Anywhere The Needle Drops

I chat with Austin band New China about music, day jobs, and Thundersnow! And you'll get to check out two tracks from the band; before the interview, you'll here Wet Dream and after it's Hospitalia. You can get both of those tracks and the entire Bar & Grill album from New China on BandCamp. And keep up with all the band has going on over at their Facebook page. Anywhere The Needle Drops is brought to you by Red Chuck Productions. You can support Red Chuck Productions on Patreon! The Anywhere The Needle Drops theme music is by Ethan W. Kampa and Jeremy Whetstone.

Abby and Kevin of The Ember Jar join me for coffee and a chat at the Red Chuck Studios. Check out their included track, Save Me From Myself! You can keep up with them at facebook.com/TheEmberJar. Anywhere The Needle Drops is brought to you by Red Chuck Productions. You can support Red Chuck Productions on Patreon! The Anywhere The Needle Drops theme music is by Ethan W. Kampa and Jeremy Whetstone.

Justin chats with Jason Wesaw, Tribal Historic Preservation Officer, and Kyla Carneiro, from the communications department, of the Pokagon Band of Potawatami. Anywhere The Needle Drops is brought to you by Red Chuck Productions. The Anywhere The Needle Drops theme music is by Ethan W. Kampa and Jeremy Whetstone.

The hilarious and talented Louisa Hall joins me for a chat about ukuleles, coffee, and breast feeding pens! Check out Louisa's music over at LouisaHallMusic.com And catch her live at the following: -The Charm City Ukulele Festival in Baltimore, MD on July 25 -at Rockwood Music Hall, Stage 3, in New York, with the 9 Singer Songwriter series (with Justin Trawick) on Tuesday, July 28th -and at the Strathmore Uke & Guitar Summit, where she'll be teaching classes August 15-19 and performing on August 17th. And check out the Gettysburg Rap on YouTube! Anywhere The Needle Drops is brought to you by Red Chuck Productions. You can support Red Chuck Productions on Patreon! The Anywhere The Needle Drops theme music is by Ethan W. Kampa and Jeremy Whetstone.  

Dena Woods, a wonderful talent and a big player the growing local music scene, chats with me at the Chicory Cafe in South Bend. Abby King of The Ember Jar hangs with us as well! It's the cream of the crop of the South Bend music scene! You'll get to check out two tracks from Dena: Walk Away (before the chat) and Stay The Course (after the chat). You can get even more from Dena at Bandcamp.   Hey folks. Got an event coming up? Let me know at contact@redchuckproductions.com and we might just mention your event on the episode preceding it. And speaking of: Events: The 13th Annual Niles Family Carnival & Bluegrass Festival Thursday May 28th-Sunday May 31st Vendors, arts, crafts, and, of course, americana music coming from the bandstand at the river iRock Jazz Fest in New Buffalo Friday May 29th-Saturday May 30th Craft beer and wine, food vendors and all the jazz you can handle! Dave Dale at Journeyman Distillery in Three Oaks Saturday, May 30th Meet Me On The Island from WVPE and The South Bend Museum Of Art

Local talent Dave Dale joins me in the Red Chuck Studios. Check out Dave's various musical projects, including Elephant Rescue and Le Griffe Mob! Elephant Rescue will be playing next Saturday, May 9th at the Chicory Cafe as a part of the Sounds By South Bend festival. And speaking of, don't forget to join me at Sounds By South Bend, starting this Thursday! Anywhere The Needle Drops is brought to you by Red Chuck Productions. You can support Red Chuck Productions on Patreon! The Anywhere The Needle Drops theme music is by Ethan W. Kampa and Jeremy Whetstone.  

The Thundersnow series continues! Seattle's Chung Antique graciously invited me into their temporary Thundersnow residence to chat about their lives in music. Get a taste of their release, Sweater Weather, with the track Stop Making Synths and join us in the room at Thundersnow as they close their show with Bison Light. If you're sticking around in my local region, you should join us tonight, Saturday April 4th, at Lasalle Grill & Tavern, as Dave Dale and Le Griffe Mob will be bringing us   an Afro-Caribbean dance party. Currently, Chung Antique are touring out West with South Bend's own The Rutabega. You can check those dates here. Anywhere The Needle Drops is brought to you by Red Chuck Productions. You can support Red Chuck Productions on Patreon! The Anywhere The Needle Drops theme music is by Ethan W. Kampa and Jeremy Whetstone. Fun In The Sun music by Ethan W. Kampa.

It's the first in our Thundersnow series. THUNDERSNOW! Check out my chat with Ecanaba's Grounded and hear their excellent track, Wonderful! Check out all Grounded has to offer, with music, tour dates, and more, at their website, on Facebook, ReverbNation, Soundcloud, and Twitter! You can check out and participate in Chelsea Thompto's Origami Swan Project, a project helping to bring awareness to the transgender community, over at her website. Anywhere The Needle Drops is brought to you by Red Chuck Productions. You can support Red Chuck Productions on Patreon! The Anywhere The Needle Drops theme music is by Ethan W. Kampa and Jeremy Whetstone. Fun In The Sun music by Ethan W. Kampa. Thunder sound effect by juskiddink over at the always wonderful FreeSound.org

It took some doing, but Will from the Rebel Light and I finally managed to connect via the magic of the Internet. The Rebel Light has a great rock sound straight from California. Enjoy two songs from The Rebel Light this episode: Strangers and Jukebox Dream! And check out everything else the band has to offer at TheRebelLight.com, Facebook, Twitter, Bandcamp, iTunes...all the places! Anywhere The Needle Drops is brought to you by Red Chuck Productions. You can support Red Chuck Productions on Patreon! The Anywhere The Needle Drops theme music is by Ethan W. Kampa and Jeremy Whetstone. Fun In The Sun music by Ethan W. Kampa.

Justin Trawick is an excellent artist from the Washington DC area. In addition to being a fantastic musician, he's one of the hosts of The Circus Life, a podcast featuring entertaining chatter and a plenty of great musicians from the Mid-Atlantic region and beyond. We discuss everything from blood letting to how Justin once created trouble for his dad with an old guitar and a pair of ladies underwear. You'll get to check out two tracks from Justin during the episode: After All Is Said & Done and All The Places That I've Been You can hear more form Justin at JustinTrawick.com and check out his podcast at TheCircusLife.com. Anywhere The Needle Drops is brought to you by Red Chuck Productions. You can support Red Chuck Productions on Patreon! The Anywhere The Needle Drops theme music is by Ethan W. Kampa and Jeremy Whetstone.  

First pod of 2015!! I hang with The Rutabega. We hit on the local scene. And Thundersnow! Not to mention, two tracks for your listening pleasure! Check out the Rutabega at their website here (might I suggest picking yourself up the awesome new t-shirt?) and grab their excellent album, brother the lights don't work over at Band Camp. You can even hear the whole thing before you buy it. Of course, we take care of some of some of that for you at Anywhere The Needle Drops! This episode includes two tracks from the album: 1. The Shaman (before the interview) 2. Turn On The Summer (after the interview) And want to check out that crazy Thundersnow thing? Here's all the info! Maybe I'll see you in the UP. Enjoy! Anywhere The Needle Drops is brought to you by Red Chuck Productions. You can support Red Chuck Productions on Patreon! The Anywhere The Needle Drops theme music is by Ethan W. Kampa and Jeremy Whetstone.  

Ethan has just released his first full album, titled At Last. He was in town back around Thanksgiving, so he stopped by the old Red Chuck Studios with his lovely fiance and we talked about the new album and, well, all the wacky things Ethan and I tend to talk about. You can get the new album direct from Ethan at his website, Google Play, Amazon, BandCamp, just to name a few. He's pretty much in all the places, so pick up that new album. You'll get to hear a cut from the album, Scherzo. Anywhere The Needle Drops is brought to you by Red Chuck Productions. You can support Red Chuck Productions on Patreon! The Anywhere The Needle Drops theme music is by Ethan W. Kampa and Jeremy Whetstone.  

Sons Of Bill bring the heart and soul of their native Virginia and of rock and roll. James Wilson and I chat about art in the New World and we hear a cut, a great tune called Bad Dancer, from the latest SoB album, Love and Logic. Check out Sons Of Bill and another track from Love and Logic at SonsOfBill.com. Anywhere The Needle Drops is brought to you by Red Chuck Productions. You can support Red Chuck Productions on Patreon! The Anywhere The Needle Drops theme music is by Ethan W. Kampa and Jeremy Whetstone.  

Matt of Salt Lake City's Heartless Breakers chats with me about avoiding career choices and awesome music. We'll get to hear a cut from their Prescriptions EP. Check out the band over at heartlessbreakers.bandcamp.com Anywhere The Needle Drops is brought to you by Red Chuck Productions. You can support Red Chuck Productions on Patreon! The Anywhere The Needle Drops theme music is by Ethan W. Kampa and Jeremy Whetstone.

I chat with Olive of the excellent Olive The People blog.  Also, Mosno stops by to talk about the Grammys, U2, and dogs. Check out Olive The People at OliveThePeople.com. You can pick up Mosno's Grammy balloted Novella album at his website. Anywhere The Needle Drops is brought to you by Red Chuck Productions. You can support Red Chuck Productions on Patreon! The Anywhere The Needle Drops theme music is by Ethan W. Kampa and Jeremy Whetstone.  

James Neary, Glen Cox, and myself throw a little show party for an audience at the Acorn Theater.  Glen and I interview James in between sets of excellent music. You should also check out James Neary and his latest album, 2013, at JamesNeary.com. And be sure to check out Glen's podcast at TheGlenShow.com. Anywhere The Needle Drops is brought to you by Red Chuck Productions. You can support Red Chuck Productions on Patreon! The Anywhere The Needle Drops theme music is by Ethan W. Kampa and Jeremy Whetstone.

James Neary, Glen Cox, and myself throw a little show party for an audience at the Acorn Theater.  Glen and I interview James in between sets of excellent music. You should come on by to the next live show at the Acorn Theater.  We're there the 2nd Thursday of each month. You should also check out James Neary and his latest album, 2013, at JamesNeary.com. And be sure to check out Glen's podcast at TheGlenShow.com. Anywhere The Needle Drops is brought to you by Red Chuck Productions. You can support Red Chuck Productions on Patreon! The Anywhere The Needle Drops theme music is by Ethan W. Kampa and Jeremy Whetstone.

We almost didn't make it, but two Justins united for an awesome conversation.  Justin of Fifth on the Floor hung out with me...where...in his van.  We had a great chat about music and art before their recent show in Mishawaka. You can check out Fifth On the Floor at FifthOnTheFloor.com Anywhere The Needle Drops is brought to you by Red Chuck Productions. You can support Red Chuck Productions on Patreon! The Anywhere The Needle Drops theme music is by Ethan W. Kampa and Jeremy Whetstone.

I sit down with Johnny from Cracker.  16-year old me has his mind blown. Anywhere The Needle Drops is brought to you by Red Chuck Productions. You can support Red Chuck Productions on Patreon! The Anywhere The Needle Drops theme music is by Ethan W. Kampa and Jeremy Whetstone.

They're making hagdom a thing to be celebrated. The Winsome Hags tells tales, sings songs, and hang out with Justin. You can check out they're various talents and see where they'll be playing next at WinsomeHags.com. Anywhere The Needle Drops is brought to you by Red Chuck Productions. You can support Red Chuck Productions on Patreon! The Anywhere The Needle Drops theme music is by Ethan W. Kampa and Jeremy Whetstone.