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Saint Didacus' "The Most Silent Room" and "The Silent Room." single covers (SOURCE: Bandcamp) Saint Didacus has released a new single, "The Most Silent Room." Well, it isn't exactly a "new" single... or at least not entirely "new." Their Bandcamp Bio explains, "Simply put: Saint Didacus is a low-key music project for friends who are collaboratively using their talents to make a difference." We do know their one consistent member is Chef Josh Kemble ( Dogwood , The FAMILY? Cast: Food & Music Is Life, Yes? Podcast.) Chef Kemble does Punk /food and drink pairings on his own through various outlets, but did a few exclusively for us here at The Witzard last year, as well. As a Bandcamp Release Notification email further explains, Saint Didacus originally released "The Silent Room" as part of their first few single releases in August of 2020, but now proclaim, "IT WASN'T FINISHED!" The Most ...

Chef Josh Kemble at W.D. Dickinson: Farm, House, Mercantile (CREDIT: Epicurean San Diego) I recently read and thoroughly enjoyed an interview NO ECHO founder Carlos Ramirez conducted with San Diego Punk/Hardcore frontman turned chef, business owner, and podcaster Joshua "Josh" Kemble. I was almost instantly intrigued and gave Josh a Follow on both Twitter ( @thegrexican ) and Instagram ( @joshkemb ,) who soon Followed me back. Before too long, Chef Josh & I connected on Twitter talking about potential food and drink pairings to accompany Praise's then-just released album, All In A Dream , which I was listening to one night whilst cooking dinner for my family. Chef Josh & I quickly started swapping ideas (and recipes) back-and-forth and soon landed on a scrumptious ideas for a collaborative feature for The Witzard. I sent Chef Josh a Punk/Hardcore Spotify playlist I've been compiling in recent months, let him pick a handful of favorites, and, then, did ...

Chef Josh Kemble (SOURCE: Joshua C. Kemble) I recently read and thoroughly enjoyed an interview NO ECHO founder Carlos Ramirez conducted with San Diego Punk/Hardcore frontman turned chef, business owner, and podcaster Joshua "Josh" Kemble. I was almost instantly intrigued and gave Josh a Follow on both Twitter ( @thegrexican ) and Instagram ( @joshkemb ,) who soon Followed me back. Before too long, Chef Josh & I connected on Twitter talking about potential food and drink pairings to accompany Praise's then-just released album, All In A Dream , which I was listening to one night whilst cooking dinner for my family. Chef Josh & I quickly started swapping ideas (and recipes) back-and-forth and soon landed on a scrumptious ideas for a collaborative feature for The Witzard. I sent Chef Josh a Punk/Hardcore Spotify playlist I've been compiling in recent months, let him pick a handful of favorites, and, then, did some unique Punk food pairings, much like on hi...