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Beers With Bands
Welcome to EKA172! Today we're joined by Michael Torres, host of Beers With Bands! As a fellow podcast host in the DIY space this was a great time getting to know someone who has interviewed so many of the same bands and who has been doing this for so much longer than we have. We gossip about the...
Riley! Talk Pure Noise Signing, Their First Headlining Tour & The Making Of "To Live And Die In The American South"
Welcome to EKA171! Today we're joined by Kris, Izzy and Ryan from Riley! THE MOTHERF*CKING BAND! (for the second time)! We caught them right as they got into Denver for the second show of their first ever headlining tour with Kerosene Heights and Bugsy. We talk about the differences in preparatio...
Riley! The MF Band Talk Pure Noise, Their First Headlining Tour & The Making Of "To Live And Die In The American South"
Welcome to EKA171! Today we're joined by Kris, Izzy and Ryan from Riley! THE MOTHERF*CKING BAND! (for the second time)! We caught them right as they got into Denver for the second show of their first ever headlining tour with Kerosene Heights and Bugsy. We talk about the differences in preparatio...
Manor Gates
Welcome to EKA170! Today we're joined by Griffen, Jeremy and Adam from Columbus based band Manor Gates! The fellas and I talk about the recording process behind their upcoming record. The writing process, recording in Queens with Billy Mannino, touring plans and everything else! We discuss other...
Heavy Metal Chess Club
Welcome to EKA169! Today we're joined by Heavy Metal Chess Club out of Philadelphia! Hot off the heels of their new album "I Think It'll Haunt Me Forever", the members of HMCC joined us for a deep dive on the album as well as a look into their personal and collective emo origins. I'll give you a...
Michael Cera Palin
Welcome to EKA168! Today is a very special episode as we are joined by Elliott Brabant of Michael Cera Palin for a wide ranging interview that had Robb in tears from both laughter and sadness. Things kick off with a bang as we immediately start by talking about Combat and Freddie Got Fingered whi...
Glen
Welcome to EKA167! Today we're joined by the band Glen out of Lansing, Michigan. Originally they're from Clio, they went to high school together and now they run a venue out of their home. We've heard about this band in previous episodes with No Problemo!, Final Boss Fight, The Bald and Tequila M...
The Early November, Ace & Jeff Talk 25 Years of TEN, Drive Thru Days, Compilations vs Playlists, Parenting & More
Welcome to EKA166! Today we are joined by Ace Enders and Jeff Kummer from seminal New Jersey emo band The Early November! Amanda and I have both been fans of this band for over 20 years so we were very excited for this interview and the guys did not disappoint. Truly class acts who made for an in...
Jus Rus & Robb Talk Menzingers, Counting Crows, The Gaslight Anthem & More
Welcome to EKA165! Today we are joined by Jus Rus, a singer/songwriter from Philly! Jus Rus is the solo project of Justin Russell. Justin and I have followed eachother on tiktok for a while and couldn't help that we basically had the exact same taste in music so once he had some new material to p...
Walwin
Welcome to EKA 164! Today we are joined by our most long distance guest in show history, Walwin! Walwin is a singer, songwriter, producer and overall just cool dude. Currently based in Melbourne by way of South London, Walwin was kind enough to join me early in the Aussie morning for one of the m...
Evan Weiss
Welcome to EKA163! Today we are joined by Evan Weiss of Into It. Over It., Pet Symmetry, The Progress and so many other projects. Evan has been a pivotal figure in emo for the last 15+ years so having him on was truly an honor. In this episode, we discuss his personal progression and history as a...
Super Summer Solstice Special
Welcome to EKA162! Today we're talking shop as we got all 3 members of Team EKA on the call discussing what we've been up to and what we have coming up. The episode starts off with Amanda and Catherine recapping their weekend interviewing bands on behalf of our show. Sleeping With Sirens, Saturda...
Zachary Ross
Welcome to EKA 161! Today we are joined by Zachary Ross, frontman of the seminal pop punk band Man Overboard as well as the band Chew Toy! We talk about his east coast origins, early tours with Handguns, the origination of the Defend Pop Punk shirt, plus tons of old stories! Chris Carrabba, Andy...
Hawthorne Heights
Welcome to EKA160! Today we are joined by an up and coming emo band out of Dayton, OH called Hawthorne Heights! In all seriousness, JT and the fellas were kind enough to take some time to sit down with Amanda for an interview at the Vans Warped Tour in DC. We talked about the importance of bands...
Ethie
Welcome to EKA 159! Today I'm joined by Ethie, the tour manager/booker/photographer/graphic designer/ merchperson for quite literally like 82% of the bands we have had on our show. Leisure Hour, Palette Knife, Stars Hollow, Adjust The Sails, Tequila Mockingbird, Thoughts on Bowling, Dear Maryanne...
Saturdays At Your Place
Welcome to EKA158! Today we're joined by Mitch and Gabe from Saturdays At Your Place for a quick interview at the 2026 Vans Warped Tour in DC! Amanda and the fellas discuss life after the release of These Things Happen, when to expect the follow up LP, touring internationally, representing the ne...
Swiss Army Wife
Welcome to EKA 157! Today we are joined by Swiss Army Wife on the heels of their new record "I Love You, But I Hate It Here" out now on We're Trying Records! Tim and Ellie were kind enough to join me to talk about the making of the record, signing with Jordan and We're Trying Records, and so much...
Sleeping With Sirens
Welcome to a bonus minisode with Sleeping With Sirens! Amanda had a chance to sit down with the band at Vans Warped Tour in Washington D.C. to talk about their new record An Ending In Itself. The recording process, what they ate while working on it, the songs they're looking forward to playing an...
Harrison Gordon
Welcome to EKA156! Today we are joined by Harrison Gordon of the band Harrison Gordon, as he announces the bands new LP Bliss, their first with Hopeless Records! Bliss drops on September 4th and was produced and mixed by Tyler Floyd and mastered by Will Yip. We talk about how tf we got to this po...
Andrew Sacher
Welcome to EKA 155! Today we are joined by Andrew Sacher, senior editor and podcast host at Brooklyn Vegan, to talk about his upcoming book Emo Revival! When Andrew's book was announced I was hoping we'd be able to have him on to talk about this important period together. Along with a deep dive o...
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