Podcasts about fruit bats

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Hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot welcome Eric Johnson of long-running indie folk band Fruit Bats for an interview and performance. The hosts also review the debut album from punk shock activists, Lambrini Girls.Join our Facebook Group: https://bit.ly/3sivr9TBecome a member on Patreon: https://bit.ly/3slWZvcSign up for our newsletter: https://bit.ly/3eEvRnGMake a donation via PayPal: https://bit.ly/3dmt9lUSend us a Voice Memo: Desktop: bit.ly/2RyD5Ah Mobile: sayhi.chat/soundops Featured Songs:Fruit Bats, "When U Love Somebody," Mouthfuls, Sub Pop, 2003The Beatles, "With A Little Help From My Friends," Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Parlophone, 1967Lambrini Girls, "Bad Apple," Who Let the Dogs Out, City Slang, 2025Lambrini Girls, "Nothing Tastes As Good As It Feels," Who Let the Dogs Out, City Slang, 2025Lambrini Girls, "Scarcity Is Fake (communist propaganda)," Who Let the Dogs Out, City Slang, 2025Fruit Bats, "Rushin River Valley (Live on Sound Opinions)," A River Running To Your Heart, Merge, 2023Fruit Bats, "Today," Siamese Dream, Turntable Kitchen, 2020Califone, "Bottles and Bones (Shades and Sympathy)," Roomsound, Perishable, 2001Fruit Bats, "We Used To Live Here (Live on Sound Opinions)," A River Running To Your Heart, Merge, 2023Fruit Bats, "Humbug Mountain Song (Live on Sound Opinions)," Absolute Loser, Easy Sound, 2016Fruit Bats, "When U Love Somebody (Live on Sound Opinions)," Mouthfuls, Sub Pop, 2003Chumbawamba, "Tubthumping," Tubthumper, EMI, 1997See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Summary: Join Kiersten as she lays out some of the coolest facts about bats!   For my hearing impaired followers, a complete transcript of this podcast follows the show notes on Podbean   Show Notes:  https://www.nature.org/en-us/about-us/where-we-work?united-states/arizona/stories-in-arizona/top-10-bat-facts/ https://www.doi.gov/blog/13-facts-about-bats https://batcon.org Bat honking link: http://macaulaylibrary.org/audio/136292 Music written and performed by Katherine Camp   Transcript (Piano music plays) Kiersten - This is Ten Things I Like About…a ten minute, ten episode podcast about unknown or misunderstood wildlife. (Piano music stops) Welcome to Ten Things I Like About… I'm Kiersten, your host, and this is a podcast about misunderstood or unknown creatures in nature. Some we'll find right out side our doors and some are continents away but all are fascinating.  This podcast will focus ten, ten minute episodes on different animals and their amazing characteristics. Please join me on this extraordinary journey, you won't regret it. This is the ninth episode of Bats and if I haven't convinced you that they are some of the most amazing creatures on the planet yet, this episode will surely do that. The ninth thing I like about bats is all the cool facts about them.  Some cool bat facts have been sprinkled throughout the other episodes but it never hurts to talk about fun facts again!  Such as…There are 1400 bat species. That's one thousand four hundred species of bat. They make up 1/5 of all mammals. And they range in size from one of the smallest mammals on the planet, the Bumblebee Bat that weighs only as much as a US penny, to the Flying Foxes that can have a wingspan of six feet! That's three cool facts in one go. It's always a party when you're talking about bats. Bats are found on ever single continent including most islands, expect Antarctica. That's pretty cool. Very few animals, outside of humans, are found on so many bodies of land. Remarkably, bats have been around in Europe, North America, South America, India, and Australia for millions of years. Bats show up in the fossil record dating back to the Early Eocene which is roughly 47.5 to 55 million years ago. That's well before humans existed. And…when we study these fossils, they show that bats have changed very little in structure from that time. When animals change very little from the time of their appearance in the fossil record  to today that means they are pretty close to evolutionarily perfect. I think that's very cool.  We also know from studying these fossils that bats have been using echolocation from the beginning. Bats have the most well developed echolocation system of any animal, that we are currently aware, of course. Which is a cool fact in and of itself, but it takes it to a whole other level knowing they have been echolocating for millions of years. Bats are the only mammal capable of true flight. Yes, we have flying squirrels but they can only glide. Bats flap their wings to propel them through the air. Similarly to birds, bats can create sustained flight. While we are discussing flight, the Mexican free-tailed Bat is the fastest bat in flight. They are able to reach speeds of 100 mph. That's fast! Speaking of Mexican Free-tailed Bats, the colony that lives in Bracken Cave in Texas has approximately 15 million individuals making it the largest known bat colony on Earth, as well as the largest concentration of mammals on Earth. The cool facts never end with bats! Let's talk life expectancy. Typically the smaller an animal the shorter the life span. For example, if you have a pet mouse or rat, they typically live a year to two years, where as your dog or cat can live 10 to 15 years. It's just physics, but bats break this rule. Most of them are fairly small and on average they can live 20 years. Some species, such as the Little Brown Bat, can live 30 years. The oldest bat, a Brandt's Bat which is an insectivorous bat, was discovered in 2006 flying wild in Siberia and it was 41 years old!  We know the age because this bat was tagged and had a record of lifespan recorded by scientists. That is cool! Some male bats got milk! The male Dyak's Fruit Bat is able to feed their young from their own mammary glands. It is currently the only known example of natural paternal lactation. Scientists don't know why. What's also interesting in this species is that the dads actually have a role in raising their young. That is not common throughout bat species. Dyak's Fruit Bat is found on the Sunda Shelf of Southeast Asia. All bats have belly buttons! Since they are mammals, they are born live and are connected to mom through an umbilical cord during gestation. Just like us, actually just like almost all mammals. Not all mammals will retain a belly button after the umbilical cord falls off, bats do. Just like humans. That's cool! Female bats can get pregnant whenever they want! Some species of female bats are capable of retaining sperm in their reproductive tract until conditions are right to get pregnant. Mating will occur in fall and the female can retain the sperm in their system, delaying fertilization until spring when resources are high and success is better supported. One of the scarier things about bats is that they seem to appear out of nowhere! When they fly at night using their echolocation to hunt, they do not make sounds that the human ear can hear. It's not scary when you understand it though. But some bats make noises that we CAN hear, some bats even honk. Yep! Male Hammer-headed Fruit Bats honk to attract females during breeding season. I will leave a link in the show notes that lead you to a recording of honking bats! Bat noses can help them see! We know that bats use ultrasonic sound that they emit to hunt and navigate. This is echolocation. Some species of bats have wrinkled skin and flaps of skin called noseleaves on their face and nose that help them use their echolocation calls in various ways allowing them to multitask. They can hunt and avoid crashing into each other at the same time! Most fruit bats have long extended hooks on their wings, also called thumbs, that they use to hold on to branches and fruits, but not all fruit bats have well developed thumbs. Spix's Disk-winged Bat developed suction cups to help them cling to and climb smooth surfaces such as leaves. Take that Spider-Man! The disks are on the wings and ankles and look just like a traditional suction cup. The bats use muscles within the disks to alter the shape of the disks creating suction or release. Spix's Disk-winged Bat is found from southern Mexico to northern Brazil. This adaptation has evolved separately in two different species because there is an Old World Sucker-footed Bat that also has these suction cups, but is not related to the Spix's. How fascinating! These cool bat facts are just a sample of all the fascinating things we know about bats. I am sure we will discover so much more as we continue to study bats. My ninth favorite thing about bats is all the cool facts about them! If you're enjoying this podcast please recommend me to friends and family and take a moment to give me a rating on whatever platform your listening. It will help me reach more listeners and give the animals I talk about an even better chance at change.    Join me next week for another episode about bats!   (Piano Music plays)  This has been an episode of Ten Things I like About with Kiersten and Company. Original music written and performed by Katherine Camp, piano extraordinaire.

Summary: How do bats make more baby bats? Let us count the ways! Join Kiersten as she discusses the various reproductive techniques bats use to make more bats.   For my hearing impaired listeners, a complete transcript of this podcast follows the show notes on Podbean   Show Notes: “Bats in Question: A Smithsonian Answer Book,” by Don E. Wilson Music written and performed by Katherine Camp Transcript (Piano music plays) Kiersten - This is Ten Things I Like About…a ten minute, ten episode podcast about unknown or misunderstood wildlife. (Piano music stops) Welcome to Ten Things I Like About… I'm Kiersten, your host, and this is a podcast about misunderstood or unknown creatures in nature. Some we'll find right out side our doors and some are continents away but all are fascinating.  This podcast will focus ten, ten minute episodes on different animals and their amazing characteristics. Please join me on this extraordinary journey, you won't regret it. I apologize for missing last week, listeners. The holidays snuck up on me and I just didn't have time to write, record, edit, and post before Christmas was upon me. Let's get back to bats! The fourth thing I like about bats is making more bats! Chiroptera reproduction is interesting and diverse. Microbats and Megabats are mammals, so they give live birth and nurse their young with milk, but we're going to take a closer look at the reproductive cycle of some of the specific species of bats in this episode.  As my loyal listeners know, I earned my Master's of Science in Animal Behavior by studying the breeding behavior of the Tri-colored Bat, Perimyotis subflavus. I chose to study the breeding behavior of this particular bat because they are heavily impacted by White-nose Syndrome, a disease that impacts the hibernation behaviors of bats that overwinter in caves that remain around 55 degrees or cooler throughout the year. Many of the caves on the East coast of the United States fit this bill. I will be talking more about this problem in a future episode. The reason I wanted to study the breeding behavior is because we did not have a record of how these bats reproduced. If their numbers fell so low that we needed to intervene to help save the species from extinction, it was essential that we knew how they reproduced so we could offer everything they needed in a captive setting. So, off I went with my husband in tow to sit for hours at a time in a dark cold cave at 2am to record the behavior of hibernating Tri-colored Bats. What did I learn? We discovered that in this cave, the Tri-colored Bat males will seek out females during their hibernation periods and mate with them. Yes, that's right these little boogers mate with the females while they are sleeping! We were shocked! But it is the optimal time to mate with females without having to expend excessive amounts of time and energy vying for their attention.  I agree that it sounds terrible. Not very nice at all. No consent from the females, but it works for this species of bat. The males and females go their separate ways as soon as the winter season passes so the males have no chance to breed later in the year. The female's body stores the sperm until it is needed. When the time is right, the sperm will fertilize the egg and she will become pregnant.  Many species that hibernate in caves breed during the fall season as males and females are swarming into the caves. For these species there are two paths to fertilization. One I just talked about, where the female stores the sperm in her reproductive tract until spring. Another path is immediate fertilization. Long-fingered bats from the Old World practice this method. The females and males breed in fall and fertilization happens immediately, but development of the fetus is slowed during hibernation so that the female will be ready to give birth come spring.  For species that have a long distance migration, such at the Brazilian Free-tailed Bat, breeding occurs most often in the early spring as they are entering their summer roosts. The physical stress placed upon them by a migration from Central America to the Southern United States may prevent them from breeding until they reach their destinations. Tropical species of bats that are not impacted by temperate weather changes have a greater variety of reproductive patterns. Insectivorous species that rely on invertebrates for food are constrained by the wet and dry seasons and typically have one offspring a year during the height of insect season.  Species of neotropical fruit-eating bats will often have two reproductive cycles a year. Bats in family Phyllostomidae will breed early in the year, a few months later the young are born, then the females will enter a postpartum estrus and become pregnant again. This allows them to have more young during the flowering and fruiting season of the year before the rainy season begins. The Jamaican Fruit Bat has a slight alternation in that they will breed early in the year and birth young a few months later as we just discussed, but their second cycle will have a lengthened fetal development, so that they are pregnant during the rainy season and birth their second young when the dry season occurs again. Now, attracting mates is something that many species of bats have to concern themselves with, and they have so many ways to do it! The Gambian Epauletted Fruit Bat has whit tufts of fur on it's shoulders that are used to attract a female. With this and an attractive scent release by glands, they attract a female for mating. This is an active form of mating where the female chooses her mate.  African Hammer-headed Fruit Bats form leks during breeding season. Leks are display grounds where males gather to perform to attract and win a mate. These particularly bat males will call loudly to get a female's attention as she passes and hopefully win her favor.  Courtship displays can include wing-flapping, vocalizations, and mutual grooming. Sac-winged bat species will hover in front of a female while opening a glandular sac that is located in front of each wing. We presume that he is wafting a pheromone at her to win her attention.  In some flying fox colonies where males and females roost together throughout the year, males do very little to attract a female's attention for mating and often mates with her even when she doesn't appear to agree.  When young are born, females will give birth in a roost site. Sometimes that is in a nursery, like the Mexican Free-tailed bats, where many mothers are giving birth in the same place. Sometimes that is in a smaller colony with males and female together such as many flying fox species. And sometimes that is alone, like the red bat species of North America, that are solitary roosters.  Young are born hairless and helpless. Their eyes are closed and they cannot fly. They will drink milk produced by their mother. During birth, some mothers will hang upside down and the young will instinctively grasp onto the mothers fur, while some Megachiroptera will use their thumb-like hooks to hold onto a branch creating a four pointed position that helps them catch their young as they are born.  There is evidence that fruit bats that live in the same colonies throughout the year will have helpers at birth. Older females will come to the aid of new mothers, physically helping them birth their young and guiding the pup into their arms, while younger females will roost nearby watching. This has been seen in captive colonies many times, with one or two reports from wild colonies. But, boy oh boy, what an amazing behavior! There is still so much we have to learn about bat social behavior. Young are born feet first so they can help pull themselves out of the birth canal. Bat young typically weigh up to 40 percent of the mother's own body weight. That's like a 115 pound woman, or approximately 40 kilos giving birth to a 40 pound baby, or a 20 kilo baby. Holy smokes!  Bats that roost in large nursery colonies will leave the young behind, gathered tightly together to conserve body heat, when they hunt and return to nurse the young through the daytime. They find their young without fail every time they come back to the colony. When young are first born, or in solitary nesting species, mothers will keep the babies on them as they search for food. They will cling to the armpit area holding on with the well developed thumb hooks with their mouths latched onto a nipple. Can you imagine flying around at night looking for insects with a baby attached to you that weights almost half your own body weight?! Most species of bats will birth only a single pup, yes bat babies are called pups, at a time. A handful of species will birth twins, such as the Hoary Bat and the Red Bat, and will have one pup attached to each nipple. Most bats have only two nipples so producing more than that can be problematic. Not to mention how big each baby is! The bats in the Lasiurus Genus can have two, three, four, or five pups at a time. They have four nipples so larger litters are doable.  Bat pups grow quickly and are typically flying on their own at about about thirty days or so. Once they can fly, they are on their own. Or so we think. We are still studying this and some research shows that young my rely on their mothers for a longer period of time. They may learn much more from their mothers than we know. There is no current evidence that males have any role in raising the young past fertilization. Well, I've done it again listeners, I have gone over time. I think you can expect that with every episode in this series about bats. If you can't tell, I do like them a lot. Thanks for joining me for my fourth favorite thing about these amazing mammals, their reproduction. If you're enjoying this podcast please recommend me to friends and family and take a moment to give me a rating on whatever platform your listening. It will help me reach more listeners and give the animals I talk about an even better chance at change.    Join me next week for another episode about bats!   (Piano Music plays)  This has been an episode of Ten Things I like About with Kiersten and Company. Original music written and performed by Katherine Camp, piano extraordinaire.

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Entre concertos que nos encheram as medidas (e os que nos arrependemos de ter perdido), deixamos estas quatro canções entrar de rompante no nosso mês de Dezembro. Às vezes são descobertas acidentais, outras vezes são livros que nos surpreendem e nos transportam para um universo musical de onde não queremos sair. Tudo isto e muito em mais um episódio que não vão querer perder!Playlist:"July", Wunderhorse"The World's Biggest Paving Slab", The English Teacher"Impossible Germany", Wilco"The Balcony", Fruit Bats

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Hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot share new music they're digging that flies under the mainstream radar, buried treasures! They also hear selections from their production staff.Come to our live event in Chicago with Fruit Bats!Join our Facebook Group: https://bit.ly/3sivr9TBecome a member on Patreon: https://bit.ly/3slWZvcSign up for our newsletter: https://bit.ly/3eEvRnGMake a donation via PayPal: https://bit.ly/3dmt9lUSend us a Voice Memo: Desktop: bit.ly/2RyD5Ah Mobile: sayhi.chat/soundops Featured Songs:La Luz, "Strange World," News of the Universe, Sub Pop, 2024The Peawees, "Banana Tree," One Ride, Wild Honey, 2024Penza Penza, "Much Sharper, More Focused," Alto E Primitivo, Funk Night, 2024Half Waif, "Figurine," See You at the Maypole, ANTI, 2024Tigran Hamasyan, "The Kingdom," The Bird Of A Thousand Voices, Yergatun, 2024Chimers, "Glossary," Glossary (Single), 12XU, 2024Angry Blackmen, "The Legend of ABM," The Legend of ABM, Deathbomb Arc, 2024Semifamous, "Pedestal in Hell," Destroy Ourselves, Rare Bird/Duck, 2024Deep Tunnel Project, "Gold Standard," Deep Tunnel Project, Comedy Minus One, 2024Capital Soiree, "Reruns," Reruns - EP, Capital Soiree, 2023Anna Butterss, "Pokemans," Mighty Vertebrate, International Anthem, 2024Noga Erez, "GODMOTHER," The Vandalist, Neon Gold, 2024Sima Cunningham, "Nothing," High Roller, Ruination, 2024Bathe, "Avalon," Inside Voice(s): Side A, MNRK Music Group, 2024Shabazz Palaces, "…Down 155th in the MCM Snorkel (OCnotes 40 Acres and All The Grease Flip)," OCnotes Remixes, Sub Pop, 2024Bob Dylan, "Only a Pawn In Their Game," The Times They Are a-Changin', Columbia, 1964See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

September 13-15, the Stone Ridge Orchard in Stone Ridge, New York will host the Meadowlark Festival. The festival's proceeds support organizations that advocate for farmers in the Hudson Valley including Farm Aid, Rondout Valley Growers, and Hudson Valley Center for Food, Culture, and Agriculture. The line-up includes Fruit Bats; Deer Tick; Slaughter Beach, Dog; Blonde Redhead, and many others - including our guest, Laura Stevenson.

Listen in as Tales From The Green Room corrals three star power artists from the 2024 Mill Valley Music Festival! Margo Price joins the green room conversation after her festival performance and moments before her late night exclusive show at Sweetwater Music Hall later that evening - musing on demystifying psilocybin, her journey to “California Sober” status, touring with her husband of 20-years, and her penchant for speaking out on important issues. Dobbrow guitar-player-extraordinaire, Anders Beck of Greensky Bluegrass, follows with what turns out to be a “cosmic” discussion with host Dennis Strazulo about Anders' all-time favorite Grateful Dead show which coincidentally was Dennis' first, then reflecting  on the thrill of playing with his heroes and sharing some memorable stories experienced along the way. Eric Johnson of Fruit Bats closes out chatting about his Marin County music connection, the resurgence of his band, their expanding audience, and the inspiration behind his music.CreditsCalifornia Sober (feat. Willie Nelson)Performed by Billy Strings, Willie NelsonWritten by Aaron Allen, Jon Weisberger, William ApostolMargo Price - Hurtin' (On The Bottle) [Official Video]Performed by Margo PriceWritten by Jeremy Price, Margo PriceOfficialTMR  YouTube ChannelYouTube LinkFranklin's Tower (Live from Lindley Meadows, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco 9/28/75)Performed by The Grateful DeadWritten by Bill Kreutzmann, Jerry Garcia, Robert HunterGrateful Dead YouTube ChannelYouTube LinkGreensky Bluegrass - "Deal" - 08/01/24Performed by Greensky BluegrassWritten by Jerry Garcia, Robert HunterGreensky Bluegrass - YouTube ChannelYouTube LinkFruit Bats - See The World by LightPerformed by Fruit BatsWritten by Eric D. JohnsonProduced by Eric D. Johnson, Jeremy HarrisProvided to YouTube by Merge Media LtdYouTube LinkLinkshttps://www.margoprice.net/https://jeremyivey.net/https://www.amazon.com/Maybe-Well-Make-Memoir-American/dp/1477323503https://greenskybluegrass.com/https://archive.org/details/gd1975-09-28.aud.gofob.86250.flac16https://www.fruitbatsmusic.com/https://www.panoramic-house.com/Creators & Guests Tami Larson - Host Dennis Strazulo - Host

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Today we're going to be chatting with the band Bonny Light Horseman. That's right, all three of them! Over two and a soon-to-be-released third record, Bonny Light Horseman have crafted and created an immediately recognizable folk sound all of their own and picked up a Grammy nomination along the way. A bit of a supergroup comprising Eric D. Johnson, who you may know from Fruit Bats; Anais Mitchell, highly-acclaimed musician and writer of the wildly popular musical, Hadestown; and Josh Kaufman, a musician and producer you'll have heard on countless records, including ones by The War on Drugs, The National, His Golden Messenger, and a new artist who's starting to make a bit of a name for herself, Taylor Swift. Join us for the first Secretly Frequencies episode of Season 3, where we test artists and labels on their own catalogs and hear a few stories about the songs and history along the way.

Hello dear friend, welcome to the Monthly Music Challenge podcast with your hosts Cosmic Bos. This episode is MMC 2.4 - Animals For the fourth theme of the second year of the monthly music challenge, it felt only natural to come back down from Space (MMC 2.3 - Intergalactic) and go and spend some time with nature, chat to the birds for a bit, play 'fetch the random throwable object' with a dog, listen to the conforting ASMR sounds of a cat purring on your lap, and have the soothing tones of David Battenberg cake share the majestic wonders of the animal kingdom with you. So here it is, the MMC Challenger (our Rocket, Submarine, Train that crosses the creative multiverse) has collected up all the animals it could find for inspiration for the musical wonder that is the Monthly Music Challenge. Your hosts are Nick and Andy Jackson, brothers from the UK that form up the musical outfit known as Cosmic Bos (one S on Bos - we are economical with our 'S's), and they are here to take you on the musical safari that awaits your baited earholes. Join David Battenberg cake, Big Mic, the Sexy German, Sir Patrick McKellen, Proffessor Briiiiiiiiiian Cox, Little Nick and a whole bunch of other new characters/impressions suggested by the wonderful musicians of the MMC. David Battenberg cake and his singing cake friends (Taylor Swiss roll, Breddie Mercury, David Bowieberg, Elvis Pretzel, FABBA, Cake Bush, Elton Scone, Dave Grohlberg, Fleetwood Macaroon, Morrisseed, Florence Welsh cake (and the Vending Machine), Radiobread, Robert Swiss, Damon Albran muffin, John Lemon Meringne, Paul McCakeney, Ringdough Starr, George Harriscone, Eclairic Clapton, Michael FlapJackson and introducing Cannoli Minogue) are joined this month by the menagerie of fruit and veg animals, including Labranoodle, Brocacollie, Springaspaniel, Orangatangerine, Tomato Cats, BananaLlama, Figlet, Fruit Bats, Pearakeets and the PineOwlpple. The world of David Battenberg Cake just got a little brighter with all the majestic animals joining. Come join all the fun on TikTok. You can purchase Cosmic Bos's Animals song 'The Animal In Me Sees The Humanity In You' from bandcamp here https://cosmicbos.bandcamp.com/track/the-animal-in-me-sees-the-humanity-in-you Cosmic Bos will be donating a portion of profits to support Animal Charities, so please suggest to us which charities we should donate to. Cosmic Bos also made a video to go along with the song, please visit our YouTube for more Cosmic Bos Official Music Video also there you can find this episode to vote in the peoples choice award and leave comments, we love comments, please leave lots of comments. Speaking of the Peoples Choice award, SPOILET ALERT! The joint winners of the PCA for MMC 2.3 Intergalactic are... Colin Pimlott 'Intergalactic Void' and John Serrano, Only the Host and Tracy Cloud 'Are You Here'. Congratulations! Both truly majestic songs. So let's move onto the business of the next theme, which we are proud to announce is being cocurated by Uncle Funkbeard, the undisputed Golden God of the Funkiverse. The theme for Monthly Music Challenge MMC 2.5 is Funk Drunk Love that is MMC 2.5 - Funk Drunk Love Please get them funky drunky lovey tunes into the podcast by the 31st May 2024. Email your mp3 with a write up about the song and a bio (if it's your first trip aboard the MMC Challenge) to cosmicbos@gmail.com by the 31st May. Huge Thanks to Uncle Funkbeard for bringing us the Funk we need for the MMC's genre theme of the year. Here is the full tracklist for the episode, not in the order they appear in the episode, but in the order they are presented in the legendary game 'Big Mic's Big Numbers' hosted by Big Mic. 1. Cosmic Bos - The Animal In Me Sees The Humanity In You 2. Hellwaddler - Animetal 3. Notehead - Researching Spiders 4. John Serrano - King Frog 5. Chemical Shift - Asteroids 6. Natalie Williams Calhoun - A Day In The Life 7. Mobidextrous - Elemental Bird 8. TruckDog - Taken by Animals 9. Mario Marino and Jonathan Hadley - The Manimal 10. Callilunasa - The Dancing Bear and The Little Child 11. Tonal Drift - Denizens of the Deep 12. NaykelTBG - Tungba 13. Andrew Hartshorn - Peter and the Birds 14. A Sea Warren - Animals 15. Trench Gun - Nothing Special 16. Colin Pimlott - Animal Attraction 17. Uncle Funkbeard - The Flaming O 18. Taylor Lidstone and Ruby Lan - Menagarie of Love Please go and vote for your faves in the People Choice Award poll on the YouTube video for this episode, or on X, or on the Discord for the MMC. Thank you. Thank you for coming on this musical safari with us, we really do appreciate it, please like, share and subscribe to the podcast in all the podcast places, and comment on the youtubes, and come say Hi to David on Tiktok, and buy all the music from bandcamp. Please support all the wonderful artists of the MMC, purchase their music and follow them on the socials, music is the international language, let's keep building this creative community and become a force for positivity that can change the world for the better. Majestic. So final reminder, theme for May is Funk Drunk Love Submission closing date is 31st May 2024 You are amazing, we love you Cosmic Bos    

Eric D Johnson is a singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer and film composer based in Los Angeles. He is the founding member of Fruit Bats, has played with indie luminaries Califone, Vetiver, The Shins and is a contributing member of Bonny Light Horsemen. In Part 1 of a rare two-part episode, Eric shares a few stories from the road, spanning from his early tenure in Califone (opening for Modest Mouse), his interaction with a MTV beach party, to a more recent experience of jamming with Bob Weir in a small club. Old pals Joe and Eric laugh, they almost cry, and we hear a great live version of a Fruit Bats song.  And this is only Part 1. Fruit Bats Episode supported by Distrokid Episode supported by Izotope Episode supported by Thunder Road Guitars

Envy the fruit bat. They can eat twice their body weight in sugary fruit…

Envy the fruit bat. They can eat twice their body weight in sugary fruit…

Envy the fruit bat. They can eat twice their body weight in sugary fruit without spiking blood sugar endangering their health. In fact, you'll see a unicorn in the wild...

One of our fave guests Eric Johnson from the Fruit Bats chats with NEWSKI at the top of 23'. His 2nd appearance.  More on Fruit Bats: https://www.fruitbatsmusic.com/ NEWSKI TOUR: 5/9 Burnsville, MN - The Garage 5/10 Eau Claire, WI - The Plus 5/18 Manitowoc, WI - Sabbatic Brewing 5/19 Spring Green, WI - Slowpoke 5/25 Port Angeles, WA - JFFA Festival 5/26 Seattle, WA - Bad Bar 5/29 Madison, WI - High Noon 6/11 Rockford, IL - Anderson Gardens w/ Verve Pipe 6/14 Marshfield, WI - Wenzel Plaza 6/15 Green Bay, WI - Historic West Fest @ the Tarlton 6/20 Oshkosh, WI - Waterfest

While 2024 is already bringing fresh tunes, let's not forget the incredible music that shook 2023! Sean and Chris, your trusty Albumworms, are here to crack open their time capsules and revisit their top 5 albums from last year. Diehard music fan or just looking to expand your playlist? This episode is your roadmap to some seriously stellar tunes. So crank up the volume, hit subscribe, and join the conversation! Will your favorites make the cut, or will Sean and Chris introduce you to hidden gems you've never heard before? Tune in to find out! Follow Albumworms on social media: ⁠⁠⁠instagram.com/albumworms⁠⁠ --- Top Albums of 2023, Sufjan Stevens, Fruit Bats, Tre Burt, Logan Ledger, The Arcs, City and Colour, Gorillaz, The Menzingers, Jason Joshua, Cut Worms

The many species of fruit bats around the world help pollinate our plants and spread their seeds far and wide. Learn more about these flying mammals in today's episode of BrainStuff, based on this article: https://animals.howstuffworks.com/mammals/fruit-bats.htmSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

1. Pokey La Farge 2. Drive-By Truckers 3. Robert Finley 4. Fruit Bats 5. Jen Cloher 6. Carl Douglas 7. Neko Case 8. Father John Misty 9. GA-20 10. Hurray For The Riff Raff 11. Straitjacket Fits 12. Tall Dwarfs 13. Palehound 14. REM 15. Edgar Broughton Band

1. Young Fathers 2. Terrible Sons 3. Plains 4. Boy Genius 5. Rhiannon Giddens 6. Protomartyr 7. Anna St Louis 8. Robyn Hitchcock 9. Fruit Bats 10. The National 11. Vera Ellen 12. Jason Isbell And The 400 Unit 13. Allison Russell 14. Son Volt 15. Sunny War 16. Brian Setzer

S5E48 Jersey Zoo in the Channel Islands is home to 90% of the world's captive population of Livingstone's fruit bats. With an estimated 1300 in the wild, this captive breeding programme is vital to the survival of the species in a disaster event. We join Dominic Wormell inside the bat enclosure as he explains how they care for the colony and how the bats are received by the visiting public.Discover more about the colony hereHave a listen to our other zoo episode from Chester ZooMore about the species on the BCI websiteBat to the Future instalment 3...Louis-Jean-Marie D'Aubenton. A new feature for Series 5, Bat to the Future will delve into the history of the guys who have bats named after them. With each new episode release, this audio will be replaced with the next instalment so be sure to listen before the next episode comes out!Support the showPlease leave us a review or star rating if your podcast app allows it because it helps us to reach a wider audience so that we can spread the word about how great bats are. How to write a podcast review (and why you should).Got a story to share with us? Please get in touch via comms@bats.org.ukBats are magical but misunderstood. At BCT our vision is a world rich in wildlife where bats and people thrive together. Action to protect & conserve bats is having a positive impact on bat populations in the UK. We would not be able to continue our work to protect bats & their habitats without your contribution so if you can please donate. We need your support now more than ever: www.bats.org.uk/donate Thank you!

Playing with Spoon in a Battle of the Bands, driving a U-Haul from Colorado to San Francisco, and cohesiveness. Kacey Johansing “Kacey Johansing's latest album Year Away will be released July 28 via Night Bloom Records. In March of 2020, after learning that a dear friend's life was coming to an end, Johansing sat down and in one sitting wrote the song “Daffodils”. An elegiac tribute to someone facing death with grace and curiosity, the lyrics confront Johansing's own mortality by observing the brief lifespan of a Hlower. Only a week later when the world came to an abrupt standstill, she soon found herself processing this recent loss while trying to make sense of a new global reality. Across the ensuing months, Johansing found herself increasingly untethered by a world of isolation and political upheaval. Having been a frequent touring member of bands like Hand Habits and Fruit Bats, and often being called into the studio to lend her harmonies and multi-instrumental talents to records, Johansing's phone no longer rang. Living in Los Angeles she feared her musical community was vanishing, as friends and collaborators continually announced they were leaving the city. It was in returning to her piano nightly that she found the greatest solace, feverishly writing the songs that would be collected on her next album. Resulting from this new sense of time and focus was a deepening of her songwriting. As Johansing recalls, “I felt like a metamorphosis happened during that time. There was a lot of personal growth and healing.”” Excerpt from https://www.kaceyjohansingmusic.com/about-1 Kacey Johansing: Bandcamp: https://kaceyjohansing.bandcamp.com/music Instagram: @kaceyjohansing Website: https://www.kaceyjohansingmusic.com Merch: https://kaceyjohansing.bandcamp.com/merch NightBloom Records: Bandcamp: https://nightbloomrecords.bandcamp.com/artists Instagram: @nightbloomrecords Website: https://www.nightbloomrecords.com Merch: https://www.nightbloomrecords.com/merch The Vineyard: Instagram: @thevineyardpodcast Website: https://www.thevineyardpodcast.com Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5Ndle3K... Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...

Tune in to today's episode of LaunchLeft, where Rain Phoenix is joined by MC Taylor of Hiss Golden Messenger to launch Johanna Samuels. Rain and MC engage in conversations about the artistic process, exploring how the emotions and creativity of artists contribute to the final musical outcomes. They agree on the irreplaceable human element in music creation and songwriting, asserting that AI will never replicate this human touch. Johanna and MC recount their initial meeting, her new record, and the importance of a songwriters community. Listen to the end to hear Johanna's powerful song "Holy Mother." -----------------  LAUNCHLEFT OFFICIAL WEBSITEhttps://www.launchleft.com  LAUNCHLEFT PATREON https://www.patreon.com/LaunchLeft  TWITTER https://twitter.com/LaunchLeft  INSTAGRAM https://www.instagram.com/launchleft/  FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/LaunchLeft  --------------------- LaunchLeft Podcast hosted by Rain Phoenix is an intentional space for Art and Activism where famed creatives launch new artists. LaunchLeft is an alliance of left-of-center artists, a curated ecosystem that includes a podcast, label and NFT gallery. --------------------- IN THIS EPISODE: [02:OO] MC Taylor speaks about the inspiration for his music and his roots.  [07:35] He discusses the passion and process of creating music.  [10:27] MC Taylor talks about AI and its role in creativity. [14:00] MC Taylor shares how he and Johanna met, and they all discuss playing in smaller local venues in the LA area. [18:21] Johanna describes what her future schedule will be and discovers the “why” of what she is doing. [21:52] MC Taylor talks about his current state of happiness, how that has affected his recent writing, and how he’s feeling now. [33:15] Johanna describes her innermost feelings about music.  [35:38]  Listen to Johanna as she sings Holy Mother.   KEY TAKEAWAYS:  Artists are influenced by their emotions and world events. They want to be able to write from their heart and not by what they are directed to write. MC Taylor would rather create his music, which fluctuates financially, than secure jobs he hates. AI fails to enable the humanity of music creation due to the absence of emotion in the creative process.   BIOGRAPHIES:  HISS GOLDEN MESSENGER “I went looking for peace,” says songwriter M.C. Taylor of Hiss Golden Messenger about his new album Quietly Blowing It, out June 25, 2021, on Merge Records. “It’s not exactly a record about the state of the world—or my world—in 2020, but more a retrospective of the past five years of my life, painted in sort of impressionistic hues. Maybe I had the presence of mind when I was writing Quietly Blowing It to know that this was the time to go as deep as I needed to in order to make a record like this. And I got the time required in order to do that.” He pauses and laughs ruefully. “I got way more time than I needed, actually.”Quietly Blowing It was written and arranged by Taylor in his home studio—his 8’ × 10’ sanctuary packed floor to ceiling with books, records, and old guitars—as he watched the chaotic world spin outside his window. “Writing became a daily routine,” he explains, “and that was a ballast for me. Having spent so much time on the road over the past ten years, where writing consistently with any kind of flow can be tricky, it felt refreshing. And being in my studio, which is both isolated from and totally connected to the life of my family, felt appropriate for these songs.” Between March and June, Taylor wrote and recorded upwards of two dozen songs—in most cases playing all of the instruments himself— before winnowing the collection down and bringing them to the Hiss band. In July, the musicians, with Taylor in the production seat, went into Overdub Lane in Durham, NC, for a week, where they recorded Quietly Blowing It as an organic unit honed to a fine edge from their years together on the road. “We all needed to be making that music together,” he recalls. “We’ve all spent so many years traveling all over the world, but in that moment, it felt cathartic to be recording those particular songs with each other in our own small hometown.”Throughout Quietly Blowing It, Taylor brings his keen eye to our “broken American moment”—as he first sang on Hiss Golden Messenger’s critically acclaimed, GRAMMY ® - nominated Terms of Surrender—in ways that feel devastatingly intimate and human. Beginning with the wanderer’s lament of “Way Back in the Way Back,” with its rallying cry of “Up with the mountains, down with the system,” Taylor carries the listener on a musical journey that continually returns to themes of growing up, loss, obligation, and labor with piercing clarity, and his musical influences—including classic Southern soul and gospel, renegade country, and spiritual jazz—have never felt more genuine. Indeed, Quietly Blowing It is a distillation of the rolling Hiss Golden Messenger groove, from the rollicking, Allman-esque “The Great Mystifier” to the chiming falsetto soul of “It Will If We Let It,” to the smoky, shuffling title track with its bittersweet guitar assist from Nashville legend Buddy Miller. The album ends with soulful lead single “Sanctuary,” a song about trying to reconcile tragedy and joy, with references to John Prine (“Handsome Johnny had to go, child...”), economic disparity, and the redemptive quality of hope. Indeed, when he sings, “Feeling bad, feeling blue, can’t get out of my own mind; but I know how to sing about it,” it feels like the album’s spiritual thesis. Throughout Quietly Blowing It, Taylor reckons with the tumultuous present in wholly personal terms, encouraging listeners to do the same. “These songs always circle back to the things that I feel like I have a handle on and the things that I’m not proud of about myself. When I think of the phrase ‘quietly blowing it,’ I think of all the ways that I’ve misstepped, misused my gifts, miscommunicated. ‘Born on the level, quietly blowing it.’ That’s what’s on my mind there. Always fuckin’ up in little ways.”Surrounding himself with a trusted cast of collaborators that includes Miller, songwriter Gregory Alan Isakov, songwriter and Tony Award–winning playwright Anaïs Mitchell, multi-instrumentalist Josh Kaufman, Dawes’ brothers Taylor and Griffin Goldsmith, and his oldest musical confidant Scott Hirsch, Taylor has made his most audacious and hopeful work yet with Quietly Blowing It; it’s an album that speaks personal truth to this moment in which the old models of being feel broken and everything feels at stake. “I don’t know that the peace that I crave when I’m far from home exists, actually,” says Taylor. “It’s more complicated. I still don’t know what peace means for me because I can be sitting on the couch watching a movie with my family and be completely tangled up in my head. But if I keep on doing my own personal work on myself—writing records like Quietly Blowing It—I have to think that I’m getting closer.”JOHANNA SAMUELS  Johanna Samuels is broadening the confines of pop music. The New York and Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter’s work is lyrically and melodically driven, singing about the depths and dualities of life with her unique bell-like voice. With her deep understanding and reverence for the musical greats of the 1960s and 70s, Samuels has created a sound and musical place that is all her own - and invites you in. Her debut album “Excelsior!” (2021), produced by Sam Evian and released by Mamabird Recording Co., garnered praise for its lush beauty and complex explorations. NPR described Johanna’s music as "...so compulsively listenable, and so smart in the way she assesses space and communication, it's just brilliant...what a voice." Johanna’s recent release EP "Scam Likely," produced by Josh Kaufman (Bonny Light Horseman, The National, Bob Weir and Hiss Golden Messenger...) with collaborations with Fruit Bats is just a taste of what's to come. Her forthcoming work, sophomore LP "Bystander,” also produced by Kaufman, will be released in June 2023. Samuels has shared stages with artists such as Faye Webster, Madison Cunningham, The Hold Steady, Bonny Light Horseman, Lomelda, Courtney Marie Andrews, Tallest Man on Earth, Fruit Bats, Anaïs Mitchell, Cassandra Jenkins, Haley Heynderickx, Buck Meek, Sam Evian, Sean & Sara Watkins and more.   RESOURCE LINKS Podcast - LaunchLeft HISS GOLDEN MESSENGER LINKS: Hiss Golden Messenger - Website Hiss Golden Messenger - Email Hiss Golden Messenger - Instagram Hiss Golden Messenger - Twitter Hiss Golden Messenger - Facebook Hiss Golden Messenger - YouTube Hiss Golden Messenger - SoundCloud Hiss Golden Messenger - BandCamp JOHANNA SAMUELS LINKS: Johanna Samuels - Website Johanna Samuels - Instagram  Johanna Samuels - Twitter Johanna Samuels - Facebook Johanna Samuels Music - Facebook Johanna Samuels - Bandcamp  

Host Pauly Shore gets back to his MTV roots, when he sits down to talk with popular bands, new and old, about a variety of topics, in a funny and always unpredictable interview talk show and podcast. This week's guests: Fruit Bats Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 250: Craig contemplates genre-bending while introducing two guests this week who straddle the seemingly disparate worlds of indie rock and folk music. Eric D. Johnson is the veteran mastermind of the long running collective Fruit Bats. Raised in Chicago and based in Los Angeles, he came up with his friends in The Shins and Modest Mouse. Over time, his Fruit Bats project refined an esthetic all its own. The latest is A River Running To Your Heart. Meanwhile, in Canada, young songwriter Cat Clyde built a strong following for her first recordings before the pandemic stole her momentum. It took hard work and resilience to make her 2023 release Down Rounder, a labyrinth of emotion, sound and catharsis. Cat joins the show from a temporary base in Ontario.  

Indie music stalwart Eric D. Johnson of Fruit Bats and Bonny Light Horseman visits the show to tell the tale of his "entry level dog" Pinto who's an 11 year old (est.) mixed breed terrier who was rescued off the streets of Lareto, Mexico.

This is a special episode produced by Talon Stradley of Newton's Dark Room with a short intro by Art Grind producer Tun Myaing and host Marshall Jones. Talon has an amazing podcast titled The Song is Never Done where he explores Walter Martin's album The Bear. This is a collaborative project because we interviewed Walter Martin who's album cover was featured by another past guest of ours - Hollis Heichemer.Following a long career in bands like The Walkmen and Jonathan Fire Eater, musician Walter Martin crafted his 6th studio album, The Bear, warmed by a wood burning stove in a bright red one-room schoolhouse. Tackling themes of family, art, and the changing seasons of life, the album resonated with host Talon Stradley as his own seasons changed.Part memoir, part musical analysis, The Song Is Never Done is a track by track exploration of Walter Martin's album The Bear. To help us along the way is Walter Martin himself as well as his collaborators, peers, and appreciators like Matt Berninger of The National, Eric D. Johnson of Fruit Bats and Bonny Light Horseman, jazz singer-songwriter Kat Edmonson, Oscar-nominated composer Emile Mosseri, many more, and even Walter's mom.So stop in your tracks, take stock in where you're at, and get ready to meet The Bear.There are 4 more episodes left in the season of The Song Is Never Done, released biweekly on Thursday. Go to The Song Is Never Done  podcast for more episodes!Listen to the other Art Grind Podcast interviews mentioned in this episode:Ep: 92 Walter Martin Ep: 45 Hollis HeichemerSupport the show

Sometimes a cloud is just a cloud and then sometimes you get to ask one of your favorite musicians super silly questions. Don't hit the teleport button, because this episode with Fruit Bats is almost as good as his new album, A River Running to Your Heart!

Flying foxes are omnipresent on Australia's east coast. Some people love them, others, especially horse and property owners with lots of yummy fruit trees in their backyards are not so sure. It's particularly horses that are sensitive to a virus that feels very comfortable in Australia's fruit bats. It's Hendra virus. Our guest Dr Alison Peel is fascinated by the variety of viruses that call bats their home, and Hendra is one of her personal favourites. Her team recently published a paper that shows how extreme weather conditions increase the likelihood of spillovers and how these can be mitigated in sustainable and ecologically friendly ways.Check out the website of Ali's research group: https://batonehealth.org

In a replay of episode 180, the great Eric D. Johnson (the frontman & founder of the fantastic band Fruit Bats, along with being a member of the contemporary folk triumvirate Bonny Light Horseman) & I discuss the origin of the Fruit Bats band name, writing film scores, major cinematic & musical influences, music documentaries & ever-so-much more. As a longtime fan of his music, this was very exciting. What a joy. www.linktr.ee/fruit_bats www.smarturl.it/ThePetParade

Episode Six of Season Two of 'The JamBase Podcast' features an interview with Eric D. Johnson who returns to discuss the new Fruit Bats album, performing his Worst Show Ever and more.

As broadcast April 17, 2023 without any history?  Tonight we start with a cover of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs by Samia then make moves into the rest after Danno faked himself out with the history.  Great new tunes to feature from The National, Fruit Bats, april june, and many more in our first hour, along with a highlight of Busan indie darlings Bosudongcooler and their upcoming gig in Seoul on the May 5 Children's Day holiday.  Parts 3 and 4 we are always about the new pop just out and Korean indie, but we've also added a spotlight on this weekend's Coachella festival, which saw a heavy Korean presence from some usual and most unusual suspects we were very happy to see getting some international recognition.Tracklist:Part I (00:00)Samia – MapsMiya Folick – So Clearapril june – your nameSarah Kinsley – Oh No Darling!Portugal, The Man feat Edgar Winter – ChampAnimal House feat Band of Skulls – You & MeAlbert Hammond, Jr. feat GoldLink – 100-99 Part II (32:34)The National feat Phoebe Bridgers – Your Mind Is Not Your FriendAndrea Bejar – Quien Tengo Que SerFruit Bats – Sick of This FeelingTeenage Priest – EnjoyerNation of Language – Weak In Your LightBosudongcooler – Kill MeBosudongcooler – James Part III (65:08)BLACKPINK – Shut Down2NE1 – Come Back Homealdn feat Chloe Moriondo – pressure  Jorja Smith – Try MeSZA feat Doja Cat – Kill BillPost Malone – ChemicalHYUKOH – Tokyo InnPart IV (95:57)kenessi – I wannaFOOL IN THE POOL – IllusionJI JIN SEOK feat An Ye Seul – I'll only give you pretty thingsSonya – Miyaong (Art Cat)g0nny – All Was WellJAMBINAI – Time of ExtinctionJAMBINAI – from the place that's been erased

Despite having a career that spans 20 years, 10 iconic albums, and stints in some massive indie and folk bands (The Shins and Bonny Light Horseman, respectively) you might be amazed to discover that he still doesn't quite feel like he's “made it.” But one listen to A River Running To Your Heart, his latest album with Fruit Bats should dispel any doubt that Johnson has slowly but surely become one of the most important and unique figures in modern American music. Join us as we talk to Johnson about the peaks and valleys of his career, breaking your heart with a song, his new album, and more! Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/discologist. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Eric D. Johnson is my guest on the newest episode of That's How I Remember It. Eric is the singer, songwriter and principal of the band The Fruit Bats, and also a member of modern folk supergroup Bonny Light Horseman. The Fruit Bats are releasing their 10th studio album this week titled A River Running To Your Heart. We talked about that as well as the first Boston album, writing songs as therapy, anxiety dreams about shows, and how every audience is a unique organism. Big thanks to Eric for joining me here. Please listen and subscribe, lots more to come here in the future.

"I'm a wrong hallway person. I like to make wrong turns."Eric D. Johnson of Fruit Bats and Bonny Light Horseman makes a lot of mistakes. And that's a good thing, he says, because that's when the good stuff happens. "The excitement is in the mistakes," he says. "The song is a house, and sometimes you walk into the wrong room."Johnson's talking in metaphors, of course, but his literal rooms need to be a place of chaos too. The room where he writes starts off clean, but by the end there's stuff everywhere: cables, papers, notebooks, assorted musical accessories strewn all about. "The room has to be neat to start, but the good stuff happens when the room is a disaster."The Fruit Bats' new album A River Running to Your Heart is out April 14 on Merge Records. Listen now to my latest episode with Eric D. Johnson!

Eric D Johnson of the Fruit Bats sits down with Brett Newski (NEWSKI) to riff about signing to Merge, playing the long game, cutting down on freaking out, joining the Shins, & career breaks. More on Fruit Bats: http://www.fruitbatsmusic.com/ If you like the pod, please support: https://www.patreon.com/Newski NEWSKI ON TOUR: 4/6 - STEVEN'S POINT, WI - UWSP Dreyfus Center 4/7 - MILWAUKEE, WI - Anodyne Walkers Point (early 7p) 4/8 - MANITOWOC, WI - Sabbatical Brewing 4/12 - CHICAGO, IL - Golden Dagger 4/13 - ST PAUL, MN - Turf Club 4/14 - APPLETON, WI - Appleton Beer Factory 4/21 - COLUMBUS, OH - Rambling House Series 4/22 - YOUNGSTOWN, OH - Westside Bowl 4/23 - PHILADELPHIA, PA- Krobath Concert Series 4/26 - NYC - Bowery Electric (early 6pm) 4/27 - DEWEY BEACH, DL - Fort Ishu House Show   4/28 - WASHINGTON DC - Pearl St Warehouse 4/30 - RICHMOND, VA - Hardywood Brewing (early 3pm) 5/2 - SAVANNAH, GA - Sentient Bean 5/3 - ORLANDO, FL - Will's Pub 5/4 - ST AUGUSTINE - Sarbez 5/5 - WEST DESTIN, FL - Rock by the Sea Fest 5/6 - WEST DESTIN, FL - Rock by the Sea Fest 5/7 - COLUMBUS, MS - Sunstroke House Music (early 6p) 5/20 - HAVANA, IL - Havana Songwriters Fest (solo)   5/23 - SEATTLE, WA - Fun House 5/24 - BEND, OR - Old St Francis School 5/25 - PORTLAND, OR - The White Eagle 5/26 - PORT ANGELES, WA - JFFA Festival  6/2- MARSHFIELD, WI - Hub City Days 6/17 - SHEBOYGAN, WI - Three Sheeps 6/23 - CEDAR RAPIDS, IA - Newbo City Market 6/30 - BARABOO, WI - Tumbled Rock Brewing 7/1 - MADISON, WI - Terrace at Memorial Union 7/15 - GRAND RAPIDS, MI - Founders 7/16 - THREE OAKS, MI - Acorn Theatre   

Esta semana, en Islas de Robinson, nos situamos a principios de siglo, en clave de pop "náufrago", a la deriva, de elevado tono melódico. Nuestro universo radiofónico paralelo nos lleva entre el 2000 y el 2004... "Cada canción es un regreso", canta Jeff Tweedy. Suenan: BEN FOLDS - "ZAK AND SARA" ("ROCKIN' THE SUBURBS", 2001) / THE GLANDS - "SWIM" ("THE GLANDS", 2000) / BEULAH - "HEY BROTHER" ("THE COAST IS NEVER CLEAR", 2001) / JON BRION - "HER GHOST" ("MEANINGLESS", 2000) / ELLIOTT SMITH - "SOMEBODY THAT I USED TO KNOW" ("FIGURE 8", 2000) / JIM O'ROURKE - "MEMORY LAME" ("INSIGNIFICANCE", 2001) / WILCO - "POT KETTLE BLACK" ("YANKEE HOTEL FOXTROT", 2002) / THE SHINS - "NEW SLANG" ("OH, INVERTED WORLD", 2001) / FRUIT BATS - "THE LITTLE ACORN" ("MOUTHFUL", 2003) / SNOWGLOBE - "DREAM WORKS" ("OUR LAND BRAINS", 2002) / ALL NIGHT RADIO - "DAYLIGHT TILL DAWN" ("SPIRIT STEREO FREQUENCY", 2004) / OF MONTREAL - "ERO'S ENTROPIC TUNDRA" ("SATANIC PANIC IN THE ATTIC", 2004) /  BRENDAN BENSON - "METARIE" ("LAPALCO", 2002) /Escuchar audio

Following a long career in bands like The Walkmen and Jonathan Fire*Eater, musician Walter Martin crafted his 6th studio album, The Bear, warmed by a wood burning stove in a bright red one-room schoolhouse_._ Tackling themes of family, art, and the changing seasons of life, the album resonated with host Talon Stradley as his own seasons changed. The Song Is Never Done is a track by track exploration of Walter Martin's album The Bear. To help us along the way is Walter Martin himself as well as his collaborators, peers, and appreciators like Matt Berninger of The National, Eric D. Johnson of Fruit Bats and Bonny Light Horseman, jazz singer-songwriter Kat Edmonson, oscar-nominated composer Emile Mosseri, many more, and even Walter's mom. So stop in your tracks, take stock in where you're at, and get ready to meet The Bear. For more, visit Newtonsdarkroom.com

New music rolls on with picks from Kevin Porter, Urb Fernandez and Sunny Varney. They discuss music from Bully, Fruit Bats, Sleaford Mods, DeWolff and Winery Dogs. Rockin' the Suburbs on Apple Podcasts/iTunes or   other podcast platforms, including audioBoom, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Amazon, iHeart, Stitcher and TuneIn. Or listen at SuburbsPod.com. Please rate/review the show on Apple Podcasts and share it with your friends. Visit our website at SuburbsPod.com Email Jim & Patrick at rock@suburbspod.com Follow us on the Twitter, Facebook or Instagram @suburbspod If you're glad or sad or high, call the Suburban Party Line — 612-440-1984. Theme music: "Ascension," originally by Quartjar, covered by Frank Muffin. Visit quartjar.bandcamp.com and frankmuffin.bandcamp.com.

Estrenamos 'El Diablo Gritó Sí', la canción más country de Corizonas, que ellos publican el 25 de enero. Escuchamos una canción desgarradora de Algiers, lo nuevo de Fruit Bats y 'Mirror Mirror', de The Gulps.   ARLO PARKS - Weightless FRUIT BATS - Rushin River Valley THUS LOVE - Put On Dog THE NATIONAL - Tropic Morning News SECOND - Estado De Alegre Tristeza MIYA FOLICK - Get Out of My House levitants – Adelante THE GULPS - Mirror Mirror VENTURI -Fantasma de la Fiesta CORIZONAS – El Diablo Gritó Sí THE GRASSLAND SINNERS - Being Me (con Dani Nel·lo) MåNESKIN – Own My Mind CHICA SOBRESALTO – La Torre ALGIERS - I Can't Stand It MORNING DRIVERS - Al Llegar a Casa Escuchar audio

Who would win in a fight between Apu Nahasapeemapetilon and Khan Souphanousinphone? Adam is representing team King of the Hill and Jeremy is representing team Simpsons. The guys talk Fruit Bats, Arcana, Bill Laswell, Ghost of Tsushima, and a pitch for a Pete and Pete Arcade beat 'em up game.Start a podcast with Buzzsprout: https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=1349671

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Help produce Basic Folk by contributing at basicfolk.com/donate.Fruit Bats have been on the indie rock radar since the early 00's, so I'd say that calls for a double album compilation documenting their 20 years of music! However, the brains behind FBs and it's only regular member, Eric D. Johnson, is a man who tends to solely look forward. Thankfully for us, he rolled up his sleeves, dug into some old hard drives and sifted through two decades of MP3s, WAVs, AIFFs and the like that make up the band's brand new collection: Sometimes a Cloud Is Just a Cloud: Slow Growers, Sleeper Hits and Lost Songs (2001–2021). On Basic Folk, Eric talks about growing up constantly moving around and the impact on him then and now. He also gets into his time working at Old Town School of Folk Music in Chicago. His time there allowed Eric to evolve and embrace his folk musicality as well as the punk side he was nurturing in Chicago's scene.He also gets into reframing career aspirations after he saw a lot of his friends' careers, who came up in indie rock at the same time he did, reaching new heights that Fruit Bats just simply weren't. He was affordable many amazing opportunities before he was ready, recording Fruit Bats debut album with Tim from Califone and then getting signed to Sub Pop thanks to The Shins and Modest Mouse's advocacy. He talks about how he felt about those chances back then and how he reflects on them now. His time playing with The Shins allowed him to "climb into someone else's work a little bit," which gave him perspective on his own. There was a time when Eric ditched the Fruit Bats name to record under his initials, EDJ, in what he calls “career stalling move,” but I pressed him to expand on the fact that it might have been a really necessary move for him personally. He's been recording and playing under Fruit Bats again since 2015, which he sees as a new era for Fruit Bats, which he gets into. I also brought up Bonny Light Horseman and the incredible vocal pairing of himself with Anaïs Mitchell, who he calls his "main singing partner" these days. Eric D. Johnson is the nicest guy in indie rock and I'm here for that!! Enjoy!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

As broadcast February 9, 2022 with plenty of extra tune time for your podcast sesh.  Tonight we once again had our weekly conspirator stay away just to stay safe with Danno having to quarantine on Monday night.  However, we had plenty to go through even with Prince Paolo merely here in spirit.  Great new indie and underground cuts just out over the past week, with highlights being Letting Up Despite Great Faults being out with a new tune and announcing a new LP after a long hiatus, along with new singles from HOAX, Dora Jar, and Barrie amongst others.  Definitely a very strong week of music as we approach the first big album drop day of the year on Friday.#feelthegravityTracklisting:Part I (00:00)Outkast feat Rosario Dawson – She Lives In My LapAnimal Collective – We Go BackHomeschool – WinoCoral Pink – Past LifeLetting Up Despite Great Faults – She SpinsCouch Prints – ImpressionsSipper – Sore Part II (33:21)pecq - Too Far GoneMiddle Sky Boom - Wait WaitHOAX – sojuOS TO - Det Blir Sommer IgenLea Sen – HyasynthFruit Bats - Without Any AirsFreedom Fry – You Know The Way Part III (65:46)Bulow – Don't Break His HeartErika Wester - NoveltyScott Wingo - Radio FeverLizzy & The Fanatics - Deux soleilsONYDA - MediocreEA Othilde - Back to YouDora Jar – Lagoon Part IV (95:49)Juliet Varnedoe Jazz Band - Mon ChériBENEE - Beach BoyPintandwefall  - Last MinutesBarrie – JennyPlacid Cactus – Summer's GoneStray Fossa – TranspiringBaird – Lightning of July 

We're honored this week to have Gary Waldman as our guest on No Simple Road. Gary is Neal Casal's long-time friend and manager as well as the executive producer of 'Highway Butterfly: The Songs Of Neal Casal' and the founder and Executive Director of the Neal Casal Music Foundation. With a list of titles like that you know this conversation goes deep quick. We talk with Gary about what went into the creation of 'Highway Butterfly', how he met Neal, what the common thread was that created such a solid bond between the two of them, the importance of asking for help when we struggle, Neal's love of photography and the subsequent coffee table book of his images, and a whole lot more!The Album 'Highway Butterfly: The Songs Of Neal Casal features Circles Around The Sun, Erik Krasno, Marcus King, Bob Weir, Phil Lesh & The Terrapin Family Band, Susan Tedeschi & Derek Trucks, Billy Strings, Hiss Golden Messenger, Fruit Bats, Steve Earle & The Dukes, Jonathan Wilson, Shooter Jennings, Leslie Mendelson, Vetiver, Beachwood Sparks, Jaime Wyatt, Aaron Lee Tasjan, J Mascis, Dori Freeman, Warren Haynes, Cass McCombs, Kenny Roby, Norah Jones' Puss N Boots and Tim Heidecker, among others.SONG AT THE END OF THE INTERVIEW: 'All The Luck In The World' performed by Billy String & Circles Around The Sun - off 'Highway Butterfly: The Songs Of Neal Casal'For more on the Neal Casal Music Foundation and to purchase the album head over to: www.nealcasalmusicfoundation.org/FOR FREE SHIPPING from Shop Tour Bus Use The PROMO CODE: nosimpleroadFor 20% off Sunset Lake CBD PROMO CODE: NSR20 For 10% off Electric Fish Lights PROMO CODE: NSR INTRO MUSIC BY AND USED WITH OUR GRATITUDE AND THE PERMISSION OF:CIRCLES AROUND THE SUNOUTRO MUSIC BY AND USED WITH OUR GRATITUDE AND THE PERMISSION OF:CHILLDREN OF INDIGONo Simple Road is part of OSIRIS MEDIA. Osiris is creating a community that connects people like you with podcasts and live experiences about artists and topics you love. To stay up to date on what we're up to, visit our site and sign up for our newsletter. Osiris works in partnership with JamBase, which connects music fans with the music they love and empowers them to go see live music!Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/nosimpleroad. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

As broadcast October 19, 2021 with more big suits than you can fit 1,000 podcast elves in.  Tonight marks an important anniversary, as it was on this date in 1984 that Talking Heads' live concert movie directed by Jonathan Demme "Stop Making Sense" opened in theaters.  Called "The greatest concert film of all time" by Rolling Stone, it still definitely more than passes muster.  After that, Prince Paolo & Danno taste test all the worthy indie truffles found in the audio forest this week, with great albums from Furrows & sir Was out this past week, along with a bevvy of quality cuts from other great up-and-coming artists.#feelthegravityTracklisting:Part I (00:00)Talking Heads – Psycho Killer (Live)Ancient Cat Society – City BreathesFurrows – Mirrors Melt – Hours Sir Was – I Don't Think We Should WaitSir Was – Spend A LifetimePart II (35:26)Mr. Twin Sister – BallarinoTinlicker Feat Nathan Nicholson - Be Here And NowMandolynne - SCREAMNico De Andrea - Woman (Fka Mash Afro Glitch) [feat Mopao Mumu]Lura & Ruggiero - Leaving My LifeJaws of You - Money Part III (64:45)Eades – RenoSunflower Bean - Baby Dont CryLola in Slacks - Luna MothHumble Braggers - So AliveMiss Leading - Self HelpHiatus Kaiyote - Canopic Jar Part IV (98:27)Nora Lilith – WakeDream Dream - Chill VibesCousin Kula - Now That You're GoneSprints - Modern JobSemi Trucks - Motorbike Riding StarFruit Bats - Rips Me Up

Jon highlights some of the species that are kept in the Islands Pavilion at the Louisville Zoo including; Fruit Bats, Brazilian Porcupine, African Penguin, Inca Tern, and The Cuban Crocodile. Hosted by Jon Harlan, Produced and Edited by Noah Wilder Music Credits: Will Van De Crommert --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/zoo-pals/support

Today's guest is producer, engineer, and musician Thom Monahan. Thom spent the first 15 years of his career as a touring musician before transitioning to working behind the glass. Since then he has worked with artists such as Neko Case, Fruit Bats, Stevie Nicks, Vetiver, and Medicine. He's also done work as a composer, doing scores for nearly a dozen documentaries, and several podcasts and web-series. Most recently he has taken his passion for music and creative sound design into the podcast world with his work with Treefort. We have a great chat about reducing creative friction, working on projects you are passionate about, and the future of scripted podcasts. In this episode, we'll dig in on... Reducing creative friction The new digital nature of collaboration Capturing the magic of a band in the room Making microphones out of a boombox Editing as a form of production The future of scripted podcasts Learning from everybody around you Understanding the format you are writing music for Tape Edits Keeping perspective when doing a "money gig" Committing to yourself and your vision Learn More About Thom Monahan... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thommonahan/ (https://www.instagram.com/thommonahan/) Listen to "Killing Hollywood: The Cotton Club Murder" Here Treefort: https://www.treefort.fm/ (https://www.treefort.fm/) Our Sponsors: Sign Up for Complete Producer Network https://www.completeproducer.net/share/z_LJhc8M_GtKZ1OX?utm_source=manual (HERE)! Get on the Waitlist for The Beats Accelerator Process https://knowledge.completeproducer.pro/bapwaitlist (HERE)! Get on the Waitlist for The Mix Accelerator Process http://mixaccelerator.com/ (HERE)! Other Links: https://www.travisference.com/coffeecup (Give Me a Coffee Cup!) Support Progressions on https://www.patreon.com/progressionspod (Patreon)! Sign up for the https://mailchi.mp/87a95bbfe666/progressionspod (Progressions Mailing List) https://kit.co/travisference (Gear and Recommended Reading List) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/progressionspod/ (https://www.instagram.com/progressionspod/) Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ProgressionsPod/ (https://www.facebook.com/ProgressionsPod/) Twitter: https://twitter.com/progressionspod (https://twitter.com/progressionspod) Learn more about Travis: https://www.travisference.com/ (https://www.travisference.com/) Credits: Guest: Thom Monahan Host: Travis Ference Editor: Travis Ference Theme Music: inter.ference