The Zen Perry Project

Aaaaand we're back!

This week on the Zen Perry Project, we welcome Leo, Sean, and Aaron of the Austin-based greasy groovin’ riff masters - RICKSHAW BILLIE’S BURGER PATROL. Set to embark on an extensive run of touring (with more dates to be announced, so be patient!) and in the thick of recording their follow up to Big Dumb Riffs - we're so psyched these dudes were able to swing by for a pre-tour, Thanksgiving-eve chat. May...

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 the beach of the legendary Duna Jam festival to reminiscing on how he and bandmates L...

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 of the seminal Busse Woods album. With spirited insights shaped by an impressive c...

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 into the recently revived SUN & SAIL CLUB supergroup, his solo project JACKE...

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 everything from balancing concurrent artistic commitments to working as a certified hypnothera...

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 their well composed rage that simmers into a twisted carnage of relentlessly punishing...

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 efforts of plotting tours to his admiration of songwriters who demonstr...

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 Heathens tour (with Valley of the Sun) and considers how her reflections on reality are...

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, celebrates the cultural irrelevance of creating a CD, & about the matter of tone wit...

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 and frequent collaborators Too Many Zooz, Michael wielding anything from a ...

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 eliminate bad actors in ticket sales
-Trent Reznor and Att...

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 vinyl to dropping pro-tips for taking cozy sh*ts on the road.

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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 listen / watch! 

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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 instrumental songs that flow as a story.

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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. 

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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 MIDI monstrosities called Drone Machines. Appearing like relics salvaged from a ...

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 sleeping on the road to creating their own retro video game.

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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 run, look back on how they navigated an ever-evolving music industry, and l...

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 thought provoking conversation. 

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