I'll be visiting Niagara Falls, ON from Central/Upstate NY for a few days later this month. This year I'd really like to try and make a trip to Niagara-on-the-Lake as I'm especially interested in visiting Fort George. I've been trying to look up info on transportation options but couldn't find much on google, so thought I'd try asking on here. Are there any busses (WEGO, or otherwise) that transport to and from that area? Or would it be easier to just drive myself to and from? I will have a car with me since I live close enough to the border that driving is much more practical for me than flying lol.
Any advice would be appreciated, thanks!

Saturday, June 03 - Friday, June 09

Top 60s

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104	18 comments	[60s] Hendrix doing the dishes
79	9 comments	[1965] Roger Daltrey with The Who’s tour bus, 18th Arrondissement, Paris, 13 November 1965 (by Roger Kasparian)
62	4 comments	[60s] The Who
49	26 comments	[1960] On June 6th, 1960, Guitarist Steve Vai was born in Carle Place, NY. Vai has recorded and toured with Alcatrazz, David Lee Roth, and Whitesnake, as well as recording with artists such as Public Image Ltd, Mary J. Blige, Spinal Tap, Alice Cooper, Motörhead, and Polyphia.
31	5 comments	[1965] On June 4th, 1965, The Yardbirds released "Heart Full Of Soul", in the UK. It was the Yardbirds' first single after Jeff Beck replaced Eric Clapton as lead guitarist.

 

Top 70s

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250	70 comments	[1970] Classic British Prog Rock Band ( King Crinsom ).
239	44 comments	[1977] Classic Rockers ( The Runaways ).
124	30 comments	[1970] Straight Out Of London England Classic Rock Legends ( Emerson Lake & Palmer ).
85	16 comments	[1974] David Bowie on The Dick Cavett Show, aired December 5, 1974, with David Sanborn (sax), Earl Slick, Carlos Alomar (guitars), and Pablo Rosario (percussion)
54	13 comments	[70s] Jeff Lynne - Looking cool as a MFkr

 

Top 80s

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632	248 comments	[1981] Best female voices of rock imo
45	7 comments	[1981] Billy Squire - My Kinda Lover	[Dzr] [SC]
44	4 comments	[80s] Prince Of Darkness
30	13 comments	[1981] Outlaws & Blackfoot: December 1981 @ The OMNI in Atlanta, Georgia -- Ticket Price $ 10.00 -- Crunchy Southern Rock!
12	0 comments	[80s] Billy Joel Collection

 

Top Remaining

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308	26 comments	Definitely playing this today !!
258	74 comments	" I’d rather be dead than sing Satisfaction when I’m 45.”
249	474 comments	Favourite Songs of This Subreddit (Letter E)
249	655 comments	Favourite Songs of This Subreddit (Letter H)
240	484 comments	Favourite Songs of This Subreddit (Letter G)

 

Top 5 Most Commented

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90	667 comments	What “one hit wonder” bands actually have an amazing discography?
217	621 comments	Favourite Songs of This Subreddit (Letter I)
217	489 comments	Favourite Songs of This Subreddit by Letter (Letter D)
226	483 comments	What’s an undeniable classic by an artist you normally can’t stand?
52	460 comments	What is the worst song from a big name to go way bigger than it deserved to.

 

Taking family from Chicago to Washington DC, then to Niagara Falls and return back to Chicago. Cannot go thru Canada due to visa requirements.

All prices are for local pickup - Sonora, California 95370.
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I can drive as far as the SF Bay area, or a 2 or 2 and a half hour radius if there's anyone in Sacramento, Lake Taho, Merced, Fresno, etc I'm willing to meet up. I'd prefer to just do that once though, so if anyone wants to go that route then I'd want to see if there's anyone else in that meet up area so that I can drop off multiple servers in one trip since it'll end up being a whole day of driving for me. I'd add to the cost if I ended up having to do that, if there's more than one person or if one person wanted multiple servers I'd split up the cost so it'd be cheaper per person or per server than if it was just for one person buying one server.
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I can also ship these at the buyer's expense, I went to a pack & ship place and they quoted me $350 for packaging and shipping one of these from CA to NY, shipping from my zip to nearby in CA was still $280 so vicinity doesn't make a huge difference.
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Dell PowerEdge T630
$1,300 OBO local pickup - 95370
CPU 2 x E5-2680 v4 @ 2.40 GHz ; passmark: 29,285
RAM 128GB DDR4 2133 MHz (8 * 16GB)
iDrac iDrac 8 Enterprise
PSU 2 x 750w Platinum
RAID Perc H730
Caddies 18
Blanks 0
Bezel included
Rails not included
Other notes:
- Bios, iDrac, Lifecycle Controller, etc all updated to most recent versions as of 5/26/23 via Dell Repository Manager.
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Dell PowerEdge T630
$1,200 OBO local pickup - 95370
CPU 2 x E5-2660 v3 @ 2.60 GHz ; passmark: 22,200
RAM 64GB DDR4 2133 MHz (4 * 16GB)
iDrac iDrac 8 Enterprise
PSU 2 x 750w Platinum
RAID Perc H730
Caddies 12
Blanks 6
Bezel included
Rails not included
Other notes:
- Bios, iDrac, Lifecycle Controller, etc all updated to most recent versions as of 5/26/23 via Dell Repository Manager.
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Dell PowerEdge T630
$1,150 OBO local pickup - 95370
CPU 2 x E5-2660 v3 @ 2.60 GHz ; passmark: 22,200
RAM 64GB DDR4 2133 MHz (4 * 16GB)
iDrac iDrac 8 Enterprise
PSU 2 x 750w Platinum
RAID Perc H730
Caddies 12
Blanks 6
Bezel included
Rails not included
Other notes:
- Bios, iDrac, Lifecycle Controller, etc all updated to most recent versions as of 5/26/23 via Dell Repository Manager.
- I can't get the power button to work anymore, I've disabled it and re-enabled it in iDrac but it doesn't work still. It works just fine to power on and off through iDrac and to power off through your OS. I haven't tried to turn it on with WoL.
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Dell PowerEdge T620
$350 OBO local pickup - 95370
CPU 2 x E5-2696 v2 @ 2.50GHz ; passmark: 23,794
RAM 256GB DDR3 (8 * 32GB)
iDrac iDrac 7 Enterprise
PSU 2 x 1100w
RAID will update
Caddies 6
Blanks 4
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Other stuff, ask for details if interested, they're kind of buried but I need to sell them sooner or later:
- Dell PowerEdge T620, 8 bay LFF, can't remember what RAM or CPU is in it, if anyone is interested I can figure it out. It's going to be a pair of low end CPUs and maybe 64gb of 4gb or 8gb DDR3 DIMMs - $200 OBO local pickup - 95370
- Dell PowerEdge R210ii - $40 OBO local pickup - 95370
- Dell PowerEdge R210ii - $40 OBO local pickup - 95370
- 24 bay supermicro with X9DRi-F motherboard, can't remember what CPUs I had in there either probably something like a pair of e5-2650 v2's. Also not sure about the RAM, I have some 4gb or 8gb DIMMs of DDR3 I can put in. - $250 OBO local pickup - 95370

I read through all of Amtrak's rules about bringing golf clubs. I want to know how strict they are about which trains accept them as a carry-on. Their site says only trains in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Missouri, and Wisconsin accept them as carry-on, though I am traveling within New York (SDY-ROC and back).
Has anyone had success bringing their clubs as carry-on on a NY train? Otherwise, I have to cancel and book on Lake Shore Limited to get checked baggage each way (which doubles the ticket price).
Edit: For those interested, I just called, and apparently you don't need a reservation (despite everything the website says). Just has to fit within the length and weight limits for a carry-on.

hello! i’m a new resident in peekskill, ny, looking for swimming/watering holes nearby that are fairly unpopulated. i’m only here for the summer, and don’t know anyone in town, so no worries of word being spread. i don’t mind taking a train or a bus a lite ways to get to one, although i wouldnt like to travel more than 20 minutes out of town if possible. no car, so something walk-able, or has bus access.
i realize that this is all hyper-specific and unlikely to find anything, but, as a former resident of VT, swimming in watering holes is my favorite summer activity, and I’m been aching to get back into it. I’m sure rivers and lakes are still pretty cold right now, but hoping to locate some anyways.
feel free to PM me if you wish.
thanks!

Join the Smash Ultimate party on SATURDAY June 17th from 2pm to 6pm; chill out with casual Super Smash Bros. Ultimate games at Crystal Lake Brooklyn (647 Grand St, Brooklyn, NY 11211). Come one, come all!

EVENT SAFETY IS OUR PRIORITY! For sanitary reasons, we highly encourage you to bring your own controller. If you cannot bring your own, we can provide an official Gamecube Controller to use during the event for no additional cost. Smash Brews provided controllers will be sanitized after each event. You will be asked to leave a government issued ID at the door if provided with a controller, to be returned when the controller is. Our supplied controllers will be limited on a first-come, first-serve basis

We’re back in the flow with the following fun:
—EIGHT PLAYER SMASH—
Have a blast on the main event, 8-player Super Smash Bros. Ultimate: 8-players at the same time, all on 1 HUGE projector screen!
—FRIENDLY SMASH STATIONS—
Stop by one of our several Side Smash Stations for some standard 1-v-1 or 4-player, 3-stock friendly Super Smash Bros. Ultimate matches. No salt to be found here.
—GIVEAWAYS—
THREE lucky smashers will be selected at random to receive a goodie at the end of the event. STAY TIL THE END for a chance to win!
—BEAT THE HOSTS: SMASH BREWS—
Test your might against the Smash Brews Crew! THREE attendees will be selected at random to compete against the one of the Smash Brews hosts in a 1-v-1, 1-Stock match. If you manage to take us down, you will be awarded with a free drink on the house!
—THE NIGHTCAP SMASH CLASH—
Towards the end of the night, strap in for the lightning fast Nightcap Smash Clash! Everyone in the room will have a chance to compete in a 1-v-1, 1-stock only competition. Winner to make it to the end wins a free drink ticket!
Limited quantity of pre-sale tickets available online for $17.
Tickets at the Door are $20.

TICKETS HERE: https://smashbrews.com/tickets

[TICKETS INCLUDE ONE (1) SELECT DRINK]

YOU MUST BE 21 OR OLDER TO ATTEND

Ticket to event includes admission to the private venue space within CRYSTAL LAKE BROOKLYN and one (1) select drink.
Say hi on our Discord server
https://smashbrews.com/discord

We have been running this event among friends every couple of weeks. Join the Smash Ultimate party on SATURDAY June 17th from 2pm to 6pm; chill out with casual Super Smash Bros. Ultimate games at Crystal Lake Brooklyn (647 Grand St, Brooklyn, NY 11211). All skill levels welcome.

EVENT SAFETY IS OUR PRIORITY! For sanitary reasons, we highly encourage you to bring your own controller. If you cannot bring your own, we can provide an official Gamecube Controller to use during the event for no additional cost. Smash Brews provided controllers will be sanitized after each event. You will be asked to leave a government issued ID at the door if provided with a controller, to be returned when the controller is. Our supplied controllers will be limited on a first-come, first-serve basis

We’re back in the flow with the following fun:
—EIGHT PLAYER SMASH—
Have a blast on the main event, 8-player Super Smash Bros. Ultimate: 8-players at the same time, all on 1 HUGE projector screen!
—FRIENDLY SMASH STATIONS—
Stop by one of our several Side Smash Stations for some standard 1-v-1 or 4-player, 3-stock friendly Super Smash Bros. Ultimate matches. No salt to be found here.
—GIVEAWAYS—
THREE lucky smashers will be selected at random to receive a goodie at the end of the event. STAY TIL THE END for a chance to win!
—BEAT THE HOSTS: SMASH BREWS—
Test your might against the Smash Brews Crew! THREE attendees will be selected at random to compete against the one of the Smash Brews hosts in a 1-v-1, 1-Stock match. If you manage to take us down, you will be awarded with a free drink on the house!
—THE NIGHTCAP SMASH CLASH—
Towards the end of the night, strap in for the lightning fast Nightcap Smash Clash! Everyone in the room will have a chance to compete in a 1-v-1, 1-stock only competition. Winner to make it to the end wins a free drink ticket!
Limited quantity of pre-sale tickets available online for $17.
Tickets at the Door are $20.

TICKETS HERE: https://smashbrews.com/tickets

[TICKETS INCLUDE ONE (1) SELECT DRINK]

YOU MUST BE 21 OR OLDER TO ATTEND

Ticket to event includes admission to the private venue space within CRYSTAL LAKE BROOKLYN and one (1) select drink.

So when you think of cities with high culture and vibrant music scenes on the east coast, what springs to mind? Obviously New York. Thanks to Drake, we all know about the growing music scene in Toronto. You prahbahbly musta tawt a Bawstan tew. Maybe Montreal or Philadelphia or even Baltimore crossed your mind.
Hah. Baltimore.
Time to check your cultural bias, pal. You passed over a quiet little city on the south shore of Lake Ontario, nestled in the Genesee River valley. It has a history as a hotbed of Abolitionism and Women’s Rights. It is the home of Eastman Kodak, Xerox, Bausch & Lomb, Western Union, Ragu and other innovative companies. It has a lively music scene, great nightclubs, world-renowned universities, thriving museums, arts & culture festivals, and live theatre. It is a true cultural gem that many folks overlook.
Yep. You bet your ass I am talking about Rochester, New York.
Since we know that Stoner Rock can come from anywhere, it should be no surprise that Rochester has produced one of the leading bands in this genre. This week we are going to check out a band you are going to want to listen to. If you know them, you love them. If you haven’t heard of them, you are going to thank me.
This week’s band is KING BUFFALO.
About Them
Hold on a sec. King Buffalo? Not King Rochester?
To be fair, King Rochester sounds like the villain in a Disney movie. Kinda hard to imagine that on a T-Shirt. King New York sounds like a particularly obnoxious Yankees fan (and yeah, finding a Yankees fan that isn’t obnoxious is a tough go). King Albany sounds like a car made by Kia.
But King Buffalo? That just works.
Our heroes didn’t start out together. King Buffalo were made up of members of two other Rochester area bands.
Randall Coon and Scott Donaldson were playing together in Velvet Elvis. That five piece band played heavy rock with space-based themes in the early 2010’s. Sean McVay and Dan Reynolds were in another band called Abandoned Buildings Club (side note: kinda neat that their initials were ABC), who had a pure psychedelic rock vibe. When both VE and ABC appeared to be having limited success, the four musicians decided to merge their talents into one band. Coon had handled vocals and guitar in Velvet Elvis and Donaldson had been rock solid on drums. McVay had done vocals and guitar in Abandoned Buildings Club and Reynolds had anchored the sound with his bass. All the pieces were there for a classic Beatles-esque lineup.
So out of the wreckage of ABC and VE, KB arose. The four members gelled so well that they were able to record their first demo - aptly titled Demo - in just two days. Their sound was immediately compared to tourmates and close friends All Them Witches. But where ATW were bluesy and sludgy, King Buffalo had produced songs full of space. Oh, there were heavy riffs for sure - but there were passages of music that were contrastingly lighter and further apart. The best example of these contrasts can be found in the more than 11 minutes of Providence Eye. The first six and a half minutes come at you at a lulling pace, enveloping you in the moment. You get swept up in the rolling riffs. But then the drop happens and you suddenly realize the song has been building to this peak. The tempo picks up and you ride a relentless rollercoaster until you hit the Black Sabbath-inspired outro, which takes you home. It is an emotional experience. The two other tracks - In Dim Light and Pocket Full of Knife are smaller essays on the same theme.
It was clear right from Demo that King Buffalo had some serious talent. But if you have listened to the band you will notice that one thing is starkly different on Demo than from any of their other releases: the vocals. Randall Coon was the lead vocalist on these recordings. If you play them up against anything since by the band they stand out. Our very own QotSA may have successfully had multiple vocalists on multiple tunes, but King Buffalo was destined to have Sean McVay take over the mic. Shortly after 2013’s Demo, Coon left the band to do a solo project called Skunk Hawk.
King Buffalo stood at a crossroads: did they look to replace Coon, or should they carry on as a Power Trio? The choice for them was obvious. McVay, Reynolds and Donaldson knew that they had fantastic potential together. They decided they didn't need anyone else.
Side note: Regular readers of these write ups know that All Them Witches just went through this exact crisis in 2019. What I didn’t share then is that ATW are close friends with KB. I would not be surprised to learn that ATW had some serious conversations about their lineup with the boys from KB before they, too, decided last year to pare down to just three members.
To re-christen their new lineup, in 2015 King Buffalo went in on a split EP with Swedish band Lé Betre (I mean, hooking up with a Swedish partner is a dream of mine, so I see the appeal.) They re-recorded their standout tune Providence Eye with McVay on vocals, as well as two new tracks - Like a Cadillac and New Time. New Time opens their side of the EP with an infectious, descending riff that hooks you immediately. It is clear from the lyrics - No wasting around, it’s a new time - that they had moved on from Coon. Like a Cadillac follows up and is a three and a half minute jam that leaves you wanting more. The re-recorded version of Providence Eye closes out their side of the split EP and leaves no doubt that they are in charge. It is a tighter, heavier version, and the amazing outro is so low down that it will make you want to rob your own house.
With their lineup now set, it was time to put together enough music to tour on. In 2016, King Buffalo released Orion. Here you can witness the melding of their influences into something majestic and fantastic, and it is here that they really develop their signature style.
To explain this style, you need to understand basic song structure.
Most pop songs tend to go verse - chorus - verse - chorus - bridge - chorus - chorus. Sure, you could add in a solo for the bridge, or a detailed intro or outro, or another verse - but this is a tried and true formula. Some variation of this dominates the pop charts to this day.
Not with King Buffalo songs. These guys are the masters of the drop, and you hear it in most of their tunes. QotSA fans are no strangers to that long build and release; it is an integral part of tunes like The Evil Has Landed, God is in the Radio, Song For The Dead, and I Appear Missing. One of the sickest drops ever recorded happens in the middle of the Them Crooked Vultures tune No One Loves Me & Neither Do I. It is where the music turns around, and a new riff takes over, often along with a pace change. It is then that you realize that the song has built to this climactic moment, and you are engulfed by the music.
King Buffalo does this better than anyone else, and you hear it clearly articulated, again and again, on the album Orion.
Take the song Kerosene for example.
A rolling bass riff from Reynolds establishes the song right out of the gate. Donaldson produces punchy drum beats with cymbal crashes at the end of each phrase. McVay’s slide guitar rounds out the intro. McVay’s vocals - very Ozzy like, if Ozzy had any semblance of self-control - frame the first verse, which ends in a fuzzy, heavy riff with crashing cymbals. This same pattern is repeated a second time and the drop is teased at just past three minutes in, but does not happen quite yet. The listener’s anticipation builds as the airy, soaring solo from McVay calls out in contrast to the rolling bass. After the guitar solo bridge, the band goes right back into the chorus. But then it happens: THE DROP. Just past 5 minutes in, the song takes a complete and abrupt turn for a totally different riff that is at the same time heavier and brand new, and yet has been there all the while.
What King Buffalo does brilliantly is subvert your musical expectations.
The standard structure is V-C-V-C-B-C-C.
Kerosene is V-C-V-C-B-C-DROP-OUTRO. Just when you subliminally expect something the same, you get something different.
The entire album is like that. Orion hardly sounds like a debut. It is a mature and deliberate soundscape built by talented musicians who are making significant choices about their art. Songs like Drinking From The River Rising open with an expansive and elastic topography, but drill down to the molten lava of heavy riffs and distorted fuzz. Sleeps On A Vine begins with one of the most zen riffs you’ve ever heard and ends in a tumultuous and heavy sonic assault that is pure controlled chaos. Every song on the album is a study in contrasts that leaves you with auditory whiplash and a burning desire for more.
They are that good.
King Buffalo were able to tour on their new material, and did so extensively. They played clubs and larger venues, often with friends and fellow Stoner Rockers All Them Witches and other bands like The Sword and Elder. In 2017, the released the EP Repeater as a follow up. It is just three songs (The vinyl ad reads, All songs on one side! No need to flip!) but it is a heck of a musical journey. The title track off the EP is 13+ minutes long and is one huge build. When the fuzz finally drops after almost 8 minutes, it is a true cathartic moment. It sneaks up on you, and is so welcome when it hits - especially after McVay’s repetition that “Every Day is the Same* - that you intrinsically understand how great it is when things finally change for the better. Too Little Too Late is an instrumental tune that is both enveloping and expansive. It is a terrific bridge to the final track, Centurion, which is an unbelievable groove. Centurion has three minutes of set up leading to an unreal fuzzy drop that is so dirty it will get you evicted from your apartment.
The influence of their touring with All Them Witches can also be seen on their next full length release, 2018’s Longing To Be The Mountain. Ben McLeod from ATW produced the album. ATW, The Sword and Elder are all thanked in the liner notes. The album picks up right where Repeater leaves off, with KB experimenting with long form songs like Morning Song and the title track, and shorter jams like Sun Shivers, Cosmonaut, and Quickening. Reynolds and McVay pepper the songs with synthesizer sounds that add colour and texture to the overall compositions. Donaldson drums with impeccable precision to provide each song with a safe mooring to return to, driving the guitars forward at the same time as he holds the rhythm in check. This is most clearly evident in Eye Of The Storm. The result is a rich tapestry of expansive and flowing music full of heavy jams and storytelling that will leave the listener wanting more. Their signature build-to-sonic-explosion style does not let fans down.
The success of Longing To Be The Mountain allowed for extensive touring across North America and Europe. It also led to appearances at bigger gigs, like at Rockpalast and the Stoned & Dusted desert rock event in 2019. Anyone that has seen any of their live work knows that King Buffalo are simply hypnotizing on stage. Reynolds’ bass work is reminiscent of Geddy Lee with his complex and flowing style. Donaldson brings controlled power to the drum kit, and is ready to cut loose when the drop comes. And McVay has become a true front man, comfortable with the lead voice on guitar and the microphone.
Their next release, Dead Star, dropped in 2020 and generated all kinds of buzz in the Stoner Rock scene. Of course, the tour planned to support it got axed when the entire world went into lockdown. But the (short album? EP?) is simply fantastic. Red Star Pt. 1 & 2 continues their long form examination and has everything you’d expect from them. Echo of A Waning Star is a lament of just over 3 minutes that is near-perfect. Ecliptic sounds like the soundtrack to a John Carpenter movie and is a complete jam with serious cool 1980’s vibes. Dead Star, the title track, is almost Radiohead-esque in its evocative and regretful take on death and decay.
But the standout track has to be Eta Carinae, which has one of the greatest musical drops and turn-arounds you will ever hear. The entire song pivots just past four minutes in and becomes a 70’s anthem worthy of Led Zeppelin or Black Sabbath. If you listen to no other tune here today, you have to check it out. It will absolutely get stuck in your head.
The band dropped their first live record, Live At Freak Valley, in 2020. This is a really nice retrospective/greatest hits album kinda deal. What stands out is just how fucking tight the band is live. With some bands, live versions veer wildly from the recorded ones - and not at all in a good way. This record is the opposite. You can clearly hear on Orion and Kerosene that KB are just that good live.
In the wake of the global pandemic, King Buffalo decided to musically capture the moment in time. They decided to release a trifecta of albums. 2021 saw them drop The Burden of Restlessness and then Acheron. The third record in this trio is 2022’s Regenerator. It is really important to consider all three records in this Triptych at the same time, for they are a sonic cycle.
TBOR is a descent into despondency. Acheron is about hitting rock bottom, and being in Hell. Regenerator is about finding a way to claw yourself back into the light. Each album stands on its own, but together they form a sweeping epic journey that we can all relate to.
TBOR is an album where the protagonist gradually loses the will to exist. There is a cry of deep frustration in Burning, a not-so-subtle reference to a plague in Locusts, a study in being confined indoors in Silverfish, and an outright statement that our hero is sinking in Loam. In fact, the lyrics tell us: “Still I press my face into the ground/I’m waiting for the hammer to fall.”
It is not a happy album.
Just when you think things have to get better, we get the 4-track jam of Acheron. In this record, our hero has fallen to his lowest point. He has descended to Hell. The title track - the first one on the album - makes this clear, when it says: “Waking up under the ground/Silver asleep on my tongue.”
Just in case you didn’t get the classic reference, Acheron is the river one must cross in Greek mythology to get to the underworld. Souls going to Hell had coins placed in their mouth to pay Charon, the ferryman, to take them across the river to Hades. So our hero did sink into the Loam in the last album, and finds himself in Hell. This theme is reinforced in Zephyr, who was the Greek God of the West Wind, and Shadows, which references what the Greeks used to call dead spirits - Shades. And just in case you had any doubt, the final track on the album is Cerberus, named after the three-headed dog that guards the gates of Hades.
What is even cooler about Acheron is how it was recorded. Instead of a studio, they recorded the album underground in a cave.
Now that is commitment.
The final album in this cycle is 2022’s Regenerator. While the first two records were about descent, despondency, and hitting rock bottom, this record is about regaining hope and optimism, and finding a way to come back. We hear this clearly in the lyrics of the record’s final track, Firmament, which says: “Out of the loam I rise, embraced by the etheThe river below relieves my hands of silver” - clearly calling back to the tracks Loam and Acheron. And in case you didn’t know, in Greek mythology the Firmament means the Sky or the Heavens.
Our hero has left Hell behind, and ascended into Heaven.
References to positive mythology are all over this album, from the album art to the tracks Mercury and Avalon. It is a total jam. But the best song on the album might just be Mammoth. If you don’t like the guitar on this song, you and I can’t be friends.
I got a chance to see KB perform last year when they toured with Uncle Acid and the Deadbeats. They are fucking tight. They were the opening act, but were the absolute highlight of the show. I want everyone to hear this band because they really are something special.
Go check them out.
Links to QOTSA
We know that QotSA front man Josh Homme and Kyuss invented Stoner Rock in the 1990’s. They were the genre-defining band. King Buffalo (and other bands like All Them Witches) have picked up this proverbial torch and are now bringing the sound to the next generation of fans. King Buffalo drummer Scott Donaldson is known to be a huge QotSA fan. Perhaps he saw them live when they played in Rochester in 2014 in support of ...Like Clockwork.
It is also sometimes easy to forget that Josh was not the only architect of the low desert sound. Original Kyuss Drummer and co-founder Brant Bjork wrote many Kyuss tunes and continues to be a leader in the music scene today. King Buffalo have played with Bjork at festivals three times: Freak Valley Festival, Black Deer Festival and the aforementioned Stoned & Dusted. There is also a planned collaborative project between Bjork and King Buffalo that may be coming our way soon.
The future is bright, my friends.
Their Music
Providence Eye
In Dim Light
Pocket Full of Knife
King Buffalo songs from the Split EP with Lé Betre
Kerosene -- live in 2016
Drinking From The River Rising
Orion - entire album on Genesee Live
RepeateCenturion -- Recorded Live in the Quarantine Sessions put out by the band
Live at Rockpalast in 2019 - includes songs from LTBTM
Longing To Be The Mountain - Quarantine Sessions
Quickening -- everything is cool until the snake head pops out. Red Star Pt. 2 -- the official video
Ecliptic
Eta Carinae
Dead Star - Full Album
Silverfish
The Knocks
Loam
Hours
Acheron
Shadows
Mammoth
Firmament
Show Them Some Love
/KingBuffalo - C’mon, everyone -- there are just over 500 subscribers. Those are rookie numbers. You gotta pump those numbers up.
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Aston Martin Vantage (Tucson, AZ)
https://www.google.de/maps/@32.3255398,-110.9389038,3a,16.3y,142.67h,81.71t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sRCfhCsYHmVF0t4tsWub6_A!2e0!5s20220601T000000!7i16384!8i8192
Audi R8 42 Coupe (Houston, TX)
https://www.google.at/maps/@29.7373868,-95.3916003,3a,18.8y,222.53h,73.44t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1szHKDg0-W6PQHjUzvJnZh2A!2e0!5s20150901T000000!7i13312!8i6656?entry=ttu
Audi R8 42 Coupe (Houston, TX)
https://www.google.at/maps/@29.7303266,-95.4201215,3a,15y,218.99h,83.29t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sWdTV-3AGNinAm3OhNm0NPQ!2e0!5s20190401T000000!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu
Audi R8 42 Coupe (Great Neck, NY)
https://www.google.at/maps/@40.7926853,-73.7523922,3a,15y,293.11h,79.23t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1s5L0GBWXiJ-H7vMFGJx1fOQ!2e0!5s20161201T000000!7i13312!8i6656?entry=ttu
Audi R8 V10 Spyder 42 (Bellmore, NY)
https://www.google.de/maps/@40.649435,-73.5259891,3a,15y,248.17h,87.19t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1smPo48qu2cqM95hMNLJSGKA!2e0!5s20230401T000000!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu
Bentley Continental GTC II + Bentley Flying Spur II (West Islip, NY)
https://www.google.de/maps/@40.6860815,-73.2987103,3a,15y,282.76h,85.51t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sSMZxWWqDQqVfK4PDy8pJ6g!2e0!5s20190901T000000!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu
Bentley Continental Flying Spur (West Islip)
https://www.google.de/maps/@40.6862567,-73.2987928,3a,15y,251.99h,81.67t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sE6D3RZAIozbnytJrK80vhA!2e0!5s20130101T000000!7i13312!8i6656?entry=ttu
Bentley Continental GT III (New York City, NY)
https://www.google.de/maps/@40.5880324,-73.9538452,3a,15y,18.66h,84.76t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sqZoq9oJNx3kyj9lLFdDPJw!2e0!5s20220701T000000!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu
BMW M4 G83 Convertible (Bellerose, NY)
https://www.google.de/maps/@40.7263916,-73.7164853,3a,15y,183.47h,82.08t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1slBvaDx9izp4C9MUTcY7A_A!2e0!5s20230401T000000!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu
BMW M3 G80 (Garden City Park, NY)
https://www.google.de/maps/@40.7389254,-73.6673242,3a,15y,1.06h,81.64t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sGoeYQctPw2755NSfk-7x2Q!2e0!5s20230401T000000!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu
BMW M8 F91 Convertible + Jaguar F-Type SVR Coupe!!! (Bellmore, NY)
https://www.google.de/maps/@40.6440999,-73.5224577,3a,15y,152.36h,84.76t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sqZZl7lDc0zIC6Ng4_FWRnw!2e0!5s20230401T000000!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu
BMW M4 CS F82! (Merrick, NY)
https://www.google.de/maps/@40.6426836,-73.5339685,3a,15y,228.77h,80.7t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sMykVb45niqcgf7lSQiHmcg!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu
BMW M4 F82 (Flagstaff, AZ)
https://www.google.de/maps/@35.1902973,-111.6608936,3a,18.6y,310h,76.74t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sUASdO6LxsucbnjX8hd1nGQ!2e0!5s20190501T000000!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu
BMW M3 G80 Drag Car! (Merrick, NY)
https://www.google.de/maps/@40.6441499,-73.5552805,3a,15y,8.48h,82.9t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sQXv9ZMCZ5LIuy4SwCSBaHQ!2e0!5s20230401T000000!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu
BMW M3 F80 (Lake Havasu City, AZ)
https://www.google.de/maps/@34.4748613,-114.3263535,3a,18.9y,339.83h,77.96t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1ssJ2mVLkSbcQ7zsY2AnPiBw!2e0!5s20181201T000000!7i13312!8i6656
BMW M6 F13 (Las Vegas, NV)
https://www.google.de/maps/@36.1618501,-115.1870329,3a,22.2y,319.64h,69.73t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1saTbyK6uvUFI8OcG4gE5T4w!2e0!5s20200201T000000!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu
BMW M2 F87 (New York City, NY)
https://www.google.de/maps/@40.6079869,-73.9530034,3a,15y,204.35h,80.67t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sj85zFXivk0bMc7aGXFpriw!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu
Chevrolet Corvette C7 Z06 (Gulf Shores, AL)
https://www.google.de/maps/@30.2490343,-87.6879608,3a,19.3y,102.64h,76.9t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1swhbFyqclaSpIlFzXAbFu1w!2e0!5s20190801T000000!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu
Chevrolet Corvette C7 Z06 (West Islip, NY)
https://www.google.de/maps/@40.6912613,-73.2883003,3a,15y,271.9h,84.87t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1spiDnbqkTgVi4NusxIYwqMg!2e0!5s20190901T000000!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu
Chevrolet Corvette C7 Z06 (Flagstaff, AZ)
https://www.google.de/maps/@35.1912034,-111.6605437,3a,16.9y,135.52h,79.13t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1s5wWa34mO2ieWjdd97ulNEg!2e0!5s20190501T000000!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu
De Tomaso Pantera!!! (Phoenix, AZ)
https://www.google.de/maps/@33.4108776,-111.9952854,3a,15y,75.73h,84.49t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1skVU2nxFXQVQNOR3YpX-_VA!2e0!5s20150701T000000!7i13312!8i6656?entry=ttu
Ferrari 550 Maranello! (Merrick, NY)
https://www.google.de/maps/@40.6492347,-73.5441496,3a,15y,268.49h,82.18t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sHBiRTgLq0Umi-kAxoHpvcA!2e0!7i13312!8i6656?entry=ttu
Ferrari 458 Italia (Mill Neck, NY)
https://www.google.de/maps/@40.8874572,-73.5550801,3a,15y,277.23h,87.67t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1scgaBMR3yxvC7aHlveOn42A!2e0!5s20190901T000000!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu
Fikser Karma (Houston, TX)
https://www.google.at/maps/@29.7526801,-95.3779262,3a,15y,353.07h,83.81t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1svFNSWzRAuGhkZAR5PpDbvw!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu
2005 Ford GT!!! (Flagstaff, AZ)
https://www.google.de/maps/@35.1950785,-111.6549947,3a,15y,343.15h,77.46t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sDI6kuxLJYnQJc9nB2mEENQ!2e0!5s20150601T000000!7i13312!8i6656?entry=ttu
2017 Ford GT!!! (Flagstaff, AZ)
https://www.google.de/maps/@35.1953736,-111.6553391,3a,15y,133.55h,85.75t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1snPCTORWPxbXdyQ-6Lil2hw!2e0!5s20210301T000000!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu
Jaguar F-Type Roadster (Merrick, NY)
https://www.google.de/maps/@40.6392372,-73.532829,3a,15.3y,194.18h,82.17t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sKXKAq6-d1FHavtwdT5l1sA!2e0!5s20230401T000000!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu
Jaguar F-Type Roadster (Atlanta, GA)
https://www.google.de/maps/@33.7458305,-84.4035572,3a,15y,138.07h,87.83t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sY2ML3Tw1ysX-t8fNR0UKRg!2e0!5s20220601T000000!7i16384!8i8192
Jaguar F-Type Roadster (Flagstaff, AZ)
https://www.google.de/maps/@35.1902758,-111.6609197,3a,15y,311.12h,88.04t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1s8z9vy1tidpUAVI9YVr1y-Q!2e0!5s20220601T000000!7i16384!8i8192
Jaguar F-Type Coupe (Glen Cove, NY)
https://www.google.de/maps/@40.8998193,-73.6327426,3a,15y,275.26h,84.62t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1swt0q-zpXsWr3D7exmqynFw!2e0!5s20211201T000000!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu
Jaguar F-Type Coupe (Great Neck Plaza, NY)
https://www.google.at/maps/@40.7879172,-73.7287953,3a,15y,164.06h,82.93t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1s3GSivAW7PuN0Ka5oniSgWg!2e0!5s20180701T000000!7i13312!8i6656?entry=ttu
Lamborghini Urus (Seattle, WA)
https://www.google.de/maps/@47.6217631,-122.3208706,3a,15y,349.36h,85.49t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sb2DCFxpuo6ytc0hlf-iEhA!2e0!5s20220801T000000!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu
Lamborghini Urus (Phoenix, AZ)
https://www.google.de/maps/@33.4981556,-111.960166,3a,15y,152.79h,82.2t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sR4LzAHseOeOMh_UZZWYKdA!2e0!5s20221101T000000!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu
Lotus Elan M100 (Flagstaff, AZ)
https://www.google.de/maps/@35.195071,-111.6283572,3a,15y,220.34h,79.63t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1svPG7qZEpOmomqN7iugThLw!2e0!5s20110801T000000!7i13312!8i6656
Maserati GranTurismo S (Bellmore, NY)
https://www.google.de/maps/@40.6510457,-73.5288878,3a,26.7y,104.43h,76.2t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sgdydySiEeQ78sjr1aoz3OQ!2e0!5s20230401T000000!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu
Maserati Quattroporte M139 (Tempe, AZ)
https://www.google.de/maps/@33.4069403,-111.8910081,3a,15y,270.13h,86.33t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sp4FVgtG4kL_GHkRRQ55jnw!2e0!5s20130701T000000!7i13312!8i6656
McLaren 570s! (Houston, TX)
https://www.google.at/maps/@29.7869713,-95.5451449,3a,21.7y,243.61h,76.9t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sGM4s7QKc8kfIorSatJCrBA!2e0!5s20220401T000000!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu
Mercedes SL63 AMG (Bellmore, NY)
https://www.google.de/maps/@40.6440656,-73.5270553,3a,17.6y,20.04h,73.87t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1siT5rXpUM986m_7zkiB2TKg!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu
Nissan GTR R35 (Phoenix, AZ)
https://www.google.at/maps/@33.5999009,-111.9844203,3a,15y,208.24h,83.89t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1seOGEEOcmrvhwg8jFMru0mg!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu
Plymouth Prowler (Queen Creek, AZ)
https://www.google.de/maps/@33.2539114,-111.6366323,3a,15y,340.65h,87.83t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sanzgKMVvPfVkhcTX0ishpw!2e0!7i16384!8i8192
Porsche 930 Turbo Cabriolet! (Glen Cove, NY)
https://www.google.de/maps/@40.8974062,-73.633618,3a,15y,28.24h,86.6t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sK1KwlktkTgWw4csTDR7ccA!2e0!7i13312!8i6656?entry=ttu
Porsche 930 Turbo 3.3! (Babylon, NY)
https://www.google.de/maps/@40.6820749,-73.3267862,3a,15y,252.46h,83.26t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1ss8QJjgtyRjuj90btDXO0Kg!2e0!5s20130101T000000!7i13312!8i6656?entry=ttu
Porsche 930 Turbo 3.3! (Oyster Bay, NY)
https://www.google.de/maps/@40.8724225,-73.5297862,3a,15.9y,267.75h,76.72t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1szzyBztnXTrMYCvWpfZhhdA!2e0!5s20180601T000000!7i13312!8i6656?entry=ttu
Porsche 991 50 Jahre Edition! (Houston, TX)
https://www.google.at/maps/@29.7341585,-95.4189562,3a,15y,126.4h,88.95t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1ssrR-zJQ4HZjF0UgbFRGTuQ!2e0!5s20190101T000000!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu
Porsche 991.1 Turbo (Tucson, AZ)
https://www.google.de/maps/@32.309037,-110.8443242,3a,15y,302.41h,88.3t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1swshhaNRvk_stS1AVLRwVDg!2e0!7i16384!8i8192
Rolls Royce Ghost (New York City, NY)
https://www.google.de/maps/@40.7376156,-73.9842197,3a,15y,57h,86.91t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1siHS3ykEfjXz5vEVpCcTRGA!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu
Rolls Royce Wraith (Great Neck, NY)
https://www.google.at/maps/@40.7939927,-73.7409792,3a,15y,206.36h,83.64t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1ssQ54TLKTJKsL40giDCfecw!2e0!5s20221001T000000!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu
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# Today In Phishstory - June 9th Brought to you by tiph-bot. Beep.
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Phish

Phish, Tuesday 06/09/2009 (14 years ago) Asheville Civic Center, Asheville, NC, USA
Gap Chart, Tour: 2009 Early Summer Tour
Set 1 : Kill Devil Falls , The Moma Dance , Sample in a Jar , Stash , Dog Faced Boy , Gumbo , Tube , Lengthwise , Divided Sky , When the Cactus is in Bloom ¹ , Bold As Love
Set 2 : Backwards Down the Number Line > Ghost > Fast Enough for You , Halley's Comet > Maze , Alaska ¹ , Theme From the Bottom , Golgi Apparatus , Possum
Encore : Loving Cup
1 Phish debut.
Jamchart Notes:
Backwards Down the Number Line - "Type I" version with great strumming by Trey and a short outro jam that > to "Ghost."
Show Notes:
This show featured the Phish debuts of When the Cactus is in Bloom and Alaska. Before Dog Faced Boy, Trey explained that while living with Fish, he wrote Dog Faced Boy, Tube and Gumbo based on entries in one of Fish's journals. During Dog Faced Boy, Fish left his drum kit and lay down in front of the stage because he didn't need to sing the song. Lengthwise (performed a cappella ) was played for the first time since July 28, 1998 (233 shows). Bold as Love was played for the first time since October 6, 2000 (74 shows).
Listen now at Phish.in!
Phish, Friday 06/09/2000 (23 years ago) On Air East, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, , Japan
Gap Chart, Tour: 2000 Summer Japan Tour
Set 1 : Axilla > Taste , Billy Breathes , Poor Heart > Golgi Apparatus > Funky Bitch , The Moma Dance > First Tube > Chalk Dust Torture
Set 2 : Tweezer , Bouncing Around the Room ¹ , The Mango Song , The Squirming Coil > Gotta Jibboo > Meatstick ² > Tweezer Reprise
Encore : You Enjoy Myself
1 Brief outro solo from Trey, which replaced the usual closing guitar lick. 2 First Meatstick to feature Japanese lyrics.
Jamchart Notes:
Funky Bitch - Atypically improvisational must-hear monster.
Chalk Dust Torture - Winning fans in Japan. This huge first-set-closing version raises hell and ends, but then there's a second ending that concludes cacophonously.
Tweezer - Atypically slow but monstrously improvisational version that has several peaks and valleys before speeding-up and concluding in a melodic, triumphant, must-fucking-hear manner.
The Mango Song - Ending jam segment stretches the limits of the basic jam with some nice rhythmic variation, but still stays "in bounds."
You Enjoy Myself - Deeeep, funky jam/groove, and the return of the B&D; segment!
Show Notes:
The Moma Dance included Funky Bitch teases and Tweezer included Funk #49 teases. This was the first ever Meatstick to feature Japanese lyrics and Trey flubbed the words while attempting to sing them. Bouncing included a brief outro solo from Trey, which replaced the usual closing guitar lick. This show was re- broadcast on Japanese television.
Listen now at Phish.in!
Phish, Friday 06/09/1995 (28 years ago) Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, CO, USA
Gap Chart, Tour: 1995 Summer Tour
Set 1 : My Friend, My Friend , Divided Sky , Strange Design > The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > AC/DC Bag > Theme From the Bottom , Taste , Sparkle > Run Like an Antelope
Set 2 : Split Open and Melt , The Wedge , Scent of a Mule , Cavern > David Bowie , Acoustic Army , Sweet Adeline , Slave to the Traffic Light
Encore : The Squirming Coil
Jamchart Notes:
Run Like an Antelope - Unusual jam. Sort of off-key. Sort of evil. Dissonant and anti-melodic. No real peak; it just fades into "Rocco."
Split Open and Melt - Improvisational playing in several sections tests the rhythmic and melodic standards for "SOAM" in this solid version.
Show Notes:
Part of the soundcheck's jam consisted of 25 or 6 to 4.
Listen now at Phish.in!
Phish, Thursday 06/09/1994 (29 years ago) Triad Amphitheater, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
Gap Chart, Tour: 1994 Summer Tour
Set 1 : Llama , Guelah Papyrus , Rift , Down with Disease > It's Ice > If I Could > Maze , Fee ¹ , Suzy Greenberg
Set 2 : Split Open and Melt , Glide > Julius , Halley's Comet -> Scent of a Mule , Ginseng Sullivan ² , Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove , Golgi Apparatus
Encore : Highway to Hell
1 Trey sang verses through megaphone. 2 Acoustic and without microphones. Fish on Madonna washboard.
Jamchart Notes:
It's Ice - Good rocking jam with excellent Fish and solid Trey (of course Page is great).
Mike's Song - The 1st jam is rocking and ass kicking, with a clever little "Tweeprise"-like walk up. The 2nd jam is basically a non-vocal version of something very "Simple"-like. Just listen and you'll hear it. The return to "Mike's" has more crazed '94 scream-infused power action.
Show Notes:
Trey sang the verses of Fee through a megaphone. Ginseng Sullivan was performed acoustic without microphones and featured Fish on Madonna washboard.
Listen now at Phish.in!
Phish, Saturday 06/09/1990 (33 years ago) The Wetlands Preserve, New York, NY, USA
Gap Chart, Tour: 1990 Tour
Set 1 : Possum , Lawn Boy > Reba , Dinner and a Movie > Bouncing Around the Room > Tweezer , Uncle Pen > Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove
Set 2 : Whole Lotta Love Jam > Harry Hood , The Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday > Avenu Malkenu > La Grange , Fee -> Foam , The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > Suzy Greenberg > Run Like an Antelope , Hold Your Head Up > Terrapin > Hold Your Head Up , Harpua , Good Times Bad Times
Encore : Take the 'A' Train > Contact
Jamchart Notes:
Foam - -> in from "Fee." Groovy and excellent Page section with solid backing from Mike and Fish. It's all good from there.
Run Like an Antelope - Good exploratory version that gets nicely beyond the standard. Great tension, dissonance and experimental jamming.
Show Notes:
Harpua included Funkytown teases and 'A' Train contained a Dixie tease from Trey. The band launched into the second set-opening Whole Lotta Love Jam as the DJ had been spinning the original Zeppelin version. The opening act was The Aquarium Rescue Unit.
Listen now at Phish.in!

Trey Anastasio

Trey Anastasio Trio, 2023-06-09 Mission Ballroom, Denver, CO, USA
Setlist: https://phish.net/setlists/trey-anastasio-trio-june-09-2023-mission-ballroom-denver-co-usa.html
Tour: Not Part of a Tour
Show Notes:
Trey Anastasio Band, 2006-06-09 Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre - Charlotte, Charlotte, NC, USA
Setlist: https://phish.net/setlists/trey-anastasio-june-09-2006-verizon-wireless-amphitheatre-charlotte-charlotte-nc-usa.html
Tour: TAB - Early Summer 2006 Tour
Show Notes: This single set performance was as the opening act for Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers. This setlist is unconfirmed as recordings of the performance do not circulate.
Trey Anastasio Band, 2002-06-09 Tower City Amphitheatre, Cleveland, OH, USA
Setlist: https://phish.net/setlists/trey-anastasio-june-09-2002-tower-city-amphitheatre-cleveland-oh-usa.html
Tour: TAB - The Dectet Summer 2002 Tour
Show Notes: The rendition of "Plasma" from this gig appears on Trey's live CD of the same name. Trey performed "Ray Dawn Balloon" acoustic.

Mike Gordon

Mike Gordon, 2015-06-09 The Pageant, St. Louis, MO, USA
Setlist: https://phish.net/setlists/mike-gordon-june-09-2015-the-pageant-st-louis-mo-usa.html
Tour: Mike Gordon - Summer 2015 Tour
Show Notes:

John Fishman

Jazz Mandolin Project, 2004-06-09 32 Bleu, Colorado Springs, CO, USA
Setlist: https://phish.net/setlists/jon-fishman-june-09-2004-32-bleu-colorado-springs-co-usa.html
Tour: Fish - Jazz Mandolin Project Summer 2004 Tour
Show Notes:

Page McConnell

Page McConnell, 2007-06-09 Bogart's, Cincinnati, OH, USA
Setlist: https://phish.net/setlists/page-mcconnell-june-09-2007-bogarts-cincinnati-oh-usa.html
Tour: Page McConnell Spring & Summer 2007 Tour
Show Notes: This setlist is unconfirmed as recordings of the show do not circulate.

So this is a list of the podcast episodes Shaffir listened as ones he particularly liked as he is now ending the show.
There's also direct links to 0-200 as a comment below Enjoi.
First 100:

37: The Nuthouse (Brody Stevens):

"Steven Brody Stevens stopped by Skeptic Tank Studios (my apartment) to share the details of his 17 day stay in the psyche ward at UCLA. It took us, like, 30 minutes to get into the topic, but eventually we did. We diverged a lot into a really cool discussion about perspective on life and how you can fall into a negative and self sabotaging way of thinking about things."

40: Prostitutti Frutti (Miss X):

An upscale prostitute came to the Skeptic Tank to share with us about her job. It was one of the most interesting conversations I've had in a very long time. She was open and honest and very friendly. I hope you guys enjoy it as much as I did.

50: Buddhism (Duncan Trussell):

Duncan Trussell and I shared a ride out to Brea, CA to do shows at the Brea Improv. Duncan has always been into Buddhism and I figured what better time to talk about modern Buddhism than on a ride to the Inland Empire. It was a really interesting talk and it completely enlightened me to the humongous differences between that and the Judeo-Christian religions in regards to daily life. Enjoy.

73: Love Scam (Sarah Tiana):

Sarah Tiana met me at the Comedy Store to talk about her crazy experience with love in the Middle East. It's sort of a sad story. We're comics, so it was still funny, but it was still really sad at the same time. So it averages out to sort of sad.

80: Chester the Molester (Dale Dudley):

"Dale Dudley came over to my hotel room in Austin, TX to shoot the shit and talk about his childhood molestation. It's way more fun than the subject matter. This is a really good, honest, and funny podcast. It's exactly what I envisioned when I started the Skeptic Tank."

79a: We Are Anonymous (Luke Harder, Star_Fawkes):

Luke Harder and Star_Fawkes met me at the Comedy Store to talk about Anonymous. It was a really enlightening conversation. I think we all got the wrong idea about these guys. This is one to spread around.

79b: We Are Anonymous:

@Anonyphant and @Star_Fawkes came back to the Comedy Store to finish off our conversation about Anonymous. It was a really interesting and enlightening conversations and one of my favorite podcasts I've done. They're not out to get us, you guys. They're here to help us. They are us. We are Anonymous.

92: Caddyshack (Greg Fitzsimmons, Steve Simeone, Greg's hyper dog):

Greg Fitzsimmons had me over to his garage to tell me about his days as a caddy. I had no idea any other comedian had ever worked on a golf course. It's a strange community and it was an enexpected treat to be able to talk about it.

99: Scrappy Doo w Greg Fitzsimmons:

Greg Fitzsimmons had me over to his garage to tell me how much he loves to fight. Not organized fights. Just fights. Just regular, two dudes don't know each other and then one is punching the other, fights. It's a pretty fun podcast. What he does in the car is hard for me to wrap my head around.

95: Childless (Dom Irrera):

Dom Irrera met me at the Laugh Factory to talk about not having children. Dom is one of the only guys I know who has gone through most of his life while avoiding parenthood and we talked all about what that's like. It was a great podcast with an amazing comedian. Twitter him at @DomIrrera.

100: Deliverance (Ryan O'Neill, Jeff Danis, George Saint Pierre, Nate Diaz, Ari Shaffir):

Jeff Danis and Ryan O'Neill came by my apartment to talk about their jobs as grocery delivery drivers. Oh my god, there were so many hilarious stories. They're both comedians from the Comedy Store and their job is so ridiculous. For delivery drivers, there's a shocking amount of talk about nipples and Down syndrome.

104: The Art of War with Greg Jackson and Kevin Christy:

Greg Jackson of Greg Jackson's MMA met me in a hotel room in Vegas a few hours before UFC 156. Greg has always asked me about standup comedy and how comics will handle different situations. After some time he told me why he was so interested. He sees similarities between all art forms. He tries to find universal truths that apply to many art forms so he can apply that knowledge to MMA fight theory. It's really fascinating stuff. We've been talking about this stuff for years now and it's so interesting to me. If, like me, you thought everyone associated with cage fighting were meatheads, you're about to get a beautiful reminder of how people from all walks of life can offer you growth and knowlege.

105: Going Blind (Tom Segura):

Tom Segura invited me to go to his new Barbie Malibu Beach House so we could talk about masturbating. Just two best bro dudes intimately talking about making their penises shoot out loads of semen. And then somewhere at the end we talked about drunk driving. I don't think we ever talked about masturbating while drunk driving but we should have at least brought it up, huh?

115: Heroin - Down In A Hole (Donovan Pee):

Donovan Pee met me in my hotel room in Vancouver to talk about Heroin. Donovan was a heavy heroin user and lived on the streets of one of the most drug addicted blocks in North America. He was involved with the drug for decades and has only recently gotten away from it. It's a fascinating look at the life and exactly the kind of thing I like for this podcast.

113: Lefty Liberty (Jimmy Dore):

Jimmy Dore came by my slop haven of an apartment to tell me the truth about politics. I've never been very political, but lately I've started to become increasingly angrier about how little representation the average citizen has. Jimmy was always into the leftist side of things and he did a great job of explaining the problems with how things are run. And Mat Edgar joins me for the intro and outro to talk about Shroomfest and to share a few extra stealing stories that he forgot to mention on "Klepto."

120: Shroomfest 2013 w Tony Hinchcliffe, Mat Edgar, Pete Cornacchione:

Tony Hinchcliffe, Mat Edgar, Pete Cornacchione, and I spent Shroomfest together this year. We drove out to Joshua Tree, ate some shrooms, and wandered out into the wilderness. And then we had, what I believe, is probably the first podcast recorded at Joshua Tree National Park.

122: Exspecially Cutting:@JustyDodge

Justy Dodge came over to my New York apartment on the hottest day of the summer. We talked about her various mental disorders but centered on cutting. Justy is a New York based standup who spent her teens in and out of rehab for self mutilation. It was a great conversation despite a couple of her white trash words slipping out.

123: You Know What Dad (Robert Kelly):

Robert Kelly invited me over to his beautiful Manhattan apartment so we could talk about becoming a father. He had his first son 45 days ago and we had a nice discussion about what it was like. It was nice for me to hear how a former degenerate like Robert could transform himself into the type of dad that won't get child services called on him.

124: Rape & Eggs (Kathleen McGee):

Kathleen McGee invited me over to the apartment she was staying in while we were in Winnipeg together and we talked about her rape. It's about as lighthearted a conversation as possible considering the subject matter. This is kind of what this podcast is all about. Stark, realistic views of the world told in funny ways. Enjoy.

133: Fuck the Government (Dave Smith):

Dave Smith came over to my apartment so we could talk about this growing disillusionment I'm experiencing with our federal government. Dave is a devout libertarian and he knows a lot more of the facts than I do, so we discussed a lot of where we've gone wrong and where our politicians and generals have betrayed the will of its people. Listen to it now, because when the revolution comes, downloading podcasts won't be easy.

134: Maniac (John F. O'Donnell):

John F O'Donnell met me in Bushwick to talk about his manic depressive disorder. He's gone off the deep end a few times in his life and we got into it all. How it started, what happens, how it's affected him. It was a fun podcast that only got interrupted a couple times by a gang of 8 year old handball punks.

141: Happiness (@SteveSimeone) by AriShaffir:

Steve Simeone invited me over to his place while I was in LA and we talked about happiness. It started off being a conversation about being broke, but it quickly shifted as it became evident that Steve's poverty level was no longer the main influence on his mood. We talked about girls, and about family, and about giganitic boobs. But at its base, it's just a couple of buddies hanging out.

142: Gender Bender (Lauren Hennessy):

Lauren Hennessy came over to my NY apartment to tell me about what it's like to be a he/she. Lauren is a boy trapped in a girl's body. He's been that way since he was born. And you think you had it tough. Don't worry, this didn't get too serious or sad. Just two dudes talking about one of the dude's vaginas.

151: Ass Burger (@AutisticThunder):

Josh Meyrowitz came over to my LA apartment to talk to Mat Edgar and me about asperger's syndrome. I've been hearing about it ever since I was little but I've never met anyone with it until Josh. He's a little different than they way it's usually portrayed on TV. Maybe that's the comic side of him. Anyway, fun conversations on an interesting condition.

152: The Streetz, USA (Doc Willis):

Doc Willis met me at the Comedy Store to talk about his days slinging rock on the streets of Detroit. That's right, when Doc was 14 (What? 14? Yes, 14) he was in a gang and sold drugs to make a living. We go into who his customers were, all the violence, what makes someone hard, and much, much more. It's a really good episode. Enjoy.

157: Divorce, of Course:

"Jacob Sirof and Sherry Sirof (nee East) each had me over to their places of residence to talk about the divorce that they're going through right now. First I went to Moshe Kasher's old place where Jacob is staying. Then a week later I went to their old apartment to talk to Sherry about the same topic. It's an interesting view into two sides of a disolution of the bond of marriage."

159: Thrilled (@TomSegura):

"Tom Segura had me over to his palatial beach house to do an in depth analysis of his first album, Thrilled. It was a hilarious album and I'm glad he was able to give an inside look at how the bits came to be, his delivery style, and the problems he has looking back at the album. We treat it kind of academically. It's something I'd like to see a lot more comics do in the future and I'm so happy Tom was willing to do it here. The standup will be hilarious and the analysis will be instructive."

169: Blacklanta with Big Jay Oakerson and Ms. Pat:

Ms. Pat joined me in a park in Brooklyn (maybe Park Slope? No, that seems wrong) to tell me about what it was like growing up in the hood in Atlanta. Spoiler alert: It was way different than how I grew up in the suburbs of Maryland. It's a story of teen pregnancies, gunshot wounds, and Jimmy Carter..

170: HIV for Victory w Jeff Scott:

"Jeff Scott had me over to his West Hollywood apartment to tell me the story of his HIV. How he got it, how he's managed to live with it for 30 years, how it's affected his life, how he's been treated by others, and about the friends he's lost. It's one of the most interesting podcasts I've done. You should share it with everybody."

173: Beijingaling (@DesBishop, @ComicDaveSmith):

Des Bishop met me in a park in Beijing to tell me all about China. Des is a comic from Ireland by way of New York and he moved to Beijing a couple of years ago to learn Mandarin to try to do standup for Chinese people. He came as an outsider and after almost 2 years there, he's made quite a few observations about the country and about Beijing in particular. What a cool thing about podcasts that I can record these with minimal effort on the other side of the planet. Dave Smith joins me for the intro and outro.

183: Popo (@MarkDemayo):

Mark Demayo came over to my apartment this week. We drank some beers and talked about his 20 years as a policeman in New York. It was a fun, open conversation. I asked him a ton of questions about what being a cop is like and Mark answered everything. Fun podcast.

197: Injection Protection (Morgan Black):

Morgan Black met me in my hotel room in Vancouver to talk about his job at Insite. Insite is the safe injection place on Hastings Street in Vancouver. It's a place in heroin alley where junkies can go to get clean needles and they can use those needls to shoot up in a place that's supervised by people like Morgan. He watches over them to make sure they don't overdose. If they begin to, it's up to him to try and save them. He's seen a lot since he's been there and he shares it here.

203: Prison Rules (Ali Siddiq)

Ali Siddiq met me at the Comedy Store to talk about prison. I always knew prison life was hard, but damn. I didn't know about all of this. Ali spent 6 years locked away with some of the most violent criminals in Texas. This is a great episode and really fun and interesting.

216: Tenement (Nick Mullen):

"Nick Mullen met me at my in New York to talk about his illegal living situation. Nick is a funny young comic who literally lives in tenement housing. We talked all about it and got into some existential stuff about comedy. And we took a fun walk around the Bowery to see his garbage neighborhood full of chuds."

219: Khob Khun Krap with Pete C:

"Pete Cornacchione and I sat down outside the airport in Chiang Mai, Thailand to talk about all the things we saw out there. We did so much that we couldn't even fit it into one episode. So we just talked about mainland Thailand. Phuket, Bangkok, and Chiang Mai. Man, did we do a crapload of stuff. Join us on our podcast..."

223: Palsy with Davey Wester:

Davey Wester trekked his way across Manhattan to my apartment to talk to me about his cerebral palsy. Davey is a Comedy Store comic from way back. We've had a couple CP comics there over the years and this is actually the first time I really talked to any of them about the condition. Surprisingly fun discussion based on the topic. And some good Gallagher stuff. Ian Edwards and Zara Mizrahi join me from Bonnaroo for the introduction.

224: Take Me Out To The Ball Game (@PaulMorrissey):

Paul Morrissey and I went to a Yankee game to talk about baseball. We got seats right behind the visitor's bullpen and we did a podcast from right there. We started on the walk to the subway, continued on the train a little, got lost some, got inside, met some Jews, had a dog, met some more people, and watched some more baseball. It was a great day.

227: The Herp (@JoeListComedy):

"Joe List met me in Central Park on a beautiful summer day to have a wonderful talk about herpes. Joe's got it. He's open about it. And he answered everything you wanted to know abou tit. If you already have it, you'll relate. If you are going to get it soon, this will help you when you get unlucky. If you never get it. Congrats. Let's bone."

235: First Responder; A 9/11 Story (Cris Italia):

9/11 was a terrible day in American history. This is one story of the many stories of that day. Cris Italia was a volunteer EMT and was around the corner when the first plane hit. By the time the second plane hit, he was already at ground zero, helping. It's a heartbreaking story of what happened to one man the day America stopped being invincible.

256: Take a Hike (@TheoVon):

Theo Von met me at a secret hike in LA to do a walking podcast about hiking. Theo's a hilarious comic but he's also hiked Mount Kilimanjaro. I climb hills, bro. Hills. He climbed a giant mountain. It was a fun talk and it really puts you in the place where we were. I love these "on-location" podcasts.

257: Money For Nothing (2 anonymous defense contractors):

"Two US Army defense contractors met me in a secret location in America to discuss what it's like to go work for the government on foreign soils. They both work as contractors in stations all over the world and they gave a first hand account of how much waste goes into our imperialism. It was an interesting look into the life of a hired grunt in the middle of a war zone."

262 Cleavage Day @Gary Vider:

"Gary Vider met me in Central Park to walk around and gawk at women for Cleavage Day. Cleavage Day is the first weekend day over 70 degrees in New York. It takes place in every city that has a real winter. It's that magical day when all the skin comes out of hiding. Women are showing cleavage and legs and stomach left and right. It's just a magical time to be a heterosexual man or a homosexual woman. So come join us on our bosomy adventure in New York."

265: Knife Hits in Alaska (@DanSoder):

"Dan Soder came over to my place to tell me all about the summer he spent working in a cannery in Alaska. The people he worked with were straight deigns without even realizing it. This might be the best summer job of all time."

270: NY Pizza Party (@NotAlexis):

Alexis Guerreros took me on a pizza tour of New York. He's a standup comic but he runs these tours for extra cash and he took me on one, showing me his favorite of 3 different styles of pizza. Pizza and New York have a storied connection and Alexis explained how that all came up, the deal with 1 dollar slices, and even where pizza originated. It's an on location style podcast through the streets of Manhattan and Brooklyn. Join us for a delicious slice. "

276: "Running" Of The Bulls (@KaiHumphries, @MiloComedy, @Daniel_Sloss):

Kai Humphries, Milo McCabe, and Daniel Sloss met me at the Abattoir comedian's bar in Edinburgh, Scotland to tell me their harrowing tale of cheating death at the Running of the Bulls in Pamplona, Spain. This was a super fun story! You gotta go to arithegreat.com for this one to look at the pictures. They're CRAZY. Guest appearances by random comedy people trying to distract us with booze."

277: Not All Those Who Wander Are Lost (@HenryRollins):

Henry Rollins met me in a hotel cafe in Edinburgh, Scotland to talk about travel. Henry goes all over the globe. He really likes to get off the beaten path and explore new places. I thought I liked seeing things, but Rollins takes it to a whole new level. He goes places I've never even heard of, met people I didn't know existed, done things I'd be too scared to do. It was such a fun conversation and it filled me with wanderlust.

281: The Reyk (@AriEldjarn):

Ari Eldjarn and I drove around in Iceland and did a podcast about that beautiful country while we did. Ari is a comedian in Reykjavik. One of the first comedians, to be more precise. He and I hung out for 3 days while I was there and so we got on the mics in his car and I just asked him questions about his country for a while. It's one of those road trip episodes I do sometimes. So, come sit in the back, don't interrupt us, and eavesdrop on our conversation.

282: Aunt Flo (@Aiapalucci, @Stollemcache, @AmberSmelson):

Amber Nelson, Sarah Tollemache, and Adrian Iapalucci came to my apartment to tell me about periods. And I mean all about it. About the blood flow, about PMS, about cramps, about period diarrhea, all of it. It's for sure gonna make some dudes feel uncomfortable, but it was really interesting to me. But I eat my own boogers, so maybe I'm not the best judge of what's too much. Either way, it was a really funny conversation with three comics on the subject of menses.

284: #BertIsFat (@BertKreischer):

Bert Kreischer came to my apartment while he was in New York and we talked about who was fatter; him or Tom Segura. Bert made some solid cases for his side of things but most of those cases were made with a full chicken wing in between his two front teeth, so grain of salt I guess.

288: Death of a Salesman (@TimJDillon):

Tim Dillon came to my apartment to tell me about his former life in sales. He's sold everything. From mortgages to office equipment to a history of New York. Tim has hilarious stories about all of it. Fun, fun, fun podcast.

289 Tales of a Teenage Bedwetter w Mark Normand:

Mark Normand invited me to his brand new apartment to do a podcast about bedwetting. Mark and I were both very late bedwetters. So we got together and talked about what it's like to be 14 and still pissing on yourself every night. All the plastic sheets, the fear of sleepovers, what our moms had to go through. God, it was embarrassing.

290 Cave Man with John Spies:

John Spies sat down with me on the deck of the Cave Lodge in Soppong to tell me all about cave exploration and the unique life that he's built in northern Thailand. The man has lived an amazing life. And this pit stop on his way from Australia to Europe has now lasted over a quarter century.

292: Cleavage Day 2017 with Legion of Skanks:

The entire Legion of Skanks came with me on an ogling walk around Manhattan during my 2nd favorite* holiday of the year, Cleavange Day. Dave Smith, Luis J Gomez, Big Jay Oakerson and I walked as a group around the city, enjoying the rewards of the first warm day of the year. It was such a fun day! So join us on a wonderful adventure.

294 Je Zu Tin Ba De w Ryan Nanni and William Childress:

"William Childress (skip to 53:30) had me over to his homestay in Siem Reap, Cambodia to talk about Myanmar. He lived there for years. And it was the first place I went on my travels this year. So I finished seeing a temple near Angkor Wat and went to visit him so we could talk about one of my favorite countries in the world. Myanmar is amazing. See it before it gets ruined by globalism. Also, I went kind of nuts on the intro and outro. And then stay tuned after the outro because I also included a conversation I had with a 17 year old Burmese girl I met out there at a restaurant outside Inle Lake. This might be my fullest podcast ever."

298 Vagabonder w Rolf Potts:

Rolf Potts met me in Tompkins Square Park to talk to me about travel. Rolf wrote one of my favorite books of all time called Vagabonding. It's all about long term travel. It influenced the hell out of me. And I was so stoked to be able to talk about getting out there in the world with such a well worn traveler like him.

320: Take My Wife Please - Aubrey Marcus:

"Aubrey Marcus came over to my apartment and we had a really in depth discussion about open relationships. Aubrey is the most honest person I've ever met on the subject. He has truly looked inwards and examined all the angles. It's a really great discussion on the topic."

321: Let My People Go:

"Ari Shaffir comes to my apartment to tell you about Passover. All of it. Not just what you're supposed to do, but also where the holiday comes from, all the laws, the seder, what matzah tastes like. Everything. It's probably the best I've ever been in terms of not interrupting the guest. I still managed to do it a few times, but way less than normal."

323: Mitzi:

Mitzi Shore came into my life in my first 3 months of standup. I spent the next 10 years getting close with the owner of the Comedy Store. She passed away earlier this month. And I took the opportunity to share, but really to relive all the things I learned from her and all the times we had, good and terrible. She was a massive part of my development as a comedian. The most important part, really. So it's really unsettling having her gone for good. Join me as I come to terms with what Mitzi meant to me.

347: Hot tub time machine (@BertKreischer, @SteveRannazzisi, @DanishAndOneill, @MarkNorm):

Bert Kreischer, Steve Rannazzisi, Ryan O'Neill and I sat in a hot tub in Park City and talked about the past. It was the first night of a week of skiing and storytelling shows and oh what fun it was. Mark Normand joined us a couple days later and after we all got home, he and I did the intro from the Comedy Cellar in NY. It was a fun podcast and probably the least clothed 4 way podcast I've ever done. Just sitting in a jacuzzi in Utah, talking shit.

353: Modern Hippie (@Tim Ferriss):

"Tim Ferriss met me in Austin to talk about travel and art and nature and love. He's a hippie. He's what the new version of a hippie is."

361: Spange (Tall Boy):

A homeless non-binary person let me sit with her and talk about what it's like to live on the street and beg for change. Spange is a homeless term that means spare change. I think it's a verb. Anyway, that's what Tall Boy does. Spange for food money. It was interesting to hear some actual humanity from people we often see as invisible.

365: The Revolution w Adbuster Editor in Chief Kalle Lasn:

"Adbusters Editor in Chief, Kalle Lasn met me in his office at the magazine to talk to me about the revolution. I see it going down only with violence but he is far more hopeful about the ways in which we're going to change the systems in place. He's a brilliant man and it was such a treat to get to sit down with him and hear him say out loud some of the ideas he's been putting forth in Adbusters."

369: The Podfather - Brian Redban:

Brian Redban took me into his new podcast studio to talk about the early days of the podcast scene in Los Angeles. When everything was guerrilla. When it was fresh and new and nobody knew what it was gonna turn into. It was such a crazy time and Redban was right there helping form the scene. From the Joe Rogan podcast, to mine, to Segura's, and lots more, he helped build the scene from the ground up. We talked about what it was like, what podcasts have turned into, and where it's going now...

370: Troll (Milo Yiannopoulos):

Milo Yiannopoulos came over to my apartment to have one of my favorite talks ever on this podcast. It's a talk about trolling. Milo is one of the best in the world at it. This is gonna take you a week to listen to. The intro goes for 57 minutes alone. You can skip it if you want, but it's 53 minutes of content that you'll be missing about my own start in trolling. Trolls are the most maligned and misunderstood of all the world's artist. And I don't use the term "artist" lightly. Trolling is an art form. I've been looking forward to this episode for months now. And you're going to love it or ABSOLUTELY HATE IT. I hope you're the former. But if you're the latter, then we got you. You've been trolled. pWn3d.

372: ‘Roid Range (Mike Cannon):

Mike Cannon met me at Gas Digital to tell me about his old days as a total meathead who legit took steroids. I'm not even kidding. You can't believe how much of an idiot this guy was. He's normal now, but he was a juice head moron back in the day. We also talked a lot about our mutual love for underground back room poker games

405: War Stories (Jake Hanrahan):

Jake Hanrahan talked to me about conflict reporting. He goes to war zones and tries to bring back word of what's actually going on in these areas. It's crazy. He brings back tons of footage. Look at PopularFront.co and you'll see what I'm talking about. He's not even welcome in a lot of these places. Once they put him in a Turkish prison! Really interesting stuff in this one. You gotta excuse the sound a little...

407: Obsessive compulsive with Eli Sears:

Eli Sairs came over to talk to me about his OCD. He's got it bad. And it's all wrapped up with Jesus, too, which makes it even harder to deal with. The levels this guy has to go through just to make through basic life stuff is astounding. I bet he eats box really thoroughly, though. Didn't ask him about that. I wish I had.

408: The Lady With A Giant Hog (Margo Reiss @Margo_A_GoGo):

Margo Reiss came over and let me ask her all about transsexuality. I mean, super cool about it. Let me just ask anything I didn't understand and she explained what it was like to me. We got into why to chop it off or not, the bar scene, Katelyn Jenner, how hard we like to fuck, some history, and a bunch more. God, I wish you could talk to people in real life this way. We'd be so much better off as a society.

415: Baby Skeletons w/ Adrienne Iapalucci:

"We’re trying something different this week. I, Ari Shaffir, am bringing you an entire album of one of my favorite comedians in the world. For free."

438: Six Months Of Hating Men with Annie Lederman:

Annie Lederman tells me about her time as a man-hater. Annie has come out of it since then but she recounts the way she got caught up in a world of despising an entire gender and how she was able to extricate herself from that way of thinking.

and he includes the final episode

519: Talk Talk with Ron Bennington

"Ron Bennington joins me on today's episode to talk about interview style and his series Unmasked. Ron is someone whose style of interviewing I've always admired, it seemed fitting to have him on this episode."

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THURSDAY- JUNE 8th 🌦

boygenius @ White Oak Music Hall @ 6PM
MYOA @ Warehouse Live @ 8PM
Junior Brown @ The Heights Theater @ 8PM
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FRIDAY- JUNE 9th 🌦

SaberCats vs Old Glory DC @ SaberCats Stadium @ 8PM
Max Roach Documentary Screening @ MFAH @ 7PM This new documentary is a profound and expansive portrait of legendary jazz drummer, composer, bandleader, and activist Max Roach.
Mixers & Elixirs @ HMNS @ 7PM Make friends with like-minded brainiacs on this special event where science meets dancing, music, food, and drinks!
Contemporary Dance Performance @ Miller Outdoor Theatre @ 8:30PM ‘Restore’ dance performance features new signature works by the nationally acclaimed Houston Contemporary Dance Company.
Duran Duran @ Woodlands Pavilion @ 7PM *With Nile Rodgers & Chic + Bastille
Inlovingmemory @ Bayou Music Center @ 8PM *With Bones, Xavier Wulf, Eddy Baker
Muscadine Bloodline @ House of Blues @ 7PM
Gimme Gimme Disco @ White Oak Music Hall @ 9PM
Luci @ Stereo Live @ 10PM
Otep @ Warehouse Live @ 8PM
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SATURDAY- JUNE 10th 🌦

Dynamo vs LAFC @ Shell Energy Stadium @ 7:30PM
Art Beyond Sight @ MFAH @ 11AM Trained educators use verbal description and hands-on materials to engage bling or partially sighted visitors with museum art.
‘The Cool World’ Screening @ MFAH @ 7PM This landmark film directed by Shirley Clarke reflects the harsh realities of Harlem street life through the story of 15-year-old Duke and his gang.
Dance & Movement Workshop @ DeLUXE Theater @ 10AM Join artist Donna Crump for a community dance and movement workshop at the historic DeLUXE Theater.
Ongoing - Saturday Stargazing @ George Observatory in Needville
Ongoing - Arte en el Parque / Art in the Park @ Discovery Green @ 12PM Students, ages 3 to 12 will create a unique art piece while improving their speaking and listening skills en español!
Summer Neighborhood Concert @ Austin High School @ 7:30PM Join your friends, family, and community members for a FREE evening of family fun and music performed by the Houston Symphony.
DJ Sun & Aperio @ Miller Outdoor Theatre @ 8:30PM Enjoy a warm summer evening of Lo-Fi jams by Aperio and live orchestral performance of DJ Sun’s soulful ‘Loveletter.’
Mika Singh - Bollywood @ NRG Arena @ 8PM
Koe Wetzel @ Woodlands Pavilion @ 7PM *With Huser Brothers
Mariachi Vargas De Tecalitlán @ Bayou Music Center @ 8PM
The Tontons @ The Heights Theater @ 8PM
An Orchestra Rendition of Dr. Dre 2001 @ House of Blues @ 8PM *Presented by Alternative Symphony
Modestep @ Stereo Live @ 10PM
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SUNDAY - JUNE 11th 🌞

Dash vs NJ/NY Gotham FC @ Shell Energy Stadium @ 6PM
Bilingual Zumba @ MFAH @ 11AM FiTMiX instructors get you up and moving with a free zumba class.
'Dancing the Twist in Bamako' Screening @ MFAH @ 5PM This is a romantic story set against the backdrop of post-colonial Mali in 1960s on the cusp of dramatic political change.
Becky Robinson Comedy Show @ House of Blues @ 8PM
Weston Estate @ Warehouse Live @ 8PM
DJ Pauly D @ Clé Pool @ 2PM
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All weekend

SATURDAY & SUNDAY - The Texas Tenors @ The Grand Opera House @ 8PM / 3PM The Texas Tenors are the most successful music group and third highest selling artist in the history of America’s Got Talent!
All weekend - Arnez J Stand Up @ Houston Improv
All weekend - ‘Servan of Two Masters’ Play @ Hubbard Theatre Presented by Alley Theatre, this new adaptation of the classic Carlo Goldoni comedic masterpiece will have you laughing like nothing else!
All weekend - ‘Swan Lake’ Ballet @ Brown Theater Houston Ballet’s season comes to an end with one of ballet world’s greatest love stories, ‘Swan Lake.’
All weekend - 'Wicked' Musical @ The Hobby Center A Broadway sensation, this musical looks at what happened in the Land of Oz…but from a different angle.

Ongoing

Ongoing - Impressionist and Post-Impressionist Masterpieces Exhibition @ MFAH NEW - See outstanding works by art stars including Cezanne, Degas, Gauguin, Van Gogh, Manet, and Modigliani presented within the context of their experiences.
Ongoing - 'Where Do We Go From here' Exhibition @ CAMH Contemporary Arts Museum Houston’s (CAMH) Teen Council presents their 13th biennial exhibition featuring work from Houston-area teen artists.
Ongoing - 'Ming Smith: Feeling the Future' Exhibition @ CAMH NEW - the exhibition explores artist Ming Smith’s unique, multi-layered work in various formats.
Ongoing - Si Lewen ‘The Parade’ Exhibition @ Menil Menil’s latest exhibition features 63 drawings by Polish-American artist Si Lewen, which compromise a graphic novel depicting WWII and the liberation of Poland.
Ongoing - ‘Hyperreal: Gray Foy’ Exhibition @ Menil The exhibition features American artists Gray Foy’s most important and celebrated works.
Ongoing - ‘The Curatorial Imagination of Walter Hopps’ Exhibition @ Menil The exhibition explores the influential vision of one of the most distinguished curators - Walter Hopps, and features artwork by Warhol, Kienholz, Gilliam, and many others.
Ongoing - 'Art of the Cameroon Grassfields' Exhibition @ Menil This exhibition celebrates the enduring artistic traditions from Cameroon and its global diaspora.
Ongoing - Wall Drawing Series: Mel Bochner @ Menil Drawing Institute The Menil Drawing Institute is proud to work with artist Mel Bochner on the fourth installment of the museum’s ephemeral wall drawing series.