Burst & Bloom Podcast

This week we bring you a special episode where we discuss the Burst & Bloom 2025 year-end top tens lists. We talk about some of our favorite music, TV, and films, s well as the selections of some of the other Burst & Bloom family. You can read all the lists at https://burstandbloom.wordpress.com/news/ In this episode we discuss: One Battle After Another Sorry, Baby On a String The Baltimor...

This is a special bonus episode all about the new album "Dad Stole the Christmas Tree" , by Guy Capecelatro III and Ted Ehlers . (Guy's sixth Christmas album!) We are joined by Ted Ehlers , who produced the album. We listen to the songs: "Under the Tree" "Christmas at the Casino" "Snow is Falling" "Percocet Christmas" You can hear the entire al...

Happy holidays! This week, we look back at Guy's 2009 album, "This Time of Year", a collection of holiday songs written by a selection of Guy's friends, as well as a handful of Guy's originals. Originally released on Guy's record label, Two Ton Santa, this album is a perennial favorite of Dylan's, so we just had to talk about it on the podcast. We listen to the songs:...

This week we are joined by by Jim Rioux and Ted Ehlers to discuss their 2023 album " The Hook ". We listen to the songs: "Echolocating" "Archaeology" "Noir" You can hear the entire album at: https://burstandbloom.bandcamp.com/album/the-hook

This week, we listen to the Charlotte Moroz & Guy Capecelatro III album "Sneaky Being Out" , an RPM project from March 2021. We play the songs: "Mudroom" "How to Be Me" "Tumbleweed" "Can Joanne Come Out and Play" Listen to the entire album at: https://burstandbloom.bandcamp.com/album/sneaky-being-out

This week we listen to Guy's 2019 EP "The Feeling of Falling" , recorded with Chris Decato , and featuring Jordan Holtz , Jessica Hesse , Jocelyn Mackenzie and Mara Flynn . We play the songs: "Be Seen" "River of Fire" "Song for Anna" You can hear the entire EP at https://burstandbloom.bandcamp.com/album/the-feeling-of-falling

This week we listen to " HS ", the 2013 sophomore album from Hello Shark . We're joined by Hello Shark's Lincoln Halloran and Sean Hood . We listen to the songs: "Black vs. Navy Blue" "Christmas Eve" "Eagles / Seagulls" You can hear the entire album at https://burstandbloom.bandcamp.com/album/hs

This week, we take a listen to the very first Burst & Bloom release, from 2009- the compilation of Tiger Saw covers that originally came with Dylan's memoir " All My Friends are Right Here with Me ". We listen to: Cake on Cake "R U Courageous?" Quiet Bears "Catalina" Gregg Porter "The Sea" South China "The Tiger and the Tailor" Listen to the entire album at https://burstandbloom.bandcamp.com/a...

Welcome to our 100th episode! We launched this podcast on December 23, 2023. Almost two years later, we are still going! Will it ever end? Not as long as Guy keeps making albums! For this very special episode, we invited our friend Peter Squires to turn the tables and interview us ( Dylan & Guy ), about the beginnings, inner workings, and secrets of the Burst & Bloom label. We also listen...

This week we look back at Guy's 2023 album, " What Comes Between ", which was actually started in 2015 and temporarily abandoned. We're joined again by producer and multi-instrumentalist Marc McElroy . We listen to the songs: "Anomaly" "Fruitless" "A Picture of Kansas" Listen to the entire album at https://burstandbloom.bandcamp.com/album/what-comes-...

This week, we talk to Friendship 's Dan Wriggins about their 2015 debut album, " You're Going to Have to Trust Me ". We listen to the songs: "Responsible" "He Said 'You Seemed So Much in Luv'" "I'm Serious" Listen to the entire album at: https://burstandbloom.bandcamp.com/album/youre-going-to-have-to-trust-me

This week, we listen back to the 66-song 2009 compilation " My Heart Is About To Burst ", a collection of six-word songs, inspired by the six-word novel project. We listen to : Soul Saint Marie "These Photos are No Longer Me" Anna Vogelzang "The Internet Will Break Your Heart" Unbunny "Too Weird to Wed She Said" The Wailing Wall "Praying Never Helped Much at All" Alan Bull "Sixteen Days Until I Se...

This week we welcome Mike Effenberger back to the podcast to talk about the third in a four-EP collaboration with Guy, entitled " Love ", released in October 2025. The album is based on a dream Guy had while working on a landscaping project at Mike Effenberger's house where they were making a record together that was eight short songs sung by all different singers, thematically linke...

This week, we feature the 2017 Cape Snow album " The Last of the Light " with Marc McElroy , who produced the album and played many (most?) of the instruments on it. We also talk about the 2017 tour which took us all to the United Kingdom. We listen to the songs: "Be Here" "Forget the Clock" "Lightening" Listen to the entire album at https://burstandbloom.bandcamp.com/album/the-last-of-the-light

This week, we speak with Seth Gooby about the 2015 Landladys sophomore album, " 20 Year Reunion" . We play the songs: "Cellophane" "I am on Fire" "Two Arms Around Me" "Calling Out" And Seth plays a little bit for us live! Listen to the entire album at https://burstandbloom.bandcamp.com/album/20-year-reunion

This week, we take a listen to the March 2020 Charlotte Moroz & Guy Capecelatro III album "The View from Here is Not to Be Believed" . We listen to the songs: "Maybe I Don't Wanna Be with Anyone" "Toronto" "This Year is the Year" "Take My Toaster" Listen to the entire album at: https://burstandbloom.bandcamp.com/album/the-view-from-here-is-not-to-be-believed

This week, we speak with Elizabeth Hartsig and Eric Schwan, who, when joined by Guy, are the Town Tryers. We discuss their 2020 debut album, "Let's Just Try"! We feature the songs: "Let's Just Try to Get Through March" "I Want to Go Home" "Sleepy Day Dreamer" "Remember Everything" Listen to the entire album at https://burstandbloom.bandcamp.com/album/lets-just-try

This week, we talk to Chris Locke about the 2018 Late Lights self-titled EP, which he made with Rick Libby. We listen to the songs "Telling Stories" "New Weather" "Rat, Midnight" Listen to the entire EP at: https://burstandbloom.bandcamp.com/album/late-lights

This week, we listen to the recently released re-issue of the 1990's cassette by Earl Butter (Ray Halliday) " Greetings From Sorry County " . It's a 4-track solo recording from the late Buckets' frontman. We listen to the songs: "Guilderland" "Due Name" "Town" "Much Better" "Frisco" Listen to the entire album at https://burstandbloom.bandcamp.com/album/greetings-from-sorry-county

This week we listen back to the 2016 compilation, " Dearest Former Self ", an album which was made as part of the RPM Challenge during February of 2016. Participants were asked to write and record a song that, in some way, addressed some version of their former self. We listen to the songs: Jonx "Anonymous" Peter Squires "Letter to Myself" Spiral Jetty Club "She Got Me" Craig Werth "Hey Kid" Attic...

This week, we talk with Sidney Lindner about the 2019 Sidney Lindner & The Silver Wilderness Collective album, " Summer Ghosts / Nightfalls ". We listen to the songs: "Sweet Brother Moonshine" "The Rest of My Days" "Lightning Kid" Listen to the entire album at https://burstandbloom.bandcamp.com/album/summer-ghosts-nightfalls

This week we take a listen to "Lift Me Up: The Songs of Jason Anderson", a compilation tribute to our dear friend Jason Anderson! We listen to the songs: Karl Blau "Jet Ski Accidents" Tropicola "For Kyle" Djim Reynolds & the Estate Collective "Lift Me Up" Juliet Nelson "January 1, 2004" Hello Shark "I Was Wrong" And we hear from Karl...

This week we listen back to the 2014 66-song compilation " Minute Long Songs ". We listen to the songs: Unbunny "Weddings Eve" Geoff Palmer "The Captain" A Severe Joy "Winter Fortress" Bellows "Why's Your Life So Horrible?" Damfino "Seconds of Pleasure" Leigh Jones "Left Our Love A-Hangin'" Audrey Ryan "Buggy Spell" And we hear from Leigh Jones, Geoff Palmer, José Ayerve (A Severe Joy), Audrey Rya...

This week, we welcome back producer and multi-instrumentalist Chris Decato to talk about Guy's 2016 EP, " The Smallest Darkest Things ". We feature the songs: "Late of Day" "Patterns" "How to Begin (for Dave)" Listen to the entire album at https://burstandbloom.bandcamp.com/album/the-smallest-darkest-things

This week, we listen to 2019's "Dumb Songs About Boring Things" , the first of several collaborations by Charlotte Moroz and Guy Capecelatro III . We feature the songs: "Possum" "Everything Here is Fine" "Tacitos and Tacos" You can hear the entire album at: https://burstandbloom.bandcamp.com/album/boring-songs-about-dumb-things