Band Geek

I'm Richie Castellano, I play guitar and keyboards in Blue Oyster Cult. I also make YouTube videos, read comics, and play video games. Band Geek is a podcast where I get to combine all these things. We also have a house band that tackles songs requested by our listeners and jams with our special guests. As an added bonus, we also teach our listeners how to play some of these songs in bite sized lessons. If you like music, gear, movies, games, comics or anything in between, then get in here!

  • 1 hour 10 minutes
    152 - Rise of Skywalker Review

    You knew this was coming... Check out our Star Wars Rise of Skywalker review, featuring Phil Castellano, Ray Magnuski and Jarrett Pressman via force face-time.

    6 January 2020, 5:23 pm
  • 1 hour 5 minutes
    151 - Matt Beck

    This week's guest is Matt Beck, one of the most in demand guitarists in the business! Check out Matt's work with Rob Thomas, Matchbox 20, Gwen Stefani, Andy Grammer and many, many more!

    21 December 2019, 4:39 pm
  • 49 minutes 4 seconds
    150 - Mike Tirelli

    The Band Geeks are joined by freak of nature Mike Tirelli, as he shares his incredible rock vocal talents. The guys discuss vocal techniques, metal festivals and of course...weddings.

    13 December 2019, 5:00 pm
  • 48 minutes 12 seconds
    149 - Rob Kipp

    Our buddy Rob Kipp joins us in the studio to record some tricky Genesis covers and to discuss prog rock and gigging.

    6 December 2019, 5:00 pm
  • 38 minutes 55 seconds
    148 - My Trip to Ohio State University

    Richie was recently invited to Ohio State University to headline their 42nd Annual Jazz Festival. Here's what went down.

    24 April 2019, 10:58 pm
  • 1 hour 22 minutes
    147 - Geeking Out With Audio Dungeon

    In arguably the nerdiest episode ever, Richie visits recurring Band Geek guests Tony Hanson and Damian Scro on the high tech set of their brand new D&D inspired web-show, Audio Dungeon!

    14 April 2019, 10:00 pm
  • 1 hour 27 minutes
    Band Geek 146 - 2019 NAMM Recap

    Richie and Andy are joined by special guest Steve Sterlacci to discuss the recent Music Convention in Anaheim, CA.

    30 January 2019, 10:52 pm
  • 52 minutes 19 seconds
    Band Geek 145 - Band Geek Studio Tour

    By popular demand (like 4 people) Richie and Andy take you through the Band Geek studio's unique blend of state-of-the-art and janky equipment that is responsible for creating the "Band Geek Sound."

    20 January 2019, 11:00 pm
  • 29 minutes 42 seconds
    Band Geek 144 - The Bohemian Rhapsody Opera Section: A Harmonic Analysis

    Watch Richie and Andy trace Freddie Mercury's genius from "Mozart to Liberace" as they attempt to analyze what makes the opera section of Bohemian Rhapsody so incredible.

    13 January 2019, 11:00 pm
  • 55 minutes 44 seconds
    Band Geek 143 - 2019: New Year, Same Band Geeks

    Richie and Jarrett review the new Aquaman movie along with some ambitious fan films from Star Wars Theory and Galactic Battles. They also take some live questions from YouTube and Facebook.

    6 January 2019, 11:00 pm
  • 1 hour 1 minute
    142 - Bohemian Rhapsody Movie Review

    "A little Bohemian Rhapsody gentleman?" By popular request Richie and Jarrett review the brand new Queen biopic. SPOILER ALERT… they really dug it! They talk about Richie's brief encounter with the band, and Jarrett is all of a sudden proficient in guitar.

    11 November 2018, 11:00 pm
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