Episode 12 "Tom Shover - Steve Kowalski's Army, Brown Betty
Tom Shover graces Down In Bloomington to share stories about his time in two of my all time favorite Bloomington Bands
Steve Kowalski's Army (https://musicalfamilytree.com/bands/steve_kowalskis_army)
Brown Betty (https://musicalfamilytree.com/bands/brown_betty)
PJ Christie joins the podcast to talk about his experience in the Bloomington music
scene.
https://musicalfamilytree.com/band/pj_christie (https://musicalfamilytree.com/band/pj_christie)
3 Nov 2023
Season 1 Highlights
A collection of some of my favorite moments from the first season of Down In Bloomington
29 Jul 2023
Episode 10 "Jim Robinson- Brown Betty"
This is Episode 10! Its also kind of a part 2.I got to talk with Jim Robinson of Brown Betty and also of Gentleman Caller. Jim was a great guest and I had a lot of fun chatting with him.
Brown Betty (https://archive.org/details/brown-betty-debut-bloomington-feb-02-1992)
Gentleman Caller (http://www.musicalfamilytree.com/band/gentleman_caller)
14 Jun 2023
Episode 9 "Glen Hicks - El Niño, Trailside Killers, Griffy"
Glen Hicks has been a part of the musical landscape in Bloomington, Indiana since the late Eighties. I sat down with Glen to discuss the many bands he has been a part of including El Niño, Trailside Killers, Griffy and more.
El Niño (https://www.musicalfamilytree.com/band/el_nino)
Griffy (https://griffy.bandcamp.com/album/st-astronaut)
Musical Family Tree (https://www.musicalfamilytree.com)
Rewind Records (https://rewindrecords.org)
If you are enjoying listening as much as I am enjoying making this podcast, please tell your friends!
Thanks to John Hancuff (https://open.spotify.com/artist/3v87lg43o34xFXLYbQ7RVI) for connecting me with Glen!
31 May 2023
Episode 1 - “Eddie Flowers”.
Mike sits down with Eddie Flowers (The Gizmos, Heavy Mother). Eddie talks about Gulcher Records, Fanzines, The Gizmos and music in Bloomington, Indiana.
31 May 2023
Episode 8 "The Belgian Waffles!" with Bill Zink and Matt Whitaker
The Belgian Waffles! formed in Bloomington, Indiana in 1986. Bill and Matt joined Down In Bloomington to discuss their origins, their experience in Bloomington's music scene and their current projects.
The Belgian Waffles! music (https://musicalfamilytree.com/band/belgian_waffles_the)
16 May 2023
Episode 7 "Bill Cameron - Brown Betty"
Bill Cameron, Guitar/ Vocals of Brown Betty talks about the band, music in Bloomington during the 1990's, touring, recording, songwriting and his current music projects.
Brown Betty (https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=musical+family+tree+brown+betty&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8)
Winechuggers (https://musicalfamilytree.com/band/winechuggers)
Thanks to Kevin Loyal (Walking Ruins) for his help in connecting me to local musicians.
5 May 2023
Episode 6 "Arson Garden - April (Combs) Mann and James Combs
April and James from Arson Garden join us via Zoom for a conversation about their place in the Bloomington music scene, touring, record labels and what they are doing now.
April eight songs and stories (aprileight.com)
jamescombs.com (jamescombs.com)
Arson Garden on Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/artist/3KpngMdnZoYlJycgh4ZY0E?si=APKL7lL4TBK55m84lIl7GA)
31 Mar 2023
Episode None
Just a quick update from your host. Send feedback and suggestions or maybe an audio recording of your own recollections of Bloomington's music scene to downinbloomingtonpodcast@gmail.com
25 Mar 2023
Episode 5 "Burd Burdeshaw"
Kevin "Burd" Burdeshaw joins us to discuss his books "All The Best Stories Start With A Bad Decision" and "I Opened My Mouth To Vomit But All I Got Were Words". He recollects the Punk Rock Tribe in Bloomington and discusses the local music of the 80's and 90's.
20 Mar 2023
Episode 4 “Second Story”
A series of recollections about Second Story; the Bloomington Home of local music from 1980 until it’s closing in 2006.
12 Mar 2023
Episode 3 "Kevin Loyal"
Kevin Loyal joins "Down in Bloomington" to recount his days in the Bloomington music scene, playing bass with The Walking Ruins and his recollections of Rock For No Reason.
1 Mar 2023
Episode 2 "Deke Hager"
Deke Hager joins "Down In Bloomington" for a conversation about his time fronting Chiba Dowa, Olestra and Leon Russel, basement parties, and so much more!
9 Feb 2023
Down In Bloomington Trailer
Mike’s opening comments about the impetus for “Down in Bloomington“.
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