The other day I caught up with my buddies Matt Hitchcock & Phil Russo of Side Car. We enjoyed some Domino's Pizza and a few beverages from Topo Chico and took a deep dive into their debut record DINNER & A BOX OF WINE. We share some stories behind the songs, give a sneak peek a few tracks and play a couple live acoustic!

On this episode you'll hear:

  • Baby Don't Give Me Those Blues
  • The Sangamon (Live Acoustic)
  • Ol 44
  • My Best Friend's Girl (The Cars cover) (Live Acoustic)

DINNER & A BOX OF WINE is due out on April 1st. Join us at Central Stage in St.Louis, MO on April 8th to celebrate at Album Release Party with special guests Bobby Stevens & Prairie Rehab! Tickets at MetroTix.com

Be sure to follow along with Side Car on Facebook & Instagram!

Check out my friends at Friendship Brewing Company in Wentzville, MO with over 25 rotating taps for all your craft beer needs. They have a wonderful spot out there and huge patio. Perfect for enjoying a cold beverage with some good friends! Check out their menu with all sorts of delicious food like burgers, nachos & flatbread pizzas. Come grab some lunch or dinner, enjoy some live music and have a great time at Friendship Brewing Company! FriendshipBrewCo.com Live Music: 3/30 Singo Bingo: Best of 2020 3/31 Steve Kyle (7-10p) 4/1 Matt Walterscheid (7-10p). Fish Fry Fridays all through Lent!

Direct download: SideCarRPP.mp3
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Bob McKee returns! Back in January 2023 Bob McKee released his solo album I DON'T WANT YOU IN HERE to the world. I caught up with him at his St.Louis home to take a deep dive into the album with him discussing some stories behind the songs and recording process. We also play a live acoustic one for you! We also tease at a brand new project he's working on along with new Vondrukes music on the way. 

On this episode you'll hear:

  • Cars (Live Acoustic)
  • I Don't Want You In Here
  • Parasol Games

Find I DON'T WANT WANT YOU IN HERE streaming on your favorite music platform. Be sure to check out Bob's work with The Vondrukes while you're over there. CD copies are also available! Follow along with Bob McKee on your Facebook! BobMcKee.net

Check out my friends at Friendship Brewing Company in Wentzville, MO with over 25 rotating taps for all your craft beer needs. They have a wonderful spot out there and huge patio. Perfect for enjoying a cold beverage with some good friends! Check out their menu with all sorts of delicious food like burgers, nachos & flatbread pizzas. Come grab some lunch or dinner, enjoy some live music and have a great time at Friendship Brewing Company! FriendshipBrewCo.com Live Music: 3/23 Singo Bingo: Golden Oldies 3/24 Lauren Hoffman (7-10p) 3/25 Denver Wade Trent (7-10p). Fish Fry Fridays all through Lent!! 

Direct download: BpbMcKeeRPP.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 11:26pm CDT

Get to know a little more about singer songwriter Chris Zumwalt on today's episode! We had fun talking about his start in music and play a couple live acoustic. We also talk about recording at Sawhorse Studios with Chris Turnbaugh, some upcoming festivals and much more. 

On this episode you'll hear:

  • Run (Live Acoustic)
  • Get Up Child (Live Acoustic)

Find more Chris Zumwalt on your favorite streaming platform. Follow along on Facebook & Instagram.

See him LIVE

March 24 at Main Street Honky Tonk St.Charles, MO

March 25 at StLouisiana Q

March 26 at Main Street Tattoo Collective 

March 31 at Cori's Twin Gables

July 8 at Nasty Glass in Knob Noster, MO

Check out my friends at Friendship Brewing Company in Wentzville, MO with over 25 rotating taps for all your craft beer needs. They have a wonderful spot out there and huge patio. Perfect for enjoying a cold beverage with some good friends! Check out their menu with all sorts of delicious food like burgers, nachos & flatbread pizzas. Come grab some lunch or dinner, enjoy some live music and have a great time at Friendship Brewing Company! FriendshipBrewCo.com Live Music: 3/23 Singo Bingo: Golden Oldies 3/24 Lauren Hoffman (7-10p) 3/25 Denver Wade Trent (7-10p). Fish Fry Fridays all through Lent!! 

Direct download: ChrisZumwaltRPP.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 2:37pm CDT

I caught up with singer songwriter Riley Holtz & multi-intrumentalist Nathan Sickmeier of Riley Holtz & The Lost Cause to get to know a little more about their story. We talk about up their upcoming album and play a couple live acoustic. Riley shares some stories of behind the songs, growing up, singing on cruise ships & much more. 

On this episode you'll hear:

  • Movin On (live acoustic)
  • Home 
  • Josey's Ring (live acoustic)

Find more Riley Holtz & The Lost Cause on your favorite streaming app. Be sure to follow along with them on Instagram!

See them LIVE

March 25 at Blueberry Hill Duck Room with John Henry. Tickets at Ticketmaster.com or the box office.

Check out my friends at Friendship Brewing Company in Wentzville, MO with over 25 rotating taps for all your craft beer needs. They have a wonderful spot out there and huge patio. Perfect for enjoying a cold beverage with some good friends! Check out their menu with all sorts of delicious food like burgers, nachos & flatbread pizzas. Come grab some lunch or dinner, enjoy some live music and have a great time at Friendship Brewing Company! FriendshipBrewCo.com Live Music: 3/16 Singo Bingo: Modern Rock 3/17 Josh Littig (7-10p) 3/18 Steve Kyle (7-10p). Fish Fry Fridays all through Lent!! 

Direct download: RileyHoltzRPP.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 3:35am CDT

The other day I caught up with singer songwriter Dan Turnbaugh to talk about his brand new project Spirit + Sound. He's working on the debut EP and gives us an a little advance sneak peek. We talk about some of the songs, moving to California and much more. 

On this episode you'll hear:

  • Satellite 
  • Cliffs & Clouds (World Premiere) 

Find more from Dan at MusicEmbryo.bandcamp.com, linktr.ee/spiritandsound or on your favorite streaming platform. Be sure to follow along with Spirit + Sound on Instagram!

Check out my friends at Friendship Brewing Company in Wentzville, MO with over 25 rotating taps for all your craft beer needs. They have a wonderful spot out there and huge patio. Perfect for enjoying a cold beverage with some good friends! Check out their menu with all sorts of delicious food like burgers, nachos & flatbread pizzas. Come grab some lunch or dinner, enjoy some live music and have a great time at Friendship Brewing Company! FriendshipBrewCo.com Live Music: 3/9 Singo Bingo: Hip Hop 3/10 James Bertels (7-10p) 3/11 Buddy & Q (7-10p). Fish Fry Fridays all through Lent!! 

Direct download: SpiritSoundRPP.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 2:10pm CDT

I am excited to welcome a brand new podcast to the show, IF YOU GIVE A MOM A PODCAST. My friend and now 4x guest, Jaimie, recently launched her own podcast with her friend Amanda. I figured it was time to sit down and get to know them a little better and what inspired two mothers to start up a podcast.  We deep dive into some stories of bad jobs, ghost stories and & so much more.

If you haven't already, be sure to click Subscribe and follow IF YOU GIVE A MOM A PODCAST on your favorite podcast app. Follow along with them on Facebook & Instagram!

Check out my friends at Friendship Brewing Company in Wentzville, MO with over 25 rotating taps for all your craft beer needs. They have a wonderful spot out there and huge patio. Perfect for enjoying a cold beverage with some good friends! Check out their menu with all sorts of delicious food like burgers, nachos & flatbread pizzas. Come grab some lunch or dinner, enjoy some live music and have a great time at Friendship Brewing Company! FriendshipBrewCo.com Live Music: 3/9 Singo Bingo: Hip Hop 3/10 Jim Bertels (7-10p) 3/11 Buddy & Q (7-10p). Fish Fry Fridays all through Lent!! 

 
Direct download: IfYouGiveAMomAPodcast.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 2:10pm CDT

Chris Chamness returns! I caught up with Chris a bit ago to talk about some of his latest adventures traveling the world, some brand new music, upcoming shows, struggles with depression, stories behind some of these songs and a whole lot more. We play 2 of them live acoustic for you!

Find more Chris Chamness wherever you get your digital music. Be sure to follow along on Facebook & Instagram. Come see him LIVE

March 11 at Hangar 9 Carbondale, IL

April 19 at Zombie Guitar Company 2 in Sparta, IL

On this episode you'll hear:

  • Square One
  • Long Days (Live Acoustic)
  • Concrete Skies 
  • Living With My Ghosts (Live Acoustic)

Listen to Rock Paper Podcast on Spotify, Stitcher, Apple & Google Podcast apps or ROCKPAPERPODCAST.com

Direct download: ChrisChamness2RPP.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 2:32pm CDT

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