MusicBoxPete Podcast

On today's flashback edition of the cast, we throw it back to 2018 and my interview with The Starting Line frontman Kenny Vasoli. We touched base to talk about the beginnings of his side projects Person L and Vacationer and how that filled the times in between playing shows with TSL. One of my favorite interviews I've ever done in the history of my podcast, Kenny was also the subject of the very first written post I ever d...

On today's special edition of the cast, I give you a sneak peek of the When We Were Young music festival that I'll be attending next weekend out in Las Vegas, highlighting some of the many acts who will be performing their albums in its entirety including Underoath, Saves The Day, New Found Glory, Taking Back Sunday, and a whole host of others. I also talk about how this emo-leaning lineup seeks to reinvigorate the musical...

On today's podcast, we welcome aboard Worcester based emo-rockers Moveset. Drew, Warren, and Alex take some time to talk about the band's origins, how all the members came together and what some of the challenges were getting the band started seeing as they formed just this year. The guys talked about their musical influences and how they helped shaped the sound of the band, the band's experiences recording and writing tog...

On today's all new cast, we welcome aboard Greg and Will from the Boston based alt/synth-rock outfit Western Education. The boys come on to reconnect and take a trip down memory lane and find out what they've been up to since we last chatted with them back in 2015. We discuss the journey that has gotten them to this point, how the band formed, when they realized that they had stumbled across something special, the secret t...

On today's special edition of the cast, I bring to you my Fall 2024 New Music Preview Special, highlighting some of the albums that will be coming out this Fall, along with some ones that have already been released. Among some of the albums I highlight include Troy Cartwright's latest effort "Bygones" and why that cements his status as one of the fastest rising country artists out there today. I also highlight Boston Manor...

On today's all new cast, we sit down with guitarist/vocalist Evan Ringle of the NH based indie rock outfit Watson Park. Evan chats about the early beginnings of the group, how he met all the other members, what influences characterize his sound including sharing in our mutual love of Elliott Smith, he also lets us in on the creative process behind his music and how all the magic unfolds in the studio right before your very...

On today's all new episode, we spend some time with producer Christian DeKnatel aka DKNTL and Boston's own Aaron Bear to talk about their collaborative EP that they worked on together, "Grateful Good Times". The fellas take some time to talk about their musical beginnings, their influences that made them want to get into music in the first place, how they joined forces and created something truly special and wholly unique ...

On today's brand new cast to kick off the new season, we touch base with Boston based on the rise indie trio Hush Club. Alasdair, Chris, and Liz come on to talk about their upcoming show at The Sinclair in Cambridge with Photo Negative on Sept. 8 and also to talk about the band's origins, how all the members met up, the band's musical influences and how it evokes some similarities to Alasdair's previous group New Dakotas, ...

On today’s all new episode, we sit down with Derek and Ian from Boston based alt/indie outfit Barefoot Young. The fellas sit down to talk about the group’s humble beginnings and how they originally came together, their individual musical influences and how they differ from the overall sound of the band they’re trying to convey, what it’s like for them to play shows out in the Boston music scene and how they aim to keep thi...

On today’s podcast, we welcome aboard Jonah Wakefield of Orono, ME based alt-indie trio Milk Street. Jonah comes on to talk about the origins of the group, what life was like growing up in Maine, how he met the other members, how he would describe his unique blend of music to those who aren’t familiar with him and how the group stumbled upon their unclassifiable blend of tunes in the first place, the music that inspired hi...

On this special edition of the cast, we talk all things Beanpot as Northeastern takes on BU in the Beanpot Championship Game taking place at the TD Garden on Mon. 2/12. I recap Northeastern’s season thus far, and talk about how much the Huskies have rebounded after a slow start to the season and steps that the team can take to improve their roster as they make for a stretch run. I also talk about the future of Matthews Are...

On today’s all new edition of the cast, we welcome on rising Boston based pop/hip-hop artist Phat Hosea. Phat graces us with his presence to talk about his musical beginnings, how he stumbled across his unique blend of pop and hip-hop, and how it has blossomed and morphed into something that is beyond his wildest imagination and dreams. He talks about his early musical influences that set him on the path where he is now, a...

On today's all new episode, we welcome on Boone, NC based math rock duo Cloutchaser. Brady and Cameron talk about the humble beginnings of the group, how they stumbled upon their unique and creative blend of math rock which is entirely instrumental in nature, and the guys eloquently describe what the genre is in a nutshell for those who aren't familiar with it. The guys talk about their creative process and how their geniu...

On today's all new edition of the cast to ring in 2024, we chat it up with Luboock, TX based country artist Cole Barnhill. Cole lets us into his world and talks about his upbringing down in the Lone Star state, how music was reared upon to him at a young age growing up, his musical influences that really inspired him to get the ball rolling, his creative process when it comes to putting his thoughts from pen to paper, the ...