Matt Riot: Adventures with The Soulsteppers and Death Valley Driver

Matt Riot played guitar and drums in multiple Bakersfield bands. He played drums in a reggae band called The Soulsteppers. He also played in Death Valley driver, a wrestling themed powerviolence band that had the band members fighting each other mid-concert. They often played in the Munoz Boxing Gym (see Episode 1.) Matt also played in bands The Prolapse Nation, and The Kill. This interview is filled with wild stories from the Bakersfield music scene from the late 90s and early to mid 2000s.