Off Key: A Show About Music

Steve Schmitt
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Longtime friends Sean Barry and Steve Schmitt talk about the impact music has had on their lives, with the goal to expand their own musical horizons through homework assignments each week. Ranging from country to metal and everything in between, they attempt to explore how music has and continues to shape the world around them.

Episodes

  1. 07/31/2020

    Episode 005 - Euforquestra, Grimes, The (Dixie) Chicks, My Morning Jacket, Refused, Blink 182, Eurovision, Two Minutes to Late Night, Julien Baker

    Sean and Steve return to discuss homework, something new, something old and something different.  They dive into the mailbag and the first winner of the $20 Easiest Raffle Ever is announced. Among other things, we talk about - Steve's reaction to Euforquestra's live album "Let Us In" and the reggae funk rhythm that powers it.  We also discuss the annual Camp Euforia in Iowa. We revisit Grimes' Miss Anthropocene and Sean's thoughts after hearing it. The (formerly Dixie) Chicks new album Gaslighter and the cold-blooded savagery of what happens when you cross Natalie Maines. My Morning Jacket's new Waterfall II The legacy behind Refused and The Shape of Punk to Come Blink 182's Dude Ranch and re-visiting some of the tracks that shaped us when we were young. The new Netflix movie Eurovision and the history behind the real life inspiration. Youtube Metal late show Two Minutes to Late Night and the hilarity that makes it up The soul crushing beauty of Julien Baker and her album Sprained Ankle.

  2. 07/24/2020

    Episode 004 - Perfume Genius, Spafford, BROCKHAMPTON, Grimes, Ezra Collective, The Weakerthans, The Menzingers

    Sean and Steve do their best to keep things shorter this week but they just can't help themselves.  We continue to discover new and old music and have fun doing it. Things we hit on this week include - Perfume Genius (Set My Heart On Fire Immediately) Spafford (Drive-in Set) BROCKHAMPTON (Saturation II) Grimes (Art Angels, Miss Anthropocene) Ezra Collective (You Can't Steal My Joy) The Weakerthans (Left and Leaving, Reconstruction Site) The Menzingers (Chamberlin Waits) Guest starring the train next to Steve's place.

  3. 07/14/2020

    Episode 003 - More Music

    Sean and Steve sit down again in their not shortest episode to date to take a deeper dive into Strand of Oaks, jump into early 2010's rap acts including Chiddy Bang, explore the newest release from Perfume Genius, talk about some deep dives found through social media with both MONSTERHEART and Half Man, discuss burning My Morning Jacket CDs in college, understand the fully functioning machine that is BROCKHAMPTON, as well as touch on some Menzingers and Jeff Rosenstock, all that and more run-on sentences in this week's episode.   Episode 3 Music Playlist - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5IWaa6fzrco_oROswjPUqjhr43kcy9xt

  4. 06/27/2020

    Episode 002 - Another Episode About Music

    Sean and Steve meet for a second week in a row to talk about more music, hence the name of the show.  Among other things, they revisit Kings of Leon and Zac Brown, talk the Interlocken Festival Livestream, Vulfpeck's clever marketing, Mungion playing a possibly un-cancelled music festival, Bob Dylan's new record, Beck's 14 album career, punk bands Chubby and the Gang and The Interrupters, the second half of Sound City, Tower Records rise and fall in All Things Must Pass, Strand of Oaks tribute to John Belushi, the mysterious Saxquatch, the newest Run the Jewels and Polo G, Arnold Schwarzenegger inspired Austrian Death Machine and the legend of blues guitarist Robert Johnson.

  5. 06/19/2020

    Episode 001 - Pilot

    Sean and Steve decide to hit record while discussing their love of music to see where the conversation goes.  From there, they navigate through topics and artists including Kings of Leon, Zach Brown, Brad Paisley, Phish, concept albums, songs as singles, Aaron West and the Roaring Twenties, Car Seat Headrest, Moon Tooth, Robert Johnson and more.

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Ratings & Reviews

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Longtime friends Sean Barry and Steve Schmitt talk about the impact music has had on their lives, with the goal to expand their own musical horizons through homework assignments each week. Ranging from country to metal and everything in between, they attempt to explore how music has and continues to shape the world around them.

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