This is a show where we’ll, you guessed it, cover punk music! But we’ll be paying special attention to bands with ties to the Midwest. You always hear about the east coast and west coast scenes, but the Midwest needs some love too! We’re going to highlight some bands we know and some that we discover (with your help), but from time to time we’ll also cover some general topics - our favorite bands, insight into the culture, history of the punk scene, etc. Sometimes we might even stray outside of punk-specific topics because more than anything our goal is to share music with you that’s worth a listen! Your hosts are Brian Bergholm and Carl Kurek - coworkers at Lakeshore Public Radio located in Northwest Indiana - who share a life-long love for punk music and culture. If you’re local you can tune in Wednesdays at 12 a.m. on 89.1 FM, but you can also stream episodes anytime from anywhere at LakeshorePublicRadio.org. Be sure to tag some of your favorite local bands (maybe it’s your band)
Midwest Punks | Episode 301
This episode is all over the place, but we are bringing you some awesome tunes! A little Celtic, a little thrash, a little ska, and a whole lotta punk! Tune in to hear bands like Escape from the Zoo, Bring on the Storm, The Methadones and The Flatliners.
3/29/2022 • 56 minutes, 15 seconds
Midwest Punks | Episode 220
On this episode we're chatting with Johnny Hamlin from one of our favorite Midwest bands here on the show - Lights Over Bridgeport! Johnny talks to us about how the pandemic took a toll on the band, especially as they had just released a new album as lockdowns were starting. Now nearly two years later, they'll join fellow local bands Bad Planning, Low Country and Void Class to play at Franklin House in Valparaiso, Ind. on Friday Dec. 17, 2021.
12/17/2021 • 56 minutes, 41 seconds
Midwest Punks | Episode 219
We hope you're ready to rock because we're bringing you an awesome line-up of music this episode including new music from Naked Raygun, Lars Frederiksen, The Copyrights and The Last Gang. Tune in to hear all that and more. Let's go!
11/12/2021 • 57 minutes, 55 seconds
Midwest Punks | Episode 218
We're hitting the Midwest punk bands hard in this episode, and they hit back for sure! Rock out with us to some of our favorites including The Bollweevils, Screeching Weasel, Rational Anthem and Lights Over Bridgeport. We throw in a little Face to Face, Good Riddance, Teenage Bottlerocket and more for good measure.
11/11/2021 • 58 minutes, 16 seconds
Midwest Punks | Episode 217
We're mixing old school and new school on this episode with some throwbacks to bands from the 70s and 80s like The Vandals, Social Distortion, Subhumans and The Exploited, then bring it back to the 2000s with Sum 41, Get Dead, Red City Radio and the Menzingers.
10/15/2021 • 59 minutes, 21 seconds
Midwest Punks | Episode 216
Rock out with the Midwest Punks while we run through some bands that have made their way onto our playlist lately. This includes bands from the Midwest like Much the Same, The Copyrights and Banner Pilot as well as some from the West Coast like Hit the Switch, The Transplants and The Distillers. Let's Go!
10/8/2021 • 57 minutes, 40 seconds
Midwest Punks | Episode 215 !Riot Fest!
Tune in this week as we're doing a bit of a recap of Riot Fest since co-host Brian was able to attend. He and Field Corrispondent Tom even scored interviews with Beach Goons frontman Pablo Cervantes, and Tim Burton, saxophonist for the Mighty Mighty Bosstones, so we'll be playing those for you as well. All of that plus some music from The Bollweevils, Melkbelly, The Bronx and Hepcat!
10/8/2021 • 55 minutes, 41 seconds
Midwest Punks | Episode 214
On today's show we're rocking out to music from a few bands that will be at Riot Fest this weekend in Chicago. We'll set the mood with bands like Circle Jerks, GWAR, NOFX, The Bronx, Devin Kay & The Solutions, Dirty Heads and more! Co-host Brian will be out there, so hopefully he'll see you in the pit!
9/15/2021 • 59 minutes, 42 seconds
Midwest Punks | Episode 213
Today we're sharing some tracks that have made their way on to our playlists lately. In the second half of the show, we'll also be talking about a Motoblot - a motorcycle and hotrod street rally taking place at Cobra Lounge in Chicago, which also happens to feature some awesome punk, rock and Psychobilly bands.
9/15/2021 • 59 minutes, 45 seconds
Midwest Punks | Episode 212
It's been a little while since we've been able to get into the studio, but we'll make it up to you with some awesome music on today's show. Tune in while we take it back a few years and rock out to bands like H20 and Pennywise, then follow it up with some new music from Chicago bands like Sincere Engineer and Devon Kay & The Solutions.
7/6/2021 • 58 minutes, 17 seconds
Midwest Punks | Episode 211
On today's show we've got something to skank to. Check out some of our favorite reggae and ska tracks from the 60s to the 2000s. Don't miss music from Skapone, Hot Stove Jimmy, The Scofflaws, Streetlight Manifesto, Dirty Heads, and much more!
5/20/2021 • 59 minutes, 42 seconds
Midwest Punks | Episode 210
We're all over the globe on today's episode as we bring you music stemming from Japan, Sweden, Canada, the U.S. and of course the Midwest! Tune in and rock out with us to bands like Days N Daze, The Viagra Boys, Teengenerate, Mobina Galore, Direct Hit! and more!
5/20/2021 • 59 minutes, 42 seconds
Midwest Punks | Episode 209
In this week's episode we're talking about a few punk songs that have been used in commercials, then we play some new tunes from a few artists that you don't want to miss, and we close out the show talking about a few bands that are confirmed for Riot Fest in Chicago later this year. Rock out with us as we play Venomous Pinks, Sincere Engineer, MXPX, New Found Glory, Circle Jerks and lots more!
4/21/2021 • 58 minutes, 31 seconds
Midwest Punks | Episode 208
Tune in to this week's episode as we play through some awesome punk cover songs! Covers of everything from "Beat It" and "Wagon Wheel" to "Police Truck" and "If the Kids are United." We also discuss some cool albums, benefits and Youtube channels to check out. Don't miss it!
4/19/2021 • 1 hour, 20 seconds
Midwest Punks | Episode 207
It's St. Patrick's day, so on this episode we're bringing you Irish and Celtic Punk music including some new tracks and details on a few free online concerts you can check out. Tune in as we rock out to The Rumjacks, The Tossers, Barleyjuice, The Real McKenzies, The Pogues and more!
3/16/2021 • 59 minutes, 45 seconds
Midwest Punks | Episode 206
On this episode we welcome David Safran who takes us back to his teenage years in the Chicagoland punk scene, namely his time as the bassist for The Apathetics. David recently covered an Apathetics’ song 20-something years after playing it with the band, so tune in to hear it and the rest of the cool story he has to share!
3/10/2021 • 59 minutes, 45 seconds
Midwest Punks | Episode 205
On this episode, we rock out to some music from back in the day courtesy of Fugazi, Sublime, Dead Boys, MXPX and The Lawrence Arms. Plus we check out new music from the likes of Mikey Erg, Miesha and the Spanks and Lola Pistola.
3/10/2021 • 59 minutes, 45 seconds
Midwest Punks | Episode 204
We’re bringing you a show full of some punk rock tunes that are perfect for your Valentine’s Day playlist! We take it a little old school with the likes of Social Distortion, Bouncing Souls, The Descendents, Blink-182 and Dead Milkmen, and we also rock out to some music from the 2000’s till now from bands like MXPX, New Found Glory, and Tiny Stills.
2/10/2021 • 59 minutes, 45 seconds
Midwest Punks | Episode 203
It might be Groundhog Day, and we might even open the show with a track titled “Groundhog Day” by up and coming Hellcat Records band Grade 2, but don’t worry, the rest of the hour is filled with new tunes and even some artists we haven’t featured on the show yet. Be sure to check this one out and rock out to the likes of Counterpunch, Kali Masi, Days N’ Daze and more!
2/3/2021 • 59 minutes, 45 seconds
Midwest Punks | Episode 202
Vamonos! Tune in and rock out with us to an awesome lineup of Latin punk bands like Los Saicos, Sindrome Del Punk, Manic Hispanic, DFMK and La Armada. This episode was inspired by and pays tribute to the recent passing of co-host Brian's grandma who was of Cuban descent. So turn up the volume, hug your loved ones, and let's rock!
