The Bobcast

Hailing from Philadelphia, America's City of Brotherly Love, Ryan Tennis' music is all about dismantling boundaries and bringing people together. Genre-defiant by nature and with diversity at its core, his rousing songs are infused with the rhythms from the many countries he’s visited during his extensive tours. While his performances are dynamic and danceable, Tennis’ voice and songs have a disarming sweetness that lowers your defenses and lets you breathe easy.

A singer-songwriter and guitarist, Ryan Tennis' style bares a strong influence from the Folk and Rock he grew up with (Simon & Garfunkel, The Beatles, Crosby Stills, Nash & Young), a connection with roots soul music that grew in his youth (Bill Withers, Otis Redding, and Sam Cooke), and the energy and rhythms of Colombia, where he has toured and collaborated with some of the country’s finest artists.

Despite a life that now circulates around music almost entirely, Tennis admits he was a late bloomer when it came to songwriting. Sports occupied much of his time during his teens and into college, playing as a 1AA All-American defensive lineman at Davidson College in North Carolina until the age of 22. That intensity and power that he channelled for football still comes through in Tennis' live performances. 

Over the last 12 years, Tennis has played 100-200 shows a year and pulled off countless independent tours with shows in the US, Argentina, Colombia, Peru, Costa Rica, Mexico, Ireland, Switzerland, Germany, France, Austria, the Netherlands, Denmark, Italy, Spain, Thailand, and Australia. 

Since then, Tennis has also released four full-length LPs and two EPs, has fronted a 10-piece "Graceland'' band with the Grammy award-winning South African bass player Bakithi Kumalo, collaborated with Latin Grammy winning artists Nidia Gongora and Hugo Candaleria, and regularly toured South America with Latin Grammy-nominated group "El Caribefunk”. Additionally, he won the Philadelphia Songwriters Project, was selected as a finalist in the International Songwriting Competition, and helped found “Sancochofest” in the City of Tuluá, Colombia. In his hometown of Philadelphia, he curates and hosts “Tracks at the Vale,” a vibrant concert series on the stage he built in his backyard, where the music and the crowd echo the warmth and diversity he has fostered in his music. 

“Everyone’s struggling these days in their own way, including me” Tennis says. “The best way I’ve found to feel that joy, that flow, that freedom from worry, is when I’m performing, when I feel like I’m channeling something big. When I’m in that place I can open up my own groove, and open it up for other people too.”

Ryan Tennis has achieved so much during his time in music and shows little sign of slowing down. His forthcoming single, 'Alligator' is scheduled for release in early September 2021; a taste of what’s to come from his forthcoming album later in the year. 

https://www.ryantennismusic.com/

A Brother Reflections reunion.

Check out BROTHER here:

https://brothermusic.com/

Chances are you’ve seen BROTHER on NBC’s ‘ER’, maybe heard their music on the classic ‘Baraka’ soundtrack or UPN’s ‘ Twilight Zone.’ The band has shared stages with Joe Walsh, John Entwhistle, Linkin Park, and Alicia Keys and are the only independent band to have played the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. 

Fusing signature vocals and guitar with the deep pulse of the didgeridoo, the soaring highs of the bagpipes, and tribal percussion, BROTHER is wholly original. The band’s powerhouse live performances are an energetic celebration, captivating and engaging the audience from the first song to the last. 

Angus, founding member of BROTHER, arrived in Los Angeles from Australia with his brothers a decade ago as little more than fresh-faced farm boys. In LA, they found themselves busking at Venice Beach, the Hollywood Bowl and Universal Studios to survive. Since those days, BROTHER evolved its trademark sound while touring extensively in the United States and in Canada, Japan, France, Egypt and Australia. 

They did it all free from standard industry trends and pigeon-holes. BROTHER has self-released 12 albums, sold more CDs in the USA than any other independent Australian act and has regularly been cited as a role model within the independent scene. 

Epidemiologist Kara Reid comes on the podcast to discuss the ongoing battle against Covid-19. We also totally nerd out on our mutual love for the film OUTBREAK. Tune in! 

George Morgan loves film. He also loves live music. We discuss the Philly music scene, Downtown Harvest, memes and more. TUNE IN.

https://www.youtube.com/user/ggm1977

Judah Kim returns to the Lounge to talk about The Many Saints of Newark. Check out his amazing body of work here:

https://linktr.ee/judahkim

Jenn Masse is a Mindset and Empowerment Coach and the Owner of Conshy Coaching. Jenn helps women and small business owners break free from limitations that are holding them back so that they can achieve success on their terms.

Learn more about Jenn and her work at:

https://conshycoaching.com/.

You can also connect with her on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/conshycoaching/

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My neighbor Pat O'Shea wrote an amazing book of poetry with his Father called, "Conversations We Never Had", which in turn, inspired the creation of his band SHADES OF GREEN. Joining me is Scott Silber, Jim Briggs and Pat for a great podcast about Irish music, gigs and fast cars. TUNE IN.

https://open.spotify.com/artist/5cjhVm9NLXaU8Hr9hd7d1j

http://www.scotsilvermusic.com/shades-of-green/?fbclid=IwAR3dw3Bp_0T-8zbL2Ad_ob-rTogwXVnA94i7cGiJgPL0ckbs9PXJ_Ch6nuY

Check out Pat's book here: 

https://www.amazon.com/Conversations-Never-Had-Patrick-Oshea/dp/0741451794/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Patrick+O%27shea+conversations+we+never+had&qid=1634145611&sr=8-1

Will Drinker is an award-winning filmmaker and artist whose work has appeared on television, the web, and film festival screens around the world.  We have an amazing cinematic chat about THE SHINING, SIGNS and other spooky things. TUNE IN.

https://www.willdrinker.com/

I idolized Neil Ramirez in high school. Why? Find out by listening to this great podcast that dives deep into the decade we all love, the 1990's. Also check out Neil's radio show that airs every Saturday night. 

Sound Burger with DJ Foggy Eyes on 97.3/107.9 The Rock Saturdays 5-7PM Pacific Time -- https://www.esterobayradio.org/support-the-rock

Jenni returns to chat about parenting during a pandemic. Great podcast! TUNE IN.