The Danpodcast

What a wild weekend!  We'll put a cherry on the BOA Waco Regional, how getting better every day actually works, the Texas invasion of BOA St. Louis, and a little preview of Area 2019.

Find out why I am calling the BOA Waco Regional a redemption tour for many solid programs across the State and how the online chatter of getting better masks what is really needed to overcome adversity.  Because Waco.

Vista Ridge takes their first BOA Regional Championship and the West Texas programs keep buying in to this style of marching band!  Help me put a cherry on this great contest!

The Nerd-In looks at the BOA West Texas Regional and how this style of marching band has found some new roots in this part of the State.  Also, two of the best from neighboring States are about to have a very fun night Saturday!

New faces in Finals, along with Reagan doing Reagan Things, made this edition of the BOA Houston Regional pretty wild!

The Regional in Dallas/Fort Worth was a scorcher! Let's go over one of the more intense contests of the year and how this weekend set up a few programs for future success this season.

The BOA DFW Regional is stacked so let the Nerd-In help guide you through this contest full of eclectic programs!

The Nerd-In takes over the Houston area as we preview the BOA Houston contest that is full of potential finalists!

Vandegrift dominance, new faces in Finals, and a memorable CTJ performance all help to put a cherry on this classic BOA Austin contest!

One of the most difficult Regionals of the year is going down this Saturday!  Step inside the Nerd-In for a close look at just how hard it will be to get in to Finals at BOA Austin.

The BOA McAllen Regional is all said and done so help me put a cherry on this wonderful showcase of the Valley programs!!!

The Nerd-In is live and open for all those who want a preview of the BOA McAllen Regional on September 21st!!!

If you love the TxBands Live Blog, stop by and learn a bit more about the service, the history, and the purpose of what we do that has taken the Texas Marching Band scene by storm for over a decade!!

Stadium etiquette is often an overlooked yet vital part of the marching activity.  Here are some tips and tricks to becoming a better audience member at marching contests.  Also, don't be a jerk.

Welcome back to school, kiddos!!!  Today, we'll talk about this critical time for the progression of the marching band show and how rehearsal technique, along with time management, can give a program a big advantage in the early season.

The DCI World Championships are this week!  Let's go over the format for DCI Prelims/Semifinals/Finals, how those exclusive caption awards are determined, and how performance is going to decide the 2019 DCI Champion.

Happy Drill Day!!!  The Texas Marching Band Season is underway!  Let's go over some ground rules for practice times, the physical requirements, a story about vandalism, and the hype that goes with one of the most exciting times of the year!

The DCI Southwestern Championships are here!  Join the Nerd-In for a deep look in to this mammoth contest and hear why this particular contest is so important for the marching arts in the State of Texas.

Do you remember the best crowd reaction you ever received?  Have a listen to the time a crowd at an away football game gave it up for my program like never before and how it changed my perception of the marching activity.

The "Off-Season" is hardly off!  Many programs are using technology to hold band members accountable during the Summer and student leadership responsibilities are more extensive than ever.  Let's look at some examples and how things were VERY different back when I was around.

A band guy talking DCI?  Before throwing your sharp objects, please give a listen to what shows I am looking forward to this season, my favorite drum corps of all time, and how you can help out your favorite group this season.

The UIL 2002 Conference 5A State Marching Contest was one of the craziest, messiest marching contests in History.  Only Prelims.  No Finals.  Let me take you through my account of what happened, and how my butt literally helped cancel the contest!!!!!

Where does the band program get the money for all those fancy props?  Let's talk about the importance of fundraising and how a perpetuated funding myth needs to stop.

Now that the BOA Regional lists are out, let's take a look at how the application process work.