#39 - Pat McCrory (Turnstile & Angel Du$t)

Pat McCrory of Turnstile and Angel Du$t came on the podcast to
talk about a wide variety of subjects. We kicked things off with
Pat talking about growing up close to Baltimore. That leads to a
discussion about the Baltimore Orioles where he confesses that
his mom is a die-hard fan even though they have been one of the
worst teams in baseball of late. Pat also brings up a funny story
about when he was offered a security guard position at Urban
Outfitters and took the job.


There is a bunch of great music talk in this episode. Pat
explains how both Turnstile and Angel Du$t toured non-stop before
the pandemic starting and how he just wanted a short month or two
break to rest up for future shows. Be careful what you wish for!
His break, like many other musicians, has turned into a long
year. We discuss the wild live experience from his bands and what
it will be like when everyone can start touring again. He tells a
story about a stretch of acoustic shows he did with Angel Du$t,
in which he was extremely nervous about because everyone would
know if he messed up. It turned out to be a huge success. 


Also, there was an interesting conversation about playing in his
hometown of Baltimore and how he always wants to make the next
show better than the last. I have always been curious about
people's thoughts behind getting music into people's ear while
being in a hardcore punk band. Pat talks about that whole process
as well. He says the great thing about punk is you have the
ability to say whatever you want, play whatever you want, and do
whatever you want. We chat about the band not being as active on
social media as other groups. Pat explains that they use their
platform as something that will add value to society. They always
want to put purpose into their post. One particular post from
last year came around when Riley Gale passed away. Pat talks
about how much Riley meant to him and the band. Riley was like
family to him.


Some of the other areas we hit is how he started a twitch
recently to play video games with his friends. Pat also started
doing photography as a hobby and almost always brings his camera
on the road. He had the perfect opportunity to shoot in Australia
a few years back. We close out the show talking about how he met
the members the two bands he's in, always feeling included in
Turnstile even though he joined in 2016, and managing his time.
Give Pat's bands a listen:


Turnstile's website: https://www.turnstilehardcore.com


Bandcamp: https://turnstilehc.bandcamp.com


Instagram/Twitter: turnstiletribe/@TURNSTILEHC


Angel Du$t's website:
https://www.angeldustmoney.com/?frontpage=true


Instagram/Twitter: angeldustmoney