Episode 212: Brian Hurtgen
It's good fun for the dork in me this week as we're dropping a palindrome episode, and I couldn't be happier than to share that Brian Hurtgen joined me for the 212th installment of the program.
Brian is a son, a sibling, a parent, a partner, and a wearer of many band hats.
We talked family, musicianship, band life and the learning curve that sometimes comes with it. We also talked about life, death, and being a sage person as you walk the path.
Brian's outfits include Major Matt Mason USA, Holiday at Sea, The Creepy Jingles, and Bye American. You can find stuff from each of those bands on Spotify, Apple Music, Deezer, and I Heart Radio, and you can also find some solo material of his on those platforms.
In addition to all of that, we had a peek at a few of Brian's favorite albums, which were these:
Siamese Dream (1993), The Smashing Pumpkins
Radiohead's The Bends (1995)
LP2 (1995), Sunny Day Real Estate*
Starflyer 59's The Fashion Focus (1998)
Low Level Owl, Vol. 1 + 2 (2011), The Appleseed Cast
Meeting Brian was a treat, and sharing time with him for some quality conversation was a privilege.
Oh, and don't forget to check out Brian's pop-up record store, BlacKCat Vinyl. The store's Instagram handle is @blackcatvinylkc; Brian's page is @waxmusic79.
In my fumbling preparation efforts, I completely overlooked the Sunny Day Real Estate record, and we therefore did not discuss it on the show. My apologies to both Brian and S.D.R.E.
copyright disclaimer: I do not own the rights to the audio samples contained within this episode. They are clips from a Delegation track called, "Oh Honey" from 1978, c/o State Records.