Hey Rally fans you can now text us hereWhy is “crossover” a dirty word in the music world? Texas girl Beyoncé grew up in Houston, performed at the Rodeo, and loved horses, but some people got royally torqued when she recently released a country

Desert Island Discs

Mar 18th, 2024 1h 37m

Hey Rally fans you can now text us hereOkay I know we’ve all played the game where we ask ourselves “You're trapped on a desert island and you can only bring X". In this case we pick and justify our ten albums that we would listen to for the re

Size Doesn't Matter

Mar 1st, 2024 1h 49m

Hey Rally fans you can now text us hereDoes it take a large catalog of work to be famous and revered? We don't think so, and in this episode we sing the praises of the small catalog. Whether in music, film, television, or literature, these arti

The Best Rooms aka Iconic Music Venues

Feb 5th, 2024 1h 53m

Hey Rally fans you can now text us hereSometimes the room where you go to see the band is even more iconic than the band itself. On this new episode, Chuck and Cary travel the country and cross the seas to visit some of the most famous concert

Reunions

Jan 22nd, 2024 1h 48m

Hey Rally fans you can now text us hereReunited and it feels so good...yeah but how does it sound? You ever notice how some bands just can't keep it together, only years later to reunite—some for money and some for...oh hell, it's mostly for t

Best New Music of 2023 - Part 2

Jan 5th, 2024 1h 29m

Hey Rally fans you can now text us hereIn this second part of our year-end review of the best new music in 2023 we hit some of the bands that maybe didn’t score as high on the critics’ lists but who made a big impression on us and some of you g

Best New Music of 2023 - Part 1

Dec 29th, 2023 1h 22m

Hey Rally fans you can now text us hereJoin Cary and Chuck for the first of our two-part, year-end review of the best new music in 2023 according to us and the NME, Pitchfork, Consequence of Sound, and Rolling Stone lists. As usual, we play a

The Missing Piece of the Puzzle

Dec 15th, 2023 1h 43m

Hey Rally fans you can now text us hereYou ever notice how some bands might be on the scene for years before ever hitting it big? What was the catalyst for success? In many cases it was the addition of a key member. In this episode we explore

Happy Dysfunctional Thanksgiving aka Pass the Xanax

Nov 20th, 2023 1h 33m

Hey Rally fans you can now text us hereThe most common Thanksgiving theme for Hollywood is the dysfunctional family. Living up to family expectations can be a stressful time, and we will spend this episode reflecting on both the good and the

The Studio as an Instrument

Nov 6th, 2023 1h 49m

Hey Rally fans you can now text us hereDid you ever notice how albums by your favorite band have their own unique sound? That may be because they were recorded in different studios. From microphones and positioning, to the angles of the walls

Music Producers 101

Oct 9th, 2023 1h 43m

Hey Rally fans you can now text us hereSo we all know that a band manager finds mandolin strings in Austin at 4 in the morning. But what the hell does a music producer do? Find out as we explore the history and the role of a music producer. J

Would These 80's Movies Fly Today?

Sep 8th, 2023 1h 22m

Hey Rally fans you can now text us hereEver watch a movie from the 80's and think "man they could not make that today"? From panty raids to voyeurism and racial and gender stereotypes, some movies of the 80's did have a hyper-sexualized, raunch

Challenging Listens aka It’s a Matter of Taste

Aug 15th, 2023 1h 27m

Hey Rally fans you can now text us hereYou know that one band that everyone says you should listen to because they are a “huge influence", but you just can't get into? From fusion jazz to psychedelic and progressive rock, from Miles Davis to Z

Debunking the One Hit Wonder

Jul 24th, 2023 1h 39m

Hey Rally fans you can now text us hereThat’s right, these musicians have all been falsely labeled in the media as one hit wonders, and Rally in the Alley is here to debunk those slanders. No deep album tracks here, we are going strictly by ch

Best New Music of 2023...So Far

Jul 10th, 2023 1h 38m

Hey Rally fans you can now text us hereThere's a trend brewing. It appears guitar rock is back and the revolution is being led by women. Join us as we explore some of our new favorite discoveries of album drops to date in 2023. We travel fro

Pride Love 2023

Jun 20th, 2023 1h 34m

Hey Rally fans you can now text us hereCary and Chuck have Pride! That’s right, pride in our podcast and the continued support from our fans. But seriously it is Pride month, so what a great opportunity to visit some of our favorite LGBTQ pos

Rock & Rock Hall of Fame 2023 - Part 2

Jun 16th, 2023 1h 6m

Hey Rally fans you can now text us hereIt's that time of the year when the Rock and Roll Hall of fame announces their new inductees. In this second of a two part series we talk about infamous HOF snubs, induction ceremony drama, and some of th

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 2023 - Part 1

Jun 9th, 2023 59m 54s

Hey Rally fans you can now text us hereWhen diverse artists from Willie Nelson to Missy Elliot are inducted this year, a natural question arises: What is the “Rock and Roll” Hall of Fame? Join Cary and I as we discuss the origins of rock and ro

Til Death Do Us Part. . .or Restart

May 19th, 2023 1h 36m

Hey Rally fans you can now text us hereWhat happens when a member of a band dies? The show must go on, but what happens when the member is a critical component or a founding member? How do you carry on and should you? In this episode we explor

Improbable Tales of Celluloid Success

May 5th, 2023 1h 31m

Hey Rally fans you can now text us hereDid you know that the Kevin Smith cult classic Clerks was made for only $27,575 and went on to gross $4.4 million? Yes, and this is just one example of a director who seemingly came from nowhere to have gr

From the Studio to the Stage - Part 2

Apr 24th, 2023 1h 6m

Hey Rally fans you can now text us hereThe crowd is wild, the lights have just come back up and we are ready for our encore. Join us for the second of two episodes as we run down some of the most critically acclaimed and best selling live albu

From the Studio to the Stage - Part 1

Apr 15th, 2023 1h

Hey Rally fans you can now text us hereSure we all have our favorite albums that we listen to over and over again, but nothing quite beats that live experience. A stage performance helps the audience and the band get lost in a collective exper

The 50th Episode Special

Mar 31st, 2023 1h 26m

Hey Rally fans you can now text us hereCary and Chuck have almost matched their age in episodes. So we thought what better way to celebrate 50, than to take a look back at some of the highlights of 1973. It was definitely a great year for mov

Demo Reels - The Birth of a Song

Mar 8th, 2023 1h 34m

Hey Rally fans you can now text us hereEver wonder how a song comes to be? Well much like a painter begins with a pencil test, a song begins its life on a demo reel. Sometimes the final studio take may suffer from overdone production, leaving

Revisits and Updates —We’re Having Flashbacks

Feb 27th, 2023 1h 38m

Hey Rally fans you can now text us hereYou ever wish you could go back in time and do things a little different? Well through the magic of digital media we can. Cary and I have been doing this podcast a little over a year now, so it is time