Locked In The Closet: Ep 9 with Andy Flores of Xposed Underground

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04/19/20 • 51 min

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 with his customers.

Andy is also well known down in San Antonio when it comes to the metal/live music scene.
He runs Xposed Underground which came from two ideas: An old show on MTV called "Reverb" and
being involved in the local music scene. He books/promotes shows at this really cool location
in SA called Vibes Event Center which contains The Rockbox and Vibes Underground. He also has
done work at Fitzgerald's and a couple other spots around that neck of the woods.

There's also some big news inside. The ATX Metal Podcast and Xposed Underground are teaming up
to bring even more of a spotlight to local metal/rock in the San Antonio and Austin area.
Andy goes into his first show for Xposed and how it has grown.

Andy has been involved in metal since he was in high school since 2001. They talk about
days of The White Rabbit and how he came up in the scene. His band, Evol Assassins, play
around Texas and he chats about how his band does what they do. He tells us about one of
his last shows that they opened up for the headliner, Cold. He thought they sucked. The fans
told him otherwise.

Ryan has found a new source of metal on his local radio. 93.3 HD3 for No Control Radio

the song featured in today's episode is "Memory" by Evol Assassins

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.

Ryan has found a new source of metal on his local radio. 93.3 HD3 for No Control Radio

the song featured in today's episode is "Memory" by Evol Assassins

Previous Episode

Locked In The Closet: Ep 8 with Drake Fisher of Oddfellas

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 themselves the best they know how.

Oddfellas is relatively new to the podcast as far as their music and performances. About two years ago, Ryan happened to be a judge for the Heaven and Hell Fest Battle that took place at Come and Take It Live in Austin, Tx. Drake goes into how he didn't think they had a shot but his drummer talked him into it. With an 8+ hour drive (one way), little money to spare and big dreams in their back pockets, they made the trip to the battle. Drake explains how he listened to the other bands at the battle and felt they didn't have a good shot at winning.

Rounding out the episode, Drake lets us know that Oddfellas is coming out with something fresh, different in the coming months. They will be releasing the single "Cold" which has a new feel to it vs their older catalog. He also informs us that they have recorded some "live" sessions but made some adjustments for the best quality.

If you want to reach Oddfellas, hit them up on Twitter where they are pretty active.

The song heard in today's episode is "Dead" of their self-titled album "Oddfellas".

Next Episode

Locked In The Closet: Ep 10 with Anthony Stevenson

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 his venue and at other locations, he has had to make a lot of adjustments. For example, some shows are booking out as far as Summer 2021. Needless to say, scheduling is a nightmare.

His band, Critical Assembly, recently released a new EP in March, 2020. They also went down to Mexico for Heaven and Hell Fest with 40k+ people there. This was when things were beginning to really ramp up in the US but, down in Mexico, things were a little more laid back. He recounts his time there.

"Nothing good came come from some room temp gin that has been stuffed in a fanny pack on a grown ass man" ~ Anthony Stevenson

The song heard in today's episode is "Moonwalk Backflip" by Critical Assembly