Ohio Flocks! We have an in-depth discussion about last weekend's shows in Cleveland and Columbus, talk about the new and improved Sir Real, as well as talking at shows. We finish with some surprises from Flock Madness Round 1!

Pigeons' Songs Played:

Moonwalk* > Crosseyed and Painless > Moonwalk* - 2013-07-24 - The 8x10 - Baltimore, MD

Drunk People - 2013-03-28 - Woodlands Tavern - Columbus, OH

Pop Off - 2014-02-21 - Nectar's - Burlington, VT

Episode 26 starts with a preview of this weekend's BIG Ohio shows, the state of the music festival bubble, Terrapin Crossroads announcement and what that will mean for West Coast tour in the Fall. We continue to talk about the Flock Madness bracket and the regular basketball bracket. Round 1 voting is LIVE! Vote at this link: https://www.flockers.net/flock-talk/flock-madness-2019/

Pigeons' Songs Played:

Upfunk - 2014-09-11 - Pink Moon Festival - Rock Camp, WV

Ocean Flows - 2016-07-17 - Stone Pony - Asbury Park, NJ

Whoopie - 2012-05-11 - Treehugger's Ball - Terra Alta, WV

Flock Talk Episode 25 welcomes Flockers.net creator, Eric Slacktish, as the special guest where we talk about the inspiration of the website, pins, future projects and the up-coming "Flock Madness" bracket challenge to decide the most superior Pigeons' song! Voting will begin later this weekend on Flockers.net so keep a lookout for a post in The Flock.

Pigeons' Songs Played:

Sports Theme - 2013-07-10 - The 8x10 - Baltimore, MD

FU - 2018-06-07 - Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival - Manchester, TN

Fade Fast - 2013-11-22 - The Whiskey - Wilmington, NC

VIVA FLOCK VEGAS! Episode 24 starts with a little Vegas talk and new summer festivals. We remember the heater of a show in Salt Lake City a year ago, talk about a possible Domefest theme and unveil a fun thing we have planned with flockers.net!

Pigeons' Songs Played:

Mission > Barbara Streisand > Schwan's Symphony > 2001 - 2012-07-11 - The 8x10 - Baltimore, MD

Funk E Zekiel - 2013-01-17 - Martin's - Roanoke, VA

Dutchmaster - 2009-10-01 - The 8x10 - Baltimore, MD

We call episode 23, "The Light Man Cometh," since we were lucky to have Manny Newman, Pigeons' Lighting Designer, on the show! We talk about the set up process, Manny's new portable rig, practice and soundcheck, Phish and much much more. At the end of the episode we discuss the new Sweetwater Brewing collab, "IPPPPA," for April's 420 fest. Thank you Manny for coming on the show!

Pigeons' Songs Played:

Melting Lights - DISNYE 2017 - Madison Theater - Covington, KY

Burning Up My Time - 2016-11-10 - The State Theatre - State College, PA

Deejam > Sir Real - 2013-03-13 - The 8x10 - Baltimore, MD

Episode 22 comes in to you live from Chicago where we recap the recent Midwest run, and the two shows that we attended in Bloomington and Chicago. We're joined by our returning guest, Sarah who helps answer some Pigeons trivia from the first leg of the tour. Shoutout to Indy Flock Fam, the Deemster Porn crew and the entire Flock for a great run of shows!

Pigeons' Songs Played:

White Night > Blue > White Night - Domefest 2016 - Bedford, PA

Zydeko - 2016-04-14 - Higher Ground - Burlington, VT

We were frozen last week and had to postpone Episode 21 to this week! In episode 21 we recap the epic Capitol Theater show as well as the recent shows in Virgina, North Carolina and South Carolina. The boys were in the studio this week, so we talked about the possible recording process and then discussed the recent activity in the Coop and Pigeons' pins. We round up episode 21 with a preview of the shows in Bloomington and Chicago, which we are attending.

Pigeons' Songs Played:

Bad For You - 2017-1-28 - Boulder Theater - Boulder, CO

On The Rise - 2011-12-31 - The 8x10 - Baltimore, MD

X-Files>Condenser>Horizon - 2015-10-24 - 123 Pleasant Street - Morgantown, WV

We made it to 20 episodes! In episode 20 we do an extended winter/spring tour preview, talk jam band baseball cards and hope for a Ben and Gator Drum & Bass set at Domefest.

Pigeons' Song Played:

Time To Ride > Penguins > Funkijam > Groove Is In The Heart > Time To Ride 2015​-​​6​-​​13 - Riverbend Festival - Chattanooga, TN

Fade Fast 2013-12-28 - Best Buy Theater - New York, NY

As we anxiously wait for Winter Tour to start next week, Episode 19 contains potential new album discussion and our concert pet peeves.

Pigeons' Songs Played:

I Like To Blaze 2008/12/10 - Santa Fe Cafe - College Park, MD

Beanstalk 2012/07/11 - The 8x10 - Baltimore, MD

Havana 2017/09/09 - Bottom Lounge - Chicago, IL

Episode 18 comes in hot with a REAL recap of New Year's StEVE and a discussion about covers and the state of music festivals. We also debut our Flock Talk Hall of Fame, a best of 2018 playlist on Nugs!

Pigeons' Songs Played:

Ghostbusters - Great Outdoors Jam

Smoke 2 Joints>Kids/Otherside>Smoke 2 Joints 3/14/12 - The 8x10 - Baltimore, MD

Down w/ Disease>Antelope>Deejam>E Funk>DWD 3/21/12 - The 8x10 - Baltimore, MD