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Interview with Jose Medeles, drummer for The Breeders, 1939 Ensemble

Jose Medeles is the owner of Portland's world-famous Revival Drum Shop and I'm proud to say he's my first-ever podcast guest.

Full of real-world wisdom -- much of it earned by playing with a long list of rock-music badasses-- Jose can riff on Marcus Aurelius as ably as he can discuss playing drums with Joey Ramone. He's enormously dedicated to his craft and his business, but he's also a family man and he's fiercely loyal to the people who've helped him along the way.

Jose and I talked about drums and rock 'n' roll, but also about gratitude and authenticity, and how conflict and debate can indicate that people care, dammit.

I only recently met Jose, but he's already one of my favorite people in Portland. If you listen to his many thoughtful answers in our conversation, you'll know why.