This week I have singer/songwriter David McWane from Ska band “Big D & The Kids Table.” We’ve met briefly on the Warped Tour, and I wanted to have him on my show because I started out as an early teenager in a Ska band, and I wanted to figure out how he was able to do it professionally all these years. We talk about how David got his start with music, all the way until today. We talk about all the tours and shows he has coming up and how much he enjoys being the opener.
This week I have punk rocker Ray Carlisle from the band Teenage Bottlerocket, we did a few Warped Tour’s together and I’d hang with him every once in a while and we grew up not too far from each other, just one state over in Wyoming while I was in Utah. I try to figure out the punk scene in Wyoming and how Ray got his start and how he got his band on the map.
This week I have childhood friend Jake Margolis, he and I went to middle school and part of high school together in Utah and he too became a career drummer, at the age of 16 he joined band Madcap and went on the 2000 Warped Tour, and from there he’s played drums for such bands as: Tokyo Rose, Let Go, Time Again, Everclear, and much more, he’s now in punk band from Seattle The Drowns and we talk about what it was like growing up together in Utah and where life took Jake.
This week I have Gavin Caswell from the band Senses Fail, I’ve known Gavin since 2006 and met him when he was working for SideOneDummy on Warped Tour, he’s been in a lot of cool bands over the years as well as working behind the scenes, I get his full story and we share stories from our time on the road together all coming up this week!
I have long time friend and singer/songwriter Em Whitehurst from the band Survival Guide, I met her when she was the lead singer for pop punk outfit Tsnumai Bomb and alternative band The Action Design. We first toured together in 2002 on Warped Tour (One of my first tours) and eventually my old band I Am Ghost would buy her tour van, lots of stories about Em and more this week.
This week I have Shiragirl on the show, we talk about how she got started in music, how she got started her own stage dedicated to women on Warped Tour, and now she has a company that has Live Nation behind it empowering women called Gritty In Pink, all that and more on this week’s episode.
Aloha everybody! This week we are absolutely psyching to have our guy, Andy Granelli from the legendary Distillers, on the show. Andy comes from a similar touring background as Yesod, completely rooted in the warped tour. Tune in and appreciate Andy’s amazing journey with us, and and little glimpse into the future! All the love to you for listening
This week I have drummer Cyrus Bolooki of band New Found Glory, we talk about how we met, how we got to tour together over a span of 20 years together on the Warped Tour, and how Cyrus got his start as a drummer all the way to today. I used to go to their shows growing up and it’s super inspiring to see them still going strong as ever, tune in!
This week we chat with singer/songwriter Shiragirl. Shira tells us about having her own stage on Warped Tour (which hosted artists such as Paramore & Joan Jett), starting Gritty in Pink, her bands latest single “Antisocial Media”, & more!
In this episode of DISPOSABLE HEROES, I sit down with Jess Bowen, the fabulous, hard hitting, Bonham-esque backbeat behind The Summer Set. We chat about her love for the drums coming into full bloom, grinding with her band The Summer Set, multiple stints on warped tour, overalls , puppies, playing with 3OH!3, and all the magic that unfolded from there. Oh ya, she also has an epic podcast of her own on the amazing Idobi network called, “Babes Behind the Beats”. You won’t want to miss this very special episode, so tune out and tune in, and be sure to check her out online at Instagram.com/JessBowan.
Aloha! -Yee
