Ep. 052: Discount w/ Ryan Seagrist

Discount was an American punk rock band that formed in Vero Beach, Florida, in 1995 and disbanded in 2000. Before disbanding, the group's members relocated to Gainesville, Florida, where they performed their last show in August 2000. They released three full-length albums, several EPs, and two b-side collections. Members have gone on to form The Dead Weather, The Kills, The Kitchen, Black Cougar Shock Unit, Unitas, The Routineers, The Draft, Laserhead, Stolen Parts, and Monikers.

• Living with Chris from Hot Water Music
• Almost killing my friends' wives at a Sunny Day Show
• Using Dialer devices to make free phone calls on the road
• Knowing Alison because she was his neighbor
• Touring while they were in High School
• Touring with Less than Jake and Hot Water Music
• Half Fiction
• Doing a long ass tour for the break-up
• Allison’s new band The Kills
• And a ton more

Here is a link to Ryan's new endeavor - northernelectriclighting.com

This episode is sponsored by Creep Records the best record store in Philadelphia. You can order online at creeprecords.com for a 5 dollar flat rate shipping fee on as many records that you buy. They also have a smoke shop where you can buy fun shaped glass pipes to enjoy all of that tobacco that you buy on the streets. Fun Fact, you can listen to my interview with Arik who owns Creep. Just scroll down to Episode 37. 

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