Shows / Porch Talk
Porch Talk
Join Alan having candid conversations with creatives about their latest endeavors and interesting stories from their past.
Episodes
Porch TalkAbe Partridge
Alan drove down to Mobile, AL to sit down with Abe Partridge, singer/songwriter and artist. They discussed the 'glory days' of playing ball in high school…
Porch TalkSlumming It w/ Johnny Havard
Alan went down to Mobile, AL to catch up with Johnny Havard. Johnny and Al talk about growing up in the deep South, the morality that comic books teach, and…
Porch TalkThe Villain Draft w/ Levi Seymour & Harrison Marcellus
Porch Talk and Phone Lines collide to have a villain draft. Alan is joined by Levi Seymour and Harrison Marcellus to draft a team of 5 villains from movies and…
Porch TalkCobb Quarantino
Brother Cobb returns to the show to share entertainment from legos, gaming consoles, sports, movies/shows, and music. Big John gets phoned in to discuss…
Porch TalkYou Want the NFL? w/ Levi Seymour
Alan and Levi burn the phone lines to preview the NFL draft for 2020. Levi and Al trade NFL teams that are flirting with disaster in the upcoming season, teams…
Porch TalkMatt Fout: Traditional Bow Maker
Alan burnt the phones lines to Southern Ohio to share experiences and stories of bow making with Matt Fout. Matt runs White Feather Archery, a wood shop…
Porch TalkHayfitz
Hayfitz is an indie singer/songwriter based in Brooklyn, NY. Hayfitz shares about growing up in Los Angeles and what led to his incredibly unique sound. They…
Porch TalkAgreeing to Disagree w/ Coley Johnson & Levi Seymour
Alan burnt the phone lines down to Mobile, AL to hash out differences between Coley Johnson and Levi Seymour. The topics up for debate are food; burgers…
Porch TalkUntapped & Vinyl XIII: Quarantined
Alan and Monk burnt the phones lines for a quarantined version of Untapped & Vinyl. Monk and Al catch up on life since quarantine, share record releases since…
Porch TalkNick Shoulders
Nick Shoulders is a singer/songwriter from Arkansas. Nick shares about growing up and early influences, and how the music he started playing was miles away…
Porch TalkXaris Waltman
Xaris Waltman is a folk singer/songwriter from Pensacola, FL. Xaris shares about growing up and early influences that landed her in the folk genre. Early…
Porch TalkRyne Meadow
Alan burnt the phone lines to catch up with Ryne Meadow, singer/songwriter from Athens, GA. Ryne shared that it was later in life, being influenced by Indie…
Porch TalkDavid Newbould
Alan drove up to Nashville to sit down with David Newbould, Canadian singer/songwriter. David begins with earliest memories of the music that influenced him…
Porch TalkBad Little Kitty w/ Brother Cobb
'Hop In' kicks off the shows, quickly followed by Cobb introducing the show and Al reading lines.Music will break down the episode into sections, Al and Cobb…
Porch TalkOff the Deep End VII: Corona Virus
Alan and Big John went off the deep end to discuss the corona virus, sobriety, the difficulty of touring an art, the afterlife, and dreams. Big John and Al…
Porch TalkPayton Trim
Alan sat down with Payton Trim, an artist from Natchez, MS, to talk about his creative process. Payton's 'Reflections' series were the first pieces Al saw and…
Porch TalkThe Stifftones: One Year on the Road
Alan burnt the phone lines to catch up with the Stifftones. to hear where the past year has taken them. The Stifftones recently added Tony Newton, a lead…
Porch TalkThe Krickets
Alan sat down with The Krickets, a female Americana group of talented songwriters, Emily Sellers, Lauren Spring and Rachel Grubb, before their show at the…
Porch TalkPunch Drunk & Throttles Stuck w/ Brother Cobb
Alan and Cobb start with the Wilder vs Fury bout, and how a busted eardrum throws off equilibrium. They move on to the XFL and add wrestling stipulations to…
Porch TalkWhat Should've Stayed Behind w/ Brother Cobb
Alan and Cobb met again to deliver a pop-culture monster. The Voice Change was introduced and quickly followed by a storm brewing. The storm was mixed with…
Porch TalkOz Music: Jimmy Blake & Jason Templeton
Al drove out to Oz Music in Tuscaloosa, AL to talk music with Jimmy Blake and Jason Templeton. Not only are Jimmy and Jason employees at Oz Music, they're also…
Porch TalkJoe Macgown & Joseph MacGown
Alan met with Joe and Joseph MacGown in Sessums, MS at the MacGown Art Studio to talk about their art and the inspiration behind it. Nature is a big part of…
Porch TalkKatie Huston
Alan burnt the phone lines to have a conversation with Katie Huston. Katie a model, professor, and someone who stands out. Al stumbled upon her work on social…
Porch TalkSoulflower Healing Arts Studio
Alan met with Miki Bryant, Lisa Harris, and Melissa Duncan at Soulflower Healing Arts Studio in Starkville, MS to discuss the different services offered to the…
Porch TalkUntapped & Vinyl XII: Running the Gambit
Alan and Monk meet again to run the gambit and talk more than music over some Double IPAs. Monk and Al trade on what they're excited about in music this year…
Porch TalkGreen Mantles
Alan burnt the phones down to the New Orleans/Ocean Springs area to talk to Brian Rahls of the Green Mantles. Brian shares about the first spark in his…
Porch TalkCausin' Trouble w/ Brother Cobb
Alan and Cobb sat down to fire off about UFC, and the return of McGregor to the Octagon. They get into a discussion on how being a childhood star, has to be…
Porch TalkGeoff Smith
Part 2 of Alan and Geoff talking about his musical background and Star & Micey. The story picks up with the first tour, Nick Redmond and Jeremy Stanfill are…
Porch TalkGeoff Smith: Soul Shaker of Star and Micey
Alan met with Geoff Smith of Star and Micey to finish the story of the band's beginning and early years. Geoff starts with early influences in music, which…
Porch TalkGabriel Bass
Alan burnt the phones down to Natchez, MS to hear from Gabriel Bass. Gabriel and Alan spend some time talking about the oldest settlement off the Mississippi…
Porch TalkColey Johnson
Alan burnt the phones lines to catch up with Coley Johnson. Coley and Al talk traveling, writing for the paper, food, college football, and Coley and Katelyn's…
Porch TalkMerry Christmas 2.0 w/ Brother Cobb
Alan and Cobb deliver the 2nd Porch Talk Christmas episode.Throwbacks to old sketches, talks of college football, movies, and music. Merry Christmas…
Porch TalkSwing Life Away w/ Andrew Watkins
Alan and Andrew sit down to recap two decades of swinging life away. The story begins by defining a friend and recapping years of experience of being there…
Porch TalkChris Pureka
Alan sat down with Chris Pureka, after her show at the Sunstroke House. Chris gave the bullet points of growing up in New England and how a guitar landed in…
Porch TalkUntapped & Vinyl XI: Off the Deep Tap of Vinyl
Alan, Monk, and Big John met to talk musical influence over time. From growing up, and how the times, people, shows, festivals, and radio progressed the way…
Porch TalkNikki O'Neil
Alan burnt the phone lines down all the way out to California, to catch up with Nikki O'Neill. Nikki and Al recount the memories of 2019, Nikki began to break…
Porch TalkFuzzy Thurston
Alan burnt the phones lines down with Fuzzy, to recap a momentous year for Fuzzy and the Rustbelts. Fuzzy and Al recap all the walls the band knocked over this…
Porch TalkIn Retrospect, It's Right w/ Nate Arthur
Alan burnt the phone lines to Chicago, to catch up with Nate Arthur. Al and Nate breakdown their definition of a Heisman winner, scheduling, and change the…
Porch TalkJPKS & Spencer Thomas
Alan sat down with Justin Peter Kinkel-Schuster and Spencer Thomas after their show at the Sunstroke House. JPKS and Spencer opened and closed the show just…
Porch TalkThe Iron Bowl A-Hole w/ Brother Cobb
Al and Cobb watched and recorded immediately after the Iron Bowl. Alabama vs Auburn, the Iron Bowl. The In-State rivals met in Auburn, at Jordan Hire, to hash…
Porch TalkUntapped & Vinyl X: Here's to You
Al and Monk met again to recap the year. The guys retold how Untapped & Vinyl started, favorite shows and albums of the year. The untapped portion is a sampler…
Porch TalkDeaf Rhinos
Alan invited the Deaf Rhinos over to EEP studios to talk about the return of the band after a long hiatus. Sebastian, band manager, was the only one present…
Porch TalkHartle Road
Alan met up with Hartle Road, post-punk band out of Columbus MS, to hear how it all started. Hartle Road consists of Max and Dean Hartleroad, Miles Kennedy…
Porch TalkPredatory Playoff System w/ Levi Seymour
Alan burnt the phone lines to catch up with Levi Seymour. Conversation focuses on projections for the rest of college football and how good the NBA has been…
Porch TalkOff the Deep End VI: Something More
Alan and Big John meet again to go off the deep end 'something more'. The conversation starts with Snowden claiming there are no aliens, but that really isn't…
Porch TalkHoliday Roll w/ Brother Cobb
After Cobb gets out everything with 'Spooky Season' coming to an end, Alan and Cobb have an ADD episode. The guys start with the BMF belt in UFC, college game…
Porch TalkNight Surf
Alan met up with Night Surf in the complex at Starkville, where the riffs, beats, and jams of Night Surf come to life. The story of Night Surf begins with the…
Porch TalkTip Toes: Halloween Part 2 w/ Brother Cobb, Webb & Big John
Alan, Cobb, Webb, and Big John meet again to talk Halloween and all that comes with it. The guys finish 31 days of horror and are left casting who could…
Porch TalkAlan Aldridge
The 100th episode of Porch Talk, turns the tables. Alan invited Bo Jeffares to host and Alan would be the guest. The idea is to get to better know the host…
Porch TalkThe Murder Party w/ Brother Cobb, Webb & Big John
The 2nd annual episode of Halloween on Porch Talk. Alan and Cobb invited Big John and Danny Webb to set the thing off. An organic, horror influenced…
Porch TalkSylvia Rose Novak
Sylvia's journey into music started in the home, parents were always singing and they got her piano lessons when she showed interest in music. The conversation…
Porch TalkGarrett Howell
Alan met with Garrett Howell over a weekend spent in Mobile, AL to talk about the influence and integrity in music. Early beginnings were spent playing sports…
Porch TalkNick Redmond
Alan meandered his way up to Memphis to sit down Nick Redmond. Nick is a member of Star and Micey... it is hard to define that further. You just have to see…
Porch TalkTahj McKey
Stories of the Lynn Lane drummer, have passed through circuits of local news. Alan saw Tahj out playing twice in open fields throughout Starkville and had to…
Porch TalkThe Thief of Season's End w/ Brother Cobb
Alan and Cobb met again to steal the season's end. This episode is about artist discovery, Shawn James. It also feature college football wrong and rights and…
Porch TalkOff the Deep End V: Time Traveling Vaper
Alan and Big John went off the deep end on what's trending lately. The conversation starts in cartoons, The Simpsons and Rick & Morty, with their impact of…
Porch TalkJeremy Stanfill
Jeremy Stanfill is a singer/songwriter based in Memphis, TN. Alan drove up to Memphis to meet Jeremy Stanfill. Jeremy grew up around music and quickly found…
Porch TalkUntapped & Vinyl IX: Discovering Music
Alan and Monk met again to review a delicious beverage while covering their favorite music across genres. Cold open starts with echo chambers while recording…
Porch TalkShawn James
Alan sat down with Shawn James at the Sunstroke House before his show that evening. Shawn opened up the show with 'Orpheus'. Shawn was born and raised in…
Porch TalkJimmy Redd
As Alan continually paints the Southeastern music scene, a rare gem, such as Jimmy Redd stands out. Jimmy is a phenomenal musician, an English teacher at…