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Hello! Join Alex Teich and Matt Greenia on their quest to uncover the origin stories of musicians, in their own words Comes out each Friday at 6pm

Group Hugs Podcast


    • Apr 5, 2024 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 59m AVG DURATION
    • 47 EPISODES


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    S3E1 - Matt Greenia hugs Andy Browne

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2024 65:03


    Matt and Andy talk about Van Halen, Tool, and dreamnaut stuff.Features the NIghtporters songs "Miles Away", "From a Memory" and "Satellite" and closes out with the Lynx Deluxe song "Mercy".Come to Lynx Deluxe's a show at Smith's Olde Bar on Saturday April 6th!

    S2E18 - Matt Greenia hugs Chad Shivers

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2022 50:48


    Hello!Matt and Chad talk shop on surf music, yard sales, and fanny packs in this interview with the mysterious guitarist and multi entrepreneur behind the Southern Surf Stomp Fest, October 8th 2022 in the Avondale Estates neighborhood of Atlanta, GA, USAhttps://www.facebook.com/SouthernSurfStompFeatures the song "Sky Lanterns" by The Mystery Men

    S2E17 - Matt Greenia hugs Daniel Gay

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2022 62:54


    Hello! Matt interviews Daniel about his life in musicFeatures the songs "The Existentialist" and "A Prayer For All of Us"

    S2E16 - Matt Greenia hugs Jon Harris

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2022 52:20


    Hello!Matt interviews Jon in this episode, coming full circle. They go over early days playing music in the Church, to working as a sideman in reggae bands, forming his own band The Sin Hounds, and how that led to his long term collaboration with The Sun DogsFeatures the track "Curly Hair"

    S2E15 - Matt Greenia hugs Alex Pound

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2022 33:40


    Hello!Matt talks to Alex about his musical background, and delves deep into the history of the band he plays bass with, The MltysFeatures the songs "Mind Whispers" and "This Is The End"

    S2E14 - Matt Greenia hugs Matt Williams

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2022 79:23


    Hello!Matt talks to Matt about his life in music, diving deep into some parts of his musical background and dancing around others, all while discussing the philosophies and modes of working that have kept him goingFeatures the song "Bone Picker", the title track to a full length album by The Strange Truth of It All

    GROUP HUGS SUPPLEMENTAL 1 - Matt Greenia hugs Of Persephone

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2022 61:51


    Hello!Today we're trying something a little different over here at Group Hugs, as we've interviewed an entire band at once, that band being Of PersephoneOf Persephone is a four piece band based in Atlanta, GA that formed in 2021 from the solo work of Sarah Rae Tramell, who recently formed the indie label Lost Girl RecordsOf Persephone has gone on to make a splash for themselves, landing a ton of gigs and making new recordingsIn this interview we get a special look at what they're like in a room together, kinda like hanging out in the green room with the bandFeatures the songs Shadow Girl, Selenite Soul, Poison Ivy, and an instrumental sneak peek of the upcoming tune Enchantress of Paradise

    S2E13 - Matt Greenia hugs Jeffrey Butzer

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2022 69:24


    Hello!Greenia talks to Jeffrey about his origins playing heavy metal with his Mom, his old band Midwives, the Bicycle Eaters era, Compartmentalizationalists, his collaboration with Emily Marie Malmer, PJ Harvey, and rockabilly music on this investigation into one of Atlanta's most ambitious local composersJeffrey is wrote the play Artificial Island, now showing at Push Push theatre in College Park, GAFeatures the songs "Rebekka" and "Rebekka 2"

    S2E12 - Matt Greenia hugs Nick Bach

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2022 75:54


    Hello!Matt talks to Nick about the Bach family business, music, and the way he forged a path for himself and his friends to collaborate, perform and record togetherFeatures the track "Better Acid Easy Rider"

    S2E11 - Matt Greenia hugs Jon Allinson

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2022 59:16


    Hello!Matt talks to Jon about his early days in Alabama, how Matt Shepard from All the Saints made him and his brother Bon move to Atlanta, and his experiences rocking people's faces off through projects like Abby Gogo and Van VleckFeatures the song "Black Denim Bookends"

    S2E10 - Matt Greenia hugs Ian Deaton

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2022 205:02


    Hello!Matt talks to Ian about his arc playing music in Atlanta and beyond both solo and in groupsFeatures the songs "Heartbreak #2" and "The Printmaker"

    S2E9 - Matt Greenia hugs Sky Hy

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2022 46:29


    Hello, Matt talks to Sky Hy about his early days singing church music in Godsends, rapping under the name Noize before reimagining himself as Sky Hy, his other projects Doorwaysand The Church Electric, and his showcase series at MJQFeatures the songs "Black Leather" and "Self Care"

    S1E8 - Matt Greenia hugs Henry Jack

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2022 91:13


    Hello!Matt talks to Henry about his musical life, including playing with Group Hugs alumni Lightnin' Ray in Weary Heads, his Bowie in Sweats collab with other alums TT Mahony and Jed Drummond, and his experience playing in the band EntertainmentFeatures the songs "The Greater Roadrunner" and "Song of Xeethra"

    S2E7 - Matt Greenia hugs Streety Murphy

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2022 33:19


    Hello!Matt talks to Streety Murphy about his production brand West End Icon, the recording project Shinchaku Saikou, Duran Duran, Nine Inch Nails, and the definition of street popFeatures the songs "McFly" and "Look Over My Shoulder"

    S1E6 - Matt Greenia hugs Ben Davis

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2022 54:54


    Hello!Matt gets the dirt from Ben Davis, one of Atlanta's most professional musicians. His history spans from early efforts like Habeus Corpus to long term project The Purkinje Shift, his time in the funk group Noot d'Noot, and how all this led to his solo projects Setups and Prince CliftonFeatures the tracks "In Real" and "Xavier's Idea"

    S1E5 - Matt Greenia hugs Tom Cheshire

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2022 68:17


    Hello!Matt talks to Tom about his life writing songs and working with musicians to put on shows. Tom details his time in the bands Rent Boys, All Night Drug Prowling Wolves, West End Motel, and of course his most recent project The Tom Cheshire BandFeatures the song "New Wave Kid"

    S2E4 - Matt Greenia hugs JB Williams

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2022 53:29


    Hello!Matt talks to JB about playing music when he served in the U.S. Army, how that led to him being the drummer for Arrested Development, how the Multiple Dimensions Band was formed, and his experience recording the album "Drop It From The Top"Features the songs "Stink of Me" and "Dreams to Forget"

    S2E3 - Matt Greenia hugs Kent Aberle

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2022 94:46


    Hello!Matt talks to Kent about his upbringing in Illinois and how that brought him to his career playing music in AtlantaFeatures the songs "Ways of the Weak" and "I Don't Scare Easy"Kent's got a show at Smith's with his band The Swear:https://www.facebook.com/events/300224278725869?ref=newsfeed

    S2E2 - Matt Greenia hugs Eric Thrice

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2022 66:25


    Hello!Matt talks to Eric about his early experiences playing metal, hardcore, and punk music with projects like Zero Tolerance, Orange 9mm and H2O, and how that led him to his newest band, DrifterYou can see Drifter live for free at Sabbath Brewing in Atlanta on Sunday, February 27thhttps://www.facebook.com/events/979686129638119/Features the song "Colors"

    S2E1 - Alex Teich hugs Shaheed Smith

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2022 64:11


    Hello!Alex gets Shaheed to open up about his journey on the first episode of Group Hugs' second seasonFeatures the songs "What I Say" and "Sand Castle"

    S1E27 - Alex Teich hugs Nicholas Landt while he's hugging Rory Landt

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2021 91:24


    Hello!Alex does a double whammy and interviews the Landt twins Nicholas and Rory at the same time for the Group Hugs Podcast's season finaleFeatures the tracks "Easy On Me" and "Living Dream"

    S1E26 - Alex Teich hugs Keron Robinson

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2021 42:20


    Hello!Alex interviews Keron Robinson about his music and collaborations. Features the song "Projections"

    S1E25 - Alex Tech hugs Sarah Rae Tramell

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2021 34:58


    Hello!Alex interviews Sarah Rae Tramell about her new music and plans for the futureFeatures the tracks "Shockwave" and "Galaxy Flower"

    S1E24 - Alex Teich hugs Kaddy Kobain

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2021 53:02


    Hello!Alex interviews Kaddy Kobain, an artist that's just as obsessed with Nirvana as he is with making his own stamp on the world Features Kaddy's take on "Smells Like Teen Spirit" and his original song "No Fux"

    S1E23 - Alex Teich hugs Sean Zearfoss

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2021 50:37


    Hello!Alex interviews Sean Zearfoss about The Grateful Dead, Phish, and hippie stuffFeatures the songs "Police State" and "New Age Soul"

    S1E22 - Alex Teich hugs Leland Woodward

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2021 34:41


    Hello!Alex interviews Leland Woodward, a drummer and electronic musicianFeatures the songs "Lightning Strikes the Castle" and "Eternal Blue"

    S1E21 - Alex Teich hugs Arthur McDonald

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2021 50:48


    Hello!Alex talks to Arthur McDonald, a talented musician, Capoeria practitioner, and fashion designerFeatures the songs "Stomping on Eggshells" and "Life Sex Death Drugs"

    S1E20 - Alex Teich hugs Am Taylor

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2021 59:40


    Hello!Alex talks to Am Taylor about what is and isn't rock n' roll, cheap guitars, and when it's best to take some time for yourselfFeatures the songs "Driving on the Edge of Night" and "Bright Yellow Sun"

    S1E19 - Alex Teich hugs Seanny Georgie

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2021 74:12


    Hello! Alex gets the real story behind the projects No Eyes and So So Death by talking to the person behind it allFeatures the songs "love lost but not forgotten" and "u never saw me as a human anyway so please stop pretending you fuck wit me and my crew"

    S1E18 - Alex Teich hugs Shane Patrick

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2021 59:51


    Hello!Alex talks to Shane Patrick about his earliest memoriesFeatures the song "Abysmal Despair"

    S1E17 - Alex Teich hugs Kyle Gordon

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2021 99:19


    Hello!Alex talks to Kyle Gordon, the Atlanta musician behind the American rock and roll band MammabearFeatures the song "Wish I"

    S1E16 - Alex Teich hugs Graham Dowdy

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2021 48:26


    Hello!Alex interviews Graham about his life as a studio rat and frontmanFeatures the tracks "Hold Up and "Where do We Go"

    S1E15 - Alex Teich hugs Alex Tuisku

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2021 47:43


    Hello!Alex Teich interviews his nemesis Alex Tuisku and they talk about how she came to Atlanta and got involved with so many bandsFeatures the songs "Misunderstood" and "Past Life"

    S1E14 - Alex Teich hugs Jed Drummond

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2021 45:56


    Hello!Alex Teich interviews Jed Drummond, a singer, songwriter, pianist, guitarist and multi-instrumentalist with one heck of a story to tellFeatures the songs "dmbhpy" and "8baec8"

    S1E13 - Alex Teich hugs Dave Railey

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2021 46:26


    Hello!Alex gets into it with the King of Corndogorama, Dave Railey, an Atlanta music liferFeatures the songs "Shake Shake" and "One Way Home"

    S1E12 - Alex Teich hugs Nick Nickerson

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 25, 2020 98:02


    Alex interviews Nick Nickerson, the high energy frontman and songwriting genius behind bands like The Strange Truth of It All, Fishhawk, and Cat Autopsy Expo, and a regular Dude Hugs contributor to projects like Rishathra, Otto Barbarian, and Twelfth Street Riot. This one went on so long it only makes sense to post it as a 3-part Dude Hugs Christmas special

    S1E11 - Alex Teich hugs Marty Brotzge

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2020 55:32


    Hello!Alex interviews multi-instrumentalist Marty Brotzge about punk rock, the dead, and Chadwick BosemanFeatures the songs "Palaces and Prisoners" and "The World"

    S1E10 - Alex Teich hugs Rich Morris

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2020 29:22


    Hello!Alex interviews Rich Morris, one of Atlanta's creative treasures, as he tells us all about his background and lifelong cohortsFeatures the songs "We & Us" and "Charm of The Assassin"

    S1E9 - Alex Teich hugs TT Mahony

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2020 35:17


    Hello!Alex interviews TT Mahony, Atlanta's own mad scientist piano masterFeatures the songs "Horrible Honeymooners" and "Swan Swan H"

    S1E8 - Alex Teich hugs Aidan Burns

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2020 37:01


    Hello! Alex and Aidan shoot the breeze and talk all things bass, noise and metalFeatures the songs "Take No Prisoners" and "Full of It"

    S1E7 - Alex Teich hugs Jenn Beierle

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2020 20:14


    Hello!Alex interviews Jenn about her musical background and how that led to her current projectsFeatures the songs "Happy for Life" and "Mallgoth"

    S1E6 - Alex Teich hugs Isaac Bishop

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2020 57:38


    Hello!Alex follows Isaac Bishop on his long strange trip through musicFeatures the songs "Camel Cash" and "Misunderstood"

    S1E5 - Alex Teich hugs Michael Jordan

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2020 41:58


    Hello!Alex goes digging around with Michael Jordan over music and basketballFeatures the songs "Strange Void" "USA"

    S1E4 - Alex Teich hugs John Pierce

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2020 19:02


    Hello!Alex gets down with John Pierce to find out how he got into musicFeatures the song "Big Al On Campus"

    S1E3 - Alex Teich hugs Jake Cook

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2020 45:39


    Hello!Alex visits JakeWorld for an illuminating talk about Green Day, Foo Fighters and Pink Floyd, among other thingsFeatures the songs "The Elusive Chanteuse" and "Android Charger"

    S1E2 - Jake Cook hugs Alex Teich

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2020 82:12


    Hello! Jake has a few laughs with Alex over guitars and keysFeatures the songs "Now and Then" and "Do You Wanna go Outside?"

    S1E1 - Alex Teich hugs Matt Greenia

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2020 47:01


    Hello!The inaugural episode of Group Hugs! Alex finally gets Matt to pull back the curtain on what it's been like for him to be a musical "lifer"Features the songs "New Girl" and "Broken Toys"

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