The 8123 Podcast

Pat & Garrett have a great talk with the guys of 3Oh!3 about starting their bands at similar times, Touring together, and 8123 fest!

Pat & Garrett have a conversation with Derek and Tyler from State Champs about their most recent tour and having them be part of 8123 Fest.

Pat & Garrett have a chat with Tessa Violet about her career and 8123 Fest. 

Pat and Garrett talk about the crazy week that was XOXO. Hope everyone is enjoying the album. Back with a new episode soon. 

Pat & Garrett are back with a new series called Our Discography. They are breaking down the time period of each album cycle. Can't Stop Won't Stop is the first to get broken down. Hope you Enjoy!

We talk to Leighton from the band Lydia about re working old albums, starting a band in Arizona and more! Enjoy. 

It's been way too long since we have played a show. We talk all about that and more! 

Pat and Garrett chat with Brendan Benson who is a great musician and has put out great solo work along with being a member of The Raconteurs. Brendan produced Forever Halloween and we talk about about the making of that album and more! 

Pat and Garrett talk to Travis Clark from We The Kings! 

Pat and Garrett talk about a very strange show they played back 2014. 

Today's episode is taken from the Q and A segment of the FOTG livestream show! 

Pat and Garrett talk about having to choose what record label to sign with back in 2007. 

Pat, Garrett, & Kennedy have a morning show over at Pillar and this was a conversation from that. 

Pat & Garrett go over the bad behavior demo and recording the song. Breaking it down!

Pat & Garrett talk about the show they are playing in a few weeks! 

Pat & Garrett talk about 4 albums that changed their lives in high school.

Today's episode comes from a daily talk show we do on Pillar called "Good Morning 8123" If you want to be a part of Pillar head to www.pillar.club to sign up and get tons of exclusive content daily and directly support our band!!! 

Pat and Garrett answer your questions. 

Pat & Garrett look back at some of their favorite tours. 

Pat & Garrett talk about what they have been up to for the last few weeks. 

Pat & Garrett talk with Eric Halvorsen about his charity You, Me, We he has started with partner Emma. You, Me, We donates to the homeless around the LA area and Eric tells some stories of what its like in this crazy time. If you can please donate to venmo name: youweme

Pat & Garrett talk to their long time friend Marissa about starting with a street team job for The Morning LIght to working at Late Night with Stephen Colbert then finding her own path making cheese plates. 

Pat & Garrett talk about what's going on with Sad Summer and the world right now.

Pat & Garrett catch up with Nick Santino from A Rocket to the Moon/ Beach Weather about the new solo song he put up, life after touring, & fatherhood. 

Pat & Garrett catch up with their friend Billy Martin from Good Charlotte. They talk about when they toured together many years back, how focusing on longevity is key to being in a band, and Billy's life now with comics. 

Pat & Garrett catch up with Eric Halvorsen again.

Pat & Garrett talk with Taylor Hanson about his career in the band Hanson, being in an independent band, & how sticking to a niche audience has let both bands not fizzle away. 

Pat & Garrett talk to Jared & Kennedy about their album You Are Ok a year after its release plus a few questions from you guys.

Pat & Garrett check in on their buddy Eric Halvorsen.

Pat & Garrett answer your questions! 

Pat & Garrett chat with their friend Rian from All Time Low about their new album "Wake Up Sunshine" and Sad Summer Festival. 

Back at it via the phone!

We call Tim to talk about the first show we ever played as a band! 

Quick Q and A episode with just Pat! Back to regular episodes next week. See you all at Sad Summer fest! 

Well this is a strange one. Not much we can say you just need to listen! 

We get into the making of "How Do You Feel?" and how it made it onto Lovely Little Lonely! 

We talk about what Garrett will do at 6am on tour without Pat and get into why Pat is not going to be on the UK/Euro tour! 

Happy 8123 day everyone!!! Thank you for the love over the past 13 years. We can't wait for the future. 

Quick episode talking about Pat's wedding last weekend! 

Brighten is an amazing band from Chico, California and they changed the course of our lives. This episode is all about them! If you have not heard their albums before please do so. You won't be let down! 

Watch out for the Star Wars spoilers in the intro from Garrett!! 

In depth into the parts of the song and how it was written and recorded!!! 

Here are the 6 moments that defined our decade as The Maine. Can't wait to continue this journey for another 10 years!!! 

We breakdown our holiday EP just in time for the holidays!!! 

Pat talks with Garrett about his life growing up and getting into music! 

Happy birthday to Pioneer!!!! You changed our lives! 

This was a fun one breaking down why we like a certain song the most off of each album! Tweet us with more ideas for episodes. 

Sorry it took us so long!!! Here is another Q and A episode!!!! 

We did it. We really did it. 

Today we have Mike Marquis on the podcast he is the person in charge of booking all of our shows. Lot's of great insight into getting started in the music industry. Hope you all enjoy this one. If you come to a lot of our shows you will love all the inside info on how it happens! 

Great talk with two longtime friends!!!! 

The past few weeks have been crazy getting ready for The Mirror. Hear all about it here!!

See you all on tour very soon!! First show kicks off in just a week! 

We all breakdown most of the songs on You Are Ok!!!! Hope you enjoy!!! See you all on The Mirror tour very soon. 

Pat sits down with long time friend and drummer of Katastro, Andrew Stravers. They have a new single called "Older Me" out now!!!! www.katastro.com

The final of the 4 hour mega interview with Tim Kirch and Nick Santino! 

We sat down with Vernon Go who has been the person to bring us to Manila for the past 8 years!!! 

We thought we would change things up for our 100th episode and let Lupe ask us whatever he wants! Thank you all for listening for so long now. 

B sides... why do these songs not make it onto an album? Should they have made it onto an album? Could they in the future? We talk about all of this on todays episode!!!

Talking about the time where all of our shows were canceled and how we had to make the best of it. 

We talk about the writing and recording of our song "One Pack Of Smokes" a hidden track on Pioneer! 

Deep dive into our "Imaginary Numbers" EP

Another Throwback Thursday episode for you guys today!! Let us know what you want to hear more of on the podcast!!! 

Brand new Q and A episode for you!!!!

Talking about some of our more unique tours and what we hope to do in the future.

We are trying something new here and bringing some THROWBACK interviews from the band's career. Let us know if you enjoy and want to hear more of these! 

Interesting story on how Slip The Noose came to be and a song breakdown!!! 

Pat Kirch, Garrett Nickelsen, and Tim Kirch sit down with Nick Santino to record a podcast from a phone in Brazil! 

Pat and Garrett sit down with Nick Santino (A Rocket To The Moon & Beach Weather) while the guys were in Brazil!  Tim Kirch (8123) also joins the podcast! 

Sit down with Chelsea who makes a lot happen behind the scenes for us!! 

Deep dive into the making of Pioneer and that era of the band!!! 

Had a chat with Collin from Grayscale about the making of their new record and more!!! 

We talk about a friend and supporter of our band and this entire music scene Craig Aaronson. 

Pat & Garrett taking a road trip to a bachelor party. Recorded on a iPhone so audio is rough but still had a great conversation.

We breakdown the writing and recording of our song (Un)Lost from American Candy!!! 

Chatting about how Sad Summer came to be and what we are excited for this summer!!!! 

Live Q and A we did at the 8123 store in Arizona!!! 

Our first ever live episode of the 8123 podcast!! We had a great talk with our manager Tim about the early days of the band. Part 2 of this episode will be out later in the week!! 

Deep breakdown on the making of American Candy!!!

Track by track breakdown of Forever Halloween on it's 6th birthday!! Thank you for giving this album a life. 

Pat and Garrett sit down with Adam Simons of the band Wanderer. Adam also plays live with The Maine on tour as their auxiliary player!

Pat and Garrett chat about the time The Maine had a BUNCH of money stolen from them... 

Pat and Garrett sit down to chat about the pros and cons of being an unsigned band in 2019! 

First Q and A episode in awhile!!!!

Sat down with out longtime friend and tour manager Tanner and talked about trying new things and not being afraid to try new things.

Life update!!!!!

Chat with out longtime friend Derek from Mayday Parade. Can't wait to be on the Sad Summer tour with them all summer!!!

A few days away from the release of our new album You Are Ok we sat down with Jason Tate to preview the album and talk about the music scene and much more!!! Hope you all enjoy this one.

We had a conversation with a member of our own band for the podcast today!! It's our podcast so we can do that. Hope you all enjoy this one. Lot's of stories from the early days and talk about what our relationship has meant to each other and why it has lasted so long!!

We sat down with Psyko Steve to talk about the music industry. This will be really insightful for anyone looking to do something different with their lives. Steve found his own path just by being curious, working hard, and doing things for the love of it.

We have a brand new single out called "My Best Habit" so we did a podcast talking about the making of the song and how we feel now that it is out in the world!!!

You Are Ok the live special!!!!

It's been a bit since we have done a Q and A episode! So here it is!!! Thank you for the questions. Great ones this week! All the love.

You Are Ok “The First Look” in-depth album preview with John O'Callaghan and Ed Masley

We were having so much fun talking on the podcast with Tim that we kept going and it turned into this bonus episode!!! Hope you enjoy.

Our thoughts about 8123 fest 2019!!!!

This one has been a long time coming we finally talk to Pat's brother and our manager Tim Kirch on the podcast!!!!

Garrett and Brennan from The Technicolors catch up and get ready for 8123 fest!!!

A break down of every track on our first album Can't Stop, Won't Stop!!!!

We are back with another Q and A episode!!!! Hope you enjoy!

We get into the making of the new album so far and what we have learned along the way!!!!!

#56 - Matt Squire (Producer) by 8123

We go way back with Joel and have toured the world together. Great talk about him finding himself after being in a band and touring for so long. Just a great long talk. Hope you all enjoy it!

Working through our self doubt. Creating anything is hard, on this episode we talk about where our heads our at right now going through the hard times of making an album.

Inspiring story of hard work and dedication from this summer on Warped tour!

#52 - Dan (Real Friends) & Joe (Knuckle Puck) by 8123

Great talk about getting a start in the music industry!!!

We have made it to our 50th episode so we had to do something special. We break down the 5 things we have learned while doing this podcast. Thank you all for listening a being a part of it!!!!

Ryan from State Champs is on the podcast this week! This guys makes us feel lazy. He is in two touring bands at the same time. Great talk. Hope you enjoy!!!!

Long talk about the creation of our first album Can't Stop Won't Stop and about what we are up to now starting to work on album #7!

We met Grayscale out on Warped tour. Thought their merch tent was really great. Then asked them to come on the podcast. They are really nice dudes and had a good time chatting!

Deep talk with our friend Joe of Knuckle Puck!!!!

Nice long talk with Mike Shea the owner and founder of Alternative Press magazine about the current state of music and where things are headed.

Great chat with Sébastien Lefebvre from Simple Plan in the back of the tour bus!!!

Had a talk with Kyle from Real Friends in the back lounge of our bus about the ups and downs of being in a band!!!

How successful do you need to be to stop working hard? 10 things we have learned from working hard on The Vans Warped Tour https://medium.com/@themaine/how-successful-do-you-need-to-be-to-stop-working-hard-850c6751067e

Long talk with our good friend Gary who really set the example of how we run our band on the road and showed us the ropes early on. He is a great guy and has always been there for us in everything we do as people and in the band.

A talk about what it is like going to concerts now that we have been touring for over a decade!!!

Pat and Garrett do a new Q and A episode for the first time in awhile!!!!!

#38 -Mike Gunzelman (The Gunz show) by 8123

#37 - Matt Carter (Emery) by 8123

A deep dive into The Way We Talk EP and the confusion we had while creating it!

Great talk with out friend Alex from Mayday Parade!!! We have been having these talks in the backs of tour busses around the world with Alex for years so good to finally get one recorded!

#34 - Telle Smith (The Word Alive) by 8123

Pat and Garrett talk with two members of a crew we like to call the #SetListDivas who complain about the set lists we pick for tours. This is all in good fun and we were all mainly messing around... Thank you guys for keeping us on our toes.

Pat and Garrett sit down with The Maine's first guitar player Ryan Osterman to talk about his short time in the band!!!

Pat and Garret do a new Q and A episode from a hotel room on the Fry Your Brain with The Maine tour

Pat and Garrett sit down with Nick from The Wrecks to talk about his start in music and where he sees his career going!

#29 - Breaking down our mental walls by 8123

Garrett and Pat have a long chat with our great friend Travis from Night Riots. This one goes deep!!

Pat and Garrett talk about the past year since Lovely Little Lonely was released!!!!

Pat and Garrett talk with Ksenia who has been a fan of the band for nearly a decade!!!!

Pat and Garret sit down with long time friend Loren Brinton to talk about everything from playing in bands to parenting and more!!!!

A deep dive into our album "Black and White"

Pat and Garrett from The Maine talk with John Nolan of Taking Back Sunday about his career in music. His time away from the band and getting back together with them almost 10 years ago now.

Pat and Garrett answer your questions about their favorite songs, where they see the new music going and more!!!!

Pat and Garrett talk with Max Kerman, lead singer of Arkells!!!

This was going to be the first episode of the podcast before we changed the format to doing interviews. Hope you enjoy us trying to figure this out for the first time!!!!

Pat and Garrett from The Maine site down with their friend Cam from The Chain Gang of 1974, and Teenage Wrist. They talk about early days touring together and his time in the music industry.

Pat and Garrett talk about Warped tour coming to an end after this summer!!!! Can't wait to see you all at a show one more time!

Pat and Garrett sit down with The Maine's photographer Lupe Bustos to talk about how he got started and where he is headed next! Lot's of great info for people wanting to get into photo or anything creative.

We talk with the winner of the 8123 Day contest to be on the podcast and answer phone call questions!!!!

Johnny Minardi (A&R at Fueled By Ramen) joins the podcast to chat about getting his start in the music industry, releasing Panic! At The Disco's debut full length, and his history with The Maine! Also, check out Johnny's clothing Good Future Club(goodfutureclub.com) and take 20% off with the code '8123'. Do you have tickets for The Maine's upcoming tour? If not grab them now at www.themaineband.com

Pat and Garrett talk about their thoughts on paid meet and greets.

This week we sit down with long time friend Sean Silverman and talk about the start of 8123, his time in This Century, and tons of stories of our time growing up together in bands!

Pat and Garrett have an in depth talk about The Maine's album "Forever Halloween"

Pat and Garrett sit down with Awsten Knight of the band Waterparks to talk about the bands quick rise, label problems, and much more!

Pat and Garrett sit down to answer your questions!

Today (February 1st) is Pat Kirch's birthday. To celebrate it, he sat down with his mother, Lisa Kirch. They chat about Pat's childhood, watching him start the band, and advice for other parents out there with kids pursuing nontraditional careers. Want to celebrate Pat's birthday? Pick up a t-shirt with his baby picture printed on it in the 8123 store(https://shop.81twentythree.com/collections/themaine/products/patkirch)! Do you have tickets for The Maine's upcoming tour? If not grab them now at www.themaineband.com

This weeks episode comes from the Why Arizona Podcast. Pat Kirch sat down with Zachary Hall from the Why Arizona Podcast to chat about music and growing up in Arizona. ______________________________ We're not using these tools to try to get people to buy things. It's more about how can we build a better connection with people. - Pat Kirch Welcome to Why Arizona! Today your host, Zachary Hall, had the pleasure of sitting down with Pat Kirch, drummer for the band "The Maine." They're talking about: - Why Pat has never drank coffee - Early life growing up in Tempe, AZ - Why his dedication to music at a young age made it hard to have friends - How Pat has hustled on the internet to interact with fans and grow as many relationships as possible - Getting the band name, "The Maine" - Opening for Good Charlotte at 17 years old and a lesson from their tour manager that changed Pat's entire outlook - Playing on Vans Warped Tour - Interacting with fans and connecting with other musicians - Why EVERYONE thinks everyone else has it figured out - Why you don't need fancy equipment to put your message out there - Why It takes effort to be happy - The Maine getting their own recording studio - Pat's favorite Venues in Arizona - Doing a free tour for fans Thank you for listening! Don’t forget to “Like” and Subscribe! Who would you like to see featured on our show? Let us know at: whyarizona@renzlermedia.com Follow Pat On Instagram @patmaine www.instagram.com/patmaine/ Check Out Their Band Website: www.themaineband.com/ Check Out Their Podcast: www.81-23.com/podcast Follow Zach on FB and Insta @zacharyhall www.instagram.com/zacharyhall/ Check out everything on the Renzler Media Podcast Network at: www.Renzler1.com

Rian Dawson of All Time Low joins The 8123 Podcast this week to chat about life, Dirty Work, and being in a band for over 15 years.

In this special Q and A, John O'Callaghan of The Maine drops by to answer your questions for #8123Day!

Pat and Garrett answer your questions!

Kevin Jordan from This Wild Life joins the podcast to discuss what it's like only having one other band member, getting popular playing cover songs and This Wild Life's new record.

This week, Pat and Garrett sit down to answer your questions. Have a question for us? Leave them in the comments below!

Stephen Gomez (The Summer Set) joins The 8123 Podcast to discuss growing up in Arizona, starting The Summer Set, and we finally address the "beef" between The Summer Set and The Maine.

Pat Kirch and Garrett Nickelsen sit down with Eric Halvorsen (A Rocket To The Moon, Cobra Starship, and Bad Motivation) to discuss his career and future as a musician.