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Live from the Canal House in Wharton, NJ!   In a supersized season opener, Brian welcomes guests Joe Galuppo, T.Gunn, and Renee Maskin for a live (and lively!) episode.   It's been a year since the Yarnspinners fell silent, and things have only gotten worse.  Now faced with a surreal, dystopian hellscape, Brian and his new sidekick-slash-producer Matthew Logie fight back against the darkness with songs, stories, and a small patch of rug.  Faced with insurmountable odds, our heroes enlist the help of three powerful bards who traveled from all reaches of the land to join the quest to defeat the evil sorcerer who holds their world in his wretched grasp!  Follow @yarnspinnerspod on Twitter for details about the recording of episode two of Yarnspinners: Dark Side of the Loom.

Rebecca and Max of Pizza Rat drop by Yarnspinners HQ to delight us with their banter, pitch black lyrics, and pantomime of either milking a cow or jerking two dicks off.  The only way it's going to make sense is if you listen to the episode, dawg.  Check them out on Facebook or on Facebook.  Meanwhile, Brian is forever entombed in carbonite over at rothenbeck.com.

As we close the books on 2015, Brian and T.Gunn look back at the highs, the lows, and all the space in between before they look toward the future.  Meanwhile, we listen back to some of the moments that made Yarnspinners special in its first year with performances by Secret Photos, Rocky Catanese, Andrew Lange, and Hidden Cabins featuring Jefferson and Joe Galuppo.  Finally, Brian and Tommy reprise the Super Awesome Fun Time Wedding Band for a performance of "Simple Song" by Avail.  Keep up with T.Gunn at tgunnmusic.com and, as always, Brian is forever digitally entombed at rothenbeck.com.  See you next month for the first episode of 2016!

In the thrilling conclusion to our last episode, Brian and Brian talk more about life, love, loss, and redemption.  Be sure to check out one Brian at thepaperjets.com and the other at rothenbeck.com.  Thank you all for a wonderful 2015, and we'll see you in the new year!

In a special two-part episode, Brian travels to Pennington, NJ to visit another Brian.  Brian E takes us on a journey through his beginnings on Long Island to his new home in New Jersey, stopping off along the way to highlight the loves, losses, and growing up that happened along the way.  Keep up with Brian the guest at thepaperjets.com, and continue to follow the saga of Brian the host as he battles his laziness to try and update his website at rothenbeck.com.  Be sure to come back in two weeks to check out the thrilling conclusion of this episode!

Long-time buds John A Saccone and Brian talk politics and the dangers of becoming too emotionally involved with them in this month's episode!  Check out John's stuff at johnasaccone.com and Brian may have updated rothenbeck.com (but probably not).

Lucky Number 13 means we're back!  Andrew Lange drops by Yarnspinners HQ for some buds 'n' suds with Brian and special guest intern John Schuettler on this month's episode!  The boys talk the "claw hammer", relationship purgatory, the Boss, and more!  Save the date for December 16th to wish Andrew a happy birthday by buying his new record, and wish your host a happy return from the Netherworld by following him on Twitter, or when he occasionally updates his website!

Who watches the Watchmen?  Who hosts the host?  Guest host Jeff Banchansky takes the reigns as Brian turns the microphone on himself in the one-dozenth episode!  Nihilism?  Dissolution of relationships?  Bedroom incompetence?  Don't worry, we have them all covered; plus Speed Round returns from the dead!  Keep up with your host, the musician, on his Facebook page and at rothenbeck.com.  

Brian travels to Montclair, NJ to visit an old friend who just happens to be an incredible musician, Ken Kusama.  From artistic challenges to "Serial", this episode has it all (if by "all" you mean "great songs")!  Check out more from Ken on his Soundcloud page, and keep up with Bri-man at rothenbeck.com.

This episode, Brian welcomes Shaun and Ernie from Secret Photos to the podcast to talk relationships and, well, relationships.  They play songs from their record "Forever Children" as well as brand new, never-before-heard one just for you!  Check out their tunes on their Bandcamp and keep up with them on Facebook, and as always, your host is over here at rothenbeck.com.

Brian heads back to his natural habitat (a New Brunswick basement) to sit down with Rocky Catanese (Let Me Run / Rocky Catanese and the Chapter) to hear how the Chapter came to be, the songs that shaped him, and how he wrote his new record.  Check out Rocky Catanese and the Chapter's tour dates at rcandthechapter.com, and be sure to pick up their debut record when it comes out August 4th!  Saturday, June 20th, stay up late with Brian in Trenton during Art All Night, or just check out what else he's doing over at rothenbeck.com.

Brian has some thoughts about the new "Point Break" trailer in the intro, then Steve Burks plays some old songs and also new ones from his new EP "Where I Belong".  Keep up with Steve on Facebook, and your host over at rothenbeck.com.

Brian visits the boys from Bay Ridge, Up For Nothing, for some pizza and punk rock.  Josh and Justin take us down the road of bad decisions and bad relationships, seminal punk rock bands, and coin the phrase "social liability".  UFN's split with Resolutions is available now at upfornothing.bandcamp.com.  Check them out on tour next month, and keep up with them on Facebook.  As always, your host is over at rothenbeck.com and you can follow the show on Twitter.

Mike and Michelle Belveduto welcome Brian into their home for a night of great tunes, craft beer, and homemade pizza as they play songs from both the past and their brand new record, "Music for a Swinging Good Time"!  Check it out at controlisaband.bandcamp.com where you can stream, download, and order the actual vinyl, and keep up with them on Facebook to catch their great live show!  As always, your host is over at rothenbeck.com, where he is still trying to defeat the evil wizard computer so that he may be freed from his virtual prison.

Celebrate the spring with this episode recorded over the winter!  Brian and T.GUNN head north to celebrate Books...'s birthday with some home brew and some yarn spinning.  We go where eagles dare when we talk politics, reminisce, and do some damage to the legacy of the patron saint of the devil lock.  Keep up with Books... on Facebook, or check out his latest EP at Oak Apple Records.  If you'd like to donate to the charity mentioned in this episode, head over to http://www.cancersupportglv.org/, and as always, your host is over at rothenbeck.com.  

In a special bonus episode, Brian celebrates National Poetry Month in the intro, then we sit down with Jefferson for an incredible and intimate performance.  Keep up with all things Jefferson on Facebook, and all things Rothenbeck at rothenbeck.com!

A hungover Brian heads southbound past the state capital to Morrisville, PA to spend a sunny afternoon in the basement with Logan Carpenter.  Logan's debut EP "Sinking Ships" will be available April 25th at his release show at the Mill Hill Basement in Trenton, NJ.  For more information on that and all other things Logan Carpenter, head over to his Facebook band page, and keep up with your intrepid host over at rothenbeck.com.

Brian and Tommy hit the kitchen of the Compound (because acoustics) to bring the soul.  Later, they answer the Internet's strangest questions in Speed Round.Keep up with all things T.Gunn at tgunnmusic.com and all things your intrepid host at rothenbeck.com.

Brian travels to Clifton, NJ to sit down with Jarett Quintana of Pour the Pirate Sherry for our very first episode and they're joined by a very special guest (the exceptionally loud heating system).