Band Practice

I hang out with Luca Diadul and frequent collaborators Aly Castle and Zack Smith at a recording session at Honey House Records. We talk about Luca's approach to vocal production, songwriting, and arrangement.  Keep in touch with Luca through his website, lucadiadul.com . That’s where you’ll find links to his music on streaming services, social media, and upcoming shows. And speaking of shows, be s...

Moros, a Philly-based doomy, sludgy death metal band, invites me to a rehearsal and shares their thoughts on crafting a big sound with just three people, developing gory, nightmarish lyrics, and assembling the right band for the job. The "E" for explicit on this episode is well-earned, so listener discretion is advised. Check out Moros live at Underground Arts with Worm and Cape of Bats on June 16...

Ants on a Log are busy preparing for their Earth Month tour, which includes a great deal of arts and crafts in addition to rehearsal, but they find some time to sit down with me and their close collaborator, Mélissa, to discuss their origin story, what it’s like to create and facilitate such a broad range of work and experiences for their audience, and what their musical lives outside of Ants on a...

Soup Dreams invites me to one of their weekly rehearsals and we discuss the lessons they learned recording their first LP, how they approach the creative process, and what keeps them in Philly Be sure to check them out live on Saturday, March 21st, at the Rug Club, where they’ll be playing a benefit show for Juntos, an immigrant rights organization, along with Moon by Moon and The Life Blood Follo...

I visit a Big Benny Bailey rehearsal the day before their EP Release Show at the Fallser Club--we discuss how the duo was originally formed and how this new project is a departure from both Ben and Bailey's past musical careers Be sure to stream the new EP, AmericaNAH and, if you happen to be on the West Coast, check out the other release party Follow @bandpracticepodcastofficial Produced by Noah...

I hang out with ALTARBOY at one of their weekly rehearsals--we talk music videos and visuals, feelings about recording versus performing, and the band's most prized moments from the past year of playing shows Go see ALTARBOY at MilkBoy on February 28th Follow @bandpracticepodcastofficial Produced by Noah Teachey noahteachey.com/bandpractice

I join shoegazey indie band Floating for their weekly pre-rehearsal dinner and learn how the band came together, how they wrote the songs for their debut EP, "La Di Da," and what it was like recording at Retro City Studios Check out La Di Da and go see Floating play at  The Grape on February 28th Follow @bandpracticepodcastofficial Produced by Noah Teachey noahteachey.com/bandpractice

I catch the end of a Remember Sports rehearsal and ask them a few questions about their relationship with their oldest songs, their thoughts on using their artistic platform in support of causes that are important to them, and how they approach songwriting and arranging, having spent over a decade making music together Their new album, The Refrigerator drops February 13th Go check out Remember Spo...

I visit SNACKTIME in the studio and we talk about their fondest memories of the past five years of performing, the challenges and beauty of bringing seven distinct musical backgrounds and sets of preferences into a cohesive sound, and where their music is headed Go check out SNACKTIME at Union Transfer on February 7th Follow @bandpracticepodcastofficial Produced by Noah Teachey noahteachey.com/ban...

I hang out with The Great American Typewriter in Bucks County, PA They tell the story of how they came together and landed on the pop-punk genre, walk me through their songwriting and recording process, and share some of their favorite memories of playing gigs on the road Go check out The Great American Typewriter at Underground Arts January 17th Follow @bandpracticepodcastofficial Produced by Noa...