"Still in My High School Band"

Records & Real Estate Podcast

Karen and Andrew sit down with multi-instrumentalist Mike Rackey to discuss his relationship to music and the Chicago venues that he grew up playing in. Join us while we dive into the historic Green Mill Cornerstone in Uptown, Mike’s first concert at Run DMC and The Beastie Boys, and how being in your High School Band is the biggest flex of all time. Listen in...

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Key Points of Discussion:

• Mike Rackey
• Pedal steel guitar lover
• Used his pedal steel guitar to save lives
• Uptown
• Multi-instrumentalist
• Flaming lips is on his turntable rn
• He loves classic country
• Inherited his moms and grandmama records
• Cook county recorder of deeds - lol to Karen’s joke
• Genesis was Karen’s first big concert
• What was your first concert? - engagement piece for Records and Real Estate listeners
• Run DMC and the Beastie Boys was Mike’s first show
• Five style and heroic doses?
• Fave venues? - engagement piece
• The hideout
• Hubbard street corridor
• Andrew’s singing debut on the north side
• Andrew’s the drunk guy on stage and the song requestor
• Streaming as a musician
• Writes music for the morning sides since 1997 - “still in my hs band”
• Handsome man’s gentleman club
• Uptown - green mill cornerstone

Music Links:

• Khruangbin
• Hideout Chicago
• Montrose Saloon's Upcoming Events
• On Tour Brewing
• Umphrey's McGee
• Park West Chicago
• Five Style
• The Dave Brubeck Quartet - Bravo! Brubeck!

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Production House: Flint Stone Media

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