A bit ago I took drive over to Marine, IL to meet up with my friend Gene Halbrooks! Gene has been busy working on a new app to help all you music lovers out. His app is callled RequestIT and can be found in your Apple or Android stores. We talk about the app and how it all came to be and how you'll be able to use RequestIT to find all the best live music around town. Gene also hosts shows from his home in his barn called BarnJam! We talk all about this upcoming BarnJam and how you can join the fun and help support a great cause.

Join us at BarnJam October 16th in Marine, IL with live music from Butch Moore with Paul Niehaus & Matt Gadeken, Blue Monkey & The Barnstormers. Tickets here! Follow TheBARn on Facebook for more infomation.

Be sure to check out RequestIT today in your app store! Follow along with RequestIT on Facebook.

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A bit ago I caught up with my buds Rum Luck as they the return to the show with a brand new EP! We talk about what they've been up to, working in Encapsulated Studios with Gabe Usery, new music video and upcoming EP Release Party.

See them LIVE

Sept 4th at Old Rock House in St.Louis, MO with Big Time Scottie, Skatatonics & Brick City Sound System.

Sept 16 at The Sinkhole St.Louis, MO

Nov 7 at South Broadway Athletic Club St.Louis, MO

On this episode you'll hear:

• Unfortnate Events (from their upcoming ARE WE HAVING FUN YET? EP)

Follow along with Rumluck on your FB, IG & YouTube! Check out their brand new music video for "Until Then"

Molly Lovette returns! The other night I fired up Zoom for the first time in a while to record with my friend Molly Lovette to discuss her debut album! We deep dive into the album and preview a few of the songs and share some stories around them. We also talk about her big hometown coming up, pressing the album on vinyl and how life has changed since being in Nashville.

On this episode you'll hear:

• Growing Up Wrong
• Dramatic
• You Could Say That
• New Never Wears Off

See her LIVE:

May 2nd at Delmar Hall in St.Louis, MO with special guests Miranda Bury & Jenna Kay. Tickets here!

June 18 at 3rd and Lindsley Nashville, TN with Ashland Craft, Kelsey Lamb, Jenny Tolman, Hannah Dasher & Charly Reynolds

Check out more from Molly on IG, FB & YouTube. Be sure to follow along on your favorite streaming platform. Everything else at MollyLovette.com

Garrett Rongey returns!! My good buddy Garrett joins me this week to talk about some of what he's been up to, some spooky stories, movies, writing songs & expecting a new addition to the family! We also talk about good friend Dana Michael Anderson and how much we miss him. We talk about Garrett's work with his band Nick Gusman & The Coyotes and he recently recorded on the upcoming Poor Dirty Astronauts album. We also played a couple new songs live acoustic for you!

On this episode you'll hear:

• Nick Gusman & The Coyotes "Trucker"
• "30 Ton Freight"
• "Bad Luck"
• "3 DUIs" (Dana Michael Anderson cover)

See Garrett LIVE:

April 9 at Venice Cafe with Igor Death 9p. This is Garrett & Maggie's Diaper Party so if you'd like to help they'd appreciate anything to help with their new little one.

Be sure to check out Nick Gusman & The Coyotes on FB, IG & YouTube. Listen wherever you get your digital music!

I caught up with the guys of Surtsey recently at their band practice. We had a lot of fun taking a deep dive into some of their history as a group, first CDs, the early days of playing shows in the Mall at Hot Topics to recording some of brand new music. We also did a stripped down live take on their new single "Coast" for today's show!

On this episode you'll hear:

• Coast (Live)
• Limerence (debut!)

See them LIVE

3/19 Abbey Espresso Bar in Belleville, IL

Find more from Surtsey on FB, IG & YouTube. Be sure to follow along wherever you get your digital music!

I sat down with the guys of A Brighter Side a bit ago at Atomic. They recently released their debut EP to the world and we deep dive into some of the songs & talk about recording with the great Nathan Hershey.

On this episode you'll hear:

• Live It Long
• Metaphors
• Sing-A-Long

Find more from A Brighter Side wherever you get your digital music! Follow along with them on FB, IG & TikTok.

See them LIVE:

March 13 at Atomic (St.Louis, MO) for Summer Camp: On The Road with Spillie Nelson, Subplay, Stacks, Modern Pasta, & Stymulation

March 20 at John Brown's On The Square (Marion, IL)

March 27 at Pop's Nightclub (Sauget, IL) for Road To Pointfest with Facing Infamy, Alex Petraborg, Party Hat Club, Brave New World, Trevor May & The Nomads and Time Kure.

Singer songwriter Justin Rose joins me for a brand new episode! I had a lot of fun sitting down with Justin at Mighty Kind in St.Louis, MO. We took a deep dive into some of his early days with the guitar and songwriting, forming his band, their debut 2025 SEARCHING EP, old school hip hop & much much more. Justin brought along his acoustic and played a couple live solo as well!

Be sure to check out SEARCHING wherever you get your digital music!

On this episode you'll hear:

• Searching (Acoustic)
• Summer Rain
• Chaos of You (Acoustic)

Follow along with Justin Rose & The Green Thumbs @JustinRoseSTL on your FB, IG, Tik Tok & YouTube.

See him LIVE:

Feb 7 at Atomic in St.Louis, MO for Shady Grove with The Spooklights, One Way Traffic, Justin Rose & The Green Thumbs and Sam & Sam's Wonderband. Tickets at TicketWeb.com

Justin also hosts a songwriter series STL Unplugged every third Thursday at Pop's Blue Moon. Next up on Feb 19 will be Josh Whitt & Tim Bearden!

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The Last Stanza joins me on today's show!! I caught up with them at their rehearsal space to get to know a little more about the band. We deep dive into their upcoming album DECADES APART that is due out February 2026! We talk about working in the studio with engineer Jason McEntire (Sawhorse Studio) & inviting Moon Valjean (Story Of The Year/Goldfinger/Greek Fire) to help produce the album. Hear a preview of the new album including a live acoustic tune & a world premiere of their next single!

See them LIVE:

12/6 Bennie's Pizza Pub in Belleville, IL

2/6 Road to Pointfest at Pop's Sauget, IL

On this episode you'll hear:

• Midnight Brakelight
• Don't Look Down (Live Acoustic)
• All Over Now (World Premiere)

"All Over Now" hits streaming on 12/5. Keep an eye out for the music video! Follow along with The Last Stanza on FB, IG, TikTok & YouTube.

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