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WHAT'S UP HEROSTOCK NATION!
Episode 13: Recorded August 18 2025
Hosted by Tom Lamog and Matthew Jones. Meet the band, Gallivant from Omaha NE. Sam, Joe and Dax talk about coming together in college, a musical journey that began at a young age, their latest release and video, " Life As It Goes", talk about their current tour, the experiences of being in a classic-rock driven power trio as singers, songwriters, and multi-instrumentalists. We also ask them about their musical influences, and songs they never get tired of playing. And yes, there are on-stage antics! Catch them at Herostock 25's Rock Night on Fri Aug 22. www.gallivantband.com Tom and Matt also talk about the schedule of events for both nights. Finally, Tom and Matt reminisce about previous episodes and interviews as this is their final episode of the Herostock Nation Podcast series. And it's been an enlightening and entertaining ride! Watch till the very end for what's next for them, and for the show! www.herostock.org
Episode 12: Recorded August 12 2025
Hosted by Tom Lamog and Matthew Jones. In this episode, we're joined by Kimberly Meyer, singer/songwriter, Army veteran, United Republic Recording artist who is also making a return to the Herostock stage after last year’s appearance in a duet, and at the Writers round at Ashland 2024. Kimberly was also a guest on the Herostock Nation Podcast back in May with Jason and Anthony. Now as one of our featured bands for the upcoming Country Night, we've invited her and back to talk about the Herostock experience then and now, songwriting and recording, and what guests can expect to see from her and the band at Ashland. Kimberly is joined by her bandmate, violinist/fiddle player Howard. Our next guest is no stranger to Herostock Nation. Our veteran, 1st responder, gold star families and guests in attendance at last year's Herostock welcomed the band from Redding Pennsylvania, Die Tired who went on to put the ROCK in Herostock Ashland’s ROCK NIGHT along with a few others. Joining Tom and Matt are Jim (bass), Brandon (drums), Matt (vocals and guitar) and Matt (vocals and guitar). The conversation includes the creative process in making music videos, writing songs, rehearsing and gigging along with stories from last year's Herostock. They’re back to put forth another high energy set for this year’s Rock Night on Fri Aug 22nd.
Episode 11: Recorded August 5 2025
Hosted by Tom Lamog with our show's co-host Matthew Jones. Interview with Country Singer/Songwriter, Elvie Shane whose song "My Boy" launched his music career after the song went platinum in sales. Shane talks about his first album Backslider which contained "My Boy", then his follow up Damascus which had its own set of unique challenges throughout the album's lifecycle. There's some discussion of a third album, and stories about how the band, music, and recordings all came together. Followed by our interview with Chris Holt, lead singer and guitarist for South of Center who talks about how his band, mostly from the same neighborhood, came together to build their sound and go on to play many of the popular venues in the Omaha/Lincoln NE area. He also talks about playing sports, specifically in the NHL, recording with a metal band in Latvia, and his first guitar.
Episode 10: Recorded July 23 2025
Herostock Nation Podcast - July 28 2025. Hosted by Tom Lamog and co-host, Matthew Jones. Conversation with Joe Ortiz, the lead singer with the band, Lockjaw who introduces the band members, talks about shooting the video for their song "I Can't Escape", songwriting, going on the road, and performing at Herostock Ashland's Rock Night. Followed by conversation with songwriter and bandleader Tony Traynor of The Traynr Band who talks about the musicians in the band, being the band's songwriter, managing the band, gigs they've played with big name musicians. Tom and Matt also talk about this year's acoustic guitar jam scheduled before the start of Country Night on Saturday 8/23. LET'S GO! Runtime: 60 minutes.
Episode 9: Recorded July 23 2025
Herostock Nation Podcast - July 23. Hosted by Tom Lamog with Co-Host Matthew Jones. Conversation with Derek Thompson about the recent cancellation of the Stars and Stripes Music Fest, his career in music with songwriting and guitar, his experience with mixed martial arts both as a spectator and as a fighter, and later closes the show with an acoustic performance. Let's Go! To be a guest, please reach out to Jason: jason.herostock@gmail.com Runtime: 30 minutes.
Episode 8: Recorded July 15 2025
Hosted by Tom Lamog, and introducing interim co-host, Matthew Jones. Conversation with Paul Kavulak, Nebraska Brewing Company about his service in the US Marine Corps, starting up the business with wife Kim, making connections in the community, becoming involved with brewing, music tastes and much more. To be a guest, please reach out to Jason: jason.herostock@gmail.com. Runtime 57 minutes