WOTS Version 81 with Four Corners: A Split

Today on the podcast we have the most people who have been in the closet studio at one time.  We talk to members of Actionesse, Crystal Desert, The Pro-nouns, and Asterhouse about their collaboration, Four Corners: A Split.  Phil Kaltenbach, Paddy Moran, Ryan Alexander, Christian Smith, Jon Garber, Nelly Howard, Banner Driskell, and Russ Thornburg let us know how they came together to make the album, where they recorded it, their process for communicating and working together, their plans for it's release and shows. This was a great conversation full of laughter and fun, hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

Featured music:
"Sick Of Living" by Crystal Desert off Four Corners: A Split
"Light Speed Dimensions" by The Pro-nouns off Four Corners: A Split
"Who's Gonna Wear This" by Actionesse off Four Corners: A Split
"Sweet Fragile World" by Asterhouse off Four Corners: A Split

You can find the podcast on iTunes for iOS, Google Play for Android, and Spreaker.

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WOTS Version 80 with Scarlet Parke

Today on the podcast we have Scarlet Parke.  We had a great conversation with Scarlet and learned all about her music, working with Gig Town, how she formed her band, and curating concerts for the College Club.  We also got some back story on Scarlet, why she started music, her big dreams of being a basketball star, and her expert scooter driving skills. Hope you enjoy getting to know Scarlet as much as I did!

Featured music:
"Fallin" by Scarlet Parke
"Wheels Fall Off ft. Scarlet Parke" by The Good Husbands 

You can find the podcast on iTunes for iOS, Google Play for Android, and Spreaker.

Please support the Go Fund Me campaign for the podcast https://www.gofundme.com/wotspodcast

WOTS Version 79 with Matt Weltner

Today on the podcast we have Matt Weltner.  Matt Weltner is one of the creators of Rain Fest. We talked all about Rain Fest, how it started, how it grew over the last 10 years, some behind the scenes stories of the process, and that this is it's last year!  We also got a short breakdown of Hardcore music and some backstory on Matt and what got him into music.  I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I did.

May 27-29th at Neumos

https://www.facebook.com/rainfestnw

Featured music:
"Canonized" by Blacklisted off Peace On Earth, War On Stage
"Bremerton Zoo" by Power off Bremerton Zoo
"New Damage" by Lower Species off 2015 Demo

You can find the podcast on iTunes for iOS, Stitcher for Android, and Spreaker.

Please support the Go Fund Me campaign for the podcast https://www.gofundme.com/wotspodcast

WOTS Version 78 with Granite Waves

Today we have Ben Edwards, Kevin Odegard, and John Cochran of Granite Waves.  We learned all about Granite Waves starting as Black Moth, success with Craig's List, finding chemistry as a band.  We also got a great look at what is going on around Tacoma and the South Sound, learned all about the Doomed & Stoned northwest compilation and we went around the horn and got some back story on each member of the band.  I hope you enjoyed this conversation as much as I did.

Featured Music:
"Sphinx" by Granite Waves off the Doomed & Stoned Compilation
"The Ice King" by Granite Waves off Below The Narrow

Doomed and Stoned:
https://doomedandstoned.bandcamp.com/album/doomed-stoned-in-washington

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WOTS Version 77 with Katie Kurkjy

We have visual artist Katie Kurkjy on the podcast today. We got to know Katie and her art, we learned about her time at Cornish College of the Arts, her work as a glass artist, working for Dale Chihuly, her first successful piece of re-purposing a musical instrument. We also learned when Katie knew she was going to be an artist, her plans to collaborate with other local artists and musicians, and so much more. I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I did.

Featured music:
"Seaside" by Duke Evers off Handful of Pennies
"Like Dreaming" by the Hollers

You can find the podcast on iTunes for iOS, Stitcher Radio for Android, and Spreaker.

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WOTS Version 76 with Caleb Kallander and Randy Campbell

Today on the podcast we have Caleb and Randy of Dire Fire! We got to know Caleb and Randy and learned all about Dire Fire, how it started, the car accident that changed everything, why there is no drummer on the album cover.  We also broke down the recording song by song, how they define their sound and got some back story on Caleb and Randy.  I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I did.

Featured music:
"Two Worlds" by Dire Fire off Two Worlds
"Liquid" by Dire Fire

You can find the podcast on iTunes for iOS, Stitcher Radio for Android, and Spreaker.

Please support the Go Fund Me campaign for the podcast https://www.gofundme.com/wotspodcast