[Bonus] Music Mashtun, Andross performs Arms Race!

01/24/20 • 3 min

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Music Mashtun: Working in the Studios of Greats with Andross

Round Guys Radio welcomed Andross for a special podcast and performance. Round Guys Radio is hosted by Bill McGeeney, and produced by Mamata Tharima. Learn more about Round Guys Radio by listening wherever podcasts are found, or going to RoundGuysBrewery.com. Performances recorded at UndergroundLansdale.com.
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Andross appeared on Round Guys Radio’s Music Mashtun episode this January. The show recorded in October prior to their upcoming performance at the Glenside Ale House's Acoustic Corner in Glenside, PA on 1/25/20 and the Underground by Round Guys Brewing Company in Lansdale, PA on 1/26/20 with Cold Climb It, Bloom, For Lack of a Term.

Thoughtful post-punk band with titles infused with cultural nostalgia from literature and video games, band members include guitarist and vocalist Tim Balch, guitarist and backing vocalist Chris Waters, bassist Drew Grahn, and drummer Tom Brucker.

More than just pop-punk, Andross simply put is a band of smart individuals steeped in at times, surprisingly thoughtful rock. Lyrics occasionally lean political, including the song Pinko paying homage to Green Day's American Idiot. Song titles include allusions to literature, such as "Caligula Deleted Scene" and "the Great Panjandrum" alluding to the wall breaching explosive device of the same name.
"There's so much music, how do I stand out? People will be very narrow in their approach of songwriting."
One way is through the use of creative videos, including the recently released video for "Arms Race" in July of 2019. And the polished release of The Great Panjandrum video in late 2018. The band also found solace in recording with legends.
At the LumberYard studio in Hammonton, NJ, a studio project by renown front-men, Ace Enders (The Early November) and Nik Bruzzese (Man Overboard), Brucker recounts being molded into a stronger drummer by the former Man Overboard front man. During Arms Race, charged with competing ideas, they reaffirmed the original conclusion
Find out more about Andross via Facebook and Andross's Bandcamp page.

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Art of the Brewery: Bumblebee Wheat

Most Round Guys Brewing Company consumers are aware of Bumblebee Wheat Ale, the beer. however, many may be surprised to learn that the beer actually derives from a concept laid out months in a comicbook featuring the 'story' history of how the beer was invented. Currently, the Stereotytans are running a coloring contest where you can actually win a 4 pack of Bumblebee Wheat Ale. For the first time you can read the full story of Bumblebee Wheat at our website, RoundGuysBrewery.com/stereotytans.
Host Bill McGeeney sits down with Philadelphia based artist James Comey to discuss the Stereotytans' Bumblebee Wheat comic book, and their adherence to visual storytelling. This episode features the song, Bumblebee Weed.
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This episode uses creative commons music and sound effects with proper attribution as follows.
Attribution:
Too Cool by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4534-too-cool
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Furious Freak by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3791-furious-freak
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Sax, Rock, and Roll by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4324-sax-rock-and-roll
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Beauty Flow by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5025-beauty-flow
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Sound from Zapsplat.com