Band Geek

It’s a porg filled movie review of the latest Star Wars installment, The Last Jedi! Richie decides Jarrett should always be on a view screen, we learn what Luke and his fish nuns have been up to, how important it is to free space horses, and who is the lastiest Jedi of them all! Also Richie, Jarrett, and Ann Marie met Gal Gadot and are still in shock!

Direct download: 130_-_The_Last_Jedi_Review.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 6:00pm EDT

It’s a “Hole” lotta fun this week when we crossover with our RiotCast buds Rob Sprance and Chris Fortney from ‘The Glory Hole’. We get an incredible amount of information about Rob’s colon, go round the room with our go to Karaoke jams, and learn why macaroon’s are important for picking a wedding venue. Then Rob and Chris step it up with performances from some Fine Young Cannibals, Tom Petty, Matthew Sweet, and Weezer.

Direct download: 129_-_Live_Band_Karaoke_with_The_Hol.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 6:00pm EDT

Last week, Richie launched a new series of live streaming shows.  In this episode he takes us behind the scenes to share insight to the musical and technical aspects of the project.

Direct download: 128_-_Richies_Super_Secret_Project.mp3
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Meanwhile…. at the Hall of Justice… Richie, Ann Marie, Andy, Jarrett, and Brandi review the latest DC film, Justice League! SPOILERS!!! We find out if it was worth the wait and where it ranks among the 5 DCEU flicks, who the heck Steppenwolf is, why Amazons giggle, if Gal Gadot looks better in IMAX, and what Superman’s safe word is…. btw… it’s Martha.

Direct download: 127_-_Justice_League_Review.mp3
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During a live stream, Richie & Andy recreate the classic Kansas song, Carry On Wayward Son, playing all the instruments and singing all the parts.

Direct download: 126_-_Carry_On_Wayward_Son.mp3
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Richie spends the evening taking live questions and requests (including a few originals) from Band Geek viewers. 

Direct download: 125_-_Live_QA_with_Richie.mp3
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Dressed as England's loudest band, The Band Geeks perform a 5 song set of music from our favorite film, This Is Spinal Tap.  This is a VERY important movie for us so we took great care in getting it right, from the bad guitar solos, all the way down to the pelvic thrusts. Such a fine line between stupid and clever.

Direct download: 124_-_Spinal_Tap_Halloween.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 11:30am EDT

LA audio mix engineers Rusty Smith and Robert Edmondson talk to Richie via Skype and walk us through what it takes to mix an episode of the Marvel comics TV show, The Gifted, currently airing on Fox.

Direct download: 123_-_Mixing_a_TV_Show_with_Rusty_Sm.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 6:00pm EDT

The Band Geeks have been making it a point to go see more live music and some of our viewers have requested our concert reviews, so here you go.  Also, Jarrett and Richie get new toys.

Direct download: 122_-_Live_Concert_Reviews.mp3
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This episode is a replay of our live stream from 10/3/17. We celebrated our keyboard player, Vin Innocente's birthday with a little Billy Joel, a Tom Petty tribute, and an epic game of Encore with the most people we've ever had in the Band Geek Studio!

Direct download: 121_-_Vins_Birthday_Encore_Live.mp3
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Richie goes to see the NY Philharmonic perform The Empire Strikes Back. His high school music teacher & former boss Lou Mannarino is the sound engineer for the gig. Lou gives a rundown of the process of mixing & designing a performance of this complexity.
Direct download: 120_-_Empire_Strikes_Back_at_Lincoln.mp3
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In this episode of Band Geek, we play 3 very special requests from some of the show's SUPER-FANS! This is an eclectic mix of songs by Porcupine Tree, Budgie and even an old gem from our college band, Progeny!
Direct download: 119_-_Superfan_Request_Show.mp3
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This week's guest is singer Emily Nacchio. Emily is Ann Marie's sister!!! They cover some Black Sabbath and perform their own version of Valerie. Watch the full video for this episode at youtube.com/richiecastellano

Direct download: 118_-_Emily_Nacchio.mp3
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In one of the best rounds yet, Band Geek's signature game Encore is back! Streamed live on 8/9/17 we get songs about pets, with the words way, cruel, God...zilla, and we even bookend it with some Whitney Houston and Rupert Holmes.

 

Direct download: 117_-_Encores_Back_Live.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 6:00pm EDT

Richie, after a very long recent run with Blue Oyster Cult, crosses three items off his bucket list by getting tours of DC Comics, Music Man Guitars, and the Saber Forge lightsaber showroom along with many other stops along the West Coast.

 

Direct download: 116_-_Richie_Goes_To_DC_Comics_Musi.mp3
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Fresh off of a European Blue Oyster Cult tour, Richie Castellano streams a live Q&A session discussing BOC gigs, songwriting, guitar playing, gear and much more.

Direct download: 115_-_Back_from_Europe_QA_with_Rich.mp3
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We're back with our long awaited and highly requested review of all things Wonder Woman! We talk about Ann Marie's love of Robin Wright's neck, Jarrett's best Amazonian accent, and how Diana is no longer wearing satin tights. Even Andy liked this movie!!!

 

Direct download: 114_-_Wonder_Woman_Review.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 6:00pm EDT

 

On our recent live stream, Richie sat down with his Blue Oyster Cult band-mate, Eric Bloom, to discuss video games, TV shows, gear, road stories and more! 

 

Direct download: 113_-_Live_QA_with_Eric_Bloom.mp3
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Richie, Jarrett & returning geek Tony Hanson review our favorite Marvel franchise, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2. We've got several impromptu acoustic versions of the Guardians soundtrack including Mr. Blue Sky, Brandy, and Fox on the Run! We Are Groot!

Direct download: 112_-_Guardians_of_the_Galaxy_Vol._2.mp3
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On this week's live stream, our viewers requested that Richie and Andy record Toto's "Rosanna." It took nearly 5 hours, but they finished it! Here are the highlights from that session with an added bonus walk-through of the audio mix and post production.

 

Direct download: 111_-_Richie__Andy_Cover_Rosanna.mp3
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The Band Geeks are joined by the incredible Tom Brislin for some prog rock and power pop! Tom has played keyboards for Yes, Meat Loaf, Renaissance, Debbie Harry and his band, Spiraling.

Direct download: 110_-_Tom_Brislin.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 6:00pm EDT

 

Richie's back from Orlando and regales Jarrett and Phil with stories of Star Wars Celebration 2017. Dope cosplay? Yep! Waitin in lines? You bet! Lightsaber builders parties? The best! And to top it all off? Richie spends 23 seconds meeting the Skywalkers!

 

Direct download: 109_-_Richie_Goes_To_Star_Wars_Celeb.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 6:00pm EDT

Richie visits DJ/Producer/Composer Phil Moffa at his incredible studio, Butcha Sound Studios in NYC. They discuss software vs. hardware, their secret love of the Sopranos, Kung Fu, & they play a clip of the final project they produced back in college!

Direct download: 108_-_Phil_Moffa.mp3
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Richie, Andy, and Danny are backing up Kasim Sulton on his April 2017 gigs in NY, NJ, and PA. This episode is an audio replay of the Facebook Live stream after our rehearsal on 3/28/17.  Go to Richie's YouTube channel to see the video version.

 

Direct download: 107_-_Rehearsal_With_Kasim_Sulton_.mp3
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You guys requested a review of Logan & here you go bub! With the help of filmmaker Corey Machado we cut deep down to the adamantium skeleton to see if superhero movies need big budgets, the state of heroes on TV, & how confusing the X-Men universe can be.

 

Direct download: 106_-_Logan_The_CW__Wonder_Woman.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 6:00pm EDT

This episode is an audio replay of Richie's live Facebook stream where he recorded all the parts to Life In The Fast Lane by The Eagles in under 2 hours! To see the finished split-screen video and the actual stream replay, checkout Richie on Facebook!

Direct download: 105_-_Life_In_The_Fast_Line.mp3
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It's time to give thanks to our biggest fans by rockin' their song requests. This also marks the first time we tackle The Scorpions, The Police, AND perform an original song! We also have a Skype chat with Australian musician & super fan, Joshua Batten!

Direct download: 104_-_Fan_Appreciation_Day.mp3
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Game night is back yo! We're joined on drums by first timer Mike DeConzo while live streaming our favorite game, Encore. Don't forget this was previously recorded. So if you yell answers at this episode from home... we can't hear you... probably...
Direct download: 103_-_Encore_Returns_2K17.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 6:00pm EDT

Our yearly viewing of the musical performances from the Grammy Awards is a wee bit out of control since Ann Marie is out of town and can't make us behave. This SUPERSIZED episode is as weird as Beyonce's interpretive Cirque du Soleil show...

 

Direct download: 102_-_Grammys_Boobies_and_wheres.mp3
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In this episode Richie takes us through everything that went into pre and post production for our 100th episode. Be sure to check out those videos at youtube.com/richiecastellano!

Direct download: 101_-_Band_Geek_101.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 6:08pm EDT

ONE HUNDRED EPISODES!!! As a thank you to all of our fans, we took to the stage on 1/10/17, for an all star celebration! Soooo many guests, soooo many songs, soooo many kazoos, soooo much fun... We Built This Podcast On Rock And Roll!!!

Direct download: 100_-_LIVE_At_The_Village_Undergroun.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 6:00pm EDT

After the overwhelming response from the Chris Squire/Starship Trooper episode we're geeking out on one of our favorite bands and soon-to-be Rock & Roll Hall of Famers, Yes, while tackling 2 very tough songs & giving a mini review of an ARW concert.

 

Direct download: 099_-_Time_To_Play_More_YES.mp3
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