Ep. 311 - Tequila Mockingbird

About this episode

Joe and Kieffer from Tequila Mockingbird discuss the Michigan music scene and the evolution of emo and post-hardcore genres.

Joe and Kieffer from Tequila Mockingbird join us for a deep dive into the Michigan music scene, the evolution of emo and post-hardcore genres, and the stories behind influential bands and their impact on the scene. We explore the influence of video game soundtracks on music discovery, the vibrant DIY festival culture in Lansing, Michigan. About Bardown Breakdown: Power chords and crashing boards. Mikey, Tom, and Justin talk music, hockey, and anything else that gets in their way. Tom and Mikey are lifelong friends that grew up on Long Island during the glory days of alternative music where our local bands were As Tall As Lions, Brand New, Taking Back Sunday, Bayside, The Sleeping, Envy on the Coast, you get the point. We spent many nights together at The Downtown, catching any pop-punk, indie, hardcore, or emo band that came through. This was not a phase, Mom! Fast forward 20 years and we are still just as passionate about the scene as we were during our girl jeans and youth XL band tees days. Tom and Mikey are diehard New York Islanders fans, but Justin (Bolts fan) likes to remind us that we are not an Isles podcast. As we got older we realized we can like more than one thing…

People in this episode

Hosts: Mikey, Tommy V, JROB

Guests: Joe, Kieffer

Topics covered

• Michigan music scene
• emo and post-hardcore genres
• influential bands
• video game soundtracks
• DIY festival culture

Keywords

• Michigan music
• emo
• post-hardcore
• video game soundtracks
• DIY festivals

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Tequila Mockingbird

Books & works: Bardown Breakdown

Places: Michigan, Lansing

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