632 Bigger Than One of Us
The Mike Herrera Podcast
Voicemails and real mail. I read a poem from Scott Laudati's book Rainbow Road, and Nate sends a package. A listener calls in after retiring from the Navy, and Shannon "The Cannon" McCannon sings "Disaster." And check out mxpx.com. Living in the Chaos pre-order starts Wednesday, October 21. Full band live stream Tuesday, October 20, 5:30 p.m. PST. We're at Warped Tour Orlando November 14 and 15. Good Things Festival in Australia in December. Melbourne December 4, Sydney December 5, Brisbane December 6. mxpx.com. --------------------- Questions or comments? Leave a voicemail:...
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631 Howi Spangler / Ballyhoo! | Mike Herrera Podcast
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My guest this week is Howi Spangler. Singer, guitar player and founder of Ballyhoo! out of Aberdeen, Maryland. We talk about their new album, Bad Summer, and making it with John Feldmann. And of course, a lot more... Make sure you guys follow @ballyhoorocks, and check out Bad Summer. They're on tour with Bowling for Soup in November and heading out west in early 2027. ballyhoorocks.com MxPx is on Vans Warped Tour in Orlando November 14-15. Good Things Festival in Australia, December 4 in Melbourne, December 5 in Sydney, December 6 in Brisbane. New album, Living in the Chaos, coming soon....
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630 Music Monday Energy | Mike Herrera Podcast
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It's Music Monday. Can you feel the energy? I'm playing songs you guys sent in. Thirteen this week, including Absenter, the new band from my buddy Jeff Bettger of Ninety Pound Wuss, and The Jack Knives, friends of the show. Want your song on Music Monday? Join the Mike Herrera Podcast Facebook group and add it to the pinned Music Monday post with a YouTube link. 0:00 Intro and MxPx news 1:02 Too Bad Eugene - Everything Is Over 3:16 Let Me Downs - Ellen C. 6:08 Krovak - Brighter Day 8:10 Jerkazoid - Fake Friends 10:33 Tony Bluebird - Lykoi 12:52 Toby Danger - Pinch and Roll 14:44 Mike & The...
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629 Stephen Egerton | Mike Herrera Podcast
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My guest this week is Stephen Egerton. If you don't know Stephen, you should. He's the guitar player in the Descendents and legendary band ALL, and a good friend of mine. His new solo record, I Think You're Overthinking This, was recorded at Abbey Road. Yes that one. We talk about making it and singing his own songs for the first time. Make sure you guys follow Stephen, and check out I Think You're Overthinking This. Get the vinyl at stephenegerton.com. It's also on Bandcamp and everywhere you stream. And check out mxpx.com. We've got tour dates. We're at Warped Tour Orlando November 14 and...
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628 Stack Those Wins | Mike Herrera Podcast
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Your voicemails this week. We talk about the new Social Distortion album, Born to Kill, and MxPx in the UK, including the sold-out London show I got too sick to play. Shout out to Hopzingers hot sauce. We're at Warped Tour Orlando November 15. Good Things Festival in Australia, December 4 in Melbourne, December 5 in Sydney, December 6 in Brisbane. . And check out . Living in the Chaos, our new album, is coming soon. --------------------- Questions or comments? Leave a voicemail: 1-360-830-6660 Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCi1BJ27GDAFodXuDqgYia5g Follow...
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Evolution of Mike | 627
The Mike Herrera Podcast
Back from Milan and Punkadeka Festival, so I get into the trip and the food first. Then your calls. A listener in Athens asks if you can be a real fan of a band you have never seen live. A caller who watched our Warped Tour set asks about my voice, so I go through sleep, hydration, and how I prep before a show. Hannah in Carolina asks how my songwriting has changed. Plus a letter from a fan in Italy, and Jake in Texas turning a room in his house into a free venue called the Tile Room. mxpx.com has tour dates. Orlando Warped Tour November 15. Australia December 3, 4 and 5 for Good Things...
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626 Perfect Time Capsule | Mike Herrera Podcast
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All voicemails this week. Rich calls in about the MxPx documentaries and why fans want more of them. Jacob is early in his career and wants to know what mistakes to avoid. Lawrence checks in from Dodge City. Jackson asks about our B-sides. JJ wants to talk about beaches in the Pacific Northwest, which got me onto where the Let's Ride line about driving out to the sea really came from. Shannon the Cannon closes it out singing. MxPx is on Vans Warped Tour Mexico City September 13 and Vans Warped Tour Orlando in November. Good Things Festival in Australia in December. Melbourne December 4, Sydney...
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625 Rufio | Mike Herrera Podcast
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My guests this week are Rufio. Scott Sellers, Clark Domae and Taylor Albaugh, the whole band. They've got a new EP out called From the Outside, their first new music in 16 years. The single is Maps. We talk about anxiety, why they're not touring, and the time a promoter stranded them in Peru. Make sure you guys go check out From the Outside. And check out mxpx.com. We've got tour dates. We're playing all the Warped Tours coming up. Milan, Italy on September 5 for Punkadeka Festival. Warped Tour in Mexico City September 12 and 13, Orlando in November, and Good Things Festival in Australia in...
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624 Music Monday Lives
The Mike Herrera Podcast
Music Monday is back after a summer of guest episodes. We've got clips from Flailing Idiot, The Cherry Bombs, Burning Out, Common Perry, Michael Bush, Stealing Lions, Arrows vs. Empires, Manuel BHG, Post Drome, Limp Wizurdz, Cliffhanger, Games We Play, Shitison, Chris Berseth, Hellish Nightmare Squadron, and Me, Grimlock! Head to the Mike Herrera Podcast Facebook group and read the pinned post for how to send in your song for a future Music Monday And check out mxpx.com. We've got tour dates. We're in Milan for the Punkadeka Festival, our only European show this year. We're back in Australia...
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623 Si Short - The Jack Knives
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Si Short from the Jack Knives is my guest this week. He grew up in England, moved to the States at 22, and now lives in Southern California. He took 10 years off from bands, started writing again in Hawaii, and the Jack Knives grew out of Thursday night jams into a fully independent band playing House of Blues and the Fillmore. We get into building a following brick by brick instead of buying followers, what streaming data tells you about where to play, why live streams reach a totally different audience, and how the band balances tours with day jobs and families. Si also explains why he...
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This week is all about Music Monday. Before the songs, a few updates: MxPx is going on the full Warped Tour (Washington DC this weekend) and on Friday I'm playing an acoustic set in downtown Bremerton (June 12 @ 5pm) for the Bremerton fan zone party. Just got back from London and Leeds with Goldfinger too. Catch the live streams on the MxPx YouTube and Facebook, and go to MxPx.com for tickets, merch, and anything else I forgot to mention.
0:00 Introduction
1:04 MxPx Summer Updates: Warped Tour, Washington DC, Bremerton Acoustic Show
3:18 Always Grounded - Rocky Hill
6:28 Nitewake - Cut Me Loose
8:54 Grownup - Let Down
12:15 Lot Lizards - Surprise Party
14:56 Reason to Leave - Out of Control
17:20 Just Happy to Be Here - Autumn's Over
19:07 Pridebowl - Disconnected
21:04 Astillas del Mismo Palo - Cuando un Monstruo Te Habla de Amor
23:17 Suit Yourself - A Million Ways
25:05 Luke Morrow - Hannah
27:25 A New Rhetoric - Flood Lines
29:40 Westnedge - Self Entitled
32:04 UXO.HXC - Animal Kingdom
34:37 King Rexxo - The American Dream
36:43 Stubborn Hearts - Driving with Your Ghost
39:32 The Overtones - Running Around
41:29 Small Steps - Thiccc & Tired
43:21 Wrap-Up, Credits, and a Pacific Northwest Show?