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Franz Nicolay is a singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, composer, true punk philosopher, and now…an author.

The Humorless  Ladies of Border Patrol chronicles Nicolay and his wife Maria’s tour through the underground punk/DIY scene of Russia and the Ukraine and is unlike any travelogue that has come before it. Immersive, poignant, and a treat for the senses , Ladies is the next step in an already vital career for Nicolay that is required reading for fans of music, punk, or just gaining a new perspective on the world we all share.

But enough of us gabbing. How about we let Franz tell you all about it…

Show Notes

• Learn more about Andrey Makarevich
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Franz Nicolay

Take the trip and get The Humorless Ladies of Border Control out 8/2 everywhere, all over the world!

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Upcoming Book Events

9/2 - Tattered Cover, Denver CO
9/7 - Housing Works, NYC
9/12 - Kramerbooks, Washington DC
9/16 - The Hideout, Chicago IL, in conversation with William Nickell (co-sponsored by Seminary Co-op Bookstore and the Center for Eastern European and Russian/Eurasian Studies at U. of Chicago)

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Freetown Sound, the latest LP from Blood Orange (aka singer/songwriter and composer Dev Hynes), was already one of the most anticipated releases of 2016 when it dropped. But nobody could have been prepared for the seemingly infinite amount of sonic truths, social commentary, and emotional revelations set free with each successive listen.

 Great albums are easy to spot coming down the pipe. Important albums only come along when they’re most needed. Freetown Sound is both.

Come hang out with Kevin, Marcus K. Dowling (Getting Over) and Marcus J. Moore (Senior Editor, Bandcamp) for a spell to get to the bottom one of the best albums of the year.

And speaking of "best albums"..

Aaron "Ab" Abernathy's Monologue, a potent mix of old school funk, jazz, and good old-fashioned songwriting, is coming soon. Whet your appetite with the first single from this remarkable album, "Favorite Girl".

Show Notes

• Read Marcus J. Moore's review of Blood Orange [Pitchfork]
• Get to know Aaron "Ab" Abernathy
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• Check out the track "Favorite Girl" from Ab's upcoming LP, Monologue.

 

Freetown Sound
Blood Orange

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A 2003 case against Ticketmaster has finally reached a settlement, which means that you, and you, and you, and YOU get vouchers to a whole mess of free shows. Orrrrrrrrrrr not.

In just a few short years, singer/songwriter Sarah Jarosz has manged to become a heavy-hitting mainstay on the folk, bluegrass, and Americana scenes. On her latest release, Undercurrent, Jarosz has built on the foundation she laid on 2013's critically lauded Build Me Up From Bones, to produce an instant classic of modern folk.

State Champion is a band. That rocks. That's the pitch. 

Now push play. 

Show Notes

• "Why You Probably Won’t Get to Use Your Ticketmaster Vouchers" [New York Times]
• Get to know State Champion
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Undercurrent
Sarah Jarosz

Kevin: BUY IT
Carrie: BUY IT
Eduardo: BUY IT
 

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Warner Music has delivered what may be a crippling blow to small record record stores everywhere. But does it matter? 

Since 2006, Richmond, Virginia's Inter Arma has been setting the heavens on fire with an unholy mastery of metal that promises as much doom as it does unrepentant beauty. On their latest album they're upping the ante and have produced not just the best album of their career, but one of the finest albums of 2016. #SPOILERS

Don't know Xenia Rubinos? We've got you covered. Get a taste of her latest album Black Terry Cat. Thank us later.

Show Notes

• "Warner Music Issues Potentially Devastating Blow to Small Record Stores" [Pitchfork]
• Get to know Xenia Rubinos
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• Check out the track "Black Stars" off of Xenia Rubino's latest LP, Black Terry Cat.

 

Paradise Gallows
Inter Arma

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That's kinda what it's like listening to The Mystery Lights.

This is what it's like talking with them.

 

The Mystery Lights

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Sixteen years ago, All Songs Considered’s Bob Boilen didn’t just change the game with his podcast about the music he loved and nothing but, he pretty much INVENTED the game.

Now Bob has set his sights on the literary world with his new book Your Song Changed My Life. A collection of conversations that is “…less like a record and more like a stack of 45’s,” Your Song Changed My Life checks in with some of rock and roll’s biggest names, as well as a few up -and -coming greats to explore not just what makes these artists tick, but why music is so important to us all.

For our 200th episode we’re sitting down with Bob to talk about his book, his life as a journalist (and other things), what drives his love of music, and much, much more.

Whether you’re a fan of All Songs Considered, a creative looking for inspiration or just a lover of music, this podcast might change your life.

Show Notes

• Get to know Roadkill Ghost Choir
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• Check out the track "Cassette Memory" from Roadkill Ghost Choir's upcoming (release date TBD) album False Youth Etc.

 

NPR's Bob Boilen at his world famous Tiny Desk (Photo credit: Meg Vogel/NPR)

All Songs Considered
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Mail The Horse is a BAND. 

Don't call em Americana band. Don't call em a Folk band. Don't call em a Jam band. They're just a BAND.

And a goddamn good one at that.

Here's the part where we hang out. 

SHOW NOTES

• Mail The Horse plays here in DC on July 17th at Songbyrd Music House. Get yer tickets now.
• Check out their track "Backlash" off of the new EP Magnolia

 

Mail The Horse

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Word is starting to come out that Apple might be in talks to buy Jay Z's TIDAL. Is this the beginning of the end of the streaming wars or...nah...that's totally what it is.

Laura Mvula's second album The Dreaming Room, is a symphony of soul and jazz that's pushing the boundaries of both genres. Marcus J. Moore (Senior Editor at Bandcamp) and Marcus K. Dowling (Getting Over) join us to celebrate one of this years must hear albums. 

Sara Watkins (Nickel Creek, I'm With Her) is back with a new LP, Young In All The Wrong Ways, and we've got the title track for you to get lost in.

Show Notes

• Apple reportedly in talks to acquire Jay Z's Tidal music service [The Verge]
• Spotify Accuses Apple of “Causing Grave Harm” By Rejecting App Update [Pitchfork]
• Get to know Sara Watkins
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  Spotify | Apple Music

 

The Dreaming Room
Laura Mvula

Kevin: BUY IT
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Marcus (J. Moore): BUY IT

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Jimmy Page and Robert Plant wrote some of the mightiest rock and roll songs of all time. Recently another artist made a claim to their throne and rock supremacy. They lost. We still have questions.

Nothing says America like some furious, turn-that-shit--to-eleven rock and roll, and nobody makes that music better in 2016 than Nashville's Diarrhea Planet. On their latest LP Turn To Gold, their opening up the throttle and taken everyone along for a quite righteous ride.

My Morning Jacket guitarist Carl Broemel released All Birds Say, his exception debut solo album back in 2010. Now he's back for round two on his upcoming 4th of July, and we've got taste for you. 

Show Notes

• "Led Zeppelin Win in 'Stairway to Heaven' Trial" [Rolling Stone]
   
• Get to know Carl Broemel (My Morning Jacket)
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• Check out the track 'In The Dark' from Carl Broemel's upcoming LP 4th of July (out 8/19) right now.

 

Turn To Gold
Diarrhea Planet

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Patric: Stream It

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The use of cell phones at concerts continues to be a hot button topic for music fans. A new company Yonder is here to tell you where you can stick it (yer phone).

Mitski is back with a new album that blows the doors off of any expectations we might have had for her follow up to 2014's Bury Me At Makeout Creek. Paul and Maddy (Wolpow-Gindi) sit in to parse this mothef@#@er of an album.

Do you like good things? Yes? Good. Jamila Woods' has made a good thing and we've got it for you to assimilate into you life. 

Show Notes

• "Alicia Keys is done playing nice. Your phone is getting locked up at her shows now." [Washington Post]
• Check out the first single from Jamila Woods' upcoming debut album "Heavn."

 

Puberty 2
Mitski

Kevin: Buy It
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Maddy: Buy It

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