Jams For Man

01/01/2024

And again its:

The full version of U2's New Year's Day on the album "War"I don't own any of this material.

20/12/2023

Another great episode about Northern VA go-go with the Unity Band and Show, featuring the Briscoe family

The Unity Band and Show was a go-go band from Northern Virginia featuring the Briscoe family (Dana on drums, Ty and LaJuan on vocals) and managed by former T...

10/12/2023

Transilience live at Chain Reaction in Anaheim with Spookey and Jerry plus DJ Grimes there too

25/11/2023

My music guru

Erich Heider grew up in Northern Virginia, started playing guitar around 11 and recording music at about 15. He released one lo-fi masterpiece with Suburban ...

19/11/2023

Transilience is back and playing a show nearby to me in December! Hope to see any of you that are in SoCal there. https://www.etix.com/ticket/p/84556992/spunkwith-transilienceauthors-of-fatecosmic-kitten-anaheim-chain-reaction?fbclid=IwAR3B9AWV6cAcDKZkEO3-HDT7Gjg4V7VUXlt9mSWVTwI7MhN5UtzrPaODKy8

Get Tickets for S***k, with Transilience, Authors Of Fate, Cosmic Kitten at Chain Reaction

11/11/2023

It was about time we had Chuck on the show to talk about Ugly and so much more!

10/11/2023

Chuck Campbell and Ugly plus videos of all the influences: Black Flag, the Clash, George Jones, Marginal Man, Bu****le Surfers, and the Minutemen!

Chuck Campbell talks about over 35 years behind the kit in some of the best Northern Virginia bands from Ugly to Bleeder, playing stages from Cedar Crest to ...

07/11/2023

Does anybody have a copy of United Shouts?

01/11/2023

Craig and Ben. LDK and Hostile!

01/11/2023

Hostile and LDK!

Hostile Environment and LDK played just about every early house party in Reston, which then gave rise to Jam for Man. Craig and Ben drop in after they jam on...

25/10/2023

Palestinian beats, Reston go go, and Sesame Street funk with Tarik Kader, Split Decision, and the Kader crew.

25/10/2023

He came here to tear the roof off the go go

https://youtu.be/f9BgEQN_24k?si=S32TKTKPs9Bs0P_5

Featuring one of the first musical families of Reston… The Kaders

When challenged by Reston authorities, Kader asked, "Why would we stop?" He went on to explain, "We’re never stopping. We played as long as we could. When ev...

12/10/2023

Here’s a link to his new song that we talk about with Ron Winters Jr.:

track by Demetrius Callaway and Friends

11/10/2023

Check out this Reston guitar hero on the newest episode of Jams for Man on YouTube!

11/10/2023

So glad to have RWJ back on the show

Ron Winters Jr. makes his triumphant return to the show, now on video, and introduces us to his new alter ego, Demetrius Clay. He goes on to connect the dots...

16/09/2023

This is one of my best if not my best interview ever. Chris Bopst tells amazing stories and this is like a killer documentary about his career in music including videos of Elvis Costello, Bad Brains, The Clash, The Evens, Gwar, and more!!!

Chris Bopst grew up in Northern Virginia and played in two high school bands, Art by Accident and Puke on Will, before getting into six car accidents and mov...

16/09/2023

Jams for Man Episode #62 Chris Bopst (Gwar and Alter-Natives)

Chris Bopst grew up in Northern Virginia and played in two high school bands, Art by Accident and Puke on Will, before getting into six car accidents and moving to Richmond for art school. Bopst went on to form Gwar and wrote a good bit of their first album, Hell-O, then left the campy metal behind to dedicate himself to the Alter-Natives. He is one of two people to have been signed to both the iconic SST and Dischord labels. He has also put out records as a bassist with the Holy Rollers, Mao Tse Helens, and had a critically acclaimed music radio show and podcast.

29/07/2023

New interview with Steve Covert and Split Decision up on our YouTube page

29/07/2023

The talker talks: Steve Covert shares his memories of all the best shows and fights as this go go band plays from Jam for Man to Richmond, VA

The talker for Split Decision, Steve Covert, tells the story of the tumultuous go-go band.

29/07/2023

Steve Covert tells the story of Reston’s go go band, Split Decision

Steve Covert was the talker for Reston's first and only mixed go-go band that regularly played the Richmond area and Jam for Man.

17/07/2023

I'd never seen this flyer before. Thanks Tarik Kader! Does anybody know anything about Sonance?

05/05/2023

We lost another great one. Very saddened to hear of the passing of Byron Stafford. Makes me appreciate the decision to document this scene even more because we’ll always have his words and music.

Byron Stafford moved from Roxbury, MA to Reston, VA, dropped his stage name Baby B in favor of Illy the Kid, and met T.J. Fobbs. He gave T.J. the moniker Coc...

24/04/2023

It’s been a long long long break but we’re finally back with a new, two-part episode with Nick Teta from Asphyxia

Nicholas Teta was the lead singer for Reston's only metal band of the late 80s through the early 90s, Asphyxia. They performed at Jam for Man's Youth for Tod...

13/04/2023

I’m working on an oral history of Jam for Man so if anybody has any stories they’d like to see in the book, add them in the comments below…

03/03/2023

Who else should I interview for the Jams for Man podcast? Is there anybody else that follows this page that played Jam for Man that would like to be interviewed?

02/01/2023

Make sure to download this Reston classic if you don’t have it already

17/09/2022

It is with a heavy heart that I announce the passing of Justice Johnson. He was a great family man and an excellent producer, who put Reston on the map for hip hop.

https://youtu.be/ZAKBrRm4kjM

Multi-platinum Justice Johnson is a true producer. He started his career in Washington DC at the legendary Renegade studio as an intern and worked his way to...

07/09/2022

I was incredibly saddened to hear about the passing of Nathan Crouch after his brave battle with cancer. He was a great musician and sweet guy and had so much more to offer this world. I am so glad that I got a chance to connect with him as part of this project. He was an important member of the Northern VA music scene of the 90s as founder of the band Lugnut. I hope that you will listen to this conversation from three years ago and remember him fondly and seek out his music. Our deepest condolences to his family.

https://youtu.be/wYJwJqr7XLQ

Nathan Crouch formed the band Lugnut with Marc Williams on vocals, Brian Ballard on bass, David Swartz on the other guitar, and a series of drummers, Clay We...