Kaitlin and Levi are headed back from Santa Fe for the 2nd Annual TremorsFest and they are here to give you all the tasty tea and missing connections you may not know about that brought this whole event together. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-tremors-saga/support…

Scottish piper Brìghde Chaimbeul has quickly vaulted from the traditional-music scene to an international profile, in part thanks to her recent collaboration with saxophonist/composer Colin Stetson. In this episode, she discusses how music by Allan Macdonald, the Rhodopea Kaba Trio, and Steve Reich guided her own work. She'll appear at the Big Ears…

Come join the biggest event in Tremors podcasting history when Levi interviews the one and only Finn Carter, who played Rhonda LeBeck in Tremors 1. It's sure to be a rollicking good time full of heart, humor, history, humanity and a healthy dose of heroics. You don't wanna miss this LIVE event!Listen to the show anywhere you get great podcastshttps…

Levi and their team are starting production on their FIFTH Tremors sequel. What's it gonna be, how's it gonna take shape, why is this important? Find out here!--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-tremors-saga/support

Coming to you LIVE from JapanIowa! Its time to head over to the ‎@fermentedcinema4892 channel and join Ian Ius in exploring their love for the Tremors saga.Subscribe to the Fermented Cinema on YouTube and follow Ian everywhere you get your social media fixhttps://youtube.com/@fermentedcinema4892?si=FZFoMctJmTeBmR2Hhttps://twitter.com/FermentedCinem…

Levi is live from the shop with Joe Evans as they attempt to construct a Shrieker out of reused materials for their next sequel, Tremors: Silent Songs--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-tremors-saga/support

All is not well in the land of enchantment as Levi is joined by Derek Hillyer to discuss last year's TremorsFest and what's shaping up to be its sequel.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-tremors-saga/support

Can you believe it!?Find Levi's Tremors shirt design at Lola And Co Designshttps://www.lolaandcodesigns.com/product-page/tremors--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-tremors-saga/support

After two weeks of somber reflection, Levi has a world to get off their heart. For Matt Moody--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-tremors-saga/support

What better way to end Pride Month than with a discussion on why Tremors is the most inadvertently woke, queer and progressive series on the planet.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-tremors-saga/support

Levi sits down with Mike Malone, the set dresser for Tremors 1 and Tremors 2, to talk about pretty much everything BUT Tremors 1 and Tremors 2. But it's such a fun, informative and wild experience that you won't care. If you want to know about making movies, head to The Malone Zone. You can find Mike at ‎@stateofmalone on Instagram and Facebookhttp…

What does it take to be an expert in a subject? Especially one as wild and varied as an almost 40 year movie and television series that has a behind the scenes history that makes Friday the 13th look like a cake walk. Well, let's find out!--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-tremors-saga/support…

Welcome to Part 2 of the deep dive into Seeking Perfection: The Official Guide to Tremors by the preeminent author himself, THE Jonathan Melville. Here's everything you could want to know about Tremors and then some.Part 1 of the interview here:https://youtu.be/uKdeDWuxuXw?si=qZSgvgtBicouNK3WFind @JonathanMelville and his @TremorsGuideBook wherever…

Levi has been busy behind the scenes helping organize the 2nd Annual TremorsFest and they have A LOT to share with you.Donate to John Daniels' GoFundMe. All our best to his family as they navigate this difficult time.https://gofund.me/b3e1156eSubscribe to @critstupid https://youtube.com/@critstupid?si=NQy-cPR2dMcrwDW3Subscribe to @TheHorrorificPodc…

Go LIVE with Levi through the origins of the best holiday in cinema history as created by BabyFarkMcGeeZax over 8 years ago. Read BabyFark's story of creating Burt Gummer Day here. https://imgur.com/gallery/UX0a36T--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-tremors-saga/support…

I must not hype. Hype is the little death that brings total memeification. Did you hear that Dune and Tremors are the same movie??!? Ya know, because ummmm.... reasons. But really, they couldn't be farther apart than Arrakis from Perfection.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-tremors-saga/support…

This episode was lost due to YouTube thinking a bright orange Nerf gun was a real gun. Who knows what else they wouldn't like?!--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-tremors-saga/support

Yes, the same thing that happened to "Batgirl" and "Coyote Vs Acme" is why you'll never see the Kevin Bacon Tremors pilot. Follow Levi down the Graboid hole to find out why!Follow @TheTremorsSaga on every social media outlet and join fellow fans at The Tremors Saga group on Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/561972598138351/?ref=share_group_li…

Gregg Turkington, arguably more widely known from his guise as comedian Neil Hamburger, is possibly best described as a comic himself, but also as a cultural critic and commentator. Having spent his younger years as a zine publisher, a musician in multiple bands, and running a label, he has since risen to greater prominence as a collaborator with T…

Nate Cross has become a powerful force behind the scenes of contemporary American music, onstage and on record as one of the key members of drone-rock ensemble Water Damage and as the proprietor of the respected creative-music label Astral Spirits. He discusses how music by Oneida, Jim O’Rourke, and The Necks shaped his course. Water Damage will be…

A household name for many decades amongst those with an interest in challenging, forward-thinking music, Fred Frith initially gained an audience through his work as the guitarist with 60’s group Henry Cow, and has since had a prolific career as a player on many recordings under his own name as well as collaborations with players ranging from Henry …

New York City-based underground hip-hop artist Billy Woods might be best known as half of duo Armand Hammer, but is also well known as a solo artist. His 2024 releaseMaps, in which he worked with beatmaker and producer Kenny Segal, earned a “Best New Music” designation from Pitchfork. On this episode, in which Woods was interviewed before a live au…

As one half of influential band Gastr del Sol along with David Grubbs, Jim O’Rourke’s work has reached many through that project alone. However, his additional work as an esteemed solo artist and producer as well as a guitarist in Sonic Youth have extended his reach even further, solidifying him as one of the most prominent artists to emerge from t…

David Grubbs, who along with Jim O'Rourke comprised Gastr del Sol, ushered in a new, cerebral strain of post-rock upon their appearance in the 90's. Owing more to modern classical composers than what was being played on college radio, the duo toured extensively and put out eight releases, most of which were on esteemed Chicago label Drag City. Thei…

Having co-written many of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers' greatest hits as the lead guitarist in the band, Mike Campbell's work has been heard by millions of listeners and still resonates today. In this episode, hear how songs by Chuck Berry, Bob Dylan and The Beach Boys shaped his musical perspective. Essential Tremors is produced by Matt Byars a…

Electronic-music producer Jlin works in the space where beatmaking and modern composition collide. In this episode, recorded live at the 2024 Big Ears Festival, she discusses how music by Luther Vandross, Missy Elliott and Al Jarreau shaped her work. Essential Tremors is produced by Matt Byars and Lee Gardner and distributed by Your Public Studios.…

DC indie-scene veterans Mark Robinson and Bridget Cross formed the spine of two of the city's finest pop bands, Unrest and the still-undersung Air Miami. In this episode, they discuss how '70s dance music, musicals, the Shaggs, the Captain and Tennille, and '80s punk and indie shaped their course. Essential Tremors is produced by Matt Byars and Lee…

Our sixth annual Seventh Stanine Festival is taking place Saturday, June 15 from 1:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m. This episode previews this year's event and features segments on Water Damage, Geologist of Animal Collective, Tongue Depressor, Susan Alcorn, The Caribbean, Small Sur, Turner Williams, Jr. and Jon Camp. More information can be found at www.rhizomed…

Los Angeles-based folk troubadour Jessica Pratt's intimate, moody, carefully-crafted songs have helped her reach an ever-growing audience over the course of her four studio albums, the most recent of which is Here in the Pitch, which was released in May of 2024. In this episode, she talks about how songs by The Slits, Laura Nyro and Sly and the Fam…

Singer/songwriter Bruce Hornsby may be best known for his rootsy hits (and a few subsequent hip-hop samples of same), but his restless creativity has kept him experimenting into the 21st century. In this episode, he discusses how songs by Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell and Paul Brady shaped his own work. Essential Tremors is produced by Matt Byars and Le…

Composer Arnold Dreyblatt has carved a unique course through contemporary music, combining just intonation with a vigorous self-devised approach to 20th-century minimalism. In this episode, he discusses how Mexican folk music, Tony Conrad and Robert Ashley shaped his work. Essential Tremors is produced by Matt Byars and Lee Gardner and distributed …

Guitarist/singer/songwriter Beth Orton’s work in the mid-1990’s helped usher in a new era for both electronic and folk music by melding electronic sounds with acoustic instruments to achieve a warm and personal, but also boundary-pushing, sound that still feels modern almost 30 years later. In this episode she talks about how songs by Sinead O'Conn…

Daphne Backman and Pake Allen of the Run For Your Lives podcast join Levi to talk Tremors, trauma, triumphs, trains, tributes and trading opinions. It's a joyous occasion. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-tremors-saga/support

The creators, cast and crew of Tremors: Hunting Ground go LIVE together to discuss this year's biggest underground hit.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-tremors-saga/support

Corin Tucker and Carrie Brownstein form the two-voice, two-guitar core of Sleater-Kinney, one of the most revered and long-lived rock bands of the past 30 years. In this episode, they discuss how music by Sinead O'Connor, the Pointer Sisters, Patsy Cline, Buddy Holly, Kate Bush and the Wipers influenced their work. Essential Tremors is produced by …

Although clearly born out of the folk and Americana tradition, guitarist and singer-songwriter Sarah Jarosz brings a modern pop sensibility to her work, while also remaining true to the American songbook that values the tenets of both simple harmonies as well as strong melody. In this episode, she talks about how songs by Nickel Creek, James McMurt…

Talking Tremors 50TH episode special has THE premiere guest of the Tremors universe: Jonathan Melville, author of Seeking Perfection: The Unofficial Guide to Tremors. Brought to you all the way from the heart of Scotland, Jon gives his thoughts, feelings and opinions on the last 35 years of Tremors. It's a treat for any fan of small town characters…

Guitarist Marc Ribot possesses one of the most distinctive six-string sounds in American music, audible both in his work with collaborators like Tom Waits and John Zorn and in his own projects, such as his band Ceramic Dog. In this episode, he discusses pieces by Frantz Casseus, Ornette Coleman and Chocolate Genius. Essential Tremors is produced by…

Levi is joined by the Tremologist experts at the @WeHaveIssuesPodcast to discuss..... Tremors. This episode is dedicated to Mitch McCockran and the Neanderthal who wished Graboids into existence because he wanted a bigger penis. Go listen to all 375 episodes of We Have Issues and buy their comics atwehaveissuespodcast.com.Follow Anthony & Stephen o…

What do the Hunger Games and Tremors have in common? Snakes! Songs! Society! Shriekers! Synchronicity! Scariness! Some....things!--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-tremors-saga/support

What better way to ring in the New Year than with a lookback on the old? There's newfound friends, first experiences, incoming surprises, fun games, fresh information and olives. Something about olives. Would you like to try this show with a side of olives?--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-tremors-saga/support…

Talking Tremors is joined by a very special guest! The star of the new movie Tremors: Hunting Ground, THE Justin Edwards. Come see what the new Tremors is all about. It's sure to be a rollicking good time through all things subterranean.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-tremors-saga/support…

It's the first ever Tremors Holiday Special! Filled with Shrieker songs, tales of sorrow and redemption, sand for snow, Grudolph the Grey Nosed Graboid, and everything you need to make it halfway out of the dark.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-tremors-saga/support…

Levi is making their 2nd Tremors movie but they don't want to be alone in that. They want YOU to make a Tremors movie too. If you want to watch a new Tremors movie, it's time to get off your butts and make it happen. There's a story to everyone. Share yours! If you want to hear a horror story, listen to this whole episode. You'll laugh but mainly y…

Drummer Kassa Overall is steeped in jazz and has played with some of the greats, but he also came of age with hip-hop, and his polyglot solo work reflects a mix of those traditions. In this episode, he discusses how music by Ahmad Jamal, Digable Planets, and John Coltrane guided his art. Essential Tremors is produced by Matt Byars and Lee Gardner a…

As Levi gets closer to their 50th episode, a retrospective seemed in order. So they wrote down all the reasons that led up to and created the Talking Tremors podcast. Annnnnnnd almost none of them were discussed because the LIVE audience had different plans. But hey, that's why there's a Talking Tremors podcast! --- Support this podcast: https://po…

Kurt Vile's loose, melodic style of indie rock has won him many friends and admirers over the past 15 years. On this episode, he talks about how tunes by Lou Reed, the Pixies and Thelonious Monk shaped his work. Essential Tremors is produced by Matt Byars and Lee Gardner and distributed by Your Public Studios. See omnystudio.com/listener for privac…

How do you describe the most chaotic episode of Talking Tremors yet? Imagine if Linda Belcher, Gary Busey, Danny Glover, Seinfeld, Alan Cumming, Gizmo, Shaggy, Scooby-Doo, Velma, Keanu Reeves, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Brock Samson, The Monarch, Dr. Girlfriend, Hank and Dean Venture, Zoidberg, Zoran Gvojic, Anthony Lafauci, Stephen Todd, Jigsaw, Liam …

Did you know there's a Tremors board game called "Terror Below"? Well, Levi invited their nephews, Shauntrell and Semaj, to unbox it and see what it plays like. Which may not have been the best idea. But it does make for the most chaotic episode of Talking Tremors til the Part 2 companion of this episode airs. --- Support this podcast: https://podc…

Over the course of three decades and 22 studio albums, John Darnielle's band The Mountain Goats have blazed a fiercely independent, lo-fi trail that has since been followed by many indie bands. In this episode, Darnielle discusses how songs by Stockholm Monsters, Digital Underground and Ava Gabriel shaped his creative process. Essential Tremors is …