Steve Bradshaw & Mike Doerr of Tractor Boy Talk Hard Rock & Chicago Music Scene | Hogpod Podcast

🎸 This week on the Hogpod Chicagoland Music Scene Podcast, Pete Jansons, Mike Orfanos, and Mike Dermont welcome Steve "Porkchop" Bradshaw (singer/bassist) and Mike Doerr (drummer) from Tractor Boy! 🚜 The band dives into their journey from their Brookfield roots to rekindling their hard rock passion after 20 years. They discuss their focus on original music, the challenges of booking shows, and how they're navigating the Chicago music scene today.

📍 Key Topics Covered:
The story behind Tractor Boy's name 🚜
Reviving their sound and creating new original music 🎶
Advice for musicians: networking, booking venues, and building a fanbase 📢
Memorable gigs, including collaborations with Punk Rock Tacos 🌮
How their connection to venues like Brixie's and Reggie's shaped their sound

📲 Follow Tractor Boy:
🌐 Website: www.tractorboyband.com
🎵 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0Cf6C...
📺 YouTube: / channel

Key Moments:
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0:40 Coterie Poll for Next Event / 19phsmqn1b Yacht Rock is Winning?
1:24 Mosquitos Jam Band Update https://stationthirtyfour.com/ Station 34 Mount Prospect / stationthirtyfour Thank you Debbie Kraft for the pics! / 1eyhmo5omj
1:42 Mosquitos 25-Year Birthday
1:51 Art Scheer Birthday Agent 126 - where did #126 come from?
4:00 Cabin Fever Festival Station 34 / 621278943688309
4:11 Pino Farina Clip - Pino will be playing the Cabin Fever Festival / 1078210307392390
5:56 Mike Doerr from The Band Tractorboy
7:50 Coterie Poll for Next Event
8:44 $7,000 Raised at Motown Coterie and Sundance Saloon
9:12 Steve Porkchop Bradford Joins the Show
10:12 How Did Tractorboy Get on the Hogpod Podcast? / tractorboyband
10:40 Tom Hartman Talent Buyer Cubby Bear Clip • Inside the Chicago Music Market: An I... The Hogpod Chicago Music Scene is a Resource to Help Bands Get Exposure
13:48 Where Did the Name Tractorboy Come From?
14:45 What Are Their Influences?
19:50 Reggies Video Set-Up
22:53 Bonnie Miske Broken Oar Shout-Out • HOG POD - Behind the Scenes at Broken... Bob Cozza Rookies Rochaus Shout-Out • Chicago Music Scene Podcast: Bob Cozz...
24:35 Method of Growth by Mike Dermont
28:00 Tractorboy on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/artist/2EnPb...
29:05 Tractorboy YouTube Channel
29:10 Tractorboy Website https://tractorboyband.com/ Instagram / tractor_boy_band
29:40 Using Gig Salad https://www.gigsalad.com/ Service Fees https://help.gigsalad.com/article/97-... or Bash https://www.thebash.com/services/rock... The Bash Service Fees https://www.thebash.com/signup
31:45 Punk Rock Tacos / punkrocktacos
32:44 The Dickies https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dic... Bo-Weevils https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bo-...
33:38 https://cemitaspoblanasvp.com/ Cemitas Poblanas Restaurant
34:26 Band Loudmouth Story https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loudmou...)
35:40 Disturbed Band https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disturb...)
36:25 Guitarist Tony Mac Clip - Disturbed Band Shout-Out • The Midnight Calls: Chicago’s Local R...
37:50 Zebra Band Shout-Out / zebrarockband
38:23 Modern Day Romeos Mike Dermont Visit
39:50 WC Social Shout-Out https://www.thewcsocialclub.com/
40:38 Open Mics for Exposure
43:05 City Clubs Focus on Original Bands
43:50 Elevator Pitch: A Tribute/Cover Band Versus an Original Band - What Is Tractorboy's Elevator Pitch?
49:22 How Long Should a Sizzle Reel Be?
51:50 Can You Make Money Selling Merch?
53:00 The Atomic Bitchwax / the-atomic-bitchwax-100047212743104
56:20 More Choices for Kids Today on Entertainment Options
56:40 Mike Orfanos Story on Merch Margin
1:05:38 Vote on Next Coterie Theme / 19phsmqn1b
1:04:48 Joe Cocker Tribute / 610654748020223

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