Performance Anxiety

By: Marc Shea
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  • Have you ever wanted to sit down with your favorite artists and talk about what happens behind the scenes? Have you wanted to hear the crazy stories about recording, touring, and creating art that we all know exist? Performance Anxiety gets those stories for you.
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  • Clinton Jacob (Mr. Phylzzz)

    Clinton Jacob (Mr. Phylzzz)
    Jan 15 2025
    Today’s guest has the best outlook. Welcome Clinton Jacob of Mr. Phylzzz to the podcast. He’s based out of Chicago but originally hails from Clarksville, OH. Apparently they have quite the gruesome claim to fame. Clinton began his musical career playing in bands that were a little more traditional in their sound and approach, which he hated. But there wasn’t much in Clarksville besides that and dead bodies. And that’s actually what made Clinton realize that music was what he wanted to do. Mr. Phylzzz was formed as a joke by driving a member of one of those hated bands to quit the band he loved. Around that same time, he also started working at a comedy club and dabbling in stand up. The perseverance Clinton saw from comedians crashing and burning one night just to kill the next had a profound effect on him and his view of his band and the philosophy of “do it all backwards”. Clinton talks about how he connected with the legendary label Amphetamine Reptile and how the band’s relationship with The Melvins formed and how important it is to him. After going through a few drummers, Clinton found his equal in Dan Sein. The two make a very noisy dynamo. To that end, Clinton tells some of the odd studio techniques the band has employed over the years. They have some big plans for 2025 including new music and touring a lot. So grab the music on Bandcamp or wherever you get music (bt Bandcamp is best). Follow them @mrphylzzzband on Instagram, mrphylzzz on Facebook, or at mrphylzzz.com. And make sure you spell it wrong. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on socials. Our merch is at performanceanx.threadless.com. Send money for coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. And now check out the insanity of Clinton Jacob and Mr. Phylzzz on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 44 mins
  • Maura Pond (Luna Honey)

    Maura Pond (Luna Honey)
    Jan 6 2025
    This guest harkens back to the original concept of this podcast. And she has possibly the most unusual band setup I have ever heard of. Welcome Maura Pond of Luna Honey. And this band has really captured my attention. They’ve got this new take on the no wave sound that spawned bands like Swans, Rhys Chatham, Theoretical Girls, and others. It’s experimental music that’s really accessible. Maura and I discover some similarities like being from the VA/DC area and procrastination. She talks about getting a bit of a late start in the whole “being in a band” thing. She spent most of her twenties going to shows in the DC area instead of performing in shows. But that’s not to say she wasn’t creating. She was recording on her own, figuring, maybe even counting on, no one ever hearing those songs. And no one will because that hard drive is long dead. She had (and still has) some pretty serious performance anxiety. But playing drums while hanging with future bandmate and future ex-husband Levi Flack, really helped her learn how to handle it. They formed Luna Honey and things have been complicated ever since. There’s being in a band with her ex-huband Levi AND current partner Ben Schurr. There’s delaying their sophomore album to write and record a completely new album with a completely different sound as a favor for an aunt who was dying. There’s the collaborative album they did with Norman Westberg of Swans. And then there’s the new album, Bound. It’s their best and most diverse album to date. It’s simultaneously experimental, haunting, spooky, and catchy. And Maura has some great stories to go with the music. So check them out wherever you get music and follow them @lunahoneymusic. Follow us @performanceanx, subscribe to the podcast, grab merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. Send coffee money at ko-fi.com/performance anxiety. And let’s get over performance anxiety with Maura Pond of Luna Honey on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 17 mins
  • Kerry Jones (Death Doula)

    Kerry Jones (Death Doula)
    Dec 28 2024
    This guest had me pining for the 90’s. Welcome Kerry Jones from the band Death Doula. If you’re like me, you may be asking what a death doula is. Fortunately for us, Kerry talks about what it is and why she gave her band that name. She played a number of instruments growing up but never sang. She never thought that singing was a talent that she could possess. She learned how to play guitar during a high school independent study. Before she started working on her own music, she went through so many phases of music appreciation. She started playing in her first band in college. She even tried doing the long distance band thing while she was living in New York City, way before COVID made it cool. But while she was there, she took a job that led her to a completely new career as a personal chef, through Craigslist. But music was always there. Kerry talks about how she met her bandmate and partner, Kyle Alexander. She talks about how the band has evolved over time, over pandemics, and over drummers and her amazing Craigslist kismet. Death Doula is playing select shows and hopefully playing a lot more as 2025 progresses. Check them out at deathdoulaband.com or @deathdoulaband on Instagram. Get the music and some cool ass merch through the site, through Bandcamp, or wherever you listen to music. Check us out @PerformanceAnx on social media. Grab merch at performanceanx.threadless.com or send us money (ostensibly for coffee) at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Now prepare to disembark on a fascinating trip with Kerry Jones of Death Doula on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 22 mins

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