The Music City Podcast: Recent Episodes
The Music City Podcast
Interviews with local figures in Nashville's music, art, and entertainment scene.
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Ryan Imler is a dobro player in the Nashville jam scene. He's the stage manager at popular venue "The Caverns". He's also an effects pedal mastermind. He came by and let us pick his brain on effects and the state of live music.
For this installment of the MCP we sat down to discuss the future of the podcast and what we've been up to for the last month. No guest this time! Just us shooting the shit and cutting loose!
Stephen Harris guitarist one of Nashville's most known and celebrated jam-bands, Cosmic Shift. We talk about the origins of the band, their festival in Turtle Town Tennessee called Space Camp, the growth of the Nashville's jam scene, and Transcend Design Co. (Stephen's graphic design company). Thanks for coming by Stephen, twas a blast!
We were able to catch up with our friend Blake Mankin right before he makes his move to Arizona. You might know him as Mr B, rapper in the funky Nashville jam-band, The Tribal Hoose. Blake is a clever wordsmith, artist, and entrepreneur. We talk about how he began his career as a rapper, how he got to Nashville and why he's leaving, successful brand building, and the importance of social media in today's world. This one was a whole lot of fun to make as always. Again, please like and subscribe if you've been digging our videos. Means so much, and helps us out! Thanks!
Classical musician and funk-master mandolin player, Will Ruff came by for the 11th upside. You can check out his band "The Family Recipe" new album, "Roads" on all major streaming platforms right now! Will tells us some about the classical world of music and how that has translated to the live setting he's used to now.
For the 10th installment we had our friend Jason on the podcast. He is the owner of Dapper Wraps cooling towels and sells them at live music festivals and online. He's also experienced in filming live music with Guilty Peach Productions in Atlanta, GA, having worked with bands like Twiddle and Universal Sigh. We dive into the current state of live music and how content creation is more important than ever for live bands. Thanks for coming by Jason!
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Our friend Delaney came by to chill for this episode of the Music City Podcast. She is a fantastic local massage therapist, private chef, and yoga instructor and was kind enough to grace us with her presence! Hear us talk about the powerful Black Lives Matter movement, our experiences with police, and the double edged sword that is social media. All while enjoying some fantastic Crosstown Brewing beers. As the daughter of country singer Martina McBride and producer John McBride, she tells us an awesome story of how they met and how Martina got her record deal!
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Bassist Parrish Gabriel stops in to hang out!
Parrish is a tenured Nashville player with experience ranging from studio work to touring with successful jam-band, Soul Mechanic. He's also the bass player for Sicard Hollow so needless to say we are all pretty tight. In this episode we talk about musical influences, manipulation in music (the Bassnectar allegations), conspiracy theories, the bullshit that is the 2 party system in the United States, and much more.
A massive thank you to our sponsor Crosstown Brewing in Memphis, TN! For great brews of all sorts and varieties, you really can't miss with Crosstown!
Our good friend Trevor Clark of "Trevor Clark and the Current Situation" came by to talk with us bout being a full-time working musician. He is originally from Chicago but is now a tenured Nashville veteran. Trevor is a funk master and bluegrass aficionado. This episode was a lot of fun to make. Hope Trevor can make it back sometime!
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Published author, Sara Mellas, drops by to discuss her newly released cook book and other up coming projects. She's also an accomplished, well traveled musician. Hear about her experiences working in and around the music industry and what has ultimately brought her to Nashville.
Mandolinist of Airshow, Cody Chelius, comes on the podcast to talk music with us. Listen to how Airshow came together and found their way to Nashville. Cody speaks on the influence of Phish and the Grateful Dead throughout his career playing tunes. We discuss the current trend of streaming and what goes into to making a quality live-stream. Check it out!
Creating human connection, the porn boom, LA vs Nashville, working in and around bands; We talk about it all in the very first audio only episode of The Music City Podcast.
Clint and Tate are some tried and true rock and rollers. The brothers come talk to us about what growing up in Nashville has been like and their new band Chain Lightning. Clint tells a frightening story in the last 15 minutes.
Our first guest Nick Riffle comes on the show to discuss the year 2020, his musical influences, the police brutality protests, and much more!