SlapperCast
SlapperCast is a weekly podcast by Blaggards, a band based out of Houston, TX. Hosted by Patrick Devlin (lead singer & guitarist) and Chad Richard Smalley (bassist). Past guests include drummer Vinny Appice and comedian Doug Stanhope. Full video versions of each episode are published on the SlapperCast YouTube channel. All episodes are mixed and edited by Chad.
Episodes
SlapperCast Episode 376: "Red Astaire"
We recorded this one last week during a day off on tour in Oregon, near Bend.
Topics discussed:
- The sacred rules of black coffee with espresso shots
- Our favorite Blaggards shirt designs
- Patrick’s disgust with generic AI-generated posters
- The difference between flying to gigs and touring in the van
- Our legendary failed attempt to brew coffee in the van back in 2011 (v...
SlapperCast Episode 375: "Kountze Heavy"
SlapperCast Episode 375 was recorded shortly after leaving Whispering Grove Faire out in Kountze, Texas, near Beaumont. Fantastic night playing for some of our favorite people on the planet!
Whispering Grove Faire is a wonderful new renaissance faire experience that is growing fast, built by some of the coolest people you'll ever meet. Go pay them a visit! You won...
SlapperCast Episode 374: O-LIMP-ia
This one was recorded on a break during rehearsal out at the Huntsvegas Woodshed. We talk about good venues, bad venue deals, pay-to-play nonsense, what makes a band worth seeing, and what "tribute" band would we want to be in?
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Topics discussed:
- Upcoming shows at Home Sweet Farm in Brenham, TX, and ...
SlapperCast Episode 373: "BlagFeather"
This one was recorded at Houston's wonderful NIRVANA Indian Restaurant (14543 Memorial Drive) with our friends Gerry Diaz and Mike McManus from the excellent local Houston band Lonefeather.
We talk about songwriting, influences, upcoming shows, our long personal histories with Houston's music scene, and the pervasive feeling that these two bands were somehow always...
This week on SlapperCast, we talk about the Houston spots and local businesses that keep live music alive, how much we loved playing with Lonefeather at the Big Top last week, and what’s coming up for the band as Turbo pushes through these next few weeks before his knee replacement surgery.
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SlapperCast Episode 371: "Don't Hit the Good Knee"
This week on SlapperCast, we’re talking Turbo’s looming knee surgery, what it means for the upcoming shows, and which old Blaggards tunes might make their way back into the set as old friends step in behind the kit during Turbo's absence.
We also detour into some grisly childhood injury stories. You have been warned!
00:00:00 — Intro
00:03:15 — Tur...
SlapperCast Episode 370: "Saint Whippy’s Mandatory Paddy Hooley Hour"
This week’s SlapperCast is a big one. We’ve got an important update from Turbo about his upcoming knee replacement and what it means for the band in the months ahead, plus a special Paddy’s Day segment we recorded for Auntie Lori and WHIP/Backland Radio, where we dig into some of the Irish artists and songs that shaped Blaggards.
This one was recorded on March 2 in Tombstone, Arizona, the day after our gig at Tombstone Brewing Company. Before heading out for Kingman, we spent the morning talking with some of the local business owners, all of them passionate as hell about what they do and full of great stories.
We sat out on the brewery patio with taproom manager Don Phillips and owner Matt Brown (via phone), talking about how Tombstone Brewing got...
SlapperCast Episode 368: "High Hygiene"
This one was recorded right after playing a gig at the American Legion Post 107 in Phoenix. We look back on one of the more memorable stops of the Arizona run — getting made honorary American Legion members, dealing with some awful coffee, trading hitchhiking stories, and heading down the road to Tombstone for the next leg of the tour.
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This one starts with a long ramble on a weird phenomenon: what happens when people hit a certain level of wealth, power, or fame, and suddenly seem to go… off the rails. We kick around examples from music, comedy, and business, talk about “guardrails” (or the lack of them), and dig into how success can amplify whatever’s already under the hood.
Then the convo swerves into stand-up comedy heroes, the craft of writing jokes...
SlapperCast Episode 366: "Don't Use Afrin"
In this episode of SlapperCast, we dig into what it’s actually like when a pub tries to survive (and thrive) through the biggest Irish day of the year, Texas-style. From the nonstop pressure and crowd dynamics to the behind-the-scenes decisions that can make or break the day, this one’s a real look at the logistics and chaos that most people never see.
And because ...
SlapperCast Episode 365: "Digging Them Digging Us"
Blaggards hit the long road home from Parker, Arizona, after a very rewarding two-day engagement at the legendary DESERT BAR.
We start off talking about how we often change the set list during the show based on the audience response, and sometimes even the change how we play the songs... which is one of the most fun things about being in a band.
We talk about...
SlapperCast Episode 364: "Build It And They Will Come"
Today we trek across the treacherous dirt roads to the legendary DESERT BAR, get a tour of the bar from general manager Tina, and then talk about our first experiences there. Will the van survive??
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We recorded this one as we drove out to Parker, Arizona, for a two-day engagement at the legendary DESERT BAR, an off-the-grid, 100% solar-powered establishment only accessible by a long, winding and rocky dirt road.
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SlapperCast Episode 362: "VagueCast"
This week, we share updates on upcoming Blaggards plans, including an all-originals midweek show with Lone Feather, Chad's solo originals project, early preparations for a late-October 2026 Ireland tour, and a rapidly filling tour calendar.
ALSO: Paddy has been named Grand Marshal of the 2026 Houston St. Patrick’s Day Parade!
SlapperCast Episode 361: "Satan's Mushrooms"
This week we're talking with our good friend Cameron Crawford, co-owner of HOME SWEET FARM BIERGARTEN in Brenham, Texas!
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SlapperCast Episode 360: "Buried in Car Keys"
This one was recorded Monday afternoon, while Turbo was helping Paddy set up some new recoding equipment at the Woodshed. We talk about our recent show at the Continental Club Houston, and our plans for 2026.
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This one was recorded during a recent mixing session for our forthcoming (and as of yet untitled) live album up at the Woodshed in Huntsvegas.
We talk about the live album, New Year's resolutions, and "Under Pressure", the legendary collaboration between David Bowie and Queen.
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SlapperCast Episode #002 (Repost): "My Friend Lemmy"
Chad interviews Paddy about his teenage years in Dublin, his first guitar, his first almost-gig, his first actual gig, and why he eventually decided to form a band.
(Originally posted on February 18th, 2019)
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...SlapperCast Episode 358: "Fear of the Duck"
This episode has three chapters:
1) A segment recapping our gig at Sherwood Celtic Yuletide Festival a couple weeks ago.
2) A VERY SPECIAL segment featuring a GREAT conversation about music between Patrick and his daughter TARA DEVLIN, recorded on the road to Sherwood. Tara, as the daughter of a Blaggard, grew up with rock as her soundtrack. She and her dad talk abou...
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