The New Scene

Episode 149: Justin Pearson of The Locust / Deaf Club

Keith sits down with Justin Pearson to discuss his early days in music, his first band Struggle, his label Three One G Records, the history of the Locust, how the band dealt with overly enthusiastic and antagonistic audiences, working with John Waters, Justin's appearance on the Jerry Springer show, Swing Kids, Justin's latest band Deaf Club, piecing together a living through music and the arts, dealing with loss and more.

Episode 148: Allen Epley of Shiner / The Life and Times

Keith sits down with Allen Epley to discuss the history of Shiner, the recording of some of their classic LP's, life on the road, the initial end of the band, the beginning of The Life and Times, Shiner's initial reunion and their latest LP "Schadenfreude", what's next for both bands, Allen's podcast "Third Gear Scratch", performing with the Blue Man Group and more.

Guest co-hosts: Josh Brigham and Adam Morgan of Hopesfall. Josh and Adam discuss the influence Shiner has had on Hopesfall, how reading the liner notes of "The Egg" led them to record "The Satellite Years" with Matt Talbott, the recent 20 year anniversary of TSY plus more.

Episode 147: Chris Wrenn of Bridge Nine Records

Keith sits down with Chris Wrenn to discuss the early days of Bridge Nine Records, how Chris leveraged a long-standing sports rivalry to fund the label, the label's breakthrough release of the first American Nightmare 7", Bridge Nine's growth over the years, how Ben Affleck ended up wearing Bridge Nine gear, what to expect next from Chris and the label plus more. 

Episode 146: Jack Beatson of Foreign Hands

Keith sits down with Jack Beatson to discuss growing up in Delaware, shows in the northeast, our favorite venues in Philadelphia, the history of Foreign Hands, their development as a band, recording "Bleed the Dream", working with Will Putney, what's next for the band and more.

Guest co-host: Brendan Ekstrom of Circa Survive / This Day Forward. We discuss This Day Forward, the Circa Survive hiatus and more.

Episode 145: Tom Sheehan of Indecision / Most Precious Blood

Keith sits down with Thomas Sheehan to discuss Indecision tour stories, the "Indecision Curse", the formation of Most Precious Blood, the '02 Furnace Fest bible incident, almost playing Furnace Fest '22, navigating two Most Precious Blood lineups, Axe to Grind podcast, what's next for Most Precious Blood and more. 

Episode 144: Toby Morrell of Emery

Keith sits down with Toby Morrel to discuss growing up in South Carolina, discovering the underground music scene, the formation of Emery, the band's move to Seattle, getting established as a band, dealing with fan backlash, the band's latest LP "Rub Some Dirt On It", Toby's podcast "It's All Over" and more.

Guest co-host: Jason Zeimet of Unoriginal Vinyl. Jason details the in-depth work he does with bands to help create their vinyl packaging and shares stories of working with Emery, Zao and others.

Bonus Episode 143: Furnace Fest 2022 Recap

Keith is joined by Vadim Taver (This Day Forward / Poison the Well) and Nazareth Lamay (A&R - Columbia Records) for a full Furnace Fest 2022 Recap.

Episode 142: Dave Gorman of Orange Island

Keith sits down with Dave Gorman to discuss the vibrant music scene in Boston, the bands that influenced him and Orange Island, the beginning of Orange Island, signing to Iodine Recordings, the band's creative process, their final EP that led to the initial end of the band, their upcoming LP "One Night Stay", addiction and how we used substances for different situations in life and more.

Episode 141: Ryan Parrish of City of Caterpillar

Keith sits down with Ryan Parrish to discuss growing up in Virginia, discovering music, learning to play the drums, Ryan's early bands, the formation and early days of Darkest Hour, the formation of City of Caterpillar, Ryan's initial departure from the band and how he processed it, Ryan's other work in Iron Reagan and Mammoth Grinder, the reunion of City of Caterpillar, their upcoming LP "Mystic Sisters" and more.

Episode 140: Isa Holliday of Slow Crush

Keith sits down with Isa Holliday from Slow Crush to discuss the formation of the band, discovering her voice, one of the band's early gigs at Roadburn Fest, the creative process behind their records, surviving Sunday anxiety, some of the challenges Isa faces as an artist and how she overcomes them plus more.