SlapperCast Episode 271: "Sell Hard, Buy Soft" JOIN US in IRELAND September 2024: https://blaggards.com/ireland/ This one was recorded on the way home from McKinney after the Lone Star Celtic Festival, which unfortunately lost a whole day to rain, but recovered nicely the next day with absolutely perfect weather. We also welcome back Dennis from Doc's Irish Tours, who runs down the entire itinerary for two week tour of IRELAND coming up this September. We'll be visiting the North and the South, and you can join us for both or choose one or the other. Dennis and Patrick also discuss tips on fli ..read more

SlapperCast Episode 270: "Extra Slap on the Back" This one recorded last night after Patrick returned from Philadelphia, where he attended the funeral of his much beloved brother-in-law Tim Mohan. There's so much to be said about Tim that I don't think we can articulate yet, but Patrick does his best to do so here. We then steer into more lighthearted topics, including our (possibly) newly-improved attitude about the Dallas area, thanks to venues like the Wounded Ostrich, where we're playing next month, and big events like the Lone Star Celtic Festival in McKinney, which we'll be playing this ..read more

This one was recorded in bits as we drove ourselves separately to Beaumont and Brenham, intercut with clips from a performance of "Suspicious Minds" filmed with Turbo's 360 camera. Patrick first shares a conspiracy theory about the donut incident from last week's episode (https://youtu.be/KChkUuC4vKw?si=cic7RrrNlVemIjBF&t=163) We then catch Chad having "a moment" while driving home from Beaumont, trying to articulate what an amazing reception we got from the audience at Logon Cafe that night. Then we see Turbo's killer drum solo in the middle of "Suspicious Minds" from our show at HSF Bier ..read more

SlapperCast Episode 268: "Hot Rod Blaggard" This one was recorded on the road to and from Little Rock this past Friday. We talk about: our new Sensaphonic custom molded in-ear monitors, an amazing BLAGGARDS HOT ROD built by our friends the Haley Brothers in Little Rock, Arkansas, and yes... the Deviant Donut Debate continues. ALSO: Turbo's endorsement deals with Vratim shoes and Sleeved Washers. VRATIM Shoes (coupon code for $5 off: KEVINNEWTON) https://shop.vratim.com/?ref=okqodulh SLEEVED WASHERS https://www.sleevedwashers.com 00:00:00 — On the road to Little Rock 00:00:46 — Custom Molded ..read more

This week we catch up with Chris Steele of O'Bannon's Taphouse, Michael Logan of the Sherman Celtic Festival, and Doug & Susan Berry of the Lonestar Celtic Festival and Highland Games. https://www.obannonstaphouse.com/ https://www.blackwaterbrew.com/ https://www.bernhardtwinery.com/ https://www.shermancelticfest.com/ https://lonestarceltic.org/ 00:00:00 — Intro 00:01:32 — Chris Steele of O'Bannon's Taphouse 00:39:05 — Bernhardt Winery 00:40:30 — More upcoming shows 00:41:03 — Sherman Celtic Festival & Highland Games 00:41:21 — Michael Logan of Sherman Celtic 00:51:55 — Lone Star Celtic ..read more

SlapperCast Episode 266: "Gasoline and Shame" Paddy, Turbo and Chad recap Paddy's Day weekend at Legacy Hall in Plano, TX, and of course the big day at O'Bannon's Taphouse in College Station. MASSIVE THANKS to Laurie Valenzi, Greg Fugate, Kate Scott, and Jacquelyn Herendeen for providing video. 00:00:00 — Aggie crowd screaming "BLAGGARDS" 00:00:37 — Paddy's Day Eve at Legacy Hall 00:06:21 — Paddy's Day at O'Bannon's Taphouse 00:11:32 — "Children of the Grave" 00:15:26 — Aggie War Hymn 00:23:05 — Revisiting the Donut Debate 00:25:39 — Wrap-up and THANK YOU 00:26:46 — "That Woman's Got Me Drinki ..read more

SlapperCast Episode 265: "Slapfree" As we set out on a 27-hour drive home to Houston, we deliver a recap of our two-week tour through Arizona, Nevada, and California. 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 Gue ..read more

SlapperCast Episode 264: "Wonkity" This week: Paddy, Heide and Chad address the question: are we happy with our music careers right now? What would we have done differently with our careers if we could go back in time? Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/H6u_YICCjvo 00:00:00 — Intro 00:00:45 — Blaggards peak season / a gig takes a day 00:04:57 — How long have we been playing music? 00:05:30 — Are we happy with our music careers now? 00:11:27 — Music is a field of research 00:15:02 — What would we change if we could go back in time Show dates Blaggards.com Facebook Bandsintown Fol ..read more

SlapperCast Episode 263: "Straight Flace" Recorded while driving home from a Mardi Gras gig in Galveston where Turbo almost got run over by a car during the show. Also: Westward tour dates, Billy Joel, gig disasters, tall tales and fake accents. 00:00:00 — Intro 00:00:25 — Turbo's close call 00:03:02 — Paddy's technical problems 00:03:25 — West Coast Tour 00:05:14 — Galveston gig recap 00:07:26 — Patrick's improv 00:10:11 — More on Turbo's close call 00:10:31 — Other gig disasters 00:15:45 — Why Billy Joel wrote "BIG SHOT" 00:19:54 — Irish pronunciation of "Joel" and "Film" 00:22:27 — Tall tal ..read more

SlapperCast Episode 262: "Choppy on the Inside" While taking a break from rehearsal, Blaggards discuss backing tracks, direct sound gear, Stratocasters and in-ear monitors. 00:00:04 — Intro 00:02:02 — Tour Updates 00:04:30 — Should bands use backing tracks? 00:09:17 — Patrick's tire story 00:11:16 — More on backing tracks 00:13:18 — Direct gear and in-ear monitors 00:21:32 — RIP Mojo Nixon 00:25:26 — SJC Custom Drums 00:29:56 — Davee Bryan's Stratocaster 00:40:31 — Wrap-up and THANK YOU Show dates Blaggards.com Facebook Bandsintown Follow us on social media YouTube Facebook Twitter Instagra ..read more