Your Next Favorite Band

This band from Chicago came flying in to our mindshare late in 2025 with their album release Ur A Star, and especially their track "Bad Heart" which caught our earholes so fast and furiously, it made our Top 19 Songs of 2025 list. We'll spend time with lead singer and songwriter Ari Levin and learn all about this bands raw and infectious sound, and that's not where their dualit...

We wanted to share our fav tracks from the year, so we were able to whittle it down to the top 19 according to our earholes. We decided to provide the one track that we liked the best - which for 2025 is "Never Rest" by Great Grandpa.  The remainder of the list is shared in chronological order of album release date. Top 19 songs of 2025 "Never Rest" by Great Grandpa “Weird Birt...

Join us on New Year's Day as we spend time with long time friend and previous co-host of the show David Moore to revisit the year that was 2025, and preview what we have in store for 2026. We'll talk resolutions, guests, live events, Musikfest, and much much more (Moore?). I even share my Top 19 Songs of 2025 and we’ll be releasing a bonus podcast only episode that shares each track. Be...

Every year WXPN puts out a "Greatest" prompt for the listernship community to chew on and submit their Top 10 list.  The station then compiles, calculates and computes the highest ranking 885 from those submissions.  This year, we are determining the Greatest Cover Songs of all-time. Here's how WXPN is defining a cover: A cover is when an artist performs or records a song created an...

Every year WXPN puts out a "Greatest" prompt for the listernship community to chew on and submit their Top 10 list.  The station then compiles, calculates and computes the highest ranking 885 from those submissions.  This year, we are determining the Greatest Cover Songs of all-time. Here's how WXPN is defining a cover: A cover is when an artist performs or records a song created an...

Join us as we express gratitude and honor the guests we've had throughout the year and invite them back to share a message for the season and perform a holiday tune. We have messages and songs from: Kyle Lacy & Amanda D'Amico - "Holly Jolly Christmas" Kahone Concept - "Christmas, How I've Missed This" Joe Edelmann - "Nice Dream / War Is Over" Emma B...

When I recently was introduced to the music of Bird Streets, it immediately jumped out as something special.  Described as running the gamut from claustrophobic folk, to anthemic indie pop, to punk rock freakouts - there's something here for everyone. One song in particular has been living in my earholes since I first heard it, and so I cannot wait to connect with John Brodeur, the mastermind...

After one of the coolest moments of Musikfest this past year, and a killer set, we're so excited to spend time with rockabilly blues man Kyle Lacy! Born and raised in Atlanta, based in NYC, this cat has the magical ability to transport an audience to the 1950s and experience rock-n-roll as it was taking its first steps. We'll dive in to his catalog, his backstory, how he creates this tim...

A bunch of topics have been on my mind, and I wanted to talk about them with you all.  Some of them are deep and that I wanted to ensure we got a musicians perspective on, so I reached out to my good friend George Hrab and he agreed to come on and banter with me. We'll first review Halloween and some related topics and then talk about the recent announcement of the Winter WonderJam 2025 line-...

We were recently introduced to the infectious music of Nep and instantly knew we wanted to listen to more, and to hopefully bring her on the show.  Multiple bangers later, here we are - right on the heels of the release of the brand new music on her debut full length release Noelle and right before she tours to support the new music. The story of Nep begins in Daytona, Florida, a place of endless...

When my ears heard the first moments of the song "Rivers" by Daisychain, everything stopped.  It was one of those moments.   I knew we were in "nextfavband" land.  A deeper dive in to their catalog reveled countless bangers - all tracks stay true to a core dripping with psych rock blues, but they often take a moment to try on other genres, all to a great success. Daisychain is...

We have such a wonderful treat for everyone this week - we are honored to bring you a fantastic chat with the world renowned cuatrista Fabiola Méndez! This brilliant musician picked up the cuatro (a classic folk guitar of Puerto Rico) at 6 years old and hasn't put it down since.  She learned to play it from the masters of her country and then it earned her a scholarship to Berklee College of...

We were so honored to be able to host the venerable Dr Dog on our show and loved our time with keyboardist Zach Miller.  He took us through his early inspirations and then on in to the band - even experiencing some of the "chaotic and unhinged" live performances the provide along with us. We also spend time exploring the latest announcement of them joining the Philly Music Fest line-up,...

This was such a special conversation, and went differently than any prior episode - hence the "Part 1" shown here.  We'll have Lia back for a dive in to her personal journey and inspirations, but this one started in the asbstract and Lia, Galen and I decided to stay there. We played Lia's brand new (released yesterday) track "I'm Still Here" and she was brave and...

Several years in the making, Mercyland from TIOGA is a 15-song, 3 Act, concept album that will take you on a special journey - both sonically and lyrically. Greg, Austin, Derick and Henri took a moment during our recent recording session to play 3 of the most powerful track for us acoustically.   They perform: "Run Until You're Clear" "Megaton Soul" "The Devil's...

We were able to get the full band together at Adamsplatz to hear each of their backstories, and their personal perspective on the journey this band is on.  Standing at the edge of the precipice of releasing brand new music that is huge in many ways: the length of time they've been working on it, the scope of the concept of the album, and the sonic grandeur they are delivering to your earholes...

The journey that Kahone Concept takes you on is a thrill ride that you never know where its about to take you - he brings you in with clever wit and ridiculous visuals, then wins you over with pop hooks and infectious grooves, but then shows you the soft, vulnerable side of raw emotion and the lack of assuredness that all of us feel as we try to figure out this thing called life and how to navigat...

Fresh off dazzling and wowing us and all of Musikfest on opening night, Barney Cortez kicks off our first interview post-fest as we get back in to our regular programming.  And we are honored to bring his sound on the show, as it's right up our alley, and we think you'll love it too. In addition to having him share his story and his music, we were lucky to catch some video of his perform...

Be sure to tune in for our #BestoftheFest episode where we share our top highlights and nextfavbands we discovered from Musikfest 2025. Our 4th annual highlight show and 4th livestreaming from Bonn Place Brewing.  Come on down and join in the fun! Featured are (chronologically from the festival): Barney Cortez - "Drink Hard" Kahone Concept - "Take Me Out To The Ballgame / Trashy Sta...

An incredible week of Daily Livestreams from Godfrey Daniels during Musikfest again this year!  Thank you again to Godfrey Daniels for letting us use the club as home base for this each year.  Can't believe this was our 4th year doing it!   This highlight episode includes our time with: Kassie Hilgert - CEO of ArtsQuest Cass Noelle - singer/songwriter and passionate supporter of mental health...

An incredible week of Daily Livestreams from Godfrey Daniels during Musikfest again this year!  Thank you again to Godfrey Daniels for letting us use the club as home base for this each year.  Can't believe this was our 4th year doing it!   This highlight episode includes our time with: Ramona Labarre - Managing Director of Godfrey Daniels Mallory Zondag - visual artists and the designer of t...

Musikfest Magic!  We've learned that all 5 members of Gadan will be joining us today at Godfrey Daniels during their time here for the festival. Gadan is Irish music with American flavor and Italian seasoning - a storming new band blending the drive of Irish trad and bluegrass with the soul of folk and Appalachian music… spiced with Italian flair! Featuring young yet seasoned Italian musician...

In this Part of the Exordium, we sit with: - Matt Vymazal, owner of The Flying V Poutinerie and our hosts for the evening who detail their delicious food options on both North and SouthSide - Jennifer Alphia from Lehigh Valley Girls Rock shares the latest from this supportive organization - Bobby Martrich, Chief Meteorologist at EPAWA Weather Consulting to provide early thoughts on weather for the...

Exordium Tyyyme!!!  Here for your Musikfest prep!  We'll be broadcasting live from The Flying V Poutinerie, one of the premiere food vendors during the fest. Kendal Conrad a pop/country singer-songwriter from Pottstown, PA who enjoys horror movies, pancakes, and things that sparkle.  In addition to her music, she's also on a mission to sing the national anthem in 50 different venues in 2...

Exordium Tyyyme!!!  Here for your Musikfest prep!  We'll be broadcasting live from The Flying V Poutinerie, one of the premiere food vendors during the fest.  We'll check in with owner Matt Vymazal to see how their prep is going, confirm there's no potato shortage, and if they have any special menu items for this year. In this Part 1 of the Exordium, we'll spend time with Patri...