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Low Profile with Markly Morrison

195 episodes - English - Latest episode: 7 days ago - ★★★★★ - 62 ratings

Low Profile blends music and oral history interviews with the folks who have given us important music and have somehow evaded the spotlight. Markly Morrison is an audio journalist and independent musician in the exotic city of Olympia, Washington, where the program airs Fridays at 4pm on KAOS 89.3 FM and in podcast form via the Ruinous Media network. Dive deeper into the episodes at http://www.lowprofilepodcast.com 

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High Llamas

March 22, 2024 17:01 - 21 minutes

Friend of the show Sean O’Hagan returns to the Low Profile to discuss “Hey Panda,” the first release from The High Llamas in eight years. When we last spoke in 2021, he had dropped the High Llamas moniker and forged a new path under his given name, embracing more contemporary influences.  In the years since, he’s recruited Llamas new and old to reroute the course of the band he’s led since the early ‘90s, and invited exciting guest performers to come along for the ride. “Hey Panda” is out on ...

80. Lora Logic of X-Ray Spex and Essential Logic

March 11, 2024 18:49 - 59 minutes

Once upon a time in England, a teenager named Susan Murphy brought her saxophone to audition for a new punk band called X-Ray Spex- a group that was not looking for a sax player. Despite that fact, she made the cut, and like her fellow new band mates, she adopted a stage name: Lora Logic was born. When her tenure with the band was unexpectedly cut short, a friend with a studio encouraged her to forge her own path, and in 1979 the underground scene was introduced to her next project Essential ...

Bonus: James Spooner on Afro Punk, The High Desert, and Black Punk Now!

February 29, 2024 23:08 - 45 minutes

James Spooner is a writer, filmmaker and visual artist from Southern California. He grew up as one of two black punk rockers in the small town of Apple Valley, and he wrote a critically acclaimed graphic novel about his experience called “The High Desert,” released in 2022, twenty years after the release of his groundbreaking documentary “Afro Punk.” When I read the book, I found it so moving that I immediately reached out to him and invited him to be a guest on this Afro Punk, The High Deser...

79. Death (the band from Detroit)

February 13, 2024 00:25 - 58 minutes

About fifty years ago, three brothers started a garage band in Detroit. Their sound was forward-thinking and ferocious, and their band name – Death – played no small part in killing their music career. That didn’t stop them from doing what they loved, in private, where they amassed dozens of songs that have yet to see the light of day. Their debut album For the Whole World To See was recorded in 1973, but was never released until 2008 when one of the singer’s sons discovered the group’s lone ...

BONUS: Brooke Wentz on "Transfigured New York: Oral Histories From Experimental Artists and Musicians, 1980-1990"

January 31, 2024 08:00 - 46 minutes

Who smoked more: academics like John Cage, La Monte Young and Vladamir Ussachevsky- or the underground scenesters, like Glenn Branca, Arthur Russel and Laurie Anderson? Why is turntablist Christian Marclay on the cover of "Transfigured New York," but not in the book, even though she interviewed him multiple times? Could AI design be to blame? How did the old guard of "New Music" feel about the commodification of computer-based music production four decades ago? In the 1980s, Brooke Wentz host...

78. Vashti Bunyan

January 12, 2024 01:00 - 1 hour

When I started this show five years ago, I made a short list of artists I wanted to feature.  Near the top of that list was the British musician Vashti Bunyan. Vashti Bunyan released her beautiful album “Just Another Diamond Day” in 1970, and it was almost immediately buried in time.  She’d had her fair share of disappointment in the music business and walked away from it altogether, until some three decades later when people like me discovered her music for the first time.  Suddenly, Vashti...

Scherler Sundays: Gun Outfit, Amps for Christ, Blues Faeries

October 14, 2023 17:04 - 1 hour

On this year's final installment of highlights from the Scherler Sundays live series, headlining act Gun Outfit is a twangy , dreamy rock band that started in Olympia in the mid-aughties, and relocated to Los Angeles several years later.  Carrie and Dylan still have family around these parts, so they brought their kid up to visit with the kinfolk, along with the rest of their crew as they share some favorites from their catalog and surprise with a handful of new tunes.  Amps For Christ is the...

Scherler Sundays: Morgan & The Organ Donors, XOHNO, Chance of Ghosts

October 01, 2023 07:00 - 57 minutes

In this eighth installment of highlights from 2023’s Scherler Sundays live series, we have another all-Olympia showcase.  This time, we hear performances and stories from Morgan and the Organ Donors, XOHNO, and Chance of Ghosts. The MODs feature Sara Peté's soft dreamy vocals and rhythmic 60s garage riffs, with "Wildman" James Maeda weaving in subtle guitar complexities, all held together by COCO's Olivia Ness and Bikini Kill's Tobi Vail on bass and drums. You may have seen wife and husband d...

Low Profile classic: Cornershop

September 22, 2023 18:12 - 1 hour

Recorded at the beginning of the 2020 lockdown, this remains one of my favorite interviews in the last five years of working on this project. Tjinder Singh’s Cornershop has been a long-standing go-to band in my rotation since I came across them on MTV in the mid nineties, watching back-to-back videos for “Sleep on the Left Side” and their ubiquitous hit “Brimful of Asha.”  Since then, they have continued to release tons of great singles, albums and collaborations.  It’s a tasty mix of Punjabi...

Scherler Sundays: Riley Kendig, UK Gold

September 18, 2023 05:36 - 58 minutes

 In the seventh installment of highlights from this year’s Scherler Sundays concert and interview series, we’re getting another healthy helping of Olympia, WA rock and roll music. First up is Riley Kendig and his newly christened Magenta Sextet in their first public appearance, performing fully-realized arrangements of tunes off his excellent debut bedroom pop cassette entitled “Yr Car.” Next up, local power trio UK Gold takes the stage for a blistering onslaught of urgent post-punk outbursts...

Scherler Sundays: Kicking Giant, Anna Oxygen, Guidon Bear

September 03, 2023 19:50 - 59 minutes

On July 23rd, 2023 a meeting of the minds occurred behind the Carnegie Library in downtown Olympia, WA.  Pat Maley and Mary Sharp (formerly of Oly rock duo Little Red Car Wreck) arrived with their new band Guidon Bear to warm up the grassy knoll for Anna Oxygen, who has lived in New York for almost twenty years, and Tae Won Yu + Rachel Carns, better known as Kicking Giant.  In between all the music, I spoke to the five of them about their glory days in the 90s Olympia punk scene, and got caug...

Blind Boys of Alabama singer Ricky McKinnie (Bonus Episode)

August 27, 2023 21:03 - 15 minutes

It's a bonus episode! Here's a little radio piece I made back in January to promote a Blind Boys of Alabama concert here in Olympia.  The gospel singing group has been in existence since 1939 or so, with its members changing over time... you know, like Menudo, The Preservation Hall Jazz Band or the London Philharmonic.  I spoke with Ricky McKinnie, who's been in the group since 1989.  He tells me about his background in gospel music, his own experience of blindness, the group's latest Grammy ...

Scherler Sundays: The Gift Machine, Joshua James Amberson, Hot Rush

August 20, 2023 17:34 - 57 minutes

This is the fifth installment of highlights from this year’s Scherler Sundays concert and interview series. Today’s show was recorded on July 16th behind the Carnegie Library in Olympia, WA and features performances from San Diego band The Gift Machine and Hot Rush, plus Joshua James Amberson reads from his latest book “Staring Contest.” The Gift Machine is returning to Low Profile, after being featured way back on episode 7. Their latest album is called “Consolation Prize.” This episode was ...

Scherler Sundays ft. Karl Blau + Tim McBride & the Divide

August 13, 2023 07:24 - 57 minutes

Karl Blau makes his fourth appearance on Low Profile- first as featured guest back on episode 29, and then taking over the show producing interviews with Temple of Bon Matin and Hermit Thrushes.  Now episode marks his first appearance on the program as a live performer, with a smoking hot quartet behind him.  After the performance, we discuss his goings on in Philadelphia and back here in the Pacific Northwestern United States.  Good thing this was an early show, he had to head to a gig down ...

Donnie and Joe Emerson

August 04, 2023 16:56 - 59 minutes

The movie "Dreamin' Wild," about the unlikely and belated fame of Donnie and Joe Emerson, is released in theaters today. It stars Casey Affleck, Beau Bridges, Walton Gogging and Zooey Deschanel.  Today I'm sharing my interview with the real Donnie and Joe, along with their parents Don Sr. and Salina Emerson.  They spoke to me from their parents' farm in Fruitland, WA.  Enjoy!

In memory of Alice Stuart

August 02, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour

Alice Stuart was a singer-songwriter from Washington Sate.  She passed away yesterday. In celebration of her life, here is Rob Smith's interview with Alice from 2021.  This episode is a cross-release between Low Profile and Rob's podcast, Welcome to Olympia.  Rob also produced this one, be sure and check out his show if you like what you're hearing. Love eternal to Alice and those close to her.  I'll be cooking dinner tonight in the crock pot we got from her yard sale a couple of years ago. C...

Scherler Sundays: Heatwarmer, The Purple Shadows

July 31, 2023 02:49 - 54 minutes

Recorded live on 07/02/2023 from this year's Scherler Sundays concert series, prog-pop trio Heatwarmer returns to Low Profile in person performing a handful of songs from their latest album "It's A Nightmare" and catches up on what's been going on since the geographically dispersed group's previous appearance on this show. Olympia honky-tonk mainstays The Purple Shadows kick this event off with a hearty helping of original cosmic American music.

Scherler Sundays: Ralph Reign, Doctor Sleep, guest host Jason Traeger

July 23, 2023 23:08 - 59 minutes

 On today’s show, Jason Traeger of the Traegermethod podcast is filling in for me as host, presenting performances and conversations with Olympia synth rock artist Doctor Sleep and Tacoma rapper Ralph Reign. Interestingly enough, both of these guys incorporate a Nintendo Game Boy into their distinctly different sounds. This episode is being cross-released on both Low Profile and Traegermethod via the podcast universe. If you like one show, you’ll probably like the other, and there’s a lot of ...

Scherler Sundays: Elf Power, Your Heart Breaks, Kinetic Paranormal Society

July 17, 2023 04:55 - 56 minutes

This is the season eight premiere of Low Profile!  This season is gonna be coming at you every Friday for the next couple of months, and it’s all pretty fresh stuff.  Right now we are in the middle of Scherler Sundays, a weekly concert and interview series hosted by 3 Magnets Brewing in downtown Olympia.  If you’re in the area, it’d be great to see you there, every Sunday at 3pm through August 13th.  This is the first one, recorded on June 18th 2023.  First up is a puppet theater troupe from ...

77. Generifus

June 09, 2023 15:51 - 55 minutes

The band Generifus from Olympia is kind of a big deal- the group’s unassuming founder, Spencer Sult, is gifted with a poignant, understated sense of delivery. Active sincew the mid-aughties, he continues his long-term project writing songs that reflect his personal take on every day Monday in interactions with nature, society, music, and probably business. Generifus has a new album out called Rearrangel- it came out a week ago as of the release of this episode. Spencer joins me today along wi...

76. Asuna

May 26, 2023 12:00 - 35 minutes

Asuna is a Japanese sound artist and musician who has been performing and releasing albums since the turn of the century. I first became aware of Asuna’s music when his album “Organ Leaf” was released as part of the Sparkling Composers series in the early aughties via Lucky Kitchen Records, whose founders Alejandra and Aeron featured back on Low Profile episode 48. In 2014, when I was on tour with LAKE, I asked our tour manager Koji about a handful of my favorite Japanese artists, and when I ...

75. Scientists (originally aired on Jack Habegger's Celebrity Telethon)

May 12, 2023 07:45 - 1 hour

This week, Low Profile presents music and conversation with Kim Salmon of the Scientists.  This program was originally broadcast on the KAOS program Jack Habegger’s Celebrity Telethon.  Jack has co-hosted and guest hosted previous episodes of Low Profile, interviewing Lavender Country, Jeffrey Lewis, Michael Hurley and James Maeda.  Here’s what Jack had to say about this episode:     “A little over a year ago, I connected with Kim Salmon over Zoom to discuss his long, storied career for my KA...

74. Califone

April 28, 2023 07:00 - 55 minutes

 Today I’m talking with the band Califone’s founding member Tim Rutili.  Califone began 25 years ago as a solo project after the dissolution of his previous group Red Red Meat in Chicago.  You may have heard his collaboration with Modest Mouse’s Isaac Brock, Ugly Casanova, or his ambient rock group Loftus.  Tim has continued to do sporadic collaborative efforts over the years, but Califone has been a constant having released 15 albums as well as a bunch of singles and EPs.  Their experimental...

73. Mike Stax on Craig Smith

April 14, 2023 07:07 - 52 minutes

Today, my co-host Madison Nadine and I sit down with Mike Stax joining us remotely from his home in San Diego.  For kicks, Mike records and tours with his band, the Loons,  but he’s better known as a writer, having published the magazine UGLY THINGS for 40 years and running.  In 2022,  he  started an excellent new podcast bearing the same name. Ugly Things is an established authority on the golden era of obscure underground rock music, and today we’ll be talking to Mike about a guy named Crai...

72. Phil Elverum and Matt Fenton (explicit content)

April 01, 2023 08:32 - 56 minutes

Phil Elverum (The Microphones, Mount Eerie) returns to Low Profile with his audio engineer friend Matt Fenton to discuss the time they gave the Kamloops, British Columbia band Peace a chance. They discuss their behind-the-scenes experience facilitating the 2006 debut by the band Peace, “On Earth.” It was the first project Elverum signed to his own label PW Elverum and Sun, up to which point had only released his own music.  One might argue that the album has not particularly aged well, but re...

71. Layng Martine, Jr. and Tucker Martine

March 17, 2023 14:00 - 53 minutes

Singer, Author and Nashville Songwriter Hall of Famer Layng Martine Jr’s compositions have been performed by the likes of soul legends The Pointer Sisters, Featherbed frontman Barry Mannilow, Bo Diddley, Reba McEntire, Las Vegas regional sensation Elvis Presley, and Philly correspondant Karl Blau.  Now an octogenarian- with over six active decades in the background and just a handful of singles under his own name- 2023 marks Layng’s debut album, “Music Man.” The album was produced by his son ...

70. Hermit Thrushes (guest host Karl Blau)

March 03, 2023 10:09 - 1 hour

Karl Blau takes over the show again, this time to speak with members of our mutual friends Hermit Thrushes, recorded at various locations in Philly back in 2021.  Band members Yianni Kourmadas, Taryn Jones and Andrew Keller share why they use the cheapest gear possible, their experiences with bars vs D.I.Y. and all ages spaces, musical influences, and tour stories including how they rebounded from a robbery.  The group often learns new material by way of MIDI demos, and we’ll be hearing a cli...

69. Austin Leonard Jones

February 17, 2023 08:53 - 55 minutes

Austin Leonard Jones is a singing storyteller, spinning narratives based in fact and fiction with a penchant for writing country-flavored tunes that feel familiar from the get-go.  Born and raised in Texas, he currently calls Ojai, CA his home.  In the past year he’s released four albums on cassette tape: a live record, a collection of new songs called “Dead Calm,” and a ten-year retrospective in two volumes, called “The Wonder Years of Austin Leonard Jones” on Perpetual Doom records.  He’s t...

68. Chronophage

February 03, 2023 08:20 - 38 minutes

Chronophage is a band that started in Austin, TX and has since scattered into various locations.  While on tour in winter 2021, band members Adam, Casey, Sarah and Parker dropped by for an in-studio taping at the Happy Birthday House for Channel 22 on Thurston Community Media.  Madison Nadine conducts this interview along with first time co-host Markly Morrison. The group talks about their new self-titled album recorded by studio masters Craig Ross (Lenny Kravitz, Sheryl Crow, Daryl Hall, Pat...

67. Ivor Cutler biographer Bruce Lindsay

January 20, 2023 16:13 - 1 hour

Born 100 years ago in Scotland, the late musician/poet/author/humorist Ivor Cutler was a self-described Oblique Music Philospher.  He released tons of art by way of radio, television, books and records.  His work, no matter the medium, is thoughtful as it is absurd, as irreverent as it is romantic.  Author Bruce Lindsay took it upon himself to write the greatest-and-only biography on the O.M.P. called Ivor Cutler: A Life Outside the Sitting Room.  Markly Morrison and Andrew “Hollywood” Dorset...

66. Jim O'Rourke

January 06, 2023 16:00 - 1 hour

Jim O’Rourke is a composer and producer living in Japan after spending most of his life in Chicago. His solo and collaborative works range from pop songwriting to electronic and avant-garde, being one of the first musicians to use a computer for live improvisations. His albums have been released on Table of the Elements, Drag City, Mego, and his own label Moikai. As a producer he has worked with Joanna Newsom, Wilco, US Maple, Stereolab and countless others. He has been a member of Sonic Yout...

65. Derek Piotr

December 23, 2022 08:00 - 59 minutes

On today’s episode, instead of our usual format, I’ve got a folkorist.  Derek Piotr lives in Connecticut, and was introduced to me by Dollar Country host Franklin Fantini, who you might remember from a bonus episode from October 2021.  Derek’s released several albums of experimental and electronic music this century (see listening links below), but in recent years has shifted his focus to collecting folks songs as remembered by folks.  He has traveled here and abroad collecting field recordin...

64. La Luz

December 09, 2022 16:55 - 55 minutes

If you don’t know already, La Luz is killing it these days.  They got the thick harmonies, they got the deep twang in the guitar department, and everybody in the band brings a hell of a lot to the table.  Outside the band, they all have other music projects that are keeping it fresh.   The solo projects of guitarist Shana Cleveland and keyboardist Alice Sandahl are glorious in their own right, as well as bassist Lena Simon’s new studio project Kairos Creature Club and drummer Audrey Johnson’s...

63. Jonny Kosmo

November 23, 2022 13:00 - 58 minutes

 Hey, Markly here, this is the sixty-third episode of Low Profile. A couple years ago, my friend and former bandmate Nehemiah St-Danger told me about this band he started playing bass for, and thought would be a good match for this show. I loved what I heard- in fact, I started listening to it all the time, but I was hesitant because A: there were only two albums out, and I usually like to do a lot of research in a deep discography before having them on as a guest, and B: I already had a year...

62. Stephen Steinbrink

November 11, 2022 16:06 - 54 minutes

Oakland-based singer-songwriter Stephen Steinbrink, one of my favorite artists and a friend to boot, is my guest today.  Multi-instrumentalist and frequent co-host Andrew Dorsett is also in on the conversation, accompanying Stephen on piano and steel guitar in the Lounge of the ABC House.  He has released 14 albums and EPs under his own name and his earlier moniker French Quarter on the labels Holy Page, Western Vinyl, No More Second Chances, Lost Sound Tapes, and Melodic Records.  Steinbrink...

61. Suzzy Roche and Lucy Wainwright Roche

October 28, 2022 19:59 - 54 minutes

Come for a ride down Interstate 5 with Suzzy Roche and Lucy-Wainwright Roche as I talk to them on their way to the next gig on their west coast tour.  Suzzy is one-third of The Roches, a group of sisters whose records since the 1970s have been creating fanatic enthusiasts around the world, myself included. Her daughter Lucy has released several killer solo records in the last couple of decades, and the new album “I Can Still Hear You” is the third that the two of them made together.  This one...

60. The Mona Reels

October 14, 2022 14:00 - 54 minutes

I'm very excited to kick things off today, I’ve been working on this season for a little over a year and as usual, I’ll be presenting a ton of terrific musical guests.  Also, my wife Lani Is supplying hand drawn portraits of all the artists for each episode, starting with today’s guest, Peter David Connelly of the Mona Reels, whose latest self-released album “Without Love” is available on bandcamp.  In addition to the band’s output over the past twenty years or so, Peter and I talk about how ...

Scherler Sundays Highlights 8: Dev Ray, Dylan Shearer, Ali Baker

October 09, 2022 08:27 - 59 minutes

 Dev Ray, Dylan Shearer and Ali Baker (with Summer Schief) make an appearance at the final Sherler Sundays concert of 2022. Ali and Summer reveal their new band name, discuss singing harmony with the Mona Reels, and share about their recent opportunity to share the stage with hip-hop royalty. Dylan performs in Olympia for the first time in 20 years and talks about his formative years in the Mojave desert, and the chapter of his life in the Bay Area leading to working with members of the Osees...

Scherler Sundays Highlights 7: The Mona Reels, Olivia Rose, Lee Baggett, Austin Leonard Jones

October 02, 2022 19:13 - 1 hour

The penultimate live episode for this series of highlights from the Scherler Sundays concert series features three Olympia acts and one out-of-towner, Austin Leonard Jones.  The Mona Reels has been the ongoing  project of singer-songwriter Peter David Connelly for over 20 years, today we hear his current and self-proclaimed favorite line-up of the band, a six-piece ensemble.  Included is a suite of songs from their latest record, "Without Love."  The Mona Reels will also be kicking off the se...

Scherler Sundays Highlights 6: Hot Pursuit of Happiness, LAKE, Kelsey Magnuson

September 25, 2022 20:05 - 58 minutes

This is the sixth installment of highlights from the Scherler Sunday’s concert series earlier this summer. We’ll be hearing interviews and three songs each from Hot Pursuit of Happiness, my old friends LAKE, and Kelsey Magnuson.  The first two sets were recorded on July 24th, and Kelsey’s set is from July 31st of this year, all recorded in front of an audience behind the Historic Carnegie Library in Olympia.  If you want to hear the complete sets and unedited versions of the interviews, it wi...

Scherler Sundays Highlights 5: Lavender Country returns!

September 18, 2022 21:04 - 58 minutes

Patrick Haggerty brings his six-piece Lavender Country band to the grassy knoll.  After a candid interview in front of the Scherler Sundays audience, the band's lively honky-tonk set serves as a framework for Haggerty to tell his life story using his songs as the soundtrack, making for a very special show celebrating almost 50 years since their release of the first openly queer-themed country album.  Engineered by Robin Carmosino, behind the historic Carnegie Library in Olympia, WA.Scherler S...

Scherler Sundays Highlights 4: Zachary Cale, Jack Habegger's Celebrity Telethon, The Pine Hearts, Generifus

September 11, 2022 19:49 - 59 minutes

Today’s live highlights reel features interviews and performances from July 10th and 17th, 2022.  First up it's NYC-based Zachary Cale, who shares about his musical journey and finding his rock chops in Olympia at the turn of the century.  Next, Portland’s Jack Habegger returns after guest-hosting last week for his first time as the interviewee before performing with his band Celebrity Telethon.  Then, we jump ahead a week to meet Olympia neo-bluegrass artists the Pine Hearts, and Oly’s indie...

Scherler Sundays Highlights 3: Michael Hurley, James Maeda

September 04, 2022 07:26 - 56 minutes

Musical storyteller Michael Hurley made his debut on Folkways records way back in 1964 and shows no signs of slowing down because there’s always another story to tell. His songs have been covered by The Violent Femmes, Cat Power, Yo La Tengo and previous Low Profile guests Eugene Chadbourne and the Holy Modal Rounders. Michael’s performances are few and far between these days, and interviews with him are even more rare. Without him American music would not be the same, and it was an honor to ...

Scherler Sundays Highlights 3: Michael Hurley, James Madea

September 04, 2022 00:00 - 56 minutes - 51.8 MB

Musical storyteller Michael Hurley made his debut on Folkways records way back in 1964 and shows no signs of slowing down because there’s always another story to tell. His songs have been covered by The Violent Femmes, Cat Power, Yo La Tengo and previous Low Profile guests Eugene Chadbourne and the Holy Modal Rounders. Michael’s performances are few and far between these days, and interviews with him are even more rare. Without him American music would not be the same, and it was an...

Scherler Sundays highlights 2: Doug Martsch & John Atkins

August 28, 2022 07:00 - 1 hour

For the second collection of highlights from the Scherler Sundays 2022 concert and interview series, we have a document from an indie rock lover’s dream: Doug Martsch of Built to Spill and John Atkins of 764-HERO, and more recently, his new band Sun Breaks. Doug and John each play intimate acoustic sets behind the old Carnegie Library in Olympia. For this show, I interviewed the two of them together since they have a bit of mutual history in their formative years in their respective music car...

Scherler Sundays Highlights 1: Null State, Waves Crashing, Annie Schultz, The Cold Sweats, Fastener

August 19, 2022 12:00 - 57 minutes

Live performances and interviews from Olympia artists Null State, Waves Crashing, Annie Schultz, The Cold Sweats and Fastener. Recorded July 12 and July 19 2022 at Scherler Sundays in Olympia, WA presented by Three Magnets Brewing Company. These are highlights from those days; if you would like to hear the unedited recordings they are being made available via patreon.com/LowProfile at any support level. These are my first interviews in front of an audience, and all of the guests are up-and-co...

59. Bret Lunsford

July 15, 2022 14:00 - 59 minutes

We went on location to Anacortes, Washington to meet up with the local historian and musician Bret Lunsford in a cavernous repurposed train depot.  Calvin Johnson interjects during the intro to say a few words about his pal and former Beat Happening band mate Bret, who recently wrote a book called sounding for Harry Smith: Early Pacific Northwest Influences. To give a little background on who Harry Smith was, The Holy Modal Rounders’ co-founder, living legend and returning Low Profile guest, ...

Episode 58: 58. Loren Connors (w/ Suzanne Langille)

July 01, 2022 12:00 - 1 hour - 82.8 MB

Loren Connors is a guitarist, poet and painter who grew up in Connecticut but has called New York his home since early adulthood.  Since the late 1970s he was released over 50 albums of primarily improvised material, developing his unique avant-garde playing style in formed by early blues and 20th century composers. He has collaborated with a diverse array of likewise important musicians such as John Fahey, Sonic Youth, Jim O’Rourke, Kath bloom, and Alan Licht. His most frequent coh...

58. Loren Connors (w/ Suzanne Langille)

July 01, 2022 12:00 - 1 hour

Loren Connors is a guitarist, poet and painter who grew up in Connecticut but has called New York his home since early adulthood.  Since the late 1970s he was released over 50 albums of primarily improvised material, developing his unique avant-garde playing style in formed by early blues and 20th century composers. He has collaborated with a diverse array of likewise important musicians such as John Fahey, Sonic Youth, Jim O’Rourke, Kath bloom, and Alan Licht. His most frequent cohort is als...

57. Elf Power

June 17, 2022 15:00 - 57 minutes

 Athens, Georgia band Elf Power has been cranking out homespun psychedelic rock for nearly three decades, with their 14th album “Artificial Countrysides” coming out this July on Yep Roc records. I spoke to the band’s founder, Andrew Rieger about Elf Power’s beginnings, working with legendary producer Dave Fridman, collaborating with artists like Vic Chesnutt and Robyn Hitchcock, his roots in the hardcore punk scene, being involved with the Elephant 6 Collective, the farm and record label Oran...

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