Cliftones W/ Jc Denison

Tim Barnes is a fixture in Louisville's experimental music scene both as a performer and curator.  He's played on records by Jim O'Rourke and Silver Jews, performed with Faust and Lee Ranaldo, and even negotiated musical moments for MTV and Nike.  All this, and he's stayed level-headed and dedicated enough to help raise a family and tirelessly run one of Louisville's most important music venues, Dreamland.  He sat down with JC to talk fusing rock drumming with artistic music, pushing artistic boundaries at all times, running an avant garde non-profit, and more... This episode sponsored by Zanzabar and Dauntless Distributing.

Evan Patterson has carved a dedicated following shredding guitar and screaming in technically innovative bands like Young Widows and Breather Resist and, more recently, singing and writing conceptual mood music in Jaye Jayle.  He's toured the world and the U.S. extensively since his late teens, and has become an expert screen printer and uniquely-minded visual artist in his off time.  He sat down with JC to talk tour friends, growing up in rural Kentucky, recreating his creative self, and more... This episode brought to you by Heine Bros. Coffee, Monnik Beer Co., and Dauntless Distributing.

Johnny Siegel is a talented guitarist who's played with such diverse artists as Wanda Jackson, Junk Yard Dogs, and Scott Carney.  He's moved around the world, having spent quality musical time in Louisville, New York, New Orleans, and Australia.  His father resurrected the Palace Theatre in Louisville in the 80's, and during a stint later in life he had the honor of taking guitar lessons from Television's Richard Lloyd.  He sat down with JC to talk 60's guitar influences, post-Hurricane Katrina life, and raising a family on opposite ends of the world. This episode is sponsored by Heine Bros. Coffee and Dauntless Distributing. 

Britt Walford is a highly revered drummer in indie-rock circles and beyond.  His work behind the kit in bands like Slint, the Breeders, and Squirrel Bait is immensely influential and often imitated.  He's toured the world, headlined the All Tomorrow's Parties festival, and recorded with legendary engineer Steve Albini.  He Sat down with JC to talk about classical music's influences on his musicianship, his early drumming, touring in a van as a teenager, and what made the Slint reunion (finally) happen.  Listen as JC geeks out a little too much about 'Spiderland', and notice Britt's patience with the entire process.  This episode brought to you by Monnik Brewing Co. and Dauntless Distributing.

Kevin Ratterman is a highly skilled producer and engineer known for working with artists as varied as My Morning Jacket, White Reaper, The Flaming Lips, Shannon Wright, and Andrew Bird.  He's also a powerful drummer and multi-instrumentalist, having performed in studio and on stage with Twin Limb, Jim James, Wax Fang, Elliott, and many others.  Somehow he finds the time to run a world-class recording studio in Louisville, KY.  He sat down with JC to talk music making, production, life on the road, his drumming origins, and more. This episode sponsored by Zanzabar and Dauntless Distributing.

Carrie Neumayer co-founded the legendary Louisville indie rock band Second Story Man in 1998 and has helped front the band ever since.  She's also performed in the bands Itch House, Minnow, and Julie of the Wolves.  Her unique brand of visual art can be both darkly comedic and severely poignant, sometimes political.  As the executive director of Girls Rock Louisville, she works tirelessly to help educate and empower young girls and gender non-conforming youth through music.  She sat down with JC to talk about making a band last 20 years, finding creative solace in an increasingly distracting digital world, and how important it is for women to have a voice in the underground music community. This episode sponsored by Karate Body Records, Dauntless Distributing, Against the Grain Brewery, and Fat Rabbit Thrift.    

Ray Rizzo has been acting as an invaluable musical conduit between Louisville and New York City since the early 2000's.  He is an accomplished jazz and rock drummer, hitting the skins for such varied artists as King Kong, the Java Men, Days of the New, and Dawn Landes.  A champion of the performing arts, he's organized musical happenings and even acted on stage in plays.  He sat down with JC to talk drumming, aging gracefully in the arts, becoming a record producer, and more...