Music Crush Monday

Welcome back to the Music Crush Monday Podcast!  We only assume you are coming back to the podcast each and every week.  If this is your first trip here then welcome and you have picked a great week to join in on the fun.  This week Steve takes a chance with a shuffling of the ultimate playlist.  What are we thinking?  Well, tune in to see what happens! So this week the shuffle worked!  It is a fun concept though of it being a totally blind episode for both hosts but nerve-wracking for Steve as he had NO idea what band or artist we would be listening to once he hit play.  Steve ends up getting a band by chance that he has some history with and is actually pretty excited about it.  Surprisingly enough, Kevin has a little history with this band as well.  What are your thoughts on the music and this band?  Reach out to us and let us know! What did you think of this concept?  Would you want to see some more of this where it is a completely blind episode for all of us?  Steve has quite the playlist to get through so this might be the avenue to take for a while so be ready for that!  Thank you for tuning in this week and as always, we will see you next Monday! Support us on Patreon!    If you want to listen to the episode as intended, please do not look at the featured band links beforehand if at all possible.  Check out our Spotify playlist for more of their music and please reach out to us via the links below.  We’ll see you next Monday!    Website  EmailPatreonFacebookInstagram Twitter  Intro/Outro music:  “The Breakdown” by At The Wayside  ***  WARNING!  ***    ***  WARNING!  ***    ***  SPOILER ALERT!  ***    ***  SPOILER ALERT!  ***    ***  Disclaimer:  We at the Music Crush Monday Podcast would like for our listeners to listen to the bands blind with us but we also want you to check out the band further if they were interesting to you.  Please review the links below to find more on today’s featured band.  ***    Band:  Less Than JakeSocials:WebsiteFacebookInstagramTwitter Songs Played:My Very Own Flag off of the album PezcoreLook What Happened off of the album Borders & Boundaries

Happy Monday and welcome back to another episode of the Music Crush Monday Podcast! You know the drill at this point, listen to some tunes, form an opinion, and decide whether you would like to listen to this week’s artist more or not! Simple right? Oh and don’t forget to stick around to listen to Steve and Kevin talk some music as well! This week Kevin is showing us a personal favorite that has been featured on this podcast before. If you have been around long enough to hear the Christmas episodes, you may or may not have heard this week’s band. No spoilers on this end! Kevin does mention this week that growing up he was into a lot of Hip Hop and Rap and discovered this group along his journey and it was just incredibly refreshing at the time to listen to. It was kind of like a breath of fresh air and something that was different from what was normally spinning in his CD player. Although it was something new for him, this group was a massive inspiration to hip hop culture and to many of the artists you hear today. Has this week’s group been given away yet? Tune into the episode to see who it is and hear what they are about. Hopefully you enjoyed this week’s episode! Do not hesitate to reach out to us and don’t forget to check out our patreon page if you want to help this podcast out in any way. It is always a pleasure to showcase another artist but as always, we’ll see you next Monday! Support us on Patreon! If you want to listen to the episode as intended, please do not look at the featured band links beforehand if at all possible. Check out our Spotify playlist for more of their music and please reach out to us via the links below. We’ll see you next Monday! Website Email Patreon Facebook Instagram Twitter Intro/Outro music: “The Breakdown” by At The Wayside *** WARNING! *** *** WARNING! *** *** SPOILER ALERT! *** *** SPOILER ALERT! *** *** Disclaimer: We at the Music Crush Monday Podcast would like for our listeners to listen to the bands blind with us but we also want you to check out the band further if they were interesting to you. Please review the links below to find more on today’s featured band. *** Band: Run-DMC Socials: Website Facebook Twitter Songs Played: Peter Piper from the album Raising Hell Run’s House from the album Tougher Than Leather

The Music Crush Monday Podcasts happily presents another installment of Cocktails with Steve and Sara!   It was so much fun the last time Sara jumped on with Steve and made a drink that they just had to do it again!  This week Steve picked the drink and the music.  So make sure you sit back, grab a drink, maybe even make the same drink as Steve and Sara, and just enjoy the conversation and the music.  Whiskey Apricot Sour2.25 oz   Bourbon Whiskey.75   oz   Apricot Brandy1      oz   Apricot Jam1.5   oz   Apple Juice.75   oz   Freshly Squeezed Lemon JuiceLemon zest TwistIce Cubes Do not forget to check out our Patreon page and all of our social media pages, give us a follow, a like, a tweet, a subscribe, a listen, a donation, whatever your little heart desires.  The options are pretty much endless!  We would love to hear from you so do not be shy!  Keep your eyes and ears out for more Cocktail with Steve and Sara episodes as I am sure there will be more!  But for now, as always, we’ll see you Next Monday!  WOOOOOO!! Support us on Patreon!    If you want to listen to the episode as intended, please do not look at the featured band links beforehand if at all possible.  Check out our Spotify playlist for more of their music and please reach out to us via the links below.  We’ll see you next Monday!    Website  EmailPatreonFacebookInstagram Twitter  Intro/Outro music:  “The Breakdown” by At The Wayside  ***  WARNING!  ***    ***  WARNING!  ***    ***  SPOILER ALERT!  ***    ***  SPOILER ALERT!  ***    ***  Disclaimer:  We at the Music Crush Monday Podcast would like for our listeners to listen to the bands blind with us but we also want you to check out the band further if they were interesting to you.  Please review the links below to find more on today’s featured band.  ***    Band:  MidtownSocials:TwitterFacebook Songs Played:Just Rock & Roll off the album Save The World Lose The GirlLike a Movie off of the album Living Well Is The Best Revenge

Welcome back to another episode of the Music Crush Monday Podcast!  This week Kevin is up and lets the generator pick for him this week because as you know we are extremely prepared at all points in doing this podcast!  So buckle up and get ready to hear some tunes and some stories!  It was an interesting pick as there isn’t much music out there on this artist but there is plenty of information out there and it was actually the start of a wonderful relationship Kevin started with a little ol band he may reference a few times on this podcast called Silverstein.  This week’s selection is where it all began and it is a beautiful thing. It was fun listening to this whole EP together as the gracious hosts of this podcast decided to listen to all three songs.  Which one did you like?  Which one did you not like?  Have you listened to these songs before?  We have plenty of ways to chat with us about this week’s episode, any previous episode, and of course about any topic your little heart desires.  Don’t be shy, use any and all ways to connect with us!   That is it for this week, hopefully you enjoyed the episode and if you didn’t, we can guarantee that we will see you next Monday!  Wooooo!! Support us on Patreon!   If you want to listen to the episode as intended, please do not look at the featured band links beforehand if at all possible.  Check out our Spotify playlist for more of their music and please reach out to us via the links below.  We’ll see you next Monday!    Website  EmailPatreonFacebookInstagram Twitter Intro/Outro music:  “The Breakdown” by At The Wayside  ***  WARNING!  ***    ***  WARNING!  ***    ***  SPOILER ALERT!  ***    ***  SPOILER ALERT!  ***    ***  Disclaimer:  We at the Music Crush Monday Podcast would like for our listeners to listen to the bands blind with us but we also want you to check out the band further if they were interesting to you.  Please review the links below to find more on today’s featured band.  ***    Band:  River OaksSocials:WebsiteTwitterFacebookInstagram Songs Played:Let You Down, Mistakes, and Roman Candle all off of the River Oaks EP

Extra! Extra! Read...er...hear all about it!  Music Crush Monday releases a brand new episode on a Monday!  Ok, enough of that.  You all know what day it is and what time it is, so let’s not make you wait any longer and just get to listening to music and talking about it.  I’m sure there’s also talk about food because Steve and Kevin can only have small talk about 2 things, food and music. Steve takes a wild swing and makes some contact but ultimately it feels like a slow grounder to third, will he make it to first??  You’ll have to listen in and find out this week because he takes the random band one step further. Support us on Patreon!    If you want to listen to the episode as intended, please do not look at the featured band links beforehand if at all possible.  Check out our Spotify playlist for more of their music and please reach out to us via the links below.  We’ll see you next Monday!    Website  EmailPatreonFacebookInstagramTwitter  Intro/Outro music:  “The Breakdown” by At The Wayside  ***  WARNING!  ***    ***  WARNING!  ***    ***  SPOILER ALERT!  ***    ***  SPOILER ALERT!  ***    ***  Disclaimer:  We at the Music Crush Monday Podcast would like for our listeners to listen to the bands blind with us but we also want you to check out the band further if they were interesting to you.  Please review the links below to find more on today’s featured band.  ***    Band:  The AquabatsSocials:Official WebsiteFacebookTwitterYouTubeInstagram Songs Played:Lotto Fever from the album vs. The Floating Eye of DeathMagic Chicken from the album Fury of The Aquabats!

Hellooooooo and welcome back to the Music Crush Monday Podcast!  We have another exciting episode for you to check out, like you didn’t already know that?!  Or else, why would you be here?  I know, I know….sounds arrogant but the truth hurts! A few weeks back Kevin did an episode on a southern California band and it inspired him to stay on that path.  The two bands came up together in the scene and Kevin was into both of them at one point.  Also, the band image comes up AGAIN this week!  What is up with that?  Has there ever been a band you were into but their “look” kind of ruined things in a way?  Let us know that story and who that band is!  You know how to contact us, we only say it EVERY episode.  Kevin does point out one small “flaw” in the look of this band, specifically the drummer that just bothered him.  Should it be that big of a deal?  Probably not…. Nonetheless, the conversation is awesome, the music is jamming, and it is all in hope to kick off your week in a way that no one else can!  Thank you for joining us this week and as always, we’ll see you next Monday! Support us on Patreon!    If you want to listen to the episode as intended, please do not look at the featured band links beforehand if at all possible.  Check out our Spotify playlist for more of their music and please reach out to us via the links below.  We’ll see you next Monday!    Website  EmailPatreonFacebookInstagram Twitter  Intro/Outro music:  “The Breakdown” by At The Wayside  ***  WARNING!  ***    ***  WARNING!  ***    ***  SPOILER ALERT!  ***    ***  SPOILER ALERT!  ***    ***  Disclaimer:  We at the Music Crush Monday Podcast would like for our listeners to listen to the bands blind with us but we also want you to check out the band further if they were interesting to you.  Please review the links below to find more on today’s featured band.  ***    Band:  AtreyuSocials:Official WebsiteFacebookTwitterYouTubeInstagram Songs Played:Bleeding Mascera from the album The CurseSave Us from their unreleased album Baptize

Welcome back to Monday where here in MCM land we have a new episode for you to listen to. Yes, we are faithful to bringing you a band to check out for the first or 50th time each and every Monday! Steve is up this week, you already know it is going to be good! Steve is digging back to a band he really enjoys especially early on with earlier albums in the catalog. Even after this band went through some member changes it was one that he was into. It is an interesting story to hear what that member that left the band did with the music! You’ll have to tune into this one to check out that story. Also, the big news of this episode, does Kevin guess the band? Does he guess the band correctly?! The anticipation is just too much, you better hit play and find out. Do not forget to check out our patreon page and the links to the artist below. We will be back next week with another episode and band to check out! As always, we will see you next Monday! Support us on Patreon! If you want to listen to the episode as intended, please do not look at the featured band links beforehand if at all possible. Check out our Spotify playlist for more of their music and please reach out to us via the links below. We’ll see you next Monday! Website Email Patreon Facebook Instagram Twitter Intro/Outro music: “The Breakdown” by At The Wayside *** WARNING! *** *** WARNING! *** *** SPOILER ALERT! *** *** SPOILER ALERT! *** *** Disclaimer: We at the Music Crush Monday Podcast would like for our listeners to listen to the bands blind with us but we also want you to check out the band further if they were interesting to you. Please review the links below to find more on today’s featured band. *** Band: Catch 22 Socials: Victory Records Facebook @NJCatch22 Wikipedia Songs Played: Dear Sergio off of the album Keasbey Nights Hard To Impress off of the album Alone In a Crowd

It is Monday and here is your weekly episode ready for your ears to enjoy.  It is like a weekly gift for you!  For free!  Unless you want to donate to our Patreon to help us out.  Good news is if you are interested in that there is a link down below that will lead you to our Patreon site that will tell you all about it! This week Kevin is presenting the band and was a huge fan of this band early on in their career.  Their second album was one of the pivotal albums for him and actually would put it in his overall top 10 albums for his personal list.  Then things took a turn by their third album when they signed to a major label and their image turned a little rockstar.  Is that REALLY a big deal?  Probably not, but it kinda bugged Kevin.  Never felt that they sold out or anything but was described as a fork in the road that he just did not follow.  This band went on to have extreme success and still very relevant today and will always be a special band to him as it was someone who helped shape his musical taste.   What bands did you fall in love with just to lose touch with them later?  Reach out to us below and let’s talk about it!  Don’t be shy, we don’t bite!  Either way, if you email us or not, we’ll see you next Monday! Support us on Patreon!    If you want to listen to the episode as intended, please do not look at the featured band links beforehand if at all possible.  Check out our Spotify playlist for more of their music and please reach out to us via the links below.  We’ll see you next Monday!    Website  EmailPatreonFacebookInstagramTwitter  Intro/Outro music:  “The Breakdown” by At The Wayside  ***  WARNING!  ***    ***  WARNING!  ***    ***  SPOILER ALERT!  ***    ***  SPOILER ALERT!  ***    ***  Disclaimer:  We at the Music Crush Monday Podcast would like for our listeners to listen to the bands blind with us but we also want you to check out the band further if they were interesting to you.  Please review the links below to find more on today’s featured band.  ***    Band:  Avenged SevenfoldSocials:WebsiteFacebookTwitter Songs Played:Desecrate Through Reverence off of the album Waking The FallenWarmness On The Soul off of the album Sounding The Seventh Trumpet

It’s time for the next installment of Music Crush Monday, and this week is the start of our new “segment” called “Cocktails With Sara”  That’s right!  It was talked about and the dream is now a reality.  Kevin’s wife, Sara is taking his seat this week to not only talk music with Steve but to also enjoy a cocktail.   In this fun segment, Steve and Sara make a drink that neither of them have had so get ready to hear all the sound effects of glasses clanging, ice pouring, and mint being muddled to death.   Sara also brings a fairly recent discovery of an artist that she has been super into ever since this whole crazy pandemic started.  Facebook actually suggested this artist and the video caught her attention and that steamrolled her love for the music.  Listen in on the fun, listen in to the ingredients of the drink to make it yourself as you kick back and listen to the music.  Thank you to Sara for stepping in this week but as always, we will see you next Monday!! If you want to play along at home and make the recipe Sara brought here is what you’ll need: 10 Mint Leaves, a spring for garnish1 ½ teaspoons of superfine sugarSeltzer WaterCrushed Ice2 ½ oz. of Kentucky Bourbon Whiskey Directions: Place the mint leaves in the bottom of an old-fashioned glass and top with the sugar. Muddle these together until the leaves begin to break down.  Add a splash of seltzer water Fill the glass 3/4 full with crushed ice Add the bourbon Top with another splash of seltzer, stir, and garnish with a sprig of mint.  Support us on Patreon!    If you want to listen to the episode as intended, please do not look at the featured band links beforehand if at all possible.  Check out our Spotify playlist for more of their music and please reach out to us via the links below.  We’ll see you next Monday!    Website  EmailPatreonFacebookInstagramTwitter  Intro/Outro music:  “The Breakdown” by At The Wayside  ***  WARNING!  ***    ***  WARNING!  ***    ***  SPOILER ALERT!  ***    ***  SPOILER ALERT!  ***    ***  Disclaimer:  We at the Music Crush Monday Podcast would like for our listeners to listen to the bands blind with us but we also want you to check out the band further if they were interesting to you.  Please review the links below to find more on today’s featured band.  ***    Band:  John LouisSocials:WebsiteFacebookTwitterInstagram Songs Played:The South from the album I’ll Be FineWithout You - Quarantine Version

Welcome back to the next installment of the Music Crush Monday Podcast! We are excited to bring you yet another episode to listen to and another band to check out. This could be a band you have never heard of or it could be one that you are very familiar with. The question is, when you listen to it without knowing ahead of time, did you ACTUALLY listen to the song? This week Steve digs back in his catalog and his ever growing list of bands to talk about on this podcast. It is always fun to re-visit a band that you are and were so fond of before. Isn’t it amazing how you can just recall so many feelings while “remembering when”? It is also amazing how easy you can remember lyrics on songs you may not have heard in many years. As we do each and every Monday, we have our contact information listed below and would love to hear your thoughts on this week’s music and band. Even if you have just one sentence of your thoughts, reach out and let us know! Let's have a conversation about it. Thank you for joining us this week and as always, we will see you next Monday! Support us on Patreon! If you want to listen to the episode as intended, please do not look at the featured band links beforehand if at all possible. Check out our Spotify playlist for more of their music and please reach out to us via the links below. We’ll see you next Monday! Website Email Patreon Facebook Instagram Twitter Intro/Outro music: “The Breakdown” by At The Wayside *** WARNING! *** *** WARNING! *** *** SPOILER ALERT! *** *** SPOILER ALERT! *** *** Disclaimer: We at the Music Crush Monday Podcast would like for our listeners to listen to the bands blind with us but we also want you to check out the band further if they were interesting to you. Please review the links below to find more on today’s featured band. *** Band: Lovedrug Socials: Website Bandcamp Instagram Songs Played: Down Towards the Healing off the album “Pretend To Be Alive” Everyone Needs a Halo off the album “Sucker Punch Show”

We are getting back into the swing of things here at Music Crush Monday!  This week Kevin is up to bring the music and he had a tough time picking the band this week.  Ever have one of those moments where you are just flipping through your CD book, or in these days, scrolling through Spotify or your music app not knowing what to listen to?  That is how Kevin felt picking this week’s band. He went off of the list that he made of bands to check out further and brings a band that has relatively no information on them!  This week, the music will speak for itself and that is quite alright.  Sometimes when you show someone a band you like, you don’t need to know everything about them as long as you like the music.  Looks like this week’s band has had a quiet career and did some touring and made some albums but was never in the spotlight.  They do have a Post-Hardcore sound at first be evolved into something more.  The guys even take a chance and listen to their latest song just to see what it sounded like.  What did you think of it?   Be sure to come back next week as Steve brings us another gem of an episode.  We also have some more exciting stuff coming up so stick around!  As always, we will see you next Monday! Support us on Patreon!    If you want to listen to the episode as intended, please do not look at the featured band links beforehand if at all possible.  Check out our Spotify playlist for more of their music and please reach out to us via the links below.  We’ll see you next Monday!    Website  EmailPatreonFacebookInstagram Twitter  Intro/Outro music:  “The Breakdown” by At The Wayside  ***  WARNING!  ***    ***  WARNING!  ***    ***  SPOILER ALERT!  ***    ***  SPOILER ALERT!  ***    ***  Disclaimer:  We at the Music Crush Monday Podcast would like for our listeners to listen to the bands blind with us but we also want you to check out the band further if they were interesting to you.  Please review the links below to find more on today’s featured band.  ***    Band: Rome Hero FoxesSocials:TwitterFacebookWebsiteInstagram Songs Played:A Note for My Departure off of the album For When You’re Falling BackwardsWithout You which is a single released in 2020

Welcome back to the Music Crush Monday Podcast!  This time when we say “welcome back” it is because the boys are happy to be back behind the mic to show you another band to listen to!  It has been a while since there was a “normal” episode since things are switched up in November and then December has our 12 days of CRUSHMAS.  It is good to be back.   This week, even though there was a break, there still wasn’t a band picked beforehand and that is ok because it was turned to the Kevin generator.  As usual, these episodes always turn out great.  So did Kevin make a good selection?  You be the judge!  If you want to pick Steve’s next band off of his list, just reach out to us via social media or our email and give him a number and he will prepare that and the boys will give you a shout out as well!  All of the contact information is listed below, so send in your requests!   If you liked today’s band of choice and want to learn more about them, go a little further down in the notes and you’ll find all of the band links and the titles of the songs played on today’s episode.  Go check it out and support the band, that is why we are all here right?   Thank you for joining us in our “return” back to podcasting and as always we will see you next Monday! Support us on Patreon!    If you want to listen to the episode as intended, please do not look at the featured band links beforehand if at all possible.  Check out our Spotify playlist for more of their music and please reach out to us via the links below.  We’ll see you next Monday!    Website  EmailPatreonFacebookInstagram Twitter  Intro/Outro music:  “The Breakdown” by At The Wayside  ***  WARNING!  ***    ***  WARNING!  ***    ***  SPOILER ALERT!  ***    ***  SPOILER ALERT!  ***    ***  Disclaimer:  We at the Music Crush Monday Podcast would like for our listeners to listen to the bands blind with us but we also want you to check out the band further if they were interesting to you.  Please review the links below to find more on today’s featured band.  ***    Band:  Ghoti HookSocials:FacebookWikipediaTooth & Nail Songs Played:My Bike from the album Banana ManAll Versions of The Box from the album Banana ManTwo Years to Never from the album Two Years To NeverLet it Ride from the album Six Songs Ep

It’s the end of a really long and tough year but we’re looking forward to 2021.  Kevin and I go back through all the 2020 episodes and pick 2 bands that we liked from the other.  We hope you all enjoyed the 12 Days of Crushmas and all of the episodes of 2020.  We will be taking a little bit of a much needed break, but we’ll be back on February 1st! Support us on Patreon!    If you want to listen to the episode as intended, please do not look at the featured band links beforehand if at all possible.  Check out our Spotify playlist for more of their music and please reach out to us via the links below.  We’ll see you next Monday!    Website  EmailPatreonFacebookInstagramTwitter Intro/Outro music:  “The Breakdown” by At The Wayside  ***  WARNING!  ***    ***  WARNING!  ***    ***  SPOILER ALERT!  ***    ***  SPOILER ALERT!  ***    ***  Disclaimer:  We at the Music Crush Monday Podcast would like for our listeners to listen to the bands blind with us but we also want you to check out the band further if they were interesting to you.  Please review the links below to find more on today’s featured band.  ***    Band: The Dangerous SummerWebsiteFacebookTwitterInstagram Songs Played:Violent Red from the album Mother Nature Band: Tiny Moving PartsWebsiteFacebook@TinyMovingParts Songs Played:Medicine off of the album Breathe Band:  Have MercyWebsiteFacebookInstagramTwitter Songs Played: Coexist off of the album Make The Best Of It Band:  The Story So FarWebsiteFacebookTwitterInstagram Songs Played: Things I Can’t Change from the album Under Soil And Dirt

We are finally here on the 12th Day of Crushmas and you’re either in one of two camps. One you’re going to miss these Christmas episodes and wish there more than 12 or you’ve hated these episodes and just skipped them just waiting for the next “real” episode. Whatever camp you’re in we’re done for this year and we wish you all a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! It sure is a strange Christmas this year and all we can do is try to make it the best we can under the circumstances. Personally I(Steve), will be spending Christmas for the 1st time in 14 years in Wisconsin with Janet. We’re doing what we can to try and create our ideal Christmas day! Janet, I can’t wait to try and make Beef on Weck with you today(for those of you who don’t know google it), extra horseradish please!! To all of our guests this year thank you so much for participating and making this year truly special! I loved hearing each everyone one of your song choices and stories. It really lifts my spirits during a time that I’m just not feeling the Christmas Spirit. Either way here is the final episode and I hope you enjoy this quirky, fun song for Christmas day! Also don’t forget to keep listening to the very end to hear the finale of ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas as read by all our cool friends kids! Merry Christmas everyone I hope you all try in your own way to make this day special even if you can’t spend it with all of your family or friends. Artist: Hey Guys! It’s Christmas Time!Song: Sufjan StevensSupport us on Patreon! Website EmailPatreonFacebookInstagramTwitter Intro Music: Carol of the Bells by John C. MohrbacherOutro Music: Taking Flight and Be Still by Christoffer Franzen

On the 11th Day of Crushmas Kevin is back with his final song for these episodes. Only 1 day left of the Crushmas Episodes which means only 1 more day until Christmas! Go and be merry. Artist: O Come O Come EmmanuelSong: Tyler JosephSupport us on Patreon! Website EmailPatreonFacebookInstagramTwitter Intro Music: Carol of the Bells by John C. MohrbacherOutro Music: Christmas Morning by Christoffer Franzen