Flock Talk with Brad & Thomas

You've been asking, so here you go: Flock Talk Episode 67! Flock Talk makes its return to the airwaves for the first time in A LONG TIME! We're happy to be back, and in our return we give you updates on our lives, and we talk about Domefest last weekend and Red Rocks tonight. Pigeons' Songs Played: Walk Outside>Sir Real>Walk Outside - Red Rocks 5/2/19

We're dropping Flock Talk Episode 66 to you on the night of the Philly Drive-In show to give you a run down of the events that happened last weekend in Cape Cod and Auburn! The Flock Talk Boys give their two cents on what went down with in-depth looks at songs like Offshoot and Sunny Day. Pigeons are sounding great during quarantine and we hope they keep up the pace at tonight's show in Philadelphia. We hope to see you soon! Pigeons' Songs Played: Space Oddity - Domefest 2016 Couldn’t We All - 2017/09/06 Ann Arbor, MI

It's been a while, but the Flock Talk boys are back and happy to bring you Episode 65 on Homefest Eve! We give you an update on what's been up with us, breakdown the Homefest schedule and give you an in depth discussion on what we believe will happen this weekend from the Funk E P set Friday to how no themes will benefit the shows. We're very excited for some new Pigeons in our lives and can't wait to share the experience with you all virtually. Follow along with the live setlists all weekend on Twitter @FlockTalkPod. Pigeons' Songs Played: Funk E Zekiel - 5/20/2016 - Domefest - Bedford, PA Poseidon>Horizon>Poseidon - 1/28/2017 - Boulder Theater - Boulder, CO

Flock Talk returns with Episode 64 just in time for the 5th installment of Pigeons’ Live From out There Series. We talk about what we want to hear from that as well as other artists’ sets happening this weekend, as well as what the Pigeon boys are doing with their free time in quarantine. We premiere Tommy’s Top Ten and The Bradley Bunch to give you some things that we have been vibing with since the last episode. Finally we bring up a new idea of having a “Coach” tour with Pigeons to give them insight on their sets before finishing up with our Featured Domie: Spafford. Song Selection: Julia - Red Rocks 2018 Where Are We Going? - 2012-01-28 - The 8x10 - Baltimore, MD All In - Spafford - 2017/09/02 Chicago, IL

Flock Talk is still here doing well and sending you Episode 63 in this time of need. We give you an update on us and what we've been watching during the down time, discuss the epic Ghostbusters from Chicago, review Pigeons' sets on Friday "Live" From Out There as well as the other featured artists on the "Quaranstream." This episode's non-Pigeons featured band is our friends, SunSquabi, and we play a song from their Gem & Jam set from 2018. We will be featuring more bands like them in the Pigeonverse in the near future. Song Selection: Ghostbusters - Domefest 2014 FU>Crosseyed & Painless>FU w/ Turkuaz horns - 2014-06-19 - Mad Tea Party Jam Tequila Mockingbird - SunSquabi - 2018-01-27 - Pima County Fairgrounds - Gem and Jam

Flock Talk Episode 62 comes at you in the wake of the Domefest cancellation. A quick episode where the two of us discuss our reaction to the news, give you an update on us, talk about the Live From Out There sets so far, what's to come this weekend and play two HOT archival cuts from The 8x10. We're all going to come out of this ok so keep your beaks up and support the bands you love in this trying time! Song Selection: Spaced>Sunny Day - 7/17/13 - The 8x10 - Baltimore, MD Star Spangled Banner>Moonwalk>America, Fuck Yeah>Moonwalk 7/4/12 - The 8x10 - Baltimore, MD

Flock Talk returns for Episode 61 amidst a two week vacation and the craziness that is happening right now. We recap the last two weekends in Frisco, CO and the Midwest with our favorite moments and jams. Our friend and Pigeons/Goose manager, Dave DiCianni, stops by and helps us understand what's going on in this trying time for the music industry. We talk about the successful live stream this weekend and what we can expect in the weeks to come. Thanks for everything Dave! Song Selection: Move like That - Pigeons Playing Ping Pong - 3/11/20 Covington, KY Butter Rum w/ Jeremy - Goose - 3/11/20 Covington, KY

Flock Talk Episode 60 includes a HUGE recap of the last 9 shows on the West Coast from Pigeons and Goose. We breakdown each show and get excited about new covers and new songs, the Goose sit-ins were awesome, and how great the Crystal Bay show looked last week. The Mountain tour is upon us without Goose unfortunately, starting up in Montana tomorrow, Salt Lake City on Friday and we get very excited for the Frisco, CO shows this weekend. Come say what's up if you're going to be in Frisco! Song Selection: The Way It Is - Goose 2020-02-12 San Luis Obispo, CA Moonwalk>Time To Ride - 2015-05-30 - Domefest - Terra Alta, WV JTown - 2013-11-13 - Nectar's - Burlington, VT

Flock Talk Episode 59 comes at you before Pigeons and Goose start the second leg of the California run in San Luis Obispo tonight at the Fremont Theater. First we talk about both bands' sets on Jam In The Van and the other fun things they did with their time off in LA. We also give our takes on the ever so captivating, "who's better than who" debate because so many people have been doing that lately. Jonathan Martinez was kind enough to join us on the episode to give us a first hand experience of the first three California shows last weekend. Song Selection: Madhuvan - Goose - 2/5/20 Tempe, AZ Sunny Day - Pigeons 2/7/20 Los Angeles, CA Oh Loretta - Pigeons w/ Angus Leslie (Sex on Toast) 2/8/20 Los Angeles, CA

Flock Talk Episode 58 comes at you just in time for the first weekend of Presto Tour! We're happy the boys are back on tour and are joined by good friends, Goose. Since both bands will be together for a few weeks to start the West Coast tour, we're going to incorporate them into the podcast for the time being. We recap both bands' sets in Tempe and preview the Solana Beach (happened just after recording) and Hollywood shows this weekend. Presto came out two weeks ago and we share any takes we have since its release. Song Selection: Elizabeth - Goose - 1/24/20 Bowery Ballroom Jam>Birds of a Feather>Funk E. Zekiel - Pigeons - 2013-07-10 - The 8x10 - Baltimore, MD Drunk People - Pigeons - Halloween 2012 @ The 8x10

We're happy to celebrate Presto day here on Flock Talk Episode 57! We take an in-depth look at the 5th studio album from Pigeons and relish in how great it sounds. The boys are playing the game right on Presto, and it's an upward facing sign for 2020. Earlier today, a Red Rocks appearance was announced opening for Umphrey's McGee in June with an elite cast of support. We hope you all are enjoying Presto today! Presto Songs Played: Sail On Overrun Avalanche

Flock Talk welcomes you to 2020 with Episode 56! We recap “The Electric Kool-Aid Asheville Test” with our review from the couch. We talk about the ups and downs of the theme and what we liked overall from New Year's Eve. Later we preview the big year to come with our predictions on unannounced shows and what songs we think will be on Presto, which comes out January 24! Pigeons' Songs Played: King Kong- Domefest 2019 Avalanche- 2019/01/26 - Capitol Theatre - Port Chester, NY

Flock Talk Episode 55 comes at you just in time for the 2019 finale in Asheville! We preview “The Electric Kool-Aid Asheville Test” and talk about the big steps Pigeons have taken to get here this year. This is a big Flock Talk recap of everything that happened in 2019 from the best jams and sit-ins to breakout songs. We highlight our favorite moments of the year and finish with a look at what's to come in 2020. Thank you for listening and all of your support this year! Pigeons' Songs Played: King Solomon’s Marbles>FU - 2019-05-17 Domefest, Marvin's Mountaintop, WV Couldn’t We All - 2019-11-22 - Emo's - Austin, TX Ocean Flows- 2019-05-02 -Red Rocks Amphitheatre - Morrison, CO

Flock Talk Episode 54 is here in time for the Buffalo shows! We begin with an appreciation of the Globe Hall soundboard being released. After we recap the BIG DC shows at 9:30 Club and The Anthem and love the nod to Radiohead, especially with Gator singing. Finally, we preview the last shows in Buffalo before the New Year's run. Tune in next week as we reveal Flock Talk Hall of Fame 2019! Pigeons' Songs Played: Live Life>Upfunk - 2014-08-19 - The Loft - Lansing, MI Havana - Live at the Last Concert Cafe 2019-11-23 Pop Off - 2012-12-31 - The 8x10 - Baltimore, MD

Flock Talk returns from the Thanksgiving hiatus with Episode 53! We start with a recap of our time in Texas, which was an awesome time filled with great people and great vibes. We preview DC this weekend and wonder if it will be another heavy hitter like Denver and Texas. The Domefest initial lineup is out and Thomas is going this year! We hope everybody have a great time this weekend in DC! Pigeons' Songs Played: Lowdown - Austin Distant Times> Girlfriend Is Better - Dallas Zydeko - Houston

Flock Talk episode 52 dissects last weekend's Denver run in all of its glory. We recap each night with our thoughts and praise for the overall sound and delivery from Pigeons last weekend. The VIP Globe Hall show was a HUGE success and was some of the best music we've heard from any band. We'll see you in Texas this weekend for all three shows! Pigeons' Songs Played: Funk E Zekiel - 2012-03-16 - Sweet Caroline's - Winchester, VA Too Long - 2017/09/06 Ann Arbor, MI Pussy - 2013-12-31 - The 8x10 - Baltimore, MD

Flock Talk Episode 51 brings you a MEGA episode consisting of talk about Halloween, the Midwest shows and a Denver preview. Since we have not been able to listen to the recordings, we called in a couple Flock reviews of the Halloween shows from Mike and Lee. Next we discuss the setlists from the 5-night Midwest run of shows and have more Flock reviews from Jack and Doyle. We finish off the episode with our preview of the 3-night Denver run this weekend with our hopes and dreams.... Indiglo.... and predictions for the Ogden shows and VIPPPP show at Globe Hall, which tickets are still available for the whole weekend. Pigeons' Songs Played: Kiwi - 5/2/19 Red Rocks 2019 Fade Fast - 2017-08-13 - Denver, CO Burning Up My Time - 2017-01-28 - Boulder, CO

Flock Talk has made it to 50 episodes!! Thank you all so much for the continued support. In episode 50 we recap the Hulaween set and gear up for Stop Making Cake this weekend. What Talking Heads and Cake songs will we hear? Will Cake songs make a huge impact on the sets? Will each show have similar covers? We discuss all of these questions plus give out our Over/Under on Fall Tour sell outs. Flock Talk finishes up with a look at next week's Midwest shows. Pigeons' Songs Played: Schwanthem>Billie Jean>Schwanthem - 2014-10-24 - Asheville Music Hall - Asheville, NC Moon > Psycho > Walk > Killer - 2012-02-17 - Triumph Brewery - Philadelphia, PA Cliffs - 2013-07-17 - The 8x10 - Baltimore, MD

Flock Talk Episode 49 coming at you just in time for Hulaween @ Suwanee. We preview the boys' set tonight as well as talk about past shows at Suwanee. Halloween is next week so don't forget to wear your costumes all three nights if that's your thing; the band is doing it, so should you! Finally we discuss the awesome King Kong music video and look back at the Boulder shows from last year. Pigeons' Songs Played: Wipe Out>Zydeko>Deejam>Once In A Lifetime>E-Funk>Down With Disease- 7-11-2013 8x10 Spacejam > The Hop > F.U. 2015​-​​6​-​​13 • Riverbend Festival • Chattanooga, TN

Flock Talk brings you a BIG recap of the Fall Tour soft opening in Philadelphia last weekend. Eric starts us out with his review of the shows, followed by our in-depth look at the Philly two-nighter. We discuss the use of intro jams, the 4-song second set at The Fillmore, our opinions on the Halloween theme: "Stop Making Cake" and much more. Pigeons' Songs Played: Lightning - Great Outdoors Jam Whoopie w/ Casey - Domefest 2019 Cities > The Hop > Condenser - 2013-07-03 - The 8x10 - Baltimore, MD

Fall Tour is back for Flock Talk Episode 47 and we gear up for the shows this weekend in Philadelphia. We share our predictions for the shows at The Foundry and The Fillmore and also look back at last year's November Philly shows. The new Flocktoberfest merch is discussed and we want everyone to remember that, "The purpose of the show is raging with the band!" Have fun this weekend y'all! Pigeons' Songs Played: French Cafe>Sunny Day - 2012-07-18 - The 8x10 - Baltimore, MD Space Oddity>Horizon - Domefest 2016

Flock Talk is back to premiere Season 2! In Episode 46 we have a detailed discussion about last week's 3 Resonance sets with a review from our friend Sam! We talk about the Summer as a whole with our favorite moments of the season and get amped for the upcoming Fall Tour starting next week in Philadelphia. If you are interested in being on the podcast or reviewing a show for us, please fill out the Google forms below. Pigeons' Songs Played: Zydeko - 2014-11-29 - Music Hall of Williamsburg Upfunk#>Bad For You - 2014-09-03 - The 9:30 Club On The Rise - Funk E P

Flock Talk is alive and survived the plague to bring you Episode 45! We talk Labor Day Weekend's set at Adirondack with help from our friend Lee, Greg showing off his chops with Robert Randolph, all-improv sets, more pin drama and much more. Facebook does not like our iTunes link to subscribe so we are trying to figure out another way to share that with you. Song Selection: Whirled w/ Matty Carl of Shwizz on Sax - 2015-04-01 - Brooklyn Bowl - Brooklyn, NY Good Times Bad Times - Robert Randolph & The Family Band feat. Greg Ormont - 2019-09-05 - Baltimore, MD Su Casa Country Roads - Domefest 2019

Flock Talk 44 comes at you plague-free from Phish country and includes a hardcore Lockn' discussion. We finally got our save the dates revealed for Washington, DC and New Year's in Asheville, so we get excited about that as we dissect what they could play. The venues in DC and Asheville are HUGE so we look back at where we were a year ago and where we're going the next year. Thank you for sticking with us for an entire year of Flock Talk!! Pigeons' Songs Played: X-Files > The Hop > F.U. (w/ Casey from The Magic Beans) - Higher Ground 2016 Psycho Killer - Camp Barefoot 2014

Flock Talk Episode 43 comes in hot in August for Hot August! We're back in action and got a little help from our buddy Lee, who gave us his quick recap of the Hot August set last weekend. We'd love to feature more of you flockers in this setting in the future so feel free to reach out and let us know what shows you want to review for us! We give our own recap of Hot August, with the return of Super Funk after 4 years. We bring up the potential 12/6 and 12/7 shows in the Baltimore area like Greg hinted at, as well as preview the Pigeons Playing Ping Wong set at Lockn this weekend. Pigeons' Songs Played: Water>FU>Down In The Hole>FU - Hot August Music Festival 2019 Super Funk Regulator Robot Step Squad And Double Dutch Team - 2012-12-14 - Cafe 611 - Frederick, MD Live It Up with West End Blend horns - Domefest 2019

Flock Talk Episode 42 returns right after Pigeons' trip to Washington state, Montana and Utah with Umphrey's McGee. Jake Cinninger sat in on Poseidon in Salt Lake City and we talk about the added depth to their sound. We asked you flockers if Pigeons had a 90 minute set and could only play 5 songs, what would you want them to play? The responses were great and we had a lot of fun discussing them and our own picks. At the end we remind you to not sleep on buying tickets for the upcoming shows in Philly and other East Coast dates. Pigeons' Songs Played: Fox & Toad - 2015​-​​6​-​​13 • Riverbend Festival • Chattanooga, TN Landing>Time to Ride>Sir Real>Time to Ride - 2014-01-31 - 9:30 Club Chameleon (Herbie Hancock) w/ Mario D’Ambrosio - 2013-03-13 - The 8x10 - Baltimore, MD

Flock Talk presents: Pigeons Playing Peach. We begin Episode 41 with a recap of Northwest String Summit and the booming Horizon from Oregon. After that, we talk all about the Peach sets with the amazing Billy Strings sit-in on Burning Up My Time and how the sit-ins with the boys at Peach are the best. High as Five returns in its standalone form for the first time in a bit and we're very happy about that. The future is bright on the big stage with more Halloween run dates announced on the East Coast. We discuss how epic a reality show with Greg, Cory Wong and Andy Frasco as the stars, Room Raiders with String Cheese Incident and remember last year's Marcus King sit-in on Lightning at Peach. High As Five - 2016/05/19 Bedford, PA (Domefest 2016) Totally - 2013-07-31 - The 8x10 - Baltimore, MD Lightning - Peach Stage Montage Mountain on 2018-07-19 w/ Marcus King

Flock Talk 40! We made it to 40 episodes at just about the halfway point of 2019 and we discuss the year thus far with ours and The Flock's favorite shows, bust-outs, covers and jams of 2019. Before that we look at last weekend's Levitate set with the massive FU sit-in from Tomo Fujita where Tomo and the boys took us all to school and turned up the heat on an already scorching afternoon. Also Halloween in Boston was announced! In case you missed it, Greg was on the No Simple Road Podcast where they discussed life and Northwest String Summit. Pigeons' Songs Played: Wall Street > Deejam > E Funk > Disease^ - 2012-07-18 - The 8x10 - Baltimore, MD Sunny Day - Domefest 2019 This Is That - 2013-07-10 - The 8x10 - Baltimore, MD

Flock Talk hopes you had a great holiday with friends and family and are happy to bring you Episode 39! We recap Electric Forest and ask if Sir Real is still a bust out. Terrapin Crossroads was a lot of fun on the couch and Sunny Day was glorious. It's July so we look back at the old 8x10 residencies in 2012 and 2013 and celebrate five years of Psychology! Pigeons' Songs Played: Zydeko - 2012-07-04 - The 8x10 - Baltimore, MD White Night>Blue - 2013-07-03 - The 8x10 - Baltimore, MD Upfunk - Psychology

Flock Talk Episode 38 flies in just in time for Electric Forest and Terrapin Crossroads. We preview this weekend's show in Rothbury and relook at Pigeons' last time playing Forest in 2017. We talk in-depth about newly added Ogden opener, Yak Attack and their recent shows here in Colorado with the ever so popular Goose. Lastly we get excited for the Terrapin couch tour next week and wish our fearless leader behind the scenes Dave a happy birthday! Song Selection: Bad For You - 2017/09/06 - Blind Pig - Ann Arbor, MI Song For Philip - Yak Attack - 2017-03-12 - Nectar Lounge - Seattle, WA Julia>Beanstalk>Julia - Domefest 2019

Flock Talk Episode 37 comes in hot out of the dryer with BIG talks of the first leg of Fall Tour. We go over the latest dates and if you’ve been tuning in, we called a couple of the shows coming up this November. We go over why “sending it” is such a necessary thing in this community to see our favorite band, and go over how we may go a little extra this Fall. Globe Hall VIPPPP is discussed and we look at both the pluses and minuses of VIP moving forward. Song Selection: Too Long>Imperial March>Too Long - 2017/08/13 - Globe Hall - Denver, CO Poseidon - 2015-08-15 - Hot August Music Festival - Cockeysville, MD White Night - 2013-01-19 - Cafe 611 - Frederick, MD

Flock Talk Episode 36 comes in slow this week, and we'd love you to share some topics you'd like us to talk about this summer with the minimal shows. In episode 36 we talk about the imminent Fall Tour Announcement and where we'd like to see Pigeons play. We continue with talk about the future of jam radio and how the switch from SiriusXm Jam On, to Phish Radio will affect the younger jam bands. Terrapin Crossroads is sold out and we discuss cover suggestions from fans. Pigeons' Songs Played: Live It Up 2014-09-03 - 9:30 Club - Washington, DC Jam>Help On The Way>Slipknot> 2011-07-13 - The 8x10 - Baltimore, MD Condenser 2014-06-20 - Mad Tea Party Jam

Flock Talk returns and we're in a new studio! We talk about all of the Summer Camp shenanigans including the surprise All-Star set with moe., big sit-ins on the Moonshine stage and the massive Condenser in the Red Barn. We recap last weekend's sets at Bunbury and Backwoods, play some Puremotion from Domefest and talk about the Cup Trilogy. Song Selection: Lightning feat. Taz - Summer Camp 2019 Climb - Puremotion - Domefest 2019 Water - Domefest 2019

Flock Talk Episode 34 comes in hot still buzzing from Domefest! We have an in-depth discussion about everything Dome from the beautiful Marvin's Mountaintop, to the Pigeons sets, to the amazing supporting acts and all the great vibes. We also feature a handful of sound bites from Flockers met over the weekend. Episode 34 concludes with a Summer Camp preview. Had an incredible weekend raging with The Flock and our favorite Pigeons. Shout out to the Indy Flock Fam for being great neighbors and even better friends. Can't wait for next year! Pigeons' Songs Played: Wireless > My Girl > Wireless 2014-10-24 - Asheville Music Hall - Asheville, NC Walk Outside > Sir Real > Walk Outside - 05/02/2019 - Red Rocks - Morrison, CO

Flock Talk Episode 33 is all about our Domecoming! Festival season is here and we preview the weekend ahead with talks about the legendary Marvin's Mountaintop and the new setup, WEATHER, band's I'm excited to see, and of course Pigeons. We discuss the theme nights and what the boys could play, as well as some of the workshops. I'm trying to compile some sound bites from Dome so come say hi and say something for Flock Talk; I have stickers. Can't wait to meet everybody! Pigeons' Songs Played: Poseidon>Horizon>Poseidon - Domefest 2015 Lightning>Tweezer>The Ocean>Lightning - Domefest 2016 Dome People - Domefest 2016

In Flock Talk Episode 32, we conclude the road to Red Rocks with an in-depth recap of Pigeons' set and the Twidgeon Dwellers set and look at the Jazz Fest opening sets at Mardi Gras World. We had a lot of fun last weekend so we reminisce over the experience, the people we met and of course the awesome music. Since we took the week off, we review the Road to Red Rocks run through the Midwest with Twiddle as well. Our Featured Domie this week is Funk You and shout out to Gavin for the Domefest bump! Song Selection: Sunny Day - 5/2/19 Red Rocks - Morrison, CO FU - 4/25/19 Canopy Club - Urbana, IL Black Dynamite - Funk You - 2/15/17 Asheville Music Hall - Asheville, NC

Flock Talk Episode 31 gears up for the "Road to Red Rocks," as we preview the shows this week with Twiddle leading up to the main event on the Rocks in Colorado next week. Domefest Themes are discussed and 420 Fest and FishCenter Live are recapped. We talk about our personal Red Rocks history as well as Pigeons' road to Red Rocks and predictions for next week. Game of Thrones Episode 2 is briefly discussed like in every other podcast out there so skip the end if you haven't watched! Pigeons songs played (for the first time): Couldn’t We All - 2013-10-12 - Fox Theater - Boulder, CO Walk Outside - 2017/09/09 - Bottom Lounge - Chicago, IL Porcupine- Red Rocks 2018

Flock Talk Episode 30 opens with a Flockchester recap big on the Indiglo, and later goes in to 420 talk, Domefest All Stars, Thievery Pigeons and how we wish Jeremy spoke more on stage. Sweetwater 420 Fest is this weekend and in honor of Saturday we picked some of our favorite weed influenced songs, and play a song from our second Featured Domie, Deaf Scene. Song Selection: High As Five - 2016-07-17 - Stone Pony - Asbury Park, NJ Remain Nameless - Deaf Scene - Domefest 2015 Cliffs- 2016-05-21 - Domefest - Bedford, PA Pussy- 2013-12-31 - The 8x10 - Baltimore, MD

Flock Talk Episode 29: Spring Finale! We recap last weekend's 3-night run in the Northeast including in-depth looks at the brand new original, "Distant Times," as well as Greg's improving solos, and sit-ins on Live Life and Lightning. Spring Tour wraps up this weekend in Rochester before Sweetwater 420 Fest and we get ready for the Road to Red Rocks! With Domefest coming up in 5 weeks (!!!), we wanted to get all of the Domies hyped for the other artists on the bill and include a feature and live cut from Domefest artist, Goose. Congratulations to Greg E for winning the Flock Madness Challenge and thank you to everyone who voted! Song Selection: Jam>Birds of a Feather>Funk E. Zekiel - 2013-07-10 - The 8x10 - Baltimore, MD All I Need - Goose - 2019-02-02 - Bluebird Theater - Denver, CO Horizon - Psychology

The boys are back for two nights in Burlington followed by the return to State Theatre almost a year after Funk E63! We preview those shows, talk about last weekends shows in Harrisburg, Stroudsburg and Albany, discuss The Domefest All-Stars and our dream supergroups. Flock Madness is reaching the finish line and there were some crazy outcomes. Thanks everyone for participating! Pigeons' Songs Played: Melting Lights>Puddle - 2012-06-08 - The Republic - Richmond, VA Poseidon > Eyes of the World* > Poseidon - 2019-01-26 - The Capitol Theatre - Port Chester, NY Thank You!>Time To Ride - 2015-04-01 - Brooklyn Bowl - Brooklyn, NY

Ohio Flocks! We have an in-depth discussion about last weekend's shows in Cleveland and Columbus, talk about the new and improved Sir Real, as well as talking at shows. We finish with some surprises from Flock Madness Round 1! Pigeons' Songs Played: Moonwalk* > Crosseyed and Painless > Moonwalk* - 2013-07-24 - The 8x10 - Baltimore, MD Drunk People - 2013-03-28 - Woodlands Tavern - Columbus, OH Pop Off - 2014-02-21 - Nectar's - Burlington, VT

Episode 26 starts with a preview of this weekend's BIG Ohio shows, the state of the music festival bubble, Terrapin Crossroads announcement and what that will mean for West Coast tour in the Fall. We continue to talk about the Flock Madness bracket and the regular basketball bracket. Round 1 voting is LIVE! Vote at this link: https://www.flockers.net/flock-talk/flock-madness-2019/ Pigeons' Songs Played: Upfunk - 2014-09-11 - Pink Moon Festival - Rock Camp, WV Ocean Flows - 2016-07-17 - Stone Pony - Asbury Park, NJ Whoopie - 2012-05-11 - Treehugger's Ball - Terra Alta, WV

Flock Talk Episode 25 welcomes Flockers.net creator, Eric Slacktish, as the special guest where we talk about the inspiration of the website, pins, future projects and the up-coming "Flock Madness" bracket challenge to decide the most superior Pigeons' song! Voting will begin later this weekend on Flockers.net so keep a lookout for a post in The Flock. Pigeons' Songs Played: Sports Theme - 2013-07-10 - The 8x10 - Baltimore, MD FU - 2018-06-07 - Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival - Manchester, TN Fade Fast - 2013-11-22 - The Whiskey - Wilmington, NC

VIVA FLOCK VEGAS! Episode 24 starts with a little Vegas talk and new summer festivals. We remember the heater of a show in Salt Lake City a year ago, talk about a possible Domefest theme and unveil a fun thing we have planned with flockers.net! Pigeons' Songs Played: Mission > Barbara Streisand > Schwan's Symphony > 2001 - 2012-07-11 - The 8x10 - Baltimore, MD Funk E Zekiel - 2013-01-17 - Martin's - Roanoke, VA Dutchmaster - 2009-10-01 - The 8x10 - Baltimore, MD

We call episode 23, "The Light Man Cometh," since we were lucky to have Manny Newman, Pigeons' Lighting Designer, on the show! We talk about the set up process, Manny's new portable rig, practice and soundcheck, Phish and much much more. At the end of the episode we discuss the new Sweetwater Brewing collab, "IPPPPA," for April's 420 fest. Thank you Manny for coming on the show! Pigeons' Songs Played: Melting Lights - DISNYE 2017 - Madison Theater - Covington, KY Burning Up My Time - 2016-11-10 - The State Theatre - State College, PA Deejam > Sir Real - 2013-03-13 - The 8x10 - Baltimore, MD

Episode 22 comes in to you live from Chicago where we recap the recent Midwest run, and the two shows that we attended in Bloomington and Chicago. We're joined by our returning guest, Sarah who helps answer some Pigeons trivia from the first leg of the tour. Shoutout to Indy Flock Fam, the Deemster Porn crew and the entire Flock for a great run of shows! Pigeons' Songs Played: White Night > Blue > White Night - Domefest 2016 - Bedford, PA Zydeko - 2016-04-14 - Higher Ground - Burlington, VT

We were frozen last week and had to postpone Episode 21 to this week! In episode 21 we recap the epic Capitol Theater show as well as the recent shows in Virgina, North Carolina and South Carolina. The boys were in the studio this week, so we talked about the possible recording process and then discussed the recent activity in the Coop and Pigeons' pins. We round up episode 21 with a preview of the shows in Bloomington and Chicago, which we are attending. Pigeons' Songs Played: Bad For You - 2017-1-28 - Boulder Theater - Boulder, CO On The Rise - 2011-12-31 - The 8x10 - Baltimore, MD X-Files>Condenser>Horizon - 2015-10-24 - 123 Pleasant Street - Morgantown, WV

We made it to 20 episodes! In episode 20 we do an extended winter/spring tour preview, talk jam band baseball cards and hope for a Ben and Gator Drum & Bass set at Domefest. Pigeons' Song Played: Time To Ride > Penguins > Funkijam > Groove Is In The Heart > Time To Ride 2015​-​​6​-​​13 - Riverbend Festival - Chattanooga, TN Fade Fast 2013-12-28 - Best Buy Theater - New York, NY

As we anxiously wait for Winter Tour to start next week, Episode 19 contains potential new album discussion and our concert pet peeves. Pigeons' Songs Played: I Like To Blaze 2008/12/10 - Santa Fe Cafe - College Park, MD Beanstalk 2012/07/11 - The 8x10 - Baltimore, MD Havana 2017/09/09 - Bottom Lounge - Chicago, IL

Episode 18 comes in hot with a REAL recap of New Year's StEVE and a discussion about covers and the state of music festivals. We also debut our Flock Talk Hall of Fame, a best of 2018 playlist on Nugs! Pigeons' Songs Played: Ghostbusters - Great Outdoors Jam Smoke 2 Joints>Kids/Otherside>Smoke 2 Joints 3/14/12 - The 8x10 - Baltimore, MD Down w/ Disease>Antelope>Deejam>E Funk>DWD 3/21/12 - The 8x10 - Baltimore, MD

Happy New Year everyone! In episode 17 we recap the New Year's StEVE festivities, talk about 2018 as a whole and preview 2019. Pigeons' Song Played: Landing>Superstition 3/18/13 - 123 Pleasant Street - Morgantown, WV King Kong>Shiny>King Kong 12/31/17 - Madison Theater - Covington, KY