On April 24th and 25th, Nick Carpenter, better known by his band name Medium Build, played four shows at the Bear Tooth Theatrepub. They were billed as Takeaways Town Halls, intimate, acoustic seated shows with stories, requests, new music, and that raw energy only Nick can bring to the stage. He was supported by openers Ken Yates and Whale Songz.

On that Saturday afternoon, just before the second night of shows, ATMI producers Mo Spooner and Rhys James sat down with Nick in the green room of the Bear Tooth for an extended conversation.

This is ATMI’s second interview with Nick. We first spoke with him in 2023 after signing to Islands Records. Since then, Medium Build has put out the album “Country” and has toured all over the world.

Mo and Rhys spoke with him about the intimate nature and format of these Bear Tooth shows, how his songwriting perspective has changed as the scope of Medium Build has broadened, and a little bit about a new upcoming album.

Hosted by Deacon Laurance.

Video production by Xander Rose and Logan Ehrhart. Edited by Xander Eaton, Carter Vermiere, and Logan Ehrhart.

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This podcast episode was made possible with funding from Rasmuson Foundation through the Arts in Education Fund, administered by the Alaska State Council on the Arts.

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