Dan Montgomery

Today’s guest has unusual mentors. It’s Dan Montgomery and he’s got a new album out called Cast Iron Songs and Torch Ballads. We start off reminiscing about the great state of New Jersey and how local radio was a huge influence on him, back when stations would play a wide variety of genres and styles. He started playing in bands at the tender age of 14. And Dan gives a few wild stories from some fun and sometimes frightening gigs.

But after years of playing in bands and developing some unhealthy habits, he took time off from playing. That’s when he got into tour management. It actually helped him get clean. He talks about ill fated moves for marriages and jobs that didn’t work out but did help his writing, how a gig in a yarn store ended up in marriage, and how his biggest mentor started out as his meth dealer. I also find out who the Von Crack Family Singers are.

Dan’s sound has always straddled the line between country and roots rock, playing a lot of acoustic guitar. But buying a Danelectro guitar online on a whim gave him a ton of inspiration and solidified the electric sound on his new album. It’s definitely one to check out. And you can do that at danmontgomerymusic.com, on Bandcamp, or look him up on Facebook. Look us up @PerformanceAnx on Twitter and Instagram, Performance Anxiety on Facebook. Reach out at theperformanceanxietypod@gmail.com. We like to get coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Merch is available at performanceanx.threadless.com. Now prepare to possibly meet YOUR new mentor in Dan Montgomery on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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