On the latest episode of Discologist, we’re talking about Damien Jurado’s latest album “In The Shape Of A Storm,” a simultaneously heartbreaking and uplifting collection of songs that get to the very heart of what makes Jurado one of the greatest songwriters of the modern age.Show NotesCheck out our 2015 interview with Damien JuradoIntro music from Jason Mullinax’s Near Future, available now! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

21 years ago and four albums into their career, Richmond, Virginia Hardcore legends Avail released what many consider to be their masterpiece, Over The James. The album was a love letter to the band’s hometown, and more importantly set the bar for an entire generation of musicians to follow. On this episode of Discologist, we’re discussing Avail’s legacy, their eye for a great cover, and more. So tune in and turn it up as we celebrate 21 years of Avail’s Over The James !    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode of Discologist, we’re celebrating 25 years of Pink Floyd’s swan song, The Division Bell. No matter what side of the Gilmour/Waters divide you find yourself on, The Division Bell’s return to form for the band has…ahem…divided fans of the band for decades. So we’re here to set the record straight on why this album stands alongside some of the bands’ best work, no matter who was at the helm. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On their second full length, Natural Facts, New Jersey’s Garcia Peoples are doubling down on everything that made 2018’s Cosmic Cash such a blast. Double the fuzz. Double the vibes. And, most importantly, double the fun, Natural Facts is the sound of a band cashing the advance on their future as rock and roll legends.PLUS! Phil Cook released a surprise collection of unreleased/out-of-print sonic vignettes that gets not just to the heart of the music he has made, but the roots and inspiration behind it. As Far As I Can See: Instrumental Recordings 2009-2019 is a record you need in your life, and we’re spinning a track off of it to make sure you know why.A ChunkyGlasses Production Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Washington, D.C’s Ex Hex are back, and on their sophomore release It’s Real (Merge Records) they’re unapologetically kicking out the mother f$%$ing jams, taking no prisoners, and still leaving room for some serious emotional heft just for good measure.PLUS! Synth-rock band Loi Loi (also from Washington, D.C.) has a new album entitled Me Dystopia (Blight Records), and we’re spinning its latest single ”Do You Want To Start A War” that will have your ass moving for days, and then some.  A ChunkyGlasses Production Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

2009’s Crack The Skye was a high water mark for Atlanta metal quartet Mastodon. By doubling down on the sci-fi nerdery and adding in an extra dose of tragedy and pathos, the band crafted a masterpiece that secured their place at the top of the American metal scene.Tune in as we’re joined by special guest Brian Gruner to discuss the album’s legacy, how Mastodon has evolved from this defining point in their history, and how contrary to what you may think metal can be some of the most healing and human music out there.A ChunkyGlasses Production Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On her new LP Quiet Signs, Jessica Pratt continues to perfect her chilly yet hopeful update of English folk music, and her efforts – this was Pratt’s first album recorded in a proper studio – more than pay off. Quiet, contemplative, chilly, yet supremely comforting, Quiet Signs is Pratt at her very best.On a new episode of Discologist, we’re discussing this unique artists latest, the future of folk in the modern era, much more.A ChunkyGlasses Production Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The end is nigh, and The Comet Is Coming’s latest effort, Trust in the Lifeforce of The Deep Mystery, may be the perfect soundtrack for the end of the world. Since 2015 this jazz/dance/sci-fi trio featuring saxophonist Shabaka Hutchings (“King Shabaka”) on saxophone, Dan Leavers (“Danalogue”) on keys, and Max Hallett (“Betamax”) on drums has mounted a sonic assault on the apocalypse and the forces of evil, and Lifeforce is their strongest salvo in the war of darkness versus light yet.Special guest Wes Covey joins us to as we explore a new universe of sound and experience from a band whose inevitable ascension to legend is just getting started. It’s the end of the world as we know it and there’s nowhere to run because The Comet is Coming for us all.A ChunkyGlasses Production Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Twenty years ago, riding high off of the dual successes of their second album Being There and Billy Bragg collaboration Mermaid Ave, Wilco was still 2 years away from becoming one of the most revered band’s of their generation. Yankee Hotel Foxtrot would propel Jeff Tweedy and crew into the stratosphere, but it was on 1999’s Summerteeth that they truly found their voice. Experimental, lush, and heartbreaking to its core, Summerteeth is a record that captured the soul of Wilco like nothing they have created before or since. Tune in as guests Casey Rae and Eduardo Nunes join us in celebrating twenty years of the album that changed Wilco, and arguably modern music, forever. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Weezer are the beginning and the end, the Alpha and the Omega, and they have returned (Again?) to bestow the [checks notes] gift of a none more Black Album upon an unsuspecting world just when we “needed “ it most.Goddamit…we can’t believe we’re talking about Weezer. Still. Again. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On his latest release Tip Of The Sphere, songwriter/man of mystery Cass McCombs is embracing spontaneity and delivering one of his most vibrant sets of songs to date. Recorded relatively quickly at Figure 8 Studios in Brooklyn, Sphere captures the looseness of his collaboration with The Skiffle Players (and associations with members of the Grateful Dead) and breathes new life into McComb’s trademark wit and incisive commentary on the world today.On the latest episode of Discologist, we’re reviewing this newest slice of weird Americana PLUS spinning a new track from trippy up-and-comers Garcia Peoples! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bob Mould is one of the pioneers of indie rock, and on his latest LP Sunshine Rock, he’s looking back to better times and making one of the best albums of his careers in the process. Guest PJ Sykes joins us to discuss why the album is an essential ray of light in these dark times, how to learn to love an icon, and much more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On his latest release Love Hurts, jazz guitar wunderkind Julian Lage is making bold steps towards furthering his reputation of being one of the most visible and respected figures the ongoing jazz renaissance of the past few years. Presenting classics of American jazz, folk, and even some rock and roll through the lens of his trio (featuring Jorge Roeder on bass and Dave King on drums) Lage draws listeners old and new into some familiar territory while still managing to get some of his exquisite ya-ya’s out in the process.Join us as we make a jazz with our guest Casey Rae and dig into the latest from one of the modern eras most exciting and talented voices in jazz, or any other genre. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

If Robert Ellis’s self-titled 2016 album announced him to the world as a songwriting force to be reckoned with, then is new LP Texas Piano Man makes the case that he is the stuff of legend. Swapping his six strings for eighty-eight keys, Ellis’s latest finds him pairing his trademark gut-wrenching honesty and melodic sophistication with the panache of late 70’s pop rock (think Elton John and Leon Russel), and the result is undeniably the best album of his career.Tune in to the this latest episode of Discologist as we dive deep into this rock and roll masterpiece and try to come back with some of it’s truth’s on the other side. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aaron “Ab” Abernathy is a singer, a music director, an activist, a man of faith, and, most importantly, a man trying to do and BE his best. His journey towards this end chronicled on 2016’s Monologue and 2017’s Dialogue, now comes to its conclusion on his latest album Epilogue. Bursting with soul, raw emotion, and honest truth Epilogue tells the tale of two people finding love despite years of heartache through self-reflection, honesty, and kindness.Join us as we dig into this instant classic on the latest episode of Discologist! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On the inaugural edition of Discologist, we’re hanging out in the basement one last time with our friend Aaron Abernathy to discus his remarkable, trilogy-capping new album Epilogue, love, faith in the modern era and much, much more.Change is good friends.RIP ChunkyGlasses: The Podcast. Long live DISCOLOGIST! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We’ve run our mouths from a basement in Washington, D.C. for four hundred episodes now, but sadly it is time to say goodbye. Please join us for a bittersweet final hang in the basement with the people that we hold most dear saying goodbye to this chapter the only way we know how: Talking about Boston’s Third Stage.Thanks for listening. Y’all are the goddamn best. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For many, the music of Steely Dan is an enigma. For us…it’s our lifeblood. On our penultimate broadcast from a basement in Washington, D.C., Dead To Me’s Casey Rae and Eduardo Nunes are sitting in to fulfill a promise that Kevin made long ago, and turning up the nerd to nigh impossible levels in the process. Any major dude will tell you that whether you’re a super-fan or just Steely Dan curious, this episode is probably your destiny. It sure as hell was ours. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Washington, D.C. has been our home for over a decade now, but our time here is rapidly coming to a close. In one of our final broadcasts from our nation’s capital, Kevin sits down with Lindsay Hogan (Music Journalist/DIY maven) and Paul Vodra (Hometown Sounds) to talk about some of the music that moved us in 2018, how we got to this point, and where we’re going from here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

2018 was a wild ride, and on one of our final broadcasts from Washington, D.C. we’re celebrating the music that moved us the most. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Van Halen’s 5150 was a turning point for the legendary party rockers for more than one reason. The replacing of original front man David Lee Roth with rocker Sammy Hagar was what was driving headlines, but the real news was in the music. Revved up, radio-friendly, and raring to go, this “new” Van Halen supplemented often questionable machismo with synths, honest-to-god pop hooks, and, most radically: Feelings.Washington Post Pop Critic Chris Richards and Broke Royals’ Philip Basnight are joining us as we reconsider one of the most divisive albums of Van Halen’s career, reveal it’s secrets, and more.This, dear listener, is what dreams are made of. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On her latest LP Goners, Laura Gibson is taking on grief and the joy that can be found through grieving, and the result is her strongest record yet. Lush, adventurous, and human AF, Goners drags the listener down to the bottom, where it may be dark, but at least you’ve got good company.PLUS: Maryjo Mattea is in pretty much ALL of the bands in Washington, D.C., and on her new single she’s being joined by good friend Cody Valentine (Allthebestkids) for a potent tale of personal empowerment and the joys that are out there waiting for us when we set ourselves free. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The members of The Skiffle Players — Neal Casal (Circles Around The Sun/Chris Robinson Brotherhood), Dan Horne (Beachwood Sparks), Cass McCombs, Farmer Dave Scher (All Night Radio/Beachwood Sparks), Aaron Sperske (Father John Misty/Beachwood Sparks) — are some of the most respected musicians on the scene today. So when they find the time to get together for a new Skiffle Players album, you’d best believe it’s going to be something special. Skiff, the collective’s second LP, expands on the foundation they laid with 2016’s Skifflin’ and hints at a blindingly bright future that looks a lot like the past that they’ve been celebrating.PLUS! New music from San Francisco duo Quietwater, and thoughts on the recent Giles Martin remaster of The Beatles “White” album. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On paper, an album about heartache, anxiety, and ancient aliens doesn’t seem like something that would work (or should even exist), but on Pyramid Theories, Mink’s Miracle Medicine are singing about those themes and more resulting in their best release to date.We’re catching up with the Melissa Wright of this Appalachian-based duo to dig into the trials of life as a creative, edibles, woodworking, aliens, and how their remarkable new album came to be. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On her new album Lake Accontink, Marian McLaughlin invites the listener along on her quest to try and make sense of the many ways in which we impact and are impacted by the environment, and what it all may mean in the long run. We’re sitting down with the Baltimore-based musician to talk about what inspired her self-described “music for the Anthropocene Epoch,” the perils of capitalism in the modern age, the joy of playing in a room with one-hundred other guitarists and much more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

To call Chicago’s Makaya McCraven, just a drummer would be doing the multi-talented musical truth seeker a grave disservice. Over the past few years, McCraven has been refining a production technique that mixes live jam sessions and impromptu performances with radically creative editing to produce some of the most exciting jazz of the modern day. On Universal Beings, an album recorded in four different locations with four distinct groups of musicians at each, McCraven seems to have perfected this technique, and the result is one of the best albums of 2018. Meditative, complex, smooth, and even funky, Universal Beings points to blindingly bright future for not just McCraven, but jazz as a whole.PLUS! Saxaphonist, vocalist, and DMV native Braxton Cook is back with a new album No Doubt, and we’ve got a listen to it’s title track to help you get hip to this remarkable talent! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Just in time for Halloween, we're talking about the music of one of the most revered cult films in history:The Rocky Horror Picture Show!Joining in the fun as we celebrate this culture-shifting masterpiece are our good friends Sean Barna, Philip Basnight, and very special guest, DC drag queen extraordinaire, DONNA SLASH!So come up to the lab, see what's on the slab, and always remember: Don’t dream it, BE IT! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In 2016 Chicago rapper Noname (Fatimah Warner) stepped out of the shadows of her collaborators to deliver Telefone, one of the best albums of 2016, and easily one of the best hip-hop debuts in recent memory. One move to L.A. and a good bit of growing up later, Noname is BACK with her first “official” album, Room 25. Self-produced and self-released, Room 25 is an ambitious step forward for one of music’s brightest talents, and we’re joined by special guest Philip Basnight (Broke Royals) to discuss what makes it so great, and what we’re looking forward to from Noname in the future.Plus! Washington, D.C.’s very own Dupont Brass is back with a new EP Halftime that’s all about enjoying yourself, and we’re spinning its first single. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With over eight million copies sold worldwide, four Top 10 hits, a “unique” reputation in cinematic history, and more, it is no wonder that the “heart of rock and roll” beats strong with Huey Lewis and The News bar room masterpiece thirty-five years after its release. Sports wasn’t just the sound of a band finally arriving on the scene, it encapsulated everything that was important to being goddamn American in the early 80’s even if it was all just a fantasy that has since faded, like so many Schlitz Tall-Boys, into the dark night of history We’re bellying up to the bar to explore this man-powered masterpiece in all it’s do-wop glory, so pull up a stool, grab hold of a brew, and get ready to take a trip back to the days of maximum rock and roll. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In 2017, a longtime friend of the podcast Seán Barna was living in New York City and wrestling with some serious life questions. How could he survive as an artist? Did he even WANT to make music anymore? Moreover, did he have anything left to say? In 2018 he found some of those answers through a fateful friendship and a handful of spontaneous studio sessions from which his latest EP, Cissy, was born. We’re sitting down with Barna to talk about the creation of Cissy, the power of drag queens, struggling artists, and song, and winding down our time in the basement with our friend who was there at the beginning. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Over the past few years, Israel Nash has been building a solid catalog of cosmic folk and country from his home-base in Dripping Springs, Texas, and now he’s taking the show on the road. We sat down with Nash before his recent stop in Washington DC to talk about his most recent album Lifted, the power of recognizing the beauty of nature, and how our connection to each other is the key to building a better world. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Artist/poet/father/musician Lonnie Holley has experienced the best and worst of modern American life in his 68 years on the planet, and on his latest project MITH, he pours all of that and more into a powerful meditation on blackness, our humanity, and how to survive in our darkest of nights. Join us as Kevin and special guest Wes Covey try to unpack some of what makes MITH, not just the best and most essential album of 2018, but the year’s most important. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Morphine’s Cure For Pain is an album that revels in finding hope in the darkest nights of our souls. For twenty-five years the weird magic conjured by Mark Sandman (2-string bass/vocals), Dana Colley (sax), and Jerome Deupree (drums) has remained singular in its sound and remains (oddly) peerless to this day.This week we’re celebrating their remarkable achievement by taking a deep dive into one of the greatest albums ever made PLUS checking in with friend-of-the-pod, author, musician, and native Bostonian, Ryan Walsh to get a first-hand account of the band in it’s prime.Show NotesRead/Buy Ryan Walsh’s remarkable book Astral Weeks: A Secret History of 1968 [LINK]Incidental music courtesy of Aquatic Gardener. Hear more/buy it HERE.Support us on Patreon! [LINK]Support/find out more about Washington, DC's Uptown Art House [LINK] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

PJ Sykes is a man of many talents - Photographer, political activist, cat-dad, musician - these are but a few of the many hats he wears. But this week we’re talking with him about a role he’s filled for over seventeen years now - label head. Founded in 2001, Cherub records has been the home of not just PJ’s music, but eccentric releases from the Richmond, Virginia scene and beyond. Tune in as we take a tour through his musical past with bands like Kids Techno, A New Dawn Fades, Graceland Grave Robbers, and his recently put on hiatus project, Hoax Hunters!*Header photo by Joey Wharton Show NotesIncidental music courtesy of Aquatic Gardener. Hear more/buy it HERE.Support us on Patreon! [LINK]Support/find out more about Washington, DC's Uptown Art House [LINK] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Shooter Jennings is a man of many moods and talents, but on his new album Shooter, he's returning to his Country roots. A celebration of the Hank Williams Jr, and all of the troublemakers and rabble-rousers that came before and after, Shooter is bursting with debauchery, heartache, and something sorely missing from today's Country music: fun.PLUS! We're sitting down with the true savior of Country music - Wheeler Walker, Jr. - to discuss his upcoming album and tour, why the Nashville machine continues to give one of it's own the cold shoulder, and much, much more.10 out of 10 podcast enthusiasts agree: This episode SLAPS! So tune in if you know what's good for you, pardner. Show NotesIncidental music courtesy of Aquatic Gardener. Hear more/buy it HERE.Support us on Patreon! [LINK]Support/find out more about Washington, DC's Uptown Art House [LINK] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hailing from Dallas, Texas, this group of rock and roll veterans (between them they've recorded and toured with the likes of St. Vincent, The Apples in Stereo, The War on Drugs, The Deathray Davies, Baboon, Daniel Johnston, and more) got together and decided to form "greatest band in the world. Maybe." and so it was that Motorcade was born. Armed with an ear for the past and a heart for writing great f@#@ing songs, Motorcade's debut defies expectations and is one of the best albums of 2018. This week we're sitting down with the quartet to discuss the origins of the band, crafting sounds that have been in your head forever, the trials and triumphs of SXSW, and much, much more. Show NotesIncidental music courtesy of Aquatic Gardener. Hear more/buy it HERE.Support us on Patreon! [LINK]Support/find out more about Washington, DC's Uptown Art House [LINK] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On their debut LP Peace Will Grind You Down, Washington, DC-based quartet Luna Honey - a band formed seemingly on a whim - the doooooom is front and center, but so is an undeniable heart. Join us in a frank and hilarious discussion of, how feeling bad is a part of life, why you, yes you, should hurry up and start a band already, how your nerdy past always serves your future, and much, much more. PLUS! Blood Orange (Dev Hynes) is back with Negro Swan! On his follow-up to 2016's remarkable Freetown Sound, Hynes is exploring the impacts of depression and anxiety on black/LGBTQ individuals, and the results are an illuminated and illuminating exploration of the internal struggles shape us all. Special guest Philip Basnight (Broke Royals) joins us to discuss one of the best albums of 2018.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

U2's finest hour wasn't lifting us up singing about MLK, a spiritual celebration of the history of American music, or even future pop from the edges of our imagination: It was an insistent, eccentric, and infinitely prescient project that almost wasn't, named Zooropa.This week, we're revisiting the "biggest band in the world's" most powerful statement about us all, twenty-five years after it's prophetic vibrations confounded and delighted music fans of all walks, and making that Zooropa isn't just the best U2 album...it's the only one that really matters.Show NotesIncidental music courtesy of Aquatic Gardener. Hear more/buy it HERE.Support us on Patreon! [LINK]Support/find out more about Washington, DC's Uptown Art House [LINK] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Over the past few years, Israel Nash has been building a solid catalog of cosmic folk and country from his home-base in Dripping Springs, Texas, and his, ahem, uplifting new LP Lifted is the latest product of his time in the proverbial desert. Built on found sounds, universal vibes, and an unfaltering believe that what will save us is our connection to each other, Nash is a new "hippie" gospel for our times, and the result is one of the very best albums of 2018. PLUS! We're sitting down with Joachim Cooder to talk about his latest EP Fuschia Machu Pichhu, a lifetime of making powerful music, and how even small art can have the biggest of impacts in 2018. Show NotesIncidental music courtesy of Aquatic Gardener. Hear more/buy it HERE.Support us on Patreon! [LINK]Support/find out more about Washington, DC's Uptown Art House [LINK] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Recorded in a monastery in Appleton, Wisconsin, Erin Rae's Putting On Airs, is a delicious slice of folk/country goodness that explores the varied roles that empathy plays in our modern lives. On a recent tour stop in DC, Erin dropped by the basement to talk about her sophomore release, the story behind the single "Bad Mind" and much more.PLUS! Kevin is chatting with The Good Grace's Kim Ware about Lori McKenna's stellar new album The Tree.Show NotesIncidental music courtesy of Aquatic Gardener. Hear more/buy it HERE.Support us on Patreon! [LINK]Support/find out more about Washington, DC's Uptown Art House [LINK] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

If Kamasi Washington’s work on Kendrick Lamar’s 2015 masterpiece To Pimp A Butterfly put Kamasi squarely in the public eye, his double LP The Epic that came a mere two months later launched him into the stratosphere. Washington followed up the audacious Brainfeeder debut with a succinct, and decidedly shorter work entitled The Harmony Of Difference (one of 2017’s very best albums), and now the master of Street Fighter cool is back with his first full length in three years, Heaven & Earth.Built on the foundations of everything that came before with its sights directly aimed at the stars, Heaven & Earth isn’t just a masterful doubling down on the promise of Kamasi’s prior work, it may be one of the most significant pieces of art the 21st Century has produced. Kevin and Eduardo are joined by Philip Basnight (Broke Royals), Ian Taronji (The Lucky So & So's), and Eduardo's real-life brother Rafa (Rafa's One Man Band), for a heady conversation about jazz, life, every other sublime treasure that awaits you in Kamasi Washington's latest masterpiece, Heaven & Earth.Show NotesIncidental music courtesy of Aquatic Gardener. Hear more/buy it HERE.Support us on Patreon! [LINK]Support/find out more about Washington, DC's Uptown Art House [LINK]WE SUPPORT THESE ORGANIZATIONSYOU CAN TOODONATERAICES Family Reunification Fund [DONATE]Everytown for Gun Safety [DONATE]Indivisible Guide [DONATE!]International Rescue Committee [DONATE!]ACLU [DONATE!]Planned Parenthood [DONATE!] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

HYPE has always been a part of the music/entertainment industry, but in 2018, have we gone too far? Increasingly, it's not enough anymore that an artist delivers a few great hooks. To succeed they have to be the greatest of all time, the savior of the music industry, or, even worse, the voice of a generation, all often without even having a single album under their belts.On our latest episode, our friends Philip Basnight (Broke Royals) and Rafa (Rafa's One Man Band, Saduardo's actual brother) are joining us for a frank discussion about how we consume, market, share, and celebrate music in the modern era.Show NotesIncidental music courtesy of Aquatic Gardener. Hear more/buy it HERE.Support us on Patreon! [LINK]Support/find out more about Washington, DC's Uptown Art House [LINK] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Washington, DC's Flasher made minor waves with their self-titled debut in 2016, and now the trio is back with a new label (Domino) and a fun-as-hell new LP, Constant Image. Recalling the late 80's heyday of gothic synthpop, Constant Image's outta time, place, and, most importantly, outta sight sound is the new hotness arriving just in time to save us all from another dreary Summer in the swamp.PLUS! Ali Shaheed Muhammad & Adrian Younge's long-gestating project The Midnight Hour is finally out in the wild, and we've got a tasty track for you to turn the lights down lowwww and do whatever comes naturally for ya.Show NotesGet to know The Midnight Hour!Official Site | Bandcamp | TwitterCheck out the track "So Amazing (feat Luther Vandross)" from The Midnight Hour's debut, self-titled LP! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On our latest podcast, soul/jazz polymath Kadhja Bonet is back with the follow up to her remarkable 2016 debut, The Visitor, and the more things have changed, the more they have stayed the same. Bursting with the uniquely impossible smoothness and impeccable sophistication that defined The Visitor, Childqueen is a singular that mood feels as fresh as it does timeless. Special guest Marcus J. Moore (Senior Editor, Bandcamp) joins us to journey through this latest weird and wonderful that Bonet has shared. PLUS! Israel Nash is back with some potent good vibes, and we've got the first single of off his upcoming LP for you to get lost in!Show NotesRIP Anthony Bourdain [New York Times]Get to know Israel Nash!Official Site | Facebook | Twitter | InstagramCheck out the track "Rolling On" from Israel Nash's upcoming (July 27th) LP, Lifted!Incidental music courtesy of Aquatic Gardener. Hear more/buy it HERE.Support us on Patreon! [LINK]Support/find out more about Washington, DC's Uptown Art House [LINK] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Over the course of her almost twenty-five-year career, Neko Case has proven time and time again that she is a fierce force of nature to be reckoned with, which makes it a little weird to say that Hell-On is her most powerful work to date. Built on the literal ashes of a recent personal tragedy (her Vermont home/studio burned to the ground) and bursting with love over the joy found in even the darkest parts of our lives, Case's latest is a potent reminder of how deeply honest art can change the world, one listen at a time. PLUS! Kingsley Flood is back with Neighbors & Strangers, there most poignant LP to date, and we're spinning a new single from it to help you fall in love with this raucous Boston/DC band all over again!Show NotesGet reacquainted with Kingsley Flood!Official Site | Facebook | Twitter | InstagramIncidental music courtesy of Aquatic Gardener. Hear more/buy it HERE.Support us on Patreon! [LINK]Support/find out more about Washington, DC's Uptown Art House [LINK] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Barely a year after releasing his apocalyptic magnum opus Pure Comedy, Father John Misty (aka Josh Tillman) is back with another sonic journey into depravity. God's Favorite Customer finds the embattled monarch of the "poem zone" taking a break from battling the evils of modern times to engaging in bloody combat with his greatest enemy and nemesis: himself.Special guests Lindsay Hogan (Talking LIke A Jerk) and Seán Barna join Kevin and Drew as we follow this modern day lizard king down the rabbit hole of his deepest insecurities and regrets to find out what's on the other side for one of this generation's most relentlessly talented (and relentlessly misunderstood) voices.Show NotesWho the f$%k is Seán Barna? Follow the links to find out!Official Site | Facebook | Twitter | BandcampIncidental music courtesy of Aquatic Gardener. Hear more/buy it HERE.Support us on Patreon! [LINK]Support/find out more about Washington, DC's Uptown Art House [LINK] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On his 2015 solo debut Southland Mission, Phil Cook dove deep into his unparalleled love of Americana and Gospel and came back with a timeless, illuminating masterclass in countrified-soul that was one of the best albums of that year, or any. Now Phil is BACK with People Are My Drug, his stunner of a follow-up and this time he’s aiming to save the universe…with love.On our latest, Phil is hanging with Kevin and Eduardo to talk about how People Are My Drug came to be, the everlasting importance of music in the world, collaborations, revelations, and pretty much everything else under the sun.Get ready for one of OUR favorite people to become one of YOUR favorite people on an essential episode of ChunkyGlasses: The Podcast.Show NotesIncidental music courtesy of Aquatic Gardener. Hear more/buy it HERE.Support us on Patreon! [LINK]Support/find out more about Washington, DC's Uptown Art House [LINK] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Known to most of the world as a political playground, Washington, D.C. is a city where decisions that shape the course of, not just American, but HUMAN history, are made every day. More than that though, D.C. is a city where cultures collide resulting in a creative class that produces some of the most compelling and diverse art in the world. Built on the legacy of jazz and go-go, D.C. is on the cusp of a creative explosion and bringing everything from hip-hop to indie rock into the fold.In part five of our Sounds of Washington, DC series, Chris Richards (pop music critic for the Washington Post) is joining us to talk about the bone-crushing sounds of one of the cities most renowned exports: harDCore. From Bad Brains to Genocide Pact and everything in-between, it's about to get loud on the latest episode of ChunkyGlasses: The Podcast.Show NotesGet to know the artists featured in this episode:Genocide Pact: Official Site | Bandcamp | Facebook | TwitterVirginia Creep: Bandcamp | Facebook | Twitter | InstagramThe Slickee Boys: Wikipedia | FacebookBratmobile: Bandcamp | Official Site | Wikipedia |Fugazi: Official Site | WikipediaSupport/find out more about Washington, DC's Uptown Art House [LINK]Incidental music courtesy of Aquatic Gardener. Hear more/buy it HERE.Support us on Patreon! [LINK] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.