Very fun show for Mark and Blake today as one of their podcast heroes, Keith M stops by to chat about music, life, and Fest.

Keith fronts the NY based band, Memory Entry who will be playing Fest for the first time this year. He also is the man behind The New Scene podcast, the BEST music podcast in our scene. This was a real treat for us.

Keith talks about the formation of the band and how some of the best things in life can come from the ashes of things falling apart all around us. He also talks about how their first EP came together and how they have gather momentum around writing and recording their first full-length record as well.

We also spend some time talking about podcasting, and to me, this is riveting stuff, I hope you all agree. Finally, this is Keith's first time coming to Fest, let's make sure we show him a good time at Fest this fall.

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Hello and welcome back to At Least There's Fest. Joining the show today is Nic Maroulis of Hit Like a Girl. The band has stayed busy over the last decade, releasing four full-length records and playing as many shows as possible.

We talk about what it's like to tour so much, the why behind touring for Nic, recording and putting out music, and the fact that you could build two full soft ball team rosters out of people that have at one time been in this band.

We also talk Nic's non-profit No More Dysphoria, Nic and team do great work there. For more information on this work, please check out the link below. You can catch Hit Like A Girl on tour almost of the time and at Fest 24.

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Joining the show today we have Jordan Hill from Hell Beach returning to the those and he brought along his good friend Devon Kay of Devon Kay and the Solutions as well as Direct Hit!

Jordan and Devon both fill us on what they have been up to with their projects as well as giving us some hints of what may lay ahead (new music!). We also discuss the ups and downs of touring and how you find the rights bands with which to hit the road.

To that end, Devon and Jordan will be touring together starting this weekend at Stoop Fest in Lansing, MI as both of their bands travel to Pouzza Fest. You can find their full schedule of stops on their socials, and both bands put on a terrific live show.

If you cannot make to any of those shows, I do have some good news: Hell Beach is playing Fest 24!

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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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Happy Fest lineup day! We are thrilled to celebrate this joyous occasion with a special Friday episode with a band that will be playing Fest 24, marking their fifth time making the trip to Gainesville, The Bollweevils!

Dr. Daryl Wilson fronts the band and was kind enough to treat Mark and Blake to over an hour of punk history, the growth/pause/continuation of The Bollweevils and much more.

Daryl talks about the importance of Naked Raygun, growing up going to shows and finding community, why he became a doctor, juggling your passions, and how we were are all in this thing to help each other out. It's really a fun conversation.

We also talk about his new band, Pressure Set and how a guy with a family, a job, and a band, juggles all of this and starts a NEW band. You honestly get more energy just by talking to the guy. Good stuff.

You can see The Bollweevils at FEST 24 and look for remastered stuff from them along with new music from Pressure Set.

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Here we are folks, it is Fest Lineup Week! On Friday we will find out a good chunk of the bands playing Fest 24.

Before we get there though we are pleased to welcome Miranda Jayne to the podcast. Miranda has been a member of the Fest Photo Team for the past decade.

We talk about getting into photography, the joy/danger/thrill of shooting hardcore shows, learning from those around you, developing your craft and much more.

In addition to talking about shooting Fest, we also discuss Miranda's "Florida Band" project. These short videos do an absolutely tremendous shop of profiling Florida bands and their stories. Fans of Fest will see a lot of familiar names, this project is worthy of your time.

You can check out the "Florida Band" series and all of Miranda's work here.

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