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Stories from the van. As the four members of the indie band "Oceanic" tour the country, they recount stories from the road, music business lessons learned, and much more! 

Jacob Johnson

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    • Jul 23, 2024 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 49m AVG DURATION
    • 31 EPISODES


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    Reality TV and Awkward Voicemails

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2024 58:21


    On their way home from a great show in Leesburg, VA, the boys discuss a plethora of random topics and enjoy every minute of it. Support the Show.

    Jackson (The Sound Guy) Pt. 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2024 63:55


    Oceanic brought Jackson to their three-hour set in Asheville, NC, then deliriously talked about it and life as they took their late-night drive back to Charlotte, NC.Support the Show.

    In Their Van: Flyte

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2024 36:11


    Jacob joins Flyte in their Suburban while on their 2024 U.S. tour. They discuss songwriting, tour stories, human connection, desert island luxuries, and much more. Support the Show.

    Fans Flew To See Us

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2024 50:08


    Oceanic gets a little sentimental as they head to their last show supporting The Hails on a short run, but before arriving in D.C., they received an email from a fan with some very special news. Support the Show.

    Peekaboo On Stage

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2024 49:49


    The Oceanic boys share stories from their last show of the tour and discuss how they feel when they return to their college town. Support the Show.

    The Cops Got Called

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2024 50:40


    While the Oceanic boys travel to their next show, they share a few stories from the Newark, DE house show, deliberate over a few tough "would you rather" questions, and call for relegation to be brought to indie music. Support the Show.

    Fast Forward or Start Over?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2024 41:36


    As the Oceanic boys travel from NYC to Newark, DE, they recount their eventful time in the city and discuss one of the best "Would You Rather" questions yet. Support the Show.

    Indie Band vs Earthquake and The Internet

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2024 46:27


    On their way from Garwood, NJ, to Brooklyn, NY, the Oceanic boys (plus Tanner) recount the crazy first couple of days of their Northeastern run and discuss the pressures of the internet regarding indie bands in the modern era. Support the Show.

    Jacob Hates Atlanta

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2024 53:15


    On the way home from Atlanta, Sam rants about city planning, Nate sings some Trippie Red, and Jacob makes his thoughts on Atlanta known. Support the Show.

    In Their Van: Dirty Loops

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2024 36:08


    Jacob joins Henrik Linder of Dirty Loops in their tour bus to talk about the band's touring experiences, creative process, and, of course, a few "would you rather" questions. Support the show

    We Jumped In The Ocean

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2024 40:44


    Oceanic talks about their experiences playing and traveling through Miami, St. Augustine, and Greensboro, including a post-show core memory they will never forget. Support the show

    Mushrooms and Relationships

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2024 58:28


    After their show in Tampa, FL, Jacob and the Oceanic boys share a few stories from the night and get into a therapeutic conversation about relationships and expectations as they head for Miami, FL. Support the show

    Asheville / Amos / Wilmington

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2024 41:01


    As the boys travel home from a show in Wilmington, NC, they recap their last couple of weeks with some crazy stories from Asheville, their great experience in Charlotte, and a reflection on their time in Wilmington. Support the show

    Jackson (The Sound Guy)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2024 75:23


    Jacob and the Oceanic boys play a one-off show in Asheville, NC. With their friend, Jackson, in the van, they get into different silly conversations as they head for the mountains. Support the show

    In Their Van: JOSEPH

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2024 47:14


    Jacob joins the band JOSEPH in their van before their show in Charlotte, NC to ask them questions about their music, journey, inspirations, and dynamic as a band of sisters. Support the show

    A Fan's Insight w/ Haleigh G

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2024 86:23


    On their way to a show in Boone, NC, Jacob and Nate had the rare opportunity to interview a fan in the van! Haleigh became a friend to the band over the course of the 10+ Oceanic shows that she has attended. She had the idea to come in the van and let the band ask her questions to get a true fan's insight and reaction to their songs, shows, and many other decisions that they've made since Haleigh's first Oceanic show. Support the show

    On The Way Home

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2024 63:08


    Jacob and the Oceanic boys recount the perfect ending to their tour and share a few extra stories from the northern run as they head back to Charlotte, NC. Support the show

    In Their Van: Wild Party

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2024 49:27


    After their show in Charlotte, NC, Jacob joined Wild Party in their van to ask them a few questions about their music, tour, inspirations, what's next for them, and, of course, would you rather questions. Support the show

    We Love House Shows

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2024 44:06


    On their way to D.C. from Glassboro, NJ, Jacob, and the boys recount their weird journey through the town and their great experience at the Theirs (the house show venue).Support the show

    Recognized In NYC

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2024 48:22


    As the boys travel to Glassboro, NJ, they recount a very eventful and unexpected evening spent in New York City. Support the show

    Drums and Bass

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2024 53:31


    On their way from their stay in New Jersey to New York, Jacob asks Sam and Austin what it's like to play with each other as the rhythm section of Oceanic. Support the show

    Drunk People, Food, Music, and Tanner

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2024 65:53


    As the boys travel north to Philadelphia, they introduce a new travel companion and recount stories from the Jack Beagle's show and the last time they were in Philly. Support the show

    The Pursuit of Happiness

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 26, 2023 67:26


    Jacob and Austin share stories from the road, talk about how/why they listen to music, and discuss the meaning of life as they travel back from Gainesville, FL, to Charlotte, NC. Support the show

    Favorite Song To Play?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2023 39:44


    Sam and Jacob talk about the recent Athens show and some of their favorite regularly occurring show moments and songs to play as they travel from Charlotte, NC, to Gainesville, FL.Support the show

    Stories w/ Sofia Camille

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2023 32:58


    Before Leaving Tallahassee, FL, and heading to Athens, GA, the Oceanic boys had breakfast with Sofia and asked her a few questions about music, ethics, last night's show, and much more as they rode around the town. Support the show

    Timeless Music In Tallahassee

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2023 32:15


    As the boys travel from Charlotte, NC to Tallahassee, FL, they recount stories from a previous show in Tally, talk about the timeless aspect of music, and introduce a new silly segment. Support the show

    Ocean Fest (BONUS)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2023 14:10


    Jacob and Austin hop back on the mics to talk about their great experience at Ocean Fest and how it relates to the discussions in the previous episode as they travel back to Charlotte.Support the show

    Performing and Washing Dishes

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2023 61:19


    Jacob and Austin stumble into a good conversation about performing and how it should feel when you step on stage vs the rest of your life as they travel from Charlotte, NC to Surf City, NC, to play Ocean Fest. Support the show

    The Writing Retreat w/ Brady James

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2023 69:59


    After spending two days in a cabin working on their music, Oceanic heads back to Charlotte. Along the way, Jacob and Nathan welcome the first guest, Brady James, to the podcast as they pick his brain on his journey as an artist and songwriter. Support the show

    We Ran Out Of Gas

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2023 38:11


    Sam and Jacob talk about the band's writing process while traveling from Nashville, TN to Gatlinburg, TN. However, they are interrupted when the van runs out of gas.Support the show

    Welcome To The Van

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2023 21:00


    As they travel from Charlotte, NC to Nashville, TN, Jacob introduces the concept of this new podcast and recounts the early beginnings of Oceanic with fellow band member Nathan Wyatt.  Support the show

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