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Now displaying: July, 2024
Jul 30, 2024

Dan sits down with Ryan Wells, frontman and songwriter for Red Means Run (you betcha that's a Neil Young nod). Ryan talks about growing up in Manasas, getting turned onto music by bands like U2 and REM, both of whom were still proving themselves to the world as he was a teen. He recalls his first band Radio Ghost Town while he was living in NYC, moving to Philly and casting around for a new group of folk to play with, and putting together Red Means Run. Ryan also goes into how producer Derek Chafin (BarnSound) helped shape their newest LP, 'Things You Hold True', from Ryan's usual alt-country leanings into something broader and fuller, borrowing from as much Tom Petty as Uncle Tupelo. 'Things You Hold True' is out now and available wherever you get your digital music

Just a reminder: we're taking off the month of August to do summer stuff, go down the shore, all that. See you back here in September for a fall season full of great bands, shows, records, conversations, and intimate performances. Check out the archives in the meantime, lots of great artists to discover! See you in September!

Jul 23, 2024

Dan first talked to Katie Feeney, aka Roberta Faceplant, back in April of 2020 as one of his first virtual guests at the start of the pandemic. It was a different time then. Katie came over to the studio in person this time, and the gab starts right off the bat (Dan and Katie are both self-admitted gabbers). Katie talks about the birth of the Roberta Faceplant project and persona, the forming of the current lineup, which features her former You Do You bandmates Drew Parker and Aaron Boczkowski, as well as Nick Anastasi (Honey Butter, Southwork, Fat City Reprise) and Mykk Hoffman (The Funky T, Emily Drinker). The band's newest EP, 'Yee Haw Stuff', is out July 26th wherever you get digitial music.

A quick primer on names and places (lotta names come up in this one):

John Faye- former frontman of The Caulfields, Ike, John and Brittany, singer-songwriter, author, and elder statesman of the Philadelphia music community

Dave Kiss- Philadelphia promoter going way back, owner of Dave Kiss Presents

Ang Bocca- powerhouse Philadelphia singer and songwriter

Kara Koser- also powerhouse Philadelphia singer and songwriter, frontwoman of Koser

Crystal Engel- co-owner of Moon Rose Vintage, founder of Mamamoon Vintage

Brittany Ann Tranbaugh- Philadelphia singer songwriter, touring artist, community leader

Todd Mecaughey- engineer and producer at Cambridge Sound Studios, member of Secret American, formerly of the New Connection

MilkBoy South Street (formerly Lickety Split)- two-floor venue on South Street in Philadelphia, home of Katie's open mic

Episode image photo by Shannon Nicole

Jul 16, 2024

Dan first heard of Brendan McGeehan back when he interviewed Aaron Parnell Brown about their band, The Right Fiction. Brendan talks about growing up on coastal Maryland, gravitating towards the bass at a young age, his journey as a record producer, and his first time solo-outing Peace Fortress. With the foundation of the tracks recorded largely in one long session, Brendan pieced together a stellar instrumental LP called 'New Moon', featuring players like Adrian Harpham, Logan Roth, and Will Brown, as well as countless guests. 'New Moon' is out July 18th wherever you get digital music (as well as a vinyl pre-order), and the band will play a record release show at The Fallser Club the same night in Philadelphia

Jul 9, 2024

As promised, here's another set of Philadelphia music for the summer! Use the clickable playlist below to link up with the artists you love, see them play, check out their records, all of it. There's so much great music coming out this summer, sometime we have to take a sec to take it in. Enjoy!

  1. Alek Barkats- Jewels

  2. Sixteen Jackies- One of the Boys

  3. The Lower Aetna- Carny Song

  4. Brother Of Monday- Every Circle Can Have Two Centers

  5. Solar Circuit- Good Time

  6. Reese Florence- Night Tea

  7. Brittany Ann Tranbaugh- Bushwick

  8. Roberta Faceplant- Yee Haw Stuff

  9. Jackson Pines- Julie Jane

    10. Clover- I Cried At Costco

Jul 2, 2024

It's playlist time again! So many Philly artists are putitng out new music this summer, so here's just a small selection of what's on offer. See the clickable playlist below for direct links to all the artists you'll hear on this episode. And, as you can imagine, Vol. 1 implies another set coming next week. Dan was sent so much great music, he had to make two whole episodes to hold it all. This week features a set of music from Sweet Juice Fest artists, don't miss the fest this year at Awbury Arboretum in Germantown.  

  1. Jay Johnson and the OTC Collective- Apple Of My Eye

  2. Stella Ruze- Firework- Origin (forthcoming)

  3. Grandogs- Wither on the Vine

  4. Ridge Runners- The Rest Of Us

  5. Luke Simo- Time Gone

  6. Samantha Rise- Til They’re Free

  7. Noun w. Radiator Hospital- Lesson Learned

  8. Red Means Run- Things You Hold True

  9. Echo Kid- Immortal Jones

    10. Ross Bellenoit- The Language Of Dreaming- Signals

 

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