Follow along in the music and concert adventures of Andy Gates and Mackenzie McAninch, as fans, managers, back-stage access and friends of bands. In this podcast they tell adventurous, inspirational, comical and at times emotional stories from live performance experiences shared together. Combined they have seen well over 2,000 shows, and many together. Re-live specific shows with stories and sometimes sound bites as they describe their experiences at these concerts, though often from the best seats in the house as they both believe there is no point in ever sitting in a bad seat; usually. Whether they were in the front row of some of the most iconic shows over the past decade, or rubbing elbows with the likes of Jack Black while dressed like idiots at a black tie affair, their stories get asked to be repeated over and over. They’re finally bringing these tales to the tape, with witty and comical banter as these two best friends also argue over almost everything, including their favorite baseball teams as rivals Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees. The stories will likely also venture off into stories of their rather checkered pasts as well, so you’ll want to listen along for these details! They’ll explain that the combination of the two of them together at these shows often brings about a magic that simply doesn’t happen when they’re apart at shows. And because of that, together they have gotten to experience moments that most concert goers only dream of. “Those rules don’t apply to me” has been a slogan for Andy for years, hence the naming of this podcast: “Those Rules Don’t Apply To Us.” While typical concert goers usually have average concert experiences, Andy and Mackenzie never settle for that and often push the boundary limits of standards in order to share stories like these. Created, Written, Engineered and Produced by Andy Gates and Mackenzie McAninch Edited by Mackenzie McAninch Music by Beyond the Lamplight Artwork by B. Anthony Nelson Links: https://linktr.ee/thoserulesdontapplytous
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Thursday Jul 10, 2025
Thursday Jul 10, 2025
SXSW is the ultimate playground for music fanatics. Hundreds of shows to choose from every day, for up to a week straight; if you can handle it. ** Mackenzie and Andy have been to SXSW together while working, and separately as well. They have many tales to tell from these experiences. Getting backstage where they don't belong, meeting Lou Reed, Tom Morello and more. Seeing legendary performances and discovering new artists you REALLY need to know about.
Listen to the latest episode to hear all of their tales, get the tricks of that trade on how to best navigate it, listen to exclusive performances from shows they saw in person, and of course tons of laughter!
**And of course, after we recorded the episode, SXSW made an official statement that they will be downsizing the music portion of the festival. So are the good old days of it over? Let us know what you think.
Created, Written, Engineered and Produced by Andy Gates and Mackenzie McAninch
Edited by Mackenzie McAninch
Music by Beyond the Lamplight
Artwork by B. Anthony Nelson
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