Best Midwestern

May 03 2022 95 ep. 78 mins 5.8k
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Punknews.org presents Best Midwestern, a podcast focusing on music of the U.S. Midwest, hosted by Greg Simpson and Scott Heisel.

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Best Midwestern - State-by-State Project - Nebraska

May 03 2022 110 mins  
Holy shit it's our final State-by-State episode! Nebraska is comin' attcha with a musical history tour of the Cornhusker state going all the way back to a wax cylinder recording from the late 19th century up to punk and garage rock from the past couple years. Listen to Scott go off on Conor Oberst and Greg play a clip anyway.

Best Midwestern - State-by-State Project - Illinois Part 2

Apr 09 2022 73 mins  
It's our 11th (out of 12) state for our State-by-State project and it's the biggest of them all - Illinois! Here's part 2 after long last, focused on music from the 1990s to current up and coming bands.

Best Midwestern - State-by-State Project - Illinois Part 1

Mar 26 2021 127 mins  
It's our 11th (out of 12) state for our State-by-State project and it's the biggest of them all - Illinois! The state in which both Scott and Greg were born was a mecca for the relocated blues and jazz scenes in the 1920s, and we also take things back further to Native American music, then cover all the best stuff in all genres through the 80s with punk and house music. This is jus

Best Midwestern - An interview with Colossal

Jun 22 2020 91 mins  
We take a brief break from our state-by-state project to interview all four members of the amazing Chicago emo band Colossal- Pat Ford, Jason Flaks, Rob Kellenberger and Neil Hennessey. The group released an EP and LP through Asian Man in the early aughts, and reunitied for a track on a split with Owen last year. Find out about the history of this criminally underappreciated rock b

Best Midwestern - State-by-State Project - Ohio Part 2

Jun 02 2020 129 mins  
It's the REVENGE OF OHIO! On part 2 of our feature about music from the Buckeye State, we delve into the best bands to come out of Ohio, with a focus on modern music of the indie and punk realm especially. As Scott claims, it's best state in our great nation. Find out why!

Best Midwestern - State-by-State Project - Ohio Part 1

May 11 2020 98 mins  
On the 10th installment of our state-by-state series, it's a biggie - OHIO! This one had to be recorded in two sittings so it will be released the as such, because there is simply too much amazing music and too many notable musicians to fit in one episode. So enjoy part one, which covers Ohio music going waaaaay back, as well as the most notable artists to come from the Buckeye Sta

Best Midwestern - State-by-State Project - Kansas

Mar 21 2020 124 mins  
On the 9th installment of our state-by-state series, it's the state you've been on the edge of your seat for 8 months for... Kansas! Seriously though, Kansas rules. From being a hub for the second movement of jazz in the 30s-50s to rad underappreciated 80s punk to late 90s emo, Kansas has it all, baby!

Best Midwestern - State-by-State Project - Minnesota

Jun 04 2019 113 mins  
On the 8th installment of our state-by-state music project, we head to Minnesota. This episode is a doozy because there is sooooo much great stuff to come out of the land o' lakes, from 40s radio hits to Prince to modern punk. Dig it!

Best Midwestern - State-by-State Project - Wisconsin Part 2

Mar 29 2019 47 mins  
Wisconsin 2 - The modern shizz.

Best Midwestern - State-by-State Project - Wisconsin Part 1

Mar 22 2019 80 mins  
On the 7th installment of our State-by-State series we learn that Wisconsin is just too awesome for one episode. We go way back to the early great music of the Cheesiest State (TM) and rock our way through the decades up through the 1980s. On Part 2 coming in a week or so, we'll get to that great shit from 1990 - to now.