The Danpodcast

It's time to go. Join me for the final episode of The Danpodcast. 0:00 - What I really think of your bands... 1:31 - Clarification 2:24 - Why The Danpodcast is done 13:35 - The Future of Txbands.com 17:04 - DONATE TO TXBANDS 19:41 - Thank You Strategic Partners 23:32 - Thank You Nerd Friends 25:35 - Thank You Band Staff 28:17 - Thank You Parents 33:28 - Thank You Students 41:25 - Look What We Built Together Donate To TxBands: https://www.txbands.com/#donate

Two weeks of mayhem are now wrapped up in a gross cherry on the 2024 UIL State Marching Band Championships! Let's give each conference their due and talk about why this year, from top to bottom, was unlike any other cycle of State Marching Band Championships here in the State of Texas!!! 2024 UIL State Results: https://smbc.uiltexas.org/

40 Bands Left. 14 To Finals. One Champion. Let's go over the schedule for the 2024 UIL 6A State Marching Band Championship and discuss why a "performer's balance" will be crucial to success during this high-stakes State Championship.

You were promised something special. The Super Regional Delivered. Let's put a giant cherry on the BOA San Antonio Super Regional, go over results, and talk about how FloMo created art right before your very eyes!

A contest like any other. Let's go over the BOA San Antonio Super Regional and talk about how the end of the season for some and beginning of a longer journey for others will make for a night none of us will forget!

It's time for another wild UIL Area Saturday! Let's go over the new 10 Area Schedule and talk about possible weather contingencies this weekend. TxBands Area Results Live Blog: https://www.24liveblog.com/live/UD5j0

38 programs left. One goal. The road to State ends here. Let's go over the UIL 5A State Marching Band Championships and talk about how the rest of your season will be laid right in front of you as you step on to the field. UIL State Info: https://www.uiltexas.org/music/marching-band/state

There is simply nothing like Area Saturday in the great State Of Texas! We're going Area-By-Area for Conference 5A as UIL Area Contests are going down tomorrow! 1:43 - UIL Region/Area Process 5:45 - TxBands Area Results Live Blog (Conference 3A and 5A) 7:47 - Conference 5A Area Nerd-In The TxBands Live Blog will do a special UIL Area Results event with Area Finalist and State Qualifier info as it is made available! Link below: https://www.24liveblog.com/live/UD5j0

When you have ties all over the place along with great performances, you can only blame Waco. BECAUSE WACO!!! Let's go over the BOA Waco contest and why UIL Area Saturday just got waaaaay more complicated!

Why????? Because WACO! That's why!!!!! Let's give the BOA Waco Regional Championships the proper nerd-in treatment and talk about why this final tune-up before UIL is crucial during this 2024 journey. #BecauseWaco

You were warned about this contest. Just saying. Let's put a fat cherry on a completely wild BOA North Texas Regional and why I LOVE contests with unusual results!!!

Cooler temps means extra hot performances in North Texas! Let's go over the schedule for the BOA North Texas Regional and why we are calling this a Prove It Saturday in this star-packed contest!

Outstanding contests and performances this weekend definitely deserve a Cherry On top! Let's talk about BOA Bedford, BOA Webster, and why performance skills simply cannot be taken for granted. 1:35 - BOA Bedford 6:30 - BOA Webster

It's been too long, South Houston! Let's get after this Nerd-In for the BOA South Houston Regional! We'll go over the schedule and talk about why this reintroduced contest in a new venue will surely make for a magical night.

The Nerd-In will now take on the BOA Dallas Mid-Cities Regional! Let's take a look at the schedule and talk about how performance will be everything at this highly stacked contest!

We'll need some extra cherries to cover all three BOA Regionals that went down in the State of Texas this past weekend! Let's check out the results, talk about storylines, and why overcoming mental hurdles during Show Day is one of the most underrated values of the Marching Arts.

Let's go, West Texas! We'll nerd-in with the BOA West Texas Regional, go over the schedule, and why getting a great set of performances on Saturday will carry momentum to the State Marching Contest!

North Houston is tapping in with the Nerd-In! Let's go over the schedule and discuss why Finals will be exclusive real estate for all of these awesome Houston-area program!

San Marcos has joined the BOA Regional Family! Let's go over this inaugural event and how many young programs can use this contest as a stepping stone for long-term success!

The Cherry On RETURNS! These performances at the BOA South Texas and Austin Regionals were outstanding so let's give these outstanding performers their flowers.

McAllen, Texas is up next for the Nerd-In experience! Let's go over the schedule, the breakout seasons these programs enjoyed last year, and why expectations are higher than ever for marching band in South Texas!

It's time for Austin, Texas to receive the Nerd-In! Let's go over the event, why this will be a quick Prelims contest, and what to expect from an early-season Regional that will surely make for an action-packed Finals night!

The Danpodcast has returned! Let's catch up on TMEA Honor Band results, UIL happenings, The Ultimate BOA Texas Roadtrip, and a curious USBands announcement.

A tradition unlike any other. Please enjoy The 2024 Danpodcast Commencement Speech.

How come and why not and what happened to my Area and what the F is Area J!??!?! Don't worry. I got your back. Relax and let me explained UIL Area Realignment.

The UIL Marching Band RAC has released notes from their Fall 2023 meeting. Let's go over these rules that are currently being studied, why implementation could take a little time, and which rules could be implemented as early as this Fall!

FINALLY, it is time to celebrate and look back on the 2023 UIL State Marching Contest and understand why it was the best UIL State Marching Contest in History!

It is time for Conference 5A to own The Alamodome! Let's go block by block for the UIL Conference 5A State Marching Contest and talk about why getting to Tuesday Afternoon is going to be more difficult than ever for these programs! State Schedules/Info: https://www.uiltexas.org/music/marching-band/state

Historical. Legendary. Let's go over the BOA San Antonio Super Regional, discuss what made all these outstanding programs so incredible to listen to and watch, and what puts Vandegrift in a class all their own.

It's never too late to review the weather-delayed BOA Waco Regional! I'll go over how results are made official during weather circumstances and celebrate the programs who made it through the contest despite all odds.

Two days worth of non-stop Super Regional action is upon us! Join me at the Nerd-In as we go panel by panel for the BOA San Antonio Super Regional and find out how you end the season is just as important as how you start it.

If you're ready to party at My Alamodome, help me nerd out with a preview of the UIL Conference 6A State Marching Band Championships and some words of wisdom you will not want to miss! 0:00 Good Morning Again 1:35 The Nerd-In 10:12 State Finals 12:06 Motivation UIL State Ticket, Schedule, and Live Stream Info: https://www.uiltexas.org/music/marching-band/state

Area Saturday Part Two is here!!! Let's go Area-By-Area through Conference 5A Area Saturday and discuss how to get yourselves to my Alamodome in two weeks!!!

#BecauseWaco Need I say more??? Let's nerd out with the BOA Waco Regional this Saturday and talk about how the different goals for each program here still deserve their best performances.

What an incredible Saturday!!! Let's celebrate the results from the UIL Conference 6A Area Contests! Full Recaps: https://www.uiltexas.org/music/marching-band/area

It is a No-Excuses Area Saturday!!! Join me at the Nerd-In for a comprehensive look at the Conference 6A Area Contests going down this weekend!

North Texas did NOT disappoint this weekend!! Let's go over the results from the BOA North Texas Regional, why the multiple-contest Saturdays are becoming more common, and how Wakeland has joined the invasion of the Conference 5A Programs.

North Texas is checking in this week with The Nerd-In! Let's take a look at the BOA North Texas Regional, why this contest is another wide open one, and how programs can use this contest as a tune up for a very intense final few weeks of the season!

Another fantastic weekend thanks to some awesome programs at the BOA Dallas and BOA West Houston Regionals. Help me put a cherry on these great contests, admire how resilient the Dallas programs are, and how the Houston programs have used their best sections to score historic results. 0:00 Good Morning Again 0:57 Cherry On BOA Dallas 5:13 Cherry On BOA West Houston

Two for one going on for the Nerd-In! Let's take a look at both the BOA Dallas and BOA West Houston Regionals and discuss why the depth at these events will make Finals exclusive real estate. 0:00 Good Morning Again 1:55 BOA Dallas Nerd-In 9:52 BOA West Houston Nerd-In

The season keeps getting more insane! Let's go over the results from ALL THREE BOA Texas Regionals from this past weekend! 0:00 Good Morning Again 1:17 BOA North Houston 7:37 BOA West Texas 12:20 BOA South Texas 15:25 The Roma Story

West Texas is on the rise!!! Let's take a look at the BOA West Texas Regional, the momentum many of these programs are carrying in to this season, and how the attendance of accomplished out-of-state programs will make this contest one of the most unique in the State of Texas!!!

Always caliente down in The Valley!!! Let's take a look at the BOA South Texas Regional, the numerous returning Regional Finalists, and why having this contest two weeks later than normal will play in to the participating program's favor!

It's time for North Houston to stand up and get after it! Let's look at the BOA North Houston Regional, the plentiful amount of accomplished programs this contest offers, and why this is one of the most wide open BOA Regionals in recent memory.

Just another WILD night in the great State of Texas! Let's go over the results from the insane BOA Austin contest, discuss why excellence is king, and how to keep from peaking in September.

THE NERD-IN IS BACK!! SOMEONE TELL MOMMA!!! Join me as I preview the BOA Austin Regional, discuss the stellar lineup, and explain why BOA's modified prelims schedule will test the fortitude of the programs at this contest! Stream BOA Online: https://www.boalive.tv/ TxBands Live Blog: https://www.txbands.com/#live BOA Austin Regional Tickets: https://aftontickets.com/BOAaustin23

2004 was a landmark year for Texas Marching Band. Let's take a look back at the results, the rule changes, the Area expansions, and how the debate between UIL and BOA all started with one fateful day in November 2004.

One of the wildest, most unpredictable BOA contests ever went down in Houston 23 years ago. Help me put an EXPIRED cherry on this event, the venue changes, the damp field, and one of the greatest comebacks in BOA history that added to a program's legendary status. Prelims Recap: https://marching.musicforall.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2017/09/2000.11.4txhnP.pdf Finals Recap: https://marching.musicforall.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2017/09/2000.11.4txhnF.pdf

Here's your freaking DCI Preview!! What to watch for, how to keep the activity going, and beware of the social media trap all in this high-energy overture!!!

The UIL will hold their Spring 2023 Legislative Council Meetings next week. Let's discuss some of the rule proposals up for vote and why our beloved August 1st, also known as Texas Marching Band Day, may be in jeopardy!!! Standing Music Committee Agenda: https://www.uiltexas.org/files/policy/June_2023_LC_Music_Committee_Agenda.pdf

A tradition way better than the others. Let's give it up for the Senior Band Class of 2023!!!