Lofi live sets and interviews of bands and musicians recorded on a Tascam 4-track.
Ther, the project of Philadelphia recording engineer Heather Jones of So Big Auditory, play some songs off of the new record "Trembling", as well as a couple from their split with Sadurn. 01:19 - A Mouse / 06:00 - Advil / 09:28 - Resurrection Sundae / 16:33 - April in Paris / 22:18 - 200 Dollars / 30:17 - Medusa Phase - The Way I Feel / 33:25 - The Afterglows - Sea of Hate
Post-punk quartet Positronix play a bunch of new songs and one from their most recent release "Bad House". 02:18 - The Fall of the Stompulon / 06:51 - Hardtack / 11:08 - Motte and Bailey / 16:21 - Country Girl / 20:31 - Clampdown/State of Affairs / 29:47 - Pylon - Precaution / 32:34 - Xmal Deutschland - Begrab Mein Herz
The Cradle play a bunch of new songs and recaps a week-long bus tour of the east coast. 2:13 - Air Quality Warning / 9:20 - Direct Light / 13:18 - Sea Level / 19:52 - September 13, 2021 / 24:47 - Heaving Dumb Spring / 30:25 - Can't Stand It / 33:50 - Los Borrachos (Luzmila Carpio) / 40:03 - Frankie Consent - Shattered the House / 43:08 - mems - if mice
Lofi post-punk band Sweeping Promises play songs from their incredible record "Hunger For A Way Out". 01:52 - Hunger for a Way Out / 05:42 - Upright / 10:20 - Atelier / 16:19 - Falling Forward / 20:20 - Pain Without a Touch / 24:08 - An Appetite / 29:37 - Pleaser - Passwords / 31:32 - Baby Chihuahua
DC band BRNDA play some songs from their newest record "Do You Like Salt?" plus a couple of others. 02:02 - Beverage of Choice / 05:49 - Service Loser / 09:55 - Zebra / 14:01 - Wrong Taco / 16:34 - Year of the Hot Dog by Burger Gang / 18:56 - Perfect World / 22:36 - Aunt Linda c. 1989 / 26:48 - Mayhem Tom / 32:04 - Maxshh - Nature I Guess / 34:19 - Bottled Up - Full Yum
Philly Psych-rock duo Writhing Squares play a few sprawling tracks from their new record "Chart For The Solution". 01:37 - North Side of the Sky / 12:05 - NFU / 19:13 - Rogue Moon/Resurrect Dead on Planet Whatever / 33:31 - Wipers - Is This Real / 36:07 - M.O.T.O. - Choking On Your Insides
Philly lofi indie/bedroom pop band Julian plays some songs mostly off their new record Longing. 01:43 - Low / 05:15 - Plant a Tree / 10:17 - She Follows / 14:09 - Bike / 17:20 - Out There / 21:36 - April Magazine - AM / 23:38 - 22º Halo - Ripple
Medieval-tinged punk band Poison Ruin rip through some songs and talk about horror movies. 02:08 - Paladin's Wrath / 06:22 - Doppleganger / 11:56 - Carrion / 17:34 - Edifice / 24:28 - Thing - My Double / 27:16 - Ideation - Penal Colony
Philly songwriter Dominique Diglio (previously appearing on Karl Blau's episode) plays some songs from her new tape "Songs for Tara". 01:37 - Hara / 06:25 - Say / 13:43 - Junk / 21:08 - Division / 26:06 - She / 31:26 - I'm Set Free (Velvet Underground) / 38:31 - Lomelda - Wonder / 40:39 - Queasy - Seven Futures
Remember Sports play some stripped-down trio versions of songs from their new record "Like A Stone". 02:04 - Making It Right / 05:44 - Materialistic / 13:33 - Falling Awake / 17:26 - Like A Stone / 25:39 - Moontype - About You / 27:43 - Ylayali - Magic Eye
New Philly punk band Mesh play songs from their amazing debut tape. 0:54 - CIA Mind Control / 05:47 - Company Jeep / 09:53 - Traveller / 14:14 - Missing Link / 18:46 - Regular Guy / 24:54 - Ur Dead / 32:43 - Straw Man Army - Option Despair / 35:13 - Optic Nerve - Crash
New Philly noise-rock band Rid Of Me rips through a bunch of songs from an upcoming record. 01:20 - Myself / 06:53 - 23 / 11:47 - I Don't Wanna / 17:26 - Dealing / 23:45 - Broke Shit / 27:48 - Pit / 36:58 - Clock Of Time - Companion / 39:38 - Nag - Dragon Fat
Pleasure Systems plays some intimate versions of songs from the record Visiting The Well on Orchid Tapes. 01:25 - Blur / 06:41 - What the Day Brings / 11:51 - When Your Beard Fell Out / 16:53 - When I Look for You / 21:12 - Life Sized / 26:00 - The Maze / 32:59 - Ben Varian - Goodbye Scoundrels / 34:36 - Daisies - Lifestyles
Philly weirdo noise-rock quartet Carnivorous Bells play some songs from their incredible record "The Upturned Stone" as well as some new tracks. 01:21 - Moonlit Pierrot / 06:06 - The Master's Plate / 12:06 - Dwelling Head / 16:58 - Bad Place/The Chase / 26:33 - EIEIEIO - okokOK / 28:05 - FACS - XOUT
Nine Of Swords play a bunch of new unreleased songs and pine to play a post-pandemic show. 01:59 - Reversed / 04:27 - Of Anguish / 07:24 - The Pavement / 11:07 - In the Silent Waters / 15:29 - Watch / 21:34 - Unconditional / 27:21 - Duckis - Issue / 28:36 - Waste Man - The Siren
Philly indie/folk band Sadurn play some songs off their unreleased newer album. 02:37 - Radiator / 10:56 - Golden Arm / 16:56 - Just Be Simple (Songs: Ohia) / 23:17 - Snake / 31:00 - MJ Lenderman - Someone Get the Grill Out of the Rain / 32:10 - Styrofoam Winos - In Your Room
Michael Cantor of The Goodbye Party plays some solo versions of songs from their new record Beautiful Motors. 01:25 - Falling / 06:47 - Lost / 15:10 - No Reason / 21:39 - Funeral Season / 27:21 - Snow / 36:54 - Gary Davenport - Labyrinth / 38:23 - Any Trouble - Yesterday's Love
Philly improv noise band Ooloi play a few drone-metal jams the day after Halloween. 01:02 - Improv 1 / 09:42 - Improv 2 / 21:26 - Improv 3 / 37:58 - Sour Spirit - Fist Meets Traffic / 38:50 - 700 Bliss - Basic
New Philly metal band Spesimin rips through the songs from their first demo tape. 00:45 - Intro/Spesimin / 06:57 - Mentally Mutilated/Violent Sanctification / 15:23 - Sycophant Slaughter / 19:50 - Born in the Crypts / 28:33 - Goblin USA - Loose Flesh / 30:03 - Destructos - The Sight
50th episode! I'm showcasing my own project The Fragiles, premiering some rough mixes of new tracks and playing a couple of stripped down versions of songs from the first record, all while answering some listener questions. 01:21 - Strangers / 07:18 - Dream SY / 13:02 - Garden of Cleaners / 16:43 - Big Arcade / 22:13 - Dunedin Dark / 28:15 - Psychic Flowers - Crashes and Crows / 30:28 - David Settle - End of the Ends
Dan Wriggins of Friendship plays some new songs and a cover with a couple of bandmates on a back-porch. 01:12 - All Things Being Equal / 07:30 - What's the Move / 13:47 - Lucinda on June Bug / 19:40 - Going Away (Utah Phillips) / 26:56 - Dent / 36:16 - Nick Garrie - Can I Stay With You / 38:53 - Arco Iris - Lucero Andino
Nina Ryser plays some dreamy synth tracks off her new LP "Paths of Color". 0:53 - Dancing in the Street / 6:53 - Close My Eyes / 12:23 - Know Me Like You Do / 18:30 - Shelf the Trophy / 24:37 - The Dolphins (Fred Neil) / 31:14 - Family Fodder - Film Music / 35:20 - Norma Tanega - Waves
Noise rock band Crooked Spine play some songs from their EP "End Of Days" as well as some new tracks. 0:53 - Burning / 5:34 - Shanghai White Oak Tree / 9:26 - New Song / 16:09 - Five Grand in the Hole / 19:49 - End of Days Compound / 26:23 - All Reasons for Leaving / 31:35 - Stuck - Wrong Question / 33:48 - USA Nails - Smile
Philly's Laser Background plays some stripped-down versions of brand new songs out on the sidewalk. 01:14 - Open Corridor / 05:50 - L8 / 09:55 - Sleep Slop / 18:03 - Mr. Nice / 23:06 - Final Form / 28:09 - Tomorrow - My White Bicycle / 31:24 - The Nightcrawlers - Little Black Egg
Michael Cormier plays all new songs written during the pandemic. 0:44 - Yellow Sadness // 4:45 - I'll Stay on the Line // 8:31 - Control // 15:03 - Degradation // 20:15 - When You Pass Through // 27:51 - Empty Mugs // 32:57 - Buggin // 38:06 - Kath Bloom - Who You Are // 41:26 - Labi Siffre - Crying, Laughing, Loving, Lying
Philadelphia hardcore favorites Soul Glo play a whole bunch of new songs. 01:25 - Untitled 1 // 03:51 - Rolling Loud Hear My Cry // 07:40 - 31 // 13:41 - 27 // 17:01 - We Wants Revenge // 21:09 - Gold Chain Punk (Who Gonna Beat My Ass?) // 27:07 - I'm On Probation // 30:41 - Fucked Up If True // 35:36 - Rid Of Me - Summer Song // 38:16 - The Comes - Public Circle
Longtime indie songwriter Karl Blau plays some songs off his new record "Children Of All Ages" with the help of his daughter Poppy and friend Dom. 01:46 - Rainbow // 05:34 - Outside // 09:59 - Stuffing With Stuff // 14:55 - Spin Around // 21:26 - When I Catch the Reins // 30:32 - Twilight // 36:16 - Holy Gifts - White Moon // 38:45 - Jimmy Carter and the Dallas County Green - Anyway
The most underrated band in the undergound, Vacation, rip through a bunch of songs from across their extensive discography. 0:00 - Hole That Once Held a Screw // 3:15 - Psychick Gasoline // 7:15 - Colored by Numbers // 11:45 - Shelled Pagans // 16:37 - Deflector Head // 19:32 - Sharptooth Tinsel Town // 22:43 - Rebel Rebel // 26:37 - Blueberry Patch
Brooklyn-based math rock duo Gorgeous plays some songs from their incredible 2020 "Egg". Still don't have access to intro music or recording equipment for intro/outro haha. 0:00 - Material World // 05:08 - Shed Boys // 10:02 - There is No There There // 16:55 - Never Forever // 24:04 - Hole // 29:37 - Buh-Bye
Radiator Hospital plays a full band set this time. Jon's the reason I moved into the house where the podcast was hosted, and this was recorded my last week of living there, so it was a nice full circle. 0:00 - My New Chord // 3:11 - Lose Sight of You/Out the Door // 9:31 - Dead as Dreams // 12:18 - Lonely Road // 17:46 - Five and Dime // 20:59 - People at the Show // 26:01 - Half Empty
Shreddy noise-rock trio Editrix play a bunch of new songs and talk power trios and Some Kind of Monster. 0:47 - Medley // 06:13 - On the Subject of // 11:09 - Heavy/Torture // 19:26 - One Truck Gone // 25:07 - The History of Dance // 32:06 - Nomeansno - It's Catching Up // 35:35 - Krill - Fly
Philly punk band Insane Earth rip through some songs and eat sours. 00:42 - Big Baby // 03:43 - Made of Stone // 07:35 - Unghh pt 2 // 10:01 - Caca // 13:11 - The World // 15:59 - Cracked // 20:08 - The Bomb // 25:14 - Supercharger - You Irritate Me // 27:32 - The Gizmos - Bible Belt Baby
Philadelphia hip-hop artist Pedazo De Carne Con Ojo plays a bunch of songs from his new record ¿Pero Like Cómo E'tá? 0:50 - Mind Racing // 6:40 - I Trip U Trip // 10:45 - Refrain // 14:28 - Capicú // 19:33 - Cómo E'tá // 24:09 - Minor Relief // 28:59 - Hold Me Down // 33:20 - Maybe Don't // 39:44 - ZekeUltra - Untitled II // 42:21 - Milo - Paging Mr. Bill Nunn
Philly lofi indie band 22° Halo (Sleeper Records) plays a bunch of new songs. 0:47 - Library on Shuffle // 4:42 - Right Way Wrong // 10:48 - Pond // 15:16 - Storm // 20:41 - Wranglers in Blue // 29:46 - Comet Gain - The Girl with the Melted Mind and Her Fear of the Open Door // 32:20 - Bona Dish - Tactile Sob
Proggy-indie Boston trio Pet Fox play some songs from their first two LPs. 0:47 - Grown Up // 04:08 - Find Me // 08:16 - How to Quit // 13:12 - Swerving // 15:59 - Rare Occasion // 20:49 - You Cry Wolf // 28:19 - Fine Line // 33:29 - The Fragiles - City Nights // 36:48 - Squitch - Chamomileon
Philadelphia hardcore quartet Blueprint play some songs from their two great 2019 EPs. 0:39 - Isolate // 3:06 - Bad Attitude // 6:26 - Another One // 9:16 - Disgust // 13:43 - Next to You // 17:24 - Temptation // 22:29 - Armor - Military Discount // 24:32 - Nazi Dust - Suffering
Philly noise-punk band Drill plays some songs from their EP This Is Not A Drill, as well as some new songs. 0:47 - The Tower // 2:39 - Assimilate // 6:55 - Rocks // 10:55 - Predator // 14:13 - Incomplete // 24:58 - Thank You // 28:24 - Good Throb - Psycho Disco // 30:44 - Gumming - Lockjaw
New York post-punk trio Patti play some songs off of their new LP "Good Big" out on Erste Theke Tontraeger and talk over an annoyingly loud furnace. 0:51 - Color Kill // 4:28 - Rubber // 7:50 - Look at My List // 12:18 - In Some Ways Yes // 15:41 - Actor Is // 19:25 - Vestido! // 22:20 - Maxine // 24:17 - Is Ours Not Yes // 27:49 - Being Where it Shouldn't Be // 32:40 - Dr Squeamish // 35:17 - Fully Foam Ending // 40:10 - Suburban Lawns - Gossip // 42:12 - Plastics - I Wanna Be Plastic
Sludgy-indie trio Kal Marks play songs from their new EP "Let the Shit House Burn Down". 0:51 - Head's Been Ringing // 06:28 - Nu Legs // 12:19 - Kimmy // 16:24 - Science is Science // 28:22 - Sallow - Untitled II // 31:47 - Pinebender - Varsity
Philly post-hardcore duo King Azaz stop by to play some new and old songs. 0:43 - Capricorn // 4:17 - Scum // 9:28 - Ghosts // 16:59 - Pearl // 23:15 - Graveyards // 29:15 - Guts - Why Try? // 30:31 - Liquid Limbs - Anti Sacred Shrine
NY indie band Bethlehem Steel play some songs of their new self-titled record (and one from their excellent split with Washer). 0:47 - Bad Girl // 7:52 - Fake Sweater // 14:08 - Empty Room // 19:55 - Not Lotion // 25:24 - Couches // 30:15 - Edith Nylon - Tank // 32:19 - Disco Doom - Love 77
Floridian noise-rock quartet Clang! plays some songs of their self-released album Whac-A-Mole. 0:51 - Shovel // 07:58 - 21 // 11:12 - Obvi // 14:56 - Women // 19:45 - Gemorrah // 29:57 - So // 34:27 - Permanent Makeup - An Unburdening // 37:30 - Nude Tayne - We're Almost There
LA noise-rock quintet Media Jeweler (Fire Talk Records) plays a bunch of amazing new songs. 1:04 - Model // 7:26 - Brush Strokes // 11:12 - Heaven // 18:19 - Heli // 20:43 - Stuck // 27:12 - Picky Bunches - Broken Butter // 30:27 - Traps PS - After the Wall
New Brunswick trio Screaming Females plays some songs in the basement and discusses DIY, classic rock, and gum. 01:38 - I Do // 07:55 - Where I Live // 12:54 - Sheep // 16:53 - A New Kid // 23:26 - Drop by Drop // 28:05 - Dirt // 32:40 - Sleepover Club - Slurthday // 34:08 - Spowder - The Man with Two Mouths
Experimental folk artist Ana Woulfe from Philadelphia plays some songs off her new record "From The Canopy" and some even newer ones! 1:22 - Hunters // 6:49 - Friends With Water // 13:30 - There is a Bell // 21:46 - No Tampering // 27:19 - Slow Burying // 33:52 - Amps For Christ - The Grey Funnel Line // 36:31 - Chris Weisman - Welcome to the Sand
Philly indie trio Florry play a bunch of new songs and a couple from their Sister Polygon release "Brown Bunny". 1:15 - Older Girlfriend // 5:10 - Please // 11:31 - See-Thru // 13:50 - Scared // 20:48 - Jane // 25:38 - Here // 29:03 - Bye // 33:16 - Extra // 38:35 - Kleenex - Might is Right // 41:04 - Go Sailor - It's a Fine Day for Sailing
Tim Buchanan of Cherry Death plays some solo country-tinged songs from his record on Crutch of Memory. 1:52 - Summer // 7:28 - Watch Over Me // 16:02 - Grinnin // 21:29 - Turn to Laughter // 27:37 - Downstream Blues // 32:08 - Farther Along // 39:05 - International Submarine Band - Luxury Liner // 41:55 - Louvin Brothers - Great Atomic Power
Boston slow-indie trio Horse Jumper Of Love play some songs from their new record So Divine. 1:43 - Nature // 8:36 - Airport // 15:56 - Ur Real Life // 21:08 - Cops // 24:25 - John's Song // 30:17 - Bad History Month - The Imaginary Tone of My Own Voice Talking Shit // 32:58 - Bottomless Pit - Dogtag
Blown-out indie duo Washer blasts through some songs from their Exploding In Sound releases. 1:52 - Elbow // 4:34 - Bass #2 // 7:41 - Hallmark/Beansy // 12:13 - Super Pop // 15:27 - Dog Go Bark // 19:42 - Everybody Sounds Fake // 24:03 - Your Guess is as Bad as Mine // 28:07 - Wet Nails // 33:36 - Blue Ray - Tennis // 35:17 - Lowercase - Earth Minus One
Nashville powerviolence quartet Thirdface rips through a bunch of old and unnamed new songs, and talks about running DIY venues, Girls Rock Camp, starting from shitty phone demos, and Hellraiser. 02:23 - 10 / 04:25 - 9 / 07:44 - 7 / 10:22 - Legendary Suffering / 13:51 - 12 / 18:18 - Local / 21:09 - No Relief / 24:53 - 11 / 28:16 - 8 / 32:33 - Judy and the Jerks - Destroix / 34:14 - Protocol - Bloodsport I
Italian hardcore band Impulso plays a bunch of songs and gives a short interview on the half of the cassette I didn't tape over :( 01:24 - Nessun Impulso/Soffoco // 06:52 - Tutto ti e gia stato detto // 09:17 - Constante Ossessione/Scontro Essenzialle/Molteplici Identita // 14:53 - Vento Statico // 17:11 - ???/Taglio El Vuoto/Ombre // 24:03 - Lukta - POV // 24:53 - Shitty Life - Weirdos