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Tour Stories/The Check-In with Joe Plummer

Joe Plummer and friends share their stories from life on the road. We hear funny, sad and sometimes scary tales from musicians, comedians and writers. He"s also "Checks-In" with artists to hear new music, find out what they"ve been up to and whats next on the creative docket. Have a tour story? Want to get in touch with Joe? Send a message to hello@ruinousmedia.com. Tour Stories is produced by Ruinous Media. http://www.ruinousmedia.com/tourstories/

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31:10

The Check-In with Nik Freitas

Tour Stories/The Check-In with Joe Plummer ·

2021/07/09

Nik Freitas is a singer, songwriter, photographer and skateboarder residing in Alhambra, CA. Over the past 20 years, Nik has released 10 solo records and toured with Broken Bells, All Smiles and Connor Oberst's Mystic Valley Band. Nik's forthcoming release on Park The Van records is called Searching For Device and will be out September 15th 2021. In this episode , Joe and Nik discuss why Nik is now more assertive with sharing his music, how he got back into photography and how Americans

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34:40

The Check-In with Rozzi

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2021/06/18

Rozzi is a singer-songwriter from San Francisco, California. With the release of her two part EP/LP Hymm for Tomorrow coming out on July 16th, Rozzi is excited perform live again on her first headlining tour. Rozzi tells Joe how she stayed inspired during the pandemic, why its ok not to have made your masterpiece and what she hopes we've learned from the ongoing social justice movement. She also shares her song writing process, how she chose George Moore to produce her newest record

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45:39

Demoitis Episode 1 New Slang with James Mercer.

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2021/06/12

This is new podcast called Demoitis with Joe Plummer and Dann Gallucci. Demoitis isn’t just the fear or regret that you’ve "lost the magic” on the path from the first recording of a song. It's also the experience musicians go through getting to the final version…. the people, the spaces and the resources that influence the process. As the 20th anniversary of the release of Oh, Inverted World arrives, we hear for the horse’s mouth about the creation and the evolution of New Slang with

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25:19

Nick Waterhouse "The Rockers and the Posh"

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2021/06/04

Nick Waterhouse is a singer, songwriter and producer from Southern California and has released five LP's on Innovative Leisure., He was a previous guest on The Check-In and was kind enough to give us a bonus Tour Story from his first European tour. There may or may not be a secret visit from Joe's pal Nick Thorburn too. Whoops!Music by Nick Waterhouse and Joe PlummerUse Code Fret10 for a free month of Music Production Suite Pro and a 10% discount on all other software. visit

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15:23

Creed Bratton "Dogs, Planes and Acid Trips"

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2021/05/28

Rerun Rerun! People love this episode so much we're reposting for the newcomers! Enjoy the brilliance of Creed Bratton!Creed Bratton from the folk rock band The Grass Roots and the TV show The Office tells us what it's like to survive a plane crash, fight off wild dogs in Tripoli and have an acid meltdown in from of Bill Graham at The Fillmore.Use Code Fret10 for a free month of Music Production Suite Pro and a 10% discount on all other software. visit

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38:02

The Check-In with Andy Hull

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2021/05/21

Andy Hull is the guitarist, songwriter and singer for Manchester Orchestra. He is also co-founder of the bands label, Favorite Gentlemen. In this episode Joe and Andy talk about 2021 tour plans, home life, and their experiences both being and having a traveling dad. We hear a couple tunes from the new Manchester Orchestra record The Million Masks of God and discuss the importance of a real drum performance., making new sounds and the producing/mixing process with Catherine

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30:19

Check-In with Hannah Jadagu

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2021/05/14

Hannah Jadagu is a singer songwriter and producer based in New York City by way of Mesquite, Texas. Her bedroom-produced debut EP What Is Going On ? was released on Sub Pop Records and is a wonderfully dreamy and thoughtful listen in under 30 minutes. In this episode, Joe and Hannah talk life in New York as a freshman at NYU, the vibe she wanted to create with her "reoccurring cast" videos and what hook made her realize that she should and could continue to write music. Hannah tells

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39:38

Ari Surdoval

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2021/05/07

Ari Surdoval is a writer based in Nashville by way of New York City. Over the 2020 year, he began, finished and self published his first novel, Double Nickels, best described as a "post-punk coming of age story" that takes place in a small working class town in the American northeast in the 1980's. Joe and Ari discuss the his experience and reason for self publishing, his motivation and process and why writing a novel can feel like an alien abduction. Ari also reads a beautiful

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36:39

Rosie Tucker

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2021/04/30

Rosie Tucker is a singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist from Los Angeles who also finds the time to teach audio production to middle school kids. In this episode Rosie and Joe discuss their experience contracting Covid-19, Rosie's thoughts on remote teaching and the difficulties of emotional regulation when you are forced to share the same space with someone for over a year. Rosie's third record, Supreme Sucker (Epitaph Records) comes out on April 30th. Rosies tells us how

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51:19

Check-In with Nicholas Galanin and Otis Calvin III of...

Tour Stories/The Check-In with Joe Plummer ·

2021/04/23

Over the last 3 years, Nicholas Galanin and Otis Calvin III have been making Indian Yard, the debut record from the project Ya Tseen on Sub Pop records. We hear how the two veteran collaborators made the record both remotely and in person, the importance of both processes and why trust, generosity and patience made the project flow. They also discuss why "back to normal" may not be a good thing for everyone and why we need to take a break from the internet and engage in in-person as

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16:08

Anya Marina

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2021/04/16

Anya Marina is a singer-songwriter based in New York City. Since 2009, she has recorded 5 studio albums and toured the U.S. extensively both as an opener and headliner. In this episode Anya tells us three separate stories, which all are coincidentally tied together by either Florida or crowd heckling. Anya shows us that you can still have fun in a on stage disaster and also how to maneuver a misunderstood post show love interest. We hear a few tunes from her record Felony Flats and

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54:11

Check-In Tour Story with William Goldsmith

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2021/04/09

William Goldsmith has played drums for over 20 years. He is a founding member of Sunny Day Real Estate, The Fire Theft and was the first drummer for the Foo Fighters. We start this episode with a Check-In. William tells us how he split his time in the last year caring for three kids and writing and recording two records with his new band Assertion. We also learn that William took 9 years off from playing music, how that made him feel and what he's doing to catch back up with the music that

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14:47

Michael Cera, The Case of the Missing Bass

Tour Stories/The Check-In with Joe Plummer ·

2021/04/02

Michael Cera is an actor, producer, songwriter and touring musician. He is best known for his roles in Superbad, Arrested Development, the voice of Robin in The Lego Batman Movie, and his Tony nominated performance in the Broadway production of Lobby Hero. In addition to acting, Michael has also toured extensively playing bass guitar with Mister Heavenly and Alden Penner. In this episode Michael tells us the noir esque tale of losing his coveted Vox Phantom bass guitar, the relationship he

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37:51

The Check-In with Nick Bockrath

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2021/03/26

Nick Bockrath is the guitarist of Cage The Elephant. Before Cage, he toured and recorded with Nicos Gun and Morning Teleportation. In this episode Nick and Joe talk pandemic gardening, brisket burning and the state of vaccination in the U.S. Nick also tells us about touring with a broken leg and what it’s like to share 1 van with 12 people. Episode is sponsored by Izotope. Izotope.com. Music by Morning Teleportation, Cage TheElephant, Palm Frauds and Joe Plummer. Episode Hail Marry caught

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50:25

The Check-In with Man on Man

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2021/03/19

Joey Holman and Roddy Bottum are Man on Man. They've spent most of the pandemic traveling from New York to LA, caring for their mothers and writing their first musical collaboration. But Man on Man is more than music, it has a strong visual aspect that expresses body positivity that has resonated with the queer community. There is also a communal component called Chosen Family, which serves as a platform for community support, activism and it aims to bring people together through art and

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38:55

The Tour Story Check-In with Jeremiah Green

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2021/03/12

Jeremiah Green has been the drummer for Modest Mouse for over 20 years. Outside of his rock n roll life, Jeremiah cares for his son, dogs, cats and chickens in Port Townsend, Wa. He also records his own music at home and owns a store called Thuja that sells "things". In this episode Jeremiah tells us of why the pandemic may be good for future change and Joe and Jeremiah discuss how capitalism has influenced home life, work life and what that might mean now. They share Modest Mouse tour

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42:00

The Check-In with Stephen Malkmus

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2021/03/05

Stephen Malkmus is a singer, guitarist and songwriter from Portland Oregon, He is a founding member of Pavement, Silver Jews and releases both solo records and records under Stephen Malkmus and The Jicks. In this episode Joe and Stephen talk post Trump Portland, vaccine distribution , the permeance of 90's pop culture and the significance of the last pre-internet decade. Stephen tells us he's missing touring, but is also settling into a lifestyle the pandemic has brought to him. Last, Joe

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31:22

The Check-In with Daniel Lanois

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2021/02/26

Daniel Lanois is a multi grammy winning producer and engineer. He's worked with U2, Bob Dylan, Neal Young, Brian Eno, Peter Gabriel and Emmylou Harris to name a few. In addition to his production accolades, Daniel has consistently recorded, produced and toured his own solo efforts. Joe and Daniel discuss the benefits of playing arrangements live before recording the forthcoming record "Heavy Sun" and the sense of cooperation that the backing vocals bring to the record. Daniel gives us his

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41:16

Tour Story Check-In with Mikael Jorgensen

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2021/02/19

This episode combines a few tour stories AND a Check-In with Mikael Jorgensen, keyboardist of Wilco. It all starts off with some words for the recently passed Chick Corea. Next we hear Mikael's views on collaboration, the importance of making a mess in songwriting and why he loves improvisation, even if it's in "slow motion" due to a pandemic. He also tells us what it's like to do a 12 day tour with a song in the set that he never knew how to play. We learn his threshold on drinking

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31:36

The Check-In with Katie Schecter

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2021/02/12

Katie Schecter is a singer, guitarist and songwriter from Nashville by way of NYC. In this episode Joe and Katie talk post Trump/pre vaccine Nashville and the importance of looking outward and helping others. She hips Joe to Gill Scott Herons "The Vulture" and tells us about her experience making her record "Bad for Business". All this and surprise visit from the spirit of Richard Swift ! Enjoy! Music by Katie Schecter, Richard Swift and Joe Plummer. Episode sponsored by Izotope. Visit

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