561 Music

Updated: 17 Oct 2025 • 224 episodes
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561 Music is hosted by Ben Childs and Hector Diaz of Killbillies. Listen every week as 561 Music hosts a different artist and/or local venue owner helping spread the word on the local music scene. Each episode will contain guest interviews, gear reviews, live performances, and show recommendations to not miss that week.

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This week James joined Ben and Hector in the studio and they had a great chat about their weekend playing music and chalking at Chalktoberfest in Atlanta Georgia! Killbillies had the opportunity to make two kinds of art in multiple dimensions and they talk about it and how happy it clearly makes them. All three of them

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This week The Holidazed stopped by the studio and had a great chat with us about all things south Florida Music. Ben finds out some amazing facts about the band and is an instant convert and fan! The Holidazed can be found at the following links: Facebook: www.facebook.com/holidazed Instagram: www.instagram.com/theholi

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This week Derit A.K.A Luis Triana stopped by the studio and had a great chat with us about his music, the South Florida music scene, and how music can be a great way to say how you really feel about what is happening in the world when it is hard to say it in conversation. Derit can be found at the following links: Inst

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This week in an extra episode, Dave Hillyard from The Slackers catches up with Ben on Zoom about their new single, ska in general, and the function of music as social commentary The Slackers can be found at the following links: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theslackers Instagram: instagram.com/theslackers YouTube:

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This week Lighthouse the Band stopped by the studio and had a great chat with us about their music, songwriting, their motivations, and all sorts of fun frivolous topics. I feel it important to note that they aren't really banned from the Whitehouse (as far as I know) it was just a fun title! Lighthouse the Band can be

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19 Sep 2025 • EN

Why Punk Matters in 2025

This week Matt Flood from Asbestos Records called into the studio and had a great chat with us about how to nurture your local scene, the origins of his label, and the importance of Punk in the world we live in today. Asbestos Records can be found at the following links: Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/AsbestosRecord

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