That being said, I have a special presentation for this episode of Insomnia Radio Orlando. This is your opportunity to hear a brand new album from one of my favorite podcasters, George Hrab. George is an independent musician based in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, and he’ll be performing in Orlando on July 17 at Nerdapalooza, so there IS a local tie-in here.

George combines his considerable intelligence and humor with his abilities as a musician, singer, and songwriter on his sixth album, “Trebuchet.” George has generously offered up the entire album to his fellow podcasters for a listening party. If you like it, please support him by purchasing a copy. You can get your very own digital copy on iTunes or at CD Baby, or better yet, if you buy an actual physical CD, you’ll also get the 20-page booklet AND a chance at being the lucky recipient of The Golden Ticket, which entitles you to a live personal performance from Geo himself.

George is also a skeptic and atheist, and if you’d like to hear more from him, check out his Geologic Podcast – it’s one of my favorites. He has also made recent appearances on a couple of my other favorite podcasts, Skepticality and as a Guest Rogue on an upcoming episode of The Skeptic’s Guide to the Universe.

You can also get his book, Non-Coloring Book here, or find out more about his music at Geologic Records.

If you have never heard George’s music before, this is a great chance to check out the album, then show your support by purchasing it. My own copy is on the way.

George Hrab “Trebuchet”
featuring Phil Plait, Peter Gregson, Slau, and The Skeptical Shoe Horns.
Tracks:
1. God is Not Great
2. Everything Alive Will Die Someday
3. Ms.Information
4. Fifty Stories
5. FAR
6. Remora
7. Sviatoslav Lobster
8. When I Was Your Age
9. Trebuchet
10. Atlanta
11. Death From The Skies
12. Never Knew
13. Hai Yookito ‘Ya
14. Where Have You Been?
15. One Hypnopompic Jerk
16. Small Comfort
17. Happy Birthday Baby

available at cdbaby.com/hrab6 and iTunes

all songs © 2010 Geologic Records / You Call That Music

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It’s almost Halloween, and that means it’s time for Insomnia Radio Horrorlando! This year’s installment is a mixtape of some favorites from the last three years’ worth of Halloween episodes. Enjoy!

1. Peach Stealing Monkeys “Monster”
2. The Threshold People “Radio Zombi”
3. Jonathan Coulton “Re: Your Brains”
4. Get Three Coffins Ready “The Cemetery”
5. Last Call Brawlers “Los Muertos Rock”
6. The Green Goblyn Project “Devilskin Suitcase”
7. Derek Lyn Plastic “Walk the Dead”
8. Hex Tremors “Jezabel”
9. Rocket 88 “Mission Control”
10. The Obscene “Ultraviolent”
11. Johnny O & the Jerks “Zombie Love Affair”
12. The Young Werewolves “Black Cat”
13. Koko Taylor “Voodoo Woman”
14. Voodoo Hodown “Voodoo Dance”
15. Lords of Altamont “Gods and Monsters”
16. Black Furies “Murder City Shakedown”
17. Calabrese “Zombie I”
18. The Coffinshakers “Halloween (remix)”
19. The Gremmies “That Voodoo Moon”
20. The Memphis Murder Men “In the Dead of Night”
21. Lugosi’s Morphine “Graves”

Some of the music for this show was provided  by Mevio’s Music Alley.

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This episode will give you a taste of the Orange You Glad music festival, which will be hitting Orlando from May 14 – 17. The festival will feature lots of local bands, along with some terrific not-so-local bands. There are five venues: Will’s Pub, Stardust, Redlight Redlight, Peacock Room, and Uncle Lou’s (and several in-store performances at Park Avenue CDs).

1.) Modern Skirts (Athens, GA) | “Soft Pedals” | BUY
2.) Slow Claw (Cincinnati, OH) | “Miss Lady Lately” | BUY
3.) Bombadil (Durham, North Carolina) | “Honeymoon” | BUY (previous album–new one comes out 7/09)
4.) Keith Michaud (Lake Worth, FL) | “Wildflowers” | article
5.) Matt Butcher (Orlando, FL) | “A Famous Country Singer” | BUY (iTunes)
6.) The Dark Romantics (Lakeland, FL) | “Hush Your Mouth” | BUY (Rhapsody)
7.) XOXO (Orlando, FL) | “Done and Done” | BUY
8.) Moor hound (Orlando, FL) | “Mule Songs”
9.) Thomas Wynn and the Believers (Orlando, FL) | “Long White Dress” | BUY (iTunes) | article
10.) Lauris Vidal (Deland, FL) | “Freed (Wonderland Theme)” | BUY
11.) Hannah and the Halfway House (Orlando, FL) | “You’re a Mess in a Dress”
12.) Kingsbury (Orlando, FL) | “Back in the Orange Grove” | DOWNLOAD
13.) The Belltowers (Orlando, FL) | “Tomorrow Will Remain”
14.) Only Thieves (Tallahassee, FL) | “Hammered for the Holidays” | BUY

The schedule at the time of our posting is as follows, but please check the festival’s website and/or the artists’ websites or MySpace pages for the most up-to-date information:

THURSDAY, MAY 14
(KICK-OFF PARTY)
VENUE: Will’s Pub (18+) @ 8 PM
MODERN SKIRTS | The Pauses | Viernes | DJ Adam S

FRIDAY, MAY 15

VENUE: Stardust (All Ages) @ 9 PM
ANDY MATCHETT | Jason Choi | Joshua Nye | Hannah & The Halfway House | James Dreffen

VENUE: Redlight Redlight (18+) @ 9 PM
THE DARK ROMANTICS | The New Lows | The Still Voice

VENUE: Will’s Pub (18+) @ 9 PM
BOMBADIL | An Intro To Sunshine | Rachel Goodrich | Lauris Vidal | Roberto Aguilar

VENUE: Peacock Room (21+) @ 9 PM
POST RECORDS: Watch Me Disappear | Liquid Limbs | Happy Valley | Kingsbury

Uncle Lou’s (18+) @ 9 PM
SPIRIT BOMB | Only Thieves | Lighthouse Music | Reptile Theater

SATURDAY, MAY 16

VENUE: Stardust (All Ages) @ 4 PM
MR. TRANSYLVANIA | Dark Sea of Awareness | Tele V. Cheeseburger | Pandora’s Talk Box

VENUE: Uncle Lou’s (All Ages) @ 8 PM
THE NEW THREAT | Big City Bombers | Murdock | MachineGunHaircut | BTH

VENUE: Redlight Redlight (18+) @ 9 PM
HISTORY | Hurrah | Northvia | DJ Adam S

VENUE: Will’s Pub (18+) @ 9 PM
TIM EASTON | Great Deceivers | Thomas & Olivia Wynn | Matt Butcher

VENUE: Peacock Room (21+) @ 9 PM
SLOW CLAW | XOXO | Dangerous Animals

SUNDAY, MAY 17

VENUE: Redlight Redlight (18+) @ 4 PM
RICHARD SHERFEY |Mike Dunn | Keith Michaud | Damion Suomi | TJ Young (Comedian)

VENUE: Stardust (All Ages) @ 4 PM
THE DEFILERS | Ariel Bui | Emma Jean Branch | Fireflies | Moor Hound

VENUE: Peacock Room (21+) @ 9 PM
STRANGERS FAMILY BAND | The Belltowers | The Empyres

VENUE: Uncle Lou’s (18+) @ 9 PM
KHANN | Overdale | Time To Die

VENUE: Will’s Pub (18+) @ 9 PM
ASTRONAUTALIS | Bleubird | Cracker Jackson

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1. Electromagnetic Impulses | Werewolves
2. Black Furies | Murder City Shakedown
3. Calabrese | Zombie I
4. Johnny O & The Jerks | Zombie Love Affair
5. Get Three Coffins Ready | The Gallows
6. Koko Taylor | Voodoo Woman (on Alligator Records)
7. Lords of Altamont | Gods and Monsters
8. Peach Stealing Monkeys | Monster
9. Red Eye Revival | Blues for a Dead Age
10. Blase DeBris | Jersey Devil
11. The Coffinshakers | Halloween (Remix)
12. The Gremmies | That Voodoo Moon
13. The Memphis Murder Men | In the Dead of Night
14. The Quintessentials | Bloodlust
15. The Young Werewolves | Black Cat
16. The Volume Brothers | There Are Zombies on My Lawn (Again)
17. Tom Smith | Zombie Pirates in Love

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1. The Lonely Heroes | Not Caring | BUY
2. The Stone Circles | Pick It Up
3. The Sugar Oaks | Girl on Girl | BUY
4. Moss Bluff | Elegant | BUY
5. Food Will Win the War | Take You | BUY (search “food will win the war”)
6. Timothy Simpson | Love Song | BUY
7. Jason Choi and the Sea | Leave the Night Behind | BUY
8. Strangers Family Band | High Low
9. Marion Crane | Illegitimate
10. Union Made | Good Brew Flowin’ (free download)

Shout outs:
Stuart at IR:UK
Charles at IR:So Cal

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