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This week I have Shawn Marquis from the bands Inspirit and Vanna. Inspirit is the original line up of when Vanna first started, I hear Shawn’s story about how he came up in music, we talk about how we met and came into each others lives, how he comes from a musical family and came from the Boston hardcore scene, and how he continues to thrive. 

This week I have Vicky T from Cobra Starship, we met years ago and have kept in touch off and on ever since, I learn about where she comes from and her musical family, how she got involved with Cobra Starship, and what she continues to do within music as well as other things in the arts, we also touch on a once in a life opportunity job she had! 

This week I have long time friend Mike Gentile of the band Hey Monday. We talk about how we met and what the future holds for his band, they’re geared up for When We Were Young 2024, but will there be more? We talk about old stories on the road and how his band put my old band “The Bigger Lights” on the map in America. He also mentions collaborating with Riff Raff. 

This week I have friend and fellow drummer Chase Vernon, when I first met him my old band did shows with his old band Super Whatevr, and we’ve been friends ever since. Since that band dissolved, he’s played for bands such as: Magic Whatever, Garzi, Royal & The Serpent, and now is currently playing drums for the band Games We Play.We talk about how he got his start, how he’s continued to get the next gig, and what it’s like being a hired drummer. We also share a rehearsal spot together, which I’m stoked about.  

This week I have long time friend Eric Bootow from band Jughead’s Revenge, he also plays for hardcore legendary SoCal band Fourth In Line, and Sederra. He’s the go to bass guy in the OC for punk rock bands. I met him through Efrem Schulz of Death By Stereo and Eric was one of my first friends when I moved back to SoCal in 2003. We talk about my first time in a bar with him, and a bunch of other fun stories. 

This week I have the wildly talented drummer Greyson Nekrutman, I met him on Instagram! I commented on one of his posts and then we started talking, and then met him earlier this year in person for the first time at Welcome To Rockville when I was tour managing Badflower. I end up learning a lot about Greyson and how he became the online success that he is!  

This week I have long time friend and tour manager Audrey Wray. I met her when I was in my old band The Bigger Lights, she would come on the road with us from time to time and help sell merch, and was just an all around good hang. I had her come by the studio when she had a little down time from tour managing a Drag Queen tour and for her to tell me how she got her start in the industry that led her to where she is today! 

This week I have drummer and a good friend  over 2 decades: Gary Foster. Gary was one of the first drummers I met when I was on the Warped Tour 2002(fresh out of high school) and I got to meet his bass player Ronnie Ficarro who would eventually go on to do 4 different projects with me in the coming years. We talk about how Gary got his start, how we met, what he’s been able to accomplish in music and everything else in between. I’m so stoked that he and I are still active drummers after all these years. 

This week I have singer/songwriter Grace McKagan. She’s no stranger to Rock ‘N’ Roll growing up in a Rock oriented family, I get to hear how she came to be as an artist and where her journey’s have taken her, from the road to modeling, to how we met, and everything else in between! Her music is really great, if you’re lucky enough to catch a show you won’t want to miss her when she hits your city.