Columbia and I go back quite a ways and it seems kind of absurd to me that it's taken this long to get him on the podcast, but as I say in this interview at a time that makes even less sense than now, no use crying over spilled milk. I've always appreciated Columbia's work ethic and his songwriting and performing chops. if you get a chance to catch him live either with the band or solo, I highly suggest doing that! If you'd like to listen to Columbia's music you can do that here, or here. If you’d like to support our show directly please head on over to www.patreon.com/charlesellsworth. Buy a record, or a t-shirt, or a hoodie at Bandcamp. If you’d like to listen to some of my music, you can do that here: Spotify Apple Music YouTube Thanks for listening! Please subscribe and share A Dirtbag's Guide with your friends, family & fellow Dirtbags.
What a lucky thing that we get to have Brandon Decker on the podcast this week. Brandon and I have been in similar circles and treading similar ground for a while now and I'm so glad our paths finally crossed. He's an old soul with a great track record of making phenomenal music and working with folks from the Southwest that I really dig. If you'd like to learn more about Brandon's music you can check that out at https://www.deckermusic.org/ Be sure to follow him on Instragram. If you’d like to support our show directly please head on over to www.patreon.com/charlesellsworth. Buy a record, or a t-shirt, or a hoodie at Bandcamp. If you’d like to listen to some of my music, you can do that here: Spotify Apple Music YouTube Thanks for listening! Please subscribe and share A Dirtbag's Guide with your friends, family & fellow Dirtbags.
I had to take a couple weeks off so I could focus on some other projects that were on deadline, so I apologize for that. It's for really good reasons and I explain in the intro to the show so don't skip it! I'm so glad to be back to A Dirtbag's Guide and speaking with folks about their path to the now. This week I've got a really dope episode. Boris Pelekh who's played guitar with all kind of bands, styles and gigs stops by (digitally) and we have a great chat. I don't want to give too much away but this dude is a road warrior. He's been touring pretty much since the day he graduated college and done so many really cool things so give it a listen and be sure to give Boris a follow on Instagram so you can catch him when he's on tour all over the world playing his original tunes or when he's playing guitar for Gogol Bordello. Thanks Boris for the time and the chat! If you’d like to support our show directly please head on over to www.patreon.com/charlesellsworth. Buy a record, or a t-shirt, or a hoodie at If you’d like to listen to some of my music, you can do that here: Spotify Apple Music YouTube Thanks for listening! Please subscribe and share A Dirtbag's Guide with your friends, family & fellow Dirtbags.
Had a chance to make a new friend in Rob Mellinger the other day. We had a solid conversation about a whole lot of shit and it got recorded and now it's on my podcast, YAY! Rob's on tour playing bass in Crazy & The Brains while they open a month long run with Gogo Bordello and based off the the photos I've seen on Instagram it looks like they're having the time of their lives. It was cool getting to know Rob and hearing about his journey and how he got here. Check out Rob's band Awful Din on Spotify Check out Crazy & The Brains on Spotify and on tour w/ Gogo Bordello If you’d like to support our show directly please head on over to www.patreon.com/charlesellsworth. Buy a record, or a t-shirt, or a hoodie at Bandcamp! If you’d like to listen to some of my music, you can do that here: Spotify Apple Music YouTube Thanks for listening! Please subscribe and share A Dirtbag's Guide with your friends, family & fellow Dirtbags.
We've got ourselves a short one today Dirtbags. I was able to get Kit Regan on the line for a quick interview about what his life being a Tour Manager has been like. It was great to hear about life on the road from a different but adjacent experience to my own. I think any listener with interest in playing in or working with a touring band would enjoy this episode. Dig in! If you'd like to check out some of Kit's music you can check that out on Spotify! If you’d like to support our show directly please head on over to Patreon. Buy a record, or a t-shirt, or a hoodie at Bandcamp. If you’d like to listen to some of my music, you can do that here: Spotify Apple Music YouTube Thanks for listening! Please subscribe and share A Dirtbag's Guide with your friends, family & fellow Dirtbags.
Had the pleasure of sitting down with Dan, Allan, and Jody of the bands Mrs. Henry and Chest Fever and we talked about all sorts of things music related. We get into the nitty-gritty of life on the road and a life dedicated to music. It was a really great time and I hope you all enjoy the episode! If you'd like to learn more about Chest Fever you can check out their Instagram! If you’d like to support our show directly please head on over to Patreon. Buy a record, or a t-shirt, or a hoodie at Bandcamp. If you’d like to listen to some of my music, you can do that here: Spotify Apple Music YouTube Thanks for listening! Please subscribe and share A Dirtbag's Guide with your friends, family & fellow Dirtbags.
I'm up until 2 am finishing this episode the day it's due and I have to go to work in like 6 hours, but HUZZAH! I did it! This week we've got the incredibly and diversely talented Jeanette D. Moses. She's a journalist, photographer, videographer, musician, songwriter, and just all around friendly and rad human. She was kind enough to sit down with me and discuss all of these things and even more! If you'd like to learn more about Jeanette you can check out her Website or Instagram! If you’d like to support our show directly please head on over to Patreon. Buy a record, or a t-shirt, or a hoodie at Bandcamp. If you’d like to listen to some of my music, you can do that here: Spotify Apple Music YouTube Thanks for listening! Please subscribe and share A Dirtbag's Guide with your friends, family & fellow Dirtbags.
Emily Hulslander is the driving force behind the 90's rock inspired Social Drag as well as one half of the band Guyville, a Los Angeles based duo comprised of Emily as well as friend of the pod Kat Hamilton. Emily was born in Pennsylvania and after catching the lucky break of being asked to join The Temptations on stage to sing My Girl when she was a kid, she caught the performing and writing bug and has been writing ever since. Stints in Boston as well as NYC helped her hone her songwriting and grow her catalog that she eventually brought with her west to LA. Emily and I get into the nitty gritty of what it's like to be an artist and the often vulnerable state that it puts us in. Thanks Emily for sitting down with me, I'm sure everyone will really enjoy this episode. Follow Emily on Instagram. Keep Up With Social Drag. Listen To Social Drag. Keep Up With Guyville. Listen To Guyville. If you’d like to support our show directly please head on over to www.patreon.com/charlesellsworth. Buy a record, or a t-shirt, or a hoodie at Bandcamp. If you’d like to listen to some of Charles’ music, you can do that here: Spotify Apple Music YouTube Thanks for listening! Please subscribe and share A Dirtbag's Guide with your friends, family & fellow Dirtbags.
Hey Dirtbags! Thanks again for listening. This Episode is with the lovely Elli Legerski. We went to school together in Utah and now she's a big time Producer out in Hollywood. She's great and we had a really solid time catching up and getting to know each other better. I hope you all enjoy the listening as much as we enjoyed the talking. If you’d like to support our show directly please head on over to Patreon. Buy a record, or a t-shirt, or a hoodie at Bandcamp. If you’d like to listen to some of Charles’ music, you can do that here: Spotify Apple Music YouTube
Hey Dirtbags! We're back this week with the super talented and genuine Matthew Paul Butler. We met at my last show of the 'Dumbest Sumbitch Around Tour' and right away I could tell he would be a great person to have on the podcast. Matthew had a super unique childhood experience living in Africa and even his lived experience since moving stateside hasn't been what I'd call a common one. It was such a great time getting to spend some time getting to know more about Matthew's journey, and I hope you all enjoy the episode as much as I enjoyed recording it. If you'd like to check out some of Matthew's music you can do that at Bandcamp, Spotify, Apple Music or YouTube. Find him on Facebook or Instagram. If you’d like to support our show directly please head on over to my Patreon. Buy a record, or a t-shirt, or a hoodie at Bandcamp. If you'd like to listen to my music you can go to Bandcamp, Spotify, Apple Music, or YouTube.
After a month or so of being on hiatus while I was on tour playing shows and hiking/fishing with Banjo we are back at it trying to get you a new episode every other week, possibly every week if I can manage to stay on top of it. Sorry for disappearing without any notice, but that's just how it goes sometimes. This week's episode is one for the books. I get to sit down and have a conversation with my friend Drew Danburry who I haven't seen or really spoken to since I was 20 or 21 years old. Drew is an important figure in the development of my punk rock/diy musician ethos and I couldn't be more honored to have him on the podcast. When I came up with the idea for this podcast, I had a number of people in mind that I'd really love to interview because they embodied the spirit of what I wanted to capture so perfectly, and Drew sits very high up on that list. We end up having a really genuine podcast about growing up Mormon but also loving Punk Rock & Skateboarding. About love and heartbreak, and also the messiness of what it's like figuring out what's next after a chapter in your life seems to be coming to an end. I wanna thank Drew so much for coming on the podcast and I want to thank you all so much for listening, see you soon! If you’d like to support our show directly please head on over to www.patreon.com/charlesellsworth. Buy a record, or a t-shirt, or a hoodie at Bandcamp If you’d like to listen to some of Charles’ music, you can do that here: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/31Ca3LzvrbaSP30RY36jxe?si=KUvO_LnQQ-yBExvxD_w2NA Apple Music YouTube
Jeff and I met at a show in Brooklyn last Fall. The Space Force Deserters and I were playing and at some point I said "This next song is called 'Miami, AZ'" and Jeff yelled out "What the fuck do you know about Miami, AZ?!". After the set he and I started talking and it turned out we had a bunch of mutual friends in Arizona as well as here in Brooklyn. Since then Jeff's been the homie. He's really good at bringing people together, making events and things happen even when he isn't physically there, as well as just getting folks psyched about a project or a show. This probably has a lot to do with why Mega Ran asked Jeff to be his manager a few years ago. He's got a great demeanor and nothing but nice things to say about all the right people, and happy to talk shit to and about the other folks who deserve it. This is a really fun episode with more of those leftist politics that might make your Uncles skin crawl. Please enjoy!
When I first met Chris Reiter about 8 years ago I thought to myself, "Wow, this dude really loves Bicycles, New York City, and he smokes hella weed". Little did I know that I'd be living with him a few months after that and that we'd still be living together all these years later. I'd say we've both changed a lot since we met, but those three things I first noticed haven't really changed at all. It's been a wild journey being Chris' friend all these years, and it's been really cool to have a front seat view as his relationship with his Bike and NYC have evolved over the years and how he now uses his Bike to escape the city he loves, and live off the grid whenever he has the chance. Give it a listen, you won't be disappointed! If you'd like to find out more about Chris you follow his instagram. If you’d like to support our show directly please head on over to www.patreon.com/charlesellsworth. Buy a record, or a t-shirt, or a hoodie at http://charlesellsworth.bandcamp.com If you’d like to listen to some of Charles’ music, you can do that here: Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/artist/31Ca3LzvrbaSP30RY36jxe?si=KUvO_LnQQ-yBExvxD_w2NA Apple Music YouTube
Shakespeare said something along the lines of "to thine own self be true" and according to my friend Kat Hamilton, that was pretty punk rock. While we mention musical theater (theatre?) a little bit in this episode, we don't really get to talking much about Old Shakey Bill. Sorry? What we do have here is a little over 2 hours of heartfelt and inspiring stories of dedication, triumph, and vision. It's a great overview of a lot of the pitfalls you may encounter as a DIY musician as well as a reminder that in order to be punk rock, you have to number one be true to yourself. What are ya waiting for? Go give it a listen! If you'd like to find out more about Kat and her projects, follow them on instagram! Kat Hamilton Guyville If you'd like to help make sure that Kat's tour this summer doesn't get in the red, send her a fiver on Venmo. If you’d like to support our show directly please head on over to www.patreon.com/charlesellsworth. Buy a record, or a t-shirt, or a hoodie at http://charlesellsworth.bandcamp.com If you’d like to listen to some of Charles’ music, you can do that here: Spotify Apple Music YouTube
Did anyone order a BONUS EPISODE?! No? Oh shit, sorry. I guess I should have double checked. My bad. Well, I recorded one anyway! For this episode I interview the homie Joe Kaplow. He's a phenomenal songwriter who currently calls Santa Cruz, CA his home. Joe asked me to open a show for him here in Brooklyn at Skinny Dennis next Monday May 9th and so we decided to catch up and talk about the show, as well as Joe's career up until this point. It's a great episode that I believe anyone who is a Musician, Artist, or just a fan of hearing about another human's personal growth, will really enjoy this one. You can check out more about Joe's Music and his tour on his Website. Give him a follow on Instagram. Check out his YouTube. Listen to him on Spotify. And if you live in NYC be sure to get your tickets to the show at Skinny Dennis on Monday! If you’d like to support our show directly please head on over to www.patreon.com/charlesellsworth. Buy a record, or a t-shirt, or a hoodie at http://www.charlesellsworth.bandcamp.com If you’d like to listen to some of Charles’ music, you can do that here: Spotify Apple Music YouTube
If you've heard my song "Stuck Out In Texas" on the album Salt Lake City: A Love Story then you've hear the awe-inspiring vocal stylings of my friend Josaleigh Pollett accompanying me on the choruses of that song. If that's the only time you've heard her sing, you are missing the fuck out. She's a brilliant songwriter with the voice of an angelic bird and I'm so grateful to call her my friend. Josaleigh and I had a conversation over the phone a couple nights before I left on The Moon & Miami tour and I think this is a really fun and thoughtful conversation. It's quite a bit shorter than the usual episode, which some of you might really like. The sound quality isn't great because it was done over the phone, but the conversation was most excellent and I can't wait to hear what you all think about it. Listen to and support Josaleigh On Bandcamp! If you’d like to support our show directly please head on over to www.patreon.com/charlesellsworth. Buy a record, or a t-shirt, or a hoodie at http://charlesellsworth.bandcamp.com If you’d like to listen to some of Charles’ music, you can do that here: Spotify -https://open.spotify.com/artist/31Ca3LzvrbaSP30RY36jxe?si=KUvO_LnQQ-yBExvxD_w2NA Apple Music - https://music.apple.com/us/station/charles-ellsworth/ra.a-413970836 Youtube - www.youtube.com/charlesellsworth
Damn Y'all, I'm cutting it close on this one. Its 11:45PM the night before this assignment was due, and I'm getting it turned in on time. RIGHTEOUS! Lucky for all of you that this empisode (empanada + episode...i'm hungry) has my homie Carl M. Banks in it. We talk about how he likes to run egregiously long distances for fun as well as the small town outside of St. Louis, MO that he hails from. Carl is a gem and I'm so thankful that he sat down with me to talk all things dirtbag. We hit a very wide array of subjects and we even have an ADG never been done in this episode! Carl brought a join and we smoked it and then I try to ask him more questions, it's pretty much Action Bronson watches Ancient Aliens levels of funny. Don't sleep on it. Check out Carl's music on Spotify at: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6S3d1vplGEtVERVq59vDPo?si=cLxn74u4RPCxy8BWCbK1hQ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzrZMHCpujc&list=OLAK5uy_loEFnUiQ_M72qBJmvBgxgGSrWSgsC3n9Y If you’d like to support our show directly please head on over to www.patreon.com/charlesellsworth. Buy a record, or a t-shirt, or a hoodie at http://www.charlesellsworth.bandcamp.com If you’d like to listen to some of Charles’ music, you can do that here: Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/artist/31Ca3LzvrbaSP30RY36jxe?si=KUvO_LnQQ-yBExvxD_w2NA Apple Music - https://music.apple.com/us/station/charles-ellsworth/ra.a-413970836 Youtube - www.youtube.com/charlesellsworth
Thisssss is just what I needed. I was kinda feeling a little blue about the old dirtbag/creative lifestyle and all of it's trials and tribulations the week that David and I spoke, and he said so many things that really hit right close to where I needed them to hit. It was a great conversation with a really interesting dude. I dig his approach to life and his craft a whole lot, and it was just great catching up with a friend I hadn't really been able to speak with since pre-covid. So sit back and enjoy this one! If you’d like to support our show directly please head on over to www.patreon.com/charlesellsworth. Buy a record, or a t-shirt, or a hoodie at http://charlesellsworth.bandcamp.com I'm headed out on tour! check out my upcoming tour dates here: https://www.songkick.com/artists/4459278-charles-ellsworth If you’d like to listen to some of Charles’ music, you can do that here: Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/artist/31Ca3LzvrbaSP30RY36jxe?si=KUvO_LnQQ-yBExvxD_w2NA Apple Music - https://music.apple.com/us/station/charles-ellsworth/ra.a-413970836 Youtube - www.youtube.com/charlesellsworth
Helloooooo Dirtbags! I'm really excited about this episode and YOU SHOULD BE TOO! That's because my buddy Devin Burnam is my guest and he's just the best. Seriously, I've never met anyone that has spent time with Devin who doesn't like him. You're gonna love him. We talk about being an artist, how we pursue art and in some ways how our obsession with our craft leads to it pursuing us. It's a 2 hour ode of what it's like to go after a dream because you really didn't have any other choice. I tried a few things different with the format of this episode, and i'd be interested in getting feedback about it if you feel like doing that sort of thing. Feel free to email me at adirtbagsguide@gmail.com If you’d like to support our show directly please head on over to www.patreon.com/charlesellsworth. Buy a record, or a t-shirt, or a hoodie at http://charlesellsworth.bandcamp.com If you’d like to listen to some of Charles’ music, you can do that here: Spotify Apple Music YouTube
Whoa baby! Babies?! Bbs! We've got a great one for you today. I sit down with Kristin Flammio of the very fun and talented Kristin Flammio & The Pretty Bitchin' and talk all sorts of things. She tells me about growing up in Massachusetts and listening to her rad dad's dad band practice in the house and how that prepared her for the time that Ghostface, yeah that Ghostface, gave her a baguette and I cry laughing hearing the story. This one gets deep but not too weird. A good amount of weird. Seriously, this one was great. Banjo was whining outside the door for a good chunk of it, I tried to get it out with filters and stuff (magic) so give it a listen and share it with your friends! Listen to Kristin Flammio & The Pretty Bitchin's new record "If You Want To Leave" on Bandcamp, Spotify, or Apple Music. If you’d like to support our show directly please head on over to Patreon. Buy a record, or a t-shirt, or a hoodie at Bandcamp. If you’d like to listen to some of Charles’ music, you can do that here: Spotify Apple Music Youtube