Episodes
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Episode 947: First Listen – Demolition Means Progress
It’s a listening party on Rockin’ the Suburbs! Hear “Undefined Horizon,” the new EP from Minnesota jangle pop band Demolition Means Progress, a week before its Sept. 25 release. Band members BJ Bonin, Mike McCloskey, Grant Martin and Leilani Gjellstad tell the stories behind the songs.
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Episode 946: Blitzen Trapper’s Eric Earley – Interview
Our interview with Eric Earley of Blitzen Trapper, and it gets deeper than you would ever expect to hear on this show. (Guest cohost Mike Kohli helps out with the interview.)
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Episode 945: Toots Hibbert, Rest in Power
Frederick “Toots” Hibbert, of Toots & the Maytals, died on Sept. 11 at age 77. We pay tribute to the Jamaican soul and reggae legend.
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Episode 944: Carolina Story – Interview, Part 2
Part 2 of our interview with Ben and Emily Roberts of Carolina Story. In this episode, they talk about being inspired by the Jayhawks and the Beatles, the string arrangements on their new album, posting covers to YouTube and more.
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Episode 943: Carolina Story – Interview, Part 1
We talk with Ben and Emily Roberts of Carolina Story, a band you need to know.
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Episode 942: August New Music – Blitzen Trapper, Mayflowers, Breakfast Clouds, Blues Pills, Berna Boy and More
Part 4 of our August new music listener series. Walt Falconer picks the Mayflowers, Ryan Hamilton and the Harlequin Ghosts, Blues Pills, Christopher Shayne, and Coheed and Cambria. Jay Ignacio tells us about Breakfast Clouds. And Scott from South Kansas City MISSOURI talks up Berna Boy and Blitzen Trapper.
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Episode 941: August New Music – Flower, Carcass, Phoenix Foundation, Mike Polizze, Anna von Hausswolff, Bully
More listener picks for August new music! Liam McIndoe goes with the Phoenix Foundation, Anna von Hausswolff and Carcass. And Vasant Ramamurthy tells us about Mike Polizze, Flower and Bully.
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Episode 940: August New Music – Roachford, Biffy Clyro, Luna, Emma Swift, Nation of Language, Wiirmz
Three listeners calls with new music picks today. Adam Coop tells us about Biffy Clyro and Wiirmz. Harris from South Carolina talks up covers by Nation of Language, Emma Swift and Luna. And Tim Hoffman turns us on to Roachford.
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Episode 939: August New Music – Will Johnson, Night Cobra, Eric Slick, All Yours, Another Sky, Black Marble
We play new music picks from listeners. Steven Routledge goes with Night Cobra, All Yours, Another Sky and Will Johnson. Jesse from San Antonio picks Black Marble and Eric Slick.
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Episode 938: Frank Muffin – A Band You Need to Know
On our weekly Friday Night Hootenanny sessions, we have gotten to know a band from Indiana called Frank Muffin. We love them so much that we want you to know them too. This is our interview with Hans Rees, Brittany Rees and Joe Heeb (Jerome Hemersbach, not present, completes the lineup).