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In this episode, Charles welcomes Paul Peterson, a retired technology manager and lifetime audiophile who created, hosts, and produces the podcast "An Avid Listener" available on Spotify. Paul shares his experiences attending concerts since 1969, starting with his first concert seeing The Doors at the Auditorium Theater in Chicago. He reminisces about the vibrant music scene of the late '60s and early '70s, recounting memorable performances by legendary bands like The Beatles, The Doors, and Paul McCartney and Wings. Paul vividly describes the concert atmospheres, such as the excellent acoustics of the Auditorium Theater, and the more challenging sound environments of larger venues.Charles and Paul discuss various concert experiences, including Paul's attempt to attend Woodstock and the Kickapoo Creek Rock Concert, which ended in unexpected adventures and challenges. Paul humorously recalls falling asleep at a Deep Purple concert and shares an anecdote about receiving a cigarette pack from Paul McCartney at a Wings concert. They also delve into Paul's memorable experience at Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon tour, highlighting the unique and powerful visual and auditory effects of the show.Charles and Paul exchange stories of their favorite concerts, mentioning notable performances by artists such as Pink Floyd, REM, Jane's Addiction, and The Lumineers. They reflect on the evolution of live concert experiences, noting improvements in acoustics and stage production over the years. Paul talks about his podcast, "An Avid Listener," where he connects musical dots by exploring the interconnected histories of albums and artists, providing listeners with fascinating insights and lesser-known backstories. The episode wraps up with a discussion on the value of sharing music and concert experiences, emphasizing the enduring joy and connection music brings to fans and audiophiles alike. PATREON:https://www.patreon.com/SeeingThemLivePlease help us defer the cost of producing this podcast by making a donation on Patreon.WEBSITE:https://seeingthemlive.com/Visit the Seeing Them Live website for bonus materials including the show blog, resource links for concert buffs, photos, materials related to our episodes, and our Ticket Stub Museum.INSTAGRAM:https://www.instagram.com/seeingthemlive/FACEBOOK:https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61550090670708

WISCONSIN MUSIC PODCAST WMP Linktree: https://linktr.ee/WI_Music_Podcast AMPLFYING WISCONSIN MUSIC Elysian Stew Instagram: http://www.Instagram.com/elysian_stew Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/patrick.zyduck Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5lao8yeqTuBXMgRTEjO86i YouTube: https://youtube.com/channel/UCxKM0AR1hwfqkfj-kv7t-6g EPISODE 139 Welcome back to another riveting episode of the Wisconsin Music Podcast, where we unveil Wisconsin's vibrant musical landscape by showcasing its numerous talents. Today, we host the captivating instrumental guitar virtuoso, Pat Zyduck, also known as Elysian Stew. Renowned for his unique blend of diverse musical elements, Pat melds the old and new, crafting a captivating auditory tapestry. Join us on a fascinating journey, charting the course of Pat's musical saga—from his first encounter with the guitar, the eccentric teaching methods of his father, his hiatus in military service, to his enthralling return to the music scene. He further shares his intriguing experiences of transforming life's adversities into potent musical inspiration and the compelling backstory behind his album's title. Along with dipping into Pat's musical voyage, get set to delve into the compelling narrative behind his favorite song, 'Low-Flying Owls,' and the unconventional circumstances that bestowed it with its peculiar name. Candid discussions about maintaining work-life harmony as a musician, arranging gigs that complement his instrumental style, and dealing with harsh criticism provide a comprehensive picture of a musician's life. Pat shares valuable insights into his influences, musical explorations, and recording studio experiences, and talks about the crucial role played by his wife, his ongoing projects, and his plans for future performances. Tune in to unravel the artistry of Elysian Stew, understand his musical style better, and discover the vibrancy of Wisconsin's music scene. "I've always been drawn to the raw honesty of music. It's a way to express emotions that words alone can't capture," reflects Elysian Stew, offering listeners a glimpse into the soul of his artistry.   "There's something magical about tapping into the essence of a moment and translating it into music. It's like capturing lightning in a bottle," he muses, his words resonating with the universal language of music. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Transcript: 1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:11,280 Music. 2 00:00:11,749 --> 00:00:14,789 Ladies and gentlemen, welcome back to the Wisconsin Music Podcast, 3 00:00:14,949 --> 00:00:19,129 your go-to destination for discovering the incredible musical tapestry woven 4 00:00:19,129 --> 00:00:20,989 by the talented artists of the Badger State. 5 00:00:21,109 --> 00:00:24,329 Today we have a special treat for your ears as we sit down with the master of 6 00:00:24,329 --> 00:00:28,809 the instrumental guitar, none other than the enigmatic Pat Zydek, 7 00:00:28,949 --> 00:00:33,349 better known on stage as the sonic storyteller Elysian Stew. 8 00:00:33,769 --> 00:00:36,769 Did I say all that correctly so far? You did, yeah. Excellent. in 9 00:00:36,769 --> 00:00:40,089 this episode we'll delve into the artistry of 10 00:00:40,089 --> 00:00:43,269 pat zidek a musician who skillfully combines fragments 11 00:00:43,269 --> 00:00:46,829 of musical influences to craft his sonic stew that is 12 00:00:46,829 --> 00:00:51,169 both nostalgic and contemporary with a mission to invoke emotions each composition 13 00:00:51,169 --> 00:00:55,429 is a journey through the forest of feelings a testament to the profound impact 14 00:00:55,429 --> 00:01:00,049 music can have on our souls but wait there's more pat zidek has just released 15 00:01:00,049 --> 00:01:04,729 a brand new album and it's titled driving the desert to burn a million dollars. 16 00:01:05,360 --> 00:01:53,040 Music. 17 00:01:10,349 --> 00:01:16,689 © transcript Emily Beynon. 18 00:01:51,749 --> 00:01:54,789 You can find this captivating musical experience on 19 00:01:54,789 --> 00:01:57,689 all major streaming platforms youtube itunes and more so 20 00:01:57,689 --> 00:02:00,669 get ready to immerse yourself in the enchanting melodies and 21 00:02:00,669 --> 00:02:03,649 tales of elysian stew do stay tuned to the wisconsin music 22 00:02:03,649 --> 00:02:06,589 podcast where we celebrate the sounds that make our steak 23 00:02:06,589 --> 00:02:10,129 unique one artist at a time so pat welcome 24 00:02:10,129 --> 00:02:13,109 to the wisconsin music podcast thank you 25 00:02:13,109 --> 00:02:15,949 thank you thank you very much for having me this is quite an honor i 26 00:02:15,949 --> 00:02:18,889 appreciate it well thank you so much for being on so let's 27 00:02:18,889 --> 00:02:21,729 get listeners introduced to you kind of give them a summary of 28 00:02:21,729 --> 00:02:25,289 your music origin story yeah so 29 00:02:25,289 --> 00:02:28,489 basically i've been playing guitar most of 30 00:02:28,489 --> 00:02:32,009 my life my father was was a professional musician so he 31 00:02:32,009 --> 00:02:35,749 started me when I was four okay pretty much 32 00:02:35,749 --> 00:02:38,569 had hopes and dreams of you know making it big and everything 33 00:02:38,569 --> 00:02:41,409 and those were dashed at the age of 34 00:02:41,409 --> 00:02:44,749 17 thanks to my father which is an interesting story I 35 00:02:44,749 --> 00:02:48,669 wasn't wasn't done maliciously it was done to let me realize that I wasn't good 36 00:02:48,669 --> 00:02:55,269 enough okay and at that point it was okay now I have to come up with a plan 37 00:02:55,269 --> 00:02:58,589 b because I didn't have a plan b before I was just it was going to be music 38 00:02:58,589 --> 00:03:01,369 or nothing and and realized that music wasn't going to work. 39 00:03:01,449 --> 00:03:03,049 So I came up with a plan B, joined the military. 40 00:03:03,509 --> 00:03:05,629 I got to travel the world for a number of years. 41 00:03:06,109 --> 00:03:10,589 Met a girl, got married, settled down, had a family. Music kind of fell by the wayside. 42 00:03:11,355 --> 00:03:17,395 Fast forward 20 years, that marriage ended, and my sister, who is probably one 43 00:03:17,395 --> 00:03:21,455 of my biggest fans, told me that I needed to start playing again, basically. 44 00:03:21,715 --> 00:03:26,035 A year later, I released my first album, and it was all songs written while 45 00:03:26,035 --> 00:03:28,775 I was going through a divorce, so they were very angry songs. 46 00:03:30,355 --> 00:03:33,555 A few years after that, well, about a year and a half after that, 47 00:03:33,595 --> 00:03:39,115 actually, I released a second EP entitled Tuwache Vida, which was songs I had 48 00:03:39,115 --> 00:03:40,995 written about genocide in Africa. 49 00:03:41,455 --> 00:03:43,755 Something that was pretty near and dear to my heart. 50 00:03:44,655 --> 00:03:48,655 And then I joined a band. I was hired gun guitar player, 51 00:03:48,775 --> 00:03:53,215 played with them for about six years and I was having a blast and everything, 52 00:03:53,315 --> 00:03:56,695 but it got to be a little much, you know, everybody in the band was working 53 00:03:56,695 --> 00:04:01,255 full-time day jobs and the band was starting to have a little bit of success, 54 00:04:01,335 --> 00:04:03,735 but not enough that any of us could quit our jobs. 55 00:04:04,035 --> 00:04:08,555 Okay. So, so I said, I was getting a little burned out. So I said basically 56 00:04:08,555 --> 00:04:10,875 that I needed a brief hiatus. 57 00:04:11,355 --> 00:04:15,575 And that hiatus actually, which was going to originally be a month or two, 58 00:04:15,615 --> 00:04:17,555 turned into 12 years. Oh, wow. 59 00:04:17,915 --> 00:04:19,975 Yeah, yeah. Pretty, pretty surprising. 60 00:04:20,535 --> 00:04:26,595 But then the pandemic happened and my full-time day job, I was out and about. 61 00:04:26,675 --> 00:04:29,235 I worked through a whole pandemic, which was pretty stressful. 62 00:04:29,755 --> 00:04:34,435 And when things started coming out of that, I realized I was in kind of a bad place mentally. 63 00:04:34,895 --> 00:04:38,795 So I decided I was going to start playing music again, just for my own personal 64 00:04:38,795 --> 00:04:42,455 therapy. You know, just it was something I enjoyed, something I loved, 65 00:04:42,455 --> 00:04:46,555 and it was something that took my mind off of everything else that was going on. 66 00:04:46,755 --> 00:04:50,815 And so I had absolutely no intention of getting back into the scene. 67 00:04:51,295 --> 00:04:55,475 But as I started playing, you know, and I was playing when we're kids, 68 00:04:55,655 --> 00:04:59,015 we play for the pure enjoyment and for the innocence of it, you know. 69 00:04:59,215 --> 00:05:02,455 So that was kind of the mindset I was going to bring into it this time. 70 00:05:02,695 --> 00:05:08,795 And I was I was playing for just for the pure enjoyment. And but before long, my muse showed up. 71 00:05:09,275 --> 00:05:11,975 And kind of smacked me in the back of the head and said oh 72 00:05:11,975 --> 00:05:15,435 welcome back i got a whole bunch of songs for you to write now and 73 00:05:15,435 --> 00:05:18,475 i started creating and i 74 00:05:18,475 --> 00:05:21,275 realized well what good are these songs if 75 00:05:21,275 --> 00:05:25,115 nobody's ever going to hear them i was really proud of them and decided all 76 00:05:25,115 --> 00:05:29,375 right well i guess i'm going to release an album and here we are back in the 77 00:05:29,375 --> 00:05:33,955 scene a lot a lot deeper than i had planned on going but yeah of it you know 78 00:05:33,955 --> 00:05:39,175 excellent so what what was what is your muse that made you really get back into this. 79 00:05:39,775 --> 00:05:41,335 Well, it's funny, but she just 80 00:05:41,335 --> 00:05:45,795 kind of showed up one day and I don't know who she is. I call her a she. 81 00:05:45,955 --> 00:05:48,715 I've never seen her or anything, but it's just. 82 00:05:49,723 --> 00:05:53,603 It's kind of a cliche when we talk to certain musicians about, 83 00:05:53,683 --> 00:05:57,963 they say, oh, well, the song was just floating in the universe and it just found 84 00:05:57,963 --> 00:06:00,023 me and filtered itself out through me. 85 00:06:00,203 --> 00:06:03,923 But a lot of the songs on this record, that's kind of the way they came. 86 00:06:04,203 --> 00:06:08,383 Just started noodling in the studio, playing around and all of a sudden the 87 00:06:08,383 --> 00:06:10,923 melody came and I'd build off of that and build off of that. 88 00:06:11,023 --> 00:06:12,243 And next thing I knew, I had a song. 89 00:06:12,663 --> 00:06:19,403 There are a couple on the album that were written for a specific purpose, like Russian warship. 90 00:06:19,483 --> 00:06:24,863 That one was, I don't know if you're familiar with the story of the Ukrainian 91 00:06:24,863 --> 00:06:26,643 soldiers on Snake Island, Ukraine. 92 00:06:27,123 --> 00:06:32,903 After Russians invaded Ukraine, a Russian warship basically told them they needed 93 00:06:32,903 --> 00:06:35,223 to surrender or they would be attacked. 94 00:06:35,663 --> 00:06:39,923 And the Ukrainians, in no uncertain terms, told the Russians where to go. 95 00:06:40,483 --> 00:06:46,883 So I wrote that song with trying to envision some of the emotions that the ukrainian 96 00:06:46,883 --> 00:06:50,563 soldiers were feeling while they were waiting for the russians to attack, 97 00:06:51,123 --> 00:06:54,823 gotcha that's that's where that song came from okay but 98 00:06:54,823 --> 00:06:58,203 like unquiet ghost i was just rehearsing to 99 00:06:58,203 --> 00:07:00,983 do a show and this melody just popped 100 00:07:00,983 --> 00:07:03,743 into my head and i started playing it and inside of 10 101 00:07:03,743 --> 00:07:06,443 minutes i had the song and there's there's a 102 00:07:06,443 --> 00:07:09,343 line in a josh ritter song called the bone 103 00:07:09,343 --> 00:07:12,363 of song where the song is basically about finding 104 00:07:12,363 --> 00:07:15,443 a bone in the woods and there are lyrics engraved on 105 00:07:15,443 --> 00:07:18,163 the bone and if you find the bone and put it back it will give you a 106 00:07:18,163 --> 00:07:23,043 song but there's a line in there it says lucky are you who finds me in the wilderness 107 00:07:23,043 --> 00:07:28,083 for i am the only unquiet ghost that does not seek rest and i wrote this song 108 00:07:28,083 --> 00:07:31,963 and it was like where did that come from it's like i have no idea where it came 109 00:07:31,963 --> 00:07:37,763 from but i figured the unquiet ghost brought it to me so that's what i titled it was unquiet ghost. 110 00:07:38,640 --> 00:09:46,000 Music. 111 00:09:46,464 --> 00:09:51,184 Cool. Very cool. So do you think some of this has to do with your military experience? 112 00:09:52,264 --> 00:09:58,984 This particular record? Probably not. No. A lot of these were just songs that 113 00:09:58,984 --> 00:10:00,984 just kind of came to me as I was playing around. 114 00:10:01,224 --> 00:10:04,944 And it's like, ooh, what was that? I'd build off of it and things like that. 115 00:10:04,964 --> 00:10:09,244 Nothing on the album is specifically related to my military experience, 116 00:10:09,244 --> 00:10:14,464 because that was a long time ago so kind 117 00:10:14,464 --> 00:10:17,224 of diving back into a recap of everything that you've 118 00:10:17,224 --> 00:10:20,284 said so far you said back when you were 17 your dad 119 00:10:20,284 --> 00:10:24,924 basically kind of showed you that in his own way that he felt that you weren't 120 00:10:24,924 --> 00:10:28,844 able to become a professional musician as this was going to become your profession 121 00:10:28,844 --> 00:10:34,144 as listeners are out there what do you think your dad was right about that made 122 00:10:34,144 --> 00:10:36,504 sure that that was the actual path 123 00:10:36,504 --> 00:10:39,424 for you to take was not to become a professional musician at that time? 124 00:10:39,764 --> 00:10:42,964 Well, it's not that he didn't want me to be a professional musician. 125 00:10:43,204 --> 00:10:47,384 He knew I wasn't good enough at that point. And the way he drilled that into 126 00:10:47,384 --> 00:10:51,064 my head was I came home from school one day and he said to me, 127 00:10:51,124 --> 00:10:53,664 he said, so what's your plan? You're not doing great in school. 128 00:10:53,844 --> 00:10:56,744 You're probably not going to go on to college. So what is your plan? 129 00:10:56,884 --> 00:11:00,024 And I said, well, I'm going to go to Nashville. My dad was big in the country 130 00:11:00,024 --> 00:11:02,584 music world. And he said, do you think you're good enough? 131 00:11:02,804 --> 00:11:05,524 And I said, yeah. My dad was the guy on the side of the stage, 132 00:11:05,644 --> 00:11:06,764 the hired gun and guitar guitar player. 133 00:11:06,964 --> 00:11:10,084 He played with some of the biggest names in country music in the 70s. 134 00:11:10,104 --> 00:11:11,704 And that's who I wanted to be. 135 00:11:11,844 --> 00:11:14,964 And he said, okay, cool. And he got up and walked out of the kitchen. 136 00:11:15,084 --> 00:11:18,984 And the next day I came home from school and there was an envelope on the table. 137 00:11:19,064 --> 00:11:23,164 I opened it up and there was $500 cash, Greyhound bus ticket, 138 00:11:23,264 --> 00:11:25,264 and a list of names and phone numbers. 139 00:11:25,584 --> 00:11:28,164 And he said, you're going to Nashville this weekend. And he said, 140 00:11:28,284 --> 00:11:32,064 all I want you to do is just spend the weekend walking up and down 16th Avenue, 141 00:11:32,224 --> 00:11:35,804 which at the time was the street all the major recording studios were on. 142 00:11:35,804 --> 00:11:38,964 And so I did that, you know, that was back in the days when you could send your 143 00:11:38,964 --> 00:11:42,804 17 year old boy off to a different state and not really have to worry about it too much. 144 00:11:42,924 --> 00:11:46,944 It didn't take me long to realize that these guys playing for change on the 145 00:11:46,944 --> 00:11:51,304 street corners weren't good enough to get jobs and they were a lot better than me. 146 00:11:51,424 --> 00:11:54,944 So it was kind of my dad's way of making me figure it out myself. 147 00:11:55,224 --> 00:11:58,964 So that's when I came home and said, well, I got to come up with a plan B. 148 00:11:59,624 --> 00:12:04,544 And and my i fully intended on pursuing music but you know life gets in the 149 00:12:04,544 --> 00:12:10,144 way a lot of times and things like that right okay no that that's a really interesting story it's like, 150 00:12:10,699 --> 00:12:13,619 Like you said, you know, if he would have just said, no, you're not good enough, 151 00:12:13,759 --> 00:12:16,999 you probably would have not listened to one word he said and, 152 00:12:16,999 --> 00:12:18,319 you know, fought against it. 153 00:12:18,499 --> 00:12:23,919 But your own experience, you went, okay, well, am I going to be dedicated enough 154 00:12:23,919 --> 00:12:25,259 to become better than these people? 155 00:12:25,379 --> 00:12:27,759 Yes or no. And obviously you made that decision. 156 00:12:28,339 --> 00:12:32,499 Yeah. Gotcha. Okay. Well, and he didn't, he didn't want to see me go down to 157 00:12:32,499 --> 00:12:35,059 Nashville and then, you know, be living on the street starving. 158 00:12:35,599 --> 00:12:40,239 Right. Exactly. When no parent wants to see that happen. They want to see their kids successful. 159 00:12:41,299 --> 00:12:44,179 Now, obviously, you were in the military. 160 00:12:44,419 --> 00:12:48,759 Did you do anything musical in the military, or was it something in a different 161 00:12:48,759 --> 00:12:52,639 branch of the military that you were a part of? Well, no, I was in the Coast Guard. Okay. 162 00:12:53,019 --> 00:12:56,099 And my first duty station was Kodiak Island, Alaska. 163 00:12:56,899 --> 00:13:01,499 And while I was there, I met a fellow banjo player. So we formed a little group 164 00:13:01,499 --> 00:13:03,539 and we did a cassette tape. 165 00:13:03,899 --> 00:13:07,539 We didn't know anything about vinyl pressing or anything at that time. 166 00:13:07,619 --> 00:13:08,939 So we went into the studio and 167 00:13:08,939 --> 00:13:12,979 recorded, I think, seven or eight songs and put them on a cassette tape. 168 00:13:13,499 --> 00:13:16,299 And it was just bluegrass covers, that kind of a thing. 169 00:13:16,339 --> 00:13:19,539 It was just guitar and banjo. and during that experience 170 00:13:19,539 --> 00:13:22,339 in the studio it was like okay i want to do more of this 171 00:13:22,339 --> 00:13:25,259 this was fun yeah you know we played played 172 00:13:25,259 --> 00:13:28,239 some shows on the base and there wasn't a whole lot to 173 00:13:28,239 --> 00:13:33,539 do in the city of kodiak it's a city of 5 000 people and probably 4 000 of them 174 00:13:33,539 --> 00:13:37,539 are commercial fishermen and so you know the the bars get kind of rowdy when 175 00:13:37,539 --> 00:13:43,299 the guys are in right yeah so there wasn't a whole lot of opportunities to play 176 00:13:43,299 --> 00:13:47,059 but we played some shows on the base at the officers club the enlisted men's 177 00:13:47,059 --> 00:13:48,119 club and things like that. 178 00:13:48,639 --> 00:13:51,859 And then from there, I got transferred to Two Rivers, Wisconsin, 179 00:13:52,419 --> 00:13:55,979 where I had joined a country band. I grew up country. 180 00:13:57,168 --> 00:14:01,388 I didn't even realize anything but country existed until I was 12 when my cousin 181 00:14:01,388 --> 00:14:05,108 played Here Comes the Sun for me by the Beatles and blew my mind. Yeah. 182 00:14:05,648 --> 00:14:11,568 But came back from Alaska, formed a country cover band, and did that for a little while. 183 00:14:11,728 --> 00:14:16,168 And then met a woman, got married, had a family, and wife kind of got in the way. 184 00:14:16,248 --> 00:14:21,328 So that was my first hiatus from music, which lasted almost 20 years. 185 00:14:21,548 --> 00:14:27,168 Yeah. And then around, if I'm figuring this out correctly, going backwards from 186 00:14:27,168 --> 00:14:28,008 what you talked about before, 187 00:14:28,788 --> 00:14:36,508 about mid-2000s, between 2000 and 2010 is when you started your back to music 188 00:14:36,508 --> 00:14:38,328 with a band. Was that around that time? 189 00:14:39,348 --> 00:14:44,908 Yeah. Yeah. Let's see. What would that have been? Yeah, right around mids. Yeah. Yeah. 190 00:14:45,488 --> 00:14:49,688 And I started, you know, I started, I wrote my, my album, which is titled, 191 00:14:49,928 --> 00:14:53,448 I never want to meet another you. That's the one I wrote after I got divorced. Right. 192 00:14:53,948 --> 00:14:58,008 Gotcha. And the guy that owned the studio that I recorded that in, 193 00:14:58,068 --> 00:15:02,048 we ended up becoming really good friends and he invited me to join his band 194 00:15:02,048 --> 00:15:03,948 kind of as a hired gun guitar player. 195 00:15:04,348 --> 00:15:07,768 And I did that. It was a band out of Sheboygan called Icarus Drifting, 196 00:15:07,868 --> 00:15:13,128 which is the band is still around. They're called the Bellwether now. Oh, okay. 197 00:15:13,508 --> 00:15:18,128 Sure. Yeah. Yeah, Eric Cox and Thea, Marissa, and Corey. 198 00:15:18,468 --> 00:15:24,388 But yeah, so after Icarus kind of fell apart, Eric reformed Icarus into the bellwether. 199 00:15:24,528 --> 00:15:27,608 But I played with Eric and Icarus Drifting for about six years. 200 00:15:28,428 --> 00:15:33,648 And that's during that time I released my second album. And then we released an album as Icarus. 201 00:15:34,368 --> 00:15:39,308 Okay. So let's talk a little bit about this newest album that you recently released. 202 00:15:39,308 --> 00:15:43,668 Based um kind of give the listeners kind of like a the summary of from beginning 203 00:15:43,668 --> 00:15:48,408 to end how it started where you recorded it things you kind of learned from 204 00:15:48,408 --> 00:15:54,468 that process and the release story behind it yeah so i wrote these songs that 205 00:15:54,468 --> 00:15:57,628 you know over the course of about 16 or 18 months. 206 00:15:58,968 --> 00:16:03,548 And a friend of mine i live in fond du lac and a friend of mine owns a studio 207 00:16:03,548 --> 00:16:08,068 it's not a pro that's not his business but he you know he has a studio on the 208 00:16:08,068 --> 00:16:12,848 side he's a music teacher and things like that and he offered to record it for 209 00:16:12,848 --> 00:16:16,108 me so I took him up on it and just kind of, 210 00:16:16,628 --> 00:16:20,828 laid out the songs that I did and then you know picked the sequence that I wanted 211 00:16:20,828 --> 00:16:25,788 to put him in and one of the reviews that I got on the record said it's it's 212 00:16:25,788 --> 00:16:30,588 it's a journey going through the desert and seeing almost every single different 213 00:16:30,588 --> 00:16:34,788 terrain a desert would have to offer which is It's pretty interesting. 214 00:16:35,208 --> 00:16:38,228 The songs were not written to be grouped together. 215 00:16:38,688 --> 00:16:41,808 They weren't written specifically for this album. 216 00:16:41,868 --> 00:16:45,728 I would just write a song and log it. And then pretty soon I realized these 217 00:16:45,728 --> 00:16:49,348 songs all kind of go together with a little bit of variation. 218 00:16:49,488 --> 00:16:51,628 So they don't all sound the same. Right. 219 00:16:52,857 --> 00:16:57,877 And the title came from something a woman said to me after a live show one time. 220 00:16:57,937 --> 00:17:02,177 She said, your music just makes me feel so carefree, like I want to drive through 221 00:17:02,177 --> 00:17:03,757 the desert to burn a million dollars. 222 00:17:03,917 --> 00:17:07,017 And I went, oh, I got to write that down. Yeah, definitely, definitely. 223 00:17:07,497 --> 00:17:10,597 Very catchy, very thought-provoking title. 224 00:17:11,277 --> 00:17:15,577 Now, the tunes that you had mentioned earlier, Russian and Ghost, 225 00:17:15,697 --> 00:17:16,657 are those part of that album? 226 00:17:17,137 --> 00:17:20,717 Yes, they're both on this album. Okay. It's Russian Worship, 227 00:17:20,837 --> 00:17:27,017 and there is another part to the name of that song, but it's got a bad word in it. Okay, gotcha. 228 00:17:28,377 --> 00:17:32,017 And then the other one is called Unquiet Ghost. Unquiet Ghost. 229 00:17:32,637 --> 00:17:37,857 My favorite song on the album is Low-Flying Owls, which was one of those songs. 230 00:17:37,857 --> 00:17:39,297 That just kind of came to me. 231 00:17:39,377 --> 00:17:45,897 I just wrote it one day, and I played it for my wife, and we're trying to come up with a title for it. 232 00:17:46,717 --> 00:17:49,537 Because a lot of times, you know, it's instrumental, there's no 233 00:17:49,537 --> 00:17:52,457 story right sometimes there's a story behind it but 234 00:17:52,457 --> 00:17:55,857 it may not be obvious to the listener because there's no words right 235 00:17:55,857 --> 00:17:59,937 so i try to either name 236 00:17:59,937 --> 00:18:04,177 the song after a feeling that the song may evoke or i go the complete opposite 237 00:18:04,177 --> 00:18:09,297 direction and just name it something really offbeat and off the wall and this 238 00:18:09,297 --> 00:18:12,777 one yeah i'd written the song and she said well let's just marinate on it for 239 00:18:12,777 --> 00:18:17,977 a few days and see if something doesn't come to us and we actually saw a road sign sign. 240 00:18:18,337 --> 00:18:22,357 And you know, those yellow diamond shaped signs like a deer crossing sign. 241 00:18:22,677 --> 00:18:26,097 And it said, caution, low flying owls. 242 00:18:26,757 --> 00:18:32,017 And my wife turned to me and looked at me and I had the song recorded and she's like, play that song. 243 00:18:32,357 --> 00:18:35,257 So I played it and she went, Oh my God, that's it. It's low. 244 00:18:35,397 --> 00:18:38,977 And she says, I just envisioned an owl just kind of soaring through the woods 245 00:18:38,977 --> 00:18:42,577 with its wings stretched out. And so that's what I titled it. 246 00:18:43,920 --> 00:21:37,840 Music. 247 00:21:37,688 --> 00:21:41,428 Obviously multiple different states and 248 00:21:41,428 --> 00:21:44,288 venues what can you kind of tell the listeners 249 00:21:44,288 --> 00:21:47,988 about your experience of the local attitude that 250 00:21:47,988 --> 00:21:50,768 you have experienced over the years that you have played out live 251 00:21:50,768 --> 00:21:53,668 good and bad well the the 252 00:21:53,668 --> 00:21:56,668 bad is the typical and i'm sure almost every musician out there 253 00:21:56,668 --> 00:21:59,388 will will agree with me when you know 254 00:21:59,388 --> 00:22:02,448 you show up to a gig and there's five people there and 255 00:22:02,448 --> 00:22:06,648 four of those five people are talking right 256 00:22:06,648 --> 00:22:09,368 you know and that's just part of it 257 00:22:09,368 --> 00:22:12,588 right but you know that it's there's that one person 258 00:22:12,588 --> 00:22:16,108 standing there paying attention and that's 259 00:22:16,108 --> 00:22:19,488 you know you got to bring your stadium show your a-game even if it's just one 260 00:22:19,488 --> 00:22:26,828 person you know well the good stuff is is far outweighs the bad of course but 261 00:22:26,828 --> 00:22:31,928 it's it's like one of the best experiences that ever happened to me after a 262 00:22:31,928 --> 00:22:34,688 live show and during a live show actually is i have a song, 263 00:22:35,428 --> 00:22:41,408 i wrote called river of souls and it's about genocide in africa it's a pretty dark heavy song. 264 00:22:42,228 --> 00:22:48,668 But i was playing a small coffee shop in cheboygan and i saw a woman in the 265 00:22:48,668 --> 00:22:53,588 audience just happened to notice she was crying i mean i'm like you know bawling 266 00:22:53,588 --> 00:22:56,888 ugly crying and we made eye eye contact. 267 00:22:57,168 --> 00:23:00,428 And she got up and ran into the bathroom while I'm on stage playing the song, 268 00:23:00,608 --> 00:23:03,128 looking at her husband who was sitting next to her thinking, 269 00:23:03,308 --> 00:23:04,648 well, you jerk, what'd you say to her? 270 00:23:04,768 --> 00:23:09,328 You know, and finished out the show. 271 00:23:09,408 --> 00:23:13,888 And she came up to me after the show and she says, I've never been moved so 272 00:23:13,888 --> 00:23:16,228 much in my life as I have from that song. 273 00:23:16,748 --> 00:23:19,948 And I said, you were crying because of my song. She goes, yes. 274 00:23:20,328 --> 00:23:22,528 And I was like, okay, I can retire now. 275 00:23:23,568 --> 00:23:26,388 It's like I touched somebody that deeply that 276 00:23:26,388 --> 00:23:29,248 i made her ugly cry right right i mean 277 00:23:29,248 --> 00:23:32,428 that's that it's a highlight for 278 00:23:32,428 --> 00:23:36,208 sure right it's it's something that an artist wants some 279 00:23:36,208 --> 00:23:39,028 kind of emotion evoked from something 280 00:23:39,028 --> 00:23:42,868 that they're doing either from a painting or a picture or a musical composition 281 00:23:42,868 --> 00:23:48,268 just know that they can you know touch somebody with a human emotion with what 282 00:23:48,268 --> 00:23:51,348 they're doing then that lets them know that they're on the right track of what 283 00:23:51,348 --> 00:23:56,348 they're trying to accomplish well even the negative stuff, you know, is okay a lot of times. 284 00:23:56,428 --> 00:24:00,188 I had a song on my first record called why, and it was rather political and, 285 00:24:01,112 --> 00:24:04,372 And I was playing it one day, and apparently this gentleman in the audience 286 00:24:04,372 --> 00:24:06,732 had an opposite political opinion of mine. 287 00:24:07,152 --> 00:24:10,472 And he got up, and he gave me the finger, and he walked out. 288 00:24:10,572 --> 00:24:11,912 And it's like, okay, that's fine. 289 00:24:12,252 --> 00:24:16,052 And then a woman came up to me afterwards, and she said, I'm sorry that you 290 00:24:16,052 --> 00:24:18,772 had to deal with that. I said, I'm not. She goes, well, why not? 291 00:24:18,852 --> 00:24:19,912 I said, it's perfectly fine. 292 00:24:20,132 --> 00:24:22,052 My song elicited a reaction. 293 00:24:22,352 --> 00:24:26,012 I would rather get a negative reaction than no reaction. Right. 294 00:24:27,272 --> 00:24:29,972 At least he was listening. Yeah, exactly. 295 00:24:31,432 --> 00:24:34,772 Told me a lot right exactly so we've 296 00:24:34,772 --> 00:24:38,732 talked about the local scene we've talked about your current project now 297 00:24:38,732 --> 00:24:42,492 obviously you talked about being divorced but it also sounds like you're remarried 298 00:24:42,492 --> 00:24:47,032 is your wife now is she a musician as well or is she just a really good music 299 00:24:47,032 --> 00:24:53,352 lover she's a music lover she is an artist but she's a graphic designer so which 300 00:24:53,352 --> 00:24:57,952 is great because she does does all the artwork for my albums, everything like that. 301 00:24:59,392 --> 00:25:04,132 So yeah, kind of a built-in art director. But no, she's a music lover for sure. 302 00:25:04,352 --> 00:25:10,932 And we go see a lot of shows together and pretty diverse as far as our tastes. 303 00:25:11,352 --> 00:25:15,632 You know, like two weeks ago, we were in Milwaukee at Pfizer to see Tool. 304 00:25:15,932 --> 00:25:21,912 And then the very next night, we were in Madison to see a Ukrainian folk band called Daka Bruka. 305 00:25:22,872 --> 00:25:28,192 Fantastic, fantastic. Yeah, it's good to explore all the different types of 306 00:25:28,192 --> 00:25:30,692 music out there, especially when, like you. 307 00:25:31,873 --> 00:25:34,213 Where you just started out, you didn't think there was anything besides country 308 00:25:34,213 --> 00:25:35,073 out there till you were 12. 309 00:25:35,553 --> 00:25:38,593 Now you're exploring all this different kinds of music. And I think it just 310 00:25:38,593 --> 00:25:41,853 makes you a better, not just a better musician, but just makes you a better 311 00:25:41,853 --> 00:25:45,333 person overall, just to experience all these different kinds of music out there. 312 00:25:45,553 --> 00:25:49,673 Oh, absolutely. Yeah. And, you know, and I draw a little influence from certain things. 313 00:25:50,093 --> 00:25:53,613 I was just playing the other day in the studio and I have a loop pedal that I play with. 314 00:25:53,713 --> 00:25:57,173 I don't do a lot with it live, but just started this little riff and it was 315 00:25:57,173 --> 00:26:00,193 like, that sounds kind of tool-like. So I just built off of it. 316 00:26:00,413 --> 00:26:03,473 Nice. you know and it's just had i 317 00:26:03,473 --> 00:26:06,333 not been exposed to that music i probably never would have done that right 318 00:26:06,333 --> 00:26:09,473 yeah i like to expose myself to a lot of different styles and 319 00:26:09,473 --> 00:26:12,653 genres now one of 320 00:26:12,653 --> 00:26:16,113 the questions i ask is about like work life balance you haven't really said 321 00:26:16,113 --> 00:26:20,973 you're retired or not but do you have like a work life balance difficulty or 322 00:26:20,973 --> 00:26:25,413 is it kind of pretty much you're you got a good balance going there i think 323 00:26:25,413 --> 00:26:31,573 it's it's probably it's pretty decent i mean it's work Work definitely is the predominant. 324 00:26:31,573 --> 00:26:35,613 I do have a day job predominant factor in my life right now. 325 00:26:35,933 --> 00:26:41,553 I work 10 hour days and I have a almost hour drive to and from work. 326 00:26:41,673 --> 00:26:44,853 So I've got, yeah, I live in Fidelac. I work in Appleton. 327 00:26:45,313 --> 00:26:48,553 So it's 47 miles from my house to my job. 328 00:26:48,973 --> 00:26:55,433 So I do spend a lot of time in work mode. You know, I come home and try, 329 00:26:55,573 --> 00:26:59,633 you know, like Mondays and Tuesdays, I'm done earlier than I am on Wednesdays and Thursdays. 330 00:26:59,633 --> 00:27:04,373 So I have time to play after work and things like that on Wednesdays and Thursdays, 331 00:27:04,373 --> 00:27:08,793 I get a little bit of time in the morning to play, but my wife does work Fridays. 332 00:27:08,893 --> 00:27:10,853 So Friday is kind of my day. 333 00:27:12,293 --> 00:27:16,533 It's my day to just do what I need to do and what I want to do and things like that. 334 00:27:16,613 --> 00:27:19,113 And then come the weekend, if we don't have anything going on, 335 00:27:19,133 --> 00:27:23,493 then I go into studio and, you know, play some more or it's, 336 00:27:23,533 --> 00:27:27,853 it's pretty rare that we don't have something going on. at least one of the days on the weekend. 337 00:27:28,795 --> 00:27:34,015 Are you going out and still performing with the new album? Are you getting good 338 00:27:34,015 --> 00:27:36,315 feedback? What's the deal on that? 339 00:27:36,595 --> 00:27:42,495 Yeah, I'm in booking mode right now. I've got a show booked at Oak Brewing in West Allis in April. 340 00:27:42,635 --> 00:27:46,115 It's one of the Amplified Artist Sessions that they do there. 341 00:27:46,835 --> 00:27:51,335 And right now, I'm... So being an instrumental artist, you know, 342 00:27:51,375 --> 00:27:57,895 I'm definitely not a bar scene kind of a guy. So my stuff just is not made for 343 00:27:57,895 --> 00:27:59,815 that particular type of venue. 344 00:28:00,175 --> 00:28:06,035 So I'm trying to find, you know, wine bars or maybe smaller places to play there. 345 00:28:06,415 --> 00:28:10,275 My wife and I happen to love the Door County areas and there's a lot of places 346 00:28:10,275 --> 00:28:12,275 up there. So I'm doing some bookings up there. 347 00:28:12,615 --> 00:28:15,435 There are some places in Sheboygan, you know, I'm trying to, 348 00:28:15,435 --> 00:28:19,755 trying to stick within an hour or two of my house, maybe two and a half if it's, 349 00:28:19,755 --> 00:28:20,955 if it's a really cool place. 350 00:28:20,955 --> 00:28:23,775 Uh but that's not to say i wouldn't take 351 00:28:23,775 --> 00:28:26,915 a you know if somebody booked me a great show in minneapolis or 352 00:28:26,915 --> 00:28:29,855 chicago i'd definitely jump all over it right right 353 00:28:29,855 --> 00:28:32,735 but yeah i'm i'm in i'm in hardcore booking mode right 354 00:28:32,735 --> 00:28:35,395 now and then is there 355 00:28:35,395 --> 00:28:39,535 any gigs i mean you talked about some gigs where you know you had some great 356 00:28:39,535 --> 00:28:44,695 emotional reaction from the audience was there one where you went and saw someone 357 00:28:44,695 --> 00:28:50,635 perform and had a great impression on you yeah so one of my wives and my both 358 00:28:50,635 --> 00:28:53,675 favorite artist is a guy out of Ireland named Damien Rice. 359 00:28:54,776 --> 00:29:00,416 He's a singer-songwriter, you know. I'm kind of reluctant to always say he's 360 00:29:00,416 --> 00:29:03,156 from Ireland because that immediately conjures up the image of, 361 00:29:03,236 --> 00:29:06,816 oh, he does Irish music, but he does not. He isn't a singer-songwriter. Right. 362 00:29:07,376 --> 00:29:09,036 But we've seen him a couple times, 363 00:29:09,216 --> 00:29:12,156 and we're actually going to see him in Chicago on the 1st of December. 364 00:29:12,956 --> 00:29:17,976 But he played the Auditorium Theater a few years ago, walked out on that stage, 365 00:29:18,016 --> 00:29:21,716 and I don't know what the capacity of the theater is. It's probably 6,000 or 8,000. 366 00:29:22,136 --> 00:29:24,936 But he walked out on that stage solo, solo just an 367 00:29:24,936 --> 00:29:28,096 acoustic guitar and that place fell silent 368 00:29:28,096 --> 00:29:31,336 for two hours i mean it was amazing 369 00:29:31,336 --> 00:29:34,616 i don't know how you do that one guy in acoustic guitar i'm 370 00:29:34,616 --> 00:29:41,016 working on figuring it out just yeah it's just like you're just mesmerized by 371 00:29:41,016 --> 00:29:46,256 someone that can go up there just them and an instrument and just control your 372 00:29:46,256 --> 00:29:48,076 attention for that amount of 373 00:29:48,076 --> 00:29:53,836 time it's just exactly yeah it's awe-inspiring and and And he's just so, 374 00:29:54,036 --> 00:29:57,416 I don't know if you're familiar with his music at all, but it's pretty deep, too. 375 00:29:58,036 --> 00:30:02,916 It's the type of music that you really should listen to. And most of his fans 376 00:30:02,916 --> 00:30:04,896 realize this, so most of them do. 377 00:30:05,696 --> 00:30:07,956 They're all in. Yeah. 378 00:30:09,416 --> 00:30:13,016 And that's definitely one of our favorites. And I would love to be able to figure 379 00:30:13,016 --> 00:30:15,556 out how to do what he did with that size audience. 380 00:30:16,916 --> 00:30:19,556 Yeah, you would think it's like a lot of 381 00:30:19,556 --> 00:30:22,556 those songs you would think that that artist does it means 382 00:30:22,556 --> 00:30:26,716 something to a lot of different people each one of those songs and it just everybody's 383 00:30:26,716 --> 00:30:32,456 there to experience that in a live setting right right well it's like dave growl 384 00:30:32,456 --> 00:30:36,996 the fool fighter said one time he said you can sing a song to 85 000 people 385 00:30:36,996 --> 00:30:42,436 and they will sing it back to you for 85 000 different reasons yep exactly exactly. 386 00:30:43,640 --> 00:30:47,440 I'm pretty much out of questions. I mean, you've given us a lot of stuff to 387 00:30:47,440 --> 00:30:50,320 ponder and think about and reflect on. 388 00:30:50,420 --> 00:30:54,000 Is there anything that you would like the listeners to know about before I let you go? 389 00:30:54,440 --> 00:30:57,680 Just check out the album. You know, it's available on most of the streaming 390 00:30:57,680 --> 00:31:02,560 platforms, Spotify, iTunes, Apple Music. It is on YouTube as well. 391 00:31:02,820 --> 00:31:07,560 If you don't have any, I'm finding a lot of my fans are of my age and a lot 392 00:31:07,560 --> 00:31:10,120 of them don't have Spotify and things like that. 393 00:31:10,660 --> 00:31:13,540 So it's up on YouTube as well. but yeah just 394 00:31:13,540 --> 00:31:16,380 go check it out if you like it hop on over to 395 00:31:16,380 --> 00:31:19,420 itunes and you know click that old buy button that 396 00:31:19,420 --> 00:31:22,600 would be great there you go are you on um bandcamp as 397 00:31:22,600 --> 00:31:25,580 well yep okay so i will put all 398 00:31:25,580 --> 00:31:28,860 your links into the description of this episode 399 00:31:28,860 --> 00:31:31,740 so people can just click on that and then go right to that 400 00:31:31,740 --> 00:31:34,440 and you know hopefully you know support you by 401 00:31:34,440 --> 00:31:37,580 buying you know your music like you said on itunes or 402 00:31:37,580 --> 00:31:40,620 over at bandcamp so yeah yeah it 403 00:31:40,620 --> 00:31:43,760 is all of the socials and it's all under the elysian 404 00:31:43,760 --> 00:31:46,560 stew okay that's yeah that's one 405 00:31:46,560 --> 00:31:49,340 more thing i was going to ask you but i forgot it's like where did that name come 406 00:31:49,340 --> 00:31:55,700 from so elysian means blissful or delightful which hopefully people will find 407 00:31:55,700 --> 00:32:02,200 my music and stew comes from a lot of my influences growing up i've taken little 408 00:32:02,200 --> 00:32:05,260 little bits and pieces and kind of all throwing them in the pot to come up with 409 00:32:05,260 --> 00:32:06,900 my own little stew of a style. 410 00:32:07,360 --> 00:32:11,060 And I figured by doing that also, if I ever work with any other musicians, 411 00:32:11,480 --> 00:32:14,060 they will just be added ingredients in the stew. 412 00:32:14,960 --> 00:32:18,640 Wonderful. Wonderful. Well, Pat, thank you so much for being on the Wisconsin Music Podcast. 413 00:32:18,800 --> 00:32:22,580 Like I said, it's been a pleasure talking with you, learning about your journey 414 00:32:22,580 --> 00:32:25,860 through music, and I hope the listeners enjoyed hearing this as well. 415 00:32:26,280 --> 00:32:29,660 Yeah, I do too. Thank you so much for having me. I greatly appreciate it. 416 00:32:29,680 --> 00:32:33,220 It's awesome what you do to help support Wisconsin musicians. That's great. 417 00:32:33,999 --> 00:32:38,739 And then that's it. So I'll do this stuff post editing and everything. 418 00:32:38,919 --> 00:32:42,019 And then I will let you know when this will go live. It'd probably be like, 419 00:32:42,519 --> 00:32:44,559 I'm thinking not till the early 420 00:32:44,559 --> 00:32:47,859 new year, like January, February is when this will probably come out. 421 00:32:47,939 --> 00:32:51,739 So, and like you said, you mentioned a gig in April. So people will catch that 422 00:32:51,739 --> 00:32:53,519 way before that happens. 423 00:32:53,699 --> 00:32:55,699 And then they can, you have a website. 424 00:32:56,259 --> 00:33:02,639 I don't have a website. No, I've just got, I've got the Instagram and my Facebook is under my name. 425 00:33:02,859 --> 00:33:08,999 Okay. I tried changing the name to Elysian stew and all these people kept sending 426 00:33:08,999 --> 00:33:10,779 me messages. Who are you? How do I know? 427 00:33:12,419 --> 00:33:15,519 Cause I have a lot of followers on Facebook and I thought it would be easier 428 00:33:15,519 --> 00:33:17,639 just to change my name and it will be to start over. 429 00:33:17,859 --> 00:33:23,339 Right. By that I realized that didn't work. So I just changed it back to my name. Gotcha. Okay. 430 00:33:23,799 --> 00:33:27,419 Well, Pat, once again, thank you so much for being on and looking forward to 431 00:33:27,419 --> 00:33:30,159 putting this all together for you and letting you know when it's ready to go. 432 00:33:30,479 --> 00:33:33,479 Sounds good. Thank you very much. Appreciate it. Yep. Have a great evening. 433 00:33:33,679 --> 00:33:37,219 Thank you. You too. Well, thanks again for tuning in to another episode of the 434 00:33:37,219 --> 00:33:38,179 Wisconsin music podcast. 435 00:33:38,539 --> 00:33:42,339 Once again, I'm Zach Foe, your host and creator of the Wisconsin music podcast, 436 00:33:42,379 --> 00:33:47,019 where I love to amplify the great sounds coming out of the Wisconsin state. 437 00:33:47,059 --> 00:33:50,519 We have great talent here, great support, great listeners. 438 00:33:50,959 --> 00:33:56,399 Thanks to Fox cities, indie radio for syndicating this on Thursdays and Sundays, 439 00:33:56,479 --> 00:33:58,019 along with their other great programmers. 440 00:33:58,059 --> 00:34:02,239 So make sure you check out the Fox cities, indie radio. 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Doug describes his experience at a Queen concert in Chicago where fans began pelting Freddie and the band with eggs. He talks about the time he convinced his reluctant wife to see a Smithereens concert outdoors, only to be drenched in a sudden downpour.  He expresses his passion for collecting concert ticket stubs and discusses the sentimental value they hold, providing glimpses into the past. Doug also describes his most prized possession, a Heart concert T-shirt that he got when he saw the band at the Auditorium Theater in 1976. He discusses the intimate setting and acoustics of the venue, highlighting the unique experience of watching a band in a space designed for music.Throughout the interview, Doug provides insights into the perspective of a live music fan who is also a musician, explaining how he pays attention to instrument details, gear, and performance nuances. He also provides an amusing glimpse into the pressure musicians feel when the tables are turned and fellow musicians are in the audience, and how sometimes, mistakes go unnoticed.To see bonus materials for this and other episodes, including transcripts, photos, articles, and other show artifacts, visit https://www.seeingthemlive.net or https://www.seeingthemlive.com. While you are there, check out our blog articles, links to historical resources for live music events, and out ticket stub museum where you can see images of fan ticket stubs. If you believe you have an exciting concert story to tell, go to our website and click on the "Become a Guest" link and fill out the form. As we like to say, "Everyone has a concert story. Let's hear yours". If you have not already, please subscribe to this podcast. Thank you for hearing our stories. PATREON:https://www.patreon.com/SeeingThemLivePlease help us defer the cost of producing this podcast by making a donation on Patreon.WEBSITE:https://seeingthemlive.com/Visit the Seeing Them Live website for bonus materials including the show blog, resource links for concert buffs, photos, materials related to our episodes, and our Ticket Stub Museum.INSTAGRAM:https://www.instagram.com/seeingthemlive/FACEBOOK:https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61550090670708

Pauly talks about his first trip to The Thousand Islands for a wedding, the new naming rights sponsor of the Auditorium Theater, the passing of Bray Wyatt, and more.

Louis Sullivan was an architect working in Chicago at the dawn of the skyscraper. He sought to define a new, bold style of design in the U.S., and was deeply frustrated when his peers didn't do the same.  Research: Sullivan, Louis. “An Autobiography of an Idea.” Dover Architecture. 2012. Kindle Edition. “Louis Sullivan.” Chicago Architecture Center. https://www.architecture.org/learn/resources/architecture-dictionary/entry/louis-sullivan/ “Auditorium Building.” Chicago Architecture Center. https://www.architecture.org/learn/resources/buildings-of-chicago/building/auditorium-building/ Smith, Mark Richard. “Louis Sullivan – The Struggle for American Architecture.” Whitecap Films. 2010. “Charnley-Persky House Museum.” https://www.sah.org/about-sah/charnley-persky-house Glancey, Jonathan. “The city that changed architecture forever.” BBC Culture. October 5, 2015. https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20150930-chicago-birthplace-of-the-skyscraper “Auditorium Theater.” https://auditoriumtheatre.org/ Chewning, John Andrew. “William Robert Ware and the beginnings of architectural education in the United States, 1861-1881.” Massachusetts Institute of Technology. 1986. https://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/14983 Britannica, The Editors of Encyclopaedia. "Dankmar Adler". Encyclopedia Britannica, 13 Apr. 2023, https://www.britannica.com/biography/Dankmar-Adler Koeper, H.F.. "Louis Sullivan". Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 Apr. 2023, https://www.britannica.com/biography/Louis-Sullivan Lowe, David Garrard. “Architecture: The First Chicago School.” Encyclopedia of Chicago. http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/62.html “World's Columbian Exposition of 1893.” American Experience. PBS. https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/chicago-worlds-columbian-exposition-1893/ Crook, David H. “Louis Sullivan and the Golden Doorway.” Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians, vol. 26, no. 4, 1967, pp. 250–58. JSTOR, https://doi.org/10.2307/988451 Mumford, Mark. “Form Follows Nature: The Origins of American Organic Architecture.” Journal of Architectural Education (1984-), vol. 42, no. 3, 1989, pp. 26–37. JSTOR, https://doi.org/10.2307/1425061 Gary C. Meyer. “Louis Sullivan's Columbus Jewel Box.” The Wisconsin Magazine of History, vol. 88, no. 3, 2005, pp. 2–17. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/4637133 Britannica, The Editors of Encyclopaedia. "William Le Baron Jenney". Encyclopedia Britannica, 21 Sep. 2022, https://www.britannica.com/biography/William-Le-Baron-Jenney See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Pauly joins Matt on his podcast, In The Nova, recorded inside of Nova Fitness on Main Street (next to the Auditorium Theater). Topics include leadership, running a business, working on one's self, and much more!

Praise & Worship... what does that really mean?? Are you engaging in it correctly? What is the one thing that is "key" in correlation with worship? Find out all of that and more in this episode! Please join MJ and Pastor Anthony & Lady Brytish as they break down the true essence of praise and worship. I guarantee this is going to bless you!ABOUT THE GUESTSAnthony R. Thomas lives by his personal motto, “Live-Learn-Grow-Lead!”He is a husband, father, educator, counselor, and forward thinker. As a teacher, public speaker and workshop facilitator, Thomas is characterized by most as passionate, clear to understand and practical. In January 2019 Anthony established Thomas Consulting and Counseling Service, Inc. Thomas CCS houses author services, public speaking, general consultation and more. A skilled communicator who is effective in building collaborative relationships. He has spent nearly 20 years working with adults and youth as a counselor, educational leader and community liaison. He is the recipient of various awards and certificates for his diligence in education and ministry. Thomas has served in multiple capacities of during his more than 20-year tenure in ministry. He has served as Sunday School instructor, Director of Children’s Ministry and Youth Pastor, to name a few. Pastor Anthony, with the support of his wife, founded Spoken Word Fellowship Church in 2015. On July 1, 2020, Pastor Anthony became the Senior Pastor of Calvary Covenant Church. Pastor Anthony teaches under the vision, Love people, connect them to Christ, and teach them how to live. Calvary Covenant Church seeks to a people and place of reconciliation, restoration, and clarity for the people of God.Brytish C. Moore-Thomas, a respected musician, educator, and advocate for Education and the Arts deems herself blessed to have been born into a gifted family. She accredits Her faith in God, personal life triumphs, mentors, and musical genes as sources that have shaped her into the woman she is today. Brytish founded B Moore Productions, a music and arts company that offers comprehensive services that include performance opportunities, private music instruction, and developmental consultation in the arts for individuals, religious and secular organizations. Her musical prowess has placed Brytish on numerous platforms as Ravinia, Black Ensemble Theater, Orchestra Hall, DuSable Museum, and the Auditorium Theater to name a few. A lover of visual arts, she enrolled into Curie High School for the Performing Arts as a scenic designed major, transitioned and graduated as music major. Brytish earned a Master’s degree in Choral Music Education from Vandercook College of Music in Chicago, IL and a Bachelor’s degree in General Music Education from Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, IL, in addition to a certificate in Worship Studies from The Worship Arts Conservatory, founded by Vivien Hibbert. She loves to fuse classical, jazz, and gospel styles to produce heart-warming sounds that soothes hearts of people. She is currently enrolled in a dual program, a pursuing her Master’s and Doctorate in Christian/Pastor Counseling .Pastor Anthony & Lady Brytish are happily married. They are proud parents of 3 beautiful gifts who also display both academic and musical talents. The Thomas family enjoys spending quality time together traveling, watching family movies, engaging in extra-curricular activities, and establishing the vision of Calvary Covenant Church and Spoken Word Fellowship Ministries as senior leaders. Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mjfave)

Les Misérables has been on London's West End continuously since 1985. Its first Chicago performance came in the Spring of 1989 at the Auditorium Theater, and at least two tickets went unused.

I got to sit down with one of my favorite people - Roosevelt Griffin. On this episode, Roosevelt talks about growing up in and teaching in low-income areas, strategies for reaching and advocating for students in your programs, tips and techniques for jazz programs, and his path to starting a community center, the Griffin Institute.FULL BIO from www.rooseveltgriffin.com and www.thegriffininstitute.org:Dr. Roosevelt Griffin III is the director of bands for Harvey School District 152 where he and his students have received international acclaim for excellence in music education. He manages music programs over seven locations with more than 250 students. He is also the elementary jazz band director for the Chicago Jazz Philharmonic; an instructor with Blues Kids of America, an interdisciplinary artist-in-residence program that helps students improve literacy through music; and the President/CEO of the Griffin Institute of Performing Arts.Some of his most notable performances as an educator include performances at the Chicago Jazz Festival, Chicago Blues Festival, Buddy Guy's Legends, Midwest International Band and Orchestra Clinics, Jazz Education Network's International Conference, Auditorium Theater, ASCD International Conference, and the Chicago Jazz Showcase.Before becoming a full-time teacher, Dr. Griffin worked with some of the world's greatest musicians, including Luciano Pavarotti, Diana Ross, and Jimmy Heath. He is often invited to present at conferences and workshops for music education, including the Midwest International Band and Orchestra Clinics, The Jazz Institute of Chicago, The Jazz Educators Network, The Missouri Music Educators Association, Illinois Music Educators Association, The Chicago Jazz Philharmonic, Northern Illinois University, Columbia College, and Prairie State College. He and his students have also been featured in Downbeat and JazzEd magazines for obtaining an endorsement with Jody Jazz Mouthpieces. He recently co-authored the latest addition to GIA Publications TMTP series, “Teaching Music Through Performance: Beginning Jazz Ensembles”.Dr. Griffin's work has brought him several prestigious honors. The Recording Academy and the Grammy Foundation have most recently named him a Quarter-Finalist for the 2017 “Grammy Award for Music Educator”. In 2015, Dr. Griffin received the 2015 Most Outstanding Alumni Award from the Northern Illinois University Alumni Association as well as a Jefferson Award for excellence in teaching from the District 205 Ambassadors of the Jefferson Award Foundation. In 2014, He received the prestigious Golden Apple Award for excellence in teaching from the Golden Apple Foundation. Later that same year, his hometown of Harvey, Illinois, honored him by renaming his childhood street “Roosevelt Griffin III Avenue”.Dr. Griffin earned a bachelor of music degree from NIU in 2001, master's degree in school leadership from Concordia University in 2011, Doctorate in Organizational Leadership from Argosy University and currently holds the status of Scholar at Northwestern University.

This week on 5.6.7. EIGHT, Aleksandra chats with Tania Moskalenko, Executive Director of Miami City Ballet. Tania’s resume is extensive in the world of dance, including over 20 years in performing arts and executive management expertise and having most previously been CEO of Chicago’s renown Auditorium Theater. Her accomplishments have gained praise by many, both inside and outside of the performing arts. In 2017, Chicago Tribune named Tania the “Chicagoan of the Year,” and the Chicago Latino Network recently named her “Latino Leader of the Year.” In October 2013, Indiana Business Journal also honored Tania as the “2013 Woman of Influence.”   As one would imagine, wisdom and passion defines someone as accomplished as Tania, and on the podcast, she spends time sharing that wisdom with listeners. Tania discusses how she first fell in love with ballet, what she believes is the future of the art form, why education is important, and more. She also shares some invaluable advice for both dance and everyday life around how to handle failure well and why role models are vital to success.

This week, Paul goes behind the curtain to discuss the need to increase the role and success of women in politics and government. Rebecca Sives, the author of “Vote Her In” and “Every Day is Election Day,” presents the game plan for giving women a larger voice in government. Then the incredible musical experience “Too […]

Listen to this brief clip and try to remember everything. Bill will ask for you to call in during the show today and answer a trivia question. The winner gets a pair of tickets to see Lewis Black on November 4th at the Auditorium Theater.

Listen to this brief clip and try to remember everything. Bill will ask for you to call in during the show today and answer a trivia question. The winner gets a pair of tickets to see Lewis Black on November 4th at the Auditorium Theater.

Have the terrorists won? The Auditorium Theater had security at The Little Mermaid.

Listen to this brief clip and try to remember everything. Bill will ask for you to call in during the show today and answer a trivia question. The winner gets a pair of tickets to see Lewis Black on November 4th at the Auditorium Theater.

Listen to this brief clip and try to remember everything. Bill will ask for you to call in during the show today and answer a trivia question. The winner gets a pair of tickets to see Lewis Black on November 4th at the Auditorium Theater.

Ashley Wheater, Artistic Director of the Joffrey Ballet joins the conversation to discuss the new partnership with Lyric Opera, the PBS filming of Orphée et Eurydice and the 2017-2018 opening production of Giselle at the Auditorium Theater. Along the way, he reflects on co-founders Robert Joffrey, Gerald Arpino, working with Rudolph Nureyev, John Field and Helgi Tomasson, among others, and the 1996 career-ending injury, surgery and the aggressive physical therapy that followed.  Season 2 Episode 27 | Originally published October 11, 2017

Engineers once compared Chicago’s soggy soil to jelly cake. How did they build a forest of skyscrapers on it?

Happy 4th ! and of course Happy Fare Thee Well Weekend!    This week i thought it appropriate to feature a set from Chicago so we will finish up with set 2 from the Auditorium Theater in Chicago Il that was played back on June 29th, 1976. Not only is this a very fine sounding recording but I am willing to bet you'll enjoy how the band sounds .. there is quite a bit of very fine jamming going on here. Jerry sounds great on the Candyman, and the Playin' in the Band has some very interesting music in it to say the least! Of course, it is a treat to hear a 'later' St. Stephen and this one is very interesting going into Not Fade Away then back to Stephen.    The US Blues is rough, but hey its the 4th! :)        Auditorium Theatre, Chicago, Ill (6/29/76) set 2   Samson and Delilah Candyman Playin' in the Band drums The Wheel Playin' in the Band St. Stephen Not Fade Away St. Stephen One More Saturday Night U.S. Blues   You can listen to this week's Deadpod here: http://traffic.libsyn.com/deadshow/deadpod070315.mp3   have a SAFE and JOYFUL weekend, where ever you are!   If you are in Chicago, take care of each other - I wish I could be there with you. Thank you for your support, I couldn't publish these weekly without it!  

With much excitement building for this week and next week's Fare Thee Well shows, I decided to feature a show from the windy city on this week (and next week's) Deadpod.. this one comes from the Auditorium Theater back on June 29th, 1976. The first thing you'll notice, as with any shows from this period, is the slower tempo. Some people love the more deliberate pacing, some hate it, but I enjoy hearing these shows from time to time and think its easy to appreciate how the band is reinventing themselves after their long layoff in '75. The 'Tennessee Jed' that serves as the opener here is certainly out of place to our ears, but I enjoy the way Jerry phrases his notes here. Cassidy follows, then, another much slower tempo Peggy-O.. Mama Tried follows then, a treat, the very last time the Grateful Dead played 'Mission in the Rain'.. while this was to be a standard in the Garcia Band, I'm pleased to be able to hear it  here. Other highlights in this first set include a sparkling Brown-Eyed Women and to me, the languid, almost dream-like 'Row Jimmy'..   Auditorium Theatre, Chicago, Ill (6/29/76) Tennessee Jed Cassidy Peggy-O Mama Tried Mission in the Rain Looks Like Rain Brown Eyed Women Lazy Lightnin' Supplication Row Jimmy Music Never Stopped Might As Well       You can listen to this week's Deadpod here: http://traffic.libsyn.com/deadshow/deadpod062615.mp3   My sincere hopes that everyone going to the shows this weekend has a marvelous time!   And thank you, to all of you whose kind contributions keep the Deadpod publishing every week..

Andrew reviews the Auditorium Theater's 125th Anniversary Gala [...]

Aimee Garcia stars as tough young helicopter pilot Marisa Benez in NBC’s new ensemble medical drama series, "Trauma." Best known for her role as Andy Garcia's daughter and George Lopez’s niece, Veronica Palmero, on "The George Lopez Show," she is currently the only Latina in her generation to be on syndicated television. In 2007, she was nominated for both an Alma and Imagen Award for "Best Supporting Actress in a Television Series." Garcia is an actress of Mexican and Puerto Rican descent, born and raised in Chicago, Illinois. She began at age 7 as a professional dancer in Paul Mejia’s "Cinderella" at the Auditorium Theater, and by age 12 was dancing 20 shows a month as Clara in "The Nutcracker" which led to her first commercial as a dancer. She then began taking acting lessons at the Piven Theater Workshop, whose alumni include John Cusack, Joan Cusack and Jeremy Piven. In high school, she won the Chicago Tribune’s Best Actress Award for her portrayal of Maria, in the immigrant saga "Journey of the Sparrows." She also starred in "Island of the Blue Dolphins," which was nominated for seven Joseph Jefferson Awards. Garcia’s success in Chicago theater gave her the opportunity to land screen tests for roles in Baz Luhrmann’s "Romeo and Juliet" and the biopic "Selena." Garcia graduated as a triple major in economics, journalism and French from Northwestern University. There, she built her own summer theater curriculum, and combined her singing and dancing talents to nab the lead role of Diana Morales in "A Chorus Line" for Broadway choreographer Mitzi Hamilton.