Fawkes and Friends

You didn’t think this show was done for the year, did you? Fresh from a tour with their pal’s the P-Nots that took them from Oregon, WI to Pougkeepsie, NY (and all sorts of points in between), Black Guy Fawkes and his less talented but more [insert something positive] friend are back in the swing of things after Black Guy Fawkes headed out on the road again with pal Gab de la Vega for another tour to close out the year. Today’s guest is no stranger to touring, either. Tim Hause has been working in music since 2014, and has recently completed a tour of his own overseas. Tim talks to the guys about his songwriting process, what his hypothetical fallback plan would be if music didn’t work out (musicians–even ones from musical families–often get asked “what’s your backup plan?”), the production of his upcoming album Pre-Existing Conditions (out 14 February 2015–the first single “Make It Take It” is out now, and the next single “Summerkiss” will be out Friday 15 November 2024), and the best cheesesteak and pizza in the greater Philadelphia area. Since 2014 Tim has carved out a name for himself as a cowriter, harmony singer, and multi instrumentalist with his brother Dave Hause. For more Tim Hause, check out www.timhause.com [http://www.timhause.com] For more Black Guy Fawkes, check out Music | Black Guy Fawkes (bandcamp.com) [https://blackguyfawkesmusic.bandcamp.com/]or https://asbestosrecords.bigcartel.com/ [https://asbestosrecords.bigcartel.com/]. He’s also on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, Bluesky, etc as Black Guy Fawkes–spelling is extremely important here and, not surprisingly, he’s on music streaming services as well: Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/artist/2CLv7WxHrEKWQm8XndQtDC?si=LeiLsm5kQQOBp8TtzMqjgA], Apple Music [https://music.apple.com/us/artist/black-guy-fawkes/1436425577], and Amazon [https://www.amazon.com/music/player/artists/B07HDJY7M7/black-guy-fawkes]. You can probably find Ed drinking in a karaoke bar or in the crowd at a punk show. The show also now has a playlist of music from guests that have appeared, and guests who will be appearing, and you can check that out on Spotify as well: Fawkes & Friends: The Playlist - playlist by Ian Robinson | Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2ktUbbdNeuJuFlKDrP4GSm]

Ok, both Ian and Ed are exhausted, and happy, and all sorts of post-festival blues and happiness has set in. But, damn, what a great long weekend in Toronto, where Black Guy Fawkes hosted 87.5% of Cowboy Chords and lead the Economics of Being an Independent Artist panel, and Ed filled in to host the other 12.5% of the open mic and drank many, many beers. Hence the delay in this episode coming out. Fawkes and Friends is going to schedule a few more episodes for the year, and then start back up rested and refreshed in 2025 with some more announcements and some new and returning guests. In the meantime, tour dates: * October 2 - 11th: a house show tour with the P-Nots (Colchester CT punk) hitting Oregon WI, Ringwood IL, Chicago IL, North Canton OH, Charles Town WV, Washington DC, Fallston MD, and Poughkeepsie NY (email, DM, or ask a punk for more info) * Sunday, October 13th: The Camel (Richmond, VA) with Beans on Toast and Jeshua Marshal And speaking of that last show… today, the guys are joined by Beans on Toast, whose 17th album Myths & Legends is coming out on December 1st and is available for pre-order now, and who is also touring the US this month and next. He shares his journey from his early days in Essex, where he grew up influenced bythe Beatles, American country music, and the Wu Tang Clan. He reminisces about his highlights in the American visionary art museum and the differences in festival cultures between the UK and the US. The conversation also delves into his songwriting process and experiences with different genres, including a gangster rap phase and subsequent shift to his current style. Furthermore, he shares insights from his time booking shows at London's Nambuca pub and working with other musicians. The episode rounds off with upcoming US tour dates, favorite American foods, and a light-hearted discussion about favorite American beer.  Beans on Toast isn’t just your average folk singer songwriter - he is a modern one-man band, taking charge of all aspects of his music career, whether it be writing, recording and playing, taking his own press shots, making his own merch and artwork, or shooting his own videos. He is a true DIY artist with true DIY ideals. He's crafted a studio album each year since 2009, and each time he's wandered brazenly into new territory with a diverse range of influences. But the acoustic guitar and his warm hug of a voice is there, dead centre. Each album comes out on his birthday every year, as if giving us all a chance to celebrate what he's learned, what he's felt and feared over 12 months. He assesses his life through music and informs the world he's made it another year. There's nothing average about his insight or his delivery. Once a Beans fan, always a Beans fan – he's not changing for anyone but himself. For tour dates, music, and merch, check out https://beansontoastmusic.com/ [https://beansontoastmusic.com/] For more Black Guy Fawkes, check out [https://beansontoastmusic.com/]Music | Black Guy Fawkes (bandcamp.com) [https://blackguyfawkesmusic.bandcamp.com/]or https://asbestosrecords.bigcartel.com/ [https://asbestosrecords.bigcartel.com/]. He’s also on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, Bluesky, etc as Black Guy Fawkes–spelling is extremely important here and, not surprisingly, he’s on music streaming services as well: Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/artist/2CLv7WxHrEKWQm8XndQtDC?si=LeiLsm5kQQOBp8TtzMqjgA], Apple Music [https://music.apple.com/us/artist/black-guy-fawkes/1436425577], and Amazon [https://www.amazon.com/music/player/artists/B07HDJY7M7/black-guy-fawkes]. You can probably find Ed drinking in a karaoke bar or in the crowd at a punk show. The show also now has a playlist of music from guests that have appeared, and guests who will be appearing, and you can check that out on Spotify as well: Fawkes & Friends: The Playlist - playlist by Ian Robinson | Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2ktUbbdNeuJuFlKDrP4GSm]

Hey friends! Another episode, and more dates where you can see Black Guy Fawkes (and sometimes Ed): * Thursday, 9/19/24 - Sunday 9/22/24: hosting the Cowboy Chords open mic daily at Lost Evenings * Friday, 9/27/24: Bright Box Theater (Winchester, VA) with Meager Kings and Joey Harkum (⁠tickets available here⁠ [https://www.eventbrite.com/e/joey-harkum-solo-w-black-guy-fawkes-meager-kings-tickets-927431912817?aff=oddtdtcreator]) * October 2 - 11th: a house show tour with the P-Nots (Colchester CT punk) hitting Oregon WI, Ringwood IL, Chicago IL, North Canton OH, Charles Town WV, Washington DC, Fallston MD, and Poughkeepsie NY (email, DM, or ask a punk for more info) * Sunday, October 13th: The Camel (Richmond, VA) with Beans on Toast and Jeshua Marshal Show notes are going to be brief, because Ed is following Black Guy Fawkes all the way up to Toronto for the festival, and needs a good night’s sleep before making that six hour drive. But, hey, that just means more time to get into their conversation with Jon Snodgrass! A Fawkes and Friends Exclusive: Jon Snodgrass shares his Buddies Manifesto, but there’s also a lot of really good advice on living, and some great food recommendations, and the potential beginnings of a song about karaoke composed right here on this very podcast. Jon Snodgrass was born and raised in St. Joseph, Missouri, and later settled in Fort Collins, Colorado, before forming Armchair Martian in the early 1990s. In 1996, he started recording songs with ALL singer Chad Price under the name Drag the River. Since then, he has continued putting out music with both bands, as a solo artist, and as a member of Scorpios. https://www.jonsnodgrass.com/ [https://www.jonsnodgrass.com/] For more Black Guy Fawkes, check out Music | Black Guy Fawkes (bandcamp.com) [https://blackguyfawkesmusic.bandcamp.com/]or https://asbestosrecords.bigcartel.com/ [https://asbestosrecords.bigcartel.com/]. He’s also on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, Bluesky, etc as Black Guy Fawkes–spelling is extremely important here and, not surprisingly, he’s on music streaming services as well: Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/artist/2CLv7WxHrEKWQm8XndQtDC?si=LeiLsm5kQQOBp8TtzMqjgA], Apple Music [https://music.apple.com/us/artist/black-guy-fawkes/1436425577], and Amazon [https://www.amazon.com/music/player/artists/B07HDJY7M7/black-guy-fawkes]. You can probably find Ed drinking in a karaoke bar or in the crowd at a punk show. The show also now has a playlist of music from guests that have appeared, and guests who will be appearing, and you can check that out on Spotify as well: Fawkes & Friends: The Playlist - playlist by Ian Robinson | Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2ktUbbdNeuJuFlKDrP4GSm]

We’re back again–twice in one week, making up for lost time. And we have a few more special episodes coming up. Also coming up: more dates where you can see Black Guy Fawkes (and sometimes Ed): * Saturday, 9/14/24: Dangerously Delicious (Baltimore, MD) with The Great Dying (free show!) * Thursday, 9/19/24 - Sunday 9/22/24: hosting the Cowboy Chords open mic daily at Lost Evenings * Friday, 9/27/24: Bright Box Theater (Winchester, VA) with Meager Kings and Joey Harkum (⁠tickets available here⁠ [https://www.eventbrite.com/e/joey-harkum-solo-w-black-guy-fawkes-meager-kings-tickets-927431912817?aff=oddtdtcreator]) * October 2 - 12th: a house show tour with the P-Nots (Colchester CT punk) hitting Oregon WI, Ringwood IL, Chicago IL, North Canton OH, Charles Town WV, Washington DC, Fallston MD, Poughkeepsie NY, and Orlando FL (email, DM, or ask a punk for more info) Today on the show is Patrick Windsor from Black Mail House. After they ooh and aahh over his dog Mila, Ian and Ed talk to Patrick about his evolution from metal to dark power pop in his band Black Mail House, the influences from his father’s record collection (which he still has), and other inspirations. Ian and Patrick get into a discussion on time signatures in music. And because Black Mail Houses album “Catacombs” is going to be your new spooky season album, the discussion gets into spooky season (right in time for Halloween) and why Los Angeles is the best city for it. And of course, the quickfire game gets unhinged, and delves into the idea of Muppet yacht rock. For over two decades, Patrick Windsor has been recording, writing, and performing music nationally with a taste for music of all genres.Starting by learning the best of Seattle Grunge licks, Patrick went on to study Jazz, Rock, Metal, Bossa Nova, and jumped into the realm of Electronic music as well. He studied Jazz Guitar Performance at Northern Illinois University, but ultimately obtained a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Music and New Media Technology. After graduating magna cum laude, he continued to perform and produce music centralized in the Chicago area. He also taught private guitar, bass, piano, ukulele, and saxophone lessons. While in Chicago, Patrick performed with several bands. He fronted the rock band, 48sin, recording one full-length album and several EP’s. The track, “Sipping Down the Barrel of a Gun,” was picked for Guitar Center’s Fresh Cuts Volume 3, and again the song, “Hymn,” was featured on Volume 5.During the same period, he played guitar for the rock outfit, egostatic. This band performed regularly at Chicago staples like The Metro, and also played live on Chicago’s alternative radio station Q101. The band’s track, “Radio Flatline,” was featured in the first episode of the Showtime series Californication.In 2010, Patrick began playing guitar for the experimental rock band,Tub Ring. He recorded guitar on their final album for The End Records, Secret Handshakes, and toured in support of this album. In 2017, the band reunited for another LP, A Choice of Catastrophes, with Patrick contributing guitar, piano, and song-writing credits. As his time touring with Tub Ring ended, Patrick created Internal Empires with previous band-mates. This metal band released one full-length vinyl LP, and several EPs. They played regionally in the Chicago area, sharing the stage with bands like Every Time I Die, Norma Jean, The Bled, and more. Songs from their debut full-length, “Corruption of Reason,” were featured in the Unstable Ground documentary, “Skull World.” After moving to Los Angeles in 2016, Patrick began writing and recording with a range of artists. He co-wrote the song “Play to Win” on Mindi Abair and the Boneshakers’ album, “Eastwest Sessions,” earning a placement on Billboard’s Blues charts. Patrick’s current project, Black Mail House, is a power-pop band heavily influenced by pop/rock music of the 1960s and 1970s. He is the principle song-writer, while also arranging all horn and orchestral parts. The band’s song, “Don’t Leave Just to Have More Songs That Say I Love You,” was used in the Shudder exclusive film, Lucky (2021).Patrick is well-versed in all styles of guitar playing, as well as music production and recording. He currently resides in Los Angeles, California. Taking inspiration from 1960s and 1970s Rock 'N Roll, Black Mail House crafts songs with lush arrangements and harmonies. The debut LP, "Resurrectionist," features themes that are sometimes sweet, sometimes dark, but always filled with pop hooks. For fans of Harry Nilsson, the Beatles, the Zombies, and anybody that wants to keep Power Pop alive in contemporary rock music. More info at https://patrickwindsormusic.com/ For more Black Guy Fawkes, check out Music | Black Guy Fawkes (bandcamp.com) [https://blackguyfawkesmusic.bandcamp.com/]or https://asbestosrecords.bigcartel.com/ [https://asbestosrecords.bigcartel.com/]. He’s also on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, Bluesky, etc as Black Guy Fawkes–spelling is extremely important here and, not surprisingly, he’s on music streaming services as well: Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/artist/2CLv7WxHrEKWQm8XndQtDC?si=LeiLsm5kQQOBp8TtzMqjgA], Apple Music [https://music.apple.com/us/artist/black-guy-fawkes/1436425577], and Amazon [https://www.amazon.com/music/player/artists/B07HDJY7M7/black-guy-fawkes]. You can probably find Ed drinking in a karaoke bar or in the crowd at a punk show. The show also now has a playlist of music from guests that have appeared, and guests who will be appearing, and you can check that out on Spotify as well: Fawkes & Friends: The Playlist - playlist by Ian Robinson | Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2ktUbbdNeuJuFlKDrP4GSm]

Well, there’s a big announcement in this episode, one that will likely lead to a good bit of poutine and some reunions with friends. But, on top of that one, here are some other upcoming Black Guy Fawkes events you can still get in on: * Saturday, 9/14/24: Dangerously Delicious (Baltimore, MD) with The Great Dying (free show!) * Friday, 9/27/24: Bright Box Theater (Winchester, VA) with Meager Kings and Joey Harkum (⁠tickets available here⁠ [https://www.eventbrite.com/e/joey-harkum-solo-w-black-guy-fawkes-meager-kings-tickets-927431912817?aff=oddtdtcreator]) * October 2 - 12th: a house show tour with the P-Nots (Colchester CT punk) hitting Oregon WI, Ringwood IL, Chicago IL, North Canton OH, Charles Town WV, Washington DC, Fallston MD, Poughkeepsie NY, and Orlando FL (email, DM, or ask a punk for more info) After the announcements and intros, Ian and Ed sit down with Fat Heaven–the entire band (Jack Counce, Travis Yablon, Gayla Brooks)--whom he met at Punk Rock Saves Lives Punk Rock Hoedown in Las Vegas this spring. This episode is chaos. Everyone hates tomatoes, apparently, but loves Pizza Hut. Altoona, PA comes up a lot–the pizza, the punk scene at McGarvey’s, and fresh pasta. Jack says some things that may or may not be words. Fat Heaven from Brooklyn, NY consists of the three members Jack Counce, Travis Yablon, Gayla Brooks. The three play pop-punk with rock’n roll as it should be fast and full of melodies. With their aggressive and punchy power trio sound, they clearly fall into this genre, although the band’s penchant for catchy vocal melodies puts them closer to poppier acts like Jimmy Eat World and Green Day. Buy all their stuff at https://fatheaven.bandcamp.com/ [https://fatheaven.bandcamp.com/].  For more Black Guy Fawkes, check out Music | Black Guy Fawkes (bandcamp.com) [https://blackguyfawkesmusic.bandcamp.com/]or https://asbestosrecords.bigcartel.com/ [https://asbestosrecords.bigcartel.com/]. He’s also on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, Bluesky, etc as Black Guy Fawkes–spelling is extremely important here and, not surprisingly, he’s on music streaming services as well: Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/artist/2CLv7WxHrEKWQm8XndQtDC?si=LeiLsm5kQQOBp8TtzMqjgA], Apple Music [https://music.apple.com/us/artist/black-guy-fawkes/1436425577], and Amazon [https://www.amazon.com/music/player/artists/B07HDJY7M7/black-guy-fawkes]. You can probably find Ed drinking in a karaoke bar or in the crowd at a punk show. The show also now has a playlist of music from guests that have appeared, and guests who will be appearing, and you can check that out on Spotify as well: Fawkes & Friends: The Playlist - playlist by Ian Robinson | Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2ktUbbdNeuJuFlKDrP4GSm]