Blue Island Radio Podcast

Recorded on May 22nd, 2020 Brandon & AP Lindsay man the phones and talk to a couple of listeners, and talk about this day in history.

Hi, this is Brandon, and on today's episode I'll be speaking with musician "Scary" Larry Montet, who has been in and around the Chicago music scene for more than 30 years. Not only that but he is als…

On today's episode Brandon offers up twenty-one songs in the key of mama. That's right, just in time for mother's day, twenty-one songs about your mutha, sort of . . .  You will hear songs by Black N…

Andre Williams made music for more than 60 years and played everything from soul, to country, to garage and more. Even though he co-wrote one of the most used songs movies & TV his contribution to th…

On today's episode of the show Brandon makes some calls and to old friends in different parts of the country, people he hasn't spoken to in years, and checks on their well-being. He finds out how the…

For April Fools Day, a day I never understood, we decided to shake things up a bit; do something a little different. It's nutty, it's wild it's . . . well, it's a podcast so try and keep your expe…

Don't let the name of today's show fool you. This is a MUSIC episode. 21 songs and sound clips about different ailments, medicines and calamities. And of course it is called STAY HOME & WASH YOUR HAN…

On today's episode Brandon & AP Lindsay welcome Blue Island musician and part-time impresario Gus Fuller to the studio to talk about The Repellents, The Soda Jerks, Brad's House, bad shows and more. …

On today’s episode of the podcast Brandon turns his attention to the great state of Minnesota. He has a special place in his heart for the 32nd state, particularly Minneapolis where he spent his soph…

Shane and Sam from Jared Langworthy return to the studio to unveil their revolutionary new dating app, talk about safe words, and talk about their upcoming album. There's also a call from listener Li…

Better late than never but today’s episode is a tribute to the musicians that left the planet in 2019. This, of course, is not a complete list; that would be impossible. But the people featured on to…

Happy New Year and welcome to the first Best of the Blue Island Radio Podcast episode; it only took us four years. Anyway, this is the story from episode #58 where "Little" Dave Merriman recalls an e…

On today's episode Brandon & Lindsay travel to Chicago to visit the practice space of the dynamic duo Lemon Knife. They talk about Guitar Hero, the meaning behind some of their songs, their mutual lo…

Continuing what will hopefully become an annual tradition, Brandon and the Blue Island Radio Podcast Players get together to do a reading of the classic "holiday" Seinfeld episode: The Race. Perfect …

On this week's Saturday Soundcheck Brandon asks: what are you putting in your time capsule. 

This week Brandon hits the streets to ask the people of Blue Island the all important question of what vinyl record would you like your ashes to be pressed into when you die. The answers range from a…

Welcome to the first episode of Saturday Soundcheck, which will be recorded every Saturday morning. On this episode Brandon talks about making commitments and Weird Paul. He also tries to solicit sug…

BIRP 103 - The Devil's Harvest

 In anticipation of January 1st and the legalization of recreational marijuana the BIRP gang discusses the possibility of bringing a dispensary to Blue Island.

It's October, which means it's time for the latest installment of Blue Island Radio Podcast's Halloween extravaganza where Brandon plays songs about ghoosts, goblins, phantoms, creeps, frankensteins,…