Ep. 129 w/ Kenny Feinstein - Founder of the Band, Water Tower - Currently Touring w/ Nick Hexum
Tue Jan 27 2026
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We trace Kenny’ Feinstein’s path from punk rock fueled kid to a bluegrass lifer, the rise, collapse, and rebirth of Water Tower, and how LA off-ramps became a writing room, rehearsal space, and lifeline. We als discuss how a fateful encounter with 311’s Nick Hexum and a shared love for Americans roots music and sober living led to Water Tower touring and performing with Nick on his solo, “Nothing But the Truth” Tour
• tour dates with Nick Hexum across 19 cities
• origin story from Mexico City to Portland square dances
• busking as craft, income, and audience testing
• jazz study, juries, and on-the-road practice
• writing songs at freeway off-ramps
• sobriety, meetings, and community support
• two banjos, shifting instrumentation with Nick
• collaborations with MXPX, Germs, Tim Armstrong
• teaching, producing, and artist coaching
• new marketing book with Nick’s foreword
• where to find Water Tower and new single release
Make sure you guys are going and checking out the tour dates. It starts January 30th, goes to April 5th, 19 different cities that it's going to be going at, a lot of intimate shows as well as a chance to meet Kenny, Nick and the fellas with Water Tower. Get some merch and just be a part of that. Make sure when you're there, put your phone down, just be in the moment, enjoy the camaraderie of great people, great times and great music.
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Send us a text We trace Kenny’ Feinstein’s path from punk rock fueled kid to a bluegrass lifer, the rise, collapse, and rebirth of Water Tower, and how LA off-ramps became a writing room, rehearsal space, and lifeline. We als discuss how a fateful encounter with 311’s Nick Hexum and a shared love for Americans roots music and sober living led to Water Tower touring and performing with Nick on his solo, “Nothing But the Truth” Tour • tour dates with Nick Hexum across 19 cities • origin story from Mexico City to Portland square dances • busking as craft, income, and audience testing • jazz study, juries, and on-the-road practice • writing songs at freeway off-ramps • sobriety, meetings, and community support • two banjos, shifting instrumentation with Nick • collaborations with MXPX, Germs, Tim Armstrong • teaching, producing, and artist coaching • new marketing book with Nick’s foreword • where to find Water Tower and new single release Make sure you guys are going and checking out the tour dates. It starts January 30th, goes to April 5th, 19 different cities that it's going to be going at, a lot of intimate shows as well as a chance to meet Kenny, Nick and the fellas with Water Tower. Get some merch and just be a part of that. Make sure when you're there, put your phone down, just be in the moment, enjoy the camaraderie of great people, great times and great music. WaterTowerBand.com Kenny Feinstein on IG WorkSmarterMusicMarketing.com SonofaBlitch.com George Blitch on IG