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August 23 2021

Hugo Ferreira – Singer (Tantric)

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Hugo Ferreira
Take a walk with me down Fascination Street as I get to know Hugo Ferreira from the rock band Tantric. The 2001 debut album from Tantric may actually be my favorite rock album to come out of the early 2000’s. I love this album so much! In this episode, Hugo and I chat about where he grew up and what got him into music. We talk about how he came to be paired with the rest of the original members of this band, and some of my favorite songs by them. Lastly, we discuss Tantric’s new album, and he let’s me play a song or two. 1 from an earlier album, and 1 off the new album (The Sum Of All Things). Hugo is a genuine rock star, fronting this band for a solid TWO decades now! Make sure you check out their social media for tour dates. Tantric shows are guaranteed to melt your face!
Follow Hugo on social media:
Insta: @TantricHugo
FB: Tantric (Band)

April 19 2021

Jolee Kasprzak – Marketing Director (French Lick Winery / Spirits of French Lick Distillery)

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Jolee Kasprzak
Take a walk with me down Fascination Street as I get to know Jolee Kasprzak. Jolee is the Marketing Director for both the French Lick Winery and Spirits of French Lick Distillery; both located in French Lick, Indiana. In this episode, we chat about how she wound up in Indiana after being born & raised in California. Next we jump right into her work at the winery and the distillery. We talk a lot about the products they offer, why they name their spirits after real people, and Jolee gives us a small lesson regarding the history of bourbon making in Indiana. While The French Lick Winery specializes in sweet wines; Spirits of French Lick Distillery makes just about every spirit you can imagine: bourbon, gin, vodka, brandy, aquavit, even absinthe.
Follow Jolee on social media:
Twit: @SpiritsOfFL
Insta: @theTestarossa / @SpiritsOfFrenchLick
FB: Jolee Clarke.Kasprzak / Spirits Of French Lick

March 8 2021

Donald Carpenter – singer / musician (SubmerseD / Blisskrieg)

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Donald Carpenter
Take a walk with me down Fascination Street as I get to know Donald Carpenter. Donald was previously the lead singer for the rock band SubmerseD, and Eye Empire; and currently fronts the new rock band Blisskrieg. Blisskrieg is comprised of Donald, and the three founding members of Days Of The New and Tantric. (Todd Whitener, Matt Taul, and previous guest Jesse Vest)
In this episode Donald and I chat about how he got into the music business, how his first 2 successful bands got together, why he took a break from the music business, and how this new band came to be. We do briefly discuss some of the pitfalls and downsides of the music business, as well as some behind the scenes stories about how this new album got made during Covid 19. Donald does let me play one of the songs off of Blisskrieg’s new album Remedy (available everywhere), so Thank you Donald!

Follow Donald on social media:
Insta: @DonaldCarpenterMusic
FB: Donald Carpenter (Musician Page)

Follow Blisskrieg on social media:
Twit: @BlisskriegBand
Insta: @BlisskriegBand
FB: Blisskrieg

November 4 2018

Jesse Vest – Musician (Days Of The New / Tantric)

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This episode is my conversation with Jesse Vest. Jesse is the founding bass player for the 90’s rock band Days Of The New and ALSO the founding bass player for the 2000’s rock band Tantric! This was a fun conversation with an actual rock star. In this episode we talk about what drew him to music, his time with Days Of The New and Tantric, as well as his past and present relationship with one time best friend Travis Meeks. We also talk about his podcast: CrasherCast, and his current band The Louisville Crashers. Also Jesse lets me play one of their songs!

Jesse’s social media:

Twit: @CrasherCast

Insta: @TheCrasherCast

Grab a copy of Jesse’s ICONIC work:

Days Of The New debut album: https://amzn.to/2CmKyZI

Tantric debut album: https://amzn.to/2CQffaO

Check out Jesse’s current band: TheLouisvilleCrashers.com

Check out Jesse’s podcast CrasherCast on iTunes or wherever.