Episode 24-Rory Van Grol of Soul Control, Achilles, and Coming Down
Create and Destroy
English - March 26, 2019 15:00 - 1 hour - 89.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsMusic Interviews Music Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Whether it's fatherhood, punk, or running a business, Rory Van Grol's approach is always the same-put your best foot forward and work your ass off. Growing up in Rochester, NY, Rory spent his free time skateboarding, falling in love with music, which eventually led him to discovering punk and hardcore. As his love for music continued to expand, Rory found himself singing and fronting multiple bands over the years-Standfast, How We Are, Achilles, Soul Control, and now Coming Down. Aside from being a badass frontman, Rory's passion for community and coffee culminated when he and his wife, Cristina, created Ugly Duck Coffee. In this episode, Dan sat down with Rory to discuss his early days of discovering punk and hardcore, his experiences singing in multiple bands, fatherhood, and co-owning and running his coffee shop.
Follow Rory and his bands on social media, check out their music, and go grab yourself a latte from Ugly Duck-they're amazing:
Rory's Instagram-@thebridgeburner
Coming Down's Instagram-@comingdownsound
Coming Down's Facebook-@comingdownband
Achilles' Instagram-@achillesofrochester
Achilles' Facebook-@achillesofrochester
Ugly Duck Coffee's Instagram-@uglyduckcoffee
Ugly Duck Coffee's Facebook-@uglyduckcoffee
Ugly Duck Coffee's Twitter-@uglyduckcoffee
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