The What Podcast

What happens when you randomly decide to don a Viking hat with horns and a giant clock around your neck while attending Bonnaroo? People want to hang out with you of course. Pondo joins Barry and Lord Taco on The What Podcast to explain the origins of Pondo's Army. ______ 🎧 LISTEN LINKS Website: https://thewhatpodcast.com Spotify: https://thewhat.co/spotify Apple Podcasts: https://thewhat.co/...

Brad, Barry, and Lord Taco get together in The What  podcast world headquarters in Barry's basement for the second time in two years to celebrate 69 days to Bonnaroo. The gang also chats about the Coachella lineup swaps and the changing festival landscape. Plus, find out how you can act now to possibly win some special merch (aka junk)! ______ CHAPTERS (00:00:00) Intro (00:01:07) Brad's ne...

Listeners to The What podcast showed off their artistic abilities and their senses of humor in an effort to win tickets to the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival. David Grimes is the lucky winner and joined Barry and Lord Taco to talk about his trips to The Farm and his winning work. (See all the submissions here .) Plus, David talks about his first experiences on the farm, and Lord Taco takes us...

Jeff Cuellar was a key member of the teams that created such festivals as Bonnaroo, Railbird, Forecastle, and Moon River. For today's episode of The What podcast , he joins Brad and Barry to talk about his roles with those events, as well as to chat about his new job with Sixthman, where he helps produce mini festivals on cruise ships and resorts around the world. Cuellar also goes over some o...

It's a two-fer interview week on  The What  podcast , with both Max Dunn of Gang of Youths and Britt Daniel of Spoon on the show. The two musicians discuss their latest projects --  angel in realtime and  Lucifer on the Sofa , respectively -- and what the records might sound like once they get out on tour. Also on this episode, Brad, Barry, and Lord Taco discuss the new improvements to Bonnaro...

RÜFÜS DU SOL frontman Tyrone Lindqvist joins Barry, Brad, and Lord Taco of  The What podcast to discuss the band's journey in creating their most recent studio album, Surrender . Lindqvist discusses how the band was headed for drama when they decided to trade their whiskey shots for ginger shots, but how the trio is much healthier for it. The Australian musician also talks about how the forced...

A former girlfriend played a big role in getting Ryan Winnen, Chase Lawrence, and Joe Memmel together in what is now COIN. The guys join Brad, Barry and Lord Taco on The What Podcast to discuss their Nashville origins, festivals, and their upcoming return to Bonnaroo this summer. Barry, Brad, and Lord Taco also weigh in on last week's Jack Antonoff conversation and discuss the polarizing respo...

The What Podcast hosts obviously love Bonnaroo, and they're not the only ones; Jack Antonoff has played the fest numerous times, and is heading back to the Farm in 2022 both with his band Bleachers and as the architect of a 1984-themed SuperJam. On this episode of  The What , Antonoff joins Brad to chat about his love for the festival and his plans for the special SuperJam. He also touches on...

Festivals fans Reggie and Jessica join Brad, Barry and Lord Taco to discuss what they love about Boston Calling, but also to compare European festivals to those here in America. ______ CHAPTERS (00:00:00) Intro (00:00:56) Lord Taco Visits Brad in New Orleans (00:13:35) Interview with Jessica and Reggie (00:50:13) New Music from Repeat Repeat (00:51:28) Outro ______ 🎧 LISTEN LINKS Website: https:/...

Festival fans got hit with an onslaught of lineups in the last couple of weeks, and Brad and Barry from The What podcast discuss and rank their favorites. Spoiler alert, it's New Orleans Jazz Fest at number 1 and then everyone else. But what of Coachella? Or less "prestigious" events like Shaky Knees or Boston Calling? And then of course there's the biggest elephant in the room, Bo...

It’s finally here! After two years of cancellations, Bonnaroo is ready to try again in 2022 with its newly revealed lineup. If there’s anything that gets festival fans excited, it’s lineup day, and  The What podcast gang are  definitely festival fans. As soon as the lineup dropped, Barry, Brad, and Lord Taco were on Zoom dishing their reactions to the 2022 Bonnaroo bill. What day are they most exc...

Everybody has a story about being in the pit when things got a little scary, and Brann Dailor of the recently Grammy-nominated Mastodon tells Barry and Lord Taco about his experience on the latest edition of The What Podcast . He also shares some stories from that band's experience filming their  Game of Thrones cameos. Also on this episode, Brad, Barry, and Lord Taco also talk about the lates...

The War on Drugs frontman Adam Granduciel joins Brad from  The What Podcast for a special interview about the band's new album, I Don't Live Here Anymore . In addiction to discussing the progression from the TWOD's previous full-length,  A Deeper Understanding , Granduciel is joined by his bandmates for a four-song performance. In this exclusive set, The War on Drugs perform the new LP...

As the news from Astroworld continues to breaks hearts, The What Podcast explores the aftermath of the tragedy. Will there be an impact on how future festivals handle security or capacity? What about artist's responsibility? On a lighter note, Brad, Barry, and Lord Taco also make some early predictions for the Bonnaroo 2022 lineup, and discuss the new adaptation of  Dune.  (Spoiler: Barry is n...

Durand Jones and The Indications namesake Durand Jones gives new meaning to the expression "the eyes are the window to the soul" during his fun and insightful conversation with Brad and Barry on The What Podcast . The band's singer/drummer Aaron Frazer was on the show last episode , and now it's the frontman's turn to step to the mic. ______ 🎧 LISTEN LINKS Website: https://the...

Durand Jones and The Indications singer/songwriter/musician Aaron Frazer tells Brad and Barry of The What Podcast that working with the band and releasing his own solo album is sort of like being a Marvel superhero: there is plenty of work for everyone. ______ 🎧 LISTEN LINKS Website: https://thewhatpodcast.com Spotify: https://thewhat.co/spotify Apple Podcasts: https://thewhat.co/applepodcasts Yo...

This week on The What Podcast , Brad tells Barry and Lord Taco all about his experience at Austin City Limits 2021. Highlights include George Strait, Durand Jones, and sushi, and not necessarily in that order. Take a listen and make sure you like and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. ______ 🎧 LISTEN LINKS Website: https://thewhatpodcast.com Spotify: https://thewhat.co/spotify Apple Podcas...

Marc Myers, a regular contributor to The Wall Street Journal , joins Brad, Barry, and Lord Taco to discuss his new book, ROCK CONCERT: An Oral History as Told by the Artists, Backstage Insiders, and Fans Who Were There . It's a fun conversation on The What Podcast that looks at the evolution of the live show from the '50s to the '80s. Myers gives insider info about how rock concerts ev...

Keeping up with which festivals are happening and which are being canceled or postponed can be difficult enough, but Brad, Barry and Lord Taco have a little fun on The What Podcast playing Fake or Festival, a game that asks which is real and which is made up. ______ 🎧 LISTEN LINKS Website: https://thewhatpodcast.com Spotify: https://thewhat.co/spotify Apple Podcasts: https://thewhat.co/applepodca...

Where were you when you got word that Bonnaroo 2021 was not happening? Amelia Meath and Nick Sanborn of Sylvan Esso were in the middle of practicing for their Superjam set, a special collaborative show that's always one of the most anticipated of Roo. Meath and Sanborn joined Lord Taco and Barry from The What Podcast to share what it was like learning that the festival had been canceled by a s...

A week ago, we were supposed to be getting ready to return to Manchester, Tennessee for Bonnaroo. Instead, Hurricane Ida rolled through and cancelled everyone's plans. Okay, so we saw the storm coming, but we didn't anticipate it coming  like this . We certainly didn't think "too much water" would be the reason Bonnaroo wouldn't happen for the second year in a row. After th...

Hurricane Ida changed plans for a lot of people, and hopefully everyone is safe and able to recover fully and quickly.  The What Podcast ’s own Brad is safe in New Orleans dealing with the aftermath while still looking forward to a weekend in Tennessee. Before the hurricane hit, Barry was able to chat about preparing for Bonnaroo 2021 with Khruangbin’s Laura Lee and D.J., who are set to perform on...

The Bonnaroo Music & Festival in Manchester, Tennessee, is less than a week away and the guys on The What Podcast are sharing their daily schedules for the acts the want to see. Last week, it was Lord Taco's list and this week Barry tells us his must-see artists. Brad will wrap things up next week. ______ 🎧 LISTEN LINKS Website: https://thewhatpodcast.com Spotify: https://thewhat.co/spoti...

As every Bonnaroo veteran knows, a big part of the fun is spending time pouring over the newly released schedule to make your lineup and to lament over the inevitable conflicts that will occur. Barry, Brad and Lord Taco from The What podcast, the premiere podcast about Bonnaroo specifically and festivals in general, will each share their schedules between now and the event. Up first is Lord Taco h...

After much angst and hand-wringing from Bonnaroo fans like Brad, Barry, and Taco of The What podcast, the festival released an announcement regarding their COVID-19 safety protocols. They also let us know when they will release the schedule, and the guys all agree the announcement is worth the wait. ______ 🎧 LISTEN LINKS Website: https://thewhatpodcast.com Spotify: https://thewhat.co/spotify Appl...