Creative Minds Drummer Mike Hansen & Superfans Share Chicago Music Scene Stories | HOGPOD Podcast 🎵

This week, we’re thrilled to feature Mike Hansen, drummer for Kreative Minds, along with superfans Brian and Dan, sharing their passion for live music and the Chicago music scene! Special appearances include Beth Miller and Broken Oar owner Bonnie Miske
https://drummermikehansen.com

📍 Key Moments:
0:00 Kreative Minds performing Smokey Robinson's "Tracks of My Tears" at the 1/19/25 Coterie Event benefiting Holiday Heroes at Sundance Saloon in Mundelein, IL
1:17 Pre-show chat with superfans Dan and Brian
2:49 Superfan Dan says hey
4:26 Shoutout to Mike and Brian, ultimate music supporters
5:14 Are superfans Dan and Brian exposed to new musicians?
5:54 Libido Funk Circus shoutout / libidofunkcircus
6:42 Chat with Superfan Brian, Esquire
7:32 How many shows does Brian go to in a month?
8:33 Coterie will need a bigger venue—it packed Sundance Saloon on a Sunday afternoon in single-digit weather in January
9:39 How is Bongo Mike's hands video from / heatherelene
11:25 Bonnie Miske shows off her winter wonderland at the Broken Oar https://www.brokenoar.com/
11:37 Wauconda Area Chamber of Commerce says Broken Oar has been named the Outstanding Large Business of the Year!
12:40 Plug for Broken Oar's celebration of life / 1483345835664609
Sundance Saloon Event / 1lpask3fts
14:30 If you want to come on the HOGPOD Podcast, contact Beth Miller 708-287-3692
15:30 Mike Hansen, drummer for Kreative Minds, interview
19:00 Mike Hansen played at Sundance in the early '80s
20:25 Where did Kreative Minds come from?
20:46 Hurricane Band https://hurricaneofficialrockband.com/
21:25 Carlos Cavazo, Quiet Riot founder https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_...
21:30 Tony Cavazo / tonycavazoofficial
21:44 Monsters of Rock Cruise https://monstersofrockcruise.com/
21:58 Albert Lee https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Lee
22:15 Davey Knowles / the-invisible-man
24:06 Gov't Mule https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gov%27t... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warren_... Warren Haynes
25:02 Kreative Minds is an outlet for Mike Hansen
26:17 Vais Naperville https://vaisnaperville.com/
26:33 Bob Ezrin https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Ezrin got his start in Chicago
27:47 Dougalicious Dough Schoenbeck clip
29:52 Kreative Minds Sundance Show / 1bez35bdwm Feb 9, 2 PM, Sundance Saloon
31:31 People are nicer in Chicago than in Los Angeles
32:10 Is the Whisky A Go Go overrated in Los Angeles? https://whiskyagogo.com/calendar/about/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whisky_... Mike Magliari https://www.latimes.com/entertainment...
33:31 Mike Hansen was an award-winning painter as he won an award for the Whisky A Go Go • Mike & Elisa Hansen - 2010 Hollywood ...
35:25 Lawrence Gartel and the Whisky t-shirt design https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laurenc... / garteell
36:40 Whisky A Go Go is haunted https://secretlosangeles.com/haunted-... #15 • The Haunted Whisky A Go Go | Haunted ...
38:00 Mike Hansen's haunted Whisky A Go Go story
39:27 Grauman's Chinese Theatre https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grauman...
39:47 Pantages Theatre https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollywo...
40:30 Difference between Los Angeles music scene versus Chicago music scene
43:47 San Francisco music scene
44:50 Hurricane Band
45:20 US Festival Quiet Riot
46:30 John Sykes passed away, Whitesnake https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/t...
48:26 Doug Pinnick https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doug_Pi...
48:55 Jeff Ament https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Ament
49:43 Tribe After Tribe https://africanmusiclibrary.org/band/...
52:28 Rockstar Cheater Hurricane song • Hurricane - Rock Star Cheater • Rock Star Cheater - Hurricane (Lyric ...
57:40 How did Mike Hansen get involved with Sawtooth? https://www.facebook.com/story.php?st...
58:56 Mike Hansen gave Taylor Hawkins drum lessons
1:01:25 Jerome Cunningham's history with Mike Hansen / jerome.cunningham.16
1:03:22 International City Band https://www.discogs.com/artist/465632...
1:05:10 Brian's question: "Who is your favorite drummer?" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stewart... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_S...) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Gadd https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cozy_Po... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aynsley... https://blabbermouth.net/news/origina...
1:07:15 Louis Prima https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_P...
1:23:16 Kreativemindsacoustic.com