This is the story of Scott Simoneaux, the booker for ATG Live, an offshoot of ATG- the organization that brings touring productions of Broadway shows to big cities around the country. He's bringing touring bands and one-off events to those theaters while they are dark. In the Bay Area, this includes the original stars of Airplane! hosting a Q+A this Friday, as well as Robert Plant and Art Garfunkel shows coming up. We talked about how he found himself starting this career by simply liking a band and wanting to help them, taking him from New Orleans to Los Angeles and all the way in between. We also both realized we had stumbled across t (https://www.thirdmanbooks.com/catalog/total-chaos-the-story-of-the-stooges-hc6je)his book about the Stooges by accident.
Learn more about ATG Live here (https://www.atgentertainment.com/)!
15 May 2026
How Did Soft Palms (Julia Kugel & Scott Montoya) Get Here?
I wish I could say that no AI was used on this podcast. I hate AI, but I also don't have a budget for a producer, so I use Riverside.com (http://Riverside.com) to help edit these.
I know. I told Julia Kugel and Scott Montoya of Soft Palms, whose book "How To Be Self-Reliant In The Music Industry (https://howtobeselfreliant.com/)" is out now, and they are not fans of AI, either. They are smart folks that have been through a lot with Soft Palms, as well as their own bands, The Coathangers and The Growlers, and Julia's solo project, Julia, Julia.
Soft Palms have a new single out NOW, and their upcoming record, In Echo (https://softpalms.myshopify.com/products/in-echo-gold-rainbow-foil-vinyl-bundle?pr_prod_strat=jac&pr_rec_id=b14303403&pr_rec_pid=8218096992371&pr_ref_pid=8209705205875&pr_seq=uniform), is out TODAY! They will also be touring the US and EU this late Summer and Fall. Tour dates here (https://www.softpalmsmusic.com/tour/).
13 Feb 2026
How Did Eddie Argos of Art Brut Get Here?
Eddie Argos is the lead singer of the British cult band Art Brut. They are currently on the road touring to celebrate the 20th anniversary of their classic debut, Bang Bang Rock n Roll. We talked about music, and name-dropped a bunch of very specific bands that only people born in 1979 think about (The Pipettes, Crash Test Dummies, The Donnas).
Art Brut have just released a greatest hits record, A Record Collection, Reduced To A Mixtape (https://www.demonmusicgroup.co.uk/catalogue/releases/a-record-collection-reduced-to-a-mixtape-140g-green-vinyl-signed-edition/), as well as a box set, Sorry That It Doesn’t Sound Like It’s Planned! Battling Satan, 2009 -2020 (https://www.demonmusicgroup.co.uk/catalogue/releases/art-brut-sorry-that-it-doesnt-sound-like-its-planned-battling-satan-2009-2020-5cd-signed-edition/). Just click on the title to order.
Tour dates HERE (https://www.artbrut.org.uk/live-shows)!
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