CHRVNS sits down with Simon Llewelyn Evans and discuss a seed that sprouts a beautiful friendship, playing music to slow down time, drawing a straight line to inspiration, and more!

Simon Llewelyn Evans is a singer-songwriter originally from Australia, now based in the Pacific Northwest. His work blends a folk-soul sound with lyrics that open the door to the heart – gentle, searching, and honest. His latest album, Something Real, was recorded live to tape in Seattle and features lush string arrangements and sparse acoustic production from Dave Steel in Australia. Whether live or recorded, Simon’s music is designed to slow the moment down and let something true rise to the surface.

Shut Up & Listen headed to NW Tune-Up Festival this year and talked to the sponsors and the cofounder about bringing a local community together to celebrate what they love most, we also talked to touring bands like Harbour and The 4411 about what it means to them to get to play events like Tune-Up, we also talked to locals about what they love about the festival, and a few local bands about getting to play a local music festival.

CHRVNS and Tim Mechling sit down with City of Pines and discuss turning a catastrophe into a core memory, winning over a hostile crowd, recording in Sweden, how much running is involved in making a music video, Backflips > Frontflips, and Tim tries to start a true crime podcast.

City of Pines was founded by Nick Clack in 2017, built on a foundation of honest songwriting inspired by the human experience. Drawing from a love for the outdoors and deep human connection, Nick crafts music that is both meaningful and uplifting. The project began with original recordings in a friend’s cabin on Camano Island, and the first EP—along with six additional releases—was recorded in Kyiv, Ukraine, where Nick previously lived and worked.

In 2021, Tyler Cutforth joined as lead guitarist and backing vocalist. His role expanded on the latest record, contributing to songwriting and taking lead vocals on the track Wandering Pines. In 2025, the lineup was completed with Andrew Sweeting on bass and Justin Dobbelaar on drums.

With a full band, a busy year of shows, and multiple video productions, City of Pines is just getting started.

CHRVNS and Tim Mechling sit down with Whalien and discuss the down and dirty side of being a jam band, how to be a multi-genre band while also having a clear identity, does being a drummer who writes lyrics make you a piece of shit?, getting punched by my middle schoolers, from Singapore with love, literally how every band from Bellingham was started, and are you team Splish, or team Splash?!

Whalien was born in a rush, winning the 2018 Summer Meltdown Showdown after playing together for only a few months. The win allowed them to perform alongside artists like Lettuce, Greensky Bluegrass, and Big Gigantic at Washington State’s Summer Meltdown Festival.
Since that time the band has played relentlessly around the west coast. They’ve developed a reputation for high-energy live shows featuring surprise trombone solos, energetic disco
breakbeats, honky-tonk shuffles and ska suites about cryptids. Since 2018, Whalien has played more than 200 shows and released two studio albums, ‘For Realien’ in 2022 and ‘Whale Tales’ in December 2023. In 2024 the band hosted their own festival, ‘Splish Splash’, which highlighted local and nationally renowned artists from around the west coast.

In this episode Chrvns and OVRTHNKR sit down and reminisce over the last 99 episode of Shut Up and Listen. Discuss what it means to promote a community, they also talk about the future of the podcast, and the future for themselves.

CHRVNS and OvrThnkr. sit down with Nico Carrera of Killmer and discusses who in the band gives the better interview, moving to a new city to make new music, making music to challenge yourself and your listeners, understanding everyone's creativity, Netflix, dealing with wack crowds, and making a long distance bandlationship work.

Killmer is a PNW-based psychedelic rock band that combines the intensity of punk rock, the soul of blues, and the loud riffs of rock 'n' roll into their unique sound. With dual lead vocalists, they create rich harmonies over energetic rhythmic grooves.

This week, CHRVNS and OVRTHNKR sit down with Bellingham artist Kam Lynn to dive into the craft behind the music. They unpack the difference between lyrics-first vs. vibe-first listeners, why imperfection might be the key to great production, and whether gear really matters for a great songwriter. Kam shares what it's like navigating the local scene under 21, favorite actors, and the artists shaping their sound. It's thoughtful, raw, and full of heart—just like Kam's music.

Kam Lynn is a singer-songwriter and skateboarder from Bellingham, Washington. Born into a musical household, Kam was raised by two guitar-playing parents, which fostered a lifelong connection to music. The name “Lynn” is a nod to their mother’s middle name, a subtle tribute woven into their identity. Kam’s songwriting is deeply influenced by lyrical legends like Elliott Smith, Bob Dylan, and Nick Drake, and they’re known for diving headfirst into the emotional depths of their lyrics. When not making music, Kam is likely skating the streets or exploring new ways to blend melody and meaning.

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CHRVNS sits down with Now Defunkt and discusses humble beginnings in Huntington Beach, having an open invitation to jam, making music during lockdown, creating a Jamcation, community, finally getting to play live, and making a documentary about the whole thang.

Now Defunkt is a genre-blurring sonic collective that grooves like a vinyl record spinning in a raucous room—raw, electric, and impossible to pin down. Fusing the jagged edges of proto-punk with the soulful swagger of R&B fusion and the gritty rumble of alternative rock, their sound is messy in all the right ways: pulsing, alive, and full of motion. Born from lockdown as a family-and-friends experiment in radical creativity and interdependence, Now Defunkt conjures a primordial soul shift—equal parts catharsis and celebration, always with a twist of lemon. Their music doesn’t settle. It moves, it mutates, and somehow feels right at home everywhere it lands.