We take a deep dive into the music and drummers that influenced McGrath throughout his career. Starting in the early 1990s, we work our way back in time to 1970, with Justin regaling us with stories along the way. We also coax the origin of his nom de guerre “Tour Jesus.”
Justin will be back in Columbus with The Dollyrots in March 2022.
It was great having my friend Justin McGrath on the podcast talking music
Music on this week’s episode:
Nirvana – Anuerysm (live) from 1991
Green Day – Welcome to Paradise (Kerplunk version) from 1991
The Cat Club Podcast Presents Three Bands With… Justin McGrath (drummer for The Dollyrots/Glitter Trash/Turbulent Hearts) – Episode 224
Ed: The Cat Club Podcast will be on hiatus until January 2022, as show host Rick Gethin deals with some health issues. Also, after four and a half years & 224 episodes, it was time for a break. We’ll be back in January with new guests, music and more…
The Dollyrots, one of the most-underrated pop-punk bands in America, brought their Rah! Rah! Radical Tour to the Rumba Café on March 11 for a Sunday evening of punk for the faithful. Local punk band Methmatics opened the show, setting the tone for what was to follow with a high-energy…
In what has become something of a ritual that portends the waning days of winter in Columbus, every March an underrated, yet vital pop-punk force of nature invades the Rumba Café on Summit St. The Dollyrots (Luis Cabezas and Kelly Ogden) play the Rumba Cafe on March 19, 2020 Having…
It was just about one year ago that they played the Rumba Café on a chilly, rainy evening. Well, they're back and are playing the same venue for an early stop on their "Rah! Rah! Radical Tour." The Dollyrots, Kelly Ogden (vocals/bass) and Luis Cabezas (guitar/vocals) are joined by Justin…
Rick has been involved with music in many capacities for over 30 years, bringing his experience in terrestrial and digital radio, live music and journalism to Music In Motion Columbus. He's a writer, raconteur and consumer of eclectic music/coffee.
~ Yesterday's weirdness is tomorrow's reason why ~
Hunter S. Thompson
“I say, play your own way. Don’t play what the public want - you play what you want and let the public pick up on what you doing - even if it does take them fifteen, twenty years.” ~ Thelonius Monk
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