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This week, Carina chats with Doctors and Engineers about returning to your parent's favorite music on your own terms, combining South Asian tradition with American music styles, and super cool uncles.

Doctor and Engineers can be found online at: doctorsandengineers.com

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We had a little too much fun with Jeff Liu. This week, Jeff passes along some of his hard-earned wisdom about how you treat your artistic process, and subsequently how you treat yourself; writing music collaboratively vs. writing music for yourself; and going from the open mic stage to the San Diego Comic Con stage.

You can find Jeff Liu online at: https://soundcloud.com/jeff-liu

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Here's a conversation you don't want to miss. Carina sits down with Sunny War to talk about the withering Blues scene in the U.S, busking in Venice Beach, and gigs from all walks of life.

You can find Sunny War online at: www.sunnywar.com

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It's finally full-episode time! We snatched ROAR away from their recent tour real quick to talk to us about finding inspiration in little song-bits rather than entire artist catalogs; interpreting meaning in songs perhaps beyond what the artist intended; and robot voices.

ROAR can be found online at: https://roarsongs.bandcamp.com/

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We could only catch Hard Girls for a brief moment this time around. Here, we're coming to you from the green room of the hi-hat, sitting cross-legged in a kindergarten circle, addressing some tough times for the band's hometown.

Hard Girls can be found online at: https://hardgirls.bandcamp.com/ or https://asianmanrecords.bandcamp.com/

Boy has it been a year, friends. Can't stop us from getting back to the things that fulfill us as people, such as this podcast! Just a quick hello amidst us recalling the plot of "We're Back: A Dinosaur Story" from memory.

We'll see you with a bunch of great new interviews starting next week!

- Carina, Hannah, Jeremy, and Matt

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This week, Carina chats with Bob Vielma. He's been in many bands, played many shows, makes his own music, and runs the label Phat'n'Phunky. They talk about moving away from San Jose, getting by with the help of our friends, and they almost straight-up make a Dungeons and Dragons commitment. Maybe we'll let you know how that ends up. Maybe not.

Bob Vielma can be found online at: http://www.phatnphunky.com/

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This week, Carina catches up with a very old friend. Gemma Castro talks about her relationship with performing ever since she was a child in church choir; they talk about creating and accepting your racial identity as a product of worldwide colonization; and they get to rag on Jazz-Jocks.

You can find Gemma Castro online at: https://gemmacastro.bandcamp.com

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Get ready for a long one, guys. This one's a particularly gripping conversation. Carina sits down with John Rossiter from Young Jesus to talk about finding your sense of belonging, prioritizing different kinds of art, and good books.

Young Jesus can be found online at: https://youngjesus.bandcamp.com/

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This week, Carina chats with Vril about women-fronted hardcore, machismo in the scene, and the popular trends in DIY music.

Vril can be found online at: https://vrilband.bandcamp.com/