Bar Down Breakdown

Mike rides solo on this episode as we gear up for Bardown Break Tour, Elder Emo Night, and Bardown BreakFest. Plus we throw it back to Episode 100 when we had Derek DiScanio from State Champs on! Wild to hear him talk about recording Kings of the New Age over a year ago and how some of those tracks are now our new favorite State Champs songs! Power chords and crashing boards. Mikey and Tom talk music, hockey, and anything else that gets in their way. Tom and Mikey are lifelong friends that grew up on Long Island during the glory days of alternative music where our local bands were As Tall As Lions, Brand New, Taking Back Sunday, Bayside, The Sleeping, Envy on the Coast, you get the point. We spent many nights together at The Downtown, catching any pop-punk, indie, hardcore, or emo band that came through. This was not a phase, Mom! Fast forward 15 years and we are still just as passionate about the scene as we were during our girl jeans and youth XL band tees days. Tom and Mikey are also diehard New York Islan

Justin Robertson from Outatime! joins us to chat about Elder Emo Night Out presented by Convicted Printing which will be at Hourglass Brewing on 6/24 in Orlando, FL. Hosted by Joshua Roberts from Magnolia Park!Power chords and crashing boards. Mikey and Tom talk music, hockey, and anything else that gets in their way. Tom and Mikey are lifelong friends that grew up on Long Island during the glory days of alternative music where our local bands were As Tall As Lions, Brand New, Taking Back Sunday, Bayside, The Sleeping, Envy on the Coast, you get the point. We spent many nights together at The Downtown, catching any pop-punk, indie, hardcore, or emo band that came through. This was not a phase, Mom! Fast forward 15 years and we are still just as passionate about the scene as we were during our girl jeans and youth XL band tees days. Tom and Mikey are also diehard New York Islanders fans, but as we like to say we are #notanislespodcast. As we got older we realized we can like more than one thing and running bes

Justin and Thom from Convicted Printing join us this week to chat all things Tampa Bay Lightning, the formation of Convicted Printing, an epic championship billboard they made for the Bolts ++ way more!Power chords and crashing boards. Mikey and Tom talk music, hockey, and anything else that gets in their way. Tom and Mikey are lifelong friends that grew up on Long Island during the glory days of alternative music where our local bands were As Tall As Lions, Brand New, Taking Back Sunday, Bayside, The Sleeping, Envy on the Coast, you get the point. We spent many nights together at The Downtown, catching any pop-punk, indie, hardcore, or emo band that came through. This was not a phase, Mom! Fast forward 15 years and we are still just as passionate about the scene as we were during our girl jeans and youth XL band tees days. Tom and Mikey are also diehard New York Islanders fans, but as we like to say we are #notanislespodcast. As we got older we realized we can like more than one thing and running beside our

Nick Ghanbarian from Bayside and Thank the Maker Podcast joins us to talk about their upcoming tour with Thrice, writing a children's book, the New York Rangers playoff run, and way more!Power chords and crashing boards. Mikey and Tom talk music, hockey, and anything else that gets in their way. Tom and Mikey are lifelong friends that grew up on Long Island during the glory days of alternative music where our local bands were As Tall As Lions, Brand New, Taking Back Sunday, Bayside, The Sleeping, Envy on the Coast, you get the point. We spent many nights together at The Downtown, catching any pop-punk, indie, hardcore, or emo band that came through. This was not a phase, Mom! Fast forward 15 years and we are still just as passionate about the scene as we were during our girl jeans and youth XL band tees days. Tom and Mikey are also diehard New York Islanders fans, but as we like to say we are #notanislespodcast. As we got older we realized we can like more than one thing and running beside our love for music

Music and hockey interview with SUCKERPUNCH!Power chords and crashing boards. Mikey and Tom talk music, hockey, and anything else that gets in their way. Tom and Mikey are lifelong friends that grew up on Long Island during the glory days of alternative music where our local bands were As Tall As Lions, Brand New, Taking Back Sunday, Bayside, The Sleeping, Envy on the Coast, you get the point. We spent many nights together at The Downtown, catching any pop-punk, indie, hardcore, or emo band that came through. This was not a phase, Mom! Fast forward 15 years and we are still just as passionate about the scene as we were during our girl jeans and youth XL band tees days. Tom and Mikey are also diehard New York Islanders fans, but as we like to say we are #notanislespodcast. As we got older we realized we can like more than one thing and running beside our love for music has always been our love for hockey. We have realized we are not alone in this thinking, actually there are many of us that love these two thin

Well, you can’t have a Bardown BreakFest without having a Bardown Break Tour! We figured there’s no time like the present, so we figured we’d drop the exclusive news! We’ve got four of the best bands around hitting the road en route to the Fest! We couldn’t be more excited to have Outatime!, Sleave, Frontside, and The Crease Rule flying the Bardown flag all the way down the east coast! If you can’t make it down to sunny Orlando for the fest, make sure you catch this EPIC lineup when it hits your city! A huge thank you to all involved with the planning of this tour, all of the venues that were gracious enough to have us, and all of the minds that were involved in the routing and planning! So, make sure you get to these gigs! Show the homies some love, support some incredible music, and get out there when this rolls into your town. You don’t want to miss this one! Starting 6/18 and culminating at the Bardown Breakfest in Orlando on 6/25, don’t forget to score your tickets to that one, too! They’re mov

Today’s episode of Bardown features our new friends all the way up in still-snowy-in-May North Dakota, Brooklane! We were joined by Chance and Alex, and we discussed their relationship with We Are Triumphant, how their full-length came together, working with Mayday Parade’s vocalist for a killer feature, and how growing up in North Dakota drew them to their love of alternative music. We also talk about their newest single, Breakaway, which just dropped and what’s on the horizon for the boys in Brooklane. Catch all that and more on the newest episode and check them out so you can say you liked them before they got huge!Power chords and crashing boards. Mikey and Tom talk music, hockey, and anything else that gets in their way. Tom and Mikey are lifelong friends that grew up on Long Island during the glory days of alternative music where our local bands were As Tall As Lions, Brand New, Taking Back Sunday, Bayside, The Sleeping, Envy on the Coast, you get the point. We spent many nights together at The Downtown

Patrick and Jacob join us to chat about their latest single "Bad Times" and how the IIHF helped this come into existence ++ way more!Power chords and crashing boards. Mikey and Tom talk music, hockey, and anything else that gets in their way. Tom and Mikey are lifelong friends that grew up on Long Island during the glory days of alternative music where our local bands were As Tall As Lions, Brand New, Taking Back Sunday, Bayside, The Sleeping, Envy on the Coast, you get the point. We spent many nights together at The Downtown, catching any pop-punk, indie, hardcore, or emo band that came through. This was not a phase, Mom! Fast forward 15 years and we are still just as passionate about the scene as we were during our girl jeans and youth XL band tees days. Tom and Mikey are also diehard New York Islanders fans, but as we like to say we are #notanislespodcast. As we got older we realized we can like more than one thing and running beside our love for music has always been our love for hockey. We have realized

RB Roe from Save Face joins us to chat about their latest album "Another Kill For The Highlight Reel", their tour with The Wonder Years, Origami Angel, and Spanish Love Longs, the Columbus Blue Jackets ++ way more!Power chords and crashing boards. Mikey and Tom talk music, hockey, and anything else that gets in their way. Tom and Mikey are lifelong friends that grew up on Long Island during the glory days of alternative music where our local bands were As Tall As Lions, Brand New, Taking Back Sunday, Bayside, The Sleeping, Envy on the Coast, you get the point. We spent many nights together at The Downtown, catching any pop-punk, indie, hardcore, or emo band that came through. This was not a phase, Mom! Fast forward 15 years and we are still just as passionate about the scene as we were during our girl jeans and youth XL band tees days. Tom and Mikey are also diehard New York Islanders fans, but as we like to say we are #notanislespodcast. As we got older we realized we can like more than one thing and running

Aim High joins us to chat about their tour with Frontside, playing Bardown BreakFest, and their latest release "Local Band Forever" ++ way more!Power chords and crashing boards. Mikey and Tom talk music, hockey, and anything else that gets in their way. Tom and Mikey are lifelong friends that grew up on Long Island during the glory days of alternative music where our local bands were As Tall As Lions, Brand New, Taking Back Sunday, Bayside, The Sleeping, Envy on the Coast, you get the point. We spent many nights together at The Downtown, catching any pop-punk, indie, hardcore, or emo band that came through. This was not a phase, Mom! Fast forward 15 years and we are still just as passionate about the scene as we were during our girl jeans and youth XL band tees days. Tom and Mikey are also diehard New York Islanders fans, but as we like to say we are #notanislespodcast. As we got older we realized we can like more than one thing and running beside our love for music has always been our love for hockey. We hav

We here at Bardown Breakdown have had the pleasure of sharing over 150 episodes with you, spanning nearly 3 years and talking hockey and music across the world. We’re indebted to our listeners and the artists who have taken the time to share their stories with us. We’ve never been satisfied with the status quo, and wanted to showcase the best that Bardown has to offer!We’re excited to announce that we’ve partnered with Violent Gentlemen, Smartpunk MFG, and Revival Recordings to bring you the inaugural Bardown BreakFest! We’ve gathered twelve of our former guests and quite frankly some of the best artists in the country right now to join us in Orlando, FL on June 25th, 2022 for an incredible festival, spanning two venues - Will’s Pub and Uncle Lou’s!We couldn’t be more excited to share this magnanimous event with everyone, and we can’t stress enough the hard work that so many people put into organizing this. In a word, or rather a short phrase, this is a dream come true for us.Tickets are available NOW, so gra

Glimmers joins us to chat about the formation of the band, writing and producing their new music, the Atlanta Thrashers (& Gwinnett Gladiators) ++ way more!Power chords and crashing boards. Mikey and Tom talk music, hockey, and anything else that gets in their way. Tom and Mikey are lifelong friends that grew up on Long Island during the glory days of alternative music where our local bands were As Tall As Lions, Brand New, Taking Back Sunday, Bayside, The Sleeping, Envy on the Coast, you get the point. We spent many nights together at The Downtown, catching any pop-punk, indie, hardcore, or emo band that came through. This was not a phase, Mom! Fast forward 15 years and we are still just as passionate about the scene as we were during our girl jeans and youth XL band tees days. Tom and Mikey are also diehard New York Islanders fans, but as we like to say we are #notanislespodcast. As we got older we realized we can like more than one thing and running beside our love for music has always been our love fo

Chuck Bernard from Keep Flying joins us to chat about their upcoming tours, live record, and EP, the Flyers, shares a wild PHLEX story ++ way more!Power chords and crashing boards. Mikey and Tom talk music, hockey, and anything else that gets in their way. Tom and Mikey are lifelong friends that grew up on Long Island during the glory days of alternative music where our local bands were As Tall As Lions, Brand New, Taking Back Sunday, Bayside, The Sleeping, Envy on the Coast, you get the point. We spent many nights together at The Downtown, catching any pop-punk, indie, hardcore, or emo band that came through. This was not a phase, Mom! Fast forward 15 years and we are still just as passionate about the scene as we were during our girl jeans and youth XL band tees days. Tom and Mikey are also diehard New York Islanders fans, but as we like to say we are #notanislespodcast. As we got older we realized we can like more than one thing and running beside our love for music has always been our love for hockey. We

George Powell from The Limelight Podcast and Poeta joins us to chat about starting his podcast, TikTok, and all things Poeta ++ way more!Power chords and crashing boards. Mikey and Tom talk music, hockey, and anything else that gets in their way. Tom and Mikey are lifelong friends that grew up on Long Island during the glory days of alternative music where our local bands were As Tall As Lions, Brand New, Taking Back Sunday, Bayside, The Sleeping, Envy on the Coast, you get the point. We spent many nights together at The Downtown, catching any pop-punk, indie, hardcore, or emo band that came through. This was not a phase, Mom! Fast forward 15 years and we are still just as passionate about the scene as we were during our girl jeans and youth XL band tees days. Tom and Mikey are also diehard New York Islanders fans, but as we like to say we are #notanislespodcast. As we got older we realized we can like more than one thing and running beside our love for music has always been our love for hockey. We have reali

Sometimes, we at Bardown like a band so much that we just have to have them on again. Chief State, Vancouver’s favorite fellows, are getting ready to share some new jams, so we figured we’d have our friend Nik Pang on again and talk about it. Nik gives us some insight about their new album, shares some specifics about their writing process, and the bummers about some of the big tours skipping Vancouver. We couldn’t let Nik go without chatting Canucks hockey, though, and we talk the heartbreaking loss in 2012, their keys to success moving forward, and the crown jewel of Orlando, Quinn Hughes. Come join us for a few laughs, and as always, lamentations about the Islanders ++ way more!Power chords and crashing boards. Mikey and Tom talk music, hockey, and anything else that gets in their way. Tom and Mikey are lifelong friends that grew up on Long Island during the glory days of alternative music where our local bands were As Tall As Lions, Brand New, Taking Back Sunday, Bayside, The Sleeping, Envy on the Coast,

Kevin Ragusa joins us to chat about how he became the VP of A&R for Revival Recordings, the process of discovering new bands, and what it takes for a band to get an offer ++ way more!Power chords and crashing boards. Mikey and Tom talk music, hockey, and anything else that gets in their way. Tom and Mikey are lifelong friends that grew up on Long Island during the glory days of alternative music where our local bands were As Tall As Lions, Brand New, Taking Back Sunday, Bayside, The Sleeping, Envy on the Coast, you get the point. We spent many nights together at The Downtown, catching any pop-punk, indie, hardcore, or emo band that came through. This was not a phase, Mom! Fast forward 15 years and we are still just as passionate about the scene as we were during our girl jeans and youth XL band tees days. Tom and Mikey are also diehard New York Islanders fans, but as we like to say we are #notanislespodcast. As we got older we realized we can like more than one thing and running beside our love for music

Gold Steps joins us to chat about the Milwaukee pop punk scene, working with Nick Thompson from Hit The Lights, and how they would love to play a Milwaukee Admirals game ++ way more!Power chords and crashing boards. Mikey and Tom talk music, hockey, and anything else that gets in their way. Tom and Mikey are lifelong friends that grew up on Long Island during the glory days of alternative music where our local bands were As Tall As Lions, Brand New, Taking Back Sunday, Bayside, The Sleeping, Envy on the Coast, you get the point. We spent many nights together at The Downtown, catching any pop-punk, indie, hardcore, or emo band that came through. This was not a phase, Mom! Fast forward 15 years and we are still just as passionate about the scene as we were during our girl jeans and youth XL band tees days. Tom and Mikey are also diehard New York Islanders fans, but as we like to say we are #notanislespodcast. As we got older we realized we can like more than one thing and running beside our love for music has a

Dan Valery from Suck Brick Kid joins us to chat Chicago Blackhawks, working with Andrew Wade, and the writing process for the band ++ way more!Power chords and crashing boards. Mikey and Tom talk music, hockey, and anything else that gets in their way. Tom and Mikey are lifelong friends that grew up on Long Island during the glory days of alternative music where our local bands were As Tall As Lions, Brand New, Taking Back Sunday, Bayside, The Sleeping, Envy on the Coast, you get the point. We spent many nights together at The Downtown, catching any pop-punk, indie, hardcore, or emo band that came through. This was not a phase, Mom! Fast forward 15 years and we are still just as passionate about the scene as we were during our girl jeans and youth XL band tees days. Tom and Mikey are also diehard New York Islanders fans, but as we like to say we are #notanislespodcast. As we got older we realized we can like more than one thing and running beside our love for music has always been our love for hockey. We have

Jeremy McLeod from Nicolas Rage joins us to chat about how landing on a Spotify playlist helped get them a deal with Revival Recordings, how he picked up collecting hockey cards because of being home on quarantine, why he is a Montreal Canadiens fan, ++ way more!Power chords and crashing boards. Mikey and Tom talk music, hockey, and anything else that gets in their way. Tom and Mikey are lifelong friends that grew up on Long Island during the glory days of alternative music where our local bands were As Tall As Lions, Brand New, Taking Back Sunday, Bayside, The Sleeping, Envy on the Coast, you get the point. We spent many nights together at The Downtown, catching any pop-punk, indie, hardcore, or emo band that came through. This was not a phase, Mom! Fast forward 15 years and we are still just as passionate about the scene as we were during our girl jeans and youth XL band tees days. Tom and Mikey are also diehard New York Islanders fans, but as we like to say we are #notanislespodcast. As we got older we rea

Today’s episode of Bardown might be a bit of a paradigm shift (hi, Mox!) for us, but sometimes, you just gotta go for it. We went for it, folks. We had the two time Impact World Champion and Impact Grand Slam Champion Eric Young on with us to talk a bit about his career in the ring, but he also gave us some of his favorites in his massive 1300 LP record collection, the influence he had on his incredible WWE theme music, his little party turned enormous hockey event featuring a ton of great players, and we talk about how hockey and alternative music, and even wrestling, exist in similar parallels with similar fandom! All that and more! Practice your collar and elbow tie ups! Let’s go!Power chords and crashing boards. Mikey and Tom talk music, hockey, and anything else that gets in their way. Tom and Mikey are lifelong friends that grew up on Long Island during the glory days of alternative music where our local bands were As Tall As Lions, Brand New, Taking Back Sunday, Bayside, The Sleeping, Envy on the Coas