In this interview, the trio  — Justin Cox, Matt Helms, and Ryan Page — covers:

• Why Sacramento will always feel like home
• The making of their new album, “Sometimes I Just Say Things”
• The rarity of being a punk/folk/rock in a community that seems to prefer mellower vibes
• How the songwriting process varies between band members 
• Their individual paths to arriving on Orcas
• Why they switch instruments throughout their live sets, and if that carries over onto albums

Catch the Bad Dads live on July 3 on Orcas’ Village Green, or over in San Juan Island the weekend of July 18, performing at the Lavender Festival. 

• The heavy music scene on Lopez despite its hippy reputation
•  Why don’t Lopez bands record their music
• An album complied from their jam sessions at practice 
• The band’s approach to its notable live performances 
• The Lopez school music program that was started through their early partnership 

Recorded in 2026.

And she’s the focus of a new episode of Islander Interview. 

 In this episode, you’ll hear four original new studio recordings of Trinity’s solo material - which are still a work in progress - along with conversations around:
 
 ⛴️ What initially brought her to the San Juan Islands 

😷How the pandemic altered the local music scene(s)

🫏Why the movie “Shrek” inspired her to become a singer 

🎸Her songwriting process for both her solo material and her (ex) band, Mudbath!

💿Status updates on her upcoming debut solo album, “Burn for Pleasure,” and Mudbath!’s first LP, “Break in Case of Emergency” 

🧘‍♀️What’s prompted her to take an upcoming break from public performances

🌊Why the future might include hopping in an Astrovan and touring down the coast

- The evolution of the band from Colorado to San Juan Island

- How kayaking factored into the current formation of the lineup

- What to expect from the group’s new album, “Frog Swan Song,” which releases this Friday, August 15

- Booking off-island tours and the strength of the local music scene 

- Their songwriting process 

- How The Fold came to be and what to expect from the community resource on SJI

Recorded in 2025.

•  Being born on a ferry and growing up on San Juan Island in a rustic setting within a creative household 
• Going to school in Olympia, working in Seattle, and eventually finding his way back to the islands
• Picking up home recording during the pandemic and recording island acts such as @ chubasco, The Swells, and more
• Past and current music projects such as Real Freaque, Rare Bird Committee, and more
• Being the caretaker of an expansive trove of unreleased San Juan Islands music thanks to his dad
• The current exciting state of music across the islands 
• The intersection between music and food at the restaurant he co-founded and serves as executive chef: Orcas Island’s Matia Kitchen 

Recorded in 2025. 

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Recordeed in 2024.