Hey Smiling Strange

So new thing for the Podcast. The regular Hey Smiling Strange interview podcasts will be up on Wednesdays from now on, but I'm adding a second podcast during the week. Early access will be on Youtube as a video podcast, then monday as the audio version. These podcast will be a bit more experimental until I find a format that works for them. I like trying things out, and for this one I just we...

Did you guys know my most listened to song on Spotify, all time, is Bastard by Little Kid? I've been looking forward to this conversation for a long time, Little Kid has been one of my favorite bands for a while now but remain mostly unknown. Please go check out any of their albums, my favorite is probably Flowers which has been on rotation for years in my house. Kenny talks about the the Tor...

I'm joined by Corbin (https://www.instagram.com/corbincorbin/) and Neek (https://www.instagram.com/neek4freak/) from Freakscene.diy. We talk about the old internet, the new internet, and how the DIY ethos lives on in the spaces carved out online.  Freakscene.diy is an old school internet forum where you can follow your local music scene, find bands, shows, and talk whatever on a site that isn...

On this episode I start a series working with Topshelf Records, who hooked me up with Devin McKnight (Speedy Ortiz, Grass is Green, and Philadelphia Collins) about his band Maneka.  We talk about growing up in the suburbs, transitioning from high school sports into playing music, and how do you convince your parents that a career in music is actually possible. 

James Binkowski from Non Binary Girl Friend comes on the pod to talk about enthusiasm, taking yourself and your art seriously, moving to PDX, and playing music to have fun with the audience. 

Jessica Boudreaux and Devon Shirley from Summer Cannibals come on the podcast to talk about the band's upcoming anniversary shows, the changing Portland Music Scene, and Bay Area Psych Rock. 

Isabel and Kyle talk with longtime friend Spencer Hoffman about his new album Cherry Picker, writing through different stages of your life, and the differences between the LA music Scene and Portland. 

So at Famous Portland Bar Barlow, I asked friends if they knew any comedians that would want to be on the podcast and they threw out Sean Jordan as like a "Could you imagine?" type guy.  Well, anyway, Sean comes on to the podcast to talk about his history getting into standup comedy, moving to Portland, his dream to be a professional skateboarder, and skater music.  Catch him playing sho...

This conversation was going to happen even if this podcast never existed. It's the first episode of the newly renamed Unc.slop podcast, with Sonia Weber from Alien Boy. We talk taking music seriously in a slacker city, developing lifelong artistic partnerships, and the inevitability of Billy Corgan. Thank you to How Strange It Is for the intro/outro music. Please Subscribe to my Instagram pag...

Isabel and Kyle are joined by Blake and Triston from Shallowater to talk about Texas, the changing shape of Indie rock, being a musician in Houston, and the endless victory of time over the hubris of man that lingers deep in the soil of west Texas.

In this episode Kyle does the solo hosting with guest Coral Reef of Mallbrawlreds (@mallbrawlreds on Instagram). She shares how she ended up in Portland and the trials and triumphs of wrestling all ages shows into existence in the scene. We are all Salmon swimming against the current, when you think about it.  Mallbrawlreds is an agency that sets up an promotes all ages shows in and around Portlan...

Kyle and Isabel are joined by Benson Chong of Honeydiu (@honeydiu on instagram) to talk about running house shows in college, how finding new music has changed, and the eternal New Jersey of Garden State.

Kyle and Isabel, safe finally from illness, societal unrest, and technical issues (sort of on all accounts) invite Nathan Urbach of Pileup to talk Sufjan Stevens, Music for life changing moments, and the poetic truth behind non-conformist thinking.  Check out Pileup's new album Leave The Light On coming out February 24th!

After a week of illness and some major technical issues we're back with Tim Howe of Vista House, First Rodeo and several other projects. Kyle and Time talk about playing in bands, the haunted american west, and Jason Molina's album Josephine when Kyle can stay on topic.

Kyle, aka Smiling Strange, aka costc0 goes on a solo podcast to talk about the content so far, what's to come, and his process for trying to come up with ideas. Then at the 40 minute mark He shifts to answering Viewer Mail Questions.

We talk about intergenerational conflict, figuring out podcasting on the fly, and Wilco's Yankee Hotel Foxtrot.  Featuring Kyle Rosse, Isabel Zacharias Music by How Strange It Is

It's a podcast where that guy from instagram who walks around and talks about music now talks to you via podcast. Joined by Isabel Zacharias (Babytooth, formally of KMHD in Portland) we work our way through getting started in a local music scene, minor internet fame, and what we think the direction of the podcast will be.  Intro and outro music by How Strange It Is