Rockin' the Suburbs

Patrick takes a stab (see what we did there) at finding a song perfect as a Halloween tune and perfect as pop.  Rockin' the Suburbs on Apple Podcasts/iTunes or other podcast platforms, including audioBoom, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Amazon, iHeart, Stitcher and TuneIn. Or listen at SuburbsPod.com . Please rate/review the show on Apple Podcasts and share it with your friends. Visit our website at Su...

Jo Fleischer and his wife Becky recently took a trip to Alabama for Shoals Fest 2025, a journey that fulfilled a longtime musical quest. In an idyllic location in Florence, Alabama, the Fleischers took in sets by Jason Isbell, Waxahatchee, MJ Lenderman and others. And luckily for us, Jo took time to submit a concert report.  Rockin' the Suburbs on Apple Podcasts/iTunes or other podcast platforms,...

The September 2025 New Music Train is out for its final journey of the month and it’s a good one, as Sunny Varney hops on board to join Patrick for four doses of fresh tunes. Sunny discusses new records from Castle Rat, Mirador and Shame, while Patrick talks up the first solo album from Emma Pollack (Delgados) in nine years.  Rockin' the Suburbs on Apple Podcasts/iTunes or other podcast platforms,...

Any September 2025 New Music Train journey has to include stops in Illinois and Montrose, right? That trans-Atlantic journey is on tap for today, listener, as Paul Hayden and Roger Grace are on board to tell you about new tunes from Pot-Pot, Gwenifer Raymond, The Cords, Slix and Bratakus.   Rockin' the Suburbs on Apple Podcasts/iTunes or other podcast platforms, including audioBoom, Spotify, Googl...

 It’s the Kevin and Jason special as the September 2025 New Music Train rolls from Louisiana to the Big Apple. This pair of new music maestros dish up the latest on new music from Sloan, Guerilla Toss, Raye and Geese.  Rockin' the Suburbs on Apple Podcasts/iTunes or other podcast platforms, including audioBoom, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Amazon, iHeart, Stitcher and TuneIn. Or listen at SuburbsPod....

A journey to the Carolinas is on tap for the September 2025 New Music Train, where Harris King hops on board with a big box of new music picks. Inside, there are two picks from Harris and two from his wife Rachel, plus a bonus pick! Get ready to hear about the latest work from Shallowater, Lawn, The Hidden Cameras, John Tejada and David Byrne With Ghost Train Orchestra. Rockin' the Suburbs on Appl...

The September 2025 New Music Train makes another journey across the Atlantic today, starting in Dublin to pick up Liam McIndoe, then up to Wisconsin where Bob Peterson is on the platform. Liam and Bob fill you in on new work from Maruja, NewDad, Jeff Tweedy and Tchotchke. Rockin' the Suburbs on Apple Podcasts/iTunes or other podcast platforms, including audioBoom, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Amazon,...

Following a trip with Jim, the September 2025 New Music Train heads straight for Scotland to pick up New Music OG Steven Routledge. Kevin Porter hops on board just outside of Baltimore and we get the lowdown on new tunes from Paradise Lost, Suede, Golden Apples, Public Opinion and Juliana Barwick feat. Mary Lattimore. Rockin' the Suburbs on Apple Podcasts/iTunes or other podcast platforms, includi...

Jim fires up the New Music Train with September releases from the Cords, Oracle Sisters, Liz Cooper, Andrew Bird and Alkaline Trio. 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 show on Apple Podcasts and share it with your friends. Visit ou...

Vasant Ramamurthy attended three shows recently (including a back-to-back) and he joins Patrick to discuss them. You’ll hear about his trips to the Riviera Theater in Chicago to see Supergrass and TV on the Radio and a visit to the much smaller Sleeping Village to check out a new incarnation of Silkworm.  Rockin' the Suburbs on Apple Podcasts/iTunes or other podcast platforms, including audioBoom,...

This is the conclusion of a special crossover series with "Set Lusting Bruce." Jim joined host Jesse Jackson on his podcast to talk about the massive Bruce Springsteen "Tracks II" box set. Listen to Set Lusting Bruce on all major podcast platforms. Get with Rockin' the Suburbs on Apple Podcasts/iTunes or other podcast platforms, like audioBoom, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Amazon, iHeart, and TuneIn....

This is part 2 of a special crossover series with "Set Lusting Bruce." Jim joined host Jesse Jackson on his podcast to talk about the massive Bruce Springsteen "Tracks II" box set. Listen to Set Lusting Bruce on all major podcast platforms. Get with Rockin' the Suburbs on Apple Podcasts/iTunes or other podcast platforms, like audioBoom, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Amazon, iHeart, and TuneIn. Or list...

Jim joined host Jesse Jackson on his "Set Lusting Bruce" podcast to talk about the massive "Tracks II" box set. This is part 1. Listen to parts 2 and 3 over the next two days. Listen to Set Lusting Bruce on all major podcast platforms. 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...

Secure your crucifixes and strap yourself in for an epic week of pods, as Steven Routledge and Mike Kohli take over the hosting chairs for Black Sabbath Week. In the final episode, our intrepid hosts explore the work of Ronnie James Dio, as well as a mention for some of the other solo and side projects Sabbath members had a hand in. Thanks to Steven and Mike for another epic metal week!  Rockin' t...

Secure your crucifixes and strap yourself in for an epic week of pods, as Steven Routledge and Mike Kohli take over the hosting chairs for Black Sabbath Week. In this episode, it’s Ozzy Day, as the guys discuss the career of the legendary Sabbath frontman (in all its ragged glory).  Rockin' the Suburbs on Apple Podcasts/iTunes or other podcast platforms, including audioBoom, Spotify, Google Podcas...

Secure your crucifixes and strap yourself in for an epic week of pods, as Steven Routledge and Mike Kohli take over the hosting chairs for Black Sabbath Week. Today, the guys hit the mid-point of Sabbath’s career arc and what could go wrong, except … everything?  Rockin' the Suburbs on Apple Podcasts/iTunes or other podcast platforms, including audioBoom, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Amazon, iHeart,...

Secure your crucifixes and strap yourself in for an epic week of pods, as Steven Routledge and Mike Kohli take over the hosting chairs for Black Sabbath Week. In part two, Mike and Steven pick up with Sabbath’s 1975 album Sabotage and discuss Ozzy’s departure and Ronnie James Dio’s arrival.   Rockin' the Suburbs on Apple Podcasts/iTunes or other podcast platforms, including audioBoom, Spotify, Goo...

Secure your crucifixes and strap yourself in for an epic week of pods, as Steven Routledge and Mike Kohli take over the hosting chairs for Black Sabbath Week. In part one, we’ll hear how Mike and Steven got into the band, which leads to a discussion of the band’s formation and early albums.  Rockin' the Suburbs on Apple Podcasts/iTunes or other podcast platforms, including audioBoom, Spotify, Goog...

Jason Goebel ventured to Under the K Park in Brooklyn at the end of September to check out the CBGB Fest. He was not disappointed, as he relates in his report on the proceedings.  Rockin' the Suburbs on Apple Podcasts/iTunes or other podcast platforms, including audioBoom, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Amazon, iHeart, Stitcher and TuneIn. Or listen at SuburbsPod.com . Please rate/review the show on Ap...

Paul Hayden is on the microphone today, giving us a report on the first Sound and Gravity Festival, which took place in the Bricktown/Avondale area of Chicago. Rockin' the Suburbs on Apple Podcasts/iTunes or other podcast platforms, including audioBoom, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Amazon, iHeart, Stitcher and TuneIn. Or listen at SuburbsPod.com . Please rate/review the show on Apple Podcasts and sha...

The August 2025 New Music Train wraps up its journey with a special trip to Älmhult, the town in Sweden where the first Ikea store was opened. As you might suspect, Niklas Nygards is the guide and he took along new music from Kathleen Edwards and The Beaches. This episode is Hotstuff.   Rockin' the Suburbs on Apple Podcasts/iTunes or other podcast platforms, including audioBoom, Spotify, Google Po...

Following yesterday’s trip to Scotland, the August 2025 New Music Train is heading to New York City to pick up Jason Goebel, who then drives the train to Illinois, where Sunny Varney is waiting on the platform. That means an episode chock full of new tunes, featuring Racing Mount Pleasant, Nourished by Time, Trombone Shorty, Shape of Water, Dinosaur Pile-up and Void. Rockin' the Suburbs on Apple P...

The August 2025 New Music Train today takes a bucolic trip to Scotland today, where Roger Grace gives us his always-excellent new music picks. It’s a three-pack from Roger in this episode, featuring Stephen Wilson Jr., The Beths and Maple’s Pet Dinosaur. Rockin' the Suburbs on Apple Podcasts/iTunes or other podcast platforms, including audioBoom, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Amazon, iHeart, Stitcher...

A cross-continental journey is on the agenda for the August 2025 New Music Train today, chugging from Dublin to South Louisiana. That’s a trip that means Liam McIndoe and Kevin Clement, who discuss new music from Anna von Hausswolff, Run, Margo Price and The Beths. Rockin' the Suburbs on Apple Podcasts/iTunes or other podcast platforms, including audioBoom, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Amazon, iHeart...

The August 2025 New Music Train takes a trip to northern South Carolina to check in with our good pal Harris King. He drops the new music knowledge on you, listener, with songs from The New Eves, Lathe of Heaven and Water From Your Eyes. Rockin' the Suburbs on Apple Podcasts/iTunes or other podcast platforms, including audioBoom, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Amazon, iHeart, Stitcher and TuneIn. Or li...