Episode 75 - Beau Lastavich, singer of True Villains! Beau grew up in the small town of Big Lake, Minnesota but eventually moved to Nashville to join the True Villians. The band has a couple new killer songs out with producer Nick Raskulinecz (Foo Fighters, Alice In Chains) and plan to release more soon. Hear all about Beau’s journey including his American Idol try out, breathing fire on stage and much more!00:00 - Intro 01:02 - Welcome Beau!01:41 - Big Lake, Minnesota 02:30 - Piano to Guitar & Rock 03:13 - Influenced by Kix 04:38 - Stephen Pearcy from Ratt 05:23 - Vocal Range 07:07 - Parents Influence 08:18 - Dirty Circus & Ivy Stone09:10 - American Idol Tryout 13:30 - Moving to Nashville 18:13 - Joining True Villains 20:05 - Look & Logo of the Band 21:05 - Attitude & Range of Singer23:15 - Fire Breathing On Stage 24:20 - Opening for Steel Panther 26:22 - Songwriting 27:57 - Nick Raskulinecz as Producer 29:12 - True Villains' Songs 32:35 - Doing Cover Songs 35:20 - Balancing Work with Music 37:55 - Deal with Producer 39:50 - Future of the Band 42:35 - Newer Bands 46:35 - MusiCares48:53 - Wrap Up Beau Lastavich Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/beaulastavich/True Villains Website:https://www.truevillainsnashville.comMusiCares:https://www.grammy.com/musicares/donationsChuck Shute Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/chuck_shute/Support the show (https://venmo.com/Chuck-Shute)