Sound Check Chat - A Music Lover's Podcast delivering answers straight from Artist's Lips

Alex Henery of Basement chats about Promise Everything, skating, their writing process, David Bowie, inspiration and theme, living in Boston and more - Our show notes page contains all of the info, links, and resources mentioned in this episode and can be accessed at http://www.SoundCheckChat.com/29

Blaze Ya Dead Homie chats about The Casket Factory, ghosts, Ted Nugent and Kid Rock, memorable gifts from fans, koala bears and more - Our show notes page contains all of the info, links, and resources mentioned in this episode and can be accessed at http://www.SoundCheckChat.com/28

Matt Arbogast, of The Gunshy chats about their new 7" - At 35, the band, mortality, the glory days and more. - Our show notes page contains all of the info, links, and resources mentioned in this episode and can be found at http://www.SoundCheckChat.com/27

Hether Fortune of Wax Idols chats about American Tragic, predatory people, divorce, anxiety and depression, her new label, future with White Lung, and more. - Our show notes page contains all of the info, links, and resources mentioned in this episode and can be found at http://www.SoundCheckChat.com/26

Joe Bonamassa chats about BB King and the future of the blues, his career, plans for an early retirement, the Three Kings Tribute show, and more - Our show notes page contains all of the info, links, and resources mentioned in this episode and can be accessed at http://www.SoundCheckChat.com/25

James Alex of Beach Slang chats about The Things We Do To Find People Who Feel Like Us, honest song writing, The Goo Goo Dolls, and more. - Our show notes page contains all of the info, links, and resources mentioned in this episode and can be accessed at http://www.SoundCheckChat.com/24

Greg Green and Elena de Soto of The Wrecking Ball ATL chat about The Wrecking Ball Atlanta Music Festival 2015 and what to expect - Our show notes page contains all of the info, links, and resources mentioned in this episode and can be accessed at http://www.SoundCheckChat.com/23

Brandon Butler of Boys Life chats about the reissue of Departures and Landfalls, the reunion tour, Jimmy Eat World, record labels, being a punk dad, and more. - Our show notes page contains all of the info, links, and resources mentioned in this episode and can be accessed at http://www.SoundCheckChat.com/22

Bryan Aiken of Lazer/Wulf chats about their album The Beast of Left and Right, their label, differences of touring in Europe, influences of science fiction, wearing t-shirts, and a crazy Lady Gaga encounter. - Our show notes page contains all of the info, links, and resources mentioned in this episode and can be accessed at http://www.SoundCheckChat.com/21

Stelth Ulvang, of The Lumineers chats about his solo album, 'And As ALways; The Infinite Cosmos', the balance between songwriting and showmanship, love, aliens, and more - Our show notes page contains all of the info, links, and resources mentioned in this episode and can be accessed at http://www.SoundCheckChat.com/20

Greg Dulli, frontman of Afghan Whigs chats about their album Do the Beast, performing with Usher, working without Rick McCollum, and what brought them to killer new heights - Our show notes page contains all of the info, links, and resources mentioned in this episode and can be accessed at http://www.SoundCheckChat.com/19

Luke Pate of Frameworks chats about their album Loom, working with producer Jack Shirley, connecting with people while traveling, and more. - Our show notes page contains all of the info, links, and resources mentioned in this episode and can be accessed at http://www.SoundCheckChat.com/18

John Bradley, vocalist-drummer of Dads chats about I'll Be the Tornado, the producer, relocating the band, girlfriends, leaving his parents, music for film, cosmetics, and bad habits - Our show notes page contains all of the info, links, and resources mentioned in this episode and can be accessed at http://www.SoundCheckChat.com/17

Jonathan Hischke of Dot Hacker chats about hacking nudes, the How's Your Process albums, writing music, lifecycle of a song, jeweled snails, musical upbringing, and pedals. Our show notes page contains all of the info, links, and resources mentioned in this episode and can be accessed at http://www.SoundCheckChat.com/16

Chris Simpson of Texas' Mineral chats about the Mineral reunion tour, recording    their albums, their impact to the emo scene, lessons learned, and more. Our    show notes page contains all of the info, links, and resources mentioned in    this episode and can be accessed at http://www.SoundCheckChat.com/15

Keith Latinen of Michigan's Empire! Empire! (I was a Lonely Estate), chats about their methods of story0telling in their new album, You Will Eventually Be Forgotten, the emo revival, being star struck, playing with Mineral, and more. Our show notes page contains all of the info, links, and resources mentioned in this episode and can be accessed at http://www.SoundCheckChat.com/14

Adam Bird of New Jersey's Those Mockingbirds chats about MTV video success, influences, working with brothers, the New Jersey scene, their new album, advice for success, and building positive media relationships. Our show notes page contains all of the info, links, and resources mentioned in this episode and can be accessed at http://www.SoundCheckChat.com/12

Joel Schneider of Seattle's My Goodness join us by phone to chat about their new album Shiver and Shake, working with Cody Votalato, Seattle's music scene, sessions with Pearl Jam recorder Rick Parashar, must have gear, and music video problem solving. Our show notes page contains all of the info, links, and resources mentioned in this episode and can be accessed at http://www.SoundCheckChat.com/12

Michelle Beebs of Beebs and Her Money Makers chats about the band's approach, her love for funk, and saving lives. Links to everything mentioned in the show are at http://www.SoundCheckChat.com/11

Rad Girlfriend Records, launched in 2011 by Josh Goldman and Brandi Smith is a celebration of their shared passion for music. And music fans have benefited from their labor of love and passion in the form of incredible vinyl releases by The Ex Boyfriends, Masked Intruder, The Turkletons, and many more. The label also serves as the home for Goldman's bands, Rad Company and The Raging Nathans who have built an international following through tireless touring. Goldman is also known to sling guitars on tours with The Queers and Iron Chic, while Smith manages and coordinates label business in their homebase of Dayton, Ohio. 

Ohio’s Ultrasphinx, which features vocalist/guitarist Joe Dennis, previously of The Party of Helicopters and The Man I Fell In Love With, play crescendo-building, dazzling rock music that is a combination of sounds from metal, to shoegaze, to good ole indie rock. The band recently released their debut, self-titled LP, in Spring 2014. The album’s twelve tracks were recorded over a span of several months following their 2013 Midwest/East Coast tour by Black Keys/Cage The Elephant engineer Jason M. Tarulli and engineer Ben Vehorn (Strand of Oaks, Royal Bangs, Drummer, the Black Swans). 

During their six or seven-year tenure, Kutztown, PA, five-piece emo outfit The Jazz June emerged during a period when the rules of the game were quickly changing. Grunge and alt-rock had come and gone, leaving their considerable mark on the MTV generation, and soon the A&R reps would be banging down the doors of ‘90s era emo bands still operating in the underground, dominating the D.I.Y. venues in both the U.S. and Europe, hoping to make them the “next big thing”. Although the Jazz June flew mostly below the radar and made left a relatively small mark on the genre when compared to some of their peers, perhaps no other one of these bands left a larger impact on Dayton, Ohio. Disbanding originally in 2002, the band has reformed a handful of times – once in 2006 and again in 2010. In October 2013 the band will again take the stage at the Topshelf Records CMJ showcase on October 19 at St. Vitus in Brooklyn.

Wright, the front man for C. Wright’s Parlour Tricks has been immersed in the Dayton music scene in numerous ways over decades. Margaret Thatcher once said, “I do not know anyone who has got to the top without hard work. That is the recipe. It will not always get you to the top, but it should get you pretty near.” Christopher Wright’s recipe is two decades in the making, and is damn near perfect. The combination of chops, fortitude and determination result in an instrumental rock band that crosses genres, decades and proclivities. In short, it’s fucking delicious...

Drew Speziale of Circle Takes the Square chats about their album  Decompositions, their years of dormancy, The Fest in Gainesville,  Kombucha, and more - Sound Check Chat

Andy Gabbard of Buffalo Killers chats about their new record, Heavy  Reverie, their new label, and recording on the same equipment as Michael  Jackson - Sound Check Chat

The 1984 Draft chats about being featured in the upcoming NFL channel documentary about the 1984 NFL draft as well as the release of their new EP Bo Jackson Up The Middle -  Sound Check Chat

Grieves chats about about the creative process behind this new record The Winter and the Wolves, the video for his single Shreds, his former tour mates and peers, like Macklemore, T-Pain, and Atmosphere and well as his favorite pizza joint.

JT Woodruff of Hawthorne Heights chats about Punk Parenting, being straight edge, the Hawthorne Heights 10 year anniversary tour, as well as the release of his new solor album, Field Medicine.

Violent J of the Insane Clown Posse (ICP) joins us by phone to chat about the Aaron Spencer Benefit Concert in Dayton, Ohio to help a fallen juggalo. Violent J discusses Aaron's impact, the show, and ICP's persistent charity mission, which often clashes with media's view of one of music's most notorious, hated, and feared groups.