The SideStreets Podcast

Topics: Sun Bones, Tucson Portraits, high school bands, evolving organically, interruptions, taking your shot, helping fellow musicians, the ground floor, seeing things through to the end, dinosaur noises, beautiful strangeness, a life without regret, and the things we do for love.

Topics: Yo La Tengo, vulnerability, taking years to figure something out, longevity, Hoboken, WFMU, freedom, integrity, green arrows, finding a good pair of headphones, cover songs, octopads, a once-in-a-lifetime series of events, and the things we do for love.

Topics: Tucson hip hop, grimy raps, Big Meridox, the Jivin Scientists, hiding music from your parents, Chuck D, having your mind blown, Philadelphia, Wilson Pickett, cyphers, regionalism, sampling, figuring out the difference between the real and the false, sacrifice, the golden era, dramatic life events, and the things we do for love.

Topics: Genuine enthusiasm, organizational skills, music education, helping your friends, Sun Bones, legitimizing the operation, supporting a scene, following through, returning to form, the PA tryout that shall not be named, and the things we do for love.

Topics: Rejection, form letters, sad pianos, self reflection, self doubt, vitamin B, big dumb awesome guitar riffs, King Tuff, 1976, doing it for yourself, being too cool for the room, nice tweets, coach Eric Taylor, and the things we do for love.

Topics: Basketball, public address announcing, billionaire blues, dunking, the undeniable impact a sports team can have on a town, realizing you are not very athletic, the perfect grandfather, spectacular displays of athleticism, getting very specific, Greggulating, the band that shall not be named, and the things we do for love.

Topics: Music that gets under your skin, nostalgia, Human Behavior, things you can't quite put into words, mental illness, doom folk, the spirit of hardcore, DIY touring, podcast parties, clanking glasses, downtown ambiance, chains, antlers, an eerie glow, and the things we do for love.

Topics: Billy Joel, the absence of moderation, plastic bowling pins, justifiable on-stage meltdowns, his punk record, a new appreciation for the man's discography, Amityville, New Year's resolutions, improper mastering techniques, seat belts, figuring things out, dogs on twitter, fathers and sons, tonic, gin, feeling completely lost in your early 20s, and the things we do for love.

Topics: Live music, public transportation, shows that start on time, the phenomenal Tucson music scene, Prom Body, Katterwaul, Best Dog Award, Sun Bones, Human Behavior, Lenguas Largas, Topaz, healthy living, running for a while, aging gracefully, and the things we do for love.

Topics: The Simpsons, trouble sleeping, bidding farewell to alcohol, chimpan-A to chimpan-Z, boo-urns, healthy skepticism, comforting color palettes, awesome new rock music, a mini Tucson concert calendar, getting way more personal than I originally planned to, and the things we do for love.