Flipping The Record - Retrospective #1

“What’s love got to do with it?”. “Ya like jazz?”. “If Chekhov and Shakespeare were Mortal Kombat characters, who would win?” - Oh boy do we tackle the big questions this week with our friend and guest, Geovonday Jones! Grab a bourbon and hang out with Dave, JJ and Geo onstage as they riff on Geo’s playlist, featuring Nina Simone, Miles Davis, Tank and the Bangas, Chika, Tina Turner and more! Geo highlights meditation practices through music, two playwrights go head to head, and the gang ponders on if/when a Nina Simone musical will ever happen. If you live in St. Louis, share some love with our guest by checking out his directorial works onstage this fall!
 • LINKS TO GUEST’S PLAYLISTS & MORE! • https://linktr.ee/spiralarchitectpod • Follow us on social! • @spiralarchitectpod, @dave_anthony_hentz, and @jamesrpowers2! You can follow Geovonday at @geovondayjones

Two musical artists reign supreme this week as the hosts go back in time for sweet, sweet grooves with this week’s guest, Zack’s Colston! Hang out near the waters of Lake Minnetonka with David, James and Zack as they riff on Zack’s playlist, featuring a heavy set of 90’s R&B, and two of Zack’s absolute favorite artists: Prince and Frank Ocean. Be sure to catch Zack on Netflix’s “Boys in the Band” and his fantastic commercial work!
 • LINKS TO GUEST’S PLAYLISTS & MORE! • https://linktr.ee/spiralarchitectpod • Follow us on social! • @spiralarchitectpod, @dave_anthony_hentz, and @jamesrpowers2! You can follow Zack at @zackrycolston!

On this week’s very special episode, Carli Naff, NYC musician and performing artist extraordinaire, joins the hosts to share her experiences with finding, adapting, and refining her musical sound - from finding her voice to experimenting with new instruments. Grab a kombucha and hang out with David, James and Carli in the S.A. Cafe as they riff on Carli’s playlist, featuring Big Thief, Say Anything, Fleet Foxes, Twain and more! Carli discusses the many iterations of her performative career, including YouTube, her venture into musical theatre, “Honey & The Hound”, “Carli & the Carls”, and “Carli & The Dark”. Be sure to check out Carli’s current work with “Paper Moon Records”, and you can find her work on Spotify, Bandcamp, and this week’s guest playlist! • LINKS TO GUEST’S PLAYLISTS & MORE! • https://linktr.ee/spiralarchitectpod • Follow us on social! • @spiralarchitectpod, @dave_anthony_hentz, and @jamesrpowers2! You can follow Carli at @carliandthedark!

It's the 90s! You got a violin? How about a digeridoo? Maybe a cajón? Toss it all in with some guitar and chill vocals and you got a beachy band! But who're you going to enjoy this with? Don't worry, we got your back - meet this week's guest and friend of the podcast, Stephanie LaVardera! Grab a LaCroix and hang out with David, James and Stephanie on the D.M.B. Festival Grass as they riff on her playlist, featuring Carole King, James Taylor, Dave Matthews Band, John Mayer, Billy Joel and more! The trio dive into the appreciation of live albums vs studio albums, James demos his SNL reel with impressions, and David saddles up to do battle with the classic rock community. Remember - you're not a dork, or an old soul, you're simply vintage. • LINKS TO GUEST’S PLAYLISTS & MORE! •    https://linktr.ee/spiralarchitectpod  • Follow us on social! •  @spiralarchitectpod, @dave_anthony_hentz, and @jamesrpowers2! You can follow Stephanie at @stephlavadera

MEGA-SODE ALERT! You ever just have so much rock n’roll, you can’t handle it all by yourself? Luckily, David and James found the perfect trio to help carry that weight a long time. Gear up for the stories and experiences throughout the last few decades of rock with one of America’s premier families of music aficionados - this week’s guests, the Hentz Brothers! Grab a cup of coffee, hang out with David, James, Steve, Tom and Jim in the S.A lounge, and get a glance into the relationships each of the three brothers have with rock n’ roll, individually or together. Tom offers some sizzling hot takes on Monkees Vs. Beatles, Steve muses on his history with metal, and Jim discusses the music that got him through the early military days. Note: if you see any inflatable pigs floating throughout your neighborhood, don’t panic - it just means you may have some awesome concerts nearby. Cheers!
 • LINKS TO GUEST’S PLAYLISTS & MORE! • https://linktr.ee/spiralarchitectpod • Follow us on social! • @spiralarchitectpod, @dave_anthony_hentz, and @jamesrpowers2!

The record’s been flipped and the hosts are ready to dig in to Side 2! This week’s guest and rising star, Jada Cato (featured on GLAAD’s 2021 Concert for Love and Acceptance on CMT), joins the boys to start the new season with a bang! Grab your finest two-buck chuck and hang out in the S.A. wine cellar with David, James and Jada as they discuss Jada’s playlist, featuring Selena, Taylor Swift, Janelle Monae, SZA, Ariana Grande and more! The group talks deluxe edition albums, advanced choir days, lo-fi grooves, and the importance of representation in music. Look out for Jada’s upcoming EP, “Why Is The Bed Unmade?”, and stick around until the end to hear a clip of Jada’s newest track, “Heartbreak Down the Middle”!
 • LINKS TO GUEST’S PLAYLISTS & MORE! • https://linktr.ee/spiralarchitectpod • Follow us on social! • @spiralarchitectpod, @dave_anthony_hentz, and @jamesrpowers2! You can follow Jada at @jadacatomusic!

This week, David and James hang out in the recording booth as they lift the needle, prep the other side of the record, and riff on the revelations from the first ten episodes! They take a look at what they learned about themselves, about others through their playlists, and what they’ve just been absolutely vibing out too. Stay tuned for Volume 1 Side B, releasing soon! • LINKS TO GUEST’S PLAYLISTS & MORE! • https://linktr.ee/spiralarchitectpod • Follow us on social! • @spiralarchitectpod, @dave_anthony_hentz, and @jamesrpowers2!

Is she a time-traveller? Is she a Variant being hunted by the TVA? Was she born in the wrong generation? According to our guest, one of these about her is true, but we won’t say which. Take a genre-hopping journey throughout the last century with the hosts and this week’s guest, Callee Miles! Grab a few whiskeys and hang out at the S.A. bar with the trio as they discuss Callee’s playlist, featuring Kanye West, Chuck Berry, Nina Simone, The Chieftains, Aoife O’Donovan and more! Callee discusses life as an athlete-turned-quadruple threat, doctors singing during surgery, and the group collectively learns how to say Sufjan Stevens. The Spiral Architect guest form gets taken to task, and Callee expands on the idea of music both helping to come back to reality or escape it. Finally, big shout to Morning Glory Music! • LINKS TO GUEST’S PLAYLISTS & MORE! • https://linktr.ee/spiralarchitectpod • Follow us on social! • @spiralarchitectpod, @dave_anthony_hentz, and @jamesrpowers2! You can follow Callee at @thecalleesi

MIA to BOS to ATL to NYC to LA. If you’re a professional actor, you know you’re going to be traveling all over the place. If there’s one thing you need to accompany you, it’s your favorite music - no one knows that better than this week’s incredible guest, Sofia Riba! Grab a classy drink and hang out in the S.A. lounge with Sofia, David and James as they discuss Sofia’s playlist, featuring Juan Luis Guerra, Common, Amy Winehouse, Shakira, Arctic Monkeys, Britney Spears and more! Sofia takes us on a musically life-changing journey to England, a Camden pilgrimage, sassy Sheffield boys and gives us a favorite album really worth sinking your teeth into. The trio talks about the idea of restricting yourself to music at times, the relationship between music and a professional artist, and Sofia brings the heat in trivia. In the end, David finally may be able to make a halfway-decent martini that James can actually drink. [This episode of Spiral Architect is brought to you by Plump Martini Olives] • LINKS TO GUEST’S PLAYLISTS & MORE! • https://linktr.ee/spiralarchitectpod • Follow us on social! • @spiralarchitectpod, @dave_anthony_hentz, and @jamesrpowers2! You can follow Sofía at @sofia_riba!

It’s time to jump-jump-jump in the car and take a cross-country tour. Don’t know what music you’ll find along the way? Just ask someone with a multitude of traveling experience - this week’s guest, David Pohler! Hang out with David and the hosts in the Spiral studio as they talk Myylo, Trixie Mattel, Ingrid Michaelson, Fun, and more! The rivalry between Thin Mints and Tagalong cookies gets re-ignited, James’ college alias comes back to life, and David shouts out to a dear friend for sharing in his musical journey with him. It’s Pohler’s Paradise - we’re all just livin’ in it. Only rule: Good Vibes Only. • LINKS TO GUEST’S PLAYLISTS & MORE! • https://linktr.ee/spiralarchitectpod • Follow us on social! • @spiralarchitectpod, @dave_anthony_hentz, and @jamesrpowers2! You can follow Chris at @dcpohlerbear!