Performance Anxiety https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com en Copyright 2020 All rights reserved. Have you ever wanted to sit down with your favorite artists and talk about what happens behind the scenes? Have you wanted to hear the crazy stories about recording, touring, and creating art that we all know exist? Performance Anxiety gets those stories for you. https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/e2464e72-911d-11ed-beec-5b686a305e43/image/uploads-2f1593110904530-p84hk23bkn9-80403910ed319bde17d0fd5aa7844509-2flogo-2bmegaphone.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress Performance Anxiety https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com yes episodic Marc Shea Have you ever wanted to sit down with your favorite artists and talk about what happens behind the scenes? Have you wanted to hear the crazy stories about recording, touring, and creating art that we all know exist? Performance Anxiety gets those stories for you. Have you ever wanted to sit down with your favorite artists and talk about what happens behind the scenes? Have you wanted to hear the crazy stories about recording, touring, and creating art that we all know exist? Performance Anxiety gets those stories for you.

]]> Marc Shea theperformanceanxietypod@gmail.com Patrick Michot (Duskseeker, Rougarou) Today’s guest is a legacy and I’ve had many of his family members on the show. Welcome Patrick Michot to the podcast. Patrick may come from a legendary Louisiana zydeco family but he’s forging his own path while paying homage to his family’s legacy. So this is NOT a zydeco episode. I’m so thankful that Patrick’s cousin, Louis Michot, introduced me to the music. It’s been a wild journey, listening to a cajun version of black metal. But that’s not all he does. How do ocarina and classical guitar covers of video game music sound to you? I KNOW! I thought it was awesome, too. I’m only scratching the surface here. If you like dichotomy, Patrick is your guy. He started playing triangle at age 3 in his father’s zydeco band. He switched to guitar and got into black metal. He moved from Louisiana to Dallas-Fort Worth and has been immersed in the black metal scene there for years. He’s even gotten recognition from one of his musical influences! He’s played in some non-metal bands. In fact, he made a suggestion in one of them that MAY have gotten him kicked out of the band! This is a heavy, fun episode. I’m hoping you all enjoy it as much as I did. Go to extraterrestrial.network to get all of Patrick’s projects, contacts, and social media pages. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on socials. Merch is at performanceanx.threadless.com. Money for coffee can be sent to ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Prepare for some musical whiplash with Patrick Michot on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 20 Apr 2026 18:20:00 -0000 full Marc Shea Today’s guest is a legacy and I’ve had many of his family members on the show. Welcome Patrick Michot to the podcast. Patrick may come from a legendary Louisiana zydeco family but he’s forging his own path while paying homage to his family’s legacy. So this is NOT a zydeco episode. I’m so thankful that Patrick’s cousin, Louis Michot, introduced me to the music. It’s been a wild journey, listening to a cajun version of black metal. But that’s not all he does. How do ocarina and classical guitar covers of video game music sound to you? I KNOW! I thought it was awesome, too. I’m only scratching the surface here. If you like dichotomy, Patrick is your guy. He started playing triangle at age 3 in his father’s zydeco band. He switched to guitar and got into black metal. He moved from Louisiana to Dallas-Fort Worth and has been immersed in the black metal scene there for years. He’s even gotten recognition from one of his musical influences! He’s played in some non-metal bands. In fact, he made a suggestion in one of them that MAY have gotten him kicked out of the band! This is a heavy, fun episode. I’m hoping you all enjoy it as much as I did. Go to extraterrestrial.network to get all of Patrick’s projects, contacts, and social media pages. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on socials. Merch is at performanceanx.threadless.com. Money for coffee can be sent to ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Prepare for some musical whiplash with Patrick Michot on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today’s guest is a legacy and I’ve had many of his family members on the show. Welcome Patrick Michot to the podcast. Patrick may come from a legendary Louisiana zydeco family but he’s forging his own path while paying homage to his family’s legacy. So this is NOT a zydeco episode. I’m so thankful that Patrick’s cousin, Louis Michot, introduced me to the music. It’s been a wild journey, listening to a cajun version of black metal. But that’s not all he does. How do ocarina and classical guitar covers of video game music sound to you? I KNOW! I thought it was awesome, too. I’m only scratching the surface here. If you like dichotomy, Patrick is your guy. He started playing triangle at age 3 in his father’s zydeco band. He switched to guitar and got into black metal. He moved from Louisiana to Dallas-Fort Worth and has been immersed in the black metal scene there for years. He’s even gotten recognition from one of his musical influences! He’s played in some non-metal bands. In fact, he made a suggestion in one of them that MAY have gotten him kicked out of the band!

This is a heavy, fun episode. I’m hoping you all enjoy it as much as I did. Go to extraterrestrial.network to get all of Patrick’s projects, contacts, and social media pages. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on socials. Merch is at performanceanx.threadless.com. Money for coffee can be sent to ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Prepare for some musical whiplash with Patrick Michot on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 5236 yes George Usher This guest has just fulfilled a long-term dream. Welcome stalwart of the NYC music scene, George Usher to the podcast. But before moving to New York, he was stealing Beatles songs in Cleveland. He moved to NYC knowing no one and waited a year before playing out. But once he did, he played some legendary venues like CBGB’s and Max’s Kansas City. He became a hired gun in the 80’s and reveals the difficulties of marketing yourself, pre-internet. And’s that’s when his Stephensonville project began. George explains why it’s taken 30 years for the album to come out and the circumstances that gave it life after so long. With it taking so long, it is practically required listening. That means going to bandcamp and buying the limited edition vinyl because it isn’t available on streaming services yet. Follow himon Facebook for more information. Go to @PerformanceAnx to follow us. Go to performanceanx.threadless.com for merch or ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety to send us monet, presumably for coffee. And I hope you enjoy this satisfying story of a fulfilled dream with George Usher on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 02 Apr 2026 01:23:00 -0000 full Marc Shea This guest has just fulfilled a long-term dream. Welcome stalwart of the NYC music scene, George Usher to the podcast. But before moving to New York, he was stealing Beatles songs in Cleveland. He moved to NYC knowing no one and waited a year before playing out. But once he did, he played some legendary venues like CBGB’s and Max’s Kansas City. He became a hired gun in the 80’s and reveals the difficulties of marketing yourself, pre-internet. And’s that’s when his Stephensonville project began. George explains why it’s taken 30 years for the album to come out and the circumstances that gave it life after so long. With it taking so long, it is practically required listening. That means going to bandcamp and buying the limited edition vinyl because it isn’t available on streaming services yet. Follow himon Facebook for more information. Go to @PerformanceAnx to follow us. Go to performanceanx.threadless.com for merch or ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety to send us monet, presumably for coffee. And I hope you enjoy this satisfying story of a fulfilled dream with George Usher on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This guest has just fulfilled a long-term dream. Welcome stalwart of the NYC music scene, George Usher to the podcast. But before moving to New York, he was stealing Beatles songs in Cleveland. He moved to NYC knowing no one and waited a year before playing out. But once he did, he played some legendary venues like CBGB’s and Max’s Kansas City. He became a hired gun in the 80’s and reveals the difficulties of marketing yourself, pre-internet. And’s that’s when his Stephensonville project began. George explains why it’s taken 30 years for the album to come out and the circumstances that gave it life after so long. With it taking so long, it is practically required listening. That means going to bandcamp and buying the limited edition vinyl because it isn’t available on streaming services yet. Follow himon Facebook for more information. Go to @PerformanceAnx to follow us. Go to performanceanx.threadless.com for merch or ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety to send us monet, presumably for coffee. And I hope you enjoy this satisfying story of a fulfilled dream with George Usher on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 4001 yes Robert Roth & Hiro Yamamoto (Truly) This episode is Truly unique. I’m welcoming back an early guest (episode #3) and a new guest because they are in the same band. Welcome back Robert Roth and welcome for the first time, Hiro Yamamoto. Truly is a band everyone should know. Not only is the pedigree amazing, they write the music to back it up and have for 35 years. Robert and Hiro talk about their musical backgrounds; Robert with Storybook Krooks & Hiro with Soundgarden, They both talk about the state of flux in the Seattle music scene in 1989. Robert talks about almost joining Nirvana and Hiro discusses his departure from Soundgarden. But they met through mutual friend and Truly drummer, Mark Pickerel. The band has gone through almost every trial and tribulation imaginable and they are more excited than ever about touring and recording new music. Hiro’s also a 2x Hall of Fame inductee. There are so many stories packed into this episode. Follow Truly @truly_band on Instagram or go to trulyband.com for more information, music, & merch. Speaking of merch, get ours at performanceanx.threadless.com or just send money at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. I hope you’re as excited as I was for Truly on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 25 Mar 2026 01:07:00 -0000 full Marc Shea This episode is Truly unique. I’m welcoming back an early guest (episode #3) and a new guest because they are in the same band. Welcome back Robert Roth and welcome for the first time, Hiro Yamamoto. Truly is a band everyone should know. Not only is the pedigree amazing, they write the music to back it up and have for 35 years. Robert and Hiro talk about their musical backgrounds; Robert with Storybook Krooks & Hiro with Soundgarden, They both talk about the state of flux in the Seattle music scene in 1989. Robert talks about almost joining Nirvana and Hiro discusses his departure from Soundgarden. But they met through mutual friend and Truly drummer, Mark Pickerel. The band has gone through almost every trial and tribulation imaginable and they are more excited than ever about touring and recording new music. Hiro’s also a 2x Hall of Fame inductee. There are so many stories packed into this episode. Follow Truly @truly_band on Instagram or go to trulyband.com for more information, music, & merch. Speaking of merch, get ours at performanceanx.threadless.com or just send money at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. I hope you’re as excited as I was for Truly on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This episode is Truly unique. I’m welcoming back an early guest (episode #3) and a new guest because they are in the same band. Welcome back Robert Roth and welcome for the first time, Hiro Yamamoto. Truly is a band everyone should know. Not only is the pedigree amazing, they write the music to back it up and have for 35 years. Robert and Hiro talk about their musical backgrounds; Robert with Storybook Krooks & Hiro with Soundgarden, They both talk about the state of flux in the Seattle music scene in 1989. Robert talks about almost joining Nirvana and Hiro discusses his departure from Soundgarden. But they met through mutual friend and Truly drummer, Mark Pickerel. The band has gone through almost every trial and tribulation imaginable and they are more excited than ever about touring and recording new music. Hiro’s also a 2x Hall of Fame inductee. There are so many stories packed into this episode. Follow Truly @truly_band on Instagram or go to trulyband.com for more information, music, & merch. Speaking of merch, get ours at performanceanx.threadless.com or just send money at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. I hope you’re as excited as I was for Truly on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 3848 yes Side Projects: Genesis (w/Scott Shea & Jordon Zadorozny) As the episode title says, this episode is all about the band Genesis. My brother Scott has written two in depth articles about the band’s early years for The Strange Brew blog. Both he and long-time podcast friend Jordon Zadorozny of Blinker The Star join me to discuss the history of Genesis, from Peter Gabriel all the way through Ray Wilson. Check out Scott’s work at scottsheaauthor.com. Check out Jordon’s music at blinkerthestar.bandcamp.com. Follow them on socials (@scottsheaauthor & @blinkerthestar). Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Merch is at performanceanx.threadless.com. Support us with caffeine at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Without further ado, Scott Shea & Jordon Zadorozny on Genesis on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Sat, 21 Mar 2026 08:00:00 -0000 full Marc Shea As the episode title says, this episode is all about the band Genesis. My brother Scott has written two in depth articles about the band’s early years for The Strange Brew blog. Both he and long-time podcast friend Jordon Zadorozny of Blinker The Star join me to discuss the history of Genesis, from Peter Gabriel all the way through Ray Wilson. Check out Scott’s work at scottsheaauthor.com. Check out Jordon’s music at blinkerthestar.bandcamp.com. Follow them on socials (@scottsheaauthor & @blinkerthestar). Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Merch is at performanceanx.threadless.com. Support us with caffeine at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Without further ado, Scott Shea & Jordon Zadorozny on Genesis on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices As the episode title says, this episode is all about the band Genesis. My brother Scott has written two in depth articles about the band’s early years for The Strange Brew blog. Both he and long-time podcast friend Jordon Zadorozny of Blinker The Star join me to discuss the history of Genesis, from Peter Gabriel all the way through Ray Wilson. Check out Scott’s work at scottsheaauthor.com. Check out Jordon’s music at blinkerthestar.bandcamp.com. Follow them on socials (@scottsheaauthor & @blinkerthestar). Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Merch is at performanceanx.threadless.com. Support us with caffeine at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Without further ado, Scott Shea & Jordon Zadorozny on Genesis on the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 5144 yes Robert Deeble Today’s guest is deliberate. He’s that way with his music, his lyrics, and his touring. Welcome singer/songwriter Robert Deeble to the podcast. He’s recently released his latest album, The Space Between Us, and it’s a very easy listen. Robert talks about the themes behind the album, how he wrote the music, and who else is on it. Growing up, he struggled with music in several different ways; from playing piano from memory to his unusual entry into singing, to being a hot shot drummer who could solo like mad but had trouble slowing down. He changed his instrument and his approach and has never looked back. He’s had some great musical influences and collaborators like Victoria Williams. He’s now considered literary folk pop and I’m here for it. Check out robertdeeble.com for ways to hear the album, social media links, and to join the email list. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on socials. Grab merch at performanceanx.threadless.com or support our coffee habit at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Now slow down and listen to Robert Deeble on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 12 Mar 2026 08:00:00 -0000 full Marc Shea Today’s guest is deliberate. He’s that way with his music, his lyrics, and his touring. Welcome singer/songwriter Robert Deeble to the podcast. He’s recently released his latest album, The Space Between Us, and it’s a very easy listen. Robert talks about the themes behind the album, how he wrote the music, and who else is on it. Growing up, he struggled with music in several different ways; from playing piano from memory to his unusual entry into singing, to being a hot shot drummer who could solo like mad but had trouble slowing down. He changed his instrument and his approach and has never looked back. He’s had some great musical influences and collaborators like Victoria Williams. He’s now considered literary folk pop and I’m here for it. Check out robertdeeble.com for ways to hear the album, social media links, and to join the email list. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on socials. Grab merch at performanceanx.threadless.com or support our coffee habit at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Now slow down and listen to Robert Deeble on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today’s guest is deliberate. He’s that way with his music, his lyrics, and his touring. Welcome singer/songwriter Robert Deeble to the podcast. He’s recently released his latest album, The Space Between Us, and it’s a very easy listen. Robert talks about the themes behind the album, how he wrote the music, and who else is on it.

Growing up, he struggled with music in several different ways; from playing piano from memory to his unusual entry into singing, to being a hot shot drummer who could solo like mad but had trouble slowing down. He changed his instrument and his approach and has never looked back. He’s had some great musical influences and collaborators like Victoria Williams. He’s now considered literary folk pop and I’m here for it. Check out robertdeeble.com for ways to hear the album, social media links, and to join the email list. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on socials. Grab merch at performanceanx.threadless.com or support our coffee habit at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Now slow down and listen to Robert Deeble on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 4665 yes Erika Switchblade (The Devils) Today’s guest is fiery. And I have to thank Ian Ottaway for introducing me to her. Welcome Erika Switchblade from The Devils to the podcast. Erika is Italian, in southern Italy. International episodes are always interesting. And Erika sets expectations early. She’s pretty sure this will be the worst podcast I’ve ever done. I disagree. Erika talks about the first song she ever remembers hearing, playing in her own bands by 14, and then getting kicked out of them. She met her current bandmate, Gianni Blacula and formed The Devils so they couldn’t get kicked out of any more bands. They’ve been together for over 10 years and we talk about how the band has changed.  We talk about the appearance of Mark Lanegan, the influence of Alain Johannes, and the importance of Magic Sam. Check out their latest album, Devil’s Got It. It’s a wild collection of blues and soul covers. Follow them on Instagram @thedevilsinsta. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on socials. Merch is at performanceanx.threadless.com. Send money to ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Now say some prayers because I’m talking with Erika Switchblade of The Devils on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Sat, 28 Feb 2026 09:00:00 -0000 full Marc Shea Today’s guest is fiery. And I have to thank Ian Ottaway for introducing me to her. Welcome Erika Switchblade from The Devils to the podcast. Erika is Italian, in southern Italy. International episodes are always interesting. And Erika sets expectations early. She’s pretty sure this will be the worst podcast I’ve ever done. I disagree. Erika talks about the first song she ever remembers hearing, playing in her own bands by 14, and then getting kicked out of them. She met her current bandmate, Gianni Blacula and formed The Devils so they couldn’t get kicked out of any more bands. They’ve been together for over 10 years and we talk about how the band has changed.  We talk about the appearance of Mark Lanegan, the influence of Alain Johannes, and the importance of Magic Sam. Check out their latest album, Devil’s Got It. It’s a wild collection of blues and soul covers. Follow them on Instagram @thedevilsinsta. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on socials. Merch is at performanceanx.threadless.com. Send money to ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Now say some prayers because I’m talking with Erika Switchblade of The Devils on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today’s guest is fiery. And I have to thank Ian Ottaway for introducing me to her. Welcome Erika Switchblade from The Devils to the podcast. Erika is Italian, in southern Italy. International episodes are always interesting. And Erika sets expectations early. She’s pretty sure this will be the worst podcast I’ve ever done. I disagree.

Erika talks about the first song she ever remembers hearing, playing in her own bands by 14, and then getting kicked out of them. She met her current bandmate, Gianni Blacula and formed The Devils so they couldn’t get kicked out of any more bands. They’ve been together for over 10 years and we talk about how the band has changed. 

We talk about the appearance of Mark Lanegan, the influence of Alain Johannes, and the importance of Magic Sam. Check out their latest album, Devil’s Got It. It’s a wild collection of blues and soul covers. Follow them on Instagram @thedevilsinsta. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on socials. Merch is at performanceanx.threadless.com. Send money to ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Now say some prayers because I’m talking with Erika Switchblade of The Devils on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 4128 yes Smitti Supab (Captain Buckles) Welcome super nice guy Smitti Supab to the podcast. He’s a bass player for a lot of people. And we talk about a lot of them today. But he’s got his own band, Captain Buckles, that’s released their debut album called Hurry Up. Smitti has had quite an adventurous life and not all of it revolves around music. In fact, music was almost an accident! He went to China to teach, played in ex-pat bands, managed a SCUBA resort, lived with a legendary Chinese dub reggae artist, played monkey shows, and finally wound up in New Orleans. That’s where Captain Buckles started. His career has been wild so it’s no surprise Captain Buckles’ debut is wild, as well. There’s a LOT in this episode, so I don’t want to waste too much time with an intro. Follow Smitti and the band @captainbuckles on social media. Pick up the album! Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Money will get you merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Or send us a cup of coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Now get ready to be chill and excited all at the same time with Smitti Supab of Captain Buckles on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 20 Feb 2026 09:00:00 -0000 full Marc Shea Welcome super nice guy Smitti Supab to the podcast. He’s a bass player for a lot of people. And we talk about a lot of them today. But he’s got his own band, Captain Buckles, that’s released their debut album called Hurry Up. Smitti has had quite an adventurous life and not all of it revolves around music. In fact, music was almost an accident! He went to China to teach, played in ex-pat bands, managed a SCUBA resort, lived with a legendary Chinese dub reggae artist, played monkey shows, and finally wound up in New Orleans. That’s where Captain Buckles started. His career has been wild so it’s no surprise Captain Buckles’ debut is wild, as well. There’s a LOT in this episode, so I don’t want to waste too much time with an intro. Follow Smitti and the band @captainbuckles on social media. Pick up the album! Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Money will get you merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Or send us a cup of coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Now get ready to be chill and excited all at the same time with Smitti Supab of Captain Buckles on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Welcome super nice guy Smitti Supab to the podcast. He’s a bass player for a lot of people. And we talk about a lot of them today. But he’s got his own band, Captain Buckles, that’s released their debut album called Hurry Up. Smitti has had quite an adventurous life and not all of it revolves around music. In fact, music was almost an accident! He went to China to teach, played in ex-pat bands, managed a SCUBA resort, lived with a legendary Chinese dub reggae artist, played monkey shows, and finally wound up in New Orleans.

That’s where Captain Buckles started. His career has been wild so it’s no surprise Captain Buckles’ debut is wild, as well. There’s a LOT in this episode, so I don’t want to waste too much time with an intro. Follow Smitti and the band @captainbuckles on social media. Pick up the album! Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Money will get you merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Or send us a cup of coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Now get ready to be chill and excited all at the same time with Smitti Supab of Captain Buckles on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 6274 yes Side Projects: Family Bands w/Louis Michot & Corey Ledet Today we’re talking about family bands with two guys who know a thing or two about them; Louis Michot and Corey Ledet. Both of these gentlemen are parts of families with deep musical roots. And they both give us a brief rundown of where they fit in the family tree. Corey’s great grandfather was an early jazz pioneer while Louis’ grandmother was a professional whistler! And Louis talks about their supernatural book connection.  We talk about life in family bands; where it makes things better and where it’s more difficult. Is touring with the fam harder than with unrelated bandmates? Louis & Corey give us the good, the bad, and the ugly about working with family in the music business. Louis had to go part way through this, but not to worry, Corey sticks around to talk about his first ever live album: Corey Ledet Zydeco & Black Magic Live In Alaska. And while I was hoping it was the first live album from Alaska, it turns out there are others. Not many, but a couple. Anyway, it’s a killer performance from a super-hot band. Check it out on Bandcamp, Spotify, Apple, or wherever you buy music. Follow Corey & Louis on socials (@coreyledetzydeco & @louismichotmusic) to stay up to date on music & tours. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Support us through performanceanx.threadless.com and buy something or ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety and keep me going with a cup of coffee. So let’s hear about some family bands on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 06 Feb 2026 23:38:00 -0000 full Marc Shea Today we’re talking about family bands with two guys who know a thing or two about them; Louis Michot and Corey Ledet. Both of these gentlemen are parts of families with deep musical roots. And they both give us a brief rundown of where they fit in the family tree. Corey’s great grandfather was an early jazz pioneer while Louis’ grandmother was a professional whistler! And Louis talks about their supernatural book connection.  We talk about life in family bands; where it makes things better and where it’s more difficult. Is touring with the fam harder than with unrelated bandmates? Louis & Corey give us the good, the bad, and the ugly about working with family in the music business. Louis had to go part way through this, but not to worry, Corey sticks around to talk about his first ever live album: Corey Ledet Zydeco & Black Magic Live In Alaska. And while I was hoping it was the first live album from Alaska, it turns out there are others. Not many, but a couple. Anyway, it’s a killer performance from a super-hot band. Check it out on Bandcamp, Spotify, Apple, or wherever you buy music. Follow Corey & Louis on socials (@coreyledetzydeco & @louismichotmusic) to stay up to date on music & tours. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Support us through performanceanx.threadless.com and buy something or ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety and keep me going with a cup of coffee. So let’s hear about some family bands on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today we’re talking about family bands with two guys who know a thing or two about them; Louis Michot and Corey Ledet. Both of these gentlemen are parts of families with deep musical roots. And they both give us a brief rundown of where they fit in the family tree. Corey’s great grandfather was an early jazz pioneer while Louis’ grandmother was a professional whistler! And Louis talks about their supernatural book connection. 

We talk about life in family bands; where it makes things better and where it’s more difficult. Is touring with the fam harder than with unrelated bandmates? Louis & Corey give us the good, the bad, and the ugly about working with family in the music business.

Louis had to go part way through this, but not to worry, Corey sticks around to talk about his first ever live album: Corey Ledet Zydeco & Black Magic Live In Alaska. And while I was hoping it was the first live album from Alaska, it turns out there are others. Not many, but a couple. Anyway, it’s a killer performance from a super-hot band. Check it out on Bandcamp, Spotify, Apple, or wherever you buy music. Follow Corey & Louis on socials (@coreyledetzydeco & @louismichotmusic) to stay up to date on music & tours. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Support us through performanceanx.threadless.com and buy something or ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety and keep me going with a cup of coffee. So let’s hear about some family bands on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 3147 no Stéphane Schück (The Salt Collective) Today’s guest may be one of the hardest working guests I’ve ever had. Please welcome, straight from Normandy, France, Stephane Schuck. Stephane talks about the music that inspired him as a kid. It isn’t your standard rock and roll background. Maybe part of that is growing up in France, maybe part is just Stephane’s unique angle on music. He formed a group that eventually came to known as The Salt Collective. But that isn’t his day job. Instead of music, Stephane went into medicine. Both hemispheres of his brain are constantly working! He talks about working with some of his heroes with his own music, changing his band’s name, and what happened when he was diagnosed with leukemia.  The Salt Collective has a new album out called A Brief History of Blindness. It features Mike Mills, Aimee Mann, Pat Sansone, and former podcast guests Chris Stamey and Django Haskins (among others). It’s a wonderful album that you can stream in the usual places or buy it on Bandcamp or thesaltcollective.propellersoundrecordings.com. Follow the group @thesaltcollective on Instagram & Facebook. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Support us through performanceanx.threadless.com or ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Now let's get salty with Stephane Schuck on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 30 Jan 2026 02:34:00 -0000 full Marc Shea Today’s guest may be one of the hardest working guests I’ve ever had. Please welcome, straight from Normandy, France, Stephane Schuck. Stephane talks about the music that inspired him as a kid. It isn’t your standard rock and roll background. Maybe part of that is growing up in France, maybe part is just Stephane’s unique angle on music. He formed a group that eventually came to known as The Salt Collective. But that isn’t his day job. Instead of music, Stephane went into medicine. Both hemispheres of his brain are constantly working! He talks about working with some of his heroes with his own music, changing his band’s name, and what happened when he was diagnosed with leukemia.  The Salt Collective has a new album out called A Brief History of Blindness. It features Mike Mills, Aimee Mann, Pat Sansone, and former podcast guests Chris Stamey and Django Haskins (among others). It’s a wonderful album that you can stream in the usual places or buy it on Bandcamp or thesaltcollective.propellersoundrecordings.com. Follow the group @thesaltcollective on Instagram & Facebook. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Support us through performanceanx.threadless.com or ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Now let's get salty with Stephane Schuck on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today’s guest may be one of the hardest working guests I’ve ever had. Please welcome, straight from Normandy, France, Stephane Schuck. Stephane talks about the music that inspired him as a kid. It isn’t your standard rock and roll background. Maybe part of that is growing up in France, maybe part is just Stephane’s unique angle on music.

He formed a group that eventually came to known as The Salt Collective. But that isn’t his day job. Instead of music, Stephane went into medicine. Both hemispheres of his brain are constantly working! He talks about working with some of his heroes with his own music, changing his band’s name, and what happened when he was diagnosed with leukemia. 

The Salt Collective has a new album out called A Brief History of Blindness. It features Mike Mills, Aimee Mann, Pat Sansone, and former podcast guests Chris Stamey and Django Haskins (among others). It’s a wonderful album that you can stream in the usual places or buy it on Bandcamp or thesaltcollective.propellersoundrecordings.com. Follow the group @thesaltcollective on Instagram & Facebook. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Support us through performanceanx.threadless.com or ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Now let's get salty with Stephane Schuck on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 4024 yes Wendy Rae Fowler (Humanist, Mark Lanegan) Today’s guest is just a badass. I’m so excited about this one that I don’t even want to do too long of an intro. I just want her to tell her story. Welcome Wendy Rae Fowler to the show. She’s got such an interesting story. She plays bass for Humanist in addition to her own music. But her first love was dance. She talks about all her creative endeavors from dance, to acting, to bass, and more.She collaborated with Queens of the Stone Age, Earthlings?, Mark Lanegan (that collaboration included a wedding), and more. She reveals the one project she’ll never get over, who Katie Cruel is, and how she wrote an ambient film soundtrack. She tells the story of how she started playing with Rob Marshall and Humanist and how the music transformed once it was played live.  Honestly, I could listen to her for hours. She’s wonderful and I want to take a second and thank Rob Marshall of Humanist for the introduction. Go to wendyraefowlerofficial.com for more information. She’s active on Instagram @wendyraefowler. Her music is also available on Bandcamp. Keep an eye open for some new releases. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Grab merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Just send money to ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. And let’s get right into the story with Wendy Rae Fowler on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 15 Jan 2026 09:00:00 -0000 full Marc Shea Today’s guest is just a badass. I’m so excited about this one that I don’t even want to do too long of an intro. I just want her to tell her story. Welcome Wendy Rae Fowler to the show. She’s got such an interesting story. She plays bass for Humanist in addition to her own music. But her first love was dance. She talks about all her creative endeavors from dance, to acting, to bass, and more.She collaborated with Queens of the Stone Age, Earthlings?, Mark Lanegan (that collaboration included a wedding), and more. She reveals the one project she’ll never get over, who Katie Cruel is, and how she wrote an ambient film soundtrack. She tells the story of how she started playing with Rob Marshall and Humanist and how the music transformed once it was played live.  Honestly, I could listen to her for hours. She’s wonderful and I want to take a second and thank Rob Marshall of Humanist for the introduction. Go to wendyraefowlerofficial.com for more information. She’s active on Instagram @wendyraefowler. Her music is also available on Bandcamp. Keep an eye open for some new releases. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Grab merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Just send money to ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. And let’s get right into the story with Wendy Rae Fowler on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today’s guest is just a badass. I’m so excited about this one that I don’t even want to do too long of an intro. I just want her to tell her story. Welcome Wendy Rae Fowler to the show. She’s got such an interesting story. She plays bass for Humanist in addition to her own music. But her first love was dance. She talks about all her creative endeavors from dance, to acting, to bass, and more.She collaborated with Queens of the Stone Age, Earthlings?, Mark Lanegan (that collaboration included a wedding), and more. She reveals the one project she’ll never get over, who Katie Cruel is, and how she wrote an ambient film soundtrack. She tells the story of how she started playing with Rob Marshall and Humanist and how the music transformed once it was played live. 

Honestly, I could listen to her for hours. She’s wonderful and I want to take a second and thank Rob Marshall of Humanist for the introduction. Go to wendyraefowlerofficial.com for more information. She’s active on Instagram @wendyraefowler. Her music is also available on Bandcamp. Keep an eye open for some new releases. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Grab merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Just send money to ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. And let’s get right into the story with Wendy Rae Fowler on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 7962 yes Howard Wuelfing (Descenes, Discords) It took me about 7 years to get today’s guest. That’s because he was too busy helping other artists with their public relations. Welcome one of my oldest podcasting friends, Howard Wuelfing. Howard was instrumental in kicking off the DC punk scene early on. But he wasn’t originally from the area. Howard talks about growing up just outside of NYC and how that influenced his entire life. He was getting into the nascent NYC punk scene when an opportunity arose in DC that he could not pass up. But instead of wondering what was going on in New York, he decided to help build a scene in Washington DC. He tells some great stories about some of the dingier venues he’s played, some of the iconic people he’s played with, and how they all came together to help each other out in true DIY fashion.  Howard founded two seminal DC zines back in the early 80’s called Descenes and Discords and has compiled them all in a limited release. He tells the story of how they started, who was involved, and what happened to them. It’s a crazy story. Go to www.diwulf.com to pick up a signed copy. Check out performanceanx.threadless.com for podcast merch or ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety to send us coffee money. And, on a personal note; thank you for everything you’ve done for this podcast, Howard. It truly would not be the same without you. Please enjoy Howard Wuelfing on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Sat, 03 Jan 2026 14:38:00 -0000 full Marc Shea It took me about 7 years to get today’s guest. That’s because he was too busy helping other artists with their public relations. Welcome one of my oldest podcasting friends, Howard Wuelfing. Howard was instrumental in kicking off the DC punk scene early on. But he wasn’t originally from the area. Howard talks about growing up just outside of NYC and how that influenced his entire life. He was getting into the nascent NYC punk scene when an opportunity arose in DC that he could not pass up. But instead of wondering what was going on in New York, he decided to help build a scene in Washington DC. He tells some great stories about some of the dingier venues he’s played, some of the iconic people he’s played with, and how they all came together to help each other out in true DIY fashion.  Howard founded two seminal DC zines back in the early 80’s called Descenes and Discords and has compiled them all in a limited release. He tells the story of how they started, who was involved, and what happened to them. It’s a crazy story. Go to www.diwulf.com to pick up a signed copy. Check out performanceanx.threadless.com for podcast merch or ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety to send us coffee money. And, on a personal note; thank you for everything you’ve done for this podcast, Howard. It truly would not be the same without you. Please enjoy Howard Wuelfing on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices It took me about 7 years to get today’s guest. That’s because he was too busy helping other artists with their public relations. Welcome one of my oldest podcasting friends, Howard Wuelfing. Howard was instrumental in kicking off the DC punk scene early on. But he wasn’t originally from the area. Howard talks about growing up just outside of NYC and how that influenced his entire life. He was getting into the nascent NYC punk scene when an opportunity arose in DC that he could not pass up. But instead of wondering what was going on in New York, he decided to help build a scene in Washington DC. He tells some great stories about some of the dingier venues he’s played, some of the iconic people he’s played with, and how they all came together to help each other out in true DIY fashion. 

Howard founded two seminal DC zines back in the early 80’s called Descenes and Discords and has compiled them all in a limited release. He tells the story of how they started, who was involved, and what happened to them. It’s a crazy story. Go to www.diwulf.com to pick up a signed copy. Check out performanceanx.threadless.com for podcast merch or ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety to send us coffee money.

And, on a personal note; thank you for everything you’ve done for this podcast, Howard. It truly would not be the same without you. Please enjoy Howard Wuelfing on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.


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]]> 4611 yes Josh Hight (Pines, The Detachment Kit) Welcome photographer and musician Josh Hight to the show. Josh’s story is near and dear to me because it centers around two of my passions: music and photography. And Josh’s story is not a straightforward one, either. Although his parents were both creative (his dad was in advertising and his mom was an interior designer) visual art came later. His first love was music. He’s from Detroit and so its natural that he’s into garage and punk rock. He joined up with another friend of the podcast, Toddrick Spalding, and played with The Detachment Kit. But, in true punk rock fashion, he heard London calling and moved to the U.K., where he attended school for graphic design. But his love for music was always there, working with Glen Johnson and Piano Magic, Tullia Benedicta, and others musically and visually. Once he met Richard Norris, the seeds of a new band, Pines, were sown. And that’s where we find Josh now. He has released an EP with collaborations from artists like Andy Bell and more. The album is light and heavy, dreamy and scary. It’s a must-hear collection of music. Find it on a multitude of streamers, on Bandcamp at www.richardnorris.bandcamp.com. Follow the Instagram accounts @p.i.n.e.s (underscores at the beginning and end) and @josh._.hight for more information. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Grab some merch at performanceanx.threadless.com or just throw cash at us at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Now let’s get into it with Josh Hight of Pines on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Sat, 27 Dec 2025 14:21:00 -0000 full Marc Shea Welcome photographer and musician Josh Hight to the show. Josh’s story is near and dear to me because it centers around two of my passions: music and photography. And Josh’s story is not a straightforward one, either. Although his parents were both creative (his dad was in advertising and his mom was an interior designer) visual art came later. His first love was music. He’s from Detroit and so its natural that he’s into garage and punk rock. He joined up with another friend of the podcast, Toddrick Spalding, and played with The Detachment Kit. But, in true punk rock fashion, he heard London calling and moved to the U.K., where he attended school for graphic design. But his love for music was always there, working with Glen Johnson and Piano Magic, Tullia Benedicta, and others musically and visually. Once he met Richard Norris, the seeds of a new band, Pines, were sown. And that’s where we find Josh now. He has released an EP with collaborations from artists like Andy Bell and more. The album is light and heavy, dreamy and scary. It’s a must-hear collection of music. Find it on a multitude of streamers, on Bandcamp at www.richardnorris.bandcamp.com. Follow the Instagram accounts @p.i.n.e.s (underscores at the beginning and end) and @josh._.hight for more information. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Grab some merch at performanceanx.threadless.com or just throw cash at us at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Now let’s get into it with Josh Hight of Pines on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Welcome photographer and musician Josh Hight to the show. Josh’s story is near and dear to me because it centers around two of my passions: music and photography. And Josh’s story is not a straightforward one, either. Although his parents were both creative (his dad was in advertising and his mom was an interior designer) visual art came later. His first love was music. He’s from Detroit and so its natural that he’s into garage and punk rock. He joined up with another friend of the podcast, Toddrick Spalding, and played with The Detachment Kit. But, in true punk rock fashion, he heard London calling and moved to the U.K., where he attended school for graphic design. But his love for music was always there, working with Glen Johnson and Piano Magic, Tullia Benedicta, and others musically and visually. Once he met Richard Norris, the seeds of a new band, Pines, were sown. And that’s where we find Josh now. He has released an EP with collaborations from artists like Andy Bell and more. The album is light and heavy, dreamy and scary. It’s a must-hear collection of music. Find it on a multitude of streamers, on Bandcamp at www.richardnorris.bandcamp.com. Follow the Instagram accounts @p.i.n.e.s (underscores at the beginning and end) and @josh._.hight for more information. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Grab some merch at performanceanx.threadless.com or just throw cash at us at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Now let’s get into it with Josh Hight of Pines on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 3604 yes Lucas Ward (The Silver Snails) Today’s guest is a true family man. Or is it family band? You know what? It’s both. Please welcome Lucas Ward of The Silver Snails to the show. He take a moment from traveling with his family to talk to me about his unusual musical path. It definitely hasn’t been straightforward. But it’s been incredibly fruitful. He discusses growing up and being friends with Elliot Smith, back when he was known and Steven. He talks about the album that flipped the musical switch in his mind. We also talk about mistaken credits, the vulnerability of singing, and starting The Silver Snails after moving to Italy with his family. After writing, recording, and releasing a “kitchen sink” debut album, there was a gap of over ten years until the sophomore release. He Lucas also talks about the unusual way the band got their name. Go check out Speed of Light, the sophomore release by The Silver Snails. Stream it or check out thesilversnails.com for ways to buy physical copies. Follow them on Instagram & Facebook for show dates and more. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Grab merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Send money to ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. And I hope you enjoy Lucas Ward as much as I did on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 18 Dec 2025 09:00:00 -0000 full Marc Shea Today’s guest is a true family man. Or is it family band? You know what? It’s both. Please welcome Lucas Ward of The Silver Snails to the show. He take a moment from traveling with his family to talk to me about his unusual musical path. It definitely hasn’t been straightforward. But it’s been incredibly fruitful. He discusses growing up and being friends with Elliot Smith, back when he was known and Steven. He talks about the album that flipped the musical switch in his mind. We also talk about mistaken credits, the vulnerability of singing, and starting The Silver Snails after moving to Italy with his family. After writing, recording, and releasing a “kitchen sink” debut album, there was a gap of over ten years until the sophomore release. He Lucas also talks about the unusual way the band got their name. Go check out Speed of Light, the sophomore release by The Silver Snails. Stream it or check out thesilversnails.com for ways to buy physical copies. Follow them on Instagram & Facebook for show dates and more. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Grab merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Send money to ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. And I hope you enjoy Lucas Ward as much as I did on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today’s guest is a true family man. Or is it family band? You know what? It’s both. Please welcome Lucas Ward of The Silver Snails to the show. He take a moment from traveling with his family to talk to me about his unusual musical path. It definitely hasn’t been straightforward. But it’s been incredibly fruitful. He discusses growing up and being friends with Elliot Smith, back when he was known and Steven. He talks about the album that flipped the musical switch in his mind. We also talk about mistaken credits, the vulnerability of singing, and starting The Silver Snails after moving to Italy with his family.

After writing, recording, and releasing a “kitchen sink” debut album, there was a gap of over ten years until the sophomore release. He Lucas also talks about the unusual way the band got their name. Go check out Speed of Light, the sophomore release by The Silver Snails. Stream it or check out thesilversnails.com for ways to buy physical copies. Follow them on Instagram & Facebook for show dates and more. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Grab merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Send money to ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. And I hope you enjoy Lucas Ward as much as I did on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 3675 no Limahl (Kajagoogoo) This isn’t exactly a Christmas episode, although it certainly leans heavily into the season. That’s because my guest today is an 80’s icon who has released a Christmas song. Welcome Limahl to the podcast. You may remember him from the 80’s band Kajagoogoo, and the track playing underneath all this intro stuff. Or you might remember him from the international #1 hit The Neverending Story from the movie of the same name. Limahl’s story is fascinating. He got into music as a kid and even released a Christmas single in 1980! He tells me how he and the band Art Nouveau found each other and became Kajagoogoo. We even learn how the band name came about. Limahl tells the story of meeting Nick Rhodes from Duran Duran and how he got involved in the band’s debut and how he (Limahl, not Nick) was fired at the height of their popularity. He didn’t let that keep him down. He tells the story of The Neverending Story and how it was #1 in 17 countries! We’re in a time crunch with this episode, but we do manage to discuss his recent cover of America’s A Horse With No Name and his holiday single, One Wish For Christmas, which has it’s own great, possibly neverending, story. Go to limahl.com for more information and links to his socials (try limahloffcial on your favorite platforms). Go listen to, stream, and buy One Wish For Christmas. It’ll definitely get you in the holiday spirit. Check us out @PerformanceAnx. Merch is at performanceanx.threadless.com (great holiday gifts). Or just send money to ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. I’ll leave the Too Shy jokes to the man, himself…Limahl on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Sat, 13 Dec 2025 15:02:00 -0000 full Marc Shea This isn’t exactly a Christmas episode, although it certainly leans heavily into the season. That’s because my guest today is an 80’s icon who has released a Christmas song. Welcome Limahl to the podcast. You may remember him from the 80’s band Kajagoogoo, and the track playing underneath all this intro stuff. Or you might remember him from the international #1 hit The Neverending Story from the movie of the same name. Limahl’s story is fascinating. He got into music as a kid and even released a Christmas single in 1980! He tells me how he and the band Art Nouveau found each other and became Kajagoogoo. We even learn how the band name came about. Limahl tells the story of meeting Nick Rhodes from Duran Duran and how he got involved in the band’s debut and how he (Limahl, not Nick) was fired at the height of their popularity. He didn’t let that keep him down. He tells the story of The Neverending Story and how it was #1 in 17 countries! We’re in a time crunch with this episode, but we do manage to discuss his recent cover of America’s A Horse With No Name and his holiday single, One Wish For Christmas, which has it’s own great, possibly neverending, story. Go to limahl.com for more information and links to his socials (try limahloffcial on your favorite platforms). Go listen to, stream, and buy One Wish For Christmas. It’ll definitely get you in the holiday spirit. Check us out @PerformanceAnx. Merch is at performanceanx.threadless.com (great holiday gifts). Or just send money to ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. I’ll leave the Too Shy jokes to the man, himself…Limahl on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This isn’t exactly a Christmas episode, although it certainly leans heavily into the season. That’s because my guest today is an 80’s icon who has released a Christmas song. Welcome Limahl to the podcast. You may remember him from the 80’s band Kajagoogoo, and the track playing underneath all this intro stuff. Or you might remember him from the international #1 hit The Neverending Story from the movie of the same name. Limahl’s story is fascinating. He got into music as a kid and even released a Christmas single in 1980! He tells me how he and the band Art Nouveau found each other and became Kajagoogoo. We even learn how the band name came about. Limahl tells the story of meeting Nick Rhodes from Duran Duran and how he got involved in the band’s debut and how he (Limahl, not Nick) was fired at the height of their popularity.

He didn’t let that keep him down. He tells the story of The Neverending Story and how it was #1 in 17 countries! We’re in a time crunch with this episode, but we do manage to discuss his recent cover of America’s A Horse With No Name and his holiday single, One Wish For Christmas, which has it’s own great, possibly neverending, story. Go to limahl.com for more information and links to his socials (try limahloffcial on your favorite platforms). Go listen to, stream, and buy One Wish For Christmas. It’ll definitely get you in the holiday spirit. Check us out @PerformanceAnx. Merch is at performanceanx.threadless.com (great holiday gifts). Or just send money to ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. I’ll leave the Too Shy jokes to the man, himself…Limahl on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 4289 yes Side Projects: Integrity & Perseverance...and Artisanal Sand w/Conan Neutron Welcome back, Conan Neutron! Conan’s got a new Secret Friends album out called The Way Of The Neutron. The process and circumstances Conan went through creating this album are the inspiration for this episode.It’s all about integrity and perseverance…and a little bit of artisanal sand. But Conan and I thought that maybe, somewhere out there, one listener of this podcast could use a little bit of encouragement. Perhaps knowing that you’re not alone in feeling frustrated about the work you’re doing, might be helpful to someone. So here we are, me and Conan Neutron, talking about how staying the course can pay off, eventually. You won’t know how. It may not be exactly what you’re thinking at the moment. But keep creating because you’ll never know if you quit doing it. You create your own definition of success. Check out Conan Neutron on socials. Listen to and purchase The Way Of The Neutron. Check us out, too @PerformanceAnx. Get merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Send money to ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. And I hope this episode is as helpful as it is fun. Maybe more. Right here on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 03 Dec 2025 09:00:00 -0000 full Marc Shea Welcome back, Conan Neutron! Conan’s got a new Secret Friends album out called The Way Of The Neutron. The process and circumstances Conan went through creating this album are the inspiration for this episode.It’s all about integrity and perseverance…and a little bit of artisanal sand. But Conan and I thought that maybe, somewhere out there, one listener of this podcast could use a little bit of encouragement. Perhaps knowing that you’re not alone in feeling frustrated about the work you’re doing, might be helpful to someone. So here we are, me and Conan Neutron, talking about how staying the course can pay off, eventually. You won’t know how. It may not be exactly what you’re thinking at the moment. But keep creating because you’ll never know if you quit doing it. You create your own definition of success. Check out Conan Neutron on socials. Listen to and purchase The Way Of The Neutron. Check us out, too @PerformanceAnx. Get merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Send money to ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. And I hope this episode is as helpful as it is fun. Maybe more. Right here on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Welcome back, Conan Neutron! Conan’s got a new Secret Friends album out called The Way Of The Neutron. The process and circumstances Conan went through creating this album are the inspiration for this episode.It’s all about integrity and perseverance…and a little bit of artisanal sand. But Conan and I thought that maybe, somewhere out there, one listener of this podcast could use a little bit of encouragement. Perhaps knowing that you’re not alone in feeling frustrated about the work you’re doing, might be helpful to someone. So here we are, me and Conan Neutron, talking about how staying the course can pay off, eventually. You won’t know how. It may not be exactly what you’re thinking at the moment. But keep creating because you’ll never know if you quit doing it. You create your own definition of success. Check out Conan Neutron on socials. Listen to and purchase The Way Of The Neutron. Check us out, too @PerformanceAnx. Get merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Send money to ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. And I hope this episode is as helpful as it is fun. Maybe more. Right here on the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 6782 yes Arwen Lewis Today’s guest is a challenge. But I don’t mean that in a negative way.Welcome Arwen Lewis to the podcast. She’s a musician and a podcaster. And this show starts off almost like it’s duelling interviews. And before I go any further, I need to thank Astrid Young for the introduction. Arwen has quite the family tree. Her dad is Peter Lewis of Moby Grape. But going back farther, her grandfather founded the Armed Forces Radio Network. And what’s more, her grandmother was legendary actress/entertainer Loretta Young! Arwen grew up with entertainment in her blood. But she wasn’t immediately drawn to music as her calling. She talks about what she did before starting her music career and when that finally did become evident. Her first endeavor is a collection of Moby Grape songs, reimagined for her by her dad and John DeNicola. She talks about how she puts her own spin on covers, the influence of astronomy (aided by another mutual friend, Jason Achilles), and how she became the booking manager at Lost Chord Guitars. We also geek out on how we both got into podcasting. She’s got a great EP out and a new single. We wrap everything up discussing new projects and critiquing fast food restaurants. Give her a follow @arwenlewis on socials. Her website is https://arwenlewismusic.com/. Check out our socials @PerformanceAnx. Our stuff is available at performanceanx.threadless.com. Or you can throw money at us at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Now get ready for a fun, casual chat with Arwen Lewis on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Sun, 23 Nov 2025 17:10:00 -0000 full Marc Shea Today’s guest is a challenge. But I don’t mean that in a negative way.Welcome Arwen Lewis to the podcast. She’s a musician and a podcaster. And this show starts off almost like it’s duelling interviews. And before I go any further, I need to thank Astrid Young for the introduction. Arwen has quite the family tree. Her dad is Peter Lewis of Moby Grape. But going back farther, her grandfather founded the Armed Forces Radio Network. And what’s more, her grandmother was legendary actress/entertainer Loretta Young! Arwen grew up with entertainment in her blood. But she wasn’t immediately drawn to music as her calling. She talks about what she did before starting her music career and when that finally did become evident. Her first endeavor is a collection of Moby Grape songs, reimagined for her by her dad and John DeNicola. She talks about how she puts her own spin on covers, the influence of astronomy (aided by another mutual friend, Jason Achilles), and how she became the booking manager at Lost Chord Guitars. We also geek out on how we both got into podcasting. She’s got a great EP out and a new single. We wrap everything up discussing new projects and critiquing fast food restaurants. Give her a follow @arwenlewis on socials. Her website is https://arwenlewismusic.com/. Check out our socials @PerformanceAnx. Our stuff is available at performanceanx.threadless.com. Or you can throw money at us at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Now get ready for a fun, casual chat with Arwen Lewis on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today’s guest is a challenge. But I don’t mean that in a negative way.Welcome Arwen Lewis to the podcast. She’s a musician and a podcaster. And this show starts off almost like it’s duelling interviews. And before I go any further, I need to thank Astrid Young for the introduction. Arwen has quite the family tree. Her dad is Peter Lewis of Moby Grape. But going back farther, her grandfather founded the Armed Forces Radio Network. And what’s more, her grandmother was legendary actress/entertainer Loretta Young!

Arwen grew up with entertainment in her blood. But she wasn’t immediately drawn to music as her calling. She talks about what she did before starting her music career and when that finally did become evident. Her first endeavor is a collection of Moby Grape songs, reimagined for her by her dad and John DeNicola. She talks about how she puts her own spin on covers, the influence of astronomy (aided by another mutual friend, Jason Achilles), and how she became the booking manager at Lost Chord Guitars. We also geek out on how we both got into podcasting.

She’s got a great EP out and a new single. We wrap everything up discussing new projects and critiquing fast food restaurants. Give her a follow @arwenlewis on socials. Her website is https://arwenlewismusic.com/. Check out our socials @PerformanceAnx. Our stuff is available at performanceanx.threadless.com. Or you can throw money at us at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Now get ready for a fun, casual chat with Arwen Lewis on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 5272 yes The Problem With Kids Today Today’s guest is plural. I’m fortunate to be joined by the entire band The Problem With Kids Today just before they hit the stage. Tate, Silas, and Reena talk about the music that inspired them, some early band experiences, and how the band came together. Tate tells me about their unusual name, their less unusual previous band name, and gelling as a band because of COVID. These guys are self-described goofballs who have a lot of fun with their music. They’ve got a new album out called Take It! It’s an energetic blast of crazy fun punk rock with a few left turns sprinkled in. Make sure you check it out on streaming platforms. If you’re like me and need physical copies, check out Bandcamp. Give them a follow on Instagram @theproblemwithkidstoday. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on socials. Get our merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Send coffee money through ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. And you can still get a copy of the Spinal Tap tribute album with 35 Spinal Tap covers at teencanceramerica.org . Click the shop button and it’ll be right there. Now prepare for a high energy talk with Tate, Silas, & Reena of The Problem With Kids Today on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 13 Nov 2025 09:00:00 -0000 full Marc Shea Today’s guest is plural. I’m fortunate to be joined by the entire band The Problem With Kids Today just before they hit the stage. Tate, Silas, and Reena talk about the music that inspired them, some early band experiences, and how the band came together. Tate tells me about their unusual name, their less unusual previous band name, and gelling as a band because of COVID. These guys are self-described goofballs who have a lot of fun with their music. They’ve got a new album out called Take It! It’s an energetic blast of crazy fun punk rock with a few left turns sprinkled in. Make sure you check it out on streaming platforms. If you’re like me and need physical copies, check out Bandcamp. Give them a follow on Instagram @theproblemwithkidstoday. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on socials. Get our merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Send coffee money through ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. And you can still get a copy of the Spinal Tap tribute album with 35 Spinal Tap covers at teencanceramerica.org . Click the shop button and it’ll be right there. Now prepare for a high energy talk with Tate, Silas, & Reena of The Problem With Kids Today on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today’s guest is plural. I’m fortunate to be joined by the entire band The Problem With Kids Today just before they hit the stage. Tate, Silas, and Reena talk about the music that inspired them, some early band experiences, and how the band came together. Tate tells me about their unusual name, their less unusual previous band name, and gelling as a band because of COVID. These guys are self-described goofballs who have a lot of fun with their music. They’ve got a new album out called Take It! It’s an energetic blast of crazy fun punk rock with a few left turns sprinkled in. Make sure you check it out on streaming platforms. If you’re like me and need physical copies, check out Bandcamp. Give them a follow on Instagram @theproblemwithkidstoday. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on socials. Get our merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Send coffee money through ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. And you can still get a copy of the Spinal Tap tribute album with 35 Spinal Tap covers at teencanceramerica.org . Click the shop button and it’ll be right there. Now prepare for a high energy talk with Tate, Silas, & Reena of The Problem With Kids Today on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 3173 yes Crispian Mills (Kula Shaker) This week’s guest is very grounded. That could be because he’s British. Or it could be because his career spans several decades. Welcome the singer and guitarist for Kula Shaker, Crispian Mills. This episode is so interesting. Crispian talks about growing up in a family rooted in entertainment. He started playing gigs in pubs at a pretty young age. In fact, his first gig was with Chris Thompson of Manfred Mann’s Earth Band. But success wasn’t instant. He reveals how one of his earliest pub gigs didn’t go over so well.  He played with friend and former podcast guest Lora Logic in the reformed version of X-Ray Spex. And when you give it a listen, you can tell it’s him. Crispian talks about forming Kula Shaker and why he became the singer. I learn the truth about Cricklewood, the wild success of the band’s debut album, K, and how it affected the band. It probably didn’t help that they headlined Glastonbury twice in one weekend. It was due to Neil Young’s finger injury, but it still means that Sting opened for Kula Shaker once. The band broke up and reformed. Crispian talks about life during the gap and how the band reformed. They’ve been expanding their sound ever since and have just recently released one of their best tracks ever. Look for a new album soon. Follow them @kulashakerofficial on Instagram. Check out their new music at kulashaker.co.uk, on Spotify or wherever you get new music. Look for tour dates!  Follow us @performanceanx on socials. Grab our merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Send us coffee funds at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. And now get ready to have your chakras blown away by Crispian Mills of Kula Shaker on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 04 Nov 2025 09:00:00 -0000 full Marc Shea This week’s guest is very grounded. That could be because he’s British. Or it could be because his career spans several decades. Welcome the singer and guitarist for Kula Shaker, Crispian Mills. This episode is so interesting. Crispian talks about growing up in a family rooted in entertainment. He started playing gigs in pubs at a pretty young age. In fact, his first gig was with Chris Thompson of Manfred Mann’s Earth Band. But success wasn’t instant. He reveals how one of his earliest pub gigs didn’t go over so well.  He played with friend and former podcast guest Lora Logic in the reformed version of X-Ray Spex. And when you give it a listen, you can tell it’s him. Crispian talks about forming Kula Shaker and why he became the singer. I learn the truth about Cricklewood, the wild success of the band’s debut album, K, and how it affected the band. It probably didn’t help that they headlined Glastonbury twice in one weekend. It was due to Neil Young’s finger injury, but it still means that Sting opened for Kula Shaker once. The band broke up and reformed. Crispian talks about life during the gap and how the band reformed. They’ve been expanding their sound ever since and have just recently released one of their best tracks ever. Look for a new album soon. Follow them @kulashakerofficial on Instagram. Check out their new music at kulashaker.co.uk, on Spotify or wherever you get new music. Look for tour dates!  Follow us @performanceanx on socials. Grab our merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Send us coffee funds at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. And now get ready to have your chakras blown away by Crispian Mills of Kula Shaker on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week’s guest is very grounded. That could be because he’s British. Or it could be because his career spans several decades. Welcome the singer and guitarist for Kula Shaker, Crispian Mills. This episode is so interesting. Crispian talks about growing up in a family rooted in entertainment. He started playing gigs in pubs at a pretty young age. In fact, his first gig was with Chris Thompson of Manfred Mann’s Earth Band. But success wasn’t instant. He reveals how one of his earliest pub gigs didn’t go over so well. 

He played with friend and former podcast guest Lora Logic in the reformed version of X-Ray Spex. And when you give it a listen, you can tell it’s him.

Crispian talks about forming Kula Shaker and why he became the singer. I learn the truth about Cricklewood, the wild success of the band’s debut album, K, and how it affected the band. It probably didn’t help that they headlined Glastonbury twice in one weekend. It was due to Neil Young’s finger injury, but it still means that Sting opened for Kula Shaker once.

The band broke up and reformed. Crispian talks about life during the gap and how the band reformed. They’ve been expanding their sound ever since and have just recently released one of their best tracks ever. Look for a new album soon. Follow them @kulashakerofficial on Instagram. Check out their new music at kulashaker.co.uk, on Spotify or wherever you get new music. Look for tour dates! 

Follow us @performanceanx on socials. Grab our merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Send us coffee funds at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. And now get ready to have your chakras blown away by Crispian Mills of Kula Shaker on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 4971 yes Side Projects: The National Symphony Orchestra w/Aaron Goldman & David Teie This episode of Side Projects is a little different. THey’re all different, if I’m being honest. But this one is…unusual. I welcome two members of the National Symphony Orchestra to the show; principal flute player Aaron Goldman and cellist David Teie.  It’s a quick hitter so I’ll have to have them back on. But we discuss how young they were when  classical music grabbed them. They enlighten me on some of the workings of an orchestra, how auditions are done (it’s really fascinating), and David’s connection to Metallica. This episode was so much fun to do. I’ll be taking my first trip to a performance at the Kennedy Center so they prep me on what to expect, even though they won’t be performing (it’s for French pianist Alexandre Kantorow).  I encourage everyone to check out kennedy-center.org or @kennedycenter on YouTube or Instagram. And be sure to check out orchestral music wherever you live. You might be surprised at how “metal” it is! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Sat, 01 Nov 2025 14:38:00 -0000 full Marc Shea This episode of Side Projects is a little different. THey’re all different, if I’m being honest. But this one is…unusual. I welcome two members of the National Symphony Orchestra to the show; principal flute player Aaron Goldman and cellist David Teie.  It’s a quick hitter so I’ll have to have them back on. But we discuss how young they were when  classical music grabbed them. They enlighten me on some of the workings of an orchestra, how auditions are done (it’s really fascinating), and David’s connection to Metallica. This episode was so much fun to do. I’ll be taking my first trip to a performance at the Kennedy Center so they prep me on what to expect, even though they won’t be performing (it’s for French pianist Alexandre Kantorow).  I encourage everyone to check out kennedy-center.org or @kennedycenter on YouTube or Instagram. And be sure to check out orchestral music wherever you live. You might be surprised at how “metal” it is! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This episode of Side Projects is a little different. THey’re all different, if I’m being honest. But this one is…unusual. I welcome two members of the National Symphony Orchestra to the show; principal flute player Aaron Goldman and cellist David Teie. 

It’s a quick hitter so I’ll have to have them back on. But we discuss how young they were when  classical music grabbed them. They enlighten me on some of the workings of an orchestra, how auditions are done (it’s really fascinating), and David’s connection to Metallica. This episode was so much fun to do. I’ll be taking my first trip to a performance at the Kennedy Center so they prep me on what to expect, even though they won’t be performing (it’s for French pianist Alexandre Kantorow). 

I encourage everyone to check out kennedy-center.org or @kennedycenter on YouTube or Instagram. And be sure to check out orchestral music wherever you live. You might be surprised at how “metal” it is!


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]]> 2927 no The Majesty Of Rock: A Spinal Tap Tribute For Teen Cancer America Pt. 3 Welcome to the third installment of our Spinal Tap series. In this episode we welcome four members of Teen Cancer America' Play It Back Program; Nathan Hooper, Savannah Mason, Juan Razuri, and Elissa Waller as well as the co-founder of the program, Kenli Mattus . They all participated in the Tap project by recording a version of The Majesty Of Rock, from Spinal Tap’s second album, Break Like The Wind. Turns out, a lot of them were not familiar with Spinal Tap, the band, prior to the project! We get some history about the program and how it was started, how each of my guests became involved with the program, and their approach to making the Spinal Tap song their own. Please check out each person’s music. They tell you how at the end of the episode. But just as important, please pick up a copy of the album they worked so hard on; The Majesty Of Rock: A Spinal Tap Tribute for Teen Cancer America. You can go to www.teencanceramerica.org/product/spinal-tap/ or just go to TCA’s site and hit the shop button. Your donation gets you 35 Spinal Tap covers but it does so much to help adolescents and young adults diagnosed with cancer. Thank you to Teen Cancer America, The Play It Back Program, and The Pantheon Podcast Network for all the support and guidance, their belief in the project, and help getting it over the goal line. Please enjoy this episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 20 Oct 2025 08:00:00 -0000 full Marc Shea Welcome to the third installment of our Spinal Tap series. In this episode we welcome four members of Teen Cancer America' Play It Back Program; Nathan Hooper, Savannah Mason, Juan Razuri, and Elissa Waller as well as the co-founder of the program, Kenli Mattus . They all participated in the Tap project by recording a version of The Majesty Of Rock, from Spinal Tap’s second album, Break Like The Wind. Turns out, a lot of them were not familiar with Spinal Tap, the band, prior to the project! We get some history about the program and how it was started, how each of my guests became involved with the program, and their approach to making the Spinal Tap song their own. Please check out each person’s music. They tell you how at the end of the episode. But just as important, please pick up a copy of the album they worked so hard on; The Majesty Of Rock: A Spinal Tap Tribute for Teen Cancer America. You can go to www.teencanceramerica.org/product/spinal-tap/ or just go to TCA’s site and hit the shop button. Your donation gets you 35 Spinal Tap covers but it does so much to help adolescents and young adults diagnosed with cancer. Thank you to Teen Cancer America, The Play It Back Program, and The Pantheon Podcast Network for all the support and guidance, their belief in the project, and help getting it over the goal line. Please enjoy this episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Welcome to the third installment of our Spinal Tap series. In this episode we welcome four members of Teen Cancer America' Play It Back Program; Nathan Hooper, Savannah Mason, Juan Razuri, and Elissa Waller as well as the co-founder of the program, Kenli Mattus . They all participated in the Tap project by recording a version of The Majesty Of Rock, from Spinal Tap’s second album, Break Like The Wind. Turns out, a lot of them were not familiar with Spinal Tap, the band, prior to the project! We get some history about the program and how it was started, how each of my guests became involved with the program, and their approach to making the Spinal Tap song their own.

Please check out each person’s music. They tell you how at the end of the episode. But just as important, please pick up a copy of the album they worked so hard on; The Majesty Of Rock: A Spinal Tap Tribute for Teen Cancer America. You can go to www.teencanceramerica.org/product/spinal-tap/ or just go to TCA’s site and hit the shop button. Your donation gets you 35 Spinal Tap covers but it does so much to help adolescents and young adults diagnosed with cancer. Thank you to Teen Cancer America, The Play It Back Program, and The Pantheon Podcast Network for all the support and guidance, their belief in the project, and help getting it over the goal line. Please enjoy this episode.

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]]> 5136 no Timothy Reid Today’s guest is probably the most international guest I’ve ever had. Welcome guitarist Timothy Reid to the show. Timothy comes to us from Japan via North Yorkshire, England. How did he end up in Japan? It’s a really interesting story about obsessions. But that’s not where we begin. We begin with Timothy getting into Northern Soul and the punk band that cemented his musical course. After going to school for music, he made the decision to move to Japan. But he prepped for years before leaving. That turned out to be a very good idea.  Timothy talks about the realities of living abroad, including the inability to practice using an amp. That led to his entry into a guitar contest just so he could play through a Marshall stack. Turns out, the judges loved his improvisational approach and he won. That led to a job as a demonstrator for several years until COVID went and ruined everything. But when one door closes, a window opens. That’s when writing music for video games begins to happen. And all the while, he’s writing and releasing solo albums. If you’re a fan of Satriani, Vai, Lynch, Eric Johnson, and guys like that, you’ll love Timothy’s music. He’s got some new stuff in the works, including a possible video game soundtrack release. Follow @timothyreidofficial on instagram or go to timothyreid.com for more information. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Our stuff is at performanceanx.threadless.com. Or slip us some dollars at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. We present Timothy Reid on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 09 Oct 2025 02:42:00 -0000 full Marc Shea Today’s guest is probably the most international guest I’ve ever had. Welcome guitarist Timothy Reid to the show. Timothy comes to us from Japan via North Yorkshire, England. How did he end up in Japan? It’s a really interesting story about obsessions. But that’s not where we begin. We begin with Timothy getting into Northern Soul and the punk band that cemented his musical course. After going to school for music, he made the decision to move to Japan. But he prepped for years before leaving. That turned out to be a very good idea.  Timothy talks about the realities of living abroad, including the inability to practice using an amp. That led to his entry into a guitar contest just so he could play through a Marshall stack. Turns out, the judges loved his improvisational approach and he won. That led to a job as a demonstrator for several years until COVID went and ruined everything. But when one door closes, a window opens. That’s when writing music for video games begins to happen. And all the while, he’s writing and releasing solo albums. If you’re a fan of Satriani, Vai, Lynch, Eric Johnson, and guys like that, you’ll love Timothy’s music. He’s got some new stuff in the works, including a possible video game soundtrack release. Follow @timothyreidofficial on instagram or go to timothyreid.com for more information. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Our stuff is at performanceanx.threadless.com. Or slip us some dollars at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. We present Timothy Reid on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today’s guest is probably the most international guest I’ve ever had. Welcome guitarist Timothy Reid to the show. Timothy comes to us from Japan via North Yorkshire, England. How did he end up in Japan? It’s a really interesting story about obsessions. But that’s not where we begin. We begin with Timothy getting into Northern Soul and the punk band that cemented his musical course. After going to school for music, he made the decision to move to Japan. But he prepped for years before leaving. That turned out to be a very good idea. 

Timothy talks about the realities of living abroad, including the inability to practice using an amp. That led to his entry into a guitar contest just so he could play through a Marshall stack. Turns out, the judges loved his improvisational approach and he won. That led to a job as a demonstrator for several years until COVID went and ruined everything. But when one door closes, a window opens. That’s when writing music for video games begins to happen. And all the while, he’s writing and releasing solo albums.

If you’re a fan of Satriani, Vai, Lynch, Eric Johnson, and guys like that, you’ll love Timothy’s music. He’s got some new stuff in the works, including a possible video game soundtrack release. Follow @timothyreidofficial on instagram or go to timothyreid.com for more information. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Our stuff is at performanceanx.threadless.com. Or slip us some dollars at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. We present Timothy Reid on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 7733 yes The Majesty Of Rock: A Spinal Tap Tribute For Teen Cancer America Pt. 2 Welcome to the second installment of our Spinal Tap series. This time I’m speaking with Abby Travis, Chas West, and David Hakopyan. Due to a personal obligation, I had to record this differently than I normally do. I was in the middle of Amish country in PA and I used Zoom for the entire show. Somehow, it became the busiest place on the planet, but only while I was recording. I also discovered that Zoom gave me a lisp. Anyway, we discuss each person’s  involvement in the Spinal Tap project and why they chose the songs they covered and David reveals the unfortunately abandoned take involving Sir Mix-A-Lot. Chas talks about wanting to rev up his track, Abby had a specific artist in mind when recording hers, and David had his idea turned down a step by John Dolmayan of System Of A Down. We also talk about personal Spinal Tap experiences and Abby tells her epic story for the final time! So you don’t want to miss that! Follow each of these wonderful artists @abbytravis, @antennatheend, & @westboundofficial. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Follow @teencanceramerica and go to https://teencanceramerica.org/product/spinal-tap/ or go to the website and hit the shop button. By donating, you’re helping teens and young adults through the most difficult battle they can face. And in the process you’ll get some great music. I hope you enjoy this episode. How much more Spinal Tap can this be? None. None more Tap. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 22 Sep 2025 13:30:00 -0000 full Marc Shea Welcome to the second installment of our Spinal Tap series. This time I’m speaking with Abby Travis, Chas West, and David Hakopyan. Due to a personal obligation, I had to record this differently than I normally do. I was in the middle of Amish country in PA and I used Zoom for the entire show. Somehow, it became the busiest place on the planet, but only while I was recording. I also discovered that Zoom gave me a lisp. Anyway, we discuss each person’s  involvement in the Spinal Tap project and why they chose the songs they covered and David reveals the unfortunately abandoned take involving Sir Mix-A-Lot. Chas talks about wanting to rev up his track, Abby had a specific artist in mind when recording hers, and David had his idea turned down a step by John Dolmayan of System Of A Down. We also talk about personal Spinal Tap experiences and Abby tells her epic story for the final time! So you don’t want to miss that! Follow each of these wonderful artists @abbytravis, @antennatheend, & @westboundofficial. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Follow @teencanceramerica and go to https://teencanceramerica.org/product/spinal-tap/ or go to the website and hit the shop button. By donating, you’re helping teens and young adults through the most difficult battle they can face. And in the process you’ll get some great music. I hope you enjoy this episode. How much more Spinal Tap can this be? None. None more Tap. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Welcome to the second installment of our Spinal Tap series. This time I’m speaking with Abby Travis, Chas West, and David Hakopyan. Due to a personal obligation, I had to record this differently than I normally do. I was in the middle of Amish country in PA and I used Zoom for the entire show. Somehow, it became the busiest place on the planet, but only while I was recording. I also discovered that Zoom gave me a lisp. Anyway, we discuss each person’s  involvement in the Spinal Tap project and why they chose the songs they covered and David reveals the unfortunately abandoned take involving Sir Mix-A-Lot. Chas talks about wanting to rev up his track, Abby had a specific artist in mind when recording hers, and David had his idea turned down a step by John Dolmayan of System Of A Down. We also talk about personal Spinal Tap experiences and Abby tells her epic story for the final time! So you don’t want to miss that! Follow each of these wonderful artists @abbytravis, @antennatheend, & @westboundofficial. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Follow @teencanceramerica and go to https://teencanceramerica.org/product/spinal-tap/ or go to the website and hit the shop button. By donating, you’re helping teens and young adults through the most difficult battle they can face. And in the process you’ll get some great music. I hope you enjoy this episode. How much more Spinal Tap can this be? None. None more Tap.

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]]> 3698 yes Shane Alexander Today’s guest was a gift and I mean that in a variety of ways. Of course, his music is a gift. This conversation was a gift. But even connecting with him was a gift for which I have to thank Jeremy Toback. Jeremy suggested I listen to Shane’s music. When I did he connected us. Unfortunately, I put the interview date in the wrong month in my calendar and we rescheduled for the next day. That meant a crash course in all things Shane Alexander.  Shane talks about how his less than ideal childhood has been a driving force in his art and how that seems to be the case for a lot of creative people. He also tells me how important late 80’s metal was and being his own harshest critic. Shane also discusses early bands and the unusual way one of them gave him the seed money to start his solo career. It wasn’t too long after that when he decided he had to be in control of his own musical destiny and the freedoms and problems of being self managed. He couldn’t stress enough how important it is to gain an understanding of the music business. Shane’s latest album, Forever Songs, hasn’t been out that long and he’s already finished writing his next. Go to shanealexandermusic.com to check out and buy his music. Follow him @shanealexandermusic on socials. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Get merch at performanceanx.threadless.com or just send money to ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. I hope you enjoy this chat with Shane Alexander on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 15 Sep 2025 18:42:00 -0000 full Marc Shea Today’s guest was a gift and I mean that in a variety of ways. Of course, his music is a gift. This conversation was a gift. But even connecting with him was a gift for which I have to thank Jeremy Toback. Jeremy suggested I listen to Shane’s music. When I did he connected us. Unfortunately, I put the interview date in the wrong month in my calendar and we rescheduled for the next day. That meant a crash course in all things Shane Alexander.  Shane talks about how his less than ideal childhood has been a driving force in his art and how that seems to be the case for a lot of creative people. He also tells me how important late 80’s metal was and being his own harshest critic. Shane also discusses early bands and the unusual way one of them gave him the seed money to start his solo career. It wasn’t too long after that when he decided he had to be in control of his own musical destiny and the freedoms and problems of being self managed. He couldn’t stress enough how important it is to gain an understanding of the music business. Shane’s latest album, Forever Songs, hasn’t been out that long and he’s already finished writing his next. Go to shanealexandermusic.com to check out and buy his music. Follow him @shanealexandermusic on socials. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Get merch at performanceanx.threadless.com or just send money to ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. I hope you enjoy this chat with Shane Alexander on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s guest was a gift and I mean that in a variety of ways. Of course, his music is a gift. This conversation was a gift. But even connecting with him was a gift for which I have to thank Jeremy Toback. Jeremy suggested I listen to Shane’s music. When I did he connected us. Unfortunately, I put the interview date in the wrong month in my calendar and we rescheduled for the next day. That meant a crash course in all things Shane Alexander. 

Shane talks about how his less than ideal childhood has been a driving force in his art and how that seems to be the case for a lot of creative people. He also tells me how important late 80’s metal was and being his own harshest critic. Shane also discusses early bands and the unusual way one of them gave him the seed money to start his solo career.

It wasn’t too long after that when he decided he had to be in control of his own musical destiny and the freedoms and problems of being self managed. He couldn’t stress enough how important it is to gain an understanding of the music business.

Shane’s latest album, Forever Songs, hasn’t been out that long and he’s already finished writing his next. Go to shanealexandermusic.com to check out and buy his music. Follow him @shanealexandermusic on socials. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Get merch at performanceanx.threadless.com or just send money to ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. I hope you enjoy this chat with Shane Alexander on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 5005 yes The Majesty Of Rock: A Spinal Tap Tribute For Teen Cancer America Pt. 1 Today is the first of a few special episodes. We’re talking Spinal Tap with Scott Reeder of Kyuss, Kellii Scott of Failure, Dizzy Reed of Guns N Roses, and Jason Achilles, who’s put microphones on Mars with NASA’s JPL. What brings all of these amazing people together? A charity album for Teen Cancer America that I started three and a half years ago. It’s coming out on Sept 16th and the only way to get over 30 tracks of Spinal Tap covers is to follow the show and Teen Cancer America’s social media.  In this episode we talk about what the movie means to each of us, favorite scenes, favorite songs, and how these guys chose the song they covered. They also discuss some real life Spinal Tap moments in their own careers, the key to singing comedic songs, and pro tips on buying the best rubber chickens.Keep following here and Teen Cancer America for covers by these amazing musicians, Robyn Hitchcock, Crippled Black Phoenix, Alain Johannes, members of Soul Asylum, Tool, Foo Fighters, Mastodon, and so many more, as well as a very special song performed by cancer survivors who’ve been helped by  TCA. Follow us  @PerformanceAnx and @teencancereamerica or go to teencanceramerica.org to learn more. Here’s Scott Reeder, Kellii Scott, Dizzy Reed, and Jason Achilles on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 08 Sep 2025 08:00:00 -0000 full Marc Shea Today is the first of a few special episodes. We’re talking Spinal Tap with Scott Reeder of Kyuss, Kellii Scott of Failure, Dizzy Reed of Guns N Roses, and Jason Achilles, who’s put microphones on Mars with NASA’s JPL. What brings all of these amazing people together? A charity album for Teen Cancer America that I started three and a half years ago. It’s coming out on Sept 16th and the only way to get over 30 tracks of Spinal Tap covers is to follow the show and Teen Cancer America’s social media.  In this episode we talk about what the movie means to each of us, favorite scenes, favorite songs, and how these guys chose the song they covered. They also discuss some real life Spinal Tap moments in their own careers, the key to singing comedic songs, and pro tips on buying the best rubber chickens.Keep following here and Teen Cancer America for covers by these amazing musicians, Robyn Hitchcock, Crippled Black Phoenix, Alain Johannes, members of Soul Asylum, Tool, Foo Fighters, Mastodon, and so many more, as well as a very special song performed by cancer survivors who’ve been helped by  TCA. Follow us  @PerformanceAnx and @teencancereamerica or go to teencanceramerica.org to learn more. Here’s Scott Reeder, Kellii Scott, Dizzy Reed, and Jason Achilles on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today is the first of a few special episodes. We’re talking Spinal Tap with Scott Reeder of Kyuss, Kellii Scott of Failure, Dizzy Reed of Guns N Roses, and Jason Achilles, who’s put microphones on Mars with NASA’s JPL. What brings all of these amazing people together? A charity album for Teen Cancer America that I started three and a half years ago. It’s coming out on Sept 16th and the only way to get over 30 tracks of Spinal Tap covers is to follow the show and Teen Cancer America’s social media. 

In this episode we talk about what the movie means to each of us, favorite scenes, favorite songs, and how these guys chose the song they covered. They also discuss some real life Spinal Tap moments in their own careers, the key to singing comedic songs, and pro tips on buying the best rubber chickens.Keep following here and Teen Cancer America for covers by these amazing musicians, Robyn Hitchcock, Crippled Black Phoenix, Alain Johannes, members of Soul Asylum, Tool, Foo Fighters, Mastodon, and so many more, as well as a very special song performed by cancer survivors who’ve been helped by  TCA. Follow us  @PerformanceAnx and @teencancereamerica or go to teencanceramerica.org to learn more. Here’s Scott Reeder, Kellii Scott, Dizzy Reed, and Jason Achilles on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 3615 yes doubleVee In an unusual turn of events here, this week I have doubleVee on the podcast…the entire band! Welcome both Allan and Barb Vest to the podcast. They are a duo with a very interesting past and a wonderful new EP.  Allan was a musical late bloomer while his wife Barb has it in her blood, literally. Her grandmother was a composer. That led to a really beautiful project, later on, for Barb and Allan. And Barb’s career started in radio, not on the radio. In a bizarre set of coincidences, the two of them met prior to being formally introduced, in a few unconventional ways while Allan was in his previous band, Starlight Mints.  But once they got together, the musical magic started. They have such a unique sound. That’s part of what has helped them master the art of sync. Their music has been in movies including Barnyard, Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj, Smiley Face, and The Art of Getting By. They have also made the cut for shows like Malcolm In The Middle, One Tree Hill, Californication, Gossip Girl, and Tim Burton’s Wednesday. They have recently released their latest (and possibly last) EP, Periscope At Midnight and it is possibly their best set of songs to date. The six song release is pure doubleVee. The sound is unmistakable. And submarines play a crucial part on the EP and in their discography. We debate whether or not you can do a cover of one of your own songs. They also reveal a few opportunities that didn’t work out. Go grab the album, buy it, stream it, get the limited run CD at doublevee.net! Follow them @doublevee_band. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Grab our merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Send money to ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. And listen to the amazing things Barb and Allan Vest have done here on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 05 Sep 2025 08:00:00 -0000 full Marc Shea In an unusual turn of events here, this week I have doubleVee on the podcast…the entire band! Welcome both Allan and Barb Vest to the podcast. They are a duo with a very interesting past and a wonderful new EP.  Allan was a musical late bloomer while his wife Barb has it in her blood, literally. Her grandmother was a composer. That led to a really beautiful project, later on, for Barb and Allan. And Barb’s career started in radio, not on the radio. In a bizarre set of coincidences, the two of them met prior to being formally introduced, in a few unconventional ways while Allan was in his previous band, Starlight Mints.  But once they got together, the musical magic started. They have such a unique sound. That’s part of what has helped them master the art of sync. Their music has been in movies including Barnyard, Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj, Smiley Face, and The Art of Getting By. They have also made the cut for shows like Malcolm In The Middle, One Tree Hill, Californication, Gossip Girl, and Tim Burton’s Wednesday. They have recently released their latest (and possibly last) EP, Periscope At Midnight and it is possibly their best set of songs to date. The six song release is pure doubleVee. The sound is unmistakable. And submarines play a crucial part on the EP and in their discography. We debate whether or not you can do a cover of one of your own songs. They also reveal a few opportunities that didn’t work out. Go grab the album, buy it, stream it, get the limited run CD at doublevee.net! Follow them @doublevee_band. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Grab our merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Send money to ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. And listen to the amazing things Barb and Allan Vest have done here on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices In an unusual turn of events here, this week I have doubleVee on the podcast…the entire band! Welcome both Allan and Barb Vest to the podcast. They are a duo with a very interesting past and a wonderful new EP. 

Allan was a musical late bloomer while his wife Barb has it in her blood, literally. Her grandmother was a composer. That led to a really beautiful project, later on, for Barb and Allan. And Barb’s career started in radio, not on the radio. In a bizarre set of coincidences, the two of them met prior to being formally introduced, in a few unconventional ways while Allan was in his previous band, Starlight Mints. 

But once they got together, the musical magic started. They have such a unique sound. That’s part of what has helped them master the art of sync. Their music has been in movies including Barnyard, Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj, Smiley Face, and The Art of Getting By. They have also made the cut for shows like Malcolm In The Middle, One Tree Hill, Californication, Gossip Girl, and Tim Burton’s Wednesday.

They have recently released their latest (and possibly last) EP, Periscope At Midnight and it is possibly their best set of songs to date. The six song release is pure doubleVee. The sound is unmistakable. And submarines play a crucial part on the EP and in their discography. We debate whether or not you can do a cover of one of your own songs. They also reveal a few opportunities that didn’t work out. Go grab the album, buy it, stream it, get the limited run CD at doublevee.net! Follow them @doublevee_band. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Grab our merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Send money to ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. And listen to the amazing things Barb and Allan Vest have done here on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 4306 yes Chris Stamey (The dB's, Big Star's Third) Today’s guest is Chris Stamey. He’s done A LOT! He grew up in North Carolina, playing bass with Mitch Easter and Peter Holsapple. They played in churches and coffee shops because those were the only places at the time that encouraged original music. Around this time he began studying music at the University of North Carolina. He transferred to NYU but because of some weird scheduling issues, his music studies translated to a degree in philosophy. But his time there also introduced him to Alex Chilton and Richard Lloyd. Richard played a huge part in the formation of one of Chris’ early bands, The dB’s. We barely scratch the surface of his career here.  Chris is very candid about his time in The dB’s as well as his latest album, Anything Is Possible. It took shape in a unique way and there are some unusual musical ideas there; like combining Humphrey Bogart with Roy Orbison. That’ll make more sense once you listen to the episode. The album is a journey through Chris’ evolution of musical loves and influences. Check it out on streaming platforms. Buy it wherever you can. Check out chrisstamey.com for more info, social media links, and ways to buy the album. Follow the show @PerformanceAnx on socials. Our merch, including a Spinal Tap inspired design, is at performanceanx.threadless.com or just send money to ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Sat, 30 Aug 2025 18:45:00 -0000 full Marc Shea Today’s guest is Chris Stamey. He’s done A LOT! He grew up in North Carolina, playing bass with Mitch Easter and Peter Holsapple. They played in churches and coffee shops because those were the only places at the time that encouraged original music. Around this time he began studying music at the University of North Carolina. He transferred to NYU but because of some weird scheduling issues, his music studies translated to a degree in philosophy. But his time there also introduced him to Alex Chilton and Richard Lloyd. Richard played a huge part in the formation of one of Chris’ early bands, The dB’s. We barely scratch the surface of his career here.  Chris is very candid about his time in The dB’s as well as his latest album, Anything Is Possible. It took shape in a unique way and there are some unusual musical ideas there; like combining Humphrey Bogart with Roy Orbison. That’ll make more sense once you listen to the episode. The album is a journey through Chris’ evolution of musical loves and influences. Check it out on streaming platforms. Buy it wherever you can. Check out chrisstamey.com for more info, social media links, and ways to buy the album. Follow the show @PerformanceAnx on socials. Our merch, including a Spinal Tap inspired design, is at performanceanx.threadless.com or just send money to ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s guest is Chris Stamey. He’s done A LOT! He grew up in North Carolina, playing bass with Mitch Easter and Peter Holsapple. They played in churches and coffee shops because those were the only places at the time that encouraged original music. Around this time he began studying music at the University of North Carolina. He transferred to NYU but because of some weird scheduling issues, his music studies translated to a degree in philosophy. But his time there also introduced him to Alex Chilton and Richard Lloyd. Richard played a huge part in the formation of one of Chris’ early bands, The dB’s. We barely scratch the surface of his career here. 

Chris is very candid about his time in The dB’s as well as his latest album, Anything Is Possible. It took shape in a unique way and there are some unusual musical ideas there; like combining Humphrey Bogart with Roy Orbison. That’ll make more sense once you listen to the episode. The album is a journey through Chris’ evolution of musical loves and influences. Check it out on streaming platforms. Buy it wherever you can. Check out chrisstamey.com for more info, social media links, and ways to buy the album. Follow the show @PerformanceAnx on socials. Our merch, including a Spinal Tap inspired design, is at performanceanx.threadless.com or just send money to ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety.

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]]> 3183 yes Jon Muq Today’s guest makes me feel blessed because his story illustrates just how fortunate I am. Meet Jon Muq. He’s a singer/songwriter from Austin TX via Uganda. Growing up, music was not a presence in his life. But sound was. He grew up without electricity so music was not a priority. But once he discovered music, it became an obsession; particularly the song We Are The World. Jon learned to play guitar on a borrowed acoustic. His first gig was playing in a hotel for food. The first song he ever wrote was for a friend in need. He began posting his music to social media which landed him a gig on Norwegian Cruise Lines. That gig was a huge culture shock. But once his contract was over, he was stuck in the Bahamas. He made his way to Austin and met people who helped him. But because of his visa, he wasn’t allowed to perform for three years. Jon tells me how Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys found the videos he was posting and reached out to him. After spending time getting to know each other, they went into the studio. It took a grand total of four days to make Jon’s debut, Flying Away. We talk about Jon’s approach to writing, his next album, and his theory on perimeters and burritos. Follow Jon on social media @jonmuq. Check out jonmuq.com for more information. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Grab merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Send money through ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Now enjoy Jon Muq’s story On Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. It’s pretty amazing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Sun, 24 Aug 2025 02:30:00 -0000 full Marc Shea Today’s guest makes me feel blessed because his story illustrates just how fortunate I am. Meet Jon Muq. He’s a singer/songwriter from Austin TX via Uganda. Growing up, music was not a presence in his life. But sound was. He grew up without electricity so music was not a priority. But once he discovered music, it became an obsession; particularly the song We Are The World. Jon learned to play guitar on a borrowed acoustic. His first gig was playing in a hotel for food. The first song he ever wrote was for a friend in need. He began posting his music to social media which landed him a gig on Norwegian Cruise Lines. That gig was a huge culture shock. But once his contract was over, he was stuck in the Bahamas. He made his way to Austin and met people who helped him. But because of his visa, he wasn’t allowed to perform for three years. Jon tells me how Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys found the videos he was posting and reached out to him. After spending time getting to know each other, they went into the studio. It took a grand total of four days to make Jon’s debut, Flying Away. We talk about Jon’s approach to writing, his next album, and his theory on perimeters and burritos. Follow Jon on social media @jonmuq. Check out jonmuq.com for more information. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Grab merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Send money through ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Now enjoy Jon Muq’s story On Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. It’s pretty amazing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today’s guest makes me feel blessed because his story illustrates just how fortunate I am. Meet Jon Muq. He’s a singer/songwriter from Austin TX via Uganda. Growing up, music was not a presence in his life. But sound was. He grew up without electricity so music was not a priority. But once he discovered music, it became an obsession; particularly the song We Are The World. Jon learned to play guitar on a borrowed acoustic. His first gig was playing in a hotel for food. The first song he ever wrote was for a friend in need. He began posting his music to social media which landed him a gig on Norwegian Cruise Lines. That gig was a huge culture shock. But once his contract was over, he was stuck in the Bahamas. He made his way to Austin and met people who helped him. But because of his visa, he wasn’t allowed to perform for three years.

Jon tells me how Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys found the videos he was posting and reached out to him. After spending time getting to know each other, they went into the studio. It took a grand total of four days to make Jon’s debut, Flying Away. We talk about Jon’s approach to writing, his next album, and his theory on perimeters and burritos. Follow Jon on social media @jonmuq. Check out jonmuq.com for more information. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Grab merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Send money through ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Now enjoy Jon Muq’s story On Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. It’s pretty amazing.

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]]> 4273 yes David Motamed (The Royal Arctic Institute, Das Damen) Today’s guest mellows me out while also thinking about new revenue streams. Welcome David Motamed from The Royal Arctic Institute to the show. Mo, as his friends call him, has a long career in music mixed with a long career as a liver specialist; in medicine, not Silence of the Lambs kinda stuff.He started playing bass with his long-time friend and collaborator Lyle Hysen and wound up with him in the band Das Damen. He’s also played in Cell and with Tim Foljahn in Two Dollar Guitar. Through these bands he was also able to play with other artists like Arthur Lee and Townes Van Zandt. While playing music, he also decided he needed to have a “real job” so he studied medicine and is now a liver specialist at Mount Sinai hospital! He stepped away from music for a while to work and raise his family. But he couldn’t stay away; not if Lyle had anything to do with it. So, Mo is the bassist for the band The Royal Arctic Institute, who have recently released a new album, which is self-titled just to make things easier on me. Non-scientific tests have shown that their music reduces (my) road rage by 108%. So pick it up on bandcamp; there are physical copied available. Keep an eye on nice restaurants in your area because they will probably be playing somewhere close by on upcoming tours. Check out theroyalarctic.com for info and links. Follow @theroyalai on Instagram. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on socials. Merch is found at performanceanx.threadless.com We have a special Spinal Tap logo up now. You can also just send money purportedly for coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. And welcome David Motamed of The Royal Arctic Institute on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Sun, 17 Aug 2025 02:59:00 -0000 full Marc Shea Today’s guest mellows me out while also thinking about new revenue streams. Welcome David Motamed from The Royal Arctic Institute to the show. Mo, as his friends call him, has a long career in music mixed with a long career as a liver specialist; in medicine, not Silence of the Lambs kinda stuff.He started playing bass with his long-time friend and collaborator Lyle Hysen and wound up with him in the band Das Damen. He’s also played in Cell and with Tim Foljahn in Two Dollar Guitar. Through these bands he was also able to play with other artists like Arthur Lee and Townes Van Zandt. While playing music, he also decided he needed to have a “real job” so he studied medicine and is now a liver specialist at Mount Sinai hospital! He stepped away from music for a while to work and raise his family. But he couldn’t stay away; not if Lyle had anything to do with it. So, Mo is the bassist for the band The Royal Arctic Institute, who have recently released a new album, which is self-titled just to make things easier on me. Non-scientific tests have shown that their music reduces (my) road rage by 108%. So pick it up on bandcamp; there are physical copied available. Keep an eye on nice restaurants in your area because they will probably be playing somewhere close by on upcoming tours. Check out theroyalarctic.com for info and links. Follow @theroyalai on Instagram. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on socials. Merch is found at performanceanx.threadless.com We have a special Spinal Tap logo up now. You can also just send money purportedly for coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. And welcome David Motamed of The Royal Arctic Institute on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s guest mellows me out while also thinking about new revenue streams. Welcome David Motamed from The Royal Arctic Institute to the show. Mo, as his friends call him, has a long career in music mixed with a long career as a liver specialist; in medicine, not Silence of the Lambs kinda stuff.He started playing bass with his long-time friend and collaborator Lyle Hysen and wound up with him in the band Das Damen. He’s also played in Cell and with Tim Foljahn in Two Dollar Guitar. Through these bands he was also able to play with other artists like Arthur Lee and Townes Van Zandt.

While playing music, he also decided he needed to have a “real job” so he studied medicine and is now a liver specialist at Mount Sinai hospital! He stepped away from music for a while to work and raise his family. But he couldn’t stay away; not if Lyle had anything to do with it. So, Mo is the bassist for the band The Royal Arctic Institute, who have recently released a new album, which is self-titled just to make things easier on me. Non-scientific tests have shown that their music reduces (my) road rage by 108%. So pick it up on bandcamp; there are physical copied available. Keep an eye on nice restaurants in your area because they will probably be playing somewhere close by on upcoming tours. Check out theroyalarctic.com for info and links. Follow @theroyalai on Instagram. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on socials. Merch is found at performanceanx.threadless.com We have a special Spinal Tap logo up now. You can also just send money purportedly for coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. And welcome David Motamed of The Royal Arctic Institute on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 5228 yes Side Projects: Gospel Music This episode of Performance Anxiety Side Projects is almost a religious experience. Welcome Morgan Geer of Drunken Prayer and Matt Patton of Drive-By Truckers. Today we’re talking about Gospel music. Morgan and Matt talk about the Gospel music that made the first impact on them and give some great recommendations on where to start your own journey.  Matt and Morgan each give their accounts of how they met. Matt talks about finding small radio stations that play Gospel music all over the country while touring.  Morgan has released a new Drunken Prayer album called Thy Burdens and it’s deeply rooted in country Gospel music. But, it has the Drunken Prayer spin on it.Matt plays bass and spearheaded the entire project. To make the album even more authentic, part of it was even recorded in a church. Check out Drunken Prayer’s new album, Thy Burdens, on Bandcamp and streaming. Follow Morgan on socials @DrunkenPrayer. Matt can be found on the road with Drive-By Truckers or in his Water Valley, MS studio, DIal Back Sound. And make sure you keep an eye on their upcoming releases. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Get merch at performanceanx.threadless.com or just send some money to ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Now let’s have a Come To Jesus moment with Morgan Geer & Matt Patton on Performance Anxiety on the Patheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 11 Aug 2025 02:00:00 -0000 full Marc Shea This episode of Performance Anxiety Side Projects is almost a religious experience. Welcome Morgan Geer of Drunken Prayer and Matt Patton of Drive-By Truckers. Today we’re talking about Gospel music. Morgan and Matt talk about the Gospel music that made the first impact on them and give some great recommendations on where to start your own journey.  Matt and Morgan each give their accounts of how they met. Matt talks about finding small radio stations that play Gospel music all over the country while touring.  Morgan has released a new Drunken Prayer album called Thy Burdens and it’s deeply rooted in country Gospel music. But, it has the Drunken Prayer spin on it.Matt plays bass and spearheaded the entire project. To make the album even more authentic, part of it was even recorded in a church. Check out Drunken Prayer’s new album, Thy Burdens, on Bandcamp and streaming. Follow Morgan on socials @DrunkenPrayer. Matt can be found on the road with Drive-By Truckers or in his Water Valley, MS studio, DIal Back Sound. And make sure you keep an eye on their upcoming releases. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Get merch at performanceanx.threadless.com or just send some money to ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Now let’s have a Come To Jesus moment with Morgan Geer & Matt Patton on Performance Anxiety on the Patheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode of Performance Anxiety Side Projects is almost a religious experience. Welcome Morgan Geer of Drunken Prayer and Matt Patton of Drive-By Truckers. Today we’re talking about Gospel music. Morgan and Matt talk about the Gospel music that made the first impact on them and give some great recommendations on where to start your own journey. 

Matt and Morgan each give their accounts of how they met. Matt talks about finding small radio stations that play Gospel music all over the country while touring. 

Morgan has released a new Drunken Prayer album called Thy Burdens and it’s deeply rooted in country Gospel music. But, it has the Drunken Prayer spin on it.Matt plays bass and spearheaded the entire project. To make the album even more authentic, part of it was even recorded in a church.

Check out Drunken Prayer’s new album, Thy Burdens, on Bandcamp and streaming. Follow Morgan on socials @DrunkenPrayer. Matt can be found on the road with Drive-By Truckers or in his Water Valley, MS studio, DIal Back Sound. And make sure you keep an eye on their upcoming releases. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Get merch at performanceanx.threadless.com or just send some money to ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Now let’s have a Come To Jesus moment with Morgan Geer & Matt Patton on Performance Anxiety on the Patheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 4039 no Lemoyne Alexander Today’s guest is the definition of commitment. Please welcome Lemoyne Alexander to the show. Lemoyne really had no choice BUT to go into show business. His dad was a session drummer for Chess Records and started a family band starring Lemoyne and his siblings, even though he was way more into martial arts.The story of that band is filled with all kinds of changes, including a Peter Brady-like vocal problem that changed the dynamic of the band.  But even though he had some music make the charts, he really hit his stride when he began producing rap artists. He talks about some of the amazing people he’s worked with as well as some of the, let’s say, infamous. But Lemoyne experienced a horrible tragedy that made him leave the rap world behind, shunning offers from people like Jay-Z and Beyonce to follow his muse. He talks about his first rock band St8 Of Grace and how that eventually just became a solo project. He’s released a few singles that have just EXPLODED all over TikTok and other platforms. He talks about how that feels and how it changed his plans for his latest album called Alone. Follow him on social media. Check out welemoynealexander.com for tons of music and merch. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Get our merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Send dollars to ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. And look for the Spinal Tap tribute album I’m producing for Teen Cancer America, out in early September. Lemoyne’s on it. Thank you for listening to Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 01 Aug 2025 08:00:00 -0000 full Marc Shea Today’s guest is the definition of commitment. Please welcome Lemoyne Alexander to the show. Lemoyne really had no choice BUT to go into show business. His dad was a session drummer for Chess Records and started a family band starring Lemoyne and his siblings, even though he was way more into martial arts.The story of that band is filled with all kinds of changes, including a Peter Brady-like vocal problem that changed the dynamic of the band.  But even though he had some music make the charts, he really hit his stride when he began producing rap artists. He talks about some of the amazing people he’s worked with as well as some of the, let’s say, infamous. But Lemoyne experienced a horrible tragedy that made him leave the rap world behind, shunning offers from people like Jay-Z and Beyonce to follow his muse. He talks about his first rock band St8 Of Grace and how that eventually just became a solo project. He’s released a few singles that have just EXPLODED all over TikTok and other platforms. He talks about how that feels and how it changed his plans for his latest album called Alone. Follow him on social media. Check out welemoynealexander.com for tons of music and merch. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Get our merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Send dollars to ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. And look for the Spinal Tap tribute album I’m producing for Teen Cancer America, out in early September. Lemoyne’s on it. Thank you for listening to Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s guest is the definition of commitment. Please welcome Lemoyne Alexander to the show. Lemoyne really had no choice BUT to go into show business. His dad was a session drummer for Chess Records and started a family band starring Lemoyne and his siblings, even though he was way more into martial arts.The story of that band is filled with all kinds of changes, including a Peter Brady-like vocal problem that changed the dynamic of the band. 

But even though he had some music make the charts, he really hit his stride when he began producing rap artists. He talks about some of the amazing people he’s worked with as well as some of the, let’s say, infamous.

But Lemoyne experienced a horrible tragedy that made him leave the rap world behind, shunning offers from people like Jay-Z and Beyonce to follow his muse. He talks about his first rock band St8 Of Grace and how that eventually just became a solo project. He’s released a few singles that have just EXPLODED all over TikTok and other platforms. He talks about how that feels and how it changed his plans for his latest album called Alone. Follow him on social media. Check out welemoynealexander.com for tons of music and merch. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Get our merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Send dollars to ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. And look for the Spinal Tap tribute album I’m producing for Teen Cancer America, out in early September. Lemoyne’s on it. Thank you for listening to Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 4850 yes Arad Evans (The Whimbrels, Glenn Branca) Today’s guest is a fan of birds. Not really. I don’t know. He’s been in two bands named after birds, so maybe. Welcome guitarist Arad Evans to the podcast. I think Arad may be my first Alaskan on the podcast. Now he wasn’t born there, but he did grow up there. He tells me what got him into music and what kind of music scene there was in 1970’s and early 80’s Anchorage.  Arad moved to New York City specifically to play contemporary, avant garde music. Well, he was pretty successful. His first gig was with the legendary experimental composer Glenn Branca. In fact, Arad played with Glenn until his passing in 2018.  Arad has played in several bands. He talks about one that was inspired by Captain Beefheart and Alaska. This band, Heroes of Toolik, is so unique. Arad said the premise of the band was making a conscious effort to not make a conscious effort. His new band, kind of new, is called The Whimbrels and the lineup is stellar! In addition to Arad, there’s Norman Westberg and Luke Schwartz on guitar, Steve Dibenedetto on drums, and Matt Hunter on bass. Their debut, self-titled album is out and is so catchy. With so many experimental artists in the band, you might think it’s an avant garde album. But it’s wonderfully accessible, no matter if you like experimental music or not. Check it out on Dromedary Records. Follow The Whimbrels on social media and keep an eye out for live dates. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on socials. Grab our merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Send money through ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Now I hope you enjoy this chat with Arad Evans of The Whimbrels on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Sun, 27 Jul 2025 03:14:00 -0000 full Marc Shea Today’s guest is a fan of birds. Not really. I don’t know. He’s been in two bands named after birds, so maybe. Welcome guitarist Arad Evans to the podcast. I think Arad may be my first Alaskan on the podcast. Now he wasn’t born there, but he did grow up there. He tells me what got him into music and what kind of music scene there was in 1970’s and early 80’s Anchorage.  Arad moved to New York City specifically to play contemporary, avant garde music. Well, he was pretty successful. His first gig was with the legendary experimental composer Glenn Branca. In fact, Arad played with Glenn until his passing in 2018.  Arad has played in several bands. He talks about one that was inspired by Captain Beefheart and Alaska. This band, Heroes of Toolik, is so unique. Arad said the premise of the band was making a conscious effort to not make a conscious effort. His new band, kind of new, is called The Whimbrels and the lineup is stellar! In addition to Arad, there’s Norman Westberg and Luke Schwartz on guitar, Steve Dibenedetto on drums, and Matt Hunter on bass. Their debut, self-titled album is out and is so catchy. With so many experimental artists in the band, you might think it’s an avant garde album. But it’s wonderfully accessible, no matter if you like experimental music or not. Check it out on Dromedary Records. Follow The Whimbrels on social media and keep an eye out for live dates. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on socials. Grab our merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Send money through ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Now I hope you enjoy this chat with Arad Evans of The Whimbrels on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s guest is a fan of birds. Not really. I don’t know. He’s been in two bands named after birds, so maybe. Welcome guitarist Arad Evans to the podcast. I think Arad may be my first Alaskan on the podcast. Now he wasn’t born there, but he did grow up there. He tells me what got him into music and what kind of music scene there was in 1970’s and early 80’s Anchorage. 

Arad moved to New York City specifically to play contemporary, avant garde music. Well, he was pretty successful. His first gig was with the legendary experimental composer Glenn Branca. In fact, Arad played with Glenn until his passing in 2018. 

Arad has played in several bands. He talks about one that was inspired by Captain Beefheart and Alaska. This band, Heroes of Toolik, is so unique. Arad said the premise of the band was making a conscious effort to not make a conscious effort.

His new band, kind of new, is called The Whimbrels and the lineup is stellar! In addition to Arad, there’s Norman Westberg and Luke Schwartz on guitar, Steve Dibenedetto on drums, and Matt Hunter on bass. Their debut, self-titled album is out and is so catchy. With so many experimental artists in the band, you might think it’s an avant garde album. But it’s wonderfully accessible, no matter if you like experimental music or not. Check it out on Dromedary Records. Follow The Whimbrels on social media and keep an eye out for live dates. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on socials. Grab our merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Send money through ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Now I hope you enjoy this chat with Arad Evans of The Whimbrels on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 3815 yes Robert Scheffler My guest today is a regular guy who happens to do a lot of creative stuff! Welcome Robert Scheffler to the podcast. Robert started on guitar after finding the one his mom had when she tried to take up the instrument. He played in school, he played in cover bands (because where he was living, no one wanted originals), he played solo gigs. He played supper clubs where you had to compete with food for the attention of the audience. He joined a band and enjoyed playing. But he also started freelance writing and researching. Soon, the music started taking a backseat to what was paying the bills. He found himself writing and playing less and less, until he finally stopped. He started writing humor full time and did that for about 20 years. He didn’t put music away completely, though. He’d sequester himself in a cabin and try to write. He did some composing for short films. Robert explains who and what got him back into writing, what it’s like to have a good song in a bad movie, and we take a detour through our mutual love of the mighty Led Zeppelin. We do bring it all back around and talk about his latest album, Truce. It’s my favorite in his catalog. Robert reveals the novelist who inspired his new musical outlook. We also talk about the furniture he creates. Go check his music out on streaming platforms. You can also check that and his furniture at robertschefflermusic.com. That’s also got his socials. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on socials, buy merch at performanceanx.threadless.com or just send money to ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Now let’s get into this chat with the might Robert Scheffler on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Sat, 19 Jul 2025 14:14:00 -0000 full Marc Shea My guest today is a regular guy who happens to do a lot of creative stuff! Welcome Robert Scheffler to the podcast. Robert started on guitar after finding the one his mom had when she tried to take up the instrument. He played in school, he played in cover bands (because where he was living, no one wanted originals), he played solo gigs. He played supper clubs where you had to compete with food for the attention of the audience. He joined a band and enjoyed playing. But he also started freelance writing and researching. Soon, the music started taking a backseat to what was paying the bills. He found himself writing and playing less and less, until he finally stopped. He started writing humor full time and did that for about 20 years. He didn’t put music away completely, though. He’d sequester himself in a cabin and try to write. He did some composing for short films. Robert explains who and what got him back into writing, what it’s like to have a good song in a bad movie, and we take a detour through our mutual love of the mighty Led Zeppelin. We do bring it all back around and talk about his latest album, Truce. It’s my favorite in his catalog. Robert reveals the novelist who inspired his new musical outlook. We also talk about the furniture he creates. Go check his music out on streaming platforms. You can also check that and his furniture at robertschefflermusic.com. That’s also got his socials. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on socials, buy merch at performanceanx.threadless.com or just send money to ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Now let’s get into this chat with the might Robert Scheffler on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

My guest today is a regular guy who happens to do a lot of creative stuff! Welcome Robert Scheffler to the podcast. Robert started on guitar after finding the one his mom had when she tried to take up the instrument. He played in school, he played in cover bands (because where he was living, no one wanted originals), he played solo gigs. He played supper clubs where you had to compete with food for the attention of the audience. He joined a band and enjoyed playing. But he also started freelance writing and researching. Soon, the music started taking a backseat to what was paying the bills. He found himself writing and playing less and less, until he finally stopped.

He started writing humor full time and did that for about 20 years. He didn’t put music away completely, though. He’d sequester himself in a cabin and try to write. He did some composing for short films. Robert explains who and what got him back into writing, what it’s like to have a good song in a bad movie, and we take a detour through our mutual love of the mighty Led Zeppelin.

We do bring it all back around and talk about his latest album, Truce. It’s my favorite in his catalog. Robert reveals the novelist who inspired his new musical outlook. We also talk about the furniture he creates. Go check his music out on streaming platforms. You can also check that and his furniture at robertschefflermusic.com. That’s also got his socials. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on socials, buy merch at performanceanx.threadless.com or just send money to ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Now let’s get into this chat with the might Robert Scheffler on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 3516 yes Willie Nile (Umberto Snortz) This guest is the very definition of resilience. Please welcome singer/songwriter Willie Nile. He has a new album out called The Great Yellow Light that shows Willie is still in top form. But he has a long, storied career and that’s where we get started. He reveals that music has run in the family for generations!  He went to college because the school needed people in the dorms. It was in the middle of nowhere and there was nothing to do, so he started learning how to play the guitar. He moved to New York City to start his music career and set himself apart by just being true to himself. Well, mostly. He did go through a series of nom de plumes like Umberto Snortz & Osgood Pequad before settling on Willie Nile. His debut was critically acclaimed. But when he got sick after his sophomore album, he couldn’t perform and stepped away from music for a decade. He released another album and then stepped away again. He decided to give music one more shot in 1999 and has been putting out great music ever since. His new album has some great cameos and rocks pretty damn hard. Check it out wherever you stream music or buy a physical copy from Bandcamp or willienile.com. Follow his socials, they’re easy to find. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on socials. Grab merch at performanceanx.threadless.com or just send money to ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Now please enjoy Willie Nile on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 10 Jul 2025 04:00:00 -0000 full Marc Shea This guest is the very definition of resilience. Please welcome singer/songwriter Willie Nile. He has a new album out called The Great Yellow Light that shows Willie is still in top form. But he has a long, storied career and that’s where we get started. He reveals that music has run in the family for generations!  He went to college because the school needed people in the dorms. It was in the middle of nowhere and there was nothing to do, so he started learning how to play the guitar. He moved to New York City to start his music career and set himself apart by just being true to himself. Well, mostly. He did go through a series of nom de plumes like Umberto Snortz & Osgood Pequad before settling on Willie Nile. His debut was critically acclaimed. But when he got sick after his sophomore album, he couldn’t perform and stepped away from music for a decade. He released another album and then stepped away again. He decided to give music one more shot in 1999 and has been putting out great music ever since. His new album has some great cameos and rocks pretty damn hard. Check it out wherever you stream music or buy a physical copy from Bandcamp or willienile.com. Follow his socials, they’re easy to find. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on socials. Grab merch at performanceanx.threadless.com or just send money to ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Now please enjoy Willie Nile on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This guest is the very definition of resilience. Please welcome singer/songwriter Willie Nile. He has a new album out called The Great Yellow Light that shows Willie is still in top form. But he has a long, storied career and that’s where we get started. He reveals that music has run in the family for generations! 

He went to college because the school needed people in the dorms. It was in the middle of nowhere and there was nothing to do, so he started learning how to play the guitar. He moved to New York City to start his music career and set himself apart by just being true to himself. Well, mostly. He did go through a series of nom de plumes like Umberto Snortz & Osgood Pequad before settling on Willie Nile.

His debut was critically acclaimed. But when he got sick after his sophomore album, he couldn’t perform and stepped away from music for a decade. He released another album and then stepped away again. He decided to give music one more shot in 1999 and has been putting out great music ever since. His new album has some great cameos and rocks pretty damn hard. Check it out wherever you stream music or buy a physical copy from Bandcamp or willienile.com. Follow his socials, they’re easy to find. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on socials. Grab merch at performanceanx.threadless.com or just send money to ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Now please enjoy Willie Nile on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 4452 yes David J. Haskins (Bauhaus, Love And Rockets) Today’s guest hates traffic as much as I do. Plus he helped invent an entire genre of music. Welcome David J. Haskins to the podcast. He has a new album out, but you may also recognize him from his previous bands, Bauhaus and Love And Rockets. His love of music began with reggae and sneaking into clubs when he was a kid. His biggest inspirations were Bowie, Marc Bolan, and Roxy Music. He started off playing guitar but switched to bass when music started getting serious. Daid talks about early bands and getting banned from venues. He also reveals when and how he switched to fretless bass. It’s a pretty funny story. He also talks about writing Bauhaus’ most well-known song, Bela Lugosu’s Dead. Once Bauhaus ended, Love and Rockets begins. David discusses that transition and where the bands broke first. David has had an impressive solo career and he has a new album, The Mother Tree. It’s a unique album, both in its concept and its execution. The album is beautiful and touching. It also has a companion book of poetry. Go to davidjhaskins.com to grab both. Check out his social media links while you’re there. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on socials. Pick up merch at performanceanx.threadless.com or just send us money at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. And I hope you enjoy David J. Haskins on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 03 Jul 2025 08:00:00 -0000 full Marc Shea Today’s guest hates traffic as much as I do. Plus he helped invent an entire genre of music. Welcome David J. Haskins to the podcast. He has a new album out, but you may also recognize him from his previous bands, Bauhaus and Love And Rockets. His love of music began with reggae and sneaking into clubs when he was a kid. His biggest inspirations were Bowie, Marc Bolan, and Roxy Music. He started off playing guitar but switched to bass when music started getting serious. Daid talks about early bands and getting banned from venues. He also reveals when and how he switched to fretless bass. It’s a pretty funny story. He also talks about writing Bauhaus’ most well-known song, Bela Lugosu’s Dead. Once Bauhaus ended, Love and Rockets begins. David discusses that transition and where the bands broke first. David has had an impressive solo career and he has a new album, The Mother Tree. It’s a unique album, both in its concept and its execution. The album is beautiful and touching. It also has a companion book of poetry. Go to davidjhaskins.com to grab both. Check out his social media links while you’re there. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on socials. Pick up merch at performanceanx.threadless.com or just send us money at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. And I hope you enjoy David J. Haskins on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s guest hates traffic as much as I do. Plus he helped invent an entire genre of music. Welcome David J. Haskins to the podcast. He has a new album out, but you may also recognize him from his previous bands, Bauhaus and Love And Rockets. His love of music began with reggae and sneaking into clubs when he was a kid. His biggest inspirations were Bowie, Marc Bolan, and Roxy Music. He started off playing guitar but switched to bass when music started getting serious.

Daid talks about early bands and getting banned from venues. He also reveals when and how he switched to fretless bass. It’s a pretty funny story. He also talks about writing Bauhaus’ most well-known song, Bela Lugosu’s Dead. Once Bauhaus ended, Love and Rockets begins. David discusses that transition and where the bands broke first.

David has had an impressive solo career and he has a new album, The Mother Tree. It’s a unique album, both in its concept and its execution. The album is beautiful and touching. It also has a companion book of poetry. Go to davidjhaskins.com to grab both. Check out his social media links while you’re there. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on socials. Pick up merch at performanceanx.threadless.com or just send us money at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. And I hope you enjoy David J. Haskins on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 3559 yes David Abbruzzese (Pearl Jam) This guest just blew me away on every front imaginable. Welcome drummer David Abbruzzese to the show. If the name sounds familiar, it’s probably because he was in the biggest band in the world at what I consider their peak. Dave played drums for Pearl Jam from 1991 to 1994. For me, this was when the band could do no wrong. But, as David tells me, there was a lot of crazy stuff going. That includes a cursed music video that was so bad it was not only trashed, it almost destroyed Dave’s musical career! But that’s jumping ahead. Dave joins me from a distant time zone, just after a dental procedure. But he was kind enough to hang with me for a couple of hours. A lot happened between his birth and Pearl Jam, so Dave sheds a little light on that. Once we get to the Pearl Jam years, Dave tells some incredible stories, like how he got the job, the time he met Spinal Tap, that cursed video, and some stories behind some favorite songs. Dave is also candid about how he was let go from the band and what he’s been up to since. He’s worked with some incredible artists in Green Romance Orchestra, Guns N Roses, Peter Cornell, Shawn Smith, and the two folks who helped connect me with Dave, Jeff Fielder and Scott Reeder; thank you, both! Follow Dave on Facebook, on Instagram @davidabbruzzese1968, Free Ass Records on YouTube, and on Bandcamp. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on socials. Grab merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Send money to ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Please enjoy my discussion with David Abbruzzese on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 24 Jun 2025 01:19:00 -0000 full Marc Shea This guest just blew me away on every front imaginable. Welcome drummer David Abbruzzese to the show. If the name sounds familiar, it’s probably because he was in the biggest band in the world at what I consider their peak. Dave played drums for Pearl Jam from 1991 to 1994. For me, this was when the band could do no wrong. But, as David tells me, there was a lot of crazy stuff going. That includes a cursed music video that was so bad it was not only trashed, it almost destroyed Dave’s musical career! But that’s jumping ahead. Dave joins me from a distant time zone, just after a dental procedure. But he was kind enough to hang with me for a couple of hours. A lot happened between his birth and Pearl Jam, so Dave sheds a little light on that. Once we get to the Pearl Jam years, Dave tells some incredible stories, like how he got the job, the time he met Spinal Tap, that cursed video, and some stories behind some favorite songs. Dave is also candid about how he was let go from the band and what he’s been up to since. He’s worked with some incredible artists in Green Romance Orchestra, Guns N Roses, Peter Cornell, Shawn Smith, and the two folks who helped connect me with Dave, Jeff Fielder and Scott Reeder; thank you, both! Follow Dave on Facebook, on Instagram @davidabbruzzese1968, Free Ass Records on YouTube, and on Bandcamp. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on socials. Grab merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Send money to ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Please enjoy my discussion with David Abbruzzese on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This guest just blew me away on every front imaginable. Welcome drummer David Abbruzzese to the show. If the name sounds familiar, it’s probably because he was in the biggest band in the world at what I consider their peak. Dave played drums for Pearl Jam from 1991 to 1994. For me, this was when the band could do no wrong. But, as David tells me, there was a lot of crazy stuff going. That includes a cursed music video that was so bad it was not only trashed, it almost destroyed Dave’s musical career! But that’s jumping ahead.

Dave joins me from a distant time zone, just after a dental procedure. But he was kind enough to hang with me for a couple of hours. A lot happened between his birth and Pearl Jam, so Dave sheds a little light on that. Once we get to the Pearl Jam years, Dave tells some incredible stories, like how he got the job, the time he met Spinal Tap, that cursed video, and some stories behind some favorite songs.

Dave is also candid about how he was let go from the band and what he’s been up to since. He’s worked with some incredible artists in Green Romance Orchestra, Guns N Roses, Peter Cornell, Shawn Smith, and the two folks who helped connect me with Dave, Jeff Fielder and Scott Reeder; thank you, both! Follow Dave on Facebook, on Instagram @davidabbruzzese1968, Free Ass Records on YouTube, and on Bandcamp. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on socials. Grab merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Send money to ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Please enjoy my discussion with David Abbruzzese on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 8192 yes Erika Wennerstrom (Heartless Bastards) Today’s guest is a family favorite. That means I’m talking with Erika Wennerstrom from Heartless Bastards. There are times when I’m completely blown away that an artist agrees to be a guest on this podcast and this is one of those moments. But Erika was and is incredibly kind and gracious. We start off like we usually do, talking about what got her into music. It turns out that she knew she was going to be a singer by around the age of four.  We talk about early bands, like Shesus, the transformation from a shy, awkward person to fronting a band, and how she came up with the name Heartless Bastards. The band’s sound has evolved over the course of six albums. Erika talks about struggling with writer’s block, stepping back from the band to regroup, and doing her solo album.  After a brief tangent on designed obsolescence, Erika  pulls the curtain back on the latest Heartless Bastards album, A Beautiful Life. Disney and James Bond were influences to a few songs and Laurel Canyon asserts its influence.  Erika is full of great stories, like how Patrick Kearney of The Black Keys ended up with her demos, growing up with The Ohio Players (at least one of them), and swinging by Robert Plant’s house to pick him up for drinks (he had shotgun, of course). Erika is currently writing music for the next Heartless Bastards album so keep following their social media accounts and theheartlessbastards.com for updates. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Pick up merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Or just give us money at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. And I hope you’re as excited for this one as I was. It’s Erika Wennerstrom of Heartless Bastards on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 13 Jun 2025 08:00:00 -0000 full Marc Shea Today’s guest is a family favorite. That means I’m talking with Erika Wennerstrom from Heartless Bastards. There are times when I’m completely blown away that an artist agrees to be a guest on this podcast and this is one of those moments. But Erika was and is incredibly kind and gracious. We start off like we usually do, talking about what got her into music. It turns out that she knew she was going to be a singer by around the age of four.  We talk about early bands, like Shesus, the transformation from a shy, awkward person to fronting a band, and how she came up with the name Heartless Bastards. The band’s sound has evolved over the course of six albums. Erika talks about struggling with writer’s block, stepping back from the band to regroup, and doing her solo album.  After a brief tangent on designed obsolescence, Erika  pulls the curtain back on the latest Heartless Bastards album, A Beautiful Life. Disney and James Bond were influences to a few songs and Laurel Canyon asserts its influence.  Erika is full of great stories, like how Patrick Kearney of The Black Keys ended up with her demos, growing up with The Ohio Players (at least one of them), and swinging by Robert Plant’s house to pick him up for drinks (he had shotgun, of course). Erika is currently writing music for the next Heartless Bastards album so keep following their social media accounts and theheartlessbastards.com for updates. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Pick up merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Or just give us money at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. And I hope you’re as excited for this one as I was. It’s Erika Wennerstrom of Heartless Bastards on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s guest is a family favorite. That means I’m talking with Erika Wennerstrom from Heartless Bastards. There are times when I’m completely blown away that an artist agrees to be a guest on this podcast and this is one of those moments. But Erika was and is incredibly kind and gracious. We start off like we usually do, talking about what got her into music. It turns out that she knew she was going to be a singer by around the age of four. 

We talk about early bands, like Shesus, the transformation from a shy, awkward person to fronting a band, and how she came up with the name Heartless Bastards.

The band’s sound has evolved over the course of six albums. Erika talks about struggling with writer’s block, stepping back from the band to regroup, and doing her solo album. 

After a brief tangent on designed obsolescence, Erika  pulls the curtain back on the latest Heartless Bastards album, A Beautiful Life. Disney and James Bond were influences to a few songs and Laurel Canyon asserts its influence. 

Erika is full of great stories, like how Patrick Kearney of The Black Keys ended up with her demos, growing up with The Ohio Players (at least one of them), and swinging by Robert Plant’s house to pick him up for drinks (he had shotgun, of course).

Erika is currently writing music for the next Heartless Bastards album so keep following their social media accounts and theheartlessbastards.com for updates. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Pick up merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Or just give us money at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. And I hope you’re as excited for this one as I was. It’s Erika Wennerstrom of Heartless Bastards on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 6164 yes Knox Chandler (The Psychedelic Furs, Cyndi Lauper) This week’s guest makes me just want to have fun. No, it’s not Cyndi Lauper. But he did play with her for years. Welcome multi-instrumentalist Knox Chandler to the show. He moved around a lot as a kid, so music really meant a lot to him. His parents told him that he used to hug the stereo speakers when he was a toddler. He studied guitar and upright bass in college. But his cello playing got him just as much work as anything else. The funny part about that is he never technically learned how to formally play the cello. It began on a whim from Richard Butler of The Psychedelic Furs. From that, we’ll call it a suggestion, Knox learned how to play the cello night after night, live in front of thousands of Psychedelic Furs fans.  That turned into playing cello for R.E.M. on Automatic For The People, among other amazing credits. Knox also tells a hilarious story about how he met Cyndi Lauper in the studio and then got heckled by her at a live show that night. He’s got a bunch of projects in the works and one that he just completed. It’s his multi-media release called The Sound. It’s a beautiful, instrumental album that was inspired by friends, tech, and fly-fishing. Check it out on all the streaming platforms or buy the multi-media version from knoxchandlermusic.com or Bandcamp. His website also has links to his socials. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on socials. Buy merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Send money through ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Here’s Knox Chandler on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 06 Jun 2025 08:00:00 -0000 full Marc Shea This week’s guest makes me just want to have fun. No, it’s not Cyndi Lauper. But he did play with her for years. Welcome multi-instrumentalist Knox Chandler to the show. He moved around a lot as a kid, so music really meant a lot to him. His parents told him that he used to hug the stereo speakers when he was a toddler. He studied guitar and upright bass in college. But his cello playing got him just as much work as anything else. The funny part about that is he never technically learned how to formally play the cello. It began on a whim from Richard Butler of The Psychedelic Furs. From that, we’ll call it a suggestion, Knox learned how to play the cello night after night, live in front of thousands of Psychedelic Furs fans.  That turned into playing cello for R.E.M. on Automatic For The People, among other amazing credits. Knox also tells a hilarious story about how he met Cyndi Lauper in the studio and then got heckled by her at a live show that night. He’s got a bunch of projects in the works and one that he just completed. It’s his multi-media release called The Sound. It’s a beautiful, instrumental album that was inspired by friends, tech, and fly-fishing. Check it out on all the streaming platforms or buy the multi-media version from knoxchandlermusic.com or Bandcamp. His website also has links to his socials. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on socials. Buy merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Send money through ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Here’s Knox Chandler on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week’s guest makes me just want to have fun. No, it’s not Cyndi Lauper. But he did play with her for years. Welcome multi-instrumentalist Knox Chandler to the show. He moved around a lot as a kid, so music really meant a lot to him. His parents told him that he used to hug the stereo speakers when he was a toddler. He studied guitar and upright bass in college. But his cello playing got him just as much work as anything else. The funny part about that is he never technically learned how to formally play the cello. It began on a whim from Richard Butler of The Psychedelic Furs. From that, we’ll call it a suggestion, Knox learned how to play the cello night after night, live in front of thousands of Psychedelic Furs fans. 

That turned into playing cello for R.E.M. on Automatic For The People, among other amazing credits. Knox also tells a hilarious story about how he met Cyndi Lauper in the studio and then got heckled by her at a live show that night.

He’s got a bunch of projects in the works and one that he just completed. It’s his multi-media release called The Sound. It’s a beautiful, instrumental album that was inspired by friends, tech, and fly-fishing. Check it out on all the streaming platforms or buy the multi-media version from knoxchandlermusic.com or Bandcamp. His website also has links to his socials. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on socials. Buy merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Send money through ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Here’s Knox Chandler on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 5043 yes Side Projects: Duos & Funeral Kazoos w/Charming Disaster & Lung This episode of Side Projects features a duo of duos: Charming Disaster and Lung. So naturally, we started the show by discussing musical duos. Somehow we wrapped everything up by talking about sad kazoo music. I don’t know how we got there. It really doesn’t matter because this episode goes completely off the rails very quickly. But that’s why it’s so much fun. We do talk about drum shoes, setting microphones on fire, and new albums for both Charming Disaster and Lung. Charming Disaster’s is out and about and Lung’s will be released shortly. Give them both follows @charmingdisasterband and @lungtheband. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Buy merch at performanceanx.threadless.com or just throw money at us at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Now brace yourselves for whatever this episode is; because I’m not sure. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 30 May 2025 21:36:00 -0000 full Marc Shea This episode of Side Projects features a duo of duos: Charming Disaster and Lung. So naturally, we started the show by discussing musical duos. Somehow we wrapped everything up by talking about sad kazoo music. I don’t know how we got there. It really doesn’t matter because this episode goes completely off the rails very quickly. But that’s why it’s so much fun. We do talk about drum shoes, setting microphones on fire, and new albums for both Charming Disaster and Lung. Charming Disaster’s is out and about and Lung’s will be released shortly. Give them both follows @charmingdisasterband and @lungtheband. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Buy merch at performanceanx.threadless.com or just throw money at us at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Now brace yourselves for whatever this episode is; because I’m not sure. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode of Side Projects features a duo of duos: Charming Disaster and Lung. So naturally, we started the show by discussing musical duos. Somehow we wrapped everything up by talking about sad kazoo music. I don’t know how we got there. It really doesn’t matter because this episode goes completely off the rails very quickly. But that’s why it’s so much fun.

We do talk about drum shoes, setting microphones on fire, and new albums for both Charming Disaster and Lung. Charming Disaster’s is out and about and Lung’s will be released shortly. Give them both follows @charmingdisasterband and @lungtheband. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Buy merch at performanceanx.threadless.com or just throw money at us at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Now brace yourselves for whatever this episode is; because I’m not sure.

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]]> 4762 yes MikelParis (O.A.R.) Everything about today’s guest is unusual. From writing his first song (which he performed at his high school graduation, unbeknownst to anyone but him) to being in the cast of Stomp before joining O.A.R., to the way he plays guitar, nothing about MikelParis fits into a neat description; with one exception. He’s a great guy! He pursued acting before music and played piano in Europe for a year before moving to NYC and joining Stomp. After that, he wound up playing with Pink for a year. Then he found himself auditioning for a band he never heard of called O.A.R.  Much like the rest of his life, this was unconventional. But 20 years later, he’s still there! He’s developed his own unique style of playing guitar that he’s dubbed guitar drumming. He tells how that came about and how Folger’s coffee played a part. He’s released the first in a series of albums. This one is aptly titled, GuitarDrumming 01. It’s got some great cameos in it and the music is so unique. Give him a follow @mikelparis on social media. Listen on Spotify and check socials for tour dates for Mikel and O.A.R. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on socials, get merch at perfprmanceanx.threadless.com. Send money to ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety and now I’m excited to present MikelParis on PerformanceAnxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 21 May 2025 08:00:00 -0000 full Marc Shea Everything about today’s guest is unusual. From writing his first song (which he performed at his high school graduation, unbeknownst to anyone but him) to being in the cast of Stomp before joining O.A.R., to the way he plays guitar, nothing about MikelParis fits into a neat description; with one exception. He’s a great guy! He pursued acting before music and played piano in Europe for a year before moving to NYC and joining Stomp. After that, he wound up playing with Pink for a year. Then he found himself auditioning for a band he never heard of called O.A.R.  Much like the rest of his life, this was unconventional. But 20 years later, he’s still there! He’s developed his own unique style of playing guitar that he’s dubbed guitar drumming. He tells how that came about and how Folger’s coffee played a part. He’s released the first in a series of albums. This one is aptly titled, GuitarDrumming 01. It’s got some great cameos in it and the music is so unique. Give him a follow @mikelparis on social media. Listen on Spotify and check socials for tour dates for Mikel and O.A.R. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on socials, get merch at perfprmanceanx.threadless.com. Send money to ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety and now I’m excited to present MikelParis on PerformanceAnxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Everything about today’s guest is unusual. From writing his first song (which he performed at his high school graduation, unbeknownst to anyone but him) to being in the cast of Stomp before joining O.A.R., to the way he plays guitar, nothing about MikelParis fits into a neat description; with one exception. He’s a great guy! He pursued acting before music and played piano in Europe for a year before moving to NYC and joining Stomp. After that, he wound up playing with Pink for a year. Then he found himself auditioning for a band he never heard of called O.A.R. 

Much like the rest of his life, this was unconventional. But 20 years later, he’s still there!

He’s developed his own unique style of playing guitar that he’s dubbed guitar drumming. He tells how that came about and how Folger’s coffee played a part.

He’s released the first in a series of albums. This one is aptly titled, GuitarDrumming 01. It’s got some great cameos in it and the music is so unique. Give him a follow @mikelparis on social media. Listen on Spotify and check socials for tour dates for Mikel and O.A.R.

Follow us @PerformanceAnx on socials, get merch at perfprmanceanx.threadless.com. Send money to ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety and now I’m excited to present MikelParis on PerformanceAnxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 4607 Zak Loy (Live) This guest never sits still. Welcome guitarist Zak Loy. If you’re in the Austin, TX area, you might know him from any number of bands or projects like Damesviolet, Alpha Rev, Mother’s Anthem, and more. If you like classic alternative rock from the 90’s, you may have seen him playing guitar for the band Live and he was kind enough to take a break during the final stages of his new solo album, Dinero, to talk about his career. He started playing guitar at age eight but didn’t graduate to playing in bars until he was the ripe old age of thirteen.  He formed his first band, Damesviolet, with his brother Beaux and that was it. He’s been working non-stop ever since. He’s played in Alpha Rev so often that I accidentally praised him for someone else’s guitar solo. But in my defense, he IS credited on the album. Zak tells me how he met and started working with Ed Kowalczyk and how it evolved from Ed’s solo tours to playing rhythm in the back for Live to being the lead guitarist and Ed’s right hand man. He also talks about the unique challenges of playing in a legendary band. As I mentioned, Zak has a new solo album coming out called Dinero. Pre-order it through zakloy.com or wherever you get music these days. Follow him @zakloy26 on Instagram. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Merch is available at performanceanx.threadless.com. Support our caffeine supply at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. And now, one of the only guests with a shorter name than me, Zak Loy, on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 08 May 2025 08:00:00 -0000 full Marc Shea This guest never sits still. Welcome guitarist Zak Loy. If you’re in the Austin, TX area, you might know him from any number of bands or projects like Damesviolet, Alpha Rev, Mother’s Anthem, and more. If you like classic alternative rock from the 90’s, you may have seen him playing guitar for the band Live and he was kind enough to take a break during the final stages of his new solo album, Dinero, to talk about his career. He started playing guitar at age eight but didn’t graduate to playing in bars until he was the ripe old age of thirteen.  He formed his first band, Damesviolet, with his brother Beaux and that was it. He’s been working non-stop ever since. He’s played in Alpha Rev so often that I accidentally praised him for someone else’s guitar solo. But in my defense, he IS credited on the album. Zak tells me how he met and started working with Ed Kowalczyk and how it evolved from Ed’s solo tours to playing rhythm in the back for Live to being the lead guitarist and Ed’s right hand man. He also talks about the unique challenges of playing in a legendary band. As I mentioned, Zak has a new solo album coming out called Dinero. Pre-order it through zakloy.com or wherever you get music these days. Follow him @zakloy26 on Instagram. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Merch is available at performanceanx.threadless.com. Support our caffeine supply at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. And now, one of the only guests with a shorter name than me, Zak Loy, on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This guest never sits still. Welcome guitarist Zak Loy. If you’re in the Austin, TX area, you might know him from any number of bands or projects like Damesviolet, Alpha Rev, Mother’s Anthem, and more. If you like classic alternative rock from the 90’s, you may have seen him playing guitar for the band Live and he was kind enough to take a break during the final stages of his new solo album, Dinero, to talk about his career.

He started playing guitar at age eight but didn’t graduate to playing in bars until he was the ripe old age of thirteen. 

He formed his first band, Damesviolet, with his brother Beaux and that was it. He’s been working non-stop ever since. He’s played in Alpha Rev so often that I accidentally praised him for someone else’s guitar solo. But in my defense, he IS credited on the album. Zak tells me how he met and started working with Ed Kowalczyk and how it evolved from Ed’s solo tours to playing rhythm in the back for Live to being the lead guitarist and Ed’s right hand man. He also talks about the unique challenges of playing in a legendary band.

As I mentioned, Zak has a new solo album coming out called Dinero. Pre-order it through zakloy.com or wherever you get music these days. Follow him @zakloy26 on Instagram. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Merch is available at performanceanx.threadless.com. Support our caffeine supply at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. And now, one of the only guests with a shorter name than me, Zak Loy, on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 4126 yes Bryan Small (The Hangmen) Today’s guest is Rock ‘N Roll distilled. Welcome Bryan Small of The Hangmen to the podcast. This guy lived the sex, drugs, & rock ‘n roll life until he realized it wasn’t sustainable. Born in Montana and raised in Idaho, Bryan moved to L.A. because his favorite bands were there. From there, every rock ‘n roll story seems to have happened to The Hangmen. There first album was remixed just before release without their knowledge, the follow up album was hampered by drug addiction and was never released. Bryan talks about the mental aspects of drug addiction and what he and the band would do to feed it. But after seeing the devastation of addiction, he cleaned up and has been that way for 30 years. He started recording again and after a more than decade long gap between the first and second Hangmen album, he’s been releasing music consistently. He talks about the latest version of The Hangmen, why there’s basically two bands on the album Cactusville, and why he moved back to Montana. Follow The Hangmen on Facebook and Instagram @the_hangmen. If you like some dirty, Stones-y rock, do yourself a favor and check out The Hangmen. Check us out @PerformanceAnx. Our merch is through performanceanx.threadless.com. Send us money for coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Check us out on Gigaverse where I’ll be doing some live streams. Now let’s get ready to rock with Bryan Small of The Hangmen on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 23 Apr 2025 08:00:00 -0000 full Marc Shea Today’s guest is Rock ‘N Roll distilled. Welcome Bryan Small of The Hangmen to the podcast. This guy lived the sex, drugs, & rock ‘n roll life until he realized it wasn’t sustainable. Born in Montana and raised in Idaho, Bryan moved to L.A. because his favorite bands were there. From there, every rock ‘n roll story seems to have happened to The Hangmen. There first album was remixed just before release without their knowledge, the follow up album was hampered by drug addiction and was never released. Bryan talks about the mental aspects of drug addiction and what he and the band would do to feed it. But after seeing the devastation of addiction, he cleaned up and has been that way for 30 years. He started recording again and after a more than decade long gap between the first and second Hangmen album, he’s been releasing music consistently. He talks about the latest version of The Hangmen, why there’s basically two bands on the album Cactusville, and why he moved back to Montana. Follow The Hangmen on Facebook and Instagram @the_hangmen. If you like some dirty, Stones-y rock, do yourself a favor and check out The Hangmen. Check us out @PerformanceAnx. Our merch is through performanceanx.threadless.com. Send us money for coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Check us out on Gigaverse where I’ll be doing some live streams. Now let’s get ready to rock with Bryan Small of The Hangmen on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today’s guest is Rock ‘N Roll distilled. Welcome Bryan Small of The Hangmen to the podcast. This guy lived the sex, drugs, & rock ‘n roll life until he realized it wasn’t sustainable. Born in Montana and raised in Idaho, Bryan moved to L.A. because his favorite bands were there. From there, every rock ‘n roll story seems to have happened to The Hangmen. There first album was remixed just before release without their knowledge, the follow up album was hampered by drug addiction and was never released. Bryan talks about the mental aspects of drug addiction and what he and the band would do to feed it. But after seeing the devastation of addiction, he cleaned up and has been that way for 30 years. He started recording again and after a more than decade long gap between the first and second Hangmen album, he’s been releasing music consistently.

He talks about the latest version of The Hangmen, why there’s basically two bands on the album Cactusville, and why he moved back to Montana. Follow The Hangmen on Facebook and Instagram @the_hangmen. If you like some dirty, Stones-y rock, do yourself a favor and check out The Hangmen. Check us out @PerformanceAnx. Our merch is through performanceanx.threadless.com. Send us money for coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Check us out on Gigaverse where I’ll be doing some live streams. Now let’s get ready to rock with Bryan Small of The Hangmen on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 4305 yes Modern Drugs Today’s guests, yes guests, are so uplifting. I’d like to welcome Cara Maurizi, Jim Standerfer, Alan Honeycutt, and eventually Ryan Groff; 4/5s of the band Modern Drugs. This band is so positive it’s almost too good to be true. And you know what they say about things that are too good to be true. They usually are. Or they’re Modern Drugs. But all the members of the band truly love and respect each other. They each talk about their trials and tribulations of being musicians before they all got together and the complicated story of how the band got together. At the center, even if he’s too modest to say so, is Ryan Groff. Just ask bass player Alan Honeycutt. That guy uprooted his life to play with him. But the band is actually quite democratic in nature. Nothing is precious when they’re working out their songs. Like drummer Jim Standerfer says, nothing means more to them than each other and their friendship.  Jim came up with the band name and talks about how it was chosen, but kind of keeps the meaning a bit of a mystery. Modern Drugs writes music by the same motto as comedy improv groups; Yes, and. Every idea gets a chance. So give them a chance! Check out their music on Spotify, Bandcamp, YouTube, or wherever you get your music. Follow them on socials @moderndrugsband. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Get some merch at performanceanx.threadless.com or send us coffee money at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. But for now, try some Modern Drugs on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 09 Apr 2025 13:00:00 -0000 full Marc Shea Today’s guests, yes guests, are so uplifting. I’d like to welcome Cara Maurizi, Jim Standerfer, Alan Honeycutt, and eventually Ryan Groff; 4/5s of the band Modern Drugs. This band is so positive it’s almost too good to be true. And you know what they say about things that are too good to be true. They usually are. Or they’re Modern Drugs. But all the members of the band truly love and respect each other. They each talk about their trials and tribulations of being musicians before they all got together and the complicated story of how the band got together. At the center, even if he’s too modest to say so, is Ryan Groff. Just ask bass player Alan Honeycutt. That guy uprooted his life to play with him. But the band is actually quite democratic in nature. Nothing is precious when they’re working out their songs. Like drummer Jim Standerfer says, nothing means more to them than each other and their friendship.  Jim came up with the band name and talks about how it was chosen, but kind of keeps the meaning a bit of a mystery. Modern Drugs writes music by the same motto as comedy improv groups; Yes, and. Every idea gets a chance. So give them a chance! Check out their music on Spotify, Bandcamp, YouTube, or wherever you get your music. Follow them on socials @moderndrugsband. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Get some merch at performanceanx.threadless.com or send us coffee money at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. But for now, try some Modern Drugs on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today’s guests, yes guests, are so uplifting. I’d like to welcome Cara Maurizi, Jim Standerfer, Alan Honeycutt, and eventually Ryan Groff; 4/5s of the band Modern Drugs. This band is so positive it’s almost too good to be true. And you know what they say about things that are too good to be true. They usually are. Or they’re Modern Drugs. But all the members of the band truly love and respect each other. They each talk about their trials and tribulations of being musicians before they all got together and the complicated story of how the band got together. At the center, even if he’s too modest to say so, is Ryan Groff. Just ask bass player Alan Honeycutt. That guy uprooted his life to play with him. But the band is actually quite democratic in nature. Nothing is precious when they’re working out their songs. Like drummer Jim Standerfer says, nothing means more to them than each other and their friendship. 

Jim came up with the band name and talks about how it was chosen, but kind of keeps the meaning a bit of a mystery. Modern Drugs writes music by the same motto as comedy improv groups; Yes, and. Every idea gets a chance. So give them a chance! Check out their music on Spotify, Bandcamp, YouTube, or wherever you get your music. Follow them on socials @moderndrugsband. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Get some merch at performanceanx.threadless.com or send us coffee money at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. But for now, try some Modern Drugs on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 4263 yes Esther Canata (LionGale) Today’s guest is a blast from my past. Please welcome the multi-talented Esther Canata. Esther and I went to school together. We weren’t great friends (she was a freshman when I was a senior and you know how that goes), but we did know each other. She was definitely the “artsy” one in her class. You know every class has at least one.  We reconnected several years ago through social media, which is where I discovered all the different projects she’s involved in. I also found out that she had moved to Croatia. That was a surprise!  But before Croatia, there was acting in New York City, including a rock opera at the legendary Limelight. That’s also where her music career started. She also modeled in Miami and moved out to LA to get back into acting. But music was still lurking. Esther’s done some cool projects with Michael Madsen and many others and she shares some really great stories from that time. But after a bit of a dark period for her, she stepped back and refocused. That brought her to music licensing. That was exactly what she was looking for. That can also be said about her husband. After an unconventional introduction, they fell in love and started a family. But the story only gets wilder from there. They moved to Croatia which gave Esther a reason to concentrate on her visual arts in addition to her latest musical project, Liongale. And there’s a great project on the horizon. Check her out at Liongale on Spotify, @alottacanata on Instagram, and Esther Canata on Facebook. Follow her for info on everything she’s doing because she does not rest. Follow the show @PerformanceAnx. Merch is at performanceanx.threadless.com. Send us coffee funds at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Check us out on the Gigaverse at Performance Anxiety Podcast. We will be doing some live streams there soon. Now get ready for some east coast via Croatia attitude & talent with Esther Canata on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 28 Mar 2025 10:49:00 -0000 full Marc Shea Today’s guest is a blast from my past. Please welcome the multi-talented Esther Canata. Esther and I went to school together. We weren’t great friends (she was a freshman when I was a senior and you know how that goes), but we did know each other. She was definitely the “artsy” one in her class. You know every class has at least one.  We reconnected several years ago through social media, which is where I discovered all the different projects she’s involved in. I also found out that she had moved to Croatia. That was a surprise!  But before Croatia, there was acting in New York City, including a rock opera at the legendary Limelight. That’s also where her music career started. She also modeled in Miami and moved out to LA to get back into acting. But music was still lurking. Esther’s done some cool projects with Michael Madsen and many others and she shares some really great stories from that time. But after a bit of a dark period for her, she stepped back and refocused. That brought her to music licensing. That was exactly what she was looking for. That can also be said about her husband. After an unconventional introduction, they fell in love and started a family. But the story only gets wilder from there. They moved to Croatia which gave Esther a reason to concentrate on her visual arts in addition to her latest musical project, Liongale. And there’s a great project on the horizon. Check her out at Liongale on Spotify, @alottacanata on Instagram, and Esther Canata on Facebook. Follow her for info on everything she’s doing because she does not rest. Follow the show @PerformanceAnx. Merch is at performanceanx.threadless.com. Send us coffee funds at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Check us out on the Gigaverse at Performance Anxiety Podcast. We will be doing some live streams there soon. Now get ready for some east coast via Croatia attitude & talent with Esther Canata on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today’s guest is a blast from my past. Please welcome the multi-talented Esther Canata. Esther and I went to school together. We weren’t great friends (she was a freshman when I was a senior and you know how that goes), but we did know each other. She was definitely the “artsy” one in her class. You know every class has at least one. 

We reconnected several years ago through social media, which is where I discovered all the different projects she’s involved in. I also found out that she had moved to Croatia. That was a surprise! 

But before Croatia, there was acting in New York City, including a rock opera at the legendary Limelight. That’s also where her music career started. She also modeled in Miami and moved out to LA to get back into acting. But music was still lurking. Esther’s done some cool projects with Michael Madsen and many others and she shares some really great stories from that time. But after a bit of a dark period for her, she stepped back and refocused. That brought her to music licensing. That was exactly what she was looking for. That can also be said about her husband. After an unconventional introduction, they fell in love and started a family. But the story only gets wilder from there. They moved to Croatia which gave Esther a reason to concentrate on her visual arts in addition to her latest musical project, Liongale. And there’s a great project on the horizon. Check her out at Liongale on Spotify, @alottacanata on Instagram, and Esther Canata on Facebook. Follow her for info on everything she’s doing because she does not rest.

Follow the show @PerformanceAnx. Merch is at performanceanx.threadless.com. Send us coffee funds at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Check us out on the Gigaverse at Performance Anxiety Podcast. We will be doing some live streams there soon. Now get ready for some east coast via Croatia attitude & talent with Esther Canata on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 3555 yes Kevin Shields (Detention, Bigger Thomas) Today’s guest really brings me back. Welcome central Jersey’s finest, Kevin Shields of Detention and Bigger Thomas. Kevin was a founding member of the central New Jersey punk scene that birthed bands like Bouncing Souls and Vision. He talks about what the scene was like, how it developed, and how it changed. He also talks about life before punk. He was in the Coast Guard and traveled all over; which is how he discovered punk rock in San Francisco in 1979. After an honorable discharge, he moved back to Jersey, picked up a bass, and formed Detention. Their first gig was an eviction party that was shut down by the cops. Their second gig resulted in a ban. Despite, or maybe because of, that, they were championed by none other than Matt Pinfield. Detention was, and really still is, a DIY affair in the truest punk sense. They were working class and wanted to have some fun. Now Left For Dead Records is releasing a compilation of some of Detention’s material and it really is a time capsule. Check out Dead Rock ‘n Rollers on Left For Dead Records. Go to leftfordeadrecords.com or follow @leftfordeadrecs on Instagram. Follow us @performanceanx on socials. Merch is at performanceanx.threadless.com. Send us coffee money at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. And check us out on the Gigaverse @theperformanceanxietypod. Now let’s have some fun with Kevin Shields of Detention on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 21 Mar 2025 08:00:00 -0000 Kevin Shields (Detention, Bigger Thomas) full Marc Shea Kevin Shields from Detention & Bigger Thomas is here to talk about the new Detention compilation from Left For Dead Records Today’s guest really brings me back. Welcome central Jersey’s finest, Kevin Shields of Detention and Bigger Thomas. Kevin was a founding member of the central New Jersey punk scene that birthed bands like Bouncing Souls and Vision. He talks about what the scene was like, how it developed, and how it changed. He also talks about life before punk. He was in the Coast Guard and traveled all over; which is how he discovered punk rock in San Francisco in 1979. After an honorable discharge, he moved back to Jersey, picked up a bass, and formed Detention. Their first gig was an eviction party that was shut down by the cops. Their second gig resulted in a ban. Despite, or maybe because of, that, they were championed by none other than Matt Pinfield. Detention was, and really still is, a DIY affair in the truest punk sense. They were working class and wanted to have some fun. Now Left For Dead Records is releasing a compilation of some of Detention’s material and it really is a time capsule. Check out Dead Rock ‘n Rollers on Left For Dead Records. Go to leftfordeadrecords.com or follow @leftfordeadrecs on Instagram. Follow us @performanceanx on socials. Merch is at performanceanx.threadless.com. Send us coffee money at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. And check us out on the Gigaverse @theperformanceanxietypod. Now let’s have some fun with Kevin Shields of Detention on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today’s guest really brings me back. Welcome central Jersey’s finest, Kevin Shields of Detention and Bigger Thomas. Kevin was a founding member of the central New Jersey punk scene that birthed bands like Bouncing Souls and Vision. He talks about what the scene was like, how it developed, and how it changed. He also talks about life before punk. He was in the Coast Guard and traveled all over; which is how he discovered punk rock in San Francisco in 1979. After an honorable discharge, he moved back to Jersey, picked up a bass, and formed Detention. Their first gig was an eviction party that was shut down by the cops. Their second gig resulted in a ban. Despite, or maybe because of, that, they were championed by none other than Matt Pinfield. Detention was, and really still is, a DIY affair in the truest punk sense. They were working class and wanted to have some fun. Now Left For Dead Records is releasing a compilation of some of Detention’s material and it really is a time capsule. Check out Dead Rock ‘n Rollers on Left For Dead Records. Go to leftfordeadrecords.com or follow @leftfordeadrecs on Instagram. Follow us @performanceanx on socials. Merch is at performanceanx.threadless.com. Send us coffee money at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. And check us out on the Gigaverse @theperformanceanxietypod. Now let’s have some fun with Kevin Shields of Detention on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 4250 yes Nikki O'Neill Today’s guest is a sweet soul. Welcome Nikki O’Neill to the show. She’s a singer/songwriter steeped in classic soul music. But her story is not one of coming up in Memphis or Muscle Shoals, Detroit, or even Chicago, where she’s based, now. It’s LA to Sweden with a quick layover in Poland. But we don’t even start this episode discussing music. We find our first piece of common ground in home appliances. Part of the way through this episode, I have to move a refrigerator. But through the magic of editing, you don’t have to suffer through all of that. Nikki talks about her global journey; what it’s like being the new kid in an entirely different country, what brought her back to the States, her musical influences, how she found love (and a drummer) at NAMM, her career in music journalism, and how she started working on her own music. Her new album is called Stories I Only Tell My Friends and it’s out tomorrow. Go to nikkioneill.com or Bandcamp to order it. Follow her on social media. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Our merch is through performanceanx.threadless.com. Keep me awake with coffee money at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. So grab you passport because Nikki O’Neill is global on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 13 Mar 2025 16:14:00 -0000 Nikki O'Neill full Marc Shea Soul singer/songwriter Nikki O'Neill joins the show to talk about growing up in Sweden, music journalism, and her new album, Stories I Only Tell My Friends Today’s guest is a sweet soul. Welcome Nikki O’Neill to the show. She’s a singer/songwriter steeped in classic soul music. But her story is not one of coming up in Memphis or Muscle Shoals, Detroit, or even Chicago, where she’s based, now. It’s LA to Sweden with a quick layover in Poland. But we don’t even start this episode discussing music. We find our first piece of common ground in home appliances. Part of the way through this episode, I have to move a refrigerator. But through the magic of editing, you don’t have to suffer through all of that. Nikki talks about her global journey; what it’s like being the new kid in an entirely different country, what brought her back to the States, her musical influences, how she found love (and a drummer) at NAMM, her career in music journalism, and how she started working on her own music. Her new album is called Stories I Only Tell My Friends and it’s out tomorrow. Go to nikkioneill.com or Bandcamp to order it. Follow her on social media. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Our merch is through performanceanx.threadless.com. Keep me awake with coffee money at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. So grab you passport because Nikki O’Neill is global on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today’s guest is a sweet soul. Welcome Nikki O’Neill to the show. She’s a singer/songwriter steeped in classic soul music. But her story is not one of coming up in Memphis or Muscle Shoals, Detroit, or even Chicago, where she’s based, now. It’s LA to Sweden with a quick layover in Poland. But we don’t even start this episode discussing music. We find our first piece of common ground in home appliances. Part of the way through this episode, I have to move a refrigerator. But through the magic of editing, you don’t have to suffer through all of that. Nikki talks about her global journey; what it’s like being the new kid in an entirely different country, what brought her back to the States, her musical influences, how she found love (and a drummer) at NAMM, her career in music journalism, and how she started working on her own music. Her new album is called Stories I Only Tell My Friends and it’s out tomorrow. Go to nikkioneill.com or Bandcamp to order it. Follow her on social media. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Our merch is through performanceanx.threadless.com. Keep me awake with coffee money at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. So grab you passport because Nikki O’Neill is global on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 5553 yes Edwin (I Mother Earth, Crash Karma) Today’s guest makes me feel heavy. If you’re a fan of I Mother Earth, that’ll make sense to you. My guest is Edwin, I Mother Earth’s lead singer. This was such a great discussion, a long time in the making. Edwin talks about growing up in a pretty strict household where his first musical instrument was…the accordion. After ditching that, he started singing in cover bands, playing classic rock like Kansas & Journey. I don’t know about you but I’d love to hear the Edwin rendition of Don’t Stop Believin’! He met Jag Tanna from IME after moving back to Toronto from LA. Edwin talks about the really early days of IME when the initials didn’t stand for I Mother Earth yet. Their early shows were more like events, built to keep people coming back. It worked and he reveals some wild facts about their first demos.  Edwin is incredibly candid about why he left the band and how it affected him. He talks about what got him writing music again and how he started his solo career. We discuss all the ups and downs of his work post I Mother Earth, including how the supergroup Crash Karma came about, after a bit of sleight of hand by one of the members. Edwin tells me exactly how the reunion with I Mother Earth came about, the one-off show that kind of became the reformation of the band, including some strange shows with both IME singers. And Edwin breaks a bit of news about going into the studio with I Mother Earth to write new music this month. Follow Edwin on Facebook at Edwin Edwin and on Instagram @edwin99999. I Mother Earth’s account is @imotherearth. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on socials. Grab merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Send coffee money at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Thanks, everybody, for listening. And ain’t it good to be alive, with Edwin on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 06 Mar 2025 09:00:00 -0000 Edwin (I Mother Earth, Crash Karma) full Marc Shea Singer for I Mother Earth, Edwin, joins the podcast to discuss EVERYTHING (including IME going into the studio this month)! Today’s guest makes me feel heavy. If you’re a fan of I Mother Earth, that’ll make sense to you. My guest is Edwin, I Mother Earth’s lead singer. This was such a great discussion, a long time in the making. Edwin talks about growing up in a pretty strict household where his first musical instrument was…the accordion. After ditching that, he started singing in cover bands, playing classic rock like Kansas & Journey. I don’t know about you but I’d love to hear the Edwin rendition of Don’t Stop Believin’! He met Jag Tanna from IME after moving back to Toronto from LA. Edwin talks about the really early days of IME when the initials didn’t stand for I Mother Earth yet. Their early shows were more like events, built to keep people coming back. It worked and he reveals some wild facts about their first demos.  Edwin is incredibly candid about why he left the band and how it affected him. He talks about what got him writing music again and how he started his solo career. We discuss all the ups and downs of his work post I Mother Earth, including how the supergroup Crash Karma came about, after a bit of sleight of hand by one of the members. Edwin tells me exactly how the reunion with I Mother Earth came about, the one-off show that kind of became the reformation of the band, including some strange shows with both IME singers. And Edwin breaks a bit of news about going into the studio with I Mother Earth to write new music this month. Follow Edwin on Facebook at Edwin Edwin and on Instagram @edwin99999. I Mother Earth’s account is @imotherearth. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on socials. Grab merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Send coffee money at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Thanks, everybody, for listening. And ain’t it good to be alive, with Edwin on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today’s guest makes me feel heavy. If you’re a fan of I Mother Earth, that’ll make sense to you. My guest is Edwin, I Mother Earth’s lead singer. This was such a great discussion, a long time in the making. Edwin talks about growing up in a pretty strict household where his first musical instrument was…the accordion. After ditching that, he started singing in cover bands, playing classic rock like Kansas & Journey. I don’t know about you but I’d love to hear the Edwin rendition of Don’t Stop Believin’! He met Jag Tanna from IME after moving back to Toronto from LA. Edwin talks about the really early days of IME when the initials didn’t stand for I Mother Earth yet. Their early shows were more like events, built to keep people coming back. It worked and he reveals some wild facts about their first demos. 

Edwin is incredibly candid about why he left the band and how it affected him. He talks about what got him writing music again and how he started his solo career. We discuss all the ups and downs of his work post I Mother Earth, including how the supergroup Crash Karma came about, after a bit of sleight of hand by one of the members. Edwin tells me exactly how the reunion with I Mother Earth came about, the one-off show that kind of became the reformation of the band, including some strange shows with both IME singers. And Edwin breaks a bit of news about going into the studio with I Mother Earth to write new music this month. Follow Edwin on Facebook at Edwin Edwin and on Instagram @edwin99999. I Mother Earth’s account is @imotherearth. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on socials. Grab merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Send coffee money at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Thanks, everybody, for listening. And ain’t it good to be alive, with Edwin on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 5930 yes Side Projects: Getting Into Jazz w/Chris Greene & Mike Baggetta Today we’re talking about jazz, eventually. My computer crashed so this is take two! My guests are Mike Baggetta from mssv among other projects and Chris Greene of the Chris Greene Quartet. They’ve both been on the show before. I highly recommend going back to their episodes to get their stories. Today I’ve posed a challenge to these guys. What jazz artist or album should I check out if I like a specific genre of music? I get some great recommendations but more importantly, the conversation goes to places I never imagined. Mike talks about how Mike Watt and Stephen Hodge have helped him grow as a songwriter and a singer. Chris talks about discovering raw talent in his own family. And we talk about the latest Chris Greene Quartet album and the upcoming mssv album from Mike Baggetta, Mike Watt, & Stephen Hodge. Check them both out on Bandcamp or on their websites: chrisgreenejazz.com or @chrisgreenejazz on socials.Mike is at mikebaggetta.com and mainsteamstopvalve.com or @mikebaggetta on Instagram & mssv on Facebook. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on X & Instagram. Our merch is found at performanceanx.threadless.com or you can support us at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Now get ready to love some jazz with Chris Greene & Mike Baggetta on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 21 Feb 2025 09:00:00 -0000 Side Projects: Getting Into Jazz w/Chris Greene & Mike Baggetta full Marc Shea CHris Greene & Mike Baggetta talk about different styles of jazz for non-jazz listeners and their new albums Today we’re talking about jazz, eventually. My computer crashed so this is take two! My guests are Mike Baggetta from mssv among other projects and Chris Greene of the Chris Greene Quartet. They’ve both been on the show before. I highly recommend going back to their episodes to get their stories. Today I’ve posed a challenge to these guys. What jazz artist or album should I check out if I like a specific genre of music? I get some great recommendations but more importantly, the conversation goes to places I never imagined. Mike talks about how Mike Watt and Stephen Hodge have helped him grow as a songwriter and a singer. Chris talks about discovering raw talent in his own family. And we talk about the latest Chris Greene Quartet album and the upcoming mssv album from Mike Baggetta, Mike Watt, & Stephen Hodge. Check them both out on Bandcamp or on their websites: chrisgreenejazz.com or @chrisgreenejazz on socials.Mike is at mikebaggetta.com and mainsteamstopvalve.com or @mikebaggetta on Instagram & mssv on Facebook. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on X & Instagram. Our merch is found at performanceanx.threadless.com or you can support us at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Now get ready to love some jazz with Chris Greene & Mike Baggetta on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today we’re talking about jazz, eventually. My computer crashed so this is take two! My guests are Mike Baggetta from mssv among other projects and Chris Greene of the Chris Greene Quartet. They’ve both been on the show before. I highly recommend going back to their episodes to get their stories. Today I’ve posed a challenge to these guys. What jazz artist or album should I check out if I like a specific genre of music? I get some great recommendations but more importantly, the conversation goes to places I never imagined. Mike talks about how Mike Watt and Stephen Hodge have helped him grow as a songwriter and a singer. Chris talks about discovering raw talent in his own family. And we talk about the latest Chris Greene Quartet album and the upcoming mssv album from Mike Baggetta, Mike Watt, & Stephen Hodge. Check them both out on Bandcamp or on their websites: chrisgreenejazz.com or @chrisgreenejazz on socials.Mike is at mikebaggetta.com and mainsteamstopvalve.com or @mikebaggetta on Instagram & mssv on Facebook. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on X & Instagram. Our merch is found at performanceanx.threadless.com or you can support us at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Now get ready to love some jazz with Chris Greene & Mike Baggetta on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 3447 yes James Cook (Captain's Audio Project, Trashcan Joe) This guest makes me feel like I’m in a Mark Twain novel. Welcome James Cook of Trashcan Joe. He’s got a new project called Captain’s Audio Project and the two bands are like yin and yang. They both have that old-time jazz feel. But where Trashcan Joe is fun, upbeat, and occasionally raucous, Captain’s Audio Project is a little more melancholy.  James grew up in a very musical family but he’s the only one of his siblings to find his way into the music business. As I’ve mentioned, he plays old-time jazz. But he didn’t start out that way. He got into Hendrix, Zeppelin, Sabbath, and the rock of the day when his neighbor gave him his entire record collection. That’s an interesting story! He tells me how he went from hard rock to the jazz he plays now. He talks about busking through Europe with Jimbo Trout, building instruments from found objects, and how Trashcan Joe started.  Check out Captain’s Audio Project on Bad Man Records. Preorder it and maybe James can come play a gig in your area. Follow him at Trashcan Joe’s social pages, for the time being. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on socials. You can support the show through merch at performanceanx.threadless.com or by sending us money for coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Now get your washtub bass out and jam along to James Cook of Captain’s Audio Project on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 11 Feb 2025 18:48:00 -0000 James Cook (Captain's Audio Project, Trashcan Joe) full Marc Shea James Cook is the ultimate DIY musician. He stops by to talk about how he started, Trashcan Joe, and his new endeavor, Captain's Audio Project This guest makes me feel like I’m in a Mark Twain novel. Welcome James Cook of Trashcan Joe. He’s got a new project called Captain’s Audio Project and the two bands are like yin and yang. They both have that old-time jazz feel. But where Trashcan Joe is fun, upbeat, and occasionally raucous, Captain’s Audio Project is a little more melancholy.  James grew up in a very musical family but he’s the only one of his siblings to find his way into the music business. As I’ve mentioned, he plays old-time jazz. But he didn’t start out that way. He got into Hendrix, Zeppelin, Sabbath, and the rock of the day when his neighbor gave him his entire record collection. That’s an interesting story! He tells me how he went from hard rock to the jazz he plays now. He talks about busking through Europe with Jimbo Trout, building instruments from found objects, and how Trashcan Joe started.  Check out Captain’s Audio Project on Bad Man Records. Preorder it and maybe James can come play a gig in your area. Follow him at Trashcan Joe’s social pages, for the time being. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on socials. You can support the show through merch at performanceanx.threadless.com or by sending us money for coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Now get your washtub bass out and jam along to James Cook of Captain’s Audio Project on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This guest makes me feel like I’m in a Mark Twain novel. Welcome James Cook of Trashcan Joe. He’s got a new project called Captain’s Audio Project and the two bands are like yin and yang. They both have that old-time jazz feel. But where Trashcan Joe is fun, upbeat, and occasionally raucous, Captain’s Audio Project is a little more melancholy. 

James grew up in a very musical family but he’s the only one of his siblings to find his way into the music business. As I’ve mentioned, he plays old-time jazz. But he didn’t start out that way. He got into Hendrix, Zeppelin, Sabbath, and the rock of the day when his neighbor gave him his entire record collection. That’s an interesting story! He tells me how he went from hard rock to the jazz he plays now. He talks about busking through Europe with Jimbo Trout, building instruments from found objects, and how Trashcan Joe started. 

Check out Captain’s Audio Project on Bad Man Records. Preorder it and maybe James can come play a gig in your area. Follow him at Trashcan Joe’s social pages, for the time being. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on socials. You can support the show through merch at performanceanx.threadless.com or by sending us money for coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Now get your washtub bass out and jam along to James Cook of Captain’s Audio Project on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 4658 yes Tex Mosely (Neverland Ranch Davidians) Today’s guest was bound to happen. Meet Tex Mosely from Neverland Ranch Davidians. Tex and his band were suggested to me a couple of years ago by my friend Ian. I reached out and we tried to get everything to mesh but just couldn’t make it work. A few years later, here we are.  Tex talks about growing up in Philly and having music all around him. His uncle was a professional bass player. Tex started playing guitar and even took lessons from jazz legend, Pat Martino! He began his life in music in Philly, but he eventually found his way to LA. He joined up with The Slaves and found favor with Concrete Blonde, one of my favorite bands. But after a while, rock and roll and substance abuse took its toll on him. But he found help, love, and safety back with his family in Philly.  After his recovery, Tex moved back to LA and joined a band called Neighborhood Bullys. They had such a good sound that they ended up being Suzi Quatro’s band for her album In The Spotlight. But there’s one odd thing about that recording and I’ll let Tex tell that story. Tex’s latest band is Neverland Ranch Davidians. It started off as a lo-fi project and wound up being his singing debut. He tells how he met the other band members, Max Hagen and Will Bentley and how he came up with the band name. Their sophomore release is out soon and it’s an amalgamation of all Tex’s influences (except maybe Pat Martino). It's called Shout It On The Mountain and that title tells it all. It’s a rock album. That’s it. Tex is a blast to talk with and shares great stories from his early days through the making of the new album. Pre-order it on Heavy Medication Records, buy the debut, and follow Neverland Ranch Davidians on the socials. You can’t miss them. Follow us @PerformanceAnx, buy merch at performanceanx.threadless.com and send money through ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Now saddle up with Tex Mosely of Neverland Ranch Davidians on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Sat, 01 Feb 2025 03:30:00 -0000 Tex Mosely (Neverland Ranch Davidians) full Marc Shea Tex Mosely Talks about his career, Concrete Blonde, getting clean, and the sophomore album from Neverland Ranch Davidians Today’s guest was bound to happen. Meet Tex Mosely from Neverland Ranch Davidians. Tex and his band were suggested to me a couple of years ago by my friend Ian. I reached out and we tried to get everything to mesh but just couldn’t make it work. A few years later, here we are.  Tex talks about growing up in Philly and having music all around him. His uncle was a professional bass player. Tex started playing guitar and even took lessons from jazz legend, Pat Martino! He began his life in music in Philly, but he eventually found his way to LA. He joined up with The Slaves and found favor with Concrete Blonde, one of my favorite bands. But after a while, rock and roll and substance abuse took its toll on him. But he found help, love, and safety back with his family in Philly.  After his recovery, Tex moved back to LA and joined a band called Neighborhood Bullys. They had such a good sound that they ended up being Suzi Quatro’s band for her album In The Spotlight. But there’s one odd thing about that recording and I’ll let Tex tell that story. Tex’s latest band is Neverland Ranch Davidians. It started off as a lo-fi project and wound up being his singing debut. He tells how he met the other band members, Max Hagen and Will Bentley and how he came up with the band name. Their sophomore release is out soon and it’s an amalgamation of all Tex’s influences (except maybe Pat Martino). It's called Shout It On The Mountain and that title tells it all. It’s a rock album. That’s it. Tex is a blast to talk with and shares great stories from his early days through the making of the new album. Pre-order it on Heavy Medication Records, buy the debut, and follow Neverland Ranch Davidians on the socials. You can’t miss them. Follow us @PerformanceAnx, buy merch at performanceanx.threadless.com and send money through ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Now saddle up with Tex Mosely of Neverland Ranch Davidians on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today’s guest was bound to happen. Meet Tex Mosely from Neverland Ranch Davidians. Tex and his band were suggested to me a couple of years ago by my friend Ian. I reached out and we tried to get everything to mesh but just couldn’t make it work. A few years later, here we are. 

Tex talks about growing up in Philly and having music all around him. His uncle was a professional bass player. Tex started playing guitar and even took lessons from jazz legend, Pat Martino! He began his life in music in Philly, but he eventually found his way to LA. He joined up with The Slaves and found favor with Concrete Blonde, one of my favorite bands. But after a while, rock and roll and substance abuse took its toll on him. But he found help, love, and safety back with his family in Philly. 

After his recovery, Tex moved back to LA and joined a band called Neighborhood Bullys. They had such a good sound that they ended up being Suzi Quatro’s band for her album In The Spotlight. But there’s one odd thing about that recording and I’ll let Tex tell that story. Tex’s latest band is Neverland Ranch Davidians. It started off as a lo-fi project and wound up being his singing debut. He tells how he met the other band members, Max Hagen and Will Bentley and how he came up with the band name. Their sophomore release is out soon and it’s an amalgamation of all Tex’s influences (except maybe Pat Martino). It's called Shout It On The Mountain and that title tells it all. It’s a rock album. That’s it. Tex is a blast to talk with and shares great stories from his early days through the making of the new album. Pre-order it on Heavy Medication Records, buy the debut, and follow Neverland Ranch Davidians on the socials. You can’t miss them. Follow us @PerformanceAnx, buy merch at performanceanx.threadless.com and send money through ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Now saddle up with Tex Mosely of Neverland Ranch Davidians on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 4676 yes Side Projects: Creating Sophomore Albums I've wanted to do this episode for a long time; not just the subject matter, but my guests as well. Today I’m talking about making sophomore albums with Vashti Bunyan and Lucy Kruger; two people who have vastly different experiences making their second albums. Lucy has done it twice with her bands Medicine Boy and Lucy Kruger & The Lost Boys. But they were both very different approaches from one another.  Vashti took a different route. She waited 35 years to make her sophomore album. In fact, she said that, between the disappointing reception to her debut and the extended gap between the two albums, her second album, Lookaftering, didn’t feel like a second album at all. This was a fun topic, but I had been looking for a reason to have Lucy & Vashti on together for years. And the reissue of Vashti’s second album, Lookaftering, complete with live or demo versions of almost every song on the album, was the perfect reason. And we go a bit beyond sophomore albums because that’s what happens when you’re enjoying a casual conversation. Check out Lucy Kruger’s latest album, A Human Home, on Bandcamp or wherever you get music. Follow her @lucy_kruger to keep up with her. Pick up Vashti Bnyan’s reissue of her sophomore album, Lookaftering, on Fat Cat records, Bandcamp, or wherever you buy music. Follow her on Facebook or on Instagram @vashtibunyan. Follow the podcast @PerformanceAnx on socials. Our merch is available at performanceanx.threadless.com. Coffee money is happily accepted at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Now let’s talk sophomore albums with Lucy Kruger & Vashti Bunyan on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 24 Jan 2025 09:00:00 -0000 Side Projects: Sophomore Albums full Marc Shea Vashti Bunyan & Lucy Kruger join the show to talk about making a sophomore album. Coincidentally, Vashti's sophomore album is being reissued with bonus tracks! I've wanted to do this episode for a long time; not just the subject matter, but my guests as well. Today I’m talking about making sophomore albums with Vashti Bunyan and Lucy Kruger; two people who have vastly different experiences making their second albums. Lucy has done it twice with her bands Medicine Boy and Lucy Kruger & The Lost Boys. But they were both very different approaches from one another.  Vashti took a different route. She waited 35 years to make her sophomore album. In fact, she said that, between the disappointing reception to her debut and the extended gap between the two albums, her second album, Lookaftering, didn’t feel like a second album at all. This was a fun topic, but I had been looking for a reason to have Lucy & Vashti on together for years. And the reissue of Vashti’s second album, Lookaftering, complete with live or demo versions of almost every song on the album, was the perfect reason. And we go a bit beyond sophomore albums because that’s what happens when you’re enjoying a casual conversation. Check out Lucy Kruger’s latest album, A Human Home, on Bandcamp or wherever you get music. Follow her @lucy_kruger to keep up with her. Pick up Vashti Bnyan’s reissue of her sophomore album, Lookaftering, on Fat Cat records, Bandcamp, or wherever you buy music. Follow her on Facebook or on Instagram @vashtibunyan. Follow the podcast @PerformanceAnx on socials. Our merch is available at performanceanx.threadless.com. Coffee money is happily accepted at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Now let’s talk sophomore albums with Lucy Kruger & Vashti Bunyan on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices I've wanted to do this episode for a long time; not just the subject matter, but my guests as well. Today I’m talking about making sophomore albums with Vashti Bunyan and Lucy Kruger; two people who have vastly different experiences making their second albums. Lucy has done it twice with her bands Medicine Boy and Lucy Kruger & The Lost Boys. But they were both very different approaches from one another. 

Vashti took a different route. She waited 35 years to make her sophomore album. In fact, she said that, between the disappointing reception to her debut and the extended gap between the two albums, her second album, Lookaftering, didn’t feel like a second album at all.

This was a fun topic, but I had been looking for a reason to have Lucy & Vashti on together for years. And the reissue of Vashti’s second album, Lookaftering, complete with live or demo versions of almost every song on the album, was the perfect reason. And we go a bit beyond sophomore albums because that’s what happens when you’re enjoying a casual conversation.

Check out Lucy Kruger’s latest album, A Human Home, on Bandcamp or wherever you get music. Follow her @lucy_kruger to keep up with her. Pick up Vashti Bnyan’s reissue of her sophomore album, Lookaftering, on Fat Cat records, Bandcamp, or wherever you buy music. Follow her on Facebook or on Instagram @vashtibunyan. Follow the podcast @PerformanceAnx on socials. Our merch is available at performanceanx.threadless.com. Coffee money is happily accepted at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Now let’s talk sophomore albums with Lucy Kruger & Vashti Bunyan on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 2762 no Clinton Jacob (Mr. Phylzzz) Today’s guest has the best outlook. Welcome Clinton Jacob of Mr. Phylzzz to the podcast. He’s based out of Chicago but originally hails from Clarksville, OH. Apparently they have quite the gruesome claim to fame. Clinton began his musical career playing in bands that were a little more traditional in their sound and approach, which he hated. But there wasn’t much in Clarksville besides that and dead bodies. And that’s actually what made Clinton realize that music was what he wanted to do. Mr. Phylzzz was formed as a joke by driving a member of one of those hated bands to quit the band he loved. Around that same time, he also started working at a comedy club and dabbling in stand up. The perseverance Clinton saw from comedians crashing and burning one night just to kill the next had a profound effect on him and his view of his band and the philosophy of “do it all backwards”.  Clinton talks about how he connected with the legendary label Amphetamine Reptile and how the band’s relationship with The Melvins formed and how important it is to him. After going through a few drummers, Clinton found his equal in Dan Sein. The two make a very noisy dynamo. To that end, Clinton tells some of the odd studio techniques the band has employed over the years. They have some big plans for 2025 including new music and touring a lot. So grab the music on Bandcamp or wherever you get music (bt Bandcamp is best). Follow them @mrphylzzzband on Instagram, mrphylzzz on Facebook, or at mrphylzzz.com. And make sure you spell it wrong. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on socials. Our merch is at performanceanx.threadless.com. Send money for coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. And now check out the insanity of Clinton Jacob and Mr. Phylzzz on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 15 Jan 2025 09:00:00 -0000 Clinton Jacob (Mr. Phylzzz) full Marc Shea Founding member of Mr. Phylzzz (pronounced Mr. Flyzzz) Clinton Jacob joins the show to discuss his unique spin on music, comedy, and serial killer dumping grounds Today’s guest has the best outlook. Welcome Clinton Jacob of Mr. Phylzzz to the podcast. He’s based out of Chicago but originally hails from Clarksville, OH. Apparently they have quite the gruesome claim to fame. Clinton began his musical career playing in bands that were a little more traditional in their sound and approach, which he hated. But there wasn’t much in Clarksville besides that and dead bodies. And that’s actually what made Clinton realize that music was what he wanted to do. Mr. Phylzzz was formed as a joke by driving a member of one of those hated bands to quit the band he loved. Around that same time, he also started working at a comedy club and dabbling in stand up. The perseverance Clinton saw from comedians crashing and burning one night just to kill the next had a profound effect on him and his view of his band and the philosophy of “do it all backwards”.  Clinton talks about how he connected with the legendary label Amphetamine Reptile and how the band’s relationship with The Melvins formed and how important it is to him. After going through a few drummers, Clinton found his equal in Dan Sein. The two make a very noisy dynamo. To that end, Clinton tells some of the odd studio techniques the band has employed over the years. They have some big plans for 2025 including new music and touring a lot. So grab the music on Bandcamp or wherever you get music (bt Bandcamp is best). Follow them @mrphylzzzband on Instagram, mrphylzzz on Facebook, or at mrphylzzz.com. And make sure you spell it wrong. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on socials. Our merch is at performanceanx.threadless.com. Send money for coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. And now check out the insanity of Clinton Jacob and Mr. Phylzzz on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today’s guest has the best outlook. Welcome Clinton Jacob of Mr. Phylzzz to the podcast. He’s based out of Chicago but originally hails from Clarksville, OH. Apparently they have quite the gruesome claim to fame. Clinton began his musical career playing in bands that were a little more traditional in their sound and approach, which he hated. But there wasn’t much in Clarksville besides that and dead bodies. And that’s actually what made Clinton realize that music was what he wanted to do. Mr. Phylzzz was formed as a joke by driving a member of one of those hated bands to quit the band he loved. Around that same time, he also started working at a comedy club and dabbling in stand up. The perseverance Clinton saw from comedians crashing and burning one night just to kill the next had a profound effect on him and his view of his band and the philosophy of “do it all backwards”. 

Clinton talks about how he connected with the legendary label Amphetamine Reptile and how the band’s relationship with The Melvins formed and how important it is to him. After going through a few drummers, Clinton found his equal in Dan Sein. The two make a very noisy dynamo. To that end, Clinton tells some of the odd studio techniques the band has employed over the years. They have some big plans for 2025 including new music and touring a lot. So grab the music on Bandcamp or wherever you get music (bt Bandcamp is best). Follow them @mrphylzzzband on Instagram, mrphylzzz on Facebook, or at mrphylzzz.com. And make sure you spell it wrong. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on socials. Our merch is at performanceanx.threadless.com. Send money for coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. And now check out the insanity of Clinton Jacob and Mr. Phylzzz on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 6003 yes Maura Pond (Luna Honey) This guest harkens back to the original concept of this podcast. And she has possibly the most unusual band setup I have ever heard of. Welcome Maura Pond of Luna Honey. And this band has really captured my attention. They’ve got this new take on the no wave sound that spawned bands like Swans, Rhys Chatham, Theoretical Girls, and others. It’s experimental music that’s really accessible. Maura and I discover some similarities like being from the VA/DC area and procrastination.  She talks about getting a bit of a late start in the whole “being in a band” thing. She spent most of her twenties going to shows in the DC area instead of performing in shows. But that’s not to say she wasn’t creating. She was recording on her own, figuring, maybe even counting on, no one ever hearing those songs. And no one will because that hard drive is long dead. She had (and still has) some pretty serious performance anxiety. But playing drums while hanging with future bandmate and future ex-husband Levi Flack, really helped her learn how to handle it. They formed Luna Honey and things have been complicated ever since. There’s being in a band with her ex-huband Levi AND current partner Ben Schurr. There’s delaying their sophomore album to write and record a completely new album with a completely different sound as a favor for an aunt who was dying. There’s the collaborative album they did with Norman Westberg of Swans. And then there’s the new album, Bound. It’s their best and most diverse album to date. It’s simultaneously experimental, haunting, spooky, and catchy. And Maura has some great stories to go with the music. So check them out wherever you get music and follow them @lunahoneymusic. Follow us @performanceanx, subscribe to the podcast, grab merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Send coffee money at ko-fi.com/performance anxiety. And let’s get over performance anxiety with Maura Pond of Luna Honey on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 06 Jan 2025 18:06:00 -0000 Maura Pond (Luna Honey) full Marc Shea Luna Honey's Maura Pond discusses the band's unusual personnel, having performance anxiety, percussive walnuts, and the band's 6th album in 7 years, called Bound This guest harkens back to the original concept of this podcast. And she has possibly the most unusual band setup I have ever heard of. Welcome Maura Pond of Luna Honey. And this band has really captured my attention. They’ve got this new take on the no wave sound that spawned bands like Swans, Rhys Chatham, Theoretical Girls, and others. It’s experimental music that’s really accessible. Maura and I discover some similarities like being from the VA/DC area and procrastination.  She talks about getting a bit of a late start in the whole “being in a band” thing. She spent most of her twenties going to shows in the DC area instead of performing in shows. But that’s not to say she wasn’t creating. She was recording on her own, figuring, maybe even counting on, no one ever hearing those songs. And no one will because that hard drive is long dead. She had (and still has) some pretty serious performance anxiety. But playing drums while hanging with future bandmate and future ex-husband Levi Flack, really helped her learn how to handle it. They formed Luna Honey and things have been complicated ever since. There’s being in a band with her ex-huband Levi AND current partner Ben Schurr. There’s delaying their sophomore album to write and record a completely new album with a completely different sound as a favor for an aunt who was dying. There’s the collaborative album they did with Norman Westberg of Swans. And then there’s the new album, Bound. It’s their best and most diverse album to date. It’s simultaneously experimental, haunting, spooky, and catchy. And Maura has some great stories to go with the music. So check them out wherever you get music and follow them @lunahoneymusic. Follow us @performanceanx, subscribe to the podcast, grab merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Send coffee money at ko-fi.com/performance anxiety. And let’s get over performance anxiety with Maura Pond of Luna Honey on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This guest harkens back to the original concept of this podcast. And she has possibly the most unusual band setup I have ever heard of. Welcome Maura Pond of Luna Honey. And this band has really captured my attention. They’ve got this new take on the no wave sound that spawned bands like Swans, Rhys Chatham, Theoretical Girls, and others. It’s experimental music that’s really accessible. Maura and I discover some similarities like being from the VA/DC area and procrastination. 

She talks about getting a bit of a late start in the whole “being in a band” thing. She spent most of her twenties going to shows in the DC area instead of performing in shows. But that’s not to say she wasn’t creating. She was recording on her own, figuring, maybe even counting on, no one ever hearing those songs. And no one will because that hard drive is long dead. She had (and still has) some pretty serious performance anxiety. But playing drums while hanging with future bandmate and future ex-husband Levi Flack, really helped her learn how to handle it. They formed Luna Honey and things have been complicated ever since. There’s being in a band with her ex-huband Levi AND current partner Ben Schurr. There’s delaying their sophomore album to write and record a completely new album with a completely different sound as a favor for an aunt who was dying. There’s the collaborative album they did with Norman Westberg of Swans. And then there’s the new album, Bound. It’s their best and most diverse album to date. It’s simultaneously experimental, haunting, spooky, and catchy. And Maura has some great stories to go with the music. So check them out wherever you get music and follow them @lunahoneymusic. Follow us @performanceanx, subscribe to the podcast, grab merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Send coffee money at ko-fi.com/performance anxiety. And let’s get over performance anxiety with Maura Pond of Luna Honey on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 4385 yes Kerry Jones (Death Doula) This guest had me pining for the 90’s. Welcome Kerry Jones from the band Death Doula. If you’re like me, you may be asking what a death doula is. Fortunately for us, Kerry talks about what it is and why she gave her band that name. She played a number of instruments growing up but never sang. She never thought that singing was a talent that she could possess. She learned how to play guitar during a high school independent study. Before she started working on her own music, she went through so many phases of music appreciation. She started playing in her first band in college. She even tried doing the long distance band thing while she was living in New York City, way before COVID made it cool. But while she was there, she took a job that led her to a completely new career as a personal chef, through Craigslist. But music was always there. Kerry talks about how she met her bandmate and partner, Kyle Alexander. She talks about how the band has evolved over time, over pandemics, and over drummers and her amazing Craigslist kismet. Death Doula is playing select shows and hopefully playing a lot more as 2025 progresses. Check them out at deathdoulaband.com or @deathdoulaband on Instagram. Get the music and some cool ass merch through the site, through Bandcamp, or wherever you listen to music. Check us out @PerformanceAnx on social media. Grab merch at performanceanx.threadless.com or send us money (ostensibly for coffee) at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Now prepare to disembark on a fascinating trip with Kerry Jones of Death Doula on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Sat, 28 Dec 2024 03:09:00 -0000 Kerry Jones (Death Doula) full Marc Shea Singer Kerry Jones from Portland, Oregon's Death Doula joins the show to discuss their new album, Lovespells, Craigslist kismet, personal chef-ery, and a whole lot more. This guest had me pining for the 90’s. Welcome Kerry Jones from the band Death Doula. If you’re like me, you may be asking what a death doula is. Fortunately for us, Kerry talks about what it is and why she gave her band that name. She played a number of instruments growing up but never sang. She never thought that singing was a talent that she could possess. She learned how to play guitar during a high school independent study. Before she started working on her own music, she went through so many phases of music appreciation. She started playing in her first band in college. She even tried doing the long distance band thing while she was living in New York City, way before COVID made it cool. But while she was there, she took a job that led her to a completely new career as a personal chef, through Craigslist. But music was always there. Kerry talks about how she met her bandmate and partner, Kyle Alexander. She talks about how the band has evolved over time, over pandemics, and over drummers and her amazing Craigslist kismet. Death Doula is playing select shows and hopefully playing a lot more as 2025 progresses. Check them out at deathdoulaband.com or @deathdoulaband on Instagram. Get the music and some cool ass merch through the site, through Bandcamp, or wherever you listen to music. Check us out @PerformanceAnx on social media. Grab merch at performanceanx.threadless.com or send us money (ostensibly for coffee) at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Now prepare to disembark on a fascinating trip with Kerry Jones of Death Doula on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This guest had me pining for the 90’s. Welcome Kerry Jones from the band Death Doula. If you’re like me, you may be asking what a death doula is. Fortunately for us, Kerry talks about what it is and why she gave her band that name. She played a number of instruments growing up but never sang. She never thought that singing was a talent that she could possess. She learned how to play guitar during a high school independent study.

Before she started working on her own music, she went through so many phases of music appreciation. She started playing in her first band in college. She even tried doing the long distance band thing while she was living in New York City, way before COVID made it cool. But while she was there, she took a job that led her to a completely new career as a personal chef, through Craigslist. But music was always there. Kerry talks about how she met her bandmate and partner, Kyle Alexander. She talks about how the band has evolved over time, over pandemics, and over drummers and her amazing Craigslist kismet. Death Doula is playing select shows and hopefully playing a lot more as 2025 progresses. Check them out at deathdoulaband.com or @deathdoulaband on Instagram. Get the music and some cool ass merch through the site, through Bandcamp, or wherever you listen to music. Check us out @PerformanceAnx on social media. Grab merch at performanceanx.threadless.com or send us money (ostensibly for coffee) at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Now prepare to disembark on a fascinating trip with Kerry Jones of Death Doula on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 4674 yes Django Haskins (The Old Ceremony) Today’s guest is a busy guy. He never seems to stop working. It’s Django Haskins from The Old Ceremony. And with a name like Django, your future is basically pre-determined. Music was big part of his parents’ (and therefore, his) lives. His parents were a folk duo and had Django playing classical violin at age five. He’s been in rock bands since the age of thirteen. And that includes while he was studying literature at Yale and spending a year in China. DId I mention that he got life advice from Ike & Tina’s sax player? Well he did. And it stuck because his band, The Old Ceremony, is celebrating 20 years together. Django talks about how he went from Django & The Regulars, International Orange, Au Pair, and Big Star’s Third to The Old Ceremony’s latest release called Earthbound. That journey includes writing and pasta sessions at Jack Hardy’s place, moving from NYC to NC, and writing over 100 songs during the pandemic. Earthbound is The Old Ceremony’s first album in nine years, but it was worth the wait. Pick it up wherever you get music or through theoldceremony.com. Follow them on social media @theoldceremony. Follow us @PerformanceAnx and grab some merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Send us coffee money through ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. I hope you enjoy this conversation with Django Haskins of The Old Ceremony as much as I did on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 19 Dec 2024 09:00:00 -0000 Django Haskins (The Old Ceremony) full Marc Shea Founder of The Old Ceremony, Django Haskins, discusses the 20th anniversary of the band, their new album, playing in China, and a lot more. Today’s guest is a busy guy. He never seems to stop working. It’s Django Haskins from The Old Ceremony. And with a name like Django, your future is basically pre-determined. Music was big part of his parents’ (and therefore, his) lives. His parents were a folk duo and had Django playing classical violin at age five. He’s been in rock bands since the age of thirteen. And that includes while he was studying literature at Yale and spending a year in China. DId I mention that he got life advice from Ike & Tina’s sax player? Well he did. And it stuck because his band, The Old Ceremony, is celebrating 20 years together. Django talks about how he went from Django & The Regulars, International Orange, Au Pair, and Big Star’s Third to The Old Ceremony’s latest release called Earthbound. That journey includes writing and pasta sessions at Jack Hardy’s place, moving from NYC to NC, and writing over 100 songs during the pandemic. Earthbound is The Old Ceremony’s first album in nine years, but it was worth the wait. Pick it up wherever you get music or through theoldceremony.com. Follow them on social media @theoldceremony. Follow us @PerformanceAnx and grab some merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Send us coffee money through ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. I hope you enjoy this conversation with Django Haskins of The Old Ceremony as much as I did on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today’s guest is a busy guy. He never seems to stop working. It’s Django Haskins from The Old Ceremony. And with a name like Django, your future is basically pre-determined. Music was big part of his parents’ (and therefore, his) lives. His parents were a folk duo and had Django playing classical violin at age five. He’s been in rock bands since the age of thirteen. And that includes while he was studying literature at Yale and spending a year in China. DId I mention that he got life advice from Ike & Tina’s sax player? Well he did. And it stuck because his band, The Old Ceremony, is celebrating 20 years together. Django talks about how he went from Django & The Regulars, International Orange, Au Pair, and Big Star’s Third to The Old Ceremony’s latest release called Earthbound. That journey includes writing and pasta sessions at Jack Hardy’s place, moving from NYC to NC, and writing over 100 songs during the pandemic. Earthbound is The Old Ceremony’s first album in nine years, but it was worth the wait. Pick it up wherever you get music or through theoldceremony.com. Follow them on social media @theoldceremony. Follow us @PerformanceAnx and grab some merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Send us coffee money through ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. I hope you enjoy this conversation with Django Haskins of The Old Ceremony as much as I did on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 4126 yes John Mlynczak (NAMM) Today’s guest schooled me…about NAMM, the North American Music Merchants. Welcome NAMM President and CEO, John Mlynczak. Before we get into the meat of what NAMM is and does, John talks about his musical history. Music and music education have always been an important part of his life. He pursued that path from Virginia all the way to LSU; but I won’t hold that against him. He talks about creating the first music technology curricula in the state of Louisiana and how that led him to a job with PreSonus, who make music software, monitors, mixers, and more. That led to a great opportunity with music publishing company, Hal Leonard.  John also talks about the very long process of becoming the President and CEO of NAMM. But before that, he gives a little history of NAMM and shares some of his own experiences at NAMM shows, before he started working there. I learned what goes into planning each NAMM show, what to expect if you go, and how NAMM is expanding to include content creators and influencers. NAMM is an industry show, and John talks about how they’ve evolved over the years. John explains what NAMM offers its members at the show and throughout the year. He also tells me about NAMM Next and the amazing NAMM archives. John also talks about how COVID affected them, how it made them innovate, and how NAMM is bouncing back, better than ever. Go to NAMM.org to get information about what they do and how to attend the 2025 NAMM show. Follow them @thenammshow on social media. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media. Merch is available at performanceanx.threadless.com. You can send us money to get to NAMM at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. And now please welcome John Mlynczak of NAMM on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Sat, 07 Dec 2024 03:42:00 -0000 John Mlynczak (NAMM) full Marc Shea NAMM President & CEO John Mlynczak stops by to discuss the organization, his musical history, and NAMM 2025 Today’s guest schooled me…about NAMM, the North American Music Merchants. Welcome NAMM President and CEO, John Mlynczak. Before we get into the meat of what NAMM is and does, John talks about his musical history. Music and music education have always been an important part of his life. He pursued that path from Virginia all the way to LSU; but I won’t hold that against him. He talks about creating the first music technology curricula in the state of Louisiana and how that led him to a job with PreSonus, who make music software, monitors, mixers, and more. That led to a great opportunity with music publishing company, Hal Leonard.  John also talks about the very long process of becoming the President and CEO of NAMM. But before that, he gives a little history of NAMM and shares some of his own experiences at NAMM shows, before he started working there. I learned what goes into planning each NAMM show, what to expect if you go, and how NAMM is expanding to include content creators and influencers. NAMM is an industry show, and John talks about how they’ve evolved over the years. John explains what NAMM offers its members at the show and throughout the year. He also tells me about NAMM Next and the amazing NAMM archives. John also talks about how COVID affected them, how it made them innovate, and how NAMM is bouncing back, better than ever. Go to NAMM.org to get information about what they do and how to attend the 2025 NAMM show. Follow them @thenammshow on social media. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media. Merch is available at performanceanx.threadless.com. You can send us money to get to NAMM at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. And now please welcome John Mlynczak of NAMM on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today’s guest schooled me…about NAMM, the North American Music Merchants. Welcome NAMM President and CEO, John Mlynczak. Before we get into the meat of what NAMM is and does, John talks about his musical history. Music and music education have always been an important part of his life. He pursued that path from Virginia all the way to LSU; but I won’t hold that against him. He talks about creating the first music technology curricula in the state of Louisiana and how that led him to a job with PreSonus, who make music software, monitors, mixers, and more. That led to a great opportunity with music publishing company, Hal Leonard. 

John also talks about the very long process of becoming the President and CEO of NAMM. But before that, he gives a little history of NAMM and shares some of his own experiences at NAMM shows, before he started working there. I learned what goes into planning each NAMM show, what to expect if you go, and how NAMM is expanding to include content creators and influencers. NAMM is an industry show, and John talks about how they’ve evolved over the years. John explains what NAMM offers its members at the show and throughout the year. He also tells me about NAMM Next and the amazing NAMM archives. John also talks about how COVID affected them, how it made them innovate, and how NAMM is bouncing back, better than ever. Go to NAMM.org to get information about what they do and how to attend the 2025 NAMM show. Follow them @thenammshow on social media. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media. Merch is available at performanceanx.threadless.com. You can send us money to get to NAMM at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. And now please welcome John Mlynczak of NAMM on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.


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]]> 3898 no Chris Greene This guest is not what I expected. Welcome jazz saxophonist Chris Greene to the podcast. I was worried that he’d be a jazz snob but he was the exact opposite. He was happy to teach me what he could in an hour podcast. And that included learning how he got into jazz. It all started to make sense to Chris in high school. He went on to study jazz at Indiana, which is where he started playing in bands outside of school for the first time.He formed Chris Greene & New Perspective. He had some definite ideas and plans for that group. He talks about what worked and what didn’t. He also talks about how that band ended and the Chris Greene Quartet began. And he avoided playing tenor sax for quite a long time and for a specific reason. But he eventually succumbed to its draw. Chris and I talk about why jazz seems to be open to doing unusual cover songs and some of the unusual ones that he’s done. He was also influenced by some very unusual covers by some jazz heavyweights. Chris talks about how the quartet goes about songwriting and the story behind the title of their second album. They have a new album out called Conversance. He discusses that name and the music on the album, including a special song with a connection to his son. We also talk about the writing process which includes road testing their songs. Check out Conversance on Pravda Records. It’s their very first jazz release ever! Pick it up through them or wherever you get music. Follow Chris on the socials @chrisgreenejazz. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on socials. Grab our merch at performanceanx.threadless.com or send coffee money through ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. I’ve managed to steer clear of all jazz puns so far. Let’s keep that going with Chris Greene on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Sat, 30 Nov 2024 12:30:00 -0000 Chris Greene full Marc Shea Saxophonist Chris Greene talks about his quartet's new album, Conversance, how he got into jazz, doing covers, and a lot more. This guest is not what I expected. Welcome jazz saxophonist Chris Greene to the podcast. I was worried that he’d be a jazz snob but he was the exact opposite. He was happy to teach me what he could in an hour podcast. And that included learning how he got into jazz. It all started to make sense to Chris in high school. He went on to study jazz at Indiana, which is where he started playing in bands outside of school for the first time.He formed Chris Greene & New Perspective. He had some definite ideas and plans for that group. He talks about what worked and what didn’t. He also talks about how that band ended and the Chris Greene Quartet began. And he avoided playing tenor sax for quite a long time and for a specific reason. But he eventually succumbed to its draw. Chris and I talk about why jazz seems to be open to doing unusual cover songs and some of the unusual ones that he’s done. He was also influenced by some very unusual covers by some jazz heavyweights. Chris talks about how the quartet goes about songwriting and the story behind the title of their second album. They have a new album out called Conversance. He discusses that name and the music on the album, including a special song with a connection to his son. We also talk about the writing process which includes road testing their songs. Check out Conversance on Pravda Records. It’s their very first jazz release ever! Pick it up through them or wherever you get music. Follow Chris on the socials @chrisgreenejazz. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on socials. Grab our merch at performanceanx.threadless.com or send coffee money through ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. I’ve managed to steer clear of all jazz puns so far. Let’s keep that going with Chris Greene on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This guest is not what I expected. Welcome jazz saxophonist Chris Greene to the podcast. I was worried that he’d be a jazz snob but he was the exact opposite. He was happy to teach me what he could in an hour podcast. And that included learning how he got into jazz. It all started to make sense to Chris in high school. He went on to study jazz at Indiana, which is where he started playing in bands outside of school for the first time.He formed Chris Greene & New Perspective. He had some definite ideas and plans for that group. He talks about what worked and what didn’t. He also talks about how that band ended and the Chris Greene Quartet began. And he avoided playing tenor sax for quite a long time and for a specific reason. But he eventually succumbed to its draw.

Chris and I talk about why jazz seems to be open to doing unusual cover songs and some of the unusual ones that he’s done. He was also influenced by some very unusual covers by some jazz heavyweights. Chris talks about how the quartet goes about songwriting and the story behind the title of their second album. They have a new album out called Conversance. He discusses that name and the music on the album, including a special song with a connection to his son. We also talk about the writing process which includes road testing their songs. Check out Conversance on Pravda Records. It’s their very first jazz release ever! Pick it up through them or wherever you get music. Follow Chris on the socials @chrisgreenejazz. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on socials. Grab our merch at performanceanx.threadless.com or send coffee money through ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. I’ve managed to steer clear of all jazz puns so far. Let’s keep that going with Chris Greene on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 4405 yes Tartie (In These Trees) Today’s guest should be musically jetlagged. But she’s not. Welcome the mononymous Tartie to the podcast. She’s from Melbourne and has recently collaborated with Binnie Klein out of Connecticut for a project called In These Trees. It’s an emotional journey of an album. But before that happened, Tartie went through a whole lot of other phases. She taught herself piano at age six. She also started writing original music early on. She eventually studied music in college and played some unusual early gigs.  Tartie discusses her early music, which is definitely more pop than more recent work. She tells me about the Melbourne music scene and how she started going by the name Tartie. She switched things up during the pandemic, as Melbourne had some of the tightest restrictions. So she found creative, musical ways to fill her time. Tartie tells how she met her future collaborator, Binnie Klein, and how their partnership started. In These Trees began as a completely different project than the way it wrapped up. And in the time it took to finish the album, Tartie had two babies! She reveals a few stories behind select songs and the difficulties of touring an album when the collaborators are over 10,000 miles apart. Go to inthesetrees.com for links to buy the album and social links for the project. Visit @tartiemusic to check out what she’s up to. Check out @PerformanceAnx to check out what we’re up to. Merch is at performanceanx.threadless.com. Send us coffee money through ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. And now we go international on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 20 Nov 2024 09:00:00 -0000 Tartie (In These Trees) full Marc Shea Melbourne native Tartie discusses her new project, In These Trees & Tartie, her career, and being 10,000 miles from your musical collaborator Today’s guest should be musically jetlagged. But she’s not. Welcome the mononymous Tartie to the podcast. She’s from Melbourne and has recently collaborated with Binnie Klein out of Connecticut for a project called In These Trees. It’s an emotional journey of an album. But before that happened, Tartie went through a whole lot of other phases. She taught herself piano at age six. She also started writing original music early on. She eventually studied music in college and played some unusual early gigs.  Tartie discusses her early music, which is definitely more pop than more recent work. She tells me about the Melbourne music scene and how she started going by the name Tartie. She switched things up during the pandemic, as Melbourne had some of the tightest restrictions. So she found creative, musical ways to fill her time. Tartie tells how she met her future collaborator, Binnie Klein, and how their partnership started. In These Trees began as a completely different project than the way it wrapped up. And in the time it took to finish the album, Tartie had two babies! She reveals a few stories behind select songs and the difficulties of touring an album when the collaborators are over 10,000 miles apart. Go to inthesetrees.com for links to buy the album and social links for the project. Visit @tartiemusic to check out what she’s up to. Check out @PerformanceAnx to check out what we’re up to. Merch is at performanceanx.threadless.com. Send us coffee money through ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. And now we go international on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today’s guest should be musically jetlagged. But she’s not. Welcome the mononymous Tartie to the podcast. She’s from Melbourne and has recently collaborated with Binnie Klein out of Connecticut for a project called In These Trees. It’s an emotional journey of an album. But before that happened, Tartie went through a whole lot of other phases. She taught herself piano at age six. She also started writing original music early on. She eventually studied music in college and played some unusual early gigs. 

Tartie discusses her early music, which is definitely more pop than more recent work. She tells me about the Melbourne music scene and how she started going by the name Tartie. She switched things up during the pandemic, as Melbourne had some of the tightest restrictions. So she found creative, musical ways to fill her time. Tartie tells how she met her future collaborator, Binnie Klein, and how their partnership started. In These Trees began as a completely different project than the way it wrapped up. And in the time it took to finish the album, Tartie had two babies! She reveals a few stories behind select songs and the difficulties of touring an album when the collaborators are over 10,000 miles apart. Go to inthesetrees.com for links to buy the album and social links for the project. Visit @tartiemusic to check out what she’s up to. Check out @PerformanceAnx to check out what we’re up to. Merch is at performanceanx.threadless.com. Send us coffee money through ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. And now we go international on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.


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]]> 3823 yes Boone Froggett (Otis) This guest has reignited my love for the blues. Meet Boone Froggett from Otis. Boone is the guitarist, singer, and founding member of the band. We get disconnected a couple of times in the beginning, but we push through and have a wonderful conversation.He grew up in the same town as The Kentucky Headhunters. That band was hugely influential, not just musically, but attitudinally, if that’s a word. They showed Boone that you could be successful without moving to L.A. or Nashville. We talk about how he grew up performing, learning drums, guitar, singing, and sitar. When Otis formed, they decided to do things their way. They stayed at home, played what they wanted, like their debut album, which is a tribute album that Billy Gibbons bootlegged to give to people like Buddy Guy and Jeff Beck. Boone is also a cancer survivor. He opens up about what he went through and how he’s doing now. The band has released a couple of top notch singles and are poised to release more new music soon. And hopefully they'll be hitting the road, too. So follow Otis @otisbandofficial on Instagram and they’re on Facebook. Check out theotisband.com for all their links. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on socials. Grab merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Send us coffee money at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Now let's get into this great chat with Boone Froggett of Otis on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 14 Nov 2024 09:00:00 -0000 Boone Froggett (Otis) full Marc Shea Boone Froggett, founding member of Otis, joins the show to discuss new music, the blues, Billy Gibbons, and a lot more. This guest has reignited my love for the blues. Meet Boone Froggett from Otis. Boone is the guitarist, singer, and founding member of the band. We get disconnected a couple of times in the beginning, but we push through and have a wonderful conversation.He grew up in the same town as The Kentucky Headhunters. That band was hugely influential, not just musically, but attitudinally, if that’s a word. They showed Boone that you could be successful without moving to L.A. or Nashville. We talk about how he grew up performing, learning drums, guitar, singing, and sitar. When Otis formed, they decided to do things their way. They stayed at home, played what they wanted, like their debut album, which is a tribute album that Billy Gibbons bootlegged to give to people like Buddy Guy and Jeff Beck. Boone is also a cancer survivor. He opens up about what he went through and how he’s doing now. The band has released a couple of top notch singles and are poised to release more new music soon. And hopefully they'll be hitting the road, too. So follow Otis @otisbandofficial on Instagram and they’re on Facebook. Check out theotisband.com for all their links. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on socials. Grab merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Send us coffee money at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Now let's get into this great chat with Boone Froggett of Otis on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This guest has reignited my love for the blues. Meet Boone Froggett from Otis. Boone is the guitarist, singer, and founding member of the band. We get disconnected a couple of times in the beginning, but we push through and have a wonderful conversation.He grew up in the same town as The Kentucky Headhunters. That band was hugely influential, not just musically, but attitudinally, if that’s a word. They showed Boone that you could be successful without moving to L.A. or Nashville. We talk about how he grew up performing, learning drums, guitar, singing, and sitar. When Otis formed, they decided to do things their way. They stayed at home, played what they wanted, like their debut album, which is a tribute album that Billy Gibbons bootlegged to give to people like Buddy Guy and Jeff Beck.

Boone is also a cancer survivor. He opens up about what he went through and how he’s doing now. The band has released a couple of top notch singles and are poised to release more new music soon. And hopefully they'll be hitting the road, too. So follow Otis @otisbandofficial on Instagram and they’re on Facebook. Check out theotisband.com for all their links. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on socials. Grab merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Send us coffee money at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Now let's get into this great chat with Boone Froggett of Otis on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 3504 yes Stella Cole Today’s guest makes me feel old fashioned. Or maybe I want to drink an Old Fashioned. Either way I am fortunate enough to have Stella Cole on the podcast! She blew up TikTok with her faithful renditions of the Great American Songbook. She tells me about how she became obsessed with old music and musicals from an early age. But she was always cautious about pursuing music as a career. Like when she was attending Northwestern University; she double majored in theater and international relations as a way of hedging her bets. She also minored in German (and even she isn’t sure why)! But some bad experiences there really shook her confidence and she stopped singing for quite a while. Then the pandemic hit and she moved back home. That’s when her dad suggested she record some videos of herself singing the music she loved. She chose TikTok because it was a new platform and she figured none of her friends would be on it. Well she now has over a million followers all over social media. She talks about her meteoric rise and how she has rebuilt her confidence. She’s on tour supporting her debut album, P.S. I Love You and has recorded a Christmas album! Follow her @stellakcole on socials. Go to stellacole.net to buy her album P.S. I Love You, or her Christmas album, Snow. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on socials. Our merch is at performanceanx.threadless.com. Fuel us at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Now let’s step back in time with Stella Cole on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 01 Nov 2024 14:15:00 -0000 Stella Cole full Marc Shea TikTok phenomenon Stella Cole joins the show to discuss her love of the Great American Songbook, her rise on social media, and where she's going from here. Today’s guest makes me feel old fashioned. Or maybe I want to drink an Old Fashioned. Either way I am fortunate enough to have Stella Cole on the podcast! She blew up TikTok with her faithful renditions of the Great American Songbook. She tells me about how she became obsessed with old music and musicals from an early age. But she was always cautious about pursuing music as a career. Like when she was attending Northwestern University; she double majored in theater and international relations as a way of hedging her bets. She also minored in German (and even she isn’t sure why)! But some bad experiences there really shook her confidence and she stopped singing for quite a while. Then the pandemic hit and she moved back home. That’s when her dad suggested she record some videos of herself singing the music she loved. She chose TikTok because it was a new platform and she figured none of her friends would be on it. Well she now has over a million followers all over social media. She talks about her meteoric rise and how she has rebuilt her confidence. She’s on tour supporting her debut album, P.S. I Love You and has recorded a Christmas album! Follow her @stellakcole on socials. Go to stellacole.net to buy her album P.S. I Love You, or her Christmas album, Snow. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on socials. Our merch is at performanceanx.threadless.com. Fuel us at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Now let’s step back in time with Stella Cole on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today’s guest makes me feel old fashioned. Or maybe I want to drink an Old Fashioned. Either way I am fortunate enough to have Stella Cole on the podcast! She blew up TikTok with her faithful renditions of the Great American Songbook. She tells me about how she became obsessed with old music and musicals from an early age. But she was always cautious about pursuing music as a career. Like when she was attending Northwestern University; she double majored in theater and international relations as a way of hedging her bets. She also minored in German (and even she isn’t sure why)! But some bad experiences there really shook her confidence and she stopped singing for quite a while. Then the pandemic hit and she moved back home. That’s when her dad suggested she record some videos of herself singing the music she loved. She chose TikTok because it was a new platform and she figured none of her friends would be on it. Well she now has over a million followers all over social media. She talks about her meteoric rise and how she has rebuilt her confidence. She’s on tour supporting her debut album, P.S. I Love You and has recorded a Christmas album! Follow her @stellakcole on socials. Go to stellacole.net to buy her album P.S. I Love You, or her Christmas album, Snow. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on socials. Our merch is at performanceanx.threadless.com. Fuel us at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Now let’s step back in time with Stella Cole on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 3603 no Miist Today’s guest makes me feel blessed. Her name is Miist. She’s a singer/songwriter with an incredible story. She grew up in China and had no ambitions of being a musician. She would sing songs with her father as a kid but that was really the extent of her musical experience. She moved to Canada where she was an accountant. But a startling cancer misdiagnosis completely changed her life. She bought a ukulele and began singing as a way of working through her cancer treatments. She would post them on Instagram, which is how she met her future husband! But she still didn’t consider herself a musician. It wasn’t until a friend encouraged her to give songwriting a try, that she realized her gift. She figured she’d do it just to get him off her back. She wrote three songs that day. Since then she’s worked with her friend and producer Narada Michael Walden, wrote with luminaries like Carlos Santana, and has released her first album, The Songs From The Living Room. It is truly one of the most incredible stories I’ve heard since starting this podcast. Please follow Miist @miistthesinger on social media. You can go to miistthesinger.com to get the links and to buy her debut album. Or stream it on your platform of choice. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on socials. Our merch is available at performanceanx.threadless.com. And/Or fuel us with coffee money at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Now it’s time to let Miist tell her story on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Sat, 26 Oct 2024 16:23:00 -0000 Miist full Marc Shea Singer/Songwriter Miist joins us to discuss her debut album, her cancer diagnosis, and her journey from being an accountant in China to a singer/songwriter in California Today’s guest makes me feel blessed. Her name is Miist. She’s a singer/songwriter with an incredible story. She grew up in China and had no ambitions of being a musician. She would sing songs with her father as a kid but that was really the extent of her musical experience. She moved to Canada where she was an accountant. But a startling cancer misdiagnosis completely changed her life. She bought a ukulele and began singing as a way of working through her cancer treatments. She would post them on Instagram, which is how she met her future husband! But she still didn’t consider herself a musician. It wasn’t until a friend encouraged her to give songwriting a try, that she realized her gift. She figured she’d do it just to get him off her back. She wrote three songs that day. Since then she’s worked with her friend and producer Narada Michael Walden, wrote with luminaries like Carlos Santana, and has released her first album, The Songs From The Living Room. It is truly one of the most incredible stories I’ve heard since starting this podcast. Please follow Miist @miistthesinger on social media. You can go to miistthesinger.com to get the links and to buy her debut album. Or stream it on your platform of choice. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on socials. Our merch is available at performanceanx.threadless.com. And/Or fuel us with coffee money at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Now it’s time to let Miist tell her story on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today’s guest makes me feel blessed. Her name is Miist. She’s a singer/songwriter with an incredible story. She grew up in China and had no ambitions of being a musician. She would sing songs with her father as a kid but that was really the extent of her musical experience. She moved to Canada where she was an accountant. But a startling cancer misdiagnosis completely changed her life. She bought a ukulele and began singing as a way of working through her cancer treatments. She would post them on Instagram, which is how she met her future husband! But she still didn’t consider herself a musician. It wasn’t until a friend encouraged her to give songwriting a try, that she realized her gift. She figured she’d do it just to get him off her back. She wrote three songs that day. Since then she’s worked with her friend and producer Narada Michael Walden, wrote with luminaries like Carlos Santana, and has released her first album, The Songs From The Living Room. It is truly one of the most incredible stories I’ve heard since starting this podcast. Please follow Miist @miistthesinger on social media. You can go to miistthesinger.com to get the links and to buy her debut album. Or stream it on your platform of choice. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on socials. Our merch is available at performanceanx.threadless.com. And/Or fuel us with coffee money at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Now it’s time to let Miist tell her story on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 3365 no Dave Trumfio (Pulsars) Today’s guest is Dave Trumfio and he makes me feel empathetic…towards robots. Dave and his brother Harry have been in bands together since Dave was 8 years old. Their first band started then and lasted through high school! In fact, at their high school talent show, they managed to snag the final spot so they could play the entire first side of Rush’s 2112 album! Dave also performs an a capella version of the first song he ever wrote. This is when he started getting into production, as well. He started on cassettes and started working in studios, learning how to mic and record. He was still recording with his brother and they eventually formed the duo Pulsars. With Pulsars, they decided to do things their own way, which stirred up a lot of major label interest back in the 90’s. Things happened quickly. Their first gig set them on a path to open for some pretty heavy hitters. But then their label closed up shop and Harry decided to go back to school. So Pulsars fizzled out. They may have been gone but they weren’t forgotten. They’ve had a legion of loyal fans. And now they have re-released their debut, the self-titled Pulsars album. And that’s just the beginning. Dave discusses how much music they found and what the future plans are for it and the band. So check them out on socials @pulsarsband and go get the reissued debut. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on socials. Slide us coffee money @ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Grab our merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. And I hope you enjoy my conversation with Dave Trumfio as much as I did on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 15 Oct 2024 08:00:00 -0000 Dave Trumfio (Pulsars) full Marc Shea Dave Trumfio discusses the reissue of Pulsars only release. We also talk about the rest of his career and upcoming plans for Pulsars. Today’s guest is Dave Trumfio and he makes me feel empathetic…towards robots. Dave and his brother Harry have been in bands together since Dave was 8 years old. Their first band started then and lasted through high school! In fact, at their high school talent show, they managed to snag the final spot so they could play the entire first side of Rush’s 2112 album! Dave also performs an a capella version of the first song he ever wrote. This is when he started getting into production, as well. He started on cassettes and started working in studios, learning how to mic and record. He was still recording with his brother and they eventually formed the duo Pulsars. With Pulsars, they decided to do things their own way, which stirred up a lot of major label interest back in the 90’s. Things happened quickly. Their first gig set them on a path to open for some pretty heavy hitters. But then their label closed up shop and Harry decided to go back to school. So Pulsars fizzled out. They may have been gone but they weren’t forgotten. They’ve had a legion of loyal fans. And now they have re-released their debut, the self-titled Pulsars album. And that’s just the beginning. Dave discusses how much music they found and what the future plans are for it and the band. So check them out on socials @pulsarsband and go get the reissued debut. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on socials. Slide us coffee money @ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Grab our merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. And I hope you enjoy my conversation with Dave Trumfio as much as I did on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today’s guest is Dave Trumfio and he makes me feel empathetic…towards robots. Dave and his brother Harry have been in bands together since Dave was 8 years old. Their first band started then and lasted through high school! In fact, at their high school talent show, they managed to snag the final spot so they could play the entire first side of Rush’s 2112 album! Dave also performs an a capella version of the first song he ever wrote. This is when he started getting into production, as well. He started on cassettes and started working in studios, learning how to mic and record.

He was still recording with his brother and they eventually formed the duo Pulsars. With Pulsars, they decided to do things their own way, which stirred up a lot of major label interest back in the 90’s. Things happened quickly. Their first gig set them on a path to open for some pretty heavy hitters. But then their label closed up shop and Harry decided to go back to school. So Pulsars fizzled out. They may have been gone but they weren’t forgotten. They’ve had a legion of loyal fans. And now they have re-released their debut, the self-titled Pulsars album. And that’s just the beginning. Dave discusses how much music they found and what the future plans are for it and the band. So check them out on socials @pulsarsband and go get the reissued debut.

Follow us @PerformanceAnx on socials. Slide us coffee money @ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Grab our merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. And I hope you enjoy my conversation with Dave Trumfio as much as I did on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 4318 yes Chris Slade (AC/DC, The Firm) Today’s guest makes me happy. It’s legendary drummer, Chris Slade. From his humble beginnings, he became the go-to drummer for some of the biggest names in rock. He tells me about the entertainment gene that runs through his family, buying his way out of school so he could play drums, and how working in a show shop got him a gig with Tom Jones. And speaking of Tom Jones, Chris tells what really happened with the infamous Tom Jones panty story. Chris had the opportunity to record with Joe Meek, who fascinates me. After Tom Jones, Chris found himself in a band with Olivia Newton-John where he was payed and didn’t play a note. But some of Chris’ most well known work was yet to come. He played on the biggest hits by Manfred Mann’s Earth Band (yes, including Blinded By The Light).He tells an amazing story about both David Gilmour and Jimmy Page. I discovered Chris during his time with Jimmy and the band The Firm. After that, he joined AC/DC for five years and played in the enormous Russian show for 1.5 million people! He has a new album out with his own band, Chris Slade Timeline. It a double album with one disc being originals and the other covers of songs from his long and storied career; hence the name Timeline. Check out chrisslade.com for links and ways to buy the album. Check out @PerformanceAnx on socials and performanceanx.threadless.com for merch. And if you’re feeling generous, ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety to send coffee money. Now buckle up for a wild ride with Chris Slade on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 04 Oct 2024 08:00:00 -0000 Chris Slade (AC/DC, The Firm) full Marc Shea Legendary drummer Chris Slade discusses his new double album , Timescape, AC/DC, Manfred Mann, David Gilmour, Jimmy Page, Tom Jones, & more Today’s guest makes me happy. It’s legendary drummer, Chris Slade. From his humble beginnings, he became the go-to drummer for some of the biggest names in rock. He tells me about the entertainment gene that runs through his family, buying his way out of school so he could play drums, and how working in a show shop got him a gig with Tom Jones. And speaking of Tom Jones, Chris tells what really happened with the infamous Tom Jones panty story. Chris had the opportunity to record with Joe Meek, who fascinates me. After Tom Jones, Chris found himself in a band with Olivia Newton-John where he was payed and didn’t play a note. But some of Chris’ most well known work was yet to come. He played on the biggest hits by Manfred Mann’s Earth Band (yes, including Blinded By The Light).He tells an amazing story about both David Gilmour and Jimmy Page. I discovered Chris during his time with Jimmy and the band The Firm. After that, he joined AC/DC for five years and played in the enormous Russian show for 1.5 million people! He has a new album out with his own band, Chris Slade Timeline. It a double album with one disc being originals and the other covers of songs from his long and storied career; hence the name Timeline. Check out chrisslade.com for links and ways to buy the album. Check out @PerformanceAnx on socials and performanceanx.threadless.com for merch. And if you’re feeling generous, ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety to send coffee money. Now buckle up for a wild ride with Chris Slade on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today’s guest makes me happy. It’s legendary drummer, Chris Slade. From his humble beginnings, he became the go-to drummer for some of the biggest names in rock. He tells me about the entertainment gene that runs through his family, buying his way out of school so he could play drums, and how working in a show shop got him a gig with Tom Jones. And speaking of Tom Jones, Chris tells what really happened with the infamous Tom Jones panty story. Chris had the opportunity to record with Joe Meek, who fascinates me. After Tom Jones, Chris found himself in a band with Olivia Newton-John where he was payed and didn’t play a note. But some of Chris’ most well known work was yet to come. He played on the biggest hits by Manfred Mann’s Earth Band (yes, including Blinded By The Light).He tells an amazing story about both David Gilmour and Jimmy Page. I discovered Chris during his time with Jimmy and the band The Firm. After that, he joined AC/DC for five years and played in the enormous Russian show for 1.5 million people!

He has a new album out with his own band, Chris Slade Timeline. It a double album with one disc being originals and the other covers of songs from his long and storied career; hence the name Timeline. Check out chrisslade.com for links and ways to buy the album. Check out @PerformanceAnx on socials and performanceanx.threadless.com for merch. And if you’re feeling generous, ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety to send coffee money. Now buckle up for a wild ride with Chris Slade on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 4754 yes Side Projects: Bernie Worrell (w/Evan Taylor) This episode of Side Projects honors the legacy of the late, great, legendary keyboardist Bernie Worrell. His friend and colleague Evan Taylor talks about the posthumous album he produced called Wave From The WOOniverse. It contains 12 previously unfinished Bernie Worrell compositions and 1 unreleased Funkadelic song. It’s been a two year labor of love for Evan and Bernie’s widow, Judie. And the amount of guests on this double album is staggering. There’s Will Calhoun from Living Colour, Mike Watt, Norwood Fisher from Fishbone, Marc Ribot, Fred Schneider, Sean Ono Lennon, Bootsy Collins, and a lot more.  Evan tells me how he met and began working with Bernie, initially, and how they hung out at Evan’s parent’s house in New Jersey. He talks about his history with Bernie and how he and his record label, Loantaka Records, were tapped to head this project. It wasn’t always easy to get the music together, but it gave some great stories, which he shares. So grab the album wherever you get music. Follow Evan @evantaylorthe artist or @loantakarecords. You can also check out @bernieworrellofficial. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on socials. Our stuff is at performanceanx.threadless.com. Send coffee money at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. And now, let’s enter the WOOniverse with Evan Taylor on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 27 Sep 2024 11:12:00 -0000 Side Projects: Bernie Worrell (w/Evan Taylor) full Marc Shea Bernie Worrell Orchestra leader Evan Taylor discusses the posthumous Bernie Worrell album, A Wave From The WOOniverse. This episode of Side Projects honors the legacy of the late, great, legendary keyboardist Bernie Worrell. His friend and colleague Evan Taylor talks about the posthumous album he produced called Wave From The WOOniverse. It contains 12 previously unfinished Bernie Worrell compositions and 1 unreleased Funkadelic song. It’s been a two year labor of love for Evan and Bernie’s widow, Judie. And the amount of guests on this double album is staggering. There’s Will Calhoun from Living Colour, Mike Watt, Norwood Fisher from Fishbone, Marc Ribot, Fred Schneider, Sean Ono Lennon, Bootsy Collins, and a lot more.  Evan tells me how he met and began working with Bernie, initially, and how they hung out at Evan’s parent’s house in New Jersey. He talks about his history with Bernie and how he and his record label, Loantaka Records, were tapped to head this project. It wasn’t always easy to get the music together, but it gave some great stories, which he shares. So grab the album wherever you get music. Follow Evan @evantaylorthe artist or @loantakarecords. You can also check out @bernieworrellofficial. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on socials. Our stuff is at performanceanx.threadless.com. Send coffee money at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. And now, let’s enter the WOOniverse with Evan Taylor on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This episode of Side Projects honors the legacy of the late, great, legendary keyboardist Bernie Worrell. His friend and colleague Evan Taylor talks about the posthumous album he produced called Wave From The WOOniverse. It contains 12 previously unfinished Bernie Worrell compositions and 1 unreleased Funkadelic song. It’s been a two year labor of love for Evan and Bernie’s widow, Judie. And the amount of guests on this double album is staggering. There’s Will Calhoun from Living Colour, Mike Watt, Norwood Fisher from Fishbone, Marc Ribot, Fred Schneider, Sean Ono Lennon, Bootsy Collins, and a lot more. 

Evan tells me how he met and began working with Bernie, initially, and how they hung out at Evan’s parent’s house in New Jersey. He talks about his history with Bernie and how he and his record label, Loantaka Records, were tapped to head this project. It wasn’t always easy to get the music together, but it gave some great stories, which he shares. So grab the album wherever you get music. Follow Evan @evantaylorthe artist or @loantakarecords. You can also check out @bernieworrellofficial. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on socials. Our stuff is at performanceanx.threadless.com. Send coffee money at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. And now, let’s enter the WOOniverse with Evan Taylor on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 3538 yes George Tolias (A Monkey Shine) Today’s guest has done so many things that I would like to do. And he tells us all about it. Welcome bassist and founding member of A Monkey Shine, George Tolias. George joins us from Athens…Greece, not Georgia. He got a late start in music. He didn’t start playing until his wife bought him a bass about 20 years ago! But he’s a quick study. Once he got comfortable, he started playing in a cover band. But they had an unusual set list.  George describes what it’s like to play non-Greek rock music in Athens and how he wound up in New Orleans. After staying quite a bit longer than expected, he moved to France…to become a chef. But no matter where he goes, he’s joining bands. After moving back to Greece, George decided to get serious about his own band, A Monkey Shine. But then COVID hit so it essentially started as a solo project. But it has grown by leaps and bounds. George also gives up the origin of the band’s name, the difficulties of finding a singer who could sing well in English, and the secret origin of his bass. He also talks about the most special song on the album that he wrote for his mom, which also features Duke Garwood. A Monkey Shine’s debut is out and there’s a vinyl version, too! Check it out on Bandcamp. He’s also working on some tour dates in the near future. So follow him @amonkeyshine_official on Instagram or look for them on Facebook. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on socials. Our merch is at performanceanx.threadless.com. Slide us some coffee money at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Now it's time to get up to no good with my friend George from A Monkey Shine on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 20 Sep 2024 01:20:00 -0000 George Tolias (A Monkey Shine) full Marc Shea Bassist and songwriter George Tolias joins us from Athens, Greece to discuss his band A Monkey Shine, their debut, and share some great stories. Today’s guest has done so many things that I would like to do. And he tells us all about it. Welcome bassist and founding member of A Monkey Shine, George Tolias. George joins us from Athens…Greece, not Georgia. He got a late start in music. He didn’t start playing until his wife bought him a bass about 20 years ago! But he’s a quick study. Once he got comfortable, he started playing in a cover band. But they had an unusual set list.  George describes what it’s like to play non-Greek rock music in Athens and how he wound up in New Orleans. After staying quite a bit longer than expected, he moved to France…to become a chef. But no matter where he goes, he’s joining bands. After moving back to Greece, George decided to get serious about his own band, A Monkey Shine. But then COVID hit so it essentially started as a solo project. But it has grown by leaps and bounds. George also gives up the origin of the band’s name, the difficulties of finding a singer who could sing well in English, and the secret origin of his bass. He also talks about the most special song on the album that he wrote for his mom, which also features Duke Garwood. A Monkey Shine’s debut is out and there’s a vinyl version, too! Check it out on Bandcamp. He’s also working on some tour dates in the near future. So follow him @amonkeyshine_official on Instagram or look for them on Facebook. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on socials. Our merch is at performanceanx.threadless.com. Slide us some coffee money at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Now it's time to get up to no good with my friend George from A Monkey Shine on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today’s guest has done so many things that I would like to do. And he tells us all about it. Welcome bassist and founding member of A Monkey Shine, George Tolias. George joins us from Athens…Greece, not Georgia. He got a late start in music. He didn’t start playing until his wife bought him a bass about 20 years ago! But he’s a quick study. Once he got comfortable, he started playing in a cover band. But they had an unusual set list. 

George describes what it’s like to play non-Greek rock music in Athens and how he wound up in New Orleans. After staying quite a bit longer than expected, he moved to France…to become a chef. But no matter where he goes, he’s joining bands. After moving back to Greece, George decided to get serious about his own band, A Monkey Shine. But then COVID hit so it essentially started as a solo project. But it has grown by leaps and bounds. George also gives up the origin of the band’s name, the difficulties of finding a singer who could sing well in English, and the secret origin of his bass. He also talks about the most special song on the album that he wrote for his mom, which also features Duke Garwood.

A Monkey Shine’s debut is out and there’s a vinyl version, too! Check it out on Bandcamp. He’s also working on some tour dates in the near future. So follow him @amonkeyshine_official on Instagram or look for them on Facebook. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on socials. Our merch is at performanceanx.threadless.com. Slide us some coffee money at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Now it's time to get up to no good with my friend George from A Monkey Shine on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 4164 yes Pamela McNeill Today’s guest makes me feel a little bit country AND a little bit rock and roll. Welcome singer/songwriter Pamela McNeill to the podcast. She has accomplished so much in her career. But it all started in Winona, MN. She talks to me about the music scene there and what event set her mind on being a musician. She talks about some unusual things about her like being a massive fan of Rush, working as a clown at the Ground Round restaurant and how that led to her first real musical job. Soon enough she was playing cover bands, which led to a gig with the legendary Lamont Cranston, where she got a real education in the music business. That led to a gig opening for the one and only Etta James! But a serious relationship led her to the UK where she entered the orbit of the man himself…Rick Astley, back in his first heyday. That led to a bit of karmic retribution for one particular member of Bananarama.  And all the while, she’s writing her own music. She wrote Yanni’s first lyrical song, wrote for Wynonna Judd, wrote with Pam Tillis, and many others. And when she finally made her own albums, she blew it out of the water. She has been releasing music steadily since 1998 and has a new EP out called Wave After Wave on Farm To Label records. Think Fleetwood Mac playing country music and you start to get a feel for it. Check it out wherever you get music. Go buy it and follow her on socials @pamelamcneillmusic. Check out pamelamcneill.com for tour and music info. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on socials. Pick up merch at performanceanx.threadless.com including our new Spinal Tap inspired logo. Pay for our coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. So get ready for a story with so many twists and turns with Pamela McNeill on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 12 Sep 2024 13:06:00 -0000 Pamela McNeill full Marc Shea Singer/Songwriter Pamela McNeill stops by to discuss her new EP, Fleetwood Mac, Rick Astley, karmic retribution, and a lot more. Today’s guest makes me feel a little bit country AND a little bit rock and roll. Welcome singer/songwriter Pamela McNeill to the podcast. She has accomplished so much in her career. But it all started in Winona, MN. She talks to me about the music scene there and what event set her mind on being a musician. She talks about some unusual things about her like being a massive fan of Rush, working as a clown at the Ground Round restaurant and how that led to her first real musical job. Soon enough she was playing cover bands, which led to a gig with the legendary Lamont Cranston, where she got a real education in the music business. That led to a gig opening for the one and only Etta James! But a serious relationship led her to the UK where she entered the orbit of the man himself…Rick Astley, back in his first heyday. That led to a bit of karmic retribution for one particular member of Bananarama.  And all the while, she’s writing her own music. She wrote Yanni’s first lyrical song, wrote for Wynonna Judd, wrote with Pam Tillis, and many others. And when she finally made her own albums, she blew it out of the water. She has been releasing music steadily since 1998 and has a new EP out called Wave After Wave on Farm To Label records. Think Fleetwood Mac playing country music and you start to get a feel for it. Check it out wherever you get music. Go buy it and follow her on socials @pamelamcneillmusic. Check out pamelamcneill.com for tour and music info. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on socials. Pick up merch at performanceanx.threadless.com including our new Spinal Tap inspired logo. Pay for our coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. So get ready for a story with so many twists and turns with Pamela McNeill on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today’s guest makes me feel a little bit country AND a little bit rock and roll. Welcome singer/songwriter Pamela McNeill to the podcast. She has accomplished so much in her career. But it all started in Winona, MN. She talks to me about the music scene there and what event set her mind on being a musician. She talks about some unusual things about her like being a massive fan of Rush, working as a clown at the Ground Round restaurant and how that led to her first real musical job. Soon enough she was playing cover bands, which led to a gig with the legendary Lamont Cranston, where she got a real education in the music business. That led to a gig opening for the one and only Etta James! But a serious relationship led her to the UK where she entered the orbit of the man himself…Rick Astley, back in his first heyday. That led to a bit of karmic retribution for one particular member of Bananarama. 

And all the while, she’s writing her own music. She wrote Yanni’s first lyrical song, wrote for Wynonna Judd, wrote with Pam Tillis, and many others. And when she finally made her own albums, she blew it out of the water. She has been releasing music steadily since 1998 and has a new EP out called Wave After Wave on Farm To Label records. Think Fleetwood Mac playing country music and you start to get a feel for it. Check it out wherever you get music. Go buy it and follow her on socials @pamelamcneillmusic. Check out pamelamcneill.com for tour and music info. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on socials. Pick up merch at performanceanx.threadless.com including our new Spinal Tap inspired logo. Pay for our coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. So get ready for a story with so many twists and turns with Pamela McNeill on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 4075 yes John Ford Coley Today’s guest should probably do his own podcast. Welcome John Ford Coley to the show. He’s a great storyteller with a lifetime of stories to share. He grew up outside of Dallas where he was classically trained on piano as a kid. He grew up on opera, show tunes, and church music. But rock and roll wormed its way into his soul and he struck a deal with his piano teacher to show him how to play popular songs. While John is most well known for his band England Dan and John Ford Coley and what is now known as yacht rock. But his early bands were a bit heavier. At one point, he even opened for Vanilla Fudge and Led Zeppelin. But that’s when John and Dan started creating their softer music.  John talks about how he met his musical partner, Dan Seals, and how they got their monikers, England Dan and John Ford Coley. He reveals the greatest mistake he’s ever made, the coincidence that got him in the studio to watch a Joni Mitchell session, and working with former podcast subject, Jim Gordon. After hits like I’d Really Love To See You Tonight, Sad To Belong, & We’ll Never Have To Say Goodbye Again, the duo had run its course. John played in some other musical projects before getting into acting. His Godfather connections helped out there. He eventually left music all together. But he couldn’t stay away forever. The emergence of yacht rock revitalized his career (except in The Philippeans, where he’s basically royalty). He tours, playing his hits and telling stories. I’ve seen him live and it’s a treat. Check him out on Facebook at John F, Coley. His music is streaming and also on his website johnfordcoley.com where you can stay up to date with him. You can follow us @PerformanceAnx on socials. Merch is at performanceanx.threadless.com. We accept coffee money at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Now let’s party like it's 1979 with John Ford Coley on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 04 Sep 2024 08:00:00 -0000 John Ford Coley full Marc Shea John Ford Coley hops on to talk about yacht rock, England Dan, his heavier days, John Ford Coley imposters, and a lot more Today’s guest should probably do his own podcast. Welcome John Ford Coley to the show. He’s a great storyteller with a lifetime of stories to share. He grew up outside of Dallas where he was classically trained on piano as a kid. He grew up on opera, show tunes, and church music. But rock and roll wormed its way into his soul and he struck a deal with his piano teacher to show him how to play popular songs. While John is most well known for his band England Dan and John Ford Coley and what is now known as yacht rock. But his early bands were a bit heavier. At one point, he even opened for Vanilla Fudge and Led Zeppelin. But that’s when John and Dan started creating their softer music.  John talks about how he met his musical partner, Dan Seals, and how they got their monikers, England Dan and John Ford Coley. He reveals the greatest mistake he’s ever made, the coincidence that got him in the studio to watch a Joni Mitchell session, and working with former podcast subject, Jim Gordon. After hits like I’d Really Love To See You Tonight, Sad To Belong, & We’ll Never Have To Say Goodbye Again, the duo had run its course. John played in some other musical projects before getting into acting. His Godfather connections helped out there. He eventually left music all together. But he couldn’t stay away forever. The emergence of yacht rock revitalized his career (except in The Philippeans, where he’s basically royalty). He tours, playing his hits and telling stories. I’ve seen him live and it’s a treat. Check him out on Facebook at John F, Coley. His music is streaming and also on his website johnfordcoley.com where you can stay up to date with him. You can follow us @PerformanceAnx on socials. Merch is at performanceanx.threadless.com. We accept coffee money at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Now let’s party like it's 1979 with John Ford Coley on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today’s guest should probably do his own podcast. Welcome John Ford Coley to the show. He’s a great storyteller with a lifetime of stories to share. He grew up outside of Dallas where he was classically trained on piano as a kid. He grew up on opera, show tunes, and church music. But rock and roll wormed its way into his soul and he struck a deal with his piano teacher to show him how to play popular songs. While John is most well known for his band England Dan and John Ford Coley and what is now known as yacht rock. But his early bands were a bit heavier. At one point, he even opened for Vanilla Fudge and Led Zeppelin. But that’s when John and Dan started creating their softer music. 

John talks about how he met his musical partner, Dan Seals, and how they got their monikers, England Dan and John Ford Coley. He reveals the greatest mistake he’s ever made, the coincidence that got him in the studio to watch a Joni Mitchell session, and working with former podcast subject, Jim Gordon. After hits like I’d Really Love To See You Tonight, Sad To Belong, & We’ll Never Have To Say Goodbye Again, the duo had run its course. John played in some other musical projects before getting into acting. His Godfather connections helped out there. He eventually left music all together. But he couldn’t stay away forever. The emergence of yacht rock revitalized his career (except in The Philippeans, where he’s basically royalty). He tours, playing his hits and telling stories. I’ve seen him live and it’s a treat. Check him out on Facebook at John F, Coley. His music is streaming and also on his website johnfordcoley.com where you can stay up to date with him. You can follow us @PerformanceAnx on socials. Merch is at performanceanx.threadless.com. We accept coffee money at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Now let’s party like it's 1979 with John Ford Coley on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 4845 yes Side Projects: The Theremin (w/Nick Kizirnis & Pamelia Stickney) This is such a cool episode. We’re talking all things theremin with Nick Kizirnis and Pamelia Stickney. This episode has been a long time in the making and well worth the wait. There’s some theremin history and some rumors about the inventor. Nick and Pam discuss how the instrument works and what weird things affect the sound and performance. I learn how to tune a theremin, what a thereminist’s worst nightmare is and if anyone has ever done a theremin version of dueling banjos.  Nick has a new album out called Every Moment. Grab it wherever you buy music nowadays. Check out his website, nickkizirnis.com or @nickkizirnis on instagram for more news. Check out Pamelia’s music and all of her bands on Facebook or @blueblut_in_vienna on Instagram. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on socials. Our merch is at performanceanx.threadless.com. Send us coffee money at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Now let’s jump into the theremin on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. It isn’t just for sci-fi anymore. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 30 Aug 2024 08:00:00 -0000 Side Projects: The Theremin (w/Nick Kizirnis & Pamelia Stickney) full Marc Shea Nick Kizirnis and Pamelia Stickney join the show to help shed some light on the mysterious theremin This is such a cool episode. We’re talking all things theremin with Nick Kizirnis and Pamelia Stickney. This episode has been a long time in the making and well worth the wait. There’s some theremin history and some rumors about the inventor. Nick and Pam discuss how the instrument works and what weird things affect the sound and performance. I learn how to tune a theremin, what a thereminist’s worst nightmare is and if anyone has ever done a theremin version of dueling banjos.  Nick has a new album out called Every Moment. Grab it wherever you buy music nowadays. Check out his website, nickkizirnis.com or @nickkizirnis on instagram for more news. Check out Pamelia’s music and all of her bands on Facebook or @blueblut_in_vienna on Instagram. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on socials. Our merch is at performanceanx.threadless.com. Send us coffee money at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Now let’s jump into the theremin on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. It isn’t just for sci-fi anymore. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This is such a cool episode. We’re talking all things theremin with Nick Kizirnis and Pamelia Stickney. This episode has been a long time in the making and well worth the wait. There’s some theremin history and some rumors about the inventor. Nick and Pam discuss how the instrument works and what weird things affect the sound and performance. I learn how to tune a theremin, what a thereminist’s worst nightmare is and if anyone has ever done a theremin version of dueling banjos. 

Nick has a new album out called Every Moment. Grab it wherever you buy music nowadays. Check out his website, nickkizirnis.com or @nickkizirnis on instagram for more news. Check out Pamelia’s music and all of her bands on Facebook or @blueblut_in_vienna on Instagram. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on socials. Our merch is at performanceanx.threadless.com. Send us coffee money at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Now let’s jump into the theremin on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. It isn’t just for sci-fi anymore.

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]]> 4319 yes Corey Schenck (Pangaea) Today’s guest is literally progressive. Let’s welcome Corey Schenck of the band Pangaea to the podcast. Corey was a late-bloomer, musically speaking. He didn’t pick up an instrument until late into high school. But it was such a deep connection that he went to college and received several degrees in it. He talks about how his love of music pushed him through the more challenging college courses. He now teaches music on the college level. He formed the band that would eventually become Pangaea during his studies but the original name was Artica. He explains how they changed the band name to something in a lyric and how some band name considerations became song titles. But before the albums came their cover song period. They would play a huge mix of songs until they decided they needed to focus on their originals. That meant a new name and a focus on their original music, which was more progressive. And while Corey is the main songwriter in the group, everyone contributes to at least one song on each album. Corey describes the prog scene in Tulsa, OK in the late 80’s and early 90’s. But the shows were impressive, especially with their refusal to this day, to use backing tracks. But after years of writing, recording, and gigging the band decided to take a hiatus. That lasted 18 years. Corey also reveals what ended the hiatus and how the idea for a new album happened. That album is now available and is called Beowulf. It has the complex epic tracks Pangaea is known for but it has much more than that. It does contain their most adventurous music to date, particularly the song Wasape, which inspired the album title. Find it wherever you get music now. Check out their website, pangaea.band, for more links to their music, merch, and socials. Check out our socials @PerformanceAnx. Our merch is available at performanceanx.threadless.com. Feed us coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. And now get ready for an adventure with Corey Schenck of Pangaea on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 21 Aug 2024 08:00:00 -0000 Corey Schenck (Pangaea) full Marc Shea Prog rock veteran Corey Schenck of the band Pangaea steps into the spotlight to discuss the Tulsa prog scene, late starts, and Pangaea's new album, Beowulf. Today’s guest is literally progressive. Let’s welcome Corey Schenck of the band Pangaea to the podcast. Corey was a late-bloomer, musically speaking. He didn’t pick up an instrument until late into high school. But it was such a deep connection that he went to college and received several degrees in it. He talks about how his love of music pushed him through the more challenging college courses. He now teaches music on the college level. He formed the band that would eventually become Pangaea during his studies but the original name was Artica. He explains how they changed the band name to something in a lyric and how some band name considerations became song titles. But before the albums came their cover song period. They would play a huge mix of songs until they decided they needed to focus on their originals. That meant a new name and a focus on their original music, which was more progressive. And while Corey is the main songwriter in the group, everyone contributes to at least one song on each album. Corey describes the prog scene in Tulsa, OK in the late 80’s and early 90’s. But the shows were impressive, especially with their refusal to this day, to use backing tracks. But after years of writing, recording, and gigging the band decided to take a hiatus. That lasted 18 years. Corey also reveals what ended the hiatus and how the idea for a new album happened. That album is now available and is called Beowulf. It has the complex epic tracks Pangaea is known for but it has much more than that. It does contain their most adventurous music to date, particularly the song Wasape, which inspired the album title. Find it wherever you get music now. Check out their website, pangaea.band, for more links to their music, merch, and socials. Check out our socials @PerformanceAnx. Our merch is available at performanceanx.threadless.com. Feed us coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. And now get ready for an adventure with Corey Schenck of Pangaea on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today’s guest is literally progressive. Let’s welcome Corey Schenck of the band Pangaea to the podcast. Corey was a late-bloomer, musically speaking. He didn’t pick up an instrument until late into high school. But it was such a deep connection that he went to college and received several degrees in it. He talks about how his love of music pushed him through the more challenging college courses. He now teaches music on the college level. He formed the band that would eventually become Pangaea during his studies but the original name was Artica. He explains how they changed the band name to something in a lyric and how some band name considerations became song titles. But before the albums came their cover song period. They would play a huge mix of songs until they decided they needed to focus on their originals. That meant a new name and a focus on their original music, which was more progressive. And while Corey is the main songwriter in the group, everyone contributes to at least one song on each album.

Corey describes the prog scene in Tulsa, OK in the late 80’s and early 90’s. But the shows were impressive, especially with their refusal to this day, to use backing tracks. But after years of writing, recording, and gigging the band decided to take a hiatus. That lasted 18 years. Corey also reveals what ended the hiatus and how the idea for a new album happened. That album is now available and is called Beowulf. It has the complex epic tracks Pangaea is known for but it has much more than that. It does contain their most adventurous music to date, particularly the song Wasape, which inspired the album title. Find it wherever you get music now. Check out their website, pangaea.band, for more links to their music, merch, and socials. Check out our socials @PerformanceAnx. Our merch is available at performanceanx.threadless.com. Feed us coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. And now get ready for an adventure with Corey Schenck of Pangaea on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 3523 yes Sheila Shukla (Magnolia Street String Band) Today’s guest really brings back some memories. Please welcome Sheila Shukla from Magnolia Street String Band. Sheila and I go way back. Like WAAAAAY back, all the way to elementary school. There’s a little bit of catching up in this episode, sprinkled throughout Sheila’s story. She talks about how she used to force her sister, Rita, to help her figure out harmonies she was hearing before they could go out and play. And eventually, growing up in 80’s and 90’s New Jersey, she got into metal and alternative music pretty heavily.  But at one point, she became mesmerized by bluegrass. She tells exactly what happened and when it happened. She became so obsessed with the sound in college and had a great support system to help her learn guitar and figure out how to play what she was hearing in her head. But life snuck in and put some of the musical ambitions on hold for a bit. But music has a tendency to make its way to the forefront. And so it did with Sheila. She met some like-minded folks and formed Magnolia Street String Band in 2013. The band has a very impressive pedigree and a beautiful classic bluegrass sound.  After some false starts, they released their debut in 2019 and then had to wait with the rest of the world for things to open up post-COVID to play again. Sheila and the band have a new album coming out and it’s unique in the bluegrass world. It’s called By The Light Of The Moon and it’s basically a children’s album that doesn’t sound childish. It’s written for kids, keeping in mind that parents have to listen to it at the same time. So why not make it enjoyable for both? Look for it starting on National Children’s Music Day, October 4th. Follow Magnolia Street String Band on Facebook, @mssbmusic on Instagram, or go to magnoliastreetstringband.com. Give us a follow @PerformanceAnx on Instagram & X. Merch is available at performanceanx.threeadless.com. Support our coffee habit at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. And get ready for a very sweet episode with Sheila Shukla of Magnolia Street String Band on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 14 Aug 2024 08:00:00 -0000 Sheila Shukla (Magnolia Street String Band) full Marc Shea SHeila Shukla from Magnolia Street String Band talks about bluegrass, 90's rock, children's music, & more Today’s guest really brings back some memories. Please welcome Sheila Shukla from Magnolia Street String Band. Sheila and I go way back. Like WAAAAAY back, all the way to elementary school. There’s a little bit of catching up in this episode, sprinkled throughout Sheila’s story. She talks about how she used to force her sister, Rita, to help her figure out harmonies she was hearing before they could go out and play. And eventually, growing up in 80’s and 90’s New Jersey, she got into metal and alternative music pretty heavily.  But at one point, she became mesmerized by bluegrass. She tells exactly what happened and when it happened. She became so obsessed with the sound in college and had a great support system to help her learn guitar and figure out how to play what she was hearing in her head. But life snuck in and put some of the musical ambitions on hold for a bit. But music has a tendency to make its way to the forefront. And so it did with Sheila. She met some like-minded folks and formed Magnolia Street String Band in 2013. The band has a very impressive pedigree and a beautiful classic bluegrass sound.  After some false starts, they released their debut in 2019 and then had to wait with the rest of the world for things to open up post-COVID to play again. Sheila and the band have a new album coming out and it’s unique in the bluegrass world. It’s called By The Light Of The Moon and it’s basically a children’s album that doesn’t sound childish. It’s written for kids, keeping in mind that parents have to listen to it at the same time. So why not make it enjoyable for both? Look for it starting on National Children’s Music Day, October 4th. Follow Magnolia Street String Band on Facebook, @mssbmusic on Instagram, or go to magnoliastreetstringband.com. Give us a follow @PerformanceAnx on Instagram & X. Merch is available at performanceanx.threeadless.com. Support our coffee habit at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. And get ready for a very sweet episode with Sheila Shukla of Magnolia Street String Band on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today’s guest really brings back some memories. Please welcome Sheila Shukla from Magnolia Street String Band. Sheila and I go way back. Like WAAAAAY back, all the way to elementary school. There’s a little bit of catching up in this episode, sprinkled throughout Sheila’s story. She talks about how she used to force her sister, Rita, to help her figure out harmonies she was hearing before they could go out and play. And eventually, growing up in 80’s and 90’s New Jersey, she got into metal and alternative music pretty heavily. 

But at one point, she became mesmerized by bluegrass. She tells exactly what happened and when it happened. She became so obsessed with the sound in college and had a great support system to help her learn guitar and figure out how to play what she was hearing in her head.

But life snuck in and put some of the musical ambitions on hold for a bit. But music has a tendency to make its way to the forefront. And so it did with Sheila. She met some like-minded folks and formed Magnolia Street String Band in 2013. The band has a very impressive pedigree and a beautiful classic bluegrass sound.  After some false starts, they released their debut in 2019 and then had to wait with the rest of the world for things to open up post-COVID to play again.

Sheila and the band have a new album coming out and it’s unique in the bluegrass world. It’s called By The Light Of The Moon and it’s basically a children’s album that doesn’t sound childish. It’s written for kids, keeping in mind that parents have to listen to it at the same time. So why not make it enjoyable for both? Look for it starting on National Children’s Music Day, October 4th. Follow Magnolia Street String Band on Facebook, @mssbmusic on Instagram, or go to magnoliastreetstringband.com. Give us a follow @PerformanceAnx on Instagram & X. Merch is available at performanceanx.threeadless.com. Support our coffee habit at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. And get ready for a very sweet episode with Sheila Shukla of Magnolia Street String Band on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network.



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]]> 3680 yes Robyn Hitchcock Today’s guest exemplifies perseverance; and not just with his music but with this podcast. There were a few technical issues which have, hopefully, been overcome with clever editing. Welcome the one and only Robyn Hitchcock. He’s written a memoir about his life in 1967. In fact, it’s called 1967, How I Got There And Why I Never Left. It’s a very unique take on a memoir that works so well. But before we hit on the book, Robyn helps me set things up by going over his life BEFORE 1967. He also talks about things that happened AFTER 1967, like forming The Soft Boys and why they broke up and then reunited at one of Matthew Seligman’s parties.  Robyn talks about his solo career, why he went solo in the first place, and why he considers himself the reverse of an innovator. We also discuss some of the unique aspects of his solo work; like teaming up with Grant Lee Phillips, doing a film project with the late, great Jonathan Demme, and after decades of being a singer/songwriter, releasing an album that is entirely instrumental. Once we do get into the book, itself, there are even more amazing stories, like discovering Bob Dylan, learning a bit about guitar, and attending The Happening with Brian Eno. Did you know Eno was the app, developed in 1967? That’s a science fact.  Another science fact is how good his memoir is. So go grab it from Akashic Books, Little Brown Books, or wherever you buy books these days. Follow Robyn @robynhitchcockofficial on Instagram & @robynhitchcock on X. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on both. Grab merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Contribute to our coffee fund at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Let’s take a trip back to 1967 with Robyn Hitchcock and maybe we won’t leave either on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 07 Aug 2024 08:00:00 -0000 Robyn Hitchcock full Marc Shea Legendary singer/songwriter Robyn Hitchcock is our guest this week to talk about his career, his music, and his new memoir, 1967: How I Got There & Why I Never Left Today’s guest exemplifies perseverance; and not just with his music but with this podcast. There were a few technical issues which have, hopefully, been overcome with clever editing. Welcome the one and only Robyn Hitchcock. He’s written a memoir about his life in 1967. In fact, it’s called 1967, How I Got There And Why I Never Left. It’s a very unique take on a memoir that works so well. But before we hit on the book, Robyn helps me set things up by going over his life BEFORE 1967. He also talks about things that happened AFTER 1967, like forming The Soft Boys and why they broke up and then reunited at one of Matthew Seligman’s parties.  Robyn talks about his solo career, why he went solo in the first place, and why he considers himself the reverse of an innovator. We also discuss some of the unique aspects of his solo work; like teaming up with Grant Lee Phillips, doing a film project with the late, great Jonathan Demme, and after decades of being a singer/songwriter, releasing an album that is entirely instrumental. Once we do get into the book, itself, there are even more amazing stories, like discovering Bob Dylan, learning a bit about guitar, and attending The Happening with Brian Eno. Did you know Eno was the app, developed in 1967? That’s a science fact.  Another science fact is how good his memoir is. So go grab it from Akashic Books, Little Brown Books, or wherever you buy books these days. Follow Robyn @robynhitchcockofficial on Instagram & @robynhitchcock on X. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on both. Grab merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Contribute to our coffee fund at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Let’s take a trip back to 1967 with Robyn Hitchcock and maybe we won’t leave either on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today’s guest exemplifies perseverance; and not just with his music but with this podcast. There were a few technical issues which have, hopefully, been overcome with clever editing. Welcome the one and only Robyn Hitchcock. He’s written a memoir about his life in 1967. In fact, it’s called 1967, How I Got There And Why I Never Left. It’s a very unique take on a memoir that works so well. But before we hit on the book, Robyn helps me set things up by going over his life BEFORE 1967. He also talks about things that happened AFTER 1967, like forming The Soft Boys and why they broke up and then reunited at one of Matthew Seligman’s parties. 

Robyn talks about his solo career, why he went solo in the first place, and why he considers himself the reverse of an innovator. We also discuss some of the unique aspects of his solo work; like teaming up with Grant Lee Phillips, doing a film project with the late, great Jonathan Demme, and after decades of being a singer/songwriter, releasing an album that is entirely instrumental.

Once we do get into the book, itself, there are even more amazing stories, like discovering Bob Dylan, learning a bit about guitar, and attending The Happening with Brian Eno. Did you know Eno was the app, developed in 1967? That’s a science fact. 

Another science fact is how good his memoir is. So go grab it from Akashic Books, Little Brown Books, or wherever you buy books these days. Follow Robyn @robynhitchcockofficial on Instagram & @robynhitchcock on X. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on both. Grab merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Contribute to our coffee fund at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Let’s take a trip back to 1967 with Robyn Hitchcock and maybe we won’t leave either on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 3483 yes T Bear Today’s guest has been through it. But he hasn’t let it stop him.Welcome T Bear to the show. Born Richard Gerstein, he grew up spending time in both New York City and the Caribbean. He was playing pretty early on. In fact, he was invited to his first studio session at the age of just 17…by Richie Havens! Soon after, he was discovered by the KISS camp and began writing with the band. That helped him secure his first record deal, which led to the name change and a disco smash hit called Sunshine Hotel. Yeah the 70’s were wild! Now rebranded as T Bear, he continued writing, recording, and playing with artists like Stephen Stills in Manassas and Crosby, Still, & Nash as well as his own solo albums. He has some great stories about recording the Daylight Again album. But after spending time writing with Stills and working with Greg Kihn and others, T Bear went on a 25 year hiatus. He talks about what happened, what he was doing instead of music, and what (and who) brought him back. He has recently released a new album that has some amazing cameos and a killer core band. It’s called The Way Of The World and if you like songs that tell stories, you’re going to love it. T Bear opened up and was very candid about some of the rough times he’s gone through and I’m grateful I can now call him a friend. Go grab the album, on Quarto Valley Records. Follow him on social media @richard_tbear on Instagram and T. Bear on Facebook. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on socials. Grab our merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Feed us coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Now it’s time for some stories with T. Bear on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 31 Jul 2024 08:00:00 -0000 T Bear full Marc Shea Singer/Songwriter T Bear is our guest this week. He talks about his wild career, his big disco hit, writing w/Stephen Stills, & his comeback after a 25 year hiatus Today’s guest has been through it. But he hasn’t let it stop him.Welcome T Bear to the show. Born Richard Gerstein, he grew up spending time in both New York City and the Caribbean. He was playing pretty early on. In fact, he was invited to his first studio session at the age of just 17…by Richie Havens! Soon after, he was discovered by the KISS camp and began writing with the band. That helped him secure his first record deal, which led to the name change and a disco smash hit called Sunshine Hotel. Yeah the 70’s were wild! Now rebranded as T Bear, he continued writing, recording, and playing with artists like Stephen Stills in Manassas and Crosby, Still, & Nash as well as his own solo albums. He has some great stories about recording the Daylight Again album. But after spending time writing with Stills and working with Greg Kihn and others, T Bear went on a 25 year hiatus. He talks about what happened, what he was doing instead of music, and what (and who) brought him back. He has recently released a new album that has some amazing cameos and a killer core band. It’s called The Way Of The World and if you like songs that tell stories, you’re going to love it. T Bear opened up and was very candid about some of the rough times he’s gone through and I’m grateful I can now call him a friend. Go grab the album, on Quarto Valley Records. Follow him on social media @richard_tbear on Instagram and T. Bear on Facebook. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on socials. Grab our merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Feed us coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Now it’s time for some stories with T. Bear on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today’s guest has been through it. But he hasn’t let it stop him.Welcome T Bear to the show. Born Richard Gerstein, he grew up spending time in both New York City and the Caribbean. He was playing pretty early on. In fact, he was invited to his first studio session at the age of just 17…by Richie Havens! Soon after, he was discovered by the KISS camp and began writing with the band. That helped him secure his first record deal, which led to the name change and a disco smash hit called Sunshine Hotel. Yeah the 70’s were wild! Now rebranded as T Bear, he continued writing, recording, and playing with artists like Stephen Stills in Manassas and Crosby, Still, & Nash as well as his own solo albums. He has some great stories about recording the Daylight Again album. But after spending time writing with Stills and working with Greg Kihn and others, T Bear went on a 25 year hiatus. He talks about what happened, what he was doing instead of music, and what (and who) brought him back. He has recently released a new album that has some amazing cameos and a killer core band. It’s called The Way Of The World and if you like songs that tell stories, you’re going to love it. T Bear opened up and was very candid about some of the rough times he’s gone through and I’m grateful I can now call him a friend. Go grab the album, on Quarto Valley Records. Follow him on social media @richard_tbear on Instagram and T. Bear on Facebook. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on socials. Grab our merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Feed us coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Now it’s time for some stories with T. Bear on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 4091 yes Side Projects: Song Structure (w/Steve Dawson & Mark Mallman) This episode of Side Projects sees the return of Steve Dawson and Mark Mallman. They join me to discuss song structure. We go over some basic terms and structures that are typical and atypical. We talk about songs like The Wreck Of The Edmunds Fitzgerald by Gordon Lightfoot, Don’t Stop Believin’ by Journey, Stairway To Heaven by Led Zeppelin, and others. Is a successful song necessarily a GOOD song? Are streaming services, algorithms, & metrics changing pop song structures? Does the music delivery system (records, CD’s, streaming) play a part in the song structure that’s popular within that system? Steve studies the structure of a Taylor Swift song and Steve and Mark discuss where song structure might be headed in the future. Wrap up talking about Steve’s new album, which was recorded live, and Mark’s book, new music he’s writing, and how this conversation has inspired him. Go to stevedawsonmusic.com or Pravda Records to grab his new album. Follow him @stevedawso on Instagram.Follow Mark Mallman @markmallman on Instagram, TikTok, and X. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on Instagram and X. Grab merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Send money for coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. And now get ready to know everything you wanted to know about song structures on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 25 Jul 2024 08:00:00 -0000 Side Projects: Song Structure (w/Steve Dawson & Mark Mallman) full Marc Shea Steve Dawson & Mark Mallman return to talk about unusual song structures and the future of songwriting. This episode of Side Projects sees the return of Steve Dawson and Mark Mallman. They join me to discuss song structure. We go over some basic terms and structures that are typical and atypical. We talk about songs like The Wreck Of The Edmunds Fitzgerald by Gordon Lightfoot, Don’t Stop Believin’ by Journey, Stairway To Heaven by Led Zeppelin, and others. Is a successful song necessarily a GOOD song? Are streaming services, algorithms, & metrics changing pop song structures? Does the music delivery system (records, CD’s, streaming) play a part in the song structure that’s popular within that system? Steve studies the structure of a Taylor Swift song and Steve and Mark discuss where song structure might be headed in the future. Wrap up talking about Steve’s new album, which was recorded live, and Mark’s book, new music he’s writing, and how this conversation has inspired him. Go to stevedawsonmusic.com or Pravda Records to grab his new album. Follow him @stevedawso on Instagram.Follow Mark Mallman @markmallman on Instagram, TikTok, and X. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on Instagram and X. Grab merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Send money for coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. And now get ready to know everything you wanted to know about song structures on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This episode of Side Projects sees the return of Steve Dawson and Mark Mallman. They join me to discuss song structure. We go over some basic terms and structures that are typical and atypical. We talk about songs like The Wreck Of The Edmunds Fitzgerald by Gordon Lightfoot, Don’t Stop Believin’ by Journey, Stairway To Heaven by Led Zeppelin, and others.

Is a successful song necessarily a GOOD song? Are streaming services, algorithms, & metrics changing pop song structures? Does the music delivery system (records, CD’s, streaming) play a part in the song structure that’s popular within that system? Steve studies the structure of a Taylor Swift song and Steve and Mark discuss where song structure might be headed in the future. Wrap up talking about Steve’s new album, which was recorded live, and Mark’s book, new music he’s writing, and how this conversation has inspired him. Go to stevedawsonmusic.com or Pravda Records to grab his new album. Follow him @stevedawso on Instagram.Follow Mark Mallman @markmallman on Instagram, TikTok, and X. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on Instagram and X. Grab merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Send money for coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. And now get ready to know everything you wanted to know about song structures on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 4348 yes The Dream Eaters Today’s guests made me laugh. A lot. I’d like to welcome Jake Zavracky and Elizabeth LeBaron to the show. Together they make up The Dream Eaters. And this entire episode could have gone off the rails at any moment. From the very beginning things were different than just about any other show. For example, doing the actual podcast took Elizabeth by surprise. And once we got everything going, Jake and Elizabeth had different views on things like how they met and how they came up with the band’s name.  There are a ton of hilarious stories in this one; like Jake’s contributions to The Sopranos, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, NCIS and the GamePlay Network. And Elizabeth discusses the legend of the stolen clarinet. I also learn what patent leather pants have to do with having a large vocabulary. The Dream Eaters is not your normal band. In fact, the idea was initially for a show, not a band. That explains things like why many songs are under 30 seconds in length. And speaking of the music, going back and listening to their catalog blew me away. Not only is the music good, they play in a lot of different styles. The reason for that could be because, as Elizabeth says, Jake is the songwriter and she is the director/sidekick. There has always been an element of humor to the music but there was a point at which it comes to the forefront and doesn’t leave. Jake and Elizabeth talk about how they come up with some of their most ridiculous songs. In fact, we kind of almost write a song during the podcast. That alone is worth the price of admission! So check out Jake & Elizabeth @wearethedreameaters on Instagram and @thedreameaters on everything else including TikTok, where they post a bunch of their videos. Pick up all their music on Bandcamp. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on socials. Our merch can be found at performanceanx.threadless.com. You can keep us awake with money for coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Now prepare to expect the unexpected with Jake & Elizabeth of The Dream Eaters on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 23 Jul 2024 08:00:00 -0000 The Dream Eaters full Marc Shea Jake Zavracky and Elizabeth LeBaron are The Dream Eaters and are my guests on this episode. There are countless hilarious stories, discrepancies, and even a stolen clarinet. Today’s guests made me laugh. A lot. I’d like to welcome Jake Zavracky and Elizabeth LeBaron to the show. Together they make up The Dream Eaters. And this entire episode could have gone off the rails at any moment. From the very beginning things were different than just about any other show. For example, doing the actual podcast took Elizabeth by surprise. And once we got everything going, Jake and Elizabeth had different views on things like how they met and how they came up with the band’s name.  There are a ton of hilarious stories in this one; like Jake’s contributions to The Sopranos, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, NCIS and the GamePlay Network. And Elizabeth discusses the legend of the stolen clarinet. I also learn what patent leather pants have to do with having a large vocabulary. The Dream Eaters is not your normal band. In fact, the idea was initially for a show, not a band. That explains things like why many songs are under 30 seconds in length. And speaking of the music, going back and listening to their catalog blew me away. Not only is the music good, they play in a lot of different styles. The reason for that could be because, as Elizabeth says, Jake is the songwriter and she is the director/sidekick. There has always been an element of humor to the music but there was a point at which it comes to the forefront and doesn’t leave. Jake and Elizabeth talk about how they come up with some of their most ridiculous songs. In fact, we kind of almost write a song during the podcast. That alone is worth the price of admission! So check out Jake & Elizabeth @wearethedreameaters on Instagram and @thedreameaters on everything else including TikTok, where they post a bunch of their videos. Pick up all their music on Bandcamp. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on socials. Our merch can be found at performanceanx.threadless.com. You can keep us awake with money for coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Now prepare to expect the unexpected with Jake & Elizabeth of The Dream Eaters on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today’s guests made me laugh. A lot. I’d like to welcome Jake Zavracky and Elizabeth LeBaron to the show. Together they make up The Dream Eaters. And this entire episode could have gone off the rails at any moment. From the very beginning things were different than just about any other show. For example, doing the actual podcast took Elizabeth by surprise. And once we got everything going, Jake and Elizabeth had different views on things like how they met and how they came up with the band’s name. 

There are a ton of hilarious stories in this one; like Jake’s contributions to The Sopranos, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, NCIS and the GamePlay Network. And Elizabeth discusses the legend of the stolen clarinet. I also learn what patent leather pants have to do with having a large vocabulary.

The Dream Eaters is not your normal band. In fact, the idea was initially for a show, not a band. That explains things like why many songs are under 30 seconds in length. And speaking of the music, going back and listening to their catalog blew me away. Not only is the music good, they play in a lot of different styles. The reason for that could be because, as Elizabeth says, Jake is the songwriter and she is the director/sidekick.

There has always been an element of humor to the music but there was a point at which it comes to the forefront and doesn’t leave. Jake and Elizabeth talk about how they come up with some of their most ridiculous songs. In fact, we kind of almost write a song during the podcast. That alone is worth the price of admission! So check out Jake & Elizabeth @wearethedreameaters on Instagram and @thedreameaters on everything else including TikTok, where they post a bunch of their videos. Pick up all their music on Bandcamp. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on socials. Our merch can be found at performanceanx.threadless.com. You can keep us awake with money for coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Now prepare to expect the unexpected with Jake & Elizabeth of The Dream Eaters on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 4804 yes David Hakopyan (Antenna The End, The Apex Theory) Today’s guest makes me feel so excited and I just can’t hide it. It’s The Pointer Sisters. No. No it’s not. Please welcome David Hakopyan of Antenna The End. And I have to thank Jamie Park and Teen Cancer America for connecting us.  David grew up in one of the biggest Armenian communities in the world outside of Armenia, itself. He was influenced equally by rock and Armenian folk music. But music wasn’t always his focus. For a while as a teen, he thought he might be an illustrator. He was the counterfeit Pushead guy in his school. And if that doesn’t make sense, it will after you listen. Or go look up Pushead. He got serious about music when he started playing in an Armenian, revolutionary, folk, alternative rock band with Serj Tankian called Forever Young. After cheating on that band with another, he started Soil with Serj and Daron Malakian. David discusses the one and only live show they played and its biggest pitfall.  David and his bands, like Apex Theory & Mt. Helium, have always been hyper-focused on sounding original, to the point of making sure no one was listening to the big rock stations in LA. They’d do spot checks on each others’ radios. David’s new band is Antenna The End. And you can absolutely tell that it’s David’s band. He started writing after the kinds of personal issues that get a guy writing music. He also tells me when he came up with the band’s unique name. The debut EP will be out soon, but David gives us a sneak peak at the music and stories behind the band’s formation and the music he’s created. Check them out @antennatheend on Instagram & Facebook. Keep an eye out for the EP release in early August. And give him a call at…you know what, don’t do that. BUT, follow us @PerformanceAnx on Instagram & Twitter. Reach out, we don’t bite. Grab merch at performanceanx.threadless.com or donate some coffee money at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. And now I hope you enjoy the awesome conversation I had with David Hakopyan of Antenna The End on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 18 Jul 2024 08:00:00 -0000 David Hakopyan (Antenna The End, The Apex Theory) full Marc Shea Singer and bass player David Hakopyan discusses his new band, Antenna The End, System Of A Down, his musical hiatus, & what brought him back Today’s guest makes me feel so excited and I just can’t hide it. It’s The Pointer Sisters. No. No it’s not. Please welcome David Hakopyan of Antenna The End. And I have to thank Jamie Park and Teen Cancer America for connecting us.  David grew up in one of the biggest Armenian communities in the world outside of Armenia, itself. He was influenced equally by rock and Armenian folk music. But music wasn’t always his focus. For a while as a teen, he thought he might be an illustrator. He was the counterfeit Pushead guy in his school. And if that doesn’t make sense, it will after you listen. Or go look up Pushead. He got serious about music when he started playing in an Armenian, revolutionary, folk, alternative rock band with Serj Tankian called Forever Young. After cheating on that band with another, he started Soil with Serj and Daron Malakian. David discusses the one and only live show they played and its biggest pitfall.  David and his bands, like Apex Theory & Mt. Helium, have always been hyper-focused on sounding original, to the point of making sure no one was listening to the big rock stations in LA. They’d do spot checks on each others’ radios. David’s new band is Antenna The End. And you can absolutely tell that it’s David’s band. He started writing after the kinds of personal issues that get a guy writing music. He also tells me when he came up with the band’s unique name. The debut EP will be out soon, but David gives us a sneak peak at the music and stories behind the band’s formation and the music he’s created. Check them out @antennatheend on Instagram & Facebook. Keep an eye out for the EP release in early August. And give him a call at…you know what, don’t do that. BUT, follow us @PerformanceAnx on Instagram & Twitter. Reach out, we don’t bite. Grab merch at performanceanx.threadless.com or donate some coffee money at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. And now I hope you enjoy the awesome conversation I had with David Hakopyan of Antenna The End on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today’s guest makes me feel so excited and I just can’t hide it. It’s The Pointer Sisters. No. No it’s not. Please welcome David Hakopyan of Antenna The End. And I have to thank Jamie Park and Teen Cancer America for connecting us. 

David grew up in one of the biggest Armenian communities in the world outside of Armenia, itself. He was influenced equally by rock and Armenian folk music. But music wasn’t always his focus. For a while as a teen, he thought he might be an illustrator. He was the counterfeit Pushead guy in his school. And if that doesn’t make sense, it will after you listen. Or go look up Pushead.

He got serious about music when he started playing in an Armenian, revolutionary, folk, alternative rock band with Serj Tankian called Forever Young. After cheating on that band with another, he started Soil with Serj and Daron Malakian. David discusses the one and only live show they played and its biggest pitfall. 

David and his bands, like Apex Theory & Mt. Helium, have always been hyper-focused on sounding original, to the point of making sure no one was listening to the big rock stations in LA. They’d do spot checks on each others’ radios.

David’s new band is Antenna The End. And you can absolutely tell that it’s David’s band. He started writing after the kinds of personal issues that get a guy writing music. He also tells me when he came up with the band’s unique name. The debut EP will be out soon, but David gives us a sneak peak at the music and stories behind the band’s formation and the music he’s created. Check them out @antennatheend on Instagram & Facebook. Keep an eye out for the EP release in early August. And give him a call at…you know what, don’t do that. BUT, follow us @PerformanceAnx on Instagram & Twitter. Reach out, we don’t bite. Grab merch at performanceanx.threadless.com or donate some coffee money at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. And now I hope you enjoy the awesome conversation I had with David Hakopyan of Antenna The End on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 5809 yes Side Projects: Band Of Susans (w/Robert Poss & Karen Haglof) The Side Projects series of this podcast gives me a lot of latitude regarding subject matter. Occasionally, I like to go down a rabbit hole on a specific band. But I think this is the first time I’ve been able to do that with band members, themselves. Please welcome Robert Poss and Karen Haglof of Band Of Susans. They’ve both been on the podcast. In fact they were very early episodes and we were past due for a catch up session. Both Robert and Karen have new albums out so it seemed like the perfect time to do a deep dive into Band Of Susans and talk about their new music, at the same time. We actually ended up doing it the other way around.  Band Of Susans is one of the bands I can point to and say “They changed the music I listen to” without being hyperbolic. And it all stemmed from an album cover with my favorite car on it. Karen left the band after the Love Agenda album and went on to do a few minor things, like medical school, oncology, you know…not music stuff. Robert has kept his feet firmly in the business by doing all kinds of unique projects, including solo albums. As I mentioned, they both have new releases this year; Drones, Songs, & Fairy Dust by Robert and One Hand Up by Karen. Look them up wherever you get music. Both albums really touch on so many different styles of music. Get them both and you’ll definitely find something for you in there. Follow them both on social media; just look up their names, they’re easy to find. Look us up @PerformanceAnx on socials and grab our merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Keep us awake at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Now prep yourself for my Love Agenda on Band Of Susans with Robert Poss & Karen Hagloff on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Sat, 13 Jul 2024 16:48:00 -0000 Side Projects: Band Of Susans (w/Robert Poss & Karen Haglof) full Marc Shea Robert Poss & Karen Haglof of the Love Agenda era of Band Of Susans, stop by to discuss Band Of Susans and their latest albums. The Side Projects series of this podcast gives me a lot of latitude regarding subject matter. Occasionally, I like to go down a rabbit hole on a specific band. But I think this is the first time I’ve been able to do that with band members, themselves. Please welcome Robert Poss and Karen Haglof of Band Of Susans. They’ve both been on the podcast. In fact they were very early episodes and we were past due for a catch up session. Both Robert and Karen have new albums out so it seemed like the perfect time to do a deep dive into Band Of Susans and talk about their new music, at the same time. We actually ended up doing it the other way around.  Band Of Susans is one of the bands I can point to and say “They changed the music I listen to” without being hyperbolic. And it all stemmed from an album cover with my favorite car on it. Karen left the band after the Love Agenda album and went on to do a few minor things, like medical school, oncology, you know…not music stuff. Robert has kept his feet firmly in the business by doing all kinds of unique projects, including solo albums. As I mentioned, they both have new releases this year; Drones, Songs, & Fairy Dust by Robert and One Hand Up by Karen. Look them up wherever you get music. Both albums really touch on so many different styles of music. Get them both and you’ll definitely find something for you in there. Follow them both on social media; just look up their names, they’re easy to find. Look us up @PerformanceAnx on socials and grab our merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Keep us awake at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Now prep yourself for my Love Agenda on Band Of Susans with Robert Poss & Karen Hagloff on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices The Side Projects series of this podcast gives me a lot of latitude regarding subject matter. Occasionally, I like to go down a rabbit hole on a specific band. But I think this is the first time I’ve been able to do that with band members, themselves. Please welcome Robert Poss and Karen Haglof of Band Of Susans. They’ve both been on the podcast. In fact they were very early episodes and we were past due for a catch up session. Both Robert and Karen have new albums out so it seemed like the perfect time to do a deep dive into Band Of Susans and talk about their new music, at the same time. We actually ended up doing it the other way around. 

Band Of Susans is one of the bands I can point to and say “They changed the music I listen to” without being hyperbolic. And it all stemmed from an album cover with my favorite car on it.

Karen left the band after the Love Agenda album and went on to do a few minor things, like medical school, oncology, you know…not music stuff. Robert has kept his feet firmly in the business by doing all kinds of unique projects, including solo albums.

As I mentioned, they both have new releases this year; Drones, Songs, & Fairy Dust by Robert and One Hand Up by Karen. Look them up wherever you get music. Both albums really touch on so many different styles of music. Get them both and you’ll definitely find something for you in there. Follow them both on social media; just look up their names, they’re easy to find. Look us up @PerformanceAnx on socials and grab our merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Keep us awake at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Now prep yourself for my Love Agenda on Band Of Susans with Robert Poss & Karen Hagloff on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 4383 yes Jackie Popovec (The Vindys) Today’s guest reminds me that there is some amazing talent out there that needs to be heard. Welcome Jackie Popovec from Youngstown, Ohio’s own The Vindys. She’s a powerhouse vocalist whose voice is a Venn Diagram of some heavy hitters like Amy Winehouse, Christina Aguilera, & Carrie Underwood. And the rest of the band ain’t so bad either. They rock with an early Chicago sound. Think Terry Kath meets Eddie Van Halen with killer horns. They’ve been around for over ten years now, but Jackie has been singing for a bit longer than that. She and the band started off doing covers and sneaking in an original here and there. Now they’re doing their own stuff and throwing in covers you wouldn’t think of! But this whole conversation starts off with horror movies. And Spinal Tap. And how Jackie started writing songs. She was in her teens and her dad knew some people in some venues who would let a teenage Jackie play her own music. She was always drawn to belters but hearing jazz greats like Etta James, Sarah Vaughan, & Ella Fitzgerald really changed her approach. The band was poised to record a new album this summer when they were asked to join Pat Benetar on tour. So they made the obvious choice to put the album on hold and explore some new markets opening for a legend. And their live show is amazing! They’ve written a song for the Pittsburgh Pirates that was picked up by ESPN, they’ve played with a symphony orchestra, and are on a steady upward trajectory. Check out their music wherever you check out your music. See them on tour this summer with Pat Benetar. Follow them @TheVindys on social media. Check out their YouTube channel for great unreleased stuff. Check us out @PerformanceAnx on social media. Our merch is available at performanceanx.threadless.com. Keep us up with coffee money at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Now brace yourself for the amazing Jackie Popovec of The Vindys on Performance Anxiety; part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 09 Jul 2024 08:00:00 -0000 Jackie Popovec (The Vindys) full Marc Shea The Vindys singer, Jackie Popovec, hops on the podcast to talk about touring w/Pat Benetar, working on new music, slow, steady growth, and cool cover songs Today’s guest reminds me that there is some amazing talent out there that needs to be heard. Welcome Jackie Popovec from Youngstown, Ohio’s own The Vindys. She’s a powerhouse vocalist whose voice is a Venn Diagram of some heavy hitters like Amy Winehouse, Christina Aguilera, & Carrie Underwood. And the rest of the band ain’t so bad either. They rock with an early Chicago sound. Think Terry Kath meets Eddie Van Halen with killer horns. They’ve been around for over ten years now, but Jackie has been singing for a bit longer than that. She and the band started off doing covers and sneaking in an original here and there. Now they’re doing their own stuff and throwing in covers you wouldn’t think of! But this whole conversation starts off with horror movies. And Spinal Tap. And how Jackie started writing songs. She was in her teens and her dad knew some people in some venues who would let a teenage Jackie play her own music. She was always drawn to belters but hearing jazz greats like Etta James, Sarah Vaughan, & Ella Fitzgerald really changed her approach. The band was poised to record a new album this summer when they were asked to join Pat Benetar on tour. So they made the obvious choice to put the album on hold and explore some new markets opening for a legend. And their live show is amazing! They’ve written a song for the Pittsburgh Pirates that was picked up by ESPN, they’ve played with a symphony orchestra, and are on a steady upward trajectory. Check out their music wherever you check out your music. See them on tour this summer with Pat Benetar. Follow them @TheVindys on social media. Check out their YouTube channel for great unreleased stuff. Check us out @PerformanceAnx on social media. Our merch is available at performanceanx.threadless.com. Keep us up with coffee money at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Now brace yourself for the amazing Jackie Popovec of The Vindys on Performance Anxiety; part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today’s guest reminds me that there is some amazing talent out there that needs to be heard. Welcome Jackie Popovec from Youngstown, Ohio’s own The Vindys. She’s a powerhouse vocalist whose voice is a Venn Diagram of some heavy hitters like Amy Winehouse, Christina Aguilera, & Carrie Underwood. And the rest of the band ain’t so bad either. They rock with an early Chicago sound. Think Terry Kath meets Eddie Van Halen with killer horns. They’ve been around for over ten years now, but Jackie has been singing for a bit longer than that. She and the band started off doing covers and sneaking in an original here and there. Now they’re doing their own stuff and throwing in covers you wouldn’t think of!

But this whole conversation starts off with horror movies. And Spinal Tap. And how Jackie started writing songs. She was in her teens and her dad knew some people in some venues who would let a teenage Jackie play her own music. She was always drawn to belters but hearing jazz greats like Etta James, Sarah Vaughan, & Ella Fitzgerald really changed her approach.

The band was poised to record a new album this summer when they were asked to join Pat Benetar on tour. So they made the obvious choice to put the album on hold and explore some new markets opening for a legend. And their live show is amazing! They’ve written a song for the Pittsburgh Pirates that was picked up by ESPN, they’ve played with a symphony orchestra, and are on a steady upward trajectory. Check out their music wherever you check out your music. See them on tour this summer with Pat Benetar. Follow them @TheVindys on social media. Check out their YouTube channel for great unreleased stuff. Check us out @PerformanceAnx on social media. Our merch is available at performanceanx.threadless.com. Keep us up with coffee money at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Now brace yourself for the amazing Jackie Popovec of The Vindys on Performance Anxiety; part of the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 3856 yes Tom Kanach (KANAK) Today’s guest proves that hard work and patience will pay off. Welcome Tom Kanach of KANAK to the podcast. Tom is from New Jersey, so naturally we start razzing each other almost from the start. Tom talks about manipulating his situation so his brother would get an unwanted plastic drum set in order to start his first band. But he would really get serious about being in a band after a chance meeting in a school bathroom. Relax…everyone is a kid in this story. He’s been writing music longer than he can remember. He even has recordings of some of these songs. Maybe we can get him to re-record Happy Tonk Town for the next KANAK album. After doing what teenagers do (sneaking into clubs underage to see his favorite bands) he played in some bands with potential but could never seem to get the break they needed. But he made some great connections along the way. One of those connections had him playing with Doro on one of her albums. But after a while, life things happened. Tom started a family and got a job. But he never stopped writing. That’s why his first solo release is 30 songs long. Tom has a new project and it’s the best work I’ve heard from him. It’s called KANAK and it’s obviously a palindromic simplification of his last name. But that ended up complicating things, instead. The band and new EP feature some great players like Pete Wood, Jow Rowley, Jonny Rao, & Ed Stasium. Pick it up at kanakmusic.com or wherever you find music now. Follow them at KANAK Music on Facebook or @TomKanach on Instagram. Follow us @Performance Anx. Our stuff is located at performanceanx.threadless.com. Keep us awake with coffee money at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Now let’s get down to some serious business with Tom Kanach of KANAK on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 04 Jul 2024 04:00:00 -0000 Tom Kanach (KANAK) full Marc Shea NJ's own Tom Kanach stops by to discuss some interesting history, his prolific writing, his new band KANAK, & their new EP. Today’s guest proves that hard work and patience will pay off. Welcome Tom Kanach of KANAK to the podcast. Tom is from New Jersey, so naturally we start razzing each other almost from the start. Tom talks about manipulating his situation so his brother would get an unwanted plastic drum set in order to start his first band. But he would really get serious about being in a band after a chance meeting in a school bathroom. Relax…everyone is a kid in this story. He’s been writing music longer than he can remember. He even has recordings of some of these songs. Maybe we can get him to re-record Happy Tonk Town for the next KANAK album. After doing what teenagers do (sneaking into clubs underage to see his favorite bands) he played in some bands with potential but could never seem to get the break they needed. But he made some great connections along the way. One of those connections had him playing with Doro on one of her albums. But after a while, life things happened. Tom started a family and got a job. But he never stopped writing. That’s why his first solo release is 30 songs long. Tom has a new project and it’s the best work I’ve heard from him. It’s called KANAK and it’s obviously a palindromic simplification of his last name. But that ended up complicating things, instead. The band and new EP feature some great players like Pete Wood, Jow Rowley, Jonny Rao, & Ed Stasium. Pick it up at kanakmusic.com or wherever you find music now. Follow them at KANAK Music on Facebook or @TomKanach on Instagram. Follow us @Performance Anx. Our stuff is located at performanceanx.threadless.com. Keep us awake with coffee money at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Now let’s get down to some serious business with Tom Kanach of KANAK on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today’s guest proves that hard work and patience will pay off. Welcome Tom Kanach of KANAK to the podcast. Tom is from New Jersey, so naturally we start razzing each other almost from the start. Tom talks about manipulating his situation so his brother would get an unwanted plastic drum set in order to start his first band. But he would really get serious about being in a band after a chance meeting in a school bathroom. Relax…everyone is a kid in this story. He’s been writing music longer than he can remember. He even has recordings of some of these songs. Maybe we can get him to re-record Happy Tonk Town for the next KANAK album.

After doing what teenagers do (sneaking into clubs underage to see his favorite bands) he played in some bands with potential but could never seem to get the break they needed. But he made some great connections along the way. One of those connections had him playing with Doro on one of her albums. But after a while, life things happened. Tom started a family and got a job. But he never stopped writing. That’s why his first solo release is 30 songs long.

Tom has a new project and it’s the best work I’ve heard from him. It’s called KANAK and it’s obviously a palindromic simplification of his last name. But that ended up complicating things, instead. The band and new EP feature some great players like Pete Wood, Jow Rowley, Jonny Rao, & Ed Stasium. Pick it up at kanakmusic.com or wherever you find music now. Follow them at KANAK Music on Facebook or @TomKanach on Instagram. Follow us @Performance Anx. Our stuff is located at performanceanx.threadless.com. Keep us awake with coffee money at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Now let’s get down to some serious business with Tom Kanach of KANAK on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 4031 yes Lex Borrero (NEON16, AM16) Today’s guest makes me feel inspired. I welcome Lex Borrero to the program. He’s the very definition of rags-to-riches. Born in Bogota, Colombia, he emigrated with his mother to the US to start a new life from scratch. His first taste of success came after selling candy and burned CD’s to buy a pair of Jordans when he was a kid. But Lex wasn’t (and he’ll admit, still isn’t) a musician. Instead, he has an innate ability to know a good story and a talent for communication. He talks about his professional arc; how he started as a young producer trying to update the sound of Christian artists. That led to one of two times he was kicked out of church! But Lex always believed in himself, even when he moved to New York City for a music internship and wound up homeless for about a year. But his persistence and altruism has paid off tenfold. He has worked with artists like Tainy, Maroon 5, and Bad Bunny. His architectural approach to building up artists and companies coupled with his drive to create has led to the success of NEON16, AM16, and NTERTAIN. That’s why he has branched into TV and movies. He is the force behiind hit shows like La Firma on Netflix and The Montaners on Disney Plus. His drive is relentless! If you want to know what’s up & coming in music and TV, follow Lex and his companies @lexborrero, @neon16, @am16agency, & @ntertainstudios (w/o the N) on all the socials. You can follow us @PerformanceAnx on those same socials. You can check out merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. You can slide us some coffee money at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. And now, you can be inspired by Lex Borrero on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 28 Jun 2024 08:00:00 -0000 Lex Borrero (NEON16, AM16) full Marc Shea Multimedia mogul Lex Borrero gives us a few moments of his time to talk about his career, his professional philosophies, helping creatives, and upcoming projects Today’s guest makes me feel inspired. I welcome Lex Borrero to the program. He’s the very definition of rags-to-riches. Born in Bogota, Colombia, he emigrated with his mother to the US to start a new life from scratch. His first taste of success came after selling candy and burned CD’s to buy a pair of Jordans when he was a kid. But Lex wasn’t (and he’ll admit, still isn’t) a musician. Instead, he has an innate ability to know a good story and a talent for communication. He talks about his professional arc; how he started as a young producer trying to update the sound of Christian artists. That led to one of two times he was kicked out of church! But Lex always believed in himself, even when he moved to New York City for a music internship and wound up homeless for about a year. But his persistence and altruism has paid off tenfold. He has worked with artists like Tainy, Maroon 5, and Bad Bunny. His architectural approach to building up artists and companies coupled with his drive to create has led to the success of NEON16, AM16, and NTERTAIN. That’s why he has branched into TV and movies. He is the force behiind hit shows like La Firma on Netflix and The Montaners on Disney Plus. His drive is relentless! If you want to know what’s up & coming in music and TV, follow Lex and his companies @lexborrero, @neon16, @am16agency, & @ntertainstudios (w/o the N) on all the socials. You can follow us @PerformanceAnx on those same socials. You can check out merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. You can slide us some coffee money at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. And now, you can be inspired by Lex Borrero on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today’s guest makes me feel inspired. I welcome Lex Borrero to the program. He’s the very definition of rags-to-riches. Born in Bogota, Colombia, he emigrated with his mother to the US to start a new life from scratch. His first taste of success came after selling candy and burned CD’s to buy a pair of Jordans when he was a kid. But Lex wasn’t (and he’ll admit, still isn’t) a musician. Instead, he has an innate ability to know a good story and a talent for communication. He talks about his professional arc; how he started as a young producer trying to update the sound of Christian artists. That led to one of two times he was kicked out of church!

But Lex always believed in himself, even when he moved to New York City for a music internship and wound up homeless for about a year.

But his persistence and altruism has paid off tenfold. He has worked with artists like Tainy, Maroon 5, and Bad Bunny. His architectural approach to building up artists and companies coupled with his drive to create has led to the success of NEON16, AM16, and NTERTAIN. That’s why he has branched into TV and movies. He is the force behiind hit shows like La Firma on Netflix and The Montaners on Disney Plus. His drive is relentless!

If you want to know what’s up & coming in music and TV, follow Lex and his companies @lexborrero, @neon16, @am16agency, & @ntertainstudios (w/o the N) on all the socials. You can follow us @PerformanceAnx on those same socials. You can check out merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. You can slide us some coffee money at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. And now, you can be inspired by Lex Borrero on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 2578 yes Chelsea Nenni (Late Slip) Today’s guest embodies retro in the most fun ways possible. Welcome Chelsea Nenni of Late Slip to the show. She grew up with music all around. Her dad worked in rock radio since the 70’s. He even gave Carson Daly his first shot. In fact, Carson would often come over to Chelsea’s house for spaghetti. But her lifelong obsession with oldies, Elvis in particular, came from her mom. But Chelsea didn’t go the normal route into rock music. This is the point of the show where I learn about opera outreach programs. Chelsea began performing in operas by the age of eleven. She earned a scholarship to study opera in college at Chapman University. She soon moved to NYC to take her shot in the theater district. This is where she takes a turn into rock, kind of. There’s an interesting detour into a cabaret version of the history of rock in there. Chelsea reveals that she will sometimes write songs during yoga class, which probably doesn’t go over so well with the instructors. After a series of projects and bands, Late Slip was formed and recorded their first EP through a strange set of circumstances involving Amoeba Records. Late Slip has a new album out called I Love You. And I love IT! It’s such a fun trip through the heyday of rock. And Chelsea is the perfect custodian. Not only does she emulate the sound, her album designs are influenced by early rock albums, too. She even wears vintage clothes for the covers! Grab I Love You on Bandcamp. Check out @lateslip on Instagram for more info on shows. Check us out @PerformanceAnx on Instagram & X. Our stuff is available at performanceanx.threadless.com. You can support us through ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Get ready to shake a tailfeather with Chelsea Nenni of Late Slip on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 26 Jun 2024 08:00:00 -0000 Chelsea Nenni (Late Slip) full Marc Shea Late Slip's Chelsea Nenni stops by to talk about the new album, I Love You, Opera Outreach, retro everything, and the history of rock, cabaret style Today’s guest embodies retro in the most fun ways possible. Welcome Chelsea Nenni of Late Slip to the show. She grew up with music all around. Her dad worked in rock radio since the 70’s. He even gave Carson Daly his first shot. In fact, Carson would often come over to Chelsea’s house for spaghetti. But her lifelong obsession with oldies, Elvis in particular, came from her mom. But Chelsea didn’t go the normal route into rock music. This is the point of the show where I learn about opera outreach programs. Chelsea began performing in operas by the age of eleven. She earned a scholarship to study opera in college at Chapman University. She soon moved to NYC to take her shot in the theater district. This is where she takes a turn into rock, kind of. There’s an interesting detour into a cabaret version of the history of rock in there. Chelsea reveals that she will sometimes write songs during yoga class, which probably doesn’t go over so well with the instructors. After a series of projects and bands, Late Slip was formed and recorded their first EP through a strange set of circumstances involving Amoeba Records. Late Slip has a new album out called I Love You. And I love IT! It’s such a fun trip through the heyday of rock. And Chelsea is the perfect custodian. Not only does she emulate the sound, her album designs are influenced by early rock albums, too. She even wears vintage clothes for the covers! Grab I Love You on Bandcamp. Check out @lateslip on Instagram for more info on shows. Check us out @PerformanceAnx on Instagram & X. Our stuff is available at performanceanx.threadless.com. You can support us through ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Get ready to shake a tailfeather with Chelsea Nenni of Late Slip on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today’s guest embodies retro in the most fun ways possible. Welcome Chelsea Nenni of Late Slip to the show. She grew up with music all around. Her dad worked in rock radio since the 70’s. He even gave Carson Daly his first shot. In fact, Carson would often come over to Chelsea’s house for spaghetti. But her lifelong obsession with oldies, Elvis in particular, came from her mom. But Chelsea didn’t go the normal route into rock music. This is the point of the show where I learn about opera outreach programs.

Chelsea began performing in operas by the age of eleven. She earned a scholarship to study opera in college at Chapman University. She soon moved to NYC to take her shot in the theater district.

This is where she takes a turn into rock, kind of. There’s an interesting detour into a cabaret version of the history of rock in there. Chelsea reveals that she will sometimes write songs during yoga class, which probably doesn’t go over so well with the instructors. After a series of projects and bands, Late Slip was formed and recorded their first EP through a strange set of circumstances involving Amoeba Records.

Late Slip has a new album out called I Love You. And I love IT! It’s such a fun trip through the heyday of rock. And Chelsea is the perfect custodian. Not only does she emulate the sound, her album designs are influenced by early rock albums, too. She even wears vintage clothes for the covers! Grab I Love You on Bandcamp. Check out @lateslip on Instagram for more info on shows. Check us out @PerformanceAnx on Instagram & X. Our stuff is available at performanceanx.threadless.com. You can support us through ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Get ready to shake a tailfeather with Chelsea Nenni of Late Slip on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 4512 yes David Nagler (As For The Future, Nova Social) Today’s guest makes me feel exotic. Welcome David Nagler to the show. David grew up in a very musical house. In fact, his first performance was at age 1 or 2 in a stage production of The King And I. But that was just the beginning. A very early beginning. He began taking piano lessons a few years later.  He began his musical career with the band Stretch. That soon became Nova Social. Same guys, new name. The band was initially a guitar-based band with smart lyrics. But that was the first album. The second took a hard left turn into electronics, still with excellent lyrics. When David decided to go solo, he took yet another left turn. This is where his Brazilian influences began to bubble to the top. He’s written some themed albums; one based on Donald Trump appointees and another written to the poems of Carl Sandburg. David’s latest work is called As For The Future. He tells me how he came up with that unusual name and who else is involved in the band. The project began during the pandemic, so much of it was created remotely. That included Spotify-stalking people to be in the band. The album is filled with masterful songwriting. I love the music and the lyrics fell right in line with David’s previous work. It’s one of those albums that I’ll listen to when I need a break from the heavier rock I normally listen to. Go grab it on Bandcamp or stream it from your favorite service. I recommend the deluxe CD version with the extra tracks on it. Follow the band @asforthefuture and hopefully you can catch a gig in the near future. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on X & Instagram. Merch is at performanceanx.threadless.com. You can help support us through ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. And I hope you enjoy David Nagler on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 20 Jun 2024 08:00:00 -0000 David Nagler (As For The Future, Nova Social) full Marc Shea David Nagler stops by to discuss As For The Future, his love of Brazilian music, new ways to use Spotify, and all of his other music. Today’s guest makes me feel exotic. Welcome David Nagler to the show. David grew up in a very musical house. In fact, his first performance was at age 1 or 2 in a stage production of The King And I. But that was just the beginning. A very early beginning. He began taking piano lessons a few years later.  He began his musical career with the band Stretch. That soon became Nova Social. Same guys, new name. The band was initially a guitar-based band with smart lyrics. But that was the first album. The second took a hard left turn into electronics, still with excellent lyrics. When David decided to go solo, he took yet another left turn. This is where his Brazilian influences began to bubble to the top. He’s written some themed albums; one based on Donald Trump appointees and another written to the poems of Carl Sandburg. David’s latest work is called As For The Future. He tells me how he came up with that unusual name and who else is involved in the band. The project began during the pandemic, so much of it was created remotely. That included Spotify-stalking people to be in the band. The album is filled with masterful songwriting. I love the music and the lyrics fell right in line with David’s previous work. It’s one of those albums that I’ll listen to when I need a break from the heavier rock I normally listen to. Go grab it on Bandcamp or stream it from your favorite service. I recommend the deluxe CD version with the extra tracks on it. Follow the band @asforthefuture and hopefully you can catch a gig in the near future. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on X & Instagram. Merch is at performanceanx.threadless.com. You can help support us through ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. And I hope you enjoy David Nagler on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today’s guest makes me feel exotic. Welcome David Nagler to the show. David grew up in a very musical house. In fact, his first performance was at age 1 or 2 in a stage production of The King And I. But that was just the beginning. A very early beginning. He began taking piano lessons a few years later. 

He began his musical career with the band Stretch. That soon became Nova Social. Same guys, new name. The band was initially a guitar-based band with smart lyrics. But that was the first album. The second took a hard left turn into electronics, still with excellent lyrics. When David decided to go solo, he took yet another left turn. This is where his Brazilian influences began to bubble to the top. He’s written some themed albums; one based on Donald Trump appointees and another written to the poems of Carl Sandburg.

David’s latest work is called As For The Future. He tells me how he came up with that unusual name and who else is involved in the band. The project began during the pandemic, so much of it was created remotely. That included Spotify-stalking people to be in the band. The album is filled with masterful songwriting. I love the music and the lyrics fell right in line with David’s previous work. It’s one of those albums that I’ll listen to when I need a break from the heavier rock I normally listen to. Go grab it on Bandcamp or stream it from your favorite service. I recommend the deluxe CD version with the extra tracks on it. Follow the band @asforthefuture and hopefully you can catch a gig in the near future. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on X & Instagram. Merch is at performanceanx.threadless.com. You can help support us through ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. And I hope you enjoy David Nagler on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 4199 yes Jeff Fielder (Mark Lanegan, Amy Ray) My guest today is just fun to talk with. It’s Jeff Fielder. I first heard Jeff when researching for Mark Lanegan’s episode. He’s worked with so many people and made so much great music that it’s almost unbelievable. But he started off admiring rock before playing any. He grew up in Alaska with much older brothers. Long haired, Les Paul playing, Barracuda driving brothers. So Jeff got into music early. In fact, he started gigging before middle school in a 17 piece jazz band led by his future middle school music teacher and at one point, probably took one guitar lesson from the devil. His family moved to Seattle in the heyday of grunge. He played in a few bands that should have gone farther than they did. He started hanging out with Dave Abruzzesse and getting into session work. But after a while he put down music completely and became a craft bartender. But working with one artist brought him back. That’s when things started to snowball and they haven’t stopped. He’s played with Mark Lanegan, Amy Ray, Indigo Girls, Satchel, and Painted Shield. And despite his best efforts to the contrary, has made beautiful music with his wife, Tekla Waterfield. Most recently, he’s recorded a wild cover of Megadeth’s Peace Sells…But Who’s Buying with some amazing musicians, including mutual friend, Mike Squires for Couch Riffs. Keep an eye out for Jeff on the road with Duff McKagan and Indigo Girls. Follow him on Facebook and Instagram @jefffieldermusic. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on Instagram & X. Reach out and let us know who you want to hear from. Support us with coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Now check out the wild story of Jeff Fielder by Jeff Fielder on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 12 Jun 2024 08:00:00 -0000 Jeff Fielder (Mark Lanegan, Amy Ray) full Marc Shea All around awesome guy, Jeff Fielder, pops on the show to talk about working with some of the biggest names in music, possibly taking guitar lessons from the devil, and what's up next for him, My guest today is just fun to talk with. It’s Jeff Fielder. I first heard Jeff when researching for Mark Lanegan’s episode. He’s worked with so many people and made so much great music that it’s almost unbelievable. But he started off admiring rock before playing any. He grew up in Alaska with much older brothers. Long haired, Les Paul playing, Barracuda driving brothers. So Jeff got into music early. In fact, he started gigging before middle school in a 17 piece jazz band led by his future middle school music teacher and at one point, probably took one guitar lesson from the devil. His family moved to Seattle in the heyday of grunge. He played in a few bands that should have gone farther than they did. He started hanging out with Dave Abruzzesse and getting into session work. But after a while he put down music completely and became a craft bartender. But working with one artist brought him back. That’s when things started to snowball and they haven’t stopped. He’s played with Mark Lanegan, Amy Ray, Indigo Girls, Satchel, and Painted Shield. And despite his best efforts to the contrary, has made beautiful music with his wife, Tekla Waterfield. Most recently, he’s recorded a wild cover of Megadeth’s Peace Sells…But Who’s Buying with some amazing musicians, including mutual friend, Mike Squires for Couch Riffs. Keep an eye out for Jeff on the road with Duff McKagan and Indigo Girls. Follow him on Facebook and Instagram @jefffieldermusic. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on Instagram & X. Reach out and let us know who you want to hear from. Support us with coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Now check out the wild story of Jeff Fielder by Jeff Fielder on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices My guest today is just fun to talk with. It’s Jeff Fielder. I first heard Jeff when researching for Mark Lanegan’s episode. He’s worked with so many people and made so much great music that it’s almost unbelievable. But he started off admiring rock before playing any. He grew up in Alaska with much older brothers. Long haired, Les Paul playing, Barracuda driving brothers. So Jeff got into music early. In fact, he started gigging before middle school in a 17 piece jazz band led by his future middle school music teacher and at one point, probably took one guitar lesson from the devil. His family moved to Seattle in the heyday of grunge. He played in a few bands that should have gone farther than they did.

He started hanging out with Dave Abruzzesse and getting into session work. But after a while he put down music completely and became a craft bartender. But working with one artist brought him back. That’s when things started to snowball and they haven’t stopped. He’s played with Mark Lanegan, Amy Ray, Indigo Girls, Satchel, and Painted Shield. And despite his best efforts to the contrary, has made beautiful music with his wife, Tekla Waterfield. Most recently, he’s recorded a wild cover of Megadeth’s Peace Sells…But Who’s Buying with some amazing musicians, including mutual friend, Mike Squires for Couch Riffs. Keep an eye out for Jeff on the road with Duff McKagan and Indigo Girls. Follow him on Facebook and Instagram @jefffieldermusic. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on Instagram & X. Reach out and let us know who you want to hear from. Support us with coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Now check out the wild story of Jeff Fielder by Jeff Fielder on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 7531 yes Mark Mallman Today’s guest makes me feel grateful in many different ways. One person I’m grateful to is Ryan Smith for introducing me to Mark Mallman. Mark’s story is incredible. But the recurring theme is victory. He’s overcome so much throughout his life and it all boils down to his mother’s message: It’s going to be OK. He grew up with music all around. It was there from his earliest memories. He began studying piano at age three with his mother. But his childhood wasn’t easy. He grew up in, as he calls it, “a house of depression”. His mother was diagnosed with major depressive disorder. But he found positivity through the darkness with music and his mother’s message, which has become his own. He has done it all, musically speaking: band projects, solo albums, video game music, incidental music for General Hospital (which has a universe that is more complex than Star Wars), and music marathons. But these marathons are INTENSE. The last one in 2012 was 8 days and 150 hours of non-stop playing. When Mark lost his mother, he himself fell into a depression. To break out of it, he created The Happiness Playlist. He talks about what it is and how it’s grown. He recently release a single, Seen My Own Ghost, and is poised to release another in a few weeks, called Cancer. He’s also working on a new album, a tour, and a new book. Follow him on TikTok, X, Instagram, and Facebook all as Mark Mallman. His videos are great and you learn something! You can follow us @PerformanceAnx on X and Instagram. Reach out and let us know what you’d like to see next!You can pick up our merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. You can also send us a coffee through ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Now check out Mark Mallman on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 05 Jun 2024 08:00:00 -0000 Mark Mallman full Marc Shea Singer/Songwriter/Composer/Author Mark Mallman joins the show to discuss new music, marathons, overcoming depression, & a lot more Today’s guest makes me feel grateful in many different ways. One person I’m grateful to is Ryan Smith for introducing me to Mark Mallman. Mark’s story is incredible. But the recurring theme is victory. He’s overcome so much throughout his life and it all boils down to his mother’s message: It’s going to be OK. He grew up with music all around. It was there from his earliest memories. He began studying piano at age three with his mother. But his childhood wasn’t easy. He grew up in, as he calls it, “a house of depression”. His mother was diagnosed with major depressive disorder. But he found positivity through the darkness with music and his mother’s message, which has become his own. He has done it all, musically speaking: band projects, solo albums, video game music, incidental music for General Hospital (which has a universe that is more complex than Star Wars), and music marathons. But these marathons are INTENSE. The last one in 2012 was 8 days and 150 hours of non-stop playing. When Mark lost his mother, he himself fell into a depression. To break out of it, he created The Happiness Playlist. He talks about what it is and how it’s grown. He recently release a single, Seen My Own Ghost, and is poised to release another in a few weeks, called Cancer. He’s also working on a new album, a tour, and a new book. Follow him on TikTok, X, Instagram, and Facebook all as Mark Mallman. His videos are great and you learn something! You can follow us @PerformanceAnx on X and Instagram. Reach out and let us know what you’d like to see next!You can pick up our merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. You can also send us a coffee through ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Now check out Mark Mallman on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today’s guest makes me feel grateful in many different ways. One person I’m grateful to is Ryan Smith for introducing me to Mark Mallman. Mark’s story is incredible. But the recurring theme is victory. He’s overcome so much throughout his life and it all boils down to his mother’s message: It’s going to be OK. He grew up with music all around. It was there from his earliest memories. He began studying piano at age three with his mother. But his childhood wasn’t easy. He grew up in, as he calls it, “a house of depression”. His mother was diagnosed with major depressive disorder. But he found positivity through the darkness with music and his mother’s message, which has become his own. He has done it all, musically speaking: band projects, solo albums, video game music, incidental music for General Hospital (which has a universe that is more complex than Star Wars), and music marathons. But these marathons are INTENSE. The last one in 2012 was 8 days and 150 hours of non-stop playing.

When Mark lost his mother, he himself fell into a depression. To break out of it, he created The Happiness Playlist. He talks about what it is and how it’s grown. He recently release a single, Seen My Own Ghost, and is poised to release another in a few weeks, called Cancer. He’s also working on a new album, a tour, and a new book. Follow him on TikTok, X, Instagram, and Facebook all as Mark Mallman. His videos are great and you learn something! You can follow us @PerformanceAnx on X and Instagram. Reach out and let us know what you’d like to see next!You can pick up our merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. You can also send us a coffee through ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Now check out Mark Mallman on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 4294 yes Eerie Von (Danzig, Samhain) Today’s guest is truly multi-talented. Welcome modern renaissance man Eerie Von to the podcast. Eerie talks about his varied creative talents. Whether it’s drums, bass, singing, photography, painting, or whatever he sets his mind to, Eerie is a force to be reckoned with. He’s also one of the most down-to-earth people I’ve ever had on the show. He’s an open book about his time in Samhain and Danzig. He talks about how those bands formed and why he ended up leaving Danzig after the fourth album.He talks about Rick Rubin and the influence he had on Danzig’s image as well as their sound. But we go all the way back to the beginning, when he was photographing The Misfits and playing in Rosemary’s Babies. His images with The Misfits have become iconic. They even became part of his book, Misery Obscura. Eerie also talks openly about the music he’s made after leaving Danzig. There’s an album that’s a horror soundtrack without the movie. There’s his more punk influenced album. Then there’s his country album. He also talks about the album that bridged the gap there that was unfortunately lost when his hard drive crashed! His latest album, Not 4 Nuthin’ is out. But don’t try to stream it. It’s only available from Eerie and only as a CD. So reach out to him at eerievon777@gmail.com to get your copy. Follow him @eerievon777 on Instagram or look him up on Facebook. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Grab merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Or send coffee money at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. And I hope you enjoy my conversation with Eerie Von on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 29 May 2024 08:00:00 -0000 Eerie Von (Danzig, Samhain) full Marc Shea Renaissance man Eerie Von talks about Danzig, Samhain, photography, painting, and his solo work, including his new album Not 4 Nuthin' Today’s guest is truly multi-talented. Welcome modern renaissance man Eerie Von to the podcast. Eerie talks about his varied creative talents. Whether it’s drums, bass, singing, photography, painting, or whatever he sets his mind to, Eerie is a force to be reckoned with. He’s also one of the most down-to-earth people I’ve ever had on the show. He’s an open book about his time in Samhain and Danzig. He talks about how those bands formed and why he ended up leaving Danzig after the fourth album.He talks about Rick Rubin and the influence he had on Danzig’s image as well as their sound. But we go all the way back to the beginning, when he was photographing The Misfits and playing in Rosemary’s Babies. His images with The Misfits have become iconic. They even became part of his book, Misery Obscura. Eerie also talks openly about the music he’s made after leaving Danzig. There’s an album that’s a horror soundtrack without the movie. There’s his more punk influenced album. Then there’s his country album. He also talks about the album that bridged the gap there that was unfortunately lost when his hard drive crashed! His latest album, Not 4 Nuthin’ is out. But don’t try to stream it. It’s only available from Eerie and only as a CD. So reach out to him at eerievon777@gmail.com to get your copy. Follow him @eerievon777 on Instagram or look him up on Facebook. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Grab merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Or send coffee money at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. And I hope you enjoy my conversation with Eerie Von on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today’s guest is truly multi-talented. Welcome modern renaissance man Eerie Von to the podcast. Eerie talks about his varied creative talents. Whether it’s drums, bass, singing, photography, painting, or whatever he sets his mind to, Eerie is a force to be reckoned with. He’s also one of the most down-to-earth people I’ve ever had on the show. He’s an open book about his time in Samhain and Danzig. He talks about how those bands formed and why he ended up leaving Danzig after the fourth album.He talks about Rick Rubin and the influence he had on Danzig’s image as well as their sound.

But we go all the way back to the beginning, when he was photographing The Misfits and playing in Rosemary’s Babies. His images with The Misfits have become iconic. They even became part of his book, Misery Obscura. Eerie also talks openly about the music he’s made after leaving Danzig. There’s an album that’s a horror soundtrack without the movie. There’s his more punk influenced album. Then there’s his country album. He also talks about the album that bridged the gap there that was unfortunately lost when his hard drive crashed!

His latest album, Not 4 Nuthin’ is out. But don’t try to stream it. It’s only available from Eerie and only as a CD. So reach out to him at eerievon777@gmail.com to get your copy. Follow him @eerievon777 on Instagram or look him up on Facebook. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Grab merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Or send coffee money at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. And I hope you enjoy my conversation with Eerie Von on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 5552 yes Antler Family Today’s guests make me rethink the saying “Don’t meet your idols”. I’m joined by Tom Flynn and Mia Dean of Antler Family. Tom’s extensive musical career features bands like Fang and Cornelius Asperger and the Bi-Curious Unicorns. Mia is operatically trained and spent time studying opera in Austria and Italy. She was a huge fan of Tom’s music and jumped at the opportunity to play with one of her idols. But before all that, Tom reveals an early love of hard rock and prog before starting Fang, his roles with The Melvins, and selling his leftover shirts to a band with the same name.  Mia tells how she decided to sing opera at the age of eighteen, how she started a punk rock venue/opera house, and meeting her husband/bandmate, Tom Dean. Antler Family’s debut album came out early this year after a five year delay. It’s like if Crazy Horse played punk rock. There are so many surprises in there! Tom and Mia reveal a few alternate band names and I reveal the Youtube typo that COMPLETELY changes the meaning of one of their songs. Pick up the album wherever you get music, except Amazon. Maybe try Bandcamp or midheaven.com if you like vinyl. Follow their socials @antler_family. Follow the show @PerformanceAnx. Slide us a coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Buy merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. And check out Mia Dean and Tom Flynn of Antler Family on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 22 May 2024 04:00:00 -0000 Antler Family full Marc Shea Tom Flynn & Mia Dean of Antler Family join the show to talk about their debut, past bands, and what's coming up Today’s guests make me rethink the saying “Don’t meet your idols”. I’m joined by Tom Flynn and Mia Dean of Antler Family. Tom’s extensive musical career features bands like Fang and Cornelius Asperger and the Bi-Curious Unicorns. Mia is operatically trained and spent time studying opera in Austria and Italy. She was a huge fan of Tom’s music and jumped at the opportunity to play with one of her idols. But before all that, Tom reveals an early love of hard rock and prog before starting Fang, his roles with The Melvins, and selling his leftover shirts to a band with the same name.  Mia tells how she decided to sing opera at the age of eighteen, how she started a punk rock venue/opera house, and meeting her husband/bandmate, Tom Dean. Antler Family’s debut album came out early this year after a five year delay. It’s like if Crazy Horse played punk rock. There are so many surprises in there! Tom and Mia reveal a few alternate band names and I reveal the Youtube typo that COMPLETELY changes the meaning of one of their songs. Pick up the album wherever you get music, except Amazon. Maybe try Bandcamp or midheaven.com if you like vinyl. Follow their socials @antler_family. Follow the show @PerformanceAnx. Slide us a coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Buy merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. And check out Mia Dean and Tom Flynn of Antler Family on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today’s guests make me rethink the saying “Don’t meet your idols”. I’m joined by Tom Flynn and Mia Dean of Antler Family. Tom’s extensive musical career features bands like Fang and Cornelius Asperger and the Bi-Curious Unicorns. Mia is operatically trained and spent time studying opera in Austria and Italy. She was a huge fan of Tom’s music and jumped at the opportunity to play with one of her idols. But before all that, Tom reveals an early love of hard rock and prog before starting Fang, his roles with The Melvins, and selling his leftover shirts to a band with the same name. 

Mia tells how she decided to sing opera at the age of eighteen, how she started a punk rock venue/opera house, and meeting her husband/bandmate, Tom Dean.

Antler Family’s debut album came out early this year after a five year delay. It’s like if Crazy Horse played punk rock. There are so many surprises in there! Tom and Mia reveal a few alternate band names and I reveal the Youtube typo that COMPLETELY changes the meaning of one of their songs. Pick up the album wherever you get music, except Amazon. Maybe try Bandcamp or midheaven.com if you like vinyl. Follow their socials @antler_family. Follow the show @PerformanceAnx. Slide us a coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Buy merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. And check out Mia Dean and Tom Flynn of Antler Family on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 2730 yes Harry Ostrem Today’s guest reminds me that sometimes, I need to shift my focus. Welcome the multitalented Harry Ostrem to the podcast. I met Harry through a project I started two years ago. But I’ll explain that in a minute. Harry is a bassist, actor, singer, songwriter, comedian, writer, and more. The guy is crazy talented. He grew up about as far away from showbusiness as possible, in a small town of 20 in rural Montana. Yes, I know, that’s redundant. But it’s true. In 5th grade, he was the person in the 5th grade. But he escaped the wilds of Montana for the bright lights of…Spokane, Washington and Gonzaga University.  He didn’t go directly into the entertainment industry from college. Instead he was a social worker. This is where things change. Literally. Somehow, my phone connected to the bluetooth in my car and Harry had a nice conversation with my son instead of me. But once we recover, we get into Harry Muff’s Disco, how he almost got divorced collecting props for a music video for one of his songs, and his connection to my project. You’ll learn more about it in the episode, but it’s a Spinal Tap tribute album for The Who’s Teen Cancer America charity. I’ll be releasing more info about it as we inch closer to the release of the Spinal Tap Sequel and the album release. In the meantime, go to harryostrem.com or Harry Muff’s Disco on Youtube to check out HArry’s music/comedy. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media. Support us at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety and performanceanx.threadless.com. And keep watching our accounts and Teen Cancer America for updates on the Spinal Tap Tribute album project. Now enjoy Harry Ostrem on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 16 May 2024 08:00:00 -0000 Harry Ostrem full Marc Shea Comedian, bassist, actor, songwriter, director, and more Harry Ostrem takes a little time to talk about some great projects he's working on Today’s guest reminds me that sometimes, I need to shift my focus. Welcome the multitalented Harry Ostrem to the podcast. I met Harry through a project I started two years ago. But I’ll explain that in a minute. Harry is a bassist, actor, singer, songwriter, comedian, writer, and more. The guy is crazy talented. He grew up about as far away from showbusiness as possible, in a small town of 20 in rural Montana. Yes, I know, that’s redundant. But it’s true. In 5th grade, he was the person in the 5th grade. But he escaped the wilds of Montana for the bright lights of…Spokane, Washington and Gonzaga University.  He didn’t go directly into the entertainment industry from college. Instead he was a social worker. This is where things change. Literally. Somehow, my phone connected to the bluetooth in my car and Harry had a nice conversation with my son instead of me. But once we recover, we get into Harry Muff’s Disco, how he almost got divorced collecting props for a music video for one of his songs, and his connection to my project. You’ll learn more about it in the episode, but it’s a Spinal Tap tribute album for The Who’s Teen Cancer America charity. I’ll be releasing more info about it as we inch closer to the release of the Spinal Tap Sequel and the album release. In the meantime, go to harryostrem.com or Harry Muff’s Disco on Youtube to check out HArry’s music/comedy. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media. Support us at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety and performanceanx.threadless.com. And keep watching our accounts and Teen Cancer America for updates on the Spinal Tap Tribute album project. Now enjoy Harry Ostrem on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today’s guest reminds me that sometimes, I need to shift my focus. Welcome the multitalented Harry Ostrem to the podcast. I met Harry through a project I started two years ago. But I’ll explain that in a minute. Harry is a bassist, actor, singer, songwriter, comedian, writer, and more. The guy is crazy talented. He grew up about as far away from showbusiness as possible, in a small town of 20 in rural Montana. Yes, I know, that’s redundant. But it’s true. In 5th grade, he was the person in the 5th grade.

But he escaped the wilds of Montana for the bright lights of…Spokane, Washington and Gonzaga University. 

He didn’t go directly into the entertainment industry from college. Instead he was a social worker. This is where things change. Literally. Somehow, my phone connected to the bluetooth in my car and Harry had a nice conversation with my son instead of me. But once we recover, we get into Harry Muff’s Disco, how he almost got divorced collecting props for a music video for one of his songs, and his connection to my project. You’ll learn more about it in the episode, but it’s a Spinal Tap tribute album for The Who’s Teen Cancer America charity. I’ll be releasing more info about it as we inch closer to the release of the Spinal Tap Sequel and the album release.

In the meantime, go to harryostrem.com or Harry Muff’s Disco on Youtube to check out HArry’s music/comedy. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media. Support us at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety and performanceanx.threadless.com. And keep watching our accounts and Teen Cancer America for updates on the Spinal Tap Tribute album project. Now enjoy Harry Ostrem on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 5270 yes Lance Whalen Today’s guest reminds me why I do this podcast. It’s Lance Whalen and we met because all he did was make a nice comment about one of my episodes. That’s it. I thought “Hey, let me check out this guy’s music” and I suggested we record an episode. Lance’s story gets very difficult at times. And he hits me with some straight up sorrow out of the blue. But everything he’s had to endure has gone into some tremendous music. It’s also gone into some music that he’s trying to erase from the internet.  But not everything is sad. In fact, Lance has a great DIY outlook on just about everything! He has recorded upwards of 40 songs using the podcast studio at his local library. That’s brilliant! He also tells me how he had to search to find his own voice, writing and performing. Then Lance turns the tables on me and starts asking some questions about the podcast and photography.  Recently Lance has changed his philosophy on music; how and when it should be released. He definitely recognizes the shifts in the business and is quickly adapting. That’s part of the beauty of being independent.  Check out Lance’s music on YouTube and streaming platforms. He may start putting stuff out on Bandcamp. You just never know. Give him a follow @lancewhalen on Instagram. Go to lancewhalen.com for more links, including his Patreon page. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on socials. Our merch is located at performanceanx.threadless.com. Our fuel is coffee, which you can provide at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Now here’s Lance Whalen on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. Check it out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 10 May 2024 08:00:00 -0000 Lance Whalen full Marc Shea Singer/Songwriter Lance Whalen reaches out through social media and ends up on the podcast to talk about some heavy stuff and new music Today’s guest reminds me why I do this podcast. It’s Lance Whalen and we met because all he did was make a nice comment about one of my episodes. That’s it. I thought “Hey, let me check out this guy’s music” and I suggested we record an episode. Lance’s story gets very difficult at times. And he hits me with some straight up sorrow out of the blue. But everything he’s had to endure has gone into some tremendous music. It’s also gone into some music that he’s trying to erase from the internet.  But not everything is sad. In fact, Lance has a great DIY outlook on just about everything! He has recorded upwards of 40 songs using the podcast studio at his local library. That’s brilliant! He also tells me how he had to search to find his own voice, writing and performing. Then Lance turns the tables on me and starts asking some questions about the podcast and photography.  Recently Lance has changed his philosophy on music; how and when it should be released. He definitely recognizes the shifts in the business and is quickly adapting. That’s part of the beauty of being independent.  Check out Lance’s music on YouTube and streaming platforms. He may start putting stuff out on Bandcamp. You just never know. Give him a follow @lancewhalen on Instagram. Go to lancewhalen.com for more links, including his Patreon page. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on socials. Our merch is located at performanceanx.threadless.com. Our fuel is coffee, which you can provide at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Now here’s Lance Whalen on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. Check it out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today’s guest reminds me why I do this podcast. It’s Lance Whalen and we met because all he did was make a nice comment about one of my episodes. That’s it. I thought “Hey, let me check out this guy’s music” and I suggested we record an episode. Lance’s story gets very difficult at times. And he hits me with some straight up sorrow out of the blue. But everything he’s had to endure has gone into some tremendous music. It’s also gone into some music that he’s trying to erase from the internet. 

But not everything is sad. In fact, Lance has a great DIY outlook on just about everything! He has recorded upwards of 40 songs using the podcast studio at his local library. That’s brilliant! He also tells me how he had to search to find his own voice, writing and performing. Then Lance turns the tables on me and starts asking some questions about the podcast and photography. 

Recently Lance has changed his philosophy on music; how and when it should be released. He definitely recognizes the shifts in the business and is quickly adapting. That’s part of the beauty of being independent. 

Check out Lance’s music on YouTube and streaming platforms. He may start putting stuff out on Bandcamp. You just never know. Give him a follow @lancewhalen on Instagram. Go to lancewhalen.com for more links, including his Patreon page. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on socials. Our merch is located at performanceanx.threadless.com. Our fuel is coffee, which you can provide at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Now here’s Lance Whalen on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. Check it out.

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]]> 4551 yes Stephen Bluhm Today’s guest reminds me that not everyone is born at the right time. My guest is singer/songwriter Stephen Bluhm. To say he is an old soul is an understatement of the highest degree. I mean, the man put a heckelphone on his latest album. Don’t know what that is? Stephen does! And he explains it on the podcast. His latest release, Out Of The Nowhere. Into The Here, throws it WAAAAAY back. It’s a brave album in so many ways and once you give it a shot, you’ll know exactly what I mean. But this album was started several years ago. In fact, he began writing this and his debut album at the same time. But Out Of The Nowhere took awhile to come out. You can probably guess why.  Stephen is influenced by luminaries like Stephen Sondheim and Nick Cave. And they both find a comfortable place in Stephen’s music. And he said he has no plans of writing the same album twice. If you listen to his first two releases, you can tell he means it. But enough bumpin gums! Go grab Out Of The Nowhere. Into The Here wherever you guys and dolls listen on the virtual ether. Pick it up on Bandcamp or check out stephenbluhm.fun! It won’t be a trip for biscuits! And you can be aces by ponying up some shekels for a cuppa giddyup at ko.fi.com/performanceanxiety. You can also get yer boots on and check out threadless.com/performanceanx for some zooted out threads. And don’t forget to follow us @PerformanceAnx on the socials. Enough frisking the whiskers, check out this real clambake with Stephen Bluhm on Performance Anxiety. Part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 01 May 2024 08:00:00 -0000 Stephen Bluhm full Marc Shea Crooner Stephen Bluhm stops by to spin some yarns about his new album Out Of The Nowhere. Into The Here and discuss his throwback sound! Today’s guest reminds me that not everyone is born at the right time. My guest is singer/songwriter Stephen Bluhm. To say he is an old soul is an understatement of the highest degree. I mean, the man put a heckelphone on his latest album. Don’t know what that is? Stephen does! And he explains it on the podcast. His latest release, Out Of The Nowhere. Into The Here, throws it WAAAAAY back. It’s a brave album in so many ways and once you give it a shot, you’ll know exactly what I mean. But this album was started several years ago. In fact, he began writing this and his debut album at the same time. But Out Of The Nowhere took awhile to come out. You can probably guess why.  Stephen is influenced by luminaries like Stephen Sondheim and Nick Cave. And they both find a comfortable place in Stephen’s music. And he said he has no plans of writing the same album twice. If you listen to his first two releases, you can tell he means it. But enough bumpin gums! Go grab Out Of The Nowhere. Into The Here wherever you guys and dolls listen on the virtual ether. Pick it up on Bandcamp or check out stephenbluhm.fun! It won’t be a trip for biscuits! And you can be aces by ponying up some shekels for a cuppa giddyup at ko.fi.com/performanceanxiety. You can also get yer boots on and check out threadless.com/performanceanx for some zooted out threads. And don’t forget to follow us @PerformanceAnx on the socials. Enough frisking the whiskers, check out this real clambake with Stephen Bluhm on Performance Anxiety. Part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today’s guest reminds me that not everyone is born at the right time. My guest is singer/songwriter Stephen Bluhm. To say he is an old soul is an understatement of the highest degree. I mean, the man put a heckelphone on his latest album. Don’t know what that is? Stephen does! And he explains it on the podcast. His latest release, Out Of The Nowhere. Into The Here, throws it WAAAAAY back. It’s a brave album in so many ways and once you give it a shot, you’ll know exactly what I mean. But this album was started several years ago. In fact, he began writing this and his debut album at the same time. But Out Of The Nowhere took awhile to come out. You can probably guess why. 

Stephen is influenced by luminaries like Stephen Sondheim and Nick Cave. And they both find a comfortable place in Stephen’s music. And he said he has no plans of writing the same album twice. If you listen to his first two releases, you can tell he means it. But enough bumpin gums! Go grab Out Of The Nowhere. Into The Here wherever you guys and dolls listen on the virtual ether. Pick it up on Bandcamp or check out stephenbluhm.fun! It won’t be a trip for biscuits! And you can be aces by ponying up some shekels for a cuppa giddyup at ko.fi.com/performanceanxiety. You can also get yer boots on and check out threadless.com/performanceanx for some zooted out threads. And don’t forget to follow us @PerformanceAnx on the socials. Enough frisking the whiskers, check out this real clambake with Stephen Bluhm on Performance Anxiety. Part of the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 3202 no Lynn Drury Today’s guest reminds me to take my time. Please give a Performance Anxiety welcome to singer/songwriter, Lynn Drury. She has made New Orleans her home but she grew up in what sounds like every little girl’s dream, raising and training quarter horses for the rodeo circuit in Mississippi. And she always loved music but never actually considered pursuing it professionally. That is until she was walking around New Orleans and decided she didn’t want to sell computers anymore; she wanted to play guitar and sing! So that’s what she did! She took lessons, played wherever she could; sometimes gigging until four in the morning and then getting up to be at work by eight. Lynn and I discover we have some things in common, like insurance. And she tells a story she’s never told before about the horrors of studying abroad. Nothing good comes from insurance sales. And she has spawned an idea I may have to implement from now on: a test for each guest at the end of each episode! That way each show will have a bit of actual performance anxiety to it! Lynn has changed a few things over the years besides her profession. She’s changed her writing process, her location after Katrina (but that was temporary), and styles of music over the course of ten albums. Her latest is High Tide and is out through Nolamericana music. Go pick it up wherever you get music. Check out lynndrury.com. Also check out her socials @lynndruryrocks for up to date info.  Our socials are @PerformanceAnx and we’d love for you to follow us. You can also slide us a cup of coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. You get wear us via merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Now check out Lynn Drury on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 26 Apr 2024 08:00:00 -0000 Lynn Drury full Marc Shea Singer/Songwriter Lynn Drury stops by to talk about her new album High Tide, getting a late start in music, and the horrors of studying abroad. Today’s guest reminds me to take my time. Please give a Performance Anxiety welcome to singer/songwriter, Lynn Drury. She has made New Orleans her home but she grew up in what sounds like every little girl’s dream, raising and training quarter horses for the rodeo circuit in Mississippi. And she always loved music but never actually considered pursuing it professionally. That is until she was walking around New Orleans and decided she didn’t want to sell computers anymore; she wanted to play guitar and sing! So that’s what she did! She took lessons, played wherever she could; sometimes gigging until four in the morning and then getting up to be at work by eight. Lynn and I discover we have some things in common, like insurance. And she tells a story she’s never told before about the horrors of studying abroad. Nothing good comes from insurance sales. And she has spawned an idea I may have to implement from now on: a test for each guest at the end of each episode! That way each show will have a bit of actual performance anxiety to it! Lynn has changed a few things over the years besides her profession. She’s changed her writing process, her location after Katrina (but that was temporary), and styles of music over the course of ten albums. Her latest is High Tide and is out through Nolamericana music. Go pick it up wherever you get music. Check out lynndrury.com. Also check out her socials @lynndruryrocks for up to date info.  Our socials are @PerformanceAnx and we’d love for you to follow us. You can also slide us a cup of coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. You get wear us via merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Now check out Lynn Drury on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today’s guest reminds me to take my time. Please give a Performance Anxiety welcome to singer/songwriter, Lynn Drury. She has made New Orleans her home but she grew up in what sounds like every little girl’s dream, raising and training quarter horses for the rodeo circuit in Mississippi. And she always loved music but never actually considered pursuing it professionally. That is until she was walking around New Orleans and decided she didn’t want to sell computers anymore; she wanted to play guitar and sing! So that’s what she did!

She took lessons, played wherever she could; sometimes gigging until four in the morning and then getting up to be at work by eight. Lynn and I discover we have some things in common, like insurance. And she tells a story she’s never told before about the horrors of studying abroad. Nothing good comes from insurance sales. And she has spawned an idea I may have to implement from now on: a test for each guest at the end of each episode! That way each show will have a bit of actual performance anxiety to it!

Lynn has changed a few things over the years besides her profession. She’s changed her writing process, her location after Katrina (but that was temporary), and styles of music over the course of ten albums. Her latest is High Tide and is out through Nolamericana music. Go pick it up wherever you get music. Check out lynndrury.com. Also check out her socials @lynndruryrocks for up to date info. 

Our socials are @PerformanceAnx and we’d love for you to follow us. You can also slide us a cup of coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. You get wear us via merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Now check out Lynn Drury on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 4671 yes Michael Bland (Soul Asylum, Prince) Today’s guest makes me feel like royalty. It’s drummer Michael Bland and he has worked with some of the best in the business. But before that, he played in school and found out he had perfect pitch! Finding that out helped solidify his decision to be a musician. But his parents weren’t exactly thrilled about the idea and pushed him to have a backup plan. That is, until Prince called the house looking for Michael. This started a trend of Michael being offered jobs on stage in the middle of jams. Michael was the drummer for The New Power Generation during a time where Prince was reinventing himself. But Prince isn’t the only high profile artist Michael has worked with. There’s Paul Westerberg, Chaka Khan, Maxwell, Nick Jonas, & Soul Asylum.  Michael relays some behind-the-scenes stories about Prince, Paisley Park, and The Paisley Park Power Trio, among other things. And that ties in to a new project he’s working on with long-time collaborator, Sonny Thompson called (Br)others. They have a single coming out and are playing a show with a lot of The New Power Generation. Check Michael out @michaelblandofficial & @brothersmusic2024 on Instagram. Check out Brothers Forlife on Facebook. And look for Soul Asylum on tour this summer with Our Lady Peace, Live, & Stone Temple Pilots. Look for us @PerformanceAnx on socials. Love us with the gift of coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Or buy something with our logo at performanceanx.threadless.com. I had a wonderful time with Michael Bland on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Check it out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 18 Apr 2024 12:55:51 -0000 Michael Bland (Soul Asylum, Prince) full Marc Shea Drummer par excellence, Michael Bland joins the show to talk about Working w/Prince, Soul Asylum, his new project (Br)other, and much, much more. Today’s guest makes me feel like royalty. It’s drummer Michael Bland and he has worked with some of the best in the business. But before that, he played in school and found out he had perfect pitch! Finding that out helped solidify his decision to be a musician. But his parents weren’t exactly thrilled about the idea and pushed him to have a backup plan. That is, until Prince called the house looking for Michael. This started a trend of Michael being offered jobs on stage in the middle of jams. Michael was the drummer for The New Power Generation during a time where Prince was reinventing himself. But Prince isn’t the only high profile artist Michael has worked with. There’s Paul Westerberg, Chaka Khan, Maxwell, Nick Jonas, & Soul Asylum.  Michael relays some behind-the-scenes stories about Prince, Paisley Park, and The Paisley Park Power Trio, among other things. And that ties in to a new project he’s working on with long-time collaborator, Sonny Thompson called (Br)others. They have a single coming out and are playing a show with a lot of The New Power Generation. Check Michael out @michaelblandofficial & @brothersmusic2024 on Instagram. Check out Brothers Forlife on Facebook. And look for Soul Asylum on tour this summer with Our Lady Peace, Live, & Stone Temple Pilots. Look for us @PerformanceAnx on socials. Love us with the gift of coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Or buy something with our logo at performanceanx.threadless.com. I had a wonderful time with Michael Bland on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Check it out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today’s guest makes me feel like royalty. It’s drummer Michael Bland and he has worked with some of the best in the business. But before that, he played in school and found out he had perfect pitch! Finding that out helped solidify his decision to be a musician. But his parents weren’t exactly thrilled about the idea and pushed him to have a backup plan. That is, until Prince called the house looking for Michael. This started a trend of Michael being offered jobs on stage in the middle of jams. Michael was the drummer for The New Power Generation during a time where Prince was reinventing himself. But Prince isn’t the only high profile artist Michael has worked with. There’s Paul Westerberg, Chaka Khan, Maxwell, Nick Jonas, & Soul Asylum. 

Michael relays some behind-the-scenes stories about Prince, Paisley Park, and The Paisley Park Power Trio, among other things. And that ties in to a new project he’s working on with long-time collaborator, Sonny Thompson called (Br)others. They have a single coming out and are playing a show with a lot of The New Power Generation. Check Michael out @michaelblandofficial & @brothersmusic2024 on Instagram. Check out Brothers Forlife on Facebook. And look for Soul Asylum on tour this summer with Our Lady Peace, Live, & Stone Temple Pilots. Look for us @PerformanceAnx on socials. Love us with the gift of coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Or buy something with our logo at performanceanx.threadless.com. I had a wonderful time with Michael Bland on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Check it out.

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]]> 8571 yes Bex Marshall Today’s guest makes me appreciate life a bit more. Welcome a woman who has lived the blues, Bex Marshall. She talks about how she always had this absolute need to learn how to play guitar and the huge impact karaoke had on starting her career. She was singing in a band called Blue Murder before she had to press pause on her music career and get a “real” job. But it wasn’t all that bad. She traveled the globe and it was on a flight home from Jakarta when it hit her that music was her calling. She describes the great support she received from her family, including being given a Gibson Hummingbird guitar at age 11 that she still uses to this day and how street performers helped her raise her own bar. Since then, Bex has taken her time to grow and hone her craft. That not only includes loads of gigs and touring but also by starting a writer’s retreat that was inspired by her late husband, pirate DJ Barry Everett. She also talks about the history of The House of Mercy, a place of rest for traveling musicians.  Bex’s latest release, Fortuna, began during COVID lockdowns, which turned out to be a tough time for her including the unexpected passing of her bass player. She’s persevered and released the album that includes some of her best work to date. Pick it up wherever you get music or through bexmarshall.com. Follow her on Facebook, X, Instagram, & TikTok. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on X & Instagram. You can help us out with a coffee donation at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or by buying merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Here’s Bex Marshall on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.Check it out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 10 Apr 2024 08:00:00 -0000 Bex Marshall full Marc Shea Blues guitarist Bex Marshall talks about her new album Fortuna, what she has in common with Mick Jagger, writing workshops in Cyprus, & more Today’s guest makes me appreciate life a bit more. Welcome a woman who has lived the blues, Bex Marshall. She talks about how she always had this absolute need to learn how to play guitar and the huge impact karaoke had on starting her career. She was singing in a band called Blue Murder before she had to press pause on her music career and get a “real” job. But it wasn’t all that bad. She traveled the globe and it was on a flight home from Jakarta when it hit her that music was her calling. She describes the great support she received from her family, including being given a Gibson Hummingbird guitar at age 11 that she still uses to this day and how street performers helped her raise her own bar. Since then, Bex has taken her time to grow and hone her craft. That not only includes loads of gigs and touring but also by starting a writer’s retreat that was inspired by her late husband, pirate DJ Barry Everett. She also talks about the history of The House of Mercy, a place of rest for traveling musicians.  Bex’s latest release, Fortuna, began during COVID lockdowns, which turned out to be a tough time for her including the unexpected passing of her bass player. She’s persevered and released the album that includes some of her best work to date. Pick it up wherever you get music or through bexmarshall.com. Follow her on Facebook, X, Instagram, & TikTok. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on X & Instagram. You can help us out with a coffee donation at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or by buying merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Here’s Bex Marshall on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.Check it out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today’s guest makes me appreciate life a bit more. Welcome a woman who has lived the blues, Bex Marshall. She talks about how she always had this absolute need to learn how to play guitar and the huge impact karaoke had on starting her career. She was singing in a band called Blue Murder before she had to press pause on her music career and get a “real” job. But it wasn’t all that bad. She traveled the globe and it was on a flight home from Jakarta when it hit her that music was her calling.

She describes the great support she received from her family, including being given a Gibson Hummingbird guitar at age 11 that she still uses to this day and how street performers helped her raise her own bar. Since then, Bex has taken her time to grow and hone her craft. That not only includes loads of gigs and touring but also by starting a writer’s retreat that was inspired by her late husband, pirate DJ Barry Everett. She also talks about the history of The House of Mercy, a place of rest for traveling musicians. 

Bex’s latest release, Fortuna, began during COVID lockdowns, which turned out to be a tough time for her including the unexpected passing of her bass player. She’s persevered and released the album that includes some of her best work to date. Pick it up wherever you get music or through bexmarshall.com. Follow her on Facebook, X, Instagram, & TikTok. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on X & Instagram. You can help us out with a coffee donation at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or by buying merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Here’s Bex Marshall on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.Check it out.

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]]> 3902 yes Lance Hoppen (Orleans) Today’s guest reminds me that not everything is always as it seems. Please welcome Lance Hoppen from the band Orleans. Prior to speaking with Lance, I hadn’t dug very deep into Orleans’ catalog. But when I did I realized that there is a whole lot going on there! The band tends to get lumped into the yacht rock genre but there is so much more to their sound. Lance gives a history lesson on the band that became the family business. And in true familial style, his big brother, Larry, made him audition to get in the band. But even though he felt like he was hanging on for dear life, at times, he settled in and not only held down the groove with some amazing drummers, but also contributed to the Orleans style of blood harmony.  Lance also talks about their sophomore album that came out after their fourth album, which contained early versions of their biggest hits. But the label didn’t hear it and dropped them!  But as their sound fell out of favor, Lance made some tough decisions and took a hard left out of music for a time. But he couldn’t deny his art and eventually came back to music. Orleans has played for a handful of people on a military base and to literally hundreds of thousands at Woodstock ‘94. And it wasn’t always a linear progression.  Lance is extremely candid about everything here; from the music to his life to the death of his brother Larry. It’s an episode that really did leave me speechless, at times. Orleans is playing a limited number of shows this year but new dates are always being considered. Check them out at orleansonline.net, on Facebook at orleansmusic, and their YouTube channel for all kinds of info. Check us out @PerformanceAnx on social media. You can support the show with a merch purchase at performanceanx.threadless.com or feeding our coffee habit at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. And please welcome Lance Hoppen of Orleans on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 03 Apr 2024 08:00:00 -0000 Lance Hoppen (Orleans) full Marc Shea Orleans founding member Lance Hoppen jumps on for an Orleans history lesson and a look into their future Today’s guest reminds me that not everything is always as it seems. Please welcome Lance Hoppen from the band Orleans. Prior to speaking with Lance, I hadn’t dug very deep into Orleans’ catalog. But when I did I realized that there is a whole lot going on there! The band tends to get lumped into the yacht rock genre but there is so much more to their sound. Lance gives a history lesson on the band that became the family business. And in true familial style, his big brother, Larry, made him audition to get in the band. But even though he felt like he was hanging on for dear life, at times, he settled in and not only held down the groove with some amazing drummers, but also contributed to the Orleans style of blood harmony.  Lance also talks about their sophomore album that came out after their fourth album, which contained early versions of their biggest hits. But the label didn’t hear it and dropped them!  But as their sound fell out of favor, Lance made some tough decisions and took a hard left out of music for a time. But he couldn’t deny his art and eventually came back to music. Orleans has played for a handful of people on a military base and to literally hundreds of thousands at Woodstock ‘94. And it wasn’t always a linear progression.  Lance is extremely candid about everything here; from the music to his life to the death of his brother Larry. It’s an episode that really did leave me speechless, at times. Orleans is playing a limited number of shows this year but new dates are always being considered. Check them out at orleansonline.net, on Facebook at orleansmusic, and their YouTube channel for all kinds of info. Check us out @PerformanceAnx on social media. You can support the show with a merch purchase at performanceanx.threadless.com or feeding our coffee habit at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. And please welcome Lance Hoppen of Orleans on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today’s guest reminds me that not everything is always as it seems. Please welcome Lance Hoppen from the band Orleans. Prior to speaking with Lance, I hadn’t dug very deep into Orleans’ catalog. But when I did I realized that there is a whole lot going on there! The band tends to get lumped into the yacht rock genre but there is so much more to their sound.

Lance gives a history lesson on the band that became the family business. And in true familial style, his big brother, Larry, made him audition to get in the band. But even though he felt like he was hanging on for dear life, at times, he settled in and not only held down the groove with some amazing drummers, but also contributed to the Orleans style of blood harmony. 

Lance also talks about their sophomore album that came out after their fourth album, which contained early versions of their biggest hits. But the label didn’t hear it and dropped them! 

But as their sound fell out of favor, Lance made some tough decisions and took a hard left out of music for a time. But he couldn’t deny his art and eventually came back to music. Orleans has played for a handful of people on a military base and to literally hundreds of thousands at Woodstock ‘94. And it wasn’t always a linear progression. 

Lance is extremely candid about everything here; from the music to his life to the death of his brother Larry. It’s an episode that really did leave me speechless, at times. Orleans is playing a limited number of shows this year but new dates are always being considered. Check them out at orleansonline.net, on Facebook at orleansmusic, and their YouTube channel for all kinds of info. Check us out @PerformanceAnx on social media. You can support the show with a merch purchase at performanceanx.threadless.com or feeding our coffee habit at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. And please welcome Lance Hoppen of Orleans on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 6432 yes Michael Wiener (The Children...) Today’s guest really makes me want to be more experimental…somehow. It’s Michael Wiener of The Children…(with the ellipses). They have just released what is technically their second album. But good luck finding the first. Michael’s household growing up was not typical. His mother was a pioneering photojournalist and his father was a child Holocaust survivor. And they encouraged his pursuit of the arts and culture, which led him to violin and piano lessons. But his initial professional foray into music was not via a band, but as a critic. This is how he met his future bandmates in The Children… Jim Coleman and Phil Puleo. The band has a very loose way of creating music. They do a lot of improvising and build their structure on that. Michael also explains how the band writes in layers, the malleability of memory, as well as the difficulties of writing in a band when it’s everybody’s side project.  The Children…have a new album out called The Craving on Erototox Records and it is…unique. It is delicate, heavy, menacing, and frenetic depending on what you’re listening to. It is a fascinating listen. Get the album on Bandcamp, from Erototox or wherever you get music (make sure you use the ellipses). Check out their Instagram page @thechildren_now. Follow us at @PerformanceAnx. Grab some merch at performanceanx.threadless.com or keep us awake with coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Now check out Michael Wiener of The Children…on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 28 Mar 2024 08:00:00 -0000 Michael Wiener (The Children...) full Marc Shea We're joined by Michael Wiener of The Children...to discuss the new album The Craving, improvisation, listening, and a lot more Today’s guest really makes me want to be more experimental…somehow. It’s Michael Wiener of The Children…(with the ellipses). They have just released what is technically their second album. But good luck finding the first. Michael’s household growing up was not typical. His mother was a pioneering photojournalist and his father was a child Holocaust survivor. And they encouraged his pursuit of the arts and culture, which led him to violin and piano lessons. But his initial professional foray into music was not via a band, but as a critic. This is how he met his future bandmates in The Children… Jim Coleman and Phil Puleo. The band has a very loose way of creating music. They do a lot of improvising and build their structure on that. Michael also explains how the band writes in layers, the malleability of memory, as well as the difficulties of writing in a band when it’s everybody’s side project.  The Children…have a new album out called The Craving on Erototox Records and it is…unique. It is delicate, heavy, menacing, and frenetic depending on what you’re listening to. It is a fascinating listen. Get the album on Bandcamp, from Erototox or wherever you get music (make sure you use the ellipses). Check out their Instagram page @thechildren_now. Follow us at @PerformanceAnx. Grab some merch at performanceanx.threadless.com or keep us awake with coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Now check out Michael Wiener of The Children…on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today’s guest really makes me want to be more experimental…somehow. It’s Michael Wiener of The Children…(with the ellipses). They have just released what is technically their second album. But good luck finding the first. Michael’s household growing up was not typical. His mother was a pioneering photojournalist and his father was a child Holocaust survivor. And they encouraged his pursuit of the arts and culture, which led him to violin and piano lessons. But his initial professional foray into music was not via a band, but as a critic. This is how he met his future bandmates in The Children… Jim Coleman and Phil Puleo.

The band has a very loose way of creating music. They do a lot of improvising and build their structure on that. Michael also explains how the band writes in layers, the malleability of memory, as well as the difficulties of writing in a band when it’s everybody’s side project. 

The Children…have a new album out called The Craving on Erototox Records and it is…unique. It is delicate, heavy, menacing, and frenetic depending on what you’re listening to. It is a fascinating listen. Get the album on Bandcamp, from Erototox or wherever you get music (make sure you use the ellipses). Check out their Instagram page @thechildren_now. Follow us at @PerformanceAnx. Grab some merch at performanceanx.threadless.com or keep us awake with coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Now check out Michael Wiener of The Children…on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 3597 yes Jason Achilles Today’s guest makes me wish I had studied more in school. Meet Jason Achilles. This guy’s breadth of talent and interests just blows my mind! He’s not just a talented musician but he’s also an engineer who has recorded the sounds of Mars from a microphone system he was in charge of on the Mars rover. And apparently this kind of professional diversity runs in the family. By the way, he uses one of the microphones that didn’t make it to Mars on the podcast! But the podcast starts off with an admission by Jason about the amount of info he decided to share with me. We talk about his early musical endeavors, including how he started playing solo and improvisationally. So you now know that Jason has worked with NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab, but he’s also worked with Jerry Cantrell, Doug Kershaw, Geezer Butler, Dizzy Reed, and a ton of other people. I’m really not sure which of those is more impressive to me. Jason reveals how he started working with NASA, getting involved in the Mars Rover project, and recording exclusively in analog. He obviously gets more creative the more limitations he has! He also reveals some news about a Carnegie Hall performance, putting together a planetarium tour, and thanks to a student at the University of Alabama, Huntsville, he’s asked probably the most intelligent question that’s ever been asked on this podcast (Thank you Triston Tindell).  Check Jason’s music out on Spotify, YouTube, or wherever you get your music. Go to jasonachilles.com for his music as well as Sounds From Mars and more info on upcoming events. He’s @jasonachilles on X. We’re @PerformanceAnx on the socials. You can keep us going with coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Visiting our sponsors also helps out a lot! So let’s check out Jason Achilles on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 22 Mar 2024 16:57:10 -0000 Jason Achilles full Marc Shea Jason Achilles is a musician who's played with Jerry Cantrell, Doug Kershaw, and an audio engineer who put a mic on the Mars Rover! Today’s guest makes me wish I had studied more in school. Meet Jason Achilles. This guy’s breadth of talent and interests just blows my mind! He’s not just a talented musician but he’s also an engineer who has recorded the sounds of Mars from a microphone system he was in charge of on the Mars rover. And apparently this kind of professional diversity runs in the family. By the way, he uses one of the microphones that didn’t make it to Mars on the podcast! But the podcast starts off with an admission by Jason about the amount of info he decided to share with me. We talk about his early musical endeavors, including how he started playing solo and improvisationally. So you now know that Jason has worked with NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab, but he’s also worked with Jerry Cantrell, Doug Kershaw, Geezer Butler, Dizzy Reed, and a ton of other people. I’m really not sure which of those is more impressive to me. Jason reveals how he started working with NASA, getting involved in the Mars Rover project, and recording exclusively in analog. He obviously gets more creative the more limitations he has! He also reveals some news about a Carnegie Hall performance, putting together a planetarium tour, and thanks to a student at the University of Alabama, Huntsville, he’s asked probably the most intelligent question that’s ever been asked on this podcast (Thank you Triston Tindell).  Check Jason’s music out on Spotify, YouTube, or wherever you get your music. Go to jasonachilles.com for his music as well as Sounds From Mars and more info on upcoming events. He’s @jasonachilles on X. We’re @PerformanceAnx on the socials. You can keep us going with coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Visiting our sponsors also helps out a lot! So let’s check out Jason Achilles on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today’s guest makes me wish I had studied more in school. Meet Jason Achilles. This guy’s breadth of talent and interests just blows my mind! He’s not just a talented musician but he’s also an engineer who has recorded the sounds of Mars from a microphone system he was in charge of on the Mars rover. And apparently this kind of professional diversity runs in the family. By the way, he uses one of the microphones that didn’t make it to Mars on the podcast!

But the podcast starts off with an admission by Jason about the amount of info he decided to share with me. We talk about his early musical endeavors, including how he started playing solo and improvisationally.

So you now know that Jason has worked with NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab, but he’s also worked with Jerry Cantrell, Doug Kershaw, Geezer Butler, Dizzy Reed, and a ton of other people. I’m really not sure which of those is more impressive to me.

Jason reveals how he started working with NASA, getting involved in the Mars Rover project, and recording exclusively in analog. He obviously gets more creative the more limitations he has! He also reveals some news about a Carnegie Hall performance, putting together a planetarium tour, and thanks to a student at the University of Alabama, Huntsville, he’s asked probably the most intelligent question that’s ever been asked on this podcast (Thank you Triston Tindell). 

Check Jason’s music out on Spotify, YouTube, or wherever you get your music. Go to jasonachilles.com for his music as well as Sounds From Mars and more info on upcoming events. He’s @jasonachilles on X. We’re @PerformanceAnx on the socials. You can keep us going with coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Visiting our sponsors also helps out a lot! So let’s check out Jason Achilles on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 6034 yes Texas Scratch Today’s guests exemplify the virtue of patience. Please welcome Jim Suhler and Buddy Whittington of the band Texas Scratch. Their debut album was released recently…14 years AFTER it was recorded. And if you’re asking why, I’m not even sure the band can answer that. Texas Scratch is a Texas blues album that was recorded in New Jersey. Maybe that’s why it took so long…the universe couldn’t believe such a great blues album could have been made in the Northeast.  Jim and Buddy have played with some incredible musicians like John Mayall, George Thorogood, AC/DC, Joe Bonamassa, Billy Gibbons, and more. Speaking of Billy Gibbons, Jim reveals the very special place Billy has in his marriage. So we start off talking, like we usually do, about each guitarists musical history; what inspired them to play guitar, how they started professionally, and how they found their current gigs. But the most amazing part is how the whole Texas Scratch album came together, almost spontaneously, and how it stalled after it was slated for release.  Go get the album from Quarto Valley records, Amazon, Itunes, Apple music, or wherever you get music these days. Follow them on Facebook and maybe Instagram at this point. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on socials. You can send coffee money to ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. You can get merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Now prime your ears for some killer blues and a debut album that is very late to the party on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 14 Mar 2024 08:00:00 -0000 Texas Scratch full Marc Shea Buddy Whittington & Jim Suhler join the show to discuss why it took 14 years for the Texas Scratch debut to come out, plus a lot of other things Today’s guests exemplify the virtue of patience. Please welcome Jim Suhler and Buddy Whittington of the band Texas Scratch. Their debut album was released recently…14 years AFTER it was recorded. And if you’re asking why, I’m not even sure the band can answer that. Texas Scratch is a Texas blues album that was recorded in New Jersey. Maybe that’s why it took so long…the universe couldn’t believe such a great blues album could have been made in the Northeast.  Jim and Buddy have played with some incredible musicians like John Mayall, George Thorogood, AC/DC, Joe Bonamassa, Billy Gibbons, and more. Speaking of Billy Gibbons, Jim reveals the very special place Billy has in his marriage. So we start off talking, like we usually do, about each guitarists musical history; what inspired them to play guitar, how they started professionally, and how they found their current gigs. But the most amazing part is how the whole Texas Scratch album came together, almost spontaneously, and how it stalled after it was slated for release.  Go get the album from Quarto Valley records, Amazon, Itunes, Apple music, or wherever you get music these days. Follow them on Facebook and maybe Instagram at this point. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on socials. You can send coffee money to ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. You can get merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Now prime your ears for some killer blues and a debut album that is very late to the party on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today’s guests exemplify the virtue of patience. Please welcome Jim Suhler and Buddy Whittington of the band Texas Scratch. Their debut album was released recently…14 years AFTER it was recorded. And if you’re asking why, I’m not even sure the band can answer that. Texas Scratch is a Texas blues album that was recorded in New Jersey. Maybe that’s why it took so long…the universe couldn’t believe such a great blues album could have been made in the Northeast.

 Jim and Buddy have played with some incredible musicians like John Mayall, George Thorogood, AC/DC, Joe Bonamassa, Billy Gibbons, and more. Speaking of Billy Gibbons, Jim reveals the very special place Billy has in his marriage.

So we start off talking, like we usually do, about each guitarists musical history; what inspired them to play guitar, how they started professionally, and how they found their current gigs. But the most amazing part is how the whole Texas Scratch album came together, almost spontaneously, and how it stalled after it was slated for release. 

Go get the album from Quarto Valley records, Amazon, Itunes, Apple music, or wherever you get music these days. Follow them on Facebook and maybe Instagram at this point. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on socials. You can send coffee money to ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. You can get merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Now prime your ears for some killer blues and a debut album that is very late to the party on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 3248 yes Side Projects: Building A Foundation with Modern Guilt On this episode of Side Projects, I am joined, once again, by London’s Modern Guilt. Or at least most of them. Scott, Jaz, and Andreas are joined by their producer Mikey Buckley of Desert Ships. Missing during this recording are Dan and Glyn. And Glyn is especially missing, as he has left the band; but they tell me it was on good terms. We’ll see about that. But that situation actually factors into the topic of this episode: the importance of building solid foundations.  The band talks about having three foundational, core members who do the writing while the other one or two members (depending on what time we’re referencing) supplement that. That foundation is evident in the trust they all have, not only in each other, but also with Mikey. That’s why they can do a guitar solo by committee or let Mikey let them know when a song needs to stay vulnerable and stripped down. The foundation of Modern Guilt’s first EP, You’re Welcome, has allowed the band to be more experimental and exploratory on the new EP, We’ll Always Have Vegas. It sounds more like the band than the bands they are influenced by. We also talk about T-shirts, borrowing things from The Stone Roses, and the effective use of space. Follow these guys @modernguiltofficial on social media. Go to their Bandcamp page and buy the EPs. If you’re able to, go see a show! Follow us @PerformanceAnx on socials. Support the podcast with coffee money at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or by buying merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Let’s talk about solid foundations with Modern Guilt on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 05 Mar 2024 09:00:00 -0000 Side Projects: Building A Foundation with Modern Guilt full Marc Shea Scott, Jaz, & Andreas of Modern Guilt are joined by producer Mikey Buckley to discuss building a solid musical foundation On this episode of Side Projects, I am joined, once again, by London’s Modern Guilt. Or at least most of them. Scott, Jaz, and Andreas are joined by their producer Mikey Buckley of Desert Ships. Missing during this recording are Dan and Glyn. And Glyn is especially missing, as he has left the band; but they tell me it was on good terms. We’ll see about that. But that situation actually factors into the topic of this episode: the importance of building solid foundations.  The band talks about having three foundational, core members who do the writing while the other one or two members (depending on what time we’re referencing) supplement that. That foundation is evident in the trust they all have, not only in each other, but also with Mikey. That’s why they can do a guitar solo by committee or let Mikey let them know when a song needs to stay vulnerable and stripped down. The foundation of Modern Guilt’s first EP, You’re Welcome, has allowed the band to be more experimental and exploratory on the new EP, We’ll Always Have Vegas. It sounds more like the band than the bands they are influenced by. We also talk about T-shirts, borrowing things from The Stone Roses, and the effective use of space. Follow these guys @modernguiltofficial on social media. Go to their Bandcamp page and buy the EPs. If you’re able to, go see a show! Follow us @PerformanceAnx on socials. Support the podcast with coffee money at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or by buying merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Let’s talk about solid foundations with Modern Guilt on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices On this episode of Side Projects, I am joined, once again, by London’s Modern Guilt. Or at least most of them. Scott, Jaz, and Andreas are joined by their producer Mikey Buckley of Desert Ships. Missing during this recording are Dan and Glyn. And Glyn is especially missing, as he has left the band; but they tell me it was on good terms. We’ll see about that. But that situation actually factors into the topic of this episode: the importance of building solid foundations. 

The band talks about having three foundational, core members who do the writing while the other one or two members (depending on what time we’re referencing) supplement that. That foundation is evident in the trust they all have, not only in each other, but also with Mikey. That’s why they can do a guitar solo by committee or let Mikey let them know when a song needs to stay vulnerable and stripped down. The foundation of Modern Guilt’s first EP, You’re Welcome, has allowed the band to be more experimental and exploratory on the new EP, We’ll Always Have Vegas. It sounds more like the band than the bands they are influenced by. We also talk about T-shirts, borrowing things from The Stone Roses, and the effective use of space.

Follow these guys @modernguiltofficial on social media. Go to their Bandcamp page and buy the EPs. If you’re able to, go see a show! Follow us @PerformanceAnx on socials. Support the podcast with coffee money at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or by buying merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Let’s talk about solid foundations with Modern Guilt on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 4200 yes Blake Lewis Today’s guest makes me want to push through the rough times. Please welcome Blake Lewis. You might remember him from Season 6 of American Idol. But there is so much more to Blake than being one of the most unique contestants on one of the hottest properties on television. He grew up with his mom playing bluegrass banjo, which is why he rebelled into electronic music. He was the first contestant on Idol to beatbox. So, naturally, Blake talks about where that began and how that helped get him into his first professional band, Kickshaw. Soon after he was insanely busy playing shows, making music, and doing a musical improv show that he really was not all that interested in auditioning for American Idol. But he went to support a friend and things got crazy from the moment he registered. Blake is honest about how his season went, how it ended, the immediate aftermath, and what happened when the depression and anxiety kicked in. It’s a fascinating story that has shaped his professional career to this day. He talks about the differences between the show and the Idol tour and what he was and wasn’t allowed to do on both. Blake has released four studio albums and one live release. To me, each one is better than the previous and he has a lot of new music slated to come out in 2024. Check the music out wherever you buy and stream music; blakelewisofficial.com is a good place to start. Follow him @blakelewis on Instagram or the website for the latest news. Pick up a little of our merch at performanceanx.threadless.com or send us coffee money at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. And now get ready to get your box beaten…no, I don’t like that. How about, here’s Blake Lewis on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 28 Feb 2024 09:00:00 -0000 Blake Lewis full Marc Shea Blake Lewis was on season 6 of American Idol. He talks about his life and career pre and post Idol and what's coming up in 2024. Today’s guest makes me want to push through the rough times. Please welcome Blake Lewis. You might remember him from Season 6 of American Idol. But there is so much more to Blake than being one of the most unique contestants on one of the hottest properties on television. He grew up with his mom playing bluegrass banjo, which is why he rebelled into electronic music. He was the first contestant on Idol to beatbox. So, naturally, Blake talks about where that began and how that helped get him into his first professional band, Kickshaw. Soon after he was insanely busy playing shows, making music, and doing a musical improv show that he really was not all that interested in auditioning for American Idol. But he went to support a friend and things got crazy from the moment he registered. Blake is honest about how his season went, how it ended, the immediate aftermath, and what happened when the depression and anxiety kicked in. It’s a fascinating story that has shaped his professional career to this day. He talks about the differences between the show and the Idol tour and what he was and wasn’t allowed to do on both. Blake has released four studio albums and one live release. To me, each one is better than the previous and he has a lot of new music slated to come out in 2024. Check the music out wherever you buy and stream music; blakelewisofficial.com is a good place to start. Follow him @blakelewis on Instagram or the website for the latest news. Pick up a little of our merch at performanceanx.threadless.com or send us coffee money at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. And now get ready to get your box beaten…no, I don’t like that. How about, here’s Blake Lewis on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today’s guest makes me want to push through the rough times. Please welcome Blake Lewis. You might remember him from Season 6 of American Idol. But there is so much more to Blake than being one of the most unique contestants on one of the hottest properties on television. He grew up with his mom playing bluegrass banjo, which is why he rebelled into electronic music. He was the first contestant on Idol to beatbox. So, naturally, Blake talks about where that began and how that helped get him into his first professional band, Kickshaw. Soon after he was insanely busy playing shows, making music, and doing a musical improv show that he really was not all that interested in auditioning for American Idol. But he went to support a friend and things got crazy from the moment he registered.

Blake is honest about how his season went, how it ended, the immediate aftermath, and what happened when the depression and anxiety kicked in. It’s a fascinating story that has shaped his professional career to this day. He talks about the differences between the show and the Idol tour and what he was and wasn’t allowed to do on both. Blake has released four studio albums and one live release. To me, each one is better than the previous and he has a lot of new music slated to come out in 2024. Check the music out wherever you buy and stream music; blakelewisofficial.com is a good place to start. Follow him @blakelewis on Instagram or the website for the latest news. Pick up a little of our merch at performanceanx.threadless.com or send us coffee money at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. And now get ready to get your box beaten…no, I don’t like that. How about, here’s Blake Lewis on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.


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]]> 5548 yes Side Projects: Joel Selvin On Jim Gordon Today’s guest is revelatory. I’m extremely happy to welcome author Joel Selvin to the podcast. He’s written a book called Drums & Demons: The Tragic Journey Of Jim Gordon. The title tells it all. It’s the story of one of the (if not THE) greatest drummers of all time and his mental health battle that ultimately ended in tragedy.  Joel masterfully tells the story from Jim’s beginnings, how he started playing drums,to touring with The Everly Brothers immediately after graduating high school, and how he broke into the world of session musicians. He was a vital part of legendary tours like Joe Cocker’s Mad Dogs & Englishmen tour and writing classic songs that are still played every day, like Derek & The Dominos’ Layla. Jim had a gargantuan appetite for alcohol and drugs; both legal and illegal. And that is one possible reason that no one realized the truth behind his mental decline. He had been suffering with schizophrenia for a long time and had been successful in hiding the symptoms. But the voices in his head eventually began to rule his life with command hallucinations. They ended his professional career and eventually were the reason he murdered his mother.  Jim’s entire professional career was a short 15 years. But his impact is still felt. After he was sent to prison, he was minimized and all but erased from music history.  But after Jim’s passing in 2023, the pendulum has begun to swing the other way and Joel’s book is leading the charge. He tells Jim’s story honestly and sympathetically. Like Joel said, he wrote a few good lines but it’s Jim’s story. And it doesn’t matter if you know anything about Jim Gordon or not; this book is hard to put down. Order it from joelselvin.com and you can thank me later. Check out our stuff at performanceanx.threadless.com or buy us some coffee at ko-fi.com/performancenaxiety. And this is Joel Selvin on Jim Gordon on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 22 Feb 2024 09:00:00 -0000 Side Projects: Joel Selvin On Jim Gordon full Marc Shea Author Joel Selvin talks about the life and tragedy of legendary drummer Jim Gordon and his book, Drums & Demons: The Tragic Journey Of Jim Gordon Today’s guest is revelatory. I’m extremely happy to welcome author Joel Selvin to the podcast. He’s written a book called Drums & Demons: The Tragic Journey Of Jim Gordon. The title tells it all. It’s the story of one of the (if not THE) greatest drummers of all time and his mental health battle that ultimately ended in tragedy.  Joel masterfully tells the story from Jim’s beginnings, how he started playing drums,to touring with The Everly Brothers immediately after graduating high school, and how he broke into the world of session musicians. He was a vital part of legendary tours like Joe Cocker’s Mad Dogs & Englishmen tour and writing classic songs that are still played every day, like Derek & The Dominos’ Layla. Jim had a gargantuan appetite for alcohol and drugs; both legal and illegal. And that is one possible reason that no one realized the truth behind his mental decline. He had been suffering with schizophrenia for a long time and had been successful in hiding the symptoms. But the voices in his head eventually began to rule his life with command hallucinations. They ended his professional career and eventually were the reason he murdered his mother.  Jim’s entire professional career was a short 15 years. But his impact is still felt. After he was sent to prison, he was minimized and all but erased from music history.  But after Jim’s passing in 2023, the pendulum has begun to swing the other way and Joel’s book is leading the charge. He tells Jim’s story honestly and sympathetically. Like Joel said, he wrote a few good lines but it’s Jim’s story. And it doesn’t matter if you know anything about Jim Gordon or not; this book is hard to put down. Order it from joelselvin.com and you can thank me later. Check out our stuff at performanceanx.threadless.com or buy us some coffee at ko-fi.com/performancenaxiety. And this is Joel Selvin on Jim Gordon on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today’s guest is revelatory. I’m extremely happy to welcome author Joel Selvin to the podcast. He’s written a book called Drums & Demons: The Tragic Journey Of Jim Gordon. The title tells it all. It’s the story of one of the (if not THE) greatest drummers of all time and his mental health battle that ultimately ended in tragedy. 

Joel masterfully tells the story from Jim’s beginnings, how he started playing drums,to touring with The Everly Brothers immediately after graduating high school, and how he broke into the world of session musicians.

He was a vital part of legendary tours like Joe Cocker’s Mad Dogs & Englishmen tour and writing classic songs that are still played every day, like Derek & The Dominos’ Layla. Jim had a gargantuan appetite for alcohol and drugs; both legal and illegal. And that is one possible reason that no one realized the truth behind his mental decline. He had been suffering with schizophrenia for a long time and had been successful in hiding the symptoms.

But the voices in his head eventually began to rule his life with command hallucinations. They ended his professional career and eventually were the reason he murdered his mother. 

Jim’s entire professional career was a short 15 years. But his impact is still felt. After he was sent to prison, he was minimized and all but erased from music history. 

But after Jim’s passing in 2023, the pendulum has begun to swing the other way and Joel’s book is leading the charge. He tells Jim’s story honestly and sympathetically. Like Joel said, he wrote a few good lines but it’s Jim’s story. And it doesn’t matter if you know anything about Jim Gordon or not; this book is hard to put down. Order it from joelselvin.com and you can thank me later. Check out our stuff at performanceanx.threadless.com or buy us some coffee at ko-fi.com/performancenaxiety. And this is Joel Selvin on Jim Gordon on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network.


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]]> 4416 yes Locrian Today’s guests make me appreciate the patience of others. Please welcome, for the third attempt, Andre and Terence from Locrian. What you’re listening to is our third attempt at this episode. The first was scrapped due to a computer malfunction. The second had an iphone issue. So take three was the final attempt! And it was worth it. Locrian has a new album set to release so the timing couldn’t have been better. Terence and Andre tell me about their early bands and sounds and how they met at a “metal night” party.  They tell me about their first gig and the band name. But they also reveal their early band philosophy of saying yes to everything and how that got them booked at a birthday party. We create a new genre just for Locrian. I call it Aggressive Atmospheric. And it makes sense when you consider their influences are artists like Popol Vuh, Emperor, Twisted Sister, and Bert Jansch. So you kind of expect sound shifts when you hear how the band has evolved over the years. They keep their fans on their toes, but the reverse is also true. Fans are behind their recent release of archive recordings (keep messaging them about Setting Yr Jetta On Fire).  The latest release is titled End Terrain and it’s a pretty heavy dose of reality. The themes are pretty dark but the musical palette expands with more synths and more structure. Order Locrian’s End Terrain on Bandcamp, stream it, check it out on Profound Lore Records. Check out the show’s stuff at performanceanx.threadless.com and ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Reach out @PerformanceAnx on socials. And buckle in for Take 3 of Locrian on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 14 Feb 2024 09:00:00 -0000 Locrian full Marc Shea Andre and Terence from Locrian talk about the band's origins, their common influences, birthday parties, and the new album End Terrain Today’s guests make me appreciate the patience of others. Please welcome, for the third attempt, Andre and Terence from Locrian. What you’re listening to is our third attempt at this episode. The first was scrapped due to a computer malfunction. The second had an iphone issue. So take three was the final attempt! And it was worth it. Locrian has a new album set to release so the timing couldn’t have been better. Terence and Andre tell me about their early bands and sounds and how they met at a “metal night” party.  They tell me about their first gig and the band name. But they also reveal their early band philosophy of saying yes to everything and how that got them booked at a birthday party. We create a new genre just for Locrian. I call it Aggressive Atmospheric. And it makes sense when you consider their influences are artists like Popol Vuh, Emperor, Twisted Sister, and Bert Jansch. So you kind of expect sound shifts when you hear how the band has evolved over the years. They keep their fans on their toes, but the reverse is also true. Fans are behind their recent release of archive recordings (keep messaging them about Setting Yr Jetta On Fire).  The latest release is titled End Terrain and it’s a pretty heavy dose of reality. The themes are pretty dark but the musical palette expands with more synths and more structure. Order Locrian’s End Terrain on Bandcamp, stream it, check it out on Profound Lore Records. Check out the show’s stuff at performanceanx.threadless.com and ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Reach out @PerformanceAnx on socials. And buckle in for Take 3 of Locrian on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today’s guests make me appreciate the patience of others. Please welcome, for the third attempt, Andre and Terence from Locrian. What you’re listening to is our third attempt at this episode. The first was scrapped due to a computer malfunction. The second had an iphone issue. So take three was the final attempt! And it was worth it. Locrian has a new album set to release so the timing couldn’t have been better. Terence and Andre tell me about their early bands and sounds and how they met at a “metal night” party. 

They tell me about their first gig and the band name. But they also reveal their early band philosophy of saying yes to everything and how that got them booked at a birthday party. We create a new genre just for Locrian. I call it Aggressive Atmospheric. And it makes sense when you consider their influences are artists like Popol Vuh, Emperor, Twisted Sister, and Bert Jansch. So you kind of expect sound shifts when you hear how the band has evolved over the years. They keep their fans on their toes, but the reverse is also true. Fans are behind their recent release of archive recordings (keep messaging them about Setting Yr Jetta On Fire). 

The latest release is titled End Terrain and it’s a pretty heavy dose of reality. The themes are pretty dark but the musical palette expands with more synths and more structure. Order Locrian’s End Terrain on Bandcamp, stream it, check it out on Profound Lore Records. Check out the show’s stuff at performanceanx.threadless.com and ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Reach out @PerformanceAnx on socials. And buckle in for Take 3 of Locrian on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.


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]]> 4682 yes Jeremy Wilms Today’s guest makes me want more names. It’s Jeremy Wilms and we’ll go through all his different names throughout this episode. But each one has a reason. Jeremy is his family’s musical version of “3rd time’s a charm”. He’s managed to study and play guitar with some amazing people. After college, he moved from Duluth, GA to NYC and kept studying in the form of open jam sessions with his neighbors and some naked people.  Jeremy is a guitar player but started getting actual work after he picked up the bass. That led him to playing with the legendary Chico Hamilton and Antibalas. His time in Antibalas opened more doors for him; like the time the band literally split in two when one half played live shows and the other half (Jeremy’s half) eventually played on Broadway in the show based on the life of Fela Kuti. THAT led to an unusual and slightly awkward session with Jay-Z and Beyonce that has never been released.  Jeremy also talks about being in a wedding band with Elvis Costello and tells the story of Ornette Coleman’s leftover Burger King. These are perfect examples of his being open to new and unusual experiences, like arranging strings for Run The Jewels, studying with Michael Mossman for a Master’s in composition, and moving back to GA during COVID. That’s been a big turning point in how he writes and you can really hear it in his new album, The Fighter. Definitely check that out on Bandcamp or jeremywilms.com. Follow him on Instagram @jere_wilms for album and tour info. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on X & Instagram. You can show us your love with coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or buying merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Now get into your fighting stance and check out Jeremy Wilms on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 07 Feb 2024 09:00:00 -0000 Jeremy Wilms full Marc Shea We're joined by multi-instrumentalist and all around great guy, Jeremy Wilms to talk about his new album The Fighter, Ornette Coleman's Burger King, Beyonce, Jay-Z & a lot more Today’s guest makes me want more names. It’s Jeremy Wilms and we’ll go through all his different names throughout this episode. But each one has a reason. Jeremy is his family’s musical version of “3rd time’s a charm”. He’s managed to study and play guitar with some amazing people. After college, he moved from Duluth, GA to NYC and kept studying in the form of open jam sessions with his neighbors and some naked people.  Jeremy is a guitar player but started getting actual work after he picked up the bass. That led him to playing with the legendary Chico Hamilton and Antibalas. His time in Antibalas opened more doors for him; like the time the band literally split in two when one half played live shows and the other half (Jeremy’s half) eventually played on Broadway in the show based on the life of Fela Kuti. THAT led to an unusual and slightly awkward session with Jay-Z and Beyonce that has never been released.  Jeremy also talks about being in a wedding band with Elvis Costello and tells the story of Ornette Coleman’s leftover Burger King. These are perfect examples of his being open to new and unusual experiences, like arranging strings for Run The Jewels, studying with Michael Mossman for a Master’s in composition, and moving back to GA during COVID. That’s been a big turning point in how he writes and you can really hear it in his new album, The Fighter. Definitely check that out on Bandcamp or jeremywilms.com. Follow him on Instagram @jere_wilms for album and tour info. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on X & Instagram. You can show us your love with coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or buying merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Now get into your fighting stance and check out Jeremy Wilms on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today’s guest makes me want more names. It’s Jeremy Wilms and we’ll go through all his different names throughout this episode. But each one has a reason. Jeremy is his family’s musical version of “3rd time’s a charm”. He’s managed to study and play guitar with some amazing people. After college, he moved from Duluth, GA to NYC and kept studying in the form of open jam sessions with his neighbors and some naked people. 

Jeremy is a guitar player but started getting actual work after he picked up the bass. That led him to playing with the legendary Chico Hamilton and Antibalas. His time in Antibalas opened more doors for him; like the time the band literally split in two when one half played live shows and the other half (Jeremy’s half) eventually played on Broadway in the show based on the life of Fela Kuti. THAT led to an unusual and slightly awkward session with Jay-Z and Beyonce that has never been released. 

Jeremy also talks about being in a wedding band with Elvis Costello and tells the story of Ornette Coleman’s leftover Burger King. These are perfect examples of his being open to new and unusual experiences, like arranging strings for Run The Jewels, studying with Michael Mossman for a Master’s in composition, and moving back to GA during COVID. That’s been a big turning point in how he writes and you can really hear it in his new album, The Fighter. Definitely check that out on Bandcamp or jeremywilms.com. Follow him on Instagram @jere_wilms for album and tour info. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on X & Instagram. You can show us your love with coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or buying merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Now get into your fighting stance and check out Jeremy Wilms on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.


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]]> 5505 yes Elisa Di Napoli (Elyssa Vulpes) Today’s guest makes this episode kind of literal. Meet Elisa Di Napoli, AKA Elyssa Vulpes. She does so many things, it’s really tough to pin it down. However, one of the areas she specializes in is hypnotherapy. She has an entire program to help artists over come…wait for it…PERFORMANCE ANXIETY! But you don’t just start out in life as a hypnotherapist. Actually, Elisa’s first career choice was a cartoon singer.  Elisa talks about her global childhood and the roundabout way she got into guitar. And her way of rebelling was moving from Italy to Scotland when her parents decided to move to New Zealand (although New Zealand was not their first choice). Elisa suffered from some pretty intense performance anxiety but kept trying to overcome it by just getting on stage and performing. But that was just making it worse. That’s when she began studying. And studying. And studying. We talk about the assumptions of hypnotherapy; which are accurate and which are not. And why some level of anxiety is actually good. Elisa has put together a comprehensive program to deal with performance anxiety and has even set up a free 45 minute master class that my listeners can take for free at elisadinapoli.com/performanceanxiety! So do that, and browse the website to see what else she offers. Follow her @elyssavulpes on social media. Follow us @PerformanceAnx, buy merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Feed our coffee habit at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. And now prepare to have just the right level of Performance Anxiety with Elisa Di Napoli ON Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 31 Jan 2024 09:00:00 -0000 Elisa Di Napoli (Elyssa Vulpes) full Marc Shea Elisa Di Napoli joins the show to make it actually about overcoming performance anxiety! She also discusses her music and her special offer for my listeners Today’s guest makes this episode kind of literal. Meet Elisa Di Napoli, AKA Elyssa Vulpes. She does so many things, it’s really tough to pin it down. However, one of the areas she specializes in is hypnotherapy. She has an entire program to help artists over come…wait for it…PERFORMANCE ANXIETY! But you don’t just start out in life as a hypnotherapist. Actually, Elisa’s first career choice was a cartoon singer.  Elisa talks about her global childhood and the roundabout way she got into guitar. And her way of rebelling was moving from Italy to Scotland when her parents decided to move to New Zealand (although New Zealand was not their first choice). Elisa suffered from some pretty intense performance anxiety but kept trying to overcome it by just getting on stage and performing. But that was just making it worse. That’s when she began studying. And studying. And studying. We talk about the assumptions of hypnotherapy; which are accurate and which are not. And why some level of anxiety is actually good. Elisa has put together a comprehensive program to deal with performance anxiety and has even set up a free 45 minute master class that my listeners can take for free at elisadinapoli.com/performanceanxiety! So do that, and browse the website to see what else she offers. Follow her @elyssavulpes on social media. Follow us @PerformanceAnx, buy merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Feed our coffee habit at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. And now prepare to have just the right level of Performance Anxiety with Elisa Di Napoli ON Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today’s guest makes this episode kind of literal. Meet Elisa Di Napoli, AKA Elyssa Vulpes. She does so many things, it’s really tough to pin it down. However, one of the areas she specializes in is hypnotherapy. She has an entire program to help artists over come…wait for it…PERFORMANCE ANXIETY! But you don’t just start out in life as a hypnotherapist. Actually, Elisa’s first career choice was a cartoon singer. 

Elisa talks about her global childhood and the roundabout way she got into guitar. And her way of rebelling was moving from Italy to Scotland when her parents decided to move to New Zealand (although New Zealand was not their first choice).

Elisa suffered from some pretty intense performance anxiety but kept trying to overcome it by just getting on stage and performing. But that was just making it worse. That’s when she began studying. And studying. And studying. We talk about the assumptions of hypnotherapy; which are accurate and which are not. And why some level of anxiety is actually good. Elisa has put together a comprehensive program to deal with performance anxiety and has even set up a free 45 minute master class that my listeners can take for free at elisadinapoli.com/performanceanxiety! So do that, and browse the website to see what else she offers. Follow her @elyssavulpes on social media. Follow us @PerformanceAnx, buy merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Feed our coffee habit at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. And now prepare to have just the right level of Performance Anxiety with Elisa Di Napoli ON Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 3791 yes Natalie Ribbons (Tele Novella) Today’s guest brings me back to a simpler time. Welcome Natalie Ribbons of Tele Novella. I learned about her family connection to radio and her parents’ decision that she should be a concert pianist after they inherited a piano. While Natalie may have disagreed, it IS what got her singing and steered her to a performing arts high school (after getting kicked out of her previous school). That’s where she took secret guitar lessons. She formed the band Agent Ribbons where everything was first time DIY. So they may have overdone a few things, maybe took a wrong turn or two. For example, after building up a following in California, moving to Texas because of two Weimaraners. And Natalie tells the story of the event that spelled the end of Agent Ribbons but how it simultaneously spawned Tele Novella. And it’s STILL a rollercoaster ride. They weren’t happy with the way things were going and Natalie left music for about three years. But leave it to good ol’ PBR to bring ya back in. (That’s beer for those who don’t know). But the Pabst connection actually helped shape the sound of the band. Tele Novella has a new album out called Poet’s Tooth. The music is reminiscent of the great western sounds I (and my dad) grew up on, like Marty Robbins. Listening to makes me feel like I’m right there with the band in Lockhart, TX. It’s on Kill Rock Stars, so grab it, download it, or stream it. Follow tele_novella_tx on IG and TikTok, Tele Novella on FB. We are @PerformanceAnx on socials. Get our merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. There’s a new design up there you might like. Coffee can be shared at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Let’s take a walk through the West with Natalie Ribbons of Tele Novella on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 24 Jan 2024 09:00:00 -0000 Natalie Ribbons (Tele Novella) full Marc Shea Tele Novella's Natalie Ribbons joins us to discuss Poet's Tooth, Agent Ribbons, a couple of Weimaraners, vintage stores, and tours. Today’s guest brings me back to a simpler time. Welcome Natalie Ribbons of Tele Novella. I learned about her family connection to radio and her parents’ decision that she should be a concert pianist after they inherited a piano. While Natalie may have disagreed, it IS what got her singing and steered her to a performing arts high school (after getting kicked out of her previous school). That’s where she took secret guitar lessons. She formed the band Agent Ribbons where everything was first time DIY. So they may have overdone a few things, maybe took a wrong turn or two. For example, after building up a following in California, moving to Texas because of two Weimaraners. And Natalie tells the story of the event that spelled the end of Agent Ribbons but how it simultaneously spawned Tele Novella. And it’s STILL a rollercoaster ride. They weren’t happy with the way things were going and Natalie left music for about three years. But leave it to good ol’ PBR to bring ya back in. (That’s beer for those who don’t know). But the Pabst connection actually helped shape the sound of the band. Tele Novella has a new album out called Poet’s Tooth. The music is reminiscent of the great western sounds I (and my dad) grew up on, like Marty Robbins. Listening to makes me feel like I’m right there with the band in Lockhart, TX. It’s on Kill Rock Stars, so grab it, download it, or stream it. Follow tele_novella_tx on IG and TikTok, Tele Novella on FB. We are @PerformanceAnx on socials. Get our merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. There’s a new design up there you might like. Coffee can be shared at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Let’s take a walk through the West with Natalie Ribbons of Tele Novella on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today’s guest brings me back to a simpler time. Welcome Natalie Ribbons of Tele Novella. I learned about her family connection to radio and her parents’ decision that she should be a concert pianist after they inherited a piano. While Natalie may have disagreed, it IS what got her singing and steered her to a performing arts high school (after getting kicked out of her previous school). That’s where she took secret guitar lessons.

She formed the band Agent Ribbons where everything was first time DIY. So they may have overdone a few things, maybe took a wrong turn or two. For example, after building up a following in California, moving to Texas because of two Weimaraners. And Natalie tells the story of the event that spelled the end of Agent Ribbons but how it simultaneously spawned Tele Novella. And it’s STILL a rollercoaster ride. They weren’t happy with the way things were going and Natalie left music for about three years. But leave it to good ol’ PBR to bring ya back in. (That’s beer for those who don’t know). But the Pabst connection actually helped shape the sound of the band. Tele Novella has a new album out called Poet’s Tooth. The music is reminiscent of the great western sounds I (and my dad) grew up on, like Marty Robbins. Listening to makes me feel like I’m right there with the band in Lockhart, TX. It’s on Kill Rock Stars, so grab it, download it, or stream it. Follow tele_novella_tx on IG and TikTok, Tele Novella on FB. We are @PerformanceAnx on socials. Get our merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. There’s a new design up there you might like. Coffee can be shared at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Let’s take a walk through the West with Natalie Ribbons of Tele Novella on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 3916 yes Malcolm Bruce Today’s guest makes me feel free. I can’t help that one and you’ll see why in a second. My guest is Malcolm Bruce. In addition to being the son of legendary bassist Jack Bruce, he is, himself, quite a gifted and accomplished musician. In this episode we figure out where we’re going wrong, discuss growing up as Jack Bruce’s kid, and when he began writing, music and other things. This was so much fun because it was the epitome of a casual chat. We talk about the generational Bruce/Baker energy, get a brief history of Cream, and repeatedly bring up spandex for some reason. Malcolm has recently released an album titled Heavenly Cream and it’s a very different type of Cream tribute. It’s an acoustic album that really makes you focus on the brilliant songwriting more than the extended jamming of the band. And in addition to Malcolm, the album also features guests like Deborah Bonham, Peter Bullick, Maggie Bell, Joe Bonamassa, Bernie Marsden, Paul Rodgers, and a lot more. Malcolm also reveals some other projects that might possibly see the light of day in 2024. So check out the album on Quarto Records, at malcombrucemusic.com, or wherever you get music these days. Follow him on facebook, Instagram and X are @malxbruce. Follow the show @PerformanceAnx on Instagram & X. Reach out there or theperformanceanxietypod@gmail.com. Buy stuff at performanceanx.threadless.com or contribute to our coffee intake at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. And now prepare for more than just a Spoonful of Malcolm Bruce on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 17 Jan 2024 09:00:00 -0000 Malcolm Bruce full Marc Shea Malcolm Bruce stops by to discuss his latest work, including an acoustic tribute to Cream called Heavenly Cream Today’s guest makes me feel free. I can’t help that one and you’ll see why in a second. My guest is Malcolm Bruce. In addition to being the son of legendary bassist Jack Bruce, he is, himself, quite a gifted and accomplished musician. In this episode we figure out where we’re going wrong, discuss growing up as Jack Bruce’s kid, and when he began writing, music and other things. This was so much fun because it was the epitome of a casual chat. We talk about the generational Bruce/Baker energy, get a brief history of Cream, and repeatedly bring up spandex for some reason. Malcolm has recently released an album titled Heavenly Cream and it’s a very different type of Cream tribute. It’s an acoustic album that really makes you focus on the brilliant songwriting more than the extended jamming of the band. And in addition to Malcolm, the album also features guests like Deborah Bonham, Peter Bullick, Maggie Bell, Joe Bonamassa, Bernie Marsden, Paul Rodgers, and a lot more. Malcolm also reveals some other projects that might possibly see the light of day in 2024. So check out the album on Quarto Records, at malcombrucemusic.com, or wherever you get music these days. Follow him on facebook, Instagram and X are @malxbruce. Follow the show @PerformanceAnx on Instagram & X. Reach out there or theperformanceanxietypod@gmail.com. Buy stuff at performanceanx.threadless.com or contribute to our coffee intake at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. And now prepare for more than just a Spoonful of Malcolm Bruce on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today’s guest makes me feel free. I can’t help that one and you’ll see why in a second. My guest is Malcolm Bruce. In addition to being the son of legendary bassist Jack Bruce, he is, himself, quite a gifted and accomplished musician. In this episode we figure out where we’re going wrong, discuss growing up as Jack Bruce’s kid, and when he began writing, music and other things. This was so much fun because it was the epitome of a casual chat. We talk about the generational Bruce/Baker energy, get a brief history of Cream, and repeatedly bring up spandex for some reason.

Malcolm has recently released an album titled Heavenly Cream and it’s a very different type of Cream tribute. It’s an acoustic album that really makes you focus on the brilliant songwriting more than the extended jamming of the band. And in addition to Malcolm, the album also features guests like Deborah Bonham, Peter Bullick, Maggie Bell, Joe Bonamassa, Bernie Marsden, Paul Rodgers, and a lot more. Malcolm also reveals some other projects that might possibly see the light of day in 2024. So check out the album on Quarto Records, at malcombrucemusic.com, or wherever you get music these days. Follow him on facebook, Instagram and X are @malxbruce. Follow the show @PerformanceAnx on Instagram & X. Reach out there or theperformanceanxietypod@gmail.com. Buy stuff at performanceanx.threadless.com or contribute to our coffee intake at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. And now prepare for more than just a Spoonful of Malcolm Bruce on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 6279 yes Stan Demeski (The Feelies, Luna) Today’s guest makes me feel velvety. And that works on a lot of levels here. Welcome Stan Demeski, drummer for The Feelies. They’ve released their first ever live album. But there isn’t a Feelies song to be found on it. It’s all Velvet Underground, all the time. But before we get there, Stan talks about his early days; being a product of New Jersey school bands, his early recording history, and how he started playing with The Feelies.  He also talks about how the band was dropped by A&M records…in a fax! But after that, he landed a gig playing with the band Luna. He talks about how he met and began playing with Dean Wareham and the band. And after years of being disbanded, The Feelies reunited. And both Sonic Youth and REM played a big part in getting that done. All of this resulted in the bands new release on Bar None Records, Some Kinda Love. As stated earlier, it all live and all Velvet Underground covers. Stan also talks about the time the band played with Lou Reed! So check out Some Kinda Love on Bar None, wherever you listen to new music. Get updates on The Feelies Facebook and Instagram pages. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on socials. You can show us support with coffee money at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or buy merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Now prepare for some Rock And Roll, Velvet underground style with Stan Demeski of The Feelies on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 11 Jan 2024 09:00:00 -0000 Stan Demeski (The Feelies, Luna) full Marc Shea Stan Demeski, drummer for The Feelies & Luna, stops by to discuss the first Feelies live album, Some Kinda Love. It's all Velvet Underground. We also chat about Luna and his NJ music past. Today’s guest makes me feel velvety. And that works on a lot of levels here. Welcome Stan Demeski, drummer for The Feelies. They’ve released their first ever live album. But there isn’t a Feelies song to be found on it. It’s all Velvet Underground, all the time. But before we get there, Stan talks about his early days; being a product of New Jersey school bands, his early recording history, and how he started playing with The Feelies.  He also talks about how the band was dropped by A&M records…in a fax! But after that, he landed a gig playing with the band Luna. He talks about how he met and began playing with Dean Wareham and the band. And after years of being disbanded, The Feelies reunited. And both Sonic Youth and REM played a big part in getting that done. All of this resulted in the bands new release on Bar None Records, Some Kinda Love. As stated earlier, it all live and all Velvet Underground covers. Stan also talks about the time the band played with Lou Reed! So check out Some Kinda Love on Bar None, wherever you listen to new music. Get updates on The Feelies Facebook and Instagram pages. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on socials. You can show us support with coffee money at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or buy merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Now prepare for some Rock And Roll, Velvet underground style with Stan Demeski of The Feelies on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today’s guest makes me feel velvety. And that works on a lot of levels here. Welcome Stan Demeski, drummer for The Feelies. They’ve released their first ever live album. But there isn’t a Feelies song to be found on it. It’s all Velvet Underground, all the time. But before we get there, Stan talks about his early days; being a product of New Jersey school bands, his early recording history, and how he started playing with The Feelies. 

He also talks about how the band was dropped by A&M records…in a fax! But after that, he landed a gig playing with the band Luna. He talks about how he met and began playing with Dean Wareham and the band. And after years of being disbanded, The Feelies reunited. And both Sonic Youth and REM played a big part in getting that done. All of this resulted in the bands new release on Bar None Records, Some Kinda Love. As stated earlier, it all live and all Velvet Underground covers. Stan also talks about the time the band played with Lou Reed! So check out Some Kinda Love on Bar None, wherever you listen to new music. Get updates on The Feelies Facebook and Instagram pages. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on socials. You can show us support with coffee money at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or buy merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Now prepare for some Rock And Roll, Velvet underground style with Stan Demeski of The Feelies on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network.


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]]> 2864 yes Onyx Record Press (Moe Espinosa, Surachai) Today’s guests make me feel informed. I’m joined by electronic artists Moe Espinosa (AKA Drumcell) and Surachai. But we didn’t get together to talk about electronic music, DJ’ing, or producing. We are discussing their business venture, Onyx Record Press. Of course we start off talking about their earliest musical experiences and how they started their careers. Moe and Surachai tell how they met the other two main players in Onyx, Gil & Cyrus (it’s quite a romantic story) and how an email response from another vinyl press really put everything in motion. Surachai & Moe go into amazing detail about not only the physical process of making a record and how a vinyl press actually works, but they also break down what most major record presses do, and why they are different and a better choice for independent artists (like having the sexiest record presses around). I highly recommend checking them out if you have a need for vinyl. Go to onyxrecordpress.com and contact them for a quote. Follow ALL the social accounts: @onyxrecordpress, @drumce11, @surachais, @belief_defect, & @blknoise. Follow the podcast @PerformanceAnx. Checkout our merch at performanceanx.threadless.com or send coffee money to ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Now sit back and relax while Moe Espinoza & Surachai learn ya on how to make a record on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 09 Jan 2024 09:00:00 -0000 Onyx Record Press (Moe Espinosa, Surachai) full Marc Shea Moe Espinosa (AKA Drumcell) and Surachai join the show to discuss their music but more to talk about their new venture, Onyx Record Press Today’s guests make me feel informed. I’m joined by electronic artists Moe Espinosa (AKA Drumcell) and Surachai. But we didn’t get together to talk about electronic music, DJ’ing, or producing. We are discussing their business venture, Onyx Record Press. Of course we start off talking about their earliest musical experiences and how they started their careers. Moe and Surachai tell how they met the other two main players in Onyx, Gil & Cyrus (it’s quite a romantic story) and how an email response from another vinyl press really put everything in motion. Surachai & Moe go into amazing detail about not only the physical process of making a record and how a vinyl press actually works, but they also break down what most major record presses do, and why they are different and a better choice for independent artists (like having the sexiest record presses around). I highly recommend checking them out if you have a need for vinyl. Go to onyxrecordpress.com and contact them for a quote. Follow ALL the social accounts: @onyxrecordpress, @drumce11, @surachais, @belief_defect, & @blknoise. Follow the podcast @PerformanceAnx. Checkout our merch at performanceanx.threadless.com or send coffee money to ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Now sit back and relax while Moe Espinoza & Surachai learn ya on how to make a record on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today’s guests make me feel informed. I’m joined by electronic artists Moe Espinosa (AKA Drumcell) and Surachai. But we didn’t get together to talk about electronic music, DJ’ing, or producing. We are discussing their business venture, Onyx Record Press. Of course we start off talking about their earliest musical experiences and how they started their careers. Moe and Surachai tell how they met the other two main players in Onyx, Gil & Cyrus (it’s quite a romantic story) and how an email response from another vinyl press really put everything in motion.

Surachai & Moe go into amazing detail about not only the physical process of making a record and how a vinyl press actually works, but they also break down what most major record presses do, and why they are different and a better choice for independent artists (like having the sexiest record presses around). I highly recommend checking them out if you have a need for vinyl. Go to onyxrecordpress.com and contact them for a quote. Follow ALL the social accounts: @onyxrecordpress, @drumce11, @surachais, @belief_defect, & @blknoise. Follow the podcast @PerformanceAnx. Checkout our merch at performanceanx.threadless.com or send coffee money to ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Now sit back and relax while Moe Espinoza & Surachai learn ya on how to make a record on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 4139 yes Side Projects: Music And Psychology In this episode, we discuss something I have no idea about. How is that different from any other episode, you ask? Well in this one, I’m joined by Benjamin Wright of Benjamin Jayne and Jeremy Toback of Renee and Jeremy and Brad. We all got together to talk about music and psychology. That’s a pretty broad brush but since Benjamin is a psychologist during the day, I felt we were in good hands. We begin by asking the question, are there common psychological traits among creative people? But then we move to other topics like music’s role in psychological healing, how your mindset changes when you add people to the writing process, and how one song can be interpreted differently between kids & adults. I learn what a morphogenetic field is, how a breakdown on tour changed how Jeremy looks at things, and Benjamin’s thoughts on psychology today, as a creative as well as a medical professional. This conversation goes all over the place. And I know I learned a lot. And I also got to listen to a bunch of great new music. Check out the latest Renee and Jeremy and Benjamin Jayne albums on Spotify, Bandcamp, or wherever you listen and buy music. Look for new solo music from Jeremy Toback, as well. Follow Jeremy @jeremytoback and @reneeandjeremy. Check out reneeandjeremy.com for more info. Benjamin is @benjaminjaynemusic and benjaminjayne.com. We are @PerformanceAnx, performanceanx.threadless.com,& ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. And now let’s get all up into each other’s minds with Jeremy Toback & Benjamin Wright on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 02 Jan 2024 09:00:00 -0000 Side Projects: Music And Psychology full Marc Shea Jeremy Toback of Renee & Jeremy and Brad and Benjamin Wright of Benjamin Jayne join me to discuss music and psychology and their new music In this episode, we discuss something I have no idea about. How is that different from any other episode, you ask? Well in this one, I’m joined by Benjamin Wright of Benjamin Jayne and Jeremy Toback of Renee and Jeremy and Brad. We all got together to talk about music and psychology. That’s a pretty broad brush but since Benjamin is a psychologist during the day, I felt we were in good hands. We begin by asking the question, are there common psychological traits among creative people? But then we move to other topics like music’s role in psychological healing, how your mindset changes when you add people to the writing process, and how one song can be interpreted differently between kids & adults. I learn what a morphogenetic field is, how a breakdown on tour changed how Jeremy looks at things, and Benjamin’s thoughts on psychology today, as a creative as well as a medical professional. This conversation goes all over the place. And I know I learned a lot. And I also got to listen to a bunch of great new music. Check out the latest Renee and Jeremy and Benjamin Jayne albums on Spotify, Bandcamp, or wherever you listen and buy music. Look for new solo music from Jeremy Toback, as well. Follow Jeremy @jeremytoback and @reneeandjeremy. Check out reneeandjeremy.com for more info. Benjamin is @benjaminjaynemusic and benjaminjayne.com. We are @PerformanceAnx, performanceanx.threadless.com,& ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. And now let’s get all up into each other’s minds with Jeremy Toback & Benjamin Wright on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices In this episode, we discuss something I have no idea about. How is that different from any other episode, you ask? Well in this one, I’m joined by Benjamin Wright of Benjamin Jayne and Jeremy Toback of Renee and Jeremy and Brad. We all got together to talk about music and psychology. That’s a pretty broad brush but since Benjamin is a psychologist during the day, I felt we were in good hands. We begin by asking the question, are there common psychological traits among creative people? But then we move to other topics like music’s role in psychological healing, how your mindset changes when you add people to the writing process, and how one song can be interpreted differently between kids & adults. I learn what a morphogenetic field is, how a breakdown on tour changed how Jeremy looks at things, and Benjamin’s thoughts on psychology today, as a creative as well as a medical professional. This conversation goes all over the place. And I know I learned a lot. And I also got to listen to a bunch of great new music. Check out the latest Renee and Jeremy and Benjamin Jayne albums on Spotify, Bandcamp, or wherever you listen and buy music. Look for new solo music from Jeremy Toback, as well. Follow Jeremy @jeremytoback and @reneeandjeremy. Check out reneeandjeremy.com for more info. Benjamin is @benjaminjaynemusic and benjaminjayne.com. We are @PerformanceAnx, performanceanx.threadless.com,& ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. And now let’s get all up into each other’s minds with Jeremy Toback & Benjamin Wright on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 4216 yes Jad Fair (Half Japanese) Today’s guest makes me feel honored. It’s Jad Fair and he doesn’t do many interviews. So when we were able to make this happen, I was thrilled. Jad is one half of Half Japanese (¼ Japanese?). And he’s not even actually Japanese! I learned that and a lot more in this episode. OK, I knew he wasn't any Japanese before doing this podcast. But what I DID learn was how Jad creates his unique music. It began when he and his brother David began creating music back in Michigan in the early 70’s. That music came to the attention of a pre-Teller Penn Jillette.  But Penn isn’t the only collaboration Jad has had. In fact, that was just the beginning. Jad has played with some amazing people like Moe Tucker, Steve Fisk, and Daniel Johnston.  And Jad’s music isn’t the only unique art he creates. He draws, makes paper cuttings that become album art, and even designed his own guitar that is held together by rubber bands and can be folded in half to make it easier to travel. We also touch on the different hurdles there are to getting noticed in music and how that has changed since Half Japanese started recording. Follow him on Instagram @jad.fair. Find his music on Kill Rock Stars, Joyful Noise, Fire Records, and Moon Records, and Bandcamp. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on X & Instagram. Merch is at performanceanx.threadless.com. Send a cup of coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. And prepare to enter the magical world of love songs & monsters with Jad Fair on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 29 Dec 2023 09:00:00 -0000 Jad Fair (Half Japanese) full Marc Shea Jad Fair from Half Japanese makes a rare appearance to talk about his new albums with Samuel Locke Ward and his career Today’s guest makes me feel honored. It’s Jad Fair and he doesn’t do many interviews. So when we were able to make this happen, I was thrilled. Jad is one half of Half Japanese (¼ Japanese?). And he’s not even actually Japanese! I learned that and a lot more in this episode. OK, I knew he wasn't any Japanese before doing this podcast. But what I DID learn was how Jad creates his unique music. It began when he and his brother David began creating music back in Michigan in the early 70’s. That music came to the attention of a pre-Teller Penn Jillette.  But Penn isn’t the only collaboration Jad has had. In fact, that was just the beginning. Jad has played with some amazing people like Moe Tucker, Steve Fisk, and Daniel Johnston.  And Jad’s music isn’t the only unique art he creates. He draws, makes paper cuttings that become album art, and even designed his own guitar that is held together by rubber bands and can be folded in half to make it easier to travel. We also touch on the different hurdles there are to getting noticed in music and how that has changed since Half Japanese started recording. Follow him on Instagram @jad.fair. Find his music on Kill Rock Stars, Joyful Noise, Fire Records, and Moon Records, and Bandcamp. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on X & Instagram. Merch is at performanceanx.threadless.com. Send a cup of coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. And prepare to enter the magical world of love songs & monsters with Jad Fair on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today’s guest makes me feel honored. It’s Jad Fair and he doesn’t do many interviews. So when we were able to make this happen, I was thrilled. Jad is one half of Half Japanese (¼ Japanese?). And he’s not even actually Japanese! I learned that and a lot more in this episode. OK, I knew he wasn't any Japanese before doing this podcast. But what I DID learn was how Jad creates his unique music. It began when he and his brother David began creating music back in Michigan in the early 70’s. That music came to the attention of a pre-Teller Penn Jillette. 

But Penn isn’t the only collaboration Jad has had. In fact, that was just the beginning. Jad has played with some amazing people like Moe Tucker, Steve Fisk, and Daniel Johnston. 

And Jad’s music isn’t the only unique art he creates. He draws, makes paper cuttings that become album art, and even designed his own guitar that is held together by rubber bands and can be folded in half to make it easier to travel. We also touch on the different hurdles there are to getting noticed in music and how that has changed since Half Japanese started recording.

Follow him on Instagram @jad.fair. Find his music on Kill Rock Stars, Joyful Noise, Fire Records, and Moon Records, and Bandcamp. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on X & Instagram. Merch is at performanceanx.threadless.com. Send a cup of coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. And prepare to enter the magical world of love songs & monsters with Jad Fair on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.


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]]> 3134 no Side Projects: Artificial Intelligence In Music Today’s guest makes me feel artificially intelligent. Welcome back Fredrik Sareoa of Datarock. And with his band’s new release and their use of AI in different aspects of the album, I thought he’d be the perfect person to have on for a discussion about artificial intelligence in music. But that’s not all we talk about. Fredrik gives new bands some wardrobe advice, how he’s always worried about being sued, Superman’s sex life, what he REALLY wants people to know about Datarock’s music. Fredrik tries to describe a crayon, DOES describe what Gorby’s are and how he connects them to Lil Pump. And somehow all of that becomes a tribute to the Beastie Boys. Datarock created their own version of AI called Call Me HAL that uses Trevor Noah’s voice (see the above comment about getting sued). And he’s confident that while’s there’s a lot that AI can and will be able to do, there’s also a lot that it will NEVER be able to do. Fingers crossed, there, Fredrik. Follow Fredrk on Instagram @fredriksaroea or @datarock_official. Datarock is also on Facebook, and now on TikTok, thanks to management. Get the new album, Media Consumption Pyramid wherever you find new music. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on X & Instagram. We’re also on Facebook. Reach out there or theperformanceanxietypod@gmail.com. Grab merch at performanceanx.threadless.com or buy us coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Now let’s go down the AI rabbit hole with Datarock’s Fredrik Saroea on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 20 Dec 2023 09:00:00 -0000 Side Projects: Artificial Intelligence In Music full Marc Shea Datarock's Fredrik Saroea returns to discuss their new album, how they used AI, and how AI will affect music going forward. Today’s guest makes me feel artificially intelligent. Welcome back Fredrik Sareoa of Datarock. And with his band’s new release and their use of AI in different aspects of the album, I thought he’d be the perfect person to have on for a discussion about artificial intelligence in music. But that’s not all we talk about. Fredrik gives new bands some wardrobe advice, how he’s always worried about being sued, Superman’s sex life, what he REALLY wants people to know about Datarock’s music. Fredrik tries to describe a crayon, DOES describe what Gorby’s are and how he connects them to Lil Pump. And somehow all of that becomes a tribute to the Beastie Boys. Datarock created their own version of AI called Call Me HAL that uses Trevor Noah’s voice (see the above comment about getting sued). And he’s confident that while’s there’s a lot that AI can and will be able to do, there’s also a lot that it will NEVER be able to do. Fingers crossed, there, Fredrik. Follow Fredrk on Instagram @fredriksaroea or @datarock_official. Datarock is also on Facebook, and now on TikTok, thanks to management. Get the new album, Media Consumption Pyramid wherever you find new music. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on X & Instagram. We’re also on Facebook. Reach out there or theperformanceanxietypod@gmail.com. Grab merch at performanceanx.threadless.com or buy us coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Now let’s go down the AI rabbit hole with Datarock’s Fredrik Saroea on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today’s guest makes me feel artificially intelligent. Welcome back Fredrik Sareoa of Datarock. And with his band’s new release and their use of AI in different aspects of the album, I thought he’d be the perfect person to have on for a discussion about artificial intelligence in music. But that’s not all we talk about. Fredrik gives new bands some wardrobe advice, how he’s always worried about being sued, Superman’s sex life, what he REALLY wants people to know about Datarock’s music.

Fredrik tries to describe a crayon, DOES describe what Gorby’s are and how he connects them to Lil Pump. And somehow all of that becomes a tribute to the Beastie Boys.

Datarock created their own version of AI called Call Me HAL that uses Trevor Noah’s voice (see the above comment about getting sued). And he’s confident that while’s there’s a lot that AI can and will be able to do, there’s also a lot that it will NEVER be able to do. Fingers crossed, there, Fredrik.

Follow Fredrk on Instagram @fredriksaroea or @datarock_official. Datarock is also on Facebook, and now on TikTok, thanks to management. Get the new album, Media Consumption Pyramid wherever you find new music.

Follow us @PerformanceAnx on X & Instagram. We’re also on Facebook. Reach out there or theperformanceanxietypod@gmail.com. Grab merch at performanceanx.threadless.com or buy us coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Now let’s go down the AI rabbit hole with Datarock’s Fredrik Saroea on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 4944 yes Paul Chastain (The Small Square, Velvet Crush) Today’s guest makes me want to be more international. I’m joined by Paul Chastain. You may know him from his band The Small Square. Or you may remember him from Velvet Crush. Either way, he drops in while traveling to Wisconsin to talk about his early fascination with harmony, when and why he started singing, and meeting Ric Menck to form Velvet Crush. He reveals why the band moved from the midwest to Rhode Island, how they decided on the name Velvet Crush, and their long-term relationship with Matthew Sweet.  Paul tells me why Japan is so important to him and the band and what ultimately made him decide to move there. Paul’s latest band, The Small Square, have recently released their second album, Ours & Others. He talks about playing tag team piano in the studio, recording music that he wrote for someone else and how it doesn’t really feel like it’s his, and his connection and ghostly tribute to Tommy Keene. Check out smallsquaremusic.com or farmtolabelrecords for album info. Follow them at The Small Square on Facebook or smallish.square on Instagram. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on X & Instagram. You can buy our merch at performanceanx.threadless.com or feed our coffee habit at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Now prepare to be crushed by Paul Chastain on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 15 Dec 2023 09:00:00 -0000 Paul Chastain (The Small Square, Velvet Crush) full Marc Shea Paul Chastain of The Small Square & Velvet Crush joins the podcast to talk about his new album, Velvet Crush, Tommy Keene, and Japan Today’s guest makes me want to be more international. I’m joined by Paul Chastain. You may know him from his band The Small Square. Or you may remember him from Velvet Crush. Either way, he drops in while traveling to Wisconsin to talk about his early fascination with harmony, when and why he started singing, and meeting Ric Menck to form Velvet Crush. He reveals why the band moved from the midwest to Rhode Island, how they decided on the name Velvet Crush, and their long-term relationship with Matthew Sweet.  Paul tells me why Japan is so important to him and the band and what ultimately made him decide to move there. Paul’s latest band, The Small Square, have recently released their second album, Ours & Others. He talks about playing tag team piano in the studio, recording music that he wrote for someone else and how it doesn’t really feel like it’s his, and his connection and ghostly tribute to Tommy Keene. Check out smallsquaremusic.com or farmtolabelrecords for album info. Follow them at The Small Square on Facebook or smallish.square on Instagram. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on X & Instagram. You can buy our merch at performanceanx.threadless.com or feed our coffee habit at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Now prepare to be crushed by Paul Chastain on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today’s guest makes me want to be more international. I’m joined by Paul Chastain. You may know him from his band The Small Square. Or you may remember him from Velvet Crush. Either way, he drops in while traveling to Wisconsin to talk about his early fascination with harmony, when and why he started singing, and meeting Ric Menck to form Velvet Crush. He reveals why the band moved from the midwest to Rhode Island, how they decided on the name Velvet Crush, and their long-term relationship with Matthew Sweet. 

Paul tells me why Japan is so important to him and the band and what ultimately made him decide to move there.

Paul’s latest band, The Small Square, have recently released their second album, Ours & Others. He talks about playing tag team piano in the studio, recording music that he wrote for someone else and how it doesn’t really feel like it’s his, and his connection and ghostly tribute to Tommy Keene. Check out smallsquaremusic.com or farmtolabelrecords for album info. Follow them at The Small Square on Facebook or smallish.square on Instagram. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on X & Instagram. You can buy our merch at performanceanx.threadless.com or feed our coffee habit at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Now prepare to be crushed by Paul Chastain on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.


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]]> 5619 yes Side Projects: Music And Sports This episode makes me want to relive the glory days. This episode of Side Projects focuses on the connection between music and sports. And I’m joined by four friends who are athletes, musicians, or both. Welcome my friends Chris Stringfellow, Chris Heim, Tony Cuchetti, and fashionably late, Robert Henson. They’ve played sports at different levels and have different connections to music. Whether it’s getting hyped, calming down, bonding with teammates, getting you into or maybe even taking you out of the moment, music plays a big part in sports. Follow the podcast at @PerformanceAnx on social media, reach out there or theperformanceanxietypod@gmail.com. Support us with coffee money at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or pick up merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. And I hope you enjoy our discussion about music & sports as much as I did on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Sat, 09 Dec 2023 08:00:00 -0000 Side Projects: Music And Sports full Marc Shea I'm joined by 4 friends who have played sports in at every level to discuss the connection between music and sports. This episode makes me want to relive the glory days. This episode of Side Projects focuses on the connection between music and sports. And I’m joined by four friends who are athletes, musicians, or both. Welcome my friends Chris Stringfellow, Chris Heim, Tony Cuchetti, and fashionably late, Robert Henson. They’ve played sports at different levels and have different connections to music. Whether it’s getting hyped, calming down, bonding with teammates, getting you into or maybe even taking you out of the moment, music plays a big part in sports. Follow the podcast at @PerformanceAnx on social media, reach out there or theperformanceanxietypod@gmail.com. Support us with coffee money at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or pick up merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. And I hope you enjoy our discussion about music & sports as much as I did on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This episode makes me want to relive the glory days. This episode of Side Projects focuses on the connection between music and sports. And I’m joined by four friends who are athletes, musicians, or both. Welcome my friends Chris Stringfellow, Chris Heim, Tony Cuchetti, and fashionably late, Robert Henson. They’ve played sports at different levels and have different connections to music. Whether it’s getting hyped, calming down, bonding with teammates, getting you into or maybe even taking you out of the moment, music plays a big part in sports. Follow the podcast at @PerformanceAnx on social media, reach out there or theperformanceanxietypod@gmail.com. Support us with coffee money at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or pick up merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. And I hope you enjoy our discussion about music & sports as much as I did on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 4315 yes Stephen Hodges (mssv, Mavis Staples) This guest makes me want to go back and revisit some old favorites. Welcome drummer Stephen Hodges to the podcast. And man, we hit on a whole lot in this episode, like the importance of hanging out, how once upon a time, musicians could make a living playing a club 5 to 6 nights a week, the importance of playing with more than just sticks, and the difficulties of playing without cymbals. THAT started after meeting and playing with Tom Waits and learning his unusual percussive desires. But his career began way before that as an accompanist in college for the dance department. In addition to playing with Tom Waits, he’s played with some other legendary artists like Billy Preston, David Lynch, Marc Ford, Stevie Wonder, and Mavis Staples. He was also in one of the strangest touring versions of Smashing Pumpkins. Stephen talks about how he began his long-term gig with Mavis Staples. In fact, they had to cancel their first two gigs because they rehearsed so hard that Mavis had to rest her voice! His job with Mavis has also given him a fascinating look into the unique relationship between her and Bob Dylan, which almost led to him filling in for Dylan’s drummer. Almost. He has a new album with mssv, his band with Mike Baggetta and Mike Watt, called Human Reaction. This band is a unique mix of jazz and punk. It’s fascinating! Stephen talks about the band, how they write and play the music live, well ahead of recording it. The music is challenging and fun. You really never know where each song is going to go! Check it out at mainsteamstopvalve.com or mssv on Facebook and grab the new album Human Reaction. Check out the podcast @PerformanceAnx on X & Instagram and Performance Anxiety on Facebook or reach out at theperformanceanxietypod@gmail.com. Check out our merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. You can send coffee money to ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Now enjoy a wonderful history lesson with Stephen Hodges of mssv on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 05 Dec 2023 09:00:00 -0000 Stephen Hodges (mssv, Mavis Staples) full Marc Shea Drummer Stephen Hodges hops on to talk mssv, Tom Waits, Mavis Staples, Billy Preston, The Smashing Pumpkins, & more This guest makes me want to go back and revisit some old favorites. Welcome drummer Stephen Hodges to the podcast. And man, we hit on a whole lot in this episode, like the importance of hanging out, how once upon a time, musicians could make a living playing a club 5 to 6 nights a week, the importance of playing with more than just sticks, and the difficulties of playing without cymbals. THAT started after meeting and playing with Tom Waits and learning his unusual percussive desires. But his career began way before that as an accompanist in college for the dance department. In addition to playing with Tom Waits, he’s played with some other legendary artists like Billy Preston, David Lynch, Marc Ford, Stevie Wonder, and Mavis Staples. He was also in one of the strangest touring versions of Smashing Pumpkins. Stephen talks about how he began his long-term gig with Mavis Staples. In fact, they had to cancel their first two gigs because they rehearsed so hard that Mavis had to rest her voice! His job with Mavis has also given him a fascinating look into the unique relationship between her and Bob Dylan, which almost led to him filling in for Dylan’s drummer. Almost. He has a new album with mssv, his band with Mike Baggetta and Mike Watt, called Human Reaction. This band is a unique mix of jazz and punk. It’s fascinating! Stephen talks about the band, how they write and play the music live, well ahead of recording it. The music is challenging and fun. You really never know where each song is going to go! Check it out at mainsteamstopvalve.com or mssv on Facebook and grab the new album Human Reaction. Check out the podcast @PerformanceAnx on X & Instagram and Performance Anxiety on Facebook or reach out at theperformanceanxietypod@gmail.com. Check out our merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. You can send coffee money to ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Now enjoy a wonderful history lesson with Stephen Hodges of mssv on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This guest makes me want to go back and revisit some old favorites. Welcome drummer Stephen Hodges to the podcast. And man, we hit on a whole lot in this episode, like the importance of hanging out, how once upon a time, musicians could make a living playing a club 5 to 6 nights a week, the importance of playing with more than just sticks, and the difficulties of playing without cymbals. THAT started after meeting and playing with Tom Waits and learning his unusual percussive desires. But his career began way before that as an accompanist in college for the dance department. In addition to playing with Tom Waits, he’s played with some other legendary artists like Billy Preston, David Lynch, Marc Ford, Stevie Wonder, and Mavis Staples. He was also in one of the strangest touring versions of Smashing Pumpkins.

Stephen talks about how he began his long-term gig with Mavis Staples. In fact, they had to cancel their first two gigs because they rehearsed so hard that Mavis had to rest her voice! His job with Mavis has also given him a fascinating look into the unique relationship between her and Bob Dylan, which almost led to him filling in for Dylan’s drummer. Almost. He has a new album with mssv, his band with Mike Baggetta and Mike Watt, called Human Reaction. This band is a unique mix of jazz and punk. It’s fascinating! Stephen talks about the band, how they write and play the music live, well ahead of recording it. The music is challenging and fun. You really never know where each song is going to go! Check it out at mainsteamstopvalve.com or mssv on Facebook and grab the new album Human Reaction. Check out the podcast @PerformanceAnx on X & Instagram and Performance Anxiety on Facebook or reach out at theperformanceanxietypod@gmail.com. Check out our merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. You can send coffee money to ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety.

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]]> 6714 yes Guji Today’s guests make me thankful. I welcome Klaire and Chachy from Guji. And what a wild story this is. Guji is based in Shanghai, but Chachy is from the US. He tells me about growing up in Chicago and Florida and how he got into music stateside. And Klaire talks about growing up in China and learning to play the traditional Chinese violin. But at points, each of them stopped playing music to pursue other interests. Chachy took the advice of a friend and moved to China. But he didn’t get back into music immediately. He taught English. But music eventually clawed its way back into his life, even in communist China. He founded the band Round Eye and describes how insanely different it is to create, sell, and tour music in China. Not only is it a tough as you probably think, it’s actually gotten even more difficult since COVID. And that’s how Guji came about. Klaire and Chachy met through a dating site and soon found that they harmonized really well. So when the country shut down with COVID restriction, they started playing music together and Guji was born. They have a fascinating mix of pop synths, doomy guitars, and provocative lyrics. But what might be even wilder is what the band has to go through just to get their music on the state-run Chinese music streaming service. It’s unbelievable! But we can all listen to the debut EP through Godless America Records. And check the band out on Facebook. Other social media sites could be coming, but you know…China. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on X & Instagram, Performance Anxiety on Facebook. You can reach out to us at theperformanceanxietypod@gmail.com. Merch is at performanceanx.threadless.com. Send us coffee money at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. And now get ready to be thankful with Guji on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 24 Nov 2023 09:00:00 -0000 Guji full Marc Shea Klaire and Chachy from Guji discuss their debut EP and how difficult it is to make music in communist China Today’s guests make me thankful. I welcome Klaire and Chachy from Guji. And what a wild story this is. Guji is based in Shanghai, but Chachy is from the US. He tells me about growing up in Chicago and Florida and how he got into music stateside. And Klaire talks about growing up in China and learning to play the traditional Chinese violin. But at points, each of them stopped playing music to pursue other interests. Chachy took the advice of a friend and moved to China. But he didn’t get back into music immediately. He taught English. But music eventually clawed its way back into his life, even in communist China. He founded the band Round Eye and describes how insanely different it is to create, sell, and tour music in China. Not only is it a tough as you probably think, it’s actually gotten even more difficult since COVID. And that’s how Guji came about. Klaire and Chachy met through a dating site and soon found that they harmonized really well. So when the country shut down with COVID restriction, they started playing music together and Guji was born. They have a fascinating mix of pop synths, doomy guitars, and provocative lyrics. But what might be even wilder is what the band has to go through just to get their music on the state-run Chinese music streaming service. It’s unbelievable! But we can all listen to the debut EP through Godless America Records. And check the band out on Facebook. Other social media sites could be coming, but you know…China. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on X & Instagram, Performance Anxiety on Facebook. You can reach out to us at theperformanceanxietypod@gmail.com. Merch is at performanceanx.threadless.com. Send us coffee money at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. And now get ready to be thankful with Guji on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today’s guests make me thankful. I welcome Klaire and Chachy from Guji. And what a wild story this is. Guji is based in Shanghai, but Chachy is from the US. He tells me about growing up in Chicago and Florida and how he got into music stateside. And Klaire talks about growing up in China and learning to play the traditional Chinese violin. But at points, each of them stopped playing music to pursue other interests. Chachy took the advice of a friend and moved to China. But he didn’t get back into music immediately. He taught English. But music eventually clawed its way back into his life, even in communist China. He founded the band Round Eye and describes how insanely different it is to create, sell, and tour music in China. Not only is it a tough as you probably think, it’s actually gotten even more difficult since COVID. And that’s how Guji came about. Klaire and Chachy met through a dating site and soon found that they harmonized really well. So when the country shut down with COVID restriction, they started playing music together and Guji was born. They have a fascinating mix of pop synths, doomy guitars, and provocative lyrics. But what might be even wilder is what the band has to go through just to get their music on the state-run Chinese music streaming service. It’s unbelievable! But we can all listen to the debut EP through Godless America Records. And check the band out on Facebook. Other social media sites could be coming, but you know…China. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on X & Instagram, Performance Anxiety on Facebook. You can reach out to us at theperformanceanxietypod@gmail.com. Merch is at performanceanx.threadless.com. Send us coffee money at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. And now get ready to be thankful with Guji on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 2732 yes Bark Today’s guests make me want to do this podcast outdoors. That’s because I’m join by Tim Lee and Susan Bauer-Lee from the band Bark. When we recorded this, they were just hanging outside on a beautiful Mississippi evening. And the way this band came together is really wild. Actually, the way the previous band, The Tim Lee 3, came together is wild. Bark was just the natural progression of that. Tim grew up with church music all over the place as his dad was a minister. And Susan’s first concert was The Monkees with The Who opening up! Or at least she’s been told that. Tim has been in bands since the 80’s like Let’s Active and Marty Jones, but took a decade off during the 90’s and went back to school. Tim reactivated his career during the early 2000’s. Susan quickly joined him after she woke up one morning and told Tim the she was going to learn bass guitar. In 6 months she was playing in a band. She did the same thing with drums. And oh yeah, she sings at the same time, too! Bark was formed to simplify things. But the music isn’t simple. It’s so good, it’s won awards! Bark is Tim and Susan. That’s really it. And they have a new album out, aptly titled Loud! We talk about the journey to get from Beat Temptation to Bark and what they’re doing differently, if anything, with this new album. Check them out at bark-loud.com to order the album and get their social media links. Follow them and us on Instagram; we’re @PerformanceAnx, they’re @bark.timlee3. You can support us, too! Go to ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety to send us coffee money. Go to performanceanx.threadless.com to check out our new design! And now…it might get loud on a beautiful Mississippi evening with Bark on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 16 Nov 2023 09:00:00 -0000 Bark full Marc Shea Tim Lee & Susan Bauer Lee discuss Bark's new album, Loud and what has changed over the years Today’s guests make me want to do this podcast outdoors. That’s because I’m join by Tim Lee and Susan Bauer-Lee from the band Bark. When we recorded this, they were just hanging outside on a beautiful Mississippi evening. And the way this band came together is really wild. Actually, the way the previous band, The Tim Lee 3, came together is wild. Bark was just the natural progression of that. Tim grew up with church music all over the place as his dad was a minister. And Susan’s first concert was The Monkees with The Who opening up! Or at least she’s been told that. Tim has been in bands since the 80’s like Let’s Active and Marty Jones, but took a decade off during the 90’s and went back to school. Tim reactivated his career during the early 2000’s. Susan quickly joined him after she woke up one morning and told Tim the she was going to learn bass guitar. In 6 months she was playing in a band. She did the same thing with drums. And oh yeah, she sings at the same time, too! Bark was formed to simplify things. But the music isn’t simple. It’s so good, it’s won awards! Bark is Tim and Susan. That’s really it. And they have a new album out, aptly titled Loud! We talk about the journey to get from Beat Temptation to Bark and what they’re doing differently, if anything, with this new album. Check them out at bark-loud.com to order the album and get their social media links. Follow them and us on Instagram; we’re @PerformanceAnx, they’re @bark.timlee3. You can support us, too! Go to ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety to send us coffee money. Go to performanceanx.threadless.com to check out our new design! And now…it might get loud on a beautiful Mississippi evening with Bark on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today’s guests make me want to do this podcast outdoors. That’s because I’m join by Tim Lee and Susan Bauer-Lee from the band Bark. When we recorded this, they were just hanging outside on a beautiful Mississippi evening. And the way this band came together is really wild. Actually, the way the previous band, The Tim Lee 3, came together is wild. Bark was just the natural progression of that. Tim grew up with church music all over the place as his dad was a minister. And Susan’s first concert was The Monkees with The Who opening up! Or at least she’s been told that.

Tim has been in bands since the 80’s like Let’s Active and Marty Jones, but took a decade off during the 90’s and went back to school. Tim reactivated his career during the early 2000’s. Susan quickly joined him after she woke up one morning and told Tim the she was going to learn bass guitar. In 6 months she was playing in a band. She did the same thing with drums. And oh yeah, she sings at the same time, too!

Bark was formed to simplify things. But the music isn’t simple. It’s so good, it’s won awards! Bark is Tim and Susan. That’s really it. And they have a new album out, aptly titled Loud! We talk about the journey to get from Beat Temptation to Bark and what they’re doing differently, if anything, with this new album. Check them out at bark-loud.com to order the album and get their social media links. Follow them and us on Instagram; we’re @PerformanceAnx, they’re @bark.timlee3. You can support us, too! Go to ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety to send us coffee money. Go to performanceanx.threadless.com to check out our new design! And now…it might get loud on a beautiful Mississippi evening with Bark on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.


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]]> 3915 yes Side Projects: The Steely Dan Approach This episode made me think. A lot. I like Steely Dan. But the band and their music has always been a bit mysterious to me. Apparently it has also intrigued my guests. I’m joined by Jason Thomson of Vast Robot Armies, Jordan Zadorozny of Blinker The Star, and Paul Malinowski and Jason Gerken from Shiner. If you’re not familiar with the Steely Dan approach to music, it’s different than your typical way of making music. Each of my guests has experienced this in the studio, as part of of a live band, or both. Not only do they pull back the curtain on how Steely Dan worked, they also talk about how that has influenced some of the work they’ve done on their own.And Gerken gives us a tour story like no other I’ve ever heard. Speaking of their own work, check out what each guy is doing. Paul and Jason are working on new Shiner music, among other things. Jordon is set to release a new Blinker The Star star album called Animal Math. And Vast Robot Armies has just released their latest album, The What Gallery. Check them all out on bandcamp. On Instagram, check out @shinerkc, @blinkerthestar, @vastrobotarmies, & @PerformanceAnx. And you can support the podcast with coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. So let’s learn a little about Steely Dan on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 10 Nov 2023 09:00:00 -0000 Side Projects: The Steely Dan Approach full Marc Shea Jason Thomson of Vast Robot Armies, Jordon Zadorozny of Blinker The Star, and Paul Malinowski and Jason Gerken of Shiner discuss Steely Dan's unique approach to making music This episode made me think. A lot. I like Steely Dan. But the band and their music has always been a bit mysterious to me. Apparently it has also intrigued my guests. I’m joined by Jason Thomson of Vast Robot Armies, Jordan Zadorozny of Blinker The Star, and Paul Malinowski and Jason Gerken from Shiner. If you’re not familiar with the Steely Dan approach to music, it’s different than your typical way of making music. Each of my guests has experienced this in the studio, as part of of a live band, or both. Not only do they pull back the curtain on how Steely Dan worked, they also talk about how that has influenced some of the work they’ve done on their own.And Gerken gives us a tour story like no other I’ve ever heard. Speaking of their own work, check out what each guy is doing. Paul and Jason are working on new Shiner music, among other things. Jordon is set to release a new Blinker The Star star album called Animal Math. And Vast Robot Armies has just released their latest album, The What Gallery. Check them all out on bandcamp. On Instagram, check out @shinerkc, @blinkerthestar, @vastrobotarmies, & @PerformanceAnx. And you can support the podcast with coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. So let’s learn a little about Steely Dan on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This episode made me think. A lot. I like Steely Dan. But the band and their music has always been a bit mysterious to me. Apparently it has also intrigued my guests. I’m joined by Jason Thomson of Vast Robot Armies, Jordan Zadorozny of Blinker The Star, and Paul Malinowski and Jason Gerken from Shiner. If you’re not familiar with the Steely Dan approach to music, it’s different than your typical way of making music. Each of my guests has experienced this in the studio, as part of of a live band, or both. Not only do they pull back the curtain on how Steely Dan worked, they also talk about how that has influenced some of the work they’ve done on their own.And Gerken gives us a tour story like no other I’ve ever heard.

Speaking of their own work, check out what each guy is doing. Paul and Jason are working on new Shiner music, among other things. Jordon is set to release a new Blinker The Star star album called Animal Math. And Vast Robot Armies has just released their latest album, The What Gallery. Check them all out on bandcamp. On Instagram, check out @shinerkc, @blinkerthestar, @vastrobotarmies, & @PerformanceAnx. And you can support the podcast with coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. So let’s learn a little about Steely Dan on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.


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]]> 3906 yes Emily Whitehurst (Survival Guide, Tsunami Bomb) Today’s guest makes me not want to dream. So maybe it’s fitting that this is released on Halloween. Welcome Emily Whitehurst of Survival Guide to the podcast. And throughout this episode, it’s clear that her band is aptly named. From her start with the bands Plinky and Tsunami Bomb, she’s always had a part in writing lyrics and melodies. And it served her well as Tsunami Bomb played on Warped Tours and had some pretty great opening slots. But with her next band, The Action Design, Emily expanded her musical palette and the music just got better. Again, she scored some great opening slots with bands like Social Distortion and earned a bunch of new fans. When The Action Design ended, she and her bassist decided they wanted to keep writing music. So they forged on as Survival Guide, expanding the music even more. But when the other half of the musical duo left, Emily took a hard look at the band and made the decision to continue on. She kind of had to. You can’t dissolve a band called Survival Guide! Her first full length as a solo project is called deathdreams because that’s what some of the songs are about, dreams where Emily died! She has obviously changed how she writes now that Survival Guide is just Emily, and it my favorite release in her catalog. The music is varied and well written and sometimes spooky. Pick up deathdreams at srvvlgd.com or wherever you buy music. Follow her @srvvlgd on X, @survivalguidemusic on Instagram and Twitch. Check out her Patreon page. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on X and Instagram. Feed our coffee habit at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Our merch can be found at performanceanx.threadless.com. And I hope you don’t have deathdreams after hearing Emily Whitehurst of Survival Guide on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 31 Oct 2023 08:00:00 -0000 Emily Whitehurst (Survival Guide, Tsunami Bomb) full Marc Shea Survival Guide's Emily Whitehurst joins the show to discuss deathdreams, becoming a solo project, and more Today’s guest makes me not want to dream. So maybe it’s fitting that this is released on Halloween. Welcome Emily Whitehurst of Survival Guide to the podcast. And throughout this episode, it’s clear that her band is aptly named. From her start with the bands Plinky and Tsunami Bomb, she’s always had a part in writing lyrics and melodies. And it served her well as Tsunami Bomb played on Warped Tours and had some pretty great opening slots. But with her next band, The Action Design, Emily expanded her musical palette and the music just got better. Again, she scored some great opening slots with bands like Social Distortion and earned a bunch of new fans. When The Action Design ended, she and her bassist decided they wanted to keep writing music. So they forged on as Survival Guide, expanding the music even more. But when the other half of the musical duo left, Emily took a hard look at the band and made the decision to continue on. She kind of had to. You can’t dissolve a band called Survival Guide! Her first full length as a solo project is called deathdreams because that’s what some of the songs are about, dreams where Emily died! She has obviously changed how she writes now that Survival Guide is just Emily, and it my favorite release in her catalog. The music is varied and well written and sometimes spooky. Pick up deathdreams at srvvlgd.com or wherever you buy music. Follow her @srvvlgd on X, @survivalguidemusic on Instagram and Twitch. Check out her Patreon page. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on X and Instagram. Feed our coffee habit at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Our merch can be found at performanceanx.threadless.com. And I hope you don’t have deathdreams after hearing Emily Whitehurst of Survival Guide on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today’s guest makes me not want to dream. So maybe it’s fitting that this is released on Halloween. Welcome Emily Whitehurst of Survival Guide to the podcast. And throughout this episode, it’s clear that her band is aptly named. From her start with the bands Plinky and Tsunami Bomb, she’s always had a part in writing lyrics and melodies. And it served her well as Tsunami Bomb played on Warped Tours and had some pretty great opening slots. But with her next band, The Action Design, Emily expanded her musical palette and the music just got better. Again, she scored some great opening slots with bands like Social Distortion and earned a bunch of new fans. When The Action Design ended, she and her bassist decided they wanted to keep writing music. So they forged on as Survival Guide, expanding the music even more. But when the other half of the musical duo left, Emily took a hard look at the band and made the decision to continue on. She kind of had to. You can’t dissolve a band called Survival Guide! Her first full length as a solo project is called deathdreams because that’s what some of the songs are about, dreams where Emily died! She has obviously changed how she writes now that Survival Guide is just Emily, and it my favorite release in her catalog. The music is varied and well written and sometimes spooky. Pick up deathdreams at srvvlgd.com or wherever you buy music. Follow her @srvvlgd on X, @survivalguidemusic on Instagram and Twitch. Check out her Patreon page. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on X and Instagram. Feed our coffee habit at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Our merch can be found at performanceanx.threadless.com. And I hope you don’t have deathdreams after hearing Emily Whitehurst of Survival Guide on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 3515 yes Side Projects: Music And Food Today’s guests make me happy and hungry. Marc Broussard and Jay Reifel join me to talk about the connection between music and food. Each guy has dipped a toe into the other’s wheelhouse, which makes this a very interesting conversation. We talk about the worst jobs in ancient kitchens, Marc’s best meal ever, and I get excited about aspic. We discuss doing musical and gastronomical covers. Jay explains what a cockenthrice is, what kind of bear meat is best in stew, and which recipe is like sewing an old boot. We also learn some odd ancient ways of measuring time and quantities, the reason cookbooks may have actually been written, and Marc's dream ancient apprenticeship. And there is some exciting news for Marc Broussard and Joe Bonamassa fans. Follow Jay at @jayreifel and @ediblehistorynyc on Instagram. Buy his cookbook, A History of the World In 10 Dinners from Rizzoli New York wherever you buy books. Follow Marc @marcbroussard on Instagram. Pick up SOS 4 on Keeping The Blues Alive. And check him out on one of his endless tours. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on X an Instagram. Support our coffee habit at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Buy merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Now grab a drink and bite and enjoy Jay Reifel and Marc Broussard discussing food and music on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Sat, 28 Oct 2023 23:00:00 -0000 Side Projects: Music And Food full Marc Shea Chef Jay Reifel & singer Marc Broussard rejoin the podcast to discuss the connections between music and food Today’s guests make me happy and hungry. Marc Broussard and Jay Reifel join me to talk about the connection between music and food. Each guy has dipped a toe into the other’s wheelhouse, which makes this a very interesting conversation. We talk about the worst jobs in ancient kitchens, Marc’s best meal ever, and I get excited about aspic. We discuss doing musical and gastronomical covers. Jay explains what a cockenthrice is, what kind of bear meat is best in stew, and which recipe is like sewing an old boot. We also learn some odd ancient ways of measuring time and quantities, the reason cookbooks may have actually been written, and Marc's dream ancient apprenticeship. And there is some exciting news for Marc Broussard and Joe Bonamassa fans. Follow Jay at @jayreifel and @ediblehistorynyc on Instagram. Buy his cookbook, A History of the World In 10 Dinners from Rizzoli New York wherever you buy books. Follow Marc @marcbroussard on Instagram. Pick up SOS 4 on Keeping The Blues Alive. And check him out on one of his endless tours. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on X an Instagram. Support our coffee habit at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Buy merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Now grab a drink and bite and enjoy Jay Reifel and Marc Broussard discussing food and music on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today’s guests make me happy and hungry. Marc Broussard and Jay Reifel join me to talk about the connection between music and food. Each guy has dipped a toe into the other’s wheelhouse, which makes this a very interesting conversation. We talk about the worst jobs in ancient kitchens, Marc’s best meal ever, and I get excited about aspic. We discuss doing musical and gastronomical covers. Jay explains what a cockenthrice is, what kind of bear meat is best in stew, and which recipe is like sewing an old boot. We also learn some odd ancient ways of measuring time and quantities, the reason cookbooks may have actually been written, and Marc's dream ancient apprenticeship. And there is some exciting news for Marc Broussard and Joe Bonamassa fans. Follow Jay at @jayreifel and @ediblehistorynyc on Instagram. Buy his cookbook, A History of the World In 10 Dinners from Rizzoli New York wherever you buy books. Follow Marc @marcbroussard on Instagram. Pick up SOS 4 on Keeping The Blues Alive. And check him out on one of his endless tours. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on X an Instagram. Support our coffee habit at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Buy merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Now grab a drink and bite and enjoy Jay Reifel and Marc Broussard discussing food and music on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.


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]]> 4603 yes Shemaiah Gonzalez Today’s guest makes me joyful. That’s because it’s Shemaiah Gonzalez, author of the Substack and soon to be book, Undaunted Joy. And true to the Substack, it really was a joy speaking with her. I first learned of her work through past guest Joseph Massey and I couldn’t be more grateful. And like all good podcasts, we start with alcohol. Shemaiah has known for a long time that she wanted to be a writer but her early ideas of what that meant were very different from what she has found herself doing. She started off hoping to be an academic writer, but that’s just not what God had planned for her. One thing He DID have planned for her was an inclusion of one of her works in Pope Francis’ book, Sharing The Wisdom of Time. She tells me why it’s important to get excited about trash bags and how she started her Substack, Undaunted Joy that will become a book in the not too distant future. Shemaiah and I discuss writing to help with depression and the difference between happiness and joy. I also uncover her fear of capybaras and how a British Abbott is connected to The Night Stalker. Give Shemaiah a follow on X @shemaiahng and on Instagram @shemaiahg. Check out Undaunted Joy on Substack and look for Undaunted Joy the book in 2025. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on X & Instagram. Subscribe to us everywhere. Pick up merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Support our coffee habit at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. And let’s get joyful with Shemaiah Gonzalez on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 25 Oct 2023 08:00:00 -0000 Shemaiah Gonzalez full Marc Shea We get joyful today as essayist and author Shemaiah Gonzalez joins us to discuss her writing and upcoming book based on her Substack, Undaunted Joy Today’s guest makes me joyful. That’s because it’s Shemaiah Gonzalez, author of the Substack and soon to be book, Undaunted Joy. And true to the Substack, it really was a joy speaking with her. I first learned of her work through past guest Joseph Massey and I couldn’t be more grateful. And like all good podcasts, we start with alcohol. Shemaiah has known for a long time that she wanted to be a writer but her early ideas of what that meant were very different from what she has found herself doing. She started off hoping to be an academic writer, but that’s just not what God had planned for her. One thing He DID have planned for her was an inclusion of one of her works in Pope Francis’ book, Sharing The Wisdom of Time. She tells me why it’s important to get excited about trash bags and how she started her Substack, Undaunted Joy that will become a book in the not too distant future. Shemaiah and I discuss writing to help with depression and the difference between happiness and joy. I also uncover her fear of capybaras and how a British Abbott is connected to The Night Stalker. Give Shemaiah a follow on X @shemaiahng and on Instagram @shemaiahg. Check out Undaunted Joy on Substack and look for Undaunted Joy the book in 2025. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on X & Instagram. Subscribe to us everywhere. Pick up merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Support our coffee habit at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. And let’s get joyful with Shemaiah Gonzalez on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today’s guest makes me joyful. That’s because it’s Shemaiah Gonzalez, author of the Substack and soon to be book, Undaunted Joy. And true to the Substack, it really was a joy speaking with her. I first learned of her work through past guest Joseph Massey and I couldn’t be more grateful. And like all good podcasts, we start with alcohol. Shemaiah has known for a long time that she wanted to be a writer but her early ideas of what that meant were very different from what she has found herself doing. She started off hoping to be an academic writer, but that’s just not what God had planned for her. One thing He DID have planned for her was an inclusion of one of her works in Pope Francis’ book, Sharing The Wisdom of Time. She tells me why it’s important to get excited about trash bags and how she started her Substack, Undaunted Joy that will become a book in the not too distant future.

Shemaiah and I discuss writing to help with depression and the difference between happiness and joy. I also uncover her fear of capybaras and how a British Abbott is connected to The Night Stalker. Give Shemaiah a follow on X @shemaiahng and on Instagram @shemaiahg. Check out Undaunted Joy on Substack and look for Undaunted Joy the book in 2025. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on X & Instagram. Subscribe to us everywhere. Pick up merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Support our coffee habit at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. And let’s get joyful with Shemaiah Gonzalez on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 4797 no Tony Cuchetti  Today’s guest made me question my preconceived notions. It’s singer/songwriter Tony Cuchetti. And even though it sounds like he’s from New Jersey, he’s not. He’s actually from a Partridge Family type of performing group. As a kid, his family moved from Detroit to Florida and began performing as a musical act. And there were a LOT of family members. Tony talks about literally growing up on the road, performing all over the country. But when the family band stopped, Tony had a tough time adjusting. He excelled in sports, even playing minor league baseball. But music kept calling to him. He’s just released his latest album, Freer Street and it’s a cool progression of his Americana sound. Tony and I talk about his recording approach; like not letting the musicians hear the music until they were in the studio, recording only a few takes of each song, and playing live in the same room. He also tells how legendary musician Gregg Inhofer got involved! Tony emphasized how important it was to being open to the direction the music wanted to go, not trying to force it one way or another. We also touch on the fading art of sequencing an album. Check out his album Freer St on streaming platforms. Go to tonycuchetti.com for physical copies. While you’re there, check out his socials. And check out ours, too, @PerformanceAnx. Feed our coffee habit at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Buy some merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Now get ready for an unusual ride with Tony Cuchetti on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 19 Oct 2023 08:00:00 -0000 Tony Cuchetti full Marc Shea Singer/Songwriter Tony Cuchetti joins us to discuss his new album Freer St., growing up like The Partridge Family, Minor League Baseball, and more  Today’s guest made me question my preconceived notions. It’s singer/songwriter Tony Cuchetti. And even though it sounds like he’s from New Jersey, he’s not. He’s actually from a Partridge Family type of performing group. As a kid, his family moved from Detroit to Florida and began performing as a musical act. And there were a LOT of family members. Tony talks about literally growing up on the road, performing all over the country. But when the family band stopped, Tony had a tough time adjusting. He excelled in sports, even playing minor league baseball. But music kept calling to him. He’s just released his latest album, Freer Street and it’s a cool progression of his Americana sound. Tony and I talk about his recording approach; like not letting the musicians hear the music until they were in the studio, recording only a few takes of each song, and playing live in the same room. He also tells how legendary musician Gregg Inhofer got involved! Tony emphasized how important it was to being open to the direction the music wanted to go, not trying to force it one way or another. We also touch on the fading art of sequencing an album. Check out his album Freer St on streaming platforms. Go to tonycuchetti.com for physical copies. While you’re there, check out his socials. And check out ours, too, @PerformanceAnx. Feed our coffee habit at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Buy some merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Now get ready for an unusual ride with Tony Cuchetti on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices  Today’s guest made me question my preconceived notions. It’s singer/songwriter Tony Cuchetti. And even though it sounds like he’s from New Jersey, he’s not. He’s actually from a Partridge Family type of performing group. As a kid, his family moved from Detroit to Florida and began performing as a musical act. And there were a LOT of family members. Tony talks about literally growing up on the road, performing all over the country. But when the family band stopped, Tony had a tough time adjusting. He excelled in sports, even playing minor league baseball. But music kept calling to him. He’s just released his latest album, Freer Street and it’s a cool progression of his Americana sound.

Tony and I talk about his recording approach; like not letting the musicians hear the music until they were in the studio, recording only a few takes of each song, and playing live in the same room. He also tells how legendary musician Gregg Inhofer got involved! Tony emphasized how important it was to being open to the direction the music wanted to go, not trying to force it one way or another. We also touch on the fading art of sequencing an album. Check out his album Freer St on streaming platforms. Go to tonycuchetti.com for physical copies. While you’re there, check out his socials. And check out ours, too, @PerformanceAnx. Feed our coffee habit at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Buy some merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Now get ready for an unusual ride with Tony Cuchetti on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.


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]]> 3829 yes Conan Neutron Today’s guest made me protonic. I don’t even know what that means, but welcome Conan Neutron to the podcast. I get some great insight into the Neutron house, growing up. For example, Conan started playing guitar because a friend of his came to the front door with a bass and told Conan he needed to get a guitar so they could start a band. Well it worked out alright, because he’s been in some pretty awesome bands with some pretty awesome people, like Dale Crover. But according to Conan, the important part is planning the band’s breakup ahead of time so it goes smoothly. Conan Neutron and The Secret Friends has released some great stuff, like an album about Hannibal Lecter and a concept album about depression and mental health. And Conan also has his own podcast, Conan Neutron’s Protonic Reversal. He has just released a new album called Adult Prom. Make sure you get that right. It’s a split LP with the band Lung. Pick it up wherever you get your music. Follow Conan @conanneutron on Instagram. Check out Conan Neutron’s Proton Reversal. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on X and Instagram. Send us coffee money at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Buy things at performanceanx.threadless.com. And sit back get ready for some hearty laughter with Conan Neutron on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 13 Oct 2023 15:05:40 -0000 Conan Neutron full Marc Shea Conan Neutron stops by to discuss his new split LP, growing up Neutron, and have a lot of laughs Today’s guest made me protonic. I don’t even know what that means, but welcome Conan Neutron to the podcast. I get some great insight into the Neutron house, growing up. For example, Conan started playing guitar because a friend of his came to the front door with a bass and told Conan he needed to get a guitar so they could start a band. Well it worked out alright, because he’s been in some pretty awesome bands with some pretty awesome people, like Dale Crover. But according to Conan, the important part is planning the band’s breakup ahead of time so it goes smoothly. Conan Neutron and The Secret Friends has released some great stuff, like an album about Hannibal Lecter and a concept album about depression and mental health. And Conan also has his own podcast, Conan Neutron’s Protonic Reversal. He has just released a new album called Adult Prom. Make sure you get that right. It’s a split LP with the band Lung. Pick it up wherever you get your music. Follow Conan @conanneutron on Instagram. Check out Conan Neutron’s Proton Reversal. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on X and Instagram. Send us coffee money at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Buy things at performanceanx.threadless.com. And sit back get ready for some hearty laughter with Conan Neutron on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today’s guest made me protonic. I don’t even know what that means, but welcome Conan Neutron to the podcast. I get some great insight into the Neutron house, growing up. For example, Conan started playing guitar because a friend of his came to the front door with a bass and told Conan he needed to get a guitar so they could start a band. Well it worked out alright, because he’s been in some pretty awesome bands with some pretty awesome people, like Dale Crover. But according to Conan, the important part is planning the band’s breakup ahead of time so it goes smoothly. Conan Neutron and The Secret Friends has released some great stuff, like an album about Hannibal Lecter and a concept album about depression and mental health. And Conan also has his own podcast, Conan Neutron’s Protonic Reversal. He has just released a new album called Adult Prom. Make sure you get that right. It’s a split LP with the band Lung. Pick it up wherever you get your music. Follow Conan @conanneutron on Instagram. Check out Conan Neutron’s Proton Reversal. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on X and Instagram. Send us coffee money at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Buy things at performanceanx.threadless.com. And sit back get ready for some hearty laughter with Conan Neutron on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 7398 yes Side Projects: Symbolism With Raven Chacon & hackedepiccioto Today’s guests teach me things; specifically symbolism in music. It’s one of those things that I always feel everyone else gets more than I do. So I was beyond happy to have Alexander Hacke, Danielle DePicciotto, and Raven Chacon guide me through their experiences creating work heavy in symbolism. And we go beyond music into visual arts, as well. Hackedepicciotto have released a new album that is full of symbolic music. But the symbolism in Keepsakes is much more personal, this time. Raven discusses his connection to John Cage, growing up listening to Navajo songs and heavy metal. And Alexander explains the three layers of symbolism. And all three guests tell me how far the symbolism can go, even extending to the intended audience. Give them all a follow on social media @hackedepicciotto and @ravenchcn on Instagram. Pick up the album from Mute Records or on Bandcamp. Check out hackedepicciotto.de for more info. Check out Raven’s past work and stay up to date on new pieces at spiderwebsinthesky.com. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on X & Instagram. Our pieces are available at performanceanx.threadless.com. Support our coffee habit at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. And hopefully you learn something new with Alexander Hacke, Danielle DePicciotto, and Raven Chacon on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 06 Oct 2023 04:00:00 -0000 Side Projects: Symbolism With Raven Chacon & hackedepiccioto full Marc Shea We chat with composer and artist Raven Chacon and hackedepicciotto about symbolism and hackedepicciotto's new album Today’s guests teach me things; specifically symbolism in music. It’s one of those things that I always feel everyone else gets more than I do. So I was beyond happy to have Alexander Hacke, Danielle DePicciotto, and Raven Chacon guide me through their experiences creating work heavy in symbolism. And we go beyond music into visual arts, as well. Hackedepicciotto have released a new album that is full of symbolic music. But the symbolism in Keepsakes is much more personal, this time. Raven discusses his connection to John Cage, growing up listening to Navajo songs and heavy metal. And Alexander explains the three layers of symbolism. And all three guests tell me how far the symbolism can go, even extending to the intended audience. Give them all a follow on social media @hackedepicciotto and @ravenchcn on Instagram. Pick up the album from Mute Records or on Bandcamp. Check out hackedepicciotto.de for more info. Check out Raven’s past work and stay up to date on new pieces at spiderwebsinthesky.com. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on X & Instagram. Our pieces are available at performanceanx.threadless.com. Support our coffee habit at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. And hopefully you learn something new with Alexander Hacke, Danielle DePicciotto, and Raven Chacon on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today’s guests teach me things; specifically symbolism in music. It’s one of those things that I always feel everyone else gets more than I do. So I was beyond happy to have Alexander Hacke, Danielle DePicciotto, and Raven Chacon guide me through their experiences creating work heavy in symbolism. And we go beyond music into visual arts, as well. Hackedepicciotto have released a new album that is full of symbolic music. But the symbolism in Keepsakes is much more personal, this time. Raven discusses his connection to John Cage, growing up listening to Navajo songs and heavy metal. And Alexander explains the three layers of symbolism. And all three guests tell me how far the symbolism can go, even extending to the intended audience.

Give them all a follow on social media @hackedepicciotto and @ravenchcn on Instagram. Pick up the album from Mute Records or on Bandcamp. Check out hackedepicciotto.de for more info. Check out Raven’s past work and stay up to date on new pieces at spiderwebsinthesky.com.

Follow us @PerformanceAnx on X & Instagram. Our pieces are available at performanceanx.threadless.com. Support our coffee habit at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. And hopefully you learn something new with Alexander Hacke, Danielle DePicciotto, and Raven Chacon on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.


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]]> 3794 yes Marc Broussard This guest definitely spells his name correctly. Welcome singer Marc Broussard to the podcast family; and man does he have soul! His voice reminds you of the greats like Otis Redding, Al Green, and Sam Cooke. Marc talks about the movie that started his career, at the ripe old age of five and a half; the influence of his dad, Louisiana Music Hall of Fame inductee Ted Broussard, and he tells me about how he got his first record deal and why he asked to be released from it. That started the story of how Marc went independent and began his series of SOS albums, recorded for various charities. Marc even wrote a children’s book as a companion piece for one of those albums.  Marc has released his latest SOS album with a focus on the blues. To that end, he recruited his good friend and blues guitar legend Joe Bonamassa, to help out. This album pushed Marc out of his comfort zone. But in doing so, he has received some of the highest praise of his career, particularly from his peers. Marc has learned a lot throughout his career and he shares a lot of it here, particularly about the writing process he goes through. He’s on tour constantly, as we learn. So check him out on Instagram @marcbroussard. Pick up SOS 4, Blues For Your Soul at ktbarecords.com or wherever you get music. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media. Pick up our stuff at performanceanx.threadless.com or send coffee money at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Now prepare to get lost in Marc Broussard’s voice on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 28 Sep 2023 08:00:00 -0000 Marc Broussard full Marc Shea Singer Marc Broussard stops by to discuss the latest in his S.O.S. album series, how he got into the music biz, and what's coming up. This guest definitely spells his name correctly. Welcome singer Marc Broussard to the podcast family; and man does he have soul! His voice reminds you of the greats like Otis Redding, Al Green, and Sam Cooke. Marc talks about the movie that started his career, at the ripe old age of five and a half; the influence of his dad, Louisiana Music Hall of Fame inductee Ted Broussard, and he tells me about how he got his first record deal and why he asked to be released from it. That started the story of how Marc went independent and began his series of SOS albums, recorded for various charities. Marc even wrote a children’s book as a companion piece for one of those albums.  Marc has released his latest SOS album with a focus on the blues. To that end, he recruited his good friend and blues guitar legend Joe Bonamassa, to help out. This album pushed Marc out of his comfort zone. But in doing so, he has received some of the highest praise of his career, particularly from his peers. Marc has learned a lot throughout his career and he shares a lot of it here, particularly about the writing process he goes through. He’s on tour constantly, as we learn. So check him out on Instagram @marcbroussard. Pick up SOS 4, Blues For Your Soul at ktbarecords.com or wherever you get music. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media. Pick up our stuff at performanceanx.threadless.com or send coffee money at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Now prepare to get lost in Marc Broussard’s voice on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This guest definitely spells his name correctly. Welcome singer Marc Broussard to the podcast family; and man does he have soul! His voice reminds you of the greats like Otis Redding, Al Green, and Sam Cooke. Marc talks about the movie that started his career, at the ripe old age of five and a half; the influence of his dad, Louisiana Music Hall of Fame inductee Ted Broussard, and he tells me about how he got his first record deal and why he asked to be released from it. That started the story of how Marc went independent and began his series of SOS albums, recorded for various charities. Marc even wrote a children’s book as a companion piece for one of those albums. 

Marc has released his latest SOS album with a focus on the blues. To that end, he recruited his good friend and blues guitar legend Joe Bonamassa, to help out. This album pushed Marc out of his comfort zone. But in doing so, he has received some of the highest praise of his career, particularly from his peers. Marc has learned a lot throughout his career and he shares a lot of it here, particularly about the writing process he goes through. He’s on tour constantly, as we learn. So check him out on Instagram @marcbroussard. Pick up SOS 4, Blues For Your Soul at ktbarecords.com or wherever you get music. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media. Pick up our stuff at performanceanx.threadless.com or send coffee money at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Now prepare to get lost in Marc Broussard’s voice on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.


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]]> 4453 Julee Cruise This guest made me float. It’s an unusual episode. Today’s guest is Julee Cruise and was recorded in April of 2019. For reasons I have forgotten, the episode was delayed and ended up slipping through the cracks in an old Work In Progress file. Unfortunately we lost Julee in June of 2022. In this episode, Julee is very candid about her work. You’ll find out why, early on in the discussion. She talks about how she got into singing, acting, and playing the french horn. And although she didn’t want to spend too much time discussing her work with David Lynch, she does talk about meeting him, the first thing he ever said to her, and trying to get him to sing. She did get a record deal based on her work on Blue Velvet but that’s not where the strangeness ends. At one point, she was guest on a TV show overseas, seated next to Muammar Gaddafi! Julee also talks about the luxury of touring with the B-52’s and the moments when she had some severe performance anxiety. She released two albums that were heavy on the David Lynch sound. However, she had much more involvement in her final two albums, which deserved a lot more recognition than they seemed to get. Please check them all out. You definitely won’t regret it and you might actually be surprised! Remember to give us a follow @PerformanceAnx on X & Instagram. You can show us a little love with coffee money at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or purchasing merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Now get ready to float into the night with Julee Cruise on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 20 Sep 2023 08:00:00 -0000 Julee Cruise full Marc Shea This episode was delayed and eventually lost until recently. Julee Cruise spoke with the podcast in 2019 about a variety of topics surrounding her career This guest made me float. It’s an unusual episode. Today’s guest is Julee Cruise and was recorded in April of 2019. For reasons I have forgotten, the episode was delayed and ended up slipping through the cracks in an old Work In Progress file. Unfortunately we lost Julee in June of 2022. In this episode, Julee is very candid about her work. You’ll find out why, early on in the discussion. She talks about how she got into singing, acting, and playing the french horn. And although she didn’t want to spend too much time discussing her work with David Lynch, she does talk about meeting him, the first thing he ever said to her, and trying to get him to sing. She did get a record deal based on her work on Blue Velvet but that’s not where the strangeness ends. At one point, she was guest on a TV show overseas, seated next to Muammar Gaddafi! Julee also talks about the luxury of touring with the B-52’s and the moments when she had some severe performance anxiety. She released two albums that were heavy on the David Lynch sound. However, she had much more involvement in her final two albums, which deserved a lot more recognition than they seemed to get. Please check them all out. You definitely won’t regret it and you might actually be surprised! Remember to give us a follow @PerformanceAnx on X & Instagram. You can show us a little love with coffee money at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or purchasing merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Now get ready to float into the night with Julee Cruise on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This guest made me float. It’s an unusual episode. Today’s guest is Julee Cruise and was recorded in April of 2019. For reasons I have forgotten, the episode was delayed and ended up slipping through the cracks in an old Work In Progress file. Unfortunately we lost Julee in June of 2022. In this episode, Julee is very candid about her work. You’ll find out why, early on in the discussion. She talks about how she got into singing, acting, and playing the french horn. And although she didn’t want to spend too much time discussing her work with David Lynch, she does talk about meeting him, the first thing he ever said to her, and trying to get him to sing. She did get a record deal based on her work on Blue Velvet but that’s not where the strangeness ends. At one point, she was guest on a TV show overseas, seated next to Muammar Gaddafi! Julee also talks about the luxury of touring with the B-52’s and the moments when she had some severe performance anxiety.

She released two albums that were heavy on the David Lynch sound. However, she had much more involvement in her final two albums, which deserved a lot more recognition than they seemed to get. Please check them all out. You definitely won’t regret it and you might actually be surprised! Remember to give us a follow @PerformanceAnx on X & Instagram. You can show us a little love with coffee money at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or purchasing merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Now get ready to float into the night with Julee Cruise on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 4480 yes Side Projects: Improvisational Music This is such a cool episode of Side Projects. It’s the art of improv! And I have to say, I felt a little bit guilty prepping for this one. Ev & Paul from Cinema Cinema have both been on the podcast before, but never together. And we are all joined by the enigmatic Thor Harris. THere’s a lot of juice in this one. To say all three guests are well versed in improvisational music is possibly the biggest understatement I’ve ever made. It’s almost like saying McDonald’s is well versed at making fast food.  We begin with a brief history of Thor and how he started playing music and eventually improvisational music. I also get reacquainted with Ev, Paul, and Cinema Cinema. They have just released an album of music that is entirely improvisational and they tell me the whole story behind the session. Yes session. The album, Mjolnir, was recorded in one day in three 30 minute sessions. Thor arrived at BC Studio, arms swinging, with no instruments. No music or lyrics were prepared. And this was the first time Ev and Paul have ever met Thor. So out came Ev’s guitar, Paul’s drums (including a tin whistle he keeps for just such an emergency) and a whole bunch of neglected instruments from the studio’s closets. This was an exercise of being forced to stay in the moment. Nothing was prepared and time was limited. What came out of the sessions was magical. It was so magical that Thor and Cinema Cinema are working on plans to play live together. Pick up Mjolnir on Cinema Cinema’s Bandcamp page. Follow them @cinemacinemaband on Instagram. Follow Thor @thorharris for more info. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Buying stuff at performanceanx.threadless.com or sending us coffee money at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety helps us out tremendously. Now throw everything aside and check out the art of improv with Cinema Cinema & Thor Harris on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 14 Sep 2023 08:00:00 -0000 Side Projects: Improvisational Music full Marc Shea Ev and Paul from Cinema Cinema and Thor Harris talk about their completely improvisational album Mjolnir and how they got into improvisation This is such a cool episode of Side Projects. It’s the art of improv! And I have to say, I felt a little bit guilty prepping for this one. Ev & Paul from Cinema Cinema have both been on the podcast before, but never together. And we are all joined by the enigmatic Thor Harris. THere’s a lot of juice in this one. To say all three guests are well versed in improvisational music is possibly the biggest understatement I’ve ever made. It’s almost like saying McDonald’s is well versed at making fast food.  We begin with a brief history of Thor and how he started playing music and eventually improvisational music. I also get reacquainted with Ev, Paul, and Cinema Cinema. They have just released an album of music that is entirely improvisational and they tell me the whole story behind the session. Yes session. The album, Mjolnir, was recorded in one day in three 30 minute sessions. Thor arrived at BC Studio, arms swinging, with no instruments. No music or lyrics were prepared. And this was the first time Ev and Paul have ever met Thor. So out came Ev’s guitar, Paul’s drums (including a tin whistle he keeps for just such an emergency) and a whole bunch of neglected instruments from the studio’s closets. This was an exercise of being forced to stay in the moment. Nothing was prepared and time was limited. What came out of the sessions was magical. It was so magical that Thor and Cinema Cinema are working on plans to play live together. Pick up Mjolnir on Cinema Cinema’s Bandcamp page. Follow them @cinemacinemaband on Instagram. Follow Thor @thorharris for more info. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Buying stuff at performanceanx.threadless.com or sending us coffee money at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety helps us out tremendously. Now throw everything aside and check out the art of improv with Cinema Cinema & Thor Harris on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This is such a cool episode of Side Projects. It’s the art of improv! And I have to say, I felt a little bit guilty prepping for this one. Ev & Paul from Cinema Cinema have both been on the podcast before, but never together. And we are all joined by the enigmatic Thor Harris. THere’s a lot of juice in this one. To say all three guests are well versed in improvisational music is possibly the biggest understatement I’ve ever made. It’s almost like saying McDonald’s is well versed at making fast food. 

We begin with a brief history of Thor and how he started playing music and eventually improvisational music. I also get reacquainted with Ev, Paul, and Cinema Cinema. They have just released an album of music that is entirely improvisational and they tell me the whole story behind the session. Yes session. The album, Mjolnir, was recorded in one day in three 30 minute sessions. Thor arrived at BC Studio, arms swinging, with no instruments. No music or lyrics were prepared. And this was the first time Ev and Paul have ever met Thor. So out came Ev’s guitar, Paul’s drums (including a tin whistle he keeps for just such an emergency) and a whole bunch of neglected instruments from the studio’s closets. This was an exercise of being forced to stay in the moment. Nothing was prepared and time was limited. What came out of the sessions was magical. It was so magical that Thor and Cinema Cinema are working on plans to play live together.

Pick up Mjolnir on Cinema Cinema’s Bandcamp page. Follow them @cinemacinemaband on Instagram. Follow Thor @thorharris for more info. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Buying stuff at performanceanx.threadless.com or sending us coffee money at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety helps us out tremendously. Now throw everything aside and check out the art of improv with Cinema Cinema & Thor Harris on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.



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]]> 4641 yes Lance Lopez Today’s guest gives me the blues. But it’s OK; that’s his job. I welcome Lance Lopez to the podcast. While music wasn’t exactly in his DNA, it was a huge part of his family. His dad was in the Army with Elvis Presley and they stayed friends after their time in the service. When he wanted to learn guitar, his dad gave him and acoustic and a Chuck Berry record and said, “Learn this”; no mean feat for a kid not even in double digits. But his world changed when he saw Stevie Ray Vaughan open for BB King. Lance had no idea who Stevie was at the time. But he sure knew who he was after. He moved to New Orleans with his dad, who encouraged him to play gigs in the French Quarter after school. So while most teens are working at McDonald’s, Lance was playing three gigs a night and then going to class in the morning. All that work payed off when Buddy Miles saw him play and took him under his wing. After four solo albums and living the blues, Lance’s sound changed and songwriting became his craft instead of soloing.He has been unbelievably busy over the years; at one point even hearing one of his songs and not recognizing himself. But when COVID slowed everything down, he turned to writing and recording remotely as well as repairing tube amps as another income source. Lance’s new album, Trouble Is Good, is a direct product of the pandemic. It’s packed with amazing guests and there’s a tribute to one of his favorite guitarists, who we lost during that time. Go to lancelopez.net and grab Trouble Is Good. Because the album is good, whether you’re a blues fan or not. Follow him @lancelopezguitarist for info and tour dates. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. You can also check us out at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety and performanceanx.threadless.com to help support the show. Now get ready to get the best blues around with Lance Lopez on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 08 Sep 2023 08:00:00 -0000 Lance Lopez full Marc Shea Blues guitarist extraordinaire Lance Lopez stops by to discuss his new album Trouble Is Good and all the blues he's lived to make it Today’s guest gives me the blues. But it’s OK; that’s his job. I welcome Lance Lopez to the podcast. While music wasn’t exactly in his DNA, it was a huge part of his family. His dad was in the Army with Elvis Presley and they stayed friends after their time in the service. When he wanted to learn guitar, his dad gave him and acoustic and a Chuck Berry record and said, “Learn this”; no mean feat for a kid not even in double digits. But his world changed when he saw Stevie Ray Vaughan open for BB King. Lance had no idea who Stevie was at the time. But he sure knew who he was after. He moved to New Orleans with his dad, who encouraged him to play gigs in the French Quarter after school. So while most teens are working at McDonald’s, Lance was playing three gigs a night and then going to class in the morning. All that work payed off when Buddy Miles saw him play and took him under his wing. After four solo albums and living the blues, Lance’s sound changed and songwriting became his craft instead of soloing.He has been unbelievably busy over the years; at one point even hearing one of his songs and not recognizing himself. But when COVID slowed everything down, he turned to writing and recording remotely as well as repairing tube amps as another income source. Lance’s new album, Trouble Is Good, is a direct product of the pandemic. It’s packed with amazing guests and there’s a tribute to one of his favorite guitarists, who we lost during that time. Go to lancelopez.net and grab Trouble Is Good. Because the album is good, whether you’re a blues fan or not. Follow him @lancelopezguitarist for info and tour dates. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. You can also check us out at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety and performanceanx.threadless.com to help support the show. Now get ready to get the best blues around with Lance Lopez on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today’s guest gives me the blues. But it’s OK; that’s his job. I welcome Lance Lopez to the podcast. While music wasn’t exactly in his DNA, it was a huge part of his family. His dad was in the Army with Elvis Presley and they stayed friends after their time in the service. When he wanted to learn guitar, his dad gave him and acoustic and a Chuck Berry record and said, “Learn this”; no mean feat for a kid not even in double digits.

But his world changed when he saw Stevie Ray Vaughan open for BB King. Lance had no idea who Stevie was at the time. But he sure knew who he was after. He moved to New Orleans with his dad, who encouraged him to play gigs in the French Quarter after school. So while most teens are working at McDonald’s, Lance was playing three gigs a night and then going to class in the morning. All that work payed off when Buddy Miles saw him play and took him under his wing.

After four solo albums and living the blues, Lance’s sound changed and songwriting became his craft instead of soloing.He has been unbelievably busy over the years; at one point even hearing one of his songs and not recognizing himself. But when COVID slowed everything down, he turned to writing and recording remotely as well as repairing tube amps as another income source. Lance’s new album, Trouble Is Good, is a direct product of the pandemic. It’s packed with amazing guests and there’s a tribute to one of his favorite guitarists, who we lost during that time. Go to lancelopez.net and grab Trouble Is Good. Because the album is good, whether you’re a blues fan or not. Follow him @lancelopezguitarist for info and tour dates. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. You can also check us out at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety and performanceanx.threadless.com to help support the show. Now get ready to get the best blues around with Lance Lopez on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.


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]]> 4735 yes Belinda Kordic (Johnny The Boy, Crippled Black Phoenix) Today’s guest makes me look under the bed before I go to sleep. Welcome Belinda Kordic of Crippled Black Phoenix and the new project, Johnny The Boy. Belinda didn’t come from a musical family or start playing music at a crazy young age. But without any real experience, she joined her first band in her early 20’s and just ripped into doing necro vocals. She admits to doing them completely wrong, but it works for her and hasn’t damaged anything. After leaving her first band, STABB (which is actually an unusual acronym) she started a solo project called Killing Mood. It was a complete 180 in sound. But when it found its way into the hands of Justin Greaves of Crippled Black Phoenix, it was exactly what he was looking for. Justin joins us in this conversation and I’m so glad he did. It’s really fun to get multiple perspectives on their work together. That includes their new project, Johnny The Boy. They reveal the origins of not just the band but how the name was decided. We go pretty deep into Belinda’s entire career. But we also peer into the future. Belinda and Justin give us all a sneak peek into some projects they’ve been working on for the 20th anniversary of Crippled Black Phoenix, including some unusual covers. And good news, there are plans for live shows from both CBP and Johnny The Boy. So follow them @cbp_444 and @johnny_the_boy for updated info. Buy the albums on Bandcamp or through Season Of Mist Records. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on socials. Send us coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or send yourself merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. And keep an eye out for projects combining everyone in this episode! Now get yourself ready for a scream with Belinda Kordic of Johnny The Boy & Crippled Black Phoenix on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 31 Aug 2023 08:00:00 -0000 Belinda Kordic (Johnny The Boy, Crippled Black Phoenix) full Marc Shea Belinda and Justin from Johnny The Boy & Crippled Black Phoenix join the show to discuss Belinda's music and the Johnny The Boy album Today’s guest makes me look under the bed before I go to sleep. Welcome Belinda Kordic of Crippled Black Phoenix and the new project, Johnny The Boy. Belinda didn’t come from a musical family or start playing music at a crazy young age. But without any real experience, she joined her first band in her early 20’s and just ripped into doing necro vocals. She admits to doing them completely wrong, but it works for her and hasn’t damaged anything. After leaving her first band, STABB (which is actually an unusual acronym) she started a solo project called Killing Mood. It was a complete 180 in sound. But when it found its way into the hands of Justin Greaves of Crippled Black Phoenix, it was exactly what he was looking for. Justin joins us in this conversation and I’m so glad he did. It’s really fun to get multiple perspectives on their work together. That includes their new project, Johnny The Boy. They reveal the origins of not just the band but how the name was decided. We go pretty deep into Belinda’s entire career. But we also peer into the future. Belinda and Justin give us all a sneak peek into some projects they’ve been working on for the 20th anniversary of Crippled Black Phoenix, including some unusual covers. And good news, there are plans for live shows from both CBP and Johnny The Boy. So follow them @cbp_444 and @johnny_the_boy for updated info. Buy the albums on Bandcamp or through Season Of Mist Records. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on socials. Send us coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or send yourself merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. And keep an eye out for projects combining everyone in this episode! Now get yourself ready for a scream with Belinda Kordic of Johnny The Boy & Crippled Black Phoenix on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today’s guest makes me look under the bed before I go to sleep. Welcome Belinda Kordic of Crippled Black Phoenix and the new project, Johnny The Boy. Belinda didn’t come from a musical family or start playing music at a crazy young age. But without any real experience, she joined her first band in her early 20’s and just ripped into doing necro vocals. She admits to doing them completely wrong, but it works for her and hasn’t damaged anything. After leaving her first band, STABB (which is actually an unusual acronym) she started a solo project called Killing Mood. It was a complete 180 in sound. But when it found its way into the hands of Justin Greaves of Crippled Black Phoenix, it was exactly what he was looking for. Justin joins us in this conversation and I’m so glad he did. It’s really fun to get multiple perspectives on their work together. That includes their new project, Johnny The Boy. They reveal the origins of not just the band but how the name was decided. We go pretty deep into Belinda’s entire career. But we also peer into the future. Belinda and Justin give us all a sneak peek into some projects they’ve been working on for the 20th anniversary of Crippled Black Phoenix, including some unusual covers. And good news, there are plans for live shows from both CBP and Johnny The Boy. So follow them @cbp_444 and @johnny_the_boy for updated info. Buy the albums on Bandcamp or through Season Of Mist Records. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on socials. Send us coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or send yourself merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. And keep an eye out for projects combining everyone in this episode! Now get yourself ready for a scream with Belinda Kordic of Johnny The Boy & Crippled Black Phoenix on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 4670 yes Bonjo Iyabinghi Noah (African Head Charge) Today’s guest just makes me smile. It’s percussionist Bonjo Iyabinghi Noah from African Head Charge. He grew up in Jamaica and began playing drums in the Rasta camps and Poco churches. He was running away a lot and sleeping in graveyards. Music helped him get out of those bad situations. He really connected with it and started helping out bands as a young kid, even becoming an unofficial roadie. He got a gig with The Foundations of Build Me Up Buttercup fame. All of this helped him start African Head Charge. Bonjo tells me how the band started and what African Head Charge means. He also tells me who gave him the name Bonjo. The band began as a studio project but he was eventually asked to take the music on the road. Unfortunately, his drums were stolen and he couldn’t. But that led to a great future relationship. It also led to him playing the main stage at Glastonbury. Bonjo’s DIY approach and his hard work with African Head Charge unintentionally pissed people off. After years of hard work, Bonjo moved to Ghana and took some time off; twelve years to be precise. But now Bonjo is back with a new African Head Charge album, A Trip To Bolgatanga. It changes his sound slightly and focuses on African drumming from Ghana. He’s got some special guests on it like King Ayisoba, Skip McDonald, and Doug Wimbish. Pick it up on Bandcamp, On U Sound, or wherever you get music. Follow Bonjo @africanheadcharge on social media. Check us out @PerformanceAnx on X or whatever Twitter is now, and Instagram. Send us some coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or buy a shirt or something at performanceanx.threadless.com. Now let’s get irie with Bonjo Iyabinghi Noah of African Head Charge on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 25 Aug 2023 02:34:00 -0000 Bonjo Iyabinghi Noah (African Head Charge) full Marc Shea African Head Charge's Bonjo Iyabinghi Noah discusses growing up in Jamaica, meeting Adrian Sherwood & starting African Head Charge, his new album A Trip To Bolgatanga, & more Today’s guest just makes me smile. It’s percussionist Bonjo Iyabinghi Noah from African Head Charge. He grew up in Jamaica and began playing drums in the Rasta camps and Poco churches. He was running away a lot and sleeping in graveyards. Music helped him get out of those bad situations. He really connected with it and started helping out bands as a young kid, even becoming an unofficial roadie. He got a gig with The Foundations of Build Me Up Buttercup fame. All of this helped him start African Head Charge. Bonjo tells me how the band started and what African Head Charge means. He also tells me who gave him the name Bonjo. The band began as a studio project but he was eventually asked to take the music on the road. Unfortunately, his drums were stolen and he couldn’t. But that led to a great future relationship. It also led to him playing the main stage at Glastonbury. Bonjo’s DIY approach and his hard work with African Head Charge unintentionally pissed people off. After years of hard work, Bonjo moved to Ghana and took some time off; twelve years to be precise. But now Bonjo is back with a new African Head Charge album, A Trip To Bolgatanga. It changes his sound slightly and focuses on African drumming from Ghana. He’s got some special guests on it like King Ayisoba, Skip McDonald, and Doug Wimbish. Pick it up on Bandcamp, On U Sound, or wherever you get music. Follow Bonjo @africanheadcharge on social media. Check us out @PerformanceAnx on X or whatever Twitter is now, and Instagram. Send us some coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or buy a shirt or something at performanceanx.threadless.com. Now let’s get irie with Bonjo Iyabinghi Noah of African Head Charge on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today’s guest just makes me smile. It’s percussionist Bonjo Iyabinghi Noah from African Head Charge. He grew up in Jamaica and began playing drums in the Rasta camps and Poco churches. He was running away a lot and sleeping in graveyards. Music helped him get out of those bad situations. He really connected with it and started helping out bands as a young kid, even becoming an unofficial roadie. He got a gig with The Foundations of Build Me Up Buttercup fame. All of this helped him start African Head Charge. Bonjo tells me how the band started and what African Head Charge means. He also tells me who gave him the name Bonjo.

The band began as a studio project but he was eventually asked to take the music on the road. Unfortunately, his drums were stolen and he couldn’t. But that led to a great future relationship. It also led to him playing the main stage at Glastonbury. Bonjo’s DIY approach and his hard work with African Head Charge unintentionally pissed people off.

After years of hard work, Bonjo moved to Ghana and took some time off; twelve years to be precise. But now Bonjo is back with a new African Head Charge album, A Trip To Bolgatanga. It changes his sound slightly and focuses on African drumming from Ghana. He’s got some special guests on it like King Ayisoba, Skip McDonald, and Doug Wimbish. Pick it up on Bandcamp, On U Sound, or wherever you get music. Follow Bonjo @africanheadcharge on social media. Check us out @PerformanceAnx on X or whatever Twitter is now, and Instagram. Send us some coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or buy a shirt or something at performanceanx.threadless.com. Now let’s get irie with Bonjo Iyabinghi Noah of African Head Charge on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 4996 yes Pelican Today’s guests make me reminisce. Trevor and Laurent from Pelican join me to talk about a lot of stuff. There’s so much history between them and they talk about what music was the most impactful growing up, how they met, and the coolness of riding shotgun and playing cassettes. Their pre-Pelican bands were just as unique as Pelican, but with vocals and more damage. And while Pelican is an instrumental band, that wasn’t planned out. But it worked and the music scene of Chicago supported it, so they leaned into it. Trevor gives us the stupid story of the band’s name and their desire not to be pigeonholed or defined by a genre. And while they are an instrumental band, there are a couple of songs with vocals. We get that story as well as the story about why Laurent left the band and what brought him back. Pelican has remixed and remastered their catalog from Hydra Head records. There are some great stories about that, too. But even better, there is new Pelican music in the works. And with that comes a more extensive tour. In the meantime, grab the remastered albums at thrilljockey.com or Pelican’s Bandcamp page. Follow them @pelicansong on Instagram on Twitter (or X). Follow us @PerformanceAnx on Instagram and X. You can support us with some coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or merch purchases at performanceanx.threadless.com. Now let’s get intimate with Trevor & Laurent of Pelican on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 16 Aug 2023 11:16:00 -0000 Pelican full Marc Shea Trevor and Laurent from Pelican take time out of their busy schedules to discuss remastered albums, band history, new music, and a ton more. Today’s guests make me reminisce. Trevor and Laurent from Pelican join me to talk about a lot of stuff. There’s so much history between them and they talk about what music was the most impactful growing up, how they met, and the coolness of riding shotgun and playing cassettes. Their pre-Pelican bands were just as unique as Pelican, but with vocals and more damage. And while Pelican is an instrumental band, that wasn’t planned out. But it worked and the music scene of Chicago supported it, so they leaned into it. Trevor gives us the stupid story of the band’s name and their desire not to be pigeonholed or defined by a genre. And while they are an instrumental band, there are a couple of songs with vocals. We get that story as well as the story about why Laurent left the band and what brought him back. Pelican has remixed and remastered their catalog from Hydra Head records. There are some great stories about that, too. But even better, there is new Pelican music in the works. And with that comes a more extensive tour. In the meantime, grab the remastered albums at thrilljockey.com or Pelican’s Bandcamp page. Follow them @pelicansong on Instagram on Twitter (or X). Follow us @PerformanceAnx on Instagram and X. You can support us with some coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or merch purchases at performanceanx.threadless.com. Now let’s get intimate with Trevor & Laurent of Pelican on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today’s guests make me reminisce. Trevor and Laurent from Pelican join me to talk about a lot of stuff. There’s so much history between them and they talk about what music was the most impactful growing up, how they met, and the coolness of riding shotgun and playing cassettes. Their pre-Pelican bands were just as unique as Pelican, but with vocals and more damage. And while Pelican is an instrumental band, that wasn’t planned out. But it worked and the music scene of Chicago supported it, so they leaned into it. Trevor gives us the stupid story of the band’s name and their desire not to be pigeonholed or defined by a genre. And while they are an instrumental band, there are a couple of songs with vocals. We get that story as well as the story about why Laurent left the band and what brought him back.

Pelican has remixed and remastered their catalog from Hydra Head records. There are some great stories about that, too. But even better, there is new Pelican music in the works. And with that comes a more extensive tour. In the meantime, grab the remastered albums at thrilljockey.com or Pelican’s Bandcamp page. Follow them @pelicansong on Instagram on Twitter (or X). Follow us @PerformanceAnx on Instagram and X. You can support us with some coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or merch purchases at performanceanx.threadless.com. Now let’s get intimate with Trevor & Laurent of Pelican on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.


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]]> 4612 yes Side Projects: Cult Music This is an episode about cults music. Music by and for cults, music of The Cult, and so on. But there is one thing I need to make clear. THIS IS NOT A SERIOUS LOOK AT CULTS! This is the exact opposite. And to prove it, I’m joined by Blinker The Star’s Jordon Zadorozny and multimedia artist extraordinaire, Vic Malang. There’s a ton of cult music out there. We talk about L. Ron Hubbard, Father Yod, Aum Shinrikyo, Charles Manson, Brotherhood Of The Spirit, and several others. Vic reveals his Manson obsession and Jordon has a weird, tangential connection to Jeremy Spencer and the Children of God cult. We also talk about Joseph Stalin, shoegaze pioneer. And we get an awkward story from Jordon about Ian Astbury & The Cult The show finishes with a bit of cult-y history of the Blinker The Star and Vic Malang and their collaborations. Jordan and Vic’s music can be found on Bandcamp. Check them out on Instagram @blinkerthestar & @vicmalang. Check us out @PerformanceAnx. Coffee us at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or buy merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. And check out the other shows, including the Metallica Report, Metallica’s official podcast on our home, Pantheon Podcasts. Now let’s get cult-y with Blinker the Star & Vic Malang on Performance Anxiety.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 11 Aug 2023 08:00:00 -0000 Side Projects: Cult Music full Marc Shea Jordon Zadorozny & Vic Malang join me to talk about all things music and cult; including Manson, L. Ron Hubbard, & Ian Astbury This is an episode about cults music. Music by and for cults, music of The Cult, and so on. But there is one thing I need to make clear. THIS IS NOT A SERIOUS LOOK AT CULTS! This is the exact opposite. And to prove it, I’m joined by Blinker The Star’s Jordon Zadorozny and multimedia artist extraordinaire, Vic Malang. There’s a ton of cult music out there. We talk about L. Ron Hubbard, Father Yod, Aum Shinrikyo, Charles Manson, Brotherhood Of The Spirit, and several others. Vic reveals his Manson obsession and Jordon has a weird, tangential connection to Jeremy Spencer and the Children of God cult. We also talk about Joseph Stalin, shoegaze pioneer. And we get an awkward story from Jordon about Ian Astbury & The Cult The show finishes with a bit of cult-y history of the Blinker The Star and Vic Malang and their collaborations. Jordan and Vic’s music can be found on Bandcamp. Check them out on Instagram @blinkerthestar & @vicmalang. Check us out @PerformanceAnx. Coffee us at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or buy merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. And check out the other shows, including the Metallica Report, Metallica’s official podcast on our home, Pantheon Podcasts. Now let’s get cult-y with Blinker the Star & Vic Malang on Performance Anxiety.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This is an episode about cults music. Music by and for cults, music of The Cult, and so on. But there is one thing I need to make clear. THIS IS NOT A SERIOUS LOOK AT CULTS! This is the exact opposite. And to prove it, I’m joined by Blinker The Star’s Jordon Zadorozny and multimedia artist extraordinaire, Vic Malang. There’s a ton of cult music out there. We talk about L. Ron Hubbard, Father Yod, Aum Shinrikyo, Charles Manson, Brotherhood Of The Spirit, and several others. Vic reveals his Manson obsession and Jordon has a weird, tangential connection to Jeremy Spencer and the Children of God cult. We also talk about Joseph Stalin, shoegaze pioneer. And we get an awkward story from Jordon about Ian Astbury & The Cult

The show finishes with a bit of cult-y history of the Blinker The Star and Vic Malang and their collaborations. Jordan and Vic’s music can be found on Bandcamp. Check them out on Instagram @blinkerthestar & @vicmalang. Check us out @PerformanceAnx. Coffee us at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or buy merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. And check out the other shows, including the Metallica Report, Metallica’s official podcast on our home, Pantheon Podcasts. Now let’s get cult-y with Blinker the Star & Vic Malang on Performance Anxiety. 

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]]> 4939 yes Shane Harrington (Cinemartyr) Today’s guest makes me appreciate the evolution of sound. I’m joined by Shane Harrington, the founder, guitarist, and self described dictator of the band Cinemartyr. And this is actually take two of this podcast. Shane and I were deep into a great conversation before I realized I was having a technical issue. So we started over Shane hails from New York City via Limerick, Ireland, AKA Stab City. There really wasn’t a whole lot going on, musically, in Limerick, outside of Shane’s father’s traditional Irish band, Irish Rambling House. So when Fugazi came to town, it was big news. After that show, everyone who was there started a band, including Shane. But there really weren’t many places to play rock in Limerick. So Shane traveled a lot to play. But a trip to New York City proved as life changing as the Fugazi show. It was also one of the craziest stories I’ve ever heard. It involves visa fraud and the FBI. When Shane made the move to NYC, his band, OST, came with him; which was easy since it was basically just him. But streaming issues surrounding the band’s name placing the music in the soundtrack genre forced Shane to rechristen the band Cinemartyr. But that’s not the only change. The band seems to change it’s sound with almost every album. Listening to the discography in order is a journey of transformation. And, in my humble opinion, it seems to be the reverse of most bands. Instead of mellowing out as the band gets older, Cinemartyr seems to get more aggressive. And the latest album, Opt Out, is the most aggressive yet. So check out the album on Bandcamp and give them a follow @cine.martyr on Instagram. Give us a follow @PerformanceAnx, grab some merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Float us some coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. I hope you’re prepared for a rollercoaster of ride with Shane Harrington of Cinemartyr on this episode of Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 08 Aug 2023 08:00:00 -0000 Shane Harrington (Cinemartyr) full Marc Shea Shane Harrington discusses Stab City, moving to NYC, Cinemartyr's evolution, & the new album, Opt Out Today’s guest makes me appreciate the evolution of sound. I’m joined by Shane Harrington, the founder, guitarist, and self described dictator of the band Cinemartyr. And this is actually take two of this podcast. Shane and I were deep into a great conversation before I realized I was having a technical issue. So we started over Shane hails from New York City via Limerick, Ireland, AKA Stab City. There really wasn’t a whole lot going on, musically, in Limerick, outside of Shane’s father’s traditional Irish band, Irish Rambling House. So when Fugazi came to town, it was big news. After that show, everyone who was there started a band, including Shane. But there really weren’t many places to play rock in Limerick. So Shane traveled a lot to play. But a trip to New York City proved as life changing as the Fugazi show. It was also one of the craziest stories I’ve ever heard. It involves visa fraud and the FBI. When Shane made the move to NYC, his band, OST, came with him; which was easy since it was basically just him. But streaming issues surrounding the band’s name placing the music in the soundtrack genre forced Shane to rechristen the band Cinemartyr. But that’s not the only change. The band seems to change it’s sound with almost every album. Listening to the discography in order is a journey of transformation. And, in my humble opinion, it seems to be the reverse of most bands. Instead of mellowing out as the band gets older, Cinemartyr seems to get more aggressive. And the latest album, Opt Out, is the most aggressive yet. So check out the album on Bandcamp and give them a follow @cine.martyr on Instagram. Give us a follow @PerformanceAnx, grab some merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Float us some coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. I hope you’re prepared for a rollercoaster of ride with Shane Harrington of Cinemartyr on this episode of Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today’s guest makes me appreciate the evolution of sound. I’m joined by Shane Harrington, the founder, guitarist, and self described dictator of the band Cinemartyr. And this is actually take two of this podcast. Shane and I were deep into a great conversation before I realized I was having a technical issue. So we started over

Shane hails from New York City via Limerick, Ireland, AKA Stab City. There really wasn’t a whole lot going on, musically, in Limerick, outside of Shane’s father’s traditional Irish band, Irish Rambling House. So when Fugazi came to town, it was big news. After that show, everyone who was there started a band, including Shane.

But there really weren’t many places to play rock in Limerick. So Shane traveled a lot to play. But a trip to New York City proved as life changing as the Fugazi show. It was also one of the craziest stories I’ve ever heard. It involves visa fraud and the FBI. When Shane made the move to NYC, his band, OST, came with him; which was easy since it was basically just him. But streaming issues surrounding the band’s name placing the music in the soundtrack genre forced Shane to rechristen the band Cinemartyr. But that’s not the only change. The band seems to change it’s sound with almost every album. Listening to the discography in order is a journey of transformation. And, in my humble opinion, it seems to be the reverse of most bands. Instead of mellowing out as the band gets older, Cinemartyr seems to get more aggressive. And the latest album, Opt Out, is the most aggressive yet. So check out the album on Bandcamp and give them a follow @cine.martyr on Instagram. Give us a follow @PerformanceAnx, grab some merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Float us some coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. I hope you’re prepared for a rollercoaster of ride with Shane Harrington of Cinemartyr on this episode of Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.


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]]> 4942 yes Britt Lightning (Vixen) Today’s guest is a reminder to always do your best. It’s Britt Lightning, guitarist for Vixen. Her journey to playing guitar really began after hearing Eruption in a shop and buying Van Halen albums that same day. She started playing guitar in a high school with no music program. But it DID have a guitar club. But she was the only girl and wasn’t exactly welcomed with open arms. But she was dedicated and eventually became club president. She learned a lot of Metallica riffs and playing them in a guitar shop led to joining her first band and going on tour while still in high school, after some careful parental scrutiny. After that experience, she started her first all-female band. She recruited her sister on drums and they made their debut as the halftime show for a high level sporting event that I can’t name in the intro. All of that led to the band Jaded, which was truly a family affair. Her sister was playing bass while her parents manned the merch table and became roadies. After Jaded ceased, she auditioned for Lady Gaga. While she didn’t get that gig, it did lead to other amazing opportunities like touring the world with 4x Grammy & 22x Latin Grammy winner Alejandro Sanz. That is a wild story in itself and Britt tells it here. It also led to playing with Jason Derulo and touring with Rachel Platten. All of this led to her role as guitarist for the legendary band Vixen. But she does a lot more than just shred on classic metal. She is also a director for Rock And Roll Fantasy Camp. Britt explains what her duties are for the camp and how that led to an association with Teen Cancer America. This was such a fun discussion. I owe a huge thank you to Simon Davies of Teen Cancer America for the introduction. So make sure you follow everyone in this discussion. You can check out brittlightning.com, @brittlightning on social media, vixenofficial.com, teencanceramerica.com, and Rock And Roll Fantasy Camp at rockcamp.org. You can help out the podcast by buying us some coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety, buying merch at performanceanx.threadless.com, or by following us @PerformanceAnx on social media. I hope you have as much fun listening to Britt’s story as I did on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 03 Aug 2023 08:00:00 -0000 Britt Lightning (Vixen) full Marc Shea Vixen guitarist Britt Lightning discusses her start on guitar, Jaded, high profile auditions, Rock and Roll Fantasy Camp, & Teen Cancer America Today’s guest is a reminder to always do your best. It’s Britt Lightning, guitarist for Vixen. Her journey to playing guitar really began after hearing Eruption in a shop and buying Van Halen albums that same day. She started playing guitar in a high school with no music program. But it DID have a guitar club. But she was the only girl and wasn’t exactly welcomed with open arms. But she was dedicated and eventually became club president. She learned a lot of Metallica riffs and playing them in a guitar shop led to joining her first band and going on tour while still in high school, after some careful parental scrutiny. After that experience, she started her first all-female band. She recruited her sister on drums and they made their debut as the halftime show for a high level sporting event that I can’t name in the intro. All of that led to the band Jaded, which was truly a family affair. Her sister was playing bass while her parents manned the merch table and became roadies. After Jaded ceased, she auditioned for Lady Gaga. While she didn’t get that gig, it did lead to other amazing opportunities like touring the world with 4x Grammy & 22x Latin Grammy winner Alejandro Sanz. That is a wild story in itself and Britt tells it here. It also led to playing with Jason Derulo and touring with Rachel Platten. All of this led to her role as guitarist for the legendary band Vixen. But she does a lot more than just shred on classic metal. She is also a director for Rock And Roll Fantasy Camp. Britt explains what her duties are for the camp and how that led to an association with Teen Cancer America. This was such a fun discussion. I owe a huge thank you to Simon Davies of Teen Cancer America for the introduction. So make sure you follow everyone in this discussion. You can check out brittlightning.com, @brittlightning on social media, vixenofficial.com, teencanceramerica.com, and Rock And Roll Fantasy Camp at rockcamp.org. You can help out the podcast by buying us some coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety, buying merch at performanceanx.threadless.com, or by following us @PerformanceAnx on social media. I hope you have as much fun listening to Britt’s story as I did on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today’s guest is a reminder to always do your best. It’s Britt Lightning, guitarist for Vixen. Her journey to playing guitar really began after hearing Eruption in a shop and buying Van Halen albums that same day. She started playing guitar in a high school with no music program. But it DID have a guitar club. But she was the only girl and wasn’t exactly welcomed with open arms. But she was dedicated and eventually became club president. She learned a lot of Metallica riffs and playing them in a guitar shop led to joining her first band and going on tour while still in high school, after some careful parental scrutiny.

After that experience, she started her first all-female band. She recruited her sister on drums and they made their debut as the halftime show for a high level sporting event that I can’t name in the intro. All of that led to the band Jaded, which was truly a family affair. Her sister was playing bass while her parents manned the merch table and became roadies. After Jaded ceased, she auditioned for Lady Gaga. While she didn’t get that gig, it did lead to other amazing opportunities like touring the world with 4x Grammy & 22x Latin Grammy winner Alejandro Sanz. That is a wild story in itself and Britt tells it here. It also led to playing with Jason Derulo and touring with Rachel Platten. All of this led to her role as guitarist for the legendary band Vixen. But she does a lot more than just shred on classic metal. She is also a director for Rock And Roll Fantasy Camp. Britt explains what her duties are for the camp and how that led to an association with Teen Cancer America.

This was such a fun discussion. I owe a huge thank you to Simon Davies of Teen Cancer America for the introduction. So make sure you follow everyone in this discussion. You can check out brittlightning.com, @brittlightning on social media, vixenofficial.com, teencanceramerica.com, and Rock And Roll Fantasy Camp at rockcamp.org. You can help out the podcast by buying us some coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety, buying merch at performanceanx.threadless.com, or by following us @PerformanceAnx on social media. I hope you have as much fun listening to Britt’s story as I did on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network.


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]]> 3973 yes Lincoln Barr (Red Jacket Mine) Today’s guest makes me appreciate my childhood. Lincoln Barr joins me to talk about a lot of stuff! He knew early on that music was his calling. He identified with the musicians he saw on TV before he could even play music. But he went to college for English, not music. He also met his wife at that time. Those two things were foundational for his musical style. He moved to Seattle and started the band Red Jacket Mine. Turns out, the families of the Red Jacket Miners weren’t exactly thrilled about the band. But fans of the music were! And the members of Red Jacket Mine have been an important part of Lincoln’s life ever since. After a few albums, the band ended. Life happened and people moved, including Lincoln and his wife, and it just became too difficult to continue. When he decided to start writing solo material, Lincoln changed everything. He confronted traumas from an abusive childhood. It changed how he wrote. It even changed how the music sounded, whether it’s his solo albums or the soundtrack he wrote for a fascinating documentary called The Past Is Never Dead. It’s the classic combo of dark minor key jazz & child abuse. But seriously, the music is a left turn from a lot of the stuff I listen to. I highly recommend Lincoln’s latest album, Forfeit The Prize. Links to buy it and to follow him on social media are at lincolnbarrmusic.com.  You can follow the podcast @PerformanceAnx on Twitter & Instagram. If you’d like to support the show, try ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or buy merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. I hope you enjoy this episode as much as I did. It’s Lincoln Barr on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 27 Jul 2023 08:00:00 -0000 Lincoln Barr (Red Jacket Mine) full Marc Shea Lincoln Barr jumps on to discuss his latest solo work, Forfeit The Prize, Red Jacket Mine, and dark jazz Today’s guest makes me appreciate my childhood. Lincoln Barr joins me to talk about a lot of stuff! He knew early on that music was his calling. He identified with the musicians he saw on TV before he could even play music. But he went to college for English, not music. He also met his wife at that time. Those two things were foundational for his musical style. He moved to Seattle and started the band Red Jacket Mine. Turns out, the families of the Red Jacket Miners weren’t exactly thrilled about the band. But fans of the music were! And the members of Red Jacket Mine have been an important part of Lincoln’s life ever since. After a few albums, the band ended. Life happened and people moved, including Lincoln and his wife, and it just became too difficult to continue. When he decided to start writing solo material, Lincoln changed everything. He confronted traumas from an abusive childhood. It changed how he wrote. It even changed how the music sounded, whether it’s his solo albums or the soundtrack he wrote for a fascinating documentary called The Past Is Never Dead. It’s the classic combo of dark minor key jazz & child abuse. But seriously, the music is a left turn from a lot of the stuff I listen to. I highly recommend Lincoln’s latest album, Forfeit The Prize. Links to buy it and to follow him on social media are at lincolnbarrmusic.com.  You can follow the podcast @PerformanceAnx on Twitter & Instagram. If you’d like to support the show, try ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or buy merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. I hope you enjoy this episode as much as I did. It’s Lincoln Barr on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today’s guest makes me appreciate my childhood. Lincoln Barr joins me to talk about a lot of stuff! He knew early on that music was his calling. He identified with the musicians he saw on TV before he could even play music. But he went to college for English, not music. He also met his wife at that time. Those two things were foundational for his musical style. He moved to Seattle and started the band Red Jacket Mine. Turns out, the families of the Red Jacket Miners weren’t exactly thrilled about the band. But fans of the music were! And the members of Red Jacket Mine have been an important part of Lincoln’s life ever since.

After a few albums, the band ended. Life happened and people moved, including Lincoln and his wife, and it just became too difficult to continue. When he decided to start writing solo material, Lincoln changed everything. He confronted traumas from an abusive childhood. It changed how he wrote. It even changed how the music sounded, whether it’s his solo albums or the soundtrack he wrote for a fascinating documentary called The Past Is Never Dead. It’s the classic combo of dark minor key jazz & child abuse. But seriously, the music is a left turn from a lot of the stuff I listen to. I highly recommend Lincoln’s latest album, Forfeit The Prize. Links to buy it and to follow him on social media are at lincolnbarrmusic.com. 

You can follow the podcast @PerformanceAnx on Twitter & Instagram. If you’d like to support the show, try ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or buy merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. I hope you enjoy this episode as much as I did. It’s Lincoln Barr on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.


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]]> 5816 yes Mario Quintero (Spotlights) Today’s guest makes me believe in inevitability. Mario Quintero is the singer and guitarist for the band Spotlights. He started the band with his now wife, Sarah. They met at the studio Mario owned. But before all of that, Mario was a kid from Colombia who grew up on his sister’s albums and traditional hispanic music (like Mario Quintero Lara). He went to college for recording but veered off into the jazz program, playing guitar. After college he opened a studio, where he met Sarah and that’s where our coincidences begin. It turns out that we all not only share a wedding anniversary but also ran into each other (Mario during the last Failure tour and Sarah at the last show I saw before the pandemic, Wovenhand & Om). The pair connected and began playing together soon after. Mario talks about the band’s name, working for some amazing other bands in many different capacities, and the difficulties in keeping a full time job when you're touring with bands like The Melvins and Deftones.  Spotlights’ new album, Alchemy For The Dead, is awesome and if you like heavy, melodic music, you’re going to love it. Pick it up wherever you get your music. Follow them @spotlightsmusic on Instagram. And if you get the chance, go see them live.  You can help the show out by following us @PerformanceAnx on Twitter & Instagram. You can support us through ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety with some coffee money or by buying merch on performanceanx.threadless.com.  And I hope you enjoy Mario Quintero from the ultimate husband and wife project, Spotlights on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 20 Jul 2023 08:00:00 -0000 Mario Quintero (Spotlights) full Marc Shea Mario Quintero of Spotlights talks about Alchemy For The Dead, working with his wife Sarah, and some interesting coincidences. Today’s guest makes me believe in inevitability. Mario Quintero is the singer and guitarist for the band Spotlights. He started the band with his now wife, Sarah. They met at the studio Mario owned. But before all of that, Mario was a kid from Colombia who grew up on his sister’s albums and traditional hispanic music (like Mario Quintero Lara). He went to college for recording but veered off into the jazz program, playing guitar. After college he opened a studio, where he met Sarah and that’s where our coincidences begin. It turns out that we all not only share a wedding anniversary but also ran into each other (Mario during the last Failure tour and Sarah at the last show I saw before the pandemic, Wovenhand & Om). The pair connected and began playing together soon after. Mario talks about the band’s name, working for some amazing other bands in many different capacities, and the difficulties in keeping a full time job when you're touring with bands like The Melvins and Deftones.  Spotlights’ new album, Alchemy For The Dead, is awesome and if you like heavy, melodic music, you’re going to love it. Pick it up wherever you get your music. Follow them @spotlightsmusic on Instagram. And if you get the chance, go see them live.  You can help the show out by following us @PerformanceAnx on Twitter & Instagram. You can support us through ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety with some coffee money or by buying merch on performanceanx.threadless.com.  And I hope you enjoy Mario Quintero from the ultimate husband and wife project, Spotlights on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today’s guest makes me believe in inevitability. Mario Quintero is the singer and guitarist for the band Spotlights. He started the band with his now wife, Sarah. They met at the studio Mario owned. But before all of that, Mario was a kid from Colombia who grew up on his sister’s albums and traditional hispanic music (like Mario Quintero Lara). He went to college for recording but veered off into the jazz program, playing guitar. After college he opened a studio, where he met Sarah and that’s where our coincidences begin. It turns out that we all not only share a wedding anniversary but also ran into each other (Mario during the last Failure tour and Sarah at the last show I saw before the pandemic, Wovenhand & Om). The pair connected and began playing together soon after. Mario talks about the band’s name, working for some amazing other bands in many different capacities, and the difficulties in keeping a full time job when you're touring with bands like The Melvins and Deftones. 

Spotlights’ new album, Alchemy For The Dead, is awesome and if you like heavy, melodic music, you’re going to love it. Pick it up wherever you get your music. Follow them @spotlightsmusic on Instagram. And if you get the chance, go see them live. 

You can help the show out by following us @PerformanceAnx on Twitter & Instagram. You can support us through ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety with some coffee money or by buying merch on performanceanx.threadless.com. 

And I hope you enjoy Mario Quintero from the ultimate husband and wife project, Spotlights on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.


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]]> 4542 yes Brenda Sauter (Wild Carnation, The Feelies) Today’s guest makes me want it to be 1990 again! It’s Brenda Sauter, bassist for the bands Wild Carnation, The Feelies, Speed The Plough, & The Trypes. But she didn’t start off on the bass. In fact, she started off playing the piano before moving to guitar. She began playing with her friends, which makes sense. Music basically defined her friend group at that point. She was playing a lot of folk music. Around this time, Brenda began playing…melodica! Yes melodica, the instrument all guitarists secretly wish they could play. One of the groups she was in even won a talent show judged by famed New York DJ, Cousin Brucie.  But there were too many guitars in the bands she was in, so she began playing bass. That proved fortuitous.  After sitting in with The Trypes, the eventually approached her about joining the band. That started a connection that eventually led to joining the band Wild Carnation. Not only did she join the band, she replaced famed bass player Michael Imperioli. He’s also dipped his toe into acting. Maybe you’ve seen some of his work. It took a little while for Brenda to accept because she didn’t have a cassette player in her truck and couldn’t listen to the demos! But once Brenda joined, they started working on their debut, Tricycle. She just didn’t know she’d be playing bass and singing, too. The album has been remastered and re-released. In addition to that, there is a treasure trove of extra tracks! And there’s more good news; Superbus, the follow-up to Tricycle, will be given the same treatment in the fall. So follow Wild Carnation on Facebook. Pick up the album on Bandcamp. And keep checking back for updates. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on Twitter & Instagram. Help support the show with coffee money at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or by buying stuff like shirts, coffee mugs, or shower curtains at performanceanx.threadless.com. So let’s jump right into today’s episode with Brenda Sauter of Wild Carnation on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 13 Jul 2023 08:00:00 -0000 Brenda Sauter (Wild Carnation, The Feelies) full Marc Shea Bassist Brenda Sauter comes on the podcast to talk about Wild Carnation's reissue of their debut, Tricycle, replacing Michael Imperioli, & more Today’s guest makes me want it to be 1990 again! It’s Brenda Sauter, bassist for the bands Wild Carnation, The Feelies, Speed The Plough, & The Trypes. But she didn’t start off on the bass. In fact, she started off playing the piano before moving to guitar. She began playing with her friends, which makes sense. Music basically defined her friend group at that point. She was playing a lot of folk music. Around this time, Brenda began playing…melodica! Yes melodica, the instrument all guitarists secretly wish they could play. One of the groups she was in even won a talent show judged by famed New York DJ, Cousin Brucie.  But there were too many guitars in the bands she was in, so she began playing bass. That proved fortuitous.  After sitting in with The Trypes, the eventually approached her about joining the band. That started a connection that eventually led to joining the band Wild Carnation. Not only did she join the band, she replaced famed bass player Michael Imperioli. He’s also dipped his toe into acting. Maybe you’ve seen some of his work. It took a little while for Brenda to accept because she didn’t have a cassette player in her truck and couldn’t listen to the demos! But once Brenda joined, they started working on their debut, Tricycle. She just didn’t know she’d be playing bass and singing, too. The album has been remastered and re-released. In addition to that, there is a treasure trove of extra tracks! And there’s more good news; Superbus, the follow-up to Tricycle, will be given the same treatment in the fall. So follow Wild Carnation on Facebook. Pick up the album on Bandcamp. And keep checking back for updates. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on Twitter & Instagram. Help support the show with coffee money at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or by buying stuff like shirts, coffee mugs, or shower curtains at performanceanx.threadless.com. So let’s jump right into today’s episode with Brenda Sauter of Wild Carnation on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today’s guest makes me want it to be 1990 again! It’s Brenda Sauter, bassist for the bands Wild Carnation, The Feelies, Speed The Plough, & The Trypes. But she didn’t start off on the bass. In fact, she started off playing the piano before moving to guitar. She began playing with her friends, which makes sense. Music basically defined her friend group at that point. She was playing a lot of folk music. Around this time, Brenda began playing…melodica! Yes melodica, the instrument all guitarists secretly wish they could play. One of the groups she was in even won a talent show judged by famed New York DJ, Cousin Brucie. 

But there were too many guitars in the bands she was in, so she began playing bass. That proved fortuitous. 

After sitting in with The Trypes, the eventually approached her about joining the band. That started a connection that eventually led to joining the band Wild Carnation. Not only did she join the band, she replaced famed bass player Michael Imperioli. He’s also dipped his toe into acting. Maybe you’ve seen some of his work. It took a little while for Brenda to accept because she didn’t have a cassette player in her truck and couldn’t listen to the demos! But once Brenda joined, they started working on their debut, Tricycle. She just didn’t know she’d be playing bass and singing, too. The album has been remastered and re-released. In addition to that, there is a treasure trove of extra tracks! And there’s more good news; Superbus, the follow-up to Tricycle, will be given the same treatment in the fall. So follow Wild Carnation on Facebook. Pick up the album on Bandcamp. And keep checking back for updates. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on Twitter & Instagram. Help support the show with coffee money at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or by buying stuff like shirts, coffee mugs, or shower curtains at performanceanx.threadless.com. So let’s jump right into today’s episode with Brenda Sauter of Wild Carnation on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.


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]]> 4306 yes Danny Lee Blackwell (Night Beats) Today’s guest makes me wish I had a middle name…or two. But it’s OK. He gave me one of his. It’s Danny Lee Blackwell of Night Beats. I’ve wanted to have Danny for quite a while. So I have to thank our mutual friend Paula. Without her, this episode would probably not have happened. Danny and I soon discover that we have another mutual friend, Clyde Mays. And he keeps popping up when you least expect it.  We open the show with a cameo by Sam Cooke’s Night Beats album and my dogs, Albert and Hammond. Danny grew up in Texas and talks about his unusual influences like Indian classical music and his brother’s influence on his musical taste. He started off playing drums just to get into bands. That led him to playing out by the age of fifteen. But he had serious stage fright. But that anxiety helped reaffirm that this was his calling. Danny left Texas for Seattle because he loved everything about the city. Plus his sister was there. That’s where he started Night Beats. Danny talks about being open to magic in the studio and keeping things as raw as possible. He’s worked with a lot of great musicians, including Robert Levon Been of Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, which is how I became familiar with him. Danny discusses how they met and how important Rob has been to him and the band. The sound of Night Beats is always evolving and that is evident in the album Rajan, and it is something special. I think part of that is because Danny is not a gearhead, but he’s a collector. He’s willing to experiment and seek out unusual sounds. Rajan is out on Suicide Squeeze and Fuzz Club Records. Go get it. I’m not asking! And follow Danny @thenightbeats on Instagram & Twitter. Night Beats should be hitting the road soon so keep an eye out for that. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on Twitter & Instagram. You can help us out with coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or buy merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Now let’s get mysterious with Danny Lee Blackwell of Night Beats on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 11 Jul 2023 08:00:00 -0000 Danny Lee Blackwell (Night Beats) full Marc Shea Danny Lee Blackwell of Night Beats joins the show to talk about the new album, Rajan, how he started, all of his middle names, and much more! Today’s guest makes me wish I had a middle name…or two. But it’s OK. He gave me one of his. It’s Danny Lee Blackwell of Night Beats. I’ve wanted to have Danny for quite a while. So I have to thank our mutual friend Paula. Without her, this episode would probably not have happened. Danny and I soon discover that we have another mutual friend, Clyde Mays. And he keeps popping up when you least expect it.  We open the show with a cameo by Sam Cooke’s Night Beats album and my dogs, Albert and Hammond. Danny grew up in Texas and talks about his unusual influences like Indian classical music and his brother’s influence on his musical taste. He started off playing drums just to get into bands. That led him to playing out by the age of fifteen. But he had serious stage fright. But that anxiety helped reaffirm that this was his calling. Danny left Texas for Seattle because he loved everything about the city. Plus his sister was there. That’s where he started Night Beats. Danny talks about being open to magic in the studio and keeping things as raw as possible. He’s worked with a lot of great musicians, including Robert Levon Been of Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, which is how I became familiar with him. Danny discusses how they met and how important Rob has been to him and the band. The sound of Night Beats is always evolving and that is evident in the album Rajan, and it is something special. I think part of that is because Danny is not a gearhead, but he’s a collector. He’s willing to experiment and seek out unusual sounds. Rajan is out on Suicide Squeeze and Fuzz Club Records. Go get it. I’m not asking! And follow Danny @thenightbeats on Instagram & Twitter. Night Beats should be hitting the road soon so keep an eye out for that. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on Twitter & Instagram. You can help us out with coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or buy merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Now let’s get mysterious with Danny Lee Blackwell of Night Beats on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today’s guest makes me wish I had a middle name…or two. But it’s OK. He gave me one of his. It’s Danny Lee Blackwell of Night Beats. I’ve wanted to have Danny for quite a while. So I have to thank our mutual friend Paula. Without her, this episode would probably not have happened. Danny and I soon discover that we have another mutual friend, Clyde Mays. And he keeps popping up when you least expect it. 

We open the show with a cameo by Sam Cooke’s Night Beats album and my dogs, Albert and Hammond. Danny grew up in Texas and talks about his unusual influences like Indian classical music and his brother’s influence on his musical taste. He started off playing drums just to get into bands. That led him to playing out by the age of fifteen. But he had serious stage fright. But that anxiety helped reaffirm that this was his calling.

Danny left Texas for Seattle because he loved everything about the city. Plus his sister was there. That’s where he started Night Beats. Danny talks about being open to magic in the studio and keeping things as raw as possible. He’s worked with a lot of great musicians, including Robert Levon Been of Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, which is how I became familiar with him. Danny discusses how they met and how important Rob has been to him and the band.

The sound of Night Beats is always evolving and that is evident in the album Rajan, and it is something special. I think part of that is because Danny is not a gearhead, but he’s a collector. He’s willing to experiment and seek out unusual sounds. Rajan is out on Suicide Squeeze and Fuzz Club Records. Go get it. I’m not asking! And follow Danny @thenightbeats on Instagram & Twitter. Night Beats should be hitting the road soon so keep an eye out for that. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on Twitter & Instagram. You can help us out with coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or buy merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Now let’s get mysterious with Danny Lee Blackwell of Night Beats on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.


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]]> 6108 yes Clay Melton Today’s guest is Clay Melton and he makes me want to do a blues deep dive. We actually start off talking about the weather. After discussing the effects of bitterly cold, southern humid winters, we talk about Clay’s influences and the lasting importance of his father’s cassette collection. He started playing guitar on a classic Toy ‘R Us model with a built in speaker and two missing strings. But he got serious about music soon enough and started playing live at the age of twelve or thirteen.  His love is the blues but when he got into high school, he started playing in a metal band, which comes up a few times here. By the time Clay finished high school (and truly, some time before that) he knew music was his future. So after he graduated, he studied jazz in college. But live music kept pulling on him. So he left to focus on playing live blues. And that’s what he’s been doing ever since! His first album, Burn The Ships, is schizophrenic. And I mean that as a compliment. It is SO varied in style and sound. Clay discusses his approach to the LP and practicing his singing as much as his guitar playing.  Clay has a great Covid lockdown story about recording in an Air B&B that had a strange connection to his session. Once things opened back up, Clay recorded a live album where his drummer brings back the drum solo! He has released two singles and is looking forward to a new full length in the near future. That’s the beauty of DIY recording! Follow CLay @claymeltonmusic on social media. Tour dates, music, & merch are available at claymelton.com. The podcast is supported by the amazing listeners by sending us coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety and by merch purchases at performanceanx.threadless.com. Now sit back and enjoy a heap of blues with Clay Melton on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 03 Jul 2023 08:00:00 -0000 Clay Melton full Marc Shea Blues guitarist Clay Melton talks about the lasting effects of his dad's cassette collection, playing the blues, touring, and a lot more Today’s guest is Clay Melton and he makes me want to do a blues deep dive. We actually start off talking about the weather. After discussing the effects of bitterly cold, southern humid winters, we talk about Clay’s influences and the lasting importance of his father’s cassette collection. He started playing guitar on a classic Toy ‘R Us model with a built in speaker and two missing strings. But he got serious about music soon enough and started playing live at the age of twelve or thirteen.  His love is the blues but when he got into high school, he started playing in a metal band, which comes up a few times here. By the time Clay finished high school (and truly, some time before that) he knew music was his future. So after he graduated, he studied jazz in college. But live music kept pulling on him. So he left to focus on playing live blues. And that’s what he’s been doing ever since! His first album, Burn The Ships, is schizophrenic. And I mean that as a compliment. It is SO varied in style and sound. Clay discusses his approach to the LP and practicing his singing as much as his guitar playing.  Clay has a great Covid lockdown story about recording in an Air B&B that had a strange connection to his session. Once things opened back up, Clay recorded a live album where his drummer brings back the drum solo! He has released two singles and is looking forward to a new full length in the near future. That’s the beauty of DIY recording! Follow CLay @claymeltonmusic on social media. Tour dates, music, & merch are available at claymelton.com. The podcast is supported by the amazing listeners by sending us coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety and by merch purchases at performanceanx.threadless.com. Now sit back and enjoy a heap of blues with Clay Melton on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today’s guest is Clay Melton and he makes me want to do a blues deep dive. We actually start off talking about the weather. After discussing the effects of bitterly cold, southern humid winters, we talk about Clay’s influences and the lasting importance of his father’s cassette collection. He started playing guitar on a classic Toy ‘R Us model with a built in speaker and two missing strings. But he got serious about music soon enough and started playing live at the age of twelve or thirteen. 

His love is the blues but when he got into high school, he started playing in a metal band, which comes up a few times here. By the time Clay finished high school (and truly, some time before that) he knew music was his future. So after he graduated, he studied jazz in college. But live music kept pulling on him. So he left to focus on playing live blues. And that’s what he’s been doing ever since!

His first album, Burn The Ships, is schizophrenic. And I mean that as a compliment. It is SO varied in style and sound. Clay discusses his approach to the LP and practicing his singing as much as his guitar playing. 

Clay has a great Covid lockdown story about recording in an Air B&B that had a strange connection to his session. Once things opened back up, Clay recorded a live album where his drummer brings back the drum solo! He has released two singles and is looking forward to a new full length in the near future. That’s the beauty of DIY recording! Follow CLay @claymeltonmusic on social media. Tour dates, music, & merch are available at claymelton.com. The podcast is supported by the amazing listeners by sending us coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety and by merch purchases at performanceanx.threadless.com. Now sit back and enjoy a heap of blues with Clay Melton on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. 


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]]> 4076 yes Chris Slusarenko (Eyelids, Guided By Voices) Today’s guest makes me wish I had written more letters. It’s Eyelids’ Chris Slusarenko. Not only is he the guitarist for the band, he’s also a sweater enthusiast. But before any of that, he was pen pals with Peter Buck. Kind of.That was in Chris’ Death Midget days. But once Death Midget ran its course, he and his brother Nate started the band Sprinkler. They signed to a pre-Nevermind Sub Pop and witnessed the explosion of grunge first-hand. Sprinkler was eventually disbanded when Chris and Nate decided they wanted a band where they had more control. So the band Svelt was next. Then came Chris’ unusual solo project about Colonel Jeffery Pumpernickel. Around this time Chris started working with Robert Pollard of Guided By Voices. What a ride that has been! From The Takeovers and Boston Spaceship to actually joining Guided By Voices, Chris’ relationship with Bob has yielded much fruit! It also led to the accidental band, Eyelids. Eyelids is so much fun. The new album, A Colossal Waste Of Light, follows the previous albums in its humor and awesome musicianship. It also includes Chris’ longtime friend, Peter Buck. So if you like well crafted pop songs that are guitar-centric, pick up A Colossal Waste Of Light by Eyelids on Bandcamp or wherever you get music. Follow them on social media @musicofeyelids. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on Twitter & Instagram. Reach out there or theperformanceanxietypod@gmail.com. You can help support the show through ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or buy merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. And now enjoy a colossal podcast with Chris Slusarenko of Eyelids on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 27 Jun 2023 08:00:00 -0000 Chris Slusarenko (Eyelids, Guided By Voices) full Marc Shea Chris Slusarenko joins the show to talk about the new Eyelids album, working with Guided By Voices, Death Midget, and much more! Today’s guest makes me wish I had written more letters. It’s Eyelids’ Chris Slusarenko. Not only is he the guitarist for the band, he’s also a sweater enthusiast. But before any of that, he was pen pals with Peter Buck. Kind of.That was in Chris’ Death Midget days. But once Death Midget ran its course, he and his brother Nate started the band Sprinkler. They signed to a pre-Nevermind Sub Pop and witnessed the explosion of grunge first-hand. Sprinkler was eventually disbanded when Chris and Nate decided they wanted a band where they had more control. So the band Svelt was next. Then came Chris’ unusual solo project about Colonel Jeffery Pumpernickel. Around this time Chris started working with Robert Pollard of Guided By Voices. What a ride that has been! From The Takeovers and Boston Spaceship to actually joining Guided By Voices, Chris’ relationship with Bob has yielded much fruit! It also led to the accidental band, Eyelids. Eyelids is so much fun. The new album, A Colossal Waste Of Light, follows the previous albums in its humor and awesome musicianship. It also includes Chris’ longtime friend, Peter Buck. So if you like well crafted pop songs that are guitar-centric, pick up A Colossal Waste Of Light by Eyelids on Bandcamp or wherever you get music. Follow them on social media @musicofeyelids. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on Twitter & Instagram. Reach out there or theperformanceanxietypod@gmail.com. You can help support the show through ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or buy merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. And now enjoy a colossal podcast with Chris Slusarenko of Eyelids on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today’s guest makes me wish I had written more letters. It’s Eyelids’ Chris Slusarenko. Not only is he the guitarist for the band, he’s also a sweater enthusiast. But before any of that, he was pen pals with Peter Buck. Kind of.That was in Chris’ Death Midget days. But once Death Midget ran its course, he and his brother Nate started the band Sprinkler. They signed to a pre-Nevermind Sub Pop and witnessed the explosion of grunge first-hand. Sprinkler was eventually disbanded when Chris and Nate decided they wanted a band where they had more control.

So the band Svelt was next. Then came Chris’ unusual solo project about Colonel Jeffery Pumpernickel. Around this time Chris started working with Robert Pollard of Guided By Voices. What a ride that has been! From The Takeovers and Boston Spaceship to actually joining Guided By Voices, Chris’ relationship with Bob has yielded much fruit! It also led to the accidental band, Eyelids. Eyelids is so much fun. The new album, A Colossal Waste Of Light, follows the previous albums in its humor and awesome musicianship. It also includes Chris’ longtime friend, Peter Buck. So if you like well crafted pop songs that are guitar-centric, pick up A Colossal Waste Of Light by Eyelids on Bandcamp or wherever you get music. Follow them on social media @musicofeyelids. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on Twitter & Instagram. Reach out there or theperformanceanxietypod@gmail.com. You can help support the show through ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or buy merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. And now enjoy a colossal podcast with Chris Slusarenko of Eyelids on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 4817 yes Side Projects: Michael Gira On The Beggar I’ve got a great episode of Side Projects here! Michael Gira of Swans returns to talk about their latest album, The Beggar. Swans never got to tour their last album, Leaving Meaning. So The Beggar, while not a continuation of Leaving Meaning, does have some connections to it. It also means that Swans, who are not known for looking back, reminiscing, and playing older songs from their back catalog, will be playing music from Leaving Meaning AND The Beggar, plus possibly a NEW song or two. Michael has not only created another powerhouse of an album, but he also threw me for a loop when I read the credits and realized that there are a bunch of podcast guests on it, like Dana Schecter, Lucy Kruger, and Laura Carbone. Michael discusses how he met Lucy & Laura and how he visualizes new music and who he invites to participate on the albums. Speaking of writing, he also tells me why repetition is important to him and that while the isolation of Covid may have ruined his touring plans, it really didn’t change his writing style at all. What did influence the album, though, was the sequencing. Sequencing was the spark that caused him to write the epic track The Beggar Lover. And I wrap everything in a nice bow by messing up the questions I have about the album cover art. You’ll see what I mean. Order the album from https://younggodrecords.com/ or Bandcamp. Follow Swans @swans_official on Instagram. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on Instagram & Twitter. Reach out there or theperformanceanxietypod@gmail.com. Coffee from ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety is appreciated. Merch is available at performanceanx.threadless.com. And now I present Michael Gira on Swans’ The Beggar on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 22 Jun 2023 08:00:00 -0000 Side Projects: Michael Gira On The Beggar full Marc Shea Swans' Michael Gira returns to discuss the creation of The Beggar, how Leaving Meaning fits into touring, and more I’ve got a great episode of Side Projects here! Michael Gira of Swans returns to talk about their latest album, The Beggar. Swans never got to tour their last album, Leaving Meaning. So The Beggar, while not a continuation of Leaving Meaning, does have some connections to it. It also means that Swans, who are not known for looking back, reminiscing, and playing older songs from their back catalog, will be playing music from Leaving Meaning AND The Beggar, plus possibly a NEW song or two. Michael has not only created another powerhouse of an album, but he also threw me for a loop when I read the credits and realized that there are a bunch of podcast guests on it, like Dana Schecter, Lucy Kruger, and Laura Carbone. Michael discusses how he met Lucy & Laura and how he visualizes new music and who he invites to participate on the albums. Speaking of writing, he also tells me why repetition is important to him and that while the isolation of Covid may have ruined his touring plans, it really didn’t change his writing style at all. What did influence the album, though, was the sequencing. Sequencing was the spark that caused him to write the epic track The Beggar Lover. And I wrap everything in a nice bow by messing up the questions I have about the album cover art. You’ll see what I mean. Order the album from https://younggodrecords.com/ or Bandcamp. Follow Swans @swans_official on Instagram. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on Instagram & Twitter. Reach out there or theperformanceanxietypod@gmail.com. Coffee from ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety is appreciated. Merch is available at performanceanx.threadless.com. And now I present Michael Gira on Swans’ The Beggar on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices I’ve got a great episode of Side Projects here! Michael Gira of Swans returns to talk about their latest album, The Beggar. Swans never got to tour their last album, Leaving Meaning. So The Beggar, while not a continuation of Leaving Meaning, does have some connections to it. It also means that Swans, who are not known for looking back, reminiscing, and playing older songs from their back catalog, will be playing music from Leaving Meaning AND The Beggar, plus possibly a NEW song or two.

Michael has not only created another powerhouse of an album, but he also threw me for a loop when I read the credits and realized that there are a bunch of podcast guests on it, like Dana Schecter, Lucy Kruger, and Laura Carbone. Michael discusses how he met Lucy & Laura and how he visualizes new music and who he invites to participate on the albums. Speaking of writing, he also tells me why repetition is important to him and that while the isolation of Covid may have ruined his touring plans, it really didn’t change his writing style at all. What did influence the album, though, was the sequencing. Sequencing was the spark that caused him to write the epic track The Beggar Lover. And I wrap everything in a nice bow by messing up the questions I have about the album cover art. You’ll see what I mean. Order the album from https://younggodrecords.com/ or Bandcamp. Follow Swans @swans_official on Instagram. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on Instagram & Twitter. Reach out there or theperformanceanxietypod@gmail.com. Coffee from ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety is appreciated. Merch is available at performanceanx.threadless.com. And now I present Michael Gira on Swans’ The Beggar on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 2150 yes Dan Montgomery Today’s guest has unusual mentors. It’s Dan Montgomery and he’s got a new album out called Cast Iron Songs and Torch Ballads. We start off reminiscing about the great state of New Jersey and how local radio was a huge influence on him, back when stations would play a wide variety of genres and styles. He started playing in bands at the tender age of 14. And Dan gives a few wild stories from some fun and sometimes frightening gigs. But after years of playing in bands and developing some unhealthy habits, he took time off from playing. That’s when he got into tour management. It actually helped him get clean. He talks about ill fated moves for marriages and jobs that didn’t work out but did help his writing, how a gig in a yarn store ended up in marriage, and how his biggest mentor started out as his meth dealer. I also find out who the Von Crack Family Singers are. Dan’s sound has always straddled the line between country and roots rock, playing a lot of acoustic guitar. But buying a Danelectro guitar online on a whim gave him a ton of inspiration and solidified the electric sound on his new album. It’s definitely one to check out. And you can do that at danmontgomerymusic.com, on Bandcamp, or look him up on Facebook. Look us up @PerformanceAnx on Twitter and Instagram, Performance Anxiety on Facebook. Reach out at theperformanceanxietypod@gmail.com. We like to get coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Merch is available at performanceanx.threadless.com. Now prepare to possibly meet YOUR new mentor in Dan Montgomery on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 20 Jun 2023 08:00:00 -0000 Dan Montgomery full Marc Shea Dan Montgomery stops by the show to talk about Cast Iron Songs And Torch Ballads, going electric, Crack Homes, & more Today’s guest has unusual mentors. It’s Dan Montgomery and he’s got a new album out called Cast Iron Songs and Torch Ballads. We start off reminiscing about the great state of New Jersey and how local radio was a huge influence on him, back when stations would play a wide variety of genres and styles. He started playing in bands at the tender age of 14. And Dan gives a few wild stories from some fun and sometimes frightening gigs. But after years of playing in bands and developing some unhealthy habits, he took time off from playing. That’s when he got into tour management. It actually helped him get clean. He talks about ill fated moves for marriages and jobs that didn’t work out but did help his writing, how a gig in a yarn store ended up in marriage, and how his biggest mentor started out as his meth dealer. I also find out who the Von Crack Family Singers are. Dan’s sound has always straddled the line between country and roots rock, playing a lot of acoustic guitar. But buying a Danelectro guitar online on a whim gave him a ton of inspiration and solidified the electric sound on his new album. It’s definitely one to check out. And you can do that at danmontgomerymusic.com, on Bandcamp, or look him up on Facebook. Look us up @PerformanceAnx on Twitter and Instagram, Performance Anxiety on Facebook. Reach out at theperformanceanxietypod@gmail.com. We like to get coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Merch is available at performanceanx.threadless.com. Now prepare to possibly meet YOUR new mentor in Dan Montgomery on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today’s guest has unusual mentors. It’s Dan Montgomery and he’s got a new album out called Cast Iron Songs and Torch Ballads. We start off reminiscing about the great state of New Jersey and how local radio was a huge influence on him, back when stations would play a wide variety of genres and styles. He started playing in bands at the tender age of 14. And Dan gives a few wild stories from some fun and sometimes frightening gigs.

But after years of playing in bands and developing some unhealthy habits, he took time off from playing. That’s when he got into tour management. It actually helped him get clean. He talks about ill fated moves for marriages and jobs that didn’t work out but did help his writing, how a gig in a yarn store ended up in marriage, and how his biggest mentor started out as his meth dealer. I also find out who the Von Crack Family Singers are.

Dan’s sound has always straddled the line between country and roots rock, playing a lot of acoustic guitar. But buying a Danelectro guitar online on a whim gave him a ton of inspiration and solidified the electric sound on his new album. It’s definitely one to check out. And you can do that at danmontgomerymusic.com, on Bandcamp, or look him up on Facebook. Look us up @PerformanceAnx on Twitter and Instagram, Performance Anxiety on Facebook. Reach out at theperformanceanxietypod@gmail.com. We like to get coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Merch is available at performanceanx.threadless.com. Now prepare to possibly meet YOUR new mentor in Dan Montgomery on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 3824 yes Joe Cannon (Resurrectionists) Today’s guest makes me want to read more dictionaries; but old, slang ones. He’s Joe Cannon from Resurrectionists. Joe comes from a family that isn’t exactly musically inclined, although his dad DID play a mean steering wheel. Joe didn’t start pursuing music seriously until he went to Notre Dame in South Bend. At that point he REALLY got into it. He not only played music, but also got national touring acts to come to South Bend to play with his band in their basement. Music was such a force in him that it caused him to delay his work on a PhD at Northwestern. And what’s really weird is his reading of German writer Thomas Mann inspired pandemic themed lyrics that were written in 2019! It’s kinda spooky.  He’s a self taught banjo player, a collector of slang dictionaries, tambourine enthusiast, and creator of his own, occasional film festival. That last part is because he decided that Resurrectionists would make a video for all 9 tracks on the new album, Now That We Are All Ghosts. Go to reurrectionistsMKE on YouTube to check out all the videos. Follow the band on Facebook and Instagram. Grab the album from Bandcamp. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on Twitter & Instagram. We accept money for coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. We humbly offer merch with our cute little logo at performanceanx.threadless.com. Now get out your Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue and check out Joe Cannon of Resurrectionists on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 15 Jun 2023 08:00:00 -0000 Joe Cannon (Resurrectionists) full Marc Shea Joe Cannon of Resurrectionists joins the podcast to discuss the new album, Now That We Are All Ghosts, dictionaries, his film fest, & more Today’s guest makes me want to read more dictionaries; but old, slang ones. He’s Joe Cannon from Resurrectionists. Joe comes from a family that isn’t exactly musically inclined, although his dad DID play a mean steering wheel. Joe didn’t start pursuing music seriously until he went to Notre Dame in South Bend. At that point he REALLY got into it. He not only played music, but also got national touring acts to come to South Bend to play with his band in their basement. Music was such a force in him that it caused him to delay his work on a PhD at Northwestern. And what’s really weird is his reading of German writer Thomas Mann inspired pandemic themed lyrics that were written in 2019! It’s kinda spooky.  He’s a self taught banjo player, a collector of slang dictionaries, tambourine enthusiast, and creator of his own, occasional film festival. That last part is because he decided that Resurrectionists would make a video for all 9 tracks on the new album, Now That We Are All Ghosts. Go to reurrectionistsMKE on YouTube to check out all the videos. Follow the band on Facebook and Instagram. Grab the album from Bandcamp. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on Twitter & Instagram. We accept money for coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. We humbly offer merch with our cute little logo at performanceanx.threadless.com. Now get out your Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue and check out Joe Cannon of Resurrectionists on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today’s guest makes me want to read more dictionaries; but old, slang ones. He’s Joe Cannon from Resurrectionists. Joe comes from a family that isn’t exactly musically inclined, although his dad DID play a mean steering wheel. Joe didn’t start pursuing music seriously until he went to Notre Dame in South Bend. At that point he REALLY got into it. He not only played music, but also got national touring acts to come to South Bend to play with his band in their basement.

Music was such a force in him that it caused him to delay his work on a PhD at Northwestern. And what’s really weird is his reading of German writer Thomas Mann inspired pandemic themed lyrics that were written in 2019! It’s kinda spooky. 

He’s a self taught banjo player, a collector of slang dictionaries, tambourine enthusiast, and creator of his own, occasional film festival. That last part is because he decided that Resurrectionists would make a video for all 9 tracks on the new album, Now That We Are All Ghosts. Go to reurrectionistsMKE on YouTube to check out all the videos. Follow the band on Facebook and Instagram. Grab the album from Bandcamp.

Follow us @PerformanceAnx on Twitter & Instagram. We accept money for coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. We humbly offer merch with our cute little logo at performanceanx.threadless.com. Now get out your Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue and check out Joe Cannon of Resurrectionists on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.



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]]> 3636 yes Jonathan Colman (Muscle Tough) Welcome to one of the friendliest episodes ever! Jonathan Colman of Muscle Tough joins me for a great discussion about his unique career. He’s really the only artist in his family. But what a supportive family! Jonathan’s gateway into music was Weird Al. He got into music more as a rapper and breakdancer than musician; that is until he heard his first electric bass. Then it was love at first listen. Jonathan studied jazz performance at Duquesne and on the day he graduated, he left the ceremony in Pittsburgh for a gig in Philly. That led to him crisscrossing the country and living the rock and roll life. At one point, just as things were really picking up, Jonathan decided it was too much and he needed a break. He went home, moved in with his parents and became Lunch Lady Man John. But the rest was exactly what he needed. He got into teaching music, which he still does, playing sessions, and meeting Ross Bellenoit and Joe Baldacci, his band mates in the improvisational jam trio, Muscle Tough. Jonathan talks to me about being a pedal nerd, a bouillabaisse of influence & theft, and the concept of the key centerless jam. And why is he signing inflatable pizza rafts? Follow Jonathan @friendshipwizard on Instagram. Follow the band @muscletoughband. Check them out on Bandcamp. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media. We accept coffee donations at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Buy merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. And please enjoy some improv with Jonathan Colman of Muscle Tough on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 09 Jun 2023 08:00:00 -0000 Jonathan Colman (Muscle Tough) full Marc Shea Muscle Tough's Jonathan Colman discusses his unusual path to music, burning out, becoming a lunch lady, and improvisational jams Welcome to one of the friendliest episodes ever! Jonathan Colman of Muscle Tough joins me for a great discussion about his unique career. He’s really the only artist in his family. But what a supportive family! Jonathan’s gateway into music was Weird Al. He got into music more as a rapper and breakdancer than musician; that is until he heard his first electric bass. Then it was love at first listen. Jonathan studied jazz performance at Duquesne and on the day he graduated, he left the ceremony in Pittsburgh for a gig in Philly. That led to him crisscrossing the country and living the rock and roll life. At one point, just as things were really picking up, Jonathan decided it was too much and he needed a break. He went home, moved in with his parents and became Lunch Lady Man John. But the rest was exactly what he needed. He got into teaching music, which he still does, playing sessions, and meeting Ross Bellenoit and Joe Baldacci, his band mates in the improvisational jam trio, Muscle Tough. Jonathan talks to me about being a pedal nerd, a bouillabaisse of influence & theft, and the concept of the key centerless jam. And why is he signing inflatable pizza rafts? Follow Jonathan @friendshipwizard on Instagram. Follow the band @muscletoughband. Check them out on Bandcamp. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media. We accept coffee donations at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Buy merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. And please enjoy some improv with Jonathan Colman of Muscle Tough on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Welcome to one of the friendliest episodes ever! Jonathan Colman of Muscle Tough joins me for a great discussion about his unique career. He’s really the only artist in his family. But what a supportive family! Jonathan’s gateway into music was Weird Al. He got into music more as a rapper and breakdancer than musician; that is until he heard his first electric bass. Then it was love at first listen. Jonathan studied jazz performance at Duquesne and on the day he graduated, he left the ceremony in Pittsburgh for a gig in Philly. That led to him crisscrossing the country and living the rock and roll life. At one point, just as things were really picking up, Jonathan decided it was too much and he needed a break. He went home, moved in with his parents and became Lunch Lady Man John. But the rest was exactly what he needed. He got into teaching music, which he still does, playing sessions, and meeting Ross Bellenoit and Joe Baldacci, his band mates in the improvisational jam trio, Muscle Tough. Jonathan talks to me about being a pedal nerd, a bouillabaisse of influence & theft, and the concept of the key centerless jam. And why is he signing inflatable pizza rafts? Follow Jonathan @friendshipwizard on Instagram. Follow the band @muscletoughband. Check them out on Bandcamp. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media. We accept coffee donations at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Buy merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. And please enjoy some improv with Jonathan Colman of Muscle Tough on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 5115 yes Simon Kerr (The Wans) My guest this episode is Simon Kerr of The Wans. We start the show discussing Guinness, Irish coffee and mead. Makes sense…Simon was born in Ireland and I’m mostly Irish. But he grew up in Northern Ireland whereas I did not. His parents were both very musical and imparted that on Simon. It took such deep root in him that his dad is actually his writing partner to this day! That started when Simon was sixteen. But before that he was reluctantly taking classical guitar lessons, learning a solid foundation whether he wanted it or not. During that time, his dad formed a very close connection to John Prine that was truly life changing for Simon. Simon reveals what The Wans means and why he chose that name. We take a few detours in this conversation, almost like there weren’t microphones in front of us. We talk a little bit about cars and Simon’s solo album Doldrums. The Wans are releasing their latest album this summer and Simon talks about why they record albums so quickly and the connection between the first Wans release and the upcoming one. Follow The Wans @thewans on Instagram. Go to Bandcamp and preorder their upcoming album, Magical Touch and buy their other albums. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on Twitter & Instagram. You can support us by buying a cup of coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or merch with our logo at performanceanx.threadless.com. Now get ready to eavesdrop on my conversation with Simon Kerr of The Wans on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 06 Jun 2023 08:00:00 -0000 Simon Kerr (The Wans) full Marc Shea Simon Kerr of The Wans drops by to talk about their new album, Magical Touch, songwriting with dad, John Prine, & much more My guest this episode is Simon Kerr of The Wans. We start the show discussing Guinness, Irish coffee and mead. Makes sense…Simon was born in Ireland and I’m mostly Irish. But he grew up in Northern Ireland whereas I did not. His parents were both very musical and imparted that on Simon. It took such deep root in him that his dad is actually his writing partner to this day! That started when Simon was sixteen. But before that he was reluctantly taking classical guitar lessons, learning a solid foundation whether he wanted it or not. During that time, his dad formed a very close connection to John Prine that was truly life changing for Simon. Simon reveals what The Wans means and why he chose that name. We take a few detours in this conversation, almost like there weren’t microphones in front of us. We talk a little bit about cars and Simon’s solo album Doldrums. The Wans are releasing their latest album this summer and Simon talks about why they record albums so quickly and the connection between the first Wans release and the upcoming one. Follow The Wans @thewans on Instagram. Go to Bandcamp and preorder their upcoming album, Magical Touch and buy their other albums. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on Twitter & Instagram. You can support us by buying a cup of coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or merch with our logo at performanceanx.threadless.com. Now get ready to eavesdrop on my conversation with Simon Kerr of The Wans on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices My guest this episode is Simon Kerr of The Wans. We start the show discussing Guinness, Irish coffee and mead. Makes sense…Simon was born in Ireland and I’m mostly Irish. But he grew up in Northern Ireland whereas I did not. His parents were both very musical and imparted that on Simon. It took such deep root in him that his dad is actually his writing partner to this day! That started when Simon was sixteen. But before that he was reluctantly taking classical guitar lessons, learning a solid foundation whether he wanted it or not. During that time, his dad formed a very close connection to John Prine that was truly life changing for Simon.

Simon reveals what The Wans means and why he chose that name. We take a few detours in this conversation, almost like there weren’t microphones in front of us. We talk a little bit about cars and Simon’s solo album Doldrums. The Wans are releasing their latest album this summer and Simon talks about why they record albums so quickly and the connection between the first Wans release and the upcoming one. Follow The Wans @thewans on Instagram. Go to Bandcamp and preorder their upcoming album, Magical Touch and buy their other albums. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on Twitter & Instagram. You can support us by buying a cup of coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or merch with our logo at performanceanx.threadless.com. Now get ready to eavesdrop on my conversation with Simon Kerr of The Wans on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 3962 yes Scott Shea This episode is very personal to me. My guest for this show is my brother, Scott Shea. He’s written an in-depth biography of The Mamas and The Papas. But don’t think he’s on just because he’s my brother. There’s no nepotism on this podcast! It’s really a fascinating read. And Scott road to getting it published is a true DIY story. The book gives the backstory for all four members of The Mamas and The Papas and how they met. There is so much detail and stories that I’ve never heard; like how much of a juvenile delinquent John Phillips was and just how toxic he and Michelle were together. There’s the unrequited love of Cass Elliot for Denny Doherty and their band, The Mugwumps claim to fame. I had no idea that when Denny joined up with John to play in the pre Mamas and Papas band, The New Journeymen, he thought it was taking a step backwards from the rock and roll he wanted to play. But he had bills to pay. There’s also John’s ridiculous reasons for not wanting Cass Elliot in the band, and they may not be what you think. Scott’s book, All The Leaves Are Brown, How The Mamas And The Papas Came Together And Broke Apart, is available through Backbeat Books. Follow Scott @scottsheaauthor on Facebook, Instagram, & Twitter. Follow the podcast @PerformanceAnx on Instagram & Twitter, Performance Anxiety on Facebook. You can send a cup of coffee through ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Merch is available at performanceanx.threadless.com. And I hope you enjoy my totally impartial episode with Scott Shea, Author on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 30 May 2023 13:20:06 -0000 Scott Shea full Marc Shea Author (and my brother) Scott Shea discusses his book All The Leaves Are Brown, How The Mamas And The Papas Came Together And Broke Apart This episode is very personal to me. My guest for this show is my brother, Scott Shea. He’s written an in-depth biography of The Mamas and The Papas. But don’t think he’s on just because he’s my brother. There’s no nepotism on this podcast! It’s really a fascinating read. And Scott road to getting it published is a true DIY story. The book gives the backstory for all four members of The Mamas and The Papas and how they met. There is so much detail and stories that I’ve never heard; like how much of a juvenile delinquent John Phillips was and just how toxic he and Michelle were together. There’s the unrequited love of Cass Elliot for Denny Doherty and their band, The Mugwumps claim to fame. I had no idea that when Denny joined up with John to play in the pre Mamas and Papas band, The New Journeymen, he thought it was taking a step backwards from the rock and roll he wanted to play. But he had bills to pay. There’s also John’s ridiculous reasons for not wanting Cass Elliot in the band, and they may not be what you think. Scott’s book, All The Leaves Are Brown, How The Mamas And The Papas Came Together And Broke Apart, is available through Backbeat Books. Follow Scott @scottsheaauthor on Facebook, Instagram, & Twitter. Follow the podcast @PerformanceAnx on Instagram & Twitter, Performance Anxiety on Facebook. You can send a cup of coffee through ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Merch is available at performanceanx.threadless.com. And I hope you enjoy my totally impartial episode with Scott Shea, Author on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This episode is very personal to me. My guest for this show is my brother, Scott Shea. He’s written an in-depth biography of The Mamas and The Papas. But don’t think he’s on just because he’s my brother. There’s no nepotism on this podcast! It’s really a fascinating read. And Scott road to getting it published is a true DIY story.

The book gives the backstory for all four members of The Mamas and The Papas and how they met. There is so much detail and stories that I’ve never heard; like how much of a juvenile delinquent John Phillips was and just how toxic he and Michelle were together. There’s the unrequited love of Cass Elliot for Denny Doherty and their band, The Mugwumps claim to fame. I had no idea that when Denny joined up with John to play in the pre Mamas and Papas band, The New Journeymen, he thought it was taking a step backwards from the rock and roll he wanted to play. But he had bills to pay. There’s also John’s ridiculous reasons for not wanting Cass Elliot in the band, and they may not be what you think.

Scott’s book, All The Leaves Are Brown, How The Mamas And The Papas Came Together And Broke Apart, is available through Backbeat Books. Follow Scott @scottsheaauthor on Facebook, Instagram, & Twitter. Follow the podcast @PerformanceAnx on Instagram & Twitter, Performance Anxiety on Facebook. You can send a cup of coffee through ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Merch is available at performanceanx.threadless.com. And I hope you enjoy my totally impartial episode with Scott Shea, Author on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 4353 no Jeremy Toback (Renee & Jeremy, Brad) I’ve mentioned having a list of people I’ve wanted on this podcast; like a unicorn list. Today I get to cross another person off of it. Jeremy Toback is one half of the duo Renee & Jeremy, which started off as a personal project, singing lullabies for their kids. Before that, he had a solo career, releasing three albums under his own name. But it was the project that launched his solo career that first introduced me to him. He was a member of the mysterious Seattle-based band, Brad. That project started with Pearl Jam’s guitarist, Stone Gossard, and Satchel’s Shawn Smith & Regan Hagar. How did Jeremy get involved? He seemed to come out of nowhere. He wasn’t from Seattle, wasn’t part of the grunge family tree (some may say stump). How did he meet Stone? How did the band really form? I had so many questions & I’d been holding onto them since 1992. After Brad, his solo career was just as mysterious. One minute he’s playing solo bass in a club, another, he’s playing Lollapalooza, competing with Korn, another he’s on the side of the road in Philly, in tears  But there’s so many other facets to Jeremy’s life and careers. That’s plural on purpose. From architectural student, to PA in Hollywood, to teaching speed reading to ghost writing for producers, there’s more than just music to his career. But music finds a way. Jeremy has found a wild, yet very calm niche with Renee & Jeremy and has began releasing solo music again. Follow him @jeremytoback & @reneeandjeremy on Instagram & Twitter. Check out the latest releases by Jeremy, Renee & Jeremy, AND the latest Brad release. Support the podcast by buying us coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety, merch at performanceanx.threadless.com, and following us @PerformanceAnx on Instagram & Twitter. Now settle in for a story with so many turns, it could make your head spin with Jeremy Toback on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 24 May 2023 08:00:00 -0000 Jeremy Toback (Renee & Jeremy, Brad) full Marc Shea Jeremy Toback joins us to discuss playing in Brad, Renee & Jeremy, his solo work, leaving music, and his new music I’ve mentioned having a list of people I’ve wanted on this podcast; like a unicorn list. Today I get to cross another person off of it. Jeremy Toback is one half of the duo Renee & Jeremy, which started off as a personal project, singing lullabies for their kids. Before that, he had a solo career, releasing three albums under his own name. But it was the project that launched his solo career that first introduced me to him. He was a member of the mysterious Seattle-based band, Brad. That project started with Pearl Jam’s guitarist, Stone Gossard, and Satchel’s Shawn Smith & Regan Hagar. How did Jeremy get involved? He seemed to come out of nowhere. He wasn’t from Seattle, wasn’t part of the grunge family tree (some may say stump). How did he meet Stone? How did the band really form? I had so many questions & I’d been holding onto them since 1992. After Brad, his solo career was just as mysterious. One minute he’s playing solo bass in a club, another, he’s playing Lollapalooza, competing with Korn, another he’s on the side of the road in Philly, in tears  But there’s so many other facets to Jeremy’s life and careers. That’s plural on purpose. From architectural student, to PA in Hollywood, to teaching speed reading to ghost writing for producers, there’s more than just music to his career. But music finds a way. Jeremy has found a wild, yet very calm niche with Renee & Jeremy and has began releasing solo music again. Follow him @jeremytoback & @reneeandjeremy on Instagram & Twitter. Check out the latest releases by Jeremy, Renee & Jeremy, AND the latest Brad release. Support the podcast by buying us coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety, merch at performanceanx.threadless.com, and following us @PerformanceAnx on Instagram & Twitter. Now settle in for a story with so many turns, it could make your head spin with Jeremy Toback on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices I’ve mentioned having a list of people I’ve wanted on this podcast; like a unicorn list. Today I get to cross another person off of it. Jeremy Toback is one half of the duo Renee & Jeremy, which started off as a personal project, singing lullabies for their kids. Before that, he had a solo career, releasing three albums under his own name. But it was the project that launched his solo career that first introduced me to him. He was a member of the mysterious Seattle-based band, Brad. That project started with Pearl Jam’s guitarist, Stone Gossard, and Satchel’s Shawn Smith & Regan Hagar. How did Jeremy get involved? He seemed to come out of nowhere. He wasn’t from Seattle, wasn’t part of the grunge family tree (some may say stump). How did he meet Stone? How did the band really form? I had so many questions & I’d been holding onto them since 1992. After Brad, his solo career was just as mysterious. One minute he’s playing solo bass in a club, another, he’s playing Lollapalooza, competing with Korn, another he’s on the side of the road in Philly, in tears 

But there’s so many other facets to Jeremy’s life and careers. That’s plural on purpose. From architectural student, to PA in Hollywood, to teaching speed reading to ghost writing for producers, there’s more than just music to his career. But music finds a way. Jeremy has found a wild, yet very calm niche with Renee & Jeremy and has began releasing solo music again. Follow him @jeremytoback & @reneeandjeremy on Instagram & Twitter. Check out the latest releases by Jeremy, Renee & Jeremy, AND the latest Brad release. Support the podcast by buying us coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety, merch at performanceanx.threadless.com, and following us @PerformanceAnx on Instagram & Twitter. Now settle in for a story with so many turns, it could make your head spin with Jeremy Toback on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.


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]]> 8561 yes Side Projects: Music And Theater Welcome to another episode of Side Projects. Today we welcome back Eszter Balint and Charming Disaster’s Ellia Bisker & Jeff Morris. If you listen on a fairly regular basis, you might notice that I like many different genres of music. One area that I was never drawn to was musical theater. Most of it seemed too campy and over the top. That’s why I asked these specific guests to join me for this episode. Eszter has a production in the works, based on her story and Charming Disaster use some theatrical elements in their performances. So if any of my past guests could ease me into this, it would be these guys. WHat I learned is that THEY aren’t exactly huge fans of musical theater, either; BUT…that there is a distinction between musical theater and music AND theater. This show is full of a lot of things, like information, fun, and also extra noises. Some of it was ambient, some was me forgetting to turn off my notifications when we all connected.  Check out the latest Charming Disaster album Super Natural History. Go to charmingdisaster.com to pick it up or check out their socials. Follow Eszter Balint on Instagram @eszter.balint for updates on her music and her production of I Hate Memory. Check us out @PerformanceAnx on socials, ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety to send the gift of caffeine, or performanceanx.threadless.com for caffeine holders, shirts, shower curtains, & such. And I hope you enjoy our not over the top or campy at all episode of Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 17 May 2023 17:20:00 -0000 Side Projects: Music And Theater full Marc Shea Eszter Balint & Charming Disaster rejoin the show to talk about musical theater & music AND theater. Welcome to another episode of Side Projects. Today we welcome back Eszter Balint and Charming Disaster’s Ellia Bisker & Jeff Morris. If you listen on a fairly regular basis, you might notice that I like many different genres of music. One area that I was never drawn to was musical theater. Most of it seemed too campy and over the top. That’s why I asked these specific guests to join me for this episode. Eszter has a production in the works, based on her story and Charming Disaster use some theatrical elements in their performances. So if any of my past guests could ease me into this, it would be these guys. WHat I learned is that THEY aren’t exactly huge fans of musical theater, either; BUT…that there is a distinction between musical theater and music AND theater. This show is full of a lot of things, like information, fun, and also extra noises. Some of it was ambient, some was me forgetting to turn off my notifications when we all connected.  Check out the latest Charming Disaster album Super Natural History. Go to charmingdisaster.com to pick it up or check out their socials. Follow Eszter Balint on Instagram @eszter.balint for updates on her music and her production of I Hate Memory. Check us out @PerformanceAnx on socials, ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety to send the gift of caffeine, or performanceanx.threadless.com for caffeine holders, shirts, shower curtains, & such. And I hope you enjoy our not over the top or campy at all episode of Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Welcome to another episode of Side Projects. Today we welcome back Eszter Balint and Charming Disaster’s Ellia Bisker & Jeff Morris. If you listen on a fairly regular basis, you might notice that I like many different genres of music. One area that I was never drawn to was musical theater. Most of it seemed too campy and over the top. That’s why I asked these specific guests to join me for this episode. Eszter has a production in the works, based on her story and Charming Disaster use some theatrical elements in their performances. So if any of my past guests could ease me into this, it would be these guys. WHat I learned is that THEY aren’t exactly huge fans of musical theater, either; BUT…that there is a distinction between musical theater and music AND theater. This show is full of a lot of things, like information, fun, and also extra noises. Some of it was ambient, some was me forgetting to turn off my notifications when we all connected. 

Check out the latest Charming Disaster album Super Natural History. Go to charmingdisaster.com to pick it up or check out their socials. Follow Eszter Balint on Instagram @eszter.balint for updates on her music and her production of I Hate Memory. Check us out @PerformanceAnx on socials, ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety to send the gift of caffeine, or performanceanx.threadless.com for caffeine holders, shirts, shower curtains, & such. And I hope you enjoy our not over the top or campy at all episode of Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.


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]]> 3624 yes Vashti Bunyan The first time I ever heard Vashti Bunyan was as the theme song for the Amazon Prime TV series Patriot a few years ago. But the song was so beautiful, I let it play through every episode. I did some digging to find out more about the song and was surprised to learn it had originally been released in 1966! The more digging I did on Vashti and her music, the more fascinated I became! Why had I never heard this beautiful music? Why was there a 35 year gap between her first and second albums? Why was there a 9 year gap between her second and third albums? Then out of the blue, I got an email: Would you like to do a podcast with Vashti Bunyan? What? Are you kidding me? This is proof of God! Of course I want to talk with Vashti Bunyan! She’s written a memoir that answers all the questions I had and more. What is her connection with The Rolling Stones? Who were the amazing session musicians on her earliest work? Why the gaps between albums? Where did she go? What did she do? It’s a fascinating story that could only have happened in 60’s and 70’s UK (or maybe San Francisco). For example, there’s the one about meeting Donovan and taking a horse and cart across the UK to live in his artists’ community. Or the one about getting performance advice from Devendra Banhart after not performing at all for about 40 years. And what happened to all of her instruments? Her book is a fun, easy read with wonderful stories about beautiful music. I highly recommend picking it up wherever you get books. Vashti recommends independent book deals, if possible. Follow her @VashtiBunyan on Twitter and Instagram. Check out her music wherever you can. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on Twitter & Instagram. You can support the show with coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or with merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. And I hope you enjoy this talk with Vashti Bunyan as much as I did on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 09 May 2023 16:51:00 -0000 Vashti Bunyan full Marc Shea Singer/Songwriter/Author & all around wonderful person Vashti Bunyan discusses her music, disappearance from the business, her return, and the memoir that explains it all. The first time I ever heard Vashti Bunyan was as the theme song for the Amazon Prime TV series Patriot a few years ago. But the song was so beautiful, I let it play through every episode. I did some digging to find out more about the song and was surprised to learn it had originally been released in 1966! The more digging I did on Vashti and her music, the more fascinated I became! Why had I never heard this beautiful music? Why was there a 35 year gap between her first and second albums? Why was there a 9 year gap between her second and third albums? Then out of the blue, I got an email: Would you like to do a podcast with Vashti Bunyan? What? Are you kidding me? This is proof of God! Of course I want to talk with Vashti Bunyan! She’s written a memoir that answers all the questions I had and more. What is her connection with The Rolling Stones? Who were the amazing session musicians on her earliest work? Why the gaps between albums? Where did she go? What did she do? It’s a fascinating story that could only have happened in 60’s and 70’s UK (or maybe San Francisco). For example, there’s the one about meeting Donovan and taking a horse and cart across the UK to live in his artists’ community. Or the one about getting performance advice from Devendra Banhart after not performing at all for about 40 years. And what happened to all of her instruments? Her book is a fun, easy read with wonderful stories about beautiful music. I highly recommend picking it up wherever you get books. Vashti recommends independent book deals, if possible. Follow her @VashtiBunyan on Twitter and Instagram. Check out her music wherever you can. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on Twitter & Instagram. You can support the show with coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or with merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. And I hope you enjoy this talk with Vashti Bunyan as much as I did on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices The first time I ever heard Vashti Bunyan was as the theme song for the Amazon Prime TV series Patriot a few years ago. But the song was so beautiful, I let it play through every episode. I did some digging to find out more about the song and was surprised to learn it had originally been released in 1966! The more digging I did on Vashti and her music, the more fascinated I became! Why had I never heard this beautiful music? Why was there a 35 year gap between her first and second albums? Why was there a 9 year gap between her second and third albums? Then out of the blue, I got an email: Would you like to do a podcast with Vashti Bunyan? What? Are you kidding me? This is proof of God! Of course I want to talk with Vashti Bunyan! She’s written a memoir that answers all the questions I had and more. What is her connection with The Rolling Stones? Who were the amazing session musicians on her earliest work? Why the gaps between albums? Where did she go? What did she do? It’s a fascinating story that could only have happened in 60’s and 70’s UK (or maybe San Francisco). For example, there’s the one about meeting Donovan and taking a horse and cart across the UK to live in his artists’ community. Or the one about getting performance advice from Devendra Banhart after not performing at all for about 40 years. And what happened to all of her instruments? Her book is a fun, easy read with wonderful stories about beautiful music. I highly recommend picking it up wherever you get books. Vashti recommends independent book deals, if possible. Follow her @VashtiBunyan on Twitter and Instagram. Check out her music wherever you can. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on Twitter & Instagram. You can support the show with coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or with merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. And I hope you enjoy this talk with Vashti Bunyan as much as I did on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 4549 no MIIRRORS Brian McSweeney and Shawn Rios from MIIRRORS were kind enough to join me for this episode. They began this band as a duo, taking their time, writing music together and slowly making this into a unique project. Brian and Shawn recount how they met on a plane and bonded over the second Sigur Ros album. They were both working with different bands but there was definitely something there. When they finally had the opportunity to play together, they realized it was something special. When they expanded the band to include Dmitri Rakhuba, they knew they really had to give this some serious attention. Everything solidified with the addition of Andre Miller and Patrick Riley. With most of the songs already written, they went about the task of figuring out how to play them live with several extra people in the band! But they documented it and hopefully will be releasing that soon! Their debut album, Motion & Pictures is crazy catchy without having solos because they approached the album’s writing, arranging, and even sequencing like they were writing a movie. Their first single was a cover of a Jeff Buckley demo, Gunshot Glitter. They even had Jeff’s drummer, Matt Johnson play on it, so you know it’s good! You have to check these guys out! Follow them on instagram @miirrors_music on Instagram, and MIIRRORS on Bandcamp. Look for upcoming tours and more music on the way. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on socials. Merch is at performanceanx,threadless.com. Send us coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. And now prepare to be blown away by Brian and Shawn from MIIRRORS on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 05 May 2023 08:00:00 -0000 MIIRRORS full Marc Shea Brian McSweeney & Shawn Rios talk about forming MIIRRORS, bonding over Sigur Ros, covering Jeff Buckley with his drummer, & more Brian McSweeney and Shawn Rios from MIIRRORS were kind enough to join me for this episode. They began this band as a duo, taking their time, writing music together and slowly making this into a unique project. Brian and Shawn recount how they met on a plane and bonded over the second Sigur Ros album. They were both working with different bands but there was definitely something there. When they finally had the opportunity to play together, they realized it was something special. When they expanded the band to include Dmitri Rakhuba, they knew they really had to give this some serious attention. Everything solidified with the addition of Andre Miller and Patrick Riley. With most of the songs already written, they went about the task of figuring out how to play them live with several extra people in the band! But they documented it and hopefully will be releasing that soon! Their debut album, Motion & Pictures is crazy catchy without having solos because they approached the album’s writing, arranging, and even sequencing like they were writing a movie. Their first single was a cover of a Jeff Buckley demo, Gunshot Glitter. They even had Jeff’s drummer, Matt Johnson play on it, so you know it’s good! You have to check these guys out! Follow them on instagram @miirrors_music on Instagram, and MIIRRORS on Bandcamp. Look for upcoming tours and more music on the way. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on socials. Merch is at performanceanx,threadless.com. Send us coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. And now prepare to be blown away by Brian and Shawn from MIIRRORS on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Brian McSweeney and Shawn Rios from MIIRRORS were kind enough to join me for this episode. They began this band as a duo, taking their time, writing music together and slowly making this into a unique project. Brian and Shawn recount how they met on a plane and bonded over the second Sigur Ros album. They were both working with different bands but there was definitely something there. When they finally had the opportunity to play together, they realized it was something special. When they expanded the band to include Dmitri Rakhuba, they knew they really had to give this some serious attention. Everything solidified with the addition of Andre Miller and Patrick Riley. With most of the songs already written, they went about the task of figuring out how to play them live with several extra people in the band! But they documented it and hopefully will be releasing that soon! Their debut album, Motion & Pictures is crazy catchy without having solos because they approached the album’s writing, arranging, and even sequencing like they were writing a movie. Their first single was a cover of a Jeff Buckley demo, Gunshot Glitter. They even had Jeff’s drummer, Matt Johnson play on it, so you know it’s good! You have to check these guys out! Follow them on instagram @miirrors_music on Instagram, and MIIRRORS on Bandcamp. Look for upcoming tours and more music on the way. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on socials. Merch is at performanceanx,threadless.com. Send us coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. And now prepare to be blown away by Brian and Shawn from MIIRRORS on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 4384 yes Side Projects: The Creative Process w/Kevin Mellon & David Heatley This episode began as a cool conversation without much structure with two guys in visual arts who create music as a passion. But it turned into a deeper conversation about the creative processes for both mediums. Kevin Mellon is a storyboard artist for Archer & Hitmonkey, among a lot of other credits. David Heatley has drawn illustrations for The New Yorker, The New York Times, and more in addition to writing books. Both have also written and released albums of music recently and the combination of visual arts and music was so interesting to me to hear how they work in both mediums. I was surprised to learn the differences in their approaches to each medium. And the agree on the importance on sharing the process of creation with others. Seeing works in progress when they were young was a huge encouragement to them. And they both use each medium differently to work through their issues. So check out this episode, check out kevinmellon.com and davidheatley.com to hear their music and see their art. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media. You can also support us with coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Merch is available at performanceanx.threadless.com. And now I hope you enjoy what became a talk about The Creative Process with Kevin Mellon and David Heatley on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 03 May 2023 08:00:00 -0000 Side Projects: The Creative Process w/Kevin Mellon & David Heatley full Marc Shea Kevin Mellon & David Heatley jump on the podcast to discuss their creative processes in visual arts & music This episode began as a cool conversation without much structure with two guys in visual arts who create music as a passion. But it turned into a deeper conversation about the creative processes for both mediums. Kevin Mellon is a storyboard artist for Archer & Hitmonkey, among a lot of other credits. David Heatley has drawn illustrations for The New Yorker, The New York Times, and more in addition to writing books. Both have also written and released albums of music recently and the combination of visual arts and music was so interesting to me to hear how they work in both mediums. I was surprised to learn the differences in their approaches to each medium. And the agree on the importance on sharing the process of creation with others. Seeing works in progress when they were young was a huge encouragement to them. And they both use each medium differently to work through their issues. So check out this episode, check out kevinmellon.com and davidheatley.com to hear their music and see their art. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media. You can also support us with coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Merch is available at performanceanx.threadless.com. And now I hope you enjoy what became a talk about The Creative Process with Kevin Mellon and David Heatley on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This episode began as a cool conversation without much structure with two guys in visual arts who create music as a passion. But it turned into a deeper conversation about the creative processes for both mediums. Kevin Mellon is a storyboard artist for Archer & Hitmonkey, among a lot of other credits. David Heatley has drawn illustrations for The New Yorker, The New York Times, and more in addition to writing books. Both have also written and released albums of music recently and the combination of visual arts and music was so interesting to me to hear how they work in both mediums. I was surprised to learn the differences in their approaches to each medium. And the agree on the importance on sharing the process of creation with others. Seeing works in progress when they were young was a huge encouragement to them. And they both use each medium differently to work through their issues. So check out this episode, check out kevinmellon.com and davidheatley.com to hear their music and see their art. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media. You can also support us with coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Merch is available at performanceanx.threadless.com. And now I hope you enjoy what became a talk about The Creative Process with Kevin Mellon and David Heatley on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 4505 yes Shelly Peiken Songwriter, singer, author, and musician’s advocate Shelly Peiken joins the podcast in this episode. She’s written some of the biggest hits of the past 30 years like What A Girl Wants, Almost Doesn’t Count, Come On Over Baby, Bitch, and so many more. Shelly talks about what got her into music as a kid and how she pivoted from a career in fashion to music. Being a hit songwriter was not straightforward or immediate. But once she sold a song that found it’s way onto a Taylor Dayne album, she discovered that songwriting was more her style than being a touring musician.   Shelly talks about how she wrote some of her biggest hits, how she also sang on some of them, and how digital delivery changed EVERYTHING and changed it almost overnight. That’s when she helped found Songwriters Of North America and advocated for the modernization of songwriters’ rights. In addition to writing hit songs, Shelly has also written a hit book, was nominated for a Grammy, and has won a She Rocks Award! So what’s next for her? She’s in the middle of writing a musical. This conversation was an amazing behind the curtain look at songwriting, how it’s changed over the years, and more. We even answer the question, “if you write the song but someone else records it before you, are you covering yourself when you record it?” Check out Shelly Peiken at shellypeiken.com, on Facebook or Instagram. Check out her album 2.0, Etc and get the book Confessions Of a Serial Songwriter. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media. Send us a cup of coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Buy merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Check out our sponsors and get ready for a peek behind the curtain with Shelly Peiken on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 26 Apr 2023 11:01:00 -0000 Shelly Peiken full Marc Shea Songwriter/Singer Shelly Peiken takes us behind the curtain in the world of hit songwriting and much more Songwriter, singer, author, and musician’s advocate Shelly Peiken joins the podcast in this episode. She’s written some of the biggest hits of the past 30 years like What A Girl Wants, Almost Doesn’t Count, Come On Over Baby, Bitch, and so many more. Shelly talks about what got her into music as a kid and how she pivoted from a career in fashion to music. Being a hit songwriter was not straightforward or immediate. But once she sold a song that found it’s way onto a Taylor Dayne album, she discovered that songwriting was more her style than being a touring musician.   Shelly talks about how she wrote some of her biggest hits, how she also sang on some of them, and how digital delivery changed EVERYTHING and changed it almost overnight. That’s when she helped found Songwriters Of North America and advocated for the modernization of songwriters’ rights. In addition to writing hit songs, Shelly has also written a hit book, was nominated for a Grammy, and has won a She Rocks Award! So what’s next for her? She’s in the middle of writing a musical. This conversation was an amazing behind the curtain look at songwriting, how it’s changed over the years, and more. We even answer the question, “if you write the song but someone else records it before you, are you covering yourself when you record it?” Check out Shelly Peiken at shellypeiken.com, on Facebook or Instagram. Check out her album 2.0, Etc and get the book Confessions Of a Serial Songwriter. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media. Send us a cup of coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Buy merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Check out our sponsors and get ready for a peek behind the curtain with Shelly Peiken on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Songwriter, singer, author, and musician’s advocate Shelly Peiken joins the podcast in this episode. She’s written some of the biggest hits of the past 30 years like What A Girl Wants, Almost Doesn’t Count, Come On Over Baby, Bitch, and so many more. Shelly talks about what got her into music as a kid and how she pivoted from a career in fashion to music. Being a hit songwriter was not straightforward or immediate. But once she sold a song that found it’s way onto a Taylor Dayne album, she discovered that songwriting was more her style than being a touring musician.  

Shelly talks about how she wrote some of her biggest hits, how she also sang on some of them, and how digital delivery changed EVERYTHING and changed it almost overnight. That’s when she helped found Songwriters Of North America and advocated for the modernization of songwriters’ rights.

In addition to writing hit songs, Shelly has also written a hit book, was nominated for a Grammy, and has won a She Rocks Award! So what’s next for her? She’s in the middle of writing a musical. This conversation was an amazing behind the curtain look at songwriting, how it’s changed over the years, and more. We even answer the question, “if you write the song but someone else records it before you, are you covering yourself when you record it?”

Check out Shelly Peiken at shellypeiken.com, on Facebook or Instagram. Check out her album 2.0, Etc and get the book Confessions Of a Serial Songwriter.

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]]> 4027 yes Scott Crow (Lesson Seven, eMERGENCY heARTS) Scott Crow…wow! This episode goes everywhere. Music is just one part of the wild story that is the life of Scott Crow. It began growing as the son of George Jones’ drummer. He grew up around the insanity that was Dee-Doodle and Tammy Wynette. So to rebel, Scott got into heavy metal and started playing in bands at the age of twelve. All of this changed when he discovered Mark Stewart & The Maffia. Suddenly he was obsessed with electronic and experimental music. After his industrial band Lesson Seven gained traction touring with the biggest names in the genre, Scott walked away from everything…and went into antiques. That could be the end of the story, but it’s not. Not even close. As Scott got deeper into activism, he sold his antiques business, started the Common Ground Collective, and was listed as a domestic terrorist. During that time he wrote some books and toured doing speaking engagements. He tells me how that actually got him back into music. But he discovered a completely different approach to writing songs, cannibalizing all kinds of work to create something new. Check out emergencyhearts.com to learn about the almost endless stream of projects Scott’s working on and get the social media links. There’s some really exciting stuff there with some stellar artists that you’ll definitely recognize. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media. You can support us on ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety with a cup of coffee or performanceanx.threadless.com for merch. Now buckle the F up for a wild ride with Scott Crow on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 19 Apr 2023 08:00:00 -0000 Scott Crow (Lesson Seven, eMERGENCY heARTS) full Marc Shea Scott Crow talks about Texas electronic music, anarchy, domestic terrorism, & getting back into music after antiques Scott Crow…wow! This episode goes everywhere. Music is just one part of the wild story that is the life of Scott Crow. It began growing as the son of George Jones’ drummer. He grew up around the insanity that was Dee-Doodle and Tammy Wynette. So to rebel, Scott got into heavy metal and started playing in bands at the age of twelve. All of this changed when he discovered Mark Stewart & The Maffia. Suddenly he was obsessed with electronic and experimental music. After his industrial band Lesson Seven gained traction touring with the biggest names in the genre, Scott walked away from everything…and went into antiques. That could be the end of the story, but it’s not. Not even close. As Scott got deeper into activism, he sold his antiques business, started the Common Ground Collective, and was listed as a domestic terrorist. During that time he wrote some books and toured doing speaking engagements. He tells me how that actually got him back into music. But he discovered a completely different approach to writing songs, cannibalizing all kinds of work to create something new. Check out emergencyhearts.com to learn about the almost endless stream of projects Scott’s working on and get the social media links. There’s some really exciting stuff there with some stellar artists that you’ll definitely recognize. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media. You can support us on ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety with a cup of coffee or performanceanx.threadless.com for merch. Now buckle the F up for a wild ride with Scott Crow on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Scott Crow…wow! This episode goes everywhere. Music is just one part of the wild story that is the life of Scott Crow. It began growing as the son of George Jones’ drummer. He grew up around the insanity that was Dee-Doodle and Tammy Wynette. So to rebel, Scott got into heavy metal and started playing in bands at the age of twelve. All of this changed when he discovered Mark Stewart & The Maffia. Suddenly he was obsessed with electronic and experimental music.

After his industrial band Lesson Seven gained traction touring with the biggest names in the genre, Scott walked away from everything…and went into antiques. That could be the end of the story, but it’s not. Not even close. As Scott got deeper into activism, he sold his antiques business, started the Common Ground Collective, and was listed as a domestic terrorist. During that time he wrote some books and toured doing speaking engagements. He tells me how that actually got him back into music. But he discovered a completely different approach to writing songs, cannibalizing all kinds of work to create something new. Check out emergencyhearts.com to learn about the almost endless stream of projects Scott’s working on and get the social media links. There’s some really exciting stuff there with some stellar artists that you’ll definitely recognize. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media. You can support us on ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety with a cup of coffee or performanceanx.threadless.com for merch. Now buckle the F up for a wild ride with Scott Crow on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 4736 yes Forest Circles Let’s give a warm welcome to Angel Ocana, the force behind Forest Circles. Angel grew up in Brooklyn surrounded by a lot of Spanish music that he didn’t understand. So it’s no surprise that when he discovered that his dad was a DJ, he gravitated to the pop music library his father had collected. Angel began playing music as a drummer and in addition to his father’s pop music, he began to be influenced by grunge.But when he started playing with people, he found a home initially with Northern Arms, a Philadelphia based 9 piece ensemble that gave him all kind of experience, not just in music, but in the music business. Angel began writing the music that would become the basis for Forest Circles just as the pandemic started. The band was initially a trio but as things began to shut down and isolation was the norm, the band became a solo project. With that in mind, Angel tries to keep the sound simple. That not only helps as a one man band, but since he takes his time writing, it keeps the frustration levels low. Angel also studied photography so Forest Circles’ visual are just as stunning as the music. So follow @forestxcircleson Instagram. Buy the music on Bandcamp. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on Twitter & Instagram. Support us with coffee through ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or merch at performanceanx,threadless.com. And now check out Forest Circles on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 12 Apr 2023 08:00:00 -0000 Forest Circles full Marc Shea Angel Ocana from Forest Circles joins the podcast to discuss his new EP, being a solo project, and a lot more Let’s give a warm welcome to Angel Ocana, the force behind Forest Circles. Angel grew up in Brooklyn surrounded by a lot of Spanish music that he didn’t understand. So it’s no surprise that when he discovered that his dad was a DJ, he gravitated to the pop music library his father had collected. Angel began playing music as a drummer and in addition to his father’s pop music, he began to be influenced by grunge.But when he started playing with people, he found a home initially with Northern Arms, a Philadelphia based 9 piece ensemble that gave him all kind of experience, not just in music, but in the music business. Angel began writing the music that would become the basis for Forest Circles just as the pandemic started. The band was initially a trio but as things began to shut down and isolation was the norm, the band became a solo project. With that in mind, Angel tries to keep the sound simple. That not only helps as a one man band, but since he takes his time writing, it keeps the frustration levels low. Angel also studied photography so Forest Circles’ visual are just as stunning as the music. So follow @forestxcircleson Instagram. Buy the music on Bandcamp. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on Twitter & Instagram. Support us with coffee through ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or merch at performanceanx,threadless.com. And now check out Forest Circles on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Let’s give a warm welcome to Angel Ocana, the force behind Forest Circles. Angel grew up in Brooklyn surrounded by a lot of Spanish music that he didn’t understand. So it’s no surprise that when he discovered that his dad was a DJ, he gravitated to the pop music library his father had collected.

Angel began playing music as a drummer and in addition to his father’s pop music, he began to be influenced by grunge.But when he started playing with people, he found a home initially with Northern Arms, a Philadelphia based 9 piece ensemble that gave him all kind of experience, not just in music, but in the music business.

Angel began writing the music that would become the basis for Forest Circles just as the pandemic started. The band was initially a trio but as things began to shut down and isolation was the norm, the band became a solo project. With that in mind, Angel tries to keep the sound simple. That not only helps as a one man band, but since he takes his time writing, it keeps the frustration levels low.

Angel also studied photography so Forest Circles’ visual are just as stunning as the music. So follow @forestxcircleson Instagram. Buy the music on Bandcamp. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on Twitter & Instagram. Support us with coffee through ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or merch at performanceanx,threadless.com. And now check out Forest Circles on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 2866 yes Nyte Skye This is another first for the podcast. Welcome the band Nyte Skye to the show. The band is made up of Nyles and Skye Lannon, a father and son duo who have just released their first album on Sonic Ritual. You may recognize Nyles from the band Film School or from his solo work. We start off talking about Nyles’ early days playing in college bands before taking several years off working in tech for CDNow before they were bought out by Amazon. That was when he really started taking music seriously. He joined Film School and after years of touring, the band was signed by Beggar’s Banquet. At the same time, Nyles was working on some solo projects. But he stepped away from all of it and stayed away for 10 years. He began composing commercial music and started a family. Enter Skye Lannon. Skye’s natural aptitude for music was apparent early on. Nyles and Skye began Nyte Skye as a way to flesh out some of the music they had been working on for a long time. They have released their debut album called Vanishing and it sounds great. Nyles and Skye talk about how their writing has changed, straddling the line between producer and dad, and challenges touring when your drummer has too much homework. Follow them on Instagram @nyte_skye_band. Pick up the album on Bandcamp, fat beats, or wherever you get music. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on Twitter & Instagram. Support us with coffee on ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or by buying merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Now prepare to be amazed by the father/son duo of Nyte Skye on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 06 Apr 2023 08:00:00 -0000 Nyte Skye full Marc Shea Father/son duo Nyles and Skye Lannon talk about their band Nyte Skye and how they created a very unique album This is another first for the podcast. Welcome the band Nyte Skye to the show. The band is made up of Nyles and Skye Lannon, a father and son duo who have just released their first album on Sonic Ritual. You may recognize Nyles from the band Film School or from his solo work. We start off talking about Nyles’ early days playing in college bands before taking several years off working in tech for CDNow before they were bought out by Amazon. That was when he really started taking music seriously. He joined Film School and after years of touring, the band was signed by Beggar’s Banquet. At the same time, Nyles was working on some solo projects. But he stepped away from all of it and stayed away for 10 years. He began composing commercial music and started a family. Enter Skye Lannon. Skye’s natural aptitude for music was apparent early on. Nyles and Skye began Nyte Skye as a way to flesh out some of the music they had been working on for a long time. They have released their debut album called Vanishing and it sounds great. Nyles and Skye talk about how their writing has changed, straddling the line between producer and dad, and challenges touring when your drummer has too much homework. Follow them on Instagram @nyte_skye_band. Pick up the album on Bandcamp, fat beats, or wherever you get music. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on Twitter & Instagram. Support us with coffee on ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or by buying merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Now prepare to be amazed by the father/son duo of Nyte Skye on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This is another first for the podcast. Welcome the band Nyte Skye to the show. The band is made up of Nyles and Skye Lannon, a father and son duo who have just released their first album on Sonic Ritual. You may recognize Nyles from the band Film School or from his solo work. We start off talking about Nyles’ early days playing in college bands before taking several years off working in tech for CDNow before they were bought out by Amazon. That was when he really started taking music seriously.

He joined Film School and after years of touring, the band was signed by Beggar’s Banquet. At the same time, Nyles was working on some solo projects. But he stepped away from all of it and stayed away for 10 years.

He began composing commercial music and started a family. Enter Skye Lannon. Skye’s natural aptitude for music was apparent early on. Nyles and Skye began Nyte Skye as a way to flesh out some of the music they had been working on for a long time. They have released their debut album called Vanishing and it sounds great. Nyles and Skye talk about how their writing has changed, straddling the line between producer and dad, and challenges touring when your drummer has too much homework.

Follow them on Instagram @nyte_skye_band. Pick up the album on Bandcamp, fat beats, or wherever you get music. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on Twitter & Instagram. Support us with coffee on ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or by buying merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Now prepare to be amazed by the father/son duo of Nyte Skye on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 4390 no Downpilot Paul Hiraga, also known as the band Downpilot, is my guest. Like most of my episodes, we discuss how he started playing music. Unlike most of my guests, the guitar he learned to play on was haunted! But, that didn’t deter him. Paul discovered he had a natural aptitude for music theory, In fact he used to get in trouble because he would finish his lessons so fast, his mom thought he wasn’t doing them when she’d catch him playing outside. Paul started playing in bands in Minneapolis in the 80’s and moved to Seattle in the 90’s. But what’s funny is that none of his music sounds like typical music from those areas. He discusses how unusual influences like British trip hop as well as starting his last band in his 30’s has really influenced not only the sound, but his outlook on recording and touring. And the band’s name has also had its own set of issues. He even considered changing it just before the band’s first EP was released, since it was just after 9/11; and the words Down Pilot didn’t exactly have positive connotations at the time. He’s got a new album out and it continues his philosophy of balancing light music with dark lyrics and vice versa. It’s called The Forecast and it’s not a pandemic album. Paul consciously tried to avoid doing THAT album.We wrap up talking about plastic cameras and photography. Pick up the new album on Tapete Records, through Bandcamp or wherever you get music. Follow Downpilot on Facebook or @downpilot onInstagram. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media. Support us with coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. And I hope you enjoy my conversation with Paul of Downpilot on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 30 Mar 2023 08:00:00 -0000 Downpilot full Marc Shea Paul Hiraga, aka Downpilot, discusses the new album, The Forecast, why it's not a pandemic album, learning to play on a haunted guitar, and much more Paul Hiraga, also known as the band Downpilot, is my guest. Like most of my episodes, we discuss how he started playing music. Unlike most of my guests, the guitar he learned to play on was haunted! But, that didn’t deter him. Paul discovered he had a natural aptitude for music theory, In fact he used to get in trouble because he would finish his lessons so fast, his mom thought he wasn’t doing them when she’d catch him playing outside. Paul started playing in bands in Minneapolis in the 80’s and moved to Seattle in the 90’s. But what’s funny is that none of his music sounds like typical music from those areas. He discusses how unusual influences like British trip hop as well as starting his last band in his 30’s has really influenced not only the sound, but his outlook on recording and touring. And the band’s name has also had its own set of issues. He even considered changing it just before the band’s first EP was released, since it was just after 9/11; and the words Down Pilot didn’t exactly have positive connotations at the time. He’s got a new album out and it continues his philosophy of balancing light music with dark lyrics and vice versa. It’s called The Forecast and it’s not a pandemic album. Paul consciously tried to avoid doing THAT album.We wrap up talking about plastic cameras and photography. Pick up the new album on Tapete Records, through Bandcamp or wherever you get music. Follow Downpilot on Facebook or @downpilot onInstagram. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media. Support us with coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. And I hope you enjoy my conversation with Paul of Downpilot on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Paul Hiraga, also known as the band Downpilot, is my guest. Like most of my episodes, we discuss how he started playing music. Unlike most of my guests, the guitar he learned to play on was haunted! But, that didn’t deter him. Paul discovered he had a natural aptitude for music theory, In fact he used to get in trouble because he would finish his lessons so fast, his mom thought he wasn’t doing them when she’d catch him playing outside.

Paul started playing in bands in Minneapolis in the 80’s and moved to Seattle in the 90’s. But what’s funny is that none of his music sounds like typical music from those areas.

He discusses how unusual influences like British trip hop as well as starting his last band in his 30’s has really influenced not only the sound, but his outlook on recording and touring. And the band’s name has also had its own set of issues. He even considered changing it just before the band’s first EP was released, since it was just after 9/11; and the words Down Pilot didn’t exactly have positive connotations at the time.

He’s got a new album out and it continues his philosophy of balancing light music with dark lyrics and vice versa. It’s called The Forecast and it’s not a pandemic album. Paul consciously tried to avoid doing THAT album.We wrap up talking about plastic cameras and photography. Pick up the new album on Tapete Records, through Bandcamp or wherever you get music. Follow Downpilot on Facebook or @downpilot onInstagram. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media. Support us with coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. And I hope you enjoy my conversation with Paul of Downpilot on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 3629 no Side Projects: Music And Mental Health Today we’re talking about music and it’s effect on mental health. And right off the bat, I want to make the disclaimer that neither I, nor my guest Autumn Whitaker, are mental health professionals. This episode is about our experiences and how music has helped us get through some of our issues. We also talk about the effect social media has on mental health, what music we listen to to turn things around, and how writing and other creative endeavors helps us both work through our issues. Check out Autumn’s new album Night Moods, Vol. II on Think Like A Key. Check out The Hawk Percival on social media. Check us out @PerformanceAnx. You can send us coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or we can send you merch from performanceanx.threadless.com. Again, we are not mental health professionals, just sharing our experiences. If you’re feeling stressed, having dark thoughts, or feeling depressed, please reach out for help. There are several places you can reach out to for help and there are always people happy to listen. You aren’t alone. Betterhelp.com Faithfulcounseling.com Regain.us Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 24 Mar 2023 19:13:10 -0000 Side Projects: Music And Mental Health full Marc Shea Autumn Whitaker from The Hawk Percival chats with me about how music helps her mental health. Today we’re talking about music and it’s effect on mental health. And right off the bat, I want to make the disclaimer that neither I, nor my guest Autumn Whitaker, are mental health professionals. This episode is about our experiences and how music has helped us get through some of our issues. We also talk about the effect social media has on mental health, what music we listen to to turn things around, and how writing and other creative endeavors helps us both work through our issues. Check out Autumn’s new album Night Moods, Vol. II on Think Like A Key. Check out The Hawk Percival on social media. Check us out @PerformanceAnx. You can send us coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or we can send you merch from performanceanx.threadless.com. Again, we are not mental health professionals, just sharing our experiences. If you’re feeling stressed, having dark thoughts, or feeling depressed, please reach out for help. There are several places you can reach out to for help and there are always people happy to listen. You aren’t alone. Betterhelp.com Faithfulcounseling.com Regain.us Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today we’re talking about music and it’s effect on mental health. And right off the bat, I want to make the disclaimer that neither I, nor my guest Autumn Whitaker, are mental health professionals. This episode is about our experiences and how music has helped us get through some of our issues. We also talk about the effect social media has on mental health, what music we listen to to turn things around, and how writing and other creative endeavors helps us both work through our issues. Check out Autumn’s new album Night Moods, Vol. II on Think Like A Key. Check out The Hawk Percival on social media. Check us out @PerformanceAnx. You can send us coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or we can send you merch from performanceanx.threadless.com.

Again, we are not mental health professionals, just sharing our experiences. If you’re feeling stressed, having dark thoughts, or feeling depressed, please reach out for help. There are several places you can reach out to for help and there are always people happy to listen. You aren’t alone.

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Faithfulcounseling.com

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]]> 4194 yes Lora Logic (Essential Logic, X-Ray Spex) This episode features singer and saxophonist Lora Logic and it’s a wild story. It actually begins with her mother’s escape from her rural Finnish farm upbringing. It shaped how she raised Lora. But it was that farm where Lora felt most happy. She talks about going through several instruments before she fell in love with the sax. And then there’s her creepy sax teacher who made her really uncomfortable but pushed her into busking and improvising. She joined X-Ray Spex but was canned before the first album was released.  She released the first Essential Logic single and that is QUITE a story! After living the rock and roll lifestyle, having an epileptic fit, and having an out of body experience, she left music completely. Well, not exactly. She DID perform with the band Juggernaut after becoming a Hare Krishna.  Her return to music has been one of reformation. Initially with X-Ray Spex and then Essential Logic. She’s released a box set of EVERYTHING she’s ever done! You can’t get more comprehensive than that. She’s also released a wonderful new Essential Logic album called Land Of Kali. Follow her @essentiallogicofficial & @lora.logic on Instagram. Check out the linktree for ways to pick up the boxed set & new album. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media. We accept coffee donations at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or buy merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Now prepare to be amazed by the wild story of Lora Logic on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 22 Mar 2023 08:00:00 -0000 Lora Logic (Essential Logic, X-Ray Spex) full Marc Shea Lora Logic discusses how she started playing sax, had an out of body experience, joined the Hare Krishnas, & got back into music This episode features singer and saxophonist Lora Logic and it’s a wild story. It actually begins with her mother’s escape from her rural Finnish farm upbringing. It shaped how she raised Lora. But it was that farm where Lora felt most happy. She talks about going through several instruments before she fell in love with the sax. And then there’s her creepy sax teacher who made her really uncomfortable but pushed her into busking and improvising. She joined X-Ray Spex but was canned before the first album was released.  She released the first Essential Logic single and that is QUITE a story! After living the rock and roll lifestyle, having an epileptic fit, and having an out of body experience, she left music completely. Well, not exactly. She DID perform with the band Juggernaut after becoming a Hare Krishna.  Her return to music has been one of reformation. Initially with X-Ray Spex and then Essential Logic. She’s released a box set of EVERYTHING she’s ever done! You can’t get more comprehensive than that. She’s also released a wonderful new Essential Logic album called Land Of Kali. Follow her @essentiallogicofficial & @lora.logic on Instagram. Check out the linktree for ways to pick up the boxed set & new album. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media. We accept coffee donations at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or buy merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Now prepare to be amazed by the wild story of Lora Logic on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This episode features singer and saxophonist Lora Logic and it’s a wild story. It actually begins with her mother’s escape from her rural Finnish farm upbringing. It shaped how she raised Lora. But it was that farm where Lora felt most happy. She talks about going through several instruments before she fell in love with the sax. And then there’s her creepy sax teacher who made her really uncomfortable but pushed her into busking and improvising. She joined X-Ray Spex but was canned before the first album was released. 

She released the first Essential Logic single and that is QUITE a story! After living the rock and roll lifestyle, having an epileptic fit, and having an out of body experience, she left music completely. Well, not exactly. She DID perform with the band Juggernaut after becoming a Hare Krishna. 

Her return to music has been one of reformation. Initially with X-Ray Spex and then Essential Logic. She’s released a box set of EVERYTHING she’s ever done! You can’t get more comprehensive than that. She’s also released a wonderful new Essential Logic album called Land Of Kali. Follow her @essentiallogicofficial & @lora.logic on Instagram. Check out the linktree for ways to pick up the boxed set & new album. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media. We accept coffee donations at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or buy merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Now prepare to be amazed by the wild story of Lora Logic on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network

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]]> 5584 no Side Projects: A Tribute To The Tribute Album This is a packed show. I’m joined by Lyle Hysen & David Motamed from The Royal Arctic Institute, John San Juan of The Hushdrops, & Keegan Ferrari of An Errant. The show is about tribute albums: when did they start, their explosion in the 90’s, and do they matter anymore. There’s a reason I asked each of these guests on for this topic. This podcast is producing our own tribute album with 12 former podcast guests, including each of the bands represented today. We are p aying tribute to a very influential group and donating all of the proceeds to charity. You’ll find out all of this, plus what other bands are a part of the project, how it developed, and get updates from each band. Keep an eye out on our social media pages for updates about the release and how you can help. And you can help us continue on through ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or performanceanx.threadless.com. You can also check out our sponsors. That REALLY helps. And now I hope you enjoy my discussion about tribute albums on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Sun, 19 Mar 2023 08:00:00 -0000 Side Projects: A Tribute To The Tribute Album full Marc Shea Members of The Royal Arctic Institute, The Hushdrops, & An Errant discuss Tribute Albums This is a packed show. I’m joined by Lyle Hysen & David Motamed from The Royal Arctic Institute, John San Juan of The Hushdrops, & Keegan Ferrari of An Errant. The show is about tribute albums: when did they start, their explosion in the 90’s, and do they matter anymore. There’s a reason I asked each of these guests on for this topic. This podcast is producing our own tribute album with 12 former podcast guests, including each of the bands represented today. We are p aying tribute to a very influential group and donating all of the proceeds to charity. You’ll find out all of this, plus what other bands are a part of the project, how it developed, and get updates from each band. Keep an eye out on our social media pages for updates about the release and how you can help. And you can help us continue on through ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or performanceanx.threadless.com. You can also check out our sponsors. That REALLY helps. And now I hope you enjoy my discussion about tribute albums on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This is a packed show. I’m joined by Lyle Hysen & David Motamed from The Royal Arctic Institute, John San Juan of The Hushdrops, & Keegan Ferrari of An Errant. The show is about tribute albums: when did they start, their explosion in the 90’s, and do they matter anymore. There’s a reason I asked each of these guests on for this topic. This podcast is producing our own tribute album with 12 former podcast guests, including each of the bands represented today. We are p aying tribute to a very influential group and donating all of the proceeds to charity. You’ll find out all of this, plus what other bands are a part of the project, how it developed, and get updates from each band. Keep an eye out on our social media pages for updates about the release and how you can help. And you can help us continue on through ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or performanceanx.threadless.com. You can also check out our sponsors. That REALLY helps. And now I hope you enjoy my discussion about tribute albums on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 5411 yes Oliver Ackermann (A Place To Bury Strangers, Death By Audio) I’m really excited for this episode. I’m joined by independent music renaissance man, Oliver Ackermann. He studied industrial design at Rhode Island School of Design, founded the bands Skywave and A Place To Bury Strangers, began the effects company Death By Audio, as well as a performance space of the same name. He’s also founded two record labels, the latest being DedStrange. The whole story begins in Fredericksburg, VA. Oliver talks about growing up and what influenced him. He talks about times when the name A Place To Bury Strangers gets awkward as well as the trip that started Death By Audio Effects. Oliver tells how U2’s The Edge became a customer. He also discusses how one review in one publication changed EVERYTHING for the band.  But this isn’t just a history lesson on A Place To Bury Strangers & Death By Audio. Oliver explains how he decided to embrace the dumb ideas instead of doing things the same way everyone else does and how having many different songwriting processes helps him and the band come up with a variety of ideas. And Oliver and I agree on the importance of seeing, experiencing, & supporting independent bands and musicians live. So check out the latest album by A Place To Bury Strangers, See Through You, on DedStrange Records. Check out Death By Audio’s effects pedals. Follow them both on social media. They’re pretty easy to find. Follow us @PerformanceAnx there, as well. Support us with a merch purchase at performanceanx.threadless.com. You can send us a cup of coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. And remember, just like our guest Oliver Ackermann, support independent artists whenever you can. Thank you for listening to Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 15 Mar 2023 08:00:00 -0000 Oliver Ackermann (A Place To Bury Strangers, Death By Audio) full Marc Shea Oliver Ackermann of A Place To Bury Strangers & Death By Audio talks about how he formed the band & the company & supporting indie artists I’m really excited for this episode. I’m joined by independent music renaissance man, Oliver Ackermann. He studied industrial design at Rhode Island School of Design, founded the bands Skywave and A Place To Bury Strangers, began the effects company Death By Audio, as well as a performance space of the same name. He’s also founded two record labels, the latest being DedStrange. The whole story begins in Fredericksburg, VA. Oliver talks about growing up and what influenced him. He talks about times when the name A Place To Bury Strangers gets awkward as well as the trip that started Death By Audio Effects. Oliver tells how U2’s The Edge became a customer. He also discusses how one review in one publication changed EVERYTHING for the band.  But this isn’t just a history lesson on A Place To Bury Strangers & Death By Audio. Oliver explains how he decided to embrace the dumb ideas instead of doing things the same way everyone else does and how having many different songwriting processes helps him and the band come up with a variety of ideas. And Oliver and I agree on the importance of seeing, experiencing, & supporting independent bands and musicians live. So check out the latest album by A Place To Bury Strangers, See Through You, on DedStrange Records. Check out Death By Audio’s effects pedals. Follow them both on social media. They’re pretty easy to find. Follow us @PerformanceAnx there, as well. Support us with a merch purchase at performanceanx.threadless.com. You can send us a cup of coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. And remember, just like our guest Oliver Ackermann, support independent artists whenever you can. Thank you for listening to Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices I’m really excited for this episode. I’m joined by independent music renaissance man, Oliver Ackermann. He studied industrial design at Rhode Island School of Design, founded the bands Skywave and A Place To Bury Strangers, began the effects company Death By Audio, as well as a performance space of the same name. He’s also founded two record labels, the latest being DedStrange.

The whole story begins in Fredericksburg, VA. Oliver talks about growing up and what influenced him. He talks about times when the name A Place To Bury Strangers gets awkward as well as the trip that started Death By Audio Effects. Oliver tells how U2’s The Edge became a customer. He also discusses how one review in one publication changed EVERYTHING for the band. 

But this isn’t just a history lesson on A Place To Bury Strangers & Death By Audio. Oliver explains how he decided to embrace the dumb ideas instead of doing things the same way everyone else does and how having many different songwriting processes helps him and the band come up with a variety of ideas. And Oliver and I agree on the importance of seeing, experiencing, & supporting independent bands and musicians live. So check out the latest album by A Place To Bury Strangers, See Through You, on DedStrange Records. Check out Death By Audio’s effects pedals. Follow them both on social media. They’re pretty easy to find. Follow us @PerformanceAnx there, as well. Support us with a merch purchase at performanceanx.threadless.com. You can send us a cup of coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. And remember, just like our guest Oliver Ackermann, support independent artists whenever you can. Thank you for listening to Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast network.

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]]> 4752 yes Dylan Hicks Dylan Hicks hops on the podcast to talk about a lot of stuff. He started off taking piano lessons until his piano was stolen. His first real foray into professional music was volunteering at a radio station. In fact, he was just as passionate about writing about music as he was writing music. After years of playing music, he started a family and left music completely to start a career writing. So we talk about the pros and cons of being musically obscure, comparing his approach to music in his 20’s to his approach in his 50’s, and writing an album of fictitious cover songs as his first release in over a decade and how it ties into one of his novels. He has written more than just articles, novels, & pop songs. His album with Jon Munson, Munson Hicks Party Supplies, began life as a musical and evolved into an album. Dylan has released two albums since 2021 and is working on a third (to complete his “bird trilogy”). But he has several other projects in various stages of completion. In the meantime, check out Dylan’s latest album, Airport Sparrows. Follow him on Instagram @thedylanhicks. Pick up his music on Bandcamp or wherever you get music. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media. Reach out there or theperformanceanxietypod@gmail.com. Buy us coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or getmerch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Check out our sponsors. We’ve got some great stuff going with them! Now let’s get started with Dylan Hick on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 09 Mar 2023 09:00:00 -0000 Dylan Hicks full Marc Shea Dylan Hicks joins the show to discuss stolen pianos, new music, novels, fictitious covers, and so much more Dylan Hicks hops on the podcast to talk about a lot of stuff. He started off taking piano lessons until his piano was stolen. His first real foray into professional music was volunteering at a radio station. In fact, he was just as passionate about writing about music as he was writing music. After years of playing music, he started a family and left music completely to start a career writing. So we talk about the pros and cons of being musically obscure, comparing his approach to music in his 20’s to his approach in his 50’s, and writing an album of fictitious cover songs as his first release in over a decade and how it ties into one of his novels. He has written more than just articles, novels, & pop songs. His album with Jon Munson, Munson Hicks Party Supplies, began life as a musical and evolved into an album. Dylan has released two albums since 2021 and is working on a third (to complete his “bird trilogy”). But he has several other projects in various stages of completion. In the meantime, check out Dylan’s latest album, Airport Sparrows. Follow him on Instagram @thedylanhicks. Pick up his music on Bandcamp or wherever you get music. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media. Reach out there or theperformanceanxietypod@gmail.com. Buy us coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or getmerch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Check out our sponsors. We’ve got some great stuff going with them! Now let’s get started with Dylan Hick on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Dylan Hicks hops on the podcast to talk about a lot of stuff. He started off taking piano lessons until his piano was stolen. His first real foray into professional music was volunteering at a radio station. In fact, he was just as passionate about writing about music as he was writing music. After years of playing music, he started a family and left music completely to start a career writing. So we talk about the pros and cons of being musically obscure, comparing his approach to music in his 20’s to his approach in his 50’s, and writing an album of fictitious cover songs as his first release in over a decade and how it ties into one of his novels.

He has written more than just articles, novels, & pop songs. His album with Jon Munson, Munson Hicks Party Supplies, began life as a musical and evolved into an album. Dylan has released two albums since 2021 and is working on a third (to complete his “bird trilogy”). But he has several other projects in various stages of completion. In the meantime, check out Dylan’s latest album, Airport Sparrows. Follow him on Instagram @thedylanhicks. Pick up his music on Bandcamp or wherever you get music. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media. Reach out there or theperformanceanxietypod@gmail.com. Buy us coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or getmerch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Check out our sponsors. We’ve got some great stuff going with them! Now let’s get started with Dylan Hick on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 5529 yes Ivan Julian (Richard Hell & The Voidoids, Matthew Sweet) Welcome Ivan Julian to the podcast. We begin, as usual, by discussing what got him into music. But spending a good part of his childhood in Guantanamo, Cuba, on a military base, his answers are a bit different. Fast forward a bit and he talks about meeting Richard Hell and joining The Voidoids, why he left the band, and what came next. One of the things that came next was working with Matthew Sweet. He reveals what song of his was inspired by Metallica, getting great sounds from cheap equipment, and the draw of Tenafly, NJ. We also talk about his cancer diagnosis and how he’s doing now. He’s got a great new album out called Swing Your Lanterns, complete with a song inspired by the movie Rollerball! Check him out @ivanjulianofficial on Instagram, @Official_IvanJ on Twitter. But the album anywhere you get music. You can send us a cup of coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Our merch is at performanceanx.threadless.com. We’re @PerformanceAnx on social media. And now it definitely time to swing our lantern with Ivan Julian on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 02 Mar 2023 09:00:00 -0000 Ivan Julian (Richard Hell & The Voidoids, Matthew Sweet) full Marc Shea Ivan Julian joins the show to talk about his new album, Swing Your Lanterns, Richard Hell & The Voidoids, Matthew Sweet, & Much More Welcome Ivan Julian to the podcast. We begin, as usual, by discussing what got him into music. But spending a good part of his childhood in Guantanamo, Cuba, on a military base, his answers are a bit different. Fast forward a bit and he talks about meeting Richard Hell and joining The Voidoids, why he left the band, and what came next. One of the things that came next was working with Matthew Sweet. He reveals what song of his was inspired by Metallica, getting great sounds from cheap equipment, and the draw of Tenafly, NJ. We also talk about his cancer diagnosis and how he’s doing now. He’s got a great new album out called Swing Your Lanterns, complete with a song inspired by the movie Rollerball! Check him out @ivanjulianofficial on Instagram, @Official_IvanJ on Twitter. But the album anywhere you get music. You can send us a cup of coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Our merch is at performanceanx.threadless.com. We’re @PerformanceAnx on social media. And now it definitely time to swing our lantern with Ivan Julian on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Welcome Ivan Julian to the podcast. We begin, as usual, by discussing what got him into music. But spending a good part of his childhood in Guantanamo, Cuba, on a military base, his answers are a bit different. Fast forward a bit and he talks about meeting Richard Hell and joining The Voidoids, why he left the band, and what came next. One of the things that came next was working with Matthew Sweet. He reveals what song of his was inspired by Metallica, getting great sounds from cheap equipment, and the draw of Tenafly, NJ. We also talk about his cancer diagnosis and how he’s doing now. He’s got a great new album out called Swing Your Lanterns, complete with a song inspired by the movie Rollerball! Check him out @ivanjulianofficial on Instagram, @Official_IvanJ on Twitter. But the album anywhere you get music. You can send us a cup of coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Our merch is at performanceanx.threadless.com. We’re @PerformanceAnx on social media. And now it definitely time to swing our lantern with Ivan Julian on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 4012 yes KB Boyce (Nastyfacts) KB Boyce is today’s guest. He’s been playing music since the 70’s in elementary school. In fact, that’s the main focus of our discussion. KB sang and played bass for the NYC based punk band Nastyfacts. Their only release was a three song EP called Drive My Car that came out when they were in high school! The band was together for 8 years and broke up so they could GO TO COLLEGE! That blows my mind. They were playing in clubs when some members hadn’t even reached their teens! They opened for legends like The Bad Brains, played venues like CBGB’s and Max’s Kansas City. KB and I go pretty deep into the band’s history like what their original idea for a band name was (which probably wouldn’t fly today), what instrument KB started on, and how another band’s dis got them writing original music. For a lot of people, that EP was special. So it’s being rereleased! KB talks about how the reissue came to be and what he’s been doing since the breakup of Nastyfacts. So check out KB @thehomobiles on Instagram, Nastyfacts on Facebook or go to queerrebels.org. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media. Reach out there or theperformanceanxietypod@gmail.com. Performanceanx.threadless.com is where you can get our merch designed by Mark Dancey. ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety is where you can send us a cup of coffee. Now let’s get just a little bit nasty with KB Boyce of Nastyfacts on Performance Anxiety on Pantheon Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 24 Feb 2023 09:00:00 -0000 KB Boyce (Nastyfacts) full Marc Shea KB Boyce joins the podcast fam to discuss the NYC punk band Nastyfacts, their reissued EP, and what's been going on since high school! KB Boyce is today’s guest. He’s been playing music since the 70’s in elementary school. In fact, that’s the main focus of our discussion. KB sang and played bass for the NYC based punk band Nastyfacts. Their only release was a three song EP called Drive My Car that came out when they were in high school! The band was together for 8 years and broke up so they could GO TO COLLEGE! That blows my mind. They were playing in clubs when some members hadn’t even reached their teens! They opened for legends like The Bad Brains, played venues like CBGB’s and Max’s Kansas City. KB and I go pretty deep into the band’s history like what their original idea for a band name was (which probably wouldn’t fly today), what instrument KB started on, and how another band’s dis got them writing original music. For a lot of people, that EP was special. So it’s being rereleased! KB talks about how the reissue came to be and what he’s been doing since the breakup of Nastyfacts. So check out KB @thehomobiles on Instagram, Nastyfacts on Facebook or go to queerrebels.org. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media. Reach out there or theperformanceanxietypod@gmail.com. Performanceanx.threadless.com is where you can get our merch designed by Mark Dancey. ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety is where you can send us a cup of coffee. Now let’s get just a little bit nasty with KB Boyce of Nastyfacts on Performance Anxiety on Pantheon Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices KB Boyce is today’s guest. He’s been playing music since the 70’s in elementary school. In fact, that’s the main focus of our discussion. KB sang and played bass for the NYC based punk band Nastyfacts. Their only release was a three song EP called Drive My Car that came out when they were in high school! The band was together for 8 years and broke up so they could GO TO COLLEGE! That blows my mind. They were playing in clubs when some members hadn’t even reached their teens! They opened for legends like The Bad Brains, played venues like CBGB’s and Max’s Kansas City. KB and I go pretty deep into the band’s history like what their original idea for a band name was (which probably wouldn’t fly today), what instrument KB started on, and how another band’s dis got them writing original music.

For a lot of people, that EP was special. So it’s being rereleased! KB talks about how the reissue came to be and what he’s been doing since the breakup of Nastyfacts. So check out KB @thehomobiles on Instagram, Nastyfacts on Facebook or go to queerrebels.org. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media. Reach out there or theperformanceanxietypod@gmail.com. Performanceanx.threadless.com is where you can get our merch designed by Mark Dancey. ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety is where you can send us a cup of coffee. Now let’s get just a little bit nasty with KB Boyce of Nastyfacts on Performance Anxiety on Pantheon Podcasts.

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]]> 2976 yes Phil Marcade (The Senders) Welcome to my most punk episode ever. I am pleased to welcome Phil Marcade of The Senders. They have a new double album out called All Killer No Filler. It chronicles, as this episode attempts to do, the band’s nearly continuous history from 1977-2001. But we go even farther back. Phil talks about moving to the US from France when he was a kid. There’s a lot of great stories around forming The Senders, like why Phil moved from drums to vocals and how trying NOT to sound punk made them even more punk. There is also a reason the band chose their name, but it wasn’t their first choice. Their first was definitely different, but apparently not unique enough. Phil talks about the very brief period of time when Johnny Thunders was in the band and how he met Wayne Kramer of The MC5. And I float the possibility that The Senders influenced Led Zeppelin.Pick up the album wherever you get music; through Bandcamp or streaming. Check out their social media, especially Facebook. SUpport us with a cup of coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Buy merch with our logo at performanceanx.threadless.com. And now enjoy our most punk show yet with Phil Marcade of The Senders on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 22 Feb 2023 09:00:00 -0000 Phil Marcade (The Senders) full Marc Shea Phil Marcade of The Senders stops by to discuss the double album retrospective, tell some great stories, and laugh a lot Welcome to my most punk episode ever. I am pleased to welcome Phil Marcade of The Senders. They have a new double album out called All Killer No Filler. It chronicles, as this episode attempts to do, the band’s nearly continuous history from 1977-2001. But we go even farther back. Phil talks about moving to the US from France when he was a kid. There’s a lot of great stories around forming The Senders, like why Phil moved from drums to vocals and how trying NOT to sound punk made them even more punk. There is also a reason the band chose their name, but it wasn’t their first choice. Their first was definitely different, but apparently not unique enough. Phil talks about the very brief period of time when Johnny Thunders was in the band and how he met Wayne Kramer of The MC5. And I float the possibility that The Senders influenced Led Zeppelin.Pick up the album wherever you get music; through Bandcamp or streaming. Check out their social media, especially Facebook. SUpport us with a cup of coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Buy merch with our logo at performanceanx.threadless.com. And now enjoy our most punk show yet with Phil Marcade of The Senders on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Welcome to my most punk episode ever. I am pleased to welcome Phil Marcade of The Senders. They have a new double album out called All Killer No Filler. It chronicles, as this episode attempts to do, the band’s nearly continuous history from 1977-2001. But we go even farther back. Phil talks about moving to the US from France when he was a kid. There’s a lot of great stories around forming The Senders, like why Phil moved from drums to vocals and how trying NOT to sound punk made them even more punk. There is also a reason the band chose their name, but it wasn’t their first choice. Their first was definitely different, but apparently not unique enough. Phil talks about the very brief period of time when Johnny Thunders was in the band and how he met Wayne Kramer of The MC5. And I float the possibility that The Senders influenced Led Zeppelin.Pick up the album wherever you get music; through Bandcamp or streaming. Check out their social media, especially Facebook. SUpport us with a cup of coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Buy merch with our logo at performanceanx.threadless.com. And now enjoy our most punk show yet with Phil Marcade of The Senders on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 2396 yes Ben Kleinman (Ray Raydecker) So today we’re going to be talking about the gear and business sides of music. Ben Kleinman, founder of Ray Raydecker audio cables is my guest.  Ben talks about what music really flipped the switch for him and, not being a musician, how he started immersing himself in music by booking artists. After some misadventures, he started playing guitar and becoming obsessed with gear. All of this fed into what would become his current foray into music, Ray Raydecker; although that wasn’t the first name of his company. So why did he change it? Who IS Ray Raydecker? Ben talks about the realities of trying to get artists to use your gear and the amazing “Friends of Ray Raydecker” who DO use his stuff. He also talks about the difficulties of balancing a hobby/business that you’re passionate about and the rest of your real life, like day jobs and family. Ben creates beautiful cables by hand and each one is guaranteed. So if your into gear, need cables, like concert photography, or any combination of those, this is the show for you. And check out rayraydecker.com to buy handmade, guaranteed, unique audio cables. And check out rayraydecker on Instagram for products and Ben’s concert photos. Check the podcast out @PerformanceAnx on Instagram & Twitter. Reach out there or theperformanceanxietypod@gmail.com. You can support the show through performanceanx.threadless.com for our gear or ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety if you’d like to send us a cup of coffee. And please check out our sponsors! I hope you enjoy a different side of music with Ben Kleinman of Ray Raydecker on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 15 Feb 2023 09:00:00 -0000 Ben Kleinman (Ray Raydecker) full Marc Shea Ben Kleinman, creator of Ray Raydecker audio cables, is our guest. He reveals who Ray Raydecker really is, how he got into gear, concert photography, and the challenges of making audio gear. So today we’re going to be talking about the gear and business sides of music. Ben Kleinman, founder of Ray Raydecker audio cables is my guest.  Ben talks about what music really flipped the switch for him and, not being a musician, how he started immersing himself in music by booking artists. After some misadventures, he started playing guitar and becoming obsessed with gear. All of this fed into what would become his current foray into music, Ray Raydecker; although that wasn’t the first name of his company. So why did he change it? Who IS Ray Raydecker? Ben talks about the realities of trying to get artists to use your gear and the amazing “Friends of Ray Raydecker” who DO use his stuff. He also talks about the difficulties of balancing a hobby/business that you’re passionate about and the rest of your real life, like day jobs and family. Ben creates beautiful cables by hand and each one is guaranteed. So if your into gear, need cables, like concert photography, or any combination of those, this is the show for you. And check out rayraydecker.com to buy handmade, guaranteed, unique audio cables. And check out rayraydecker on Instagram for products and Ben’s concert photos. Check the podcast out @PerformanceAnx on Instagram & Twitter. Reach out there or theperformanceanxietypod@gmail.com. You can support the show through performanceanx.threadless.com for our gear or ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety if you’d like to send us a cup of coffee. And please check out our sponsors! I hope you enjoy a different side of music with Ben Kleinman of Ray Raydecker on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices So today we’re going to be talking about the gear and business sides of music. Ben Kleinman, founder of Ray Raydecker audio cables is my guest. 

Ben talks about what music really flipped the switch for him and, not being a musician, how he started immersing himself in music by booking artists. After some misadventures, he started playing guitar and becoming obsessed with gear. All of this fed into what would become his current foray into music, Ray Raydecker; although that wasn’t the first name of his company. So why did he change it? Who IS Ray Raydecker?

Ben talks about the realities of trying to get artists to use your gear and the amazing “Friends of Ray Raydecker” who DO use his stuff. He also talks about the difficulties of balancing a hobby/business that you’re passionate about and the rest of your real life, like day jobs and family.

Ben creates beautiful cables by hand and each one is guaranteed. So if your into gear, need cables, like concert photography, or any combination of those, this is the show for you. And check out rayraydecker.com to buy handmade, guaranteed, unique audio cables. And check out rayraydecker on Instagram for products and Ben’s concert photos. Check the podcast out @PerformanceAnx on Instagram & Twitter. Reach out there or theperformanceanxietypod@gmail.com. You can support the show through performanceanx.threadless.com for our gear or ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety if you’d like to send us a cup of coffee. And please check out our sponsors! I hope you enjoy a different side of music with Ben Kleinman of Ray Raydecker on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 3998 yes Elana Justin (Motive Black) Today I chat with Elana Justin of Motive Black. Her debut album is dropping and after I had a chance to listen to it, I asked if she would do the podcast. I knew we’d have a great talk about the album. How could we not? It was produced by Nick Rowe who’s worked with Madonna, Vampire Weekend, Snoop Dogg, & Lamb of God, among others; but it also features a duet with Carla Harvey of Butcher Babies, a guitar cameo by Marcos Curiel of P.O.D., and Ray Luzier, drummer for KoRn, is all over the place!  The album has taken a long time to come to fruition. And there are a lot of reasons why. But none more important than her sister, Mia. It’s no stretch to say that this album was created for her. But it took a lot of life in New York to get Elana to LA to create the album, Auburn. It’s a story that you have to hear. But make sure you have some tissue nearby.  The album is an energetic, loving tribute and I couldn’t recommend it more. It’s out this week, so pick it up wherever you get your music. Follow Elana and the band @motiveblack on Instagram, @motiveblack1 on Twitter. There’s also Facebook and the website, motiveblack.com. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on Instagram & Twitter. Reach out there, Facebook or email theperformanceanxietypod@gmail.com and let us know who’d you’d like to hear from. Now get ready for a heavy show in so many ways with Elana Justin of Motive Black on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 08 Feb 2023 09:00:00 -0000 Elana Justin (Motive Black) full Marc Shea Elana Justin hops on the show to discuss her band, Motive Black; her sister's influence; amazing guests; and much more! Today I chat with Elana Justin of Motive Black. Her debut album is dropping and after I had a chance to listen to it, I asked if she would do the podcast. I knew we’d have a great talk about the album. How could we not? It was produced by Nick Rowe who’s worked with Madonna, Vampire Weekend, Snoop Dogg, & Lamb of God, among others; but it also features a duet with Carla Harvey of Butcher Babies, a guitar cameo by Marcos Curiel of P.O.D., and Ray Luzier, drummer for KoRn, is all over the place!  The album has taken a long time to come to fruition. And there are a lot of reasons why. But none more important than her sister, Mia. It’s no stretch to say that this album was created for her. But it took a lot of life in New York to get Elana to LA to create the album, Auburn. It’s a story that you have to hear. But make sure you have some tissue nearby.  The album is an energetic, loving tribute and I couldn’t recommend it more. It’s out this week, so pick it up wherever you get your music. Follow Elana and the band @motiveblack on Instagram, @motiveblack1 on Twitter. There’s also Facebook and the website, motiveblack.com. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on Instagram & Twitter. Reach out there, Facebook or email theperformanceanxietypod@gmail.com and let us know who’d you’d like to hear from. Now get ready for a heavy show in so many ways with Elana Justin of Motive Black on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today I chat with Elana Justin of Motive Black. Her debut album is dropping and after I had a chance to listen to it, I asked if she would do the podcast. I knew we’d have a great talk about the album. How could we not? It was produced by Nick Rowe who’s worked with Madonna, Vampire Weekend, Snoop Dogg, & Lamb of God, among others; but it also features a duet with Carla Harvey of Butcher Babies, a guitar cameo by Marcos Curiel of P.O.D., and Ray Luzier, drummer for KoRn, is all over the place! 

The album has taken a long time to come to fruition. And there are a lot of reasons why. But none more important than her sister, Mia. It’s no stretch to say that this album was created for her. But it took a lot of life in New York to get Elana to LA to create the album, Auburn. It’s a story that you have to hear. But make sure you have some tissue nearby. 

The album is an energetic, loving tribute and I couldn’t recommend it more. It’s out this week, so pick it up wherever you get your music. Follow Elana and the band @motiveblack on Instagram, @motiveblack1 on Twitter. There’s also Facebook and the website, motiveblack.com. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on Instagram & Twitter. Reach out there, Facebook or email theperformanceanxietypod@gmail.com and let us know who’d you’d like to hear from. Now get ready for a heavy show in so many ways with Elana Justin of Motive Black on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 3257 yes Carver Commodore In an usual turn of events, this episode features something a little different. I have 80% of the band Carver Commodore on the show! So that’s lead singer and guitarist Payton Pruitt, lead guitarist Phillip Blevins (who is also a long-time member of the Mason Music family as Assistant Operations Manager), multi-instrumentalist Clayton Christopher, bassist David Smith Jr.. We’ll give drummer Noah Freeman a pass due to having a baby. We immediately start off with the tough questions…Roll Tide or War Eagle? After a tense moment or two, we relax and discuss how this five piece band from all over the state of Alabama got together. There are on-stage near misses, one of the guys rescues a truck in the middle of the episode, and I find out who Carver Commodore is…or was…or was supposed to be. The band has a great sound that is always evolving but always recognizable as Carver Commodore. The band and I have their friends Monsoon to thank for all of this, which makes this one of my favorite kinds of episodes; a referral of sorts. These guys have new music in the works as well as touring. Get out there, see the shows, buy the music, and spread the word about Carver Commodore. Follow them on social media. They’re pretty easy to find. You can followus @PerformanceAnx on Twitter & Instagram. Feel free to reach out there or email us at theperformanceanxietypod@gmail.com. You can help the show with a cup of coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. You can buy stuff with our logo at performanceanx.threadless.com. Now open your ears for the new sound of southern rock with Carver Commodore on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 01 Feb 2023 04:00:00 -0000 Carver Commodore full Marc Shea Today we have 80% of Alabama's Carver Commodore. Learn the strange story behind the name and hear the new sound of southern rock In an usual turn of events, this episode features something a little different. I have 80% of the band Carver Commodore on the show! So that’s lead singer and guitarist Payton Pruitt, lead guitarist Phillip Blevins (who is also a long-time member of the Mason Music family as Assistant Operations Manager), multi-instrumentalist Clayton Christopher, bassist David Smith Jr.. We’ll give drummer Noah Freeman a pass due to having a baby. We immediately start off with the tough questions…Roll Tide or War Eagle? After a tense moment or two, we relax and discuss how this five piece band from all over the state of Alabama got together. There are on-stage near misses, one of the guys rescues a truck in the middle of the episode, and I find out who Carver Commodore is…or was…or was supposed to be. The band has a great sound that is always evolving but always recognizable as Carver Commodore. The band and I have their friends Monsoon to thank for all of this, which makes this one of my favorite kinds of episodes; a referral of sorts. These guys have new music in the works as well as touring. Get out there, see the shows, buy the music, and spread the word about Carver Commodore. Follow them on social media. They’re pretty easy to find. You can followus @PerformanceAnx on Twitter & Instagram. Feel free to reach out there or email us at theperformanceanxietypod@gmail.com. You can help the show with a cup of coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. You can buy stuff with our logo at performanceanx.threadless.com. Now open your ears for the new sound of southern rock with Carver Commodore on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices In an usual turn of events, this episode features something a little different. I have 80% of the band Carver Commodore on the show! So that’s lead singer and guitarist Payton Pruitt, lead guitarist Phillip Blevins (who is also a long-time member of the Mason Music family as Assistant Operations Manager), multi-instrumentalist Clayton Christopher, bassist David Smith Jr.. We’ll give drummer Noah Freeman a pass due to having a baby. We immediately start off with the tough questions…Roll Tide or War Eagle? After a tense moment or two, we relax and discuss how this five piece band from all over the state of Alabama got together. There are on-stage near misses, one of the guys rescues a truck in the middle of the episode, and I find out who Carver Commodore is…or was…or was supposed to be.

The band has a great sound that is always evolving but always recognizable as Carver Commodore. The band and I have their friends Monsoon to thank for all of this, which makes this one of my favorite kinds of episodes; a referral of sorts. These guys have new music in the works as well as touring. Get out there, see the shows, buy the music, and spread the word about Carver Commodore. Follow them on social media. They’re pretty easy to find. You can followus @PerformanceAnx on Twitter & Instagram. Feel free to reach out there or email us at theperformanceanxietypod@gmail.com. You can help the show with a cup of coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. You can buy stuff with our logo at performanceanx.threadless.com. Now open your ears for the new sound of southern rock with Carver Commodore on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 2852 yes Barrett Davis Barrett Davis has just released his debut album. It’s been a long time in the making. In fact, he started one of the songs over 10 years ago. But that’s not to say he hasn’t been busy. That’s actually why it’s taken so long for it’s release. Music has always been a huge part of his life. His dad is a blues guitarist who’s played with Marshall Tucker and Jeannie C. Reilly (which should be a podcast unto itself).His mom is a singer who helped train his sister, who now sings opera in Amsterdam. Barrett was playing with his dad as well as his own band,The Foxfire for years when he decided to step away and take a break. But he had met his wife, started a family and needed to give them time. He focused on construction and building a business in North Carolina, where he grew up. And when he decided the time was right, he took his time, incorporated everything he could from his favorite artists and the surrounding Appalachian music and has released The Ballad of Aesop Fin. There’s a story behind everything with the album. That extends to the album title as well as the album length! Nothing is left to chance, here. Barrett has a deep connection to this music, to Appalachia, and surprisingly, gouda cheese. We recorded this right around the time of the World Cup and college football playoffs, so we even venture into sports just a bit. Give Barrett a follow on instagram @barrettdavismusic, Facebook, or his website barrettdavismusic.com. Pick up The Ballad of Aesop Fin wherever you buy music. Stream it, share it, get it out there! Follow us @PerformanceAnx on Twitter & Instagram.Reach out there or theperformanceanxietypod@gmail.com. You can send us a cup of coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or buy something with our logo at performanceanx.threadless.com. And now we get to the roots of Barrett Davis on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 25 Jan 2023 09:00:00 -0000 Barrett Davis full Marc Shea Barrett Davis' debut, The Ballad of Aesop Fin, took a long time to come out. But that was on purpose. Barrett explains why and his connection to gouda. Barrett Davis has just released his debut album. It’s been a long time in the making. In fact, he started one of the songs over 10 years ago. But that’s not to say he hasn’t been busy. That’s actually why it’s taken so long for it’s release. Music has always been a huge part of his life. His dad is a blues guitarist who’s played with Marshall Tucker and Jeannie C. Reilly (which should be a podcast unto itself).His mom is a singer who helped train his sister, who now sings opera in Amsterdam. Barrett was playing with his dad as well as his own band,The Foxfire for years when he decided to step away and take a break. But he had met his wife, started a family and needed to give them time. He focused on construction and building a business in North Carolina, where he grew up. And when he decided the time was right, he took his time, incorporated everything he could from his favorite artists and the surrounding Appalachian music and has released The Ballad of Aesop Fin. There’s a story behind everything with the album. That extends to the album title as well as the album length! Nothing is left to chance, here. Barrett has a deep connection to this music, to Appalachia, and surprisingly, gouda cheese. We recorded this right around the time of the World Cup and college football playoffs, so we even venture into sports just a bit. Give Barrett a follow on instagram @barrettdavismusic, Facebook, or his website barrettdavismusic.com. Pick up The Ballad of Aesop Fin wherever you buy music. Stream it, share it, get it out there! Follow us @PerformanceAnx on Twitter & Instagram.Reach out there or theperformanceanxietypod@gmail.com. You can send us a cup of coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or buy something with our logo at performanceanx.threadless.com. And now we get to the roots of Barrett Davis on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Barrett Davis has just released his debut album. It’s been a long time in the making. In fact, he started one of the songs over 10 years ago. But that’s not to say he hasn’t been busy. That’s actually why it’s taken so long for it’s release. Music has always been a huge part of his life. His dad is a blues guitarist who’s played with Marshall Tucker and Jeannie C. Reilly (which should be a podcast unto itself).His mom is a singer who helped train his sister, who now sings opera in Amsterdam. Barrett was playing with his dad as well as his own band,The Foxfire for years when he decided to step away and take a break. But he had met his wife, started a family and needed to give them time. He focused on construction and building a business in North Carolina, where he grew up. And when he decided the time was right, he took his time, incorporated everything he could from his favorite artists and the surrounding Appalachian music and has released The Ballad of Aesop Fin. There’s a story behind everything with the album. That extends to the album title as well as the album length! Nothing is left to chance, here. Barrett has a deep connection to this music, to Appalachia, and surprisingly, gouda cheese. We recorded this right around the time of the World Cup and college football playoffs, so we even venture into sports just a bit. Give Barrett a follow on instagram @barrettdavismusic, Facebook, or his website barrettdavismusic.com. Pick up The Ballad of Aesop Fin wherever you buy music. Stream it, share it, get it out there! Follow us @PerformanceAnx on Twitter & Instagram.Reach out there or theperformanceanxietypod@gmail.com. You can send us a cup of coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or buy something with our logo at performanceanx.threadless.com. And now we get to the roots of Barrett Davis on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 3955 yes Steven Dayvid McKellar (Civil Twilight) If you’re like me, sometimes you get obsessed by a band and find out that they broke up several years earlier. You think to yourself, “Where the hell was I”? Well, that happened with my guest, Steven Dayvid McKellar. His first and only band was Civil Twilight. Steven formed the band in Cape Town, South Africa, with his brother Andrew and their friend Richard Wouters just when the country started to open up from Apartheid. Their career got off to a quick start when they were offered a gig before the band even actually formed. After hitting a ceiling in South Africa, the group packed up and moved to Los Angeles with absolutely NO plan! After recording an album and receiving zero label support, the band caught a break in Texas and toured the US with bands like Jimmy Eat World, Silversun Pickups, Florence + The Machine, and Smashing Pumpkins. After years of touring, recording, and drinking, things finally caught up with Steven when he suffered back to back seizures from alcohol withdrawal. The band broke up and he took some time to regroup. Eventually music drew him back. He started writing music again and built up the courage to share it. In addition to a few EP’s, he’s finally released his full album, NAMA. It’s a departure from Civil Twilight and sounds more experimental. Steven also talks about what the future may hold. So if you want to stay in the loop, check out his Instagram @wine_gums_, and pick up his album on Sonic Ritual. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on Instagram or Twitter. Reach out there or at theperformanceanxietypod@gmail.com. Let us know who you want to hear from. And support us at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or performanceanx.threadless.com. I hope you enjoy this WILD story with Steven Dayvid McKellar on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 18 Jan 2023 09:00:00 -0000 Steven Dayvid McKellar (Civil Twilight) full Marc Shea Steven Dayvid McKellar talks about his first band, Civil Twilight, having two seizures from alcohol withdrawal, his solo album, NAMA, and much more! If you’re like me, sometimes you get obsessed by a band and find out that they broke up several years earlier. You think to yourself, “Where the hell was I”? Well, that happened with my guest, Steven Dayvid McKellar. His first and only band was Civil Twilight. Steven formed the band in Cape Town, South Africa, with his brother Andrew and their friend Richard Wouters just when the country started to open up from Apartheid. Their career got off to a quick start when they were offered a gig before the band even actually formed. After hitting a ceiling in South Africa, the group packed up and moved to Los Angeles with absolutely NO plan! After recording an album and receiving zero label support, the band caught a break in Texas and toured the US with bands like Jimmy Eat World, Silversun Pickups, Florence + The Machine, and Smashing Pumpkins. After years of touring, recording, and drinking, things finally caught up with Steven when he suffered back to back seizures from alcohol withdrawal. The band broke up and he took some time to regroup. Eventually music drew him back. He started writing music again and built up the courage to share it. In addition to a few EP’s, he’s finally released his full album, NAMA. It’s a departure from Civil Twilight and sounds more experimental. Steven also talks about what the future may hold. So if you want to stay in the loop, check out his Instagram @wine_gums_, and pick up his album on Sonic Ritual. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on Instagram or Twitter. Reach out there or at theperformanceanxietypod@gmail.com. Let us know who you want to hear from. And support us at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or performanceanx.threadless.com. I hope you enjoy this WILD story with Steven Dayvid McKellar on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices If you’re like me, sometimes you get obsessed by a band and find out that they broke up several years earlier. You think to yourself, “Where the hell was I”? Well, that happened with my guest, Steven Dayvid McKellar. His first and only band was Civil Twilight. Steven formed the band in Cape Town, South Africa, with his brother Andrew and their friend Richard Wouters just when the country started to open up from Apartheid. Their career got off to a quick start when they were offered a gig before the band even actually formed. After hitting a ceiling in South Africa, the group packed up and moved to Los Angeles with absolutely NO plan! After recording an album and receiving zero label support, the band caught a break in Texas and toured the US with bands like Jimmy Eat World, Silversun Pickups, Florence + The Machine, and Smashing Pumpkins. After years of touring, recording, and drinking, things finally caught up with Steven when he suffered back to back seizures from alcohol withdrawal. The band broke up and he took some time to regroup. Eventually music drew him back. He started writing music again and built up the courage to share it. In addition to a few EP’s, he’s finally released his full album, NAMA. It’s a departure from Civil Twilight and sounds more experimental. Steven also talks about what the future may hold. So if you want to stay in the loop, check out his Instagram @wine_gums_, and pick up his album on Sonic Ritual. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on Instagram or Twitter. Reach out there or at theperformanceanxietypod@gmail.com. Let us know who you want to hear from. And support us at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or performanceanx.threadless.com. I hope you enjoy this WILD story with Steven Dayvid McKellar on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 4877 yes Eszter Balint My guest is Eszter Balint and her story is really unusual. It’s so unusual, in fact, that her latest project is a memoir. She was born in Hungary and lived there until she was about 10 years old. But the rise in communism at that time forced artists who were more avant garde, like Eszter’s family, to leave the country. She found herself in New York City with her immediate and extended family, creating the Squat Theater where some of the most amazing artists created their work. Eszter worked with a diverse array of people. Sometimes she was behind the scenes with sun Ra, while other times she was right in the middle of it all, from acting in Jim JArmusch movies to playing violin in a Jean Michel Basquiat production. So it shouldn’t be a surprise that she began writing and performing her own material. And when the acting bug reappeared, she went to LA. But she eventually came back to New York, raised a family and got back to music. Her aforementioned new project is a combination theater production and accompanying album, called I Hate Memory that pairs her with Stew from Stew & The Negro Problem. She’s got shows coming up in NYC, so check out her Instagram page @eszter.balint. Pick up I Hate Memory on Bandcamp or wherever you get music. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on Instagram & Twitter. Reach out there or theperformanceanxietypod@gmail.com. We have merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. We accept cups of coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Now let’s dive head-first into this chat with Eszter Balint on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 11 Jan 2023 09:00:00 -0000 Eszter Balint full Marc Shea Singer Songwriter Eszter Balint discusses her anti-memoir, I Hate Memory and NYC in the late 70's/early 80's My guest is Eszter Balint and her story is really unusual. It’s so unusual, in fact, that her latest project is a memoir. She was born in Hungary and lived there until she was about 10 years old. But the rise in communism at that time forced artists who were more avant garde, like Eszter’s family, to leave the country. She found herself in New York City with her immediate and extended family, creating the Squat Theater where some of the most amazing artists created their work. Eszter worked with a diverse array of people. Sometimes she was behind the scenes with sun Ra, while other times she was right in the middle of it all, from acting in Jim JArmusch movies to playing violin in a Jean Michel Basquiat production. So it shouldn’t be a surprise that she began writing and performing her own material. And when the acting bug reappeared, she went to LA. But she eventually came back to New York, raised a family and got back to music. Her aforementioned new project is a combination theater production and accompanying album, called I Hate Memory that pairs her with Stew from Stew & The Negro Problem. She’s got shows coming up in NYC, so check out her Instagram page @eszter.balint. Pick up I Hate Memory on Bandcamp or wherever you get music. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on Instagram & Twitter. Reach out there or theperformanceanxietypod@gmail.com. We have merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. We accept cups of coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Now let’s dive head-first into this chat with Eszter Balint on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices My guest is Eszter Balint and her story is really unusual. It’s so unusual, in fact, that her latest project is a memoir. She was born in Hungary and lived there until she was about 10 years old. But the rise in communism at that time forced artists who were more avant garde, like Eszter’s family, to leave the country. She found herself in New York City with her immediate and extended family, creating the Squat Theater where some of the most amazing artists created their work. Eszter worked with a diverse array of people. Sometimes she was behind the scenes with sun Ra, while other times she was right in the middle of it all, from acting in Jim JArmusch movies to playing violin in a Jean Michel Basquiat production. So it shouldn’t be a surprise that she began writing and performing her own material. And when the acting bug reappeared, she went to LA. But she eventually came back to New York, raised a family and got back to music. Her aforementioned new project is a combination theater production and accompanying album, called I Hate Memory that pairs her with Stew from Stew & The Negro Problem. She’s got shows coming up in NYC, so check out her Instagram page @eszter.balint. Pick up I Hate Memory on Bandcamp or wherever you get music. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on Instagram & Twitter. Reach out there or theperformanceanxietypod@gmail.com. We have merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. We accept cups of coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Now let’s dive head-first into this chat with Eszter Balint on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 2695 yes David Libert (The Happenings, Alice Cooper) https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/david-libert-the-happenings-alice-cooper-bx8sfURM David Libert is our guest. And he’s got such a wild story to tell that he actually did write a book about it! His career in music began singing doo-wop with his friends just to be able to hang out and meet girls. But his band, The Happenings, were good. So David went to Tin Pan Alley to convince the industry. He and his partner, Bob Miranda eventually got jobs writing music for a label run by The Tokens of The Lion Sleeps Tonight fame. The took the job with the stipulation that The Tokens would help The Happenings with their music. Sometime after the band’s biggest hit, See You In September, David saw the writing on the wall and left The Happenings (which he was managing) to manage other bands like Rare Earth. His success there led to him working with the legendary Shep Gordon and Alice Cooper. And what a baptism of fire that was! After feeling burnt out, David started his own agency which ended with David in prison. But it was OK, he started playing in the prison jazz trio. After prison, David had to start from the ground up again. But he did it, eventually working with George Clinton, Parliament/Funkadelic, Prince, and one of my personal favorites, Living Colour. Pick up his book through Amazon or his website rockandrollwarrior.com. Follow him on social media to see what he’s up to. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on Twitter & Instagram. You can help us manage this podcast through merch purchases at performanceanx.threadless.com or with some coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Now saddle up for a wild ride with David Libert on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 05 Jan 2023 04:00:00 -0000 David Libert (The Happenings, Alice Cooper) full 305 Marc Shea Tour manager extraordinaire and member of The Happenings, David Libert joins the show to chat about his new book, Rock And Roll Warrior. He shares some wild stories about touring, his time in prison, and making a comeback in an unforgiving industry. David Libert is our guest. And he’s got such a wild story to tell that he actually did write a book about it! His career in music began singing doo-wop with his friends just to be able to hang out and meet girls. But his band, The Happenings, were good. So David went to Tin Pan Alley to convince the industry. He and his partner, Bob Miranda eventually got jobs writing music for a label run by The Tokens of The Lion Sleeps Tonight fame. The took the job with the stipulation that The Tokens would help The Happenings with their music. Sometime after the band’s biggest hit, See You In September, David saw the writing on the wall and left The Happenings (which he was managing) to manage other bands like Rare Earth. His success there led to him working with the legendary Shep Gordon and Alice Cooper. And what a baptism of fire that was! After feeling burnt out, David started his own agency which ended with David in prison. But it was OK, he started playing in the prison jazz trio. After prison, David had to start from the ground up again. But he did it, eventually working with George Clinton, Parliament/Funkadelic, Prince, and one of my personal favorites, Living Colour. Pick up his book through Amazon or his website rockandrollwarrior.com. Follow him on social media to see what he’s up to. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on Twitter & Instagram. You can help us manage this podcast through merch purchases at performanceanx.threadless.com or with some coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Now saddle up for a wild ride with David Libert on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices David Libert is our guest. And he’s got such a wild story to tell that he actually did write a book about it! His career in music began singing doo-wop with his friends just to be able to hang out and meet girls. But his band, The Happenings, were good. So David went to Tin Pan Alley to convince the industry. He and his partner, Bob Miranda eventually got jobs writing music for a label run by The Tokens of The Lion Sleeps Tonight fame. The took the job with the stipulation that The Tokens would help The Happenings with their music. Sometime after the band’s biggest hit, See You In September, David saw the writing on the wall and left The Happenings (which he was managing) to manage other bands like Rare Earth. His success there led to him working with the legendary Shep Gordon and Alice Cooper. And what a baptism of fire that was! After feeling burnt out, David started his own agency which ended with David in prison. But it was OK, he started playing in the prison jazz trio.

After prison, David had to start from the ground up again. But he did it, eventually working with George Clinton, Parliament/Funkadelic, Prince, and one of my personal favorites, Living Colour.

Pick up his book through Amazon or his website rockandrollwarrior.com. Follow him on social media to see what he’s up to. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on Twitter & Instagram. You can help us manage this podcast through merch purchases at performanceanx.threadless.com or with some coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Now saddle up for a wild ride with David Libert on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 2753 yes Jim Crean (Scream Taker) https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/jim-crean-scream-taker-RFfBS2y7 I’m joined by Buffalo, NY singer Jim Crean. Jim grew up around music. His dad was a drummer and really helped Jim form and appreciate for music. But he was also big into sports, which makes sense for a guy from Buffalo. But once he started playing music, he was all in. He started playing bars at a really young age. He’s been putting out music for decades and is a member of the Buffalo Music Hall Of Fame. So when Carmine and Vinny Appice toured with their Drum Wars bands, they did some scouting before each show so they could include local musicians in the show. That’s how they found Jim and began working with him on a regular basis. Jim also tells the story of why the brothers each pronounce their last name differently.  Jim’s new band (and it IS a band) features Vinny Appice and guitarist Steph Honde and it is 100% the product of the pandemic. This band is different for Jim. Even the songwriting used a different approach. They are playing their live debut in January at the heavy metal Hall Of Fame. So check out the new album Kill The Beautiful. Grab a merch bundle while they last. Check them out on Facebook. Check us out @PerformanceAnx on Twitter & Instagram. We’re also on YouTube & Facebook. Reach out through all those platforms or at theperformanceanxietypod@gmail.com. Grab our merch at performanceanx.threadless.com or buy us a cup of coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Now prepare to have Jim Crean of Scream Taker take YOUR breath away on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 28 Dec 2022 09:00:00 -0000 Jim Crean (Scream Taker) full 304 Marc Shea Buffalo Music Hall Of Fame inductee Jim Crean joins the show to discuss his band, Scream Taker and how he began working with the Appice brothers. I’m joined by Buffalo, NY singer Jim Crean. Jim grew up around music. His dad was a drummer and really helped Jim form and appreciate for music. But he was also big into sports, which makes sense for a guy from Buffalo. But once he started playing music, he was all in. He started playing bars at a really young age. He’s been putting out music for decades and is a member of the Buffalo Music Hall Of Fame. So when Carmine and Vinny Appice toured with their Drum Wars bands, they did some scouting before each show so they could include local musicians in the show. That’s how they found Jim and began working with him on a regular basis. Jim also tells the story of why the brothers each pronounce their last name differently.  Jim’s new band (and it IS a band) features Vinny Appice and guitarist Steph Honde and it is 100% the product of the pandemic. This band is different for Jim. Even the songwriting used a different approach. They are playing their live debut in January at the heavy metal Hall Of Fame. So check out the new album Kill The Beautiful. Grab a merch bundle while they last. Check them out on Facebook. Check us out @PerformanceAnx on Twitter & Instagram. We’re also on YouTube & Facebook. Reach out through all those platforms or at theperformanceanxietypod@gmail.com. Grab our merch at performanceanx.threadless.com or buy us a cup of coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Now prepare to have Jim Crean of Scream Taker take YOUR breath away on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices I’m joined by Buffalo, NY singer Jim Crean. Jim grew up around music. His dad was a drummer and really helped Jim form and appreciate for music. But he was also big into sports, which makes sense for a guy from Buffalo. But once he started playing music, he was all in. He started playing bars at a really young age. He’s been putting out music for decades and is a member of the Buffalo Music Hall Of Fame. So when Carmine and Vinny Appice toured with their Drum Wars bands, they did some scouting before each show so they could include local musicians in the show. That’s how they found Jim and began working with him on a regular basis. Jim also tells the story of why the brothers each pronounce their last name differently. 

Jim’s new band (and it IS a band) features Vinny Appice and guitarist Steph Honde and it is 100% the product of the pandemic. This band is different for Jim. Even the songwriting used a different approach. They are playing their live debut in January at the heavy metal Hall Of Fame. So check out the new album Kill The Beautiful. Grab a merch bundle while they last. Check them out on Facebook. Check us out @PerformanceAnx on Twitter & Instagram. We’re also on YouTube & Facebook. Reach out through all those platforms or at theperformanceanxietypod@gmail.com. Grab our merch at performanceanx.threadless.com or buy us a cup of coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Now prepare to have Jim Crean of Scream Taker take YOUR breath away on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. 

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]]> 2847 yes Side Projects: 50 Years Of Mark Bingham https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/side-projects-50-years-of-mark-bingham-wVPaFzYg Welcome back Mark Bingham and Louis Michot to discuss a special project. Louis’ label, Nouveau Electric, is releasing 22 albums from now through most of 2023, documenting 50 years of Mark Bingham. Mark has made a career out of people not knowing what he’s doing. He has been recording music at an astounding rate. And he doesn’t do that to keep it hidden. Mark & Louis talk about how they began working together and the first two albums in this unreal release schedule. Those would be Goo Seneck, and Mushroom Crowd. But they aren’t necessarily being released in chronological order. Some albums are reissues of old and out of print, others are freshly recorded, and still others are collections of odds and ends. And in the middle of all this, we end up discussing the proper pronunciation of Adele’s name and what happened to Madonna’s face. And I almost choke to death thanks to the story Mark tells of a song slated to be released later in 2023. So go check out nouveauelectric.com to start picking up the albums that start the 50 Years of Mark Bingham project. Follow them on Instagram as well. Follow Mark @markbingham_2666. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on Instagram & Twitter. We’re also on Facebook & Youtube. Reach out at theperformanceanxietypod@gmail.com or help support the show at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or buy merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. And now let’s jump right in to a discussion about 50 years of Mark Bingham with Louis Michot…and Mark Bingham on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 22 Dec 2022 09:00:00 -0000 Side Projects: 50 Years Of Mark Bingham full 303 Marc Shea Louis Michot & Mark Bingham stop by to discuss...Mark Bingham; 50 years of Mark Bingham, to be precise, and the enormous project by Nouveau Electric to commemorate this milestone. Welcome back Mark Bingham and Louis Michot to discuss a special project. Louis’ label, Nouveau Electric, is releasing 22 albums from now through most of 2023, documenting 50 years of Mark Bingham. Mark has made a career out of people not knowing what he’s doing. He has been recording music at an astounding rate. And he doesn’t do that to keep it hidden. Mark & Louis talk about how they began working together and the first two albums in this unreal release schedule. Those would be Goo Seneck, and Mushroom Crowd. But they aren’t necessarily being released in chronological order. Some albums are reissues of old and out of print, others are freshly recorded, and still others are collections of odds and ends. And in the middle of all this, we end up discussing the proper pronunciation of Adele’s name and what happened to Madonna’s face. And I almost choke to death thanks to the story Mark tells of a song slated to be released later in 2023. So go check out nouveauelectric.com to start picking up the albums that start the 50 Years of Mark Bingham project. Follow them on Instagram as well. Follow Mark @markbingham_2666. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on Instagram & Twitter. We’re also on Facebook & Youtube. Reach out at theperformanceanxietypod@gmail.com or help support the show at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or buy merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. And now let’s jump right in to a discussion about 50 years of Mark Bingham with Louis Michot…and Mark Bingham on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Welcome back Mark Bingham and Louis Michot to discuss a special project. Louis’ label, Nouveau Electric, is releasing 22 albums from now through most of 2023, documenting 50 years of Mark Bingham. Mark has made a career out of people not knowing what he’s doing. He has been recording music at an astounding rate. And he doesn’t do that to keep it hidden. Mark & Louis talk about how they began working together and the first two albums in this unreal release schedule. Those would be Goo Seneck, and Mushroom Crowd. But they aren’t necessarily being released in chronological order. Some albums are reissues of old and out of print, others are freshly recorded, and still others are collections of odds and ends. And in the middle of all this, we end up discussing the proper pronunciation of Adele’s name and what happened to Madonna’s face. And I almost choke to death thanks to the story Mark tells of a song slated to be released later in 2023. So go check out nouveauelectric.com to start picking up the albums that start the 50 Years of Mark Bingham project. Follow them on Instagram as well. Follow Mark @markbingham_2666. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on Instagram & Twitter. We’re also on Facebook & Youtube. Reach out at theperformanceanxietypod@gmail.com or help support the show at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or buy merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. And now let’s jump right in to a discussion about 50 years of Mark Bingham with Louis Michot…and Mark Bingham on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 3691 yes Chris Bergstrom (Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, The Dandy Warhols) https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/chris-bergstrom-black-rebel-motorcycle-club-the-dandy-warhols-V6goWDOD If you listen to this podcast, you’re most likely a fan of music. And chances are, you’ve seen a live concert. Have you ever wondered what goes into getting a band from one show to the next? What kind of preplanning is needed? And how much more goes into an overseas tour? Well my guest and friend Chris Bergstrom joins me to give us all a taste of what it takes to make a tour successful and how it has changed over the years. He’s worked with some incredible acts, like Black Rebel Motorcycle Club and The Dandy Warhols. But he’s also worked with acts I wasn’t expecting, like The Oregon Symphony Orchestra and country music star Tracy Lawrence. He’s done everything from load-ins & load-outs to Front of house, to tour management. He’s got great behind the scenes stories as well as a collection of live recordings that I would kill for! But it’s not all sex, drugs, & rock & roll. In fact, that stereotype has changed so much over the years. But for many, the hardest part is still acclimating to post-tour (or normal) life. Chris is candid about all of it. So if you want to follow his touring exploits, check him out @blackeyedprod on Instagram. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on IG & Twitter. You can show us some love through ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or with a merch purchase at performanceanx.threadless.com. Now prepare for an insider’s look at touring with Chris Bergstrom on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 14 Dec 2022 09:00:00 -0000 Chris Bergstrom (Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, The Dandy Warhols) full 302 Marc Shea Tour manager for Black Rebel Motorcycle Club and The Dandy Warhols, Chris Bergstrom, jumps on the show to talk about behind the scenes stories of touring and how things have changed over the years. If you listen to this podcast, you’re most likely a fan of music. And chances are, you’ve seen a live concert. Have you ever wondered what goes into getting a band from one show to the next? What kind of preplanning is needed? And how much more goes into an overseas tour? Well my guest and friend Chris Bergstrom joins me to give us all a taste of what it takes to make a tour successful and how it has changed over the years. He’s worked with some incredible acts, like Black Rebel Motorcycle Club and The Dandy Warhols. But he’s also worked with acts I wasn’t expecting, like The Oregon Symphony Orchestra and country music star Tracy Lawrence. He’s done everything from load-ins & load-outs to Front of house, to tour management. He’s got great behind the scenes stories as well as a collection of live recordings that I would kill for! But it’s not all sex, drugs, & rock & roll. In fact, that stereotype has changed so much over the years. But for many, the hardest part is still acclimating to post-tour (or normal) life. Chris is candid about all of it. So if you want to follow his touring exploits, check him out @blackeyedprod on Instagram. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on IG & Twitter. You can show us some love through ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or with a merch purchase at performanceanx.threadless.com. Now prepare for an insider’s look at touring with Chris Bergstrom on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices If you listen to this podcast, you’re most likely a fan of music. And chances are, you’ve seen a live concert. Have you ever wondered what goes into getting a band from one show to the next? What kind of preplanning is needed? And how much more goes into an overseas tour?

Well my guest and friend Chris Bergstrom joins me to give us all a taste of what it takes to make a tour successful and how it has changed over the years.

He’s worked with some incredible acts, like Black Rebel Motorcycle Club and The Dandy Warhols. But he’s also worked with acts I wasn’t expecting, like The Oregon Symphony Orchestra and country music star Tracy Lawrence. He’s done everything from load-ins & load-outs to Front of house, to tour management. He’s got great behind the scenes stories as well as a collection of live recordings that I would kill for! But it’s not all sex, drugs, & rock & roll. In fact, that stereotype has changed so much over the years. But for many, the hardest part is still acclimating to post-tour (or normal) life.

Chris is candid about all of it. So if you want to follow his touring exploits, check him out @blackeyedprod on Instagram. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on IG & Twitter. You can show us some love through ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or with a merch purchase at performanceanx.threadless.com. Now prepare for an insider’s look at touring with Chris Bergstrom on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 5632 yes Side Projects: The Jim Irsay Collection https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/side-projects-the-jim-irsay-collection-amSgqWkC This is an episode of a different kind, even for the Side Projects series of the podcast. I’m joined by Larry Hall. Larry is the Chairman of The Jim Irsay Collection; one of the most amazing private collections of musical and historical artifacts in the country, if not the world. Jim Irsay is the owner of the NFL’s Indianapolis Colts. But his love of music, history, pop culture, and in many instances, their convergence, set off a spark that resulted in an unbelievable collection of artifacts. The Jim Irsay Collection spans over 2000 pieces and Larry is in charge of it all. He reveals how the collection started with the original 200 foot long scroll of Jack Kerouac’s On The Road and has grown exponentially over the years to include some unbelievable items. There’s Prince’s Yellow Cloud guitar, Jerry Garcia’s Tiger, John Lennon’s antique piano that he used on Sgt. Pepper’s, Kurt Cobain’s Fender Mustang, and a grand piano played by Elton John, John Lennon during his last live performance, Freddie Mercury, AND Paul McCartney at Live Aid. Then there’s the guitar that saved acoustic guitar making in America and Dylan’s guitar from the Newport Folk Festival. Larry also discusses some historical pieces like a hat that was to be presented to JFK on the day he was assassinated, a knife owned by Abraham Lincoln, and an original copy of the Declaration of Independence. The collection tours the country, visiting a new city every few months. Larry talks about the logistics and safety measures taken when everything hits the road. This truly was a unique conversation and one that I’m so glad I can share. If you get the opportunity, go see The JIm Irsay Collection. You can check out the website, jimirsaycollection.com to see where the collection is heading as well as the social media links, which are getting a complete overhaul as we speak.  You can follow us @PerformanceAnx on Twitter & Instagram. You can help to support out collection of great conversation by buying us a cup of coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or by picking up our non-historical merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Now get ready to be blown away by Larry Hall of The Jim Irsay Collection on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 08 Dec 2022 09:00:00 -0000 Side Projects: The Jim Irsay Collection full 301 Marc Shea Larry Hall, Chairman of The Jim Irsay Collection, joins the show to talk about some of the most amazing musical and historical pieces contained in the collection, how they get ready to tour them, and how they acquire some of the items. This is an episode of a different kind, even for the Side Projects series of the podcast. I’m joined by Larry Hall. Larry is the Chairman of The Jim Irsay Collection; one of the most amazing private collections of musical and historical artifacts in the country, if not the world. Jim Irsay is the owner of the NFL’s Indianapolis Colts. But his love of music, history, pop culture, and in many instances, their convergence, set off a spark that resulted in an unbelievable collection of artifacts. The Jim Irsay Collection spans over 2000 pieces and Larry is in charge of it all. He reveals how the collection started with the original 200 foot long scroll of Jack Kerouac’s On The Road and has grown exponentially over the years to include some unbelievable items. There’s Prince’s Yellow Cloud guitar, Jerry Garcia’s Tiger, John Lennon’s antique piano that he used on Sgt. Pepper’s, Kurt Cobain’s Fender Mustang, and a grand piano played by Elton John, John Lennon during his last live performance, Freddie Mercury, AND Paul McCartney at Live Aid. Then there’s the guitar that saved acoustic guitar making in America and Dylan’s guitar from the Newport Folk Festival. Larry also discusses some historical pieces like a hat that was to be presented to JFK on the day he was assassinated, a knife owned by Abraham Lincoln, and an original copy of the Declaration of Independence. The collection tours the country, visiting a new city every few months. Larry talks about the logistics and safety measures taken when everything hits the road. This truly was a unique conversation and one that I’m so glad I can share. If you get the opportunity, go see The JIm Irsay Collection. You can check out the website, jimirsaycollection.com to see where the collection is heading as well as the social media links, which are getting a complete overhaul as we speak.  You can follow us @PerformanceAnx on Twitter & Instagram. You can help to support out collection of great conversation by buying us a cup of coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or by picking up our non-historical merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Now get ready to be blown away by Larry Hall of The Jim Irsay Collection on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This is an episode of a different kind, even for the Side Projects series of the podcast. I’m joined by Larry Hall. Larry is the Chairman of The Jim Irsay Collection; one of the most amazing private collections of musical and historical artifacts in the country, if not the world. Jim Irsay is the owner of the NFL’s Indianapolis Colts. But his love of music, history, pop culture, and in many instances, their convergence, set off a spark that resulted in an unbelievable collection of artifacts. The Jim Irsay Collection spans over 2000 pieces and Larry is in charge of it all. He reveals how the collection started with the original 200 foot long scroll of Jack Kerouac’s On The Road and has grown exponentially over the years to include some unbelievable items. There’s Prince’s Yellow Cloud guitar, Jerry Garcia’s Tiger, John Lennon’s antique piano that he used on Sgt. Pepper’s, Kurt Cobain’s Fender Mustang, and a grand piano played by Elton John, John Lennon during his last live performance, Freddie Mercury, AND Paul McCartney at Live Aid. Then there’s the guitar that saved acoustic guitar making in America and Dylan’s guitar from the Newport Folk Festival.

Larry also discusses some historical pieces like a hat that was to be presented to JFK on the day he was assassinated, a knife owned by Abraham Lincoln, and an original copy of the Declaration of Independence. The collection tours the country, visiting a new city every few months. Larry talks about the logistics and safety measures taken when everything hits the road. This truly was a unique conversation and one that I’m so glad I can share. If you get the opportunity, go see The JIm Irsay Collection. You can check out the website, jimirsaycollection.com to see where the collection is heading as well as the social media links, which are getting a complete overhaul as we speak. 

You can follow us @PerformanceAnx on Twitter & Instagram. You can help to support out collection of great conversation by buying us a cup of coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or by picking up our non-historical merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Now get ready to be blown away by Larry Hall of The Jim Irsay Collection on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 2500 yes Jennifer Hartswick (Trey Anastasio Band, Phish) https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/jennifer-hartswick-trey-anastasio-band-phish-3b5eEy_1 Not too many of us know what we want to do when we’re teenagers. Hell I’m still not entirely sure, and I’m coming up on 50. But Jennifer Hartswick did. But she almost didn’t have a choice. Music and entertainment ran in the family. And while she’s best known for playing trumpet with legendary musicians like Trey Anastasio and Phish, Carlos Santana, Tom Petty, & Herbie Hancock (to name just a few), that’s not the instrument she started with. But once she found it, it was all over. In fact, she went to college for music and at one point was asked to TEACH the class instead of attend it. Well, it was at that point that she made an important decision in her life, which was followed by a HUGE coincidence 10 minutes later. Jen talks about the life of an independent touring musician very candidly. We also talk about music’s affect on buying groceries, the amazing advice she received from Herbie Hancock, and the beauty and importance of falling on your ass. Check out her latest album, Something In The Water on Brother Mister Records. Check out jenniferhartswick.com for social media links, album purchase info, tour dates, and more. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media. Check out performanceanx.threadless.com for stuff and ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety if you just want to send us a nice cup of coffee. And now get ready to smile a lot with Jennifer Hartswick on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 07 Dec 2022 09:00:00 -0000 Jennifer Hartswick (Trey Anastasio Band, Phish) full 300 Marc Shea Jennifer Hartswick stops by to talk about meeting & working with Trey Anastasio, Herbie Hancock, & more. She also talks about recording her latest album, Something In The Water. Not too many of us know what we want to do when we’re teenagers. Hell I’m still not entirely sure, and I’m coming up on 50. But Jennifer Hartswick did. But she almost didn’t have a choice. Music and entertainment ran in the family. And while she’s best known for playing trumpet with legendary musicians like Trey Anastasio and Phish, Carlos Santana, Tom Petty, & Herbie Hancock (to name just a few), that’s not the instrument she started with. But once she found it, it was all over. In fact, she went to college for music and at one point was asked to TEACH the class instead of attend it. Well, it was at that point that she made an important decision in her life, which was followed by a HUGE coincidence 10 minutes later. Jen talks about the life of an independent touring musician very candidly. We also talk about music’s affect on buying groceries, the amazing advice she received from Herbie Hancock, and the beauty and importance of falling on your ass. Check out her latest album, Something In The Water on Brother Mister Records. Check out jenniferhartswick.com for social media links, album purchase info, tour dates, and more. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media. Check out performanceanx.threadless.com for stuff and ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety if you just want to send us a nice cup of coffee. And now get ready to smile a lot with Jennifer Hartswick on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Not too many of us know what we want to do when we’re teenagers. Hell I’m still not entirely sure, and I’m coming up on 50. But Jennifer Hartswick did. But she almost didn’t have a choice. Music and entertainment ran in the family. And while she’s best known for playing trumpet with legendary musicians like Trey Anastasio and Phish, Carlos Santana, Tom Petty, & Herbie Hancock (to name just a few), that’s not the instrument she started with. But once she found it, it was all over. In fact, she went to college for music and at one point was asked to TEACH the class instead of attend it. Well, it was at that point that she made an important decision in her life, which was followed by a HUGE coincidence 10 minutes later.

Jen talks about the life of an independent touring musician very candidly. We also talk about music’s affect on buying groceries, the amazing advice she received from Herbie Hancock, and the beauty and importance of falling on your ass. Check out her latest album, Something In The Water on Brother Mister Records. Check out jenniferhartswick.com for social media links, album purchase info, tour dates, and more. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media. Check out performanceanx.threadless.com for stuff and ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety if you just want to send us a nice cup of coffee. And now get ready to smile a lot with Jennifer Hartswick on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 3109 yes Dan Navarro https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/dan-navarro-VcHW8MsN My guest today is the one and only Dan Navarro. Dan was so kind to do this interview because he had just arrived in London and it was about 1 in the morning for him when we recorded. His career is as varied as it is long. It started when he was just a kid, with his cousin Dave, but it began several branches earlier in his family tree. Dan has done everything from being a singing waiter to voice over artist, to doing jingles, to writing iconic pop songs. In fact, his job as a singing waiter is where he met his long time collaborator, Eric Lowen. But it wasn’t an instant connection. But once they clicked, it was obvious to them what they had. They wrote, recorded, and toured like crazy. But a personal tragedy almost ended his musical career. But it ultimately resulted in writing one of the most well known songs from the 80’s. And years later, when Eric couldn’t tour anymore due to advancing ALS, Dan forged a new career as a solo artist. He also became a prolific live streamer during the pandemic, streaming 6 days a week. He has released his latest album, Horizon Line and, no surprise, it’s full of great music. There are so many great stories behind these songs and Dan tells me as many as he can before he had to get some sleep! You can get the album at dannavarro.com or wherever you buy music. Follow him on Twitter @dannavarro or FaceBook & Instagram @dannavarromusic. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. You can be our hero by supporting us through ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or performanceanx.threadless.com. Now don’t sleep on this episode with Dan Navarro on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 30 Nov 2022 09:00:00 -0000 Dan Navarro full 299 Marc Shea Dan Navarro stays up all night, just to talk to me about his latest album, Horizon Line; working with Eric Lowen; Pat Benatar sending his career into orbit, and all the other unusual aspects of his 34-plus year career. My guest today is the one and only Dan Navarro. Dan was so kind to do this interview because he had just arrived in London and it was about 1 in the morning for him when we recorded. His career is as varied as it is long. It started when he was just a kid, with his cousin Dave, but it began several branches earlier in his family tree. Dan has done everything from being a singing waiter to voice over artist, to doing jingles, to writing iconic pop songs. In fact, his job as a singing waiter is where he met his long time collaborator, Eric Lowen. But it wasn’t an instant connection. But once they clicked, it was obvious to them what they had. They wrote, recorded, and toured like crazy. But a personal tragedy almost ended his musical career. But it ultimately resulted in writing one of the most well known songs from the 80’s. And years later, when Eric couldn’t tour anymore due to advancing ALS, Dan forged a new career as a solo artist. He also became a prolific live streamer during the pandemic, streaming 6 days a week. He has released his latest album, Horizon Line and, no surprise, it’s full of great music. There are so many great stories behind these songs and Dan tells me as many as he can before he had to get some sleep! You can get the album at dannavarro.com or wherever you buy music. Follow him on Twitter @dannavarro or FaceBook & Instagram @dannavarromusic. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. You can be our hero by supporting us through ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or performanceanx.threadless.com. Now don’t sleep on this episode with Dan Navarro on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices My guest today is the one and only Dan Navarro. Dan was so kind to do this interview because he had just arrived in London and it was about 1 in the morning for him when we recorded. His career is as varied as it is long. It started when he was just a kid, with his cousin Dave, but it began several branches earlier in his family tree. Dan has done everything from being a singing waiter to voice over artist, to doing jingles, to writing iconic pop songs. In fact, his job as a singing waiter is where he met his long time collaborator, Eric Lowen. But it wasn’t an instant connection. But once they clicked, it was obvious to them what they had. They wrote, recorded, and toured like crazy. But a personal tragedy almost ended his musical career. But it ultimately resulted in writing one of the most well known songs from the 80’s. And years later, when Eric couldn’t tour anymore due to advancing ALS, Dan forged a new career as a solo artist. He also became a prolific live streamer during the pandemic, streaming 6 days a week. He has released his latest album, Horizon Line and, no surprise, it’s full of great music. There are so many great stories behind these songs and Dan tells me as many as he can before he had to get some sleep! You can get the album at dannavarro.com or wherever you buy music. Follow him on Twitter @dannavarro or FaceBook & Instagram @dannavarromusic. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. You can be our hero by supporting us through ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or performanceanx.threadless.com. Now don’t sleep on this episode with Dan Navarro on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 2791 yes Sienna Chandler (Monsoon) https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/sienna-chandler-monsoon-6EQei4bk One of things I love is to see former podcast guests in concert. A while back I had The Ritualists on the show. They came to DC to play a gig, so I went. The band that played before them was a duo called Monsoon and please forgive the pun, I was blown away; so much so that I had to reach out to see if they wanted to be on the podcast. To my delight, singer/guitarist Sienna Chandler was happy to make an appearance. The way she got into music is unlike any other I have ever heard. She attended a local rock and roll type of band camp in Athens, Georgia. It was around that time that she got her first gig. Without a band. By being told she LOOKED like she was in a band. She took the gig and had two weeks to form a band and write music. It also forced her to get out in front and sing! Sienna has some amazing stories like how performance anxiety helped name the band and accidentally moving in to a cult commune. There’s also the time that Toyota used a Monsoon song in a Super Bowl commercial immediately after the halftime show. So you could technically argue that Beyonce opened for Monsoon. Maybe? The band went through a very tumultuous period between albums. But without that, Sienna would not have written an amazing album in Ghost Party. Support indie bands like Monsoon by buying their music and merch through platforms like Bandcamp. Go see them live. Follow Monsoon @monsoonband on Instagram & Twitter. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on both. Support us through ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or performanceanx.threadless.com. And I hope you’re as blown away by Sienna Chandler and Monsoon as I was, on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 22 Nov 2022 09:00:00 -0000 Sienna Chandler (Monsoon) full 298 Marc Shea Sienna Chandler of Monsoon is my guest. I asked her on after seeing them open for another band and hear some great stories about the highs & lows of being an indie band. One of things I love is to see former podcast guests in concert. A while back I had The Ritualists on the show. They came to DC to play a gig, so I went. The band that played before them was a duo called Monsoon and please forgive the pun, I was blown away; so much so that I had to reach out to see if they wanted to be on the podcast. To my delight, singer/guitarist Sienna Chandler was happy to make an appearance. The way she got into music is unlike any other I have ever heard. She attended a local rock and roll type of band camp in Athens, Georgia. It was around that time that she got her first gig. Without a band. By being told she LOOKED like she was in a band. She took the gig and had two weeks to form a band and write music. It also forced her to get out in front and sing! Sienna has some amazing stories like how performance anxiety helped name the band and accidentally moving in to a cult commune. There’s also the time that Toyota used a Monsoon song in a Super Bowl commercial immediately after the halftime show. So you could technically argue that Beyonce opened for Monsoon. Maybe? The band went through a very tumultuous period between albums. But without that, Sienna would not have written an amazing album in Ghost Party. Support indie bands like Monsoon by buying their music and merch through platforms like Bandcamp. Go see them live. Follow Monsoon @monsoonband on Instagram & Twitter. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on both. Support us through ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or performanceanx.threadless.com. And I hope you’re as blown away by Sienna Chandler and Monsoon as I was, on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices One of things I love is to see former podcast guests in concert. A while back I had The Ritualists on the show. They came to DC to play a gig, so I went. The band that played before them was a duo called Monsoon and please forgive the pun, I was blown away; so much so that I had to reach out to see if they wanted to be on the podcast. To my delight, singer/guitarist Sienna Chandler was happy to make an appearance. The way she got into music is unlike any other I have ever heard. She attended a local rock and roll type of band camp in Athens, Georgia. It was around that time that she got her first gig. Without a band. By being told she LOOKED like she was in a band. She took the gig and had two weeks to form a band and write music. It also forced her to get out in front and sing! Sienna has some amazing stories like how performance anxiety helped name the band and accidentally moving in to a cult commune. There’s also the time that Toyota used a Monsoon song in a Super Bowl commercial immediately after the halftime show. So you could technically argue that Beyonce opened for Monsoon. Maybe? The band went through a very tumultuous period between albums. But without that, Sienna would not have written an amazing album in Ghost Party. Support indie bands like Monsoon by buying their music and merch through platforms like Bandcamp. Go see them live. Follow Monsoon @monsoonband on Instagram & Twitter. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on both. Support us through ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or performanceanx.threadless.com. And I hope you’re as blown away by Sienna Chandler and Monsoon as I was, on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 4307 yes Mike Baggetta https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/mike-baggetta-Y88hyXKK Mike Baggetta has always loved music. It’s been a constant part of his life. His dad was a guitarist who played for years! Some of his earliest memories are of his dad’s guitar case and amp stacked up after a wedding gig, smelling like old cigarette smoke. He still finds that smell nostalgic. But Mike found his own path into music, writing original songs from the start. He went to Rutgers to study music and even played the Montreux Jazz Festival during that time, with George Benson holding court in the front row! But at one point, he quit music and decided to pursue other opportunities (this is where we find our Yellow Pages connection). But the guitar slowly crept back into his life and wouldn’t leave. So he went with it, releasing an album of prepared guitar as his solo debut. Interesting idea. He’s really big on improvisation and that has led to some killer collaborations and albums, like his latest release, Everywhen We Go. It’s the second release from the trio of Mike Baggetta, Mike Watt, & Jim Keltner. The album title came from guitarist Henry Kaiser and Mike is anxious to see how many times it gets autocorrected.  It’s a great album filled with improvisation that is actually listenable.  You’ll hear clips during this episode but the songs have so much movement that you really need to go check them out in their entirety. So I recommend picking up Everywhen We Go wherever you get new music. And follow Mike @mikebaggetta on Instagram, @mabnotes on Twitter. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on both. Reach out there or email us at theperformanceanxietypod@gmail.com. Now please give a warm welcome to Mike Baggetta on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 16 Nov 2022 09:00:00 -0000 Mike Baggetta full 297 Marc Shea Guitarist Mike Baggetta joins the show to talk about working with Mike Watt & Jim Keltner for their new album, his dad, improvisational guitar, & much more Mike Baggetta has always loved music. It’s been a constant part of his life. His dad was a guitarist who played for years! Some of his earliest memories are of his dad’s guitar case and amp stacked up after a wedding gig, smelling like old cigarette smoke. He still finds that smell nostalgic. But Mike found his own path into music, writing original songs from the start. He went to Rutgers to study music and even played the Montreux Jazz Festival during that time, with George Benson holding court in the front row! But at one point, he quit music and decided to pursue other opportunities (this is where we find our Yellow Pages connection). But the guitar slowly crept back into his life and wouldn’t leave. So he went with it, releasing an album of prepared guitar as his solo debut. Interesting idea. He’s really big on improvisation and that has led to some killer collaborations and albums, like his latest release, Everywhen We Go. It’s the second release from the trio of Mike Baggetta, Mike Watt, & Jim Keltner. The album title came from guitarist Henry Kaiser and Mike is anxious to see how many times it gets autocorrected.  It’s a great album filled with improvisation that is actually listenable.  You’ll hear clips during this episode but the songs have so much movement that you really need to go check them out in their entirety. So I recommend picking up Everywhen We Go wherever you get new music. And follow Mike @mikebaggetta on Instagram, @mabnotes on Twitter. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on both. Reach out there or email us at theperformanceanxietypod@gmail.com. Now please give a warm welcome to Mike Baggetta on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mike Baggetta has always loved music. It’s been a constant part of his life. His dad was a guitarist who played for years! Some of his earliest memories are of his dad’s guitar case and amp stacked up after a wedding gig, smelling like old cigarette smoke. He still finds that smell nostalgic. But Mike found his own path into music, writing original songs from the start. He went to Rutgers to study music and even played the Montreux Jazz Festival during that time, with George Benson holding court in the front row! But at one point, he quit music and decided to pursue other opportunities (this is where we find our Yellow Pages connection). But the guitar slowly crept back into his life and wouldn’t leave. So he went with it, releasing an album of prepared guitar as his solo debut. Interesting idea. He’s really big on improvisation and that has led to some killer collaborations and albums, like his latest release, Everywhen We Go. It’s the second release from the trio of Mike Baggetta, Mike Watt, & Jim Keltner. The album title came from guitarist Henry Kaiser and Mike is anxious to see how many times it gets autocorrected. 

It’s a great album filled with improvisation that is actually listenable. 

You’ll hear clips during this episode but the songs have so much movement that you really need to go check them out in their entirety. So I recommend picking up Everywhen We Go wherever you get new music. And follow Mike @mikebaggetta on Instagram, @mabnotes on Twitter. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on both. Reach out there or email us at theperformanceanxietypod@gmail.com. Now please give a warm welcome to Mike Baggetta on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. 

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]]> 6369 yes Alex Stephens (Strawberry Guy) https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/alex-stephens-strawberry-guy-pSFXrtY8 I am pleased to present the episode I recently recorded with Alex Stephens, AKA Strawberry Guy. Since I was involved in a little incident literally just before recording, we naturally discuss our favorite alcoholic beverages. Turns out, Alex is a Straw-Beery Guy! Since you can’t see me winking, it means he made a Strawberry Guy beer! Alex shares tales of his own Performance Anxiety and how that influenced the way he sings and performs. He even practiced in a cafe toilet for a friend to bolster his courage for his first open mic night! He also talks about the name Strawberry Guy and the sweet & sad story about how it came about.  Alex’s song Mrs. Magic exploded after it was used on TikTok. But Alex had no idea until a tweet from a Twitter bot informed him that the song had entered the charts! The song exploded so fast that it was hard to keep up. There are even college essays written about the phenomenon.  The rest of Alex’s catalog is just as good as Mrs. Magic and he tells me about his goal to write music that’s good for your mind and soul as well as his plans for America! Check out his music on Spotify and Bandcamp. Follow him @strawberry_guy on Instagram & @_strawberryguy on Twitter. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on both. Reach out through Social media or email at theperformanceanxietypod@gmail.com. Buy merch at performanceanx.threadless.com or a non-committal cup of coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Now take a deep breath and get mellow with me and Alex Stephens, AKA Strawberry Guy on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 10 Nov 2022 09:00:00 -0000 Alex Stephens (Strawberry Guy) full 296 Marc Shea Strawberry Guy Alex Stephens talks about how his song Mrs. Magic exploded, the origin of Strawberry Guy, his American plans, & more I am pleased to present the episode I recently recorded with Alex Stephens, AKA Strawberry Guy. Since I was involved in a little incident literally just before recording, we naturally discuss our favorite alcoholic beverages. Turns out, Alex is a Straw-Beery Guy! Since you can’t see me winking, it means he made a Strawberry Guy beer! Alex shares tales of his own Performance Anxiety and how that influenced the way he sings and performs. He even practiced in a cafe toilet for a friend to bolster his courage for his first open mic night! He also talks about the name Strawberry Guy and the sweet & sad story about how it came about.  Alex’s song Mrs. Magic exploded after it was used on TikTok. But Alex had no idea until a tweet from a Twitter bot informed him that the song had entered the charts! The song exploded so fast that it was hard to keep up. There are even college essays written about the phenomenon.  The rest of Alex’s catalog is just as good as Mrs. Magic and he tells me about his goal to write music that’s good for your mind and soul as well as his plans for America! Check out his music on Spotify and Bandcamp. Follow him @strawberry_guy on Instagram & @_strawberryguy on Twitter. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on both. Reach out through Social media or email at theperformanceanxietypod@gmail.com. Buy merch at performanceanx.threadless.com or a non-committal cup of coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Now take a deep breath and get mellow with me and Alex Stephens, AKA Strawberry Guy on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices I am pleased to present the episode I recently recorded with Alex Stephens, AKA Strawberry Guy. Since I was involved in a little incident literally just before recording, we naturally discuss our favorite alcoholic beverages. Turns out, Alex is a Straw-Beery Guy! Since you can’t see me winking, it means he made a Strawberry Guy beer! Alex shares tales of his own Performance Anxiety and how that influenced the way he sings and performs. He even practiced in a cafe toilet for a friend to bolster his courage for his first open mic night! He also talks about the name Strawberry Guy and the sweet & sad story about how it came about. 

Alex’s song Mrs. Magic exploded after it was used on TikTok. But Alex had no idea until a tweet from a Twitter bot informed him that the song had entered the charts! The song exploded so fast that it was hard to keep up. There are even college essays written about the phenomenon. 

The rest of Alex’s catalog is just as good as Mrs. Magic and he tells me about his goal to write music that’s good for your mind and soul as well as his plans for America! Check out his music on Spotify and Bandcamp. Follow him @strawberry_guy on Instagram & @_strawberryguy on Twitter. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on both. Reach out through Social media or email at theperformanceanxietypod@gmail.com. Buy merch at performanceanx.threadless.com or a non-committal cup of coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Now take a deep breath and get mellow with me and Alex Stephens, AKA Strawberry Guy on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 4915 yes Rebecca Pidgeon https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/rebecca-pidgeon-GulJIj9w Rebecca Pidgeon is today’s guest. You may know her from one of the ten albums she’s released. Or, you may recognize her from her roles in movies like The Dawning, The Heist, RED, or Bird Box. It turns out that creativity runs in her family. Her mother is a yoga instructor, her grandmother was the editor of Architectural Digest ( a magazine that I used to study like a textbook), and HER sister was celebrated artist Olga Lehmann. So it’s no surprise that Rebecca was drawn into both music and acting at an early age.  She even attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts where she started recording demos with Roger Fife as Ruby Blue. And even though the signed to a record label, she continued to pursue her acting career, as well. She has been able to cultivate both careers successfully over the years, resulting in ten albums and over thirty acting credits in television and movies.  Rebecca’s tenth release is a concept album called Parts Of Speech, Pieces Of Sound . But it’s not about dragons, a dystopian future or even an historical figure or event. It’s a very esoteric topic that means a lot to her. Each song has a beautiful story behind it. We discuss the focus of the album, why it’s so important, and which song got me into a tiny bit of trouble. Go check out rebeccapidgeonmusic.com to check out the album & get social links. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on the socials. Reach out there or through  theperformanceanxietypod@gmail.com.  You can be amazing and help support the podcast by buying merch at performanceanx.threadless.com or simply buy us a cup of coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Now let’s get into the flow with Rebecca Pidgeon on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 02 Nov 2022 08:00:00 -0000 Rebecca Pidgeon full 295 Marc Shea Singer and actress Rebecca Pidgeon is today's guest. We chat about her new concept album, Parts Of Speech, Pieces Of Sound; her creative relatives, cultivating music and acting careers, and stories behind the music. Rebecca Pidgeon is today’s guest. You may know her from one of the ten albums she’s released. Or, you may recognize her from her roles in movies like The Dawning, The Heist, RED, or Bird Box. It turns out that creativity runs in her family. Her mother is a yoga instructor, her grandmother was the editor of Architectural Digest ( a magazine that I used to study like a textbook), and HER sister was celebrated artist Olga Lehmann. So it’s no surprise that Rebecca was drawn into both music and acting at an early age.  She even attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts where she started recording demos with Roger Fife as Ruby Blue. And even though the signed to a record label, she continued to pursue her acting career, as well. She has been able to cultivate both careers successfully over the years, resulting in ten albums and over thirty acting credits in television and movies.  Rebecca’s tenth release is a concept album called Parts Of Speech, Pieces Of Sound . But it’s not about dragons, a dystopian future or even an historical figure or event. It’s a very esoteric topic that means a lot to her. Each song has a beautiful story behind it. We discuss the focus of the album, why it’s so important, and which song got me into a tiny bit of trouble. Go check out rebeccapidgeonmusic.com to check out the album & get social links. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on the socials. Reach out there or through  theperformanceanxietypod@gmail.com.  You can be amazing and help support the podcast by buying merch at performanceanx.threadless.com or simply buy us a cup of coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Now let’s get into the flow with Rebecca Pidgeon on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Rebecca Pidgeon is today’s guest. You may know her from one of the ten albums she’s released. Or, you may recognize her from her roles in movies like The Dawning, The Heist, RED, or Bird Box. It turns out that creativity runs in her family. Her mother is a yoga instructor, her grandmother was the editor of Architectural Digest ( a magazine that I used to study like a textbook), and HER sister was celebrated artist Olga Lehmann. So it’s no surprise that Rebecca was drawn into both music and acting at an early age.  She even attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts where she started recording demos with Roger Fife as Ruby Blue. And even though the signed to a record label, she continued to pursue her acting career, as well. She has been able to cultivate both careers successfully over the years, resulting in ten albums and over thirty acting credits in television and movies. 

Rebecca’s tenth release is a concept album called Parts Of Speech, Pieces Of Sound . But it’s not about dragons, a dystopian future or even an historical figure or event. It’s a very esoteric topic that means a lot to her. Each song has a beautiful story behind it. We discuss the focus of the album, why it’s so important, and which song got me into a tiny bit of trouble. Go check out rebeccapidgeonmusic.com to check out the album & get social links. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on the socials. Reach out there or through  theperformanceanxietypod@gmail.com. 

You can be amazing and help support the podcast by buying merch at performanceanx.threadless.com or simply buy us a cup of coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Now let’s get into the flow with Rebecca Pidgeon on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 3007 yes Nora O'Connor https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/nora-oconnor-lGdTftgG This is a cool episode. Nora O’Connor joins me for the second time, but it’s her first as a solo artist. This time we get a chance to go a bit deeper into her musical past. She talks about being child bartenders at parties her parents would throw where, eventually, everyone would gather together and sing, just for the joy of it. She went to college for music, but mostly for the business side of the industry. She’s been a fixture on tour with Neko Case and she discusses how learning bass for Kelly Hogan eventually led to that gig. But that wasn’t her first musical credit. That would be a prog song by the band It. Nora also talks about rum and making great decisions. Nora has worked on so many great projects and we touch on quite a lot of them, including Urban Twang, The Blacks, Andrew Bird, & The Flat Five. She’s just released her third solo album called My Heart, and it’s not just a hit with me, but also with my 18 year old daughter. So she’s definitely done something right. Pick it up on Pravda Records. Follow Nora on social media. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Buy us coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or get merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Reach out on social media or theperformanceanxietypod@gmail.com. Now get ready to learn the secret of Winwoof, by Nora O’Connor on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 26 Oct 2022 08:00:00 -0000 Nora O'Connor full 294 Marc Shea Singer Nora O'Connor hops on the podcast to talk about rum, her career (including a prog song), playing with Neko Case, & her new album, My Heart. This is a cool episode. Nora O’Connor joins me for the second time, but it’s her first as a solo artist. This time we get a chance to go a bit deeper into her musical past. She talks about being child bartenders at parties her parents would throw where, eventually, everyone would gather together and sing, just for the joy of it. She went to college for music, but mostly for the business side of the industry. She’s been a fixture on tour with Neko Case and she discusses how learning bass for Kelly Hogan eventually led to that gig. But that wasn’t her first musical credit. That would be a prog song by the band It. Nora also talks about rum and making great decisions. Nora has worked on so many great projects and we touch on quite a lot of them, including Urban Twang, The Blacks, Andrew Bird, & The Flat Five. She’s just released her third solo album called My Heart, and it’s not just a hit with me, but also with my 18 year old daughter. So she’s definitely done something right. Pick it up on Pravda Records. Follow Nora on social media. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Buy us coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or get merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Reach out on social media or theperformanceanxietypod@gmail.com. Now get ready to learn the secret of Winwoof, by Nora O’Connor on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This is a cool episode. Nora O’Connor joins me for the second time, but it’s her first as a solo artist. This time we get a chance to go a bit deeper into her musical past. She talks about being child bartenders at parties her parents would throw where, eventually, everyone would gather together and sing, just for the joy of it. She went to college for music, but mostly for the business side of the industry. She’s been a fixture on tour with Neko Case and she discusses how learning bass for Kelly Hogan eventually led to that gig. But that wasn’t her first musical credit. That would be a prog song by the band It. Nora also talks about rum and making great decisions.

Nora has worked on so many great projects and we touch on quite a lot of them, including Urban Twang, The Blacks, Andrew Bird, & The Flat Five. She’s just released her third solo album called My Heart, and it’s not just a hit with me, but also with my 18 year old daughter. So she’s definitely done something right. Pick it up on Pravda Records. Follow Nora on social media. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Buy us coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or get merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Reach out on social media or theperformanceanxietypod@gmail.com. Now get ready to learn the secret of Winwoof, by Nora O’Connor on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 3318 yes Sleepyhead https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/sleepyhead-UPZTRFlG Chris O’Rourke, Rachel McNally, and eventually Derek van Beever, collectively known as Sleepyhead, are my guests this episode. All three had very different paths into music. Drummer Rachel didn’t even start playing drums until college and that was really just to be in a band with Chris. Speaking of Chris, one of his biggest influences was a childhood friend, Jon McLean, who is a founding member of Six Finger Satellite. And Derek’s turning point happened during a family trip to Malta. The band has a name that didn’t really match their sound, and I get the story of how that happened. I also hear about how they recorded with possibly the world’s longest drum loop, the difficulties of touring and recording when you’re raising kids, and how a faculty variety show really got the band back together again. And we wrap up with a story about trained chipmunks, so you gotta stick around for THAT! Check out the band’s new album, New Alchemy on Bandcamp, check out sleepyheadrockband.com, @sleepyheadrockband on Instagram and Facebook, and @sleepyhead1989 on Twitter. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on Twitter & Instagram. Performance Anxiety on FaceBook. Reach out to us at theperformanceanxietypod@gmail.com. Support the show at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or performanceanx.threadless.com. And now check out Sleepyhead on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 20 Oct 2022 11:01:14 -0000 Sleepyhead full 293 Marc Shea Chris, Rachel, & Derek of Sleepyhead discuss the new album, New Alchemy, faculty variety shows, being rock and roll parents, and feeding chipmunks. Chris O’Rourke, Rachel McNally, and eventually Derek van Beever, collectively known as Sleepyhead, are my guests this episode. All three had very different paths into music. Drummer Rachel didn’t even start playing drums until college and that was really just to be in a band with Chris. Speaking of Chris, one of his biggest influences was a childhood friend, Jon McLean, who is a founding member of Six Finger Satellite. And Derek’s turning point happened during a family trip to Malta. The band has a name that didn’t really match their sound, and I get the story of how that happened. I also hear about how they recorded with possibly the world’s longest drum loop, the difficulties of touring and recording when you’re raising kids, and how a faculty variety show really got the band back together again. And we wrap up with a story about trained chipmunks, so you gotta stick around for THAT! Check out the band’s new album, New Alchemy on Bandcamp, check out sleepyheadrockband.com, @sleepyheadrockband on Instagram and Facebook, and @sleepyhead1989 on Twitter. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on Twitter & Instagram. Performance Anxiety on FaceBook. Reach out to us at theperformanceanxietypod@gmail.com. Support the show at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or performanceanx.threadless.com. And now check out Sleepyhead on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Chris O’Rourke, Rachel McNally, and eventually Derek van Beever, collectively known as Sleepyhead, are my guests this episode. All three had very different paths into music. Drummer Rachel didn’t even start playing drums until college and that was really just to be in a band with Chris. Speaking of Chris, one of his biggest influences was a childhood friend, Jon McLean, who is a founding member of Six Finger Satellite. And Derek’s turning point happened during a family trip to Malta.

The band has a name that didn’t really match their sound, and I get the story of how that happened. I also hear about how they recorded with possibly the world’s longest drum loop, the difficulties of touring and recording when you’re raising kids, and how a faculty variety show really got the band back together again. And we wrap up with a story about trained chipmunks, so you gotta stick around for THAT! Check out the band’s new album, New Alchemy on Bandcamp, check out sleepyheadrockband.com, @sleepyheadrockband on Instagram and Facebook, and @sleepyhead1989 on Twitter. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on Twitter & Instagram. Performance Anxiety on FaceBook. Reach out to us at theperformanceanxietypod@gmail.com. Support the show at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or performanceanx.threadless.com. And now check out Sleepyhead on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 3999 yes Michael Pisciuneri (Movies Worth Seeing) https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/michael-pisciuneri-movies-worth-seeing-QqwjByCK This week we venture away from music for a bit. Welcome actor and podcaster, Michael Pisciuneri. We talk about how he discovered his creative side and some of his early creative endeavors (with air quotes). He’s one of my guests that really does discuss having performance anxiety and what he’s done to combat it. Michael went to college to earn a creative degree and promptly had his dreams crushed, like many of us. But he HAS had the opportunity to live in the disparate worlds in front of and behind the camera. And that is what gives his podcast, Movies Worth Seeing, the authenticity that many movie review podcasts are lacking. We even discuss a few movies that we liked and were disappointed by. And, as with most conversations Michael has, it ends up in a critique about The Simpsons. So go give Movies Worth Watching a listen. Follow Michael @michaelpishpodcasting. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on the socials. You can help the show out with a coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or with merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Now enjoy something a little different with Michael Pisciuneri of Movies Worth Seeing on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 12 Oct 2022 08:00:00 -0000 Michael Pisciuneri (Movies Worth Seeing) full 292 Marc Shea Michael Pisciuneri from the Movies Worth Seeing podcast joins us as we step away from music for an episode. We talk about movies, performance anxiety, and The Simpson. This week we venture away from music for a bit. Welcome actor and podcaster, Michael Pisciuneri. We talk about how he discovered his creative side and some of his early creative endeavors (with air quotes). He’s one of my guests that really does discuss having performance anxiety and what he’s done to combat it. Michael went to college to earn a creative degree and promptly had his dreams crushed, like many of us. But he HAS had the opportunity to live in the disparate worlds in front of and behind the camera. And that is what gives his podcast, Movies Worth Seeing, the authenticity that many movie review podcasts are lacking. We even discuss a few movies that we liked and were disappointed by. And, as with most conversations Michael has, it ends up in a critique about The Simpsons. So go give Movies Worth Watching a listen. Follow Michael @michaelpishpodcasting. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on the socials. You can help the show out with a coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or with merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Now enjoy something a little different with Michael Pisciuneri of Movies Worth Seeing on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week we venture away from music for a bit. Welcome actor and podcaster, Michael Pisciuneri. We talk about how he discovered his creative side and some of his early creative endeavors (with air quotes). He’s one of my guests that really does discuss having performance anxiety and what he’s done to combat it. Michael went to college to earn a creative degree and promptly had his dreams crushed, like many of us. But he HAS had the opportunity to live in the disparate worlds in front of and behind the camera. And that is what gives his podcast, Movies Worth Seeing, the authenticity that many movie review podcasts are lacking. We even discuss a few movies that we liked and were disappointed by. And, as with most conversations Michael has, it ends up in a critique about The Simpsons. So go give Movies Worth Watching a listen. Follow Michael @michaelpishpodcasting. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on the socials. You can help the show out with a coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or with merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Now enjoy something a little different with Michael Pisciuneri of Movies Worth Seeing on the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 3037 yes David Reed Watson (A Rising Force) https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/david-reed-watson-a-rising-force-QBnj_40C My guest today is singer David Reed Watson. This guy is one of the nicest guys I’ve had on the podcast. He’s been singing for years but he was also in the advertising game. But before ALL of that, he was a Marine. While he was deployed to Egypt he had the opportunity to lay in the sarcophagus in the great pyramid of Giza. That changed his life. That and getting hit by a car.  He tells me how a severance package and a promise to his sister before passed away from Sjogren’s Syndrome kick started his musical career. He also shares what the advertising world (including his role in the famous Truth campaign) and the smell of Burger King’s french fries has taught him. David has been a part of many bands. I think the last count was sixteen. But his latest endeavor is my favorite, A Rising Force. It’s been a long journey and he shares a lot of stories, like how the band’s name and their latest release, Eclipse, really have nothing to do with Yngwie Malmsteen, even though David HAS worked with him. Check out risingforceband.com to buy the album, Eclipse. Go to davidreedwatson.com to hear all the other great work David has done. Follow the band @arisingforceband on IG, ARisingForceof1 on Twitter, & A Rising Force Band MN on Facebook. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Email us at theperformanceanxietypod@gmail.com. Buy merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Buy us a coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Now strap in because this one has quite a few twists & turns. It’s David Reed Watson of A Rising Force on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network.   And don't forget about our VIP Experience Contest at pantheonpodcasts.com/nickmason Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 06 Oct 2022 08:00:00 -0000 David Reed Watson (A Rising Force) full 291 Marc Shea A Rising Force's David Reed Watson hops on to discuss the Marine Corp, working in the ad industry, a promise to his sister, and his new band A Rising Force and their latest release, Eclipse My guest today is singer David Reed Watson. This guy is one of the nicest guys I’ve had on the podcast. He’s been singing for years but he was also in the advertising game. But before ALL of that, he was a Marine. While he was deployed to Egypt he had the opportunity to lay in the sarcophagus in the great pyramid of Giza. That changed his life. That and getting hit by a car.  He tells me how a severance package and a promise to his sister before passed away from Sjogren’s Syndrome kick started his musical career. He also shares what the advertising world (including his role in the famous Truth campaign) and the smell of Burger King’s french fries has taught him. David has been a part of many bands. I think the last count was sixteen. But his latest endeavor is my favorite, A Rising Force. It’s been a long journey and he shares a lot of stories, like how the band’s name and their latest release, Eclipse, really have nothing to do with Yngwie Malmsteen, even though David HAS worked with him. Check out risingforceband.com to buy the album, Eclipse. Go to davidreedwatson.com to hear all the other great work David has done. Follow the band @arisingforceband on IG, ARisingForceof1 on Twitter, & A Rising Force Band MN on Facebook. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Email us at theperformanceanxietypod@gmail.com. Buy merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Buy us a coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Now strap in because this one has quite a few twists & turns. It’s David Reed Watson of A Rising Force on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network.   And don't forget about our VIP Experience Contest at pantheonpodcasts.com/nickmason Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices My guest today is singer David Reed Watson. This guy is one of the nicest guys I’ve had on the podcast. He’s been singing for years but he was also in the advertising game. But before ALL of that, he was a Marine. While he was deployed to Egypt he had the opportunity to lay in the sarcophagus in the great pyramid of Giza. That changed his life. That and getting hit by a car.  He tells me how a severance package and a promise to his sister before passed away from Sjogren’s Syndrome kick started his musical career. He also shares what the advertising world (including his role in the famous Truth campaign) and the smell of Burger King’s french fries has taught him.

David has been a part of many bands. I think the last count was sixteen. But his latest endeavor is my favorite, A Rising Force. It’s been a long journey and he shares a lot of stories, like how the band’s name and their latest release, Eclipse, really have nothing to do with Yngwie Malmsteen, even though David HAS worked with him. Check out risingforceband.com to buy the album, Eclipse. Go to davidreedwatson.com to hear all the other great work David has done. Follow the band @arisingforceband on IG, ARisingForceof1 on Twitter, & A Rising Force Band MN on Facebook. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Email us at theperformanceanxietypod@gmail.com. Buy merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Buy us a coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Now strap in because this one has quite a few twists & turns. It’s David Reed Watson of A Rising Force on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network.

 

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]]> 6532 yes Mercury (Priest, Ghost) https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/mercury-priest-ghost-3N0oh4x1 I’ve said it in the past but it bears repeating…I love doing this podcast for episodes like this one. Mercury from the band Priest joins me to talk about their new release, Body Machine. Electronic music is not my area of expertise, but I had a lot of fun checking these guys out. Mercury talks about growing up with musical parents and starting his musical career in pop music. He joined his first band as a bassist because his mom had a bass in the house. He didn’t tell the band that he didn’t know how to play! Mercury is REALLY candid about his time as Water in the band Ghost and his dismissal from the band. He had already started working on the project that would become Priest, so that became his focus. And with so many visual aspects to the band, it became a full time band very quickly. In the time this band has been in existence, it has gone through some pretty big changes. But things have settled down enough to release a new album called Body Machine. Mercury discusses the concept of Body Machine being part one of a trilogy that’s almost completely written and recorded already! Their touring and working on getting to the US. Apparently it’s not easy to get a visa when you wear masks and use aliases. Check out the band’s website priestnexus.com to get their socials, buy the album, and get tour dates. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. You can help us out with merch at performanceanx.threadless.com or by just buying us a cup of coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Now get ready to get some electronic religion with Mercury of Priest on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 28 Sep 2022 08:00:00 -0000 Mercury (Priest, Ghost) full 290 Marc Shea Mercury from the band Priest talks about his time in Ghost, growing up with musical parents, starting Priest, and the new album, Body Machine as part one of a trilogy. I’ve said it in the past but it bears repeating…I love doing this podcast for episodes like this one. Mercury from the band Priest joins me to talk about their new release, Body Machine. Electronic music is not my area of expertise, but I had a lot of fun checking these guys out. Mercury talks about growing up with musical parents and starting his musical career in pop music. He joined his first band as a bassist because his mom had a bass in the house. He didn’t tell the band that he didn’t know how to play! Mercury is REALLY candid about his time as Water in the band Ghost and his dismissal from the band. He had already started working on the project that would become Priest, so that became his focus. And with so many visual aspects to the band, it became a full time band very quickly. In the time this band has been in existence, it has gone through some pretty big changes. But things have settled down enough to release a new album called Body Machine. Mercury discusses the concept of Body Machine being part one of a trilogy that’s almost completely written and recorded already! Their touring and working on getting to the US. Apparently it’s not easy to get a visa when you wear masks and use aliases. Check out the band’s website priestnexus.com to get their socials, buy the album, and get tour dates. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. You can help us out with merch at performanceanx.threadless.com or by just buying us a cup of coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Now get ready to get some electronic religion with Mercury of Priest on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices I’ve said it in the past but it bears repeating…I love doing this podcast for episodes like this one. Mercury from the band Priest joins me to talk about their new release, Body Machine. Electronic music is not my area of expertise, but I had a lot of fun checking these guys out. Mercury talks about growing up with musical parents and starting his musical career in pop music. He joined his first band as a bassist because his mom had a bass in the house. He didn’t tell the band that he didn’t know how to play!

Mercury is REALLY candid about his time as Water in the band Ghost and his dismissal from the band. He had already started working on the project that would become Priest, so that became his focus. And with so many visual aspects to the band, it became a full time band very quickly. In the time this band has been in existence, it has gone through some pretty big changes. But things have settled down enough to release a new album called Body Machine. Mercury discusses the concept of Body Machine being part one of a trilogy that’s almost completely written and recorded already! Their touring and working on getting to the US. Apparently it’s not easy to get a visa when you wear masks and use aliases. Check out the band’s website priestnexus.com to get their socials, buy the album, and get tour dates. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. You can help us out with merch at performanceanx.threadless.com or by just buying us a cup of coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Now get ready to get some electronic religion with Mercury of Priest on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 3486 yes Neil Gust (No. 2, Heatmiser) https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/neil-gust-no-2-heatmiser-8HPEScgL Today’s guest was into music earlier than most. Neil Gust had an obsession with vinyl as a toddler; he would walk around the house with records in his hands. His obsession stayed with him through college where he met Elliot Smith and started playing in bands with him. After graduating, the duo decided they would continue playing together and decided Portland Oregon was the place to go. That’s where Neil & Elliot formed the band Heatmiser. After their third album, Elliot’s solo work began getting a lot of traction and the band dissolved.  Neil decided to continue on with a new band which was accidentally given the moniker No. 2. Unfortunately, the band never really got the label support it deserved. And as the second album was released and things were getting harder, not easier, Neil put down music and began a new career in video editing. That took him to NYC where he found great success creating videos for Jaguar automobiles. But one night, playing Skyrim, Neil had an epiphany and No. 2 was reborn. It was picking up steam when COVID stalled everything. But Neil soldiered on in a Connecticut boathouse. So check out the new album by No. 2 called First Love. Follow their IG account @___numberdeux___, pick up the album from Jealous Butcher or wherever you get music. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Show us some support with coffee at ko.fi.com/performanceanxiety or purchase things at performanceanx.threadless.com. At this point, I present to you, Neil Gust of No. 2 on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 21 Sep 2022 08:00:00 -0000 Neil Gust (No. 2, Heatmiser) full 289 Marc Shea Neil Gust returns with the No. 3 album from his band No. 2. We also talk about Heatmiser, Elliot Smith, editing videos for Jaguar, and a lot more. Today’s guest was into music earlier than most. Neil Gust had an obsession with vinyl as a toddler; he would walk around the house with records in his hands. His obsession stayed with him through college where he met Elliot Smith and started playing in bands with him. After graduating, the duo decided they would continue playing together and decided Portland Oregon was the place to go. That’s where Neil & Elliot formed the band Heatmiser. After their third album, Elliot’s solo work began getting a lot of traction and the band dissolved.  Neil decided to continue on with a new band which was accidentally given the moniker No. 2. Unfortunately, the band never really got the label support it deserved. And as the second album was released and things were getting harder, not easier, Neil put down music and began a new career in video editing. That took him to NYC where he found great success creating videos for Jaguar automobiles. But one night, playing Skyrim, Neil had an epiphany and No. 2 was reborn. It was picking up steam when COVID stalled everything. But Neil soldiered on in a Connecticut boathouse. So check out the new album by No. 2 called First Love. Follow their IG account @___numberdeux___, pick up the album from Jealous Butcher or wherever you get music. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Show us some support with coffee at ko.fi.com/performanceanxiety or purchase things at performanceanx.threadless.com. At this point, I present to you, Neil Gust of No. 2 on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today’s guest was into music earlier than most. Neil Gust had an obsession with vinyl as a toddler; he would walk around the house with records in his hands. His obsession stayed with him through college where he met Elliot Smith and started playing in bands with him. After graduating, the duo decided they would continue playing together and decided Portland Oregon was the place to go. That’s where Neil & Elliot formed the band Heatmiser. After their third album, Elliot’s solo work began getting a lot of traction and the band dissolved. 

Neil decided to continue on with a new band which was accidentally given the moniker No. 2. Unfortunately, the band never really got the label support it deserved. And as the second album was released and things were getting harder, not easier, Neil put down music and began a new career in video editing. That took him to NYC where he found great success creating videos for Jaguar automobiles. But one night, playing Skyrim, Neil had an epiphany and No. 2 was reborn. It was picking up steam when COVID stalled everything. But Neil soldiered on in a Connecticut boathouse. So check out the new album by No. 2 called First Love. Follow their IG account @___numberdeux___, pick up the album from Jealous Butcher or wherever you get music. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Show us some support with coffee at ko.fi.com/performanceanxiety or purchase things at performanceanx.threadless.com. At this point, I present to you, Neil Gust of No. 2 on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 3593 yes Jack Starr (Burning Starr, Virgin Steele) https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/jack-starr-burning-starr-virgin-steele-F8Oh4e0Z Heavy metal veteran Jack Starr is our guest today. He’s been playing metal and hard rock guitar since the 70’s. He talks about moving to the US from France when he was a kid. He tells me the best TV shows to watch to learn english. When the music bug hit as a student, he didn’t start off on the guitar. He began his journey as a drummer. But he discovered that he wasn’t coordinated enough to be a drummer. So he shifted his focus to guitar. By the time he was in his teens, he was gigging in clubs. He founded the seminal metal band Virgin Steele. But two albums into that band, he left to start a new band, Burning Starr. After several albums, Jack went a different direction and Burning Starr went on hiatus. But in the early 2000’s Jack revived the band and they have been going strong ever since. They have signed to a new label, Global Rock Records, who are not only re-releasing his entire Burning Starr catalog, but releasing a brand new Burning Starr album called Souls Of The Innocent. Pick it up if you like riff filled metal guitar! And follow Jack Starr’s Burning Starr on social media for more information. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media. You can show us a little love with a cup of coffee on ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or with some merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. And I hope you enjoy my conversation with metal legend Jack Starr on Performance Anxiety part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. And remember to enter our contest for a VIP experience with Nick Mason’s Saucerful Of Secrets at pantheonpodcasts.com/nickmason Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 14 Sep 2022 08:00:00 -0000 Jack Starr (Burning Starr, Virgin Steele) full 288 Marc Shea Heavy metal guitarist Jack Starr stops by to discuss his new Jack Starr's Burning Starr album, Souls Of The Innocent, as well as his time in Virgin Steele and more. Heavy metal veteran Jack Starr is our guest today. He’s been playing metal and hard rock guitar since the 70’s. He talks about moving to the US from France when he was a kid. He tells me the best TV shows to watch to learn english. When the music bug hit as a student, he didn’t start off on the guitar. He began his journey as a drummer. But he discovered that he wasn’t coordinated enough to be a drummer. So he shifted his focus to guitar. By the time he was in his teens, he was gigging in clubs. He founded the seminal metal band Virgin Steele. But two albums into that band, he left to start a new band, Burning Starr. After several albums, Jack went a different direction and Burning Starr went on hiatus. But in the early 2000’s Jack revived the band and they have been going strong ever since. They have signed to a new label, Global Rock Records, who are not only re-releasing his entire Burning Starr catalog, but releasing a brand new Burning Starr album called Souls Of The Innocent. Pick it up if you like riff filled metal guitar! And follow Jack Starr’s Burning Starr on social media for more information. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media. You can show us a little love with a cup of coffee on ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or with some merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. And I hope you enjoy my conversation with metal legend Jack Starr on Performance Anxiety part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. And remember to enter our contest for a VIP experience with Nick Mason’s Saucerful Of Secrets at pantheonpodcasts.com/nickmason Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Heavy metal veteran Jack Starr is our guest today. He’s been playing metal and hard rock guitar since the 70’s. He talks about moving to the US from France when he was a kid. He tells me the best TV shows to watch to learn english. When the music bug hit as a student, he didn’t start off on the guitar. He began his journey as a drummer. But he discovered that he wasn’t coordinated enough to be a drummer. So he shifted his focus to guitar. By the time he was in his teens, he was gigging in clubs. He founded the seminal metal band Virgin Steele. But two albums into that band, he left to start a new band, Burning Starr. After several albums, Jack went a different direction and Burning Starr went on hiatus. But in the early 2000’s Jack revived the band and they have been going strong ever since. They have signed to a new label, Global Rock Records, who are not only re-releasing his entire Burning Starr catalog, but releasing a brand new Burning Starr album called Souls Of The Innocent. Pick it up if you like riff filled metal guitar! And follow Jack Starr’s Burning Starr on social media for more information. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media. You can show us a little love with a cup of coffee on ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or with some merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. And I hope you enjoy my conversation with metal legend Jack Starr on Performance Anxiety part of the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 2742 yes Albert Cummings https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/albert-cummings-navGDmQP Blues guitarist Albert Cummings is my guest on this episode. And although music is literally in his DNA, he got a bit of a late start playing music. He didn’t even start out on guitar: there was the trumpet and 5 string banjo before he started playing the blues. But after a friend suggested he play at wedding, he was hooked. He formed his first band, Swamp Yankee, recorded his first album, 11 tracks, in one 90 minute recording session! But  it worked! He got a slot as the local headliner at a music festival and one offhand remark, along with that Swamp Yankee album, got him hooked up with Double Trouble. That experience was so good for all them the it led to them recording an album together. He’s also played with legends like Buddy Guy & B.B. King. But Albert tells me how difficult the blues can be. Not only is it hard to sound unique, but once you’re saddled with that classification, it’s not always easy to change your style. He’s got a new album called Ten. And yes, it’s his tenth release. He’s got high hopes for it, too. Pick it up at albertcummings.com or wherever you get music. His social media accounts are there, too. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. You can give us a hand with merch at performanceanx.threadless.com or with some coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. And leave your blues cliches out here, because Albert Cummings and I are having none of it on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 08 Sep 2022 23:00:00 -0000 Albert Cummings full 287 Marc Shea Blues guitarist Albert Cummings discusses his new album, Ten; working with Double Trouble, B.B. King, Buddy Guy and what started it all! Blues guitarist Albert Cummings is my guest on this episode. And although music is literally in his DNA, he got a bit of a late start playing music. He didn’t even start out on guitar: there was the trumpet and 5 string banjo before he started playing the blues. But after a friend suggested he play at wedding, he was hooked. He formed his first band, Swamp Yankee, recorded his first album, 11 tracks, in one 90 minute recording session! But  it worked! He got a slot as the local headliner at a music festival and one offhand remark, along with that Swamp Yankee album, got him hooked up with Double Trouble. That experience was so good for all them the it led to them recording an album together. He’s also played with legends like Buddy Guy & B.B. King. But Albert tells me how difficult the blues can be. Not only is it hard to sound unique, but once you’re saddled with that classification, it’s not always easy to change your style. He’s got a new album called Ten. And yes, it’s his tenth release. He’s got high hopes for it, too. Pick it up at albertcummings.com or wherever you get music. His social media accounts are there, too. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. You can give us a hand with merch at performanceanx.threadless.com or with some coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. And leave your blues cliches out here, because Albert Cummings and I are having none of it on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Blues guitarist Albert Cummings is my guest on this episode. And although music is literally in his DNA, he got a bit of a late start playing music. He didn’t even start out on guitar: there was the trumpet and 5 string banjo before he started playing the blues. But after a friend suggested he play at wedding, he was hooked. He formed his first band, Swamp Yankee, recorded his first album, 11 tracks, in one 90 minute recording session! But  it worked! He got a slot as the local headliner at a music festival and one offhand remark, along with that Swamp Yankee album, got him hooked up with Double Trouble. That experience was so good for all them the it led to them recording an album together. He’s also played with legends like Buddy Guy & B.B. King. But Albert tells me how difficult the blues can be. Not only is it hard to sound unique, but once you’re saddled with that classification, it’s not always easy to change your style. He’s got a new album called Ten. And yes, it’s his tenth release. He’s got high hopes for it, too. Pick it up at albertcummings.com or wherever you get music. His social media accounts are there, too. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. You can give us a hand with merch at performanceanx.threadless.com or with some coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. And leave your blues cliches out here, because Albert Cummings and I are having none of it on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 4277 yes Paul Natkin https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/paul-natkin-CkQqVhLb I’m joined by photographer Paul Natkin. You may not know the name but you’ll recognize his images. He tells me about his father’s own incredible photographic legacy before we get into his own. Paul reveals the exact moment he knew he wanted to be a photographer and the serendipitous moment that thrust him into live music photography. He discusses how two months in 1984 changed his life, starting with Prince’s birthday party. He’s worked with Springsteen, The Rolling Stones, Oprah Winfrey, and the 1985 Chicago Bears. Remember the Super Bowl Shuffle? There’s also his stint as Brian Wilson’s road manager. Paul is honest about the decision that cost him 90% of his business and the new rules to shooting live shows. He has a new book, The Moment Of Truth, with over 150 of his best images, from ABBA to ZZ Top. Look for it on Amazon. You can check out his website at natkin.net. Give us a follow @PerformanceAnx on social media. Show us some support with coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or with merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Now get ready for a real behind the scenes discussion with photographerr Paul Natkin on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 02 Sep 2022 22:00:00 -0000 Paul Natkin full 286 Marc Shea Legendary music photographer Paul Natkin discusses his new book, The Moment Of Truth, the moment he knew he wanted to be a photographer, and how two months in 1984 changed his life. Plus a lot more! I’m joined by photographer Paul Natkin. You may not know the name but you’ll recognize his images. He tells me about his father’s own incredible photographic legacy before we get into his own. Paul reveals the exact moment he knew he wanted to be a photographer and the serendipitous moment that thrust him into live music photography. He discusses how two months in 1984 changed his life, starting with Prince’s birthday party. He’s worked with Springsteen, The Rolling Stones, Oprah Winfrey, and the 1985 Chicago Bears. Remember the Super Bowl Shuffle? There’s also his stint as Brian Wilson’s road manager. Paul is honest about the decision that cost him 90% of his business and the new rules to shooting live shows. He has a new book, The Moment Of Truth, with over 150 of his best images, from ABBA to ZZ Top. Look for it on Amazon. You can check out his website at natkin.net. Give us a follow @PerformanceAnx on social media. Show us some support with coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or with merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Now get ready for a real behind the scenes discussion with photographerr Paul Natkin on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices I’m joined by photographer Paul Natkin. You may not know the name but you’ll recognize his images. He tells me about his father’s own incredible photographic legacy before we get into his own. Paul reveals the exact moment he knew he wanted to be a photographer and the serendipitous moment that thrust him into live music photography. He discusses how two months in 1984 changed his life, starting with Prince’s birthday party. He’s worked with Springsteen, The Rolling Stones, Oprah Winfrey, and the 1985 Chicago Bears. Remember the Super Bowl Shuffle? There’s also his stint as Brian Wilson’s road manager. Paul is honest about the decision that cost him 90% of his business and the new rules to shooting live shows. He has a new book, The Moment Of Truth, with over 150 of his best images, from ABBA to ZZ Top. Look for it on Amazon. You can check out his website at natkin.net. Give us a follow @PerformanceAnx on social media. Show us some support with coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or with merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Now get ready for a real behind the scenes discussion with photographerr Paul Natkin on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 5405 yes Alicia Blue https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/alicia-blue-GnlxtPZU Let’s give a warm welcome to singer/songwriter Alicia Blue. She’s got an interesting history with music. It starts with her father, who learned English listening to Sam Cooke on his way to America to propose to Alicia’s mom! She and I also decide that maybe we should trade dads for a day.But it wasn’t her father who instilled a love of music in her. It was the relationship she developed with soul singer Malcolm Hayes. His music and friendship changed the path she was on. He also introduced Alicia to another huge influence in an unusual guitar teacher which led Alicia to learn a few songs, phonetically, in Thai! Alicia is also a poet and she describes the differences between her poetry and her lyrics.Now as far as releases go, she’s had a wild ride. Starbucks picked up a song from her first EP. And then two weeks after her first full length album came out, the world went on lockdown. So she decided to do a live stream to promote it instead. Unfortunately she had appendicitis just before the stream and had to cancel. So now she’s got a new EP out called Inner Child Work and the timing seems good! So go pick up the new release & give Alicia a follow @aliciabluemusic.Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Buy a coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or merch ar performanceanx.threadless.com. And now check out Alicia Blue and her music on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.  And don’t forget our VIP contest with Nick Mason’s Saucerful Of Secrets. Enter at pantheonpodcasts.com/nickmason to enter! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 30 Aug 2022 08:00:00 -0000 Alicia Blue full 285 Marc Shea Alicia Blue comes on the podcast to discuss her new EP, Inner Child Work. She also talks about the importance of Sam Cooke, Malcom Hayes and learning to sing in Thai. Let’s give a warm welcome to singer/songwriter Alicia Blue. She’s got an interesting history with music. It starts with her father, who learned English listening to Sam Cooke on his way to America to propose to Alicia’s mom! She and I also decide that maybe we should trade dads for a day.But it wasn’t her father who instilled a love of music in her. It was the relationship she developed with soul singer Malcolm Hayes. His music and friendship changed the path she was on. He also introduced Alicia to another huge influence in an unusual guitar teacher which led Alicia to learn a few songs, phonetically, in Thai! Alicia is also a poet and she describes the differences between her poetry and her lyrics.Now as far as releases go, she’s had a wild ride. Starbucks picked up a song from her first EP. And then two weeks after her first full length album came out, the world went on lockdown. So she decided to do a live stream to promote it instead. Unfortunately she had appendicitis just before the stream and had to cancel. So now she’s got a new EP out called Inner Child Work and the timing seems good! So go pick up the new release & give Alicia a follow @aliciabluemusic.Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Buy a coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or merch ar performanceanx.threadless.com. And now check out Alicia Blue and her music on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.  And don’t forget our VIP contest with Nick Mason’s Saucerful Of Secrets. Enter at pantheonpodcasts.com/nickmason to enter! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Let’s give a warm welcome to singer/songwriter Alicia Blue. She’s got an interesting history with music. It starts with her father, who learned English listening to Sam Cooke on his way to America to propose to Alicia’s mom! She and I also decide that maybe we should trade dads for a day.But it wasn’t her father who instilled a love of music in her. It was the relationship she developed with soul singer Malcolm Hayes. His music and friendship changed the path she was on. He also introduced Alicia to another huge influence in an unusual guitar teacher which led Alicia to learn a few songs, phonetically, in Thai!

Alicia is also a poet and she describes the differences between her poetry and her lyrics.Now as far as releases go, she’s had a wild ride. Starbucks picked up a song from her first EP. And then two weeks after her first full length album came out, the world went on lockdown. So she decided to do a live stream to promote it instead. Unfortunately she had appendicitis just before the stream and had to cancel. So now she’s got a new EP out called Inner Child Work and the timing seems good! So go pick up the new release & give Alicia a follow @aliciabluemusic.Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Buy a coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or merch ar performanceanx.threadless.com. And now check out Alicia Blue and her music on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. 

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]]> 2711 yes The Immediate Family https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/the-immediate-family-yTv_BVUk Two legends join the podcast for this episode. Danny Kortchmar and Steve Postell hop on to talk about what got them into music in the first place. Steve defines what a musical director does. Danny discusses his Spinal Tap connection and working with Carol King. And while Danny was producing albums with Neil Young and others, Steve was touring Man of La Mancha with Bonnie Raitt’s dad, John.They had very different paths with their careers, but they converged to form The Immediate Family; a cover band that plays all original material. Danny and Steve, along with Waddy Wachtel, Leland Sklar, and Russ Kunkel are The Immediate Family and they have just released a live EP. It’s a great mix of new songs and classics. But they aren’t covers. Give the band a follow @theimmedfamily on Instagram & @theimmediatefam on Twitter. We can be found @PerformanceAnx on both. Support us with a review, merch at performanceanx.threadless.com or a cup of coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. And I hope you enjoy Danny Kortchmar & Steve Postell of The Immediate Family on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 25 Aug 2022 08:00:00 -0000 The Immediate Family full 284 Marc Shea Danny Kortchmar and Steve Postell join the podcast to talk about their careers and how they met. We also discuss how The Immediate Family formed and how they are a cover band that plays all original material. Two legends join the podcast for this episode. Danny Kortchmar and Steve Postell hop on to talk about what got them into music in the first place. Steve defines what a musical director does. Danny discusses his Spinal Tap connection and working with Carol King. And while Danny was producing albums with Neil Young and others, Steve was touring Man of La Mancha with Bonnie Raitt’s dad, John.They had very different paths with their careers, but they converged to form The Immediate Family; a cover band that plays all original material. Danny and Steve, along with Waddy Wachtel, Leland Sklar, and Russ Kunkel are The Immediate Family and they have just released a live EP. It’s a great mix of new songs and classics. But they aren’t covers. Give the band a follow @theimmedfamily on Instagram & @theimmediatefam on Twitter. We can be found @PerformanceAnx on both. Support us with a review, merch at performanceanx.threadless.com or a cup of coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. And I hope you enjoy Danny Kortchmar & Steve Postell of The Immediate Family on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Two legends join the podcast for this episode. Danny Kortchmar and Steve Postell hop on to talk about what got them into music in the first place. Steve defines what a musical director does. Danny discusses his Spinal Tap connection and working with Carol King. And while Danny was producing albums with Neil Young and others, Steve was touring Man of La Mancha with Bonnie Raitt’s dad, John.They had very different paths with their careers, but they converged to form The Immediate Family; a cover band that plays all original material. Danny and Steve, along with Waddy Wachtel, Leland Sklar, and Russ Kunkel are The Immediate Family and they have just released a live EP. It’s a great mix of new songs and classics. But they aren’t covers. Give the band a follow @theimmedfamily on Instagram & @theimmediatefam on Twitter. We can be found @PerformanceAnx on both. Support us with a review, merch at performanceanx.threadless.com or a cup of coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. And I hope you enjoy Danny Kortchmar & Steve Postell of The Immediate Family on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 1996 yes Chuck Wright https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/chuck-wright-X_BOLNUn My guest today is Chuck Wright. We hit the ground running, talking about his new album, Chuck Wright’s Sheltering Sky. It’s an impressive piece of work with 41 guest musicians on it! It also contains a wide variety of styles and genres, reflecting his own musical career. Chuck reveals some very strange coincidences with this album. And he admits that this album is 100% a result of being in lockdowns.  We also get into Chuck’s history, like how getting a bass changed his career path from the military to musician, his favorite bass players and what they all have incommon, and how he started playing with Quiet Riot, at a very important juncture in music history. Chuck is really proud of this new album, and he should be. But he’s already working on his next project and new bands. He’s got a Field Of Dreams attitude towards touring for Sheltering Sky. He says, if they want it, he will come. But between new music and the Ultimate Jam Night residency at the Whiskey A Go Go, he doesn’t have a lot of free time. Pick up the album anywhere, like chuckwright.com, where you will also find his social media links. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on Twitter & Instagram. Support the show with a cup of coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or with merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. So let’s get this episode started with Chuck Wright on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 23 Aug 2022 08:00:00 -0000 Chuck Wright full 283 Marc Shea Bassist Chuck Wright talks about his new album, Chuck Wright's Sheltering Sky, playing with Quiet Riot, and what he's got going on now My guest today is Chuck Wright. We hit the ground running, talking about his new album, Chuck Wright’s Sheltering Sky. It’s an impressive piece of work with 41 guest musicians on it! It also contains a wide variety of styles and genres, reflecting his own musical career. Chuck reveals some very strange coincidences with this album. And he admits that this album is 100% a result of being in lockdowns.  We also get into Chuck’s history, like how getting a bass changed his career path from the military to musician, his favorite bass players and what they all have incommon, and how he started playing with Quiet Riot, at a very important juncture in music history. Chuck is really proud of this new album, and he should be. But he’s already working on his next project and new bands. He’s got a Field Of Dreams attitude towards touring for Sheltering Sky. He says, if they want it, he will come. But between new music and the Ultimate Jam Night residency at the Whiskey A Go Go, he doesn’t have a lot of free time. Pick up the album anywhere, like chuckwright.com, where you will also find his social media links. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on Twitter & Instagram. Support the show with a cup of coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or with merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. So let’s get this episode started with Chuck Wright on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices My guest today is Chuck Wright. We hit the ground running, talking about his new album, Chuck Wright’s Sheltering Sky. It’s an impressive piece of work with 41 guest musicians on it! It also contains a wide variety of styles and genres, reflecting his own musical career. Chuck reveals some very strange coincidences with this album. And he admits that this album is 100% a result of being in lockdowns. 

We also get into Chuck’s history, like how getting a bass changed his career path from the military to musician, his favorite bass players and what they all have incommon, and how he started playing with Quiet Riot, at a very important juncture in music history. Chuck is really proud of this new album, and he should be. But he’s already working on his next project and new bands. He’s got a Field Of Dreams attitude towards touring for Sheltering Sky. He says, if they want it, he will come. But between new music and the Ultimate Jam Night residency at the Whiskey A Go Go, he doesn’t have a lot of free time. Pick up the album anywhere, like chuckwright.com, where you will also find his social media links. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on Twitter & Instagram. Support the show with a cup of coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or with merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. So let’s get this episode started with Chuck Wright on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 2786 yes Scott Dikkers (The Onion) https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/scott-dikkers-the-onion-1VJ00_o_ This show is different from most of the others I’ve done. My guest is Scott Dikkers. He’s not a musician. He is a writer, comedian, podcaster, and co-founder of The Onion. He jumps on the podcast to chat with me about creativity. He talks about his early influences, like The Muppets & Jay Leno, how he gets inspiration from bad comedy, and how he got his start writing the comic Jim’s Journal all the way to writing a New York Times bestseller that was self-published. Scott goes into some great stories about starting The Onion, how it was named, favorite & least favorite moments, and expanding The Onion’s reach simply due to the desire to be literally everywhere. Scott also talks about leaving The Onion, writing books about comedy that actually go step by step through the entire process, and creating a podcast that is just as helpful. Finally we wrap up with what he’s working on now. Follow Scott on Twitter @ScottDikkers and on Instagram @itsscottdikkers. Check out his YouTube page and his website, scottdikkers.com. He’s very approachable! Follow us @PerformanceAnx on the socials. Support the show with merch at performanceanx.threadless.com or a coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Now get ready for a fascinating journey in comedy with Scott Dikkers on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 18 Aug 2022 08:00:00 -0000 Scott Dikkers (The Onion) full 282 Marc Shea Scott Dikkers, co-founder of The Onion, joins the podcast to discuss creativity and comedy. There are great stories from his time at The Onion, writing comics, producing podcasts, and helping people hone their comedy. This show is different from most of the others I’ve done. My guest is Scott Dikkers. He’s not a musician. He is a writer, comedian, podcaster, and co-founder of The Onion. He jumps on the podcast to chat with me about creativity. He talks about his early influences, like The Muppets & Jay Leno, how he gets inspiration from bad comedy, and how he got his start writing the comic Jim’s Journal all the way to writing a New York Times bestseller that was self-published. Scott goes into some great stories about starting The Onion, how it was named, favorite & least favorite moments, and expanding The Onion’s reach simply due to the desire to be literally everywhere. Scott also talks about leaving The Onion, writing books about comedy that actually go step by step through the entire process, and creating a podcast that is just as helpful. Finally we wrap up with what he’s working on now. Follow Scott on Twitter @ScottDikkers and on Instagram @itsscottdikkers. Check out his YouTube page and his website, scottdikkers.com. He’s very approachable! Follow us @PerformanceAnx on the socials. Support the show with merch at performanceanx.threadless.com or a coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Now get ready for a fascinating journey in comedy with Scott Dikkers on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This show is different from most of the others I’ve done. My guest is Scott Dikkers. He’s not a musician. He is a writer, comedian, podcaster, and co-founder of The Onion. He jumps on the podcast to chat with me about creativity. He talks about his early influences, like The Muppets & Jay Leno, how he gets inspiration from bad comedy, and how he got his start writing the comic Jim’s Journal all the way to writing a New York Times bestseller that was self-published. Scott goes into some great stories about starting The Onion, how it was named, favorite & least favorite moments, and expanding The Onion’s reach simply due to the desire to be literally everywhere. Scott also talks about leaving The Onion, writing books about comedy that actually go step by step through the entire process, and creating a podcast that is just as helpful. Finally we wrap up with what he’s working on now. Follow Scott on Twitter @ScottDikkers and on Instagram @itsscottdikkers. Check out his YouTube page and his website, scottdikkers.com. He’s very approachable! Follow us @PerformanceAnx on the socials. Support the show with merch at performanceanx.threadless.com or a coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Now get ready for a fascinating journey in comedy with Scott Dikkers on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 3603 yes Janet Weiss (Slang, Sleater-Kinney) https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/janet-weiss-slang-sleater-kinney-mVd7Mk5D Janet Weiss of way more bands than I can mention here joins the podcast. She’s here to talk about her latest release, Cockroach In A Ghost Town by her band, Slang. But we go back to find out how that band came to be. We start with her playing guitar, NOT drums. But once she did find drums, it was an instant connection. It was so obvious that everyone else felt it, too. Janet talks about how many lessons she took before joining a band and opening for The Flaming Lips! She also explains her move to Portland, starting a few other bands, like Quasi, who ended up being Elliot Smith’s band for a bit. We also talk about joining Sleater-Kinney, her terrible car accident that could have spelled the end of her career. But she had an incredible support system of family, friends, & fans that kept her recovery on track. We do talk about Slang’s album, how things have changed from a duo doing covers to a full band. And we wrap up on our mutual love of the automobile.Give the band a follow on Facebook, check out @theeslang on Instagram and @realslang on twitter. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on twitter & instagram. You can help us out through ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or performanceanx.threadless.com for merch. Now let’s get right into the show with Janet Weiss of Slang on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 16 Aug 2022 08:00:00 -0000 Janet Weiss (Slang, Sleater-Kinney) full 281 Marc Shea Slang's Janet Weiss joins us to talk about their debut album, playing with Sleater-Kinney, cars, car accidents, and a lot more. Janet Weiss of way more bands than I can mention here joins the podcast. She’s here to talk about her latest release, Cockroach In A Ghost Town by her band, Slang. But we go back to find out how that band came to be. We start with her playing guitar, NOT drums. But once she did find drums, it was an instant connection. It was so obvious that everyone else felt it, too. Janet talks about how many lessons she took before joining a band and opening for The Flaming Lips! She also explains her move to Portland, starting a few other bands, like Quasi, who ended up being Elliot Smith’s band for a bit. We also talk about joining Sleater-Kinney, her terrible car accident that could have spelled the end of her career. But she had an incredible support system of family, friends, & fans that kept her recovery on track. We do talk about Slang’s album, how things have changed from a duo doing covers to a full band. And we wrap up on our mutual love of the automobile.Give the band a follow on Facebook, check out @theeslang on Instagram and @realslang on twitter. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on twitter & instagram. You can help us out through ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or performanceanx.threadless.com for merch. Now let’s get right into the show with Janet Weiss of Slang on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Janet Weiss of way more bands than I can mention here joins the podcast. She’s here to talk about her latest release, Cockroach In A Ghost Town by her band, Slang. But we go back to find out how that band came to be. We start with her playing guitar, NOT drums. But once she did find drums, it was an instant connection. It was so obvious that everyone else felt it, too. Janet talks about how many lessons she took before joining a band and opening for The Flaming Lips! She also explains her move to Portland, starting a few other bands, like Quasi, who ended up being Elliot Smith’s band for a bit. We also talk about joining Sleater-Kinney, her terrible car accident that could have spelled the end of her career. But she had an incredible support system of family, friends, & fans that kept her recovery on track. We do talk about Slang’s album, how things have changed from a duo doing covers to a full band. And we wrap up on our mutual love of the automobile.Give the band a follow on Facebook, check out @theeslang on Instagram and @realslang on twitter. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on twitter & instagram. You can help us out through ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or performanceanx.threadless.com for merch. Now let’s get right into the show with Janet Weiss of Slang on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 4015 yes Side Projects: Michael Goldberg On James Calvin Wilsey https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/side-projects-michael-goldberg-on-james-calvin-wilsey-SPAjydp1 With two notes, James Calvin Wilsey announced his presence to the music world at large. But by the time Wicked Game launched Chris Isaak, Rowland Sally, Kenney Dale Johnson, & James Calvin Wilsey onto MTV and in front of millions, Jimmy was already living a very rock & roll lifestyle; one that would lead him to crash and burn half an album later. Journalist and author Michael Goldberg joins the podcast to discuss James Wilsey and the new book he’s written about his life, death, & the music he left behind. It may be the most heartbreaking episode I’ve recorded.  Michael discusses Jimmy’s early days in school and how he started playing with The Avengers in San Francisco, meeting Chris Isaak and deciding he didn’t want to play with him, initially. We also talk about his time as a consultant for Apple and in IT for a Hollywood marketing company. But even through his addiction to heroin, Jimmy was always working on music. In addition to the solo album he released, El Dorado, there was so much more, including music with Billy Idol and Lana Del Rey. It’s a heartbreaking and fascinating story. Pick up Michael’s book Wicked Game - The True Story of Guitarist James Calvin Wilsey from HoZac Books. A percentage of the sales will go to help Jimmy’s son, Waylon. There’s a link in the notes. Follow Michael on social media to see what he’s up to. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media. Buy stuff at performanceanx.threadless.com. Or buy us a cup of coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Now get some tissues and check out the story of James Calvin Wilsey with Michael Goldberg on Performance Anxiety, part of Pantheon Podcasts.  https://hozacrecords.com/product/wicked-game/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 10 Aug 2022 08:00:00 -0000 Side Projects: Michael Goldberg On James Calvin Wilsey full 280 Marc Shea Author Michael Goldberg talks with us about the troubled life of guitarist James Calvin Wilsey. He shot to fame with Chris Isaak and the song Wicked Game only to lose it all to a heroin addition just half an album later. With two notes, James Calvin Wilsey announced his presence to the music world at large. But by the time Wicked Game launched Chris Isaak, Rowland Sally, Kenney Dale Johnson, & James Calvin Wilsey onto MTV and in front of millions, Jimmy was already living a very rock & roll lifestyle; one that would lead him to crash and burn half an album later. Journalist and author Michael Goldberg joins the podcast to discuss James Wilsey and the new book he’s written about his life, death, & the music he left behind. It may be the most heartbreaking episode I’ve recorded.  Michael discusses Jimmy’s early days in school and how he started playing with The Avengers in San Francisco, meeting Chris Isaak and deciding he didn’t want to play with him, initially. We also talk about his time as a consultant for Apple and in IT for a Hollywood marketing company. But even through his addiction to heroin, Jimmy was always working on music. In addition to the solo album he released, El Dorado, there was so much more, including music with Billy Idol and Lana Del Rey. It’s a heartbreaking and fascinating story. Pick up Michael’s book Wicked Game - The True Story of Guitarist James Calvin Wilsey from HoZac Books. A percentage of the sales will go to help Jimmy’s son, Waylon. There’s a link in the notes. Follow Michael on social media to see what he’s up to. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media. Buy stuff at performanceanx.threadless.com. Or buy us a cup of coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Now get some tissues and check out the story of James Calvin Wilsey with Michael Goldberg on Performance Anxiety, part of Pantheon Podcasts.  https://hozacrecords.com/product/wicked-game/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices With two notes, James Calvin Wilsey announced his presence to the music world at large. But by the time Wicked Game launched Chris Isaak, Rowland Sally, Kenney Dale Johnson, & James Calvin Wilsey onto MTV and in front of millions, Jimmy was already living a very rock & roll lifestyle; one that would lead him to crash and burn half an album later. Journalist and author Michael Goldberg joins the podcast to discuss James Wilsey and the new book he’s written about his life, death, & the music he left behind. It may be the most heartbreaking episode I’ve recorded. 

Michael discusses Jimmy’s early days in school and how he started playing with The Avengers in San Francisco, meeting Chris Isaak and deciding he didn’t want to play with him, initially. We also talk about his time as a consultant for Apple and in IT for a Hollywood marketing company. But even through his addiction to heroin, Jimmy was always working on music. In addition to the solo album he released, El Dorado, there was so much more, including music with Billy Idol and Lana Del Rey. It’s a heartbreaking and fascinating story. Pick up Michael’s book Wicked Game - The True Story of Guitarist James Calvin Wilsey from HoZac Books. A percentage of the sales will go to help Jimmy’s son, Waylon. There’s a link in the notes. Follow Michael on social media to see what he’s up to. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media. Buy stuff at performanceanx.threadless.com. Or buy us a cup of coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Now get some tissues and check out the story of James Calvin Wilsey with Michael Goldberg on Performance Anxiety, part of Pantheon Podcasts. 

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]]> 6285 yes The Handcuffs https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/the-handcuffs-CVYY9RYK Today we welcome Brad Elvis & Chloe F. Orwell of The Handcuff to the show. They have a new album out, Burn The Rails,  that’s inspired by 70’s rock. It’s got big guitars, great vocals, and Mott The Hoople’s Morgan Fisher playing some keys! But before we get into all of that, we go deep into Brad’s extensive discography. We go so deep that Chloe thinks I’m a wizard. Brad talks about his time with The Elvis Brothers got their name, his very unusual drumming style, how he and Chloe met (it wasn’t Farmer’s Only, no matter what you’ve heard), and how Chloe’s humorous review of Mott The Hoople’s reunion resulted in Morgan Fisher playing with The Handcuffs. Follow the band @TheHandcuffs on social media. But the new album, Burn The Rails, on Pravda Records. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Pick up merch at performanceanx.threadless.com or get us a coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. And check out all the other great shows on Pantheon. Now enjoy Brad Elvis & Chloe F. Orwell of The Handcuffs on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 04 Aug 2022 08:00:00 -0000 The Handcuffs full 279 Marc Shea Chloe F. Orwell & Brad Elvis drop by to discuss the new The Handcuffs album. We also go deep into their musical histories; how they met, The Elvis Brothers, how Mott The Hoople plays into the new album, and a lot more. Today we welcome Brad Elvis & Chloe F. Orwell of The Handcuff to the show. They have a new album out, Burn The Rails,  that’s inspired by 70’s rock. It’s got big guitars, great vocals, and Mott The Hoople’s Morgan Fisher playing some keys! But before we get into all of that, we go deep into Brad’s extensive discography. We go so deep that Chloe thinks I’m a wizard. Brad talks about his time with The Elvis Brothers got their name, his very unusual drumming style, how he and Chloe met (it wasn’t Farmer’s Only, no matter what you’ve heard), and how Chloe’s humorous review of Mott The Hoople’s reunion resulted in Morgan Fisher playing with The Handcuffs. Follow the band @TheHandcuffs on social media. But the new album, Burn The Rails, on Pravda Records. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Pick up merch at performanceanx.threadless.com or get us a coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. And check out all the other great shows on Pantheon. Now enjoy Brad Elvis & Chloe F. Orwell of The Handcuffs on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today we welcome Brad Elvis & Chloe F. Orwell of The Handcuff to the show. They have a new album out, Burn The Rails,  that’s inspired by 70’s rock. It’s got big guitars, great vocals, and Mott The Hoople’s Morgan Fisher playing some keys! But before we get into all of that, we go deep into Brad’s extensive discography. We go so deep that Chloe thinks I’m a wizard. Brad talks about his time with The Elvis Brothers got their name, his very unusual drumming style, how he and Chloe met (it wasn’t Farmer’s Only, no matter what you’ve heard), and how Chloe’s humorous review of Mott The Hoople’s reunion resulted in Morgan Fisher playing with The Handcuffs. Follow the band @TheHandcuffs on social media. But the new album, Burn The Rails, on Pravda Records. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Pick up merch at performanceanx.threadless.com or get us a coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. And check out all the other great shows on Pantheon. Now enjoy Brad Elvis & Chloe F. Orwell of The Handcuffs on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 5757 yes Fabulous https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/fabulous-OQKxdxts I don’t even want to do an introduction because I just want to get into these stories. I’m joined by Simon “Spence” Dudfield and Martyn Goodacre of Fabulous. They exploded and flamed out in a span of 18 months. But they accumulated a lifetime of stories in that blink of an eye! They weren’t even musicians when they started the band. They’re STILL not musicians! They had somewhere between 8-10 bassists in that year and a half. They even wrote a song about one. Well, it was Craig Pike and he didn’t technically join the band because he died. But they DID have Keanu Reeves in the band for a minute, after stuffing him in the trunk of their car. Another member just wandered off stage, mid-gig, never to be seen again…almost. And speaking of shows, theirs were so volatile that they only lasted 10-15 minutes and were banned from the majority of venues they played. They were kidnapped and beaten after one particularly intense show.They blew off chances to work with Andy Weatherall, Rick Rubin, & The Beastie Boys. It is a short lived musical career filled with destruction, fights, and regret. And it’s possibly the most insane collection of stories I have ever heard in one place. Check out Fabulous wherever you get music. Follow them on socials @fckdXfabulous. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Support us with merch at performanceanx.threadless.com or with coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. You can also help with a 5 star rating or review. Now prepare to lose your mind with Fabulous on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 28 Jul 2022 08:00:00 -0000 Fabulous full 278 Marc Shea Simon "Spence" Dudfield and Martyn Goodacre of Fabulous grace the podcast to keep me entranced by some of the most unreal stories I have ever heard! And after 30 years, they've finally released their debut album! I don’t even want to do an introduction because I just want to get into these stories. I’m joined by Simon “Spence” Dudfield and Martyn Goodacre of Fabulous. They exploded and flamed out in a span of 18 months. But they accumulated a lifetime of stories in that blink of an eye! They weren’t even musicians when they started the band. They’re STILL not musicians! They had somewhere between 8-10 bassists in that year and a half. They even wrote a song about one. Well, it was Craig Pike and he didn’t technically join the band because he died. But they DID have Keanu Reeves in the band for a minute, after stuffing him in the trunk of their car. Another member just wandered off stage, mid-gig, never to be seen again…almost. And speaking of shows, theirs were so volatile that they only lasted 10-15 minutes and were banned from the majority of venues they played. They were kidnapped and beaten after one particularly intense show.They blew off chances to work with Andy Weatherall, Rick Rubin, & The Beastie Boys. It is a short lived musical career filled with destruction, fights, and regret. And it’s possibly the most insane collection of stories I have ever heard in one place. Check out Fabulous wherever you get music. Follow them on socials @fckdXfabulous. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Support us with merch at performanceanx.threadless.com or with coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. You can also help with a 5 star rating or review. Now prepare to lose your mind with Fabulous on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices I don’t even want to do an introduction because I just want to get into these stories. I’m joined by Simon “Spence” Dudfield and Martyn Goodacre of Fabulous. They exploded and flamed out in a span of 18 months. But they accumulated a lifetime of stories in that blink of an eye! They weren’t even musicians when they started the band. They’re STILL not musicians! They had somewhere between 8-10 bassists in that year and a half. They even wrote a song about one. Well, it was Craig Pike and he didn’t technically join the band because he died.

But they DID have Keanu Reeves in the band for a minute, after stuffing him in the trunk of their car. Another member just wandered off stage, mid-gig, never to be seen again…almost. And speaking of shows, theirs were so volatile that they only lasted 10-15 minutes and were banned from the majority of venues they played. They were kidnapped and beaten after one particularly intense show.They blew off chances to work with Andy Weatherall, Rick Rubin, & The Beastie Boys. It is a short lived musical career filled with destruction, fights, and regret. And it’s possibly the most insane collection of stories I have ever heard in one place. Check out Fabulous wherever you get music. Follow them on socials @fckdXfabulous. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Support us with merch at performanceanx.threadless.com or with coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. You can also help with a 5 star rating or review. Now prepare to lose your mind with Fabulous on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 4083 yes Kevin Mellon (Archer, Hit-Monkey) https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/kevin-mellon-archer-hit-monkey-mAGAbaG9 We have a bit of a different episode this time. Kevin Mellon joins the show. And while he DOES have a new EP out called Songs From The Giant’s Chair, there’s a lot more to him than that. He is a comic book creator and a storyboard artist for Archer, Hitmonkey, & The Vampire Diaries. We start of discussing our mutual love of Failure but move into his comic and musical influences like Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Mark Lanegan, and Phil Collins era Genesis. Kevin explains why he decided against college to attend a place called the Kubert School, how he got into storyboarding, and exactly what a storyboard artist does. He also talks to me about how many albums he wrote and discarded before releasing his new EP. Pick up Songs From The GIant’s Chair wherever you get music. Follow him @mellonmusic on Instagram or Kevin Mellon on Bandcamp. Check out kevinmellon.com. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media. Support the show with a review, some coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety, or merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Now get ready for a very unique story and an all around great guy with Kevin Mellon on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 20 Jul 2022 08:00:00 -0000 Kevin Mellon (Archer, Hit-Monkey) full 277 Marc Shea Storyboard/comic artist/musician Kevin Mellon hops on the podcast to discuss his new EP, Songs From The Giant's Chair, as well as what a storyboard artist does. He talks about working on Archer, The Vampire Diaries, and Hit-Monkey and a lot more! We have a bit of a different episode this time. Kevin Mellon joins the show. And while he DOES have a new EP out called Songs From The Giant’s Chair, there’s a lot more to him than that. He is a comic book creator and a storyboard artist for Archer, Hitmonkey, & The Vampire Diaries. We start of discussing our mutual love of Failure but move into his comic and musical influences like Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Mark Lanegan, and Phil Collins era Genesis. Kevin explains why he decided against college to attend a place called the Kubert School, how he got into storyboarding, and exactly what a storyboard artist does. He also talks to me about how many albums he wrote and discarded before releasing his new EP. Pick up Songs From The GIant’s Chair wherever you get music. Follow him @mellonmusic on Instagram or Kevin Mellon on Bandcamp. Check out kevinmellon.com. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media. Support the show with a review, some coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety, or merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Now get ready for a very unique story and an all around great guy with Kevin Mellon on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices We have a bit of a different episode this time. Kevin Mellon joins the show. And while he DOES have a new EP out called Songs From The Giant’s Chair, there’s a lot more to him than that. He is a comic book creator and a storyboard artist for Archer, Hitmonkey, & The Vampire Diaries. We start of discussing our mutual love of Failure but move into his comic and musical influences like Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Mark Lanegan, and Phil Collins era Genesis. Kevin explains why he decided against college to attend a place called the Kubert School, how he got into storyboarding, and exactly what a storyboard artist does. He also talks to me about how many albums he wrote and discarded before releasing his new EP. Pick up Songs From The GIant’s Chair wherever you get music. Follow him @mellonmusic on Instagram or Kevin Mellon on Bandcamp. Check out kevinmellon.com. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media. Support the show with a review, some coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety, or merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Now get ready for a very unique story and an all around great guy with Kevin Mellon on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 6319 yes Isobel Campbell https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/isobel-campbell-qO9eTNBf It was so much fun talking with Isobel Campbell. We hit on so many topics; some you’d expect like starting with Belle & Sebastian, working with Mark Lanegan, the effect COVID had on her projects, and what she’s working on now. But we also talk about some things that you might not expect like how church music influenced her, how a cheeseburger and Annie Hall were the reasons she left Belle & Sebastian mid-tour, getting kicked out of orchestra, and what she did during a decade long hiatus from the music business.  Isobel was incredibly gracious to speak with me so soon after Mark Lanegan’s passing and we do discuss their music and relationship quite a bit. And she’s got some great news about some reissues and new projects that should make everybody happy. Give her a follow on social media @isobelcampbellmusic on Instagram, @Isobel_Campbell on Twitter, pick up her music on Bandcamp or wherever you buy music. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on Twitter & Instagram. You can help us out with a review, with a coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety, or with merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. And I hope you enjoy this chat with Isobel Campbell on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 13 Jul 2022 08:00:00 -0000 Isobel Campbell full 276 Marc Shea Isobel Campbell is kind enough to join the podcast. We discuss her time with Belle & Sebastian, working with Mark Lanegan, cheeseburgers, reissues, and a heck of a lot more! It was so much fun talking with Isobel Campbell. We hit on so many topics; some you’d expect like starting with Belle & Sebastian, working with Mark Lanegan, the effect COVID had on her projects, and what she’s working on now. But we also talk about some things that you might not expect like how church music influenced her, how a cheeseburger and Annie Hall were the reasons she left Belle & Sebastian mid-tour, getting kicked out of orchestra, and what she did during a decade long hiatus from the music business.  Isobel was incredibly gracious to speak with me so soon after Mark Lanegan’s passing and we do discuss their music and relationship quite a bit. And she’s got some great news about some reissues and new projects that should make everybody happy. Give her a follow on social media @isobelcampbellmusic on Instagram, @Isobel_Campbell on Twitter, pick up her music on Bandcamp or wherever you buy music. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on Twitter & Instagram. You can help us out with a review, with a coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety, or with merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. And I hope you enjoy this chat with Isobel Campbell on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices It was so much fun talking with Isobel Campbell. We hit on so many topics; some you’d expect like starting with Belle & Sebastian, working with Mark Lanegan, the effect COVID had on her projects, and what she’s working on now. But we also talk about some things that you might not expect like how church music influenced her, how a cheeseburger and Annie Hall were the reasons she left Belle & Sebastian mid-tour, getting kicked out of orchestra, and what she did during a decade long hiatus from the music business. 

Isobel was incredibly gracious to speak with me so soon after Mark Lanegan’s passing and we do discuss their music and relationship quite a bit. And she’s got some great news about some reissues and new projects that should make everybody happy. Give her a follow on social media @isobelcampbellmusic on Instagram, @Isobel_Campbell on Twitter, pick up her music on Bandcamp or wherever you buy music. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on Twitter & Instagram. You can help us out with a review, with a coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety, or with merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. And I hope you enjoy this chat with Isobel Campbell on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 6702 yes Ivan Nahem (Ritual Tension, Swans) https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/ivan-nahem-ritual-tension-swans-w73Eo0Io Ivan Nahem had no choice but to be creative. Born in the 50’s, his mother was a graphic designer and his father played professional baseball. In fact, his dad, Sam, played a big part in the integration of minority players into Major League Baseball. But Ivan was drawn to music. He wanted to play drums, but he was told he had to learn the accordion first. After some less than constructive criticism about his prowess with that instrument, he decided he wasn’t musical and turned to poetry. After moving cross country twice, playing with a few bands, he formed the band Ritual Tension. Ivan talks alot about that and how that led to him playing dums on two Swans albums. Ivan is open and honest about all of this, his writing, yoga, and even losing his son in 2013.  Ivan has been busy during the past few COVID tainted years. In addition to releasing a new Ritual Tension album at the beginning of the pandemic, he has recorded and just released a solo album called Crawling Through Grass. It’s one of the most unique (in a good way) albums I’ve heard in a while. Think ambient punk. Give Ivan a follow @ivan.nahem or @ritualtension on Instagram and Facebook. Pick up Crawling Through Grass through Arguably Music. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media. You can help us out with a review, a coffee (ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety) or buying yourself something nice at performanceanx.threadless.com. Now listen in on the conversation with me & Ivan Nahem on Performance Anxiety,, part of Pantheon Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 05 Jul 2022 13:13:55 -0000 Ivan Nahem (Ritual Tension, Swans) full 275 Marc Shea Ivan Nahem graces the podcast to discuss his new solo album. It's ambient punk. He also talks about Ritual Tension, Carnival Crash, Swans, yoga, poetry, & the accordion. Ivan Nahem had no choice but to be creative. Born in the 50’s, his mother was a graphic designer and his father played professional baseball. In fact, his dad, Sam, played a big part in the integration of minority players into Major League Baseball. But Ivan was drawn to music. He wanted to play drums, but he was told he had to learn the accordion first. After some less than constructive criticism about his prowess with that instrument, he decided he wasn’t musical and turned to poetry. After moving cross country twice, playing with a few bands, he formed the band Ritual Tension. Ivan talks alot about that and how that led to him playing dums on two Swans albums. Ivan is open and honest about all of this, his writing, yoga, and even losing his son in 2013.  Ivan has been busy during the past few COVID tainted years. In addition to releasing a new Ritual Tension album at the beginning of the pandemic, he has recorded and just released a solo album called Crawling Through Grass. It’s one of the most unique (in a good way) albums I’ve heard in a while. Think ambient punk. Give Ivan a follow @ivan.nahem or @ritualtension on Instagram and Facebook. Pick up Crawling Through Grass through Arguably Music. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media. You can help us out with a review, a coffee (ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety) or buying yourself something nice at performanceanx.threadless.com. Now listen in on the conversation with me & Ivan Nahem on Performance Anxiety,, part of Pantheon Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Ivan Nahem had no choice but to be creative. Born in the 50’s, his mother was a graphic designer and his father played professional baseball. In fact, his dad, Sam, played a big part in the integration of minority players into Major League Baseball. But Ivan was drawn to music. He wanted to play drums, but he was told he had to learn the accordion first. After some less than constructive criticism about his prowess with that instrument, he decided he wasn’t musical and turned to poetry. After moving cross country twice, playing with a few bands, he formed the band Ritual Tension. Ivan talks alot about that and how that led to him playing dums on two Swans albums. Ivan is open and honest about all of this, his writing, yoga, and even losing his son in 2013. 

Ivan has been busy during the past few COVID tainted years. In addition to releasing a new Ritual Tension album at the beginning of the pandemic, he has recorded and just released a solo album called Crawling Through Grass. It’s one of the most unique (in a good way) albums I’ve heard in a while. Think ambient punk. Give Ivan a follow @ivan.nahem or @ritualtension on Instagram and Facebook. Pick up Crawling Through Grass through Arguably Music. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media. You can help us out with a review, a coffee (ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety) or buying yourself something nice at performanceanx.threadless.com. Now listen in on the conversation with me & Ivan Nahem on Performance Anxiety,, part of Pantheon Podcasts.

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]]> 5157 yes Fredrik Saroea (DATAROCK) https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/fredrik-saroea-datarock-ICyD4vi7 Today we speak with Fredrik Saroea of Datarock. He’s had quite the career! Datarock blew UP when their song Fa Fa Fa was EVERYWHERE in 2005. It was in commercials, video games, TV shows, and I’m sure some other synchronizations Fredrik has forgotten about. That led to the band playing over 1000 shows in 36 countries. But it all kind of snuck up on them. Take the first festival they played in Australia. They thought they were going to be on some little side stage next to the toilets. Turns out they were on the main stage supporting James Brown! That has allowed Fredrik to do some amazing things. He performed Datarock: The Musical with a full symphony orchestra. But they only had one day of rehearsal. He’s also released an album called The Rona Diaries where he plays with the BIT20 String Ensemble, again with very little preparation. This one is hilarious and Fredrik and I laugh our way through it. Follow Fredrik & Datarock on social media. You can get the links at datarockmusic.com. Buy The Rona Diaries on Bandcamp or wherever you get music nowadays. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media. Support the show with a rating or review, with a one-time coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety, or with merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. So stretch your face so you don’t hurt yourself laughing with Fredrik Saroea of Datarock on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 30 Jun 2022 11:00:00 -0000 Fredrik Saroea (DATAROCK) full 274 Marc Shea DATAROCK's Fredrik Saroea joins the show to talk about getting into music as a kid, forming DATAROCK, their explosive success, playing with a symphony orchestra with one day's rehearsal, and his new album, The Rona Diaries. Today we speak with Fredrik Saroea of Datarock. He’s had quite the career! Datarock blew UP when their song Fa Fa Fa was EVERYWHERE in 2005. It was in commercials, video games, TV shows, and I’m sure some other synchronizations Fredrik has forgotten about. That led to the band playing over 1000 shows in 36 countries. But it all kind of snuck up on them. Take the first festival they played in Australia. They thought they were going to be on some little side stage next to the toilets. Turns out they were on the main stage supporting James Brown! That has allowed Fredrik to do some amazing things. He performed Datarock: The Musical with a full symphony orchestra. But they only had one day of rehearsal. He’s also released an album called The Rona Diaries where he plays with the BIT20 String Ensemble, again with very little preparation. This one is hilarious and Fredrik and I laugh our way through it. Follow Fredrik & Datarock on social media. You can get the links at datarockmusic.com. Buy The Rona Diaries on Bandcamp or wherever you get music nowadays. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media. Support the show with a rating or review, with a one-time coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety, or with merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. So stretch your face so you don’t hurt yourself laughing with Fredrik Saroea of Datarock on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today we speak with Fredrik Saroea of Datarock. He’s had quite the career! Datarock blew UP when their song Fa Fa Fa was EVERYWHERE in 2005. It was in commercials, video games, TV shows, and I’m sure some other synchronizations Fredrik has forgotten about. That led to the band playing over 1000 shows in 36 countries. But it all kind of snuck up on them. Take the first festival they played in Australia. They thought they were going to be on some little side stage next to the toilets. Turns out they were on the main stage supporting James Brown! That has allowed Fredrik to do some amazing things. He performed Datarock: The Musical with a full symphony orchestra. But they only had one day of rehearsal. He’s also released an album called The Rona Diaries where he plays with the BIT20 String Ensemble, again with very little preparation. This one is hilarious and Fredrik and I laugh our way through it. Follow Fredrik & Datarock on social media. You can get the links at datarockmusic.com. Buy The Rona Diaries on Bandcamp or wherever you get music nowadays. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media. Support the show with a rating or review, with a one-time coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety, or with merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. So stretch your face so you don’t hurt yourself laughing with Fredrik Saroea of Datarock on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. 

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]]> 6419 yes Queen Kwong & Skeleton Joe https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/queen-kwong-skeleton-joe-N9JgsrOw I’m thrilled to welcome Carré Callaway and Joe Cardamone, AKA Queen Kwong and Skeleton Joe. Carré talks about growing up in a hotel and her dad’s industrial/punk nightclub in Denver. Once she started focusing on music (this would be AFTER her 6th grade band, Population 3) one of her first gigs was opening for Nine Inch Nails and, as she describes it, messing up on a large scale. She’s also written music with him that’s never come out! But she really started finding her voice after meeting Joe Cardamone from The Icarus Line. With Joe’s help Carré has developed a unique, improvisational style of recording albums. In fact, their maxim is the first take may not be the best sounding but it’s the most honest. So they try to stick to that whenever possible. It has worked for her albums as well as the Quarentina film project she and Joe collaborated on. Carré also discusses her late diagnosis of cystic fibrosis and how that has affected her. She’s got a new album out soon called Couples Only. She tells me why she used that name and how much of the record is about reclaiming her voice after a pretty rough divorce. Follow her @QueenKwong on social media. Follow joe_cardamone. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Support the show with a review or money. Merch is available through performanceanx.threadless.com. You can buy a cup of coffee & give it to the show via ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Now check out Queen Kwong and Skeleton Joe on Performance Anxiety on Pantheon Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 23 Jun 2022 08:00:00 -0000 Queen Kwong & Skeleton Joe full 273 Marc Shea Carré Callaway and Joe Cardamone, AKA Queen Kwong and Skeleton Joe join the podcast to talk about making Carré's latest album, Couples Only. We talk about her work with Nine Inch Nails & Trent Reznor, her rough divorce from Wes Borland, and her late diagnosis of cystic fibrosis. I’m thrilled to welcome Carré Callaway and Joe Cardamone, AKA Queen Kwong and Skeleton Joe. Carré talks about growing up in a hotel and her dad’s industrial/punk nightclub in Denver. Once she started focusing on music (this would be AFTER her 6th grade band, Population 3) one of her first gigs was opening for Nine Inch Nails and, as she describes it, messing up on a large scale. She’s also written music with him that’s never come out! But she really started finding her voice after meeting Joe Cardamone from The Icarus Line. With Joe’s help Carré has developed a unique, improvisational style of recording albums. In fact, their maxim is the first take may not be the best sounding but it’s the most honest. So they try to stick to that whenever possible. It has worked for her albums as well as the Quarentina film project she and Joe collaborated on. Carré also discusses her late diagnosis of cystic fibrosis and how that has affected her. She’s got a new album out soon called Couples Only. She tells me why she used that name and how much of the record is about reclaiming her voice after a pretty rough divorce. Follow her @QueenKwong on social media. Follow joe_cardamone. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Support the show with a review or money. Merch is available through performanceanx.threadless.com. You can buy a cup of coffee & give it to the show via ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Now check out Queen Kwong and Skeleton Joe on Performance Anxiety on Pantheon Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices I’m thrilled to welcome Carré Callaway and Joe Cardamone, AKA Queen Kwong and Skeleton Joe. Carré talks about growing up in a hotel and her dad’s industrial/punk nightclub in Denver. Once she started focusing on music (this would be AFTER her 6th grade band, Population 3) one of her first gigs was opening for Nine Inch Nails and, as she describes it, messing up on a large scale. She’s also written music with him that’s never come out! But she really started finding her voice after meeting Joe Cardamone from The Icarus Line. With Joe’s help Carré has developed a unique, improvisational style of recording albums. In fact, their maxim is the first take may not be the best sounding but it’s the most honest. So they try to stick to that whenever possible. It has worked for her albums as well as the Quarentina film project she and Joe collaborated on.

Carré also discusses her late diagnosis of cystic fibrosis and how that has affected her. She’s got a new album out soon called Couples Only. She tells me why she used that name and how much of the record is about reclaiming her voice after a pretty rough divorce. Follow her @QueenKwong on social media. Follow joe_cardamone. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Support the show with a review or money. Merch is available through performanceanx.threadless.com. You can buy a cup of coffee & give it to the show via ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Now check out Queen Kwong and Skeleton Joe on Performance Anxiety on Pantheon Podcasts.

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]]> 2850 yes Felix Bechtolsheimer (Curse Of Lono, Hey Negrita) https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/felix-bechtolsheimer-curse-of-lono-hey-negrita-_T1Sqd1L Today’s guest is Felix Bechtolsheimer; and I’m only going to say that once. His band, Curse Of Lono has a new album out called People In Cars. But before we get into that, we talk about a lot of stuff. Felix has my unfailing respect and admiration for being completely open and honest about the path that led him to go to rehab, including a harrowing experience in an experimental opioid addiction program in a German mental hospital! But music is one thing that helped pull him through. He wrote over 100 songs during that period. Soon after that, he started his band Hey Negrita and Felix reveals why they gave themselves that unusual name. After that band ceased, Felix spent some time studying at the London Film Academy before starting his current band, Curse Of Lono. Another unusual name, another interesting story behind it. They’ve just released their latest album, which was no easy feat. It was difficult for anyone to create an album during Covid, but Felix also lost his father, and uncle, his former partner, and eventually, his entire band. But the album is beautiful. There’s even a song inspired by a French punk rocker who robbed a bank, disappeared for 30 years, then turned himself in. Pick up the new album, People In Cars, wherever you get music. Follow Curse Of Lono on the socials. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Support us, won't you, with a review, buying merch at performanceanx.threadless.com, or with coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Now buckle up for one hell of a conversation with Felix from Curse Of Lono on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 16 Jun 2022 08:00:00 -0000 Felix Bechtolsheimer (Curse Of Lono, Hey Negrita) full 272 Marc Shea Felix Bechtolsheimer from Curse Of Lono joins the show to discuss going to rehab; his first band, Hey Negrita; French punk rock bank robbers, and dealing with so much loss over the pandemic but still releasing his latest album called People In Cars Today’s guest is Felix Bechtolsheimer; and I’m only going to say that once. His band, Curse Of Lono has a new album out called People In Cars. But before we get into that, we talk about a lot of stuff. Felix has my unfailing respect and admiration for being completely open and honest about the path that led him to go to rehab, including a harrowing experience in an experimental opioid addiction program in a German mental hospital! But music is one thing that helped pull him through. He wrote over 100 songs during that period. Soon after that, he started his band Hey Negrita and Felix reveals why they gave themselves that unusual name. After that band ceased, Felix spent some time studying at the London Film Academy before starting his current band, Curse Of Lono. Another unusual name, another interesting story behind it. They’ve just released their latest album, which was no easy feat. It was difficult for anyone to create an album during Covid, but Felix also lost his father, and uncle, his former partner, and eventually, his entire band. But the album is beautiful. There’s even a song inspired by a French punk rocker who robbed a bank, disappeared for 30 years, then turned himself in. Pick up the new album, People In Cars, wherever you get music. Follow Curse Of Lono on the socials. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Support us, won't you, with a review, buying merch at performanceanx.threadless.com, or with coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Now buckle up for one hell of a conversation with Felix from Curse Of Lono on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today’s guest is Felix Bechtolsheimer; and I’m only going to say that once. His band, Curse Of Lono has a new album out called People In Cars. But before we get into that, we talk about a lot of stuff. Felix has my unfailing respect and admiration for being completely open and honest about the path that led him to go to rehab, including a harrowing experience in an experimental opioid addiction program in a German mental hospital! But music is one thing that helped pull him through. He wrote over 100 songs during that period.

Soon after that, he started his band Hey Negrita and Felix reveals why they gave themselves that unusual name. After that band ceased, Felix spent some time studying at the London Film Academy before starting his current band, Curse Of Lono. Another unusual name, another interesting story behind it. They’ve just released their latest album, which was no easy feat. It was difficult for anyone to create an album during Covid, but Felix also lost his father, and uncle, his former partner, and eventually, his entire band. But the album is beautiful. There’s even a song inspired by a French punk rocker who robbed a bank, disappeared for 30 years, then turned himself in. Pick up the new album, People In Cars, wherever you get music. Follow Curse Of Lono on the socials. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Support us, won't you, with a review, buying merch at performanceanx.threadless.com, or with coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Now buckle up for one hell of a conversation with Felix from Curse Of Lono on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 3994 yes The Trypes https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/the-trypes-WSmXzYLq If anything good came out of the pandemic, it was projects like the release by The Trypes. I’m joined by founding members John Baumgartner and Marc Francia. The guys talk about how the band formed with the goal of recording one 45 for a local jukebox. But they DO have connections to the influential band The Feelies. They also discuss some of the more unusual aspects of the band, like using a wind-driven keyboard and an experimental 360 degree surround sound effect. The band was only active for about three years. This new release celebrates the band’s 40th anniversary and expands on the original album by adding some live tracks and a couple of songs from a brief reunion a few years ago. It’s amazing that a band that was only around for a short time in the early 80’s got a new life through Spotify. The album is available digitally and on CD through Pravda or Bandcamp. A gatefold vinyl release will be available in the coming months. Follow The Trypes on social media. But make sure it's The Trypes from NJ, not Greece. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media. You can help support the show with a coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety, picking up merch at performanceanx.threadlass.com, or even just a review wherever you listen. I hope you enjoy John Baumgartner & Marc Francia from The Trypes on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 14 Jun 2022 11:00:00 -0000 The Trypes full 271 Marc Shea John Baumgartner & Marc Francia from The Trypes join the podcast to talk about the 40th anniversary of The Trypes. It was a short-lived, unusual band and John & Marc talk about what made them so unusual. If anything good came out of the pandemic, it was projects like the release by The Trypes. I’m joined by founding members John Baumgartner and Marc Francia. The guys talk about how the band formed with the goal of recording one 45 for a local jukebox. But they DO have connections to the influential band The Feelies. They also discuss some of the more unusual aspects of the band, like using a wind-driven keyboard and an experimental 360 degree surround sound effect. The band was only active for about three years. This new release celebrates the band’s 40th anniversary and expands on the original album by adding some live tracks and a couple of songs from a brief reunion a few years ago. It’s amazing that a band that was only around for a short time in the early 80’s got a new life through Spotify. The album is available digitally and on CD through Pravda or Bandcamp. A gatefold vinyl release will be available in the coming months. Follow The Trypes on social media. But make sure it's The Trypes from NJ, not Greece. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media. You can help support the show with a coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety, picking up merch at performanceanx.threadlass.com, or even just a review wherever you listen. I hope you enjoy John Baumgartner & Marc Francia from The Trypes on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices If anything good came out of the pandemic, it was projects like the release by The Trypes. I’m joined by founding members John Baumgartner and Marc Francia. The guys talk about how the band formed with the goal of recording one 45 for a local jukebox. But they DO have connections to the influential band The Feelies. They also discuss some of the more unusual aspects of the band, like using a wind-driven keyboard and an experimental 360 degree surround sound effect. The band was only active for about three years. This new release celebrates the band’s 40th anniversary and expands on the original album by adding some live tracks and a couple of songs from a brief reunion a few years ago. It’s amazing that a band that was only around for a short time in the early 80’s got a new life through Spotify. The album is available digitally and on CD through Pravda or Bandcamp. A gatefold vinyl release will be available in the coming months. Follow The Trypes on social media. But make sure it's The Trypes from NJ, not Greece. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media. You can help support the show with a coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety, picking up merch at performanceanx.threadlass.com, or even just a review wherever you listen. I hope you enjoy John Baumgartner & Marc Francia from The Trypes on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 2750 yes Colin Peterik https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/colin-peterik-Qq3L8XL5 Today’s guest is Colin Peterik. If that name sounds familiar, you know your stuff. Colin is the son of Jim Peterik, who wrote some of the biggest hits of the 70’s & 80’s with Vehicle by Ides Of March Eye Of The Tiger by Survivor, & Hold On Loosely by .38 Special. Colin talks about growing up in the industry. He remembers being woken up at 6am by his dad working out some of these hits on the piano. Colin’s influences are wide-ranging. There’s the obvious link to his dad, but he was equally influenced by prog rock, Steely Dan, & skateboarding. He’s even the singer & keyboardist for a Steely Dan tribute band called Brooklyn Charmers.  His first solo album is coming out. It’s called Everything and Nothing and it is a fun listen. There is such a wide variety of styles. Colin discusses his studio process and if there might be a father/son duet in the future. Check Colin out on Instagram @colin_peterik_music & twitter @ColinPeterik. Pick up the album at colinpeterik.com or wherever you get music. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on socials. Rate & review us & all the other great podcasts on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Merch is available at performanceanx.threadless.com. You cam also support us through ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Let’s get right into it with Colin Peterik on Performance Anxiety. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 09 Jun 2022 11:00:00 -0000 Colin Peterik full 270 Marc Shea Colin Peterik hops on the show to discuss growing up in the music industry, being influenced by his dad, Jim Peterik of Survivor, and his solo debut Everything And Nothing Today’s guest is Colin Peterik. If that name sounds familiar, you know your stuff. Colin is the son of Jim Peterik, who wrote some of the biggest hits of the 70’s & 80’s with Vehicle by Ides Of March Eye Of The Tiger by Survivor, & Hold On Loosely by .38 Special. Colin talks about growing up in the industry. He remembers being woken up at 6am by his dad working out some of these hits on the piano. Colin’s influences are wide-ranging. There’s the obvious link to his dad, but he was equally influenced by prog rock, Steely Dan, & skateboarding. He’s even the singer & keyboardist for a Steely Dan tribute band called Brooklyn Charmers.  His first solo album is coming out. It’s called Everything and Nothing and it is a fun listen. There is such a wide variety of styles. Colin discusses his studio process and if there might be a father/son duet in the future. Check Colin out on Instagram @colin_peterik_music & twitter @ColinPeterik. Pick up the album at colinpeterik.com or wherever you get music. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on socials. Rate & review us & all the other great podcasts on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Merch is available at performanceanx.threadless.com. You cam also support us through ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Let’s get right into it with Colin Peterik on Performance Anxiety. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today’s guest is Colin Peterik. If that name sounds familiar, you know your stuff. Colin is the son of Jim Peterik, who wrote some of the biggest hits of the 70’s & 80’s with Vehicle by Ides Of March Eye Of The Tiger by Survivor, & Hold On Loosely by .38 Special. Colin talks about growing up in the industry. He remembers being woken up at 6am by his dad working out some of these hits on the piano. Colin’s influences are wide-ranging. There’s the obvious link to his dad, but he was equally influenced by prog rock, Steely Dan, & skateboarding. He’s even the singer & keyboardist for a Steely Dan tribute band called Brooklyn Charmers. 

His first solo album is coming out. It’s called Everything and Nothing and it is a fun listen. There is such a wide variety of styles. Colin discusses his studio process and if there might be a father/son duet in the future. Check Colin out on Instagram @colin_peterik_music & twitter @ColinPeterik. Pick up the album at colinpeterik.com or wherever you get music. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on socials. Rate & review us & all the other great podcasts on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Merch is available at performanceanx.threadless.com. You cam also support us through ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Let’s get right into it with Colin Peterik on Performance Anxiety.

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]]> 3379 yes Pierce Turner https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/pierce-turner-eI_4Apts Pierce Turner and I begin this episode talking about castles and end it discussing Patsy Cline & Roy Orbison. But in between we do manage to touch on his career. He’s been playing music since he was a kid in Ireland in the 60’s. He couldn’t help it; it was all around him. His mom had her own band and the family had their own music store. And as a 14 year old kid, he was in charge of inventory! He was even in a 60’s Irish version of a boy band. But he wanted to start writing his own music, so he struck out on his own, which led him and a bandmate to fly to NYC with no plan; not even a place to stay when they landed! His first recordings in America almost ruined his career by attracting a bunch of weird Aleister Crowley fanatics! But he started writing music for modern dance and working with Philip Glass before starting a true solo career. His sound has shifted over the decades, including ditching the traditional band format and working only with string quartets. His new album features David Bowie guitarist Gerry Leonard and a rhythm section of Tony Shanahan from Patti Smith & Beck and Yuvel Lion from David Byrne. It’s called Terrible Good, because that’s exactly what it is. And Philip Glass returns! Check it out in the usual places. Check out Pierce’s website, pierceturner.com for more info. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media, rate & review, if you please. You can show support with a cup of coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety, picking up a shower curtain or two at performanceanx.threadless.com. So grab a pint and enjoy Pierce Turner on Performance Anxiety on Pantheon Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 07 Jun 2022 08:00:00 -0000 Pierce Turner full 269 Marc Shea Pierce Turner joins the show to discuss his Terrible Good new album, getting started in 60's Ireland, moving to NYC with no plan, working with Philip Glass, and a lot more Pierce Turner and I begin this episode talking about castles and end it discussing Patsy Cline & Roy Orbison. But in between we do manage to touch on his career. He’s been playing music since he was a kid in Ireland in the 60’s. He couldn’t help it; it was all around him. His mom had her own band and the family had their own music store. And as a 14 year old kid, he was in charge of inventory! He was even in a 60’s Irish version of a boy band. But he wanted to start writing his own music, so he struck out on his own, which led him and a bandmate to fly to NYC with no plan; not even a place to stay when they landed! His first recordings in America almost ruined his career by attracting a bunch of weird Aleister Crowley fanatics! But he started writing music for modern dance and working with Philip Glass before starting a true solo career. His sound has shifted over the decades, including ditching the traditional band format and working only with string quartets. His new album features David Bowie guitarist Gerry Leonard and a rhythm section of Tony Shanahan from Patti Smith & Beck and Yuvel Lion from David Byrne. It’s called Terrible Good, because that’s exactly what it is. And Philip Glass returns! Check it out in the usual places. Check out Pierce’s website, pierceturner.com for more info. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media, rate & review, if you please. You can show support with a cup of coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety, picking up a shower curtain or two at performanceanx.threadless.com. So grab a pint and enjoy Pierce Turner on Performance Anxiety on Pantheon Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Pierce Turner and I begin this episode talking about castles and end it discussing Patsy Cline & Roy Orbison. But in between we do manage to touch on his career. He’s been playing music since he was a kid in Ireland in the 60’s. He couldn’t help it; it was all around him. His mom had her own band and the family had their own music store. And as a 14 year old kid, he was in charge of inventory! He was even in a 60’s Irish version of a boy band. But he wanted to start writing his own music, so he struck out on his own, which led him and a bandmate to fly to NYC with no plan; not even a place to stay when they landed! His first recordings in America almost ruined his career by attracting a bunch of weird Aleister Crowley fanatics!

But he started writing music for modern dance and working with Philip Glass before starting a true solo career. His sound has shifted over the decades, including ditching the traditional band format and working only with string quartets. His new album features David Bowie guitarist Gerry Leonard and a rhythm section of Tony Shanahan from Patti Smith & Beck and Yuvel Lion from David Byrne. It’s called Terrible Good, because that’s exactly what it is. And Philip Glass returns! Check it out in the usual places. Check out Pierce’s website, pierceturner.com for more info. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media, rate & review, if you please. You can show support with a cup of coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety, picking up a shower curtain or two at performanceanx.threadless.com. So grab a pint and enjoy Pierce Turner on Performance Anxiety on Pantheon Podcasts.

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]]> 6078 yes Jeff Young (Megadeth, Tenifer Jinn) https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/jeff-young-megadeth-tenifer-jinn-02SAQjzC This episode has been a long time in the making. I initially reached out to guitarist Jeff Young Well over a year ago, but the timing was never right. Well once the timing was right, we made up for lost time. Jeff and I had an epic discussion about his first exposure to listening and playing music (he took viola lessons in 1st grade!). He recounts the BB gun trade that literally changed his life. He moved from Dayton, OH to Hollywood to seriously pursue music. After many false starts, he was about ready to give up and move back to Ohio when he had his first encounter with Megadeth. But it wasn’t his gig, yet. Jeff is honest about his time in Megadeth and why he left the band, his want ad on Headbanger’s Ball, signing with Diamond Dave Management but passing on being Steve Vai’s replacement for David Lee Roth’s band; which led to Jason Becker getting the gig; which Jeff is extremely happy about. But after a while, Jeff DID leave music and went to The WHarton School for Business to help save the family business. But a wild series of events got him back into music, playing Farm Aid & hanging with Willie Nelson on his tour bus, and eventually moving to Brazil to play with members of the legendary Assad family. Now Jeff has a lot of irons in the fire, including the band with his better half called Tenifer Jinn, his YouTube channel Music Lives Live, the streaming show he’s done for over 11 years, Music Without Boundaries, and a MEGA new project that is in the works. Follow Jeff @jeffscottyoung on twitter, @jeffyoungguitar on Instagram. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on both. You can support us with reviews or with money on ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or performanceanx.threadless.com. Now buckle up for an epic mega episode with Jeff Young on Performance Anxiety on Patheon Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 02 Jun 2022 08:00:00 -0000 Jeff Young (Megadeth, Tenifer Jinn) full 268 Marc Shea This episode has been a long time in the making. I initially reached out to guitarist Jeff Young Well over a year ago, but the timing was never right. Well once the timing was right, we made up for lost time. Jeff and I had an epic discussion about his first exposure to listening and playing music (he took viola lessons in 1st grade!). He recounts the BB gun trade that literally changed his life. He moved from Dayton, OH to Hollywood to seriously pursue music. After many false starts, he was about ready to give up and move back to Ohio when he had his first encounter with Megadeth. But it wasn’t his gig, yet. Jeff is honest about his time in Megadeth and why he left the band, his want ad on Headbanger’s Ball, signing with Diamond Dave Management but passing on being Steve Vai’s replacement for David Lee Roth’s band; which led to Jason Becker getting the gig; which Jeff is extremely happy about. But after a while, Jeff DID leave music and went to The WHarton School for Business to help save the family business. But a wild series of events got him back into music, playing Farm Aid & hanging with Willie Nelson on his tour bus, and eventually moving to Brazil to play with members of the legendary Assad family. Now Jeff has a lot of irons in the fire, including the band with his better half called Tenifer Jinn, his YouTube channel Music Lives Live, the streaming show he’s done for over 11 years, Music Without Boundaries, and a MEGA new project that is in the works. Follow Jeff @jeffscottyoung on twitter, @jeffyoungguitar on Instagram. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on both. You can support us with reviews or with money on ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or performanceanx.threadless.com. Now buckle up for an epic mega episode with Jeff Young on Performance Anxiety on Patheon Podcasts. This episode has been a long time in the making. I initially reached out to guitarist Jeff Young Well over a year ago, but the timing was never right. Well once the timing was right, we made up for lost time. Jeff and I had an epic discussion about his first exposure to listening and playing music (he took viola lessons in 1st grade!). He recounts the BB gun trade that literally changed his life. He moved from Dayton, OH to Hollywood to seriously pursue music. After many false starts, he was about ready to give up and move back to Ohio when he had his first encounter with Megadeth. But it wasn’t his gig, yet. Jeff is honest about his time in Megadeth and why he left the band, his want ad on Headbanger’s Ball, signing with Diamond Dave Management but passing on being Steve Vai’s replacement for David Lee Roth’s band; which led to Jason Becker getting the gig; which Jeff is extremely happy about. But after a while, Jeff DID leave music and went to The WHarton School for Business to help save the family business. But a wild series of events got him back into music, playing Farm Aid & hanging with Willie Nelson on his tour bus, and eventually moving to Brazil to play with members of the legendary Assad family. Now Jeff has a lot of irons in the fire, including the band with his better half called Tenifer Jinn, his YouTube channel Music Lives Live, the streaming show he’s done for over 11 years, Music Without Boundaries, and a MEGA new project that is in the works. Follow Jeff @jeffscottyoung on twitter, @jeffyoungguitar on Instagram. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on both. You can support us with reviews or with money on ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or performanceanx.threadless.com. Now buckle up for an epic mega episode with Jeff Young on Performance Anxiety on Patheon Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This episode has been a long time in the making. I initially reached out to guitarist Jeff Young Well over a year ago, but the timing was never right. Well once the timing was right, we made up for lost time. Jeff and I had an epic discussion about his first exposure to listening and playing music (he took viola lessons in 1st grade!). He recounts the BB gun trade that literally changed his life. He moved from Dayton, OH to Hollywood to seriously pursue music. After many false starts, he was about ready to give up and move back to Ohio when he had his first encounter with Megadeth. But it wasn’t his gig, yet. Jeff is honest about his time in Megadeth and why he left the band, his want ad on Headbanger’s Ball, signing with Diamond Dave Management but passing on being Steve Vai’s replacement for David Lee Roth’s band; which led to Jason Becker getting the gig; which Jeff is extremely happy about. But after a while, Jeff DID leave music and went to The WHarton School for Business to help save the family business. But a wild series of events got him back into music, playing Farm Aid & hanging with Willie Nelson on his tour bus, and eventually moving to Brazil to play with members of the legendary Assad family. Now Jeff has a lot of irons in the fire, including the band with his better half called Tenifer Jinn, his YouTube channel Music Lives Live, the streaming show he’s done for over 11 years, Music Without Boundaries, and a MEGA new project that is in the works. Follow Jeff @jeffscottyoung on twitter, @jeffyoungguitar on Instagram. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on both. You can support us with reviews or with money on ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or performanceanx.threadless.com. Now buckle up for an epic mega episode with Jeff Young on Performance Anxiety on Patheon Podcasts.

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]]> 10581 yes Liz Lamere (Alan Vega) https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/liz-lamere-alan-vega-f3Va18PY Liz Lamere’s path to her debut album was not a direct one. She was actually a high powered Wall Street lawyer. But she wasn’t your typical high powered Wall Street lawyer. She was the only one with purple hair and a spike in her nose who played drums in a punk band. But she met Alan Vega and everything changed. The couple began working on Alan’s music together, raised a family, and toured the world. Liz talks about all of that; how Henry Rollins & Jared Artaud of The Vacant Lots had life changing impacts on her and Alan; the Vega Vault; and how she finally made the debut album like Alan always wanted. And did you know that she also managed professional boxers? She almost became one, herself. And she shares how boxing continues to have an effect on her music. Pick up Liz’s debut, Keep It Alive, on In The Red Records, give her a follow @lamereliz on Instagram and @liz_lamere on Twitter. If you’re not already, follow us @PerformanceAnx on both. Please consider supporting the show with a review wherever you listen of financially through ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or performanceanx.threadless.com. So let’s get ready to…wait I can’t say that. I’ll get sued. Enjoy Round One of Liz Lamere on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 31 May 2022 08:00:00 -0000 Liz Lamere (Alan Vega) full 267 Marc Shea Liz Lamere’s path to her debut album was not a direct one. She was actually a high powered Wall Street lawyer. But she wasn’t your typical high powered Wall Street lawyer. She was the only one with purple hair and a spike in her nose who played drums in a punk band. But she met Alan Vega and everything changed. The couple began working on Alan’s music together, raised a family, and toured the world. Liz talks about all of that; how Henry Rollins & Jared Artaud of The Vacant Lots had life changing impacts on her and Alan; the Vega Vault; and how she finally made the debut album like Alan always wanted. And did you know that she also managed professional boxers? She almost became one, herself. And she shares how boxing continues to have an effect on her music. Pick up Liz’s debut, Keep It Alive, on In The Red Records, give her a follow @lamereliz on Instagram and @liz_lamere on Twitter. If you’re not already, follow us @PerformanceAnx on both. Please consider supporting the show with a review wherever you listen of financially through ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or performanceanx.threadless.com. So let’s get ready to…wait I can’t say that. I’ll get sued. Enjoy Round One of Liz Lamere on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Liz Lamere’s path to her debut album was not a direct one. She was actually a high powered Wall Street lawyer. But she wasn’t your typical high powered Wall Street lawyer. She was the only one with purple hair and a spike in her nose who played drums in a punk band. But she met Alan Vega and everything changed. The couple began working on Alan’s music together, raised a family, and toured the world. Liz talks about all of that; how Henry Rollins & Jared Artaud of The Vacant Lots had life changing impacts on her and Alan; the Vega Vault; and how she finally made the debut album like Alan always wanted. And did you know that she also managed professional boxers? She almost became one, herself. And she shares how boxing continues to have an effect on her music. Pick up Liz’s debut, Keep It Alive, on In The Red Records, give her a follow @lamereliz on Instagram and @liz_lamere on Twitter. If you’re not already, follow us @PerformanceAnx on both. Please consider supporting the show with a review wherever you listen of financially through ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or performanceanx.threadless.com. So let’s get ready to…wait I can’t say that. I’ll get sued. Enjoy Round One of Liz Lamere on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Liz Lamere’s path to her debut album was not a direct one. She was actually a high powered Wall Street lawyer. But she wasn’t your typical high powered Wall Street lawyer. She was the only one with purple hair and a spike in her nose who played drums in a punk band. But she met Alan Vega and everything changed. The couple began working on Alan’s music together, raised a family, and toured the world. Liz talks about all of that; how Henry Rollins & Jared Artaud of The Vacant Lots had life changing impacts on her and Alan; the Vega Vault; and how she finally made the debut album like Alan always wanted. And did you know that she also managed professional boxers? She almost became one, herself. And she shares how boxing continues to have an effect on her music. Pick up Liz’s debut, Keep It Alive, on In The Red Records, give her a follow @lamereliz on Instagram and @liz_lamere on Twitter. If you’re not already, follow us @PerformanceAnx on both. Please consider supporting the show with a review wherever you listen of financially through ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or performanceanx.threadless.com. So let’s get ready to…wait I can’t say that. I’ll get sued. Enjoy Round One of Liz Lamere on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 6071 yes Mike Leonard (The Bleeding Hearts, The Magnolias) https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/mike-leonard-the-bleeding-hearts-the-magnolias-3iHZx_Gm This is a really cool episode. My guest today is Mike Leonard. He plays guitar for The Magnolias, but that’s not what we’re discussing today. Almost 30 years ago, Mike was in a band called The Bleeding Hearts with Bob Stinson of The Replacements. Mike tells me how he got into music and how The Bleeding Hearts formed. He tells me about how he got Bob to join the band. It wasn’t exactly easy. But once he did, he went all in, including moving in with Mike. That, in part, led to the band getting time in the studio and label interest. But soon after the sessions were over, trouble started brewing. Mike talks about all of this, and why it took 29 years for the album to come out. Check out the album on Bar None Records, especially if you like straight up rock and roll. Pick it up from Bar None or wherever you get music. There may be some vinyl left. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on Instagram & Twitter. Rate, review, and support the show through merch at performanceanx.threadless.com or ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety.com. And check out the other great shows on the Pantheon Podcast Network. And let’s not keep you waiting anymore for Mike Leonard of The Bleeding Hearts on Performance Anxiety. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 26 May 2022 08:00:00 -0000 Mike Leonard (The Bleeding Hearts, The Magnolias) full 266 Marc Shea This is a really cool episode. My guest today is Mike Leonard. He plays guitar for The Magnolias, but that’s not what we’re discussing today. Almost 30 years ago, Mike was in a band called The Bleeding Hearts with Bob Stinson of The Replacements. Mike tells me how he got into music and how The Bleeding Hearts formed. He tells me about how he got Bob to join the band. It wasn’t exactly easy. But once he did, he went all in, including moving in with Mike. That, in part, led to the band getting time in the studio and label interest. But soon after the sessions were over, trouble started brewing. Mike talks about all of this, and why it took 29 years for the album to come out. Check out the album on Bar None Records, especially if you like straight up rock and roll. Pick it up from Bar None or wherever you get music. There may be some vinyl left. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on Instagram & Twitter. Rate, review, and support the show through merch at performanceanx.threadless.com or ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety.com. And check out the other great shows on the Pantheon Podcast Network. And let’s not keep you waiting anymore for Mike Leonard of The Bleeding Hearts on Performance Anxiety. This is a really cool episode. My guest today is Mike Leonard. He plays guitar for The Magnolias, but that’s not what we’re discussing today. Almost 30 years ago, Mike was in a band called The Bleeding Hearts with Bob Stinson of The Replacements. Mike tells me how he got into music and how The Bleeding Hearts formed. He tells me about how he got Bob to join the band. It wasn’t exactly easy. But once he did, he went all in, including moving in with Mike. That, in part, led to the band getting time in the studio and label interest. But soon after the sessions were over, trouble started brewing. Mike talks about all of this, and why it took 29 years for the album to come out. Check out the album on Bar None Records, especially if you like straight up rock and roll. Pick it up from Bar None or wherever you get music. There may be some vinyl left. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on Instagram & Twitter. Rate, review, and support the show through merch at performanceanx.threadless.com or ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety.com. And check out the other great shows on the Pantheon Podcast Network. And let’s not keep you waiting anymore for Mike Leonard of The Bleeding Hearts on Performance Anxiety. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This is a really cool episode. My guest today is Mike Leonard. He plays guitar for The Magnolias, but that’s not what we’re discussing today. Almost 30 years ago, Mike was in a band called The Bleeding Hearts with Bob Stinson of The Replacements. Mike tells me how he got into music and how The Bleeding Hearts formed. He tells me about how he got Bob to join the band. It wasn’t exactly easy. But once he did, he went all in, including moving in with Mike. That, in part, led to the band getting time in the studio and label interest. But soon after the sessions were over, trouble started brewing. Mike talks about all of this, and why it took 29 years for the album to come out. Check out the album on Bar None Records, especially if you like straight up rock and roll. Pick it up from Bar None or wherever you get music. There may be some vinyl left. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on Instagram & Twitter. Rate, review, and support the show through merch at performanceanx.threadless.com or ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety.com. And check out the other great shows on the Pantheon Podcast Network. And let’s not keep you waiting anymore for Mike Leonard of The Bleeding Hearts on Performance Anxiety.

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]]> 3424 yes OV Stars https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/ov-stars-8xT01sKE This episode I talk with Alice Genese & Shaune Pony Heath; two friends who would meet on Tuesdays to talk and informally play some music in their living rooms. Those meetings eventually became the band OV Stars. Alice talks to me about how she grew up a block from the legendary venue, Maxwell’s, in Hoboken, NJ. She began her music career playing bass with Gut Bank and Sexpod. She eventually met up with Genesis P-Orridge and played bass for Psychic TV for the last 20 years. Shaune discusses growing up in Pretoria, South Africa and how the music scene was the ultimate in DIY, sometimes meaning you had to build your own stage from tires and soil, Alice and Shaune had written so much music together that recording was the obvious next step. Shaune tells me about being terrified but how being immediately thrown in the deep end didn’t give him time to overthink the process. So go check out the OV Stars EP, Tuesdays, on Bandcamp. Follow them on all the socials. And if you happen to be in Asbury Park, NJ, stop by The Stone Pony and get one of Alice’s Jell-O shots! Give us a follow @PerformanceAnx on the socials, if you aren’t doing so already. Rate & review. Check out our YouTube Channel. Email theperformanceanxietypod@gmail.com with your thoughts. You can send support our way via ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or get merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Now let’s be like Pony and jump right into this episode’s deep end on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 24 May 2022 08:00:00 -0000 OV Stars full 265 Marc Shea This episode I talk with Alice Genese & Shaune Pony Heath; two friends who would meet on Tuesdays to talk and informally play some music in their living rooms. Those meetings eventually became the band OV Stars. Alice talks to me about how she grew up a block from the legendary venue, Maxwell’s, in Hoboken, NJ. She began her music career playing bass with Gut Bank and Sexpod. She eventually met up with Genesis P-Orridge and played bass for Psychic TV for the last 20 years. Shaune discusses growing up in Pretoria, South Africa and how the music scene was the ultimate in DIY, sometimes meaning you had to build your own stage from tires and soil, Alice and Shaune had written so much music together that recording was the obvious next step. Shaune tells me about being terrified but how being immediately thrown in the deep end didn’t give him time to overthink the process. So go check out the OV Stars EP, Tuesdays, on Bandcamp. Follow them on all the socials. And if you happen to be in Asbury Park, NJ, stop by The Stone Pony and get one of Alice’s Jell-O shots! Give us a follow @PerformanceAnx on the socials, if you aren’t doing so already. Rate & review. Check out our YouTube Channel. Email theperformanceanxietypod@gmail.com with your thoughts. You can send support our way via ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or get merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Now let’s be like Pony and jump right into this episode’s deep end on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. This episode I talk with Alice Genese & Shaune Pony Heath; two friends who would meet on Tuesdays to talk and informally play some music in their living rooms. Those meetings eventually became the band OV Stars. Alice talks to me about how she grew up a block from the legendary venue, Maxwell’s, in Hoboken, NJ. She began her music career playing bass with Gut Bank and Sexpod. She eventually met up with Genesis P-Orridge and played bass for Psychic TV for the last 20 years. Shaune discusses growing up in Pretoria, South Africa and how the music scene was the ultimate in DIY, sometimes meaning you had to build your own stage from tires and soil, Alice and Shaune had written so much music together that recording was the obvious next step. Shaune tells me about being terrified but how being immediately thrown in the deep end didn’t give him time to overthink the process. So go check out the OV Stars EP, Tuesdays, on Bandcamp. Follow them on all the socials. And if you happen to be in Asbury Park, NJ, stop by The Stone Pony and get one of Alice’s Jell-O shots! Give us a follow @PerformanceAnx on the socials, if you aren’t doing so already. Rate & review. Check out our YouTube Channel. Email theperformanceanxietypod@gmail.com with your thoughts. You can send support our way via ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or get merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Now let’s be like Pony and jump right into this episode’s deep end on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This episode I talk with Alice Genese & Shaune Pony Heath; two friends who would meet on Tuesdays to talk and informally play some music in their living rooms. Those meetings eventually became the band OV Stars. Alice talks to me about how she grew up a block from the legendary venue, Maxwell’s, in Hoboken, NJ. She began her music career playing bass with Gut Bank and Sexpod. She eventually met up with Genesis P-Orridge and played bass for Psychic TV for the last 20 years.

Shaune discusses growing up in Pretoria, South Africa and how the music scene was the ultimate in DIY, sometimes meaning you had to build your own stage from tires and soil,

Alice and Shaune had written so much music together that recording was the obvious next step. Shaune tells me about being terrified but how being immediately thrown in the deep end didn’t give him time to overthink the process. So go check out the OV Stars EP, Tuesdays, on Bandcamp. Follow them on all the socials. And if you happen to be in Asbury Park, NJ, stop by The Stone Pony and get one of Alice’s Jell-O shots! Give us a follow @PerformanceAnx on the socials, if you aren’t doing so already. Rate & review. Check out our YouTube Channel. Email theperformanceanxietypod@gmail.com with your thoughts. You can send support our way via ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or get merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Now let’s be like Pony and jump right into this episode’s deep end on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 3906 yes Charming Disaster https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/charming-disaster-u6Oi8DRp Never in the history of this podcast has a band’s name been so apropos. Ellia Bisker & Jeff Morris of Charming Disaster join me. They were charming. I was the disaster. This is actually the second attempt at a podcast with the goth-folk duo. The original recording vanished into the ether. And once you give Charming Disaster a listen, nothing could be more appropriate.  They tell me all about forming the band as a side project that quickly took over their other bands. Ellia ran away to join the circus at one point. Jeff talks about being in a band with a homeless man, bonding over dead cats, and playing in unusual venues like historic cemetaries, abandoned mines, and the interesting alternatives to the band name Charming Disaster. They’ve released a new concept album based on a graphic novel about Marie Curie. It’s called Our Lady of Radium and it’s so unique; just like Charming Disaster themselves. Follow them on social media. They’re pretty easy to find. You can get the album on bandcamp or their website, charmingdisaster.com You can help the podcast out with a rating, review, and follow @PerformanceAnx; or with some dollars through ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or performanceanx.threadless.com. And now…Charming Disaster, take two on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Sat, 21 May 2022 17:52:39 -0000 Charming Disaster full 264 Marc Shea Never in the history of this podcast has a band’s name been so apropos. Ellia Bisker & Jeff Morris of Charming Disaster join me. They were charming. I was the disaster. This is actually the second attempt at a podcast with the goth-folk duo. The original recording vanished into the ether. And once you give Charming Disaster a listen, nothing could be more appropriate.  They tell me all about forming the band as a side project that quickly took over their other bands. Ellia ran away to join the circus at one point. Jeff talks about being in a band with a homeless man, bonding over dead cats, and playing in unusual venues like historic cemetaries, abandoned mines, and the interesting alternatives to the band name Charming Disaster. They’ve released a new concept album based on a graphic novel about Marie Curie. It’s called Our Lady of Radium and it’s so unique; just like Charming Disaster themselves. Follow them on social media. They’re pretty easy to find. You can get the album on bandcamp or their website, charmingdisaster.com You can help the podcast out with a rating, review, and follow @PerformanceAnx; or with some dollars through ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or performanceanx.threadless.com. And now…Charming Disaster, take two on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Never in the history of this podcast has a band’s name been so apropos. Ellia Bisker & Jeff Morris of Charming Disaster join me. They were charming. I was the disaster. This is actually the second attempt at a podcast with the goth-folk duo. The original recording vanished into the ether. And once you give Charming Disaster a listen, nothing could be more appropriate.  They tell me all about forming the band as a side project that quickly took over their other bands. Ellia ran away to join the circus at one point. Jeff talks about being in a band with a homeless man, bonding over dead cats, and playing in unusual venues like historic cemetaries, abandoned mines, and the interesting alternatives to the band name Charming Disaster. They’ve released a new concept album based on a graphic novel about Marie Curie. It’s called Our Lady of Radium and it’s so unique; just like Charming Disaster themselves. Follow them on social media. They’re pretty easy to find. You can get the album on bandcamp or their website, charmingdisaster.com You can help the podcast out with a rating, review, and follow @PerformanceAnx; or with some dollars through ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or performanceanx.threadless.com. And now…Charming Disaster, take two on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Never in the history of this podcast has a band’s name been so apropos. Ellia Bisker & Jeff Morris of Charming Disaster join me. They were charming. I was the disaster. This is actually the second attempt at a podcast with the goth-folk duo. The original recording vanished into the ether. And once you give Charming Disaster a listen, nothing could be more appropriate. 

They tell me all about forming the band as a side project that quickly took over their other bands. Ellia ran away to join the circus at one point. Jeff talks about being in a band with a homeless man, bonding over dead cats, and playing in unusual venues like historic cemetaries, abandoned mines, and the interesting alternatives to the band name Charming Disaster.

They’ve released a new concept album based on a graphic novel about Marie Curie. It’s called Our Lady of Radium and it’s so unique; just like Charming Disaster themselves. Follow them on social media. They’re pretty easy to find. You can get the album on bandcamp or their website, charmingdisaster.com

You can help the podcast out with a rating, review, and follow @PerformanceAnx; or with some dollars through ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or performanceanx.threadless.com. And now…Charming Disaster, take two on the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 3746 yes Trinelise Væring (Tone Of Voice Orchestra) https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/trinelise-vaering-tone-of-voice-orchestra-bhPX0SRn We go international this episode with Tone Of Voice Orchestra’s Trinelise Væring. Her family enjoyed music when she was growing up, but it wasn’t a career choice. She didn’t even think about it after recording two jazz albums while in school, studying architecture! But somehow she wound up marrying a musician. Once she finally made the decision to focus on music, she decided she needed to find her own voice; and it wasn’t going to be in jazz. So she completely changed her musical style, but lost a portion of her audience when she did it. It was also at this point that she decided to write exclusively in her native Danish. Speaking of Danish, I do a pretty good job butchering the language in this episode, including getting several definitions wrong. That leads us to Trinelise’s latest project Tone Of Voice Orchestra. She tells us the difference between her husband’s fantasy of what the band would be and the reality of what it is. Somehow, they managed to get all ten members together to record this album during the pandemic. And they’ll be releasing even more, later on this year. Follow Trinelise and the group @tone_of_voice_orchestra on Instagram and Facebook. You can also check out vaering.com for links to buy the album. Rate & review the podcast! Follow us @PerformanceAnx on socials. Support is accepted via ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or performanceanx.threadless.com. Now let’s get started with Trinelise Væring of Tone Of Voice Orchestra on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 19 May 2022 08:00:00 -0000 Trinelise Væring (Tone Of Voice Orchestra) full 263 Marc Shea We go international this episode with Tone Of Voice Orchestra’s Trinelise Væring. Her family enjoyed music when she was growing up, but it wasn’t a career choice. She didn’t even think about it after recording two jazz albums while in school, studying architecture! But somehow she wound up marrying a musician. Once she finally made the decision to focus on music, she decided she needed to find her own voice; and it wasn’t going to be in jazz. So she completely changed her musical style, but lost a portion of her audience when she did it. It was also at this point that she decided to write exclusively in her native Danish. Speaking of Danish, I do a pretty good job butchering the language in this episode, including getting several definitions wrong. That leads us to Trinelise’s latest project Tone Of Voice Orchestra. She tells us the difference between her husband’s fantasy of what the band would be and the reality of what it is. Somehow, they managed to get all ten members together to record this album during the pandemic. And they’ll be releasing even more, later on this year. Follow Trinelise and the group @tone_of_voice_orchestra on Instagram and Facebook. You can also check out vaering.com for links to buy the album. Rate & review the podcast! Follow us @PerformanceAnx on socials. Support is accepted via ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or performanceanx.threadless.com. Now let’s get started with Trinelise Væring of Tone Of Voice Orchestra on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. We go international this episode with Tone Of Voice Orchestra’s Trinelise Væring. Her family enjoyed music when she was growing up, but it wasn’t a career choice. She didn’t even think about it after recording two jazz albums while in school, studying architecture! But somehow she wound up marrying a musician. Once she finally made the decision to focus on music, she decided she needed to find her own voice; and it wasn’t going to be in jazz. So she completely changed her musical style, but lost a portion of her audience when she did it. It was also at this point that she decided to write exclusively in her native Danish. Speaking of Danish, I do a pretty good job butchering the language in this episode, including getting several definitions wrong. That leads us to Trinelise’s latest project Tone Of Voice Orchestra. She tells us the difference between her husband’s fantasy of what the band would be and the reality of what it is. Somehow, they managed to get all ten members together to record this album during the pandemic. And they’ll be releasing even more, later on this year. Follow Trinelise and the group @tone_of_voice_orchestra on Instagram and Facebook. You can also check out vaering.com for links to buy the album. Rate & review the podcast! Follow us @PerformanceAnx on socials. Support is accepted via ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or performanceanx.threadless.com. Now let’s get started with Trinelise Væring of Tone Of Voice Orchestra on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices We go international this episode with Tone Of Voice Orchestra’s Trinelise Væring. Her family enjoyed music when she was growing up, but it wasn’t a career choice. She didn’t even think about it after recording two jazz albums while in school, studying architecture! But somehow she wound up marrying a musician. Once she finally made the decision to focus on music, she decided she needed to find her own voice; and it wasn’t going to be in jazz. So she completely changed her musical style, but lost a portion of her audience when she did it. It was also at this point that she decided to write exclusively in her native Danish. Speaking of Danish, I do a pretty good job butchering the language in this episode, including getting several definitions wrong. That leads us to Trinelise’s latest project Tone Of Voice Orchestra. She tells us the difference between her husband’s fantasy of what the band would be and the reality of what it is. Somehow, they managed to get all ten members together to record this album during the pandemic. And they’ll be releasing even more, later on this year. Follow Trinelise and the group @tone_of_voice_orchestra on Instagram and Facebook. You can also check out vaering.com for links to buy the album. Rate & review the podcast! Follow us @PerformanceAnx on socials. Support is accepted via ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or performanceanx.threadless.com. Now let’s get started with Trinelise Væring of Tone Of Voice Orchestra on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 3924 yes Sam Weber https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/sam-weber-ZZi2Nth2 Sam Weber joins me, literally from the road. He and his band had just finished the final show of their tour the night before and Sam was driving their gear home. We begin by discussing his family’s love of music as a big influence on him. In fact his first band was him, his brother, and his father. He also describes how architecture and Frank Lloyd Wright can be considered influences to him.  Sam tells me how much he loves playing in a trio and how that makes it a lot easier for him to be improvisational. For years he road tested all of his songs before committing them to tape. But that obviously wasn’t possible during the pandemic. So his plans for a big album with lush production shifted 180 degrees. But he would prefer that we consider the new album, Get Free, as a celebration of playing music together instead of watching Netflix. Check out samwebermusic.ca for social media links and ways to buy music. Follow us @PerformanceAnx wherever media is social. Help us keep this show going by buying merch at performanceanx.threadless.com or ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Now let’s catch up with Sam Weber on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 17 May 2022 08:00:00 -0000 Sam Weber full 262 Marc Shea Sam Weber joins me, literally from the road. He and his band had just finished the final show of their tour the night before and Sam was driving their gear home. We begin by discussing his family’s love of music as a big influence on him. In fact his first band was him, his brother, and his father. He also describes how architecture and Frank Lloyd Wright can be considered influences to him.  Sam tells me how much he loves playing in a trio and how that makes it a lot easier for him to be improvisational. For years he road tested all of his songs before committing them to tape. But that obviously wasn’t possible during the pandemic. So his plans for a big album with lush production shifted 180 degrees. But he would prefer that we consider the new album, Get Free, as a celebration of playing music together instead of watching Netflix. Check out samwebermusic.ca for social media links and ways to buy music. Follow us @PerformanceAnx wherever media is social. Help us keep this show going by buying merch at performanceanx.threadless.com or ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Now let’s catch up with Sam Weber on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Sam Weber joins me, literally from the road. He and his band had just finished the final show of their tour the night before and Sam was driving their gear home. We begin by discussing his family’s love of music as a big influence on him. In fact his first band was him, his brother, and his father. He also describes how architecture and Frank Lloyd Wright can be considered influences to him.  Sam tells me how much he loves playing in a trio and how that makes it a lot easier for him to be improvisational. For years he road tested all of his songs before committing them to tape. But that obviously wasn’t possible during the pandemic. So his plans for a big album with lush production shifted 180 degrees. But he would prefer that we consider the new album, Get Free, as a celebration of playing music together instead of watching Netflix. Check out samwebermusic.ca for social media links and ways to buy music. Follow us @PerformanceAnx wherever media is social. Help us keep this show going by buying merch at performanceanx.threadless.com or ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Now let’s catch up with Sam Weber on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Sam Weber joins me, literally from the road. He and his band had just finished the final show of their tour the night before and Sam was driving their gear home. We begin by discussing his family’s love of music as a big influence on him. In fact his first band was him, his brother, and his father. He also describes how architecture and Frank Lloyd Wright can be considered influences to him. 

Sam tells me how much he loves playing in a trio and how that makes it a lot easier for him to be improvisational. For years he road tested all of his songs before committing them to tape. But that obviously wasn’t possible during the pandemic. So his plans for a big album with lush production shifted 180 degrees. But he would prefer that we consider the new album, Get Free, as a celebration of playing music together instead of watching Netflix. Check out samwebermusic.ca for social media links and ways to buy music. Follow us @PerformanceAnx wherever media is social. Help us keep this show going by buying merch at performanceanx.threadless.com or ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Now let’s catch up with Sam Weber on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 3236 yes Bonham-Bullick https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/bonham-bullick-mJeBpe9i My guests today are Deborah Bonham and Peter Bullick of Bonham Bullick. We talk about their musical histories, including the influence Deborah’s brother, the legendary John Bonham, had on her life. Deborah explains the 16 year gap between her first two albums, working with Paul Rodgers, and Robert Plant’s continual guidance. His ringtone on Deborah’s phone is Kashmir, by the way. They tell me how they started both their personal and professional relationships. They also tell me how they became Paul Rodgers’ band for his Free Spirit tour and how Peter found himself at Led Zeppelin’s secret reunion rehearsals. Their new album of interpretations spans seven decades of music. Pick it up now in all the usual places. Follow Peter, Deborah, & the band on all the social media platforms. Follow us @PerformanceAnx there, as well. Show us some support with a review or a cup of coffee on ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Merch is at performanceanx.threadless.com. Now let’s get right into it with Deborah Bonham and Peter Bullick on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 12 May 2022 08:00:00 -0000 Bonham-Bullick full 261 Marc Shea My guests today are Deborah Bonham and Peter Bullick of Bonham Bullick. We talk about their musical histories, including the influence Deborah’s brother, the legendary John Bonham, had on her life. Deborah explains the 16 year gap between her first two albums, working with Paul Rodgers, and Robert Plant’s continual guidance. His ringtone on Deborah’s phone is Kashmir, by the way. They tell me how they started both their personal and professional relationships. They also tell me how they became Paul Rodgers’ band for his Free Spirit tour and how Peter found himself at Led Zeppelin’s secret reunion rehearsals. Their new album of interpretations spans seven decades of music. Pick it up now in all the usual places. Follow Peter, Deborah, & the band on all the social media platforms. Follow us @PerformanceAnx there, as well. Show us some support with a review or a cup of coffee on ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Merch is at performanceanx.threadless.com. Now let’s get right into it with Deborah Bonham and Peter Bullick on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. My guests today are Deborah Bonham and Peter Bullick of Bonham Bullick. We talk about their musical histories, including the influence Deborah’s brother, the legendary John Bonham, had on her life. Deborah explains the 16 year gap between her first two albums, working with Paul Rodgers, and Robert Plant’s continual guidance. His ringtone on Deborah’s phone is Kashmir, by the way. They tell me how they started both their personal and professional relationships. They also tell me how they became Paul Rodgers’ band for his Free Spirit tour and how Peter found himself at Led Zeppelin’s secret reunion rehearsals. Their new album of interpretations spans seven decades of music. Pick it up now in all the usual places. Follow Peter, Deborah, & the band on all the social media platforms. Follow us @PerformanceAnx there, as well. Show us some support with a review or a cup of coffee on ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Merch is at performanceanx.threadless.com. Now let’s get right into it with Deborah Bonham and Peter Bullick on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices My guests today are Deborah Bonham and Peter Bullick of Bonham Bullick. We talk about their musical histories, including the influence Deborah’s brother, the legendary John Bonham, had on her life. Deborah explains the 16 year gap between her first two albums, working with Paul Rodgers, and Robert Plant’s continual guidance. His ringtone on Deborah’s phone is Kashmir, by the way. They tell me how they started both their personal and professional relationships. They also tell me how they became Paul Rodgers’ band for his Free Spirit tour and how Peter found himself at Led Zeppelin’s secret reunion rehearsals. Their new album of interpretations spans seven decades of music. Pick it up now in all the usual places. Follow Peter, Deborah, & the band on all the social media platforms. Follow us @PerformanceAnx there, as well. Show us some support with a review or a cup of coffee on ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Merch is at performanceanx.threadless.com. Now let’s get right into it with Deborah Bonham and Peter Bullick on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 5936 yes Ben Vaughn https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/ben-vaughn-hE60fAHD Welcome Ben Vaughn into our world. The world of Performance Anxiety. Ben is one guest whose career left no room for Performance Anxiety. He was always that guy who was SUPER into music. Even though he had a genuine love of music, he started a family and worked as a landscaper in New Jersey. But once he started playing, he was hooked. But until Pulp Fiction, he was a man out of his time. But when his surf rock influenced album, Instrumental Stylings, coincided with the release of Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction, combined with a chance comment on Morning Becomes Eclectic changed Ben’s career. He began writing music for TV and movies, the first of which was the classic, 3rd Rock From The Sun. We discuss all of this, our mutual love of AMC cars, turning his Rambler into a studio, recording an engine solo, his radio show/podcast, The Many Moods Of Ben Vaughn, his latest album, The World Of Ben Vaughn, and so much more. It’s a fascinating discussion on an unusual career in music and TV. Follow Ben @benvaughnmusic on Instagram. Check out benvaughn.org for more links. Pick up his new album, The World Of Ben Vaughn everywhere music is picked up. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on socials. Interesting merch is available at performanceanx.threadless.com. Send a coffee our way at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. And now prepare to enter the curious world of Ben Vaughn on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 10 May 2022 08:00:00 -0000 Ben Vaughn full 260 Marc Shea Welcome Ben Vaughn into our world. The world of Performance Anxiety. Ben is one guest whose career left no room for Performance Anxiety. He was always that guy who was SUPER into music. Even though he had a genuine love of music, he started a family and worked as a landscaper in New Jersey. But once he started playing, he was hooked. But until Pulp Fiction, he was a man out of his time. But when his surf rock influenced album, Instrumental Stylings, coincided with the release of Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction, combined with a chance comment on Morning Becomes Eclectic changed Ben’s career. He began writing music for TV and movies, the first of which was the classic, 3rd Rock From The Sun. We discuss all of this, our mutual love of AMC cars, turning his Rambler into a studio, recording an engine solo, his radio show/podcast, The Many Moods Of Ben Vaughn, his latest album, The World Of Ben Vaughn, and so much more. It’s a fascinating discussion on an unusual career in music and TV. Follow Ben @benvaughnmusic on Instagram. Check out benvaughn.org for more links. Pick up his new album, The World Of Ben Vaughn everywhere music is picked up. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on socials. Interesting merch is available at performanceanx.threadless.com. Send a coffee our way at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. And now prepare to enter the curious world of Ben Vaughn on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. Welcome Ben Vaughn into our world. The world of Performance Anxiety. Ben is one guest whose career left no room for Performance Anxiety. He was always that guy who was SUPER into music. Even though he had a genuine love of music, he started a family and worked as a landscaper in New Jersey. But once he started playing, he was hooked. But until Pulp Fiction, he was a man out of his time. But when his surf rock influenced album, Instrumental Stylings, coincided with the release of Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction, combined with a chance comment on Morning Becomes Eclectic changed Ben’s career. He began writing music for TV and movies, the first of which was the classic, 3rd Rock From The Sun. We discuss all of this, our mutual love of AMC cars, turning his Rambler into a studio, recording an engine solo, his radio show/podcast, The Many Moods Of Ben Vaughn, his latest album, The World Of Ben Vaughn, and so much more. It’s a fascinating discussion on an unusual career in music and TV. Follow Ben @benvaughnmusic on Instagram. Check out benvaughn.org for more links. Pick up his new album, The World Of Ben Vaughn everywhere music is picked up. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on socials. Interesting merch is available at performanceanx.threadless.com. Send a coffee our way at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. And now prepare to enter the curious world of Ben Vaughn on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Welcome Ben Vaughn into our world. The world of Performance Anxiety. Ben is one guest whose career left no room for Performance Anxiety. He was always that guy who was SUPER into music. Even though he had a genuine love of music, he started a family and worked as a landscaper in New Jersey. But once he started playing, he was hooked. But until Pulp Fiction, he was a man out of his time. But when his surf rock influenced album, Instrumental Stylings, coincided with the release of Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction, combined with a chance comment on Morning Becomes Eclectic changed Ben’s career. He began writing music for TV and movies, the first of which was the classic, 3rd Rock From The Sun.

We discuss all of this, our mutual love of AMC cars, turning his Rambler into a studio, recording an engine solo, his radio show/podcast, The Many Moods Of Ben Vaughn, his latest album, The World Of Ben Vaughn, and so much more. It’s a fascinating discussion on an unusual career in music and TV. Follow Ben @benvaughnmusic on Instagram. Check out benvaughn.org for more links. Pick up his new album, The World Of Ben Vaughn everywhere music is picked up. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on socials. Interesting merch is available at performanceanx.threadless.com. Send a coffee our way at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. And now prepare to enter the curious world of Ben Vaughn on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 5608 no Mike Squires (Couch Riffs, Duff McKagan's Loaded) https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/mike-squires-couch-riffs-duff-mckagans-loaded-8HPQWO29 No matter who my guest is, I try to connect with each one and make the show fun for them and for me. Sometimes it’s easier than others. Mike Squires was one of the most fun shows I’ve ever done. He was so much fun to speak with, I can see why his podcast, Couch Riffs, is so popular. We talk about how he started podcasting and recording one take cover songs with his guests. But before we get into that, Mike discusses his difficult childhood which led him to joining the Marines. Mike hilariously describes his band auditions after leaving the service. He has forced his way into some great bands like Nevada Bachelors, The Long Winters, & Duff McKagan’s Loaded.  Mike has released his first solo album. He tells me why it’s called #2, why it’s in an 8”x8” package, Why he’s nude on the cover, and why each song is 15 seconds long. Give him a follow on socials @themikesquires. Buy #2 on Bandcamp and check out all the incredible covers on the Couch Riffs YouTube channel, including the Yes song for Roadie Relief. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on the socials, you can support us at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or buy some merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. And now I present to you, Mike Squires on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 04 May 2022 19:00:00 -0000 Mike Squires (Couch Riffs, Duff McKagan's Loaded) full 259 Marc Shea No matter who my guest is, I try to connect with each one and make the show fun for them and for me. Sometimes it’s easier than others. Mike Squires was one of the most fun shows I’ve ever done. He was so much fun to speak with, I can see why his podcast, Couch Riffs, is so popular. We talk about how he started podcasting and recording one take cover songs with his guests. But before we get into that, Mike discusses his difficult childhood which led him to joining the Marines. Mike hilariously describes his band auditions after leaving the service. He has forced his way into some great bands like Nevada Bachelors, The Long Winters, & Duff McKagan’s Loaded.  Mike has released his first solo album. He tells me why it’s called #2, why it’s in an 8”x8” package, Why he’s nude on the cover, and why each song is 15 seconds long. Give him a follow on socials @themikesquires. Buy #2 on Bandcamp and check out all the incredible covers on the Couch Riffs YouTube channel, including the Yes song for Roadie Relief. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on the socials, you can support us at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or buy some merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. And now I present to you, Mike Squires on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. No matter who my guest is, I try to connect with each one and make the show fun for them and for me. Sometimes it’s easier than others. Mike Squires was one of the most fun shows I’ve ever done. He was so much fun to speak with, I can see why his podcast, Couch Riffs, is so popular. We talk about how he started podcasting and recording one take cover songs with his guests. But before we get into that, Mike discusses his difficult childhood which led him to joining the Marines. Mike hilariously describes his band auditions after leaving the service. He has forced his way into some great bands like Nevada Bachelors, The Long Winters, & Duff McKagan’s Loaded.  Mike has released his first solo album. He tells me why it’s called #2, why it’s in an 8”x8” package, Why he’s nude on the cover, and why each song is 15 seconds long. Give him a follow on socials @themikesquires. Buy #2 on Bandcamp and check out all the incredible covers on the Couch Riffs YouTube channel, including the Yes song for Roadie Relief. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on the socials, you can support us at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or buy some merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. And now I present to you, Mike Squires on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices No matter who my guest is, I try to connect with each one and make the show fun for them and for me. Sometimes it’s easier than others. Mike Squires was one of the most fun shows I’ve ever done. He was so much fun to speak with, I can see why his podcast, Couch Riffs, is so popular. We talk about how he started podcasting and recording one take cover songs with his guests.

But before we get into that, Mike discusses his difficult childhood which led him to joining the Marines. Mike hilariously describes his band auditions after leaving the service. He has forced his way into some great bands like Nevada Bachelors, The Long Winters, & Duff McKagan’s Loaded. 

Mike has released his first solo album. He tells me why it’s called #2, why it’s in an 8”x8” package, Why he’s nude on the cover, and why each song is 15 seconds long. Give him a follow on socials @themikesquires. Buy #2 on Bandcamp and check out all the incredible covers on the Couch Riffs YouTube channel, including the Yes song for Roadie Relief.

Follow us @PerformanceAnx on the socials, you can support us at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or buy some merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. And now I present to you, Mike Squires on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 5123 yes DYLYN https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/dylyn-p38xSdkW This show is a first for the podcast. DYLYN is the first guest I’ve had that I saw live before having on the podcast. She opened for Mother Mother and I was so impressed that when the opportunity arose, I reached out and scheduled this. And I’m so glad I did. DYLYN is an old soul. We chatted about classic rock before we get down to the business of actually talking about HER music! Even though rock was what she grew up on, she began her career as a pop act, complete with background dancers.  But after a serious bout of burn out, she took some time off to go back to school. That’s when one of her dance tracks started getting traction. She took the opportunity to pivot to the music she really wanted to write. She met up with Ryan Guldemond from Mother Mother to write some music and clicked immediately. She talks about horror movie influences, playing the same encore twice in one show, performing at a fan’s prom, and changing her name as she changed her sound. She’s a fan of classic rock, classic Star Trek, and was once in a band called Robert’s Plant. So follow her @callmedylyn on social media. Get the new EP that’s out the same day as this podcast drops! Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media. Treat us to coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Buy stuff with our logo. It was made by Soundgarden’s artist for Badmotorfinger! And check out the other shows on Pantheon Podcast Network. Rate & review us all! And without further ado, DYLYN on Performance Anxiety Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 29 Apr 2022 08:00:00 -0000 DYLYN full 258 Marc Shea This show is a first for the podcast. DYLYN is the first guest I’ve had that I saw live before having on the podcast. She opened for Mother Mother and I was so impressed that when the opportunity arose, I reached out and scheduled this. And I’m so glad I did. DYLYN is an old soul. We chatted about classic rock before we get down to the business of actually talking about HER music! Even though rock was what she grew up on, she began her career as a pop act, complete with background dancers.  But after a serious bout of burn out, she took some time off to go back to school. That’s when one of her dance tracks started getting traction. She took the opportunity to pivot to the music she really wanted to write. She met up with Ryan Guldemond from Mother Mother to write some music and clicked immediately. She talks about horror movie influences, playing the same encore twice in one show, performing at a fan’s prom, and changing her name as she changed her sound. She’s a fan of classic rock, classic Star Trek, and was once in a band called Robert’s Plant. So follow her @callmedylyn on social media. Get the new EP that’s out the same day as this podcast drops! Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media. Treat us to coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Buy stuff with our logo. It was made by Soundgarden’s artist for Badmotorfinger! And check out the other shows on Pantheon Podcast Network. Rate & review us all! And without further ado, DYLYN on Performance Anxiety This show is a first for the podcast. DYLYN is the first guest I’ve had that I saw live before having on the podcast. She opened for Mother Mother and I was so impressed that when the opportunity arose, I reached out and scheduled this. And I’m so glad I did. DYLYN is an old soul. We chatted about classic rock before we get down to the business of actually talking about HER music! Even though rock was what she grew up on, she began her career as a pop act, complete with background dancers.  But after a serious bout of burn out, she took some time off to go back to school. That’s when one of her dance tracks started getting traction. She took the opportunity to pivot to the music she really wanted to write. She met up with Ryan Guldemond from Mother Mother to write some music and clicked immediately. She talks about horror movie influences, playing the same encore twice in one show, performing at a fan’s prom, and changing her name as she changed her sound. She’s a fan of classic rock, classic Star Trek, and was once in a band called Robert’s Plant. So follow her @callmedylyn on social media. Get the new EP that’s out the same day as this podcast drops! Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media. Treat us to coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Buy stuff with our logo. It was made by Soundgarden’s artist for Badmotorfinger! And check out the other shows on Pantheon Podcast Network. Rate & review us all! And without further ado, DYLYN on Performance Anxiety Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This show is a first for the podcast. DYLYN is the first guest I’ve had that I saw live before having on the podcast. She opened for Mother Mother and I was so impressed that when the opportunity arose, I reached out and scheduled this. And I’m so glad I did. DYLYN is an old soul. We chatted about classic rock before we get down to the business of actually talking about HER music! Even though rock was what she grew up on, she began her career as a pop act, complete with background dancers. 

But after a serious bout of burn out, she took some time off to go back to school. That’s when one of her dance tracks started getting traction.

She took the opportunity to pivot to the music she really wanted to write. She met up with Ryan Guldemond from Mother Mother to write some music and clicked immediately. She talks about horror movie influences, playing the same encore twice in one show, performing at a fan’s prom, and changing her name as she changed her sound.

She’s a fan of classic rock, classic Star Trek, and was once in a band called Robert’s Plant. So follow her @callmedylyn on social media. Get the new EP that’s out the same day as this podcast drops! Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media. Treat us to coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Buy stuff with our logo. It was made by Soundgarden’s artist for Badmotorfinger! And check out the other shows on Pantheon Podcast Network. Rate & review us all! And without further ado, DYLYN on Performance Anxiety

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]]> 4494 yes Mark Stewart (The Pop Group, Mark Stewart & The Maffia) https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/mark-stewart-the-pop-group-mark-stewart-the-maffia-OXgBZq7R If you’ve checked out this podcast more than once, you may have noticed that I like to listen to a lot of different styles of music. And I also like to discover styles that I’ve never heard before. That’s the case this week with my guest Mark Stewart. From the experimental sounds of The Pop Group to the dub sounds of The New Age Steppers and Mark Stewart & The Maffia, I went down a very deep rabbit hole. It was actually a little intimidating knowing that Mark has such a discography and I was not familiar with the majority of it. But as as soon as we connected, we were laughing our asses off.  We bond over Romanian Gypsy Music, swap Guns & Roses stories, and lament the loss of Mark Lanegan. At one point, Mark starts to interview me! He talks about forming The Pop Group and getting support slots for Pere Ubu and Patti Smith and then having to go back to school to finish exams. Mark also reveals the connection between The Pop Group and The Simpsons. Mark’s latest album is a throwdown, of sorts; kind of a musical steel cage death match with collaborations featuring KK Null, Ye Gods, Lee Scratch Perry, & many more. Grab the album, follow Mark on Facebook and on Twitter @_markstewart. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media. Rate and review. Five stars would be nice. Help support the show with a cup of coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or buy merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Check out the other shows on the Pantheon Podcast Network and lets dub step into the one and only Mark Stewart on Performance Anxiety. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 26 Apr 2022 08:00:00 -0000 Mark Stewart (The Pop Group, Mark Stewart & The Maffia) full 257 Marc Shea If you’ve checked out this podcast more than once, you may have noticed that I like to listen to a lot of different styles of music. And I also like to discover styles that I’ve never heard before. That’s the case this week with my guest Mark Stewart. From the experimental sounds of The Pop Group to the dub sounds of The New Age Steppers and Mark Stewart & The Maffia, I went down a very deep rabbit hole. It was actually a little intimidating knowing that Mark has such a discography and I was not familiar with the majority of it. But as as soon as we connected, we were laughing our asses off.  We bond over Romanian Gypsy Music, swap Guns & Roses stories, and lament the loss of Mark Lanegan. At one point, Mark starts to interview me! He talks about forming The Pop Group and getting support slots for Pere Ubu and Patti Smith and then having to go back to school to finish exams. Mark also reveals the connection between The Pop Group and The Simpsons. Mark’s latest album is a throwdown, of sorts; kind of a musical steel cage death match with collaborations featuring KK Null, Ye Gods, Lee Scratch Perry, & many more. Grab the album, follow Mark on Facebook and on Twitter @_markstewart. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media. Rate and review. Five stars would be nice. Help support the show with a cup of coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or buy merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Check out the other shows on the Pantheon Podcast Network and lets dub step into the one and only Mark Stewart on Performance Anxiety. If you’ve checked out this podcast more than once, you may have noticed that I like to listen to a lot of different styles of music. And I also like to discover styles that I’ve never heard before. That’s the case this week with my guest Mark Stewart. From the experimental sounds of The Pop Group to the dub sounds of The New Age Steppers and Mark Stewart & The Maffia, I went down a very deep rabbit hole. It was actually a little intimidating knowing that Mark has such a discography and I was not familiar with the majority of it. But as as soon as we connected, we were laughing our asses off.  We bond over Romanian Gypsy Music, swap Guns & Roses stories, and lament the loss of Mark Lanegan. At one point, Mark starts to interview me! He talks about forming The Pop Group and getting support slots for Pere Ubu and Patti Smith and then having to go back to school to finish exams. Mark also reveals the connection between The Pop Group and The Simpsons. Mark’s latest album is a throwdown, of sorts; kind of a musical steel cage death match with collaborations featuring KK Null, Ye Gods, Lee Scratch Perry, & many more. Grab the album, follow Mark on Facebook and on Twitter @_markstewart. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media. Rate and review. Five stars would be nice. Help support the show with a cup of coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or buy merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Check out the other shows on the Pantheon Podcast Network and lets dub step into the one and only Mark Stewart on Performance Anxiety. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices If you’ve checked out this podcast more than once, you may have noticed that I like to listen to a lot of different styles of music. And I also like to discover styles that I’ve never heard before. That’s the case this week with my guest Mark Stewart. From the experimental sounds of The Pop Group to the dub sounds of The New Age Steppers and Mark Stewart & The Maffia, I went down a very deep rabbit hole. It was actually a little intimidating knowing that Mark has such a discography and I was not familiar with the majority of it. But as as soon as we connected, we were laughing our asses off. 

We bond over Romanian Gypsy Music, swap Guns & Roses stories, and lament the loss of Mark Lanegan. At one point, Mark starts to interview me! He talks about forming The Pop Group and getting support slots for Pere Ubu and Patti Smith and then having to go back to school to finish exams. Mark also reveals the connection between The Pop Group and The Simpsons.

Mark’s latest album is a throwdown, of sorts; kind of a musical steel cage death match with collaborations featuring KK Null, Ye Gods, Lee Scratch Perry, & many more. Grab the album, follow Mark on Facebook and on Twitter @_markstewart. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media. Rate and review. Five stars would be nice. Help support the show with a cup of coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or buy merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Check out the other shows on the Pantheon Podcast Network and lets dub step into the one and only Mark Stewart on Performance Anxiety.

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]]> 4350 yes Man's Body https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/mans-body-LwIthRFs Welcome Greg Franco and J. Niimi of Man’s Body to the podcast. This is the band name that really did me in while I was researching for the show. But that’s kind of what the guys wanted. When Greg and J met (over a podcast, by the way), there was an instant connection. They immediately decided to start a band. But the band is comprised of three members and they didn’t all meet until the day they went into the studio to record their first EP. And while the band started off as a side project, it quickly became Greg and J’s main band. Follow them @mansbodychicago on Facebook and Instagram. Pick up the latest album, A Set Of Steak Knives, on Bandcamp. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media. Check out performanceanx.threadless.com for merch & ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety to treat us to coffee. Rate & review and check out the other great shows on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Now check out Man’s Body on Performance Anxiety. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 21 Apr 2022 12:00:00 -0000 Man's Body full 256 Marc Shea Welcome Greg Franco and J. Niimi of Man’s Body to the podcast. This is the band name that really did me in while I was researching for the show. But that’s kind of what the guys wanted. When Greg and J met (over a podcast, by the way), there was an instant connection. They immediately decided to start a band. But the band is comprised of three members and they didn’t all meet until the day they went into the studio to record their first EP. And while the band started off as a side project, it quickly became Greg and J’s main band. Follow them @mansbodychicago on Facebook and Instagram. Pick up the latest album, A Set Of Steak Knives, on Bandcamp. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media. Check out performanceanx.threadless.com for merch & ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety to treat us to coffee. Rate & review and check out the other great shows on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Now check out Man’s Body on Performance Anxiety. Welcome Greg Franco and J. Niimi of Man’s Body to the podcast. This is the band name that really did me in while I was researching for the show. But that’s kind of what the guys wanted. When Greg and J met (over a podcast, by the way), there was an instant connection. They immediately decided to start a band. But the band is comprised of three members and they didn’t all meet until the day they went into the studio to record their first EP. And while the band started off as a side project, it quickly became Greg and J’s main band. Follow them @mansbodychicago on Facebook and Instagram. Pick up the latest album, A Set Of Steak Knives, on Bandcamp. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media. Check out performanceanx.threadless.com for merch & ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety to treat us to coffee. Rate & review and check out the other great shows on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Now check out Man’s Body on Performance Anxiety. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Welcome Greg Franco and J. Niimi of Man’s Body to the podcast. This is the band name that really did me in while I was researching for the show. But that’s kind of what the guys wanted. When Greg and J met (over a podcast, by the way), there was an instant connection. They immediately decided to start a band. But the band is comprised of three members and they didn’t all meet until the day they went into the studio to record their first EP. And while the band started off as a side project, it quickly became Greg and J’s main band. Follow them @mansbodychicago on Facebook and Instagram. Pick up the latest album, A Set Of Steak Knives, on Bandcamp. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media. Check out performanceanx.threadless.com for merch & ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety to treat us to coffee. Rate & review and check out the other great shows on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Now check out Man’s Body on Performance Anxiety.

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]]> 2368 yes Stephen Lawrie (The Telescopes) https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/stephen-lawrie-the-telescopes-FSJJUymD Stephen Lawrie grew up with music. His dad was approached by Chas Chandler before he signed Jimi Hendrix. But his band broke up before they signed a contract and were lost to history. But his father’s love of music transferred to Stephen. He remembers being mesmerized by guitars as a toddler. He formed The Telescopes in the late 80’s and has been the only consistent member. In fact, the most consistent thing about The Telescopes has been change. Whether it’s band members or the sound of the music itself, no Telescopes album is the same as the previous ones. Stephen admits that the band stopped doing anything when he lost the inspiration to write. He also admitted that sometimes he’s been more inspired by what he DIDN’T want to do than by what he wanted to do. He tells me how the 4th Telescopes album was a direct result of not being able to play the third album live! And speaking of live Telescopes, the band has a policy of never turning their amps off during a live show. They just see how long it takes for the venue to turn them off! Check out Stephen and The Telescopes on the socials, pick up The Telescopes albums on Bandcamp. Also check out Foam Giant, a new project he’s been collaborating on. Check us out @PerformanceAnx on social media. Rate & review episodes! You can support the show through ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or performanceanx.threadless.com. Remember to check out all the other great shows on the Pantheon Podcast Network. And thank you for listening to Stephen Lawrie on Performance Anxiety. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 19 Apr 2022 08:00:00 -0000 Stephen Lawrie (The Telescopes) full 255 Marc Shea Stephen Lawrie grew up with music. His dad was approached by Chas Chandler before he signed Jimi Hendrix. But his band broke up before they signed a contract and were lost to history. But his father’s love of music transferred to Stephen. He remembers being mesmerized by guitars as a toddler. He formed The Telescopes in the late 80’s and has been the only consistent member. In fact, the most consistent thing about The Telescopes has been change. Whether it’s band members or the sound of the music itself, no Telescopes album is the same as the previous ones. Stephen admits that the band stopped doing anything when he lost the inspiration to write. He also admitted that sometimes he’s been more inspired by what he DIDN’T want to do than by what he wanted to do. He tells me how the 4th Telescopes album was a direct result of not being able to play the third album live! And speaking of live Telescopes, the band has a policy of never turning their amps off during a live show. They just see how long it takes for the venue to turn them off! Check out Stephen and The Telescopes on the socials, pick up The Telescopes albums on Bandcamp. Also check out Foam Giant, a new project he’s been collaborating on. Check us out @PerformanceAnx on social media. Rate & review episodes! You can support the show through ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or performanceanx.threadless.com. Remember to check out all the other great shows on the Pantheon Podcast Network. And thank you for listening to Stephen Lawrie on Performance Anxiety. Stephen Lawrie grew up with music. His dad was approached by Chas Chandler before he signed Jimi Hendrix. But his band broke up before they signed a contract and were lost to history. But his father’s love of music transferred to Stephen. He remembers being mesmerized by guitars as a toddler. He formed The Telescopes in the late 80’s and has been the only consistent member. In fact, the most consistent thing about The Telescopes has been change. Whether it’s band members or the sound of the music itself, no Telescopes album is the same as the previous ones. Stephen admits that the band stopped doing anything when he lost the inspiration to write. He also admitted that sometimes he’s been more inspired by what he DIDN’T want to do than by what he wanted to do. He tells me how the 4th Telescopes album was a direct result of not being able to play the third album live! And speaking of live Telescopes, the band has a policy of never turning their amps off during a live show. They just see how long it takes for the venue to turn them off! Check out Stephen and The Telescopes on the socials, pick up The Telescopes albums on Bandcamp. Also check out Foam Giant, a new project he’s been collaborating on. Check us out @PerformanceAnx on social media. Rate & review episodes! You can support the show through ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or performanceanx.threadless.com. Remember to check out all the other great shows on the Pantheon Podcast Network. And thank you for listening to Stephen Lawrie on Performance Anxiety. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Stephen Lawrie grew up with music. His dad was approached by Chas Chandler before he signed Jimi Hendrix. But his band broke up before they signed a contract and were lost to history. But his father’s love of music transferred to Stephen. He remembers being mesmerized by guitars as a toddler. He formed The Telescopes in the late 80’s and has been the only consistent member. In fact, the most consistent thing about The Telescopes has been change. Whether it’s band members or the sound of the music itself, no Telescopes album is the same as the previous ones.

Stephen admits that the band stopped doing anything when he lost the inspiration to write. He also admitted that sometimes he’s been more inspired by what he DIDN’T want to do than by what he wanted to do. He tells me how the 4th Telescopes album was a direct result of not being able to play the third album live! And speaking of live Telescopes, the band has a policy of never turning their amps off during a live show. They just see how long it takes for the venue to turn them off!

Check out Stephen and The Telescopes on the socials, pick up The Telescopes albums on Bandcamp. Also check out Foam Giant, a new project he’s been collaborating on. Check us out @PerformanceAnx on social media. Rate & review episodes! You can support the show through ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or performanceanx.threadless.com. Remember to check out all the other great shows on the Pantheon Podcast Network. And thank you for listening to Stephen Lawrie on Performance Anxiety.

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]]> 3778 yes Dianthus https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/dianthus-jL1epcCf Dianthus is an unusual band. It’s a band made up of twin sisters! Jessica & Jacky Parry (on drums and guitar, respectively) started off playing classical piano. But once they heard Black Veil Brides, it was all over. They put the piano aside for guitar and drums and started writing some heavy music! They honed their chops on covers and released their originals on Soundcloud. When they started work on their debut album, they had the opportunity to work with Jinxx from Black Veil Brides! And just as the duo began working on the new album, the lockdowns hit. That forced them to take a different approach to their writing. I think it paid off in the quality of the songs, particularly their lyrics. And currently, they are working on arranging the songs from their new album, Realms, so they can sound just as good live as they do on the album. Look out for their live shows and give them a follow on social media. You can check out dianthuslive.com for all their links. Give us a follow @PerformanceAnx on social media. You can help us out with a coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or buy some merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Rate & review. It helps. And don’t forget to check out the other great shows on the Pantheon Podcast Network. But right now, give it up for Dianthus on Performance Anxiety. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 14 Apr 2022 08:00:00 -0000 Dianthus full 254 Marc Shea Dianthus is an unusual band. It’s a band made up of twin sisters! Jessica & Jacky Parry (on drums and guitar, respectively) started off playing classical piano. But once they heard Black Veil Brides, it was all over. They put the piano aside for guitar and drums and started writing some heavy music! They honed their chops on covers and released their originals on Soundcloud. When they started work on their debut album, they had the opportunity to work with Jinxx from Black Veil Brides! And just as the duo began working on the new album, the lockdowns hit. That forced them to take a different approach to their writing. I think it paid off in the quality of the songs, particularly their lyrics. And currently, they are working on arranging the songs from their new album, Realms, so they can sound just as good live as they do on the album. Look out for their live shows and give them a follow on social media. You can check out dianthuslive.com for all their links. Give us a follow @PerformanceAnx on social media. You can help us out with a coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or buy some merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Rate & review. It helps. And don’t forget to check out the other great shows on the Pantheon Podcast Network. But right now, give it up for Dianthus on Performance Anxiety. Dianthus is an unusual band. It’s a band made up of twin sisters! Jessica & Jacky Parry (on drums and guitar, respectively) started off playing classical piano. But once they heard Black Veil Brides, it was all over. They put the piano aside for guitar and drums and started writing some heavy music! They honed their chops on covers and released their originals on Soundcloud. When they started work on their debut album, they had the opportunity to work with Jinxx from Black Veil Brides! And just as the duo began working on the new album, the lockdowns hit. That forced them to take a different approach to their writing. I think it paid off in the quality of the songs, particularly their lyrics. And currently, they are working on arranging the songs from their new album, Realms, so they can sound just as good live as they do on the album. Look out for their live shows and give them a follow on social media. You can check out dianthuslive.com for all their links. Give us a follow @PerformanceAnx on social media. You can help us out with a coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or buy some merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Rate & review. It helps. And don’t forget to check out the other great shows on the Pantheon Podcast Network. But right now, give it up for Dianthus on Performance Anxiety. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Dianthus is an unusual band. It’s a band made up of twin sisters! Jessica & Jacky Parry (on drums and guitar, respectively) started off playing classical piano. But once they heard Black Veil Brides, it was all over. They put the piano aside for guitar and drums and started writing some heavy music! They honed their chops on covers and released their originals on Soundcloud. When they started work on their debut album, they had the opportunity to work with Jinxx from Black Veil Brides! And just as the duo began working on the new album, the lockdowns hit. That forced them to take a different approach to their writing. I think it paid off in the quality of the songs, particularly their lyrics. And currently, they are working on arranging the songs from their new album, Realms, so they can sound just as good live as they do on the album. Look out for their live shows and give them a follow on social media. You can check out dianthuslive.com for all their links. Give us a follow @PerformanceAnx on social media. You can help us out with a coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or buy some merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Rate & review. It helps. And don’t forget to check out the other great shows on the Pantheon Podcast Network. But right now, give it up for Dianthus on Performance Anxiety.

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]]> 2943 yes Loki's Folly https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/lokis-folly-3o66TH9_ I have a very unique set of guests for this episode of Performance Anxiety. I’m joined by Annie, Nissa, & Oskar Kuchenmeister of Loki’s Folly. They are a band made of siblings, 21 and under, who have already overcome some difficult obstacles. Annie, the guitarist, discusses her struggles with autism and how it differs between girls and boys. Nissa, the drummer, talks about overcoming her issues with anxiety. And Oskar holds everything down on bass and tells me about playing with his older sisters.  They’ve been getting lessons and guidance from Ryan Smith of Soul Asylum. They’ve been playing together for a while but when Dave Pirner came out to see them one night, things really started to take off. He even got them their first gig at the legendary First Ave. Club in Minneapolis. Since then, they’ve recorded their first album, called Sisu. It’s coming out in May, so check it out and preorder it! Give them a follow @lokisfollyband on the socials. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. You can help us out at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or pick up merch at performanceanx.threadless.com.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 12 Apr 2022 08:00:00 -0000 Loki's Folly full 253 Marc Shea I have a very unique set of guests for this episode of Performance Anxiety. I’m joined by Annie, Nissa, & Oskar Kuchenmeister of Loki’s Folly. They are a band made of siblings, 21 and under, who have already overcome some difficult obstacles. Annie, the guitarist, discusses her struggles with autism and how it differs between girls and boys. Nissa, the drummer, talks about overcoming her issues with anxiety. And Oskar holds everything down on bass and tells me about playing with his older sisters.  They’ve been getting lessons and guidance from Ryan Smith of Soul Asylum. They’ve been playing together for a while but when Dave Pirner came out to see them one night, things really started to take off. He even got them their first gig at the legendary First Ave. Club in Minneapolis. Since then, they’ve recorded their first album, called Sisu. It’s coming out in May, so check it out and preorder it! Give them a follow @lokisfollyband on the socials. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. You can help us out at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or pick up merch at performanceanx.threadless.com.  I have a very unique set of guests for this episode of Performance Anxiety. I’m joined by Annie, Nissa, & Oskar Kuchenmeister of Loki’s Folly. They are a band made of siblings, 21 and under, who have already overcome some difficult obstacles. Annie, the guitarist, discusses her struggles with autism and how it differs between girls and boys. Nissa, the drummer, talks about overcoming her issues with anxiety. And Oskar holds everything down on bass and tells me about playing with his older sisters.  They’ve been getting lessons and guidance from Ryan Smith of Soul Asylum. They’ve been playing together for a while but when Dave Pirner came out to see them one night, things really started to take off. He even got them their first gig at the legendary First Ave. Club in Minneapolis. Since then, they’ve recorded their first album, called Sisu. It’s coming out in May, so check it out and preorder it! Give them a follow @lokisfollyband on the socials. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. You can help us out at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or pick up merch at performanceanx.threadless.com.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices I have a very unique set of guests for this episode of Performance Anxiety. I’m joined by Annie, Nissa, & Oskar Kuchenmeister of Loki’s Folly. They are a band made of siblings, 21 and under, who have already overcome some difficult obstacles. Annie, the guitarist, discusses her struggles with autism and how it differs between girls and boys. Nissa, the drummer, talks about overcoming her issues with anxiety. And Oskar holds everything down on bass and tells me about playing with his older sisters. 

They’ve been getting lessons and guidance from Ryan Smith of Soul Asylum. They’ve been playing together for a while but when Dave Pirner came out to see them one night, things really started to take off. He even got them their first gig at the legendary First Ave. Club in Minneapolis. Since then, they’ve recorded their first album, called Sisu. It’s coming out in May, so check it out and preorder it! Give them a follow @lokisfollyband on the socials. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. You can help us out at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or pick up merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. 

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]]> 3872 no David Lance Callahan (The Wolfhounds, Moonshake) https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/david-lance-callahan-the-wolfhounds-moonshake-fK1nN_o8 I’m joined by the wonderful David Lance Callahan. He’s the guitarist, sampler, singer, and founder of The Wolfhounds and Moonshake. We kick things off by talking about an essay he wrote about Marty Robbins, who happens to be one of my favorite artists. But beyond that, David gives me a great history lesson on a band that should be in the libraries of all My Bloody Valentine or Jesus and Mary Chain fans, The Wolfhounds. They started off in the C86 scene (and David gives me a lesson on what that was). The band released four full length albums between 1987 and 1990 and then called it quits. David soon followed up with Moonshake, which was a bit of a departure but really opened new musical landscapes for him. But by 1996, Moonshake was over. David left music for a while to concentrate on real life. But in 2012, The Wolfhounds returned and have been going on strong, pandemics notwithstanding. David has also released two solo albums, with a third on the way. Follow David & The Wolfhounds on social media, @the_wolfhounds on IG & @TheWolfhounds on Twitter & FaceBook. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on the socials. Rate & review this or any episode. Support can be shown through ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or performanceanx.threadless.com. So let’s get started with David Lance Callahan on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 06 Apr 2022 08:00:00 -0000 David Lance Callahan (The Wolfhounds, Moonshake) full 252 Marc Shea I’m joined by the wonderful David Lance Callahan. He’s the guitarist, sampler, singer, and founder of The Wolfhounds and Moonshake. We kick things off by talking about an essay he wrote about Marty Robbins, who happens to be one of my favorite artists. But beyond that, David gives me a great history lesson on a band that should be in the libraries of all My Bloody Valentine or Jesus and Mary Chain fans, The Wolfhounds. They started off in the C86 scene (and David gives me a lesson on what that was). The band released four full length albums between 1987 and 1990 and then called it quits. David soon followed up with Moonshake, which was a bit of a departure but really opened new musical landscapes for him. But by 1996, Moonshake was over. David left music for a while to concentrate on real life. But in 2012, The Wolfhounds returned and have been going on strong, pandemics notwithstanding. David has also released two solo albums, with a third on the way. Follow David & The Wolfhounds on social media, @the_wolfhounds on IG & @TheWolfhounds on Twitter & FaceBook. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on the socials. Rate & review this or any episode. Support can be shown through ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or performanceanx.threadless.com. So let’s get started with David Lance Callahan on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. I’m joined by the wonderful David Lance Callahan. He’s the guitarist, sampler, singer, and founder of The Wolfhounds and Moonshake. We kick things off by talking about an essay he wrote about Marty Robbins, who happens to be one of my favorite artists. But beyond that, David gives me a great history lesson on a band that should be in the libraries of all My Bloody Valentine or Jesus and Mary Chain fans, The Wolfhounds. They started off in the C86 scene (and David gives me a lesson on what that was). The band released four full length albums between 1987 and 1990 and then called it quits. David soon followed up with Moonshake, which was a bit of a departure but really opened new musical landscapes for him. But by 1996, Moonshake was over. David left music for a while to concentrate on real life. But in 2012, The Wolfhounds returned and have been going on strong, pandemics notwithstanding. David has also released two solo albums, with a third on the way. Follow David & The Wolfhounds on social media, @the_wolfhounds on IG & @TheWolfhounds on Twitter & FaceBook. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on the socials. Rate & review this or any episode. Support can be shown through ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or performanceanx.threadless.com. So let’s get started with David Lance Callahan on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices I’m joined by the wonderful David Lance Callahan. He’s the guitarist, sampler, singer, and founder of The Wolfhounds and Moonshake. We kick things off by talking about an essay he wrote about Marty Robbins, who happens to be one of my favorite artists. But beyond that, David gives me a great history lesson on a band that should be in the libraries of all My Bloody Valentine or Jesus and Mary Chain fans, The Wolfhounds. They started off in the C86 scene (and David gives me a lesson on what that was). The band released four full length albums between 1987 and 1990 and then called it quits. David soon followed up with Moonshake, which was a bit of a departure but really opened new musical landscapes for him. But by 1996, Moonshake was over. David left music for a while to concentrate on real life. But in 2012, The Wolfhounds returned and have been going on strong, pandemics notwithstanding. David has also released two solo albums, with a third on the way. Follow David & The Wolfhounds on social media, @the_wolfhounds on IG & @TheWolfhounds on Twitter & FaceBook. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on the socials. Rate & review this or any episode. Support can be shown through ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or performanceanx.threadless.com. So let’s get started with David Lance Callahan on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 5710 yes Nick Vivid https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/nick-vivid-Gn3rHH6M Nick Vivid hops on the podcast and proceeds to crack me up. He’s a character. He grew up with two turntables and a microphone in his living because his dad was a radio disc jockey. But, as Nick will tell us, that doesn’t always make for the best situation for an up and coming musician. He started off writing song based on hymns from church, as a kid. But soon enough he started playing in rock bands. After some bands, opening a studio which was ruined in a flood, and an injury that had him bedridden for three months, Nick decided to start over. The music may be a different style, but Nick is still the energetic front man. In fact, he’s the ONLY man.  He has a new album out called No More Secrets. He talks about losing his dad while making the album and using that process as a way to heal. And one of the most popular songs on the album was created in a bout of frustration with that song. Pick up No More Secrets on Bandcamp. Follow Nick on all the social media platform. Check out his Twitch channel. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media. Check out the show on the Pantheon Podcast Network. You can help support us at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or performanceanx.threadless.com. Now let’s go there, with Nick Vivid on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 30 Mar 2022 08:00:00 -0000 Nick Vivid full 251 Marc Shea Nick Vivid hops on the podcast and proceeds to crack me up. He’s a character. He grew up with two turntables and a microphone in his living because his dad was a radio disc jockey. But, as Nick will tell us, that doesn’t always make for the best situation for an up and coming musician. He started off writing song based on hymns from church, as a kid. But soon enough he started playing in rock bands. After some bands, opening a studio which was ruined in a flood, and an injury that had him bedridden for three months, Nick decided to start over. The music may be a different style, but Nick is still the energetic front man. In fact, he’s the ONLY man.  He has a new album out called No More Secrets. He talks about losing his dad while making the album and using that process as a way to heal. And one of the most popular songs on the album was created in a bout of frustration with that song. Pick up No More Secrets on Bandcamp. Follow Nick on all the social media platform. Check out his Twitch channel. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media. Check out the show on the Pantheon Podcast Network. You can help support us at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or performanceanx.threadless.com. Now let’s go there, with Nick Vivid on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. Nick Vivid hops on the podcast and proceeds to crack me up. He’s a character. He grew up with two turntables and a microphone in his living because his dad was a radio disc jockey. But, as Nick will tell us, that doesn’t always make for the best situation for an up and coming musician. He started off writing song based on hymns from church, as a kid. But soon enough he started playing in rock bands. After some bands, opening a studio which was ruined in a flood, and an injury that had him bedridden for three months, Nick decided to start over. The music may be a different style, but Nick is still the energetic front man. In fact, he’s the ONLY man.  He has a new album out called No More Secrets. He talks about losing his dad while making the album and using that process as a way to heal. And one of the most popular songs on the album was created in a bout of frustration with that song. Pick up No More Secrets on Bandcamp. Follow Nick on all the social media platform. Check out his Twitch channel. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media. Check out the show on the Pantheon Podcast Network. You can help support us at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or performanceanx.threadless.com. Now let’s go there, with Nick Vivid on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Nick Vivid hops on the podcast and proceeds to crack me up. He’s a character. He grew up with two turntables and a microphone in his living because his dad was a radio disc jockey. But, as Nick will tell us, that doesn’t always make for the best situation for an up and coming musician. He started off writing song based on hymns from church, as a kid. But soon enough he started playing in rock bands. After some bands, opening a studio which was ruined in a flood, and an injury that had him bedridden for three months, Nick decided to start over. The music may be a different style, but Nick is still the energetic front man. In fact, he’s the ONLY man. 

He has a new album out called No More Secrets. He talks about losing his dad while making the album and using that process as a way to heal. And one of the most popular songs on the album was created in a bout of frustration with that song. Pick up No More Secrets on Bandcamp. Follow Nick on all the social media platform. Check out his Twitch channel. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media. Check out the show on the Pantheon Podcast Network. You can help support us at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or performanceanx.threadless.com. Now let’s go there, with Nick Vivid on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 3727 yes Christian Dryden (The Ritualists) https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/christian-dryden-the-ritualists-bZvEV8Zc It's our 250th episode! Christian Dryden of The Ritualists joins us for this one. He never really had that moment where he decided to pursue music. He just always knew that’s what he was going to do. He’s just as influenced by Duran Duran as he is Led Zeppelin and those unique sounds definitely shine through in the music. We also geek out on a band we both love and have seen live in different phases of their career. And we get into Christian’s writing process. He discusses what song is on the new album, Baroque & Bleeding, that may not even be finished yet, and what song came out of a dream. And as you listen to the episode, you may notice that Christian’s voice bears a resemblance to Simon LeBon. It turns out that Simon is a fan of the band. Check out Baroque & Bleeding wherever you get your music. Follow The Ritualists @the_ritualists on Instagram and on Facebook at The Ritualists. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media. We accept coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety and you can buy merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Let’s get started with Christian Dryden of The Ritualists on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 24 Mar 2022 08:00:00 -0000 Christian Dryden (The Ritualists) full 250 Marc Shea It's our 250th episode! Christian Dryden of The Ritualists joins us for this one. He never really had that moment where he decided to pursue music. He just always knew that’s what he was going to do. He’s just as influenced by Duran Duran as he is Led Zeppelin and those unique sounds definitely shine through in the music. We also geek out on a band we both love and have seen live in different phases of their career. And we get into Christian’s writing process. He discusses what song is on the new album, Baroque & Bleeding, that may not even be finished yet, and what song came out of a dream. And as you listen to the episode, you may notice that Christian’s voice bears a resemblance to Simon LeBon. It turns out that Simon is a fan of the band. Check out Baroque & Bleeding wherever you get your music. Follow The Ritualists @the_ritualists on Instagram and on Facebook at The Ritualists. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media. We accept coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety and you can buy merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Let’s get started with Christian Dryden of The Ritualists on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. It's our 250th episode! Christian Dryden of The Ritualists joins us for this one. He never really had that moment where he decided to pursue music. He just always knew that’s what he was going to do. He’s just as influenced by Duran Duran as he is Led Zeppelin and those unique sounds definitely shine through in the music. We also geek out on a band we both love and have seen live in different phases of their career. And we get into Christian’s writing process. He discusses what song is on the new album, Baroque & Bleeding, that may not even be finished yet, and what song came out of a dream. And as you listen to the episode, you may notice that Christian’s voice bears a resemblance to Simon LeBon. It turns out that Simon is a fan of the band. Check out Baroque & Bleeding wherever you get your music. Follow The Ritualists @the_ritualists on Instagram and on Facebook at The Ritualists. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media. We accept coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety and you can buy merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Let’s get started with Christian Dryden of The Ritualists on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices It's our 250th episode! Christian Dryden of The Ritualists joins us for this one. He never really had that moment where he decided to pursue music. He just always knew that’s what he was going to do. He’s just as influenced by Duran Duran as he is Led Zeppelin and those unique sounds definitely shine through in the music. We also geek out on a band we both love and have seen live in different phases of their career.

And we get into Christian’s writing process. He discusses what song is on the new album, Baroque & Bleeding, that may not even be finished yet, and what song came out of a dream. And as you listen to the episode, you may notice that Christian’s voice bears a resemblance to Simon LeBon. It turns out that Simon is a fan of the band. Check out Baroque & Bleeding wherever you get your music. Follow The Ritualists @the_ritualists on Instagram and on Facebook at The Ritualists. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media. We accept coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety and you can buy merch at performanceanx.threadless.com.

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]]> 3417 yes Gypsum https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/gypsum-rpYgIcuO I’m joined by Anna Arboles and eventually Sapphire Jewell of the band Gypsum. Anna and I get the ball rolling and then we start over once Sapphire joins us. Gypsum is an interesting band with a great sound. The core of the band met in music school at USC. The entire project started as an informal jam session. The core of the band is made up of the musicians that would consistently show up to the sessions, Sapphire, Anna, and drummer Jessy Reed. They came up with the name while exploring the Natural History Museum near campus. And although the band has been around since 2016, they’ve just recently released their debut album. Anna has been busy crafting the sound for other bands and Sapphire has been playing guitar for Cuffed Up and Illuminati Hotties.  You’d think that waiting so long to record and release their debut, they would be tempted to through everything and the kitchen sink onto the album. But you’d be wrong. The album is a close representation of their live sound, showing tremendous restraint in the studio. Their self titled album has just come out on vinyl, so pick that up. They’ll even send a CD if you ask really nicely. Give them a follow on Instagram @gypsum_ or on Facebook. Give us a follow @PerformanceAnx on social media. You can help us out by checking out ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or performanceanx.threadless.com. And don’t forget to check out the other great podcasts on the Pantheon Podcast Network. So let’s get started with Anna and eventually Sapphire of Gypsum on Performance Anxiety. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 22 Mar 2022 08:00:00 -0000 Gypsum full 249 Marc Shea I’m joined by Anna Arboles and eventually Sapphire Jewell of the band Gypsum. Anna and I get the ball rolling and then we start over once Sapphire joins us. Gypsum is an interesting band with a great sound. The core of the band met in music school at USC. The entire project started as an informal jam session. The core of the band is made up of the musicians that would consistently show up to the sessions, Sapphire, Anna, and drummer Jessy Reed. They came up with the name while exploring the Natural History Museum near campus. And although the band has been around since 2016, they’ve just recently released their debut album. Anna has been busy crafting the sound for other bands and Sapphire has been playing guitar for Cuffed Up and Illuminati Hotties.  You’d think that waiting so long to record and release their debut, they would be tempted to through everything and the kitchen sink onto the album. But you’d be wrong. The album is a close representation of their live sound, showing tremendous restraint in the studio. Their self titled album has just come out on vinyl, so pick that up. They’ll even send a CD if you ask really nicely. Give them a follow on Instagram @gypsum_ or on Facebook. Give us a follow @PerformanceAnx on social media. You can help us out by checking out ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or performanceanx.threadless.com. And don’t forget to check out the other great podcasts on the Pantheon Podcast Network. So let’s get started with Anna and eventually Sapphire of Gypsum on Performance Anxiety. I’m joined by Anna Arboles and eventually Sapphire Jewell of the band Gypsum. Anna and I get the ball rolling and then we start over once Sapphire joins us. Gypsum is an interesting band with a great sound. The core of the band met in music school at USC. The entire project started as an informal jam session. The core of the band is made up of the musicians that would consistently show up to the sessions, Sapphire, Anna, and drummer Jessy Reed. They came up with the name while exploring the Natural History Museum near campus. And although the band has been around since 2016, they’ve just recently released their debut album. Anna has been busy crafting the sound for other bands and Sapphire has been playing guitar for Cuffed Up and Illuminati Hotties.  You’d think that waiting so long to record and release their debut, they would be tempted to through everything and the kitchen sink onto the album. But you’d be wrong. The album is a close representation of their live sound, showing tremendous restraint in the studio. Their self titled album has just come out on vinyl, so pick that up. They’ll even send a CD if you ask really nicely. Give them a follow on Instagram @gypsum_ or on Facebook. Give us a follow @PerformanceAnx on social media. You can help us out by checking out ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or performanceanx.threadless.com. And don’t forget to check out the other great podcasts on the Pantheon Podcast Network. So let’s get started with Anna and eventually Sapphire of Gypsum on Performance Anxiety. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices I’m joined by Anna Arboles and eventually Sapphire Jewell of the band Gypsum. Anna and I get the ball rolling and then we start over once Sapphire joins us. Gypsum is an interesting band with a great sound. The core of the band met in music school at USC. The entire project started as an informal jam session. The core of the band is made up of the musicians that would consistently show up to the sessions, Sapphire, Anna, and drummer Jessy Reed. They came up with the name while exploring the Natural History Museum near campus. And although the band has been around since 2016, they’ve just recently released their debut album. Anna has been busy crafting the sound for other bands and Sapphire has been playing guitar for Cuffed Up and Illuminati Hotties. 

You’d think that waiting so long to record and release their debut, they would be tempted to through everything and the kitchen sink onto the album. But you’d be wrong. The album is a close representation of their live sound, showing tremendous restraint in the studio. Their self titled album has just come out on vinyl, so pick that up. They’ll even send a CD if you ask really nicely. Give them a follow on Instagram @gypsum_ or on Facebook. Give us a follow @PerformanceAnx on social media. You can help us out by checking out ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or performanceanx.threadless.com. And don’t forget to check out the other great podcasts on the Pantheon Podcast Network. So let’s get started with Anna and eventually Sapphire of Gypsum on Performance Anxiety.

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]]> 2900 yes Side Projects: Musique Concrète With hackedepicciotto & Dead Space Chamber Music https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/side-projects-musique-concrete-with-hackedepicciotto-dead-space-chamber-music-7QwILUJe On this episode of Side Projects, I am joined by Alexander Hacke and Danielle de Picciotto of hackedepicciotto and Ellen Southern and Tom Bush from Dead Space Chamber Music to talk about Musique Concrète. We discuss what it is and how each of them discovered the genre and how it has influenced the music they make. They’ve each used some strange instruments to create their own Musique Concrète, including a jet turbine and a serrated knife on a stone. It really is amazing how repurposing objects to make Musique Concrète can actually give them a new life. And sometimes Musique Concrète is created by accident, like when a flute has the wrong mouthpiece. And other times, repairing an instrument can actually ruin the qualities that you want for Musique Concrète. Recording the music can be part of the process of creating the desired sound. But you have to be ready because sometimes you only get one take. Follow hackedepicciotto on the socials @hackedepicciotto. Follow Dead Space Chamber Music @deadspacechambermusic. Pick up The Silver Threshold & The Black Hours on Bandcamp. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. You can support the show at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or buy merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Now let’s get into some found sounds with Musique Concrète on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 17 Mar 2022 08:00:00 -0000 Side Projects: Musique Concrète With hackedepicciotto & Dead Space Chamber Music full 248 Marc Shea On this episode of Side Projects, I am joined by Alexander Hacke and Danielle de Picciotto of hackedepicciotto and Ellen Southern and Tom Bush from Dead Space Chamber Music to talk about Musique Concrète. We discuss what it is and how each of them discovered the genre and how it has influenced the music they make. They’ve each used some strange instruments to create their own Musique Concrète, including a jet turbine and a serrated knife on a stone. It really is amazing how repurposing objects to make Musique Concrète can actually give them a new life. And sometimes Musique Concrète is created by accident, like when a flute has the wrong mouthpiece. And other times, repairing an instrument can actually ruin the qualities that you want for Musique Concrète. Recording the music can be part of the process of creating the desired sound. But you have to be ready because sometimes you only get one take. Follow hackedepicciotto on the socials @hackedepicciotto. Follow Dead Space Chamber Music @deadspacechambermusic. Pick up The Silver Threshold & The Black Hours on Bandcamp. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. You can support the show at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or buy merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Now let’s get into some found sounds with Musique Concrète on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. On this episode of Side Projects, I am joined by Alexander Hacke and Danielle de Picciotto of hackedepicciotto and Ellen Southern and Tom Bush from Dead Space Chamber Music to talk about Musique Concrète. We discuss what it is and how each of them discovered the genre and how it has influenced the music they make. They’ve each used some strange instruments to create their own Musique Concrète, including a jet turbine and a serrated knife on a stone. It really is amazing how repurposing objects to make Musique Concrète can actually give them a new life. And sometimes Musique Concrète is created by accident, like when a flute has the wrong mouthpiece. And other times, repairing an instrument can actually ruin the qualities that you want for Musique Concrète. Recording the music can be part of the process of creating the desired sound. But you have to be ready because sometimes you only get one take. Follow hackedepicciotto on the socials @hackedepicciotto. Follow Dead Space Chamber Music @deadspacechambermusic. Pick up The Silver Threshold & The Black Hours on Bandcamp. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. You can support the show at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or buy merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Now let’s get into some found sounds with Musique Concrète on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices On this episode of Side Projects, I am joined by Alexander Hacke and Danielle de Picciotto of hackedepicciotto and Ellen Southern and Tom Bush from Dead Space Chamber Music to talk about Musique Concrète. We discuss what it is and how each of them discovered the genre and how it has influenced the music they make. They’ve each used some strange instruments to create their own Musique Concrète, including a jet turbine and a serrated knife on a stone. It really is amazing how repurposing objects to make Musique Concrète can actually give them a new life. And sometimes Musique Concrète is created by accident, like when a flute has the wrong mouthpiece. And other times, repairing an instrument can actually ruin the qualities that you want for Musique Concrète. Recording the music can be part of the process of creating the desired sound. But you have to be ready because sometimes you only get one take. Follow hackedepicciotto on the socials @hackedepicciotto. Follow Dead Space Chamber Music @deadspacechambermusic. Pick up The Silver Threshold & The Black Hours on Bandcamp. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. You can support the show at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or buy merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Now let’s get into some found sounds with Musique Concrète on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 2662 yes Matt North https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/matt-north-S__y1zI8 Longtime drummer turned guitarist, singer, & songwriter Matt North graces the podcast today. He’s got such an amazing story that starts with his uncle, the poet laureate Jesse Stuart. His influence on Matt’s life is unquantifiable. As was moving from his hometown as a child. But he found comfort and friendships playing the drums. It was such a help to him that he found himself playing as a professional drummer by the age of thirteen! But that’s just the beginning. He moved to San Francisco for the music scene but stayed for the comedy. He began doing standup and roomed with Patton Oswalt and Mitch Hedberg. Their dedication to their craft lit a fire under Matt, but for his music, not his comedy. He wound up in LA playing drums, professionally and even doing some acting. But with the rising cost of living in LA, coupled with the discovery that his son had a learning disability and would require assistance, Matt and his family decided it was time to leave. He moved to Nashville where he ended up in a lawsuit about the quality of the special needs education his son was receiving. All of this helped to inspire his latest album, Bullies In The Backyard. There are songs influenced by his legal battles, the job he had to get at The Home Depot to help pay for that battle, and even his awesome mother-in-law. Go buy the album at mattnorth.net and while you’re there, click the social links to keep an eye on this guy. And follow us, too @PerformanceAnx. You can help us through ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or getting merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Rate & review. and check out all the other great shows on the Pantheon Podcast Network, like Long May You Young, The Rock & Roll Archive, Stephanie & Stephanie Talk Tunes, Side Jams, & more. But for now, check out singer, songwriter, & great dad, Matt North on Performance Anxiety. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 15 Mar 2022 08:00:00 -0000 Matt North full 247 Marc Shea Longtime drummer turned guitarist, singer, & songwriter Matt North graces the podcast today. He’s got such an amazing story that starts with his uncle, the poet laureate Jesse Stuart. His influence on Matt’s life is unquantifiable. As was moving from his hometown as a child. But he found comfort and friendships playing the drums. It was such a help to him that he found himself playing as a professional drummer by the age of thirteen! But that’s just the beginning. He moved to San Francisco for the music scene but stayed for the comedy. He began doing standup and roomed with Patton Oswalt and Mitch Hedberg. Their dedication to their craft lit a fire under Matt, but for his music, not his comedy. He wound up in LA playing drums, professionally and even doing some acting. But with the rising cost of living in LA, coupled with the discovery that his son had a learning disability and would require assistance, Matt and his family decided it was time to leave. He moved to Nashville where he ended up in a lawsuit about the quality of the special needs education his son was receiving. All of this helped to inspire his latest album, Bullies In The Backyard. There are songs influenced by his legal battles, the job he had to get at The Home Depot to help pay for that battle, and even his awesome mother-in-law. Go buy the album at mattnorth.net and while you’re there, click the social links to keep an eye on this guy. And follow us, too @PerformanceAnx. You can help us through ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or getting merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Rate & review. and check out all the other great shows on the Pantheon Podcast Network, like Long May You Young, The Rock & Roll Archive, Stephanie & Stephanie Talk Tunes, Side Jams, & more. But for now, check out singer, songwriter, & great dad, Matt North on Performance Anxiety. Longtime drummer turned guitarist, singer, & songwriter Matt North graces the podcast today. He’s got such an amazing story that starts with his uncle, the poet laureate Jesse Stuart. His influence on Matt’s life is unquantifiable. As was moving from his hometown as a child. But he found comfort and friendships playing the drums. It was such a help to him that he found himself playing as a professional drummer by the age of thirteen! But that’s just the beginning. He moved to San Francisco for the music scene but stayed for the comedy. He began doing standup and roomed with Patton Oswalt and Mitch Hedberg. Their dedication to their craft lit a fire under Matt, but for his music, not his comedy. He wound up in LA playing drums, professionally and even doing some acting. But with the rising cost of living in LA, coupled with the discovery that his son had a learning disability and would require assistance, Matt and his family decided it was time to leave. He moved to Nashville where he ended up in a lawsuit about the quality of the special needs education his son was receiving. All of this helped to inspire his latest album, Bullies In The Backyard. There are songs influenced by his legal battles, the job he had to get at The Home Depot to help pay for that battle, and even his awesome mother-in-law. Go buy the album at mattnorth.net and while you’re there, click the social links to keep an eye on this guy. And follow us, too @PerformanceAnx. You can help us through ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or getting merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Rate & review. and check out all the other great shows on the Pantheon Podcast Network, like Long May You Young, The Rock & Roll Archive, Stephanie & Stephanie Talk Tunes, Side Jams, & more. But for now, check out singer, songwriter, & great dad, Matt North on Performance Anxiety. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Longtime drummer turned guitarist, singer, & songwriter Matt North graces the podcast today. He’s got such an amazing story that starts with his uncle, the poet laureate Jesse Stuart. His influence on Matt’s life is unquantifiable. As was moving from his hometown as a child. But he found comfort and friendships playing the drums. It was such a help to him that he found himself playing as a professional drummer by the age of thirteen! But that’s just the beginning.

He moved to San Francisco for the music scene but stayed for the comedy. He began doing standup and roomed with Patton Oswalt and Mitch Hedberg. Their dedication to their craft lit a fire under Matt, but for his music, not his comedy. He wound up in LA playing drums, professionally and even doing some acting. But with the rising cost of living in LA, coupled with the discovery that his son had a learning disability and would require assistance, Matt and his family decided it was time to leave. He moved to Nashville where he ended up in a lawsuit about the quality of the special needs education his son was receiving. All of this helped to inspire his latest album, Bullies In The Backyard. There are songs influenced by his legal battles, the job he had to get at The Home Depot to help pay for that battle, and even his awesome mother-in-law. Go buy the album at mattnorth.net and while you’re there, click the social links to keep an eye on this guy. And follow us, too @PerformanceAnx. You can help us through ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or getting merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Rate & review. and check out all the other great shows on the Pantheon Podcast Network, like Long May You Young, The Rock & Roll Archive, Stephanie & Stephanie Talk Tunes, Side Jams, & more. But for now, check out singer, songwriter, & great dad, Matt North on Performance Anxiety.

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]]> 4719 yes David Heatley https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/david-heatley-XACewSlX We’re joined by the multi-talented David Heatley from the comfort of his car. He was kind enough to chat with me about his incredibly varied career. Music was very important to him early on. He started a few bands, like The Velvet Cactus Society and The Bischoffs. Both bands were fun, junkyard-y kind of bands. But when David kind of took creative control, he figured his next project should probably be a solo project. But in addition to his music, David has been a very successful illustrator. His creativity tends to cycle between being introverted to create his art until he starts feeling the need to be extroverted and perform. It’s served him well.  David also tells us how he would reach out to artists he admired and send them his work. It’s worked to his benefit on many occasions; the latest being his new album, Life Our Own Way. He wrote to legendary producer Mark Bingham. That led to conversations. That led to demos, which led to studio sessions, which led to the new album.  David’s new album has just come out and he’s already working on the next one. And just in case he wasn’t busy enough, he’s working on TV shows, including one based on his addiction to 12 step programs. Give him a follow @davidheatley. Buy the new album, Life Our Own Way. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on the socials. Check us and all the other great podcasts on Pantheon Podcasts. Rate & review us all! And you can help the show through ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or performanceanx.threadless.com. And I hope you enjoy David Heatley on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 10 Mar 2022 09:00:00 -0000 David Heatley full 246 Marc Shea We’re joined by the multi-talented David Heatley from the comfort of his car. He was kind enough to chat with me about his incredibly varied career. Music was very important to him early on. He started a few bands, like The Velvet Cactus Society and The Bischoffs. Both bands were fun, junkyard-y kind of bands. But when David kind of took creative control, he figured his next project should probably be a solo project. But in addition to his music, David has been a very successful illustrator. His creativity tends to cycle between being introverted to create his art until he starts feeling the need to be extroverted and perform. It’s served him well.  David also tells us how he would reach out to artists he admired and send them his work. It’s worked to his benefit on many occasions; the latest being his new album, Life Our Own Way. He wrote to legendary producer Mark Bingham. That led to conversations. That led to demos, which led to studio sessions, which led to the new album.  David’s new album has just come out and he’s already working on the next one. And just in case he wasn’t busy enough, he’s working on TV shows, including one based on his addiction to 12 step programs. Give him a follow @davidheatley. Buy the new album, Life Our Own Way. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on the socials. Check us and all the other great podcasts on Pantheon Podcasts. Rate & review us all! And you can help the show through ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or performanceanx.threadless.com. And I hope you enjoy David Heatley on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. We’re joined by the multi-talented David Heatley from the comfort of his car. He was kind enough to chat with me about his incredibly varied career. Music was very important to him early on. He started a few bands, like The Velvet Cactus Society and The Bischoffs. Both bands were fun, junkyard-y kind of bands. But when David kind of took creative control, he figured his next project should probably be a solo project. But in addition to his music, David has been a very successful illustrator. His creativity tends to cycle between being introverted to create his art until he starts feeling the need to be extroverted and perform. It’s served him well.  David also tells us how he would reach out to artists he admired and send them his work. It’s worked to his benefit on many occasions; the latest being his new album, Life Our Own Way. He wrote to legendary producer Mark Bingham. That led to conversations. That led to demos, which led to studio sessions, which led to the new album.  David’s new album has just come out and he’s already working on the next one. And just in case he wasn’t busy enough, he’s working on TV shows, including one based on his addiction to 12 step programs. Give him a follow @davidheatley. Buy the new album, Life Our Own Way. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on the socials. Check us and all the other great podcasts on Pantheon Podcasts. Rate & review us all! And you can help the show through ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or performanceanx.threadless.com. And I hope you enjoy David Heatley on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices We’re joined by the multi-talented David Heatley from the comfort of his car. He was kind enough to chat with me about his incredibly varied career. Music was very important to him early on. He started a few bands, like The Velvet Cactus Society and The Bischoffs. Both bands were fun, junkyard-y kind of bands. But when David kind of took creative control, he figured his next project should probably be a solo project. But in addition to his music, David has been a very successful illustrator. His creativity tends to cycle between being introverted to create his art until he starts feeling the need to be extroverted and perform. It’s served him well. 

David also tells us how he would reach out to artists he admired and send them his work. It’s worked to his benefit on many occasions; the latest being his new album, Life Our Own Way. He wrote to legendary producer Mark Bingham. That led to conversations. That led to demos, which led to studio sessions, which led to the new album. 

David’s new album has just come out and he’s already working on the next one. And just in case he wasn’t busy enough, he’s working on TV shows, including one based on his addiction to 12 step programs. Give him a follow @davidheatley. Buy the new album, Life Our Own Way. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on the socials. Check us and all the other great podcasts on Pantheon Podcasts. Rate & review us all! And you can help the show through ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or performanceanx.threadless.com. And I hope you enjoy David Heatley on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 2928 yes Kofi Baker (Music Of Cream) https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/kofi-baker-music-of-cream-usRUvMCe This one gets rough in spots. My guest today is drummer Kofi Baker. He’s the son of Cream drummer, Ginger Baker. Kofi talks a lot about the complicated and sometimes frightening relationship he had with his parents, Ginger in particular. He’s completely candid about his first experiences with drugs, which were supplied by his dad. He also describes the period of his life when he was homeless and how he would tie his drums to him at night so they wouldn’t get stolen. But even after the beatings, the abandonment, the years of neglect, Kofi has found that his goal in life is to keep Ginger Baker’s legacy alive. To that end, he’s playing in The Music Of Cream with Eric Clapton’s nephew, Will Johns. It’s a multimedia experience with photos, videos, stories, and The Music Of Cream. Go to kofibaker.com or musicofcream.com, follow Kofi on social media. It’s pretty easy to find him. Give us a follow @PerformanceAnx. Rate & review the show. And you can help us out through ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or performanceanx.threadless.com. I hope you enjoy Kofi Baker on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Sat, 05 Mar 2022 04:50:49 -0000 Kofi Baker (Music Of Cream) full 245 Marc Shea This one gets rough in spots. My guest today is drummer Kofi Baker. He’s the son of Cream drummer, Ginger Baker. Kofi talks a lot about the complicated and sometimes frightening relationship he had with his parents, Ginger in particular. He’s completely candid about his first experiences with drugs, which were supplied by his dad. He also describes the period of his life when he was homeless and how he would tie his drums to him at night so they wouldn’t get stolen. But even after the beatings, the abandonment, the years of neglect, Kofi has found that his goal in life is to keep Ginger Baker’s legacy alive. To that end, he’s playing in The Music Of Cream with Eric Clapton’s nephew, Will Johns. It’s a multimedia experience with photos, videos, stories, and The Music Of Cream. Go to kofibaker.com or musicofcream.com, follow Kofi on social media. It’s pretty easy to find him. Give us a follow @PerformanceAnx. Rate & review the show. And you can help us out through ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or performanceanx.threadless.com. I hope you enjoy Kofi Baker on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. This one gets rough in spots. My guest today is drummer Kofi Baker. He’s the son of Cream drummer, Ginger Baker. Kofi talks a lot about the complicated and sometimes frightening relationship he had with his parents, Ginger in particular. He’s completely candid about his first experiences with drugs, which were supplied by his dad. He also describes the period of his life when he was homeless and how he would tie his drums to him at night so they wouldn’t get stolen. But even after the beatings, the abandonment, the years of neglect, Kofi has found that his goal in life is to keep Ginger Baker’s legacy alive. To that end, he’s playing in The Music Of Cream with Eric Clapton’s nephew, Will Johns. It’s a multimedia experience with photos, videos, stories, and The Music Of Cream. Go to kofibaker.com or musicofcream.com, follow Kofi on social media. It’s pretty easy to find him. Give us a follow @PerformanceAnx. Rate & review the show. And you can help us out through ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or performanceanx.threadless.com. I hope you enjoy Kofi Baker on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This one gets rough in spots. My guest today is drummer Kofi Baker. He’s the son of Cream drummer, Ginger Baker. Kofi talks a lot about the complicated and sometimes frightening relationship he had with his parents, Ginger in particular. He’s completely candid about his first experiences with drugs, which were supplied by his dad. He also describes the period of his life when he was homeless and how he would tie his drums to him at night so they wouldn’t get stolen. But even after the beatings, the abandonment, the years of neglect, Kofi has found that his goal in life is to keep Ginger Baker’s legacy alive. To that end, he’s playing in The Music Of Cream with Eric Clapton’s nephew, Will Johns. It’s a multimedia experience with photos, videos, stories, and The Music Of Cream. Go to kofibaker.com or musicofcream.com, follow Kofi on social media. It’s pretty easy to find him. Give us a follow @PerformanceAnx. Rate & review the show. And you can help us out through ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or performanceanx.threadless.com. I hope you enjoy Kofi Baker on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 6628 yes Will Johns (Music Of Cream) https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/will-johns-music-of-cream-0ntiktxv Guitarist Will Johns is the guest of honor, this episode. I’ve had a lot of guests who have music in their DNA. They really had no choice but to be musicians. Never has it been more true than with Will. Will’s parents were actress Paula Boyd and world renowned producer & engineer Andy Johns. His aunt, Pattie Boyd, inspired some of the most beloved songs in rock and married George Harrison & Eric Clapton, making them his uncles. And we can’t forget his Aunt Jenny & her husband Mick Fleetwood. That in and of itself could warrant a great conversation. But Will has so much more to discuss. He was in a number of bands in the 90’s & 2000’s, like GLYDA with Jesse Woods & Tramper Price. They recorded demos at Jesse’s dad’s place. I forgot to mention that Jesse’s dad is Ronnie Wood. But at one point, he put everything behind him and took work in an aquarium, staging art galleries between exhibits, and as a fisherman. A random interview request from a blues magazine reignited his musical flame and he’s been going strong ever since. Now he’s just fishing for fun. But that doesn’t even cover a fraction of his stories. Now he’s touring with Kofi Baker as part of The Music Of Cream. It’s more than a tribute band; it’s relatives of the supergroup playing the music, jamming, & telling stories in a multimedia experience. Follow the band @musicofcream. Follow Will to hear some great blues @willjohnsmusic or check out willjohns.com for more links. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Rate & review the podcast. You can show support through ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or performanceanx.threadless.com. So grab a beer, a plate of sushi, get ready for some wild stories with Will Johns on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 01 Mar 2022 09:00:00 -0000 Will Johns (Music Of Cream) full 244 Marc Shea Guitarist Will Johns is the guest of honor, this episode. I’ve had a lot of guests who have music in their DNA. They really had no choice but to be musicians. Never has it been more true than with Will. Will’s parents were actress Paula Boyd and world renowned producer & engineer Andy Johns. His aunt, Pattie Boyd, inspired some of the most beloved songs in rock and married George Harrison & Eric Clapton, making them his uncles. And we can’t forget his Aunt Jenny & her husband Mick Fleetwood. That in and of itself could warrant a great conversation. But Will has so much more to discuss. He was in a number of bands in the 90’s & 2000’s, like GLYDA with Jesse Woods & Tramper Price. They recorded demos at Jesse’s dad’s place. I forgot to mention that Jesse’s dad is Ronnie Wood. But at one point, he put everything behind him and took work in an aquarium, staging art galleries between exhibits, and as a fisherman. A random interview request from a blues magazine reignited his musical flame and he’s been going strong ever since. Now he’s just fishing for fun. But that doesn’t even cover a fraction of his stories. Now he’s touring with Kofi Baker as part of The Music Of Cream. It’s more than a tribute band; it’s relatives of the supergroup playing the music, jamming, & telling stories in a multimedia experience. Follow the band @musicofcream. Follow Will to hear some great blues @willjohnsmusic or check out willjohns.com for more links. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Rate & review the podcast. You can show support through ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or performanceanx.threadless.com. So grab a beer, a plate of sushi, get ready for some wild stories with Will Johns on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. Guitarist Will Johns is the guest of honor, this episode. I’ve had a lot of guests who have music in their DNA. They really had no choice but to be musicians. Never has it been more true than with Will. Will’s parents were actress Paula Boyd and world renowned producer & engineer Andy Johns. His aunt, Pattie Boyd, inspired some of the most beloved songs in rock and married George Harrison & Eric Clapton, making them his uncles. And we can’t forget his Aunt Jenny & her husband Mick Fleetwood. That in and of itself could warrant a great conversation. But Will has so much more to discuss. He was in a number of bands in the 90’s & 2000’s, like GLYDA with Jesse Woods & Tramper Price. They recorded demos at Jesse’s dad’s place. I forgot to mention that Jesse’s dad is Ronnie Wood. But at one point, he put everything behind him and took work in an aquarium, staging art galleries between exhibits, and as a fisherman. A random interview request from a blues magazine reignited his musical flame and he’s been going strong ever since. Now he’s just fishing for fun. But that doesn’t even cover a fraction of his stories. Now he’s touring with Kofi Baker as part of The Music Of Cream. It’s more than a tribute band; it’s relatives of the supergroup playing the music, jamming, & telling stories in a multimedia experience. Follow the band @musicofcream. Follow Will to hear some great blues @willjohnsmusic or check out willjohns.com for more links. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Rate & review the podcast. You can show support through ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or performanceanx.threadless.com. So grab a beer, a plate of sushi, get ready for some wild stories with Will Johns on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Guitarist Will Johns is the guest of honor, this episode. I’ve had a lot of guests who have music in their DNA. They really had no choice but to be musicians. Never has it been more true than with Will. Will’s parents were actress Paula Boyd and world renowned producer & engineer Andy Johns. His aunt, Pattie Boyd, inspired some of the most beloved songs in rock and married George Harrison & Eric Clapton, making them his uncles. And we can’t forget his Aunt Jenny & her husband Mick Fleetwood.

That in and of itself could warrant a great conversation. But Will has so much more to discuss. He was in a number of bands in the 90’s & 2000’s, like GLYDA with Jesse Woods & Tramper Price. They recorded demos at Jesse’s dad’s place. I forgot to mention that Jesse’s dad is Ronnie Wood. But at one point, he put everything behind him and took work in an aquarium, staging art galleries between exhibits, and as a fisherman. A random interview request from a blues magazine reignited his musical flame and he’s been going strong ever since. Now he’s just fishing for fun. But that doesn’t even cover a fraction of his stories. Now he’s touring with Kofi Baker as part of The Music Of Cream. It’s more than a tribute band; it’s relatives of the supergroup playing the music, jamming, & telling stories in a multimedia experience. Follow the band @musicofcream. Follow Will to hear some great blues @willjohnsmusic or check out willjohns.com for more links. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Rate & review the podcast. You can show support through ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or performanceanx.threadless.com. So grab a beer, a plate of sushi, get ready for some wild stories with Will Johns on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 4435 yes Rona Rougeheart (SINE) https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/rona-rougeheart-sine-oZ5J4KAM I will freely admit that I am not an authority on electronica. So I was a little nervous about having Rona Rougeheart from SINE on the podcast. She was very patient with me and walked me through how she got into music, who made the biggest impact on her, and some of the wildest things she’s experienced, like the time Peter Murphy missed a make-up gig in Orlando and she and some band members performed an impromptu Bauhaus jam for the audience. She discusses her relationship with Curse Mackey and the effect he’s had on her music, how she came up with the band name SINE, and the new music she’s working on. We also talk about her COVID musical coincidences, my son’s hair, and our mutual love of boxers. Check out her social media @ronarougeheart and @sinebandofficial. Pick up her album on eMERGENCY heARTS. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media. Rate & review the podcast. You can also help keep it going through ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or performanceanx.threadless.com. Let’s dive right into things with Rona Rougeheart of SINE on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 24 Feb 2022 09:00:00 -0000 Rona Rougeheart (SINE) full 243 Marc Shea I will freely admit that I am not an authority on electronica. So I was a little nervous about having Rona Rougeheart from SINE on the podcast. She was very patient with me and walked me through how she got into music, who made the biggest impact on her, and some of the wildest things she’s experienced, like the time Peter Murphy missed a make-up gig in Orlando and she and some band members performed an impromptu Bauhaus jam for the audience. She discusses her relationship with Curse Mackey and the effect he’s had on her music, how she came up with the band name SINE, and the new music she’s working on. We also talk about her COVID musical coincidences, my son’s hair, and our mutual love of boxers. Check out her social media @ronarougeheart and @sinebandofficial. Pick up her album on eMERGENCY heARTS. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media. Rate & review the podcast. You can also help keep it going through ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or performanceanx.threadless.com. Let’s dive right into things with Rona Rougeheart of SINE on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. I will freely admit that I am not an authority on electronica. So I was a little nervous about having Rona Rougeheart from SINE on the podcast. She was very patient with me and walked me through how she got into music, who made the biggest impact on her, and some of the wildest things she’s experienced, like the time Peter Murphy missed a make-up gig in Orlando and she and some band members performed an impromptu Bauhaus jam for the audience. She discusses her relationship with Curse Mackey and the effect he’s had on her music, how she came up with the band name SINE, and the new music she’s working on. We also talk about her COVID musical coincidences, my son’s hair, and our mutual love of boxers. Check out her social media @ronarougeheart and @sinebandofficial. Pick up her album on eMERGENCY heARTS. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media. Rate & review the podcast. You can also help keep it going through ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or performanceanx.threadless.com. Let’s dive right into things with Rona Rougeheart of SINE on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices I will freely admit that I am not an authority on electronica. So I was a little nervous about having Rona Rougeheart from SINE on the podcast. She was very patient with me and walked me through how she got into music, who made the biggest impact on her, and some of the wildest things she’s experienced, like the time Peter Murphy missed a make-up gig in Orlando and she and some band members performed an impromptu Bauhaus jam for the audience. She discusses her relationship with Curse Mackey and the effect he’s had on her music, how she came up with the band name SINE, and the new music she’s working on. We also talk about her COVID musical coincidences, my son’s hair, and our mutual love of boxers. Check out her social media @ronarougeheart and @sinebandofficial. Pick up her album on eMERGENCY heARTS.

Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media. Rate & review the podcast. You can also help keep it going through ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or performanceanx.threadless.com. Let’s dive right into things with Rona Rougeheart of SINE on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 3633 yes Lyle Hysen (The Royal Arctic Institute, Das Damen) https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/lyle-hysen-the-royal-arctic-institute-das-damen-k8ntQ5cz Lyle Hysen’s career in music has been different from most. And as the drummer for the grammatically incorrect Das Damen, he schlepped his drums across the States and Europe. He toured with Screaming Trees and Nirvana before grunge took over the world.The band even toured as Arthur Lee’s backing band for a time. But Lyle’s career would take a left turn when he accidentally started a niche market licensing music for small, indie bands. That eventually led to the formation of Bank Robber music, where he’s helped so many bands stay in the business through the licensing and publishing side of music. But he wasn’t quite done making music. He’s a foundational member of The Royal Arctic Institute. Sounds fancy, I know. But they write some beautiful instrumentals. You have to check out their music, especially if you like cassettes, since that’s the only physical copy you’re going to get. Follow the band @theroyalai on IG, @royal_arctic on Twitter, The Royal Arctic Institute on FB. Pick up the album on Bandcamp or wherever you get music. We would love a review, a follow, stuff like that. We’re @PerformanceAnx on the socials. Get stuff at performanceanx.threadless.com. You can help support the show like our good friend Sandy Olivia at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. So do a few jaw exercises because I couldn’t stop laughing on this one. Welcome Lyle Hysen from The Royal Arctic Institute on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 23 Feb 2022 00:13:07 -0000 Lyle Hysen (The Royal Arctic Institute, Das Damen) full 242 Marc Shea Lyle Hysen’s career in music has been different from most. And as the drummer for the grammatically incorrect Das Damen, he schlepped his drums across the States and Europe. He toured with Screaming Trees and Nirvana before grunge took over the world.The band even toured as Arthur Lee’s backing band for a time. But Lyle’s career would take a left turn when he accidentally started a niche market licensing music for small, indie bands. That eventually led to the formation of Bank Robber music, where he’s helped so many bands stay in the business through the licensing and publishing side of music. But he wasn’t quite done making music. He’s a foundational member of The Royal Arctic Institute. Sounds fancy, I know. But they write some beautiful instrumentals. You have to check out their music, especially if you like cassettes, since that’s the only physical copy you’re going to get. Follow the band @theroyalai on IG, @royal_arctic on Twitter, The Royal Arctic Institute on FB. Pick up the album on Bandcamp or wherever you get music. We would love a review, a follow, stuff like that. We’re @PerformanceAnx on the socials. Get stuff at performanceanx.threadless.com. You can help support the show like our good friend Sandy Olivia at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. So do a few jaw exercises because I couldn’t stop laughing on this one. Welcome Lyle Hysen from The Royal Arctic Institute on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. Lyle Hysen’s career in music has been different from most. And as the drummer for the grammatically incorrect Das Damen, he schlepped his drums across the States and Europe. He toured with Screaming Trees and Nirvana before grunge took over the world.The band even toured as Arthur Lee’s backing band for a time. But Lyle’s career would take a left turn when he accidentally started a niche market licensing music for small, indie bands. That eventually led to the formation of Bank Robber music, where he’s helped so many bands stay in the business through the licensing and publishing side of music. But he wasn’t quite done making music. He’s a foundational member of The Royal Arctic Institute. Sounds fancy, I know. But they write some beautiful instrumentals. You have to check out their music, especially if you like cassettes, since that’s the only physical copy you’re going to get. Follow the band @theroyalai on IG, @royal_arctic on Twitter, The Royal Arctic Institute on FB. Pick up the album on Bandcamp or wherever you get music. We would love a review, a follow, stuff like that. We’re @PerformanceAnx on the socials. Get stuff at performanceanx.threadless.com. You can help support the show like our good friend Sandy Olivia at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. So do a few jaw exercises because I couldn’t stop laughing on this one. Welcome Lyle Hysen from The Royal Arctic Institute on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Lyle Hysen’s career in music has been different from most. And as the drummer for the grammatically incorrect Das Damen, he schlepped his drums across the States and Europe. He toured with Screaming Trees and Nirvana before grunge took over the world.The band even toured as Arthur Lee’s backing band for a time. But Lyle’s career would take a left turn when he accidentally started a niche market licensing music for small, indie bands. That eventually led to the formation of Bank Robber music, where he’s helped so many bands stay in the business through the licensing and publishing side of music.

But he wasn’t quite done making music. He’s a foundational member of The Royal Arctic Institute. Sounds fancy, I know. But they write some beautiful instrumentals. You have to check out their music, especially if you like cassettes, since that’s the only physical copy you’re going to get. Follow the band @theroyalai on IG, @royal_arctic on Twitter, The Royal Arctic Institute on FB. Pick up the album on Bandcamp or wherever you get music. We would love a review, a follow, stuff like that. We’re @PerformanceAnx on the socials. Get stuff at performanceanx.threadless.com. You can help support the show like our good friend Sandy Olivia at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. So do a few jaw exercises because I couldn’t stop laughing on this one. Welcome Lyle Hysen from The Royal Arctic Institute on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 4910 yes Kevin Armstrong (David Bowie, Iggy Pop) https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/kevin-armstrong-david-bowie-iggy-pop-qEbtyGth Guitarist Kevin Armstrong has had an extraordinary career, even though it was nothing like he thought it would be. His promising solo career dissipated pretty quickly after one disastrous gig. But when one door closes, another one opens. Almost immediately after that gig, he got a phone call to do some guitar work. It turned out that artist was David Bowie. The sessions ended with Kevin and David working out the title track for Absolute Beginners together. Kevin would find himself in Bowie’s orbit for years to come. That would lead to working with Iggy Pop and Morrissey. I haven’t even mentioned the great work he’s done with Thomas Dolby, Live Aid, Mick Jagger, & Paul McCartney. And then there’s his solo album, Run. Follow Kevin @kevarmst on social media. Pick up his music on bandcamp or kevin-armstrong.com Follow us @PerformanceAnx on the socials. Support through ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or performanceanx.threadless.com is always appreciated. Without further delay, Kevin Armstrong on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 17 Feb 2022 09:00:00 -0000 Kevin Armstrong (David Bowie, Iggy Pop) full 241 Marc Shea Guitarist Kevin Armstrong has had an extraordinary career, even though it was nothing like he thought it would be. His promising solo career dissipated pretty quickly after one disastrous gig. But when one door closes, another one opens. Almost immediately after that gig, he got a phone call to do some guitar work. It turned out that artist was David Bowie. The sessions ended with Kevin and David working out the title track for Absolute Beginners together. Kevin would find himself in Bowie’s orbit for years to come. That would lead to working with Iggy Pop and Morrissey. I haven’t even mentioned the great work he’s done with Thomas Dolby, Live Aid, Mick Jagger, & Paul McCartney. And then there’s his solo album, Run. Follow Kevin @kevarmst on social media. Pick up his music on bandcamp or kevin-armstrong.com Follow us @PerformanceAnx on the socials. Support through ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or performanceanx.threadless.com is always appreciated. Without further delay, Kevin Armstrong on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. Guitarist Kevin Armstrong has had an extraordinary career, even though it was nothing like he thought it would be. His promising solo career dissipated pretty quickly after one disastrous gig. But when one door closes, another one opens. Almost immediately after that gig, he got a phone call to do some guitar work. It turned out that artist was David Bowie. The sessions ended with Kevin and David working out the title track for Absolute Beginners together. Kevin would find himself in Bowie’s orbit for years to come. That would lead to working with Iggy Pop and Morrissey. I haven’t even mentioned the great work he’s done with Thomas Dolby, Live Aid, Mick Jagger, & Paul McCartney. And then there’s his solo album, Run. Follow Kevin @kevarmst on social media. Pick up his music on bandcamp or kevin-armstrong.com Follow us @PerformanceAnx on the socials. Support through ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or performanceanx.threadless.com is always appreciated. Without further delay, Kevin Armstrong on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Guitarist Kevin Armstrong has had an extraordinary career, even though it was nothing like he thought it would be. His promising solo career dissipated pretty quickly after one disastrous gig. But when one door closes, another one opens. Almost immediately after that gig, he got a phone call to do some guitar work. It turned out that artist was David Bowie. The sessions ended with Kevin and David working out the title track for Absolute Beginners together. Kevin would find himself in Bowie’s orbit for years to come. That would lead to working with Iggy Pop and Morrissey. I haven’t even mentioned the great work he’s done with Thomas Dolby, Live Aid, Mick Jagger, & Paul McCartney. And then there’s his solo album, Run. Follow Kevin @kevarmst on social media. Pick up his music on bandcamp or kevin-armstrong.com Follow us @PerformanceAnx on the socials. Support through ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or performanceanx.threadless.com is always appreciated. Without further delay, Kevin Armstrong on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 4500 yes Lynn Wright (And The Wiremen, James Hall) https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/lynn-wright-and-the-wiremen-james-hall-gLVXt8cR Back in the 90’s, I discovered this great band led by James Hall. They were the opener for Maria McKee and I was a fan from the first note. The band’s guitarist was Lynn Wright. But after two albums, they were done; and in the pre internet days, it wasn’t so easy to stay on top of your favorite artists, especially if they hadn’t quite broken into the mainstream.  So I’m beyond happy to have Lynn on the podcast. To begin with, I try to sell him a farfisa organ after he just got home from a flight from Berlin. From there we talk about his musical career and his ever changing sound and style. He’s very open about how the music industry almost broke him. He took a break from it after leaving James Hall to work for a children’s book publisher. But a stint with the Reverend Vince Anderson brought back Lynn’s love of music. Since then he’s written his own music, recorded in a myriad of styles, including musique concrete. He has a lot of music he’s preparing to release, even though COVID has been particularly harsh for him. Check out lynnwrightcomposer.com for new releases and info on where to see him play live. He’s currently playing with The Royal Arctic Institute among other things. Follow Lynn on Instagram @lynnwr_ght. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media. You can always help us out by going to ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or performanceanx.threadless.com. So get a drink and some snacks and get ready to hear some great stories and wonderful music with Lynn Wright on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 10 Feb 2022 09:00:00 -0000 Lynn Wright (And The Wiremen, James Hall) full 240 Marc Shea Back in the 90’s, I discovered this great band led by James Hall. They were the opener for Maria McKee and I was a fan from the first note. The band’s guitarist was Lynn Wright. But after two albums, they were done; and in the pre internet days, it wasn’t so easy to stay on top of your favorite artists, especially if they hadn’t quite broken into the mainstream.  So I’m beyond happy to have Lynn on the podcast. To begin with, I try to sell him a farfisa organ after he just got home from a flight from Berlin. From there we talk about his musical career and his ever changing sound and style. He’s very open about how the music industry almost broke him. He took a break from it after leaving James Hall to work for a children’s book publisher. But a stint with the Reverend Vince Anderson brought back Lynn’s love of music. Since then he’s written his own music, recorded in a myriad of styles, including musique concrete. He has a lot of music he’s preparing to release, even though COVID has been particularly harsh for him. Check out lynnwrightcomposer.com for new releases and info on where to see him play live. He’s currently playing with The Royal Arctic Institute among other things. Follow Lynn on Instagram @lynnwr_ght. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media. You can always help us out by going to ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or performanceanx.threadless.com. So get a drink and some snacks and get ready to hear some great stories and wonderful music with Lynn Wright on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Back in the 90’s, I discovered this great band led by James Hall. They were the opener for Maria McKee and I was a fan from the first note. The band’s guitarist was Lynn Wright. But after two albums, they were done; and in the pre internet days, it wasn’t so easy to stay on top of your favorite artists, especially if they hadn’t quite broken into the mainstream.  So I’m beyond happy to have Lynn on the podcast. To begin with, I try to sell him a farfisa organ after he just got home from a flight from Berlin. From there we talk about his musical career and his ever changing sound and style. He’s very open about how the music industry almost broke him. He took a break from it after leaving James Hall to work for a children’s book publisher. But a stint with the Reverend Vince Anderson brought back Lynn’s love of music. Since then he’s written his own music, recorded in a myriad of styles, including musique concrete. He has a lot of music he’s preparing to release, even though COVID has been particularly harsh for him. Check out lynnwrightcomposer.com for new releases and info on where to see him play live. He’s currently playing with The Royal Arctic Institute among other things. Follow Lynn on Instagram @lynnwr_ght. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media. You can always help us out by going to ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or performanceanx.threadless.com. So get a drink and some snacks and get ready to hear some great stories and wonderful music with Lynn Wright on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Back in the 90’s, I discovered this great band led by James Hall. They were the opener for Maria McKee and I was a fan from the first note. The band’s guitarist was Lynn Wright. But after two albums, they were done; and in the pre internet days, it wasn’t so easy to stay on top of your favorite artists, especially if they hadn’t quite broken into the mainstream. 

So I’m beyond happy to have Lynn on the podcast. To begin with, I try to sell him a farfisa organ after he just got home from a flight from Berlin. From there we talk about his musical career and his ever changing sound and style. He’s very open about how the music industry almost broke him. He took a break from it after leaving James Hall to work for a children’s book publisher. But a stint with the Reverend Vince Anderson brought back Lynn’s love of music. Since then he’s written his own music, recorded in a myriad of styles, including musique concrete. He has a lot of music he’s preparing to release, even though COVID has been particularly harsh for him. Check out lynnwrightcomposer.com for new releases and info on where to see him play live. He’s currently playing with The Royal Arctic Institute among other things. Follow Lynn on Instagram @lynnwr_ght. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media. You can always help us out by going to ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or performanceanx.threadless.com. So get a drink and some snacks and get ready to hear some great stories and wonderful music with Lynn Wright on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 5860 yes Kevin Whelan (Aeon Station, The Wrens) https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/kevin-whelan-aeon-station-the-wrens-3TBffsjr Kevin Whelan is the guest on this episode of Performance Anxiety. You may remember him from a noisy band from New Jersey called The Wrens. He talks about forming the band with his brother, Greg. Up until his latest release, it was the only band he was ever in! Kevin reveals how The Wrens were once the house band on a ferry boat, and how his mom got them the gig. Once the band was signed, they forged their own path; so much so that the label wasn’t sure they could release their debut.  But the industry caught up to them and they were offered a huge contract after their second album…which they turned down. Kevin also sheds some light on the 5th Wren and the time they almost got killed at a party in New Mexico. Then reality hit and they had to get real jobs. But after a while, the music started coming again. Kevin’s new project is called Aeon Station and the album is coming out on Sub Pop, which is a dream for a 90’s indie guy! Give Aeon Station a follow on social media. Pick up the album through Sub Pop or wherever you get music these days. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media. Check out merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. You can help keep the show going with a coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. So grab your own cup and relax with Kevin Whelan of Aeon Station on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 03 Feb 2022 09:00:00 -0000 Kevin Whelan (Aeon Station, The Wrens) full 239 Marc Shea Kevin Whelan is the guest on this episode of Performance Anxiety. You may remember him from a noisy band from New Jersey called The Wrens. He talks about forming the band with his brother, Greg. Up until his latest release, it was the only band he was ever in! Kevin reveals how The Wrens were once the house band on a ferry boat, and how his mom got them the gig. Once the band was signed, they forged their own path; so much so that the label wasn’t sure they could release their debut.  But the industry caught up to them and they were offered a huge contract after their second album…which they turned down. Kevin also sheds some light on the 5th Wren and the time they almost got killed at a party in New Mexico. Then reality hit and they had to get real jobs. But after a while, the music started coming again. Kevin’s new project is called Aeon Station and the album is coming out on Sub Pop, which is a dream for a 90’s indie guy! Give Aeon Station a follow on social media. Pick up the album through Sub Pop or wherever you get music these days. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media. Check out merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. You can help keep the show going with a coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. So grab your own cup and relax with Kevin Whelan of Aeon Station on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Kevin Whelan is the guest on this episode of Performance Anxiety. You may remember him from a noisy band from New Jersey called The Wrens. He talks about forming the band with his brother, Greg. Up until his latest release, it was the only band he was ever in! Kevin reveals how The Wrens were once the house band on a ferry boat, and how his mom got them the gig. Once the band was signed, they forged their own path; so much so that the label wasn’t sure they could release their debut.  But the industry caught up to them and they were offered a huge contract after their second album…which they turned down. Kevin also sheds some light on the 5th Wren and the time they almost got killed at a party in New Mexico. Then reality hit and they had to get real jobs. But after a while, the music started coming again. Kevin’s new project is called Aeon Station and the album is coming out on Sub Pop, which is a dream for a 90’s indie guy! Give Aeon Station a follow on social media. Pick up the album through Sub Pop or wherever you get music these days. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media. Check out merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. You can help keep the show going with a coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. So grab your own cup and relax with Kevin Whelan of Aeon Station on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Kevin Whelan is the guest on this episode of Performance Anxiety. You may remember him from a noisy band from New Jersey called The Wrens. He talks about forming the band with his brother, Greg. Up until his latest release, it was the only band he was ever in! Kevin reveals how The Wrens were once the house band on a ferry boat, and how his mom got them the gig. Once the band was signed, they forged their own path; so much so that the label wasn’t sure they could release their debut. 

But the industry caught up to them and they were offered a huge contract after their second album…which they turned down. Kevin also sheds some light on the 5th Wren and the time they almost got killed at a party in New Mexico. Then reality hit and they had to get real jobs. But after a while, the music started coming again.

Kevin’s new project is called Aeon Station and the album is coming out on Sub Pop, which is a dream for a 90’s indie guy! Give Aeon Station a follow on social media. Pick up the album through Sub Pop or wherever you get music these days. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media. Check out merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. You can help keep the show going with a coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. So grab your own cup and relax with Kevin Whelan of Aeon Station on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 3288 yes Sweet Justice https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/sweet-justice-HUhlGMhi I am joined by ⅔ of the band Sweet Justice. Frank Meyer and Bruce Duff regale me with some amazing stories like the time Bruce just winged a KISS solo for the band Redd Kross. There’s also the time that Frank announced to the band that they got a record deal after playing a show of mostly covers. One of my favorites, though, is how they got Cherie Currie to play Cherry Bomb with them during their third show ever! They’ve released their new EP, Redline, after a 17 year gap and it rocks. In fact, I like it even more than their debut. Give them a follow @sweetjustice_music. Buy the EP wherever you get your music. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Get some merch at performanceanx.threadless.com or send some coffee our way at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Now lets dish out some Sweet Justice with Frank Meyer and Bruce Duff on Performance Anxiety, a proud member of the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 01 Feb 2022 09:00:00 -0000 Sweet Justice full 238 Marc Shea I am joined by ⅔ of the band Sweet Justice. Frank Meyer and Bruce Duff regale me with some amazing stories like the time Bruce just winged a KISS solo for the band Redd Kross. There’s also the time that Frank announced to the band that they got a record deal after playing a show of mostly covers. One of my favorites, though, is how they got Cherie Currie to play Cherry Bomb with them during their third show ever! They’ve released their new EP, Redline, after a 17 year gap and it rocks. In fact, I like it even more than their debut. Give them a follow @sweetjustice_music. Buy the EP wherever you get your music. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Get some merch at performanceanx.threadless.com or send some coffee our way at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Now lets dish out some Sweet Justice with Frank Meyer and Bruce Duff on Performance Anxiety, a proud member of the Pantheon Podcast Network. I am joined by ⅔ of the band Sweet Justice. Frank Meyer and Bruce Duff regale me with some amazing stories like the time Bruce just winged a KISS solo for the band Redd Kross. There’s also the time that Frank announced to the band that they got a record deal after playing a show of mostly covers. One of my favorites, though, is how they got Cherie Currie to play Cherry Bomb with them during their third show ever! They’ve released their new EP, Redline, after a 17 year gap and it rocks. In fact, I like it even more than their debut. Give them a follow @sweetjustice_music. Buy the EP wherever you get your music. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Get some merch at performanceanx.threadless.com or send some coffee our way at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Now lets dish out some Sweet Justice with Frank Meyer and Bruce Duff on Performance Anxiety, a proud member of the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices I am joined by ⅔ of the band Sweet Justice. Frank Meyer and Bruce Duff regale me with some amazing stories like the time Bruce just winged a KISS solo for the band Redd Kross. There’s also the time that Frank announced to the band that they got a record deal after playing a show of mostly covers.

One of my favorites, though, is how they got Cherie Currie to play Cherry Bomb with them during their third show ever!

They’ve released their new EP, Redline, after a 17 year gap and it rocks. In fact, I like it even more than their debut. Give them a follow @sweetjustice_music. Buy the EP wherever you get your music. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Get some merch at performanceanx.threadless.com or send some coffee our way at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Now lets dish out some Sweet Justice with Frank Meyer and Bruce Duff on Performance Anxiety, a proud member of the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 2733 yes Peat Rains (You Bred Raptors?) https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/peat-rains-you-bred-raptors-eIIxaJkY If you’re looking for new music, this is the episode for you. Peat Rains of You Bred Raptors? (with the question mark) is the guest. He’s the kind of guy who started playing bass because everyone else was playing guitar. His introduction to music was a little different than most. His earliest influence was his deadhead pastor father. Immediately after high school, he was signed to a label in a Pennsylvania diner. It was one of those milkshake type of deals. He started playing 8 string bass because of a typo and a friend willing to front him $700. The band You Bred Raptors? has paid its dues by busking in New York City subways. But that’s also how they got the gig opening for Yoko Ono at MOMA, a TED Talk, and several birthday parties. Peat is very candid about being difficult to define, winning the all important wife demographic, and what Rick Springfield has or has not done for him. We also find out about the strangest tip the band has ever received. Follow the band @youbredraptors on social media. Buy music on Bandcamp or at their website youbredraptors.com (which is where you can also book them for YOUR next birthday party). Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media. Support us at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or performanceanx,threadless.com. And without further delay, Peat Rains of You Bred Raptors? on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 27 Jan 2022 09:00:00 -0000 Peat Rains (You Bred Raptors?) full 237 Marc Shea If you’re looking for new music, this is the episode for you. Peat Rains of You Bred Raptors? (with the question mark) is the guest. He’s the kind of guy who started playing bass because everyone else was playing guitar. His introduction to music was a little different than most. His earliest influence was his deadhead pastor father. Immediately after high school, he was signed to a label in a Pennsylvania diner. It was one of those milkshake type of deals. He started playing 8 string bass because of a typo and a friend willing to front him $700. The band You Bred Raptors? has paid its dues by busking in New York City subways. But that’s also how they got the gig opening for Yoko Ono at MOMA, a TED Talk, and several birthday parties. Peat is very candid about being difficult to define, winning the all important wife demographic, and what Rick Springfield has or has not done for him. We also find out about the strangest tip the band has ever received. Follow the band @youbredraptors on social media. Buy music on Bandcamp or at their website youbredraptors.com (which is where you can also book them for YOUR next birthday party). Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media. Support us at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or performanceanx,threadless.com. And without further delay, Peat Rains of You Bred Raptors? on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. If you’re looking for new music, this is the episode for you. Peat Rains of You Bred Raptors? (with the question mark) is the guest. He’s the kind of guy who started playing bass because everyone else was playing guitar. His introduction to music was a little different than most. His earliest influence was his deadhead pastor father. Immediately after high school, he was signed to a label in a Pennsylvania diner. It was one of those milkshake type of deals. He started playing 8 string bass because of a typo and a friend willing to front him $700. The band You Bred Raptors? has paid its dues by busking in New York City subways. But that’s also how they got the gig opening for Yoko Ono at MOMA, a TED Talk, and several birthday parties. Peat is very candid about being difficult to define, winning the all important wife demographic, and what Rick Springfield has or has not done for him. We also find out about the strangest tip the band has ever received. Follow the band @youbredraptors on social media. Buy music on Bandcamp or at their website youbredraptors.com (which is where you can also book them for YOUR next birthday party). Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media. Support us at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or performanceanx,threadless.com. And without further delay, Peat Rains of You Bred Raptors? on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices If you’re looking for new music, this is the episode for you. Peat Rains of You Bred Raptors? (with the question mark) is the guest. He’s the kind of guy who started playing bass because everyone else was playing guitar. His introduction to music was a little different than most. His earliest influence was his deadhead pastor father. Immediately after high school, he was signed to a label in a Pennsylvania diner. It was one of those milkshake type of deals. He started playing 8 string bass because of a typo and a friend willing to front him $700. The band You Bred Raptors? has paid its dues by busking in New York City subways. But that’s also how they got the gig opening for Yoko Ono at MOMA, a TED Talk, and several birthday parties. Peat is very candid about being difficult to define, winning the all important wife demographic, and what Rick Springfield has or has not done for him. We also find out about the strangest tip the band has ever received. Follow the band @youbredraptors on social media. Buy music on Bandcamp or at their website youbredraptors.com (which is where you can also book them for YOUR next birthday party). Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media. Support us at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or performanceanx,threadless.com. And without further delay, Peat Rains of You Bred Raptors? on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 3925 yes Oyemi Noize (Jaguwar) https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/oyemi-noize-jaguwar-c5kQeCgj One of the best parts about doing this show is discovering new bands that I instantly love. Jaguwar falls into that category. Oyemi Noize from the band joins me today. She was so sweet. She hung in there even though my brain seemed to be in sleep mode. But even though I seemed to struggle, she did not. She talked about how her mom pushed her to be in a band, which ultimately led to her meeting Jaguwar bandmate Lemmy, through MySpace. After meeting with him, she discovered she was in the band by checking out the MySpace page! The band and it’s sound has shifted a lot over the years. Oyemi discusses how the shift from a four piece to a trio gave them freedom and helped take them from a heavy shoegaze sound to something poppier. She likes to call it Future Pop. They have a great new album out called Gold that they are learning to play. That’s because it was written and recorded during the pandemic without the possibility of working them out live. And they’re already working on the next album! Give them a follow @jaguwarmusic. Pick up the latest album Gold. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Support us at performanceanx.threadless.com or ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Now let’s get right into an international version of Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network with Oyemi Noize of Jaguwar. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 20 Jan 2022 09:00:00 -0000 Oyemi Noize (Jaguwar) full 236 Marc Shea One of the best parts about doing this show is discovering new bands that I instantly love. Jaguwar falls into that category. Oyemi Noize from the band joins me today. She was so sweet. She hung in there even though my brain seemed to be in sleep mode. But even though I seemed to struggle, she did not. She talked about how her mom pushed her to be in a band, which ultimately led to her meeting Jaguwar bandmate Lemmy, through MySpace. After meeting with him, she discovered she was in the band by checking out the MySpace page! The band and it’s sound has shifted a lot over the years. Oyemi discusses how the shift from a four piece to a trio gave them freedom and helped take them from a heavy shoegaze sound to something poppier. She likes to call it Future Pop. They have a great new album out called Gold that they are learning to play. That’s because it was written and recorded during the pandemic without the possibility of working them out live. And they’re already working on the next album! Give them a follow @jaguwarmusic. Pick up the latest album Gold. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Support us at performanceanx.threadless.com or ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Now let’s get right into an international version of Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network with Oyemi Noize of Jaguwar. One of the best parts about doing this show is discovering new bands that I instantly love. Jaguwar falls into that category. Oyemi Noize from the band joins me today. She was so sweet. She hung in there even though my brain seemed to be in sleep mode. But even though I seemed to struggle, she did not. She talked about how her mom pushed her to be in a band, which ultimately led to her meeting Jaguwar bandmate Lemmy, through MySpace. After meeting with him, she discovered she was in the band by checking out the MySpace page! The band and it’s sound has shifted a lot over the years. Oyemi discusses how the shift from a four piece to a trio gave them freedom and helped take them from a heavy shoegaze sound to something poppier. She likes to call it Future Pop. They have a great new album out called Gold that they are learning to play. That’s because it was written and recorded during the pandemic without the possibility of working them out live. And they’re already working on the next album! Give them a follow @jaguwarmusic. Pick up the latest album Gold. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Support us at performanceanx.threadless.com or ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Now let’s get right into an international version of Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network with Oyemi Noize of Jaguwar. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices One of the best parts about doing this show is discovering new bands that I instantly love. Jaguwar falls into that category. Oyemi Noize from the band joins me today. She was so sweet. She hung in there even though my brain seemed to be in sleep mode. But even though I seemed to struggle, she did not. She talked about how her mom pushed her to be in a band, which ultimately led to her meeting Jaguwar bandmate Lemmy, through MySpace. After meeting with him, she discovered she was in the band by checking out the MySpace page! The band and it’s sound has shifted a lot over the years. Oyemi discusses how the shift from a four piece to a trio gave them freedom and helped take them from a heavy shoegaze sound to something poppier. She likes to call it Future Pop. They have a great new album out called Gold that they are learning to play. That’s because it was written and recorded during the pandemic without the possibility of working them out live. And they’re already working on the next album! Give them a follow @jaguwarmusic. Pick up the latest album Gold. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Support us at performanceanx.threadless.com or ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Now let’s get right into an international version of Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network with Oyemi Noize of Jaguwar.

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]]> 4384 yes Ricky Maymi (The Brian Jonestown Massacre) https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/ricky-maymi-the-brian-jonestown-massacre-Z_kF34no This episode embodies the reason I started this podcast. Not only is Ricky Maymi one of the founders of one of my favorite bands, The Brian Jonestown Massacre, but he has so many unbelievable stories to tell. We definitely go off on some tangents here, but every one is fascinating. He talks about how he’s connected to the movie Blow and the band The Tubes. He grew up with music all around him so maybe it was inevitable that it would be his calling. From helping to found The Brian Jonestown Massacre to making an album that was too weird for his label to release, he’s done so much. He’s played with another favorite band, The Black Ryder (Scott von Ryper is the wonderful gentleman who introduced us), created a completely improvised album with Steven Kilby of The Church, and is now a heavy hitter in the Chinese music scene. WIth all of this being said, I’ve only scratched the surface of a chat that itself only scratched the surface of Ricky Maymi’s career. Follow him on the socials. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Rate & review. Consider supporting us through ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or performanceanx.threadless.com. And I hope you enjoy my discussion with Ricky Maymi as much as I did on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 13 Jan 2022 09:00:00 -0000 Ricky Maymi (The Brian Jonestown Massacre) full 235 Marc Shea This episode embodies the reason I started this podcast. Not only is Ricky Maymi one of the founders of one of my favorite bands, The Brian Jonestown Massacre, but he has so many unbelievable stories to tell. We definitely go off on some tangents here, but every one is fascinating. He talks about how he’s connected to the movie Blow and the band The Tubes. He grew up with music all around him so maybe it was inevitable that it would be his calling. From helping to found The Brian Jonestown Massacre to making an album that was too weird for his label to release, he’s done so much. He’s played with another favorite band, The Black Ryder (Scott von Ryper is the wonderful gentleman who introduced us), created a completely improvised album with Steven Kilby of The Church, and is now a heavy hitter in the Chinese music scene. WIth all of this being said, I’ve only scratched the surface of a chat that itself only scratched the surface of Ricky Maymi’s career. Follow him on the socials. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Rate & review. Consider supporting us through ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or performanceanx.threadless.com. And I hope you enjoy my discussion with Ricky Maymi as much as I did on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. This episode embodies the reason I started this podcast. Not only is Ricky Maymi one of the founders of one of my favorite bands, The Brian Jonestown Massacre, but he has so many unbelievable stories to tell. We definitely go off on some tangents here, but every one is fascinating. He talks about how he’s connected to the movie Blow and the band The Tubes. He grew up with music all around him so maybe it was inevitable that it would be his calling. From helping to found The Brian Jonestown Massacre to making an album that was too weird for his label to release, he’s done so much. He’s played with another favorite band, The Black Ryder (Scott von Ryper is the wonderful gentleman who introduced us), created a completely improvised album with Steven Kilby of The Church, and is now a heavy hitter in the Chinese music scene. WIth all of this being said, I’ve only scratched the surface of a chat that itself only scratched the surface of Ricky Maymi’s career. Follow him on the socials. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Rate & review. Consider supporting us through ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or performanceanx.threadless.com. And I hope you enjoy my discussion with Ricky Maymi as much as I did on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This episode embodies the reason I started this podcast. Not only is Ricky Maymi one of the founders of one of my favorite bands, The Brian Jonestown Massacre, but he has so many unbelievable stories to tell. We definitely go off on some tangents here, but every one is fascinating. He talks about how he’s connected to the movie Blow and the band The Tubes. He grew up with music all around him so maybe it was inevitable that it would be his calling. From helping to found The Brian Jonestown Massacre to making an album that was too weird for his label to release, he’s done so much. He’s played with another favorite band, The Black Ryder (Scott von Ryper is the wonderful gentleman who introduced us), created a completely improvised album with Steven Kilby of The Church, and is now a heavy hitter in the Chinese music scene. WIth all of this being said, I’ve only scratched the surface of a chat that itself only scratched the surface of Ricky Maymi’s career. Follow him on the socials. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Rate & review. Consider supporting us through ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or performanceanx.threadless.com. And I hope you enjoy my discussion with Ricky Maymi as much as I did on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 8583 yes Dead Space Chamber Music https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/dead-space-chamber-music-ONHgc_zy Ellen Southern and Tom Bush of Dead Space Chamber Music join me to discuss their new album. But it’s not just another rock album. Through our discussion, we all decided that the band is the only one in the dark neoclassical ambient jam band genre.  But how did they get to that point? Was it Ellen getting thrown out of orchestra at school? Or was it Tom’s decision to study guitar at night? Regardless of what it was, Ellen and Tom give me a definition of what chamber music is and who the Led Zeppelin of medieval music was. They also reveal some of the strange items they use as instruments to create the right atmosphere in the music. You can really hear all of that in their new album, The Black Hours. Pick it up on Bandcamp as a digital download, CD, or vinyl (which will be available this Spring). Follow them on Instagram @deadspacechambermusic. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. You can support us through ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or with merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Now pour a mead, summon ye old podcast player, and enjoy my discourse with Ellen and Tom of Dead Space Chamber Music on the Pantheon Podcast Network…forthwith! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 06 Jan 2022 09:00:00 -0000 Dead Space Chamber Music full 234 Marc Shea Ellen Southern and Tom Bush of Dead Space Chamber Music join me to discuss their new album. But it’s not just another rock album. Through our discussion, we all decided that the band is the only one in the dark neoclassical ambient jam band genre.  But how did they get to that point? Was it Ellen getting thrown out of orchestra at school? Or was it Tom’s decision to study guitar at night? Regardless of what it was, Ellen and Tom give me a definition of what chamber music is and who the Led Zeppelin of medieval music was. They also reveal some of the strange items they use as instruments to create the right atmosphere in the music. You can really hear all of that in their new album, The Black Hours. Pick it up on Bandcamp as a digital download, CD, or vinyl (which will be available this Spring). Follow them on Instagram @deadspacechambermusic. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. You can support us through ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or with merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Now pour a mead, summon ye old podcast player, and enjoy my discourse with Ellen and Tom of Dead Space Chamber Music on the Pantheon Podcast Network…forthwith! Ellen Southern and Tom Bush of Dead Space Chamber Music join me to discuss their new album. But it’s not just another rock album. Through our discussion, we all decided that the band is the only one in the dark neoclassical ambient jam band genre.  But how did they get to that point? Was it Ellen getting thrown out of orchestra at school? Or was it Tom’s decision to study guitar at night? Regardless of what it was, Ellen and Tom give me a definition of what chamber music is and who the Led Zeppelin of medieval music was. They also reveal some of the strange items they use as instruments to create the right atmosphere in the music. You can really hear all of that in their new album, The Black Hours. Pick it up on Bandcamp as a digital download, CD, or vinyl (which will be available this Spring). Follow them on Instagram @deadspacechambermusic. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. You can support us through ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or with merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Now pour a mead, summon ye old podcast player, and enjoy my discourse with Ellen and Tom of Dead Space Chamber Music on the Pantheon Podcast Network…forthwith! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Ellen Southern and Tom Bush of Dead Space Chamber Music join me to discuss their new album. But it’s not just another rock album. Through our discussion, we all decided that the band is the only one in the dark neoclassical ambient jam band genre. 

But how did they get to that point? Was it Ellen getting thrown out of orchestra at school? Or was it Tom’s decision to study guitar at night? Regardless of what it was, Ellen and Tom give me a definition of what chamber music is and who the Led Zeppelin of medieval music was. They also reveal some of the strange items they use as instruments to create the right atmosphere in the music. You can really hear all of that in their new album, The Black Hours. Pick it up on Bandcamp as a digital download, CD, or vinyl (which will be available this Spring). Follow them on Instagram @deadspacechambermusic. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. You can support us through ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or with merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Now pour a mead, summon ye old podcast player, and enjoy my discourse with Ellen and Tom of Dead Space Chamber Music on the Pantheon Podcast Network…forthwith!

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]]> 4466 yes LARAAJI https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/laraaji-7Ym8dZSh I’m so happy to be joined by ambient pioneer, LARAAJI. We take a trip through his vast musical history, beginning with his early musical influences to changing his career path from architecture or engineering to music, to his discovery of the zither in a pawn shop. Even then, his path to music was not a straight one. In fact, it began in comedy at the famed Apollo Theater in Harlem. Through performing in parks around NYC, he came into contact with Brian Eno. Actually, Eno approached LARAAJI about recording together.  He has a new collaboration with Christopher Bono called Nous. It’s a very exciting variation of ambient music that stretches the boundaries of the genre. And it all grew from using free association and a musical key in the studio. Check out LARAAJI and NOUS on Our Silent Canvas Records. Follow LARAAJI on social media. I’m pretty sure he’s the only one. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Rate & review the podcast. And help support it through ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or performanceanx.threadless.com. So sit back, relax, and enjoy some reflection and contemplation with LARAAJI on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 04 Jan 2022 22:43:21 -0000 LARAAJI full 233 Marc Shea I’m so happy to be joined by ambient pioneer, LARAAJI. We take a trip through his vast musical history, beginning with his early musical influences to changing his career path from architecture or engineering to music, to his discovery of the zither in a pawn shop. Even then, his path to music was not a straight one. In fact, it began in comedy at the famed Apollo Theater in Harlem. Through performing in parks around NYC, he came into contact with Brian Eno. Actually, Eno approached LARAAJI about recording together.  He has a new collaboration with Christopher Bono called Nous. It’s a very exciting variation of ambient music that stretches the boundaries of the genre. And it all grew from using free association and a musical key in the studio. Check out LARAAJI and NOUS on Our Silent Canvas Records. Follow LARAAJI on social media. I’m pretty sure he’s the only one. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Rate & review the podcast. And help support it through ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or performanceanx.threadless.com. So sit back, relax, and enjoy some reflection and contemplation with LARAAJI on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. I’m so happy to be joined by ambient pioneer, LARAAJI. We take a trip through his vast musical history, beginning with his early musical influences to changing his career path from architecture or engineering to music, to his discovery of the zither in a pawn shop. Even then, his path to music was not a straight one. In fact, it began in comedy at the famed Apollo Theater in Harlem. Through performing in parks around NYC, he came into contact with Brian Eno. Actually, Eno approached LARAAJI about recording together.  He has a new collaboration with Christopher Bono called Nous. It’s a very exciting variation of ambient music that stretches the boundaries of the genre. And it all grew from using free association and a musical key in the studio. Check out LARAAJI and NOUS on Our Silent Canvas Records. Follow LARAAJI on social media. I’m pretty sure he’s the only one. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Rate & review the podcast. And help support it through ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or performanceanx.threadless.com. So sit back, relax, and enjoy some reflection and contemplation with LARAAJI on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices I’m so happy to be joined by ambient pioneer, LARAAJI. We take a trip through his vast musical history, beginning with his early musical influences to changing his career path from architecture or engineering to music, to his discovery of the zither in a pawn shop. Even then, his path to music was not a straight one. In fact, it began in comedy at the famed Apollo Theater in Harlem. Through performing in parks around NYC, he came into contact with Brian Eno. Actually, Eno approached LARAAJI about recording together. 

He has a new collaboration with Christopher Bono called Nous. It’s a very exciting variation of ambient music that stretches the boundaries of the genre. And it all grew from using free association and a musical key in the studio. Check out LARAAJI and NOUS on Our Silent Canvas Records. Follow LARAAJI on social media. I’m pretty sure he’s the only one. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Rate & review the podcast. And help support it through ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or performanceanx.threadless.com. So sit back, relax, and enjoy some reflection and contemplation with LARAAJI on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 4678 yes John Barrett (Bass Drum Of Death) https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/john-barrett-bass-drum-of-death-QII_1yIx I was lucky enough to have John Barrett of Bass Drum Of Death join me. He talks about growing up in Oxford, Mississippi and how Ole Miss sports can be very frustrating. After moving into a house in Oxford that ended up being home to several bands and a recording studio for his first two albums, he moved to New York City. That really had an impact on his songwriting, one that some of his fans weren’t so happy about. John also had a great way to vet the production team on his last full length album. But when COVID started to shut things down, John moved back to Mississippi and started a twitter beef with Eve 6 that didn’t end how anyone expected it to end. But beyond Twitter beefs, John’s also been busy working on a new Bass Drum Of Death album. He’s hoping to have it ready to go before too long. So follow him on social media @BASSDRUMOFDEATH or just go to bassdrumofdeath.com to get updates or buy the band’s albums. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. You can help support the show at performanceanx.threadless.com or ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Let’s get this conversation started with John Barrett of Bass Drum Of Death on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 30 Dec 2021 09:00:00 -0000 John Barrett (Bass Drum Of Death) full 232 Marc Shea I was lucky enough to have John Barrett of Bass Drum Of Death join me. He talks about growing up in Oxford, Mississippi and how Ole Miss sports can be very frustrating. After moving into a house in Oxford that ended up being home to several bands and a recording studio for his first two albums, he moved to New York City. That really had an impact on his songwriting, one that some of his fans weren’t so happy about. John also had a great way to vet the production team on his last full length album. But when COVID started to shut things down, John moved back to Mississippi and started a twitter beef with Eve 6 that didn’t end how anyone expected it to end. But beyond Twitter beefs, John’s also been busy working on a new Bass Drum Of Death album. He’s hoping to have it ready to go before too long. So follow him on social media @BASSDRUMOFDEATH or just go to bassdrumofdeath.com to get updates or buy the band’s albums. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. You can help support the show at performanceanx.threadless.com or ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Let’s get this conversation started with John Barrett of Bass Drum Of Death on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. I was lucky enough to have John Barrett of Bass Drum Of Death join me. He talks about growing up in Oxford, Mississippi and how Ole Miss sports can be very frustrating. After moving into a house in Oxford that ended up being home to several bands and a recording studio for his first two albums, he moved to New York City. That really had an impact on his songwriting, one that some of his fans weren’t so happy about. John also had a great way to vet the production team on his last full length album. But when COVID started to shut things down, John moved back to Mississippi and started a twitter beef with Eve 6 that didn’t end how anyone expected it to end. But beyond Twitter beefs, John’s also been busy working on a new Bass Drum Of Death album. He’s hoping to have it ready to go before too long. So follow him on social media @BASSDRUMOFDEATH or just go to bassdrumofdeath.com to get updates or buy the band’s albums. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. You can help support the show at performanceanx.threadless.com or ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Let’s get this conversation started with John Barrett of Bass Drum Of Death on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices I was lucky enough to have John Barrett of Bass Drum Of Death join me. He talks about growing up in Oxford, Mississippi and how Ole Miss sports can be very frustrating. After moving into a house in Oxford that ended up being home to several bands and a recording studio for his first two albums, he moved to New York City. That really had an impact on his songwriting, one that some of his fans weren’t so happy about. John also had a great way to vet the production team on his last full length album. But when COVID started to shut things down, John moved back to Mississippi and started a twitter beef with Eve 6 that didn’t end how anyone expected it to end. But beyond Twitter beefs, John’s also been busy working on a new Bass Drum Of Death album. He’s hoping to have it ready to go before too long. So follow him on social media @BASSDRUMOFDEATH or just go to bassdrumofdeath.com to get updates or buy the band’s albums. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. You can help support the show at performanceanx.threadless.com or ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Let’s get this conversation started with John Barrett of Bass Drum Of Death on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 3179 yes Ken Andrews (Failure) https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/ken-andrews-failure-2t_Ixd7v I’m pleased to have Ken Andrews from Failure on the podcast. We talk about so much in this episode, like how Ken got into music, how Failure formed, and how the band decided on their name. There is so much Failure in this episode, which makes sense because they just released a new album called Wild Type Droid. But we also go into the space between Failure’s breakup in 1997 and reformation in 2013. We go pretty in depth on the bands ON, Year Of The Rabbit, Digital Noise Academy, and Ken’s solo album. There is so much in here like how the Segues came to be, news of a Failure documentary and if there are tour plans for 2022 and how some of the songs on Wild Type Droid were pieced together. Follow the band @failurebandig on Instagram, @Failure on Twitter, or the website failureband.com and pick up Wild Type Droid on every format imaginable (except maybe laser disc). Follow us on the socials @PerformanceAnx. You can help support the show at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or performanceanx.threadless.com. Let’s get right into the show with Ken Andrews of Failure on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 24 Dec 2021 09:00:00 -0000 Ken Andrews (Failure) full 231 Marc Shea I’m pleased to have Ken Andrews from Failure on the podcast. We talk about so much in this episode, like how Ken got into music, how Failure formed, and how the band decided on their name. There is so much Failure in this episode, which makes sense because they just released a new album called Wild Type Droid. But we also go into the space between Failure’s breakup in 1997 and reformation in 2013. We go pretty in depth on the bands ON, Year Of The Rabbit, Digital Noise Academy, and Ken’s solo album. There is so much in here like how the Segues came to be, news of a Failure documentary and if there are tour plans for 2022 and how some of the songs on Wild Type Droid were pieced together. Follow the band @failurebandig on Instagram, @Failure on Twitter, or the website failureband.com and pick up Wild Type Droid on every format imaginable (except maybe laser disc). Follow us on the socials @PerformanceAnx. You can help support the show at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or performanceanx.threadless.com. Let’s get right into the show with Ken Andrews of Failure on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. I’m pleased to have Ken Andrews from Failure on the podcast. We talk about so much in this episode, like how Ken got into music, how Failure formed, and how the band decided on their name. There is so much Failure in this episode, which makes sense because they just released a new album called Wild Type Droid. But we also go into the space between Failure’s breakup in 1997 and reformation in 2013. We go pretty in depth on the bands ON, Year Of The Rabbit, Digital Noise Academy, and Ken’s solo album. There is so much in here like how the Segues came to be, news of a Failure documentary and if there are tour plans for 2022 and how some of the songs on Wild Type Droid were pieced together. Follow the band @failurebandig on Instagram, @Failure on Twitter, or the website failureband.com and pick up Wild Type Droid on every format imaginable (except maybe laser disc). Follow us on the socials @PerformanceAnx. You can help support the show at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or performanceanx.threadless.com. Let’s get right into the show with Ken Andrews of Failure on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices I’m pleased to have Ken Andrews from Failure on the podcast. We talk about so much in this episode, like how Ken got into music, how Failure formed, and how the band decided on their name. There is so much Failure in this episode, which makes sense because they just released a new album called Wild Type Droid. But we also go into the space between Failure’s breakup in 1997 and reformation in 2013. We go pretty in depth on the bands ON, Year Of The Rabbit, Digital Noise Academy, and Ken’s solo album. There is so much in here like how the Segues came to be, news of a Failure documentary and if there are tour plans for 2022 and how some of the songs on Wild Type Droid were pieced together. Follow the band @failurebandig on Instagram, @Failure on Twitter, or the website failureband.com and pick up Wild Type Droid on every format imaginable (except maybe laser disc). Follow us on the socials @PerformanceAnx. You can help support the show at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or performanceanx.threadless.com. Let’s get right into the show with Ken Andrews of Failure on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 8674 yes Holiday 2021 Episode w/Alain Johannes & Josh Caterer https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/holiday-2021-episode-w-alain-johannes-josh-caterer-a1jGuHr_ Welcome to the Performance Anxiety Podcast Holiday Special. In the spirit of Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, I have asked a couple of guests from podcasts past to come back on. Alain Johannes discusses a song of Christmas past that he recorded with his wife Natasha Shneider and Chris Cornell. I’m also joined by Josh Caterer of Smoking Popes to talk about a song he recorded and released this Christmas present. And both discuss some possible releases for Christmases yet to come. So like a little kid on Christmas morning, let’s just tear right into this episode of Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Follow Alain, Josh , and I on social media to stay in the loop on new releases. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 20 Dec 2021 09:00:00 -0000 Holiday 2021 Episode w/Alain Johannes & Josh Caterer full 230 Marc Shea Welcome to the Performance Anxiety Podcast Holiday Special. In the spirit of Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, I have asked a couple of guests from podcasts past to come back on. Alain Johannes discusses a song of Christmas past that he recorded with his wife Natasha Shneider and Chris Cornell. I’m also joined by Josh Caterer of Smoking Popes to talk about a song he recorded and released this Christmas present. And both discuss some possible releases for Christmases yet to come. So like a little kid on Christmas morning, let’s just tear right into this episode of Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Follow Alain, Josh , and I on social media to stay in the loop on new releases. Welcome to the Performance Anxiety Podcast Holiday Special. In the spirit of Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, I have asked a couple of guests from podcasts past to come back on. Alain Johannes discusses a song of Christmas past that he recorded with his wife Natasha Shneider and Chris Cornell. I’m also joined by Josh Caterer of Smoking Popes to talk about a song he recorded and released this Christmas present. And both discuss some possible releases for Christmases yet to come. So like a little kid on Christmas morning, let’s just tear right into this episode of Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Follow Alain, Josh , and I on social media to stay in the loop on new releases. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Welcome to the Performance Anxiety Podcast Holiday Special. In the spirit of Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, I have asked a couple of guests from podcasts past to come back on. Alain Johannes discusses a song of Christmas past that he recorded with his wife Natasha Shneider and Chris Cornell. I’m also joined by Josh Caterer of Smoking Popes to talk about a song he recorded and released this Christmas present. And both discuss some possible releases for Christmases yet to come. So like a little kid on Christmas morning, let’s just tear right into this episode of Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Follow Alain, Josh , and I on social media to stay in the loop on new releases.

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]]> 3356 no Norman Westberg (Swans) https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/norman-westberg-swans-9Dy_DlRU Norman Westberg is my guest today. This episode went to a few places I wasn’t expecting. At first we discuss his entry into music and how he really wanted to play drums. But a photo of Mark Farner from Grand Funk Railroad made him rethink that idea. But he started off playing bass in his bands. Until The Stooges made him realize that he really could play guitar in a band.  This is where we take a left turn. Norman joined Swans when original member Sue Hanel left. Her story is a mystery and Norman and I talk about how she slowly disappeared. But once we get back on track, Norman tells me that his favorite gig was an early one and why it’s his favorite. We also touch on a lot of his other projects like Hidden Rifles, SugarTime, Five Dollar Priest, & more. And how Thor Harris made him a guitar out of mahogany. Much of Norman’s solo work is ambient and he tells me how he started in that genre and about his process of writing, recording, and performing the music live. Find him on Facebook or bandcamp. Check out his albums on Etsy, as well; especially if you like bespoke packaging. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media. You can help support the show at performanceanx.threadless.com or ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. And look for us on the Wisdom app, too. I hope you enjoy this conversation with Norman Westberg on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. And don't forget to follow us on Wisdom at joinwisdon.audio/PerformanceAnx Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 16 Dec 2021 09:00:00 -0000 Norman Westberg (Swans) full 229 Marc Shea Norman Westberg is my guest today. This episode went to a few places I wasn’t expecting. At first we discuss his entry into music and how he really wanted to play drums. But a photo of Mark Farner from Grand Funk Railroad made him rethink that idea. But he started off playing bass in his bands. Until The Stooges made him realize that he really could play guitar in a band.  This is where we take a left turn. Norman joined Swans when original member Sue Hanel left. Her story is a mystery and Norman and I talk about how she slowly disappeared. But once we get back on track, Norman tells me that his favorite gig was an early one and why it’s his favorite. We also touch on a lot of his other projects like Hidden Rifles, SugarTime, Five Dollar Priest, & more. And how Thor Harris made him a guitar out of mahogany. Much of Norman’s solo work is ambient and he tells me how he started in that genre and about his process of writing, recording, and performing the music live. Find him on Facebook or bandcamp. Check out his albums on Etsy, as well; especially if you like bespoke packaging. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media. You can help support the show at performanceanx.threadless.com or ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. And look for us on the Wisdom app, too. I hope you enjoy this conversation with Norman Westberg on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. And don't forget to follow us on Wisdom at joinwisdon.audio/PerformanceAnx Norman Westberg is my guest today. This episode went to a few places I wasn’t expecting. At first we discuss his entry into music and how he really wanted to play drums. But a photo of Mark Farner from Grand Funk Railroad made him rethink that idea. But he started off playing bass in his bands. Until The Stooges made him realize that he really could play guitar in a band.  This is where we take a left turn. Norman joined Swans when original member Sue Hanel left. Her story is a mystery and Norman and I talk about how she slowly disappeared. But once we get back on track, Norman tells me that his favorite gig was an early one and why it’s his favorite. We also touch on a lot of his other projects like Hidden Rifles, SugarTime, Five Dollar Priest, & more. And how Thor Harris made him a guitar out of mahogany. Much of Norman’s solo work is ambient and he tells me how he started in that genre and about his process of writing, recording, and performing the music live. Find him on Facebook or bandcamp. Check out his albums on Etsy, as well; especially if you like bespoke packaging. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media. You can help support the show at performanceanx.threadless.com or ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. And look for us on the Wisdom app, too. I hope you enjoy this conversation with Norman Westberg on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. And don't forget to follow us on Wisdom at joinwisdon.audio/PerformanceAnx Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Norman Westberg is my guest today. This episode went to a few places I wasn’t expecting. At first we discuss his entry into music and how he really wanted to play drums. But a photo of Mark Farner from Grand Funk Railroad made him rethink that idea. But he started off playing bass in his bands. Until The Stooges made him realize that he really could play guitar in a band. 

This is where we take a left turn. Norman joined Swans when original member Sue Hanel left. Her story is a mystery and Norman and I talk about how she slowly disappeared. But once we get back on track, Norman tells me that his favorite gig was an early one and why it’s his favorite. We also touch on a lot of his other projects like Hidden Rifles, SugarTime, Five Dollar Priest, & more. And how Thor Harris made him a guitar out of mahogany. Much of Norman’s solo work is ambient and he tells me how he started in that genre and about his process of writing, recording, and performing the music live. Find him on Facebook or bandcamp. Check out his albums on Etsy, as well; especially if you like bespoke packaging. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media. You can help support the show at performanceanx.threadless.com or ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. And look for us on the Wisdom app, too. I hope you enjoy this conversation with Norman Westberg on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network.

And don't forget to follow us on Wisdom at joinwisdon.audio/PerformanceAnx

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]]> 4187 yes Ellen Foley (Meat Loaf, The Clash) https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/ellen-foley-meat-loaf-the-clash-hwmwdFli I am joined by the multi-talented artist Ellen Foley. You might remember her from the musical Hair, or maybe as public defender Billie Young from the 80’s sitcom Night Court, or maybe as the female lead from Meatloaf’s Paradise By The Dashboard Light (or the entire Bat Out Of Hell album for that matter). She talks about a lot more than those highlights, though. There’s moving to NYC from St. Louis to pursue her career. There’s also recording her own album’s after Bat Out of Hell, which led to a relationship with The Clash’s Mick Jones. THAT led to The Clash being her band for her second album, Spirit of St. Louis. THAT led to a wikipedia entrance citing her as the influence for the song Should I Stay Or Should I Go and subsequent royalty payments! After years of acting, theater, and raising a family, she’s got a new album out. And to bring things full circle, she duets with Karla DeVito, the singer who lip-syncs in the Paradise By The Dashboard Light video, and who sang Ellen’s part on Meatloaf’s tour. Pick up Ellen’s new album, Fighting Words wherever you get music. Follow her on Instagram @ellen_foley_stoprightthere & twitter @EllenFoleyNYC. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media. You can help the show at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety & performanceanx.threadless.com. And thank you for checking out Ellen Foley on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 09 Dec 2021 09:00:00 -0000 Ellen Foley (Meat Loaf, The Clash) full 228 Marc Shea I am joined by the multi-talented artist Ellen Foley. You might remember her from the musical Hair, or maybe as public defender Billie Young from the 80’s sitcom Night Court, or maybe as the female lead from Meatloaf’s Paradise By The Dashboard Light (or the entire Bat Out Of Hell album for that matter). She talks about a lot more than those highlights, though. There’s moving to NYC from St. Louis to pursue her career. There’s also recording her own album’s after Bat Out of Hell, which led to a relationship with The Clash’s Mick Jones. THAT led to The Clash being her band for her second album, Spirit of St. Louis. THAT led to a wikipedia entrance citing her as the influence for the song Should I Stay Or Should I Go and subsequent royalty payments! After years of acting, theater, and raising a family, she’s got a new album out. And to bring things full circle, she duets with Karla DeVito, the singer who lip-syncs in the Paradise By The Dashboard Light video, and who sang Ellen’s part on Meatloaf’s tour. Pick up Ellen’s new album, Fighting Words wherever you get music. Follow her on Instagram @ellen_foley_stoprightthere & twitter @EllenFoleyNYC. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media. You can help the show at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety & performanceanx.threadless.com. And thank you for checking out Ellen Foley on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. I am joined by the multi-talented artist Ellen Foley. You might remember her from the musical Hair, or maybe as public defender Billie Young from the 80’s sitcom Night Court, or maybe as the female lead from Meatloaf’s Paradise By The Dashboard Light (or the entire Bat Out Of Hell album for that matter). She talks about a lot more than those highlights, though. There’s moving to NYC from St. Louis to pursue her career. There’s also recording her own album’s after Bat Out of Hell, which led to a relationship with The Clash’s Mick Jones. THAT led to The Clash being her band for her second album, Spirit of St. Louis. THAT led to a wikipedia entrance citing her as the influence for the song Should I Stay Or Should I Go and subsequent royalty payments! After years of acting, theater, and raising a family, she’s got a new album out. And to bring things full circle, she duets with Karla DeVito, the singer who lip-syncs in the Paradise By The Dashboard Light video, and who sang Ellen’s part on Meatloaf’s tour. Pick up Ellen’s new album, Fighting Words wherever you get music. Follow her on Instagram @ellen_foley_stoprightthere & twitter @EllenFoleyNYC. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media. You can help the show at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety & performanceanx.threadless.com. And thank you for checking out Ellen Foley on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices I am joined by the multi-talented artist Ellen Foley. You might remember her from the musical Hair, or maybe as public defender Billie Young from the 80’s sitcom Night Court, or maybe as the female lead from Meatloaf’s Paradise By The Dashboard Light (or the entire Bat Out Of Hell album for that matter). She talks about a lot more than those highlights, though. There’s moving to NYC from St. Louis to pursue her career. There’s also recording her own album’s after Bat Out of Hell, which led to a relationship with The Clash’s Mick Jones. THAT led to The Clash being her band for her second album, Spirit of St. Louis. THAT led to a wikipedia entrance citing her as the influence for the song Should I Stay Or Should I Go and subsequent royalty payments! After years of acting, theater, and raising a family, she’s got a new album out. And to bring things full circle, she duets with Karla DeVito, the singer who lip-syncs in the Paradise By The Dashboard Light video, and who sang Ellen’s part on Meatloaf’s tour.

Pick up Ellen’s new album, Fighting Words wherever you get music. Follow her on Instagram @ellen_foley_stoprightthere & twitter @EllenFoleyNYC. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media. You can help the show at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety & performanceanx.threadless.com. And thank you for checking out Ellen Foley on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 3114 yes John San Juan (Hushdrops) https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/john-san-juan-hushdrops-IngHkiTa John San Juan is our guest. He’s the guitarist for Hushdrops. The band was preparing their third album when they suffered the unexpected passing of their drummer, Joe Camarillo. John talks about how he spent the next few months drinking, until one day he decided the best tribute to Joe would be to finish the album. It’s a really great story of how they were able to use drum tracks by Joe to finish the album. But we start off talking about his childhood obsession with music. He was playing heavy metal covers when he realized he wanted to play like Neil Young. And that’s how the Hushdrops found their sound. Their name is a completely different story, though. Follow the band @hushdrops on social media. Buy the new album, The Static, wherever you get new music. Give us a follow @PerformanceAnx on social media. You can help support the show at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Merch is available at performanceanx.threadless.com. Since I was caught in traffic when we recorded this, we now join the conversation with John San Juan already in progress on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 02 Dec 2021 09:00:00 -0000 John San Juan (Hushdrops) full 227 Marc Shea John San Juan is our guest. He’s the guitarist for Hushdrops. The band was preparing their third album when they suffered the unexpected passing of their drummer, Joe Camarillo. John talks about how he spent the next few months drinking, until one day he decided the best tribute to Joe would be to finish the album. It’s a really great story of how they were able to use drum tracks by Joe to finish the album. But we start off talking about his childhood obsession with music. He was playing heavy metal covers when he realized he wanted to play like Neil Young. And that’s how the Hushdrops found their sound. Their name is a completely different story, though. Follow the band @hushdrops on social media. Buy the new album, The Static, wherever you get new music. Give us a follow @PerformanceAnx on social media. You can help support the show at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Merch is available at performanceanx.threadless.com. Since I was caught in traffic when we recorded this, we now join the conversation with John San Juan already in progress on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. John San Juan is our guest. He’s the guitarist for Hushdrops. The band was preparing their third album when they suffered the unexpected passing of their drummer, Joe Camarillo. John talks about how he spent the next few months drinking, until one day he decided the best tribute to Joe would be to finish the album. It’s a really great story of how they were able to use drum tracks by Joe to finish the album. But we start off talking about his childhood obsession with music. He was playing heavy metal covers when he realized he wanted to play like Neil Young. And that’s how the Hushdrops found their sound. Their name is a completely different story, though. Follow the band @hushdrops on social media. Buy the new album, The Static, wherever you get new music. Give us a follow @PerformanceAnx on social media. You can help support the show at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Merch is available at performanceanx.threadless.com. Since I was caught in traffic when we recorded this, we now join the conversation with John San Juan already in progress on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices John San Juan is our guest. He’s the guitarist for Hushdrops. The band was preparing their third album when they suffered the unexpected passing of their drummer, Joe Camarillo. John talks about how he spent the next few months drinking, until one day he decided the best tribute to Joe would be to finish the album. It’s a really great story of how they were able to use drum tracks by Joe to finish the album. But we start off talking about his childhood obsession with music. He was playing heavy metal covers when he realized he wanted to play like Neil Young. And that’s how the Hushdrops found their sound. Their name is a completely different story, though. Follow the band @hushdrops on social media. Buy the new album, The Static, wherever you get new music. Give us a follow @PerformanceAnx on social media. You can help support the show at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Merch is available at performanceanx.threadless.com. Since I was caught in traffic when we recorded this, we now join the conversation with John San Juan already in progress on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 4127 yes Jared Michael Nickerson (Burnt Sugar The Arkestra Chamber) https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/jared-michael-nickerson-burnt-sugar-the-arkestra-chamber-mnc8cKZs We’re thrilled to have Jared Michael Nickerson as our guest. He grew up right in the middle of the funk capital of the world, Dayton, Ohio. He talks about the effect it had on his life and how it shaped his music. He attended the University of Notre Dame where one of the priests introduced him to the early works of Miles Davis. There’s also a pretty wild story of how he wound up with the bass he’s been playing decades.  After playing with bands like Human Switchboard & The The, he joined Burnt Sugar the Arkestra Chamber with Greg Tate and helped shaped the direction of the band. Jared sheds some light on the conduction method that makes the band so unique and improvisational. He also reveals the difficulties of putting Burnt Sugar on vinyl. Give Jared and Burnt Sugar a follow on social media (they’re pretty easy to find). Buy the new release, Angels Over Oakanda through Bandcamp or their website burtntsugarindex.com. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media. Support us through ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or performanceanx.threadless.com. Rate & review & tell a friend or two about the podcast. And thank you for tuning in to Jared Michael Nickerson on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 26 Nov 2021 13:18:52 -0000 Jared Michael Nickerson (Burnt Sugar The Arkestra Chamber) full 226 Marc Shea We’re thrilled to have Jared Michael Nickerson as our guest. He grew up right in the middle of the funk capital of the world, Dayton, Ohio. He talks about the effect it had on his life and how it shaped his music. He attended the University of Notre Dame where one of the priests introduced him to the early works of Miles Davis. There’s also a pretty wild story of how he wound up with the bass he’s been playing decades.  After playing with bands like Human Switchboard & The The, he joined Burnt Sugar the Arkestra Chamber with Greg Tate and helped shaped the direction of the band. Jared sheds some light on the conduction method that makes the band so unique and improvisational. He also reveals the difficulties of putting Burnt Sugar on vinyl. Give Jared and Burnt Sugar a follow on social media (they’re pretty easy to find). Buy the new release, Angels Over Oakanda through Bandcamp or their website burtntsugarindex.com. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media. Support us through ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or performanceanx.threadless.com. Rate & review & tell a friend or two about the podcast. And thank you for tuning in to Jared Michael Nickerson on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. We’re thrilled to have Jared Michael Nickerson as our guest. He grew up right in the middle of the funk capital of the world, Dayton, Ohio. He talks about the effect it had on his life and how it shaped his music. He attended the University of Notre Dame where one of the priests introduced him to the early works of Miles Davis. There’s also a pretty wild story of how he wound up with the bass he’s been playing decades.  After playing with bands like Human Switchboard & The The, he joined Burnt Sugar the Arkestra Chamber with Greg Tate and helped shaped the direction of the band. Jared sheds some light on the conduction method that makes the band so unique and improvisational. He also reveals the difficulties of putting Burnt Sugar on vinyl. Give Jared and Burnt Sugar a follow on social media (they’re pretty easy to find). Buy the new release, Angels Over Oakanda through Bandcamp or their website burtntsugarindex.com. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media. Support us through ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or performanceanx.threadless.com. Rate & review & tell a friend or two about the podcast. And thank you for tuning in to Jared Michael Nickerson on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices We’re thrilled to have Jared Michael Nickerson as our guest. He grew up right in the middle of the funk capital of the world, Dayton, Ohio. He talks about the effect it had on his life and how it shaped his music. He attended the University of Notre Dame where one of the priests introduced him to the early works of Miles Davis. There’s also a pretty wild story of how he wound up with the bass he’s been playing decades. 

After playing with bands like Human Switchboard & The The, he joined Burnt Sugar the Arkestra Chamber with Greg Tate and helped shaped the direction of the band. Jared sheds some light on the conduction method that makes the band so unique and improvisational. He also reveals the difficulties of putting Burnt Sugar on vinyl. Give Jared and Burnt Sugar a follow on social media (they’re pretty easy to find). Buy the new release, Angels Over Oakanda through Bandcamp or their website burtntsugarindex.com. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media. Support us through ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or performanceanx.threadless.com. Rate & review & tell a friend or two about the podcast. And thank you for tuning in to Jared Michael Nickerson on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 5499 yes Sarah McQuaid https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/sarah-mcquaid-GPxkijTL I would like to welcome singer/songwriter Sarah McQuaid to the show. Sarah has been singing since joining a children’s choir and was touring before hitting double digits. Even in school she looked at singing like it was her vocation. That shouldn’t be surprising once you discover that both her parents were artists and one of her relatives was a founder of the ACLU and won a Nobel Peace Prize. She discusses her love of traditional music and how that led to her accidentally writing a book. She also describes the similarities between writing a song and having children, even if that song is sung in hillbilly gaelic. She has a new live album out, The St. Buryan Sessions. It’s just her in a church and it sounds so lush. Pick it up wherever you get music. There is also a limited vinyl release so grab that while you can! Follow her on IG @sarahmcquaidmusic, check out her site sarahmcquaid.com. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on the socials. You can help support the show at either ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or performanceanx.threadless.com. And now please enjoy my wonderful chat with Sarah McQuaid on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 18 Nov 2021 09:00:00 -0000 Sarah McQuaid full 225 Marc Shea I would like to welcome singer/songwriter Sarah McQuaid to the show. Sarah has been singing since joining a children’s choir and was touring before hitting double digits. Even in school she looked at singing like it was her vocation. That shouldn’t be surprising once you discover that both her parents were artists and one of her relatives was a founder of the ACLU and won a Nobel Peace Prize. She discusses her love of traditional music and how that led to her accidentally writing a book. She also describes the similarities between writing a song and having children, even if that song is sung in hillbilly gaelic. She has a new live album out, The St. Buryan Sessions. It’s just her in a church and it sounds so lush. Pick it up wherever you get music. There is also a limited vinyl release so grab that while you can! Follow her on IG @sarahmcquaidmusic, check out her site sarahmcquaid.com. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on the socials. You can help support the show at either ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or performanceanx.threadless.com. And now please enjoy my wonderful chat with Sarah McQuaid on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. I would like to welcome singer/songwriter Sarah McQuaid to the show. Sarah has been singing since joining a children’s choir and was touring before hitting double digits. Even in school she looked at singing like it was her vocation. That shouldn’t be surprising once you discover that both her parents were artists and one of her relatives was a founder of the ACLU and won a Nobel Peace Prize. She discusses her love of traditional music and how that led to her accidentally writing a book. She also describes the similarities between writing a song and having children, even if that song is sung in hillbilly gaelic. She has a new live album out, The St. Buryan Sessions. It’s just her in a church and it sounds so lush. Pick it up wherever you get music. There is also a limited vinyl release so grab that while you can! Follow her on IG @sarahmcquaidmusic, check out her site sarahmcquaid.com. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on the socials. You can help support the show at either ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or performanceanx.threadless.com. And now please enjoy my wonderful chat with Sarah McQuaid on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices I would like to welcome singer/songwriter Sarah McQuaid to the show. Sarah has been singing since joining a children’s choir and was touring before hitting double digits. Even in school she looked at singing like it was her vocation. That shouldn’t be surprising once you discover that both her parents were artists and one of her relatives was a founder of the ACLU and won a Nobel Peace Prize. She discusses her love of traditional music and how that led to her accidentally writing a book. She also describes the similarities between writing a song and having children, even if that song is sung in hillbilly gaelic. She has a new live album out, The St. Buryan Sessions. It’s just her in a church and it sounds so lush. Pick it up wherever you get music. There is also a limited vinyl release so grab that while you can! Follow her on IG @sarahmcquaidmusic, check out her site sarahmcquaid.com. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on the socials. You can help support the show at either ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or performanceanx.threadless.com. And now please enjoy my wonderful chat with Sarah McQuaid on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 4710 no Shakespeare And The Blues https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/shakespeare-and-the-blues-Vl1Sxe4w Cassie Watson Francillon & Bryan Webre of Shakespeare and The Blues join the podcast today from New Orleans.  We recorded just a few days after Hurricane Ida impacted the area. So our connection was not the clearest. But it’s a fun talk and I think it provided a little distraction in all the post Ida chaos. In the band, Bryan plays bass and handles electronics and Cassie plays the harp.  It sounds like an odd mix but it really works. It’s an interesting discussion about how Cassie discovered a love for the harp, how Bryan got a late start with the bass, and how all three members of Shakespeare and The Blues met and started playing together. It’s a unique sound that you really need to hear. Show them some support and pick up their debut album on Nouveau Electric records. They just got their IG account going, so follow them @shakespeareandtheblues. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on Twitter & Instagram. You can help support the show through ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Or you can pick up merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. So clear your heads and get ready for something unique with Cassie & Bryan of Shakespeare and The Blues on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 11 Nov 2021 09:00:00 -0000 Shakespeare And The Blues full 224 Marc Shea Cassie Watson Francillon & Bryan Webre of Shakespeare and The Blues join the podcast today from New Orleans.  We recorded just a few days after Hurricane Ida impacted the area. So our connection was not the clearest. But it’s a fun talk and I think it provided a little distraction in all the post Ida chaos. In the band, Bryan plays bass and handles electronics and Cassie plays the harp.  It sounds like an odd mix but it really works. It’s an interesting discussion about how Cassie discovered a love for the harp, how Bryan got a late start with the bass, and how all three members of Shakespeare and The Blues met and started playing together. It’s a unique sound that you really need to hear. Show them some support and pick up their debut album on Nouveau Electric records. They just got their IG account going, so follow them @shakespeareandtheblues. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on Twitter & Instagram. You can help support the show through ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Or you can pick up merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. So clear your heads and get ready for something unique with Cassie & Bryan of Shakespeare and The Blues on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Cassie Watson Francillon & Bryan Webre of Shakespeare and The Blues join the podcast today from New Orleans.  We recorded just a few days after Hurricane Ida impacted the area. So our connection was not the clearest. But it’s a fun talk and I think it provided a little distraction in all the post Ida chaos. In the band, Bryan plays bass and handles electronics and Cassie plays the harp.  It sounds like an odd mix but it really works. It’s an interesting discussion about how Cassie discovered a love for the harp, how Bryan got a late start with the bass, and how all three members of Shakespeare and The Blues met and started playing together. It’s a unique sound that you really need to hear. Show them some support and pick up their debut album on Nouveau Electric records. They just got their IG account going, so follow them @shakespeareandtheblues. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on Twitter & Instagram. You can help support the show through ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Or you can pick up merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. So clear your heads and get ready for something unique with Cassie & Bryan of Shakespeare and The Blues on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Cassie Watson Francillon & Bryan Webre of Shakespeare and The Blues join the podcast today from New Orleans.  We recorded just a few days after Hurricane Ida impacted the area. So our connection was not the clearest. But it’s a fun talk and I think it provided a little distraction in all the post Ida chaos. In the band, Bryan plays bass and handles electronics and Cassie plays the harp.  It sounds like an odd mix but it really works. It’s an interesting discussion about how Cassie discovered a love for the harp, how Bryan got a late start with the bass, and how all three members of Shakespeare and The Blues met and started playing together. It’s a unique sound that you really need to hear. Show them some support and pick up their debut album on Nouveau Electric records. They just got their IG account going, so follow them @shakespeareandtheblues. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on Twitter & Instagram. You can help support the show through ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Or you can pick up merch at performanceanx.threadless.com.

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]]> 4132 yes Mike Connell (The Connells) https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/mike-connell-the-connells-K5qAp5OK I don’t believe I’ve ever had a guest more self-deprecating than Mike Connell, particularly concerning the band he founded with his brother and some friends, The Connells. Through everything, the local gigs and homemade demos to radio hits and opening for Def Leppard, he has remained appreciative of the opportunities that have come his way, treating each album like it was the last one they’d be allowed to make. Mike talks about playing in a band that was really starting to get a following while attending law school and taking the bar exam, tour vans catching fire, and the bond that forms when you play with the same people for over 35 years. And in addition to having a track on one of the strangest albums of covers ever conceived, The Connells have a brand new album out called Steadman’s Wake. pick it up wherever you get new music. Follow The Connells for info about shows and more @therealconnells on IG & @connellsmusic on Twitter. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on both. Get merch at performanceanx.threadless.com or help support the show through ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. If you miss this episode with Mike Connell, you must be insane in the membrane. Thanks for listening to Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 04 Nov 2021 08:00:00 -0000 Mike Connell (The Connells) full 223 Marc Shea I don’t believe I’ve ever had a guest more self-deprecating than Mike Connell, particularly concerning the band he founded with his brother and some friends, The Connells. Through everything, the local gigs and homemade demos to radio hits and opening for Def Leppard, he has remained appreciative of the opportunities that have come his way, treating each album like it was the last one they’d be allowed to make. Mike talks about playing in a band that was really starting to get a following while attending law school and taking the bar exam, tour vans catching fire, and the bond that forms when you play with the same people for over 35 years. And in addition to having a track on one of the strangest albums of covers ever conceived, The Connells have a brand new album out called Steadman’s Wake. pick it up wherever you get new music. Follow The Connells for info about shows and more @therealconnells on IG & @connellsmusic on Twitter. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on both. Get merch at performanceanx.threadless.com or help support the show through ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. If you miss this episode with Mike Connell, you must be insane in the membrane. Thanks for listening to Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. I don’t believe I’ve ever had a guest more self-deprecating than Mike Connell, particularly concerning the band he founded with his brother and some friends, The Connells. Through everything, the local gigs and homemade demos to radio hits and opening for Def Leppard, he has remained appreciative of the opportunities that have come his way, treating each album like it was the last one they’d be allowed to make. Mike talks about playing in a band that was really starting to get a following while attending law school and taking the bar exam, tour vans catching fire, and the bond that forms when you play with the same people for over 35 years. And in addition to having a track on one of the strangest albums of covers ever conceived, The Connells have a brand new album out called Steadman’s Wake. pick it up wherever you get new music. Follow The Connells for info about shows and more @therealconnells on IG & @connellsmusic on Twitter. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on both. Get merch at performanceanx.threadless.com or help support the show through ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. If you miss this episode with Mike Connell, you must be insane in the membrane. Thanks for listening to Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices I don’t believe I’ve ever had a guest more self-deprecating than Mike Connell, particularly concerning the band he founded with his brother and some friends, The Connells. Through everything, the local gigs and homemade demos to radio hits and opening for Def Leppard, he has remained appreciative of the opportunities that have come his way, treating each album like it was the last one they’d be allowed to make. Mike talks about playing in a band that was really starting to get a following while attending law school and taking the bar exam, tour vans catching fire, and the bond that forms when you play with the same people for over 35 years. And in addition to having a track on one of the strangest albums of covers ever conceived, The Connells have a brand new album out called Steadman’s Wake. pick it up wherever you get new music. Follow The Connells for info about shows and more @therealconnells on IG & @connellsmusic on Twitter. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on both. Get merch at performanceanx.threadless.com or help support the show through ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. If you miss this episode with Mike Connell, you must be insane in the membrane. Thanks for listening to Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 3622 yes James Hall https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/james-hall-pII1yDt5 This week we take a deep dive with James Hall. We hit on a lot of topics and a lot of bands like Mary My Hope, The James Hall Band, The Futura Bold, The Steady Wicked, and The Ladies Of. As always, we find out how he got his start in the music business. But we also find out a lot more. Like how the record labels had a hard time figuring out what to do with him and his band, placing them on tours with bands as diverse as Maria McKee followed immediately by Rage Against The Machine. But matches like those helped him look at music in a different way.  Both Hurricane Katrina and starting a family had profound effects on James and his music. He’s grateful for everything that’s happened; good, bad, and otherwise. He’s discovered an interesting outlet for his music in yoga classes. And while James admits to never having sold insurance, he does do work for Books For Africa. Check out jameshall.com for music and links to his social accounts. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. You can support the show through ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Merch, like coffee mugs, are at performanceanx.threadless.com. I hope you get the same feeling of hope I did with this discussion with James Hall on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 28 Oct 2021 08:00:00 -0000 James Hall full 222 Marc Shea This week we take a deep dive with James Hall. We hit on a lot of topics and a lot of bands like Mary My Hope, The James Hall Band, The Futura Bold, The Steady Wicked, and The Ladies Of. As always, we find out how he got his start in the music business. But we also find out a lot more. Like how the record labels had a hard time figuring out what to do with him and his band, placing them on tours with bands as diverse as Maria McKee followed immediately by Rage Against The Machine. But matches like those helped him look at music in a different way.  Both Hurricane Katrina and starting a family had profound effects on James and his music. He’s grateful for everything that’s happened; good, bad, and otherwise. He’s discovered an interesting outlet for his music in yoga classes. And while James admits to never having sold insurance, he does do work for Books For Africa. Check out jameshall.com for music and links to his social accounts. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. You can support the show through ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Merch, like coffee mugs, are at performanceanx.threadless.com. I hope you get the same feeling of hope I did with this discussion with James Hall on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. This week we take a deep dive with James Hall. We hit on a lot of topics and a lot of bands like Mary My Hope, The James Hall Band, The Futura Bold, The Steady Wicked, and The Ladies Of. As always, we find out how he got his start in the music business. But we also find out a lot more. Like how the record labels had a hard time figuring out what to do with him and his band, placing them on tours with bands as diverse as Maria McKee followed immediately by Rage Against The Machine. But matches like those helped him look at music in a different way.  Both Hurricane Katrina and starting a family had profound effects on James and his music. He’s grateful for everything that’s happened; good, bad, and otherwise. He’s discovered an interesting outlet for his music in yoga classes. And while James admits to never having sold insurance, he does do work for Books For Africa. Check out jameshall.com for music and links to his social accounts. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. You can support the show through ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Merch, like coffee mugs, are at performanceanx.threadless.com. I hope you get the same feeling of hope I did with this discussion with James Hall on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week we take a deep dive with James Hall. We hit on a lot of topics and a lot of bands like Mary My Hope, The James Hall Band, The Futura Bold, The Steady Wicked, and The Ladies Of. As always, we find out how he got his start in the music business. But we also find out a lot more. Like how the record labels had a hard time figuring out what to do with him and his band, placing them on tours with bands as diverse as Maria McKee followed immediately by Rage Against The Machine. But matches like those helped him look at music in a different way. 

Both Hurricane Katrina and starting a family had profound effects on James and his music. He’s grateful for everything that’s happened; good, bad, and otherwise. He’s discovered an interesting outlet for his music in yoga classes. And while James admits to never having sold insurance, he does do work for Books For Africa. Check out jameshall.com for music and links to his social accounts. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. You can support the show through ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Merch, like coffee mugs, are at performanceanx.threadless.com. I hope you get the same feeling of hope I did with this discussion with James Hall on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 9695 yes Møtrik https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/motrik-itkpgo_m Erik Golts and Dave Fulton of the band Møtrik are my guests. Møtrik is on the front lines of a krautrock revival. The band’s origin can be traced back to a drunken conversation about the genre. And it’s really funny to listen as the memories come flooding back to Dave and Erik as we go through the band’s history. They give me a really good lesson on krautrock and what drew them to it in the first place. Møtrik has also gone through a few changes; like starting off as an instrumental band and then adding lyrics as they grew. They tell me how they one up Kraftwerk and how a conversation with artist Jonas Hartley about fog machines led to a unifox. At one point, my dog interrupts us and I make Erik feel bad about photographing an album cover. Follow Møtrik @motrikband on Instagram. Order the new album, Moon from bandcamp or their label, Jealous Butcher. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on all the socials. You can support the show at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or buy merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. So hop on the space train and check out Erik Golts and Dave Fulton of Møtrik on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 20 Oct 2021 08:00:00 -0000 Møtrik full 221 Marc Shea Erik Golts and Dave Fulton of the band Møtrik are my guests. Møtrik is on the front lines of a krautrock revival. The band’s origin can be traced back to a drunken conversation about the genre. And it’s really funny to listen as the memories come flooding back to Dave and Erik as we go through the band’s history. They give me a really good lesson on krautrock and what drew them to it in the first place. Møtrik has also gone through a few changes; like starting off as an instrumental band and then adding lyrics as they grew. They tell me how they one up Kraftwerk and how a conversation with artist Jonas Hartley about fog machines led to a unifox. At one point, my dog interrupts us and I make Erik feel bad about photographing an album cover. Follow Møtrik @motrikband on Instagram. Order the new album, Moon from bandcamp or their label, Jealous Butcher. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on all the socials. You can support the show at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or buy merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. So hop on the space train and check out Erik Golts and Dave Fulton of Møtrik on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. Erik Golts and Dave Fulton of the band Møtrik are my guests. Møtrik is on the front lines of a krautrock revival. The band’s origin can be traced back to a drunken conversation about the genre. And it’s really funny to listen as the memories come flooding back to Dave and Erik as we go through the band’s history. They give me a really good lesson on krautrock and what drew them to it in the first place. Møtrik has also gone through a few changes; like starting off as an instrumental band and then adding lyrics as they grew. They tell me how they one up Kraftwerk and how a conversation with artist Jonas Hartley about fog machines led to a unifox. At one point, my dog interrupts us and I make Erik feel bad about photographing an album cover. Follow Møtrik @motrikband on Instagram. Order the new album, Moon from bandcamp or their label, Jealous Butcher. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on all the socials. You can support the show at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or buy merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. So hop on the space train and check out Erik Golts and Dave Fulton of Møtrik on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Erik Golts and Dave Fulton of the band Møtrik are my guests. Møtrik is on the front lines of a krautrock revival. The band’s origin can be traced back to a drunken conversation about the genre. And it’s really funny to listen as the memories come flooding back to Dave and Erik as we go through the band’s history.

They give me a really good lesson on krautrock and what drew them to it in the first place. Møtrik has also gone through a few changes; like starting off as an instrumental band and then adding lyrics as they grew. They tell me how they one up Kraftwerk and how a conversation with artist Jonas Hartley about fog machines led to a unifox. At one point, my dog interrupts us and I make Erik feel bad about photographing an album cover. Follow Møtrik @motrikband on Instagram. Order the new album, Moon from bandcamp or their label, Jealous Butcher. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on all the socials. You can support the show at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or buy merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. So hop on the space train and check out Erik Golts and Dave Fulton of Møtrik on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 4930 yes Scott von Ryper (The Black Ryder, The Jesus And Mary Chain) https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/scott-von-ryper-the-black-ryder-the-jesus-and-mary-chain-JXHdCd3w Back in mid-July, I had the distinct pleasure of speaking with Scott von Ryper. Scott’s love of music stems from his dad’s passion for big band and family organ lessons as a child. He began playing in a band with his brother at age 11, doing covers. He began playing bass soon after. His first one being made from some wood he found under his house, clothesline wire, and some nails.  Once he got a proper bass, he began playing out, doing the biker bar circuit where fights would break out on the dance floor. After playing with the bands Scarlet and The Morning After Girls, Scott formed The Black Ryder with Aimee Nash. They were immediately asked to open shows for bands like Black Rebel Motorcycle Club and The Jesus and Mary Chain, which Scott would later join as a touring guitarist. Scott is releasing his first solo album with a mix of songs that have been around for years and new music.  Scott shares so many great stories in this episode! So give him a follow @vonryper on Twitter & Instagram. And pick up his solo debut Dream State Treasure wherever & however you get new music. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on the socials, send us some coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanciety. Merch is found at performanceanx.threadless.com. Now let’s welcome Scott von Ryper to the Performance Anxiety family, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 14 Oct 2021 11:23:00 -0000 Scott von Ryper (The Black Ryder, The Jesus And Mary Chain) full 220 Marc Shea Back in mid-July, I had the distinct pleasure of speaking with Scott von Ryper. Scott’s love of music stems from his dad’s passion for big band and family organ lessons as a child. He began playing in a band with his brother at age 11, doing covers. He began playing bass soon after. His first one being made from some wood he found under his house, clothesline wire, and some nails.  Once he got a proper bass, he began playing out, doing the biker bar circuit where fights would break out on the dance floor. After playing with the bands Scarlet and The Morning After Girls, Scott formed The Black Ryder with Aimee Nash. They were immediately asked to open shows for bands like Black Rebel Motorcycle Club and The Jesus and Mary Chain, which Scott would later join as a touring guitarist. Scott is releasing his first solo album with a mix of songs that have been around for years and new music.  Scott shares so many great stories in this episode! So give him a follow @vonryper on Twitter & Instagram. And pick up his solo debut Dream State Treasure wherever & however you get new music. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on the socials, send us some coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanciety. Merch is found at performanceanx.threadless.com. Now let’s welcome Scott von Ryper to the Performance Anxiety family, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. Back in mid-July, I had the distinct pleasure of speaking with Scott von Ryper. Scott’s love of music stems from his dad’s passion for big band and family organ lessons as a child. He began playing in a band with his brother at age 11, doing covers. He began playing bass soon after. His first one being made from some wood he found under his house, clothesline wire, and some nails.  Once he got a proper bass, he began playing out, doing the biker bar circuit where fights would break out on the dance floor. After playing with the bands Scarlet and The Morning After Girls, Scott formed The Black Ryder with Aimee Nash. They were immediately asked to open shows for bands like Black Rebel Motorcycle Club and The Jesus and Mary Chain, which Scott would later join as a touring guitarist. Scott is releasing his first solo album with a mix of songs that have been around for years and new music.  Scott shares so many great stories in this episode! So give him a follow @vonryper on Twitter & Instagram. And pick up his solo debut Dream State Treasure wherever & however you get new music. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on the socials, send us some coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanciety. Merch is found at performanceanx.threadless.com. Now let’s welcome Scott von Ryper to the Performance Anxiety family, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Back in mid-July, I had the distinct pleasure of speaking with Scott von Ryper. Scott’s love of music stems from his dad’s passion for big band and family organ lessons as a child. He began playing in a band with his brother at age 11, doing covers. He began playing bass soon after. His first one being made from some wood he found under his house, clothesline wire, and some nails. 

Once he got a proper bass, he began playing out, doing the biker bar circuit where fights would break out on the dance floor. After playing with the bands Scarlet and The Morning After Girls, Scott formed The Black Ryder with Aimee Nash. They were immediately asked to open shows for bands like Black Rebel Motorcycle Club and The Jesus and Mary Chain, which Scott would later join as a touring guitarist. Scott is releasing his first solo album with a mix of songs that have been around for years and new music. 

Scott shares so many great stories in this episode! So give him a follow @vonryper on Twitter & Instagram. And pick up his solo debut Dream State Treasure wherever & however you get new music. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on the socials, send us some coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanciety. Merch is found at performanceanx.threadless.com. Now let’s welcome Scott von Ryper to the Performance Anxiety family, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 4777 yes Luke Condon (Town Meeting, Long May You Young) https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/luke-condon-town-meeting-long-may-you-young-77HThQP6 This episode gives you two guests in one. The multi-talented Luke Condon joins me. Not only is he a part of the band Town Meeting, he’s a co-host of the Long May You Young podcast. Luke and I discuss his early musical venture into rap and being in a band with his brothers Russ and Babe and hearing his dad play While My Guitar Gently weeps while passing gas on the toilet. Luke reveals his best and worst live experiences, we create a new genre of music called SKUNK, and we talk a lot about Neil Young. That’s the focus of Luke’s show on the Pantheon Podcast Network called Long May You Young. And in honor of the show, I create a cocktail that Luke and I named...Piss Town. Check out Town Meeting, Luke’s solo album, and the Long May You Young podcast. Follow them on social media @townmeetingband & @LongMayYouYoung. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Support the show at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Merch (like shower curtains) are at performanceanx.threadless.com. Now do what Stephen Stills does and check out Luke Condon of Town Meeting & the Long May You Young Podcast on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. It’s gonna take all night! No it won’t. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 12 Oct 2021 08:00:00 -0000 Luke Condon (Town Meeting, Long May You Young) full 219 Marc Shea This episode gives you two guests in one. The multi-talented Luke Condon joins me. Not only is he a part of the band Town Meeting, he’s a co-host of the Long May You Young podcast. Luke and I discuss his early musical venture into rap and being in a band with his brothers Russ and Babe and hearing his dad play While My Guitar Gently weeps while passing gas on the toilet. Luke reveals his best and worst live experiences, we create a new genre of music called SKUNK, and we talk a lot about Neil Young. That’s the focus of Luke’s show on the Pantheon Podcast Network called Long May You Young. And in honor of the show, I create a cocktail that Luke and I named...Piss Town. Check out Town Meeting, Luke’s solo album, and the Long May You Young podcast. Follow them on social media @townmeetingband & @LongMayYouYoung. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Support the show at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Merch (like shower curtains) are at performanceanx.threadless.com. Now do what Stephen Stills does and check out Luke Condon of Town Meeting & the Long May You Young Podcast on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. It’s gonna take all night! No it won’t. This episode gives you two guests in one. The multi-talented Luke Condon joins me. Not only is he a part of the band Town Meeting, he’s a co-host of the Long May You Young podcast. Luke and I discuss his early musical venture into rap and being in a band with his brothers Russ and Babe and hearing his dad play While My Guitar Gently weeps while passing gas on the toilet. Luke reveals his best and worst live experiences, we create a new genre of music called SKUNK, and we talk a lot about Neil Young. That’s the focus of Luke’s show on the Pantheon Podcast Network called Long May You Young. And in honor of the show, I create a cocktail that Luke and I named...Piss Town. Check out Town Meeting, Luke’s solo album, and the Long May You Young podcast. Follow them on social media @townmeetingband & @LongMayYouYoung. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Support the show at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Merch (like shower curtains) are at performanceanx.threadless.com. Now do what Stephen Stills does and check out Luke Condon of Town Meeting & the Long May You Young Podcast on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. It’s gonna take all night! No it won’t. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This episode gives you two guests in one. The multi-talented Luke Condon joins me. Not only is he a part of the band Town Meeting, he’s a co-host of the Long May You Young podcast. Luke and I discuss his early musical venture into rap and being in a band with his brothers Russ and Babe and hearing his dad play While My Guitar Gently weeps while passing gas on the toilet.

Luke reveals his best and worst live experiences, we create a new genre of music called SKUNK, and we talk a lot about Neil Young. That’s the focus of Luke’s show on the Pantheon Podcast Network called Long May You Young. And in honor of the show, I create a cocktail that Luke and I named...Piss Town. Check out Town Meeting, Luke’s solo album, and the Long May You Young podcast. Follow them on social media @townmeetingband & @LongMayYouYoung. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Support the show at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Merch (like shower curtains) are at performanceanx.threadless.com. Now do what Stephen Stills does and check out Luke Condon of Town Meeting & the Long May You Young Podcast on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. It’s gonna take all night! No it won’t.

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]]> 4497 yes Grant Curry (Flood Twin, James Hall) https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/grant-curry-flood-twin-james-hall-UBbvF_bX Flood Twin’s Grant Curry joins me on this episode. His road to music was neither direct nor easy. He was diagnosed with diabetes at age 8. By the age of 14 he was already in a drug treatment center. After going through rehab, he has stayed clean and even became a counselor. But music was always in the back of his mind, calling him. When the opportunity to take time off of work and play, he took it and never looked back. He met James Hall and created four incredible albums with James Hall & Pleasure Club. But after Hurricane Katrina uprooted his life in Louisiana, Grant relocated to Georgia and eventually formed his new band, Flood Twin. The band is releasing their debut album and it’s a beast! Not only is the music minimalist and powerful, but so is the artwork, which was also done by Grant. Follow the band @floodtwin. You can buy the album on Bandcamp or stream it everywhere. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on the socials. Feed us coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Buy things at performanceanx.threadless.com. Get ready to hear some stories with Grant Curry of Flood Twin on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast family of shows! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 08 Oct 2021 11:22:55 -0000 Grant Curry (Flood Twin, James Hall) full 218 Marc Shea Flood Twin’s Grant Curry joins me on this episode. His road to music was neither direct nor easy. He was diagnosed with diabetes at age 8. By the age of 14 he was already in a drug treatment center. After going through rehab, he has stayed clean and even became a counselor. But music was always in the back of his mind, calling him. When the opportunity to take time off of work and play, he took it and never looked back. He met James Hall and created four incredible albums with James Hall & Pleasure Club. But after Hurricane Katrina uprooted his life in Louisiana, Grant relocated to Georgia and eventually formed his new band, Flood Twin. The band is releasing their debut album and it’s a beast! Not only is the music minimalist and powerful, but so is the artwork, which was also done by Grant. Follow the band @floodtwin. You can buy the album on Bandcamp or stream it everywhere. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on the socials. Feed us coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Buy things at performanceanx.threadless.com. Get ready to hear some stories with Grant Curry of Flood Twin on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast family of shows! Flood Twin’s Grant Curry joins me on this episode. His road to music was neither direct nor easy. He was diagnosed with diabetes at age 8. By the age of 14 he was already in a drug treatment center. After going through rehab, he has stayed clean and even became a counselor. But music was always in the back of his mind, calling him. When the opportunity to take time off of work and play, he took it and never looked back. He met James Hall and created four incredible albums with James Hall & Pleasure Club. But after Hurricane Katrina uprooted his life in Louisiana, Grant relocated to Georgia and eventually formed his new band, Flood Twin. The band is releasing their debut album and it’s a beast! Not only is the music minimalist and powerful, but so is the artwork, which was also done by Grant. Follow the band @floodtwin. You can buy the album on Bandcamp or stream it everywhere. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on the socials. Feed us coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Buy things at performanceanx.threadless.com. Get ready to hear some stories with Grant Curry of Flood Twin on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast family of shows! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Flood Twin’s Grant Curry joins me on this episode. His road to music was neither direct nor easy. He was diagnosed with diabetes at age 8. By the age of 14 he was already in a drug treatment center. After going through rehab, he has stayed clean and even became a counselor. But music was always in the back of his mind, calling him. When the opportunity to take time off of work and play, he took it and never looked back. He met James Hall and created four incredible albums with James Hall & Pleasure Club. But after Hurricane Katrina uprooted his life in Louisiana, Grant relocated to Georgia and eventually formed his new band, Flood Twin. The band is releasing their debut album and it’s a beast! Not only is the music minimalist and powerful, but so is the artwork, which was also done by Grant. Follow the band @floodtwin. You can buy the album on Bandcamp or stream it everywhere. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on the socials. Feed us coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Buy things at performanceanx.threadless.com. Get ready to hear some stories with Grant Curry of Flood Twin on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast family of shows!

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]]> 3866 yes Troy Murrah (Restavrant) https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/troy-murrah-restavrant-BaqduM6O One of the benefits of doing this podcast is being introduced to new bands by my guests. Early on I had Leah Shapiro & Peter Hayes from Black Rebel Motorcycle Club on the show. After the show they both said I had to have the guys from a band called Restavrant on. Well, it took a little while but we finally made it happen. Troy Murrah from Restavrant is my guest. He got started playing music a little later than most. He ruined his chances at guitar lessons by skipping piano lessons as a kid, but he got a chance later on after a relationship ended. He taught himself slide guitar by watching as many tapes and DVDs of his favorite blues guitarists as he could find. He started playing out and chose the name Restavrant as kind of a joke and now he’s stuck with it. His sense of humor rears its head all over the place, like using typos on albums on purpose. In addition to his music, Troy also creates quilt-based wooden works of art. He started the project as a memorial for his mother and it’s grown so much that he was asked to write a book about it. Check out restavrant.com, they’re pretty easy to find on social media, too. Their high energy dirty blues rock is definitely worth checking out. You can also check out social media @PerformanceAnx. You can help support the show at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Merch is at performanceanx.threadless.com. And check out the other great shows on the Pantheon Podcast Network. There’s absolutely something for everyone. Now I hope I’ve worked up your appetite for Troy Murrah of Restavrant on Performance Anxiety ,part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 05 Oct 2021 08:00:00 -0000 Troy Murrah (Restavrant) full 217 Marc Shea One of the benefits of doing this podcast is being introduced to new bands by my guests. Early on I had Leah Shapiro & Peter Hayes from Black Rebel Motorcycle Club on the show. After the show they both said I had to have the guys from a band called Restavrant on. Well, it took a little while but we finally made it happen. Troy Murrah from Restavrant is my guest. He got started playing music a little later than most. He ruined his chances at guitar lessons by skipping piano lessons as a kid, but he got a chance later on after a relationship ended. He taught himself slide guitar by watching as many tapes and DVDs of his favorite blues guitarists as he could find. He started playing out and chose the name Restavrant as kind of a joke and now he’s stuck with it. His sense of humor rears its head all over the place, like using typos on albums on purpose. In addition to his music, Troy also creates quilt-based wooden works of art. He started the project as a memorial for his mother and it’s grown so much that he was asked to write a book about it. Check out restavrant.com, they’re pretty easy to find on social media, too. Their high energy dirty blues rock is definitely worth checking out. You can also check out social media @PerformanceAnx. You can help support the show at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Merch is at performanceanx.threadless.com. And check out the other great shows on the Pantheon Podcast Network. There’s absolutely something for everyone. Now I hope I’ve worked up your appetite for Troy Murrah of Restavrant on Performance Anxiety ,part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. One of the benefits of doing this podcast is being introduced to new bands by my guests. Early on I had Leah Shapiro & Peter Hayes from Black Rebel Motorcycle Club on the show. After the show they both said I had to have the guys from a band called Restavrant on. Well, it took a little while but we finally made it happen. Troy Murrah from Restavrant is my guest. He got started playing music a little later than most. He ruined his chances at guitar lessons by skipping piano lessons as a kid, but he got a chance later on after a relationship ended. He taught himself slide guitar by watching as many tapes and DVDs of his favorite blues guitarists as he could find. He started playing out and chose the name Restavrant as kind of a joke and now he’s stuck with it. His sense of humor rears its head all over the place, like using typos on albums on purpose. In addition to his music, Troy also creates quilt-based wooden works of art. He started the project as a memorial for his mother and it’s grown so much that he was asked to write a book about it. Check out restavrant.com, they’re pretty easy to find on social media, too. Their high energy dirty blues rock is definitely worth checking out. You can also check out social media @PerformanceAnx. You can help support the show at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Merch is at performanceanx.threadless.com. And check out the other great shows on the Pantheon Podcast Network. There’s absolutely something for everyone. Now I hope I’ve worked up your appetite for Troy Murrah of Restavrant on Performance Anxiety ,part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices One of the benefits of doing this podcast is being introduced to new bands by my guests. Early on I had Leah Shapiro & Peter Hayes from Black Rebel Motorcycle Club on the show. After the show they both said I had to have the guys from a band called Restavrant on. Well, it took a little while but we finally made it happen. Troy Murrah from Restavrant is my guest. He got started playing music a little later than most. He ruined his chances at guitar lessons by skipping piano lessons as a kid, but he got a chance later on after a relationship ended. He taught himself slide guitar by watching as many tapes and DVDs of his favorite blues guitarists as he could find. He started playing out and chose the name Restavrant as kind of a joke and now he’s stuck with it. His sense of humor rears its head all over the place, like using typos on albums on purpose.

In addition to his music, Troy also creates quilt-based wooden works of art. He started the project as a memorial for his mother and it’s grown so much that he was asked to write a book about it. Check out restavrant.com, they’re pretty easy to find on social media, too. Their high energy dirty blues rock is definitely worth checking out. You can also check out social media @PerformanceAnx. You can help support the show at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Merch is at performanceanx.threadless.com. And check out the other great shows on the Pantheon Podcast Network. There’s absolutely something for everyone. Now I hope I’ve worked up your appetite for Troy Murrah of Restavrant on Performance Anxiety ,part of the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 4886 yes Paul Claro (Cinema Cinema) https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/paul-claro-cinema-cinema-PaQaan9p I’m joined by drummer Paul Claro. Paul is one half of the band Cinema Cinema. He is also related to the other half of Cinema Cinema, guitarist and noisemaker, Ev Gold. Together they form one of the most avant garde bands recording today. Paul tells me all about wanting to be in a band with Ev ever since he was a little kid.  Paul got a feel for being a musician early. In high school, his jazz band played in a lot of competitions and even toured Japan! That’s about the same time he went from being the music nerd in his school to the cool drummer who was in three different bands.  The duo of Paul and Ev began as a backing band for some music Paul’s dad was recording. The magic was undeniable and the cousins have been playing together ever since. They have just released CCXMDII; a recording they did with jazz musician Matt Darriau. Paul discusses those sessions and what is next for Cinema Cinema. Follow them on social media @cinemacinema on Twitter & @cinemacinemaband on IG. Pick up CCXMD & CCXMDII wherever you get music. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media. You can help support the show on ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or buy merch at performanceanx.threadless.com Follow @PantheonPods and check out all the other great shows on the network. So let’s get the show on the road with Paul Claro of Cinema Cinema on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 29 Sep 2021 02:05:07 -0000 Paul Claro (Cinema Cinema) full 216 Marc Shea I’m joined by drummer Paul Claro. Paul is one half of the band Cinema Cinema. He is also related to the other half of Cinema Cinema, guitarist and noisemaker, Ev Gold. Together they form one of the most avant garde bands recording today. Paul tells me all about wanting to be in a band with Ev ever since he was a little kid.  Paul got a feel for being a musician early. In high school, his jazz band played in a lot of competitions and even toured Japan! That’s about the same time he went from being the music nerd in his school to the cool drummer who was in three different bands.  The duo of Paul and Ev began as a backing band for some music Paul’s dad was recording. The magic was undeniable and the cousins have been playing together ever since. They have just released CCXMDII; a recording they did with jazz musician Matt Darriau. Paul discusses those sessions and what is next for Cinema Cinema. Follow them on social media @cinemacinema on Twitter & @cinemacinemaband on IG. Pick up CCXMD & CCXMDII wherever you get music. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media. You can help support the show on ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or buy merch at performanceanx.threadless.com Follow @PantheonPods and check out all the other great shows on the network. So let’s get the show on the road with Paul Claro of Cinema Cinema on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network I’m joined by drummer Paul Claro. Paul is one half of the band Cinema Cinema. He is also related to the other half of Cinema Cinema, guitarist and noisemaker, Ev Gold. Together they form one of the most avant garde bands recording today. Paul tells me all about wanting to be in a band with Ev ever since he was a little kid.  Paul got a feel for being a musician early. In high school, his jazz band played in a lot of competitions and even toured Japan! That’s about the same time he went from being the music nerd in his school to the cool drummer who was in three different bands.  The duo of Paul and Ev began as a backing band for some music Paul’s dad was recording. The magic was undeniable and the cousins have been playing together ever since. They have just released CCXMDII; a recording they did with jazz musician Matt Darriau. Paul discusses those sessions and what is next for Cinema Cinema. Follow them on social media @cinemacinema on Twitter & @cinemacinemaband on IG. Pick up CCXMD & CCXMDII wherever you get music. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media. You can help support the show on ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or buy merch at performanceanx.threadless.com Follow @PantheonPods and check out all the other great shows on the network. So let’s get the show on the road with Paul Claro of Cinema Cinema on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices I’m joined by drummer Paul Claro. Paul is one half of the band Cinema Cinema. He is also related to the other half of Cinema Cinema, guitarist and noisemaker, Ev Gold. Together they form one of the most avant garde bands recording today. Paul tells me all about wanting to be in a band with Ev ever since he was a little kid. 

Paul got a feel for being a musician early. In high school, his jazz band played in a lot of competitions and even toured Japan! That’s about the same time he went from being the music nerd in his school to the cool drummer who was in three different bands. 

The duo of Paul and Ev began as a backing band for some music Paul’s dad was recording. The magic was undeniable and the cousins have been playing together ever since. They have just released CCXMDII; a recording they did with jazz musician Matt Darriau. Paul discusses those sessions and what is next for Cinema Cinema. Follow them on social media @cinemacinema on Twitter & @cinemacinemaband on IG. Pick up CCXMD & CCXMDII wherever you get music. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media. You can help support the show on ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or buy merch at performanceanx.threadless.com Follow @PantheonPods and check out all the other great shows on the network. So let’s get the show on the road with Paul Claro of Cinema Cinema on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network

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]]> 4755 yes Justin Greaves (Crippled Black Phoenix) https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/justin-greaves-crippled-black-phoenix-5fDqRPKB Justin Greaves of Crippled Black Phoenix joins the podcast family this week. Not only do we talk about Crippled Black Phoenix, it’s formation, it’s troubles, it’s resurrection, and a new album; we go even further back. Back past Electric Wizard, past Armour Of God, past Hard To Swallow, and even past Iron Monkey. We go all the way back to his dad’s record shop and how that informed his desire to create music that he hadn’t heard yet. We do discuss all those bands and more, though, so don’t worry. Justin’s cat, Fang, joins us for a bit while we talk about CBP being Punk Floyd, gravity bikes, and create new genres of music, like Doom Disappointment. Follow CBP on Facebook & Instagram @cbp_444. Follow us @PerformanceAnx of socials. Coffee from ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety is always appreciated. Merch can be found at performanceanx.threadless.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 23 Sep 2021 08:00:00 -0000 Justin Greaves (Crippled Black Phoenix) full 215 Marc Shea Justin Greaves of Crippled Black Phoenix joins the podcast family this week. Not only do we talk about Crippled Black Phoenix, it’s formation, it’s troubles, it’s resurrection, and a new album; we go even further back. Back past Electric Wizard, past Armour Of God, past Hard To Swallow, and even past Iron Monkey. We go all the way back to his dad’s record shop and how that informed his desire to create music that he hadn’t heard yet. We do discuss all those bands and more, though, so don’t worry. Justin’s cat, Fang, joins us for a bit while we talk about CBP being Punk Floyd, gravity bikes, and create new genres of music, like Doom Disappointment. Follow CBP on Facebook & Instagram @cbp_444. Follow us @PerformanceAnx of socials. Coffee from ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety is always appreciated. Merch can be found at performanceanx.threadless.com. Justin Greaves of Crippled Black Phoenix joins the podcast family this week. Not only do we talk about Crippled Black Phoenix, it’s formation, it’s troubles, it’s resurrection, and a new album; we go even further back. Back past Electric Wizard, past Armour Of God, past Hard To Swallow, and even past Iron Monkey. We go all the way back to his dad’s record shop and how that informed his desire to create music that he hadn’t heard yet. We do discuss all those bands and more, though, so don’t worry. Justin’s cat, Fang, joins us for a bit while we talk about CBP being Punk Floyd, gravity bikes, and create new genres of music, like Doom Disappointment. Follow CBP on Facebook & Instagram @cbp_444. Follow us @PerformanceAnx of socials. Coffee from ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety is always appreciated. Merch can be found at performanceanx.threadless.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Justin Greaves of Crippled Black Phoenix joins the podcast family this week. Not only do we talk about Crippled Black Phoenix, it’s formation, it’s troubles, it’s resurrection, and a new album; we go even further back. Back past Electric Wizard, past Armour Of God, past Hard To Swallow, and even past Iron Monkey. We go all the way back to his dad’s record shop and how that informed his desire to create music that he hadn’t heard yet. We do discuss all those bands and more, though, so don’t worry. Justin’s cat, Fang, joins us for a bit while we talk about CBP being Punk Floyd, gravity bikes, and create new genres of music, like Doom Disappointment. Follow CBP on Facebook & Instagram @cbp_444. Follow us @PerformanceAnx of socials. Coffee from ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety is always appreciated. Merch can be found at performanceanx.threadless.com.

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]]> 7732 yes Dwayne Dopsie https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/dwayne-dopsie-cdcks4MV Thirteen time Offbeat Magazine accordion player of the year and two time Grammy nominee Dwayne Dopsie jumps on the podcast. He’s got zydeco in his blood. His family created the genre! He was going to play zydeco and there was no backup plan. We talk about his music, playing some unusual cover songs, and the possibility of a zydeco concept album. I don’t think he’s completely sold on that yet. We disagree about whipped cream frosting, discuss him being ranked as a reason to visit New Orleans, and being the Ric Flair of accordion. Check out the new album from Dwayne Dopsie & The Zydeco Hellraisers, Set Me Free, wherever you get new music. Follow him @dwaynedopsie on social media. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media. We accept coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Merch is at performanceanx.threadless.com. Now get ready to start moving with Dwayne Dopsie on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 21 Sep 2021 08:00:00 -0000 Dwayne Dopsie full 214 Marc Shea Thirteen time Offbeat Magazine accordion player of the year and two time Grammy nominee Dwayne Dopsie jumps on the podcast. He’s got zydeco in his blood. His family created the genre! He was going to play zydeco and there was no backup plan. We talk about his music, playing some unusual cover songs, and the possibility of a zydeco concept album. I don’t think he’s completely sold on that yet. We disagree about whipped cream frosting, discuss him being ranked as a reason to visit New Orleans, and being the Ric Flair of accordion. Check out the new album from Dwayne Dopsie & The Zydeco Hellraisers, Set Me Free, wherever you get new music. Follow him @dwaynedopsie on social media. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media. We accept coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Merch is at performanceanx.threadless.com. Now get ready to start moving with Dwayne Dopsie on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Thirteen time Offbeat Magazine accordion player of the year and two time Grammy nominee Dwayne Dopsie jumps on the podcast. He’s got zydeco in his blood. His family created the genre! He was going to play zydeco and there was no backup plan. We talk about his music, playing some unusual cover songs, and the possibility of a zydeco concept album. I don’t think he’s completely sold on that yet. We disagree about whipped cream frosting, discuss him being ranked as a reason to visit New Orleans, and being the Ric Flair of accordion. Check out the new album from Dwayne Dopsie & The Zydeco Hellraisers, Set Me Free, wherever you get new music. Follow him @dwaynedopsie on social media. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media. We accept coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Merch is at performanceanx.threadless.com. Now get ready to start moving with Dwayne Dopsie on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thirteen time Offbeat Magazine accordion player of the year and two time Grammy nominee Dwayne Dopsie jumps on the podcast. He’s got zydeco in his blood. His family created the genre! He was going to play zydeco and there was no backup plan. We talk about his music, playing some unusual cover songs, and the possibility of a zydeco concept album. I don’t think he’s completely sold on that yet. We disagree about whipped cream frosting, discuss him being ranked as a reason to visit New Orleans, and being the Ric Flair of accordion. Check out the new album from Dwayne Dopsie & The Zydeco Hellraisers, Set Me Free, wherever you get new music. Follow him @dwaynedopsie on social media. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media. We accept coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Merch is at performanceanx.threadless.com. Now get ready to start moving with Dwayne Dopsie on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 2523 yes Bren Holmes (The Young Dubliners) https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/bren-holmes-the-young-dubliners-YTybz_dJ Bren Holmes moved from Dublin, Ireland to Los Angeles, California to start an Irish band called The Young Dubliners. They play a great combination of rock and traditional Irish music. In fact, Bren tells me how he gets a royalty check for a song that’s 400 years old.  After 28 years of grueling touring with the band, Bren called it a career. Until, that is, he started finishing music that he had been writing for years. He got together with some friends and recorded his first solo album, Everything You Never Wanted. Give him a follow @brenholmesmusic on Instagram and check out the album wherever you get new music. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on socials. We love coffee from ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Our merch is at performanceanx.threadless.com. So grab a drink and let’s get started with Bren Holmes on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 16 Sep 2021 08:00:00 -0000 Bren Holmes (The Young Dubliners) full 213 Marc Shea Bren Holmes moved from Dublin, Ireland to Los Angeles, California to start an Irish band called The Young Dubliners. They play a great combination of rock and traditional Irish music. In fact, Bren tells me how he gets a royalty check for a song that’s 400 years old.  After 28 years of grueling touring with the band, Bren called it a career. Until, that is, he started finishing music that he had been writing for years. He got together with some friends and recorded his first solo album, Everything You Never Wanted. Give him a follow @brenholmesmusic on Instagram and check out the album wherever you get new music. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on socials. We love coffee from ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Our merch is at performanceanx.threadless.com. So grab a drink and let’s get started with Bren Holmes on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Bren Holmes moved from Dublin, Ireland to Los Angeles, California to start an Irish band called The Young Dubliners. They play a great combination of rock and traditional Irish music. In fact, Bren tells me how he gets a royalty check for a song that’s 400 years old.  After 28 years of grueling touring with the band, Bren called it a career. Until, that is, he started finishing music that he had been writing for years. He got together with some friends and recorded his first solo album, Everything You Never Wanted. Give him a follow @brenholmesmusic on Instagram and check out the album wherever you get new music. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on socials. We love coffee from ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Our merch is at performanceanx.threadless.com. So grab a drink and let’s get started with Bren Holmes on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Bren Holmes moved from Dublin, Ireland to Los Angeles, California to start an Irish band called The Young Dubliners. They play a great combination of rock and traditional Irish music. In fact, Bren tells me how he gets a royalty check for a song that’s 400 years old. 

After 28 years of grueling touring with the band, Bren called it a career. Until, that is, he started finishing music that he had been writing for years. He got together with some friends and recorded his first solo album, Everything You Never Wanted. Give him a follow @brenholmesmusic on Instagram and check out the album wherever you get new music. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on socials. We love coffee from ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Our merch is at performanceanx.threadless.com. So grab a drink and let’s get started with Bren Holmes on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 3294 yes Chris Olley (six. by seven) https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/chris-olley-six-by-seven-4aL5Sk0I Chris Olley of six by seven was kind enough to take a break from writing to join us on the podcast. We jump right into it with how difficult it is for artists to remain true to themselves. Chris also discusses how he transformed from a guitar shredder to a Neil Young disciple. His band, six by seven, was the band that should have broken here in the US but didn’t. Chris posits that it could be the band’s penchant for terrible timing. He also schools me on Cher’s Do You Believe, discusses his bizarre working relationship with Julian Cope, and how long it takes him to get sacked from any given job. He also breaks down why people believe he’s a prolific songwriter. I’d recommend following his social media, but he doesn’t have any. Check the band out at Bandcamp. There’s a lot there! Check us out on the socials @PerformanceAnx. You can treat us to coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Merch is found at performanceanx.threadless.com. Let’s not waste any time and get right into it with Chris Olley of six by seven on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 14 Sep 2021 08:00:00 -0000 Chris Olley (six. by seven) full 212 Marc Shea Chris Olley of six by seven was kind enough to take a break from writing to join us on the podcast. We jump right into it with how difficult it is for artists to remain true to themselves. Chris also discusses how he transformed from a guitar shredder to a Neil Young disciple. His band, six by seven, was the band that should have broken here in the US but didn’t. Chris posits that it could be the band’s penchant for terrible timing. He also schools me on Cher’s Do You Believe, discusses his bizarre working relationship with Julian Cope, and how long it takes him to get sacked from any given job. He also breaks down why people believe he’s a prolific songwriter. I’d recommend following his social media, but he doesn’t have any. Check the band out at Bandcamp. There’s a lot there! Check us out on the socials @PerformanceAnx. You can treat us to coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Merch is found at performanceanx.threadless.com. Let’s not waste any time and get right into it with Chris Olley of six by seven on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Chris Olley of six by seven was kind enough to take a break from writing to join us on the podcast. We jump right into it with how difficult it is for artists to remain true to themselves. Chris also discusses how he transformed from a guitar shredder to a Neil Young disciple. His band, six by seven, was the band that should have broken here in the US but didn’t. Chris posits that it could be the band’s penchant for terrible timing. He also schools me on Cher’s Do You Believe, discusses his bizarre working relationship with Julian Cope, and how long it takes him to get sacked from any given job. He also breaks down why people believe he’s a prolific songwriter. I’d recommend following his social media, but he doesn’t have any. Check the band out at Bandcamp. There’s a lot there! Check us out on the socials @PerformanceAnx. You can treat us to coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Merch is found at performanceanx.threadless.com. Let’s not waste any time and get right into it with Chris Olley of six by seven on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Chris Olley of six by seven was kind enough to take a break from writing to join us on the podcast. We jump right into it with how difficult it is for artists to remain true to themselves. Chris also discusses how he transformed from a guitar shredder to a Neil Young disciple. His band, six by seven, was the band that should have broken here in the US but didn’t. Chris posits that it could be the band’s penchant for terrible timing. He also schools me on Cher’s Do You Believe, discusses his bizarre working relationship with Julian Cope, and how long it takes him to get sacked from any given job. He also breaks down why people believe he’s a prolific songwriter. I’d recommend following his social media, but he doesn’t have any. Check the band out at Bandcamp. There’s a lot there! Check us out on the socials @PerformanceAnx. You can treat us to coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Merch is found at performanceanx.threadless.com. Let’s not waste any time and get right into it with Chris Olley of six by seven on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 7507 yes Joseph Massey https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/joseph-massey-FHj5uNQQ Poet Joseph Massey was kind enough to spend a little time with me. He discovered poetry after a particularly troublesome childhood which included neglectful parents and spending one school year by himself in an auditorium. He spent his time after that reading and writing poetry; corresponding with some of the most influential poets alive, like Cid Corman, Robert Bly, and Allen Ginsburg (who gave him a lot of advice and encouragement). Joseph was so dedicated to his art that he wound up living alone in a shack and almost drinking himself into oblivion. And just as he was turning everything around, he was blindsided by unfounded and anonymous accusations which cost him his livelihood. But he is rebuilding and has found a strength that he didn’t know he had. But that probably won’t keep him from getting texter’s thumbs, like Kanye. Follow Joseph on social media @jmasseypoet. Subscribe to his substack for regular poetry fixes. Follow us @PerformanceAnx for regular podcast fixes. Give us a coffee fix at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Merch is at performanceanx.threadless.com. Now let’s ease into our conversation with poet Joseph Massey on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 09 Sep 2021 08:00:00 -0000 Joseph Massey full 211 Marc Shea Poet Joseph Massey was kind enough to spend a little time with me. He discovered poetry after a particularly troublesome childhood which included neglectful parents and spending one school year by himself in an auditorium. He spent his time after that reading and writing poetry; corresponding with some of the most influential poets alive, like Cid Corman, Robert Bly, and Allen Ginsburg (who gave him a lot of advice and encouragement). Joseph was so dedicated to his art that he wound up living alone in a shack and almost drinking himself into oblivion. And just as he was turning everything around, he was blindsided by unfounded and anonymous accusations which cost him his livelihood. But he is rebuilding and has found a strength that he didn’t know he had. But that probably won’t keep him from getting texter’s thumbs, like Kanye. Follow Joseph on social media @jmasseypoet. Subscribe to his substack for regular poetry fixes. Follow us @PerformanceAnx for regular podcast fixes. Give us a coffee fix at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Merch is at performanceanx.threadless.com. Now let’s ease into our conversation with poet Joseph Massey on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Poet Joseph Massey was kind enough to spend a little time with me. He discovered poetry after a particularly troublesome childhood which included neglectful parents and spending one school year by himself in an auditorium. He spent his time after that reading and writing poetry; corresponding with some of the most influential poets alive, like Cid Corman, Robert Bly, and Allen Ginsburg (who gave him a lot of advice and encouragement). Joseph was so dedicated to his art that he wound up living alone in a shack and almost drinking himself into oblivion. And just as he was turning everything around, he was blindsided by unfounded and anonymous accusations which cost him his livelihood. But he is rebuilding and has found a strength that he didn’t know he had. But that probably won’t keep him from getting texter’s thumbs, like Kanye. Follow Joseph on social media @jmasseypoet. Subscribe to his substack for regular poetry fixes. Follow us @PerformanceAnx for regular podcast fixes. Give us a coffee fix at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Merch is at performanceanx.threadless.com. Now let’s ease into our conversation with poet Joseph Massey on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Poet Joseph Massey was kind enough to spend a little time with me. He discovered poetry after a particularly troublesome childhood which included neglectful parents and spending one school year by himself in an auditorium. He spent his time after that reading and writing poetry; corresponding with some of the most influential poets alive, like Cid Corman, Robert Bly, and Allen Ginsburg (who gave him a lot of advice and encouragement). Joseph was so dedicated to his art that he wound up living alone in a shack and almost drinking himself into oblivion. And just as he was turning everything around, he was blindsided by unfounded and anonymous accusations which cost him his livelihood. But he is rebuilding and has found a strength that he didn’t know he had. But that probably won’t keep him from getting texter’s thumbs, like Kanye. Follow Joseph on social media @jmasseypoet. Subscribe to his substack for regular poetry fixes. Follow us @PerformanceAnx for regular podcast fixes. Give us a coffee fix at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Merch is at performanceanx.threadless.com. Now let’s ease into our conversation with poet Joseph Massey on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 5090 yes Suzie Stapleton https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/suzie-stapleton-0sxmDC7_ This episode is another Performance Anxiety first. I heard about my guest Suzie Stapleton through a listener, Sandy Olivia. We got to chatting through social media (and I am always open to that) and Sandy was so enthusiastic about Suzie that I had to check her music out. It’s moody, atmospheric, and heavy without getting bogged down. After listening to her debut, I reached out and Suzie agreed to do an episode. So here we are. We go pretty deep, like how she began playing in Australia but moved to London; meeting Cyprus Grove and contributing to the Jeffrey Lee Pierce Sessions; touring with Mark Lanegan; and self producing her full length debut. Give Suzie a follow on social media. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on Twitter & Instagram. Reach out if there’s anyone you’d like to hear on the podcast. You can buy us some coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety (Yes we can be bought). Merch is for sale at performanceanx.threadless.com. Now let’s get the show on the road with Suzie Stapleton on Performance Anxiety, a proud member of the Pantheon Podcast Network, the one stop shop for all your music podcast needs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 07 Sep 2021 08:00:00 -0000 Suzie Stapleton full 210 Marc Shea This episode is another Performance Anxiety first. I heard about my guest Suzie Stapleton through a listener, Sandy Olivia. We got to chatting through social media (and I am always open to that) and Sandy was so enthusiastic about Suzie that I had to check her music out. It’s moody, atmospheric, and heavy without getting bogged down. After listening to her debut, I reached out and Suzie agreed to do an episode. So here we are. We go pretty deep, like how she began playing in Australia but moved to London; meeting Cyprus Grove and contributing to the Jeffrey Lee Pierce Sessions; touring with Mark Lanegan; and self producing her full length debut. Give Suzie a follow on social media. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on Twitter & Instagram. Reach out if there’s anyone you’d like to hear on the podcast. You can buy us some coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety (Yes we can be bought). Merch is for sale at performanceanx.threadless.com. Now let’s get the show on the road with Suzie Stapleton on Performance Anxiety, a proud member of the Pantheon Podcast Network, the one stop shop for all your music podcast needs. This episode is another Performance Anxiety first. I heard about my guest Suzie Stapleton through a listener, Sandy Olivia. We got to chatting through social media (and I am always open to that) and Sandy was so enthusiastic about Suzie that I had to check her music out. It’s moody, atmospheric, and heavy without getting bogged down. After listening to her debut, I reached out and Suzie agreed to do an episode. So here we are. We go pretty deep, like how she began playing in Australia but moved to London; meeting Cyprus Grove and contributing to the Jeffrey Lee Pierce Sessions; touring with Mark Lanegan; and self producing her full length debut. Give Suzie a follow on social media. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on Twitter & Instagram. Reach out if there’s anyone you’d like to hear on the podcast. You can buy us some coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety (Yes we can be bought). Merch is for sale at performanceanx.threadless.com. Now let’s get the show on the road with Suzie Stapleton on Performance Anxiety, a proud member of the Pantheon Podcast Network, the one stop shop for all your music podcast needs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This episode is another Performance Anxiety first. I heard about my guest Suzie Stapleton through a listener, Sandy Olivia. We got to chatting through social media (and I am always open to that) and Sandy was so enthusiastic about Suzie that I had to check her music out. It’s moody, atmospheric, and heavy without getting bogged down. After listening to her debut, I reached out and Suzie agreed to do an episode. So here we are. We go pretty deep, like how she began playing in Australia but moved to London; meeting Cyprus Grove and contributing to the Jeffrey Lee Pierce Sessions; touring with Mark Lanegan; and self producing her full length debut. Give Suzie a follow on social media. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on Twitter & Instagram. Reach out if there’s anyone you’d like to hear on the podcast. You can buy us some coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety (Yes we can be bought). Merch is for sale at performanceanx.threadless.com. Now let’s get the show on the road with Suzie Stapleton on Performance Anxiety, a proud member of the Pantheon Podcast Network, the one stop shop for all your music podcast needs.

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]]> 4750 yes Side Projects: The Music Of Ray Davies https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/side-projects-the-music-of-ray-davies-_GjtPWTK Richard X Heyman and Nate Wilcox join me to discuss the songwriting of Ray Davies. Is he underappreciated or not? Richard and Nate discuss how they discovered and obsessed over The Kinks. They share some wild stories and favorite songs. Ray has been a big influence on Richard’s writing. He has a new album out and we discuss where Ray’s presence might be felt. Nate talks about how he started his wonderful podcast, Let It Roll, and where he sees it going in future episodes and series. Check out Richard X Heyman’s new album, Copious Notes, wherever you get music these days. Listen to Nate’s podcast, Let It Roll on the Pantheon Podcast Network or wherever you listen to podcasts. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on the socials. We take coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Merch is found at performanceanx.threadless.com. OK enough of all this, let's get going on the songwriting of Ray Davies with Richard X Heyman & Nate Wilcox on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 03 Sep 2021 08:00:00 -0000 Side Projects: The Music Of Ray Davies full 209 Marc Shea Richard X Heyman and Nate Wilcox join me to discuss the songwriting of Ray Davies. Is he underappreciated or not? Richard and Nate discuss how they discovered and obsessed over The Kinks. They share some wild stories and favorite songs. Ray has been a big influence on Richard’s writing. He has a new album out and we discuss where Ray’s presence might be felt. Nate talks about how he started his wonderful podcast, Let It Roll, and where he sees it going in future episodes and series. Check out Richard X Heyman’s new album, Copious Notes, wherever you get music these days. Listen to Nate’s podcast, Let It Roll on the Pantheon Podcast Network or wherever you listen to podcasts. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on the socials. We take coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Merch is found at performanceanx.threadless.com. OK enough of all this, let's get going on the songwriting of Ray Davies with Richard X Heyman & Nate Wilcox on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Richard X Heyman and Nate Wilcox join me to discuss the songwriting of Ray Davies. Is he underappreciated or not? Richard and Nate discuss how they discovered and obsessed over The Kinks. They share some wild stories and favorite songs. Ray has been a big influence on Richard’s writing. He has a new album out and we discuss where Ray’s presence might be felt. Nate talks about how he started his wonderful podcast, Let It Roll, and where he sees it going in future episodes and series. Check out Richard X Heyman’s new album, Copious Notes, wherever you get music these days. Listen to Nate’s podcast, Let It Roll on the Pantheon Podcast Network or wherever you listen to podcasts. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on the socials. We take coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Merch is found at performanceanx.threadless.com. OK enough of all this, let's get going on the songwriting of Ray Davies with Richard X Heyman & Nate Wilcox on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Richard X Heyman and Nate Wilcox join me to discuss the songwriting of Ray Davies. Is he underappreciated or not? Richard and Nate discuss how they discovered and obsessed over The Kinks. They share some wild stories and favorite songs. Ray has been a big influence on Richard’s writing. He has a new album out and we discuss where Ray’s presence might be felt. Nate talks about how he started his wonderful podcast, Let It Roll, and where he sees it going in future episodes and series. Check out Richard X Heyman’s new album, Copious Notes, wherever you get music these days. Listen to Nate’s podcast, Let It Roll on the Pantheon Podcast Network or wherever you listen to podcasts. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on the socials. We take coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Merch is found at performanceanx.threadless.com. OK enough of all this, let's get going on the songwriting of Ray Davies with Richard X Heyman & Nate Wilcox on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 3533 yes Anne Husick (Band Of Susans, Ronnie Spector) https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/anne-husick-band-of-susans-ronnie-spector-o69rOHH1 Anne Husick is our guest. She talks about growing up in New York but missing the entire early NYC punk scene because she went to Miami for college. She joined Band of Susans after being VERY persistent and almost immediately went on a European tour for six weeks with people she didn’t know. She reminisces about playing in an incredibly loud band with 4 guitars! She eventually left Band Of Susans to play with Ronnie Spector, Joey Ramone, and Wicked Wilson Pickett, among others. She also lost her voice for six years! Recently she recorded Lulu’s To Sir With Love with Rew Starr and the ReWlettes and getting the approval of Lulu herself and some other, unexpected people! Give Anne a follow @annehusick_music on Instagram. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on all the socials. We love coffee from ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Merch is found at performanceanx.threadless.com. Rate & review the show and check out the other great podcasts on the Pantheon Podcast network like Long May You Young, Let It Roll, & Highway Hi Fi. Now make some noise for Anne Husick on Performance Anxiety. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 01 Sep 2021 08:00:00 -0000 Anne Husick (Band Of Susans, Ronnie Spector) full 208 Marc Shea Anne Husick is our guest. She talks about growing up in New York but missing the entire early NYC punk scene because she went to Miami for college. She joined Band of Susans after being VERY persistent and almost immediately went on a European tour for six weeks with people she didn’t know. She reminisces about playing in an incredibly loud band with 4 guitars! She eventually left Band Of Susans to play with Ronnie Spector, Joey Ramone, and Wicked Wilson Pickett, among others. She also lost her voice for six years! Recently she recorded Lulu’s To Sir With Love with Rew Starr and the ReWlettes and getting the approval of Lulu herself and some other, unexpected people! Give Anne a follow @annehusick_music on Instagram. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on all the socials. We love coffee from ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Merch is found at performanceanx.threadless.com. Rate & review the show and check out the other great podcasts on the Pantheon Podcast network like Long May You Young, Let It Roll, & Highway Hi Fi. Now make some noise for Anne Husick on Performance Anxiety. Anne Husick is our guest. She talks about growing up in New York but missing the entire early NYC punk scene because she went to Miami for college. She joined Band of Susans after being VERY persistent and almost immediately went on a European tour for six weeks with people she didn’t know. She reminisces about playing in an incredibly loud band with 4 guitars! She eventually left Band Of Susans to play with Ronnie Spector, Joey Ramone, and Wicked Wilson Pickett, among others. She also lost her voice for six years! Recently she recorded Lulu’s To Sir With Love with Rew Starr and the ReWlettes and getting the approval of Lulu herself and some other, unexpected people! Give Anne a follow @annehusick_music on Instagram. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on all the socials. We love coffee from ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Merch is found at performanceanx.threadless.com. Rate & review the show and check out the other great podcasts on the Pantheon Podcast network like Long May You Young, Let It Roll, & Highway Hi Fi. Now make some noise for Anne Husick on Performance Anxiety. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Anne Husick is our guest. She talks about growing up in New York but missing the entire early NYC punk scene because she went to Miami for college. She joined Band of Susans after being VERY persistent and almost immediately went on a European tour for six weeks with people she didn’t know. She reminisces about playing in an incredibly loud band with 4 guitars! She eventually left Band Of Susans to play with Ronnie Spector, Joey Ramone, and Wicked Wilson Pickett, among others. She also lost her voice for six years!

Recently she recorded Lulu’s To Sir With Love with Rew Starr and the ReWlettes and getting the approval of Lulu herself and some other, unexpected people! Give Anne a follow @annehusick_music on Instagram. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on all the socials. We love coffee from ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Merch is found at performanceanx.threadless.com. Rate & review the show and check out the other great podcasts on the Pantheon Podcast network like Long May You Young, Let It Roll, & Highway Hi Fi. Now make some noise for Anne Husick on Performance Anxiety.

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]]> 4749 yes Side Projects: The Three Stages Of Drinking https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/side-projects-the-three-stages-of-drinking-cBN3FPl2 This is a very loose episode of Side Projects. After talking with my panel, which consists of Jimmy Gnecco from OURS, Chef Celina Tio of The Belfry in Kansas City & several Food Network competitions, and Astrid Young, Astrid suggested the three stages of drinking. It sounded like a fun challenge. We defined each stage for ourselves, chose a drink and a song, and attempted to explain them while drinking. It gets a little loose and a lot of fun. Check everyone out on the socials, follow us @PerformanceAnx. Give us a review. Or sober us up with some coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Merch is at performanceanx.threadless.com (sorry, no shot glasses or beer mugs, yet). So grab your own beverage and enjoy the Three Stages of Drinking on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 26 Aug 2021 08:00:00 -0000 Side Projects: The Three Stages Of Drinking full 207 Marc Shea This is a very loose episode of Side Projects. After talking with my panel, which consists of Jimmy Gnecco from OURS, Chef Celina Tio of The Belfry in Kansas City & several Food Network competitions, and Astrid Young, Astrid suggested the three stages of drinking. It sounded like a fun challenge. We defined each stage for ourselves, chose a drink and a song, and attempted to explain them while drinking. It gets a little loose and a lot of fun. Check everyone out on the socials, follow us @PerformanceAnx. Give us a review. Or sober us up with some coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Merch is at performanceanx.threadless.com (sorry, no shot glasses or beer mugs, yet). So grab your own beverage and enjoy the Three Stages of Drinking on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. This is a very loose episode of Side Projects. After talking with my panel, which consists of Jimmy Gnecco from OURS, Chef Celina Tio of The Belfry in Kansas City & several Food Network competitions, and Astrid Young, Astrid suggested the three stages of drinking. It sounded like a fun challenge. We defined each stage for ourselves, chose a drink and a song, and attempted to explain them while drinking. It gets a little loose and a lot of fun. Check everyone out on the socials, follow us @PerformanceAnx. Give us a review. Or sober us up with some coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Merch is at performanceanx.threadless.com (sorry, no shot glasses or beer mugs, yet). So grab your own beverage and enjoy the Three Stages of Drinking on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This is a very loose episode of Side Projects. After talking with my panel, which consists of Jimmy Gnecco from OURS, Chef Celina Tio of The Belfry in Kansas City & several Food Network competitions, and Astrid Young, Astrid suggested the three stages of drinking. It sounded like a fun challenge. We defined each stage for ourselves, chose a drink and a song, and attempted to explain them while drinking. It gets a little loose and a lot of fun. Check everyone out on the socials, follow us @PerformanceAnx. Give us a review. Or sober us up with some coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Merch is at performanceanx.threadless.com (sorry, no shot glasses or beer mugs, yet). So grab your own beverage and enjoy the Three Stages of Drinking on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 3526 yes Jimmy Gnecco (OURS) https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/jimmy-gnecco-ours-vOJbqMvD Jimmy Gnecco joins me for this one. His voice is one of the most powerful instruments I’ve ever heard. But he didn’t start off singing. He started as a BMX racer. He got a sponsorship from TNT bikes but he also got hit by a car. Jimmy describes seeing the power of music as a kid and discovering his own voice in the studio with a Black Sabbath tribute band playing a Motley Crue song. The story of the band Ours is a fascinating one with so many detours. It starts with a bidding war after the band had played just five shows. But there are a lot of lessons learned in this story, the most important of which is sometimes missed opportunities aren’t bad, just a chance to get the work done the right way. Jimmy describes how the new self-title Ours album brings the band full circle and how pasta saved his voice. Follow the band @oursmusic on Instagram. Look for them on FaceBook. The website is ours.net for merch, tour dates, and more. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media. Merch is at performanceanx.threadless.com. ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety is where you can show us some love with a cup of coffee. Now settle in for a rollercoaster ride with Jimmy Gnecco of Ours on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 24 Aug 2021 08:00:00 -0000 Jimmy Gnecco (OURS) full 206 Marc Shea Jimmy Gnecco joins me for this one. His voice is one of the most powerful instruments I’ve ever heard. But he didn’t start off singing. He started as a BMX racer. He got a sponsorship from TNT bikes but he also got hit by a car. Jimmy describes seeing the power of music as a kid and discovering his own voice in the studio with a Black Sabbath tribute band playing a Motley Crue song. The story of the band Ours is a fascinating one with so many detours. It starts with a bidding war after the band had played just five shows. But there are a lot of lessons learned in this story, the most important of which is sometimes missed opportunities aren’t bad, just a chance to get the work done the right way. Jimmy describes how the new self-title Ours album brings the band full circle and how pasta saved his voice. Follow the band @oursmusic on Instagram. Look for them on FaceBook. The website is ours.net for merch, tour dates, and more. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media. Merch is at performanceanx.threadless.com. ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety is where you can show us some love with a cup of coffee. Now settle in for a rollercoaster ride with Jimmy Gnecco of Ours on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Jimmy Gnecco joins me for this one. His voice is one of the most powerful instruments I’ve ever heard. But he didn’t start off singing. He started as a BMX racer. He got a sponsorship from TNT bikes but he also got hit by a car. Jimmy describes seeing the power of music as a kid and discovering his own voice in the studio with a Black Sabbath tribute band playing a Motley Crue song. The story of the band Ours is a fascinating one with so many detours. It starts with a bidding war after the band had played just five shows. But there are a lot of lessons learned in this story, the most important of which is sometimes missed opportunities aren’t bad, just a chance to get the work done the right way. Jimmy describes how the new self-title Ours album brings the band full circle and how pasta saved his voice. Follow the band @oursmusic on Instagram. Look for them on FaceBook. The website is ours.net for merch, tour dates, and more. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media. Merch is at performanceanx.threadless.com. ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety is where you can show us some love with a cup of coffee. Now settle in for a rollercoaster ride with Jimmy Gnecco of Ours on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Jimmy Gnecco joins me for this one. His voice is one of the most powerful instruments I’ve ever heard. But he didn’t start off singing. He started as a BMX racer. He got a sponsorship from TNT bikes but he also got hit by a car. Jimmy describes seeing the power of music as a kid and discovering his own voice in the studio with a Black Sabbath tribute band playing a Motley Crue song.

The story of the band Ours is a fascinating one with so many detours. It starts with a bidding war after the band had played just five shows. But there are a lot of lessons learned in this story, the most important of which is sometimes missed opportunities aren’t bad, just a chance to get the work done the right way. Jimmy describes how the new self-title Ours album brings the band full circle and how pasta saved his voice. Follow the band @oursmusic on Instagram. Look for them on FaceBook. The website is ours.net for merch, tour dates, and more.

Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media. Merch is at performanceanx.threadless.com. ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety is where you can show us some love with a cup of coffee. Now settle in for a rollercoaster ride with Jimmy Gnecco of Ours on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 7311 yes Joe Cardamone (The Icarus Line) https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/joe-cardamone-the-icarus-line-NG2Lw5kb Joe Cardamone joins us on this episode. Even as a kid, Joe was creative (his dad WAS a child actor). He started singing by humming the star wars theme during long car trips as a kid. And he found that art was very therapeutic for him; it’s been a driving force that has gotten him through some tragic times, including the deaths of two friends and band members. He started off as a punk kid in Kanker Sores, transitioned into The Icarus Line, and now to a solo career. He has also collaborated with some incredible people like Annie Hardy, Queen Kwong, Ian Ottaway, and Mark Lanegan. Their joint album Skeleton Joe vs Dark Mark, will hopefully be out soon. His latest project, Quarantina, is a wonderful multimedia release that is both musically & visually stunning. Follow him on social media and check out Quarantina on YouTube. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on the socials. Merch is found at performanceanx.threadless.com. Coffee can be donated to us at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. So let’s just jump into this one with Joe Cardamone on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 19 Aug 2021 08:00:00 -0000 Joe Cardamone (The Icarus Line) full 205 Marc Shea Joe Cardamone joins us on this episode. Even as a kid, Joe was creative (his dad WAS a child actor). He started singing by humming the star wars theme during long car trips as a kid. And he found that art was very therapeutic for him; it’s been a driving force that has gotten him through some tragic times, including the deaths of two friends and band members. He started off as a punk kid in Kanker Sores, transitioned into The Icarus Line, and now to a solo career. He has also collaborated with some incredible people like Annie Hardy, Queen Kwong, Ian Ottaway, and Mark Lanegan. Their joint album Skeleton Joe vs Dark Mark, will hopefully be out soon. His latest project, Quarantina, is a wonderful multimedia release that is both musically & visually stunning. Follow him on social media and check out Quarantina on YouTube. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on the socials. Merch is found at performanceanx.threadless.com. Coffee can be donated to us at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. So let’s just jump into this one with Joe Cardamone on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. Joe Cardamone joins us on this episode. Even as a kid, Joe was creative (his dad WAS a child actor). He started singing by humming the star wars theme during long car trips as a kid. And he found that art was very therapeutic for him; it’s been a driving force that has gotten him through some tragic times, including the deaths of two friends and band members. He started off as a punk kid in Kanker Sores, transitioned into The Icarus Line, and now to a solo career. He has also collaborated with some incredible people like Annie Hardy, Queen Kwong, Ian Ottaway, and Mark Lanegan. Their joint album Skeleton Joe vs Dark Mark, will hopefully be out soon. His latest project, Quarantina, is a wonderful multimedia release that is both musically & visually stunning. Follow him on social media and check out Quarantina on YouTube. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on the socials. Merch is found at performanceanx.threadless.com. Coffee can be donated to us at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. So let’s just jump into this one with Joe Cardamone on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Joe Cardamone joins us on this episode. Even as a kid, Joe was creative (his dad WAS a child actor). He started singing by humming the star wars theme during long car trips as a kid. And he found that art was very therapeutic for him; it’s been a driving force that has gotten him through some tragic times, including the deaths of two friends and band members. He started off as a punk kid in Kanker Sores, transitioned into The Icarus Line, and now to a solo career. He has also collaborated with some incredible people like Annie Hardy, Queen Kwong, Ian Ottaway, and Mark Lanegan. Their joint album Skeleton Joe vs Dark Mark, will hopefully be out soon. His latest project, Quarantina, is a wonderful multimedia release that is both musically & visually stunning. Follow him on social media and check out Quarantina on YouTube. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on the socials. Merch is found at performanceanx.threadless.com. Coffee can be donated to us at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. So let’s just jump into this one with Joe Cardamone on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 3996 yes Modern Guilt https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/modern-guilt-9S49KSdm This episode is one of those that came about due to a prior guest. Scarlett Sabet introduced me to the band Modern Guilt. I listened to the singles and reached out to drummer Scott, Bassist Andreas, & singer/guitarist Jaz about doing the podcast. I’m so glad I did. The guys were so much fun to speak with. We discuss why it took a year to decide on a name, Andreas’ love of Kenny G, and how the one thing Jaz can do is two things. We had some timing issues with Zoom (and Andreas), so there’s some interesting edits in here. We go off on a few tangents but we always manage to bring everything back around. And keep listening after the initial sign-off. I listened to the extra bits that are usually left on the editing room floor and enjoyed them so much that I included them at the very end. There’s a lot of interesting talk about the state of new music in the bonus material. So follow Modern Guilt @modernguiltofficial on the socials. Pick up their very first EP, You’re Welcome, wherever you get music. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media. Merch is found at performanceanx.threadless.com. We love it when you treat us to coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. And You’re welcome for an episode featuring Scott, Andreas, & Jaz of Modern Guilt on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 17 Aug 2021 10:52:44 -0000 Modern Guilt full 204 Marc Shea This episode is one of those that came about due to a prior guest. Scarlett Sabet introduced me to the band Modern Guilt. I listened to the singles and reached out to drummer Scott, Bassist Andreas, & singer/guitarist Jaz about doing the podcast. I’m so glad I did. The guys were so much fun to speak with. We discuss why it took a year to decide on a name, Andreas’ love of Kenny G, and how the one thing Jaz can do is two things. We had some timing issues with Zoom (and Andreas), so there’s some interesting edits in here. We go off on a few tangents but we always manage to bring everything back around. And keep listening after the initial sign-off. I listened to the extra bits that are usually left on the editing room floor and enjoyed them so much that I included them at the very end. There’s a lot of interesting talk about the state of new music in the bonus material. So follow Modern Guilt @modernguiltofficial on the socials. Pick up their very first EP, You’re Welcome, wherever you get music. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media. Merch is found at performanceanx.threadless.com. We love it when you treat us to coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. And You’re welcome for an episode featuring Scott, Andreas, & Jaz of Modern Guilt on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. This episode is one of those that came about due to a prior guest. Scarlett Sabet introduced me to the band Modern Guilt. I listened to the singles and reached out to drummer Scott, Bassist Andreas, & singer/guitarist Jaz about doing the podcast. I’m so glad I did. The guys were so much fun to speak with. We discuss why it took a year to decide on a name, Andreas’ love of Kenny G, and how the one thing Jaz can do is two things. We had some timing issues with Zoom (and Andreas), so there’s some interesting edits in here. We go off on a few tangents but we always manage to bring everything back around. And keep listening after the initial sign-off. I listened to the extra bits that are usually left on the editing room floor and enjoyed them so much that I included them at the very end. There’s a lot of interesting talk about the state of new music in the bonus material. So follow Modern Guilt @modernguiltofficial on the socials. Pick up their very first EP, You’re Welcome, wherever you get music. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media. Merch is found at performanceanx.threadless.com. We love it when you treat us to coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. And You’re welcome for an episode featuring Scott, Andreas, & Jaz of Modern Guilt on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This episode is one of those that came about due to a prior guest. Scarlett Sabet introduced me to the band Modern Guilt. I listened to the singles and reached out to drummer Scott, Bassist Andreas, & singer/guitarist Jaz about doing the podcast. I’m so glad I did. The guys were so much fun to speak with. We discuss why it took a year to decide on a name, Andreas’ love of Kenny G, and how the one thing Jaz can do is two things.

We had some timing issues with Zoom (and Andreas), so there’s some interesting edits in here. We go off on a few tangents but we always manage to bring everything back around. And keep listening after the initial sign-off. I listened to the extra bits that are usually left on the editing room floor and enjoyed them so much that I included them at the very end. There’s a lot of interesting talk about the state of new music in the bonus material. So follow Modern Guilt @modernguiltofficial on the socials. Pick up their very first EP, You’re Welcome, wherever you get music. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media. Merch is found at performanceanx.threadless.com. We love it when you treat us to coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. And You’re welcome for an episode featuring Scott, Andreas, & Jaz of Modern Guilt on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 5644 yes Side Projects: A Soundtrack To The Black Dinner https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/side-projects-a-soundtrack-to-the-black-dinner-JeD5SFa0 Jay Reifel returns with a menu based on a playlist sent by yours truly. There were no parameters other than to use a minimum of three songs. Jay reached into his historical bag of tricks and came up with a menu based on an event hosted by Roman Emperor Domitian, called The Black Dinner or alternately, The Dinner From Hell. Every course he served was black. In addition, the Senators in attendance didn’t know if they would survive the meal. Literally. And let’s give a shout out to Apicius!  Follow Jay @jayreifel & @ediblehistory. Check out other historical menus at ediblehistorynyc.com. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media. You can pick up a cup of coffee for us at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Merch is at performanceanx.threadless.com. And check out all the other great podcasts on the Pantheon Podcast Network like Highway Hi-Fi. That show always makes me laugh between the subject matter & the dry sense of humor. So belly up and check out the Soundtrack to The Black Dinner with Jay Reifel on Performance Anxiety. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 12 Aug 2021 08:00:00 -0000 Side Projects: A Soundtrack To The Black Dinner full 203 Marc Shea Jay Reifel returns with a menu based on a playlist sent by yours truly. There were no parameters other than to use a minimum of three songs. Jay reached into his historical bag of tricks and came up with a menu based on an event hosted by Roman Emperor Domitian, called The Black Dinner or alternately, The Dinner From Hell. Every course he served was black. In addition, the Senators in attendance didn’t know if they would survive the meal. Literally. And let’s give a shout out to Apicius!  Follow Jay @jayreifel & @ediblehistory. Check out other historical menus at ediblehistorynyc.com. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media. You can pick up a cup of coffee for us at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Merch is at performanceanx.threadless.com. And check out all the other great podcasts on the Pantheon Podcast Network like Highway Hi-Fi. That show always makes me laugh between the subject matter & the dry sense of humor. So belly up and check out the Soundtrack to The Black Dinner with Jay Reifel on Performance Anxiety. Jay Reifel returns with a menu based on a playlist sent by yours truly. There were no parameters other than to use a minimum of three songs. Jay reached into his historical bag of tricks and came up with a menu based on an event hosted by Roman Emperor Domitian, called The Black Dinner or alternately, The Dinner From Hell. Every course he served was black. In addition, the Senators in attendance didn’t know if they would survive the meal. Literally. And let’s give a shout out to Apicius!  Follow Jay @jayreifel & @ediblehistory. Check out other historical menus at ediblehistorynyc.com. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media. You can pick up a cup of coffee for us at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Merch is at performanceanx.threadless.com. And check out all the other great podcasts on the Pantheon Podcast Network like Highway Hi-Fi. That show always makes me laugh between the subject matter & the dry sense of humor. So belly up and check out the Soundtrack to The Black Dinner with Jay Reifel on Performance Anxiety. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Jay Reifel returns with a menu based on a playlist sent by yours truly. There were no parameters other than to use a minimum of three songs. Jay reached into his historical bag of tricks and came up with a menu based on an event hosted by Roman Emperor Domitian, called The Black Dinner or alternately, The Dinner From Hell. Every course he served was black. In addition, the Senators in attendance didn’t know if they would survive the meal. Literally.

And let’s give a shout out to Apicius! 

Follow Jay @jayreifel & @ediblehistory. Check out other historical menus at ediblehistorynyc.com. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media. You can pick up a cup of coffee for us at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Merch is at performanceanx.threadless.com. And check out all the other great podcasts on the Pantheon Podcast Network like Highway Hi-Fi. That show always makes me laugh between the subject matter & the dry sense of humor. So belly up and check out the Soundtrack to The Black Dinner with Jay Reifel on Performance Anxiety.

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]]> 4348 yes Jay Reifel https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/jay-reifel-wJ9fHORd This week we take a left turn. I invited a chef to be my guest this week. His name is Jay Reifel and he just beat Bobby Flay! With a mincemeat pie. And that’s why I reached out. His supper club, Edible History, takes recipes from ancient manuscripts and recreates them to give diners a literal taste of history. But he didn’t start out as a chef. We talk about his early life, somehow dual enrolling in high school & college and finding an interesting loophole; writing movies in LA; and eventually leaving to bake bread in the midwest. We also discuss how bread is like puppies, whipped cream guilt, ordering herbs from witches, and a whole lot more. Jay gives us a little behind the scenes peek at how cooking competitions are created, as he has been on both Chopped and Beat Bobby Flay. Check out Brooklyn-based Edible History on social media. Go to ediblehistorynyc.com to check out some amazing menus. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media. Rate & review us, please! Merch is available at performanceanx.threadless.com. We love coffee and you can treat us, if you like, at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. This story takes some really interesting twists & turns, like a pretzel. So grab a mead and a plate of table cheese or fruits & nuts, and settle in to Jay Reifel on Performance Anxiety; a proud member of the Pantheon Podcast family. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 10 Aug 2021 08:00:00 -0000 Jay Reifel full 202 Marc Shea This week we take a left turn. I invited a chef to be my guest this week. His name is Jay Reifel and he just beat Bobby Flay! With a mincemeat pie. And that’s why I reached out. His supper club, Edible History, takes recipes from ancient manuscripts and recreates them to give diners a literal taste of history. But he didn’t start out as a chef. We talk about his early life, somehow dual enrolling in high school & college and finding an interesting loophole; writing movies in LA; and eventually leaving to bake bread in the midwest. We also discuss how bread is like puppies, whipped cream guilt, ordering herbs from witches, and a whole lot more. Jay gives us a little behind the scenes peek at how cooking competitions are created, as he has been on both Chopped and Beat Bobby Flay. Check out Brooklyn-based Edible History on social media. Go to ediblehistorynyc.com to check out some amazing menus. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media. Rate & review us, please! Merch is available at performanceanx.threadless.com. We love coffee and you can treat us, if you like, at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. This story takes some really interesting twists & turns, like a pretzel. So grab a mead and a plate of table cheese or fruits & nuts, and settle in to Jay Reifel on Performance Anxiety; a proud member of the Pantheon Podcast family. This week we take a left turn. I invited a chef to be my guest this week. His name is Jay Reifel and he just beat Bobby Flay! With a mincemeat pie. And that’s why I reached out. His supper club, Edible History, takes recipes from ancient manuscripts and recreates them to give diners a literal taste of history. But he didn’t start out as a chef. We talk about his early life, somehow dual enrolling in high school & college and finding an interesting loophole; writing movies in LA; and eventually leaving to bake bread in the midwest. We also discuss how bread is like puppies, whipped cream guilt, ordering herbs from witches, and a whole lot more. Jay gives us a little behind the scenes peek at how cooking competitions are created, as he has been on both Chopped and Beat Bobby Flay. Check out Brooklyn-based Edible History on social media. Go to ediblehistorynyc.com to check out some amazing menus. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media. Rate & review us, please! Merch is available at performanceanx.threadless.com. We love coffee and you can treat us, if you like, at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. This story takes some really interesting twists & turns, like a pretzel. So grab a mead and a plate of table cheese or fruits & nuts, and settle in to Jay Reifel on Performance Anxiety; a proud member of the Pantheon Podcast family. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week we take a left turn. I invited a chef to be my guest this week. His name is Jay Reifel and he just beat Bobby Flay! With a mincemeat pie. And that’s why I reached out. His supper club, Edible History, takes recipes from ancient manuscripts and recreates them to give diners a literal taste of history. But he didn’t start out as a chef. We talk about his early life, somehow dual enrolling in high school & college and finding an interesting loophole; writing movies in LA; and eventually leaving to bake bread in the midwest.

We also discuss how bread is like puppies, whipped cream guilt, ordering herbs from witches, and a whole lot more. Jay gives us a little behind the scenes peek at how cooking competitions are created, as he has been on both Chopped and Beat Bobby Flay. Check out Brooklyn-based Edible History on social media. Go to ediblehistorynyc.com to check out some amazing menus. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media. Rate & review us, please! Merch is available at performanceanx.threadless.com. We love coffee and you can treat us, if you like, at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. This story takes some really interesting twists & turns, like a pretzel. So grab a mead and a plate of table cheese or fruits & nuts, and settle in to Jay Reifel on Performance Anxiety; a proud member of the Pantheon Podcast family.

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]]> 4799 yes Steve Dawson (Dolly Varden, Funeral Bonsai Wedding) https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/steve-dawson-dolly-varden-funeral-bonsai-wedding-Kk1uTfRy Steve Dawson grew up listening to a transistor radio instead of satellite radio and streaming platforms. And that informs the music he writes today. After playing in Dolly Varden for years and releasing albums as a solo artist, Steve stepped away from music. But after taking a class with Richard Thompson and Patty Griffin, he felt the time was right to come back. Some of the work he created in that class made its way onto Steve’s new album, At The Bottom Of A Canyon In The Branches Of A Tree. But there’s an entire lifetime of stories Steve shares with us, like the inspirations for several of his albums, and how he got the name for his band Funeral Bonsai Wedding, and how he came to write a book about songwriting. Follow Steve @stevdawso on Instagram. Pick up At The Bottom Of A Canyon In The Branches Of A Tree on bandcamp or wherever you get new music. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media. Rate & review. Merch can be purchased at performanceanx.threadless.com. Coffee can be donated at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. So please enjoy this episode with Steve Dawson on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 05 Aug 2021 08:00:00 -0000 Steve Dawson (Dolly Varden, Funeral Bonsai Wedding) full 201 Marc Shea Steve Dawson grew up listening to a transistor radio instead of satellite radio and streaming platforms. And that informs the music he writes today. After playing in Dolly Varden for years and releasing albums as a solo artist, Steve stepped away from music. But after taking a class with Richard Thompson and Patty Griffin, he felt the time was right to come back. Some of the work he created in that class made its way onto Steve’s new album, At The Bottom Of A Canyon In The Branches Of A Tree. But there’s an entire lifetime of stories Steve shares with us, like the inspirations for several of his albums, and how he got the name for his band Funeral Bonsai Wedding, and how he came to write a book about songwriting. Follow Steve @stevdawso on Instagram. Pick up At The Bottom Of A Canyon In The Branches Of A Tree on bandcamp or wherever you get new music. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media. Rate & review. Merch can be purchased at performanceanx.threadless.com. Coffee can be donated at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. So please enjoy this episode with Steve Dawson on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. Steve Dawson grew up listening to a transistor radio instead of satellite radio and streaming platforms. And that informs the music he writes today. After playing in Dolly Varden for years and releasing albums as a solo artist, Steve stepped away from music. But after taking a class with Richard Thompson and Patty Griffin, he felt the time was right to come back. Some of the work he created in that class made its way onto Steve’s new album, At The Bottom Of A Canyon In The Branches Of A Tree. But there’s an entire lifetime of stories Steve shares with us, like the inspirations for several of his albums, and how he got the name for his band Funeral Bonsai Wedding, and how he came to write a book about songwriting. Follow Steve @stevdawso on Instagram. Pick up At The Bottom Of A Canyon In The Branches Of A Tree on bandcamp or wherever you get new music. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media. Rate & review. Merch can be purchased at performanceanx.threadless.com. Coffee can be donated at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. So please enjoy this episode with Steve Dawson on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Steve Dawson grew up listening to a transistor radio instead of satellite radio and streaming platforms. And that informs the music he writes today. After playing in Dolly Varden for years and releasing albums as a solo artist, Steve stepped away from music. But after taking a class with Richard Thompson and Patty Griffin, he felt the time was right to come back. Some of the work he created in that class made its way onto Steve’s new album, At The Bottom Of A Canyon In The Branches Of A Tree. But there’s an entire lifetime of stories Steve shares with us, like the inspirations for several of his albums, and how he got the name for his band Funeral Bonsai Wedding, and how he came to write a book about songwriting. Follow Steve @stevdawso on Instagram. Pick up At The Bottom Of A Canyon In The Branches Of A Tree on bandcamp or wherever you get new music. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media. Rate & review. Merch can be purchased at performanceanx.threadless.com. Coffee can be donated at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. So please enjoy this episode with Steve Dawson on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 3678 yes Lizzie Edwards (Lizzie And The Makers) https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/lizzie-edwards-lizzie-and-the-makers-WAJbuDuM Lizzie Edwards of Lizzie and The Makers is my guest. And we were having a really fun talk when we were interrupted by an uninvited guest. We were talking about music literally being in her DNA, how she had created and booked a blues festival, featuring her band, when everyone but Lizzie decided to quit two weeks before the show. That led to meeting Greg McMullen and the formation of Lizzie and The Makers. They’ve been going strong for ten years now and have a new album coming out in September. Lizzie describes it as a love letter to David Lynch. I don’t know about you guys, but that’s enough for me to be interested. There’s a lot of great stories here, like playing in a cover band with a bunch of lawyers and her dad, getting Reeves Gabrels involved in the new album, and having Tik Tok performance anxiety. Follow the band @lizzieandthemakers on social media. Order the new album at lizzieandthemakers.com. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media. Merch is available at performanceanx.threadless.com. We happily accept a cup of coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. So buckle up and pay attention, because this one comes full circle. Here’s Lizzie Edwards of Lizzie and The Makers on Performance Anxiety, on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 03 Aug 2021 08:00:00 -0000 Lizzie Edwards (Lizzie And The Makers) full 200 Marc Shea Lizzie Edwards of Lizzie and The Makers is my guest. And we were having a really fun talk when we were interrupted by an uninvited guest. We were talking about music literally being in her DNA, how she had created and booked a blues festival, featuring her band, when everyone but Lizzie decided to quit two weeks before the show. That led to meeting Greg McMullen and the formation of Lizzie and The Makers. They’ve been going strong for ten years now and have a new album coming out in September. Lizzie describes it as a love letter to David Lynch. I don’t know about you guys, but that’s enough for me to be interested. There’s a lot of great stories here, like playing in a cover band with a bunch of lawyers and her dad, getting Reeves Gabrels involved in the new album, and having Tik Tok performance anxiety. Follow the band @lizzieandthemakers on social media. Order the new album at lizzieandthemakers.com. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media. Merch is available at performanceanx.threadless.com. We happily accept a cup of coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. So buckle up and pay attention, because this one comes full circle. Here’s Lizzie Edwards of Lizzie and The Makers on Performance Anxiety, on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Lizzie Edwards of Lizzie and The Makers is my guest. And we were having a really fun talk when we were interrupted by an uninvited guest. We were talking about music literally being in her DNA, how she had created and booked a blues festival, featuring her band, when everyone but Lizzie decided to quit two weeks before the show. That led to meeting Greg McMullen and the formation of Lizzie and The Makers. They’ve been going strong for ten years now and have a new album coming out in September. Lizzie describes it as a love letter to David Lynch. I don’t know about you guys, but that’s enough for me to be interested. There’s a lot of great stories here, like playing in a cover band with a bunch of lawyers and her dad, getting Reeves Gabrels involved in the new album, and having Tik Tok performance anxiety. Follow the band @lizzieandthemakers on social media. Order the new album at lizzieandthemakers.com. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media. Merch is available at performanceanx.threadless.com. We happily accept a cup of coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. So buckle up and pay attention, because this one comes full circle. Here’s Lizzie Edwards of Lizzie and The Makers on Performance Anxiety, on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Lizzie Edwards of Lizzie and The Makers is my guest. And we were having a really fun talk when we were interrupted by an uninvited guest. We were talking about music literally being in her DNA, how she had created and booked a blues festival, featuring her band, when everyone but Lizzie decided to quit two weeks before the show. That led to meeting Greg McMullen and the formation of Lizzie and The Makers. They’ve been going strong for ten years now and have a new album coming out in September. Lizzie describes it as a love letter to David Lynch. I don’t know about you guys, but that’s enough for me to be interested. There’s a lot of great stories here, like playing in a cover band with a bunch of lawyers and her dad, getting Reeves Gabrels involved in the new album, and having Tik Tok performance anxiety. Follow the band @lizzieandthemakers on social media. Order the new album at lizzieandthemakers.com. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media. Merch is available at performanceanx.threadless.com. We happily accept a cup of coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. So buckle up and pay attention, because this one comes full circle. Here’s Lizzie Edwards of Lizzie and The Makers on Performance Anxiety, on the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 3723 yes Kate Clark https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/kate-clark-gQygrdmC I am joined by singer, Kate Clark. She’s an up and coming country music star but she’s not exactly new to singing. Prior to her move to Nashville to concentrate on her music, she lived in LA, trying to learn everything she could about the entertainment business. She wound up being a body double for Scarlett Johansson and singing in the Pitch Perfect movies. And before that, she was a girl from Texas, driving around with her dad, bonding over country music. And those memories are the foundation of much of her music. Check out her singles No Halo, Last Names, & Summer. Follow her on social media @kateclarkmusic. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. We are eternally grateful for the coffees you buy for us at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Merchandise is available at performanceanx.theadless.com. So buckle up for some sweet stories, great country music, and a lot of laughs with Kate CLark on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 29 Jul 2021 08:00:00 -0000 Kate Clark full 199 Marc Shea I am joined by singer, Kate Clark. She’s an up and coming country music star but she’s not exactly new to singing. Prior to her move to Nashville to concentrate on her music, she lived in LA, trying to learn everything she could about the entertainment business. She wound up being a body double for Scarlett Johansson and singing in the Pitch Perfect movies. And before that, she was a girl from Texas, driving around with her dad, bonding over country music. And those memories are the foundation of much of her music. Check out her singles No Halo, Last Names, & Summer. Follow her on social media @kateclarkmusic. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. We are eternally grateful for the coffees you buy for us at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Merchandise is available at performanceanx.theadless.com. So buckle up for some sweet stories, great country music, and a lot of laughs with Kate CLark on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. I am joined by singer, Kate Clark. She’s an up and coming country music star but she’s not exactly new to singing. Prior to her move to Nashville to concentrate on her music, she lived in LA, trying to learn everything she could about the entertainment business. She wound up being a body double for Scarlett Johansson and singing in the Pitch Perfect movies. And before that, she was a girl from Texas, driving around with her dad, bonding over country music. And those memories are the foundation of much of her music. Check out her singles No Halo, Last Names, & Summer. Follow her on social media @kateclarkmusic. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. We are eternally grateful for the coffees you buy for us at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Merchandise is available at performanceanx.theadless.com. So buckle up for some sweet stories, great country music, and a lot of laughs with Kate CLark on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices I am joined by singer, Kate Clark. She’s an up and coming country music star but she’s not exactly new to singing. Prior to her move to Nashville to concentrate on her music, she lived in LA, trying to learn everything she could about the entertainment business. She wound up being a body double for Scarlett Johansson and singing in the Pitch Perfect movies. And before that, she was a girl from Texas, driving around with her dad, bonding over country music. And those memories are the foundation of much of her music. Check out her singles No Halo, Last Names, & Summer. Follow her on social media @kateclarkmusic. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. We are eternally grateful for the coffees you buy for us at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Merchandise is available at performanceanx.theadless.com. So buckle up for some sweet stories, great country music, and a lot of laughs with Kate CLark on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 2953 yes Alan Hewitt (Alan Hewitt & One Nation, The Moody Blues) https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/alan-hewitt-alan-hewitt-one-nation-the-moody-blues-NhggDAnV We chat with Alan Hewitt this week. Alan’s list of credits is too extensive to mention in a short podcast intro. But they include Earth, Wind, & Fire, The Moody Blues, Warrant, & The Grand Tour. He has written music that has appeared in critically acclaimed movies and TV series, played with Hall of Fame musicians, and released several solo albums. His new band is called One Nation and leans more on Alan’s love of prog rock. His new album should be released by the end of summer 2021 (it better be because it’s titled 2021 & he has tour dates in place). Alan is very candid about his career. He started as a drummer and taught himself keyboards, which blows my mind! In addition to touring with The Moody Blues & writing original prog rock with One Nation, he’s also an ambassador for Fetch Fido A Flight, which helps adult dogs find homes before it’s too late. Check out alanhewittandonenation.com for release info, tour dates, & social media info. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. We like coffee and accept it ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Merch like shirts, mugs, & shower curtains is available at performanceanx.threadless.com. I can’t think of a prog pun to get us into this episode, so let’s just start it, here on Performance Anxiety; part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 27 Jul 2021 08:00:00 -0000 Alan Hewitt (Alan Hewitt & One Nation, The Moody Blues) full 198 Marc Shea We chat with Alan Hewitt this week. Alan’s list of credits is too extensive to mention in a short podcast intro. But they include Earth, Wind, & Fire, The Moody Blues, Warrant, & The Grand Tour. He has written music that has appeared in critically acclaimed movies and TV series, played with Hall of Fame musicians, and released several solo albums. His new band is called One Nation and leans more on Alan’s love of prog rock. His new album should be released by the end of summer 2021 (it better be because it’s titled 2021 & he has tour dates in place). Alan is very candid about his career. He started as a drummer and taught himself keyboards, which blows my mind! In addition to touring with The Moody Blues & writing original prog rock with One Nation, he’s also an ambassador for Fetch Fido A Flight, which helps adult dogs find homes before it’s too late. Check out alanhewittandonenation.com for release info, tour dates, & social media info. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. We like coffee and accept it ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Merch like shirts, mugs, & shower curtains is available at performanceanx.threadless.com. I can’t think of a prog pun to get us into this episode, so let’s just start it, here on Performance Anxiety; part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. We chat with Alan Hewitt this week. Alan’s list of credits is too extensive to mention in a short podcast intro. But they include Earth, Wind, & Fire, The Moody Blues, Warrant, & The Grand Tour. He has written music that has appeared in critically acclaimed movies and TV series, played with Hall of Fame musicians, and released several solo albums. His new band is called One Nation and leans more on Alan’s love of prog rock. His new album should be released by the end of summer 2021 (it better be because it’s titled 2021 & he has tour dates in place). Alan is very candid about his career. He started as a drummer and taught himself keyboards, which blows my mind! In addition to touring with The Moody Blues & writing original prog rock with One Nation, he’s also an ambassador for Fetch Fido A Flight, which helps adult dogs find homes before it’s too late. Check out alanhewittandonenation.com for release info, tour dates, & social media info. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. We like coffee and accept it ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Merch like shirts, mugs, & shower curtains is available at performanceanx.threadless.com. I can’t think of a prog pun to get us into this episode, so let’s just start it, here on Performance Anxiety; part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices We chat with Alan Hewitt this week. Alan’s list of credits is too extensive to mention in a short podcast intro. But they include Earth, Wind, & Fire, The Moody Blues, Warrant, & The Grand Tour. He has written music that has appeared in critically acclaimed movies and TV series, played with Hall of Fame musicians, and released several solo albums. His new band is called One Nation and leans more on Alan’s love of prog rock. His new album should be released by the end of summer 2021 (it better be because it’s titled 2021 & he has tour dates in place). Alan is very candid about his career. He started as a drummer and taught himself keyboards, which blows my mind! In addition to touring with The Moody Blues & writing original prog rock with One Nation, he’s also an ambassador for Fetch Fido A Flight, which helps adult dogs find homes before it’s too late. Check out alanhewittandonenation.com for release info, tour dates, & social media info. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. We like coffee and accept it ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Merch like shirts, mugs, & shower curtains is available at performanceanx.threadless.com. I can’t think of a prog pun to get us into this episode, so let’s just start it, here on Performance Anxiety; part of the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 4157 yes Dave Weiner (Steve Vai) https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/dave-weiner-steve-vai-A70A_Gbz This episode I am honored to be joined by a great guitarist as well as an all-around great guy, Dave Weiner. Dave has been Steve Vai’s rhythm guitarist for many years. He shares how he met Steve and how Steve has helped him grow by keeping him out of his comfort zones. He also tells us the most important lessons he’s learned from Steve. Dave has released three solo albums (and already remastered one of them) and is set to release another soon. It’s not easy writing and recording music when you tour with Steve Vai. So when everything was locked down last year, Dave took advantage of the time. He also talks about his website guitopia.com, how is began and what’s in store for it in the near future. Follow Dave on Instagram @daveweinerguitar, @guitopia, @visibleatnight, or @monumentshine on Twitter @daveweinermusic, @monumentshine, or @visibleatnight. Facebook is daveweinermusic. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on IG & Twitter. We do like coffee from ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety if you’re inclined to treat us to a cup. You can purch some merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. So let’s get right into the conversation with Dave Weiner on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 22 Jul 2021 08:00:00 -0000 Dave Weiner (Steve Vai) full 197 Marc Shea This episode I am honored to be joined by a great guitarist as well as an all-around great guy, Dave Weiner. Dave has been Steve Vai’s rhythm guitarist for many years. He shares how he met Steve and how Steve has helped him grow by keeping him out of his comfort zones. He also tells us the most important lessons he’s learned from Steve. Dave has released three solo albums (and already remastered one of them) and is set to release another soon. It’s not easy writing and recording music when you tour with Steve Vai. So when everything was locked down last year, Dave took advantage of the time. He also talks about his website guitopia.com, how is began and what’s in store for it in the near future. Follow Dave on Instagram @daveweinerguitar, @guitopia, @visibleatnight, or @monumentshine on Twitter @daveweinermusic, @monumentshine, or @visibleatnight. Facebook is daveweinermusic. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on IG & Twitter. We do like coffee from ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety if you’re inclined to treat us to a cup. You can purch some merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. So let’s get right into the conversation with Dave Weiner on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. This episode I am honored to be joined by a great guitarist as well as an all-around great guy, Dave Weiner. Dave has been Steve Vai’s rhythm guitarist for many years. He shares how he met Steve and how Steve has helped him grow by keeping him out of his comfort zones. He also tells us the most important lessons he’s learned from Steve. Dave has released three solo albums (and already remastered one of them) and is set to release another soon. It’s not easy writing and recording music when you tour with Steve Vai. So when everything was locked down last year, Dave took advantage of the time. He also talks about his website guitopia.com, how is began and what’s in store for it in the near future. Follow Dave on Instagram @daveweinerguitar, @guitopia, @visibleatnight, or @monumentshine on Twitter @daveweinermusic, @monumentshine, or @visibleatnight. Facebook is daveweinermusic. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on IG & Twitter. We do like coffee from ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety if you’re inclined to treat us to a cup. You can purch some merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. So let’s get right into the conversation with Dave Weiner on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This episode I am honored to be joined by a great guitarist as well as an all-around great guy, Dave Weiner. Dave has been Steve Vai’s rhythm guitarist for many years. He shares how he met Steve and how Steve has helped him grow by keeping him out of his comfort zones. He also tells us the most important lessons he’s learned from Steve. Dave has released three solo albums (and already remastered one of them) and is set to release another soon. It’s not easy writing and recording music when you tour with Steve Vai. So when everything was locked down last year, Dave took advantage of the time. He also talks about his website guitopia.com, how is began and what’s in store for it in the near future. Follow Dave on Instagram @daveweinerguitar, @guitopia, @visibleatnight, or @monumentshine on Twitter @daveweinermusic, @monumentshine, or @visibleatnight. Facebook is daveweinermusic. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on IG & Twitter. We do like coffee from ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety if you’re inclined to treat us to a cup. You can purch some merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. So let’s get right into the conversation with Dave Weiner on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 3794 yes Livio Ercoli (Round Eye) https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/livio-ercoli-round-eye-XtTZngK1 This is a Performance Anxiety Podcast first. We welcome Livio Ercoli of the punk band Round Eye. Round Eye is based in Shanghai China. But the band is not Chinese. It’s full of ex-pats. Livio talks about how he got to China from Italy and how he started playing music there. He talks about how things are changing there and not for the better. Livio tells a story about having a meeting with the Minister of Culture about shutting down their tour while reviewing screen shots of band members’ phones and threatening to deport everyone...but doing the tour anyway in the most underground, punk move ever! The new album is a wild one and was produced by Mike Watt (from Pedro). This is a great episode and I know I learned a lot! Follow Round Eye on Facebook and Instagram. Pick up the new album, Culture Shock Treatment on Paper and Plastick Records. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on the socials. Coffee is happily accepted at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Cool stuff like shirts, mugs, shower curtains and onesies are available at performanceanx.threadless.com. Now let’s take a trip to Shanghai with Livio Ercoli and Round Eye on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 20 Jul 2021 08:00:00 -0000 Livio Ercoli (Round Eye) full 196 Marc Shea This is a Performance Anxiety Podcast first. We welcome Livio Ercoli of the punk band Round Eye. Round Eye is based in Shanghai China. But the band is not Chinese. It’s full of ex-pats. Livio talks about how he got to China from Italy and how he started playing music there. He talks about how things are changing there and not for the better. Livio tells a story about having a meeting with the Minister of Culture about shutting down their tour while reviewing screen shots of band members’ phones and threatening to deport everyone...but doing the tour anyway in the most underground, punk move ever! The new album is a wild one and was produced by Mike Watt (from Pedro). This is a great episode and I know I learned a lot! Follow Round Eye on Facebook and Instagram. Pick up the new album, Culture Shock Treatment on Paper and Plastick Records. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on the socials. Coffee is happily accepted at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Cool stuff like shirts, mugs, shower curtains and onesies are available at performanceanx.threadless.com. Now let’s take a trip to Shanghai with Livio Ercoli and Round Eye on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. This is a Performance Anxiety Podcast first. We welcome Livio Ercoli of the punk band Round Eye. Round Eye is based in Shanghai China. But the band is not Chinese. It’s full of ex-pats. Livio talks about how he got to China from Italy and how he started playing music there. He talks about how things are changing there and not for the better. Livio tells a story about having a meeting with the Minister of Culture about shutting down their tour while reviewing screen shots of band members’ phones and threatening to deport everyone...but doing the tour anyway in the most underground, punk move ever! The new album is a wild one and was produced by Mike Watt (from Pedro). This is a great episode and I know I learned a lot! Follow Round Eye on Facebook and Instagram. Pick up the new album, Culture Shock Treatment on Paper and Plastick Records. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on the socials. Coffee is happily accepted at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Cool stuff like shirts, mugs, shower curtains and onesies are available at performanceanx.threadless.com. Now let’s take a trip to Shanghai with Livio Ercoli and Round Eye on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This is a Performance Anxiety Podcast first. We welcome Livio Ercoli of the punk band Round Eye. Round Eye is based in Shanghai China. But the band is not Chinese. It’s full of ex-pats. Livio talks about how he got to China from Italy and how he started playing music there. He talks about how things are changing there and not for the better. Livio tells a story about having a meeting with the Minister of Culture about shutting down their tour while reviewing screen shots of band members’ phones and threatening to deport everyone...but doing the tour anyway in the most underground, punk move ever! The new album is a wild one and was produced by Mike Watt (from Pedro). This is a great episode and I know I learned a lot! Follow Round Eye on Facebook and Instagram. Pick up the new album, Culture Shock Treatment on Paper and Plastick Records. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on the socials. Coffee is happily accepted at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Cool stuff like shirts, mugs, shower curtains and onesies are available at performanceanx.threadless.com. Now let’s take a trip to Shanghai with Livio Ercoli and Round Eye on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 2980 yes Mark Farner (Grand Funk Railroad, Mark Farner's American Band) https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/mark-farner-grand-funk-railroad-mark-farners-american-band-4d01OBM_ Mark Farner, formerly of Grand Funk Railroad, and currently part of Mark Farner’s American Band is hanging out with us this episode. His extensive career began after a football injury. He has a great technique for conditioning your brain to sing and play guitar at the same time.  After his time in other bands was over, Mark co-founded Grand Funk Railroad and had a harrowing trip to their first gig at the Atlanta International Pop Festival, opening for Janis Joplin, CCR, Sly & The Family Stone, Led Zeppelin, and a few other bands of note! Mark also worked in the studio with Todd Rundgren & Frank Zappa and tells us how different those experiences were. Oh, and he died...twice. He’s very candid about the issues he’s had in the past with Grand Funk Railroad and how that led to him technically suing himself. He also tells me what a Peaner is. He has a live DVD that helps support The Veterans Support Foundation. Go to markfarner.com for all the info and to find upcoming tour dates! Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media. If you like the show, you can send coffee our way at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Shirts, mugs, shower curtains, & more are available at performanceanx.threadless.com. So put your dinner on hold, because I did. Mark Farner is that good; here on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 15 Jul 2021 08:00:00 -0000 Mark Farner (Grand Funk Railroad, Mark Farner's American Band) full 195 Marc Shea Mark Farner, formerly of Grand Funk Railroad, and currently part of Mark Farner’s American Band is hanging out with us this episode. His extensive career began after a football injury. He has a great technique for conditioning your brain to sing and play guitar at the same time.  After his time in other bands was over, Mark co-founded Grand Funk Railroad and had a harrowing trip to their first gig at the Atlanta International Pop Festival, opening for Janis Joplin, CCR, Sly & The Family Stone, Led Zeppelin, and a few other bands of note! Mark also worked in the studio with Todd Rundgren & Frank Zappa and tells us how different those experiences were. Oh, and he died...twice. He’s very candid about the issues he’s had in the past with Grand Funk Railroad and how that led to him technically suing himself. He also tells me what a Peaner is. He has a live DVD that helps support The Veterans Support Foundation. Go to markfarner.com for all the info and to find upcoming tour dates! Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media. If you like the show, you can send coffee our way at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Shirts, mugs, shower curtains, & more are available at performanceanx.threadless.com. So put your dinner on hold, because I did. Mark Farner is that good; here on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Mark Farner, formerly of Grand Funk Railroad, and currently part of Mark Farner’s American Band is hanging out with us this episode. His extensive career began after a football injury. He has a great technique for conditioning your brain to sing and play guitar at the same time.  After his time in other bands was over, Mark co-founded Grand Funk Railroad and had a harrowing trip to their first gig at the Atlanta International Pop Festival, opening for Janis Joplin, CCR, Sly & The Family Stone, Led Zeppelin, and a few other bands of note! Mark also worked in the studio with Todd Rundgren & Frank Zappa and tells us how different those experiences were. Oh, and he died...twice. He’s very candid about the issues he’s had in the past with Grand Funk Railroad and how that led to him technically suing himself. He also tells me what a Peaner is. He has a live DVD that helps support The Veterans Support Foundation. Go to markfarner.com for all the info and to find upcoming tour dates! Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media. If you like the show, you can send coffee our way at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Shirts, mugs, shower curtains, & more are available at performanceanx.threadless.com. So put your dinner on hold, because I did. Mark Farner is that good; here on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mark Farner, formerly of Grand Funk Railroad, and currently part of Mark Farner’s American Band is hanging out with us this episode. His extensive career began after a football injury. He has a great technique for conditioning your brain to sing and play guitar at the same time. 

After his time in other bands was over, Mark co-founded Grand Funk Railroad and had a harrowing trip to their first gig at the Atlanta International Pop Festival, opening for Janis Joplin, CCR, Sly & The Family Stone, Led Zeppelin, and a few other bands of note! Mark also worked in the studio with Todd Rundgren & Frank Zappa and tells us how different those experiences were. Oh, and he died...twice. He’s very candid about the issues he’s had in the past with Grand Funk Railroad and how that led to him technically suing himself. He also tells me what a Peaner is. He has a live DVD that helps support The Veterans Support Foundation. Go to markfarner.com for all the info and to find upcoming tour dates! Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media. If you like the show, you can send coffee our way at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Shirts, mugs, shower curtains, & more are available at performanceanx.threadless.com. So put your dinner on hold, because I did. Mark Farner is that good; here on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 4723 yes Scarlett Sabet https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/scarlett-sabet-31G8_HN6 Welcome Scarlett Sabet to the podcast. She’s not a photographer, but she’s on the podcast because of one. When I had photographer Scarlet Page on the show, I mentioned that I loved this photo she had taken of a red headed young woman with the sun shining in the space between her arm and her face, partially obscuring her. It’s an incredible shot. She said, “That’s Scarlett Sabet. She’s an incredible poet. You should have her on the podcast”. Well I reached out and she agreed. We talk about so much here; acting & writing, the moment she knew poetry was her calling, the influences of Jack Kerouac, Bob Dylan, & William Burroughs and his cut-up poetry. And not only do we talk about the album of poetry she released in 2019 called Catalyst, that was produced by Jimmy Page, but the more recent work celebrating the 200th anniversary of the death of John Keats. You need to follow her on Instagram @scarlettzsabet, @scarlettsabet on twitter.. Go check out Catalyst on her website scarlettsabet.com. She reads some of her work on her youtube channel as well as her IG page. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media. Rate & review, please. More of those helps the show get in front of more people! We accept cups of coffer at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Merch is at performanceanx.threadless.com. Now let’s ease on into this wonderful conversation with poet Scarlett Sabet on Performance Anxiety part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 13 Jul 2021 08:00:00 -0000 Scarlett Sabet full 99 Marc Shea Welcome Scarlett Sabet to the podcast. She’s not a photographer, but she’s on the podcast because of one. When I had photographer Scarlet Page on the show, I mentioned that I loved this photo she had taken of a red headed young woman with the sun shining in the space between her arm and her face, partially obscuring her. It’s an incredible shot. She said, “That’s Scarlett Sabet. She’s an incredible poet. You should have her on the podcast”. Well I reached out and she agreed. We talk about so much here; acting & writing, the moment she knew poetry was her calling, the influences of Jack Kerouac, Bob Dylan, & William Burroughs and his cut-up poetry. And not only do we talk about the album of poetry she released in 2019 called Catalyst, that was produced by Jimmy Page, but the more recent work celebrating the 200th anniversary of the death of John Keats. You need to follow her on Instagram @scarlettzsabet, @scarlettsabet on twitter.. Go check out Catalyst on her website scarlettsabet.com. She reads some of her work on her youtube channel as well as her IG page. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media. Rate & review, please. More of those helps the show get in front of more people! We accept cups of coffer at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Merch is at performanceanx.threadless.com. Now let’s ease on into this wonderful conversation with poet Scarlett Sabet on Performance Anxiety part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. Welcome Scarlett Sabet to the podcast. She’s not a photographer, but she’s on the podcast because of one. When I had photographer Scarlet Page on the show, I mentioned that I loved this photo she had taken of a red headed young woman with the sun shining in the space between her arm and her face, partially obscuring her. It’s an incredible shot. She said, “That’s Scarlett Sabet. She’s an incredible poet. You should have her on the podcast”. Well I reached out and she agreed. We talk about so much here; acting & writing, the moment she knew poetry was her calling, the influences of Jack Kerouac, Bob Dylan, & William Burroughs and his cut-up poetry. And not only do we talk about the album of poetry she released in 2019 called Catalyst, that was produced by Jimmy Page, but the more recent work celebrating the 200th anniversary of the death of John Keats. You need to follow her on Instagram @scarlettzsabet, @scarlettsabet on twitter.. Go check out Catalyst on her website scarlettsabet.com. She reads some of her work on her youtube channel as well as her IG page. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media. Rate & review, please. More of those helps the show get in front of more people! We accept cups of coffer at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Merch is at performanceanx.threadless.com. Now let’s ease on into this wonderful conversation with poet Scarlett Sabet on Performance Anxiety part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Welcome Scarlett Sabet to the podcast. She’s not a photographer, but she’s on the podcast because of one. When I had photographer Scarlet Page on the show, I mentioned that I loved this photo she had taken of a red headed young woman with the sun shining in the space between her arm and her face, partially obscuring her. It’s an incredible shot. She said, “That’s Scarlett Sabet. She’s an incredible poet. You should have her on the podcast”. Well I reached out and she agreed. We talk about so much here; acting & writing, the moment she knew poetry was her calling, the influences of Jack Kerouac, Bob Dylan, & William Burroughs and his cut-up poetry. And not only do we talk about the album of poetry she released in 2019 called Catalyst, that was produced by Jimmy Page, but the more recent work celebrating the 200th anniversary of the death of John Keats. You need to follow her on Instagram @scarlettzsabet, @scarlettsabet on twitter.. Go check out Catalyst on her website scarlettsabet.com. She reads some of her work on her youtube channel as well as her IG page. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media. Rate & review, please. More of those helps the show get in front of more people! We accept cups of coffer at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Merch is at performanceanx.threadless.com. Now let’s ease on into this wonderful conversation with poet Scarlett Sabet on Performance Anxiety part of the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 5830 yes Side Projects: Music & Literature https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/side-projects-music-literature-MzkEnEez This episode I have put together a panel of creative people to discuss the effects of literature on popular music. I’m joined by artist Christa De Mayo, author Robert Duncan, and musicians Morgan Geer and Jordon Zadorozny. The ground rules were to pick two musicians who were influenced by literature and used it in their songwriting. The discussion quickly goes off on all kinds of tangents and ends up with the US military blasting heavy metal at Manuel Noriega. Check out new music from Jordon’s band Blinker The Star and Morgan’s band Drunken Prayer on Bandcamp. Check out Christa’s photography on Instagram. And grab a copy of Robert’s latest book, Loud Mouth. Feel free to support the podcast with coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Or buy stuff at performanceanx.threadless.com. rate & review to help our algorithms out. Enjoy the funniest conversation about music & literature you’ll hear...today, on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 08 Jul 2021 08:00:00 -0000 Side Projects: Music & Literature full 194 Marc Shea This episode I have put together a panel of creative people to discuss the effects of literature on popular music. I’m joined by artist Christa De Mayo, author Robert Duncan, and musicians Morgan Geer and Jordon Zadorozny. The ground rules were to pick two musicians who were influenced by literature and used it in their songwriting. The discussion quickly goes off on all kinds of tangents and ends up with the US military blasting heavy metal at Manuel Noriega. Check out new music from Jordon’s band Blinker The Star and Morgan’s band Drunken Prayer on Bandcamp. Check out Christa’s photography on Instagram. And grab a copy of Robert’s latest book, Loud Mouth. Feel free to support the podcast with coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Or buy stuff at performanceanx.threadless.com. rate & review to help our algorithms out. Enjoy the funniest conversation about music & literature you’ll hear...today, on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. This episode I have put together a panel of creative people to discuss the effects of literature on popular music. I’m joined by artist Christa De Mayo, author Robert Duncan, and musicians Morgan Geer and Jordon Zadorozny. The ground rules were to pick two musicians who were influenced by literature and used it in their songwriting. The discussion quickly goes off on all kinds of tangents and ends up with the US military blasting heavy metal at Manuel Noriega. Check out new music from Jordon’s band Blinker The Star and Morgan’s band Drunken Prayer on Bandcamp. Check out Christa’s photography on Instagram. And grab a copy of Robert’s latest book, Loud Mouth. Feel free to support the podcast with coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Or buy stuff at performanceanx.threadless.com. rate & review to help our algorithms out. Enjoy the funniest conversation about music & literature you’ll hear...today, on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This episode I have put together a panel of creative people to discuss the effects of literature on popular music. I’m joined by artist Christa De Mayo, author Robert Duncan, and musicians Morgan Geer and Jordon Zadorozny. The ground rules were to pick two musicians who were influenced by literature and used it in their songwriting. The discussion quickly goes off on all kinds of tangents and ends up with the US military blasting heavy metal at Manuel Noriega.

Check out new music from Jordon’s band Blinker The Star and Morgan’s band Drunken Prayer on Bandcamp. Check out Christa’s photography on Instagram. And grab a copy of Robert’s latest book, Loud Mouth. Feel free to support the podcast with coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Or buy stuff at performanceanx.threadless.com. rate & review to help our algorithms out. Enjoy the funniest conversation about music & literature you’ll hear...today, on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 5760 yes Kataan https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/kataan-9vWwVRQt I’m joined by the entirety of the band Kataan. That means I have two people on the show this time. Nick Thornbury of Vattnet Viskar and Brett Boland of Astronoid have joined forces to create a death metal EP. And it’s been a long time coming. It’s a great talk about their history, the band name, and the effect of context on our perception of people and music. And maybe doing a Def Leppard covers album full of blast beats and death metal vocals. The self titled EP (with artwork by the renowned Travis Smith) is out and available at kataanband.com and all the usual places. Follow them on social media @kataanband. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Rate & review because more people find the podcast with good, 5 star reviews. You can show us love with a coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Merch exists at performanceanx.threadless.com. I know you’re all dying to hear this one, so let's get into it with Brett & Nick from Kataan on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 06 Jul 2021 08:00:00 -0000 Kataan full 193 Marc Shea I’m joined by the entirety of the band Kataan. That means I have two people on the show this time. Nick Thornbury of Vattnet Viskar and Brett Boland of Astronoid have joined forces to create a death metal EP. And it’s been a long time coming. It’s a great talk about their history, the band name, and the effect of context on our perception of people and music. And maybe doing a Def Leppard covers album full of blast beats and death metal vocals. The self titled EP (with artwork by the renowned Travis Smith) is out and available at kataanband.com and all the usual places. Follow them on social media @kataanband. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Rate & review because more people find the podcast with good, 5 star reviews. You can show us love with a coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Merch exists at performanceanx.threadless.com. I know you’re all dying to hear this one, so let's get into it with Brett & Nick from Kataan on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. I’m joined by the entirety of the band Kataan. That means I have two people on the show this time. Nick Thornbury of Vattnet Viskar and Brett Boland of Astronoid have joined forces to create a death metal EP. And it’s been a long time coming. It’s a great talk about their history, the band name, and the effect of context on our perception of people and music. And maybe doing a Def Leppard covers album full of blast beats and death metal vocals. The self titled EP (with artwork by the renowned Travis Smith) is out and available at kataanband.com and all the usual places. Follow them on social media @kataanband. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Rate & review because more people find the podcast with good, 5 star reviews. You can show us love with a coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Merch exists at performanceanx.threadless.com. I know you’re all dying to hear this one, so let's get into it with Brett & Nick from Kataan on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices I’m joined by the entirety of the band Kataan. That means I have two people on the show this time. Nick Thornbury of Vattnet Viskar and Brett Boland of Astronoid have joined forces to create a death metal EP. And it’s been a long time coming. It’s a great talk about their history, the band name, and the effect of context on our perception of people and music. And maybe doing a Def Leppard covers album full of blast beats and death metal vocals. The self titled EP (with artwork by the renowned Travis Smith) is out and available at kataanband.com and all the usual places. Follow them on social media @kataanband. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Rate & review because more people find the podcast with good, 5 star reviews. You can show us love with a coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Merch exists at performanceanx.threadless.com. I know you’re all dying to hear this one, so let's get into it with Brett & Nick from Kataan on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 3687 yes Henry Frayne (Lanterna) https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/henry-frayne-lanterna-rJUgoavw Henry Frayne is a laid back guy! This is reflected in his music. It’s relaxed, thoughtful, and purposefully made. From Ack Ack, to Area, The Moon Seven Times to Lanterna, his guitar playing is clean and beautiful. He focuses on instrumentals that let your imagination work. He talks about his career, his trouble with Apple algorithms, and recreating songs from fragments on old cassettes. He also sheds light on what the Ack Ack Hotel is. Listen to the new Lanterna album, Hidden Drives on Bad Man Recordings. It’ll put you in a great place. Follow Henry and Lanterna on social media. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Rate & review this show. That’ll put ME in a great place. Buy us coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Merch is at performanceanx.threadless.com. So grab a soothing drink, maybe some tea, and settle in to Henry Frayne and Lanterna on Performance Anxiety, a proud member of the Pantheon Podcast family. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 01 Jul 2021 08:00:00 -0000 Henry Frayne (Lanterna) full 192 Marc Shea Henry Frayne is a laid back guy! This is reflected in his music. It’s relaxed, thoughtful, and purposefully made. From Ack Ack, to Area, The Moon Seven Times to Lanterna, his guitar playing is clean and beautiful. He focuses on instrumentals that let your imagination work. He talks about his career, his trouble with Apple algorithms, and recreating songs from fragments on old cassettes. He also sheds light on what the Ack Ack Hotel is. Listen to the new Lanterna album, Hidden Drives on Bad Man Recordings. It’ll put you in a great place. Follow Henry and Lanterna on social media. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Rate & review this show. That’ll put ME in a great place. Buy us coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Merch is at performanceanx.threadless.com. So grab a soothing drink, maybe some tea, and settle in to Henry Frayne and Lanterna on Performance Anxiety, a proud member of the Pantheon Podcast family. Henry Frayne is a laid back guy! This is reflected in his music. It’s relaxed, thoughtful, and purposefully made. From Ack Ack, to Area, The Moon Seven Times to Lanterna, his guitar playing is clean and beautiful. He focuses on instrumentals that let your imagination work. He talks about his career, his trouble with Apple algorithms, and recreating songs from fragments on old cassettes. He also sheds light on what the Ack Ack Hotel is. Listen to the new Lanterna album, Hidden Drives on Bad Man Recordings. It’ll put you in a great place. Follow Henry and Lanterna on social media. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Rate & review this show. That’ll put ME in a great place. Buy us coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Merch is at performanceanx.threadless.com. So grab a soothing drink, maybe some tea, and settle in to Henry Frayne and Lanterna on Performance Anxiety, a proud member of the Pantheon Podcast family. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Henry Frayne is a laid back guy! This is reflected in his music. It’s relaxed, thoughtful, and purposefully made. From Ack Ack, to Area, The Moon Seven Times to Lanterna, his guitar playing is clean and beautiful. He focuses on instrumentals that let your imagination work. He talks about his career, his trouble with Apple algorithms, and recreating songs from fragments on old cassettes. He also sheds light on what the Ack Ack Hotel is. Listen to the new Lanterna album, Hidden Drives on Bad Man Recordings. It’ll put you in a great place. Follow Henry and Lanterna on social media. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Rate & review this show. That’ll put ME in a great place. Buy us coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Merch is at performanceanx.threadless.com. So grab a soothing drink, maybe some tea, and settle in to Henry Frayne and Lanterna on Performance Anxiety, a proud member of the Pantheon Podcast family.

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]]> 4383 no John Robb (The Membranes, Goldblade) https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/john-robb-the-membranes-goldblade-NMKY5O2L Post Punk legend and founder of The Membranes and Goldblade, John Robb. Before we go any further, the connection John and I had was not great. A million thanks to Jordon Zadorozny of Blinker The Star for helping to fix it as much as humanly possible. I’m releasing it, even with less than perfect audio because the conversation was great with some killer stories. John has been everywhere, done everything, and knows everybody! He tells me about playing punk gigs in church basements as a kid, playing illegal gigs in Czechoslovakia, and building a bass guitar out of driftwood. He’s one of the few people I know who has been even more productive during the pandemic than before! He also discusses his music website Louder Than War and how he started interviewing musicians. Another million thanks goes out to Rob Marshall of Humanist for getting John and I connected. Check out louderthanwar.com. Follow John on social media. He’s a great follow. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Rate & review the shows! We accept coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Merch is found at performanceanx.threadless.com. Now let’s dive right into a great chat with John Robb on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 24 Jun 2021 08:00:00 -0000 John Robb (The Membranes, Goldblade) full 191 Marc Shea Post Punk legend and founder of The Membranes and Goldblade, John Robb. Before we go any further, the connection John and I had was not great. A million thanks to Jordon Zadorozny of Blinker The Star for helping to fix it as much as humanly possible. I’m releasing it, even with less than perfect audio because the conversation was great with some killer stories. John has been everywhere, done everything, and knows everybody! He tells me about playing punk gigs in church basements as a kid, playing illegal gigs in Czechoslovakia, and building a bass guitar out of driftwood. He’s one of the few people I know who has been even more productive during the pandemic than before! He also discusses his music website Louder Than War and how he started interviewing musicians. Another million thanks goes out to Rob Marshall of Humanist for getting John and I connected. Check out louderthanwar.com. Follow John on social media. He’s a great follow. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Rate & review the shows! We accept coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Merch is found at performanceanx.threadless.com. Now let’s dive right into a great chat with John Robb on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Post Punk legend and founder of The Membranes and Goldblade, John Robb. Before we go any further, the connection John and I had was not great. A million thanks to Jordon Zadorozny of Blinker The Star for helping to fix it as much as humanly possible. I’m releasing it, even with less than perfect audio because the conversation was great with some killer stories. John has been everywhere, done everything, and knows everybody! He tells me about playing punk gigs in church basements as a kid, playing illegal gigs in Czechoslovakia, and building a bass guitar out of driftwood. He’s one of the few people I know who has been even more productive during the pandemic than before! He also discusses his music website Louder Than War and how he started interviewing musicians. Another million thanks goes out to Rob Marshall of Humanist for getting John and I connected. Check out louderthanwar.com. Follow John on social media. He’s a great follow. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Rate & review the shows! We accept coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Merch is found at performanceanx.threadless.com. Now let’s dive right into a great chat with John Robb on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Post Punk legend and founder of The Membranes and Goldblade, John Robb. Before we go any further, the connection John and I had was not great. A million thanks to Jordon Zadorozny of Blinker The Star for helping to fix it as much as humanly possible. I’m releasing it, even with less than perfect audio because the conversation was great with some killer stories. John has been everywhere, done everything, and knows everybody! He tells me about playing punk gigs in church basements as a kid, playing illegal gigs in Czechoslovakia, and building a bass guitar out of driftwood. He’s one of the few people I know who has been even more productive during the pandemic than before! He also discusses his music website Louder Than War and how he started interviewing musicians. Another million thanks goes out to Rob Marshall of Humanist for getting John and I connected. Check out louderthanwar.com. Follow John on social media. He’s a great follow. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Rate & review the shows! We accept coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Merch is found at performanceanx.threadless.com. Now let’s dive right into a great chat with John Robb on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 3157 yes Good Bison https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/good-bison-oVD9pV7H We are joined by Pablo Alvarez of Good Bison. His story begins with his emigration from Colombia to Miami as a kid. He went from not speaking any English to freestyle rapping for 26 hours to set the Guinness World Record! Good Bison formed after Pablo’s original band, Dinosaurs ‘N Disasters fizzled out after moving from Miami to LA. After recording a Point Break themed album, they have a new EP coming out. It’s short and fun and a new addition into my rotation. Give them a follow @goodbison. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. We accept coffee on ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Merch is buyable at performanceanx.threadless.com. Grab a beverage and relax for a fun conversation with Pablo Alvarez & Good Bison. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 16 Jun 2021 08:00:00 -0000 Good Bison full 190 Marc Shea We are joined by Pablo Alvarez of Good Bison. His story begins with his emigration from Colombia to Miami as a kid. He went from not speaking any English to freestyle rapping for 26 hours to set the Guinness World Record! Good Bison formed after Pablo’s original band, Dinosaurs ‘N Disasters fizzled out after moving from Miami to LA. After recording a Point Break themed album, they have a new EP coming out. It’s short and fun and a new addition into my rotation. Give them a follow @goodbison. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. We accept coffee on ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Merch is buyable at performanceanx.threadless.com. Grab a beverage and relax for a fun conversation with Pablo Alvarez & Good Bison. We are joined by Pablo Alvarez of Good Bison. His story begins with his emigration from Colombia to Miami as a kid. He went from not speaking any English to freestyle rapping for 26 hours to set the Guinness World Record! Good Bison formed after Pablo’s original band, Dinosaurs ‘N Disasters fizzled out after moving from Miami to LA. After recording a Point Break themed album, they have a new EP coming out. It’s short and fun and a new addition into my rotation. Give them a follow @goodbison. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. We accept coffee on ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Merch is buyable at performanceanx.threadless.com. Grab a beverage and relax for a fun conversation with Pablo Alvarez & Good Bison. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices We are joined by Pablo Alvarez of Good Bison. His story begins with his emigration from Colombia to Miami as a kid. He went from not speaking any English to freestyle rapping for 26 hours to set the Guinness World Record! Good Bison formed after Pablo’s original band, Dinosaurs ‘N Disasters fizzled out after moving from Miami to LA. After recording a Point Break themed album, they have a new EP coming out. It’s short and fun and a new addition into my rotation. Give them a follow @goodbison. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. We accept coffee on ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Merch is buyable at performanceanx.threadless.com. Grab a beverage and relax for a fun conversation with Pablo Alvarez & Good Bison.

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]]> 3977 yes Moose McKillop (Piroshka, Moose) https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/moose-mckillop-piroshka-moose-Fn_SIl4P If you’re a fan of shoegaze, this show was meant for you. My guest is Moose McKillop of the shoegaze pioneers, Moose; but more recently of the non-supergroup, Piroshka. Moose is the band that spawned the term shoegaze. Or rather, the term was spawned during one of their first live performances. Moose talks about how the band changed their sound pretty early on, his longtime connection with Miki Berenyi & Lush, & meeting Jeff Buckley in Atlanta. After a long hiatus, Moose formed the band Piroshka with Miki, Justin Welch, & Michael Conroy. Follow Piroshka for news about their upcoming release & possible tour dates! Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Rate & review to help us meet new listeners. We love it when you buy us a cup of coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Merch is available at performanceanx.threadless.com. So grab a drink and some snacks as we revisit some amazing times with Moose McKillop on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 08 Jun 2021 08:00:00 -0000 Moose McKillop (Piroshka, Moose) full 189 Marc Shea If you’re a fan of shoegaze, this show was meant for you. My guest is Moose McKillop of the shoegaze pioneers, Moose; but more recently of the non-supergroup, Piroshka. Moose is the band that spawned the term shoegaze. Or rather, the term was spawned during one of their first live performances. Moose talks about how the band changed their sound pretty early on, his longtime connection with Miki Berenyi & Lush, & meeting Jeff Buckley in Atlanta. After a long hiatus, Moose formed the band Piroshka with Miki, Justin Welch, & Michael Conroy. Follow Piroshka for news about their upcoming release & possible tour dates! Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Rate & review to help us meet new listeners. We love it when you buy us a cup of coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Merch is available at performanceanx.threadless.com. So grab a drink and some snacks as we revisit some amazing times with Moose McKillop on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. If you’re a fan of shoegaze, this show was meant for you. My guest is Moose McKillop of the shoegaze pioneers, Moose; but more recently of the non-supergroup, Piroshka. Moose is the band that spawned the term shoegaze. Or rather, the term was spawned during one of their first live performances. Moose talks about how the band changed their sound pretty early on, his longtime connection with Miki Berenyi & Lush, & meeting Jeff Buckley in Atlanta. After a long hiatus, Moose formed the band Piroshka with Miki, Justin Welch, & Michael Conroy. Follow Piroshka for news about their upcoming release & possible tour dates! Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Rate & review to help us meet new listeners. We love it when you buy us a cup of coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Merch is available at performanceanx.threadless.com. So grab a drink and some snacks as we revisit some amazing times with Moose McKillop on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices If you’re a fan of shoegaze, this show was meant for you. My guest is Moose McKillop of the shoegaze pioneers, Moose; but more recently of the non-supergroup, Piroshka. Moose is the band that spawned the term shoegaze. Or rather, the term was spawned during one of their first live performances. Moose talks about how the band changed their sound pretty early on, his longtime connection with Miki Berenyi & Lush, & meeting Jeff Buckley in Atlanta. After a long hiatus, Moose formed the band Piroshka with Miki, Justin Welch, & Michael Conroy. Follow Piroshka for news about their upcoming release & possible tour dates! Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Rate & review to help us meet new listeners. We love it when you buy us a cup of coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Merch is available at performanceanx.threadless.com. So grab a drink and some snacks as we revisit some amazing times with Moose McKillop on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 9344 yes Danny Zelisko https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/danny-zelisko-W37bdV_h Today we have the distinct pleasure of speaking with concert promoter extraordinaire, Danny Zelisko. He’s worked with the biggest names in rock and roll and he’s just released a book that’s full of great stories and pictures. He talks about DJ’ing a Led Zeppelin gig, helping Hall of Fame pitcher Randy Johnson warm up, flying to LA on an air mail flight, and the day to day life of a concert promoter. It’s a fascinating look behind the scenes of how your favorite bands end up in your favorite venues. Pick up the book on amazon or at dzplive.com. Follow Danny on social media. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. We gladly accept coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Merch is available at performanceanx.threadless.com. Rate & review us. It helps! Get ready for an All Excess show with Danny Zelisko on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 03 Jun 2021 08:00:00 -0000 Danny Zelisko full 188 Marc Shea Today we have the distinct pleasure of speaking with concert promoter extraordinaire, Danny Zelisko. He’s worked with the biggest names in rock and roll and he’s just released a book that’s full of great stories and pictures. He talks about DJ’ing a Led Zeppelin gig, helping Hall of Fame pitcher Randy Johnson warm up, flying to LA on an air mail flight, and the day to day life of a concert promoter. It’s a fascinating look behind the scenes of how your favorite bands end up in your favorite venues. Pick up the book on amazon or at dzplive.com. Follow Danny on social media. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. We gladly accept coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Merch is available at performanceanx.threadless.com. Rate & review us. It helps! Get ready for an All Excess show with Danny Zelisko on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Today we have the distinct pleasure of speaking with concert promoter extraordinaire, Danny Zelisko. He’s worked with the biggest names in rock and roll and he’s just released a book that’s full of great stories and pictures. He talks about DJ’ing a Led Zeppelin gig, helping Hall of Fame pitcher Randy Johnson warm up, flying to LA on an air mail flight, and the day to day life of a concert promoter. It’s a fascinating look behind the scenes of how your favorite bands end up in your favorite venues. Pick up the book on amazon or at dzplive.com. Follow Danny on social media. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. We gladly accept coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Merch is available at performanceanx.threadless.com. Rate & review us. It helps! Get ready for an All Excess show with Danny Zelisko on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today we have the distinct pleasure of speaking with concert promoter extraordinaire, Danny Zelisko. He’s worked with the biggest names in rock and roll and he’s just released a book that’s full of great stories and pictures. He talks about DJ’ing a Led Zeppelin gig, helping Hall of Fame pitcher Randy Johnson warm up, flying to LA on an air mail flight, and the day to day life of a concert promoter. It’s a fascinating look behind the scenes of how your favorite bands end up in your favorite venues. Pick up the book on amazon or at dzplive.com. Follow Danny on social media. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. We gladly accept coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Merch is available at performanceanx.threadless.com. Rate & review us. It helps! Get ready for an All Excess show with Danny Zelisko on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 4599 yes Donna Jean Godchaux (Grateful Dead) https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/donna-jean-godchaux-grateful-dead-Gma3TK2k I’m so pleased to release this episode! I have such a great guest in Donna Jean Godchaux, but I’m also joined by my good friend and former podcast co-host, Tommy Caprio. Donna Jean has been a part of some legendary recordings, like Percy Sledge’s When A Man Loves A Woman and Elvis’ 1968 Comeback special. But that was all before moving to California. She moved just to have an adventure, music wasn’t the reason. Then she saw the Grateful Dead. She and her husband Keith joined the band and toured the world with the Dead from 1972-1979. She’s been doing her own music ever since, including a new remix of the song Shelter by Donna Jean & The Tricksters. I want to thank Donna Jean for joining me and Tommy for lending his Grateful Dead knowledge to the show. Check out the remix wherever you get music. Check out Tommy’s podcasts, The Unsolicited & I’m Walking Here. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Coffee is accepted at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Merch is at performanceanx.threadless.com. Review the show. It helps more people find it. Now join me and Tommy Caprio as we chat with Donna Jean Godchaux on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 01 Jun 2021 08:00:00 -0000 Donna Jean Godchaux (Grateful Dead) full 187 Marc Shea I’m so pleased to release this episode! I have such a great guest in Donna Jean Godchaux, but I’m also joined by my good friend and former podcast co-host, Tommy Caprio. Donna Jean has been a part of some legendary recordings, like Percy Sledge’s When A Man Loves A Woman and Elvis’ 1968 Comeback special. But that was all before moving to California. She moved just to have an adventure, music wasn’t the reason. Then she saw the Grateful Dead. She and her husband Keith joined the band and toured the world with the Dead from 1972-1979. She’s been doing her own music ever since, including a new remix of the song Shelter by Donna Jean & The Tricksters. I want to thank Donna Jean for joining me and Tommy for lending his Grateful Dead knowledge to the show. Check out the remix wherever you get music. Check out Tommy’s podcasts, The Unsolicited & I’m Walking Here. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Coffee is accepted at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Merch is at performanceanx.threadless.com. Review the show. It helps more people find it. Now join me and Tommy Caprio as we chat with Donna Jean Godchaux on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. I’m so pleased to release this episode! I have such a great guest in Donna Jean Godchaux, but I’m also joined by my good friend and former podcast co-host, Tommy Caprio. Donna Jean has been a part of some legendary recordings, like Percy Sledge’s When A Man Loves A Woman and Elvis’ 1968 Comeback special. But that was all before moving to California. She moved just to have an adventure, music wasn’t the reason. Then she saw the Grateful Dead. She and her husband Keith joined the band and toured the world with the Dead from 1972-1979. She’s been doing her own music ever since, including a new remix of the song Shelter by Donna Jean & The Tricksters. I want to thank Donna Jean for joining me and Tommy for lending his Grateful Dead knowledge to the show. Check out the remix wherever you get music. Check out Tommy’s podcasts, The Unsolicited & I’m Walking Here. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Coffee is accepted at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Merch is at performanceanx.threadless.com. Review the show. It helps more people find it. Now join me and Tommy Caprio as we chat with Donna Jean Godchaux on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices I’m so pleased to release this episode! I have such a great guest in Donna Jean Godchaux, but I’m also joined by my good friend and former podcast co-host, Tommy Caprio. Donna Jean has been a part of some legendary recordings, like Percy Sledge’s When A Man Loves A Woman and Elvis’ 1968 Comeback special. But that was all before moving to California. She moved just to have an adventure, music wasn’t the reason. Then she saw the Grateful Dead. She and her husband Keith joined the band and toured the world with the Dead from 1972-1979. She’s been doing her own music ever since, including a new remix of the song Shelter by Donna Jean & The Tricksters. I want to thank Donna Jean for joining me and Tommy for lending his Grateful Dead knowledge to the show. Check out the remix wherever you get music. Check out Tommy’s podcasts, The Unsolicited & I’m Walking Here. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Coffee is accepted at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Merch is at performanceanx.threadless.com. Review the show. It helps more people find it. Now join me and Tommy Caprio as we chat with Donna Jean Godchaux on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 3242 yes Bob Lord (Dreadnaught) https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/bob-lord-dreadnaught-VTe6DOj4 Bob Lord does a lot of things. He’s the CEO of PARMA Recordings. He’s the bassist for the long running, genre defying band Dreadnaught. And now he can add solo artist to the list. He has recorded what can only be described as possibly the most eclectic album of the year called Playland Arcade. It’s filled with surfing western sounds, orchestral snippets, and 8-bit jams. Bob also talks about the future of classical music and artists. It’s a lot funnier than it sounds. Follow Bob @boblordmusic on social media. Pick up the album Playland Arcade if you want a fun album. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Help us get in front of more folks with 5 star reviews and ratings. We accept coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Merch is at performanceanx.threadless.com. Get your quarters out and let’s get into Playland Arcade with Bob Lord on Performance Anxiety on Pantheon Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 27 May 2021 08:00:00 -0000 Bob Lord (Dreadnaught) full 186 Marc Shea Bob Lord does a lot of things. He’s the CEO of PARMA Recordings. He’s the bassist for the long running, genre defying band Dreadnaught. And now he can add solo artist to the list. He has recorded what can only be described as possibly the most eclectic album of the year called Playland Arcade. It’s filled with surfing western sounds, orchestral snippets, and 8-bit jams. Bob also talks about the future of classical music and artists. It’s a lot funnier than it sounds. Follow Bob @boblordmusic on social media. Pick up the album Playland Arcade if you want a fun album. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Help us get in front of more folks with 5 star reviews and ratings. We accept coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Merch is at performanceanx.threadless.com. Get your quarters out and let’s get into Playland Arcade with Bob Lord on Performance Anxiety on Pantheon Podcasts. Bob Lord does a lot of things. He’s the CEO of PARMA Recordings. He’s the bassist for the long running, genre defying band Dreadnaught. And now he can add solo artist to the list. He has recorded what can only be described as possibly the most eclectic album of the year called Playland Arcade. It’s filled with surfing western sounds, orchestral snippets, and 8-bit jams. Bob also talks about the future of classical music and artists. It’s a lot funnier than it sounds. Follow Bob @boblordmusic on social media. Pick up the album Playland Arcade if you want a fun album. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Help us get in front of more folks with 5 star reviews and ratings. We accept coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Merch is at performanceanx.threadless.com. Get your quarters out and let’s get into Playland Arcade with Bob Lord on Performance Anxiety on Pantheon Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Bob Lord does a lot of things. He’s the CEO of PARMA Recordings. He’s the bassist for the long running, genre defying band Dreadnaught. And now he can add solo artist to the list. He has recorded what can only be described as possibly the most eclectic album of the year called Playland Arcade. It’s filled with surfing western sounds, orchestral snippets, and 8-bit jams. Bob also talks about the future of classical music and artists. It’s a lot funnier than it sounds. Follow Bob @boblordmusic on social media. Pick up the album Playland Arcade if you want a fun album. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Help us get in front of more folks with 5 star reviews and ratings. We accept coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Merch is at performanceanx.threadless.com. Get your quarters out and let’s get into Playland Arcade with Bob Lord on Performance Anxiety on Pantheon Podcasts.

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]]> 4626 yes Rabih Gebeile (Mondo Cane, Backbone Party) https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/rabih-gebeile-mondo-cane-backbone-party-Q4WiCnR3 Today we head to France with Rabih Gebeile. We decide to take a walk through the French countryside and no, that’s not a euphemism. So occasionally there will be a bit of wind noise. But Rabih has led a fascinating life, including escaping civil wars. He’s lived all over the world and all of this can be felt and heard in his music. It’s also been influenced by the medical condition his father developed several years ago, called normal pressure hydrocephalus. We discuss how moving so often as a kid has had an effect on him (and me) as we get older. We disagree on French gangster rap, and he ruins my conspiracy theory of 8’s with coincidence. Rabih also talks about how he felt the first time he found a bootleg of his albums. This episode has something for everyone, including birds, angry cows, and overly affecioante dogs. Follow Rabih @mondocane_tv. Get the EP on Bandcamp. Send it to other people! Send this show to other people; rate & review it. We accept coffe at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Merch is up at performanceanx.threadless.com. Get some comfy shoes on and walk with me & Rabih Gebeile on Performance Anxiety on Pantheon Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 25 May 2021 08:00:00 -0000 Rabih Gebeile (Mondo Cane, Backbone Party) full 185 Marc Shea Today we head to France with Rabih Gebeile. We decide to take a walk through the French countryside and no, that’s not a euphemism. So occasionally there will be a bit of wind noise. But Rabih has led a fascinating life, including escaping civil wars. He’s lived all over the world and all of this can be felt and heard in his music. It’s also been influenced by the medical condition his father developed several years ago, called normal pressure hydrocephalus. We discuss how moving so often as a kid has had an effect on him (and me) as we get older. We disagree on French gangster rap, and he ruins my conspiracy theory of 8’s with coincidence. Rabih also talks about how he felt the first time he found a bootleg of his albums. This episode has something for everyone, including birds, angry cows, and overly affecioante dogs. Follow Rabih @mondocane_tv. Get the EP on Bandcamp. Send it to other people! Send this show to other people; rate & review it. We accept coffe at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Merch is up at performanceanx.threadless.com. Get some comfy shoes on and walk with me & Rabih Gebeile on Performance Anxiety on Pantheon Podcasts. Today we head to France with Rabih Gebeile. We decide to take a walk through the French countryside and no, that’s not a euphemism. So occasionally there will be a bit of wind noise. But Rabih has led a fascinating life, including escaping civil wars. He’s lived all over the world and all of this can be felt and heard in his music. It’s also been influenced by the medical condition his father developed several years ago, called normal pressure hydrocephalus. We discuss how moving so often as a kid has had an effect on him (and me) as we get older. We disagree on French gangster rap, and he ruins my conspiracy theory of 8’s with coincidence. Rabih also talks about how he felt the first time he found a bootleg of his albums. This episode has something for everyone, including birds, angry cows, and overly affecioante dogs. Follow Rabih @mondocane_tv. Get the EP on Bandcamp. Send it to other people! Send this show to other people; rate & review it. We accept coffe at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Merch is up at performanceanx.threadless.com. Get some comfy shoes on and walk with me & Rabih Gebeile on Performance Anxiety on Pantheon Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today we head to France with Rabih Gebeile. We decide to take a walk through the French countryside and no, that’s not a euphemism. So occasionally there will be a bit of wind noise. But Rabih has led a fascinating life, including escaping civil wars. He’s lived all over the world and all of this can be felt and heard in his music. It’s also been influenced by the medical condition his father developed several years ago, called normal pressure hydrocephalus. We discuss how moving so often as a kid has had an effect on him (and me) as we get older. We disagree on French gangster rap, and he ruins my conspiracy theory of 8’s with coincidence. Rabih also talks about how he felt the first time he found a bootleg of his albums. This episode has something for everyone, including birds, angry cows, and overly affecioante dogs. Follow Rabih @mondocane_tv. Get the EP on Bandcamp. Send it to other people! Send this show to other people; rate & review it. We accept coffe at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Merch is up at performanceanx.threadless.com. Get some comfy shoes on and walk with me & Rabih Gebeile on Performance Anxiety on Pantheon Podcasts.

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]]> 5025 yes Astrid Young https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/astrid-young-EOOgWdLg Astrid Young comes from a long line of creative people. Her father is legendary writer, journalist, & author Scott Young. And her brother is...well her brother is Neil Young. Those are some tough acts to follow. Astrid talks about growing up and getting into music in her own way. She describes what it was like when Neil asked her to sing on Harvest Moon. There are some great stories about the Unplugged show and Road Rock. She’s also done some cool work with Nancy Wilson, Heart, and her own solo work, which is clearly different from her brother’s music. She’s played metal, desert rock, folk, and some wild alternative music. And she wrote and starred in a movie and wrote a biography (which she is considering expanding on, with the help of her brothers). Her latest album features Victor DeLorenzo on drums and the Integratron. Definitely look into the album and the structure. Give her a follow on IG @wandaplez to keep up with what she’s up to. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Rate & review us because it helps get us in front of people. We accept coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Merch is at performanceanx.threadless.com. Now buckle up because there’s a lot going on on this one with Astrid Young on performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 18 May 2021 08:00:00 -0000 Astrid Young full 184 Marc Shea Astrid Young comes from a long line of creative people. Her father is legendary writer, journalist, & author Scott Young. And her brother is...well her brother is Neil Young. Those are some tough acts to follow. Astrid talks about growing up and getting into music in her own way. She describes what it was like when Neil asked her to sing on Harvest Moon. There are some great stories about the Unplugged show and Road Rock. She’s also done some cool work with Nancy Wilson, Heart, and her own solo work, which is clearly different from her brother’s music. She’s played metal, desert rock, folk, and some wild alternative music. And she wrote and starred in a movie and wrote a biography (which she is considering expanding on, with the help of her brothers). Her latest album features Victor DeLorenzo on drums and the Integratron. Definitely look into the album and the structure. Give her a follow on IG @wandaplez to keep up with what she’s up to. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Rate & review us because it helps get us in front of people. We accept coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Merch is at performanceanx.threadless.com. Now buckle up because there’s a lot going on on this one with Astrid Young on performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Astrid Young comes from a long line of creative people. Her father is legendary writer, journalist, & author Scott Young. And her brother is...well her brother is Neil Young. Those are some tough acts to follow. Astrid talks about growing up and getting into music in her own way. She describes what it was like when Neil asked her to sing on Harvest Moon. There are some great stories about the Unplugged show and Road Rock. She’s also done some cool work with Nancy Wilson, Heart, and her own solo work, which is clearly different from her brother’s music. She’s played metal, desert rock, folk, and some wild alternative music. And she wrote and starred in a movie and wrote a biography (which she is considering expanding on, with the help of her brothers). Her latest album features Victor DeLorenzo on drums and the Integratron. Definitely look into the album and the structure. Give her a follow on IG @wandaplez to keep up with what she’s up to. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Rate & review us because it helps get us in front of people. We accept coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Merch is at performanceanx.threadless.com. Now buckle up because there’s a lot going on on this one with Astrid Young on performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Astrid Young comes from a long line of creative people. Her father is legendary writer, journalist, & author Scott Young. And her brother is...well her brother is Neil Young. Those are some tough acts to follow. Astrid talks about growing up and getting into music in her own way. She describes what it was like when Neil asked her to sing on Harvest Moon. There are some great stories about the Unplugged show and Road Rock. She’s also done some cool work with Nancy Wilson, Heart, and her own solo work, which is clearly different from her brother’s music. She’s played metal, desert rock, folk, and some wild alternative music. And she wrote and starred in a movie and wrote a biography (which she is considering expanding on, with the help of her brothers). Her latest album features Victor DeLorenzo on drums and the Integratron. Definitely look into the album and the structure. Give her a follow on IG @wandaplez to keep up with what she’s up to. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Rate & review us because it helps get us in front of people. We accept coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Merch is at performanceanx.threadless.com. Now buckle up because there’s a lot going on on this one with Astrid Young on performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 5661 no Du Blonde https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/du-blonde-JEkcyaaT Beth Jeans Houghton, AKA Du Blonde, joins the show. We talk about the value of free shoes, week long constipation, and bootlegging your own records. Her mom has a bath while we also discuss making videos for Ezra Furman and the Red Hot Chili Peppers, creating video games, and the 2000 year old computer. We swap childhood phone numbers and in between all these hilarious tangents, we talk about her career, from the beginning to the new Du Blonde album, Homecoming. It’s a great album that everyone should check out. Pick it up at dublonde.co.uk. Follow Du Blonde on social media. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. If you like the show, rate & review it. That helps us get in front of more earholes. You can get us a cup of coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Merch is found at performanceanx.threadless.com. Now take a deep breath and let’s dive right into Du Blonde on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Trust me...she’ll love it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 12 May 2021 08:00:00 -0000 Du Blonde full 183 Marc Shea Beth Jeans Houghton, AKA Du Blonde, joins the show. We talk about the value of free shoes, week long constipation, and bootlegging your own records. Her mom has a bath while we also discuss making videos for Ezra Furman and the Red Hot Chili Peppers, creating video games, and the 2000 year old computer. We swap childhood phone numbers and in between all these hilarious tangents, we talk about her career, from the beginning to the new Du Blonde album, Homecoming. It’s a great album that everyone should check out. Pick it up at dublonde.co.uk. Follow Du Blonde on social media. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. If you like the show, rate & review it. That helps us get in front of more earholes. You can get us a cup of coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Merch is found at performanceanx.threadless.com. Now take a deep breath and let’s dive right into Du Blonde on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Trust me...she’ll love it. Beth Jeans Houghton, AKA Du Blonde, joins the show. We talk about the value of free shoes, week long constipation, and bootlegging your own records. Her mom has a bath while we also discuss making videos for Ezra Furman and the Red Hot Chili Peppers, creating video games, and the 2000 year old computer. We swap childhood phone numbers and in between all these hilarious tangents, we talk about her career, from the beginning to the new Du Blonde album, Homecoming. It’s a great album that everyone should check out. Pick it up at dublonde.co.uk. Follow Du Blonde on social media. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. If you like the show, rate & review it. That helps us get in front of more earholes. You can get us a cup of coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Merch is found at performanceanx.threadless.com. Now take a deep breath and let’s dive right into Du Blonde on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Trust me...she’ll love it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Beth Jeans Houghton, AKA Du Blonde, joins the show. We talk about the value of free shoes, week long constipation, and bootlegging your own records. Her mom has a bath while we also discuss making videos for Ezra Furman and the Red Hot Chili Peppers, creating video games, and the 2000 year old computer. We swap childhood phone numbers and in between all these hilarious tangents, we talk about her career, from the beginning to the new Du Blonde album, Homecoming. It’s a great album that everyone should check out. Pick it up at dublonde.co.uk. Follow Du Blonde on social media. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. If you like the show, rate & review it. That helps us get in front of more earholes. You can get us a cup of coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Merch is found at performanceanx.threadless.com. Now take a deep breath and let’s dive right into Du Blonde on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Trust me...she’ll love it.

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]]> 5665 yes Josh Caterer (Smoking Popes) https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/josh-caterer-smoking-popes-bbO3AA_g Josh Caterer is our guest. And he’s got quite a story. He started a band with two brothers which became the Smoking Popes. They decided to let Josh sing because he was the best at singing and playing while not looking at his hands. They quickly went from recording 18 songs in a day to opening for bands like Green Day. There’s a funny story about that. But with all that success came a pretty big fall in the form of a cocaine overdose. Josh survived and found a new purpose in his Faith. But trying to integrate that into his music was a challenge. After forming Duvall, forming his occasional blues band Jackson Mud, and then returning to Smoking Popes, Josh is releasing a new live solo album. It’s a mix of Popes songs and cover songs. Pick up physical copies from Pravda Records or digitally on Bandcamp. Follow Josh @joshcaterer. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. We accept coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Merch is at performanceanx.threadless.com. I hope you enjoy Josh Caterer on Performance Anxiety part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 07 May 2021 11:21:46 -0000 Josh Caterer (Smoking Popes) full 182 Marc Shea Josh Caterer is our guest. And he’s got quite a story. He started a band with two brothers which became the Smoking Popes. They decided to let Josh sing because he was the best at singing and playing while not looking at his hands. They quickly went from recording 18 songs in a day to opening for bands like Green Day. There’s a funny story about that. But with all that success came a pretty big fall in the form of a cocaine overdose. Josh survived and found a new purpose in his Faith. But trying to integrate that into his music was a challenge. After forming Duvall, forming his occasional blues band Jackson Mud, and then returning to Smoking Popes, Josh is releasing a new live solo album. It’s a mix of Popes songs and cover songs. Pick up physical copies from Pravda Records or digitally on Bandcamp. Follow Josh @joshcaterer. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. We accept coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Merch is at performanceanx.threadless.com. I hope you enjoy Josh Caterer on Performance Anxiety part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. Josh Caterer is our guest. And he’s got quite a story. He started a band with two brothers which became the Smoking Popes. They decided to let Josh sing because he was the best at singing and playing while not looking at his hands. They quickly went from recording 18 songs in a day to opening for bands like Green Day. There’s a funny story about that. But with all that success came a pretty big fall in the form of a cocaine overdose. Josh survived and found a new purpose in his Faith. But trying to integrate that into his music was a challenge. After forming Duvall, forming his occasional blues band Jackson Mud, and then returning to Smoking Popes, Josh is releasing a new live solo album. It’s a mix of Popes songs and cover songs. Pick up physical copies from Pravda Records or digitally on Bandcamp. Follow Josh @joshcaterer. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. We accept coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Merch is at performanceanx.threadless.com. I hope you enjoy Josh Caterer on Performance Anxiety part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Josh Caterer is our guest. And he’s got quite a story. He started a band with two brothers which became the Smoking Popes. They decided to let Josh sing because he was the best at singing and playing while not looking at his hands. They quickly went from recording 18 songs in a day to opening for bands like Green Day. There’s a funny story about that. But with all that success came a pretty big fall in the form of a cocaine overdose. Josh survived and found a new purpose in his Faith. But trying to integrate that into his music was a challenge. After forming Duvall, forming his occasional blues band Jackson Mud, and then returning to Smoking Popes, Josh is releasing a new live solo album. It’s a mix of Popes songs and cover songs. Pick up physical copies from Pravda Records or digitally on Bandcamp. Follow Josh @joshcaterer. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. We accept coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Merch is at performanceanx.threadless.com. I hope you enjoy Josh Caterer on Performance Anxiety part of the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 4784 yes Rob Marshall (Humanist, Mark Lanegan) https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/rob-marshall-humanist-mark-lanegan-aZhdo9yx I’ve mentioned this list I made early on of “unicorn” guests. Well today I get to check another one off the list. Rob Marshall is one of the most incredible people I’ve had on this show. He’s an amazing guitarist, but more importantly, he’s a great human. He began making walls of sound with Lyca Sleep & Exit Calm. When that period ended, he began writing for & with Mark Lanegan, culminating in the his project called Humanist. And that album is a masterpiece. If you haven’t heard it, stop this podcast and listen to it. Seriously. I get some great behind-the-scenes stories of how it all came together; like how the centerpiece of the album is a 9 minute improv with otherworldly vocals. Follow Rob @HUMANIST on social media. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Support us with a cup of coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Merch is at performanceanx.threadless.com. And now I’m truly honored to welcome Rob Marshall to Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 30 Apr 2021 08:00:00 -0000 Rob Marshall (Humanist, Mark Lanegan) full 181 Marc Shea I’ve mentioned this list I made early on of “unicorn” guests. Well today I get to check another one off the list. Rob Marshall is one of the most incredible people I’ve had on this show. He’s an amazing guitarist, but more importantly, he’s a great human. He began making walls of sound with Lyca Sleep & Exit Calm. When that period ended, he began writing for & with Mark Lanegan, culminating in the his project called Humanist. And that album is a masterpiece. If you haven’t heard it, stop this podcast and listen to it. Seriously. I get some great behind-the-scenes stories of how it all came together; like how the centerpiece of the album is a 9 minute improv with otherworldly vocals. Follow Rob @HUMANIST on social media. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Support us with a cup of coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Merch is at performanceanx.threadless.com. And now I’m truly honored to welcome Rob Marshall to Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. I’ve mentioned this list I made early on of “unicorn” guests. Well today I get to check another one off the list. Rob Marshall is one of the most incredible people I’ve had on this show. He’s an amazing guitarist, but more importantly, he’s a great human. He began making walls of sound with Lyca Sleep & Exit Calm. When that period ended, he began writing for & with Mark Lanegan, culminating in the his project called Humanist. And that album is a masterpiece. If you haven’t heard it, stop this podcast and listen to it. Seriously. I get some great behind-the-scenes stories of how it all came together; like how the centerpiece of the album is a 9 minute improv with otherworldly vocals. Follow Rob @HUMANIST on social media. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Support us with a cup of coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Merch is at performanceanx.threadless.com. And now I’m truly honored to welcome Rob Marshall to Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices I’ve mentioned this list I made early on of “unicorn” guests. Well today I get to check another one off the list. Rob Marshall is one of the most incredible people I’ve had on this show. He’s an amazing guitarist, but more importantly, he’s a great human. He began making walls of sound with Lyca Sleep & Exit Calm. When that period ended, he began writing for & with Mark Lanegan, culminating in the his project called Humanist. And that album is a masterpiece. If you haven’t heard it, stop this podcast and listen to it. Seriously. I get some great behind-the-scenes stories of how it all came together; like how the centerpiece of the album is a 9 minute improv with otherworldly vocals. Follow Rob @HUMANIST on social media. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Support us with a cup of coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Merch is at performanceanx.threadless.com. And now I’m truly honored to welcome Rob Marshall to Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 6861 yes Tim Foljahn https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/tim-foljahn-cuZig6ay Tim Foljahn has had a very interesting career. He’s worked with Steve Shelly, Lee Ranaldo, and Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth. He’s toured extensively with Jad Phair, Half Japanese, Cat Power; Thurston Moore, Townes Van Zandt, and others. He’s been in a TV band called Side Boob on Orange Is The New Black. He’s pursuing a Master’s degree in psychoanalysis. AND...he has a new album coming out. It’s called I Dreamed A Dream and it’ll throw some of the coolest curveballs at you. Check it out on Cart/Horse records. Preorder it on their site or at timfoljahn.com. He’s on social media @twodollarguitar. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Rate & review! Buy us coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Merch is at performanceanx.threadless.com. Let’s jump right into this episode with Tim Foljahn on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 22 Apr 2021 08:00:00 -0000 Tim Foljahn full 180 Marc Shea Tim Foljahn has had a very interesting career. He’s worked with Steve Shelly, Lee Ranaldo, and Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth. He’s toured extensively with Jad Phair, Half Japanese, Cat Power; Thurston Moore, Townes Van Zandt, and others. He’s been in a TV band called Side Boob on Orange Is The New Black. He’s pursuing a Master’s degree in psychoanalysis. AND...he has a new album coming out. It’s called I Dreamed A Dream and it’ll throw some of the coolest curveballs at you. Check it out on Cart/Horse records. Preorder it on their site or at timfoljahn.com. He’s on social media @twodollarguitar. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Rate & review! Buy us coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Merch is at performanceanx.threadless.com. Let’s jump right into this episode with Tim Foljahn on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. Tim Foljahn has had a very interesting career. He’s worked with Steve Shelly, Lee Ranaldo, and Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth. He’s toured extensively with Jad Phair, Half Japanese, Cat Power; Thurston Moore, Townes Van Zandt, and others. He’s been in a TV band called Side Boob on Orange Is The New Black. He’s pursuing a Master’s degree in psychoanalysis. AND...he has a new album coming out. It’s called I Dreamed A Dream and it’ll throw some of the coolest curveballs at you. Check it out on Cart/Horse records. Preorder it on their site or at timfoljahn.com. He’s on social media @twodollarguitar. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Rate & review! Buy us coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Merch is at performanceanx.threadless.com. Let’s jump right into this episode with Tim Foljahn on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tim Foljahn has had a very interesting career. He’s worked with Steve Shelly, Lee Ranaldo, and Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth. He’s toured extensively with Jad Phair, Half Japanese, Cat Power; Thurston Moore, Townes Van Zandt, and others. He’s been in a TV band called Side Boob on Orange Is The New Black. He’s pursuing a Master’s degree in psychoanalysis. AND...he has a new album coming out. It’s called I Dreamed A Dream and it’ll throw some of the coolest curveballs at you. Check it out on Cart/Horse records. Preorder it on their site or at timfoljahn.com. He’s on social media @twodollarguitar. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Rate & review! Buy us coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Merch is at performanceanx.threadless.com. Let’s jump right into this episode with Tim Foljahn on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 3624 yes Benjamin Wright (Benjamin Jayne) https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/benjamin-wright-benjamin-jayne-_3yMEudV Benjamin Wright joins us on Performance Anxiety. And I’m going to stay in touch with him because in addition to being a musician, he’s a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner. He’s releasing his second album with his sister Amanda, under the band name Benjamin Jayne. Benjamin lives in Vermont but Amanda lives in Barcelona. Spain. Not New York. So the pandemic rally didn’t change how they wrote music. In fact, their first album was really just an exercise in staying in touch. The new album is a step forward in every respect. Benjamin explains how his music is really something he has to do, not something he wants to do. And being in psychiatry, he knows how important creative outlets are. Give them a follow on social media. All their links are on their website benjaminjayne.com and you can order their album there as well. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Rate & review the shows! We accept coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Merch is at performanceanx.threadless.com. And you know, sometimes a podcast is just a podcast. But not this time. Enjoy Benjamin Wright of Benjamin Jayne on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 20 Apr 2021 08:00:00 -0000 Benjamin Wright (Benjamin Jayne) full 179 Marc Shea Benjamin Wright joins us on Performance Anxiety. And I’m going to stay in touch with him because in addition to being a musician, he’s a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner. He’s releasing his second album with his sister Amanda, under the band name Benjamin Jayne. Benjamin lives in Vermont but Amanda lives in Barcelona. Spain. Not New York. So the pandemic rally didn’t change how they wrote music. In fact, their first album was really just an exercise in staying in touch. The new album is a step forward in every respect. Benjamin explains how his music is really something he has to do, not something he wants to do. And being in psychiatry, he knows how important creative outlets are. Give them a follow on social media. All their links are on their website benjaminjayne.com and you can order their album there as well. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Rate & review the shows! We accept coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Merch is at performanceanx.threadless.com. And you know, sometimes a podcast is just a podcast. But not this time. Enjoy Benjamin Wright of Benjamin Jayne on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. Benjamin Wright joins us on Performance Anxiety. And I’m going to stay in touch with him because in addition to being a musician, he’s a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner. He’s releasing his second album with his sister Amanda, under the band name Benjamin Jayne. Benjamin lives in Vermont but Amanda lives in Barcelona. Spain. Not New York. So the pandemic rally didn’t change how they wrote music. In fact, their first album was really just an exercise in staying in touch. The new album is a step forward in every respect. Benjamin explains how his music is really something he has to do, not something he wants to do. And being in psychiatry, he knows how important creative outlets are. Give them a follow on social media. All their links are on their website benjaminjayne.com and you can order their album there as well. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Rate & review the shows! We accept coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Merch is at performanceanx.threadless.com. And you know, sometimes a podcast is just a podcast. But not this time. Enjoy Benjamin Wright of Benjamin Jayne on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Benjamin Wright joins us on Performance Anxiety. And I’m going to stay in touch with him because in addition to being a musician, he’s a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner. He’s releasing his second album with his sister Amanda, under the band name Benjamin Jayne. Benjamin lives in Vermont but Amanda lives in Barcelona. Spain. Not New York. So the pandemic rally didn’t change how they wrote music. In fact, their first album was really just an exercise in staying in touch. The new album is a step forward in every respect. Benjamin explains how his music is really something he has to do, not something he wants to do. And being in psychiatry, he knows how important creative outlets are. Give them a follow on social media. All their links are on their website benjaminjayne.com and you can order their album there as well. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Rate & review the shows! We accept coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Merch is at performanceanx.threadless.com. And you know, sometimes a podcast is just a podcast. But not this time. Enjoy Benjamin Wright of Benjamin Jayne on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 3860 yes Elizabeth McCullough & Jamal Hassan (Alpha Cat & Kid Anansi) https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/elizabeth-mccullough-jamal-hassan-alpha-cat-kid-anansi-2JOUwNmT This is an interesting episode. We have a previous guest returning with a new guest. We have a singer/songwriting and a poet/comedian/rapper. We are joined by Elizabeth McCullough, also known as Alpha Cat and Jamal Hassan, who raps under the name Kid Anansi We talk about the two sides of Jamal’s poetry. One of the worst experiences he’s witnessed at a poetry event. What inspired and continues to inspire him to write. How he’s been working on his poetry during the pandemic and how the UK’s art has suffered as an export. Elizabeth’s remastered the Alpha Cat album Pearl Harbor. Incredibly, all the files were lost. Luckily she had copies of the premasters to work with. She tells us the wild story behind the album’s bonus tracks and the effect art can have on people. We also hear how they met and began working together and Jamal’s upcoming album. How he got over his anxiety about rapping. How food influences everything. Follow Alpha Cat & Kid Anansi on social media. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on Twitter & IG. You can get us a cup of coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Merch is available at performanceanx.threadless.com. Rate & review our episodes. We now join our conversation with Elizabeth McCullough & Jamal Hassan already in progress on Performance Anxiety part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 15 Apr 2021 08:00:00 -0000 Elizabeth McCullough & Jamal Hassan (Alpha Cat & Kid Anansi) full 178 Marc Shea This is an interesting episode. We have a previous guest returning with a new guest. We have a singer/songwriting and a poet/comedian/rapper. We are joined by Elizabeth McCullough, also known as Alpha Cat and Jamal Hassan, who raps under the name Kid Anansi We talk about the two sides of Jamal’s poetry. One of the worst experiences he’s witnessed at a poetry event. What inspired and continues to inspire him to write. How he’s been working on his poetry during the pandemic and how the UK’s art has suffered as an export. Elizabeth’s remastered the Alpha Cat album Pearl Harbor. Incredibly, all the files were lost. Luckily she had copies of the premasters to work with. She tells us the wild story behind the album’s bonus tracks and the effect art can have on people. We also hear how they met and began working together and Jamal’s upcoming album. How he got over his anxiety about rapping. How food influences everything. Follow Alpha Cat & Kid Anansi on social media. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on Twitter & IG. You can get us a cup of coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Merch is available at performanceanx.threadless.com. Rate & review our episodes. We now join our conversation with Elizabeth McCullough & Jamal Hassan already in progress on Performance Anxiety part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. This is an interesting episode. We have a previous guest returning with a new guest. We have a singer/songwriting and a poet/comedian/rapper. We are joined by Elizabeth McCullough, also known as Alpha Cat and Jamal Hassan, who raps under the name Kid Anansi We talk about the two sides of Jamal’s poetry. One of the worst experiences he’s witnessed at a poetry event. What inspired and continues to inspire him to write. How he’s been working on his poetry during the pandemic and how the UK’s art has suffered as an export. Elizabeth’s remastered the Alpha Cat album Pearl Harbor. Incredibly, all the files were lost. Luckily she had copies of the premasters to work with. She tells us the wild story behind the album’s bonus tracks and the effect art can have on people. We also hear how they met and began working together and Jamal’s upcoming album. How he got over his anxiety about rapping. How food influences everything. Follow Alpha Cat & Kid Anansi on social media. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on Twitter & IG. You can get us a cup of coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Merch is available at performanceanx.threadless.com. Rate & review our episodes. We now join our conversation with Elizabeth McCullough & Jamal Hassan already in progress on Performance Anxiety part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This is an interesting episode. We have a previous guest returning with a new guest. We have a singer/songwriting and a poet/comedian/rapper. We are joined by Elizabeth McCullough, also known as Alpha Cat and Jamal Hassan, who raps under the name Kid Anansi

We talk about the two sides of Jamal’s poetry. One of the worst experiences he’s witnessed at a poetry event. What inspired and continues to inspire him to write. How he’s been working on his poetry during the pandemic and how the UK’s art has suffered as an export.

Elizabeth’s remastered the Alpha Cat album Pearl Harbor. Incredibly, all the files were lost. Luckily she had copies of the premasters to work with. She tells us the wild story behind the album’s bonus tracks and the effect art can have on people.

We also hear how they met and began working together and Jamal’s upcoming album. How he got over his anxiety about rapping. How food influences everything. Follow Alpha Cat & Kid Anansi on social media. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on Twitter & IG. You can get us a cup of coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Merch is available at performanceanx.threadless.com. Rate & review our episodes. We now join our conversation with Elizabeth McCullough & Jamal Hassan already in progress on Performance Anxiety part of the Pantheon Podcast Network.


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]]> 5642 yes Richard Black (Shark Island) https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/richard-black-shark-island-WUNRw9_9 I know I’ve mentioned that when I starting thinking about doing this podcast, I had a top ten list of guests I wanted to have. Some were obvious and others less so. This one is one of the top three. Richard Black is the singer for the band Shark Island. They played in the LA area beginning in the late 70’s through to the early 90’s. They released one major label album and a handful of songs on soundtracks. But that was it. Richard fronted the short lived hard rock supergroup Contraband and then left music completely. But after finding a new passion in metal sculpture, Shark Island has returned with 2 studio albums and one live release.  Richard is very candid with me and we spent a long time discussing his careers; setting bars low to avoid disappointment; watching grunge change the musical landscape, particularly in LA;demoing songs with Skid Row as his backing band, and recording in 432 instead 440. Check out the music at sharkislandmusic.com and follow their socials. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Please rate & review. You can buy us a coffee @ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Merch designed by Mark Dancey of Soundgarden’s Badmotorfinger fame is at performanceanx.threadless.com. Let’s dive into Richard Black of Shark Island on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 13 Apr 2021 08:00:00 -0000 Richard Black (Shark Island) full 177 Marc Shea I know I’ve mentioned that when I starting thinking about doing this podcast, I had a top ten list of guests I wanted to have. Some were obvious and others less so. This one is one of the top three. Richard Black is the singer for the band Shark Island. They played in the LA area beginning in the late 70’s through to the early 90’s. They released one major label album and a handful of songs on soundtracks. But that was it. Richard fronted the short lived hard rock supergroup Contraband and then left music completely. But after finding a new passion in metal sculpture, Shark Island has returned with 2 studio albums and one live release.  Richard is very candid with me and we spent a long time discussing his careers; setting bars low to avoid disappointment; watching grunge change the musical landscape, particularly in LA;demoing songs with Skid Row as his backing band, and recording in 432 instead 440. Check out the music at sharkislandmusic.com and follow their socials. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Please rate & review. You can buy us a coffee @ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Merch designed by Mark Dancey of Soundgarden’s Badmotorfinger fame is at performanceanx.threadless.com. Let’s dive into Richard Black of Shark Island on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. I know I’ve mentioned that when I starting thinking about doing this podcast, I had a top ten list of guests I wanted to have. Some were obvious and others less so. This one is one of the top three. Richard Black is the singer for the band Shark Island. They played in the LA area beginning in the late 70’s through to the early 90’s. They released one major label album and a handful of songs on soundtracks. But that was it. Richard fronted the short lived hard rock supergroup Contraband and then left music completely. But after finding a new passion in metal sculpture, Shark Island has returned with 2 studio albums and one live release.  Richard is very candid with me and we spent a long time discussing his careers; setting bars low to avoid disappointment; watching grunge change the musical landscape, particularly in LA;demoing songs with Skid Row as his backing band, and recording in 432 instead 440. Check out the music at sharkislandmusic.com and follow their socials. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Please rate & review. You can buy us a coffee @ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Merch designed by Mark Dancey of Soundgarden’s Badmotorfinger fame is at performanceanx.threadless.com. Let’s dive into Richard Black of Shark Island on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices I know I’ve mentioned that when I starting thinking about doing this podcast, I had a top ten list of guests I wanted to have. Some were obvious and others less so. This one is one of the top three. Richard Black is the singer for the band Shark Island. They played in the LA area beginning in the late 70’s through to the early 90’s. They released one major label album and a handful of songs on soundtracks. But that was it. Richard fronted the short lived hard rock supergroup Contraband and then left music completely. But after finding a new passion in metal sculpture, Shark Island has returned with 2 studio albums and one live release. 

Richard is very candid with me and we spent a long time discussing his careers; setting bars low to avoid disappointment; watching grunge change the musical landscape, particularly in LA;demoing songs with Skid Row as his backing band, and recording in 432 instead 440. Check out the music at sharkislandmusic.com and follow their socials. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Please rate & review. You can buy us a coffee @ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Merch designed by Mark Dancey of Soundgarden’s Badmotorfinger fame is at performanceanx.threadless.com. Let’s dive into Richard Black of Shark Island on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 8146 yes Keith Kenny https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/keith-kenny-F8tzL0bG Keith Kenny is a one man band. But not the kind with an accordion and cymbals on his knees. He does use a suitcase as a drum, but more on that later. He's known for his multiple extended and varied sets. I mean how many people do you know who can pull off a one man, acoustic based Tool medley? His new album Lifetimes Ago Motel is out after a six month delay. But it's well worth the wait. Follow him on social media. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Buy us a coffee at ko-fi.com/perfomanceanxiety. Merch is at performanceanx.threadless.com. Rate & review us! Now let's catch up with Keith Kenny on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 08 Apr 2021 08:00:00 -0000 Keith Kenny full 176 Marc Shea Keith Kenny is a one man band. But not the kind with an accordion and cymbals on his knees. He does use a suitcase as a drum, but more on that later. He's known for his multiple extended and varied sets. I mean how many people do you know who can pull off a one man, acoustic based Tool medley? His new album Lifetimes Ago Motel is out after a six month delay. But it's well worth the wait. Follow him on social media. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Buy us a coffee at ko-fi.com/perfomanceanxiety. Merch is at performanceanx.threadless.com. Rate & review us! Now let's catch up with Keith Kenny on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Keith Kenny is a one man band. But not the kind with an accordion and cymbals on his knees. He does use a suitcase as a drum, but more on that later. He's known for his multiple extended and varied sets. I mean how many people do you know who can pull off a one man, acoustic based Tool medley? His new album Lifetimes Ago Motel is out after a six month delay. But it's well worth the wait. Follow him on social media. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Buy us a coffee at ko-fi.com/perfomanceanxiety. Merch is at performanceanx.threadless.com. Rate & review us! Now let's catch up with Keith Kenny on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Keith Kenny is a one man band. But not the kind with an accordion and cymbals on his knees. He does use a suitcase as a drum, but more on that later. He's known for his multiple extended and varied sets. I mean how many people do you know who can pull off a one man, acoustic based Tool medley? His new album Lifetimes Ago Motel is out after a six month delay. But it's well worth the wait. Follow him on social media. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Buy us a coffee at ko-fi.com/perfomanceanxiety. Merch is at performanceanx.threadless.com. Rate & review us! Now let's catch up with Keith Kenny on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 3984 yes Christopher Harold Wells (The Neverlutionaries) https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/christopher-harold-wells-the-neverlutionaries-BR4_IzLQ Christopher Harold Wells joins us on this episode. Growing up, his house was full of music and sports. His dad was a linebacker for the Eagles. But Christopher’s passion was music. He’s jammed with some incredible people like Lauryn Hill & Bubba Sparxxx. He’s released an album under the name The Neverlutionaries and it’s a wonderful mix of genres and styles. The album was recorded at Hyde Studios and was produced by Jamison Durr, who’s produced albums by Sammy Hagar, Wyclef Jean, & Joe Satriani. The album features performances by guitarist Kenny Olson (Bootsy Collins, Sheryl Crow), drummers Chris McGrew and Nick Baglio (Gucci Mane) and guitarist Jonnie Axtell (Psychefunkapus). Follow Christopher and The Neverlutionaries on social media. They should be easy to find. Pick up the self titled album. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Buy us a coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Give us a review wherever you listen. Pick up merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Now let’s slide right into this discussion with Christopher Harold Wells on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 06 Apr 2021 08:00:00 -0000 Christopher Harold Wells (The Neverlutionaries) full 175 Marc Shea Christopher Harold Wells joins us on this episode. Growing up, his house was full of music and sports. His dad was a linebacker for the Eagles. But Christopher’s passion was music. He’s jammed with some incredible people like Lauryn Hill & Bubba Sparxxx. He’s released an album under the name The Neverlutionaries and it’s a wonderful mix of genres and styles. The album was recorded at Hyde Studios and was produced by Jamison Durr, who’s produced albums by Sammy Hagar, Wyclef Jean, & Joe Satriani. The album features performances by guitarist Kenny Olson (Bootsy Collins, Sheryl Crow), drummers Chris McGrew and Nick Baglio (Gucci Mane) and guitarist Jonnie Axtell (Psychefunkapus). Follow Christopher and The Neverlutionaries on social media. They should be easy to find. Pick up the self titled album. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Buy us a coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Give us a review wherever you listen. Pick up merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Now let’s slide right into this discussion with Christopher Harold Wells on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. Christopher Harold Wells joins us on this episode. Growing up, his house was full of music and sports. His dad was a linebacker for the Eagles. But Christopher’s passion was music. He’s jammed with some incredible people like Lauryn Hill & Bubba Sparxxx. He’s released an album under the name The Neverlutionaries and it’s a wonderful mix of genres and styles. The album was recorded at Hyde Studios and was produced by Jamison Durr, who’s produced albums by Sammy Hagar, Wyclef Jean, & Joe Satriani. The album features performances by guitarist Kenny Olson (Bootsy Collins, Sheryl Crow), drummers Chris McGrew and Nick Baglio (Gucci Mane) and guitarist Jonnie Axtell (Psychefunkapus). Follow Christopher and The Neverlutionaries on social media. They should be easy to find. Pick up the self titled album. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Buy us a coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Give us a review wherever you listen. Pick up merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Now let’s slide right into this discussion with Christopher Harold Wells on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Christopher Harold Wells joins us on this episode. Growing up, his house was full of music and sports. His dad was a linebacker for the Eagles. But Christopher’s passion was music. He’s jammed with some incredible people like Lauryn Hill & Bubba Sparxxx. He’s released an album under the name The Neverlutionaries and it’s a wonderful mix of genres and styles. The album was recorded at Hyde Studios and was produced by Jamison Durr, who’s produced albums by Sammy Hagar, Wyclef Jean, & Joe Satriani. The album features performances by guitarist Kenny Olson (Bootsy Collins, Sheryl Crow), drummers Chris McGrew and Nick Baglio (Gucci Mane) and guitarist Jonnie Axtell (Psychefunkapus). Follow Christopher and The Neverlutionaries on social media. They should be easy to find. Pick up the self titled album. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Buy us a coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Give us a review wherever you listen. Pick up merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Now let’s slide right into this discussion with Christopher Harold Wells on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 4477 yes Laura Carbone https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/laura-carbone-tEHRpeLH This week Laura Carbone joins us from Berlin. She’s released a Live album, Live at Rockpalast that’s the closest thing to a live show we’ve had in over a year. Why? Because it’s a live album with absolutely no overdubs or corrections. We talk about how an accidental gift of Nirvana’s Nevermind changed her musical perspective, causing her to put down her flute and pick up a guitar. She also talks about why she used demo vocals in the final mix of an album to get a true take over a polished one. And I wanted her to explain the differences between European and US audiences. Follow her on social media. Pick up Live at RockPalast on Bandcamp. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media. Give us a review and help us rise on the charts. There’s merch designed by Mark Dancey of Soundgarden’s Badmotorfinger fame on performanceanx.threadless.com. Or treat us to a cup a coffee on ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Now let’s join the conversation with Laura Carbone on Performance Anxiety on Pantheon Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 30 Mar 2021 08:00:00 -0000 Laura Carbone full 174 Marc Shea This week Laura Carbone joins us from Berlin. She’s released a Live album, Live at Rockpalast that’s the closest thing to a live show we’ve had in over a year. Why? Because it’s a live album with absolutely no overdubs or corrections. We talk about how an accidental gift of Nirvana’s Nevermind changed her musical perspective, causing her to put down her flute and pick up a guitar. She also talks about why she used demo vocals in the final mix of an album to get a true take over a polished one. And I wanted her to explain the differences between European and US audiences. Follow her on social media. Pick up Live at RockPalast on Bandcamp. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media. Give us a review and help us rise on the charts. There’s merch designed by Mark Dancey of Soundgarden’s Badmotorfinger fame on performanceanx.threadless.com. Or treat us to a cup a coffee on ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Now let’s join the conversation with Laura Carbone on Performance Anxiety on Pantheon Podcasts. This week Laura Carbone joins us from Berlin. She’s released a Live album, Live at Rockpalast that’s the closest thing to a live show we’ve had in over a year. Why? Because it’s a live album with absolutely no overdubs or corrections. We talk about how an accidental gift of Nirvana’s Nevermind changed her musical perspective, causing her to put down her flute and pick up a guitar. She also talks about why she used demo vocals in the final mix of an album to get a true take over a polished one. And I wanted her to explain the differences between European and US audiences. Follow her on social media. Pick up Live at RockPalast on Bandcamp. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media. Give us a review and help us rise on the charts. There’s merch designed by Mark Dancey of Soundgarden’s Badmotorfinger fame on performanceanx.threadless.com. Or treat us to a cup a coffee on ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Now let’s join the conversation with Laura Carbone on Performance Anxiety on Pantheon Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week Laura Carbone joins us from Berlin. She’s released a Live album, Live at Rockpalast that’s the closest thing to a live show we’ve had in over a year. Why? Because it’s a live album with absolutely no overdubs or corrections. We talk about how an accidental gift of Nirvana’s Nevermind changed her musical perspective, causing her to put down her flute and pick up a guitar. She also talks about why she used demo vocals in the final mix of an album to get a true take over a polished one. And I wanted her to explain the differences between European and US audiences. Follow her on social media. Pick up Live at RockPalast on Bandcamp. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media. Give us a review and help us rise on the charts. There’s merch designed by Mark Dancey of Soundgarden’s Badmotorfinger fame on performanceanx.threadless.com. Or treat us to a cup a coffee on ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Now let’s join the conversation with Laura Carbone on Performance Anxiety on Pantheon Podcasts.

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]]> 4155 yes Steve Almaas (Suicide Commandos) https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/steve-almaas-suicide-commandos-DhmiNOjo Steve Almaas was on the cutting edge of punk music in the 70’s with the band Suicide Commandos. In the 80’s he took a turn towards pop music with the album & band Beat Rodeo. He began releasing true solo albums a short time later. He’s got a new album coming out called Everywhere You’ve Been and it’s a lot of fun. It includes two tracks that came to Steve in his sleep. You can check Steve out on FaceBook & check out the record on the Lonesome Whippoorwill label. Check us out on social media @PerformanceAnx. You can get us a cup of coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Merch with our Mark Dancey designed logo is at performanceanx.threadless.com. Check out all the other great shows on the Pantheon Podcast Network like Hiway Hi-Fi, Long May You Young, Feels Like Weezer, & almost 70 more shows! Now let’s dive right into Steve Almaas on Performance Anxiety. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 23 Mar 2021 10:30:25 -0000 Steve Almaas (Suicide Commandos) full 173 Marc Shea Steve Almaas was on the cutting edge of punk music in the 70’s with the band Suicide Commandos. In the 80’s he took a turn towards pop music with the album & band Beat Rodeo. He began releasing true solo albums a short time later. He’s got a new album coming out called Everywhere You’ve Been and it’s a lot of fun. It includes two tracks that came to Steve in his sleep. You can check Steve out on FaceBook & check out the record on the Lonesome Whippoorwill label. Check us out on social media @PerformanceAnx. You can get us a cup of coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Merch with our Mark Dancey designed logo is at performanceanx.threadless.com. Check out all the other great shows on the Pantheon Podcast Network like Hiway Hi-Fi, Long May You Young, Feels Like Weezer, & almost 70 more shows! Now let’s dive right into Steve Almaas on Performance Anxiety. Steve Almaas was on the cutting edge of punk music in the 70’s with the band Suicide Commandos. In the 80’s he took a turn towards pop music with the album & band Beat Rodeo. He began releasing true solo albums a short time later. He’s got a new album coming out called Everywhere You’ve Been and it’s a lot of fun. It includes two tracks that came to Steve in his sleep. You can check Steve out on FaceBook & check out the record on the Lonesome Whippoorwill label. Check us out on social media @PerformanceAnx. You can get us a cup of coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Merch with our Mark Dancey designed logo is at performanceanx.threadless.com. Check out all the other great shows on the Pantheon Podcast Network like Hiway Hi-Fi, Long May You Young, Feels Like Weezer, & almost 70 more shows! Now let’s dive right into Steve Almaas on Performance Anxiety. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Steve Almaas was on the cutting edge of punk music in the 70’s with the band Suicide Commandos. In the 80’s he took a turn towards pop music with the album & band Beat Rodeo. He began releasing true solo albums a short time later. He’s got a new album coming out called Everywhere You’ve Been and it’s a lot of fun. It includes two tracks that came to Steve in his sleep. You can check Steve out on FaceBook & check out the record on the Lonesome Whippoorwill label. Check us out on social media @PerformanceAnx. You can get us a cup of coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Merch with our Mark Dancey designed logo is at performanceanx.threadless.com. Check out all the other great shows on the Pantheon Podcast Network like Hiway Hi-Fi, Long May You Young, Feels Like Weezer, & almost 70 more shows! Now let’s dive right into Steve Almaas on Performance Anxiety.

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]]> 3125 yes Derek Day https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/derek-day-g4kNIfCD It’s not everyday that an artist comes out of the blue to make me pause. Derek Day did exactly that. He started out playing on the street in Santa Monica doing over 70 different cover songs. Now he’s writing and recording with artists like Vernon Reid and opening for Living Colour, Ted Nugent, & Steve Vai. He has so much energy on stage and in everyday life. I’m so glad we met and I really look forward to the day I can catch a live show of his. His career is snowballing! I recommend checking him out now so you can always say “I’ve known about Derek FOREVER!” Follow him @derekdaymusic on social media. Check out his latest single, Fine Lines on Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube or wherever you check out newmusic. Follow us @PerformanceAnx, merch is at performanceanx.threadless.com, buy us a non committal cup of coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. And please rate & review the show no matter where you listen. It really does help. So buckle up because this is one energetic show with Derek Day on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Sun, 14 Mar 2021 08:00:00 -0000 Derek Day full 172 Marc Shea It’s not everyday that an artist comes out of the blue to make me pause. Derek Day did exactly that. He started out playing on the street in Santa Monica doing over 70 different cover songs. Now he’s writing and recording with artists like Vernon Reid and opening for Living Colour, Ted Nugent, & Steve Vai. He has so much energy on stage and in everyday life. I’m so glad we met and I really look forward to the day I can catch a live show of his. His career is snowballing! I recommend checking him out now so you can always say “I’ve known about Derek FOREVER!” Follow him @derekdaymusic on social media. Check out his latest single, Fine Lines on Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube or wherever you check out newmusic. Follow us @PerformanceAnx, merch is at performanceanx.threadless.com, buy us a non committal cup of coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. And please rate & review the show no matter where you listen. It really does help. So buckle up because this is one energetic show with Derek Day on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. It’s not everyday that an artist comes out of the blue to make me pause. Derek Day did exactly that. He started out playing on the street in Santa Monica doing over 70 different cover songs. Now he’s writing and recording with artists like Vernon Reid and opening for Living Colour, Ted Nugent, & Steve Vai. He has so much energy on stage and in everyday life. I’m so glad we met and I really look forward to the day I can catch a live show of his. His career is snowballing! I recommend checking him out now so you can always say “I’ve known about Derek FOREVER!” Follow him @derekdaymusic on social media. Check out his latest single, Fine Lines on Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube or wherever you check out newmusic. Follow us @PerformanceAnx, merch is at performanceanx.threadless.com, buy us a non committal cup of coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. And please rate & review the show no matter where you listen. It really does help. So buckle up because this is one energetic show with Derek Day on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices It’s not everyday that an artist comes out of the blue to make me pause. Derek Day did exactly that. He started out playing on the street in Santa Monica doing over 70 different cover songs. Now he’s writing and recording with artists like Vernon Reid and opening for Living Colour, Ted Nugent, & Steve Vai. He has so much energy on stage and in everyday life. I’m so glad we met and I really look forward to the day I can catch a live show of his. His career is snowballing! I recommend checking him out now so you can always say “I’ve known about Derek FOREVER!” Follow him @derekdaymusic on social media. Check out his latest single, Fine Lines on Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube or wherever you check out newmusic. Follow us @PerformanceAnx, merch is at performanceanx.threadless.com, buy us a non committal cup of coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. And please rate & review the show no matter where you listen. It really does help. So buckle up because this is one energetic show with Derek Day on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 4295 yes Peter Holmstrӧm (The Dandy Warhols) https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/peter-holmstrom-the-dandy-warhols-nBE_ZMwB We welcome the arrival of Peter Holmstrӧm. In addition to playing guitar for The Dandy Warhols, he’s been busy with his project Pete International Airport. He explains how that began and who else is involved. We also get some great Dandy’s history. They’ve been together for over 25 years, so they’ve done just about everything you can think of, including writing both the longest AND the shortest songs you can imagine. Pete talks about the band’s relationship with David Bowie and how that started and how they got to play live with him. We wrap up with some great news about some new projects Pete is involved in, including a third Pete International Airport album! Follow him on social media (most of them are petedx11), follow the Dandy’s, follow us @PerformanceAnx. Subscribe, rate, review. I’m still taking non-committal coffee @ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Merch with our logo (designed by Mark Dancey of Soundgarden’s Badmotorfinger fame) is available at performanceanx.threadless.com. So fasten your seatbelts and bring your seats to an upright position. It’s time for Peter Holmstrӧm of The Dandy Warhols & PIA on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 09 Mar 2021 09:00:00 -0000 Peter Holmstrӧm (The Dandy Warhols) full 171 Marc Shea We welcome the arrival of Peter Holmstrӧm. In addition to playing guitar for The Dandy Warhols, he’s been busy with his project Pete International Airport. He explains how that began and who else is involved. We also get some great Dandy’s history. They’ve been together for over 25 years, so they’ve done just about everything you can think of, including writing both the longest AND the shortest songs you can imagine. Pete talks about the band’s relationship with David Bowie and how that started and how they got to play live with him. We wrap up with some great news about some new projects Pete is involved in, including a third Pete International Airport album! Follow him on social media (most of them are petedx11), follow the Dandy’s, follow us @PerformanceAnx. Subscribe, rate, review. I’m still taking non-committal coffee @ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Merch with our logo (designed by Mark Dancey of Soundgarden’s Badmotorfinger fame) is available at performanceanx.threadless.com. So fasten your seatbelts and bring your seats to an upright position. It’s time for Peter Holmstrӧm of The Dandy Warhols & PIA on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. We welcome the arrival of Peter Holmstrӧm. In addition to playing guitar for The Dandy Warhols, he’s been busy with his project Pete International Airport. He explains how that began and who else is involved. We also get some great Dandy’s history. They’ve been together for over 25 years, so they’ve done just about everything you can think of, including writing both the longest AND the shortest songs you can imagine. Pete talks about the band’s relationship with David Bowie and how that started and how they got to play live with him. We wrap up with some great news about some new projects Pete is involved in, including a third Pete International Airport album! Follow him on social media (most of them are petedx11), follow the Dandy’s, follow us @PerformanceAnx. Subscribe, rate, review. I’m still taking non-committal coffee @ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Merch with our logo (designed by Mark Dancey of Soundgarden’s Badmotorfinger fame) is available at performanceanx.threadless.com. So fasten your seatbelts and bring your seats to an upright position. It’s time for Peter Holmstrӧm of The Dandy Warhols & PIA on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices We welcome the arrival of Peter Holmstrӧm. In addition to playing guitar for The Dandy Warhols, he’s been busy with his project Pete International Airport. He explains how that began and who else is involved. We also get some great Dandy’s history. They’ve been together for over 25 years, so they’ve done just about everything you can think of, including writing both the longest AND the shortest songs you can imagine. Pete talks about the band’s relationship with David Bowie and how that started and how they got to play live with him. We wrap up with some great news about some new projects Pete is involved in, including a third Pete International Airport album! Follow him on social media (most of them are petedx11), follow the Dandy’s, follow us @PerformanceAnx. Subscribe, rate, review. I’m still taking non-committal coffee @ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. 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]]> 4177 yes Tobias Nathaniel (The Red Step, The Black Heart Procession) https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/tobias-nathaniel-the-red-step-the-black-heart-procession-pCfUyjSK We’re joined by a musician who thrives when he’s uncomfortable. Tobias Nathaniel’s greatest enemy is muscle memory. That’s why he switched from guitar to organ. He formed The Black Heart Procession and kept his penchant for being uncomfortable by playing instruments like sheetmetal and being the wedding band for Melvins drummer Dale Crover’s nuptials. He also explains how he inadvertently wrote Rick & Morty’s Evil Morty Theme. Toby moved to Serbia to show solidarity with vampires & possibly join a vampire class action law suit. He also tells us how Madonna broke his heart. He’s started a new band called The Red Step that sounds like garage rock meets post punk. It’s raw and gloomy in the best ways. He also discusses his performance anxiety and how he became a front man for his band. Follow The Red Step on social media & pick up their debut on Pravda records. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Subscribe, rate, & review; especially if you’re in Serbia. Buy us a non-committal cup of coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Merch, featuring our logo designed by Mark Dancey, creator of Soundgarden’s Badmotorfinger logo, is available at performanceanx.threadless.com. Now let’s march right into Tobias Nathaniel & The Red Step on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 02 Mar 2021 09:00:00 -0000 Tobias Nathaniel (The Red Step, The Black Heart Procession) full 170 Marc Shea We’re joined by a musician who thrives when he’s uncomfortable. Tobias Nathaniel’s greatest enemy is muscle memory. That’s why he switched from guitar to organ. He formed The Black Heart Procession and kept his penchant for being uncomfortable by playing instruments like sheetmetal and being the wedding band for Melvins drummer Dale Crover’s nuptials. He also explains how he inadvertently wrote Rick & Morty’s Evil Morty Theme. Toby moved to Serbia to show solidarity with vampires & possibly join a vampire class action law suit. He also tells us how Madonna broke his heart. He’s started a new band called The Red Step that sounds like garage rock meets post punk. It’s raw and gloomy in the best ways. He also discusses his performance anxiety and how he became a front man for his band. Follow The Red Step on social media & pick up their debut on Pravda records. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Subscribe, rate, & review; especially if you’re in Serbia. Buy us a non-committal cup of coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Merch, featuring our logo designed by Mark Dancey, creator of Soundgarden’s Badmotorfinger logo, is available at performanceanx.threadless.com. Now let’s march right into Tobias Nathaniel & The Red Step on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. We’re joined by a musician who thrives when he’s uncomfortable. Tobias Nathaniel’s greatest enemy is muscle memory. That’s why he switched from guitar to organ. He formed The Black Heart Procession and kept his penchant for being uncomfortable by playing instruments like sheetmetal and being the wedding band for Melvins drummer Dale Crover’s nuptials. He also explains how he inadvertently wrote Rick & Morty’s Evil Morty Theme. Toby moved to Serbia to show solidarity with vampires & possibly join a vampire class action law suit. He also tells us how Madonna broke his heart. He’s started a new band called The Red Step that sounds like garage rock meets post punk. It’s raw and gloomy in the best ways. He also discusses his performance anxiety and how he became a front man for his band. Follow The Red Step on social media & pick up their debut on Pravda records. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Subscribe, rate, & review; especially if you’re in Serbia. Buy us a non-committal cup of coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Merch, featuring our logo designed by Mark Dancey, creator of Soundgarden’s Badmotorfinger logo, is available at performanceanx.threadless.com. Now let’s march right into Tobias Nathaniel & The Red Step on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices We’re joined by a musician who thrives when he’s uncomfortable. Tobias Nathaniel’s greatest enemy is muscle memory. That’s why he switched from guitar to organ. He formed The Black Heart Procession and kept his penchant for being uncomfortable by playing instruments like sheetmetal and being the wedding band for Melvins drummer Dale Crover’s nuptials. He also explains how he inadvertently wrote Rick & Morty’s Evil Morty Theme.

Toby moved to Serbia to show solidarity with vampires & possibly join a vampire class action law suit. He also tells us how Madonna broke his heart. He’s started a new band called The Red Step that sounds like garage rock meets post punk. It’s raw and gloomy in the best ways. He also discusses his performance anxiety and how he became a front man for his band. Follow The Red Step on social media & pick up their debut on Pravda records. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Subscribe, rate, & review; especially if you’re in Serbia. Buy us a non-committal cup of coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Merch, featuring our logo designed by Mark Dancey, creator of Soundgarden’s Badmotorfinger logo, is available at performanceanx.threadless.com. Now let’s march right into Tobias Nathaniel & The Red Step on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.


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]]> 4521 yes Tamar Aphek https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/tamar-aphek-IbGb2Ijy Tamar Aphek has been called Israel’s guitar goddess. Her music is a wild combination of styles and genres. She’s fearless and knows exactly what sounds she’s looking for. But she didn’t start out as a guitar deity. She began her musical journey with piano. Singing came a little after that as she joined a prestigious children’s choir. It wasn’t until she was 18 that she really started listening to rock music. I learned that she looks at writing music like crashing a car into a tree. I also learned that the Israeli version of rock and roll is hummus. It makes sense, trust me. Tamar’s new album, All Bets Are Off, is out now on Kill Rock Stars. Pick it up and follow her on social media for exclusive stuff! Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Buy us non-commital coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Pick up a mug or shower curtain at performanceanx.threadless.com. And just like a pita chipi nto hummus, let’s dip into the show with Tamar Aphek on Performance Anxiety on Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 25 Feb 2021 09:00:00 -0000 Tamar Aphek full 169 Marc Shea Tamar Aphek has been called Israel’s guitar goddess. Her music is a wild combination of styles and genres. She’s fearless and knows exactly what sounds she’s looking for. But she didn’t start out as a guitar deity. She began her musical journey with piano. Singing came a little after that as she joined a prestigious children’s choir. It wasn’t until she was 18 that she really started listening to rock music. I learned that she looks at writing music like crashing a car into a tree. I also learned that the Israeli version of rock and roll is hummus. It makes sense, trust me. Tamar’s new album, All Bets Are Off, is out now on Kill Rock Stars. Pick it up and follow her on social media for exclusive stuff! Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Buy us non-commital coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Pick up a mug or shower curtain at performanceanx.threadless.com. And just like a pita chipi nto hummus, let’s dip into the show with Tamar Aphek on Performance Anxiety on Pantheon Podcast Network. Tamar Aphek has been called Israel’s guitar goddess. Her music is a wild combination of styles and genres. She’s fearless and knows exactly what sounds she’s looking for. But she didn’t start out as a guitar deity. She began her musical journey with piano. Singing came a little after that as she joined a prestigious children’s choir. It wasn’t until she was 18 that she really started listening to rock music. I learned that she looks at writing music like crashing a car into a tree. I also learned that the Israeli version of rock and roll is hummus. It makes sense, trust me. Tamar’s new album, All Bets Are Off, is out now on Kill Rock Stars. Pick it up and follow her on social media for exclusive stuff! Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Buy us non-commital coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Pick up a mug or shower curtain at performanceanx.threadless.com. And just like a pita chipi nto hummus, let’s dip into the show with Tamar Aphek on Performance Anxiety on Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tamar Aphek has been called Israel’s guitar goddess. Her music is a wild combination of styles and genres. She’s fearless and knows exactly what sounds she’s looking for. But she didn’t start out as a guitar deity.

She began her musical journey with piano. Singing came a little after that as she joined a prestigious children’s choir. It wasn’t until she was 18 that she really started listening to rock music.

I learned that she looks at writing music like crashing a car into a tree. I also learned that the Israeli version of rock and roll is hummus. It makes sense, trust me. Tamar’s new album, All Bets Are Off, is out now on Kill Rock Stars. Pick it up and follow her on social media for exclusive stuff! Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Buy us non-commital coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Pick up a mug or shower curtain at performanceanx.threadless.com. And just like a pita chipi nto hummus, let’s dip into the show with Tamar Aphek on Performance Anxiety on Pantheon Podcast Network.


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]]> 2996 yes Keith Lowell Jensen https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/keith-lowell-jensen-A5bvB8qa Keith Lowell Jensen is a comedian. He doesn’t use music in his act. He doesn’t play in a band on the side. But he started performing as a frontman in bands growing up, and that experience gave him a head start in comedy. He began his comedy career abruptly with Spike & Mike’s Festival of Animation as kind of a one man cover band of comedy. He’s performed with a lot of great artists, including an unexpected gig opening for Wu-Tang Clan. He’s performed in China as a judge for a comedy show and has written a children’s book. He also has a new special on Amazon Prime, Keith Lowell Jensen, Not For Rehire. Watch it, but don’t expect one-liners. Keith also gives us some exclusive dog breeding content, so you’re welcome. Follow him on social media. He’s the only Keith Lowell Jensen. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Merch is at performanceanx.threadless.com. Buy us a coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Now let’s settle in for some dog breeding tips with Keith Lowell Jensen on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 23 Feb 2021 09:00:00 -0000 Keith Lowell Jensen full 168 Marc Shea Keith Lowell Jensen is a comedian. He doesn’t use music in his act. He doesn’t play in a band on the side. But he started performing as a frontman in bands growing up, and that experience gave him a head start in comedy. He began his comedy career abruptly with Spike & Mike’s Festival of Animation as kind of a one man cover band of comedy. He’s performed with a lot of great artists, including an unexpected gig opening for Wu-Tang Clan. He’s performed in China as a judge for a comedy show and has written a children’s book. He also has a new special on Amazon Prime, Keith Lowell Jensen, Not For Rehire. Watch it, but don’t expect one-liners. Keith also gives us some exclusive dog breeding content, so you’re welcome. Follow him on social media. He’s the only Keith Lowell Jensen. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Merch is at performanceanx.threadless.com. Buy us a coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Now let’s settle in for some dog breeding tips with Keith Lowell Jensen on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. Keith Lowell Jensen is a comedian. He doesn’t use music in his act. He doesn’t play in a band on the side. But he started performing as a frontman in bands growing up, and that experience gave him a head start in comedy. He began his comedy career abruptly with Spike & Mike’s Festival of Animation as kind of a one man cover band of comedy. He’s performed with a lot of great artists, including an unexpected gig opening for Wu-Tang Clan. He’s performed in China as a judge for a comedy show and has written a children’s book. He also has a new special on Amazon Prime, Keith Lowell Jensen, Not For Rehire. Watch it, but don’t expect one-liners. Keith also gives us some exclusive dog breeding content, so you’re welcome. Follow him on social media. He’s the only Keith Lowell Jensen. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Merch is at performanceanx.threadless.com. Buy us a coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Now let’s settle in for some dog breeding tips with Keith Lowell Jensen on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Keith Lowell Jensen is a comedian. He doesn’t use music in his act. He doesn’t play in a band on the side. But he started performing as a frontman in bands growing up, and that experience gave him a head start in comedy. He began his comedy career abruptly with Spike & Mike’s Festival of Animation as kind of a one man cover band of comedy. He’s performed with a lot of great artists, including an unexpected gig opening for Wu-Tang Clan. He’s performed in China as a judge for a comedy show and has written a children’s book. He also has a new special on Amazon Prime, Keith Lowell Jensen, Not For Rehire. Watch it, but don’t expect one-liners. Keith also gives us some exclusive dog breeding content, so you’re welcome. Follow him on social media. He’s the only Keith Lowell Jensen. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Merch is at performanceanx.threadless.com. Buy us a coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Now let’s settle in for some dog breeding tips with Keith Lowell Jensen on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 4300 yes Ryan Scully https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/ryan-scully-bASKM2Ro Let’s welcome singer, guitarist, & all around chill dude, Ryan Scully to the podcast. We talk about a lot of different topics, getting a little philosophical at times, but in a way that ultimately ends in one of laughing. He tells how he wound up in New Orleans after growing up in Missouri, working in his family’s restaurant. He also tells me about how he found his own voice as a songwriter. He’s written a children’s album and even been able to incorporate his kids into his wider releases. And we have a mutual love for alternate tunings and feedback. So check him out on the socials @dadoophorus. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Subscribe, rate, review. Buy us coffee @ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety & merch is at performanceanx.threadless.com. I’ve got my adult beverage, I suggest you grab one, as well and let’s get into Ryan Scully on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 16 Feb 2021 09:00:00 -0000 Ryan Scully full 167 Marc Shea Let’s welcome singer, guitarist, & all around chill dude, Ryan Scully to the podcast. We talk about a lot of different topics, getting a little philosophical at times, but in a way that ultimately ends in one of laughing. He tells how he wound up in New Orleans after growing up in Missouri, working in his family’s restaurant. He also tells me about how he found his own voice as a songwriter. He’s written a children’s album and even been able to incorporate his kids into his wider releases. And we have a mutual love for alternate tunings and feedback. So check him out on the socials @dadoophorus. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Subscribe, rate, review. Buy us coffee @ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety & merch is at performanceanx.threadless.com. I’ve got my adult beverage, I suggest you grab one, as well and let’s get into Ryan Scully on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Let’s welcome singer, guitarist, & all around chill dude, Ryan Scully to the podcast. We talk about a lot of different topics, getting a little philosophical at times, but in a way that ultimately ends in one of laughing. He tells how he wound up in New Orleans after growing up in Missouri, working in his family’s restaurant. He also tells me about how he found his own voice as a songwriter. He’s written a children’s album and even been able to incorporate his kids into his wider releases. And we have a mutual love for alternate tunings and feedback. So check him out on the socials @dadoophorus. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Subscribe, rate, review. Buy us coffee @ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety & merch is at performanceanx.threadless.com. I’ve got my adult beverage, I suggest you grab one, as well and let’s get into Ryan Scully on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Let’s welcome singer, guitarist, & all around chill dude, Ryan Scully to the podcast. We talk about a lot of different topics, getting a little philosophical at times, but in a way that ultimately ends in one of laughing. He tells how he wound up in New Orleans after growing up in Missouri, working in his family’s restaurant. He also tells me about how he found his own voice as a songwriter. He’s written a children’s album and even been able to incorporate his kids into his wider releases. And we have a mutual love for alternate tunings and feedback. So check him out on the socials @dadoophorus. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Subscribe, rate, review. Buy us coffee @ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety & merch is at performanceanx.threadless.com. I’ve got my adult beverage, I suggest you grab one, as well and let’s get into Ryan Scully on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 4641 yes Side Projects: Unplugged with Grey Daze https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/side-projects-unplugged-with-grey-daze-OOyADYFc Sean Dowdell and Mace Beyers from the band Grey Daze join the show to talk about their favorite Unplugged albums. And as luck would would have it, they are releasing their own acoustic EP called Amends...Stripped. It’s acoustic versions of five tracks from their recent album Amends. Grey Daze was Chester Bennington’s band before he shot to stardom in Linkin Park. It’s a rare chance to hear someone on the precipice of explosive success in a stripped down version. It’s a limited release so I suggest grabbing a copy before they’re gone. Follow the band @greydazeofficial. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Subscribe, rate, review, buy us a coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Merch is at performanceanx.threadless.com. Now let’s light some candles, unplug everything, and check out Sean and Mace of Grey Daze on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 09 Feb 2021 09:00:00 -0000 Side Projects: Unplugged with Grey Daze full 166 Marc Shea Sean Dowdell and Mace Beyers from the band Grey Daze join the show to talk about their favorite Unplugged albums. And as luck would would have it, they are releasing their own acoustic EP called Amends...Stripped. It’s acoustic versions of five tracks from their recent album Amends. Grey Daze was Chester Bennington’s band before he shot to stardom in Linkin Park. It’s a rare chance to hear someone on the precipice of explosive success in a stripped down version. It’s a limited release so I suggest grabbing a copy before they’re gone. Follow the band @greydazeofficial. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Subscribe, rate, review, buy us a coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Merch is at performanceanx.threadless.com. Now let’s light some candles, unplug everything, and check out Sean and Mace of Grey Daze on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. Sean Dowdell and Mace Beyers from the band Grey Daze join the show to talk about their favorite Unplugged albums. And as luck would would have it, they are releasing their own acoustic EP called Amends...Stripped. It’s acoustic versions of five tracks from their recent album Amends. Grey Daze was Chester Bennington’s band before he shot to stardom in Linkin Park. It’s a rare chance to hear someone on the precipice of explosive success in a stripped down version. It’s a limited release so I suggest grabbing a copy before they’re gone. Follow the band @greydazeofficial. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Subscribe, rate, review, buy us a coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Merch is at performanceanx.threadless.com. Now let’s light some candles, unplug everything, and check out Sean and Mace of Grey Daze on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Sean Dowdell and Mace Beyers from the band Grey Daze join the show to talk about their favorite Unplugged albums. And as luck would would have it, they are releasing their own acoustic EP called Amends...Stripped. It’s acoustic versions of five tracks from their recent album Amends. Grey Daze was Chester Bennington’s band before he shot to stardom in Linkin Park. It’s a rare chance to hear someone on the precipice of explosive success in a stripped down version. It’s a limited release so I suggest grabbing a copy before they’re gone. Follow the band @greydazeofficial. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Subscribe, rate, review, buy us a coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Merch is at performanceanx.threadless.com. Now let’s light some candles, unplug everything, and check out Sean and Mace of Grey Daze on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 1917 yes Alfie Agnew (D.I., Professor and The Madman) https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/alfie-agnew-d-i-professor-and-the-madman-_POsIdrl We welcome SoCal punk legend & legitimate scientist, Alfie Agnew to the podcast. Alfie spent his youth with his brothers Rikk & Frank defining the SoCal punk sound. We talk about that and what it takes to create a new musical landscape. He was a vet by the time he was a junior in high school. But one book changed the entire trajectory of his life. After decades in academia, writing pieces like A Trace Formula for a Family of Jacobi Matrices, Analysis and its Applications, he began making music again. And, as seems to be the case with Alfie, one night set in motion the fate of his new band, Professor and the Madman, with Sean Elliott, & Paul Gray and Rat Scabies of The Damned. They’ve just released their 4th studio album and it is diverse. Check it out wherever you find music or on their website, professorandthemadman.com. Follow them on social media. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Subscribe, rate, review, support us at ko-fi.com/perfomanceanxiety. Merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Thanks to AKG for the amazing headphones & Lyra mic! And let us now enter the world of Alfie Agnew…legitimate Professor & musician. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 03 Feb 2021 12:11:04 -0000 Alfie Agnew (D.I., Professor and The Madman) full 165 Marc Shea We welcome SoCal punk legend & legitimate scientist, Alfie Agnew to the podcast. Alfie spent his youth with his brothers Rikk & Frank defining the SoCal punk sound. We talk about that and what it takes to create a new musical landscape. He was a vet by the time he was a junior in high school. But one book changed the entire trajectory of his life. After decades in academia, writing pieces like A Trace Formula for a Family of Jacobi Matrices, Analysis and its Applications, he began making music again. And, as seems to be the case with Alfie, one night set in motion the fate of his new band, Professor and the Madman, with Sean Elliott, & Paul Gray and Rat Scabies of The Damned. They’ve just released their 4th studio album and it is diverse. Check it out wherever you find music or on their website, professorandthemadman.com. Follow them on social media. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Subscribe, rate, review, support us at ko-fi.com/perfomanceanxiety. Merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Thanks to AKG for the amazing headphones & Lyra mic! And let us now enter the world of Alfie Agnew…legitimate Professor & musician. We welcome SoCal punk legend & legitimate scientist, Alfie Agnew to the podcast. Alfie spent his youth with his brothers Rikk & Frank defining the SoCal punk sound. We talk about that and what it takes to create a new musical landscape. He was a vet by the time he was a junior in high school. But one book changed the entire trajectory of his life. After decades in academia, writing pieces like A Trace Formula for a Family of Jacobi Matrices, Analysis and its Applications, he began making music again. And, as seems to be the case with Alfie, one night set in motion the fate of his new band, Professor and the Madman, with Sean Elliott, & Paul Gray and Rat Scabies of The Damned. They’ve just released their 4th studio album and it is diverse. Check it out wherever you find music or on their website, professorandthemadman.com. Follow them on social media. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Subscribe, rate, review, support us at ko-fi.com/perfomanceanxiety. Merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Thanks to AKG for the amazing headphones & Lyra mic! And let us now enter the world of Alfie Agnew…legitimate Professor & musician. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices We welcome SoCal punk legend & legitimate scientist, Alfie Agnew to the podcast. Alfie spent his youth with his brothers Rikk & Frank defining the SoCal punk sound. We talk about that and what it takes to create a new musical landscape. He was a vet by the time he was a junior in high school. But one book changed the entire trajectory of his life. After decades in academia, writing pieces like A Trace Formula for a Family of Jacobi Matrices, Analysis and its Applications, he began making music again. And, as seems to be the case with Alfie, one night set in motion the fate of his new band, Professor and the Madman, with Sean Elliott, & Paul Gray and Rat Scabies of The Damned. They’ve just released their 4th studio album and it is diverse. Check it out wherever you find music or on their website, professorandthemadman.com. Follow them on social media. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Subscribe, rate, review, support us at ko-fi.com/perfomanceanxiety. Merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Thanks to AKG for the amazing headphones & Lyra mic! And let us now enter the world of Alfie Agnew…legitimate Professor & musician.

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]]> 4452 yes Tom Biller https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/tom-biller-DJ1C2PHz Today we're joined by recording engineer, producer, musician, gardener, part-time luthier, & breakfast burrito enthusiast, Tom Biller. He's worked with heavyweights like Jon Brion, Fiona Apple, & Kanye West. I think it all started with the amazing advice his dad gave him about taking guitar lessons: Learn how to play & then we'll think about lessons. He won a grammy...and then broke it. He's been keeping busy during the pandemic by doing some mixing, fixing up the Beastie Boys' old studio, & producing albums based on the artists' height. This episode is like jazz, guys. It's a little chaotic, bit it all works out. Follow Tom on social media. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Buy us a coffee with no commitment at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Merch is at performanceanx.threadless.com. So let's get things rolling with Tom Biller on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 29 Jan 2021 12:58:01 -0000 Tom Biller full 164 Marc Shea Today we're joined by recording engineer, producer, musician, gardener, part-time luthier, & breakfast burrito enthusiast, Tom Biller. He's worked with heavyweights like Jon Brion, Fiona Apple, & Kanye West. I think it all started with the amazing advice his dad gave him about taking guitar lessons: Learn how to play & then we'll think about lessons. He won a grammy...and then broke it. He's been keeping busy during the pandemic by doing some mixing, fixing up the Beastie Boys' old studio, & producing albums based on the artists' height. This episode is like jazz, guys. It's a little chaotic, bit it all works out. Follow Tom on social media. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Buy us a coffee with no commitment at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Merch is at performanceanx.threadless.com. So let's get things rolling with Tom Biller on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Today we're joined by recording engineer, producer, musician, gardener, part-time luthier, & breakfast burrito enthusiast, Tom Biller. He's worked with heavyweights like Jon Brion, Fiona Apple, & Kanye West. I think it all started with the amazing advice his dad gave him about taking guitar lessons: Learn how to play & then we'll think about lessons. He won a grammy...and then broke it. He's been keeping busy during the pandemic by doing some mixing, fixing up the Beastie Boys' old studio, & producing albums based on the artists' height. This episode is like jazz, guys. It's a little chaotic, bit it all works out. Follow Tom on social media. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Buy us a coffee with no commitment at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Merch is at performanceanx.threadless.com. So let's get things rolling with Tom Biller on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today we're joined by recording engineer, producer, musician, gardener, part-time luthier, & breakfast burrito enthusiast, Tom Biller. He's worked with heavyweights like Jon Brion, Fiona Apple, & Kanye West. I think it all started with the amazing advice his dad gave him about taking guitar lessons: Learn how to play & then we'll think about lessons. He won a grammy...and then broke it.

He's been keeping busy during the pandemic by doing some mixing, fixing up the Beastie Boys' old studio, & producing albums based on the artists' height. This episode is like jazz, guys. It's a little chaotic, bit it all works out. Follow Tom on social media. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Buy us a coffee with no commitment at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Merch is at performanceanx.threadless.com. So let's get things rolling with Tom Biller on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 4559 yes Corey Ledet https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/corey-ledet-ap8S_I_k Today we are joined by royalty. Corey Ledet’s family has been at the forefront of jazz, bebop, blues, & zydeco from the beginning. His grandfather, Buchanon, is known as the originator of the double clutch drum pattern that defines zydeco. Corey started in his grandfather’s footsteps, as a drummer, playing professionally by the ripe old age of ten. But things really started to click when he took up the accordion. One of Corey’s albums was nominated for a Grammy (I think the only reason it didn’t win was because Corey forgot to vote for himself). He has just released the 14th album of the band’s 18th year career. Follow Corey Ledet for information about the music. Buy the new album, Corey Ledet Zydeco wherever you normally buy music. Buy us a coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. There’s no commitment. Merch is available at performanceanx.threadless.com. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Subscribe, rate, review. Now let’ get to steppin right into Corey Ledet on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 26 Jan 2021 09:00:00 -0000 Corey Ledet full 163 Marc Shea Today we are joined by royalty. Corey Ledet’s family has been at the forefront of jazz, bebop, blues, & zydeco from the beginning. His grandfather, Buchanon, is known as the originator of the double clutch drum pattern that defines zydeco. Corey started in his grandfather’s footsteps, as a drummer, playing professionally by the ripe old age of ten. But things really started to click when he took up the accordion. One of Corey’s albums was nominated for a Grammy (I think the only reason it didn’t win was because Corey forgot to vote for himself). He has just released the 14th album of the band’s 18th year career. Follow Corey Ledet for information about the music. Buy the new album, Corey Ledet Zydeco wherever you normally buy music. Buy us a coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. There’s no commitment. Merch is available at performanceanx.threadless.com. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Subscribe, rate, review. Now let’ get to steppin right into Corey Ledet on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. Today we are joined by royalty. Corey Ledet’s family has been at the forefront of jazz, bebop, blues, & zydeco from the beginning. His grandfather, Buchanon, is known as the originator of the double clutch drum pattern that defines zydeco. Corey started in his grandfather’s footsteps, as a drummer, playing professionally by the ripe old age of ten. But things really started to click when he took up the accordion. One of Corey’s albums was nominated for a Grammy (I think the only reason it didn’t win was because Corey forgot to vote for himself). He has just released the 14th album of the band’s 18th year career. Follow Corey Ledet for information about the music. Buy the new album, Corey Ledet Zydeco wherever you normally buy music. Buy us a coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. There’s no commitment. Merch is available at performanceanx.threadless.com. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Subscribe, rate, review. Now let’ get to steppin right into Corey Ledet on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today we are joined by royalty. Corey Ledet’s family has been at the forefront of jazz, bebop, blues, & zydeco from the beginning. His grandfather, Buchanon, is known as the originator of the double clutch drum pattern that defines zydeco. Corey started in his grandfather’s footsteps, as a drummer, playing professionally by the ripe old age of ten. But things really started to click when he took up the accordion.

One of Corey’s albums was nominated for a Grammy (I think the only reason it didn’t win was because Corey forgot to vote for himself). He has just released the 14th album of the band’s 18th year career. Follow Corey Ledet for information about the music. Buy the new album, Corey Ledet Zydeco wherever you normally buy music. Buy us a coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. There’s no commitment. Merch is available at performanceanx.threadless.com. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Subscribe, rate, review. Now let’ get to steppin right into Corey Ledet on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 3549 yes Robert Duncan https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/robert-duncan-9VIFB_AR We’re joined by author Robert Duncan. He’s led a pretty rock & roll life. He saw the Beatles live, walked out of The Who on their first US tour, & played “22” with Mitch Ryder. One of his first writing assignments was interviewing KISS the same day Paul Stanley got his infamous rose tattoo. He became the first managing editor at Creem Magazine, working with the legendary Lester Bangs and wrote the first ever unauthorized biography of KISS. His amazing story of how he met his wife led to his honeymoon with Blue Oyster Cult. And he’s also serenaded Sammy Hagar & Liza Minelli. Go buy his novel, Loud Mouth. It’s hard to put down. Follow him on the socials to get news on his new books & possible movie. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Subscribe, rate, review, & buy us a coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Merch is available at performanceanx.threadless.com. So let’s dig in to Robert Duncan on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 22 Jan 2021 12:05:06 -0000 Robert Duncan full 162 Marc Shea We’re joined by author Robert Duncan. He’s led a pretty rock & roll life. He saw the Beatles live, walked out of The Who on their first US tour, & played “22” with Mitch Ryder. One of his first writing assignments was interviewing KISS the same day Paul Stanley got his infamous rose tattoo. He became the first managing editor at Creem Magazine, working with the legendary Lester Bangs and wrote the first ever unauthorized biography of KISS. His amazing story of how he met his wife led to his honeymoon with Blue Oyster Cult. And he’s also serenaded Sammy Hagar & Liza Minelli. Go buy his novel, Loud Mouth. It’s hard to put down. Follow him on the socials to get news on his new books & possible movie. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Subscribe, rate, review, & buy us a coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Merch is available at performanceanx.threadless.com. So let’s dig in to Robert Duncan on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network.  We’re joined by author Robert Duncan. He’s led a pretty rock & roll life. He saw the Beatles live, walked out of The Who on their first US tour, & played “22” with Mitch Ryder. One of his first writing assignments was interviewing KISS the same day Paul Stanley got his infamous rose tattoo. He became the first managing editor at Creem Magazine, working with the legendary Lester Bangs and wrote the first ever unauthorized biography of KISS. His amazing story of how he met his wife led to his honeymoon with Blue Oyster Cult. And he’s also serenaded Sammy Hagar & Liza Minelli. Go buy his novel, Loud Mouth. It’s hard to put down. Follow him on the socials to get news on his new books & possible movie. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Subscribe, rate, review, & buy us a coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Merch is available at performanceanx.threadless.com. So let’s dig in to Robert Duncan on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices We’re joined by author Robert Duncan. He’s led a pretty rock & roll life. He saw the Beatles live, walked out of The Who on their first US tour, & played “22” with Mitch Ryder. One of his first writing assignments was interviewing KISS the same day Paul Stanley got his infamous rose tattoo.

He became the first managing editor at Creem Magazine, working with the legendary Lester Bangs and wrote the first ever unauthorized biography of KISS. His amazing story of how he met his wife led to his honeymoon with Blue Oyster Cult. And he’s also serenaded Sammy Hagar & Liza Minelli.

Go buy his novel, Loud Mouth. It’s hard to put down. Follow him on the socials to get news on his new books & possible movie. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Subscribe, rate, review, & buy us a coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Merch is available at performanceanx.threadless.com. So let’s dig in to Robert Duncan on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. 

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]]> 5622 yes Andrew Toy https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/andrew-toy-cY4PwDn0 Let’s welcome drummer Andrew Toy to the Performance Anxiety family. He’s played in so many genres of music that I lost count. He likes to use music genres like chords; building one on top of another to create something unique. And it began by playing on a cruise ship! Now he’s got a solo album out that is full of experimental percussion. And it’s a true solo album. He plays everything. It’s called Guardrails and you really need to check it out at andrewtoy.net or @atoydrummer on social media. Check this podcast out @PerformanceAnx. You can buy us a coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety.com. Merch is available at performanceanx.threadless.com. So let’s give a Performance Anxiety welcome to Andrew Toy. Part of Pantheon Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 19 Jan 2021 09:00:00 -0000 Andrew Toy full 161 Marc Shea Let’s welcome drummer Andrew Toy to the Performance Anxiety family. He’s played in so many genres of music that I lost count. He likes to use music genres like chords; building one on top of another to create something unique. And it began by playing on a cruise ship! Now he’s got a solo album out that is full of experimental percussion. And it’s a true solo album. He plays everything. It’s called Guardrails and you really need to check it out at andrewtoy.net or @atoydrummer on social media. Check this podcast out @PerformanceAnx. You can buy us a coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety.com. Merch is available at performanceanx.threadless.com. So let’s give a Performance Anxiety welcome to Andrew Toy. Part of Pantheon Podcasts Let’s welcome drummer Andrew Toy to the Performance Anxiety family. He’s played in so many genres of music that I lost count. He likes to use music genres like chords; building one on top of another to create something unique. And it began by playing on a cruise ship! Now he’s got a solo album out that is full of experimental percussion. And it’s a true solo album. He plays everything. It’s called Guardrails and you really need to check it out at andrewtoy.net or @atoydrummer on social media. Check this podcast out @PerformanceAnx. You can buy us a coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety.com. Merch is available at performanceanx.threadless.com. So let’s give a Performance Anxiety welcome to Andrew Toy. Part of Pantheon Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Let’s welcome drummer Andrew Toy to the Performance Anxiety family. He’s played in so many genres of music that I lost count. He likes to use music genres like chords; building one on top of another to create something unique. And it began by playing on a cruise ship! Now he’s got a solo album out that is full of experimental percussion. And it’s a true solo album. He plays everything. It’s called Guardrails and you really need to check it out at andrewtoy.net or @atoydrummer on social media.

Check this podcast out @PerformanceAnx.

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So let’s give a Performance Anxiety welcome to Andrew Toy.

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]]> 4386 yes Dale Crover (Melvins) https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/dale-crover-melvins-_kAbTchl Dale Crover joins us. You may remember him from one of his many bands: The Melvins, Altamont, Redd Kross, or maybe The Dale Crover Band, who are releasing a new album. If you’re not familiar with Dale’s solo music, it’s definitely a separate entity from The Melvins. But Dale tells some great stories about Gene Simmons & KISS, meeting Buzz, playing biker sleepover parties as a teen, & Greg Bissonette. He’s also done a little acting. He played both young AND old Neil Young in the Harvest Moon video. There’s a few great stories about that experience too. A quick disclaimer, though. There was a not unusual buffering issue when we recorded. So occasionally Dale may sound like he’s talking a little fast. That’s the buffering. Follow Dale @drcrover on social media. Buy his album, Rat a Tat Tat!. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Buy us coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Please enjoy Dale Crover on Performance Anxiety, won’t you? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 15 Jan 2021 12:49:49 -0000 Dale Crover (Melvins) full 160 Marc Shea Dale Crover joins us. You may remember him from one of his many bands: The Melvins, Altamont, Redd Kross, or maybe The Dale Crover Band, who are releasing a new album. If you’re not familiar with Dale’s solo music, it’s definitely a separate entity from The Melvins. But Dale tells some great stories about Gene Simmons & KISS, meeting Buzz, playing biker sleepover parties as a teen, & Greg Bissonette. He’s also done a little acting. He played both young AND old Neil Young in the Harvest Moon video. There’s a few great stories about that experience too. A quick disclaimer, though. There was a not unusual buffering issue when we recorded. So occasionally Dale may sound like he’s talking a little fast. That’s the buffering. Follow Dale @drcrover on social media. Buy his album, Rat a Tat Tat!. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Buy us coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Please enjoy Dale Crover on Performance Anxiety, won’t you? Dale Crover joins us. You may remember him from one of his many bands: The Melvins, Altamont, Redd Kross, or maybe The Dale Crover Band, who are releasing a new album. If you’re not familiar with Dale’s solo music, it’s definitely a separate entity from The Melvins. But Dale tells some great stories about Gene Simmons & KISS, meeting Buzz, playing biker sleepover parties as a teen, & Greg Bissonette. He’s also done a little acting. He played both young AND old Neil Young in the Harvest Moon video. There’s a few great stories about that experience too. A quick disclaimer, though. There was a not unusual buffering issue when we recorded. So occasionally Dale may sound like he’s talking a little fast. That’s the buffering. Follow Dale @drcrover on social media. Buy his album, Rat a Tat Tat!. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Buy us coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Please enjoy Dale Crover on Performance Anxiety, won’t you? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Dale Crover joins us. You may remember him from one of his many bands: The Melvins, Altamont, Redd Kross, or maybe The Dale Crover Band, who are releasing a new album. If you’re not familiar with Dale’s solo music, it’s definitely a separate entity from The Melvins. But Dale tells some great stories about Gene Simmons & KISS, meeting Buzz, playing biker sleepover parties as a teen, & Greg Bissonette. He’s also done a little acting. He played both young AND old Neil Young in the Harvest Moon video. There’s a few great stories about that experience too. A quick disclaimer, though. There was a not unusual buffering issue when we recorded. So occasionally Dale may sound like he’s talking a little fast. That’s the buffering. Follow Dale @drcrover on social media. Buy his album, Rat a Tat Tat!. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Buy us coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Please enjoy Dale Crover on Performance Anxiety, won’t you?

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]]> 4047 yes Glenn Morrow https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/glenn-morrow-AoglZIdB We’re joined by head honcho at Bar None Records & founder of Glenn Morrow’s Cry For Help, Glenn Morrow. We talk about his career in music as a musician as well as head of a record label. He’s worked with some great bands & former guests like The Mendoza Line & El Ten Eleven. Glenn Morrow’s Cry For Help has just released their second album & we discuss the new difficulties releasing music during the COVID era from both the musician’s and the label’s perspectives. Follow Glenn & Bar None on social Media. Follow us @PerformanceAnx.If you like the show, consider getting us a cup of coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Subscribe, rate, review. Let’s get right into Glenn Morrow’s Cry For Help on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 12 Jan 2021 09:00:00 -0000 Glenn Morrow full 159 Marc Shea We’re joined by head honcho at Bar None Records & founder of Glenn Morrow’s Cry For Help, Glenn Morrow. We talk about his career in music as a musician as well as head of a record label. He’s worked with some great bands & former guests like The Mendoza Line & El Ten Eleven. Glenn Morrow’s Cry For Help has just released their second album & we discuss the new difficulties releasing music during the COVID era from both the musician’s and the label’s perspectives. Follow Glenn & Bar None on social Media. Follow us @PerformanceAnx.If you like the show, consider getting us a cup of coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Subscribe, rate, review. Let’s get right into Glenn Morrow’s Cry For Help on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. We’re joined by head honcho at Bar None Records & founder of Glenn Morrow’s Cry For Help, Glenn Morrow. We talk about his career in music as a musician as well as head of a record label. He’s worked with some great bands & former guests like The Mendoza Line & El Ten Eleven. Glenn Morrow’s Cry For Help has just released their second album & we discuss the new difficulties releasing music during the COVID era from both the musician’s and the label’s perspectives. Follow Glenn & Bar None on social Media. Follow us @PerformanceAnx.If you like the show, consider getting us a cup of coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Subscribe, rate, review. Let’s get right into Glenn Morrow’s Cry For Help on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices We’re joined by head honcho at Bar None Records & founder of Glenn Morrow’s Cry For Help, Glenn Morrow. We talk about his career in music as a musician as well as head of a record label. He’s worked with some great bands & former guests like The Mendoza Line & El Ten Eleven. Glenn Morrow’s Cry For Help has just released their second album & we discuss the new difficulties releasing music during the COVID era from both the musician’s and the label’s perspectives. Follow Glenn & Bar None on social Media. Follow us @PerformanceAnx.If you like the show, consider getting us a cup of coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Subscribe, rate, review. Let’s get right into Glenn Morrow’s Cry For Help on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 3493 no Christian Kjellvander https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/christian-kjellvander-eogDz7s6 Today’s guest may have the hardest last name to pronounce. Christian Kjellvander joins us to discuss his new album, About Love and Loving Again. But first we have to figure out how he got there. His career started as a Swedish slacker. But he soon realized how much he loved creating music. That’s when his sound changed. His bass voice combined with the Americana vibe of the music is familiar but he likes to throw listeners some curveballs, like recording a doom country album with Tonbruket. He also had to race home while on tour when COVID began closing borders across Europe. Christian’s new album is perfect for driving at night. It’s a very loose album and one of my favorites of 2020. Give him a follow on social media. Pick up the new album wherever you buy music. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media. Subscribe, rate, review. Consider spotting us a cup of coffee on ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. So let’s dive into this episode with Christian Kjellvander on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 08 Jan 2021 09:00:00 -0000 Christian Kjellvander full 158 Marc Shea Today’s guest may have the hardest last name to pronounce. Christian Kjellvander joins us to discuss his new album, About Love and Loving Again. But first we have to figure out how he got there. His career started as a Swedish slacker. But he soon realized how much he loved creating music. That’s when his sound changed. His bass voice combined with the Americana vibe of the music is familiar but he likes to throw listeners some curveballs, like recording a doom country album with Tonbruket. He also had to race home while on tour when COVID began closing borders across Europe. Christian’s new album is perfect for driving at night. It’s a very loose album and one of my favorites of 2020. Give him a follow on social media. Pick up the new album wherever you buy music. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media. Subscribe, rate, review. Consider spotting us a cup of coffee on ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. So let’s dive into this episode with Christian Kjellvander on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Today’s guest may have the hardest last name to pronounce. Christian Kjellvander joins us to discuss his new album, About Love and Loving Again. But first we have to figure out how he got there. His career started as a Swedish slacker. But he soon realized how much he loved creating music. That’s when his sound changed. His bass voice combined with the Americana vibe of the music is familiar but he likes to throw listeners some curveballs, like recording a doom country album with Tonbruket. He also had to race home while on tour when COVID began closing borders across Europe. Christian’s new album is perfect for driving at night. It’s a very loose album and one of my favorites of 2020. Give him a follow on social media. Pick up the new album wherever you buy music. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media. Subscribe, rate, review. Consider spotting us a cup of coffee on ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. So let’s dive into this episode with Christian Kjellvander on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today’s guest may have the hardest last name to pronounce. Christian Kjellvander joins us to discuss his new album, About Love and Loving Again. But first we have to figure out how he got there. His career started as a Swedish slacker. But he soon realized how much he loved creating music. That’s when his sound changed. His bass voice combined with the Americana vibe of the music is familiar but he likes to throw listeners some curveballs, like recording a doom country album with Tonbruket. He also had to race home while on tour when COVID began closing borders across Europe.

Christian’s new album is perfect for driving at night. It’s a very loose album and one of my favorites of 2020. Give him a follow on social media. Pick up the new album wherever you buy music. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media. Subscribe, rate, review. Consider spotting us a cup of coffee on ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. So let’s dive into this episode with Christian Kjellvander on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 3759 yes Peter Milton Walsh (The Apartments) https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/peter-milton-walsh-the-apartments-wDChq3gh I’d like to welcome Peter Milton Walsh of The Apartments to the show. Peter’s life has been full of triumphs and unimaginable tragedy. He survived the drug fueled 70’s Brisbane music scene and moved on to the form the band The Apartments. He moved to New York for a fresh start and then relocated to England where he signed to Rough Trade. After his first a couple of EP’s and a full length album, he found a coveted spot on the soundtrack for the John Hughes film, Some Kind of Wonderful. But in 1997, Peter’s son, Riley, was diagnosed with a rare auto-immune disorder. In 1999, at 3 years and 8 months of age, Riley lost his battle and Peter stepped away from music. Sixteen years later, Peter was convinced to give music another go. He’s been playing and writing ever since. The band is strong & the music is honest, just like the man who wrote it. His new album In and Out of the Light saw Peter trying new techniques with wonderful results. Check out the album wherever you buy music or at https://www.theapartments-music.com/ or on their Facebook page. Follow us @PerformanceAnx & maybe buy us a coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety.com. So let’s get right into Peter Milton Walsh on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 05 Jan 2021 09:00:00 -0000 Peter Milton Walsh (The Apartments) full 157 Marc Shea I’d like to welcome Peter Milton Walsh of The Apartments to the show. Peter’s life has been full of triumphs and unimaginable tragedy. He survived the drug fueled 70’s Brisbane music scene and moved on to the form the band The Apartments. He moved to New York for a fresh start and then relocated to England where he signed to Rough Trade. After his first a couple of EP’s and a full length album, he found a coveted spot on the soundtrack for the John Hughes film, Some Kind of Wonderful. But in 1997, Peter’s son, Riley, was diagnosed with a rare auto-immune disorder. In 1999, at 3 years and 8 months of age, Riley lost his battle and Peter stepped away from music. Sixteen years later, Peter was convinced to give music another go. He’s been playing and writing ever since. The band is strong & the music is honest, just like the man who wrote it. His new album In and Out of the Light saw Peter trying new techniques with wonderful results. Check out the album wherever you buy music or at https://www.theapartments-music.com/ or on their Facebook page. Follow us @PerformanceAnx & maybe buy us a coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety.com. So let’s get right into Peter Milton Walsh on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. I’d like to welcome Peter Milton Walsh of The Apartments to the show. Peter’s life has been full of triumphs and unimaginable tragedy. He survived the drug fueled 70’s Brisbane music scene and moved on to the form the band The Apartments. He moved to New York for a fresh start and then relocated to England where he signed to Rough Trade. After his first a couple of EP’s and a full length album, he found a coveted spot on the soundtrack for the John Hughes film, Some Kind of Wonderful. But in 1997, Peter’s son, Riley, was diagnosed with a rare auto-immune disorder. In 1999, at 3 years and 8 months of age, Riley lost his battle and Peter stepped away from music. Sixteen years later, Peter was convinced to give music another go. He’s been playing and writing ever since. The band is strong & the music is honest, just like the man who wrote it. His new album In and Out of the Light saw Peter trying new techniques with wonderful results. Check out the album wherever you buy music or at https://www.theapartments-music.com/ or on their Facebook page. Follow us @PerformanceAnx & maybe buy us a coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety.com. So let’s get right into Peter Milton Walsh on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices I’d like to welcome Peter Milton Walsh of The Apartments to the show. Peter’s life has been full of triumphs and unimaginable tragedy. He survived the drug fueled 70’s Brisbane music scene and moved on to the form the band The Apartments. He moved to New York for a fresh start and then relocated to England where he signed to Rough Trade. After his first a couple of EP’s and a full length album, he found a coveted spot on the soundtrack for the John Hughes film, Some Kind of Wonderful. But in 1997, Peter’s son, Riley, was diagnosed with a rare auto-immune disorder. In 1999, at 3 years and 8 months of age, Riley lost his battle and Peter stepped away from music. Sixteen years later, Peter was convinced to give music another go. He’s been playing and writing ever since. The band is strong & the music is honest, just like the man who wrote it. His new album In and Out of the Light saw Peter trying new techniques with wonderful results. Check out the album wherever you buy music or at https://www.theapartments-music.com/ or on their Facebook page. Follow us @PerformanceAnx & maybe buy us a coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety.com. So let’s get right into Peter Milton Walsh on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 5290 yes Side Projects: In Defense Of Hair Metal https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/side-projects-in-defense-of-hair-metal-zca2_1d5 Welcome to a very special episode of Performance Anxiety. Today we tackle a very sensitive subject: The defense of hair metal. No other podcast will touch this volatile topic. But we here at Performance Anxiety, a proud member of the Pantheon Podcast Network, are willing to traverse the minefield that is hair metal. We tangle with topics like the best hair metal for the gym; What hair metal band will clear out a wedding; and is there a new batch of hair metal bands emerging? But we start the entire show off by teasing out a top three list of hair metal bands from our panel of experts: Jason Tompson of Vast Robot Armies, Ryan Smith of Ryan & Pony and Soul Asylum, and Mike Hsu of 100FM The Pike in Worcester, Mass & the Long May You Young podcast on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Follow all of us on social media (you’re obviously intelligent enough to find the accounts), & think about supporting us at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. There’s no gentle way to start this conversation, so let’s rip off the band-aid In Defense of Hair Metal!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 31 Dec 2020 15:08:33 -0000 Side Projects: In Defense Of Hair Metal full 156 Marc Shea Welcome to a very special episode of Performance Anxiety. Today we tackle a very sensitive subject: The defense of hair metal. No other podcast will touch this volatile topic. But we here at Performance Anxiety, a proud member of the Pantheon Podcast Network, are willing to traverse the minefield that is hair metal. We tangle with topics like the best hair metal for the gym; What hair metal band will clear out a wedding; and is there a new batch of hair metal bands emerging? But we start the entire show off by teasing out a top three list of hair metal bands from our panel of experts: Jason Tompson of Vast Robot Armies, Ryan Smith of Ryan & Pony and Soul Asylum, and Mike Hsu of 100FM The Pike in Worcester, Mass & the Long May You Young podcast on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Follow all of us on social media (you’re obviously intelligent enough to find the accounts), & think about supporting us at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. There’s no gentle way to start this conversation, so let’s rip off the band-aid In Defense of Hair Metal!  Welcome to a very special episode of Performance Anxiety. Today we tackle a very sensitive subject: The defense of hair metal. No other podcast will touch this volatile topic. But we here at Performance Anxiety, a proud member of the Pantheon Podcast Network, are willing to traverse the minefield that is hair metal. We tangle with topics like the best hair metal for the gym; What hair metal band will clear out a wedding; and is there a new batch of hair metal bands emerging? But we start the entire show off by teasing out a top three list of hair metal bands from our panel of experts: Jason Tompson of Vast Robot Armies, Ryan Smith of Ryan & Pony and Soul Asylum, and Mike Hsu of 100FM The Pike in Worcester, Mass & the Long May You Young podcast on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Follow all of us on social media (you’re obviously intelligent enough to find the accounts), & think about supporting us at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. There’s no gentle way to start this conversation, so let’s rip off the band-aid In Defense of Hair Metal!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Welcome to a very special episode of Performance Anxiety. Today we tackle a very sensitive subject: The defense of hair metal. No other podcast will touch this volatile topic. But we here at Performance Anxiety, a proud member of the Pantheon Podcast Network, are willing to traverse the minefield that is hair metal. We tangle with topics like the best hair metal for the gym; What hair metal band will clear out a wedding; and is there a new batch of hair metal bands emerging? But we start the entire show off by teasing out a top three list of hair metal bands from our panel of experts: Jason Tompson of Vast Robot Armies, Ryan Smith of Ryan & Pony and Soul Asylum, and Mike Hsu of 100FM The Pike in Worcester, Mass & the Long May You Young podcast on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Follow all of us on social media (you’re obviously intelligent enough to find the accounts), & think about supporting us at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. There’s no gentle way to start this conversation, so let’s rip off the band-aid In Defense of Hair Metal! 

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]]> 5723 yes B.J. Cole https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/b-j-cole-NCPkBzmy This was such a cool episode. First of all, I’ve got my new mate Spencer Cullum co-hosting with me. But just as exciting is my guest B.J. Cole. B.J. has played on some of the most loved albums of all time. He’s played with Elton John, Sting, T. Rex, Bjork, Gerry Rafferty, Robert Plant, Richard Ashcroft, & The Verve. He & Spencer talk about how the role of pedal steel is changing, even in Nashville and their scariest moment on stage (and it’s basically the same moment for all pedal steel players). At one point we’re even joined by Spencer’s dogs. Follow Spencer & B.J. on social media. Check out BJ’s new album of Hawai’ian music and Spencer’s solo album, Spencer Cullum’s Coin Collection. Follow us all on social media. Subscribe, rate, & review. It’s a huge help! And don’t forget ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Now let’s slide into this chat with Spencer Cullum & B.J. Cole on Performance Anxiety.  This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 23 Dec 2020 09:00:00 -0000 B.J. Cole full 155 Marc Shea This was such a cool episode. First of all, I’ve got my new mate Spencer Cullum co-hosting with me. But just as exciting is my guest B.J. Cole. B.J. has played on some of the most loved albums of all time. He’s played with Elton John, Sting, T. Rex, Bjork, Gerry Rafferty, Robert Plant, Richard Ashcroft, & The Verve. He & Spencer talk about how the role of pedal steel is changing, even in Nashville and their scariest moment on stage (and it’s basically the same moment for all pedal steel players). At one point we’re even joined by Spencer’s dogs. Follow Spencer & B.J. on social media. Check out BJ’s new album of Hawai’ian music and Spencer’s solo album, Spencer Cullum’s Coin Collection. Follow us all on social media. Subscribe, rate, & review. It’s a huge help! And don’t forget ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Now let’s slide into this chat with Spencer Cullum & B.J. Cole on Performance Anxiety.  This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts This was such a cool episode. First of all, I’ve got my new mate Spencer Cullum co-hosting with me. But just as exciting is my guest B.J. Cole. B.J. has played on some of the most loved albums of all time. He’s played with Elton John, Sting, T. Rex, Bjork, Gerry Rafferty, Robert Plant, Richard Ashcroft, & The Verve. He & Spencer talk about how the role of pedal steel is changing, even in Nashville and their scariest moment on stage (and it’s basically the same moment for all pedal steel players). At one point we’re even joined by Spencer’s dogs. Follow Spencer & B.J. on social media. Check out BJ’s new album of Hawai’ian music and Spencer’s solo album, Spencer Cullum’s Coin Collection. Follow us all on social media. Subscribe, rate, & review. It’s a huge help! And don’t forget ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Now let’s slide into this chat with Spencer Cullum & B.J. Cole on Performance Anxiety.  This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This was such a cool episode. First of all, I’ve got my new mate Spencer Cullum co-hosting with me. But just as exciting is my guest B.J. Cole. B.J. has played on some of the most loved albums of all time. He’s played with Elton John, Sting, T. Rex, Bjork, Gerry Rafferty, Robert Plant, Richard Ashcroft, & The Verve.

He & Spencer talk about how the role of pedal steel is changing, even in Nashville and their scariest moment on stage (and it’s basically the same moment for all pedal steel players). At one point we’re even joined by Spencer’s dogs. Follow Spencer & B.J. on social media. Check out BJ’s new album of Hawai’ian music and Spencer’s solo album, Spencer Cullum’s Coin Collection. Follow us all on social media. Subscribe, rate, & review. It’s a huge help! And don’t forget ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Now let’s slide into this chat with Spencer Cullum & B.J. Cole on Performance Anxiety. 

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]]> 4156 yes Side Projects: Music & The Paranormal with Morgan Geer & Josh Moss https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/side-projects-music-the-paranormal-with-morgan-geer-josh-moss-TqTJhVpC This is a weird episode. It’s all about music and the paranormal. But the really weird part is the panel I’ve put together. I’m joined by former guest Morgan Geer of Drunken Prayer, first time guest Josh Moss of The Modern Folk, & my daughter Maggie. We discuss Mothman, Bigfoot, ghosts & their loopholes, & the music written about them. I would love you guys to check Drunken Prayer & The Modern Folk on bandcamp. Drunken Prayer has a great Christmas single out now & you can pick up The Modern Folks’ entire discography (all 22 releases) for $5. This show was a lot of fun. A little silly, a little serious, and a lot strange. If you enjoy this podcast, consider treating us to a cup of coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety.com There’s no commitment. I hope you enjoy this episode. If not, keep an eye out for the men in black, because I know they’re fans. This show is a part of Pantheon Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 16 Dec 2020 09:00:00 -0000 Side Projects: Music & The Paranormal with Morgan Geer & Josh Moss full 154 Marc Shea This is a weird episode. It’s all about music and the paranormal. But the really weird part is the panel I’ve put together. I’m joined by former guest Morgan Geer of Drunken Prayer, first time guest Josh Moss of The Modern Folk, & my daughter Maggie. We discuss Mothman, Bigfoot, ghosts & their loopholes, & the music written about them. I would love you guys to check Drunken Prayer & The Modern Folk on bandcamp. Drunken Prayer has a great Christmas single out now & you can pick up The Modern Folks’ entire discography (all 22 releases) for $5. This show was a lot of fun. A little silly, a little serious, and a lot strange. If you enjoy this podcast, consider treating us to a cup of coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety.com There’s no commitment. I hope you enjoy this episode. If not, keep an eye out for the men in black, because I know they’re fans. This show is a part of Pantheon Podcasts This is a weird episode. It’s all about music and the paranormal. But the really weird part is the panel I’ve put together. I’m joined by former guest Morgan Geer of Drunken Prayer, first time guest Josh Moss of The Modern Folk, & my daughter Maggie. We discuss Mothman, Bigfoot, ghosts & their loopholes, & the music written about them. I would love you guys to check Drunken Prayer & The Modern Folk on bandcamp. Drunken Prayer has a great Christmas single out now & you can pick up The Modern Folks’ entire discography (all 22 releases) for $5. This show was a lot of fun. A little silly, a little serious, and a lot strange. If you enjoy this podcast, consider treating us to a cup of coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety.com There’s no commitment. I hope you enjoy this episode. If not, keep an eye out for the men in black, because I know they’re fans. This show is a part of Pantheon Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This is a weird episode. It’s all about music and the paranormal. But the really weird part is the panel I’ve put together. I’m joined by former guest Morgan Geer of Drunken Prayer, first time guest Josh Moss of The Modern Folk, & my daughter Maggie. We discuss Mothman, Bigfoot, ghosts & their loopholes, & the music written about them. I would love you guys to check Drunken Prayer & The Modern Folk on bandcamp. Drunken Prayer has a great Christmas single out now & you can pick up The Modern Folks’ entire discography (all 22 releases) for $5.

This show was a lot of fun. A little silly, a little serious, and a lot strange. If you enjoy this podcast, consider treating us to a cup of coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety.com There’s no commitment. I hope you enjoy this episode. If not, keep an eye out for the men in black, because I know they’re fans.

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]]> 3858 yes Purple Witch Of Culver https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/purple-witch-of-culver-L3DRPsCk Welcome Sarah Safaie & Evan Taylor to the show. Together they are Purple Witch of Culver. They’re an experimental, jazz, electro funk duo with an infusion of poetry. Sarah tells me that one of her musical influences is Lisa Simpson and Evan’s parents have an unusual way of showing their support for his choice of career. Oh, and Evan’s mom calls in the middle of the podcast. The duo has three singles out right now and they’re like nothing else that’s come out in 2020. The sound is a mix of vintage electronics & St. Mark’s Poetry Project. Check out the music on bandcamp or through streaming services. Follow them on social media to find out about upcoming releases. They’re planning on one per month. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media. Subscribe, rate, & review. And if you like the episodes, consider saying thanks with a cup of coffee. We’ll pass it around! You can do it once with no commitment. Now let’s get things going with Purple Witch of Culver on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 14 Dec 2020 09:00:00 -0000 Purple Witch Of Culver full 153 Marc Shea Welcome Sarah Safaie & Evan Taylor to the show. Together they are Purple Witch of Culver. They’re an experimental, jazz, electro funk duo with an infusion of poetry. Sarah tells me that one of her musical influences is Lisa Simpson and Evan’s parents have an unusual way of showing their support for his choice of career. Oh, and Evan’s mom calls in the middle of the podcast. The duo has three singles out right now and they’re like nothing else that’s come out in 2020. The sound is a mix of vintage electronics & St. Mark’s Poetry Project. Check out the music on bandcamp or through streaming services. Follow them on social media to find out about upcoming releases. They’re planning on one per month. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media. Subscribe, rate, & review. And if you like the episodes, consider saying thanks with a cup of coffee. We’ll pass it around! You can do it once with no commitment. Now let’s get things going with Purple Witch of Culver on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Welcome Sarah Safaie & Evan Taylor to the show. Together they are Purple Witch of Culver. They’re an experimental, jazz, electro funk duo with an infusion of poetry. Sarah tells me that one of her musical influences is Lisa Simpson and Evan’s parents have an unusual way of showing their support for his choice of career. Oh, and Evan’s mom calls in the middle of the podcast. The duo has three singles out right now and they’re like nothing else that’s come out in 2020. The sound is a mix of vintage electronics & St. Mark’s Poetry Project. Check out the music on bandcamp or through streaming services. Follow them on social media to find out about upcoming releases. They’re planning on one per month. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media. Subscribe, rate, & review. And if you like the episodes, consider saying thanks with a cup of coffee. We’ll pass it around! You can do it once with no commitment. Now let’s get things going with Purple Witch of Culver on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Welcome Sarah Safaie & Evan Taylor to the show. Together they are Purple Witch of Culver. They’re an experimental, jazz, electro funk duo with an infusion of poetry. Sarah tells me that one of her musical influences is Lisa Simpson and Evan’s parents have an unusual way of showing their support for his choice of career. Oh, and Evan’s mom calls in the middle of the podcast. The duo has three singles out right now and they’re like nothing else that’s come out in 2020. The sound is a mix of vintage electronics & St. Mark’s Poetry Project. Check out the music on bandcamp or through streaming services. Follow them on social media to find out about upcoming releases. They’re planning on one per month. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media. Subscribe, rate, & review. And if you like the episodes, consider saying thanks with a cup of coffee. We’ll pass it around! You can do it once with no commitment. Now let’s get things going with Purple Witch of Culver on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 2670 yes Side Projects: Dark Mark Does Christmas https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/side-projects-dark-mark-does-christmas-v_i2RgWo Happy Holidays from Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. This show is kind of like a stocking stuffer. It’s a short update from Mark Lanegan. Since he came on the podcast last, his book has been a huge success, winning several awards and an updated edition is out with a forward by legendary bassist Peter Hook from Joy Division, New Order, & Peter Hook & The Light. Mark has also recorded and released the audiobook version. He is releasing his Dark Mark Does Christmas album with four extra tracks. I got mine! Check Rough Trade for availability, follow Mark on social media; follow us @PerformanceAnx. Subscribe, rate, & review. And consider buying us a cup of coffee for Christmas at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. I hope you enjoy this short update. It’s a little gift from us to you, on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 11 Dec 2020 09:00:00 -0000 Side Projects: Dark Mark Does Christmas full 152 Marc Shea Happy Holidays from Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. This show is kind of like a stocking stuffer. It’s a short update from Mark Lanegan. Since he came on the podcast last, his book has been a huge success, winning several awards and an updated edition is out with a forward by legendary bassist Peter Hook from Joy Division, New Order, & Peter Hook & The Light. Mark has also recorded and released the audiobook version. He is releasing his Dark Mark Does Christmas album with four extra tracks. I got mine! Check Rough Trade for availability, follow Mark on social media; follow us @PerformanceAnx. Subscribe, rate, & review. And consider buying us a cup of coffee for Christmas at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. I hope you enjoy this short update. It’s a little gift from us to you, on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Happy Holidays from Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. This show is kind of like a stocking stuffer. It’s a short update from Mark Lanegan. Since he came on the podcast last, his book has been a huge success, winning several awards and an updated edition is out with a forward by legendary bassist Peter Hook from Joy Division, New Order, & Peter Hook & The Light. Mark has also recorded and released the audiobook version. He is releasing his Dark Mark Does Christmas album with four extra tracks. I got mine! Check Rough Trade for availability, follow Mark on social media; follow us @PerformanceAnx. Subscribe, rate, & review. And consider buying us a cup of coffee for Christmas at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. I hope you enjoy this short update. It’s a little gift from us to you, on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Happy Holidays from Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. This show is kind of like a stocking stuffer. It’s a short update from Mark Lanegan. Since he came on the podcast last, his book has been a huge success, winning several awards and an updated edition is out with a forward by legendary bassist Peter Hook from Joy Division, New Order, & Peter Hook & The Light. Mark has also recorded and released the audiobook version. He is releasing his Dark Mark Does Christmas album with four extra tracks. I got mine! Check Rough Trade for availability, follow Mark on social media; follow us @PerformanceAnx. Subscribe, rate, & review. And consider buying us a cup of coffee for Christmas at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. I hope you enjoy this short update. It’s a little gift from us to you, on the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 953 yes Don Rauf (Life In A Blender) https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/don-rauf-life-in-a-blender-D_xU5Nv1 Don Rauf from Life In A Blender joins us today. They have a new EP out called Satsuma, and it’s kind of special. Not only does it contain 6 great new songs, 5 of which were inspired by the Bushwick Book Club, but there is beautiful artwork, AND a cocktail recipe for each track! But we go a lot deeper than that. Don talks about how his musical journey began in a Poughkeepsie dump. And if you think the name Life In A Blender is offbeat, you should hear the alternatives! As this pandemic lingers on, Life In A Blender’s new 20 page EP of music, art, & booze is a real gift. Check it out on Fang records, follow them on social media. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Subscribe, rate, & review. And check us out on ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety & consider treating us to a single cup of coffee. We’ll all share it. There’s no commitment. Now let’s mix it up with Don Rauf of Life In A Blender on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 09 Dec 2020 09:00:00 -0000 Don Rauf (Life In A Blender) full 151 Marc Shea Don Rauf from Life In A Blender joins us today. They have a new EP out called Satsuma, and it’s kind of special. Not only does it contain 6 great new songs, 5 of which were inspired by the Bushwick Book Club, but there is beautiful artwork, AND a cocktail recipe for each track! But we go a lot deeper than that. Don talks about how his musical journey began in a Poughkeepsie dump. And if you think the name Life In A Blender is offbeat, you should hear the alternatives! As this pandemic lingers on, Life In A Blender’s new 20 page EP of music, art, & booze is a real gift. Check it out on Fang records, follow them on social media. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Subscribe, rate, & review. And check us out on ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety & consider treating us to a single cup of coffee. We’ll all share it. There’s no commitment. Now let’s mix it up with Don Rauf of Life In A Blender on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. Don Rauf from Life In A Blender joins us today. They have a new EP out called Satsuma, and it’s kind of special. Not only does it contain 6 great new songs, 5 of which were inspired by the Bushwick Book Club, but there is beautiful artwork, AND a cocktail recipe for each track! But we go a lot deeper than that. Don talks about how his musical journey began in a Poughkeepsie dump. And if you think the name Life In A Blender is offbeat, you should hear the alternatives! As this pandemic lingers on, Life In A Blender’s new 20 page EP of music, art, & booze is a real gift. Check it out on Fang records, follow them on social media. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Subscribe, rate, & review. And check us out on ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety & consider treating us to a single cup of coffee. We’ll all share it. There’s no commitment. Now let’s mix it up with Don Rauf of Life In A Blender on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Don Rauf from Life In A Blender joins us today. They have a new EP out called Satsuma, and it’s kind of special. Not only does it contain 6 great new songs, 5 of which were inspired by the Bushwick Book Club, but there is beautiful artwork, AND a cocktail recipe for each track! But we go a lot deeper than that. Don talks about how his musical journey began in a Poughkeepsie dump. And if you think the name Life In A Blender is offbeat, you should hear the alternatives!

As this pandemic lingers on, Life In A Blender’s new 20 page EP of music, art, & booze is a real gift. Check it out on Fang records, follow them on social media. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Subscribe, rate, & review. And check us out on ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety & consider treating us to a single cup of coffee. We’ll all share it. There’s no commitment. Now let’s mix it up with Don Rauf of Life In A Blender on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 3047 yes Spencer Cullum (Miranda Lambert) https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/spencer-cullum-miranda-lambert-Ue6W1oru This episode took me by surprise, I have to admit. I’m joined by pedal steel guitarist Spencer Cullum. Not only is he an in demand session player in Nashville (via London), but he’s been playing with Miranda Lambert for the past four years. Not being a huge country music fan, I really wasn’t sure what to expect. But what I got was one of the nicest conversations I’ve had this year. Spencer learned the instrument with the legendary BJ Cole, played Stones-y rock with Deadstring Brothers, & pushes the boundaries of pedal steel with his band Steelism. But he has a new album out called Spencer Cullum’s Coin Collection, which he likens to a cult, but with less death. It’s less country, more Meddle-era Pink Floyd. You should probably go buy it. Check him out on social media. Check us out @PerformanceAnx. Subscribe, rate, & review! If you like these shows, consider picking us up a cup of coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. There’s no commitment. So let’s slide on into Spencer Cullum’s Coin Collection on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 07 Dec 2020 09:00:00 -0000 Spencer Cullum (Miranda Lambert) full 150 Marc Shea This episode took me by surprise, I have to admit. I’m joined by pedal steel guitarist Spencer Cullum. Not only is he an in demand session player in Nashville (via London), but he’s been playing with Miranda Lambert for the past four years. Not being a huge country music fan, I really wasn’t sure what to expect. But what I got was one of the nicest conversations I’ve had this year. Spencer learned the instrument with the legendary BJ Cole, played Stones-y rock with Deadstring Brothers, & pushes the boundaries of pedal steel with his band Steelism. But he has a new album out called Spencer Cullum’s Coin Collection, which he likens to a cult, but with less death. It’s less country, more Meddle-era Pink Floyd. You should probably go buy it. Check him out on social media. Check us out @PerformanceAnx. Subscribe, rate, & review! If you like these shows, consider picking us up a cup of coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. There’s no commitment. So let’s slide on into Spencer Cullum’s Coin Collection on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. This episode took me by surprise, I have to admit. I’m joined by pedal steel guitarist Spencer Cullum. Not only is he an in demand session player in Nashville (via London), but he’s been playing with Miranda Lambert for the past four years. Not being a huge country music fan, I really wasn’t sure what to expect. But what I got was one of the nicest conversations I’ve had this year. Spencer learned the instrument with the legendary BJ Cole, played Stones-y rock with Deadstring Brothers, & pushes the boundaries of pedal steel with his band Steelism. But he has a new album out called Spencer Cullum’s Coin Collection, which he likens to a cult, but with less death. It’s less country, more Meddle-era Pink Floyd. You should probably go buy it. Check him out on social media. Check us out @PerformanceAnx. Subscribe, rate, & review! If you like these shows, consider picking us up a cup of coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. There’s no commitment. So let’s slide on into Spencer Cullum’s Coin Collection on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This episode took me by surprise, I have to admit. I’m joined by pedal steel guitarist Spencer Cullum. Not only is he an in demand session player in Nashville (via London), but he’s been playing with Miranda Lambert for the past four years. Not being a huge country music fan, I really wasn’t sure what to expect. But what I got was one of the nicest conversations I’ve had this year. Spencer learned the instrument with the legendary BJ Cole, played Stones-y rock with Deadstring Brothers, & pushes the boundaries of pedal steel with his band Steelism. But he has a new album out called Spencer Cullum’s Coin Collection, which he likens to a cult, but with less death. It’s less country, more Meddle-era Pink Floyd. You should probably go buy it. Check him out on social media. Check us out @PerformanceAnx. Subscribe, rate, & review!

If you like these shows, consider picking us up a cup of coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. There’s no commitment. So let’s slide on into Spencer Cullum’s Coin Collection on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 4299 yes South Of Eden https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/south-of-eden-Zrvr8ZhI Today I’m joined by Justin Young & Tom McCullough from South of Eden. These guys were so much fun to have on the show. I’m going to go ahead and anoint them the newest comedy team in rock. They’ve got an EP out called The Talk and a full length album on the way. They’ve also got some cool covers either out of possibly on the way. Or are they drawing album covers? They’re a little vague on that one. They give me the run down on why they changed their name from Black Coffee to South of Eden. They actually considered using The New Originals, which is one reason why I love these guys. And if you know that reference, I love you, too! I also get two sides of the same story where Justin thwarts a robbery with consequences while touring. Follow them on social media. They’re not hard to find. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Subscribe, rate, & review! And if you like the shows we’re putting out, feel free to check us out at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety & buy us a cup of coffee. No commitment necessary. Now get ready for South of Eden on Performance Anxiety, part of Pantheon Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 01 Dec 2020 09:00:00 -0000 South Of Eden full 149 Marc Shea Today I’m joined by Justin Young & Tom McCullough from South of Eden. These guys were so much fun to have on the show. I’m going to go ahead and anoint them the newest comedy team in rock. They’ve got an EP out called The Talk and a full length album on the way. They’ve also got some cool covers either out of possibly on the way. Or are they drawing album covers? They’re a little vague on that one. They give me the run down on why they changed their name from Black Coffee to South of Eden. They actually considered using The New Originals, which is one reason why I love these guys. And if you know that reference, I love you, too! I also get two sides of the same story where Justin thwarts a robbery with consequences while touring. Follow them on social media. They’re not hard to find. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Subscribe, rate, & review! And if you like the shows we’re putting out, feel free to check us out at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety & buy us a cup of coffee. No commitment necessary. Now get ready for South of Eden on Performance Anxiety, part of Pantheon Podcasts. Today I’m joined by Justin Young & Tom McCullough from South of Eden. These guys were so much fun to have on the show. I’m going to go ahead and anoint them the newest comedy team in rock. They’ve got an EP out called The Talk and a full length album on the way. They’ve also got some cool covers either out of possibly on the way. Or are they drawing album covers? They’re a little vague on that one. They give me the run down on why they changed their name from Black Coffee to South of Eden. They actually considered using The New Originals, which is one reason why I love these guys. And if you know that reference, I love you, too! I also get two sides of the same story where Justin thwarts a robbery with consequences while touring. Follow them on social media. They’re not hard to find. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Subscribe, rate, & review! And if you like the shows we’re putting out, feel free to check us out at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety & buy us a cup of coffee. No commitment necessary. Now get ready for South of Eden on Performance Anxiety, part of Pantheon Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today I’m joined by Justin Young & Tom McCullough from South of Eden. These guys were so much fun to have on the show. I’m going to go ahead and anoint them the newest comedy team in rock. They’ve got an EP out called The Talk and a full length album on the way. They’ve also got some cool covers either out of possibly on the way. Or are they drawing album covers? They’re a little vague on that one. They give me the run down on why they changed their name from Black Coffee to South of Eden. They actually considered using The New Originals, which is one reason why I love these guys. And if you know that reference, I love you, too! I also get two sides of the same story where Justin thwarts a robbery with consequences while touring. Follow them on social media. They’re not hard to find. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Subscribe, rate, & review! And if you like the shows we’re putting out, feel free to check us out at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety & buy us a cup of coffee. No commitment necessary. Now get ready for South of Eden on Performance Anxiety, part of Pantheon Podcasts.

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]]> 4549 yes Ken Wohlrob (Swarm Of Flies, Eternal Black) https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/ken-wohlrob-swarm-of-flies-eternal-black-5x7WSXbm Today I’m speaking with guitarist & sometimes frontman, Ken Wohlrob. Ken is never one to sit still, as you will find out. During the pandemic, he’s been forced, like most musicians, to take a hiatus from his two bands, Eternal Black & End of Hope. So Ken decided to start another project called Swarm of Flies. It’s a revolving cast of members and a completely new way of creating music for Ken. He’s released a couple of songs through Bandcamp already and they could not be more different from each other! Each SOF track will be released as a single when it’s completed. You can pick up the first two at Bandcamp. Follow Ken, Eternal Black, & End of Hope on social media. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media, too. If you like the shows we’re giving you, consider buying us a cup of coffee. We’ll all split it. There’s no commitment. And subscribe, rate, & review us to help spread the word. Now let’s hear all the buzz about Ken Wolhrob & Swarm of Flies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 27 Nov 2020 21:50:20 -0000 Ken Wohlrob (Swarm Of Flies, Eternal Black) full 148 Marc Shea Today I’m speaking with guitarist & sometimes frontman, Ken Wohlrob. Ken is never one to sit still, as you will find out. During the pandemic, he’s been forced, like most musicians, to take a hiatus from his two bands, Eternal Black & End of Hope. So Ken decided to start another project called Swarm of Flies. It’s a revolving cast of members and a completely new way of creating music for Ken. He’s released a couple of songs through Bandcamp already and they could not be more different from each other! Each SOF track will be released as a single when it’s completed. You can pick up the first two at Bandcamp. Follow Ken, Eternal Black, & End of Hope on social media. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media, too. If you like the shows we’re giving you, consider buying us a cup of coffee. We’ll all split it. There’s no commitment. And subscribe, rate, & review us to help spread the word. Now let’s hear all the buzz about Ken Wolhrob & Swarm of Flies. Today I’m speaking with guitarist & sometimes frontman, Ken Wohlrob. Ken is never one to sit still, as you will find out. During the pandemic, he’s been forced, like most musicians, to take a hiatus from his two bands, Eternal Black & End of Hope. So Ken decided to start another project called Swarm of Flies. It’s a revolving cast of members and a completely new way of creating music for Ken. He’s released a couple of songs through Bandcamp already and they could not be more different from each other! Each SOF track will be released as a single when it’s completed. You can pick up the first two at Bandcamp. Follow Ken, Eternal Black, & End of Hope on social media. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media, too. If you like the shows we’re giving you, consider buying us a cup of coffee. We’ll all split it. There’s no commitment. And subscribe, rate, & review us to help spread the word. Now let’s hear all the buzz about Ken Wolhrob & Swarm of Flies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today I’m speaking with guitarist & sometimes frontman, Ken Wohlrob. Ken is never one to sit still, as you will find out. During the pandemic, he’s been forced, like most musicians, to take a hiatus from his two bands, Eternal Black & End of Hope. So Ken decided to start another project called Swarm of Flies. It’s a revolving cast of members and a completely new way of creating music for Ken. He’s released a couple of songs through Bandcamp already and they could not be more different from each other! Each SOF track will be released as a single when it’s completed. You can pick up the first two at Bandcamp. Follow Ken, Eternal Black, & End of Hope on social media. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media, too. If you like the shows we’re giving you, consider buying us a cup of coffee. We’ll all split it. There’s no commitment. And subscribe, rate, & review us to help spread the word. Now let’s hear all the buzz about Ken Wolhrob & Swarm of Flies.

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]]> 3793 yes Albert Bouchard (Blue Oyster Cult) https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/albert-bouchard-blue-oyster-cult-c0CV3usW Welcome Blue Oyster Cult drummer Albert Bouchard to the show. He gives a great history lesson about the band, including the gig that was so bad they had to change their name. He’s happy to talk (again) about the classic SNL cowbell skit and how he turned off the show just before it aired. He also taught for years and has had some very talented students you might recognize. He has re-recorded the BOC album Imaginos as Re Imaginos. Albert tells me the convoluted story of the original release and why he decided to finally redo it. Pick up the album because it’s now the way it was originally intended to be. Follow Albert on social media & YouTube. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media. If you enjoy this, consider getting us a cup of coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety.com. There’s no commitment. And let’s get right into the show before there’s a siege and investiture of the Performance Anxiety Podcast.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 24 Nov 2020 09:00:00 -0000 Albert Bouchard (Blue Oyster Cult) full 147 Marc Shea Welcome Blue Oyster Cult drummer Albert Bouchard to the show. He gives a great history lesson about the band, including the gig that was so bad they had to change their name. He’s happy to talk (again) about the classic SNL cowbell skit and how he turned off the show just before it aired. He also taught for years and has had some very talented students you might recognize. He has re-recorded the BOC album Imaginos as Re Imaginos. Albert tells me the convoluted story of the original release and why he decided to finally redo it. Pick up the album because it’s now the way it was originally intended to be. Follow Albert on social media & YouTube. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media. If you enjoy this, consider getting us a cup of coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety.com. There’s no commitment. And let’s get right into the show before there’s a siege and investiture of the Performance Anxiety Podcast.  Welcome Blue Oyster Cult drummer Albert Bouchard to the show. He gives a great history lesson about the band, including the gig that was so bad they had to change their name. He’s happy to talk (again) about the classic SNL cowbell skit and how he turned off the show just before it aired. He also taught for years and has had some very talented students you might recognize. He has re-recorded the BOC album Imaginos as Re Imaginos. Albert tells me the convoluted story of the original release and why he decided to finally redo it. Pick up the album because it’s now the way it was originally intended to be. Follow Albert on social media & YouTube. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media. If you enjoy this, consider getting us a cup of coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety.com. There’s no commitment. And let’s get right into the show before there’s a siege and investiture of the Performance Anxiety Podcast.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Welcome Blue Oyster Cult drummer Albert Bouchard to the show. He gives a great history lesson about the band, including the gig that was so bad they had to change their name. He’s happy to talk (again) about the classic SNL cowbell skit and how he turned off the show just before it aired. He also taught for years and has had some very talented students you might recognize.

He has re-recorded the BOC album Imaginos as Re Imaginos. Albert tells me the convoluted story of the original release and why he decided to finally redo it. Pick up the album because it’s now the way it was originally intended to be. Follow Albert on social media & YouTube. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media. If you enjoy this, consider getting us a cup of coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety.com. There’s no commitment. And let’s get right into the show before there’s a siege and investiture of the Performance Anxiety Podcast. 

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]]> 6311 yes Max Phelps (Exist) https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/max-phelps-exist-lEaqqVtq Max Phelps from Exist joins me on this episode. We jump right into a discussion on the the influence of jazz on his music, latest Tool album, cliché Tool fans, and the greatness of Chris Poland. And how the band’s name, Exist, is a problem on Google. Max also explains how the last two albums, So True So Bound & Egoiista, were recorded at around the same time. But after a serious health scare, Egoiista had to be delayed. Give Exist a follow on Instagram @exist_band_official. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. If you like what you’re hearing, consider buying us a cup of coffee @ ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. There no commitment and it helps keep the show going. It’s been a long pandemic, so there’s no puns today. Here’s Max Phelps of Exist on Performance Anxiety. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 18 Nov 2020 09:00:00 -0000 Max Phelps (Exist) full 146 Marc Shea Max Phelps from Exist joins me on this episode. We jump right into a discussion on the the influence of jazz on his music, latest Tool album, cliché Tool fans, and the greatness of Chris Poland. And how the band’s name, Exist, is a problem on Google. Max also explains how the last two albums, So True So Bound & Egoiista, were recorded at around the same time. But after a serious health scare, Egoiista had to be delayed. Give Exist a follow on Instagram @exist_band_official. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. If you like what you’re hearing, consider buying us a cup of coffee @ ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. There no commitment and it helps keep the show going. It’s been a long pandemic, so there’s no puns today. Here’s Max Phelps of Exist on Performance Anxiety. Max Phelps from Exist joins me on this episode. We jump right into a discussion on the the influence of jazz on his music, latest Tool album, cliché Tool fans, and the greatness of Chris Poland. And how the band’s name, Exist, is a problem on Google. Max also explains how the last two albums, So True So Bound & Egoiista, were recorded at around the same time. But after a serious health scare, Egoiista had to be delayed. Give Exist a follow on Instagram @exist_band_official. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. If you like what you’re hearing, consider buying us a cup of coffee @ ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. There no commitment and it helps keep the show going. It’s been a long pandemic, so there’s no puns today. Here’s Max Phelps of Exist on Performance Anxiety. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Max Phelps from Exist joins me on this episode. We jump right into a discussion on the the influence of jazz on his music, latest Tool album, cliché Tool fans, and the greatness of Chris Poland. And how the band’s name, Exist, is a problem on Google. Max also explains how the last two albums, So True So Bound & Egoiista, were recorded at around the same time. But after a serious health scare, Egoiista had to be delayed. Give Exist a follow on Instagram @exist_band_official. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. If you like what you’re hearing, consider buying us a cup of coffee @ ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. There no commitment and it helps keep the show going. It’s been a long pandemic, so there’s no puns today. Here’s Max Phelps of Exist on Performance Anxiety.

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]]> 3994 no Jon Anderson (Yes) https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/jon-anderson-yes-Fwp5XqcE This episode we speak to a musical legend. Jon Anderson has been singing since the early 60’s and he’s still going strong. In addition to all the albums he’s made with Yes, he’s worked with Vangelis, John Paul Jones, Toto, Anderson, Bruford, Wakeman, and Howe, & more. His voice is one of the most unique in music, but he wasn’t always comfortable with it. And when the sound of Yes changed in the 80’s, he talks about how he adjusted. He gives us some great news about a couple of albums. Jon also talks about his new album, 1000 Hands, new single Go Screw Yourself AND his experience with interdimensional realities. Oh, and he also tries Mongolian throat singing for me. Follow him on social media. Pick up 1000 Hands in all the usual places. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. And if you like the shows we’re giving you, consider treating us to a cup of coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. I now present to you, Jon Anderson of Yes on Performance Anxiety. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 12 Nov 2020 06:00:00 -0000 Jon Anderson (Yes) full 145 Marc Shea This episode we speak to a musical legend. Jon Anderson has been singing since the early 60’s and he’s still going strong. In addition to all the albums he’s made with Yes, he’s worked with Vangelis, John Paul Jones, Toto, Anderson, Bruford, Wakeman, and Howe, & more. His voice is one of the most unique in music, but he wasn’t always comfortable with it. And when the sound of Yes changed in the 80’s, he talks about how he adjusted. He gives us some great news about a couple of albums. Jon also talks about his new album, 1000 Hands, new single Go Screw Yourself AND his experience with interdimensional realities. Oh, and he also tries Mongolian throat singing for me. Follow him on social media. Pick up 1000 Hands in all the usual places. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. And if you like the shows we’re giving you, consider treating us to a cup of coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. I now present to you, Jon Anderson of Yes on Performance Anxiety. This episode we speak to a musical legend. Jon Anderson has been singing since the early 60’s and he’s still going strong. In addition to all the albums he’s made with Yes, he’s worked with Vangelis, John Paul Jones, Toto, Anderson, Bruford, Wakeman, and Howe, & more. His voice is one of the most unique in music, but he wasn’t always comfortable with it. And when the sound of Yes changed in the 80’s, he talks about how he adjusted. He gives us some great news about a couple of albums. Jon also talks about his new album, 1000 Hands, new single Go Screw Yourself AND his experience with interdimensional realities. Oh, and he also tries Mongolian throat singing for me. Follow him on social media. Pick up 1000 Hands in all the usual places. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. And if you like the shows we’re giving you, consider treating us to a cup of coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. I now present to you, Jon Anderson of Yes on Performance Anxiety. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This episode we speak to a musical legend. Jon Anderson has been singing since the early 60’s and he’s still going strong. In addition to all the albums he’s made with Yes, he’s worked with Vangelis, John Paul Jones, Toto, Anderson, Bruford, Wakeman, and Howe, & more. His voice is one of the most unique in music, but he wasn’t always comfortable with it. And when the sound of Yes changed in the 80’s, he talks about how he adjusted. He gives us some great news about a couple of albums. Jon also talks about his new album, 1000 Hands, new single Go Screw Yourself AND his experience with interdimensional realities. Oh, and he also tries Mongolian throat singing for me.

Follow him on social media. Pick up 1000 Hands in all the usual places. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. And if you like the shows we’re giving you, consider treating us to a cup of coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. I now present to you, Jon Anderson of Yes on Performance Anxiety.

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]]> 5159 yes El Ten Eleven https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/el-ten-eleven-FXtNm_Ok I’m fortunate enough to have Kristian Dunn and Tim Fogarty, AKA El Ten Eleven on the podcast. They’ve been a band for 18 years and in addition to finding out how they met and began playing, I learned that Kristian hears music in the strangest places, like hearing the theme to Land of the Lost in his dishwasher. There’s a lot of joking, some at Brian Eno’s expense (I guess he’s never coming on the podcast). I hear some touring disaster stories, including a time when Kristian’s back went out on stage and how their new album, Tautology, grew from being an EP to a triple album! Check them out on all the streaming platforms (which they love!), bandcamp, or their website, elteneleven.com. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. If you enjoy the shows, feel free to check us out at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety and you can get us a cup of coffee. There’s no commitment or subscription necessary. I hope you enjoy this episode with Kristian and Tim of El Ten Eleven. This show is a part of The Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 10 Nov 2020 09:00:00 -0000 El Ten Eleven full 144 Marc Shea I’m fortunate enough to have Kristian Dunn and Tim Fogarty, AKA El Ten Eleven on the podcast. They’ve been a band for 18 years and in addition to finding out how they met and began playing, I learned that Kristian hears music in the strangest places, like hearing the theme to Land of the Lost in his dishwasher. There’s a lot of joking, some at Brian Eno’s expense (I guess he’s never coming on the podcast). I hear some touring disaster stories, including a time when Kristian’s back went out on stage and how their new album, Tautology, grew from being an EP to a triple album! Check them out on all the streaming platforms (which they love!), bandcamp, or their website, elteneleven.com. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. If you enjoy the shows, feel free to check us out at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety and you can get us a cup of coffee. There’s no commitment or subscription necessary. I hope you enjoy this episode with Kristian and Tim of El Ten Eleven. This show is a part of The Pantheon Podcast Network. I’m fortunate enough to have Kristian Dunn and Tim Fogarty, AKA El Ten Eleven on the podcast. They’ve been a band for 18 years and in addition to finding out how they met and began playing, I learned that Kristian hears music in the strangest places, like hearing the theme to Land of the Lost in his dishwasher. There’s a lot of joking, some at Brian Eno’s expense (I guess he’s never coming on the podcast). I hear some touring disaster stories, including a time when Kristian’s back went out on stage and how their new album, Tautology, grew from being an EP to a triple album! Check them out on all the streaming platforms (which they love!), bandcamp, or their website, elteneleven.com. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. If you enjoy the shows, feel free to check us out at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety and you can get us a cup of coffee. There’s no commitment or subscription necessary. I hope you enjoy this episode with Kristian and Tim of El Ten Eleven. This show is a part of The Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices I’m fortunate enough to have Kristian Dunn and Tim Fogarty, AKA El Ten Eleven on the podcast. They’ve been a band for 18 years and in addition to finding out how they met and began playing, I learned that Kristian hears music in the strangest places, like hearing the theme to Land of the Lost in his dishwasher. There’s a lot of joking, some at Brian Eno’s expense (I guess he’s never coming on the podcast). I hear some touring disaster stories, including a time when Kristian’s back went out on stage and how their new album, Tautology, grew from being an EP to a triple album! Check them out on all the streaming platforms (which they love!), bandcamp, or their website, elteneleven.com. Follow us @PerformanceAnx.

If you enjoy the shows, feel free to check us out at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety and you can get us a cup of coffee. There’s no commitment or subscription necessary. I hope you enjoy this episode with Kristian and Tim of El Ten Eleven.

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]]> 4547 yes The Flat Five https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/the-flat-five-P3r3IomV Welcome Kelly Hogan, Nora O’Connor, & Casey McDonough of The Flat Five. The best way to describe this band’s music is familiar but surprising. They write nostalgic songs with lyrics about big bags of dope, kazoos, hot wheels, & peeing on the side of the road. Kelly, Nora, & Casey were a blast even though we had to fight through some connection problems. They love playing music with each other and just enjoying their connection, and it shows. And then we have a hat fight. Follow them on social media, but make sure it’s The Flat Five from Chicago. Follow us @PerformanceAnx and check out the other great shows on the Pantheon Podcast Network. And if you like our show, consider buying us a cup of coffee on ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. There’s no subscription or commitment necessary.  This show is a part of Pantheon Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 05 Nov 2020 04:15:00 -0000 The Flat Five full 143 Marc Shea Welcome Kelly Hogan, Nora O’Connor, & Casey McDonough of The Flat Five. The best way to describe this band’s music is familiar but surprising. They write nostalgic songs with lyrics about big bags of dope, kazoos, hot wheels, & peeing on the side of the road. Kelly, Nora, & Casey were a blast even though we had to fight through some connection problems. They love playing music with each other and just enjoying their connection, and it shows. And then we have a hat fight. Follow them on social media, but make sure it’s The Flat Five from Chicago. Follow us @PerformanceAnx and check out the other great shows on the Pantheon Podcast Network. And if you like our show, consider buying us a cup of coffee on ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. There’s no subscription or commitment necessary.  This show is a part of Pantheon Podcasts. Welcome Kelly Hogan, Nora O’Connor, & Casey McDonough of The Flat Five. The best way to describe this band’s music is familiar but surprising. They write nostalgic songs with lyrics about big bags of dope, kazoos, hot wheels, & peeing on the side of the road. Kelly, Nora, & Casey were a blast even though we had to fight through some connection problems. They love playing music with each other and just enjoying their connection, and it shows. And then we have a hat fight. Follow them on social media, but make sure it’s The Flat Five from Chicago. Follow us @PerformanceAnx and check out the other great shows on the Pantheon Podcast Network. And if you like our show, consider buying us a cup of coffee on ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. There’s no subscription or commitment necessary.  This show is a part of Pantheon Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Welcome Kelly Hogan, Nora O’Connor, & Casey McDonough of The Flat Five. The best way to describe this band’s music is familiar but surprising. They write nostalgic songs with lyrics about big bags of dope, kazoos, hot wheels, & peeing on the side of the road.

Kelly, Nora, & Casey were a blast even though we had to fight through some connection problems. They love playing music with each other and just enjoying their connection, and it shows. And then we have a hat fight. Follow them on social media, but make sure it’s The Flat Five from Chicago. Follow us @PerformanceAnx and check out the other great shows on the Pantheon Podcast Network. And if you like our show, consider buying us a cup of coffee on ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. There’s no subscription or commitment necessary. 


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]]> 3849 yes Charlie Jones (Robert Plant, Goldfrapp) https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/charlie-jones-robert-plant-goldfrapp-9bsEHGpJ We welcome Charlie Jones to the podcast. You’ll probably recognize him as Robert Plant’s bassist. But there’s a lot more to him. He went from playing bass in a pop band to session work with Ofra Haza to touring with Robert Plant while on the Work Enterprise Scheme, all in just a handful of years. After playing and writing music with Robert Plant & Jimmy Page, Charlie wanted to change things up and started playing with Goldfrapp. He’s also produced music for artists like Siouxsie Sioux and released his own album called Love Form. He’s currently writing new music and hopes to release it soon! Charlie is one of the most down to earth people ever to grace this podcast. Look for him on social media. Follow us too, @PerformanceAnx. And consider buying us a coffee on Ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Without further ado, here’s Charlie Jones on Performance Anxiety. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 30 Oct 2020 05:00:00 -0000 Charlie Jones (Robert Plant, Goldfrapp) full 142 Marc Shea We welcome Charlie Jones to the podcast. You’ll probably recognize him as Robert Plant’s bassist. But there’s a lot more to him. He went from playing bass in a pop band to session work with Ofra Haza to touring with Robert Plant while on the Work Enterprise Scheme, all in just a handful of years. After playing and writing music with Robert Plant & Jimmy Page, Charlie wanted to change things up and started playing with Goldfrapp. He’s also produced music for artists like Siouxsie Sioux and released his own album called Love Form. He’s currently writing new music and hopes to release it soon! Charlie is one of the most down to earth people ever to grace this podcast. Look for him on social media. Follow us too, @PerformanceAnx. And consider buying us a coffee on Ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Without further ado, here’s Charlie Jones on Performance Anxiety. We welcome Charlie Jones to the podcast. You’ll probably recognize him as Robert Plant’s bassist. But there’s a lot more to him. He went from playing bass in a pop band to session work with Ofra Haza to touring with Robert Plant while on the Work Enterprise Scheme, all in just a handful of years. After playing and writing music with Robert Plant & Jimmy Page, Charlie wanted to change things up and started playing with Goldfrapp. He’s also produced music for artists like Siouxsie Sioux and released his own album called Love Form. He’s currently writing new music and hopes to release it soon! Charlie is one of the most down to earth people ever to grace this podcast. Look for him on social media. Follow us too, @PerformanceAnx. And consider buying us a coffee on Ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Without further ado, here’s Charlie Jones on Performance Anxiety. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices We welcome Charlie Jones to the podcast. You’ll probably recognize him as Robert Plant’s bassist. But there’s a lot more to him. He went from playing bass in a pop band to session work with Ofra Haza to touring with Robert Plant while on the Work Enterprise Scheme, all in just a handful of years.

After playing and writing music with Robert Plant & Jimmy Page, Charlie wanted to change things up and started playing with Goldfrapp. He’s also produced music for artists like Siouxsie Sioux and released his own album called Love Form. He’s currently writing new music and hopes to release it soon! Charlie is one of the most down to earth people ever to grace this podcast. Look for him on social media. Follow us too, @PerformanceAnx. And consider buying us a coffee on Ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Without further ado, here’s Charlie Jones on Performance Anxiety.

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]]> 5235 yes Brian Cullman https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/brian-cullman-ZqtcpCOe This show is all about Brian Cullman. Brian is one of those guys who’s been everywhere, met everyone, and done everything. At the age of 15, he played his demos for Danny Fields in his apartment with Edie Sedgwick, Nico, & Jim Morrison. He was also hanging out at Max’s Kansas City & The Scene at that time. He worked with some great artists early in their career, like Lucinda Williams & Vernon Reid. And he discovered Mark Knopfler in a movie theater box office. Brian is a writer and a musician and has released a new album, Winter Clothes. Like he says, he wears his influences on his sleeve and you can hear them on this album. Check it out wherever you get music or on his website, briancullman.com. Grab a drink & some snacks because you’re about to hear some great stories from Brian Cullman on Performance Anxiety. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 27 Oct 2020 04:00:00 -0000 Brian Cullman full 141 Marc Shea This show is all about Brian Cullman. Brian is one of those guys who’s been everywhere, met everyone, and done everything. At the age of 15, he played his demos for Danny Fields in his apartment with Edie Sedgwick, Nico, & Jim Morrison. He was also hanging out at Max’s Kansas City & The Scene at that time. He worked with some great artists early in their career, like Lucinda Williams & Vernon Reid. And he discovered Mark Knopfler in a movie theater box office. Brian is a writer and a musician and has released a new album, Winter Clothes. Like he says, he wears his influences on his sleeve and you can hear them on this album. Check it out wherever you get music or on his website, briancullman.com. Grab a drink & some snacks because you’re about to hear some great stories from Brian Cullman on Performance Anxiety. This show is all about Brian Cullman. Brian is one of those guys who’s been everywhere, met everyone, and done everything. At the age of 15, he played his demos for Danny Fields in his apartment with Edie Sedgwick, Nico, & Jim Morrison. He was also hanging out at Max’s Kansas City & The Scene at that time. He worked with some great artists early in their career, like Lucinda Williams & Vernon Reid. And he discovered Mark Knopfler in a movie theater box office. Brian is a writer and a musician and has released a new album, Winter Clothes. Like he says, he wears his influences on his sleeve and you can hear them on this album. Check it out wherever you get music or on his website, briancullman.com. Grab a drink & some snacks because you’re about to hear some great stories from Brian Cullman on Performance Anxiety. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This show is all about Brian Cullman. Brian is one of those guys who’s been everywhere, met everyone, and done everything. At the age of 15, he played his demos for Danny Fields in his apartment with Edie Sedgwick, Nico, & Jim Morrison. He was also hanging out at Max’s Kansas City & The Scene at that time. He worked with some great artists early in their career, like Lucinda Williams & Vernon Reid. And he discovered Mark Knopfler in a movie theater box office. Brian is a writer and a musician and has released a new album, Winter Clothes. Like he says, he wears his influences on his sleeve and you can hear them on this album. Check it out wherever you get music or on his website, briancullman.com. Grab a drink & some snacks because you’re about to hear some great stories from Brian Cullman on Performance Anxiety.

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]]> 6261 no Ryan & Pony https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/ryan-pony-Fz_ejKvK I’m joined by Ryan Smith & Pony Hixon-Smith of Ryan & Pony on this episode. They tell me about their paths into music. Pony’s in particular is very unique. She also tells me how she got the nickname, Pony. Ryan remembers it well. And Ryan’s been writing music for a long time. From his days in The Melismatics to the new album by Ryan & Pony, his music is crazy catchy. But he’s also been playing guitar in Soul Asylum since 2016. He talks about getting that gig and how he’s dealing with the touring shutdown. Follow Ryan & Pony on social media and pick up their debut album on Pravda Records. You’ll be happy you did. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. If you like the podcast, check us out at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety and consider helping support us so we can keep bringing you great guests. And don’t forget to check out all the other great shows on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Let’s saddle up & jump right into this episode on Performance Anxiety. This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 21 Oct 2020 04:00:00 -0000 Ryan & Pony full 140 Marc Shea I’m joined by Ryan Smith & Pony Hixon-Smith of Ryan & Pony on this episode. They tell me about their paths into music. Pony’s in particular is very unique. She also tells me how she got the nickname, Pony. Ryan remembers it well. And Ryan’s been writing music for a long time. From his days in The Melismatics to the new album by Ryan & Pony, his music is crazy catchy. But he’s also been playing guitar in Soul Asylum since 2016. He talks about getting that gig and how he’s dealing with the touring shutdown. Follow Ryan & Pony on social media and pick up their debut album on Pravda Records. You’ll be happy you did. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. If you like the podcast, check us out at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety and consider helping support us so we can keep bringing you great guests. And don’t forget to check out all the other great shows on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Let’s saddle up & jump right into this episode on Performance Anxiety. This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts. I’m joined by Ryan Smith & Pony Hixon-Smith of Ryan & Pony on this episode. They tell me about their paths into music. Pony’s in particular is very unique. She also tells me how she got the nickname, Pony. Ryan remembers it well. And Ryan’s been writing music for a long time. From his days in The Melismatics to the new album by Ryan & Pony, his music is crazy catchy. But he’s also been playing guitar in Soul Asylum since 2016. He talks about getting that gig and how he’s dealing with the touring shutdown. Follow Ryan & Pony on social media and pick up their debut album on Pravda Records. You’ll be happy you did. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. If you like the podcast, check us out at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety and consider helping support us so we can keep bringing you great guests. And don’t forget to check out all the other great shows on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Let’s saddle up & jump right into this episode on Performance Anxiety. This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices I’m joined by Ryan Smith & Pony Hixon-Smith of Ryan & Pony on this episode. They tell me about their paths into music. Pony’s in particular is very unique. She also tells me how she got the nickname, Pony. Ryan remembers it well. And Ryan’s been writing music for a long time. From his days in The Melismatics to the new album by Ryan & Pony, his music is crazy catchy. But he’s also been playing guitar in Soul Asylum since 2016. He talks about getting that gig and how he’s dealing with the touring shutdown.

Follow Ryan & Pony on social media and pick up their debut album on Pravda Records. You’ll be happy you did. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. If you like the podcast, check us out at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety and consider helping support us so we can keep bringing you great guests. And don’t forget to check out all the other great shows on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Let’s saddle up & jump right into this episode on Performance Anxiety.


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]]> 3815 yes Jarboe (Swans) https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/jarboe-swans-_4Dc9_jb This show expands on my continuing fascination with Swans. I’m joined by Jarboe. She was one of the longest tenured members of Swans outside of founder Michael Gira. But she also has a prolific solo career that extends beyond music. Jarboe shares some truly wild stories of touring with Swans that include getting smuggled into eastern bloc countries by political dissidents, riots in Germany when their shows were cut short, & just being a dork. She also talks about the inspiration behind her latest album, Illusory. She’s not hard to find on social media. Just search Living Jarboe. You can’t miss her. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on the socials, Please subscribe, rate, & review. If you like the show, consider supporting us through ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. You can do a one-time donation or a recurring one. Now let’s dive right into Jarboe on Performance Anxiety. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 14 Oct 2020 05:00:00 -0000 Jarboe (Swans) full 139 Marc Shea This show expands on my continuing fascination with Swans. I’m joined by Jarboe. She was one of the longest tenured members of Swans outside of founder Michael Gira. But she also has a prolific solo career that extends beyond music. Jarboe shares some truly wild stories of touring with Swans that include getting smuggled into eastern bloc countries by political dissidents, riots in Germany when their shows were cut short, & just being a dork. She also talks about the inspiration behind her latest album, Illusory. She’s not hard to find on social media. Just search Living Jarboe. You can’t miss her. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on the socials, Please subscribe, rate, & review. If you like the show, consider supporting us through ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. You can do a one-time donation or a recurring one. Now let’s dive right into Jarboe on Performance Anxiety. This show expands on my continuing fascination with Swans. I’m joined by Jarboe. She was one of the longest tenured members of Swans outside of founder Michael Gira. But she also has a prolific solo career that extends beyond music. Jarboe shares some truly wild stories of touring with Swans that include getting smuggled into eastern bloc countries by political dissidents, riots in Germany when their shows were cut short, & just being a dork. She also talks about the inspiration behind her latest album, Illusory. She’s not hard to find on social media. Just search Living Jarboe. You can’t miss her. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on the socials, Please subscribe, rate, & review. If you like the show, consider supporting us through ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. You can do a one-time donation or a recurring one. Now let’s dive right into Jarboe on Performance Anxiety. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This show expands on my continuing fascination with Swans. I’m joined by Jarboe. She was one of the longest tenured members of Swans outside of founder Michael Gira. But she also has a prolific solo career that extends beyond music. Jarboe shares some truly wild stories of touring with Swans that include getting smuggled into eastern bloc countries by political dissidents, riots in Germany when their shows were cut short, & just being a dork. She also talks about the inspiration behind her latest album, Illusory. She’s not hard to find on social media. Just search Living Jarboe. You can’t miss her.

Follow us @PerformanceAnx on the socials, Please subscribe, rate, & review. If you like the show, consider supporting us through ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. You can do a one-time donation or a recurring one. Now let’s dive right into Jarboe on Performance Anxiety.

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]]> 8434 yes Garry Pitcairn https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/garry-pitcairn-f2j_vdkj This show features Garry Pitcairn. He’s a DIY singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist from Italy. His latest release is called The Gospel and was produced by Alain Johannes. Garry tells me why he won’t sing in Italian, how his prior band sabotaged itself, how he came up with the name Garry Pitcairn, and how he was threatened by a dead musician. We get into a pretty deep discussion about alternative music and how his grandmother’s Alzheimer’s disease inspired a song on The Gospel. Follow him on social media and check out his music on Bandcamp. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. We’re a proud member of the Pantheon Podcast Network of shows. Check out all the other cool podcasts on the network. If you like our shows, check us out at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Any contribution will definitely help us to continue to bring you the great behind the scenes stories that we like to give you. Now let’s set sail for Garry Pitcairn Island on Performance Anxiety. this show is a part of the Pantheon Podcast Network Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 07 Oct 2020 05:00:00 -0000 Garry Pitcairn full 138 Marc Shea This show features Garry Pitcairn. He’s a DIY singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist from Italy. His latest release is called The Gospel and was produced by Alain Johannes. Garry tells me why he won’t sing in Italian, how his prior band sabotaged itself, how he came up with the name Garry Pitcairn, and how he was threatened by a dead musician. We get into a pretty deep discussion about alternative music and how his grandmother’s Alzheimer’s disease inspired a song on The Gospel. Follow him on social media and check out his music on Bandcamp. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. We’re a proud member of the Pantheon Podcast Network of shows. Check out all the other cool podcasts on the network. If you like our shows, check us out at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Any contribution will definitely help us to continue to bring you the great behind the scenes stories that we like to give you. Now let’s set sail for Garry Pitcairn Island on Performance Anxiety. this show is a part of the Pantheon Podcast Network This show features Garry Pitcairn. He’s a DIY singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist from Italy. His latest release is called The Gospel and was produced by Alain Johannes. Garry tells me why he won’t sing in Italian, how his prior band sabotaged itself, how he came up with the name Garry Pitcairn, and how he was threatened by a dead musician. We get into a pretty deep discussion about alternative music and how his grandmother’s Alzheimer’s disease inspired a song on The Gospel. Follow him on social media and check out his music on Bandcamp. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. We’re a proud member of the Pantheon Podcast Network of shows. Check out all the other cool podcasts on the network. If you like our shows, check us out at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Any contribution will definitely help us to continue to bring you the great behind the scenes stories that we like to give you. Now let’s set sail for Garry Pitcairn Island on Performance Anxiety. this show is a part of the Pantheon Podcast Network Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This show features Garry Pitcairn. He’s a DIY singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist from Italy. His latest release is called The Gospel and was produced by Alain Johannes. Garry tells me why he won’t sing in Italian, how his prior band sabotaged itself, how he came up with the name Garry Pitcairn, and how he was threatened by a dead musician. We get into a pretty deep discussion about alternative music and how his grandmother’s Alzheimer’s disease inspired a song on The Gospel.

Follow him on social media and check out his music on Bandcamp. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. We’re a proud member of the Pantheon Podcast Network of shows. Check out all the other cool podcasts on the network. If you like our shows, check us out at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Any contribution will definitely help us to continue to bring you the great behind the scenes stories that we like to give you. Now let’s set sail for Garry Pitcairn Island on Performance Anxiety.

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]]> 6275 yes Mark Bingham https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/mark-bingham-MRsbDGKw We’re thrilled to have Mark Bingham on the show! He’s had quite a career in the music industry. He got his start writing songs for Elektra Records in the 60’s. In fact The Everly Brothers recorded one! He was there while The Doors were putting together The Soft Parade album and worked with Sun Ra. His stories are incredible, like the time Joni Mitchell thwarted a record deal because of a stolen bicycle. He also tells me who the clown who is sick & does the trick of disaster is from Buffalo Springfield’s Mr. Soul. He’s staying busy, including playing with Louis Michot and Michot’s Melody Makers. They have a new live album out called Cosmic Cajuns From Saturn. Look for him on social media, look for us @PerformanceAnx. If you like these shows, consider supporting future episodes by visiting ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety and contributing to the cause. Also, check out Pantheon Podcast Network and listen to the other great shows there, like Let It Roll, The Imbalanced History of Rock & Roll, Long May You Young, & so many more. And without further ado, here’s Mark Bingham on Performance Anxiety. This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 02 Oct 2020 05:00:00 -0000 Mark Bingham full 137 Marc Shea We’re thrilled to have Mark Bingham on the show! He’s had quite a career in the music industry. He got his start writing songs for Elektra Records in the 60’s. In fact The Everly Brothers recorded one! He was there while The Doors were putting together The Soft Parade album and worked with Sun Ra. His stories are incredible, like the time Joni Mitchell thwarted a record deal because of a stolen bicycle. He also tells me who the clown who is sick & does the trick of disaster is from Buffalo Springfield’s Mr. Soul. He’s staying busy, including playing with Louis Michot and Michot’s Melody Makers. They have a new live album out called Cosmic Cajuns From Saturn. Look for him on social media, look for us @PerformanceAnx. If you like these shows, consider supporting future episodes by visiting ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety and contributing to the cause. Also, check out Pantheon Podcast Network and listen to the other great shows there, like Let It Roll, The Imbalanced History of Rock & Roll, Long May You Young, & so many more. And without further ado, here’s Mark Bingham on Performance Anxiety. This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts. We’re thrilled to have Mark Bingham on the show! He’s had quite a career in the music industry. He got his start writing songs for Elektra Records in the 60’s. In fact The Everly Brothers recorded one! He was there while The Doors were putting together The Soft Parade album and worked with Sun Ra. His stories are incredible, like the time Joni Mitchell thwarted a record deal because of a stolen bicycle. He also tells me who the clown who is sick & does the trick of disaster is from Buffalo Springfield’s Mr. Soul. He’s staying busy, including playing with Louis Michot and Michot’s Melody Makers. They have a new live album out called Cosmic Cajuns From Saturn. Look for him on social media, look for us @PerformanceAnx. If you like these shows, consider supporting future episodes by visiting ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety and contributing to the cause. Also, check out Pantheon Podcast Network and listen to the other great shows there, like Let It Roll, The Imbalanced History of Rock & Roll, Long May You Young, & so many more. And without further ado, here’s Mark Bingham on Performance Anxiety. This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices We’re thrilled to have Mark Bingham on the show! He’s had quite a career in the music industry. He got his start writing songs for Elektra Records in the 60’s. In fact The Everly Brothers recorded one! He was there while The Doors were putting together The Soft Parade album and worked with Sun Ra.

His stories are incredible, like the time Joni Mitchell thwarted a record deal because of a stolen bicycle. He also tells me who the clown who is sick & does the trick of disaster is from Buffalo Springfield’s Mr. Soul. He’s staying busy, including playing with Louis Michot and Michot’s Melody Makers. They have a new live album out called Cosmic Cajuns From Saturn.

Look for him on social media, look for us @PerformanceAnx. If you like these shows, consider supporting future episodes by visiting ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety and contributing to the cause. Also, check out Pantheon Podcast Network and listen to the other great shows there, like Let It Roll, The Imbalanced History of Rock & Roll, Long May You Young, & so many more. And without further ado, here’s Mark Bingham on Performance Anxiety.


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]]> 3831 yes 5 Questions w/Leah Shapiro & Peter Hayes of BRMC and Jared Artaud & Brian MacFadyen of The Vacant Lots https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/5-questions-w-leah-shapiro-peter-hayes-of-brmc-and-jared-artaud-brian-macfadyen-of-the-vacant-lots-EnxtZJz_ The idea began as a roundtable of 5 questions each from me and my guests, Jared Artaud & Brian MacFadyan from The Vacant Lots and Leah Shapiro & Peter Hayes of Black Rebel Motorcycle Club. It quickly became less formal than that and more conversational. We recorded for well over three hours and it was a lot of fun. I heard about cleverness in songwriting can backfire. There’s a possible future for Leah & Jared in writing musical scores for boxing matches. Pete loved the silent song in Pootie Tang. And Brian is rebuilding Star Wars synths. Follow us all on social media. Please help support these artists. Their music is great and they have been so kind to this little podcast. I want to give them a huge, personal Thank You for all the time they gave me. I won’t waste any more time. Let’s get right into 5 Questions with Jared & Brian of The Vacant Lots & Leah & Pete of BRMC. This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 30 Sep 2020 05:00:00 -0000 5 Questions w/Leah Shapiro & Peter Hayes of BRMC and Jared Artaud & Brian MacFadyen of The Vacant Lots full 136 Marc Shea The idea began as a roundtable of 5 questions each from me and my guests, Jared Artaud & Brian MacFadyan from The Vacant Lots and Leah Shapiro & Peter Hayes of Black Rebel Motorcycle Club. It quickly became less formal than that and more conversational. We recorded for well over three hours and it was a lot of fun. I heard about cleverness in songwriting can backfire. There’s a possible future for Leah & Jared in writing musical scores for boxing matches. Pete loved the silent song in Pootie Tang. And Brian is rebuilding Star Wars synths. Follow us all on social media. Please help support these artists. Their music is great and they have been so kind to this little podcast. I want to give them a huge, personal Thank You for all the time they gave me. I won’t waste any more time. Let’s get right into 5 Questions with Jared & Brian of The Vacant Lots & Leah & Pete of BRMC. This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts. The idea began as a roundtable of 5 questions each from me and my guests, Jared Artaud & Brian MacFadyan from The Vacant Lots and Leah Shapiro & Peter Hayes of Black Rebel Motorcycle Club. It quickly became less formal than that and more conversational. We recorded for well over three hours and it was a lot of fun. I heard about cleverness in songwriting can backfire. There’s a possible future for Leah & Jared in writing musical scores for boxing matches. Pete loved the silent song in Pootie Tang. And Brian is rebuilding Star Wars synths. Follow us all on social media. Please help support these artists. Their music is great and they have been so kind to this little podcast. I want to give them a huge, personal Thank You for all the time they gave me. I won’t waste any more time. Let’s get right into 5 Questions with Jared & Brian of The Vacant Lots & Leah & Pete of BRMC. This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices The idea began as a roundtable of 5 questions each from me and my guests, Jared Artaud & Brian MacFadyan from The Vacant Lots and Leah Shapiro & Peter Hayes of Black Rebel Motorcycle Club. It quickly became less formal than that and more conversational. We recorded for well over three hours and it was a lot of fun. I heard about cleverness in songwriting can backfire. There’s a possible future for Leah & Jared in writing musical scores for boxing matches. Pete loved the silent song in Pootie Tang. And Brian is rebuilding Star Wars synths.

Follow us all on social media. Please help support these artists. Their music is great and they have been so kind to this little podcast. I want to give them a huge, personal Thank You for all the time they gave me. I won’t waste any more time. Let’s get right into 5 Questions with Jared & Brian of The Vacant Lots & Leah & Pete of BRMC.


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]]> 9923 yes Steve Hackett https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/steve-hackett-0F0h86Fz Steve Hackett joins us today. He’s got a great live album coming out. But before we get into that, he tells me all about how he got started in music; it wasn’t the guitar either. His time in Genesis is well documented (including in his own book, A Genesis In My Bed). Steve tells us his initial thoughts upon hearing Trespass and From Genesis To Revelation. But Steve’s also recorded 28 solo albums, in addition to countless collaborations, including music with Chris Squire & Brian May. And he discusses who he’s listening to now and who can pick up the torch and create non stagnant forms of music. Go to http://www.hackettsongs.com/ to order his new live album that features Selling England By The Pound & Spectral Mornings. Follow him on social media. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. If you like us, give us a review wherever you listen. I know what I like, and it’s this episode with Steve Hackett. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 25 Sep 2020 05:00:00 -0000 Steve Hackett full 135 Marc Shea Steve Hackett joins us today. He’s got a great live album coming out. But before we get into that, he tells me all about how he got started in music; it wasn’t the guitar either. His time in Genesis is well documented (including in his own book, A Genesis In My Bed). Steve tells us his initial thoughts upon hearing Trespass and From Genesis To Revelation. But Steve’s also recorded 28 solo albums, in addition to countless collaborations, including music with Chris Squire & Brian May. And he discusses who he’s listening to now and who can pick up the torch and create non stagnant forms of music. Go to http://www.hackettsongs.com/ to order his new live album that features Selling England By The Pound & Spectral Mornings. Follow him on social media. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. If you like us, give us a review wherever you listen. I know what I like, and it’s this episode with Steve Hackett. Steve Hackett joins us today. He’s got a great live album coming out. But before we get into that, he tells me all about how he got started in music; it wasn’t the guitar either. His time in Genesis is well documented (including in his own book, A Genesis In My Bed). Steve tells us his initial thoughts upon hearing Trespass and From Genesis To Revelation. But Steve’s also recorded 28 solo albums, in addition to countless collaborations, including music with Chris Squire & Brian May. And he discusses who he’s listening to now and who can pick up the torch and create non stagnant forms of music. Go to http://www.hackettsongs.com/ to order his new live album that features Selling England By The Pound & Spectral Mornings. Follow him on social media. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. If you like us, give us a review wherever you listen. I know what I like, and it’s this episode with Steve Hackett. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Steve Hackett joins us today. He’s got a great live album coming out. But before we get into that, he tells me all about how he got started in music; it wasn’t the guitar either. His time in Genesis is well documented (including in his own book, A Genesis In My Bed). Steve tells us his initial thoughts upon hearing Trespass and From Genesis To Revelation.

But Steve’s also recorded 28 solo albums, in addition to countless collaborations, including music with Chris Squire & Brian May. And he discusses who he’s listening to now and who can pick up the torch and create non stagnant forms of music. Go to http://www.hackettsongs.com/ to order his new live album that features Selling England By The Pound & Spectral Mornings. Follow him on social media. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. If you like us, give us a review wherever you listen. I know what I like, and it’s this episode with Steve Hackett.

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]]> 3129 yes Lucy Kruger (Medicine Boy, Lucy Kruger & The Lost Boys) https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/lucy-kruger-medicine-boy-lucy-kruger-the-lost-boys-yMlHsS_c In this episode, we welcome Lucy Kruger of Lucy Kruger & The Lost Boys and Medicine Boy into the Performance Anxiety family. Lucy tells us about growing up and becoming a musician in South Africa and why she and bandmate Andre Leo moved to Berlin. She talks about how her music has changed over the years and what she’s been doing during the never-ending pandemic. But what is incredible is that her music is reflected in the album art and videos for the music. It’s all one, cohesive experience. On a personal note, there’s something about Lucy’s voice and her music that grabs me. It doesn’t matter what band or project it is. It’s the only time I want my heart broken. So, thank you Lucy. Thank you for being on the show. And thank you for your music. Follow her @lucy_kruger on Instagram. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. If you like this and other episodes, check out ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety and consider supporting us with a cup of coffee. Now let’s check in on Lucy Kruger on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 23 Sep 2020 04:00:00 -0000 Lucy Kruger (Medicine Boy, Lucy Kruger & The Lost Boys) full 134 Marc Shea In this episode, we welcome Lucy Kruger of Lucy Kruger & The Lost Boys and Medicine Boy into the Performance Anxiety family. Lucy tells us about growing up and becoming a musician in South Africa and why she and bandmate Andre Leo moved to Berlin. She talks about how her music has changed over the years and what she’s been doing during the never-ending pandemic. But what is incredible is that her music is reflected in the album art and videos for the music. It’s all one, cohesive experience. On a personal note, there’s something about Lucy’s voice and her music that grabs me. It doesn’t matter what band or project it is. It’s the only time I want my heart broken. So, thank you Lucy. Thank you for being on the show. And thank you for your music. Follow her @lucy_kruger on Instagram. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. If you like this and other episodes, check out ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety and consider supporting us with a cup of coffee. Now let’s check in on Lucy Kruger on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. In this episode, we welcome Lucy Kruger of Lucy Kruger & The Lost Boys and Medicine Boy into the Performance Anxiety family. Lucy tells us about growing up and becoming a musician in South Africa and why she and bandmate Andre Leo moved to Berlin. She talks about how her music has changed over the years and what she’s been doing during the never-ending pandemic. But what is incredible is that her music is reflected in the album art and videos for the music. It’s all one, cohesive experience. On a personal note, there’s something about Lucy’s voice and her music that grabs me. It doesn’t matter what band or project it is. It’s the only time I want my heart broken. So, thank you Lucy. Thank you for being on the show. And thank you for your music. Follow her @lucy_kruger on Instagram. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. If you like this and other episodes, check out ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety and consider supporting us with a cup of coffee. Now let’s check in on Lucy Kruger on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices In this episode, we welcome Lucy Kruger of Lucy Kruger & The Lost Boys and Medicine Boy into the Performance Anxiety family. Lucy tells us about growing up and becoming a musician in South Africa and why she and bandmate Andre Leo moved to Berlin. She talks about how her music has changed over the years and what she’s been doing during the never-ending pandemic. But what is incredible is that her music is reflected in the album art and videos for the music. It’s all one, cohesive experience.

On a personal note, there’s something about Lucy’s voice and her music that grabs me. It doesn’t matter what band or project it is. It’s the only time I want my heart broken. So, thank you Lucy. Thank you for being on the show. And thank you for your music. Follow her @lucy_kruger on Instagram. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. If you like this and other episodes, check out ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety and consider supporting us with a cup of coffee. Now let’s check in on Lucy Kruger on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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]]> 4248 yes Ted Niceley (Fugazi, Shudder To Think) https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/ted-niceley-fugazi-shudder-to-think-Hep_Jczl We are lucky enough to spend an evening with producer and chef, Ted Niceley. Ted talks about issues flying, working with artists like Tommy Keene, Fugazi, Shudder To Think, Girls Against Boys, The Dead Milkmen, & so many more. He also tells us about some lesser known bands that you should know about like New Rising Sons, Future Kings of Spain, & Backbone Party. He’s recorded in David Gilmour’s mansion, with Mickie Most’s Gibson J200 that Donovan used to record Mellow Yellow, and had Luther Vandross in the booth with him. And we haven’t even mentioned his culinary career, yet. Follow him on social media for great music and delicious food! Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Subscribe, rate, review, & leave a review. And check out the other great shows on the Pantheon Podcast network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 16 Sep 2020 05:00:00 -0000 Ted Niceley (Fugazi, Shudder To Think) full 133 Marc Shea We are lucky enough to spend an evening with producer and chef, Ted Niceley. Ted talks about issues flying, working with artists like Tommy Keene, Fugazi, Shudder To Think, Girls Against Boys, The Dead Milkmen, & so many more. He also tells us about some lesser known bands that you should know about like New Rising Sons, Future Kings of Spain, & Backbone Party. He’s recorded in David Gilmour’s mansion, with Mickie Most’s Gibson J200 that Donovan used to record Mellow Yellow, and had Luther Vandross in the booth with him. And we haven’t even mentioned his culinary career, yet. Follow him on social media for great music and delicious food! Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Subscribe, rate, review, & leave a review. And check out the other great shows on the Pantheon Podcast network. We are lucky enough to spend an evening with producer and chef, Ted Niceley. Ted talks about issues flying, working with artists like Tommy Keene, Fugazi, Shudder To Think, Girls Against Boys, The Dead Milkmen, & so many more. He also tells us about some lesser known bands that you should know about like New Rising Sons, Future Kings of Spain, & Backbone Party. He’s recorded in David Gilmour’s mansion, with Mickie Most’s Gibson J200 that Donovan used to record Mellow Yellow, and had Luther Vandross in the booth with him. And we haven’t even mentioned his culinary career, yet. Follow him on social media for great music and delicious food! Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Subscribe, rate, review, & leave a review. And check out the other great shows on the Pantheon Podcast network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices We are lucky enough to spend an evening with producer and chef, Ted Niceley. Ted talks about issues flying, working with artists like Tommy Keene, Fugazi, Shudder To Think, Girls Against Boys, The Dead Milkmen, & so many more. He also tells us about some lesser known bands that you should know about like New Rising Sons, Future Kings of Spain, & Backbone Party.

He’s recorded in David Gilmour’s mansion, with Mickie Most’s Gibson J200 that Donovan used to record Mellow Yellow, and had Luther Vandross in the booth with him. And we haven’t even mentioned his culinary career, yet. Follow him on social media for great music and delicious food! Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Subscribe, rate, review, & leave a review. And check out the other great shows on the Pantheon Podcast network.

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]]> 7971 yes The Hawk Percival And Friends https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/the-hawk-percival-and-friends-_YNdP6W1 Our guest this episode is Autumn Hawk Percival. Her band, The Hawk Percival and Friends is navigating some strange times for unsigned artists. We talk about the pandemic and how being in lockdown has helped her. We also discuss our mutual love of Neil Young, dealing with depression, Jethro Tull (both the band and her dog). We dive into the lost art of listening to an entire album, front to back. You can find The Hawk Percival on Bandcamp and follow them @thehawkpercival on IG. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on all the socials. Email us with comments, ideas, whatever. Subscribe, rate, review, & check out all the great shows on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Now let’s dive right into The Hawk Percival on Performance Anxiety. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 09 Sep 2020 05:00:00 -0000 The Hawk Percival And Friends full 132 Marc Shea Our guest this episode is Autumn Hawk Percival. Her band, The Hawk Percival and Friends is navigating some strange times for unsigned artists. We talk about the pandemic and how being in lockdown has helped her. We also discuss our mutual love of Neil Young, dealing with depression, Jethro Tull (both the band and her dog). We dive into the lost art of listening to an entire album, front to back. You can find The Hawk Percival on Bandcamp and follow them @thehawkpercival on IG. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on all the socials. Email us with comments, ideas, whatever. Subscribe, rate, review, & check out all the great shows on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Now let’s dive right into The Hawk Percival on Performance Anxiety. Our guest this episode is Autumn Hawk Percival. Her band, The Hawk Percival and Friends is navigating some strange times for unsigned artists. We talk about the pandemic and how being in lockdown has helped her. We also discuss our mutual love of Neil Young, dealing with depression, Jethro Tull (both the band and her dog). We dive into the lost art of listening to an entire album, front to back. You can find The Hawk Percival on Bandcamp and follow them @thehawkpercival on IG. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on all the socials. Email us with comments, ideas, whatever. Subscribe, rate, review, & check out all the great shows on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Now let’s dive right into The Hawk Percival on Performance Anxiety. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Our guest this episode is Autumn Hawk Percival. Her band, The Hawk Percival and Friends is navigating some strange times for unsigned artists. We talk about the pandemic and how being in lockdown has helped her. We also discuss our mutual love of Neil Young, dealing with depression, Jethro Tull (both the band and her dog). We dive into the lost art of listening to an entire album, front to back. You can find The Hawk Percival on Bandcamp and follow them @thehawkpercival on IG. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on all the socials. Email us with comments, ideas, whatever. Subscribe, rate, review, & check out all the great shows on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Now let’s dive right into The Hawk Percival on Performance Anxiety.

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]]> 3522 yes Roan Yellowthorn https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/roan-yellowthorn-VFdhhNqx We have to thank former guest John Agnello for this show. He introduced us to our guest, Jackie McLean of Roan Yellowthorn. She tells us about her road to becoming a recording artist. It’s a little different from most and a lot of it is Jackie’s pure determination. Their first album was a total DIY affair. But it was so good it got the band signed to Blue Elan Records. After a stunning album of covers, they met up with John and recorded their second album, which is the one we’re waiting for. Fortunately, I have a small preview for everyone. And Jackie has been documenting the entire process for Atwood Magazine Online. It’s a great look behind the curtain of how an album gets made and delayed. Follow Roan Yellowthorn @roan_yellowthhorn on IG. Check out their first LP and the covers album on Bandcamp. Follow us @Performanceanx on all social media. Subscribe, rate, review & check out the other great shows on Pantheon. Reach out with thoughts at theperformanceanxietypod@gmail.com. Let’s jump right into Jackie McLean of Roan Yellowthorn on Performance Anxiety Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 02 Sep 2020 05:00:00 -0000 Roan Yellowthorn full 131 Marc Shea We have to thank former guest John Agnello for this show. He introduced us to our guest, Jackie McLean of Roan Yellowthorn. She tells us about her road to becoming a recording artist. It’s a little different from most and a lot of it is Jackie’s pure determination. Their first album was a total DIY affair. But it was so good it got the band signed to Blue Elan Records. After a stunning album of covers, they met up with John and recorded their second album, which is the one we’re waiting for. Fortunately, I have a small preview for everyone. And Jackie has been documenting the entire process for Atwood Magazine Online. It’s a great look behind the curtain of how an album gets made and delayed. Follow Roan Yellowthorn @roan_yellowthhorn on IG. Check out their first LP and the covers album on Bandcamp. Follow us @Performanceanx on all social media. Subscribe, rate, review & check out the other great shows on Pantheon. Reach out with thoughts at theperformanceanxietypod@gmail.com. Let’s jump right into Jackie McLean of Roan Yellowthorn on Performance Anxiety We have to thank former guest John Agnello for this show. He introduced us to our guest, Jackie McLean of Roan Yellowthorn. She tells us about her road to becoming a recording artist. It’s a little different from most and a lot of it is Jackie’s pure determination. Their first album was a total DIY affair. But it was so good it got the band signed to Blue Elan Records. After a stunning album of covers, they met up with John and recorded their second album, which is the one we’re waiting for. Fortunately, I have a small preview for everyone. And Jackie has been documenting the entire process for Atwood Magazine Online. It’s a great look behind the curtain of how an album gets made and delayed. Follow Roan Yellowthorn @roan_yellowthhorn on IG. Check out their first LP and the covers album on Bandcamp. Follow us @Performanceanx on all social media. Subscribe, rate, review & check out the other great shows on Pantheon. Reach out with thoughts at theperformanceanxietypod@gmail.com. Let’s jump right into Jackie McLean of Roan Yellowthorn on Performance Anxiety Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices We have to thank former guest John Agnello for this show. He introduced us to our guest, Jackie McLean of Roan Yellowthorn. She tells us about her road to becoming a recording artist. It’s a little different from most and a lot of it is Jackie’s pure determination. Their first album was a total DIY affair. But it was so good it got the band signed to Blue Elan Records. After a stunning album of covers, they met up with John and recorded their second album, which is the one we’re waiting for. Fortunately, I have a small preview for everyone. And Jackie has been documenting the entire process for Atwood Magazine Online. It’s a great look behind the curtain of how an album gets made and delayed. Follow Roan Yellowthorn @roan_yellowthhorn on IG. Check out their first LP and the covers album on Bandcamp.

Follow us @Performanceanx on all social media. Subscribe, rate, review & check out the other great shows on Pantheon. Reach out with thoughts at theperformanceanxietypod@gmail.com. Let’s jump right into Jackie McLean of Roan Yellowthorn on Performance Anxiety

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]]> 4006 yes The Mendoza Line https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/the-mendoza-line-B7eZDepk This show is a reunion of sorts. I’m joined by Pete Hoffman & Shannon McCardle of The Mendoza Line. The band is reissuing their album We’re All In This Alone. Pete & Shannon hadn’t spoken for 12 years, until the day before we recorded. They tell me about missed opportunities, some regrets, Stratomatic baseball, & saying “tit” as many times as possible. The reissue of We’re All In This Alone includes 3 bonus tracks that were found on a cassette in a box in Pete’s basement. There’s also some rare posters for purchase. Check out @mendozalineband on IG for details. Pick up the album on bandcamp or any of the streaming services. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media. Subscribe, rate, & review & check out all the great shows on Pantheon Podcasts, of which we are a proud member. Now let’s get together with Pete & Shannon of The Mendoza Line. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 26 Aug 2020 05:00:00 -0000 The Mendoza Line full 130 Marc Shea This show is a reunion of sorts. I’m joined by Pete Hoffman & Shannon McCardle of The Mendoza Line. The band is reissuing their album We’re All In This Alone. Pete & Shannon hadn’t spoken for 12 years, until the day before we recorded. They tell me about missed opportunities, some regrets, Stratomatic baseball, & saying “tit” as many times as possible. The reissue of We’re All In This Alone includes 3 bonus tracks that were found on a cassette in a box in Pete’s basement. There’s also some rare posters for purchase. Check out @mendozalineband on IG for details. Pick up the album on bandcamp or any of the streaming services. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media. Subscribe, rate, & review & check out all the great shows on Pantheon Podcasts, of which we are a proud member. Now let’s get together with Pete & Shannon of The Mendoza Line. This show is a reunion of sorts. I’m joined by Pete Hoffman & Shannon McCardle of The Mendoza Line. The band is reissuing their album We’re All In This Alone. Pete & Shannon hadn’t spoken for 12 years, until the day before we recorded. They tell me about missed opportunities, some regrets, Stratomatic baseball, & saying “tit” as many times as possible. The reissue of We’re All In This Alone includes 3 bonus tracks that were found on a cassette in a box in Pete’s basement. There’s also some rare posters for purchase. Check out @mendozalineband on IG for details. Pick up the album on bandcamp or any of the streaming services. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media. Subscribe, rate, & review & check out all the great shows on Pantheon Podcasts, of which we are a proud member. Now let’s get together with Pete & Shannon of The Mendoza Line. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This show is a reunion of sorts. I’m joined by Pete Hoffman & Shannon McCardle of The Mendoza Line. The band is reissuing their album We’re All In This Alone. Pete & Shannon hadn’t spoken for 12 years, until the day before we recorded. They tell me about missed opportunities, some regrets, Stratomatic baseball, & saying “tit” as many times as possible.

The reissue of We’re All In This Alone includes 3 bonus tracks that were found on a cassette in a box in Pete’s basement. There’s also some rare posters for purchase. Check out @mendozalineband on IG for details. Pick up the album on bandcamp or any of the streaming services. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media. Subscribe, rate, & review & check out all the great shows on Pantheon Podcasts, of which we are a proud member. Now let’s get together with Pete & Shannon of The Mendoza Line.

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]]> 4478 yes Ethan Daniel Davidson https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/ethan-daniel-davidson-KokTIl1m Our guest this week had quite an extraordinary life. After growing up inside the Detroit Pistons organization, he moved to Alaska to pursue a passion for hard work and his music. He has done both, including lumber-jacking and a 6 year world tour. His new album will be out in September on Blue Arrow Records and in the words of Bob Cratchett, it’s a triumph, mixing folk and blues with noise rock and feedback. Follow Ethan on Facebook or at ethandanieldavidson.com for news. Follow us @PerformanceAnx and subscribe, rate, & review. Check us and a host of other great shows out on Pantheon Podcasts, including great shows like Long May You Young where Mike Hsu & the Condon Boys review every Neil Young album, chronologically & hilariously. Now hold onto your hats because this is a wild one with Ethan Daniel Davidson on Performance Anxiety. This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 19 Aug 2020 05:00:00 -0000 Ethan Daniel Davidson full 129 Marc Shea Our guest this week had quite an extraordinary life. After growing up inside the Detroit Pistons organization, he moved to Alaska to pursue a passion for hard work and his music. He has done both, including lumber-jacking and a 6 year world tour. His new album will be out in September on Blue Arrow Records and in the words of Bob Cratchett, it’s a triumph, mixing folk and blues with noise rock and feedback. Follow Ethan on Facebook or at ethandanieldavidson.com for news. Follow us @PerformanceAnx and subscribe, rate, & review. Check us and a host of other great shows out on Pantheon Podcasts, including great shows like Long May You Young where Mike Hsu & the Condon Boys review every Neil Young album, chronologically & hilariously. Now hold onto your hats because this is a wild one with Ethan Daniel Davidson on Performance Anxiety. This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts. Our guest this week had quite an extraordinary life. After growing up inside the Detroit Pistons organization, he moved to Alaska to pursue a passion for hard work and his music. He has done both, including lumber-jacking and a 6 year world tour. His new album will be out in September on Blue Arrow Records and in the words of Bob Cratchett, it’s a triumph, mixing folk and blues with noise rock and feedback. Follow Ethan on Facebook or at ethandanieldavidson.com for news. Follow us @PerformanceAnx and subscribe, rate, & review. Check us and a host of other great shows out on Pantheon Podcasts, including great shows like Long May You Young where Mike Hsu & the Condon Boys review every Neil Young album, chronologically & hilariously. Now hold onto your hats because this is a wild one with Ethan Daniel Davidson on Performance Anxiety. This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Our guest this week had quite an extraordinary life. After growing up inside the Detroit Pistons organization, he moved to Alaska to pursue a passion for hard work and his music. He has done both, including lumber-jacking and a 6 year world tour. His new album will be out in September on Blue Arrow Records and in the words of Bob Cratchett, it’s a triumph, mixing folk and blues with noise rock and feedback. Follow Ethan on Facebook or at ethandanieldavidson.com for news. Follow us @PerformanceAnx and subscribe, rate, & review. Check us and a host of other great shows out on Pantheon Podcasts, including great shows like Long May You Young where Mike Hsu & the Condon Boys review every Neil Young album, chronologically & hilariously. Now hold onto your hats because this is a wild one with Ethan Daniel Davidson on Performance Anxiety.


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]]> 4682 yes Mac Sabbath https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/mac-sabbath-8z64rtxO This may be the funniest episode we’ve ever done. Today I’m joined by Mike Odd. Mike manages the multi-dimensional band Mac Sabbath. The band leader, Ronald Osborne, re-imagines Black Sabbath songs to send a message about fast food that is simultaneously humorous and serious. Follow the band @officialmacsabbath. I’m really not even sure what else I can say. I’ll just let this show speak for itself. So dig into Mike Odd and Mac Sabbath & enjoy! This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 12 Aug 2020 05:00:00 -0000 Mac Sabbath full 128 Marc Shea This may be the funniest episode we’ve ever done. Today I’m joined by Mike Odd. Mike manages the multi-dimensional band Mac Sabbath. The band leader, Ronald Osborne, re-imagines Black Sabbath songs to send a message about fast food that is simultaneously humorous and serious. Follow the band @officialmacsabbath. I’m really not even sure what else I can say. I’ll just let this show speak for itself. So dig into Mike Odd and Mac Sabbath & enjoy! This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts. This may be the funniest episode we’ve ever done. Today I’m joined by Mike Odd. Mike manages the multi-dimensional band Mac Sabbath. The band leader, Ronald Osborne, re-imagines Black Sabbath songs to send a message about fast food that is simultaneously humorous and serious. Follow the band @officialmacsabbath. I’m really not even sure what else I can say. I’ll just let this show speak for itself. So dig into Mike Odd and Mac Sabbath & enjoy! This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This may be the funniest episode we’ve ever done. Today I’m joined by Mike Odd. Mike manages the multi-dimensional band Mac Sabbath. The band leader, Ronald Osborne, re-imagines Black Sabbath songs to send a message about fast food that is simultaneously humorous and serious. Follow the band @officialmacsabbath. I’m really not even sure what else I can say. I’ll just let this show speak for itself. So dig into Mike Odd and Mac Sabbath & enjoy!


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]]> 3045 yes Chris Lacinak (Junko Beat, Gatemouth Brown) https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/chris-lacinak-junko-beat-gatemouth-brown-gLWlBV_M Our guest this episode is drummer Chris Lacinak. Chris has drummed with some legendary people like Gatemouth Brown, Papa Mali, Tab Benoit, & Adam Peters of Echo & The Bunnymen and Family of God to name a few. But his love of New Orleans jazz and second line drumming drove him to form his band Junko Beat with Vernon Rome and Will Snowden. This episode was an education for me in a genre of music that I was not at all familiar with, but am now deeply intrigued by. Chris tells some great stories of touring with Gatemouth, moving all over the country and playing sessions. There’s also some great New Orleans jazz history in here. So there’s something for everybody. Check out Junko Beat’s new album Satirifunk on streaming services or their website, junkobeat.com. Subscribe, rate, & review the show. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on the socials. And let jump right into some funky stuff with Chris Lacinak and Junko Beat. This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 05 Aug 2020 05:00:00 -0000 Chris Lacinak (Junko Beat, Gatemouth Brown) full 127 Marc Shea Our guest this episode is drummer Chris Lacinak. Chris has drummed with some legendary people like Gatemouth Brown, Papa Mali, Tab Benoit, & Adam Peters of Echo & The Bunnymen and Family of God to name a few. But his love of New Orleans jazz and second line drumming drove him to form his band Junko Beat with Vernon Rome and Will Snowden. This episode was an education for me in a genre of music that I was not at all familiar with, but am now deeply intrigued by. Chris tells some great stories of touring with Gatemouth, moving all over the country and playing sessions. There’s also some great New Orleans jazz history in here. So there’s something for everybody. Check out Junko Beat’s new album Satirifunk on streaming services or their website, junkobeat.com. Subscribe, rate, & review the show. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on the socials. And let jump right into some funky stuff with Chris Lacinak and Junko Beat. This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts. Our guest this episode is drummer Chris Lacinak. Chris has drummed with some legendary people like Gatemouth Brown, Papa Mali, Tab Benoit, & Adam Peters of Echo & The Bunnymen and Family of God to name a few. But his love of New Orleans jazz and second line drumming drove him to form his band Junko Beat with Vernon Rome and Will Snowden. This episode was an education for me in a genre of music that I was not at all familiar with, but am now deeply intrigued by. Chris tells some great stories of touring with Gatemouth, moving all over the country and playing sessions. There’s also some great New Orleans jazz history in here. So there’s something for everybody. Check out Junko Beat’s new album Satirifunk on streaming services or their website, junkobeat.com. Subscribe, rate, & review the show. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on the socials. And let jump right into some funky stuff with Chris Lacinak and Junko Beat. This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Our guest this episode is drummer Chris Lacinak. Chris has drummed with some legendary people like Gatemouth Brown, Papa Mali, Tab Benoit, & Adam Peters of Echo & The Bunnymen and Family of God to name a few. But his love of New Orleans jazz and second line drumming drove him to form his band Junko Beat with Vernon Rome and Will Snowden.

This episode was an education for me in a genre of music that I was not at all familiar with, but am now deeply intrigued by. Chris tells some great stories of touring with Gatemouth, moving all over the country and playing sessions. There’s also some great New Orleans jazz history in here. So there’s something for everybody. Check out Junko Beat’s new album Satirifunk on streaming services or their website, junkobeat.com. Subscribe, rate, & review the show. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on the socials. And let jump right into some funky stuff with Chris Lacinak and Junko Beat.

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]]> 3834 yes Pamelia Stickney https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/pamelia-stickney-CThkBLB4 Pamelia Stickney is our guest this week. Who is Pamelia Stickney, you may ask? Well smartypants, she’s a virtuoso on the theramin. She’s so good, in fact, that Bob Moog asked her to help him design HIS version of the theramin! She tells us how she began playing the instrument, what affects it when you play (like being licked by a puppy), and since she moved to Austria, how to travel with it. She also talks about taking this wild, futuristic instrument that has been the soundtrack to countless sci-fi movies, into new territories by using effects pedals and other tricks. She’s played with some amazing artists, as well; like Yoko Ono, David Byrne, Bela Fleck, and so many more. You guys have to check out her website, pameliastickney.com. There are all kind of clips and information there, including a link to her Facebook page. And explore her Soundcloud page at soundcloud.com/pamelia. Check out our socials @PerformanceAnx or Performance Anxiety on Facebook. Give us a review. It might get read on a show if it’s 5 stars. Now we’re gonna ring ya, Pamelia Stickney! This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 29 Jul 2020 05:00:00 -0000 Pamelia Stickney full 126 Marc Shea Pamelia Stickney is our guest this week. Who is Pamelia Stickney, you may ask? Well smartypants, she’s a virtuoso on the theramin. She’s so good, in fact, that Bob Moog asked her to help him design HIS version of the theramin! She tells us how she began playing the instrument, what affects it when you play (like being licked by a puppy), and since she moved to Austria, how to travel with it. She also talks about taking this wild, futuristic instrument that has been the soundtrack to countless sci-fi movies, into new territories by using effects pedals and other tricks. She’s played with some amazing artists, as well; like Yoko Ono, David Byrne, Bela Fleck, and so many more. You guys have to check out her website, pameliastickney.com. There are all kind of clips and information there, including a link to her Facebook page. And explore her Soundcloud page at soundcloud.com/pamelia. Check out our socials @PerformanceAnx or Performance Anxiety on Facebook. Give us a review. It might get read on a show if it’s 5 stars. Now we’re gonna ring ya, Pamelia Stickney! This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts. Pamelia Stickney is our guest this week. Who is Pamelia Stickney, you may ask? Well smartypants, she’s a virtuoso on the theramin. She’s so good, in fact, that Bob Moog asked her to help him design HIS version of the theramin! She tells us how she began playing the instrument, what affects it when you play (like being licked by a puppy), and since she moved to Austria, how to travel with it. She also talks about taking this wild, futuristic instrument that has been the soundtrack to countless sci-fi movies, into new territories by using effects pedals and other tricks. She’s played with some amazing artists, as well; like Yoko Ono, David Byrne, Bela Fleck, and so many more. You guys have to check out her website, pameliastickney.com. There are all kind of clips and information there, including a link to her Facebook page. And explore her Soundcloud page at soundcloud.com/pamelia. Check out our socials @PerformanceAnx or Performance Anxiety on Facebook. Give us a review. It might get read on a show if it’s 5 stars. Now we’re gonna ring ya, Pamelia Stickney! This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Pamelia Stickney is our guest this week. Who is Pamelia Stickney, you may ask? Well smartypants, she’s a virtuoso on the theramin. She’s so good, in fact, that Bob Moog asked her to help him design HIS version of the theramin!

She tells us how she began playing the instrument, what affects it when you play (like being licked by a puppy), and since she moved to Austria, how to travel with it. She also talks about taking this wild, futuristic instrument that has been the soundtrack to countless sci-fi movies, into new territories by using effects pedals and other tricks. She’s played with some amazing artists, as well; like Yoko Ono, David Byrne, Bela Fleck, and so many more.

You guys have to check out her website, pameliastickney.com. There are all kind of clips and information there, including a link to her Facebook page. And explore her Soundcloud page at soundcloud.com/pamelia. Check out our socials @PerformanceAnx or Performance Anxiety on Facebook. Give us a review. It might get read on a show if it’s 5 stars. Now we’re gonna ring ya, Pamelia Stickney!

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]]> 4587 yes Elizabeth McCullough (Alpha Cat) https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/elizabeth-mccullough-alpha-cat-YwjBUFOQ Elizabeth McCullough records as Alpha Cat. But this show is about more than just her music. Elizabeth began her career in music as a photographer. She transitioned to recording artist in the late 90’s. But after a series of personal & professional setbacks, she suffered a breakdown while recording Alpha Cat’s second LP. The breakdown was so severe that she researched and contemplated suicide for twelve years while going to therapy. It was only after her therapist passed away that Elizabeth realized how much she had helped her. With that in mind, Alpha Cat is offering a recording of a live show for $2 from alphacat.band. The proceeds are being donated to Bring Change To Mind & Boris Lawrence Henson Foundation. Follow Alpha Cat and us on IG. Pick upi Alpha Cat’s latest album on Bandcamp for a reduced price. Now let’s get right into the show with Elizabeth McCullough of Alpha Cat. This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 22 Jul 2020 05:00:00 -0000 Elizabeth McCullough (Alpha Cat) full 125 Marc Shea Elizabeth McCullough records as Alpha Cat. But this show is about more than just her music. Elizabeth began her career in music as a photographer. She transitioned to recording artist in the late 90’s. But after a series of personal & professional setbacks, she suffered a breakdown while recording Alpha Cat’s second LP. The breakdown was so severe that she researched and contemplated suicide for twelve years while going to therapy. It was only after her therapist passed away that Elizabeth realized how much she had helped her. With that in mind, Alpha Cat is offering a recording of a live show for $2 from alphacat.band. The proceeds are being donated to Bring Change To Mind & Boris Lawrence Henson Foundation. Follow Alpha Cat and us on IG. Pick upi Alpha Cat’s latest album on Bandcamp for a reduced price. Now let’s get right into the show with Elizabeth McCullough of Alpha Cat. This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts. Elizabeth McCullough records as Alpha Cat. But this show is about more than just her music. Elizabeth began her career in music as a photographer. She transitioned to recording artist in the late 90’s. But after a series of personal & professional setbacks, she suffered a breakdown while recording Alpha Cat’s second LP. The breakdown was so severe that she researched and contemplated suicide for twelve years while going to therapy. It was only after her therapist passed away that Elizabeth realized how much she had helped her. With that in mind, Alpha Cat is offering a recording of a live show for $2 from alphacat.band. The proceeds are being donated to Bring Change To Mind & Boris Lawrence Henson Foundation. Follow Alpha Cat and us on IG. Pick upi Alpha Cat’s latest album on Bandcamp for a reduced price. Now let’s get right into the show with Elizabeth McCullough of Alpha Cat. This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Elizabeth McCullough records as Alpha Cat. But this show is about more than just her music. Elizabeth began her career in music as a photographer. She transitioned to recording artist in the late 90’s. But after a series of personal & professional setbacks, she suffered a breakdown while recording Alpha Cat’s second LP. The breakdown was so severe that she researched and contemplated suicide for twelve years while going to therapy. It was only after her therapist passed away that Elizabeth realized how much she had helped her. With that in mind, Alpha Cat is offering a recording of a live show for $2 from alphacat.band. The proceeds are being donated to Bring Change To Mind & Boris Lawrence Henson Foundation. Follow Alpha Cat and us on IG. Pick upi Alpha Cat’s latest album on Bandcamp for a reduced price. Now let’s get right into the show with Elizabeth McCullough of Alpha Cat.

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]]> 7304 yes Jack Bates (Smashing Pumpkins) https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/jack-bates-smashing-pumpkins-SLz6ZV4j Today’s episode features a legacy bassist who has earned his success. Jack Bates began his career playing in Peter Hook & The Light. Peter Hook is the bassist for both Joy Division & New Order. Jack is his son and his career has consisted of playing 3 hour shows ever since! He now plays bass for The Smashing Pumpkins. He tells us what it’s like to grow up playing bass when your dad is a legend on the instrument. He also discusses how he met Billy Corgan and how he began playing for the Pumpkins. Give him a follow on IG @jackbates_music, because he’s been going live once a week with his dad, and they’re hilarious together! Follow us @PerformanceAnx. You know what else you gotta do. Subscribe, rate, review, & share. And enjoy this theme song because Jack wrote it. Thanks Jack! This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 17 Jul 2020 05:00:00 -0000 Jack Bates (Smashing Pumpkins) full 124 Marc Shea Today’s episode features a legacy bassist who has earned his success. Jack Bates began his career playing in Peter Hook & The Light. Peter Hook is the bassist for both Joy Division & New Order. Jack is his son and his career has consisted of playing 3 hour shows ever since! He now plays bass for The Smashing Pumpkins. He tells us what it’s like to grow up playing bass when your dad is a legend on the instrument. He also discusses how he met Billy Corgan and how he began playing for the Pumpkins. Give him a follow on IG @jackbates_music, because he’s been going live once a week with his dad, and they’re hilarious together! Follow us @PerformanceAnx. You know what else you gotta do. Subscribe, rate, review, & share. And enjoy this theme song because Jack wrote it. Thanks Jack! This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts. Today’s episode features a legacy bassist who has earned his success. Jack Bates began his career playing in Peter Hook & The Light. Peter Hook is the bassist for both Joy Division & New Order. Jack is his son and his career has consisted of playing 3 hour shows ever since! He now plays bass for The Smashing Pumpkins. He tells us what it’s like to grow up playing bass when your dad is a legend on the instrument. He also discusses how he met Billy Corgan and how he began playing for the Pumpkins. Give him a follow on IG @jackbates_music, because he’s been going live once a week with his dad, and they’re hilarious together! Follow us @PerformanceAnx. You know what else you gotta do. Subscribe, rate, review, & share. And enjoy this theme song because Jack wrote it. Thanks Jack! This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today’s episode features a legacy bassist who has earned his success. Jack Bates began his career playing in Peter Hook & The Light. Peter Hook is the bassist for both Joy Division & New Order. Jack is his son and his career has consisted of playing 3 hour shows ever since! He now plays bass for The Smashing Pumpkins. He tells us what it’s like to grow up playing bass when your dad is a legend on the instrument. He also discusses how he met Billy Corgan and how he began playing for the Pumpkins. Give him a follow on IG @jackbates_music, because he’s been going live once a week with his dad, and they’re hilarious together!

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]]> 5457 yes Ben Harrison (Stutter Steps) https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/ben-harrison-stutter-steps-lfYTPZ80 This show features Ben Harrison. Ben is a unique guest. He has released his second album as the band Stutter Steps. But he’s also curator for the Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh, PA. Through his job and his music, he’s had the opportunity to work with Dean Wareham & Britta Phillips of Dean & Britta, Luna, & Galaxie 500. Ben talks about the great Sound Series at the museum and what he does as a curator. He also talks about how the new Stutter Steps album differs from the debut and the role that Anthony LaMarca from The War on Drugs and St. Vincent had on the music. Follow Stutter Steps & the Andy Warhol museum on social media. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. I would love to see some new reviews, regardless of where you post them. Now let’s jump right into the show with Ben Harrison of Stutter Steps. This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 14 Jul 2020 04:00:00 -0000 Ben Harrison (Stutter Steps) full 123 Marc Shea This show features Ben Harrison. Ben is a unique guest. He has released his second album as the band Stutter Steps. But he’s also curator for the Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh, PA. Through his job and his music, he’s had the opportunity to work with Dean Wareham & Britta Phillips of Dean & Britta, Luna, & Galaxie 500. Ben talks about the great Sound Series at the museum and what he does as a curator. He also talks about how the new Stutter Steps album differs from the debut and the role that Anthony LaMarca from The War on Drugs and St. Vincent had on the music. Follow Stutter Steps & the Andy Warhol museum on social media. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. I would love to see some new reviews, regardless of where you post them. Now let’s jump right into the show with Ben Harrison of Stutter Steps. This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts. This show features Ben Harrison. Ben is a unique guest. He has released his second album as the band Stutter Steps. But he’s also curator for the Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh, PA. Through his job and his music, he’s had the opportunity to work with Dean Wareham & Britta Phillips of Dean & Britta, Luna, & Galaxie 500. Ben talks about the great Sound Series at the museum and what he does as a curator. He also talks about how the new Stutter Steps album differs from the debut and the role that Anthony LaMarca from The War on Drugs and St. Vincent had on the music. Follow Stutter Steps & the Andy Warhol museum on social media. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. I would love to see some new reviews, regardless of where you post them. Now let’s jump right into the show with Ben Harrison of Stutter Steps. This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This show features Ben Harrison. Ben is a unique guest. He has released his second album as the band Stutter Steps. But he’s also curator for the Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh, PA. Through his job and his music, he’s had the opportunity to work with Dean Wareham & Britta Phillips of Dean & Britta, Luna, & Galaxie 500. Ben talks about the great Sound Series at the museum and what he does as a curator.

He also talks about how the new Stutter Steps album differs from the debut and the role that Anthony LaMarca from The War on Drugs and St. Vincent had on the music. Follow Stutter Steps & the Andy Warhol museum on social media. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. I would love to see some new reviews, regardless of where you post them. Now let’s jump right into the show with Ben Harrison of Stutter Steps.

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]]> 3416 yes Justine Brown (Easy Love) https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/justine-brown-easy-love-U39JQ6b9 This show is about Easy Love. It’s not what you think. Easy Love is a project by Justine Brown. We talk about how she got into music and her first band, Summer Twins. After ten years in a band with her sister, she decided to branch out and write her own music, using some difficult personal experiences for inspiration. She talks about struggling to stay organized, having demo-itis, and something called DeerGoo. Easy Love’s second album is out and it’s a great summer listen. Check it out on Bandcamp, Spotify, and all the other platforms. Follow Justine @easylovemusic. Follow us @Performanceanx. Subscribe, rate, review, spread the word, and relax with a little Easy Love. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 10 Jul 2020 05:00:00 -0000 Justine Brown (Easy Love) full 122 Marc Shea This show is about Easy Love. It’s not what you think. Easy Love is a project by Justine Brown. We talk about how she got into music and her first band, Summer Twins. After ten years in a band with her sister, she decided to branch out and write her own music, using some difficult personal experiences for inspiration. She talks about struggling to stay organized, having demo-itis, and something called DeerGoo. Easy Love’s second album is out and it’s a great summer listen. Check it out on Bandcamp, Spotify, and all the other platforms. Follow Justine @easylovemusic. Follow us @Performanceanx. Subscribe, rate, review, spread the word, and relax with a little Easy Love. This show is about Easy Love. It’s not what you think. Easy Love is a project by Justine Brown. We talk about how she got into music and her first band, Summer Twins. After ten years in a band with her sister, she decided to branch out and write her own music, using some difficult personal experiences for inspiration. She talks about struggling to stay organized, having demo-itis, and something called DeerGoo. Easy Love’s second album is out and it’s a great summer listen. Check it out on Bandcamp, Spotify, and all the other platforms. Follow Justine @easylovemusic. Follow us @Performanceanx. Subscribe, rate, review, spread the word, and relax with a little Easy Love. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This show is about Easy Love. It’s not what you think. Easy Love is a project by Justine Brown. We talk about how she got into music and her first band, Summer Twins. After ten years in a band with her sister, she decided to branch out and write her own music, using some difficult personal experiences for inspiration. She talks about struggling to stay organized, having demo-itis, and something called DeerGoo. Easy Love’s second album is out and it’s a great summer listen. Check it out on Bandcamp, Spotify, and all the other platforms. Follow Justine @easylovemusic. Follow us @Performanceanx. Subscribe, rate, review, spread the word, and relax with a little Easy Love.

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]]> 3207 yes Dearly Beloved https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/dearly-beloved-CIyNchb3 This show features the band Dearly Beloved. The band’s mainstays are Rob Higgins and Niva Chow. Rob grew up in the presence of great music. He started going to Rush concerts while he was still in single digits and hanging out with his uncle, Geddy Lee. After the death of his father, Rob really wanted to just make music with people he loved. That was 14 years ago and the beginning of Dearly Beloved. But there’s a lot more in this show; like the time Rob toured with Our Lady Peace and had four days to learn all the keyboard parts on paper towels. There’s the time his arm blew up. And how about the time Dearly Beloved recorded an entire album and forgot about it? Well, they’ve recently released a new album called Times Square Discount that they haven’t forgotten about. It’s a really wild album. Check it out on bandcamp or wherever you get your music nowadays. Follow the @thebeloveds on social media. Follow their bird, Bruce Lee @bruceleebeverlyhillsbird on IG. He’s relentless. But this show is pretty chill. Check out Rob Higgins & Niva Chow here on Performance Anxiety. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 07 Jul 2020 05:00:00 -0000 Dearly Beloved full 121 Marc Shea This show features the band Dearly Beloved. The band’s mainstays are Rob Higgins and Niva Chow. Rob grew up in the presence of great music. He started going to Rush concerts while he was still in single digits and hanging out with his uncle, Geddy Lee. After the death of his father, Rob really wanted to just make music with people he loved. That was 14 years ago and the beginning of Dearly Beloved. But there’s a lot more in this show; like the time Rob toured with Our Lady Peace and had four days to learn all the keyboard parts on paper towels. There’s the time his arm blew up. And how about the time Dearly Beloved recorded an entire album and forgot about it? Well, they’ve recently released a new album called Times Square Discount that they haven’t forgotten about. It’s a really wild album. Check it out on bandcamp or wherever you get your music nowadays. Follow the @thebeloveds on social media. Follow their bird, Bruce Lee @bruceleebeverlyhillsbird on IG. He’s relentless. But this show is pretty chill. Check out Rob Higgins & Niva Chow here on Performance Anxiety. This show features the band Dearly Beloved. The band’s mainstays are Rob Higgins and Niva Chow. Rob grew up in the presence of great music. He started going to Rush concerts while he was still in single digits and hanging out with his uncle, Geddy Lee. After the death of his father, Rob really wanted to just make music with people he loved. That was 14 years ago and the beginning of Dearly Beloved. But there’s a lot more in this show; like the time Rob toured with Our Lady Peace and had four days to learn all the keyboard parts on paper towels. There’s the time his arm blew up. And how about the time Dearly Beloved recorded an entire album and forgot about it? Well, they’ve recently released a new album called Times Square Discount that they haven’t forgotten about. It’s a really wild album. Check it out on bandcamp or wherever you get your music nowadays. Follow the @thebeloveds on social media. Follow their bird, Bruce Lee @bruceleebeverlyhillsbird on IG. He’s relentless. But this show is pretty chill. Check out Rob Higgins & Niva Chow here on Performance Anxiety. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This show features the band Dearly Beloved. The band’s mainstays are Rob Higgins and Niva Chow. Rob grew up in the presence of great music. He started going to Rush concerts while he was still in single digits and hanging out with his uncle, Geddy Lee. After the death of his father, Rob really wanted to just make music with people he loved. That was 14 years ago and the beginning of Dearly Beloved. But there’s a lot more in this show; like the time Rob toured with Our Lady Peace and had four days to learn all the keyboard parts on paper towels. There’s the time his arm blew up. And how about the time Dearly Beloved recorded an entire album and forgot about it? Well, they’ve recently released a new album called Times Square Discount that they haven’t forgotten about. It’s a really wild album. Check it out on bandcamp or wherever you get your music nowadays. Follow the @thebeloveds on social media. Follow their bird, Bruce Lee @bruceleebeverlyhillsbird on IG. He’s relentless. But this show is pretty chill. Check out Rob Higgins & Niva Chow here on Performance Anxiety.

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]]> 4618 yes Dana Schechter (Insect Ark, Angels Of Light) https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/dana-schechter-insect-ark-angels-of-light-gBoUmJGZ This show features bassist & lap steel guitarist, Dana Schechter. When we recorded this, she was staying in Berlin after cutting a tour short for her band Insect Ark. She talks about how wild it was for the band and the crew. Someone may have had to sneak back into their home country, but that’s all I’m saying about that right now. Dana talks about growing up in the early 80’s Bay Area metal scene, driving around and hanging out with Cliff Burton; and how his death really made her focus on bass. She also talks about some incredible bands she’s been a part of, like Gifthorse, Angels Of Light, and Swans and the difficulties of being an independent artist. She’s recently released a new album by Insect Ark but it wasn’t easy. If you like heavy, instrumental music, buy it! Follow Dana @insectark. Follow us @performanceanx. Subscribe, rate, review, share. Without further adieu, here’s Dana Schechter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 03 Jul 2020 12:41:00 -0000 Dana Schechter (Insect Ark, Angels Of Light) full 120 Marc Shea This show features bassist & lap steel guitarist, Dana Schechter. When we recorded this, she was staying in Berlin after cutting a tour short for her band Insect Ark. She talks about how wild it was for the band and the crew. Someone may have had to sneak back into their home country, but that’s all I’m saying about that right now. Dana talks about growing up in the early 80’s Bay Area metal scene, driving around and hanging out with Cliff Burton; and how his death really made her focus on bass. She also talks about some incredible bands she’s been a part of, like Gifthorse, Angels Of Light, and Swans and the difficulties of being an independent artist. She’s recently released a new album by Insect Ark but it wasn’t easy. If you like heavy, instrumental music, buy it! Follow Dana @insectark. Follow us @performanceanx. Subscribe, rate, review, share. Without further adieu, here’s Dana Schechter This show features bassist & lap steel guitarist, Dana Schechter. When we recorded this, she was staying in Berlin after cutting a tour short for her band Insect Ark. She talks about how wild it was for the band and the crew. Someone may have had to sneak back into their home country, but that’s all I’m saying about that right now. Dana talks about growing up in the early 80’s Bay Area metal scene, driving around and hanging out with Cliff Burton; and how his death really made her focus on bass. She also talks about some incredible bands she’s been a part of, like Gifthorse, Angels Of Light, and Swans and the difficulties of being an independent artist. She’s recently released a new album by Insect Ark but it wasn’t easy. If you like heavy, instrumental music, buy it! Follow Dana @insectark. Follow us @performanceanx. Subscribe, rate, review, share. Without further adieu, here’s Dana Schechter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This show features bassist & lap steel guitarist, Dana Schechter. When we recorded this, she was staying in Berlin after cutting a tour short for her band Insect Ark. She talks about how wild it was for the band and the crew. Someone may have had to sneak back into their home country, but that’s all I’m saying about that right now. Dana talks about growing up in the early 80’s Bay Area metal scene, driving around and hanging out with Cliff Burton; and how his death really made her focus on bass. She also talks about some incredible bands she’s been a part of, like Gifthorse, Angels Of Light, and Swans and the difficulties of being an independent artist. She’s recently released a new album by Insect Ark but it wasn’t easy. If you like heavy, instrumental music, buy it! Follow Dana @insectark. Follow us @performanceanx. Subscribe, rate, review, share. Without further adieu, here’s Dana Schechter

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]]> 7486 yes The Vacant Lots https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/the-vacant-lots-jY2JxC6Q This episode I’m joined by Jared Artaud & Brian MacFadyen, AKA The Vacant Lots. They are definitely the coolest band from Burlington, VT. After realizing they had this great connection, they started writing and playing, and working with some incredible people. They formed a tight bond with Alan Vega of Suicide, Dean Wareham of Galaxie 500, Sonic Boom, Anton Newcombe of The Brian Jonestown Massacre, and Black Rebel Motorcycle Club. They tell me how they manage to play they music live as a duo and still keep the depth. And they have a new album out called Interzone. Pick it up from Fuzz Club records or wherever you buy music nowadays. Follow the band @thevacantlots. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Subscribe, rate, review, & share. And I’d like to thank Leah Shapiro for bringing Jared & Brian into the Performance Anxiety family. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 30 Jun 2020 05:00:00 -0000 The Vacant Lots full 119 Marc Shea This episode I’m joined by Jared Artaud & Brian MacFadyen, AKA The Vacant Lots. They are definitely the coolest band from Burlington, VT. After realizing they had this great connection, they started writing and playing, and working with some incredible people. They formed a tight bond with Alan Vega of Suicide, Dean Wareham of Galaxie 500, Sonic Boom, Anton Newcombe of The Brian Jonestown Massacre, and Black Rebel Motorcycle Club. They tell me how they manage to play they music live as a duo and still keep the depth. And they have a new album out called Interzone. Pick it up from Fuzz Club records or wherever you buy music nowadays. Follow the band @thevacantlots. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Subscribe, rate, review, & share. And I’d like to thank Leah Shapiro for bringing Jared & Brian into the Performance Anxiety family. This episode I’m joined by Jared Artaud & Brian MacFadyen, AKA The Vacant Lots. They are definitely the coolest band from Burlington, VT. After realizing they had this great connection, they started writing and playing, and working with some incredible people. They formed a tight bond with Alan Vega of Suicide, Dean Wareham of Galaxie 500, Sonic Boom, Anton Newcombe of The Brian Jonestown Massacre, and Black Rebel Motorcycle Club. They tell me how they manage to play they music live as a duo and still keep the depth. And they have a new album out called Interzone. Pick it up from Fuzz Club records or wherever you buy music nowadays. Follow the band @thevacantlots. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Subscribe, rate, review, & share. And I’d like to thank Leah Shapiro for bringing Jared & Brian into the Performance Anxiety family. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This episode I’m joined by Jared Artaud & Brian MacFadyen, AKA The Vacant Lots. They are definitely the coolest band from Burlington, VT. After realizing they had this great connection, they started writing and playing, and working with some incredible people. They formed a tight bond with Alan Vega of Suicide, Dean Wareham of Galaxie 500, Sonic Boom, Anton Newcombe of The Brian Jonestown Massacre, and Black Rebel Motorcycle Club. They tell me how they manage to play they music live as a duo and still keep the depth. And they have a new album out called Interzone. Pick it up from Fuzz Club records or wherever you buy music nowadays. Follow the band @thevacantlots. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Subscribe, rate, review, & share. And I’d like to thank Leah Shapiro for bringing Jared & Brian into the Performance Anxiety family.

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]]> 3943 no Fabio Brienza (Varaha) https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/fabio-brienza-varaha-9_cNkDBc This week’s guest is Fabio Brienza of Varaha. He moved from Rome as a teenager and found his musical community in Chicago. He compares and contrasts the metal scene in Rome to the scene in Chicago. He also has a background in film and we discuss how writing Varaha’s music... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Sat, 27 Jun 2020 18:19:00 -0000 Fabio Brienza (Varaha) full 118 Marc Shea This week’s guest is Fabio Brienza of Varaha. He moved from Rome as a teenager and found his musical community in Chicago. He compares and contrasts the metal scene in Rome to the scene in Chicago. He also has a background in film and we discuss how writing Varaha’s music... This week’s guest is Fabio Brienza of Varaha. He moved from Rome as a teenager and found his musical community in Chicago. He compares and contrasts the metal scene in Rome to the scene in Chicago. He also has a background in film and we discuss how writing Varaha’s music... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week’s guest is Fabio Brienza of Varaha. He moved from Rome as a teenager and found his musical community in Chicago. He compares and contrasts the metal scene in Rome to the scene in Chicago. He also has a background in film and we discuss how writing Varaha’s music...

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]]> 4341 yes KatieJane Garside (Liar, Flower; Daisy Chainsaw) https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/katiejane-garside-liar-flower-daisy-chainsaw-ZCUGEh0C KatieJane Garside’s journey into music is a lot different than most. Unless, of course, you know another artist who spent their formative years sailing the world, spending literally years at sea. Then it turns out that she was discovered by legenday producer Glyn Johns. Her first productive band, Daisy Chainsaw, resulted in Courtney Love calling her one of the original Riots Grrrls. From Daisy Chainsaw through Queen Adreena, her music was unmistakable. And even when she met her longtimetime partner Chris Whittingham and changed gears to a quieter sound with Ruby Throat, it was just as intense. Now KatieJane and Chris have plugged back in with Liar, Flower and combined those sounds into something really unique. Check out the new Liar, Flower album, Geiger Counter on One Little Indian. Follow her social media @garsidekatiejane. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Subscribe, rate, review, share. I really want to make a terrible sailing pun right now, but I’ll stop myself while you check out the show with KatieJane Garside of Liar, Flower. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 19 Jun 2020 08:00:00 -0000 KatieJane Garside (Liar, Flower; Daisy Chainsaw) full 117 Marc Shea KatieJane Garside’s journey into music is a lot different than most. Unless, of course, you know another artist who spent their formative years sailing the world, spending literally years at sea. Then it turns out that she was discovered by legenday producer Glyn Johns. Her first productive band, Daisy Chainsaw, resulted in Courtney Love calling her one of the original Riots Grrrls. From Daisy Chainsaw through Queen Adreena, her music was unmistakable. And even when she met her longtimetime partner Chris Whittingham and changed gears to a quieter sound with Ruby Throat, it was just as intense. Now KatieJane and Chris have plugged back in with Liar, Flower and combined those sounds into something really unique. Check out the new Liar, Flower album, Geiger Counter on One Little Indian. Follow her social media @garsidekatiejane. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Subscribe, rate, review, share. I really want to make a terrible sailing pun right now, but I’ll stop myself while you check out the show with KatieJane Garside of Liar, Flower. KatieJane Garside’s journey into music is a lot different than most. Unless, of course, you know another artist who spent their formative years sailing the world, spending literally years at sea. Then it turns out that she was discovered by legenday producer Glyn Johns. Her first productive band, Daisy Chainsaw, resulted in Courtney Love calling her one of the original Riots Grrrls. From Daisy Chainsaw through Queen Adreena, her music was unmistakable. And even when she met her longtimetime partner Chris Whittingham and changed gears to a quieter sound with Ruby Throat, it was just as intense. Now KatieJane and Chris have plugged back in with Liar, Flower and combined those sounds into something really unique. Check out the new Liar, Flower album, Geiger Counter on One Little Indian. Follow her social media @garsidekatiejane. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Subscribe, rate, review, share. I really want to make a terrible sailing pun right now, but I’ll stop myself while you check out the show with KatieJane Garside of Liar, Flower. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices KatieJane Garside’s journey into music is a lot different than most. Unless, of course, you know another artist who spent their formative years sailing the world, spending literally years at sea. Then it turns out that she was discovered by legenday producer Glyn Johns. Her first productive band, Daisy Chainsaw, resulted in Courtney Love calling her one of the original Riots Grrrls. From Daisy Chainsaw through Queen Adreena, her music was unmistakable. And even when she met her longtimetime partner Chris Whittingham and changed gears to a quieter sound with Ruby Throat, it was just as intense. Now KatieJane and Chris have plugged back in with Liar, Flower and combined those sounds into something really unique. Check out the new Liar, Flower album, Geiger Counter on One Little Indian. Follow her social media @garsidekatiejane. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Subscribe, rate, review, share. I really want to make a terrible sailing pun right now, but I’ll stop myself while you check out the show with KatieJane Garside of Liar, Flower.

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]]> 3737 yes John Agnello https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/john-agnello-iHgYRwqu This show features John Agnello. You might not recognize the name, but you sure know the work. He’s had a hand in albums by Mark Lanegan, Dinosaur Jr, Cyndi Lauper, Kurt Vile, The Hold Steady, Sonic Youth, Waxahatchee, Drive-By Truckers, & that just scratches the surface. He tells me how his older brother Tony got him into music, the difference between recording, mixing, & mastering engineers, and how to work with an Olympic snow boarder. He’s got his own podcast called Gear Club Podcast that’s almost as fun to listen to as this one. John is full of stories about working with some incredible artists. Check out his podcast and his credits. Follow him on Instagram. Follow us @PerformanceAnx & subscribe, rate, review, & share. I hope you enjoy this chat with John Agnello as much as I did. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 16 Jun 2020 08:00:00 -0000 John Agnello full 116 Marc Shea This show features John Agnello. You might not recognize the name, but you sure know the work. He’s had a hand in albums by Mark Lanegan, Dinosaur Jr, Cyndi Lauper, Kurt Vile, The Hold Steady, Sonic Youth, Waxahatchee, Drive-By Truckers, & that just scratches the surface. He tells me how his older brother Tony got him into music, the difference between recording, mixing, & mastering engineers, and how to work with an Olympic snow boarder. He’s got his own podcast called Gear Club Podcast that’s almost as fun to listen to as this one. John is full of stories about working with some incredible artists. Check out his podcast and his credits. Follow him on Instagram. Follow us @PerformanceAnx & subscribe, rate, review, & share. I hope you enjoy this chat with John Agnello as much as I did. This show features John Agnello. You might not recognize the name, but you sure know the work. He’s had a hand in albums by Mark Lanegan, Dinosaur Jr, Cyndi Lauper, Kurt Vile, The Hold Steady, Sonic Youth, Waxahatchee, Drive-By Truckers, & that just scratches the surface. He tells me how his older brother Tony got him into music, the difference between recording, mixing, & mastering engineers, and how to work with an Olympic snow boarder. He’s got his own podcast called Gear Club Podcast that’s almost as fun to listen to as this one. John is full of stories about working with some incredible artists. Check out his podcast and his credits. Follow him on Instagram. Follow us @PerformanceAnx & subscribe, rate, review, & share. I hope you enjoy this chat with John Agnello as much as I did. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This show features John Agnello. You might not recognize the name, but you sure know the work. He’s had a hand in albums by Mark Lanegan, Dinosaur Jr, Cyndi Lauper, Kurt Vile, The Hold Steady, Sonic Youth, Waxahatchee, Drive-By Truckers, & that just scratches the surface. He tells me how his older brother Tony got him into music, the difference between recording, mixing, & mastering engineers, and how to work with an Olympic snow boarder.
He’s got his own podcast called Gear Club Podcast that’s almost as fun to listen to as this one. John is full of stories about working with some incredible artists. Check out his podcast and his credits. Follow him on Instagram. Follow us @PerformanceAnx & subscribe, rate, review, & share. I hope you enjoy this chat with John Agnello as much as I did.

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]]> 5024 yes Marco Porsia (Swans) https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/marco-porsia-swans-Kgvj2fcl This show features filmmaker Marco Porsia. He has recently completed a documentary about the band Swans. It’s not easy to do a documentary that focuses on a man who does not look back at his past. Ever. Marco followed Swans and documented tours, practices, arguments, group hugs, and more. He filmed so much that there’s enough bonus material for another feature length film. He interviewed many former band members and friends like Jarboe, Thurston Moore, Lee Ranaldo, Bill Reiflin, Norman Westberg, & more. Marco tells me about a mythical box of vintage Swans live footage that was discovered by Michael, and there’s so much more. Go to wheredoesabodyend.com to see the trailer and find release information. Check out Marco’s band Let There Be Light. & follow us @PerformanceAnx. Subscribe, rate, review, & prepare yourself to be immersed in Swans. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 12 Jun 2020 08:00:00 -0000 Marco Porsia (Swans) full 115 Marc Shea This show features filmmaker Marco Porsia. He has recently completed a documentary about the band Swans. It’s not easy to do a documentary that focuses on a man who does not look back at his past. Ever. Marco followed Swans and documented tours, practices, arguments, group hugs, and more. He filmed so much that there’s enough bonus material for another feature length film. He interviewed many former band members and friends like Jarboe, Thurston Moore, Lee Ranaldo, Bill Reiflin, Norman Westberg, & more. Marco tells me about a mythical box of vintage Swans live footage that was discovered by Michael, and there’s so much more. Go to wheredoesabodyend.com to see the trailer and find release information. Check out Marco’s band Let There Be Light. & follow us @PerformanceAnx. Subscribe, rate, review, & prepare yourself to be immersed in Swans. This show features filmmaker Marco Porsia. He has recently completed a documentary about the band Swans. It’s not easy to do a documentary that focuses on a man who does not look back at his past. Ever. Marco followed Swans and documented tours, practices, arguments, group hugs, and more. He filmed so much that there’s enough bonus material for another feature length film. He interviewed many former band members and friends like Jarboe, Thurston Moore, Lee Ranaldo, Bill Reiflin, Norman Westberg, & more. Marco tells me about a mythical box of vintage Swans live footage that was discovered by Michael, and there’s so much more. Go to wheredoesabodyend.com to see the trailer and find release information. Check out Marco’s band Let There Be Light. & follow us @PerformanceAnx. Subscribe, rate, review, & prepare yourself to be immersed in Swans. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This show features filmmaker Marco Porsia. He has recently completed a documentary about the band Swans. It’s not easy to do a documentary that focuses on a man who does not look back at his past. Ever. Marco followed Swans and documented tours, practices, arguments, group hugs, and more. He filmed so much that there’s enough bonus material for another feature length film. He interviewed many former band members and friends like Jarboe, Thurston Moore, Lee Ranaldo, Bill Reiflin, Norman Westberg, & more. Marco tells me about a mythical box of vintage Swans live footage that was discovered by Michael, and there’s so much more. Go to wheredoesabodyend.com to see the trailer and find release information. Check out Marco’s band Let There Be Light. & follow us @PerformanceAnx. Subscribe, rate, review, & prepare yourself to be immersed in Swans.

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]]> 3851 yes Jonny Campos (Weeks Island, Lost Bayou Ramblers) https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/jonny-campos-weeks-island-lost-bayou-ramblers-U1k6bq92 This week we welcome guitarist Jonny Campos to the show. He’s been playing guitar for Grammy award winning artists, The Lost Bayou Ramblers and Poguetry In Motion for several years. He talks about his early bands and how he got the gig with The Ramblers. But he’s recently released something a little different. He calls it Weeks Island and it’s an ambient EP done on the pedal steel. It’s such a great listen and a perfect change of pace. If you’re looking for something a little different and soothing, give this a shot. Check out @weeksisland & @somefarawaybeach. Now let’s get this show going with Jonny Campos & his cat, Checkbook. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 09 Jun 2020 08:00:00 -0000 Jonny Campos (Weeks Island, Lost Bayou Ramblers) full 114 Marc Shea This week we welcome guitarist Jonny Campos to the show. He’s been playing guitar for Grammy award winning artists, The Lost Bayou Ramblers and Poguetry In Motion for several years. He talks about his early bands and how he got the gig with The Ramblers. But he’s recently released something a little different. He calls it Weeks Island and it’s an ambient EP done on the pedal steel. It’s such a great listen and a perfect change of pace. If you’re looking for something a little different and soothing, give this a shot. Check out @weeksisland & @somefarawaybeach. Now let’s get this show going with Jonny Campos & his cat, Checkbook. This week we welcome guitarist Jonny Campos to the show. He’s been playing guitar for Grammy award winning artists, The Lost Bayou Ramblers and Poguetry In Motion for several years. He talks about his early bands and how he got the gig with The Ramblers. But he’s recently released something a little different. He calls it Weeks Island and it’s an ambient EP done on the pedal steel. It’s such a great listen and a perfect change of pace. If you’re looking for something a little different and soothing, give this a shot. Check out @weeksisland & @somefarawaybeach. Now let’s get this show going with Jonny Campos & his cat, Checkbook. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week we welcome guitarist Jonny Campos to the show. He’s been playing guitar for Grammy award winning artists, The Lost Bayou Ramblers and Poguetry In Motion for several years. He talks about his early bands and how he got the gig with The Ramblers. But he’s recently released something a little different. He calls it Weeks Island and it’s an ambient EP done on the pedal steel. It’s such a great listen and a perfect change of pace. If you’re looking for something a little different and soothing, give this a shot. Check out @weeksisland & @somefarawaybeach. Now let’s get this show going with Jonny Campos & his cat, Checkbook.

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]]> 2790 yes Buzz Osborne (Melvins, King Buzzo) https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/buzz-osborne-melvins-king-buzzo-D_zN05GK Buzz Osborne joins us this week. I loved speaking with him. He’s straight forward, no BS. You never have to guess what he’s thinking. That is liberating but it can be a little intimidating, as an interviewer. He’s got a new King Buzzo album out, featuring Trevor Dunn. But before we get to that, Buzz gives me a Melvins history lesson. He’s always been an artist who forges his own path, regardless of trends or popular opinions, to create the music he wants to make. We touch on how he met Dale Crover through an Iron Maiden/Loverboy cover band, how amazing technology can be, and the wonderful things he’s gotten through music, the most important of which has been his wife of 27 years. Pick up Gift of Sacrifice by King Buzzo featuring Trevor Dunn wherever you normally get your music. Follow Melvins on social media to find out about future tour plans. And check out @realkingbuzzo on IG for some great photography. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Subscribe, rate, & review. And let’s get started with King Buzzo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 05 Jun 2020 08:00:00 -0000 Buzz Osborne (Melvins, King Buzzo) full 113 Marc Shea Buzz Osborne joins us this week. I loved speaking with him. He’s straight forward, no BS. You never have to guess what he’s thinking. That is liberating but it can be a little intimidating, as an interviewer. He’s got a new King Buzzo album out, featuring Trevor Dunn. But before we get to that, Buzz gives me a Melvins history lesson. He’s always been an artist who forges his own path, regardless of trends or popular opinions, to create the music he wants to make. We touch on how he met Dale Crover through an Iron Maiden/Loverboy cover band, how amazing technology can be, and the wonderful things he’s gotten through music, the most important of which has been his wife of 27 years. Pick up Gift of Sacrifice by King Buzzo featuring Trevor Dunn wherever you normally get your music. Follow Melvins on social media to find out about future tour plans. And check out @realkingbuzzo on IG for some great photography. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Subscribe, rate, & review. And let’s get started with King Buzzo Buzz Osborne joins us this week. I loved speaking with him. He’s straight forward, no BS. You never have to guess what he’s thinking. That is liberating but it can be a little intimidating, as an interviewer. He’s got a new King Buzzo album out, featuring Trevor Dunn. But before we get to that, Buzz gives me a Melvins history lesson. He’s always been an artist who forges his own path, regardless of trends or popular opinions, to create the music he wants to make. We touch on how he met Dale Crover through an Iron Maiden/Loverboy cover band, how amazing technology can be, and the wonderful things he’s gotten through music, the most important of which has been his wife of 27 years. Pick up Gift of Sacrifice by King Buzzo featuring Trevor Dunn wherever you normally get your music. Follow Melvins on social media to find out about future tour plans. And check out @realkingbuzzo on IG for some great photography. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Subscribe, rate, & review. And let’s get started with King Buzzo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Buzz Osborne joins us this week. I loved speaking with him. He’s straight forward, no BS. You never have to guess what he’s thinking. That is liberating but it can be a little intimidating, as an interviewer. He’s got a new King Buzzo album out, featuring Trevor Dunn. But before we get to that, Buzz gives me a Melvins history lesson. He’s always been an artist who forges his own path, regardless of trends or popular opinions, to create the music he wants to make. We touch on how he met Dale Crover through an Iron Maiden/Loverboy cover band, how amazing technology can be, and the wonderful things he’s gotten through music, the most important of which has been his wife of 27 years.
Pick up Gift of Sacrifice by King Buzzo featuring Trevor Dunn wherever you normally get your music. Follow Melvins on social media to find out about future tour plans. And check out @realkingbuzzo on IG for some great photography. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Subscribe, rate, & review. And let’s get started with King Buzzo

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]]> 4130 yes Nick Kizirnis https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/nick-kizirnis-kjRlUSFF This show features guitarist Nick Kizirnis. His new album, The Distance, is a bit of a departure from the surf, rockabilly sound he’s honed throughout his career. It is a study in sadness, but in a Gram Parsons meets Roy Orbison kind of way. He’s joined by some great folks, too, like Mark Patterson  of Son Volt and Kate Wakefield of Lung. But there’s a lot more to this episode than just an album review. Nick also plays the theramin, plays with The Mulchmen, Nicky Kay Orchestra, and more. He’s been  mixing music genres for years. Check out his social media accounts for info. Pick up his album, The Distance, on Atom Records, on Bandcamp, or wherever you buy your music these days. I hope you enjoy this episode with Nick Kizirnis. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 03 Jun 2020 11:40:46 -0000 Nick Kizirnis full 112 Marc Shea This show features guitarist Nick Kizirnis. His new album, The Distance, is a bit of a departure from the surf, rockabilly sound he’s honed throughout his career. It is a study in sadness, but in a Gram Parsons meets Roy Orbison kind of way. He’s joined by some great folks, too, like Mark Patterson  of Son Volt and Kate Wakefield of Lung. But there’s a lot more to this episode than just an album review. Nick also plays the theramin, plays with The Mulchmen, Nicky Kay Orchestra, and more. He’s been  mixing music genres for years. Check out his social media accounts for info. Pick up his album, The Distance, on Atom Records, on Bandcamp, or wherever you buy your music these days. I hope you enjoy this episode with Nick Kizirnis. This show features guitarist Nick Kizirnis. His new album, The Distance, is a bit of a departure from the surf, rockabilly sound he’s honed throughout his career. It is a study in sadness, but in a Gram Parsons meets Roy Orbison kind of way. He’s joined by some great folks, too, like Mark Patterson  of Son Volt and Kate Wakefield of Lung. But there’s a lot more to this episode than just an album review. Nick also plays the theramin, plays with The Mulchmen, Nicky Kay Orchestra, and more. He’s been  mixing music genres for years. Check out his social media accounts for info. Pick up his album, The Distance, on Atom Records, on Bandcamp, or wherever you buy your music these days. I hope you enjoy this episode with Nick Kizirnis. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This show features guitarist Nick Kizirnis. His new album, The Distance, is a bit of a departure from the surf, rockabilly sound he’s honed throughout his career. It is a study in sadness, but in a Gram Parsons meets Roy Orbison kind of way. He’s joined by some great folks, too, like Mark Patterson  of Son Volt and Kate Wakefield of Lung. But there’s a lot more to this episode than just an album review. Nick also plays the theramin, plays with The Mulchmen, Nicky Kay Orchestra, and more. He’s been  mixing music genres for years. Check out his social media accounts for info. Pick up his album, The Distance, on Atom Records, on Bandcamp, or wherever you buy your music these days. I hope you enjoy this episode with Nick Kizirnis.

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]]> 3347 yes Chris Traynor (Bush) https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/chris-traynor-bush-pMSdVsVp This week we welcome the guitarist for Bush, Chris traynor, to the show. He gives us a little of his musical history with Orange 9mm, Helmet, and his seven degrees of Band of Susans. He tells me why, at one point in his career he was over electricity and how his OCD got him into faux painting. After that we get down to his almost 20 year connection with Gavin Rossdale and Bush. Chris gives updates on Bush, his work with Grey Daze, and how he’s working with newer bands like BRKN LOVE. Follow Bush @bush and follow Chris @ct3guitar. Follow us @PerformanceAnx and let’s get right into this show with Bush’s Chris Traynor. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 29 May 2020 08:00:00 -0000 Chris Traynor (Bush) full 111 Marc Shea This week we welcome the guitarist for Bush, Chris traynor, to the show. He gives us a little of his musical history with Orange 9mm, Helmet, and his seven degrees of Band of Susans. He tells me why, at one point in his career he was over electricity and how his OCD got him into faux painting. After that we get down to his almost 20 year connection with Gavin Rossdale and Bush. Chris gives updates on Bush, his work with Grey Daze, and how he’s working with newer bands like BRKN LOVE. Follow Bush @bush and follow Chris @ct3guitar. Follow us @PerformanceAnx and let’s get right into this show with Bush’s Chris Traynor. This week we welcome the guitarist for Bush, Chris traynor, to the show. He gives us a little of his musical history with Orange 9mm, Helmet, and his seven degrees of Band of Susans. He tells me why, at one point in his career he was over electricity and how his OCD got him into faux painting. After that we get down to his almost 20 year connection with Gavin Rossdale and Bush. Chris gives updates on Bush, his work with Grey Daze, and how he’s working with newer bands like BRKN LOVE. Follow Bush @bush and follow Chris @ct3guitar. Follow us @PerformanceAnx and let’s get right into this show with Bush’s Chris Traynor. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week we welcome the guitarist for Bush, Chris traynor, to the show. He gives us a little of his musical history with Orange 9mm, Helmet, and his seven degrees of Band of Susans. He tells me why, at one point in his career he was over electricity and how his OCD got him into faux painting. After that we get down to his almost 20 year connection with Gavin Rossdale and Bush. Chris gives updates on Bush, his work with Grey Daze, and how he’s working with newer bands like BRKN LOVE. Follow Bush @bush and follow Chris @ct3guitar. Follow us @PerformanceAnx and let’s get right into this show with Bush’s Chris Traynor.

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]]> 3647 yes Billy Gould (Faith No More, Talking Book) https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/billy-gould-faith-no-more-talking-book-LWlOA4yI Billy Gould joins us this week. You know him as the bassist from Faith No More. We talk a bit about the history of the band and some of the other projects he’s been involved in, like Shandi’s Addiction and Brujeria. But he’s also one of the creative forces behind The Talking Book. They’ve just released their second album and Billy spends some time discussing how he and Jared Blum created the band and the music. It’s a great album. The music is cinematic and expansive. Pick it up now at Koolarrow Records because the vinyl is limited to 500 copies. And give us a follow @PerformanceAnx. Check out Billy Gould and Talking Book. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 26 May 2020 08:00:00 -0000 Billy Gould (Faith No More, Talking Book) full 110 Marc Shea Billy Gould joins us this week. You know him as the bassist from Faith No More. We talk a bit about the history of the band and some of the other projects he’s been involved in, like Shandi’s Addiction and Brujeria. But he’s also one of the creative forces behind The Talking Book. They’ve just released their second album and Billy spends some time discussing how he and Jared Blum created the band and the music. It’s a great album. The music is cinematic and expansive. Pick it up now at Koolarrow Records because the vinyl is limited to 500 copies. And give us a follow @PerformanceAnx. Check out Billy Gould and Talking Book. Billy Gould joins us this week. You know him as the bassist from Faith No More. We talk a bit about the history of the band and some of the other projects he’s been involved in, like Shandi’s Addiction and Brujeria. But he’s also one of the creative forces behind The Talking Book. They’ve just released their second album and Billy spends some time discussing how he and Jared Blum created the band and the music. It’s a great album. The music is cinematic and expansive. Pick it up now at Koolarrow Records because the vinyl is limited to 500 copies. And give us a follow @PerformanceAnx. Check out Billy Gould and Talking Book. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Billy Gould joins us this week. You know him as the bassist from Faith No More. We talk a bit about the history of the band and some of the other projects he’s been involved in, like Shandi’s Addiction and Brujeria. But he’s also one of the creative forces behind The Talking Book. They’ve just released their second album and Billy spends some time discussing how he and Jared Blum created the band and the music. It’s a great album. The music is cinematic and expansive. Pick it up now at Koolarrow Records because the vinyl is limited to 500 copies. And give us a follow @PerformanceAnx. Check out Billy Gould and Talking Book.

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]]> 2547 yes Anthony Pateras (tetema) https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/anthony-pateras-tetema-2hBpJvH_ Anthony Pateras is our guest this week. He’s an experimental composer from Australia. He explains how he got into this style of music and what makes it experimental. That leads to a discussion on what “prepared piano” is. He’s collaborated with some great artists, including Mike Patton, Erkki Veltheim, & Will Guthrie in the band tetema. Their killer new album is out and  Anthony explains what tetema means. I shouldn’t have been surprised by the answer. Pick up the new album on whatever platform you normally would. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Anthony and I laughed a lot doing this. You will, too. Fair Dinkum. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 22 May 2020 08:00:00 -0000 Anthony Pateras (tetema) full 109 Marc Shea Anthony Pateras is our guest this week. He’s an experimental composer from Australia. He explains how he got into this style of music and what makes it experimental. That leads to a discussion on what “prepared piano” is. He’s collaborated with some great artists, including Mike Patton, Erkki Veltheim, & Will Guthrie in the band tetema. Their killer new album is out and  Anthony explains what tetema means. I shouldn’t have been surprised by the answer. Pick up the new album on whatever platform you normally would. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Anthony and I laughed a lot doing this. You will, too. Fair Dinkum. Anthony Pateras is our guest this week. He’s an experimental composer from Australia. He explains how he got into this style of music and what makes it experimental. That leads to a discussion on what “prepared piano” is. He’s collaborated with some great artists, including Mike Patton, Erkki Veltheim, & Will Guthrie in the band tetema. Their killer new album is out and  Anthony explains what tetema means. I shouldn’t have been surprised by the answer. Pick up the new album on whatever platform you normally would. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Anthony and I laughed a lot doing this. You will, too. Fair Dinkum. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Anthony Pateras is our guest this week. He’s an experimental composer from Australia. He explains how he got into this style of music and what makes it experimental. That leads to a discussion on what “prepared piano” is. He’s collaborated with some great artists, including Mike Patton, Erkki Veltheim, & Will Guthrie in the band tetema. Their killer new album is out and  Anthony explains what tetema means. I shouldn’t have been surprised by the answer. Pick up the new album on whatever platform you normally would. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Anthony and I laughed a lot doing this. You will, too. Fair Dinkum.

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]]> 3849 yes Side Projects: COVID-19 https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/side-projects-covid-19-g3wHrcqv This show is different from anything I’ve done before. I reached out to several former guests of the podcast and asked if they would be willing to talk for just a few minutes about how COVID-19 has affected their professions. I’m joined by people from a wide variety of creative careers. There’s guitarist Buck Curran, who lives at the European epicenter of the virus, Bergamo, Italy. I’m also joined by Miki Berenyi and Moose McKillop of Lush, Moose, and Piroshka; Chef Celina Tio of Top Chef, Iron Chef America & her restaurant, The Belfry; Gaby Alter who writes musical theater; Allen Epley of The Life and Times and The Blue Man Group; Leon McKenzie of SureSports; Writer & guitarist for The Lilacs, Ken Kurson; and road veteran, singer/songwriter/guitarist Morgan Geer. I’d like to thank them all for giving me more of their time and for their candor. We start off with Buck Curran from Bergamo, Italy. Intro and Interstitial music by Buck Curran. Exit music by Drunken Prayer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 18 May 2020 08:00:00 -0000 Side Projects: COVID-19 full 108 Marc Shea This show is different from anything I’ve done before. I reached out to several former guests of the podcast and asked if they would be willing to talk for just a few minutes about how COVID-19 has affected their professions. I’m joined by people from a wide variety of creative careers. There’s guitarist Buck Curran, who lives at the European epicenter of the virus, Bergamo, Italy. I’m also joined by Miki Berenyi and Moose McKillop of Lush, Moose, and Piroshka; Chef Celina Tio of Top Chef, Iron Chef America & her restaurant, The Belfry; Gaby Alter who writes musical theater; Allen Epley of The Life and Times and The Blue Man Group; Leon McKenzie of SureSports; Writer & guitarist for The Lilacs, Ken Kurson; and road veteran, singer/songwriter/guitarist Morgan Geer. I’d like to thank them all for giving me more of their time and for their candor. We start off with Buck Curran from Bergamo, Italy. Intro and Interstitial music by Buck Curran. Exit music by Drunken Prayer This show is different from anything I’ve done before. I reached out to several former guests of the podcast and asked if they would be willing to talk for just a few minutes about how COVID-19 has affected their professions. I’m joined by people from a wide variety of creative careers. There’s guitarist Buck Curran, who lives at the European epicenter of the virus, Bergamo, Italy. I’m also joined by Miki Berenyi and Moose McKillop of Lush, Moose, and Piroshka; Chef Celina Tio of Top Chef, Iron Chef America & her restaurant, The Belfry; Gaby Alter who writes musical theater; Allen Epley of The Life and Times and The Blue Man Group; Leon McKenzie of SureSports; Writer & guitarist for The Lilacs, Ken Kurson; and road veteran, singer/songwriter/guitarist Morgan Geer. I’d like to thank them all for giving me more of their time and for their candor. We start off with Buck Curran from Bergamo, Italy. Intro and Interstitial music by Buck Curran. Exit music by Drunken Prayer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This show is different from anything I’ve done before. I reached out to several former guests of the podcast and asked if they would be willing to talk for just a few minutes about how COVID-19 has affected their professions. I’m joined by people from a wide variety of creative careers.
There’s guitarist Buck Curran, who lives at the European epicenter of the virus, Bergamo, Italy. I’m also joined by Miki Berenyi and Moose McKillop of Lush, Moose, and Piroshka; Chef Celina Tio of Top Chef, Iron Chef America & her restaurant, The Belfry; Gaby Alter who writes musical theater; Allen Epley of The Life and Times and The Blue Man Group; Leon McKenzie of SureSports; Writer & guitarist for The Lilacs, Ken Kurson; and road veteran, singer/songwriter/guitarist Morgan Geer. I’d like to thank them all for giving me more of their time and for their candor. We start off with Buck Curran from Bergamo, Italy.
Intro and Interstitial music by Buck Curran. Exit music by Drunken Prayer

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]]> 7060 yes Brett Boland (Astronoid) https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/brett-boland-astronoid-FoDVAaIk This episode was so much fun. I’ve been a big fan of Astronoid for a while. So when singer/guitarist Brett Boland said he was cool coming on the show, I was pumped. It turns out we’re practically the same person. Only Brett can sing, play guitar, bass, & drums. And I can’t. Other than that, though…same. We make up some new metaphors, talk about weird songwriting influences, and running away from your favorite bands. Pick up the music, follow them on social media @astronoid. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 15 May 2020 08:00:00 -0000 Brett Boland (Astronoid) full 107 Marc Shea This episode was so much fun. I’ve been a big fan of Astronoid for a while. So when singer/guitarist Brett Boland said he was cool coming on the show, I was pumped. It turns out we’re practically the same person. Only Brett can sing, play guitar, bass, & drums. And I can’t. Other than that, though…same. We make up some new metaphors, talk about weird songwriting influences, and running away from your favorite bands. Pick up the music, follow them on social media @astronoid. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. This episode was so much fun. I’ve been a big fan of Astronoid for a while. So when singer/guitarist Brett Boland said he was cool coming on the show, I was pumped. It turns out we’re practically the same person. Only Brett can sing, play guitar, bass, & drums. And I can’t. Other than that, though…same. We make up some new metaphors, talk about weird songwriting influences, and running away from your favorite bands. Pick up the music, follow them on social media @astronoid. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This episode was so much fun. I’ve been a big fan of Astronoid for a while. So when singer/guitarist Brett Boland said he was cool coming on the show, I was pumped. It turns out we’re practically the same person. Only Brett can sing, play guitar, bass, & drums. And I can’t. Other than that, though…same. We make up some new metaphors, talk about weird songwriting influences, and running away from your favorite bands. Pick up the music, follow them on social media @astronoid. Follow us @PerformanceAnx.

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]]> 5010 yes Erik Sanden (Demitasse, Buttercup) https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/erik-sanden-demitasse-buttercup-_obR3G6h This week I speak with Erik Sanden. He performs with the bands Buttercup and Demitasse. We talk about the performance art side of playing live. Sometimes it’s inspirational. Sometimes you get hot boxed. Erik tells me how and why Demitasse grew from Buttercup and which song took over 20 years to record. They have some beautiful videos done by Emmy award winning filmmaker, Alejandro de Hoyos. You can find everything at wearebuttercup.com & wearedemitasse.com. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Now relax and get ready for the happiest sad music you’ve ever heard with Eric Sanden. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 08 May 2020 08:00:00 -0000 Erik Sanden (Demitasse, Buttercup) full 106 Marc Shea This week I speak with Erik Sanden. He performs with the bands Buttercup and Demitasse. We talk about the performance art side of playing live. Sometimes it’s inspirational. Sometimes you get hot boxed. Erik tells me how and why Demitasse grew from Buttercup and which song took over 20 years to record. They have some beautiful videos done by Emmy award winning filmmaker, Alejandro de Hoyos. You can find everything at wearebuttercup.com & wearedemitasse.com. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Now relax and get ready for the happiest sad music you’ve ever heard with Eric Sanden. This week I speak with Erik Sanden. He performs with the bands Buttercup and Demitasse. We talk about the performance art side of playing live. Sometimes it’s inspirational. Sometimes you get hot boxed. Erik tells me how and why Demitasse grew from Buttercup and which song took over 20 years to record. They have some beautiful videos done by Emmy award winning filmmaker, Alejandro de Hoyos. You can find everything at wearebuttercup.com & wearedemitasse.com. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Now relax and get ready for the happiest sad music you’ve ever heard with Eric Sanden. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week I speak with Erik Sanden. He performs with the bands Buttercup and Demitasse. We talk about the performance art side of playing live. Sometimes it’s inspirational. Sometimes you get hot boxed. Erik tells me how and why Demitasse grew from Buttercup and which song took over 20 years to record. They have some beautiful videos done by Emmy award winning filmmaker, Alejandro de Hoyos. You can find everything at wearebuttercup.com & wearedemitasse.com. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Now relax and get ready for the happiest sad music you’ve ever heard with Eric Sanden.

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]]> 3865 yes Zachary Vex (ZVEX Effects) https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/zachary-vex-zvex-effects-E_8iF2Ja Our guest this week is Zachary Vex of ZVEX Effects. But this show isn’t about how a fuzz pedal differs from a distortion pedal. It’s about the road to creating something really unique. And then trying to market and sell it. There is a lot here for tech geeks, but there’s also a lot here for people who like stories about being successful with your creativity and turning a passion into a business without losing the fun part of it all. It’s also about Tesla coils & burritos. Follow Zvex effects @zvexeffects on instagram. Go zvex.com to hear some wild demos. And let’s get started with Zachary Vex Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 01 May 2020 08:00:00 -0000 Zachary Vex (ZVEX Effects) full 105 Marc Shea Our guest this week is Zachary Vex of ZVEX Effects. But this show isn’t about how a fuzz pedal differs from a distortion pedal. It’s about the road to creating something really unique. And then trying to market and sell it. There is a lot here for tech geeks, but there’s also a lot here for people who like stories about being successful with your creativity and turning a passion into a business without losing the fun part of it all. It’s also about Tesla coils & burritos. Follow Zvex effects @zvexeffects on instagram. Go zvex.com to hear some wild demos. And let’s get started with Zachary Vex Our guest this week is Zachary Vex of ZVEX Effects. But this show isn’t about how a fuzz pedal differs from a distortion pedal. It’s about the road to creating something really unique. And then trying to market and sell it. There is a lot here for tech geeks, but there’s also a lot here for people who like stories about being successful with your creativity and turning a passion into a business without losing the fun part of it all. It’s also about Tesla coils & burritos. Follow Zvex effects @zvexeffects on instagram. Go zvex.com to hear some wild demos. And let’s get started with Zachary Vex Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Our guest this week is Zachary Vex of ZVEX Effects. But this show isn’t about how a fuzz pedal differs from a distortion pedal. It’s about the road to creating something really unique. And then trying to market and sell it. There is a lot here for tech geeks, but there’s also a lot here for people who like stories about being successful with your creativity and turning a passion into a business without losing the fun part of it all. It’s also about Tesla coils & burritos. Follow Zvex effects @zvexeffects on instagram. Go zvex.com to hear some wild demos. And let’s get started with Zachary Vex

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]]> 9000 yes Sean Dowdell (Grey Daze, Chester Bennington) https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/sean-dowdell-grey-daze-chester-bennington-xE4Bxuqx This week we feature Sean Dowdell. Sean is a very successful entrepreneur, innovator, and author. He changed the face of body art with his renowned Club Tattoo. But before all of that, he was the drummer for the band Grey Daze. Another band member was the late Chester Bennington. Prior to his passing, Chester had announced the band’s reformation. To honor Chester, the band decided to complete the project. It’s a touching story and I’m so glad Sean joined me to tell it. Please follow the band on social media to get album release information. You can also check out @PerformanceAnx to follow us. Thanks again Sean, for telling this story. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 24 Apr 2020 08:00:00 -0000 Sean Dowdell (Grey Daze, Chester Bennington) full 104 Marc Shea This week we feature Sean Dowdell. Sean is a very successful entrepreneur, innovator, and author. He changed the face of body art with his renowned Club Tattoo. But before all of that, he was the drummer for the band Grey Daze. Another band member was the late Chester Bennington. Prior to his passing, Chester had announced the band’s reformation. To honor Chester, the band decided to complete the project. It’s a touching story and I’m so glad Sean joined me to tell it. Please follow the band on social media to get album release information. You can also check out @PerformanceAnx to follow us. Thanks again Sean, for telling this story. This week we feature Sean Dowdell. Sean is a very successful entrepreneur, innovator, and author. He changed the face of body art with his renowned Club Tattoo. But before all of that, he was the drummer for the band Grey Daze. Another band member was the late Chester Bennington. Prior to his passing, Chester had announced the band’s reformation. To honor Chester, the band decided to complete the project. It’s a touching story and I’m so glad Sean joined me to tell it. Please follow the band on social media to get album release information. You can also check out @PerformanceAnx to follow us. Thanks again Sean, for telling this story. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week we feature Sean Dowdell. Sean is a very successful entrepreneur, innovator, and author. He changed the face of body art with his renowned Club Tattoo. But before all of that, he was the drummer for the band Grey Daze. Another band member was the late Chester Bennington. Prior to his passing, Chester had announced the band’s reformation. To honor Chester, the band decided to complete the project. It’s a touching story and I’m so glad Sean joined me to tell it. Please follow the band on social media to get album release information. You can also check out @PerformanceAnx to follow us. Thanks again Sean, for telling this story.

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]]> 3273 yes Buck Curran (Arborea) https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/buck-curran-arborea-7SMVfmT0 This week’s guest is Buck Curran. For a decade he played as part of the psych-folk duo Arborea. He struck out on his own and has released a new solo album, No Love Is Sorrow. Currently, Buck and his family are living in Bergamo Italy, which is the epicenter of the COVID-19 virus in Europe. So Buck tells me a lot about the new album and what’s behind many of the songs on the album. But, as a touring musician in Europe, he gets pretty  candid about how the current lockdown situation is impacting his family. If you like the music, please consider picking up his work on Bandcamp, Apple Music, or wherever you purchase your downloads. Look for him on social media so you can see when he’s able to tour both Europe and North America again. Now let’s jump right into Buck Curran. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 21 Apr 2020 08:00:00 -0000 Buck Curran (Arborea) full 103 Marc Shea This week’s guest is Buck Curran. For a decade he played as part of the psych-folk duo Arborea. He struck out on his own and has released a new solo album, No Love Is Sorrow. Currently, Buck and his family are living in Bergamo Italy, which is the epicenter of the COVID-19 virus in Europe. So Buck tells me a lot about the new album and what’s behind many of the songs on the album. But, as a touring musician in Europe, he gets pretty  candid about how the current lockdown situation is impacting his family. If you like the music, please consider picking up his work on Bandcamp, Apple Music, or wherever you purchase your downloads. Look for him on social media so you can see when he’s able to tour both Europe and North America again. Now let’s jump right into Buck Curran. This week’s guest is Buck Curran. For a decade he played as part of the psych-folk duo Arborea. He struck out on his own and has released a new solo album, No Love Is Sorrow. Currently, Buck and his family are living in Bergamo Italy, which is the epicenter of the COVID-19 virus in Europe. So Buck tells me a lot about the new album and what’s behind many of the songs on the album. But, as a touring musician in Europe, he gets pretty  candid about how the current lockdown situation is impacting his family. If you like the music, please consider picking up his work on Bandcamp, Apple Music, or wherever you purchase your downloads. Look for him on social media so you can see when he’s able to tour both Europe and North America again. Now let’s jump right into Buck Curran. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week’s guest is Buck Curran. For a decade he played as part of the psych-folk duo Arborea. He struck out on his own and has released a new solo album, No Love Is Sorrow. Currently, Buck and his family are living in Bergamo Italy, which is the epicenter of the COVID-19 virus in Europe. So Buck tells me a lot about the new album and what’s behind many of the songs on the album. But, as a touring musician in Europe, he gets pretty  candid about how the current lockdown situation is impacting his family. If you like the music, please consider picking up his work on Bandcamp, Apple Music, or wherever you purchase your downloads. Look for him on social media so you can see when he’s able to tour both Europe and North America again. Now let’s jump right into Buck Curran.

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]]> 4744 yes Allen Epley (The Life And Times, Shiner) https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/allen-epley-the-life-and-times-shiner-D7wrdOBy This week I speak with Allen Epley. At this point, I’d normally tell you what band he plays with. But there’s so damn many! Shiner, The Life and Times, Broasis, Birdhands, The Blue Man Group. And that’s just what he’s working on NOW. He also hosts a great podcast called Third Gear Scratch that talks with working artists about how they balance their creative lives with everyday life. Keep an eye on his IG account @alienepilepsy to stay up with everything he’s involved in. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on Twitter & IG. We join our conversation with Allen Epley already in progress. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 17 Apr 2020 08:00:00 -0000 Allen Epley (The Life And Times, Shiner) full 102 Marc Shea This week I speak with Allen Epley. At this point, I’d normally tell you what band he plays with. But there’s so damn many! Shiner, The Life and Times, Broasis, Birdhands, The Blue Man Group. And that’s just what he’s working on NOW. He also hosts a great podcast called Third Gear Scratch that talks with working artists about how they balance their creative lives with everyday life. Keep an eye on his IG account @alienepilepsy to stay up with everything he’s involved in. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on Twitter & IG. We join our conversation with Allen Epley already in progress. This week I speak with Allen Epley. At this point, I’d normally tell you what band he plays with. But there’s so damn many! Shiner, The Life and Times, Broasis, Birdhands, The Blue Man Group. And that’s just what he’s working on NOW. He also hosts a great podcast called Third Gear Scratch that talks with working artists about how they balance their creative lives with everyday life. Keep an eye on his IG account @alienepilepsy to stay up with everything he’s involved in. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on Twitter & IG. We join our conversation with Allen Epley already in progress. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week I speak with Allen Epley. At this point, I’d normally tell you what band he plays with. But there’s so damn many! Shiner, The Life and Times, Broasis, Birdhands, The Blue Man Group. And that’s just what he’s working on NOW. He also hosts a great podcast called Third Gear Scratch that talks with working artists about how they balance their creative lives with everyday life. Keep an eye on his IG account @alienepilepsy to stay up with everything he’s involved in. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on Twitter & IG. We join our conversation with Allen Epley already in progress.

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]]> 4142 yes Matt Wilson & His Orchestra https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/matt-wilson-his-orchestra-LuOA9yHi This week I’m joined by Matt Wilson of Matt Wilson & His Orchestra. He tells me all about meeting up with His Orchestra, how he writes for the harp, & why there are no drums. But we also go deeper. Matt tells me about the time he & his brother Dan (of Semisonic) found a record that his dad made, which surprised everyone; following his brother, to Harvard & being in Conan O’Brien’s class; and forming the band Trip Shakespeare. What’s behind that name, by the way. And what is his connection to MST3K? Go to minneapolismatt.com to get the new album and their social media links. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 10 Apr 2020 08:00:00 -0000 Matt Wilson & His Orchestra full 101 Marc Shea This week I’m joined by Matt Wilson of Matt Wilson & His Orchestra. He tells me all about meeting up with His Orchestra, how he writes for the harp, & why there are no drums. But we also go deeper. Matt tells me about the time he & his brother Dan (of Semisonic) found a record that his dad made, which surprised everyone; following his brother, to Harvard & being in Conan O’Brien’s class; and forming the band Trip Shakespeare. What’s behind that name, by the way. And what is his connection to MST3K? Go to minneapolismatt.com to get the new album and their social media links. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. This week I’m joined by Matt Wilson of Matt Wilson & His Orchestra. He tells me all about meeting up with His Orchestra, how he writes for the harp, & why there are no drums. But we also go deeper. Matt tells me about the time he & his brother Dan (of Semisonic) found a record that his dad made, which surprised everyone; following his brother, to Harvard & being in Conan O’Brien’s class; and forming the band Trip Shakespeare. What’s behind that name, by the way. And what is his connection to MST3K? Go to minneapolismatt.com to get the new album and their social media links. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week I’m joined by Matt Wilson of Matt Wilson & His Orchestra. He tells me all about meeting up with His Orchestra, how he writes for the harp, & why there are no drums. But we also go deeper. Matt tells me about the time he & his brother Dan (of Semisonic) found a record that his dad made, which surprised everyone; following his brother, to Harvard & being in Conan O’Brien’s class; and forming the band Trip Shakespeare. What’s behind that name, by the way. And what is his connection to MST3K? Go to minneapolismatt.com to get the new album and their social media links. Follow us @PerformanceAnx.

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]]> 3326 yes Mark Lanegan https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/mark-lanegan-xXZWLB7i This episode means a lot to me, for two reasons. #1, it’s the 100th episode. When I started doing this podcast, I wasn’t sure I could get to 10 shows. #2, my guest is Mark Lanegan. His voice is instantly recognizable. In addition to his solo work, he’s sung for Screaming Trees, Queens of the Stone Age, The Gutter Twins, The Twilight Singers, and countless other projects. His story is unique. And I never thought my 100th episode would be with someone of his stature. There are a lot of incredible stories in this episode about Screaming Trees, Mad Season, QOTSA, Alain Johannes, & more; but there’s also a lot of laughs. He has a new book and album coming out. With so much on lockdown right now, it’s the perfect time to order them. Thank you, Mark, for joining me in this milestone show. Now, let’s get into this episode before I go too far with this intro. Music by: Mark Lanegan Screaming Trees Queens of the Stone Age iAN Ottaway Gutter Twins Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 03 Apr 2020 08:00:00 -0000 Mark Lanegan full 100 Marc Shea This episode means a lot to me, for two reasons. #1, it’s the 100th episode. When I started doing this podcast, I wasn’t sure I could get to 10 shows. #2, my guest is Mark Lanegan. His voice is instantly recognizable. In addition to his solo work, he’s sung for Screaming Trees, Queens of the Stone Age, The Gutter Twins, The Twilight Singers, and countless other projects. His story is unique. And I never thought my 100th episode would be with someone of his stature. There are a lot of incredible stories in this episode about Screaming Trees, Mad Season, QOTSA, Alain Johannes, & more; but there’s also a lot of laughs. He has a new book and album coming out. With so much on lockdown right now, it’s the perfect time to order them. Thank you, Mark, for joining me in this milestone show. Now, let’s get into this episode before I go too far with this intro. Music by: Mark Lanegan Screaming Trees Queens of the Stone Age iAN Ottaway Gutter Twins This episode means a lot to me, for two reasons. #1, it’s the 100th episode. When I started doing this podcast, I wasn’t sure I could get to 10 shows. #2, my guest is Mark Lanegan. His voice is instantly recognizable. In addition to his solo work, he’s sung for Screaming Trees, Queens of the Stone Age, The Gutter Twins, The Twilight Singers, and countless other projects. His story is unique. And I never thought my 100th episode would be with someone of his stature. There are a lot of incredible stories in this episode about Screaming Trees, Mad Season, QOTSA, Alain Johannes, & more; but there’s also a lot of laughs. He has a new book and album coming out. With so much on lockdown right now, it’s the perfect time to order them. Thank you, Mark, for joining me in this milestone show. Now, let’s get into this episode before I go too far with this intro. Music by: Mark Lanegan Screaming Trees Queens of the Stone Age iAN Ottaway Gutter Twins Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This episode means a lot to me, for two reasons. #1, it’s the 100th episode. When I started doing this podcast, I wasn’t sure I could get to 10 shows. #2, my guest is Mark Lanegan. His voice is instantly recognizable. In addition to his solo work, he’s sung for Screaming Trees, Queens of the Stone Age, The Gutter Twins, The Twilight Singers, and countless other projects. His story is unique. And I never thought my 100th episode would be with someone of his stature. There are a lot of incredible stories in this episode about Screaming Trees, Mad Season, QOTSA, Alain Johannes, & more; but there’s also a lot of laughs. He has a new book and album coming out. With so much on lockdown right now, it’s the perfect time to order them. Thank you, Mark, for joining me in this milestone show. Now, let’s get into this episode before I go too far with this intro.
Music by:
Mark Lanegan
Screaming Trees
Queens of the Stone Age
iAN Ottaway
Gutter Twins

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]]> 6338 yes Side Projects: The Different Stages Of Rush https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/side-projects-the-different-stages-of-rush-fU3XraLs When I started thinking about this Side Projects series over a year ago, one of my first ideas was to talk with musicians about how the band Rush’s sound has changed over the years. When Neil Peart passed away, it seemed like an appropriate way to pay homage to him and the band. I’m joined by Amir Epstein of Zygote & Crash Karma, Josh Trager of the Sam Roberts Band, & Spooky Ruben. After  a bunch of laughs and a laptop crash, we get down to some Rush. Not only do we talk about our favorite and least favorite Rush tracks & albums, but there are some great Rush stories, too. Follow these guys on social media. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Now let’s get down to the main monkey business. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 30 Mar 2020 08:00:00 -0000 Side Projects: The Different Stages Of Rush full 98 Marc Shea When I started thinking about this Side Projects series over a year ago, one of my first ideas was to talk with musicians about how the band Rush’s sound has changed over the years. When Neil Peart passed away, it seemed like an appropriate way to pay homage to him and the band. I’m joined by Amir Epstein of Zygote & Crash Karma, Josh Trager of the Sam Roberts Band, & Spooky Ruben. After  a bunch of laughs and a laptop crash, we get down to some Rush. Not only do we talk about our favorite and least favorite Rush tracks & albums, but there are some great Rush stories, too. Follow these guys on social media. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Now let’s get down to the main monkey business. When I started thinking about this Side Projects series over a year ago, one of my first ideas was to talk with musicians about how the band Rush’s sound has changed over the years. When Neil Peart passed away, it seemed like an appropriate way to pay homage to him and the band. I’m joined by Amir Epstein of Zygote & Crash Karma, Josh Trager of the Sam Roberts Band, & Spooky Ruben. After  a bunch of laughs and a laptop crash, we get down to some Rush. Not only do we talk about our favorite and least favorite Rush tracks & albums, but there are some great Rush stories, too. Follow these guys on social media. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Now let’s get down to the main monkey business. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices When I started thinking about this Side Projects series over a year ago, one of my first ideas was to talk with musicians about how the band Rush’s sound has changed over the years. When Neil Peart passed away, it seemed like an appropriate way to pay homage to him and the band.
I’m joined by Amir Epstein of Zygote & Crash Karma, Josh Trager of the Sam Roberts Band, & Spooky Ruben. After  a bunch of laughs and a laptop crash, we get down to some Rush. Not only do we talk about our favorite and least favorite Rush tracks & albums, but there are some great Rush stories, too. Follow these guys on social media. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Now let’s get down to the main monkey business.

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]]> 5222 yes Huntsmen https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/huntsmen-4e9PZ6Gr This week we talk with Chris Kang and Ray Knipe of Huntsmen. Their music is like if Crosby, Stills, & Nash made a doom metal album. They tell me how they started, their unique songwriting viewpoint, and how mental health issues play an important role in the band. They’ve done some unusual collaborations with Brimming Horn Meadery and Metal Monkey Brewery. Check out their recent release, Mandala of Fear on Prosthetic Records. Check out their website huntsmendoom.com for all their social media accounts. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Rate, review, & share. Now let’s get on with the show and Huntsmen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 27 Mar 2020 08:00:00 -0000 Huntsmen full 97 Marc Shea This week we talk with Chris Kang and Ray Knipe of Huntsmen. Their music is like if Crosby, Stills, & Nash made a doom metal album. They tell me how they started, their unique songwriting viewpoint, and how mental health issues play an important role in the band. They’ve done some unusual collaborations with Brimming Horn Meadery and Metal Monkey Brewery. Check out their recent release, Mandala of Fear on Prosthetic Records. Check out their website huntsmendoom.com for all their social media accounts. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Rate, review, & share. Now let’s get on with the show and Huntsmen. This week we talk with Chris Kang and Ray Knipe of Huntsmen. Their music is like if Crosby, Stills, & Nash made a doom metal album. They tell me how they started, their unique songwriting viewpoint, and how mental health issues play an important role in the band. They’ve done some unusual collaborations with Brimming Horn Meadery and Metal Monkey Brewery. Check out their recent release, Mandala of Fear on Prosthetic Records. Check out their website huntsmendoom.com for all their social media accounts. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Rate, review, & share. Now let’s get on with the show and Huntsmen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week we talk with Chris Kang and Ray Knipe of Huntsmen. Their music is like if Crosby, Stills, & Nash made a doom metal album. They tell me how they started, their unique songwriting viewpoint, and how mental health issues play an important role in the band. They’ve done some unusual collaborations with Brimming Horn Meadery and Metal Monkey Brewery. Check out their recent release, Mandala of Fear on Prosthetic Records. Check out their website huntsmendoom.com for all their social media accounts. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Rate, review, & share. Now let’s get on with the show and Huntsmen.

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]]> 4068 yes Side Projects: Cover Songs Vol. 1 https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/side-projects-cover-songs-vol-1-RTlgHNYR Welcome to another edition of Performance Anxiety’s Side Projects. This is an episode I’ve talked about doing for a long time; cover songs! Aaron Lazar of The Giraffes and Jason Thomson of Vast Robot Armies join me to share some of our favorite cover songs and discuss which ones MAY even be better than the originals. We also go off on some interesting tangents. Listen to see if you agree with our picks. And email us your favorites at theperformanceanxietypod@gmail.com.  So remember to subscribe, rate, review, & share. Without further ado, let’s jump right into this episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 23 Mar 2020 08:00:00 -0000 Side Projects: Cover Songs Vol. 1 full 96 Marc Shea Welcome to another edition of Performance Anxiety’s Side Projects. This is an episode I’ve talked about doing for a long time; cover songs! Aaron Lazar of The Giraffes and Jason Thomson of Vast Robot Armies join me to share some of our favorite cover songs and discuss which ones MAY even be better than the originals. We also go off on some interesting tangents. Listen to see if you agree with our picks. And email us your favorites at theperformanceanxietypod@gmail.com.  So remember to subscribe, rate, review, & share. Without further ado, let’s jump right into this episode. Welcome to another edition of Performance Anxiety’s Side Projects. This is an episode I’ve talked about doing for a long time; cover songs! Aaron Lazar of The Giraffes and Jason Thomson of Vast Robot Armies join me to share some of our favorite cover songs and discuss which ones MAY even be better than the originals. We also go off on some interesting tangents. Listen to see if you agree with our picks. And email us your favorites at theperformanceanxietypod@gmail.com.  So remember to subscribe, rate, review, & share. Without further ado, let’s jump right into this episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Welcome to another edition of Performance Anxiety’s Side Projects. This is an episode I’ve talked about doing for a long time; cover songs! Aaron Lazar of The Giraffes and Jason Thomson of Vast Robot Armies join me to share some of our favorite cover songs and discuss which ones MAY even be better than the originals. We also go off on some interesting tangents. Listen to see if you agree with our picks. And email us your favorites at theperformanceanxietypod@gmail.com.  So remember to subscribe, rate, review, & share. Without further ado, let’s jump right into this episode.

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]]> 5123 yes Brimming Horn Meadery https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/brimming-horn-meadery-kHlS3EDd This week we have a different kind of show. We’re joined by Jon Talkington and Robert Walker, Jr. of Brimming Horn Meadery. The tell me the secrets of mead; the world’s oldest fermented beverage. Who knew there were so many different types of mead? The meadery is located in Milton, DE and features a mead hall complete with a hand carved Viking ship bar. They get a little crazy with their Mead & Metal series, which pairs metal bands with unique flavors of mead. And be sure to join them this year from June 5th-7th for their Party Like It’s 793 festival celebrating the first Viking raid of Britain. Follow them @brimminghorn on social media. Check out their website to order individual bottles or join their mead club. www.brimminghornmeadery.com. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media. Now let’s get our Viking on with Brimming Horn. Music by Junius, Four Stroke Baron, & Huntsmen Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 13 Mar 2020 08:00:00 -0000 Brimming Horn Meadery full 95 Marc Shea This week we have a different kind of show. We’re joined by Jon Talkington and Robert Walker, Jr. of Brimming Horn Meadery. The tell me the secrets of mead; the world’s oldest fermented beverage. Who knew there were so many different types of mead? The meadery is located in Milton, DE and features a mead hall complete with a hand carved Viking ship bar. They get a little crazy with their Mead & Metal series, which pairs metal bands with unique flavors of mead. And be sure to join them this year from June 5th-7th for their Party Like It’s 793 festival celebrating the first Viking raid of Britain. Follow them @brimminghorn on social media. Check out their website to order individual bottles or join their mead club. www.brimminghornmeadery.com. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media. Now let’s get our Viking on with Brimming Horn. Music by Junius, Four Stroke Baron, & Huntsmen This week we have a different kind of show. We’re joined by Jon Talkington and Robert Walker, Jr. of Brimming Horn Meadery. The tell me the secrets of mead; the world’s oldest fermented beverage. Who knew there were so many different types of mead? The meadery is located in Milton, DE and features a mead hall complete with a hand carved Viking ship bar. They get a little crazy with their Mead & Metal series, which pairs metal bands with unique flavors of mead. And be sure to join them this year from June 5th-7th for their Party Like It’s 793 festival celebrating the first Viking raid of Britain. Follow them @brimminghorn on social media. Check out their website to order individual bottles or join their mead club. www.brimminghornmeadery.com. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media. Now let’s get our Viking on with Brimming Horn. Music by Junius, Four Stroke Baron, & Huntsmen Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week we have a different kind of show. We’re joined by Jon Talkington and Robert Walker, Jr. of Brimming Horn Meadery. The tell me the secrets of mead; the world’s oldest fermented beverage. Who knew there were so many different types of mead? The meadery is located in Milton, DE and features a mead hall complete with a hand carved Viking ship bar. They get a little crazy with their Mead & Metal series, which pairs metal bands with unique flavors of mead. And be sure to join them this year from June 5th-7th for their Party Like It’s 793 festival celebrating the first Viking raid of Britain. Follow them @brimminghorn on social media. Check out their website to order individual bottles or join their mead club. www.brimminghornmeadery.com. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media. Now let’s get our Viking on with Brimming Horn.
Music by Junius, Four Stroke Baron, & Huntsmen

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]]> 3344 yes Matt Boroff https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/matt-boroff-w85Cst37 This week’s guest comes all the way from Austria. Matt Boroff is dropping a new album. It’s a bit of a departure from his guitar based albums of the past. But that’s just part of this episode. He tells us why he moved from New Jersey to Austria (although the bigger question is why wouldn’t you?). His explains his visual approach to music, how he connected with Mark Lanegan, and why he had a raw onion in his ear. Follow him @mattboroff on social media. Follow us @performanceanx. Subscribe, rate, review, und SHARE! Now bust out your own home remedies for anything and listen to Matt Boroff. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 06 Mar 2020 09:00:00 -0000 Matt Boroff full 94 Marc Shea This week’s guest comes all the way from Austria. Matt Boroff is dropping a new album. It’s a bit of a departure from his guitar based albums of the past. But that’s just part of this episode. He tells us why he moved from New Jersey to Austria (although the bigger question is why wouldn’t you?). His explains his visual approach to music, how he connected with Mark Lanegan, and why he had a raw onion in his ear. Follow him @mattboroff on social media. Follow us @performanceanx. Subscribe, rate, review, und SHARE! Now bust out your own home remedies for anything and listen to Matt Boroff. This week’s guest comes all the way from Austria. Matt Boroff is dropping a new album. It’s a bit of a departure from his guitar based albums of the past. But that’s just part of this episode. He tells us why he moved from New Jersey to Austria (although the bigger question is why wouldn’t you?). His explains his visual approach to music, how he connected with Mark Lanegan, and why he had a raw onion in his ear. Follow him @mattboroff on social media. Follow us @performanceanx. Subscribe, rate, review, und SHARE! Now bust out your own home remedies for anything and listen to Matt Boroff. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week’s guest comes all the way from Austria. Matt Boroff is dropping a new album. It’s a bit of a departure from his guitar based albums of the past. But that’s just part of this episode. He tells us why he moved from New Jersey to Austria (although the bigger question is why wouldn’t you?). His explains his visual approach to music, how he connected with Mark Lanegan, and why he had a raw onion in his ear. Follow him @mattboroff on social media. Follow us @performanceanx. Subscribe, rate, review, und SHARE! Now bust out your own home remedies for anything and listen to Matt Boroff.

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]]> 5159 yes Ken Stringfellow (The Posies) https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/ken-stringfellow-the-posies-7MlxFow1 This episode welcomes Ken Stringfellow of The Posies to the show. We start with an in depth chat about the history of The Posies. Then there’s Ken’s adoption; the unreleased movie, Ken; his tour to support his solo album that was released on 9-11-2001; and new Posies music. There’s so much in this show that I can’t even touch on it all in this intro. Follow Ken & The Posies on social media. They’re easy to find. Follow us @performanceanx. Subscribe, rate, review, & share. Now let’s jump right into Ken Stringfellow. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 28 Feb 2020 09:00:00 -0000 Ken Stringfellow (The Posies) full 93 Marc Shea This episode welcomes Ken Stringfellow of The Posies to the show. We start with an in depth chat about the history of The Posies. Then there’s Ken’s adoption; the unreleased movie, Ken; his tour to support his solo album that was released on 9-11-2001; and new Posies music. There’s so much in this show that I can’t even touch on it all in this intro. Follow Ken & The Posies on social media. They’re easy to find. Follow us @performanceanx. Subscribe, rate, review, & share. Now let’s jump right into Ken Stringfellow. This episode welcomes Ken Stringfellow of The Posies to the show. We start with an in depth chat about the history of The Posies. Then there’s Ken’s adoption; the unreleased movie, Ken; his tour to support his solo album that was released on 9-11-2001; and new Posies music. There’s so much in this show that I can’t even touch on it all in this intro. Follow Ken & The Posies on social media. They’re easy to find. Follow us @performanceanx. Subscribe, rate, review, & share. Now let’s jump right into Ken Stringfellow. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This episode welcomes Ken Stringfellow of The Posies to the show. We start with an in depth chat about the history of The Posies. Then there’s Ken’s adoption; the unreleased movie, Ken; his tour to support his solo album that was released on 9-11-2001; and new Posies music. There’s so much in this show that I can’t even touch on it all in this intro. Follow Ken & The Posies on social media. They’re easy to find. Follow us @performanceanx. Subscribe, rate, review, & share. Now let’s jump right into Ken Stringfellow.

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]]> 6272 yes Side Projects: Music & Bourbon with Chef Celina Tio https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/side-projects-music-bourbon-with-chef-celina-tio-cvLd_V7s This episode of Side Projects welcomes back Chef Celina Tio. After her first appearance on the show, we got to talking. Her restaurant, The Belfry in Kansas City, has over 200 different bourbons. So I tossed her the idea of pairing music to bourbon. If I was going to sit back and listen to, oh I don’t know, Vast Robot Armies let’s say, what bourbon would I want to sip with that style of music? So we put together a playlist on Spotify and Chef Tio picked songs to pair. This is the first in what should be a series of music and alcohol pairings. So sit back, open your ears and your palettes, and enjoy Chef Celina Tio’s music & bourbon pairings. Intro & Outro by Vast Robot Armies Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 25 Feb 2020 09:00:00 -0000 Side Projects: Music & Bourbon with Chef Celina Tio full 92 Marc Shea This episode of Side Projects welcomes back Chef Celina Tio. After her first appearance on the show, we got to talking. Her restaurant, The Belfry in Kansas City, has over 200 different bourbons. So I tossed her the idea of pairing music to bourbon. If I was going to sit back and listen to, oh I don’t know, Vast Robot Armies let’s say, what bourbon would I want to sip with that style of music? So we put together a playlist on Spotify and Chef Tio picked songs to pair. This is the first in what should be a series of music and alcohol pairings. So sit back, open your ears and your palettes, and enjoy Chef Celina Tio’s music & bourbon pairings. Intro & Outro by Vast Robot Armies This episode of Side Projects welcomes back Chef Celina Tio. After her first appearance on the show, we got to talking. Her restaurant, The Belfry in Kansas City, has over 200 different bourbons. So I tossed her the idea of pairing music to bourbon. If I was going to sit back and listen to, oh I don’t know, Vast Robot Armies let’s say, what bourbon would I want to sip with that style of music? So we put together a playlist on Spotify and Chef Tio picked songs to pair. This is the first in what should be a series of music and alcohol pairings. So sit back, open your ears and your palettes, and enjoy Chef Celina Tio’s music & bourbon pairings. Intro & Outro by Vast Robot Armies Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This episode of Side Projects welcomes back Chef Celina Tio. After her first appearance on the show, we got to talking. Her restaurant, The Belfry in Kansas City, has over 200 different bourbons. So I tossed her the idea of pairing music to bourbon. If I was going to sit back and listen to, oh I don’t know, Vast Robot Armies let’s say, what bourbon would I want to sip with that style of music? So we put together a playlist on Spotify and Chef Tio picked songs to pair. This is the first in what should be a series of music and alcohol pairings. So sit back, open your ears and your palettes, and enjoy Chef Celina Tio’s music & bourbon pairings. Intro & Outro by Vast Robot Armies

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]]> 1738 yes Fynn Grabke (The Picturebooks) https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/fynn-grabke-the-picturebooks-3b_PuXrp Fynn Grabke, one half of The Picturebooks, joins us on this episode of Performance Anxiety.  They’re a badass rock band with the badass stories to go with it. Fynn toured with his dad as a kid as he opened for Bon Jovi. This was before his dad was the victim of a hit & run in the California high desert (he survived).He also discusses how his panic attacks have influenced his songwriting and how boundaries increase creativity. Oh yeah, there’s also the times he ate vegan pizza with Sting in Oslo and got shot in an Albuquerque drive by. I’m a fan and Chrissie Hynde is a fan (so much so that she appears on the new album). Give them a shot & you’ll be a fan, too. Follow The Picturebooks on social media. Follow us @performanceanx. Now let’s hit the road with Fynn Grabke of The Picturebooks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 21 Feb 2020 09:00:00 -0000 Fynn Grabke (The Picturebooks) full 91 Marc Shea Fynn Grabke, one half of The Picturebooks, joins us on this episode of Performance Anxiety.  They’re a badass rock band with the badass stories to go with it. Fynn toured with his dad as a kid as he opened for Bon Jovi. This was before his dad was the victim of a hit & run in the California high desert (he survived).He also discusses how his panic attacks have influenced his songwriting and how boundaries increase creativity. Oh yeah, there’s also the times he ate vegan pizza with Sting in Oslo and got shot in an Albuquerque drive by. I’m a fan and Chrissie Hynde is a fan (so much so that she appears on the new album). Give them a shot & you’ll be a fan, too. Follow The Picturebooks on social media. Follow us @performanceanx. Now let’s hit the road with Fynn Grabke of The Picturebooks. Fynn Grabke, one half of The Picturebooks, joins us on this episode of Performance Anxiety.  They’re a badass rock band with the badass stories to go with it. Fynn toured with his dad as a kid as he opened for Bon Jovi. This was before his dad was the victim of a hit & run in the California high desert (he survived).He also discusses how his panic attacks have influenced his songwriting and how boundaries increase creativity. Oh yeah, there’s also the times he ate vegan pizza with Sting in Oslo and got shot in an Albuquerque drive by. I’m a fan and Chrissie Hynde is a fan (so much so that she appears on the new album). Give them a shot & you’ll be a fan, too. Follow The Picturebooks on social media. Follow us @performanceanx. Now let’s hit the road with Fynn Grabke of The Picturebooks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fynn Grabke, one half of The Picturebooks, joins us on this episode of Performance Anxiety.  They’re a badass rock band with the badass stories to go with it. Fynn toured with his dad as a kid as he opened for Bon Jovi. This was before his dad was the victim of a hit & run in the California high desert (he survived).He also discusses how his panic attacks have influenced his songwriting and how boundaries increase creativity. Oh yeah, there’s also the times he ate vegan pizza with Sting in Oslo and got shot in an Albuquerque drive by. I’m a fan and Chrissie Hynde is a fan (so much so that she appears on the new album). Give them a shot & you’ll be a fan, too. Follow The Picturebooks on social media. Follow us @performanceanx. Now let’s hit the road with Fynn Grabke of The Picturebooks.

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]]> 4080 yes iAN Ottaway (Black Rebel Motorcycle Club) https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/ian-ottaway-black-rebel-motorcycle-club-PhVf71pA Today we speak with the enigma, Ian Ottaway (note I said ENIGMA, not Enema, Ian!). He’s done everything. He’s hung out with Jeff Buckley, he writes poetry, he’s Ask iAN on the Black Rebel Motorcycle Club website, and he’s releasing an album, including a track with Mark Lanegan. He’s possibly the most unique & original person I’ve ever had on the show, he makes me want to have a deeper voice. And I’m glad I can call him a friend. Check out Ask iAN on blackrebelmotorcycleclub.com for more info on his upcoming album. Follow us @performanceanx. Subscribe, rate, review, & share this! Now I’m gonna shut up so you can enjoy Ian Ottaway. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Sun, 16 Feb 2020 09:00:00 -0000 iAN Ottaway (Black Rebel Motorcycle Club) full 90 Marc Shea Today we speak with the enigma, Ian Ottaway (note I said ENIGMA, not Enema, Ian!). He’s done everything. He’s hung out with Jeff Buckley, he writes poetry, he’s Ask iAN on the Black Rebel Motorcycle Club website, and he’s releasing an album, including a track with Mark Lanegan. He’s possibly the most unique & original person I’ve ever had on the show, he makes me want to have a deeper voice. And I’m glad I can call him a friend. Check out Ask iAN on blackrebelmotorcycleclub.com for more info on his upcoming album. Follow us @performanceanx. Subscribe, rate, review, & share this! Now I’m gonna shut up so you can enjoy Ian Ottaway. Today we speak with the enigma, Ian Ottaway (note I said ENIGMA, not Enema, Ian!). He’s done everything. He’s hung out with Jeff Buckley, he writes poetry, he’s Ask iAN on the Black Rebel Motorcycle Club website, and he’s releasing an album, including a track with Mark Lanegan. He’s possibly the most unique & original person I’ve ever had on the show, he makes me want to have a deeper voice. And I’m glad I can call him a friend. Check out Ask iAN on blackrebelmotorcycleclub.com for more info on his upcoming album. Follow us @performanceanx. Subscribe, rate, review, & share this! Now I’m gonna shut up so you can enjoy Ian Ottaway. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today we speak with the enigma, Ian Ottaway (note I said ENIGMA, not Enema, Ian!). He’s done everything. He’s hung out with Jeff Buckley, he writes poetry, he’s Ask iAN on the Black Rebel Motorcycle Club website, and he’s releasing an album, including a track with Mark Lanegan. He’s possibly the most unique & original person I’ve ever had on the show, he makes me want to have a deeper voice. And I’m glad I can call him a friend. Check out Ask iAN on blackrebelmotorcycleclub.com for more info on his upcoming album. Follow us @performanceanx. Subscribe, rate, review, & share this! Now I’m gonna shut up so you can enjoy Ian Ottaway.

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]]> 4803 yes Chris Maxwell (Skeleton Key) https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/chris-maxwell-skeleton-key-FtOcq5Xp This week’s guest is Chris Maxwell. He’s lived more musical lives than most. Starting off on a guitar with no strings, he moved on to the pop band The Gunbunnies. Then moved to NYC and got a job booking acts for the famous club, The Knitting Factory. From there he joined the alternative scene with the band Skeleton Key. After one, critically acclaimed album, he moved on to the world of TV music, recording themes for Anthony Bourdain’s No Reservations, & Bob’s Burgers, among others. He’s back to writing music for himself and has a new album out soon. But he’s not your typical singer-songwriter. So check out New Store Number 2. Follow GoatHouse Studios on social media. Follow us @performanceanx. Subscribe, rate, review, share, and get a load of Chris Maxwell! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 12 Feb 2020 09:00:00 -0000 Chris Maxwell (Skeleton Key) full 89 Marc Shea This week’s guest is Chris Maxwell. He’s lived more musical lives than most. Starting off on a guitar with no strings, he moved on to the pop band The Gunbunnies. Then moved to NYC and got a job booking acts for the famous club, The Knitting Factory. From there he joined the alternative scene with the band Skeleton Key. After one, critically acclaimed album, he moved on to the world of TV music, recording themes for Anthony Bourdain’s No Reservations, & Bob’s Burgers, among others. He’s back to writing music for himself and has a new album out soon. But he’s not your typical singer-songwriter. So check out New Store Number 2. Follow GoatHouse Studios on social media. Follow us @performanceanx. Subscribe, rate, review, share, and get a load of Chris Maxwell! This week’s guest is Chris Maxwell. He’s lived more musical lives than most. Starting off on a guitar with no strings, he moved on to the pop band The Gunbunnies. Then moved to NYC and got a job booking acts for the famous club, The Knitting Factory. From there he joined the alternative scene with the band Skeleton Key. After one, critically acclaimed album, he moved on to the world of TV music, recording themes for Anthony Bourdain’s No Reservations, & Bob’s Burgers, among others. He’s back to writing music for himself and has a new album out soon. But he’s not your typical singer-songwriter. So check out New Store Number 2. Follow GoatHouse Studios on social media. Follow us @performanceanx. Subscribe, rate, review, share, and get a load of Chris Maxwell! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week’s guest is Chris Maxwell. He’s lived more musical lives than most. Starting off on a guitar with no strings, he moved on to the pop band The Gunbunnies. Then moved to NYC and got a job booking acts for the famous club, The Knitting Factory. From there he joined the alternative scene with the band Skeleton Key. After one, critically acclaimed album, he moved on to the world of TV music, recording themes for Anthony Bourdain’s No Reservations, & Bob’s Burgers, among others. He’s back to writing music for himself and has a new album out soon. But he’s not your typical singer-songwriter. So check out New Store Number 2. Follow GoatHouse Studios on social media. Follow us @performanceanx. Subscribe, rate, review, share, and get a load of Chris Maxwell!

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]]> 4108 yes Wharton Tiers (Fun City Studios) https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/wharton-tiers-fun-city-studios-iuolbCWz This week we welcome Jack of all trades, Wharton Tiers. He’s done it all in the studio: recorded, produced, arranged, and engineered his own music as well as music from Sonic Youth, Dinosaur Jr, Quicksand, and hundreds of other bands. He’s recorded as the Wharton Tiers Ensemble, Superduperlooper, Aurora. 23, and with No-Wave legends Theoretical Girls and A Band. He gives us a glimpse of New York in the early 80’s and how he started Fun City Studios where Sonic Youth and Dinosaur Jr recorded some of their classic albums. Follow him on Facebook, check out his music on bandcamp, remember to follow us @performanceanx &  subscribe, rate, review, & share this show!  Now let’s jump right into Wharton Tiers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 07 Feb 2020 13:00:00 -0000 Wharton Tiers (Fun City Studios) full 88 Marc Shea This week we welcome Jack of all trades, Wharton Tiers. He’s done it all in the studio: recorded, produced, arranged, and engineered his own music as well as music from Sonic Youth, Dinosaur Jr, Quicksand, and hundreds of other bands. He’s recorded as the Wharton Tiers Ensemble, Superduperlooper, Aurora. 23, and with No-Wave legends Theoretical Girls and A Band. He gives us a glimpse of New York in the early 80’s and how he started Fun City Studios where Sonic Youth and Dinosaur Jr recorded some of their classic albums. Follow him on Facebook, check out his music on bandcamp, remember to follow us @performanceanx &  subscribe, rate, review, & share this show!  Now let’s jump right into Wharton Tiers. This week we welcome Jack of all trades, Wharton Tiers. He’s done it all in the studio: recorded, produced, arranged, and engineered his own music as well as music from Sonic Youth, Dinosaur Jr, Quicksand, and hundreds of other bands. He’s recorded as the Wharton Tiers Ensemble, Superduperlooper, Aurora. 23, and with No-Wave legends Theoretical Girls and A Band. He gives us a glimpse of New York in the early 80’s and how he started Fun City Studios where Sonic Youth and Dinosaur Jr recorded some of their classic albums. Follow him on Facebook, check out his music on bandcamp, remember to follow us @performanceanx &  subscribe, rate, review, & share this show!  Now let’s jump right into Wharton Tiers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week we welcome Jack of all trades, Wharton Tiers. He’s done it all in the studio: recorded, produced, arranged, and engineered his own music as well as music from Sonic Youth, Dinosaur Jr, Quicksand, and hundreds of other bands. He’s recorded as the Wharton Tiers Ensemble, Superduperlooper, Aurora. 23, and with No-Wave legends Theoretical Girls and A Band. He gives us a glimpse of New York in the early 80’s and how he started Fun City Studios where Sonic Youth and Dinosaur Jr recorded some of their classic albums. Follow him on Facebook, check out his music on bandcamp, remember to follow us @performanceanx &  subscribe, rate, review, & share this show!  Now let’s jump right into Wharton Tiers.

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]]> 4313 yes Andre Leo (Medicine Boy) https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/andre-leo-medicine-boy-ILayYbAh Have you ever heard a band that just seems to connect with you and you can’t pinpoint the reason? You just hear them and say, “YES!”? One of those bands, for me, is Medicine Boy. They hail from Capetown, South Africa originally, although they now live in Berlin. Andre Leo joins me and talks about the sounds and the feelings of Medicine Boy. The music isn’t technically complex. It’s emotive. It’s atmospheric. It’s delicate. It’s bombastic. Sometimes in the same song. Check them out on bandcamp, or on social media @medicineboy. Check us out @PerformanceAnx. Subscribe, rate review, share, and enjoy Andre Leo of Medicine Boy on Performance Anxiety. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 31 Jan 2020 09:00:00 -0000 Andre Leo (Medicine Boy) full 87 Marc Shea Have you ever heard a band that just seems to connect with you and you can’t pinpoint the reason? You just hear them and say, “YES!”? One of those bands, for me, is Medicine Boy. They hail from Capetown, South Africa originally, although they now live in Berlin. Andre Leo joins me and talks about the sounds and the feelings of Medicine Boy. The music isn’t technically complex. It’s emotive. It’s atmospheric. It’s delicate. It’s bombastic. Sometimes in the same song. Check them out on bandcamp, or on social media @medicineboy. Check us out @PerformanceAnx. Subscribe, rate review, share, and enjoy Andre Leo of Medicine Boy on Performance Anxiety. Have you ever heard a band that just seems to connect with you and you can’t pinpoint the reason? You just hear them and say, “YES!”? One of those bands, for me, is Medicine Boy. They hail from Capetown, South Africa originally, although they now live in Berlin. Andre Leo joins me and talks about the sounds and the feelings of Medicine Boy. The music isn’t technically complex. It’s emotive. It’s atmospheric. It’s delicate. It’s bombastic. Sometimes in the same song. Check them out on bandcamp, or on social media @medicineboy. Check us out @PerformanceAnx. Subscribe, rate review, share, and enjoy Andre Leo of Medicine Boy on Performance Anxiety. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Have you ever heard a band that just seems to connect with you and you can’t pinpoint the reason? You just hear them and say, “YES!”? One of those bands, for me, is Medicine Boy. They hail from Capetown, South Africa originally, although they now live in Berlin. Andre Leo joins me and talks about the sounds and the feelings of Medicine Boy. The music isn’t technically complex. It’s emotive. It’s atmospheric. It’s delicate. It’s bombastic. Sometimes in the same song. Check them out on bandcamp, or on social media @medicineboy. Check us out @PerformanceAnx. Subscribe, rate review, share, and enjoy Andre Leo of Medicine Boy on Performance Anxiety.

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]]> 4559 yes Four Stroke Baron https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/four-stroke-baron-rUglWXE6 This week we’re joined by Kirk Witt, Keegan Ferrari, & Matt Vallarino of Four Stroke Baron. I’m really excited about these guys because they sound like two of my favorite bands combined, but you’ll have to listen to find out who. They tell me how they discovered their unique sound and what happened when they contacted Jørgen Munkeby of Shining about a sax solo. How did Keegan almost get left behind in Poland? And what exactly is a Four Stroke Baron?  They’ve got some cool new music in the works. Follow them on social media to get the news. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Subscribe, rate, review, & share. Let’s get things moving with Four Stroke Baron. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 24 Jan 2020 09:00:00 -0000 Four Stroke Baron full 86 Marc Shea This week we’re joined by Kirk Witt, Keegan Ferrari, & Matt Vallarino of Four Stroke Baron. I’m really excited about these guys because they sound like two of my favorite bands combined, but you’ll have to listen to find out who. They tell me how they discovered their unique sound and what happened when they contacted Jørgen Munkeby of Shining about a sax solo. How did Keegan almost get left behind in Poland? And what exactly is a Four Stroke Baron?  They’ve got some cool new music in the works. Follow them on social media to get the news. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Subscribe, rate, review, & share. Let’s get things moving with Four Stroke Baron. This week we’re joined by Kirk Witt, Keegan Ferrari, & Matt Vallarino of Four Stroke Baron. I’m really excited about these guys because they sound like two of my favorite bands combined, but you’ll have to listen to find out who. They tell me how they discovered their unique sound and what happened when they contacted Jørgen Munkeby of Shining about a sax solo. How did Keegan almost get left behind in Poland? And what exactly is a Four Stroke Baron?  They’ve got some cool new music in the works. Follow them on social media to get the news. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Subscribe, rate, review, & share. Let’s get things moving with Four Stroke Baron. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week we’re joined by Kirk Witt, Keegan Ferrari, & Matt Vallarino of Four Stroke Baron. I’m really excited about these guys because they sound like two of my favorite bands combined, but you’ll have to listen to find out who. They tell me how they discovered their unique sound and what happened when they contacted Jørgen Munkeby of Shining about a sax solo. How did Keegan almost get left behind in Poland? And what exactly is a Four Stroke Baron?  They’ve got some cool new music in the works. Follow them on social media to get the news. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Subscribe, rate, review, & share. Let’s get things moving with Four Stroke Baron.

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]]> 4265 yes hackedepicciotto (Alexander Hacke, Danielle de Picciotto) https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/hackedepicciotto-alexander-hacke-danielle-de-picciotto-2eqOtzj6 This week we feature the group Hackedepicciotto. If that sounds familiar, it could be for a few reasons. Danielle dePicciotto was a guest on an earlier show. Or maybe you recognize Alexander Hacke, from Einstruzende Neubauten (I apologize to Alexander & Danielle for STILL not pronouncing that very well). We cover a lot of ground in this show, just like Alex & Danielle do in their daily lives; they’re literal nomads. They both have extensive, distinguished careers in music & art. So how did Nick Cave bring them together? What do Portishead & Beyonce mean to them? More importantly, how is their new album, The Current, a bit different from their previous work. Follow them @hackedepicciotto on social media. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Subscribe, rate, review, share. You know you wanna. Now let’s get a little crazy with hackedepicciotto. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 17 Jan 2020 09:00:00 -0000 hackedepicciotto (Alexander Hacke, Danielle de Picciotto) full 85 Marc Shea This week we feature the group Hackedepicciotto. If that sounds familiar, it could be for a few reasons. Danielle dePicciotto was a guest on an earlier show. Or maybe you recognize Alexander Hacke, from Einstruzende Neubauten (I apologize to Alexander & Danielle for STILL not pronouncing that very well). We cover a lot of ground in this show, just like Alex & Danielle do in their daily lives; they’re literal nomads. They both have extensive, distinguished careers in music & art. So how did Nick Cave bring them together? What do Portishead & Beyonce mean to them? More importantly, how is their new album, The Current, a bit different from their previous work. Follow them @hackedepicciotto on social media. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Subscribe, rate, review, share. You know you wanna. Now let’s get a little crazy with hackedepicciotto. This week we feature the group Hackedepicciotto. If that sounds familiar, it could be for a few reasons. Danielle dePicciotto was a guest on an earlier show. Or maybe you recognize Alexander Hacke, from Einstruzende Neubauten (I apologize to Alexander & Danielle for STILL not pronouncing that very well). We cover a lot of ground in this show, just like Alex & Danielle do in their daily lives; they’re literal nomads. They both have extensive, distinguished careers in music & art. So how did Nick Cave bring them together? What do Portishead & Beyonce mean to them? More importantly, how is their new album, The Current, a bit different from their previous work. Follow them @hackedepicciotto on social media. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Subscribe, rate, review, share. You know you wanna. Now let’s get a little crazy with hackedepicciotto. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week we feature the group Hackedepicciotto. If that sounds familiar, it could be for a few reasons. Danielle dePicciotto was a guest on an earlier show. Or maybe you recognize Alexander Hacke, from Einstruzende Neubauten (I apologize to Alexander & Danielle for STILL not pronouncing that very well). We cover a lot of ground in this show, just like Alex & Danielle do in their daily lives; they’re literal nomads. They both have extensive, distinguished careers in music & art. So how did Nick Cave bring them together? What do Portishead & Beyonce mean to them? More importantly, how is their new album, The Current, a bit different from their previous work. Follow them @hackedepicciotto on social media. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Subscribe, rate, review, share. You know you wanna. Now let’s get a little crazy with hackedepicciotto.

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]]> 3909 yes Emily Jane White https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/emily-jane-white-4AuazG1M This week we speak with Emily Jane White. We go back to her dad’s days in the Merchant Marines and the time she got to travel with him, moving to France for her music, and playing some surf-punk. Emily talks about the underlying (and often unconscious) themes that develop during songwriting and how literature is as much of an influence as music. If you like your music dark & mysterious, this show is for you. Her new album is out so check it out on bandcamp or her website emilyjanewhite.net. Give her a follow on social media. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Subscribe, rate, review, & share. Now let’s learn a little about Emily Jane White Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 10 Jan 2020 09:00:00 -0000 Emily Jane White full 84 Marc Shea This week we speak with Emily Jane White. We go back to her dad’s days in the Merchant Marines and the time she got to travel with him, moving to France for her music, and playing some surf-punk. Emily talks about the underlying (and often unconscious) themes that develop during songwriting and how literature is as much of an influence as music. If you like your music dark & mysterious, this show is for you. Her new album is out so check it out on bandcamp or her website emilyjanewhite.net. Give her a follow on social media. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Subscribe, rate, review, & share. Now let’s learn a little about Emily Jane White This week we speak with Emily Jane White. We go back to her dad’s days in the Merchant Marines and the time she got to travel with him, moving to France for her music, and playing some surf-punk. Emily talks about the underlying (and often unconscious) themes that develop during songwriting and how literature is as much of an influence as music. If you like your music dark & mysterious, this show is for you. Her new album is out so check it out on bandcamp or her website emilyjanewhite.net. Give her a follow on social media. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Subscribe, rate, review, & share. Now let’s learn a little about Emily Jane White Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week we speak with Emily Jane White. We go back to her dad’s days in the Merchant Marines and the time she got to travel with him, moving to France for her music, and playing some surf-punk. Emily talks about the underlying (and often unconscious) themes that develop during songwriting and how literature is as much of an influence as music. If you like your music dark & mysterious, this show is for you. Her new album is out so check it out on bandcamp or her website emilyjanewhite.net. Give her a follow on social media. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Subscribe, rate, review, & share. Now let’s learn a little about Emily Jane White

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]]> 3269 yes Obi Nwankwo https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/obi-nwankwo-VH0BnsFU This week’s show features actor, model, long distance runner, & business owner Obi Nwankwo. He broke records in track at Boston College, moved to LA and began acting & modeling. Obi not only discusses how he got into the business, but he also discusses weird auditions, like the time he had to quack like a duck for a part. He gives us info on some new projects he’s involved in, how to dress like him, & how athletics helps him with his acting. Follow him on social media @itsobinwankwo. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Merch is at performanceanx.threadless.com. Subscribe, rate, review, & spread the word. Now let’s get into Obi Nwankwo. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 03 Jan 2020 09:00:00 -0000 Obi Nwankwo full 83 Marc Shea This week’s show features actor, model, long distance runner, & business owner Obi Nwankwo. He broke records in track at Boston College, moved to LA and began acting & modeling. Obi not only discusses how he got into the business, but he also discusses weird auditions, like the time he had to quack like a duck for a part. He gives us info on some new projects he’s involved in, how to dress like him, & how athletics helps him with his acting. Follow him on social media @itsobinwankwo. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Merch is at performanceanx.threadless.com. Subscribe, rate, review, & spread the word. Now let’s get into Obi Nwankwo. This week’s show features actor, model, long distance runner, & business owner Obi Nwankwo. He broke records in track at Boston College, moved to LA and began acting & modeling. Obi not only discusses how he got into the business, but he also discusses weird auditions, like the time he had to quack like a duck for a part. He gives us info on some new projects he’s involved in, how to dress like him, & how athletics helps him with his acting. Follow him on social media @itsobinwankwo. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Merch is at performanceanx.threadless.com. Subscribe, rate, review, & spread the word. Now let’s get into Obi Nwankwo. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week’s show features actor, model, long distance runner, & business owner Obi Nwankwo. He broke records in track at Boston College, moved to LA and began acting & modeling. Obi not only discusses how he got into the business, but he also discusses weird auditions, like the time he had to quack like a duck for a part. He gives us info on some new projects he’s involved in, how to dress like him, & how athletics helps him with his acting. Follow him on social media @itsobinwankwo. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Merch is at performanceanx.threadless.com. Subscribe, rate, review, & spread the word. Now let’s get into Obi Nwankwo.

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]]> 3237 yes Side Projects: An Introduction To Swans https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/side-projects-an-introduction-to-swans-shU9JCX6 This episode of Side Projects is my Introduction to the band Swans. Founder Michael Gira was recently a guest and I did my first deep dive into the band for that show. But with the amount of material in their catalog, there was no way to absorb everything in enough time for that interview. It was a bit intimidating. That’s why I asked Steve Tulipana from Season To Risk to join me. He’s been a fan since the 80’s. Now neither of us claims to be a Michael Gira or Swans expert. This is all about jumping off points. Steve gives me some suggestions of albums to start with, starting points for exploring the world of Swans. Follow Steve & Season To Risk for reissue updates @ robotswin.com. We’re @PerformanceAnx on Social Media. So please grab a drink, maybe a snack, & enjoy and/or argue with this episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Sun, 29 Dec 2019 17:05:10 -0000 Side Projects: An Introduction To Swans full 82 Marc Shea This episode of Side Projects is my Introduction to the band Swans. Founder Michael Gira was recently a guest and I did my first deep dive into the band for that show. But with the amount of material in their catalog, there was no way to absorb everything in enough time for that interview. It was a bit intimidating. That’s why I asked Steve Tulipana from Season To Risk to join me. He’s been a fan since the 80’s. Now neither of us claims to be a Michael Gira or Swans expert. This is all about jumping off points. Steve gives me some suggestions of albums to start with, starting points for exploring the world of Swans. Follow Steve & Season To Risk for reissue updates @ robotswin.com. We’re @PerformanceAnx on Social Media. So please grab a drink, maybe a snack, & enjoy and/or argue with this episode. This episode of Side Projects is my Introduction to the band Swans. Founder Michael Gira was recently a guest and I did my first deep dive into the band for that show. But with the amount of material in their catalog, there was no way to absorb everything in enough time for that interview. It was a bit intimidating. That’s why I asked Steve Tulipana from Season To Risk to join me. He’s been a fan since the 80’s. Now neither of us claims to be a Michael Gira or Swans expert. This is all about jumping off points. Steve gives me some suggestions of albums to start with, starting points for exploring the world of Swans. Follow Steve & Season To Risk for reissue updates @ robotswin.com. We’re @PerformanceAnx on Social Media. So please grab a drink, maybe a snack, & enjoy and/or argue with this episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This episode of Side Projects is my Introduction to the band Swans. Founder Michael Gira was recently a guest and I did my first deep dive into the band for that show. But with the amount of material in their catalog, there was no way to absorb everything in enough time for that interview. It was a bit intimidating. That’s why I asked Steve Tulipana from Season To Risk to join me. He’s been a fan since the 80’s. Now neither of us claims to be a Michael Gira or Swans expert. This is all about jumping off points. Steve gives me some suggestions of albums to start with, starting points for exploring the world of Swans. Follow Steve & Season To Risk for reissue updates @ robotswin.com. We’re @PerformanceAnx on Social Media. So please grab a drink, maybe a snack, & enjoy and/or argue with this episode.

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]]> 2603 yes Avaah Blackwell (Star Trek: Discovery) https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/avaah-blackwell-star-trek-discovery-yoXPFMcA Welcome Avaah Blackwell to the show. She's an actress, stuntwoman, model, occassional bassist, and former nerdperson. She talks about her experiences with the Rotary Club, Prague Film School, questionable auditions in the Czech Republic, & working her neck muscles in Start Trek: Discovery. She tells us how she got into stunt work and what upcoming projects she's working on. Give her a follow on social media. Check us out @PerformanceAnx on Twitter & IG. Merch is found at www.performanceanx.threadless.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 27 Dec 2019 09:00:00 -0000 Avaah Blackwell (Star Trek: Discovery) full 81 Marc Shea Welcome Avaah Blackwell to the show. She's an actress, stuntwoman, model, occassional bassist, and former nerdperson. She talks about her experiences with the Rotary Club, Prague Film School, questionable auditions in the Czech Republic, & working her neck muscles in Start Trek: Discovery. She tells us how she got into stunt work and what upcoming projects she's working on. Give her a follow on social media. Check us out @PerformanceAnx on Twitter & IG. Merch is found at www.performanceanx.threadless.com Welcome Avaah Blackwell to the show. She's an actress, stuntwoman, model, occassional bassist, and former nerdperson. She talks about her experiences with the Rotary Club, Prague Film School, questionable auditions in the Czech Republic, & working her neck muscles in Start Trek: Discovery. She tells us how she got into stunt work and what upcoming projects she's working on. Give her a follow on social media. Check us out @PerformanceAnx on Twitter & IG. Merch is found at www.performanceanx.threadless.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Welcome Avaah Blackwell to the show. She's an actress, stuntwoman, model, occassional bassist, and former nerdperson. She talks about her experiences with the Rotary Club, Prague Film School, questionable auditions in the Czech Republic, & working her neck muscles in Start Trek: Discovery.
She tells us how she got into stunt work and what upcoming projects she's working on. Give her a follow on social media. Check us out @PerformanceAnx on Twitter & IG. Merch is found at www.performanceanx.threadless.com

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]]> 4120 yes Michael Gira (Swans) https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/michael-gira-swans-l_64_KJY This week I speak with a legend. He would probably disagree with me, though. Michael Gira of Swans freezes his butt off to join me this week. And we discuss a lot of stuff. He’s not one for looking back, but he did open up about running away and being sent to an Israeli prison as a teen, finding his way to New York to be a part of the No-Wave scene, and a Swans guitarist who’s been missing since the mid-80’s. He tells me about who plays on the Swans new album, Leaving Meaning, and some great insight into the recording process. We pack a lot into a short episode including what the next tour will look and sound like. Follow Swans on social media to learn about tour dates. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on Twitter & IG. Merch is at performanceanx.threadless.com. Let chat with Michael Gira of Swans. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 20 Dec 2019 09:00:00 -0000 Michael Gira (Swans) full 80 Marc Shea This week I speak with a legend. He would probably disagree with me, though. Michael Gira of Swans freezes his butt off to join me this week. And we discuss a lot of stuff. He’s not one for looking back, but he did open up about running away and being sent to an Israeli prison as a teen, finding his way to New York to be a part of the No-Wave scene, and a Swans guitarist who’s been missing since the mid-80’s. He tells me about who plays on the Swans new album, Leaving Meaning, and some great insight into the recording process. We pack a lot into a short episode including what the next tour will look and sound like. Follow Swans on social media to learn about tour dates. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on Twitter & IG. Merch is at performanceanx.threadless.com. Let chat with Michael Gira of Swans. This week I speak with a legend. He would probably disagree with me, though. Michael Gira of Swans freezes his butt off to join me this week. And we discuss a lot of stuff. He’s not one for looking back, but he did open up about running away and being sent to an Israeli prison as a teen, finding his way to New York to be a part of the No-Wave scene, and a Swans guitarist who’s been missing since the mid-80’s. He tells me about who plays on the Swans new album, Leaving Meaning, and some great insight into the recording process. We pack a lot into a short episode including what the next tour will look and sound like. Follow Swans on social media to learn about tour dates. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on Twitter & IG. Merch is at performanceanx.threadless.com. Let chat with Michael Gira of Swans. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week I speak with a legend. He would probably disagree with me, though. Michael Gira of Swans freezes his butt off to join me this week. And we discuss a lot of stuff. He’s not one for looking back, but he did open up about running away and being sent to an Israeli prison as a teen, finding his way to New York to be a part of the No-Wave scene, and a Swans guitarist who’s been missing since the mid-80’s. He tells me about who plays on the Swans new album, Leaving Meaning, and some great insight into the recording process. We pack a lot into a short episode including what the next tour will look and sound like. Follow Swans on social media to learn about tour dates. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on Twitter & IG. Merch is at performanceanx.threadless.com. Let chat with Michael Gira of Swans.

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]]> 2266 yes Miki Berenyi (Piroshka, Lush) https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/miki-berenyi-piroshka-lush-IjJAvXLS This week we spend time with Miki Berenyi of Piroshka. You might also recognize her from her first band, Lush. Her path into music is a lot different from most. She talks about working with Robin Guthrie, touring with Lollapalooza in the early 90’s, & how she left music behind completely after Lush’s drummer took his own life. After a 20 year absence, Lush reunited and it lit a spark within her that really started burning with her new band, Piroshka. And we get a Moose cameo. Follow Piroshka band onsocial media. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on Twitter & IG. Merch is at performanceanx.threadless.com. Here’s Miki and a little bit of Moose. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 13 Dec 2019 09:00:00 -0000 Miki Berenyi (Piroshka, Lush) full 79 Marc Shea This week we spend time with Miki Berenyi of Piroshka. You might also recognize her from her first band, Lush. Her path into music is a lot different from most. She talks about working with Robin Guthrie, touring with Lollapalooza in the early 90’s, & how she left music behind completely after Lush’s drummer took his own life. After a 20 year absence, Lush reunited and it lit a spark within her that really started burning with her new band, Piroshka. And we get a Moose cameo. Follow Piroshka band onsocial media. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on Twitter & IG. Merch is at performanceanx.threadless.com. Here’s Miki and a little bit of Moose. This week we spend time with Miki Berenyi of Piroshka. You might also recognize her from her first band, Lush. Her path into music is a lot different from most. She talks about working with Robin Guthrie, touring with Lollapalooza in the early 90’s, & how she left music behind completely after Lush’s drummer took his own life. After a 20 year absence, Lush reunited and it lit a spark within her that really started burning with her new band, Piroshka. And we get a Moose cameo. Follow Piroshka band onsocial media. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on Twitter & IG. Merch is at performanceanx.threadless.com. Here’s Miki and a little bit of Moose. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week we spend time with Miki Berenyi of Piroshka. You might also recognize her from her first band, Lush. Her path into music is a lot different from most. She talks about working with Robin Guthrie, touring with Lollapalooza in the early 90’s, & how she left music behind completely after Lush’s drummer took his own life. After a 20 year absence, Lush reunited and it lit a spark within her that really started burning with her new band, Piroshka. And we get a Moose cameo. Follow Piroshka band onsocial media. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on Twitter & IG. Merch is at performanceanx.threadless.com. Here’s Miki and a little bit of Moose.

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]]> 4708 yes Jordan Rhodes https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/jordan-rhodes-kqsPWQTb Thank you for listening to this special edition of Performance Anxiety. I'm joined by Michal Towber to discuss 8 year old Jordan Rhodes. He is in desperate need of a kidney. His kidneys failed when he was born and has been on dialysis his whole life. Please listen to his story and help out however you can. Check out his Facebook page, Jordan's wait for a kidney begins again. His GoFundMe page can be found at https://www.gofundme.com/f/2d6wbeft  If you are interested in being a kidney donor, send an email to livingdonation@wakehealth.edu and say you would like to request a donor packet on behalf of Jordan Rhodes. You will need his date of birth, which is 1-7-11. If you send an email and do not hear back, please call the transplant department at 336-713-5685. Thank you, in advance, for helping; even if you just spread the word, it will help to find the right donor. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Sat, 07 Dec 2019 02:59:53 -0000 Jordan Rhodes full 78 Marc Shea Thank you for listening to this special edition of Performance Anxiety. I'm joined by Michal Towber to discuss 8 year old Jordan Rhodes. He is in desperate need of a kidney. His kidneys failed when he was born and has been on dialysis his whole life. Please listen to his story and help out however you can. Check out his Facebook page, Jordan's wait for a kidney begins again. His GoFundMe page can be found at https://www.gofundme.com/f/2d6wbeft  If you are interested in being a kidney donor, send an email to livingdonation@wakehealth.edu and say you would like to request a donor packet on behalf of Jordan Rhodes. You will need his date of birth, which is 1-7-11. If you send an email and do not hear back, please call the transplant department at 336-713-5685. Thank you, in advance, for helping; even if you just spread the word, it will help to find the right donor. Thank you for listening to this special edition of Performance Anxiety. I'm joined by Michal Towber to discuss 8 year old Jordan Rhodes. He is in desperate need of a kidney. His kidneys failed when he was born and has been on dialysis his whole life. Please listen to his story and help out however you can. Check out his Facebook page, Jordan's wait for a kidney begins again. His GoFundMe page can be found at https://www.gofundme.com/f/2d6wbeft  If you are interested in being a kidney donor, send an email to livingdonation@wakehealth.edu and say you would like to request a donor packet on behalf of Jordan Rhodes. You will need his date of birth, which is 1-7-11. If you send an email and do not hear back, please call the transplant department at 336-713-5685. Thank you, in advance, for helping; even if you just spread the word, it will help to find the right donor. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thank you for listening to this special edition of Performance Anxiety. I'm joined by Michal Towber to discuss 8 year old Jordan Rhodes. He is in desperate need of a kidney. His kidneys failed when he was born and has been on dialysis his whole life. Please listen to his story and help out however you can. Check out his Facebook page, Jordan's wait for a kidney begins again. His GoFundMe page can be found at https://www.gofundme.com/f/2d6wbeft 
If you are interested in being a kidney donor, send an email to livingdonation@wakehealth.edu and say you would like to request a donor packet on behalf of Jordan Rhodes. You will need his date of birth, which is 1-7-11. If you send an email and do not hear back, please call the transplant department at 336-713-5685.
Thank you, in advance, for helping; even if you just spread the word, it will help to find the right donor.

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]]> 1154 yes Ali Handal https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/ali-handal-PZqCS5NK This week we feature singer/songwriter/badass guitarist, Ali Handal. We spend some time talking about her music, but there’s so many other great stories in this episode. There’s the time she offended a tiger. Then there’s the time she swapped shirts with Slash. Oh, and once she danced with Janet Jackson. Then there was the time she was diagnosed with cancer. Yeah, for most people that’d be a big downer. But Ali’s attitude is amazing! You have to listen to this episode, follow her, & follow us @PerformanceAnx. Subscribe, rate, review, & share this!! Ali Handal, everybody! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 06 Dec 2019 09:00:00 -0000 Ali Handal full 77 Marc Shea This week we feature singer/songwriter/badass guitarist, Ali Handal. We spend some time talking about her music, but there’s so many other great stories in this episode. There’s the time she offended a tiger. Then there’s the time she swapped shirts with Slash. Oh, and once she danced with Janet Jackson. Then there was the time she was diagnosed with cancer. Yeah, for most people that’d be a big downer. But Ali’s attitude is amazing! You have to listen to this episode, follow her, & follow us @PerformanceAnx. Subscribe, rate, review, & share this!! Ali Handal, everybody! This week we feature singer/songwriter/badass guitarist, Ali Handal. We spend some time talking about her music, but there’s so many other great stories in this episode. There’s the time she offended a tiger. Then there’s the time she swapped shirts with Slash. Oh, and once she danced with Janet Jackson. Then there was the time she was diagnosed with cancer. Yeah, for most people that’d be a big downer. But Ali’s attitude is amazing! You have to listen to this episode, follow her, & follow us @PerformanceAnx. Subscribe, rate, review, & share this!! Ali Handal, everybody! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week we feature singer/songwriter/badass guitarist, Ali Handal. We spend some time talking about her music, but there’s so many other great stories in this episode. There’s the time she offended a tiger. Then there’s the time she swapped shirts with Slash. Oh, and once she danced with Janet Jackson. Then there was the time she was diagnosed with cancer. Yeah, for most people that’d be a big downer. But Ali’s attitude is amazing! You have to listen to this episode, follow her, & follow us @PerformanceAnx. Subscribe, rate, review, & share this!! Ali Handal, everybody!

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]]> 4704 yes Rebecca Turner https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/rebecca-turner-u_s4gXhp We talk to Rebecca Turner this week. She’s bounced around the country, met some great people, and turned those experiences into a new album with an old soul. She’s pretty open about her performance anxiety and some of the difficulties of being an indie artist. Follow her on social media. Follow us @performanceanx on Twitter & IG. Subscribe, rate, review, & spread the word. And here is Rebecca Turner Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 29 Nov 2019 09:00:00 -0000 Rebecca Turner full 76 Marc Shea We talk to Rebecca Turner this week. She’s bounced around the country, met some great people, and turned those experiences into a new album with an old soul. She’s pretty open about her performance anxiety and some of the difficulties of being an indie artist. Follow her on social media. Follow us @performanceanx on Twitter & IG. Subscribe, rate, review, & spread the word. And here is Rebecca Turner We talk to Rebecca Turner this week. She’s bounced around the country, met some great people, and turned those experiences into a new album with an old soul. She’s pretty open about her performance anxiety and some of the difficulties of being an indie artist. Follow her on social media. Follow us @performanceanx on Twitter & IG. Subscribe, rate, review, & spread the word. And here is Rebecca Turner Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices We talk to Rebecca Turner this week. She’s bounced around the country, met some great people, and turned those experiences into a new album with an old soul. She’s pretty open about her performance anxiety and some of the difficulties of being an indie artist. Follow her on social media. Follow us @performanceanx on Twitter & IG. Subscribe, rate, review, & spread the word. And here is Rebecca Turner

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]]> 2827 yes Side Projects: Drummer's Roundtable https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/side-projects-drummers-roundtable-iCb_9uW6 This episode I was fortunate enough to be handed this idea from Jason Thomson of Vast Robot Armies. I’m joined by Jason, Jordon Zadorozny of Blinker the Star, Allen Epley of The Life and Times, & Kellii Scott from Failure. We have a roundtable discussion on the best and worst drummers in 80’s hard rock & metal. You may notice a few technical issues during this episode. I did. But the discussion was so much fun that I had to release it. Follow all of us on social media. And enjoy Performance Anxiety’s Side Projects: Drummer’s Roundtable. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 26 Nov 2019 00:13:24 -0000 Side Projects: Drummer's Roundtable full 75 Marc Shea This episode I was fortunate enough to be handed this idea from Jason Thomson of Vast Robot Armies. I’m joined by Jason, Jordon Zadorozny of Blinker the Star, Allen Epley of The Life and Times, & Kellii Scott from Failure. We have a roundtable discussion on the best and worst drummers in 80’s hard rock & metal. You may notice a few technical issues during this episode. I did. But the discussion was so much fun that I had to release it. Follow all of us on social media. And enjoy Performance Anxiety’s Side Projects: Drummer’s Roundtable. This episode I was fortunate enough to be handed this idea from Jason Thomson of Vast Robot Armies. I’m joined by Jason, Jordon Zadorozny of Blinker the Star, Allen Epley of The Life and Times, & Kellii Scott from Failure. We have a roundtable discussion on the best and worst drummers in 80’s hard rock & metal. You may notice a few technical issues during this episode. I did. But the discussion was so much fun that I had to release it. Follow all of us on social media. And enjoy Performance Anxiety’s Side Projects: Drummer’s Roundtable. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This episode I was fortunate enough to be handed this idea from Jason Thomson of Vast Robot Armies. I’m joined by Jason, Jordon Zadorozny of Blinker the Star, Allen Epley of The Life and Times, & Kellii Scott from Failure. We have a roundtable discussion on the best and worst drummers in 80’s hard rock & metal. You may notice a few technical issues during this episode. I did. But the discussion was so much fun that I had to release it. Follow all of us on social media. And enjoy Performance Anxiety’s Side Projects: Drummer’s Roundtable.

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]]> 2571 yes Chef Celina Tio https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/chef-celina-tio-ZUtogvXj This week we spice things up by exploring the culinary world. We welcome James Beard award winning chef, Celina Tio. She finally explains how a chef wins the award. And after winning the James Beard award and opening her own restaurant, she was tapped to be on Food Network’s Top Chef Masters. If you think balancing your home and work life is tough, try doing it when your restaurant has only been open 6 months, you’re on a competitive cooking show, and you can only Skype with your 4 year old for weeks. She’s a bourbon lover, an amazing chef, and a baseball fan! And the first chef we’ve had on the show. Follow her @celinatio on social media. If you’re in the KC area, stop by The Belfry and try one of 250 different bourbons and the city’s best burger. And follow us @performanceanx on Twitter & IG. Thank you all for listening. Subscribe, rate, review, and sink your teeth into this episode with Chef Celina Tio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 22 Nov 2019 09:00:00 -0000 Chef Celina Tio full 74 Marc Shea This week we spice things up by exploring the culinary world. We welcome James Beard award winning chef, Celina Tio. She finally explains how a chef wins the award. And after winning the James Beard award and opening her own restaurant, she was tapped to be on Food Network’s Top Chef Masters. If you think balancing your home and work life is tough, try doing it when your restaurant has only been open 6 months, you’re on a competitive cooking show, and you can only Skype with your 4 year old for weeks. She’s a bourbon lover, an amazing chef, and a baseball fan! And the first chef we’ve had on the show. Follow her @celinatio on social media. If you’re in the KC area, stop by The Belfry and try one of 250 different bourbons and the city’s best burger. And follow us @performanceanx on Twitter & IG. Thank you all for listening. Subscribe, rate, review, and sink your teeth into this episode with Chef Celina Tio. This week we spice things up by exploring the culinary world. We welcome James Beard award winning chef, Celina Tio. She finally explains how a chef wins the award. And after winning the James Beard award and opening her own restaurant, she was tapped to be on Food Network’s Top Chef Masters. If you think balancing your home and work life is tough, try doing it when your restaurant has only been open 6 months, you’re on a competitive cooking show, and you can only Skype with your 4 year old for weeks. She’s a bourbon lover, an amazing chef, and a baseball fan! And the first chef we’ve had on the show. Follow her @celinatio on social media. If you’re in the KC area, stop by The Belfry and try one of 250 different bourbons and the city’s best burger. And follow us @performanceanx on Twitter & IG. Thank you all for listening. Subscribe, rate, review, and sink your teeth into this episode with Chef Celina Tio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week we spice things up by exploring the culinary world. We welcome James Beard award winning chef, Celina Tio. She finally explains how a chef wins the award. And after winning the James Beard award and opening her own restaurant, she was tapped to be on Food Network’s Top Chef Masters. If you think balancing your home and work life is tough, try doing it when your restaurant has only been open 6 months, you’re on a competitive cooking show, and you can only Skype with your 4 year old for weeks. She’s a bourbon lover, an amazing chef, and a baseball fan! And the first chef we’ve had on the show. Follow her @celinatio on social media. If you’re in the KC area, stop by The Belfry and try one of 250 different bourbons and the city’s best burger. And follow us @performanceanx on Twitter & IG. Thank you all for listening. Subscribe, rate, review, and sink your teeth into this episode with Chef Celina Tio.

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]]> 3322 yes Mike St-Jean (Devin Townsend) https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/mike-st-jean-devin-townsend-YLogaP8S Fans of Devin Townsend will recognize this week’s guest. I welcome lighting director, video maker, & multi-instrumentalist, Mike St-Jean to the show. He tells me about studying music & philosophy, how he began working with Devin (it involves a big wood stove), how to be a touring band member & lighting director in the same show, and how he met up with the legendary John Carpenter. Mike talks about fart tubes, border crossings, and my favorite Mike St-Jean item, Two Turntables and a Mike St-Jean. And there’s a TON more in here. Follow him @mikestjean on IG, facebook & at his website, mikestjean.com. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on Twitter & IG. Get merch @performanceanx.threadless.com. Subscribe, rate, review, and share this episode with Mike St- Jean! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 15 Nov 2019 09:00:00 -0000 Mike St-Jean (Devin Townsend) full 73 Marc Shea Fans of Devin Townsend will recognize this week’s guest. I welcome lighting director, video maker, & multi-instrumentalist, Mike St-Jean to the show. He tells me about studying music & philosophy, how he began working with Devin (it involves a big wood stove), how to be a touring band member & lighting director in the same show, and how he met up with the legendary John Carpenter. Mike talks about fart tubes, border crossings, and my favorite Mike St-Jean item, Two Turntables and a Mike St-Jean. And there’s a TON more in here. Follow him @mikestjean on IG, facebook & at his website, mikestjean.com. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on Twitter & IG. Get merch @performanceanx.threadless.com. Subscribe, rate, review, and share this episode with Mike St- Jean! Fans of Devin Townsend will recognize this week’s guest. I welcome lighting director, video maker, & multi-instrumentalist, Mike St-Jean to the show. He tells me about studying music & philosophy, how he began working with Devin (it involves a big wood stove), how to be a touring band member & lighting director in the same show, and how he met up with the legendary John Carpenter. Mike talks about fart tubes, border crossings, and my favorite Mike St-Jean item, Two Turntables and a Mike St-Jean. And there’s a TON more in here. Follow him @mikestjean on IG, facebook & at his website, mikestjean.com. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on Twitter & IG. Get merch @performanceanx.threadless.com. Subscribe, rate, review, and share this episode with Mike St- Jean! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fans of Devin Townsend will recognize this week’s guest. I welcome lighting director, video maker, & multi-instrumentalist, Mike St-Jean to the show. He tells me about studying music & philosophy, how he began working with Devin (it involves a big wood stove), how to be a touring band member & lighting director in the same show, and how he met up with the legendary John Carpenter. Mike talks about fart tubes, border crossings, and my favorite Mike St-Jean item, Two Turntables and a Mike St-Jean. And there’s a TON more in here. Follow him @mikestjean on IG, facebook & at his website, mikestjean.com.
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]]> 4785 yes Ev Gold (Cinema Cinema) https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/ev-gold-cinema-cinema-sy64J_PK This episode features Ev Gold of the legendary band Cinema Cinema, not the slightly lesser known band, Circus Circus. Ev’s band consists of him and his cousin Paul Claro. There’s a 10 year age difference between them. But it melts as soon as they start playing. There are great stories of driving 12 hours for one gig, short circuiting a German bar, and believe it or not, Hurricane Sandy. It’s a high energy show with a high energy guy. Follow the guys @cinemacinemaband on all social media to buy their music and tour info. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on Twitter & IG. Get merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Subscribe, rate, review, and jump into this episode with Ev Gold of Cinema Cinema. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 08 Nov 2019 09:00:00 -0000 Ev Gold (Cinema Cinema) full 72 Marc Shea This episode features Ev Gold of the legendary band Cinema Cinema, not the slightly lesser known band, Circus Circus. Ev’s band consists of him and his cousin Paul Claro. There’s a 10 year age difference between them. But it melts as soon as they start playing. There are great stories of driving 12 hours for one gig, short circuiting a German bar, and believe it or not, Hurricane Sandy. It’s a high energy show with a high energy guy. Follow the guys @cinemacinemaband on all social media to buy their music and tour info. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on Twitter & IG. Get merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Subscribe, rate, review, and jump into this episode with Ev Gold of Cinema Cinema. This episode features Ev Gold of the legendary band Cinema Cinema, not the slightly lesser known band, Circus Circus. Ev’s band consists of him and his cousin Paul Claro. There’s a 10 year age difference between them. But it melts as soon as they start playing. There are great stories of driving 12 hours for one gig, short circuiting a German bar, and believe it or not, Hurricane Sandy. It’s a high energy show with a high energy guy. Follow the guys @cinemacinemaband on all social media to buy their music and tour info. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on Twitter & IG. Get merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Subscribe, rate, review, and jump into this episode with Ev Gold of Cinema Cinema. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This episode features Ev Gold of the legendary band Cinema Cinema, not the slightly lesser known band, Circus Circus. Ev’s band consists of him and his cousin Paul Claro. There’s a 10 year age difference between them. But it melts as soon as they start playing. There are great stories of driving 12 hours for one gig, short circuiting a German bar, and believe it or not, Hurricane Sandy. It’s a high energy show with a high energy guy. Follow the guys @cinemacinemaband on all social media to buy their music and tour info. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on Twitter & IG. Get merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Subscribe, rate, review, and jump into this episode with Ev Gold of Cinema Cinema.

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]]> 6070 yes Don Zientara (Inner Ear Studio) https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/don-zientara-inner-ear-studio-fYUXC51x This week we’re doing a special reunion edition of Performance Anxiety. We are thrilled to have legendary producer, engineer, studio owner Don Zientara join us. He has recorded many of the albums that define the sound of early punk. His clientele has ranged from Minor Threat, Bad Brains, Fugazi, to Henry Rollins, Shudder To Think, and Dave Grohl. He tells the story of how he began recording bands in his Arlington, VA basement and how that evolved to become Inner Ear Studio.  Don was also in a band in the early 80’s called Underheaven. They have reformed and will be playing shows beginning this week! Check out Underheaven on FaceBook at Underheaven-DC. Check out Inner Ear Studio @ innerearstudio.com. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on Twitter & IG. Check out our merch @performanceanx.threadless.com.  Subscribe, rate, review & I hope it’s as much fun for you to listen to as it was for me to record this episode with Don Zientara. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 04 Nov 2019 09:00:00 -0000 Don Zientara (Inner Ear Studio) full 71 Marc Shea This week we’re doing a special reunion edition of Performance Anxiety. We are thrilled to have legendary producer, engineer, studio owner Don Zientara join us. He has recorded many of the albums that define the sound of early punk. His clientele has ranged from Minor Threat, Bad Brains, Fugazi, to Henry Rollins, Shudder To Think, and Dave Grohl. He tells the story of how he began recording bands in his Arlington, VA basement and how that evolved to become Inner Ear Studio.  Don was also in a band in the early 80’s called Underheaven. They have reformed and will be playing shows beginning this week! Check out Underheaven on FaceBook at Underheaven-DC. Check out Inner Ear Studio @ innerearstudio.com. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on Twitter & IG. Check out our merch @performanceanx.threadless.com.  Subscribe, rate, review & I hope it’s as much fun for you to listen to as it was for me to record this episode with Don Zientara. This week we’re doing a special reunion edition of Performance Anxiety. We are thrilled to have legendary producer, engineer, studio owner Don Zientara join us. He has recorded many of the albums that define the sound of early punk. His clientele has ranged from Minor Threat, Bad Brains, Fugazi, to Henry Rollins, Shudder To Think, and Dave Grohl. He tells the story of how he began recording bands in his Arlington, VA basement and how that evolved to become Inner Ear Studio.  Don was also in a band in the early 80’s called Underheaven. They have reformed and will be playing shows beginning this week! Check out Underheaven on FaceBook at Underheaven-DC. Check out Inner Ear Studio @ innerearstudio.com. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on Twitter & IG. Check out our merch @performanceanx.threadless.com.  Subscribe, rate, review & I hope it’s as much fun for you to listen to as it was for me to record this episode with Don Zientara. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week we’re doing a special reunion edition of Performance Anxiety. We are thrilled to have legendary producer, engineer, studio owner Don Zientara join us. He has recorded many of the albums that define the sound of early punk. His clientele has ranged from Minor Threat, Bad Brains, Fugazi, to Henry Rollins, Shudder To Think, and Dave Grohl. He tells the story of how he began recording bands in his Arlington, VA basement and how that evolved to become Inner Ear Studio.  Don was also in a band in the early 80’s called Underheaven. They have reformed and will be playing shows beginning this week! Check out Underheaven on FaceBook at Underheaven-DC. Check out Inner Ear Studio @ innerearstudio.com. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on Twitter & IG. Check out our merch @performanceanx.threadless.com.  Subscribe, rate, review & I hope it’s as much fun for you to listen to as it was for me to record this episode with Don Zientara.

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]]> 3913 yes Annette Zilinskas (Medicine, The Bangles) https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/annette-zilinskas-medicine-the-bangles-RgSz3BRc In this episode we talk with Annette Zilinskas. She’s played bass for The Bangles, sang for Ringling Sisters & Blood On The Saddle, She’s acted and performed spoken word and was the original singer for Medicine. Now Annette has reunited with Brad Laner for a new Medicine album of cover songs. Pick that up on Bandcamp or wherever you download music. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on Twitter & IG. Subscribe, rate, review, & enjoy this conversation with Annette Zilinskas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 01 Nov 2019 09:00:00 -0000 Annette Zilinskas (Medicine, The Bangles) full 70 Marc Shea In this episode we talk with Annette Zilinskas. She’s played bass for The Bangles, sang for Ringling Sisters & Blood On The Saddle, She’s acted and performed spoken word and was the original singer for Medicine. Now Annette has reunited with Brad Laner for a new Medicine album of cover songs. Pick that up on Bandcamp or wherever you download music. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on Twitter & IG. Subscribe, rate, review, & enjoy this conversation with Annette Zilinskas. In this episode we talk with Annette Zilinskas. She’s played bass for The Bangles, sang for Ringling Sisters & Blood On The Saddle, She’s acted and performed spoken word and was the original singer for Medicine. Now Annette has reunited with Brad Laner for a new Medicine album of cover songs. Pick that up on Bandcamp or wherever you download music. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on Twitter & IG. Subscribe, rate, review, & enjoy this conversation with Annette Zilinskas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices In this episode we talk with Annette Zilinskas. She’s played bass for The Bangles, sang for Ringling Sisters & Blood On The Saddle, She’s acted and performed spoken word and was the original singer for Medicine. Now Annette has reunited with Brad Laner for a new Medicine album of cover songs. Pick that up on Bandcamp or wherever you download music. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on Twitter & IG. Subscribe, rate, review, & enjoy this conversation with Annette Zilinskas.

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]]> 2684 yes Brad Laner (Medicine) https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/brad-laner-medicine-QVV0aWNK This week we're doing a two-part series on the band Medicine. This episode we welcome Brad Laner. Medicine is one of the most influential bands of the 1990’s. But Brad was a veteran musician before founding Medicine. He’d worked with luminaries like Savage Republic & The Captain & Tennille. We get great stories about his music, touring, gear, and the new Medicine album of covers, Scarred For Life. Pick it up on bandcamp or wherever you buy music. Follow Brad & Medicine on social media to keep up with news. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on IG & Twitter. Pick up merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Sunscribe, rate, review, & laugh with me and Brad Laner. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 30 Oct 2019 09:00:00 -0000 Brad Laner (Medicine) full 69 Marc Shea This week we're doing a two-part series on the band Medicine. This episode we welcome Brad Laner. Medicine is one of the most influential bands of the 1990’s. But Brad was a veteran musician before founding Medicine. He’d worked with luminaries like Savage Republic & The Captain & Tennille. We get great stories about his music, touring, gear, and the new Medicine album of covers, Scarred For Life. Pick it up on bandcamp or wherever you buy music. Follow Brad & Medicine on social media to keep up with news. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on IG & Twitter. Pick up merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Sunscribe, rate, review, & laugh with me and Brad Laner. This week we're doing a two-part series on the band Medicine. This episode we welcome Brad Laner. Medicine is one of the most influential bands of the 1990’s. But Brad was a veteran musician before founding Medicine. He’d worked with luminaries like Savage Republic & The Captain & Tennille. We get great stories about his music, touring, gear, and the new Medicine album of covers, Scarred For Life. Pick it up on bandcamp or wherever you buy music. Follow Brad & Medicine on social media to keep up with news. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on IG & Twitter. Pick up merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Sunscribe, rate, review, & laugh with me and Brad Laner. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week we're doing a two-part series on the band Medicine. This episode we welcome Brad Laner. Medicine is one of the most influential bands of the 1990’s. But Brad was a veteran musician before founding Medicine. He’d worked with luminaries like Savage Republic & The Captain & Tennille. We get great stories about his music, touring, gear, and the new Medicine album of covers, Scarred For Life. Pick it up on bandcamp or wherever you buy music. Follow Brad & Medicine on social media to keep up with news. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on IG & Twitter. Pick up merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Sunscribe, rate, review, & laugh with me and Brad Laner.

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]]> 4081 yes Scot Barbour on Andrew Wood https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/scot-barbour-on-andrew-wood-FcGVGBP_ This week’s show features an artist who passed away almost 30 years ago. I’m so happy to welcome Scot Barbour on to the show to discuss the life of Andrew Wood. Scot released a biography of Andy a few years ago. I’ve been wanting to speak with him for years and this show is my excuse to do that. We talk about Andy’s days with Malfunkshun, through MLB. Scot is getting close to releasing even more work from Andy, including another track with Chris Cornell. Go to manofgoldenwords.com to get updates. Follow us @PerformanceAnx, Merch is at performanceanx.threadless.com. Please subscribe, rate, & review Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 25 Oct 2019 09:00:00 -0000 Scot Barbour on Andrew Wood full 68 Marc Shea This week’s show features an artist who passed away almost 30 years ago. I’m so happy to welcome Scot Barbour on to the show to discuss the life of Andrew Wood. Scot released a biography of Andy a few years ago. I’ve been wanting to speak with him for years and this show is my excuse to do that. We talk about Andy’s days with Malfunkshun, through MLB. Scot is getting close to releasing even more work from Andy, including another track with Chris Cornell. Go to manofgoldenwords.com to get updates. Follow us @PerformanceAnx, Merch is at performanceanx.threadless.com. Please subscribe, rate, & review This week’s show features an artist who passed away almost 30 years ago. I’m so happy to welcome Scot Barbour on to the show to discuss the life of Andrew Wood. Scot released a biography of Andy a few years ago. I’ve been wanting to speak with him for years and this show is my excuse to do that. We talk about Andy’s days with Malfunkshun, through MLB. Scot is getting close to releasing even more work from Andy, including another track with Chris Cornell. Go to manofgoldenwords.com to get updates. Follow us @PerformanceAnx, Merch is at performanceanx.threadless.com. Please subscribe, rate, & review Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week’s show features an artist who passed away almost 30 years ago. I’m so happy to welcome Scot Barbour on to the show to discuss the life of Andrew Wood. Scot released a biography of Andy a few years ago. I’ve been wanting to speak with him for years and this show is my excuse to do that. We talk about Andy’s days with Malfunkshun, through MLB. Scot is getting close to releasing even more work from Andy, including another track with Chris Cornell. Go to manofgoldenwords.com to get updates. Follow us @PerformanceAnx, Merch is at performanceanx.threadless.com. Please subscribe, rate, & review

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]]> 4687 yes Side Projects: Movie Sequels with Kira Roessler https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/side-projects-movie-sequels-with-kira-roessler-datZ0b76 In this episode of Side Projects, we welcome back Kira Roessler. In addition to playing in Black Flag and Dos, she has forged a new career in movie editing and automatic Dialog Replacement. Here we take on the issue of movie sequels and remakes. We discuss our favorites, but even better, the ones that aren’t so good. Check out Kira’s contributions to the movie Joker, in theaters now. Follow her to keep up with her latest projects. Subscribe, Rate, review, And enjoy a movie sequels edition of Performance Anxiety’s Side Projects. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 21 Oct 2019 09:00:00 -0000 Side Projects: Movie Sequels with Kira Roessler full 67 Marc Shea In this episode of Side Projects, we welcome back Kira Roessler. In addition to playing in Black Flag and Dos, she has forged a new career in movie editing and automatic Dialog Replacement. Here we take on the issue of movie sequels and remakes. We discuss our favorites, but even better, the ones that aren’t so good. Check out Kira’s contributions to the movie Joker, in theaters now. Follow her to keep up with her latest projects. Subscribe, Rate, review, And enjoy a movie sequels edition of Performance Anxiety’s Side Projects. In this episode of Side Projects, we welcome back Kira Roessler. In addition to playing in Black Flag and Dos, she has forged a new career in movie editing and automatic Dialog Replacement. Here we take on the issue of movie sequels and remakes. We discuss our favorites, but even better, the ones that aren’t so good. Check out Kira’s contributions to the movie Joker, in theaters now. Follow her to keep up with her latest projects. Subscribe, Rate, review, And enjoy a movie sequels edition of Performance Anxiety’s Side Projects. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices In this episode of Side Projects, we welcome back Kira Roessler. In addition to playing in Black Flag and Dos, she has forged a new career in movie editing and automatic Dialog Replacement. Here we take on the issue of movie sequels and remakes. We discuss our favorites, but even better, the ones that aren’t so good. Check out Kira’s contributions to the movie Joker, in theaters now. Follow her to keep up with her latest projects. Subscribe, Rate, review, And enjoy a movie sequels edition of Performance Anxiety’s Side Projects.

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]]> 2996 yes Vast Robot Armies https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/vast-robot-armies-As6jcp2C This episode we are joined by Jason Thomson, Joe Wells, & John Agee of VRA.  They tell us about the origin of the name, how the guys met, revisiting old sitcoms, dank ass nachos, mothman sightings, recording their latest album with Jordon of BTS & Kellii. I throw in a story or two as well. Follow them on social media @vastrobotarmies. Pick up their albums on bandcamp. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on Twitter & IG. Our merch is at performanceanx.threadless.com. Pay close attention because this one gets really busy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 18 Oct 2019 09:00:00 -0000 Vast Robot Armies full 66 Marc Shea This episode we are joined by Jason Thomson, Joe Wells, & John Agee of VRA.  They tell us about the origin of the name, how the guys met, revisiting old sitcoms, dank ass nachos, mothman sightings, recording their latest album with Jordon of BTS & Kellii. I throw in a story or two as well. Follow them on social media @vastrobotarmies. Pick up their albums on bandcamp. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on Twitter & IG. Our merch is at performanceanx.threadless.com. Pay close attention because this one gets really busy! This episode we are joined by Jason Thomson, Joe Wells, & John Agee of VRA.  They tell us about the origin of the name, how the guys met, revisiting old sitcoms, dank ass nachos, mothman sightings, recording their latest album with Jordon of BTS & Kellii. I throw in a story or two as well. Follow them on social media @vastrobotarmies. Pick up their albums on bandcamp. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on Twitter & IG. Our merch is at performanceanx.threadless.com. Pay close attention because this one gets really busy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This episode we are joined by Jason Thomson, Joe Wells, & John Agee of VRA.  They tell us about the origin of the name, how the guys met, revisiting old sitcoms, dank ass nachos, mothman sightings, recording their latest album with Jordon of BTS & Kellii. I throw in a story or two as well. Follow them on social media @vastrobotarmies. Pick up their albums on bandcamp.
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]]> 4080 yes Gigi Gonaway (Kenny G) https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/gigi-gonaway-kenny-g-_jPUsIqQ This week we feature drummer Gigi Gonaway. Besides having the best laugh in the business, he’s had one amazing career. He’s played with Aretha Franklin, Whitney Houston, Kenny G, Mariah Carey, and so many others. There are so many great studio stories and even a surprise tour with Bruce Springsteen.  Give him a follow @gigigonaway Follow us @PerformanceAnx on Twitter & IG. Merch is found at performanceanx.threadless.com. Subscribe, rete, review, & enjoy Gigi Gonaway Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 11 Oct 2019 02:52:06 -0000 Gigi Gonaway (Kenny G) full 65 Marc Shea This week we feature drummer Gigi Gonaway. Besides having the best laugh in the business, he’s had one amazing career. He’s played with Aretha Franklin, Whitney Houston, Kenny G, Mariah Carey, and so many others. There are so many great studio stories and even a surprise tour with Bruce Springsteen.  Give him a follow @gigigonaway Follow us @PerformanceAnx on Twitter & IG. Merch is found at performanceanx.threadless.com. Subscribe, rete, review, & enjoy Gigi Gonaway This week we feature drummer Gigi Gonaway. Besides having the best laugh in the business, he’s had one amazing career. He’s played with Aretha Franklin, Whitney Houston, Kenny G, Mariah Carey, and so many others. There are so many great studio stories and even a surprise tour with Bruce Springsteen.  Give him a follow @gigigonaway Follow us @PerformanceAnx on Twitter & IG. Merch is found at performanceanx.threadless.com. Subscribe, rete, review, & enjoy Gigi Gonaway Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week we feature drummer Gigi Gonaway. Besides having the best laugh in the business, he’s had one amazing career. He’s played with Aretha Franklin, Whitney Houston, Kenny G, Mariah Carey, and so many others. There are so many great studio stories and even a surprise tour with Bruce Springsteen.  Give him a follow @gigigonaway
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]]> 3541 yes HEAZZA https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/heazza-l2nFp0_A This week we feature Chicago based singer-songwriter, HEAZZA. She’s Influenced by electro-pop, down-tempo and neo-soul genres. And she tells me what exactly that all means. And after having 9-5 jobs, one event flipped the switch in her to pursue her art. She even went so far as to apply for & be awarded a grant from the city of Chicago to create her debut EP, which is out now. Pick it up on all platforms or heazzaofficial.com. Follow her on social media. Follow US on Twitter & IG @PerformanceAnx. Our merch is at performanceanx.threadless.com Subscribe, rate, review, and enjoy the show, with HEAZZA. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 04 Oct 2019 09:00:00 -0000 HEAZZA full 64 Marc Shea This week we feature Chicago based singer-songwriter, HEAZZA. She’s Influenced by electro-pop, down-tempo and neo-soul genres. And she tells me what exactly that all means. And after having 9-5 jobs, one event flipped the switch in her to pursue her art. She even went so far as to apply for & be awarded a grant from the city of Chicago to create her debut EP, which is out now. Pick it up on all platforms or heazzaofficial.com. Follow her on social media. Follow US on Twitter & IG @PerformanceAnx. Our merch is at performanceanx.threadless.com Subscribe, rate, review, and enjoy the show, with HEAZZA. This week we feature Chicago based singer-songwriter, HEAZZA. She’s Influenced by electro-pop, down-tempo and neo-soul genres. And she tells me what exactly that all means. And after having 9-5 jobs, one event flipped the switch in her to pursue her art. She even went so far as to apply for & be awarded a grant from the city of Chicago to create her debut EP, which is out now. Pick it up on all platforms or heazzaofficial.com. Follow her on social media. Follow US on Twitter & IG @PerformanceAnx. Our merch is at performanceanx.threadless.com Subscribe, rate, review, and enjoy the show, with HEAZZA. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week we feature Chicago based singer-songwriter, HEAZZA. She’s Influenced by electro-pop, down-tempo and neo-soul genres. And she tells me what exactly that all means. And after having 9-5 jobs, one event flipped the switch in her to pursue her art. She even went so far as to apply for & be awarded a grant from the city of Chicago to create her debut EP, which is out now. Pick it up on all platforms or heazzaofficial.com. Follow her on social media. Follow US on Twitter & IG @PerformanceAnx. Our merch is at performanceanx.threadless.com
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]]> 2970 yes Rod Hamdallah https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/rod-hamdallah-Wxum3UC3 This week we feature the bluesy, rockabilly sounds of Rod Hamdallah. He began singing and playing guitar in clubs at age 16. He played his way into a spot with one of his favorite bands, J.D. Wilkes and the Legendary Shack Shakers. He wrote and recorded a swampy, bluesy EP called Think About It that has just been rereleased. We also talk about DJ-ing, playing obscure cover songs, & fusing his blues rock sound with music from the middle east. Check hom out on social media @rodhamdallah. Buy the EP from rodhamdallah.com or houndgawd.com. Catch him on tour! Follow us @PerformanceAnx on Twitter & IG. Merch is at www.performanceanx.threadless.com Subscribe, rate, review, & enjoy Rod Hamdallah on Performance Anxiety Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 27 Sep 2019 09:00:00 -0000 Rod Hamdallah full 63 Marc Shea This week we feature the bluesy, rockabilly sounds of Rod Hamdallah. He began singing and playing guitar in clubs at age 16. He played his way into a spot with one of his favorite bands, J.D. Wilkes and the Legendary Shack Shakers. He wrote and recorded a swampy, bluesy EP called Think About It that has just been rereleased. We also talk about DJ-ing, playing obscure cover songs, & fusing his blues rock sound with music from the middle east. Check hom out on social media @rodhamdallah. Buy the EP from rodhamdallah.com or houndgawd.com. Catch him on tour! Follow us @PerformanceAnx on Twitter & IG. Merch is at www.performanceanx.threadless.com Subscribe, rate, review, & enjoy Rod Hamdallah on Performance Anxiety This week we feature the bluesy, rockabilly sounds of Rod Hamdallah. He began singing and playing guitar in clubs at age 16. He played his way into a spot with one of his favorite bands, J.D. Wilkes and the Legendary Shack Shakers. He wrote and recorded a swampy, bluesy EP called Think About It that has just been rereleased. We also talk about DJ-ing, playing obscure cover songs, & fusing his blues rock sound with music from the middle east. Check hom out on social media @rodhamdallah. Buy the EP from rodhamdallah.com or houndgawd.com. Catch him on tour! Follow us @PerformanceAnx on Twitter & IG. Merch is at www.performanceanx.threadless.com Subscribe, rate, review, & enjoy Rod Hamdallah on Performance Anxiety Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week we feature the bluesy, rockabilly sounds of Rod Hamdallah. He began singing and playing guitar in clubs at age 16. He played his way into a spot with one of his favorite bands, J.D. Wilkes and the Legendary Shack Shakers. He wrote and recorded a swampy, bluesy EP called Think About It that has just been rereleased. We also talk about DJ-ing, playing obscure cover songs, & fusing his blues rock sound with music from the middle east. Check hom out on social media @rodhamdallah. Buy the EP from rodhamdallah.com or houndgawd.com. Catch him on tour!
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]]> 3525 yes Janet LaBelle https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/janet-labelle-Z7gN4bsJ This week’s show features singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Janet LaBelle. If you ever wanted to know about mysterious lyrics, Flying V’s, getting a record deal in your teens, or playing guitar on roller skates, this episode is FOR YOU! Pick up her EP, I Only See You wherever you buy music. Or get it from her website https://www.janetlabelle.com/ Follow her on social media. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on twitter & IG. Merch @ www.performanceanx.threadless.com Subscribe, rate, review. It keeps us going!!! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 20 Sep 2019 09:00:00 -0000 Janet LaBelle full 62 Marc Shea This week’s show features singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Janet LaBelle. If you ever wanted to know about mysterious lyrics, Flying V’s, getting a record deal in your teens, or playing guitar on roller skates, this episode is FOR YOU! Pick up her EP, I Only See You wherever you buy music. Or get it from her website https://www.janetlabelle.com/ Follow her on social media. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on twitter & IG. Merch @ www.performanceanx.threadless.com Subscribe, rate, review. It keeps us going!!! This week’s show features singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Janet LaBelle. If you ever wanted to know about mysterious lyrics, Flying V’s, getting a record deal in your teens, or playing guitar on roller skates, this episode is FOR YOU! Pick up her EP, I Only See You wherever you buy music. Or get it from her website https://www.janetlabelle.com/ Follow her on social media. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on twitter & IG. Merch @ www.performanceanx.threadless.com Subscribe, rate, review. It keeps us going!!! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week’s show features singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Janet LaBelle. If you ever wanted to know about mysterious lyrics, Flying V’s, getting a record deal in your teens, or playing guitar on roller skates, this episode is FOR YOU!
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]]> 3911 yes Louis Michot (Lost Bayou Ramblers) https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/louis-michot-lost-bayou-ramblers-ht9esbEF For this week's show we go way down south to bayou country with Louis Michot. He’s cousins with previous guests The Rayo Brothers.  He joins us on location from a local bar. Louis goes deep into Cajun and Creole history. What makes the music so unique? He’s grown up in it, starting in his father’s band, Les Freres Michot and progressing through to Lost Bayou Ramblers & Poguetry In Motion with original Pogue, Spider Stacy. Louis describes winning a Grammy and what it means to Cajun music. There is a new documentary and accompanying live album featuring LBR. Check it out. Follow LBR on Social Media. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Buy merch @ www.performanceanx.threadless.com Subscribe, rate, & review. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 13 Sep 2019 09:00:00 -0000 Louis Michot (Lost Bayou Ramblers) full 61 Marc Shea For this week's show we go way down south to bayou country with Louis Michot. He’s cousins with previous guests The Rayo Brothers.  He joins us on location from a local bar. Louis goes deep into Cajun and Creole history. What makes the music so unique? He’s grown up in it, starting in his father’s band, Les Freres Michot and progressing through to Lost Bayou Ramblers & Poguetry In Motion with original Pogue, Spider Stacy. Louis describes winning a Grammy and what it means to Cajun music. There is a new documentary and accompanying live album featuring LBR. Check it out. Follow LBR on Social Media. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Buy merch @ www.performanceanx.threadless.com Subscribe, rate, & review. For this week's show we go way down south to bayou country with Louis Michot. He’s cousins with previous guests The Rayo Brothers.  He joins us on location from a local bar. Louis goes deep into Cajun and Creole history. What makes the music so unique? He’s grown up in it, starting in his father’s band, Les Freres Michot and progressing through to Lost Bayou Ramblers & Poguetry In Motion with original Pogue, Spider Stacy. Louis describes winning a Grammy and what it means to Cajun music. There is a new documentary and accompanying live album featuring LBR. Check it out. Follow LBR on Social Media. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Buy merch @ www.performanceanx.threadless.com Subscribe, rate, & review. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices For this week's show we go way down south to bayou country with Louis Michot. He’s cousins with previous guests The Rayo Brothers.  He joins us on location from a local bar. Louis goes deep into Cajun and Creole history. What makes the music so unique? He’s grown up in it, starting in his father’s band, Les Freres Michot and progressing through to Lost Bayou Ramblers & Poguetry In Motion with original Pogue, Spider Stacy. Louis describes winning a Grammy and what it means to Cajun music. There is a new documentary and accompanying live album featuring LBR. Check it out. Follow LBR on Social Media. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Buy merch @ www.performanceanx.threadless.com Subscribe, rate, & review.

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]]> 4188 yes Ian Everett (Solid Bronze) https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/ian-everett-solid-bronze-5A5zynSf This week we feature Ian Everett of the band Solid Bronze. Their debut album, The Fruit Basket, is an incredible throwback to 70’s funk, so much so that I even used my funk voice in the intro! Who is the funk all-star who made a guest appearance? There’s also some incredible horn work from Morphine sax man, Dana Colley. This Steely Dan-esque album took over a year to make. And in that time, Ian created some great stories and memories that he shares with us, including the story behind the name. Follow them on Facebook & IG @solidbronzeband Follow us @PerformanceAnx Merch @ www.performanceanx.threadless.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 06 Sep 2019 09:00:00 -0000 Ian Everett (Solid Bronze) full 60 Marc Shea This week we feature Ian Everett of the band Solid Bronze. Their debut album, The Fruit Basket, is an incredible throwback to 70’s funk, so much so that I even used my funk voice in the intro! Who is the funk all-star who made a guest appearance? There’s also some incredible horn work from Morphine sax man, Dana Colley. This Steely Dan-esque album took over a year to make. And in that time, Ian created some great stories and memories that he shares with us, including the story behind the name. Follow them on Facebook & IG @solidbronzeband Follow us @PerformanceAnx Merch @ www.performanceanx.threadless.com This week we feature Ian Everett of the band Solid Bronze. Their debut album, The Fruit Basket, is an incredible throwback to 70’s funk, so much so that I even used my funk voice in the intro! Who is the funk all-star who made a guest appearance? There’s also some incredible horn work from Morphine sax man, Dana Colley. This Steely Dan-esque album took over a year to make. And in that time, Ian created some great stories and memories that he shares with us, including the story behind the name. Follow them on Facebook & IG @solidbronzeband Follow us @PerformanceAnx Merch @ www.performanceanx.threadless.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week we feature Ian Everett of the band Solid Bronze. Their debut album, The Fruit Basket, is an incredible throwback to 70’s funk, so much so that I even used my funk voice in the intro! Who is the funk all-star who made a guest appearance? There’s also some incredible horn work from Morphine sax man, Dana Colley.
This Steely Dan-esque album took over a year to make. And in that time, Ian created some great stories and memories that he shares with us, including the story behind the name. Follow them on Facebook & IG @solidbronzeband
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]]> 3673 yes Alexa Hunter (Disturbed Furniture) https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/alexa-hunter-disturbed-furniture-e0sBoNmZ 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.disturbedfurniture.com/ Check them out on Facebook or IG @disturbedfurniture Subscribe rate & review. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on Twitter & IG Our merch is at www.performanceanx.threadless.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 30 Aug 2019 11:32:05 -0000 Alexa Hunter (Disturbed Furniture) full 59 Marc Shea 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.disturbedfurniture.com/ Check them out on Facebook or IG @disturbedfurniture Subscribe rate & review. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on Twitter & IG Our merch is at www.performanceanx.threadless.com 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.disturbedfurniture.com/ Check them out on Facebook or IG @disturbedfurniture Subscribe rate & review. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on Twitter & IG Our merch is at www.performanceanx.threadless.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 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.disturbedfurniture.com/
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]]> 3153 yes Jay Aston's Gene Loves Jezebel https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/jay-astons-gene-loves-jezebel-bnnTANIj 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 your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 30 Aug 2019 01:55:40 -0000 Jay Aston's Gene Loves Jezebel full 58 Marc Shea 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. 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 your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 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
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]]> 2570 yes Scarlet Page https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/scarlet-page-Her3_9r4 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 now being shown in South America. Check out her work at www.scarletpage.com & @scarletpage on IG. And check out her jewelry at www.lovescarlet.co.uk Subscribe rate review Follow @PerformanceAnx on Twitter & IG Our merch can be found at www.performanceanx.threadless.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 23 Aug 2019 09:00:00 -0000 Scarlet Page full 57 Marc Shea 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 now being shown in South America. Check out her work at www.scarletpage.com & @scarletpage on IG. And check out her jewelry at www.lovescarlet.co.uk Subscribe rate review Follow @PerformanceAnx on Twitter & IG Our merch can be found at www.performanceanx.threadless.com 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 now being shown in South America. Check out her work at www.scarletpage.com & @scarletpage on IG. And check out her jewelry at www.lovescarlet.co.uk Subscribe rate review Follow @PerformanceAnx on Twitter & IG Our merch can be found at www.performanceanx.threadless.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 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 now being shown in South America. Check out her work at www.scarletpage.com & @scarletpage on IG. And check out her jewelry at www.lovescarlet.co.uk
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]]> 4645 yes Side Projects: The Entrepreneurial Artist with Mark Feldman https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/side-projects-the-entrepreneurial-artist-with-mark-feldman-xd5Xxm53 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 years. Subscribe, rate, & review Follow Mark @mark­_feldmans_level5 on IG Follow us @PerformanceAnx on Twitter & IG Check out our merch @ www.performanceanx.threadless.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 21 Aug 2019 02:48:47 -0000 Side Projects: The Entrepreneurial Artist with Mark Feldman full 56 Marc Shea 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 years. Subscribe, rate, & review Follow Mark @mark­_feldmans_level5 on IG Follow us @PerformanceAnx on Twitter & IG Check out our merch @ www.performanceanx.threadless.com 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 years. Subscribe, rate, & review Follow Mark @mark­_feldmans_level5 on IG Follow us @PerformanceAnx on Twitter & IG Check out our merch @ www.performanceanx.threadless.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 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 years.
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]]> 2742 yes Ken Kurson (The Lilacs) https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/ken-kurson-the-lilacs-Brle7Kh7 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 Fri, 16 Aug 2019 09:00:00 -0000 Ken Kurson (The Lilacs) full 55 Marc Shea 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. 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’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.

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]]> 3884 yes Rob Dukes (Exodus/Generation Kill) https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/rob-dukes-exodus-generation-kill-rrqHn_3y 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 SM. Check us out @PerformanceAnx. Merch at performanceanx.threadless.com Subscribe/rate/review. Without further ado, Rob Dukes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 09 Aug 2019 09:00:00 -0000 Rob Dukes (Exodus/Generation Kill) full 54 Marc Shea 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 SM. Check us out @PerformanceAnx. Merch at performanceanx.threadless.com Subscribe/rate/review. Without further ado, Rob Dukes 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 SM. Check us out @PerformanceAnx. Merch at performanceanx.threadless.com Subscribe/rate/review. Without further ado, Rob Dukes 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 SM. Check us out @PerformanceAnx. Merch at performanceanx.threadless.com Subscribe/rate/review. Without further ado, Rob Dukes

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]]> 4795 yes Richard X. Heyman https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/richard-x-heyman-_ak8P_4J 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. Follow him on social media. Give us a follow too, @PerformanceAnx. Subscribe, rate, & review. And get some merch www.performanceanx.threadless.com. Here’s NJ’s own, Richard X Heyman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Sat, 03 Aug 2019 04:13:23 -0000 Richard X. Heyman full 53 Marc Shea 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. Follow him on social media. Give us a follow too, @PerformanceAnx. Subscribe, rate, & review. And get some merch www.performanceanx.threadless.com. Here’s NJ’s own, Richard X Heyman 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. Follow him on social media. Give us a follow too, @PerformanceAnx. Subscribe, rate, & review. And get some merch www.performanceanx.threadless.com. Here’s NJ’s own, Richard X Heyman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 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. Follow him on social media. Give us a follow too, @PerformanceAnx. Subscribe, rate, & review. And get some merch www.performanceanx.threadless.com. Here’s NJ’s own, Richard X Heyman

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]]> 2942 yes John Andrew Fredrick (The Black Watch) https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/john-andrew-fredrick-the-black-watch-vTzLIs4K 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 about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 26 Jul 2019 09:00:00 -0000 John Andrew Fredrick (The Black Watch) full 52 Marc Shea 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 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 about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 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

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]]> 3445 yes Aaron Lazar (The Giraffes) https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/aaron-lazar-the-giraffes-nFhQtbxL 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 coming out, called Flower Of The Cosmos. It's got a super 70's swagger, so check it out! Follow them on social media. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on Twitter & IG. Check out OUR merch at www.perfomanceanx.threadless.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 19 Jul 2019 09:00:00 -0000 Aaron Lazar (The Giraffes) full 51 Marc Shea 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 coming out, called Flower Of The Cosmos. It's got a super 70's swagger, so check it out! Follow them on social media. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on Twitter & IG. Check out OUR merch at www.perfomanceanx.threadless.com 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 coming out, called Flower Of The Cosmos. It's got a super 70's swagger, so check it out! Follow them on social media. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on Twitter & IG. Check out OUR merch at www.perfomanceanx.threadless.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 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 coming out, called Flower Of The Cosmos. It's got a super 70's swagger, so check it out! Follow them on social media. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on Twitter & IG.
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]]> 5179 yes Bruce Pavitt (Sub Pop) https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/bruce-pavitt-sub-pop-XsU1UpxO 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 money to releasing Nirvana's Nevermind with Geffen Records? Give Bruce a follow on social media & check out www.brucepavitt.com. Follow us, too, @PerformanceAnx & check out merch: www.performanceanx.threadless.com Please subscribe, rate, & review! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 28 Jun 2019 10:41:00 -0000 Bruce Pavitt (Sub Pop) full 50 Marc Shea 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 money to releasing Nirvana's Nevermind with Geffen Records? Give Bruce a follow on social media & check out www.brucepavitt.com. Follow us, too, @PerformanceAnx & check out merch: www.performanceanx.threadless.com Please subscribe, rate, & review! 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 money to releasing Nirvana's Nevermind with Geffen Records? Give Bruce a follow on social media & check out www.brucepavitt.com. Follow us, too, @PerformanceAnx & check out merch: www.performanceanx.threadless.com Please subscribe, rate, & review! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 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 money to releasing Nirvana's Nevermind with Geffen Records?
Give Bruce a follow on social media & check out www.brucepavitt.com. Follow us, too, @PerformanceAnx & check out merch: www.performanceanx.threadless.com
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]]> 3064 yes David Schramm (The Schramms) https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/david-schramm-the-schramms-obLtDq8J 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 Schramms on social media. Pick up the new album. Subscribe, rate, & review. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media. Buy things at www.performanceanx.threadless.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 21 Jun 2019 09:00:00 -0000 David Schramm (The Schramms) full 49 Marc Shea 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 Schramms on social media. Pick up the new album. Subscribe, rate, & review. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media. Buy things at www.performanceanx.threadless.com 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 Schramms on social media. Pick up the new album. Subscribe, rate, & review. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media. Buy things at www.performanceanx.threadless.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 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.
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]]> 3146 yes Khalil' La'Marr Pickett https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/khalil-lamarr-pickett-omq7ZF7z 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 subscribe, rate, & review! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 14 Jun 2019 09:00:00 -0000 Khalil' La'Marr Pickett full 48 Marc Shea 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 subscribe, rate, & review! 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 subscribe, rate, & review! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 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.
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]]> 2660 yes Danielle de Picciotto https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/danielle-de-picciotto-x5NVhGi2 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 & her approach to music. Check out her new album, Deliverance, at https://www.danielledepicciotto.com/ and follow her on social media/ Follow us @PerformanceAnx on Twitter & IG. Check out our merch at www.performanceanx.threadless.com Subscribe, rate, & review! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Sat, 08 Jun 2019 21:04:33 -0000 Danielle de Picciotto full 47 Marc Shea 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 & her approach to music. Check out her new album, Deliverance, at https://www.danielledepicciotto.com/ and follow her on social media/ Follow us @PerformanceAnx on Twitter & IG. Check out our merch at www.performanceanx.threadless.com Subscribe, rate, & review! 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 & her approach to music. Check out her new album, Deliverance, at https://www.danielledepicciotto.com/ and follow her on social media/ Follow us @PerformanceAnx on Twitter & IG. Check out our merch at www.performanceanx.threadless.com Subscribe, rate, & review! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 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 & her approach to music.
Check out her new album, Deliverance, at https://www.danielledepicciotto.com/ and follow her on social media/ Follow us @PerformanceAnx on Twitter & IG. Check out our merch at www.performanceanx.threadless.com
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]]> 3789 yes Side Projects: Midwest Punk & Karen Haglof https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/side-projects-midwest-punk-karen-haglof-YHKFsk7S 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. Remember to subscribe, rate, & review. Check out some merch at www.performanceanx.threadless.com. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on Twitter & IG. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 31 May 2019 02:30:10 -0000 Side Projects: Midwest Punk & Karen Haglof full 46 Marc Shea 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. Remember to subscribe, rate, & review. Check out some merch at www.performanceanx.threadless.com. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on Twitter & IG. 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. Remember to subscribe, rate, & review. Check out some merch at www.performanceanx.threadless.com. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on Twitter & IG. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 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.
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]]> 1914 yes Alain Johannes https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/alain-johannes-ymYHtaZH 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 Zeppelin, & inspired Sir Paul McCartney to buy a cigar box guitar. It's a fascinating episode, so get ready. Get a drink & something to eat. And maybe a box of tissues.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Sat, 25 May 2019 03:47:01 -0000 Alain Johannes full 45 Marc Shea 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 Zeppelin, & inspired Sir Paul McCartney to buy a cigar box guitar. It's a fascinating episode, so get ready. Get a drink & something to eat. And maybe a box of tissues.   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 Zeppelin, & inspired Sir Paul McCartney to buy a cigar box guitar. It's a fascinating episode, so get ready. Get a drink & something to eat. And maybe a box of tissues.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 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 Zeppelin, & inspired Sir Paul McCartney to buy a cigar box guitar. It's a fascinating episode, so get ready. Get a drink & something to eat. And maybe a box of tissues.
 

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]]> 6892 yes Gigi Pedron https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/gigi-pedron-w6zKQSmr 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. Follow her @gigilights on social media. Check out her site, www.gigilights.com. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media Buy stuff at www.performanceanx.threadless.com   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 17 May 2019 09:00:00 -0000 Gigi Pedron full 44 Marc Shea 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. Follow her @gigilights on social media. Check out her site, www.gigilights.com. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media Buy stuff at www.performanceanx.threadless.com   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. Follow her @gigilights on social media. Check out her site, www.gigilights.com. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media Buy stuff at www.performanceanx.threadless.com   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 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. Follow her @gigilights on social media. Check out her site, www.gigilights.com.
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]]> 2313 yes Mark Feldman https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/mark-feldman-hU_HaT_y 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 us @PerformanceAnx on Twitter & IG. Buy things at www.performanceanx.threadless.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 10 May 2019 09:00:00 -0000 Mark Feldman full 43 Marc Shea 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 us @PerformanceAnx on Twitter & IG. Buy things at www.performanceanx.threadless.com 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 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 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.
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]]> 2856 yes Kira Roessler (Black Flag) https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/kira-roessler-black-flag-HZqkvWtf 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 @PerformanceAnx Buy merch at www.performanceanx.threadless.com   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 03 May 2019 08:00:00 -0000 Kira Roessler (Black Flag) full 42 Marc Shea 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 @PerformanceAnx Buy merch at www.performanceanx.threadless.com   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 @PerformanceAnx Buy merch at www.performanceanx.threadless.com   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 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.
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]]> 2877 yes Yes Gabriel https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/yes-gabriel-OroyYPn2 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 Fri, 26 Apr 2019 09:00:00 -0000 Yes Gabriel full 41 Marc Shea 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   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 Gaby Alter of Yes Gabriel. He teaches us about musical theater, video game music, and his new EP from his band, Yes Gabriel.
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]]> 3522 yes Abby Travis (Sumo Princess) https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/abby-travis-sumo-princess-EGWWNY94 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 nowadays. Follow Sumo Princess on IG @sumo_princess_band. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on Twitter & IG. Subscribe, rate, & review wherever you listen to us. It really does help us out! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 19 Apr 2019 09:00:00 -0000 Abby Travis (Sumo Princess) full 40 Marc Shea 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 nowadays. Follow Sumo Princess on IG @sumo_princess_band. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on Twitter & IG. Subscribe, rate, & review wherever you listen to us. It really does help us out! 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 nowadays. Follow Sumo Princess on IG @sumo_princess_band. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on Twitter & IG. Subscribe, rate, & review wherever you listen to us. It really does help us out! 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 nowadays. Follow Sumo Princess on IG @sumo_princess_band. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on Twitter & IG. Subscribe, rate, & review wherever you listen to us. It really does help us out!

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]]> 4601 yes Drunken Prayer https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/drunken-prayer-attLB6DZ 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. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on Twitter & IG. Buy things at www.performanceanx.threadless.com Subscribe, rate, & review wherever you listen. It helps us out tremendously. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 05 Apr 2019 09:00:00 -0000 Drunken Prayer full 39 Marc Shea 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. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on Twitter & IG. Buy things at www.performanceanx.threadless.com Subscribe, rate, & review wherever you listen. It helps us out tremendously. 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. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on Twitter & IG. Buy things at www.performanceanx.threadless.com Subscribe, rate, & review wherever you listen. It helps us out tremendously. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 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. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on Twitter & IG.
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]]> 4822 yes Scott McDonald (The Meeting Places) https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/scott-mcdonald-the-meeting-places-4jMZMyvp 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 length albums. Check them out on social media. Look for the new E.P. at https://themeetingplaces.bandcamp.com/ and grab the first two albums at http://words-on-music.com/meetingplaces.html Please rate and review wherever you listen. It's a huge help. @PerformanceAnx on Twitter & IG Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Sat, 30 Mar 2019 13:32:48 -0000 Scott McDonald (The Meeting Places) full 38 Marc Shea 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 length albums. Check them out on social media. Look for the new E.P. at https://themeetingplaces.bandcamp.com/ and grab the first two albums at http://words-on-music.com/meetingplaces.html Please rate and review wherever you listen. It's a huge help. @PerformanceAnx on Twitter & IG 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 length albums. Check them out on social media. Look for the new E.P. at https://themeetingplaces.bandcamp.com/ and grab the first two albums at http://words-on-music.com/meetingplaces.html Please rate and review wherever you listen. It's a huge help. @PerformanceAnx on Twitter & IG Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 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 length albums. Check them out on social media. Look for the new E.P. at https://themeetingplaces.bandcamp.com/ and grab the first two albums at http://words-on-music.com/meetingplaces.html
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]]> 2396 yes The Rayo Brothers https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/the-rayo-brothers-gQcrkDJW 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 fun to talk to. Follow them at @rayobrothers on social media. Follow us @PerformanceAnx, too. Rate & review wherever you listen. Check out our shop at www.performanceanx.threadless.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 22 Mar 2019 09:00:00 -0000 The Rayo Brothers full 37 Marc Shea 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 fun to talk to. Follow them at @rayobrothers on social media. Follow us @PerformanceAnx, too. Rate & review wherever you listen. Check out our shop at www.performanceanx.threadless.com 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 fun to talk to. Follow them at @rayobrothers on social media. Follow us @PerformanceAnx, too. Rate & review wherever you listen. Check out our shop at www.performanceanx.threadless.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 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 fun to talk to. Follow them at @rayobrothers on social media. Follow us @PerformanceAnx, too. Rate & review wherever you listen. Check out our shop at www.performanceanx.threadless.com

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]]> 2916 yes DJ YO-C https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/dj-yo-c-eGwhUNTU 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 them out @rescuealldogs on social media. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on IG & Twitter. Rate & review because it really helps us out. Pick up some merch at www.performanceanx.threadless.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 15 Mar 2019 09:00:00 -0000 DJ YO-C full 36 Marc Shea 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 them out @rescuealldogs on social media. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on IG & Twitter. Rate & review because it really helps us out. Pick up some merch at www.performanceanx.threadless.com. 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 them out @rescuealldogs on social media. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on IG & Twitter. Rate & review because it really helps us out. Pick up some merch at www.performanceanx.threadless.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 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 them out @rescuealldogs on social media.
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]]> 3490 yes I Am Casting https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/i-am-casting-_OzLUvd9 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 middle of metal night in Baltimore. Follow him on social media @iamcastingmusic. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Remember to rate and review wherever you listen. Check out our shop at www.performanceanx.threadless.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 01 Mar 2019 09:00:00 -0000 I Am Casting full 35 Marc Shea 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 middle of metal night in Baltimore. Follow him on social media @iamcastingmusic. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Remember to rate and review wherever you listen. Check out our shop at www.performanceanx.threadless.com 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 middle of metal night in Baltimore. Follow him on social media @iamcastingmusic. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Remember to rate and review wherever you listen. Check out our shop at www.performanceanx.threadless.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 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 middle of metal night in Baltimore. Follow him on social media @iamcastingmusic. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Remember to rate and review wherever you listen.
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]]> 3796 yes Michal Towber https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/michal-towber-xjrMBIYH This week's Performance Anxiety features Michal Towber. Born is Askelon, Israel, she signed her first recording contract at 17. She opens up about the highs and lows of being a teenage recording artist, from taking Dave Pirner from Soul Asylum to her prom to developing an eating disorder. She also tells us about going to law school and moving to Las Vegas for a job that never materialized and discovering that her neighbor was a bank robber. Then we get into her new album, No Resolution. She talks about the writing process and getting fans involved in the song selection process. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on Twitter & IG. Remember to rate and review us wherever you listen. Check out our shop at www.performanceanx.threadless.com for shirts, and other merchandise. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 22 Feb 2019 09:00:00 -0000 Michal Towber full 34 Marc Shea This week's Performance Anxiety features Michal Towber. Born is Askelon, Israel, she signed her first recording contract at 17. She opens up about the highs and lows of being a teenage recording artist, from taking Dave Pirner from Soul Asylum to her prom to developing an eating disorder. She also tells us about going to law school and moving to Las Vegas for a job that never materialized and discovering that her neighbor was a bank robber. Then we get into her new album, No Resolution. She talks about the writing process and getting fans involved in the song selection process. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on Twitter & IG. Remember to rate and review us wherever you listen. Check out our shop at www.performanceanx.threadless.com for shirts, and other merchandise. This week's Performance Anxiety features Michal Towber. Born is Askelon, Israel, she signed her first recording contract at 17. She opens up about the highs and lows of being a teenage recording artist, from taking Dave Pirner from Soul Asylum to her prom to developing an eating disorder. She also tells us about going to law school and moving to Las Vegas for a job that never materialized and discovering that her neighbor was a bank robber. Then we get into her new album, No Resolution. She talks about the writing process and getting fans involved in the song selection process. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on Twitter & IG. Remember to rate and review us wherever you listen. Check out our shop at www.performanceanx.threadless.com for shirts, and other merchandise. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week's Performance Anxiety features Michal Towber. Born is Askelon, Israel, she signed her first recording contract at 17. She opens up about the highs and lows of being a teenage recording artist, from taking Dave Pirner from Soul Asylum to her prom to developing an eating disorder. She also tells us about going to law school and moving to Las Vegas for a job that never materialized and discovering that her neighbor was a bank robber. Then we get into her new album, No Resolution. She talks about the writing process and getting fans involved in the song selection process. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on Twitter & IG. Remember to rate and review us wherever you listen. Check out our shop at www.performanceanx.threadless.com for shirts, and other merchandise.

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]]> 4047 yes Globelamp https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/globelamp-UZ5iOObn This week we speak with Elizabeth Le Fey, AKA Globelamp. We talk about growing up in a rock n roll family, not knowing who her father is, and her influences. We also talk about her new album, Romantic Cancer. We talk about how she chose the names Globelamp and Elizabeth Le Fey, how her mom was in a Guns & Roses video, and her obsession with Pokemon Go! Follow her @Globelamp on social media. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on Twitter & IG. Check out our shop www.performanceanx.threadless.com Don't forget to rate & review wherever you listen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 15 Feb 2019 09:00:00 -0000 Globelamp full 33 Marc Shea This week we speak with Elizabeth Le Fey, AKA Globelamp. We talk about growing up in a rock n roll family, not knowing who her father is, and her influences. We also talk about her new album, Romantic Cancer. We talk about how she chose the names Globelamp and Elizabeth Le Fey, how her mom was in a Guns & Roses video, and her obsession with Pokemon Go! Follow her @Globelamp on social media. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on Twitter & IG. Check out our shop www.performanceanx.threadless.com Don't forget to rate & review wherever you listen. This week we speak with Elizabeth Le Fey, AKA Globelamp. We talk about growing up in a rock n roll family, not knowing who her father is, and her influences. We also talk about her new album, Romantic Cancer. We talk about how she chose the names Globelamp and Elizabeth Le Fey, how her mom was in a Guns & Roses video, and her obsession with Pokemon Go! Follow her @Globelamp on social media. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on Twitter & IG. Check out our shop www.performanceanx.threadless.com Don't forget to rate & review wherever you listen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week we speak with Elizabeth Le Fey, AKA Globelamp. We talk about growing up in a rock n roll family, not knowing who her father is, and her influences. We also talk about her new album, Romantic Cancer. We talk about how she chose the names Globelamp and Elizabeth Le Fey, how her mom was in a Guns & Roses video, and her obsession with Pokemon Go! Follow her @Globelamp on social media. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on Twitter & IG. Check out our shop www.performanceanx.threadless.com Don't forget to rate & review wherever you listen.

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]]> 2989 yes Kellii Scott (Failure) https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/kellii-scott-failure-S7l2_XdI This episode features Kellii Scott. He’s the drummer for the band Failure. He’s also a big fan of Mixed Martial Arts. Back in October I spoke with him for my sports show, 8Ball Sports. With Failure going on tour in March, it’s a great time to revisit this interview. We talk about MMA, recording the new Failure album and upcoming tour. Follow Failure on Instagram @failurebandig. Follow us on Instagram & Twitter @PerformanceAnx. Remember to rate & review wherever you listen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 08 Feb 2019 09:00:00 -0000 Kellii Scott (Failure) full 32 Marc Shea This episode features Kellii Scott. He’s the drummer for the band Failure. He’s also a big fan of Mixed Martial Arts. Back in October I spoke with him for my sports show, 8Ball Sports. With Failure going on tour in March, it’s a great time to revisit this interview. We talk about MMA, recording the new Failure album and upcoming tour. Follow Failure on Instagram @failurebandig. Follow us on Instagram & Twitter @PerformanceAnx. Remember to rate & review wherever you listen. This episode features Kellii Scott. He’s the drummer for the band Failure. He’s also a big fan of Mixed Martial Arts. Back in October I spoke with him for my sports show, 8Ball Sports. With Failure going on tour in March, it’s a great time to revisit this interview. We talk about MMA, recording the new Failure album and upcoming tour. Follow Failure on Instagram @failurebandig. Follow us on Instagram & Twitter @PerformanceAnx. Remember to rate & review wherever you listen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This episode features Kellii Scott. He’s the drummer for the band Failure. He’s also a big fan of Mixed Martial Arts. Back in October I spoke with him for my sports show, 8Ball Sports. With Failure going on tour in March, it’s a great time to revisit this interview. We talk about MMA, recording the new Failure album and upcoming tour. Follow Failure on Instagram @failurebandig. Follow us on Instagram & Twitter @PerformanceAnx. Remember to rate & review wherever you listen.

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]]> 2997 yes Rachel Barton Pine https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/rachel-barton-pine-_ptWPqdh This episode features violin virtuoso, Rachel Barton Pine. From her debut with the Chicago Symphony at age 10 to playing in a heavy metal band, she’s had an amazing career. She’s played with everyone from the Vienna Philharmonic to Jimmy Page & Robert Plant. We talk about everything from her violin that’s older than America, finding the right bow, the accident that cost her her leg to hanging backstage with Pantera. She’s also instrumental (pun intended) in bringing to light hundreds of previously unknown or forgotten works from black composers. Follower her on social media @rbpviolinist. Follow us on SM @PerformanceAnx. Rate & Review! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 01 Feb 2019 09:00:00 -0000 Rachel Barton Pine full 31 Marc Shea This episode features violin virtuoso, Rachel Barton Pine. From her debut with the Chicago Symphony at age 10 to playing in a heavy metal band, she’s had an amazing career. She’s played with everyone from the Vienna Philharmonic to Jimmy Page & Robert Plant. We talk about everything from her violin that’s older than America, finding the right bow, the accident that cost her her leg to hanging backstage with Pantera. She’s also instrumental (pun intended) in bringing to light hundreds of previously unknown or forgotten works from black composers. Follower her on social media @rbpviolinist. Follow us on SM @PerformanceAnx. Rate & Review! This episode features violin virtuoso, Rachel Barton Pine. From her debut with the Chicago Symphony at age 10 to playing in a heavy metal band, she’s had an amazing career. She’s played with everyone from the Vienna Philharmonic to Jimmy Page & Robert Plant. We talk about everything from her violin that’s older than America, finding the right bow, the accident that cost her her leg to hanging backstage with Pantera. She’s also instrumental (pun intended) in bringing to light hundreds of previously unknown or forgotten works from black composers. Follower her on social media @rbpviolinist. Follow us on SM @PerformanceAnx. Rate & Review! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This episode features violin virtuoso, Rachel Barton Pine. From her debut with the Chicago Symphony at age 10 to playing in a heavy metal band, she’s had an amazing career. She’s played with everyone from the Vienna Philharmonic to Jimmy Page & Robert Plant. We talk about everything from her violin that’s older than America, finding the right bow, the accident that cost her her leg to hanging backstage with Pantera. She’s also instrumental (pun intended) in bringing to light hundreds of previously unknown or forgotten works from black composers. Follower her on social media @rbpviolinist. Follow us on SM @PerformanceAnx. Rate & Review!

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]]> 4802 yes London Brown https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/london-brown-M1YEAhYj This week's Performance Anxiety features actor London Brown. He talks about his role as Fat Reggie on HBO's hit show Ballers. He also talks about stand up comedy, his photography, his new project, Asia A, and how he maintains his incredible positive attitude in an industry filled with rejection. Give him a follow on IG @reallondonbrown Please rate & review us wherever you listen. Follow us on social media @PerformanceAnx Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 25 Jan 2019 09:00:00 -0000 London Brown full 30 Marc Shea This week's Performance Anxiety features actor London Brown. He talks about his role as Fat Reggie on HBO's hit show Ballers. He also talks about stand up comedy, his photography, his new project, Asia A, and how he maintains his incredible positive attitude in an industry filled with rejection. Give him a follow on IG @reallondonbrown Please rate & review us wherever you listen. Follow us on social media @PerformanceAnx This week's Performance Anxiety features actor London Brown. He talks about his role as Fat Reggie on HBO's hit show Ballers. He also talks about stand up comedy, his photography, his new project, Asia A, and how he maintains his incredible positive attitude in an industry filled with rejection. Give him a follow on IG @reallondonbrown Please rate & review us wherever you listen. Follow us on social media @PerformanceAnx Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week's Performance Anxiety features actor London Brown. He talks about his role as Fat Reggie on HBO's hit show Ballers. He also talks about stand up comedy, his photography, his new project, Asia A, and how he maintains his incredible positive attitude in an industry filled with rejection. Give him a follow on IG @reallondonbrown Please rate & review us wherever you listen. Follow us on social media @PerformanceAnx

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]]> 3980 yes Rachel Taylor Brown https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/rachel-taylor-brown-tUN4Ynxs The episode of Performance Anxiety features Rachel Taylor Brown. We discuss her new album, Run Tiny Human, and the ideas behind it. We also discuss a mutual admiration fro Seals & Crofts, Slim Jim sponsorships, basketball, & how to overload a friend's toilet on tour. Check out her website www.racheltaylorbrown.com. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on Twitter & IG. And remember to rate & review us wherever you listen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 18 Jan 2019 09:00:00 -0000 Rachel Taylor Brown full 29 Marc Shea The episode of Performance Anxiety features Rachel Taylor Brown. We discuss her new album, Run Tiny Human, and the ideas behind it. We also discuss a mutual admiration fro Seals & Crofts, Slim Jim sponsorships, basketball, & how to overload a friend's toilet on tour. Check out her website www.racheltaylorbrown.com. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on Twitter & IG. And remember to rate & review us wherever you listen. The episode of Performance Anxiety features Rachel Taylor Brown. We discuss her new album, Run Tiny Human, and the ideas behind it. We also discuss a mutual admiration fro Seals & Crofts, Slim Jim sponsorships, basketball, & how to overload a friend's toilet on tour. Check out her website www.racheltaylorbrown.com. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on Twitter & IG. And remember to rate & review us wherever you listen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices The episode of Performance Anxiety features Rachel Taylor Brown. We discuss her new album, Run Tiny Human, and the ideas behind it. We also discuss a mutual admiration fro Seals & Crofts, Slim Jim sponsorships, basketball, & how to overload a friend's toilet on tour. Check out her website www.racheltaylorbrown.com. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on Twitter & IG. And remember to rate & review us wherever you listen.

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]]> 4668 yes Carl McDowell https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/carl-mcdowell-M_PzwlDe This week's show features actor Carl McDowell. We talk about how he went from playing football to teaching to acting. He tells us about his first jobs, his strangest audition (which includes a stripper pole), to landing the part of TTD on HBO’s hit show Ballers. He also talks about his band, Shit Sandwich…wait, The Sandwich, no..Left on Laurel. Give him a follow on social media @carlmcdowell. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Remember to rate & review on itunes or wherever you listen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 11 Jan 2019 09:00:00 -0000 Carl McDowell full 28 Marc Shea This week's show features actor Carl McDowell. We talk about how he went from playing football to teaching to acting. He tells us about his first jobs, his strangest audition (which includes a stripper pole), to landing the part of TTD on HBO’s hit show Ballers. He also talks about his band, Shit Sandwich…wait, The Sandwich, no..Left on Laurel. Give him a follow on social media @carlmcdowell. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Remember to rate & review on itunes or wherever you listen. This week's show features actor Carl McDowell. We talk about how he went from playing football to teaching to acting. He tells us about his first jobs, his strangest audition (which includes a stripper pole), to landing the part of TTD on HBO’s hit show Ballers. He also talks about his band, Shit Sandwich…wait, The Sandwich, no..Left on Laurel. Give him a follow on social media @carlmcdowell. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Remember to rate & review on itunes or wherever you listen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week's show features actor Carl McDowell. We talk about how he went from playing football to teaching to acting. He tells us about his first jobs, his strangest audition (which includes a stripper pole), to landing the part of TTD on HBO’s hit show Ballers. He also talks about his band, Shit Sandwich…wait, The Sandwich, no..Left on Laurel. Give him a follow on social media @carlmcdowell. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Remember to rate & review on itunes or wherever you listen.

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]]> 3461 yes Side Projects: Karine Delage https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/side-projects-karine-delage-jsZjac_o Karine Delage: This episode of PA Side Projects features Karine Delage from Karyzma Agency. We talk about the importance of PR in an artist’s life. She talks about how she got started at the age of 8 interviewing the Montreal Expos, covering the Grammys, the MTV Music Awards, the Billboard Music Awards by age 13, and having Destiny’s Child sing to her over the phone! She discusses the importance of branding, getting the right kind of exposure, and how to keep client’s expectations realistic. Karine shares some great real-world stories and experiences from over 20 years in the business. Check out her website at www.karyzmaagency.com and Twitter & IG @karyzmaagency Follow us on Twitter & IG @PerformanceAnx and remember to rate & review us wherever you listen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 09 Jan 2019 09:00:00 -0000 Side Projects: Karine Delage full 27 Marc Shea Karine Delage: This episode of PA Side Projects features Karine Delage from Karyzma Agency. We talk about the importance of PR in an artist’s life. She talks about how she got started at the age of 8 interviewing the Montreal Expos, covering the Grammys, the MTV Music Awards, the Billboard Music Awards by age 13, and having Destiny’s Child sing to her over the phone! She discusses the importance of branding, getting the right kind of exposure, and how to keep client’s expectations realistic. Karine shares some great real-world stories and experiences from over 20 years in the business. Check out her website at www.karyzmaagency.com and Twitter & IG @karyzmaagency Follow us on Twitter & IG @PerformanceAnx and remember to rate & review us wherever you listen. Karine Delage: This episode of PA Side Projects features Karine Delage from Karyzma Agency. We talk about the importance of PR in an artist’s life. She talks about how she got started at the age of 8 interviewing the Montreal Expos, covering the Grammys, the MTV Music Awards, the Billboard Music Awards by age 13, and having Destiny’s Child sing to her over the phone! She discusses the importance of branding, getting the right kind of exposure, and how to keep client’s expectations realistic. Karine shares some great real-world stories and experiences from over 20 years in the business. Check out her website at www.karyzmaagency.com and Twitter & IG @karyzmaagency Follow us on Twitter & IG @PerformanceAnx and remember to rate & review us wherever you listen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Karine Delage: This episode of PA Side Projects features Karine Delage from Karyzma Agency. We talk about the importance of PR in an artist’s life. She talks about how she got started at the age of 8 interviewing the Montreal Expos, covering the Grammys, the MTV Music Awards, the Billboard Music Awards by age 13, and having Destiny’s Child sing to her over the phone! She discusses the importance of branding, getting the right kind of exposure, and how to keep client’s expectations realistic. Karine shares some great real-world stories and experiences from over 20 years in the business. Check out her website at www.karyzmaagency.com and Twitter & IG @karyzmaagency Follow us on Twitter & IG @PerformanceAnx and remember to rate & review us wherever you listen.

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]]> 3310 yes Dallas Acid https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/dallas-acid-uOMcPT7M This week's Performance Anxiety ventures into uncharted territory. Christian Havins and Michael Gerner join us to discuss how they went from playing punk and metal to ambient and new age music. It isn't just about doing yoga and sitar. It's about traveling culinary experiences and projection cubes. It's also about WestWorld experiences and re-scoring the film Nosferatu. There is a lot a fun in the conversation. Check out the band on IG @dallasacid. And check out the website http://dallasacid.com/ Follow us on IG & Twitter @PerformanceAnx Please remember to rate & review us wherever you listen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 04 Jan 2019 09:00:00 -0000 Dallas Acid full 26 Marc Shea This week's Performance Anxiety ventures into uncharted territory. Christian Havins and Michael Gerner join us to discuss how they went from playing punk and metal to ambient and new age music. It isn't just about doing yoga and sitar. It's about traveling culinary experiences and projection cubes. It's also about WestWorld experiences and re-scoring the film Nosferatu. There is a lot a fun in the conversation. Check out the band on IG @dallasacid. And check out the website http://dallasacid.com/ Follow us on IG & Twitter @PerformanceAnx Please remember to rate & review us wherever you listen. This week's Performance Anxiety ventures into uncharted territory. Christian Havins and Michael Gerner join us to discuss how they went from playing punk and metal to ambient and new age music. It isn't just about doing yoga and sitar. It's about traveling culinary experiences and projection cubes. It's also about WestWorld experiences and re-scoring the film Nosferatu. There is a lot a fun in the conversation. Check out the band on IG @dallasacid. And check out the website http://dallasacid.com/ Follow us on IG & Twitter @PerformanceAnx Please remember to rate & review us wherever you listen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week's Performance Anxiety ventures into uncharted territory. Christian Havins and Michael Gerner join us to discuss how they went from playing punk and metal to ambient and new age music. It isn't just about doing yoga and sitar. It's about traveling culinary experiences and projection cubes. It's also about WestWorld experiences and re-scoring the film Nosferatu. There is a lot a fun in the conversation. Check out the band on IG @dallasacid. And check out the website http://dallasacid.com/ Follow us on IG & Twitter @PerformanceAnx Please remember to rate & review us wherever you listen.

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]]> 3100 yes Ryan Van Poederooyen (Imonolith/Devin Townsend) https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/ryan-van-poederooyen-imonolith-devin-townsend-Tjxk2_fS This week’s Performance Anxiety features drummer Ryan Van Poederooyen. He’s drummed with Devin Townsend, God Awakened Petrified, Terror Syndrome, & I Monolith. We discuss his entry into drums, some great Christmases, staying positive when things look bad, getting a dream sponsorship, handling band breakups, the one thing all metal bands have in common, and a whole lot more. Check out Ryan’s website at www.rvpdrums.com & follow him on social media, get his weekly emails, check out his new band IMonolith. Follow us on IG & Twitter @PerformanceAnx Remember to rate & review us. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 28 Dec 2018 09:00:00 -0000 Ryan Van Poederooyen (Imonolith/Devin Townsend) full 25 Marc Shea This week’s Performance Anxiety features drummer Ryan Van Poederooyen. He’s drummed with Devin Townsend, God Awakened Petrified, Terror Syndrome, & I Monolith. We discuss his entry into drums, some great Christmases, staying positive when things look bad, getting a dream sponsorship, handling band breakups, the one thing all metal bands have in common, and a whole lot more. Check out Ryan’s website at www.rvpdrums.com & follow him on social media, get his weekly emails, check out his new band IMonolith. Follow us on IG & Twitter @PerformanceAnx Remember to rate & review us. This week’s Performance Anxiety features drummer Ryan Van Poederooyen. He’s drummed with Devin Townsend, God Awakened Petrified, Terror Syndrome, & I Monolith. We discuss his entry into drums, some great Christmases, staying positive when things look bad, getting a dream sponsorship, handling band breakups, the one thing all metal bands have in common, and a whole lot more. Check out Ryan’s website at www.rvpdrums.com & follow him on social media, get his weekly emails, check out his new band IMonolith. Follow us on IG & Twitter @PerformanceAnx Remember to rate & review us. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week’s Performance Anxiety features drummer Ryan Van Poederooyen. He’s drummed with Devin Townsend, God Awakened Petrified, Terror Syndrome, & I Monolith. We discuss his entry into drums, some great Christmases, staying positive when things look bad, getting a dream sponsorship, handling band breakups, the one thing all metal bands have in common, and a whole lot more. Check out Ryan’s website at www.rvpdrums.com & follow him on social media, get his weekly emails, check out his new band IMonolith. Follow us on IG & Twitter @PerformanceAnx Remember to rate & review us.

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]]> 3942 yes Erick Lopez https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/erick-lopez-l6gh_I_8 This week's Performance Anxiety features Erick Lopez. You might recognize him as Hector from the TV show Crazy Ex Girlfriend. We talk about his favorite sports teams, playing sports as a kid, and his start in acting. He tells us about is worst audition and how he got the role of Hector. We also talk about acting tournaments, his rap career, and what projects he has coming up after the final season of Crazy Ex Girlfriend. Music by Blinker The Star Follow Erick on Twitter @ErickVLopez & on IG @mr.ericklopez Follow us @PerformanceAnx on IG & Twitter. Follow Blinker The Star @blinkerthestars on Twitter & @blinkerthestar on IG. Please rate & review us wherever you listen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 21 Dec 2018 09:00:00 -0000 Erick Lopez full 24 Marc Shea This week's Performance Anxiety features Erick Lopez. You might recognize him as Hector from the TV show Crazy Ex Girlfriend. We talk about his favorite sports teams, playing sports as a kid, and his start in acting. He tells us about is worst audition and how he got the role of Hector. We also talk about acting tournaments, his rap career, and what projects he has coming up after the final season of Crazy Ex Girlfriend. Music by Blinker The Star Follow Erick on Twitter @ErickVLopez & on IG @mr.ericklopez Follow us @PerformanceAnx on IG & Twitter. Follow Blinker The Star @blinkerthestars on Twitter & @blinkerthestar on IG. Please rate & review us wherever you listen. This week's Performance Anxiety features Erick Lopez. You might recognize him as Hector from the TV show Crazy Ex Girlfriend. We talk about his favorite sports teams, playing sports as a kid, and his start in acting. He tells us about is worst audition and how he got the role of Hector. We also talk about acting tournaments, his rap career, and what projects he has coming up after the final season of Crazy Ex Girlfriend. Music by Blinker The Star Follow Erick on Twitter @ErickVLopez & on IG @mr.ericklopez Follow us @PerformanceAnx on IG & Twitter. Follow Blinker The Star @blinkerthestars on Twitter & @blinkerthestar on IG. Please rate & review us wherever you listen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week's Performance Anxiety features Erick Lopez. You might recognize him as Hector from the TV show Crazy Ex Girlfriend. We talk about his favorite sports teams, playing sports as a kid, and his start in acting. He tells us about is worst audition and how he got the role of Hector. We also talk about acting tournaments, his rap career, and what projects he has coming up after the final season of Crazy Ex Girlfriend. Music by Blinker The Star Follow Erick on Twitter @ErickVLopez & on IG @mr.ericklopez Follow us @PerformanceAnx on IG & Twitter. Follow Blinker The Star @blinkerthestars on Twitter & @blinkerthestar on IG. Please rate & review us wherever you listen.

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]]> 3621 yes Side Projects: David Lee Roth Era Van Halen w/Jordon Zadorozny https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/side-projects-david-lee-roth-era-van-halen-w-jordon-zadorozny-aWx3fmGI This episode of Side Projects features Jordon Zadorozny of Blinker The Star. We discuss the shifting moods of David Lee Roth era Van Halen. We discuss the seven full length albums and the two new tracks from the Greatest Hits album.   Follow us @PerformanceAnx on IG & Twitter. Follow Jordon & BTS @blinkerthestars on Twitter & @blinkerthestar on IG. Please rate & review us wherever you listen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 18 Dec 2018 09:00:00 -0000 Side Projects: David Lee Roth Era Van Halen w/Jordon Zadorozny full 23 Marc Shea This episode of Side Projects features Jordon Zadorozny of Blinker The Star. We discuss the shifting moods of David Lee Roth era Van Halen. We discuss the seven full length albums and the two new tracks from the Greatest Hits album.   Follow us @PerformanceAnx on IG & Twitter. Follow Jordon & BTS @blinkerthestars on Twitter & @blinkerthestar on IG. Please rate & review us wherever you listen. This episode of Side Projects features Jordon Zadorozny of Blinker The Star. We discuss the shifting moods of David Lee Roth era Van Halen. We discuss the seven full length albums and the two new tracks from the Greatest Hits album.   Follow us @PerformanceAnx on IG & Twitter. Follow Jordon & BTS @blinkerthestars on Twitter & @blinkerthestar on IG. Please rate & review us wherever you listen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This episode of Side Projects features Jordon Zadorozny of Blinker The Star. We discuss the shifting moods of David Lee Roth era Van Halen. We discuss the seven full length albums and the two new tracks from the Greatest Hits album.
 
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]]> 5150 yes Alex Skolnick (Testament) https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/alex-skolnick-testament-QQsOYkH5 This week's Performance Anxiety features legendary heavy metal guitarist, Alex Skolnick. We talk about his time with Testament, Savatage, Trans Siberian Orchestra, and The Spin Doctors. We discuss leaving the metal scene altogether to study Jazz at The New School in NYC, Skol Patrol, The Alex Skolnick Trio, and his return to heavy metal with Testament and Metal Allegiance. We also do a really good job of breaking down Eddie Van Halen's Eruption. Check out Alex @AlexSkolnick on Twitter & IG. Listen and buy his music at www.alexskolnick.com. Check us out @PerformanceAnx on Twitter & IG. Don't forget to give us 5 stars on iTunes and other platforms. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 14 Dec 2018 09:00:00 -0000 Alex Skolnick (Testament) full 22 Marc Shea This week's Performance Anxiety features legendary heavy metal guitarist, Alex Skolnick. We talk about his time with Testament, Savatage, Trans Siberian Orchestra, and The Spin Doctors. We discuss leaving the metal scene altogether to study Jazz at The New School in NYC, Skol Patrol, The Alex Skolnick Trio, and his return to heavy metal with Testament and Metal Allegiance. We also do a really good job of breaking down Eddie Van Halen's Eruption. Check out Alex @AlexSkolnick on Twitter & IG. Listen and buy his music at www.alexskolnick.com. Check us out @PerformanceAnx on Twitter & IG. Don't forget to give us 5 stars on iTunes and other platforms. This week's Performance Anxiety features legendary heavy metal guitarist, Alex Skolnick. We talk about his time with Testament, Savatage, Trans Siberian Orchestra, and The Spin Doctors. We discuss leaving the metal scene altogether to study Jazz at The New School in NYC, Skol Patrol, The Alex Skolnick Trio, and his return to heavy metal with Testament and Metal Allegiance. We also do a really good job of breaking down Eddie Van Halen's Eruption. Check out Alex @AlexSkolnick on Twitter & IG. Listen and buy his music at www.alexskolnick.com. Check us out @PerformanceAnx on Twitter & IG. Don't forget to give us 5 stars on iTunes and other platforms. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week's Performance Anxiety features legendary heavy metal guitarist, Alex Skolnick. We talk about his time with Testament, Savatage, Trans Siberian Orchestra, and The Spin Doctors. We discuss leaving the metal scene altogether to study Jazz at The New School in NYC, Skol Patrol, The Alex Skolnick Trio, and his return to heavy metal with Testament and Metal Allegiance.
We also do a really good job of breaking down Eddie Van Halen's Eruption. Check out Alex @AlexSkolnick on Twitter & IG. Listen and buy his music at www.alexskolnick.com.
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]]> 2958 yes Laura Hall (Whose Line Is It Anyway?) https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/laura-hall-whose-line-is-it-anyway-R0svOFgG This week’s Performance Anxiety features improv musician, Laura Hall. We talk about how she started at Second City, auditioning for Whose Line Is It Anyway?, her favorite moments from the show (what does Ryan Stiles actually think about the hoedowns?), her band The Sweet Potatoes, and Improv Karaoke classes. She also talks about having Roger Daltrey over to her house to record and talk about home improvements. Follow Laura on Twitter & IG @laurahallmusic. Check out her band, The Sweet Potatoes on her website, laurahall.com. Follow the show @PerformanceAnx on Twitter & IG. Please rate and review on iTunes or whatever service you use. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 07 Dec 2018 09:00:00 -0000 Laura Hall (Whose Line Is It Anyway?) full 21 Marc Shea This week’s Performance Anxiety features improv musician, Laura Hall. We talk about how she started at Second City, auditioning for Whose Line Is It Anyway?, her favorite moments from the show (what does Ryan Stiles actually think about the hoedowns?), her band The Sweet Potatoes, and Improv Karaoke classes. She also talks about having Roger Daltrey over to her house to record and talk about home improvements. Follow Laura on Twitter & IG @laurahallmusic. Check out her band, The Sweet Potatoes on her website, laurahall.com. Follow the show @PerformanceAnx on Twitter & IG. Please rate and review on iTunes or whatever service you use. This week’s Performance Anxiety features improv musician, Laura Hall. We talk about how she started at Second City, auditioning for Whose Line Is It Anyway?, her favorite moments from the show (what does Ryan Stiles actually think about the hoedowns?), her band The Sweet Potatoes, and Improv Karaoke classes. She also talks about having Roger Daltrey over to her house to record and talk about home improvements. Follow Laura on Twitter & IG @laurahallmusic. Check out her band, The Sweet Potatoes on her website, laurahall.com. Follow the show @PerformanceAnx on Twitter & IG. Please rate and review on iTunes or whatever service you use. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week’s Performance Anxiety features improv musician, Laura Hall. We talk about how she started at Second City, auditioning for Whose Line Is It Anyway?, her favorite moments from the show (what does Ryan Stiles actually think about the hoedowns?), her band The Sweet Potatoes, and Improv Karaoke classes. She also talks about having Roger Daltrey over to her house to record and talk about home improvements. Follow Laura on Twitter & IG @laurahallmusic. Check out her band, The Sweet Potatoes on her website, laurahall.com. Follow the show @PerformanceAnx on Twitter & IG. Please rate and review on iTunes or whatever service you use.

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]]> 4269 yes Raquel Bell https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/raquel-bell-XLtlJKyF This week’s Performance Anxiety features singer/songwriter and proud native of Humboldt County, CA, Raquel Bell. We talk about her musical influences, moving from Humboldt County to New York. Then going from NYC to Gholson, TX. While she was there, she created her newest album, Swandala. We talk about her experiences thereand a lot more. This conversation went all over the place, so I hang on! And get Swandala at www.raquelbell.com. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on Twitter & IG Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 30 Nov 2018 09:00:00 -0000 Raquel Bell full 20 Marc Shea This week’s Performance Anxiety features singer/songwriter and proud native of Humboldt County, CA, Raquel Bell. We talk about her musical influences, moving from Humboldt County to New York. Then going from NYC to Gholson, TX. While she was there, she created her newest album, Swandala. We talk about her experiences thereand a lot more. This conversation went all over the place, so I hang on! And get Swandala at www.raquelbell.com. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on Twitter & IG This week’s Performance Anxiety features singer/songwriter and proud native of Humboldt County, CA, Raquel Bell. We talk about her musical influences, moving from Humboldt County to New York. Then going from NYC to Gholson, TX. While she was there, she created her newest album, Swandala. We talk about her experiences thereand a lot more. This conversation went all over the place, so I hang on! And get Swandala at www.raquelbell.com. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on Twitter & IG Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week’s Performance Anxiety features singer/songwriter and proud native of Humboldt County, CA, Raquel Bell. We talk about her musical influences, moving from Humboldt County to New York. Then going from NYC to Gholson, TX. While she was there, she created her newest album, Swandala. We talk about her experiences thereand a lot more. This conversation went all over the place, so I hang on! And get Swandala at www.raquelbell.com. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on Twitter & IG

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]]> 3349 yes Robert Poss (Band Of Susans) https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/robert-poss-band-of-susans-_bM_3S4i This week’s Performance Anxiety features guitarist Robert Poss. Robert has been on the forefront of avant-garde guitar since the mid 80’s with his group Band Of Susans, playing with Rhys Chatham, GilbertPossStenger, and his own solo work. We discuss his influences, his bands, his new album, Rambler sports cars, & Russian ghost radio stations. Follow us on Twitter & IG @PerformanceAnx and look us up on Facebook. Please rate & review us on iTunes or whatever platform you use. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 23 Nov 2018 09:00:00 -0000 Robert Poss (Band Of Susans) full 19 Marc Shea This week’s Performance Anxiety features guitarist Robert Poss. Robert has been on the forefront of avant-garde guitar since the mid 80’s with his group Band Of Susans, playing with Rhys Chatham, GilbertPossStenger, and his own solo work. We discuss his influences, his bands, his new album, Rambler sports cars, & Russian ghost radio stations. Follow us on Twitter & IG @PerformanceAnx and look us up on Facebook. Please rate & review us on iTunes or whatever platform you use. This week’s Performance Anxiety features guitarist Robert Poss. Robert has been on the forefront of avant-garde guitar since the mid 80’s with his group Band Of Susans, playing with Rhys Chatham, GilbertPossStenger, and his own solo work. We discuss his influences, his bands, his new album, Rambler sports cars, & Russian ghost radio stations. Follow us on Twitter & IG @PerformanceAnx and look us up on Facebook. Please rate & review us on iTunes or whatever platform you use. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week’s Performance Anxiety features guitarist Robert Poss. Robert has been on the forefront of avant-garde guitar since the mid 80’s with his group Band Of Susans, playing with Rhys Chatham, GilbertPossStenger, and his own solo work. We discuss his influences, his bands, his new album, Rambler sports cars, & Russian ghost radio stations. Follow us on Twitter & IG @PerformanceAnx and look us up on Facebook. Please rate & review us on iTunes or whatever platform you use.

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]]> 4283 yes Side Projects: Rick French & the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/side-projects-rick-french-the-rock-roll-hall-of-fame-Ii4XygIu This special edition of Performance Anxiety features the original Most Interesting Man In The World, Rick French. Rick owns the French/West/Vaughan public relations firm, is part owner of the Daytona Tortugas minor league baseball team, is on theboard of trustees for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, and recently started a production company; Prix Productions. He’s also a friend and one of the nicest people I know. Rick talks about how he became a board member for the Hall, who the nominees are for this class, singing background for Neil Diamond, his new movie about Buddy Holly, and a lot more. Follow the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, the Daytona Tortugas, and Prix Production on Twitter, IG, & FaceBook. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 19 Nov 2018 09:00:00 -0000 Side Projects: Rick French & the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame full 18 Marc Shea This special edition of Performance Anxiety features the original Most Interesting Man In The World, Rick French. Rick owns the French/West/Vaughan public relations firm, is part owner of the Daytona Tortugas minor league baseball team, is on theboard of trustees for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, and recently started a production company; Prix Productions. He’s also a friend and one of the nicest people I know. Rick talks about how he became a board member for the Hall, who the nominees are for this class, singing background for Neil Diamond, his new movie about Buddy Holly, and a lot more. Follow the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, the Daytona Tortugas, and Prix Production on Twitter, IG, & FaceBook. This special edition of Performance Anxiety features the original Most Interesting Man In The World, Rick French. Rick owns the French/West/Vaughan public relations firm, is part owner of the Daytona Tortugas minor league baseball team, is on theboard of trustees for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, and recently started a production company; Prix Productions. He’s also a friend and one of the nicest people I know. Rick talks about how he became a board member for the Hall, who the nominees are for this class, singing background for Neil Diamond, his new movie about Buddy Holly, and a lot more. Follow the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, the Daytona Tortugas, and Prix Production on Twitter, IG, & FaceBook. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This special edition of Performance Anxiety features the original Most Interesting Man In The World, Rick French. Rick owns the French/West/Vaughan public relations firm, is part owner of the Daytona Tortugas minor league baseball team, is on theboard of trustees for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, and recently started a production company; Prix Productions. He’s also a friend and one of the nicest people I know. Rick talks about how he became a board member for the Hall, who the nominees are for this class, singing background for Neil Diamond, his new movie about Buddy Holly, and a lot more. Follow the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, the Daytona Tortugas, and Prix Production on Twitter, IG, & FaceBook.

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]]> 4779 yes Steven Cerio (The Residents) https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/steven-cerio-the-residents-_gt4eLvQ This week’s Performance Anxiety features artist, musician, filmmaker, and more…Steven Cerio. Steven’s work with the performance art band The Residents is in the permanent collection of MOMA; has drummed with Drunk Tank, DeeDee Ramone, and more; put out solo albums; and made psychedelic films. And that just scratches the surface. He’s also one of those rare people who can you can start a conversation with, and not want it to end. Check out his art on FaceBook, his IG account steven_cerio & website stevencerio.com Follow us on IG & Twitter @PerformanceAnx. Remember to rate and review! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 16 Nov 2018 05:00:00 -0000 Steven Cerio (The Residents) full 17 Marc Shea This week’s Performance Anxiety features artist, musician, filmmaker, and more…Steven Cerio. Steven’s work with the performance art band The Residents is in the permanent collection of MOMA; has drummed with Drunk Tank, DeeDee Ramone, and more; put out solo albums; and made psychedelic films. And that just scratches the surface. He’s also one of those rare people who can you can start a conversation with, and not want it to end. Check out his art on FaceBook, his IG account steven_cerio & website stevencerio.com Follow us on IG & Twitter @PerformanceAnx. Remember to rate and review! This week’s Performance Anxiety features artist, musician, filmmaker, and more…Steven Cerio. Steven’s work with the performance art band The Residents is in the permanent collection of MOMA; has drummed with Drunk Tank, DeeDee Ramone, and more; put out solo albums; and made psychedelic films. And that just scratches the surface. He’s also one of those rare people who can you can start a conversation with, and not want it to end. Check out his art on FaceBook, his IG account steven_cerio & website stevencerio.com Follow us on IG & Twitter @PerformanceAnx. Remember to rate and review! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week’s Performance Anxiety features artist, musician, filmmaker, and more…Steven Cerio. Steven’s work with the performance art band The Residents is in the permanent collection of MOMA; has drummed with Drunk Tank, DeeDee Ramone, and more; put out solo albums; and made psychedelic films. And that just scratches the surface. He’s also one of those rare people who can you can start a conversation with, and not want it to end. Check out his art on FaceBook, his IG account steven_cerio & website stevencerio.com

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]]> 7301 yes Jim Cummins https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/jim-cummins-oYdcGJP_ This week’s Performance Anxiety features music photographer, Jim Cummins. He’s photographed over 900 album covers, covered every major sport, including the NBA All-Star Game, and and shot more live concerts than you can imagine. He joins me to talk about photographing Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, Woodstock, and more. He tells us his favorite album covers as well as his worst, including the time he was fired and re-hired in the same meeting with Ahmet Ertegun, co-founder & president of Atlantic Records. Enjoy my talk with Jim Cummins. Follow us on IG & Twitter @PerformanceAnx Please Rate & Review us Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 09 Nov 2018 05:00:00 -0000 Jim Cummins full 16 Marc Shea This week’s Performance Anxiety features music photographer, Jim Cummins. He’s photographed over 900 album covers, covered every major sport, including the NBA All-Star Game, and and shot more live concerts than you can imagine. He joins me to talk about photographing Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, Woodstock, and more. He tells us his favorite album covers as well as his worst, including the time he was fired and re-hired in the same meeting with Ahmet Ertegun, co-founder & president of Atlantic Records. Enjoy my talk with Jim Cummins. Follow us on IG & Twitter @PerformanceAnx Please Rate & Review us This week’s Performance Anxiety features music photographer, Jim Cummins. He’s photographed over 900 album covers, covered every major sport, including the NBA All-Star Game, and and shot more live concerts than you can imagine. He joins me to talk about photographing Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, Woodstock, and more. He tells us his favorite album covers as well as his worst, including the time he was fired and re-hired in the same meeting with Ahmet Ertegun, co-founder & president of Atlantic Records. Enjoy my talk with Jim Cummins. Follow us on IG & Twitter @PerformanceAnx Please Rate & Review us Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week’s Performance Anxiety features music photographer, Jim Cummins. He’s photographed over 900 album covers, covered every major sport, including the NBA All-Star Game, and and shot more live concerts than you can imagine. He joins me to talk about photographing Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, Woodstock, and more. He tells us his favorite album covers as well as his worst, including the time he was fired and re-hired in the same meeting with Ahmet Ertegun, co-founder & president of Atlantic Records. Enjoy my talk with Jim Cummins.

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]]> 4771 yes Richard Lloyd (Television) https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/richard-lloyd-television-RdLONpf8 This week’s Performance Anxiety features guitarist Richard Lloyd. Richard played with the band Television and recorded what is widely regarded as one of the best albums to be put on tape, in Marquee Moon. We also talk about blowing up Chinese laundries, getting punched by Jimi Hendrix, playing with Matthew Sweet, and his new album, The Countdown. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on Twitter & IG. Remember to rate & review us on iTunes. Check out Richard’s new album here: http://plowboyrecords.com/artists/richard-lloyd/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 02 Nov 2018 04:00:00 -0000 Richard Lloyd (Television) full 15 Marc Shea This week’s Performance Anxiety features guitarist Richard Lloyd. Richard played with the band Television and recorded what is widely regarded as one of the best albums to be put on tape, in Marquee Moon. We also talk about blowing up Chinese laundries, getting punched by Jimi Hendrix, playing with Matthew Sweet, and his new album, The Countdown. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on Twitter & IG. Remember to rate & review us on iTunes. Check out Richard’s new album here: http://plowboyrecords.com/artists/richard-lloyd/ This week’s Performance Anxiety features guitarist Richard Lloyd. Richard played with the band Television and recorded what is widely regarded as one of the best albums to be put on tape, in Marquee Moon. We also talk about blowing up Chinese laundries, getting punched by Jimi Hendrix, playing with Matthew Sweet, and his new album, The Countdown. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on Twitter & IG. Remember to rate & review us on iTunes. Check out Richard’s new album here: http://plowboyrecords.com/artists/richard-lloyd/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week’s Performance Anxiety features guitarist Richard Lloyd. Richard played with the band Television and recorded what is widely regarded as one of the best albums to be put on tape, in Marquee Moon. We also talk about blowing up Chinese laundries, getting punched by Jimi Hendrix, playing with Matthew Sweet, and his new album, The Countdown. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on Twitter & IG. Remember to rate & review us on iTunes. Check out Richard’s new album here: http://plowboyrecords.com/artists/richard-lloyd/

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]]> 2733 yes Karen Haglof (Band Of Susans) https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/karen-haglof-band-of-susans-df2YPMdV This week’s Performance Anxiety features one of the most unique artists we’ve ever had. We talk with Dr. Karen Haglof. She started her musical life in a cover band, worked with avant-garde composer Rhys Chatham, played with Band Of Susans on their acclaimed Love Agenda LP, went to medical school, specialized in oncology/hematology, THEN, after 20 years, got back into music and has released several solo albums. Please enjoy this great talk with Karen Haglof, musician & doctor. Don’t forget to rate & review us in iTunes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 26 Oct 2018 04:00:00 -0000 Karen Haglof (Band Of Susans) full 14 Marc Shea This week’s Performance Anxiety features one of the most unique artists we’ve ever had. We talk with Dr. Karen Haglof. She started her musical life in a cover band, worked with avant-garde composer Rhys Chatham, played with Band Of Susans on their acclaimed Love Agenda LP, went to medical school, specialized in oncology/hematology, THEN, after 20 years, got back into music and has released several solo albums. Please enjoy this great talk with Karen Haglof, musician & doctor. Don’t forget to rate & review us in iTunes. This week’s Performance Anxiety features one of the most unique artists we’ve ever had. We talk with Dr. Karen Haglof. She started her musical life in a cover band, worked with avant-garde composer Rhys Chatham, played with Band Of Susans on their acclaimed Love Agenda LP, went to medical school, specialized in oncology/hematology, THEN, after 20 years, got back into music and has released several solo albums. Please enjoy this great talk with Karen Haglof, musician & doctor. Don’t forget to rate & review us in iTunes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week’s Performance Anxiety features one of the most unique artists we’ve ever had. We talk with Dr. Karen Haglof. She started her musical life in a cover band, worked with avant-garde composer Rhys Chatham, played with Band Of Susans on their acclaimed Love Agenda LP, went to medical school, specialized in oncology/hematology, THEN, after 20 years, got back into music and has released several solo albums. Please enjoy this great talk with Karen Haglof, musician & doctor. Don’t forget to rate & review us in iTunes.

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]]> 3223 yes Leah Shapiro & Peter Hayes (Black Rebel Motorcycle Club) https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/leah-shapiro-peter-hayes-black-rebel-motorcycle-club-5nHL1mRt This week's Performance Anxiety features Leah Shapiro & Peter Hayes from Black Rebel Motorcycle Club. We start off talking about how Leah came from Denmark and her early gigs with Dead Combo & The Raveonettes. We discuss her dignosis of Chiari malformations, brain surgery, and the subsequent recovery. We move on to BRMC and how Leah joined the band. We discuss the carefully cultivated image, playing in marching bands, and the potential of doing an album of old country & western covers! And that's just the beginning. Follow us on Twitter & IG @PerformanceAnx Follow BRMC on IG @brmcofficial Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 19 Oct 2018 04:00:00 -0000 Leah Shapiro & Peter Hayes (Black Rebel Motorcycle Club) full 13 Marc Shea This week's Performance Anxiety features Leah Shapiro & Peter Hayes from Black Rebel Motorcycle Club. We start off talking about how Leah came from Denmark and her early gigs with Dead Combo & The Raveonettes. We discuss her dignosis of Chiari malformations, brain surgery, and the subsequent recovery. We move on to BRMC and how Leah joined the band. We discuss the carefully cultivated image, playing in marching bands, and the potential of doing an album of old country & western covers! And that's just the beginning. Follow us on Twitter & IG @PerformanceAnx Follow BRMC on IG @brmcofficial This week's Performance Anxiety features Leah Shapiro & Peter Hayes from Black Rebel Motorcycle Club. We start off talking about how Leah came from Denmark and her early gigs with Dead Combo & The Raveonettes. We discuss her dignosis of Chiari malformations, brain surgery, and the subsequent recovery. We move on to BRMC and how Leah joined the band. We discuss the carefully cultivated image, playing in marching bands, and the potential of doing an album of old country & western covers! And that's just the beginning. Follow us on Twitter & IG @PerformanceAnx Follow BRMC on IG @brmcofficial Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week's Performance Anxiety features Leah Shapiro & Peter Hayes from Black Rebel Motorcycle Club. We start off talking about how Leah came from Denmark and her early gigs with Dead Combo & The Raveonettes. We discuss her dignosis of Chiari malformations, brain surgery, and the subsequent recovery.

We move on to BRMC and how Leah joined the band. We discuss the carefully cultivated image, playing in marching bands, and the potential of doing an album of old country & western covers! And that's just the beginning.

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]]> 5445 yes Scott Reeder (Kyuss) https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/scott-reeder-kyuss-bpY_6IFV This week on Performance Anxiety we speak with Scott Reeder. Scott has played with Kyuss, Across The River, The Obsessed, Sun & Sail Club, Fireball Ministry, Dave Grohl, Tool, Metallica, and a lot more. We talk about his auditions with Metallica and Tool, frustrating times in the studio, his worst on stage moment, and much, MUCH more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 12 Oct 2018 04:00:00 -0000 Scott Reeder (Kyuss) full 12 Marc Shea This week on Performance Anxiety we speak with Scott Reeder. Scott has played with Kyuss, Across The River, The Obsessed, Sun & Sail Club, Fireball Ministry, Dave Grohl, Tool, Metallica, and a lot more. We talk about his auditions with Metallica and Tool, frustrating times in the studio, his worst on stage moment, and much, MUCH more! This week on Performance Anxiety we speak with Scott Reeder. Scott has played with Kyuss, Across The River, The Obsessed, Sun & Sail Club, Fireball Ministry, Dave Grohl, Tool, Metallica, and a lot more. We talk about his auditions with Metallica and Tool, frustrating times in the studio, his worst on stage moment, and much, MUCH more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week on Performance Anxiety we speak with Scott Reeder. Scott has played with Kyuss, Across The River, The Obsessed, Sun & Sail Club, Fireball Ministry, Dave Grohl, Tool, Metallica, and a lot more. We talk about his auditions with Metallica and Tool, frustrating times in the studio, his worst on stage moment, and much, MUCH more!

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]]> 5295 yes Bob Rock (Metallica) https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/bob-rock-metallica-AevCOZMr This week’s Performance Anxiety features legendary producer Bob Rock. And we also have a special co-host; Jordon Zadorozny of Blinker The Star. We talk about Bob’s first band, The Payola$. How did he start producing? How did he get the gig with Metallica. we also discuss some of the lesser known credits on his resume. Whose production style does he admire? What are some of the craziest, strangest moments he’s had in the studio? Who is he currently working with? We find out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 05 Oct 2018 04:00:00 -0000 Bob Rock (Metallica) full 11 Marc Shea This week’s Performance Anxiety features legendary producer Bob Rock. And we also have a special co-host; Jordon Zadorozny of Blinker The Star. We talk about Bob’s first band, The Payola$. How did he start producing? How did he get the gig with Metallica. we also discuss some of the lesser known credits on his resume. Whose production style does he admire? What are some of the craziest, strangest moments he’s had in the studio? Who is he currently working with? We find out. This week’s Performance Anxiety features legendary producer Bob Rock. And we also have a special co-host; Jordon Zadorozny of Blinker The Star. We talk about Bob’s first band, The Payola$. How did he start producing? How did he get the gig with Metallica. we also discuss some of the lesser known credits on his resume. Whose production style does he admire? What are some of the craziest, strangest moments he’s had in the studio? Who is he currently working with? We find out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week’s Performance Anxiety features legendary producer Bob Rock. And we also have a special co-host; Jordon Zadorozny of Blinker The Star. We talk about Bob’s first band, The Payola$. How did he start producing? How did he get the gig with Metallica. we also discuss some of the lesser known credits on his resume. Whose production style does he admire? What are some of the craziest, strangest moments he’s had in the studio? Who is he currently working with? We find out.

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]]> 5263 yes Priscilla C. Scott https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/priscilla-c-scott-aUhIY6Tw This episode of PA features photographer Priscilla C. Scott. She’s a live music fixture in LA. She’s photographed amazing bands like Failure, Garbage, Interpol, & so many more. We talk about how she got into live music photography, shooting in studio, what gear she prefers, and how shooting live music has changed over the years. And I get to geek out on photography for an episode! Music – Failure, Garbage, Noveller, Fever Ray, & Chelsea Wolfe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 28 Sep 2018 04:00:00 -0000 Priscilla C. Scott full 10 Marc Shea This episode of PA features photographer Priscilla C. Scott. She’s a live music fixture in LA. She’s photographed amazing bands like Failure, Garbage, Interpol, & so many more. We talk about how she got into live music photography, shooting in studio, what gear she prefers, and how shooting live music has changed over the years. And I get to geek out on photography for an episode! Music – Failure, Garbage, Noveller, Fever Ray, & Chelsea Wolfe This episode of PA features photographer Priscilla C. Scott. She’s a live music fixture in LA. She’s photographed amazing bands like Failure, Garbage, Interpol, & so many more. We talk about how she got into live music photography, shooting in studio, what gear she prefers, and how shooting live music has changed over the years. And I get to geek out on photography for an episode! Music – Failure, Garbage, Noveller, Fever Ray, & Chelsea Wolfe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This episode of PA features photographer Priscilla C. Scott. She’s a live music fixture in LA. She’s photographed amazing bands like Failure, Garbage, Interpol, & so many more. We talk about how she got into live music photography, shooting in studio, what gear she prefers, and how shooting live music has changed over the years. And I get to geek out on photography for an episode!

Music – Failure, Garbage, Noveller, Fever Ray, & Chelsea Wolfe

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]]> 4314 yes Kellii Scott (Failure) & Jordon Zadorozny (Blinker The Star) https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/kellii-scott-failure-jordon-zadorozny-blinker-the-star-RtRaZn57 This week's Performance Anxiety is a little different. I speak with Jordon Zadorozny of Blinker The Star & Kellii Scott of Failure as well as Blinker The Star. We learn how the two of them started making music together. We also learn about Kellii's job's prior to becoming a professional drummer, and how that got him in touch with John Entwistle of The Who & Jani Lane of Warrant. Jordon talks about working with Lindsay Buckingham of Fleetwood Mac and how he broke into the music business. The stories in this episode are hilarious and the guys were a lot of fun to speak with. I hope you enjoy Jordon & Kellii Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 21 Sep 2018 04:00:00 -0000 Kellii Scott (Failure) & Jordon Zadorozny (Blinker The Star) full 9 Marc Shea This week's Performance Anxiety is a little different. I speak with Jordon Zadorozny of Blinker The Star & Kellii Scott of Failure as well as Blinker The Star. We learn how the two of them started making music together. We also learn about Kellii's job's prior to becoming a professional drummer, and how that got him in touch with John Entwistle of The Who & Jani Lane of Warrant. Jordon talks about working with Lindsay Buckingham of Fleetwood Mac and how he broke into the music business. The stories in this episode are hilarious and the guys were a lot of fun to speak with. I hope you enjoy Jordon & Kellii This week's Performance Anxiety is a little different. I speak with Jordon Zadorozny of Blinker The Star & Kellii Scott of Failure as well as Blinker The Star. We learn how the two of them started making music together. We also learn about Kellii's job's prior to becoming a professional drummer, and how that got him in touch with John Entwistle of The Who & Jani Lane of Warrant. Jordon talks about working with Lindsay Buckingham of Fleetwood Mac and how he broke into the music business. The stories in this episode are hilarious and the guys were a lot of fun to speak with. I hope you enjoy Jordon & Kellii Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week's Performance Anxiety is a little different. I speak with Jordon Zadorozny of Blinker The Star & Kellii Scott of Failure as well as Blinker The Star. We learn how the two of them started making music together. We also learn about Kellii's job's prior to becoming a professional drummer, and how that got him in touch with John Entwistle of The Who & Jani Lane of Warrant.

Jordon talks about working with Lindsay Buckingham of Fleetwood Mac and how he broke into the music business.

The stories in this episode are hilarious and the guys were a lot of fun to speak with. I hope you enjoy Jordon & Kellii

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]]> 2961 yes Ché Aimee Dorval (Devin Townsend) https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/che-aimee-dorval-devin-townsend-tVBUCL5j This week’s Performance Anxiety features singer/songwriter, Ché Aimee Dorval. We talk about her new album, working with producers David Foster, Andrew Loog Oldham, & Bob Rock. We also talk about her collaboration with Devin Townsend, Casualties Of Cool. She tells us how writing and making music has changed for her over the past few years and how she traded pants with someone at a convention. And at one point, Ché flips the episode and starts interviewing me. Follow her on Twitter & IG (@cheaimeedorval) and follow us at the same time (@PerformanceAnx) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 14 Sep 2018 04:00:00 -0000 Ché Aimee Dorval (Devin Townsend) full 8 Marc Shea This week’s Performance Anxiety features singer/songwriter, Ché Aimee Dorval. We talk about her new album, working with producers David Foster, Andrew Loog Oldham, & Bob Rock. We also talk about her collaboration with Devin Townsend, Casualties Of Cool. She tells us how writing and making music has changed for her over the past few years and how she traded pants with someone at a convention. And at one point, Ché flips the episode and starts interviewing me. Follow her on Twitter & IG (@cheaimeedorval) and follow us at the same time (@PerformanceAnx) This week’s Performance Anxiety features singer/songwriter, Ché Aimee Dorval. We talk about her new album, working with producers David Foster, Andrew Loog Oldham, & Bob Rock. We also talk about her collaboration with Devin Townsend, Casualties Of Cool. She tells us how writing and making music has changed for her over the past few years and how she traded pants with someone at a convention. And at one point, Ché flips the episode and starts interviewing me. Follow her on Twitter & IG (@cheaimeedorval) and follow us at the same time (@PerformanceAnx) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week’s Performance Anxiety features singer/songwriter, Ché Aimee Dorval. We talk about her new album, working with producers David Foster, Andrew Loog Oldham, & Bob Rock. We also talk about her collaboration with Devin Townsend, Casualties Of Cool. She tells us how writing and making music has changed for her over the past few years and how she traded pants with someone at a convention. And at one point, Ché flips the episode and starts interviewing me. Follow her on Twitter & IG (@cheaimeedorval) and follow us at the same time (@PerformanceAnx)

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]]> 3535 yes Marcus John https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/marcus-john-IMYrtqmj This week’s Performance Anxiety features Creative Director, Marcus John. He is a fashion coordinator, designer, photographer, and barber? He’s also the founder of Straight Forward Foundation. We talk about how he went from giving himself bad haircuts to styling Kevin Hart. We also talk about how he founded the Straight Forward Foundation, what it is, who is involved, and how anyone can be a part of it. Follow Marcus on IG & Twitter @stylemarcusjohn. Check out Straight Forward Foundation at http://www.straightforwardfoundation.org, on Facebook, and on IG @straightforwardfoundation #iamstraightforward Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 07 Sep 2018 04:00:00 -0000 Marcus John full 7 Marc Shea This week’s Performance Anxiety features Creative Director, Marcus John. He is a fashion coordinator, designer, photographer, and barber? He’s also the founder of Straight Forward Foundation. We talk about how he went from giving himself bad haircuts to styling Kevin Hart. We also talk about how he founded the Straight Forward Foundation, what it is, who is involved, and how anyone can be a part of it. Follow Marcus on IG & Twitter @stylemarcusjohn. Check out Straight Forward Foundation at http://www.straightforwardfoundation.org, on Facebook, and on IG @straightforwardfoundation #iamstraightforward This week’s Performance Anxiety features Creative Director, Marcus John. He is a fashion coordinator, designer, photographer, and barber? He’s also the founder of Straight Forward Foundation. We talk about how he went from giving himself bad haircuts to styling Kevin Hart. We also talk about how he founded the Straight Forward Foundation, what it is, who is involved, and how anyone can be a part of it. Follow Marcus on IG & Twitter @stylemarcusjohn. Check out Straight Forward Foundation at http://www.straightforwardfoundation.org, on Facebook, and on IG @straightforwardfoundation #iamstraightforward Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week’s Performance Anxiety features Creative Director, Marcus John. He is a fashion coordinator, designer, photographer, and barber? He’s also the founder of Straight Forward Foundation. We talk about how he went from giving himself bad haircuts to styling Kevin Hart. We also talk about how he founded the Straight Forward Foundation, what it is, who is involved, and how anyone can be a part of it. Follow Marcus on IG & Twitter @stylemarcusjohn. Check out Straight Forward Foundation at http://www.straightforwardfoundation.org, on Facebook, and on IG @straightforwardfoundation #iamstraightforward

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]]> 4383 yes The Standstills https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/the-standstills-7SjZsRNc This week’s Performance Anxiety features Canada’s preeminent power duo, The Standstills. We discuss how they got together, their new album, & why they have never added a bass player. We also talk about some crazy live shows, their gear, and how a video of a grizzly bear eating moose fits in to all of this. We also discuss their connection with World Vision. Visit them at www.thestandstills.com. Follow us on IG & Twitter @PerformanceAnx & remember to rate & review! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 31 Aug 2018 04:00:00 -0000 The Standstills full 6 Marc Shea This week’s Performance Anxiety features Canada’s preeminent power duo, The Standstills. We discuss how they got together, their new album, & why they have never added a bass player. We also talk about some crazy live shows, their gear, and how a video of a grizzly bear eating moose fits in to all of this. We also discuss their connection with World Vision. Visit them at www.thestandstills.com. Follow us on IG & Twitter @PerformanceAnx & remember to rate & review! This week’s Performance Anxiety features Canada’s preeminent power duo, The Standstills. We discuss how they got together, their new album, & why they have never added a bass player. We also talk about some crazy live shows, their gear, and how a video of a grizzly bear eating moose fits in to all of this. We also discuss their connection with World Vision. Visit them at www.thestandstills.com. Follow us on IG & Twitter @PerformanceAnx & remember to rate & review! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week’s Performance Anxiety features Canada’s preeminent power duo, The Standstills. We discuss how they got together, their new album, & why they have never added a bass player. We also talk about some crazy live shows, their gear, and how a video of a grizzly bear eating moose fits in to all of this. We also discuss their connection with World Vision. Visit them at www.thestandstills.com. Follow us on IG & Twitter @PerformanceAnx & remember to rate & review!

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]]> 3736 yes Jerry Gaskill (King’s X) https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/jerry-gaskill-kings-x-5y0WysVC This week’s Performance Anxiety features Jerry Gaskill. Jerry has been drumming with King’s X for over 30 years. But he’s been playing with the same bandmates for MUCH longer! Find out how many times a band can change its name and location before it becomes successful. We also talk about his early days drumming and acting, his heart attacks (yes, multiple), Hurricane Sandy, and so much more. If you like this episode, please rate & review on iTunes and follow us! We’re @PerformanceAnx on Twitter & IG. Thanks for listening. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 24 Aug 2018 04:00:00 -0000 Jerry Gaskill (King’s X) full 5 Marc Shea This week’s Performance Anxiety features Jerry Gaskill. Jerry has been drumming with King’s X for over 30 years. But he’s been playing with the same bandmates for MUCH longer! Find out how many times a band can change its name and location before it becomes successful. We also talk about his early days drumming and acting, his heart attacks (yes, multiple), Hurricane Sandy, and so much more. If you like this episode, please rate & review on iTunes and follow us! We’re @PerformanceAnx on Twitter & IG. Thanks for listening. This week’s Performance Anxiety features Jerry Gaskill. Jerry has been drumming with King’s X for over 30 years. But he’s been playing with the same bandmates for MUCH longer! Find out how many times a band can change its name and location before it becomes successful. We also talk about his early days drumming and acting, his heart attacks (yes, multiple), Hurricane Sandy, and so much more. If you like this episode, please rate & review on iTunes and follow us! We’re @PerformanceAnx on Twitter & IG. Thanks for listening. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week’s Performance Anxiety features Jerry Gaskill. Jerry has been drumming with King’s X for over 30 years. But he’s been playing with the same bandmates for MUCH longer! Find out how many times a band can change its name and location before it becomes successful. We also talk about his early days drumming and acting, his heart attacks (yes, multiple), Hurricane Sandy, and so much more. If you like this episode, please rate & review on iTunes and follow us! We’re @PerformanceAnx on Twitter & IG. Thanks for listening.

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]]> 3171 yes Trey Gunn (King Crimson) https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/trey-gunn-king-crimson-dGWNliVk This week's Performance Anxiety features Trey Gunn. We talk about how he began playing touch guitar instruments like the Chapman Stick & the Warr guitar. He also tells us what they are & how they work. He discusses how he met Robert Fripp of King Crimson and began playing with them and other artists like John Paul Jones, Puscifer, and more. Trey tells us about his worst on-stage performance and his performance anxiety dreams. Follow us on both Twitter & Instagram @PerformanceAnx Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 17 Aug 2018 04:00:00 -0000 Trey Gunn (King Crimson) full 4 Marc Shea This week's Performance Anxiety features Trey Gunn. We talk about how he began playing touch guitar instruments like the Chapman Stick & the Warr guitar. He also tells us what they are & how they work. He discusses how he met Robert Fripp of King Crimson and began playing with them and other artists like John Paul Jones, Puscifer, and more. Trey tells us about his worst on-stage performance and his performance anxiety dreams. Follow us on both Twitter & Instagram @PerformanceAnx This week's Performance Anxiety features Trey Gunn. We talk about how he began playing touch guitar instruments like the Chapman Stick & the Warr guitar. He also tells us what they are & how they work. He discusses how he met Robert Fripp of King Crimson and began playing with them and other artists like John Paul Jones, Puscifer, and more. Trey tells us about his worst on-stage performance and his performance anxiety dreams. Follow us on both Twitter & Instagram @PerformanceAnx Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week's Performance Anxiety features Trey Gunn. We talk about how he began playing touch guitar instruments like the Chapman Stick & the Warr guitar. He also tells us what they are & how they work. He discusses how he met Robert Fripp of King Crimson and began playing with them and other artists like John Paul Jones, Puscifer, and more. Trey tells us about his worst on-stage performance and his performance anxiety dreams. Follow us on both Twitter & Instagram @PerformanceAnx

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]]> 4476 yes Robert Roth (Truly) https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/robert-roth-truly-W0Hy_z4R This week's Performance Anxiety features Robert Roth. Robert's band, Truly, began the second wave of grunge in Seattle. But before he founded Truly, Robert was almost in Nirvana. From getting cut from the original Singles soundtrack at the last minute to meeting and playing with legendary punk poet Jim Carroll, Robert has led a wild musical life. We talk about his life and career from his childhood concert experiences all the way to his new project, Littlespirits. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 10 Aug 2018 04:00:00 -0000 Robert Roth (Truly) full 3 Marc Shea This week's Performance Anxiety features Robert Roth. Robert's band, Truly, began the second wave of grunge in Seattle. But before he founded Truly, Robert was almost in Nirvana. From getting cut from the original Singles soundtrack at the last minute to meeting and playing with legendary punk poet Jim Carroll, Robert has led a wild musical life. We talk about his life and career from his childhood concert experiences all the way to his new project, Littlespirits. This week's Performance Anxiety features Robert Roth. Robert's band, Truly, began the second wave of grunge in Seattle. But before he founded Truly, Robert was almost in Nirvana. From getting cut from the original Singles soundtrack at the last minute to meeting and playing with legendary punk poet Jim Carroll, Robert has led a wild musical life. We talk about his life and career from his childhood concert experiences all the way to his new project, Littlespirits. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week's Performance Anxiety features Robert Roth. Robert's band, Truly, began the second wave of grunge in Seattle. But before he founded Truly, Robert was almost in Nirvana. From getting cut from the original Singles soundtrack at the last minute to meeting and playing with legendary punk poet Jim Carroll, Robert has led a wild musical life. We talk about his life and career from his childhood concert experiences all the way to his new project, Littlespirits.

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]]> 3803 yes Mark Dancey (Big Chief) https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/mark-dancey-big-chief-hdOui5or This week's Performance Anxiety features Mark Dancey. Mark played guitar with the criminally underrated band, Big Chief. He's also an artist. You might recognize the work he did for Soundgarden's Badmotorfinger album. We discuss the band, his artwork, his influences and hear some great stories about making a concept album/soundtrack for a movie that doesn't exist. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 03 Aug 2018 04:00:00 -0000 Mark Dancey (Big Chief) full 2 Marc Shea This week's Performance Anxiety features Mark Dancey. Mark played guitar with the criminally underrated band, Big Chief. He's also an artist. You might recognize the work he did for Soundgarden's Badmotorfinger album. We discuss the band, his artwork, his influences and hear some great stories about making a concept album/soundtrack for a movie that doesn't exist. This week's Performance Anxiety features Mark Dancey. Mark played guitar with the criminally underrated band, Big Chief. He's also an artist. You might recognize the work he did for Soundgarden's Badmotorfinger album. We discuss the band, his artwork, his influences and hear some great stories about making a concept album/soundtrack for a movie that doesn't exist. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week's Performance Anxiety features Mark Dancey. Mark played guitar with the criminally underrated band, Big Chief. He's also an artist. You might recognize the work he did for Soundgarden's Badmotorfinger album. We discuss the band, his artwork, his influences and hear some great stories about making a concept album/soundtrack for a movie that doesn't exist.

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]]> 4106 yes Steve Turner (Mudhoney) https://performance-anxiety.simplecast.com/episodes/steve-turner-mudhoney-8iBHEHIm Steve Turner of Mudhoney, Green River, The Monkeywrench, and more joins us this week. We talk about his influences, how he began his musical career, and where it's taken him. We discuss the early days of Green River, Mudhoney, and how he embarked on a solo career. We also touch on his work with Sonic Youth, Jim Dickinson, Chris Farley, & Sir Mix-A-Lot. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 27 Jul 2018 04:00:00 -0000 Steve Turner (Mudhoney) full 1 Marc Shea Steve Turner of Mudhoney, Green River, The Monkeywrench, and more joins us this week. We talk about his influences, how he began his musical career, and where it's taken him. We discuss the early days of Green River, Mudhoney, and how he embarked on a solo career. We also touch on his work with Sonic Youth, Jim Dickinson, Chris Farley, & Sir Mix-A-Lot. Steve Turner of Mudhoney, Green River, The Monkeywrench, and more joins us this week. We talk about his influences, how he began his musical career, and where it's taken him. We discuss the early days of Green River, Mudhoney, and how he embarked on a solo career. We also touch on his work with Sonic Youth, Jim Dickinson, Chris Farley, & Sir Mix-A-Lot. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Steve Turner of Mudhoney, Green River, The Monkeywrench, and more joins us this week. We talk about his influences, how he began his musical career, and where it's taken him.

We discuss the early days of Green River, Mudhoney, and how he embarked on a solo career. We also touch on his work with Sonic Youth, Jim Dickinson, Chris Farley, & Sir Mix-A-Lot.

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