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Stub Me Down

Join JW and Skinny as they discuss randomly selected concerts across the jam band scene! Each episode includes select audience recordings from the featured show, nerdery stats courtesy of JW, and Skinny’s unmistakeable wit and humor!

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Stub Me Down Season 7 Episode 02: Dogs in the Park

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2025/10/31

Stub Me Down wraps up their time as the official podcast of Oktoberfest at The Vortex with episode 2 of season 7. Chatting with each of the bands on the bill was incredible, and catching up with Jeremy Kaplan and Sam Lucid from the headlining act, Dogs in a Pile, was no different. Jeremy and Sam talked about the impact of touring on their music, playing shows vs. recording albums, and how each band member contributes to the collective sound. A special day wraps up with a great conversation with a

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Stub Me Down Podcast Season 7 Episode 01: Won’t You...

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2025/10/22

Stub Me Down Podcast is back for Season 7! SMD was the official podcast of Oktoberfest at The Vortex, a new venue in Catonsville, MD, and we kick things off with a really cool conversation with Ricky James and Rob Compa from Neighbor, a Boston band making a lot of noise in the jam scene! Skinny and JW chatted with Ricky and Rob about their complimentary playing style, creating setlists, and choosing covers. Their music is entertaining and they bring an upbeat vibe to the stage, and we were so

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Stub Me Down Cargo Shorts Epsiode 07: The Wharf Rats...

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2025/10/17

Stub Me Down Podcast is live on location! As the official podcast of Oktoberfest at The Vortex, JW and Skinny had the chance to talk to each of the bands in the lineup. The day kicked off, as any jamband festival should, with some good ole’ Grateful Dead. The Wharf Rats Live filled the opening frame, and Skinny spoke with Eric “Dawg” Metzman about their sound, channeling the Grateful Dead, and the difference between indoor and outdoor performances. Check them out at thewharfratslive.com.

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Stub Me Down Cargo Shorts Episode 06: Seven Teller

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2025/10/16

Stub Me Down Podcast is live on location! As the official podcast of Oktoberfest at The Vortex at CAA Park, JW and Skinny had a chance to sit down with each band in the lineup. This Cargo Shorts features a conversation with Seven Teller, a Baltimore band with some indie vibes and a jammy, danceable sound. Sam Cochran and company also host their own annual event, Tellerfest, and will be touring the DMV to wrap up 2025. Check out their schedule at seventeller.com.

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Stub Me Down Cargo Shorts Episode 05: Runner & Bobby

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2025/10/15

Stub Me Down live on location! Oktoberfest at The Vortex, a new outdoor venue in Catonsville, Maryland, included some rather talented fresh young acts, including Runner & Bobby, a four-piece from Chicago with an indie vibe. Not quite in the jamband realm, Runner & Bobby drew some improvisational inspiration from the other acts and filled a tough spot in between Neighbor and Dogs in a Pile. Check them out on the socials or at runnerandbobby.com.

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Stub Me Down Cargo Shorts Episode 04: The Reality...

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2025/10/14

Stub Me Down Podcast live on location! SMD was the official podcast of Oktoberfest at The Vortex, a new outdoor venue in Catonsville, Maryland! SMD Cargo Shorts will feature conversations with each of the bands over the course of the day! First up: The Reality Check Experiment, a jamband out of Philly, drawing inspiration for their live performances from Phish, Zappa, the Grateful Dead, and Ween. Their set featured a cover of Ween’s Chocolate & Cheese and Josh, Martin, Quinn, and Matt absolutely

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Stub Me Down Season 6 Episode 10: The BIG Reveal!

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2025/09/05

Skinny and JW wrap up Season 6 of Stub Me Down, but some endings are beginnings! Episode 10 features the fellas getting to the bottom of their themes, including the big reveal from each and what drove their setlist selections. Then the BIG news hits, as JW and Skinny are joined by two guests who share information on an exciting festival coming to Maryland, including who the official festival podcast is going to be! As always, thank you for listening, and see you for Season 7 of Stub Me Down

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Season 06 Episode 9: Disappointment, Redemption, and...

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2025/08/06

Season Six winds down with a traditional episode! Skinny pulls the stub, crosses his arms, and explains why this Phish show from 2018 is chock full of disappointment and regret. JW explains how the second set redeems the first and puts forth great effort to make sure everything is right! Set your dials to complaints, silent or otherwise! Thanks for listening!

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Stub Me Down Season 06 Episode 8: Driving into Goose

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2025/07/08

Stub Me Down welcomes in summertime! JW and Skinny go back to their podcast roots and discuss a Goose show from Frederick, Maryland. The fellas hit on late breaking news (despite Skinny’s new rules), the minutiae of live music discourse, and a strong show from a mobile drive-in theater. Good times as always! Thanks for listening!

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01:20:41

Stub Me Down Podcast Season 6 Episode 08: Dead Forever

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2025/06/11

Episode 8, Season 6 of Stub Me Down Podcast gets emotional! Following a hilarious part 1 of our conversation with TV writer Nate Federman, the fellas get to the stub down, an emotional night at The Sphere in Las Vegas. Nate shares how his feelings shift over the course of this show as he pondered the clinging of fans to musicians, and musicians to music. In the end, the wheel keeps turning, but the questions remain- how do we want to be remembered? Part 2 of 2. Thanks again to Nate Federman, and

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Stub Me Down Season 06 Episode 06: Framing the...

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2025/05/28

It’s all subjective, right? Music, tv, or any sort of consumable media (including podcasts). Skinny and JW welcome television writer (and notorious hook up for the elderly) Nate Federman to Episode 6 Season 6 of Stub Me Down Podcast. Nate shares some stories from his time in the writer’s room on The Office and has the fellas rolling on the floor as he describes his hysterical cameo on the show. Nate’s stub down takes the trio to Las Vegas for a show "that had a M Night Shyamalan level story twist in

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Stub Me Down Season 6 Episode 05: Dark, Light, Brent,...

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2025/04/23

Season 6 of Stub Me Down Podcast trucks along! Episode 5 features a visit from the Great Wendt- Wook Plus’s own Kevin Hogan. Kev joins Skinny and JW to talk podcasting, interviewing musicians, and pulls a stub from a diverse and interesting (according to JW about a 420 times) Grateful Dead show in 1990. Setlist choices, the role and demise of Brent Mydland, and an extended Dark Star highlight the conversation as SMD finally gets the last of the Wooks to stub us down. Thanks for listening!

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Stub Me Down Season 6 Episode 04: The Bear and a...

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2025/03/05

Stub Me Down welcomes in actor, comedian, and improv artist Chris Witaske to the show! We talk all things “The Bear” related and even pick some Phish music that works for the show. Chris explains improv and his love for Phish, and stubs us down on an amazing show from Deer Creek in 2000 that weaves in a killer segment of Moby Dick by Led Zepplin! Come join the fun! Thanks for listening!

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Stub Me Down Cargo Shorts Episode 3: The Student...

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2025/01/24

Skinny invites Colin, a former student, to the podcast. They talk about what's turning the kids on these days in the jam band world. Colin dives into his playlist, and what he's seeing on the road. Can I live while I'm young! I'm old, so no. Thanks for listening!

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01:32:58

Stub Me Down Season 6 Episode 03: Getting Schooled...

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2025/01/15

Stub Me Down is here to get 2025 started off on a positive note! JW and Skinny conclude their chat with author Benjy Eisen in Episode 3 of Season 6! They finally get to the stub down after an extended discussion of the Grateful Dead and Bill Kreutzmann in part one of this incredibly fun conversation. Benjy's stub takes the guys to the second of a two-nighter at UMass Amherst in 1995, featuring some big jams, rarities, and context about the setlist you might not have heard before! This was a special

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Stub Me Down Season 6 Episode 02: Dosing the Drummer

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2024/12/23

JW and Skinny welcome in author Benjy Eisen for Episode 2 of Season 6, and the conversation was so extensive it had to be broken up into two parts! Benjy gets things started by discussing his relationship with Bill Kreutzmann, spending time with Trey Anastasio during Fare Thee Well, and the passing of Phil Lesh. Amazing stories, incredible energy, and kindness that shines through- part one with Benjy is like eating an oreo cookie. And find out where Skinny and JW go with song two of Theme From the

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01:15:31

Stub Me Down Season 6: Episode 1 Let the Games Begin!

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2024/11/27

Welcome back to Stub Me Down season six! JW and Skinny change things up this season and play a little game called Theme from the Bottom. No news is good news as the fellas discuss a wonderful show from Madison Square Garden during Phish's 30th Anniversary run. As the seasons change, so do we! Thanks for listening!

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Stub Me Down Cargo Shorts 2: Thanks, Phil

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2024/10/25

Skinny and JW share their thoughts on the passing of Grateful Dead bassist Phil Lesh.

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Stub Me Down Cargo Shorts 1: 580 Blues

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2024/10/24

Join Stub Me Down for Cargo Shorts- quick conversations and musical interludes that come along every now and again. You can jam your stubs in your pockets and revel in the nostalgia! Cargo Shorts 1 features a quick chat with JW's father Bill, a musician featured on Stub Me Down Connecting the Notes. Papa Dubbs runs through a new instrumental he just wrote and shares a story about a meal with a musical icon!

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01:14:27

Stub Me Down Season 5 Episode 10: More Like, Smashville!

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2024/08/11

JW and Skinny close out the season five with a jam-filled show from Phish in Nashville! Skinny pulls the stub in a return to the OG format. Skinny tells about his country music experience, themes of the show, and colliding with Honky-Tonkers! Thanks so much for listening! See you next season!

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