We’re hanging out again with one of our favorite guests, Preach Jacobs for a laid-back convo that spans decades of music, culture, and community. We talk about growing up in the Columbia hip hop scene, and the wild moment when you realize your underground art has gone mainstream. LL Cool J promising to get a stadium full of grown-up hip hop heads home by 10 PM, we dive deep into how the culture’s grown up with us — and what that means now. We talk about his art gallery, Soul Haus and why he's leaving that behind. And what the next steps are for this legendary Columbia artist. This one’s got everything: – 🎶 Old-school hip hop love – 🎙️ Adult contemporary hip hop is a real thing now – 🎨 Local artists like Sanford Greene blowing up – 🧠 Who owns art and why can't it be accessible? – 🎺 Jazz, blues, and the complicated legacy of Black entertainers Pull up a chair. This one's like catching up with your friend who always keeps it real — and maybe reminds you why you got into this stuff in the first place. 📣 Like, subscribe, and hit the comments: When did you realize hip hop had grown up?

In this episode, we’re honored to sit down with a true Columbia legend: Jay Matheson, founder and longtime owner of the iconic Jam Room Recording Studio. Jay takes us on a deep and fascinating journey—from recording the Hawaii Five-O theme as a kid to becoming one of the most influential figures in South Carolina’s independent music scene. 📼 What We Cover: • Jay’s early love for audio and tape machines • The birth of Jam Room in the late ‘80s • The DIY ethos that shaped Columbia’s punk, metal, and indie scenes • How the studio gave a voice to underground bands when no one else would • Stories of recording legends like Black Tusk, Baroness, and more • The evolution of home recording and why Jam Room still matters 🎧 Whether you're a musician, music lover, or audio gear nerd, this episode is packed with nostalgia, insight, and plenty of real talk about what it means to build something lasting in a constantly shifting industry. 🛠️ Subscribe for more conversations with the people shaping culture, sound, and storytelling from the ground up.

This week, we’ve got a real gem of a guest—Sumner Bender, director of the Nickelodeon Theatre in downtown Columbia and someone who’s been quietly shaping the local arts scene for years (and apparently someone we kinda already knew but didn’t realize it 😅). We dive into Sumner’s wild journey—from wrangling kids in community theater (shoutout to Katie and the missing prop 😆), to bartending on Sundays at Trustus, to eventually running one of the most iconic arts nonprofits in town. She shares some hilarious behind-the-scenes stories (yes, she was in a stage version of Reservoir Dogs), life lessons from Camel Lights and HR disasters, and how she ended up rebuilding the Nick from the ground up during one of the wildest moments in its history. It’s personal, it’s messy, it’s inspiring—and it’s everything we love about this town. 👀 Highlights: – The magic of community theater (and seagulls 🐦) – Theater kids who don’t want to act – Restarting a nonprofit mid-crisis – The DMB birthday concert that healed a soul – Hiring staff over spring break... while recovering from neck surgery 🎟️ Go check out what’s happening at the Nickelodeon Theatre 📢 Subscribe, like, and send this to the Columbia art lover in your life