Two Dudes and Killer Tunes

In this episode, the Two Dudes welcome Robyn and Jason Gilleran of Hard G Comedy to the Green Room. Kal has been following this Comic Duo for a couple of years now and was finally able to get them in the studio. They perform shows all over the US and Robyn's set has been referred to as "filthy" on more than one occasion, she has buttons to prove it. Check out their socials to see when they are per...

In this episode, the Two Dudes welcomed Brian Maloney via Zoom. If you don't know Brian, he is the driving force behind the Sonic Coast and Sonic Detroit. If you want to know anything about Michigan Music, Brian is your guy. Brian started out in radio after graduating from Specs Howard and spent time throughout the US at various radio stations. Kal and Brian connected a few years ago and the Two D...

In this episode, the Two Dudes go without a guest for the first time in Season 4. After collaborating with Craig Hearn of We Are Soccer at the Dog and Pony Show Brewing in Royal Oak, Craig realized the audio didn't work. The Two Dudes love these episodes and talked about the Dog and Pony Show five year anniversary celebration going on right now, the upcoming World Cup, the Primus show, and Bourbon...

In this episode, the Two Dudes welcome fellow podcaster Brittany Racine and Dana Anderson to the Green Room. Kal originally met these two in February when Brittany hosted a Coffee and Collab event at Dana's Studio, Pure Barre in Brighton, MI. The event was centered around business owners and creatives goalsetting for '26, which Kal used for the TDaKT S4 Strategy. They talked about how Brittany cam...

In this episode, the Two Dudes welcome Gabby back to the show. Gabby was on S1 EP5 with Black Note Graffiti during our first ever Zoom episode. Gabby fronts this rock band from Ann Arbor and they have played BurnFest A2 multiple times and also played at Upheaval Festival in Grand Rapids. As if Gabby wasn't busy enough, she started fronting the metal band, Annex Void. It is amazing to hear the deat...

In this episode, the Two Dudes welcomed Sarah Mudry to the Green Room. Kal and Neil have known Sarah dating back to their UDM Soccer days. Sarah spent a lot of time in Colorado and has seen a ton of shows at Red Rocks. She is also a huge Phish fan and has gone Phishin’ all over, including a pretty crazy roadtrip to Florida. We were all over the place with this one, from UDM road trips in the vans...

In this episode, the Two Dudes welcome two Canadian dudes to kick off Season 4. Chris Giroux and Benner of Black Fawn Distribution joined from Hamilton, Ontario via Zoom. Given Kal's travels through Ontario over the last year, it seemed like a great way to get things started on TDaKT's 3rd Anniversary. Kal met Chris on Instagram because a shared follower, TDaKT S2 EP25 Alum, Peter DiStefano of Por...

In this episode, the Two Dudes review Season 3 in the finale episode. Listen in as they talk about their favorite episodes, concerts, and Killer Tunes of the Season. It is still hard to believe that we are finishing up Season 3 and Year 3 of TDaKT and want to thank everyone for following along with us. Make sure to check this one out to see what TDaKT has coming up for Season 4. It is already shap...

In this episode, the Two Dudes welcome the King of Rock, DMC to the show. Kal had met DMC 2.5 years prior at Motor City Comic Con when DMC gave him his email after signing the Run DMC / Beastie Boys that is featured in all TDaKT episodes. This one runs a little over an hour as they talk about the phenomenon that "Christmas In Hollis" has become, what it was like to bring Hip Hop to the world, and...

In this episode, the Two Dudes welcome Cristo Likiardopoulos to the Studio for the last in person guest of Season 3. Kal has known Cristo from when he was a little guy because his sister and Kal's daughter have been friends for 20 years. Cristo started playing guitar about five years ago and at 21 is a certified shredder. Cristo is constantly playing in and around metro Detroit with his bands, the...

In this episode, the Two Dudes interview Standish913. Kal and Standish were in Leavenworth, KS while Neil joined via Zoom. This was by far the craziest episode we've had to date. Not just because the 12 hour journey to meet up, but listening to Standish recount his story of being wrongfully accused and spending 56 days in an Edmonton Remand Center for the first time. Standish is an icon in the ent...

In this episode, the Two Dudes welcome Kal's Mom, Pam Kaliszewski to the show. Listen in as she talks about the times she ran into Tina Turner in a hotel elevator or when she was chatting up a young Kenny Rogers while waiting for a taxing in Las Vegas. Pam was usually driving or riding shotgun in the old Aerostar minivan as Kal's musical tastes were formed in the back listening to anything and eve...

In this episode, the Two Dudes welcome one of Neil's oldest friends, Craig Baker. These two met when Craig was three and Neil was one, they were next door neighbors. It was really cool to see these two reconnect and talk about the early days, including memories of the times playing soccer with Neil's brother, Tommy who was lost way too soon. After Neil moved to Brighton, they lost touch and this w...

In this episode, the Two Dudes welcome Blank Page to the show. Avery and Jack just graduated High School and relocated from Maryland to Nashville to start their Freshman year of college. Over the last couple of years these two powerhouses have played over 100 shows sharing the stage with some of Country Music's biggest stars. Blank Page shared the stage with the War and Treaty performing their hit...

In this episode, the Two Dudes welcome Jon Schack for the fourth time, the second four time guest of TDaKT. They changed things up a bit and recorded this one in the Green Room, which was a first for the show but not the last. Listen in as Kal and Jon talk about the Primus show in July at the Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre in Sterling Heights, MI. They also revisit the old camping days in Holly, MI...

In this episode, the Two Dudes take the show on the road for the second time of Season 3. This time they are at Meadow Brook Amphitheatre in Rochester Hills, MI for Lord Huron. This was the first time for Kal and Neil seeing Lord Huron and the show itself was amazing. Before heading in during set up, Neil found some tape from a large group of tailgaters that ended up being Family and Friends of Lo...

In this episode, the Two Dudes welcome TJ Flowers to the Studio. TJ was an OG in the Michigan soccer community back in the day and may be the biggest Prince super fan out there. Listen in as TJ talks about the time when he spent a week at Paisley Park and why he may be known as Mr. Bootleg.

In this episode, the Two Dudes welcome Greg Sultana to the Studio. Kal played soccer against Greg back in high school but they haven’t seen each other since. Greg had been sharing his comeback story on social media when they reconnected earlier this year and he was more This is some tough content to listen to at times, and it is a miracle that he was able to join us in studio. Make sure to check t...

In this episode, the Two Dudes took the show on the road for the first Tailgate episode of Season 3 at Pine Knob Music Theatre in Clarkston, MI for the Dave Matthews Band show. They were lucky enough to have Chris Grodzicki and hi daughter, Gabby, join them before heading inside. Kal and Neil have know Grod for decades and he was routinely hanging out at home base before some of the iconic shows w...

In this episode, Kal and Neil go without a guest for the first time in Season 3. Listen in as Kal talks about his mini tour following Ben Harper around and when he actually met him in Toronto. The Two Dudes also discuss the Billy Corgan solo shows, a stripped down version of Rusted Root, and bevvy of other things. Kal also updates his Forever Five during this episode so listen in to find out who i...

In this episode, the Two Dudes invited Craig Hearn to the show. If anyone knows anything about TDaKT you know Kal and Neil both played soccer together in college. If anyone knows anything about soccer in Michigan, they know Craig Hearn. Craig is from the metro Detroit area, but spent time in South Africa while his dad was a soccer pro there and then spent a good portion of his childhood in the UK...

In this episode, the Two Dudes welcom Jason Waggoner back to the show. Jason was first on TDaKT for S2 EP18 and spent almost three hours jibber jabbering This time came in around an hour while Jason gave an update on what he has been up to in the last year. He is still playing non stop, creating new music, and has found a nice little foothold in LA that seems to have given him even more inspiratio...

For S3 EP9, the Two Dudes welcomed Shayne O'Keefe to the new Studio in Redford, MI. We met Shayne when his band Gusher opened up for Frank Black at Saint Andrew's Hall in Detroit on 1.28.25. The band was awesome and we met Shayne outside after his set. It was cool to hear how Shayne got his start in music and more specifically how he became the frontman for Gusher. Shayne is also the owner of Metr...

In S3 EP8, the Two Dudes welcomed Mista Grinch, Patrick Simmons, to the Studio for the last episode before the big move. Patrick is a rapper based out of Pontiac and is a member of the Cypher Society. If you haven't heard of it, make sure to check this out. It was cool to hear how he got his start and what he is working on now. He has some new music dropping soon with Scar Face, Ice Cube and, On P...

In S3 EP7, the Two Dudes welcom E and Tank from the Extended Play Podcast to the original Studio for one of the final two episodes. One of the few times where we fill out all four seats. Love what these two are doing with their Detroit area based Podcast, which is where Kal first found them. One of our favoities episodes was when E was breaking down NWA's Straight Outta Compton, a classic for sure...