Back with an all new episode, Nate recaps his gig DJing a Daddy/Daughter Dance, bows to the glory of Taylor Swift and pours one out for the Grape Room . Then, Nate finally gets a chance to sit down and chat with WXPN's John Vettese. They talk about John's place in the Philly scene, Nate's a plea to be on a Key Session, growing up in Ambler, discovering Nine Inch Nails, Stabbing Westward, t he Lansdale Hardcore scene and XIII PFP , the Wonder Years, music shops and import CDs, the legacy of the b...
Mar 25, 2024•2 hr•Season 5Ep. 5
In this episode, Nate delights in the latest dance album trend and invokes the spirit of Ren McCormack before sitting down for a chat with Craig Wedren. They talk about the Middle Aged Dad Jam Band , heart health, Craig's heart attack in 2018, the pandemic, growing up in Cleveland, how his core friend group has survived throughout the years personally and creatively, introducing new people into the fold, rediscovering the joy of playing music versus "the work," being on a major label, transition...
Mar 11, 2024•1 hr 19 min•Season 5Ep. 4
Back with a new episode, Nate talks about his new radio show on Y-Not Radio (Mondays 5-8pm) and gives a brief walk down memory lane of the Philly radio stations that helped form his music sensibilities. He is then joined by Dee Gerhart and James Daniels of the band Chestnut Grove. The conversation starts with Dee and Nate talking about Green Lane, the music she grew up with, Live Day 2010 and the formation of Chestnut Grove, her White Stripes tribute to Icky Thump , and the Raconteurs. They then...
Feb 26, 2024•1 hr 31 min•Season 5Ep. 3
n an all new episode, Nate gives a quick recap of the Super Bowl (Taylor’s Version) and lays out his process for engaging with albums in a streaming world before sitting down to chat with Matt Pond. They talk about happy accidents and how a mixup of John Waite and Tom Waits set Matt on course in music, sticking with an album, streaming, learning to play music, the move to Philly, the Philly Scene, abandoning and returning to the name Matt Pond PA, collaborating with Alexa Rose , how they chose t...
Feb 12, 2024•1 hr 3 min•Season 5Ep. 2
Welcome back! Nate kicks of the new season with a note about his recent appearance on the 25 O'Clock Podcast , hosted by our friend Dan Drago, before going into a story about how the song "Wannabe" by the Spice Girls was the spark that sent him on his path of pop proselytization. Then, Nate is joined by Charlie Harding of the podcast Switched On Pop . They discuss Nate's love of the show, Charlie's journey in music, meeting his partner Nate Sloan, Americana music, how Carly Rae Jepsen's "Call Me...
Jan 29, 2024•1 hr 35 min•Season 5Ep. 1
Nate announces the January 29th launch date of Season Five of the podcast.
Jan 24, 2024•1 min
Nate sends the year off with love & gratitude…
Jan 01, 2024•7 min•Season 4Ep. 31
Some bonus content here for you. This is a rebroadcast of the Your Next Favorite Band livestream event that Nate guested on alongside Dan Drago of the 25 O'Clock podcast. Nate and Dan joined host Philip Reese to recap and breakdown WXPN's 885 Greatest Songs by Women Countdown. It was an incredibly fun chat, and we are excited to be able to share it with you today! Subscribe to the Y!TMJ Newsletter!
Dec 18, 2023•1 hr 54 min
After a brief update on his appearance on the upcoming Your Next Favorite Band livestream and a note about this year's 'Twas the Jawn Before Christmas , Nate is joined by D.X. and James Ferris to breakdown their favorite Christmas TV episodes and specials! James Pick # 5 Pick # 4 Pick # 3 Pick # 2 Pick # 1 Nate Pick # 5 Pick # 4 Pick # 3 Pick # 2 Pick # 1 D.X. Pick # 5 Pick # 4 Pick # 3 Pick # 2 Pick # 1 D.X.'s Talkin' Slayer Podcast Suburban Metal Dad Compendium 2: Christmas Sevenfold Sixth Gra...
Dec 11, 2023•1 hr 33 min•Season 4Ep. 30
On an all new episode, Nate announces the date of this year's 'Twas the Jawn Before Christmas 4 live streaming on 12/23 at 8pm and hypes his upcoming appearance on Your Next Favorite Band (12/12) before diving in for a chat with YNOT Radio's Joey O. They talk about the benefits of Zoom, The Beths, the Weird Al Y-Rock Takeover (the playlist of that episode), growing up in Chester county, Green Day at Barron's Beach Club , going to college to communications, interning at Y-100, street team events ...
Dec 04, 2023•1 hr 45 min•Season 4Ep. 29
Nate is back with some post-Thanksgiving revelations about what he wants to be and then chats with singer/songwriter, Gina Zo of Velvet Rouge. They talk about the XPoNential Music Festival, growing up in West Chester, learning piano & guitar, her life long desire to perform, dance, her earliest songwriting, playing out at for the very first time at The Note, musical theater, auditioning for The Voice , joining Team Blake, life after The Voice , taking a break from music, starting Zo and beco...
Nov 27, 2023•1 hr 9 min•Season 4Ep. 28
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Nov 20, 2023•1 hr 29 min•Season 4Ep. 27
ack with a new episode, Nate sits down for a chat with Christopher Mansfield of the band FENCES. They talk about the similarities in their childhood, his piece "Hallway" from his new book The Horses in Montana, the music his mother played around the house, getting his first guitar, going to Berklee, finding Elliott Smith, the switch from a technical musician to a more vulnerable and emotional one, the intro to the song "Hell" from his new album Bright Soil, his MySpace page and connecting with S...
Nov 14, 2023•1 hr 10 min•Season 4Ep. 26
Back with the first episode of November, Nate walks through the songs he selected on his ballot for 88.5 WXPN's community curated countdown, the 885 Greatest Songs by Women. Then, Nate sits down for an incredible chat with multi-instrumentalist/songwriter/producer, Rachel Ana Dobken. They talk about her new video for her song "Cruel, Cruel, Cruel," growing up in New Jersey, her dad's jazz career in college, learning the guitar, how music theory at Bard College solidified her desire to make music...
Nov 06, 2023•1 hr 47 min•Season 4Ep. 25
Nate kicks off the show announcing the release date of Oops! All Bards, the new tabletop RPG actual play podcast that he is producing, and talk about the redesign to the Yo! That's My Jawn website. He is then joined on the show by Shawn Hennessey. They talk about their mutual friend, growing up, learning guitar to Nirvana Unplugged, his first band, Mooney, punk/hardcore, his next band 1208, the move to Burlington, Vermont, the song 1208, finding percussion and drums, studying with Stuart Paton o...
Oct 24, 2023•1 hr 32 min•Season 4Ep. 24
Nate gives a brief recap of the Philly Music Fest shows that he attended this week and then sits down for a chat with Frank Brown (Flight of Mavis/Buzz Zeemer). They discuss growing up, Frank's first band, the Ramones, his first attempts at writing songs, Flight of Mavis, the REM rumor, Record Cellar, Neil Drucker & Pat Feeny, the Philly Scene in the 80s, opening for Uncle Tupelo, Sinead O'Connor, ending up on the soundtrack to the Olsen Twins film When In Rome , the birth of Buzz Zeemer and...
Oct 16, 2023•1 hr 13 min•Season 4Ep. 23
Nate kick's off the episodes check in delivering his thoughts on the Travis Kelce/Taylor Swift, the Philly Music Fest and Inside Hustle before sitting down with singer/songwriter Shawn James. They start things off talking about Shawn's powerful voice before discussion growing up in Chicago, learning guitar in high school, his early days in bands as a lead singer, learning emotion through music in church and learning structure through classical music, spirituality without religious structures, th...
Oct 02, 2023•1 hr 42 min•Season 4Ep. 22
What's up? Nate is back with another episode and kicks things off recapping the 2023 Xponential Music Festival presented by Subaru . Then, Nate sits down to chat with singer/songwriter Julia Pratt. They talk about growing up in Philadelphia, learning to play piano, cello and saxophone, adding guitar, combining her love of poetry and music, playing original songs out, the jazz influence in her music, college, exiting high school into the uncertain world of the pandemic, contributing to the SNEAKE...
Sep 25, 2023•1 hr 14 min•Season 4Ep. 21
Back from vacation and recharged with an all new episode! Nate shares the programing announcement that the release schedule is switching to a weekly format through October before sitting down to talk to singer/songwriter/guitar slinger, Greg Sover. Greg talks about his early years growing up with music, Hendrix, getting his first guitar at the age of 5, having a son, playing bass in the church band, getting tapped to play in Joe Frazier's band , his guitar influences, early days of playing out i...
Sep 18, 2023•1 hr 14 min•Season 4Ep. 20
Nate makes a plea to end seasonal flavors before sitting down for a chat with Adam Weiner of the band Low Cut Connie. They discuss growing up in New Jersey, showtunes and writing musicals, learning to play the piano, who influenced his playing style, how teaching helped him to become a better writer, writing in secret and performing on stage, stage fright, his growth as a performer, producing records and finding the Low Cut Connie sound, how Tough Cookies unlocked something in him, the upcoming ...
Sep 04, 2023•1 hr 30 min•Season 4Ep. 19
Nate kicks off a new episode full of thanks before sitting down with singer/songwriter, Andrew Huston. They chat about growing up in Bucks County, learning the drums, marching band, Questlove, Calico, Tyler Asay & Doug Keller of the Tisburys , Going Away , writing his own music, learning the guitar, doing his own thing, his songwriting process, Flower , Outward Kid , quitting alcohol, performing the new songs live, Jeff Tweedy & Wilco, the response to the album, and pressing vinyl with S...
Aug 21, 2023•1 hr 7 min•Season 4Ep. 18
Kicking off the episode, Nate pays tribute to Sinead O'Connor and Paul Reubens before being joined by Eric Bazilian (The Hooters). They talk about Eric's 70th birthday, the Hooters show at North Penn High School , growing up, learning music, the transformative performance of the Beatles on Ed Sullivan, The Limestones, spirituality, Evil Seed, going to college at Penn and meeting Rob Hyman, joining Wax, Baby Grand, seeing Madness live and the birth of the Hooters, Ska music, returning to their ea...
Aug 07, 2023•1 hr 27 min•Season 4Ep. 17
Back with an all new episode, Nate bemoans the heat and takes a look at the effect the Telecommunications Act of 1996 had on the music industry before sitting down with Preston Elliot of the Preston & Steve Show. They talk about meeting at this year's Take Step's walk , the Crohn's & Colitis Foundation , A Mother's Wish Foundation , growing up in St. Louis, discovering KSHE, the legacy of WMMR, WDRE & Y-100, the Telecommunications Act of 1996, the /reply-all/ episode "The Case of the...
Jul 24, 2023•1 hr 27 min•Season 4Ep. 16
Back with an all new episode, Nate sets things off talking about the upcoming Sweet Juice Fest before being joined in conversation by Dylyn Durante (UgLi). They talk about UgLi's latest Key Session performance for WXPN , growing up, learning guitar, the DIY shows at Club Germ , meeting Teddy Paullin and forming UgLi, panic attacks, recording the first EP, using upper and lower case and punctuations in titles, the challenges of titling your album FUCK, language, recording at the Gradwell House an...
Jul 03, 2023•1 hr 3 min•Season 4Ep. 15
Big episode this week. Nate gives a quick recap of the Mondo Cozmo show, before being joined by Ken Marino & David Wain ( The State, Role Models ). They chat about the "Danny's Song" sequence in Wet Hot American Summer , the Beatles and AI, growing up, the unaired pilot to The Courtship of Eddie's Father , meeting at NYU, the legacy of The State, the Middle Aged Dad Jam Band, being in a rock band, the upcoming Ardmore show , performing live on stage, and Mister Rogers. Then, Ken & David ...
Jun 26, 2023•1 hr 3 min•Season 4Ep. 14
After a short break, Nate is back with an update on some future projects and appearances before sitting down with his guest, Jefferson Berry. Jefferson talks about growing up, the Beatles first appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show , the music on the west coast in 1967, getting into the radio industry, moving back to the east coast, starting at WYSP and the early days of the Howard Stern show, bringing Crazy Eddie into the Philly market, writing music, the art of storytelling in songwriting, gettin...
Jun 19, 2023•1 hr 21 min•Season 4Ep. 13
ate kicks things off talking about his wedding and the upcoming release of his contribution to the RISK! Podcast . Then, Nate is joined by Michael Rault. The two discuss Drugdealer , growing up with musician parents, his father's radio show , learning guitar, beginning to write music, his early songs, deciding music was what he wanted to do, working by himself, finding his sound in the studio, dense recordings versus minimalist, his collaboration and relationship with Pearl Charles , how he and ...
May 22, 2023•1 hr 19 min•Season 4Ep. 12
Nate drops a short episode to recap the road to his appearance at the RISK! Live show at Caveat in NYC and pays homage to Henry Rollins , Kevin Smith and Kevin Allison . Subscribe to the Y!TMJ Newsletter!...
May 01, 2023•17 min•Season 4Ep. 11
New week, new episode! Nate kicks things off with an update on the release schedule before sitting down to talk to singer/songwriter, Andrew Duhon. The two talk about the word jawn, the Castle on Irish Bayou, growing up in New Orleans, Hurricane Katrina and the phenomena of bonded community, Wednesdays at the Square , his mother's sheet music for the music from Dances With Wolves, piano lessons, the first song he learned to play , finding something to say, his early days playing out, connecting ...
Apr 17, 2023•1 hr 31 min•Season 4Ep. 10
e're back! Join us for an all new episode as Nate recaps his trip to New Orleans before being joined by Singer/Songwriter/Multi-Instrumentalist, E.J. Simpson. They talk about E.J.'s early musical memories, the Monkees, the Beatles, learning to play music, finding and being drawn to the bass guitar, the balalaika, his Modulus Graphite bass, his first band the Vegetables and early collaborations with Adrian Harpham , Pierce Ternay , David Coppa , Steve Wolf & Andy Kravitz , early songwriting, ...
Apr 10, 2023•1 hr 23 min•Season 4Ep. 9
