#166: Ben Jorgensen (Armor For Sleep)

Travis Shettel returns to the podcast for the SIXTH time. We discuss touring (past & present), holiday shows that are happening this week, the vinyl repress of "If It Weren't For Venetian Blinds, It Would Be Curtains For Us All", the new Piebald record, "Tales For The Rages" which comes out in 2026, and more.Travis Shettel links & socials:​Instagram: @totallytravis​⁠⁠⁠⁠www.instagram.com/totallytravis​Piebald Instagram: @piebald​⁠⁠ ⁠www.instagram.com/piebald🎟️ Ticket Giveaway🎟️ The first person to DM me on Instagram (@danafuggenb) will win a pair of tickets to see Piebald this week! We are giving away 3 pairs of tickets; one for each of the following shows:​12/10 Albany, NY @ Lark Hall​12/11 Hamden, CT @ The Space​12/13 Portland, ME @ Portland House of MusicTickets still on sale @ www.piebald.com Pre-order your copy of the ‘Venetian Blinds’ vinyl repress now at www.iodinerecordings.com If you’re hunting for a home south of Boston but before you hit the Cape, call Melanie Ryan who’s a realtor based out of Plymouth, MA - www.melanieryanre.comConnect with Dana B (podcast host):⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.instagram.com/danafuggenb⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.instagram.com/twoweeknoticepodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Two Week Notice Podcast jingle written by Travis Shettel & performed by Piebald ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.instagram.com/piebald⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Patrick & I sat down in the Drug Church trailer backstage in Noblesville, Indiana while we were both on the Missionary Impossible tour (bLink182 / Alkaline Trio / Drug Church), and recorded this interview.Patrick Kindlon links & socials:​Instagram: @patrickkindlon​⁠⁠⁠www.instagram.com/patrickkindlon​Drug Church Instagram: @drugchurch​⁠ ⁠www.instagram.com/drugchurch​Self Defense Family Instagram: @selfdefense​https://www.instagram.com/selfdefense​Axe To Grind Podcast Instagram: @axetogrindpodcast​https://www.instagram.com/axetogrindpodcast​Worst Possible Timeline Podcast Instagram: @worstpossibletimeline​https://www.instagram.com/worstpossibletimeline​Patrick Kindlon - Image ComicsConnect with Dana B (podcast host):⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.instagram.com/danafuggenb⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.instagram.com/twoweeknoticepodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Two Week Notice Podcast jingle written by Travis Shettel & performed by Piebald ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.instagram.com/piebald⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Ben Jorgensen is the founder & frontman of Armor For Sleep. On this episode, we discuss: the U.S. tour we did together in 2024 (Bayside, Finch, Armor For Sleep, Winona Fighter), Ben's roots & upbringing in the New Jersey music scene, being scouted by record labels when he was in high school, touring logistics, meeting fans at the merch table, mental health, ping pong, and much more.This episode also features cameos from:Chris Carrabba (Dashboard Confessional - Episode #64)Travis Shettel (Piebald - Episode #154)Ben Jorgensen​Instagram: @benjorg​⁠⁠www.instagram.com/benjorg⁠​Armor For Sleep Instagram: @armorforsleep​⁠www.instagram.com/armorforsleepChad Sabohttps://open.spotify.com/album/1q9MAirx6TjigIVNIRinGk?si=u4LmK9VeToSJjBzUtHbWFwInstagram: @chadjmsabo www.instagram.com/chadjmsaboWhat To Do When You Are Dead 20 Year Anniversary UK Tour: Armor For Sleep, Hellogoodbye, & Vinnie Caruana​​9/13 Brighton​​9/14 Bristol​​​9/15 Manchester​​​9/16 Edinburgh​​​9/18 Newcastle​​​9/19 Birmingham​​​9/20 Londonwww.armorforsleep.comIodine Recordings X Piebald present: We Are The Only Friends We Have - vinyl represswww.iodinerecordings.com⁠⁠www.piebald.com⁠⁠Connect with Dana B (podcast host):⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.instagram.com/danafuggenb⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.instagram.com/twoweeknoticepodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Two Week Notice Podcast jingle written by Travis Shettel & performed by Piebald ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.instagram.com/piebald⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

The Two Week Notice Podcast is back! This special episode includes a tour update from host Dana B. & an interview guest spot that Dana recently did on the Talk About The Passion Podcast.Talk About The Passion PodcastLive Free Or D.I.Y. PodcastFurnace Fest - Tickets & InfoThe Fest 23 - Gainesville, FL - Tickets & Info PiebaldTwo Week Notice Podcast Dana Bollen (host) - Instagram

Check out the Live Free Or D.I.Y. Podcast - a six episode mini-series that focuses on the D.I.Y. music scenes and communities, co-hosted by myself (Dana Bollen) and Andrew Mall (music professor & author - Northeastern University)Pug Fest 3tickets & informationFurnace Fest 2025tickets & information

Listen to Live Free Or D.I.Y. here!

This episode is a throwback interview that was originally recorded & published in May 2023. Buz McGrath returns to the show for the fourth time! This is always a fun, hilarious time chatting with my dude Buz. This time around, we talk about touring the world, more golf cart stealing, touring with The Black Dahlia Murder back in the day, the current Unearth lineup, and much more. We also do a deep dive on Unearth's brand new record, The Wretched; The Ruinous Buz's links & socials: ​Buz Instagram: @buzmcgrath Unearth Instagram: @unearthofficial ⁠⁠⁠www.unearthofficial.com⁠ Saturday, 12/21/2024 @ The Palladium in Worcester, MA Shadows Fall Unearth (performing The Oncoming Storm) E-Town Concrete Jasta Within The Ruins Brick By Brick Ticket link: ⁠NO RIFFS⁠ Iodine Recordings X Piebald present: We Are The Only Friends We Have - vinyl repress Pre-order here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.iodinerecordings.com⁠⁠ www.piebald.com⁠⁠⁠ Connect with Dana B (podcast host): ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.instagram.com/danafuggenb⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.instagram.com/twoweeknoticepodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Two Week Notice Podcast jingle written by Travis Shettel & performed by Piebald

Dustin & I had a wonderful chat. We discuss: Dustin's musical upbringing, early Thrice days & tours, travel, jobs he's held outsite of being in a band, painting, books he's been reading, writing lyrics, his grandparents, Switzerland, The Hoover Dam, his latest solo record - Desert Dreaming - and so much more. Dustin's links & socials: ​Dustin Kensrue Instagram: @dustinkensrue ​⁠www.dustinkensrue.com ​Thrice Instagram: @thrice ​https://www.thrice.net Thrice & Manchester Orchestra are on tour right now: ​11/15 San Diego, CA ​11/16 Las Vegas, NV ​11/17 Tempe, AZ ​11/18 Happy Birthday Dustin 🎉 ​11/19 Dallas, TX ​11/20 Houston, TX ​11/22 Atlanta, GA ​11/23 Atlanta, GA Iodine Recordings X Piebald present: We Are The Only Friends We Have - vinyl repress Pre-order here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.iodinerecordings.com www.piebald.com⁠ Connect with Dana B (podcast host): ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.instagram.com/danafuggenb⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.instagram.com/twoweeknoticepodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Two Week Notice Podcast jingle written by Travis Shettel & performed by Piebald ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.instagram.com/piebald⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Tom Wisniewski has been playing lead guitar & singing backup vocals in MxPx since 1995. On this podcast episode, we discuss: Tom's musicianship upbringing & playing drums, meeting Mike & Yuri and joining MxPx in high school, touring out of state while in high school, touring abroad with The Starting Line, I Am The Avalanche, and The Matches, sharing a stage with Green Day everyday during Warped Tour 2000, opening for Joe Strummer, When We Were Young Festival, Furnace Fest, working in a Navy ship yard when he's not on the road, and much more. Links & Socials: MxPx Instagram: @mxpxpx Tom's Instagram: @tomwisniewski Merch arsenal / shows / all things MxPx: www.mxpx.com 'Find A Way Home' OUT NOW! Furnace Fest 2024: The End of an Era October 4-6, 2024 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.furnacefest.us/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 
 
 Best Friends Forever Fest October 11-13, 2024 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.bestfriendsforeverfest.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 
 
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Tades Sanville of Hot Mulligan joins the podcast. We discuss many topics, including: his lyrical writing process, religious beliefs, breaking bones, Sad Summer tour, traveling, his future goals, managing anxiety, living in Chicago, Hot Mulligan's backstory, and he even gives us a history lesson on the Australia vs. Emu war. 

https://hotmulligan.band/⁠Hot Mulligan Instagram: @hotmulliganTades Instagram: @stilltadeshi
Furnace Fest 2024: The End of an EraOctober 4-6, 2024⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.furnacefest.us/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Best Friends Forever FestOctober 11-13, 2024⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.bestfriendsforeverfest.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠

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