Host Anthony Merchant talks all about whats going on in punk and alternative music, new releases, interviews, reviews and a whole lot more. A more talk heavy version of the Power Chord Hour radio show that's been airing on 107.9 WRFA in Jamestown, NY every Friday night since 2016.
Chris Ballew is BACK for his fifth Power Chord Hour appearance to talk about his 11th solo album Newborn Human, the making of the Presidents 1996 sophomore album II, if it's harder to open or close and album and lots more CHRIS BALLEW https://chrisballew.org https://chrisballew.bandcamp.com https://www.instagram.com/chrisballew https://www.instagram.com/pusaband PCH Instagram - www.instagram.com/powerchordhour Facebook - www.facebook.com/powerchordhour Youtube - www.youtube.com/channel/UC6jTfzjB3-mzmWM-51c8Lgg powerchordhour@gmail.com Donate to help show costs - https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/pchanthony https://cash.app/$anthmerch Check out the Power Chord Hour radio show every Friday night at 8 pm est/Tuesday at Midnight est on 107.9 WRFA in Jamestown, NY. Stream the station online at wrfalp.com/streaming/ or listen on the WRFA app/Apple CarPlay/Android Auto
Garrett Klahn of Texas is the Reason joins us this episode to talk 30 years of Do You Know Who You Are?, the TX30 reissues that Revelation Records are releasing this year, how the band reunited, plans for the rest of 2026 and much more GARRET KLAHN www.texasisthereason.com www.instagram.com/texasisthereasonofficial www.instagram.com/staplesinger PCH Instagram - www.instagram.com/powerchordhour Facebook - www.facebook.com/powerchordhour Youtube - www.youtube.com/channel/UC6jTfzjB3-mzmWM-51c8Lgg powerchordhour@gmail.com Donate to help show costs - https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/pchanthony https://cash.app/$anthmerch Check out the Power Chord Hour radio show every Friday night at 8 pm est/Tuesday at Midnight est on 107.9 WRFA in Jamestown, NY. Stream the station online at wrfalp.com/streaming/ or listen on the WRFA app/Apple CarPlay/Android Auto
Doug Gillard make his return to the Power Chord Hour to chat about the 44th Guided by Voices full length Crawlspace of the Pantheon as well as Doug's latest solo album Parallel Stride DOUG GILLARD https://www.guidedbyvoices.com https://www.douggillard.com https://www.rockathonrecords.com https://www.instagram.com/guidedbyvoicesofficial https://www.instagram.com/douggillard https://www.facebook.com/DougGillardMusic PCH www.instagram.com/powerchordhour www.facebook.com/powerchordhour www.youtube.com/channel/UC6jTfzjB3-mzmWM-51c8Lgg powerchordhour@gmail.com Donate to help show costs - paypal.com/paypalme/pchanthony cash.app/$anthmerch Check out the Power Chord Hour radio show every Friday night at 8 pm est/Tuesday at Midnight est on 107.9 WRFA in Jamestown, NY. Stream the station online at wrfalp.com/streaming/ or listen on the WRFA app/Apple CarPlay/Android Auto
Ryan Dominguez of Tokyo Rose talks writing new music, reissuing New American Saint for it's 20th anniversary, working with Manic Kat Records, the impact touring with Taking Back Sunday had on Tokyo Rose and much more RYAN DOMINGUEZ www.instagram.com/tokyorosenj www.instagram.com/rythdom www.tiktok.com/@tokyorosenj PCH Instagram - www.instagram.com/powerchordhour Facebook - www.facebook.com/powerchordhour Youtube - www.youtube.com/channel/UC6jTfzjB3-mzmWM-51c8Lgg powerchordhour@gmail.com Donate to help show costs - https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/pchanthony https://cash.app/$anthmerch Check out the Power Chord Hour radio show every Friday night at 8 pm est/Tuesday at Midnight est on 107.9 WRFA in Jamestown, NY. Stream the station online at wrfalp.com/streaming/ or listen on the WRFA app/Apple CarPlay/Android Auto
Punchline bassist Chris Fafalios joins the show this episode to talk about the bands new album Somewhere to Land, 20 years of 37 Everywhere, producing Chris DeMakes a Podcast and his long history with podcasting, touring with Hellogoodbye and The Early November and tons more CHRIS FAFALIOS https://www.punchlion.com https://www.instagram.com/chrisfafalios https://www.facebook.com/chrisfafalios https://www.instagram.com/onehitthunderpodcast PCH Instagram - www.instagram.com/powerchordhour Twitter - www.twitter.com/powerchordhour Facebook - www.facebook.com/powerchordhour Youtube - www.youtube.com/channel/UC6jTfzjB3-mzmWM-51c8Lgg Spotify Episode Playlists - https://open.spotify.com/user/kzavhk5ghelpnthfby9o41gnr?si=4WvOdgAmSsKoswf_HTh_Mg Donate to help show costs - https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/pchanthony https://cash.app/$anthmerch powerchordhour@gmail.com Check out the Power Chord Hour radio show every Friday night at 8 pm est/Tuesday at Midnight est on 107.9 WRFA in Jamestown, NY. Stream the station online at wrfalp.com/streaming/ or listen on the WRFA app/Apple CarPlay/Android Auto
Matty Grace helps us celebrate 10 years of the Power Chord Hour by celebrating one of our favorite records: The Replacements 1984 classic Let it Be MATTY GRACE https://mattygrace.bandcamp.com https://crisisparty.bandcamp.com https://www.instagram.com/mattydisgrace https://linktr.ee/mattydisgrace PCH Instagram - www.instagram.com/powerchordhour Twitter - www.twitter.com/powerchordhour Facebook - www.facebook.com/powerchordhour Youtube - www.youtube.com/channel/UC6jTfzjB3-mzmWM-51c8Lgg Donate to help show costs - https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/pchanthony https://cash.app/$anthmerch powerchordhour@gmail.com Check out the Power Chord Hour radio show every Friday night at 8 pm est/Tuesday at Midnight est on 107.9 WRFA in Jamestown, NY. Stream the station online at wrfalp.com/streaming/ or listen on the WRFA app/Apple CarPlay/Android Auto
Justin Perkins of Mystery Room Mastering returns to PCH to talk all about his mastering work on The Replacements upcoming reissue of their 1984 masterpiece Let it Be Justin Perkins - Mystery Room Mastering https://www.mysteryroommastering.com https://t.co/mqkvboECla https://www.instagram.com/mystery_room_mke https://www.facebook.com/MysteryRoomMastering Check out the Power Chord Hour radio show every Friday night at 8 pm est/Tuesday at Midnight est on 107.9 WRFA in Jamestown, NY. Stream the station online at wrfalp.com/streaming/ or listen on the WRFA app Instagram - www.instagram.com/powerchordhour Facebook - www.facebook.com/powerchordhour Youtube - www.youtube.com/channel/UC6jTfzjB3-mzmWM-51c8Lgg Donate to help show costs - https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/pchanthony https://cash.app/$anthmerch powerchordhour@gmail.com Special Thanks to my buddy Jay Vics for the behind the scenes help on this episode! https://www.meettheexpertspodcast.com https://www.jvimobile.com
Flyin' Jay of the band Year of the Dragon (formerly of Fishbone) is our guest this week to chat about the new YOTD ep Dragon Burn out now on Manic Kat Records FLYIN' JAY https://yearofthedragonband.com https://www.instagram.com/illtrombone https://www.instagram.com/year_of_the_dragon https://www.manickatrecords.com/year-of-the-dragon-dragon-burn/?srsltid=AfmBOopjd5X-JXpXrCyzD9fkhsS9rm3Q6G_lGzondzkV37OA2ECZ6SpS PCH Instagram - www.instagram.com/powerchordhour Twitter - www.twitter.com/powerchordhour Facebook - www.facebook.com/powerchordhour Youtube - www.youtube.com/channel/UC6jTfzjB3-mzmWM-51c8Lgg Spotify Episode Playlists - https://open.spotify.com/user/kzavhk5ghelpnthfby9o41gnr?si=4WvOdgAmSsKoswf_HTh_Mg Donate to help show costs - https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/pchanthony https://cash.app/$anthmerch powerchordhour@gmail.com Check out the Power Chord Hour radio show every Friday night at 8 to 11 est/Tuesday Midnight to 3 est on 107.9 WRFA in Jamestown, NY. Stream the station online at wrfalp.com/streaming/ or listen on the WRFA app. Special Thanks to my buddy Jay Vics for the behind the scenes help on this episode! https://www.meettheexpertspodcast.com https://www.jvimobile.com
Chris Ballew (The Presidents of the United States of America, Casper Babypants) returns to the Power Chord Hour to talk all about his new solo album (and second of 2025) Ready to Pop CHRIS BALLEW https://chrisballew.org https://chrisballew.bandcamp.com https://www.instagram.com/chrisballew https://www.instagram.com/pusaband PCH Instagram - www.instagram.com/powerchordhour Twitter - www.twitter.com/powerchordhour Facebook - www.facebook.com/powerchordhour Youtube - www.youtube.com/channel/UC6jTfzjB3-mzmWM-51c8Lgg Spotify Episode Playlists - https://open.spotify.com/user/kzavhk5ghelpnthfby9o41gnr?si=4WvOdgAmSsKoswf_HTh_Mg Donate to help show costs - https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/pchanthony https://cash.app/$anthmerch powerchordhour@gmail.com Check out the Power Chord Hour radio show every Friday night at 8 to 11 est/Tuesday Midnight to 3 est on 107.9 WRFA in Jamestown, NY. Stream the station online at wrfalp.com/streaming/ or listen on the WRFA app. Special Thanks to my buddy Jay Vics for the behind the scenes help on this episode! https://www.meettheexpertspodcast.com https://www.jvimobile.com
This week on the show Jeff Dean of Heavy Seas and Her Head's on Fire chat about the latest Heavy Seas release By Degrees and lots more HEAVY SEAS https://www.instagram.com/heavyseaschicago https://www.facebook.com/heavyseaschicago PCH Instagram - www.instagram.com/powerchordhour Twitter - www.twitter.com/powerchordhour Facebook - www.facebook.com/powerchordhour Youtube - www.youtube.com/channel/UC6jTfzjB3-mzmWM-51c8Lgg Spotify Episode Playlists - https://open.spotify.com/user/kzavhk5ghelpnthfby9o41gnr?si=4WvOdgAmSsKoswf_HTh_Mg Donate to help show costs - https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/pchanthony https://cash.app/$anthmerch powerchordhour@gmail.com Check out the Power Chord Hour radio show every Friday night at 8 pm est/Tuesday Midnight est on 107.9 WRFA in Jamestown, NY. Stream the station online at wrfalp.com/streaming/ or listen on the WRFA app. Special Thanks to my buddy Jay Vics for the behind the scenes help on this episode! https://www.meettheexpertspodcast.com https://www.jvimobile.com
John Doe returns to the Power Chord Hour to talk about the upcoming X and Los Lobos tour, the making of the final X record Smoke & Fiction, what a band looks for in a producer and how that changes later in a bands career, what new songs have translated live the best and much more JOHN DOE http://www.xtheband.com https://linktr.ee/theejohndoe https://xtheband.bandcamp.com/album/smoke-fiction https://www.instagram.com/xthebandofficial https://www.instagram.com/theejohndoe PCH Instagram - www.instagram.com/powerchordhour Twitter - www.twitter.com/powerchordhour Facebook - www.facebook.com/powerchordhour Youtube - www.youtube.com/channel/UC6jTfzjB3-mzmWM-51c8Lgg Spotify Episode Playlists - https://open.spotify.com/user/kzavhk5ghelpnthfby9o41gnr?si=4WvOdgAmSsKoswf_HTh_Mg Donate to help show costs - https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/pchanthony https://cash.app/$anthmerch powerchordhour@gmail.com Check out the Power Chord Hour radio show every Friday night at 8 pm est/Tuesday Midnight est on 107.9 WRFA in Jamestown, NY. Stream the station online at wrfalp.com/streaming/ or listen on the WRFA app.
This week I am joined by the guitar legend that is Nancy Wilson of Heart! Nancy talks about the summer/fall Royal Flush 2025 tour and hitting the road with Cheap Trick and Todd Rundgren, fifty years of Dreamboat Annie (and where it falls on her list of favorite Heart records), Nancy's live guitar rig, her involvement with Roadcase Management and much more NANCY WILSON/HEART www.heart-music.com www.instagram.com/heartofficial www.instagram.com/nancywilson www.roadcasemanagement.com PCH Instagram - www.instagram.com/powerchordhour Twitter - www.twitter.com/powerchordhour Facebook - www.facebook.com/powerchordhour Youtube - www.youtube.com/channel/UC6jTfzjB3-mzmWM-51c8Lgg Spotify Episode Playlists - https://open.spotify.com/user/kzavhk5ghelpnthfby9o41gnr?si=4WvOdgAmSsKoswf_HTh_Mg Donate to help show costs - https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/pchanthony https://cash.app/$anthmerch powerchordhour@gmail.com Check out the Power Chord Hour radio show every Friday night at 8 pm est/Tuesday at Midnight est on 107.9 WRFA in Jamestown, NY. Stream the station online at wrfalp.com/streaming/ or listen on the WRFA app.
Matty Grace is this weeks guest to talk all about her debut solo album Cheap Shame (out now on Dirt Cult Records) and more! MATTY GRACE https://mattygrace.bandcamp.com https://www.instagram.com/mattydisgrace https://linktr.ee/mattydisgrace PCH Instagram - www.instagram.com/powerchordhour Twitter - www.twitter.com/powerchordhour Facebook - www.facebook.com/powerchordhour Youtube - www.youtube.com/channel/UC6jTfzjB3-mzmWM-51c8Lgg Spotify Episode Playlists - https://open.spotify.com/user/kzavhk5ghelpnthfby9o41gnr?si=4WvOdgAmSsKoswf_HTh_Mg Donate to help show costs - https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/pchanthony https://cash.app/$anthmerch powerchordhour@gmail.com Check out the Power Chord Hour radio show every Friday night at 8 to 11 est/Tuesday Midnight to 3 est on 107.9 WRFA in Jamestown, NY. Stream the station online at wrfalp.com/streaming/ or listen on the WRFA app. Special Thanks to my buddy Jay Vics for the behind the scenes help on this episode! https://www.meettheexpertspodcast.com https://www.jvimobile.com
Blag Dahlia of the Dwarves returns to the show to talk about the upcoming release of the 1989 Dwarves album Sunshine, Lollipops and Rainbows for Record Store Day 2025 (unreleased until now!) BLAG/DWARVES http://www.thedwarves.com https://www.blagdahlia.com https://thedwarves.bandcamp.com https://www.instagram.com/thedwarves https://www.instagram.com/blag_dahlia https://www.facebook.com/TheDwarves PCH Instagram - www.instagram.com/powerchordhour Twitter - www.twitter.com/powerchordhour Facebook - www.facebook.com/powerchordhour Youtube - www.youtube.com/channel/UC6jTfzjB3-mzmWM-51c8Lgg Spotify Episode Playlists - https://open.spotify.com/user/kzavhk5ghelpnthfby9o41gnr?si=4WvOdgAmSsKoswf_HTh_Mg Donate to help show costs - https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/pchanthony https://cash.app/$anthmerch powerchordhour@gmail.com Check out the Power Chord Hour radio show every Friday night at 8 to 11 est/Tuesday Midnight to 3 est on 107.9 WRFA in Jamestown, NY. Stream the station online at wrfalp.com/streaming/ or listen on the WRFA app. Special Thanks to my buddy Jay Vics for the behind the scenes help on this episode! https://www.meettheexpertspodcast.com https://www.jvimobile.com
Sammy Kay of The Kilograms talks all about the bands upcoming debut record Beliefs & Thieves on this weeks PCH! THE KILOGRAMS https://thekilograms.bandzoogle.com https://thekilograms.bandcamp.com https://www.instagram.com/thekilograms https://www.instagram.com/sammykaynj PCH Instagram - www.instagram.com/powerchordhour Twitter - www.twitter.com/powerchordhour Facebook - www.facebook.com/powerchordhour Youtube - www.youtube.com/channel/UC6jTfzjB3-mzmWM-51c8Lgg Spotify Episode Playlists - https://open.spotify.com/user/kzavhk5ghelpnthfby9o41gnr?si=4WvOdgAmSsKoswf_HTh_Mg Donate to help show costs - https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/pchanthony https://cash.app/$anthmerch powerchordhour@gmail.com Check out the Power Chord Hour radio show every Friday night at 8 to 11 est/Tuesday Midnight to 3 est on 107.9 WRFA in Jamestown, NY. Stream the station online at wrfalp.com/streaming/ or listen on the WRFA app. Special Thanks to my buddy Jay Vics for the behind the scenes help on this episode! https://www.meettheexpertspodcast.com https://www.jvimobile.com
Chris Ballew (The Presidents of the United States of America, Casper Babypants) is our first guest of 2025 to talk all about his new solo album Truth and Dare as well as the first PUSA record which turns 30 this year CHRIS BALLEW https://chrisballew.org https://chrisballew.bandcamp.com https://www.instagram.com/chrisballew https://www.instagram.com/pusaband PCH Instagram - www.instagram.com/powerchordhour Twitter - www.twitter.com/powerchordhour Facebook - www.facebook.com/powerchordhour Youtube - www.youtube.com/channel/UC6jTfzjB3-mzmWM-51c8Lgg Spotify Episode Playlists - https://open.spotify.com/user/kzavhk5ghelpnthfby9o41gnr?si=4WvOdgAmSsKoswf_HTh_Mg Donate to help show costs - https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/pchanthony https://cash.app/$anthmerch powerchordhour@gmail.com Check out the Power Chord Hour radio show every Friday night at 8 to 11 est/Tuesday Midnight to 3 est on 107.9 WRFA in Jamestown, NY. Stream the station online at wrfalp.com/streaming/ or listen on the WRFA app. Special Thanks to my buddy Jay Vics for the behind the scenes help on this episode! https://www.meettheexpertspodcast.com https://www.jvimobile.com
Victor DeLorenzo makes his third PCH appearance to talk about the new Night Crickets record How It Ends, writing and acting in his new film Mary For The Block, the first two Violent Femmes records and tons more. Plus a bonus appearance from Janet Schiff of NINETEEN THIRTEEN! VICTOR DELORENZO https://ffm.to/nchiends.ois https://www.instagram.com/nightcricketsofficial https://www.instagram.com/vjd http://www.nineteenthirteen.com https://nineteenthirteen.bandcamp.com PCH Instagram - www.instagram.com/powerchordhour Twitter - www.twitter.com/powerchordhour Facebook - www.facebook.com/powerchordhour Youtube - www.youtube.com/channel/UC6jTfzjB3-mzmWM-51c8Lgg Spotify Episode Playlists - https://open.spotify.com/user/kzavhk5ghelpnthfby9o41gnr?si=4WvOdgAmSsKoswf_HTh_Mg Donate to help show costs - https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/pchanthony https://cash.app/$anthmerch powerchordhour@gmail.com Check out the Power Chord Hour radio show every Friday night at 8 to 11 est/Tuesday Midnight to 3 est on 107.9 WRFA in Jamestown, NY. Stream the station online at wrfalp.com/streaming/ or listen on the WRFA app. Special Thanks to my buddy Jay Vics for the behind the scenes help on this episode! https://www.meettheexpertspodcast.com https://www.jvimobile.com
Shannon Wilson of Ohio punk band Bandages joins the show this week to talk about the bands debut record and much more! BANDAGES https://www.instagram.com/Bandages_Music https://bandages1.bandcamp.com https://www.facebook.com/BandagesPunkRock https://linktr.ee/bandagesmusic?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAaZbMyGG4wEhoqzc_ME7g2QqJmoltKaA-ChDVd0BwJ3xFn7l7JgbnqNb0bw_aem_eREatAudkJImrU7XoBv2cQ PCH Instagram - www.instagram.com/powerchordhour Twitter - www.twitter.com/powerchordhour Facebook - www.facebook.com/powerchordhour Youtube - www.youtube.com/channel/UC6jTfzjB3-mzmWM-51c8Lgg Spotify Episode Playlists - https://open.spotify.com/user/kzavhk5ghelpnthfby9o41gnr?si=4WvOdgAmSsKoswf_HTh_Mg Donate to help show costs - https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/pchanthony https://cash.app/$anthmerch powerchordhour@gmail.com Check out the Power Chord Hour radio show every Friday night at 8 to 11 est/Tuesday Midnight to 3 est on 107.9 WRFA in Jamestown, NY. Stream the station online at wrfalp.com/streaming/ or listen on the WRFA app. Special Thanks to my buddy Jay Vics for the behind the scenes help on this episode! https://www.meettheexpertspodcast.com https://www.jvimobile.com
Doug Gillard of Guided by Voices joins the show this week to talk all about the reissue of his 80's band Children's Crusade 1984 release A Duty-Dance With Death and tons more DOUG GILLARD https://www.instagram.com/douggillard https://www.instagram.com/guidedbyvoicesofficial https://www.rockathonrecords.com https://douggillard.bandcamp.com https://www.guidedbyvoices.com http://www.douggillard.com PCH Instagram - www.instagram.com/powerchordhour Twitter - www.twitter.com/powerchordhour Facebook - www.facebook.com/powerchordhour Youtube - www.youtube.com/channel/UC6jTfzjB3-mzmWM-51c8Lgg Spotify Episode Playlists - https://open.spotify.com/user/kzavhk5ghelpnthfby9o41gnr?si=4WvOdgAmSsKoswf_HTh_Mg Donate to help show costs - https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/pchanthony https://cash.app/$anthmerch powerchordhour@gmail.com Check out the Power Chord Hour radio show every Friday night at 8 to 11 est/Tuesday Midnight to 3 est on 107.9 WRFA in Jamestown, NY. Stream the station online at wrfalp.com/streaming/ or listen on the WRFA app. Special Thanks to my buddy Jay Vics for the behind the scenes help on this episode! https://www.meettheexpertspodcast.com https://www.jvimobile.com
Joseph Grillo (AKA Sid Jagger) of Her Head's on Fire joins the show this week to talk about the bands sophomore record Strange Desires, his previous band Garrison, touring in the 90's versus touring in 2024, New England music scenes and lots more Joseph Grillo https://herheadsonfire.bandcamp.com https://linktr.ee/herheadsonfire https://www.instagram.com/her_heads_on_fire https://www.instagram.com/garrison.band PCH Instagram - www.instagram.com/powerchordhour Twitter - www.twitter.com/powerchordhour Facebook - www.facebook.com/powerchordhour Youtube - www.youtube.com/channel/UC6jTfzjB3-mzmWM-51c8Lgg Spotify Episode Playlists - https://open.spotify.com/user/kzavhk5ghelpnthfby9o41gnr?si=4WvOdgAmSsKoswf_HTh_Mg Donate to help show costs - https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/pchanthony https://cash.app/$anthmerch powerchordhour@gmail.com Check out the Power Chord Hour radio show every Friday night at 8 to 11 est/Tuesday Midnight to 3 est on 107.9 WRFA in Jamestown, NY. Stream the station online at wrfalp.com/streaming/ or listen on the WRFA app. Special Thanks to my buddy Jay Vics for the behind the scenes help on this episode! https://www.meettheexpertspodcast.com https://www.jvimobile.com
