The Notes McGotes Podcast

The guys bring in Grand Rapids area (and soon to be Chicago area) Drag Queen Comedian Extraordinaire, Ginger Ambrosia to talk about today's album.  You can find all things Ginger Ambrosia: gingerambrosia.com @thegingerambrosia on Instagram AS ALWAYS: Theme song created by Jair Driesenga. Follow him @brotherjair on Instagram, Facebook, Bandcamp, and Youtube. The logo for the pod was created by Gran...

Happy Tuesday, Kids! Today, the guys are talking about the 2001 heavy metal album "Toxicity."  As always: Theme song created by Jair Driesenga. Follow him @brotherjair on Instagram, Facebook, Bandcamp, and Youtube. The logo for the pod was created by Grand Rapids area comedian Carl Sobel. Follow Brandon’s comedy: Twitter/Instagram: @brandonalberda Facebook: Brandon Alberda Comic Follow us on...

Ya'll love podcasts just as much as we do. So we figured that this week, we would share with you our Top 6 favorites, along with some honorable mentions. Below is the list of podcasts that are mentioned in this week's episode: Steve’s List Dad Fiction The Pat McAfee Show Fat Man Beyond Jay and Silent Bob Get Old Brandon’s List Up and Vanished Don’t Make Me Come Back There Ear Hustle Dateline How T...

Jair is back AGAIN with another BONUS EPISODE, where we dive a little deeper into live music and get his take on what live shows will look like after everything is back to "normal." This was a fantastic conversation and we hope you take the time to check this guy out. Theme song created by Jair Driesenga. Follow him @brotherjair on Instagram, Facebook, Bandcamp, and Youtube. The logo for the pod w...

Today, the guys talk about one of the albums that was on Steve's list for one he wanted to cover, and here it is!  As always: Theme song created by Jair Driesenga. Follow him @brotherjair on Instagram, Facebook, Bandcamp, and Youtube. The logo for the pod was created by Grand Rapids area comedian Carl Sobel. Follow Brandon’s comedy: Twitter/Instagram: @brandonalberda Facebook: Brandon Alberda...

BONUS EPISODE! Today, the guy are hanging out with the man behind our theme song, Jair Driesenga! Follow him @brotherjair on Instagram, Facebook, Bandcamp, and Youtube. The logo for the pod was created by Grand Rapids area comedian Carl Sobel. Follow Brandon’s comedy: Twitter/Instagram: @brandonalberda Facebook: Brandon Alberda Comic Follow us on social media: Facebook: The Notes McGotes Podcast I...

Don't Speak...and just listen to today's episode as the guys dip into this album that turns 25 years old! Listen toward the end as we've officially given a name for our fans (YOU!) As always: Theme song created by Jair Driesenga. Follow him @brotherjair on Instagram, Facebook, Bandcamp, and Youtube. The logo for the pod was created by Grand Rapids area comedian Carl Sobel. Follow Brandon’s comedy:...

Today, the guys bring in Grand Rapids area comedian and all around great dude, Chad "Showtime" Schultz! The album Chad picked for us to review in this Nate Lounge episode was WWE's "Wreckless Intent." You can find Chad Schultz: @ShowtimeSchultz on Twitter “The Undisputed Podcast of the World” on Facebook Monday Comedy Mania at Fulton Street Pub and Grille. And as always: Theme song created by Jair...

Today the guys are talking about Gladwin, Michigan's own, NF. This album is long, but the episode is not, so you're welcome!  As always: Theme song created by Jair Driesenga. Follow him @brotherjair on Instagram, Facebook, Bandcamp, and Youtube. The logo for the pod was created by Grand Rapids area comedian Carl Sobel. Follow Brandon’s comedy: Twitter/Instagram: @brandonalberda Facebook: Bran...

We're going to back to 2004 and talking about how somebody told me that you had a boyfriend, who looked like a girlfriend, that I had in February of last year. This is a fun episode everyone! As always: Theme song created by OA. Follow him on Instagram @HipHopeAudio. The logo for the pod was created by Grand Rapids area comedian Carl Sobel. Follow us on social media: Facebook: The Notes McGotes Po...

Today, we finish our One Hit Wonder bracket extravaganza by bringing in Grand Rapids area comedian Adam Degi to help us crown a winner to this thing. Follow Adam on social media: YouTube Facebook Twitter Instagram TikTok As always: Theme song created by Jair Driesenga. Follow him @brotherjair on Instagram, Facebook, Bandcamp, and Youtube. The logo for the pod was created by Grand Rapids area comed...

HAPPY (almost) ST. PATRICK'S DAY, EVERYONE! Today we have another DOUBLE ALBUM REVIEW, and it's ALL Irish. We are talking about the bank Gaelic Storm and their album "Cabbage," and then talking about the movie/soundtrack "Once." As always: Theme song created by Jair Driesenga. Follow him @brotherjair on Instagram, Facebook, Bandcamp, and Youtube. The logo for the pod was created by Grand Rapids ar...

Today, the guys move on and complete the next TWO ROUNDS in the One Hit Wonder Bracket Challenge! As always: Theme song created by Jair Driesenga. Follow him @brotherjair on Instagram, Facebook, Bandcamp, and Youtube. The logo for the pod was created by Grand Rapids area comedian Carl Sobel. Follow Brandon’s comedy: Twitter/Instagram: @brandonalberda Facebook: Brandon Alberda Comic Follow us on so...

Just a brief episode today where we talk with Grand Rapids area comedian Adam Degi and we talk about all things LaughFest and what is happening this year with the festival. You can find everything Adam Degi on: Twitter Instagram Tik Tok Facebook YouTube You can also find him later this month at the Ambrosia Theater, and at Mark Ridley's Comedy Castle this summer!

Let's get ready to WONDEEEEEEEERRRRRR!! The guys break down the first round of the Greatest One Hit Wonder Bracket Challenge. Theme song created by Jair Driesenga. Follow him @brotherjair on Instagram, Facebook, Bandcamp, and Youtube. The logo for the pod was created by Grand Rapids area comedian Carl Sobel. Follow us on social media: Facebook: The Notes McGotes Podcast Instagram/Twitter: @NotesMc...

Even while on vacation, Steve can't stay away from the podcast. While he's in Florida, we figure we would share our Top 5 favorite Florida artists. As always: Theme song created by Jair Driesenga. Follow him @brotherjair on Instagram, Facebook, Bandcamp, and Youtube. The logo for the pod was created by Grand Rapids area comedian Carl Sobel. Follow Brandon’s comedy: Twitter/Instagram: @brandonalber...

It's the last week in February, and we are going back to 2004 with this one! It gets a little deep, but it's a great conversation and we hope you enjoy. As always: Theme song created by Jair Driesenga. Follow him @brotherjair on Instagram, Facebook, Bandcamp, and Youtube. The logo for the pod was created by Grand Rapids area comedian Carl Sobel. Follow us on social media: Facebook: The Notes McGot...

**PLEASE STICK AROUND FOR ANNOUNCEMENTS AT THE END OF THE EPISODE** You read that right! We couldn't just settle for 5. We never do anyway! In this episode, get to know Brandon and Steve a little deeper and learn about their musical guilty pleasures. Some will be a surprise; others, not so much.  As always: Theme song created by Jair Driesenga. Follow him @brotherjair on Instagram, Facebook,...

The Nate Lounge is our sporadic episodes which feature guests, and other content that we want to share to our fans! To start of The Nate Lounge, we have someone who went to college and did theatre with Brandon, and now has her own gift basket business. Give her a follow on Instagram @giftsbyjory. As always: Theme song created by Jair Driesenga. Follow him @brotherjair on Instagram, Facebook, Bandc...

**This episode was recorded January 6 , 2021, and emotions were running high that night from the day's events. We get deep and personal. Our world has experienced so much, but we cannot stand by and let awful things happen to those around us.** As always: Theme song created by Jair Driesenga. Follow him @brotherjair on Instagram, Facebook, Bandcamp, and Youtube. The logo for the pod was created by...

This week the guys are giving their homage to Motown music and artists. We want to help celebrate Black History Month as best as we can, and this was what we thought we could do.  As always: Theme song created by Jair Driesenga. Follow him @brotherjair on Instagram, Facebook, Bandcamp, and Youtube. The logo for the pod was created by Grand Rapids area comedian Carl Sobel. Follow us on social...

Today we are joined by two Michigan comedians, David Steves and Jon Batch. These two have their own podcast called Good vs. Evil. You can check their podcast out at: goodevilpodcast.com And follow them individually: Jon Batch @thejonbatch on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter David Steves @cgm_comedy on TikTok, Instagram, Twitter and “David Steves” on Facebook. The theme song was provided by Jair Dri...

The guys are keeping it local again and going with Frankenmuth natives, Greta Van Fleet! As always: Theme song created by OA. Follow him on Instagram @HipHopeAudio. The logo for the pod was created by Grand Rapids area comedian Carl Sobel. Follow us on social media: Facebook: The Notes McGotes Podcast Instagram/Twitter: @NotesMcGotesPod Email: TheNotesMcGotesPodcast@gmail.com Our podcast is sponso...

Happy Tuesday! Today, the guys talk about the good and the bad of music artistry! We talk about all sorts of artists, from rockers to comedians! As always: Theme song created by OA. Follow him on Instagram @HipHopeAudio. The logo for the pod was created by Grand Rapids area comedian Carl Sobel. Follow us on social media: Facebook: The Notes McGotes Podcast Instagram/Twitter: @NotesMcGotesPod Email...

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!  Today, the guy's take a dive into Grand Rapids area rapper, Edify! Theme song created by OA. Follow him on Instagram @HipHopeAudio. The logo for the pod was created by Grand Rapids area comedian Carl Sobel. Follow us on social media: Facebook: The Notes McGotes Podcast Instagram/Twitter: @NotesMcGotesPod Email: TheNotesMcGotesPodcast@gmail.com Our podcast is sponsored by: an...