107: Cody Votolato (The Blood Brothers / JR Slayer): Balancing Life

This week Jeremy interviews Cody Votolato of The Blood Brothers, JR Slayer, Head Wound City, Waxwing, and more!

On this episode Cody and Jeremy discuss growing up in a rural part of Texas and moving to Washington, discovering Drive Like Jehu and Jawbreaker, meeting the other members of The Blood Brothers, Gibson SG's, forming the Blood Brothers sound, the first show he ever played, recording with Jake Snyder from Minus the Bear, joining Waxwing, working with Matt Bayles, when Justin Pearson saved his band, being approached by Ross Robinson, signing to Artist Direct, the first Blood Brothers tour, the release of March on Electric Children and Burn Piano Island in the same year, getting to work with Guy Picciotto from Fugazi, Matador Records, the genesis of Head Wound City, what inspired JR Slayer and how it formed, working with Will Yip, and so much more!

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