Touchdowns All Day with Jon Barber & Max Dawson

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E078 - IDGAFFTDAD Nov 01, 2024

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E078 - IDGAFFTDAD - Have you checked out @idgaffoods yet? If not, stop whatever you're doing and head over to Instagram or TikTok and behold the viral account that's been lighting up the internet for the last few months. Barber and Max welcome Mike, the account's creator, to the podcast to discuss his path to sobriety, his unique style of spoken-word performance art, and the inspiration he's drawn from the music of The Disco Biscuits. Plus, Max shares with Barber an ice-hot acoustic cover of Floes by Jay Cowit. Check out Jay Cowit and The Enemys on Spotify.

On November 3, the Disco Biscuits will perform a special benefit concert at Atlanta, GA's Terminal West to raise funds for those impacted by Hurricane Helene, during which the band will play the entirety of its 2011 album Otherwise Law Abiding Citizens. For tickets head over to https://www.discobiscuits.com/shows, and please consider joining the band in supporting Conscious Alliance's Hurricane Helene relief fund.

This October, the Biscuits hit the road for an eighteen-show fall tour! For dates and tickets, see https://www.discobiscuits.com/shows. While you're there, check out the 2025 west coast "Bubble Tour" dates, including a two-night stand in Portland, OR and the band's debut performance at Meow Wolf in Santa Fe, New Mexico!

This episode features excerpts of the following live Disco Biscuits' performances:

Mulberry's Dream, from February 27, 1999 at Harrington's, Chico, CA
Hot Air Balloon > Tempest, from August 29, 2024 at Thalia Hall, Chicago, IL
Spectacle, from December 26, 2002 at Tammany Hall, Worcester, MA
Leavemealone and Kitchen Mitts, from September 11, 2024 at The Depot, Salt Lake City, UT

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E077 - Tractorbeam x Montana Oct 25, 2024

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E077 - Tractorbeam x Montana - The Disco Biscuits' Tractorbeam side project took yet another step into uncharted territory during the band's recent three-night stand at the Pine Creek Lodge in Livingston, MT. Biscuits' keyboardist Aron Magner returns to the pod to discuss the genesis of the remixes and mashups that he produced specifically for this special performance. Aron shares a number of the demoes of the songs performed at PCL, as well as a handful of additional tracks that didn't make the cut. The episode ends with a sneak preview of Aron's and Barber's upcoming (mostly) acoustic duo shows, which will take place on December 4 and 5, 2024 at Iridium in New York City.

This episode features excerpts of the Disco Biscuits' performance as Tractorbeam on September 6, 2024 at Pine Creek Lodge in Livingston, MT. Listen to the entire show in high-quality audio at Nugs.net.

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E076 - Brownie's State of the Biscuits Address (part 1?) Oct 11, 2024

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E076 - Brownie's State of the Biscuits Address (part 1?) - Marc Brownstein makes his triumphant return to the pod for his 2024 State of the Biscuits address, covering everything from setlists and songwriting to fashion and food. In addition to answering your questions, Marc reflects on the inspiration that fuels his creative process and explains how an eclipse ceremony in Montana unlocked a flurry of new ideas and new music. Marc premieres three brand-new songs and breaks out his ukulele to serenade Max with solo acoustic renditions of some lost Biscuits classics, including Mirrors.

This October, the Biscuits hit the road for an eighteen-show fall tour! For dates and tickets, see https://www.discobiscuits.com/shows.

Batten down the hatches and put on your life preservers, we're going to Alaska! In September 2025 The Disco Biscuits and friends set sail for Alaska aboard the inaugural SeaBisco Cruise. SeaBisco will take place from September 9-15, 2025, sailing from Seattle to The Last Frontier and back. Sign up here to be among the first to secure priority access to pre-sale cabins!

This episode features excerpts of the following live Disco Biscuits' performances:

Ring the Doorbell Twice, from March 15, 2024 at The State Theater, Portland, ME
Aceetobee, from September 8, 2024 at Mishawaka Amphitheater, Bellevue, CO. Audience recording courtesy of Patrick Price.
Sister Judy's Soul Shack, from March 15, 2024 at The State Theater, Portland, ME
Another Plan of Attack, from April 7, 2024 at Texas Eclipse Festival, Burnett, TX
Rainbow Song, from September 11, 2024 at The Depot, Salt Lake City, UT
Catalyst, from April 5, 2024 at The Heights Theater, Houston, TX
Why We Dance, from September 5, 2024 at Washington's, Fort Collins, CO

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E075 - Risky Business Oct 02, 2024

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E075 - Risky Business - Barber and Coach Joey join Max to share the backstory of the Biscuits' latest banger, Risky Business. Plus, Barber reviews some of his musical (and personal) highlights from the final leg of the Why We Dance Tour, including the band's back-to-back weekends in Colorado and Montana!

Hey musicians? Wanna hear yourself on Touchdowns All Day? Share your cover of a Biscuits song with Max on Instagram or X and we might play it on the air. Got a question or comment? Call the TDAD hotline, 424-666-SIYD, and make sure to leave your name and tell us where you're calling from!

This October, the Biscuits will be hitting the road for an eighteen-show fall tour! For dates and tickets, see https://www.discobiscuits.com/shows.

This episode features excerpts of the following live Disco Biscuits' performance, available on nugs.net:

Minions, from September 8, 2024 at Mishawaka Amphitheater, Bellevue, CO
Rock Candy, from April 13, 2024 at The Tabernacle, Atlanta, GA
Risky Business, from September 8, 2024 at Mishawaka Amphitheater, Bellevue, CO
Risky Business, from September 15, 2024 at Pine Creek Lodge, Livingston, MT

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E074 - Everybody Plays a Role with Rich Hartranft Sep 19, 2024

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E074 - Everybody Plays a Role w/Rich Hartranft - The Disco Biscuits are more than just the four guys on stage. "Everybody Plays a Role" is Touchdowns All Day's ongoing series showcasing the contributions of the men and women who work tirelessly behind the scenes to create the live Disco Biscuits experience. Joining us this week is Biscuits Front of House (FOH) Engineer Rich Hartranft. Since joining the crew in 2022 Rich has overseen a massive upgrade of the band's sound, both on stage and on tape. In this episode he shares some of his sonic secrets, as well the story of how he earned his position at the helm.

This October, the Biscuits will be hitting the road for an eighteen-show fall tour! For dates and tickets, see https://www.discobiscuits.com/shows.

This episode features excerpts of the following live Disco Biscuits' performance, available on nugs.net:

Evolve, from March 3, 2022 at The Worcester Palladium, Worcester, MA
Who's In Charge, from June 10, 2022 at Pier Six Pavilion, Baltimore, MD
The Great Abyss > Leavemealone > Crickets > Photograph, from August 11, 2024 at Elements Music and Arts Festival, Long Pond, PA

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E073 - Country Royale Sep 05, 2024

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E073 - Country Royale - On August 29, 2024 the Disco Biscuits debuted "Country Royale," the latest in a long string of collaborations between the band and lyricist Joey Friedman. In this episode of the podcast, keyboardist Aron Magner, Joey, and Max trace the song's long journey from its conception last January through its first live performance in Chicago. You'll hear the earliest instrumental loop, an initial incarnation called "The King and Queen of New Jersey," Joey's vocal demoes, and snippets of backstage rehearsals, culminating with Aron's analysis of the song's live debut.

This October, the Biscuits will be hitting the road for an eighteen-show fall tour! For dates and tickets, see https://www.discobiscuits.com/shows.

This episode features excerpts of the following live Disco Biscuits' performance, available on nugs.net:

Country Royale, from August 29, 2024 at Thalia Hall, Chicago, IL

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E072 - New Springfield Boogie Stop Shuffle Aug 28, 2024

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E071 - New Springfield Boogie Stop Shuffle - Alex Mazer is a creative polymath who works across an array of visual and audio mediums, including digital mashups and memes, video production, fashion, poetry, and songwriting. While he's probably best known by his online moniker New Springfield Boogie (or, alternatively, "that Simpsons guy from Shakedown"), Alex is also a frequent collaborator of the Disco Biscuits. In this episode Max and Alex discuss his contributions to such Biscuits songs as Falling, Another Plan of Attack, and In the End We Have Forever. Along the way, they delve into the evolution of jamband lot art from bootleg merch to high fashion, the origins of the Biscuits' custom CornerTwelve jumpsuits, and how Alex got tapped to officiate Barber's wedding.

This October, the Biscuits will be hitting the road for an eighteen-show fall tour! For dates and tickets, see https://www.discobiscuits.com/shows.

This episode features excerpts of the following live Disco Biscuits' performances, all available on nugs.net:

Cyclone, from November 19, 2006 at The Fox Theater, Boulder, CO
Morph Dusseldorf, from March 13, 2024 at Empire Live, Albany, NY

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E071 - The Sounds of Summer 2024 Aug 14, 2024

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E071 - The Sounds of Summer 2024 - Barber and Max reunite to catch up on everything going on with the Disco Biscuits this summer and play back some of the highlights from the band's July tour. Plus, Barber previews the band's forthcoming live album!

This October, the Biscuits will be hitting the road for an eighteen-show fall tour! For dates and tickets, see https://www.discobiscuits.com/shows.

This episode features excerpts of the following live Disco Biscuits' performances, all available on nugs.net:

Leavemealone > Monster (as Tractorbeam), from July 4, 2024 at Biscoland, Lafeyette, NY
Another Spin >< Little Shimmy in a Congo Line, from July 12, 2024 at Bourbon Ballroom, Atlantic City, NJ
Dino Baby > Save the Robots, from July 13, 2024 at The National, Richmond, VA
Rockafella > Minions, from July 14, 2024 at Greenfield Lake Amphitheater, Wilmington , NC

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E070 - Nick Gerlach Aug 07, 2024

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E70 - Nick Gerlach - Before getting to this week's episode, we at Touchdowns All Day would like to acknowledge the passing of our brother Johnny R. Goode III. JRG3 was the Disco Biscuits' lighting designer for more than two decades, and his artistry behind the console was a defining element of live Bisco. Beyond that, Johnny was a loyal friend, a generous mentor, a father, and a diehard Biscuits fan.

Touchdowns All Day will be dedicating a future episode of the podcast to Johnny, and we'd like you to be a part of it. If you have a memory of Johnny - or his lights - that you'd like to share, please call it in to the Touchdowns All Day hotline at (424) 666-SIYD. Make sure to leave your name and let us know where you're calling from. And, if you are able, please consider donating to the GoFundMe to help defray some of the cost's associated with Johnny's memorial.

On to this week's episode...

Jon and Max welcome saxophonist, podcaster, trivia maven, and cult leader Nick Gerlach to the show. Nick is a prolific sideman, having performed alongside Michal Menert, The String Cheese Incident, Ryan Adams, Umphrey’s McGee, Sunsquabi, and Opiou, amongst others. He's also the co-host of Andy Frasco's hilarious World Saving Podcast and the MC of Denver's number one trivia night. Nick has just released a new EP, Concrete Lullaby, and he joins Barber and Max for a wide-ranging conversation on jambands, flat Earth theory, alien invasion, rap beefs, the apocalypse, and various other important topics.

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E069 - Everybody Plays a Role with Ben Travers Jul 31, 2024

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E069 - Everybody Plays a Role w/Ben Travers - The Disco Biscuits are more than just the four guys on stage. "Everybody Plays a Role" is Touchdowns All Day's ongoing series showcasing the contributions of the men and women who work tirelessly behind the scenes to create the live Disco Biscuits experience. Joining us this week is bass and keyboard tech Ben Travers. Ben joined the crew in January 2024, and since then he's worked closely with Aron and Marc to shape the Biscuits' current sound. He updates us on the state of Aron's ever-evolving keyboard array and sheds light on some of the newest enhancement to Marc's bass rig and Moog setup. From washing dishes at a local club to supporting major international touring artists on stage and off, Ben has held down nearly every job in the live music business, and he brings a unique perspective and skill set to what Marc has been describing as the best crew in the Biscuits' history.

This episode features excerpts of the following live Disco Biscuits' performances: