Episode 25 - Maria Surfinbird (Kobanes, Surfinbird, Sex Dream, Gigillas, Mitochondriacs)

KOBANES WEEK CONCLUDES W/ THIS EPISODE BEING THE THIRD AND FINAL ONE. THIS EPISODE FEATURES MARIA SURFINBIRD, BASSIST AND VOCALIST FOR THE INCREDIBLE CHICAGO POP PUNK BAND KOBANES. SHE IS ALSO THE BASSIST AND VOCALIST FOR SEX DREAM, SURFINBIRD, AND THE MITROCHONDRIACS WHICH FEATURES ALL THREE MEMBERS ALONG WITH JOHN “JUGHEAD” PIERSON OF EVEN IN BLACKOUTS, THE MOPES, AND SCREECHING WEASEL FAME, AS WELL AS BEING THE GUITARIST AND VOCALIST IN GIGILLAS. WE CHAT ABOUT JOINING THE KOBANES IN 2019, GROWING UP IN RUSSIA AND MOVING HERE AFTER SEVERAL VACATIONS TO AMERICA, AND GETTING INTO HER FIRST FIGHT AS AN ADULT AT A SHOW. WE ALSO CHAT ABOUT HER BANDS IN RUSSIA, PINK NIPPLES AND SURFINBIRD, AS WELL AS HER BANDS SINCE MOVING TO AMERICA: SEX DREAM AND GIGILLAS, HER EXPERIENCE WORKING W/ JUGHEAD, HER LOVE OF TWEE POP, AND SO MUCH MORE. SO SIT BACK, RELAX, AND ENJOY THIS EPISODE OF THIS IS JUST A PHASE.