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Hello! Matt interviews Jon in this episode, coming full circle. They go over early days playing music in the Church, to working as a sideman in reggae bands, forming his own band The Sin Hounds, and how that led to his long term collaboration with The Sun Dogs Features the track "Curly Hair"

Hello! Matt talks to Alex about his musical background, and delves deep into the history of the band he plays bass with, The Mltys Features the songs "Mind Whispers" and "This Is The End"

Hello! Matt talks to Matt about his life in music, diving deep into some parts of his musical background and dancing around others, all while discussing the philosophies and modes of working that have kept him going Features the song "Bone Picker", the title track to a full length album by The Strange Truth of It All

Hello! Today we're trying something a little different over here at Group Hugs, as we've interviewed an entire band at once, that band being Of Persephone Of Persephone is a four piece band based in Atlanta, GA that formed in 2021 from the solo work of Sarah Rae Tramell, who recently formed the indie label Lost Girl Records Of Persephone has gone on to make a splash for themselves, landing a ton of gigs and making new recordings In this interview we get a special look at what they're like in a room together, kinda like hanging out in the green room with the band Features the songs Shadow Girl, Selenite Soul, Poison Ivy, and an instrumental sneak peek of the upcoming tune Enchantress of Paradise

Hello! Greenia talks to Jeffrey about his origins playing heavy metal with his Mom, his old band Midwives, the Bicycle Eaters era, Compartmentalizationalists, his collaboration with Emily Marie Malmer, PJ Harvey, and rockabilly music on this investigation into one of Atlanta's most ambitious local composers Jeffrey is wrote the play Artificial Island, now showing at Push Push theatre in College Park, GA Features the songs "Rebekka" and "Rebekka 2"

Hello! Matt talks to Nick about the Bach family business, music, and the way he forged a path for himself and his friends to collaborate, perform and record together Features the track "Better Acid Easy Rider"

Hello! Matt talks to Jon about his early days in Alabama, how Matt Lambert from All the Saints made him and his brother Bon move to Atlanta, and his experiences rocking people's faces off through projects like Abby Gogo and Van Vleck Features the song "Black Denim Bookends"

Hello! Matt talks to Ian about his arc playing music in Atlanta and beyond both solo and in groups Features the songs "Heartbreak #2" and "The Printmaker"

Hello, Matt talks to Sky Hy about his early days singing church music in Godsends, rapping under the name Noize before reimagining himself as Sky Hy, his other projects Doorways and The Church Electric, and his showcase series at MJQ Features the songs "Black Leather" and "Self Care"

Hello! Matt talks to Henry about his musical life, including playing with Group Hugs alumni Lightnin' Ray in Weary Heads, his Bowie in Sweats collab with other alums TT Mahony and Jed Drummond, and his experience playing in the band Entertainment Features the songs "The Greater Roadrunner" and "Song of Xeethra"

Hello! Matt talks to Streety Murphy about his production brand West End Icon, the recording project Shinchaku Saikou, Duran Duran, Nine Inch Nails, and the definition of street pop Features the songs "McFly" and "Look Over My Shoulder"

Hello! Matt gets the dirt from Ben Davis, one of Atlanta's most professional musicians. His history spans from early efforts like Habeus Corpus to long term project The Purkinje Shift, his time in the funk group Noot d'Noot, and how all this led to his solo projects Setups and Prince Clifton Features the tracks "In Real" and "Xavier's Idea"