Steve Bradshaw & Mike Doerr of Tractor Boy Talk Hard Rock & Chicago Music Scene | Hogpod Podcast

🎸 This week on the Hogpod Chicagoland Music Scene Podcast, Pete Jansons, Mike Orfanos, and Mike Dermont welcome Steve "Porkchop" Bradshaw (singer/bassist) and Mike Doerr (drummer) from Tractor Boy! 🚜 The band dives into their journey from their Brookfield roots to rekindling their hard rock passion after 20 years. They discuss their focus on original music, the challenges of booking shows, and how they're navigating the Chicago music scene today. 📍 Key Topics Covered: The story behind Tractor Boy's name 🚜 Reviving their sound and creating new original music 🎶 Advice for musicians: networking, booking venues, and building a fanbase 📢 Memorable gigs, including collaborations with Punk Rock Tacos 🌮 How their connection to venues like Brixie's and Reggie's shaped their sound 📲 Follow Tractor Boy: 🌐 Website: www.tractorboyband.com 🎵 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0Cf6C... 📺 YouTube:    / channel   Key Moments: 0:000:40 Coterie Poll for Next Event   / 19phsmqn1b   Yacht Rock is Winning? 1:24 Mosquitos Jam Band Update https://stationthirtyfour.com/ Station 34 Mount Prospect   / stationthirtyfour   Thank you Debbie Kraft for the pics!   / 1eyhmo5omj  1:42 Mosquitos 25-Year Birthday 1:51 Art Scheer Birthday Agent 126 - where did #126 come from? 4:00 Cabin Fever Festival Station 34 .css-j9qmi7{display:-webkit-box;display:-webkit-flex;display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;-webkit-flex-direction:row;-ms-flex-direction:row;flex-direction:row;font-weight:700;margin-bottom:1rem;margin-top:2.8rem;width:100%;-webkit-box-pack:start;-ms-flex-pack:start;-webkit-justify-content:start;justify-content:start;padding-left:5rem;}@media only screen and (max-width: 599px){.css-j9qmi7{padding-left:0;-webkit-box-pack:center;-ms-flex-pack:center;-webkit-justify-content:center;justify-content:center;}}.css-j9qmi7 svg{fill:#27292D;}.css-j9qmi7 .eagfbvw0{-webkit-align-items:center;-webkit-box-align:center;-ms-flex-align:center;align-items:center;color:#27292D;}