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Mike Dillon is a percussionist, vibraphonist, bandleader, singer-songwriter, and vocalist born in San Antonio Texas. He is a member of Critters Buggins, Les Claypool's Fancy Band, and Garage A Trois. He has performed with many musicians including Ani DiFranco, Galactic, Brave Combo, Karl Denson's Tiny Universe, Marco Benevento, Clutch, Claude Coleman Jr., and New Orleans musicians Kevin O'Day, Johnny Vidacovich, James  Singleton, and Ricky Lee Jones. Mike Dillon & Punkadelick makes its recorded debut with Inflorescence, an album of heady, instrumental rock highlighting a band deep in the throes of creative freedom, road tested and wild. Consisting of 10 tracks in 42-minutes, it's an expansive, focused and fearless collection, representing a world where Duke Ellington and Augustus Pablo rub shoulders with crate-digger exotica, the freak-funk of Parliament and the ‘anything fits' outsider ethos of acid-fried punks like The Meat Puppets. A trio featuring Mike Dillon (Ricki Lee Jones, Ani DiFranco, Les Claypool) on vibraphone, marimba, Prophet 6, congas, and bongos, Brian Haas (Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey) on Fender Rhodes, piano, bass Moog and melodica and Nikki Glaspie (Beyonce) on drums, cymbals and vocals, Punkadelick is the unified vision of six hands creating a world that often sounds like the work of an ensemble three times the size. During 2020 and 2021, while many music venues were still shuttered, the group began touring, sweating their way through cuts Dillon and Haas had composed during quarantine writing sessions. Locking in on stage, it quickly became clear the band was functioning at a level that made the hair on their arms stand at attention—even for three live music veterans accustomed to life on the road.   July 27th Mike and Punkadelick are playing the Grog shop in Cleveland OH tickets here! https://grogshop.gs/event-details/13536034/mike-dillon-punkadelic-hello-3d-c-level/   Mike's Info https://www.mikedillonvibes.com/  

WISCONSIN MUSIC PODCAST AMPLFYING WISCONSIN MUSIC EPISODE 129 Arjuna Contreras   WMP Linktree: https://linktr.ee/WI_Music_Podcast   Graduated from UNT with a music degree and have a long history of teaching percussion in the DFW area public schools, including working at Colleyville Heritage HS, Marcus HS, The Colony HS, and Lebanon Trail HS. I've always enjoyed balancing my teaching and performing careers. I was fortunate to be the drummer for many DFW area bands during my time there, including Reverend Horton Heat, Brave Combo, and Eleven Hundred Springs. I'm based in Nashville now and have been working with several different bands/ artists, including American Idol- Finalist Josh Gracin and most recently, JD McPherson, who I spent two months on tour with this year opening for the legendary artists Robert Plant and Alison Krauss. A highlight in 2022 for me was spending a week as the house band guest drummer on NBC's “Late Night with Seth Meyers”! https://rjdrums.net/

Barry, Abigail, and special guest Jack Cornell discuss the newest single from Terry Anderson & The Olympic Ass-Kickin Team (or the O.A.K. Team), Chainsaw Repair Shop. We also sample Oktoberfest from 3 Sons Brewing Co. in Dania Beach, Florida, and Buzzfest from Infinite Ale Works in Ocala, Florida. A detailed history of Jack's musical projects and collaborators is available in our episode Bonus: Friendship Wins (Jack Cornell and Tripping Animals Brewing). Buy Chainsaw Repair Shop, or pre-save it on Spotify! The genesis of this episode was Abigail sharing Had Me at Get Lost with Dave Z on our last episode, 62: Dave Z on Pops on Hops (The Smithereens & Chicagoland Beers). Clips shared on this episode are: Willie Mays by Terry Anderson & The Olympic Ass-Kickin Team (Barry's favorite song off of National Champions) Fat Lady in the Stands by Terry Anderson & The Olympic Ass-Kickin Team Chainsaw Repair Shop debuted on Mojo Nixon's The Loon in the Afternoon on SiriusXM Outlaw Country. Barry once again brought up A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs during a discussion of Leon Russell. Two episodes discussed Russell's early work as a session pianist, including Episode 153: Heroes and Villains by The Beach Boys. Jack recommended Brave Combo, a genre-bending, accordion-heavy band from Texas. Up next… Thriller by Michael Jackson, submitted to our Virtual Jukebox by Todd Sider. Jingles are by our friend Pete Coe. Visit Anosmia Awareness for more information on Barry's condition. Follow Barry or Abigail on Untappd to see what we're drinking when we're not on mic! Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | YouTube | Website | Email us | Virtual Jukebox --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pops-on-hops-podcast/message

The fierce independence behind their polka music has taken Brave Combo from Japan to an episode of The Simpsons to playing at David Byrne's wedding.

It's our last podcast of 2022! So to celebrate the holidays, we focus on Christmas this episode. Despite striking out at Halloween and Thanksgiving, we give the holidays another shot and take a look to see if Brooke McEldowney has anything joyful or celebratory to say about Christmas. The answer is, of course, mostly no. We're exposed to a very weird "pickle leg," an inappropriately sexy ballet Santa, Edda's sexy knees, and there's even a fun Hitchcockian cameo from McEldowney himself. By "fun," we mean very, very confusing. Ultimately, Amos and Edda show us they have some serious Santa cosplay kink that they can't resist the gravitational pull of, even when their bedraggled-looking twins are nearby. Our exploration ends with McEldowney saying (through Edda) "God bless cartoonists." Because of course he does. It's just like the end of** A Christmas Carol**, only if Dickens was a pompous asshole. Which is our way of saying, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! We'll see you in 2023! The Chickweed strips we discuss this episode: Edda dances, Seth becomes Sexy Santa, and Edda has sexy knees are here (https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1605481247681130496?s=20&t=xjVJuAW-XH44q68CdnTprA). Seth's roommate hits on Edda and barfs and Brooke McEldowney makes an appearance are here (https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1605481250038329344?s=20&t=xjVJuAW-XH44q68CdnTprA). Amos fucks pregnant Santa and Polly & Lolly hate Christmas are here (https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1605481253066547200?s=20&t=xjVJuAW-XH44q68CdnTprA). And the world's most dismal White Christmas is here (https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1605481255218270208?s=20&t=xjVJuAW-XH44q68CdnTprA). This episode's jolly journey includes: Cottonelle toilet paper Pandemic preparation Peanut butter Can peanut butter go bad (https://www.nationalpeanutboard.org/wellness/how-long-will-that-peanut-butter-last.htm)? Whimsical hydration bottles Kelsey Grammer falling off a stage (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eu-BqOsvj00). The classic Grape Stomping Lady (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-RVyoAVgeyI) fall. The news tease jet pack fail (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRVspuAJyAY). "Effing Under the Christmas Tree!" Sudden Onset Baby Leg Pickle leg "Buon Natale" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDPjM5C0fCw) by Brave Combo. Conversion therapy Cindy Lou Who Cock rings Shame Underprivileged kids Uncle Fester fakes a neck injury on The Brady Bunch, but Mike outwits him (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36wLG0VUPXg). Knee fetish Mistletoe Warner Brothers cartoons Daffy Duck in "Duck Amuck" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6QZDeDsadDs) Pregnant Santa Turtlenecks White Christmas Talk to Us! Having trouble understanding what's going on in a 9 Chickweed Lane strip you just read? Send it our way! We'll take a shot at interpreting it for you! Or maybe you just want someone to talk to? We're on Twitter: @9ChickweedRAGE (https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE)

Texarkana native Carl Finch founded Brave Combo more than 40 years ago. Yeah, it's a polka band. But as you'll hear, Brave Combo is more than that. The group stands for independent thinking and creativity free from peer pressure. You could say the Brave Combo philosophy is that there's no such thing as a guilty pleasure. And it all started in a Woolworth store in downtown Texarkana. Brave Combo will be the musical headliner for Main Street Texarkana's Oktoberfest on the Line on Saturday, Oct. 15, downtown. LINK: Brave Combo official website

Super excited to announce next guest, Rich Ruoff, to The Story!Rich Ruoff was born in Philadelphia. However his family moved to Lancaster when he was 4. Since then, Rich has left his mark on Lancaster. One of his marks has been founding the internationally known venue, the Chameleon Club. Another was starting famed local festival, Lancaster Roots and Blues which is set to occur July 9th and 10th all over Lancaster City. Rich was also president of a recording studio, Lizard Studios, which won a Grammy award. Lizard Studio recorded a band called Brave Combo who played live on the Chameleon stage. They are a polka/rock band from Denton Texas. They took one song off that recording session and put it on their next record. It was Jimi Hendrix's "Purple Haze," Polka style. It was their hit single and it is what earned them and the Lizard Studio, the Grammy.Rich also has been the coordinator and director for many bike races in the national and local Lancaster scene for races such as: Red Rose Races, Rock Lititz Bike Race and Block Party, All That is Good, and more!Check out Roots and Blues here:LancasterRootsandBlues.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-story/donations

Chokes, scalloped potatoes, Monoprice amps, phase inverters, and more! It's the 88th episode of the Truth About Vintage Amps.  This week's episode is sponsored by Jupiter Condenser Co., Amplified Parts and Grez Guitars. You can also use the discount code FRET10 to save 10% off your Izotope purchase and, if you head over to BED|STÜ shoes and use the discount code FRETXBS, you'll save 20% off your BED|STÜ order and help support the FJ. Support us on Patreon.com for added content and the occasional surprise.  Some of the topics discussed this week: 2:31 Before you start charging people to fix amps... 5:57 RIP listener Bill Eldred; happy birthday, Clayton 7:04 John Vanderslice's new podcast, 'Keep the Dream Alive' 9:09 Skip's music recommendation: Brave Combo 10:24 economycandy.com for all your vintage candy needs 12:02 Live taping of the TAVA's 100th episode at the 2022 Fretboard Summit? (Chicago, August 25-27) 13:22 Skip sounds like Jerry Garcia, redux; Jerry Garcia Funny Story (YouTube link); what to do with a busted Monoprice Stage Right 15-watt, 12" combo? 20:35 How did Fender circuits get named? El Pato red enchilada sauce (in the big can) 24:36 Tweed Deluxe vs. Ampeg M-12, redux; replacement reverb tank for a Gibson Falcons (4FB3D1B) 27:02 Chokes: What are they, why and more? henrys; scalloped potatoes 34:34 A Cromwell lap steel and matching amp; pre-servicing an amp to clean out pests, etc. before you send it to a tech; more scalloped potatoes; Aleene's Tacky Glue 39:34 Recovering old cloth-covered wire; Otis Amps on the Sonic Artifacts Podcast 43:18 Boutique builders: Vintage 47 amps (link); Swart amps; Dr. Z; BC amps (link) 46:53 Kalamazoo Reverb 12 revisited; 5E3 vs. 6G3 (Deluxe) schematics 50:01 Phase inverters in the 6G3, 5E3 and Ampeg M-12 amps 51:02 A typewriter baffler from listener Bob K. 54:25 Phase issues with different sized speakers?; using a 9v battery to test the phase of a speaker; Nashville Amp Works 58:49 The Beginner's Corner for Tone Geeks, by Marty from the Oregon Coast; Sarno Music Solutions Earth Drive pedal (link); Neil Young's 'Live Rust'; non-alcoholic hoppy water 1:11:30 The Ampro combo amp revisited 1:15:33 Recommended reading: the Ampeg book, the Gibson amp book 1:16:54 The TAVA Angela Super Single Ended amp group build... happening soon (we hope)! 1:18:27 Simple recipes: Cast Iron Roast Chicken (link), Herb Salad (link); an Ampeg flip-top B-15 with replaced coupling capacitors; Cornell Dubilier capacitors, mylar versus polyester; Johnnie Taylor "It's Your Thing" 1:33:52 Recommended sources for good resistors and caps for new builds; Skip still has a TEAC a7010 reel-to-reel tape deck available 1:40:32 A circuit for weirdos: Epiphone EA-70 with tube compression 1:41:10 Recommended reading: Trustee from the Tool Room The Truth About Vintage Amps is hosted by amp tech Skip Simmons. Co-hosted and produced by the Fretboard Journal's Jason Verlinde. Email or send us a voice memo to: podcast@fretboardjournal.com or leave us a voicemail or text at 509-557-0848. And don't forget to share the show with friends. 

Dentonpalooza, set for Dec. 3, is a festival meant to celebrate the people, places and things that make Denton … well … far from normal. The idea started as a random conversation between local musicians and UNT alums Joey Liechty and Eric Michener before evolving into a meme and then a full-fledged event. The lineup features local characters like Tiger Head Keyboard Dude, Denton Spider-Man, Frenchy and Shaun from Midway Mart, musicians like Paul Slavens and Brave Combo, and events like a flat earth pinata party and a Rose Costumes contest. “It just popped into my head, just these Denton fringe characters,” says Liechty. “What if they were all together for no other reason than we all love Denton?” In this episode, we discuss: ● Dentonpalooza's origins ● The festival lineup ● Denton's quirkiest people, places and things Featured in this episode are: ● Joey Liechty, UNT alum, local DJ, computer programmer and creator of Dentonpalooza ● Eric Michener, UNT alum and staff member, local musician and performer at Dentonpalooza ● Carl Finch, UNT alum and member of the “nuclear polka” band Brave Combo, which will perform at Dentonpalooza ● Paul Slavens, UNT alum and coordinator of dance musicians, host of the Paul Slavens Show on KXT 91.7, and musician who will perform at Dentonpalooza Helpful links: · See the original flyerthat started it all. · See the festival lineup and buy tickets. Follow our Podcast ● @UNTPod Join the Conversation ● Connect with us on Twitter and TikTok @UNTSocial or on Instagram @UNT

Purchase our album picks on Bandcamp:  https://monkturner.bandcamp.com/album/god-complex & https://lesliehall.bandcamp.com/   Structure:  Robert introduces MT (0:53-8:38); Creative Commons & personal feedback on demos, “making-of” videos, collaboration(8:38-17:10); Concept albums of MT & compared to Holst's “The Planets” (17:10-25:37) Stylistic variety on one album & individual songs on “God Complex” (25:37-42:22) gods & goddesses, genders of vocalists, looking for inspiration & songs “about characters” sung from their perspective concluding thoughts on the album, receptiveness to recommendations & RIYLs (42:22-49:27) Discography quantity & quality over 25+ albums & Robert's favorite MT albums, Robert rates numerically in comparison to MT's other albums (49:27-53:36) DJ Poseur is critical, Robert defends, & agreement to disagree (53:36-56:55) Transition between MT & LH, concept Vs. novelty Vs. comedy albums in general, “Name Your Price” Vs. free on Bandcamp, Bandcamp browsing strategies (56:55-1:05:01)  LH's viral popularity > MT's obscurity but both are relatable, The physicality of pop music, the “outsider music” question (1:05:01-1:10:20) “Songs in the Key of Gold”, music videos, Robert compares to Weird Al, original Vs. remixes, rediscovering pop of the past, ironic Vs. unironic listening (1:10:20-1:20:54) “the look” of a pop star & giving the people what they want in performances (1:20:54-1:26:08) Individual songs after a little more on MT (1:26:08-1:30:36) body positivity, full album conclusions, RIYLs (1:30:36-1:36:13) Ratings for LH (1:36:13)   Monk Turner is RIYL:  biographical rap battles of historical figures (ERB of History).  Tree-planting streaming services like streambystream.com , plantatreemusic.com , Pitch Black Manor, Kids of Widney High, Neon & Nude, Disney showtunes   Leslie Hall is RIYL:  Lady Gaga, Amy Winehouse, electronic pop & dance/house music, Felix Da Housecat (but she namedrops Britney & Beyonce), Kevin Blechdom, Chicks on Speed   https://nardwuar.com/nardwuar-vs-leslie-hall/ nardwuar interview with Leslie Hall.  Leslie Hall's highly assured body positivity has a thematic list on Ranker https://www.ranker.com/list/songs-about-being-fat/ranker-music   But of course DJ Poseur prefers his much more obscure mix, leading w/ her absolutely one-of-a-kind, brilliant music video for “Tight Pants/Body Rolls” https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCBeakfAKFQapdqtvHBRDyZ9HQdx2IeFs      We mention in passing Little Big's “Sex Machine” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6VDzezv7atU  &  Larry Groce's “Junk Food Junkie” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7oOhMlsfeQ  Soundtrack to “Xanadu” https://www.allmusic.com/album/xanadu-original-motion-picture-soundtrack-mw0000313750   The aptly named Brave Combo https://www.allmusic.com/artist/brave-combo-mn0000933281 & the enduring appreciation of “Seven Ways” https://www.allmusic.com/album/seven-ways-mw0000601078   For those too young to get the reference, the question is posed whether LH's album might serve the same purpose as Richard Simmons' “Sweatin' to the Oldies,” updated for the 21st century https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Awsp0L4WLxU   Robert's glowing review of “God Complex” http://www.imaginaryplanet.net/weblogs/idiotprogrammer/2016/03/monk-turners-god-complex-a-suburban-rock-opera-with-mythical-overtones-review/ is accompanied by extensive coverage of Monk Turner's sizable body of work http://www.imaginaryplanet.net/weblogs/idiotprogrammer/2011/06/monk-turner-la-song-writer-and-concept-album-creator/ .  His favorite album is “Love Story” https://monkturner.bandcamp.com/album/love-story .  Podcast interview w/ MT https://archive.org/details/170723MusicManumitPodcast/170723-music-manumit-podcast.mp3 .   Making-of videos about “God Complex” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJnmYWQerpc&list=PLz_TltsG83Liz6_pU2O7LsexPK2XCL-rr&index=1 .  Robert also recommends Live performance of Monk Turner and his sometimes collaborator Alanna Lin singing a song from Emergency https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOCFAlbRBrQ  Monk's on guitar. (Alanna did not do any of the tracks in God Complex) Might he be MT's biggest fan (on the internet at least)?   South Park's take on conceptual Rob Schneider movies:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iS9H9WPPDS8 The AV Club includes concept albums in its yearly feature on the “least essential” music, starting w/ the whole decade of the 90s (see around the middle of the article for the take-down of lame concept albums) https://www.avclub.com/least-essential-albums-of-the-90s-1798208448   Robert hears similarities between Leonard Cohen's “Future” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VAxwimExn0 & MT's Hades' song.  Rick & Morty S3E9 on “The Hunt” as a complement to Artemis' song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0y201T3OXZg .  Some more “obscure gods” not featured are listed here:  https://mythnerd.com/most-random-obscure-and-unknown-greek-gods-and-goddesses/   The “outsider” & production values questions (to be revisited in future episodes), posed by Kids of Widney High https://www.youtube.com/c/TheKidsofWidneyHighOfficialYouTubeChannel DJ Poseur has an ongoing, similar beef w/ DJ Keep Roomie about how much to praise & how to appreciate the Young@Heart Chorus https://www.youtube.com/user/youngatheartchorus Maybe we'll hash out ironic listening, whether outsider originals or outsider covers of hits are “better” in a future scheduled digression.   DJ Poseur mentions a preference for Har Mar Superstar over both of this episode's picks (for being very slightly more subtle & better produced/more listenable), though he's too famous to be featured.  He furthermore appreciates the non-ironic indie sound of Sean Na Na, but these two music videos are, in his humble opinion, a perfect combination of the sex appeal & fantasy pop stardom this episode's picks aspire to:  “Prisoner” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EgHEeYIV62w & “DUI” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSMCNLpgZ5o DJ Poseur is a snobbidy snob snob.

Together with American Songwriter, we had the pleasure of interviewing Mike Dillon over Zoom video! Mike Dillon has spent the last three decades performing well over 200 shows a year with both his own band, as well as playing vibraphone and percussion with artists including Rickie Lee Jones, Les Claypool and Ani DiFranco. So when the pandemic hit in early 2020 forcing Dillon off the road, he instinctively directed his perpetually restless creative energy to writing and recording. Recently relocating to Kansas City after spending 15 years in New Orleans, Dillon and producer Chad Meise would track a trilogy of albums: 'Shoot The Moon,' 'Suitcase Man' and '1918.' In collaboration with his longtime record label Royal Potato Family, they would offer the records exclusively via Bandcamp just days after they were mixed and mastered. In 2021, those albums now receive the full vinyl treatment, as well as complete digital release across all streaming outlets. The first of the three records, 'Shoot The Moon,' is a ten track collection that Dillon describes as "Punkadelic-Funk-Psych" focused heavily on the current political climate in the United States. Assembling an assortment of stylistically uncompromising musicians to contribute, its line-up features Matt Chamberlain, Steven Bernstein, Nicholas Payton, Robbie Seahag Mangano, Jean-Paul Gaster and Nick Bockrath among others. Highlights include the apocalyptic road warrior anthem "Drivin' Down The Road," a swirling New Orleans jazz-raga "Further Adventures in Misadventures" and the snarling punk rock diatribe "Quool Aid Man" with its indictment of the American right: "old men and their guns."The second recording in the series, 'Suitcase Man' is a nine-song cycle through which Dillon examine his life and choices made over the past 55 years. It's a distinct entry in his extensive discography, notable for its strikingly honest lyricism and minimalist arrangements that incorporate sparse vibraphone and percussion with a handful of background vocals by Tiff Lamson of Givers and frequent collaborator JJ Jungle. Songs like "Empty Bones," "Turkish Rose" and "Matthew" represent Dillon at his most creatively daring, while confirming his ascent into the upper echelon of cult music outsiders in the lineage of artists like Tom Waits, Harry Partch and Captain Beefheart.Dillon completes the trilogy with '1918.' The focal point here are Dillon's instrumentals: the dank and dark Moog/tabla/vibraphone psych vibe of "Pinocchio," (listen/share) the electro analog trance of "Pelagic" and the jungle groove, space rock of the title track. Dillon once again calls on friends like drummer Earl Harvin and guitarist Shane Theriot to assist. Thematically speaking, the material addresses the Covid-19 pandemic and recent social unrest. "The parallels between 1918 and 2020 are immense. We just have fancier toys, but the tunnel vision and mammalian tendencies are the same if not greater," explains Dillon.A native of San Antonio, Texas, Mike Dillon got his start as a sideman, playing in such varied projects as MC 900 Foot Jesus, Brave Combo and Secret Chiefs 3. He's also served as an integral member of bands like Critters Buggin, Garage A Trois, Dead Kenny Gs and Nolatet, while leading Billy Goat, Hairy Apes BMX and Malachy Papers. Under his own name, he's amassed an extensive catalog of genre-defying recordings. All Music called his most recent release 'Rosewood,' recorded prior to the 2020 pandemic lockdown, "a hypnotic album that pulls you deep inside a percussive, sylvan-toned dreamscape." Touring relentlessly, Dillon has built one of the most loyal fanbases on the underground music scene, while being invited to share bills with bands including Clutch, Umphrey's McGee and Dean Ween GroupWe want to hear from you! Please email Tera@BringinitBackwards.com.www.BringinitBackwards.com#podcast #interview #bringinbackpod  #foryou #foryoupage #stayhome #togetherathome #zoom #aspn #americansongwriter #americansongwriterpodcastnetworkListen & Subscribe to BiBFollow our podcast on Instagram and Twitter! 

Special Guest: A.J. EsquivelDoc sits down with old friend A.J. Esquivel the ShoeJanitor face to face in Tha Studio of Life or Death and talks life, retro video games, family and fatherhood, Texas Livin' and Florida Survivin', fishing, disk gold, life travels, sneaker life, and much more. You won't want to miss this one!!! Join us Freaks and Geeks on this epic exchange of wisdom and experience. Follow A.J. Esquivel on instagram @shoejanitorAlso follow his family page on instagram@journeytofosteringloveAlso Be sure to Subscribe and Rate to the podcast on whatever podcast platform you enjoy the podcast on. Please follow Tha Dr on Instagram @tha512footdr and the official podcast instagram @thadrsorderspodcast.And thank you to YOU the Freaks and Geeks!!!

This week on The Children's Hour, we explore the genre of science fiction with our musical friends from Ramah, New Mexico, MeriDean. This type of storytelling allows our imagination to become immersed in other worldly places, with advanced technologies, on exoplanets, or flying through space, and using actual science to help us believe the impossible. With excerpts of famous works of "Sci-Fi" like The War of the Worlds, Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, and Slaughterhouse Five, and original pieces recorded by masterful storytellers, we immerse ourselves in futuristic fantasy. Plus the kids in the Extinction Diaries update us about the Sumatran Tiger, and how our use of palm oil is hurting their chance for survival. Photo by Brian McGowan All of this is mixed with great music by Tim and the Space Cadets, Brave Combo, Joanie Leeds And The Nightlights, The Okee Dokee Brothers, They Might Be Giants, Dino O'Dell, Justin Roberts, The Mosaic Project, Eric Herman, and others. Here are our Kids Crew and listener Science Fiction book suggestions for kids: Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card Binti by Nnedi Okorafor, PhD Dark Rising series by Susan Cooper The Giver by Lois Lowry WondLa trilogy by Tony DiTerlizzi Terry Pratchett's young adult books Downbelow Station and Merchanter's Luck by C. J. Cherryh Star Surgeon (1959) by Alan E. Nourse Rite of Passage  and the Anthony Villiers series by Alexei Panshin Any books by Ursula K. Le Guin Do you have more suggestions? Contact us and let us know! Thanks to our listeners and Kids Crew for participating! Playlist Science Fiction titleartistalbumlabel Blast OffTim KubartAnthems for Adventure2013 Tim and The Space Cadets Flying SaucerBrave ComboPolkas For a Gloomy World1995 Rounder Records., Distributed by Concord. Earth GravityMeriDeanSingleJason & Melissa Kadinger 2020 Mercury Theatre - The War of the Worlds - October 30, 1938Orson WellesOrson Welles: The Ultimate Collection2010 BN Publishing UfoJoanie Leeds and the NightlightsBandwagon2013 Joan Leibowitz Fix ItMeriDeansingleJason & Melissa Kadinger 2020 Krem BopThe TeacupssingleGregory Roman 2009 Excerpt: 'The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy' by Douglas AdamsRead by Katie Stone, Scored by MeriDeanThe Children's Hour Inc. The ExtraterrestrialsThe Okee Dokee BrothersTake It OutsideOkee Dokee Brothers Excerpt from 'Slaughterhouse Five' by Kurt VonnegutRead by Olivia Kadinger, Scored by MeriDeansingleThe Children's Hour Inc. The Ballad of Davy Crockett (In Outer Space)They Might Be Giants (For Kids)Here Comes Science (Audio + Video Version)2009 Walt Disney Records Zar and the Broken SpaceshipDino O'DellZar and the Broken Spaceship - Single2015 Dino O'Dell I'll Be an AlienJustin RobertsRecess2013 Carpet Square PhobosMeriDeansingleJason & Melissa Kadinger 2020 The Incredibly Spaced-Out Adventures of Jupiter JacksonEric HermanThe Incredibly Spaced-Out Adventures of Jupiter Jackson2014 Eric Herman Endres AlienBig Block SingsongGreatest Hits, Vol. 42019 Goddard/Brown Inc. Solar EnergyMeriDeansingleJason & Melissa Kadinger 2020

Critters Buggin', The Dead Kenny G's, Les Claypool, Ani DiFranco, Stanton Moore, Rickie Lee Jones, Brave Combo, Garage A Trois, Hairy Apes BMX, Billy Goat...and much more! To say that percussionist Mike Dillon is anything short of prolific is making an understatement. This guy bleeds music and it shows in some pretty amazing ways. So glad we had a chance to spend some time with him. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/undetermined-podcast/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/undetermined-podcast/support

We are joined now by the acclaimed filmmaker and cinematographer, Louie Schwartzberg. He is the creator of what critics have described as a “mind-blowing,” and “consciousness-shifting” film called Fantastic Fungi. Produced by Schwartzberg's innovative Moving Art production company, the documentary explores the surprisingly key role that fungi -- a.k.a. mushrooms -- have played in the earth’s evolution, and the hope they present for securing the earth’s future. The film features renowned scientists and mycologists such as Paul Stamets, and bestselling authors and healing advocates such as Michael Pollan, Eugenia Bone and Andrew Weil, whose narratives guide us through the extraordinary complexity, beauty and importance of the fungi kingdom, and the solutions it might offer for humanity's most urgent medical, nutritional an environmental challenges. Schwartzberg's 81-minute film is now available for online rental from a variety of participating theaters around the country. Fantastic Fungi will aqlso become available on Apple TV on Tuesday, August 4 -- the same day that Schwartzberg launches his new podcast, called Wonder & Awe. Before that, on Sunday, August 2, Schwartzberg will be the Keynote speaker at the Logan Visionary Virtual Eco-Conference, presented by the American Visionary Art Museum. It’s a free public event but pre-registration is required, which you can do here. Louie Schwartzberg joins Tom from Los Angeles via Zoom. A note about other virtual offerings this weekend, at two of Baltimore’s premier music venues. Tonight at 8pm at An die Musik in Mt. Vernon, it's Folkal Point's exclusive broadcast of a show by the eclectic dance band Brave Combo. And mark your calendar for next Friday, August 7th at 7:00 at An die Musik, when the great pianist Lafayette Gilchrist teams-up with the acclaimed saxophonist David Murray for a livestream event. For details, click here. And at Keystone Korner Baltimore in Harbor East, tomorrow and Sunday at 3:00 in the afternoon, the great vibe masters Warren Wolf and Joe Locke will perform livestreamed shows with the bassist Jeff Reed. For info and streaming pass, click here.

How a misfit polka band scored a premium spot on the World Wide Web in 1995. 0:35 - "The Verge is an ambitious multimedia effort founded in 2011 to examine how technology will change life in the future for a massive mainstream audience." (The Verge) 4:05 - More Brave Combo accolades are on their Wikipedia page 4:11 - Bob Dylan's version of Brave Combo's polka arrangement of "Must Be Santa" (YouTube) 6:53 - Domain Name Journal 8:11 - What Brave.com/bo looked like in 1998 (Wayback Machine) 11:23 - Appropos of nothing, here's a figurine of Carl Finch for sale on Etsy. He also has his own Wikipedia page 13:01 - Beer Barrel Polka by Diet Polka (Soundcloud) 13:50 - Purple Haze - The Jimi Hendrix Polka, from Brave Combo album Polkasonic 14:18 - Brave Combo performs the Chicken Dance at a live show (YouTube) Brave Combo songs in this episode (Spotify playlist): "Do Something Different" "The Simpsons Theme" "In Heaven, There Is No Beer" "Ice Machine in the Desert" "Crazy Serbian Butcher's Dance" "Purple Haze (Polka Version)" "The Chicken Dance"

This week we were joined by Carl Finch of Brave Combo to chat about the idea of freeing yourself of having opinions, the ideas that guide Brave Combo's music and live shows, tour stories, tips on being in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, and lots more! Show Notes Ivan Kupala - Lizard Rounder Records Brave Combo on The Simpsons Geico - Caveman at the Airport Laibach - Life is Life Senior Paws for Pets - Denton Polka For Paws Benefit featuring Brave Combo at Dan's Silverleaf on August 25th What We're Listening To Julia Jacklin Rammstein Elephant Gym Wells Fargo The Damned Things Dirty Loops Secret Band Röyksopp David Garrett/Der Popolski Show - I Can't Get No Sleep Ivan Kupala Brahms - Hungarian Dance No. 11 Mendelssohn - Songs Without Words Op. 30, No. 1 Visit Brave Combo's Website Follow Brave Combo on Instagram Follow Brave Combo on Twitter Follow Brave Combo on Facebook Follow Brave Combo on YouTube See Brave Combo Live Support Brave Combo Directly Follow @dftapodcast on Instagram Follow @dftapodcast on Twitter Follow @dftapodcast on Facebook Email Us Featured Song In Heaven There Is No Beer from the album Polkas for a Gloomy World

To round out our Record Store Day episodes, Jim & Patrick + Mike Snider talk about their purchases. Plus, calls from Adam Coop of Kentucky and Mark Neese of Michigan. Subscribe to Rockin' the Suburbs on Apple Podcasts/iTunes or other podcast platforms, including audioBoom, Spotify, Google Play, SoundCloud, Stitcher and TuneIn. Or listen at SuburbsPod.com. Please rate/review the show on Apple Podcasts/iTunes and share it with your friends. Become a Rockin' the Suburbs patron - support the show and get bonus content - at Patreon.com/suburbspod Visit our website at SuburbsPod.com Email Jim & Patrick at rock@suburbspod.com Follow us on the Twitter, Facebook or Instagram @suburbspod If you're glad or sad or high, call the Suburban Party Line — 612-440-1984. Theme music by Quartjar. Visit quartjar42.com (c) 2019, Artie S. Industries LLC

This week on The Children's Hour we have sing-a-long holiday music with Andy Mason from Santa Fe, New Mexico in a with The Children's Hour kids crew and Katie Stone. Andy will play his tune that won the "Best Children's Song" at the New Mexico Music Awards. Also, hear the world debut of Milla Marmaras' song "Christmas Means Giving." The Kids Crew picked holiday music that's sure to warm your heart on a cold morning. Andy Mason With music by Andy Mason, Pentatonix, Milla Marmaras, Shoshoni Elder Oldhands, Brave Combo and Debbie Davis & Matt Perrine.   

A DIVINE MADMANTiny Tim lived in his own bubble with angelic girls dancing in the clouds, while 1920’s Broadway lullabies played on harps. He became the biggest fad of 1968. But his lifelong dedication to early 20th-century music was without equal. Episode Playlist Prisoner of Love: A Tribute to Russ Columbo (https://www.amazon.com/Prisoner-Love-Tribute-Russ-Columbo/dp/B000005X2L) Girl: Tiny Tim with Brave Combo (https://www.amazon.com/Girl-Tiny-Tim-Brave-Combo/dp/B0000003L7) God Bless Tiny Tim (https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/god-bless-tiny-tim/140786257) Read Josh's original article with Tiny Tim on the blog (https://blackcracker.fm/blog/lullaby-of-tiny-tim/) (https://blackcracker.fm/blog/lullaby-of-tiny-tim/)

In Ep. 28 I sit down with drummer and sound artist Lisa Cameron. Lisa is one of six artists I am collaborating with for Ground Light Sound, a collaborative art project and opening funded in part by the City of Austin Cultural Arts Division. The opening will be September 28th at Cloud Tree on east 5th in Austin. Lisa Cameron played drums professionally with the band Brave Combo in Denton from 1977 until she moved to Austin in 1981. She went on to play with Roky Erickson, the Lotions, Glass Eye , Squat Thrust, Three Day Stubble, Daniel Johnston, Moist Fist, JSAS (Jherri Siggenfeld's Atrophied Sac), ST 37, and numerous others throughout the Eighties and Nineties. She has been working additionally with experimental music since the late 70's and its a real honor to be working with her.

In this 2 hour special, we sit down with 10 bands featuring both returning and new guests to the show to chat about festivals, house shows, and more. Show Notes The Difference Between Streets, Boulevards, Avenues, and Other Roads Richard Haskins @ 00:00:37 Previously on Episode 10 Follow Richard Haskins on Instagram Follow The Wee-Beasties on Facebook Support Richard Haskins on Bandcamp Elijah Heaps & Nikolai Rya + Genuine @ 00:12:07 Previously on Episode 9 Follow Elijah Heaps Elijah Heaps · SoundCloud · Twitter Follow Nikolai Rya Instagram · SoundCloud · Twitter · City Roots EP Follow Ch3xican Instagram · SoundCloud · Twitter Follow Neomata SoundCloud · Twitter · Strange Encounter Beat Tape Follow Genuine Instagram · Twitter Jig the Alien @ 00:20:05 Follow Jig the Alien on Facebook Follow Jig the Alien on Instagram Support Jig the Alien on Bandcamp Felt & Fur @ 00:31:05 Follow Felt & Fur on Facebook Follow Felt & Fur on Instagram Support Felt & Fur on Bandcamp Leoncarlo @ 00:43:50 Leoncarlo's Website Follow Leoncarlo on Facebook Follow Leoncarlo on Instagram Support Leoncarlo on Bandcamp Criminal Birds @ 00:56:22 Criminal Birds's Website Follow Criminal Birds on Facebook Follow Criminal Birds on Instagram Follow Criminal Birds on Twitter Support Criminal Birds on Bandcamp Pearl Earl @ 01:10:41 Previously on Episode 12 Pearl Earl's Website Follow Pearl Earl on Facebook Follow Pearl Earl on Instagram Support Pearl Earl on Bandcamp Strange Mother @ 01:24:06 Previously on Episode 15 Follow Strange Mother on Facebook Follow Strange Mother on Instagram Support Strange Mother on Bandcamp Dead Vinyl @ 01:34:49 Follow Dead Vinyl on Facebook Follow Dead Vinyl on Instagram Support Dead Vinyl on Bandcamp The BoomBachs @ 01:45:56 Previously on Episode 1 The BoomBachs's Website Follow The BoomBachs on Facebook Follow The BoomBachs on Instagram Follow The BoomBachs on Twitter Support The BoomBachs on Bandcamp Upcoming Show See Richard Haskins with The Wee-Beasties at Denton Does Halloween w/ Brave Combo and more in Denton on October 31st See Felt & Fur at Sunbuzzed Album Release in Denton on November 4th See Pearl Earl at Oaktopia in Dallas (not Denton) on November 17th See Pearl Earl at Saturnalia Festival in Austin in December See The Boombachs at their Harvest House residency in Denton on October 26th Featured Song "Stormy Weather'" by Samus David Jr.

How many artists can claim being praised a “punk rock provocateur,” “jazz vibraphone visionary” and “percussion virtuoso” in the same sentence? There’s only one: Mike Dillon. Whether through his affiliation with artists like Les Claypool, Brave Combo and Ani DiFranco, collaborations such as Garage A Trois, The Dead Kenny Gs and Critters Buggin or bands he’s fronted, including Billy Goat and Hairy Apes BMX, the Texas-native has set his own standard for 25 years now. Vinyl record available for purchase at RoyalPotatoFamily.com

A-hoy, mateys! This week we're off on a special NAUTICAL ADVENTURE* on the 2017 JoCo Cruise! Andrew Hackard of Steve Jackson Games (@redpenofdoom) joins us to talk about his deep, deep love of Texas polka wizards Brave Combo, and Brandon keeps doing a Bob Dylan impression that is amusing to nobody but himself. We apologize for any sonic wackiness with this week's recording, our mic stands and pop-filters got seized by customs** so we had to make due with a minimal set-up, along with other noise from the ship's Cocaine Foyer***! Care to share your problematic fav with us? Shoot us an e-mail at ithinkyoudbeinto@gmail.com or hit us up on the Tweetiebox @intoitpod!   *Where Beth breaks her phone and Brandon gets anxious when he's in the sun for more than like 20 minutes and that's being fuuuuucking generous **Left at home because they're heavy af and poppa's got a bad back ***Pron: Foy-yay

Born a flouting believer in Christianity, a young Maewyn Succat was captured by pirates and sold into slavery at a tender age of 16 where he tended to sheep. During that time of captivity, Maewyn strengthened his relationship with God through prayer; eventually leading to his conversion to Christianity. A few years after escaping captivity, young Maewyn, in a vision, was harkened “We appeal to you, holy servant boy, to come and walk among us” and walk among them, he did. Roaming the countryside he taught the message of Christianity through his analogical shamrock teachings and his legendary expulsion of ophidian creatures. Shedding the Succat name, he became the first successful evangelist of Christianity; The Apostle of Ireland, St. Patrick, and he is once again celebrated by virtue of devotion, tradition, and legend with music, dance, song and a celebratory pint or two. Join Tim Taylor and Mike Shevlin for an extended evening celebrating the first Bishop of Armagh with stories about the life of times of our greatest saint, St. Patrick, with music from Barleyjuice, The Gleasons, The Tossers, Brave Combo, Sharon Shannon with Greg Guy, The High Kings, The Chancey Brothers, Ron Kavana, Girsa, The Great Whiskey Project, The Prodigals, Trian, Katie Grennan, Eileen Ivers, Andy Cooney and the Wolftones. Join Mike and Tim each Wednesday night from 8pm to 9pm on WSBC 1240 AM and WCFJ 1470 AM or listen on our podcast at www.windycityirishradio.com. Happy St. Patrick's Day from Windy City Irish Radio!

In this episode Jesse completes his Dad Rock set, after visiting with Jim a few months ago, today Jesse talks to USA Today's Dad Rock podcast host Patrick.  They talk Rock n' Roll Polka band Brave Combo, meeting for breakfast during Dad Rock's road trip to Austin and Patrick's Springsteen superstition.    Brave Combo's Website - http://bravecombo.com/    Learn more about Dad Rock at dadrock.usatoday.com Follow Dad Rock on Twitter @DadRockShow Like Dad Rock on Facebook at facebook.com/dadrockshow Email Patrick and Jim at dadrock@usatoday.com   Jesse's Twitter - @JesseJacksonDFW  

St. Patrick was born in England in 385AD, was captured by pirates as a child and brought to Ireland, at which time he was called to Christianity. He escaped his captors and returned to Ireland as a missionary. In his teachings, he combined Irish pagan beliefs with Christian sacraments, devising the Celtic Cross. St. Patrick is honored around the world on March 17th, the anniversary of his death in 461AD. Windy City Irish Radio pays homage to St. Patrick in a 90-minute St. Patrick's Day broadcast. Tonight we welcome Miread Nesbitt, one of the newest members of the Celtic Woman, to the WCIR studios for a live interview about the upcoming show at the Chicago Theatre on March 16th. Join Mike Shevlin and Tim Taylor for our St. Patrick's Day special with music from the Wolfe Tones, Damaris Woods, Gaelic Storm, Black 47, Tupelo, The String Sisters, The Cheiftans, Nathalie MacMaster and much, much more. Tune in live Wednesday evenings at 8pm on WSBC 1240AM Chicago and WCFJ 1470AM Chicago Heights and to our weekly podcast at www.windycityirishradio.com. For requests or dedications contact tim.taylor@windycityirishradio.com.

Podcast this week with London Music Works, Warren Zevon, The Tymes, Moonlight Orchestra, Brave Combo, Billy Joel, Tracy Ullman, Lou Pallo & Slash, KD Lang, Eddie Kendricks, Ahmed Jamal, Southside Johnny itunes: http://bit.ly/Hg2RdK Facebook: http://on.fb.me/IzhiJV Email us at MusicFirstPodcast@gmail.com

VICTORIA VOX and her ukulele return to the WoodSongs Stage with a brand new CD. Known as a pioneer for singer/songwriters in the growing ukulele genre, Victoria Vox has been writing and performing songs across the country in her eclectic, upbeat and clever way. Refreshingly modern and innovative, the award-winning vocalist and songwriter lives in Baltimore, and tours 130+ shows a year. The new album, 'Vox Ukulele Cello,' features Katie Chambers on cello who will accompany Victoria on WoodSongs. Website for Victoria Vox. CATHY FINK & MARCY MARXER are a formidable powerhouse of sound, with a repertoire of traditional and contemporary folk, old-time country and swing music. They've earned two Grammy Awards and have worked with the likes of Tom Paxton, Si Kahn, Riders in the Sky, Pete Seeger, Brave Combo, Mariachi Los Camperos, Mike Seeger, Patsy Montana, Pete Kennedy and Ysaye Barnwel. "ROCKIN THE UKE" is the very first Uke-centric CD and explores their versatility on the ukulele as they travel through blues, swing, old time county, folk and original songs - all in virtuoso style. Website for Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer. THE LOVE LEIGHS hail from Austin, TX and combines ukuleles, guitar, a dash of clarinet; lots of harmonies, some twang, and more than a little sass. The band creates original songs in the tradition of 20th Century American acoustic music--a mix of jazz, blues, twang, and the occasional funky tune or Motown groove. Their latest Is 'All Your Talk of Love." Website for The Love Leighs.

Tonight's show, with special guest host Karen Pighin, is all about Bob Dylan: the man, the myth, the legend. We included some interesting covers of Dylan tunes and a couple of phone calls. Paul Norton of CiTR's "Code Blue" talked about Bob Dylan fandom, and then Carl Finch of Brave Combo chatted about the backstory of Dylan covering "Must Be Santa". Apologies for the technical difficulties at show's beginning - it does get better! :) Thanks so much for tuning in and for supporting CiTR.cheers, valfolkoasis@gmail.com