Episode 29 - Mike Gangloff and Liam Grant

Feb 19, 2025

In this episode, we discuss Mike and Liam's early days playing music, how they (and we) all met, playing together, and adventures around a hardware store (not really). We also discuss each of their brand new LPs on VHF, and play some tracks from those and other related releases.

Tracklist:

Pelt - Empty Bell Ringing in the Sky No. 4 (part 2) (from Rob's Choice CD on VHF)

Interview

De Vlaamse Primitieven & Liam Grant - Til Ragman 1 (from Til Ragman cassette on Mostly Interrupted in Belgium)

Liam Grant - Palmyra (from Prodigall Sonne LP on VHF)

Mike Gangloff - April is Passing (from April is Passing LP on VHF)


Links:

https://vhfrecords.bandcamp.com

https://liamgrant.bandcamp.com

https://mikecaragangloff.bandcamp.com

https://sound-o-mat.com

https://carbon-records.bandcamp.com


Shows:

Liam Grant:

MARCH

Sat Mar 1 Providence, RI Red Ink Library

Tues Mar 11 Somerville, MA Morts Resort

Sat Mar 15 Cambridge, MA Annex Blues Society

Sun Mar 16 Burlington, VT Riven Studio

Wed Mar 19 Montreal, QC Ptit Ours

Thu Mar 20 Rochester, NY Abeline Bar and Lounge w/ Will Veeder + Joe Tunis

Fri Mar 21 Toronto, ON Sellers and Newell

Sat Mar 22 Kingston, ON Hotel Wolfe Island w/ Will Veeder + Joe Tunis

Sun Mar 23 Ithaca, NY Angry Mom Records w/ Will Veeder + Joe Tunis

Mon Mar 24 Baltimore, MD The Wren

Tue Mar 25 Philadelphia, PA Brickbat Books

Wed Mar 26 Charlottesville, VA Visible Records w/ Mike Gangloff

Thu Mar 27 DC Rhizome

Sat Mar 29 Keene, NH Nova Arts w/ Glenn Jones

Sun Mar 30 Portland, ME Apohadion w/ Glenn Jones

Fri April 4 Lewiston, ME LA Arts w/ Glenn Jones

Sat April 5 Farmington, ME Emery Arts w/ Glenn Jones

Sun April 6 Florence, MA Feeding Tube Records w/ Glenn Jones

Mon April 7 Providence, MA Red Ink Library

Sat April 12 Amherst, MA Hampshire College w/ Glenn Jones

EUROPE

Fri April 25 Paris, FR Olympic Cafe w/ De Vlaamse Primitieven

Sat April 26 Nantes, FR Blockhaus w/ De Vlaamse Primitieven

Sun April 27 Rennes, FR Troglodisques w/ De Vlaamse Primitieven

Fri May 2 Gothenburg, SE Discreet Musick

Sat May 3 Stockholm, SE Hökarängens Antikvariat och Skivbörs

Wed May 7 Berlin, DE Bis Aufs Messer

Fri May 9 Prague, CZ Punctrum w/ Eric Arn

Sun May 11 Budějovice, CZ Cafe Široko w/ Eric Arn

Thu May 15 Graz, AT Klub Kraftner w/ Eric Arn

Fri May 16 San Vito, IT Il Principe in Bicicletta

Sat May 17 Bergamo, IT Villa

Sun May 18 Genoa, IT TBD

Thu May 22 Ghent, BE De Koer w/ De Vlaamse Primitieven

Fri May 23 Mechelen, BE Grambacht w/ De Vlaamse Primitieven

Sat May 24 Geel, BE Cafe Den Haan w/ De Vlaamse Primitieven

Sun May 25 Lueven, BE Private Concert w/ De Vlaamse Primitieven

Mon May 26 Schoten, BE Gemeentelijke Academie Schoten (Lecture) w/ De Vlaamse Primitieven

Tue May 27 Brussels, BE Cafe Central w/ De Vlaamse Primitieven

Wed May 28 Antwerp, BE Rubenshuis w/ De Vlaamse Primitieven

Fri May 30 Antwerp, BE Live on Radio Centraal w/ De Vlaamse Primitieven

Fri May 30 Diest, BE Tijl w/ De Vlaamse Primitieven

Sat May 31 Aalst, BE AMOK w/ De Vlaamse Primitieven

Sun June 1 Liege, BE Garden Concert w/ De Vlaamse Primitieven

Thu June 5 Koln, DE 674 FM w/ De Vlaamse Primitieven

Sat June 7 Kiedrich, DE Gitarr Festival w/ De Vlaamse Primitieven

Sun June 8 Groningen, NL ZOT Groningen w/ De Vlaamse Primitieven

SUMMER

Thurs June 26 (Gardner MA) Gardner Museaum

Fri August 1 (Lansing NC) Old Orchard Creek General store w/ Grant / McGuire / Flaherty

Sat August 2 (Lansing NC) Fly Around Fest


Mike Gangloff:

March 26, Charlottesville, Va.: Visible Records w/Liam Grant and Grand Banks celebrating release of my "April is Passing" and Liam's "Prodigal Son" -- solo, duo with Liam, duo with Kaily Schenker

April 13, Blacksburg, Va.: Vintage Market w/Kaily Schenker and tba

May 2, Spring Creek, N.C.: Rare Bird Farm w/Kaily Schenker and Weirs

July 11-20, Canada tour with C Joynes and for final dates, Black Twig Pickers

Aug. 2, Lansing, N.C.: Fly Around festival w/Black Twig Pickers