Thomas Flowers from Oleander jumps into The Pit with Mikey to talk about the band’s Sacramento come‑up, playing early Aftershock, and having their first show outside Sac be freaking Woodstock ’99. 

They get into hustling radio with donuts, getting ‘Why I’m Here’ into heavy rotation, landing songs in American Pie and Dawson’s Creek, and why the band is finally having fun again. 

Thomas shares plans for new Oleander music, their Aftershock 2026 hometown return, and why they’d rather hit blue‑collar secondary markets than grind 5‑month tours. 

They also rant about AI‑slop rock, nostalgia festivals, and what it really takes to stick around in this business.

If you grew up on Oleander, Papa Roach, Deftones, Korn, Limp Bizkit, Creed, Sublime, and that whole late‑90s wave, this one is straight nostalgia and real talk.

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