Welcome to Episode 64 of Tapestry - today I am joined by Mike Campanile and Kyle Weaver, who together embody the genre-defying band known as Syberia. They describe Syberia’s sound as “trash metal,” but it’s safe to say this Delaware County PA b

Episode 63 | Mike Eubanks & Nate Gilcher

Sep 20th, 2022 1h 41m

Welcome to Episode 63 of Tapestry - today I am joined by Mike Eubanks and Nate Gilcher, two friends who met while attending Ohio University and who now host their own music podcast (Nate & Mike Talk Music). Mike now arranges drum charts for var

Episode 62 | Taylor Batory

Dec 14th, 2021 1h 20m

Welcome to Episode 62 of Tapestry - Taylor Batory, a solo guitarist, composer, and audio producer, joined me on the show to talk about writing musical homages to existing media, his recent experience in becoming a Canadian citizen, changing tec

Episode 61 | Mark J

Oct 19th, 2021 1h 8m

Welcome to Episode 61 of Tapestry. Today my friend Mark Jovanovich (Mark J) joined me today to change up my subject matter a bit - he is a guitarist who accompanies Pittsburgh-local Greek folk musicians, as well as performs in his own Balkan fo

Episode 60 | Los Toms

Sep 21st, 2021 1h 19m

Welcome to Episode 60 of Tapestry. Today the Fort Collins, Colorado-based group Los Toms - a psychedelic rock band with mixed influences - joined me to chat about everything from having an important realization about music at a King Gizzard sho

Episode 59 | Kilpréz (Jón Þór Sigurleifsson)

Aug 31st, 2021 1h 20m

Welcome to Episode 59 of Tapestry. One man band Jón Þór Sigurleifsson of Kilpréz blends progressive metal, mathcore, and plenty of sass. He reflected with me on how living in four different countries impacted his creative trajectory, what inspi

Episode 58 | Jacob Waller (BigYellowPraxis)

Aug 3rd, 2021 1h 38m

Welcome to Episode 58 of Tapestry, where things got changed up a little bit. Jacob Waller, of the podcast "Underrated/Overhated," joined me for a combination discussion/roast/listening party/interview. In response to me listening to Van Der Gra

Episode 57 | Kiera Pietrangelo (Arcane Existence)

Jul 13th, 2021 1h 14m

Welcome to Episode 57 of Tapestry, where today I spoke with Arcane Existence's guitarist and composer Kiera Pietrangelo on empowering other women in the metal music world, working toward achieving her goal of being endorsed, how she and her ban

Episode 56 | Apogean

Jun 15th, 2021 1h 13m

Welcome to Episode 56 of Tapestry, where today’s guests are Apogean, a progressive/technical death metal band hailing from Toronto. They discuss channeling pain and anger into their music, the expectation of modern musicians to be a jack of all

Episode 55 | Sketchshow

May 18th, 2021 1h 12m

Scott and Will of the Southhampton, UK-based math rock/prog band Sketchshow discussing a huge array of influences and favorites (such as Louis Cole, Tom Misch, Arcane Roots, The Killers, Snarky Puppy, Green Day, and Genesis), coming from totall

Episode 54 | Frank Meyer (The Streetwalkin' Cheetahs)

May 11th, 2021 1h 11m

Welcome to Episode 54! Today's episode was a fantastic conversation between myself and Frank Meyer, vocalist/guitarist of Los Angeles-based punk/rock group The Streetwalkin' Cheetahs. Frank impressed me with his extensive knowledge of everythin

Episode 53 | SHOALS

Apr 27th, 2021 1h 3m

Welcome to Episode 53! Today's episode features Pittsburgh-based post-metal band SHOALS. We discuss post-rock tropes, the theme of ‘a journey of one leaving the many’ on their debut album Threnody, how being long-term friends colors the full-ba

Episode 52 | Colin Brumley (Noctobre, Dormivore)

Apr 6th, 2021 1h 36m

Welcome to Episode 52 of Tapestry, where Colin Brumley, the brainchild behind gothic/doom metal project Noctobre, joined me to discuss SO many things, including the importance of curiosity, challenging himself to write an album in a month and p

Episode 51 | Avian Invasion

Mar 30th, 2021 1h 33m

Welcome to Episode 51! Today I was joined by Matthew Ebel, also known as Avian Invasion ('Bird One.'). Based in Seattle, we talked about everything from touring as a keyboardist, to crafting an attention-grabbing persona, revealing the good in

Episode 50 | Gareth Mason (Slice the Cake, Novena, Fissures)

Mar 17th, 2021 1h 26m

Welcome to Episode 50 of Tapestry - woohoo! If you've made it this far, thank you for sticking around. It was an honor to be joined by vocalist Gareth Mason, known best for their role as head lyricist and singer/screamer of the progressive meta

Episode 49 | Brosandi

Mar 2nd, 2021 1h 11m

Welcome to Episode 49! Today I was joined by guitarist and composer Aman, who records under the name Brosandi. He chatted with me about what it was like growing up in India and how he learned guitar, defying typical notions of masculinity in th

Episode 48 | fuck yeah, dinosaurs!

Feb 9th, 2021 1h 27m

Welcome to Episode 48! Today I saw down with fellow Pittsburghers, the gentlemen of fuck yeah, dinosaurs! These Steel City punk rockers answered all my questions about what it takes to capture the energy of punk music in a studio session, inspi

Episode 47 | Glass Kites

Jan 26th, 2021 1h 12m

Welcome to Episode 47! Today's episode is a chat with Leon Feldman and Nate Drobner of the Vancouver-based progressive rock five-piece Glass Kites. We discussed applying the principle of maximalism to music creation, the dangers of ideology and

Episode 46 | Some Faith

Oct 27th, 2020 1h 22m

Here's a surprise drop.... Episode 46! Today's episode is a chat with Indigo Baloch and Brian Howe of the Pittsburgh-based darkwave and synth pop duo Some Faith. They enlightened me on how they successfully complement each other’s creative ski

Episode 45 | Lisa Mann (White Crone)

Oct 20th, 2020 55m 48s

Welcome to Episode 45 of Tapestry. Today I was joined by Lisa Mann, the one-woman force behind her project White Crone, and talked with her about the transition toward writing an old school heavy metal album, from her background as a blues bass

Episode 44 | Empire Bathtub

Jun 30th, 2020 1h 6m

Welcome to Episode 44 of Tapestry. Today my guests are two online pals of mine, Stephen Forristall and Jonah Robertson, who from two different time zones complete the so-called ‘comedic prog rock’ duo Empire Bathtub. In addition to focusing on

Episode 43 | Puffhost

Jun 10th, 2020 1h 7m

Welcome to Episode 43 of Tapestry, where I got to chat with Ethan Rose and Myke Wilken of the Nashville alt-pop/hiphop duo about their roots. They discuss how they met over hot cider and found their shared voice, how their music and rhymes illu

Episode 42 | Kelli Rae Tubbs

May 19th, 2020 1h 11m

Welcome to Episode 42 of Tapestry, where I had an extremely informative conversation with Kelli Rae Tubbs, the 2020 recipient of the Paul Charosh Independent Scholar Fellowship. We discuss her journey which began with a curiosity about her fami

Episode 41 | Jakethehawk

May 5th, 2020 1h 19m

Welcome to Episode 41 of Tapestry, where today I chatted with my friends in the self-described 'Appalachian desert rock' band Jakethehawk on how excited they are to reveal their new riffs to the world, how adversity shapes musical expression, a

Episode 40 | Edward Banchs (Heavy Metal Africa)

Apr 21st, 2020 1h 22m

Welcome to Episode 40 of Tapestry, where my friend Edward Banchs, author of the book Heavy Metal Africa, so graciously educated me about many facets of his experiences as an ethnologist, African studies graduate, scholar, journalist, author, an