Meet Me in the City

Shawn, Will, and Dan are joined virtually by Guided by Voices alumni and solo recording artist Tobin Sprout. Tobin was a member of the GBV “Classic Lineup”. Tune in to get the inside scoop on things such as; how he came about signing with “Matador”, playing in cover bands around the bars of Dayton, the time GBV played “Letterman”. Thank you Tobin for taking taking the time to talk with us! You can purchase Tobin’s music and art on his website. https://www.tobinsprout.net/GBV on Letterman

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Dan, Will, and Shawn are joined by Ohio native Happy Chichester to talk all things music; skipping the prom to book studio time, resisting the urge to sign a record deal, classic things we all do. You can find Happy’s solo work on his bandcamp, here. He had an album come out earlier this year, check it out! Tell him we sent you.

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Will, Dan, and Shawn sit down with Nate Farley, a man who has played in a lot of very cool bands. You likely know him from being in the Amps or Guided by Voices. Real ones know he was a founding member of “Haunting Souls”. The fellas dive deep into plane rides to Australia, having a less than ideal van to tour in, and general shenanigans. Thank you Nate for taking the time to talk with us! You can listen to Nate’s project “El No” on bandcamp here

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Will, Dan, and Shawn are joined virtually this week by fellow podcast-er Jeremy Alan Gould, of “The Rumors are True”. The fellas get into all manner of topics; watching Morella’s Forest play, cigars, and plenty of inside baseball about running a podcast. They talk about music some too.

You can listen to Jeremy’s podcast “The Rumors are True” wherever you listen to podcasts! The focus is largely on the Christian, Alternative, and punk music scenes of yesteryear. Our Shawn has been on the show previously, give it a listen! Thank you Jeremy for taking the time to talk with us.

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Will, Dan, and Shawn are joined this time by longtime Rockathon Records contributor and music writer Kevin Poindexter. Aside from getting into all things “Pollardverse”, the fellas get into talking about jazz, how catchy and enjoyable children’s music can be, and a recap of the Meet Me in the City guy’s recent trip to Minneapolis and Paisely Park. You can check out Kevin’s writing on Substack here at “Never Mind the List”.

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Dan, Will, and Shawn are joined by Tod Weidner, a singer-songwriter who got his start in the Dayton area (among other things, playing in a band with this podcast’s own Dan Clayton) and now resides in California. Thanks again to Tod for talking with us!You can check out Tod’s websitehere.

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Dan, Will, and Shawn are joined by Dan’s son Owen and Producer Sprinkle to have a discussion about some underrated albums that each person enjoys. From Scottish synth-pop to death metal, the fellas broaden their musical horizons and goof around. Did you listen to any of these albums? Who’s got the coolest taste?

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Dan, Will, and Shawn sit down with brother-sister musician duo Scott and Michelle Bodine to talk about winning Dayton Battle of the Bands, being a member of Brainiac, remembering Canal Street, and the importance of practicing. Thank you again Michelle and Scott for taking time to talk with us!

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Dan, Will, and Shawn are joined by longtime friend and repeat guest Nate McCorkle (Episode #9), to goof around, talk about deep cuts, randomly break into song, and share their Top 10 songs of all time. Thank you Nate for joining us once again! Recorded in November 2025.

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Will, Dan, and Shawn are joined today by Dayton area singer-songwriter John Dubuc to talk about all things Dayton music. They get into learning Guitar just enough to know a few chords, the difference between the music scene in Chicago and Dayton, and being awful when you first start being in a band. Thank you John for coming on and talking with us! You can listen to John Dubuc’s Guilty Pleasure’s onbandcamp here.

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Will, Dan, and Shawn sit down with Dayton area emcee and hip-hop artist Tino, to discuss the hip-hop scene in Dayton. They get into Tino’s origin story about coming to Dayton, playing in backroom poker games, rap-battling Dave Chappelle, and “Rapp Camp”. We had a blast talking with Tino! You watch Tino’s most recent music video, “No Island (An Aruban Vacation Home Video)” here.

Tino’s website with all of his links ishere, check it out!

Rap Campp Vol 2. can be listened to onbandcamp here.

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Dan, Will, and Shawn are joined virtually by Washington D.C. post-punk rock icon J. Robbins. They talk about legendary filmmaker Orson Welles, trying out for Government Issue, and touring in Japan. Note from Producer Sprinkle: We had some technical difficulties during the virtual recording due to the thunderstorm going on. This podcast has been edited to reduce glitches and audio issues. I have since watched The Trial (1962) and can confirm “it rips”.

You can listen to J Robbins solo work on bandcamp here.J will be performing at the MegaCorp Pavilion in Newport KY on Oct 20, 2026 as part of Haunted Fest Cincinnati. Thank you again to J for taking the time to speak with us!

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Dan, Will, and Shawn are joined by director of the Brainiac Documentary Transmissions After Zero and Executive Director of the Yellow Springs Film Festival, Eric Mahoney. The fellas talk about getting into documentary filmmaking, meeting Jim Jarmusch, and running the Yellow Springs Film Festival. You can watch Brainiac: Transmissions After Zero here.The Yellow Springs Film Festival 2026 will take place on Oct 1st-4th.

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Dan, Will, and Shawn are joined by Dayton punk rock veteran Gretta Smak, of The Strains and Summer Crush. They get into what it’s like to play in a band with your son, playing guitar in The Strains, and how shorter sets are better than long ones.

You can listen to The Strains on Bandcamp here. You can listen to Summer Crush onBandcamp here.

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Dan, Will, and Shawn are joined by Dayton Daily News Music and Arts writer Brandon Berry. They talk about Tiffin Ohio, how Brandon landed his position at the DDN, and of course the music scene in Dayton. Brandon recently wrote about our podcast in the DDN, article here. Thank you Brandon for taking the time to talk with us!

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Dan, Will, and Shawn are joined this week by music journalist Morgan Enos, who writes about Guided by Voices on his Substack page (@excitedones) Morgan Enos, and has a weekly jazz column “Mondays with Morgan” that runs in UK Jazz News. He’s also had bylines in Rolling Stone, the Grammys, Billboard, Fortune and more. They get in deep talking about GBV, writing about music, Jazz, and more. You can read more here Morgan Enos. Thank you again to Morgan for taking the time to talk with us!

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Dan, Will, and Shawn sit down with Dayton area musician, ex-Dayton Music Fest organizer, and cool guy Nathan Peters. They chop it up talking about touring the West Coast at 21 years old, having a nontraditional music education, the Dayton Music Fest, and more! You can listen to Turboslacker on their bandcamp, https://turboslacker.bandcamp.com/

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Dan, Will, and Shawn travel down to Loveland Ohio and record an episode in the Colemine Records studio with Colemine Records founder, Terry Cole. They get into how both Colemine Records and Plaid Room Records came to be, what it’s like to hear your music playing while you’re at Chipotle, and having your song sampled by DJ Premier and Ghostface Killah. We had a great time talking with Terry, and we’d like to thank him again for having us in his studio! You can purchase the albums mentioned at Plaid Room Records.

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Dan, Will, and Shawn sit down with Ryan France of “Summer Crush” (and other bands) to discuss musical influences, building and collecting music gear, and post-rock.You can listen to or download their debut self-titled album on bandcamp here.

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Will, Dan, and Shawn sit down with Mark from “Resignation Records” of Troy Ohio to talk about music, the ups and downs of starting a record store, and the purchasing trends of the youth.

You can visit Resignation Records in Troy Ohio @ 225 S. Market St. No online sales, in person only! It’s very cool there, check it out and say hello to Mark. Check out Mark’s Podcast: “They’re Just Records”, where he talks about all things vinylhttps://theyrejustrecords.buzzsprout.com/

We’re on Youtube now! https://www.youtube.com/@MeetMeInTheCityPodcast

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