Band Geek

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!

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.  

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.

  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!  

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!

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.  

  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.  

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!

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!

  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...

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...  

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!

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!!!

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.  

  All wings reporting in! SPOILERS abound as we delve into the first standalone Star Wars film, Rogue One. We talk about the Easter basket full of eggs for hard core fans, our new favorite characters, & how it fits into the expanded universe. Also SPOILERS!  

You guys requested it and we delivered!  In this episode, Richie takes us through the equipment that Blue Oyster Cult uses for their live shows. This includes interviews from the band and crew, plus a few extras not included in the YouTube video.  

Richie sits with his dad John & his uncle Phil, to pay tribute to the life of their long time friend & bandmate, Sharon Jones.  Richie also surprises them with a never-before-released version of Sharon singing "Somewhere Over The Rainbow" with their band.  

  Richie and Jarrett take to the YouTubes once again to answer fan questions about Richie's new Helix, how to create a specific guitar tone, and how to properly slappa da bass.  

For Ann Marie's birthday, we threw not one, but TWO parties!  A jazz gig in Brooklyn and a house party with a spontaneous live-streaming jazz session in the Band Geek studio.  Richie recounts the week's events while playing clips from both performances.  

Join Richie and the Andys as they watch old VHS tapes of their high school gigs.  The video for this entire episode is up on our YouTube channel.  Go to youtube.com/bandgeekpodcast to watch it.