Seth Hendershot is simply one of the best Athenian's I know! He's funny. He's in love with Coffee. It is why his business is so wonderful.. All employees love to serve you coffee and they have really good beignets . They're freaking delicious. He had a lot to say about how he got here , growing up in a very religious family and how it turned out to teach him lots of things later in life, He also talked about why he opened Hendershot's and what he's doing to day and what are some of his visions in the future.

This is my conversation with Seth Hendershot which includes a very BIG ANNOUNCEMENT.

AthCastMusic (©): The Music of Athens Georgia, Now and Then

SEASON: 5 EPISODE: 54

LENGTH: 40:12

PUBLISHED: FRIDAY, MARCH 6, 2026

UPDATED BI - WEEKLY ON THURSDAYS (AND SOMETIMES FRIDAY'S)

ENGINEER: KAYLA DOVER

MUSIC BUSINESS SCHOOL INTERN: RAYA ACKLEH

RECORDED AT TWEED RECORDING AUDIO PRODUCTION SCHOOL

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SETH HENDERSHOT CONTACT:

IG: SEFFROHENDO

FACEBOOK: HENDERSHOT'S

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Welcome back to AthCastMusic. I’m Marlene Sokol Stewart and this is my Podcast. Today’s episode is a really special one for me. My guest is someone I don’t just admire, but someone I genuinely call a friend.

Lisa Mende is one of those people in Athens you don’t forget the first time you see her. In fact, when I first spotted her around town, I remember thinking, Who the f— is that? The hair, the clothes, the creative presence that made me wish I were just a little braver in my own wardrobe choices.

But what really began our friendship wasn’t the fashion. It was a conversation we had at one of those classic, infamous Athens parties. We started talking about being Jewish in the South, about living in Athens, about the special community of Athens, GA.

Lisa is open arms to her community and friends. Not feeling well, I left another one of those parties. Lisa looked at me and said, very firmly, “You better call me if you’re in the hospital.” I did in fact end up in the hospital and within an hour, Lisa and her husband Michael were there, plant in hand, love in tow. I still have that plant. I’ll never forget that kindness.

Now, if you recognize Lisa beyond Athens, there’s probably a reason. She’s part of television history as the unforgettable Carol on Seinfeld. If you're a real Seinfeld fan you know the words, , “Jerry, you’ve got to see the bay-bee!” a line that die-hard fans still absolutely lose their minds over. But that’s just one chapter.

Lisa has worked in film, television, and comedy, appearing in movies like Hollywood Shuffle, Scrooged, Nothing to Lose, The Five Heartbeats, and Honey, I Blew Up the Kids. She started out in stand-up comedy, running in the same circles as Jerry Seinfeld and Larry David.

Eventually, Lisa made the bold decision to leave Hollywood behind to give her daughter a more grounded life—and Athens, Georgia became home. And true to form, she didn’t just move here… she took Athens by storm.

She founded the Circle Ensemble Theatre, emcees just about everything in town, and created the non-profit Artist2Artist, that supports underserved members of our community through fundraising and performance.

And at the heart of it all is her family.

This conversation is funny, heartfelt and nostalgic.

I’m so happy to finally have Lisa Mende on AthCastMusic.

Let’s get into it.

AthCastMusic (©): The Music of Athens Georgia, Now and Then

SEASON: 5 EPISODE:

LENGTH: 41.09

PUBLISHED: February 19, 2026

UPDATED BI - WEEKLY ON THURSDAYS (some Fridays)

ENGINEER: KAYLA DOVER

UGA MUSIC BUSINESS SCHOOL INTERN: RAYA ACKLEH

RECORDED AT TWEED RECORDING AUDIO PRODUCTION SCHOOL

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Photos by Marlene Sokol Stewart

Producer: Marlene Sokol Stewart

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LISA MENDE INFO:

IG: lisa_mende_actor.

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Welcome to AthCastMusic. The Music of Athens, GA Now and Then.

My name is Marlene Sokol Stewart and this is my Podcast.

Today's guests are members of a fairly new band called Yumbo Tron.

We have accomplished Athens musicians with us today Phil Kohnen is a member of Bichos Vivos, Klezmer Local 42, The Donor Party and one L. Along with Phil, some of the members of Yumbo Tron are here to talk about this new project; how it came to fruition, what they hope to do after a year of being together, and what the future looks like.

YUMBO TRON MEMBERS ARE:

Gregory Sanders (Pylon Reenactment Society (PRS) Percussionist

Philip Kohnen (Bicho’s Vivos, Klezmer local 42) lead electric guitar.

Brent Hedrick: (Bongo’s and Percussion):

(Not present on Podcast)

DAVID SPIVEY (Bass Guitar)

(Not present on Podcast)

Sarah Zúñiga (vocals and Percussionist)

Adriana Thomas : (Percussion, Vocalist)

(Not present on Podcast)

Michael Merva: (Rhythm Guitar):

Oliver Domingo: (steps in on Keyboard)

Be sure to listen to this funny, loving and very passionate conversation with Philip, Gregory Sara and Brent to the end to hear their song "Carñitas."

Warning: Yumbo Tron May Cause Spontaneous Dancing” wherever you are!

Here is my conversation with some of the members of Yumbo Tron.

AthCastMusic (©): The Music of Athens Georgia, Now and Then

SEASON: 5 EPISODE: 52

LENGTH: 55:30

PUBLISHED: Friday. Feb 6, 2026

UPDATED BI - WEEKLY ON THURSDAYS (and some Fridays)

ENGINEER: KAYLA DOVER

MUSIC BUSINESS SCHOOL INTERN: RAYLA ACKLEH

RECORDED AT TWEED RECORDING AUDIO PRODUCTION SCHOOL

https://tweedrecording.com (https://tweedrecording.com/)

PHOTOS BY: MARLENE SOKOL STEWART

PRODUCER: MARLENE SOKOL STEWART

CONTACT FOR ATHCASTMUSIC:

EMAIL: marlene@athcastmusic.com

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YUMBO TRON INFO:

IG: @yumbotrocumbia

FB: https://www.facebook.com/p/YumboTron-Cumbia-61570850451514/

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Welcome back to AthCastMusic. My name is Marlene Sokol Stewart, and this is my Podcast.

Today’s Episode is about one of those stories that feels like the ghost of Athens past. The people. The places, the timing, and the music that couldn’t have happened anywhere else.

Our guest Bob Hay grew up right in the middle of the musical explosion of the ‘60’s, learning guitar after the Beatles changed everything. Like so many of that generations, it started with Bob listening to bands and musicians like the Animals, Simon and Garfunkel, Donovan, Don McLean, Rick Derringer and then slowly realizing that writing your own songs was actually easier than trying to perfectly play someone else’s.

High school bands, college years, teaching for a bit, working whatever jobs paid the bills, even time spent at a lobster restaurant in Maine, started Bob down the long and winding road. By the late ‘70’s, Athens was funky, cheap and wide open. Empty buildings, a brand new mall pulling business away from downtown, and just enough creative chaos for something special to grow.

A conversation with Ken Starratt in the fall of ’77, and one January in Athens was all it took to know this was home. Bob worked at the Eldorado vegetarian restaurant among other odd jobs. Listening to bands on Athens WEOG, and concerts at the 40 Watt, created a perfect storm for Bon and what was rambling in his mind.

After hitchhiking across the country, stopping at the Grateful Dead’s 15thAnniversary, and coming back to Athens, the songs poured out; dozens of them written not just for one person, but for a band that didn’t exist yet.

After talking with his friend Ken Starratt and a few other musicians, The Squalls became the band those songs were waiting for. Over 60 shows at the 40 Watt, a music scene taking shape, Jim Hawkins (yes, the same Jim Hawkins who played with the Embers and backed Otis Redding) producing the first record cemented Bob Hay and the Squalls as a vital part of Athens’ music explosion in the ‘70’s and ‘80’s. Not to mention their songs being featured in the infamous film “Inside/Out which was a pretty big deal, too. .

This episode, like all of the other AthCastMusic’s 50 episodes isn’t just about one band or one songwriter. It’s about the people who were there before Athens was famous for being Athens and the ones who helped build the foundation that everything else stands on.

So, settle in! This is going to be a good one!

Here is my conversation with Bob Hay.

Eddie Glikin—a percussionist, organizer, and longtime pillar of the Athens, Georgia music scene. Born in Buenos Aires, raised in Israel and the United States, Eddie dug his heels in Athens in1978, and spent decades performing, recording, and touring with some of Georgia’s finest musicians. But his most recent work steps beyond performance into something deeply personal and profoundly communal.

Eddie is the driving force behind Rhythm of the Steeple People, a 27-track compilation album spotlighting Athens drummers and percussionists—not just as timekeepers, but as songwriters and storytellers. Three years in the making, the album brings together an extraordinary group of local musicians, all in support of Project Safe, a nonprofit that helps survivors of domestic abuse find safety and sanctuary. One hundred percent of the proceeds go directly to that mission, while recording and production support Nuçi’s Space, another vital Athens nonprofit serving musicians’ mental health.

The project grew from a simple but powerful idea: that so many beautiful songs written by drummers are rarely heard—and that the world is missing out.

Rhythm of the Steeple People is also a tribute. The project is dedicated to Eddie’s daughter, Shannon Glikin, whose life and compassion continue to inspire this work.

Eddie talks about the unseen voices behind the drum kit, the power of collaboration, and how music can be so powerful no matter where, what or how.

This is my conversation with Eddie Glikin

TO BUY RHYTHM OF THE STEEPLE PEOPLE CAN BE BOUGHT ONLINE ONLY. GO TO :

https://thesteeplepeople.bandcamp.com/album/rhythm-of-the-steeple-people-2

AthCastMusic (©): The Music of Athens Georgia, Now and Then

SEASON: 5 EPISODE: 50

LENGTH: 43.07

PUBLISHED: Dec 25, 2025

UPDATED BI - MONTHLY ON THURSDAYS

ENGINEER: KAYLA DOVER

MUSIC BUSINESS SCHOOL INTERN: RAYA ACKLEH

RECORDED AT TWEED RECORDING AUDIO PRODUCTION SCHOOL

https://tweedrecording.com (https://tweedrecording.com/)

Photos by Kayla Dover

Producer: Marlene Sokol Stewart

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I CAN’T PROVIDE YOU ALL OF THE PEOPLE THAT JOHN NEFF COLABORATED WITH IN HIS MUSICAL JOURNEY BECAUSE YOU WOULD GET DIZZY READING IT LIKE I DID. YOU’LL HEAR ME TALK ABOUT SOME, SUCH AS A FOUNDING MEMBER OF THE DRIVE BY TRUCKERS, THE ALLMAN BROS, WIDESPREAD PANIC, JAPANCAKES, PINK STONES, STAR ROOM BOYS, BLOODKIN AND PLAYED WITH BOOKER T OF THE INFAMOUS BOOKER T & THE MG’S.

NOW YOUR OWN YOUR OWN. YOU MUST DO THE READING YOURSELF. IT’S REMARKABLE.

HE BEGAN PLAYING GUITAR AT AN EARLY AGE AND TRANSITIONED TO PEDAL STEEL WHEN MOVING TO ATHENS. HE BASICALLY TAUGHT HIMSELF HOW TO PLAY THE PEDAL STEEL. HOWEVER, HIS SISTER MARRIED WILLIAM TONKS AND THAT’S A PRETTY GOOD BROTHER-IN-LAW TO HAVE. TONKS IS ONE OF THE GREAT MUSCIANS HERE IN ATHENS.

NEFF MOVED TO ATHENS IN HIS EARLY TWENTIES AND STARTED PICKING THAT PEDAL STEEL AND CONTINALLY TEACHING HIMSELF. WHAT CAME OUT OF THAT WAS THAT EVERYONE WANTED JOHN NEFF. HE PLAYED WITH SO MANY ARTISTS THAT MADE A HUGE IMPACT ON THE MUSIC BIZ BECAUSE HE MADE THEIR RECORDINGS BETTER. JOHN ADDED THE LOVE NOTES TO THE MUSIC.

WHEN I WAS READING ABOUT JOHN, I THOUGHT THE NAMES WOULD NEVER END. THE FACT THAT I’M NOT SURE I REALLY GOT TO THE END AND AM STILL IN THE VORTEX, IS HOMAGE TO YET ANOTHER GREAT MUSICIAN HERE IN OUR SPECIAL TOWN OF ATHENS GA.

THIS IS ME, TALKING TO JOHN NEFF

AthCastMusic (©): The Music of Athens Georgia, Now and Then

SEASON: 5 EPISODE: 49

LENGTH: 42.46

PUBLISHED: December 11, 2025

UPDATED BI - WEEKLY ON THURSDAYS

ENGINEER: KAYLA DOVER

MUSIC BUSINESS SCHOOL INTERN: RAYA ACKLEH

RECORDED AT TWEED RECORDING AUDIO PRODUCTION SCHOOL

https://tweedrecording.com (https://tweedrecording.com/)

Photos by Kayla Dover

Producer: Marlene Sokol Stewart

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FaceBook: https://facebook.com/john.neff.18

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AthCastMusic (©): The Music of Athens Georgia, Now and Then

SEASON: 5 EPISODE: 48

LENGTH: 48:55

PUBLISHED: 11/27/2025

UPDATED Bi-Monthly Thursdays

ENGINEER: KAYLA DOVER

RECORDED AT TWEED RECORDING AUDIO PRODUCTION SCHOOL

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Produced by Marlene Sokol Stewart

Photos by Raya Ackleh

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Sloan and I talked about how he gracefully stopped playing live music. what recording bands taught him and let him transition into making music again! This is me with Sloan Simpson.

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Sloan Brothers Links:

“Middle Aged Love” private stream: https://on.soundcloud.com/32HCnGI0TjsgMGp613

Sloan Brothers Bandcamp: https://sloanbrothers.bandcamp.com/music

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sloanbrothersmusic

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Welcome to AthCastMusic: The Music of Athens, GA Now and Then. I'm Marlene Sokol Stewart, and this is my Podcast.

I've been M.I.A. in Athens lately due to my very big remodeling project at my house. Whew, it's kind of sucked the life out of me. My husband and I are freaking exhausted. But we got a lot done the last few days and the light is getting brighter. There will be a lot of good things that come out of this project. If we live through it! I'll be talking about it every now and then on the show as it will eventually be fun to talk bout it rather than bitch about it all of the time!

But speaking of talking, my guests today are. Aaron White and Bennett Evans of SUPERSTAR, formerly the band A.D. Blanco.

These guys started playing together when they were still in middle school, hitting iconic Athens spots like the Caledonia and 40 Watt before they were even old enough to drive. They’ve built their sound from the huge support of the Athens Community of mentors, role models, and other young musicians all learning from each other. Along with places like NUCI SPACE, where musicians could get together to jam, write, record, practice as so much more.

Aaron White and Bennett Evans are now turning the page with the name change SUPERSTAR, and the new song " All Mine," I spoke with Aaron and Evan about these changes as well as some of the things that led up to this rebirth of their band.. We also talked about how they are creating and exploring new ways to express their musical personality.

This is me talking to Aaron and Bennett

AthCastMusic (©): The Music of Athens Georgia, Now and Then

SEASON: 5 EPISODE: 43

LENGTH: 40:30

PUBLISHED: November 13, 2025

DEDICATED TO PUBLISH BI-MONTHLY ON THURSDAY’S EXCEPT DURING HOLIDAYS AND UNFORESEEABLE SITUATIONS.

ENGINEER: KAYLA DOVER

INTERN: RAYA ACKLEH

RECORDED AT TWEED RECORDING AUDIO PRODUCTION SCHOOL

https://tweedrecording.com

Produced by: MARLENE SOKOL STEWART

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