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Welcome to EKA207! Today we are joined by Columbus OH based band You Have Beautiful Eyes for a dizzying 45 minute interview that will leave you with more questions than answers. The fellas and I talk about their EP, their origins, their fascination with Shakira, Dinosaurs, LMFAO (!?) and so much more. Seriously though, these dudes are awesome. I laughed the entire time I hope you have as much fun as I did.

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Welcome to EKA 206! Today we are once again joined by our dear pals Cinema Stare! Quinni and crew are one of our favorite bands we've had on so it was great to catch up and talk about their new Stink EP that they made with Chris Teti of TWIABP, diversity in emo, their upcoming plans and more. Who would win in a street fight between Adjust The Sails and HummusVacuum? What are the best Fall Out Boy songs? Can you bet on DWTS? We uncover the answer to all of these questions and more!

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Welcome to EKA205! Today we are joined by Jon Devoto, guitarist for the Oakland CA band The Matches. Full disclosure (as you'll clearly be able to tell) I am a rather big fan of The Matches. Maybe one of my 5 favorite bands of my formative years, so this was a special chance for me to ask questions as a fan AND a fake journalist. Jon talks about the recent run of shows, why we don't see them at more festivals, which album is his favorite, working with so many producers on Decomposer (Nick Hexum, Mark Hoppus, John Feldmann, etc...

Welcome to EKA 204! Today we're joined by Stefan Kennedy of Glass Generation for the second time in EKA history! Today Stefan joins us as he drives back to LA from a weekend in San Diego and we talk about his trip, the bands upcoming tour, what he and the band have been up to the last 12 months, and much more. We dive deep on the new EP C'est La Vie, the difficulty of being a west coast band, as well as our favorite and least favorite venues in LA. Go check out their new EP!

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Welcome to a special EKA203! Today we are celebrating and explaining the EKA 200! Our list of the top 200 emo albums of all time, as chosen by 139 people with different opinions on what emo is and what emo albums belong. In this episode we'll give you the backstory, the process, the math that went into scoring, as well as some peaks at the list. We'll even reveal the top 20 or so if that's alright?Again, please remember that music is subjective. I sent the form to over 300 people, and this list is the cumulative opinion of 136 of them (plus the 3...

Welcome to EKA202! Today we are joined by Allen Steinberg of Arm's Length! Arm's Length has been one of our most requested guest and it was an absolute honor to get to chat with Allen before their show at The Regent in LA. We talk about the bands stateside success, his favorite emo album (hint: it's The Hotelier), Hot Mulligan, When to expect the next record and so much more. We talk about our shared Canadian heritage! Shoutout to Allen's mom who is apparently a huge Sum 41 fan?!? Hell yeah. We talk about the difficulties of crossing over as...

Welcome to EKA201! Today we're joined by Amy & Kayla from the Berkeley band Like Roses! With their debut LP "After It Ends" coming out at the end of the month, the duo were kind enough to join us to talk about the making of the record as well as the history of the band leading up to this point. From early beginnings in Berkeley to working with Fred Mascherino to TikTok virality to touring with so many of their heroes, Like Roses have had a busy few years and it has all led them to this moment, their debut...

Welcome to EKA200! Today we are joined by Muncie's finest, Isaiah Raegan and Grace aka Leisure Hour! With their upcoming album release on the horizon, we were able to get the whole group together for a nice long sit down where we cover EVERYTHING. From the early days of the band before they found Raegan in college, to the disappointment after the Sunnyside, to retooling and crushing it ever since, LH LLC were kind enough to give us the fool scoop of everything leading up to the new record. The Indianans gave us a behind the scenes look at...

Welcome to EKA199! Today we are joined by Nick Trask of Major League! After over 10 years away, the band is back and for all the right reasons. We talk about the reasons for the comeback, what's different this time around, and when we can expect more new music. Currently in the studio, we discuss working with producer Gary Cioni on their recent single as well as what's on the horizon. Shoutout Major League, welcome back!!

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Welcome to EKA198! Today we have a special episode with our friends in ENDSWELL! Endswell is a Wisconsin midwest emo band featuring our old friends of the show Kyle Kinney (Emway?) and Louie Barlaw (Tiny Voice). Their new EP "Everything Confided Will Be Forgotten" just dropped today and the whole gang came by to talk about the writing and recording of the project. We have a good time talking Endswell history, band dynamics, and their thoughts on the state of the scene and what they've got planned for the rest of the year. We also discuss Stars Hollow and...

Welcome to EKA197! Today we're joined by Joe & Craig from critically acclaimed nashville emo band dad hats! This band was recommended to me by our friend Scott's Records, and once I got my hands on their upcoming album wash. rinse. repeat., i knew we had to have them on. We talk about the bands journey, from their time together as 6th graders to today, all the way to today as they prep to release their third lp (shoutout mind over matter records!). Along with dad hats news, we also talk about Joe's work booking Jorts Fest as well as...

Welcome to EKA196! Today we are joined by small talk out of sunny San Diego. The fellas and I talk about the evolution of the band leading up to the release of their new LP "what's gone never left", what they have coming up and so much more. As fellow veterans of the San Diego music scene, we talked about our favorite forgotten bands, venues and more. Plus, some Padres talk as well. Go follow small talk. on all platforms!

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Welcome to EKA195! Today we're joined by Lou Lou Louie! out of Nebraska! That's right, we take our first official trip to The Cornhusker State to talk about everything LLL LLC! Their EP Puppy Chow, their new LP Social Smoking, their recent show with Ben Quad, AWA & Macseal, their upcoming show with Harrison Gordon and everything else going on in their world. Along with this we get some COOOONTROVERSIAL opinions. Nobody is safe! Hot Mulligan is the Nickelback of emo? Bruce Springsteen is overrated? DGAF about Bright Eyes!?!? These guys were outta control smh. Also, lots of Dragon Ball...

Welcome to EKA194! Today we are joined by Milhowse out of Ontario Canada! We've only had a few guests from the great white north so this was an absolutely swell time! From Weezer to Windsor to wtf is a house hippo, this conversation covers (almost) everything. Their new LP "September Always Brings The Change" dropped about a week ago so we discussed what went into that as well as their influences and favorite canadian bands. Go check out the record!

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Welcome to EKA193! Today we're joined by blankstate. out of Charlotte, North Carolina! We've been meaning to have them on for a few months now, ever since I met Seth on the Let it Rip tour while he was drumming for Thoughts on Bowling, and we finally made it happen. Jacob, Faye and Seth were a great time and made for a great discussion as we covered everything from their early days as homeschool kids in a cover band to their new EP RITUAL. This band has a very unique story, having been together for nearly a decade while...

Welcome to EKA192! Today we are joined by the one and only Eric Egan from Heart Attack Man. Eric talks to us about himself, Heart Attack Man and so much more. We discuss his emo origins, our mutual love of Osker, and what's going on with Heart Attack Man and when we can possibly expect a new LP. Also, he's got some sorta Monday Steak Day bit goin on that you have to hear about. Along with all of this we also discuss the growing demands of the merch printing business. Eric is an absolute nerd about this stuff...

Welcome to EKA191! Today we are joined by Colder Quicker out of South Florida! After the tragic loss of guitarist Xavier Guevara, Ben and Franco decided to end their band Curly Q before eventually forming Colder Quicker. We discuss the loss, their thought process of deciding to start a new band as opposed to keeping Curly Q alive. Along with this we also talk about the Florida scene and the stable of newer bands who are making noise in the state: Walking Blue, Dear Cincinnati, Anchor, Palova, there seems to be something in the water down in Florida and...

Welcome to EKA191! Today we are joined by Colder Quicker out of South Florida! After the tragic loss of guitarist Xavier Guevara, Ben and Franco decided to end their band Curly Q before eventually forming Colder Quicker. We discuss the loss, their thought process of deciding to start a new band as opposed to keeping Curly Q alive. Along with this we also talk about the Florida scene and the stable of newer bands who are making noise in the state: Walking Blue, Dear Cincinnati, Anchor, Palova, there seems to be something in the water down in Florida and...

Welcome to EKA190! Today we're joined by Brayan and Justin from Cheer Up Dusty! If you've got the internet on your telephone you've definitely seen their band on your feed as they have been putting in work and we talk about everything going on in the world of DUSTY LLC! From the bands origins to their upcoming acoustic rendition of "We Get It You're Sad", we got the whole story. Costa Rica, Blink-182 , The New York Jets, we touch on all the important topics! Plus a good chunk of inside baseball about bands and content creation as well as...

Welcome to EKA189! Today we are joined by BenjeeHoward, our first guests hailing from the state of Kentucky! Finally, Amanda has a local of her own. We caught BenjeeHoward LLC during work hours so they were hard at work printing blouses and buttons but they were gracious enough to talk to us about everything that has been happening on their end. From the new singles to some big upcoming shows, a lot has been happening in the world of BenjeeHoward and it was nice to finally get a chance to talk. We even did the first ever Ska Gauntlet...

Welcome to EKA188! Today we are joined by Gibran Colbert aka The Give & Take! This interview is a classic case of two emo uncs chopping it up about the past, the present and the future. Gibran has played in bands with many musicians whose bands have been featured on the show so it was fun getting some backstory on the DIY world from someone who has lived it. Along with this, we also touch on family, friendship, and the importance of human connection. Gibran is an absolute pleasure please go check out his music!

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Welcome to EKA187! Today we are joined by Jake Sulzer, owner and founder of Counter Intuitive Records. Jake's label has put out some of the most pivotal albums of the last 10 years. From Best Buds to Cosmic Thrill Seekers to Somewhere City to Stay Golden, we discuss the behind the scenes story for all of these and more. We touch on the early days of the label when Jake started it post-college, the peaks, the roster reshuffling and more. Jake tells us about the records he's most proud of, the ones that got away, and what he would do...

Welcome to EKA186! Today we are joined by Thoughts on Bowling, making them the FIRST EVER MEMBER OF THE THREE TIMERS CLUB! We've had Berkeley on, we've had Mitchell on, but now we have all 3 of the fellas at once and it gets...out of control. Not only that, but there is a special appearance from Mitch Gulish of Saturdays At Your Place, making him the SECOND EVER MEMBER OF THE THREE TIMERS CLUB. Anyways, now that we have that outta the way, this interview is an atrocity. It's basically 30 mins of us trying to humiliate eachother. it was...

Welcome to EKA185! Today we are joined by Stay Out! A punk rock trio from Oakland. We go deep on punk rock and the history of the east bay punk scene on this one. The fellas tell us about their origin story, their journey as a band, playing 924 Gilman and DIY touring across the country in an RV. We also discuss the departure of the Oakland A's and the bands involvement with the Oakland Ballers baseball team. There's even a special bay area punk gauntlet with a winner that may surprise you!

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Welcome to EKA184! Today we are joined by the incomparable Chris Broach of Braid, The Firebird Band, L'Spaerow, SNST, and most recently...Chris Broach and the Foundation! We talk early days of emo, from touring with American Football and The Get Up Kids to the end of Braid, his thoughts on third wave emo, emo revival, and so much more. We discuss the end of Braid, the reunions, and what "went wrong" for the band in the 90's that led to their break up. Along with this, we touch on all of his other projects from The Firebird Band...

Welcome to EKA183! Today we are joined by Nick and Ben from A Place For Owls! This band has been on my radar for a little over a year so it was an absolute treat to be able to get them on the podcast. APFO are set to unveil their new EP All Thieves Vol 1 on September 25th and Nick and Ben walked me through the process plus some backstory on the making of the record. They tell me about their non-profit to benefit Denver musicians called Holy Fool, along with all the work Holy Fool does in the...

Welcome to EKA182! Today we're joined by Doll Apartments out of Washington DC. Well, technically they were in Atlanta during their tour. In fact, they were playing that night with friends of the show and two time guests We Hate Rowan! We talked about how that run was going and how they manage the time together, restaurant suggestions (Magic City, of course), plus what to expect from those ruffians in Rowan LLC. Along with this we discuss running Trump's teleprompter, working at Guitar Center, and uhhh...Chlamydia? Anyways, go stream their new single "Sick Lick"!

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Welcome to EKA181! Today we're joined by one of our least favorite bands in show history for a second appearance, We Hate Rowan!!! All jokes aside, we absolutely adore Rowan and Ethan and Voss, although Voss was acting super weird the whole interview? Anyways, we talk all about what they've been up to since we last spoke: a new ep, a new tour, 10k monthly listeners! Things have been looking up Rowan for a while now. Oh yeah, we also recorded this on my birthday so these sweethearts had a nice lil celebration planned for me! From then on...

Welcome to EKA180! Today we're joined by Scott & Taylor from the band Rufio for a rather explosive interview where we cover everything from whether they walked back for a chance to sign to Drive Thru Records, why they hate the Offspring & Nitro Records, the reason they'll never tour again and many many more hot takes from the fellas. We get into their thoughts on emo, the changes in recording technologies over the years as well as the shifting landscape of the recording industry. They also tell us about touring with Taking Back Sunday and [redacted] plus a very special 90...

Welcome to EKA179! Today we're joined by Bryson Schmidt from Topiary Creatures! We discuss the bands new album Greenhouse Oubliette, their origin story, the Nashville scene and so much more. From Forming the band with his childhood best friend to having his wife in the band, Topiary Creatures is a true family affair and those ties seem to guide the band through their entire journey. We discuss other Nashville bands like my personal favorite The Low Blow (Hi Patsy!) as well as what makes that scene feel so special.

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Welcome to EKA178! Today we are joined by Adam Grundy of Chorus.FM for a conversation about his career, personal music journey and more. Ever wondered how to start writing about music professionally? Adam gives us his blueprint on how he went from leaving album reviews on the Best Buy website to writing for Chorus FM (Formerly Absolutepunk). We discuss everything from MCR to Switchfoot to Brand New. Adam tells us how he and the site handle controversial figures and decide what to report on. Adam has been a supporter of our show for a while, he actually kinda...

Welcome to EKA177! Today we are joined by Desmond, Jacob, Milo and Kemal form Career Day! Career Day are a pop punk band based in NYC & Philadelphia. Imagine your favorite Drive Thru records band if they couldn't afford to grow up in the suburbs. I met up with Desmond in person a few months back actually so this was incredibly fun to have him on the show finally! We talk about the psychedelic journey I went on to find him, but mainly we talk about the rebirth of Career Day! They just dropped their new single Last Good Day...

Welcome to EKA176! Today we are joined by Avery Springer from Retirement Party (and Avery Springer!) for a deep dive tell all interview! Avery tells us about the upbeat pop punk sound of the upcoming LP3 she's about to start tracking with Evan Weiss as well as release plans, timeline and challenges. We discuss the early days of the band leading up to the hiatus and how some time away helped. Since coming back the band feels bigger than ever! Last year they did their full US run in half a decade with SAYP & Kerosene Heights, we talk about...

Welcome to EKA175! Today we are joined by Unity For The Outcasts, a band out of Washington DC. We filmed this interview about a month ago as they were gearing up to release their debut LP "Resonance" and the band gave us the full behind the scenes on the making of the record, as well as their origin stories, both individually and collectively. We discuss their influences, from MCR to Evanescence to...Sleep Token? Might be a first time mention on our show I'm not gonna lie to ya. Is this metalcore? Is it DJent? Is it Octance Core...

Welcome to EKA174! Today we are joined by Jordan Hiebner, owner of We're Trying Records! We've had a ton of current and alumni WTR bands on the show: tenmonthsummer, Scarlet Street, Swiss Army Wife, Heavy Metal Chess Club, Townies, Up Dog, the list is long! Jordan was nice enough to join us and give us a little DIY 101 from the business side of things. How do you run a label in 2026? How do you make it sustainable? Is that even possible? We dive into all of that and more in a fun conversation that explores a side of the...

Welcome to EKA173! Today we are joined by David McWane of Big D And The Kids Table! Poor David was having to go to war with his internet during this interview, so we had quite a few technical difficulties but we did our best to clean it up for your listening and viewing pleasure. In this interview we discuss the bands new album, The Good Ole American Saturday Night, which came out last month on Sideonedummy records. We talk about his and the bands relationship with the label, the making of the record and what fans should expect. Dave...

Welcome to EKA172! Today we're joined by Michael Torres, host of Beers With Bands! As a fellow podcast host in the DIY space this was a great time getting to know someone who has interviewed so many of the same bands and who has been doing this for so much longer than we have. We gossip about the bands we've both interviewed! Bands like subtitles., Sleepy Hollow, EMWAY?, Scarlet Street, Tiny Voices, Kerosene Heights, the list goes on and on and on! Along with this, Mike tells us all about booking festivals and the upcoming Beers With Bands Fest 3...

Welcome to EKA171! Today we're joined by Kris, Izzy and Ryan from Riley! THE MOTHERF*CKING BAND! (for the second time)! We caught them right as they got into Denver for the second show of their first ever headlining tour with Kerosene Heights and Bugsy. We talk about the differences in preparation between being a support act and the headliner, as well as what to expect on this tour, their recent Pure Noise signing, feet pics and so much more. With their new EP To Live And Die In The American South coming out this Friday, we dive deep...

Welcome to EKA171! Today we're joined by Kris, Izzy and Ryan from Riley! THE MOTHERF*CKING BAND! (for the second time)! We caught them right as they got into Denver for the second show of their first ever headlining tour with Kerosene Heights and Bugsy. We talk about the differences in preparation between being a support act and the headliner, as well as what to expect on this tour, their recent Pure Noise signing, feet pics and so much more. With their new EP To Live And Die In The American South coming out this Friday, we dive deep...

Welcome to EKA170! Today we're joined by Griffen, Jeremy and Adam from Columbus based band Manor Gates! The fellas and I talk about the recording process behind their upcoming record. The writing process, recording in Queens with Billy Mannino, touring plans and everything else! We discuss other Ohio bands like Mud Whale, Scarlet Street, Palette Knife and a ton of others. We discuss the origins of the band, bouncing between labels, and the decision to do the damn thing on their own. Go listen to "fwiwidc" and "found an enemy" on streaming services today!

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