Michael Gutshall and Smith Austin

E.Z. Shakes stopped by Indigo Sounds to talk about their latest evolution — from dark country beginnings to textured Americana-psych. Frontman Zach Seibert shares the origins of the band’s sound, their collaborative songwriting process, and recording to tape at legendary Southern studios. With each member bringing decades of Columbia music history, E.Z. Shakes continue to shape something familiar yet new — analog at heart, deeply human in spirit. Catch up on their story, their studio secrets, and what’s next for the band and hear them perform two new songs live in studio. E.Z. Shakes will perform live at Art Bar in Columbia on Saturday, June 7 during the James Wallace Love Fest, a benefit show running from 6 p.m. to 2 a.m. Featuring eight bands, the event supports local musician James Wallace with medical and living expenses as he battles cancer. Get full access to Indigo Sounds Newsletter at scenesc.substack.com/subscribe

To kick off Season 2 of Indigo Sounds, the podcast behind this newsletter, I had an excellent chat with George Fetner of George Fetner and the Strays (GFATS) and his new improv-rock band, TenMileRide. They’ll play this Thursday night at New Brookland Tavern with local vets and future podcast guests, E.Z. Shakes.The theme of the next 12 episodes will be “Phases,” a topic that will come up on each cast. Get full access to Indigo Sounds Newsletter at scenesc.substack.com/subscribe

SHOWS showed up to the pod before a Dear Blanca practice last week ahead of their tour with the Sloppy boys. Dylan Dickerson (SHOWS, Dear Blanca), Brett Nash (8 bands we learned including SHOWS and Dear Blanca), and Marshall Brown (SHOWS, holy pine, etc.) performed a new song called “Marshman” and then Marsh dipped out to go to the Bavarian Circus and Dylan and Brett hung out for a chat. Get full access to Indigo Sounds Newsletter at scenesc.substack.com/subscribe

A few weeks ago Daniel Machado texted me and said he had a new band with Marshall Brown on bass and Michael Crawford on drums. We haven’t talked much over the past few years, so it was great to catch up with Daniel and the guys. We talked about Creed, and from there dove into Daniel’s new music, a rock, guitar, based venture. This one might feel more like an eavesdrop. Get full access to Indigo Sounds Newsletter at scenesc.substack.com/subscribe

Lang Owen and Todd Mathis stopped by on Sunday evening and played us a few songs and we got to chat it about music and more. Lang’s new album Cosmic Checkout Lane comes out Friday and Todd recorded the album. They’ve got a show coming up on Saturday, April 13 with Chris Compton at Curiosity Coffee in Columbia. Get full access to Indigo Sounds Newsletter at scenesc.substack.com/subscribe

⁠Travel Therapy⁠ released their new album “⁠Sum Notes⁠” in late 2023, the duos second full length release. The synth sounds of Michael Gutshall (keys, drums, guitar, vocals) and Smith Austin (bass, percussion, vocals), started in 2019 and have grown into their sound over the next four years. Tune in to hear us chat about their music, Shrek Raves, and local music.  Get full access to Indigo Sounds Newsletter at scenesc.substack.com/subscribe

On this week's Podcast Justin Osborne of Susto and Hunter Park of SRFW stopped by the studio for a quick Wednesday afternoon chat. They were in town playing a show together at New Brookland Tavern and we just ended up catching up for the most part. We've mostly been out of touch the past few years, but have worked together so many times filming live sessions, booking shows, and traveling to a couple SXSW's together that we needed to knock some small talk out. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Get full access to Indigo Sounds Newsletter at scenesc.substack.com/subscribe

On Thursday evening Gabe Crawford and Cassidy Spencer of GAMINE dropped by the studio to perform a few songs and have a chat. This was my first opportunity to have any sort of extended conversation with them about the music community and their work, so it was great to catch up. In addition to their work together in GAMINE, both Cassidy and Gabe have several active projects. Follow them to stay up to date.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Get full access to Indigo Sounds Newsletter at scenesc.substack.com/subscribe

Aaron Burke stopped by the studio on a Sunday afternoon in December before an evening of rehearsals with his live band for his new record. His new release under the Aaron J. Burke title is called "Young Pier Jumpers," a sprawling work written over the past three years. The Gláss frontman had his guitar in tote and played a couple of new songs from the record live on the pod. Catch Aaron J. Burke live Jan. 11 at The Royal American, Jan. 12 at New Brookland Tavern, and Jan. 13 at The Radio Room. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Get full access to Indigo Sounds Newsletter at scenesc.substack.com/subscribe

On this episode of Indigo Sounds, WUSC music direct Brandon Jolley stopped by the studio for a Sunday afternoon chat in The Lab. We chopped it up about cleaning your IG grid, local pyramid schemes, cults, and I went a little too hard in on Zach Bryan, but you know, when you rise to the top people are going to break down your tunes to figure out why. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Get full access to Indigo Sounds Newsletter at scenesc.substack.com/subscribe