This week on the Zen Perry Project, we welcome Eddie Brnabic - guitarist and founding member of the Portland-based stoner metal power-trio, HIPPIE DEATH CULT. Freshly returned from a summer European tour and gearing up for a fall North American run, Eddie talks everything from the experience of performing with the backdrop of a Sardinian sunset on …

This week on the Zen Perry Project we welcome Lori S. - guitarist, vocalist, & mastermind of ACID KING, the pioneering psychedelic doom metal band from San Francisco. Lori chats everything from the immaculate vibes of Val de Moine in Clisson, France to breaking down what goes into curating a two-night hometown celebration for the 25th anniversary o…

This week on the Zen Perry Project we welcome Scott Reeder, best known for his twenty plus years of drumming for the So Cal Stoner Rock legends FU MANCHU. In addition to talking the band’s thirteenth album The Return of Tomorrow and how he’s been recovering & prepping for the upcoming Two Headed Beast Tour with CLUTCH & RIVAL SONS, Scott delves int…

This week on the Zen Perry Project we welcome Melissa Lucciola, a talented multi-instrumentalist best known for fronting FRANCIE MOON and drumming with GUSTAF. After meeting at a local show and subsequently geeking out talking Jon Beavis of IDLES (who GUSTAF just toured with), Mel and I picked up our conversation where we left off talking everythin…

This week on the Zen Perry Project we get the chance to talk to Barrett (Guitar/Vox), Nacho (Bass), and Cole (Drums) of SLEEPWELL, a supremely badass genre-defying act ascending out of Brooklyn. The band has been secretive to the point that despite not knowing any of the members names before they joined the zoom call, we had a blast talking about t…

This week on the Zen Perry Project, we're ecstatic to welcome Mike Brandon, guitarist & vocalist of the Brooklyn-based psychedelic-60's-inspired garage rock band, the MYSTERY LIGHTS. In addition to divulging details on the band's recently announced upcoming third LP PURGATORY (to be released September 13th), Mike discusses everything from the effor…

This week on the Zen Perry Project we are joined by the High Priestess NightHawk, vocalist, bassist, and leader of the Philadelphia-based stoner metal trio HEAVY TEMPLE. In addition to reflecting on the processes of writing and recording their recently released second LP Garden of Heathens, she talks preparation for the band’s upcoming Nation of He…

This week on the Zen Perry Project we welcome back Brooklyn’s prime pioneer, VINCENT BLACKSHADOW. In addition to delving into his most recent release Mandatory Reporter (his second release of a planned trilogy along with 2023’s Burn Out Loud and an upcoming album Cafe Mirror), Vincent talks figuring out what art means to oneself after the fact, cel…

This week on the Zen Perry Project we welcome Michael Wilbur, a prolific multi-instrumentalist best known for the supreme saxophone skills he showcases in his Brooklyn-based bands Moon Hooch & Thundersmack. With a career that's gone from busking New York City subway stations to performing as a solo artist on the Retail Therapy Tour with his friends…

This week on the Zen Perry Project, Zen & Michael have a conversation covering topical headlines from across the music industry. Will this format become a staple segment of a burgeoning exploration of the business - or will it land with the thud of a St. Anger tuned snare? This week's topics include: -250 artists back a congressional bill to elimin…

This week on the Zen Perry Project we welcome Edward Barakauskas, drummer of the Washington D.C. based bands TEEN MORTGAGE & TIRED ALL THE TIME. Besides talking the Teen Mortgage tour kicking off with a sold-out show at Union Pool in Brooklyn this Friday, Ed talks everything from how they squeezed 17 tracks onto the recently released self-titled vi…

This week on the Zen Perry Project we crack into a case of Modelo with Mike Vickers, vocalist of the fuzzed out Massachusetts metal heroes LEATHER LUNG. Their new album GRAVESIDE GRIN is dropping this Friday (March 15th) - singles including "Spit in the Casket" and "Empty Bottle Boogie" are already OUT - give them (and the fantastic music videos) a…

This week on the Zen Perry Project we welcome Sally Gates, the talented composer and guitarist of the experimental jazz-metal group TITAN TO TACHYONS. In addition to pondering how the vast cosmos are gleams of insight into the inspiration she finds in the unknowable, Sally discusses the approach she takes here on the ground to composing complex ins…

This week on the Zen Perry Project we enjoyed a chat with heavy metal vocalist James Durbin. In addition to talking his brand new album Screaming Steel, the iconic American Idol alum was happy to detail how focusing on his intentions has helped him avoid assholes and sustain a career of creating and performing the music he truly enjoys. Support the…

This week on the Zen Perry Project we had the pleasure of sitting down with Tristan Shone, the tinkerer mastermind of Author & Punisher. Don’t let his San Diego surfer vibes mislead you, Author & Punisher is a juggernaut of the heavy industrial music scene, churning pounding beats and distorted vocals from an arsenal of personally-crafted metal MID…

This week on the Zen Perry Project, we’re joined by Tom, Zach, and Sebastian of the Nashville based stoner metal band HOWLING GIANT. From the rare liquid-filled vinyl release of Glass Future to being mindful of 5G towers on next month’s tour with Wino and the Obsessed, the band chats about everything from the weirdest place they’ve found themselves…

This week on the Zen Perry Project, we're truly honored to be joined by Julie Edwards and Lindsey Troy of the Los Angeles based rock duo, DEAP VALLY. About to embark on their Farewell Tour and having just released an incendiary re-recording of their debut Sistrionix 2.0 (Deap Vally's Version), the iconic duo fondly reminisce about their phenomenal …

This week on the Zen Perry Project, we’re joined by Cameron Lavi-Jones, frontman of the Seattle based alt-rock outfit KING YOUNGBLOOD. From discussing how he uses his songwriting to advocate for mental health self-care to how he stays organized pursuing a myriad of creative professional projects, Cameron’s passion is genuinely inspiring throughout …

This week on the Zen Perry Project we are joined by Jamie Knox, drummer of Philadelphia progressive death metal band - HORRENDOUS. In addition to briefly overviewing the history of the band and delving into drummer deep cuts like the merits of foregoing using a click, Jamie reveals which band member is most likely to go missing and talks how the ba…

This week on the Zen Perry Project we are joined by Dave W. of WHITE HILLS - a hypnotically-crushing, genre-defying duo based in New York City. In addition to diving into how he and his longtime creative partner Ego Sensation have embraced experimentation and not overthinking mistakes, Dave reminisces about his career from how experiencing tragedy …

This week on the Zen Perry Project we welcome VINCENT BLACKSHADOW, an earnest multi-instrumentalist rocker from Brooklyn. In addition to insisting how entertaining oneself is paramount to writing and performing, Vincent talks everything from his parents’ penchant for performance art without the art, to working the door at Purgatory and musing about…

We start 2024 hot with BEN GARCIA - one of the show's closest friends and the creator of our favorite condiment, BEN'S BUTT BUSTIN' SAUCE. Sure we'd follow this man off a cliff and thank him for it - but that being said, even if this sauce was made by our worst enemy we'd still be first in line - it's THAT good. Get your own bottle by following Ben…

This week on the Zen Perry Project we crack open some Mythos with Labros of 1000mods. After being lightly but righteously admonished for our beer choice (we obviously would've preferred the band's signature brew, the SUPER VAN LAGER), Labros talks shop about everything drumming, considers how his artistic mindset has evolved throughout his career, …

This week on the Zen Perry Project, we’re honored to share a conversation with the inimitably creative Brant Bjork. Exceptionally prolific all while sincerely chill, Brant talks everything from announcing his plans to release a shelved solo album to discussing how Brant Bjork Trio and Stöner both exemplify an approach to artistic expression that he…

This week on the Zen Perry Project, rock guitar goddess Emily Wolfe calls in from her home in Austin, Texas. A rising star in the scene, she talks about everything from the thought processes of designing her signature guitar and customized pedals to elaborating on the importance of using her songwriting platform to criticize and protest the oppress…

This week on Zen Perry Project we’re joined by SCARY, guitarist and audio engineer for BLACK TUSK - a band famous for a style of sludge/stoner metal straight from the swamplands of Savannah, Georgia. Besides the inevitable questions about his nickname and about his lifelong relationship with the scene that extends far before his ax was introduced t…

This week on Zen Perry Project, we crack open a bottle of Canadian Club Whisky with Reed Alton, the talented vocalist of OSYRON - a progressive symphonic metal band from Calgary, Canada. We talked everything from how the band aspires to bring Canadian history and culture into the metal scene, to the masterful production of their epic music videos a…

This week on the Zen Perry Project, we're joined by Lizzie Dark0 at the new Bad Bishop Studio. Dark0's music is described as bubble-grunge a genre that fits her dark pop lo-fi sound. We had such a fun time talking a range of topics from her forming a band and absolutely killing it on stage in a short amount of time to world building- the art of cre…

This week on Zen Perry Project, we’re SO excited to be joined by one of the most influential guitarists in stoner rock, Niklas ‘Dango’ Källgren from the TRUCKFIGHTERS!! Calling in from Sweden, Dango talks about everything from why he and Ozo founded their own label and started FuzzFest to how the war in Ukraine has affected the band’s studio locati…

This week on Zen Perry Project, we’re joined by Annabel Asher - a phenomenal vocalist with impeccable style who recently released a stellar debut single “555”. After meeting a few weeks ago sharing a stage at Bowery Electric, this cheeky conversation felt like it could’ve gone on forever - we discuss everything from wondering how artists occasional…

This week on Zen Perry Project, Phil SanGiacomo & Justin Sherrell of the Brooklyn based heavy metal band SOMNURI reinforce our belief that the only thing better than two drummers chatting is three. About to embark on a North American Summer Tour and with their third album Desiderium set to release on July 21st, Phil and Justin talk everything from …

This week on Zen Perry Project, neuroscientist by day / singer-songwriter by night SAMMIE MARTIN joins the show live from the Bushwick Basement! After assuaging Zen’s curiosity about any unintentionally self-inflicted brain damage, the conversation dives into the inspirations for Sammie’s songs like “I Can’t Lose Me To You” (which Zen performed on …

Oooo Yeehaaah!!! This week on Zen Perry Project, melt yer blues away and fuel your fire with Jaymz Lennfield, our hero of the day from BEATALLICA - a delightful band that definitively answers “What would it sound like if Metallica covered the Beatles?”. Revolving through topics like what goes into releasing a song in 14 different languages, why gig…

This week on Zen Perry Project, Zen is joined at the Bushwick Basement by Kate Brunotts, an introspective musical artist and producer best known for her impressive repertoire of emotionally rich ethereal synth-pop. In this charming conversation, Kate describes the obstacles she overcame leaving home and establishing herself as a young adult in New …

This week on Zen Perry Project, Zen lights up with Pat Harrington - guitarist, vocalist, and leader of stoner metal trio GEEZER. Pat discusses the band's aspirations to push the limits of the blues, the magic of the California desert after the band's recent performance at Heavy Psych Sounds Fest, how he's not the one in the band with a "pedal probl…

Today, we have the pleasure of sitting down with Trevor J, a prolific and well-regarded film photographer. During Trevor J's visit to New York City, he stayed with Jake Take and me in our Bushwick apartment, and we spent some time shooting film and talking about life in the streets. Trevor J was in town for New York City NFT week, where he sells hi…

This week on Zen Perry Project, Zen sits down with Duane Betts for one of the prolific singer-songwriter-guitarist's most extensive interviews to date! An adept musician even at a young age, Duane cut his teeth as a teen regularly sitting-in with his father Dickey in The Allman Brothers Band. After moving to Southern California and leading rock out…

During a captivating conversation with Shane Trimble, the mastermind behind High Reeper, I had the pleasure of delving into the band's inception and their serendipitous discovery of a music scene that flawlessly complemented their debut album. It was fascinating to learn how what initially began as a studio project quickly evolved into a magnetic l…

Zen chats with guitarist / vocalist Kyle Edissi, guitarist Jonah Kay, and bassist Steve Rowlands of the Melodic Thrash Metal band Invicta. Hailing from Kitchener, Ontario, the Canadian thrashers discuss the development and gear used for recording their second full-length album, Triumph and Torment, set for release in March. Inspired by the unleashe…

Gathered to rehearse for several upcoming East Coast shows and a European tour this summer, Zen comes toe to toe (or more precisely couch to couch) with the iconic Stoner / Doom Metal outfit, THE OBSESSED. As a staple of the underground metal scene for decades, Scott “Wino” Weinrich has more than a few memories to share about his impressive career …

For his first interview after moving to New York City, Zen chats with Matt Yonge about the process of effectively showcasing one's artistic work to fans online. Matt offers insights from his personal experiences of growing a presence on social media and reminisces about how healthy connections he's made keep him inspired to continue the endeavors h…

Fresh off a trip planning his move to NYC, Zen enjoys sharing a drink with an exceptionally well-traveled artist, Permanent Mark. Having explored the globe to earn his coveted mark of traditional tattoo masters, Zen weaves through stories involving Mark's Spike TV show, the ownership of a bar in Spain, life on film sets, and ultimately Mark's curre…

Zen travels to San Diego to meet Aura Walmer, a researcher who experiments with blending her passions and talent in both art & music to revolutionize the ways we compile, share, and ultimately understand complex data. Art IG: @artbyaura Music IG: @songsbyaura Website: https://aurawalmer.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzUij975_vda6ic…

A drummer in the midst of some major life changes has a conversation with an artist who knows a thing about making permanent decisions. Brian "Rooster" Monahan is a proud owner and artist at Brick Alley Tattoo in Monterey, California. Support the show Introspective interviews with artistic individuals - an ongoing audiovisual journal of Zen Perry. …

Zen Perry sits down with Zander Hoschak, lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of the hard rock band Split Persona. Zander talks about the Nevada-based band's self-titled EP and pair of recently released singles, about their experiences performing iconic venues like the Whiskey a Go Go in Los Angeles, and about their plans for 2023! Support the show I…

On this week's special end-of-the-year-episode, Zen is joined by producer Michael "Maverick" Liber to showcase our favorite songs released in 2022! With an exceptionally diverse collection of picks ranging from Escuela Grind to Beyoncé (and with a pinch of stand up coverage tossed in for good measure) you're bound to enjoy something you haven't hea…

I'm moving to NYC! Here's just a short rant about what's going on in my life. This is a pretty vulnerable episode that may be a bummer to listen to but I want to listen back to this in 6 months and see little naive Zen trying to wrap my head around what is going to happen. I hope you get something out of it! Support the show Introspective interview…

On this episode of the Zen Perry Project, Zen sits down with Hunter Kelly, guitarist and lead singer of an up-and-coming Santa Cruz rock band, Trestles! Hear about how Hunter and the band came together in spite of the pandemic, as well as how their commitment to a DIY ethic and use of a throwback recording program culminated in their new album "Hal…

Welcome to the Zen Perry Project, your source for the best live music in the San Francisco Bay Area. This week, we have a packed lineup of concerts and interviews with some of the hottest local and national acts. We recently played our interview with Bread Boy, and we had a great time partying with him after the show. Be sure to check out our archi…

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