The Drop Inn

Hello all!! Episode 20 is a good one!! Ruta and Gintas got to interview musician and recording producer Matt Mercado of Sonic Palace Recording Studio. Matt produced Dead Freddie's 2018 record. Matt shared stories about his days as a musician in LA and how he ended up becoming a recording producer. We are thrilled we got this opportunity to interview him! He's a great storyteller!! This interview took place at Sonic Palace Recording Studio on January 25th. This podcast definitely contains lots of adult language!!

Hello Drop Inn fans!! Ruta and Gintas listened to all sorts of music in 2021 and in this episode they picked their top 10 records for 2021. They are pretty sure you will like their picks and hopefully, they will turn you on to some new bands! And you better like that insanely funny intro!! This podcast was recorded in January 2022 in an undisclosed location. As always, this podcast contains adult language.

Hello all!!! Gintas and Ruta are back with a new episode of The Drop Inn!! We talk watching videos and going down the Youtube rabbit hole!!! Give it a listen and please post your thoughts in the comment section. This podcast was recorded in May 2021 in an undisclosed location in the Western Suburbs of Chicago. This podcast may contain adult language.

Hey Drop Inn listeners!! Episode 17 is now here for your listening pleasure!! In this episode, Gintas and Ruta talk about musicians and their bad behavior off the stage, does this turn you off to their music, do you stop buying their records? The episode was recorded on January 22, 2021 in an undisclosed location in the Western Suburbs of Chicago. This podcast contains adult language.

Hello 2021!! Ruta and Gintas are back with Episode 16 of The Drop Inn. We know, we are missing going to live concerts just like everyone else is!!! We thought we would share some of our favorite concerts with you. What makes a concert so special to you?? This podcast was recorded on January 8, 2021 in an undisclosed location in the Western suburbs of Chicago. This podcast contains adult language.

Hey!! Ruta and Gintas are back with Episode 15 of The Drop Inn!! As we all deal with this never ending quarantine time, cause we still can't go to rock shows! So we stick our noses in our laptops, Kindles, iPads, phones, so we thought we would give you some recommendations on what to watch and what radio shows and podcasts to listen to! We hope you like what we got to say!! This podcast was recorded in the western suburbs of Chicago in November 2020. And for once, the language in this...

Oh Hello!! Gintas and Ruta are back with another episode of The Drop Inn. In this episode they talk about records that influenced them musically. All those bands and records they listened to growing up has left a lasting impression on them. Recorded in July 2020 on a very warm summer evening in an undisclosed location in the western suburbs of Chicago. This podcast does include adult language.

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Hello everyone!! We are back with Episode 13!! Ruta and Gintas recorded part of this episode on Zoom and the other parts at an undisclosed location in the western Suburbs of Chicago. We talk masks, quarantine life, and missing live music. Listen to the very end so you can hear a song by Saddleman. This episode was recorded in May and June. And as always, this podcast does contain adult language!

Took Longer to upload this track than to listen.....so PLEASE give less than two minutes of your time and enjoy episode 12! HAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAA!!!!!!

Hello friends!! We got Episode 11 all ready to go. Gintas and Ruta had the great opportunity to interview The Other 3 Tenors member Warren Moulton. Gintas has seen Warren perform at the Taste Of Melrose for the last 11 years! Warren is a writer, former radio announcer, comic, and an incredibly talented Tenor! We interviewed Warren on September 1st 2019 at the Taste Of Melrose. Ruta and Gintas also yak about cassettes, is that music format making a comeback? This podcast contains adult...

Gintas and Ruta had the wonderful opportunity to interview Fort Worth Texas musician Mathew McNeal at this past year's DZ Fest in Hickory Hills. This was Matthew's fourth year playing DZ Fest. He's an all around really great humble musician who tours constantly and makes every effort to connect with his fans. This interview took place at DZ Fest on Saturday July 13th in Hickory Hills IL. This podcast contains adult language.

Hey friends!! Ruta and Gintas are back with Episode 9 of The Drop Inn!! In this episode, Ruta and Gintas yap about the amount of money we spend on being entertained from music and movie streaming services, vinyl, cds, going to concerts, are we going to go broke?? Also, Gintas entertains us by singing one of his original songs, titled Moments From Meeting, This episode doesn't cost you anything, it's free!! This podcast was recorded on June 27th, 2019 in an undisclosed location in an...

We are back with Episode 8!!! Ruta & Gintas went to visit DZ Records founder Ben Arguelles at his cool Hickory Hill estate this past April. We talked about what it takes to put on a DIY music fest, discovering new bands, bands we listened in high school and so much more!! Ben knows what it takes to make music happen for young and upcoming bands! Ben is great!! DZ Fest will take place this year on July 13th & 14th in Hickory Hills. This interview took place on April 3rd, 2019 in Hickory Hills...

Hey Friends!! Ruta & Gintas dropped in on at a Halfway to Beatlefest party a few weeks ago and spoke with all kinds of cool Beatle fans/friends! So we pulled out the mic and started asking away like hey, who is your favorite Beatle, favorite Beatle record, etc. What a festive party, music rolled on while we got our answers!! Thanks to everyone who participated in this podcast!! Fest For Beatle Fans will take place on August 9, 10, & 11 at the Hyatt Regency in Rosemont IL. This party took...

Hey All! Ruta has a radio show on WXAV(www.wxav.com)called Alternative Sounds For Your Head every Wednesday night from 7pm to 9pm. Gintas has been a cohost on Ruta's show several times so they decided to compile a best of episode for you to check out. If you love their banter on The Drop Inn, then you will love this best of radioruta episode. The radio show takes place at St Xavier University in Chicago IL. This episode contains clean language!

Happy 2019!! In this episode, Ruta and Gintas talk Pringle cans, no no, we just took a spin around the Walmart parking lot for a bit! Anyway, we got to interview Ed Hamell, a DIY punk folk artist from NYC. We talk guitar gear, rock heroes, The Who, political music and more!! This interview took place on July 12, 2018 after a house concert in Lombard IL. This podcast contains adult language.

HEEEEY! We're back!!! Sorry, we were busy getting our hair done!! In this episode, Ruta & Gintas debate owning music vs streaming music. Where do you stand? Also, they interview musician Big D, from Fest For Beatle Fans. This interview took place on March 31, 2018 at an undisclosed location in Riverside IL. This podcast contains adult language.

Welcome to Episode 3!!! Radio Ruta and Music Man Gintas yak about what records they like to listen to over and over and over again. They got some really interesting picks!! This podcast also features an interview with local polka legend Eddie Karosa Jr. Ruta & Gintas interviewed Eddie on March 11th at Joe's Saloon in Brookfield IL. This podcast contains adult language.

Hello Everyone! Here is episode 2 of the Drop Inn! Ruta and Gintas discuss and ramble on about the fine art form of creating mix tapes/cds and those digital (not quite the same)playlists. Also, this podcast features an interview with Milwaukee folk dork punk rock musician Brett Newski. The interview took place on February 23rd, 2018 at a Pilsen loft in Chicago where Brett performed to a close connected crowd, This podcast contains adult language.