Episodes
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Episode 227: Still Love
On episode 227 of March Forth with Mike Bauman, Mike chats with Mike Morgan of Still Love! Hailing from Northwest Indiana, Still Love's musical roots draw from emo and post-hardcore, with influences ranging from Saosin, to Finch, Underoath, nothing.nowhere, and Deftones, among others. On August...
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Episode 226: Suffer Through
On episode 226 of March Forth with Mike Bauman, Mike chats with Dan Willard and DJ Petardi of Suffer Through! Comprised of Willard (vocals), Petardi (bass), Conor Lewis (guitar), and Ryan Farkas (drums), Suffer Through is a Central New Jersey deathcore band. With friendships that span years in...
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Episode 225: Sleep Nation
On episode 225 of March Forth with Mike Bauman, Mike chats with Bran Merritt of Sleep Nation! Based in Nashville, Tennessee, Sleep Nation is an alternative rock duo comprised of Merritt (vocals, guitar) and Joey Lauretta (drums). Initially founded in 2010, Sleep Nation has made a name for...
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Episode 224: Steven Aripez
On this episode of March Forth with Mike Bauman, Mike chats with Steven Aripez! Aripez is a filmmaker, as well as co-founder and film programmer of the Temecula Valley Film Festival. Taking place October 9th - 11th at Temeku Cinemas in Temecula, California, the Temecula Valley Film Festival...
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Episode 223: The Hollows
On episode 223 of March Forth with Mike Bauman, Mike chats with The Hollows! Based in Colorado Springs, Colorado, The Hollows is a newly formed band whose sound draws inspiration from 90's grunge, as well as more modern tastes of shoegaze, indie, and hardcore. On June 8th, The Hollows dropped…
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Episode 222: The Moth Anatomy
On episode 222 of March Forth with Mike Bauman, Mike chats with Kevin Sarro and Jay Willis of The Moth Anatomy! Originally formed in 2011, The Moth Anatomy built a large regional following, toured, and released an EP prior to taking a hiatus in 2015. Having drawn heavy influence from the…
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Episode 221: Laura Rose
On episode 221 of March Forth with Mike Bauman, Mike chats with Laura Rose! Originally from Northeast Ohio, Laura Rose is a Nashville-based singer-songwriter. Over the years, she's released music with Will Kay Soul, put out a live EP entitled Live From Black Dog Studio, performed numerous charity...
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Episode 220: The Static Wake
On episode 220 of March Forth with Mike Bauman, Mike chats with The Static Wake! Comprised of Miranda Scythe (vocals), Radames Colon (guitar), Trent Roach (guitar), Steve Hughes (bass), and Ian Blattel (drums), The Static Wake is an eccentric modern metal band from Cleveland, Ohio. Originally...
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Episode 219: Noctara
On episode 219 of March Forth with Mike Bauman, Mike chats with Landon Siebens and Brady Mueller of Noctara! Based in Nashville, Tennessee, Noctara is bringing new blood to the modern rock and alternative metal landscape with their collective experience in the music industry. Comprised of Siebens...
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Episode 218: Hollow Wake
On episode 218 of March Forth with Mike Bauman, Mike chats with Josh Overton and Bobby Spencer of Hollow Wake! Based in Nashville, Tennessee, Hollow Wake is a rock/metalcore band that was born in early 2022. Featuring band members that have roots ranging from punk, emo, hardcore, and rock, Hollow...
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Episode 217: John Nicholson of E.Y.E. Productions
On episode 217 of March Forth with Mike Bauman, Mike chats with John Nicholson of E.Y.E. Productions! Having grown up in Nashville most of his life, John is classically trained in theater/music and the Performing Arts, in addition to a background in communications, radio, and television. When he...
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Episode 216: William Falkner
On episode 216 of March Forth with Mike Bauman, Mike chats with guitarist William Falkner! A native of Huntsville, Alabama, William is a Nashville-based guitarist who currently performs with Sleep Nation, Dalton Davis, and Jenna Kay, among others. His love for music and guitar stems back to his...
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Episode 215: All the Tension
On episode 215 of March Forth with Mike Bauman, Mike chats with Kris Jackson of All the Tension! Based in Nashville, Tennessee, Kris Jackson is a vocalist and multi-instrumentalist. He's the lead vocalist in the Nashville-based pop-punk/metalcore band All the Tension, which also features Donovan...
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Episode 214: Nadia Vaeh
On episode 214 of March Forth with Mike Bauman, Mike chats with Nadia Vaeh! Originally from Atlanta, Nadia is a Nashville-based artist who is trailblazing a sound she calls "poptimistic-rock." A staunch mental health advocate, Nadia has transmuted the darkness she's encountered in life into her...
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Episode 213: Anthony Church & Elijah Rushin
On episode 213 of March Forth with Mike Bauman, Mike chats with Anthony Church and Elijah Rushin! Hailing from Alliance, Ohio, Anthony is a music producer and host of the Proven Knowledge podcast. Proven Knowledge is a collective, brand, and podcast Anthony created with his friend and rapper...
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Episode 212: Mikey Dunn of Who They Fear
On episode 212 of March Forth with Mike Bauman, Mike chats with vocalist Mikey Dunn of Who They Fear! Who They Fear is a Maryland-based metalcore band that balances heavy instrumentals with aggressive vocals, melodic hooks, and subtle atmosphere. Their songs pull from lived experiences, tackling...
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Episode 211: In Shallows
On episode 211 of March Forth with Mike Bauman, Mike chats with In Shallows! Comprised of Bobby Wharton (guitar), Colin Trombley (vocals), Graham Fortier (drums) and Matt Pro (bass, clean vocals), In Shallows is a metalcore band based in Keene, New Hampshire. After forming in December 2019, In...
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Episode 210: Les Palms
On episode 210 of March Forth with Mike Bauman, Mike chats with Sean Fitz and Seth Laurent of Les Palms! Comprised of Fitz (guitar), Laurent (vocals), and Volkan Tonga (bass), the newly formed Les Palms is a competitive group in the Southwest alternative rock scene. Drawing inspiration from…
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Episode 209: Zhaklina
On episode 209 of March Forth with Mike Bauman, Mike chats with Zhaklina! Originally from New York, Zhaklina is a Nashville-based alternative rock/pop artist and mental health advocate. A poetic storyteller with a strong faith as her driving force, Zhaklina uses her music to encourage others to...
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Episode 208: Andrew Paulsen
On episode 208 of March Forth with Mike Bauman, Mike chats with Andrew Paulsen! A native of Toledo, Ohio, Paulsen is a Brooklyn, New York-based filmmaker and songwriter. Musically, Andrew is part of the indie folk rock outfit Paulsen-Shepler with friend Ben Shepler. Together, they released their…
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Episode 207: OUDi
On episode 207 of March Forth with Mike Bauman, Mike chats with OUDi! Originally from Canada, OUDi is a Nashville-based artist whose sound combines elements of industrial pop, gothic drama, and dark cinema. Since releasing her debut album "Everybody Dies" in 2024, OUDi has amassed over 500,000...
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Episode 206: Gouged
On episode 206 of March Forth with Mike Bauman, Mike chats with Gouged! Formed in 2020, Gouged is a deathcore band based in the Pacific Northwest. Since their formation, Gouged has been honing their craft and making a name for themselves in the metal landscape. In 2022, Gouged gave the deathcore...
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Episode 205: Ourselves Among Others
On episode 205 of March Forth with Mike Bauman, Mike chats with Ourselves Among Others! Based in Central Valley California, Ourselves Among Others is a metalcore band who dropped their album entitled "Infinite" this past August. From the introspective nature of "Sink Me Down," to the heartfelt...
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Episode 204: Jay Williz
On episode 204 of March Forth with Mike Bauman, Mike chats with Jay Williz! Jay Williz is a California-based rapper, as well as the singer of the genre-defying modern metal band BLVKOUT. After racking up over 50,000 streams in their debut year, BLVKOUT was named "Best Punk Band of 2024" and "Best...
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Episode 203: King Shampz
On episode 203 of March Forth with Mike Bauman, Mike chats with King Shampz! Hailing from West Philadelphia, King Shampz is a rap artist and CEO of Dead Wrong Records, a label which he started with his brother and producer Azzan. Since dropping the LP Dawn of the Dead on the Dead Wrong Records...
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Episode 202: Forge the Sun
On episode 202 of March Forth with Mike Bauman, Mike chats with Forge the Sun! Hailing from Detroit, Michigan, Forge the Sun is a progressive alternative rock band that formed in 2020. With influences including Deftones, Tool, Rush, Evanescence, Killswitch Engage, In Flames, Smashing Pumpkins…
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Episode 201: Ghost Tail
On episode 201 of March Forth with Mike Bauman, Mike chats with Ghost Tail! Hailing from Colorado Springs, Colorado, Ghost Tail is an emo/alt band that just released their latest single entitled "Shallow End" on 1/1. This Saturday, 2/21, Ghost Tail will be performing at Thrashers Bar in Colorado...
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Episode 200: Brian Brown
On episode 200 of March Forth with Mike Bauman, Mike chats with Brian Brown! An East Nashville native, Brian Brown is a hip hop artist based in the Music City who's been active for over a decade. Since the release of his debut EP 7:22 in 2014, Brown's music has captured the attention of his…
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Episode 199: Light The Fire
On episode 199 of March Forth with Mike Bauman, Mike chats with Seth Davis of Light The Fire! Formed in 2011, Light The Fire is a band from Dallas, Texas that fuses elements of metalcore and melodic hardcore for their own blend of heavy music. On November 22nd, 2024, Light The Fire released their...
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Episode 198: Stereo Therapy
On episode 198 of March Forth with Mike Bauman, Mike chats with Lisa Kaczmarek of Stereo Therapy! Originally from the Chicago area, Lisa is a New Jersey-based podcaster who hosts the Stereo Therapy podcast. Started in 2023, Stereo Therapy is a podcast that showcases the importance of music and...
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Episode 197: Seaside Massacre
On episode 197 of March Forth with Mike Bauman, Mike chats with vocalist Don Turner of Seaside Massacre! Hailing from Sacramento, California, Seaside Massacre is a metallic hardcore band that formed in 2019. Having honed their craft over the years through energetic live shows, emotional lyrics…
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Episode 196: Andre Scott
On episode 196 of March Forth with Mike Bauman, Mike chats with Andre Scott! A Nashville native, Andre is a friend and coworker of Mike's who works as a Project Manager in corporate healthcare. A graduate of Western Kentucky University with a Master of Science degree in Health and Wellness...
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Episode 195: BLANK ERA
On episode 195 of March Forth with Mike Bauman, Mike chats with Jaycee Clark of BLANK ERA! Comprised of Clark (vocals), Rob Cossey (drums), and Kandon Monk (guitar), BLANK ERA is an emerging Nashville-based band with influences in the vein of numetal, grunge, and modern rock. Since the release of...
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Episode 194: Dead Fish Handshake
On episode 194 of March Forth with Mike Bauman, Mike chats with Dead Fish Handshake! Comprised of Matthew Paul (vocals), Rob Ferreira (guitars), Vito Rauseo (guitars), Ant Salcedo (bass), and Mark Birkelbach (drums), Dead Fish Handshake is a rock band out of the Northeast in the United States....
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Episode 193: After Hour Animals
On episode 193 of March Forth with Mike Bauman, Mike chats with After Hour Animals! With inspiration ranging from bands like Dayseeker, Bring Me The Horizon, and Bad Omens, After Hour Animals is a rock/metalcore band from Milwaukee, Wisconsin that formed in 2020. Since releasing their EP…
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Episode 192: NUMBFLOWER
On episode 192 of March Forth with Mike Bauman, Mike chats with NUMBFLOWER! Hailing from Long Island, New York, NUMBFLOWER is an emo/grunge band that formed in 2023. Melding their love for 90s grunge, 2000s emo, and alternative rock, NUMBFLOWER is developing a sound they love from their…
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Episode 191: Jaren Samples of Talking Point
On episode 191 of March Forth with Mike Bauman, Mike chats with Jaren Samples of Talking Point! Hailing from Fort Collins, Colorado, Talking Point is a band that makes emotional music with elements of hardcore. After releasing their EP entitled Winter Demo 2023 two years ago, Talking Point just...
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Episode 190: Ryan Wayton of Tropic Bombs
On this episode of March Forth with Mike Bauman, Mike chats with Ryan Wayton of Tropic Bombs! Hailing from Mike's hometown of Toledo, Ohio, Ryan (vocals, drums, producer) and Tropic Bombs stormed onto the Toledo music scene back in 2011. They quickly built a dedicated fan base with their...
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Episode 189: Gavin Bowles
On episode 189 of March Forth with Mike Bauman, Mike chats with Gavin Bowles! Hailing from Australia, Gavin is a singer-songwriter, guitarist, vocalist, and frontman of Sydney indie rock outfit Gavin Bowles & The Distractions. Comprised of Bowles (vocals, guitar), Gavin's brother Simon Bowles...
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Episode 188: Dylan Baumgartner of Slingshot
On episode 188 of March Forth with Mike Bauman, Mike chats with Dylan Baumgartner of Slingshot! Formed in 2018, Slingshot is an emo/post-hardcore band from Southern California. Comprised of Baumgartner (guitar & vocals), She-Ra (vocals), Armand Morillo (bass & vocals), and Annaleece Arellano...
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Episode 187: Nard Grice of Ruckus VA
On episode 187 of March Forth with Mike Bauman, Mike chats with Nard Grice of Ruckus VA! Based in Virginia Beach, Grice is a digital creator, multi-instrumentalist, producer, and singer-songwriter whose latest project is Virginia hardcore outfit Ruckus VA. Handling both the brutal vocals and...
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Episode 186: Zhaklina for Stay;Fest
On episode 186 of March Forth with Mike Bauman, Mike chats with Zhaklina Spencer! Originally from New York, Zhaklina is an independent, alternative pop artist based in Nashville. With a strong faith as her driving force, she uses her music to encourage others to live from a place of knowing they...
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Episode 185: Colt Crevar & Kelly Flusk
On episode 185 of March Forth with Mike Bauman, Mike chats with Colt Crevar and Kelly Flusk! Musicians Crevar (guitarist, Forever May Fall) and Flusk (guitarist, Killakoi) both used to perform together in the heavy rock band Something Clever out of Charlotte, North Carolina. After forming in…
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Episode 184: The Spaceman
On episode 184 of March Forth with Mike Bauman, Mike chats with The Spaceman! Not just a traveler of the Cosmos, The Spaceman is a harbinger of what's to come. After being launched into the void by a secretive, black budget space program, he vanished beyond a black hole. His identity, reality…
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Episode 183: Johnny Zirkel
On episode 183 of March Forth with Mike Bauman, Mike chats with Johnny Zirkel! Originally from New Jersey, Johnny is a California-based musician, producer, songwriter, and content creator, among numerous other hats he wears. Over the years, he's performed in the nu-punk band The Wildfires…
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Episode 182: Ali Slater
On episode 182 of March Forth with Mike Bauman, Mike chats with Ali Slater! Based in LA via NYC, Ali is a singer-songwriter in the pop-punk/emo vein who has been into music since she was a child. Following the deaths of a coworker and her high school music teacher Joe Carbone during the pandemic,...
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Episode 181: Resider
On episode 181 of March Forth with Mike Bauman, Mike chats with Resider! Resider is a 4-piece Southern California nu-metalcore band who just dropped their new EP entitled SHADE on July 25th. Fusing elements of nu-metal and metalcore from both past and present, Resider's aggressive and emotive…
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Episode 180: Free Friends
On episode 180 of March Forth with Mike Bauman, Mike chats with Free Friends! Comprised of Ben DeHan (vocals/guitar), Lauren "Lo" DeHan (vocals/cello), and Gil Perez (drums), Free Friends is a pop punk/emo trio from Baltimore, Maryland that formed in 2023. Since their inception, Free Friends has...
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Episode 179: Jesse Weber of The Failsafe
On this episode of March Forth with Mike Bauman, Mike chats with Jesse Weber of The Failsafe! The Failsafe is a modern rock band that melds soaring riffs, powerful choruses, electronic elements, and pop-inspired vocals for a sound that's both catchy and filled with conviction. Since dropping…
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Episode 178: Wes Anderson
On episode 178 of March Forth with Mike Bauman, Mike chats with guitarist Wes Anderson! Based in Baltimore, Maryland, Wes is a guitarist who has been playing music for over 25 years. Since 2018, Wes has focused on his solo work, collaborating with artists from the hip hop, rock, alternative, and...
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