So, it has been a minute since the last L.I.C. episode. Partly because Ryan has gone back to work full time as Texas has moved into another phase of reopening their economies. During the down time, the guys at the podcast kept the ball rolling with reviewing new music via their “Google Drive” and “Does It Stank” segments. Fortunately, they found Levels buried deep in the mix. Jacob handles the heavy stings (bass) for Levels by night and is a software engineer by day. So as Jacob said, he wasn’t ...
Jun 09, 2020•28 min•Ep. 17
HateWaker is new to the podcast, and that's OK. Ryan was on the hunt for new music to fill out a show before the COVID-19 lock-down wasn't even talked about at the time. He stumbled across HateWaker by asking around to the other locals. They have only been together for a couple years but have put out some really good tracks. They have found that during the shit down that they are improving on their brand and music as a whole. DOC was written in a night due to Black Craft Cult Wrestling. Ricky gi...
May 15, 2020•41 min•Ep. 16
As with all things COIVD-19, things are becoming more and more hectic. There was some technical difficulties getting this one going but, they made it. Practicing for the band is tough as Cameron (guitarist) lives just north of Austin while the rest of the band lives in Houston. Cameron works in landscaping and for him, things haven't changed too much but he can tell that things are different. Like with most people, Adrian (vocals) has seen a drop in hours where he works as a line cook. Hes down ...
May 13, 2020•31 min•Ep. 15
Seth joined the band Oh, Sleeper late 2018 and made it official early 2019. If you are not familiar with Oh, Sleeper then you should hit pause and go check out their discography. Its solid (and a personal fav). Seth went on about the beginning of the tour and how everyone got along really well. The line up was stacked with Thousand Below and Bloodline (up and coming band form Dallas, TX). But sadly, the tour had to come to a close with the spreading pandemic and shut downs. Seth explained that h...
May 01, 2020•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 14
John is a busy man. From being an EMS tech on an ambulance as a day job, John also is the vocalist for his band Snake Father. As with everything COVID-19, John has to step up his precautions while on the job. He explains that they are treating everyone as though "they are hot, until they are not". Playing it safe on a daily basis is an understatement for his line of work. John goes into some details about what he is seeing and hearing about the virus as it continues to plague us as a whole. John...
Apr 26, 2020•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 13
As Ryan has been making the rounds on people to call, he saw it fitting to contact a local doctor to get the words from those on the front lines. Christine has been practicing medicine for a long time and is now faced with something that no one has seen. COVID-19 is a new strain of virus that has spread causing a global pandemic. Cedar Park isn't a large metro area but yet is a fairly large suburb of Austin and so far Texas hasn't seen an extreme number of cases. We haven't seen any major uptick...
Apr 25, 2020•42 min•Ep. 12
In today's episode, Ryan talks with one of his best friends, Shane Miller. Shane and Ryan have been friends around a decade. Shane and Ryan formed a bond over performance cars which then lead to metal. Shane recently moved back to the Round Rock/Austin area and is glad that he did, partly because now he can attend local shows again. As with most things these days, you need a good source of news. The guys really show their love for NPR and good, fact-based reporting so that they can get accurate ...
Apr 23, 2020•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 11
Anthony has been running CATIP (Come and Take It Productions) for over a decade. Chris and Ryan met Anthony at Dirty Dog Bar here in Austin TX when they began the Podcast in Nov 2014. CAITP has been supporting the Podcast since 2015 to present. Anthony has grown his business over the years but has also helped grow the local metal/rock scene as well. Since Anthony is one of the bigger players in our community, he has been affected in major way. From booking, promoting and hosting live shows at hi...
Apr 21, 2020•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 10
Well, nothing new to report from here except that Ryan is still in his closet calling people. In this episode, Andy Flores from Xposed Underground was kind enough to take the call. Andy is making due during the COVID-19 pandemic. He owns and operates his own mobile mechanic service. His wok has slowed but he still has customers, mainly consisting of military service members. Ryan can empathize as he is also a mechanic by day. He describes how he goes about being safe when it comes to interacting...
Apr 19, 2020•52 min•Ep. 9
Like most people today, Drake is just like the rest dealing with all that is COVID-19. With the majority of the country practicing social distancing, work and band life have taken some turns. Drake, working in construction, has seen a dip but is hopeful that things will pick back up. One of the things he is noticing is that he is seeing families spending more time together outside. Taking walks, playing, kids riding their bikes. Even during tough times, somehow people are still enjoying themselv...
Apr 16, 2020•31 min•Ep. 8
*DISCLAIMER* (Ryan and Robert really nerd out on the gear) Ryan reached out to Robert to see what things were like down in the RGV area where Robert lives. Robert is in telecommunications and has been for a long time for his line of work. They talk about how he hasn't been impacted too much due to being able to remotely work. The slight change is that the kids are home and he feels like its summer time. He advises them to grab a spoon and go dig in the dirt like we used to, haha. Ryan reflects o...
Apr 16, 2020•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 7
Saul Castillo is a good buddy that wears many hats. Vocalist, Guitarist, Videographer and more. Ryan calls to check in. Saul works in the service industry so he was directly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. He has had to stay home due to his work place reducing staff. Saul goes into detail about how he has been working with Eric Meyer of the Noiz Faktory here in Georgetown, TX. Since the social distancing makes going to live shows hard to do, they are having bands perform in the studio so they...
Apr 12, 2020•38 min•Ep. 6
In the on going phone calls, Ryan rings up Hanna Barakat to see how she is doing during the COVID-19 pandemic. Hanna is doing ok and is taking it day by day like the rest of us. She is a full time musician here in Austin, TX and was really impacted when venues and events started calling it quits. She had plenty of gigs lined up but one by one, they started dropping. That is when she knew, something was up. To re-live memories from the past, Ryan and Hanna talk about how the band was formed. Lisa...
Apr 10, 2020•42 min•Ep. 5
As we continue on the journey to talk to the locals, we come to find that both Andy and Blake have been directly affected in their personal lives. We continue to hear that the local band members have been affected due to a lot of them working in the service industry. Andy works in construction and has had to take time off like many others. The good news is that they haven't stopped writing new music. The guys in Koningsor announce some thing new and upcoming that should be good news for fans. Th...
Apr 08, 2020•30 min•Ep. 4
As we continue on our journey to talk to a large amount of band members and people involved with our music scene, Ryan called Brandon, who is all the way in Hereford Texas and Dylan to talk about their day to day. Brandon goes into some detail about his current situation, which with the virus becoming a pandemic, was really bad timing for him in his efforts to move down to Austin Texas. The guys chat about 5G tower conspiracy causing the pandemic (yeah, its a thing), They talk about their writin...
Apr 06, 2020•26 min•Ep. 3
So, as everyone is aware, there's a pandemic going on with the COVID-19 virus. We are trying to do our part by staying indoors and social distancing and also, staying in contact with the locals. In this episode, Ryan has a conversation with Hunter Nagar of Chernobyl The Secret, a band based out of Austin, TX. They recently ventured off on tour (and made it back) in early March when the pandemic was really starting to pick up pace. They did a west coast run and Hunter did not have such a great fi...
Apr 05, 2020•36 min•Ep. 2
Since the COVID-19 virus has quickly spread across the globe, we have all had to make adjustments in our lives. Some big, some small. Some of the hardest hit people are musicians. Especially the locals. Now that social distancing has been pushed to stay at home orders buy local governments, we have all been forced to try and figure out how to keep going. Ryan sets up show in his downstairs bedrooms closet due to not being able to go over to the studio at Chirs's house. For us, we have only lost ...
Apr 03, 2020•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 1
