Bakersfield Sounds

Devin Beasley Jr, aka Gamertagdevin discusses his debut release "SHE" and his latest single "Phony".

Manuela joins the show to discuss their EP - Glimmer and the whirlwind conditions under which it was made.

2/3 of Rosko comes in to talk about a couple songs on EP #2 and some of the plans for the future. 

Jon Ranger joins the show to discuss his latest release "Welcome To My Brain Vol. 1"

David Caploe individually known these days as "Best Dad" gives us a crash course on how his new solo project came to be, and Emile is happy to have a guest to talk about gear and plugins with. 

The wonderful duo that is Bakersfield Cactus joins the show to talk about their latest releases and the joy of finding a lack of guidelines in making music. 

Modern Day Rome joins the show to discuss two songs from is latest release "Love, Modern".

The guys from dropping on came to discuss the making of their debut EP and all the shenanigans that went along with making it. 

Lou beauty sits down with Emile to discuss and listen to two songs off of his latest release “Agoraphobia”. https://loubeauty.bandcamp.comhttps://linktr.ee/LouBeautyLinks

Scott Roberts aka Indigo hush is back on the show with Emile to catch us up on a few of the many releases he's dropped since his last appearance. Speaking of which, one of them is making is debut exclusive appearance on this show. Creature Spell Music Videohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lCHKibs7QI

Contranistas are back with two new releases, so we got together to talk about all the progress they have made since coming on the show about a year ago.

Emile sits down with indie pop artist Lou Beauty to debut two brand new songs.

A few months ago Emile sat down with Brian Boozer to catch up on a plethora of subjects including Aum Studios, Jim Ranger on The Voice, His work at the world famous Muscle Shoals, and the time I Emile spent learning the craft under Brian.

Emile sits down with folk singer Sammy Kay to discuss his history in music, Revolution Vintage Records and Clothing, and of course his latest release Better/Worse + Methamphetamines.

The Band Rafters joins the show to talk about a couple of their songs including their latest single "8 Track Love Story" and the process of recoding them.

Monty Byrom is a phenomenal guitarist, songwriter, producer, and a legend of Bakersfield music. He was kind enough to stop by and talk to us about The Bakersfield Sound, the early days of music videos and MTV, stories about Buck and Merle, and even Hamilton.

Emile bring's Itze Garcia on the show to listen to her single "Flower Street" and discuss the inspiration behind it.

Decadez is a man of few words, but immense talent. We got a chance to talk a little bit about his latest release "Born Broke 2" which features a track used in shows like The Flash, Black Lightning, and Ozark.

The wonderful couple the is Jason Gomez and Kristin Nakagawa join us to explain why they have chosen to leave their conventional music teaching jobs and start independently, as well as Jason's composition works and Kristin's financial coaching for creative people.

Joe Peters dropped by to talk with Emile about his debut EP "Raise The Bar". What was planned to be a normal episode turned into a good discussion that felt like it shouldn't be edited down.

Emile brings in his favorite Bakersfield Hip Hop Artist Riddy K to talk about his latest single "Take It To The Grave", merch, future music, and the never ending hustle.

**DISCLAIMER** There are a few audio issues that arose when we somehow lost the audio from Becca's mic, we apologize.We had a great conversation with Mike Spanke about the wonderful effects pedals he he builds, his work for BSCo., his love of playing, and how music has always been a part of his family.

We welcome back Drew Martin and welcome for the first time his partner at BSCo and co-owner Thomas Freckleton to bring us up to speed on everything BSCo. has been working on through the pandemic. Construction, sessions, gear, and plenty more.

We take a chance to catch up with Matt Munoz about his perspective on the effects of COVID around Kern County, where Mento Buru stands on their recording since the last time we spoke, and Matt gives everyone some good genuine encouragement.

Emile is talks with Nate Parrish about his first solo release "I'm A Wreck". Special thanks to Nate for taking time out of Parrish Baby Watch 2020 to record this episode and share his music with us. Mindmaster Music Videohttps://youtu.be/0DX3Dih8j2kPlease leave us a like or a review, and share the show with fellow music lovers in the Bakersfield music community.

Frontman John Goodell and bassist Tommy Sosebee of The Swingin’ Nixons dropped by to hang out with Emile and listen to their brand new EP.

Alex Mitts, the man behind Sally’s Comet brings us his latest single “All I Want“.

BSO Concert Master Julia Haney shares her time with us to catchup on how covid-19 has impacted her and the rest of the BSO, and gives us and idea of what we can expect in the future.As we discuss on the show local symphonies are an absolute treasures that unfortunately have been dwindling. If you can support the BSO in any way and help preserve this great organization, please do.

Hip Hop heavy hitter AFTA makes his first appearance on the show to talk us through his latest releases, and his hopes for the music community.

Finally adding a country installment to the listening party! Joey Kuntz takes time out of his very busy schedule to show Emile his latest releases including the brand new “New Outlaw Blues #47”.

Front man of Orphan Jon & The Abandoned, Jon English makes his first appearance on the Bakersfield Sounds podcast to discus the effects of Covid-19 on the band’s tour and recent album release.

In the first installment of "Covid Catchup" we asked Anna Santiago to come back and update us on all the ways that COVID-19 effected her job as a general music educator in Bakersfield.

Davis Tetz returns to the show to chat with Emile about all the killer music he has been releasing during the quarantine. This one gets a little wild.

The Stardogs frontman Mike Peters calls in to hash out the finer points of the bands first single "My Friend" as well as give us an exclusive early listen to the brand new single "The Sadist & The Pessimist".

David Caploe of Hate Drugs takes a break from mixing in the studio to talk about the bands previous release 2014 and a little bit about the upcoming release at the end of May.

Indigo Hush (Scott Roberts) joins Emile through the power of zoom to catch up on his new music video and latest single releases.

Christopher Lancaster A.K.A Vidboy joins Emile on the podcast to discuss a bit of his history in music, and go over his most recent single and also gives us an exclusive never before released song just for us.

One episode for of The Listening Party blues heavy hitter Orphan Jon and his guitars Brett Cox join Emile to discuss the live album they recently recorded at Bakersfield's own O'Henning's.

This time on The Listening Party Emile sits down with Robert Morgan and Dax Dominguez a.k.a. Contranistas. The duo help us navigate through the soundscapes of their recent singles and let us know what we have to look forward to in the future.

This time on The Listening Party Make Mine Yours A.K.A Geoffrey & Robyn Dyer join us to explore some tracks off of their new release "Sunshock", a project several years in the making for the couple and their supporting cast.

Welcome to episode one of the new sub-series of the Bakersfield Sounds Podcast called "The Listening Party", or just The L.P.. This will be a show where we invite the artists of the Bakersfield music community who have new/recent music that they want to share with everyone. We will take three songs to listen, and discuss while also exploring the story behind the works themselves bit.In this first episode David Tetz the Ninefingers joins us to explore his new release Broken Hearts & False Starts.

Happy Hollidays from everyone in the Bakersfield Sounds crew!

This week we sit down with Patrick Spurlock of Phantom Stranger Inc. to discuss his extensive experience as a promoter and the perspective he has gained form seeing both the band/artist side as well as the business/venue side. We dive into the roster of Phantom Stranger Records and get a peak into what is coming next. Intro Song : Zombie Sex Slave - Elvis Goes Hoggin'Feature Song : Machine Gun Baby - The CretinsOutro Song : Under Your Skin - Ariel Dyer Feat. Therese Muller

In part 2 of our discussion with Gary we jump into the state of our local music scene, and how the declining music industry has impacted the local music business as well as other problems we are experiencing in the area we call home. Gary also takes some time to tell us about all the bands he is playing with and what he enjoys about them.Feature Song : Gare Bear - Modern WivesOutro Song : High - Therese & The Sweetness

This week we sit down with BSCo. manager and incredible musical mind Gary Rink. In part one we will pick up where we left off with Drew Martin in episode 7 and let Gary add his own brushstrokes to the picture that we painted of BSCo. . We go all the way back to the very beginning of Gary's love affair with music before we make our way forward through the history that brought him where he is today and the philosophy that he has developed along the way.

Back from the our holiday break we sit down with BCHS Music Director Zack Clark to discuss his experience in teaching and the uniquely mindful perspective that he approaches music with. We weave back through to talk about the emotional response to music, with Zack dropping book titles and songs for us all to look into along the way. Intro Song - What A Friend We Have In Jesus - Performed by Zack ClarkOutro Song - The Chicken Dance - The "Das Rheingold" Brass Quintet

We sit down this week with our good friend and musician extraordinaire Tony Rinaldi to discuss his work as a producer, composer, session musician, and man of many bands. We get to take a look at Tony's latest vapor wave release "Day Wave", he gives us some excellent philosophy for any musician to take to heart, and leave you with an exclusive unreleased song that you can only hear on The Bakersfield Sounds Podcast. Intro Song: Payaso - Wilfredo Cruz Jr. Feat. VientoShowcase: Day Wave - Tony RinaldiOutro Song: Untitled/Unreleased - Tony Rinaldi This episode recorded, mixed, and produced by Emile Antonell and Grant Burich. www.facebook.com/bakersfieldsoundspodPlease join our facebook group, The Bakersfield Sounds : Sound Off@bakersfieldsoudspod on Instagram

We sit down with co-owner of Bakersfield Sound Co. Drew Martin to discuss everything that sets BSCO apart from other music stores and how they can reach the and foster the community with a fresh perspective. Drew also gives us the origin story of the company, talks about the family aspect of the business, and using corporate skills with a local mindset.

This time we sit down with guitarist Brian Lee to discuss the value of live music, improvisation, and professionalism. We also discuss the various projects Brian is involved in, the intricacy of using "live looping" on and off stage, and how you he defines "selling out". Intro Song: Gadfly - The SituationShowcase: Brian Lee - Live LoopOutro Song: Ghost Dance - Lamentation This episode recorded, mixed, and produced by Emile Antonell and Grant Burich. www.facebook.com/bakersfieldsoundspodPlease join our facebook group, The Bakersfield Sounds : Sound Off@bakersfieldsoudspod on Instagram

We sit down this time with Art Machuca and Jeremy Bridgman of Bakersfield based band Art & the Resistance to discuss their upcoming release "Serenity", their favorite venues abroad, and business practices such as "pay to play"and their validity throughout different markets. We also discuss the band's experience of self recording, producing, and mixing their new material. Follow us on Instagram and Facebook : bakersfieldsoundspod

We sit down with local music teacher Anna Santiago to discuss elementary music education pedagogy. Topics include aural, oral, and kinesthetic methods of teaching. Just a few points of Anna's Level 3 Kodaly certification that we touch upon. We also have some fun instructional sing-alongs for everyone at home to join in on.