Ready Halt!

The Boyz are back with a new installment of Ready Halt! In this episode they deal with connectivity issues, give life updates, discuss their 2023 marching seasons, the 2024 Rose Parade, bad pastrami sandwiches, Holdfast, Las Vegas, Devin's upcoming summer Euro Trip and the US Presidents! Follow Ready Halt! on IG: @readyhaltpod Email Us: readyhaltpodcast@gmail.com Follow Jon's Band (it makes more sense when you listen to the episode): Instagram: @dandydropkicks TikTok: @dropkix

Esteban and Jon are headed to Vegas! While on their drive to "Sin City", they were talking band and realized, "why aren't we recording this?!" They give their takes on the 2022 season so far and what they thought about the world class corps they saw at the Rose Bowl show as well as the "DCI Tour Premiere".

In this exciting installment of Ready Halt!, The Guys answer a few questions some listeners had for us for season 2 such as, can you live off just being a marching tech as well as who impacted them through their time as band members. They then make their "Big Game" predictions, question if Tony is a robot and Tony shows us his world famous *napkin trick! *To enjoy the napkin trick in it's entirety, please visit our Instagram page @readyhaltpod

After a "brief" hiatus, The Guys are finally back with a new season of Ready Halt! In the first episode of Season 2 they discuss returning to instructing band after having a year off, Devin's first year as an instructor, the trials and tribulations they faced teaching during the pandemic, the 2022 Tournament of Roses Honor Band, what they have been up to the past several months and much more!

In the season finale of Ready Halt!, the guys have on the one and only Brad De La Garza on as a guest! They discuss with him his time with the Santa Clara Vanguard, his experiences with the Tournament of Roses Honor Band, doing eights and eights in a car, his argument with one of the owners of Pyware, the Kevin Brown Infomercial and much much more!

In this exciting installment of Ready Halt!, The Guys run out of things to discuss! Then they eventually talk about Pacific Crest and if it's a cult, the tech shortage, band fees, band boosters, and the durability of uniforms!

In this episode the guys talk about the upcoming DCI 2021 season, share their thoughts and opinions on the shows that have been announced by some of the corps participating in the upcoming season.

In this episode of Ready Halt!, The Guys have special guest Dr. Mark Miller on the podcast! They discuss his time at PCC as interim Assistant Director, memories from their time working together, funny high school band stories, advice for aspiring educators and why it's important to not be a dick.

In this episode of Ready Halt!, the guys discuss the number of open spots available still in Drum Corps this season, WGI Age-Outs getting more time, their first impressions of each other and "unintentional" lies that they tell their students

In the latest episode of Ready Halt, Devin starts with an anecdote about Tony, awkward student encounters, nicknames, woodwinds in DCI and a story from Esteban about his stand buddy from his college concert band days 

In this episode of Ready Halt!, The Guys discuss some of their pet peeves that they have in the marching band world, their thoughts about dating within marching bands, red flags they look for when conducting Drum Major interviews, the power of Kevin Brown and a bicycle and a shoe. 

In the latest installment of Ready Halt!, The Guys discuss the DCI Summer Tour Schedule and what consequences the potential success or failure of the season may mean for the marching arts community as a whole, their favorite season in their marching careers , their favorite parade march, the podcast logo and an emergency stop.

In this episode, The Guys answer a follow up question from the Bionic Blanca, talk about bad Drum Major habits that bother them, their favorite band travel stories and 4th of July in Oregon. 

In the latest installment of Ready Halt!, the guys answer the questions Louie sent in that they didn't get to the previous week, talk about their confidants during their time as PCC DM, who they thought were good leaders in the group with them and what would have been their "theme song" for their year as Drum Major.

In the first double digit episode of Ready Halt!, The Guys answer Blanca's questions such as, the most incredible visual effect they have ever seen, their opinion on voice overs in shows as well as their preferences in types of band (west coast or southern bands) and try to figure out what the word "dynamism" means. This and much more in the latest episode of Ready Halt! 

In this episode of Ready Halt!, The Guys have special guest Jahnee on the show asking questions from a non band person's perspective like, "What is marching band and why?, Field band or parade band, what their jobs are in the marching band world, judging bias, the love hate relationship The guys have with The Rose Parade and much more! Go give Jahnee's podcast a listen!: You've Reached Jahnee https://open.spotify.com/show/7fFsL9QSw6nZyRrV1FDhiN?si=Gw0-oVTUQEuzxwYFp4nPyg

In this installment of Ready Halt!, The Guys talk about everything Drum Major. From their reasons of wanting to become a Drum Major, weird audition stories, biggest "flex" as a Drum Major and what they feel a Drum Major is supposed to be. All this and much more on the latest episode of Ready Halt!

In this episode of Ready Halt!, the guys talk about marching shoes, company fronts, form or dot, Disneyland, concert band festivals and much more!

In the sixth installment of Ready Halt!, The Guys talk about the differences between parade and field band, if marching band is more of it's own culture or a cult, fun field show ideas and much more!

In episode 5 of Ready Halt!, the guys talk about marching band after PCC, drum corps stories, seasonal uniforms, SpongeBob Squarepants, the greatest show they have ever seen and how life after Covid may look for the marching arts.