Episode 12 features Ben Tufts and Guy Bouchie alongside Bobby Thompson of GXB and Root Nine Records, respectively. We dig deep into the roots of Northern Virginia music scenes then and now; and we learn about the vital work being done today at local institutions such as Vanguard Arts Center, Music on the Hill, 7DrumCity and through organizations like Girls Rock NOVA/Girls Rock DC. We then get to hear Guy and Ben rock the robins with some select GXB tunes followed by Bobby and Ben getting dirty with some down-home roots music featuring the lap steel for the first time on the podcast!

Music starts at 39:45 .

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Live from the Avant Garden is recorded and produced by V.J. Hyde (2025). Theme song by V.J. Hyde (2023).

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