Diamond Inn
Hello, YOLO. This is a music podcast hosted by Kentucky Derby Con Man. Matt & Eric have conversations with a myriad of local bands, musicians, & artists in Nashville & out. We are excited to share the stories of how, when, why & where these projects happened to materialize. Tune in & hang out!
Episodes
25 episodes
Episode 25 - Kentucky Derby Con Man
We’re back at the Inn. It’s the pivotal episode 25, & it’s all about the hang. This is the story of our band, man. So stay up late, dive into the pool, & try to follow along to the tall tale that is the Kentucky Derby Con Man. Love Y’al...
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Season 2
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Episode 25
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36:12
Episode 24 - The Dreaded Laramie
YOLO, it’s the year of the dragon, and The Diamond Inn has once again opened its doors for 2024. We’re ecstatic to welcome our first guests in this new year, The Dreaded Laramie. They’re a Nashville power pop-indie band that has been forging th...
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Season 2
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Episode 24
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51:14
Episode 23 - frau
Matt had to call out sick so Eric was flying Solo in episode 23. Although missing his jolly banter, It was still an awesome conversation with the exciting electro-pop/ indie NYC artist, frau. We had a nice talk about her early roots that sprout...
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Season 2
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Episode 23
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1:08:54
Episode 22 - Sundots
Make some noise! Episode 22 is all about Drew of Sundots, the Pennsylvania experimental indie folk bedroom project that is easy to gauge the time, passion, & energy he has spent on it. Matt & Eric were fascinated to learn the history of...
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Season 2
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Episode 22
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1:12:10
Episode 21 - Brian Judkins
It’s all ambience in episode 21 with a very calm & collected influential buddy of Matt’s, Brian Judkins of the now retired post rock instrumental Nashville band, Trabant. Who in their heyday in the 00’s got to play some local gigs with earl...
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Season 2
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Episode 21
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1:08:37
Episode 20 - Midnight High
It’s episode 20 & this week we caught up with Nik & Luke of the dreamy indie power-pop band, Midnight High. We were so stoked to hang with these sweet southwestern transplants as they retold their journey with the wind that carried them...
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Season 2
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Episode 20
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1:13:17
Episode 19 - Stone Deep
Gas up your Toyota Camry’s & get ready for a smooth ride with David Howard, the radical drummer of Nashville’s OG Indie rap rock group, Stone Deep. We caught up with David as he was hangin’ out on a Friday night, & he graciously spent s...
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Season 2
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Episode 19
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1:00:33
Episode 18 - Pat Casem
Yo Yo YOLO! Check into the Diamond Inn once again for another hang sesh, this time with another one of Eric’s long lost New Mexico friends from the days of dirty skateboards & heart broken punk rock emo songs. This one’s all over the ...
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Season 2
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Episode 18
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1:14:34
Episode 17 - Maiden Mother Crone
Stop on by & hang out at the Diamond Inn Studios with Wesley Suttle & Greg Dowling of the Alternative Shoegaze Nashville 4 piece Maiden Mother Crone. It’s Matt & Eric’s first live interview, & it was a wild & wonderful time!...
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Season 2
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Episode 17
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1:20:11
Episode 16 - Racecars
ZOOM ZOOM, VROOM VROOM! It's season 2, y'all! Join us in welcoming this grand year of 2023 with our new buds RACECARS, Murfreesboro power pop punk indie dudes that are as chill as they are rowdy rockers! Tanner (Vox/Guitar) and Jake (Drums) kin...
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Season 2
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Episode 16
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1:02:53
Episode 15 - Andrew Martinez
It’s been a hell of year, friends. So, check in to the Diamond Inn to wind down 2022 with another one of Eric’s New Mexican homies. We had a blast talking to Andrew Martinez, who happens to be 1 of 10 talented artists that just won this years P...
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Episode 15
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1:07:24
Episode 14 - Have a Rad Day
Catch a weekend wave at the Diamond Inn as we beam down & chat with Thomas Sweat of the East Nashville party pop punkers, Have a Rad Day. Luckily, we caught up with Thomas before he headed out to a Halloween rager dressed up as Argyle from ...
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Episode 14
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1:04:22
Episode 13 - Brantwood
Happy YOLOWEEN y’all! Although Eric starts out confused, this is indeed episode lucky #13. Just in time for the spookiest of seasons! The KDCM boys facetime drop right in the middle of an early evening chill sesh between Liam & Husam of the...
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Episode 13
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1:09:55
Episode 12 - Wulven
It was a symphony of nocturnal bugs chirping along to the calm and kind vibes of Coleman from Wulven in episode #12. He illustrates to us his unique music starting back from his days of a low-fi sad boy to the more fully formed shoegaze project...
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Episode 12
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1:04:22
Episode 11 - Melaina Kol
Join us as we hop online & locate Logan of Melaina Kol cruising the unpredictable streets of GTA. Just a man on a mission. He kindly invites us into his Ocelot Pariah & we commence on a wonderful conversation of mind boggling nightmares...
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Episode 11
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1:20:10
Episode 10 - Jake Kroll
We’re back into it in episode 10 with murfreesboro’s slickest, sweetest indie goth punk, Jake Kroll! Come along on this sound trip as Jake describes his impressively rad guitar collection/ border line obsession. He shares details on some of the...
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Episode 10
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1:14:39
Episode 9 - Simeon Beardsley
Grab your gear, hop in the van outta Sorrytown, & join our conversation with the ever creative captain of the road, Simeon Beardsley. We cover much that has happened over the years. Hear about his experiences from the quiet *probably cursed...
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Episode 9
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1:33:52
Episode 8 - Girlgoyle
It’s the infinite episode 8 & we’re catching up with cool KT Neely of the band Girlgoyle on a sunny afternoon beaming in from Portland, OR. We begin our discussion by figuring out all about Frankie Munez’s Nascar amnesia as he stated on Ste...
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Episode 8
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1:23:10
Episode 7 - Alabama Deathwalk
Crack a beer & Rock & Roll with us! TN meets TX. Ride along on our conversation with the brilliant structural/sick-sounds engineer, Eric Reed of the magnificent Alabama Deathwalk as he tunes in from his Central Texas back porch. A very ...
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Episode 7
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1:21:48
Episode 6 - Abated Mass Of Flesh
Get your rubbers hot & come on down to Music World!!! This was a really fun conversation with the shreddin’, slammin’ always pleasant & positive vegan guitarist of the brutal death metal band Abated Mass of Flesh, Zach Plunkett. Matt is...
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Episode 6
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1:25:40
Episode 5 - Karate Chad
In this episode, the diamond dudes are chilling out with Chad James of the Murfreesboro pop punk gaze solo project, Karate Chad. Beaming into us from his DIY clubhouse/studio “THE SHACK” out in the quiet country of Mid TN amongst a ...
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Episode 5
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1:09:01
Episode 4 - Back of a Car
We’re nothing but a bunch of millennials reminiscing on the golden age of music videos. DJ’s, VJ’s, MTV & Nickelodeon. Growing up. Consuming MTV to an extreme degree. Reppin’ our childhood hometowns. Long lost best best friends. Staying Ins...
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Episode 4
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1:02:10
Episode 3 - NGC 4414
In this sonic side quest, Matt & Eric take a smooth dive into Matt’s ambient-noise solo project, NGC 4414. Listen in as Matt describes how his music sounds, and explains a little of the process and inspiration behind the way his sounds are ...
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Episode 3
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34:36
