The SideStreets Podcast

Topics: All-ages shows, Diet Pop Records, forming your first band, membership drives, trundle beds, city planning, getting kids involved in the local music scene, Romo Tonight, live performance, viable outlets, ambiguous teen voices, the way things used to be, booking shows, and the things we do for love.

Topics: Art, oil painting, jealousy, the perfect film, the story of Everest, George McFly as Nightcrawler, Twin Peaks, Pee Wee Herman, remembering the Alamo, set design, Head Over Heart, art therapy, donating to KXCI, pop culture art shows, Mr. Show, Back To The Future, Diet Pop Records, Karima Walker, attention to detail, Halloween costumes, and the things we do for love.

Topics: Telling jokes, Female Storytellers, political science, spectating to performing, the Fisterhood, Christmas ham, open mics, comfort levels, Tucson’s comedy community, receptiveness to newcomers, comedy infrastructure, improv, failing in front of people, overthinking, personas, Romo Tonight, looking for the first laugh, heckling, welcoming atmospheres, rude crowds, the light, bombing stories, a comedy path, an easier point of entry, and the things we do for love.

Topics: Sister shows, burritos, tacos, high bars, energy domes, a pie-free existence, Vermont, small buildings, a bundle of nerves, speech apprehension, Forest Fallows, the heart, songwriting in MIDI, a random collision of events, isolation, Montreal, a lack of claustrophobia, finding home, youthful ambition, impenetrability, inclusivity, intersectional feminism, Charlie barking, exploding popularity, Catcast, calling in, kindness, goals, exclamation points, and the things we do for love.

Topics: Roller derby, two weeks, youth culture, flat versus bank, Whip It, Austin in 2001, the power of gravity, Dirty Terry, fitting things to the initials, fresh-meat skaters, staying calm, burlesque, jams, Miss Evil, baby steps, Bambi, professional amateurs, jammers, simultaneous offense and defense, self sustaining, street teams, nonprofits, iconic venues, storytime, libraries, secret clubs, being in charge of everything, derby brats, always being ready to crush, and the things we do for love.

Topics: Anniversaries, stuntin' on them haters, dividing records by country, Chunklet, Barcelona, Placebo Records, labels as curation, Toxic Ranch, myth building, the desert, scalding water in a hose, Nardwuar-esque segues, sharing your passion, seeking these conversations, the strange directions punk takes people, Ian McKaye guilt, Lil B, entry points, shoulder tapping, the year punk broke, Sonic Youth, lines falling away, connectivity, The Lego Movie, the struggle, the future, the quest, choke slams, finding an edge, gratitude, maximum dysfunction, the peak, lifting the swear ban, Hammerhead, a better real world, and the things we do for love.

Topics: Baby Gas Mask Records, background noise, following Ween around, turning unspeakable tragedy into something positive, circumstance, home studios, Skid Row cassettes, Debbie Gibson, growing up in the film Whiplash, finding REM, fringe music, the Tucson to Philadelphia connection, infrastructure issues, coping mechanisms, running a record label, the vinyl trade, filling gaps, learning curves, the death of selling out, creativity as a local industry, and the things we do for love.

Topics: A litter of kittens, world travels, anniversaries, Uptown Girl, future scientists, clarinets, teaching your children, moments, jazz vocalists, a Patsy Cline sort of deal, the cast of the film Dig, videos, photo shoots, discovering confidence, the Grand Ole Opry where everyone got dosed, Matt Rendon, like Disneyland, focused relaxation, interruptions, Liila, Nashville, healthy competition, collaboration, accessible inspiration, and the things we do for love.

Topics: The meaning of home, the meaning of all sorts of stuff really, iconoclastic tendencies, the suburbs, the outdoors, Tucson, roots, home ownership, radio production, libraries, conversations, ethics, humanity, ice scrapers, limits, John Dillinger, making up silly songs, life as a creative endeavor, philosophy, and the things we do for love.

Topics: Romo Tonight Live!, The DraftNet Podcast, ghost peppers, tattoos, taking things beyond the limit, childhood dreams, Tucson, Letterman, constant reinvention, big plans, packed houses, fault lines, busted hems, Lana Del Rey, structure versus looseness, intimate venues, the Andy Richter in your life, writing material, controlled chaos, and the things we do for love.