Jams 'N' Cocktails

Spooky Season continues on Jams ’N’ Cocktails, and Brad Brock and the JNC Destruction Crew are cranking up the creepy with a countdown of their Top 10 Favorite Horror Bands! From legendary shock rockers and blood-soaked metal acts to underground horror punk and Florida's own wonderfully twisted musicians, this episode celebrates the artists who turned rock 'n' roll into a full-blown horror show. Expect outrageous stage antics, creepy costumes, wild rock history, and a few surprising picks along the way!

But the frightful fun doesn't stop there! Brad, Jordyn, and Derek kick things off with a dangerously delicious Black Tea Shot before testing their musical knowledge in a horror-themed round of Name That Tune. Jordyn delivers another jam-packed edition of The Jordy Files, Captain Cocktail mixes up another tasty creation, and Brad shares some seasonal inspiration in Midweek Motivation. Plus, the crew talks local haunted attractions, their upcoming 7th Annual JNC Halloween Spooktacular, and plenty of hilarious off-the-rails moments. Grab a cocktail, dim the lights, and get ready for a wickedly entertaining night!

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What started as a ridiculous joke about some questionable strawberries floating in a jar of moonshine has officially become a full-blown zombie apocalypse! This week on Jams ’N’ Cocktails, host Brad Brock and the Destruction Crew celebrate the release of Zombied Strawberries, the first major JNC Arcade game. Packed with mutant fruit, laser guns, outrageous boss battles, familiar faces, and plenty of inside jokes, this retro-inspired adventure brings the JNC universe to life in a whole new way.

Brad takes listeners behind the scenes of the game's creation, revealing how a spontaneous moment with the band Sandman Sleeps inspired a ten-level arcade adventure. The crew explores the playable characters, surprise cameos, Treasure Coast-inspired locations, and gameplay secrets that could mean the difference between victory and becoming strawberry food. Plus, the celebration continues with a radioactive-inspired Zombie Strawberry Shot, Captain Cocktail's Blackberry Vanilla Cream cocktail, entertainment headlines in the Jordy Files, and the usual hilarious chaos that makes JNC anything but predictable. Grab a drink, power up your laser, and get ready for one seriously rotten adventure!

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It’s Derek’s actual birthday, and the Jams ’N’ Cocktails crew is celebrating the Master of Disaster the only way they know how: questionable cocktails, ridiculous games, technical chaos, and plenty of laughs. Brad Brock, Elly, and Derek kick off the festivities with a truly unforgettable “Toilet Shot” before putting their friendship to the test with a game all about how well they really know the birthday boy.

Along the way, Brad shares some exciting news about the upcoming Zombie Strawberries game, the crew dives into another round of the Jordy Files, and Elly gives Derek a birthday tarot reading with some surprisingly fitting results. The night wraps up with a Midweek Motivation inspired by Jimmy Buffett and a reminder that while getting older is inevitable, growing up is completely optional.

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Break out the lederhosen, fill the steins, and get ready for some Bavarian-style chaos because Brocktoberfest is back for its sixth annual celebration! Brad Brock welcomes Derek “The Master of Disaster,” Paul Robertson, Devin, Kevin McLoughlin, and the rest of the Jams ’N’ Cocktails crew to the JNC Lounge for a night packed with German beer, ridiculous competitions, music, and plenty of questionable decisions.

Beyond the beer-fueled festivities, the crew digs into the surprisingly complicated world of Munich’s Oktoberfest and the controversy surrounding who gets to pour beer at the legendary festival. Is Munich protecting an important Bavarian tradition—or keeping newcomers locked out of an exclusive club? Add in a Bourbon Radler experiment, Steinholding, polka-fied Name That Tune, entertainment headlines, and the return of Das Boot, and Brocktoberfest quickly becomes exactly the kind of celebration JNC fans have come to expect.

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This week on Jams ’N’ Cocktails, Brad Brock is flying solo and getting personal with five songs he wishes he had written. But these aren’t simply five great songs. Each one has become woven into Brad’s own story—soundtracking his years at sea, relationships that came and went, adventures around the world, and the choices that ultimately shaped the person he became.

From spotting the Southern Cross while sailing the Pacific to losing a Blackberry in Cozumel and somehow finding it months later, Brad revisits memories from his cruise ship days and reflects on love, wanderlust, regret, possibility, and the strange way someone else’s song can eventually feel like part of your own life. Along the way, he performs all five songs live, mixes up a Peach Cobbler Old Fashioned, challenges the Jammers to Name That Tune, digs into the Jordy Files, and delivers a Midweek Motivation about remembering that the best verses of life may still be unwritten.

THIS. IS. JNC! Jams ’N’ Cocktails has officially reached 300 episodes, and Brad Brock and the JNC Destruction Crew are celebrating the only way they know how—with cocktails, music, ridiculous memories, and a whole lot of nostalgia. Brad, Jordyn, Elly, and Derek look back at the wild evolution of the show, from its humble beginnings around a dining room table to the legendary JNC Lounge and the studio audiences know today.

The crew revisits some of the unforgettable challenges, musical performances, games, guests, technical upgrades, friendships, and gloriously questionable decisions that helped shape JNC over the years. There’s also a massive retrospective montage spanning the show’s history, a milestone-themed round of Name That Tune, entertainment headlines in The Jordy Files, and plenty of surprises along the way. Plus, no 300th episode would be complete without raising a glass, so the crew celebrates with the appropriately powerful Spartan Kick cocktail. Whether someone has been a Jammer since the beginning or only recently joined the party, this episode is a celebration of everyone who helped make 300 episodes possible.

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This week on Jams ’N’ Cocktails, there’s no guest, no big theme, and no complicated agenda — just a good old-fashioned night hanging out in the JNC Lounge! Brad Brock gets back to the heart of the show with cocktails, acoustic jams, plenty of laughs, and the usual chaos alongside Derek “The Master of Disaster” Zugel and a remotely connected Jordyn Taylor.

Brad breaks out the guitar for live performances and viewer requests, the crew tests their musical knowledge with a September-themed round of Name That Tune, and The Jordy Files delivers another batch of entertainment headlines. Derek steps behind the bar for an American Mule on Captain Cocktail, Brad shares some appropriately simple Midweek Motivation, and the crew looks ahead to a huge milestone: the 300th episode of Jams ’N’ Cocktails!

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Indie singer-songwriter and powerhouse performer Fox Maple joins Brad Brock and Kevin McLoughlin in the JNC Lounge for a wide-ranging conversation about the years, experiences, and hard-earned evolution behind her full-length album, Last of the Lost. Blending Americana, blues, Southern rock, alt-country, soul, and traces of her South Florida surf-rock roots, Fox explains how songs written more than a decade ago found new life alongside deeply personal material shaped by grief, trauma, change, and growth.

The conversation goes far beyond the new record. Fox traces her unlikely musical journey through punk, metal, surf rock, COVID-era garage performances, Fox and Foes, and ultimately the current Fox Maple Band sound. She also gets candid about developing her voice later in life, knowing when a song is finally finished, the realities facing independent musicians, the changing economics of the music business, and why physical media still matters. Add in the Lava Lady cocktail, plenty of JNC tangents, Name That Tune, and a hilariously unpredictable rapid-fire round, and this one goes exactly where a night in the JNC Lounge should.

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This week on Jams 'N' Cocktails, Brad Brock is joined in the legendary JNC Lounge by Jordyn and Elly for a game-heavy Wednesday night filled with cocktails, questionable artwork, entertainment news, music trivia, and plenty of the usual chaos. The crew kicks things off with the Italian-inspired Bicicletta Cocktail of the Week, made with Campari, dry white wine, club soda, and orange, before catching up on everything from local grocery-store changes and Florida traffic frustrations to the importance of getting out and voting.

Then it's game time. The crew puts a brand-new interactive version of Picture This through its first live test—with the audience serving as willing guinea pigs—before celebrating National Aviation Day with a flying-themed Name That Tune. Jordyn takes over for the latest Jordy Files, Brad delivers some aviation-inspired Midweek Motivation, and everyone heads back to the drawing board for one more hilariously competitive round of Picture This. It's a night of new technology, bad drawings, good guesses, music, laughs, and classic JNC unpredictability.

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This week, Jams ’N’ Cocktails celebrates National Vinyl Record Day by dropping the needle on the rise, fall, and unlikely rebirth of one of music’s most beloved formats. Brad Brock, Elly, and Captain Cocktail Derek Zugel dig into the history of recorded music, how vinyl records are actually made, why CDs and streaming nearly pushed them into extinction, and why a whole new generation of music fans is falling in love with records all over again.

Of course, this is JNC, so the history lesson is only the beginning. The crew gets hands-on with the ritual of vinyl, spins records from independent artists, tests their musical knowledge in Name That Tune, catches up on entertainment news in The Jordy Files, and mixes up a couple of seriously tasty cocktails along the way. Plus, there’s a vinyl-inspired Midweek Motivation about rediscovering the people, passions, and dreams that may deserve another spin.

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