"NOTE // This is a continuation from Part 1

After moving to NYC in 1998 and beginning to seriously play music there in 2001, J is leaving the city in the fall, so this is the last episode of the podcast. It’s packed with around 6 hours of music, so it’s split into two parts, and reviews many of the artists he’s gotten to know either personally or musically during his time in New York.

Interviews:

Kristie Redfield, of The Song Corporation + Flying Pace

Elizabeth Devlin

Carl Creighton, of Howth

Alyse Lamb, of EULA + Parlor Walls

Stephen Perry, of The Planes

Winston Cook-Wilson, of Ball of Flame Shoot Fire + Office Culture

Beau Alessi & Doug Schrashun, of The New Restaurants

Max Goransson, of Quiet Loudly + Clouder

Beau Alessi and Peter Ingles, of Robot Princess

Jesse R. Berlin

Brian LaRue, of Shelter Dogs + Pet Rescue

Jess and George Flanagan, of El Jezel

Carlo Minchillo, of Brooklyn Drum Collective

Joe Willie & Travis Harrison, of The Unsacred Hearts

 

00:00 - ...continued from Part 1 //

00:58 - "Weak Numbers" - Passenger Peru

08:05 - "What If I" - Teletextile

12:02 - "Glowing Mouth" - Milagres

18:28 - "I Know You Would Do Anything For Love But What Would You Do For Me" - Miniboone

23:20 - "Bad Thing" (Serious Business, 2012) - Ball of Flame Shoot Fire

27:15 - "Creepy Meatball" (Serious Business, 2011) - Weird Children

30:13 - "Break It Down" - Crazy Pills

33:35 - "Turing” - Mount Sharp

36:58 - "Leonardo" (BTR Live Studio, 2013) - Howth

42:51 - "Marky Moon" - Robot Princess

46:39 - "Man Identified" - Lost Gloves

49:08 - "Stick Around" - The Planes

51:39 - "Pink Clouds" - Dead Stars

54:08 - "Bygones" - Libel

58:02 - "Laura V." - The Meaning of Life

61:48 - // Song + Artist Credits //

62:55 - // About the songs, etc //

64:45 - "All That I've Got" - Mitten

68:30 - "Electric Abdomen" - Landlady

73:29 - "Deli Run" - Ava Luna

76:31 - "Cover Me" - Parlor Walls

79:05 - "More" - Kid in the Attic

82:00 - "Manatee" - gobbinjr

83:57 - "I Don't Know" - The Judith Lights

86:45 - "INTJ" - Jesse R. Berlin

90:31 - "Wake Up" - Doctor Breakfast and the Fuzz

94:23 - "National Treasure Pt. 2" - The New Restaurants

97:22 - "Try It" - Office Culture

102:55 - "Sunk" - Operator Music Band

106:53 - "Cool Kids" - Shana Falana

111:34 - "BackBack" - Gracie Mansion

116:34 - "Something For The Pain" - Shelter Dogs

120:25 - // Song + Artist Credits //

121:22 - // Inundated by music / more new projects by old faces / when your friends first start playing music //

123:56 - // People who’ve been interviewed on the podcast //

126:17 - "Guts" - Grim Streaker

128:29 - "Nerd Alert" (BTR Live Studio, 2018) - The Mad Doctors

130:49 - "Dream of Light" - Feral Scouts

135:12 - "Understate" - The Royal They

139:46 - "Sides" - Catty

143:14 - "Apostate" - Mount Sharp

147:46 - "Deep Cry" - Nikkie McLeod

152:49 - “Tropical Climes" - Isaac Gillespie

156:09 - "Closer To God" - Wilder Maker

162:02 - "I Need A Man" - Sam Evian

165:13 - "The Image" - Katie Von Schleicher

168:38 - // Song + Artist Credits //

169:44 - // Ending with a special song… and an old superstition / thank you to everybody who’ ever listened! //

175:33 - “Bless This Bus” - The Unsacred Hearts

179:38 - // Outro //

180:13 - // End Transmission.

"

"After moving to NYC in 1998 and beginning to seriously play music there in 2001, J is leaving the city in the fall, so this is the last episode of the podcast. It’s packed with around 6 hours of music, so it’s split into two parts, and reviews many of the artists he’s gotten to know either personally or musically during his time in New York.

NOTE // This is continued in Part 2

Interviews:

Kristie Redfield, of The Song Corporation + Flying Pace

Elizabeth Devlin

Carl Creighton, of Howth

Alyse Lamb, of EULA + Parlor Walls

Stephen Perry, of The Planes

Winston Cook-Wilson, of Ball of Flame Shoot Fire + Office Culture

Beau Alessi & Doug Schrashun, of The New Restaurants

Max Goransson, of Quiet Loudly + Clouder

Beau Alessi and Peter Ingles, of Robot Princess

Jesse R. Berlin

Brian LaRue, of Shelter Dogs + Pet Rescue

Jess and George Flanagan, of El Jezel

Carlo Minchillo, of Brooklyn Drum Collective

Joe Willie & Travis Harrison, of The Unsacred Hearts

 

00:00 - // StereoactiveNYC / BTRtoday ID //

00:37 - "Somewhere Deep In NYC" - The Unsacred Hearts

04:27 - // Welcome to our final episode / digging into the past //

07:09 - "Lost In Boredom" - The Art of Shooting

10:17 - "Land!" - Oxford Collapse

14:54 - "Go Out West" - Mo Matching Drapes

17:28 - "Toy" (Nature Cruise Remix) - Old College Try

20:44 - "We Found A Map" - The Song Corporation

23:33 - "Dopamine & Sunshine" - Emma La Reina

28:16 - "Michigan" - El Jezel

34:05 - "Funny Cry Happy" - Gold Streets

37:23 - "Dead Kid Kicks" - The Muggabears

41:15 - "We May Find A Pearl" - The Secret Life of Sofia

46:32 - "Moving In Time" - Mistakes!

49:27 - "Hetchie Hutchie Footchie" - Mancino

52:27 - "Developing Active People" - Via Audio

55:38 - "Bear Island" - DraculaZombieUSA

59:33 - "The Shore" - Renminbi

63:11 - "Volcano" - Up The Empire

67:06 - "We've Come So Far" - A Place To Bury Strangers

72:05 - "Goes Cube Song 30" - Goes Cube

75:16 - // Song + Artist Credits //

76:28 - // First getting into music in NYC //

78:29 - "Hear Me" (Serious Business, 2012) - She Keeps Bees

81:11 - "Like I Do" - The Naked Hearts

84:11 - "Every Time the Sun Comes Up" - Sharon Van Etten

88:06 - "Thought Balloons" - Flying Pace

91:05 - "A Chorus Divine" - Elizabeth Devlin

92:55 - "Imaginary Conversation" (Serious Business 2013) - JPK

96:47 - "Black Label" (lo fi demo) - Holy Moly

99:31 - "Cowboy" - Bel Air

104:30 - "Look Good Future, Part II" - Mama Bear

106:42 - "Skeptical Eyes" - Gunfight!

111:03 - "Prelude To A Charly" - Higgins

114:19 - "Charly" - Higgins

119:26 - "Over The Balcony" - Quiet Loudly

125:08 - "Glitch Shake" - Pet Ghost Project

130:28 - "Shape of Your Head" - The Binary Marketing Show

133:52 - "Teenage Whore" - Dinosaur Feathers

137:47 - "It Goes (Home)" - The Art Of Shooting

142:50 - // Song + Artist Credits //

144:07 - // Second wave of friends’ bands / my next band//

147:47 - "Shellfish Beach" (Hear & There, 2011) - Son of the Granite State

151:30 - "Don't Stop To Look" - pow wow!

155:09 - "Once and for Awhile" - I’m turning into

158:13 - "Creep Academy" - My Teenage Stride

160:41 - "Sleepwalking” - The Jaguar Club

164:13 - "I'm An Animal" - Shark?

167:39 - "Maurice Narcisse" - EULA

169:46 - "Go Axe Huh" - Serica Ux

171:57 - "Fresh Meat" (Serious Business, 2012) - Big Ups

174:19 - "Shifty Eyes" - The Whisperians

176:56 - "Awkward as a Hilltop in Kansas" - Diehard

181:38 - "Dancing" (BTR Live Studio, 2013) - Birds In Weather

185:07 - "Broadcast Victims" (Serious Business, 2011) - Clouder

188:54 - "Supernova" - Quilty

192:48 - // Song + Artist Credits //

194:11 - // About the songs, etc //

196:06 - // Wrapping up part 1 //

197:14 - To be continued…

"

"Joe Willie and Travis from The Unsacred Hearts join J to discuss the history of the band from its formation out of the remains of previous projects, through their evolution over the course of more than a decade and a half of live shows and studio recordings, all the way up to their brand new release, ‘City To Sea.’

00:00 - // StereoactiveNYC / BTRtoday ID //

01:06 - // Welcome / The Unsacred Hearts //

03:08 - “Gotta Gotta Shake It” (clip) - The Unsacred Hearts

03:41 - // INTERVIEW: How J met Travis and the Unsacred Hearts / The Shack recording studio / formation of the band / mix of punk and classic rock / the first EP //

14:16 - “Plug Me In” - The Unsacred Hearts

16:07 - // INTVW: music about rock and roll / visual memories of UH / live show goals: lose themselves and get the audience to lose themselves, too / winning over rooms / ‘In Defense of Fort Useless’ both shrinks and expands their song stylings / switching Andys / new recording studio / storytelling //

32:09 - “Somewhere Deep In NYC” - The Unsacred Hearts

35:40 - // INTVW: “all my favorite singers couldn’t sing” / story songs / Travis’ drumming styles and influences / Joe’s untraditional singing / Travis’ recording skills as part of the band and writing process / ‘The Honor Bar’ //

51:37 - “The Honor Bar” - The Unsacred Hearts

55:33 - // INTVW: figuring out how to play studio arrangements live / more on ‘The Honor Bar’ / The Serious Business Revues / new album: ‘City To Sea’ / more live shows to come?

69:13 - “Paper Trails” - The Unsacred Hearts

72:36 - “Too Bright” - The Unsacred Hearts

75:24 - “True Nature of Ink” - The Unsacred Hearts

79:24 - “Hey Sol Lewitt” - The Unsacred Hearts

80:46 - “I Would Never Let You Drink Alone” - The Unsacred Hearts

84:24 - “Roots and Herbs” - The Unsacred Hearts

89:35 - “1000 Hot Babies” - The Unsacred Hearts

91:42 - “Point of Pride” - The Unsacred Hearts

93:08 - “We Were A Band” - The Unsacred Hearts

96:19 - “I Was Raised To Be Polite and Kind” - The Unsacred Hearts

97:40 - // Mic Break //

99:15 - // Outro + Disclaimer //

100:32 - // End Transmission //

"

"Carlo Minchillo tells us about the Brooklyn Drum Collective, an organization he co-founded with the purpose of building a stronger community local drummers and musicians more generally. We hear music from Powersnap, Bizarre Sharks, and True Dreams, who are all playing a BDC-sponsored show on the rooftop at Our Wicked Lady on July 19th, along with Catty. We also hear from a few projects Carlo has recently begun playing with, himself: Pocket Protector, The Planes, and Glass Slipper. Pocket Protector is playing “High Tea with the New Restaurants” at the Footlight on July 27th, so we also hear from The New Restaurants and Flying Pace (who are also on the bill).

00:00 - // StereoactiveNYC / BTRtoday ID //

01:06 - // Welcome //

01:55 - // INTERVIEW: Carlo Minchillo from the Brooklyn Drum Collective (intro music clip: “But Ms. Love” by the Unsacred Hearts) //

03:10 - // INTVW: beginnings and mission of Brooklyn Drum Collective //

04:48 - // INTVW: repairing drum backlines at venues //

14:27 - // INTVW: community building and improving skills //

16:58 - // INTVW: do you need to be a drummer to join? / what is a meeting like? //

19:08 - // INTVW: next event is July 19 at Our Wicked Lady rooftop w/ Powersnap, Catty, Bizarre Sharks, True Dreams //

19:43 - // Carlo's current music projects: Pocket Protector, The Planes, Glass Slipper //

21:53 - // INTVW: wrapping up / how to contact Brooklyn Drum Collective / END INTERVIEW (outro music clip: “Gotta Gotta Shake It” by the Unsacred Hearts) //

23:24 - // Mic Break //

25:38 - “Chemistry / Romeo” (BTR Live Studio, 2018) - Powersnap

30:14 - “Lame” (BTR Live Studio, 2018) - Powersnap

33:06 - “Fuckit” - Bizarre Sharks

36:01 - “Tremendous” - Bizarre Sharks

39:17 - “The Scum” - True Dreams

41:24 - // Mic Break //

48:31 - “Blue Shell” - Pocket Protector

51:11 - “National Treasure Pt. 2” - The New Restaurants

54:22 - “Thought Balloons” - Flying Pace

57:21 - “The Box” - The Planes

60:12 - “Loose Ends” (BTR Live Studio, 2019) - Glass Slipper

63:04 - // Outro + Disclaimer //

64:29 - // End Transmission //

"

"Advance Base plays at Baby’s All Right on June 30. Trace Mountains and Thelma play Our Wicked Lady’s Thursdays for the Cause benefit series on July 25. Molly Burch and RF Shannon play Rough Trade on August 7. We have tracks by all of them in our first block of music.

Then, a special announcement about the future of the podcast, as it were, and a special block of music featuring some music by longtime friends of StereoactiveNYC from before our podcast days: El Jezel, The Unsacred Hearts, The Song Corporation, Quiet Loudly, JPK, and Miniboone!

00:00 - // StereoactiveNYC / BTRtoday ID //

01:06 - // Welcome / Shows in late June to early August //

04:51 - “True Love Death Dream” - Advance Base

08:26 - “You & Me & the Moon” - Advance Base

11:48 - “Turn Twice” - Trace Mountains

16:01 - “Adeline” - Trace Mountains

19:44 - “If You Let It” - Thelma

23:57 - “White Couches” - Thelma

29:00 - “Tooth Ache” - RF Shannon

33:12 - “Cold Spell - RF Shannon

36:35 - “Candy” - Molly Burch

39:21 - “Without You” - Molly Burch

41:58 - “Wild” - Molly Burch

45:36 - // More about the live shows //

46:22 - // Special Announcement //

49:18 - “Oleta” - El Jezel

54:41 - “Somewhere Deep In NYC” - The Unsacred Hearts

58:06 - “NYC Love Song” - The Song Corporation

61:27 - “It’s Not the End of The World (If It’s The End of the World)” - Quiet Loudly

67:10 - “Cedar Grove” (Serious Business on BTR, 2013) - JPK

71:29 - “I Know You Would Do Anything For Love But What Would You Do For Me” - Miniboone

76:22 - // Info //

77:59 - // Outro + Disclaimer //

79:23 - // End Transmission //

"

"The Mad Doctors recently announced they’ll be bringing their band to an end, but not before putting out aa final EP, appropriately titled ‘RIP,’ and doing one last run of tour dates. First, though, they’ll be playing the annual King Pizza Records extravaganza, PIZZAFEST666, along with a bunch of cohorts: Stuyedeyed, Lumps, PowerSnap, The Rizzos, Top Nachos, Shelter Dogs, Vamanos, Sun Voyager, The Night Screams, and more!

Also, Vancouver post-punk band dumb is in Brooklyn to play a show at Alphaville at the end of June and Gemma has their record release show at Union Pool in July.

00:00 - // StereoactiveNYC / BTRtoday ID //

01:06 - // Welcome / RIP The Mad Doctors + PizzaFest666 //

06:06 - “Truancy Man” - The Mad Doctors

08:53 - “Nerd Alert” (BTR Live Studio, 2018) - The Mad Doctors

11:14 - “Mr. Policeman” (BTR Live Studio, 2017) - Stuyedeyed

13:02 - “Use Your Words” (BTR Live Studio, 2018) - Lumps

15:14 - “Lame” (BTR Live Studio, 2018) - PowerSnap

18:04 - “Bless This Mess” (BTR Live Studio, 2018) - The Rizzos

19:45 - “Donate To The Bands” (BTR Live Studio, 2019) - Top Nachos

22:32 - “The Ballad of the Shelter Dog” (BTR Live Studio, 2019) - Shelter Dogs

25:20 - “Dreamin’” - Vamanos

27:14 - “Open Road” - Sun Voyager

31:03 - “Big Picture” - The Night Screams

33:17 - // The Mad Doctors + PizzaFest666 continued / Vancouver band dumb in BK //

36:59 - “Club Nites” - dumb

39:06 - “Content Jungle” - dumb

42:07 - “Knot In My Gut” - dumb

45:06 - “Roast Beef” (BTR Live Studio, 2018) - dumb

48:36 - // Gemma’s Record Release Show //

50:11 - “Love Like (Knock It Off)” - Gemma

55:55 - “‘Til We Lose The Feeling” - Gemma

60:42 - // Outro + Disclaimer //

62:10 - // End Transmission //

"

"Haybaby is releasing a new album called ‘They Get There,’ so they’re playing a release show on Monday, May 27th, at Alphaville in Brooklyn. Also on the bill is Shark?, who are reuniting after good stretch of not playing together to celebrate 10 years since they started playing together. And, as if that weren’t enough, a couple of StereoactiveNYC and BTRtoday favorites are also on the bill, too: A Deer A Horse and The Royal They. So, yeah, should go to this show.

00:00 - // StereoactiveNYC / BTRtoday ID //

01:06 - // Welcome / Haybaby’s Record Release + Shark’s 10 Yr Anniversary/Reunion //

07:34 - “Total Bore” - Haybaby

11:48 - “Joke/Rope” - Haybaby

14:53 - “Pig” - Haybaby

19:50 - “Wanna B Nothin” (Serious Business, 2013) - Shark?

22:35 - “California Girls” (Serious Business, 2013) - Shark?

25:10 - “Hangnail” (Serious Business, 2013) - Shark?

27:45 - “I Know You Love Me Now” (Serious Business, 2013) - Shark?

29:27 - // Mic Break //

32:31 - “Double Wide” (BTR Live Studio, 2018) - A Deer A Horse

37:27 - “In The Wars” (BTR Live Studio, 2018) - A Deer A Horse

41:57 - “Cold Shoulder” (BTR Live Studio, 2018) - A Deer A Horse

45:01 - “Sludgefucker” (BTR Live Studio, 2018) - The Royal They

48:27 - “Say Less” (BTR Live Studio, 2018) - The Royal They

50:48 - “Weekender” (BTR Live Studio, 2018) - The Royal They

53:33 - // Outro + Disclaimer //

54:57 - “Somewhere Deep In NYC” - The Unsacred Hearts

58:04 - // End Transmission //

"

"New York’s own Grim Streaker has a new album called ‘No Vision,’ and they’re playing a record release show at Alphaville with Big Bliss. Field Medic is also playing a show at Alphaville. And Spritzer and Stimmerman recently stopped by for BTR Live Studio sessions, so we have tracks from those.

00:00 - // StereoactiveNYC / BTRtoday ID //

01:06 - // Welcome / Grim Streaker’s new album! //

03:00 - “ADD” - Grim Streaker

05:11 - “Today New York” - Grim Streaker

07:25 - “Sensitive Demon” - Grim Streaker

09:48 - “Babysitter” (BTR Live Studio, 2017) - Grim Streaker

11:47 - “Guts” (BTR Live Studio, 2017) - Grim Streaker

14:01 - “Psycho” (BTR Live Studio, 2017) - Grim Streaker

16:41 - “Fortune” - Big Bliss

19:23 - “Duplicate” - Big Bliss

23:36 - // Mic Break //

25:57 - “Get Me Out” (BTR Live Studio, 2019) - Spritzer

29:09 - “Feel Ya” (BTR Live Studio, 2019) - Spritzer

32:27 - “Planetary” (BTR Live Studio, 2019) - Stimmerman

38:24 - “Painted Smile” (BTR Live Studio, 2019) - Stimmerman

42:36 - // Mic Break //

44:41 - “P E G A S U S T H O T Z” - Field Medic

46:28 - “graffiti paint” - Field Medic

49:59 - “Hello Moon” (BTR Live Studio, 2019) - Field Medic

53:09 - // Outro + Disclaimer //

54:33 - // End Transmission //

"

"Maneka is playing at Alphaville. Delicate Steve is playing at Baby’s All Right. Gracie Mansion is playing at Sunnyvale. Broken Social Scene is playing at Webster Hall. Pile is playing at Music

Hall of Williamsburg. Amy O and Remember Sports are playing at Baby’s All Right.

00:00 - // StereoactiveNYC / BTRtoday ID //

01:06 - // Welcome //

03:07 - “Tiger Baby” (feat. Jordyn Blakely) - Maneka

05:08 - “Dracula” (feat. Katie Capri) - Maneka

08:59 - “Rubber Neck” - Delicate Steve

12:36 - “Tomorrow” - Delicate Steve

16:28 - “Starling” - Gracie Mansion

19:48 - “Phony” - Gracie Mansion

22:08 - // Mic Break //

24:19 - “Remember Me Young” - Broken Social Scene

28:36 - “Can’t Find My Heart” - Broken Social Scene

33:06 - “Bruxist Grin” - Pile

36:42 - “Fingers” - Pile

41:24 - “Sunday Meal” (BTR Live Studio, 2017) - Amy O

43:41 - “Soft Skin” (BTR Live Studio, 2017) - Amy O

46:06 - “You Can Have Alonetime When you’re Dead” - Remember Sports

48:46 - “No Going Back” - Remember Sports

53:37 - // Outro + Disclaimer //

55:01 - // End Transmission //

"

"Confidence Man is playing at the Knitting Factory. Reptaliens is at Brooklyn Steel. Big Thief and Lomelda are at Elsewhere. EX HEX and THICK are also at Elsewhere. And Broken Social Scene is at Webster Hall.

00:00 - // StereoactiveNYC / BTRtoday ID //

01:06 - // Welcome //

03:44 - “BubbleGum” - Confidence Man

07:09 - “Don’t You Know I’m In A Band” Confidence Man

10:27 - “VALIS” - Reptaliens

12:57 - “If You Want” - Reptaliens

16:09 - “Mythological Beauty” - Big Thief

21:08 - “Interstate Vision” - Lomelda

23:47 - // Mic Break //

27:42 - “Another Dimension” - EX HEX

32:55 - “Rainbow Shiner” - EX HEX

36:26 - “Be Myself” - THICK

39:29 - “Life” - THICK

41:59 - “Halfway Home” - Broken Social Scene

46:34 - “Stay Happy” - Broken Social Scene

50:41 - “Mouth Guards of the Apocalypse” - Broken Social Scene

56:19 - // Outro + Disclaimer //

57:43 - // End Transmission //

"