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Jimmy, the mascot theory has been kicking around Wisconsin
weekend, wore your style for the past decade.
But like many musicians, the great pandemic induced
entertainment halt of 2020 forced the band to reflect
and refocus musical efforts.
With the core foundation of singer-songwriter Eric Cajellan
and the rhythm section of Nick Fry on bass guitar and Paul
Metson drums, the mascot theory used this time off to
slightly shift their sound away from their acoustic-driven
folk rock music and into a more classic rock-inspired rock
and roll groove, especially thanks to the addition of
lead guitarist Corey Swadley.
Here in the studio to perform with us live in the
layer, Eric, Paul, Nick, Corey, and Brandon.
Welcome to Max Ink Radio.
Thank you.
So good to be back.
We've been this night's been circled on a calendar for
Max Ink Radio for quite some time.
The mascot theory is in the house.
Thank you for that.
Yes.
Now, the last time you were in here was for a flannel fest
with Beth Kiley.
That's right.
That kind of number.
Give us a little update.
How did they go?
It was amazing.
It was a bigger show than we had done in the past.
And in the end, we ended up raising about $43,000 for the
season.
Keep Wisconsin warm fund, cool fund, keep in our Wisconsin
neighbors in need, safe in their homes.
You're going to do that again this November?
100%.
November 15th will be up in the afternoon.
November 16th at the Barrymore again, Madison.
Yeah, it's going to be a big show.
Really big shoot.
Well, let's go right to the beginning of the mascot theory.
A decade ago, tell us about starting the original band,
about the original band.
It was an accident.
It was a happy accident.
Yeah, I mean, it started having kids and started realizing
that bar band gigs aren't really conducive to having kids
and being out that late.
So it was kind of like a lot of us in our previous band
were just kind of like, let's not be out past 10 anymore.
So I started doing some coffee house stuff with a buddy
of mine who I'd played with in a band called Fallen Rode.
He's back in Plattville.
And then one of those little coffee house gigs, he wasn't
able to come.
And that's why I called up my old bass player, Nick Frye,
and said, hey, Nick, you have a band, a guy's down
in Freeport Illinois.
Bring them up.
And we'll just kind of play it all together.
It'll be fun.
And so that was Paul Metz was on drums.
And so we just, I'm like, let's throw a band name on it.
So I grabbed this giant list of band names.
The mascot theory was one of them.
And it's got ties to the NCAA brackets.
See, I thought it was Bernie Brewer.
Oh, well, it could be.
That'd be great.
So we just started playing coffee houses,
acoustic type stuff.
And then we kind of learned how to play as a full drum
kits and everything.
And we just started playing.
And we recorded our first album with our buddy, Luke
Jorgensen.
And that kind of just started the band.
And then it just didn't stop.
We just kept going.
So what's your favorite mascot?
Lucky.
Lucky.
There you go.
Or maybe like, is it a curty from the Culvers?
What's this?
Scoopy.
Scoopy.
Scoopy from the Culvers, yeah, that's a good mascot.
I was taking ball games here.
Yeah, but yeah, or big boy, big boy.
I mean, Barkey, that's the one you've got to go with.
That's the safe answer on Wisconsin.
The mascot theory was known as an acoustic driven folk rock.
And now after time off in the pandemic,
you guys are way more electric.
Is this one of those long COVID side effects?
That's good.
It was kind of a little bit of boredom, I guess.
It was like, let's try something different.
And I kind of started playing around
with kind of a hybrid acoustic electric.
And I was always on acoustic for the entirety of the band.
And it was like, and at that point,
we've been playing together eight, nine years.
So it was like, let's just try something a little different.
Our previous band, Nick and I, it was a rock band.
And we're just, I was on electric then.
And I just kind of want to get back to electric just for kicks.
Well, what was the transition like from acoustic to electric?
And do you have a preference between the two now?
I love playing this way right now.
We've been doing shows for about two years now,
playing electric and it's been a blast.
It definitely has changed our sound a little bit.
I mean, the biggest addition was, as you mentioned in the notes,
adding Corey Swadley, amazing guitar player
who's got so many classic rock and other rock influences
that were just like, oh, and this newer album
that is coming out soon.
A lot of these songs that I had written,
I was like, oh, this one feels a little pink Floyd.
This feels a little ZZ top.
This feels a little stones.
And it was like, yeah, Corey's like,
oh, that happens to be my palate.
Yes, I heard some of that through the sound check I heard.
So it was like Steve Ravon or Pink Floyd.
Exactly.
So we really leaned it in Tom Petty,
really all that kind of classic and just rock and roll.
And so it's, we're not like a classic rock band now,
or we certainly don't really play many covers.
But a lot of these newer songs just tended to have a little bit more
oomph to them.
And it just kind of gives us a little bit more dynamic range,
I guess, to do something a little different.
Well, let's get to live music in the layer
with the mascot theory presented by the Earnweber group.
The first song you have for us tonight,
it's called The Andromeda.
I just learned from Facebook that you can just barely
see The Andromeda Galaxy with the naked eye.
But I think my eye has clothes on.
Wow.
Do you have like a rimshot or anything?
I've been meeting to get sound effects.
You need that.
That would be great.
Andromeda.
So I wrote that during the pandemic.
And I released it on a little solo album that I had put out.
Just I was doing like those Facebook live,
like a lot of musicians, it was like, what are we going to do?
We can't do anything.
We can't leave the house or do anything.
So I just started doing Facebook live shows.
And they were a blast for a while.
And then everything got really old, really fast.
And then, but that I kind of released this Andromeda EP
that had this Andromeda song that I had done all of my house
and just kind of a little experimental kind of thing.
And we were down in Texas when we were working on this new album.
And I was just kind of dink it around.
How do I play that song?
They had never really, they hadn't played it at all.
And I was playing it.
And we were down there and it was like, oh,
we should maybe do this song.
And we had time.
So we learned the song and did our own version of it.
And then we recorded it.
And yeah, it's on the album.
All right, let's hear it.
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Let's shut up.
Shut up, shut up.
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No, you don't have to be
Standing on the road only road.
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Original local music
from Wisconsin.
That was outstanding,
and he's got a lot of
things to do with that.
He's on the air at 10 o'clock
tonight with after hours,
and he said, uh, I just want
the text and the mascot
theory sounds great.
So they sure do, Jimmy.
The mascot theory has won
over 20 mama awards,
including back to back 2016
and 2017 artist of the year.
Let's not leave out the
whammy awards.
Eric, you won best male
vocalist.
What is the secret to your
success?
And what does it mean to have
so much local support and
recognition?
Man, I think it's just
that, especially obviously
we're out of Madison.
So just the community of
Madison musicians has been
the biggest thing.
It's a networking thing.
It's a supporting every other
band that's out there.
You try to try to do what
you can for everybody else.
It's not competitions,
and I think that's a big
part of it.
And that's, that means,
obviously, I mean,
the awards are awesome.
It's really great to be
recognized for those things.
But to me, it's way more
than just being able to bring
other bands or younger
bands in to shows that
maybe they wouldn't play
before with opportunities
for other bands if you have
the opportunity like
flannel fest.
We have the opportunity to
bring in so many bands
from around the state to
try to network with each
other and just try to spread
the love around.
So I think that's what it's
mainly about.
Community building.
Exactly.
And that's huge for everybody
involved, I think.
Well, let's learn about the
band.
Guitarist Corey Swatley.
You're the new guy.
How did you get involved
in music?
What's your backstory?
Well, I owed Paul
some money.
And he was like, hey,
do you want to come
working off?
How much money?
Some gigs, yeah.
We're getting there.
We're getting there.
How much money was there?
Well, it was a dollar.
A dollar.
A dollar, yeah.
It's all the more.
Five dollars.
One simple dollar.
I mean, how did you get started
in music?
I started in music.
So my fan, I come from a
musical family.
My dad plays.
My uncle Steve plays
music.
He was a teacher in town
for a great many years.
And my grandpa played.
My great uncle played.
The Swatley's are a long,
long running family
of musicians.
And so for me, it was,
it seemed kind of natural
to be able to jump in
and play with them.
So my older brother was a
musician.
My best friends
growing up were musicians.
So I'm like,
how old were you when you
started playing?
My dad gave me my first
guitar.
It was a right handed
explorer copy.
And I got it at five.
Wow.
You're left handed.
And I played it upside down
and my dad was like,
what are you doing?
And I'm like, I don't know.
I'm doing it.
But it feels normal.
I just played it lefty, you know.
And so he got his
instruments.
He was the type to just
give us opportunities,
but not ask us to move on them
unless you wanted them
yourself.
So the music was always
around us.
That's just what we did.
Sitting on my grandpa's lap
playing songs on a piano
or singing songs with my
family's band and stuff like that.
It was just around
if you wanted to do it.
And so I'd say probably
middle school was when I finally
pulled the guitar out of the
closet, because I had one
always, but it didn't make
any sense to me until I
heard like Metallica,
Nirvana and stuff like that.
I remember my brother
giving me my first
Nirvana cassette.
He put it in a box of
cereal as the
toy in the bottom of the box
of cereal for Christmas.
That's crazy.
And it was never
mind.
And it was just like no way.
Like I could play this.
It's, you know, it's effective
music, but it was simple.
It was four chords.
It was just like emotional
music.
And so that kind of got me
going.
And then I think it was
like a lot of high school
buddies older brother gave us
a cassette tape that
side one, side A on the
cassette for those that
remember cassettes was
Zeppelin one inside two
was Zeppelin two.
And we played that thing
until it stopped working.
And then I was hooked.
Man, my dad got me a left
handed Gibbs and Les Paul
when I was a sophomore in
high school and then it was
like, yes, let's do this.
Well, like you must be
a rush fan because right now
it looks like you have a
left handed Gibbs
genius, 3035.
This is a 336.
Oh, I was cool.
I'm not tall enough.
So I'm not, I'm not the
right stature to handle a
335.
So I went the smaller
version, but it's definitely
the same, same, same, same
flavor.
Huge rush fan, huge Zeppelin
fan, growing up, listening to
Pink Floyd.
I mean, I always thought it
was my music, but obviously
it was an era before me.
But that's all I ever
listened to was classic rock
growing up.
So yeah, that's nice.
That's kind of where I got
my start.
You know, I definitely wore
out my Zeppelin three and
my Zeppelin two tape.
cassette tape.
You know, you were also
in the, are you still in
the lower fifth?
Yes.
Yep.
I'm still in that group as
What's going on with that?
Where do you got going on?
We've got some shows coming
up this summer and we still
play.
We still try to write.
And we've all kind of gone
in our own musical
directions.
We all kind of all have our
own musical projects.
Paul and I have shared the
lower fifth for over 10 years
now.
And so it's still there.
And we all still play.
But everybody in the band
also has other gigs going
And we've all had kids and
families and stuff.
So it's something that we
still try to do every month.
Every month we have about a
show or two here and there.
At least I'm hoping to have
that throughout the summer.
But when this opportunity to
play in mascot came along, it
was to me.
It seemed like a very
important opportunity to pursue.
And so we kind of said, well,
hey, we got something
happening here.
And with this album coming
out and everything, we're
really trying to stay focused
on mascot.
So let's get back to some live
music in the layer with the
mascot theory presented by the
Aaron Weber group.
The next song you have for us
tonight is called Lavender
Blues and features guitars
to Corey Swatley.
Tell us about this song before
you play.
Sure.
Lavender Blues, I think, is.
It was a song that was written
that I wrote and then knowing
that there needed to be some
amazing guitar work.
And you know, Freudian style
just.
And when Corey and I were
working on the demos for this,
it was actually super magical
time for us to work together
for the first time where we're
really crafting these different
parts.
Corey's got these crazy guitar
skills and these great, great
things that he's laying down.
What we were able to do in the
demo process was kind of work
together to find the hooks, find
those things that aren't just
noodle, noodle, noodle, noodle.
And which he can do very well.
But what we also found out is
that wow, there's some pretty
killer parts in there.
Let's pick that out.
Let's do that.
Let's try this working on
dynamics in different parts.
And this was the perfect
showcase song for a lot of his
skills.
So it's just the perfect match.
That's awesome.
I love a good hook in a song.
Yeah.
Sometimes it just makes the song,
you know.
For me, David Gilmore is my
favorite.
And so, because he is like a,
he's like a singer with his
guitar.
He's doing those hooks that you
remember.
He's got skills, but he's not
fast, fast, fast, like some
people.
He's letting these notes breathe
and just go and sustained for
days.
And to me, that's what this song
kind of represents with Corey
on it.
Let's check it out right now.
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That's what we're going to do.
Live in the blues.
Stones that it has.
Like a cloud over.
The sky's there's a muse.
For any of your rooms.
Live in the blues.
Live in the blues.
Live in the blues.
When you ain't got nothing.
You ain't got nothing to lose.
Find a place by the ocean.
You ain't got nothing to lose.
Find a place by the ocean.
Find a place by the ocean.
Find a place by the ocean.
Find a place by the ocean.
Stranger than fiction.
Stranger than truth.
Live in the blues.
Live in the blues.
When you ain't got nothing.
You ain't got nothing to lose.
You got teeth like a popper.
But almost with the bruise.
Wrap it down around you.
Yeah, you've sat on the screw.
That's made into nothing.
The weak book of youth.
Don't know how to treat it.
No, it's just an habit to play.
Live in the blues.
Live in the blues.
Stranger than fiction.
Stranger than truth.
Live in the blues.
Stranger than truth.
When you ain't got nothing.
You ain't got nothing to lose.
Have you been happy?
Have you been saddened?
Have you been saddened?
Have you been saddened?
Have you been saddened?
Have you been saddened?
Have you been saddened?
Have you been saddened?
Have you been saddened?
Have you been saddened?
Have you been saddened?
I've been losing, I've been losing
Straight to the picture, straight to the track
I've been losing, sweet I've been losing
When you ain't got the fear
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Wow, do you mean this is incredible?
I haven't detected a bit of King Crimson in there
So eight, all the songs we're hearing tonight are from your new album
The New Record was recorded at Sonic Ranch Studios in Texas
Why did you choose to record in Texas and why did some guy gift you harmonica's to record with?
Is that normal in Texas?
I don't know, I thought we've only done that once
So I'm not sure, maybe it is
We decided, so we've done a lot of albums
I think we have five before this one
Most of them we've done local
We did one album down in Nashville, our second album I believe
And it was always kind of a thing where it's like I want to get the band
Take the band somewhere for one chunk of time
And one place with zero distractions
Nothing else going on
And we've got a lot going on
So it was just can we go somewhere and just record this thing and knock it out
And see what happens
And that's what happened
This is one of the most incredible studios in the world
I can't believe that we even got to be there
And it was perfect
We had seven straight days
We had studio that was wide open
Anytime we wanted to go in there and we just went in
And we worked super hard but got so much done
We actually originally planned to do six songs
We ended up with 15
So things just went really well
And drama like I mentioned was the band had never even played it before
It was one of those extra ones
We were like hey let's just we got time
But the cool thing is that the studio
There's multiple buildings that have studios
And it's a complex of different studios
And Chris Robinson of Black Cros was right next door to us
And to build actually a smaller studio
We were in the big studio
He was in a small one with a band
And he was producing them
And we were kind of hanging out with him a little bit
And he had this giant box of a bunch of harmonicas
That he had got for their band to be recording there
And I was like shoot, I didn't have any harmonicas
And we had a couple songs that we wanted them
And I was like Chris, would you mind if I borrow them
And I get to take these
You see gave me three or four harmonicas
So we recorded those and it was really cool
And yeah maybe they do that all the time
Maybe it's a hard to handle
He was not hard to handle
But he definitely loved to tell stories
He had no problem with being the guy
So he did your candle
He was great
Okay, you're cut off
No more appreciates for you tonight
Alright, let's go
On keyboards tonight is Brandon Jensen
Brandon, what is your backstory
And how did you get your start playing music?
Well, I think I started music when I was like two years old maybe
Maybe four, singing in church
And my sister took me adolescents when I was younger
And I sort of kind of copied what she was playing by ear
And then played saxophone in fifth grade
Picked up guitar in middle school
And always kind of played keys
And went to school from music
Taught choir for five years and here I am
Wow
And a nutshell
What was it like teaching choir for you?
What age group did you teach?
And what's the best thing in the worst thing about it?
Oh, it might take me a minute to think of the best thing
But how about two worst things?
Well, as a choir teacher here you have five vocals in this band
Yeah, yeah, the harmonies work well
It's not like hurting cats
A little bit
We don't break down the arrangements quite like I did with middle school choir
Because that was a little bit more chaotic
But I taught K through 12
And so I did the whole spectrum
Wow
And I fresh out of college
It was a challenge
And you're still playing music and you still have long hair
And it's not white
I didn't have long hair then
That wasn't in Talcova actually
But yeah, I wanted
The teacher really didn't
It wasn't my thing
Maybe I'll go back to it again someday
But it was, yeah, that was challenging
Because I started playing in bands
And the gigs just didn't line up with my schedule at the time
Because like being a choir teacher
Was doing musicals after school and lessons
So and plus teaching middle schoolers was a challenge
I did like the concerts though
Like I would have high school choir concerts
That was like fulfilling the moment where it's like
Oh, this is all worth it
It comes together
But you know the
In the classroom is can be
Yeah, in the classroom
In the classroom the class is singing off key on purpose
Just to get your go
Yeah, yeah, yeah
And then you know the kids in the barn
He's like, oh geez, I got my fake ID
And there's Mr. Jensen
He's playing on stage, what am I going to do?
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The next song you have for us tonight is called Sliver of Maybe
And is this song about the likely success of a pickup line?
Yeah, kind of
I think the first versus is actually about asking my wife out back when we were in high school
Oh, so we've been together
We've been together for a long time
And it's been awesome
And this song is one that I kind of wrote
Actually, this is one of the oldest songs we have in our entire catalog that we started doing
And then we kind of stopped doing we never got around to recording it
It got forgotten during the pandemic
I was doing those shows on Facebook and I was literally looking for any song I could possibly find of mine that I could perform
And this was one that I remembered and I was like, oh shoot, that's a fun song
So we started playing it and then we got down to Texas and that song
I had written it around the time when we were recording in Nashville
So there's a third verse that was all about Nashville and going to Nashville and everything
And we were down in Texas and started to record and got all the music done
And it was like the next day we were going to do the vocals
And I was just sitting there at that night like this doesn't...
Why am I singing about Nashville?
Or in Texas?
I should change it
So I just wrote the whole last verse again really quick the night before
And then it's all kind of reflective of sonic ranch and Texas and the pecan farms that we were in
So yeah
Pretty interesting
The song is called Sliver of Maybe
It's the mascot, excuse me, the mascot theory of live in the layer on Maxi on Civic Media
This is actually a harmonica that Chris gave me
One of them
I was hoping there was going to be a harmonica in this tonight
Yeah
So I'm asking for it
Yeah
So I'm asking for
I fight with a homecoming band suits
With two brand new bass and wood
See my friends getting updates
From the place he's body dead
I don't think it means I'm crazy
If I try to reach it goes
If I don't communication
I would only touch your home
Just a few
Oh
Yeah
I'm a baby
Yeah
So I'm asking for
Yeah
So I'm asking for
So I'm asking for
Yes
Yeah
I'm asking for
Yeah
Can I choke
Doesn't really
What if all this
skates
what you gain
you
They'll go
ninth
Yeah
Yeah
Don't I look back to the goal
Yeah
But I don't match to the goal
Yeah
What if this point
I take
A half is down
And go
And throw it
And throw it
And throw it
And throw it
And throw it
And throw it
And throw it
And throw it
And throw it
And throw it
And throw it
And throw it
And throw it
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Eric
I want to get back to the Texas recording with producer Terry Manning
Who has worked with Led Zeppelin's easy top Lenny Kravitz many others
How did you get him for this recording and what was it like working with someone with that kind of history and experience?
Our former manager Chuck
Actually was the guy who introduced us to Terry and they were working on a project
And they were looking for a very specific band for a specific thing
We weren't
It what they were looking for for a project
But after Terry heard our stuff he really liked it and when we started talking to Chuck and the band
We were all talking about let's do this next album and oh Sonic's pretty cool
Terry's actually the one who lives he lives in El Paso now so he's got really good relationships with
Sonic Ranch so he's the one to really hope to stop with that but working with Terry was amazing
I know we all went down
We were super prepared we did so many rehearsals and we had so many demos ready to go
that we just knew we were going to do the best we could but we also had no idea what it was going to be like when we got down there
Working with someone with that kind of a pedigree and it was amazing
But we found it was just super comfortable
He's just a guy you know just like Chris Robinson's just a guy
But Terry was like he was just like perfect for us because we all worked very well together
We had a really set schedule where we knew exactly what we wanted to do and when
And it just worked out and it was so it was a lot of fun but it was a lot of work
And it just felt really comfortable I guess is the big and that's why we were so productive
And he was so surprised that we got so much done so it was fun
You know you say he's just they're just guys and you're right they're just guys but they're kind of rock stars
And you had mentioned earlier that the mascot 30 started by mistake
But what is it like to present your music and get feedback
And you know good feedback or even constructive criticism from these rock stars from the you know what was I like?
I mean that that was really the first time where we've had someone like that
That was just like yes I want to work with you
And I have worked with all these other people before and that we were a notch on that belt was like just incredible
And you know at first you're like is this pity?
Like what is this? Why are we here?
But when we got there and as we started working through these songs and recording and Terry's like
I think his quote was something like I've never worked with a more productive band in my life
And so like we're like all right we're number one in that
That book when you're running writes his book will be number one for that topic
So it was a blast and it was so much fun to work with him and yeah it was great
That's probably a big mistake a lot of bands make when they go into the studio to record their music
They're not as prepared as they should be in the end it could just cost money
Well that's a big thing we're not we're not big label money talking
Not that there's that really anymore anyway but we're not that either
And so it was like we knew we had to be ready to do what we could do
As best as we could so we could knock it out and and represent Wisconsin as best as we could
And independent band out of Wisconsin and they went well
So Eric quickly what's your backstory?
How did you get started playing music? What parents what role did your parents play?
They definitely played in the church band and my dad played music going all the way through college
You kind of put himself through college playing in a band and so I grew up with that
The biggest thing for me that made me want to play music was the Beatles anthology when it came out in the 90s
Okay
And getting to watch that through my parents eyes of reliving that when they were there
You know and I was kind of kind of heard a ton of those songs I mean I listened to the oldies stations all the time
I love that music but this was the first time I was getting to see the people behind the band the Beatles themselves
And that was just that was it for me and like Corey was saying I only listened to this and this and this
That was me for like most of like half of high schools like I want to write songs I want to do that too
So that was the big thing
Well let's get back to live music in the layer with the mascot theory presented by the Aaron Weber group
The next song you have for us tonight. It's called Coming Home
Was this song written by a man with a suitcase?
I have a suitcase so yes
Yes
This song is kind of a little bit of a love letter to I guess our hometowns and just always knowing that there's a place to come back to
And we have a music video. It's actually coming out on Tuesday for this song that features us traveling along to all of our hometowns
Oh cool mineral point was gonson orfordville
Madison
Orangeville
Warren Illinois so we just kind of went around to that so that's the music video. It's got all those towns so we're pretty proud of it
Who's from Orfordville?
You are okay. All right. Yes. We're on that town. It's kind of a little cowboy tallies. You drive through it on that
Whenever highway that is
All right, we're live in the layer maxing radio eight four four nine six seven two seven eight nine call our Texas to the civic media app
If you got a question for the mascot theory
Here's a broad street lamp outside
Don't you know what I'm at?
The bad things to shout
They're second and night
To your heart
And to your soul
Every shadow phone is just another place
Space on sea
You can still my love inside
To your heart
Yeah, in your soul
Don't you feel it in the home
And my pillow on the bed seems cold
Just know that I'm coming home
Yeah, I'm coming home
Feeling like a lost control
These things I can't know
Just know that I'm coming home
Yeah, I'm coming home
Yeah, I'm coming home
I can no coin toss into a baby blue sky
You can count on my research
When gravity ignites in your heart
Yeah, in your soul
I know you can handle
And my pillow on the bed seems cold
Just know that I'm coming home
Yeah, I'm coming home
Feeling like a lost control
These things I can't know
Just know that I'm coming home
Yeah, I'm coming home
Oh, I'm coming home
Oh, I'm coming home
Oh, I'm coming home
Oh, I'm coming home
Oh, I'm coming home
Oh, I'm coming home
Oh
I'm coming mo
I'm coming home
It fell all into our heart
yeah, but to listen
We're here to hand her home
And I'm moving on the bed seat
It's cold, just knowing I'm home
Yeah, I'm coming home
It and I can lost control
These clothes I can't go
Just knowing I'm home
Yeah, I'm coming home
Yeah, I'm coming home
Yeah, I'm coming home
Yeah, I'm coming home
Coming home, mascot theory on maxing on civic media rocker
While you know Jimmy the mascot theory has an album released to her with shows coming up around Wisconsin
I'm going to turn some headphones up there
The main event space in lacrosse on Saturday, April 27th with ghost lane radio
The high noon saloon in Madison on Friday, May 3rd in Gibson Music Hall in Appleton on May 4th
All these shows are a couple of those last two shows are with Miles Nielsen
But let's bring in bassist Nick Fried
Nick, how did you get your start in music and what was your parents role?
And we have a few minutes
Yeah, start in music I started in 5th grade playing saxophone
But the main reason I picked up a guitar was April 1992
saw Pearl Jam on secondhand live
Oh yeah
And as soon as I heard alive
I wanted to play guitar
My mom bought me a guitar like next week
And I noodled on it for a little bit in high school tonight
I landed in bass because our jazz band knew the bass player
And the high school had a bass
Then when I went to college I was a music major for a year
And my jazz band director there
He turned me into a bass player
Nice
Do you play a sax anymore?
No
No, give it up
Yep
Just bass, more demand for bass
I sold it to buy another bass
Well, let's give the drummer some
Paul Mads, how did you get your start in music playing drums?
And what was your parents role?
Well, my brother played guitar
And my parents were like, okay, we need to continue this
And get him a drum set
And we got my grandpa's old 60s Rogers out of the dust
And wow
Yeah, started playing that
Kind of just never stopped
Went through high school and playing in concert band with Mr. Bergman
Just kind of went from there
That's great that you still remember your teacher's name
Yeah, he was a big part of me continuing music
Wow
Yeah, the more I can shout out his name is the better
Wow
Well, thanks so much for you guys coming in and playing
And your website, the mascot theory.com
You can find you guys on Instagram, Facebook, Spotify, other
Socials as the mascot theory
We probably have only time for one more song
We'll see what happens
And let's get back to live music in the layer with the mascot theory
You got to say something about this piece of art right here
Oh, the mascot theory, the vinyl album
Yes, Jimmy has one
He's a double vinyl
Yeah, really
We had so much
Oh, and it's a beautiful orange marble color
Yes, they are
Yeah, thank you, by the way
Yes
Wow, yeah, Jimmy loves that, he loves the vinyl
Yes
Okay, so we're going to have one more song at least
Stone Cold
Yes
Is this song about getting knocked out playing dodgeball?
You saw the video
Or I was a great guest
Yeah, we had the music video where we're playing dodgeball against our kids
And it was really fun to make a video and bring them back in
I used these videos as a way to watch how my kids grow up
Yeah
Very first music video we ever did with our pal John Urban was like
2013 or 2014 and my kids were tiny little things then
And now it's been 10 years later and they're stigger than me
So it was fun to have that timeline
And then there was another video in between
So it's fun to kind of watch them grow through that
But yeah, it's called Stone Cold
All right, Stone Cold is the mascot theory live in the layer
We get about six minutes to show you guys know
It's Max St. Concevic Media
I'll dig the mouse on there
I'll write the miles above my feet
Break by break and beat by me
Gonna build that legacy
But the things don't come to free
If you want to be remembered
You have got to be Stone Cold
Stone Cold
Yeah, we're like a glacier
You're so Stone Cold
Stone Cold
Stone Cold
Yeah, well if you want a kid
No story told
Yeah, I've got to be Stone Cold
Stone Cold
There's no time to check the clock
Put the pedal down
Yeah, we never stop
It's won't be like an astronaut
Gonna shoot you to the top
Don't grow to the bottom
Then it can't pick up
But don't swing the back
Can't take a shot
Got how I called to clean that spot
So give it all you got
If you want to be remembered
You have got to be Stone Cold
Stone Cold
Yeah, we're like a glacier
You're so Stone Cold
Yeah, we're like a glacier
You're so Stone Cold
Yeah, we're like a glacier
You're so Stone Cold
Stone Cold
Yeah
If you want to be remembered
If you want to be remembered
If you have got to be
Stone Cold
Stone Cold
If I like a way should
You go so strong
Stone Cold
Stone Cold
Yeah, well, if you want a kid
Go story cold
If you have got to be
Stone Cold
Stone Cold
Stone Cold
Stone Cold
Stone Cold
Yeah, you got to be
Stone Cold
Stone Cold
Stone Cold
Stone Cold
Wow, we the mascot 30 live
Indolary here on Max St.
Radio. Thank you very much
Gentlemen. It was an
I really appreciate it. Eric, let's
Stop up the bike real quick if you
Don't mind and tell us
Rocker mentioned it but the
Highlights of the next show is
Coming up. Where are you excited
About? Yeah, we're just
Excited to finally get this album out
To everybody so we are like
Rocker said we're going to be playing
In the cross at the main event
Space with ghost land radio on
April 27th. Good job, Rocker
Thank you. And then the following
The high noon saloon with Miles
Again. That's awesome. You
What? What a third high noon
May 3rd high noon. Thank you guys
May 3rd high noon. You all
Play up in the Fox Valley quite a bit.
Appleton you have a good fan base up
There, don't you? Appleton's great.
They're our second home. My
Music Festival, which we are
I don't know if we can say about we are playing there again.
Yeah, quite out yet but
It's going to be a blast but it's
It's like they've curated that festival
They've really made their town into
Something that's just amazing and
Just welcoming bands from all over the
Country to come in and they just
They have a fan base there that just
Loves music so and everything yeah
And help people get a hold of the vinyl
Go to the mask got theory.com
There's a store link up on there
And you can pre-order it right now and
We'll ship it to you now as cd as well
If you do that old school format too
Did you have cassette tapes?
I looked into it yeah
We talked, we talked about cassette tapes
More than any other show I think yeah
Maybe we'll see yeah see all right
I don't even have a cassette player anymore
I don't think I do either uh thank you
For listening to the the live and the layer
Thank you to the mascot there you guys
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