A master thesis, playing water polo in Hungary, and a heartfelt diddy. Phil Shaheen (Tijuana Panthers, Ottofix) "In one form or another, Tijuana Panthers have existed most of its members’ lives. Daniel Michicoff (bass/vocals), Chad Wachtel (guitar/vocals), and Phil Shaheen (drums/vocals) became friends when they were teenagers in Long Beach, California, and started playing music together soon after, eventually becoming one of the shining stars of the twenty-first century garage-rock revival scene—a (relatively) chill surf-rock-inspired complement to the ruckus of acts like Ty Segall and Thee Oh Sees. But while many of their initial contemporaries have gone through lineup changes or thrown in the towel, the Panthers are hanging tough—and, in a sense, just hitting their stride." Excerpt from https://innovativeleisure.net/collections/tijuana-panthers Tijuana Panthers: Bandcamp: https://tijuanapanthers.bandcamp.com Instagram: @tijuanapanthers Website: https://tijuanapanthers.com Merch: https://innovativeleisure.net/collections/tijuana-panthers Ottofix: Bandcamp: https://ottofixad.bandcamp.com/album/new-objectivity Instagram: @ottofixad Merch: https://ottofixad.bandcamp.com/album/new-objectivity The Vineyard: Instagram: @thevineyardpodcast Website: https://www.thevineyardpodcast.com Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@thevineyardpodcast