The New Scene

Episode 81: Doug Sabolick of Ecstatic Vision

Keith and Tommy sit down with Doug Sabolick of Ecstatic Vision to discuss growing up in Bucks County, the local scene, forming A Life Once Lost, their final LP "Ecstatic Trance", the formation of Ecstatic Vision, stories from the road, what's next for the band and more.

Episode 80: No Days Off

Keith and Tommy discuss the new LP's from Deafheaven and Turnstile, the Turnstile mosh pit incident, Hurricane Ida, the recent passing of Michael K. Williams and bring you another round of "Sad Youtube Comments". We also call Gary Shaw of This Day Forward to ask him when the reunion is happening.

Episode 79: Ends of Sanity

Keith and Tommy sit down with James Aloisio and Ian Gilchrist of Ends of Sanity to discuss their musical history, introduction to the scene and the formation of Ends of Sanity. We also discuss Ends of Sanity's debut EP, some of their influences and what's coming up next for the band. Lastly, Keith and Tommy discuss the difficult conversation we had last week.  

Episode 78: Joseph Grillo of Garrison

Keith and Tommy sit down with Joseph Grillo of Garrison to discuss growing up, Joseph's history in music, the history of Garrison, their upcoming vinyl reissue of The Bend Before the Break, the struggles of parenting, overcoming illness, touring with Korn, Joseph's new band Judas Knife and more.

Episode 77: New Day Rising

Keith and Tommy sit down with Oliver Nacinovic and Adam Brylowski of New Day Rising to discuss growing up, discovering hardcore and the local scene, the history of New Day Rising, stories from the road and the band's initial breakup. We also discuss life after the band, reforming New Day Rising and what to expect next from the band.

Episode 76: Robert Butcher - Photographer

Keith and Tommy sit down with photographer Robert Butcher to discuss growing up in post-WWII England, surviving an accident and discovering his love of photography. We also discuss Robert getting kicked out of London and Australia, landing in NYC, his rise to prominence as an international fashion photographer, photographing Led Zeppelin, being mistaken for Robert Plant,  attending Mick Jagger's 49th birthday party, overcoming addiction and more.

Episode 75: Jesse Daino of Ed Gein

Keith and Tommy sit down with Jesse Daino of Ed Gein to discuss growing up, his history in music, the formation and history of Ed Gein, the end of the band, the formation of his current band Shadow Snakes and what to expect next from the band. We also discuss Jesse's Syracuse-based business Recess Coffee, the trials and tribulations of starting your own business, surviving COVID and more.

Episode 74: Jeromes Dream

Keith and Tommy sit down with Jeff Smith and Erik Ratensperger of Jeromes Dream to discuss the history of the band, the initial release of their then final LP "Presents", the difficulty some fans had with the band's shift in sound, their sudden breakup, relocating to San Francisco, reconnecting and rebooting Jeromes Dream, the band's upcoming reissue of "Presents" on Iodine Recordings and more.

Episode 73: Pat Troxell of Lovelorn

Keith and Tommy welcome Pat Troxell of Lovelorn back to the show to discuss their new LP "What's YR Damage?", their upcoming tour dates, life during the pandemic, moving to Austin, Pat's new bands Action News and Discreet, Pat's graf zine Bad Kids Zine and more.

Episode 72: Pao of Kaonashi

Keith and Tommy sit down with Ryan "Pao" Paolilli of Kaonashi to discuss his history in music, growing up in MA, moving to Philadelphia and joining Kaonashi. We also discuss the recording of Kaonashi's latest LP, their This Is Hardcore performance, what's coming up next for the band and more.