The great and legendary Lou Barlow joins Dwyer to talk share his thoughts on the shows his children watch, the chatter in his head, the greatness of Biggie Smalls, and the awkwardness of Zoom. This is a great conversation and 100 percent how I like a show to unfold with unexpected turns and subject matter. Opening song, "Over You," from the Album Reason To Live out May 28th on Joyful Noise Records Lou's Bandcamp HERE Lou's Instagram HERE Lou's Twitter HERE Lou's Youtube page with Holiday Special...
May 13, 2021•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 246
Madeline Link of PACKS joins Dwyer to talk about her debut album Take The Cake. She also talks about the secrets of bubble wrap copyrights, her love of Blues music, her Dad's insanely huge record collection and what it's like to have a budding music career while in quarantine. Opening Song - "Silvertongue" from the album Take the Cake. PACKS Bandcamp HERE PACKS - Instagram HERE PACKS at Fire Talk Records HERE All Things Matt Dwyer HERE Conversations With Dwyer is Produced, Recorded and Edited by...
May 10, 2021•1 hr•Ep. 245
Pinc Louds is a New York based band that cut it's chops busking in the subways on the streets of New York City. Front-Person Claudi Love joins Dwyer in a hilarious and great conversations sharing tales of her youth performing street theater in Puerto Rico, the pull to move to New York City, how karate chops help in the competitive world of street busking, and fighting the gentrification of NYC to revitalize the art scene. This is one of my all-time favorite conversations. Opening Song - "Tamarin...
May 06, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 244
Jason Balla played around in a number of Chicago bands like the Ne Hi as well as toured as a sound engineer until he devoted his full attention to the critically acclaimed Dehd. Jason joins Dwyer to talk about his high school days playing in shitty Emo bands until hearing Joan of Arc changed his life, interning at the legendary music venue the Empty Bottle, and his joy of sitting still and cooking during the pandemic. Opening Song - "Disappear," by Dehd from the album Flower of Devotion Dehd's B...
May 03, 2021•48 min•Ep. 243
Ryley Walker is a great songwriter who originally hails from Rockford Illinois and worked his way through Chicago to New York and now in the quiet of a small town in Massachusetts. He joins Dwyer in a sprawling conversations that covers his early days striving to be a comedy writer, finding his way into the Chicago music scene, his struggles with drugs, escaping Chicago for New York and finding some happiness. Opening Song, "Pond Scum Ocean," from Ryley's album Course In Fable Buy Ryley's music ...
Apr 29, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 242
Jeremey Gaudet of Kiwi Jr joins Dwyer to talk about how there won't be any Bio-Pics about his band, making yelping sounds in place of lyrics, how Bob Dylan is like comfort food and putting your own blood in comic books. Opening Song: "Undecided Voters," By Kiwi Jr. from the album Cooler Returns You can buy Cooler Returns HERE Kiwi Jr's Bandcamp HERE Kiwi Jr's Instagram HERE All Things Matt Dwyer HERE Conversations With Dwyer is Produced, Hosted, and Edited by Matt Dwyer Consulting Producer Dusti...
Apr 26, 2021•54 min•Ep. 241
Leah Wellbaum of Slothrust joins Dwyer in a chat about the importance of Jazz, following what calls you and making sense of thing later, struggles of the ego and why her and Matt may meet at Zebulon for an hour and fifteen minutes and lock eyes. This is a great conversation, funny, insightful and a goddamned blast. Opening Song: "Cranium" by Slothrust from the upcoming album Parallel Timeline. Out September 10th on Dangerbird Records Order Parallel Timeline HERE Slothrust's website HERE Slothrus...
Apr 22, 2021•59 min•Ep. 240
I have been a fan of Fake Fruit since the first second I heard "No Mutuals." This fandom grew when I heard the entire album and it is easily one of my favorite records thus far in 2021. I was thrilled when Hannah "Ham" D'Amato agreed to be on the podcast. We talk about her youthful days hating theater classes, singing on the National Anthem Circuit, begging to get into shows when she was not old enough for 21 and over shows, the evolution of Fake Fruit and her mutual aid group work with unhoused...
Apr 19, 2021•57 min•Ep. 239
John Dieterich joins Conversations With Dwyer all encompassing conversation about the first time he connected with his guitar, abandoning the technical aspects of playing, linguistics, and his broken toe and soccer. John and Matt recorded this conversations on Easter morn thus proving they both don't care about salvation and shall surely be punished by an angry and vengeful God. Opening Song, "Must Fight Current," by Deerhoof from the album Deerhoof Vs Evil Deerhoof's Bandcamp HERE Deerhoof webs...
Apr 15, 2021•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 238
Musician and artist Nicholas Galanin joins Dwyer to talk about land acknowledgment, leaving Alaska to live in London as a young man, and his pursuit of music. Openings Song, "Knives," by Ya Tseen from the album Indian Yard Nicholas's website HERE Landback GOFundMe HERE Read more about Landback: All funds raised will go towards repatriating land back to Indigenous communities and to support the LandBack movement, to continue the acquisition of land titles for Indigenous nations to have legal stan...
Apr 12, 2021•51 min•Ep. 237
Katelyn Molgard the lead guitarist of the Toronto based band Bad Waitress joins Dwyer to talk about growing up in public housing, grocery cart races, what it means to find your personality as a guitarist as well as movies, being disappointed by your heroes and life before being in a successful band. Opening Song, "Pre Post-Period Blues" by Bad Waitress Bad Waitress's Bandcamp HERE Royal Mountain Records HERE Bad Waitress on Instagram HERE All Things Matt Dwyer HERE Conversations With Dwyer is Pr...
Apr 08, 2021•59 min•Ep. 236
In the Red Records was founded by Larry Hardy Thirty years ago. He's been the sole owner and operator the entire time putting out records by such notable acts as Jon Spencer, Ty Segall, Kid Congo, Alice Bag, Jay Reatard, King Khan and one of my all-time personal favorites The Strange Boy. For the record the list of artists Larry has put out is too long for these show notes. Larry joins me in a conversation about his early days as a Punk fan seeing such bands as The Germs, to getting the itch to ...
Apr 05, 2021•1 hr•Ep. 235
Shannon Lay joins Conversations With Dwyer to talk about the personal growth one can experience on tour, finding herself as an artist and the inspiration she finds from recording with Voice Memo. She is on the recent Perpetual Doom compilation It's So Easy (When You Know What You're Doing): A Tribute to Ted Lucas Opening Song: Sea Came To Shore - From Shannon Lay's album August Shannon's Bandcamp HERE Perpetual Doom Ted Lucas Compilation HERE Shannon's Instagram HERE All Things Matt Dwyer HERE...
Apr 01, 2021•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 234
Musicians like Kyle Field of Little Wings, and Phil Elverum of The Microphones and Mount Eerie have been singing the praises of Lee Baggett for years. Lee has been legend in certain circles garnering praise for his songwriting and guitar playing. He joins Dwyer in his one of his only interviews to talk about surfing, why he's been such a mysterious figure, his influences, playing guitar like Eddie Van Halen and his new Just A Minute album coming out April 30th on Perpetual Doom. Opening Song, Ju...
Mar 29, 2021•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 233
Kid Congo Powers is the co-founder of the Gun Club, played with the Cramps, was a Bad Seed with Nick Cave and of course Kid Congo and the Pink Monkey Birds. His influence and creativity is vast. It is an honor to have him on Conversations With Dwyer where he talks about the early days Punk, starting The Gun Club, living around the world, and the challenges of writing a memoir. It's a great honor to have him on the show Opening song: (Are You) Ready, Freddy? by Kid Congo and the Pink Monkey Birds...
Mar 25, 2021•56 min•Ep. 232
John Ross is the front man and main force behind Wild Pink. He joins Dwyer to talk about growing up in Florida, the mistake of telling people he initially was intending his new album to be a two record concept album, his favorite movie scores and getting drunk and watching Ben Affleck's The Town. In fact, Dwyer and John have a big nerdy movie talk. Opening Song: "The Wind Was Like A Train" by Wild Pink from the album A Billion Little Lights. Wild Pink's Bandcamp HERE Royal Mountain Records HERE ...
Mar 22, 2021•48 min•Ep. 231
Chad VanGaalen is a musician and animator He joins Dwyer to talk about about being lucky, beer, how the Jesus Lizard, Steve Albini and Chicago music influenced his art. He and Dwyer also talk about death, improvisation within animation and Canadian comedians. Chad's new album World's Most Stressed Out Gardener will be released March 19th 2021 on Sub Pop Records. Opening Song, "Samurai Sword," By Chad VanGaalen from his new album World's Most Stressed Out Gardener You can purchase the album HERE ...
Mar 18, 2021•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 230
Laele Neale is a Los Angeles based singer/songwriter. She joins Dwyer to talk about growing up on a farm in Virginia, her early brush with music biz success, the inspiration of the omnichord, and the culture of Grateful Dead shows. Opening Song: "Ever Star Shivers In the Night," from the album, Acquainted With Night by Lael Neale Buy Acquainted With Night HERE Lael Neale's WEBSITE Lael's BANDCAMP Lael's Instagram: @laelneale All Things Matt Dwyer HERE Conversations With Dwyer is Produced, edited...
Mar 15, 2021•56 min•Ep. 229
Charlie Drinkwater from the British Post Punk outfit TV Priest joins Dwyer to talk about the surreal nature of your band getting success during a pandemic, the complexity of improvising lyrics, being a Prog Rock dork, being coming a parent and his favorite album covers. Charlie is a charming and hilarious fellow and this conversations unfolds with ease and harm. Opening Song: "Decoration," by TV Priest from the album UPPERS. By TV Priest's album Uppers HERE TV Priest website HERE TV Priest Insta...
Mar 11, 2021•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 228
Stephanie Luke from The Coathangers joins Conversations With Dwyer to discuss her new band NRCSSST which she formed with Dan DIxon. Her and Dwyer also talk about how you can't fuck up on the drums, why it is smart to befriend the doorman/bartenders at clubs, and giving her drum kit away to a young girl. Opening Song "...Don't Know Me." NRCSSST's Bandcamp HERE NRCSSST Instagram: @NRCSSSTOFFICIAL The Coathangers Bandcamp Part Two of the episode on Patreon HERE Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privac...
Mar 08, 2021•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 227
Ben Chasny of New Bums and Six Organs of Admittance joins Dwyer to talk about an individuals definition of success, private press records, how dreams may influence your creating and how his approach to composing via the Hexadic System. The New Bums album The Last Time I saw Grace will be out on Drag City Records March 19th. 2021. Opening Song, "Tuned To Graffiti" by New Bums from the Album Last Time I Saw Grace Ben's/Six Organs of Admittance Bandcamp HERE New Bums Bandcamp HERE Buy the New Bums ...
Mar 04, 2021•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 226
Bonnie Bloomgarden joins Dwyer in a conversation about dog love, her teen years as a Goth, UFOs, quitting music because of drugs and her return to music. Opening Song: "Hold My Hand," from the Death Valley Girls album, Under the Spell of Joy Death Valley Girls Bandcamp HERE Death Valley Girls Instagram: @deathvalleygirls All things Matt Dwyer HERE Conversations With Dwyer is Produced, Edited and Hosted by Matt Dwyer Consulting Producer: Dustin Marshall Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for ...
Mar 01, 2021•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 225
Dale Crover from The Melvins joins Dwyer to discuss his solo album Rat-A-Tat-Tat!, quitting high school to tour with the Melvins, his first drum kit and Vin Scully VS. Harry Caray. Opening Song: "Shark Like Overbite," from Dale's album Rat-A-Tat-Tat! Dale's Bandcamp: HERE Dale's Instagram: @dcrover The Melvin's website HERE All things Matt Dwyer HERE Conversations With Dwyer is Produced, Edited and Hosted by Matt Dwyer Consulting Producer: Dustin Marshall Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy f...
Feb 25, 2021•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 224
Nadia Garofalo from Ganser joins Dwyer in an epic two-part Conversation. Nada tells about her early days playing in high school bands, the freedom to explore in the Chicago music scene, how festivals need to be more inclusive and how Ganser started off as a multifaceted created project. Nadia also shares how Spotify has informed artists that if they want to make money they need to create more content. Opening song: "Lucky," from the Ganser album, Just Look At The Sky. Ganser's Bandcamp HERE Supp...
Feb 22, 2021•57 min•Ep. 223
Eric D. Johnson joins Dwyer to talk about what it feels like to be nominated for a Grammy, how it's harder to break into music today, why he has constantly moved around, and what he learned touring with The Shins/Califone. Opening Song: "Deep In Love," by Bonny Light Horseman Fruit Bats Bandcamp HERE Fruit Bats website HERE Fruit Bats/Eric's Instagram: @fruit_bats CWMD is Produced, edited & Curated by Matt Dwyer All Things Matt Dwyer HERE Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more infor...
Feb 17, 2021•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 222
Wayne Coyne joins Dwyer in a expansive chat. They discuss self-discovery during quarantine, growing up in large Irish Catholic families, Wayne's defining moment of life or death, the pain of existence and origin of the bubble shows. Live Bubble Shows March 11 - 14, 2021 The Flaming Lips Site HERE Live Bubble Show Tickets HERE Matt Dwyer's website HERE Other and All Things Matt Dwyer HERE Note From Matt Dwyer: I was a bit frazzled in the intro. It had taken a lot to prepare for this and my brain ...
Feb 10, 2021•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 221
Julia Kugel joins Dwyer to talk about her family escaping the political turmoil of Belarus, switching from classical guitar to electric, the fluidity of music genres, the beginning of Soft Palms, and the charity Studios For Schools. Opening Song: "Baddy" by Soft Palms Soft Palms Bandcamp HERE Soft Palms Website: HERE Soft Palms Instagram: @softpalmsmusic The Coathangers Bandcamp: HERE Studios for SchoolsL HERE All Things Matt Dwyer CWD is produced, edited and curated by Matt Dwyer Consulting Pro...
Feb 03, 2021•51 min•Ep. 220
Ryan Sambol joins Dwyer to talk about his new album Gestalt and to talk about the insanity of social media, everything in your life leading up to the moment you write a song, his struggles with being a band leader and why he shelved his album Peace Mob. Please check out Gestalt. It's a unique and special album. Links for purchasing below. Opening Song, "You're Still Lovable To Someone," by Ryan Sambol from his album Gestalt. Ryan's Bandcamp & Gestalt HERE Ryan's Instagram @forever_wet_paint ...
Feb 01, 2021•55 min•Ep. 219
Caitlin Loney from the Montreal band Freelove Fenner joins CWMD to discuss her days as a raver and rave culture, the benefits of recording on analog, conspiracy radio, and their new album The Punishment Zone. Opening Song, "Shoulder Season, by Freelove Fenner from the album The Punishment Zone. The Punishment Zone will be released February 2nd, 2021 by Moone Records . Freelove Fenner's Bandcamp Freelove Fenner's Website Freelove Fenner Instagram @freelovefenner All things CWMD/Matt Dwyer HERE CW...
Jan 27, 2021•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 218
We revisit the John Lurie episode and Dwyer tells the story of how his conversation with John Lurie lead to him and Adam McKay working together to get "Painting with John" onto HBO Max. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 22, 2021•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 217
