Rockin' the Suburbs

The September 2026 New Music Train is taking in the Big Apple today, picking up Jason Goebel at Grand Central and touring around the five boroughs while the music blasts. Jason is cueing up new tracks from The War on Drugs, Sylvan Esso and Role Model. Rockin' the Suburbs on Apple Podcasts/iTunes or other podcast platforms, including audioBoom, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Amazon, iHeart, Stitcher and...

The itinerary takes the September 2026 New Music Train from Scotland to Illinois, with Roger Grace and Sunny Varney leading the way. That’s a dynamic new music combination and they provide the latest on new tracks from The Joy Hotel, Hamish Hawk, Fright Years, Green Lung, Audrey Horne, Bloodstain and Castle. Rockin' the Suburbs on Apple Podcasts/iTunes or other podcast platforms, including audioBo...

The September 2026 New Music Train is on a Dublin journey today, with Liam McIndoe at the controls. He’s got a big sack of new tracks, featuring the magically melancholy Arab Strap, the howling noise of Chat Pile and a cover of a Mazzy Star song from Nadia Reid.  Rockin' the Suburbs on Apple Podcasts/iTunes or other podcast platforms, including audioBoom, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Amazon, iHeart,...

The September 2026 New Music Train is in for some suffering today – Suffern, New York, that is! That’s where Kurt Gallagher is waiting on the platform with an armful of new music picks. Listen along as Kurt fills us in on new tracks from This is the Kit, Sylvan Esso, The Tubs and Mike Viola. Rockin' the Suburbs on Apple Podcasts/iTunes or other podcast platforms, including audioBoom, Spotify, Goog...

A pair of Kings are at the controls of the September 2026 New Music Train today and tasty new tunes is the destination. Rachel and Harris have the stereo cranked up and new music from Joe Goddard, Pitschouse, The Drin, Protomartyr and Blondeshell is blasting. Enjoy the journey! Rockin' the Suburbs on Apple Podcasts/iTunes or other podcast platforms, including audioBoom, Spotify, Google Podcasts, A...

The September 2026 New Music train is back on the tracks and the listeners take over today. Up first, as always, is Steven Routledge. He picks the growling indie rock of Lily Seabird and the Americana of Ian Noe. Kevin Porter selects a broad range of styles in songs from Jawdropped, This Is Lorelei and Al Doyle. Rockin' the Suburbs on Apple Podcasts/iTunes or other podcast platforms, including aud...

Jim gets the September New Music Train rolling with songs by Slimdan, Sundots, Caroline Rose and My Morning Jacket with the Preservation Hall Jazz Band. Songs: - Slimdan "2 Dollar Bill" from "Focus Group" (Harbour) - Sundots "Someone Else's Song" from "On the Quay" (Nettwerk) - Caroline Rose "Hello Again, Jim" from "Gentling the Horse at the Walt Whitman Mall" (Suck) - My Morning Jacket with Prese...

Niklas Nygards and Steven Routledge join Patrick for a discussion of a musical project that grew from recordings of Niklas’ grandfather recounting his life story. Hear the story of The Andersson Project: A Tale of Nine Siblings. In the final part of the series, the story of the entire five-song EP comes together.  Rockin' the Suburbs on Apple Podcasts/iTunes or other podcast platforms, including a...

Niklas Nygards and Steven Routledge join Patrick for a discussion of a musical project that grew from recordings of Niklas’ grandfather recounting his life story. Hear the story of The Andersson Project: A Tale of Nine Siblings. In part two, Niklas and Steven discuss the lead-off and second tracks from the EP.  Rockin' the Suburbs on Apple Podcasts/iTunes or other podcast platforms, including audi...

Niklas Nygards and Steven Routledge join Patrick for a discussion of a musical project that grew from recordings of Niklas’ grandfather recounting his life story. Hear the story of The Andersson Project: A Tale of Nine Siblings. In part one, the genesis of the project and discussion of the lead single. Rockin' the Suburbs on Apple Podcasts/iTunes or other podcast platforms, including audioBoom, Sp...

Patrick set out to find the origins of the term Rocktober and though he was distracted halfway through his research, he found out a few things of interest. Hit play to learn what he learned, dear listener. Happy Rocktober to all.  Rockin' the Suburbs on Apple Podcasts/iTunes or other podcast platforms, including audioBoom, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Amazon, iHeart, Stitcher and TuneIn. Or listen at...

Day Five of our recordings from Suburbs Fest 2026. Today, enjoy a performance by singer-songwriter Jodie Manross, recording at the Corner Lounge in Knoxville TN. Songs: - "Marie" - "Loving You is More Lonely than Being Alone" - "Living" - "Pull of the Moon"  Learn more about Jodie at jodiemanross.com Get with Rockin' the Suburbs on Apple Podcasts/iTunes or other podcast platforms, like audioBoom,...

Day Four of our recordings from Suburbs Fest 2026. Today, enjoy a performance by alt-pop/rock performer Shayla McDaniel. Live songs: - "Depend On"  - "Pretending for Real"  - "Wild Dreamer" Playout song: - "Good Thoughts for Bad Times" from the album "Pretending for Real" Learn more about Shayla and buy her music and merch at shaylamcdaniel.com or at shaylamcdaniel.bandcamp.com Get with Rockin' th...

Day Three of our recordings from Suburbs Fest 2026. Today, we talk with music journalist Wayne Bledsoe about the Knoxville scene and other music stuffs. Playout song: "Native Son" by the Judybats Get with Rockin' the Suburbs on Apple Podcasts/iTunes or other podcast platforms, like audioBoom, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Amazon, iHeart, and TuneIn. Or listen at SuburbsPod.com . Please rate/review the...

Day Two of our live recordings from Suburbs Fest. Today up is Alan Garcia of rock band Civil Strife, in a rare solo performance. Live songs: - "In Our Memory" - "When the Bitter Was Sweet" Playout song: "When the Sun Goes Down in Portland" by Civil Strife Learn more about Civil Strife at civilstrifeofficial.com Get with Rockin' the Suburbs on Apple Podcasts/iTunes or other podcast platforms, like...

Hey, everybody, it's our annual live podcast shows! All this week you'll hear performances we recorded live from Suburbs Fest 2026 in Knoxville TN. First up: gypsy jazz/Latin musician Andrea Kukuly Uriarte. Dig it! Songs: - "Montagne Ste Genevieve/Amor de mis Amores" - "Cumbia de los Pajaros" - "Conquistador" Follow Andrea on Instagram @kukulyjazz or on Facebook at facebook.com/kukuly   Get with R...

Liam McIndoe is taking us all on a journey this week, a trip to New Zealand musician Troy Kingi, who has completed his goal of releasing 10 albums in 10 years in 10 different styles. In the final part of the series, Liam shares sounds from Troy’s show at Colours Hoxton in London and offers some thoughts about the final album in the series, which is being recorded at Abbey Road. Thanks again, Liam!...

Liam McIndoe is taking us all on a journey this week, a trip to New Zealand musician Troy Kingi, who has completed his goal of releasing 10 albums in 10 years in 10 different styles. In part four, Troy serves up an album of stoner rock called Leatherman & The Mojave Green, followed by his hip hop record, Troy Kingi Presents: Night Lords. These are the eighth and ninth records in Troy’s series....

Liam McIndoe is taking us all on a journey this week, a trip to New Zealand musician Troy Kingi, who has completed his goal of releasing 10 albums in 10 years in 10 different styles. In part three, Liam explores Troy’s 80s-themed album Year of the Ratbags and Their Musty Theme Songs and his instrumental record, Time Wasters: Soundtrack to Current Day Meanderings. Rockin' the Suburbs on Apple Podca...

Liam McIndoe is taking us all on a journey this week, a trip to New Zealand musician Troy Kingi, who has completed his goal of releasing 10 albums in 10 years in 10 different styles. In part two, Liam arrives in London and discusses Kingi’s fourth (The Ghost Of Freddie Cesar) and fifth (Black Sea Golden Ladder) albums.  Rockin' the Suburbs on Apple Podcasts/iTunes or other podcast platforms, inclu...

Liam McIndoe is taking us all on a journey this week, a trip to New Zealand musician Troy Kingi, who has completed his goal of releasing 10 albums in 10 years in 10 different styles. In part one, Liam takes us through the first three albums of the project while he prepares to catch a flight from Dublin to London.  Rockin' the Suburbs on Apple Podcasts/iTunes or other podcast platforms, including a...

The August 2026 New Music Train is making its way back toward the depot for some rest and relaxation, but before it does, there is a sizable journey to make, heading from Sweden to Illinois. Niklas Nygards and Sunny Varney are on board for this trip, entertaining us with new records from The Jayhawks, Sarah Cahoone, Son Volt, Kris Barras Band, The Warning, Joyous Wolf and Ironflame.  Rockin' the S...

The sounds of country music are blasting out of the windows of the August 2026 New Music Train, so it must be headed to Nashville or Austin, right? Nope, it’s in New York City, where Jason Goebel is waiting on the platform with boots on his feet and a cowboy hat on his head. He’s got a satchel of tunes from Waylon Payne, Brandon Flowers and Ray Wylie Hubbard to share, so turn it up, pardners.  Roc...

Another Atlantic crossing is on the cards for the August 2026 New Music Train, as Kevin Bartlett hops aboard in the suburbs of Chicago and heads to Dublin to pick up Liam McIndoe. With these two on board, the sound system is thumping with new work from Brennan Wedl, Royal Blood, Making Movies, Mel Parsons and Russian Circles. Rockin' the Suburbs on Apple Podcasts/iTunes or other podcast platforms,...