The Mike Herrera Podcast
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- Nov 9, 2026
About the podcast
Mike Herrera sits down with a new guest every week, discussing everything from music to careers to news. It's always something new. Follow online everywhere at @mikeherreraTD
Episodes 635
635 Call Me In a Panic
Last week was my birthday week, and I took my dad to Monday Night Football for his birthday and mine. Our birthdays are a day apart. The Seahawks got beat by the Bears, but it was all about being there with my …
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Last week was my birthday week, and I took my dad to Monday Night Football for his birthday and mine. Our birthdays are a day apart. The Seahawks got beat by the Bears, but it was all about being there with my dad. My first pro game ever was with him at the Kingdome. This time we were running for the ferry together again.
Then your voicemails. Which StingRay I keep going back to, pop punk songwriting tips, an MxPx app idea, and a call from Blag Dahlia of the Dwarves. R.A. Davis sent me his book After the Party, and that got me talking about our first national tour with Blenderhead in 1995. I also talk about staying independent and DIY. Appreciate you all.
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634 Have a Good Life!
This week I'm talking about the Panic Attack video. Darren Doane and I put it together and we shot the whole thing in one day around Bremerton. It's all DIY, it's all real. The Pokinatcha Punk has taken over my …
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This week I'm talking about the Panic Attack video. Darren Doane and I put it together and we shot the whole thing in one day around Bremerton. It's all DIY, it's all real. The Pokinatcha Punk has taken over my life, so he's in there too. I also tell the story of getting pulled over by the cops while we were larping like cops for the Rolling Strong video. The donuts we had for a prop got us off the hook.
Then I get to your voicemails. Somebody asked about skate demos, and I got a great story about that. I met Steve Caballero at Northgate Mall when I was a kid and missed a Social Distortion show at a skate demo that same night. I still wish I'd seen that show. Somebody else wanted songwriting tips, so I get into how I write. Writing songs is like putting together a puzzle. A guy who heard Panic Attack on KEXP asked if the Tumbledown song Moving On is a cover. It's not, I wrote it, and I tell you why I write places into my songs. The Rockies line in Let's Ride came from Dumb and Dumber. A classic.
I also talk about slamming my fingers in a tour bus door in Canada and why I play bass with a pick now, how I pick the colors for my signature basses and the show Dark Matter is on my watching now list and why it connects to everything. Appreciate you all.
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633 PX Takeover | Mike Herrera Podcast
Panic Attack is out everywhere, and Living in the Chaos is out January 29. We talk about the new song and album but also, Before Everything & After and Let It Happen, Marcy Playground, Ted Lasso and my first …
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Panic Attack is out everywhere, and Living in the Chaos is out January 29. We talk about the new song and album but also, Before Everything & After and Let It Happen, Marcy Playground, Ted Lasso and my first time in Montreal and more. I also share some stories about Chad Gilbert from New Found Glory.
And check out mxpx.com. Living in the Chaos is out January 29. Vinyl, CD and merch are up for pre-order now including 4 new International webstores. Panic Attack is out everywhere, add it and watch the video on repeat! We're at Warped Tour Orlando November 15. Good Things Festival in Australia in December. Melbourne December 4, Sydney December 5, Brisbane December 6. mxpx.com.
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632 Bigger Than One of Us
Voicemails and real mail. I read a poem from Scott Laudati's book Rainbow Road, and Nate sends a package. A listener calls in after retiring from the Navy, and Shannon "The Cannon" McCannon sings "Disaster." …
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Voicemails and real mail. I read a poem from Scott Laudati's book Rainbow Road, and Nate sends a package. A listener calls in after retiring from the Navy, and Shannon "The Cannon" McCannon sings "Disaster."
And check out mxpx.com. Living in the Chaos pre-order starts Wednesday, October 21. Full band live stream Tuesday, October 20, 5:30 p.m. PST. We're at Warped Tour Orlando November 14 and 15. Good Things Festival in Australia in December. Melbourne December 4, Sydney December 5, Brisbane December 6. mxpx.com.
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631 Howi Spangler / Ballyhoo! | Mike Herrera Podcast
My guest this week is Howi Spangler. Singer, guitar player and founder of Ballyhoo! out of Aberdeen, Maryland. We talk about their new album, Bad Summer, and making it with John Feldmann. And of course, a lot …
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My guest this week is Howi Spangler. Singer, guitar player and founder of Ballyhoo! out of Aberdeen, Maryland. We talk about their new album, Bad Summer, and making it with John Feldmann. And of course, a lot more...
Make sure you guys follow @ballyhoorocks, and check out Bad Summer. They're on tour with Bowling for Soup in November and heading out west in early 2027. ballyhoorocks.com
MxPx is on Vans Warped Tour in Orlando November 14-15. Good Things Festival in Australia, December 4 in Melbourne, December 5 in Sydney, December 6 in Brisbane. New album, Living in the Chaos, coming soon.
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Produced and edited by Bob McKnight @Producer_Bob
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630 Music Monday Energy | Mike Herrera Podcast
It's Music Monday. Can you feel the energy? I'm playing songs you guys sent in. Thirteen this week, including Absenter, the new band from my buddy Jeff Bettger of Ninety Pound Wuss, and The Jack Knives, friends …
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It's Music Monday. Can you feel the energy? I'm playing songs you guys sent in. Thirteen this week, including Absenter, the new band from my buddy Jeff Bettger of Ninety Pound Wuss, and The Jack Knives, friends of the show.
Want your song on Music Monday? Join the Mike Herrera Podcast Facebook group and add it to the pinned Music Monday post with a YouTube link.
0:00 Intro and MxPx news
1:02 Too Bad Eugene - Everything Is Over
3:16 Let Me Downs - Ellen C.
6:08 Krovak - Brighter Day
8:10 Jerkazoid - Fake Friends
10:33 Tony Bluebird - Lykoi
12:52 Toby Danger - Pinch and Roll
14:44 Mike & The Nerve - Raiders of the Hopeless
16:57 Ellen May - Anxiety
19:11 Buried Loud Secrets - The Drive
21:50 Burning Out - Means to an End
23:41 Light the Way - Steez Machines
26:02 The Jack Knives - Glory or Fame?
29:14 Absenter - Conflict
31:59 Leave a voicemail
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629 Stephen Egerton | Mike Herrera Podcast
My guest this week is Stephen Egerton. If you don't know Stephen, you should. He's the guitar player in the Descendents and legendary band ALL, and a good friend of mine. His new solo record, I Think You're …
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My guest this week is Stephen Egerton. If you don't know Stephen, you should. He's the guitar player in the Descendents and legendary band ALL, and a good friend of mine. His new solo record, I Think You're Overthinking This, was recorded at Abbey Road. Yes that one. We talk about making it and singing his own songs for the first time.
Make sure you guys follow Stephen, and check out I Think You're Overthinking This. Get the vinyl at stephenegerton.com. It's also on Bandcamp and everywhere you stream.
And check out mxpx.com. We've got tour dates. We're at Warped Tour Orlando November 14 and 15. Good Things Festival in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane December 4, 5 and 6. New record, Living in the Chaos, is on the way. mxpx.com.
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628 Stack Those Wins | Mike Herrera Podcast
Your voicemails this week. We talk about the new Social Distortion album, Born to Kill, and MxPx in the UK, including the sold-out London show I got too sick to play. Shout out to Hopzingers hot sauce. We're at …
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Your voicemails this week. We talk about the new Social Distortion album, Born to Kill, and MxPx in the UK, including the sold-out London show I got too sick to play. Shout out to Hopzingers hot sauce.
We're at Warped Tour Orlando November 15. Good Things Festival in Australia, December 4 in Melbourne, December 5 in Sydney, December 6 in Brisbane. mxpx.com. And check out livinginthechaos.net. Living in the Chaos, our new album, is coming soon.
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Evolution of Mike | 627
Back from Milan and Punkadeka Festival, so I get into the trip and the food first. Then your calls. A listener in Athens asks if you can be a real fan of a band you have never seen live. A caller who watched …
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Back from Milan and Punkadeka Festival, so I get into the trip and the food first. Then your calls. A listener in Athens asks if you can be a real fan of a band you have never seen live. A caller who watched our Warped Tour set asks about my voice, so I go through sleep, hydration, and how I prep before a show. Hannah in Carolina asks how my songwriting has changed.
Plus a letter from a fan in Italy, and Jake in Texas turning a room in his house into a free venue called the Tile Room.
mxpx.com has tour dates. Orlando Warped Tour November 15. Australia December 3, 4 and 5 for Good Things Festival in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane. New album, Living in the Chaos, is coming.
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Produced and edited by Bob McKnight @Producer_Bob
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626 Perfect Time Capsule | Mike Herrera Podcast
All voicemails this week. Rich calls in about the MxPx documentaries and why fans want more of them. Jacob is early in his career and wants to know what mistakes to avoid. Lawrence checks in from Dodge City …
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All voicemails this week. Rich calls in about the MxPx documentaries and why fans want more of them. Jacob is early in his career and wants to know what mistakes to avoid. Lawrence checks in from Dodge City. Jackson asks about our B-sides. JJ wants to talk about beaches in the Pacific Northwest, which got me onto where the Let's Ride line about driving out to the sea really came from. Shannon the Cannon closes it out singing.
MxPx is on Vans Warped Tour Mexico City September 13 and Vans Warped Tour Orlando in November. Good Things Festival in Australia in December. Melbourne December 4, Sydney December 5, Brisbane December 6. New song, "The Good Days," is on the Warped Tour comp CD. New album, Living in the Chaos, coming soon. livinginthechaos.net.
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Produced and edited by Bob McKnight @Producer_Bob
Additional production by Christine Hall @shirtsizesmall
625 Rufio | Mike Herrera Podcast
My guests this week are Rufio. Scott Sellers, Clark Domae and Taylor Albaugh, the whole band. They've got a new EP out called From the Outside, their first new music in 16 years. The single is Maps. We talk …
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My guests this week are Rufio. Scott Sellers, Clark Domae and Taylor Albaugh, the whole band. They've got a new EP out called From the Outside, their first new music in 16 years. The single is Maps. We talk about anxiety, why they're not touring, and the time a promoter stranded them in Peru. Make sure you guys go check out From the Outside.
And check out mxpx.com. We've got tour dates. We're playing all the Warped Tours coming up. Milan, Italy on September 5 for Punkadeka Festival. Warped Tour in Mexico City September 12 and 13, Orlando in November, and Good Things Festival in Australia in December. We're playing Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane. New album, Living in the Chaos, coming soon.
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Questions or comments? Leave a voicemail: 1-360-830-6660
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Produced and edited by Bob McKnight @Producer_Bob
Additional production by Christine Hall @shirtsizesmall
624 Music Monday Lives
Music Monday is back after a summer of guest episodes. We've got clips from Flailing Idiot, The Cherry Bombs, Burning Out, Common Perry, Michael Bush, Stealing Lions, Arrows vs. Empires, Manuel BHG, Post Drome …
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Music Monday is back after a summer of guest episodes. We've got clips from Flailing Idiot, The Cherry Bombs, Burning Out, Common Perry, Michael Bush, Stealing Lions, Arrows vs. Empires, Manuel BHG, Post Drome, Limp Wizurdz, Cliffhanger, Games We Play, Shitison, Chris Berseth, Hellish Nightmare Squadron, and Me, Grimlock!
Head to the Mike Herrera Podcast Facebook group and read the pinned post for how to send in your song for a future Music Monday
And check out mxpx.com. We've got tour dates. We're in Milan for the Punkadeka Festival, our only European show this year. We're back in Australia in December for all three Good Things Festival stops. New record, Living in the Chaos, is coming soon. Keep checking livinginthechaos.net
Questions or comments? Leave a voicemail: 1-360-830-6660
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Produced and edited by Bob McKnight @Producer_Bob
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623 Si Short - The Jack Knives
Si Short from the Jack Knives is my guest this week. He grew up in England, moved to the States at 22, and now lives in Southern California. He took 10 years off from bands, started writing again in Hawaii, and …
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Si Short from the Jack Knives is my guest this week. He grew up in England, moved to the States at 22, and now lives in Southern California. He took 10 years off from bands, started writing again in Hawaii, and the Jack Knives grew out of Thursday night jams into a fully independent band playing House of Blues and the Fillmore.
We get into building a following brick by brick instead of buying followers, what streaming data tells you about where to play, why live streams reach a totally different audience, and how the band balances tours with day jobs and families. Si also explains why he pushes the band to promote a record for a year instead of three months, and tells the story of getting his bass player turned away at the Canadian border before a Vancouver show.
The new Jack Knives album, Negative Spaces, is out November 6 on Fumie Records, produced by Pete Steinkopf of the Bouncing Souls. This fall they play shows with Dave Hause and The Mermaid, headline dates in Germany, Austria and England, and a run with the Bouncing Souls, the Flatliners and Suicide Machines. Find everything at thejackknives.com.
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622 Mike Frazier
My guest this week is Mike Frazier, a singer-songwriter from the Shenandoah Valley in Virginia. He lives in Seattle now. The first time he was here was his first podcast ever, 10 years ago. We talk about the …
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My guest this week is Mike Frazier, a singer-songwriter from the Shenandoah Valley in Virginia. He lives in Seattle now. The first time he was here was his first podcast ever, 10 years ago. We talk about the two years of symptoms nobody could figure out, the brain surgery, and April Days, the album he wrote after it. He plays April Days live in the studio. Make sure you guys follow Mike Frazier VA, and check out April Days.
MxPx is on all the Warped Tours coming up. Montreal is August 21, then Mexico City and Orlando. We're in Milan September 5 for Punkadeka Festival, our only European show. mxpx.com, anything we have going on is right there.
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621 Bill Stevenson Descendents / ALL
Bill Stevenson is on the show. He's the drummer for legendary punk bands Descendents and ALL, he also played in Black Flag, and he produced our first live album, MxPx - At the Show. We get into songwriting, how …
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Bill Stevenson is on the show. He's the drummer for legendary punk bands Descendents and ALL, he also played in Black Flag, and he produced our first live album, MxPx - At the Show. We get into songwriting, how he stays fast behind the kit at 62, the early Black Flag days, and taking his son Miles out on tour with Jon Snodgrass and Miles' band All My Senses.
Bill, Miles, and Snodgrass are out this August, running from Indianapolis and Chicago up to Tillsonburg, Ontario for a full ALL set at Buddies Fest, then Detroit. Descendents tour this fall with Social Distortion and the Chats.
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Produced and edited by Bob McKnight @Producer_Bob
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620 The Dwarves | Blag Dahlia
Blag Dahlia returns for his third time on the podcast. The Dwarves have a new album out called Jenkem, and Blag explains exactly what the title refers to, which I immediately regret. From there we run through …
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Blag Dahlia returns for his third time on the podcast. The Dwarves have a new album out called Jenkem, and Blag explains exactly what the title refers to, which I immediately regret.
From there we run through the worst heat wave in European history, arguing about flat earth with your own bass player, the Stray Cats and the clean rockabilly problem, why image decided which punk bands got big and which didn't, AI and where an artist draws the line, and the difference between a person and the role he plays on stage. Yeah, it's a lot.
619 Larry and His Flask
My guest this week is Larry and His Flask. Got three of the guys: Ian Cook, Jeshua Marshall, and Jamin Marshall. If you don't know them, they're an Americana punk band out of Bend, Oregon, and they're back …
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My guest this week is Larry and His Flask. Got three of the guys: Ian Cook, Jeshua Marshall, and Jamin Marshall. If you don't know them, they're an Americana punk band out of Bend, Oregon, and they're back after seven years off the road. We talk about busking, how they went from an electric punk band to an acoustic one, and the 3 shows in March that turned into 30. Make sure you guys follow Larry and His Flask, and check out larryandhisflasks.com.
And check out mxpx.com. We've got merch, we've got vinyl. We're at Warped Tour in Long Beach, California this weekend. We're on all the Warped Tours. We're in Milan September 5 for Punkadeka Festival. mxpx.com.
Call in and be part of the show: 1-360-830-6660
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618 What's Up Doc?
Gearing up for Warped Tour Long Beach, and how Warped Tour meet-and-greets work. Cyrus calls in with questions about our documentaries, It Came From Bremerton, B-Movie, and Both Ends Burning, and I walk through …
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Gearing up for Warped Tour Long Beach, and how Warped Tour meet-and-greets work.
Cyrus calls in with questions about our documentaries, It Came From Bremerton, B-Movie, and Both Ends Burning, and I walk through how each one came together. Shannon calls in and sings her own version of "Wrecking Hotel Rooms," and it's great. JJ from Alaska asks about the new Sterling by Music Man Stingray bass and what makes it play so well.
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617 The Happy Birthday Episode
Happy birthday to MxPx! But age doesn't matter unless you're a cheese or so they say. Mike marks it by telling the full story of how the band got started in 1992: a rented Flying V, a garage-sale snare drum …
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Happy birthday to MxPx! But age doesn't matter unless you're a cheese or so they say. Mike marks it by telling the full story of how the band got started in 1992: a rented Flying V, a garage-sale snare drum, and a drummer who'd barely played before their first practice. One week later, MxPx played their first show ever, a backyard barbecue, and played the whole set twice in one day. Mike also answers a longtime fan question about the real story behind "Wrecking Hotel Rooms," co-written with Mark Hoppus. Your voicemails and news on the upcoming album Living in the Chaos.
616 Punk Rock Pizza Boy
What is up with you guys? We got a great episode this week. We played Warped Tour in DC, I played the World Cup fan zone in downtown Bremerton, the town I grew up in, and we announced the new MxPx album, Living …
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What is up with you guys? We got a great episode this week. We played Warped Tour in DC, I played the World Cup fan zone in downtown Bremerton, the town I grew up in, and we announced the new MxPx album, Living in the Chaos. Then I got into your voicemails and ended up telling a bunch of stories about how I got into punk back in the day, the local Bremerton scene, and the bass. Thanks for calling in. Keep them coming.
New album: MxPx, Living in the Chaos. More at livinginthechaos.net.
Voicemail: 360-830-6660
Merch: mxpx.com
Produced and edited by Bob McKnight @Producer_Bob
Additional production by Christine Hall @shirtsizesmall
615 Ryan Holiday (Daily Stoic) | Mike Herrera Podcast
My guest this week is Ryan Holiday. If you don't know Ryan, he's an author and a friend of mine. He writes about philosophy, strategy, and life. We talk about what it's like being an artist, being a writer, the …
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My guest this week is Ryan Holiday. If you don't know Ryan, he's an author and a friend of mine. He writes about philosophy, strategy, and life. We talk about what it's like being an artist, being a writer, the quirks of it, and how you deal with it. Make sure you guys follow Ryan, and check out the Daily Stoic. Follow Ryan Holiday: @ryanholiday
And check out mxpx.com. We've got tour dates. We're on all the Warped Tours coming up. New song, "The Good Days," is out on the Warped Tour comp CD. New album later this year. We're in Milan September 5 for Punkadeka Festival, our only European show. mxpx.com.
UPCOMING MxPx SHOWS:
Jul 25-26 — Vans Warped Tour, Long Beach, CA
Aug 21-22 — Vans Warped Tour, Montreal, QC
Sep 5 — Punkadeka Festival, Segrate (Milan), Italy (only European show)
Sep 12-13 — Vans Warped Tour, Mexico City
Nov 14-15 — Vans Warped Tour, Orlando, FL
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Topics: Mike Herrera Podcast, Ryan Holiday interview, Daily Stoic, Ryan Holiday stoicism, The Obstacle Is the Way, Ego Is the Enemy, MxPx, MxPx new album, songwriting process, Find a Way Home, punk rock podcast, Bremerton, Warped Tour 2026, Bon Iver, Springsteen Nebraska, Deliver Me from Nowhere, audience capture
614 Summer Slammer
I'm catching up on your voicemails, podcast stickers are here, and MxPx is on every Vans Warped Tour date this summer and fall. Amelia asked what video games I play, which took me from Pong through Zelda, Skate …
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I'm catching up on your voicemails, podcast stickers are here, and MxPx is on every Vans Warped Tour date this summer and fall. Amelia asked what video games I play, which took me from Pong through Zelda, Skate or Die, Mortal Kombat, Madden, and Tony Hawk Pro Skater. I was a fan before we were ever on the soundtrack. Rich asked which bass got the first Pokinatcha Punk pick guard, so I go through my StingRay history, from the first one I put on layaway to my Sterling by Music Man signature bass. David Herrera (no relation) called asking for some advice for his son who's playing bass at 16: keep it simple, keep it fun, and be consistent every day. Nate's car stereo ate his CD, which got me telling the story of microwaving rejected mixes during Panic and how one of those CDs became the album art. And Frank asked why I switched from fingers to a pick (I smashed my finger in a bus door).
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ON TOUR
Vans Warped Tour - every date, summer and fall 2026 - see you at the main stage
Punkadeka Festival - Milan, Italy - Saturday, September 5, 2026
Tickets and merch: mxpx.com
613 Music Monday Spring Edition
613 Music Monday Spring Edition This week is all about Music Monday. Before the songs, a few updates: MxPx is going on the full Warped Tour (Washington DC this weekend) and on Friday I'm playing an acoustic set …
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613 Music Monday Spring Edition
This week is all about Music Monday. Before the songs, a few updates: MxPx is going on the full Warped Tour (Washington DC this weekend) and on Friday I'm playing an acoustic set in downtown Bremerton (June 12 @ 5pm) for the Bremerton fan zone party. Just got back from London and Leeds with Goldfinger too. Catch the live streams on the MxPx YouTube and Facebook, and go to MxPx.com for tickets, merch, and anything else I forgot to mention.
0:00 Introduction
1:04 MxPx Summer Updates: Warped Tour, Washington DC, Bremerton Acoustic Show
3:18 Always Grounded - Rocky Hill
6:28 Nitewake - Cut Me Loose
8:54 Grownup - Let Down
12:15 Lot Lizards - Surprise Party
14:56 Reason to Leave - Out of Control
17:20 Just Happy to Be Here - Autumn's Over
19:07 Pridebowl - Disconnected
21:04 Astillas del Mismo Palo - Cuando un Monstruo Te Habla de Amor
23:17 Suit Yourself - A Million Ways
25:05 Luke Morrow - Hannah
27:25 A New Rhetoric - Flood Lines
29:40 Westnedge - Self Entitled
32:04 UXO.HXC - Animal Kingdom
34:37 King Rexxo - The American Dream
36:43 Stubborn Hearts - Driving with Your Ghost
39:32 The Overtones - Running Around
41:29 Small Steps - Thiccc & Tired
43:21 Wrap-Up, Credits, and a Pacific Northwest Show?
612 Mike "The Pike" Moen - Neutralboy
Moen is back from the Bremerton woods with Neutralboy's latest Rock Polishing Machine. Vinyl-only. No streaming, no YouTube, no digital. Moen's been living off-grid for a year. No internet, no neighbors …
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Moen is back from the Bremerton woods with Neutralboy's latest Rock Polishing Machine. Vinyl-only. No streaming, no YouTube, no digital.
Moen's been living off-grid for a year. No internet, no neighbors, half-mile walk to the end of the driveway. We get into what a year of homesteading has done to his songwriting.
Order Rock Polishing Machine at ployrocks.com/neutralboy
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611 No Doubt In My Mind
No Doubt's been doing their Sphere residency out in Vegas, and man, it gives me FOMO! Telling the whole story of when MxPx opened for them way back in 1997, our first bus tour ever. That bus got stuck on an …
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No Doubt's been doing their Sphere residency out in Vegas, and man, it gives me FOMO! Telling the whole story of when MxPx opened for them way back in 1997, our first bus tour ever. That bus got stuck on an elevated road and that was the last time we had it. The three feet of stage we had to play on in front of the drums. The British tour manager. The band themselves (always 100% awesome).
Plus voicemails: Jason wants to know if Tony Kanal ripped off my look, a longtime fan calls in with a really thoughtful take on the Michael drama and a Wilco rec that gets me going about A.M. and Summerteeth, and a Star Wars debate that Robbie Aaron from Oceans Away calls in to agree on.
Upcoming live dates:
June 12 - Bremerton, WA - Free Mike Herrera solo acoustic show at Quincy Square (FIFA World Cup 2026 Bremerton Fan Zone Kick-Off Celebration)
June 13-14 - Vans Warped Tour Washington, DC
July 25-26 - Vans Warped Tour Long Beach, CA
August 21-22 - Vans Warped Tour Montreal, QC
August 22 - Goldfinger at the Hollywood Palladium, Los Angeles, CA (with The Vandals, The Suicide Machines, Pulley, and sullvn)
September 5 - Punkadeka Festival, Milan, Italy
September 12-13 - Vans Warped Tour Mexico City
November 14-15 - Vans Warped Tour Orlando, FL
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610 Dose of Nostalgia
What a week. Heading to the UK with Goldfinger for Slam Dunk Festival, and then we kick off our Warped Tour run in DC on June 14. Come see me Friday June 12, downtown Bremerton, free solo acoustic set in the …
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What a week. Heading to the UK with Goldfinger for Slam Dunk Festival, and then we kick off our Warped Tour run in DC on June 14. Come see me Friday June 12, downtown Bremerton, free solo acoustic set in the World Cup fan zone, big screen game starts right after. And September 5, MxPx is headlining Punkadeka Festival in Milan, our only European date this year. Working on a new album too.
This one is all voicemails. Jason from La Verne calls in about Moments Like This and his daughters growing up fast. Hannah from Carolina wants to know about Tom Wisniewski being our meet and greet talker, and asks what my dream job would be if it wasn't music. And Josh from Silverdale asks about my dad's career in the Navy, the submarines, aircraft carriers, the Bremerton shipyard. Memories, nostalgia, MxPx nostalgia. Love hearing your stories.
Tour Dates
- Slam Dunk Festival UK (with Goldfinger)
- Friday June 12 - Solo acoustic, downtown Bremerton (free, World Cup fan zone)
- June 13-14 - Vans Warped Tour, RFK Campus, Washington DC
- July 25-26 - Vans Warped Tour, Long Beach, CA
- Saturday September 5 - Punkadeka Festival, Milan, Italy (only European date of 2026)
Find MxPx tour info, merch, and updates at mxpx.com
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609 Fourth Corner Punk Fest - Jesse Goodwin
Sat down with Jesse Goodwin, who runs Fourth Corner Punk Fest in Bellingham, Washington. Pennywise, Bouncing Souls, Suicide Machines, and The Vandals are headlining July 18 and 19. Jesse walks through the …
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Sat down with Jesse Goodwin, who runs Fourth Corner Punk Fest in Bellingham, Washington. Pennywise, Bouncing Souls, Suicide Machines, and The Vandals are headlining July 18 and 19.
Jesse walks through the lineup (also playing are Good Riddance, Authority Zero, Bad Cop, Bad Cop, Diesel Boy, Bite Me Bambi, The Dollheads, War on Women, and Piñata Protest) and to talk about how he ended up running a punk festival.
We get into year one at Evil Bikes (Face to Face, Strung Out, Teenage Bottlerocket, Guttermouth), the workload nobody warns you about, why Bellingham gets overlooked by touring bands and the ticket-bot mess we are all dealing with.
Fourth Corner Punk Fest is July 18 and 19 at Evil Bikes in Bellingham, WA. All ages.
Tickets and info: https://www.fourthcornerpunkfest.com/
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608 Star Wars Lore and More
May the 4th be with you. Brand new episode 608. Got into Star Wars this week - the original trilogy versus the prequels. Four, five, six are the movies I grew up on. That's the trilogy, will die on that hill …
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May the 4th be with you. Brand new episode 608. Got into Star Wars this week - the original trilogy versus the prequels. Four, five, six are the movies I grew up on. That's the trilogy, will die on that hill. Tried to explain what an Ewok was to my kid the other day. Best I could do was little baby bear with a blaster. Pretty proud of that one. Plus a Bob Dylan show at the KeyArena that made me rethink changing up melodies live, and a bunch of tour dates coming up. Voicemails this week: - Jonah from Orange County on how we pick a set list from this deep a catalog - Jerome from Los Angeles on Death Cab for Cutie, Ben Gibbard, and "Move to Bremerton" on Dawson's Creek - Angie with a wild message - Rich with sticker giveaway and cross-promo ideas - Aaron from Florida on being at Tony Sly's very last show MxPx songs in the conversation: "Set a Fire," "One Zero Zero," "For Always," "Stay Up All Night," "Let's Ride," "Secret Weapon," "Not Today," "Ready to Rage," "Move to Bremerton," "Southbound." Bands and artists that come up: Death Cab for Cutie, Ben Gibbard ("I Will Follow You into the Dark"), They Might Be Giants, Pearl Jam, Joey Cape (Lagwagon - Trashed), Tony Sly (No Use for a Name - More Betterness), New Found Glory, Pennywise, Descendents, NOFX, Rancid, Operation Ivy, Bayside, Bob Dylan. Where we'll be: - Goldfinger at Slam Dunk Festival, UK - two shows - Solo show at the World Cup fan zone, downtown Bremerton, WA - June 12 (Friday, 5 p.m., 4th Street) - MxPx at Warped Tour Washington DC - June 14 - Pacific Northwest show, end of August (announcement coming) - MxPx headlining Punkadeka Festival, Milan, Italy - September 5 - More Warped Tour dates through the summer - Goldfinger tour dates at goldfingermusic.com Chapters: 0:00 May the 4th + Star Wars Rant (Original Trilogy vs Prequels) 9:58 Tour Dates: Slam Dunk, Bremerton World Cup, Warped Tour, Punkadeka Italy 12:49 Voicemail: Jonah from Orange County - Picking the Set List 16:53 Voicemail: Jerome from LA - Death Cab, Dawson's Creek, Ben Gibbard 19:48 Voicemail: Angie - The Sweetest Save 20:40 Voicemail: Rich - Stickers and Cross-Promotion Ideas 26:19 Voicemail: Aaron from Florida - Tony Sly's Last Show 33:24 Politics with Bob and Sign-Off --------------------- Subscribe on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/@mikeherreravideo?sub_confirmation=1 Questions or comments? Leave a voicemail: 360-830-6660 Follow @mikeherreraTD everywhere https://linktr.ee/Mikeherrerapodcast If you like the podcast, subscribe, rate and review on Apple. Producing and editing by Bob McKnight @Producer_Bob and Christine Hall @shirtsizesmall --- Join our Text list by texting MXPX to 844-923-0900
607 Think Funny
This week I'm flying solo on the pod with show announcements and a round of your voicemails. Free Subscriber Sticker Link: https://forms.gle/kwYDM93UvCGgCdhp9 (While Supplies Last) Tour news includes a solo …
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This week I'm flying solo on the pod with show announcements and a round of your voicemails.
Free Subscriber Sticker Link: https://forms.gle/kwYDM93UvCGgCdhp9 (While Supplies Last)
Tour news includes a solo acoustic set at the World Cup fan zone in downtown Bremerton on Friday, June 12 (free as far as I know), all the MxPx Warped Tour dates, and a show coming up at Punkadeka Festival in Milan on September 5.
I also talk about the Goldfinger drum heads in Seattle that everyone signed except me and why I had to clear that up.
Your voicemails cover a few things: new songs on Warped Tour, waiting on a signature bass, why we still do free post-show meet and greets, and why so many stand-up comedians are MxPx fans.
I shout out a few comedians I'm into, including Lee Hardin, Ian Fidance, Anthony Jeselnik, Adam Ray, and Scott Losse, and we close on the question that gives the episode its title: how do you think funny?
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GOLDFINGER in MAY
May 23 - Slam Dunk Festival. UK GF
May 24 - Slam Dunk Festival. UK GF
June 12 - Mike Herrera Solo Outdoor acoustic show, downtown Bremerton, WA (FIFA World Cup fan zone)
UPCOMING MxPx SHOWS
Warped Tour — Washington DC
Warped Tour — Long Beach, CA
Warped Tour — Montreal
Warped Tour — Orlando, FL
Warped Tour — Mexico City
Saturday, September 5 — Milan, Italy — Punkadeka Festival
End of August — Pacific Northwest (TBA — announcement coming this month)
606 Reach Out All Night
Mike just got back from Denver and he's not done with your voicemails. Episode 606 wraps up the meet-and-greet conversation from Episode 604 with fan stories that span 1995 to today, plus cover song what-ifs …
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Mike just got back from Denver and he's not done with your voicemails. Episode 606 wraps up the meet-and-greet conversation from Episode 604 with fan stories that span 1995 to today, plus cover song what-ifs, Screeching Weasel split ideas, show intros, and turning 40.
Fresh off the Mission Ballroom in Denver with MxPx, Goldfinger, Zebrahead, and Homegrown, Mike opens with upcoming Warped Tour dates, a new album update, the Punkadeka Festival in Milan on September 5, and a Pacific Northwest show coming at the end of August (TBA). Then it's another round of voicemails responding to Episode 604's meet-and-greet moment, with fans from all over sharing what they actually saw at those shows. Mike also gets into the real story behind Left Coast Live, why his Orange Creamsicle Sterling by Music Man hasn't made it into an MxPx set yet, cover songs that almost were (The Clampdown, Highway to Hell), and what On the Cover 3 might look like. Plus: Mike gives himself a D in Spanish, shares his method for breaking creative blocks, breaks down the psychology of show intros, and talks turning 40 with no party.
GOLDFINGER in MAY
May 23 - Slam Dunk Festival. UK GF
May 24 - Slam Dunk Festival. UK GF
June 12 - Mike Herrera Solo Outdoor acoustic show, downtown Bremerton, WA (FIFA World Cup fan zone)
UPCOMING MxPx SHOWS
Warped Tour — Washington DC
Warped Tour — Long Beach, CA
Warped Tour — Montreal
Warped Tour — Orlando, FL
Warped Tour — Mexico City
Saturday, September 5 — Milan, Italy — Punkadeka Festival
End of August — Pacific Northwest (TBA — announcement coming this month)
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