Discologist
556 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 month 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 352: Everything's Fine - Jean Grae & Quelle Chris
March 29, 2018 06:00 - 40 minutes - 19.5 MBJean Grae and Qeulle Chris are both musical forces to be reckoned with in their own rights. Put em together, and you get what is sure to be one of the best albums of 2018. A heady shot of high-concept outrage, hip-hop, and heart, Everything's Fine is an unmitigated masterpiece that will serve as a lightning rod for anyone who rages against the insanity of modern existence for years to come. Marcus J. Moore, Senior Editor at Bandcamp and author of the upcoming book The Butterfly Effect: How ...
Episode 351: The Sounds of Washington, DC, Part 3
March 26, 2018 06:00 - 1 hour - 35.2 MBKnown to most of the world as a political playground, Washington, D.C. is a city where decisions that shape the course of, not just American, but HUMAN history, are made every day. More than that though, D.C. is a city where cultures collide resulting in a creative class that produces some of the most compelling and diverse art in the world. Built on the legacy of jazz and go-go, D.C. is on the cusp of a creative explosion and bringing everything from hip-hop to indie rock into the fold. In...
Episode 350: Neil F@^ing Diamond
March 22, 2018 06:00 - 1 hour - 44.9 MBAfter a recent diagnosis of Parkinson's Disease, legendary singer/songwriter Neil Diamond announced that after Fifty Years of sold-out crowds all over the world he was retiring from the road. But NEVER from creating music. Andrew Wright (Blankus Larry) and Marcus K. Dowling (Iconoclasm) are joining Kevin in the basement to celebrate the career of this living legend, how his music shattered boundaries to become benevolently ubiquitous, and some awkward truths about Diamond's finest hour, the...
Episode 349: R-Son and Rench of Gangstagrass
March 19, 2018 06:00 - 54 minutes - 25.8 MBOn our latest podcast, we're turning over our mics to Marcus K. Dowling as he explores the intersection of hip-hop and country with R-Son and Rench of Gangstagrass. It's a (mostly) Kevin-free conversation that you're not gonna want to miss. Show Notes Incidental music courtesy of Aquatic Gardener. Hear more/buy it HERE. Support us on Patreon! [LINK] Support/find out more about Washington, DC's Uptown Art House [LINK] Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/discologist. Hosted on ...
Episode 348: What A Time To Be Alive - Superchunk
March 15, 2018 06:00 - 51 minutes - 24.4 MBWhat happens when one of the most revered indie-rock bands of all time gets fed up with the state of the world around them? On What A Time To Be Alive, Superchunk answers that question the only way they know how: with shrieking guitars, wit, and fury. On our latest episode, musician/photog/cat dad PJ Sykes is joining Kevin via teh interwebs to dive into this minor masterpiece of righteous outrage that may just save us all. PLUS! Richmond, VA's DOLL BABY has a throwback sound that sounds all...
Episode 347: By The Way, I Forgive You - Brandi Carlile
March 12, 2018 06:00 - 56 minutes - 26.9 MBOn her latest LP, Brandi Carlile isn't so much returning to her roots as she is challenging the idea of what folk and Americana can be, and maybe should become. Sonically and stylistically diverse, the Dave Cobb produced By The Way, I Forgive You is a seemingly unconnected collection of songs that, taken together, packs an emotional wallop unlike anything in Carlile's career. PLUS! Eduardo goes crate digging and comes back with a killer track from Italian singer/songwriter Pino Daniele tha...
Episode 346: Are You Gonna Go My Way - Lenny Kravitz [Discologist]
March 08, 2018 07:00 - 1 hour - 43.7 MBIn 1993 Lenny Kravitz was a star to some, and a point of confusion to many more. But none of that kept him from creating his future-forward masterpiece that plays as hot today as it did twenty-five years ago. Timothy Anne Burnside (NMAAHC) and Marcus K. Dowling (Medium) join Kevin in the basement to dig into this timeless LP, and get to the heart of why Kravitz was - and probably still is - misunderstood as an artist, the legacy of his music, and how making art that comes directly from the ...
Episode 345: Historian - Lucy Dacus
March 05, 2018 07:00 - 59 minutes - 28.3 MBLucy Dacus's debut album No Burden announced the Richmond, Virginia native to the world as a musical force to be reckoned with. On her sophomore effort, Historian, Lucy and her band haven't just lived up to that expectation, they've created a modern classic. That's it. That's the pitch. Go listen to the album NOW, then come back to hear Kevin and Eduardo gush. PS. We're bum ping a rad track from Washington, DC's Stronger Sex after all the gushing. Show Notes Incidental music courtesy o...
Episode 344: Art vs Artist
March 01, 2018 07:00 - 1 hour - 47.3 MBR. Kelly. Michael Jackson. Woody Allen. Kanye West. Roman Polanski. Chris Brown. Harvey Weinstein. These and many more artists and entertainment luminaries have all reached the peak of and continue to enjoy great success despite being, in some cases, general a-holes, and in many, guilty of acting on, the worst impulses humanity has to offer. On a very special episode, we're talking about the separation between art and artist, how much responsibility do we as fans have, and when enough shou...
Episode 343: The Sounds of Washington, DC, Part 2 - Chocolate City
February 26, 2018 07:00 - 1 hour - 55.1 MBKnown to most of the world as a political playground, Washington, D.C. is a city where decisions that shape the course of, not just American, but HUMAN history, are made every day. More than that though, D.C. is a city where cultures collide resulting in a creative class that produces some of the most compelling and diverse art in the world. Built on the legacy of jazz and go-go, D.C. is on the cusp of a creative explosion and bringing everything from hip-hop to indie rock into the fold. In...
Episode 342: The Optimist - Ryan Porter
February 22, 2018 07:00 - 58 minutes - 27.8 MBEight years ago, before To Pimp A Butterfly, before The Epic, the West Coast Get Down was a rising force in the Los Angelas jazz scene...who recorded their epic work in Kamasi Washington's garage. On The Optimist, WCGD trombonist Ryan Porter is unleashing some of the group's early work as scrappy young jazz savants and in the process revealing the heart of what drives its member's dominance of the music world to this day. Bandcamp's Marcus J. Moore joins Kevin and Marcus K. Dowling (Iconocl...
Episode 341: Pablo Honey - Radiohead [Discologist]
February 19, 2018 07:00 - 1 hour - 35.1 MBEvery great band starts somewhere and for Radiohead, their introduction to the world was the biggest hit of their career wrapped in an album of loud, forward-thinking, guitar rock. And for some reason their fans hate it. We're holding court to defend this classic album and show why it's not just so much more than "Creep", it's one of the best albums of their career. BUT FIRST: We need #GunControlNow, and it's the younger generation that is going to finally put a stop to the murder-machin...
Episode 340: See You Around - I'm With Her
February 15, 2018 07:00 - 50 minutes - 24.3 MBAll it took was an off-the-cuff show back in 2014, and the trio of Sara Watkins, Sarah Jarosz, and Aoife O'Donovan knew they had something special. Formalizing this new union under the name I'm With Her, the three powerhouses have spent the past few years sporadically touring the group around, releasing an EP, and now they are releasing their much-anticipated debut full-length, See You Around. Built on a foundation of tradition, intimate confessionalism, and expert musicianship, See You Aro...
Episode 339: Love Hz (A Valentine's Day Special)
February 12, 2018 07:00 - 1 hour - 34.9 MBWith Valentine's Day right around the corner, we thought it was high time to explore the dumber side of love. Throughout history, men have been writing songs about love in a quest to continually pitch their woo, but sometimes - pretty much every time - it just comes out wrong. Join Kevin, Carrie, Marcus, and Ian as they embark on a journey into the heart of derpness and laugh their way through some of the most egregiously awkward "love" songs that missed their mark, and then some. Show No...
Episode 338: Van Halen - Van Halen [Discologist]
February 08, 2018 07:00 - 2 hours - 58.7 MBIn the late 70's on the Sunset Strip an, ahem, eruption of pure rock-and-roll was about to occur, and it was to be led by four dudes by the name of Eddie, Alex, David, and Michael. Van Halen didn't just bring "ass-rock" into the 80's, the guitar wizardry of Edward Van Halen revolutionized the electric guitar in every way, from how it was played, to the gear that was used to keep it dialed up to 11. Join us as we celebrate the 40th anniversary this monster of rock with our friends Casey Rae ...
Episode 337: Andrew Grossman of The North Country
February 05, 2018 07:00 - 1 hour - 38.5 MBWashington, DC's The North Country has changed a lot in its seven years of making music. One thing that has remained consistent is front-man Andrew Grossman's commitment to creating electric and innovative pop and folk music pushes artistic boundaries as much as it honors them. On our latest episode, we're sitting down with Grossman to talk about the past and future of the band, what it takes to stay dedicated to making art in the nation's capital, Sean Barna, their new Ardor EP, and much, ...
Episode 336: Wide Open Spaces - Dixie Chicks [Discologist]
February 01, 2018 07:20 - 1 hour - 33.5 MBBefore they were country music's most "controversial" superstars, the Dixie Chicks ruled the charts with their savvy mix of bluegrass, country, and pop. On our latest episode, we're digging into the trios finest hour and the record that jump-started their career, 1998's iconic Wide Open Spaces. What was the legacy of this monster crossover hit on not just country music, but pop and rock? Why has endured as not only a classic, but a standard-bearer for excellence? Eduardo, Marcus, and Kevin...
Episode 335: The Sounds of Washington, D.C. - Part 1
January 29, 2018 09:20 - 1 hour - 30.9 MBKnown to most of the world as a political playground, Washington, D.C. is a city where decisions that shape the course of, not just American, but HUMAN history, are made every day. More than that though, D.C. is a city where cultures collide resulting in a creative class that produces some of the most compelling and diverse art in the world. Built on the legacy of jazz and go-go, D.C. is on the cusp of a creative explosion and bringing everything from hip-hop to indie rock into the fold. On...
Episode 334: Chris Dave and The Drumhedz - Chris Dave and The Drumhedz
January 25, 2018 11:52 - 52 minutes - 122 MBLegendary drummer and bandleader Chris Dave has made a career out of playing with the best of the best. Featured on tracks by artists as diverse as D'Angelo, Justin Bieber, Adele, and Dolly Parton, Dave is a musical omnivore of the highest order. On his debut album with the Drumhedz, he's throwing everything into the mix (including the kitchen sink) to craft a potent stew of funk, jazz, pop, rock, soul, r&b and, of course, hip-hop, that educates, stimulates, and vibrates with life from start...
Episode 333: i can feel you creep into my private life - tUnE-yArDs
January 22, 2018 09:20 - 46 minutes - 106 MBFrom the beginning, it was clear that Merril Garbus (tUnE-yArDs) is a force of nature. Over the course of now four albums, she has reshaped the pop landscape into a much more meaningful, and blissfully weirder, place. i can feel you creep into my private life, her most straightforward work to date (and now a duo featuring longtime collaborator Nate Brenner) isn't just a record that challenges what it means to be tUnE-yArDs, but the privilege and power that pop music commands in the modern ...
Episode 332: Ruins - First Aid Kit
January 18, 2018 09:20 - 42 minutes - 20.7 MBIn 2008, Klara and Johanna Söderberg were just two Swedish kids with powerful voices and an undeniable love for American country and folk music. That same year, a video of them performing the Fleet Foxes track " Tiger Mountain Peasant" rocketed them into the spotlight, and they've never really left. On their fourth album Ruins, the duo moves beyond merely celebrating the American folk canon; they take their place as masters of the craft alongside the artists they idolize. PLUS! Singer/guit...
Episode 331: MLK and the Music of Civil Rights
January 15, 2018 09:20 - 1 hour - 50.8 MBFifty years after Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. died for holding the simple belief that ALL people were equal, regardless of religion, race or creed, racism still plagues the human condition. On our latest episode we’re taking time to honor his legacy, exploring the music that surrounded, shaped, and carries forward, his mission of equality for all, regardless of race or creed. Special guest Timothy Anne Burnside (NMAAHC) joins Kevin, Eduardo, and Marcus K. Dowling in the basement for a deep ...
Episode 330: Abandoned Luncheonette - Daryl Hall and John Oates [Discologist]
January 11, 2018 09:20 - 1 hour - 48.5 MBBefore they were the mega-hit makers of the 80's, Daryl Hall & John Oates were just a couple of doods in love with soul and R&B on a mission to share it with the world. On their 1973 masterpiece Abandoned Luncheonette, their second album for Atlantic records, the duo were coming of off an underperforming debut (Whole Oates) and were desperately searching for their identity. SPOILER ALERT: They found it. Sarah Godfrey and Marcus K. Dowling join Kevin in the basement to talk about an unmiti...
Episode 329: Here Comes 2018
January 08, 2018 09:20 - 2 hours - 65.2 MBWith 2017 behind us, happy days are here again (?), but that doesn't mean we all don't have work to do. Kevin, Marcus, and Eduardo blast-off into the new year with a sometimes tough, but always honest, discussion about what we're looking forward to in 2018, for fans, musicians, scenes, the music industry, and more, naming names and taking a good look at ourselves in the process. It's 2018, and we're thrilled you made it. Now, lets head on down to the basement... Support this show http://s...
Episode 328.2: Best of 2017 - Part Two
December 07, 2017 17:01 - 1 hour - 49.3 MBIt's likely that we'll look back at 2017 as the year almost everything fell apart, downerism ruled the land, and we came very close to being broken as a people. But we didn't break. We made it. And on this final installment of ChunkyGlasses: The Podcast for 2017, we're discussing the music that lifted us up, dropped us down, and sometimes even showed us the way, but never, ever let us down. Thanks for tuning in all year. We'll see you soon. Until then be good to your ears, but be better t...
Episode 328.1: Best of 2017 - Part One
December 07, 2017 17:00 - 1 hour - 39.3 MBIt's likely that we'll look back at 2017 as the year almost everything fell apart, downerism ruled the land, and we came very close to being broken as a people. But we didn't break. We made it. And on this final installment of ChunkyGlasses: The Podcast for 2017, we're discussing the music that lifted us up, dropped us down, and sometimes even showed us the way, but never, ever let us down. Thanks for tuning in all year. We'll see you soon. Until then be good to your ears, but be better t...
Episode 327: From A Room: Volume 2 - Chris Stapleton
December 04, 2017 15:22 - 58 minutes - 28 MBIn 2017, Country was king, and there was no more significant player than Chris Stapleton. For the follow up to his Grammy-winning 2015 album Traveller, Stapleton teamed up again with producer Dave Cobb - the new proprietor of the historic Studio A in Nashville - to craft a record that was worthy of that room's history. The result was a two-part LP that represents the scope of Stapleton's musical identity. Where Volume 1, was a collection of newer songs, and an extension of his work on his...
Episode 326: Lost At Last, Vol. 1 - Langhorne Slim
November 30, 2017 09:20 - 53 minutes - 25.5 MBOver the course of nine LP's Langhorne Slim (real name Sean Scolnick) has been crafting folk-pop gems that have taken him from small, backroom shows to the stages of the legendary Newport Folk Festival. On his latest effort, Lost At Last, Vol. 1, having grown weary of the usual recording cycle and the daily pressures of always being connected, the singer/songwriter and his band "...holed up in a friend's house in San Francisco to rehearse about twenty-five songs for five days and headed up ...
Episode 325: If All I Was Was Black - Mavis Staples
November 27, 2017 15:40 - 1 hour - 29.5 MBMavis Staples, one of the greatest voices of this generation, or any, is back with a powerful new LP If All I Was Was Black. Continuing in her collaboration with Wilco's Jeff Tweedy in the production chair, the civil-rights icon is going back to her Chicago blues roots and delivering a powerful statement on racism in America in 2017. PLUS! Robert Ellis and Courtney Hartman have teamed up for an album celebrating the music of John Hartford, and the iconic first single is just as exquisite as...
Episode 324: Automatic For The People - R.E.M. [Discologist]
November 23, 2017 17:00 - 1 hour - 40.9 MBAfter the surprise success of their thoroughly weird and seismic shift in their sound on their 1992 Grammy-winning LP Out Of Time, Athens, Georgia's R.E.M., promised a loud, raucous follow up. What they delivered instead was a monument to the joys of melancholy, loss, and the never-ending quest for beauty in the world. 1994's Automatic For The People, seen by many as the high point of the band's career, cemented their status as rock-and-roll legend's, and it's humanity still resonates today,...
Episode 323: Reputation - Taylor Swift
November 20, 2017 09:20 - 43 minutes - 21.2 MBWith six albums under her belt, Taylor Swift has built a career that has made her one of the biggest pop-stars in the world. So how is it that her latest album, Reputation is such a complete, million unit selling failure? Kevin and Marcus K. Dowling - both avowed Swift fans - are taking one for the team and attempting to navigate the depths the most narcissistic, cultural appropriating, and, to be clear, worst album of 2017. Yea...we're where fun goes to die. Support this show http://su...
Episode 322: Face Your Fear - Curtis Harding
November 16, 2017 09:20 - 54 minutes - 25.9 MBAtlanta's Curtis Harding has been steeped in soul music his entire life. From singing in church with his family in Michigan as a child to being one of Cee Lo Green's star backup singers, Harding is a true veteran of the scene. On his second full length Face Your Fear, he's playing with is self-proclaimed "garage soul" formula again, this time enlisting the help of uber-producer Danger Mouse to drag a dying art form screaming into the future. PLUS! Country is king even in Canada, and Blake B...
Episode 321: Turn Out The Lights - Julien Baker
November 13, 2017 09:20 - 1 hour - 31.1 MBTo say Julien Baker wears her heart on her sleeve would be an understatement. On Turn Out The Lights, the Memphis, Tennessee native (now based in Nashville) turns up the feels on an emotional roller coaster of an album that drags the listener down to the bottom and doesn't offer a clear way back from the depths. Kevin, Eduardo, and Marcus are spending some time with this elegiac powerhouse of an album and considering the truth in "downerism" and if it's OK to feel oh-so-not-OK. PLUS! Soul ...
Episode 320: Rhythm Nation 1814 - Janet Jackson [Discologist]
November 09, 2017 07:00 - 2 hours - 61.2 MBWith Control, Janet Jackson became a household name, but it wasn't until her 1989 album Rhythm Nation 1814 that she ascended to the status of music legend. Buttressed by pop hits and jam-packed with hooks set loose from some future utopia, Nation was a not-so-subtle exploration of racism, sexism, love, and social responsibility that sought to elevate our humanity by any means necessary. More importantly, it's an album who's messages sadly may be MORE relevant almost thirty years later. Jo...
Episode 319: Take Me Apart - Kelela
November 06, 2017 09:00 - 49 minutes - 23.9 MBWashington, DC native, and second-generation Ethiopian American Kelela Mizanekristos spent years honing her musical chops in the underground scene of the nation's capital before moving to Las Angeles, dropping her last name and beginning her ascension to one of the most essential voices in R&B today. On her acclaimed 2013 mixtape Cut 4 Me and 2015's Hallucinogen, the singer/producer made it clear that she was a force to be reckoned with. Now, on Take Me Apart, her first full length, she's ...
Episode 318: Girls Against: How to combat sexual harassment/assault in the music space and beyond...
November 02, 2017 07:00 - 1 hour - 44.6 MBDudes (and by "dudes" we mean each and every man on the planet)...we need to talk. We know it's hard (it isn't) but you ALL have got to stop harassing, assaulting, or otherwise disparaging women. FULL. STOP. This episode is a conversation about that. Joining Kevin, Eduardo, and Marcus are Erin Frisby (Fuzzqueen) and Andrew Koh, the DC representative for UK based organization Girls Against. There will be a quiz after to ensure that you have learned, so please try and pay attention. Suppor...
Episode 317: All American Made - Margo Price
October 30, 2017 06:00 - 1 hour - 37 MBIn 2016 Nashville's Margo Price garnered nationwide attention with her debut album Midwest Farmers Daughter. Released on Jack White's Third Man Records, Daughter harkened back to a "purer" form of country music (Loretta Lynn, Dolly Parton) that immediately struck a chord with the Saving Country Music crowd and music criterati alike. All American Made, Price's sophomore release, finds the Nashville staple not just sticking to her country bona fides but speaking out about some of the pressi...
Episode 316.2 - Aaron Abernathy - The Interview, Part Two
October 27, 2017 16:00 - 1 hour - 42.4 MBAaron "Ab' Abernathy is a music man. He 's a soul man. He is a man of faith. The legacy of the Civil Rights Movement runs through his blood. And he poured all of this and more into the and album that is as much a soundtrack to 2017 as it is a timeless statement on flawed nature of the human condition, Dialogue. On part two of this very special episode, Kevin and Marcus K. Dowling sit down with the singer/songwriter to discuss how Dialogue came to be, how he hopes it can help open up discuss...
Episode 316.1 - Aaron Abernathy - The Interview, Part One
October 26, 2017 06:00 - 1 hour - 40.9 MBAaron "Ab' Abernathy is a music man. He 's a soul man. He is a man of faith. The legacy of the Civil Rights Movement runs through his blood. And he poured all of this and more into the and album that is as much a soundtrack to 2017 as it is a timeless statement on flawed nature of the human condition, Dialogue. On this very special episode, Kevin and Marcus K. Dowling sit down with the singer/songwriter to discuss how Dialogue came to be, how he hopes it can help open up discussions about o...
Episode 315: On The Rocks - Midland
October 23, 2017 06:00 - 1 hour - 32 MBIf Country Music is king in 2017, then the gentlemen of Midland have got their eyes on the throne. Kevin and Marcus K. Dowling (Vice, Decades) are diving deep into the debut album from one of Nashville's latest, and greatest exports. They've got the song of the year ("Drinking Problem") but are Midland one-hit-wonders, or is there more to this band than the machine that they are a product of typically turns out. PLUS: Positive No is BACK, and sounding better than ever. Hang out as we spin "...
Episode 314: Dialogue - Aaron Abernathy
October 19, 2017 07:00 - 2 hours - 61.6 MBOn 2016's Monologue, soul man Aaron Abernathy explored his journey from a boy to the man he is today. Abernathy had every intention of continuing that story in his next song cycle, but a funny thing happened on the way to that follow up: The world went crazy... and Abernathy began asking questions. LOTS of questions. A spiritual heir to Marvin Gaye's What's Going On, Dialogue finds Abernathy looking at the world around him, and searching deep inside AND out for answers to the daily horrors ...
Episode 313: Harmony Of Difference - Kamasi Washington
October 16, 2017 07:00 - 58 minutes - 27.7 MBBolstered by the success of Kendrick Lamar's To Pimp A Butterfly and his own, uh, epic 2015 release, The Epic, saxophonist Kamasi Washington, along with the rest of The West Coast Get Down have spent the past few years popularizing jazz to a whole new generation of fans. On Harmony Of Difference, Washington is digging deep and exploring smaller themes like the meaning of life and our place in the universe. Kevin and Marcus K. Dowling (Decades, Capitol Wrestling) sit down to discuss Kamasi's ...
Episode 312: Go-go As History Vol. 2
October 12, 2017 07:00 - 1 hour - 55.3 MBOn August 15, 2017, Marcus K. Dowling convened the second in a series of panels entitled "Go-Go as DC History," a DC Public Library Go-Go Archive series intended to study the history of the Nation's Capitol through go-go, it's underground-to-mainstream beloved percussive and soulful sonic export. Dowling is joined on the panel by a mix of journalists and musicians with significant awareness of the history not just of the city, but of how the five iconic songs chosen for conversation in conte...
Episode 311: Tom Petty's 'Wildflowers'
October 09, 2017 07:00 - 1 hour - 45.6 MBDavid Bowie was from Mars. Prince was from another universe. But Tom Petty? Tom Petty was one of us. And now he's gone. It's a bittersweet episode of ChunkyGlasses: The Podcast as we eulogize one of the greatest storytellers of the modern era by celebrating Wildflowers, Tom Petty's career-defining "solo" album that isn't just one of the best of his career, but one of the best LP's of all-time. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/discologist. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privac...
Episode 311: Wildflowers - Tom Petty [Discologist]
October 09, 2017 07:00 - 1 hour - 45.6 MBDavid Bowie was from Mars. Prince was from another universe. But Tom Petty? Tom Petty was one of us. And now he's gone. Joining us in the basement to celebrate this legend's passing are our good friends Marcus K. Dowling (Decades, Capitol Wrestling), the National Museum of African American History and Culture's Timothy Anne Burnside, and...Timothy's Mom. It's a bittersweet episode of ChunkyGlasses: The Podcast as we eulogize one of the greatest storytellers of the modern era by celebratin...
Episode 310: Wide Open - Michael McDonald
October 05, 2017 07:00 - 1 hour - 43.3 MBBetween the domestic terrorist attack in Las Vegas that claimed the lives of over fifty people and injured some 500 more and the passing of music legend Tom Petty, it's been a pretty rough week. Kevin has some thoughts about both. Michael McDonald is a legend and a virtual Zelig of the music industry. He has sung and played on your favorite hits, your favorite band's favorite hits, and delivered a few of em all on his own. Now he's back with Wide Open, his first collection of songs in nine...
Episode 309: Poor David's Almanack - David Rawlings
October 02, 2017 06:00 - 50 minutes - 24.1 MBDavid Rawlings has made a career out of being the literal best. His work with Gillian Welch and under the moniker of The Dave Rawlings Machine isn't just a shining example of how "pure" music can succeed; it is peerless. With Poor David's Almanack, Rawlings and crew are growing up (the Machine is no more) and digging deep into the traditions that continue to shape their musical direction and legacy. PLUS! The duo of Penny & Sparrow is taking Nashville, and the world by storm with their pop...
Episode 308: Aromanticism - Moses Sumney
September 28, 2017 06:00 - 1 hour - 32.7 MBMoses Sumney has a voice from out-of-this world, and soul as deep as an ocean. On his debut LP, Aromanticism, the Los Angeles singer/songwriter swimming in a genre agnostic sea and coming back to land with one of the most unique, and best, albums of 2017. Marcus J. Moore (Senior Editor, Bandcamp) and Marcus K. Dowling (Decades, Capitol Wrestling) join Kevin in the basement to discuss this modern masterpiece. PLUS! Aaron Abernathy's latest Dialogue (out 10/16) takes a hard look at the world ...
Episode 307: Hallelujah Anyhow - Hiss Golden Messenger
September 25, 2017 06:00 - 51 minutes - 24.7 MBMC Taylor's Hiss Golden Messenger may just be the Southern soul we deserve. On their ninth album proper (and fourth for Merge Records) the modern day skiffle-kings are delivering one of their strongest sets yet, and a salve for the troubles that ails ya in 2017. Kevin, Eduardo, and Andre are digging into this laid back, Saturday night groove of an album to let you know if it's worth all the hype. PLUS! Deer Tick is BACK, and they've got not ONE, but TWO albums to announce their return. We'v...
Episode 306: Purgatory - Tyler Childers
September 21, 2017 06:00 - 1 hour - 38.6 MBTyler Childers is a new voice in a long line of artists being saddled with the title of "saviour of country music." Does his latest LP Purgatory have what it takes or is this just another transmission from a tone-deaf industry that doesn't realize country can never die? Marcus K. Dowling and Eduardo Nunes join Kevin in the basement to discuss. PLUS! If making your album in public is the hot new thing, why isn't anyone giving Washington, DC's Beauty Pill at least some of the credit? Then, du...