I sat down with the guys of A Brighter Side a bit ago at Atomic. They recently released their debut EP to the world and we deep dive into some of the songs & talk about recording with the great Nathan Hershey.

On this episode you'll hear:

• Live It Long
• Metaphors
• Sing-A-Long

Find more from A Brighter Side wherever you get your digital music! Follow along with them on FB, IG & TikTok.

See them LIVE:

March 13 at Atomic (St.Louis, MO) for Summer Camp: On The Road with Spillie Nelson, Subplay, Stacks, Modern Pasta, & Stymulation

March 20 at John Brown's On The Square (Marion, IL)

March 27 at Pop's Nightclub (Sauget, IL) for Road To Pointfest with Facing Infamy, Alex Petraborg, Party Hat Club, Brave New World, Trevor May & The Nomads and Time Kure.

Singer songwriter Justin Rose joins me for a brand new episode! I had a lot of fun sitting down with Justin at Mighty Kind in St.Louis, MO. We took a deep dive into some of his early days with the guitar and songwriting, forming his band, their debut 2025 SEARCHING EP, old school hip hop & much much more. Justin brought along his acoustic and played a couple live solo as well!

Be sure to check out SEARCHING wherever you get your digital music!

On this episode you'll hear:

• Searching (Acoustic)
• Summer Rain
• Chaos of You (Acoustic)

Follow along with Justin Rose & The Green Thumbs @JustinRoseSTL on your FB, IG, Tik Tok & YouTube.

See him LIVE:

Feb 7 at Atomic in St.Louis, MO for Shady Grove with The Spooklights, One Way Traffic, Justin Rose & The Green Thumbs and Sam & Sam's Wonderband. Tickets at TicketWeb.com

Justin also hosts a songwriter series STL Unplugged every third Thursday at Pop's Blue Moon. Next up on Feb 19 will be Josh Whitt & Tim Bearden!

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The Last Stanza joins me on today's show!! I caught up with them at their rehearsal space to get to know a little more about the band. We deep dive into their upcoming album DECADES APART that is due out February 2026! We talk about working in the studio with engineer Jason McEntire (Sawhorse Studio) & inviting Moon Valjean (Story Of The Year/Goldfinger/Greek Fire) to help produce the album. Hear a preview of the new album including a live acoustic tune & a world premiere of their next single!

See them LIVE:

12/6 Bennie's Pizza Pub in Belleville, IL

2/6 Road to Pointfest at Pop's Sauget, IL

On this episode you'll hear:

• Midnight Brakelight
• Don't Look Down (Live Acoustic)
• All Over Now (World Premiere)

"All Over Now" hits streaming on 12/5. Keep an eye out for the music video! Follow along with The Last Stanza on FB, IG, TikTok & YouTube.

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