Best Midwestern

On the 6th installment of our State-by-State series we discover that South Dakota has been killing' it in the rock realm for decades and none of us knew it. Come along as we explore the state's music, from obscure but talented musicians of many genres from years past to the state's modern indie, punk and hardcore bands.

We're back y'all! We run down out favorite Midwestern records of 2018 in this comeback special. Sign up at our Patreon to hear our special episode with our favorite non-Midwestern records of 2018!

On our 5th installment, we dig into the music of North Dakota. Wiz Khalifa is from North Dakota, who knew? What else has come out of ND? You're gonna have to listen to find out.

On our 4th installment, we dig into the music of Missouri, from ragtime all the way to Puddle of Mudd. It's a wild ride in the Show Me State.

On the 3rd ep of our project to deep-dive into the music history of the 12 Midwestern states we look at Iowa, from jazz that traveled up the river from New Orleans to the best-kept-secrets in current punk music from the Hawkeye State.

On the 2nd ep of our project to deep-dive into the music history of the 12 Midwestern states we look at Michigan, discussing and playing clips from blues, Motown, proto-punk and punks acts, all the way up to the best current bands from the Mitten State.

On the first episode of our year-long project to deep-dive into the music history of each of the 12 Midwestern states we look at Indiana, from Tin Pan Alley songwriters of the 1910 and 20s to indie and punk rock one hundred years later.

We celebrate Slapstick's victory in our Ska Battle Tournament by sitting down with Brendan Kelly who dishes some stories from the band's history and gives insights into certain songs. We also review the new EP by Thoughts of Ionesco.

We announce the Ska Battle tournament finals matchup! We also review the new records by Chicago's veteran punks Rise Against and Rockford, IL's even-more-veteran rocker Cheap Trick.

We announce the Ska Battle tournament Final Four matchups and have another appearance by Aubrey Welbers with her two cents. Reviews of Doktra (Indianapolis) and Matt Pryor of The Get Up Kids (Lawrence, KS).