Left of the Dial

This week, Kitzy and our New Jersey correspondent Andrea Quinn are coming to you live(ish) and on location from The Fest with a ton of recommendations for bands you should make sure to put on your Must See list if you’re in Gainesville this weekend. And if you’re not in Gainesville, you should still check them out at the links below.

Visit the Fest website (https://thefestfl.com/) or app for the most up-to-date information regarding set times and locations.

We covered a ton of music this week! Including:

Gilt - “In Windows" https://gilt.bandcamp.com

Gully Boys - “The Way” https://gullyboys.bandcamp.com/

John-Allison Weiss - “The Long Way” https://lowerkeymusic.bandcamp.com/

Help John-Allison fund their new album! https://www.lowerkeymusic.com/jawfund

Signals Midwest - “Tommy Took a Picture” https://signalsmidwest.bandcamp.com/ 

We Are The Union - “Boys Will Be Girls” https://wearetheunion.bandcamp.com/

Freezing Cold - “Teenage Insights” https://freezingcold.bandcamp.com/ 

Parting - “Jesse Eisenbird” https://partingband.bandcamp.com/

Paige Beller - “Failed Attempts and Cigarettes” https://paigebeller.bandcamp.com/ 

Heart & Lung - “I’m Fine” https://heartandlung.bandcamp.com/

Bands we mentioned in this episode who’ve been previously covered on the show. 

Eve 6 (w/Max Collins)- Episode 62

[Note: Shortly after we recorded this episode, Eve 6 announced they had to cancel their Fest set due to a member of the band testing positive for COVID. We wish the band well and hope they’ll be back next year!]

Strike Anywhere - Episode 31

Dikembe (w/Andy) - Episode 42

Mikey Erg - Episode 64

Catbite - Episode 86 

Hit Like A Girl - Episode 71

Niiiice - Episode 69

Sonder Bombs - Episode 58

Bacchae - Episode 8

The Appleseed Cast - Episode 35

Casket Lottery - Episode 92 

Signals Midwest / Max Stern - Episode 47

Honorable Mention:

Chris Gethard! He’s playing TWO sets this weekend.

Check out his special Half My Life

Listen to his podcast, which he co-hosts with Andrea, over at patreon.com/newjerseyistheworld

This week we're completing the podcast exchange between Left of the Dial and 25 O' Clock Podcast (a.k.a. - Philly's premiere music podcast, or "Kitzy's Favorite Philadelphia Music Podcast"). The assignment was for Dan to pick 6 of his favorite Philly bands but, as sometimes happens, he forgot. So instead we get to go on a musical journey of Dan's influences, from the late 90's Rochester NY emo scene, to some of the amazing current Philly artists. You can check out the 25 O' Clock Podcast wherever you normally listen to podcasts... except Spotify. Listen, I don't make the rules, alright? While you're at it, don't miss Kitzy's episode!

Dig the songs you heard in this episode? Consider supporting the bands if you can.

https://screamcloud.bandcamp.com/

https://frontierrecords-lilys.bandcamp.com/album/in-the-presence-of-nothing

https://traprabbitmusic.bandcamp.com/

https://harmonywoods.bandcamp.com/

https://lopriestess.bandcamp.com/

Make sure to subscribe to the Left of the Dial YouTube page, because we're going to keep bringing you incredible live performances you won't want to miss.

Playing the part of Caleb Coy this week is South Jersey correspondent Andrea.

Today we're talking with Maja from Queers To The Front, an independent management and booking company focused on helping marginalized artists.

Check out the video for Plum Summer by Matchstick Ghost.

Songs played in this episode:

1. GILT - Black And Blue
2. Ellen Siberian Tiger - Grinding My Teeth
3. The Y Axes - Burning Out
4. Matchstick Ghost - Plum Summer
5. Kaycie Satterfield - Hydroplaning

Also, have you seen our Left of the Dial Live session with The Lunar Year yet? It's pretty dang incredible!

This week we're talking about the new record from Calicoco, Underneath. Fun fact: it was recorded by our friend Stephen Roessner, who long time listeners may remember from our episode on Recover by Small Signals.

Don't forget to check out the music video for Heal Me (unless you don't want to see a pretend lobotomy, in which case you should just listen to the song because it's still very good).

Caleb’s still stoked about finally getting to see The Casket Lottery live and decided it was time to talk about their 2020 release Short Songs For End Times. This record is sometimes everything you’d expect from TCL, and sometimes completely surprising, but start to finish it bangs. As a bonus, this was Kitzy’s first real exposure to TCL, so you get to hear them get into these jams for the very first time. 

Don’t forget to subscribe to the Left of the Dial YouTube page so you never miss one of our amazing livestreams. Including the latest featuring The Lunar Year (9/30/21) and Froggy (10/2/21) - yes, it’s true, we got the band that did the 7-11 Nachos song.

This week we decide to see what all the fuss is about with this Turnstile record, Glow On. Is it hardcore? Is it hip hop? Is it the Quake Soundtrack? Is it the intro to a 70s PBS detective show? The answer might just be "yes."

Don't forget to subscribe to the Left of the Dial YouTube channel, because we've got so many great live performances lined up! And as always, visit leftofthedial.fm to keep up with all the latest news & happenings!

Caleb stumbled across an absolute gem this week, thanks to "the algorithm." We're talking about the record I Spent The Winter Writing Songs About Getting Better, by Proper. A record which we can say without hesitation that you should pick up as soon as humanly possible (The Big Scary Monsters Bandcamp page is a good place to start). To read more about Erik's personal journey, and the stories behind these tracks, check out this article on Under the Radar.

Don't forget to subscribe to the Left of the Dial YouTube channel, because we've got so many great live performances lined up! And as always, visit leftofthedial.fm to keep up with all the latest news & happenings!

We're keeping the genuine first impressions coming with this week's episode. This time, Kitzy picked Draw Down the Moon, by Saint Louis based (self-described "post-good") band Foxing. A decision based largely on this absurd Pitchfork review. Caleb opted to go into the episode without any prior exposure, Kitzy with only a little, and we alternated picking tracks based entirely on their titles. Listen along to find out why we fell in love with this record and the stories it tells.

Don't forget to check out all the latest music news at leftofthedial.fm, and head over to leftofthedial.live to subscribe so you never miss out on a livestream!

We have a rerun this week of our episode from last year featuring Elise from Oceanator talking about her record Things I Never Said. We just released our Left of the Dial Live session with Oceanator which you can check out here, and you can support us and Oceanator by buying the session on Bandcamp.

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This week we have our first ever returning guest - Elise from Oceanator is back to give us a sneak peak of her brand new record Things I Never Said (out 8/28). We revisit the various colors for the Reverend guitars Gristlemaster (http://reverendguitars.com/guitars/greg-koch-gristlemaster), and have a PSA for the self-service COVID-19 test (https://www.pixel.labcorp.com/). We took lots of notes, so buckle up!

The first 100 pre-orders of TINS will receive an invite to a super-exclusive Zoom listening party. Get into it!

In the US, you can pre-order (or just order, depending on when you're seeing this), as well as find some of the dopest merch we've ever seen on https://oceanator.bandcamp.com/

In the UK, you can pick up your copy on 10/9 from https://bsmrocks.com/

And if you're a fan of rare vinyl colors, pick up the limited edition pink-splatter at https://undertowstore.com/

Catch Oceanator at Isol-Aid Fest: https://linktr.ee/isolaidfestival

Follow Oceanator on social:

Twitter - @oceanator

Instagram - @oceanatorband

And of course you too can have your very own custom pogs from http://custompogs.com/

We're chatting with Mikaiah Lei from The Bots about their new record called 2 Seater, out September 8th on Big Indie Records. Mikaiah talks about where his songwriting inspiration comes from, growing up different from people's expectations, and the beauty of recording with limitations.

Pre-order your copy of 2 Seater on Bandcamp, and don't forget to catch Part 1 of their mini-documentary about the making of the record.