Best Midwestern - Episode 56 - SKA BATTLE FINALS / Rise Against / Cheap Trick
We announce the Ska Battle tournament finals matchup! We also review the new records by Chicago’s...
01:33:48
Best Midwestern - Episode 56 - SKA BATTLE FINALS / Rise Against / Cheap Trick
We announce the Ska Battle tournament finals matchup! We also review the new records by Chicago’s...
01:33:48
Best Midwestern - Episode 55 - SKA BATTLE FINAL FOUR / Matt Pryor / Doktra
We announce the Ska Battle tournament Final Four matchups and have another appearance by Aubrey...
01:11:05
Best Midwestern - Episode 54 - SKA BATTLE ROUND 2 / Pet Symmetry / The Addisons
The results are in from round 1 of our Midwest Ska Battle, and we preview the matches for round...
01:15:35
Best Midwestern - Episode 53 - SKA BATTLE / Droughts / What Gives
In our first ever BM tournament we pit 16 Midwest ska bands past and present against each other!...
01:36:06
Best Midwestern - Episode 52 - The Midwest Ska Episode!
After we had so much fun talking about Slapstick last week, we decided to dedicate an entire...
01:24:05
Best Midwestern - Episode 51 - The Slapstick Family Tree
We take an in-depth look at all the bands that spawned from Chicago’s ska punk legends Slapstick,...
01:33:32
Best Midwestern - Episode 50 - An Interview with Orenda and Todd Fink
Synth nerdy abounds with our talk with Closeness, featuring Todd Fink of the Faint and Orenda...
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Best Midwestern - Episode 49 - An Interview with Tim Kasher
We have a tech-cursed talk with Tim Kasher of Cursive and The Good Life who just released a solo...
01:04:43
Best Midwestern - Episode 48 - An Interview with Mike Felumlee
Mike Felumlee tells us all about the brand-spanking-new EP by The Bigger Empty (out today!) and...
01:26:32
Best Midwestern - Episode 47 - An Interview with Squirtgun
We sit down physically and virtually with all 4 members of Squirtgun (Lafayette, IN) to talk...
01:26:07
Best Midwestern - Episode 46 - …Like Usual, Tim Kinsella Ruins It
We review new records by Cloud Nothings (Cleveland), Joan of Arc (Chicago) and Fred Thomas...
01:56:40
Best Midwestern - Episode 45 - What We Missed in 2016 Due to Our Lameness
We review three Midwest albums we spaced on in 2016, Coloring Book by Chance the Rapper...
01:42:03
Best Midwestern - Episode 44 - Best of the Midwest 2016
We bring you our favorite Midwest albums of the year, our favorite new Midwest bands of the year,...
01:19:36
Best Midwestern - Episode 43 - Food Poisoning
We review records by Signals Midwest (Cleveland), KP & Me (Bloomington, IN) and Sump Pumps...
01:16:01
Best Midwestern - Episode 42 - Wild Wild West
We review records by The Faint (Omaha, NE), Berwanger (Lawrence, KS), and Busman’s Holiday...
01:24:57
Best Midwestern - Episode 41 - Polyvinyl Records Turns 20
Midwest-based label Polyvinyl Records celebrates 20 years so we honor it by reviewing their...
01:33:27
Best Midwestern - Episode 40 - Everything's Cool
Greg and Scott review albums from three Chicago artists: American Football, Ryley Walker and The...
01:27:48
Best Midwestern - Episode 39 - An Interview with Davey Von Bohlen of The Promise Ring and Maritime
We talk with Davey Von Bohlen of The Promise Ring, Maritime and Cap’n Jazz about all sorts of...
01:24:51
Best Midwestern - Episode 38 - An Interview with Marc Paffi of Bear Vs. Shark
We chat with Marc Paffi, lead singer of Bear Vs. Shark, and discuss their reunion shows and...
01:08:43
Best Midwestern - Episode 37 - Something to Write Home About
We discuss the touchstone emo album Something to Write Home About by Kansas City, MO’s The Get Up...
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