716: The Sound
Welcome to 716: The Sound, a music podcast hosted by Chris Chavez that aims to shine a light on - and point a mic at - the wide range of amazing music in and around Western New York.
- Update frequency
- every 8 days
- Episodes
- 46
- Years Active
- 2024 - 2025
Episode 25 - Mark Henry
On this episode, Chris sits down with Mark Henry of Queen City Knights to talk about growing up with his bandmates, the Beavis and Butthead Experience, making music as a teenager, growing as a songwr…
Tue 15 Apr 2025
Episode 24 - Brandon Kapral
On this episode, Brandon Kapral of Skyway sits down with Chris to talk about living on a tour bus, playing drums, Rage Against the Machine, getting into jazz, the birth of Skyway, and more.
Mon 07 Apr 2025
Episode 23 - Austin Reese
On this episode, Chris sits down with Austin Reese of Little Liar to talk about growing up in a small town, playing drums, 80s hair metal, learning guitar, discovering 90s grunge, Little Liar, and so…
Mon 31 Mar 2025
Episode 22 - Jay Yeskoot
This week, Jay Yeskoot of The Sneers joins Chris to talk about growing up with musical parents, playing in jazz band, discovering classic rock, playing guitar, Phish, the feeling you get when you hea…
Sat 15 Mar 2025
Episode 21 - Valerie of Shepherd Moon Studios
This week, Chris sits down with Valerie of Shepherd Moon Studios to talk about growing up on a farm, listening to country and 80s thrash metal, appreciating a wide range of music, having a deep love …
Tue 04 Mar 2025
Episode 20 - TJ Cutajar
This week, TJ Cutajar of Daze Ago joins Chris in studio to talk about diverse influences, rap and hip-hop, learning to sing and play guitar, striving to be a storyteller, writing from a personal pers…
Mon 24 Feb 2025
Episode 19 - Anthony Wachowiak
This week, Chris sits down with Anthony Wachowiak of Mother Nature’s Son to talk about Distrokid, first becoming aware of music, writing for Mother Nature’s Son, rediscovering pop punk, and more.
Sun 16 Feb 2025
Episode 18 - Skye Carlin-Rodriguez
On this episode, Chris sits down with Skye Carlin-Rodriguez of Faith to Fear to talk about growing up listening to Foo Fighters, learning to play drums, the excitement of discovering new music, getti…
Sun 09 Feb 2025
Episode 17 - Jordan Smith
This week, Chris sits down with Jordan Smith of Stress Dolls and Urge Surfer to talk about library resources, being a gear nerd, the groove of Rage Against the Machine, modular synthesizers, and so m…
Fri 24 Jan 2025
Episode 16 - Jay Fear
This week, Chris sits down with Jay Fear of Faith to Fear to talk about ASL interpreting, moving from Long Island to Rochester, religious trauma, musical theater, emotional expression through music, …
Sat 11 Jan 2025
Episode 15 - Travis Allen
This week, Chris sits down with Travis Allen to talk about guitar covers, living in Nashville, moving from Pennsylvania to Buffalo, getting into the scene, putting on a killer Christmas show, working…
Mon 30 Dec 2024
Episode 14 - Noah Logan
This week, Chris sits down with Noah Logan of Pretty Good State University to talk about working at Guitar Center, living overseas, playing pubs, playing multiple instruments, Rock Band, producing mu…
Tue 17 Dec 2024
Episode 13 - Jake King
This week, Chris sits down with Jake King to talk about juggling multiple projects, the Jekyl and Hyde effect of T.T.T.T., his favorite venues to play, The Beatles, guitars, and so much more.
Fri 06 Dec 2024
Episode 12 - Tobias Prey
This week, Chris sits down with Tobias Prey to talk about comfortable seating, not fitting in, his love for Buffalo, Pretty Good State University, entertaining crowds, the local music scene, songwrit…
Sat 23 Nov 2024
Episode 11 - John Mikulski
This week, Chris sits down with John Mikulski to talk about podcasts, Green Day and pop punk in the 90s, where his song ideas come from, Robby Takac and Music is Art, Skyway, and so much more.
Fri 08 Nov 2024
Episode 10 - Roger Bryan
This week, Chris sits down with Roger Bryan to talk about appreciating different genres of music, finding his voice, Harvest Sum Records, The Old Sweethearts, his songwriting process, and more.
Tue 29 Oct 2024
Episode 9 - Hello London
This week, Chris sits down with James Froese to talk about his latest solo project Hello London, as well as early music influences, the Manchester sound, his songwriting process, the “flow state,” em…
Tue 22 Oct 2024
Episode 8 - Thane McGarry
This week, Chris sits down with Thane McGarry of Shepherd Moon Studios to talk about stepping into the Buffalo music scene, snowboard videos, capturing magic at live shows, EDM, the art of editing, a…
Sat 12 Oct 2024
Episode 7 - akloh.
This week Chris sits down akloh. to talk about fostering dogs, Music is Art, country life vs. city life, growing up musical, Green Day, music theory, and so much more.
Sat 05 Oct 2024
Episode 6 - Matt Levulis
This week Chris sits down with Matt Levulis of Little Liar to talk about playing lead guitar, Sweet Child O’ Mine, Alice in Chains, fitting in on the right bill, managing social media, having people …
Sat 28 Sep 2024
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