Tour Stories/The Check-In with Joe Plummer

Yoni Wolf is a singer, songwriter and founding member of Cincinnati based WHY? His newest album Oh Golly/Yes Lord is due out October 30th via Waterlines. Yoni shares his relationship with music as and youngster and how his dad opened his songwriting world with just a few major chords. He tells us how a reductive approached shaped the new record and why Oh Golly/Yes Lord functions as a mediation on both the future and the past. We also get some insight into to his writing process and what motivates his production style from record to record. Joe and Yoni celebrate the power of studio ambiance, Yoni tells us why a intimacy is the goal of his live performance, and we sample a couple new tunes.WHY?Our sponsors keep this show alive, please give them a visit.Kingston Union MFG is thee place for the Wino, the classic punk rock shoe for all occasions. Kingston is fully restocked and are rocking their Fall/Winter collection. Visit Kingston Union now.Ep supported by @distrokid. Distrokid now offers Bandzoogle where you can build your bands website and store in minutes. @thetourstories listeners get 30% off at distrokid.com/vip/tourstories. GET YOUR MUSIC OUT THERE! ITS EASY WITH @distrokidEp supported by Heil Sound. For 60 years, Heil Sound has provided innovative, professional quality sound for stage, studio, broadcast, and podcast. Grammy-winning artists and sound engineers worldwide trust Heil microphones for their legendary sound. To find out more about the full line of Heil microphones and products, visit heilsound.com. NOW! TO GET 10% OF YOUR TOTAL PURCHASE AT heilsound.com, USE CODE Ruinous10Mentioned in this episode:Schecter GuitarsDistrokidHeil Microphones

Spread JoyFeel It RecordsBriana Hernandez is the singer of Chicago based band Spread Joy. Their newest record III is out now via Feel It Records. We learn how Briana went from being over the idea of being in a band to becoming the lead singer of Spread Joy. She shares how the band approached the new recorded differently, why they scrapped their first attempt and why slowing down the writing process provided a freshness to III. She also shares her approach to vocal delivery and why recording live in the studio is important to the bands collective experience. We hear why the band was temporarily not able to play live shows, we get the story behind the slightly unnerving video for their single Iambic Pentameter, and we sample a couple new songs. Our sponsors keep this show alive, please give them a visit.Kingston Union MFG is thee place for the Wino, the classic punk rock shoe for all occasions. Kingston is fully restocked and are rocking their Fall/Winter collection. Visit Kingston Union now.Ep supported by @distrokid. Distrokid now offers Bandzoogle where you can build your bands website and store in minutes. @thetourstories listeners get 30% off at distrokid.com/vip/tourstories. GET YOUR MUSIC OUT THERE! ITS EASY WITH @distrokidEp supported by Schecter Guitars. For 50 years, Schecter Guitars has pushed the limits of craftsmanship, innovation, and tone—building instruments trusted by players who demand more from their sound. This milestone celebrates a legacy forged on stages and in studios worldwide, while looking boldly ahead to the next era of performance-driven design. Have your mind blown here. Schecter GuitarsMentioned in this episode:Schecter GuitarsDistrokid

Will Schwarz and Lynn Truell are two of the four founding members of Imperial Teen. Their newest record All Over You is due out October 9th via Merge Records. Will and Lynn tell us how supportive and caring collaboration plays a role in the bands creative process and longevity. We learn how All Over You reflects the current state affairs and why Will took a playfully pessimistic approach to his writing. The three discuss the resonating power of modular song titles like All Over You, Will and Lynn share their experience making the video for the new single Overdrive and they commiserate on the lost activity of “hanging at the mall” . Imperial TeenMerge RecordsOur sponsors keep this show alive, please give them a visit.Kingston Union MFG is thee place for the Wino, the classic punk rock shoe for all occasions. Kingston is fully restocked and are rocking their Fall/Winter collection. Visit Kingston Union now. Ep supported by @distrokid. Distrokid now offers Bandzoogle where you can build your bands website and store in minutes. @thetourstories listeners get 30% off at distrokid.com/vip/tourstories. GET YOUR MUSIC OUT THERE! ITS EASY WITH @distrokidEp supported by Schecter Guitars. For 50 years, Schecter Guitars has pushed the limits of craftsmanship, innovation, and tone—building instruments trusted by players who demand more from their sound. This milestone celebrates a legacy forged on stages and in studios worldwide, while looking boldly ahead to the next era of performance-driven design. Have your mind blown here. Schecter GuitarsMentioned in this episode:Schecter GuitarsDistrokid

Dawn Moraga and Tim Lusk are the guitarists, singers and founding members of the Kill Devil Hills based band Cor De Lux. Their third full length and Ipecac Records debut Year Of he Horse is due out on September 18th. Tim and Dawn share their live performance focused songwriting process, the evolution of singing duties in the band and why all rehearsals begin with their version of a therapy session. Dawn tells us why her vocals come second to playing guitar in the band, how she’s controls the energy in each song and why she’s apprehensive of traditional guitar instruction. We hear why the Year of The Horse reflects their lives at a certain time, they share their experience recording with the great J. Robbins and the two give us the story behind the song Blind Smile.Cor De LuxIpecac ReocordsOur sponsors keep this show alive, please give them a visit.Kingston Union MFG is thee place for the Wino, the classic punk rock shoe for all occasions. Kingston is fully restocked and are rocking their Fall/Winter collection. Visit Kingston Union now. Ep supported by @distrokid. Distrokid now offers Bandzoogle where you can build your bands website and store in minutes. @thetourstories listeners get 30% off at distrokid.com/vip/tourstories. GET YOUR MUSIC OUT THERE! ITS EASY WITH @distrokidEp supported by Schecter Guitars. For 50 years, Schecter Guitars has pushed the limits of craftsmanship, innovation, and tone—building instruments trusted by players who demand more from their sound. This milestone celebrates a legacy forged on stages and in studios worldwide, while looking boldly ahead to the next era of performance-driven design. Have your mind blown here. Schecter GuitarsMentioned in this episode:Schecter GuitarsDistrokidKingston UnionKingston Union, your home for the original Wino shoes Kingstonunionmfg.com

Corin Tucker (Sleater-Kinney) and Tracy Sawyer (The Husbands, The Flying Tigers, The Lies) are the founding members of Heavens To Betsy. They are set to release their first project since 1994: baby’s gone, a 16-track mission statement comprising a never-before-heard demo tape originally recorded by Bratmobile’s Molly Neuman. The two tell us how it feels to get back together as both friends and bandmates after a lifetime apart and why they feel better equipped to celebrate the power of these songs and connect with their audience. We hear why they see this release as a gift and why the baby’s gone holds its relevance and fire that ignited the band. Tracy and Corin paint a picture of recording baby’s gone in an Evergreen State University classroom and we hear a new track. Heavens To BetsyKill Rock StarsOur sponsors keep this show alive, please give them a visit.Kingston Union MFG is thee place for the Wino, the classic punk rock shoe for all occasions. Visit Kingston Union nowEp supported by @distrokid. Distrokid now offers Bandzoogle where you can build your bands website and store in minutes. @thetourstories listeners get 30% off at distrokid.com/vip/tourstories. GET YOUR MUSIC OUT THERE! ITS EASY WITH @distrokidEp supported by Schecter Guitars. For 50 years, Schecter Guitars has pushed the limits of craftsmanship, innovation, and tone—building instruments trusted by players who demand more from their sound. This milestone celebrates a legacy forged on stages and in studios worldwide, while looking boldly ahead to the next era of performance-driven design. Have your mind blown here. Schecter GuitarsMentioned in this episode:DistrokidSchecter GuitarsKingston UnionKingston Union, your home for the original Wino shoes Kingstonunionmfg.com