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Gina Gleason is here to talk riffs, gear, and all things that went into the new Baroness album: "STONE".  Stone is out everytwhere today, and I highly recommend giving it a listen!  Fun chat far the metalheads, the shredders, and geardorks.  They are hitting the road with a ton of rad bands.  You would be foolish to miss these dates when they come through!

Rad things:

If you are in a band and are looking to cut shortcuts in developing a website, no company can help you more than SUPERTAPE.com.  It is the easiest way to streamline your entire online presence from merch sales to video, press, and beyond... ALL done with only a few clicks.  

Ross put out an album under the name COGENTS.

It's available wherever you listen to music and highly recommended for those looking to scratch their weird ambient-score itch.

Ian has some MUST LISTEN TO MUSIC over at the Interesting Times Gang Bandcamp Page.

Ian and Ross will both be opening up for Botch this coming winter.  Be sure to check out those dates if you can find tickets.

The Rigs of Dad Patreon Page is bumping with the extended version of this conversation, early releases of our conversation with Urian and Tony from The Armed, PLUS a new, round 2, unedited interview with Jordan Buckley of Better Lovers and Every Time I Die fame is now up on patreon, and Rayshele from Harlow about the next round of Bands on the Run eliminations..

Getting ANYWHERE in life is ten times more fun if you are doing it in style, and the best way to do that is through the ONLY method of transportation worth booking:  GILLIBUS.

Big shout out to the homies at www.shearrevival.com Take care of yourself.  Look good, smell good, and feel good.  Treat your body and neighbor's nose with love using Shear Revival!  Use the code CLEANTONE10 to get 10% off your next order!  

Huge loves to the incredible Sacha Dunable from Dunable Guitars.  The guys is building the absolute BEST axes in the game and I am a firm believer that EVERYONE needs to own one.  Check out www.dunableguitars.com if you need some real tone in your life.

Much love to the fine folks at Custom District Pedalboards for allowing me to pack the heaviest tones on the lightest boards.  Get yours over at www.customdistrictpedalboards.com

Do you have a ton of guitars?  Does the show not go on unless you have at least three guitars with you?  Then you need to check out Quantum Industries.  These dudes are putting out true tanks of guitar cases.  Check out https://www.quantumindustries.jp/ BE SURE to enter ROD10 for a discount on your order!!!

Ian and Ross talk to the incredibly talented and incredibly funny Yvette Young in an incredibly funny and enlightening chat about all things music, art, internet personalities, and much much more.  Super rad chat with a super rad musician.

Covet's new album "Catharsis" is out now and available everywhere!  It was also produced by the incredible Scott Evans (Kowloon Walled City) at Sharkbite Studios and Antisleep Audio.  

Be sure to catch Yvette and the Covet Crew on the road as they are currently on tour playing all the jams in a city near you.  Do not sleep on this tour!!

If you want to hear the extended version of this episode where we dive into Lightning Crashes with Yvette, head over to the Rigs of Dad Patreon Page where you can also hear more unedited, ad-free interviews with previous guests, patreon exclusives, and beyond! PLUS early access to other episodes, including my recent conversation with Mario from Spotlights!

Ian has some tunes with his project  The Interesting Times Gang that you should check out and support via bandcamp. 

Ross's band Burial Waves will be playing with Spotlights June 22nd at The Metro in Baltimore.

Nat and Ian have some tunes you must check out.  Keep up with all things Strangelight by Checking out their BANDCAMP page for all the details.

Rad things:

The incredibly talented David Cavalcante opened up THE tattoo shop in DC called District Tattoo Company.  Follow them wherever you socially media, reach out to the artists, and book your appointment!

Big shout out to the homies at www.shearrevival.com Take care of yourself.  Look good, smell good, and feel good.  Treat your body and neighbor's nose with love using Shear Revival!  Use the code CLEANTONE10 to get 10% off your next order!  

Head over to Age of Ruin's Instagram and dive into some of the best thrash I have ever heard.  Their new album is coming soon.  It's produced by Mike Schleibaum of Darkest Hour and is just a relentless and refreshing metal cleanse. And be sure to check out their new live video from [hate5six] here.

Huge loves to the incredible Sacha Dunable from Dunable Guitars.  The guys is building the absolute BEST axes in the game and I am a firm believer that EVERYONE needs to own one.  Check out www.dunableguitars.com if you need some real tone in your life.

Much love to the fine folks at Custom District Pedalboards for allowing me to pack the heaviest tones on the lightest boards.  Get yours over at www.customdistrictpedalboards.com

Do you have a ton of guitars?  Does the show not go on unless you have at least three guitars with you?  Then you need to check out Quantum Industries.  These dudes are putting out true tanks of guitar cases.  Check out https://www.quantumindustries.jp/ BE SURE to enter ROD10 for a discount on your order!!!

Our newest Jazz Cast is based on Lou's latest riffs, songs and arrangements to come out of Studio "V". Clear tones and crisp rhythm are the backdrop for:

"TRAVEL LIGHT (new arrangement)", "SERENADE AT THE LAKE", "SIGN OF THE TIME", "THAT'S WHAT IT FEELS LIKE", and "A SWEET MISS".

Enjoy!

Jordan Buckley has made me laugh more than most anyone I know... I rarely get to hang with the dude these days, but I can still put on ANY Every Time I Die record and just laugh at how hilariously heavy and unrelenting that band was.  I was always envious of his playing, his energy, and his artistic talents aside from guitar.

This is a truly great conversation with Jordan about all things ETID, all this post ETID, all things that pushed and inspired ETID, working with Kurt Ballou, his work with John Taffer, his love of Buthole Surfers, Slayer, and Converge... But, most importantly how the impact of that band's legacy has impacted his life since its demise, how he processed the very public dissolve and what he's done to pick himself back up. 

In addition to new music in the works with 3 former ETID dudes, Jordan has launched an insane cameo page that you should check out, and a hub for all of his projects from art to airbnb!  

Head over to https://jordanbuckley.xyz/ for all things Jordan.  From Shirts, to original art prints, to Every Time I Die tour posters, and more.  Not a bit of shinfo to be found on that page.

There is much more to this conversation (over an hour of ad-free extras and all the stuff we can't say in public) over at the Rigs of Dad Patreon Page where you can also hear more unedited interviews with previous guests, patreon exclusives, and beyond!

My band Burial Waves is playing with Jawbox (!!!!) July 23rd at The Black Cat in DC.  GET TICKETS as that will sell out!

Big shout out to the homies at www.shearrevival.com Take care of yourself.  Look good, smell good, and feel good.  Treat your body and neighbor's nose with love using Shear Revival!  Use the code CLEANTONE10 to get 10% off your next order!  

Head over to Age of Ruin's Instagram and dive into some of the best thrash I have ever heard.  Their new album is coming soon.  It's produced by Mike Schleibaum of Darkest Hour and is just a relentless and refreshing metal cleanse. And be sure to check out their new live video from [hate5six] here.

Huge loves to the incredible Sacha Dunable from Dunable Guitars.  The guys is building the absolute BEST axes in the game and I am a firm believer that EVERYONE needs to own one.  Check out www.dunableguitars.com if you need some real tone in your life.

Much love to the fine folks at Custom District Pedalboards for allowing me to pack the heaviest tones on the lightest boards.  Get yours over at www.customdistrictpedalboards.com

Do you have a ton of guitars?  Does the show not go on unless you have at least three guitars with you?  Then you need to check out Quantum Industries.  These dudes are putting out true tanks of guitar cases.  Check out https://www.quantumindustries.jp/ BE SURE to enter ROD10 for a discount on your order!!!

Not only do Dan and Niki talk about her music, how she became a riff-master, and the various starts and stops of her musical journey, they also play with guitar pedals. On top of being a great songwriter and guitarist, Niki designs and creates one-of-a-kind guitar pedals (and guitars, too!). All this plus a live performance. It'a a fuzzy guitar kind of episode. 

Photo: Marissa Both @photoladyphotos

Texas Death Metal champs Creeping Death stop by Jimbo's Paradise to spread some Christmas cheer this year.  Enjoy some tour stories, listen as Rico gets kicked out of the band after an unannounced special surprise guest shows up, plus skinwalkers, fire alarms, and the whole band trying to gaslight Jimbo into thinking he hallucinated Dominic the Donkey.  Don't forget to enter to win the special 1/1 of cover of their new ep The Edge of Existence.  Listen for details.

Lisa Flynn has been part of the Philly music scene going way back, from growing up in Northeast Philly, booking the Trocadero and North Star Bar, to her bands Workhorse III and Lisa Christ Superstar. Dan and Lisa talk about her new LP, 'Soundtrack Of the Floating World', (produced by Joe Nicolo), guitars, being a nurse during COVID, Trocadero balcony shows, and more. 

Red Fang has been making headbangers happy for over a decade  with some of the heaviest riffs, most crushing tones, and funniest music videos available.

They are releasing their fifth studio album on June 4th, entitled "Arrows", and it will certainly please the die-hard lifers and fresh ears alike.

I talked with guitarist/vocalist Bryan Giles about everything from beer to gear...  recording, writing, border patrol, aliens, elevated cuisine and so much more.  Hands down one of the funniest dudes to hit Pudgemont airwaves.

Be sure to get your copy of Red Fang's album "Arrows" here: http://relapse.com/red-fang-arrows/

And follow them wherever you socially mediaze here:

Facebook.com/redfangband

Instagram.com/redfangband

Twitter.com/redfang

If you want to hear more of this conversation, the extended version is available to patrons on all tiers at the Rigs of Dad Patreon page.  More gear talk, deep dives into the lore of SunnO))), food, and many more laughs. You can even take some deep dives with more of my guests, get some Patreon exclusive swag, and more by checking out the Rigs of Dad Patreon page at www.patreon.com/rigsofdad OR just download the Patreon ap, search for Rigs of Dad, and you can support creators like me and so many more in the process!  

Big shout out to the homies at www.shearrevival.com as well...  Take care of yourself.  Look good, feel good.  Treat your body and neighbors nose with love using Shear Revival!  Use the code CLEANTONE10 to get 10% off your next order!!

Much love to the fine folks at Custom District Pedalboards for allowing me to pack the heaviest tones on the lightest boards.  Get yours over at www.customdistrictpedalboards.com

Artists need your support now more than ever.  Let's make sure bands like LaPêche are able to hit the road again by making sure you buy direct.  Check them out at www.lapecheband.bandcamp.com

Huge loves to the incredible Sacha Dunable.  Check out www.dunableguitars.com if you need some real tone in your life.

I also want to give a shoutout to Quantum Industries.  These dudes are putting out true tanks of guitar cases.  Check them out at https://www.quantumindustries.jp/ BE SURE to enter ROD10 for a discount on your order!!!

Kevin and I are discuss the Vice documentary Dark Side of the Ring about the dark stories of some of the iconic wrestlers we grew up watching. These stories are dark, entertaining and completely shocking. Even if you're not a wrestling fan you will enjoy the stories. 

On this episode, Kevin and I try a bourbon called Jefferson Ocean Voyager 17 and Sugar Land Distilling Butterscotch Moonshine. 

Tim Busa is the co-rhythm guitarist for the band Five Years. He also writes and sings his own acoustic music. Tim tells us why his band only plays one show a year (this year it's Nov 29 at Absinthe) and we reminisce about all the shows we've played together in the past. He also tells us a few things about pool and where to get a good slice of pizza in HamOnt. Make sure to stick around to the end for two original songs you can't hear anywhere else!

Here's the links to our full movie riffs. Please download and share!

BLOODY PIT OF HORROR: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1mZZOA56NAYFySLg1ZDfb54DHriTyHUVr

INVASION OF THE BEE GIRLS: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1q0Hy6SP3qHlsN5rC_OxFAWlYuZlnE_Nz

CURSE OF THE SWAMP CREATURE: https://drive.google.com/open?id=19Kwo27JAO0swl0z7hONnrSWLIa18rKlE

WILD GUITAR: https://drive.google.com/open?id=11Uh92KE8XB1ze1kzSvDT_3wMZAN8id8Y

Join Alex and Phil on an awesome journey with guitarist, backing vocalist and long-time member of Cormorant, Matt Solis as we discuss Metazoa in and out!

If you want to cheat and know the answers to all of the "Name that Riff" quiz the cliff-notes are below:

Snippet 1 - 5:12-5:18 - Junta from Dwellings

Snippet 2 - 2:22-2:28 - The Devourer from Diaspora

Snippet 3 - :39-:45 - Sold as a Crow from Earth Diver

Snippet 4 - 5:50-5:56 - Salt of the Earth from Metazoa

Snippet 5 - 4:16-4:22 - Blood on the Cornfields from Metazoa

Snippet 6 - 19:20-19:26 - Migration from Diaspora

Snippet 7 - 9:02-9:08 - Funnambulist from Dwellings

Snippet 8 - :42-:48 - Broken Circle from Earth Diver  

In episode #3 of my spring bonus Q&A series, I answer five more questions from listeners. They are 1. What to do when you have no one to play with? 2. What is a good way of memorizing what notes are in a scale? 3. How do you deal with a bad jamming situation? 4. If you only had 10 min to practice on a busy day, what would you focus on? 5. Any tips on getting started writing riffs and combining them to get songs? Show notes at: https://www.playguitaracademy.com/blog/playing-solo-scale-notes-jamming-practice-and-riffs-qa3 Copyright ©2019 Play Guitar Podcast