Tim and Tyler from The Midnight join us for some really great discussion. They talk about how the band started, writing music in different cities, the origins of Synth Wave, what it was like crafting music for L.A. commercials, and the intricacies of what it looks like to go on tour. We've been chatting with the band and going to shows since they f…

Stu G is a Swiss Army knife based in the Tennessee village called Nashville. He’s a solo artist, producer, and lead guitarist for a slew of names but also the rock band Delirious?. What happened between the band’s UK birth and when this podcast was taped? PUSH PLAY, MAN.By Colt Westbrook and Philip Hunsicker

Esty Flores fronts the band: project/genius-guerrilla-marketing-campaign called Slow Joy. Listen through as he tells us how he made and branded his own genre, starting from just a few licks on the guitar and ending in a sold out tour.By Colt Westbrook and Philip Hunsicker

Ryan Lerman has a lot of irons in the fire. From his band Scary Pockets where they create epic funk covers in tiny windows of time, to his solo music and production projects working with incredible artists all over the world. In this episode we talk about how he met Jack Conte, how their projects like Scary Pockets and Dead Wax started, and he tell…

Andrew Osenga, singer-songwriter, touring and session guitar player, space travel album maker, and producer, talks with Colt and Philip about small town to big town transitions, first guitar, his moment of fame/unfame on TRL, and what inspires him to make solo records. Saddle up as the cast of Deep Tracks Only takes you on a journey through the b-s…

James Valentine, Colt, and Philip chat about James’ journey from Lincoln Nebraska to LA, being obsessed with cardio exercise, pickle ball, and one of Colt’s favorite guitars ever designed, the Music Man Valentine. James talks through what it’s like to play and write in a global band that has painted the backdrop of moments for so many people with s…

Chris Shiflett plays guitar for the small start-up band called FOO FIGHTERS. Here we discuss his personal music, what it’s like to write and play with two other guitar players in a band, horse allergies, surfing, Dawes, That Pedal Show, and more.By Colt Westbrook and Philip Hunsicker

Chris Benson, of Benson Amps, is a designer of amps and guitar pedals out of Portland, OR. In this episode, Colt and Philip talk with him about what inspires him to make what we think are some of the greatest amps ever designed.By Colt Westbrook and Philip Hunsicker

Colt and Philip talk with Isaac Hanson, the oldest of the three brothers who make up the American pop band, Hanson. They discuss the history of the band, the ways they have built and maintained their unique and loyal fanbase, and the process of creating a set list.By Colt Westbrook and Philip Hunsicker

In this episode, Dan Wilson blesses us with his wisdom, stories, and legendary insight on creating. Dan is the lead singer of the band Semisonic and has been writing songs for and with Taylor Swift, Jason Marz, Rachel Yamagata, Adele, and many more. In-short – he’s a history maker. Dan Wilson, everybody!…

Julien Baker, indie rock songwriter and guitarist, talks with Colt and Philip about everything from side hustles and running a tour to the interplay of thinking, feeling, and doing.By Colt Westbrook and Philip Hunsicker

In this episode, Colt and Philip talk with Cory Wong, expert guitarist, songwriter, and arranger. Cory, also a part of Vulfpeck and The Fearless Flyers, talks about his musical influences growing up and how he ended up in the genre combination of funk, jazz, pop, and rock. Getting delightfully off-topic several times, they discuss the difference be…

Colt and Philip are joined today by Zandy Mowry, the guitar player for The New Respects. We feel lucky to call Zandy a close friend of Walrus, and in this episode she was open about the artists who influenced early versions of her band, how her switch from acoustic to electric guitar influenced the direction and style the band has been on for the l…

On this episode, Colt and Philip are joined by Covet front-woman Yvette Young. Yvette, widely known for her vast artistic talents and technical guitar style, talks about the impact of her nearly accidental social media presence on her career, the musical freedom she finds in odd meters, and how she seeks to evoke emotional connection with her liste…

On this episode, Colt and Philip are joined by Eli Maiman of Walk the Moon. Listen in as the guys talk about creativity versus accessibility in songwriting, Eli's favorite bands he played in before Walk the Moon, and how to use exciting sounds and tone to stoke your fire for musical improvement.By Colt Westbrook and Philip Hunsicker

On this episode, Colt and Philip are joined by a very special guest: our very own Neighbor Amy. Neighbor Amy (we call her that because - follow me here the logic is super complicated - her office is next door to ours and her name is Amy) has a Master of Arts and is a Licensed Professional Counselor Candidate who specializes in family conflict and t…

On this episode, Colt and Philip are joined by Taking Back Sunday lead vocalist Adam Lazzara. Listen in as Adam shares his thoughts on puppet sketch comedy, his journey for inspiration when writing songs, and the effects of technology on music as well as our daily lives. A huge thanks to Adam, who joined us by phone from Las Vegas during the When W…

Welcome to our first episode of the podcast. If you're here to learn more about pedals and gear you are in the wrong place. There are plenty of awesome places to fill your soul if that's what you're looking for. Saddle up as the cast of Deep Tracks Only takes you on a journey through the b-sides of the brains and hearts of some of their favorite pe…

In this special episode of The Second Muse, former guest Ella Mine returns with collaborators Jac Thompson and S. Grant Parker for a live performance at North Wind Manor and a discussion about how art arises from pain to become a safe place during times of suffering. This episode originally aired during Hutchmoot: Homebound 2021. See omnystudio.com…

If you follow a Christian woman between the ages of 20 and 40 on Instagram, then you’ve 1000% seen Morgan’s work. She does these beautiful, inspiring, super shareable quotes and thoughts over wonderful artwork and once they get to the internet they just go EVERYWHERE. I remember seeing Morgan play music once or twice when one of her previous career…

MY GOODNESS. I loved this conversation. Douglas McKelvey is a most fascinating human. He’s the author of two incredible books of liturgies, the second actually releases this week and is called Every Moment Holy, Vol. 2: Death, Grief and Hope. He’s also a fantastic songwriter who doesn’t sing or play music, but has penned the lyrics to over 350 song…

Lynn Holloway was an Imagineer for Disney and has designed all kinds of amazing things, from theme parks to Danish parades to Super Bowl halftime shows. He’s a visual storyteller working in three dimensions and his work is fascinating. But this is really more of a love story; How a fear of intimacy left him in years of loneliness, and how finally f…

After 20 years as a singer/songwriter, Jill Phillips went back to school to get her Masters in counseling and is now a full-time Marriage and Family therapist (who still plays music!) To anyone who knows Jill at all, this career transition is not surprising. She is an incredibly wise and empathetic friend to many, and even her songs are often based…

Rob Touchstone is co-founder of The Well Coffeeshop, a chain of non-profit coffeeshops who donate their profits to providing clean water wells to communities in poverty all over the world. (It’s also just a really good coffeeshop.) Besides that, Rob is an entrepreneur, a business professor, and a pastor here in Nashville, TN. This is a great story,…

David Zach is an abolitionist in a rock and roll band. He has traveled all over the world, going undercover to help rescue girls from slavery and sex trafficking. It’s a wild story. But 9-to-5, David is the frontman for the band, Remedy Drive. The band started as four brothers and we got to talk about how they had to quit being in a band together t…

I’m not sure exactly when I started following Michael Wear’s work. I think I just gradually noticed that a lot of people I respected continued to quote him and reference him, so I had to go see who this guy was. Well, it turns out, this guy is pretty dang amazing. The headline is that he led the faith outreach for Barack Obama’s 2012 campaign, serv…

This conversation I had with Justin McRoberts was one of my favorites in a long while. I took a few great practical things away from this, as well as just deeply enjoying the time. Justin’s work has taken on many shapes over the years: pastor, author, singer/songwriter, YoungLife guy, career coach, podcaster… but at the heart of it, he’s really don…

Stu G. The legend. Like many of us, I first learned about Stu through his epic guitar presence in the band, Delirious, who basically introduced the world to modern worship music. Over the years I have heard people talk about Stu in hushed whispers and deep reverence. People don’t just like his guitar playing; This is a guy who carries deep respect.…

Songwriter, author, recording artist, mother… These are just a few of the hats Cindy Morgan wears. As a songwriter she’s been a part of many more songs than you would imagine, from artists like Vince Gill, India.Arie, Rascal Flatts, Ricky Skaggs, Amy Grant, Mandisa to Brandon Heath, Sandra McCracken, Josh Garrels, Sierra Hull, and EchoSmith. As you…

FRIENDS!! It has been a long time!! I did not intend to take this long between episodes, but between the election and a little Christmas covid (all recovered now, thankfully) it’s felt like a good time to take a little break. But we’re back now with a GREAT one!! Professor Paul C. H. Lim (PhD, Cambridge) is associate professor of the history of Chr…

Santosh John is from India and now lives in Atlanta, where he recently founded the3CG.com - a ministry for people of a Third Culture, who don’t live in their birth or heritage country but also don’t quite fit into the culture in which they live in now. This was the first ever LIVE episode of The Pivot. Santosh John and I got to have this conversati…

It’s safe to say that not many kids grew up more deeply in the bubble of evangelicalism than Barnabas Piper. It’s led to some amazing books: about being a pastor’s kid, about doubt, and about having the ability to ask hard questions of God. Now Barnabas is an author, a father, and a new pastor after two decades in the book publishing business. He w…

Every single person who knows Tim Timmons seems to have this same response when his name comes up: “Dude! Timmons! I LOVE that guy!” It just seems like he has poured his heart and life into every third person I’ve met in the past few years. He’s a musician, a pastor by default, a writer and a family man. The crazy thing? Twenty years ago he was tol…

Ben Young is an author, a speaker, and a pastor at Second Baptist Church in Houston (one of the largest churches in Texas), But what’s super fun about this for me is that he is the brother of one of my former bandmates, Cliff Young, of Caedmon’s Call. I used to see Ben ALL the time, as the band really used Second Baptist as our headquarters. It’s w…

Davy Basinger was the lead singer of a band called Bleach. If you were in a youth group in an American church in 1998 then you know EXACTLY who I’m talking about. Bleach and my first band, The Normals, were on the same label and had the same manager, and so we found ourselves getting to play a bunch of shows with them when we were getting started. …