At Least There’s Fest
A podcast profiling bands and others affiliated with Gainesville’s Fest.
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122: Joker's Republic (opens the original)
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Greetings and welcome back to At Least There's Fest. Joining the show today we welcome the entirety of Joker's Republic! We get into what exactly qualifies as "ska", being in a band with friends from your teens, cover songs, working togethers, and growing as a band. The New Jersey group released their excellent LP, "The Hand You've Been Dealt" on Punkerton last year before Fest and it is a terrific records. We talk a bit about how that album came together and what it was like working with Roger
121: Pulley (opens the original)
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We are one month away from Fest 24 and you can feel it in the air. The leaves are changing, there's a chill in the air, and you are enjoying this chat with Scott Radinsky of Pulley during your commute or your workout. Welcome! Scott of course has been fronting punk bands since the 1980s including with Scared Straight, Ten Foot Pole, and with Pulley. In addition to his music career, Scott playing Major League Baseball for years and has also been involved in skateboarding throughout. With his rich
120: Todd Congelliere (opens the original)
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Greetings everyone and Happy Friday! We are five weeks away from Fest 24 and to celebrate this joyous milestone, Todd Congelliere stops by the show. You know Todd from his work with all of his bands under his Recess Records label: F.YP, Toys That Kill, Underground Railroad to Candyland, Clown Sounds, and Jumpstarted Plowhards. Many of these bands have played Fest multiple times, it is possible that Todd has played more Fest sets than anyone in history. We talk about his early years skateboarding
119: Mike Sosinski (Kill Lincoln/Bad Time Records) (opens the original)
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Hello and welcome back to At Least There's Fest! We have a real good one for you here today as we welcome Mike Sosinski to the show. Mike owns and operate Bad Time Records, one of the more fun record labels out there. We ask Mike about forming the label, the ups and downs of the work, and why starting up a ska label is so important. Bad Time is a Fest sponsor this year and Mike tells us about some of terrific bands from the label that are playing Fest next month. Along with his label work, Mike
118: Brandon St. James (opens the original)
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Hey! We've got a first for all of you today as we welcome our first Fest wrestler to the show. Brandon St. James is returning to Fest Wrestling again this year to defend his belt. Brandon tells us all about how he got into wrestling, why it is so fun, what his co-workers think, and most importantly, why professional wrestling is not anything like you think it is. You can check out Fest Wrestling as it returns for the 10th year at Fest 24 on Sunday night at Vivid. **Itsa Coookie on Instagram** **
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