1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:03,960 Returning to the show. This week, we have Casey Darren. How are 2 00:00:04,000 --> 00:00:07,040 you, Casey doing wonderful? How are you doing this morning? Good good 3 00:00:08,119 --> 00:00:12,759 from the band Soda and as you tell us what you've been up to since 4 00:00:12,800 --> 00:00:15,919 you were here last as I try to make sure your mic is up here. 5 00:00:16,199 --> 00:00:20,199 Absolutely. Yeah. Well, the last month has been extremely busy. 6 00:00:21,239 --> 00:00:25,039 I just hopped off a tour with a band called The Defiant. Yes, 7 00:00:25,480 --> 00:00:29,600 The Defiant is a supergroup that consists of Dicky Barrett from The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, 8 00:00:29,960 --> 00:00:34,399 Pete Parata from The Offspring, Greg Camp from smash Mouth, Johnny Rio 9 00:00:34,439 --> 00:00:38,039 from Street Dogs, and Joey Larroca from The Briggs. So we did a 10 00:00:38,079 --> 00:00:42,200 month long tour. We started in Chicago, we went up to Canada, 11 00:00:42,240 --> 00:00:45,399 did a couple of dates up there, came through New England, hit the 12 00:00:45,399 --> 00:00:49,320 Hometown hit Boston which was very nice, and then we made all our way 13 00:00:49,359 --> 00:00:52,399 all the way down to Florida and we did three dates in Florida. Wow, 14 00:00:52,479 --> 00:00:54,880 the Boston show must have been nuts. It was great. It was 15 00:00:54,920 --> 00:00:57,320 great. Well, you have Dicky Barrett, you know, Hometown Hero, 16 00:00:57,479 --> 00:01:00,520 and then Johnny Rio of the Street Dogs, also from Boston. There was 17 00:01:00,560 --> 00:01:03,439 a lot of support out there and it was a great hometown show. Yeah. 18 00:01:03,520 --> 00:01:06,319 Yeah, very cool. How many how many dates? Oh? I 19 00:01:06,359 --> 00:01:11,040 think there were about twenty one dates maybe in the span of about three and 20 00:01:11,040 --> 00:01:15,640 a half weeks. Wow. Yeah, yeah, very cool. What is 21 00:01:15,959 --> 00:01:19,599 the defiant? Are they continuing on or are they just kind of a okay? 22 00:01:19,760 --> 00:01:23,439 Yeah? No. So they they formed out of, you know, 23 00:01:23,560 --> 00:01:29,560 the dissolving of their own respective bands. Yeah, and this kind of took 24 00:01:29,599 --> 00:01:34,079 hold. They all had, you know, shared common ideas and you know, 25 00:01:34,159 --> 00:01:38,719 the idea that they all wanted to promote love, unity, togetherness and 26 00:01:38,760 --> 00:01:42,040 to bridge the divide that's in our country right now. Yeah. So they 27 00:01:42,040 --> 00:01:45,079 came together, put out this album, had a very successful tour with me 28 00:01:45,159 --> 00:01:49,000 first in the Gimme Gimmes played probably about half the dates were sold out, 29 00:01:49,000 --> 00:01:53,480 if not more. Yeah, and I know that they have more stuff on 30 00:01:53,480 --> 00:01:55,920 the way. I can't obviously talk too much about that, but I know 31 00:01:56,000 --> 00:01:57,560 that this is not it's not a one off thingy. They are a full 32 00:01:57,599 --> 00:02:02,519 band. Yeah, very cool. Cool, And you have a brand new 33 00:02:02,519 --> 00:02:05,599 single, so you brought your guitar. You're gonna play live for us, 34 00:02:05,599 --> 00:02:08,879 But first we have a world radio premiere and what should we know about this 35 00:02:08,960 --> 00:02:14,080 track Division Line. So I wrote this track probably about three years ago. 36 00:02:15,800 --> 00:02:21,639 This was in the midst of COVID and when everyone was online and you know, 37 00:02:21,680 --> 00:02:24,000 we weren't out really out in the real world so much, and I 38 00:02:24,000 --> 00:02:29,120 was getting really frustrated with all the hatred I was seeing online about everything. 39 00:02:29,240 --> 00:02:35,000 People couldn't speak to each other civilly. Everything was an argument it still is 40 00:02:35,039 --> 00:02:39,199 online and that really frustrated me, and people were getting their own personal politics 41 00:02:39,199 --> 00:02:46,080 involved in things that just shouldn't have been political anything like any conversation turned like 42 00:02:46,159 --> 00:02:50,800 one way or the other. So this song kind of expressed my frustrations about 43 00:02:50,800 --> 00:02:53,719 that. And then about two years later, last year, I wrote a 44 00:02:53,719 --> 00:02:59,800 whole extra verse after yet another school shooting in America, and I was getting 45 00:02:59,800 --> 00:03:02,520 so frustrating is I thought to myself, we have these people online who are 46 00:03:02,520 --> 00:03:06,919 fighting about every single thing, getting their own personal politics in the way, 47 00:03:07,759 --> 00:03:10,800 and they're ignoring the fact there are much bigger issues in our country, the 48 00:03:10,879 --> 00:03:15,400 safety of our children, and it really hurt me and it made me sad, 49 00:03:15,080 --> 00:03:17,560 and I needed to channel that in some way. So I wrote this 50 00:03:17,639 --> 00:03:22,199 song. When I wrote it three years ago, I had Dicky Barrett in 51 00:03:22,240 --> 00:03:23,400 mind, I said no, no, I would love to have him on 52 00:03:23,400 --> 00:03:25,479 this song. At that point, I didn't really know him. Yeah, 53 00:03:25,719 --> 00:03:29,840 come three years later, we're really good friends and he's on the track, 54 00:03:29,879 --> 00:03:32,280 and I'm just so happy to have him. That's amazing. So Dicky Barrett 55 00:03:32,960 --> 00:03:36,680 from the Bostones and of course now the define he's actually on the track. 56 00:03:36,800 --> 00:03:38,560 He is on the track. He does some nice guest vocals and he sings 57 00:03:38,599 --> 00:03:42,159 at the end of the song. Wow. He's also in the music video 58 00:03:42,199 --> 00:03:45,919 too. Oh awesome, that's awesome. Congratulations, like, all right you 59 00:03:46,120 --> 00:03:51,039 well. So this is the world radio premiere of the new track Division Line, 60 00:03:51,159 --> 00:03:53,800 Casey Darren. Of course the band is Soda sot Ah. I would 61 00:03:53,879 --> 00:03:57,159 like to spell it for everybody. I do the same. Yeah, I 62 00:03:57,199 --> 00:04:00,840 appreciate it. And then case he's gonna play live for us in a little 63 00:04:00,840 --> 00:04:04,400 bit. But let's give this a listen without further ado, here it is. 64 00:04:04,439 --> 00:04:35,000 This is called Division Line. Someone trust fun. Lately the world is 65 00:04:35,040 --> 00:04:40,519 being so unjust. They've wanted some when we blame it on each other, 66 00:04:40,720 --> 00:04:44,519 they destroyed all our families, all us sisters. Then I'm rather's de posterity 67 00:04:45,120 --> 00:04:50,480 individually it's quickly weakening on humanity. No, my unity, don't that for 68 00:04:50,600 --> 00:05:00,839 you with me? Landon is braved where no w spree like you don't know 69 00:05:00,000 --> 00:05:12,519 it's not the tree what you're telling me reality. She like you, but 70 00:05:12,720 --> 00:05:18,319 I don't know what to do. It's hard as me that it's part than 71 00:05:18,480 --> 00:05:36,120 you. It makes you feel so cold, so I said it like your 72 00:05:36,199 --> 00:05:41,560 runners don't know want to turn to. So you're lying in the gutter to 73 00:05:41,680 --> 00:05:45,720 see up on the throats dollabit against each other. Now the red of it 74 00:05:45,720 --> 00:05:48,800 just CAUs the spread of it. You don't increason now you are the heretan. 75 00:05:49,240 --> 00:05:54,680 And if you don't command, you know the trouble bed so much that 76 00:05:54,839 --> 00:06:13,600 you're the man you say. Teachers preach up to the dustie believe the everywhere 77 00:06:13,800 --> 00:06:18,120 they speak, predress bills and foss the heads. The kings go out to 78 00:06:18,279 --> 00:06:26,160 the count there that the trict to old worlds be because keeps placing in ll 79 00:06:26,279 --> 00:06:32,560 streets, the Hundred's districts in lockdown with children scattered on the ground. Five 80 00:06:33,079 --> 00:06:42,759 Summer from shot to take from her Bot Clanton and and Spose convictions a couple 81 00:06:43,040 --> 00:06:49,399 with grand the lad Suns have set each other strokes, call Kistuna files, 82 00:06:50,240 --> 00:06:58,000 the cover up three dot Just what extends to their tests? You know it's 83 00:06:58,079 --> 00:07:03,519 not with Boston Highest together we could read the fire to get up on your 84 00:07:03,600 --> 00:07:14,040 head glass because the body we fall together, we start a side. And 85 00:07:14,240 --> 00:07:23,839 I know it's not the truth. What's telling me a reality? A scene? 86 00:07:24,319 --> 00:07:30,639 Right? And I don't know what to do? Yes, hurting me? 87 00:07:31,040 --> 00:07:43,120 Let's hurting you? Send and I know it's not the truth. What's 88 00:07:43,319 --> 00:07:50,480 telling me a reality? A scene? Right? And I don't know what 89 00:07:50,839 --> 00:08:11,040 to do? Yes, hurting me? That is hurting you. The Gun 90 00:08:11,199 --> 00:08:15,720 Violence Archive reported over six hundred American match moving in year two thousand twenty three 91 00:08:15,759 --> 00:08:20,560 alone, with over forty three thousand unrelated Jack there is no time for debate, 92 00:08:20,879 --> 00:08:35,879 the time for lovers now, the time for eight never there. It 93 00:08:37,000 --> 00:08:41,639 is the World Radio Premiere Division line. The band is Soda and we have 94 00:08:41,759 --> 00:08:45,519 Casey Darren here with us live in studio. And well done. Oh, 95 00:08:45,600 --> 00:08:48,000 thank you very much, thank you, absolutely very very catchy. And of 96 00:08:48,080 --> 00:08:54,639 course you know it's got a message. And yeah, how did so the 97 00:08:54,720 --> 00:08:58,960 process of Dicky Barrett being on the track, how did that come about? 98 00:09:00,039 --> 00:09:03,320 I mean, obviously I have a friendship with him and a professional relationship as 99 00:09:03,360 --> 00:09:05,159 well, But I mean, did you did you approach him with it or 100 00:09:05,240 --> 00:09:11,080 how did how did that come about? So my very first Soda single was 101 00:09:11,120 --> 00:09:15,120 an acoustic cover of a Mighty Mighty Bosstone song called they Will Need Music. 102 00:09:15,399 --> 00:09:20,000 Yeah, so I released that independently, and I think I must have posted 103 00:09:20,000 --> 00:09:24,559 it to a Bostones Facebook fan group or something like that, and I know 104 00:09:24,720 --> 00:09:28,840 that some of the members of the Bostones kind of lurk in there, so 105 00:09:28,000 --> 00:09:33,960 somebody saw it. And I know Dicky controls all the Boston social media, 106 00:09:33,919 --> 00:09:39,080 so I think this was twenty twenty one, pre Bostones breakup, and he 107 00:09:39,360 --> 00:09:41,720 shared my video and my acoustic cover of they Will Need Music, and I 108 00:09:41,840 --> 00:09:45,559 was like, wow, that is so awesome. I was so thrilled. 109 00:09:46,519 --> 00:09:48,840 And then a few months later I released my first single, Dying Breath, 110 00:09:50,399 --> 00:09:54,480 and one day I get a text from Dickie saying, this is awesome. 111 00:09:54,279 --> 00:09:58,639 Keep it up, You're doing great. And I have like a couple of 112 00:09:58,679 --> 00:10:05,039 connect within the music world that who know Dickie, so I think maybe one 113 00:10:05,080 --> 00:10:09,960 of them gave Dickie my number, But it was just out of the blue, 114 00:10:09,039 --> 00:10:11,919 Like I was very shocked. I was like, this is amazing. 115 00:10:11,240 --> 00:10:18,200 Wow. And then around that time, the Bostones broke up, and at 116 00:10:18,240 --> 00:10:20,879 the time, Dickie came out that he didn't get vaccinated for the COVID shot, 117 00:10:22,080 --> 00:10:26,320 which was very it was very divided, like people had their opinions about 118 00:10:26,360 --> 00:10:33,200 that. For me, I grew up watching Dicky Barrett promote three things, 119 00:10:33,759 --> 00:10:39,000 love, compassion, and unity his whole life. Everything that in his core, 120 00:10:39,159 --> 00:10:41,759 his message was always about uniting people, bringing people together. He was 121 00:10:41,799 --> 00:10:45,000 never one of those people, in my eyes, that would ever be a 122 00:10:45,039 --> 00:10:48,960 controversial figure. He's just a pure human being who you could tell it was 123 00:10:48,039 --> 00:10:52,320 genuine and loved his fans, loved the world, had so much hope for 124 00:10:52,399 --> 00:10:58,600 the future. And when it came out that he didn't get vaccinated for the 125 00:10:58,679 --> 00:11:03,159 COVID shot, the internet just started attacking him. Everyone was just so angry 126 00:11:03,240 --> 00:11:09,039 about it, and I kind of took a step back and I'm like, 127 00:11:09,080 --> 00:11:11,559 whoa whoa whoa like And these people were writing them off, saying I'm never 128 00:11:11,600 --> 00:11:15,080 gonna listen to the Bostones again. I'm never gonna listen to him again. 129 00:11:15,200 --> 00:11:18,759 Everything he said was a lie, and I was like, I just I 130 00:11:18,960 --> 00:11:22,480 couldn't see how the two were related. Like, I saw Dickie in the 131 00:11:22,559 --> 00:11:28,720 midst of COVID. He moved from California. He was on the announcer for 132 00:11:28,720 --> 00:11:31,080 the Jimmy Kimmel Show. I had forgotten about that. Yeah, yeah, 133 00:11:31,480 --> 00:11:35,240 So in the midst of COVID when it started, he said, Okay, 134 00:11:35,720 --> 00:11:39,519 I'm gonna do my part. He moved out of la He moved to Arizona 135 00:11:39,279 --> 00:11:43,519 in a tiny, little remote area with his family, got his kids away 136 00:11:43,519 --> 00:11:48,200 from the hustle and bustle of the city because he didn't want to spread He 137 00:11:48,200 --> 00:11:50,720 didn't want to spread COVID. He was trying to do his part, and 138 00:11:52,279 --> 00:11:56,799 he you know, he isolated as he should have, as we all should 139 00:11:56,840 --> 00:12:00,759 have, as we as many of us tried to do. But he was 140 00:12:00,799 --> 00:12:05,600 also concerned about the COVID shot. And to me, like, I just 141 00:12:05,840 --> 00:12:07,399 feel like in this world, we should let people live and let live. 142 00:12:07,480 --> 00:12:11,240 We shouldn't like people have their concerns. That's okay. If you want to 143 00:12:11,279 --> 00:12:13,600 get the shot, oh my god, like by all means, thank you, 144 00:12:15,000 --> 00:12:16,960 But if you don't, like, don't chastise somebody for it. That's 145 00:12:18,399 --> 00:12:22,519 just my opinion. So it was really hard to see the world attacking this 146 00:12:22,679 --> 00:12:26,240 man who had promoted such good values for the past thirty years, forty years 147 00:12:26,279 --> 00:12:28,600 of being in that band. It was hard for me and I was seeing 148 00:12:28,600 --> 00:12:33,320 all the negativity online and I wrote the song and I was like, I 149 00:12:33,360 --> 00:12:35,480 would really love Dicky to sing on this because it was really a passion project 150 00:12:37,440 --> 00:12:43,080 about my thoughts about the division at the time and Dicky Barrett. So as 151 00:12:43,200 --> 00:12:46,200 time went on, I started interacting with him a little more. I started 152 00:12:46,240 --> 00:12:52,200 making some of the music videos for The Defiant and it got to the point 153 00:12:52,200 --> 00:12:54,960 where he was like, could could you help me set up a show in 154 00:12:54,039 --> 00:12:58,360 New Hampshire. So we did a little acoustic show this past fall, So 155 00:12:58,480 --> 00:13:01,799 Dicky and Johnny Rio came out and it was a great little show. SOA 156 00:13:01,879 --> 00:13:05,279 played, we had a couple other bands play as well, and while he 157 00:13:05,399 --> 00:13:09,279 was here, I brought him into my family is home. We did some 158 00:13:09,039 --> 00:13:11,080 rehearsals and stuff like that, and I said, hey, Dicky, I 159 00:13:11,120 --> 00:13:15,240 have this song. Would you be interested in just providing some lyrics for it? 160 00:13:15,799 --> 00:13:18,399 And he was all in yeah. And he has been so supportive of 161 00:13:18,519 --> 00:13:24,879 me as a person. He's so supportive of everyone, and it's been very 162 00:13:24,080 --> 00:13:28,679 nice to you know, to work with him on a professional and a personal 163 00:13:28,799 --> 00:13:33,799 level. And I have to say I went on this tour with The Defiant 164 00:13:33,360 --> 00:13:35,240 and I was unsure of how it was going to go because, like I 165 00:13:35,279 --> 00:13:39,120 said, these past few years, he's gotten a lot of hatred online. 166 00:13:39,240 --> 00:13:41,440 Yeah, I went out into the real world. I did these shows and 167 00:13:41,519 --> 00:13:48,039 the outpouring of love and support from everyone who came in was unreal. And 168 00:13:48,120 --> 00:13:52,159 it kind of clicked with me last month that the hatred you see online on 169 00:13:52,200 --> 00:13:56,919 the internet is not indicative of the real world situation at all. Yeah. 170 00:13:58,799 --> 00:14:01,720 True, I think, Yeah, I agree, because I think that, 171 00:14:01,559 --> 00:14:03,840 you know, people are well. For one thing, people will say things 172 00:14:03,879 --> 00:14:09,039 to each other online that they would never say never, never ever, because 173 00:14:09,080 --> 00:14:13,120 they're hiding behind a glass wall. They're not really interacting with that person, 174 00:14:13,360 --> 00:14:16,320 right, so they can say whatever they want without you know, any consequence. 175 00:14:16,480 --> 00:14:18,879 Yeah, in the real world, there is so much love. And 176 00:14:18,960 --> 00:14:22,320 it was like, I can't tell you how refreshing it was to go and 177 00:14:22,840 --> 00:14:26,759 meet these people face to face have genuine conversations. I had people who said, 178 00:14:26,799 --> 00:14:28,840 you know, I got the COVID shot and I was like, and 179 00:14:28,919 --> 00:14:33,639 they had this idea that like Dicky would be disappointed in them for that, 180 00:14:33,720 --> 00:14:35,879 and I was like, no, that's not what it is at all. 181 00:14:37,399 --> 00:14:39,320 We all have our own decisions, we all did our own things, and 182 00:14:41,120 --> 00:14:43,720 we can still unite and be together as one in a harmonious union, you 183 00:14:43,799 --> 00:14:50,600 know, like we people didn't make that decision out of ill will for anybody. 184 00:14:50,720 --> 00:14:52,720 It wasn't like, oh, I'm not getting this shot because I want 185 00:14:52,799 --> 00:14:56,919 to create like drama. It was never that right. People had their own 186 00:14:58,000 --> 00:15:03,399 reasons, and I just I think that it was hard for people to understand 187 00:15:03,440 --> 00:15:07,200 that you could, you know, make that decision and still have love in 188 00:15:07,240 --> 00:15:11,879 your heart and like, you know, so being out on the road and 189 00:15:11,960 --> 00:15:13,879 seeing that compassion and love from the real world, it was just it was 190 00:15:13,960 --> 00:15:16,320 a dream come true, to be honest with you. Yeah. Well, 191 00:15:16,360 --> 00:15:20,399 plus I would imagine too, as we get further away from the pandemic, 192 00:15:20,960 --> 00:15:24,000 you know, people have I mean I don't want well, I don't want 193 00:15:24,000 --> 00:15:28,440 to get into it, but I you know, I had. There were 194 00:15:28,600 --> 00:15:33,120 there were points where I was pretty angry with people and how they were they 195 00:15:33,159 --> 00:15:37,120 were responding to it, we were going through it, and I've you know, 196 00:15:37,879 --> 00:15:41,120 I've let some of that. I think I think a big thing was. 197 00:15:41,159 --> 00:15:43,759 It was very hard for all of us at that time. It was 198 00:15:43,840 --> 00:15:48,919 a very difficult place. It was unprecedented. We had none of us had 199 00:15:48,919 --> 00:15:52,759 ever been in a situation like that. Yeah, you don't expect a plague. 200 00:15:52,919 --> 00:15:56,480 No, no, you don't. You don't. And everyone reacts to 201 00:15:56,600 --> 00:16:00,720 these situations differently. And I think the biggest thing for me is that if 202 00:16:00,759 --> 00:16:07,080 somebody's doing something with ill will and ill intention, then maybe you should say, 203 00:16:07,120 --> 00:16:11,080 hey, let's write. But a big thing for me is never write 204 00:16:11,120 --> 00:16:15,399 somebody off. Somebody could have an opinion that you don't agree with necessarily, 205 00:16:15,879 --> 00:16:21,600 but casting them aside and not having a conversation will always let them have that 206 00:16:21,799 --> 00:16:23,759 idea in their head. If you want to help somebody grow, you want 207 00:16:23,840 --> 00:16:27,799 to help the world grow so we can have a more unified idea of how 208 00:16:27,840 --> 00:16:32,399 we should be going about things. You have to have conversations, Yeah, 209 00:16:32,600 --> 00:16:37,200 and civil conversations, not shooting hate out at people. You need to talk 210 00:16:37,320 --> 00:16:41,320 in a civil manner. Its spread love and believe it or not, people 211 00:16:41,320 --> 00:16:45,279 who might have ignorant viewpoints on either side of the political spectrum, you can 212 00:16:45,360 --> 00:16:48,840 help them grow. You can help them say hey, you can help them 213 00:16:48,919 --> 00:16:51,840 learn. You know what I mean, and that was one thing that was 214 00:16:51,879 --> 00:16:53,840 a big frustration, and that's why I wrote this song, because I wanted 215 00:16:53,840 --> 00:16:57,200 to bridge the difide and say, hey, we can come together and if 216 00:16:57,240 --> 00:17:00,799 we spread love, we're going to have a better future. If we spread 217 00:17:00,840 --> 00:17:04,039 hate, we're going to be the same place we were four years ago. 218 00:17:04,440 --> 00:17:07,319 Yeah, And I think that. Yeah, And I think you're onto something 219 00:17:07,359 --> 00:17:10,680 too, and that you know, as you were talking to I was thinking 220 00:17:10,680 --> 00:17:14,759 about, you know, it's I feel like it's easier than ever for people 221 00:17:14,839 --> 00:17:17,680 to you know, as you put you know, write people off or or 222 00:17:17,759 --> 00:17:19,880 I was thinking, you know, people just will will throw somebody away just 223 00:17:21,000 --> 00:17:25,319 based on on a different difference of opinion, and you know, much better 224 00:17:25,440 --> 00:17:27,839 to you know, I mean, I don't I don't worry about trying to 225 00:17:27,880 --> 00:17:32,400 convince anybody to believe what I believe. But but I do enjoy engaging in 226 00:17:32,519 --> 00:17:36,599 dialogue with people. Yes, you know, I mean, there are there 227 00:17:36,640 --> 00:17:40,680 are some things, you know, obviously on the extreme end of things that 228 00:17:40,799 --> 00:17:41,759 you just where you have to say, Okay, I don't think I can 229 00:17:41,839 --> 00:17:45,960 associate totally totally with this individual, but but I think, but I think 230 00:17:45,960 --> 00:17:52,359 it's gotten far too I think it's there's almost a laziness to it in people, 231 00:17:52,480 --> 00:17:53,839 I think, where they say, Okay, this person, I don't 232 00:17:53,880 --> 00:17:56,720 agree with this person politically, so I'm just going to write them off because 233 00:17:56,720 --> 00:18:00,680 I don't even want to engage with them. And I'm guilty of it too. 234 00:18:00,680 --> 00:18:03,039 I think we all are. But but I think but I think, 235 00:18:03,200 --> 00:18:07,880 uh, I think it's it's gotten easier than ever for people to you know, 236 00:18:07,039 --> 00:18:10,880 it's why because when people talk about how divided we are, well, 237 00:18:10,920 --> 00:18:15,279 we've always been divided politically, sure, but but the division is is in 238 00:18:15,440 --> 00:18:18,200 the lack of interest and dialogue. Yes, and I think it's just more 239 00:18:18,440 --> 00:18:22,839 present nowadays. We've always been divided, but the Internet amplifies that. Yeah, 240 00:18:23,000 --> 00:18:26,359 it's easier for people to just you know, spread that hatred. And 241 00:18:26,400 --> 00:18:30,319 yeah, for me, like I have friends who love Biden. I have 242 00:18:30,440 --> 00:18:33,799 friends who are probably going to vote for Trump this year, and I might 243 00:18:33,880 --> 00:18:37,920 not agree with either of them. I might not. You know, I 244 00:18:37,039 --> 00:18:41,319 certainly don't love Trump at all, never have. I haven't been too happy 245 00:18:41,359 --> 00:18:45,880 with Biden these past few years. But I'm not going to judge somebody based 246 00:18:45,920 --> 00:18:49,799 on who they vote for, you know what I mean. It's like you 247 00:18:49,880 --> 00:18:53,359 can have your reasons, as long as you're not trying to put anyone down. 248 00:18:53,720 --> 00:18:57,160 If you're like, if you are trying to harm somebody in your decision, 249 00:18:57,279 --> 00:19:00,079 that's where I draw the line. Yeah, but if you're making a 250 00:19:00,119 --> 00:19:03,599 personal decision because you have your reasonings, we can still be friends. Right. 251 00:19:03,680 --> 00:19:06,880 I might not agree with you, but I'll still be your friend. 252 00:19:07,039 --> 00:19:08,839 It's okay, you know what I mean? Yeah? Exactly, yeah, 253 00:19:08,880 --> 00:19:11,440 well said, well said, Well, I think we should. So you 254 00:19:11,519 --> 00:19:15,599 brought your guitar. I'm dying to hear you play live. Well, let's 255 00:19:15,640 --> 00:19:18,119 do it. What now? What are you gonna are these? Are these 256 00:19:18,200 --> 00:19:22,119 songs that you haven't played here before? Or what are you going to play 257 00:19:22,200 --> 00:19:26,000 for us? So? I was going to do an original and I was 258 00:19:26,039 --> 00:19:27,599 going to do a cover. Okay, I don't know if I've played this 259 00:19:27,680 --> 00:19:32,400 one live, but I was going to play my song called Soda. I 260 00:19:32,519 --> 00:19:34,519 might have done it before. I can't remember at this point, but it's 261 00:19:34,559 --> 00:19:38,599 a I know we did the world radio premiere last fall for this song. 262 00:19:38,680 --> 00:19:41,880 So okay, I figured, why don't I do a little acoustic rendition? 263 00:19:41,960 --> 00:19:47,680 Oh cool, cool, very cool? If you're just joining us. Casey 264 00:19:47,799 --> 00:19:51,200 Darren from Soda is here with us live in studio. We did the world 265 00:19:51,279 --> 00:19:55,240 radio premiere for the new track Division Line, and Casey's going to play a 266 00:19:55,240 --> 00:19:56,640 couple live for us. Let me see, I got to bring those other, 267 00:19:59,079 --> 00:20:03,039 not those other, that other make up to. When you're ready, 268 00:20:03,160 --> 00:20:07,160 Casey, just go ahead and strum a little for us, so make sure. 269 00:20:07,960 --> 00:20:15,119 Oh that sounds nice? All right? I think we're I think we're 270 00:20:15,200 --> 00:20:18,480 good. Whenever you're whenever you're ready, just go for it. Yeah. 271 00:20:18,519 --> 00:20:22,880 This is a song from my EP Love Hate that I released last fall. 272 00:20:22,519 --> 00:20:41,039 It's a song called Soda. This is a band called Soda. The web 273 00:20:41,160 --> 00:20:45,079 o Blas can be hot to keep track of. You're in your head and 274 00:20:45,200 --> 00:20:48,799 your spinning your fortune. It's not enough to know you've got them all tricked. 275 00:20:49,440 --> 00:20:53,839 You tangle it up and it makes them so sick. One misstep and 276 00:20:55,000 --> 00:21:00,720 you've lost your footing and now you don't even know who you're HEARDing. Could 277 00:21:00,759 --> 00:21:04,200 be them, it could be you. What does your heart tell you to 278 00:21:04,519 --> 00:21:11,640 do? You poison no water, poison no order. But I'll be fair 279 00:21:11,880 --> 00:21:18,519 hide you poison no order, poison no order. Yeah, I'll be fair 280 00:21:18,680 --> 00:21:37,519 hide. I don't care what you've done to me. I'm just so mad 281 00:21:37,599 --> 00:21:42,240 you heard my family. I don't care what the love was true. I 282 00:21:42,440 --> 00:21:49,160 know what to not that I can do looking back, the water was cleaned 283 00:21:52,839 --> 00:22:03,400 it that'll makes sense why you dessop? Now it's turned the deep mis red 284 00:22:03,279 --> 00:22:15,920 so red the mother lies and blood you shed. It trickles down from your 285 00:22:15,440 --> 00:22:29,960 fair It's polling faster. And were well aware no loving soul could live like 286 00:22:30,400 --> 00:22:41,799 you did. I just hope you found what your me. You poison the 287 00:22:41,039 --> 00:22:49,599 water, poison the water, lobby famine, you poison the water, poison 288 00:22:49,720 --> 00:22:56,599 the water. It was your, not Mahinde. You poison the water, 289 00:22:56,119 --> 00:23:03,759 poison the water, the lobby fahide, poison the water. A poison the 290 00:23:04,000 --> 00:23:17,000 water. It was just not mahd You poising no water again, you poising 291 00:23:17,559 --> 00:23:37,240 no wader, my friend? Whoa whoa, whoa, whoa boys in the 292 00:23:37,440 --> 00:23:47,000 water, boys in the water. But I'll be fa hide poison the water, 293 00:23:47,680 --> 00:23:57,319 poison the water. Now you're not mad? I very nice, very 294 00:23:57,400 --> 00:24:02,680 nice, Casey Darren of the band Soda, and that song is called Soda, 295 00:24:02,839 --> 00:24:07,960 correct? Can you tell us again the story behind that? So I 296 00:24:07,039 --> 00:24:14,839 was at a very tumultuous point in my life around that time, I was 297 00:24:15,000 --> 00:24:21,359 going through a pretty terrible breakup and it kind of shattered my whole world. 298 00:24:21,640 --> 00:24:26,359 I did not see it coming, and I was just completely devastated in a 299 00:24:26,440 --> 00:24:29,519 really dark spot. And this is one of the first songs I wrote, 300 00:24:30,119 --> 00:24:34,480 and it really so deformed as a self healing project to get me out of 301 00:24:34,519 --> 00:24:37,160 that darkness. And I took all my pain, I took all my sadness, 302 00:24:37,200 --> 00:24:41,960 and I channeled it into the music. So everything you hear lyrically is 303 00:24:41,079 --> 00:24:48,720 very raw. This was written, I think probably within days of everything crumbling 304 00:24:48,839 --> 00:24:56,359 down, and my goal was I never wanted to write anything with hate in 305 00:24:56,519 --> 00:25:00,039 my heart. Everything was out of love and every thing was I didn't want 306 00:25:00,079 --> 00:25:03,160 to ever point fingers. I was always like, I want to rise above 307 00:25:03,200 --> 00:25:07,319 this. I'm gonna express my emotion, but I am going to try my 308 00:25:07,440 --> 00:25:14,359 best to keep spreading love the best I can. So the name Soda comes 309 00:25:14,440 --> 00:25:21,000 from the the Old Testament. Not a religious person, but I kept hearing 310 00:25:21,039 --> 00:25:26,160 the phrase poison the water in my head and I thought that's kind of interesting. 311 00:25:26,759 --> 00:25:27,880 I like that kind of sounds like it could be something from the Bible. 312 00:25:27,960 --> 00:25:30,599 So I looked it up. I look poison the water and I found 313 00:25:30,640 --> 00:25:37,680 out that a soda is this ritual that was given. It was a trial 314 00:25:37,720 --> 00:25:41,680 of the poison water that was given to somebody that was accused of adultery. 315 00:25:41,079 --> 00:25:45,599 They drank the water and they survived. They were not they were not an 316 00:25:45,599 --> 00:25:47,720 adulterer. They were fine. But if they died, it was like, 317 00:25:47,759 --> 00:25:49,240 well they had it coming, you know. Yeah, And I just thought 318 00:25:49,240 --> 00:25:52,359 it was so on the nose for what I was going through at that time. 319 00:25:52,440 --> 00:25:56,119 I was like, wow, to have that kind of like come into 320 00:25:56,160 --> 00:25:59,519 my head. Maybe I'm a little spiritual, I don't know, but it 321 00:25:59,640 --> 00:26:03,559 just seems so serendipitous that I was like, I think that's a cool song 322 00:26:03,680 --> 00:26:06,160 name. And then I said, you know, it could be a cool 323 00:26:06,200 --> 00:26:08,519 band name too. So I went on Spotify. Nobody else was called soda. 324 00:26:08,559 --> 00:26:11,119 I'm like, well, okay, now I kind of have to do 325 00:26:11,200 --> 00:26:14,279 it because it's so hard to find a band name nowadays, right right. 326 00:26:14,599 --> 00:26:15,920 So yeah, so that's where that song came out of. All Right, 327 00:26:17,480 --> 00:26:19,079 Uh, you want to you want to go and play another one while I've 328 00:26:19,119 --> 00:26:22,960 got the I've got the levels that were I think they're good, beautiful. 329 00:26:22,000 --> 00:26:25,799 Yeah, I'm gonna do one more. This is an old cover. I've 330 00:26:25,839 --> 00:26:30,359 played this since the beginning of Soda as well. It's a personal favorite. 331 00:26:30,400 --> 00:26:33,160 I love the band The Violent Fems. Yeah, so this is a band 332 00:26:33,279 --> 00:26:44,559 off their first record called kiss Off Nice. I need someone, a person 333 00:26:44,680 --> 00:26:48,559 to talk to, someone who cares to love, good, to be you, 334 00:26:49,720 --> 00:26:56,720 could it be you? Situation gets rubbed and asked out the panic, 335 00:26:56,960 --> 00:27:02,200 it's not enough, it's just a habit. Kid, you're sick, Well, 336 00:27:02,319 --> 00:27:07,440 Darland, this is it. You can all just kiss off into the 337 00:27:07,559 --> 00:27:11,720 air. But I'm my back. I can feel them stair. They're me 338 00:27:11,839 --> 00:27:15,480 bad, but I don't mind. They are me bad. Yeah. They 339 00:27:15,599 --> 00:27:18,960 do it all the time. Yeah, yeah, yeah they do it all 340 00:27:19,000 --> 00:27:22,599 the time. Yeah yeah, yeah they do it all the time. Do 341 00:27:22,960 --> 00:27:26,440 it all the time. Yeah, they do it all the time, do 342 00:27:26,799 --> 00:27:37,440 it all the time. I hope you know this will go down on your 343 00:27:37,599 --> 00:27:45,359 personal record. Oh yeah, Well, don't get said distressed. Did I 344 00:27:45,440 --> 00:28:07,319 happen to mention? I'm impressed? W dude, very good. Take one 345 00:28:07,839 --> 00:28:11,599 one one because you'll left me and two to two for my family, had 346 00:28:11,720 --> 00:28:17,960 three, three three from my heart ex and four four four for my headaches, 347 00:28:18,000 --> 00:28:22,440 and five five five for my only and six six six for my sorrow 348 00:28:22,599 --> 00:28:27,680 and seven seven no no, no, no tomorrow and eight eight I forget 349 00:28:27,720 --> 00:28:33,240 what it was for but nine nine nun for the lost content, turn ten, 350 00:28:33,839 --> 00:28:38,000 ten, ten for everything, everything, everything everything, you you know, 351 00:28:38,119 --> 00:28:41,839 this kids sping in the air. I'm up back, I can field 352 00:28:41,880 --> 00:28:47,680 themselves. They only bad but not oh man, they only bad. You 353 00:28:47,759 --> 00:28:49,799 had to do it all the time. Yeah, yeah, you had to 354 00:28:49,920 --> 00:28:52,920 do it all the time. Yeah. Yeah, he had to do it 355 00:28:53,119 --> 00:28:56,759 all the time. Do it all the time. He had to do it 356 00:28:56,920 --> 00:28:59,480 all the time. Do it all the time. You had to do it 357 00:28:59,640 --> 00:29:14,880 other time. Ta ta to U U time. Very cool, Thank you 358 00:29:15,000 --> 00:29:18,680 so much, Thank you. Are they still Are they still around? Are 359 00:29:18,720 --> 00:29:21,920 they still touring? Oh yeah, original lineup and anything. My girlfriend and 360 00:29:21,960 --> 00:29:23,640 I we just saw them this past fall and they did the first record in 361 00:29:23,720 --> 00:29:27,519 its entirety, front to back. Yeah. They all still sound exactly the 362 00:29:27,599 --> 00:29:32,599 same, no kidding, Yeah, Gordon Gayano, the singer voice has not 363 00:29:32,759 --> 00:29:36,400 changed in the past forty years. Incredible concert, so good. Oh no 364 00:29:36,519 --> 00:29:38,680 kidding, Oh wow, very cool. If you're just joining us, Casey 365 00:29:38,799 --> 00:29:44,359 Darren from Soda which is s O T a H is joining us here at 366 00:29:44,400 --> 00:29:47,279 Live in studio. He played a couple songs for us, and earlier we 367 00:29:47,359 --> 00:29:49,920 did the world radio premiere of the new track division Line. Now is that 368 00:29:51,359 --> 00:29:52,519 by the way, So Divisional Line? Is that going to be? Are 369 00:29:52,559 --> 00:29:56,559 you doing an album or an EP with that? Or what's the well that's 370 00:29:56,720 --> 00:30:03,480 it's just gonna be a standalone track. I felt that the concept matter of 371 00:30:03,599 --> 00:30:07,279 that song, I didn't want to do a whole album of that. I 372 00:30:07,440 --> 00:30:12,400 had one song to you know, channel my frustration into. I just didn't 373 00:30:12,400 --> 00:30:17,359 want to do a full album of that. I have an album that's written 374 00:30:17,920 --> 00:30:21,400 that I'm hoping to record this fall, maybe early next year. There's no 375 00:30:21,480 --> 00:30:26,359 really set plan for it yet. That you know, is a different subject 376 00:30:26,519 --> 00:30:29,839 matter. So I figured division Line would just be good as a standalone single. 377 00:30:29,920 --> 00:30:32,160 And having Dicky Barrett on it, I was like, that's nice to 378 00:30:32,240 --> 00:30:37,119 have its own little page in history. Yeah, and did you say there's 379 00:30:37,119 --> 00:30:41,960 a video too? So last night we did a world video premiere at Chunky 380 00:30:42,039 --> 00:30:45,559 Cinema pub right down the street. Oh yes, yes, and it was 381 00:30:45,599 --> 00:30:48,359 incredible. Do you mind? Have I talked a little bit about that? 382 00:30:48,400 --> 00:30:52,359 Oh? Please do? Yeah? Yeah. So I put together a little 383 00:30:52,440 --> 00:30:59,480 fundraiser and video premiere for the song division Line. I raised money for the 384 00:30:59,599 --> 00:31:03,079 Jason our Flood Memorial, which I have been a part of since its inception. 385 00:31:03,960 --> 00:31:07,480 To give you a little insight on that. The Flood family from Darry, 386 00:31:07,519 --> 00:31:11,880 New Hampshire lost their son Jason to suicide back in twenty sixteen, and 387 00:31:11,960 --> 00:31:17,599 he was eerily similar to me. He loved the same music. He loved 388 00:31:17,640 --> 00:31:21,599 the Mighty Mighty Boss Tones. I'm a big fan of the Muppets, like 389 00:31:21,759 --> 00:31:23,920 this my one weird thing about me. Well, there's many weird things about 390 00:31:23,960 --> 00:31:27,000 me, but one of them is that I love the Muppets, and Jason 391 00:31:27,240 --> 00:31:33,039 also had this passion for the Muppets. So my old band, After Image, 392 00:31:33,079 --> 00:31:36,720 we played the very first Pizza Stock event, which was formed by the 393 00:31:36,759 --> 00:31:40,640 Flood family. Jason had always said that he wanted to have a day long 394 00:31:40,759 --> 00:31:45,559 festival where they played music and ate pizza. So the Floods did that in 395 00:31:45,720 --> 00:31:49,720 his honor, I want to say, in twenty seventeen, the summer after 396 00:31:49,799 --> 00:31:53,559 he died, and for them it was going to be a one off thing, 397 00:31:55,240 --> 00:31:57,400 and then they saw the love and support from the community that they said, 398 00:31:57,519 --> 00:32:00,200 maybe we could make something bigger with this. They turned it into a 399 00:32:00,279 --> 00:32:05,599 nonprofit. The Jason R. Flood Memorial, and they have since put on 400 00:32:05,759 --> 00:32:09,119 I think we're uh, We're about to do Pizza Stock eight this summer. 401 00:32:09,960 --> 00:32:14,119 So they are wonderful people. They have been a supporter of me my music 402 00:32:14,279 --> 00:32:19,200 since the beginning. I love them. If you're listening, Doug and Danielle, 403 00:32:19,599 --> 00:32:22,839 really you have changed my world and I'm so appreciative for you. So 404 00:32:22,680 --> 00:32:28,799 last night we did a fundraiser and their benefit as well as a movement called 405 00:32:28,839 --> 00:32:36,759 the Choose Love Movement. So twelve years ago, Scarlett Lewis lost her son 406 00:32:37,480 --> 00:32:42,359 Jesse in the Sandy Hook shooting. Oh wow, he was in second grade. 407 00:32:44,079 --> 00:32:49,079 And instead of you know, leaning towards many destructive things, she said, 408 00:32:49,119 --> 00:32:52,880 how can I make this positive? Incredible? She decided to create the 409 00:32:52,960 --> 00:32:58,839 Choose Love Movement, which basically has the idea that if you instill love, 410 00:32:59,119 --> 00:33:05,039 compassion and empathy in children at a young age, which is something that I 411 00:33:05,119 --> 00:33:07,839 think most people are born with love, but it takes a little bit of 412 00:33:07,920 --> 00:33:14,960 learning to learn empathy and compassion. If we instill that in young kids, 413 00:33:15,440 --> 00:33:20,400 we show them how other people feel when you make certain decisions channel in your 414 00:33:20,480 --> 00:33:24,759 emotions. How would you feel in that situation? And it's teaching social emotional 415 00:33:24,880 --> 00:33:30,000 growth in learning in young students. And the idea is that as time goes 416 00:33:30,079 --> 00:33:32,400 on, if they have this love and this compassion and empathy in their hearts, 417 00:33:34,240 --> 00:33:38,279 they're probably not going to lean towards destructive paths, whether it be drugs 418 00:33:38,480 --> 00:33:45,759 or suicide or the unimaginable things with that happened with school shootings. It's this 419 00:33:45,880 --> 00:33:49,039 idea that if we can teach that and let people know that they have a 420 00:33:49,119 --> 00:33:51,519 place in this world, that they are cared for, that they are loved, 421 00:33:52,559 --> 00:33:55,519 that we can create a better world. And I found this message so 422 00:33:55,720 --> 00:34:00,640 inspiring and so in line with the song division line that I said, I 423 00:34:00,759 --> 00:34:01,880 need to get them to be a part of this in some way. So 424 00:34:02,480 --> 00:34:07,480 the New Hampshire state representative for the Chews Love Movement was there last night. 425 00:34:07,559 --> 00:34:12,599 She gave a really wonderful speech explained what Cheos Love Movement is. And I'm 426 00:34:12,719 --> 00:34:16,960 so happy that we raised five hundred dollars last night for both groups, so 427 00:34:17,360 --> 00:34:21,440 I'm going to be donating that to both of them. Cool. And then 428 00:34:21,480 --> 00:34:25,320 after that we had a nice series of acoustic performances. We had Rags to 429 00:34:25,360 --> 00:34:30,920 Stitches there from the area. We also had a band called Porcelain Jumpsuit and 430 00:34:30,039 --> 00:34:35,480 then we did an acoustic set. Last night with Soda. We had a 431 00:34:35,519 --> 00:34:37,639 big, nice video presentation where we premiered the music video. We made a 432 00:34:37,639 --> 00:34:44,119 couple of silly trailers, parody movie trailers, and then we also had videos 433 00:34:44,159 --> 00:34:49,280 from the Jason R. Flood memorial Choose Love, and I made this motivational 434 00:34:49,400 --> 00:34:52,199 video that explains what division Line is about and how you know that message of 435 00:34:52,320 --> 00:34:55,199 unity, compassion and love. So it was a great night. I was 436 00:34:55,280 --> 00:34:59,480 expecting we had to hit fifty people. That was like Chunky said, you 437 00:34:59,519 --> 00:35:01,599 got to get people in this door. I'm like, I was getting nervous. 438 00:35:01,800 --> 00:35:05,960 You know, Soda is a newer band for me. I've been in 439 00:35:06,000 --> 00:35:07,960 the music scene for about eight years, and you know, you build momentum 440 00:35:08,119 --> 00:35:12,599 with one band, and after eight years of being in one band, we 441 00:35:13,119 --> 00:35:15,840 got to that level where we could host our own show. So it has 442 00:35:15,880 --> 00:35:20,559 been around for realistically we've been around for three years, but actively we've been 443 00:35:20,760 --> 00:35:22,559 it's been the past year. We've been really active. So I didn't know 444 00:35:22,559 --> 00:35:24,199 how it was going to go. Yeah, I was like, well, 445 00:35:24,280 --> 00:35:28,840 we'll probably get fifty. I'm so happy to say that we had over one 446 00:35:28,920 --> 00:35:31,559 hundred people attend last night. Awesome, it was. It was sold out 447 00:35:31,679 --> 00:35:36,119 and I am just over the moon that the love and support from everyone that 448 00:35:36,239 --> 00:35:43,039 came in was unreal. It just gave me a lot of gratitude and satisfaction 449 00:35:43,199 --> 00:35:45,880 knowing that, you know, this music thing, it might be for me. 450 00:35:45,079 --> 00:35:47,440 Yeah, I think it's something I want to do for the rest of 451 00:35:47,519 --> 00:35:52,239 my life. So anyone who attended last night, seriously, thank you so 452 00:35:52,400 --> 00:35:54,239 much for being there. From the bottom of my heart, every single person, 453 00:35:54,320 --> 00:35:57,920 it meant so much that you were there to support. So it was 454 00:35:57,960 --> 00:36:00,840 a great event. Yeah, that's excellent. Excellent. Now, the video 455 00:36:01,000 --> 00:36:04,960 for Division Line is Dicky Barrett in the video. He is in the video, 456 00:36:05,400 --> 00:36:07,599 So while I was on tour with him in the Defiant, we actually 457 00:36:07,719 --> 00:36:12,639 recorded all of his video parts in a hotel room. Kidding, but I 458 00:36:12,719 --> 00:36:15,679 put enough layers and filters on it that you can't even tell at all. 459 00:36:15,840 --> 00:36:20,360 So we did that, and then Dicky was kind enough also to record a 460 00:36:20,400 --> 00:36:23,000 little intro video, so we had a little intro before the video last night 461 00:36:23,480 --> 00:36:27,960 where he introduced the video and he thanked everyone for being at the event. 462 00:36:28,719 --> 00:36:32,199 He's a really nice guy. He's very down to earth, compassionate, and 463 00:36:32,280 --> 00:36:37,039 he's always been a supporter of small artists from their inception. He's always been 464 00:36:37,480 --> 00:36:42,159 bringing out small bands that you know, might not be well known. He's 465 00:36:42,159 --> 00:36:45,760 always been that way. He took me out on a whim with the Defiant. 466 00:36:45,039 --> 00:36:46,840 He knew that this is what I want to do with my life. 467 00:36:47,119 --> 00:36:51,519 He knew that I hadn't been on a tour before. The whole time I 468 00:36:51,679 --> 00:36:53,639 was on this tour, he had a text thread going to my family. 469 00:36:53,880 --> 00:36:58,360 He was taking pictures of me the whole time so they could feel included in 470 00:36:58,440 --> 00:37:00,760 that we could document this exparience. Oh wow. He kept calling it the 471 00:37:01,039 --> 00:37:06,519 punk rock School, and every time I made a slight mistake he jokingly said, 472 00:37:06,559 --> 00:37:08,559 okay, that's a demerit. But in the end, I do think 473 00:37:08,599 --> 00:37:12,599 I passed the punk rock School. So it was a lot of fun and 474 00:37:12,679 --> 00:37:15,480 he's a very good person. That's fantastic. Yeah, excellent, excellent. 475 00:37:15,800 --> 00:37:22,159 Now, so what's next for Soda? Yeah, so right now, we 476 00:37:22,280 --> 00:37:25,760 have a show planned in August. I don't like to overload us too much 477 00:37:25,800 --> 00:37:30,159 with local shows because, as you can imagine, you do a local show 478 00:37:30,280 --> 00:37:34,920 once every month, less and less people come, So we're gonna have We're 479 00:37:34,960 --> 00:37:37,280 doing a festival in New Bedford. It actually has not been announced yet, 480 00:37:37,360 --> 00:37:42,000 so I'm kind of spilling the beans a little bit, but we're playing a 481 00:37:42,079 --> 00:37:45,800 festival in August. I believe it's August third in New Boston, New Boston, 482 00:37:45,840 --> 00:37:50,559 New Hampshire. And it's gonna be a great day of music. I 483 00:37:50,599 --> 00:37:52,639 think there's gonna be all sorts of raffles and food trucks and fun like that. 484 00:37:53,400 --> 00:38:00,679 And we will be introducing our official lead guitarist very soon. It's been 485 00:38:00,719 --> 00:38:06,679 a long time coming. We've had many fill in lead guitars for the entirety 486 00:38:06,719 --> 00:38:09,239 of this band, but we very soon we will be announcing our full final 487 00:38:09,320 --> 00:38:15,199 line up. Oh I'm very excited. If you went to our show at 488 00:38:15,239 --> 00:38:19,960 the Shaskiine, you might have caught a little glimpse of what our lineup is 489 00:38:20,000 --> 00:38:22,280 going to be. So we've got a lot on the way. I'm hoping 490 00:38:22,320 --> 00:38:27,079 to hit the studio this summer. We've got another single that we demoed out 491 00:38:27,079 --> 00:38:30,559 I'm hoping to record. I'm hoping to get that out. Tons of more 492 00:38:30,639 --> 00:38:32,800 music on the way. Like I said, I probably have thirteen fourteen to 493 00:38:32,840 --> 00:38:37,360 fifteen songs written, ready to be demoed out and ready to get into the 494 00:38:37,400 --> 00:38:39,960 studio. So where do where do you record? By the way, where 495 00:38:40,119 --> 00:38:45,760 was Division Line recorded? Division Line was recorded over at right across the street 496 00:38:45,760 --> 00:38:50,039 at the Manchester Music Mill. Oh, black Heart, Blackhart down with Eric 497 00:38:50,079 --> 00:38:52,000 Seuter. Yeah, we had Eric on the show. I watched that episode. 498 00:38:52,079 --> 00:38:54,639 Yeah, it was great. Yeah, he's a really nice dude and 499 00:38:54,719 --> 00:39:00,960 I actually had him and the former lead guitar player of Baft Image, Brandon 500 00:39:00,000 --> 00:39:07,039 Cursio, helps me with the mixing, mastering and engineering. Excellent. I'm 501 00:39:07,280 --> 00:39:10,320 I'm not sure where I'm gonna go in the future for recording. I I'm 502 00:39:10,320 --> 00:39:14,840 always trying to challenge myself, so I've done the local level thing for a 503 00:39:14,880 --> 00:39:16,119 few years now. I want to branch out. I want to do bigger, 504 00:39:16,360 --> 00:39:19,760 bigger and better. So we'll see where that takes me. This summer, 505 00:39:19,840 --> 00:39:23,000 I'm I'm actually gonna be going on tour as tour manager with a local 506 00:39:23,039 --> 00:39:28,079 reggae artist named Joe Samba. Phenomenal guy, and he does a lot of 507 00:39:28,320 --> 00:39:30,559 producing and we've had talks and maybe we'll do something. Maybe we'll do some 508 00:39:30,679 --> 00:39:35,719 sort of collaboration in the future. With him, so we'll see the future 509 00:39:35,800 --> 00:39:38,239 is an open book and I'm excited. Excellent, excellent, And where should 510 00:39:38,280 --> 00:39:42,079 people go online to keep up with everything that you're doing? So I'm on 511 00:39:42,519 --> 00:39:45,440 everything every single social media outlet that you can imagine. If you look up 512 00:39:45,880 --> 00:39:51,559 Soda band, s O t a H Band, I'm on Instagram, Facebook, 513 00:39:51,599 --> 00:39:54,760 we have a YouTube page, we have we have a TikTok what else 514 00:39:54,800 --> 00:39:58,320 do we have? Everything? Everything? We're on Spotify, Apple Music, 515 00:39:58,360 --> 00:40:00,599 all the streaming sites. So if you want to listen of the new song 516 00:40:00,639 --> 00:40:02,480 again, please go listen to it. It's live, up and running on 517 00:40:02,559 --> 00:40:06,760 all the streaming sites. If you want to see the music video that's up 518 00:40:06,800 --> 00:40:12,760 on YouTube featuring Dicky Barrett and some of those fun trailers that we premiered last 519 00:40:12,840 --> 00:40:15,000 night, I will eventually be uploading on YouTube, so keep an eye out 520 00:40:15,039 --> 00:40:19,280 for those as well. Very good, very good, Well, thank you 521 00:40:19,400 --> 00:40:22,840 so much for coming in today. We're gonna play We're gonna play one of 522 00:40:22,000 --> 00:40:28,079 these other songs. Actually I'll let you pick for which one you want us 523 00:40:28,119 --> 00:40:30,679 to close with. Well, let me let me ask you. Are you 524 00:40:30,760 --> 00:40:32,480 looking for a more a punk song or do you want a ska song? 525 00:40:34,199 --> 00:40:36,280 Punk all right, well, you know what, let's split it in the 526 00:40:36,320 --> 00:40:37,960 middle. Let's do better than you. It's a scott punk song. We'll 527 00:40:37,960 --> 00:40:40,360 get both of us going here. We'll do better than you, all right, 528 00:40:40,599 --> 00:40:44,440 Casey Darren, thank you again so much. Oh, thank you so 529 00:40:44,559 --> 00:40:46,039 much. It is seriously always a pleasure to be on the show. You 530 00:40:46,119 --> 00:40:49,599 do a great job, both of you, so thank you so much for 531 00:40:49,719 --> 00:40:52,679 having me. Well, thank you. We appreciate that. And we're gonna 532 00:40:52,679 --> 00:40:55,400 close with this. This is this is actually one of my favorite This is 533 00:40:55,440 --> 00:40:58,360 better than You from Soda