Metal Chick Podcast

Metal Chick Podcast 079 - Cari Cody of Pop Culture  

In this episode, host Carrie Z interviews Cari Cody, vocalist for the band Pop Culture. She shares how the band was formed and the band's focus on 80s music. They also talk about the enduring popularity of 80s music and the impact it has on audiences. Cari shares her musical journey and growth, from being involved in community theater to joining bands. She emphasizes the importance of having fun and connecting with the audience during performances. Carie shares upcoming gigs and thoughts on Pop Culture's summer schedule.

00:00 Introduction and Background 01:01 Formation of Pop Culture 06:13 Musical Journey and Growth 10:06 The Magic of 80s Music and Soundtracks 21:22 The Importance of Having Fun and Connecting with the Audience 25:13 Continuous Improvement and Growth 29:05 Receiving Compliments and Making an Impact 31:02 Conclusion and Upcoming Gigs   Links:

• Pop Culture on Facebook

On our way home from a trip to Barbados, we had a layover in Dallas. Seated next to us was the drummer for a Stevie Ray Vaughan tribute band/blues band from Texas, and the band graciously agreed to a brief interview.

As we stood in the baggage claim area, the members of Texas Flood shared the story of how the band came to be, discussed the distinctive hometown of one of the band members, and talked about their upcoming shows scheduled for this weekend.

Links:

• Website
• Facebook page
• August 26, 2023 at Des Plaines Theatre

 

 

We're catching up with Chi Node of Headstone! 

We talk about his journey to becoming guitarist of the band and about the Appleton event "For the Love of Metal"

Links:

• Headstone Facebook
• Chi Noden Facebook
• For the Love of Metal 2023

"Metal Chick Podcast Ep076 - WAMI Nomination Process and New Direction Explained with Board Member Phil Norby"

 

Phil Norby, board member for the Wisconsin Area Music Industry (WAMI) stops by to explain the new "nomination" process that's been the talk of the town in the past week.

He shares that the WAMI Board members do not have anything to do with voting, they've had 1100 nominations as of Friday, January 20, 2023, and why it's called "nomination". We talk about changing the perception of the organization and what's being done to change it.   Be sure to listen in for an answer to a lot of your questions!   Links

• To nominate someone or yourself: https://www.broadjam.com/wami/
• WAMI Facebook Page - https://www.facebook.com/WAMI.Music 
• WAMI Website - https://wami.org/ 
• Press Release - https://wami.org/press/2023-nominations-open/ 
• Join the WAMI here - https://wami.org/shop/ 

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MetalChick Podcast- Olaf Różański & Grzegorz Luzar of the Polish Metal Band Wingless.

It’s 35 degrees Celsius, (or 95 degrees Fahrenheit for us Wisconsinites) in Crakow, Poland, Greg and Olaf are sharing how the band got started, how they were almost a Gothic Rock band in the style of HIM

The Polish mindset vs the Wisconsin mindset when it comes to categorizing metal genres. And for the record Wingless does not want to be put into a box!

Carrie refuses to attempt pronunciation of the band members names.

And then they talk about how they’ve been putting out their albums themselves, and providing the promotion via the internet themselves.

How Slash was Greg’s original inspiration and how the minute Olaf saw Freddie Mercury he knew he wanted to be a singer.

Listen in to find out where their dream European gig would be.

• Wingless Facebook
• Wingless Twitter
• Wingless Website

Metal Chick Podcast - Episode 075 - Inverted Vision

We have the whole band on the line!

They tell me about where they're from, how they got into music and how Craig's List saved the day.

They talk about their upcoming Halloween show at X-Ray arcade - listen in to find out what they're dressing up as!

Metal Chick Podcast - Episode 074 - Imperial Fall

I've got the guys from Imperial Fall on the line, we talk about a ton of stuff, some of their favorite shows, what attendees can expect for Sunday, July 10 at Da Bar Metal and Mimosa's event, and how you can get your hands on their newest CD.

 

073 - Quincy Jackson, Vocalist at KNIFEBACK

Quincy stops by the Metal Chick Studio to chat about how he caught the singing bug by doing musicals until his two sisters pushed him in the right direction (thank you Maranda & Kayla!).

He talks about how Knifeback went through some lineup changes and how the name of the band came out of a spooky story he was told as a child.

Listen in to find out what you can expect at the Sunday, July 10 show at Da Bar!

Links

• Facebook

Ep072 - Blue Moon Assault

The guys from doom grunge band Blue Moon Assault stop by to chat about how they started a band right before the pandemic, their musical backgrounds and where they'd love to play.

Listen in to find out what they have in store for an upcoming album and some upcoming shows.

• Andrew Wehrheim - vocals
• Jake Zblewski - Guitars
• Eric Nicewander - Bass
• Phil Menting - Drums

Links

• Bandcamp (yes there really are 3 songs to listen to)
• Facebook 
• Instagram

071 - Markus Gorsic owner of Da Bar

Markus shares why he decided on the location he chose for Da Bar, how you can get a gig there, and how Pete Syren has become the booking manager. He walks us through why he chooses the music genre that seems to be the theme of the bar.

He tells us a bit of his background, where his accent comes from and where he landed when he immigrated to the US. He then shares the differences between West Allis bars and nightclubs in Europe.

Then we talk about the 3-day Sunday Funday Metal and Mimosas Event we came up with for Summer.

• Da Bar Facebook Page
• Metal and Mimosas Event
• 2022 Tour Tee Shirt