Podcast appearances and mentions of Mason Jennings

After a series of speciality shows, the boys get back to their deep melodic roots with this enchanting musical journey, and also rehash Hank's worst bike crash ever. Featured: Loudon wainwright III; Skull Kid; Nathaniel Rateliff feat. Kevin Morby; Aretha Franklin; Courtney Barnett; Cary Morin; Will Sheff; Okkervile River feat. Brdget St. John and Tommy Mchugh; Vic Chestnutt; John Prine; Mason Jennings

(First aired on WUTC 2/10/24)The Mason Jennings History:Mason Jennings was born on the Island of Hawaii, but at an early age his family moved to the opposite of tropical, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. At 13, he started playing guitar and writing songs. Mason later dropped out of high school and decided to move to Minneapolis to pursue his musical career. Jennings made this decision after a friend of his father's sent him cassette tapes of the Replacements, Jayhawks, and Prince. After non-stop listening he felt like it would be a great home for his music.Jennings produced his self-titled debut album in 1997 on a Tascam analog four-track in the living room of a rented home, playing all instruments himself. In October 1998, he began a weekly gig at Minneapolis' 400 Bar. The two-week gig ended up lasting four months. Birds Flying Away, Mason's second record, revealed his penchant for singing first-person narratives of imaginary rustic characters. In 2002, Jennings released a studio album, Century Spring, and a "fans only" collection of acoustic songs, Simple Life. Mason released all three albums (and re-released his earlier albums) on his own record label, Architect Records.In June of 2005, Jennings signed with Glacial Pace, a subsidiary of Sony's Epic Records headed by Modest Mouse frontman Isaac Brock. Minnesota's Star Tribune credited Brock with convincing Mason to sign after he opened for several Modest Mouse shows in 2004. Jennings had long avoided the major labels, citing desires to maintain creative control and dodge big-label politics.In early 2008, Mason signed with Jack Johnson's record label, Brushfire Records. Jennings released In the Ever in May 2008. Blood of Man soon followed and received a coveted 4-Star review in Rolling Stone, who also cited, “What makes Mason Jennings one of the best singer songwriters you've never heard of is his ragged intimate voice and his simple ruminations on God, war, hope and gratitude.”With many more albums and projects in between, we fast forward to the release of Wild Dark Metal in 2016. He got divorced and after taking some time off to focus on painting, to recover from depression and to heal from agoraphobia, he began touring again. He remarried in 2018 and released an album of love songs inspired by his new relationship, Songs From When We Met, available now.Mason Jennings Tracklist:ButterflyChemical CarKeepin' It RealNothingSomething About Your LoveUnited States Global EmpireThe Light, Part IIDrinking as Religion Darkness Between the FirefliesCursive PrayersOther Artists Tracklist:Bob Dylan – “Tangled Up in Blue”Mötley Crue – “Dr. Feelgood”Mötley Crue – “Kickstart My Heart”The Beatles – “Get Back”Hank Williams – “I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive”Gordon Lightfoot – “Only Love Would Know” Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

#970 - Mason Jennings The Mason Jennings Interview is featured on The Paul Leslie Hour. Are you here? Someone asked if “are you here?” is a rhetorical question. In reality it's our way of saying “welcome to The Paul Leslie Hour.” You're about to hear an interview with a very clever and thought-provoking singer-songwriter Mason Jennings. Your host Paul Edward Leslie went to see Mason performing at the famed 40 Watt Club in Athens, Georgia. That was September 29, 2008. At one point, Mason Jennings slipped away and sat down on a bench. Paul recorded this conversation which was first broadcast on the radio. Mason Jennings is quite a prolific recording artist. His most recent album is entitled “Underneath the Roses,” which some people are getting on vinyl. Mason is also one to check out live. He'll be hitting the road in 2024. Real quick, won't you like The Paul Leslie Hour on Facebook and also subscribe to Paul Leslie's YouTube channel. Let us know if you do. And now I think it's time we hear what Mason Jennings had to say out on the street in Athens, Georgia all those years ago. I think you'll find this was quite an interesting interview. The Paul Leslie Hour is a talk show dedicated to “Helping People Tell Their Stories.” Some of the most iconic people of all time drop in to chat. Frequent topics include Arts, Entertainment and Culture.

Songs from Gillian Welch, Malcolm Holcombe, Jaimee Harris, Mason Jennings, Red Molly, Dar Williams, Della Mae, David Olney, John Gorka and more! Hosted by Crystal Sarakas. Produced by WSKG Public Media.

On this week's show, we... spend quality time with new records from Plains, Cory Branan & Mightmare bid adieu to Low drummer & vocalist Mimi Parker  hold a musical memorial for a friend who left way to soon All this & much, much less! 

WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with folk-pop singer/songwriter Mason Jennings, who performs live Sunday at City Winery in Washington D.C. They discuss his 25-year music career from "Lemon Grove Avenue" to "Be Here Now." (Royalty-Free Theme Music: Scott Buckley's "Clarion")

Kailon Johnson-Loud, known professionally as Kaj Loud, is an African-American recording artist and entertainer who was born in Vallejo, CA. He attributes his musical ability in part to his father as well as his 3 biggest musical inspirations: Kendrick Lamar, J. Cole, and Logic. He also cites long term friend, Tunez, as the reason he decided to take music seriously. Destined to bring his own unique flavor into the game.   Pepe also plays Piano, he looked for many years in lots of different skips but to no avail, so he had to buy one. Influenced by Mason Jennings, Lemon Jelly and the Flaming Lips he produces and writes catchy songs that are easy on the ear, with good strong meaningful lyrics.

Mason Jennings has the most interesting songwriting process I've come across. Since he was around 13 years old, the Minneapolis songwriter has had songs just come to him while randomly playing guitar and singing. He gets in touch with his subconscious and discovers his songs there very naturally. He also never writes the songs down. That's right, he commits each song to memory and only writes them down for liner notes. Born in Honolulu and raised in Pittsburgh, he chose Minneapolis to settle into his music career. There, he found lots of success and managed to avoid the ever-tempting major label record contracts, which were being offered as high as $1 million. Wanting to remain in control of his creativity, he opted to stay independent until he signed with Glacial Pace, a subsidiary of Sony's Epic Records headed by Isaac Brock of Modest Mouse. He released Boneclouds in 2006 and gained much acclaim. An album with Jack Johnson's label and an appearance on the soundtrack to Todd Haynes Bob Dylan film I'm Not There, solidified his presence in the folk mainstream.Fast forward to his latest album (his 14th studio record), Real Heart, co-produced by Pearl Jam guitarist Stone Gossard, is an ode to the acoustic guitar and a love letter to songwriting. Lately, Mason's been working on himself through therapy and self-reflection. In the last few years, he's been working on conquering and controlling depression, agoraphobia and living a sober life. He's also gotten married again to Josie Jennings and the couple just recently welcomed their son Western in March 2022. A lot of these themes appear on Real Heart. We dig into those as well as his painting, the lake he lives on and Painted Shield, his synth-based rock and roll band with Stone Gossard and Matt Matt Chamberlain. Mason's a very special person and I'm grateful for this conversation!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Pearl Jam's Stone Gossard catches up with Kyle Meredith to talk about the second Painted Shield album, which finds Mason Jennings, Brittany Davis, and Matt Chamberlain further exploring their sonic palette. The guitarist discusses developing Painted Shield into a multiple vocalist group, as well as releasing the song “4th of July” while the world is on the brink of war. Stone also addresses the comparisons to his other offshoot project, Brad. On that subject, we're told that there is another Brad album in the works that will be using demos and lost vocal takes from the late Shawn Smith, which could come out later this year. From there, the attention is turned to Pearl Jam, who recently announced their rescheduled Gigaton tour dates (get tickets here!). Gossard tells us about relearning tracks from the band's latest LP for a third time, the possibility of a Lost Dogs Pt. 2, and wanting to make looser records at a quicker pace. To that point, he confirms that, yes, Pearl Jam have started working on their next album. "We've recorded some songs. We're on our way," he says. "We're making music." Take a listen to Stone Gossard discuss new music from Pearl Jam, Painted Shield, and Brad now. Then make sure to like and subscribe to Kyle Meredith With… wherever you get your podcasts, and you can also follow the Consequence Podcast Network for updates on all our shows. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

We had the pleasure of interviewing Mason Jennings over Zoom video!  Minneapolis songwriter Mason Jennings has shared his new LP "Real Heart".  Jennings calls it "the unabashed folk record that I have been wanting to make for years," pointing to the project's warm mix of acoustic guitar, unforced vocals, and autobiographical lyrics. At the same time, Real Heart also reaches beyond the genre's boundaries, making room for nuanced layers of horns, strings, and piano. The result is a record that both reclaims and redefines Mason Jennings' role as a leading light in the folk community, with production from Malfunkshun's Regan Hagar and Pearl Jam's Stone Gossard.Jennings and Gossard are ongoing collaborators in the supergroup Painted Shield, who released their 2021 debut album on Loosegroove, the influential indie label that Gossard founded back in 1994 issued records from acts such as Critters Buggin, Malfunkshun, Weapon of Choice and Devilhead, and was the launching point for Queens of the Stone Age's debut album in 1998. Real Heart is the sound of a musician easing back into his own skin and marking art not only on his own terms, but on his own turf, too. Jennings began recording the album at his lake house outside St. Paul, Minnesota, strumming each song while staring at the water outside. We want to hear from you! Please email Tera@BringinitBackwards.com. www.BringinitBackwards.com #podcast #interview #bringinbackpod #MasonJennings #PearlJam #StoneGossard #PaintedShield #NewMusic #zoom Listen & Subscribe to BiB https://link.chtbl.com/BiB Follow our podcast on Instagram and Twitter!  https://www.facebook.com/groups/bringinbackpod

Jesse and Anna use Luke 3:15-17, 21-22 and Isaiah 43:1-7 to explore what being “claimed” by God might mean or look like. Is it possession and ownership or might it be something deeper or more nuanced? Is it one-sided or mutual?  These scriptures clearly bring up the theme of baptism, but both Anna and Jesse find the idea of claiming or being claimed by God ties to the end of life and memorials. Anna brings up a scene from the movie “Dont Look Up” (*spoiler alert!*) and how it relates for her. Jesse recommends a song “How deep is that river” by Mason Jennings that resonates with the passages from today.      Anna Hoesly is a Co-Pastor and Organizer at Storyline Community in Milwaukie, Oregon. Jesse Christopherson is a Pastor at Milwaukie Lutheran Church in Milwaukie, Oregon.

The Doc wraps up another year of shows! Mike and Doc go through 10 of the best clips during the interviews of 2021. Clips with Barns Courtney, Joe List, Mob Rich, Bumpin Uglies, Upsahl, Missio, Sure Sure, David Furgeson, Marc Broussard, and Mason Jennings! Listen now! Monologue (Goofy Commercials): 0:00:19 Birthday Suit 1: 11:15 Ripped from the Headlines: 15:35 EG Vines - Good Enough: 33:46 Miscellaneous File: 39:01 Shoutouts: 43:55 Previously on the Doc G Show: 45:20 Leftover Headlines: 51:15 John William - Cascade Cruisin': 54:47 Barns Courtney Clip: 1:00:00 Joe List Clip: 1:07:32 Mob Rich Clip: 1:12:30 Bumpin' Uglies Clip: 1:16:30 Upsahl Clip: 1:19:22 Missio Clip: 1:23:15 Sure Sure Clip: 1:27:53 David Furgeson Clip: 1:33:07 Marc Broussard Clip: 1:37:15 Mason Jennings Clip: 1:42:55 The Irie - Never Alone: 1:47:08 Birthday Suit 2: 1:51:10 Birthday Suit 3: 1:55:32

The Thanksgiving Special is back! For the 6th time! The Doc invites Mason Jennings on the show! The two talk about moving to Minnesota after high school, making a debut album on a 4-track recorder, Kings of Leon finding inspiration in Mason's albums, starting the collaboration project Painted Shield, his newest album and much much more! Monologue (Weird Thanksgiving Traditions): 0:00:25 Birthday Suit 1: 16:31 Ripped from the Headlines: 21:29 Mason Jennings - Butterfly: 34:35 Shoutouts: 38:13 Miscellaneous File: 40:00 Leftover Headlines: 42:30 Previously On The Doc G Show: 47:22 Mason Jennings Interview: 52:34 Mason Jennings - On the Brink: 1:30:00 Birthday Suit 2: 1:41:08 Birthday Suit 3: 1:45:02

On our second episode we discuss one of our favorites "Gentlest Hammer" by Mason Jennings off of his album Bone Clouds. Otis joins us after his temper tantrum and we get into it. Catch all the Adventure Time references that you can. Enjoy!

My guest today is Adam Krinsky a Mixer/Engineer in Minneapolis, MN. He owns and runs a studio in St. Paul, MN called Bellows. In his 15 years of music, he has been a Producer, Engineer, Mixer, FOH Mixer, Tour Manager, Manager, and Educator.  Adam's career started after graduating from the Institute of Production and Recording in Minneapolis. He was hired by the owner and co-founder Tom Tucker as his assistant engineer at Master Mix Studios. In parallel to working in a big fancy studio, he was also moonlighting in a small punk rock basement studio called Vaudeville. A million dollar studio during the day, a Mackie and 57's at night. Krinsky started working at a local guitar shop called Twin Town Guitars which is where he met many of the local musicians.  In 2006 he recorded and mixed an album called A Detail of Soldiers by The Alarmists which received local recognition. Since he has never been without a project to mix. Over the years Adam has worked on albums for artists like Bo Ramsey, Mason Jennings, The Pines, Kill The Vultures, Sadistik, and Peter Wolf Crier to name a few. These artists range in genre's from Blues and Folk to Hip-Hop to Indie Rock.  Somewhere along the way, he was asked to go on the road. Reluctantly he eventually tried it out and found a second passion in touring. He's since mixed FOH for artists like Iris DeMent, Mason Jennings, Har Mar Superstar, Marijuana Deathsquads, The Pines, and Trampled by Turtles to name a few. He has also taught at a few recording schools and was a field mixer for the 6th Season of Jersey Shore. These days Krinsky is either mixing in his studio or on tour with Trampled by Turtles. Thanks so much to Evan Bakke for making our introduction! Get access to FREE mixing mini-course: http://MixMasterBundle.com THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS! https://RecordingStudioRockstars.com/Academy Use code ROCKSTAR to get 10% https://JZmic.com Use coupon ROCKSTARS to get 20% off The Pop Filter https://www.Spectra1964.com http://MacSales.com/Rockstars http://iZotope.com/Rockstars use code ROCK10 for 10% off https://carltatzdesign.com/Mixroom-Mentor http://UltimateMixingMasterclass.com Hear guests discography on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/71uDzwTG14iEN7SrrGGEdo?si=bdf5ac9fb3144505 If you love the podcast, then please leave a review: https://RSRockstars.com/Review CLICK HERE FOR COMPLETE SHOW NOTES AT: http://RSRockstars.com/307

More Mason! The exciting conclusion to a 3 hour discussion of all things Mason Jennings!

It's a two part! Every Mason Jennings Album and EP and a couple live concerts and Use Your Van DVD.

Pearl Jam guitarist Stone Gossard talks about his new side project, Painted Shield, with singer/songwriter Mason Jennings. Gossard elaborates on the fruitful collaboration and dives into the background of some songs from their eponymous debut. He also discusses how the relaunch of his label, Loosegroove Records, happened in part in response to the death of former band member, Shawn Smith. Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/sound/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Pearl Jam guitarist Stone Gossard and singer-songwriter Mason Jennings have teamed up as Painted Shield and sit down with Kyle Meredith to talk about their self-titled debut album. Together, they discuss how they teamed up and recruited Matt Chamberlain, Brittany Davis, and John Congletan. Gossard tells us of opening his vault of demos for the music while Jennings describes working in a band for the first time and writing lyrics about time as escapism. Gossard’s Loosegroove Records was also resurrected for the project, and Gossard details plans for the label to release a final Brad album and a previously unreleased 1982 Duff McKagan record. On the Pearl Jam side, Gossard discusses what it’s been like to release Gigaton without touring, the anxiety dreams he’s having with this being the longest he’s ever gone without playing Pearl Jam music, how the band is slowing down, plans for No Code and Yield box sets, and recording more PJ music. Follow on Facebook | Podchaser | Twitter --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Musicians Stone Gossard of Pearl Jam, and Mason Jennings join us to talk about their project, Painted Shield, and their new album coming out November 27 on Loosegroove Records, an indie label started by Stone and Regan Hagar. 

In this week's jam-packed episode, the guys first welcome their doctoral advisor, mentor, and friend, the President of Chicago Theological Seminary, the Rev. Dr. Stephen G. Ray, to talk about the impending election and what happens next in the eventuality of one candidate or another winning the Presidency. In the second segment, the guys make some predictions for Tuesday's election and talk a little bit about the efforts to suppress the vote in swing-states. Of course in between the two segments the guys will bless some hearts (and Jamie will continue his ongoing battle against Jerry Falwell, Jr). The show will close out with Marc and Jamie doing some Front Porch Musing about the work of Heather Cox Richardson and the music of Mason Jennings. Go vote!

Stone Gossard is a founding member and guitarist in Pearl Jam. While the pandemic put Pearl Jam's tour plans on hold, Stone went back to a project he started 6 years ago, Painted Shield. It includes singer-songwriter Mason Jennings, former Pearl Jam drummer Matt Chamberlain, and keyboardist/singer Brittany Davis. Stone describes the sound of the band ('messy American rock'), the impact of John Lennon, whether artists should speak up politically and who he says started the Seattle scene. You might be surprised by the answer.

The sonic territory covered in the latest RFUS is pretty remarkable, as we could only do with Melanie Shrawder who worked for the Songlines radio promo company for 14 years & prior to that KUT in Austin, TX and WYEP in her native Pittsburgh.  We started out talking Pirates & Steelers & Penguins, went straight into her love of Phil Collins & Genesis, touched on her youthful appreciation of everything from Journey to Juice Newton (bolstered by the Columbia House & BMG Record Clubs). We talked about her tenure booking acts like Spoon & Gary Clark Jr. for their 1st radio sessions, booking Blackalicious for a live session (which they graciously kept FCC clean!), great SXSW memories (including the late, great Rock Hall of Famer Ian McLagan) and then moving on to the promo world, helping the likes of Arcade Fire, The Avett Brothers, Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings, My Morning Jacket, Chance The Rapper and yes, Spoon, reach bigger national audiences through the radio airwaves.  There of course was mention of her all-time favorite Stevie Wonder, and we talked about the diversity challenges the AAA format faces.  We also discussed our mutual long-term appreciation of Pearl Jam & it all comes full circle with a new PJ side project that features Stone Gossard & acclaimed singer/songwriter Mason Jennings, who spent much of his youth in Pittsburgh.  Plus a couple other new things Melanie has been digging lately at the end (full songs in Anchor version only). And earmuff alert: there is some strong language sprinkled in, but hey it's a podcast!

In this episode John and Alan are joined by longtime singer/songwriter Dan Navarro who, with his former songwriting partner Eric Lowen, has written songs for The Bangles, Jackson Browne, Dionne Warwick and many others including the #1 smash hit "We Belong" made popular by Pat Benatar. In addition Dan is a voice actor in Los Angeles and works on movies and shows like The Lorax, The Book Of Life, Family Guy, and American Dad. We are also joined by a common friend, Twin Cities drummer Noah Levy, originally from his own Minneapolis band The Honeydogs. Noah has played with Peter Frampton, BoDeans, Five for Fighting, Mason Jennings, Martin Zellar, and others. He currently plays drums for Brian Setzer in both the Orchestra and the Rockabilly Riot. We discuss everything from Shakeys Pizza to the interpersonal difficulties between songwriters. Dan talks about being a buyer for Tower Records and working as an assistant to the manager of the Moody Blues. Noah talks about what it takes to do something impromptu on television when dealing with a 17 piece horn section of music readers. Dan takes us through the entire process of writing "We Belong" and he shares some stories about his cousin Dave. Noah talks about building a studio with his son Issac and his current escapades in the Minneapolis scene and much much more. We close with "on the road" Trivia. Enjoy. Dan’s WebsiteDan’s FBDan's Instagram - @dannavarromusicDan's Twitter - @dannavarroWe Belong - Lowen & NavarroWalking on a Wire (Official Video) - Lowen & NavarroDan on American Dad Dan in Happy Feet Dan in Fallout 4 Donate to help fight ALS Noah’s Twitter - @NoahLevyDrumsNoah’s Instagram - @noahllevyNoah Levy's FB PageNoah with Brian Setzer's Rockabilly Riot - Gene & Eddie The Honeydogs - What I Want (official video) Noah with Brian Setzer's Rockabilly Riot - Stray Cat Strut

With over 68 million plays on Pandora, troubadour and award-winning songwriter, Forest Sun, enlivens audiences around the globe with his wealth of songs and stories, all sung and told in a laid-back California style. Sun's soulful music draws on a deep well of Americana and is compared to everyone from Jack Johnson, John Mayer and The Avett Brothers to Van Morrison and Bob Dylan. He's opened for Bonnie Raitt, The Beach Boys, Steve Earle, Lyle Lovett, Jackson Browne, Keb Mo and Brett Dennen, Mason Jennings and Chris Smither among others. Forest’s songs mine his deep folk roots and embrace his love of gospel, reggae, Americana, country, soul, jazz and funk. His latest release “Just Because You Want it” is available on https://forestsun.com/, where you can support him directly through Patreon, and receive one new song per month. You can also follow Forest Sun on Spotify, and Pandora.

In the fourth episode of the second season, Kevin's illustrious guest is somewhat of a regional celebrity. Co-founder of the beloved indie-folk outfit The Pines, Benson Ramsey slides through and has an insightful conversation about growing up in the Midwest, seven string guitars, 'Easy Listening' music, and about artists who have done things 'their own way.' For more information about the AWARD WINNING music blog Anhedonic Headphones, click here! Episode 13 credits: The intro to the episode featured an instrumental version of "Labels," performed by GZA/Genius, taken from the 2012 Get On Down/Geffen/Universal Music Special Markets release Liquid Swords - The Chess Box (Instrumentals.) The song originally appears on the 1995 Geffen Records release Liquid Swords. The theme music is a YouTube rip of the intro to BET's "Rap City: The Bassment," airing from 1999 to 2005. In today's episode, we discussed: "Caribbean Blue," written by Eithne Pádraigín Ní Bhraonáin and Roman Ryan; performed by Enya. Taken from the 1991 WEA release Shepherd Moons. "Race You to The Light, written and performed by Mason Jennings. Taken from the 2018 self-released Songs From When We Met. "Blind," written by Dennis Shinn, Ryan Shuck, and KoЯn; performed by KoЯn. Taken from the 1994 Epic/Immortal records release, KoЯn. "Sleeper," written and performed by Greg Brown. Taken from the 1992 Red House Records release Dream Cafe. "Blind Willie McTell," written and performed by Bob Dylan. Taken from the 1991 Columbia Records release The Bootleg Series Volumes 1-3.

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Von is a classic Taurus, in case you couldn’t tell. Rachel’s going on a social media diet. Von had some weekend struggles. All that, and more! Also, music! Music in this episode: Shorty & The Mob - “Mississippi” (Single) Lucy Isabel - “How It Goes” (Rambling Stranger) Mason Jennings - “Two Dollar Man” (Wild Dark Metal) Lucky Cat - “Other Oceans” (How Your House Might Not Be Safe) The Allman Betts Band - “Shinin’”(Single) Josh Nolan - “The Honeysuckle (Hold On)” (A Kind Heart to Follow) Frank Turner - “Little Changes - Choir! Choir! Choir!” (Don’t Worry EP) Ben Leece - “Nothing (Not Anymore)” (No Wonder the World is Exhausted)(SH)  New Swears - “Bells Corner” (Night Mirror) Patrick Jordan - “Pulling Me Through” (Single) (SH)   Rachel wrote a comic! Check it out here! Send us music via SubmitHub. Send us money via Ko-fi or Patreon. Contact Von via linktr.ee/vonreviews and say hi to Rachel on Twitter @adobeteardrops

Meet Scot Chisholm, CEO & co-founder of Classy - A social enterprise fundraising software focused on helping non-profits grow their revenue. Classy was named while he and his friends were first brainstorming the concept of Classy while watching Anchor Man - Stay Classy San Diego. Classy is now a 200+ employee SaaS startup that has now processed over $1 billion in funds for non-profits through its platform.    Scot grew up in Massachusetts and went to UMass Amherst where he spent only one semester as a computer science major before switching to engineering. He was drawn to San Diego when his college friends had moved out here while he was finishing college. When he graduated he convinced his dad and brother to drive cross-country with him and he landed in Ocean Beach. The day he got here he saw a pizza shop that advertised ‘Boston-style pizza’. He was curious and stopped in. As it so happens, this was the first day the shop was open and he asked if he could be their first employee. And he was hit by the entrepreneurship bug. If you’re curious to know which pizza place this is (it’s still around!), listen to the full episode.   While serving pizzas he talked to a lot of customers, one of whom worked at Booz Allen Hamilton (BAH) which is how Scot ended up at his job there. During his time at BAH he started Classy as a side project. It came to be that he and his friends had all been affected by cancer in some way and they wanted to volunteer with the American Cancer Society (ACS). Unfortunately, it was hard to get involved and their only option was the Walk For The Cure. Being in their mid-20’s, Scot and his friends all agreed that there had to be a different way to help than walking for 24 hours. They decided to do a pub crawl around Pacific Beach to raise money.   You’d think it’d be really easy to GIVE an organization like the ACS monetary donations. Turns out, it’s not. He was told he’d have to attend the Walk For The Cure and donate the money through that event. The same event they wanted to avoid.   And Classy was born. Classy didn’t start as a tech company. It started as an organization that held events to engage with the people who would donate, so they knew what exactly they were donating to.  And these were no small events - they held a music festival and were able to get headliners like Matisyahu, Bassnectar, Mason Jennings and attracted more than 5,000 people. Their tangled system of payment software soon wasn’t able to support them anymore and only then did they set out to become a tech company to create a solution that would work for them. This was around 2009-2010 and was first a way for people to purchase tickets and donate money to their specific events. Once the organizations learned about Classy they started approaching Scot asking if they could use the platform to collect donations that weren’t tied to a certain event. Lightbulb moment.   Fast-forward and Classy was now in the UCSD Springboard program, CONNECT.  Getting investors and support was a challenge since they were an events company trying to pivot to SaaS.  It’s hard to imagine that these same people are questioning their judgment now that Classy just hit 1 billion dollars in collected donations!   Listen to the full episode to hear how he and Classy went full circle with the ACS which includes what could have been a very awkward conversation with their CFO.   Scot describes the San Diego tech scene as being a 2.0 version and he’s proud to be one of the leaders in this stage. During 1.0, Scot looked up to companies like Active. For 2.0, he’s looking to non-San Francisco based companies who are integrating and developing their cities as they grow, companies like HubSpot and MailChimp   Hear Scot talk more about their path to funding and San Diego’s interest in mission-driven companies, Classy’s growth in Downtown San Diego, and what he thinks the future of e-commerce philanthropy will be.   Check out Scot’s favorites:   Tacos - Ortiz’s Taco Shop in Point Loma and Colima's Mexican Food in North Park. Coffee - Pappalecco, more recently it’s Peets who ‘has the best espresso’. Beer - Sculpin. Alpine Brewing is also a new favorite.   Find Scot and follow Classy: Classy.org - there’s a very active blog that Scot recommends you read LinkedIn: Classy | Scot Chisholm Twitter: @classy | @scotchisholm Facebook Instagram: classy_org   Thanks to Cox Business for their support of the local San Diego startup ecosystem and for helping to make this episode possible.

Dave King  Born 1970 Minneapolis, MN Studied piano and drums as a young person. Played in some amazing grade school, jr high school and high school bands and ensembles..............seriously ground breaking in approach and chart selection including a big band version of "R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A" by John Mellancamp (formally known as John Cougar and John Cougar-Mellancamp). Moved out east for a moment in 1989 when nyc still had barrel fires burning in lots that now house the American Apparel flagship store next to a place you can get a $7.00 espresso. Moved to Los Angeles in 1991 to warm up a bit. Was a couple of miles from the epicenter of the 1994 L.A. earthquake. Decided that wasn't the place for me. Moved back to Minneapolis. Co founded Happy Apple. Co founded Love-Cars. Co founded Halloween, Alaska. Joined 12Rods. In 2000 co founded The Bad Plus in NYC. Co founded The Gang Font featuring Greg Norton of punk icons Husker Du. Have Performed music in 75 countries and 6 continents. Have appeared on over 50 recordings. Besides my working groups I have recorded and or performed with Bill Frisell, Joshua Redman, Dewey Redman. Jeff Beck. Tim Berne, Hank Roberts, Chris Speed, Kurt Rosenwinkle, Django Bates, Dead Prez, The Coup, Joe Lovano, Bill Carrothers, Anthony Cox, Chris Morrissey, Mason Jennings, Haley Bonar, Meat Beat Manifesto, Craig Taborn, Matt Mitchell, Matt Maneri, Benoit Delbeq, Craig Green, Jason Moran, Tchad Blake, David Torn, Donna Lewis, Atmosphere, and a few more great people. I have also worked extensively with The Mark Morris Dance Group and with acclaimed fashion designer Isaac Mizrahi on his fashion week music and t.v. show music. I have also recorded and composed for film including two films for animated film maker Tom Shroeder and 6 seconds of one of my drum beats is in the film "The Hot Chick" starring SNL icon Rob Schneider believe it.DAVE KING'S TRUCKING CO. Dave King - drums Erik Fratzke - guitar Chris Morrissey - bass Chris Speed - tenor saxophone Brandon Wozniak - tenor saxaphone  As always, recorded LIVE at Guilt & Company Visit Guilt & Company online via www.guiltandcompany.com - or in person at 1 Alexander Street in Historic Gastown, Vancouver, BC.  Follow Us on Social Media: Facebook: www.facebook.com/guiltandcompany Twitter: www.twitter.com/guiltandcompany Youtube: www.youtube.com/guiltandcompany Instagram: www.instagram.com/guiltandco Presented By: James Calvin Thompson Recorded By: Trevor Tews Edited By: Aaron Johnson

Steep Canyon Rangers, The Greencards, Robbie Fulks, Vieux Farka Toure, Mason Jennings.

Jacob and Ryan kick off the show with more inane conversation. Ryan talks about his hate of Celine Dion, while Jacob complains about Two Princes by Spin Doctors. They couldn't help but talk about the latest rumors about Star Wars: Episode VII. Ryan is still making excuses as to why he hasn't yet watched Jacob's movie. And speaking of Jacob's movie - you can go order it through our sponsor, Amazon.com. The movie is called Death By VHS. Jacob directed the segment called Lepus which he co-wrote with his Gorram Nerd Hour co-host Brian Smith, with camera work by Atomic Fallout Society's own David Sabal. It is an Abnormal Entertainment family affair. Go get your copy, available September 17th.Neato - A2CBe Your Own Pet - Twisted NervePsychostick - BeerLevi Weaver - I Am Certain I Am A Train (live)Each Of The Days - EverlastingMason Jennings - Drinking As ReligionThe 77's - The Lust, The Flesh, The Eyes And The Pride Of LifeEthan 103 - 500Camm Harston - Size 13'sHorror Is Dead - Man Made MonstersIf you would like to be featured on a future episode you can contact us a podcastunderground@gmail.com.Drop us a line if you have any suggestions, comments, criticisms or anything else. Make sure you "like" our Facebook page - http://facebook.com/UndergroundPodcast.Follow us on Twitter at www.twitter.com/PodFromUnder.Read Jacob's occasional ramblings on his blog - http://robotvampireproductions.wordpress.com.Need help booking a show? Contact Ryan - somethingwickedent@gmail.com.Click here to listen or right click and choose "Save As..." to download.Please support our show by clicking the links to our Sponsors.

Inspired by songwriter Mason Jennings' tune "I Love You and Buddha Too," Rev. Ken Beldon says whatever we believe, love is the main thing. Our lives have one common destiny. But he knows love is often met with fundamentalism or violence. How do we love then? Rev. Ken expands on words from Thoreau, Dan Gottlieb, Alice Walker, and Humberto Maturana, who said, "Love...is the only emotion that expands intelligence."

Inspired by songwriter Mason Jennings' tune "I Love You and Buddha Too," Rev. Ken Beldon says whatever we believe, love is the main thing. Our lives have one common destiny. But he knows love is often met with fundamentalism or violence. How do we love then? Rev. Ken expands on words from Thoreau, Dan Gottlieb, Alice Walker, and Humberto Maturana, who said, "Love...is the only emotion that expands intelligence."

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Mason Jennings Plus, Chad Johnson of Come and Live, the week’s news and entertainment releases, your Harry Potter tweets and much

On this week’s RELEVANT Podcast, Adam returns! :: Mason Jennings serenades the office :: Discussions of movie trailers, massive hamburgers and the impending chimps vs robots war