It's the 4th anniversary of this podcast, so I ventured to my favorite bar in the whole world - The Hotsy Totsy of Albany, CA - and talked to co-owner Michael Valladares about the ideal neighborhood bar, the East Bay music scene, and tacos. A perfect martini, and tacos. Check out this very East Bay playlist too (as a former East Bay kid, I approve!): https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6LXzAfQ1JeU7IvzSC4WG03

Music and Booze With Mo

Episode 99: Episode 99 - Michael Valladares

Ben Torres of Charlotte, North Carolina's Vintage Whiskey & Cigar Bar is pretty sure he was pulled up onstage during a Red Jumpsuit Apparatus show to play keyboards during their first song a couple decades ago. He's definitely sure about some whiskeys you must try, playing in a piano bar to bachelorette parties, & how to improve the "Charlotte palate." Check out his schizophrenic playlist here: https://open.spotify.com/user/shebmo

Episode 98: Episode 98 - Ben Torres

Adhel Martinez left her long time gig at LA's Black Cat when the pandemic shook things up for bartenders & made her way south to San Diego's Tahona & Polite Provisions. We talk murder ballads, cumbias, & all things agave on this episode. Her daiquiri & shots playlist is here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0sds2Q7j4Vo5h7dupl6sni?si=cbc775c25fef409a

Episode 97: Episode 97 - Adhel Martinez

David Muhlstein, the Captain of the Captain's Cabin and Hula's Modern Tiki in Phoenix, Arizona, loves some pop punk and tiki cocktails. We talk about how he wound up on the cover of a Blink 182 album, falling deep into the tiki and tropical drink scene, and writing songs about girls. Check out his Covid comfort tunes here: https://open.spotify.com/user/shebmo

Episode 96: Episode 96 - David Muhlstein

Luigi Hernandez, bar director of Mexico City's Waikiki Tiki Room and co-founder of Tikilha Mugs, loves tiki cocktails, plays ukulele, and blends Mexico's rich cultural history with his tiki aesthetic. He's been working in bars since he was 15 and totally schooled me on Mexican rockabilly. He also has a fun playlist here: https://open.spotify.com/user/shebmo

Episode 95: Episode 95 - Luigi Hernandez

Sam Miller, bar manager of SF's Pagan Idol, not only whips up amazing drinks and plays cello and raps, but he is also he is also making the world a more inclusive place. Hear about his non-profit B4.change, his love of Wu-Tang, bartending in Utah and playing hip hop in Wyoming on this episode. Playlist for revolution here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7d9VmyAqYET8GNuqqch1oI?si=3fbe405b8b8049b9

Episode 94: Episode 94 - Sam Miller

Noa Laporga, of Skull & Crown Trading Co. in Honolulu, tells us all about his local ghosts, being an indie rock kid in Hawaii, and the local island rums on this episode. Also, learn about his inaugural island weekender - Tiki In Waikiki! He also provided some jams to listen to: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7DxQ8i4FihDievBY9PmIb4?si=c0b59724631446dd

Episode 93: Episode 93 - Noa Laporga

We're off to the Lei Low in Houston to chat with bar director David Perez about Mexican rockers, falling in love with rum, and accidentally giving a drink a naughty name... Check his playlist: https://open.spotify.com/user/shebmo

Episode 92: Episode 92 - David Perez

Ryan Lotz, beverage director of Traveler St. Hospitality (Boston's Shore Leave & more), recalls his sexy marching band days with the saxophone & how he fell in love with tropical drinks. Dig his jazzy mid-century vibe and more with his playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1PXSy3TVoO7YvAeLJPnL2d?si=51f5c5dd08734a24

Episode 91: Episode 91 - Ryan Lotz

Bartender, musician, serial entrepreneur... Shana Race does it all! From her start in Baltimore dives to LA cocktail haunts, punk bands to stoner rock, online cocktail classes and so much more, tune in for all sorts of stories! And her desert rock playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0QeoJRKhnhxzR5Rfoz8KIR?si=c30479ba8a8d437e

Episode 90: Episode 90 - Shana Race

Jesse Hubbard of Columbus, Ohio's Rye River Social, loves punk & has the war wounds to back it up. He's also taken his mixing skills to print with the book "Punk Rock & Cocktails," which pairs delicious drinks with rowdy records. Check out his playlist cuz it rocks: https://open.spotify.com/user/shebmo

Episode 89: Episode 89 - Jesse Hubbard

Lauren Paylor serves us education (co-founder of Focus on Health), delicious cocktails (without alcohol!), social justice, & ukulele, all the way from Washington D.C.! Listen to her party tunes here: https://open.spotify.com/user/shebmo

Episode 88: Episode 88 - Lauren Paylor

Shawn Lickliter has some tales to tell about his country club bartending days in Tennessee, touring the country playing rock & roll, & working his way up to bar director of one of LA's favorite spots, République. And his playlist? Space Westerns, baby! https://open.spotify.com/user/shebmo

Episode 87: Episode 87 - Shawn Lickliter

Becky Harris is not only the co-founder & chief distiller at Catoctin Creek Distilling, she is also the president of the American Craft Spirits Association. We talk about their Gwar collab (because whiskey is METAL), an upside of the pandemic, & how Missy Elliott is our spirit animal. (pic by Revel Photo Co.) Playlist here: https://open.spotify.com/user/shebmo

Episode 86: Episode 86 - Becky Harris

Dr. Nicola Nice & TJ River brought their backgrounds in sociology & marketing to the spirits world with Pomp & Whimsy gin liqueur, spun up some fun mood music to go with it, & taught some history of women making cocktails centuries ago along the way. Playlist here: https://open.spotify.com/user/shebmo

Episode 85: Episode 85 - Dr. Nicola Nice & TJ River

Hang with Mo while she talks to bartenders and musicians about booze. (Sound quality depends on the bar!) Find our playlists here: https://open.spotify.com/user/shebmo And there's this too: https://www.facebook.com/MoHerms/