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Host Tyson Allison has shoegaze band Shrinestone's lead singer Jason Zbichorski as guest for the third episode of Chords on Fire. Shrinestone have been together for a year and a half but are already making a splash on the Milwaukee music scene with their unique blend of abstract lyrics, lush sound and catchy guitar hooks all manifesting on 2 EPs quickly released and available now. Jason also has a long history of other bands with differing genres and he talks about his current songwriting philosophy while touching on how Shrinestone works as a band from musical idea to construction and fruition. "It's not the "me" show...the focal point changes and everyone has an important part to play to complete the puzzle." Tyson and Jason have a discussion about REM-like lyrics and how the meanings can vary from person to person, inspiration from different bands (many of which are from the 4AD label era) and where Jason's view lands on the current state of the music industry. Of course the EQ questions have returned, where Jason talks about some of his favorite Milwaukee haunts and personal musical wishlists. A lively, interesting discussion ranging from jazz to ambient to hiphop projects and Cocteau Twins, The Cure, Joy Division, David Foster Wallace, Chuck Klosterman and a surprising tie to Portishead round out this episode and an excellent performance of Shrinestone's song "Starboxing" complete this episode that you don't want to miss! As always, you can also watch the filmed interview on the Chords on Fire Youtube channel! Thank you for your support!

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Chords on Fire Episode 2 features guest Miles Patzer, lead singer and rhythm guitarist for the band HOSTS in Milwaukee, WI. As is stated right away in full transparency, host Tyson Allison is also in the band HOSTS (lead guitarist), and the two bandmates talk about the new album, "Wade Low" and the band's origin story in Nashville, TN when Miles attended college at Belmont U and received a degree in Music Business. They also walk through Miles interning at indie distributor 30 Tigers as well as Brendon Benson's (Raconteurs/Jack White) boutique record label. They discuss past HOSTS albums, their constant producer Drew Long, and Miles deciding to return to Milwaukee and gather a new lineup and start playing shows. The struggle between a career in music and a career in the restaurant/bar business, starting a family, and the disappointing state of the current music industry are covered, as well as songwriting influences, the thrill of playing big local festivals like Summerfest, and the E.Q. (Everybody Questions) segment returns for Miles to give his answers on Milwaukee hot spots and personal music opinions. The episode closes with Miles giving a solo acoustic performance of the new song, "Sidelines". As always, you can also watch the video podcast of this interview on the Chords on Fire YouTube channel as well! Thank you for listening!

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Episode #1 of Chords on Fire features host Tyson Allison interviewing Milwaukee singer/songwriter Next Paperback Hero (real name Nathan Honore). They talk about Nathan's album, "Morning Skies and Heavy Eyes" which was featured on 88.9 Radio and received local accolades from Milwaukee Record. At the end of the episode, Nathan performs one solo acoustic song from the album. Tyson and Nathan delve into his musical beginnings, instruments played, songwriting style and how the album was recorded. Other topics include the local music scene, influences, and a special 10-question section of the interview called EQ (Everybody Questions) which covers Nathan's favorite things in Milwaukee and some specific music-related info about him and the music industry. It's fun, casual, informative and a sharing of artistry.

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