Podcasts about Dangerbird Records

On this episode of Snacky Tunes, Darin Bresnitz heads to the Lone Star State for a conversation with Alba Huerta, the award-winning bartender and owner of Julep in Houston. Alba shares how her childhood backyard parties shaped her hospitality style, her journey to mastering the craft of cocktails, and what it meant to win a James Beard Award while giving back to her local community through mentorship.Then it's a trip into the archives with a visit from Samira Winter of the band Winter, recorded live at Dangerbird Records in Silver Lake. Samira reflects on her college days in Boston and performs a few tracks off her shimmering release Infinite Summer.Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music (Phaidon), is now on shelves at bookstores around the world. It features over eighty of the world's top chefs who share personal stories of how music has been an important, integral force in their lives. The chefs also give personal recipes and curated playlists too. It's an anthology of memories, meals and mixtapes. Pick up your copy by ordering directly from Phaidon, or by visiting your local independent bookstore. Visit our site, www.snackytunes.com for more info.

On today's episode, Darin sits down with producer and director Antonio Diaz, alongside chef Diego Argoti, to dive into the new PBS SoCal series, Rebel Kitchen, where Diego's innovative restaurant, Poltergeist, is featured in one of the episodes. We chat about what it means to tie your art to your life, and of course, the incredible soundtrack you can expect to hear at Poltergeist over the next few weeks.Later on, we're dipping into the archives to revisit one of our favorite performances from 2019 at Dangerbird Records with the legendary post-punk quartet from Compton, The Pantheons. It's a killer performance paired with a great conversation.As summer rolls on, please consider supporting HRN. Your donations, whatever you can afford, are greatly appreciated.Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music (Phaidon), is now on shelves at bookstores around the world. It features over eighty of the world's top chefs who share personal stories of how music has been an important, integral force in their lives. The chefs also give personal recipes and curated playlists too. It's an anthology of memories, meals and mixtapes. Pick up your copy by ordering directly from Phaidon, or by visiting your local independent bookstore. Visit our site, www.snackytunes.com for more info.Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support Snacky Tunes by becoming a member.Snacky Tunes is Powered by Simplecast.

For the first of our special LISTMAS LOCK episodes, hosts Reggie Worth and Jason Jefferies are joined by Jason Lytle, frontman of Grandaddy, who discusses his latest album Blu Wav, which is on Dangerbird Records.  Topics of discussion include skateboarding, the intersection of nature and technology, the influence of place on art, office environments, Jazzmasters, the lesser explored parts of Yosemite, making positives out of negatives, Pintos on the moon and much more.  Blu Wav can be purchased from your friendly local record store or ordered here.  Happy listening!

SLOTHRUST rocks this episode of THE CITY'S BACKYARD PODCAST as we talk with lead singer/guitarist Leah Wellbaum! Slothrust — the duo composed of principal songwriter, guitar player, and unrepentant aesthete Leah Wellbaum and drummer Will Gorin — recently unveiled their brand new EP entitledI Promise, out now via Dangerbird Records.A key part of the tracklisting is the band's standout cover of Ginuwine's "Pony," on which they shamelessly wield and respect the track's raunchy nature and punch it up with a sludgy musicality, praised by outlets such as Billboard, Consequence, and Stereogum, and additionally added to the official Spotify 'Rock Covers' playlist.In addition to their new EP release, Slothrust has embarked on a tour in celebration of the 10-Year Anniversary of their release, Of Course You Do. The duo (a trio when playing live shows) is on it's  second leg of the tour, with continued support from Weakened FriendsFor more on SLOTHRUST click here for tour info and more! https://www.slothrust.com

"Everything On Memory" The Fresno-born, Modesto-raised Jim Fairchild got his start on guitar as a teenager and in the mid-nineties became the lead guitar player for the indie rock outfit Grandaddy. That would be enough to make a resume' shimmer, but Fairchild was just getting started. He was the touring guitar player for Giant Sand, he worked with everyone from Hawaii to Dappled Cities and he took over for Johnny Marr in Modest Mouse in 2009 and played lead guitar for them until 2021. Fairchild fronted the band All Smiles, he was selected to lead a project at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art in 2010 and started a new project called Grace Meridian in 2020. But that's not all—Fairchild currently is the Director of A&R for Dangerbird Records and he's scoring films like the documentary Common Ground and Bee The Change, which is narrated by Ellie Goulding. And we haven't even talked about Small Isles yet. Their new EP Everything On Memory has been described by Fairchild as, "written as the imagined score to a Christopher Nolan-directed movie I dreamt about in which Donald and Steven Glover wrote a script in response to Modest Mouse's "Third Planet”. To my ears, Small Isles' new release is a moody blend of spellbinding cinemascapes, arching crescendos, soaring distant melodies and futuristic percussion, all of which adds up to one of the most spellbinding releases of the year. Fairchild recently scored the documentary film Common Ground (Donald Glover, Laura Dern, Woody Harrelson, Rosario Dawson, Ian Somerhalder) which won the Tribeca Film Festival “Human/Nature” award. He is currently working on the follow up, Bee The Change narrated by Ellie Goulding, which will premiere at COP 28 (United Nations Climate Change Conference). Small Isles on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/smallislespicturemusic Bandcamp: https://smallislesmusic.bandcamp.com/album/the-valley-the-mountains-the-sea www.stereoembersmagazine.com www.embersarts.com www.alexgreenbooks.com www.bombshellradio.com Twitter: @emberseditor IG: @emberspodcast Email: editor@stereoembersmagazine.com

Hataaliinez Wheeler grew up in Window Rock, Arizona, the capital of the Navajo Nation. And though he's just recently released his Dangerbird Records debut,  Singing Into Darkness, he's spent the last few years creating as much art as he can—recording music, making lo-fi videos, and writing poetry.  Sunbaked and sly, the new album is full of strange grooves and quixotic lyrics, and a sound that borrows from country, surf, indie rock, and shoegaze. We first heard Hataałii through Michael Klausman, who wrote about him for Aquarium Drunkard in 2021, saying, "[I]t was probably predetermined that he'd make music, as Hataałii literally means 'to sing.' His songs are weirdly genreless and out-of-time, yet constantly reach for some sort of cosmic agency. You can frequently hear him experimenting and trying different personas on, but the force of his charisma unites all the disparate elements he puts together. He's a master at conjuring a kind of Southwestern saudade," a feeling of longing melancholy that permeates Brazilian music.  Today, he joins host Jason P. Woodbury to discuss his run-in with and shout-out from Mac Demarco, discuss the influence of his father's record collection, and discuss what its felt like for his personal art project to find a life outside of his own head. Transmissions is part of the Talkhouse Podcast network, check out Talkhouse for more great reading and listening. Next week on Transmissions? Lincoln Barr joins us to discuss the magic of music. For heads, by heads. Aquarium Drunkard is powered by its patrons. Keep the servers humming and help us continue doing it by pledging your support via our Patreon page.

#904 - Matt Costa The Matt Costa Interview is featured on The Paul Leslie Hour. Are you here? Are you right here? Are you right here, right now, listening? Oh! That's good! Welcome to The Paul Leslie Hour, the place people go to listen to interviews. We're presenting an interview from the archives with Matt Costa, an artist Paul has seen in concert and recommends you check him out. Word around the campfire is that Matt is going to be hitting the road next month. So who is he? Matt Costa is a singer-songwriter and recording artist signed to the indie label Dangerbird Records. Now, this interview was recorded at the Loft at Center Stage in Atlanta, Georgia just prior to one of his shows. At that time Matt was on the Brushfire Records label and had just released his album “Mobile Chateau.” His most recent album on the Dangerbird Records label is “Yellow Coat.” Check it out, let us know what you think. And you know what else you can do if you're so inclined? It's always optional and we'd never pressure you, but you can always contribute to The Paul Leslie Hour and be a patron of the spoken word and independent media. You just go right here, and you'll know what to do when you're there. But as for now, we're pleased to present this remastered interview with Matt Costa, available on Spotify, Apple, iHeartRadio and just about everywhere else. Enjoy the backstage chat with Matt! The Paul Leslie Hour is a talk show dedicated to “Helping People Tell Their Stories.” Some of the most iconic people of all time drop in to chat. Frequent topics include Arts, Entertainment and Culture.

Jim Fairchild is a guitarist, singer-songwriter and producer. For over 20 years, Jim has been a contributing member of west coast indie-rock luminaries Modest Mouse and Grandaddy . Between touring and recording, Jim has found to time to work with Gary Jarman (The Cribs), Joe Plummer (The Shins, Modest Mouse, CWK), Janet Weiss (Quasi, Sleater Kinney) and Howe Gelb (Giant Sand) on various projects. More recently he has collaborated with Temme Scott under the name Grace Meridian and he continues to release new material under his solo moniker, All Smiles. In this episode, Zach and Jim discuss his journey with Grandaddy and how they've remained a family through dark times. Jim shares his experience playing with Modest Mouse, his favorite guitars over the years and how he celebrates the power of simplicity in song writing. We hear about his newest efforts, his gig as an A&R agent for Dangerbird Records and why working with young bands has been rewarding for him. Episode sponsored by Jim Dunlop and MXR. Visit https://www.jimdunlop.com/ for all your guitar gear needs. Jim Dunlop Grace Meridian All Smiles

Darin crosses the 405 to chat with Zarah Khan, the new(ish) Executive Chef of Rustic Canyon.  She talks about cooking dinner for her family as a teenager, the first time she met Chef Jeremy Fox, and her time as a self-proclaimed Seattle “Pizza Rat”. Then we head back to 2018 for an experimental performance from Coleman Zurkowski, recorded live at the Dangerbird Records studios in Silverlake. He plays some songs off his debut album, ZERO, and chats about making a name for himself for his work with such brands as Netflix, Toyota and Lebron James' “Uninterrupted” documentary series.Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music (Phaidon), is now on shelves at bookstores around the world. It features 77 of the world's top chefs who share personal stories of how music has been an important, integral force in their lives. The chefs also give personal recipes and curated playlists too. It's an anthology of memories, meals and mixtapes. Pick up your copy by ordering directly from Phaidon, or by visiting your local independent bookstore. Visit our site, www.snackytunes.com for more info.Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support Snacky Tunes by becoming a member!Snacky Tunes is Powered by Simplecast.

Along with Keely Martin, Piper Torrison is a singer, guitarist, songwriter and 1/2 of the Boston based rock duo, Mediocre. Their newest effort , To You Know You're Screwed is due out April 7th and is their first release with Dangerbird Records. In this episode, Joe and Piper discuss the bi coastal effort it took to make the new record, how Piper and Keely are artistically joined and the idea behind "knowing you're screwed" and how it relates to entering adulthood. Piper also shares the meaning of the newest single Pop Song Baby , and why this perspective goes beyond the fem tokenism. Piper tells us why video and visual art are equally as important as music to Mediocre and we hear a couple tunes. https://mediocretheband.bandcamp.com/music https://ffm.to/toknowyourescrewed

"Fitz and The Tantrums" are a six piece pop outfit co-founded and led by singer Michael Fitzpatrick.Usually for most pop groups, the formation of this band came about after Michael purchased an old church organ and was instantly inspired to start writing new music. Five phone calls and one rehearsal later, they were performing their first live show in LA.Everything about this group seems to have happened instantly and spontaneously. Join us as we explore these magical series of events."Roots to Grooves" is a production of SIGNL.https://www.signlradio.comhttps://www.instagram.com/signlradiohttps://www.twitter.com/signlradiohttps://www.facebook.com/signlradiohttps://www.mixcloud.com/signlhttps://open.spotify.com/user/96mhz6qfjoztxbl2dpm0uj903?si=aAZpsoEnRAKdx85kr1QWhg

Spinning Out (another music podcast) We talk to artists about their favorite albums and go on wild tangents. Today we're talking with Danny Nogueiras of No Win. We talked about Everclear's 1997 album, "So Much For the Afterglow." We also talked about yesteryears of alternative rock and if we will ever see a monolithic popular rock band again in our lifetime. No Win released their newest album, Dodger Stadium, on August 19th through Dangerbird Records. Check it out wherever you stream music & pick up a copy direct from the band. Pick up their new album here: https://dangerbirdrecords.com/releases/dodger-stadium/ Stream it here: https://spoti.fi/3pBm1re Everclear article referenced in the episode: https://www.wweek.com/music/2017/05/09/i-think-weve-got-a-problem-an-oral-history-of-everclears-so-much-for-the-afterglow/ SUPPORT ABORTION ACCESS: www.donations4abortion.com

This week I'm talking with Danny Nogueiras and David Jerkovich of the band NO WIN all about their new record Dodger Stadium plus:- Why you can never truly escape sounding like yourself as a musician- NO WINs insanely spot on early 00's aesthetics and releasing an ep called Enhanced CD- Making music out of old internet sounds- How drums (or lack thereof) influenced the direction of Dodger Stadium- Danny and Davids behind the scenes work in music production and engineering- Learning how to nicely tell a band when their music isn't ready to record- NO WIN + HitClips = $$$$$$ & much more!NO WIN -https://nowin.lahttps://ffm.to/dodgerstadium?fbclid=IwAR2nLmeiOr4WpmfB7b0XYa6KnXMZbVNFb_JNuaDUpBDH27QuvYFDzw-Clk0https://www.instagram.com/nowin.lahttps://twitter.com/no_win_lahttps://www.tiktok.com/@nowinlahttps://www.facebook.com/NoWinIsGoodCheck out the Power Chord Hour radio show every Friday night at 10 to midnight est on 107.9 WRFA in Jamestown, NY. Stream the station online at wrfalp.com/streaming/ or listen on the WRFA app.powerchordhour@gmail.comInstagram - www.instagram.com/powerchordhourTwitter - www.twitter.com/powerchordhourFacebook - www.facebook.com/powerchordhourYoutube - www.youtube.com/channel/UC6jTfzjB3-mzmWM-51c8LggSpotify Episode Playlists - https://open.spotify.com/user/kzavhk5ghelpnthfby9o41gnr?si=4WvOdgAmSsKoswf_HTh_MgDonate to help show costs - https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/pchanthonySpecial thanks to Jay Vics for the behind the scenes help on this episode!

Night Shop - "Let Me Let It Go" from the 2022 album Forever Night on Dangerbird Records. Night Shop is the solo project of Justin Sullivan, who can often be seen hitting the skins as the touring drummer for Kevin Morby, in addition to playing with Waxahatchee, Hand Habits, The Babies, Anna St. Louis, and LA post-punk outfit Flat Worms. This past February, he unveiled Night Shop's debut album Forever Night via Dangerbird Records which saw a lot of these prior collaborators give back to their favorite drummer. Early single and Song of the Day “Let Me Let It Go” features Meg Duffy of Hand Habits on guitar, Jess Williamson, Anna St. Louis and Woods/Purple Mountains' Jarvis Taveniere providing engineering and co-production alongside Sullivan so it truly is a family affair. The rollicking horn-laden track its inspiration from Dante and Beatrice's love and “the concept of courtly love,” according to Sullivan. “A journey to hell, the pursuit of art, the Shangri-Las, and finding peace in what is, not how we think things should be.” The video for the track sees Sullivan fleeing directors Jeff Davenport and Cooper Kenward, sprinting through the streets of LA. “I think we just wanted to offer a sense of escape and abandon that comes with both loving someone and also surrendering our attachment to a certain outcome in regards to that love,” Sullivan explains. “I'm just trying to get at the proper expression of a feeling; in this case, a deep yearning. So I think visually, you want to complement that sense. A desire to see and feel everything and escape from the smallness of your own thoughts.” Read the full post on KEXP.org Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

 Joel Jerome is a singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist from Los Angeles, CA.  His solo debut, Super Flower Blood Moon  (Dangerbird Records)  hits the streets on May 13th, and promises a dark,  folky trip that celebrates his 90's indie rock influences as much and it pays homage to his latin roots.  In this episode Joel tells us how the pandemic opened his eyes to activism, how that's translated to his work with The Union of  Musicians and Allied Workers  (UMAW) and why unions are important to working musicians.  We hear how his long time pal Jim Fairchild (Modest Mouse, Grandaddy, All Smiles) had a hand in the early stages of Super Flower Blood Moon and why it was different from past records.   Joel also share's his view on   "capturing recordings" verses "producing" and how thats applied in his own studio, Psychedelic Thriftstore.  Joe plays a couple tunes from the new record  and Joel tells us where's he's looking forward to touring in 2022.  https://dangerbirdrecords.com/https://joeljeromemusic.bandcamp.com/https://www.izotope.com/https://us.minorfigures.com/

Slothrust - "Once More For the Ocean," a 2021 single on Dangerbird Records. "This song felt like it was handed to me by the ocean," says Slothrust bandleader Leah Wellbaum about today's Song of the Day. The Brookline native continues: It came to me when I was sitting on some rocks and staring at one of my favorite oceans in the world, on Star Island off the coast of Rye, New Hampshire. The bass line arrived first, and then the melody and the lyrics came at the same time. I didn't have an instrument with me that week so I sang what I had into my phone notes and carried on with my day, almost forgetting about it entirely. I have a unique relationship with this song because it felt like it came through me more than from me, though I recognize that really there is no difference. It is not the easiest song to sing or explain. At times I even wondered if it might be suited for a different artist. However after sitting with it for a while I have come to the conclusion that this song was meant for me and it is about the search for a greater consciousness in times of chaos. For me that feeling of oneness often shows up when I am spending time in nature.  "Once More For the Ocean" can be found on the band's fifth full-length, Parallel Timeline, out September 10th via Dangerbird Records.  Read the full post on KEXP.org Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Guitarist Jim Fairchild is a member of various groups like Grandaddy and Modest Mouse. He is venturing out with a new instrumental project called Small Isles.  Jim joins me to speak about this project and about What influenced him to play the guitar?Did he play other instruments before settling on the guitar?What was the first band he joined?Jim is a member of Grandaddy and Modest Mouse; was it hard to adjust between two different styles of a band?How did the A&R opportunity for Dangerbird Records come about?What was his inspiration behind Small Isles?What are some things we can expect from Jim this year? Follow and Like the Small Isles project on Instagram at: Instagram.com/smallislespicturemusicFollow and Like Jim Fairchild on Instagram: Instagram.com/kirbyjamesfairchild https://masonverapaine.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/31.-Jim-Fairchild-Small-Isles.mp3

Alan Delgado first hit the stoves as a kid in El Paso, TX, by teaching himself how to cook vegetable-centric dishes when his mother fell ill. He would eventually work in some of the best kitchens in Austin, including being Sous Chef at the critically acclaimed Mexican restaurant, Comedor. In 2020, during the pandemic no less, Alan moved to New York to become Director of Recipe and Development with Via Halcon Hospitality, the group behind Greenpoint’s Michelin-starred Mexican hotspot, Oxomoco. He now helms the kitchen at Oxomoco’s sister restaurant, Xilonen, where he’s wowing diners with his plant-based, sustainable fare.We drop into our archives to revisit a 2019 L.A. hang and live performance from post-punk quartet the Pantheons. Hailing from Compton, the group was one of a slew of young bands lighting up the local music scene. They gave us a spirited set at Dangerbird Records’ studio in Silver Lake.Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music (Phaidon), is now on shelves at bookstores around the world. It features 77 of the world’s top chefs who share personal stories of how music has been an important, integral force in their lives. The chefs also give personal recipes and curated playlists too. It’s an anthology of memories, meals and mixtapes. Pick up your copy by ordering directly from Phaidon, or by visiting your local independent bookstore. Visit our site, www.snackytunes.com for more info.Snacky Tunes is powered by Simplecast.

Though he’s only been in the industry for a relatively short period of time, Keith Corbin has already established himself as a talented chef to watch. As the Executive Chef of Los Angeles’ Alta Adams, he’s been garnering wide acclaim for his creative California soul food cooking. We catch up with Keith to talk about preparing meals for his family growing up in Watts, his approach to the menu at Alta Adams and what it’s been like trying to stay afloat during a global pandemic. Keeping things Angeleno, we revisit a 2019 Dangerbird Records’ studio meetup with Brazilian singer-songwriter Samira Winter and her eponymous band, Winter. After Samira and Darin commiserated about their college days in Boston, she and her crew give us a listen to some lovely dream pop. Check out Winter’s latest album, Endless Space (Between You and I). Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music (Phaidon), is now on shelves at bookstores around the world. It features 77 of the world’s top chefs who share personal stories of how music has been an important, integral force in their lives. The chefs also give personal recipes and curated playlists too. It’s an anthology of memories, meals and mixtapes. Pick up your copy by ordering directly from Phaidon, or by visiting your local independent bookstore. Visit our site, www.snackytunes.com for more info and to order your copy.Snacky Tunes is powered by Simplecast.

Thanks for listening to the Dante Elephante Podcast. If you want to support the band go to www.danteelephante.com for merch and tour dates. Visit our Patreon and become a member to get exclusive podcast content, an all vinyl monthly DJ mix and more! Find Dante Elephante: www.danteelephante.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DanteElephante/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Dante_Elephante Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/danteelephante Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3RdlkFPALHduIIZSinXgJZ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/danteelephante

In our previous episode, we met Grandaddy front-man Jason Lytle, and were introduced to the world of ARTHUR KING - a collective of musicians and film-makers associated with the Dangerbird Records label, in Los Angeles. The ferry from Mallaig had just arrived on the Isle of Eigg, and the ARTHUR KING gang were about to disembark, and begin their week long stay as part of our VISITATIONS artist residency project.Donning all-white laboratory overalls and red-beanie hats, the team immediately set about extracting samples of their surroundings with recording devices, creating an hypnotic collage of wildlife, nature, weather and local gossip. This provided the sonic landscape, over which the members improvised - culminating in a performance in the living room of one of the island’s residents, and a trippy late-night slot at the Ceilidh Hall as part of our Howlin’ Fling! festival.In this second episode of the podcast, we chat to Jason Lytle, Aaron Espinoza and Peter Walker about life on Eigg, their recording process and the creation of the music for the project, as well as the experience of performing at Howlin’ Fling!. It also features an exclusive recording of Jason performing a classic Grandaddy song on piano, live at the festival.If you’d like to support this podcast, and listen to the music that has been created by ARTHUR KING, you can do so by signing up to VISITATIONS. Go to www.lostmap.com/visitations for details on our vinyl and digital subscriptions.This series of VISITATIONS was conducted in St Franny’s Bothan. If you’d like to check out the space, and maybe book a trip to the island yourself, check out www.stfrannys.com.To check out the other projects of ARTHUR KING, go to www.whoisarthurking.com. You can see what Jason Lytle is up to, over at http://jasonlytle.com/.Lost Map Podcast is written, produced and presented by Pictish Trail. Additional production and editing by Joe Cormack.

Our second series of Lost Map’s artist residency project, VISITATIONS, gets underway with a release from ARTHUR KING - a collective of musicians and artists associated with the Dangerbird Records label, in Los Angeles.Their journey was sparked by an online conversation between Jason Lytle (front-man with alt-rock pioneers, Grandaddy) and Pictish Trail, in early-2019; having seen photos of our first series of VISITATIONS, Jason was keen to embrace the opportunity to explore the Isle of Eigg, and collaborate with his musical cohorts, Aaron Espinoza and Peter Walker of Dangerbird. All of this was to be captured on camera, manipulated, and projected back onto the island itself by fellow Arthur King companions, John Schlue and Aaron Farley. In this first episode of the podcast, we chat to Jason about his life in music, and his journey to Eigg … and we hear from Aaron Espinoza and Peter Walker about the Arthur King project itself.If you’d like to support this podcast, and listen to the music that has been created for this project, you can do so by signing up to VISITATIONS. Go to www.lostmap.com/visitations for details on our vinyl and digital subscriptions.Lost Map Podcast is written, produced and presented by Pictish Trail. Additional production and editing by Joe Cormack.

“Brian LaBenne: Dense and Difficult.”This week the guys play a game about Nicolas Cage and Samuel L. Jackson called Not The Bees or Motherfuckin’ Snakes. They have a Chardy Party and discuss their wine preferences. They talk about feeling like a failure, nostalgia for childhood and changing as you grow. They talk about having friends on the track and Luke shares his history with durags. All this while playing amazing songs from artists who do it their damn selves. Songs Played In This Episode: Yves Tumor – Gospel for a New Century from Heaven to a Tortured Mind out April 3rd on Warp   Star Parks - Something More from The New Sounds of Late Capitalism out now on Modern OutsiderSoccer Mommy – Circle the Drain from Color Theory out today on Loma VistaThe Undercover Dream Lovers - Chardonnay from It’s All In Your Head out February 28th   Thundercat – Dragonball Durag from It Is What It Is out April 3rd on Brainfeeder   JUICEBOXXX - In The Basement from It’s Easy To Feel Like A Nobody When You’re Living In The City out February 28th on Dangerbird Records 

As 2019 draws to a close, we meet up with our good pal, Chef Royce Burke of Secret Lasagna fame, at one of Los Angeles’ most anticipated restaurants of the year, All Day Baby. We take a look back on the last 12 months and all the ups, the downs, the old, the new and the key players that made L.A.’s dining scene so exciting. In keeping with the themes of reflection and Los Angeles, we pull from our archives the first-ever live music recording we did at the Silver Lake studios of Dangerbird Records. Performing for us that day in 2018 were Peter Walker, Aaron Espinoza and John Schlue of the music-and-art collective, Arthur King. The group crafts ambient improvised music utilizing synthesizer, guitar, drum machine and sounds extracted from environmental field recordings, combined with the experimental visual projections.The holiday season is all about food and community. There’s no better time to show your support for food radio by becoming a member! Lend your voice and help HRN continue to spreading the message of equitable, sustainable, and delicious food – together, we can change minds and build a better food system. Go to heritageradionetwork.org/donate  today to become a crucial part of the HRN community.Snacky Tunes is powered by Simplecast.

This week, a special conversation with the founder and sonic visionary behind one of the America's most beloved and underrated roots-and-noise-rock groups, Grandaddy: Jason Lytle. Starting from humble beginnings as a trio of skateboarding friends in Modesto, CA in the early 1990s, Grandaddy put out a series of daring, deeply weird records all produced and written by Lytle that first caught fire in Europe, and by the turn of the Millennium, the band found themselves headlining rock festivals like Glastonbury in the UK and crashing late night TV in the US with the cool kids. But Jason wasn't cut out for traditional cookie-cutter stardom. Grandaddy broke up for six years, and after disappearing into the Montana wilderness, the soft spoken multi-instrumentalist mountain-crazy songwriter kept his devoted fanbase coming back by creating oddly-titled solo records of cinematically rich soundscapes that encircled whacked anti-heroes and telling poetic, campfire-ready short story songs that still make us worried kids feel heard and seen but also constantly keep us guessing. His latest “NylonAndJuno”, which dropped in August on Dangerbird Records, is an experimental instrumental album made entirely with a nylon string guitar and a vintage Roland Juno synthesizer. Zach was able to catch up with Jason before a rare and recent solo show in LA.

We’re visited once again by our good friend, acclaimed food and beverage educator, journalist and cookbook author, Katie Parla. In her latest book, she breaks out of her adopted hometown of Rome to taste, explore and research Italy’s southern peninsula, including visits to such regions as Campania and Puglia. The resulting work is Food of the Italian South which features 85 recipes Katie gathered during her travels. We drop into the legendary Dangerbird Records’ studio for a meetup with the brothers Rosen--guitarist/vocalist Jonathan and keyboardist/producer Michael--who go by the band moniker, Cones. Though each are longtime musicians, the brothers have just recently began collaborating, and their debut album, Pictures of Pictures, has drawn comparisons to Big Star, The Replacements and ELO.The holiday season is all about food and community. There’s no better time to show your support for food radio by becoming a member! Lend your voice and help HRN continue to spreading the message of equitable, sustainable, and delicious food – together, we can change minds and build a better food system. Go to heritageradionetwork.org/donate today to become a crucial part of the HRN community.Snacky Tunes is powered by Simplecast.

For decades, Lincoln Carson has been one of the most respected pastry chefs in the industry. During his illustrious career, Lincoln’s worked with such notable names as Eric Ripert, Daniel Boulud and Michael Mina. He’s now tackling both savory and sweet, and lining up a long queue of diners, at his critically acclaimed brasserie, Bon Temps, in Downtown Los Angeles’ Arts District. We then cruise up the 101 to meet up with our good pals at Silver Lake’s Dangerbird Records who give us another installment of their Microdose single series. This time they cue up longtime Los Angeles underground music mainstay Joel Jerome, who performs his new song, “There’s Nothing Here To Bother You Anymore”, live in-studio for us. Joel, who’s one of the most respected singer-songwriters and producers in L.A., also reflects on the city’s music scene over the years, and gives us some of the wisdom he shares with up-and-coming artists. Snacky Tunes is powered by Simplecast.

Critically acclaimed Portland, OR, restaurant Bullard is named after Doug Adams’ hometown in East Texas. The James Beard-nominated chef calls the restaurant’s cuisine “Tex-Oregana,” which is to say Pacific Northwest ingredients combined with Tex-Mex spirit. Bullard’s located in the Woodlark Hotel where Doug also bakes up kolaches at Good Coffee. In keeping things West Coast, we tucked into our archives and our recordings at Dangerbird Records’ studio in Los Angeles for a look-back listen to singer-songwriter Matt Costa. Matt performed tracks from his LP, Santa Rosa Fangs. Snacky Tunes is powered by Simplecast.  

Ben Hundreds, co-founder of famed L.A. streetwear brand The Hundreds, gives us the download on his latest creative endeavor, the Family Style Food Festival, which hits on Sept. 15 at Television City. He described it to us as, “A day where we’re going to collide streetwear and food.” The upcoming fete features the combined talents of restaurants such as Jon & Vinny’s, Secret Lasagna, Felix and Howlin’ Ray’s, and artists, brands and designers like Verdy, James Jean, Mr. Cartoon and Chinatown Market collaborating on one-of-a-kind dishes and limited merchandise. Keeping things Angeleno we head over to Silver Lake to Dangerbird Records’ studio to meet up with Brazilian singer-songwriter Samira Winter and her eponymous band, Winter. After Samira and Darin commiserate about their college days in Boston, she and her crew give us a listen to dreamy songs from their latest release, Infinite Summer. Snacky Tunes is powered by Simplecast.

We open the show in Lima, Peru, with legendary chef Virgilio Martínez. He’s redefined the cuisine of his homeland by diving deep into the country’s incredibly diverse ecosystems and indigenous ingredients. He’s served potatoes that only grow thousands of feet above sea level, unleashed the flavors of wild varieties of quinoa and amaranth seed and even used kushuru, an edible cyanobacteria harvested in high-altitude wetlands. His flagship Central Restaurante is one of the most acclaimed and groundbreaking restaurants in the world. For music we revisit one of the most memorable bands we’ve had on the show: Tropa Magica. Back in October 2018, the Pacheco brothers, David and Rene, performed for us live in-studio at Dangerbird Records’ studio in Los Angeles. The East L.A. natives are longtime fixtures in the local music scene, and their unique high-spirited “psychedelic cumbia punk” sound is sure to get your feet moving. Snacky Tunes is powered by Simplecast.

It’s an all Eastside L.A. episode. We open in Echo Park with Chefs Akira Akuto and Nick Montgomery, owners of the hit Japanese sandwich shop Konbi. The two longtime friends and restaurant industry vets opened the daytime restaurant in fall of 2018, and it instantly gained critical notoriety and a cult following for its katsu and egg salad sandos. Our good pals at Silver Lake’s Dangerbird Records give us an up-close look and listen to their Microdose single series with dream pop upstarts Mirrorball. The band is the project of singer Alexandra Johnstone and guitarist Scott Watson, both longtime fixtures in Los Angeles’ underground music scene. The duo share their story with us along with some of their latest songs, including the single “This Time.” Snacky Tunes is powered by Simplecast.

Christian Page is the chef / co-owner of one of Los Angeles’ most iconic lunch counters and burger joints, Cassell’s Hamburgers. Originally opened in 1948, Cassell’s rose to wide acclaim before shuttering in 2012. Christian and his partner Jingbo Lou resurrected the brand in late 2014 in the Hotel Normandie--they now have a second location in DTLA--and began once again slinging some of the best burgers and patty melts in the country. We return to Dangerbird Records’ studio in LA, and things get loud and fun with a visit and performance from SGV hardcore band Hungry Ass Youth. Formed in 2007 by best friends David “Flea” Ayon (guitar) and Jessie Castro (vox), the band has a devoted following for its comic stylings and odes to fast food, weight issues and anti-health. It's HRN's annual summer fund drive, this is when we turn to our listeners and ask that you make a donation to help ensure a bright future for food radio. Help us keep broadcasting the most thought provoking, entertaining, and educational conversations happening in the world of food and beverage. Become a member today! To celebrate our 10th anniversary, we have brand new member gifts available. So snag your favorite new pizza - themed tee shirt or enamel pin today and show the world how much you love HRN, just go to heritageradionetwork.org/donate Snacky Tunes is powered by Simplecast.

This week on Bathroom Break Podcast, my guest is musician Jim Fairchild. Jim plays in Modest Mouse, Grandaddy and All Smiles. He also has many other projects, including doing some A&R work with Dangerbird Records. We sat down for a fun chat about music and more. Hope you Enjoy! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bathroombreakpodcast/support

Joel Miller and Karl Hess operate one of our favorite podcasts, Yelling About Pâté. Joel’s a comedy-loving chef, and Karl’s a food-loving comedian, and every week they interview culinary and comedy industry luminaries. As they say, “It’s back of house meets back of the room.” Los Angeles quartet Criminal Hygiene has been doing the rock band thing since 2011. Since that time they’ve developed a strong following for their garage rock vibes and smart, catchy lyrics. Their latest record is called Run It Again, and they perform live for us at Dangerbird Records’ studio. Snacky Tunes is powered by Simplecast.

In 2017, husband-and-wife team Daisy and Greg Ryan traded the fine dining environs of the vaunted New York City restaurant Per Se for the quaint, down-home vibes of Los Alamos, CA, a small town of less than 2,000 people. A year later they opened Bell’s, a French-inspired bistro that’s become a critical darling and must-visit for anyone hanging out in the Santa Ynez Valley’s wine country. Danny Nogueiras was the touring drummer for punk rockers FIDLAR before breaking off to launch his solo endeavor the band NO WIN in 2015. Danny and company are poised to debut their highly anticipated first full-length album, downey, which is a candid look at his personal experiences growing up in Southern California. NO WIN performs live for us at Dangerbird Records’ studio in Los Angeles. Snacky Tunes is powered by Simplecast.

It’s a globetrotting episode, and we uncork it all in London’s East End with sommelier-restauranteur Charlie Mellor. He’s the owner of The Laughing Heart, a contemporary British restaurant that specializes in showcasing natural wines. Charlie’s got one of the more interesting backgrounds we’ve encountered. He’s a former professional opera singer who made his stage debut in his native Australia in Richard Wagner’s drama, Tristan und Isolde. In Los Angeles, we catch up with Compton’s own The Pantheons. The post-punk quartet is one of a slew of young bands helping to shape the city’s music scene. They give us a raucous live perfomance at the studios for Dangerbird Records in Silver Lake. Snacky Tunes is powered by Simplecast

Xtine and DJ John B are back with our first show of 2019 playing some kick ass songs that we have been listening to over the past few months or so!! Also, there are some fun shows coming to Milwaukee that we hope to see you at!! Come on out and say HELLO!! Be sure to follow us on Facebook for updates on more kick ass shows coming here to Milwaukee and other events we at OKR will be checking out soon.... or even let us know about your band if you'd like for us to play your music on OKR!! Tune in today and check out the show here: Click here to download the show. Playlist:  Slow Cooker by Rick Rude Off the album “Verb For Dreaming" out now on Exploding In Sound. See You At The Movies by J Mascis Off the album “Elastic Days” out now on Sub Pop Records. I Get Cut by Lala LalaOff the album “The Lamb” out now on Hardly Art. Be sure catch her live on 1-20-19 at Backroom Collectivo Who’s Got Time? by Flasher Off their release “Constant Image” out now on Domino Records. My Love by The Bbys Off their self-titled album out now on their band camp page!! Be sure to catch them live on 1-12-19 at Quarters Rip Off by Ethers Off their self-titled album out now on Trouble In Mind Records. Goners by Laura Gibson Off the album “Goners” out now on Barsuk Records Be sure to catch her live on 1-18-19 at Backroom Collectivo. Steel Birds by Slow Pulp Their latest single that you can pickup on their band camp page. Acetone by VundabarOff their current release “Smell Smoke” out now and you can pick it up on their band camp page!To all our friends in Chicago… check out Slow Pulp and Vundabar live on Feb 2 at Sub-T and to all our friends in Madison… check both of them out live on Feb 4th at High Noon Saloon!! Mentiras by MelenasOff their self-titled album out now and pick it up here on their band camp page!! She Delivers by ABC Gum Off their brand new album “The New Arcade” out now on Let’s Pretend Records. Summer Bummer by Platinum BoysOff their release “Buzz” out now on Dusty Medical Records.  Perfect Lady by Easy Habits Their latest single that you can pickup on their band camp page. Be sure to catch them live on Feb 2nd at Cactus Club for the Mitten Fest After Party along with the pride of Milwaukee… the mighty Platinum Boys. Planetarium by SlothrustOff their latest release “The Pact” out now on Dangerbird Records. Gung-Ho by Gramma Off their debut self-titled album out now on their band camp page. Be sure to catch them live at High Dive on Jan. 21, 2019. Nobody Cares But Me by Alpaca Sports Off their album “From Paris With Love” out now on Elefant Records. Paying Off the Happiness by illuminati hotties Off their latest release “Kiss Yr Frenemies” out now on Tiny Engines. Be sure to catch them live on Feb 17th at Cactus Club!!  Pussycat by Pip BlomOff their “Paycheck” EP out now as a 10” record through Persona Non Grata Records and you can also download it on their bandcamp page. Takin Out The Trash by Vacation Off their album “Mouth Sounds #2699” out now on Let’s Pretend Records Swallows by Future Virgins Off their album “Doomsday Raga” out now on Recess Records Passed Out by Pkew Pkew PkewOff their latest 7” out on Dine Alone Records. 3 Mile Drive by Nanami Ozone That was the B-side to their digital 7” out now on their bandcamp page and is also on their soon to be released album coming out on Tiny Engines called “No”!! Skeleton by MournOff their album “Sorpresa Familia” out now on Captured Tracks That’s Alright by Meat WaveOut now on No Trend Records as a the Split EP they did with fellow Chicago based noise punks with Lifestyles.  Never Fight A Man With A Perm by IDLESOff the album “Joy as an Act of Resistance” out now on Partisan Records. The Entitlement Crew by The Hold SteadyBe sure to download it on their band camp page!! One of our favorite new(er) songs of theirs!! Thank you for tuning in, DJ John B and Xtine

Chef Zach Swemle and Marlee Blodgett are the dynamic duo behind the beloved Neapolitan-inspired La Morra Pizzeria. The pair met in NYC, and decamped for Charleston, SC, where Zach built a mobile pizza oven from the bed of trailer. La Morra then developed a fast and dedicated following. A year later in the summer of 2017, they rolled out of town and headed to Los Angeles where they’ve been wowing the masses with their slow-fermented dough and wood-fired pies. Dev Ray is the solo project from California native Devin Ratliff, former member of dream-punk bands So Many Wizards and Tomemitsu. Dev Ray’s debut 2017 single was a moody synth cover of The Pointer Sisters’ classic, “I’m So Excited”. We catch up with him at Dangerbird Records’ studio where he gives us a live listen to his newest songs. Snacky Tunes is powered by Simplecast

Swervedriver - Mary Winter - from the 2019 album Future Ruins on Dangerbird Records.Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

“I’ve always been a proponent of not making the same record twice,” Holly Miranda says. “Some people find a niche and go with that, but I need to try something different every time.” That’s more than apparent on Mutual Horse, Miranda’s third release for Dangerbird Records, out February 23rd. The album, Miranda’s fourth full-length solo release, is more than just an artistic step forward, it’s a whole new way for her to make music. “This really is the most collaborative record I’ve ever done,” she says. “It’s first time I’ve shared so much of the writing and the production, the meat and bones of making an album.” With support from a stellar circle of players – including My Brightest Diamond’s Shara Nova, TV On The Radio’s Kyp Malone, Grandaddy/Modest Mouse’s Jim Fairchild and Built To Spill’s Matthew Morgan amongst others – it’s Miranda’s astonishing singing vocal that is set free, elevating this collection of songs as no one else could. An instrument which can shift from a barely-there whisper to a soaring wail that cracks open the sky, Holly’s voice is startling from the moment it emerges on Mutual Horse. This record finds Holly bridging the gap between 2010’s experimental synth laden release The Magician’s Private Library and 2015’s stripped-back, soulful self-titled record. Miranda takes an honest and intimate approach, while maintaining her sense of humor amidst sonic explorations. The tracks run the gamut from the sultry, driving “On the Radio,” to a cover of Crazy Horse’s “When Your Lonely Heart Breaks,” and the delicate “Sing Like,” inspired by Miranda’s mother; an intimate clip of her singing while pregnant with Holly follows the song. www.hollymiranda.com getthefunkoutshow.kuci.org

Since its launch in 2012, Health-Ade Kombucha has become one the most popular wellness brands in the country. We catch up with Justin Trout, Health-Ade’s co-founder and COO, to learn more about the history of the company--hint: hair loss plays a part--and we also talk about his career as a professional musician. The Pacheco Brothers, David and Rene, get our feet moving with a live in-studio performance at Dangerbird Records. The Pachecos initially emerged East L.A.’s music scene at Thee Commons, but are now known as “psychedelic cumbia punk” rockers, Tropa Magica. Snacky Tunes is powered by Simplecast.

Michelle Doll was a graphic designer when she decided at the age of 30 to change careers and enrolled at the French Culinary Institute (now the International Culinary Center). For several years, she was a renowned cake designer in New York through her company Michelle Doll Makes; however, her skills extend far beyond cake baking and her true passion is educating the home chef. She now plies her skills as a chef, food writer and culinary teacher, and is the author of Essential Tools, Tips & Techniques for the Home Cook. We’re back once again at Dangerbird Records’ studio in Silver Lake, Los Angeles. This go-round we meet up with singer-songwriter, Matt Costa. Matt discusses his 15-year career, and gives us a live in-studio performance from his new LP, Santa Rosa Fangs--his first full-length album in five years. The record tells the tale of a young woman named Sharon and her two brothers Richie and Tony, and their coming of age in California. It’s a sometimes autobiographical, sometimes fictional journey of Matt’s own life in his native Golden State. Snacky Tunes is powered by Simplecast.

We’ve got a pair of talented SoCal natives on this episode. Chef Jason Neroni grew up in Orange County, and began his culinary career as a teenager at the happiest place on Earth: Disneyland. Following his start at Disney’s famed Club 33 restaurant, Jason worked his way through some of the best kitchens in the country, including Le Cirque, Chez Panisse, Blue Hill and Spago. He’s now the owner of the wildly popular and lauded, Rose Cafe in Venice. In a city flocked with transplants and transients, singer-songwriter Billy Uomo is one of those rarest of birds: a born-and-bred Angeleno. Billy grew up in Silver Lake, and that’s where we catch up with him, meeting up at the studio for Dangerbird Records. Billy and his bandmates perform live in-studio for us, and give us a listen to his latest EP, Hello? Snacky Tunes is powered by Simplecast

Many folks remember Stephanie Izard as being the first woman to ever win Top Chef, but in the years since that victory she’s proven to be one of the most admired and successful chef-restaurateurs in the biz. Besides adding a coveted James Beard Award, Food & Wine “Best New Chef” and even an Iron Chef title to her mantle, Stephanie is best known for her critically acclaimed empire of Chicago restaurants, which include her flagship, Girl & the Goat. She sits down with us to discuss her much-anticipated Girl & the Goat expansion to Los Angeles, and also lets us know how challenging it can be sourcing goats in the city. Speaking of the City Angels, we once again descend upon the Silver Lake studio for Dangerbird Records, and this go-round we capture a live performance from composer, Coleman Zurkowski. Baltimore-bred and NYC-based, Coleman’s making a name for himself for his work with such brands as Netflix, Toyota and Lebron James’ “Uninterrupted” documentary series. He gives us a listen to his first album, ZERO, which was released under Dangerbird’s new “Arthur King Presents” series that showcases experimental music. Snacky Tunes is powered by Simplecast.

The Hmong are an indigenous people who’ve historically called Southeast Asia home. Following the ravages of the Vietnam War, many Hmong escaped to America settling in all places the Upper Midwest. In St. Paul, MN, Chef Yia Vang has been running Union Kitchen, a pop-up restaurant that specializes in Hmong fare, and he hangs with us to explain the nuances of his culture and its delectable cuisine. For “Snacky Tunes 5’s," our go-to oenophile Jameson Fink does some island hopping, and tells us all about the wonders of volcanic wines. We then head to Los Angeles and the Silver Lake studios of Dangerbird Records to get a live, one-of-a-kind performance from Peter Walker and Aaron Espinoza of the music-and-art collective, Arthur King. The duo crafts ambient improvised music utilizing synthesizer, guitar, drum machine and sounds extracted from environmental field recordings, and combine it with the experimental projections of visual artist John Schlue. All the sonic material used on Arthur King’s latest album, Changing Landscapes (Grand Escalante), is derived from a trip to the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in rural Utah. Snacky Tunes is powered by Simplecast.

Natalia Yanchak of The Dears discusses the band and their latest album, Times Infinity Volume 2, which is available via Dangerbird Records. Sponsored by Pizza Trokadero, the Bookshelf, Planet Bean Coffee, Grandad's Donuts, Humber College’s online Music Composition course, and Planet of Sound. 

“It’s no easy task for an artist to sum up who they are in one album, much less in one song. And yet, here, at the start of the first verse of the first song of his newest album, Juiceboxxx lays it all out for you: Out of my mind but I’m a hell of a guy, I got the PMA, that’s just an FYI / I got a J-O-B and that’s to stay alive, 24/7 not 9 to 5… “So begins “Freaking Out” on Freaked Out American Loser, the latest album from Juiceboxxx, the Milwaukee-bred punk rap artist who is quite simply the first and last of his kind all at once… “Juiceboxxx grew up in the ‘2000s within the noise, punk rock, and underground rap communities of Wisconsin, and while those banners still fly high independently today, there are very few other artists who not only understand that venn diagram but who are also actively attempting to merge those sounds cohesively. There is something singular about a Juiceboxxx show, wherein he might run through some songs that remind you of Public Enemy—whom Juiceboxxx went on tour with, in Canada—or Beastie Boys. There will be some fast punk songs, and the whole thing might end on an anthemic track like “Never Surrender Forever” that has a Springsteen or Jonathan Richman influence. Yes, there are guitars, but he raps, too; Juice came out of those noise-damaged scenes, and everything he does is coated in a level of intensity. He sticks to his guns. He sleeps with his tension. ““There’s something weirdly eccentric about what I do that puts it to the left of culture,” he says. “I’m trying to do something eclectic but rooted in parameters I set for myself. Almost like when you watch a Beck show from the ’90s… There’s not that many people connecting the dots between rap music and raw rock-and-roll, attempting to use guitars in a different way. I’m not saying I’m the only one, but there’s not many taking classic rap influences and pushing it to more of a damaged-yet-anthemic punk zone.” “Freaked Out American Loser is a punk rap blast that captures the anarchic, aggressive spirit of Juiceboxxx’s live show while also adding a new level of polish, focus, and dare we say, professionalism. “I’m looking at Beastie Boys as the Ramones or something, and trying to build on that language; looking at Public Enemy within the lens of punk rock,” Juiceboxxx says.” ~Dangerbird Records

The Dears released their sixth studio album, Times Infinity Volume One, on February 3, 2017 through Dangerbird Records. Times Infinity Volume One is the first instalment of a two-album body of work, composed by the band over a two-year period, later recorded at sessions between Toronto's Revolution Recording and Montréal's Thee Mighty Hotel2Tango. With Times Infinity Volume Two slated for release in summer 2017. This weeks featured track is 'Golden Ratio' by The Sailmakers. Siphoning ounces of that baggy swagger from the spectacular Urban Hymns, and pumping their own brand of mellow psych into the mix, The Sailmakers give us another taste of what they're made of, and they're proving a force to be reckoned with. Get in touch: podcast@xsnoize.com

“Music is a weapon for me. I want to feel myself bleeding.”Jeff CastelazJeff Castelaz is a big deal in the music biz. A self-made guy who scraped his way from nothing to launch and manage major musical acts, found and run a successful indie label and even serve up president duties at a major record label.All of these things are very impressive and interesting.None of these things are what draw me to Jeff.Jeff is on the show because of his compelling, at times heart-wrenching but incredibly human life story. From his abusive childhood to his struggles with alcohol to the devastating loss of his six-year-old son Pablo to cancer, Jeff is a survivor. A guy who refused to let unbearable pain destroy him, instead leveraging it to access a deeper personal truth, inner strength and sense of purpose.Finding life-saving comfort and solace in both music and cycling as far back as he can remember, Jeff successfully channelled his incredible passion for both into creating a life and legacy of meaning in selfless service to others as an entrepreneur, husband, father and philanthropist.In his most recent post as president of Elektra Records, a division of Warner Music Group, Jeff worked alongside the likes of Ed Sheeran, Charlotte Gainsbourg and Kitten, bringing in acts like Fitz and the Tantrums, Saint Motel, The Moth & The Flame and Kaleo.Prior to his post at Elektra, Jeff served as CEO of Dangerbird Records, which he co-founded in 2003. There, he played a key role in the careers of Silversun Pickups, Fitz and The Tantrums and Liam Gallagher's post-Oasis effort, Beady Eye.In 2009 Jeff & his wife Joanne Thraikill tragically lost their son Pablo to cancer just six days after his sixth birthday. From the moment of Pablo's 2008 diagnosis with bilateral Wilms Tumor, a rare form of childhood cancer, Jeff took to the blogosphere to keep friends and family apprised of developments. Sharing his incomprehensible pain with a bold and raw vulnerability, PABLOG! went viral, resulting in a massive and unexpected outpouring of love and support for Pablo and the Castelaz / Thraikill family. Support Jeff and Joanne ultimately channelled into what would become the Pablove Foundation– a pediatric cancer charity which has raised $10 million to date in support of innovative pediatric cancer research and programs for kids and families living with childhood cancer.Each year since its inception, Pablove hosts a charity ride called Pablove Across America. Today — Monday October 5, 2015 — marks the start of Pablove’s seventh annual week-long cycling event in which 40 cyclists will ride from Los Angeles to San Francisco to raise funds and awareness for childhood cancer. To find out more, get involved and donate, click here.This is a conversation about music and life. Rage, pain, disease, addiction, loss and grief. It's about breaking old cycles. Learning how to heal. Growing up, self-care and sobriety. It's about hope, family, redemption and service. It's about salvation. And it's about the beauty, comfort and agony that comes with loving wide and loving deep.Jeff is an incredibly charismatic guy with a infectious energy and a spirit the size of Montana. I'm proud to call him friend. And I'm proud to share this conversation with you today. May it move you as deeply as it moved me.Peace + Plants,Listen & Subscribe on See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Part 1 of my conversation with special guest Mike Heyliger as we discuss the transition of moving to the Boston area. I've also got the Bonehead of the Week and music from Gorillaz, Boots Electric, Andrew Bird and Mike Doughty. Show notes: - Check out Mike's blog Popblerd - Mike grew up in New York, moved to Boston in 2008 - Slow adjustment - Mike: Every time I go back, I like NY less - Slower pace in Boston, except for the drivers - Jay: Even slower pace in NH - Mike: Occasionally gets crap for wearing Yankees gear - Not a ton of diversity in Boston - Jay: Toronto is extremely diverse - Still plenty of racism to go around - The world's a lot different than it was 30 years ago - Mike: Boston music scene is better than NYC's - Good selection of clubs - Mike's broken $100 ticket barrier to see Prince, Stevie Wonder, Janet Jackson, Jay-Z/Kanye - To be continued - Bonehead of the WeekMusic:Gorillaz (feat. Andre 3000 and James Murphy) - DoYaThing Boots Electric - I Love You All the Thyme Andrew Bird - EyeonEye Mike Doughty - Na Na Nothing Completely Conspicuous is available through the iTunes podcast directory. Subscribe and write a review! The Gorillaz song is courtesy of Converse. Download the song for free from Converse.The Boots Electric song is on the album Honkey Kong on Dangerbird Records. Download the song for free at Epitonic. The Andrew Bird song is on the album Break It Yourself on Mom and Pop Records. Download the song for free at NoiseTrade. The Mike Doughty song is on the album Yes and Also Yes on Snack Bar Records. Download the song for free at Insound. The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F'in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Find out more about Senor Breitling at his fine music blogs Clicky Clicky and Keeping Some Dark Secrets. Voiceover work is courtesy of James Gralian; check out his site PodGeek.

SMI Radio's Greg Roth sat down with John Wicks and Fitz from "Fitz and The Tantrums" prior to their show at the Crocodile Cafe, Tuesday, November 9th. The group was in town to play some live shows and promote it's news LP, "Pickin Up The Pieces." from Dangerbird Records. The band is steadily building a huge national following based on the strength of their catchy single, "Money Grabber" Roth talked about the bands influences, inspirations, creative process and their recent appearance on "Live From Darryl's House.