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Performance Anxiety

Have you ever wanted to sit down with your favorite artists and talk about what happens behind the scenes? Have you wanted to hear the crazy stories about recording, touring, and creating art that we all know exist? Performance Anxiety gets those stories for you.

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71:55

Side Projects: Music And Sports

Performance Anxiety ·

2023/12/09

This episode makes me want to relive the glory days. This episode of Side Projects focuses on the connection between music and sports. And I’m joined by four friends who are athletes, musicians, or both. Welcome my friends Chris Stringfellow, Chris Heim, Tony Cuchetti, and fashionably late, Robert Henson. They’ve played sports at different levels and have different connections to music. Whether it’s getting hyped, calming down, bonding with teammates, getting you into or maybe even taking you out of

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111:54

Stephen Hodges (mssv, Mavis Staples)

Performance Anxiety ·

2023/12/05

This guest makes me want to go back and revisit some old favorites. Welcome drummer Stephen Hodges to the podcast. And man, we hit on a whole lot in this episode, like the importance of hanging out, how once upon a time, musicians could make a living playing a club 5 to 6 nights a week, the importance of playing with more than just sticks, and the difficulties of playing without cymbals. THAT started after meeting and playing with Tom Waits and learning his unusual percussive desires. But his career

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45:32

Guji

Performance Anxiety ·

2023/11/24

Today’s guests make me thankful. I welcome Klaire and Chachy from Guji. And what a wild story this is. Guji is based in Shanghai, but Chachy is from the US. He tells me about growing up in Chicago and Florida and how he got into music stateside. And Klaire talks about growing up in China and learning to play the traditional Chinese violin. But at points, each of them stopped playing music to pursue other interests. Chachy took the advice of a friend and moved to China. But he didn’t get back into

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65:15

Bark

Performance Anxiety ·

2023/11/16

Today’s guests make me want to do this podcast outdoors. That’s because I’m join by Tim Lee and Susan Bauer-Lee from the band Bark. When we recorded this, they were just hanging outside on a beautiful Mississippi evening. And the way this band came together is really wild. Actually, the way the previous band, The Tim Lee 3, came together is wild. Bark was just the natural progression of that. Tim grew up with church music all over the place as his dad was a minister. And Susan’s first concert was

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65:06

Side Projects: The Steely Dan Approach

Performance Anxiety ·

2023/11/10

This episode made me think. A lot. I like Steely Dan. But the band and their music has always been a bit mysterious to me. Apparently it has also intrigued my guests. I’m joined by Jason Thomson of Vast Robot Armies, Jordan Zadorozny of Blinker The Star, and Paul Malinowski and Jason Gerken from Shiner. If you’re not familiar with the Steely Dan approach to music, it’s different than your typical way of making music. Each of my guests has experienced this in the studio, as part of of a live band, or

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58:35

Emily Whitehurst (Survival Guide, Tsunami Bomb)

Performance Anxiety ·

2023/10/31

Today’s guest makes me not want to dream. So maybe it’s fitting that this is released on Halloween. Welcome Emily Whitehurst of Survival Guide to the podcast. And throughout this episode, it’s clear that her band is aptly named. From her start with the bands Plinky and Tsunami Bomb, she’s always had a part in writing lyrics and melodies. And it served her well as Tsunami Bomb played on Warped Tours and had some pretty great opening slots. But with her next band, The Action Design, Emily expanded her

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76:43

Side Projects: Music And Food

Performance Anxiety ·

2023/10/28

Today’s guests make me happy and hungry. Marc Broussard and Jay Reifel join me to talk about the connection between music and food. Each guy has dipped a toe into the other’s wheelhouse, which makes this a very interesting conversation. We talk about the worst jobs in ancient kitchens, Marc’s best meal ever, and I get excited about aspic. We discuss doing musical and gastronomical covers. Jay explains what a cockenthrice is, what kind of bear meat is best in stew, and which recipe is like sewing an

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79:57

Shemaiah Gonzalez

Performance Anxiety ·

2023/10/25

Today’s guest makes me joyful. That’s because it’s Shemaiah Gonzalez, author of the Substack and soon to be book, Undaunted Joy. And true to the Substack, it really was a joy speaking with her. I first learned of her work through past guest Joseph Massey and I couldn’t be more grateful. And like all good podcasts, we start with alcohol. Shemaiah has known for a long time that she wanted to be a writer but her early ideas of what that meant were very different from what she has found herself doing

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63:49

Tony Cuchetti

Performance Anxiety ·

2023/10/19

Today’s guest made me question my preconceived notions. It’s singer/songwriter Tony Cuchetti. And even though it sounds like he’s from New Jersey, he’s not. He’s actually from a Partridge Family type of performing group. As a kid, his family moved from Detroit to Florida and began performing as a musical act. And there were a LOT of family members. Tony talks about literally growing up on the road, performing all over the country. But when the family band stopped, Tony had a tough time adjusting

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123:18

Conan Neutron

Performance Anxiety ·

2023/10/13

Today’s guest made me protonic. I don’t even know what that means, but welcome Conan Neutron to the podcast. I get some great insight into the Neutron house, growing up. For example, Conan started playing guitar because a friend of his came to the front door with a bass and told Conan he needed to get a guitar so they could start a band. Well it worked out alright, because he’s been in some pretty awesome bands with some pretty awesome people, like Dale Crover. But according to Conan, the important

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63:14

Side Projects: Symbolism With Raven Chacon &...

Performance Anxiety ·

2023/10/06

Today’s guests teach me things; specifically symbolism in music. It’s one of those things that I always feel everyone else gets more than I do. So I was beyond happy to have Alexander Hacke, Danielle DePicciotto, and Raven Chacon guide me through their experiences creating work heavy in symbolism. And we go beyond music into visual arts, as well. Hackedepicciotto have released a new album that is full of symbolic music. But the symbolism in Keepsakes is much more personal, this time. Raven discusses

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74:13

Marc Broussard

Performance Anxiety ·

2023/09/28

This guest definitely spells his name correctly. Welcome singer Marc Broussard to the podcast family; and man does he have soul! His voice reminds you of the greats like Otis Redding, Al Green, and Sam Cooke. Marc talks about the movie that started his career, at the ripe old age of five and a half; the influence of his dad, Louisiana Music Hall of Fame inductee Ted Broussard, and he tells me about how he got his first record deal and why he asked to be released from it. That started the story of

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74:40

Julee Cruise

Performance Anxiety ·

2023/09/20

This guest made me float. It’s an unusual episode. Today’s guest is Julee Cruise and was recorded in April of 2019. For reasons I have forgotten, the episode was delayed and ended up slipping through the cracks in an old Work In Progress file. Unfortunately we lost Julee in June of 2022. In this episode, Julee is very candid about her work. You’ll find out why, early on in the discussion. She talks about how she got into singing, acting, and playing the french horn. And although she didn’t want to

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77:21

Side Projects: Improvisational Music

Performance Anxiety ·

2023/09/14

This is such a cool episode of Side Projects. It’s the art of improv! And I have to say, I felt a little bit guilty prepping for this one. Ev & Paul from Cinema Cinema have both been on the podcast before, but never together. And we are all joined by the enigmatic Thor Harris. THere’s a lot of juice in this one. To say all three guests are well versed in improvisational music is possibly the biggest understatement I’ve ever made. It’s almost like saying McDonald’s is well versed at making fast

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78:55

Lance Lopez

Performance Anxiety ·

2023/09/08

Today’s guest gives me the blues. But it’s OK; that’s his job. I welcome Lance Lopez to the podcast. While music wasn’t exactly in his DNA, it was a huge part of his family. His dad was in the Army with Elvis Presley and they stayed friends after their time in the service. When he wanted to learn guitar, his dad gave him and acoustic and a Chuck Berry record and said, “Learn this”; no mean feat for a kid not even in double digits. But his world changed when he saw Stevie Ray Vaughan open for BB

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77:50

Belinda Kordic (Johnny The Boy, Crippled Black Phoenix)

Performance Anxiety ·

2023/08/31

Today’s guest makes me look under the bed before I go to sleep. Welcome Belinda Kordic of Crippled Black Phoenix and the new project, Johnny The Boy. Belinda didn’t come from a musical family or start playing music at a crazy young age. But without any real experience, she joined her first band in her early 20’s and just ripped into doing necro vocals. She admits to doing them completely wrong, but it works for her and hasn’t damaged anything. After leaving her first band, STABB (which is actually

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83:16

Bonjo Iyabinghi Noah (African Head Charge)

Performance Anxiety ·

2023/08/25

Today’s guest just makes me smile. It’s percussionist Bonjo Iyabinghi Noah from African Head Charge. He grew up in Jamaica and began playing drums in the Rasta camps and Poco churches. He was running away a lot and sleeping in graveyards. Music helped him get out of those bad situations. He really connected with it and started helping out bands as a young kid, even becoming an unofficial roadie. He got a gig with The Foundations of Build Me Up Buttercup fame. All of this helped him start African

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76:52

Pelican

Performance Anxiety ·

2023/08/16

Today’s guests make me reminisce. Trevor and Laurent from Pelican join me to talk about a lot of stuff. There’s so much history between them and they talk about what music was the most impactful growing up, how they met, and the coolness of riding shotgun and playing cassettes. Their pre-Pelican bands were just as unique as Pelican, but with vocals and more damage. And while Pelican is an instrumental band, that wasn’t planned out. But it worked and the music scene of Chicago supported it, so they

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82:19

Side Projects: Cult Music

Performance Anxiety ·

2023/08/11

This is an episode about cults music. Music by and for cults, music of The Cult, and so on. But there is one thing I need to make clear. THIS IS NOT A SERIOUS LOOK AT CULTS! This is the exact opposite. And to prove it, I’m joined by Blinker The Star’s Jordon Zadorozny and multimedia artist extraordinaire, Vic Malang. There’s a ton of cult music out there. We talk about L. Ron Hubbard, Father Yod, Aum Shinrikyo, Charles Manson, Brotherhood Of The Spirit, and several others. Vic reveals his Manson

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82:22

Shane Harrington (Cinemartyr)

Performance Anxiety ·

2023/08/08

Today’s guest makes me appreciate the evolution of sound. I’m joined by Shane Harrington, the founder, guitarist, and self described dictator of the band Cinemartyr. And this is actually take two of this podcast. Shane and I were deep into a great conversation before I realized I was having a technical issue. So we started over Shane hails from New York City via Limerick, Ireland, AKA Stab City. There really wasn’t a whole lot going on, musically, in Limerick, outside of Shane’s father’s traditional

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