Your Next Favorite Band

You may know him as the lead singer and guitarist for argonaut&wasp, but this week Trey Schibli joins us to talk about his visual art and what it means to be a Creative Technologist.  He's done work for Disney, Netflix, MTV and the Foo Fighters.  Check it out at https://www.treyschibli.com/ or on his Instagram at @treyschibli. Bio Trey Schibli describes himself as a Creative Technologist...

Tune in as we are joined by Executive Director Amy Pinder and learn all about Accessible Festivals, a wonderful organization to work to make sure that all festers have what they need to be included and feel welcome to join in the fun. Ticket grant programs, ensuring safe spaces, and providing sign language interpreters are just a few of the incredible initiatives this organization provides.  They...

After delivering a powerful close to Musikfest 2022, Fox Royale have continued to deliver at high level - releasing new music and non-stop touring to support.  Join us as they take a moment while on tour to share with us their story, their song writing and their music.  We have a very cool recording of their high-energy performance during Musikfest and they will be performing live acoustic during...

It's amazing to think that Liam McCormick and John Seeterlin originally sought to bring musicians together for one recording. Now, almost 15 years, 7 releases and over 500 "family members" later, The Family Crest is one of the most compelling songwriters and performers out there. Join us as we spend some time with Liam and John to hear all about their beginnings, the stories behind...

This week we are joined by Joe Makoviecki of Jackson Pines and learn...a LOT!!  In addition to band history, we learn about the different guitar playing styles of Appalachia, some folk music history of the Pine Barren of NJ, and even some blueberry history.  We also dive into their song writing process, and Joe even plays a song live during the interview of something not yet released!  And it soun...

This week we bask in the captivating grooves and brassy swagger that is MarchFourth.  We're joined by several talented members of the entire offering - trumpet, sax, trombone, percussion, bass and even dancers, acrobats and stiltwalkers!  All befitting of a MarchFourth experience. MarchFourth is a kaleidoscope of musical and visual energy that inspires unabashed dancing and an atmosphere of c...

This week we meet with Marielle Kraft, who just released brand new music - her Heartspace EP - on Friday, September 30th, 2022.  Currently touring to support the release, she found time with spend with us to share great stories of her music, her journey and what she's got planned for us to enjoy.  We know she will be your #nextfavband #nextfavband #livemusic #music #musicinterview #musician  ...

Fresh off their Musikfest performances (booked by the BASD offerings ) The Darling Suns forge a style of their own, in the genre-defiant mold we love to feature here on Your Next Favorite Band. The Darling Suns combine modern indie with folk and alternative roots. Taking influence from early 2000's indie rock, the band forms a familiar sound but strikes a path in their own direction. They pri...

Join us and we spend time with Jade Long and Jess Thompson, the powerhouse duo from Athens, GA known as Hotel Fiction.  We'll hear about their history, their first opportunity to play live, how deadline driven they are, their Musikfest experience and then they play some awesome unreleased music for us. Hotel Fiction is just two gals, Jade and Jess, who are making their dreams come true one da...

It will take a lot to get a tribute band to be a guest on Your Next Favorite Band.  But when I saw There, There perform at Musikfest 2022, I was completely blown away.  It created that magical Musikfest moment that we all are in search of over those 10 days.  Certainly a #bestofthefest for sure. There, There is New York City's premier Radiohead tribute act, playing songs from throughout the b...

Phillip and David dive in to their knucklehead banter to recap and recover from the explosion of content off of Musikfest in August, and tease some of the upcoming interviews as things return back to "normal".  They also share many of the concerts they'll be attending this fall - come join them! Text us your thoughts on this episode, and who should be OUR #NextFavBand... As always,...

We have a treat here for you with this bonus episode.  You’ve been listening to the highlights of the Daily Livestream I was doing during Musikfest 2022, and many of the performers were gracious enough to perform live during during the interview.  So we gathered them all here in one spot so you can enjoy! There are 7 total performances and at least 4 of them were either unique versions being creat...

During Musikfest I was lucky enough to set up at Godfrey Daniels all week to interview various guests - a combination of musicians playing at the festival as well as people who are part of organizations who support the arts and music. The full versions of the interviews are all available on our YouTube channel by day, and we thought we’d take the best moments and release them here as podcast episo...

During Musikfest I was lucky enough to set up at Godfrey Daniels all week to interview various guests - a combination of musicians playing at the festival as well as people who are part of organizations who support the arts and music. The full versions of the interviews are all available on our YouTube channel by day, and we thought we’d take the best moments and release them here as podcast episo...

During Musikfest I was lucky enough to set up at Godfrey Daniels all week to interview various guests - a combination of musicians playing at the festival as well as people who are part of organizations who support the arts and music. The full versions of the interviews are all available on our YouTube channel by day, and we thought we’d take the best moments and release them here as podcast episo...

Proprietors Matt & @Christie Vymazal of the Flying V Poutinerie and Food Truck share their roots of how they met and fell in love...with french fries, cheese curds and gravy.  So much that they started a business around it.  They also detail what it's like to be a vendor during @Musikfest , their clever set-up of tradition Canadian versions on the "northside" and more American t...

Founders and head brewers Sam and Gina Masotto from @Bonn Place Brewing Company join us to share how they met, decided to open a brewery and knew that Bethlehem, PA, particularly Southside, was the place to make it all happen.  They also detail the challenges of mug fills during the fest and encourage everyone to respect business owners and "don't be a...jerk". Be sure to sample the...

Did you know the festival was built on the foundation of polka and European folk music, in the Moravian tradition of celebrating local music, local food and local beer?  Robbie Lawrence "The Polka Prince" joins us to provide interesting nuggets and details about those early days and how he has taken the torch to carry polka music on.  He also shares info about his Steelworkers Polka Band...

August in the Lehigh Valley promises 2 things: it'll be hot and it will rain.  Often heavily.  So the 10 days of Musikfest need the best weather forecaster out there - Bobby Martrich from EPAWA (Eastern PA Weather Consulting).   We were lucky enough to have him join our Exordium and he shared his thoughts about how we will fare across the 10 days of the festival.   He also shares the other of...

Musikfest is the pinnacle of the year for live music lovers anywhere near the Lehigh Valley.  With 427 bands this year set to shred the platz's we needed the assistance of the man behind it all - Patrick Brogan, Chief Programming Officer at ArtsQuest. We decided to first highlight the "Returning Favorites", those bands that have been on the show previously that are obvious "mus...

We are joined by Jennifer Alpha (Board President) and Jolie Lanning (a previous camper turned volunteer extraordinaire) from the wonderful nonprofit Lehigh Valley Girls Rock to share the history of the organization and their personal connections to it, and how it has shaped their lives. Lehigh Valley Girls Rock is dedicated to empowering girls, women, non-binary and transgender folks through music...

Led by songwriters Isaac Horn and Lincoln Mick, and with the support of Erik Coveney on bass and Bailey Warren on fiddle, The Arcadian Wild confidently inhabits and explores an intersection of genre, blending the traditional with the contemporary in order to create a unique acoustic sound that is simultaneously unified and diverse, they bring a unique blend of thought-out composition and musical a...

Aubrey Haddard was 15 when her world was rocked after seeing Susan Tedeschi and from that point forward, she forged her own path in music by bearing her spirit with relentless moxie.  She has been praised as having “nascent star power;” and her songs “bursting with life.” After cultivating music in Boston through 2017, Haddard released her brashly intimate debut album Blue Part in July 2018 to wid...

In this episode we learn about the improvisational collective Bright Dog Red = spending time with founder and mastermind of concepts Joe Pignato and their wizard of sounds Cody Davies. Bright Dog Red Website: https://brightdogred.com/ Spotify YouTube As always, our hope here is to bring you “your next favorite band”.  If you happen to already know and love Bright Dog Red, thank you so much for tun...

We kick off Season 2 with a tremendous interview with founder and frontman Mike Mains of Mike Mains & the Branches.  We learn more about how he was born to write and play music where the songs make you dance while lyrics make you cry.  He also provides incredibly honest thoughts and feelings about his struggles with depression and also the highs and lows of marriage, and how he puts that in to...