Wake & Jake

Jake is sick so he tries to keep his composure between coughs and sniffles. He talks about what his wedding was actually like, bad reactions to fatty egg sauces, and does his best Michael McDonald impression.

Music suggestion is “Aja” by Steely Dan.

It's a weekend that's full of amazing stuff. Jake's mom has her birthday, and Jake & Kate get married. But Jake recorded this episode before the actual wedding, so everything he says is complete speculation.

Music suggestions are “Full Upon Her Burning Lips” by Earth, and “Open Your Eyes” by Earth, Wind & Fire.

Pork pork pork. It's all that matters in the world now. There is nothing else but pork. Well, there's at least nothing else but pork in Jake's freezer. Jake drops some pro cooking tips while talking about how excited he is to cook the other white meat for the next few months.

Music suggestions are “Cut” by The Slits, and “Happy Apple Back on Top” by Happy Apple.

Jake struggles to get back into being by himself after a series of guest episodes. To fill the void of loneliness, he recalls a story about being in a horribly awkward situation with old neighbors.

Music suggestions are “The All Seeing Eye” by Wayne Shorter, and “Dopesmoker” by Sleep.

Jake is joined by his Perennial bandmates, Josh and Luke Younggren, for a session of music and a LONG conversation. The topics are all over the place: Lutefisk, Yiddish accents, Freud, Jim Carrey, etc. Tons of music recommendations, and temporary audio engineer Chester the cat makes an appearance as well.

Music suggestions are “Lonely Child” by Claude Vivier, The Stockhausen Ensemble, Giacinto Scelsi, “26 Mixes for Cash” by Aphex Twin, “Dutch Tvashar Plumes” & “Diversions 1994-1996” & “Mnestic Pressure” by Lee Gamble, “Deceit” by This Heat, “Season of Changes” & “Landmarks & Body” & “Shadow” by Brian Blade & the Fellowship Band.

Hunter Brown joins Jake for another improvisation this week. Meanwhile, in the intro, Jake reminisces about a gig with his Minneapolis-based band Perennial, as well as the five years he spent living in Minneapolis. Get ready to learn about the best cheeseburgers that have ever been birthed into existence.

Music suggestion is “Life Metal” by Sunn O))).

Pianist and fellow Baby Wants Candy bandmate, Hunter Brown, joins Jake for this week's episode. Within the confines of Donny's Skybox Theater at Second City, Jake and Hunter discuss what they had for breakfast and what it's like having pets. Hunter also shares a dream from when he was younger.

Music suggestions are Pavilion of Dreams by Harold Budd, and Sail Away by Randy Newman.

Big things happened last week. Good stuff, bad stuff, really cool stuff. Jake updates you on his former recording engineer, Dalton. Also, space is pretty tight, too...or is it?

Music recommendations are “Ambient 1: Music for Airports” by Brian Eno, and “Different Trains” & “Electric Counterpoint” by Steve Reich.

Jake is back from vacation and he's really happy, because it means he's no longer constantly short of breath due to the altitude. Don't get him wrong, he loves nature and being outside on vacation. But he just loves home more.

Music recommendations are the Twin Peaks soundtrack by Angelo Badalamenti, and Teen Dream by Beach House.

The moon. What is it? Jake figures it out. He also discusses the passing of another beloved musician, and his personal connection to their music.

Music recommendation is Scott 1-4 by Scott Walker.