The Sound Off with Branden and Lou

Welcome to Episode 20, today we welcome two great guest, a District 6 Council Candidate and a restarting band. The showcase will floor you and our interview is a great start to a series we bring to you; hear your candidates for this May’s City Election. Expect wrestling, expect baseball, there will be hotdogs, and we talk IKEA. 00:00:27 - Royal Rumble at Minute Maid Park in Houston, Tx 00:04:15 – Basura Bash – SBL Community Day 00:15:00 - The Two Shots Podcast 00:18:09 - Interview with Melissa Cabello Havrda 01:03:45 - Scooter Regulations 01:10:18 Nathan’s Hot Dog Qualifier Update 01:14:21 – Baseball Talk: Free Agency/Big League Weekend/Astros 2020 01:35:08 - Elimination Chamber/WWE 01:49:25 - SBL at the Movies: Happy Death Day 2 U 01:53:47 – IKEA is Live Oak/San Antonio 02:03:20 – Charles Jones, bassist, of The Wild Bunch introduces the band’s history, reformation and a live version of “One Way Out” 02:14:46 - Sound Off   Where to find today’s SBL Podcast Change Agent: Melissa Cabello Havrda – District 6 Council Candidate Website: https://www.melissaforsa.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MelissaforDistrict6/ Twitter:  https://twitter.com/Melissafor6 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mdch74/   Where to find today’s SBL Podcast Musical Showcase: The Wild Bunch Website: http://TheWildBunch.Band/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheWildBunchBand/   Find the Sound Off with Branden and Lou https://www.instagram.com/sblpodcast/ https://twitter.com/SBLpodcast https://www.facebook.com/theSoundOffSA    Rate, Review, Subscribe to the SBL Podcast at Apple Podcasts - https://goo.gl/wkSMtk Spotify -https://goo.gl/dq4v6C iHeartRadio- https://goo.gl/QoWCws Stitcher- https://goo.gl/C9ZnWG TuneIn Radio- http://tun.in/pjiKx

  Rate review and subscribe to us on Castbox, Google Play, Spotify, Stitcher, iheartradio. Spread the word. Sound Off, San Antonio! The boys talk Greg Brockhouse (00:05:40)entering the San Antonio mayoral race, Election Day holiday (00:16:20), San Antonio Spurs Rodeo road trip (00:54:20), and AEW (01:22:22)and the JerichoCruise (01:32:18). Lou reviews Legoland Discovery Center (01:36:02) . A movie review of #theLEGOmovie2 (01:52:05) and it's not what Branden expected, neither was the email he received today. (00:58:43) Our local business showcase is with Marisol De La Cruz (00:26:07) of The Koffee Kup Co. Her love for coffee and the San Antonio Westside bleeds through the microphone. Our local band showcase is with Chris Purcell (01:57:47) and All Stories End.So much All this and so much more on this weeks Sound Off...with Branden and Lou    The Koffee Kup: IG: thekoffeekupco Facebook: www.facebook.com/thekoffeekupco/ All Stories End: Reverbnation: https://www.reverbnation.com/allstoriesendband Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/AllStoriesEndBand Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/allstoriesend/ The Debut album, Architecture of Sound is available on Apple Music at http://itunes.apple.com/album/id/1439133187

Thank you all for the word of mouth, rate/review/subscribe to The Sound Off on the following streaming platforms Spotify -https://goo.gl/dq4v6C iHeartRadio- https://goo.gl/QoWCws Apple Podcasts- https://goo.gl/wkSMtk Stitcher- https://goo.gl/C9ZnWG with more platforms in the works.   00:04:27 – and NEW San Antonio City Manager 00:09:15 – VIA expands free bus transportation program to the Alamo Colleges 00:13:57 – Ezra Johnson Visit to UTSA recap/Brian Dillard Thoughts and positive vibes 00:22:12 – Brian Willeford from Civic Innovators of San Antonio Interview 00:41:32 – BASEBALL TALK! 00:53:57 – Spurs Talk vs Phoenix, Brooklyn and Pelicans (not the New Orleans Hornets), NBA Trades 01:14:52 – Royal Rumble Recap and Early Wrestlemania Thoughts 01:53:41 – D’Shaun introduces the Beaming EP 01:55:06 – “Flip Side“ from the Beaming EP 01:58:07 – Our future episodes and the Sound Off   Today’s Guests: Civic Innovators of San Antonio Twitter:   @civ_innovate_sa Eventbrite February 21. 2019 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/civic-innovators-of-san-antonio-first-gathering-tickets-54862511248 D’Shaun Ampl.ink/g0Moy Streaming on Spotify/Apple Music/google Play Music/YouTube Twitter: @TheDshaun Instagram: @TheDShaun  

The boys are back! We had a late start with the new year, thanks for your patience, unlike this weather during the podcast; we braved the elements for you. Grab some coffee and may we recommend a kolache and some music? Today, the boys welcome two sweet and savory guests, local business owner Sylvia Alcaraz from Dignowitty Kolaches and friend of the show from the Great White North, the Director of Operations of Ottawa Sound Records, Kyle Stumpo. Along with this we’ll break down local San Antonio news: The City Manager finalist, what’s next for alternative modes of transportation, the upcoming Mayoral race, the city’s MLK Walk and of course, baseball talk and what a night to talk; Will Lou defend another Yankee?, MLB Hall of Fame reactions, predictions for next year, don’t forget your San Antonio Spurs talk, and we talk Elton John’s December stop and the recent Justin Timberlake stop. Also, it’s January, so the ROYAL RUMBLE talk will commence, along with WWE talk, NXT UK Takeover review, and AEW talk. We will review ROH’s stop in San Antonio, and talk NXT Takeover and of course expect the Royal Rumble fallout next week.   Thanks for finding us and get ready to Sound Off!  Dignowitty Kolaches: Website: www.dignowitykolaches.com/ Facebook: www.facebook.com/eatkolaches/ Twitter: @eatkolaches Instagram: @eatkolaches   Address: 1629 E. Houston Street San Antonio, TX 78202 Email: orders@dignowitykolaches.com Phone: 210-320-1055 Ottawa Sound Records: Facebook: www.facebook.com/OTTSOUNDRECS Twitter: @OTTSoundRecs Instagram: @ottawasoundrecords   Don’t forget to rate, review and subscribe. Find San Antonio’s Number 1 podcast at the following for your podcast needs.   http://thesblpodcast.libsyn.com Instagram: @sblpodcast Twitter: @sblpodcast Spotify -https://goo.gl/dq4v6C iHeartRadio- https://goo.gl/QoWCws Stitcher- https://goo.gl/C9ZnWG Apple- https://goo.gl/mN45Cc Castbox- https://goo.gl/ZvspBa   You mean the world to us, and we wish you a very prosperous 2019. #soundoffSA #puroSanAntonio

Reunited and just in time for our sweet 16. Join us at 8am, hear about one of @utsagradschool's newest graduate. We talk local government, the future of our city manager and mayoral race. Will we get get Jack Finger on the show?!? The boys talk baseball Hall of Fame, Lou defends 2 Yankees, Brando runs down @wwe #tlc and they talk @spurs and the pressing question; Should you see aquaman?, video games, and stay for the impromptu @prowrestlingcrate unboxing. So grab a piece of our Ferrari cake and join us at 8 am on @stitcherpodcasts, @itunes, @iheartradio, and @castbox_fm. Don't forget to rate, review, and subscribe. #staysweet #sanantonio #purosanantonio #GoSpursGo #baseball #haroldbaines #aquaman #videogames @mortalkombat #theelite

Wow, November 29th, 2018 will go down in San Antonio history. Why?  Because the longest tenured city manager in SA history has stepped down.   Branden and Lou get together for the first time in over three weeks to discuss the late breaking news.   They even have time for a Sound Off...   The guys will be back together, full time soon. Until then...enjoy!

We're back, sort of. It's the Sound Off without Branden, but Lou. A very quiet Lou. I don't have to yell, and the dogs are asleep! I wanted to fill the time gap with football talk (never again!), WWE Survivor Series weekend talk, Turkey Day thoughts and a Black Friday sound off, but not really. We appreciate your messages asking "where the hell are you?". We will be back to full strength and very soon with a co-host with a Masters Degree. Hit us up with wrestling, Spurs, baseball, Thanksgiving day, Black Friday thoughts and reactions on twitter and Instagram at @sblpodcast.   Find us on Stitcher, iTunes, and anywhere you get your podcasts. Rate, review, subscribe and we'll see you very soon! Stay sweet.

The boys talk San Antonio voting "Yes" on Props B and C.   They talk Beto putting up a close fight and succeeds on blue wave encroachment.   They discuss stats on Voter turnout in Bexar County.   All that in this SBL Podcast mini-sode

Lou is back, so your favorite local San Antonio podcast is back, and we brought gifts for everyone! As always, please rate, review and subscribe on ITunes, Stitcher, Spotify, and Castbox. We are soon to be on IHeartRadio, details very soon. 00:00:35 Today hear Lou’s highs and lows, but mostly highs, from his adventure on the #JerichoCruise. 00:40:15 The boys had a lot of wrestling to watch with WWE Evolution and the not so popular, Crown Jewel event. Brando is the heartbroken kid. 00:56:00 The last Postseason SBL Baseball Talk: Sox sweep Dodgers in 5; reactions and April 10, 2019 SBL trip to Houston is upon us. 01:06:37 The boys shout out the scrappy, underdog, Cinderella team; The San Antonio Spurs (who won their 6th game as we wrapped up on Saturday. #GoSpursGo) 01:15:00 Local Government Talk with Short Term Rentals and some National Election talk. We’re actual voters and stoked for the Tuesday Election Night spectacular, #ActualVoters 01:28:54 Interview with Former Mayor of San Antonio and current SAISD Board Trustee, Ed Garza 01:44:30 Pay our respects to the Hello Tallulah family; RiP Tallulah. 01:48:00 Local Music Spotlight with Bad Heart and their first single “I Know It’s Not Working Out” from their unreleased 2019 album. Video is out on YouTube and shot and recorded in San Antonio, Texas. https://www.reverbnation.com/badheartsa 01:52:035 Sound Off! Do not forget to Vote. Today is Election Day. Your Vote matters. We will record a special results Podcast tonight which will be available Wednesday Morning. Stay Sweet and Puro San Antonio! @sblpodcast http://thesblpodcast.libsyn.com Spotify -https://goo.gl/dq4v6C Stitcher- https://goo.gl/C9ZnWG Apple- https://goo.gl/mN45Cc Castbox- https://goo.gl/ZvspBa

(00:01:45) Astros were eliminated from the ALCS and hear Lou and Brando vent the frustrations about the loss but also preach optimism for the 2019 season. World Series predictions will happen. (00:26:25)Talk about #GoSpursGo and the first two games of the season ensues and how they may have overachieved the first two games of the season. (00:34:55) WWE talk about WWE Evolution this Sunday and the social ramifications on the Crown Jewel event in November. (00:55:15) The dudes interview H. Drew Galloway about Move Texas and how a small campus based organization turned into one of South Texas’ biggest voter registration facilitators. (01:18:37) Branden and Lou break down the major election races in Bexar County on a nonpartisan discussion. (00:40:30) Movie talk this week as Lou talks about The First Man and Branden talks the new Halloween. All this and much more on this weeks Sound Off... with Branden and Lou #soundoffSA #puroSanAntonio @sblpodcast http://thesblpodcast.libsyn.com Spotify -https://goo.gl/dq4v6C Stitcher- https://goo.gl/C9ZnWG Apple- https://goo.gl/mN45Cc Castbox- https://goo.gl/ZvspBa

Episode 10: DecoMania2 is up! (00:09:15) The dudes talk this weeks San Antonio Charter Amendment updates and social media uneducated voter trolls and how young voters need to use their voter registration cards as fire ammo in the upcoming elections. (00:31:00) The guys have a live chat with Kristina from Hello Tallulah about coming back to San Antonio to bring a hobby into a dream business and how much she love the Deco District. Her love for all thing vintage can is definitely felt through the ear buds. (01:09:30) Show best bud Raul joins the show to talk week one of Austin City Limits and how the headliners performed but also what “new” bands you should be checking out. (01:43:20) Ryan from Bearing introduces the band to the SBL Podcast listeners to the band and their song “Eyes Closed”. (01:49:00) Yankees 2019 season outlook with Didi out and lots of baseball playoff talk wraps up the episode. All this and much more on this weeks Sound Off... with Branden and Lou #soundoffSA #puroSanAntonio http://thesblpodcast.libsyn.com Spotify -https://goo.gl/dq4v6C Stitcher- https://goo.gl/C9ZnWG Apple- https://goo.gl/mN45Cc Castbox- https://goo.gl/ZvspBa

  Welcome back, San Antonio. Don't forget to Rate, review and subscribe to us on all major podcast platforms. This week: 00:00:17 We talk the Astros sweep of the Indians and Austin Romine mop up duty in the Bronx- Is Branden worried? (spoiler alert:YES) 00:19:43 #Venom talk and why Lou thinks the San Francisco and comic lineage inaccuracies kill the movie 00:34:00 We talk with with Ara from Tapatio Vegan Tacos and how she got into the vegan tacos, why she brought them to San Antonio and what's in store with the new shop on S. Alamo in Southtown. 01:08:00 Lou talks being at the Spurs games when BOTH Lonnie Walker IV and DeJonte Murray get injured and what this may mean for the upcoming season. 01:53:00 Branden welcomes to the SBL dungeon Graham GSM Matthews who comes on and talks the Wrestlerant podcast FIFTH anniversary show this upcoming week. This leads to #BaldHBK talk 01:18:05 We talk Secure San Antonio's Future and the Chris Steele "power play" against the CIty of San Antonio. The dudes also discuss the upcoming Short Term Rental ordinance. 02:11:00 @leanwytch comes on all the way from Canada and introduces us to "Summertime Depression" All this and more this week on The Sound Off...with Branden and Lou http://thesblpodcast.libsyn.com Spotify -https://goo.gl/dq4v6C Stitcher- https://goo.gl/C9ZnWG Apple- https://goo.gl/mN45Cc Castbox- https://goo.gl/ZvspBa

It’s October and you know what that means!?! POSTSEASON BASEBALL! Our baseball dreams got not 1 but 2 Game 163s, and we squaded up for this AL Postseason roundtable with sprinkles of NL talk. We love you, National League. Also, October means Spurs Basketball, hear our first thoughts on this new era in San Antonio. And speaking of San Antonio, we were fortunate to have Cathy Teague with the Monticello Park Holiday Home Tour As well as the premiere of the local San Antonio band, Celestial Descent’s newest track, “Beneath My Bones”. It’s time to SOUND OFF, San Antonio! 00:05:45 Postseason Baseball Forum 00:55:30 Spurs’ 1st Preseason game of 2018 01:09:00 Interview with Cathy Teague coordinator of the Monticello Park Holiday Home Tour 01:37:00 Celestial Descent “Beneath My Bones” premiere 01:44:00 Sound Off   Don't forget to rate, review and subscribe to San Antonio's Number 1 Local Podcast on Stitcher, iTunes and  Spotify. Stay Sweet. #purosanantonio

Branden is live from NYC and talk his driving experiences, being at the Yankees game where they clinched a playoff spot, and the delicious foods and museums he attended. The guys talk MLB and the playoff implications over the next week Nova Lux comes on and introduces us to "Say, Baby" The guys talk this weeks forthcoming " San Antonio Music Showcase" sponsored by San Antonio Current The San Antonio Charter vote debate pull out from Chris Steele is analyzed This week’s local business showcase is with Mo from Paciugo San Antonio All this and more on this weeks Sound Off...with Branden and Lou 00:00:45 - Brando’s NYC Trip 00:17:50 - Yankees game/Astros Series vs Angels/Postseason thoughts 00:46:00 - San Antonio Music Showcase 00:51:00 - Nova Lux Intro and “Say, Baby” 00:57:00 Get Off Our Lawn! – Traffic, Live Music, and Concert Talk 01:07:00 - Charter amendment updates/Debate with Mayor Cancelled 01:22:00 - Mohammed Shideed, owner of Paciugo San Antonio 01:45:00 Sound off Find Paciugo on: Instagram at Paciugo_san_antonio Twitter at @PaciugoTweets Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/PaciugoSA/ Find Nova Lux on: Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/novaluxtx/ Instagram at novaluxtx Spotify at https://open.spotify.com/artist/1opDJvZrxYxi4tG40wT7qU Reverbnation at https://www.reverbnation.com/chrisgeorgethestorm This weekend at San Antonio Music Showcase 2018 Book Nova Lux at novaluxbooking@gmail.com Find the Sound Off on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/thesoundoffwithBrandenandLou Twitter and Instagram at sblpodcast Email at info@thesblpodcast.com We want your band on our show. Business Owner or City Leader? Share your story with us and our audience. We love you, San Antonio.  

Your boys are back, technical difficulties be damned! We give them hell (in a cell) and bring you our latest: Episode 6 is out of the oven and tasty as always. We have Catherine from BarbacoApparel talking growing up in San Antonio, running a family business, and their expansive partnership with H-E-B. We feature Something4someone on our San Antonio music showcase. We also talk MLB, WWE Hell In A Cell, plus find out what Branden and Lou Sound Off against on.... The Sound Off.....with Branden and Lou. #SoundoffSA  00:00:20 Intro/FBLive portion 00:07:11 Local Government Talk: City Budget 00:25:00 Catherine from BarbacoApparel 00:52:00 Intro to Something 4 Someone 00:53:00 “Dead and Done” by Something4Someone 01:06:30 Baseball TALK! 01:24:00 Tailwaggerz SA 01:27:00 WWE Hell in a Cell thoughts 01:47:45 Sound Off

Welcome back, San Antonio. We got feeback and we're implementing it with this show. Today we Sound Off on: 00:03:00 - Brando tells us about his first time...on a Bird Scooter. 00:09:30 - City Housing Policy Initiative recap 00:15:30 - Introduction of our first interviewed guest 00:16:08 - Interview with Director of Programming and Placemaking                     at Centro, Liz Burt 01:03:00 - Introduction of Music by Songs, our Music Showcase 01:04:00 - "Quadraphonic Fantasy" by Music by Songs                    Go to soundcloud.com/musicbysongs for more music 01:08:30 - Baseball Talk! 01:45:00 - Word from TailwaggerzSA                  Find solutions for you pet's needs at tailwaggerzsa.com                  or on Facebook at facebook.com/tailwaggerzsa/ 01:47:00 - Introduction of Guest number 2: Conrad Thompson 01:53:00 - Interview with Conrad and what to expect when                             Something to Wrestle brings it live show to San Antonio                   at the Aztec Theater on September 15, 2018.                                 Tickets at bruceprichard.com 02:00:00 - We Sound Off #purosanantonio #SoundOffSA

Thanks for last week's listen. This week is no different as we welcome not 1, but 2 Via Board of Trustee Members: Ezra Johnson and Brian Dillard. These gentlemen took time out of their Sunday to answer questions with answers that shook the Sound Off's love of trains. Plus, we showcase San Anto's own Last Battle. Also, Lou was ALL IN and your boys discuss the largest attended non-WWE event since WCW, the Yankees get a new bearded outfielder; so you know what that means. Special thanks to TailWaggerz SA for making our goal of providing San Antonio with a local government and special interest podcast easier. Have a seat, have some coffee and be ready to SOUND OFF. #soundoffSA #purosanantonio

Do we have an ACTION packed episode for you this week or what? - First we are joined by Miro Hernandez as the guys sit down and talk the San Antonio tattoo culture scene and how it's grown the past decade. They also talk all things Deco District and the one year anniversary of Dandyland Custom Tattoo And Professional Body Piercing in the area. -We then have the second part of our Metal and Rock debate with Richard Cortez and Hutch from Ticket 760, followed by Terrell Huff talking Oakland A's 2018 emergence and what the 2018 MLB playoffs have in store. -We also keep the Deco District love going with a jam from #WestKingsHighway. -The guys also talk the Bandera Road corridor and some shenanigans with Texas DPS closures.   This weeks episode is sponsored by Tail Waggerz Dog & Cat Daycare/Boarding   http://thesblpodcast.libsyn.com   https://soundcloud.com/user-365269860   https://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=222379&refid=stpr   https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/thesblpodcasts-podcast/id1426768399

Tonight, the boys sound off with two special guests; the man behind the theme music, Richard Cortez, and from the Mike Taylor Show, Mark Hutchison. Brando and our guests discuss their top guitarists and bassists in part 1 of a 2 part discussion. Take notes, you will be amazed. Along with this, Branden shares news about our show, Lou talks his recent trip, Sick Pay Leave Ordinance, Charter Amendment update, Bird Scooters and the city's future. Along with this the boys discuss SummerSlam 2018 weekend; the hits, the misses, the odd, and the obvious, and a quick review of Travis Scott's Astroworld. Welcome back and Sound OFF!

Today we begin again, again. Sound off with Branden and Lou on sports, music, movies and San Antonio government. We talk NL baseball with our handsome friend, Steve. Seriously, he shouldn't be sitting with us, we intensify his looks. We preview Spurs basketball, DeRozan, and NBA as a whole. More to come with MLB and NBA. We preview WWE Summer Slam 2018. Also, we had the opportunity to showcase a song by the 1984 Draft, http://www.poptek.com/the-1984-draft/, check them out. You're in for a treat. And much more. Thank you for the PJP support, we look forward to expanding our reach and working better for our great listeners find us at thesoundoffwithbrandenandlou@gmail.com We want to hear from you, and we want to showcase your art. Special thanks to Richard Cortez and Ti Akens for our new intro and outro music.