Welcome Ladies and Gentlemen to another episode of The Open Mic Podcast! With your host Tom Hirst, brought to you by Richland Source and Newsroom After Hours!

This week we have one of the most (in my opinion) underated bands in Mansfield Ohio! Hurricane Ditka! A pop punk, emo powerhouse trio, with catchy well written songs for a days. Or at least an albums worth anyways haha! 

Marshall(guitar/vocals) and matt(drums) stopped by to talk writing process, playing a show for the first time since the covid, new music on the way, and origin stories, among other things.

There's also a special live acoustic performance of their song streetlight from their self titled album of 2018!!

Just a jam packed episode with two wonderful people that write beautifully catchy music!

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Welcome Ladies and Gentlemen to another episode of The Open Mic Podcast! With your host Tom Hirst, brought to you by Richland Source and Newsroom After Hours!

This week we have three rappers who will be performing the first newsroom after hours show this season, Friday April 15th! Deimos, Henry Rich, and Yung 23 !  They collectively operate under the moniker Deaf Note, as well they release music as solo artists. You can find all of their music by clicking on the links attached to their names! 

With 15 plus years of writing/ producing and rapping experience under their belts, these behemoths of artists delve deep into what sets them apart in such a vast industry. We talk influence, lyricism and hip hop show culture. What it looks like to be putting in the work and where they are looking to take their music in the future.

It was a blast meeting these dudes and getting to talk all things hip hop! Three genuine hard working dudes with a lot of great music to come! Catch them live tomorrow at this years first Newsroom After Hours show back!

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Welcome Ladies and Gentlemen to another episode of The Open Mic Podcast! With your host Tom Hirst, brought to you by Richland Source and Newsroom After Hours!

This week we have quite the legend on the show, and we talk music, the death of La Luna's shows and politics all in one episode! Aurelio Diaz, AKA Chico's Brother, AKA Mansfield's 5th ward councilman!

Aurelio writes his music under the moniker Chico's Brother. His poetically vibrant, lyrically driven songs, over top of autoharp rhythmic strums is definitely not your typical sound. But its stripped back simplicity and passionate transparency is powerfully beautiful. He puts so much care into everything he does, and I think it shines through in all of his music! Im very excited to hear the new music he is in the process of writing! 

Aurelio has such a huge heart for Mansfield, and he is constantly pouring himself out for the betterment of the community itself. I' am very proud that I live in the 5th ward where he resides over as councilman.

Follow Chico's Brother on Facebook here : Chico's Brother FB

Click here to listen to his music on bandcamp : Chico's Brother bandcamp

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Welcome Ladies and Gentlemen to another episode of The Open Mic Podcast! With your host Tom Hirst, brought to you by Richland Source and Newsroom After Hours!

This weeks episode we get an in depth look into the rapidly growing music scene/culture of EDM/DUB step music. Our guest Tesreflect, not only produces his own songs, but also performs them out live as a DJ. It was a massive pleasure having him on the show, not only for his vibrant song writing ability, but his extensive understanding of where this genre of music has stemmed from historically. 

This episode was immensely refreshing to me. Talking to people about music can bring out an excitement from within that you don't usually see on the surface level in typical interactions. Tesreflect to me, genuinely is passionate about this genre of music, and I really feel it translates in this interview. The rich history and culture in this realm of music is one of welcoming hearts and open mindedness towards anyone that wants to just enjoy the euphoria of body thumping bass and upbeat head bobbing positivity. The culture is exploding and I look forward to hopefully seeing more of these kinds of shows in the future!

Tereflect also gave us our first live performance since I have taken over as host. He plays a couple of tracks off of his latest release and teases a new one in the works! Im very excited to see where his music takes him and for whats to come in the future!

Check out his music and all of his platforms to follow here! TESREFLECT

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Two of the members, Kid Kulture (vocalist) Aaron(Drums), from Mansfield local super group, The Afrxnts drop in to talk about their latest release! They give us a look at what producing this record looked like and where their mindset was at throughout the entire process.

We talk future plans, goals and upcoming releases they have already in the works! They put on an incredible live show, so keep a look out for their upcoming show dates, as well as links to all streaming platforms here https://linktr.ee/theafrxnts?fbclid=IwAR2b4PcoDZMsnCMVGx4lLz8uVBLpagOnXyv2VC5pvD9l1bgMDOR35_2hfKo

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With a new host comes a new set up. Tom here, is going to fill you in on everything that you can expect from him as the new host of the Richland Source Open Mic Podcast. He reflects on why the music scene in Mansfield is so special, talks about his hopes going forward and gives an intro of things to come!

Gabe Diemer discusses difficulty of gigs being shut down due to COVID-19, and how he and his band are remaining creative.

The band, TCRXP sat down to discuss their plans for the year 2020 and how they write music about the political world.

The duo talks about their new song, Lock Eyes, and how they believe it could be their best song yet. They also give insight into their relationship as a wedded couple.