Discologist
560 episodes - English - Latest episode: 5 days ago - ★★★★★ - 26 ratingsA Milwaukee/DC based music podcast about discussing and sharing the best new and new-to-you music.
Hosted by Kevin HIll and Eduardo Nunes.
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Episodes
Episode 109: You're Better Than This - Pile / Primrose Green - Ryley Walker
March 24, 2015 06:46 - 1 hour - 31.7 MBOn our latest podcast, we check in on Boston noise rockers, Pile, and their new album You’re Better Than This, then take a long, strange trip with Chicago-based songwriter/guitarist Ryley Walker and his latest van-worthy collection of jams, Primrose Green. PLUS! Kanye West may have been pegged to headline this year’s Glastonbury Music Festival, but all may not be well in the land of yeezy. NINETY THOUSAND signatures stong and counting, a petition launched last week by a group of dissatisfie...
Episode 108: Strangers To Ourselves - Modest Mouse
March 17, 2015 06:47 - 48 minutes - 22.4 MBOn this week’s podcast, we’re talking the return of indie-rockers Modest Mouse. For Strangers To Ourselves, their first album in eight years, Isaac Brock and crew mashed together a little of the old and a whole lot of the new to make an album that’s decidedly Modest Mouse, but is it any good? Kevin and Paul discuss the album, the band’s legacy and more, but not before diving deep in to the clusterf#@# of the Blurred lines decision handed down late last week. Hit with a $7.4 million fine for ...
Episode 107: Unsung Drummers - Part 2/2
March 12, 2015 06:48 - 1 hour - 29 MBIt’s the conclusion of our two part series on Unsung Drummers! Picking up right where we left off earlier this week, Adam Dawson, Ben Tufts and Mike Smirnoff dive even deeper into the drummers that influenced not just them, but a whole generation of musicians. Earl Palmer, Billy Conway, Russ Kunkel and more all get their due in Episode 107 of Chunkyglasses: The Podcast - Unsung Drummers! Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/discologist. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for m...
Episode 106: Unsung Drummers - Part 1/2
March 10, 2015 06:49 - 1 hour - 33.3 MBOn our latest podcast we invite some of DC’s hardest working drummers to the basement for a super-sized, multi-part exploration of UNSUNG DRUMMERS. In part one of our two-part extravaganza, Ben Tufts and Mike Smirnoff join Kevin and Adam to shine a light on some drummers that you probably don't know about, but absolutely should. We're taking a look at drummers who brought something important to the table, and who should have become household names but didn't due to bad luck, bad band breakup...
Episode 105: Open Mic Nights
March 03, 2015 07:49 - 1 hour - 43.8 MBOn our latest podcast Kevin and Adam invite Derek Evry (Musician, man about town) and James Main (Assistant Talent Buyer, Gypsy Sally’s) to the basement to talk about the time-honored tradition of OPEN MIC NIGHTS. No strangers to the scene, Derek and James share stories of time spent at IOTA’s legendary stage that has turned out the likes of Andy Zipf, Justin Jones, Lauren Calve and more, plus dive deep into what makes an open mic night work (or not) and why there are so important music make...
Episode 104: Rose Mountain - Screaming Females / Transfixiation - A Place To Bury Strangers
February 24, 2015 07:50 - 1 hour - 29.1 MBOn this week’s podcast it might get loud when we review new albums from rock and roll powerhouses Screaming Females and “New York’s loudest band” A Place To Bury Strangers. Plus!! Kevin, Paul and Patrick discuss the pros and cons of the secondary ticket market, reveal why no matter how you slice it stealing gas to do your tour DIY style is some really big BS, and then take a moment to reflect on this week’s announcement that Condè Nast has named our home Washington, DC the number one city fo...
Episode 103: Vulnicura - Björk / On Your Own Love Again - Jessica Pratt
February 17, 2015 07:53 - 1 hour - 35.8 MBOn this week’s podcast we’re doubling down on the album reviews to make sure no good record gets left behind in 2015. First up, Björk is back with what many are calling her best album in years, Vulnicura. An eccentric, esoteric journey through heartbreak and loss, is it everything a Björk fan could want, or something…else? Then we take a look at On Your Own Love Again, the sophomore release from acclaimed lo-fi folk artist Jessica Pratt. PLUS!! Grammy talk, timeless musical mood-setting advi...
Episode 102: Steve Kolowich of Stranger In The Alps
February 13, 2015 07:55 - 1 hour - 42.8 MBOn the just-released Pattern Matching, the sophomore album from DC-based indie-folk outfit Stranger In The Alps, main man Steve Kolowich and friends have built upon the foundation he laid with 2013’s Honey If You’re Lucky to produce a record that is as willingly playful with its songwriting and use of language as it is with the boundaries of the genre which it operates in. For our latest podcast Kevin sat down for an in-depth discussion with Steve to discuss the making of the album, the art ...
Episode 101: I Love You, Honeybear - Father John Misty
February 10, 2015 07:56 - 1 hour - 29.6 MBOn our latest podcast, we dig deep into the man, the myth, the legend that is Father John Misty as the gang breaks down his latest effort, I Love You, Honeybear. Is it the masterpiece that everyone expected or just another day in the Josh Tillman’s long strange trip? PLUS!!! New York City contemplates making subsidized housing available to “creatives”, Taylor Swift trademarks everything, Jack White’s guacamole makes the news, and much, much more. Time to shimmy into your sexypants and get co...
Episode 100 - Damien Jurado Revisited
February 02, 2015 07:57 - 50 minutes - 23.2 MBFor our HUNDREDTH EPISODE (!!) we re-present to you our chat with one Damien Jurado, recorded almost a year ago to the day! His 2014 album Brothers and Sisters of the Eternal Son ultimately topped many a year end list, and before a stop in Washington, DC on his first tour for the record, Damien opened up to Kevin and Andre about the deeper meanings of the record, how his inspirations often come from the most unlikely of places, and… saxophones? PLUS! Kevin takes a quick walk down memory lane...
Episode 99: Phosphorescent Blues - Punch Brothers
January 27, 2015 08:01 - 1 hour - 32.4 MBOn our latest podcast, Astra Via’s Jarret Nicolay joins the gang in the basement to talk about the The Phosphorescent Blues, the latest album from prog-grass forerunners Punch Brothers! PLUS! Bjork tells the pirates where they can stick it by officially releasing Vulnicura months before it was due, and new music from much hyped up-and-comer Natalie Prass! The curmudgeon flows strong in Episode 99 of ChunkyGlasses: THE PODCAST! Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/discologist. Host...
Episode 98: No Cities To Love - Sleater Kinney
January 20, 2015 08:02 - 1 hour - 30.2 MBIt’s 2015 and time to dig into the slew of huge new releases coming our way. First up: The gang reviews this year’s most anticipated comeback albums, Sleater Kinney’s No Cities To Love! Kevin, Paul , Quinn and Tori dive deep into the band’s history, their re-emergence and how the trio fits into the modern music scene nine years after calling it quits, and more. PLUS! Richmond, Virginia’s pop shredders The Trillions are back, and we’re debuting their frenetic track “Extinction Blues” from the...
Episode 97: Black Messiah - D'Angelo and The Vanguard
January 12, 2015 08:02 - 1 hour - 31.6 MBWe’re back! In our first podcast of 2015, the gang takes a trip BACK to 2014 to review the masterful and long-awaited newest album from D’Angelo and The Vanguard, BLACK MESSIAH! PLUS! An article from early last year sparks a discussion on the state of music journalism in 2015, new music from DC’s Stranger In The Alps, and much, much more. Welcome in the new year right with Episode 97 of ChunkyGlasses: The Podcast! Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/discologist. Hosted on Acast. ...
Episode 96: Best of 2014
December 18, 2014 08:03 - 2 hours - 62.6 MB2014 was a huge year for great music, so in like fashion we’ve got a HUGE podcast to finish the year out. Paul, Adam, Quinn, Tori, Brian, Carrie and Seàn join Kevin in the basement to talk about their favorite songs, albums and artists of the year, and what everyone is looking forward to in 2015. PLUS! One last round of “Prince is a dick” to decide once-and-for-all if Prince really is…well…you get the picture. So strap in loyal listeners as the ChunkyGlasses gang takes on the year that was ...
Episode 95: Best of 2014 - DC Edition
December 15, 2014 08:04 - 1 hour - 37.7 MBKicking off our two-part wrap up of the year in music, Quinn, Tori and Paul from Hometown Sounds stop by the basement to shine a light on some of the best music DC had to offer this year. Typefighter, The Cowards Choir, Priests, Seàn Barna, Lauren Calve and more all helped make 2014 one of the best years for DC music in recent memory, and it’s only getting better. So tune in as we play some of our favorite tracks and discuss the past, present and future of the scene we know and love on Episo...
Episode 94: Marian LcLaughlin
December 08, 2014 08:04 - 56 minutes - 25.9 MBIn our latest podcast (and last regular podcast for 2014) we sit down with the wonderfully unique Marian McLaughlin. Her sublime work on her debut Dèrive , released early in 2014, has led Marian and her musical cohorts from the smallest of smallest of house shows to being featured on NPR’s acclaimed Tiny Desk Concert series and back again. Kevin sat down with Marian to discuss what the future holds for the talented musician including her artspace/home The Holy Underground in Baltimore, her p...
Episode 93: Astra Via
December 01, 2014 08:05 - 1 hour - 39.4 MBBoth formidable musical talents on their own, together Olivia Mancini and Jarrett Nicolay make up the electro-pop duo known as Astra Via! Prior to the release of their upcoming EP SUPERBESTLUCKYSONGS (due out 12/16 on Aerobic International) Adam sat down with his friends and past collaborators to talk their long, strange trip of a music career, Cracker Barrel, some ugly truths about the industry, and much, much more. PLUS! Because Astra Via loves you, A LIVE IN THE BASEMENT performance of S...
Episode 92: Hometown Sounds
November 24, 2014 08:06 - 1 hour - 39.7 MBThis week we’re delivering a double-stuffed podcast just in time for Thanksgiving! It’s no secret that the DC music scene has been blowing up, and for the past three years one of the scene’s biggest supporters has been Hometown Sounds. Part internet radio, part blog, and part podcast, Paul Vodra and Tony Porreco have been working overtime to make sure the best and brightest sounds DC has to offer makes it to the place that’s most important: Your Ears. Recently the pair paid a visit to the b...
Episode 91: The Endless River - Pink Floyd
November 20, 2014 08:06 - 1 hour - 43.7 MBIt’s been 20 years since we’ve heard from Pink Floyd, but now they’re back to bid one final goodbye and journey on down The Endless River. How does this this mostly instrumental album comprised of Division Bell “outtakes”, and musical vignettes stack up? Journey down the Floyd-hole with Kevin, Paul and Adam as they review the new album and revisit the long-history one of their all-time favorite bands on the podcast they were BORN TO DO - Episode 91 of ChunkyGlasses: The Podcast! Support thi...
Episode 90: Streaming And You
November 17, 2014 08:07 - 1 hour - 30.5 MBTwo weeks ago pop/country superstar Taylor Swift very publicly pulled her entire catalog from streaming music Spotify, and teh internets…well…it asploded. Some artists (like Swift) feel that they’re being “robbed” by this new format; some feel that streaming is not just the future, it’s the savior, of the music industry. Who’s right? Who’s wrong? Who’s getting paid? How much are they getting paid? Where does the consumer fit into all of this? Tune in as guests Ali Sternburg (Policy Council,...
Episode 89: Nels Cline
November 10, 2014 08:07 - 50 minutes - 23.3 MBYou may know him as the shred-tastic lead guitar player for Wilco, but with his trio the Nels Cline Singers, and more recently an upcoming collaboration with jazz guitar virtuoso Julian Lage, Nels Cline has proven to be a major player in the jazz/avante garde world for over 30 years now. We sit down with the man who Rolling Stone listed as “the 82nd greatest guitarist of all time” to discuss his beginnings as a musician and music fan, his ability to effortlessly hop styles/genres, his work w...
Episode 88: Spite - Hundred Visions
November 03, 2014 08:08 - 1 hour - 30.4 MBIn our latest episode, the internets takes us up on our offer and random listener Patrick stops by the basement to talk music with the gang. PLUS! Quinn dishes all the good and the bad on this years CMJ Music Marthon and we review Spite, the new album from the greatest band you may or may not have heard of, Austin, TX’s HUNDRED VISIONS! Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/discologist. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episode 87: Louis Weeks
October 29, 2014 07:08 - 1 hour - 31 MBIn our latest podcast, Kevin sits down with multi-instrumentalist/producer/songwriter Louis (pronounced 'Loo-E') Weeks to talk about his stellar debut album Shift/Away, what all this music stuff really means, the house show scene in DC and much, more. You thought we were music nerds before? You ain't heard nothin' yet. Tune in and get turned on to one of 2014's best new artists - DC or otherwise - on Episode 87 of ChunkyGlasses: The Podcast! Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/disc...
Episode 86: Rips - Ex Hex
October 20, 2014 07:09 - 51 minutes - 23.6 MBIn our latest podcast, George Washington University's recently launched D.C. Vernacular Music Archive promises equal representation for punk (duh), go-go, folk, bluegrass, and more in what could potentially end up one of the District’s best records of its musical history. Quinn Myers and Tori Kerr stop by the basement to weigh in on the exciting new project’s origins and more. PLUS! We review the unpossibly cool debut album from DC’s very own Ex Hex! Will Rips shine a new light on the DC sc...
Episode 85: The Cowards Choir
October 14, 2014 07:10 - 1 hour - 32.9 MBIn 2009, DC-based musico Andy Zipf decided it was time for a change, and thus The Cowards Choir was born. What was initially a “solo” project (there were always collaborators) has developed into a full-fledged band featuring fellow DC-area stalwarts Ryan Walker on bass, Ben Tufts on percussion and Adam Neubauer on drums, and October 4th, the quartet released their latest effort, Cool Currency. Fresh off the release of that EP (and we do mean fresh…as in the morning after the release show), ...
Episode 84: Everything Will Be Alright - Weezer
October 12, 2014 07:10 - 56 minutes - 25.6 MBIn this week’s “bonus” podcast, we take Weezer’s latest album, Everything Will Be Alright in the End, to task with the help of DCist music editor, Tori Kerr. Is it the new Pinkerton, or is it just the same old latter day Weezer that we’ve grown to know and (some of us, maybe) love. PLUS we discuss the impact of Thom Yorke’s BitTorrent release on his fanbase, independent musicians and more. All of this and an ACTUAL bonus commentary from Weezer SUPERFAN Thor Slaughter (check the Show Notes) o...
Episode 83: Magnificent Intentions Music Festival
October 06, 2014 07:11 - 1 hour - 32.2 MBIn this week’s podcast, Kevin sits down with Ryan Walker and Brian Pagels of DC’s The Beanstalk Library to discuss their latest grand idea, the upcoming Magnificent Intentions Music Festival. Taking place at Arlington, VA’s legendary IOTA Club & Café and spanning THREE DAYS (Oct. 17-19), this ambitious event features some of the best, and most diverse musical acts the DC area has to offer. Tune in to find out everything you need to know about the fest, The Beanstalk Library, the burgeoning D...
Episode 82: Lauren Calve
September 29, 2014 07:12 - 1 hour - 29.3 MBIn this week’s episode we sit down with up-and-coming singer/songwriter Lauren Calve. Soulful, storied and powerful are just few of the words that come to mind when talking about her debut EP, Between The Creek and the Tracks, and Lauren filled us on the inspirations for her music, the unique recording experience (in a barn!!) that produced her debut, and much, much more. So tune in and meet an artist that you’re going to be hearing a lot about soon on Episode 82 of ChunkyGlasses: The Podcas...
Episode 80: Ryan Adams - Ryan Adams
September 23, 2014 07:13 - 51 minutes - 23.4 MBIn our latest episode we review the latest release from alt-country/pop superstar Ryan Adams, taking some detours through the late 80’s and artist/press relations along the way. PLUS! U2 just dropped a new record in your iTunes. Happy? Sad? What does it all mean?!! We try and get to the bottom of it in Episode 80 of ChunkyGlasses: The Podcast! Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/discologist. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episode 81: Sukierae - Tweedy
September 23, 2014 07:12 - 55 minutes - 25.6 MBIn our latest episode: We review the new album Sukierae from Tweedy. Wilco front-man Jeff Tweedy and his son Spencer may have the most appropriate band name ever, but does that familial familiarity translate to record? Is it nepotism, genius or somewhere in between? PLUS! Rawk feuds, U2 proposes a new music format that will “save the industry” and snacks - oh so many snacks - on Episode 81 of ChunkyGlasses: The Podcast! Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/discologist. Hosted on A...
Episode 79: Manipulator - Ty Segall
September 06, 2014 07:14 - 58 minutes - 26.8 MBLove him or hate him, Ty Segall has proven to be one of the most prolific and consistent artists working in music today, and on his latest effort, Manipulator, he airs out the garage a little to produce his most polished work to date. Does it work? Is it the “album of the year” as many have claimed? Kevin, Adam, and Quinn get to the bottom of these questions PLUS consider the art of the ridiculous band name on Episode 79 of ChunkyGlasses: The Podcast! Support this show http://supporter.aca...
Episode 78: Neuroplasticity - Cold Specks
August 26, 2014 07:14 - 45 minutes - 20.8 MBIn our latest podcast we head straight into the danger zone…of completely blown expectations. The gang takes on Neuroplasticity, the latest from “doom soul” purveyor Cold Specks, and the results aren’t quite what Kevin expected. PLUS! All of the Sturgill Simpson gushing this week isn’t over, as Kevin and Adam recall Simpson’s barn-burning performance at the legendary Birchmere Music Hall in Alexandria, VA. All of this and brand new way to get in touch with us to reward those who stick with u...
Episode 76: David Schlank (Cd Cellar)
August 22, 2014 07:16 - 57 minutes - 26.1 MBThis week Kevin and Adam take a road trip…to Clarendon, VA. In our latest podcast we sit down with David Schlank, proprietor of CD Cellar - one of the few record stores left standing in the DC area - to talk about out how they have weathered the digital storm, what he sees as the future of retail music and much, much more. Live from the record store, it’s ChunkyGlasses: The Podcast Episode #76! Episode 76: David Schlank (CD Cellar) Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/discologi...
Episode 77: In Tongues - Roadkill Ghost Choir
August 22, 2014 07:15 - 38 minutes - 17.8 MBIn our latest episode we cross the streams and break the laws of time and space to bring Andre back from far away lands and discuss In Tongues, the debut album from ROADKILL GHOST CHOIR. Emotions, thoughts, space jams, and probably lots of booze await you good listener as we dive, for better or for worse, into the latest record from one of the hardest working bands we know. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/discologist. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informati...
Episode 75: Ben Tufts and Friends
August 11, 2014 07:16 - 1 hour - 37.8 MBOn Saturday, August 16th, Vienna’s famed Jammin’ Java will host the Fourth Annual Ben Tufts and Friends fundraiser for the Craig Tufts Educational Scholarship Fund. With a promised SEVEN HOURS of music from the best of the regional scene and more, it’s sure to be one of the most memorable events of the year. With his brother Dan and friends, Derek Evry, Ryan Walker, Jasmine Gillison, and Aaron Mason in tow, Ben stopped by the basement yet again to talk in depth about the Craig Tufts Memorial...
Episode 74: Sand + Silence - The Rosebuds / EDJ - Eric Johnson
August 04, 2014 07:17 - 1 hour - 31.4 MBIn our latest podcast, pop mastermind’s is the name, new music is the game as we talk out Sand + Silence, the latest release from indie-pop icons The Rosebuds, and EDJ, the first post-Fruit Bats material from the consistently prodigious Eric Johnson. PLUS!! Did Coolio really sign a record deal with a PORN site? Could PORN be the way forward for the music biz? Is Paul Really a “Cooliologist”? And last, but certainly not least, the van runs out of gas as we say [a temporary] goodbye to Andre...
Episode 73: Mother Falcon
July 29, 2014 07:18 - 51 minutes - 23.4 MBSince 2008, the Austin, Texas collective known as MOTHER FALCON have been making rock, quite literally, the old fashioned way. With instrumentation that you’re more likely to see in a symphony orchestra or jazz quartet, the [currently] seventeen piece group turns out soaring, triumphant songs that challenge the notion of what “pop” can be as much as they fit comfortably into that tradition. Recently the band staged a run of East coast shows and, several of the members stopped by the basemen...
Episode 72: PJ Sykes of Hoax Hunters
July 21, 2014 07:19 - 1 hour - 36.7 MBContinuing our unintentional extended coverage of the Richmond scene, Kevin sits down with Hoax Hunters front man and renowned concert photographer PJ SYKES to find out all there is to know about their upcoming debut, Comfort & Safety as well has his “side job” as a renowned concert photographer. Recently tapped to be the official photographer for Merge Records 25th anniversary festival this week, PJ has built a career out of doing what he loves, and after listening to his stories, we’re be...
Episode 71: Avers
July 15, 2014 07:19 - 38 minutes - 17.6 MBLast year when the members of the Richmond, Virginia six piece AVERS got together to jam, they had no expectations for anything except to have a good time and make some noise. All members of already well established bands, J.L. Hodges (Farm Vegas), Alexandra Spalding (Hypercolor), Tyler Williams (The Head And The Heart), Adrian Olson (Hypercolor), James Mason (The Mason Brothers), and Charlie Glenn (The Trillions quickly realized off-the-charts creative chemistry between them, and inside a m...
Episode 70: Purple Rain at 30
July 03, 2014 07:20 - 1 hour - 32.1 MBIn June of 1984, a diminutive musician from the most unlikely of musical hotbeds started a revolution with the release of his magnum opus, Purple Rain. Part film, part soundtrack, part fiction, part autobiography, and all rock n’ roll, it didn’t just charge across racial divides to conquer the radio, box office AND the album charts, it shattered any notion that we had as a culture that there were limits to what we can create. Pulling from every conceivable style of music and sounding like no...
Episode 69: Alex Tebeleff of Paperhaus
June 26, 2014 07:20 - 32 minutes - 14.7 MBThe idea of a house show is nothing new, but over the past few years, Washington, DC has seen a veritable explosion in the number of highly structured alternative venues popping up in every part of the nation’s capital. On a cozy street in Petworth lies the Paperhaus, the veritable epicenter of this movement, and in it resides one Alex Tebeleff. Not only does Tebeleff play in a band that shares it’s name with the house, but he has spearheaded a resurgence in DIY, or DIT (Do It Together), tha...
Episode 68: Once More Around The Sun - Mastodon / Fuego - Phish
June 25, 2014 07:21 - 1 hour - 42.3 MBOn our latest podcast, Kevin, Andre, and Adam dish out some tough love when they explore the "do's" and "dont's" of how to go about getting your music noticed in a digital age. Plus! We review the latest round of metal madness from MASTODON, and then take the occasion of uber-jamband PHISH'S latest release to discuss the band's legacy, the necessity of new material and more! Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/discologist. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informati...
Episode 66: What's All The Rabble About Rabbl
June 18, 2014 07:23 - 43 minutes - 20 MBIn the first of what will be an ongoing series of round-table discussions we sit down with Rabbl CEO Wade Lagrone and Listen Local First co-founder Chris Naoum to discuss the good and the bad of the crowd-sourcing platform that made waves in the DC music community a few short weeks ago. Whether you think it’s the future of music promotion, or nothing more than another example of the “pay to play” model, it’s a talk that everyone who is passionate about the issue should hear. Support this ...
Episode 67: Sylvan Esso
June 18, 2014 07:22 - 39 minutes - 17.9 MBSylvan Esso started off as a side-ish project between Amelia Meath and Nick Sanborn, but has quickly blossomed into their full time gig, due in no small part of the success of their stunning debut album released earlier this year. In our latest podcast we sat down with Amelia and Nick the morning after they delivered a positively killer set opening for tUnE-yArDs at the 9:30 Club to discuss how the project came together, where they draw their formidable creative spark from, pop music, the in...
Episode 65: Greg Edwards of Failure
June 10, 2014 07:23 - 27 minutes - 12.5 MBAfter nearly two decades, space rock cult giants Failure have emerged from their catacombs and into the daylight to kick off 2014 with a big bang. Now touring as a power trio, Kelli Scott, Greg Edwards and Ken Andrews have been traversing the country to treat their devoted fans to textured sounds and fantastic sets with sides of fun filmic inspiration. Before taking us on that ride -- and what a ride it was! -- our own Roddy Rasti caught up backstage with Greg, who was kind enough to chat wi...
Episode 64: The Parlor Sessions
June 08, 2014 07:24 - 33 minutes - 15.4 MBDean Fields, Andy Zipf, Jason Myles Goss and Eliot Bronson are all accomplished musicians on their own, but now they've joined forces and are hitting the road with a show they've dubbed The Parlor Sessions. Over the next two weeks this newly formed band of brothers will be delivering a uniquely intimate night of music up and down the East coast. After their stop here in DC the guys stopped by to talk about the genesis of The Parlor Sessions, how the experience hasn't been quite what they ex...
Episode 62: Miss Shevaughn & Yuma Wray
June 03, 2014 07:26 - 44 minutes - 20.3 MBStraight out of the van to your ears, Miss Shevaughn & Yuma Wray finish up their “honeymoon” tour right here in DC at the Black Cat on Wednesday 6/4. Yesterday the band, comprised of Erin Frisby (Miss Shevaughn), Chris Stelloh (Yuma Wray), and DC music scene mainstays Ben Tufts and Derek Evry, stopped by the studio to talk about the tour, their new album Lean Into The Wind and much, much more. Whether you’re a fan of their “cosmic Americana”, looking for some tales from the road, or just wan...
Episode 63: Are We there Yet - Sharon Van Etten / Bodies and Control and Money and Power - Priests
June 03, 2014 07:24 - 51 minutes - 23.5 MBThis week the gang puts on their curmudgeon hat as they take on new records from Sharon Van Etten and up-and-coming DC punks, Preists! PLUS! More Rick Springfield talk then anyone should ever be safely exposed to and Paul, Kevin and Suzie try to figure out what the hell is up with the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/discologist. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episode 61: Sean Barna
May 28, 2014 07:26 - 53 minutes - 24.6 MBIf you live in the District (of Columbia) and have even barely waded into the burgeoning local music scene, then you probably already know the name Sean Barna. Best known for his work behind the drum kit for a multitude of bands, last year Barna packed up and moved to California to pursue other dreams. But, it’s always, always been about the music for him and so eventually he found himself pursuing a new role, that of singer songwriter, with everything he’s got. Now Barna is back “home”, an...
Episode 60: My Darling Fury
May 23, 2014 07:27 - 35 minutes - 16.1 MBBONUS EPISODE! Richmond, Virginia has always been a hotbed of music activity, and now a new crop of artists is starting to rise up to make their mark on the musical landscape. Leading that charge is My Darling Fury, a four piece whose sound is as much grounded in the vibrant punk and jazz scenes that have flourished there for years as it is in the dreamier sounds of modern indie giants going by names like Sigur Ros and Radiohead. A few months ago the band stopped by the rawk cave to chat be...