Eric and Dan are super excited to bring you the first part of our conversation with Thommy Browne Louisville drummer extraordinaire for Automatic, The Enkindels, By the Grace of God, Black Cross, Chime Hours, Highway Eyes, and countless other awesome bands. We cover all things Louisville with mentions of Krazy Fest, initial Records, and the story behind The Initial All-Stars. If you want to find out if Thommy enjoys double bass with his drumming this is an interview for you. Enjoy part one and come back next week for our deep dive on a surprising choice of his excellent discography.

The two songs used in this episode are:

Highway Eyes - "West Texas Lottery" from the West Texas Lottery 7"

Miracle Drug - "War Within" from the LP How Much Is Enough

Follow these links:

https://highwayeyes.bandcamp.com/

https://ldb502.bigcartel.com/product/highway-eyes-west-texas-lottery-7

https://bythegraceofgod.bandcamp.com/album/colliding-tribes

https://www.indecisionrecords.com/products/819925-automatic-the-limits-of-control

https://miracledrug.bandcamp.com/

Louis-Charles was kind enough to come back and do a deep dive on the first album of any of his bands I ever heard - Never Hit Again's "Sinkers." We discuss self-releasing it as an album and everything that went into the creation of this album as a whole.

He went into some great details about the meaning behind some songs and where the lyrics came from as well as discussing the writing process that culminated into the production of this album.

As always, this is a solid conversation you won't want to miss.

Links galore!!!!

Dead Alright:

https://www.facebook.com/deadalright/

https://www.instagram.com/deadalrightpunk/

https://deadalright.bandcamp.com/

https://open.spotify.com/artist/16G30WibQvjBjpqgVwt4YN?si=jdVQNPNlT6meQfm5ZaxMdQ

Brand New Lungs:

https://www.facebook.com/brandnewlungs

https://www.instagram.com/brandnewlungsmtl

https://brandnewlungs.bandcamp.com/

Never Hit Again:

https://www.facebook.com/neverhitagain

https://www.instagram.com/neverhitagainpunkrock

https://neverhitagain.bandcamp.com

Both songs from this episode were taken from "Sinkers" (duh)

Blackout

Hello, I'm an Asshole

Our second Canadian on the show but our first from that mysterious, French-speaking province of Québec, Louis-Charles comes on the show to talk about punk rock changed his life and turned him into a lifelong musician.

We discuss how Louis-Charles is essentially a one-man band and the pros and cons of working collaboratively with other musicians in a room compared to the creative process on his own.

In what is sure to be a theme on the show, we also discuss the financial complexities of touring in the United States while also recognizing the strong influence of American music being exported into other countries.

Louis-Charles had some great stories and, as always, made this episode amazing and a must-listen.

The two songs used in this episode are:

Brand New Lungs - "Dirty Streets" from the LP Like Wildfire

Dead Alright - "Groundhog Day" from the LP Dancing Through the End Of Days

Links galore!!!!

Dead Alright:

https://www.facebook.com/deadalright/

https://www.instagram.com/deadalrightpunk/

https://deadalright.bandcamp.com/

https://open.spotify.com/artist/16G30WibQvjBjpqgVwt4YN?si=jdVQNPNlT6meQfm5ZaxMdQ

Brand New Lungs:

https://www.facebook.com/brandnewlungs

https://www.instagram.com/brandnewlungsmtl

https://brandnewlungs.bandcamp.com/

Never Hit Again:

https://www.facebook.com/neverhitagain

https://www.instagram.com/neverhitagainpunkrock

https://neverhitagain.bandcamp.com