As The Story Grows

Chapter 164: "I Like Music More" ...as read by Jonathan Caro

Jon's brother introduced him to punk rock when he was 5 and that moment impacted Jon's life trajectory. Jon talks about how Eric Balmer wa…

Chapter 163: "Promoting A Song No One Could Get" ...as read by Matthew Schwartz from Pacifico

Pacifico was a band built for 2019 living in 1999. They had a hit single and music video getting MTV airt…

Chapter 162: "I Never Thought That I Would Be Doing Anything Like This" ...as read by Orlando Greenhill formerly of Havalina Rail Co

It was a joy getting to chat with Orlando. Orlando talks about his…

Chapter 161: "Never Got An Explanation" ...as read by Doug Lorig of Roadside Monument

Brandon Ebel had expressed interest in signing Doug's band Water Front. But Water Front no longer existed. It too…

Chapter 160: "That Wasn't What I Wanted To Do" ...as read by Doug Venable of Hopesfal

Doug Venable, Hopesfall's original vocalist, took the time with chat with me about the importance of Tooth and Na…

Chapter 159: "Never Make the Same Record" ...as read by Aaron Stone of My Epic

My Epic is set to release their new ep Violence on May 10th via Facedown Records. Aaron chatted with me about how Facedo…

Chapter 158: "An Amazing Period of Time" ...as read by Jason Stinson of Overcome

When Jason Stinson heard the phrase "Spirit Filled Hard Core" he knew that was the scene he belonged in. Jason talks a…

Chapter 157: "Just Don't Break Up" ...as ready by Cody Bonnette

As Cities Burn just announced their new record, "Scream Through the Walls", which will be out on June 7th via Equal Vision Records. Cod…

Chapter 156: "Heroin Is the Answer" ...as read by Russell Holbrook

Russell Holbrook just released a new memoir called "Heroin Is the Answer." Russell talks meeting Zach Gresham, the (brief) hesitatio…

Chapter 155: "Spirit Filled Hardcore" ...as read by Tim Mann

Focused was a pioneering band when it came to introducing hardcore to the Christian world. The band coined the phrase "spirit filled hardc…

Chapter 154: "I Gotta Find Another Drummer" ...as read by Jeff Jacquay

Jeff was there nearly at the beginning. Unashamed is credited with being one of the earliest Spirit Filled Hardcore bands (along…

Chapter 153: "A Small Group of Really Talented" ...as read by Jeff Cloud

Jeff Cloud has run Velvet Blue Music for 23 years. He was in Starfyer 59 for (roughly) 7 years and Joy Electric for 5 (ish) ye…

Chapter 152: "Hide No Truth" ...as read by Nate Allen

Destroy Nate Allen has been set aside and in its place we have gotten Good Saint Nathanael. Nate Allen is releasing Hide No Truth on February 1st…

Chapter 151: "All In On This" ...as read by Jolie Lindholm

Jolie moved to Florida for college and sang on a project for a guy named Chris Carrabba. You might have heard of him. That connection led he…

Chapter 150: "The Best of 2018"

Adam Morgan (Hopesfall), Matt Traxler (Steadfast Records), Ryan Parrish (In Parallel), and Josh Hersom (The Cycle podcast) join me to discuss their favorite albums of …

Chapter 149: "I Was At the Same Place" ...as ready by Chris Foley

Luxury basically signed a handshake deal at Cornerstone with Tooth and Nail Records and became one of the labels more controversial b…

Chapter 148: "The Right Time with The Right People" ...as read by Nathan Burke

Nathan is most well known for being the bass player on the final two Frodus full-lengths. But since then he's been relea…

Chapter 147: "You're All The Pretty Weapons" ...as read by Corey Darst

How does one replace Dan Weyandt? Those were Corey's shoes to fill more than once. Corey carried the vocal duties, touring on Li…

Chapter 146: "I Haven't Talked About This In A While" ...as read by Lance Black

Lance Black has been in bands for over 21 years. For the first time in a while, Lance opens up about his first band, Si…

Chapter 145: "Off Track Betting And Other Parlor Games" ...as read by Shawn Matthews

Was Combat Chuck the very first viral sensation? Ok, maybe not. But pre social media and YouTube, Shawn was able t…