#123: Alex Garcia-Rivera (American Nightmare)

<p>Alex Garcia-Rivera is a legendary drummer, and a staple in the scene. Most notably, he plays drums in American Nightmare, and still plays in Bloodhorse. He has also has played drums in: Piebald, Saves The Day, Shelter, Good Clean Fun, 454 Big Block, Cold Cave, Kingpin, Get High, and more. He has also been a studio drum tech for: Converge, Mutoid Man, Jejune, Madball, In My Eyes, Four Year Strong, The Hope Conspiracy, Clouds - to name a few. Alex also performs all instruments in his solo project, Chrome Over Brass, and he is a recording engineer at Mystic Valley Studio in Medford, Massachusetts, which he also owns &amp; operates.</p> <p>On this podcast episode, Alex updates us on American Nightmare, talks about playing in Piebald, touring as a member of Saves The Day (including the Pop Disaster Tour opening for Green Day and Blink182), he talks about being a homeless musician, working through the challenges of playing drums with a rotator cuff injury, and breaks down how he writes and records songs with American Nightmare in his role as a drummer.</p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Alex's links &amp; socials:</strong></p> <p><br></p> <ul> <li>Alex's Instagram - <strong>@chromeoverbrass</strong></li> <li>American Nightmare Instagram: <strong>@weareamericannightmare</strong></li> <li>Mystic Valley Studio Instagram: <strong>@mysticvalleystudio</strong></li> <li><a href=""><strong>www.mysticvalleystudio.com</strong></a></li> </ul> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Two Week Notice Podcast partners:</strong></p> <p><br></p> <ul> <li><a href="https://anchor.fm/dashboard/episode/e1fdiuq/metadata/edit"><strong>www.piebald.com</strong></a></li> <li>Downeast Hard Cider<strong> - </strong><a href="https://anchor.fm/dashboard/episode/e1jc4lj/metadata/edit"><strong>https://downeastcider.com/</strong></a></li> <li>Furnace Fest - for tickets &amp; more info, visit <a href="https://anchor.fm/dashboard/episode/e1fdiuq/metadata/edit">https://www.furnacefest.us/&nbsp;</a></li> <li>Follow Furnace Fest on Instagram: <strong>@furnacefest &a