Between Awesome and Disaster with Will Carey Will Carey

Creating music is crucial to who Tony Lovato is as a person and he has done that with Mest for nearly 30 years.
He talks to Will about Mest's recent Japan tour, finding a dream guitar in Tokyo, Chicagos legendary DIY punk venue Fireside Bowl, his relationship with John Feldmann, what he learned about songwriting from making four records with John, why you shouldn't let go of what you loved when you were younger , Mest's new single When We Were Young from their upcoming new album out May 31st
 
See Mest live:
https://mestmusic.com/
https://www.instagram.com/anthonylovato/
Will's Website: www.awesomedisaster.com
Podcast Merch: https://teespring.com/stores/between-awesome-and-disaster
Awesome Disaster Highlights!
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4T5fT0Sc8bipvHWFaBEY2J?si=5f8ad01818404d07
Will's Band:
https://www.instagram.com/skiplagnyc/
 

Writer and comedian Chloe Hawker started comedy as a release valve from attending Harvard Law School.  She talks to Will about growing up in Colorado at high altitude, the musical rent, theories on the legal system and international relations, sketch comedy, writing, and finding The Peoples Improv Theater before moving to NYC.  
Chloe's website:
https://chloechawker.com/
https://www.instagram.com/chloechawker
Will's Website: www.awesomedisaster.com
Podcast Merch: https://teespring.com/stores/between-awesome-and-disaster
Awesome Disaster Highlights!
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4T5fT0Sc8bipvHWFaBEY2J?si=5f8ad01818404d07
 

Emily Bones joins the show ahead of the release of her band The Anti-Queens second album Disenchanted.  She talks to Will about growing up going to concerts in Toronto Canada with the help of cool parents, the city's formative DIY venues, touring America in a van, her growth as a songwriter over the course of the band, and plans for touring in the future and where she'd like to go internationally.
See The Anti-Queens on tour with Bowling for Soup:
https://antiqueens.com/tickets
https://antiqueens.com/
https://open.spotify.com/artist/1CX0fdiDs9n9HSJs1PRSy3?si=ZKPRwcqfQoG3paZj_aK6wQ
Will's Website: www.awesomedisaster.com
Podcast Merch: https://teespring.com/stores/between-awesome-and-disaster
Awesome Disaster Highlights!
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4T5fT0Sc8bipvHWFaBEY2J?si=5f8ad01818404d07

Comedian and writer Erin Gonyeau is 
She talks to Will about interning at Disney World, growing up in Connecticut, attending college for dramatic acting, discovering sketch comedy, the basics of sketch writing, and her shows at The People's Improv Theater the newer Your Father and I, and the extremely popular Love is Live.
Erin's linktree:
https://linktr.ee/eringonyeau
https://www.instagram.com/eringonyeau/
Will's Website: www.awesomedisaster.com
Podcast Merch: https://teespring.com/stores/between-awesome-and-disaster
Awesome Disaster Highlights!
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4T5fT0Sc8bipvHWFaBEY2J?si=5f8ad01818404d07

Comedian Jake Otero has structured his life around stand up comedy.  He talks to Will about growing up in Albuquerque, New Mexico pre and post Breaking Bad, the cities up and coming stand up scene anchored by Dry Head Comedy Club, getting sober at a young age, discovering stand up comedy, working with National Headliners, and he and Will share their mutual love of Punk Rock music.
Jake on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/jakeoterocomedy/
https://linktr.ee/jakeoterocomedy
Will's Website: www.awesomedisaster.com
Podcast Merch: https://teespring.com/stores/between-awesome-and-disaster
Awesome Disaster Highlights!
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4T5fT0Sc8bipvHWFaBEY2J?si=5f8ad01818404d07

Jason Lamb spent years grinding on the Canadian Comedy Scene in a fashion that parallels the band which is the subject of his new book NoMeansNo: From Obscurity to Oblivion: An Oral History.  He talks to Will about the uniquely original punk scene that developed in his hometown of Victoria, British Columbia, his introduction to NoMeansNo, the Canadian comedy scene of the late 90s, transitioning into journalism and then radio, meeting NoMeansNo, and how he compiled the incredible oral history that details the bands unique sound, touring career and songwriting style.
Buy NoMeansNo: From Obscurity to Oblivion: An Oral History
https://pmpress.org/index.php?l=product_detail&p=1505
Will's Website: www.awesomedisaster.com
Podcast Merch: https://teespring.com/stores/between-awesome-and-disaster
Awesome Disaster Highlights!
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4T5fT0Sc8bipvHWFaBEY2J?si=5f8ad01818404d07