POD>>>Podular

Happy New Year folks! Scotty and Nate break down STS9's 2025-2026 New Year's Run with a very special guest - Chicago native Jamie Perl. Her and Nate provide some boots on the ground commentary from the 3 night run at the Ramova Theatre while listening to some of their favorite clips. Thanks for watching/listening, and we'll see you next week! Listen to the full shows on Bandcamp - https://sts9.ban...

Merry Christmas to the POD>>>Podular listenership! Scotty & Nate get you prepared for STS9's upcoming New Year's run at the Ramova Theatre in Chicago. They open up the Sector 9 Chicago Time Capsule, covering some of their favorite clips over the last 20+ years from shows in Nate's home town. Nate gives some food recommendations for visitors coming from out of town, and they finish up...

Nate & Scotty are proud to present the first Jeopardy (or "Jeffreepardy") themed episode! Nate takes the hosting duties this time around after crafting 2 full STS9-themed Jeopardy boards with daily doubles, final jeopardy and all. Scotty takes part in the competition with our friends and fellow Sector 9 enthusiasts David Rendel and Earl Whitney. Thanks for watching/listening, and we'll be back...

Before getting into the 8th installment of the "Wave Spell" series, Scotty & Nate play around a bit with the "Skyscape Composer" which was released by Pheops near the end of last week. Then the boys face off with 3 clips each - 1 from the Murph era, 1 from the Alana era, and another wild card clip from the era of their choosing. Let us know in the comments who you think brought more heat this...

Nate and Scotty are thrilled to be joined by legendary MC Armanni Reign for the 15th installment of the Artist Spotlight Series. They discuss his musical upbringing, blending the styles of hip-hop and drum and bass, his collaborations with STS9, and what the future holds for himself, music, technology, along with so much more while highlighting some of his best moments with STS9 on stage and in th...

Scotty & Nate are joined by Ashley McNatt to recap STS9's 2-night run at The Bellwether in Los Angeles last weekend. After talking through Ashley's entrance into the world of Sector 9 and getting to her 100 show mark over the weekend, the 3 of them break down the setlists from each night while featuring clips from some of their favorite moments and Ashley's boots on the ground commentary. Than...

Nate & Scotty celebrate the official release of STS9's full-length studio album "The Human Dream" by breaking down the track list and featuring some of their favorite live moments from this group of 19 songs. Thanks for watching/listening, and we'll see you next week for a recap of the band's 2 night run at the Bellwether in Los Angeles, CA. Glass z-13 2023.09.16 -  https://sts9.bandcamp.com/a...

This week we've got the 7th installment of the "Wave Spell" series, this time with the California edition in preparation for STS9's upcoming return to the West Coast in a couple weeks. After discussing soundcheck recordings and some preview material for the Bellwether shows, the boys face off with 3 clips each - 1 from the Murph era, 1 from the Alana era, and another wild card clip from the era of...

Nate & Scotty welcome the one and only Dominic Lalli to the program for the 14th installment of the Artist Spotlight Series. After some brief announcements on fresh 2026 STS9 tour dates, the boys get into a conversation with the multi-talented saxophonist about his origins as a musician, his introduction to jam bands, the early days and future of Big Gigantic, the birthplace of jamtronica in C...

To celebrate a full year of POD>>>Podular, Nate & Scotty rolled out an "Arigato" prompt to the listeners. So the theme was "ok now what the f*ck do you want?" After discussing the announcement of STS9's 5 night Colorado run in January of 2026, they get into listener-submitted prompts, questions, and discussion topics. Thanks for watching/listening, and we'll see you next week. Have a...

Nate & Scotty could not be more honored to be joined by Atlanta-based electronic musician and sound designer Richard Devine for the 13th installment of the Artist Spotlight Series and the finale of year 1 for the program. After some STS9-related announcements, the 3 of them get into a deep discussion on Devine's roots and introductions to music, technology, and take a trip back to his historic...

Nate & Scotty are joined by mega talented, multi-platform artist and longtime STS9 fan Mitch Vogt (aka Tasty Beats) for the 12th installment of the Artist Spotlight Series. The 3 of them dive into a long form conversation about Mitch's musical and culinary backgrounds, while mixing in discussions about his journey as a live music enthusiast and showcasing clips of his own work and favorite mom...

After a brief hiatus following Nate's trip to Greece, the boys return with the 11th installment of the Artist Spotlight Series featuring the man behind Luminary Star Designs - Alex Hummel. The three of them dive into Alex's artistic roots and his chronicles as a long-time Sectornaut featuring some carefully selected, impactful clips stemming from his personal journey of nearly 20 years of attendin...

Scotty & Nate get you prepped for STS9's return to The Refinery in Charleston, SC this weekend for another early fall 2-night run. They dive back into last year's shows at the outdoor venue in the historic coastal town. After discussing the setlists and sharing their favorite clips from that weekend (along with a bonus South Carolina clip), they finish up with their song predictions for the up...

Scotty & Nate are back with the 6th installment of the "Wave Spell" series after more than 3 months since their last competition. They get into 3 mystery clips each, however this time around they were only allowed to pull "improv" clips. So anything labeled improv, whether it be from a Wave Spell performance, Bubble Sessions, soundchecks, etc. was fair game. Let us know in the comments whose c...

Scotty & Nate are here to celebrate the release of STS9's Human Dream 2 EP with the 10th installment of the Artist Spotlight Series featuring none other than David Phipps, Alana Rocklin, Hunter Brown, Jeffree Lerner, and Zach Velmer themselves. The boys dive into a deep conversation with all 5 members of Sector 9 on all things Human Dream. Hitting on everything from the inspirations and roots...

Scotty & Nate are back to finish off their recap of STS9's 3 night Colorado run with a little help from Scotty's lifelong friend, member of "The Council," and our boots on the ground - Will LeCraw. This week they focus on the last 2 nights of the run at Dillon Amphitheater. They dive into a full breakdown of the setlists while highlighting their favorite video clips from the Nugs streams along...

STS9's 3 night run in Colorado over Labor Day weekend was so full of highlights, Scotty & Nate decided to break up their recap into 2 episodes. This week they focus on the opening night's show from the Boulder Theater in Boulder, CO. After some boots on the ground commentary from Scotty, they dive into a full breakdown of the setlist while highlighting their favorite video clips from the Nugs...

 Nate & Scotty get you prepped for STS9's 3 night run in Colorado with the 9th installment of the Artist Spotlight Series featuring founding member of sub-ID, multi talented producer/musician, sound engineer/designer, and the Midi Mobster himself - Brad Bowden. After a quick preview of the upcoming shows at Boulder Theater and Dillon Amphitheater, the 3 of them dive deep into a conversation on...

Nate & Scotty recap STS9's 3 show run through the Midwest this past weekend. They break down and recap the setlists while sharing their favorite clips from St. Louis, Eau Claire, and Grand Rapids. Thanks for watching/listening, and we'll see you next week to get prepared for the band's upcoming 3 night run in Colorado! Subscribe to STS9's Bandcamp to listen to the full shows -  https://sts9.ba...

Scotty & Nate get you prepared for STS9's welcomed return to the Midwest! After discussing the band's latest studio release in "Shaky Ground," they talk about Saxton Waller's reemergence into the lighting world as Billy Strings' new LD. After that, they dive into the St. Louis, String Cheese Incident, and Grand Rapids time capsules of STS9. Thanks for watching/listening, and we'll see you next...

Scotty & Nate welcome Daniel McNatt, aka DJ McNice back to the show to help recap STS9's 2 night run in Asheville. After covering some announcements, they get right into a breakdown of the setlists from each night while featuring their favorite clips from the shows that celebrated the 20th anniversary of "Artifact" and the upcoming release of the new "Human Dream" album. Thanks for watching/li...

To get you ready for STS9's return to Asheville this weekend, Scotty & Nate are pumped to bring you the 8th installment of the Artist Spotlight Series featuring the voice of Artifact herself, Audio Angel. The three of them get into an in-depth conversation about her roots personally and as an artist, how she crossed paths with the band, her part in writing songs such as "Better Day," and what'...

Scotty & Nate are back to finish out their PNW run recap. After diving into the Seattle shows last week, they move onto STS9's performances from the Crystal Ballroom in Portland, OR and the Northwest Tune-Up Festival in Bellingham, WA from July 10th and 11th. They get some help from their boots on the ground in Lauren Lichtenstein whose 50th show was in Portland. Before getting into their reca...

This past weekend's Pacific Northwest run from STS9 was so full of highlights that Nate & Scotty decided to split the recap into 2 episodes. On this first episode we get down to the nitty gritty to dive into the band's 2 night run at The Crocodile in Seattle. As is tradition, they are joined by a guest who had boots in the ground. This time around that's Ryan Ferm - Nate's former radio co-host...