Music and Booze With Mo

Erin Rose, bar director for Colombia's Grupo Takami who can often be found behind the bar at Bogota's Black Bear, cumbias her way into our hearts while teaching us about being an US ex-pat crafting cocktail menus with distinctly Colombian ingredients. Spotify playlist? Por supuesto! https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1RKS3IOwSmLT4T5JBGupde

If you've gone out for cocktails in San Diego, you've come across Anthony Schmidt. He's played big brother to speakeasies Noble Experiment, False Idol, & Raised By Wolves, kept it classy with Polite Provisions & Born and Raised, & put LCD Soundsystem lyrics on the walls at Craft & Commerce. Playlist here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2oLG7HOoaTTCjxjg459VbM

Alastair Burgess (Happiness Forgets, Original Sin, Petit Pois) tells us about all night raves in the English countryside & London's Happiness Forgets - the spot he opened so he could have a cozy place to drink which wound up becoming one of the world's best bars. Spotify deliciousness here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7nFDI4Y79Wha7CE5jKeUvV?si=60cM7WkwQhehbFhETP487A

On this episode, Danielle Motor (Sunset Boulevardier, Chateau Marmont, Hungry Cat) explains crafting cocktails vs crafting cocktail experiences, & what it feels like to nail that "Careless Whisper" sax solo. Spotify fun here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7ulAfwaw0JFieioBzf5rIc

Christoph Dornemann of Arnaud's French 75 Bar in New Orleans (one of the best bars in the world, by the way) tells us about the fateful twists that got him where he is, & his dreams of making the funky violin a thing. Check out his funked up playlist here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5e8fTO48yOS4qEbHgaAC4O

For our 2nd anniversary, we feature Lynnette Marrero: co-founder of Speed Rack, former musical theatre actor, veteran of the NYC cocktail scene, & recipient of the Tales of the Cocktail Mentor Award in 2019. Yea, she's pretty rad. Daiquiri time playlist! https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7xUN9Ve4kvXabonkA48EfQ

Dave Castillo (Workshop Kitchen+Bar, Truss & Twine, 320 Main) talks to us about his band that never was, keeping bachelorette parties happy, & running two bars in Palm Springs. Also, he gave us a list of some of his favorite songs: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3VGYMUemBaAVddUvNyFjsX

On this episode, we wander to Crown Heights, Brooklyn to meet with Claire Sprouse at her new bar, Hunky Dory, to talk about punk rock house parties, waste reduction in the food and spirits world, and (of course) David Bowie. (pic by Emily Arden Wells)

Kelly Merrell of Disneyland's Trader Sam's joins us to wrap this tropical summer... He talks about the 90's OC ska scene, going from a Red Lobster drink slinger to tiki master, & how to survive a mosh pit. Check out the Spotify playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0c65ZR3mYEOmufNNq3tpgu

Roberto Berdecia, co-founder of Colectivo Icaro (co-owner of Jungle Bird & La Factoria in San Juan) talks with us about salsa, bringing new spirits to Puerto Rico, and bartending island style. Check out his Spotify playlist here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5vLecQ7FXBfh3UHChQFCnL

Sly Augustin of London's award winning tiki den Trailer Happiness talks to us about being rum-bunctious (yep, we made up a word), community & responsibility, and party jams. (pic by @52chefs) Check out his playlist here: https://open.spotify.com/user/shebmo/playlist/0uK3qgVTu3Q7Yz6YNgMFCS?si=nxvyYjQjT_KDurHjlN_ZUw

On this episode Justin Oliver (The Bamboo Club, Lono, Broken Shaker LA, Smuggler's Cove) tells us about the awesomeness of Bobby Darin, learning from the tiki master, & which artists should be in your blues starter kit. Spotify playlist here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7o38yLxVA7HuMRh8CY8NvK?si=wuX95DxYReWtTNjLOQMKDg

Our tropical summer continues with Sierra Kirk-Luebke of Hale Pele in Portland. We chat about her NOLA roots, flaming cocktails in the Pacific Northwest, & chillwave darkwave gothy moody moods. Her basement grooves live here: https://open.spotify.com/user/shebmo/playlist/3cudWlPvnji4yUHp4dC8iA?si=_mEOGc8GR4qRcx210ajA7A

Ian Jones, owner of Atlanta's S.O.S. Tiki Bar, gives us dad jokes, tiki talk, and why Van Hagar are actually quite romantic. Rocking the Spotify right here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6qwRfhoab4UzSOvsobic4c

Ray Darko, aka Ramon of Trader Sam's at Disneyland, tells us about falling in love with hip hop & how it became his career, influenced his cocktails, & inspires his future. We get to hear one of his tracks too! Check out his Spotify playlist here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5BJWPWrUYHFacnkX0ey5lI

On this episode, Jeff Cleveland (Workshop, Four Saints, Bryant's Cocktail Lounge) tells us about historic old school cocktail lounges in Milwaukee, his musical awakening, and creating a drink scene in Palm Springs. Check out his playlist here: https://open.spotify.com/user/shebmo/playlist/3ecrgcuIv1wWSVZrcZQZyB?si=Ns6mRqNHTrWj9MdODojvoQ

Cocktail blogger Elana Lepkowski is not only the mind behind the much celebrated site Stir and Strain, giving us great cocktail recipes, home bar tips, & entertainment ideas, but she's a kick ass DJ too. Listen to her party mix here: https://open.spotify.com/user/shebmo/playlist/5vCc18Aaq24g0UvqAi04DY?si=LQvjtQl5TdqsdHlHpZhcig

On this episode, we are in sunny Palm Springs with Brandon Glass of The Reef. He takes us on a journey from beer to tropical cocktails, and kids tunes to post rock heaviness. Also: Star Wars. Playlist here: https://open.spotify.com/user/shebmo/playlist/6RZMyjEGIUhcPOaR9Be1tZ?si=c1N_V_4OSXShqL61alxRYQ

On this episode, Sother Teague (Amor y Amargo, Blue Quarter, Windmill, co-host of The Speakeasy podcast) explains his role as a bitters ambassador, reminisces about his radio days, & tells us about his book "I'm Just Here for the Drinks." The music that shaped him? Here: https://open.spotify.com/user/shebmo/playlist/5pzAelFHnaLLpBvSBkrTur?si=uzURmmoHR7K8Y3764c4cdA

On this episode, Shannon Mustipher (rum brand ambassador, Glady's Brooklyn, Women Who Tiki founder & author of Tiki: Modern Tropical Cocktails) shares her rum story & her Wu-Tang name with us. Spotify playlist here: https://open.spotify.com/user/shebmo/playlist/57nLiPZJonZeNIHKFcXrsB?si=uZ03reqCTbSfZWXylqvVqg

On this episode, Gaby Mlynarczyk (Birch & Accomplice LA, Little Spain NYC), author of Clean + Dirty Drinking, tempts us with non alcoholic cocktails, rightly worships Nina Simone, & lures us to her new gig within Jose Andres' latest endeavor in NY. (pic by Eugene Lee.) Her playlist rules: https://open.spotify.com/user/shebmo/playlist/7bB5hLmtvpazNtSuuZGHWv?si=sw2BdO2yQWWFsRJpE6EnWQ

Matt Friedlander (Sweetwater Social, Grand Banks) praises the glory of Oasis, crafting a song or cocktail with only so many notes, & the relationships that make music & booze fun. Pictured with Sally! Spotify playlist here: https://open.spotify.com/user/shebmo/playlist/7k7lVhugUdIdiOvzeWHOzp?si=a9JQY51YTiafO-WroWvc3Q

On this episode, we head to Vegas, baby! Jackson Milgaten of Atomic Liquors shares his travels through jazz, dive bars, indie rock, & classic cocktails. And we have a track from his old band too! Check out the Spotify playlist here: https://open.spotify.com/user/shebmo/playlist/0ApC5usZzk9lOWwPGu7q2Q?si=VyBfzujAR_-BTJZa6MNnkA

Brother Cleve (Del Fuegos, Combustible Edison, Professional Cocktail Scholar) joins us on the podcast to teach us plenty about that 90s swing revival & the ensuing cocktail revival it inspired. Plus a whole lot more! Check out the Spotify playlist here: https://open.spotify.com/user/shebmo/playlist/4inQ70Rzt2qMdB1U6OCSHm?si=At69oNJwQqCX8zBwP2hPMQ

On this episode, it's Jeanie Grant of SF's Pagan Idol telling us about competitive bartending, twangy West Coast surf punk, and doing karaoke at dive tiki bars. Spotify playlist here: https://open.spotify.com/user/shebmo/playlist/3bQD1ZwWXAfBr4JSjs7x9o?si=KxUaRQlWR6eTCUzCkaAqsg