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Seamus Kreitzer is the singer/guitarist for the twangy and jangly Disaster Kid, who just released an excellent new EP called Rare Bird. In this interview we discuss the inception and recording of this new record as well as the transitional point that it represents for the band. This was a very laid back conversation that veered into the inception of Disaster Kid, weekender touring, being from the...

LWYL regulars, Matt Kistler and Jack Tecca join the show to countdown each of their 5 favorite records from the first 3 months of 2025. We also discuss the albums that just missed our lists and what we are looking forward to this year. Jack Tecca is a Chicago-based musician who performs under his own name as well as with his bands As A Ghost and Type Shit. Matt Kistler is a Chicago-based musician...

Andrew Smith is a drummer, producer and one part of the legendary DIY venue Empty Bliss. You may know Andrew from his many, many bands from Chicago. From the intense blast beats of meth. to the alt-rocking of Footballhead, Andrew is a technician behind the kit - no matter the genre he's playing. In this conversation we talk about how he started playing the drums, the music that continues to inspir...

Modest Merch is a screen printing shop owned and operated by Mike Galati in Chicago, IL. Mike is a fixture of the Chicago DIY scene, having printed countless shirts over the past 13 years of operation. We get into Mike's story of being able to support himself by printing t-shirts for bands, what it was like getting started, the feeling of delivering a band's first merch item, discovering h...

Here's something different for you, a draft! Podcast regulars, Jack Tecca (As A Ghost, Type Shit), Matt Kistler (This Page Intentionally Left Blank, Type Shit, Jeff Schaller and the Long Way Home, Blood Pact Scout), and Zack Weiss (Aprés Pompeii) join the show to do a new format for LWYL. Our draft categories were inspired by recent podcast guests from the past year. We delve into all the nook...

Ryan Nolen is the singer/guitarist for the amped-up alternative rock band Footballhead. Ryan is a native of the greater Chicagoland area. Venturing briefly to California for college but eventually returning to Chicago, diving head first into the city's music scene. In this interview we discuss the songwriting prowess of Stephan Jenkins (Third Eye Blind), being exposed to life changing music as a p...

Do you Like This is a series hosted by Blake Correll and a guest exploring one of their favorite bands. Today Jack Tecca rejoins the show to hear about Blake's favorite band, Death Cab For Cutie. They listen through the tunes, discuss the history, and ask the question Do You Like This? Listen to Jack's Episode exploring the Grateful Dead

Carlos Jimenez is a musician born and bred in Chicago. In this interview we talk about his love for soccer and the english premier league, connecting with music at a young age, playing music with the right people, Blink-182, Opening for No Pressure, New music from both of his projects, and much more... Stay tuned at the end to hear about opportunities to see Demo Division and Majesty in Chicago

Hailing from the vibrant green forests of the Pacific Northwest Sydney Kamuda, who performs under the name Bigkid, joins the show. A fellow Chicago transplant, Bigkid just released a brand new single "Billy" OUT NOW EVERYWHERE. In this conversation we trace the arc of moving to Chicago, finding community, releasing Bigkid's first EP Anecdotal , talk comedy movies that are worth your...

Case Lowe is an Executive Producer on the Q101 Morning Show with Brian & Kenzie. Case also hosts a highly informative interview show called A Case For... where he interviews emerging bands. Case shares his thoughts about the utility of the radio as a tool for music discover, interviewing bands, growing up in Indiana, studying comedy and podcasting in college, pro wrestling and much more...

Do You Like This is a series host Blake Correll and a guest explore a band that one of them is passionate about. Today, LWYL regular Jack Tecca (As A Ghost) joins the show to convert Blake into a Dead Head. Surveying the landscape of studio recording and bootlegs, Jack takes Blake through the psychedelic, bluesy, and very tasteful world of the forefathers of Jam. Grateful Dead. Do You Like This?

Leor Galil is a Senior Staff Writer covering the local music scene at The Chicago Reader, an independent alternative weekly newspaper that's been circulating since 1971. We discuss his history with The Reader, his journey in Music journalism, what still finds exciting about Chicago music in the present, why The Chicago Reader is worth saving, and more. SAVE THE READER: https://donorbox.org/sav...

Counting down our top 5 favorite movies! Go listen to Cold Gawd 1 and 2 If you enjoyed this episode please leave a positive rating and review. lwylmusicpod on instagram

Eli Enis is a Podcaster (Endless Scroll, Violent Treatment) and Music Journalist with bylines in Stereogum, Revolver and Entertainment Weekly. Eli is currently working on a forthcoming book covering the story of Shoegaze, from the genre's earliest beginning to today. In this conversation we discuss writing v. podcasting, the pivotal period of 2008-2011 for metalcore and its relevance to today, we...

New Morality Zine is a "Loud Music Label" run out of Chicago, IL. In this interview Nick and I speak about running a DIY label in the current era of streaming, we also dig into how music lovers can use labels to find new music, and we determine if the radio is still relevant in music discovery.

On this episode Blake and friends (Jack Tecca and Zack Weiss) countdown their Top 10 albums of 2024. Stick around at the end for favorites from past LWYL guests. What a great year for music it has been. Thanks to everyone who has tuned in for Interview and lists throughout the year. See you in 2025. Guests featured at the end: Ari Levin of Billy Joel Junior Jake Wagner of Broken Left Foot Rabi Val...

Chicago-Musician Ari Levin joins the show! We discuss his band Billy Joel Jr.’s Rubberhose EP which was released in April this year, as well as new music that is in the works. Ari also goes deep on how he has learned to trust himself and his bandmates as the band has gone through member changes. We also get into some questions about his favorite music, what greatest hits he would compile in the ev...

Zine-makers Matt & Jess join the show to talk about Brain Graffiti, a DIY focused zine that features artists from the scene as well as hosts shows. Matt and Jess maintain that Brain Graffiti is a purely physical endeavor, keeping as much of it off the internet as the can. We get to talking about the pros and cons of social media as it relates to music, as well as art in general. Matt and Jess...

Zeltzin "Z" Vazquez is a Photographer and music lover from Chicago. Z has taken photos of your favorite band, almost guaranteed. I talk with Z about her first experiences going to shows, when she started taking photos, and we discuss the importance of documenting your scene. We obviously get into talking about emo and hardcore too. Eric Centeno (Demo Division, Death of Massive Starts, X...

2024 has been off to a great start so I recruited my best music friends to talk about our favorite releases, so far. We count down notable release from across genres and discuss why they are standouts this year. Artists we cover include Frail Body, Beyoncé, Madi Diaz, Julien Lage, Liquid Mike... and so so so many more. There is overlap, there are far out pick, but all of it came out between Januar...

Mike (GHOSTBEEF) joins the show to talk about his creative process at his home studio. We talk about the impetuous of the GHOSTBEEF project and the realizations that brought Mike to embracing experimentation in the music he makes. We talk about ambient music and its connotations, as well as some of the personalities that it breed. We also have a lengthy discussion about Wesley Willis and other who...

Christopher Royal King of This Will Destroy You joins the show to talk about their upcoming 10th Anniversary Show for the record Tunnel Blanket. This episode also coincides with a collaboration coffee that TWDY has available through Chicago cafe and roaster Metric. We get to talking about the coffee collaboration, getting good coffee when you your internationally, my discovery of Chris' work,...

Singer/Songwriter Jeremy Nathan joins the show to discuss his new single LinkedInfluencer, available everywhere. Jeremy is one of my longest musical friendships. You may know him from his band Faintheart or maybe you’ve found him through his excellent songwriting project that bears his name. We talk about the new single, community & music, Kansas City, Coffee, therapy, and so much more. Have a...

Michael Bingham of Spiritual Cramp joins the show to talk about the catharsis of performing live, trusting your own taste, and the songs of the band's debut self titled record out now on Blue Grape Music. If you are new around here please check out LWYL on the web at the following links: Follow LWYL: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/lwylmusicpod/⁠ More music coverage: ⁠lwylmusic.com

Actor/Stand-up Comedian Tori Kilkenny joins the show to contrast and compare different performing styles. Tori and Blake talk about trading playlists, developing our own artistic material, and artistic intent.