Rick Thorne

This week is my final episode here on Idobi Radio, I'm calling it a day to focus on more music, I may be back in the future when I have more time to do this show, but I'd like to thank everyone that's been on the ride, and thanks to Idobi for pushing me into doing a show for them in the first place. This week, I have a new project that I'm playing for called MERCY MUSIC, we're going on tour all over the place in 2024, and on this weeks episode, we play LIVE, even the mistakes are left in there (haha), I find out more about the band I'm about to be playing with, and we share stories from the road amongst other things. Check out Mercy Music and MY Instagram to keep up with everything, I'll be playing with them and a bunch of other artists. Enjoy this episode!  The post Mercy Music-Live Performance & Interview. (Final Episode This Season) appeared first on idobi.

This week I have session drummer and friend Ryland Steen, he's been playing for the classic rock band America now for a while, and was also the drummer in Reel Big Fish, we talk about how he got a major record label deal at an early age with his band called Audiovent and how that led him to turning down playing full time with Maroon 5. We talk about what it's like being a hired and touring drummer and his story about how he got into music.  The post Ryland Steen- America/Reel Big Fish appeared first on idobi.

This week I have Tour Manager and Sound Guy- Jason Lupeituu, we toured together off and on for 3 years when I was in my last project and he did sound and looked after us on the road, we talk about how he got started in this industry and how he keeps pushing through having to work for different bands and in different scenarios within his career.  The post Jason Lupeituu-Tour Manager/Sound Guy appeared first on idobi.

This week I have solo artist Kenzo Cregan on the show, we talk about how we met, we talk about his career as a solo artist and how he got to where he is today, I met him through my friends in the band Weathers and I get to know him better through this conversation.  The post Kenzo Cregan appeared first on idobi.

This week I talk to long time friend and bass player Hunter Burgan from the band AFI, we talk about how he got started in music, how we met, and how my band in high school opened for AFI,  and at the time that was the biggest show I had ever played. We talk briefly how I also played drums in his side project Hunter Revenge and we learn what he's been up to with his musical endeavors.  The post Hunter Burgan-AFI appeared first on idobi.

This week I have singer/songwriter Rev from the band The Drowns, he stared the punk band with my old middle school friend and drummer Jake Margolis (Madcap/Everclear) and they've been hitting it hard ever since. I learn Rev's story about how he came up in music and where his band is heading, and we exchange old road stories, as well as talk about their new album that just came out.  The post Rev- The Drowns appeared first on idobi.

This week I have long time friend and fellow guitar player/drummer Brandon Davis from bands such as: Inspirit, The Fever 333, he's also been in bands Vanna, Lions Lions, Therefore I Am. He's no stranger to the Boston Hardcore music scene and I get to learn all about Brandon and his endeavors, we also talk about a skatepark that he owns, as well as how we met. We also touch up on the subject of me playing drums for Vanna in a middle of a tour when he had to leave.  The post Brandon Davis- Inspirit/Fever333 appeared first on idobi.

This week I have legendary pro BMX rider Rick Throne on my show, I've known him off and on for more than 20 years, we've been on the Warped Tour a handful of times together (including my first one) and I get to know Rick a little better on how he started out and got into riding! He's also a musician, comedian, amongst other things and he tells me everything Rick Throne related!  The post Rick Thorne appeared first on idobi.

This week I have the wonderfully talented Charlie Paulson best known as the guitarist from Goldfinger, we talk about how he got started in music along with the many things he has going on aside from Goldfinger and I learn about Charlie's life as we dive in, to learn more about each other.  The post Charlie Paulson-Goldfinger appeared first on idobi.

This week I have Shawn Marquis from the bands Inspirit and Vanna. Inspirit is the original line up of when Vanna first started, I hear Shawn's story about how he came up in music, we talk about how we met and came into each others lives, how he comes from a musical family and came from the Boston hardcore scene, and how he continues to thrive.  The post Shawn Marquis-Inspirit/Vanna appeared first on idobi.