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Become a Paid Subscriber: https://anchor.fm/yfbspod/subscribe Let’s review: there’s no good art and it’s a red flag for adults to have a favorite band. Naturally, most of you will disagree. That's fine. Just pretend it's a drinking game. An algorithm randomly assigns the band Mark & Tyler destroy in every episode. Start on one everybody knows is trash, like The Beatles. But soon you'll realize culture is a pyramid scheme and your favorite band is just the soundtrack to a fake vintage t-shirt ...
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"Your Favorite Band" is a bi-weekly podcast consisting of long-form interviews with your favorite bands about how your favorite band became your favorite band. Think of this as a biography podcast that you actually care about.
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Time to get ready for the Listen to the Dissonance shows happening on Fri 2/28 and Sat 3/1! In this episode we will share music from each artist, provide info about each of the incredible organizations who'll be at the events, and we will dive in to interviews with amazing human beings. We'll also spend some time admiring the incredible poster desi…
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Ever want to know what it sounds like to go vintage shopping with a friend who spills all the details about their shitty ex in a distinctive mid-range vibrato? Well this is the episode for you! Come join as we spend time with Portland, OR based, singer/songwriter Kendall Lujan. Her music grabbed my ears from the first time I heard it, and I've had …
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This week we are in for a special treat as we "hop across the pond" and land in Dundee, Scotland to connect with innovative songwriter, composer and producer Theo Bleak, whose music resonates with a profound sense of place and reflection, somehow achieving a sound that is equally familiar and unfamiliar, nostalgic and yet completely new. With each …
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The exciting supergroup Fantastic Cat is so great, we're featuring an episode on each one of it's members. So with this endeavor, you get 5 nextfavbands! You're welcome! They are all that good - trust us. Our second Cat is Brian Dunne, who is not your grandma’s antiseptic, pseudo baby boomer singer songwriter. Known for his laugh-to-keep-from-cryin…
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This week we jump back to the 1990s to hear the story of The JudyBats with frontman Jeff Heiskell. This band has an incredible catalog and they reached the charts so you will probably recall a track or two of theirs if you were in your teens or 20s at that time. Or you might be a raving fan and can't wait to hear more about them. And if you don't k…
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I love when you discover music that just scratches that part of brain that wants to listen. Cutting edge and fresh, but yet also calling back to that familiar sound of shoe-gazey grunge - Meg Elsier has just released some crazy great music on her album Spittake. She's has stunningly gorgeous vocals that are laid on top of a bed of industrial fuzz. …
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Happy New Year! We kick off the year with The Hot Mamas - an all-female collective (coagulation?) full of depth and loaded with surprising instruments. One member describes them as ... if you went to a junkyard and you had a bathtub and you filled the bathtub with everything you could find in the junkyard and then you put it on some skateboards and…
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Phillip and David tie a bow on 2024 and also look towards some exciting plans for 2025. First, they announce the line-up for Listen to the Dissonance 2025, which is happening Friday, Feb 28th in Bethlehem at The IceHouse and Sat, Mar 1st in Wayne at 118 North. Then Phillip shares the podcast download stats for 2024 - where the show saw in increase …
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Whether or not humor belongs in music, Frank Zappa doesn't. It is an objective fact that he didn't even want to be making this trash, so why are you listening to it? Oh, you're in on the joke. Cool, cool. That must be fun to say out loud to yourself while listening to Zappa albums since no other living person has ever wanted to participate in that …
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Philadelphia-based radio station WXPN often asks listeners to submit top 10 lists for various types of music to be compiled, calculated, and ranked to produce a list of the 885 best, according to those that were submitted. This year, they dedicated that to songs of that have been release from the year 2000 to today. Of course we'll be joined by Dan…
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Tune in for our annual year-end extravaganza where we reflect back on all of the great interviews and experiences we've had during the year. In Part 2, we start with a very special premiere of music from The Christmas Sweaters: Alex Radus & George Hrab We get the opportunity to share "John, the Christmas Hero" and it is incredible. Their album rele…
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Tune in for our annual year-end extravaganza where we reflect back on all of the great interviews and experiences we've had during the year. In Part 1, Hear holiday music, performances, and messages from: - Judah Kim - "Weltanschauung" - Jacob Betts of The American Hotel System - Roberta Faceplant - "Merry Grittmass" - Raina Douris of WXPN / World …
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One of the most lovely part of the holidays is traditions - and the Thanksgiving week episode is becoming one of our favs. We will once again gather 'round the fire for some gratitude banter, this year with Cass Noelle. Cass Noelle is a Lehigh Valley native with an angelic voice whose strength as a songwriter comes from her ability to set to music …
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The exciting supergroup Fantastic Cat is so great, we're featuring an episode on each one of it's members. So with this endeavor, you get 5 nextfavbands! You're welcome! They are all that good - trust us. First up is the folk & roll with NJ grit of Anthony D'Amato. His musical journey is full of moments of perseverance and ingenuity where he has of…
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It's no secret how big a fan we are of Dirty Dollhouse - from Chelsea Mitchell's angelic, ethereal vocals, to her songwriting that is as clever as it is catchy - it hard to not be a card-carrying member of the Dirty Dollhouse fan club. Then add in the fact that she's the owner of one of the coolest vinyl record shops around - Newtwon Book & Record …
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Get ready to for some swagger-injected bluesy rock! DUSTIN DOUGLAS & THE ELECTRIC GENTLEMEN’s dynamic, heavy, sexy & dirty, blues-influenced rock n’ roll bring vintage sound and vibe to modern ears. Fronted by the transcendent lead guitarist/singer/songwriter Dustin Douglas, The Electric Gentlemen command the stage with virtuosic musicianship and r…
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Trick or Treat!!! We had so much fun spending time with Drew & the Blue in their spooky garage, and we ask them to treat us to a 3 song set of their surf-punk rock-n-roll madness for a special exclusive performance to broadcast on Halloween for you all. Included in this set is their brand new track "Jellyfish Jam" which actually is officially relea…
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Get ready to Oogie Boogie! We've been invited to join Drew & the Blue in their garage studio to take in some of their garage-kept surf-punk rock-n-roll madness, where they've recorded a bunch of their tracks, like their latest single "Cigarette". Original parts. Est. 2018 in Reading, Pennsylvania. Drew & the Blue is Drew West, Taylor Lawrence, and …
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Born in West Philadelphia, Reef the Lost Cauze came up in hip-hop as a lethal battle-rap MC. He defeated opponents in all types of venues, from school grounds to grimy back alleys to professional competitions. His first two albums, The High Life (2002) and Invisible Empire (2003), were released locally and put his name on the map for Philadelphia's…
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As Dan Drago puts it - "there's no other festival quite like Philly Music Fest in any other city". Started by Greg Seltzer and his wife Jenn back in 2017, Philly Music Fest has set out to honor, celebrate, and support the Philadelphia music scene. We'll spend time hearing from Greg on everything from setting up the nonprofit to get this going, to g…
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Katie Feeney, the lead vocalist and songwriter for the Philly-based Outlaw Americana band Roberta Faceplant, is a honky tonk hurricane with a voice that blends the raw, rock n’ roll grit of Janis Joplin with the whimsical, western smoothness of Patsy Cline. Staffed by a gang of mischievous musical veterans, Roberta Faceplant’s live show is high-ene…
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Concerts for Democracy is a live concert and non-partisan workshop series focused on helping audience members find and use their voice towards positive change. Headlined by world-renowned "art-ivist" Eljuri, this event brings the community together through music and offers access to voter registration opportunities through Headcount.org. This will …
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Join Phillip & David as they play catch-up - they'll recap everything that has happened since Musikfest, while trying not to reference the festival by name. They'll touch on shows they've seen, concerts and festivals coming up in Oct, Nov and Dec, and some new music they're in to. They'll share some live recordings they got of Patty PerShayla & the…
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Approaching the release of their third album, we sit down with all 5 members of We're From Antarctica: Paco Brown, Jessie Rae, Jon Blanco, Mac Kressley, and Chris Rauch - who are all...in the band. We discuss their Antarctican origin story as a band, and also how each of them found music and their journey to join forces. We also explore their catal…
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Even when you hear the description "genre-defying electro-acoustic duo" that does not even begin to describe the brilliance that is ARKAI. Jonathan Miron and Philip Sheegog are Julliard trained, but not limited by the constraints that classical training can sometimes put up - and perhaps even hold dear. The soundscapes that they are dreaming up and…
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What an incredible 10 days! We can't wait to share all of the special moments we captured during Musikfest 2024. Some really amazing performances. We also found several nextfavbands that we'll share who we're coordinating with to bring on the show for an interview in the coming weeks. And we want to hear from you! What were your #bestofthefest mome…
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Musikfest 2024! Our fav 10 days of the year are back and we return to providing daily guidance on what bands to see each day along with bringing on a guest or two. In this episode, we share the entire conversation with members of The Amish Outlaws as they share their bold lust for life and passion for music and performance have lead them on a perma…
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Musikfest 2024! Our fav 10 days of the year are back and we return to providing daily guidance on what bands to see each day along with bringing on a guest or two. Thank you so much to Godfrey Daniels for letting us set-up for these special 10 days to use as homebase for these livestreams. In this episode, we'll hear highlights from Days 5, 9 and 1…
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Musikfest 2024! Our fav 10 days of the year are back and we return to providing daily guidance on what bands to see each day along with bringing on a guest or two. Thank you so much to Godfrey Daniels for letting us set-up for these special 10 days to use as homebase for these livestreams. In this episode, a bunch of Hoookers stop by! Blair Crimmin…
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As mentioned on the Musikfest Exordium last night, we had the privilege of scheduling time with frontman of Dustbowl Revival - Z Lupetin, in advance of their performance at the Fest on Sat 8/10. Before they hit the road with their booty-shakin americana folk soul, Z sat down with us virtually from SoCal to share this tremendous band's story and mus…
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We know what you're thinking. How could this possibly be the last episode in the podcast's series on Eminem? There's still so much left to talk about regarding the past 20 years of his career, right? Yeeeaaaahhhh, no, not really. You haven't seen or heard anyone outside of a message board bring up Eminem for the past two decades for several reasons…
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Exordium Tyyyme!!! Here for your Musikfest prep! We'll be broadcasting live from The Flying V Poutinerie, one of the premiere food vendors during the fest. Cass Noelle is an incredible songwriter with powerful lyrics, beautiful melodies and performed with excellence and stunning vocals. She's also a strong advocate for addiction awareness and promo…
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Exordium Tyyyme!!! Here for your Musikfest prep! We'll be broadcasting live from The Flying V Poutinerie, one of the premiere food vendors during the fest. We'll check in with owner Christie Vymazal to see how their prep is going, confirm there's no potato shortage, and if they have any special menu items for this year. In this Part of the Exordium…
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Exordium Tyyyme!!! Here for your Musikfest prep! We'll be broadcasting live from The Flying V Poutinerie, one of the premiere food vendors during the fest. We'll check in with owner Christie Vymazal to see how their prep is going, confirm there's no potato shortage, and if they have any special menu items for this year. In this Part 1 of the Exordi…
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By now you already know what the deal is. Here's the third installment in our podcast's series on the most over-rated rapper in history, Eminem. After taking you through the early days when he accused other rappers of faking freestyles while doing it himself, then accused everyone else of "just imitating" when he was the one biting everyone else, i…
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Back in 2008, veteran Michael Focareto was assigned a project as part of a self-help course he was taking, that asked him to develop something that would help the community and enlist others to help him bring it to life. He looked around the sporting event he was at and saw many empty seats. Knowing how much events like this would mean to the thous…
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Oh boy, it's time for Part 2 of What Would Happen If the T-Shirt Rack at Spencer's Gifts Started Rapping and a Bunch of Morons Decided It Was a Top 5 MC of All Time! Just in case there are any, like, extra dumb people reading this, obviously you should make sure to listen to Part 1 of this series before listening to Part 2. But once that's taken ca…
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Get yourself ready for some shreddin! We bring on incredible bluesman Greg Sover to talk about his journeys to Philly, from Brooklyn and finding his talent for the guitar, which is truly special. He also has found his voice, which is sharing stories that are relatable and seek to create unity and work through issues together, not just overcome them…
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Yo, yo, yo, yo! What it is, homeys?! Y'all heard of this phenomenal rap star who rhymes all these insanely shocking things nobody else would dare to say and used to be a total killer on the freestyle battle rap scene? Yeah, bruh! The Emliest of Ems, Slim Shady! Alright, just kidding. It's us. We're back. Just in time for Eminem to also be back with…
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Prepare yourself to be immersed in warm, harmony-rich, disco rock anthems by the purveyors of pure energy - Smokey Brights. Based in the Pacific Northwest, the Smokeys are fronted by husband/wife duo Ryan Devlin and Kim West. Rounding out their harmonies and exceptional musicality is Luke Ragnar on bass and Nick Krivchenia on drums. We've been obse…
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