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 Issaquah musician Al "Rocco" Fiedler of bands like "The Mystery Monkeys, and his solo project Rocky Start Racket".

We talk stories, tell jokes, he tells us about being forced into music projects growing up, having a great music teacher, his old band breaking up on stage and getting into herbalism.



Other musical acts mentioned throughout the episode are:

Bailey Ukulele:

https://baileyukulele1.bandcamp.com/

Sanatorium Hill:


https://sanatoriumhill.bandcamp.com/​ 


https://open.spotify.com/artist/5TxYCwKyxDnVrBcrOh2e18?si=rP4htu5kSqio5-yG6ujsTQ&dl_branch=1

Rocky Start Racket:

https://www.facebook.com/rockystartracket

Mystery Monkeys:

https://www.facebook.com/Mystery-Monkeys-106636867386752

https://mysterymonkeys.bandcamp.com/

Jeff Rosenstock:

https://jeffrosenstock.bandcamp.com/album/2020-dump

https://open.spotify.com/artist/0wNZvrIMNUCs24G0wFg2D6?si=Xi4dwuEbQmSQ2WQObUZZlw

Black Flag:

https://www.blackflagband.com/

https://open.spotify.com/artist/5Mhs3Eu8lU6sRCtRYsmABV?si=RFF8ZXVPRE2hbCi2tQeGHw

Pat The Bunny:

https://patthebunny.bandcamp.com/music

"Weird Al" Yankovic:

https://www.weirdal.com/

https://open.spotify.com/artist/1bDWGdIC2hardyt55nlQgG?si=WMbpyAZSQ6-uI5uyorslCQ




Music playing during this episode was provided for our use by our musical guest, with permission to be played during this episode