Eat the Brick

This was a fun episode and one that happened just off the cuff when I had someone drop out last minute.  Jakey and I were talking about a completely unrelated project a few days earlier and he was fresh in my mind.  The great thing about Jakey in real life and in his artistic career is that it’s impossible to tell if he’s being serious or if he’s setting you up for something.  This entire podcast ha...

Episode 42 'Glossy Grass' w/ Cuatro Cinco.

We talk Chattanooga hip hop, Cuatro’s move from performing with a DJ to bringing out the full Gloss Family Band, and how that opened up a whole different world of gigs and audiences.

He talks about supporting other Chattanooga hip hop artists, building the Glossy brand, the idea behind Stay Glossy, and bringing a positive balance into a negative world.

We also get into where he sees ...

Surrender to the Flow with Maggie O’Connor, Part 2.

In the second half of our conversation with Maggie O’Connor, we talk about Chattanooga’s music scene, local venues like Cherry Street Tavern and The Edge, and her work bringing people together through Third Place Productions.

Maggie also takes us deep into her love of Phish — how she...

Episode 40: Surrender to the Flow with Maggie O’Connor – Part One

Maggie O’Connor joins Randy for a conversation that ended up being too good and too long for one episode.

In Part One, Maggie talks about moving from Atlanta to Chattanooga and eventually bringing the Porchfest concept with her. What began with Highland Park Porchfest grew through Third Place Productions into events including Southside Porchfest, Re...

Mark Chester joins us for Episode 39, “Sixty-Eight.”

Mark came up in the Atlanta music world and knew and played with both Col. Bruce Hampton and percussionist Count M’Butu.

Mark brings us some great stories from those years — playing with the Col., the mythology and madness that always seemed to follow Bruce Hampton around, and memories of M’Butu and the Atlanta music scene they were all part of.

We a...

Eat the Brick – Episode 38: The Sand Bar with Mike Dougher

Mike Dougher has been booking live music in Chattanooga for more than four decades, and on this episode we get into a whole lot of that history.

We start with the early days at The Sand Bar and work our way through years of Chattanooga live music, including Mike’s time booking Rhythm & Brews and his work with Riverfront Nights.

Along the way, Mike tells stor...

Joel is back from Alaska for the weekend, so we figured it was a good time to sit down, catch up and find out what he’s been up to.

In Episode 37, South Point Higgins Beach, Joel talks about playing music in Alaska and what it’s like working as a musician in a place where so much of the economy revolves around tourism. We get into the good parts, the difficult parts, the...

Bella Lam joins us for Episode 36 of Eat the Brick 'Clean Start' to talk about the path from local open mics to becoming one of the Southeast's fastest-rising country artists.

We discuss how TikTok helped grow her audience, the transition from pop influences into country music, writing songs that feel more like journal entries than performances, and what it's like sharing the stage ...

This week we're joined by Chattanooga concert photographer Ryan Wildenberg of WildeSide Media, whose work has recently taken him from local venues to photographing artists like Primus, Les Claypool, Kendall Street Company, Little Feat, Eggy, and more.

Ryan shares what really happens behind the camera at a live show—from band shot lists and shooting hundreds of photos every set...

Dan Pinson is back for Episode 34, and this time we break down the evolution of his live rig—from a basic looping setup into the performance system he uses today. We talk about the gear, the lessons learned, and how his setup has changed over the years.

Naturally, we also wander into a conversation about Star Wars and a handful of other rabbit trails before finding our way back. It's another laid-back...

Episode 33 of Eat the Brick is out now: "Gas Station Coffee."

We recorded this one before Joel headed to Alaska, knowing we'd need a few episodes in the bank while he was gone.

This week's conversation is mostly about life as a road musician—the routines, the miles, the realities, and everything that comes with trying to make music for a living. We also wander into some important topics like Joel's gas station coffee recipe, ...

Episode 32 — Pieced Together | with Courtney Holder

This week we're joined by Chattanooga singer-songwriter Courtney Holder for one of our favorite conversations yet.

Courtney talks about what it's been like to spend more than a decade making music—starting as a young artist with a lot of attention, growing into adulthood, starting a family, and learning how to keep creating while life keeps changing around you. It's an...

Episode 31 – Can't Compete with the Coif

This week Randy sits down with Lake Foster, venue manager and talent buyer for Barrelhouse Ballroom, for a behind-the-scenes look at how one of Chattanooga's busiest music venues puts together its calendar.

We talk about what catches his attention when booking bands, how he discovers new artists, why the venue has expanded into more hardcore a...

This was pre-recorded when the fellas knew they would be away.  We may say we're back but currently Joel is back in Alaska and Randy is somewhere in midwest America coming home from the Telluride Bluegrass Festival

But for this ep, Joel had just gotten back from Alaska. Randy had just gotten back from an East Coast run with Nick Lutsko and the 100k Band.

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