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November 10, 2023 Episode 184: Chasing the Essential - Episode #419 (Scared)
"But the summer's gone and the leaves are turning over. It's another day gone I'm another year older" - Chuck ProphetThe Hives Rigor Mortis RadioThe Creachies EightbarShplang UnderstoodThe High Dials Fields In GlassThe Lunar Laugh AllegianceGladhands Gore Girls (Gimme More)Tommy Keene Watch the World Go ByGreg Pope HeroThe Woodentops PlentyThe Railway Children A Gentle SoundDel Amitri Sense SicknessThe Mighty Lemon Drops Something HappensIcecream Hands ByeChuck Prophet Lonely DesolationGin Blossoms Curious ThingBand Of Horses Casual PartyMiss Chain & The Broken Heels Wild WindThe Grip Weeds Where Have All The Good Times GoneGentle Hen Birds of MassachusettsThe La's There She GoesThe Velvet Underground I'll Be Your MirrorA good chase is a noble thing!
1 hr 10 min
November 03, 2023 Episode 183: Chasing the Essential - Episode 418 (PC#8, with Special Guest Chipper Saam)
Take a look at what special guest Chipper Saam of Indie Pop Takeout is dishing out in this week's episode featuring Potential Classics #8!

Look Park – You Can Come Round If You Want To
The Legal Matters – The Legend of Walter Wright
Michael Head & The Red Elastic Band – Kismet
The Persian Leaps – The Company She Keeps
Michael Slawter – The Queen of All She Sees
Young Guv – Good Time
Robert LaRoche – Jet Blue
Sarah Harmer – Take Me Out
Scott Gagner – Sunless Saturday
Quilt – Roller
The New Pornographers – Falling Down the Stairs of Your Smile
Alex Dezen – My Whole Life
Pile of Love – Divisibly Upset
Onsloow – Overthinking
Pleasure Center – Planning an Accident
Norman – Crystal Memory
Macseal – Lucky for Some
The Jins – Metro
The Tisburys – When Love Knocks You Down
Popular Creeps – Gone by 45

Thanks for s great selection Chip!
1 hr 14 min
November 03, 2023 Episode 182: Chasing the Essential - Episode 417 (8 Years)
A special thanks to anyone who had the chance to listed in to show over the last 8 year. I hope you found a new band or artist to fall in love with ... I know I found many over the years ... here's a few!

Andy Bopp Hello
Caper Clowns Paper Trail
The Regrettes Here You Go
Starbelly Lay Low
Phil Angotti The Lamp
Sloan Magical Thinking
The Weeks Ike
Peaness Kaizen
Star Collector Crashin'
Potty Mouth Plastic Paradise
Spygenius In A Garden
David Mead Bedtime Story
The Connells Rusted Fields
Pretenders Maybe Love Is In NYC
The Overtures Maybe Tomorrow (Rain Grey Town)
The Sunshine Boys Infinity Girl
The Vapors I Don't Remember
Elvis Costello & The Imposters Magnificent Hurt
The On And Ons Before Our Eyes
Broken Baby Jack White Money
Reno Bo Strange Maps

The Chase continues!
1 hr 16 min
October 22, 2023 Episode 181: Chasing the Essential - Episode 416 (Covers)
"And as you go through life tryin' to reach your goal ...Just remember what I said about a little bit o'soul" - The Music MachineLittle Bit 'O Soul The Linda Lindas Music ExplosionDavid Watts The Jam The Kinks...Baby One More Time Fountains Of Wayne Brittany SpearsPrivate Idaho Broken Baby (B-52s)School's Out Annabella Lwin (Alice Cooper)Sex Beat The Coathangers (Gun Club)Hello I Love You The Cure (The Doors)My Valuable Hunting Knife Tom Curless & The 46% (Guided By Voices)I Got A Name Vegas With Randolph (Jim Croce)I'm Still Waiting The Stayawakes (The Pencils)Secret Agent Man Devo (Jonney Rivers)Paper Dolls The Decibels (The Nerves)Going Down To Liverpool The Bangles (Katrina and the Waves)Mama Weer All Crazee Now The Runaways (Slade)Ruby Soho The Dollyrots (Rancid)Everyday Is Like Sunday Pretenders (Morrissey)Candy-O Doug Powell (Ric Ocasek)Where Have All The Good Times Gone The Grip Weeds (The Kinks)And Your Bird Can Sing Guadalcanal Diary (The Beatles)I've Been Waiting Lannie Flowers (Matthew Sweet)Love On a Farmboy's Wages Jason Berk (XTC)Covers are Essential too!
1 hr 7 min
October 13, 2023 Episode 180: Chasing the Essential - Episode 415 (Heavy)
"Without my rock and roll heroes, I would be miserable" - Marcy PLaygroundBroken Baby UglyThe Soundtrack Of Our Lives Mensa's MaraudersAmoeba Teen Barlight CrawlPlasticsoul TherapyVegas With Randolph A Pretty Good RunThe Half-Cubes Love's MelodyThe Shelters Bad DreamsThe Whigs TechnologyLocal H Bound for the FloorLocksley Oh, Wisconsin!Ruler DragElvyn Here We SurrenderRichard Barone Radio SilenceThe Jack Rubies PoltergeistBiff, Bang, Pow! There Must Be A Better LifeThe Rifles The Great EscapeAmerican Hi-Fi The Art of LosingSuperdrag Keep It Close To MeMarcy Playground Rock And Roll HeroesTalking Heads HeavenCTE is a place where something always happens -
1 hr 13 min
October 06, 2023 Episode 179: Chasing the Essential - Episode 414 (Sick)
"In a world that's ugly and a lie, It's hard to even want to try" - Matthew SweetThe Call Everywhere I GoThe Bishop's Daredevil Stunt Club Your Corvette SummerSomerdale Better Without HerThe Lunar Laugh Born WeirdGraham Parker & The Goldtops The Music Of The DevilThrift Store Halo What Are We Gonna Do Now?Adele & The Chandeliers Gourami FishThe Cars Down BoysRobert Palmer Johnny and MaryPylon Stop ItPlasticsoul The Ghost In Between UsMotors Dancing The Night AwayThe Thrills This YearSpiraling Bye Bye LoveThe On and Ons It's Not OverDolph Chaney Cool In The SunshineX We're Having Much More FunMatthew Sweet Sick Of MyselfButterfly Boucher I Wanted to Be the SunCracker Sick Of Goodbyesmusic save lives
1 hr 11 min
September 30, 2023 Episode 178: Chasing the Essential - Episode (413 The Girl)
"Doing all right. A little jiving on a Saturday night" - Sniff and the TearsNina Gordon BadwayGolden Richards Hey Mr. SofteeBlur BarbaricThe Never Never Big KidRob Laufer OpenPete Yorn How Do You Go On?The Bye Bye Blackbirds All In LightWorld Party Best Place I've Ever BeenSniff 'n' the Tears Driver's SeatThe Covasettes Duvet ThiefSpygenius Let Me In (The Monster Song)The Pretenders A LoveThe Dandy Warhols Not If You Were The Last Junkie On EarthDanny Wilkerson Enough for SomebodyThe Kooks Sofa SongLocksley The Past And The PresentThe Fleshtones The Girl From BaltimoreThe Minus 5 The Girl I Never MetFountains Of Wayne The Girl I Can't ForgetNada Surf Inside Of LoveLeave sooner, drive slower, CTE longer.
1 hr 12 min
September 23, 2023 Episode 177: Chasing the Essential - Episode #412 (Supermarket)
"Microscope people looking tiny but feeling, 100 feet tall " - The WoodentopsDeath Cab For Cutie The Sound Of SettlingRuler Broken TeethThe Shang Hi Los These Four WallsThe Replacements When It BeganRinehearts I Don't MindThe Glad Machine Can We Still Fall in Love this Summer?Nick Bertling The Things We LostThrift Store Halo One More TimeMission Of Burma That's When I Reach For My RevolverThe Planes Feels Like YearsMagic Eight Ball Keep Me Out The SunlightSLD Friend Of a FriendWoodentops Get it OnFine Young Cannibals Good ThingTom Petty with Mike Campbell, Steve Ferrone, Howie Epstein, Phil Jones & Benmont Tench You Wreck MeThe Pretenders VaingloriousIggy Pop & Green Day SupermarketThe Above West End SupermarketThe Clash Lost in the SupermarketChurch Constant in OpalGot to get it on!
1 hr 9 min
September 15, 2023 Episode 176: Chasing the Essential - Episode 411 (Light)
'In the quiet, secret places, are you there? Are you there?" - Concrete BlondeThe Maureens AlisonRooftop Screamers Anolther LifeThe Cyrkle We Thought We Could FlyRuler Fucking UpBest Coast Different LightThe Bangles In A Different LightThe Jessica Fletchers City LightsConcrete Blonde Darkening Of The LightIan Dury & The Blockheads Hit Me With Your Rhythm StickTamar Berk 1997Crossword Smiles The Girl with a Penchant for YellowDeserters Raining Over FranceWeezer The Damage In Your HeartSpoon The Mystery ZoneWhite Reaper Getting into Trouble w/ the BossCindy Wilson Hold OnThe ACB's Callin OmahaThe Decibels EnoughThe Selecter ScandalousGang Of Four To Hell With PovertyWe also know a girl with a penchant for Chasing the Essential!😁
1 hr 12 min
September 09, 2023 Episode 175: Chasing the Essential - Episode #410 (PC # 7)
"Sick of living here, we're such a mess, cause the government, they're all liars. So put on your hat because the forecast is rain clouds" - Josh Rouse

Josh Rouse Winter In The Hamptons
Kelly Jones Subway Song
Chrissie Hynde Dark Sunglasses
The Lazy Lies World In Blue
Real Estate Stained Glass
Searching For Sylvia The Ladder
The Shellye Valauskas Experience Leftover Mistake
Hawaii Mud Bombers Johanna Beach
Strawberry Generation Coffee
Spygenius Eucalyptus & Cigarettes
Tommy Pluta Weigh Me Down
Nick Piunti Headphones
San Saba County Ides of March
Jesse Malin Mona Lisa
The Planes Decoder Ring
Elephant Stone I Am Blind
The Go-Betweens Here Comes A City
The On And Ons Mystic Eyes
Chris Richards and the Subtractions Call Me Out
Aimee Mann Labrador

PC # 8 will be up in October featuring a special surprise guest. Chase on!

1 hr 10 min

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