Performance Anxiety

Performance Anxiety


Latest Episodes

Matt Wilson & His Orchestra
April 10, 2020

This week I’m joined by Matt Wilson of Matt Wilson & His Orchestra. He tells me all about meeting up with His Orchestra, how he writes for the harp, & why there are no drums. But we also go deeper. Matt tells me about the time he & his brother Dan (of Se.

Mark Lanegan
April 03, 2020

This episode means a lot to me, for two reasons. #1, it’s the 100th episode. When I started doing this podcast, I wasn’t sure I could get to 10 shows. #2, my guest is Mark Lanegan. His voice is instantly recognizable. In addition to his solo work, he’s s.

Side Projects: The Different Stages Of Rush
March 30, 2020

When I started thinking about this Side Projects series over a year ago, one of my first ideas was to talk with musicians about how the band Rush’s sound has changed over the years. When Neil Peart passed away, it seemed like an appropriate way to pay ho.

Huntsmen
March 27, 2020

This week we talk with Chris Kang and Ray Knipe of Huntsmen. Their music is like if Crosby, Stills, & Nash made a doom metal album. They tell me how they started, their unique songwriting viewpoint, and how mental health issues play an important role in .

Side Projects: Cover Songs Vol. 1
March 23, 2020

Welcome to another edition of Performance Anxiety’s Side Projects. This is an episode I’ve talked about doing for a long time; cover songs! Aaron Lazar of The Giraffes and Jason Thomson of Vast Robot Armies join me to share some of our favorite cover son.

Scarlett Sabet
March 20, 2020

Welcome Scarlett Sabet to the Performance Anxiety family. She’s a poet and she knows it. No, that was terrible. She has a way with words. That’s worse than the first one. She’s gooder with words than me. She talks to me about “earning” the title of poet,.

Brimming Horn Meadery
March 13, 2020

This week we have a different kind of show. We’re joined by Jon Talkington and Robert Walker, Jr. of Brimming Horn Meadery. The tell me the secrets of mead; the world’s oldest fermented beverage. Who knew there were so many different types of mead? The m.

Matt Boroff
March 06, 2020

This week’s guest comes all the way from Austria. Matt Boroff is dropping a new album. It’s a bit of a departure from his guitar based albums of the past. But that’s just part of this episode. He tells us why he moved from New Jersey to Austria (although.

Ken Stringfellow (The Posies)
February 28, 2020

This episode welcomes Ken Stringfellow of The Posies to the show. We start with an in depth chat about the history of The Posies. Then there’s Ken’s adoption; the unreleased movie, Ken; his tour to support his solo album that was released on 9-11-2001; a.

Side Projects: Music & Bourbon with Chef Celina Tio
February 25, 2020

This episode of Side Projects welcomes back Chef Celina Tio. After her first appearance on the show, we got to talking. Her restaurant, The Belfry in Kansas City, has over 200 different bourbons. So I tossed her the idea of pairing music to bourbon. If I.