I sit down with Tino of The Cryptics (Dover, NH) for the ninth episode of The-Out-Of-Towners. We talk backstage at Brauerhouse in Lombard, IL while they were on tour with Guttermouth about the scene in Dover and New Hampshire as a whole, what it takes to book your own tour and some wild stories from the road.

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/thecrypticsofficial/?fref=ts

Bandcamp:

https://thecrypticsofficial.bandcamp.com/?undefined=

Track Listing:

1.Stay Everything

2. Night Time Freaks

3. Continuous New Behavior

4. One Player Game​

Punk rock trio Dog & Wolf came into the new Coach House Recording for our 50th episode of Friskie Morris Sessions! We chat about their experiences with famed artist Hanksy, recording their latest release 'Filler for Vacancies' and the legend of Nick Arsonitis.

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/Dogandwolfmusic/?fref=ts

Bandcamp:

https://dogandwolf.bandcamp.com/?undefined=

Track Listing: TBA

Braver (Minneapolis, MN) takes me into their van outside Quenchers Saloon for the seventh installment of The-Out-Of-Towners. We chat about the band's successes and failures in Chicago, the writing/recording their newest release 'Torpor' and their favorite venues in Minneapolis. The band also gives us some hilarious speed-round answers at the end of the night with the help of Ryan from Two Houses/Tens.

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/BraverTheBand/?fref=ts

Bandcamp:

https://bravermpls.bandcamp.com/

Track Listing: (all tracks off their new release 'Torpor')

1) Busted Ass Fish Str8 Hooked Through The Eyeball

2) Little Girl Solider

3) Metal Roads

4) Novice P

In the new series 'Album Review Roundtable' Chris, Stephen and two guests discuss releases from the previous 3 months in a not so heated discussion. We try and time it but it usually never works. This episode covers releases from January through March 2016. Our guests this episode are Kendra from For the Love of Punk and Gary from local Chicago band Headspins.

Track Listing:

1) The Run Around 'American Dream'

https://therunaroundband.bandcamp.com/album/reckless-ones

2) Munch 'Future Problem Solvers'

https://munchingaway.bandcamp.com/releases

3) UGLYBoNES 'Obscene'

https://uglybones.bandcamp.com/

4) Imbecile Missile 'Joke of the Party'

https://unclechuckrecords.bandcamp.com/album/the-first-take-ep

5) Welfare Beer League 'Functioning Alcoholic'

https://welfarebeerleague.bandcamp.com/album/day-off

6) Aim at you Enemies 'Awkward Silence'

https://aimatyourenemies.bandcamp.com/album/no-pioneers

7) The Mizzerables 'War'

https://themizzerables.bandcamp.com/album/as-i-am

8) The Kreutzer Sonata 'It's Getting Worse'

https://thekreutzersonata.bandcamp.com/

9) Assassination Squad 'Know Your Rice'

https://asssquad.bandcamp.com/album/sibal-war

Honorable Mentions: (Bands that had awesome releases but we didn't have time to talk about them)

*Human Errors

https://humanerrors.bandcamp.com/album/dies-at-the-end

*Poision Boys

https://poisonboys.bandcamp.com/album/headed-for-disaster-ep

*Texas Chainstore manager

https://texaschainstoremanager.bandcamp.com/album/binger

*Chunky Barista

https://chunkybarista.bandcamp.com/album/by-your-side

*Zombie Apocalypse NOW!

https://antizombierock.bandcamp.com/album/hope-you-survive-the-experience

*Crystal Gravy

https://crystalgravy.bandcamp.com/album/helicopter-to-bang-mansion

Friskie Morris Sessions #49 features the powerful, raw and talented Ribbonhead. We talk about their unique blend of punk and how their sound is always evolving. This episode features new music from the trio and a peak of what to expect from their new release coming soon.

Facebook Page:

https://www.facebook.com/WeAreRibbonhead/timeline

Bandcamp Page:

https://ribbonheadchicago.bandcamp.com/

Dan of Warn The Duke sits down with us for the sixth installment of The-Out-Of-Towners. In the furnace room of Beat Kitchen we talk about his past band River City Rebels and how it feels to be back in Chicago. Matinee shows, how a band should approach labels and Dan's dislike for Iron Maiden are also discussed. 'Ghost Be Gone' is available digitally, on CD and on vinyl June 3rd!!

Facebook Page:

https://www.facebook.com/warntheduke1/?fref=ts

Bandcamp Page:

https://warntheduke.bandcamp.com/

Track Listing:

1) Chicago Lights

2) Harry O'Donnell

3) Noreaster

4) Star

In Friskie Morris Sessions #48 featuring The Usuals (Elgin, IL) we talk about the ebb and flow of Elgin’s role in the Chicagoland scene, Put It Here Productions, how it feels to play with iconic national bands and how the band was able to bounce back better than ever after a multi-year hiatus.

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/usuals.elgin/

Track Listing:

1)

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3)

4)

Cicero punks EZ Kebage join us in the studio to talk about Cicero's unique role in the Chicago suburban scene, House shows at Motel 666ero and shooting insane music videos. Avenues for getting your music out there and punks odd tie to hip-hop are also discussed.

Tracks:

1) Red vs. Blue

2) Please Don't Leave Me

3) I Don't Want to Leave my Bedroom Tonight

4)

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/EzKebage/?fref=ts

Bandcamp:

https://ezkebage.bandcamp.com/

In the second installment of 'First Rounds On Me' I sit down with Engineer, Producer and musician Mickey Craft to talk about his love of recording and his company Multi Track Chicago. Mickey shares his story of going from a musician in just about every type of band you can be in punk wise to really focusing on recording bands. After loosing equipment in the thousands of dollars multiple times he tells us how he was able to bounce back, his take on the increasing trend of bands recording themselves and removing people like him out of the equation and leaves us with some studio etiquette for bands to keep in mind next time they record.

Multi Track Chicago Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/MultiTrackChicago/?fref=ts

Website:

http://www.multitrackchicago.com/

Email:

Episode 5 of The-Out-Of-Towners features San Francisco punk band Cut Up! From stories on the road to playing festivals such as Pouzza in Canada we cover a ton of stuff in this one. We also dive into Northern California's rich punk history and where Cut Up fits into the larger East Bay community.

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/cutupsf/?fref=ts

BandCamp:

http://cutupsf.bandcamp.com/

Tack Listing:

1) Hour Glass

2) Pacific Grove

3) Daybreak

4) Price We Pay (featuring Jay from Nothington)