Playlist Commentary

Greg Odell leads Portland, Oregon's Last Regiment of Syncopated Drummers, a marching drum corps celebrating historic syncopated styles in public performances and their newest analog recording "Tsunami."  We discuss the album, recorded at the Aladdin Theater and released in 2018 on translucent red vinyl and digitally.  While this edition of the podcast contains the album audio, you may also launch the album for your own listening at Bandcamp.  Learn more about the Last Regiment at lastregiment.com Commentary begins at podcast timepoint 13:28 TSUNAMI by Last Regiment of Syncopated Drummers This week's commentary brought to you by the new album "Bring It On Home" from Lumberjack, Portland Oregon's original vagabond americana trio - available now at Spotify, Bandcamp, Amazon, Google Music, YouTube, and more! 

Charlie Barker & Trent Price are members of the Portland, Oregon folk rock band Lumberjack along with our host Brock Dittus.  We discuss the new album Bring It On Home, released at the beginning of 2019 on streaming services, CD and limited run vinyl.  While this edition of the podcast contains the album audio, you may also launch the album for your own listening at http://tiny.cc/pc013. Commentary begins at podcast timepoint 03:24 album preview:  This week's commentary brought to you by the new album "Bring It On Home" from Lumberjack, Portland Oregon's original vagabond americana trio - available now at Spotify, Bandcamp, Amazon, Google Music, YouTube, and more! 

Bill Skiffington is a good friend and former housemate of Brock's, as well as an employee of NGO Love Does, with whom he has been overseas for the last year.  We discuss a playlist of songs that remind Brock of Bill, and he might learn a few things about himself in the process.  Launch the playlist at http://tiny.cc/pc012 (right click to open in a new tab) and press play when we cue you on the podcast. Sync playlist start to podcast timepoint 05:04 playlist preview: This week's commentary brought to you by the upcoming album from Lumberjack, Portland Oregon's original vagabond americana trio - stay tuned for its release! 

Armando is a notable icon in Portland, Oregon's vibrant bicycle fun community.  We discuss each of our our top 5 songs that remind us of Portland's month of free, open sourced bike fun.  Launch the playlist at http://tiny.cc/pc011 (right click to open in a new tab) and press play when we cue you on the podcast. Sync playlist start to podcast timepoint 07:55 playlist preview: This week's commentary brought to you by the upcoming album from Lumberjack, Portland Oregon's original vagabond americana trio - stay tuned for its release!

Frank Murray is an accomplished lifelong musician who has had a diverse career and is currently known as the leader of Petty Fever, a tribute act to the music of Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers.  We discuss each of our our top 5 songs from their catalog on this edition of the show.  Launch the playlist at http://tiny.cc/pc010 (right click to open in a new tab) and press play when we cue you on the podcast. Sync playlist start to podcast timepoint 07:45 playlist preview: This week's commentary brought to you by the upcoming album from Lumberjack, Portland Oregon's original vagabond americana trio - stay tuned for its release!

Bryan Dormaier is a tabletop gaming podcaster and a tech professional, and holds an affection for David Bazan's band Pedro The Lion and his unique blend of the profane & the profound.  We discuss each of our our top 5 Pedro The Lion songs on this edition of the show, including two from a side project and a solo record.  Launch the playlist at http://tiny.cc/pc009 (right click to open in a new tab) and press play when we cue you on the podcast. Sync playlist start to podcast timepoint 04:33 playlist preview: This week's commentary brought to you by the upcoming album from Lumberjack, Portland Oregon's original vagabond americana trio - stay tuned for its release!

Jonas G is a visual artist and audio professional.  We discuss our top 5 reggae songs on this edition of the show, including what qualifies as reggae and how tired fans are of the stuff on Legend.  Launch the playlist at http://tiny.cc/pc008 (right click to open in a new tab) and press play when we cue you on the podcast. Sync playlist start to podcast timepoint 04:59 playlist preview: This week's commentary brought to you by the upcoming album from Lumberjack, Portland Oregon's original vagabond americana trio - stay tuned for its release!

Edwin Beach is the tambourine & sampler player in Portland, Oregon based rock band Salo Panto; catch their live show, it is a spectacle to behold!  We discuss our top 5 Bruce Springsteen songs on this edition of the show.  Launch the playlist at http://tiny.cc/pc007 (right click to open in a new tab) and press play when we cue you on the podcast. Sync playlist start to podcast timepoint 06:23 playlist preview: This week's commentary brought to you by the upcoming album from Lumberjack, Portland Oregon's original vagabond americana trio - stay tuned for its release!

Kathy Betts is a friend of Brock & his wife, and a fellow music fan.  We discuss songs that are, perhaps, the most depressing.  Launch the playlist at http://tiny.cc/pc006 (right click to open in a new tab) and press play when we cue you on the podcast. Sync playlist start to podcast timepoint 01:51 playlist preview: This week's commentary brought to you by the upcoming album from Lumberjack, Portland Oregon's original vagabond americana trio - stay tuned for its release!

David Barstow Robinson is a bicycle endurance racer and bike-related fun legend in Portland, Oregon - contribute to his adventure costs at his fundraising page.  We discuss songs with the names of US states in their titles for this episode!  Launch the playlist at http://tiny.cc/pc005 (right click to open in a new tab) and press play when we cue you on the podcast. Sync playlist start to podcast timepoint 04:30 playlist preview: This week's commentary brought to you by the upcoming album from Lumberjack, Portland Oregon's original vagabond americana trio - stay tuned for its release!

Tim Mooney runs the bicycle touring themed website & podcast The Pedalshift Project.  His theme for this playlist was "The Dream of the 90s is Alive In Portland," based on live shows he attended while living in Portland, Oregon - launch it at tiny.cc/pc00four (right click to open in new tab) and press play when we cue you on the podcast. Sync playlist start to podcast timepoint 03:45 playlist preview: This week's commentary brought to you by the upcoming album from Lumberjack, Portland Oregon's original vagabond americana trio - stay tuned for its release!

Trent Price is involved with Portland musical acts pigWar, Lumberjack and Owl Antique, all of which are live acts to enjoy in different spehres.  His theme for this playlist was "Dance, Groove & The Long Shadow of Disco" - launch it at tiny.cc/pc003 (right click to open in new tab) and press play when we cue you on the podcast. Sync playlist start to podcast timepoint 05:35 playlist preview: This week's commentary brought to you by the upcoming album from Lumberjack, Portland Oregon's original vagabond americana trio - stay tuned for its release!

Aaron Flores is the cohost of Brock's project The Sprocket Podcast, a weekly talk show about bicycles, transit, and adventures.  His mantra back in the day was "it's alright, but it's not punk," and we organized our music picks around that theme - launch it at tiny.cc/pc002 (right click to open in new tab) and press play when we cue you on the podcast. Sync playlist start to podcast timepoint 4:40 playlist preview: This week's commentary brought to you by the upcoming album from Lumberjack, Portland Oregon's original vagabond americana trio - stay tuned for its release!

Aaron Green is the author of the bicycle travel memoir "We Were Like Sons" and the founder of woodworking business The Regrainery.  He fell in love with the garage rock revival of the early 2000s, so that's our theme for this week's playlist - launch it at tiny.cc/pc001 (right click to open in new tab) and press play when we cue you on the podcast. Sync playlist start to podcast timepoint 03:06 playlist preview: This week's commentary brought to you by the upcoming album from Lumberjack, Portland Oregon's original vagabond americana trio - stay tuned for its release!