We've done 100 episodes of this podcast—that calls for a Celebration (Rock). To celebrate the show and Damager's new album, we've got Pod Alum Dan Stewart and Garrison Krotz back in the hot seat to talk all things rock and roll. Grab a Chicago Handshake and hang with us as we raise a glass to the next 100 episodes and rock and roll.Listen to Celebration Rock by Japandroids here.Check out Damager on Instagram, and listen to their new (very good) record Forever or Else here! Thank you to Camero...

We few, we happy few, we band of brothers. This week, we're chatting with Geoff and Pat from Modern Dairy about '(What's the Story) Morning Glory?' with a divinely-inspired drink pairing. For the record, pun intended, this pick was in the works before the reunion, but listen to hear the Gallagher Brother Lore if you aren't already familiar. Breaking news - we're hosting a Halloween show! Come check out wht.rbbt.obj., Truth or Consequences New Mexico, Disaster Kid, and RANA at Color Club on Oc...

Despite pushback from our label, we're going full British on this episode. Skylarking by XTC, gin and tonics, and a crash course in British slang. Tickety-boo! Horses for courses! Come hang with us and Liska, it'll be a do, innit?Breaking news - we're hosting a Halloween show! Come check out wht.rbbt.obj., Disaster Kid, RANA, and another secret ReBrews alum at Color Club on October 27th. Tickets are available on Eventbrite. Listen to Skylarking by XTC here.Check out Liska on Instagram, and li...

ReBarbz just want to have fun!! This week, Joram from Chicago emo-punk band Rust Ring takes us through the ICONIC debut album from Cyndi Lauper: She's So Unusual. We'll gush over cover songs from various decades, parse out lyrics intentionally obfuscated by Google Translate, and sip on Brooklyn Lager by Brooklyn Brewing. Cyndi is, of course, a NYC girly. Listen to She's So Unusual by Cyndi Lauper here.Check out Rust Ring on Instagram, and listen to them here! (Check out their newest sing...

Mr. Brightside was my father - please, call me Album ReBrews. This week, we're sipping Son of Juice by Maplewood Brewing and discussing this genre-defining indie rock classic with Sophia Rana, aka RANA. Quite frankly, it's Killer (sorry, pun intended). Listen to Hot Fuss by The Killers here.Check out RANA on Instagram, and listen to them here!Thank you to Cameron Bopp for editing our show and writing our theme song!You can find Album ReBrews on Instagram here and Twitter here. (@albumrebrews)...

We've got a beautiful new construction of an episode here! Fresh laminate floors, three bedrooms, two and a half baths, Jay-Z shade, sex-positive Richard Nixon, unhinged movie needle drops. Ready to put in an offer? If you need a little extra sauce to sweeten the deal, we have Preston Thurler, co-host of the wonderful Discussting Horror podcast talking about Missy Elliott's Under Construction. Listen to Under Construction by Missy Elliott here.Check out the Discussting Horror podcast on Insta...

Summer is ending soon, so we're kicking off Season 5 of Album ReBrews with a Party'z! A party that includes haunted music venues, CBD seltzer, and "Album" by Girls. You in? We had a slammin' time. :) Listen to Album by Girls here.Check out Party'z on Instagram, and listen to them here!Thank you to Cameron Bopp for editing our show and writing our theme song!You can find Album ReBrews on Instagram here and Twitter here. (@albumrebrews)TW/CW: Explicit language, discussions of mental health, bri...

Hey There! Thanks so much for hanging out with us for FOUR seasons of this silly little show. We're so happy to be Album Rebrews and we're going to continue to be Album Rebrews. We'll be back in 2 weeks with some great guests for season 5, until then here is Zac's scripted audio drama, "Squelching Time" If you didn't listen to the Halloween on Christmas Episode with Musicians Movie Club, here's a little backstory. This small piece of auditory cinema was written by Zac, performed by Dan, Tommy...

Could Radiohead and Minecraft music have similar vibes? It's more likely than you think. Thanks so much to our new friends Claire and Jason from Chicago's Friend of a Friend for coming on the pod! We'll talk about the crazy path that led to Friend of a Friend, Claire and Jason's love of Kid A, and we'll sip refreshing lemon seltzers (the closest thing to sucking on a lemon). Listen to Kid A by Radiohead here.Check out Friend of Friend on Instagram, and listen to them here!Thank you to Cameron...

This episode is for all our Twentieth Century Foxes out there ;) This week, Chicago comedian Brad Kofman joins us to talk about The Doors 1967 self-titled album while sipping reposado tequila. It's psychedelic, it's silly, it's a rockin' good time. Listen to The Doors by The Doors here.Check out Brad on Instagram!Thank you to Cameron Bopp for editing our show and writing our theme song!You can find Album ReBrews on Instagram here and Twitter here. (@albumrebrews)TW/CW: Explicit language,...

Did y'all know that the name for a place where someone keeps bees is "apiary" and not "bee hotel?" Just found that out, I'm shocked and devastated. Anywho, this week, we're talking about the super-duper sweetiepie album "I Love You Honeybear" by Father John Misty with the super-duper sweetiepies behind the band wht.rbbt.obj, River and Frank! We sip on Five Eyes honey ale by Tighthead Brewing Company, talk about another famous honey bear, and giggle a bunch. Teehee!Listen to I Love You Honeybe...

Ohhhhhhhh baby, we've got some summertime viiiibes in this one. Neil Young's On The Beach, a Gold Rush cocktail, perhaps a bit of a jazz cigarette?? (It's okay, you don't have school tomorrow) Plus, we get to vibe with Ryan from Olive Avenue, what a treat!Listen to On The Beach by Neil Young here.Check out Olive Avenue on Instagram, and listen to them here!Thank you to Cameron Bopp for editing our show and writing our theme song!You can find Album ReBrews on Instagram here and Twitter here. (...

If it ain't baroque, don't fix it! (Ba dum tssss) Join us and David from Chicago pop/rock project Troigo as we dive into the impressive PATD debut album, A Fever You Can't Sweat Out, which perhaps exists thanks to momager Pete Wentz?? We'll sip on VERY delicious peach and lime daiquiris, the kind you may find in a seedy burlesque club shrouded in cigarette smoke... get your black slacks with accentuating off-white pinstripes ready for this one. Listen to A Fever You Can't Sweat Out by Pa...

Wait, did we just go back one day of the week? Join us this week for a our second weekday named band episode in a row! Sky and Danny come on to talk all things creamy AND delicious. We're tackle Wednesday's "Twin Plagues" and drink a fun Fanta infused cocktail. Follow Spliff on instagram! (@spliff_Band) Listen to Spliff on Spotify Thank you to Cameron Bopp for editing our show and writing our theme song!You can find Album ReBrews on Instagram here and Twitter here. (@albumrebrews)TW/CW: Expli...

My goodness, there is so much we could say about this episode. You'll find wet from beef, the plight of altos in choir, plentiful whisky gingers. Among all that, you'll also find Syd from Shotgun Funeral deep-diving with us into War All The Time by Thursday. We had so much fun! Listen to War All The Time by Thursday here.Check out Shotgun Funeral on Instagram, and listen to them here!Thank you to Cameron Bopp for editing our show and writing our theme song!You can find Album ReBrews on ...

This week, the music is hot, the drinks are cold, and the vibes are downright sexy. Come vibe with us and Kira from Madame Reaper (the vampiest Chicago art pop band) as we sip perfectly purple Aviation cocktails and explore the musical and brand-building genius behind Prince's 1999. Consider us seduced!! Listen to 1999 by Prince here. Check out Madame Reaper & The Gentlemen's Club on Instagram, and listen to them here! Thank you to Cameron Bopp for editing our show and writing our...

Today is Sarah's birthday, so you're contractually obligated to listen to this episode. Additional selling points: Robby and Braden from Red Scarves are here to vibe through Figure 8 by Elliott Smith. We give song recommendations to Reddit users. We invite a few members of The Beatles to make a guest appearance. We deep-dive into the Figure 8 Extended Cinematic Universe. Are you buying what we're selling here? It's a great deal. Listen to Figure 8 by Elliott Smith here. Check out Red...

Contrary to popular belief, the pairing for this episode is NOT hot dog flavored water! We had a much classier experience talking about Limp Bizkit with Screeneers because we drank Lime-A-Rita tall boys on a Monday evening. This one is zesty and chaotically charming, plus we'll do some profanity-related math. Fun! Listen to Chocolate Starfish And The Hot Dog Flavored Water by Limp Bizkit here. Check out Screeners on Instagram, and listen to them here! Thank you to Cameron Bopp for editing...

This week, we're jamming through some Gender Jams with Mech and Dan from Chicago punk band Robot Civil War. We'll talk about the emotional highs and lows of Transgender Dysphoria Blues by Against Me!, gush about how cool Laura Jane Grace is, and play a musical guessing game that's quite... punctual. Listen to Transgender Dysphoria Blues by Against Me! here. Check out Robot Civil War on Instagram, and listen to them here! Thank you to Cameron Bopp for editing our show and writing our theme...

We've already done a Valentine's episode for Haters, so this week, we're feeling the love! Join us as Sarah's new brother-in-law Xander talks us through all the mushy gushy goodness of A Song for You by the Carpenters while sipping Sarah's mom's Old Fashioned recipe. (We promise you haven't had an Old Fashioned like this before unless you're from Wisconsin) We'll also put our love radars to the test and decipher the differences between contemporary Christian music and love songs. It's like an...

We're simply head over feet with Jagged Little Pill, and you oughta know about our awesome guest cohost this episode, V.V. Lightbody! Join us as we gush over allllll the 1995 goodness that Alanis Morissette blessed us with, and find out why it's the perfect CD to have in your car at all times. Listen to Jagged Little Pill by Alanis Morissette here. Listen to V.V. Lightbody here and check her out on Instagram! Help V.V. make LP3 here! Thank you to Cameron Bopp for editing our show and...

It's 2024 and we're BACK baby! What better way to kick off the new year than diving into the mathy, unconventionally jazzy album Gist Is by Adult Jazz with Daylong (aka Daylongsigh). We'll talk about kooky musical choices, the strain of organized religion, and give some songs on Spotify their first ever play in our recurring segment - Descriptify! Listen to Gist Is by Adult Jazz here. Listen to Daylongsigh here and check them out on Instagram! Thank you to Cameron Bopp for editing our show...

Dan Stewart and Tommy Kessler could probably have written "I Miss You," but Blink-182 could never participate in the podcast crossover of the year. It's Halloween in December, baby, and we've partnered with Musicians Movie Club to bring a little spook to your holiday season. The scariest part of all? Corrupted audio files. Enjoy! Listen to Musicians Movie Club wherever you get your podcasts. Check out Tommy and Dan on Instagram! Thank you to Cameron Bopp for editing our show and writing our...

We're thankful for a lot over here at Album ReBrews LLC, Inc., Ltd., but we're especially thankful for bands like Getting Started who drink a whole bunch of Montucky Cold Snacks with us and absolutely gush about music bringing people together. Ain't that just the vibe? We'll also discuss creepy cryptids, what Jesus would put on if given the AUX, and the fact that sometimes, all you need to do to "make it" is get started.   Listen to Mt. Joy by Mt. Joy here. Listen to Getting Started here and...