Thank you for tuning into this weeks episode of Local Listens. Local Listens is a Tacoma, Washington based music related podcast. We aim to being you interviews with people in and around local music scenes weekly.  Local Listens is hosted by Bailey Rau and Shane Morey. If you would like to be apart of the podcast or have someone (or a band) in mind for us to reach out to, feel free to message us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/LocalListens This episode was recorded over Discord, with recording and editing of this podcast happening at The Gravel Pit.  On this weeks episode we Frank Lenfesty, of Republicans on Welfare and Viveka, on to talk about how he started playing different instruments, and what his father taught him about music. We also talk about the tour that got him out of Wisconsin and into Washington, and talk about the differences between the Wisconsin and Washington music scenes.