The Mike Herrera Podcast
This week -The Hiester - What would you want if it could be anything? I may have gotten this all wrong! -Connecting with people through your favorite bands and songs -My first bass - Peavy T-40 from Charleston Pawn for $175 USD. My mom paid for half. Stranger Things Finale Talk and more Any questions or comments 1-360-830-6660 2026 JAN with The Ataris -Friday January 23 - Santa Cruz, CA at the Catalyst -Saturday January 24 - San Francisco,CA at the Fillmore MAR with The Ataris -Thursday March 26 - Washington DC at 9:30 Club -Friday March 27 - Norfolk, VA at The...
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591 Punk Rock Logistics This week - Seattle Sports and the Seahawks are the #1 seed Division Champs! Logistics - A little peak into how we make shows happen from city to city And more… Stack those memories. Any questions or comments 1-360-830-6660 2026 JAN with The Suicide Machines 23 - Santa Cruz, CA at the Catalyst 24 - San Francisco,CA at the Fillmore MAR 9:30 Club The Norva The Fillmore Charleston Music Hall APRIL Leave a voicemail- 360-830-6660 --------------------- If you like the podcast- Subscribe, rate and review on Apple....
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A double year in review by Stiggs McQueen. -Holidays, Shows and the upcoming new year. -Cover songs, permissions and more! Correction- I said the thumb photo was from the let it happen artwork but it was from the 10 years and running back side artwork. Any questions or comments 1-360-830-6660 2026 JAN with The Suicide Machines 23 - Santa Cruz, CA at the Catalyst 24 - San Francisco,CA at the Fillmore MAR 9:30 Club The Norva The Fillmore Charleston Music Hall APRIL Leave a voicemail- 360-830-6660 --------------------- If you like the...
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Merry Christmas and Happy Holidaze! This week! -Favorite Christmas songs -Concert ticketing and service fees -Talkin’ Tattoos Any questions or comments 1-360-830-6660 2026 JAN with The Suicide Machines 23 - Santa Cruz, CA at the Catalyst 24 - San Francisco,CA at the Fillmore MAR 9:30 Club The Norva The Fillmore Charleston Music Hall APRIL Leave a voicemail- 360-830-6660 --------------------- If you like the podcast- Subscribe, rate and review on Apple. Support what I do at MXPX.com and also add MXPX and Mike Herrera to your music...
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-Why did bands explode in the 90’s.? -Touring - Let’s go through some of the day to day, ups, and downs of touring at the very beginning of MxPx, the middle and the present day way we tour. -Special tribute to Seattle‘s Kevin Diers, a radio DJ at KISW whom made mark on the Seattle Music scene. Any questions or comments 1-360-830-6660 2026 JAN with The Suicide Machines 23 - Santa Cruz, CA at the Catalyst 24 - San Francisco,CA at the Fillmore MAR 9:30 Club The Norva The Fillmore Charleston Music Hall APRIL Leave a voicemail- 360-830-6660...
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THIS WEEK!| -The Octi PX fuzz pedal by Keeley Your calls on -How to be a front person when you’re an introvert Step 1: Practice so much that you that succeeding just comes natural. Step 2: Stay focused mentally Step 3: Stay in the zone. Channel bad vibes into positive energy. Don’t think about the crowd at all.. just go up and do your thing. Like it’s your bedroom and the people are mannequins DIY the movie, feel good stories and more! 2026 JAN with The Suicide Machines 23 - Santa Cruz, CA at the Catalyst 24 - San Francisco,CA at the Fillmore MAR 9:30 Club The...
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We got another action packed Music Monday for you this week! 1. Steven Rovery – American Television Song: You Are Not Alone (Title Track) EP: Upcoming release on Smartpunk Note: “Good song. Good video. Do it again.” — Mike Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ncU9DQcFa8 2. Dan Heller – Suspect The Vice Band: Punk band from Milwaukee, WI Song: Pressure Album: Suspect The Vice – released Sept 12 via Boulevard Trash Records Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mnYaEbqTits 3. Moses Flores – Lester Special Song: Problems Note: Listen from 1:10–2:10 for best feel...
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Desert Island Albums 585 This week we tackle a hard topic. My top 5 favorite desert island albums. This was so hard. Also add my favorite MXPX album to the list of tea time topics. We also talk about Religious Halloween, Big Foot, The Bremerton Werewolf and more. DEC 2026 JAN with The Suicide Machines 23 - Santa Cruz, CA at the Catalyst 24 - San Francisco,CA at the Fillmore MAR 9:30 Club The Norva The Fillmore Charleston Music Hall Leave a voicemail- 360-830-6660 --------------------- If you like the podcast- Subscribe,...
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Check out the latest episode with your music submissions! Here’s a clean, organized Music Monday / Podcast Show Notes section you can copy/paste anywhere: 🎧 Music Monday Submissions 1. Marc Pacheco – KhanPhAro & the New Creatures Guitarist & creative director. Still bumping At The Show in 2025! Single: 👉 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_RbcrQSvBs 2. Ryan Lynch – No More Almost Band just released their video for “There Is No ‘We’ in ‘I’”. 👉 https://youtu.be/aTLIJ6sbi1c?si=Ce5WLERK-ZFUEBRR 3. Andrew Southern...
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Collectors Edition - 583 Collecting Vinyl, cassettes, CDs and more See you out there! Mike ------- MXPX is coming and bringing the Ataris - NOV DEC 2026 JAN with The Suicide Machines 23 - Santa Cruz, CA at the Catalyst 24 - San Francisco,CA at the Fillmore MAR 9:30 Club The Norva The Fillmore Charleston Music Hall Leave a voicemail- 360-830-6660 --------------------- I now have an Artist Series Music Man Stingray from Ernie Ball! You can order straight from the shop on the Music Man website. A portion of...
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Sports talk leads to business talk. The music business.
-How to succeed in the music business or die trying
-balancing art and business in music
-Digging deep into realities of the music business and life
-How touring made MxPx better musicians
-Touring and Logistics
-Business and Financial Decisions
-COVID-19 Impact
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Past 2025 -
PAST 2024 -
1/6 MXPX at The Hollywood Palladium SOLD OUT!
2/9- New York City, NY - Webster Hall - SOLD OUT!
2/10- Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer - SOLD OUT!
3/15- Atlanta, GA - Buckhead Theatre
3/16- Orlando, FL - House of Blues - SOLD OUT
3/29 - Mexico City - Punk Rock Fest w/ The Ataris, Blnko y Buen Viajee
4/5- Denver, CO - Ogden Theatre - SOLD OUT!
4/6- Salt Lake City - The Depot. - SOLD OUT
6/28- Bremerton, WA - Admiral Theatre SOLD OUT!
6/29- Bremerton, WA - Admiral Theatre SOLD OUT!
7/27- Tacoma, WA - Airport Tavern Grande Opening! SOLD OUT!
6/30- Portland, OR - with NOFX
7/20- Denver, CO - with NOFX
10/4- San Pedro, CA - with NOFX for Last Shows
👉Chicago, December 13th & 14th 👉 Two back-to-back nights
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