New friends of the show - Addie Tonic - is an alterna-rock band formed in Denver, CO featuring dynamic front woman Meghann5k (Vocals, Guitar), Matt Youngblood (Lead Guitar, Vocals), Dylan Tilton (Bass), and Dennis Valencia (Drums). Addie Tonic’s catchy songs are driven by Meghann5k’s pop-fueled lyrics and Matt’s rock-inspired guitar licks, building garage rock/shoegaze like walls of sound with a punk rock edge. is an alterna-rock band formed in Denver, CO featuring dynamic front woman Meghann5k (Vocals, Guitar), Matt Youngblood (Lead Guitar, Vocals), Dylan Tilton (Bass), and Dennis Valencia (Drums). Addie Tonic’s catchy songs are driven by Meghann5k’s pop-fueled lyrics and Matt’s rock-inspired guitar licks, building garage rock/shoegaze like walls of sound with a punk rock edge.

We spent some time discussing how Meghann and Matt met, subsequent formation of the band, and the music that they have put out to date. We discuss Matt's prior work with Jerry Joseph, Todd Nance & Friends, The Interstellar Boys, JoJo Hermann and how he and Meghann have collaborated with other amazing musicians and producers to put together their killer sound. We discuss many, many topics - give a listen!

I really enjoyed sitting down with these beautiful folks to talk about all things Rock & Roll - go check these guys out if you have the opportunity! Here's a few dates:

Saturday, September 6 @ 8:00PM | Addie Tonic / Bad Roommates / Hopefully Soon | Atrium Music Lounge, Fort Collins, CO

Saturday, September 27 @ 7:00PM | Ben Ottewell of Gomez / Addie Tonic Duo | Bar 404, Denver, Colorado

Connect with them on their Socials here:

https://www.facebook.com/addietonic

https://instagram.com/addietonic

https://youtube.com/channel/UCKaNtXFNmNcWxMbuZZdCHtQ

https://open.spotify.com/album/3k0KJ3gdfw1rmYdIErL5x7?si=upCxSPjJRJSgbJe5GVX22Q

https://www.reverbnation.com/addietonic

https://addietonic.bandcamp.com/

https://soundcloud.com/addietonic

Meghann/Matt music recommendations from the show:

Teenage Bottlerocket

viagr aboys

The Brian Jonestown Massacre

wet leg

Song Credit:

'Crashing Cars and Fanning Flames' - Addie Tonic

'Brutal' - Addie Tonic

'Iodine' - Addie Tonic

'Seether' - performed by Addie Tonic (written by Veruca Salt)

Episode Photo Credit - Dave Ingraham

*A special thank you to Annemarie Jacar over at 'Almost Phamous' for use of her video/audio recording of 'Ride Me High' performed on 8/16/25 by JoJo Hermann, Daniel Donato, Duane Trucks, Kevin, Scott, Natalie Cressmen, Holly Bowling and more. (Conscious Alliance event)

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Every now and again I get to sit down with an artist that helped define a genre, and this conversation with Matthew McDonald from Perpetual Groove was one of those opportunities. I consider P-Groove to be Athens, GA royalty, with their reach spanning the entire globe. His energy as a person and musician is palpable, and I hope you enjoy this interview as much as I enjoyed partaking in it.

We discuss Matt's life journey, how Perpetual Groove was formed, and dig into a number of topics that were of immense interest to me. I learned a lot about audio engineering/recording - with this being my first introduction to 'The 5 T's'- we discuss Matt's health journey that includes his dedication to yoga, breath work, and sound/vibrational healing.

He also shares information about upcoming P-Groove shows this fall, a sneak peek into plans for a 25th anniversary show, and touch on his upcoming release of his new album. Stay tuned to their socials and website for an Atlanta NYE show at Terminal West.

Plenty of other interesting topics that I was lucky enough to get his perspective on - so please give a listen and let us know what you think about the episode!

Perpetual Groove

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Matt's Music Recommendations:

- M83 - https://open.spotify.com/artist/63MQldklfxkjYDoUE4Tppz?si=mMv5bPluSP6f8KQTwUvsBw

- Boreta - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37i9dQZF1DZ06evO2zZcUW?si=bvI-Oc0_QVuxAOXUjeiMCA

- Lord Huron - https://open.spotify.com/artist/6ltzsmQQbmdoHHbLZ4ZN25?si=1u1qP4zsSQCmX7-bE-e1nA

- Ben Hackett - https://open.spotify.com/artist/050oABtOYcWMjuoWR7saCa?si=sdD67ICfRlyE4ENh3DKI4Q

- Loscil - https://open.spotify.com/artist/3GM5cpCBadq2PMHjFoEvhK?si=n3-kZVw7TsmfU4ms5GKflQ

Episode Song Credit:

- All This Everything, Part 2 - Perpetual Groove - off the album 'All This Everything' ℗ 2005 Harmonized Records

- Walking In Place - Perpetual Groove - off the album 'Sweet Oblivious Antidote' - ℗ 2023 Harmonized Records

- Honey Cut - Perpetual Groove - off the album 'Heal' - ℗ 2009 Perpetual Groove

- Three Weeks - Perpetual Groove - off the album 'Sweet Oblivious Antidote' - ℗ 2023 Harmonized Records

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Hey Podcast Peeps! Been waiting to see Bears Gone Phishin' for quite some time now. Finally had the opportunity, coupled with a pre-show sit down with Andy Greenberg and Sean Mills before their show at Terminal West (Atlanta) on 7/21/25.

BGP is an incredible lineup features the lead guitars of The Reckoning, Runaway Gin and Machine Funk, three of the most prominent and longest-running tributes in the United States. They fuse together Phish, Widespread Panic, and The Grateful Dead.

MEMBERS: Andy Greenberg (Runaway Gin), Wallace Mullinax (The Reckoning), Sean Mills (Machine Funk), Bobby Hogg (The Reckoning), Jennifer Reiser (Runaway Gin), Stephen Sandifer (Dangermuffin), Wes Powers (The Reckoning.)

Go check these guys if you have the opportunity - you will not be disappointed. Hope you enjoy the episode!

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Live from Asheville Music Hall 3/8/25:

https://www.youtube.com/live/StmtmsamIkk?si=WIt2b5kvsHMLxvtS

Song Credit:

'Feel Like a Stranger' - Bears Gone Phishin' - https://open.spotify.com/track/1AoavyACsjE5evZ1hn9kcB?si=fef75cfcbfcf4fc3

'You Enjoy Myself' - Phish - Live from North Charleston Coliseum - 11/18/1995

'Chalkdust Torture>Chilly Water' - Bears Gone Phishin' - https://open.spotify.com/track/3IcqbDgvkcqj6FUX4lJL7f?si=9e43dca417854e4b

'Godzilla' - Bears Gone Phishin' - https://open.spotify.com/track/2SggBMlGkiNjhepSCjpyW4?si=6d15d466033645aa

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