DECONSTRUCT WITH MIKEE BRIDGES
I've spent the last 30 years creating experiences in music and video gaming and I sincerely hope hearing the names bring back memories of great experiences you have had at one of my events or shows. Tom Fest, Sometime Sunday, The Push, Tragedy Ann, Twin Sister, Gamechurch, Alpine, The Connection, The Armory, Epic, Spin Cycle, The Loft, Star Went Nova, Gecko Monks. We'll talk about all of that and much more here on Deconstruct. I hope you'll join me. If you'd like to see pictures, flyers and video check out my blog at www.mikeebridges.com Cheers from Southern California!
Episodes
14 episodes
Episode 14: My fanboy dreams come true as I start a new club called 'The Push' and a new band called 'Sometime Sunday'.
The early 90's were very busy for me. After moving to Portland from Southern California, I was a new father, I was working on my second club called the Push and also my new band Sometime Sunday. This episode I talk about that and the influen...
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Episode 13: BLOOD, SWEAT AND SIN… the History of Christian Rock. A documentary tv series.
On a trail overblazen by wannabe Bourdain disciples, myself among them, with our YouTube cultural explorations and influencers with master classes on travel, food and how to make a feature movie for $500, I wonder if there is anything to be ...
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Episode 12: San Diego Tiki night with Joshua Hagquist of The Beautiful Mistake and Joshua Kemble of Dogwood
Field trip!* Josh is late. Josh gets the wrong drink. Josh and Josh talk about their influences, early 90's band life and how their San Diego music culture came to be. Josh wants to start Zacchaeus in the tree fest. Josh wanted to be in snowboa...
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1:14:45
Episode 11: Part 4 - The end of the party and a quick exit south!
We wrap up the party and head home...The voices you are hearing are…. Marc Gilson - Drums - Gecko Monks, Either/Or Ron Thomas - Vocals, Bass - Gecko Monks, Oedipus Complex, Empty Tomb, Waterhouse/Yonder Hill (The Cl...
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Episode 11
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53:25
Episode 10: Part 3 - Exploring the beginnings of our own alternative subculture in 90's Portland
We continue the conversation about the start of our underground music and alternative subculture.....The voices you are hearing are…. Marc Gilson - Drums - Gecko Monks, Either/Or Ron Thomas - Vocals, Bass - Gecko...
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39:24
Episode 9: Part 2 - The beginnings of the Portland alternative music scene....
Grab your whiskey and cigars...we're out on Ed's and Amanda's patio in Southeast. We get deep into the beginnings of the Portland alternative music scene in the early 90's and talk to the people that were part of making that happen and how they...
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Episode 9
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54:22
Episode 8: Part 1 - Maserati's grave and a 90's alternative music party at Ed's in Portland
Field trip!I’m taking you with me to "a wretched hive of scum and villainy" to talk to some scum and villains! I put together a get together of just a few of my friends from the beginnings of the Portland underground scene. Let's call them ...
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31:40
Episode 7: Grandma Loopy, geckos, Jungle Book, monks, Shakespeare, flamenco and...MUTINY!!!
Running a club was fantastic but I needed to find a band and get back on stage!! The new alternative scene in Portland was growing pretty rapidly but I had no idea that the dam was about to break. In more ways than one.....
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Episode 7
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32:45
Episode 6: Going to see the Godfathers to pay my respect
Field trip! Wear headphones if you want the whole experience. My new editing skills leave something to be desired but...I did it! I know there’s a way to take this hum out...hmmmm. I wanted to take you to a show with me. The 18 year ...
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Episode 6
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34:51
Episode 5: Extras and junk
Some rants and rabbit trails about rain, boobs, the hair salons in North Portland and peeing into reservoirs. Stuff from the trash bin.
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8:49
Episode 4: Move to Oregon, bury a Llama, open a live music club to fight the forces of darkness
I had just arrived in Oregon and after burying a Llama I attempted to open a Christian music club just where you'd expect one. On a street known for drugs, prostitutes and sweet smelling Asian sauce, upstairs from a marijuana head shop with an ...
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16:38
Episode 3: Moving to Oregon was like moving to another planet
I moved to Oregon when I was 20 for what would be the beginning of a lifetime of creating concerts, live music clubs, festivals and bands. You could have never convinced me as I found myself moving from palm trees and sunshine to a small, tree ...
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Episode 3
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23:18
Episode 2: Where it all started
I didn't fit anywhere in 1985 high school. Nerds and geeks were cooler than me. I was something else entirely. I was a Christian youth group kid. But that's not all...I wanted to be in a kick ass rock band.Not good.Back then I got m...
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20:27
Episode 1: An Introduction
I’m going to give a quick overview and timeline of the things I've done in the last 30 years and explain where I'm headed with this podcast. I sincerely hope that you have had a great experience at one of my concerts or events. Tom Fest, Som...
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