The Hold My Spot Podcast
by The Hold My Spot Podcast
Two corporate punks discussing their experiences at live concerts. Episodes will be uploaded after each show they attend. Musician interviews and discussions will include overall performance, set list, live sound vs album, expectations going in and a final score of the performance.
Episodes
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S2E1: We're Back!
Our season 1 recap episode! We discuss the high points and low points of the 2023 concerts we attended, covered some music news, played a fun game called “Switch My Spot” and took a look at what’s to come in season 2!
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S1E22: Petey / North Americans @ HOB CLE 11/15/23
Matt and Ethan are getting along swimmingly again. Is Ethan on a hot streak? You decide.
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S1E21: The Hotelier / Foxing / Emperor X @ The Roxy 11/12/23
Ethan is back! For now... Let's see if he can keep up this pace.
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S1E20: When We Were Young Festival 10/22/23 & Emo Nite Brooklyn 10/21/23
Luck you! Our longest episode to date. We recap a wild weekend in Las Vegas!
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S1E19: Postcard From Earth at The Sphere Las Vegas 10/23/23
Not a concert review but a quick review of the brand new Darren Aronofsky film, Postcard From Earth at the Sphere Las Vegas.
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S1E17: The Existential Dance Music Tour - San Holo / DROELOE / OddKidOut at the Agora 10/19/23
It's your lucky day! This is my shortest episode yet. Huge shout out to DROELOE for jamming on the Trumpet during his set and San Holo shreds on guitar!
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S1E16: Trousdale / Anna Vaus - 10/8/23 @ The Ark
It's Ethan and...his wife, Megan recapping the Trousdale concert at The Ark is Ann Arbor while Matt fumes with jealousy back east.
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S1 E15: The Destination Beautiful 20th Anniversary Tour - Mae / Manic / Maggie Miles 10/7/23
Concert Road Trip to Columbus, OH at the Rumba Cafe.
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S1E14: The Life is Not a Waiting Room Tour - Senses Fail, Holding Absence, Thousand Below @ The Roxy Mahalls 9/22/23
My apologies to Holding Absence and Thousand below for forgetting your band names in the review. I'll blame it on my advanced age...
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S1E13: The Gaslight Anthem, Donovan Woods, Catbite @ HOB Cleveland 9/19/23
Ethan's "triumphant" return to the Podcast after going missing for 2 months...
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S1E12: Baby Metal @ The Agora Cleveland 9/6/23
Another out of order update...
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S1 E11: The Starting Line & Motherfolk @ The Bluestone 9/8/23
One of my favorite pop punk bands of all time. Can you tell?
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S1E10: So Much (for) Stardust Tour - Fallout Boy, Bring Me The Horizon, & The Royal & The Serpent @ Blossom Music Center 7/18/23
A little out of order with this one, but oh well?
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S1E9: Foreigner & Loverboy @ Blossom Music Center 7/24/23
My second solo review! Ethan who, ammirite? jk.
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S1E8: Mest @ The Winchester 7/21/23
Check out the Podcast's greatest episode yet... featuring Matt solo reviewing Mest at the Winchester in Lakewood, Ohio.
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Sad Summer Fest 2023 - Cincinnati: Taking Back Sunday / The Maine / Motion City Soundtrack / Pvris/ Hot Mulligan / Mom Jeans / Stand Atlantic / Sincere Engineer
Check out this episode for our review of Sad Summer Fest 2023 We road-trip to Cincinnati to check out Taking Back Sunday / The Maine / Motion City Soundtrack / Pvris / Hot Mulligan / Mom Jeans / Stand Atlantic / Sincere Engineer
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S1E6: blink-182 / Turnstile /Beauty School Dropout - 5/16/23 at the Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse
It's our biggest concert of the year! Arguably the biggest of our lives? We're forming core memories and not sure how many we have left. It's blink-182 day y'all and we don't spare any details about how we spent it. So grab a bevvy and hang out. We held a spot just for you, friend.
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S1E5.38: Our 3 Favorite Bands of All Time - 5/16/23 at Collision Bend Brewing Company
Our 3 favorite bands of ALL TIME, you ask?? Oh, you didn't ask? Well could you do us a solid and just ask? Please and thank you! We answered this question while hoarding calories for the blink-182 concert in Cleveland later that night. Yes, we were two corporate hacks recording a music podcast at…
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S1E5: Coheed and Cambria / Deafheaven - 5/10/23 at the Agora Theater
Two corporate hacks fend off their advancing ages by seeing a band that commercially peaked in the 2000s. Their opener also played this new thing the kids are calling 'shoe gaze' (?). So grab a drink and join us for this post-concert riff. We held a spot just for you.
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S1E4: Taylor Swift / Paramore / Gayle - 3/17/23 at State Farm Stadium
One corporate hack, and proud 'Spouse of Swiftie', tells his fellow corporate hack about his experience at night 1 of Taylor Swift's 'Eras Tour'. We would like the Swifties to know we are allies, we come in peace, and please don't hunt us down for anything we said or did not say. Please and thank...
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S1E3: Bilmuri / Skuff Micksun - 3/23/23 at The Beachland Ballroom
Two corporate hacks fend off their advancing ages by going back to the basics: heavy pop music (popcore?). We are fresh off of seeing popcore bands, Bilmuri and Skuff Micksun at The Beachland Ballroom...and we are joined by special guest, Sebastian! So grab a drink and join us for a post-concert...
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S1E2: Blink 182 - Cheshire Cat
In preparation for seeing Blink 182 live, two aging corporate hacks travel back through time (business class of course) and listen to Blink 182's debut album, 'Cheshire Cat'. The album is 41 minutes long, the episode is 59 minutes, and the number of useful insights provided is debatably 0. Decide...
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S1E1: Biitchseat / Arcadia Grey / Equipment / Snow Ellet - 1/22/23 at The Grog Shop
Our first review! Cleveland's own Biitchseat headlines with Arcadia Grey, Equipment, and Snow Ellet supporting. Plus check out our fun post-show interview with Snow Ellet who just released his new song, Elevator.
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Two corporate punks discussing their experiences at live concerts. Episodes will be uploaded after each show they attend. Musician interviews and discussions will include overall performance, set list, live sound vs album, expectations going in and a final score of the performance.
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