The Demo Team Podcast

Danny Laake-Sprague comes on the podcast to talk about how his love of Math Rock transformed into an annual music festival with a goal of bringing as many Math Rock adjacent communities together as possible. Plus Fest is a Two Day music festival taking place at Rubber Gloves in Denton, TX on October 14th and 15th with performances from Dwellings, Mylets, Greybloom, Lilac Kings, and AnimalJam.

Caleb Gatling from Laylines and Fire, Said The Albatross comes on the podcast to talk about his three upcoming singles, including his collaboration with QEW "Clear Heart Compass", his entire Laylines music catalog, and the history of Fire, Said The Albatross. "Clear Heart Compass" drops on June 30th

Mara Bloom comes on the podcast to discuss their latest song "Hateful Little Things (Featuring Properties of Nature)", the way Shinto mythology is influencing their upcoming album, and the challenges of being a band from Hawaii

The Bandussy Files return (per request of AJ), as we talk about Grapevine Gossip's seemingly sensual collab with Laylines, Incognito Mode (coming out on May 5th), what the future brings for such a freshly formed band, and all the happenings in the Western Michigan music scene. Featuring Collin Jiannoozi

Joe Coronado, aka Chancla Academy, explains how he parlayed his success on TikTok into putting on his own music festival (Chancla Academy Rock Fest), his many many plans for the future, and his mission to put the San Antonio and Latino rock and alternative music scenes on the map. The inaugural Chancla Academy Rock Fest is a free all, ages music festival, featuring local San Antonio music acts and will be held on April 8th at Alamo Beer Company. Upon A Burning Body is headlining.

We talk to Killium about shredding double headed guitars, Coheed and Cambria, and being influenced by 80s and 90s hardcore

We talk with Hiragana about western Michigan's competitive music scene, lawn care and other dad hobbys, and filming playthroughs in the snow

We talk to Ryan from Water Culture about the importance of Emo Nite, regional fast food, and Kingdom Hearts

Elderbug joins us to talk the Tennessee music scene, album art, tattoos, and their wide array of influences

Arkansas' Those Lost joins us to discuss their latest music, chocolate gravy, and cycling through band names

World Eater, the first death metal band we've interviewed, comes on the show to talk about Frank Iero, the New Jersey music scene, and writing a song about Godzilla

Brendan from Hostile Array comes on the pod to talk about what in inspired him to pursue music, the challenges of marketing a band, and our pets!

Across The White Water Tower discusses literally trying to find Jesus, hot sauce disasters, and miscellaneous tour stories on the first episode of the Bandussy Files

Sleep, City sits down with us to talk about Ben Stiller rom coms, food, and their upcoming split EP

We talk with Golden Week about being influenced by everything from sculptures and sci fi novels, avoiding genre labels, and how anime and videogames holds them together

Shaka D. Cakes discusses the inspiration behind his latest album, Mighty Morphin Thunderbolt, reminisces about his time as the drummer of Swim, Gustavo, and tells us about his favorite Power Rangers and Gundam series

We celebrate our 100th (or 101st or 102nd maybe?) episode the only way we know how, by rambling on for over an hour. We talk about the highs and lows of seasons 2 and 3, give a behind the scenes perspective of what's been happening the last year or so, and dream up what we've got planned for the future

Caleb of Aim High and Luis of Discord Theory discuss wearing their influences on their sleeves, DIY shows and festivals, and Florida man and his variants

Brandon Ewing, guitartist of Gold Necklace and formerly of Eternity Forever and Chon, gives us an in depth gear run down, discusses the influence Necrophagist has had on his music, and weighs the pros and cons of watching The Matrix Resurrections. Featuring Yuri from Gilded Wings Group

Michael "Rickshaw" Martin talks to us about his new project Fantom Figures, gives us the scoop on iwrestledabearonce's break up, and tells us about the potential revival of his own music podcast. An Awful Mess also joins us

Amarionette joins us to discuss their latest single, Rescue Me, their Michael Jackson and Van Halen covers, and playing So What?! Fest. Science Penguin and Atria join us as well

Chris Lent joins us to talk about saving Polyphia's set at So What?!, what it means to be a drum tech, and his numerous stops a long the way with everyone from I Set My Friends On Fire to From First to Last

Catbamboo returns to the podcast and are joined by our friends in Children of Mana, NYXKISS, and Stay Noisy

To open up season 3 we bring back Virginia's own pulses. and discuss their latest single "XO (Sold Out)", the importance of Emo Nites, and the which artists they'd most like to perform with!

We interview Jeremy Talley of The Bled and then chat with The Arson Choir and Batting Cages! #TheDemoTeamPodcast  Special thanks to Ghost Killer Entertainment!!

Kidd Bandit becomes the first professional wrestler to appear on the podcast! Members of Adventurer and Hammerne help us with the interview!

In a three band panel, we talk about Dropout Kings and Saving Vice's tour with Lil Xan (before he dropped off the tour), line ups with differing genres, and tattoos

In our first in person interview(!), AnimalJam discusses their excitement for So What?!, the band's middle school origins, and their ambitious upcoming music

We talk with Future You vocalist, Brett Wasson, about being on the So What?! line up, how writing music for Future You compares to writing music for Everyone Dies In Utah, and his job outside of music as teacher

We talk with metalcore outfit, Since Masada, about their second live show ever (which just happens to be at So What?!), what to expect from their upcoming music, and the growing Dallas area alternative music scene

We close out season 2 by bringing back Derek Bloom of From First to Last, If I Die First, The Colour of Violence, and Cholera Violins to help us announce our new partnership with Ghost Killer Entertainment, along with a panel of Greg from A Moment's Notice and Alan from The Angel Like Expression

We talk with American Standards vocalist, Brandon Kellum, about wrestling, the history of American Standards, and his thoughts about his band's entire discography

Dallas Taylor discusses his time with Underoath, the formation of Maylene and the Sons of Disaster, and his return to the stage at Furnace Fest

Thomas Erak joins us to talk about the history of The Fall of Troy, his guitar gear, and working with Craig Owens

We talk with Quin White about his time as the singer for Amarionette, rap and scene culture colliding, and his latest project QEW.

We talk with Oregon's Sunwell about the unknown origins of Eelcore, why genres are fake, and Juggalos

The one and only Weezer frontman, Rivers Cuomo joins us to talk about what he's been up to lately, some projects he's been working on, and the future(?) of Weezer

We talk about our initial reactions to Dance Gavin Dance's latest single Synergy, how we think it will fit in with their upcoming music, and what we hope to see when the music video is continued

Andrew Wells of Eidola and Dance Gavin Dance talks to us about writing music for Eidola, joining Dance Gavin Dance, and which artists he would love to work with in the future. This one goes out to all our longtime listeners. Thank you for all your support!

We sit down with Adventurer to discuss their formation, Pacifica, working with Kurt Travis, and their plans for upcoming music

We interview Jonathan Grimes from Outline in Color to discuss their changing song writing process, their upcoming music, and covering songs

As the City Sleeps talks our ear off for two hours about video games, Good Charlotte, balancing a family and a band, and why they should be added to So What Fest

A Moment's Notice joins us to discuss working with Nick Miller, the Sacramento music scene, and persevering as an artist

Ryan Loerke joins us to discus his band Secret & Whisper's reemergence, their history, and their upcoming plans, as well as fill us in on some of his side projects and the strangely prominent music scene in his small town. Kyle Rutchland of Living Album Art also helps us out.

We talk with Dr. Acula about their upcoming music, being influenced by Frank Zappa and Blink 182, and the art of sampling

We talk with Austin of NVM about working as musician during a pandemic, the his early influences, and being post-cringe.

We bring on Aaron Rothe (formerly of Drop Dead, Gorgeous, 888, Sonny and The Blood Monkeys) to talk about the history of Drop Dead, Gorgeous, his friendship with Sonny Moore, and working with Disney artists and Ke$ha.

We sit down with In Angles and talk about their upcoming album, Cardinal, listen to their tour plans and discuss the triumphs and perils of being a DIY band. The new single drops Friday (2/10/22) and Cardinal comes out 2/22/22!   Note: was not able to add a snippet of the song Hamilton from their new album after looking into copyright laws

Andy Cizek gives us insight to his new music with Monuments and his upcoming tour with Makari, as well as tells us about how he finds the motivation to be in multiple bands, how Dance Gavin Dance influenced his career, and how to go about making a modern Isles & Glaciers line up

We sit down with Isaac Wilson from Dwellings and discuss his upcoming music, what went into writing the album Lavender Town, and his job as a butcher in Sacramento. We also discuss what we've been listening to lately.

Derek Bloom joins us to talk about the histories of From First to Last, Color of Violence, and If I Die First, his specific drumming styles in these projects, and his latest project Cholera Violins