On The Back Hash

This week is an amazing interview with band director, judge, and all-around amazing guy Lincoln Rowe! The guys sit down with Lincoln to discuss his journey as a director, the mindshift he has had with competitive arts, and of course, a little DCI!

The guys are back this week, talking all things marching arts! Topics include the latest news with the Mandarins, new sponsorships for #DCI, and #BOA Grand Nationals! Let us know your opinions on these topics, and don't forget to LIKE, SHARE, and SUBSCRIBE!!

The boys are back and ready to discuss your questions! You all sent us questions, and we respond with our takes about corps, DCI, and other categories. Let us know your answers to some of these questions!

The #DCI2025 season is officially over, but we're not done giving out our takes on the season! In this episode, we give our personal opinions and hand out awards for the #DCI season. Let us know your answers to our awards in the comments below!

What a final week it was for the #DCI2025 World Championship! The guys are back this week to recap all that went down this past weekend, and give their insights into how they felt about the final positions. Let us know how you felt about Worlds and what your favorite show was this year!

IT'S FINALS WEEK!!! The guys are excited and ready to see what this year's #DCI2025 World Championship has to offer. This week, they give their picks on who they think will come out on top and who will take the captions! Let us know in the comments what your Top 12 looks like and who you have taking it all!!

The guys are back to talk about the week that was #dci2025 and how Finals might be taking shape. The fellas break down this past weekend and how this impacts the home stretch of the season, as well as the One To Watch!

After we were able to catch our breath from this past weekend, we settled down to discuss all the wild things from the #DCI2025 Southwestern Championship. The guys break down the major storylines from the show and talk about the implications this might bring.

This year, #DCI2025 is shaping up to be one of the most competitive and exciting years we have seen! The guys this week run down the main shows from this past weekend (12:30), look at the major storylines and power rankings for the year (51:20), and Zach gives us the One To Watch (1:19:20). What storyline intrigues you the most. Let us know in the comments!

#DCI2025 is shaping up to be an interesting one so far! This week, the guys review some of the shows from this past week (8:00), analyze scores from the River City Rhapsody (16:50) and DCI West (33:20). Also, Zach gives his One To Watch this week (1:23:50). Let us know how you felt about this past weekend, and what show is standing out to you as the top so far!

#DCI2025 has started, and we've already got some corps throwing down some crazy shows! This week the guys break down the preview shows (22:00) and Drum Along the Rockies (48:00). Also, Zach gives us our one to watch this week (1:29:30). Let us know how you thought this weekend went and what got your excited!

The 2025 DCI season is right around the corner, and the guys are back to give their previews of the season! On this episode, the guys preview a couple of World Class show announcements, as well as give their storylines to watch this year and give their bold predictions for the season. Let us know what your storylines and bold predictions are for this upcoming DCI season!

We are back this week with a brand new episode where we talk about DCI 2025 World Class show announcements! We discuss what we're looking forward to and what shows have some potential to be great. Let us know which shows you think have the chance to be great this year. Make sure to also subscribe or follow on your favorite podcast platform!

The boys are back and ready to talk all things DCI! After a lengthy break, we're back along with the start of the 2025 DCI season. This episode, the guys talk about the shows that have been announced so far in DCI's Open and All-Age Classes! Don't miss out on this episode!

We are finally back with a new episode of On The Back Hash! This week's episode is all about the DCI Winter Meetings. The guys look at the proposals that were brought up, which ones passed, and the impact that they will have on the next DCI season. We also examine the groundwork laid out for the Spartans and their journey to World Class. What do you think the impact of the new proposals will have on DCI?

We are back this week with a phenomenal interview with the one and only Caty Llamas! We discuss her story of getting into drum corps, how she landed with Phantom Regiment, and how her experiences prepared her for her career! This is a such a great interview, and we are so thankful to Caty for sitting down with us! Make sure you don't miss this episode!!!

We are back this week with a really fun episode and one we think will be great to discuss! This week Chris brings to a table a new system to use for DCI modeled after the relegation and promotion system used in soccer leagues around the world. The guys discuss if this system would work and what the shakeout would be from using a system like this. You do not want to miss this one!!

We're back with a brand new episode and it's a good one! The guys are joined this week with Jordan Fillingham who marched with the Cavaliers during the early 2000s! He shares his thoughts on the drum corps experience, and how it shaped his career! Enjoy, and if you haven't yet, make sure to LIKE and SUBSCRIBE!!!

The DCI 2024 is officially over, but we wanted to reminisce about the season before we put a bow on it! The guys are back this week to talk about what they felt was the "best of" this season for them. Watch as they talk about what were some of the favorite props, brass, moments, and more! Let us know what you think was the best for this season! LIKE-SHARE-SUBSCRIBE

The weekend came and went, and boy was it a good one! The guys are back from their trip to Indianapolis are share their thoughts about #dci2024 are how things looked when the dust settled! Let us know how you felt this past weekend, and if you think the placements were where you thought, and if not, how did you rank the performances this weekend. #podcast #marchingband

The time has arrived! DCI Finals week is upon us and the guys can't wait to see how it unfolds. This week they give their finals predictions and how they think the overall caption awards will shake out. You do not want to miss this episode! Don't forget to comment below with your predictions for this weekend! As always make sure to LIKE, SHARE, and SUBSCRIBE!

This past weekend was packed full of great shows and some crazy upsets happening. This week the guys talk about their fan experience at DCI's The Masters of the Summer Music Games and if there were any improvements from last year. They also break down all the shows that happened over the weekend and the first-time upsets. How do you feel about what happened this past weekend? Make sure to LIKE, SHARE, AND SUBSCRIBE!!

This past weekend was a wild one with DCI's Southwestern Championship taking place. The guys breakdown the placements and discuss how they feel about the scores and breakdown what some corps need to make it to the next level. Let us know how you feel about this past weekend and what you think might happened going forward. Make sure to LIKE SHARE and SUBSCRIBE!!!

This week is the big week for #DCI2024 with the DCI Southwestern Championship right on our doorstep! The guys break down the lineup for this show and give their takes on what it will take for the corps to make a push down the homestretch. They also give some ideas on where they think the placements will be for this weekend. Let us know what you think will be the rankings after this weekend. As always, make sure to LIKE, SHARE, AND SUBSCRIBE!!

The season is in full swing and the picture for a finals spot are underway! This week the guys talk about the Flomarching premiere for corps as well as the Tier Battles that are starting to shape up. Zach also shares his One To Watch for this episode. Let us know what trends you're seeing and the corps that are really standing out to you at this point of the year! Make sure to also LIKE, SHARE, AND SUBSCRIBE!!!!

The first set of shows have been performed and the first set of numbers have been given. Take a listen to our thoughts about the first week of this DCI season. Lots of great shows this year, and we've only seen about half of them. What are you impressions of the season so far? Let us know in the comments below. Don't forget to LIKE, COMMENT, SHARE and SUBSCRIBE!

The time has finally arrived!! The 2024 DCI season is upon us and we're ready to see how it shakes out. The fellas this week look at a few more show announcements heading into the year (10:30) and discuss the storylines they're interested in going into the season (20:35). They also give their bold predictions for this season (44:06) and give us their show to watch this week (1:00:06)!! Tell us what bold predictions and storylines you're looking at going into what seems to be a very competitive and exciting season!! Don't forget to LIKE, SHARE, AND SUBSCRIBE!!!!!

We're back this week looking at the DCI 2024 World Class show announcements. The guys discuss what they like about the show concepts and give their early takes on what they think they will enjoy this season. Make sure to go watch Part 1 as well to get caught up with all of World Class! Make sure to leave which show you're excited about this year, and make sure you LIKE, SHARE, and SUBSCRIBE!!!1

We're getting closer and closer to the start of the 2024 DCI season and we are excited! This week the fellas are looking at the show announcements for World Class and give their early thoughts on the shows. Let us know how you feel about these announcements, and look out for Part 2 later. Make sure to LIKE, SHARE, and SUBSCRIBE!! SOURCE: https://www.flomarching.com/articles/11538150-a-running-list-of-2024-drum-corps-international-show-announcements

We're back this week looking at DCI's Open Class and the show announcements for the 2024 season! Join us and let us know how you think these shows will look this year or what you're looking forward to this season!

We're getting ready for the 2024 DCI Season which is only a few weeks away by looking at the show announcements so far! In this episode, the guys look at the All-Age Class and what they are bringing in the inaugural year of the class. They also discuss what this class will look like now that DCA has merged with DCI. Let us know what you think about these shows, and what you're looking forward to this season!!

The fellas are back to talk about the upcoming DCI season! The start of the season is fast approaching and the guys talk about the DCI Evaluation Portal for the 2024 season. This discussion is a good one and looks into how the process could help sustainability of the activity. Let us know what you think!! ARTICLE LINK: https://www.dci.org/news/5-ensembles-enter-openall-age-class-evaluation-portal-in-2024

This week is all about WGI Percussion Championships. The guys talk about what went down during this past weekend and what shows jumped out to them as they watched in-person and through Flomarching. Let us know what you thought about this season!

We are in the thick of WGI Worlds and getting prepared for Percussion and Winds week. We recap WGI Guard Championships and look at what we think the Percussion and Winds week will shake out.

The boys are back this week with a new episode! They discuss the recent news from the Cadets bankruptcy news, and preview the WGI Winterguard World Championships. Cadets Statement: https://cadets.org/cadets-arts-entertainment-cae-files-bankruptcy WGI Guard Schedule: https://www.flomarching.com/events/11562152-2024-wgi-color-guard-world-championships/schedule

The WGI season is hitting the home stretch with the final regional week in the rearview mirror. The guys this week talk about what they saw from the final week and what we can expect going into World Championships in the next few weeks. Let us know what you think about this week and what you're looking forward to at Worlds!

The boys are back this week with another new episode of On The Back Hash! There's a lot to talk about with WGI Regionals coming to a close soon. Ced, Will, Zach, and Chris look at the seeding and ranking for the top groups going into these final weeks. Let us know which groups you think are looking good to get a medal this year!

Ced, Will, and Zach are here this week to discuss all that went down during WGI Regionals Week 3. Lots of shows happened over the weekend, and the guys break down the scores and what they enjoyed from WGI. Let us know how you felt about this past weekend and who you think are early favorites! Don't forget get to LIKE and SHARE!!!

WGI is going strong with week 2 in our rearview mirror. Ced, Chris, and Will run down the scores from this past week in both Guard and Percussion, and also take a look at an interesting debate on a new class in the Percussion domain. Let us know what you think about this past week and our discussion about adding a new class!

IT'S WGI TIME!!!! We're back this week to talk about all things WGI from this past weekend. We focus on the Avon Regional and breakdown what impressed us! Don't miss this awesome episode! Let us know which group impressed you this week and what you're looking forward to in the future!

The guys are back this week talking about more #WGI show announcements. The focus this week is on Independent World are what these groups are bringing to the floor this year. Let us know in the comments which show you're looking forward to and make sure to hit the subscribe button!!

This week the guys discuss the interview with the New CEO of DCI, Nate Boudreaux! We get some insights on the vision the new CEO has and what might be coming down in the future! Source: https://www.dci.org/news/qa-new-dci-chief-executive-officer-nate-boudreaux

WE'RE BACK!!!! It's been a while but the fellas are here to discuss the upcoming WGI season. With the season approaching, they look over the show announcements from the Winter Guard and Percussion worlds. Let us know what you think about this upcoming season and what you're looking forward to seeing!!Image Sources: Percussion- https://www.flomarching.com/articles/11793939-wgi-2024-show-announcement-running-list-percussionGuard- https://www.flomarching.com/articles/11793667-wgi-2024-show-announcement-running-list-winter-guard

Happy Holidays everyone! This episode the guys sit back and talk about the year that was 2023! They give their Naughty and Nice Lists (11:00) over the marching arts and talk about the Christmas Wish Lists for the upcoming year (34:28). Let us know what you thought about this past year when it comes to #DCI, #WGI, or anything in the performing arts! Hope you all had a great 2023 and looking forward to 2024!!

The full crew is back this week along with a guest! The guys sit down with Jon Oliver to talk about all things marching band and band in general. We discuss Oliver's DCI experience, how he approaches drill writing, and a whole lot more. Let us know what you guys would like to see in the future!

Zach and Ced look back at BOA 2023 and discuss placements and what they liked from this past weekend. What do you think about how BOA 2023 went and what could have gone differently? Let us know in the comments!!

The guys this week look at Texas State Finals and the amount of talent coming from this area. They also try their best at predicting how they feel BOA Grand Nationals are going to shake out. How do you feel about the upcoming BOA Grand Nationals?

This episode is a special one as Ced and Zach take a look at their state circuit championships! They break down finals and their takes on what they saw over that weekend. If you live in Kentucky, you want to hear this one!

The guys are back to give an update on the BOA scene for 2023. Join as they discuss the updated rankings and how they think the season with shape up.

So much has gone on we needed to have a whole episode on its own about DCI's future. With Cadets announcing they are not competing in the 2024 season and Southwind ceasing operations, what's next for DCI? The fellows talk about budgets and how the corps function on a year to year basis. What do you think the future of DCI will look like? How do corps need to change their operations to maintain? Let us know!