The DJ Pod Cast

0:00 -- Introduction 3:20 -- Music updates + announcements from me 5:00 -- Why Jeffrey decided to go solo with the ETHNO project 8:20 -- Jeffrey's approach to production and instrument selection 11:10 -- How new Barefoot studio monitors have helped him get a fuller sound 13:10 -- How Jeff turns ideas into masterpieces 17:35 -- Jeff's first single: Leaf Water 22:45 -- The background and vision for...

The internationally renowned NYC producer Tony Simon, aka BLOCKHEAD, has released 10 albums over the past 15 years, including four acclaimed records for Ninja Tune and numerous production jobs including notable works with Aesop Rock. He is regarded as one of the modern masters of instrumental hip-hop, and the forthcoming new album sees him return to record-label-released music with the bold and ex...

The Dopamines are a punk band from Cincinnati Ohio that have been playing for 10 years and counting. They will fight you

Bumpin Uglies spawned from an Annapolis, MD scene awash in musical history over a decade ago. They are rooted in East Coast ska, punk, and reggae, making their mark up and down the Eastern Seaboard. In the past ten years, Bumpin Uglies have worked to carve out their path by relentlessly touring, and releasing one album after another. With each release came more focus, more creativity and more desi...

Ripe is seven musical soulmates who refuse to believe in a single definition of dance music. They are an unstoppable groove, an extended moment of ecstatic release, the catalyst for taking “just another night” and elevating it into something else entirely. They are the swagger of funk filtered through a rock anthem, a musical journey that somehow gets as stuck in your head as your favorite pop ban...

James Burke is a Boston based solo artist and producer that has released 4 albums and 3 EPs over the past five years. His latest album, “Future Eye” is his most ambitious effort to date, marking James’ newfound commitment to bringing something new to the table with his music and taking his production and songwriting more seriously than ever before. The album aims to bring fresh sounds and new idea...

"These guys can make music and elevate a scene." - Music City Roots Waker was founded by childhood friends and songwriting duo Chase Bader (Vocals, Acoustic) and Conor Kelly (Electric Guitar). The group hails from Nashville, mashing soul, rock & roll, and jam into an eclectic, danceable sound, focusing on songs that aim for the heart, head... and feet. From the East Coast to the West Coast, each m...

What do you get when you take 90s indie rock and temper it through Chicago’s harsh winters? Wildcat, that’s what. Tom Reeder, Alex Kisiel, Steve Watson, Conor Hibler, Mike Musto, and Stevan Vasich make up the Chicago-based sextet, delivering their powerful brand of 90s-influenced indie rock with reckless abandon. Formed in 2016, Wildcat has steadily grown from a two-man outfit playing one-off show...

Mike Pinto has crafted an exceptional style of songwriting, with a truly unique take on Roots, Vintage Rock, Reggae, Ska and Classic Surf, but it’s his distinct voice and seamless storytelling that has brought him success both in the United States and overseas. With the release of his debut album (Little District, 2005), Pinto began his attack on the Philadelphia music scene as a solo artist. By 2...

Mourning [A] BLKstar is a multi-generational, gender and genre non-conforming amalgam of Black Culture dedicated to servicing the stories and songs of the apocalyptic diaspora. Featured Song Name: Hold me

Burly Herd is a London four piece inspired by Tame Impala, Japanese Disco and William Morris. After establishing themselves on the London live circuit in 2018, the last fee months have been spent writing, refining and gramming. Big things coming up in 2019. Featured Song Name: One Kiss

WORTH is Christopher Worth. Christopher has become known for his unique style of bohemian blues which he developed as a street performer traveling across the US and Europe. His songs are timeless and real and are tied together by the power and purity of his voice. WORTH's new album - 'Pardon Me’ - is the third and final piece in a trilogy titled “The (id)Entity” Triptych" that began with his first...

Werewolf On Holiday was born in the Spring of 2016. Over its roughly three years of existence, the band has compiled a formidable collection of alternative rock for all to hear. They went to work in the Fall of 2018 and emerged with the Plaid King LP. They are my former band and good friends.

Mom Jeans. is a loud sad band from California we like chilling and hanging out and weed and sleeping and fast food but like healthy fast food

Katastro is a four-piece band from Phoenix, Arizona. Featured Song Name: Stars

Known for their catchy, free-associating, indie pop-rock melodies, Mike Mains & The Branches invites diverse comparisons to acts such as Foster The People, Young the Giant, The Killers, and Arcade Fire —each comparison act a genuine facet of the band’s energetic and often soul-searching music. Featured Song Name: Breathing Underwater

After moving to Chicago with a bunch of songs and 4-track recordings in 1999, Thomas Comerford founded and led the indie rock outfit Kaspar Hauser over a series of lineups and LP releases in the 2000s. By 2010, he was also playing “solo” shows with a number of backing musicians and releasing his own LPs, including Archive + Spiral in 2011 and II in 2014. The music, songs and singing on these LPs h...

We aim to preserve unique atmosphere of our old landscapes that are currently changing with centralised themes around the city of Katowice, and it's agglomeration. We do it with a help of synthesis of a sound and picture, creating themes of lost time and decay of old architectural ideas like industrial manufactures, steelworks and buildings slowly turning into dust making way for new landscapes th...

KOTA The Friend is a hip hop artist and musician from Brooklyn, NY. At an early age he found his love for music and hip hop, R & B, Jazz and Soul music during the infamous 90's era. By the time young KOTA was 8 years old he joined his school's music program and excelled as a trumpet player. In high school KOTA was the leader of the trumpet section while teaching himself to play the guitar and pian...

Jupiter Styles is the project of Chicago songwriter Sean Neumann (Ratboys, Nectar, Single Player). The band's debut album "Be Good" was self-released in 2018 and features members of Pet Symmetry, Ratboys, Lifted Bells, Pinegrove and more - a cast The Alternative called an "indie-minded emo supergroup." Neumann's a fixture in the Midwest DIY scene, constantly on tour since 2012 & self-booking shows...

California born and raised Alex Siegel is creating his own style of “bedroom pop.” Influenced by jazz, bossa-nova, folk, and hip-hop, the musician / producer creates resonant songs that tap his eclectic inspirations to invite listeners on a journey somewhere warm, beautiful and new. Alex is a multi-instrumentalist who has worked as a session musician and performed with various touring artists such...

KIEFF is a post punk outfit from Leiden and Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Their energetic live shows are filled with tempo changes, chorus and delay making the whole experience something to not forget about. Currently KIEFF have finished a mixtape, which will be released in November 2019 and they are working on their full length debut album, due to release in 2020. Featured Song Name: Yr Monkey

Lollygagger is a Chicago rock band. Their bio: "Fuck you dad" Featured Song Name: Stone

Naomi Belet is a singer, songwriter, actor and director from Sydney, Australia. Her music is mostly characterized by lovelorn piano playing and lyrics that are perhaps a bit too personal, combined with excessive vocal layering and obnoxiously catchy hooks. Her most recent project, “NOTHING LASTS FOREVER: [a love story]” was a 90 minute autobiographical musical combining beatboxing, acoustic origin...

The Danbury Lie combines eastern psychedelic influences with a foundation in classic stoner rockbands like Pink Floyd, Alice in Chains and Down. The result is a trippy and meditative sound, highlighted by instrumentalist Rob Loncto’s recent experimentation with electric bouzouki and mandolin as lead instrument. The Danbury Lie began in Connecticut and over the past several years has recorded album...