DAVID DONDERO, the critically acclaimed songwriter is our guest on the show this week! We join him in the basement of the Hi-Dive in Denver, Colorado for an in depth talk about the singer’s early life, how he discovered Punk Rock & Rap, learning to play music and starting his first bands! We then talk about his transitions from punk rock drummer to acoustic songwriter, Sunbrain, This Bike Is a Pipe Bomb and his writing style. Then we move in and talk a little about his reasons for sobering up! All of this plus David serenades us with Newcleus’s “Jam […]
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53 – IN THE WHALE’s Eric Riley & Nate Valdez talk about their humble small town origins, moving to Denver, the secrets of success, their new album ERIC and MORE!
Denver’s IN THE WHALE members Eric Riley and Nate Valdez sit down with Damian to talk their humble small town origins, moving to Denver, the secrets of their success and their new album: Eric. All that and MORE! Welcome to your new favorite band. In March of 2012, I found myself sitting on a Denver patio with my friend Haley day drinking massive amounts of PBR. Hours later and without much choice I found myself being whisked away to Fort Collins, Colorado for the annual FoCoMx festival. FoCoMx is a city wide music festival, very much in the vein of […]
52 – NATIVE DAUGHTERS interview! Members of the band discuss their early musical obsessions, growing up in the Colorado music scene, the end of Mustangs and Madras and the world of Native Daughters!
NATIVE DAUGHTERs members Justin Hackl, Thomas Chagolla , and Eddie Maestas-Vigil join us for this week’s Mostly Harmless. We also debut “Happy New Year Nurse” from the band’s upcoming EP! I’ve been fortunate enough to have known Justin Hackl since 2008, when I witnessed Only Thunder open for Hot Water Music on their reunion tour at the Gothic Theater. Justin’s future band mates, Mustangs and Madras would also join in the supporting duties. While working at The Triple Nickel Tavern in Colorado Springs, and booking Only Thunder, I became fast friends with Justin and the band’s many members. Since their demise, I have […]
51 – TWO COW GARAGE Live interview and acoustic taping at Mutiny Information Exchange!
TWO COW GARAGE join us for a very special episode of Mostly Harmless, recorded in front of a live studio audience at Mutiny Information Exchange in Denver, Co! There would not be a Mostly Harmless with Dammit Damian if it were not for Two Cow Garage. I found myself on a week long road trip with Michael Dean Damron, who is an excellent solo musician who is also known for his time with the best southern rock band from Portland, I Can Lick Any Son Of A Bitch In The House. With Mike, I spent a week on the road […]
50 – RESTORATIONS interview! The band talk about what makes Philly Great, their early origins, and how scary it was to sign to Side One Dummy Records!
RESTORATIONS from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania are our guests on this week’s Mostly Harmless! This week’s episode is sponsored by Illegal Pete’s and their Starving Artist Program! Restorations have put out one of my favorite records of the year and I might have missed it if was not for the wonderful Jamie from Side One Dummy and their PR team finding me and sending me a copy of their newest album, LP2. Immediately I was blown away with their melding of Post-Punk Rock N Roll and indie rock, with a little pop-punk thrown in for flavor. I think of it as Hum […]
49 – Andy Thomas Interview! The member of Tin Horn Prayer & The Knew talks about his new book, HELL IS IN NEW JERSEY!
ANDY THOMAS is the guest on this week’s episode! Woooo! Andy is in pretty much every Denver band that matters. He’s been in Only Thunder and Ghost Buffalo. He’s currently in THE KNEW, and Tin Horn Prayer, when they are not on Hiatus, and Shining Wires. Andy can do it all. This week we sit down with Andy to celebrate his illustrious music career in the Denver music scene, but not only that! We’re also celebrating Andy’s first novel: HELL IS IN NEW JERSEY! I meet up with Andy at Illegal Pete’s on South Broadway in Denver, and we talk […]
48 – GOLDFINGER Interview! The guitarist, Charlie Paulson, gets candid in this interview about his early musical experiences, drug abuse and career!
BUDDIES! I can’t even begin to tell you how excited I was for today’s episode! You see, when I was 15 years old, GOLDFINGER was my punk rock gateway band. Charlie goes on to tell us that he’s never really thought that Goldfinger was a punk rock band, but regardless, they opened up a world to me that I felt right at home within. Without being sick with a stomach virus, staying up late to watch 120 Minutes on MTV and seeing the video for Here In Your Bedroom; who knows where I might be today! It took 17 years for me […]
47 – THE COPYRIGHTS ADAM FLETCHER (Dear Landlord) and KRIS ROE of The ATARIS at Riot Fest Denver!
Alright Buddies! Welcome to what was originally intended to be our Riot Fest Denver Interview show! Sadly things did not go as planned, but that doesn’t mean this isn’t a fantastic episode! Because it is! This week we join Adam Fletcher of THE COPYRIGHTS in front of the Marquis Theater in Denver to talk about growing up in a small town, discovering punk rock, starting a band and the perks of growing up in a small town! We also talk a little bit about touring, and DEAR LANDLORD! Then we randomly run into KRIS ROE from THE ATARIS backstage waiting […]
46 – MURDER BY DEATH Interview! Adam Turla talks his love of survival novels, his affection for 80’s movies and how he learned how to create music!
We’re BACK! After a short hiatus and a quick move to Denver, Colorado.. We’re back and better than ever! From now until the end of the year, expect a new episode every week! This week we join Adam Turla from Murder By Death in the alleyway of The Bluebird Theater in Denver. It was Friday the 13th, and what a hell of a day. The Colorado landscape was ravaged by record breaking rainfall. Many people lost their homes and some even lost their lives due to the flooding. Many of the weekends events were cancelled or put on hold. Many […]
45 – FILMAGE Interview! The story of The DESCENDENTS / ALL film. We talk to the filmmakers behind the film!
This week’s episode sees travel to Fort Collins, Colorado for the FoCo premier of FILMAGE: THE STORY OF THE DESCENDENTS / ALL. The night kicked off with an acoustic set by Mr. Chad Price of Drag The River and ALL’s third singer. Descendents/ALL bass player Mr. Karl Alvarez’s Endless Monster kicks off the jams before a packed house opening up the for the fantastic Documentary. Fort Collins has been the home base of the band since 1994, and there is no better place to watch the film unfold. The rambunctious, yet captivate audience would abrupt in cheers when their Fort […]
44 – DAX RIGGS of ACID BATH, DEADBOY & THE ELEPHANTMEN and AGENTS OF OBLIVION!
DAX RIGGS from ACID BATH, Deadboy and the Elephantmen & Agents of Oblivian is our special guest on this week’s Mostly Harmless! Our good friend Bryan Ostrow, booking agent of The Triple Nickel Tavern and editor of What’s Left Fest Zine and Records joins us as a special guest host (along with our buddy Matt Jenereaux shouting questions from the other side of the room!) This drunken episode was done at the Triple Nickel Tavern after last call on July 24th. We join Dax backstage as the staff cleans the stage room. We talk about Dax’s favorite Eddie Murphy movies, growing […]