The Gustav Baller Show

0202 - ALBUM REVIEWS #1

MAX REVIEWS FISHBONE. NICK REVIEWS TAY TAY 1989 TAY TAY'S VERSION. THE RESULTS WILL SHOCK YOU.

SEASON TWO PREMIERE

WE'RE BACK. AND SOBER. GET A PREVIEW HERE OF THE SEASON TO COME. THANK YOU FOR PATIENCE.

Ep. 19 - The Saxophone and Holy Shit So Much Other Nonsense

it's the first in-person taping of the GBS. unfortunately, nick and max hate spending time with each other and both of them are at wits end. we talk about the saxophone a

Ep. 18 - Gregorian Chant

October isn't the spookiest month because of Halloween, it's the spookiest month because of Sober October (Octsober, as some call it). Max and Nick got together to listen

Ep. 17 - The Trombone

Our Introduction to Orchestral Instruments continues with the Trombone and the wildest man to ever do it, Oquendo. This was recorded sometime in September but Audacity cr

Ep. 16 - MOONBASE PLAYS MAHLER ALBUM RELEASE PARTY

Everyone knows the best part of this stupid ass show is the music Nick writes. Somehow, Max convinced Nick he should write a whole album in the style of the GBS music, fo

Ep. 14 - 40x40

IT'S SUMMER VACATION BABY (at least for the idiot still in college, the other guy teaching public school still has a way to go), so here Nick and Max drink 40's and talk

Episode 11 - (Musical) New Years Resolutions

Nick and Max are joined by a very special guest in episode that is ABSOLUTE CHAOS to talk about our musical new years resolutions. You can fast forward about 15 minutes t

Episode 10 - AND IT'S CHRISTMAS

Merry Christmas and happy holidays from the GBS family to you and yours. Here we talk about some Christmas related classical music with an actual musician we kind of can'

Episode 9 - Sonatas

Nick and Max play Good News/Bad News, ponder sonata form, and rank the five best piano sonatas and the five worst ones for saxophone (we're all adults here and can admit

Ep. 8 - Bach (the J. S. one)

holy shit this is so fucking late, meant to get it out before nov 6 and potentially even halloween and here we are. sorry. stay to the end and hear a recording of nick an

Episode 7 - Thad Jones and Stuff

We got: The Village Vanguard, Thad Jones and all associated acts, live albums recorded at the Vanguard, drive-time call-in guests, DRANKIN, new music by Nick, AND SO MUCH

Episode 6 - Drop the Needle

Join Nick and Max as they realize they don't know SHIT about classical music and score a combined 1/12 in a drop the needle style listening test. 

Episode 5 - Second Viennese School

Some pretty chaotic energy in this one as Nick and Max are joined by Kenzie ******* to discuss the Second Viennese School. Max talked way too goddamn much but he was drun

Episode 4 - Movies About Classical Music

Max and Jolly Old Taint Nick are joined by Tami "The Greek Freak" **************** to talk about a couple great movies, a couple middling, and a pretty terrible one. Reco

Episode 3 - Minimalism

Nick and Max are back for some frank discussion of minimalism, pasta sauce, The Expanse, and some other stuff. We play "Two Truths and a Lie" and edit some Wikipedia page

Episode 2 - Franz Schubert

WE'RE BACK. It's me and Nick and a special guest, a noted Schubert scholar that I can't believe we were able to get on. Got this shit down to a tight 82 minutes and there

Episode 1 - Gustav Mahler

Maybe cut us a little slack for how bad this is. We're learning. But don't cut us too much slack and definitely send me all the criticisms you want and ideas for how to m