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Ep. 144 Burke Thomas (Loaded/Vendetta Red) Jan 13, 2021

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This episode we have the pleasure of hanging out and speaking with our bandmate Burke Thomas who started a podcast this year called The Drum Recovery Network. Go check it out! Burke has played in a number of bands over the years, does a bit of music production work for TV/advertising, runs a music school called Loudhouse and is an avid gardener and fitness fanatic. Check out the performance of Somebody's Baby Tonight that Burke played drums on, as well!

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Ep. 142 Sarah Carbonetti (Ess See) Jan 11, 2021

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Our guest this episode is Sarah Carbonetti, the Brooklyn singer and songwriting force of Ess See. I thoroughly enjoyed discovering Ess See's music this past year and had a great time learning about Sarah's musical history and on-the-job education. AND, we were lucky enough to have her sing in a Couch Riffs video for our rendition of Making Plans For Nigel by XTC. I hope you enjoy this as much as I did! Please go check out Ess See's latest singles A Better Home and Overdrive, both released in 2020. Thanks for listening and for your continued support!

If you are enjoying the Couch Riffs podcast or videos please consider supporting us as a patron at Patreon.com/couchriffs! Also, check out our WEBSITE to find all of our content and a link to our webstore where you'll find cool shirts, trucker hats and more! Thank you!

Ep. 141 Jeff Smith (Newman Guitars) Jan 06, 2021

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Our guest on this episode is Jeff Smith, CEO of Newman Guitars. Newman Guitars has roots back to the early 70s and the founder, Ted Newman Jones worked for Keith Richards, building him multiple guitars including some famous 5-strings. He went on to build guitars for Tom Petty, Bob Dylan, Lucinda Williams, Billy Gibbons and more while he has a shop set up in Austin TX. Today Newman guitars is based in Washington, Indiana and carries the iconic Newman design into the future with modern building practices and comfortability tweaks that are sure to keep players happy for another 5 decades. Be sure to check out Newman's website and consider getting a custom build from them as your next collector's piece!

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Ep. 140 Charlie Starr (Blackberry Smoke) Jan 04, 2021

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Our guest this episode is Charlie Starr of Atlanta's Blackberry Smoke. Charlie recounts some of his early influences, moving to Atlanta in pursuit of his musical dream, starting Blackberry Smoke and the making of their yet-to-be released new album for 2021, recorded and mixed mid-2020. Charlie will be performing SHOWS IN JANUARY 2021 through the south. Check the hyper link for dates!

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Ep. 139 Jeff Pilson (Dokken/Dio/Foreigner) Dec 30, 2020

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Our guest this episode is Jeff Pilson who is most famously known for being the bassist for Dokken. Jeff has had a ton of great opportunities over the span of his career to showcase his talents including playing with Dio and Foreigner and continues to do so most recently releasing Heavy Hitters, a covers album, with his Dokken bandmate George Lynch. Jeff practices hot pilates and yoga and leads a virtual meditation class on Monday evenings. YOU CAN CHECK THAT OUT HERE. I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I did. Thanks for listening and for your continued support!

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Ep. 138 Marc Ford (The Black Crowes/Burning Tree/Ben Harper/The Magpie Salute) Dec 28, 2020

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Our guest this episode Marc Ford, former lead guitarist for The Black Crowes, Burning Tree, Ben Harper, The Magpie Salute, and leader of a number of his own bands. Earlier this year (2020) the elusive Fuzz Machine LP got a proper release and Marc has a live record releasing in January 15, 2021, Live In Germany, which is full of the same fire that his fans have come to expect. I've been enjoying it very much and know that you will, too. I hope you enjoy this conversation. Thanks for listening and for the continued support.

If you're enjoying the Couch Riffs podcast and covers videos please consider becoming a Patreon supporter. Your patronage goes a long way toward helping us reach our ambitious goals for Couch Riffs' future. And, don't forget to visit our WEBSITE to find all our audio and video content plus a link to our MERCH STORE!

Ep. 137 Pete Nordstrom (Stag/SMooCH) Dec 23, 2020

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Our guest this episode is Pete Nordstrom who is the bassist of Seattle band Stag, co-organizer (along with his wife Brandy) of SMooCH (Seattle Musician's for Children's Hospital) and who happens to have started his career in the women's shoes stockroom at the department store that bears his own family name (not a coincidence). We had a great time talking through tons of stuff including his early aspirations of becoming a NBA player, Seattle Supersonics politics, band life, and how he and Brandy came to put SMooCH together. I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I did! Please do go support SMooCH and be sure to catch the entire benefit program that will stream on KEXP's YouTube Channel through the end of December '20.

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Ep. 136 Joe Balaguer (Balaguer Guitars) Dec 21, 2020

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Our guest this episode is Joe Balaguer of Balaguer Guitars, a boutique Pennsylvania guitar company who is among those leading the charge in price-accessible guitars of a quality that far exceed their price tag. I loved hearing Joe's story and getting to know him a bit throughout the course of this conversation. If you haven't check out Balaguer's website, you should There is a custom guitar building program you can get lost in for hours and I've done just that. I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I did!

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Ep. 135 Carrie Akre (Hammerbox/Goodness/The Rockfords) Dec 16, 2020

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Our guest this episode is Carrie Akre, a major fixture in the Seattle rock music scene for the past 30 years. Carrie has put out a number of solo releases as well as fronted the bands Hammerbox, Goodness, and The Rockfords featuring Mike McCready of Pearl Jam fame. Hearing her story of walking into her first band audition after cold-calling an ad from a local newspaper is inspiring! She has most recently been working with individuals as an Intuitive Life & Creative Coach and you can reach her at this link. We hope you enjoy this conversation as much as we did.

If you are enjoying the Couch Riffs podcast and video series, PLEASE support us at Patreon. This support helps us get closer to our goal of focusing 100% of our energies on producing the best and highest quality content for you that we are humanly capable of (or that we can recruit!). Thanks so much to folks who support us.

Ep. 134 Frankie Clarke (Franke and The Studs) Dec 14, 2020

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Frankie Clarke fronts the LA band Frankie and The Studs and released their new single 9/20 called (Not Your) Victim. It was our pleasure to have her as a guest singer on a recent Couch Riffs video and we are looking forward to more and more from this great talent and her band. I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I did!

If you're enjoying the Couch Riffs podcast and/or our cover song videos PLEASE support us at Patreon! We have exclusive merchandise at different tiers and it is the only place where the music from our covers videos can be downloaded. Thank you to everyone supporting and don't forget the Golden Rule!

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