Most-Recent Entries
By: Ben Cannon, Bram Epstein, and Darrin Snider
Sunday, June 6, 2021
M.O.R. Episode 2 -- Ian Thomson
By: Ben Cannon, Bram Epstein, and Darrin Snider
Sunday, May 23, 2021
M.O.R. Episode 1 -- Mark Kelly
By: Ben Cannon, Bram Epstein, and Darrin Snider
Sunday, May 16, 2021
An In-Snide Look: I Think I Could Get Used to this Life Sometimes
By: Darrin Snider
Sunday, June 7, 2020
Getting Down to Earth with mOOnMen
By: Amy Foxworthy
Sunday, February 16, 2020
The Musical Journey of Jethro Easyfields
By: Amy Foxworthy
Tuesday, February 11, 2020
Monday Mixtape: Etwasprog
By: Darrin Snider
Monday, February 10, 2020
Monday Mixtape: Excerpts from the Summer of 2014
By: Darrin Snider
Monday, January 20, 2020
Mix Tape Monday: Mashin' it Up
By: Darrin Snider
Monday, January 13, 2020
Mix Tape Monday: Back to the Gym Workout
By: Darrin Snider
Monday, January 6, 2020
Show #109: The Michaels Return
By: Darrin Snider (darrin at indyintune dot com)Thursday, June 14, 2012 5:00:00 PM
This really is the show that didn't want to get put out. Three times while writing this, I accidentally clicked away from the blog page without saving in order to look up one of the links below, thus erasing what used to be a really warming and heartfelt blog post where these words currently reside, and forcing me to duplicating a lot of effort looking up all the links below ... again. Worse still, twice during the editing of the audio file, I inadvertently filled up the hard drive on my computer, which as those of you who are familiar with Audacity know, is an instant silent death sentence, as it means your file will be corrupted, but Audacity will not have the courtesy to warn or alert you until you go to play it back. Mind you it's no small feat editing some of these things together, especially when it's Brett, beer, and myself ... which requires I identify and cut about 30% of what was actually recorded because we get off on weird, rambly tangents about baseball and g-strings. (Seriously, with Jeff DeHerdt it's Doctor Who and Comic Books; with Brett Wiscons, it's a bit more esoteric. Just be glad I edit and don't ask to hear the raw interviews on some of these shows.)
Additionally, there is the problem I allude to in the interview that, not only have I asked Brett everything there is to ask him, I've pretty much written everything there is to write about him. It should be obvious by now: I like the guy/I think his singing is solid/I think his songwriting is great/he gets better with every release (even if he doesn't think so)/you should immediately click on the links below and buy the Michaels' new CD, Equals, and go catch them at their next show. Are we clear on these points? Good. Because I really just want to get this show published once and for all so I can go clean up my hard drive.
Links referenced in the show:
- The Michaels can be found here: Facebook | Twitter | ReverbNation
- They previously appeared on Show #092 promoting the release of their China Club EP.
- Brett Wiscons also previously appeared on Show #010 with Great Scott! and Show #073 as a solo artist, making him the current record holder for most "guest" appearances. Yes, believe it or not, Jenn Cristy has made nine appearances, but only twice has been a guest; three times a co-guest; and four times a co-host.
- Their new CD, Equals is available at iTunes, Amazon, and CD Baby.
- They recently played the Super Bowl Huddle, as well as Forrest Lucas' dilapidated old mansion courtesy of Maribeth Smith and Associates.
- At the Lucas gig, they got to meet professional billiard player, Jeanette Lee, who it turns out does live in Indianapolis.
- "See You in September" is based on a line Brett heard in his head while on the ferry to Put-In-Bay, Ohio.
- While the CD was largely recorded in Jon's basement, it was professionally mastered at The Lodge Studios by Corey Miller.
- The Michaels' tour of 2012 was transported by a Ford Focus. When on tour, the Michaels' occasionally stays at La Quinta Inn.
- While touring, they played several World of Beer franchises.
- As a long-time fan of Hootie and the Blowfish, Brett particularly enjoyed visiting he University of South Carolina, and playing Yesterdays.
- Yes, it is confirmed, Cajon's are cool.
- Brett is also a big fan of Bill Withers, and recommends his "Still Bill" documentary.
- Don't forget the Great Scott! 10-Year Anniversary Show at the Vogue on October 12. They will be supported by Chad Mills and the Upright Willies (Show #023 and Show #074), featuring the inimitable Grover Parido on Cello.
- It would seem Andy Cool moved to L.A. on us and is currently doing bass duties for a band called The Grunge Monkeys.
- In his list of most influential albums, Brett Mentions Bobby Darin and the movie "Beyond the Sea."
- Okay so we're trying to figure out how a band like Gotye can do a song, like "Someone That I Used to Know," which can then be made more famous by Walk Off the Earth's novel cover version, which is then upstaged by a parody of the cover version. What a strange industry.
- Yes, we really do sell tote bags, as well as shot glasses, flasks, T-shirts, and all manner of merchandise at the Indy In-Tune schwag store.
- Finally, the Michaels recommend Discmakers as a one-stop shop for all your CD release needs.
Currently Listening To: | |
The Michaels: Equals Click Image for Details Click Here for More Essential Listening |
Previous Post: Show #108: Nick Rapley | Next Post: Show #110: No Pit Cherries |
Darrin Snider is the OCD music nerd responsible for creating Indy In-Tune. By day he's a cloud engineer and business analyst, but he still hopes to someday be an overnight freeform disc jockey married to the local weathergirl who happens to be a former eastern-European supermodel. |
Blog comments powered by Disqus
Useful Links Elsewhere
Solicitations and Submissions
Solicitations for blog posts can be made by sending and email to "blog -at- indyintune -dot- com" and should follow these guidelines:
- Local (Indianapolis-based) acts always have priority.
- Visisting acts playing a bill with one or more local acts are also considered.
- We generally don't like to repeat content found on other sites. If your request already has a lot of coverage on other sites, it will be considered low-priority unless you can give us an exclusive angle.
- For obvious reasons, we don't do solicited album reviews, though we do appreciate you letting us know when you have a new release. Consider coming in and talking about the album yourself live on the air or a podcast.
- All of our staff writers are unpaid enthusiasts. All requests for blog posts are entirely at their descretion.
- As such, they generally need a lot of lead-time to put something out -- we're talking weeks of lead time, not hours.
- That said, individual authors have full authority to ignore the following guidelines and write whatever they want ... if you can convince them to.
- In addition, feel free to write your own post and submit it for posting as a "guest blogger." Those almost always get accepted.
- Finally, regional or national acts submitting without meeting the above guidelines are generally ignored. We're not trying to be dicks, but if you send us a generic form-letter with your press release, and it doesn't even remotely concern a local artist or event, then you're not part of our core focus.