“The goal is to make people feel something.”

On this episode of SoCal Soundcheck, Brian sits down with longtime Southern California musician Woody Garcia, frontman of Woody and the Harrelsons, for a conversation about the long road from childhood guitar lessons to becoming one of the most recognizable live performers in the local music scene.

Woody traces his story back to growing up in San Dimas, learning guitar around age 11 or 12, and being shaped by the music of Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Smashing Pumpkins, Stone Temple Pilots, and the alternative explosion of the ’90s. He talks about early bands, reconnecting with childhood friend Eugene at a Save Ferris show, recording original music, playing punk shows with Cry Havoc, and eventually finding his way into the project that would become Woody and the Harrelsons.

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