StereoactiveNYC

NOTE // This is a continuation from Part 1 After moving to NYC in 1998 and beginning to seriously play music there in 2001, J is leaving the city in the fall, so this is the last episode of the podcast. It’s packed with around 6 hours of music, so it’s split into two parts, and reviews many of the artists he’s gotten to know either personally or musically during his time in New York. Interviews: Kristie Redfield, of The Song Corporation + Flying Pace Elizabeth Devlin Carl Creighton, of Howth Alyse Lamb, of EULA + Parlor Walls Stephen Perry, of The Planes Winston Cook-Wilson, of Ball of Flame Shoot Fire + Office Culture Beau Alessi & Doug Schrashun, of The New Restaurants Max Goransson, of Quiet Loudly + Clouder Beau Alessi and Peter Ingles, of Robot Princess Jesse R. Berlin Brian LaRue, of Shelter Dogs + Pet Rescue Jess and George Flanagan, of El Jezel Carlo Minchillo, of Brooklyn Drum Collective Joe Willie & Travis Harrison, of The Unsacred Hearts 00:00 - ...continued from Part 1 // 00:58 - "Weak Numbers" - Passenger Peru 08:05 - "What If I" - Teletextile 12:02 - "Glowing Mouth" - Milagres 18:28 - "I Know You Would Do Anything For Love But What Would You Do For Me" - Miniboone 23:20 - "Bad Thing" (Serious Business, 2012) - Ball of Flame Shoot Fire 27:15 - "Creepy Meatball" (Serious Business, 2011) - Weird Children 30:13 - "Break It Down" - Crazy Pills 33:35 - "Turing” - Mount Sharp 36:58 - "Leonardo" (BTR Live Studio, 2013) - Howth 42:51 - "Marky Moon" - Robot Princess 46:39 - "Man Identified" - Lost Gloves 49:08 - "Stick Around" - The Planes 51:39 - "Pink Clouds" - Dead Stars 54:08 - "Bygones" - Libel 58:02 - "Laura V." - The Meaning of Life 61:48 - // Song + Artist Credits // 62:55 - // About the songs, etc // 64:45 - "All That I've Got" - Mitten 68:30 - "Electric Abdomen" - Landlady 73:29 - "Deli Run" - Ava Luna 76:31 - "Cover Me" - Parlor Walls 79:05 - "More" - Kid in the Attic 82:00 - "Manatee" - gobbinjr 83:57 - "I Don't Know" - The Judith Lights 86:45 - "INTJ" - Jesse R. Berlin 90:31 - "Wake Up" - Doctor Breakfast and the Fuzz 94:23 - "National Treasure Pt. 2" - The New Restaurants 97:22 - "Try It" - Office Culture 102:55 - "Sunk" - Operator Music Band 106:53 - "Cool Kids" - Shana Falana 111:34 - "BackBack" - Gracie Mansion 116:34 - "Something For The Pain" - Shelter Dogs 120:25 - // Song + Artist Credits // 121:22 - // Inundated by music / more new projects by old faces / when your friends first start playing music // 123:56 - // People who’ve been interviewed on the podcast // 126:17 - "Guts" - Grim Streaker 128:29 - "Nerd Alert" (BTR Live Studio, 2018) - The Mad Doctors 130:49 - "Dream of Light" - Feral Scouts 135:12 - "Understate" - The Royal They 139:46 - "Sides" - Catty 143:14 - "Apostate" - Mount Sharp 147:46 - "Deep Cry" - Nikkie McLeod 152:49 - “Tropical Climes" - Isaac Gillespie 156:09 - "Closer To God" - Wilder Maker 162:02 - "I Need A Man" - Sam Evian 165:13 - "The Image" - Katie Von Schleicher 168:38 - // Song + Artist Credits // 169:44 - // Ending with a special song… and an old superstition / thank you to everybody who’ ever listened! // 175:33 - “Bless This Bus” - The Unsacred Hearts 179:38 - // Outro // 180:13 - // End Transmission.

After moving to NYC in 1998 and beginning to seriously play music there in 2001, J is leaving the city in the fall, so this is the last episode of the podcast. It’s packed with around 6 hours of music, so it’s split into two parts, and reviews many of the artists he’s gotten to know either personally or musically during his time in New York. NOTE // This is continued in Part 2 Interviews: Kristie Redfield, of The Song Corporation + Flying Pace Elizabeth Devlin Carl Creighton, of Howth Alyse Lamb, of EULA + Parlor Walls Stephen Perry, of The Planes Winston Cook-Wilson, of Ball of Flame Shoot Fire + Office Culture Beau Alessi & Doug Schrashun, of The New Restaurants Max Goransson, of Quiet Loudly + Clouder Beau Alessi and Peter Ingles, of Robot Princess Jesse R. Berlin Brian LaRue, of Shelter Dogs + Pet Rescue Jess and George Flanagan, of El Jezel Carlo Minchillo, of Brooklyn Drum Collective Joe Willie & Travis Harrison, of The Unsacred Hearts 00:00 - // StereoactiveNYC / BTRtoday ID // 00:37 - "Somewhere Deep In NYC" - The Unsacred Hearts 04:27 - // Welcome to our final episode / digging into the past // 07:09 - "Lost In Boredom" - The Art of Shooting 10:17 - "Land!" - Oxford Collapse 14:54 - "Go Out West" - Mo Matching Drapes 17:28 - "Toy" (Nature Cruise Remix) - Old College Try 20:44 - "We Found A Map" - The Song Corporation 23:33 - "Dopamine & Sunshine" - Emma La Reina 28:16 - "Michigan" - El Jezel 34:05 - "Funny Cry Happy" - Gold Streets 37:23 - "Dead Kid Kicks" - The Muggabears 41:15 - "We May Find A Pearl" - The Secret Life of Sofia 46:32 - "Moving In Time" - Mistakes! 49:27 - "Hetchie Hutchie Footchie" - Mancino 52:27 - "Developing Active People" - Via Audio 55:38 - "Bear Island" - DraculaZombieUSA 59:33 - "The Shore" - Renminbi 63:11 - "Volcano" - Up The Empire 67:06 - "We've Come So Far" - A Place To Bury Strangers 72:05 - "Goes Cube Song 30" - Goes Cube 75:16 - // Song + Artist Credits // 76:28 - // First getting into music in NYC // 78:29 - "Hear Me" (Serious Business, 2012) - She Keeps Bees 81:11 - "Like I Do" - The Naked Hearts 84:11 - "Every Time the Sun Comes Up" - Sharon Van Etten 88:06 - "Thought Balloons" - Flying Pace 91:05 - "A Chorus Divine" - Elizabeth Devlin 92:55 - "Imaginary Conversation" (Serious Business 2013) - JPK 96:47 - "Black Label" (lo fi demo) - Holy Moly 99:31 - "Cowboy" - Bel Air 104:30 - "Look Good Future, Part II" - Mama Bear 106:42 - "Skeptical Eyes" - Gunfight! 111:03 - "Prelude To A Charly" - Higgins 114:19 - "Charly" - Higgins 119:26 - "Over The Balcony" - Quiet Loudly 125:08 - "Glitch Shake" - Pet Ghost Project 130:28 - "Shape of Your Head" - The Binary Marketing Show 133:52 - "Teenage Whore" - Dinosaur Feathers 137:47 - "It Goes (Home)" - The Art Of Shooting 142:50 - // Song + Artist Credits // 144:07 - // Second wave of friends’ bands / my next band// 147:47 - "Shellfish Beach" (Hear & There, 2011) - Son of the Granite State 151:30 - "Don't Stop To Look" - pow wow! 155:09 - "Once and for Awhile" - I’m turning into 158:13 - "Creep Academy" - My Teenage Stride 160:41 - "Sleepwalking” - The Jaguar Club 164:13 - "I'm An Animal" - Shark? 167:39 - "Maurice Narcisse" - EULA 169:46 - "Go Axe Huh" - Serica Ux 171:57 - "Fresh Meat" (Serious Business, 2012) - Big Ups 174:19 - "Shifty Eyes" - The Whisperians 176:56 - "Awkward as a Hilltop in Kansas" - Diehard 181:38 - "Dancing" (BTR Live Studio, 2013) - Birds In Weather 185:07 - "Broadcast Victims" (Serious Business, 2011) - Clouder 188:54 - "Supernova" - Quilty 192:48 - // Song + Artist Credits // 194:11 - // About the songs, etc // 196:06 - // Wrapping up part 1 // 197:14 - To be continued…

Joe Willie and Travis from The Unsacred Hearts join J to discuss the history of the band from its formation out of the remains of previous projects, through their evolution over the course of more than a decade and a half of live shows and studio recordings, all the way up to their brand new release, ‘City To Sea.’ 00:00 - // StereoactiveNYC / BTRtoday ID // 01:06 - // Welcome / The Unsacred Hearts // 03:08 - “Gotta Gotta Shake It” (clip) - The Unsacred Hearts 03:41 - // INTERVIEW: How J met Travis and the Unsacred Hearts / The Shack recording studio / formation of the band / mix of punk and classic rock / the first EP // 14:16 - “Plug Me In” - The Unsacred Hearts 16:07 - // INTVW: music about rock and roll / visual memories of UH / live show goals: lose themselves and get the audience to lose themselves, too / winning over rooms / ‘In Defense of Fort Useless’ both shrinks and expands their song stylings / switching Andys / new recording studio / storytelling // 32:09 - “Somewhere Deep In NYC” - The Unsacred Hearts 35:40 - // INTVW: “all my favorite singers couldn’t sing” / story songs / Travis’ drumming styles and influences / Joe’s untraditional singing / Travis’ recording skills as part of the band and writing process / ‘The Honor Bar’ // 51:37 - “The Honor Bar” - The Unsacred Hearts 55:33 - // INTVW: figuring out how to play studio arrangements live / more on ‘The Honor Bar’ / The Serious Business Revues / new album: ‘City To Sea’ / more live shows to come? 69:13 - “Paper Trails” - The Unsacred Hearts 72:36 - “Too Bright” - The Unsacred Hearts 75:24 - “True Nature of Ink” - The Unsacred Hearts 79:24 - “Hey Sol Lewitt” - The Unsacred Hearts 80:46 - “I Would Never Let You Drink Alone” - The Unsacred Hearts 84:24 - “Roots and Herbs” - The Unsacred Hearts 89:35 - “1000 Hot Babies” - The Unsacred Hearts 91:42 - “Point of Pride” - The Unsacred Hearts 93:08 - “We Were A Band” - The Unsacred Hearts 96:19 - “I Was Raised To Be Polite and Kind” - The Unsacred Hearts 97:40 - // Mic Break // 99:15 - // Outro + Disclaimer // 100:32 - // End Transmission //

Carlo Minchillo tells us about the Brooklyn Drum Collective, an organization he co-founded with the purpose of building a stronger community local drummers and musicians more generally. We hear music from Powersnap, Bizarre Sharks, and True Dreams, who are all playing a BDC-sponsored show on the rooftop at Our Wicked Lady on July 19th, along with Catty. We also hear from a few projects Carlo has recently begun playing with, himself: Pocket Protector, The Planes, and Glass Slipper. Pocket Protector is playing “High Tea with the New Restaurants” at the Footlight on July 27th, so we also hear from The New Restaurants and Flying Pace (who are also on the bill). 00:00 - // StereoactiveNYC / BTRtoday ID // 01:06 - // Welcome // 01:55 - // INTERVIEW: Carlo Minchillo from the Brooklyn Drum Collective (intro music clip: “But Ms. Love” by the Unsacred Hearts) // 03:10 - // INTVW: beginnings and mission of Brooklyn Drum Collective // 04:48 - // INTVW: repairing drum backlines at venues // 14:27 - // INTVW: community building and improving skills // 16:58 - // INTVW: do you need to be a drummer to join? / what is a meeting like? // 19:08 - // INTVW: next event is July 19 at Our Wicked Lady rooftop w/ Powersnap, Catty, Bizarre Sharks, True Dreams // 19:43 - // Carlo's current music projects: Pocket Protector, The Planes, Glass Slipper // 21:53 - // INTVW: wrapping up / how to contact Brooklyn Drum Collective / END INTERVIEW (outro music clip: “Gotta Gotta Shake It” by the Unsacred Hearts) // 23:24 - // Mic Break // 25:38 - “Chemistry / Romeo” (BTR Live Studio, 2018) - Powersnap 30:14 - “Lame” (BTR Live Studio, 2018) - Powersnap 33:06 - “Fuckit” - Bizarre Sharks 36:01 - “Tremendous” - Bizarre Sharks 39:17 - “The Scum” - True Dreams 41:24 - // Mic Break // 48:31 - “Blue Shell” - Pocket Protector 51:11 - “National Treasure Pt. 2” - The New Restaurants 54:22 - “Thought Balloons” - Flying Pace 57:21 - “The Box” - The Planes 60:12 - “Loose Ends” (BTR Live Studio, 2019) - Glass Slipper 63:04 - // Outro + Disclaimer // 64:29 - // End Transmission //

Advance Base plays at Baby’s All Right on June 30. Trace Mountains and Thelma play Our Wicked Lady’s Thursdays for the Cause benefit series on July 25. Molly Burch and RF Shannon play Rough Trade on August 7. We have tracks by all of them in our first block of music. Then, a special announcement about the future of the podcast, as it were, and a special block of music featuring some music by longtime friends of StereoactiveNYC from before our podcast days: El Jezel, The Unsacred Hearts, The Song Corporation, Quiet Loudly, JPK, and Miniboone! 00:00 - // StereoactiveNYC / BTRtoday ID // 01:06 - // Welcome / Shows in late June to early August // 04:51 - “True Love Death Dream” - Advance Base 08:26 - “You & Me & the Moon” - Advance Base 11:48 - “Turn Twice” - Trace Mountains 16:01 - “Adeline” - Trace Mountains 19:44 - “If You Let It” - Thelma 23:57 - “White Couches” - Thelma 29:00 - “Tooth Ache” - RF Shannon 33:12 - “Cold Spell - RF Shannon 36:35 - “Candy” - Molly Burch 39:21 - “Without You” - Molly Burch 41:58 - “Wild” - Molly Burch 45:36 - // More about the live shows // 46:22 - // Special Announcement // 49:18 - “Oleta” - El Jezel 54:41 - “Somewhere Deep In NYC” - The Unsacred Hearts 58:06 - “NYC Love Song” - The Song Corporation 61:27 - “It’s Not the End of The World (If It’s The End of the World)” - Quiet Loudly 67:10 - “Cedar Grove” (Serious Business on BTR, 2013) - JPK 71:29 - “I Know You Would Do Anything For Love But What Would You Do For Me” - Miniboone 76:22 - // Info // 77:59 - // Outro + Disclaimer // 79:23 - // End Transmission //

The Mad Doctors recently announced they’ll be bringing their band to an end, but not before putting out aa final EP, appropriately titled ‘RIP,’ and doing one last run of tour dates. First, though, they’ll be playing the annual King Pizza Records extravaganza, PIZZAFEST666, along with a bunch of cohorts: Stuyedeyed, Lumps, PowerSnap, The Rizzos, Top Nachos, Shelter Dogs, Vamanos, Sun Voyager, The Night Screams, and more! Also, Vancouver post-punk band dumb is in Brooklyn to play a show at Alphaville at the end of June and Gemma has their record release show at Union Pool in July. 00:00 - // StereoactiveNYC / BTRtoday ID // 01:06 - // Welcome / RIP The Mad Doctors + PizzaFest666 // 06:06 - “Truancy Man” - The Mad Doctors 08:53 - “Nerd Alert” (BTR Live Studio, 2018) - The Mad Doctors 11:14 - “Mr. Policeman” (BTR Live Studio, 2017) - Stuyedeyed 13:02 - “Use Your Words” (BTR Live Studio, 2018) - Lumps 15:14 - “Lame” (BTR Live Studio, 2018) - PowerSnap 18:04 - “Bless This Mess” (BTR Live Studio, 2018) - The Rizzos 19:45 - “Donate To The Bands” (BTR Live Studio, 2019) - Top Nachos 22:32 - “The Ballad of the Shelter Dog” (BTR Live Studio, 2019) - Shelter Dogs 25:20 - “Dreamin’” - Vamanos 27:14 - “Open Road” - Sun Voyager 31:03 - “Big Picture” - The Night Screams 33:17 - // The Mad Doctors + PizzaFest666 continued / Vancouver band dumb in BK // 36:59 - “Club Nites” - dumb 39:06 - “Content Jungle” - dumb 42:07 - “Knot In My Gut” - dumb 45:06 - “Roast Beef” (BTR Live Studio, 2018) - dumb 48:36 - // Gemma’s Record Release Show // 50:11 - “Love Like (Knock It Off)” - Gemma 55:55 - “‘Til We Lose The Feeling” - Gemma 60:42 - // Outro + Disclaimer // 62:10 - // End Transmission //

Haybaby is releasing a new album called ‘They Get There,’ so they’re playing a release show on Monday, May 27th, at Alphaville in Brooklyn. Also on the bill is Shark?, who are reuniting after good stretch of not playing together to celebrate 10 years since they started playing together. And, as if that weren’t enough, a couple of StereoactiveNYC and BTRtoday favorites are also on the bill, too: A Deer A Horse and The Royal They. So, yeah, should go to this show. 00:00 - // StereoactiveNYC / BTRtoday ID // 01:06 - // Welcome / Haybaby’s Record Release + Shark’s 10 Yr Anniversary/Reunion // 07:34 - “Total Bore” - Haybaby 11:48 - “Joke/Rope” - Haybaby 14:53 - “Pig” - Haybaby 19:50 - “Wanna B Nothin” (Serious Business, 2013) - Shark? 22:35 - “California Girls” (Serious Business, 2013) - Shark? 25:10 - “Hangnail” (Serious Business, 2013) - Shark? 27:45 - “I Know You Love Me Now” (Serious Business, 2013) - Shark? 29:27 - // Mic Break // 32:31 - “Double Wide” (BTR Live Studio, 2018) - A Deer A Horse 37:27 - “In The Wars” (BTR Live Studio, 2018) - A Deer A Horse 41:57 - “Cold Shoulder” (BTR Live Studio, 2018) - A Deer A Horse 45:01 - “Sludgefucker” (BTR Live Studio, 2018) - The Royal They 48:27 - “Say Less” (BTR Live Studio, 2018) - The Royal They 50:48 - “Weekender” (BTR Live Studio, 2018) - The Royal They 53:33 - // Outro + Disclaimer // 54:57 - “Somewhere Deep In NYC” - The Unsacred Hearts 58:04 - // End Transmission //

New York’s own Grim Streaker has a new album called ‘No Vision,’ and they’re playing a record release show at Alphaville with Big Bliss. Field Medic is also playing a show at Alphaville. And Spritzer and Stimmerman recently stopped by for BTR Live Studio sessions, so we have tracks from those. 00:00 - // StereoactiveNYC / BTRtoday ID // 01:06 - // Welcome / Grim Streaker’s new album! // 03:00 - “ADD” - Grim Streaker 05:11 - “Today New York” - Grim Streaker 07:25 - “Sensitive Demon” - Grim Streaker 09:48 - “Babysitter” (BTR Live Studio, 2017) - Grim Streaker 11:47 - “Guts” (BTR Live Studio, 2017) - Grim Streaker 14:01 - “Psycho” (BTR Live Studio, 2017) - Grim Streaker 16:41 - “Fortune” - Big Bliss 19:23 - “Duplicate” - Big Bliss 23:36 - // Mic Break // 25:57 - “Get Me Out” (BTR Live Studio, 2019) - Spritzer 29:09 - “Feel Ya” (BTR Live Studio, 2019) - Spritzer 32:27 - “Planetary” (BTR Live Studio, 2019) - Stimmerman 38:24 - “Painted Smile” (BTR Live Studio, 2019) - Stimmerman 42:36 - // Mic Break // 44:41 - “P E G A S U S T H O T Z” - Field Medic 46:28 - “graffiti paint” - Field Medic 49:59 - “Hello Moon” (BTR Live Studio, 2019) - Field Medic 53:09 - // Outro + Disclaimer // 54:33 - // End Transmission //

Maneka is playing at Alphaville. Delicate Steve is playing at Baby’s All Right. Gracie Mansion is playing at Sunnyvale. Broken Social Scene is playing at Webster Hall. Pile is playing at Music Hall of Williamsburg. Amy O and Remember Sports are playing at Baby’s All Right. 00:00 - // StereoactiveNYC / BTRtoday ID // 01:06 - // Welcome // 03:07 - “Tiger Baby” (feat. Jordyn Blakely) - Maneka 05:08 - “Dracula” (feat. Katie Capri) - Maneka 08:59 - “Rubber Neck” - Delicate Steve 12:36 - “Tomorrow” - Delicate Steve 16:28 - “Starling” - Gracie Mansion 19:48 - “Phony” - Gracie Mansion 22:08 - // Mic Break // 24:19 - “Remember Me Young” - Broken Social Scene 28:36 - “Can’t Find My Heart” - Broken Social Scene 33:06 - “Bruxist Grin” - Pile 36:42 - “Fingers” - Pile 41:24 - “Sunday Meal” (BTR Live Studio, 2017) - Amy O 43:41 - “Soft Skin” (BTR Live Studio, 2017) - Amy O 46:06 - “You Can Have Alonetime When you’re Dead” - Remember Sports 48:46 - “No Going Back” - Remember Sports 53:37 - // Outro + Disclaimer // 55:01 - // End Transmission //

Confidence Man is playing at the Knitting Factory. Reptaliens is at Brooklyn Steel. Big Thief and Lomelda are at Elsewhere. EX HEX and THICK are also at Elsewhere. And Broken Social Scene is at Webster Hall. 00:00 - // StereoactiveNYC / BTRtoday ID // 01:06 - // Welcome // 03:44 - “BubbleGum” - Confidence Man 07:09 - “Don’t You Know I’m In A Band” Confidence Man 10:27 - “VALIS” - Reptaliens 12:57 - “If You Want” - Reptaliens 16:09 - “Mythological Beauty” - Big Thief 21:08 - “Interstate Vision” - Lomelda 23:47 - // Mic Break // 27:42 - “Another Dimension” - EX HEX 32:55 - “Rainbow Shiner” - EX HEX 36:26 - “Be Myself” - THICK 39:29 - “Life” - THICK 41:59 - “Halfway Home” - Broken Social Scene 46:34 - “Stay Happy” - Broken Social Scene 50:41 - “Mouth Guards of the Apocalypse” - Broken Social Scene 56:19 - // Outro + Disclaimer // 57:43 - // End Transmission //

We’re looking back at sessions of BTR Live Studio from 2019, so far, that have featured artists from the NYC/Brooklyn area. 00:00 - // StereoactiveNYC / BTRtoday ID // 01:06 - // Welcome // 04:50 - “Happy At Your Gate” (BTR Live Studio, 2019) - Erika Spring 08:26 - “6 More Weeks” (BTR Live Studio, 2019) - Erika Spring 11:25 - “Es Is” (BTR Live Studio, 2019) - Zenizen 14:12 - “Follow The Leader” (BTR Live Studio, 2019) - Zenizen 19:09 - “NE1” (BTR Live Studio, 2019) - Bedstudy 24:36 - “Ø (Arms Away)” (BTR Live Studio, 2019) - Bedstudy 28:37 - “West Coast” (BTR Live Studio, 2019) - Bel Aviv 32:27 - “Sun & Air” (BTR Live Studio, 2019) - Bel Aviv 36:00 - “Mike Meyers” (BTR Live Studio, 2019) - Van Goose 41:27 - “On My Hand” (BTR Live Studio, 2019) - Van Goose 48:42 - “Chamomile” (BTR Live Studio, 2019) - Devon Church 52:23 - “Curses” (BTR Live Studio, 2019) - Devon Church 56:15 - // Mic Break // 57:44 - “Too Little Too Late” (BTR Live Studio, 2019) - Funcrusher 62:45 - “White Ghost” (BTR Live Studio, 2019) - Funcrusher 64:55 - “Bitch Cannon” (BTR Live Studio, 2019) - Plaid Dracula 72:48 - “(I’m Not Gonna Do) Anything For You” (BTR Live Studio, 2019) - Shelter Dogs 76:14 - “Someday Is Starting Now” (BTR Live Studio, 2019) - Shelter Dogs 79:54 - “Why Don’t You Do It?” (BTR Live Studio, 2019) - The Sharp Shadows 83:24 - “Push Push Push” (BTR Live Studio, 2019) - The Sharp Shadows 85:20 - “Loose Ends” (BTR Live Studio, 2019) - Glass Slipper 87:58 - “Current Girlfriend” (BTR Live Studio, 2019) - Glass Slipper 90:11 - // Outro + Disclaimer // 91:36 - // End Transmission //

BTRtoday presents Dilly Dally at Music Hall Of Williamsburg. Lumps, Darkwing, Coco Verde, BIRDS, Jamie Frey of NO ICE, and Holly Overton play Fauxmo Fest 2019. Shelter Dogs is at Alphaville. Remember Sports is at Brooklyn Bazaar. Priests and Com Truise are at Elsewhere. 00:00 - // StereoactiveNYC / BTRtoday ID // 01:06 - // Welcome / BTRtoday Presents: Dilly Dally @ Music Hall of Williamsburg // 03:03 - “Heaven” - Dilly Dally 06:12 - “Sober Motel” - Dilly Dally 09:39 - “Chains” - Chastity 15:22 - // Fauxmo Fest 2019 // 19:12 - “Use Your Words” (BTR Live Studio, 2018) - LUMPS 21:24 - “Necropants” (BTR Live Studio, 2017) - Darkwing 24:23 - “Glitter” (BTR Live Studio, 2018) - Coco Verde 28:37 - “Fade” (BTR Live Studio, 2019) - BIRDS 31:44 - “I Want You” - NO ICE 34:28 - “These Reflections” - Holly Overton 37:35 - // Shelter Dogs @ Alphaville / Remember Sports @ BK Bazaar / Priests @ Elsewhere // 39:25 - “Something For The Pain” (BTR Live Studio, 2019) - Shelter Dogs 43:20 - “The Ballad Of The Shelter Dog” (BTR Live Studio, 2019) - Shelter Dogs 46:11 - “You Can Have Alonetime When You’re Dead” - Remember Sports 48:50 - “Making It Right” - Remember Sports 50:23 - “Pink White House” - Priests 54:25 - “Nothing Feels Natural” - Priests 58:19 - // Com Truise @ Elsewhere // 60:08 - “...Of Your Fake Dimension” - Com Truise 63:23 - “Iteration” - Com Truise 66:51 - // Outro + Disclaimer // 68:15 - // End Transmission //

Son Lux is playing Lincoln Center’s American Songbook Series. Ty Segall & White Fence are playing Warsaw. Van Goose has a release show at the Footlight. Jim Wood’s birthday show at Pet Rescue is a benefit show for Astoria Art House. TENDER is playing at Rough Trade. 00:00 - // StereoactiveNYC / BTRtoday ID // 01:08 - // Welcome // 02:59 - “Leave the Riches” (BTR Live Studio, 2012) - Son Lux 06:20 - “Wither” (BTR Live Studio, 2012) - Son Lux 10:56 - “My Friend” - Ty Segall & White Fence 14:50 - “Hey Joel, Where You Going With That?” - Ty Segall & White Fence 17:43 - “Do Your Hair” - Ty Segall & White Fence 19:16 - “Where’s My Guy” (BTR Live Studio, 2019) - Van Goose 24:04 - “Last Bus” (BTR Live Studio, 2019) - Van Goose 29:36 - // Happy birthday, Jim! // 34:53 - “Nothing But Love” - Crazy Pills 38:30 - “Break It Down” - Crazy Pills 41:54 - “Bless This Mess” (BTR Live Studio, 2018) - The Rizzos 43:38 - “90s Song” (BTR Live Studio, 2018) - The Rizzos 46:27 - // Mic Break // 48:01 - “Handmade Ego” - TENDER 53:05 - “No Devotion” - TENDER 56:20 - “When They Come For You” - TENDER 59:59 - // Outro + Disclaimer // 61:23 - // End Transmission //

Wilder Maker is playing at C’mon Everybody. Operator Music Band is playing Zone One at Elsewhere. Innov Gnawa is at National Sawdust. And Sam Evian and Cass McCombs are playing at murmrr. 00:00 - // StereoactiveNYC / BTRtoday ID // 01:08 - // Welcome // 02:58 - “Impossible Summer” - Wilder Maker 08:19 - “Cocaine Man” - Wilder Maker 15:59 - “Sunk” - Operator Music Band 20:03 - “Communicator 4” - Operator Music Band 23:56 - // Mic Break // 26:10 - “Moulay Ahmed” (BTR Live Studio, 2015) - Innov Gnawa 30:11 - “Fangoro” (BTR Live Studio, 2015) - Innov Gnawa 34:06 - // Mic break // 35:54 - “Health Machine” - Sam Evian 39:48 - “Now I Feel It” - Sam Evian 42:48 - “Bum Bum Bum” - Cass McCombs 47:42 - “I Followed The River South To What” - Cass McCombs 55:16 - // Outro + Disclaimer // 56:41 - // End Transmission //

We have two big blocks of music for you in this episode. One features BTR Live Studio session tracks from Lumps, The Duke of Surl, The World’s Greatest Detective, and Powersnap, all of which are playing at The Gutter on 2/1. Our second block features Pavo Pavo, who’s playing at Elsewhere on 2/6, then Anemone, Hypoluxo, and Champagne Superchillin, who are all playing together at Baby’s All Right on 2/13. 00:00 - // StereoactiveNYC / BTRtoday ID // 01:08 - // Welcome // 04:35 - “Use Your Words” (BTR Live Studio, 2018) - Lumps 06:47 - “People Are The Worst” (BTR Live Studio, 2018) - Lumps 09:14 - “Silk Cocoon” (BTR Live Studio, 2018) - The Duke Of Surl 12:48 - “You Have To Get Home When Your Baby’s Alone” (BTR Live Studio, 2018) - The Duke Of Surl 17:04 - “TCCB” (BTR Live Studio, 2018) - The World’s Greatest Detective 20:29 - “Beach Wolf” (BTR Live Studio, 2018) - The World’s Greatest Detective 22:55 - “Lame” (BTR Live Studio, 2018) - PowerSnap 25:47 - “Pink Diamond” (BTR Live Studio, 2018) - PowerSnap 28:45 - // Mic break // 30:47 - “Close To Your Ego” - Pavo Pavo (new album = Mystery Hour) 33:16 - “Statue Is A Man Inside” - Pavo Pavo 36:30 - “Sunshine (Back To The Start)” - Anemone 41:56 - “Memory Lane” - Anemone 46:37 - “Huckleberry” - Hypoluxo 49:33 - “Running On A Fence” - Hypoluxo 53:10 - “Beach Deep” - Champagne Superchillin 55:48 - “DJ Scott” - Champagne Superchillin 61:05 - // Outro + Disclaimer // 62:29 - // End Transmission //

We have new music from The Planes, plus session tracks from Adeline Hotel, who are playing at Union Pool in Brooklyn. We also have session tracks from Coco Verde, who are playing a residency at Carmelo’s in Brooklyn and session tracks from Fruit & Flowers, BIRDS, and Max Pain and the Groovies -- all of whom are joining them during the run of dates. 00:00 - // StereoactiveNYC / BTRtoday ID // 00:40 - // Welcome / About The Plane’s ‘Sleep Like A Noble’ // 03:09 - “Caught In The Rain” - The Planes 06:59 - “Spike” - The Planes 11:07 - “Border Wall” - The Planes 14:04 - // Adeline Hotel at Union Pool // 15:41 - “Lightning” (BTR Live Studio, 2018) - Adeline Hotel 18:02 - “Habits” (BTR Live Studio, 2018) - Adeline Hotel 22:27 - “Solid Love” (BTR Live Studio, 2018) - Adeline Hotel 26:46 - // Coco Verde residency // 30:32 - “Marathon” (BTR Live Studio, 2018) - Coco Verde 35:48 - “Glitter” (BTR Live Studio, 2018) - Coco Verde 40:01 - “Tootsie Roll” (BTR Live Studio, 2018) - Coco Verde 43:10 - “Scatter” (BTR Live Studio, 2018) - BIRDS 45:51 - “Fade” (BTR Live Studio, 2018) - BIRDS 49:01 - “Drug Tax” (BTR Live Studio, 2016) - Fruit & Flowers 53:04 - “Out of Touch” (BTR Live Studio, 2016) - Fruit & Flowers 56:13 - “Checkin Out Late” (BTR Live Studio, 2018) - Max Pain and the Groovies 59:51 - “$10 to Testify (BTR Live Studio, 2018) - Max Pain and the Groovies 62:58 - // Outro + Disclaimer // 64:07 - “Somewhere Deep In NYC” - The Unsacred Hearts 67:11 - // End Transmission //

For our first episode of 2019, we a very special conversation with two of our favorite people. A little while back, we spoke with Jess and George Flanagan, two-thirds of the band El Jezel, about their history as a band. It was a lot of fun to talk to them, to reminisce, and to learn things about the band that we hadn’t known before. 00:00 - // StereoactiveNYC / BTRtoday ID // 00:40 - // Welcome / Intro to El Jezel Interview // 01:57 - “Balconies” - El Jezel 08:48 - // Jess & George Flanagan on the beginnings of El Jezel and their relationship // 29:44 - // 1st album: ‘Elements of Being Put Together’ // 36:04 - “Michigan” - El Jezel 41:57 - // About “Michigan” // 48:17 - // Band’s internally used song titles, etc. // 50:48 - // Dan = “THUNDERTUBS” // 54:04 - // Between albums // 62:16 - “Champagne and Cold Coffee” - El Jezel 67:00 - // Live versions of songs vs. recorded versions // 72:47 - // The sound of 2nd album ‘The Warm Frequency’ vs. 1st album // 77:59 - // After ‘The Warm Frequency’ // 81:55 - “The Turnaround” (Serious Business on BTR, 2011) - El Jezel 86:04 - // About “The Turnaround” and status of the band after // 94:09 - “Monument Valley” - El Jezel 99:59 - // Outro + Disclaimer // 100:58 - “Somewhere Deep In NYC” - The Unsacred Hearts 104:20 - // End Transmission //

For our final episode of the year, we’re looking back on some music by local artists that came out in 2018. This is music that made an impact on us and we hope it has or will make an impact on you. And we wholeheartedly recommend you support these artists by buying as many of these releases as you can: Ava Luna - ‘Moon 2’ Big Ups - ‘Two Parts Together’ Gracie Mansion - ‘Dreams In Color EP’ Jesse R. Berlin - ‘The Bitter Tears of Jesse R. Berlin’ Kid In The Attic - ‘“More” (single) The Mad Doctors - “Sister Act II: Electric Boogaloo…” (single) Mancino - ‘Was Listening’ Milagres - ‘Ziggurat’ NADINE - ‘oh my’ Nikkiesha McLeod - ‘Quarrel EP’ Oneida - ‘Romance’ Palm - ‘Rock Island’ Parlor Walls - ‘EXO EP’ Robot Princess - ‘Apocalypse and Bullshit’ The Royal They - ‘Foreign Being’ Sam Evian - ‘You, Forever’ Wilder Maker - ‘Zion’ 00:00 - // StereoactiveNYC / BTRtoday ID // 00:40 - // Welcome / 2018 Year In Review // 02:49 - “IDGAF” (album: ‘You, Forever’) - Sam Evian 05:51 - “Closer To You” (album: ‘Zion’) - Wilder Maker 11:49 - “Bad Things” (album: ‘Was Listening EP’) - Mancino 15:19 - “Pearly” (album: ‘Rock Island’) - Palm 17:53 - “All In Due Time” (album: ‘Romance’) - Oneida 20:39 - “BackBack” (album: ‘Dreams In Color EP’) - Gracie Mansion 25:45 - // Mic Break // 26:24 - “More” (single) - Kid In The Attic 29:15 - “Pews” (album: ‘oh my’) - NADINE 33:39 - “Deep Cry” (album: ‘Quarrel EP’) - Nikkiesha McLeod 38:41 - “Pindrop” (album: ‘Ziggurat’) - Milagres 42:42 - “INTJ” (album: ‘The Bitter Tears of Jesse R. Berlin’) - Jesse R. Berlin 46:30 - “Deli Run” (album: ‘Moon 2’) - Ava Luna 49:32 - // Mic Break // 51:52 - “Sister Act II: Electric Boogaloo (What If Idris Elba Was The Next James Bond)” (single) - The Mad Doctors 56:39 - “Marky Moon” (album: ‘Apocalypse and Bullshit’) - Robot Princess 60:27 - “Sludgefucker” (album: ‘Foreign Being’) - The Royal They 63:53 - “Neuromancer”(album: ‘EXO EP’) - Parlor Walls 66:37 - “PPP” (album: ‘Two Parts Together’) - Big Ups 69:04 - // Outro // 70:27 - “Lay of the Land” (album: ‘Romance’) - Oneida 79:46 - // End Transmission //

Big Ups recently announced they’re going on indefinite hiatus and they’ll be playing their final shows in January 2019 -- with their final show being at The Bowery Ballroom in NYC on Friday, January 18, 2019 w/ Guerilla Toss, Washer, and Bethlehem Steel. To celebrate one of the great NYC artists of recent years, we devote the episode to their music, including live session tracks from their two visits to Serious Business in BTR back in 2012 and 2014. Congratulations and good luck to Big Ups! 00:00 - // StereoactiveNYC / BTRtoday ID // 00:40 - // Welcome // 00:51 - “Capitalized” - Big Ups 03:00 - // Big Ups is going on indefinite hiatus / 2012 BTR session // 06:32 - “Fresh Meat” (Serious Business on BTR, 2012) - Big Ups 08:53 - “Stressed and Pressed” (Serious Business on BTR, 2012) - Big Ups 10:22 - “Ivy’s Nightmare” (Serious Business on BTR, 2012) - Big Ups 11:00 - “Hard To Care” (Serious Business on BTR, 2012) - Big Ups 13:00 - “Shut Your Mouth” (Serious Business on BTR, 2012) - Big Ups 15:15 - // Big Ups’ Farewell Tour Info / 2014 BTR Session // 18:09 - “TMI” (Serious Business on BTR, 2014) - Big Ups 20:32 - “Goes Black” (Serious Business on BTR, 2014) - Big Ups 22:52 - “Justice” (Serious Business on BTR, 2014) - Big Ups 25:15 - “Not Today” (Serious Business on BTR, 2014) - Big Ups 27:39 - // Big Ups’ Final Show in NYC // 28:58 - “Dog Go Bark” - Washer 31:30 - “Eraser Stargazer Forever” (BTR Live Studio, 2016) - Guerilla Toss 35:34 - “Steel 87s” (BTR Live Studio, 2016) - Bethlehem Steel 37:59 - // Congrats + Good Luck to Big Ups! // 40:02 - “Contain Myself” - Big Ups 43:05 - “Posture” - Big Ups 46:13 - “In The Shade” - Big Ups 49:33 - “Trying To Love” - Big Ups 54:37 - “Imaginary Dog Walker” - Big Ups 59:22 - “Not Over Yet” (Serious Business on BTR, 2012) - Big Ups 62:16 - // Outro + Disclaimer // 63:25 - “Somewhere Deep In NYC” - The Unsacred Hearts 66:30 - // Finish.

Shilpa Ray, NO ICE, Crazy Pills, and more are playing ‘Sunday for SAVI: A Thanksgiving Concert’ to benefit the Mount Sinai Sexual Assault & Violence Intervention Program (SAVI). Milagres has new album out called ‘Ziggurat’ and a show at Elsewhere Zone One. Shannon Shaw is playing Brooklyn Bazaar. Mount Sharp is playing East Williamsburg Econolodge. And Operator Music Band is playing Alphaville. 00:00 - // StereoactiveNYC / BTRtoday ID // 00:40 - // Welcome / About SAVI // 03:41 - “Morning Terrors, Nights of Dread” - Shilpa Ray 08:04 - “Add Value Add Time” - Shilpa Ray 13:34 - “Darlin’” - NO ICE 17:09 - “Change Your Mind” - NO ICE 20:36 - “Look Alive” - Crazy Pills 23:03 - “Indictment” - Crazy Pills 26:43 - // Mic Break // 28:09 - “Golden Frames” - Shannon Shaw 30:36 - “Freddies ‘n’ Teddies” - Shannon Shaw 34:01 - “Cryin’ My Eyes Out” - Shannon Shaw 37:02 - “Skin” - Mount Sharp 40:30 - “Whiskey Ginger” - Mount Sharp 43:09 - “Realistic Saturation” - Operator Music Band 46:23 - “Moto Komplete” - Operator Music Band 50:13 - “Slim Spin” (BTR Live Studio, 2018) - Operator Music Band 53:55 - // Mic Break // 58:42 - “Ziggurat Brothers” - Milagres 63:19 - “Flame” - Milagres 67:05 - “Forget the World” - Milagres 71:40 - // Outro + Disclaimer // 72:43 - “Somewhere Deep In NYC” - The Unsacred Hearts 75:48 - // Finish.

Brooklyn DIY spot Pet Rescue is celebrating its 5th anniversary, so founder Brian LaRue is here to talk to us about the history of the venue as well as what’s in store for the future. Also, old friends Mancino return with new music after many years away! 00:00 - // StereoactiveNYC / BTRtoday ID // 00:40 - // Welcome / About Mancino // 02:23 - “Bad Things” - Mancino 05:55 - “Hetchie Hutchie Footchie” - Mancino 08:55 - “People We Meet” - Mancino 12:40 - “L’Amour (or Less)” - Mancino 17:17 - “Monster Trucks” - Mancino 20:18 - “I Am Building An Ark” - Mancino 25:18 - // About Pet Rescue // 26:58 - “Lame” (BTR Live Studio, 2018) - Powersnap 29:51 - // INTERVIEW: Brian LaRue on Pet Rescue // 61:05 - “Machine” - Oxenfree 65:04 - “Midnight Expectation” (BTR Live Studio, 2018) - The Black Black 68:11 - // Outro + Disclaimer // 70:48 - // Finish.

The legendary Jesse R. Berlin stops by to talk about his illustrious career and why he’s decided to end it and go into witness protection. He shares details about his final show, his new album, his scrapped feature film project and thoughts on Elliot Gould, Jeff Goldblum and much more. 00:00 - // StereoactiveNYC / BTRtoday ID // 00:40 - // Welcome / About Jesse R. Berlin // 04:17 - “Jep” - Jesse R. Berlin 08:21 - // INTERVIEW BEGINS / Jesse R. Berlin: The Early Years // 11:14 - // JRB: The Christian Rock Phase // 13:24 - // JRB: Music Sucks, Fame F*cks / ‘Glitter Lung’ / hotel rooms + TVs // 17:21 - // JRB: “Musicians are f*ckin’ idiots” / Favorite ‘Friend’ = Elliot Gould // 18:53 - // JRB: Altman’s ‘Nashville’ coulda used some Jesse / Jeff Goldblum // 19:53 - // JRB: ‘Kill ‘em All’ EP / ‘Sabrina, the Teenage Witch’ // 22:48 - // JRB: ‘Music From and Inspired by the Original Motion Picture "The Bitter Tears of Jesse R. Berlin"’ // 29:37 - // JRB: about “INTJ” // 32:13 - “INTJ” - Jesse R. Berlin 36:07 - // JRB: about “The Bitter Tears of Jesse R. Berlin” // 39:29 - “The Bitter Tears of Jesse R. Berlin” - Jesse R. Berlin 43:33 - // JRB: genre + RIYL / “don’t put me in a box, man” / “All killer, no filler” / “all caps: MUSIC!” / The Beatles = old and/or dead // 46:28 - // JRB: Jesse R. Berlin Enters Witness Protection = final show? / Why witness protection? // 52:04 - // JRB: his live band doesn’t have great credit scores / Drew St. Aubin on drums / Max Horwich on guitar/synth / Michael Chinworth on keys / JPK on bass // 57:43 - // JRB: raffling off his debts // 59:22 - // JRB: Treskelion Arts in Greenpoint / go to the show or he’ll be furious / there’ll be cake! / plugs // 62:02 - // JRB: wrapping up 63:42 - // JRB: taped in front of a live audience // 64:06 - // Outro + Disclaimer // 65:16 - // Finish.

New music from Nikkie McLeod and Feral Scouts. A big block of Fred Thomas and Anna Burch. And a dash of Shana Falana, too. 00:00 - // StereoactiveNYC / BTRtoday ID // 00:40 - // Welcome // 04:11 - “Quarrel” - Nikkie McLeod 10:03 - “Deep Cry” - Nikkie McLeod 15:07 - // Mic Break // 17:19 - “Phoenix” - Feral Scouts 21:42 - “Where R U” - Shana Falana 24:51 - “Heavenstay” (BTR Live Studio, 2018) - Shana Falana 27:11 - // Mic Break // 29:47 - “Ridiculous Landscapes” (feat. Common Holly & Dominic Coppola) - Fred Thomas 33:39 - “What The Sermon Said” (BTR Live Studio, 2017) - Fred Thomas 38:15 - “Brickwall” (BTR Live Studio, 2017) - Fred Thomas 40:46 - “Good Times Are Gone Again” - Fred Thomas 43:48 - “Altar” (feat. Anna Burch) - Fred Thomas 46:14 - “2 Cool 2 Care” (BTR Live Studio, 2018) - Anna Burch 50:08 - “Asking 4 A Friend” - Anna Burch 53:53 - // Outro + Disclaimer // 55:20 - // Finish.

October is upon us. Ohmme and Renata Zeiguer play C’mon Everybody on 10/2. Lomelda plays The Bowery Ballroom on 10/7. Gracie Mansion plays Gold Sounds on 10/18. Oh Sees plays Warsaw on 10/19. Guided By Voices plays The Bowery Ballroom on 10/20. 00:00 - // StereoactiveNYC / BTRtoday ID // 00:40 - // Welcome // 01:56 - “Peach” - Ohmme 04:50 - “Left Handed” - Ohmme 09:13 - “Follow Me Down” (BTR Live Studio, 2018) - Renata Zeiguer 13:37 - “Neck of the Moon” (BTR Live Studio, 2018) - Renata Zeiguer 18:02 - “Interstate Vision” - Lomelda 20:38 - “Out There” - Lomelda 24:32 - // Mic Break // 26:15 - “Starling” - Gracie Mansion 29:29 - “Sentient Oona” - Oh Sees 34:59 - “Beat Quest” - Oh Sees 40:57 - “Space Gun” - Guided By Voices 45:07 - “Ark Technician” - Guided By Voices 47:20 - “Evolution Circus” - Guided By Voices 50:52 - // Mic Break // 52:47 - // Outro + Disclaimer // 54:22 - // Finish.

King Pizza Records ends the summer with its Psychic Luau party at City Reliquary. PowerSnap is at Alphaville. Neko Case is at the Beacon Theatre. Henry Jamison plays The Wild Honey Pie’s dinner party at Le Fanfare. Slaughter Beach, Dog is at Rough Trade. And we also hear a couple of songs off of The Duke of Surl’s latest album. 00:00 - // StereoactiveNYC / BTRtoday ID // 00:40 - // Welcome // 03:44 - “Dreamin’” - ¡Vamanos! 05:37 - “Speed Dial” - The Fucktons 07:32 - “Delta 88” - Coach n Commando 10:11 - “Pink Diamond” (BTR Live Studio, 2018) - PowerSnap 13:08 - “Bravery” (BTR Live Studio, 2018) - PowerSnap 17:03 - // Mic Break // 19:15 - “Last Lion of Albion” - Neko Case 22:45 - “Gumball Blue” - Neko Case 26:49 - “Through A Glass” (BTR Live Studio, 2017) - Henry Jamison 30:20 - “Varsity” (BTR Live Studio, 2017) - Henry Jamison 33:42 - “The Rains” - Henry Jamison 37:07 - // Mic Break // 41:40 - “Building The Ark” - Slaughter Beach, Dog 45:55 - “Mallrat Semi-Annual” - Slaughter Beach, Dog 48:51 - “Sleepwalking” - Slaughter Beach, Dog 51:45 - // Mic Break // 54:10 - “You’ve Got To Get Home (When Your Baby’s Alone)” - The Duke of Surl 59:07 - “It Feels Alright” - The Duke of Surl 64:50 - // Outro + Disclaimer // 66:09 - // Finish.

Toebow and Maia Macdonald are at C’mon Everybody. The New Restaurants are performing as “Taylor Slow” for Covers 4 Causes at the Footlight to race money for RAICES of Texas. Jennifer Castle is at Baby’s All Right. Katie Von Schleicher and Ava Luna are at Music Hall Of Williamsburg. Let’s Eat Grandma is at Baby’s All Right. HYUKOH is at Irving Plaza. 00:00 - // StereoactiveNYC / BTRtoday ID // 00:40 - // Welcome // 03:52 - “Spirit Mane” (BTR Live Studio, 2018) - Toebow 08:17 - “Starfucker” (BTR Live Studio, 2018) - Toebow 11:26 - “More” - Kid In The Attic 14:21 - “Celebrity Cruises” - The New Restaurants 17:22 - “Weird Website” - The New Restaurants 19:49 - // Mic Break // 21:46 - “Angels of Death” - Jennifer Castle 25:24 - “Crying Shame” - Jennifer Castle 28:54 - “Going Down” - Katie Von Schleicher 32:02 - “Life’s A Lie” - Katie Von Schleicher 34:38 - “Crown” (Serious Business, 2013) - Ava Luna 38:48 - “Crystal Pumpkins” (Serious Business, 2013) - Ava Luna 42:47 - “Centerline” - Ava Luna 46:38 - // Mic Break // 49:12 - “Falling Into Me” - Let’s Eat Grandma 54:48 - “Jesus Lived In A Motel Room” (BTR Live Studio, 2017) - HYUKOH 59:15 - // Outro + Disclaimer // 60:31 - // Finish.

BTRtoday photographer and videographer, Jeanette D. Moses, is having a 30th birthday party at Our Wicked Lady, featuring 4 bands very familiar to this podcast (LUMPS, The Royal They, Darkwing, Thick). We check in with Office Culture, who’ll be at C’mon Everybody soon. And then back over to Our Wicked Lady for Las Rosas, Max Pain and the Groovies, and BIRDS. 00:00 - // StereoactiveNYC / BTRtoday ID // 00:40 - // Welcome / Jeanette's 30th Bday @ Our Wicked Lady // 02:58 - “Not Dead” - LUMPS 06:55 - “Sun In You” - LUMPS 08:44 - “Waiting Game” - The Royal They 11:44 - “Leech” - The Royal They 14:09 - “201 Carousel” (BTR Live Studio, 2017) - Darkwing 16:29 - “OK Stupid” (BTR Live Studio, 2017) - Darkwing 17:33 - “Life” - Thick 20:02 - “Be Myself” - Thick 23:11 - // Office Culture @ C’mon Everybody // 24:30 - “Try It” - Office Culture 30:01 - “Big Scheme” - Office Culture 34:21 - // Las Rosas, Max Pain and the Groovies, BIRDS @ Our Wicked Lady // 35:48 - “The Ghost” - Las Rosas 41:18 - “Nothing’s Wrong” - Las Rosas 44:00 - “Drink Me” - Max Pain and the Groovies 46:56 - “Not The Same” - Max Pain and the Groovies 51:14 - “Scatter” (BTR Live Studio, 2018) - BIRDS 53:57 - “Fade” (BTR Live Studio, 2018) - BIRDS 57:06 - // Outro + Disclaimer // 58:30 - // Finish.

Reheated Spaghetti has a stacked show at DRTY SMMR for their 2nd Annual summer BBQ. Speedy Ortiz is playing with the Breeders at Celebrate Brooklyn. Chad Valley will be Knitting Factory. And Waxahatchee will be at Le Poisson Rouge. Plus, a song from the show that may have been and may still be at some point in the future... 00:00 - // StereoactiveNYC / BTRtoday ID // 00:40 - // Welcome / 2nd Annual Reheated Spaghetti BBQ // 05:02 - “Love Complex” - Parlor Walls 08:26 - “Isolator” - Parlor Walls 13:14 - “Starling” - Gracie Mansion 16:41 - “Phony” - Gracie Mansion 18:57 - “Time Travel” - Robot Princess 22:28 - “Some Ghosts” - Robot Princess 25:25 - // Speedy Ortiz @ Celebrate BK / Chad Valley @ Knitting Factory / Waxahatchee @ LPR // 28:38 - “Buck Me Off” - Speedy Ortiz 31:34 - “Moving In” - Speedy Ortiz 36:02 - “Hold Somebody” - Chad Valley 42:09 - “Never Been Wrong” - Waxahatchee 45:14 - “Hear You” - Waxahatchee 48:07 - // A consolation of sorts // 51:13 - “Itchy” - El Jezel 55:09 - // Outro + Disclaimer // 56:31 - “Ghosts” (Reprise) - Robot Princess 57:00 - // Finish.

We’ll be checking in with four local artists who’ve recent visited us for BTR Live Studio sessions: Pale Ramon, LANZ, Trace Mountains, and the Rizzos. Also, my old friend Nikkie McLeod had a new project and a show coming up, so we’ll listen to their new single. And Courtney Barnett, Julien Baker, and Vagabon are playing a show together at BRIC’s Celebrate Brooklyn summer series, so we’ll listen to exclusive recordings from when each artist visited us for a session. Hear an interview with Nikkie in a recent episode of The Music Digest. 00:00 - // StereoactiveNYC / BTRtoday ID // 00:40 - // Welcome / Recent BTR Live Studio artists from NYC area // 03:21 - “All My Ways Always” (BTR Live Studio, 2018) - Pale Ramon 10:19 - “Tell Me Please” (BTR Live Studio, 2018) - LANZ 13:35 - “In Holland” (BTR Live Studio, 2018) - LANZ 17:46 - “Turn Twice” (BTR Live Studio, 2018) - Trace Mountains 22:31 - “Soil” (BTR Live Studio, 2018) - Trace Mountains 27:15 - “Breslin” (BTR Live Studio, 2018) - The Rizzos 30:14 - “Lost Boys” (BTR Live Studio, 2018) - The Rizzos 34:01 - // About Nikkie McLeod // 38:52 - “Deep Cry” - Nikkie McLeod 43:57 - // More about Nikkie McLeod / Courtney Barnett @ Celebrate Brooklyn // 51:05 - “Minneapolis” (BTR Live Studio, 2017) - Vagabon 54:19 - “Sprained Ankle” (BTR Live Studio, 2015) - Julien Baker 57:11 - “Out of the Woodwork” (BTR Live Studio, 2013) - Courtney Barnett 61:46 - “Avant Gardener” (BTR Live Studio, 2013) - Courtney Barnett 66:14 - “Canned Tomatoes” (BTR Live Studio, 2013) - Courtney Barnett 69:20 - “History Eraser” (BTR Live Studio, 2013) - Courtney Barnett 73:39 - // Outro + Disclaimer // 75:09 - // Finish.

Independent Venue Week is a festival that began in the UK in 2014. This year it spreads to the states with StereoactiveNYC and BTRtoday presenting its New York City showcase at Pianos on Thursday July 12th. The bill features plenty of artists who’ve been featured heavily both on the SANYC podcast and the BTRtoday platform generally, along with a couple of artists a bit newer to the mix. One of the artists playing the show is Robot Princess, so we spoke with band members Beau Alessi and Peter Ingles about 3 songs from 3 different points in the band’s musical history as part of a series we do from time to time called “Take 3.” FULL SHOWCASE DETAILS: StereoactiveNYC + BTRtoday Present Independent Venue Week at Pianos // Thursday, July 12th The Night Screams - 11PM Grim Streaker - 10PM Dead Stars - 9PM Gustaf - 8PM Robot Princess - 7PM // upstair: pecas (8:30pm) + Big Bliss (9:15pm) \ // Doors 6:30PM, $10 \ //// RSVP on Facebook \\ 00:00 - // StereoactiveNYC / BTRtoday ID // 00:40 - // Welcome / About Independent Venue Week // 05:48 - “Big Picture” - The Night Screams 08:00 - “Babysitter” (BTR Live Studio, 2017) - Grim Streaker 09:56 - “Fortune” (BTR Live Studio, 2017) - Big Bliss 12:24 - “Calm Punk” (BTR Live Studio, 2015) - Dead Stars 15:25 - “Packaged vs. Product” (demo) - Gustaf 18:28 - “Matchstick” - pecas 21:01 - // Independent Venue Week cont’d / Robot Princess // 24:30 - “Flavor Country” - Robot Princess 28:40 - // TAKE 3: Robot Princess, the beginnings of the band // 38:12 - “Wake Me Up When Everyone Is Dead” - Robot Princess 40:53 - // TAKE 3: Robot Princess, continued // 58:33 - “Claudia” - Robot Princess 62:24 - // TAKE 3: Robot Princess, continued // 78:16 - “Marky Moon” - Robot Princess 82:04 - // TAKE 3: Robot Princess, continued // 95:27 - // Outro + Disclaimer // 96:57 - // Finish.

The Planes are playing songs from their album, Wax Diamond, at El Cortez on 6/27, with the lineup that played on the album. Then Kanine Records is throwing a summer party on the rooftop at Our Wicked Lady on 6/29, featuring Weeping Icon. Lina Tullgren is also playing 6/29 over at Alphaville. And Maneka is at Elsewhere’s Zone One on July 5th. Hear all those artists here, along with some local NYC/Brooklyn musicians who’ve been in for sessions of BTR Live Studio recently: Kino Kimino, Nadine, Aisha Badru, and Oracle Room. 00:00 - // StereoactiveNYC / BTRtoday ID // 00:40 - // Welcome / The Planes play ‘Wax Diamond’ // 03:14 - “Stick Around” - The Planes 05:45 - “College Crush” - The Planes 09:59 - “ATMs” - The Planes 12:48 - // Kanine Records + OWL Rooftop / Alphaville / Elsewhere // 15:02 - “germs” - Weeping Icon 18:15 - “7” - Weeping Icon 22:31 - “Asktell” - Lina Tullgren 28:25 - “Tiger Baby” (feat. Jordyn Blakely) - Maneka 30:26 - “Dracula” (feat. Katie Capri) - Maneka 34:33 - // Recent NYC-based Live Studio artists // 40:31 - “Passion” (BTR Live Studio, 2018) - Kino Kimino 43:57 - “Pews” (BTR Live Studio, 2018) - Nadine 48:29 - “Fossil Fuels” (BTR Live Studio, 2018) - Aisha Badru 50:50 - “Diamond” (BTR Live Studio, 2018) - Oracle Room 55:50 - // Outro + Disclaimer // 57:14 - // Finish.

This episode essentially functions as something of an itinerary for this year’s Northside Festival, offering suggestions of artists you can see each night at various venues around town if you’re into some major show-hopping to see and hear as much music as you can. And it all starts with BTRtoday’s very own showcase at The Knitting Factory on Thursday, June 7th, with Lou Barlow, Shana Falana, and The Goon Sax. 00:00 - // StereoactiveNYC / BTRtoday ID // 00:40 - // Welcome / About the Northside Fest // 01:56 - // BTRtoday Presents Lou Barlow + Shana Falana + The Goon Sax // 03:22 - “Apocalypse Fetish” - Lou Barlow 06:53 - “Brainy Fox” - Shana Falana 09:42 - // Artists playing Friday, June 8th // 15:08 - “Big Moves” - Garchamp 17:19 - “Two In The Head” - Garchamp 20:14 - “The Image” - Katie Von Schleicher 23:34 - “Health Machine” - Sam Evian 27:25 - “Notes From Captivity” - Holy Tunics 30:25 - // Artists playing Saturday, June 9th // 32:47 - “Dreamin’” - ¡Vamanos! 34:47 - “Freak Child” - Grim Streaker 36:31 - “Fortune” (BTR Live Studio, 2017) - Big Bliss 38:57 - “Bleeding” - THICK 41:10 - “The Cemetery” - NO ICE 44:51 - “Backswimmer” - A Deer A Horse 49:03 - // More artists playing Saturday, June 9th // 52:18 - “Wayside” (BTR Live Studio, 2018) - Renata Zeiguer 55:35 - “Ay That’s Me” - Deerhoof 58:36 - “Ypsilanti” - Protomartyr 61:42 - “Friends” - Dead Stars 64:39 - “Solid 2 Void” - Half Waif 66:44 - // Outro // 69:42 - // Finish.

BTRtoday is presenting a showcase at the Northside Festival in June that will feature Lou Barlow, Shana Falana, and the Goon Sax playing at Knitting Factory. We’ve got a big block of Shana Falana songs for you here. Also, Black Moth Super Rainbow and The Stargazer Lilies are coming to town (Music Hall of Williamsburg to be exact) and Lazyeyes has a new album called Echoes coming out, with a release show at Secret Project Robot coming up. 00:00 - // StereoactiveNYC / BTRtoday ID // 00:40 - // Welcome / Northside Festival x BTRtoday // 03:27 - “Cool Kids” (BTR Live Studio, 2018) - Shana Falana 11:04 - “Lie 2 Me” (BTR Live Studio, 2018) - Shana Falana 17:43 - “Cloudbeats” - Shana Falana 22:25 - “Castle Kids” - Shana Falana 27:13 - “Ocean” - Shana Falana 35:06 - // Black Moth Super Rainbow + The Stargazer Lilies @ MHOW // 38:31 - “Panic Blooms” - Black Moth Super Rainbow 42:32 - “Rip On Through” - Black Moth Super Rainbow 44:27 - “Personal Autumn” - The Stargazer Lilies 48:36 - “A Beautiful Space” - The Stargazer Lilies 52:44 - “Glass House” - Lazyeyes 56:26 - “Wild Flower” - Lazyeyes 59:20 - // Lazyeyes Record Release at Secret Project Robot // 62:10 - // Outro + Disclaimer // 63:34 - // Finish.

Once a year, the King Pizza Records universe fully descends from its pizzafied plane of existence to deliver a weekend of unadulterated rock and roll madness upon our lowly terrestrial orb. It’s called PIZZAFEST. Specially, this year, it’s Pizzafest V and it’s happening May 17-19 at The Gutter in Brooklyn, New York. This episode of the podcast features as many bands that are playing the three day extravaganza as we could pack in, so listen up then get your tickets and go! Full lineup and details are on Facebook. 00:00 - // StereoactiveNYC / BTRtoday ID // 00:40 - // Welcome / getting right to it... // 02:00 - “Open Road” - Sun Voyager 05:48 - “Sister Act II: Electric Boogaloo (What If Idris Elba Was The Next James Bond)” - The Mad Doctors 10:37 - // About Pizzafest V // 16:32 - “Nerd Alert” (BTR Live Studio, 2018) - The Mad Doctors 18:52 - “The Cadillac” - Black Hatch 20:58 - “Big Picture” - The Night Screams 23:09 - ”Like You” - Glass Slipper 24:40 - “Strange Plastic Surgery” - Playboy Manbaby 26:42 - // Crazy Pills’ music video with cats // 29:12 - “Break It Down” (Serious Business, 2013) - Crazy Pills 32:34 - “It's All Mine” - Natural Velvet 35:25 - “Questions” - The Unders 37:31 - “Spiderback Boogie” - Rye Pines 39:35 - “Trapped” - Scout Harris 42:39 - // More about Pizzafest V // 47:39 - “Weekender” (BTR Live Studio, 2018) - The Royal They 50:21 - “Record High” - The Nuclears 52:17 - “Dreamin'” - ¡Vamanos! 54:11 - “Leopard Stealth” - Narcos Family Band 56:10 - // Outro + Disclaimer // 57:32 - // Finish.

Another new track from Parlor Walls in advance of their EP release show at Alphaville. Also, Holy Tunics is at Mercury Lounge, Soccer Mommy is at Rough Trade, Forth Wanderers and Trace Mountains are at Market Hotel, and GIVERS are at Baby’s All Right. 00:00 - // StereoactiveNYC / BTRtoday ID // 00:40 - // Welcome // 03:07 - “Neuromancer” - Parlor Walls 05:51 - “Low Vulture” - Parlor Walls 09:14 - “Forget Your Love” - Holy Tunics 11:59 - “Clutching the Straw Map To Your Heart” - Holy Tunics 14:36 - // Mic Break // 16:15 - “Skin” - Soccer Mommy 20:07 - “Your Dog” - Soccer Mommy 23:14 - “Last Girl” - Soccer Mommy 26:43 - // Mic Break // 27:24 - “Know Better” - Forth Wanderers 30:06 - “Slop” - Forth Wanderers 33:59 - “Adeline” - Trace Mountains 38:11 - “Soil” - Trace Mountains 42:56 - // Mic Break // 45:09 - “Wishing Well” - GIVERS 49:55 - “Bermuda” - GIVERS 54:13 - // Outro + Disclaimer // 55:37 - // Finish.

There’s a lot of excellent new music out by Brooklyn artists this April. In fact, you can attend release shows three nights in a row from Thursday, April 26th, through Saturday, April 28th for three different artists you can hear in this episode of the podcast. This is your first chance to hear a new track off of Parlor Walls’ new EP, EXO, anywhere on the BTR network. Additionally, we have tracks from Gracie Mansion’s new EP and Robot Princess’ new album available here for the first time anywhere. And you can download one of those Gracie Mansion tracks, “Backback,” right here from us. Producer's Note: Apologies to Gracie Mansion for getting one of their song titles wrong. It's called "Starling," not "Own Thing," as said in the episode. 00:00 - // StereoactiveNYC / BTRtoday ID // 00:40 - // Welcome // 01:47 - // BTR Premieres from Parlor Walls, Gracie Mansion, Robot Princess // 03:59 - “Low Vulture” - Parlor Walls (EXO single) 07:22 - “Cover Me” (BTR Live Studio, 2017) - Parlor Walls 10:44 - “What’s Your Basement” (BTR Live Studio, 2018) - Russian Baths 12:59 - “Scrub It” (BTR Live Studio, 2018) - Russian Baths 15:34 - // Parlor Walls’ ‘EXO’ EP and release show // 17:20 - // 2 exclusive premiere tracks from Gracie Mansion // 19:40 - “Backback” - Gracie Mansion 24:42 - "Starling" - Gracie Mansion 28:08 - “23 19” (Serious Business, 2013) - pow wow! 31:35 - // Gracie Mansion exclusive track download + release show // 36:58 - “Toxoplasmosis” - Robot Princess 40:55 - “Marky Moon” - Robot Princess 44:43 - “Flavor Country” - Robot Princess 49:00 - “Turing” - Mount Sharp 52:29 - // 2 exclusive tracks from Robot Princess’ ‘Apocalypse and Bullshit’ LP + release show // 58:30 - “The Instrument” - Wye Oak 61:47 - “Over and Over” - Wye Oak 64:29 - “Walkie Talkie” - Palm 67:00 - “Trying” - Palm // Shadow Expert, 2017 69:31 - // Outro + Disclaimer // 71:01 - // Finish.

Max Goransson is a veteran of the local NYC/Brooklyn music scene and played in numerous bands over his years in the city before moving to Massachusetts a few years back. He’ll be back in town in mid-April for a reunion of Quiet Loudly, the group he started with his old buddy Sal Garro and for which he provided much of the songwriting and sonic direction. Max stopped by for a discussion of his musical history, songwriting, and especially the band he and Sal began, which eventually included Tony Aquilino, John Weingarten, and Jonathan Pilkington Kahnt. 00:00 - // StereoactiveNYC / BTRtoday ID // 00:40 - // Welcome // 04:11 - “My Trusted Betrayer” (Serious Business, 2012) - Quiet Loudly 07:28 - // Introducing Max Goransson + Quiet Loudly // 08:53 - // Learning to play music... // 15:53 - // Max Goransson, aka Fallout Boy // 17:24 - // Emerson College // 21:56 - // Ringleader? // 22:59 - // Meeting Sal Garro / musical influences // 36:34 - // Max has a Rocket From The Crypt tattoo // 37:53 - // Max and Sal form Pinocchio Syndrome / move to Chicago // 42:21 - // Move to NYC / Quiet Loudly 1.0 / Meeting GunFight! and Tony Aquilino // 46:42 - // Burying the 1st record / working on ‘Soulgazer’ // 52:58 - “Church of Mud” - Quiet Loudly 58:07 - // About “Church of Mud” // 69:56 - // The Governors / Gabe Rothchild // 79:13 - “Small” - The Governors 85:05 - // More about The Governors // 91:07 - // 2nd Quiet Loudly album: “Go Into The Light Smiling” / meeting John Weingarten // 95:43 - // Kickstarter / Jeff Berner / Amy Everard 100:33 - “It’s Not The End Of The World (If It’s The End Of The World)” - Quiet Loudly 106:21 - // About the song / What’s different from 1st album? // 110:05 - // Touching on Clouder and Black Salad / Steve Spinella // 112:38 - // What would Quiet Loudly be like now? What is Max working on these days? // 122:40 - // JPK! / Reunion show details // 125:27 - // Outro + Disclaimer // 127:27 - // Finish.

Jesse R. Berlin and Jonathan Pilkington Kahnt are at Pine Box Rock Shop in Brooklyn. Oneida has a new album. And a whole bunch of NYC bands are down in Austin, Texas, for the 2018 South By Southwest Music Festival. Hear a bunch of those artists here. 00:00 - // StereoactiveNYC / BTRtoday ID // 00:40 - // Welcome / Jesse + JPK // 04:12 - “Tallulah” - Jesse R. Berlin 07:40 - “Imaginary Conversation” - Jonathan Pilkington Kahnt 11:33 - // SXSW coverage w/ Jeanette D. Moses and Elena Childers // 13:58 - “Series Finale” (BTR Live Studio, 2018) - Pow Pow Family Band 21:46 - “Mood” - Porches 24:07 - “Life’s A Lie” - Katie Von Schleicher 26:45 - “Lucky 88” - Speedy Ortiz 29:53 - “Dog Go Bark” - Washer 32:27 - “Want” - Boytoy 35:19 - // SXSW continued // 37:51 - “Mistress” - Acid Dad 40:20 - “Les Be In Love” - Surfbort 42:14 - “Freak Child” - Grim Streaker 44:08 - “Well Done” - IDLES 47:03 - “I’m So Clean” - A Place To Bury Strangers 49:39 - // SXSW wrap up / New Oneida // 54:05 - “Reputation” - Oneida 58:09 - “Romance” - Oneida 62:12 - // Outro + Disclaimer // 63:45 - // Finish.

Grooms and Oneida are both playing Secret Project Robot (different nights). Richard Buckner is at Union Hall. Big Thief’s Adrianne Lenker plays solo. New BTR Live Studio tracks from The Mad Doctors, and older session tracks from Robot Princess and the recently re-emerged pow wow! 00:00 - // StereoactiveNYC / BTRtoday ID // 00:40 - // Welcome // 04:19 - “Thimble” - Grooms 09:56 - “End” - Grooms 14:06 - “Treasure Plane” - Oneida 17:29 - “Wild Horses” - Oneida 21:29 - // Mic Break // 23:49 - “Thief” (BTR Live Studio, 2011) - Richard Buckner 26:44 - “Mythological Beauty” - Big Thief 31:47 - “Haley” - Big Thief 35:14 - // Mic Break // 38:29 - “Nerd Alert” (BTR Live Studio, 2018) - The Mad Doctors 40:50 - “Not Absolutely” (BTR Live Studio, 2018) - The Mad Doctors 43:50 - “Sleepyheadzzz” (Serious Business, 2014) - Robot Princess 48:03 - “Forgive Me, Wolfman” (Serious Business, 2014) - Robot Princess 51:38 - “Don’t Stop To Look” (Serious Business, 2013) - pow wow! 55:25 - Gliding” (Serious Business, 2013) - pow wow! 58:54 - // Mic Break // 62:38 - // Outro + Disclaimer // 64:02 - // Finish.

Lina Tullgren is playing at Alphaville and Three’s Brewing. Strfkr and Reptaliens are playing at Brooklyn Steel. Operator Music Band and Shana Falana are playing at H0L0. Hear them all on here. 00:00 - // StereoactiveNYC / BTRtoday ID // 00:40 - // Welcome // 02:19 - // Lina Tullgren comes back to NYC // 04:30 - “Asktell” - Lina Tullgren 07:15 - “Perfect” - Lina Tullgren 10:10 - “Fitchburg State” (BTR Live Studio, 2017) - Lina Tullgren 13:51 - “Red Dawn” (BTR Live Studio, 2017) - Lina Tullgren 18:21 - // Strfkr + Reptaliens at Brooklyn Steel // 20:45 - “Ubik” - Reptaliens 22:54 - “If You Want” - Reptaliens 26:06 - “Never Ever” - Strfkr 29:33 - “In The End” - Strfkr 33:16 - // Shana Falana + Operator Music Band at H0L0 // 38:48 - “Realistic Saturation” - Operator Music Band 42:03 - “Alarmed” - Operator Music Band 45:20 - “Cloudbeats” - Shana Falana 50:04 - “Lie 2 Me” - Shana Falana 56:08 - “Heavenstay” (BTR Live Studio, 2018) - Shana Falana 58:17 - “Go” (BTR Live Studio, 2018) - Shana Falana 61:42 - // Outro + Disclaimer // 64:26 - // Finish.

Oh My Rockness has a list of what they call the “Hardest-Working Bands of 2017” -- the artists who they listed the most shows for last year. Of the ten on the list, six will be playing a show together on Friday, February 2nd at Baby’s All Right. And we have music from five of those six to start this episode off: Big Bliss, Fruit & Flowers, Darkwing, Grim Streaker, THICK. After that, we have excellent new music from Kid In The Attic and TKR TKR. And we end with a block of music by the now Grammy-winning outfit Lost Bayou Ramblers from Lafayette, Louisiana, in town for one of their final shows before going on hiatus after nearly two decades of activity. 00:00 - // StereoactiveNYC / BTRtoday ID // 00:40 - // Welcome // 01:21 - // NYC’s Hardest-Working Bands of 2017 / Oh My Rockness // 04:48 - “Contact” (BTR Live Studio, 2017) - Big Bliss 08:58 - “Constants” (BTR Live Studio, 2017) - Big Bliss 12:42 - “Out Of Touch” (BTR Live Studio, 2016) - Fruit & Flowers 15:52 - “Quid Fakere (BTR Live Studio, 2017) - Darkwing 18:42 - “Babysitter” (BTR Live Studio, 2017) - Grim Streaker 20:42 - “Puke’s Diner” - THICK 24:23 - “Wasting My Time” - THICK 27:49 - // New music from KITA and TKR TKR // 33:32 - “More” - Kid In The Attic 36:28 - “Fragile Ego” - TKR TKR 38:49 - “Help Me” - TKR TKR 42:18 - // Lost Bayou Ramblers return to Brooklyn // 49:36 - “Bastille” (BTR Live Studio, 2012) - Lost Bayou Ramblers 53:19 - “Croche” (BTR Live Studio, 2012) - Lost Bayou Ramblers 57:03 - “Carolina Blues” (BTR Live Studio, 2012) - Lost Bayou Ramblers 59:36 - // Outro + Disclaimer // 60:51 - // Finish.

In this episode, we feature lots of excellent artists based in New York who’ve recently visited us for a session of BTR Live Studio: BIRDS (2018) https://allbirds.bandcamp.com/ https://www.facebook.com/BIRDS37/ Ghost Funk Orchestra (2017) https://ghostfunkorchestra.bandcamp.com/ https://www.facebook.com/ghostfunkorchestra/ Frame (2017) https://www.facebook.com/Frameforears/ https://soundcloud.com/frame-music Sloppy Heads (2017) https://sloppyheads.bandcamp.com/ https://www.facebook.com/thesloppyheads/ Elizabeth and the Catapult (2017) https://elizabethandthecatapult.com/ https://www.facebook.com/elizabethandthecatapult/ Strawberry Runners (2018) http://strawberryrunners.com/ https://www.facebook.com/strawberryrunners/ Pow Pow Family Band (2018) https://powpowfamilyband.bandcamp.com/ https://www.facebook.com/powpowfamilyband/ 00:00 - // StereoactiveNYC / BTRtoday ID // 00:16 - // Welcome // 04:56 - “Scatter” (BTR Live Studio, 2018) - BIRDS 07:40 - “Fade” (BTR Live Studio, 2018) - BIRDS 10:50 - // Mic Break // 12:14 - “Night Walker” (BTR Live Studio, 2017) - Ghost Funk Orchestra 14:56 - “Brain Fog” (BTR Live Studio, 2017) - Ghost Funk Orchestra 17:26 - // Mic Break // 18:20 - “One Of A Kind” (BTR Live Studio, 2017) - Frame 22:02 - “Runaround” (BTR Live Studio, 2017) - Frame 25:04 - // Mic Break // 25:59 - “Vibrator” (BTR Live Studio, 2017) - Sloppy Heads 30:23 - “Possession” (BTR Live Studio, 2017) - Sloppy Heads 33:52 - // Mic Break // 36:02 - “We Can Pretend” (BTR Live Studio, 2017) - Elizabeth and the Catapult 40:16 - “Underwater” (BTR Live Studio, 2017) - Elizabeth and the Catapult 44:10 - // Mic Break // 45:11 - “Hatcher Creek” (BTR Live Studio, 2018) - Strawberry Runners 48:51 - “Brother” (BTR Live Studio, 2018) - Strawberry Runners 52:18 - // Mic Break // 55:29 - “Series Finale” (BTR Live Studio, 2018) - Pow Pow Family Band 59:04 - // Outro + Disclaimer // 60:24 - // Finish.

Our first episode of 2018 features details about the Gold Streets reunion delivered by guitarist/singer Norm Vino. We also have excellent new music from The Royal They’s Foreign Being LP and Jesse R. Berlin’s Kill Em All EP. 00:00 - // StereoactiveNYC / BTRtoday ID // 00:16 - // Welcome / About Gold Streets // 04:39 - // Norm Vino from Gold Streets // 09:46 - “Funny Cry Happy” - Gold Streets 13:04 - “Billy’s Dead” - Gold Streets 16:34 - “Go” - Gold Streets 20:22 - “End Transmission” - Gold Streets 25:10 - // New music from the Royal They // 29:29 - “C.N.T” - The Royal They 32:46 - “Leech” - The Royal They 35:12 - “Sludgefucker” - The Royal They 38:39 - “Say Less” - The Royal They 41:36 - // New music from Jesse R. Berlin // 46:33 - “The LARPer” - Jesse R. Berlin 50:39 - “Levana” (Jeff Berner Drone Remix) - Jesse R. Berlin 55:27 - // Wrapping up // 56:28 - “Boris and Natasha” - Flying Pace 60:48 - “I’ll Bet” - Del Caesar 64:00 - // Outro + Disclaimer // 65:21 - // Finish.

For our final episode of the year, we present twenty songs by NYC-based artists who had new music out in 2017. We wholeheartedly recommend you support these artists by buying as many of these as you can: Katie Von Schleicher - Shitty Hits Grooms - Exit Index Landlady - The World Is A Loud Place Office Culture - I Did The Best I Could The New Restaurants - forgetabout.institute Elizabeth Devlin - Orchid Mantis Winston C.W. - Thirty Thelma - Thelma Pat Kelly - Planet X GunFight! - Stripes Shilpa Ray - Door Girl The Mad Doctors - No Waves, Just Sharks Grim Streaker - Girl Minority Parlor Walls - Opposites Stuyedeyed - Funeral OxenFree - Another Land Dead Stars - Perfect Patterns The Planes - Wax Diamond The Jaguar Club - Memory Moon Art Feynman - Blast Off Through The Wicker 00:00 - // StereoactiveNYC / BTRtoday ID // 00:16 - // Welcome // 02:17 - “The Image” - Katie Von Schleicher 05:38 - “Horoscopes” - Grooms 09:40 - “Electric Abdomen” - Landlady 14:40 - “Try It” - Office Culture 20:12 - “Celebrity Cruises” - The New Restaurants 23:16 - “The Field” - Elizabeth Devlin 27:57 - “Phil and Serge” - Winston C.W. 31:55 - “White Couches” - Thelma 36:57 - “Loose End” - Pat Kelly 39:22 - “Raise & Fall” - GunFight! 44:08 - // Mic Break // 46:53 - “EMT Police and the Fire Department” - Shilpa Ray 51:05 - “Dial M (For Sultry)” - The Mad Doctors 54:13 - “Psycho” - Grim Streaker 56:51 - “Cover Me” - Parlor Walls 59:24 - “Funeral” - Stuyedeyed 63:46 - “Machine” - OxenFree 67:57 - “Pink Clouds” - Dead Stars 70:27 - "ATMs" - The Planes 73:16 - “SkyRide” - The Jaguar Club 78:41 - "Feeling Good About Feeling Good" - Art Feynman 86:13 - // Outro + Disclaimer // 91:04 - // Finish.

The year is set to close out with lots of great rock shows happening around NYC. We’ve got a new track called “Sludgefucker” by The Royal They mixed in with music by Crazy Pills and El Silver Cabs to preview a show they’re all playing at The Gutter. Plus we’ve got tracks from the two most recent Guided By Voices albums making their BTR premiere. And we have tracks by Pile and Bad History Month to preview the release show they’re playing for Exploding In Sound Records’ Live At Shea. Also, Black Marble has a show in Brooklyn, so we have a couple of tracks by them. 00:00 - // StereoactiveNYC / BTRtoday ID // 00:16 - // Welcome // 01:22 - // New track from The Royal They // 02:29 - “Sludgefucker” - The Royal They 05:55 - “Truncheon” - The Royal They 08:50 - “Nothing But Love” - Crazy Pills 12:26 - “Look Alive” - Crazy Pills 14:54 - “Bloom” - El Silver Cabs 18:35 - // Mic Break // 22:50 - “Hissing For Peace” - Pile 25:48 - “Fingers” - Pile 30:32 - “Being Nothing” - Bad History Month 33:37 - “A Warm Recollection” - Bad History Month 35:55 - // Mic Break // 40:19 - “When We All Hold Hands At The End Of The World” - Guided By Voices 42:16 - “Sudden Fiction” - Guided By Voices 44:54 - “Boy W” - Guided By Voices 47:25 - “Nothing Gets You Real” - Guided By Voices 49:45 - // Mic Break // 51:26 - "Iron Lung” - Black Marble 55:17 - “Golden Heart” - Black Marble 58:37 - // Outro + Disclaimer // 60:00 - // Finish.

Local artists are well represented at Brooklyn venues in the last days of November and first days of December, with shows featuring Mount Sharp, Flying Pace, Shilpa Ray, Acid Dad, and gobbinjr. Plus Angel Olsen comes to town. 00:00 - // StereoactiveNYC / BTRtoday ID // 00:16 - // Welcome // 02:15 - “Shut Up Kiss Me” - Angel Olsen 05:31 - “Forgiven/Forgotten” - Angel Olsen 07:29 - “Unfucktheworld” - Angel Olsen 09:33 - “Crazy Eyes” - Mount Sharp 12:20 - “Skin” - Mount Sharp 15:47 - “RUR” - Flying Pace 20:03 - "Centralia" - Flying Pace 24:59 - // Mic Break // 30:17 - “Revelations of a Stamp Monkey” - Shilpa Ray 34:16 - “Rockaway Blues” - Shilpa Ray 37:58 - // Mic Break // 41:58 - “Brain Body” (BTR Live Studio, 2016) - Acid Dad 47:11 - “Grim” (BTR Live Studio, 2016) - Acid Dad 51:19 - “Don'tchya Kno” (BTR Live Studio, 2017) - gobbinjr 54:04 - // Outro + Disclaimer // 55:33 - // Finish.

We have a lot of music and artists that are new to the podcast in this episode, including Bad History Month with a song off their new album, ‘Dead And Loving It: An Introductory Exploration Of Pessimysticism’ -- plus songs by their Exploding In Sound labelmates, Two Inch Astronaut and Baked. Also new to the podcast are El Silver Cabs, White Reaper, and Slaughter Beach, Dog. And to celebrate the release of Taylor Swift’s sixth studio album, Taylor Slow is back in action to play covers of Swift’s songs reeeeaaaaaaallllllllllllyyyyy sloooooooooooooooooooow, so to celebrate that we have a song by The New Restaurants, which features members of Taylor Slow. Oh, and Guerilla Toss’ will be live soon with their off-kilter badass jams, so we have a couple of exclusive live tracks from when they visited BTR for a session. 00:00 - // StereoactiveNYC / BTRtoday ID // 00:16 - // Welcome // 02:03 - “Half Bad” - White Reaper 04:44 - “I Don’t Think She Cares” - White Reaper 06:42 - “Judy French” - White Reaper 10:06 - “Another Day” - White Reaper 11:57 - “Figurines” - El Silver Cabs 15:11 - “Libraries of Los Angeles County” - The New Restaurants 18:35 - // Mic Break // 24:21 - “The Nonexistent Distance” - Bad History Month 28:34 - “Can You Please Not Help” - Two Inch Astronaut 31:44 - “Lure Coursing” - Two Inch Astronaut 36:28 - “Codec” (Serious Business, 2014) - Baked 39:11 - // Mic Break // 41:57 - “Eraser Stargazer Forever” (BTR Live Studio, 2016) - Guerilla Toss 46:02 - [unknown] (BTR Live Studio, 2016) - Guerilla Toss 50:34 - // Mic Break // 53:45 - “Gold and Green” - Slaughter Beach, Dog 56:50 - “Bad Beer” - Slaughter Beach, Dog 60:17 - // Outro + Disclaimer // 61:52 - // Finish.

There are a lot of shows going on between October 26th and November 9th...We’ve got brand new stuff by Winston C.W., pretty new stuff by Heaters, and exclusive BTRtoday live tracks by Marijuana Deathsquads, Julien Baker, Michael Nau, Breanna Barbara, Big Bliss, and Grim Streaker. There’s also a good deal of King Pizza Records represented with The Mad Doctors, Sun Voyager, and Lumps. So, what’s that leave? Well, Battles, Pat Kelly, and Guantanamo Baywtach. Like we said, there’s a lot going on. 00:00 - // StereoactiveNYC / BTRtoday ID // 00:16 - // Welcome // 02:13 - “Ewok Sadness” (Serious Business, 2013) - Marijuana Deathsquads 07:20 - “Claw Of Shame” (Serious Business, 2013) - Marijuana Deathsquads 12:38 - “Dot Net” - Battles 15:36 - // Mic Break // 19:54 - “Sprained Ankle” (BTR Live Studio, 2015) - Julien Baker 22:45 - “Phil and Serge” - Winston C.W. 26:41 - “Easy” - Winston C.W. 30:12 - “TCBY” - Pat Kelly 32:06 - “Good Moon” (BTR Live Studio, 2016) - Michael Nau 36:26 - // Mic Break // 42:29 - “Nothin But Your Love” (BTR Live Studio, 2016) - Breanna Barbara 47:51 - “Thanksgiving I” - Heaters 52:58 - “Neglect” - Guantanamo Baywatch 57:19 - “Sleep Tight” - Lumps 59:39 - “Not Dead” - Lumps 63:35 - “High Ideal” (BTR Live Studio, 2017) - Big Bliss 68:12 - “Fortune” (BTR Live Studio, 2017) - Big Bliss 70:43 - “Miami Girl” (BTR Live Studio, 2017) - Grim Streaker 71:59 - “Babysitter” (BTR Live Studio, 2017) - Grim Streaker 77:10 - “Mind Rot” - The Mad Doctors 78:48 - “Trip” - Sun Voyager 81:53 - // Outro + Disclaimer // 83:24 - // Finish.

In this episode, we’re focused on artists playing shows around NYC in the weeks after October 11. The Duke Of Surl is kicking off a tour. The Footlight has Baked one night and a benefit show for Drew St. Aubin featuring GunFight! And Robot Princess the next, Cults is at Music Hall of Williamsburg in support of an excellent new album, and Katie Von Schleicher, Caroline Says, and gobbinjr join forces at Union Pool. 00:00 - // StereoactiveNYC / BTRtoday ID // 00:16 - // Welcome // 02:28 - “October Manifesto” - The Duke Of Surl 07:14 - “Ham Radio” - The Duke Of Surl 09:54 - “Mick Jagger” (Serious Business, 2014) - Baked 16:16 - // Mic Break // 19:50 - “Raise & Fall” - GunFight! 24:34 - “Yo Cora [I’m A Goner]” - GunFight! 29:02 - “Claudia” - Robot Princess 32:53 - “4 Blue” - Robot Princess 36:17 - // Mic Break // 40:47 - “Offering” - Cults 44:57 - “Gilded Lily” - Cults 48:25 - “The Image” - Katie Von Schleicher 51:47 - “My Fiance’s Pets” - Caroline Says 54:34 - “Reason” (BTR Live Studio, 2017) - gobbinjr 57:31 - // Outro + Disclaimer (featuring“Futility Modes” by The Duke Of Surl) // 59:09 - // Finish.

The New Restaurants is a Brooklyn-based band led by longtime friends Beau Alessi and Doug Schrashun, two veterans of the NYC/Brooklyn music scene -- perhaps best known for their involvement in MiniBoone and Robot Princess. With a new website (as opposed to an album) available now on Bandcamp and soon at forgetabout.institute, the duo talk about their history together (which includes writing NBA All Star Jams eleven years running) as well as their unique way of writing music for this latest project. Also in the episode, we have music by c’yotes, Metz, and Deerhoof. 00:00 - // StereoactiveNYC / BTRtoday ID // 00:16 - // Welcome // 00:57 - // c’yotes // 03:41 - “Thievery” - c’yotes 05:39 - “Nothing Left” - c’yotes 08:57 - // Beau Alessi + Doug Schrashun (The New Restaurants) 14:29 - // Interview begins // 15:19 - // How did they get to know each other? // 18:00 - // NBA All Star Jams // 21:13 - // Humor in music and finding a balance // 26:51 - // The aesthetic or tone of The New Restaurants / satire? // 30:24 - // Next steps / live version of the band // 32:04 - // Facebook // 33:24 - // Writing process // 36:21 - // Doug songs vs. Beau songs / collaboration // 38:45 - // About “Celebrity Cruises" // 39:23 - “Celebrity Cruises” - The New Restaurants 42:27 - // More about writing // 44:43 - // Doug song? // 47:35 - “Tropical Contact High” - The New Restaurants 50:42 - // Translating recorded versions of songs to live versions // 53:19 - // Trying to avoid the comparison game / influences, etc. // 60:08 - // What’s next for The New Restaurants? // 63:03 - “Color Me Vegan” - The New Restaurants 65:31 - // Mic Break // 67:38 - “Get Off” (Serious Business, 2012) - Metz 69:45 - “Headache” (Serious Business, 2012) - Metz 71:46 - “I Will Spite Survive” (feat. Jenn Wasner) - Deerhoof 75:13 - // Mic Break // 77:54 - // Outro + Disclaimer // 79:16 - // Finish.