Recorded live at the Balanced BreakFEST showcase during SxSW 2025 in Austin, Texas, this special episode features Her Dark Heaven, an indie rock band from New York City. Known for their atmospheric, synth-driven sound and bold aesthetic, Her Dark Heaven discusses their creative process, the journey to performing at SxSW, and how they channel personal...Continue Reading

Recorded live at the Balanced BreakFEST showcase during SxSW 2025 in Austin, Texas, this episode features Revenge Wife, the solo project of former HOLYCHILD lead singer Elizabeth Nistico. Known for her emotionally raw lyrics and captivating stage presence, Nistico discusses her journey from HOLYCHILD to Revenge Wife, her creative process, and the themes of love,...Continue Reading

Stefan Aronsen interviews Noah Rabe and Nick Lanari from San Diego band Summer Years on the podcast's first episode of 2022. Hailing from San Diego, home of Blink-182, Summer Years wear their influences on their sleeves. They bring a reverence to what has come before them, with their stated goal being to show everyone how...Continue Reading

This week, join Flynt Flossy and Stefan for a more laid-back interview, in which they discuss everything from Flossy’s new venture as a writer, his latest singles, and how the pandemic affected his career, to what exactly is fruit punch? And, what is the Stefan-Flossy drink?Continue Reading

North Bay friends YngSolomon and The7thLetter like to party on the beach. In fact, their parties on Ocean Beach are legendary and their love of the west coast is evident. They make music that brings people together and fuels the good vibes. I first discovered the artists by hearing their song California Days via a...Continue Reading

Joshua McClain and Dylan Charles Germick of Planet Booty are friends, in fact, Dylan suggested I have Josh on my podcast. Not because Josh makes body-positive, pro-sex, dance music for your ass cheeks, because he doesn't. Josh was recommended because he's F'n good musician whose popularity grew drastically due to his weekly streams during this...Continue Reading

In our 19th episode, we get the pleasure to talk with Sabrina aka PONYSKULL. Topics include worst and best Christmas music, origins of PONYSKULL and her other group TREASVRE, whether she likes electronic or rock better, and of course, we continue the conversation around when the bars open up again.Continue Reading

In Mission:Music's 18th episode, the BB podcast guys are met by two ladies, Clementine & Jessica. The five talk about the origins of their artist names, cacao, and play a bunch of music/talk about it.Continue Reading

In Mission:Music's 17th episode, Stefan, Jason, and Cory sit down with The Sam Chase. The crew gets into some of Sam’s music, how many other Sam Chases there are, learnings from 8 months of pandemic live streaming, rocking out to a party bus in SF, and the inside scoop of playing at Outside Lands--and meeting...Continue Reading

In Mission:Music's 16th episode, the trio talks with the duo Gibson & Bronzini. Topics include how they became a duo, favorite venues, the first show they want to play post-pandemic, and of course, we get to hear a few of their finest selected songs.Continue Reading

In Mission:Music's 16th episode, Stefan and Jason talk to Containher about her upcoming show with Jason's band Great Highway. The three get into the inevitable closure of music venues and if time sharing a venue could work now more than ever. We also get to hear a few singles from Containher and if Stefan will...Continue Reading

In Mission:Music's 14th episode, the guys talk to McKay who, among many other projects, has helped produce for Great Highway. The four get into what it's like for McKay to produce and help musicians record remotely, how the iPad is revolutionizing sound design, and finding visual artists for music videos. In between, we get to...Continue Reading