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Backstage with Ian and Joel

Backstage with Ian and Joel

by Ian Cheshire and Joel Dumois

Season 1

DIY Shows → Successful Full-Time Tour Manager: Annie Tunnicliffe

Our good friend and former co-worker Annie Tunnicliffe joins the show to tell us about her journey from booking DIY shows in New York state to working for Ian's company Take Warning Presents to now living on the road 9-10 months a year as a successful tour manager for The Beths (+ merch) and Tara Yummy and being merch manager for Beach House and Noah Cyrus! This was such a good time with one of the absolute best people out there! Check it out! Subscribe to our Substack @ https://backstagewithianandjoel.substack.com/ You can buy us a coffee @ https://buymeacoffee.com/backstagewithianandjoel Opening song by Boris Budd - https://borisbudd.bandcamp.com/ Logo by Misha Dumois - https://www.flowersfromthedead.com/

From Hungarian Punk to Seattle: Gabi of CAFB & Sledgeback Tells His Story

Our friend Gabi from Hungarian punk band CAFB and Seattle band Sledgeback talks starting his band in Budapest, sneaking into clubs, getting signed to a label, having his songs played on MTV Europe, moving to Seattle to kick heroin and starting over. Subscribe to our Substack @ https://backstagewithianandjoel.substack.com/ You can buy us a coffee @ https://buymeacoffee.com/backstagewithianandjoel Opening song by Boris Budd - https://borisbudd.bandcamp.com/ Logo by Misha Dumois - https://www.flowersfromthedead.com/

Owning and running indie shop Ritual Records with Cory Blackwood

This week we chat with Cory Blackwood who owns Bellingham record shop Ritual Records about how a record store runs, his favorite thing about owning the shop, physical media, community, being a DJ and more! You can buy us a coffee @ https://buymeacoffee.com/backstagewithianandjoel Opening song by Boris Budd - https://borisbudd.bandcamp.com/ Logo by Misha Dumois - https://www.flowersfromthedead.com/

All Things DIY indie music fests with Nathan Donnel

Nathan Donnel joins us to talk all things diy indie music fests as he navigates year three of Stankoma Aroma in Tacoma, WA! Nathan is a seasoned vet of the live music world and we were lucky enough to have him on for a candid conversation about the joys and difficulties of throwing a multi day, multi venue music festival. Subscribe to our Substack @ https://backstagewithianandjoel.substack.com/ You can buy us a coffee @ https://buymeacoffee.com/backstagewithianandjoel/ Opening song by Boris Budd - https://borisbudd.bandcamp.com/ Logo by Misha Dumois - https://www.flowersfromthedead.com/

Tattooing, Family, Metal & Touring France

We had our good friend Lance Neatherlin on the Podcast to talk tattooing, raising a family, being in a metal band, and touring France! For those who don't know, Lance is a killer realism/portrait tattooer here in Seattle as well as an equally badass Metal vocalist with the band Lacabra. We got to have a really lively conversation about balancing work, family and band aspirations. And we talked about how they gig swapped their way to playing in France before even really extensively touring the US.

Vic Bondi: How to Survive Decades as an Indie Punk Artist

Vic Bondi talks his new band and album: Vic Bondi and His Issues released on Alternative Tentacles plus DIY punk ethos, collaborating as a band, infiltrating the industry, still playing shows and much more!

52 Years Behind the Curtain: Bob Dylan, Neil Young & Incredible Backstage Stories

Backstage with Ian and Joel - Episode 7 with legendary Stage Manager Mike Miles. We are so very honored and excited we got to interview an absolute legend in Seattle Theatre Production. Mike was the Stage Manager and Technical Director for Seattle’s Paramount Theater which has hosted everything from Epic Rock Shows to Broadway Plays from all over the world. He retired back in 2023 after 52 years of service to The Paramount Theatre and its parent company, Seattle Theater Group but just as importantly he served an entire community. We are super excited we got to talk to Mike about what is nothing short of a stellar career at one of America’s great theaters.

What's Next? Big Plans for the Future of the Show!

Ian and Joel recap past episodes and talk about ideas for future ones such as instructional 101 episodes, series on important topics and more!

From Box Office to Merch Table: Insider Tips with Jenn Misko

We talk with Jenn Misko (thebandmom.com) about venue managing, merch selling, box office and more! You can buy us a coffee @ https://buymeacoffee.com/backstagewithianandjoel Opening song by Boris Budd - https://borisbudd.bandcamp.com/ Logo by Misha Dumois - https://www.flowersfromthedead.com/

How Music Saved His Life: Inside the World of All-Ages Venues with Tom Long

Tom Long (president of the non-profit all ages venue Real Art) joins Ian and Joel to discuss all ages music, running a venue, what alternative venues like Real Art need to survive and how music saved his life. Tune in! Real Art - www.realarttacoma.com/ HELP REAL ART FIX THEIR HVAC - https://www.gofundme.com/f/keep-our-venue-cool-help-replace-the-hvac Thunderdome - https://www.facebook.com/TacomaThunderDome/ Beyond ThunderDome Cafe - https://www.beyondthunderdomecafe.com/ Makin' Music Print & Design - www.instagram.com/makinmusic_printanddesign/ *** You can buy us a coffee @ https://buymeacoffee.com/backstagewithianandjoel Opening song by Boris Budd - https://borisbudd.bandcamp.com/ Logo by Misha Dumois - https://www.flowersfromthedead.com/

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