Holy Fool Podcast host Ben Sooy interviews the members of Colorado folk rock band Mercy Club.

We asked Mercy Club about their creative process, why they write songs, what struggles they're facing as working musicians, and how a community of musicians and patrons could support their creative work.

Holy Fool Podcast host Ben Sooy is joined by Lauren Beecher from Denver emo band Broken Record.

We asked Lauren about her creative process, why she writes songs, and what struggles she and her band face as working musicians.

Holy Fool Podcast hosts Ben Sooy and Nick Webber (from Denver emo band A Place For Owls) are joined by Joey and Christian from Denver emo band Buddy Bench.

We want to thrive in the world as it is, but we also want to imagine together the world as it should be. What world could we create, where working musicians are honored and fairly compensated? We want to help musicians get organized and build diverse friendships and coalitions with others with a like mind and similar calling…

I have found that by becoming a good and steadfast friend to others, I find myself surrounded by good and steadfast friends. By taking care of others, I am actually helping build the sort of community that will take care of me when I need it…

Hey, this is Ben Sooy from Holy Fool!

For many of us, music is essential to life. On a good day, we throw on our favorite record and dance around the kitchen. On a bad day, we throw on the saddest songs we can find and have a good cry.

But we live in an age where life is harder and harder for working musicians…