Ep. 259 - Ohio, the Cheesecake Factory of Music Festivals - 10/28/2025
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Ep. 259 - Ohio, the Cheesecake Factory of Music Festivals - 10/28/2025

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Well, here we are. Tuesday, October 28th, 2025. We're getting closer and closer to Halloween, where we'll have non-stop Halloween music. We already scheduled the day. It's looking all good, looking extra spooky, you know? So, very excited for that. Our K-Bear Rockin' Halloween, haunted by Juice City Vapor. It's Peaches Pit Party. Kicking off last night, I went to this, uh, play at the Rexburg, uh... It was a part of some sort of Rexburg program. The Rexburg Community Theater, that's what it is. But it was at, like, the Veterans Center, something like that. It was a play called Write Me a Murder. And me, my girlfriend, Aubrey, all of her friends came along. It was pretty fun. Fun evening last night. Stayed up way too late, though. I'm kind of tired today. But, uh, last night, Aubrey and I were having this discussion about, uh, carving pumpkins, 'cause that was a plan that we've all... That we've been wanting to do for the past couple of weeks. And we've kinda just had a... We- we've had it in this theme where we have to, like, make sure everyone can make it all on one night. And for some reason, that one night this week is Halloween. And so, they're set now on carving pumpkins on Halloween, which I'm like, "That's kinda silly." Why would you want to carve a pumpkin on Halloween when they're supposed to be already set up, lit up, out there on the, the, the porch, the patio. What... Wherever it's at. They're supposed to be done, like, today, [laughs] and you put them out there. But I guess we're doing it Friday.

It's like doing Thanksgiving, but cooking the turkey after the holiday. It's like putting the Christmas presents under the tree on December 29th. If you wanna get ahold of me, you can over at 208-535-1015. Make sure to sign up for Make the Switch with Brent Gordon Law if you haven't done so already, because I wanna hear nothing on Friday morning when I take the form off of the apps. I don't wanna hear anybody but calling in to Victor's show saying, "I couldn't sign up because the form's no longer on the app." You've had two weeks to do so at that point. [laughs] And just make sure to sign up now. It's gonna stay up 'til this Friday, Friday morning at around 10:00 AM. And then I'll be taking all the forms off. We'll be, uh, putting all the names into one big bowl, one big jar. Whatever it is, and whoever, whoever's name we pull out of that bowl will win a Nintendo Switch 2 bundle. Again, thanks to Brent Gordon Law. The time change is happening this weekend, we're falling back an hour. I can definitely use the extra hour of sleep. Peaches Pit Party will return here in just a few on K-Bear 101. Yesterday, I was talking about festivals and how they're always in places you never wanna go to. One of those states, Ohio. I do have some friends that live in... Live closer to Cincinnati, but they also hate it. So,

I feel like you don't really meed... You don't really meet a proud Ohioan, if that's what you even call them. But the reason why I'm talking about Ohio is because today, well, besides, you know, the, uh, Bad Omens, uh, Beartooth and President show that got announced for Salt Lake City. A show we've known for about... For a little bit of... We've known about for a little bit of time now, but, uh, couldn't say anything 'til this morning. That whole tour got announced. Bad Omens, Beartooth, Presidents live at the Delta Center in Salt Lake on February 22nd. C- you can find that show on our concert calendar at riverbendmediagroup.com/calendar. Now, let's talk about this Sonic Temple announcement. There are so many bands on this lineup, over 140. My Chemical Romance, Tool, Bring Me The Horizon, Shinedown will headline Sonic Temple, which is set for Historic Crew Stadium in Columbus, Ohio, May 14th through the 17th of next year. What are those prices going to be like? Do people save up all the money they can, or do, do they just take out credit cards and pay like $500 for a GA weekend, uh, pass to go to these festivals. And that's without even, like, setting up camp. That's, that, that's not even, like, booking your hotel for the weekend. That's just the ticket itself. But if you wanna go see every rock band ever, you might as well go to Sonic Temple. Over 140 acts. I'm looking down... [laughs] I'm looking down the list here. It kinda reminds me of the, uh, Cheesecake Factory menu, you know? There's, like, over 20 pages and there's so many things to choose. So many different items you can eat. Well, Sonic Temple, if you wanna see what bands you wanna see, you can definitely circle them and try your best to make it to all your favorite bands. But it's gonna be tough, it's gonna be tough. Um, I'll try to get the, uh, full lineup posted on our Facebook. Or if you just wanna see it for yourself, just search Sonic Temple 2026 and see what I'm talking about. Let's do some K-Bear Rockin' Halloween music here. Uh, Haunted by Juice City Vapor, Typo Negative, Love You To Death. Even though New York kinda sucks, people always say, "Well, it's the big city. The city that never sleeps. The Big Apple." Everyone's hustling and bustling. There's a lot of people in such a small amount of space. And I, for one, despite not really wanting to travel to New York, I kinda also want to for the Christmastime. Just to see the, the tree at Rockefeller Center. They just chose the tree. They announced this year's tree that will come from the, uh, Bush family in East Greenbush, New York.It is a 75-year-old Norway spruce standing at 75 feet tall. It'll, it'll be cut down November 6th and make the trip south to New York City on November 8th. And once it arrives, it'll be put in place and adorned with over, like, 50,000 lights, topped with this 900-pound Swarovski star covered by a three m- covered by three million crystals. Wow! Did we look up, like, how much that person gets paid to find the tree, decorate the tree, make sure it's all ready to go? 'Cause that's like the tree. Like, if you're gonna be a Christmas tree decorator, that's like the big leagues, you know? Just like pumpkin carving, Christmas tree decorating, not necessarily the, the most fun. It's very tedious. You gotta get out all the boxes of ornaments. You gotta put up, uh, each one all around the tree.

I, luckily enough, just have a, uh, little cylinder, plastic cylinder of, uh, these real cheap ornaments and I just hang them around the tree. Luckily, the tree is already pre-lit. You don't need to wrap the lights around it with ribbon and all of that like my parents' Christmas tree. I never enjoyed [laughs] decorating the Christmas tree. Maybe that should be a list that I can put onto some sort of a, put onto social media, "The least fun holiday traditions, pumpkin carving, Christmas tree decorating." Those two belong on there. So, the Bad Omens tour got announced today, making a stop at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City, February 22nd. That show is on our concert calendar, like I mentioned at the start of the show at riverbendmediagroup.com/calendar. I was, uh, seeing every radio station in the country, every rock station in the country, every sissy alternative station in the country post about that specific tour making a stop near them. Some stations, in my opinion, are allowed to do so. They'll play some Bad Omens here and there. We've been playing Bad Omens since the very beginning, since they were a tiny band trying to promote The Death of Peace of Mind. I've talked about that interview quite a lot when, uh, Phyllis was here and Noah and Jolly were sitting in this studio. I was across the hall, afternoons on 105 The Hawk at the time. Walked by the studio, saw these two dudes. We're like, "They look pretty cool." And then I heard them mention The Death of Peace of Mind, and sure enough, I listened to it. I've been a fan ever since. Concrete Jungle immediately got me into the band. But, uh, yeah, I see a lot of these radio stations across the country posting about that show and it's like, you're not playing a single Bad Omens track, Beartooth track, even President track, you're not playing. Maybe you'll play some watered-down radio edit of, like, The Death of Peace of Mind that gets rid of the breakdowns, so it's this soft pop song so your listeners, quote, "Won't be afraid of the screams," you know? The world-famous K-ROK, the station that I have started a war against [laughs] for some reason. I've always hated this station, but I've started being, like, public with it now. I went on that four-minute tirade recently about how every single LA radio station sucks, especially the world-famous K-ROK. Like, if you wanna hear only Red Hot Chili Peppers, Rage Against the Machine, Sublime, Pearl Jam, you gotta listen to K-ROK. And I literally opened up their player to try to find their playlist and what they've played today, and their website sucks so bad, but I l- clicked on the livestream and sure enough, it pulls up Jeremy from Pearl Jam being played right then and there. Had to close it down. [laughs] But yeah, they posted about how, like, "K-ROK presents Bad Omens with sp- with special guests Beartooth and President at the Kia Forum." Which, I mean, that's a huge jump compared to a couple years ago. I mean, yeah, Victor, Victor and I and Ben from The Advocates saw Bad Omens, IC Stars, and Era at The Union in Salt Lake, and now they've jumped up to the Delta Center, which is huge. Also, the Kia Forum, how many people does that hold? "Kia Forum capacity."

Uh, "Has a maximum seating capacity of 17,505 to 18,000 people for major events like concerts. The venue can also be converted to hold 8,000 people," which is cool. That's really awesome, but yeah. 18,000 people could see Bad Omens in Los Angeles in March. But yeah, there's no reason for the world-famous K-ROK to be posting about this show, so I commented on their post saying, "Crazy idea. What if you played one of these bands for real, not just the watered-down Bad Omens radio edit, huh?" I'll prove on how, uh, awesome we are. I'll play some Bad Omens right now, Artificial Suicide. Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh wants people to stop talking about his team's ping pong tables. A report from the... A report? A report from The Baltimore Sun stated that Ravens' coaches had removed recreational games like ping pong tables from the team's locker room because of a four-game losing streak on the field. Harbaugh denied it and later claimed he was told about it by an equipment manager who said it was a group of veterans that inspired the change. Harbaugh said he was, uh, proud of the players that did it but, uh, but still didn't think it was a big deal. "We're not gonna be worried about some silly story that gets written by an unserious type of reporter," is what he said. That TV series about Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani, his, uh, former translator Ippei Mizuhara, and the gambling scandal that surrounded them doesn't seem likely to appear onscreen anytime soon. The Hollywood Reporter cited a source close, uh, source close to the project as saying that executives at the networks or streamers don't want to bid on it because it might damage their company's relationship with Major League Baseball.Disney, Apple, and Warner Bros. Discovery already have media rights deals with the league worth hundreds of million dollars each year. Hundreds of millions each year. While Netflix and Comcast are starting, uh, new deals with MLB next season. The FBI's NBA gambling case still has people buzzing. One of the main characters in this mess, uh, Portland Trail Blazers Coach Chauncey Billups, currently out on bail. Los Angeles Clippers Coach Tyronn Lue had a conversation with Billups and reported that he is confident about a situation. Adding, "I believe in Chauncey's character. I know who he is as a person. I've been with him since I was 17 years old, so it's just hard to see something like this happen. He has my love and support always." The- This whole NBA thing is quite outrageous. We'll see how it stacks up against some of the other scandals in American sports history, including, you know, figure skater, uh, Nancy Kerrigan getting whacked on the knee with a baton by a guy allegedly connected to a fellow figure skater, Tonya Harding. Bountygate, where New Orleans Saints players were paid to injure their opponents. Pete Rose betting on baseball. Tiger Woods getting caught in a cheating scandal. Superstar cyclist Lance Armstrong, winner of seven Tour de France's, admitting to doping. The Major League Baseball steroid scandal from the late 1990s to the early 2000s, just to name a few. That does it for your Shot Clock Sports Update right here on KBAR 101. I, of course, should have mentioned this during the Shot Clock Sports Update, but I also feel like it deserves its own break. You know, the World Series last night? What a game. 18 innings. Twice the length of a regular game that is nine innings, but, uh, the Dodgers ended up on top. Very, very happy. What do they lead the series now? World Series standings. Multiple records set in game three. Is it three and oh? Are they two and one? What's the, what's the... What is it? Just show me. Yeah, there we go. Two and one series lead, Dodgers. 2025 World Series, man. [laughs] That was a, that, that was fun to not watch it and then just see the highlights, you know? I'm glad I wasn't one of those people that had to sit. Well, I mean, they got their money's worth. That's the thing, though, is that everybody who bought tickets for that game, if they stayed the entire time, they certainly got their money's worth. I can't imagine watching a game for 18 innings. All of a sudden last night, I was already up pretty late 'cause of the whole play and hanging out with my girlfriend and her friends and all of that, where I got a Discord notification from one of my friends saying, "Hey, anyone up watching the playoffs right now? LOL," is what he wrote. And I was wondering what he meant. And then I looked at my Instagram and sure enough, Freddie Freeman hits that homer to win the game for the Dodgers. Oh, man. I'm, I'm very happy. I'm not really into the whole... I, I gotta be honest, I haven't been really watching

just because I've been really busy, but yeah, like I mentioned, I w- I can never watch, I could never watch a game 18 innings. That's too much. That's too long. You know, games are faster now with the whole clock changes they've made to baseball and all of that, but still,

just very happy after all of that. Freddie Freeman hits the home run to win the game for the Dodgers. We'll see how the rest of the series plays out. You wanna know something crazy? I just came across a Vice article that says Five Ways to Protect Your Relationship from Daylight Saving Time Woes. There's a whole article about how not to have relationship trouble just because of the time change. That's how horrible the time change is.

Recognize and discuss changes. If you notice your mental health is plummeting after the time change, it's crucial, crucial to communicate this issue with your partner. Number two, prioritize rest and routine. Make space for connection. Handle conflict constructively. What is this? Focus on wellbeing. [laughs] The time change, man, it can mess with your hearts and apparently can mess with your relationship as well. But, uh, we wanna give one lucky listener a Nintendo Switch 2 bundle. Make sure to sign up if you haven't done so already through the app, the KBAR app. Sign up as well on the alt app, the Cannonball 101 app. Get the maximum three entries into the drawing and then listen for the Mario Sounder. That could air at any time throughout the day. I mean, who's that one guy? Is it Tanner?

Tanner getting, uh, three different entries through the Mario Sounder alone. So far, he has the record for the most injuries- entries by being caller number 13 when he hears the, uh, Mario Sounder at 208-535-1015. Make the switch with Brent Gordon Law. Don't forget, Saturday night into Sunday morning, we fall back an hour, we gain that extra hour of sleep. Be that one lucky listener that wins a Nintendo Switch 2 bundle. Make the switch with Brent Gordon Law. This is how you can tell Florida is just full of old people who are always in other people's businesses. This Florida homeowner, um, the Halloween display drawing a lot of heat from neighbors who think it goes too far.

It basically shows skeletons at a strip club, complete with a skeleton dancer on a pole, other skeletons drinking beer, smoking cigars. Some neighbors complained to the, uh, HOA, the Homeowners Association, saying that this- the display is inappropriate and kids shouldn't be exposed to it. But meanwhile, your kid has been playing GTA V for how long and going to the strip club that's even worse on that video game for how long? Game's been out since 2013. Pop songs with horrible lyrics that are way worse than this. I mean, have you heard any Sabrina Carpenter song? The new Taylor Swift as a matter of fact? [laughs] The HOA stinks. People, old people who are in other people's business stink.The HOA says, "Homeowners are allowed to display holiday decorations, and no action will be taken." At least they're right in this case. That is actually pretty awesome to see. [swipe sound] All right, I'm less than a year away from being 30 years old. Let's go through this list here. What's a skill everyone should learn before turning 30? All right. If you're about the same age as me, if you're a tad bit you- younger, maybe if you're, uh, way young, and you're like, 15 listening right now, this might be essential for you as well. And by "might", I mean it definitely will be essential for you. How to stay calm when everything goes wrong. I myself struggle with that big time. One thing's off, I need to fix it. You know? That's just, that's just how I operate. If one person's unhappy, I try my best to make them happy, and it's a whole thing. Yeah. Learning how to be kind to yourself, you'll spend your whole life... Uh, you'll spend your whole life with you, make it peaceful. Yeah. I've been appreciating myself more as of late. I think, honestly, after doing the whole head shave thing, I feel more, uh, confident about myself. Which is funny enough, 'cause I see a lot of balding dudes that are, that... That was me at one point, and I just kept hanging on, felt, uh, I don't know, self-conscious, and also like, when you shave your head and it looks good, there's a weight lifted off of your shoulders. What else is there for what's a skill everyone should learn before turning 30? Emotional regulation. The ability to acknowledge today is going to be a bad day for no other reason than some random brain chemical configurations caused by a dream that made no sense. And to then carry on throughout the day without letting it affect your interactions with others. It's weird when you have a dream that sucks, and then you have to just wake up and be like, "Oh yeah, that was, uh, not real." [laughs] I like this one. Being able to cook at least five decent meals from scratch as, uh, cheaper and you need to eat every day, so ridiculous not learning to. Uh, this, this person's comment really sucks. As cheaper and you need to eat every day, so ridiculous not learning to. Wow. Did I have a stroke reading that?

I remember when people used to recommend learning to code on these posts. Oh, swimming! Yeah. There's a lot more people than you think

that don't know how to swim. And what happ- Like, what'd you do at pool parties? Did you sit in the shallow end and then say, "Oh, I just don't feel like going to the deep end"? Like,

do you never plan on like, going out in a boat? You gotta learn how to swim. There's plenty of lakes here in Idaho. There's plenty of rivers. You know? What if you h- What if you fall in the water? You gotta know how to swim. Good list here. What's a skill that everyone should learn before turning 30? What else is there? Cleaning. Cleaning yourself, your home, your car, clothes, dishes, et cetera. I wanna n- Okay, so here's the thing. If you're, if you're somebody

that can keep your place clean and make it look like almost a photo shoot style apartment, there's a lot of dudes out there that know what I'm talking about. There's a lot of women out there that know what I'm talking about. Those people that don't know

how to make a mess, and they're always clean. I wanna follow them for like a day just to see what they're like. Are they really adamant about not eating in the car so that way there's no crumbs? Are they adamant about vacuuming every day? Like, what is their routine to make their place look so good? Let's move along here with some sleep theory stuck in my head. [swipe sound] Peach's Pit Party on KBAR 101. I was laughing at this post, but then

I also felt kind of, uh, fearful for the future when it comes to, uh, overabundance of advertising and overabundance of subscription services that we're all going to have to pay for. I mean, streaming used to just be Netflix, and I think there was maybe Hulu at the time. Disney+ was made, Paramount+, Peacock. There's so many now. And now there's even more subscription services for, I mean, for, for your car. Wasn't I reading something about how like BMW for their latest model of a certain vehicle, they were gonna do like this, uh, renewable subscription for heated seats and a heated steering wheel? Something like that. Somebody posted this in r/ToyotaTacoma, which is really funny. They have a specific subreddit just for the Toyota Tacoma. A lot of people do have that truck, you know? This one guy said, "$50,000 truck and remote start is now behind a paywall." And sure enough, he can't remote start his, his truck because he has to buy the subscription.

Isn't that absurd? "Renew your subscription now to restore your remote services."

And some guy in the comments goes, "Imagine if our grand papis knew we were using our pocket phones to pay a monthly fee to start our $50,000 truck from our beds." Did you... [sighs] I, I, I don't know. I, I feel like

if I knew that was a thing, I would have laughed and moved on to another vehicle, maybe even another brand. I know Toyotas are definitely reliable, but if you're gonna charge me a monthly subscription to remote start my car... I have never been able to remote start any car I've ever had. My Hyundai Santa Fe can't do it. My 2003 Honda Element that I had before was a great car. Never remote started that thing. Well, that thing was a piece of junk, but I would love to get a restored Honda Element again. We just have one of those cars. Man. Toyota Tacoma, having to remote start your vehicle with a subscription service. Welcome to the future. [upbeat music] Thanks for listening to Peaches Pit Party, the podcast. If you enjoyed the show, please share, subscribe, and rate the podcast. Peaches Pit Party is hosted by me, Peaches, AKA Brendan Peach, and is a production of Riverbend Media Group. For more information or to contact the show, visit riverbendmediagroup.com. Until next time, peach out.