Mondo‘s Rob Jones (co-founder/Creative Director) and Mo Shafeek (Record Label Production Manager) stop by the studio to discuss their love of film and music, and MondoCon 2016:

• The history of the gig poster scene in Austin
• Mondo‘s origins as a small print tee shop and the relationship
  

Magna Carda joins us at the Mohawk 10 Year Anniversary to share their story:

• Their musical background as young musicians with DJ parents,
• Meeting in college and performing at talent shows
• Fitting into the music scene as a Hip Hop band
• The production process from the beat-making
  

Can we truly call Austin the Live Music Capital of the World if many music genres are unrepresented? We speak with Chaka Mpeanaji (Riders Against The Storm, Body Rock ATX), Lauren Bruno (Solstice Presents), and Mike Manewitz on genre development in Austin.

Boris Wright stops by the Feedbak studio to preview the upcoming fall festival season:

• ProTips for having a good festival experience;
• Improvements for this year’s ACL Fest;
• Statistical breakdown of ACL‘s performers and music genres;
• Small Font vs Big Font bands;
• US festivals vs European festivals;

Henry + The Invisibles returns on the podcast to celebrate the release of his full-length album Musaic. Podcast was taped live at Empire Control Room and features special guests DJ Chicken George, Trouble In The Streets, Henry’s girlfriend and father.

Joel and Rakefet Laviolette from Rattletree and Rattletree School of Marimba share their passion for Zimbabwean Marimba music.

• Discovering the mbira in Taos, New Mexico.
• Living in Zimbabwe: learning the Shona language, meeting local musicians, playing at ceremony.
• Moving to Austin in 2006
  

Calling all geeks and nerds!We explore alternatives to going out to bar and clubs with John W. Smith from Geeks Who Drink at Highball (GWD) on Wednesdays at 8pm and Alamo Drafthouse:

• Growing up with parents in the TV industry and learning from David Letterman;
• Discovering Geeks Who Drink and
  

We pay homage to Nathan Lloyd aka weirdg0nepro who left us in April. He was a full of life, creativity, and inspiration, and an Instagram genius. We celebrated his 25th birthday at Empire Control Room with a great line-up of his favorite bands and shared memories. All the proceeds

For the better part of seven years, Greg Giannukos has married his love of photography and music to produce iconic, awe-inspiring performance photos. He joins the FeedBak to share his experiences of music through the lens:

• Early musical influences and love of hot rods
• Getting connected to the Austin scene and
  

There’s music you love, and then there’s music you love to hate. The FeedBak Podcast crew, along with special guest Mike Manewitz, discuss the differences between popular music today and of older generations. Should we embrace new music, be dismissive (and sound like our parents), or is there a happy medium?