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.

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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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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A while back I linked up with Dave Henson online and had been following along for a while. I recently had the opportunity to sit down with him and get to know him a little better. We deep dive into his story including his journey to Nashville and becoming a songwriter. He shares some stories behind a few of his songs from his latest FULL-TIME FAMILY MAN EP and play live acoustic!

On this episode you'll hear:

• Our Kinda Lovin (Live Acoustic)
• That Damn Song (Live Acoustic)
• I'm Doing Well

Find more from Dave Henson wherever you get your digital music! Follow along with him on FB, IG, YouTube & TikTok.

See him LIVE

10/4 Saturday at Harmonie Verein in Augusta, MO in a songwriter's round with Shena Persons, Mike Heeter & Justin Collie. FREE show! TheHarmonie.org

A while back I had the opportunity to sit with Mike Landau (Phat Buddha Productions) and Joe Hess (formerly of KDHX & Riverfront Times). I've been a fan of there work for a long time but I finally had a chance to sit and talk with them about some of their work in St. Louis music including their latest adventure Free 4 All Music Showcase.

Join us Sept 6th & 7th in St. Louis, MO in the Grand Center as 100 musical acts will be performing for the inaugural Free 4 All! Free4AllSTL.com for full listing, locations & schedule! Free event & all ages.

Tom Blood Jr returns to the show! Tom has appeared on the show with his band Jesus Christ Supercar but he recently put out his debut solo album NEVER LET YOU GO. We sit down to talk all about it along with some of the stories that led us to this new album.

On this episode you'll hear:

• "Never Let You Go" (Live Acoustic)
• "Which Way To Run"
• "What Its Like" (Live Acoustic)

Find more from Tom Blood Jr wherever you get your digital music. Follow along with him on FB, IG, YouTube & Bandcamp.

See Tom LIVE

7/25 Jesus Christ Supercar EP Release Show at Old Rock House

9/13 Tom Blood Jr Album Release Party with Hi Lo Buffalo & Blinded By Stereo at The Heavy Anchor

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