http://www.jimmyfro.com The JimmyFro Show Podcast Wed, 15 Feb 2012 11:51:27 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 The JimmyFro Show Podcast The JimmyFro Show no The JimmyFro Show Podcast http://jimmyfro55.hypermart.net/wp-content/plugins/powerpress/rss_default.jpg http://www.jimmyfro.com http://www.jimmyfro.com/2012/02/14/ep-11-third-class/ http://www.jimmyfro.com/2012/02/14/ep-11-third-class/#comments Tue, 14 Feb 2012 11:00:44 +0000 Jimmy http://www.jimmyfro.com/?p=793 http://www.jimmyfro.com/2012/02/14/ep-11-third-class/feed/ 0 My first instance of inner dialogue that I had with myself, reacting to hearing Third Class, was something along the line of.. Hmmm.. this is different. Beat to beat,  measure to measure, verse to chorus? I was in suspense; and that's where I like to b... My first instance of inner dialogue that I had with myself, reacting to hearing Third Class, was something along the line of.. Hmmm.. this is different. Beat to beat,  measure to measure, verse to chorus? I was in suspense; and that's where I like to be when consuming music or a movie. Third Class caught my ear instantly because they were not self-shackled to conventional song structure nor did their music seem to have any interest in mingling with friendly melodies and safe progressions.  I've never been that "indie" person who goes out of their way to find obscure bands primarily because they ARE.. obscure, and become non-indie as soon as more than seven people know who there are.  I objectively process new music and honestly determine if I like how it sounds, or if I don't; and I just liked how Third Class's music sounded.   Lee, Jack, and Pepe are polite and interesting guys.  I totally relate to their attitudes and share many of their eccentricities.  They work hard and are consistent and persistent.  We covered so many topics and kicked off the interview with the  surprise topic in response to my silly rhetoric  icebreaker question about back masking to talk to aliens. There is a lot to take away if you are an artist who hasn't recorded or who has but hasn't had the resources to go the distance and get your music mastered and mass-produced. It was also enjoyable getting into their heads and analyzing their writing process.  I appreciated their honesty and that they were comfortable sharing personal stories and insight into their personal relationships.  Third Class has toured outside of Ohio several times, visiting Detroit, Pittsburgh, Long Island, while still staying busy and active in our local scene playing legendary venues like Cedars Lounge and even Caribou Coffee in Boardman and Akron.  In Alliance this Friday, see Third Class with the ZOU in Alliance at Jupitor Studios and Musica in Akron the following day.   "Some of the most memorable things I've done have been with this band."  -Pepe Parish   Brainfarts, hipster vernacular butcher-ings,  & word manglings: CD industry standard "Red Book"  Mike Garrigan's song "October" lyric:  "Said I'm tired, I've been running out of empty all I have is candy bars and costumes to DEFEND me."   To check out where to get their new EP 12 AND 9 or check out when they're playing next go to www.ThirdClass.net or BUY IT RIGHT NOW at CD Baby..   .. baby.  Call Lee at the Third Class facebook page  for tickets to select shows.   Mentions: Pete Drivere The Infidels Ampreon Recorder (Studio) Cedars Sam Goodwill "Getting Over Youngstown" (compilation) 5 Elements Anguish The Zou Angwish Chris Wetzl Vox Voronet Malison Frown (see History of Jim page) Jupitor Studios The Faux Paus Pictora Dave's Music Mind Six Feet Under Calvin Johnson (band) Daves Music Mine Planet Pluto Kings X Space Eskimo Mike Garrigan   http://feeds.feedburner.com/ TheJimmyFroShow The JimmyFro Show no 1:11:23 http://www.jimmyfro.com/2012/02/12/ep-10-original-pilot-episodes-rukusradio/ http://www.jimmyfro.com/2012/02/12/ep-10-original-pilot-episodes-rukusradio/#comments Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:21:38 +0000 Jimmy http://www.jimmyfro.com/?p=783 http://www.jimmyfro.com/2012/02/12/ep-10-original-pilot-episodes-rukusradio/feed/ 0 http://www.jimmyfro.com/2012/02/08/ep-9-feat-kelly-mccracken-mark-revis-the-kellys/ http://www.jimmyfro.com/2012/02/08/ep-9-feat-kelly-mccracken-mark-revis-the-kellys/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:16:50 +0000 Jimmy http://www.jimmyfro.com/?p=721 http://www.jimmyfro.com/2012/02/08/ep-9-feat-kelly-mccracken-mark-revis-the-kellys/feed/ 2 On a random Thursday Karaoke night at a random Ground Round restaurant in Warren Ohio, I remember seeing this gal singer just blowing the roof off singing "You Outta Know" by Alanis Morissette. It was instantly evident that she had mega-talent and a st... On a random Thursday Karaoke night at a random Ground Round restaurant in Warren Ohio, I remember seeing this gal singer just blowing the roof off singing "You Outta Know" by Alanis Morissette. It was instantly evident that she had mega-talent and a strong voice with alot of emotion. That girl was Kelly McCracken of the band THE KELLYS. It was extremely cool as well, to talk to original KELLYS drummer Mark Revis.  Mark, at the tale end of playing and recording with the Warren based band DOWNLOAD, joined the Kellys and worked with Kelly and Company to craft their first full lenght album "Kelly's Greatest Hits."  Hear "HappyHour" on the show as well as The Kellys brand new single "Let It Ride."   Surprisingly, even with the departure of original Kellys bassist Moe Anglelo,  this record is seasoned and polished.  McCracken's vocals are less acrobatic, warmer sounding, and comfortable; staying home nestled appropriately within the melody.  I can't stop singing this new song.  I think they've found the cohesive amalgamated sound they've been slightly missing since their debut. The Kellys have worked hard and have been diligent in trying to get their music to the next level. I thought it was important to discuss the many guitarists and drummers that have come and gone as well as touch on the Moe Angelo leaving the band. Yep.. we went there. It's very easy to find four musicians who are highly talented and who can execute consistently on stage in sync to the same meter, but it's not as easy to get any number of musicians to play at that level and generate a cohesive amalgamated sound that is greater than the sum of it's parts. Listening to the new tracks on the news Cd "Opus" I think they may have found that sound.       Buy Kellys merchandise and check out their new video for "Victory" here-->.    Kellys Music,     So sorry for the swishy Wah sounds.  The wireless lapel microphones are finicky and sometimes produce unmanageable white noise.  I try hard to keep production quality near top notch.  Equipment upgrade coming soon.   PODCAST MP3 PLAYER AT THE BOTTOM     <p>http://feeds.feedburner.com/ TheJimmyFroShow The JimmyFro Show no 1:00:41 http://www.jimmyfro.com/2012/02/01/ep-8-feat-jeff-welsh/ http://www.jimmyfro.com/2012/02/01/ep-8-feat-jeff-welsh/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:04:20 +0000 Jimmy http://www.jimmyfro.com/?p=674 http://www.jimmyfro.com/2012/02/01/ep-8-feat-jeff-welsh/feed/ 0   Every musician who has visited a music store can tell you a story about that store's guitar specialist, and depending on what era that story took place in, can also tell you about their hairstyle and what cloths they wore.   Every musician who has visited a music store can tell you a story about that store's guitar specialist, and depending on what era that story took place in, can also tell you about their hairstyle and what cloths they wore.  I have a distinct memory from 1980-somethin;  buying drum sticks at Gray's music in Cortland Ohio and noticing this rock n roll fellow with spiked Don Dokken/Rod Stewart blond hair and decked out in shiny leopard print pants.  That fellow was Jeff Welsh.  I bought my first TOA PA System at Grays Music Store and I don't remember a time when Jeff wasn't teaching, repairing, or selling guitars. Jeff has taught dozens of students who went on to do great things, including Damian Knapp and Scott Gearhart.  He was nice enough, and Dale was nice enough to allow me to bring my rig to Daybreak Music and sit down and talk about Mr.Welsh's musical history.   "As long as you are aware of your worth and confident with how you come across, you have to be happy with that."   All you need to do is take a ride through Trumbull/Mahoning County past the many bars, taverns, and clubs and you find that 1 of every 4 of those establishments have a marque displaying the name Jeff Welsh or The Jeff Welsh Band. Jeff has worked hard and played often, so he was in my top 10 list of people that needed to tell their story and be apart of this podcast project.  I was amazed with his recollection of local musicians and their endeavors.  He talked about his time with his first bands The Matt Cline band, Tight Fit,  and his decade playing with Wild Oats.  He played with a few national acts and got to tour.  How cool is that?  I think we all wish we had the touring band notch on our history belts. We also discussed the different configurations of The Jeff Welsh Band including current members  John Fillkorn and Dan Streitferdt. Jeff shares with us his subtle frustration with not recording his music and not having a presentable body of work.  He seemed inspired to get on that.. and I told him I'd hold him to it.     Listen to The Jeff Welsh Band here  "Don't Knock It Till You Try It"   "Talent is a dull knife.. wielded with great force.. and it's all in the ear of the beholder."     Mentions Larry Placer Butch Likens Steve Mahoning (The Professor) Daybreak Music The Earthquakers Gary Palcisco Graphic PInk Huckin Fillbillys Wretch Marty Sims Jimmy Taylor Pegasis Lazarus Damian Knapp Scott Gearhardt Adam Jacobs Phil Keagil Jim Golen Scott Greyhill Rallo Tim Owen Gary Pirrung Nick Giannakos Dale Schmidt Norm Iunicci John Rom Steve Anesthesiatis The Nerdist Steve Pownell Bill Falkner ******************************************************************************************* Jeff with Rick Hartley at WarrenStock Concert     JimmyFro Show/ Daybreak Guitar String promo (Only 1 set of strings per month, so first come first serve.) DAYBREAK MUSIC 259 West Main Street  Cortland, OH 44410-1444 (330) 637-1891 COMING SOON:  Kelly McCracken "The Kelly's" & original KELLYs drummer Mark Revis.  Also Garry Palcisco: Lazarus, Diligaf, and Huckin Fillbillys   http://feeds.feedburner.com/ TheJimmyFroShow The JimmyFro Show no 49:59 http://www.jimmyfro.com/2012/01/21/ep7-pt2-damian-knapp/ http://www.jimmyfro.com/2012/01/21/ep7-pt2-damian-knapp/#comments Sat, 21 Jan 2012 21:21:56 +0000 Jimmy http://www.jimmyfro.com/?p=566 http://www.jimmyfro.com/2012/01/21/ep7-pt2-damian-knapp/feed/ 0 Click Subscribe to get an email every time we post a new interview. Subscribe to our mailing list http://feeds.feedburner.com/ TheJimmyFroShow Click Subscribe to get an email every time we post a new interview. Subscribe to our mailing list http://feeds.feedburner.com/ TheJimmyFroShow The JimmyFro Show no 45:08 http://www.jimmyfro.com/2012/01/21/home/ http://www.jimmyfro.com/2012/01/21/home/#comments Sat, 21 Jan 2012 16:40:08 +0000 Jimmy http://www.jimmyfro.com/?p=544 http://www.jimmyfro.com/2012/01/21/home/feed/ 0 http://www.jimmyfro.com/2012/01/16/ep-7-feat-damian-knapp/ http://www.jimmyfro.com/2012/01/16/ep-7-feat-damian-knapp/#comments Mon, 16 Jan 2012 20:30:39 +0000 Jimmy http://jimmyfro55.hypermart.net/?p=438 http://www.jimmyfro.com/2012/01/16/ep-7-feat-damian-knapp/feed/ 0 Damian KnappPODCAST MP3 PLAYER AT THE BOTTOMDamian Knapp has been playing professionally for the past fifteen years. He has released three albums as a solo artists and he is also the vocalist/guitarist for the Stevie Ray Vaughan Tribute Band, "Testify". Damian KnappPODCAST MP3 PLAYER AT THE BOTTOMDamian Knapp has been playing professionally for the past fifteen years. He has released three albums as a solo artists and he is also the vocalist/guitarist for the Stevie Ray Vaughan Tribute Band, "Testify". All I could do is sit back and take in the flowing thoughts of  Damian.  Damian has something to say, and he says it well.  He continues to go the distance and do the necessary hard word to do as he says: build his musical history."When you're young, you're supposed to build your history.. you need a history." Damian talks in depth about his travels to NY, Nashville, and living in Colorado.  Check out more on Damian and his new side-project TESTIFY.  Buy Damian Knapp CD's HERE Listen to Damian and TESTIFY  CLICK HERE. Pt 2 of Podcast Interview (in progress) http://feeds.feedburner.com/ TheJimmyFroShow The JimmyFro Show no 35:33 http://www.jimmyfro.com/2012/01/16/ep6-pt-2-baker-the-ytown-music-scene/ http://www.jimmyfro.com/2012/01/16/ep6-pt-2-baker-the-ytown-music-scene/#comments Mon, 16 Jan 2012 14:49:02 +0000 Jimmy http://jimmyfro55.hypermart.net/?p=415 http://www.jimmyfro.com/2012/01/16/ep6-pt-2-baker-the-ytown-music-scene/feed/ 1 In part 2 of the BAKER interview, Baker talks more about his music and how The Lemon Grove has changed the Youngstown Ohio music scene. LISTEN - http://feeds.feedburner.com/ TheJimmyFroShow In part 2 of the BAKER interview, Baker talks more about his music and how The Lemon Grove has changed the Youngstown Ohio music scene. LISTEN http://feeds.feedburner.com/ TheJimmyFroShow The JimmyFro Show no 40:08 http://www.jimmyfro.com/2011/12/16/ep-6-feat-baker-indie-hip-hop/ http://www.jimmyfro.com/2011/12/16/ep-6-feat-baker-indie-hip-hop/#comments Fri, 16 Dec 2011 09:22:05 +0000 Jimmy http://jimmyfro55.hypermart.net/?p=204 http://www.jimmyfro.com/2011/12/16/ep-6-feat-baker-indie-hip-hop/feed/ 1 Sitting down with BAKER was cool in a few respects. It was great to get to know the artist that is BAKER, and talk about the NE OHIO/Ytown music scene as well.  We listened to a few of his songs off his EP "From California" and checked out tracks by Ce... Sitting down with BAKER was cool in a few respects. It was great to get to know the artist that is BAKER, and talk about the NE OHIO/Ytown music scene as well.  We listened to a few of his songs off his EP "From California" and checked out tracks by Ceschi and "Contrails" by Astronautilis. (feat Tegan Quin from Tegan & Sara) You can connect with BAKER @ https://twitter.com/BakerStayBaked "What I do is based in Hip-Hop; it has the 808 drums and rapping, but I don't fall into the box of a rapper."  - Baker PODCAST MP3 PLAYER AT THE BOTTOM   Pt2: The next BAKER LP and Youngstown It was cool talking about Hip-Hop yesterday & today, as well as the ins/outs of  getting your music out there.  Self distribution & CDR dropping can't hurt. "I like beer, juice and coffee. I rap, or something like it." I stay Baked. staybaked.bandcamp.com http://www.facebook.com/bakerstaybaked http://feeds.feedburner.com/ TheJimmyFroShow The JimmyFro Show no 36:55 http://www.jimmyfro.com/2011/12/13/ep1-feat-gary-pirrung-pt1/ http://www.jimmyfro.com/2011/12/13/ep1-feat-gary-pirrung-pt1/#comments Tue, 13 Dec 2011 21:20:41 +0000 Jimmy http://jimmyfro55.hypermart.net/?p=201 http://www.jimmyfro.com/2011/12/13/ep1-feat-gary-pirrung-pt1/feed/ 1 Ep1 Gary Pirrung (pt1) http://eepurl.com/hnyno - Sitting down with Gary was an enlightening experience. Anyone who performs, especially those who make a living off of performing, will become wiser and encouraged after listening to Gary Pirrung talk a... Ep1 Gary Pirrung (pt1) http://eepurl.com/hnyno Sitting down with Gary was an enlightening experience. Anyone who performs, especially those who make a living off of performing, will become wiser and encouraged after listening to Gary Pirrung talk about his climb to local celebritydom. Subscribe to our mailing list Listen Below You have your weekend warriors, and then there's Gary. It felt good pinpointing the components that drive his renewable popularity and staying power in the local music scene. Gary is a solid guitar player with a stand-out voice who understands the importance of respecting technique and consistent performance execution. He has that great raspy rock and roll lyric baritone voice, but the foundation of his overall product or act..is his guitar playing and loyalty to the spirit of the song. The other component that we talk about in the interview, which can be equally attributed to the Gary Pirrung experience, is the enjoyment and positive vibes he broadcasts when he plays. People are sensitive to that and the enjoyment is contagious. Since first taping Pt 1 of this inteview, Gary has become a bit disenchanted with the brush that an other artist has painted him with and maybe my choice to stay neutral in the matter.  In light of Gary's honest public declaration "I play music for money," I think the question about his material and the number of performances he does weekly is a fair question. There was far more positive commentary & praise in the Adam Jacobs interview from both myself AND Adam, than negative commentary.  I respect Gary and his act. He writes his  own music and nails covers that most wouldn't dare try.  Damian Knapp said in his interview with me.."I think Gary Pirrung does "Tree Top Flier" better than Stephen Stills." I look forward to Pt2 of the interview, and hope you'll bear with me and excuse the cut off frankenstein recording that is Pt 1. Wireless Lapel michrophones are a BEAR!!   Please sign up above to get the direct link to Pt 2. Thanks. The JimmyFro Show no 22:36