3 friends get together to talk about a different album each episode. We talk about the lyrics, the sounds, the like, the dislikes and everything in between.
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Signup to Generate a Pitch3 friends get together to talk about a different album each episode. We talk about the lyrics, the sounds, the like, the dislikes and everything in between.
Recent episodes include "Ep 30- Depreciated by John R. Miller" (28 July 2026, 74 minutes), "Ep 29- Cry From The Cross by Ralph Stanley and the Clinch Mountain Boys w/ Abe Partridge" (6 July 2026, 69 minutes), and "THE BAND SERIES: SILVERADA with Catlin Rutherford" (26 April 2026, 61 minutes).
Closing Times & Opening Bands publishes roughly monthly, with episodes averaging 67 minutes across 32 episodes.
Booking probability for Closing Times & Opening Bands is 30%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Closing Times & Opening Bands requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Closing Times & Opening Bands's contact route on record: public web form.
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Closing Times & Opening Bands is a music podcast with 32 episodes published.
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Episode #30
Episode 30 Album: Depreciated Artist: John R. Miller On this episode of CT&OB, Samy picked John R. Miller's Depreciated album. Samy and her family love John R. Miller and see him whenever he comes to Chicago. We all...
Episode 29 Album: Cry From The Cross Artist: Ralph Stanley and the Clinch Mountain Boys Special Guest: Abe Partridge CT&OB was in Pineville, KY for the Laural Cove Music Festival in June. We got to see a bunch of our...
The Band Series: Silverada Album: Jerry Reed Explores Guitar Country by Jerry Reed Special Guest: Catlin Rutherford CT&OB met up with Catlin from Silverada (formerly Mike and the Moonpies) on Day 2 in Canyon Lake, TX...
Episode #22
Episode 27 Album: O Brother, Where Art Thou? Artist: Multi-Artist CT&OB wanted to try something new and the 3 of us each picked an album, then had you guys pick which you wanted to hear. This album went up against Vince...
Episode 24 Album: Eleven Winners Artist: Merle Haggard and The Strangers Special Guest: Tyler-James Kelly CT&OB was in Nashville for our Very Good Friend Danielle's Birthday. We got to see a bunch of our great friends...
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For this Episode, we suggest you listen to the album 1st prior to listening to this episode. The album itself is 33min with 15 songs, we promise it makes sense with the way we talk about the album in the episode...
Episode 24 Album: Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc., Etc. Artist: Dwight Yoakam CT&OB got together and had fun talking about this album. Dwight brings his California Bakersfield sound to us and we enjoyed this record. We talked...
Episode #23
Episode 23 Album: Blue Sky Sundays Artist: JD Clayton CT&OB loves when we get a "1st time" when recording. In this "1st time" we had an artist request us to do their newest album. JD Clayton reached out to us after we...
Episode 22 Album: Stranger in Town Artist: Bob Seger Special Guest: Adam Hood CT&OB met up with Adam Hood at Carol's Pub in Chicago before his show. We had brought Samy a 1st time batch of boiled peanuts and Adam Hood...
Episdoe 21 Album: Gimme Back My Bulletts Artist: Lynyrd Skynyrd Special Guest: Brent Cobb CT&OB met up with Brent Cobb in Macon, GA just before the Inaugural South of Atlanta Fest put on by Brent Cobb himself! Brent met...
Episode #20
Episdoe 20 Album: Providence Cayon Artist: Brent Cobb Special Guests: Thomas & Erin CT&OB Fans YOU GUYS PICKED THE ALBUM AND WE TALKED ABOUT IT!!! We met up with our friends from Mile 0 Fest, Thomas and Erin, in Macon...
Episode #22
Episode 19 Album: Long Way From Home Artist: JD Clayton CB&OT met up before going out for the night to the Karaoke Bar! Let me tell you, everything that we normally take care of to get ready for the episode wasn't in...
Album: Cowboy Like Me by Cody Johnson Special Guest: Lucas Jagneaux Location: Key West, FL CT&OB met up with Lucas Jagneaux while we were in KW @ Mile 0 Fest right after he finished up his set on the Southernmost Beach...
Album: The Way It Is by Bruce Hornsby and the Range Special Guest: Drew Kennedy Location: Key West, FL CT&OB met up with Drew Kennedy in Key West, FL during Mile 0 Fest. We had such a great time with Drew talking about...
Episode #16
Episode 16 Album: Forever Artist: Vandoliers CB&OT ONCE AGAIN met up prior to a Lucero show but this time with some of our best friends Danielle & Sarah. Just like the last time we did this before a Lucero show, this...
Episode #15
Episode 15 Album: Glory Artist: Lost Dog Street Band CB&OT met up after the Bears-Packers game back in November. We may have been a little off the hinges at the start but I promise we get ourselves back together. CO&OB...
Episode #14
Episode 14 Album: In The Throes Artist: John Moreland CB&OT met up after the Bears vs Packers game to talk about John Moorland. Nick was not happy after that game but Samy and Dani were very happy. BUT we digress and...
Album: A Sailor's Guide to Earth Artist: Sturgill Simpson CT&OB picked this album due to recently seeing Sturgill in Chicago at the Salt Shed playing 2 nights. Sturgill wrote this album for his son as 'a guide' through...
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The Band Series: Silverada... 3 of 5 Album: Yankee Hotel Foxtrot by Wilco Special Guest: Mike Harmeier CT&OB met up with Mike from Silverada (formerly Mike and the Moonpies) on Day 2 in Wisconsin Dells, WI at Showboat...
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Album- Dispatch to 16th Ave Artist: Muscadine Bloodline CT&OB dug into this album and we all agreed that we LOVED the way this album transitioned from song to song and made you feel like you were at a concert! Samy and...
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