Ween Cast

Happy Memorial Day everyone!! Ahh, the official start of Summer. Grab a drink of your choice, then add some Captain Morgan to it, sit back and relax, because we have got you covered this holiday. 22 years ago, Ween (although not an official "Jam Band") headlined the Captain Morgan Jam on the River festival at Penn's Landing in Philadelphia PA! Coming off of a slammed year of 2003 with the release of Quebec and tour dates out the wazoo, the band took this year a little slower to start. This being the end of May and only being the 5th show, that does not mean the show was phoned in by any means. A jam festival crowd in tow, yes, the band plays some standards, but also get nice and brown for some serious bangers like "Nan", and "The Final Alarm". Then get nice and into deep space with "Captain", and "You Were the Fool", one of the beautiful gems commonly overlooked from the Country album. But the band wasn't stopping there, they would bust out a true rarity with the simple but snappy "Oh My Dear, Falling in Love" with Aaron doing both of the brothers' parts. And how to land this thing? How about the Quebec standout jam song "Zoloft" and back to the Country record for another jewel like "Fluffy"? Oh yeah, now Summer is starting to look promising! Join us on Patreon for some exclusive pics from the day!

Do you happen to be a fellow Urchin and Vinyl fanatic? I had a feeling, and know you are not alone! Possibly the best news of the year is here; the second full length Sound of Urchin album is being pressed on vinyl for the first time ever!! All of the original 11 Diamond tracks have been freshly remastered along with an uncovered song recorded at the same time for the new vinyl. The pressing is 180 Gram "Diamond Clear" vinyl for a seriously beautiful shine.

Also included is a digital download card for the remasted record, but also 10 "Unearthed Gems" featuring demos and original 4 track recordings of Diamond songs.

There will a limited edition run of 100 copies that will include a CD of the only time the band played the album in its entirety; Omaha Nebraska 2005. The CD jacket will include original hand drawn artwork by Tomato so each one will be completely unique!

In this brand new interview Chris takes us back to the time that this album was recorded and the crazy situation revolving around RCA and the music business in the early 2000's all the way through to how this new pressing came about currently.

The band teamed up with the late hit-maker Adam Schlesinger of Fountains of Wayne to put his spin on these jams to get them into that radio friendly feel, without losing the groups edge and force.

Tomato explains that as fans we were actually very lucky that these songs made it to our ears in the form of the Diamond as it was not easy to get this record out.

These are the stories direct from the source, and for even more of our Tomato interview please go to ⁠Patreon.com/weencastpodcast⁠ for the full interview including a few more stories NOT found in this podcast!

We can't thank Chris enough for joining us again for another fascinating conversation! Urchin Forever!

Do you happen to be a fellow Urchin and Vinyl fanatic? I had a feeling, and know you are not alone! Possibly the best news of the year is here; the second full length Sound of Urchin album is being pressed on vinyl for the first time ever!! All of the original 11 Diamond tracks have been freshly remastered along with an uncovered song recorded at the same time for the new vinyl. The pressing is 180 Gram "Diamond Clear" vinyl for a seriously beautiful shine.

Also included is a digital download card for the remasted record, but also 10 "Unearthed Gems" featuring demos and original 4 track recordings of Diamond songs.

There will a limited edition run of 100 copies that will include a CD of the only time the band played the album in its entirety; Omaha Nebraska 2005. The CD jacket will include original hand drawn artwork by Tomato so each one will be completely unique!

Go to ⁠Sound of Urchin.com⁠ to pre-order your copy now, and save $10 before October 21st.

In this brand new interview Chris takes us back to the time that this album was recorded and the crazy situation revolving around RCA and the music business in the early 2000's all the way through to how this new pressing came about currently.

The band teamed up with the late hit-maker Adam Schlesinger of Fountains of Wayne to put his spin on these jams to get them into that radio friendly feel, without losing the groups edge and force.

Tomato explains that as fans we were actually very lucky that these songs made it to our ears in the form of the Diamond as it was not easy to get this record out.

These are the stories direct from the source, and for even more of our Tomato interview please go to ⁠Patreon.com/weencastpodcast⁠ for the full interview including a few more stories NOT found in this podcast!

We can't thank Chris enough for joining us again for another fascinating conversation! Urchin Forever!

Do you happen to be a fellow Urchin and Vinyl fanatic? I had a feeling, and know you are not alone! Possibly the best news of the year is here; the second full length Sound of Urchin album is being pressed on vinyl for the first time ever!! All of the original 11 Diamond tracks have been freshly remastered along with an uncovered song recorded at the same time for the new vinyl. The pressing is 180 Gram "Diamond Clear" vinyl for a seriously beautiful shine.

Also included is a digital download card for the remasted record, but also 10 "Unearthed Gems" featuring demos and original 4 track recordings of Diamond songs.

There will a limited edition run of 100 copies that will include a CD of the only time the band played the album in its entirety; Omaha Nebraska 2005. The CD jacket will include original hand drawn artwork by Tomato so each one will be completely unique!

Go to ⁠Sound of Urchin.com⁠ to pre-order your copy now, and save $10 before October 21st.

In this brand new interview Chris takes us back to the time that this album was recorded and the crazy situation revolving around RCA and the music business in the early 2000's all the way through to how this new pressing came about currently.

The band teamed up with the late hit-maker Adam Schlesinger of Fountains of Wayne to put his spin on these jams to get them into that radio friendly feel, without losing the groups edge and force.

Tomato explains that as fans we were actually very lucky that these songs made it to our ears in the form of the Diamond as it was not easy to get this record out.

These are the stories direct from the source, and for even more of our Tomato interview please go to ⁠Patreon⁠ for the full interview including a few more stories NOT found in this podcast!

We can't thank Chris enough for joining us again for another fascinating conversation! Urchin Forever!

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Do you happen to be a fellow Urchin and Vinyl fanatic? I had a feeling, and know you are not alone! Possibly the best news of the year is here; the second full length Sound of Urchin album is being pressed on vinyl for the first time ever!! All of the original 11 Diamond tracks have been freshly remastered along with an uncovered song recorded at the same time for the new vinyl. The pressing is 180 Gram "Diamond Clear" vinyl for a seriously beautiful shine.

Also included is a digital download card for the remasted record, but also 10 "Unearthed Gems" featuring demos and original 4 track recordings of Diamond songs.

There will a limited edition run of 100 copies that will include a CD of the only time the band played the album in its entirety; Omaha Nebraska 2005. The CD jacket will include original hand drawn artwork by Tomato so each one will be completely unique!

Go to Sound of Urchin.com to pre-order your copy now, and save $10 before October 21st.

In this brand new interview Chris takes us back to the time that this album was recorded and the crazy situation revolving around RCA and the music business in the early 2000's all the way through to how this new pressing came about currently.

The band teamed up with the late hit-maker Adam Schlesinger of Fountains of Wayne to put his spin on these jams to get them into that radio friendly feel, without losing the groups edge and force.

Tomato explains that as fans we were actually very lucky that these songs made it to our ears in the form of the Diamond as it was not easy to get this record out.

These are the stories direct from the source, and for even more of our Tomato interview please go to Patreon for the full interview including a few more stories NOT found in this podcast!

We can't thank Chris enough for joining us again for another fascinating conversation! Urchin Forever!

If you are a fan of the scene you are most likely going to come across this gentleman pretty soon upon hanging out for a bit, but unless you dive deep you won't know Chris. Talk about prolific, Chris Harford has been making amazing music since his high school days with no signs of stopping soon. Not only does he write, record and produce his own music, he also runs his own record label supporting other awesome independent artists and collaborators. You could keep digging into this guy's career all day and still not get to everything! For the sake of sanity, we stuck to a few points for this interview, and it will take us awhile to unpack all of these!

We spoke with Chris about his early bands, including the cult favorite Three Colors, which he started in college with some fellow art students. The seminal album "Be Headed" that just happens to be the major label debut of some of our other musical friends being released in 1992. The independent record label "Soul Selects" that Chris and his friends started in the 80's and still run to this day. Living with Andrew Weiss and Sim Cain while the early Ween albums were being made, and Chris explains to everyone once and for all what the hell the "Zion House of Flesh" actually is!!

Chris explains what it was like to be produced by Mickey and working on the Chocodog Records release of his record "Looking out for Number 6"; a true anomaly among the Chocodog and Schnitzel projects.

We also talk about some of the really cool current projects that Chris has worked on within the last few years; like the Birdfeeder collaboration with Mark Mulcahy of Polaris and Miracle Legion. The very groovy instrumental record he made with the Philly based Jazz band Channel Collective, and his travels with Paul Muldoon and the rock-poetry group Rogue Oliphant.

Please go to Soul Selects.com to see all of the available releases by the record label, and Chris Harford.com to download all of the catalog releases by Chris and his constantly evolving Band of Changes.

Join us on Patreon.com for some more fun and exclusive material including the entire Chris interview where we discuss Chris' Dub project Blanc du Blanc, his thoughts on vinyl vs and download, and some other fun surprises! Also live is a new episode of Shane's Ween Vinyl featuring the Chris Album "Looking out for Number 6", its a cool mini-sode talking about the albums vinyl and some fun facts about the CD compared to the record. Thank You and Please enjoy!!!

Ep. 62: 4/28/2004, The Fraternal Order of Eagles Hall, Levittown, PA

Let’s turn the page to a new year for Ween as we discuss the first show played in 2004, and of course, it’s a banger. Coming off of a long touring year in 2003, the band had taken a few months off and is now gearing up for a long weekend, and later a busy Summer and Fall. So what could be better than a relatively small “warm up” show? A “warm up” show for charity, that’s what! The “FOE” or Fraternal Order of Eagles make a habit of doing such good deeds around the Fairless Hills and Levittown area, let’s team up. This show was a benefit to raise money for the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life. It feels good to give to a good cause, especially when Ween is involved! In addition to the ticket sales, there was also specific shirts made for the night, raffle tickets sold, and of course….BEER!! This is going to be sweet. The band is back to being tight as hell, and breaks out some sweet picks like “Captain”, “Reggaejunkiejew”, “Marble Tulip Juicy Tree”, and more! Grab your solo cup and join Shane and Rory for their discussion of the first Ween show of 04, and for a good cause! Enjoy!

Well, so far this has turned out to be a rough year for Ween fans. But what do we do when times are bad? We do what we always do, we come together as a family.

We would like to take you back to a time that was not so innocent either, but we know now that this part of the story was not the end, and although dark at the time, we can now see that there was light on the other side.

Please join us for our full retrospective on Ween's brilliant album "Quebec" and the subsequent Caesar Demos. We hope you enjoy the episode, and no matter what happens we will always love listening to, and talking about music.

Maximum love from both of us, Shane and Rory.

Well, its been over 20 years since the monumental 2nd to last Ween studio album launched into the heads of the unexpecting public. Songs from this record seem to keep popping up over the years since in some of the most unexpected places. Why? What is it about Quebec that keeps all of us heads coming back and screaming for after all these years? We dive into the time period, the songs, the credits, the live performances and stats, and of course, The Caesar Demos! This may be the only set of songs to accompany a studio release to come straight from the band. These included almost all of the songs from Quebec, plus a number of other amazing songs that made it into the Ween live show, and a few others that have latched onto the flam and have not let go. Please enjoy our full review and discussion of the Ween jewels that are Quebec, and the Caesar Demos.

Wow, New York City, just like I pictured it.... skyscrapers, and ...everything. Thats right, the big apple, the city so nice... all that jazz. Ween brings the funk and the punk for what we are deeming "The Live In Chicago Tour" of Fall 2003.

Just days before the three night stand when Live in Chicago was recorded, the shows of fall 2003 are underway. Believe it or not, this is the only time the band blazed the legendary Roseland Ballroom in the heart of Manhattan.

Just months after the release of the album Quebec, the band is still breaking out some songs that have only been heard a few times since they debuted like "Hey There Fancy Pants", and a lesser known beauty; "The Argus". Plus, as we had discussed in some of our other episodes about shows from the year, the acoustic guitars get dusted off along with a country album song "Help me Scrape the Mucus off my Brain".

As if that is not enough, did someone say Zeppelin? Oh yeah they did! This would be essentially the only time in the groups history that "All of my Love" is breathed into the universe.

Join us as we discuss the show and the trip which also includes posters, spending time in the city searching for sites which should be there, and taking the old travel standby, the bus!

Enjoy!