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The DC Beer ShowDave Infante, Beer JournalistWelcome back to The DC Beer Show! This episode brings some extra sparkle as our hosts sit down with special guest Dave Infante, the freshly crowned 2025 North American Guild of Beer Writers best business writing category winner.Our hosts ditch their usual "What's in your glass?" opener in favor of a midday roundup of recent brews, like Dave Infante's nonalcoholic Hoplark hop water (scored from a rare local drop), and Brandy Holder's cute little Sierra Nevada craft lager—plus plenty of shoutouts to delicious pale ales and lagers from spots like Right Proper, Eebee's, and Lost Generation, se...
2025-11-0639 min
Black Swamp Football PodcastBlack Swamp Basketball Podcast presented by The Gerken Companies with Jim Rucki and Steve WillimanFindlay area coaching legends Steve Williman and Jim Rucki join Lynn Groll, Tory Strock and Dave Krauss to discuss their careers on the hardwood.
2025-01-161h 21
The DC Beer ShowPort City Brewing: Let's Try New Things!Welcome back to The DC Beer Show, where our enthusiastic hosts Jake, Mike, Jordan, and Brandy crack open the latest in the craft beer scene. In this episode, we're thrilled to sit down with Bill Butcher and Sam Terhune from the renowned Port City Brewing!On the menu today, we dive deep into the world of hazy beers, starting with a shout-out to the hazy wonders. We can't help but express our excitement and gratitude as we approach our 100th episode milestone—big thanks to our producer Richard and all you dedicated listeners out there! Plu...
2024-05-1731 min
The DC Beer ShowDenizens' Winter Cask Classic is Back!Pop open a brew and settle in with The DC Beer Show! Special guests Julie Verratti and Jeff Ramirez from Denizens Brewing Co. join in to chat about their love for beer diversity and the return of the Winter Cask Classic.After a hiatus, Brandy returns, sipping and sharing her latest beer indulgences. Michael and Jacob aren't far behind, extolling the virtues of the DC Beer / Strange Fruit collab People's Pale Ale and debating an unconventional sour IPA.Hold onto your hats because Denizens Winter Cask Classic is rolling in with 15 unique cask al...
2024-01-2634 min
Turn That Sh*t Down#123 - Dave Rucki (Sentinels)Dave joins the podcast to discuss Turning 30, Technical Metal Drumming, The difficulty of simple drum parts, expressing gratitude, happy mistakes and much more!Dave's Artist Pick - Chamber - https://www.instagram.com/chambernashvilleCHAPTERS0:00 Happy Mistakes13:30 Gratitude20:20 Turning 3028:00 Difficulty in Simplicity32:15 Playing Technical Parts Live40:50 Moving To a New Place / Metal Genres46:51 Selling Technical Metal53:30 Straight Edge Life56:42 Writing Technical Drum Parts1:03:29 The Next Guest's Question1:05:46 Dave's Artist Pick1:06:55 Finishing UpNew Episodes Mondays and Thursdays - Subscribe for more!
2023-12-181h 08
An Underground Metal Podcast: Between Exultation & AggressionDave Rucki (Sentinels)Share your thoughts on this episode!S1E127: "How Iconic A Piece Of Art Can Become" - Dave Rucki (Sentinels)In this episode, we gather with Dave Rucki (Sentinels) to talk all things about his band including the importance of having eye-catching album artwork, our shared love for the band Slipknot, and the learning curves he's had with launching his podcast. Our Artists:Podcast Frames and Text - @withered_designsConceptual, Merch and Zine Covers - @bennybonesartWe want to hear from our listeners about their thoughts on f...
2022-01-281h 35
We're Talkin DrumsEP 52 DAVE RUCKI ( SENTINELS )Cory sat down with Sentinels drummer Dave Rucki for a chat about their debut full length ' Collapse by Design ' out now on Sharptone Records. During this conversation the guys touch on the beginnings of Dave's career and how he first met the other members of Sentinels, the path of being a self taught drummer as well as his love for White Claw Hard Seltzer beverages.Hope you enjoy this conversation and check the links below to listen to Sentinels latest release 'Collapse By Design' as well as support them by checking out their merch.
2022-01-171h 17
The Six Stroke Podcast12: Collapse by Design (Track-By-Track Analysis)After a much needed hiatus (what else is new?), I'm back with an episode I've wanted to record for a LONG time. After what feels like an eternity, on October 22nd, my band Sentinels released our debut full-length album 'Collapse by Design'. For those who don't know, when recording this album, I was tasked with handling the lyrical duties. So here, we go over the stories and perspectives behind the lyrics of the album, in depth. This is the most vulnerable I've ever been, writing and explaining the meanings behind these songs. Hope you enjoy and can look at...
2021-12-152h 03
The Six Stroke Podcast11: Adam De Micco (Lorna Shore)We’re back (again) baby & with Adam De Micco, guitarist of deathcore heavyweights Lorna Shore. Aside from the slight technical difficulties on my end during recording (which result in a rough hissing sound at one point, I apologize), this is probably one of my favorite episodes to date. Adam & I dive into his beginnings as a guitar player & his journey of becoming an incredible songwriter with Lorna Shore. We also discuss their new masterpiece of an EP, his most influential records and much more.
2021-09-131h 48
Boss Maidel PodcastSummer reading with Blue Door BooksThis is a special episode, where I partner with Rucki from Blue Door Books to talk about some great summer reads. If there was a theme or subtitle for this episode it would be getting out of your comfort zone. This episode is sure to zhoosh up your reading life! We recommend some well know books as well as some hidden gems and we offer selections in numerous categories: mystery/thriller, historical fiction, self help etc. All books mentioned in this episode can be purchased through Blue Door Books. Make sure to follow Blue Door Books on I...
2021-05-3146 min
The Six Stroke Podcast10: JT Cavey (Erra)What's this? A vocalist? Yes, and one of the best in the world of metalcore. JT is the vocalist for progressive metalcore band Erra and formerly the vocalist of Texas In July. JT and I discuss our involvement in a band we were once technically in together, our love for sci-fi/action films, standup comedy. Of course, we touch on his transition from TIJ to Erra, and their new self-titled record (spoiler alert: it's a banger if you haven't listened to it yet). This episode was also the first to be videoed, so if you're interested, go and watch...
2021-05-031h 24
The Six Stroke Podcast09: Buster Odeholm (Humanity's Last Breath & Vildhjarta)My guest this episode is Buster Odeholm, guitarist and songwriter of Humanity's Last Breath & drummer of Vildhjarta. He's also a renowned mixing & mastering engineer for his very own production company, Impact Studios. We discuss his introduction to heavy music, becoming an audio engineer, Humanity's Last Breath, the behind the scenes of Vildhjarta and their upcoming record, Thall, and more!
2021-04-141h 16
The Six Stroke Podcast08: Liam Beeson (Brand of Sacrifice)My guest this week is my dear friend, Liam Beeson, guitarist of the monstrous deathcore band Brand of Sacrifice. Liam is one of the funniest people I know and an absolute ripper on the guitar. We talk about his introduction to music, some memories of BOS's first tour with us (Sentinels) and others, their new incredible record "Lifeblood", and more.
2021-03-181h 14
The Six Stroke Podcast07: Quick Life UpdateJust a quick explanation as to why there hasn't been a new episode all month. Back to more episodes this month (for real this time)!
2021-03-0123 min
The Six Stroke Podcast06: Isaiah Perez (Phinehas & Love and Death)My guest this week is my dear friend and incredible drummer, Isaiah Perez! Isaiah plays for metalcore band Phinehas and now Love and Death, featuring Brian "Head" Welch of Korn and Jasen Rauch of Breaking Benjamin. We discussed his joining of Love and Death, our love for Meshuggah and Thall, and even our love for movies. Apologies for the horrific background working noises from my father in the final 15 minutes.
2021-01-291h 24
The TrueShot Guest Spot#22 - Dave Rucki (Sentinels)Dave Rucki is the drummer and one of the vocalists for the progressive metalcore band Sentinels.
The band's most recent release, Unsound Recollections, was released in 2019, under Stay Sick Recordings (now known as Modern Empire).
In this episode, Richard and Dave discuss the writing process for Sentinels, being "free agents" now that Sentinels is no longer part of Modern Empire and what's next. Dave also makes reference to an upcoming LP that the band has had recorded for quite some time now.
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2021-01-191h 49
The Six Stroke Podcast05: Bobby Crow (Signs of the Swarm)My guest this week is my dear friend Bobby Crow, drummer and songwriter of the monstrous Pittsburgh deathcore band Signs of the Swarm. We talk about his introduction to and interest in music. We also discuss the reasoning behind his switching of positions in Signs of the Swarm throughout the years, touring, and becoming the drummer/musician he is today.
2020-12-161h 56
The Six Stroke Podcast04: Navene Koperweis (Entheos & Kopercrabb Podcast)My guest this week is my buddy and one of my long-time favorite drummers, Navene Koperweis. He is the drummer & song-writer in the progressive (death) metal band Entheos. He is also the former drummer of Animals as Leaders & Animosity. He's also tracked drums for the latest Whitechapel record, as well as the upcoming Job For A Cowboy record. He also has an electronic discography under the name, Navene K, as well as some new electronic music in the works. Lastly, he is 1/2 of the KoperCrabb Podcast with his fiancee Chaney Crabb. The man has done a lot, to put...
2020-11-061h 44
The Six Stroke Podcast03: Tyler Saczawa (Born A New)Took a little break, but we're back baby. My guest this week is Tyler Saczawa, drummer of NJ metalcore band Born A New. Tyler is one of the hardest-working dudes I know in our scene. We discuss his introduction to drumming, and later joining Born A New, pushing them into becoming a national touring act. We also touch on the aspect of building connections and relationships on tour and within the industry. Then we close it out with throwing some love to our drummer friends and influences.
2020-10-302h 09
The Six Stroke Podcast02: Austin Archey (Lorna Shore)My guest this week is Austin Archey, drummer of the deathcore band Lorna Shore. Austin is also the owner and founder of his clothing line Love Crime Supply Co., as well as a photographer and videographer. He's one of the most down to earth, humble, and gifted human beings I've ever met. We talk about him joining & the early days of Lorna Shore, the ups and downs along the away, and we even touched on some of the making of their discography. We then venture into the topics of relationships, self-love, and opening yourself up to new things in...
2020-10-062h 13
The Six Stroke Podcast01: PathogenWelcome to the very first episode of The Six Stroke Podcast! My guests this episode are Kenny, Connor, Christian, and Mark of the progressive metal band Pathogen. These guys are a new class and breed of the genre. They take everything you ever thought about "djenty" metal and turn it around on you with a take on it you weren't prepared for and didn't know you needed. We talk extensively about their formation, working with producer and mutual friend Aaron Chaparian, and their new debut album "Null Space". We also share plenty of laughs, get deep into the technical...
2020-09-282h 26