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Recorded in the van shortly after leaving our Thursday night gig in Beaumont, ECH recounts his experiences at PASIC 2021. Show dates Blaggards.com Facebook Bandsintown Follow us on social media YouTube Facebook Twitter Instagram Become a Patron Join Blaggards on Patreon for bonus podcast content, live tracks, rough mixes, and other exclusives. Rate us Rate and review SlapperCast on iTunes Questions? If you have questions for a future Q&A episode, leave a comment on Patreon, or tweet them to us with the hashtag #slappercast. Support SlapperCast

This week on SlapperCast, Paddy and Chad talk about this weekend's reunion show with drummer Mike McAloon and fiddler Chris Buckley. Facebook group Official Blaggards Facebook Group Become a Patron Join Blaggards on Patreon for bonus podcast content, live tracks, rough mixes, and other exclusives. Rate us Rate and review SlapperCast on iTunes Show dates Blaggards.com Facebook Bandsintown Follow us on social media YouTube Facebook Twitter Instagram Questions? If you have questions for a future Q&A episode, leave a comment on Patreon, or tweet them to us with the hashtag #slappercast. Support SlapperCast

An update from the van: Eric talks about preparing for Percussive Arts Society International Convention 2021. Show dates Blaggards.com Facebook Bandsintown Follow us on social media YouTube Facebook Twitter Instagram Become a Patron Join Blaggards on Patreon for bonus podcast content, live tracks, rough mixes, and other exclusives. Rate us Rate and review SlapperCast on iTunes Questions? If you have questions for a future Q&A episode, leave a comment on Patreon, or tweet them to us with the hashtag #slappercast. Support SlapperCast

This week on SlapperCast: Trunk or treating, musicians & humor, and Christmas music we don't hate. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/mRYhb2am6V0 Show dates Blaggards.com Facebook Bandsintown Follow us on social media YouTube Facebook Twitter Instagram Become a Patron Join Blaggards on Patreon for bonus podcast content, live tracks, rough mixes, and other exclusives. Rate us Rate and review SlapperCast on iTunes Questions? If you have questions for a future Q&A episode, leave a comment on Patreon, or tweet them to us with the hashtag #slappercast. Support SlapperCast

This week on #SlapperCast, as we leave a rowdy gig in the Texas Rennaissance Faire campgrounds, we continue our discussion of music biopics. What would it take to make a good one, what makes them bad, and a few ideas we have for good ones. (CORRECTION from Chad: "Bowie was kicking a cocaine addiction during his Berlin Trilogy period, not heroin. My bad.") Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/dVFAfUghQ2s Show dates Blaggards.com Facebook Bandsintown Follow us on social media YouTube Facebook Twitter Instagram Become a Patron Join Blaggards on Patreon for bonus podcast content, live tracks, rough mixes, and other exclusives. Rate us Rate and review SlapperCast on iTunes Questions? If you have questions for a future Q&A episode, leave a comment on Patreon, or tweet them to us with the hashtag #slappercast. Support SlapperCast

The story behind BLAGMATIC's "hidden" track, the audiobook of Bruce Springsteen's autobiography, why music biopics are often bad, and what makes them good when they're good. NOTE: Stevie Van Vandt does indeed read the audiobook of his memoir, and it pretty much sounds exactly as ECH envisioned it (see link below). ALBUM REVIEW: BLAGGARDS – Blagmatic (2021) — London Celtic Punks https://londoncelticpunks.wordpress.com/2021/10/17/album-review-blaggards-blagmatic-2021/ BORN TO RUN — Bruce Springsteen (audiobook) https://www.audible.com/pd/Born-to-Run-Audiobook/B01BNVRCFA Unrequited Infatuations: A Memoir — Stevie Van Zandt (audiobook) https://www.audible.com/pd/Unrequited-Infatuations-Audiobook/1549190865 John Denver PMRC Hearing https://youtu.be/hozr5TSn42s Become a Patron Join Blaggards on Patreon for bonus podcast content, live tracks, rough mixes, and other exclusives. Show dates Blaggards.com Facebook Bandsintown Follow us on social media YouTube Facebook Twitter Instagram Rate us Rate and review SlapperCast on iTunes Questions? If you have questions for a future Q&A episode, leave a comment on Patreon, or tweet them to us with the hashtag #slappercast. Support SlapperCast

Recorded on the road to Weston, MO, AND on the road home from Hesston, KS, with longtime Blaggards fiddler Chris Buckley. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/rEHZGQhk17I Blaggards Brew SINNERMAN Coffee: https://blaggards.com/store/blaggards-brew-sinnerman-coffee/ Show dates Blaggards.com Facebook Bandsintown Follow us on social media YouTube Facebook Twitter Instagram Become a Patron Join Blaggards on Patreon for bonus podcast content, live tracks, rough mixes, and other exclusives. Rate us Rate and review SlapperCast on iTunes Questions? If you have questions for a future Q&A episode, leave a comment on Patreon, or tweet them to us with the hashtag #slappercast. Special Guest: Christopher Buckley.Support SlapperCast

This week on #SlapperCast: a few words about David Lee Roth's recently announced retirement, AND a couple of BIG surprises we were presented with this past Saturday night in Round Rock. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/x-9_PYaE54w David Lee Roth Announces Retirement: ‘I’m Throwing in the Shoes’ https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/david-lee-roth-retirement-announcement-1235993/ Show dates Blaggards.com Facebook Bandsintown Follow us on social media YouTube Facebook Twitter Instagram Become a Patron Join Blaggards on Patreon for bonus podcast content, live tracks, rough mixes, and other exclusives. Rate us Rate and review SlapperCast on iTunes Questions? If you have questions for a future Q&A episode, leave a comment on Patreon, or tweet them to us with the hashtag #slappercast. Support SlapperCast

This week on #SlapperCast: At the end of our day off in Philly, we have a slightly drunken discussion about how bands tend to mishandle alcohol at gigs, and how it makes everyone else's job in this industry unnecessarily difficult. With special guest: Patrick's sister Sinéad Devlin. Show dates Blaggards.com Facebook Bandsintown Follow us on social media YouTube Facebook Twitter Instagram Become a Patron Join Blaggards on Patreon for bonus podcast content, live tracks, rough mixes, and other exclusives. Rate us Rate and review SlapperCast on iTunes Questions? If you have questions for a future Q&A episode, leave a comment on Patreon, or tweet them to us with the hashtag #slappercast. Support SlapperCast

A report from the road en route from Oklahoma to Illinois. Show dates Blaggards.com Facebook Bandsintown Follow us on social media YouTube Facebook Twitter Instagram Become a Patron Join Blaggards on Patreon for bonus podcast content, live tracks, rough mixes, and other exclusives. Rate us Rate and review SlapperCast on iTunes Questions? If you have questions for a future Q&A episode, leave a comment on Patreon, or tweet them to us with the hashtag #slappercast. Support SlapperCast

This week on #SlapperCast, as Tropical Storm Nicholas approaches Houston, we talk about recent shows and get ready to hit the road. Show dates Blaggards.com Facebook Bandsintown Follow us on social media YouTube Facebook Twitter Instagram Become a Patron Join Blaggards on Patreon for bonus podcast content, live tracks, rough mixes, and other exclusives. Rate us Rate and review SlapperCast on iTunes Questions? If you have questions for a future Q&A episode, leave a comment on Patreon, or tweet them to us with the hashtag #slappercast. Support SlapperCast

This week on #SlapperCast, we recap our experience opening for 38 Special at Houston's Arena Theatre the night before, while driving to an early afternoon gig at Kemah Boardwalk. Featuring special guests Fiddler Jeff Duncan and Laurie "Merch Maiden" Valenzi Buell. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/wSNKjW-7hZA Show dates Blaggards.com Facebook Bandsintown Follow us on social media YouTube Facebook Twitter Instagram Become a Patron Join Blaggards on Patreon for bonus podcast content, live tracks, rough mixes, and other exclusives. Rate us Rate and review SlapperCast on iTunes Questions? If you have questions for a future Q&A episode, leave a comment on Patreon, or tweet them to us with the hashtag #slappercast. Special Guests: Jeff Duncan and Laurie Valenzi Buell.Support SlapperCast

This week on #SlapperCast, we fight our way through Houston rush hour traffic, do a rundown of upcoming shows and tours, and reflect on the recent passing of Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/kALtvETc1cE Promo video for our upcoming gigs with the Outsiders PBR by Tim "Elvirus" Aballo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PY7mEBz6j20 Tickets for 38 Special and Blaggards (Sep 3): https://blaggards.com/2021/08/blaggards-at-arena-theatre-in-houston/ Pre-order BLAGMATIC on vinyl: https://blaggards.com/store/blagmatic-limited-edition-vinyl-lp-pre-order Show dates Blaggards.com Facebook Bandsintown Follow us on social media YouTube Facebook Twitter Instagram Become a Patron Join Blaggards on Patreon for bonus podcast content, live tracks, rough mixes, and other exclusives. Rate us Rate and review SlapperCast on iTunes Questions? If you have questions for a future Q&A episode, leave a comment on Patreon, or tweet them to us with the hashtag #slappercast. Support SlapperCast

This week on SlapperCast: recent press coverage for BLAGMATIC, our LP album covers have arrived (watch on YouTube), and vinyl pre-orders are OPEN. ALSO: our upcoming gig at Houston's Arena Theatre opening for 38 Special, AND a special performance by Eric's dog Ringo. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/bTtTpew78eQ Tickets for 38 Special and Blaggards (Sep 3): https://blaggards.com/2021/08/blaggards-at-arena-theatre-in-houston/ Pre-order BLAGMATIC on vinyl: https://blaggards.com/store/blagmatic-limited-edition-vinyl-lp-pre-order/ Worth The Wait: Blaggards Celebrate Their New Album Blagmatic — Gladys Fuentes, Houston Press https://www.houstonpress.com/music/things-to-do-blaggards-blagmatic-release-show-at-continental-club-11733046 Music Preview Pick: Blaggards — Andrew Dansby, Houston Chronicle https://preview.houstonchronicle.com/event/music/blaggards-2 Join us on RewardMusic https://blaggards.rewardmusic.com Show dates Blaggards.com Facebook Bandsintown Follow us on social media YouTube Facebook Twitter Instagram Become a Patron Join Blaggards on Patreon for bonus podcast content, live tracks, rough mixes, and other exclusives. Rate us Rate and review SlapperCast on iTunes Questions? If you have questions for a future Q&A episode, leave a comment on Patreon, or tweet them to us with the hashtag #slappercast. Support SlapperCast

This week on SlapperCast, while on the road to Blackwater Draw Brewing Company in Bryan, TX, we talk about vinyl pre-orders for #BLAGMATIC, and discuss the remarkable resurgence of vinyl and its recent explosion in popularity. Also: pre-show rituals, and this Saturday's BLAGMATIC CD Release Party at the Continental Club Houston. Show dates Blaggards.com Facebook Bandsintown Follow us on social media YouTube Facebook Twitter Instagram Become a Patron Join Blaggards on Patreon for bonus podcast content, live tracks, rough mixes, and other exclusives. Rate us Rate and review SlapperCast on iTunes Questions? If you have questions for a future Q&A episode, leave a comment on Patreon, or tweet them to us with the hashtag #slappercast. Support SlapperCast