Episode 97

It's Rivalry Week in the Pacific Northwest as Sounders FC visit Portland Timbers on Sunday afternoon. Side x Side hosts Steve Zakuani and Brad Evans first recap what they say was an "easy win" vs LA Galaxy (1:03). They discuss the back line rotation (3:50) as well as Nicolas Lodeiro's first minutes of the season (4:33). Keely Dunning judges our hosts on their weekly Man of the Match picks (6:53) before The Black Tones (Eva and Cedric Walker) make their guest appearance on the pod (10:17). The Seattle-local punk rock band hit on a bunch of topics, including the Jimi Hendrix kit and his influence on their journeys as musicians (11:02), what their walk-out music would be if they suited up for the Rave Green (16:54) and just the synergy and similarities between music and sports (22:55). Our hosts wrap up this week's podcast by previewing Sunday's match vs Portland (33:24) and give some predictions in another game of Over/Under (38:56) before ending with a quick fan Q&A (42:26).