Jason Singer the man behind Michigander's approach to live performance is to play every show like it's Lollapalooza an experience he also has. he talks to Will about the Writing and recording of Michigander's new EP Everything Will Be Ok Eventually, growing up in Michigan and discovering his love of music thru Coldplay, how Michigander played shows for years before releasing any recordings, playing Lollapalooza, His love of Fender amps and guitars, and touring and release plans for Michigander in the near future into next year.
Listen to Michigander:
https://open.spotify.com/artist/0oL26Dn9y761yfJgNb3vfu?si=Pwz9WcMuSfa8D01UpW0UCQ
See Michigander Live:
https://www.michiganderband.com/#shows
Michigander on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/michiganderband/
Will's Website: www.awesomedisaster.com
Podcast Merch: https://teespring.com/stores/between-awesome-and-disaster
Did an overhaul of the Patreon:
When the pandemic halted live comedy shows and touring, Rob Paravonian found himself playing lots of music on live stream which sparked the idea to record an album on non comedy music. He talks to Will about the first Green LEDs songs, drawing influence from the rock of the 70s and 80s, and the equipment and software used in his home studio to recording the album.
NYC get tickets to Rob's live show at QED Dec 1st featuring
https://qedastoria.com/products/odd-rock-comedy-hour?event=2021-12-01T19:30:00
Listen to The Green L.E.D.s
https://open.spotify.com/artist/73C8MQkdksmYnhAg8mdxcK?si=l3o7b-CcSUeris3rKPgJww
Rob's website:
Rob on Twitter:
Will's Website: www.awesomedisaster.com
Podcast Merch: https://teespring.com/stores/between-awesome-and-disaster
Did an overhaul of the Patreon:
After Card Reader Bassist Matt Sullivan found himself unemployed due to Covid-19 he took the chance to create the ska band of his dreams. He talks to Will about how he was able to enlist members of Less Than Jake, Streetlight Manifesto and many other ska legends to play on Title Holder's Soon to be released ep, his time playing in heavier bands in Boston, studying Audio Engineering from major players in the music industry, his approach to writing and recording ska songs, and plans for title holder in the very near future.
Listen to Title Holder:
https://open.spotify.com/artist/3AS62bq6Z4D8FBh8r3IjcT?si=x_Y4MnARSoKZ4N0GM65MOw
Listen to Card Reader:
https://open.spotify.com/artist/1WAdg1eZELNYS1Mpo1Cxrj?si=zgDo_eEORN2dCPCDDZIiuw
Will's Website: www.awesomedisaster.com
Podcast Merch: https://teespring.com/stores/between-awesome-and-disaster
Did an overhaul of the Patreon:
Man Overboard Guitarist Zac Eisenstein finds his best songs come to him quickly. He talks to Will about performing at GCW's Emo Fight, Northeast Independent wrestling, Nick Gage, his origins in the New Jersey hardcore scene, forming Man Overboard, his approach to writing songs, what he learned working with Bill Stevenson of The Descendants as a producer, the origin of the Defend Pop Punk Shirt, the story of an amazingly memorable Man Overboard show in Manila, Philippines, and plans for a solo album.
Listen to Man Overboard:
https://open.spotify.com/artist/7oT6vt8H3q7kA24sicjFzO?si=whAf-EEBRo6BHme3eHCNOw
Zac on Twitter:
https://twitter.com/ZacOvrboard
Zac on Twitch:
https://www.twitch.tv/zacharyross420
Will's Website: www.awesomedisaster.com
Podcast Merch: https://teespring.com/stores/between-awesome-and-disaster
Did an overhaul of the Patreon:
Kali Masi Bassist Anthony Elliot's band incorporates many elements from genres under the punk umbrella. He talks to Will about animating the band's music video for the song Trophy Deer, his approach to writing bass lines for his bands songs, the Fender Diminsion Bass, What moving to Chicago was like, recording Kali Masi's newest album Laughs, and the band's upcoming European Tour.
Listen to Kali Masi
https://open.spotify.com/artist/0SZcqeYkkVOubIZVZKcsct?si=JWX2U9QSSAq9LBw1jWg3LA
See Kali Masi Live:
https://twitter.com/KaliMasiBand
Will's Website: www.awesomedisaster.com
Podcast Merch: https://teespring.com/stores/between-awesome-and-disaster
Did an overhaul of the Patreon:
Podcaster Jacques LaMore's decade in the trenches of DIY Touring informs the conversations he has on his show Pop Punk & Pizza.
He talks to Will about growing up outside of Chicago, the cultural intersection of pop punk and pizza, his decade on the road as the frontman of the band The Projection, what he learned about music during that time. How he then began his radio and broadcasting career, and started the Pop Punk & Pizza Podcast and came to interview members of NOFX, Stand Atlantic, Motion City Soundtrack, and Less Than Jake, and his hopes to release new original music for the first time in years.
Listen to Pop Punk Pizza
Listen to The Projection:
https://open.spotify.com/artist/6udroNa5vP3YeBBd9a01F1?si=kCLqELxhR0-wEdP7zefjJA&dl_branch=1
Podcast Merch: https://teespring.com/stores/between-awesome-and-disaster
Did an overhaul of the Patreon:
Point North Touring Guitarist Niles Gregory Gibbs's 15 year old self would not believe the places his career has taken him. He talks to Will about Point North's Tour with A Day To Remember and Asking Alexandria (starting 9/29/2021), his live rig for the tour, growing up in upstate NY, moving to Richmond to join the band Broadside, Touring with Andy Black, how Photography helped him reconnect with his creativity when he was burned out on playing music, 7 string guitars, and how he started playing with Point North and how gear endorsements work.
Listen to Point North:
https://open.spotify.com/artist/5Vp7LqcfAtx2U1RfIX8i7r?si=iFDlh4BlTUuxNQTSLaKB-A&dl_branch=1
Nile's Linktree:
https://linktr.ee/nilesgregory
Will's Website: www.awesomedisaster.com
Podcast Merch: https://teespring.com/stores/between-awesome-and-disaster
Did an overhaul of the Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/awesomedisaster
Desperate Acts recorded their new full length State Secrets remotely when the pandemic cancelled their original recording plans. Will talks to Guitarist/Vocalist Matthew Keil about growing up in a small town in Wisconsin, moving to the Twin Cities, what makes midwest punk rock unique from other regions of punk, his roots in the Minnesota Hardcore Scene, Touring as Comeback Kid's Bassist, and his approach to songwriting and guitar tones to fit his style of guitar playing and songwriting for Desperate Acts.
Listen to Desperate Acts:
https://open.spotify.com/artist/1dGTwPhRh3qiC9IViSfV8D?si=ZNG72qy9QHu_wioVvRCIyg&dl_branch=1
Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/desperateacts/
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/desperateactsmn
Will's Website: www.awesomedisaster.com
Will's Band: https://brightugly.bandcamp.com/releases
Podcast Merch: https://teespring.com/stores/between-awesome-and-disaster
Did an overhaul of the Patreon:
MANifesto's debut full length Pinky Swear marks the return of brainchild Kelly Clipperton's return to music. Will talks to Kelly and new member Brayo Bryans about how the concept to cover classic girl group songs came to be, writing vocal harmonies and arragements for the album, song selection, Kelly's experience in the Canadian entertainment industry, and Brayo discusses how he joined the group during the Covid-19 lockdown, and immigrated to Canada just before the pandemic after being forced to leave his home in Uganda.
Get MANifesto's new album:
https://manifesto2.bandcamp.com/album/pinky-swear
Rainbow Railroad:
https://www.rainbowrailroad.org/
MANifesto on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/manifestotimes5/
The Late Great Charlie Borski Vocalists Will Huse and Blair Lynn Strong met as aspiring actors and reconnected at the exact right time to form a Theatrical Folk rock band. Will and Will Discuss Gospel music, moving to Los Angeles as a teenager to study to be an Actor, and meeting Blair, the life of struggling theater actors in Los Angeles, Sobriety, writing music in rehab, the creation of the band, songwriting, favorite music, and bassist Nick joins at the end to discuss the production of the band's new album Watch Out for Spiders, and his favorite Epiphone Violin Bass.
Listen to The Late Great Charlie Borski:
https://open.spotify.com/artist/4Wl4oe2w4wSnqz3uKSzOSQ?si=RqN-ggkzRVyUAptN7z1o6A&dl_branch=1
The band on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/thelategreatcharlieborski/
See Will's Band live in Brooklyn Sept 4th
https://www.ticketfalcon.com/e/aghf2021/
Will's Website: www.awesomedisaster.com
Podcast Merch: https://teespring.com/stores/between-awesome-and-disaster
Did an overhaul of the Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/awesomedisaster
Settle Your Scores Vocalist Christian Fisher is bringing a wide range of alternative musical influences to his band's music and new album Retrofit.
He talks to Will about the pop culture nostalgia that inspired the music video for their song 1999, how his interest in music began with Screamo CrabCore, EasyCore, Our favorite Warped Tour experiences, the Columbus Ohio music scene, how to Scream without losing your voice, rappers doing pop punk, future international touring plans, and the bands newly released album Retrofit.
https://www.settleyourscores.co/
https://twitter.com/syspoppunk
https://settleyourscores.bandcamp.com/merch
Will's Website: www.awesomedisaster.com
Podcast Merch: https://teespring.com/stores/between-awesome-and-disaster
Did an overhaul of the Patreon:
Victory Kid Guitarist/Vocalist and Drummer Carlo Ribaux started in very different places before meeting in Los Angeles and forming their excellent Ska/Punk band. Harrison tells Will about following a girl from the Bay Area to New York and how he found Carlo after moving to Los Angeles, and Carlo discusses Growing up in Switzerland, going to University for Drums, working as a session drummer in Los Angeles and a incredibly high stakes live gig in front of show business a-listers, and how their new album Discernation on SBAM Records incorporates the full variety of the bands sounds and style.
Listen to Victory Kid:
https://open.spotify.com/artist/0zzNvTHhmUTirwRcW8TBpz?si=gCPYNTWsTECd0i-SFUKkHw&dl_branch=1
https://www.instagram.com/victorykidband/
Will's Website: www.awesomedisaster.com
Podcast Merch: https://teespring.com/stores/between-awesome-and-disaster
Did an overhaul of the Patreon:
Danny Del Principe toured the world doing merch for bands until the Covid-19 Pandemic forced him to rethink his life. He talks to Will about Growing up in The Bronx in NYC, going to shows at CBGB's, how he began doing merch for bands, Touring on Warped Tour with Hawthorne Heights, Plain White T's, Angels & Airwaves, Touring with The Gaslight Anthem and getting stuck in Japan during the Fukashima Earthquake, the behind the scenes of merch for bands on Tour, and how he started his Podcast STOURIES: An All Access Podcast.
Danny on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/dannydeldonuts/
Danny's Podcast:
https://stouries-an-all-access-podcast.simplecast.com/
Will's Website: www.awesomedisaster.com
Podcast Merch: https://teespring.com/stores/between-awesome-and-disaster
Did an overhaul of the Patreon:
Casey Cavaliere of The Wonder Years finds inspiration in helping others be creative. He talks to Will about Touring in Japan, cathartic concert moments, the creation of The Greatest Generation's epic closing song I Just Want To Sell Out My Funeral, the silly and serious sides of pop punk and how they both exist within The Wonder Years, and how those also relate to comedy, Bo Burnham's new special Inside. songwriting in a band with three guitarists, Working with bands as a producer and engineer, and what's coming next for The Wonder Years.
Casey's Website:
http://www.caseycavaliere.com/
Casey on Twitter: https://twitter.com/CaseRock
Listen to The Wonder Years:
https://open.spotify.com/artist/0nq64XZMWV1s7XHXIkdH7K?si=VFIlfRoWQUeHHGnGbA74sQ&dl_branch=1
Adam Skirvin's music career began in Pop Punk, then Deathcore, Then Classical before returning back to Pop Punk. He talks to Will about playing in a variety of bands in his native New Jersey, before deciding to major in Bass and specifically classical music in college, how he incorporates his training and musical influences into his bass playing for FRND CRCL, Musical Therapy and music's use in mental health treatment, and how the songwriting process has evolved since he originally joined the band as a fill in five years ago.
Adam on Twitter:
https://twitter.com/adambrovinbro
Listen to Frnd Crcl:
https://open.spotify.com/artist/5y4MciXJL9xyGtvnig6zAB?si=ZR5YAen0T-qPM6R3gO9_Ag
Frnd Crcl on Twitter:
New FRND CRCL single:
https://ffm.to/frndcrclcomplications
Will's Website: www.awesomedisaster.com
Podcast Merch: https://teespring.com/stores/between-awesome-and-disaster
Did an overhaul of the Patreon:
Frnd Crcl's Zac Johnson views himself as a co leader of the up and coming Philadelphia Pop Punk Band.
He talks to Will about his Orange Stratocaster the Flamethrower, growing up in New Jersey, dissects Blink-182's classic album Take Off Your Pants and Jacket, writing with a 2nd guitarist, the recording process, recording with a member of Thrash Metal band Overkill, lyric writing, the Lost Music Collective and being one of two vocalists in the band, and upcoming new Frnd Crcl music.
Listen to Frnd Crcl:
https://open.spotify.com/artist/5y4MciXJL9xyGtvnig6zAB?si=ZR5YAen0T-qPM6R3gO9_Ag
Frnd Crcl on Twitter:
Zac on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/frndcrclzac/
Pre-Save: New FRND CRCL single:
https://ffm.to/frndcrclcomplications
Will's Website: www.awesomedisaster.com
Podcast Merch: https://teespring.com/stores/between-awesome-and-disaster
Did an overhaul of the Patreon:
Sam Paquin's new project Sam & The Terrible News will be releasing their debut EP this Summer. Sam talks to Will about Growing up in Quebec, the Quebec punk rock scene, 90s and 2000s punk rock, touring, writing songs in both English and French, and the creation of his new band Sam & The Terrible News and their upcoming EP release.
Listen to Sam & The Terrible News
https://open.spotify.com/artist/2p0fFBbp1chzaz8BtCbssQ?si=W2IC2eUvTL2Rdnpa51JWKw&dl_branch=1
https://samandtheterriblenews.fanlink.to/wait
Will's Website: www.awesomedisaster.com
Podcast Merch: https://teespring.com/stores/between-awesome-and-disaster
Did an overhaul of the Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/awesomedisaster
Kali Masi Drummmer John Garrison knew he loved music at an early age and was drawn to drums. He talks to Will about growing up in the suburbs of Chicago, the formation of Kali Masi, Diy touring, European Touring, the New Kali Masi Record Laughs, and the rotoscoped music video for the song Trophy Deer.
Listen to Kali Masi
https://open.spotify.com/artist/0SZcqeYkkVOubIZVZKcsct?si=JWX2U9QSSAq9LBw1jWg3LA
https://twitter.com/KaliMasiBand
Will's Website: www.awesomedisaster.com
Podcast Merch: https://teespring.com/stores/between-awesome-and-disaster
Did an overhaul of the Patreon:
Pulley Frontman Scott Radinsky is a punk rock legend and the first professional athlete to appear on Between Awesome and Disaster.
He talks to Will about growing up in the Southern California punk and hardcore scene, moving from drums to lead vocals, getting drafted by the Chicago White Sox out of High School. Balancing his music career and his career in Major League Baseball, the foundation that the DIY punk bands laid for artists today, being signed to Epitaph Records, touring Europe and Asia with Pulley, plans for new music from the band and cautious optimism for a post pandemic world.
Listen to Pulley:
https://open.spotify.com/artist/1D20Qqq2BnfaShwNDb00KU?si=jnwtI_k6SDGQPOxQaBracA
Listen to Ten Foot Pole's Rev with Scott on Lead Vocals:
https://open.spotify.com/album/79LpheRUtc4npqBat267Yi?si=3MT_O63BQJ-YRgGG0vVnZQ
Will's Website: www.awesomedisaster.com
Podcast Merch: https://teespring.com/stores/between-awesome-and-disaster
Did an overhaul of the Patreon:
Aaron Barkstrom and Will's paths through the New York comedy and music scenes have intersected at several venues. He talks to Will about growing up in Upstate New York, his love of the Gibson Grabber bass, finding his love of playing music, joining What Makes Sense, the NYC music scene, and what comes next after the Pandemic.
Listen to What Makes Sense
https://linktr.ee/WhatMakesSense
https://open.spotify.com/artist/2X89r7VnPlC3yrNk0GEdFd?si=gqW3Dt_gRT-IRzT2X5Sikg
Will's Website: www.awesomedisaster.com
Podcast Merch: https://teespring.com/stores/between-awesome-and-disaster
Did an overhaul of the Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/awesomedisaster
Vinnie Fiorello's newest project The Inevitables incorporates multiple mediums including music and comic books. He talks to Will about the creation of The Inevitables, their upcoming Versions EP, his formative years in in Gainesville, Florida, his approach to the songwriting process, Touring the world with Less Than Jake, the creation of the record labels Fueled by Ramen, Paper and Plastick, and Lost Music Collective, and his love of Touring in Japan and the Japanese ska and punk scenes.
The Inevitables new EP will be available April 30th 2021
Listen to The Inevitables:
https://open.spotify.com/artist/5qr4DCKr3oAxSslg7e3tdK?si=KM0dnccbSDKo3_6Lw0_IXQ
Vinnie on Twitter:
https://twitter.com/lessthanvinnie
Will's Website: www.awesomedisaster.com
Podcast Merch: https://teespring.com/stores/between-awesome-and-disaster
Will's friend, and former bandmate Leo Quinn returns to the podcast to follow up on their chat from last year at the beginning of the Pandemic. Leo discusses his life during the last year of the Pandemic, his favorite music released by bands and artists in the last year, how he's processed changes in his personal life, What getting the Covid vaccine was like, and his plans for after the pandemic.
Will's Website: www.awesomedisaster.com
Podcast Merch: https://teespring.com/stores/between-awesome-and-disaster
Blacklist Royal's Drummer Rob Rufus is ready to play some rock and roll music after the pandemic. He talks to Will about growing up in West Virginia, Moving to Nashville with his Twin brother and Starting Blacklist Royals, surviving cancer, European Tour Stories, Screenwriting, adapting his Book Die Young With Me into a feature Film, and the just released Blacklist Royals EP Doomsday Girl.
Rob on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rob_rufus
Listen to Blacklist Royals:
New Single: https://youtu.be/YZpjT1xBTeY
https://open.spotify.com/artist/5wza25BWYEWHc2JALBjr58?si=lxXGpLocR1OoUQZ3sAlhBg
Will's Website: www.awesomedisaster.com
Podcast Merch: https://teespring.com/stores/between-awesome-and-disaster
Scottish Singer-Songwriter Billy Liar has been a DIY musician since his teenage years. He talks to Will about growing up in Edinburgh, his origins in the hardcore scene before transitioning to acoustic, commanding the stage as a solo performer, DIY Touring, writing and staging a play at the Fringe Festival, and the balance between being an entertainer and a artist.
Listen to Billy Liar:
https://open.spotify.com/album/5Osg4W3lrdeKw0OLpyRGoI?si=bhgAOzkYQ_mP8c0RXgPV_Q
https://twitter.com/thebillyliar
https://www.billyliarmusic.com/
Will's Website: www.awesomedisaster.com
Podcast Merch: https://teespring.com/stores/between-awesome-and-disaster
Frnd Crcl lead guitarist Dom Giacalone brings guitar hero influences to his Pop Punk Band. He talks to Will about growing up in New Jersey, what made him want to play guitar growing up, his favorite guitars, recording Frnd Crcl's new album Internet Noise his approach to guitar solos, and plans for the band after the pandemic.
Listen to Frnd Crcl:
https://open.spotify.com/artist/5y4MciXJL9xyGtvnig6zAB?si=ZR5YAen0T-qPM6R3gO9_Ag
Frnd Crcl on Twitter:
Dom on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/domboul/
Will's Website: www.awesomedisaster.com
Podcast Merch: https://teespring.com/stores/between-awesome-and-disaster