Original photo by Jeff Cohen / Moonshine Images, bastardized by Chad Smalley.

This week on SlapperCast: What makes a good cover song? How does Blaggards choose the songs they cover? Why doesn’t Blaggards cover any Dropkick Murphys songs? Also: O’Bannon’s Taphouse in College Station is the #1 Guinness seller in Texas, Ireland tour timeframe for 2020, and Rock the Shelter XXXII.

• More Than This — Roxy Music cover by Robyn Hitchcock
• Waiting for the Man — Velvet Underground cover by David Bowie
• Ireland 2020 — Sign up to learn more about our next Ireland tour

Blaggards hauling a load of presents after Rock the Shelter XXII, December 2009 (Photo by Mari Devlin)

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Chad's Twitter conversation with Robyn Hitchcock, July 2015

This week on SlapperCast: Eleven years ago, Blaggards embarked on a nine-date tour through the Midwest with no drummer… and yet somehow wound up with three drummers.

This ultimately leads to a discussion of how this band, like every other band that ever existed, has always been a delicate balance of personalities, talents, and temperaments.

• Haak Winery — Santa Fe, TX
• Claddagh Irish Pubs
• Short clip of the band playing with original drummer Brian Vogel at Dan Electro’s from this period (late 2008)

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Blaggards with Ben Hales and Laurene Logsdon in Middleton, WI

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Blaggards with the Fisticuffs in Evansville, IN

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