S1E1017 - Whiskey, Risk & Rockstars - The Hoochenanny Festival
Published: May 6, 2026
Duration: 45:07
Two guys walk into a bar…
One used to play guitar in a band you definitely slow-danced to…
The other figured out how to turn chaos into a business model…
…and somehow they both ended up throwing a whiskey-fueled music festival in Western New York.
Bill sits down with Tommy Brunett and Sean McCarthy—the minds (and risk tolerance) behind the Hoochenanny Festival—to break down Hoochenanny 2026 (August 14–16), the new location, and the very real moments where this whole thing almost went off the rails.
This isn’t a promo piece.
This is what hap...
One used to play guitar in a band you definitely slow-danced to…
The other figured out how to turn chaos into a business model…
…and somehow they both ended up throwing a whiskey-fueled music festival in Western New York.
Bill sits down with Tommy Brunett and Sean McCarthy—the minds (and risk tolerance) behind the Hoochenanny Festival—to break down Hoochenanny 2026 (August 14–16), the new location, and the very real moments where this whole thing almost went off the rails.
This isn’t a promo piece.
This is what hap...