153 episodes

Thinkin’ & Drinkin’ Podcast, hosted by songwriter, musician and label executive Bart Allmand, is geared towards giving listeners an insider’s take on Nashville’s music industry. Each episode dives deeper with songwriters and musicians who talk about their lives, careers and help to navigate the world of the music industry. Grab a cold drink and enjoy the conversation.
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Thinkin' & Drinkin‪'‬ Bart Allmand

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    • 4.9 • 51 Ratings

Thinkin’ & Drinkin’ Podcast, hosted by songwriter, musician and label executive Bart Allmand, is geared towards giving listeners an insider’s take on Nashville’s music industry. Each episode dives deeper with songwriters and musicians who talk about their lives, careers and help to navigate the world of the music industry. Grab a cold drink and enjoy the conversation.
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    The Brad & Bart Concert Series: Queensryche & Judas Priest

    The Brad & Bart Concert Series: Queensryche & Judas Priest

    On this week's Thinking and Drinking episode Bart and his big brother Brad will be reviewing the Judas Priest and Queensryche concert they saw this past week in Nashville.
    With Queensryche and Judas Priest being some of their favorite bands, they had a light-hearted chat about their thoughts on the show at Nashville's Municipal Auditorium.

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    • 17 min
    The Heart and Soul of Memphis, Susan Marshall

    The Heart and Soul of Memphis, Susan Marshall

    On this week’s show, Bart talks to his long-time friend Susan Marshall.  Susan is a true Memphis Belle who has been blowing away crowds and listeners all over the country.  Based out of Memphis she’s carved out a swath for her style of singing a mile wide.  Blues, soul, country, she can do it all.  
    On this episode you’ll hear…
    How Susan made her long journey to Memphis
    Why she’s disappointed in local music education
    How she’s been instrumental in forwarding all genres of music in Memphis and the surrounding states while being part of The Memphis Chapter of the Recording Academy


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    • 1 hr 2 min
    Backyards & Bevvies host and former roadie for Queen, P.K.

    Backyards & Bevvies host and former roadie for Queen, P.K.

    This week Bart talks to Backyards and Bevvies PK. PK’s a world-traveling touring systems engineering cat who’s trying to figure out how to stay home with his baby boy while still dipping his toe in the music biz. He’s calling on his music biz buddies to sit and chat with him on his podcast, Backyards, and Bevvies...sounds familiar...😊
    On this week’s Thinkin' & Drinkin' episode, you'll hear:
    PK’s revelation about how he chose to be a road dog.How he got his nickname, The MayorWho are his favorite acts to be out with, and what’s it like to bump into Brian May in catering
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    • 1 hr 2 min
    Author and Hit Songwriter, JT Harding

    Author and Hit Songwriter, JT Harding

    This week Amy helped Bart get JT Harding out to Disgraceland (aka my studio) and we laughed for over an hour.  JT is one of the most fun and most creative guys in Bart’s world and has written a new book “Party Like A Rockstar" to prove it.  

    In this episode, you’ll hear…
    JT discuss small town Michiganian went from Gross Pointe MI to LA to Nashville all the time making friends and writing great songs on his way. How he got his first demo heard by pulling a sneaky FED EX trick. JT talks about how being on the road with Linkin Park led to him opening for them and his first publishing deal.
    And finally how JT ended up writing a book about all his adventures called, Party Like A Rockstar which you can purchase it here on Amazon.


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    • 53 min
    Top Songs With Love In The Title

    Top Songs With Love In The Title

    In today's episode, Bart and Amy discuss their favorite songs with love in the title in honor of Valentine's day.
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    • 15 min
    Nashville Studio & Road Musician Rob McNelley

    Nashville Studio & Road Musician Rob McNelley

    In this week’s episode of Thinkin’ and Drinkin’ Bart gets to talk to one of his favorite guitar players Rob McNelley.  Rob talks about how he made his way to Nashville from the Columbus, Ohio area to follow his musical dreams, the differences and the similarities of being a studio and a touring guitar player, and how he starts every day with coffee and a guitar polishing his playing and writing a ton of music, most of which you can find on his YouTube channel.  
    In this episode you’ll hear

     How our mutual friend Tom Bukovac helped Rob get his first touring gig here in Nashville and who it was.
     What are his go-to every time, automatic guitars? 
    Who his dream gig would be and what song he wishes he would have written or at least played on.
    You can connect with Rob on Instagram and his YouTube channel.


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    • 52 min

Customer Reviews

4.9 out of 5
51 Ratings

51 Ratings

Love Thinking & Drinking ,

A WINNING COMBINATION

I don’t know about y’all, but I do some of my best thinking when I’m drinking!
I love music, all types of music and I absolutely love the back stories that go with song writers and artists. Bart’s Podcast checks all the boxes for me. Not only are the interviews and stories entertaining, they give you tons of insight about the music business.
I’ve only listened to about 25 so far and I’ve never been disappointed. I will admit, often times I don’t follow or understand some of the musical terms and jargon, because it’s over my head.
My only suggestion is for Bart to devote one podcast to those of us that are music lovers, but lacking understanding of the technical side of the music business. He might call the episode...
“Music Business for Dummies”.
Keep up the great work Bart and Amy.... You guys Rock!

Hannah Rita ,

Scott Gunter episode

Really enjoyed listening to the Scott Gunter episode! Steve McAdams is my dad!

Lota9 ,

Dig’n On This

This podcast is fun and informative! Love it Bart!

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