Touchdowns All Day with Jon Barber & Max Dawson

TOUCHDOWNS ALL DAY w/ JON BARBER & MAX DAWSON.E073 - Country Royale - On August 29, 2024 the Disco Biscuits debuted "Country Royale," the latest in a long string of collaborations between the band and lyricist Joey Friedman. In this episode of the podcast, keyboardist Aron Magner, Joey, and Max trace the song's long journey from its conception last January through its first live performance in Chicago. You'll hear the earliest instrumental loop, an initial incarnation called "The King and Queen of New Jersey," Joey's vocal demoes, and snippets of backstage rehearsals, culminating with Aron's analysis of the song's live debut. Hey musicians? Wanna hear yourself on Touchdowns All Day? Share your cover of a Biscuits song with Max on Instagram or X and we might play it on the air. Got a question or comment? Call the TDAD hotline, 424-666-SIYD, and make sure to leave your name and tell us where you're calling from!This October, the Biscuits will be hitting the road for an eighteen-show fall tour! For dates and tickets, see https://www.discobiscuits.com/shows.Batten down the hatches and put on your life preservers, we're going to Alaska! In September 2025 The Disco Biscuits and friends set sail for Alaska aboard the inaugural SeaBisco Cruise. SeaBisco will take place from September 9-15, 2025, sailing from Seattle to The Last Frontier and back. Sign up here to be among the first to secure priority access to pre-sale cabins!This episode features excerpts of the following live Disco Biscuits' performance, available on nugs.net:Country Royale, from August 29, 2024 at Thalia Hall, Chicago, IL

TOUCHDOWNS ALL DAY w/ JON BARBER & MAX DAWSON.E071 - New Springfield Boogie Stop Shuffle - Alex Mazer is a creative polymath who works across an array of visual and audio mediums, including digital mashups and memes, video production, fashion, poetry, and songwriting. While he's probably best known by his online moniker New Springfield Boogie (or, alternatively, "that Simpsons guy from Shakedown"), Alex is also a frequent collaborator of the Disco Biscuits. In this episode Max and Alex discuss his contributions to such Biscuits songs as Falling, Another Plan of Attack, and In the End We Have Forever. Along the way, they delve into the evolution of jamband lot art from bootleg merch to high fashion, the origins of the Biscuits' custom CornerTwelve jumpsuits, and how Alex got tapped to officiate Barber's wedding.Hey musicians? Wanna hear yourself on Touchdowns All Day? Share your cover of a Biscuits song with Max on Instagram or X and we might play it on the air. Got a question or comment? Call the TDAD hotline, 424-666-SIYD, and make sure to leave your name and tell us where you're calling from!This October, the Biscuits will be hitting the road for an eighteen-show fall tour! For dates and tickets, see https://www.discobiscuits.com/shows.Batten down the hatches and put on your life preservers, we're going to Alaska! In September 2025 The Disco Biscuits and friends set sail for Alaska aboard the inaugural SeaBisco Cruise. SeaBisco will take place from September 9-15, 2025, sailing from Seattle to The Last Frontier and back. Sign up here to be among the first to secure priority access to pre-sale cabins!This episode features excerpts of the following live Disco Biscuits' performances, all available on nugs.net:Cyclone, from November 19, 2006 at The Fox Theater, Boulder, COMorph Dusseldorf, from March 13, 2024 at Empire Live, Albany, NY

TOUCHDOWNS ALL DAY w/ JON BARBER & MAX DAWSON.E071 - The Sounds of Summer 2024 - Barber and Max reunite to catch up on everything going on with the Disco Biscuits this summer and play back some of the highlights from the band's July tour. Plus, Barber previews the band's forthcoming live album!Hey musicians? Wanna hear yourself on Touchdowns All Day? Share your cover of a Biscuits song with Max on Instagram or X and we might play it on the air. Got a question or comment? Call the TDAD hotline, 424-666-SIYD, and make sure to leave your name and tell us where you're calling from!This October, the Biscuits will be hitting the road for an eighteen-show fall tour! For dates and tickets, see https://www.discobiscuits.com/shows.Batten down the hatches and put on your life preservers, we're going to Alaska! In September 2025 The Disco Biscuits and friends set sail for Alaska aboard the inaugural SeaBisco Cruise. SeaBisco will take place from September 9-15, 2025, sailing from Seattle to The Last Frontier and back. Sign up here to be among the first to secure priority access to pre-sale cabins!This episode features excerpts of the following live Disco Biscuits' performances, all available on nugs.net:Leavemealone > Monster (as Tractorbeam), from July 4, 2024 at Biscoland, Lafeyette, NYAnother Spin >< Little Shimmy in a Congo Line, from July 12, 2024 at Bourbon Ballroom, Atlantic City, NJDino Baby > Save the Robots, from July 13, 2024 at The National, Richmond, VARockafella > Minions, from July 14, 2024 at Greenfield Lake Amphitheater, Wilmington , NC

TOUCHDOWNS ALL DAY w/ JON BARBER & MAX DAWSON.E70 - Nick Gerlach - Before getting to this week's episode, we at Touchdowns All Day would like to acknowledge the passing of our brother Johnny R. Goode III. JRG3 was the Disco Biscuits' lighting designer for more than two decades, and his artistry behind the console was a defining element of live Bisco. Beyond that, Johnny was a loyal friend, a generous mentor, a father, and a diehard Biscuits fan. Touchdowns All Day will be dedicating a future episode of the podcast to Johnny, and we'd like you to be a part of it. If you have a memory of Johnny - or his lights - that you'd like to share, please call it in to the Touchdowns All Day hotline at (424) 666-SIYD. Make sure to leave your name and let us know where you're calling from. And, if you are able, please consider donating to the GoFundMe to help defray some of the cost's associated with Johnny's memorial. On to this week's episode...Jon and Max welcome saxophonist, podcaster, trivia maven, and cult leader Nick Gerlach to the show. Nick is a prolific sideman, having performed alongside Michal Menert, The String Cheese Incident, Ryan Adams, Umphrey’s McGee, Sunsquabi, and Opiou, amongst others. He's also the co-host of Andy Frasco's hilarious World Saving Podcast and the MC of Denver's number one trivia night. Nick has just released a new EP, Concrete Lullaby, and he joins Barber and Max for a wide-ranging conversation on jambands, flat Earth theory, alien invasion, rap beefs, the apocalypse, and various other important topics.

TOUCHDOWNS ALL DAY w/ JON BARBER & MAX DAWSON.E069 - Everybody Plays a Role w/Ben Travers - The Disco Biscuits are more than just the four guys on stage. "Everybody Plays a Role" is Touchdowns All Day's ongoing series showcasing the contributions of the men and women who work tirelessly behind the scenes to create the live Disco Biscuits experience. Joining us this week is bass and keyboard tech Ben Travers. Ben joined the crew in January 2024, and since then he's worked closely with Aron and Marc to shape the Biscuits' current sound. He updates us on the state of Aron's ever-evolving keyboard array and sheds light on some of the newest enhancement to Marc's bass rig and Moog setup. From washing dishes at a local club to supporting major international touring artists on stage and off, Ben has held down nearly every job in the live music business, and he brings a unique perspective and skill set to what Marc has been describing as the best crew in the Biscuits' history. Hey musicians? Wanna hear yourself on Touchdowns All Day? Share your cover of a Biscuits song with Max on Instagram or X and we might play it on the air. Got a question or comment? Call the TDAD hotline, 424-666-SIYD, and make sure to leave your name and tell us where you're calling from!Batten down the hatches and put on your life preservers, we're going to Alaska! In September 2025 The Disco Biscuits and friends set sail for Alaska aboard the inaugural SeaBisco Cruise. SeaBisco will take place from September 9-15, 2025, sailing from Seattle to The Last Frontier and back. Sign up here to be among the first to secure priority access to pre-sale cabins!This episode features excerpts of the following live Disco Biscuits' performances:Orch Theme, from June 27, 2024 at Electric Forest, Rothbury, MIJigsaw Earth, from November 9, 2000 at Terrace Club, Princeton, NJClosing credits music courtesy of Matt Schulz. Check out Matt's YouTube channel.

TOUCHDOWNS ALL DAY w/ JON BARBER & MAX DAWSON.E068 - JAMCEPTION 2 - Let's take this podcast for another spin! The Disco Biscuits have been prolific in the studio in 2024, having recorded seven (or is it nine?) new songs during the first half of the year. Four of those songs were debuted at Biscoland over the Fourth of July weekend: Another Spin, In the End We Have Forever, Better in Doses, and Trap Door. Max welcomes songwriter Joey Friedman back to the podcast to discuss the new songs, Biscoland, and everything else going on in the Biscuits' universe. Joey breaks down the jams that inspired the songs and shares the stories of the studio wizardry and creative collaboration that went into producing them. We also highlight the contributions of two great friends of the band (and pod), Alex Mazer of New Springfield Boogie and Scott McClintock of Think Tank Dubs.Hey musicians? Wanna hear yourself on Touchdowns All Day? Share your cover of a Biscuits song with Max on Instagram or X and we might just play it on the air. Got a question or comment? Call the TDAD hotline, 424-666-SIYD, and make sure to leave your name and tell us where you're calling from!Batten down the hatches and put on your life preservers, we're going to Alaska! In September 2025 The Disco Biscuits and friends set sail for Alaska aboard the inaugural SeaBisco Cruise. SeaBisco will take place from September 9-15, 2025, sailing from Seattle to The Last Frontier and back. Sign up here for more to be among the first to secure priority access to pre-sale cabins!This episode features excerpts of the following live Disco Biscuits' performances, all of which are available for streaming at nugs.net:No Recollection, from March 9, 2024 at Stage AE, Pittsburgh, PASave the Robots, from April 14, 2024 at The Lincoln Theater, Raleigh, NCThe Wormhole, from August 10, 2023 at the Clubhouse, East Hampton, NYShadow, from April 2, 2024 at the Mercury Ballroom, Lousville, KY

TOUCHDOWNS ALL DAY w/ JON BARBER & MAX DAWSON.E067 - Electric Forest 2024 - With Biscoland fast approaching, we're rolling back the band's electrifying performance at Electric Forest 2024. Barber gives Max the full lowdown on the set that ignited Sherwood Court, including the returns of Hide and Seek and O Fortuna, Magner's last-second decision to rearrange Boom, and the instrumental preview of the band's hotly-anticipated apocalyptic drum-and-bass banger, In The End We Have Forever. Along the way Barber spills the details on the seven (or is it nine?) new songs that the band and Joey have recently committed to tape. If you're not yet excited about the band's upcoming tour, you will be after you hear Barber describe how excited he and the rest of the band are to unleash some new gear and new songs on the fanbase this summer.Hey musicians? Wanna hear yourself on Touchdowns All Day? Share your cover of a Biscuits song with Max on Instagram or X and we might just play it on the air. Got a question or comment? Call the TDAD hotline, 424-666-SIYD, and make sure to leave your name and tell us where you're calling from!Following BISCOLAND the band will be spending the rest of July on the road, with stops in Delaware, New Jersey, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Ohio, and Long Island! Check out discobiscuits.com/shows for more information and links to buy your tickets!This week's episode contains the entirety of the Disco Biscuits' June 20, 2024 performance at Electric Forest in Rothbury, MI. Check out the full show, and hundreds of other current and classic performances, on nugs.net!

TOUCHDOWNS ALL DAY w/ JON BARBER & MAX DAWSON.E066 - I Remember When w/Ted Kartzman and Andy Gadiel - In this episode we inaugurate “I Remember When,” a new segment commemorating some of the greatest moments in the Disco Biscuits’ history. We kick things off with the story of the band’s impromptu show on May 31, 1999, as recounted by the men who staged it: Ted Kartzman and Andy Gadiel.Ted and Andy have been active members in the jamband community since before the term “jamband” was even in widespread use. Ted was originally a classmate of the Biscuits at the University of Pennsylvania. Andy was responsible for creating some of the first websites dedicated to jambands during the world wide web’s embryonic phase. Together they launched jambase.com, which since 1998 has served as a clearinghouse for information about live music and touring bands. But first and foremost, Ted and Andy are lifelong friends and fans of the Disco Biscuits who have been present for or participated in many of the most momentous episodes in the band’s history.Ted and Andy walk us through the genesis of the online jamband community, their early experiences seeing the Biscuits, and the series of events leading up to their last-second decision to book the band into the tiny back room of their favorite Chicago bar. Ted and Andy were more than just eye witnesses on musical history; they were and remain catalysts and connectors dedicated to sharing their passion for live music with the world. As such, they have unique perspectives to share on the evolution of the Biscuits’ music and scene and the bubble of positivity that has enveloped the band during its current renaissance.We all have our own histories with the Disco Biscuits, and Touchdowns All Day wants to hear your stories. If you have a memory of a specific show or tour that you’d like to share on the podcast, reach out and we might use it in a future installment of I Remember When. Share your story with Max on Instagram or X, of call the TDAD hotline, 424-666-SIYD, and make sure to leave your name and tell us where you're calling from!On July 4-6 The Disco Biscuits make their triumphant return to Lafayette, NY for the second BISCOLAND festival. Tickets are on sale now, and they're moving fast! Check out the festival website for more information, including the jam-packed lineup!This episode of Touchdowns All Day features excerpts from the following jams:Magellan, from June 13, 1998 at the Summer Sun Music Festival, Cochran, GAHot Air Balloon, from December 31, 1998 at Silk City Diner, Philadelphia, PAPygmy Twylyte > Basis for a Day, from February 19, 1999 at Legend’s Lounge, Las Vegas, NVMEMPHIS > Mindless Dribble, from May 31, 1999 at A Live One, Chicago, IL

TOUCHDOWNS ALL DAY w/ JON BARBER & MAX DAWSON.E065 - The Fan Covers Episode - The Disco Biscuits fanbase contains a bevy of talented musicians, and it has been our honor to share some of their musical stylings with you over the last few episodes. In this episode we turn the entire podcast over to you, the TDAD community, and showcase your creative reinterpretations of the Disco Biscuits' musical catalog. Listen along with Barber and Max as they sample of the most exciting and creative Biscuits covers out there, including:Doctor Shreds: Nughuffer 6.13.08The Busy Corner: SvenghaliClean Getaway (Nick Nora, Matt Zorzi, & Luke Boardman): Fire Will ExchangeRado: Tourists, live at Oskar Blues, CO Springs, 3.30.24Amy Leelani: Humuhumunukunukuapua'aMuskrat Flats: Confrontation, live at Punjab Live, 12.30.23Matt Schultz: Papercut > Champions & Svenghali > IManTractorbear: Space Train > Anthem, live at the Sculpture Garden, 7.16.2022Hey musicians? Wanna hear yourself on Touchdowns All Day? Share your cover of a Biscuits song with Max on Instagram or X and we might just play it on the air. Got a question or comment? Call the TDAD hotline, 424-666-SIYD, and make sure to leave your name and tell us where you're calling from!On July 4-6 The Disco Biscuits make their triumphant return to Lafayette, NY for the second BISCOLAND festival. Tickets are on sale now, and they're moving fast! Check out the festival website for more information, including the jam-packed lineup!