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Chris DeMakes A Podcast

Ep. 151: Chris Shiflett discusses his song "West Coast Town"

Chris DeMakes A Podcast

Chris DeMakes

Music History, Music Commentary, Music, Music Interviews

4.9923 Ratings

🗓️ 17 April 2023

⏱️ 70 minutes

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Summary

Chris Shiflett's music career has been nothing short of incredible. Having spent the past few decades as the Foo Fighters' lead guitarist (and as a member of legendary punk rock band No Use For A Name before that), Chris could've easily kicked back done anything OTHER than play music in his free time. The songwriter and musician in him, however, would NEVER let that happen. In this episode, Chris details the writing and recording of his 2017 fan favorite single, "West Coast Town". To support Chris DeMakes A Podcast and get weekly bonus episodes, sign up for the Supporting Cast at http://www.ChrisDeMakes.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Hey Loyal Krista Makes a Podcast Listeners, it's your host Krista Makes here.

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California. Everyone knows Chris is the League guitarist for the Foo Fighters, but Chris is also an alumni of both no use for a name and Me First and the Gimme Gimme's.

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Surprisingly, he has also found the time to record three solo albums and the track we are breaking down today is called West Coast Town, taken from his 2017 debut solo album of the same name.

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The song is rooted in Americana and country and

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Chris was mindful to keep the lyrics in that storyteller kind of mode.

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