Divided Heaven is a a group comprised of singer, songwriter, and guitarist Jeff Berman plus a cast of amazing musicians based out of Lancaster, PA.Jeff and I had compelling chat about his recent single, "Living Funeral" calling out the cult of the "Orange Man" and the events of Jan. 6.To honor his intentions for this song and his exception work, I wanted to get this song published on election day 2024.If you've not voted yet today, I encourage you to go excercise your right to do so. I hope Jeff's song is an inspiration for you however it hits you.You can find the episode on all streaming platforms here:B-Side Breakdownhttps://linktr.ee/bsidebreakdownPlease follow Divided Heaven on their socials, buy their records, and stream their music on any of the available platforms.You can keep up with them at:Divided Heaven:https://www.dividedheaven.com/https://www.instagram.com/dividedheavenhttps://dividedheaven.bandcamp.com/...and their label:Double Helix Records:https://doublehelixrecords.com/https://www.instagram.com/doublehelixrecordsThank you for your continued support!Brett Johnsonhttps://linktr.ee/brettjohnson#DividedHeaven #JeffBerman #LivingFuneral #brettjamesjohnson #threecrowsclub #musicpodcast #bsidebreakdown

Night Windows is a trio based out of southern New Jersey.Ben Hughes and I connected on their song "Church Bells" from their recent albom "In Memories".Here's something taken from their Bandcamp site that I think really speaks to the vibe of the song:"Where do I go from here? Everyone is getting older. I’m losing people both to death and life. I’ve written about the sadness that comes with the gift of life, but never like this. This time, I leaned as hard into the sadness as necessary in order to feel better."You can find the episode on all streaming platforms here:B-Side Breakdownhttps://linktr.ee/bsidebreakdownPlease follow Night Windows on their socials, buy their records, and stream their music on any of the available platforms.You can keep up with them at:Night Windows:https://linktr.ee/night_windowshttps://www.instagram.com/night_windows/https://nightwindows.bandcamp.comThank you for your continued support!Brett Johnsonhttps://linktr.ee/brettjohnson#NightWindows #BenHughes #ChurchBells #InMemories #brettjamesjohnson #threecrowsclub #musicpodcast #bsidebreakdown

Omnigone is a Northern California (East Bay) based SKA PUNK band founded by two former members of LINK 80.Adam D. and I got to chat about the song "Grief" from their latest reocrd "Feral" that's out on Bad Time Records.Performing at FEST22 a couple of weeks back, they made it back home and head down to Glass House in Pamona, CA for a show with Catbite, Against All Authority, and The Suicide Machines.You can find the episode on all streaming platforms here:B-Side Breakdownhttps://linktr.ee/bsidebreakdownPlease follow Omnigoner on their socials, buy their records, and stream their music on any of the available platforms.You can keep up with them at:Omnigone:https://www.instagram.com/0mnig0nehttps://omnigone.bandcamp.com/...and their label:Bad Time Records:https://www.instagram.com/badtimerec/https://www.badtimerecords.com/Thank you for your continued support!Brett Johnsonhttps://linktr.ee/brettjohnson#Omnigone #AdamD #Grief #Feral #BadTimeRecords #brettjamesjohnson #threecrowsclub #musicpodcast #bsidebreakdown

Early Riser is a cello-driven pop-punk band from Brooklyn, NY. Before Early Riser made it down to FEST22, I was able to connect with Kiri Oliver to talk about their song "Strays" from their latest recording, "Big Life" out on Asbestos Records.You can find the episode on all streaming platforms here:B-Side Breakdownhttps://linktr.ee/bsidebreakdownPlease follow Early Riser on their socials, pre-order their vinyl in HOT PINK, and stream their music on any of the available platforms.You can keep up with them at:Early Riser:https://www.instagram.com/earlyriserbandhttps://earlyriserrr.bandcamp.com/https://asbestosrecords.bigcartel.com/product/early-riser-big-life...and their label:Asbestos Records:https://www.instagram.com/asbestosrecordshttps://asbestosrecords.bigcartel.com/Thank you for your continued support!Brett Johnsonhttps://linktr.ee/brettjohnson#EarlyRiser #KiriOliver #Strays #BigLife #AsbestosRecords #brettjamesjohnson #threecrowsclub #musicpodcast #bsidebreakdown

I think this marks the 4th episode with Jeremy Jessen. This time we're chatting all amazing things about the song "Doppler" from Rad Owl's banger of a new record, "Rage Gracefully".Telling on myself, the episode was recorded in late May 2024 and I wasn't able to finally finish the episode until last week.Pinky swear, I'll do better."Rage..." came out in late Spring 2024, on Sell The Heart Records based out of San Francisco, and the fellas have been busy performing and supporting their new release across the US & Canada.Amazing for me that they are coming to Orlando, FL to play Will's Pub on Wednesday, Oct 23 (Along with B-Side Breakdown Alum, The Raging Nathans!!!) and at FEST! on Saturday Oct 26 at The Backyard @ Boca Fiesta & Palomino in Gainesville, FL.This Will's Pub show is going to be amazing as I saw The Raging Nathans, Rad Owl, Reconciler, and Jon Snodgrass perform together at The Earl in East ATL a few years ago. I'm stoked to get a second helping of that show.Go see them. Please show your support and buy their amazing records.@radowlbandhttps://radowl.bandcamp.com/@selltheheartrecordshttps://selltheheartrecords.bandcamp.com/@threecrowsclub@brettjamesjohnson@bsidebreakdown#RadOwl #Doppler #RageGracefully #SellTheHeartRecords #JeremyJessen #brettjamesjohnson #threecrowsclub #musicpodcast #bsidebreakdown

Taken straight from her bio, "Sarah McQuaid’s lush, chocolatey voice combines with her engaging personality, “subtle mastery onstage” (Huffington Post) and “brilliant musicianship” (fRoots) on acoustic and electric guitars, piano and (occasionally) drum to create a truly immersive experience. Born in Spain, raised in Chicago, holding dual Irish and American citizenship and now settled in rural England, she brings the eclecticism of her background to her “captivating, unorthodox songwriting” (PopMatters) and choice of material, spanning genres and defying categorisation. All this is abundantly demonstrated by her new live album and video series The St Buryan Sessions — but needs to be savoured in person to be fully appreciated."I was fortunate enough to have a wonderful conversation with Sarah about her song, "Last Song", her record, "St. Buryan Session", and anything else we could think of.Please look her up and show her support wherever you live, but particularly so if she's coming to a city near you on her Fall 2024 tour of the United States.https://www.sarahmcquaid.com#SarahMcQuaid #LastSong #StBuryanSessions  #brettjamesjohnson #threecrowsclub #musicpodcast #bsidebreakdown

Annie and the Bang Bang is a prolific four-piece band from Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN who put out a record in October 2023 called, "Radio Baby". I had the chance to sit and talk with them about their song, "Wind Phone".Please support them buy buying their double LP at: https://annieandthebangbang.bandcamp.com/music#AnnieAndTheBangBang #RadioBaby #WindPhone #brettjamesjohnson #threecrowsclub #musicpodcast #bsidebreakdown

Fun to check in with Rich Horton to talk about the song "Dynamite" from his now defunct band, Tragic Hands. Be sure to look him and them up at the following:https://tragichands.bandcamp.com/album/logic-saveshttps://www.soundcloud.com/riftyrichhttps://www.instagram.com/richhorton612/Also, be sure to check out his coffee shop and restaurant:https://www.thecoffeeshopne.comhttps://www.instagram.com/thecoffeeshopnortheast/https://www.relishmpls.comhttps://www.instagram.com/relishmpls/#TragicHands #Dynamite #RiftyRich #RelishMpls # TheCoffeeShopNE #brettjamesjohnson #threecrowsclub #musicpodcast #bsidebreakdown

Caught up with Andrew and Mitch from Unstable Shapes to chat about their song "The Local Spinx" and their band overall.Be sure to look them up at the following:https://unstableshapes.bandcamp.comhttp://www.unstableshapes.com@unstableshapes on Instagram#UnstableShapes #TheLocalSphinx #brettjamesjohnson #threecrowsclub #musicpodcast #bsidebreakdown

Had the opportunity to catch up with Josh Goldman from The Raging Nathans to talk about their work "Tragedy Ghouls."It's an open, candid, and sad tale that Josh has to tell behind the track.They persevered and are out on the road with Less Than Jake as this is published.Please show them your support through https://www.radgirlfriendrecords.com#TheRagingNathans #TragedyGhouls #JoshGoldman #RadGirlfriendRecords #brettjamesjohnson #threecrowsclub #musicpodcast #bsidebreakdown

Chatted up Jeremy Radio from the Charlotte, NC band Thousand Dollar Movie about their song, "Central Ave" off their latest release, "Give Me A Year".It's an honor and privilege for me to meet working artists who constantly look for new ways to pursue their craft and share it with the world. Jeremy has a ton going on and I think all of it is really cool. He has earned my ongoing support, I hope he gets yours as well. You can stream "Give Me A Year" at:https://thousanddollarmovie.bandcamp.com/Better yet, you can buy the cassette here: https://fourfingerrecords.bandcamp.com/#ThousandDollarMovie #CentralAve #GiveMeAYear #JeremyRadio #FourFingerRecords #brettjamesjohnson #threecrowsclub #musicpodcast #bsidebreakdown

I am honored to have met with Becky Fontaine and Nathan Gray from The Iron Roses to talk about "Screaming For A Change", the first single off their s/t new record that came out October 20, 2023.They are an incredibly inspiring duo whether they are co-fronting their amazing band or having an open chat on a podcast. I've not had a chance to see them live....YET! That is a priority for me in 2024. I hope it becomes a priority for you too.The best way to support them is to listen to them on Spotify, which you can do at this link:https://open.spotify.com/artist/4E39TiZAnl2g2uCpWI9L96Be sure to keep up with them on their socials, but you also get to their central hub at this link:https://www.ironroses.band/#TheIronRoses #BeckyFontaine #NathanGray #ScreamingForAChange #SoldierOfFortune #IodineRecordings #brettjamesjohnson #threecrowsclub #musicpodcast #bsidebreakdown

Grateful to have another chat with my creative and prolific dear friend, Jason Herrboldt, to talk about the Perfect Female Type song, "Bizarre Faith" off of the record "Wet Circuits".Jason has at least three active project going on right now between Perfect Female Type, Seven Whores of the Apocalypse, and Thrill Behind Barks. Every other month or more I see on his socials that he's releasing new music. Super stoked to have him on again and go down various rabbit holes from vocal authenticity to the celebration of our derivative influences through current songwriting.Be sure to look up Perfect Female Type at the following:https://perfectfemaletype.bandcamp.comVideo for Bizarre Faith:https://youtu.be/S5pVC3gxwUM#PerfectFemaleType #BizarreFaith #JasonHerrboldt #ThrillBehindBarks #SevenWhoresOfTheApocalypse #brettjamesjohnson #threecrowsclub #musicpodcast #bsidebreakdown

Caught up with Eric W. Krueger recently to talk about his song, "Brush Fire", off of his recent solo acoustic release, "Shed Songs".It's a beautiful, stripped down, raw, and vulnerable offering from an incredibly talented and prolific multi-instrumentalist and artist.I've known Eric for many years now through Blue Worm Records ties with his band Sunday Flood and mutual musician friends. Though I've not talked to him in many years, it really felt like picking right back up with an old friend.I hope you enjoy his music and support him.Be sure to look Eric W. Krueger up at the following:https://ericwkruegersongs.bandcamp.com/https://sundayflood.bandcamp.com/#EricWKrueger #BrushFire #ShedSongs #SundayFlood #Halloran #Appleton #BlueWormRecords #brettjamesjohnson #threecrowsclub #musicpodcast #bsidebreakdown

Got a chance to sit down with Ian Prince from the Minneapolis, MN rock band "Houston" to talk about their song "San Diego" from their latest Init Records release, "The Biggest Show In Space".Ian Prince is one of my favorite drummers to see perform, particularly with the band Houston. He's also played with Story of the Sea, Cloud Cult, Soul Asylum, and is also currently in a band with Allen Epley from Shiner called "BIRDHANDS".Speaking of Shiner, Jason Gerken is another of my favorite drummers to see live. If I can get him on an episode as well as Adam Wade, drummer from Shudder To Think's "Pony Express Record", I reckon I'll be on to somehting here...but I digress.Be sure to look Ian Prince up at the following:https://ianprince.comhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt49eHGXF_9LTFB7Q5gkjmwOther links:http://www.initrecords.nethttps://initrecords.bandcamp.com/https://onesimpleband.bandcamp.com/#OneSimpleBand #OnceASimpleBand #Houston #SanDiego #IanPrince #InitRecords #brettjamesjohnson #threecrowsclub #musicpodcast #bsidebreakdown

Catching up with Sara and Wes from EvilLeaf to discuss their song "Summoned By Smoke".Be sure to look them up at:https://evilleaf.bandcamp.com/https://linktr.ee/evilleafOther links:https://linktr.ee/bsidebreakdownhttps://linktr.ee/brettjohnson#EvilLeaf #SummonedBySmoke #bsidebreakdown#brettjamesjohnson #threecrowsclub #musicpodcast

Talking with David Jarnstrom about the Rad Owl song, "Aladdin's Castle". Rad Owl is a punk rock band based out of Twin Cities, MN. They will be performing at FEST21 in Gainesville, FL on Sunday October 29 at 1AM at Vecinos!Rad Owlhttps://linktr.ee/radowlbandOther links:https://linktr.ee/bsidebreakdownhttps://linktr.ee/brettjohnson#RadOwl #AladdinsCastle #Fest21 #davidjarnstrom #Align #DeadHistory #bsidebreakdown #brettjamesjohnson #threecrowsclub #musicpodcast

Megan and Shane are a country/americana duo now based out of St. Louis, MO. I've known them both for a long time and have had the priviledge of making music with them both in the studio and on stage.This is part two of a two part episoder where they each picked a song they wanted to discuss. First up we have their song "Taken This Long" from their record Daughter of Country.I hope you fall in love with them.https://meganandshane.bandcamp.com/Other links:https://linktr.ee/bsidebreakdownhttps://linktr.ee/brettjohnson#MeganAndShane #PeaksAndValleys #DaughterOfCountry #TakenThisLong #bsidebreakdown #brettjamesjohnson #threecrowsclub #musicpodcast

Megan and Shane are a country/americana duo now based out of St. Louis, MO. I've known them both for a long time and have had the priviledge of making music with them both in the studio and on stage.This is part one of a two part episoder where they each picked a song they wanted to discuss. First up we have their song "Alone" from their record Daughter of Country.I hope you fall in love with them.https://meganandshane.bandcamp.com/Other links:https://linktr.ee/bsidebreakdownhttps://linktr.ee/brettjohnson#MeganAndShane #PeaksAndValleys #DaughterOfCountry #Alone #bsidebreakdown #brettjamesjohnson #threecrowsclub #musicpodcast

I got to catch up once again with my good friend Jeremy Jessen from the band Align, to talk about their song "Rapidan" which comes off their Blue Book Value record.Come out and hang out!***Saturday July 22, 2023 @ Mortimer's (MPLS, MN)AlignDropnickelAttracted To GodsMusic: 9:30PMCover: $1021+***Alignhttps://linktr.ee/alignrockRad Owl (Jer's Other Band)https://linktr.ee/radowlbandOther links:https://linktr.ee/bsidebreakdownhttps://linktr.ee/brettjohnsonhttps://linktr.ee/bluewormrecords#AlignRock #Rapidan #bsidebreakdown#jeremyjessen #bluewormrecords #statusfearmedia #mortimersbar #attractedtogods #atg #dropnickel #brettjamesjohnson #threecrowsclub #musicpodcast

I am very excited to share this epidsode with you all! I had the good fortune to get Jake Rose and Dan Garland from New Medicine on the show to talk about their latest single, "Past The Past".It was so much fun to get the backstory on their amazing journey starting from how they came about in high school to where they are today.I personally found this to be an enlightening and inspiring conversation about the DIY spririt at its core, and how the only thing truly limiting our potential for success, is ourselves.I hope you like it! Be sure to look them up at:https://newmedicinerocks.comOther links:https://linktr.ee/bsidebreakdownhttps://linktr.ee/brettjohnson#NewMedicine #PastThePast #bsidebreakdown#brettjamesjohnson #threecrowsclub #musicpodcast

Had a chance to catch up with my old friend John McEwen to talk about one of his many bands, Dead History, and their song, "Back To The Center".#deadhistory #shorttimer #align #saxmpls #mplsmusic #bsidebreakdown#johnmcewen #brettjamesjohnson #threecrowsclub #musicpodcastOriginally published on 03/17/2023https://linktr.ee/bsidebreakdownhttps://linktr.ee/brettjohnson

Had a chance to talk with my old pal Brian Larson (with., Seconds Before) about his new solo song "Built To Last".He is putting together band with incredible players and I can't wait to hear more from them in 2023!Look for Brian across all streaming services and you can find him directly at https://www.brianlarson.com#mnmusic #singersongwriter #songwriting #americana #bsidebreakdown#brianlarson #brettjamesjohnson #threecrowsclub #musicpodcast #bluewormrecords #secondsbeforehttps://linktr.ee/brettjohnsonhttps://linktr.ee/bsidebreakdownOriginally published on 02/10/2023

I got to catch up with my dear friend Nick Larsen to talk about his beautiful song "Moving Past" from his project/band called Monolog.When not being solo singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist, Nick plays drums in an incredible rock band called ExactlyNo and from time to time will share the stage and studio with myself on bass as the rhythm section for Nashville's hottest Americana/Country duo Megan and Shane!What's so special about this episode is that between the time we recorded it and the final mix, Nick went back into the studio to cut a refreshed version of the song. Both versions are great and have their own character, but you decide which one you like more if you don't absolutely love them both!Original version recorded by Dave West at Studio 9Mixed/mastered by Doug @ Pratt SoundNew version recorded by @jeremytappero at #thenoisebelowMastered by Bruce Templeton at Microphonic Mastering#monolog #singersongwriter #mplsmusic #bsidebreakdown#nicklarsen #brettjamesjohnson #threecrowsclub#musicpodcastPreviously published on 12/02/2022https://linktr.ee/brettjohnsonhttps://linktr.ee/bsidebreakdown

So grateful to have a chat with Jason Herrboldt from Thrill Behind Barks about their song "The Lady In The Walls"!Jason is in wonderful company with a couple of other electronic and experimental musicians that comprise Thrill Behind Barks. The same three also make up the Dark Disco / Industrial group Seven Whores of the Apocalypse.Please check them out!thrillbehindbarks.comsevenwhoresoftheapocalypse.comOriginally published on 11/05/2022https://linktr.ee/brettjohnsonhttps://linktr.ee/bsidebreakdown

Brett Johnson sits down with Jeremy Jessen to talk about the Align song, "Oscilloscope".Align is a post-hardcore band based in Twin Cities, MN.Alignhttps://linktr.ee/alignrockRad Owlhttps://linktr.ee/radowlbandOriginally published on 10/21/2022

Brett Johnson sits down with Eric Fairchild to talk about the song, "The Flame (Find A Way)" from his former band, Secretly Drowning.Eric Fairchildwww.secretlyeric.comBrett Johnsonhttps://linktr.ee/brettjohnsonB-Side Breakdownhttps://linktr.ee/bsidebreakdownOriginally published 08/05/2022