Band Geek
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Band Geek
I'm Richie Castellano, I play guitar and keyboards in Blue Oyster Cult. I also make YouTube videos, read comics, and play video games. Band Geek is a podcast where I get to combine all these things. We also have a house band that tackles songs requested by our listeners and jams with our special g...
Recent Episodes
100 episodes
152 - Rise of Skywalker Review
You knew this was coming... Check out our Star Wars Rise of Skywalker review, featuring Phil Castellano, Ray Magnuski and Jarrett Pressman via force f...
151 - Matt Beck
This week's guest is Matt Beck, one of the most in demand guitarists in the business! Check out Matt's work with Rob Thomas, Matchbox 20, Gwen Stefani...
150 - Mike Tirelli
The Band Geeks are joined by freak of nature Mike Tirelli, as he shares his incredible rock vocal talents. The guys discuss vocal techniques, metal fe...
149 - Rob Kipp
Our buddy Rob Kipp joins us in the studio to record some tricky Genesis covers and to discuss prog rock and gigging.
148 - My Trip to Ohio State University
Richie was recently invited to Ohio State University to headline their 42nd Annual Jazz Festival. Here's what went down.
147 - Geeking Out With Audio Dungeon
In arguably the nerdiest episode ever, Richie visits recurring Band Geek guests Tony Hanson and Damian Scro on the high tech set of their brand new D&...
Band Geek 146 - 2019 NAMM Recap
Richie and Andy are joined by special guest Steve Sterlacci to discuss the recent Music Convention in Anaheim, CA.
Band Geek 145 - Band Geek Studio Tour
By popular demand (like 4 people) Richie and Andy take you through the Band Geek studio's unique blend of state-of-the-art and janky equipment that is...
Band Geek 144 - The Bohemian Rhapsody Opera Section: A Harmonic Analysis
Watch Richie and Andy trace Freddie Mercury's genius from "Mozart to Liberace" as they attempt to analyze what makes the opera section of Bohemian Rha...
Band Geek 143 - 2019: New Year, Same Band Geeks
Richie and Jarrett review the new Aquaman movie along with some ambitious fan films from Star Wars Theory and Galactic Battles. They also take some l...
142 - Bohemian Rhapsody Movie Review
“A little Bohemian Rhapsody gentleman?” By popular request Richie and Jarrett review the brand new Queen biopic. SPOILER ALERT… they really dug it! Th...
141 - Tinkerin' & Complainin'
Richie and Jarrett are back and they got a lotta problems and projects to share. In a previously recorded live stream Jarrett shows off his completed...
140 - Chris Clark
Brand X keyboardist Chris Clark knows all the Prog Rock! In this episode Chris schools the Band Geeks on gear and heavy duty music theory followed by...
139 - Solo (A Star Wars Story) Review
You guys asked us to review Solo… so… uh… we did. Can we do it in less than 12 parsecs? Turns out it doesn’t matter. But hey… Khaleesi is in it! And J...
138 - Angus Clark
Killer rock guitarist Angus Clark (Trans Siberian Orchestra, Kitaro, Joe Lynn Turner, Daredevil Squadron) joins the Band Geeks in the studio to discus...
137 - Avengers Infinity War
It’s here. The war to end all wars… or half the people in them anyway. It’s the INFINITY War! Richie and Jarrett with help from Phil, and newcomer Jos...
136 - Artemis Armada
Richie and special guest Tony Hanson, debrief Jarrett on their recent trip to Artemis Armada IV in Cleveland, where they took part in a giant Sci Fi t...
135 - Ready Player One
Grab your VR goggles and get ready to come with Richie, Jarrett, Ann Marie and Tony into the OASIS. You’ve asked and we are bringing you our review of...
134 - Boat Geek
Richie brings Band Geek to the high seas with a live show from the Rock Legends Cruise VI. This show was recorded in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean...
133 - Never Gonna Let You Go
To celebrate Valentine's Day we take on Never Gonna Let You Go by Sergio Mendes. Richie, Andy & Ann Marie recreate the classic ballad track by track,...
132 - NAMM 2018 Recap
Richie returns from the 2018 NAMM show, discusses new products, shares some stories and gets to jam with Gary Hoey!
131 - Encore's Back Twenty Eighteen
WALK!!! ...to this weeks replay of our first live stream of Encore for 2018. We get a little silly with songs about historical figures, see if opposit...
130 - The Last Jedi Review
It’s a porg filled movie review of the latest Star Wars installment, The Last Jedi! Richie decides Jarrett should always be on a view screen, we learn...
129 - Live Band Karaoke with The Hole
It’s a “Hole” lotta fun this week when we crossover with our RiotCast buds Rob Sprance and Chris Fortney from ‘The Glory Hole’. We get an incredible a...
128 - Richie's Super Secret Project
Last week, Richie launched a new series of live streaming shows. In this episode he takes us behind the scenes to share insight to the musical and te...
127 - Justice League Review
Meanwhile…. at the Hall of Justice… Richie, Ann Marie, Andy, Jarrett, and Brandi review the latest DC film, Justice League! SPOILERS!!! We find out if...
126 - Carry On Wayward Son
During a live stream, Richie & Andy recreate the classic Kansas song, Carry On Wayward Son, playing all the instruments and singing all the parts.
125 - Live Q&A with Richie
Richie spends the evening taking live questions and requests (including a few originals) from Band Geek viewers.
124 - Spinal Tap Halloween
Dressed as England's loudest band, The Band Geeks perform a 5 song set of music from our favorite film, This Is Spinal Tap. This is a VERY important...
123 - Mixing a TV Show with Rusty Smith & Robert Edmondson
LA audio mix engineers Rusty Smith and Robert Edmondson talk to Richie via Skype and walk us through what it takes to mix an episode of the Marvel com...
122 - Live Concert Reviews
The Band Geeks have been making it a point to go see more live music and some of our viewers have requested our concert reviews, so here you go. Also...
121 - Vin's Birthday Encore Live
This episode is a replay of our live stream from 10/3/17. We celebrated our keyboard player, Vin Innocente's birthday with a little Billy Joel, a Tom...
120 - Empire Strikes Back at Lincoln Center with Lou Mannarino
Richie goes to see the NY Philharmonic perform The Empire Strikes Back. His high school music teacher & former boss Lou Mannarino is the sound enginee...
119 - Superfan Request Show
In this episode of Band Geek, we play 3 very special requests from some of the show's SUPER-FANS! This is an eclectic mix of songs by Porcupine Tree,...
118 - Emily Nacchio
This week's guest is singer Emily Nacchio. Emily is Ann Marie's sister!!! They cover some Black Sabbath and perform their own version of Valerie. Watc...
115 - Back from Europe Q&A with Richie
Fresh off of a European Blue Oyster Cult tour, Richie Castellano streams a live Q&A session discussing BOC gigs, songwriting, guitar playing, gear and...
