Jason Schreurs Host Jason Schreurs welcomes Rocky Votolato, he of legendary Seattle band Waxwing, an illustrious solo career, and now his new loud project, Suzzallo. Rocky talks about how the death of his adult child in 2022 shook him to core, and continues to shake him to the core, along his path of grief recovery. Enveloping himself in sounds has been a huge part of the long road ahead.
Featured song clips:
Suzzallo – “River” from The Quiet Year (2025)
Suzzallo – “The Destroyer” from The Quiet Year (2025)
At the Drive-In – “Arcarsenal” from Relationship of Command (Grand Royal/Fearless/Virgin, 2013)
Inside Out – “No Spiritual Surrender” from No Spiritual Surrender (Revelation Records, 1990)
Waxwing – “Spanish Quartet” (Live on KEXP, 2014)
Suzzallo – “Magical Thinking” from The Quiet Year (2025)
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About this podcast:
Scream Therapy explores the link between punk rock and mental health. My guests are members of the underground music scene who are living with mental health challenges, like myself.
Intro/background music clips:
Submission Hold – “Cranium Ache”
Render Useless – “The Second Flight of Icarus”
Contact host Jason Schreurs – screamtherapypodcast@gmail.com
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