#95 - Tim Browne (Elway)

Another kick ass interview in the books! If you listen or follow
punk music, like many of you do, you have definitely seen Elway
pop up on a bill or a playlist. They are always playing at
stacked shows. The band is fresh off their 11th trip to The Fest
and they also opened for The Menzingers in the beginning of
October. Some cool shows have recently been announced such as the
War on X-Mas with The Lawrence Arms and kicking off 2022 by
playing with Hot Water Music.


Although we don't get too in-depth about band names often, it's
hard to miss when a band from Colorado named their group after a
legendary football player. But, the ironic part is, none of the
members in the band are sports fans. They took on the name of
Elway because you see it literally everywhere while driving
around in their home state. John Elway owns a car dealership and
a steakhouse at the airport. He is even the Denver Bronco's
General Manager now. The story doesn't stop there though. Once
they took on a new name, they later received a legal email
alerting them that John Elway was aware of their band and was
giving them a timeline to change the name. That didn't scare the
band members away. They used this as publicity. Tim jumped on
numerous sports broadcasts to tell their story and they were
eventually able to hold on to the new name. 


This episode is loaded with cool stories. Tim talks about Red
Scare Records and why Toby is such a great guy. We discussed how
the goals have changed over time. They now make music as a want
instead of a matter of necessity. We talked about their new songs
that have been recently released. Lastly, we got to hear a bunch
of tour stories -- including a time when Elway got arrested in
Russia. There might even be a section where Tim provides us with
a list of his top five favorite burrito locations while on tour.
Check out the band below! 


Bandcamp: https://elwaytheband.bandcamp.com


Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/artist/69bnISFWUBXKydoGSkshAq?si=LuOz4PQ6S-u6i-Zga0YcVw


Apple: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/elway/1508152136


Instagram/Twitter: @ElwayBand