Greetings and welcome back to another episode of At Least There's Fest! This is an exciting time of year because we are able to confirm who is playing Fest 24 and really zero in on bringing you the goods.

Joining the show today is the entire lineup from Dear Cincinnati. The Tallahassee band has been around for just one short year, but they have crammed A TON into that time.

We discuss their busy year of recording multiple EPs, touring, writing new music constantly and even working on their first full-length record. We talk about the idea of a concept record and the pure joy that comes from hitting the road with your friends and doing what you love.

***You can check out Itsa Cookie on Instagram, and make sure to their Fest tent this year as they will have a collab cookie up with Dear Cincinnati!***

Hello and welcome back to At Least There's Fest! Joining us on the program today is Tony Truzzolino from the New York band, Tired Radio. Tired Radio was just announced on that first Fest 24 lineup drop and they will be returning to play Fest for a fourth straight year. We are psyched to have them on the pod and back in Gainesville.

Tony tells us about their brand of "bummer punk" and how it is helpful to him and how we can all use music to help us navigate the murky waters of life. He also talks about the origins of Tired Radio and how it shifted from a solo project to the terrific full-band sound we hear now on the records and at shows.

We also dig into the importance of establishing real connections with those around us. Tony talks about how vital this is in building our community and getting a band started. This is a necessary step in being in a band and being a human and it cannot be faked. We all smell it when it's fake.

You can catch Tired Radio at Fest 24 this fall and you can follow them at all of the familiar places.

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Welcome to a very special episode of At Least There's Fest. Mark and Blake sat down and talked to bands, tattoo artists, and a baker to see who they were most excited to see now that we have our first wave of bands.

Fest is great, we all know this, but one of the challenges each year is diving into all of the bands and giving them all a fair shake. Our panel of experts will tell you who they are excited to see from headliners to bands further down the bill, this is the perfect place to start preparing for Fest 24.

In order, you will hear thoughts from:

• Glazed
• Anthem Tattoo
• Dopamines
• Little Low
• Unseemlier
• New Junk City
• Cape Crush
• Tides
• Rebuilder
• Tired Radio
• Itsa Cookie
• Dikembe
• Teen Agers

In addition to this fun primer, you can also check out a Fest 24 playlist we put together over on Apple Music. Here you will find 3-4 songs from every band on the lineup.

We hope you enjoy this episode.

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