Off the Beaten Clef

Welcome to Off the Beaten Clef! This week, Dil embarks on a solo episode, the first of it’s kind. During the first week of Feminist February, he discusses the album Lucky for You by Bully - Bully’s fourth album from the now solo artist. He discusses the background of Bully, gets into the physical media production / distribution, and then does a track by track analysis. Kevin also joins the show at...

Welcome to Off the Beaten Clef! This week, we welcome our friend Chaz White back on to discuss the emo / scene phenomenon that was “screamo” that has since transitioned into the subgenre, metalcore. Chaz discusses his mindset as he built this mixtape, and our fond memories of the songs as we progress through it. What got left off the list? What is screamo to you? What do you think of the evolution...

Welcome to Off the Beaten Clef! This week, we have our friend Tommy Bakara join us to discuss a formative album for him - Dear Diary, My Teen Angst Has a Body Count by From First to Last. There's so many interesting facts that led to the debut album (and afterward), and Tommy navigates track by track with us to give insight on the post hardcore / emo classic. What's your thoughts on the al...

Welcome to Off the Beaten Clef! This week, we are discussing Say Anything's sophomore effort from 2004 - ...Is a Real Boy. It is one of Dil's favorite albums, so listen as he spends most of the episode trying not to gush and Kevin gives his true thoughts with fresh eyes. We also have a small detour we take with Jeremie Lavigne - as we discuss our record pickups from this past year!   To li...

Welcome to Off the Beaten Clef! This entire month we decided to discuss some emo classic albums with our friends - the first guest being Cody Garrett, who brought us A Fever You Can’t Sweat Out by Panic! At the Disco, the 2005 debut megahit album. We discuss the background and origins of P!ATD, the production of the album, our own relationship with the album, and an in depth song by song analysis....

Welcome to Off the Beaten Clef! This week, we brought back Ben and Louie to discuss our top songs of 2023! It was an exciting year in music and we cover a wide array of releases from the year.  To listen to our Top Songs Playlist featuring all the songs of the year: Apple Music // Spotify   Audience Submissions: Jacob Cleary - And I Smoke by Hot Mulligan, Big Blind by The Story So Far, BLINK WAVE...

Welcome to Off the Beaten Clef! As the year winds to a close, we discuss our resolutions for the next year - and draft our favorite things about New Years! What's your favorite thing about New Years? Let us know on social media or discord! OTBC Social Media: Merch - offthebeatenclef.com // Instagram - @offthebeatenclef // Twitter - @OffClef // Email - offthebeatenclef@gmail.com // Discord - Li...

Welcome to Off the Beaten Reel! This week, we take a break from the music world and draft our favorite Christmas movies. We each draft five of our favorites and discuss. What got left off the list? Who won the draft? Let us know on social media or discord! Songs of the Show: Kev - Bleed American by Jimmy Eat World ( Spotify / Apple Music ) Dil - Drop the Guillotine by Peach ( Spotify / Apple Music...

We love Taco Bell. The Double Decker taco is back!! We finished recording an episode and ended up recording a BTS conversation about the magic menu of our favorite fast food chain.

Welcome to Off the Beaten Clef! This week, we are bringing back our jolliest playlist, The Holiday Playlist - Part 3! We are fortunate enough to have Cody Garrett join us for this raucous playlist, as we pick songs that you won't find on a Spotify curated playlist. The songs cover horror Christmas, dysfunctional family get togethers, the drunk uncle you want to avoid, and so much more! The pla...

Welcome to Off the Beaten Clef! This week, we bring back one of favorite playlists in the Night Drive II. This mood playlist is carefully curated by Kev, Dil, and audience submissions to give you a soundtrack to a night drive. Whether it be a night of contemplation, a drive home from a party, or a night of going down winding roads with someone you love - there’s something here for everyone. Thanks...

Welcome to Off the Beaten Clef! This week, we are continuing our Ultimate Mixtape journey with a pick from Kev, and the band Mars Volta. Mars Volta is a highly revered, experimental band with 20 years of music under their belt, and Kev consolidated it into a 11 song mixtape journey for everyone to take with us. We discuss songs from each album and the background for each album era. Hope you enjoy!...

Welcome to Off the Beaten Clef! This week, we embark on our maiden voyage with Ultimate Mixtapes - with a prolific and ever changing band, Dance Gavin Dance. Kev and Dil get into the origins, the evolution of the band through a 12 song mixtape created by Dil. To listen along to the mixtape for the episode, links will be below on Spotify and Apple Music. We also included a playlist that has all the...

Welcome to Off the Beaten Clef! This week, we were fortunate enough to sit down and talk with Nate Dickerson, lead singer of Motherfolk, who recently released his new side project’s first EP - MEOWBOYS In Space. We discuss the idea behind MEOWBOYS, the recording process, and so much more. Thanks Nate for joining us this week! We finish the episode with Songs of the Show and a preview of what is co...

Welcome to Off the Beaten Clef! This week, we are fortunate enough to sit down with Jesea Lee - A Cleveland native who has forged his way as a music news Tiktoker, SiriusXM radio host, and most recently a podcaster (called the Jesea Lee Show). We talk about how he has paved his way, his inspirations for his podcast, how the local music scene has changed, and we even shoot from the hip to pick our...

Welcome to Off the Beaten Clef! This week, we are bringing back one of our favorite mood playlists - The Spooky Playlist! This is our third rendition of The Spooky Playlist, as we welcome back our friend and recurring guest Tommy Bakara. With the help of Tommy we picked five songs each that are completely different from years past. We also discuss our audience submissions, to which we have seven!...

Welcome to Off the Beaten Clef! This week, we have a special guest with us to discuss our second installment of the Bonfire Playlist, Lauren! Lauren discusses her pick for the playlist, and Kev and Dil dig into other audience submissions and one another's picks for the playlist. What got left off the playlist? What is your go to Bonfire Playlist jam? Let us know on social media / discord!  To...

Welcome to Off the Beaten Clef! This week, we reflect on our three year anniversary of the show. We recap the last 48 episodes we have done this year, we have some audio clips from our friends of the show (as well as some emails), and then we draft our favorite songs of the show from the last year. Thanks for listening, years to another year of talking music!  Special thanks to contributions on th...

Welcome to Off the Beaten Clef! This week, we have created a playlist and an episode dedicated to artists we lost too soon. Instead of wallowing, we try to spin it into enjoying the wonderful art we gained from these artists in the short time they were creating. Enjoy the playlist and let us know what we missed! Next week, we will be doing a special episode to commemorate our three years of Off th...

Welcome to Off the Beaten Clef! This week, we discuss a topic near and dear to our hearts - TV Theme songs! It feels like it is from a bygone era, and we discuss the nostalgia connected to our picks as we draft our favorites. We get 10 picks deep PER person which is way more than we normally do, so we hope the passion is contagious. What got left off the list? Let us know on social media or discor...

Welcome to Off the Beaten Clef! This week, we are discussing the end of an era: Dethalbum IV by Metalocalypse: Dethklok. We discuss the background of the album and the TV show (Metalocalypse), the albums that run concurrent with the shows / movies, and the excitement we have after a ten year break in between Dethalbum III and IV. We also get to give an inside look into the brains behind the show /...

Welcome to Off the Beaten Clef! We are going off script this week to discuss an issue that is near and dear to our heart - the summer heat. We are doing a draft on our favorite things about summer finally being over - and we will need your help on social media / discord discerning the winner. Thanks for listening and make sure to tune in to our other episode airing today discussing Don't You F...

Welcome to Off the Beaten Clef! As a bonus episode this week, we are including audio from the Vinyl Countdown Podcast that was aired 9/5 featuring Dillon - discussing the post hardcore / emo classic from 2006. Thank you to Jeremie for having Dillon on to discuss this fun album, as well as allowing us to use the audio for our feed (even though he did the hard work of editing it). To check out the V...

Welcome to Off the Beaten Clef! This week, we cover a brand new album from the pop punk band Bearings! We discuss album construction, song by song analysis, and even have a spirited debate on our favorite / least favorite songs. What is your favorite song from the record? Let us know on social media or join our discord! Spotify / Apple Music / Youtube Songs of the Show: Kev - Tammy, The Swine Quee...

Welcome to Off the Beaten Clef! This week, we discuss Joshua Quimby, an up and coming Americana / Folk / Blues artist, and his debut album - an 8 track self titled! Kev and Dil discuss some background on Joshua Quimby, their thoughts on the record, and so much more. Next week we will be continuing our album reviews with The Best Part About Being Human by Bearings, so get ready to switch gears with...