Ranked #1
Best Midwestern - Episode 47 - An Interview with Squirtgun
Best Midwestern - Episode 47 - An Interview with Squirtgun
We sit down physically and virtually with all 4 members of Squirtgun (Lafayette, IN) to talk about the Lookouting and al... Read more
16 Feb 2017
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1hr 26mins
Ranked #2
Best Midwestern - Episode 57 - Interview with Brendan Kelly of SKA BATTLE Champions Slapstick!
Best Midwestern - Episode 57 - Interview with Brendan Kelly of SKA BATTLE Champions Slapstick!
We celebrate Slapstick's victory in our Ska Battle Tournament by sitting down with Brendan Kelly who dishes some stories... Read more
8 Jul 2017
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1hr 24mins
Ranked #3
Best Midwestern - State-by-State Project - Indiana
Best Midwestern - State-by-State Project - Indiana
On the first episode of our year-long project to deep-dive into the music history of each of the 12 Midwestern states we... Read more
16 Feb 2018
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1hr 50mins
Ranked #4
Best Midwestern - Episode 45 - What We Missed in 2016 Due to Our Lameness
Best Midwestern - Episode 45 - What We Missed in 2016 Due to Our Lameness
We review three Midwest albums we spaced on in 2016, Coloring Book by Chance the Rapper (Chicago), My Woman by Angel Ols... Read more
13 Jan 2017
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1hr 42mins
Ranked #5
Best Midwestern - Best of the Midwest 2018
Best Midwestern - Best of the Midwest 2018
We're back y'all! We run down out favorite Midwestern records of 2018 in this comeback special. Sign up at our Patreon t... Read more
5 Jan 2019
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1hr 16mins
Ranked #6
Best Midwestern - State-by-State Project - South Dakota
Best Midwestern - State-by-State Project - South Dakota
On the 6th installment of our State-by-State series we discover that South Dakota has been killing' it in the rock realm... Read more
30 Jan 2019
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1hr 15mins
Ranked #7
Best Midwestern - Episode 54 - SKA BATTLE ROUND 2 / Pet Symmetry / The Addisons
Best Midwestern - Episode 54 - SKA BATTLE ROUND 2 / Pet Symmetry / The Addisons
The results are in from round 1 of our Midwest Ska Battle, and we preview the matches for round 2. We also review new st... Read more
20 May 2017
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1hr 15mins
Ranked #8
Best Midwestern - State-by-State Project - Wisconsin Part 2
Best Midwestern - State-by-State Project - Wisconsin Part 2
Wisconsin 2 - The modern shizz.
30 Mar 2019
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47mins
Ranked #9
Best Midwestern - Episode 50 - An Interview with Orenda and Todd Fink
Best Midwestern - Episode 50 - An Interview with Orenda and Todd Fink
Synth nerdy abounds with our talk with Closeness, featuring Todd Fink of the Faint and Orenda Fink of Azure Ray, who hav... Read more
25 Mar 2017
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49mins
Ranked #10
Best Midwestern - Episode 56 - SKA BATTLE FINALS / Rise Against / Cheap Trick
Best Midwestern - Episode 56 - SKA BATTLE FINALS / Rise Against / Cheap Trick
We announce the Ska Battle tournament finals matchup! We also review the new records by Chicago's veteran punks Rise Aga... Read more
17 Jun 2017
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1hr 33mins
Ranked #11
Best Midwestern - State-by-State Project - Iowa
Best Midwestern - State-by-State Project - Iowa
On the 3rd ep of our project to deep-dive into the music history of the 12 Midwestern states we look at Iowa, from jazz ... Read more
28 Apr 2018
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1hr 43mins
Ranked #12
Best Midwestern - State-by-State Project - Michigan
Best Midwestern - State-by-State Project - Michigan
On the 2nd ep of our project to deep-dive into the music history of the 12 Midwestern states we look at Michigan, discus... Read more
27 Mar 2018
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1hr 45mins
Ranked #13
Best Midwestern - Episode 52 - The Midwest Ska Episode!
Best Midwestern - Episode 52 - The Midwest Ska Episode!
After we had so much fun talking about Slapstick last week, we decided to dedicate an entire skank-able episode to Midwe... Read more
22 Apr 2017
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1hr 24mins
Ranked #14
Best Midwestern - State-by-State Project - North Dakota
Best Midwestern - State-by-State Project - North Dakota
On our 5th installment, we dig into the music of North Dakota. Wiz Khalifa is from North Dakota, who knew? What else has... Read more
10 Jul 2018
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1hr 7mins
Ranked #15
Best Midwestern - Episode 53 - SKA BATTLE / Droughts / What Gives
Best Midwestern - Episode 53 - SKA BATTLE / Droughts / What Gives
In our first ever BM tournament we pit 16 Midwest ska bands past and present against each other! Listen to find out how ... Read more
7 May 2017
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1hr 36mins
Ranked #16
Best Midwestern - Episode 49 - An Interview with Tim Kasher
Best Midwestern - Episode 49 - An Interview with Tim Kasher
We have a tech-cursed talk with Tim Kasher of Cursive and The Good Life who just released a solo album / movie soundtrac... Read more
11 Mar 2017
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1hr 4mins
Ranked #17
Best Midwestern - State-by-State Project - Missouri
Best Midwestern - State-by-State Project - Missouri
On our 4th installment, we dig into the music of Missouri, from ragtime all the way to Puddle of Mudd. It's a wild ride ... Read more
25 May 2018
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1hr 52mins
Ranked #18
Best Midwestern - State-by-State Project - Wisconsin Part 1
Best Midwestern - State-by-State Project - Wisconsin Part 1
On the 7th installment of our State-by-State series we learn that Wisconsin is just too awesome for one episode. We go w... Read more
23 Mar 2019
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1hr 20mins
Ranked #19
Best Midwestern - Episode 44 - Best of the Midwest 2016
Best Midwestern - Episode 44 - Best of the Midwest 2016
We bring you our favorite Midwest albums of the year, our favorite new Midwest bands of the year, and our favorite shows... Read more
30 Dec 2016
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1hr 19mins
Ranked #20
Best Midwestern - Episode 46 - …Like Usual, Tim Kinsella Ruins It
Best Midwestern - Episode 46 - …Like Usual, Tim Kinsella Ruins It
We review new records by Cloud Nothings (Cleveland), Joan of Arc (Chicago) and Fred Thomas (ex-Saturday Looks Good to Me... Read more
27 Jan 2017
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1hr 56mins