Local Fidelity

Summer’s over and sadly the bandshell at Prospect Park remained barren for the entirety of it! The change in seasons doesn’t impact Local Fidelity, though, as Tom still served up some great new NYC tunes on the September 13th edition of the program. Tune in to hear songs Adeline, Duke of Vandals, 50 Ft. Furies, Jon The Guilt, Cheyenne Dan, Tiny Moon, Ilithios, Hennessey, Stephen Becker, Chazzy Lake, Charlie Kaplan, Cherry Parke, and Sister.

Eric Speck joined Tom as co-host a special Labor Day Weekend edition of Local Fidelity! This episode features new music from Teenage Halloween, Shred Flintstone, Duke of Vandals, Godcaster, Petite League, Ista, Wild Sleep, Slight Of, The Cradle, Veronica Bianqui, Color Tongue, Quelle Rox, Little Hag, and Sister.!

New York City artists released a ton INCREDIBLE music in late August! I played a whole bunch of it on the August 29th edition of Local Fidelity. Listen in to hear the latest FIRE from anjali.rose & Ginger Libations, PYNKIE, Oceanator, Lola Pistola, The New Restaurants, Navy Gangs, Hypoluxo, Nevva, Caitlin Pasko, Wild Sleep, Shred Flintstone, and more!

The August 22nd edition of Local Fidelity features a ton of great new music from your favorite New York City artists. Tune in to hear brand new tunes from Rachel Angel, Emergencies, CR and The Nones, Godcaster, Lovechild, Shred Flintstone, Vanessa Silberman (ft. Ana Asnes Becker), Tired Radio, Similar Kind, PYNKIE, The New Restaurants, Di Ivories, Tallbird, NO SWOON, and more.

Playlist:

Rachel Angel - "Bring Me Down" from Highway Songs - EP on Public Works

CR and the Nones - "Judgement Day" from Judgement Day - Single on Favorite Friend

Emergencies - "Hello"

Godcaster - "Sassy Stick Boy" from Long Haired Locusts on Ramp Local

Lovechild - "Sunshine" from Sunshine - Single on All You Need Is Lovechild

Shred Flintstone - "Trashed" from Shred's Dead

Vanessa Silberman - "Down (feat. Ana Becker)" from Down (feat. Ana Becker) - Single

Tired Radio - "Send for a Hospital" from Send for a Hospital - Single on Engineer Records

Similar Kind - "Nobody Loves You" from Nobody Loves You - Single

PYNKIE - "Personality" from #37

The New Restaurants - "Fuck Dallas BBQ" from Fuck Dallas BBQ - Single on Totally Real Records

Di Ivories - "Somewhere in the Distance" from Somewhere in the Distance - Single

Tallbird "Growing Up" from Growing Up - Single

Lost Boy ? - "Quicksand" from Vampire Boy ? on American Buffalo Recordings

No Swoon - "Otherside" from Otherside (Demo) [Demo] - Single

The August 15th edition of Local Fidelity features an interview with Miguel of Miserable Chillers. Special guest host Eric Speck joined me to chat with Miguel about the great new Miserable Chillers’ album Audience of Summer, which is out now on Baby Blue Records! Tune in to hear how all the great songs on the record came together, how The Legend of Zelda Majora’s Mask inspired one of the standout tracks, “The Glass,” and a whole lot more. Plus, in addition to several songs from Audience of Summer, you’ll hear songs from Lily Konigsberg, The Cradle, and Red Widow!

Grab your copy of Audience of Summer on limited edition cassette via Bandcamp.

The awesome August 8th edition of Local Fidelity features a ton of fresh tracks from some of the best locals. Tune in to hear new music from The Daizeez, Tag Cloud, Phantom Handshakes, Miserable chillers, Monograms, Rusty Moose, Fair Visions, Drug Couple, Noir Party, Jon The Guilt, Tallbird, TOP nachos, Yella Belly, and more!

Playlist:

The Daizeez - "Please Stay" from Please Stay - Single on Voila Records

Gemma - "Keepsake" from Keepsake

Tag Cloud - "One In the Sky" from Movement Edits on Lake Nipmuc Records

Phantom Handshakes - "Stubborn" from Be Estranged on 602379 Records DK

Miserable chillers - "Saga's Sword" from Audience of Summer on Baby Blue

Monograms - "Walking Down a Spyglass" from Only a Ceiling Can Stay Inside Forever

Rusty Moose - "New Fashioned" from New Fashioned - Single on Rusty Moose

Fair Visions - "Feels Right" from Feels Right - Single on Hatchet Head

Drug Couple - "No Legged Dog" from Choose Your Own Apocalypse - EP on PaperCup Music

Noir Party - "I Miss You" from Noir Party - EP on Ghostie Recordings

Jon the Guilt - "Caroline" from Caroline - Single

Tallbird - "Battery (Radio Edit)" from Battery - Single on Gumdrop Records

Top Nachos - "Hang" from Hang - Single on King Pizza Records

Yella Belly - "Baby Please" from Baby Please / Lo Down - Single on Yella Belly

The legendary rock and roll club Maxwell’s closed 7 years ago. We miss it terribly! The revered Hoboken establishment was home to a bunch of great bands in the 1980s, including The Feelies, Yo La Tengo, The Bongos, and more. This episode highlights some of the artists that were part of the burgeoning Hoboken music scene of the 1980s. Tune in to hear songs from The Feelies, Wild Carnation, Yung Wu, Speed the Plough, The Trypes, Yo La Tengo, Winter Hours, human switchboard, The dB's, The Individuals, Rage To Live, The Bongos, and more! If you’re not familiar with Maxwell’s or the Hoboken Sound, lemme take you to SCHOOL!

Playlist:

The Feelies - "It's Only Life" from Only Life on Bar None

Wild Carnation - "Dodger Blue" from Tricycle on Delmore Recording Society

Yung Wu - "Aspiration" from Shore Leave on Bar/None Records

Speed the Plough - "The Tide Won't Tire" from The Plough & the Stars on Bar None

The Trypes - "The Undertow" from Music For Neighbors on Acute

Yo La Tengo - "Barnaby, Hardly Working" from Fakebook on Bar/None Records

Winter Hours - "Stay With Me" from Winter Hours on Capitol Records

Human Switchboard - "(Say No To) Saturday's Girl" from Who's Landing in My Hangar? on Fat Possum

The dB's - "Love Is for Lovers" from Like This

The Individuals - "Walk By Your House" from Fields/Aquamarine on Bar/None Records

Rage to Live - "Swimmer" from Blame the Victims on Bar/None Records

The Bongos - "Come Back to Me" from Beat Hotel on RCA Records Label

The July 25th edition of Local Fidelity features a specially joint curated playlist with Zach Romano of New York City Artists from the turn of the last decade. In this episode You’ll hear some straight up certified BROOKLYN HITS from 2009, 2010, and 2011 from Woods, Weekend, Wild Nothing, Small Black, Real Estate, Vivian Girls, Dum Dum Girls, The Beets, Crystal Stilts, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, and Mr Twin Sister!

The July 18th edition of Local Fidelity features an interview with the great Luisa Black of Rich Girls. In our interview, we touched on the story behind the project and their excellent string of recent singles, including "Better," "The Fighter," and their cover of "Born To Run." Plus, Luisa curated a playlist of all NYC acts with tunes from Vivian Girls, Native Sun, Surfbort, Weeping Icon, Bambara, and more.

The July 11th edition of Local Fidelity features a smattering of new tunes. In this episode, you'll hear new music from Oceanator, Adeline, Dirty Projectors, Siv Disa, TOLEDO, Glassio, Dräger Music, Jelly Kelly music, Drug Couple, JW Francis, Mothra Stewart, and Fascinations Grand Chorus.