She walked into an audition for a band that didn’t want a female singer. Sang one Dorothy song. Walked out as their frontwoman. That’s Cherry Bomb Chicago.🎧 Full episode: https://youtu.be/XHXP_I72c8U🎶 Cherry Bombed It on Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/album/4YJmXoDncxnh867RCFWDH0?si=dE8zUJDERLmKhYq3AuqDVA📞 Booking — beth@hogpod.org / 708-287-3692#HogpodChicago #CherryBombChicago #ChicagoMusic #FemaleFrontedBand #ChicagolandMusicScene #MusicPodcast #Shorts

She auditioned for a band that didn’t want a female singer — sang one Dorothy song — and walked out as their frontwoman. Cherry Bomb Chicago hasn’t stopped since.Neala Dunn and Dallas Wilson join Pete and Bongo to talk 3.5-hour no-break sets, cherry bombing covers into something harder, the angry female set list, and why they leave Cherry Bomb for dead last every night..🎶 Cherry Bombed It — Neala Dunn & Cherry Bomb — Out on Spotifyhttps://open.spotify.com/album/4YJmXo….🎧 All Hogpod AI Albums on Spotifyhttps://open.spotify.com/artist/hogpo….🎯 KEY MOMENTS0:00 Cherry Bomb performing Heart — Barracuda cold open0:56 Oye Como Va from Mexico — for Bongo Mike2:45 Cherry Bomb Chicago intro6:00 Dead air kills crowds — why silence is death on stage8:55 Not a Runaways cover band — how the name Cherry Bomb happened11:30 History of Cherry Bomb — who left, who joined12:45 Tracks or all live? Cherry Bomb’s answer15:42 How Neala started — dance studio owner to frontwoman17:12 Jazz hands are a celebration18:30 Dorothy — Flawless clip22:43 Dorothy — Down to the Bottom clip27:18 Cherry Bomb upcoming shows29:14 Marketing advice to new bands30:54 Elise McCeren show clip34:07 No breaks for 3.5 hours — do they wear depends?43:14 Walk-up song discussion49:20 Opinions on music today51:05 AI and music — is it really different from drum tracks?1:04:00 Full upcoming show schedule1:06:00 Bongo Mike’s Questions — first concerts and Pop Tarts.📍 Topics — Cherry Bomb Chicago — female fronted cover band — south suburbs — Kankakee — no tracks — 3.5 hour sets — Dorothy — Chappelle Roan — Joan Jett — AI and music — Chicagoland music scene.🎤 Guest LinksCherry Bomb Chicago on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?…Cherry Bomb Chicago on YouTube:    / @cherrybombchicago  .❤️ Support Hogpod  / hogpod  .Hosted by Pete Jansons, Mike “Bongo” Orfanos (Bongo Mike), Chris “Rhodesy” Rhodes, and Mike Dermont..📞 Booking — beth@hogpod.org / 708-287-3692.#HogpodChicago #ChicagoMusic #CherryBombChicago #ChicagolandMusicScene #FemaleFrontedBand #CoverBand #ChicagoMusicPodcast #LiveMusic #SouthSuburbs #MusicPodcast #ChicagoPodcast

Chris “Bean” Weng has been drumming and singing at the same time since he was 12 years old. Now he does it every night as the drummer for Heartache Tonight, one of the Midwest’s premier Eagles tribute bands — playing 35+ shows a year at theaters and festivals from Chicago to Michigan. Oh, and his first concert was Frank Zappa at the Uptown Theater in 1976. Yeah, Bean’s been around.We dig into how Heartache Tonight was born, why New Kid in Town is the hardest Eagles song to pull off live, what happens when the guitar players won’t stop at the end of Hotel California, and how Bean landed in Ralph Covert’s Bad Examples after 20 years in the Chicago scene. Plus — Pacific Sound Company, the West Coast music project that’s turning heads at Mickey Finn’s..🎶 NEW KID IN THE WEST — The Hogpod AI Album inspired by this episode[HYPERFOLLOW LINK].🎧 All Hogpod AI Albums on Spotifyhttps://open.spotify.com/artist/6BN8V….🎯 KEY MOMENTS0:00 Opening — Heartache Tonight performs Take It Easy (live)   • Take It Easy (Eagles Cover) – Heartache To…  5:31 Ralph Covert and the Bad Examples connection8:08 History of Heartache Tonight11:10 Bean’s artwork — painted by JP and the Cats’ Jim Tulk16:19 How hard is it to drum and sing at the same time?17:52 Best singer/drummer of all time? Henley, Levon, Karen Carpenter?25:17 Blue Bayou transition — Tamara Woodruff show clip   • Tamara Woodruff (Blue Bayou) – Linda Ronst…  27:11 Mike Ostrenga show clip   • 🎸 Bassist Mike Ostrenga from Empress Joins…  28:29 Pacific Sound Company — West Coast music comes to Chicago29:00 Playing three guitars together — how do you stay in your lane?29:47 The stink eye — what happens when you screw up on stage30:30 What is the hardest Eagles song to play live?31:45 The Hotel California ending — guitar players going for a day32:50 Has any Eagles member ever shown up to a Heartache Tonight show?35:48 Upcoming Heartache Tonight shows37:06 From originals to tribute — how the Chicago scene evolved41:22 Tom Carey and the Ghost Runners43:00 Sharing the stage with Joe Cocker, Kansas, and Slash46:00 Jimi Sohns shout out — RIP47:44 Jimi Sohns performing Gloria with Chick Norris at Joe’s Live53:39 Bongo Mike question segment — first concert, favorite movie, pop tarts.📍 Topics in this episodeEagles Tribute – Heartache Tonight – Pacific Sound Company – Bad Examples – Ralph Covert – Drumming and Singing – Chicago Music Scene – Hotel California – Frank Zappa – Summerfest – Joe Cocker – Jimi Sohns.🎤 Guest LinksHeartache Tonight: https://www.heartachetonight.comHeartache Tonight Band: https://www.heartachetonight.com/the-…Heartache Tonight Calendar: https://www.heartachetonight.com/cale…Pacific Sound Company:   / pacificsoundcompany  Tom Carey Music: https://tomcareymusic.net/Bad Examples: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bad….❤️ Support Hogpod  / hogpod  .Hosted by Pete Jansons, Mike “Bongo” Orfanos (Bongo Mike), and Chris “Rhodesy” Rhodes..📞 Booking — beth@hogpod.org / 708-287-3692.#HogpodChicago #ChicagoMusic #EaglesTribute #HeartacheTonight #ChicagoMusicScene #TributeBand #ChicagoPodcast #MusicPodcast #DrummerWhoSings #PacificSoundCompany #BadExamples #RalphCovert #HotelCalifornia #ChicagolandMusic #LiveMusic

Rich Sawyer spends his weekdays inspecting buildings in South Elgin — and his weekends channeling Chris Stapleton across the country. The guy went from frustrated Chicago-area musician complaining about not getting festival slots to flying coast-to-coast, doing meet-and-greets after 1,000-person shows at Joe’s Live, and turning down the gigs he once begged for. This is that story..Tennessee Whiskey Chicago is widely recognized as the United States’ #1 Chris Stapleton tribute act. Rich leads the band while holding down a government building inspector job since 1998 — and he’s about 2 years from retirement. The music life and the day job life are about to collide..🎶 All Cattle No Hat — Hogpod AI Album #6:https://open.spotify.com/album/5DwLurfVwuDmFhJgGwRKS6.🎧 All Hogpod AI Albums on Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/album/5DwLurfVwuDmFhJgGwRKS6.🎯 KEY MOMENTS0:00 White Horses from Matt’s Barn https://youtu.be/SLtS3niaTko?si=ruuQR2XvS9lZ0VGX12:34 Chris and Amy Poboski Wedding Bash15:00 Happy Birthday Beth Miller Party15:20 Rich Sawyer joins the show17:38 Tennessee Whiskey Chicago intro19:53 Rich Sawyer’s background29:57 Early vs late show start — why Rich demands the early slot36:20 Why Chris Stapleton — is country even country anymore?42:10 How COVID launched Tennessee Whiskey Chicago47:43 Ed Warm — Joe’s Live / Joe’s on Weed Street Country Force https://youtu.be/oZGIIOKiQKQ?si=U-oVlz8dTHxJcN3648:47 Has Rich been in contact with Chris Stapleton?52:14 Chicago country music up and comers — Justin Wallace https://youtu.be/Ne728N5YmSw?si=tkOTXtlnEsKBD6NZ55:28 Beard maintenance57:00 Rich Sawyer influences growing up59:24 Three Amigos1:02:50 Upcoming shows https://www.facebook.com/TennesseeWhiskeyBandChicago/events/?id=100085364674088&sk=events1:04:25 Bongo Mike question segment.📍 Topics in this episode — Chris Stapleton tribute – Tennessee Whiskey Chicago – building inspector – Joe’s Live – COVID music scene – Chicago country – Justin Wallace – beard maintenance – early shows vs late shows – festival oversaturation – Seventh Heaven – Sundance Saloon – Mosquitoes band – Steel Drivers.🎤 Guest Linkshttps://tennesseewhiskeychicago.comhttps://www.facebook.com/RichSawyerMusic/https://www.facebook.com/TennesseeWhiskeyBandChicago/events/?id=100085364674088&sk=events.❤️ Support Hogpod — https://patreon.com/hogpod.Hosted by Pete Jansons, Mike “Bongo” Orfanos (Bongo Mike), and Chris “Rhodesy” Rhodes..📞 Booking — beth@hogpod.org / 708-287-3692.#HogpodChicagoMusicPodcast #ChicagoMusicPodcast #ChrisStapleton #TennesseeWhiskeyChicago #ChicagoCountry #TributeBand #ChicagoMusic #HogPod #PeteJansons #BongoMike #ChrisRhodes #CountryMusic #ChicagoMusicScene #JoesLive #SundanceSaloon