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Will Houlihan directed about 20 videos with and for our band. He's the best boy. 

We're back! Album breakdown with arms akimbo part 2 is here. this time we focus on tracks 4-8 of the album. Happy thanksgiving!

Talking about our new single from the songwriting, producing, recording and music video. Enjoy!

Holy cow! New Foxing record rips and this conversation is a perfect companion piece to enjoy the record with. Conor and I talk about the difficult yet necessary task of promoting a record, Dungeons and Dragons, and the brilliance of two different Andys (Shauf and Hull). Enjoy!

Title says it all y'all. thanks for the support I love ya!

We've got a brand new single coming out this Friday. It's the first of 12 new songs that we will be releasing roughly over the next year. I know this is wild but I want to let you in. I want to tell you about the album, share concepts we've only talked about behind closed doors as a band. I want to show you ideas we've been coming up with and are STILL working on as we go on this journey. It'd mean the world if you pre-saved the song and tuned in to episode one of our concept tv show 'East LA ETC." this Friday at 9pm. Love you and thanks!

Bad Bad Hats are Minneapolis rippers! I've been a big fan for ages, so it was a delight to chat with our guest Kerry. We talked primarily about food network but also managed to sneak in some music conversation including touring with your husband, cool ways to engage fans on Patreon and impressing your landscaper with your music. Enjoy!

What a renaissance man! Tommy is a songwriter, guitarist, cartoonist, author extraordinaire! A man of many talents, and a sincere and humble demeanor. I had a blast chatting with Tommy and I'm sure you'll love this one. Catch Jukebox on tour this September. Enjoy!

Spoiler: I do not answer the question in this headline. But we do talk about it a little. More importantly, we celebrate episode 50 of the podcast by sitting down with our favorite bassist, life-mate, Colin Boppell. Thanks for everything, and enjoy!

Got big love for today's guest. Vista Kicks and Arms Akimbo have had a loving little relationship for a few years now so this episode has been a long time coming. Sam recently ventured off on his own to track an EP for the first time. The quarantine kept him up North in a little community called Pulga and it gave him the freedom to make this little record. I truly love it and we discuss each song on the record, his creative process and how to focus on artistry above industry. Enjoy!

Warner is the greatest! You may very well be familiar with his track "Sensitivity", but I hope this episode shows you what a light, fun, energetic ball of creativity lives within this man! We talk loss, living on the road, making creativity fun, comedy, navigating LA and childhood. great times this episode. Enjoy!

Solo episode where I pose you some questions.  Don't forget to subscribe! Write a 5-star review! Share the podcast with a friend! Stay safe out there! 

Jason Singer (aka Michigander) is a badass. He's a killer songwriter and a sweet fella and we had a great time chatting this week! We talk about insecurities as an artist, our mutual obsession with Pete Holmes, his weight loss journey and the moments that make you stop and appreciate that people truly connect with your music. You're gonna love this one. Enjoy!

Happy Birthday to us! And what better way to ring it in than with one of my favorite bands, COIN! Ryan has been an amazing man for me to get to know over the past few months and it's high time you meet him. Ryan is an incredible drummer, painter, and student of life. His outlook is refreshing, whether it's his experience with music, a health crisis turned into a fascination with the strength of the human body, or a fun little anecdote about meeting The Killers. Thanks for sticking with us all year. Here's a treat to pay ya back. And don't miss COIN on tour this Winter. Enjoy!

Check it! I have both Nathan and Cole from Vacation Manor joining me this week and it was a delight. We mostly talk about hydration and the struggles of having the smallest bladder on tour, but somewhere in there we cover songwriting, band responsibilities and patience as a musician. Enjoy!

Go Lions! In Hoc! My dear boy Lucas Starbuck and I get into it this week. Everything comes up from how our romantic relationships interweave, to a very intense music job interview process to the story of a viral video game job gone wrong. Enjoy!

My absolute dawg joins us this week! Taylor and I have known each other for ages, playing tons of shows and generally circling each other's orbit for half a decade now. I've loved King Shelter's music forever and I'm stoked to have the opportunity to present these fellas to another platform. We break it all down from songs to projects to the music industry and how much we miss a good ol' live show. Enjoy!

Guys this was a really fun one. Lauren is an amazing songwriter. She can work in any genre and has a great sense of creativity. Not only does she front multiple successful projects, she's acted in a Tony nominated revival of "Spring Awakening". But she's also good people and we had an awesome and inspiring talk. Enjoy!

Brad and I are big time buds from tour! It's always fun to revisit old memories, especially with someone who experienced them from a slightly different lens than you. Brad sings in the band Locket and he has so many fun little approaches to music, film, journalism and everything artistic. This one was a blast. Enjoy!

Howdy! And welcome back for another episode. We've got Seattle native, Mark Diamond joining us to hash out why labels don't think golf is sexy, why it's important to write like there's no tomorrow, and that if there's a girl who doesn't worship you then you gotta MARRY that girl (remember that "Rude" song by MAGIC?...k anyway...Enjoy!

We're back babyyyyy! Season 2 kicks off with none other than Kelcey Ayer from one of the greatest indie bands of my lifetime, Local Natives. Kelcey is a sweet man with a killer voice. He's a kind plant-loving boy who just wants to make goofs and tunes. Kelcey is the host of a brand new comedy podcast that you should check out right now (link right below). Enjoy! 

What a year it's been! We wanted to do a proper send-off here at Direct Support, so I solicited the help of former guest and Hate Drugs frontman, Dave Caploe to help me host the Holiday Spectacular. We use the opportunity to showcase Christmas songs from all of our guests who've released anything even mildly wintery and we goof off a whole bunch. I also end the show with an unreleased Holiday cover of my own. For real though - I can't thank y'all enough. Hosting this show has been a super special experience for me and I can't thank you enough for your support. Happy Holidays and all that jazz. Enjoy!

So here's a lovely human who was nice enough to join me on election day (whoops) to chat about his music. Charlie Hickey is an incredible, super young songwriter who's been collaborating with Phoebe Bridgers and her drummer Marshall Vore for a few years now. He just released his first single, "No Good At Lying" and it's a ripper! We spend a while predicting Spotify trends and having Charlie explain to me why tiktok is excellent. Enjoy!

weeoo weeoo! Bromance alert! My guest this week is the sweet soul, Evan "E.T." Mathews a.k.a. Tomahawk Baby. I love this guy so much. We met working together a while back and instantly fell in love, bonding over music, comedy, art and hating our job. We talk about interning for Syd, making music with his two younger twin brothers, being a transplant from the South to LA, working with his long-time collaborator, MALIA and more. Thanks for the support with last week's episode. I'm feeling the love. Enjoy the show!

Celebrating episode 30 with a member of one of my favorite bands of all time. Hippo Campus legend, Nathan Stocker is also a songwriter for his project Brotherkenzie, as well as a member of the group, Baby Boys. We talk about all the different ways music can pour out into different projects. We talk about how we both did our first tour with The Mowgli's and discussed the fluidity of genre with very little success. Enjoy! 

Chris Rasmussen of Laureline joins this week! Laureline is a killer indie pop outfit with a dreamy LP called "Wash". We start by diving into songwriting but inevitably end up talking comedy the whole episode and I spill coffee everywhere. Enjoy!

Dude....what an episode. I really felt a kindness and a kinship with our guest this week. Kyle Morton is the frontman of orchestral-indie rock band, Typhoon. Kyle is a pensive and fun guy. We dip between grandiose pontification, comedy fandom and eventually songwriting and touring. Enjoy!

Hey there! You should listen to Breakup Shoes :) Their singer Nick is my guest this week and they rip. We talk tour, religious upheaval, and being addicted to TV and Spotify numbers. Enjoy!

Our guest this week is Joey Vannucchi. He fronts From Indian Lakes, he's got new solo projects sprouting up everywhere and he's been a big inspiration of mine for years so this is a fun one. Joe's a calming presence, and he shares a lot of insight into how to carry yourself as a DIY musician, what it takes to make sure you recreate yourself with every release and also the benefits of getting back to his roots in Yosemite after living in New York. Enjoy!

Hi there! My band Arms Akimbo released a brand new single. It's called "Dizzy" and I'm real proud of it. This episode is a lil' behind the scenes on the songwriting and crafting of how a song is made in my particular band, from the steps it took me to write it, to the orchestration my band used to build it and the production collaboration with our friend and producer, Brian Rosemeyer. Enjoy!

Jordie Saenz is a real sweet pea. He Zooms in this week from Nashville to talk about love, quantom physics, producing for himself versus others, touring with Copeland and his love for Trader Joe's. Enjoy!

My buddy Max is on today! First we accidentally didn't record a chunk of the episode. Then we reminisced on how much I learned from him trying to be a musician growing up in Carlsbad. Then he tells me he was a dungeon master. Then we talk about all 1 million of his projects. Listen to Inspired's new album NOW! Enjoy!

List of Max's projects (that I can remember):