Concerts That Made Us

This week Brian is joined by Travis and Wayne, the founders of UTOPiAfest.

This year UTOPiAFest takes place on October 14-15, 2022. Set in the hills of Reveille Park Ranch, a 1,300-acre adventure ranch outside of Burnet, Texas, UTOPiAfest lives up to its utopian name in nearly every regard – their manifesto can attest. The family-friendly festival prides itself in creating a quality over quantity experience, complete with non-overlapping stages, a generous BYOB policy, ample land for camping, mountain biking, disc golf, and horseback riding, experiential workshops from local Texan artisans, and other unique offerings.

As the brainchild of co-founders Travis Sutherland and Wayne Dalchau, UTOPiAfest is the duo’s passion project turned safe haven for thousands searching for an accepting, inclusive festival experience that truly practices what it preaches.

This years lineup includes Grammy Award-winning jazz guitarist John Scofield, American folk duo Shovels and Rope, rapper Charli 2na, and Austin-native Sir Woman among others.

Find more information here:

https://www.utopiafest.com/

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https://www.tixr.com/groups/vivautopia/events/utopiafest-thirteen-32370

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Welcome to July's highlights. If you missed any of the episodes in July, this episode is for you.Guests include: Asfixia Socialhttps://www.asfixiasocial.com/ https://www.facebook.com/asfixiasocial/ https://www.instagram.com/asfixiasocial/Joe Mansman and The Midnight Revival Bandhttps://www.facebook.com/themidnightrevivalband https://www.instagram.com/themidnightrevivalband/ https://twitter.com/revivalmidnight https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQhwVvL8wLIeQ2jeJ2yL4gwTodd McCartyhttps://bandbuilderacademy.com/https://www.instagram.com/bandbuilderacademy/https://found.ee/BandBuilderFUZIGISHhttps://fuzigish.org/https://www.facebook.com/FUZIGISHhttps://www.instagram.com/fuzigish/Find CTMU here:https://linktr.ee/ConcertsthatmadeusNewsletter: https://concertsthatmadeus.aweb.page/p/f065707b-2e34-4268-8e73-94f12bd2e938If you would like to support the show you can do so by rating/reviewing us on Itunes and Spotify or by signing up at https://www.patreon.com/Concertsthatmadeus and you will gain access to a range of benefits including video versions of the episodes.Save 10% on Band Builder Academy membership by following this link https://bandbuilderacademy.com/Brian_Concerts/join and using promo code "concerts" at signup.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ctmu/message

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This week Brian is joined by Jay Bones of South African punk rock legends FUZIGISH.

On 29th April 2022 Fuzigish released their commanding self titled album to mark the bands 25th anniversary. Lined with their signature horns, pounding drums, rock solid bass & riff heavy leanings, the album has a sonic ferocity that will satiate established fans and stealthy reach for new fans alike.

On this fun-packed episode Jay and Brian discuss: 

• Why the time was right for a new album and the recording process.
• The concert history of the band including their European and Australian tours.
• The creation of their booking agency 'Punk Safari' and what it was like trying to attract international bands to South Africa.
• Brian may have finally managed to get a straight answer on where the name FUZIGISH came from.
• The future of the band and much much more.

Find FUZIGISH here:

https://fuzigish.org/

https://www.facebook.com/FUZIGISH

https://www.instagram.com/fuzigish/

Buy/Stream the album here:

https://orcd.co/fuzigish

https://mongrelrecords1.bandcamp.com/album/fuzigish

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https://mongrelrecords.com/

https://www.facebook.com/mongrelrecords

https://www.instagram.com/mongrel_records/

https://www.youtube.com/c/MongrelRecords

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This week Brian is joined by Todd McCarty.

When it comes to the music industry Todd has done it all. Raised in the suburbs of Washington DC on a steady diet of 80’s hardcore punk, Todd is a music industry vet currently living in Japan with his wife and daughter. He credits driving a taxi with getting his music business career off the ground. In 1998 while listening to music between fares, he plotted his future one cab driver confessional at a time. He’s been a drummer, a tour manager, label executive, and a VP of Sales for major label Sony Music. While serving as GM and head of sales at Fearless Records for 13 years he was awarded several platinum and gold sales awards. Todd released over 200 cover songs on the “Punk Goes” compilation which has been streamed over a billion times. 

While at Sony Music Todd looked after metal label Century Media, and prog rock label Inside Out.  
Some of the artists he worked with are: Portugal The Man, Motionless in White, I Prevail, Ice Nine Kills, Plain White T's, Pierce The Veil, Kansas, Wage War, Arch Enemy, Lacuna Coil, Devin Townsend, Mayday Parade, At The Drive-in, Body Count, Alesana, The Word Alive, August Burns Red, Sugarcult

Recently Todd started Band Builder Academy - the premiere online academy for musicians, artist managers, and record labels  - where he shares his process and teaches how to build a band from opening act to headlining act.

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On this episode Brian is joined by Joe Mansman from Joe Mansman and The Midnight Revival Band. Tune in to hear all about their latest release 'Take It Easy', the history of the band and much more.Joe Mansman and The Midnight Revival Band are a blistering display of dangerously skilled rock and rollers. Their spirited stompers offer an essence of familiarity to listeners while rarely veering off the road less traveled, and having enough hooks to draw you in like air to the lungs. The group never fails to maintain that haughty and boisterous swagger they've become so well known for since forming in 2014 in Upstate NY. Check out the band's new song "Take It Easy," written by Joe Mansman and The Midnight Revival Band. It was engineered, mixed, and mastered by Brandon Kapoor at Skyfall Recording Studio,Greenwich, NY.Follow Joe Mansman and The Midnight Revival Band here:https://www.facebook.com/themidnightrevivalbandhttps://www.instagram.com/themidnightrevivalband/https://twitter.com/revivalmidnighthttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQhwVvL8wLIeQ2jeJ2yL4gwFind CTMU here: https://linktr.ee/Concertsthatmadeus  Newsletter: https://concertsthatmadeus.aweb.page/p/f065707b-2e34-4268-8e73-94f12bd2e938  If you would like to support the show you can do so by rating/reviewing us on Itunes and Spotify or by signing up at https://www.patreon.com/Concertsthatmadeus and you will gain access to a range of benefits including video versions of the episodes.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ctmu/message

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On this special episode Brian caught up with Brazilian rockers Asfixia Social ahead of their European and UK tour.After a series of successful shows in 2019, São Paulo based bruisers Asfixia Social are heading back to Europe and the UK for their Planet Is Alive 2022 tour, consisting of 20 performances in England, Holland, Germany, France and Scotland, between July and August.The Band will return to the iconic Rebellion (August 6), the biggest punk festival in the world, held in the English city of Blackpool, ending the tour after more than 10 shows in the United Kingdom.Asifixia Social will also perform at the 30th edition of the well-known French festival Chauffer dans la Noirceur, on July 14, Bastille Day (French national holiday), held on the beaches of Normandy in Montmartin-sur-Mer.Kaneda Mukhtar, lead singer of the band, explains the concept of the new tour: “the aggression of man has made the planet unstable and we are on the point of collapsing, we see this more and more frequently. Exhaustion consumption is a failed model and the planet is reacting. The Planet is Alive is a wake-up call.”After more than two years of the pandemic, the quintet returned to the studio, recording their first tracks in English to be released as singles which will eventually be released as the EP Planet is Alive, scheduled for February 2023.This year, Asfixia Social has already performed several shows with bands such as Cólera, Ratos de Porão, Detonautas and Dead Fish in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, warming up the engines with a new tracks as well as recent hits like “Revelação” and “Censura Não 2021”, a poignant protest against the current government.This will be the bands third international tour after 2019’s European tour and beforethat , 2014 had the guys touring Cuba where they recorded the documentary “CubaPunk” (2015), which captures the local underground punk scene.Asfixia Social Europe tour dates● Jul 09 - London (England) - The Birds Nest● Jul 10 - Brighton (England) - Cowley Club (Punx Rock Picnic)● Jul 12 - Rennes (France) - Mass Prod Fiesta● Jul 13 - Concarneau (France) - Brasserie Tri Martolod● Jul 14 - Montmartin-Sur-Mer (France) - Festival Chauffer dans la Noirceur● Jul 16 - Düsseldorf (Germany) - AK47● Jul 17 - Koog Aan de Zaam (Netherlands) - Haltpop Festival● Jul 21 - Hoorn (Netherlands) - Café Swaf● Jul 22 - Köln (Netherlands) - Sonic Ballroom● Jul 23 - Amsterdam (Netherlands) - Vondelbunker● Jul 24 - Paisley (Scotland) - The Bungalow● Jul 27 - Guildford (England) - The Holroyd Inn● Jul 28 - Bristol (England) - The Plow Inn● Jul 29 - Wakefield (England) - The Vortex● Jul 30 - Bridgewater (England) - The Cobblestones● Jul 31 - Whitchurch (England) - Percy's Cafe Bar● Aug 02 - Liverpool (England) - The Quarry (with Moscow Death Brigade)● Aug 04 - Manchester (England) - The Peer Hat● Aug 05 - Sowerby Bridge (England) - The Blind Pig● Aug 06 - Blackpool (England) - Winter Gardens - Rebellion Festival 2022Get your tickets here: https://www.songkick.com/artists/5615728-asfixia-socialFollow Asfixia Social here:https://www.asfixiasocial.com/https://www.facebook.com/asfixiasocial/https://www.instagram.com/asfixiasocial/Find CTMU here:https://linktr.ee/Concertsthatmadeus Newsletter: https://concertsthatmadeus.aweb.page/p/f065707b-2e34-4268-8e73-94f12bd2e938 If you would like to support the show you can do so by rating/reviewing us on Itunes and Spotify or by signing up at https://www.patreon.com/Concertsthatmadeus and you will gain access to a range of benefits including video versions of the episodes.https://concertsthatmadeus.aweb.page/p/f065707b-2e34-4268-8e73-94f12bd2e938--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ctmu/message

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On this episode Brian answers your most asked questions and plays a selection of his favourite songs that have been featured on the show.Tracklist:1. Panic Boom - Revolution2. Agency Panic - Panic3. Bellwether - Mild Hearts4. Wild Tibetin Monks - Cartoons5. Wax Mekanix - All Freaks6. Lord - United7. Bidding War - You've Gone too Far8. Venrez - Show Me9. Kat & Mark Haze - Wolves10. MoPo - Funky Hits Wrecked11. Springbok Nude Girls - Crystal BallSpecial thanks to:Lets Talk Entertainment Podcasthttps://open.spotify.com/show/7nT92xZ4C4SqtmlDcvlt7C?si=e14df488ddd74800The Cognitive Discourse/Brootal Blockhttps://open.spotify.com/episode/0ShNCS7X1Lk87AxmEjLmOG?si=pXKJxOGyTiWwL_MckMvDnASuper Cool Radiohttps://open.spotify.com/show/0SQJNvvzFNdJq03yzbvX1i?si=707aebe764bb4b2cFind CTMU here:https://linktr.ee/ConcertsthatmadeusNewsletter: https://concertsthatmadeus.aweb.page/p/f065707b-2e34-4268-8e73-94f12bd2e938If you would like to support the show you can do so by rating/reviewing us on Itunes and Spotify or by signing up at https://www.patreon.com/Concertsthatmadeus and you will gain access to a range of benefits including video versions of the episodes.https://concertsthatmadeus.aweb.page/p/f065707b-2e34-4268-8e73-94f12bd2e938--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ctmu/message

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Welcome to May's Highlights. If you missed any of the episodes throughout May then this episode is for you. In this episode you will get a taste of all four episodes.Guests:Jim Hustwit - Composer/Producer - Larp Music:https://www.larpmusic.com/ http://jimhustwit.com/ https://www.facebook.com/LarpMusic/ https://www.instagram.com/jimhustwit/ Find Jim's Podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sync-music-matters-podcast/id1603217855 https://open.spotify.com/show/1paOgW6nctFTWHOQk6FEp2?si=3349001a13a84334Band Inc:https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063592830411https://www.instagram.com/band_inc/https://music.apple.com/us/album/midnite-rider-single/1607488912 https://open.spotify.com/artist/5NjXCbPfyL2J14LqpySqrt?si=Q0YANSQ9SuGm0Vt-1Hp9AwDystopica:https://www.facebook.com/dystopicahttps://www.instagram.com/dystopica_band/https://music.apple.com/us/album/perception-ep/1588362915https://open.spotify.com/album/4AMTGRgzDlPihdHopzeUxZ?si=UDOyBXrgSrOl6WTRmrPixg&nd=1https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fmufgKyWmkDamn Your Eyes:https://www.facebook.com/SteeleGroveStudiohttps://damnyoureyes.bandzoogle.com/homehttps://open.spotify.com/artist/1RwByzeZtAlnOMPij9hWta?si=O_dc9SwZSISMe4S4vKd7Sghttps://music.apple.com/us/artist/damn-your-eyes/1323834271https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFmbe5kJW1v_KXkmo6T7x3A--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ctmu/message

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This week Brian is joined by Artie and Darren from Damn Your Eyes.

Since its inception, New York metal band Damn Your Eyes has been on a tear and taking no prisoners. The crushing lineup consists of Artie Alexander (guitars, vocals), Oddie McLaughlin (bass), Darren Markoff (drums, formerly of Korotory), Gabriel "Gabby" Abularach (guitars), and Kenny Vincent Jr. (vocals). Together, the men make Damn Your Eyes into a Monster Metal Machine. With a thunderous rhythm section, dueling guitars and dueling vocals, they leave no stone unpulverized. 

Damn Your Eyes are slowing down the tempo and diving face first into bone-crushing heaviness on their new single "Weaponized." Based on a traumatic event involving betrayal, infidelity, and emotional abuse, "Weaponized" covers the difficult topic of when negative self talk becomes reality.

Find Damn Your Eyes here:

https://www.facebook.com/SteeleGroveStudio 

https://damnyoureyes.bandzoogle.com/home

https://open.spotify.com/artist/1RwByzeZtAlnOMPij9hWta?si=O_dc9SwZSISMe4S4vKd7Sg

https://music.apple.com/us/artist/damn-your-eyes/1323834271

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This week Brian is joined by Becky and Rob from Dystopica. 

Dystopica is a heavy metal band from Connecticut, US. Dystopica was formed in 2019 by Becky Brideau. The band’s lineup is Becky Brideau on vocals, Rob Muller on guitars, and Erich Bender on drums. Dystopica has a distinct sound blending hard rock, heavy metal, thrash metal, and progressive metal.  The band’s music includes melodic, harmonizing guitar riffs and powerful female vocals. Influenced by classic heavy metal, Dystopica brings back qualities of heavy metal from the 70’s and 80’s mixed with some modern and progressive elements. 

Due to Covid, Dystopica has not had the opportunity to perform live shows yet as a band. However, all the members have performed live in previous bands. Guitarist Rob Muller has performed with previous bands at numerous venues including The Chance Theater in Poughkeepsie, NY and has opened for several well-known bands including Warbringer, Dying Fetus, Kittie, Enforcer, Moonspell, and Cattle Decapitation. Drummer Erich Bender has performed with a previous band at multiple local venues in CT including the Webster Underground in Hartford, CT. Vocalist Becky Brideau has performed with a previous band playing at local festivals and venues in CT including the Toyota Oakdale Theater in Wallingford, CT at a Live Nation event. As a band Dystopica is planning on performing live shows starting in the fall of 2022. 

Find Dystopica here:

https://www.facebook.com/dystopica

https://www.instagram.com/dystopica_band/

https://music.apple.com/us/album/perception-ep/1588362915

https://open.spotify.com/album/4AMTGRgzDlPihdHopzeUxZ?si=UDOyBXrgSrOl6WTRmrPixg&nd=1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fmufgKyWmk

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