Tour Stories/The Check-In with Joe Plummer

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Ryan Kattner "Insane Clown Parade" Sep 03, 2021

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Ryan Kattner is a singer/song writer from Los Angeles by way of Philadelphia. He's spent most of the last two decades making records and touring with his bands Man Man, Mister Heavenly and his solo project, Honus Honus. In this episode we hear how Ryans very first show led to being arrested and banned from a festival for life. Surprisingly, , that and a few other wild experiences he shares has kept Ryan rockin and rolling to this day.
Music by Ryan Katner Man Man and Joe Plummer

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The Check-In with Thomas Hedlund Aug 27, 2021

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Thomas Hedlund is a drummer from Umeå, Sweden. His powerful multi-genre style and ability has landed him in many bands over the past 15 year, including post-metalers Cult of Luna, The Perishers, Khoma, and currently indie rock bands Deportees and Phoenix. Outside of drumming, Thomas works for a Swedish grant committee, which provides grants and financial assistance for artists in need. He tells us how difficult and rewarding the committee was during the pandemic and what he learned in the process. Joe and Thomas share their few experiences playing shows thus far in the pandemic, how the love of performing outweighs the restrictions, and what they look forward to in the coming months. They also discuss the benefits of remote recording vs. the ease of being in a room together. Of course......they talk drums, and Thomas gives us a tip on the "5 second rule".
We hear a tune from Deportees.
Music by Deportees and Joe Plummer

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Sarah Peacock Aug 13, 2021

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Sarah Peacock is a singer/songwriter from Nashville by way of Atlanta. She has released 4 studio albums, one live album and toured extensively for the past 16 years. In this episode Sarah tells how a tourbus fire becomes a tale of community support and drastically changed her outlook on songwriting and her responsibility as an artist with a platform.
We also hear a song from her latest release, Burn The Witch.
Music by Sarah Peacock and Joe Plummer

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The Check In With Sonny Kay Aug 06, 2021

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Sonny Kay is a singer and founding member of The VSS, Angel Hair and Year Future. He also owned and operated the independent record label Gold Standard Laboratories (GSL) and has released a book featuring his record art and design. In this episode we hear about Sonny's new endeavor, Low Key Arts, a non-profit arts organization in Hot Springs, Arkansas and how the pandemic aloud them to regroup and become stronger. Joe and Sonny also discuss their time touring together, revisit some ridiculous tour hacks and what the future of touring may look like.

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The Check-In with John Reis Jul 30, 2021

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For 20+ years singer/guitarist John Reis has fronted and co-founded legendary San Diego bands Pitchfork, Drive Like Jehu, Rocket From the Crypt, Hot Snakes and The Sultans. He also works as a producer, operates his record label Swami Records and is a local disc jockey. In this episode John shares his pandemic habits and what he realized was most important to him in that time. Joe and John also discuss how supply chain issues have effected rock n roll, why streaming platforms may not be the best custodians of music and John shares his brilliant idea for lives shows if things don't soon return to normal. We learn about his latest project The Plosives and hear a couple un released tunes from his new record Swami John Reis.

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Dave Hernandez "Chaka to Rome" Jul 16, 2021

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For the last 20 years, Dave Hernandez has played guitar and toured extensively with The Shins, Scared of Chaka and The Intelligence. In this episode we get a jam packed chronology of Dave's most sketchy, most wholesome and most exciting experiences from the road. He also shares a few tour hacks.
Music Scared of Chaca, The Intelligence, Palm Frauds and Joe Plummer.

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The Check-In with Nik Freitas Jul 09, 2021

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Nik Freitas is a singer, songwriter, photographer and skateboarder residing in Alhambra, CA. Over the past 20 years, Nik has released 10 solo records and toured with Broken Bells, All Smiles and Connor Oberst's Mystic Valley Band. Nik's forthcoming release on Park The Van records is called Searching For Device and will be out September 15th 2021. In this episode , Joe and Nik discuss why Nik is now more assertive with sharing his music, how he got back into photography and how Americans may view the U.S. post pandemic. Nik also hips us to artist Tim Lierman, author of Blazar and tells us that in fact, aliens are real. Joe plays Good News , the newest single from Searching for Device.
Music by Nik Freitas, Palm Frauds, Hew Time and Joe Plummer

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The Check-In with Rozzi Jun 18, 2021

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Rozzi is a singer-songwriter from San Francisco, California. With the release of her two part EP/LP Hymm for Tomorrow coming out on July 16th, Rozzi is excited perform live again on her first headlining tour. Rozzi tells Joe how she stayed inspired during the pandemic, why its ok not to have made your masterpiece and what she hopes we've learned from the ongoing social justice movement. She also shares her song writing process, how she chose George Moore to produce her newest record and why her "demo" vocals usually wind up being the final vocals on her recordings.

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Demoitis Episode 1 New Slang with James Mercer. Jun 12, 2021

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This is new podcast called Demoitis with Joe Plummer and Dann Gallucci.
Demoitis isn’t just the fear or regret that you’ve "lost the magic” on the path from the first recording of a song. It's also the experience musicians go through getting to the final version…. the people, the spaces and the resources that influence the process. As the 20th anniversary of the release of Oh, Inverted World arrives, we hear for the horse’s mouth about the creation and the evolution of New Slang with James Mercer, singer, song writer and founding member of The Shins.

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Nick Waterhouse "The Rockers and the Posh" Jun 04, 2021

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Nick Waterhouse is a singer, songwriter and producer from Southern California and has released five LP's on Innovative Leisure., He was a previous guest on The Check-In and was kind enough to give us a bonus Tour Story from his first European tour. There may or may not be a secret visit from Joe's pal Nick Thorburn too. Whoops!
Music by Nick Waterhouse and Joe Plummer

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