Andy and Nick visited Kavod Senior Life in Denver and sat down with 8 residents to get their unique stories, memories, and even some of their regrets along the way. This is the first episode of the series, and it features Vivian and Michael. Check it out on the channel.…
Andy and Nick visited Kavod Senior Life in Denver and sat down with 8 residents to get their unique stories, memories, and even some of their regrets along the way. This is the first episode of the series, and it features Vivian and Michael. Check it out on the channel.…
What can an 84-year-old nurse, writer, and citizen journalist teach us about life? What about a 67-year-old former athlete, award-winning cannabis baker, and sorbet entrepreneur? In this episode of Respect Your Elders, Andy Frasco and Nick Gerlach sit down with two remarkable residents of Kavod Senior Life in Denver. Vivian…
Nick stole Andy's Rolex before the episode, then wore it until Andy noticed. He then pretended it was his and that he had been "investing in watches lately". After that, Andy gave him a watch he had been intending to gift him for a while now, which Nick didn't really…
Nick and Andy talk about what bands they think should quit. They start to get nervous about being able to go in public, so they switch the topic to something a little more positive which is bands that should come back.
Jackson Wetherbee was a singer-songwriter before he started the Elovaters in Boston. He was going ot college for opera in Georgia when he got a call that he was going to audition for Jay-Z based on the demo he had been passing around. Jay-Z loved him and called him mother…
The Elovaters first album was called The Cornerstone, but they had to change their name because a metal band full of lawyers in Austria sued them for it. That band probably isn't even around anymore. So, the Elovaters called the first album Cornerstone, and the rest is history. Now, they're…
Elovaters leader singer, Jackson Wetherbee, once had an audition at Def jam with Jay-Z. It obviously went well because he was told after the meeting that he had to drop out of college. Beyonce's husband even called his mom. The deal didn't work out, but his career still did. He…
Jackson Wetherbee of The Elovaters joins the pod for one of the realest conversations we’ve had about what it actually takes to “make it” in music. From getting discovered by Jay-Z at 19… to getting dropped by a major label… to grinding bar gigs for nearly a decade while raising…
They're giving it away like candy.
Nick doesn't like philosophy nerds who try to make 800-page books out of just common sense. To be fair, common sense isn't common.
Cameron Winter, lead singer of Geese, joined Andy and Nick and talked about how the band met at a prestigious private school in Brooklyn. They got their start during an extracurricular program at the school. He then talks about how his father, who is a composer and runs a sync…
Steve Earle used to chauffer for his friend with no license when he lived in Nashville. One day, it led to him meeting Neil Young. Two legendary singer/songwriters meeting on accident. Hear more of the story in the main interview.
Legendary songwriter, Steve Earle, on raising a teenager with autism at the same time at his age. He does into it more in the full interview. 👉 Check out new episodes on Volume.com every Tuesday
Andy Frasco talks with Brothers Comatose about the early days of touring and who things were so much simpler when we were young. Never grow up, kids.
Brothers Comatose joins us this week (the entire band) and they have a ton of great stories from their time as a touring band. This includes this one about one of the members getting a myriad of injuries from his wild and risky lifestyle.
The Brothers Comatose join Andy for one of the wildest hangs yet — from sleeping in the woods after a tree branch punctured an eyeball, to puking mid-set at punk bars in San Francisco, to surviving the Bandwagon death trap on tour. The crew talks bluegrass revival, viral success with…
Songwriter, Steve Earle, talks bout running away from home to Houston when he was 14 to meet his hero. Being a chauffer and how it led to him meeting Neil Young. He also talks about how they wouldn't let his use drugs when he first came around because he was…
Legendary songwriter and actor from the Wire, Steve Earle, talks about people having kids for the wrong reasons and how it won't "complete you" or save your relationship. It's honestly better if it happens as a surprise.
Steve Earle has been to a lot of Yankees games, like a lot. He was at the last game in the old Yankee Stadium and the first game in the new one. He says the new one is better, and it's not even close. Of course, the old one is…
Steve Earle joined Andy Frasco this week and talked about his entire life. He even got into his intense Yankees fandom, and why he thinks the new Yankees stadium is superior to the old Yankees stadium. Do you agree? He then ends the Yankees talk with a story about how…
Steve Earle loves to sit up close and personal to watch his favorite baseball team, the New York Yankees. One time, he was sitting near Trump at the game and took the chance to heckle him, and he left the game early because the Yankees had no chance of winning.…
Steve Earle talks about how he would get the best stuff during his short time in prison. It has its own economy, and it all starts with zoos and wam wams...or snacks. 👉 Subscribe for new episodes every Tuesday
Legendary songwriter talks about the prison economy when he was in prison for almost a year in Tennessee. He talks about how it all revolves around the commisary and zoo zoos and wam wams. Then he talks about the Cadillac version of a cigarette and how you get it. You…