Drummer David Silver of Season to Risk talks about how he got the STR gig and shadowing Shiner drummers Jason Gerkin and Tim Dow in the beginning, their subsequent tour with COC (Reed Mullin’s amazing playing), how ALL the members of Shiner are connected to STR, their van wreck, their flooded studio, their burned masters, a record that was released out of phase, one particular story of good luck around an early STR demo tape, their new record 1-800-MELTDOWN due out April 12th, the wild backstory that lead him to being a Qigong teacher, how that lead him to Lou Reed AND how it has helped him in drumming!!

Drummer Jeff Gensterblum of KC post hardcore OG’s Coalesce talks about his recent sub for drummer Tucker Rule on the recent Thursday tour, we try to figure out how ewe actually know each other via NYC, the impetus for relocating to Kansas City/leaving Brooklyn, NY, crazy Coalesce gigs both present and past, his work around for double bass parts, his drum set-up for Coalesce with an all aluminum kit and a bell brass snare, and a whole lot mo’!!

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Drummer Sean St Germain of Rickshaw Billie’s Burger Patrol talks about their recent tour, having a sense of silliness on-stage, the origins of the band name and the formation of the band, early shows in Austin, TX, Canadian Rednecks and other funny accents of the NE Coast, Sean’s recent fascination with King Crimson, some of their favorite towns to play in the states, his early bands and how he started to play the drums, and sweet things to come in 2025!