stone Age, Them Crooked Vultures with John Paul Jones of Led Zeppel...

I recently saw Failure live in DC. The show was great, but I was also blown away by the lighting. I hung out with Kellii Scott after the show and he introduced me to the Lighting Designer/Director, Gigi Pedron. I asked her to come onthe show to explain what she does and how she began her career. She's worked with Prince, Queens of the stone Age, Failure, Garbage, Jack White, and so many more. Foll...

This week's show features NYC drummer Mark Feldman. He tells us how he wound up with Neil Peart's "Chromey" drum kit. He also earned an MBA from Columbia and became a suit in the music business. How did he get back to drumming? Mark tells us how he hooked up with Oz Noy and started his new band, Mark Feldman's Level 5. Listen on Spotify or go buy the EP. Give him a follow on social media. Follow u...

This week we're joined by punk legend Kira Roessler. She went from prog to punk to post production. She's played with Henry Rollins in Black Flag, Mike Watt in Dos, and The King of the North in Game Of Thrones. She tells us how she made music with legends and worked on films like Mad Max: Fury Road, A Star Is Born, & Aquaman. Remember to rate, reviewm & subscribe. Follow us on social media @Perfor...

This week's show features Gaby Alter of Yes Gabriel. He teaches us about musical theater, video game music, and his new EP from his band, Yes Gabriel. Follow Yes Gabriel on social media and buy the new EP! Follow us @PerformanceAnx on Twitter & IG. Buy things at www.performanceanx.threadless.com   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week's show features bassist to the stars, Abby Travis. She tells how she performed with Spinal Tap while in music school, touring with Beck, The Bangles, Eagles of Death Metal, The Go-Gos, & more. We also talk about dogs, bras, rides from LAX, and other stuff! She also talks about her band, Sumo Princess. There's a new album coming out. Pick it up on iTunes or wherever you get your music now...

This episode features Drunken Prayer's Morgan Geer. We talk about how he started the band, playing guitar for Freakwater, and the best advice you can get from Tom Waits. There's plenty more, so check it out. Pick up Drunken Prayer's new album, Cordelia Elsewhere on all the major platforms including https://drunkenprayer.bandcamp.com/. Follow Morgan & Drunken Prayer on social media for updates. Fol...

This week's Performance Anxiety focuses on Scott McDonald of the band The Meeting Places. He tells us about his shoegaze influences, how he gets that sound, and how a group of four guitarists became a band. He talks about working with legends like Brad Laner and how he got those opportunities. He also discusses the new E.P. from The Meeting Places and does his own review their first two full lengt...

This week's Performance Anxiety features The Rayo Brothers. Don't call them country. They're Americana. Dan & Jesse Reaux talk about growing up in a musical Louisiana family, their influences, and how they started playing music together. They talk about wet, shirtless chest bumps, odd cover songs they would play to fill out their early sets, their new album, and a lot more. These guys are a lot of...

This week's show features Marc's performance anxiety almost as much as it does our guest, DJ YO-C. He talks about getting his start as a DJ. He also tells us how DJ-ing has changed over the past decade. DJ YO-C also tells how he came ti work with comedian Sugar Sammy, The Backstreet Boys, Usher, DJ Jazzy Jeff, & more. He also talks to us about his favorite project of his, Rescue All Dogs. Check th...

This week's Performance Anxiety features Cole Guerra. Cole is the driving force behind I Am Casting. In addition to his musical career, he's also a working psychologist. We talk about how and if those two professions influence each other. Cole discusses recording with and ironing board and a busted microphone. He also tells his story about a booking mix up that resulted in him playing right in the...