In this episode, we discuss Ethan's early days of going to shows in Rochester and then in college, his various moves around the US and Europe, how he started his label Jabs, and finally, his work on the upcoming Huggy Bear book KILLED (OF KIDS).

Playlist:

Huggy Bear - Tuff Lovin
Huggy Bear - Single Bullets
Interview
Huggy Bear - Aqua Girl Star
Huggy Bear - Local Arrogance
Huggy Bear - Sour Creamer
Huggy Bear - Pansy Twist
Scissor Girls - Riveted


Links:

https://www.discogs.com/artist/324115-Huggy-Bear-3
https://www.ethanswan.io
https://www.jabsjabsjabs.com/product/huggy-bear-killed-of-kids-book/


Book Events:

New York NY
Anthology Film Archives
Monday, November 18, 7:30 PM
with a screening of 'It Changed My Life' Lucy Thane's 1993 documentary about the Bikini Kill/Huggy Bear tour

London UK
New River Studios
Thursday, November 28, 7:30 PM
with readings and DJ sets by members of Huggy Bear

Brighton UK
Family Store Records and Gallery
Friday, November 29, 6 PM
with readings and DJ sets by members of Huggy Bear

Portland OR
Super Electric Records
Saturday, November 30, 6 PM
with a screening and DJ Dog Daze

Toronto Canada
Emissions Records
Tuesday, December 3, 7 PM
with a screening and discussion

Rochester NY
Hipocampo Books
Friday, December 13, 7 PM
with a screening and readings

Los Angeles CA
Arcana Books
Saturday, Dec 21, 4 PM
with readings and a discussion

In this episode, we discuss Kryssi's early days of playing jazz in school, New Haven history including Daggett Street venue and Loren Connors, the infamous "Dirt Pile", and our Italian family names/histories. We also talk about the Medication project she played with, meeting Stefan Christensen, New Haven drone and noise scene, her bands Headroom and Mountain Movers, Japanese psych bands and guitar players, playing harmonica while driving, her label Elm Recordings, her radio show (WXOJ LP), and more.

Tracks:

Headroom - Aomidori (from split LP with Dire Wolves on Centripetal Force)

Headroom - Over Easy (from Nobody Knows This Is Somewhere 4-way LP compilation on C/Site Recordings)

Mountain Movers - Bodega On My Mind (from forthcoming 2LP on Trouble In Mind)

Kryssi Battalene - Blazing Star (from WOUND 2LP compilation on Carbon Records)

Links:

Mountain Movers forthcoming 2LP - https://troubleinmindrecords.com/products/mountain-movers-walking-after-dark

Mountain Movers Discogs - https://www.discogs.com/artist/2641030-The-Mountain-Movers

Headroom Bandcamp - https://headroomnhv.bandcamp.com

Headroom Discogs - https://www.discogs.com/artist/5221795-Headroom-11

Open Field Radio show on WXOJ LP - https://www.mixcloud.com/OpenFieldWXOJ/

In this episode, I sit down with Richie Charles of Richie Records, Petty Bunco, etc. We discuss his various bands, and the amazing labels he's run, including the trials and tribulations of running indie labels. Extra long episode with an interview in two parts, and various tracks from the labels he's run.

Links:
https://pettybunco.bandcamp.com
https://testostertunes.bigcartel.com
https://www.discogs.com/label/108390-Richie-Records?page=1
https://www.discogs.com/label/1415135-Petty-Bunco?page=1


Tracklist:
Blues Ambush - Horse Noises (excerpt) (from s/t cassette on Petty Bunco)
Strapping Fieldhands - City of Pain (from Across the Susquehanna LP on Petty Bunco)
King Blood - Coming of the Rats (from Hocus Focus LP on Petty Bunco)

Interview part 1

Heavenly Bodies - Universal Resurrection (excerpt from Universal Resurrection LP on Petty Bunco)
Home Blitz - 2 steps (from Out Of Phase LP on Richie Records)
Kitchen's Floor - Blood (from None Of That LP on Petty Bunco)
Watery Love - Empty Walls (from Decorative Feeding LP on In The Red Records)
Hypnotizing Chickens - Button Down Assholes (from I'm On Time 7" on Petty Bunco)

Interview part 2

Fully Glazed - Bone Out (from Bone In 7" on Petty Bunco)
Holt Bodish - Words to Reason (from Build Yourself A Space cassette on Petty Bunco)
Emily Robb - There It Goes Again (from If I Am Misery Then Give me Comfort LP on Petty Bunco)
Astute Palate - Bring It On Home (from s/t LP on Petty Bunco)


Shows:
Tues 2/27 - Arcata, CA @ the Miniplex w/ Winter Band

Wed 2/28 - Portland, OR @ Th’ Fixin’ To w/ Lavender Flu and White Shark

Thurs 2/29 - Seattle, WA @ Vera Project w/ Blessed Blood and A.F. Jones

Fri 3/1 - Olympia, WA @ Le Voyeur w/ Debt Rag

In this episode, I sit down with Ken Brenninger. We briefly discuss his childhood, various bands he's been in, including the current Blues Ambush, and his recommendations for food in Philly!

links:

https://bluesambush.bandcamp.com

https://radicaldocuments.com

https://pettybunco.bandcamp.com

https://www.discogs.com/artist/9607297-Blues-Ambush

https://www.discogs.com/artist/6091061-Fully-Glazed

https://www.discogs.com/artist/6840512-Storks-4

playlist:

Storks - side a (excerpt) (from Full Plate Blues cassette on Loki)

Interview

Blues Ambush - Horse Noises (from s/t cassette on Petty Bunco)

Blues Ambush - Do It Now! (from s/t LP on Radical Documents)

Getting back to the podcast with a music-only show. Something old, something new... Including some brand new Carbon Records releases!

Tracklist:

Ian Middleton - Static On The Line (from Embyronic - Early Recordings 1991-1996 CD on Slippy Town)

Rudolph Grey - 4 Hands Is Better Than None (from the 7" on Foreign Frequency)

Milford Graves, Arthur Doyle, Hugh Glover - Jan 24, 1976 IV (from Children Of The Forest 2LP on Black Editions Archive)

The Whip - Freelance Liaison (from 7" on Wantage USA, KARP related)

The Jesus Lizard - 7 vs 8 (from 7" on Touch and Go)

Roy Montgomery - Zabriskie part 1 (from 7" on Gyttja)

Lame & Sorry - Minus Eleven (from Le Jazz Non CD compilation on Corpus Hermeticum. Alastair Galbraith and Shayne Carter)

John Krausbauer and Patrick Shiroishi - Swing Low (from the High Life 7" on Carbon Records)

Alan Licht and John Krausbauer - Superstizione (from the 7" on Carbon Records)

Jack Rose and The Black Twigs - Rappahannock River Rag (from 7" on The Great Pop Supplement)

The Fall - My Pharmacist (from 458489 A Sides singles compilation LP on Beggars Banquet)

Shirese - Bed The Cactus (from Rose Of Smiling Faces LP on C/Site Recordings and Grapefruit)

CIA Debutante - Cabinet Minister (from Down, Willow LP on Siltbreeze)

Les Rallizes Denudes - Trampled Tenderness (from Azabu Studio Demo 1985 Vol 2 LP on Take It Acid Is)

In this episode, I sit down with David Nance. We briefly discuss The Dead C universe, his early years growing up in Nebraska, early bands, his cover record projects, collaborations, and more!

links:
https://davidnance.bandcamp.com

https://badabingrecords.bandcamp.com/album/negative-boogie-2

https://pettybunco.bandcamp.com

https://www.discogs.com/artist/1549421-David-Nance

https://www.discogs.com/artist/6123484-David-Nance-Group

https://www.discogs.com/artist/8659704-Astute-Palate




playlist:

Amethyst from Pulverized and Slightly Peaced LP on Petty Bunco

D.L.A.T.U.M.F. Blues from Negative Boogie LP on Ba Da Bing

Lady Day from the Berlin (Lou Reed) cover tape

This Leash from the Calling Christine tape

My Love The Dark And I from the Mowed Sound Vol. 1 tape

It's Gonna Be Easy from the Doug Sahm And Band cover tape

In this episode, I sit down with Emily Robb. We discuss how great Philly is and about 20mins of other non-music stuff to start! But then we finally get to discussing her early years growing up in Maine, learning to play music, previous bands, her solo work, collaborations, and more!

Links:

https://emilyrobb.bandcamp.com/

https://rrrband.bandcamp.com/album/rrr-band

https://pettybunco.bandcamp.com

https://astutepalate.bandcamp.com/album/astute-palate

https://stoned-to-death.bandcamp.com/album/astute-palate

https://www.discogs.com/artist/2181718-Emily-Robb

Tracklist:

Emily Robb - (Here Come The) Arrows Of Fortune (from How To Moonwalk LP on Petty Bunco)

Emily Robb - Deeper Than Dust (from How To Moonwalk LP on Petty Bunco)

Emily Robb - interview

RRR Band - 9th Street Suite (from s/t cassette on Petty Bunco)

Astute Palate - No Queen (from s/t LP on Petty Bunco)

Emily Robb - untitled (from split tour cassette with Bill Nace)

In this episode, I sit down with Ashley, Dustin, and Shaun. We discuss their early years, playing, improv-ing, fixing toilets, visiting different towns, and more!

Links:

https://heavenlybodiesphl.bandcamp.com

https://www.discogs.com/artist/8075445-Heavenly-Bodies-7



tracklist:

Universal Resurrection (part 1) from Universal Resurrection ‎LP on Petty Bunco

Inteview

Lesser Gods on Tape 1 cassette, self-released

Contact Binary 0 from Obscure Sad Terrible cassette, self-released

Triangle from White Dwarf LP, self-released

In this episode, I sit down with Darin Gray. We discuss his early years, his time in bands such as Dazzling Killmen and Grand Ulena, his immersion into various Chicago scenes, involvement with people such as Jim O'Rourke and Thymme Jones in the groups Brise Glace, Yona Kit, and You Fantastic!, as well as his extensive solo and collaborative catalog, with people such as Loren Connors and Eiko Ishibashi, with various percussionist such as Chris Corsano and Tyler Damon, and more. [updated the intro, removing some pre-show junk]

Darin on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/daringraymusic/

newest solo:
The Reduction - from Ongoing box
https://ongoingbox.bandcamp.com/album/hsob072-darin-gray-the-reduction-music-for-dance

Pak Yan Lau & Darin Gray – Trudge Lightly
https://www.discogs.com/release/15390302-Pak-Yan-Lau-Darin-Gray-Trudge-Lightly

Videos:

Dazzling Killmen:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iU27QiHZxuI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSCoDWR3QPw

Brise-Glace:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QdY3Gn7AlKM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nuDsPB-i554

Darin Gray and Loren Connors - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2_cA5HcMhk

Darin Gray and Tyler Damon Duo - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIa5F6g0rHc

Solo - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRaoM1DjULQ

Playlist:

Darin Gray and Loren Connors - part 6 (from the Lost Mariner LP on Family Vineyard)

Brise Glace - Host of Latecomers (from When in Vanitas LP on Skin Graft)

interview

Grand Ulena - Between Tholozan and Oleatha (from Gateway To Dignity CD on Family Vineyard)

Dazzling Killmen - Agitator (from Face of Collapse LP on Skin Graft)

You Fantastic! - Friendless (from Homesickness CD on Skin Graft)

Eiko Ishibashi & Darin Gray - (from Ichida LP on Black Truffle)