Space Monkey Records is a multi-faceted record store located in Evansville, Indiana. Founded in 2019 by long-time DJ and serial entrepreneur Patrick Holl, Space Monkey carries over half a million vinyls, cassettes, and CD’s along with an array of vintage and HiFi stereo equipment. Alongside Pat, Meredith Rausch helps run the store’s many offerings including free monthly shows to support local bands. With additional vendor mall locations, the primary store is also home to one of the Tri-State's largest collections of rock memorabilia and local popular-music history.

Follow Space Monkey: @spacemonkeyrecords
For location and hours of operation, visit Space Monkey's Website
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This episode of Everybody Else is brought to you by Wally Opus.

Proudly based in Evansville, Indiana, Wally Opus is a record label and artist management company serving a handful of recording artists and bands with distribution, marketing, and management of their projects. With a roster stretching coast-to-coast including acts like The Chugs, Ghost Prom, Leo Lovechild, Jax Fleming, Cathryn Lovett, and more, the small, spirited team of doers helps develop and advance artists in their work and lives through holistic, long term planning and common sense support of their creative endeavors.

Visit https://wallyopus.com/ to see all the fine details.
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Everybody Else is a podcast dedicated to pulling back the curtain on the lives and work of the music people you don’t see. From producers and publicists to label execs, venue managers, and beyond, this show dives into the real stories, strategies, and lessons from those building and running the business of music. Whether you're an aspiring artist, a curious fan, or someone working behind the scenes yourself, Everybody Else offers a candid look into what it takes to build a meaningful, lasting career in the always-evolving world of music through engaging dialogue between host, Wes Luttrell, and a plethora of interesting guests.

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Music by Jim Noir
Artwork by Ethan Douglass
Distributed by Transistor

Jess Keifer is Head of Digital Marketing and Social Strategy at Make Wake Artists, a boutique artist services company based in Nashville, Tennessee. Lead by founder and artist manager, Chris "Kappy", Jess and her Make Wake team serve a roster that includes Luke Combs, Jon Bellion, The Band Perry, Flatland Cavalry, and over a dozen more. An IU-grad and Indy native, Jess formerly worked as Director of Digital Strategy at Sony Music and eCommerce Manager at Big Machine Label Group.

Follow Jess: @jessicakeifer
Follow Make Wake: @makewakeartists
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Thank you to our sponsor, Symphonic. Founded in 2006 by former music producer Jorge Brea, Symphonic Distribution provides thousands of new and established record labels, managers, and artists with global digital music and video distribution to hundreds of retail and streaming platforms, playlist pitching, release promotion, and a comprehensive suite of label services.

A shortlist of Artists and Record Labels who have had their work distributed through Symphonic include: Sublime, Ok Go!, Jon Batiste, Doechii, Melissa Etheridge, Sean Paul, CloZee, Odesza, LS DREAM, Sarah McLachlan, Wally Opus Records, and many more incredibly talented creatives across various genres.

Switch to Symphonic to get your music onto all major platforms and utilize their growing set of tools and offerings with 25% off your first year of a Starter Package by visiting: https://symphonic.com/starter/ and entering the promo code "everybodyelse" (case sensitive) at check out.

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Everybody Else is a podcast dedicated to pulling back the curtain on the lives and work of the music people you don’t see. From producers and publicists to label execs, venue managers, and beyond, this show dives into the real stories, strategies, and lessons from those building and running the business of music. Whether you're an aspiring artist, a curious fan, or someone working behind the scenes yourself, Everybody Else offers a candid look into what it takes to build a meaningful, lasting career in the always-evolving world of music through engaging dialogue between host, Wes Luttrell, and a plethora of interesting guests.

Follow Wes: Main link
Music by Jim Noir
Artwork by Ethan Douglass
Distributed by Transistor

Sam Kuban is a Release Strategist at Wally Opus, an independent record label and artist management company located in Evansville, Indiana. In addition to helping foster the growth and project development of the emerging acts on the label's roster, he is also the drummer and vocalist of The Chugs, a chart-topping surf punk band dedicated to Hamm's Beer as well as a singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist in his solo project, Swamp Eyes. Sam also contributes as a copy editor to the works of Aaron Tanner, whose coffee table books for bands like Cardiacs, Pixies, Face-To-Face, and more are housed in the permanent collections of MoMA, The Smithsonian, and The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

Follow Sam: @sam_kuban
Follow The Chugs: @thechugsband
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Thank you to our sponsor, Symphonic. Founded in 2006 by former music producer Jorge Brea, Symphonic Distribution provides thousands of new and established record labels, managers, and artists with global digital music and video distribution to hundreds of retail and streaming platforms, playlist pitching, release promotion, and a comprehensive suite of label services.

A shortlist of Artists and Record Labels who have had their work distributed through Symphonic include: Sublime, Ok Go!, Jon Batiste, Doechii, Melissa Etheridge, Sean Paul, CloZee, Odesza, LS DREAM, Sarah McLachlan, Wally Opus Records, and many more incredibly talented creatives across various genres.

Switch to Symphonic to get your music onto all major platforms and utilize their growing tools and offerings with 25% off your first year of a Starter Package by visiting: https://symphonic.com/starter/ and entering the promo code "everybodyelse" (case sensitive) at check out.

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Everybody Else is a podcast dedicated to pulling back the curtain on the lives and work of the music people you don’t see. From producers and publicists to label execs, venue managers, and beyond, this show dives into the real stories, strategies, and lessons from those building and running the business of music. Whether you're an aspiring artist, a curious fan, or someone working behind the scenes yourself, Everybody Else offers a candid look into what it takes to build a meaningful, lasting career in the always-evolving world of music through engaging dialogue between host, Wes Luttrell, and a plethora of interesting guests.

Follow Wes: Main link
Music by Jim Noir
Artwork by Ethan Douglass
Distributed by Transistor