Necktie Optional 4th of July Special (7/4/2026)

A very special episode of Necktie Optional to celebrate and reflect on 250 years of American independence, and reflecting upon the good, bad, and ugly - and embracing protest music as a desire for positive change.Setlist:The Menzingers | America (You're Freaking Me Out)Greta Van Fleet | A Change Is Gonna ComeConner Oberst & The Mystic Valley Band | Roosevelt RoomDescendents | 'MericanJohn Prine | Your Flag Decal Won't Get You Into Heaven AnymoreBright Eyes | When The President Talks to GodCarsie Blanton & The Burning Hell | Private EquityMon Rovia | Heavy FootJesse Welles | Masks OffDavid Dondero | Pre-invasion JittersForest Sun | America, I Love YouMicah Schnabel | Nuclear WarKennyHoopla | NEW AMERICA//Ozomatli | Pa LanteEdwin Starr | WarBrendan Hines | GuillotineCarsie Blanton & The Burning Hell | Hoist the GuillotineBad Religion | Let Them Eat WarRage Against The Machine | TestifyDead Pioneers | TiredPearl Jam | Fortunate SonBruce Springsteen | Born in the U.S.A.