Who's Erin Fox? Just a powerhouse of poetically intense lyrics, haunting harmonies, and quirky chord structures that will have you basking spaces that are completely unfamiliar, yet somehow provide the comfort of home. During our time togehter, we'll hear how she new this was the life for her at 3 years old, and how the gigging way feels right to her. We'll learn about her early inspirations, and how the navigated various outfits in the Philadelphia music community for nearly two decades, before...
Jun 12, 2025•1 hr•Season 10Ep. 168
Ready for some brand new, ethereal, emotional, multi-layered music that makes you feel like you're taking a long drive up the coast?? Well then you'll love Windser. Join us as we dive in to the full catalog, including the typical dive in to the early inspo growing up in Santa Cruz, CA, how he wanted to play like Hendrix and was surprised to become the lead singer, a flip to NYC where he started Mainland, and the flip back to CA but where that band comes to an end, leaving him feeling lost. Only ...
Jun 05, 2025•1 hr 25 min•Season 10Ep. 167
Tune in as we triple collabo once again (now a semi-annual tradition) to discuss this summer's music festivals and concerts that are sure fire ways to find your next favorite band and shout to the world "yo...that's my jawn!" As is customary, I will be joined by Nate Runkel from Yo! That's My Jawn and Dan Drago from 25 O'Clock Pod - who is now long distance, joining us all the way from Hong Kong! Together we will explore the line-ups available throughout the Philly/Lehigh Valley area, but these ...
May 29, 2025•1 hr 19 min•Season 10Ep. 166
Tune in as we triple collabo once again (now a semi-annual tradition) to discuss this summer's music festivals and concerts that are sure fire ways to find your next favorite band and shout to the world "yo...that's my jawn!" As is customary, I will be joined by Nate Runkel from Yo! That's My Jawn and Dan Drago from 25 O'Clock Pod - who is now long distance, joining us all the way from Hong Kong! Together we will explore the line-ups available throughout the Philly/Lehigh Valley area, but these ...
May 29, 2025•31 min•Season 10Ep. 165
Tune in as we triple collabo once again (now a semi-annual tradition) to discuss this summer's music festivals and concerts that are sure fire ways to find your next favorite band and shout to the world "yo...that's my jawn!" As is customary, I will be joined by Nate Runkel from Yo! That's My Jawn and Dan Drago from 25 O'Clock Pod - who is now long distance, joining us all the way from Hong Kong! Together we will explore the line-ups available throughout the Philly/Lehigh Valley area, but these ...
May 29, 2025•28 min•Season 10Ep. 164
Tonight we take a moment to reflect, remember and honor some musicians that left us too early. Recently I learned of Christine Havrilla 's passing after a battle with cancer. And I was struck by this news and the fact that she was on my list to reach out to about possibly coming on this show. I was saddened that I had not done that sooner and now missed the opportunity. And I remembered others who also left us too soon who I wished I had the chance to speak to. Some who passed years before I had...
May 22, 2025•44 min•Season 10Ep. 163
Get ready for the stylings of Zoe (like Joe, not Zoey) Lemon. She'a a violinist, songwriter, and terrible cook (her words, not mine) with music that is introspective, with layered strings, delicate drums, and warm vocals. Her debut EP, Tailspin, was featured on WXPN, WKDU, and NPR. I recorded my second EP in 2024 with Nashville-based producer Thad Kopec and it will be released this June. Zoe has such a unique songwriting style that I know you're going to love it. We'll feature a few tracks like ...
May 15, 2025•1 hr 7 min•Season 10Ep. 162
When I hear the music of Galen Deery, I would not be surprised if there were 12-28 musicians on stage, including stilt walkers and exotic animals joining in the vibe. However, the reality is that this is all created by Galen, and the Reason Why 4-piece. A testament to their layering and musicianship. With brand new music off the brilliant album ESA, there's so much to take in from Galen Deery. His prior catalog is still so creative and worthwhile, but this new offering is the latest iteration fr...
May 09, 2025•1 hr 31 min•Season 10Ep. 161
One of my favorite elements of having a guest on the show is when they perform live during the episode. We pull together these exclusive performances and present them to you, calling them the NextFavBand Sessions. This is the 7th such installment! Live performances from prior episodes, including: Moustapha Noumbissi - “Stumble” Judah Kim - “Confetti” Wila Frank - “All I Know Of You” Gangstagrass - “All For One” The American Hotel System - “Seattle" The Hooten Hallers - “The Cobbler’s Children” N...
May 02, 2025•1 hr 5 min•Season 9Ep. 160
Could you ever imagine collaborating on a large scale with someone you've never met in-person? And now make that collaborating on music together? Well that is exactly what this week's guests are pulling off, and quite well I must say. Caitlin Sigler and Robert Goldbach have forged a unique musical connection that transcends borders and defies geographical limitations. It all started when Robert, based in Berlin, Germany, sought out a female vocalist and lyricist who could breathe life into his m...
Apr 25, 2025•1 hr 4 min•Season 9Ep. 159
Join us as we get everyone ready for the 3rd Annual No Planet B Jamboree! We'll share music from all 3 performers on the line-up and some additional "sunny" tracks in hopes to root on some lovely weather for the event. We will also have some great guests, including: Paige Roth from Reverb.org Lisa Pammer from Green Pond Packaging Aims Koh from The Running Kind Learn more about the Pre-Jamboree Fun Run hosted by The Running Kind And we'll share some articles from journalists who're providing impo...
Apr 16, 2025•1 hr 18 min•Season 9Ep. 158
We've got some unapologetic lady-power Americana! We saw The Flying Vees open for a band down in Philly and we were hooked within half a song. Tight harmonies, filthy guitar, and killer keys made for a set that left us wanting more. The Flying Vees are a bonafide supergroup composed of four seasoned musicians of varied backgrounds. Brechyn Chace (vocals), Shannon Vasile (vocals), Caitlin Ramsey (keys) and Hannah Taylor (guitar/vocals) joined forces in 2020 to create their unique brand of wry, go...
Apr 10, 2025•1 hr 8 min•Season 9Ep. 157
We had the honor of being able to sit and "talk at the Diner" with Philly music legend - John Kim Faye! In addition to being an incredible songwriter and musician, John's wildly funny and an amazing storyteller. With a career that spans 3-4 decades - including successful runs with The Caulfields, IKE, John Faye Power Trip, John & Brittany and now his solo efforts, most recently the album The Long Game, John Faye is a power-chord hit machine. In addition to the music catalog, John recently re...
Apr 06, 2025•1 hr 28 min•Season 9Ep. 156
We were excited to learn about Damn Tall Buildings heading in to last year's Musikfest, and they more than exceeded expectations - becoming our "Best of the Fest" and fav find from the line-up. We were then thrilled when they also agreed to come on the show. The fiddle player Avery Ballotta joined us in-person on their home turf of Brooklyn, NY. Known as "Montana" as he's originally from Bozeman, we took a beautiful deep dive in to his personal story, his journey to Boston, how he changed his au...
Mar 21, 2025•1 hr 39 min•Season 9Ep. 155
Brett (William) Kull is a multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter, producer, and engineer from the United States. He is best known for being a founding member of the band Echolyn, and long standing member of Grey Eye Glances. Brett is also an adjunct college instructor sharing his love for audio engineering and sound design. We'll spend time exploring all 3 of those projects - the solo stuff, GEG and the amazing prog-rock of Echolyn, which is about to release brand new music. And we have the ex...
Mar 13, 2025•1 hr 44 min•Season 9Ep. 154
Time to get ready for the Listen to the Dissonance shows happening on Fri 2/28 and Sat 3/1! In this episode we will share music from each artist, provide info about each of the incredible organizations who'll be at the events, and we will dive in to interviews with amazing human beings. We'll also spend some time admiring the incredible poster design by Marissa Paternoster. The interviews are highlights from our time with: Ari Jacobson, Clinical Director at Backline Dan Whitener of Gangstagrass,...
Feb 26, 2025•1 hr 57 min•Season 9Ep. 153
Ever want to know what it sounds like to go vintage shopping with a friend who spills all the details about their shitty ex in a distinctive mid-range vibrato? Well this is the episode for you! Come join as we spend time with Portland, OR based, singer/songwriter Kendall Lujan. Her music grabbed my ears from the first time I heard it, and I've had it on heavy rotation ever since. Extremely fresh and new take on things, and her voice and vocalizations are distinctly her own. In addition to diving...
Feb 20, 2025•1 hr 3 min•Season 9Ep. 152
This week we are in for a special treat as we "hop across the pond" and land in Dundee, Scotland to connect with innovative songwriter, composer and producer Theo Bleak, whose music resonates with a profound sense of place and reflection, somehow achieving a sound that is equally familiar and unfamiliar, nostalgic and yet completely new. With each note, she weaves a sonic tapestry that captures the beauty and complexity of the world around her, drawing listeners into a journey through time, natu...
Feb 13, 2025•57 min•Season 9Ep. 151
The exciting supergroup Fantastic Cat is so great, we're featuring an episode on each one of it's members. So with this endeavor, you get 5 nextfavbands! You're welcome! They are all that good - trust us. Our second Cat is Brian Dunne, who is not your grandma’s antiseptic, pseudo baby boomer singer songwriter. Known for his laugh-to-keep-from-crying, darkly humorous lyrics, Dunne’s work reconfigures the limiting nature of the genre. This DIY ethos, born from a healthy New York cynicism self-conc...
Feb 06, 2025•1 hr 36 min•Season 9Ep. 150
This week we jump back to the 1990s to hear the story of The JudyBats with frontman Jeff Heiskell. This band has an incredible catalog and they reached the charts so you will probably recall a track or two of theirs if you were in your teens or 20s at that time. Or you might be a raving fan and can't wait to hear more about them. And if you don't know their music at all, well...I'm kinda jealous, because you're about to find your next favorite band, just 3 decades later. The JudyBats were founde...
Jan 30, 2025•1 hr 41 min•Season 9Ep. 149
I love when you discover music that just scratches that part of brain that wants to listen. Cutting edge and fresh, but yet also calling back to that familiar sound of shoe-gazey grunge - Meg Elsier has just released some crazy great music on her album Spittake. She's has stunningly gorgeous vocals that are laid on top of a bed of industrial fuzz. This effort to juxapose counterintuitive aesthetics is brilliantly executed. And on top of all that, she's a pleasure to talk to. In our interview, we...
Jan 23, 2025•1 hr 3 min•Season 9Ep. 148
Happy New Year! We kick off the year with The Hot Mamas - an all-female collective (coagulation?) full of depth and loaded with surprising instruments. One member describes them as ... if you went to a junkyard and you had a bathtub and you filled the bathtub with everything you could find in the junkyard and then you put it on some skateboards and rolled it down the street, and then the bathtub tipped over and a bunch of hot girls in Scarves and bolas galore on roller skates roll up and they pi...
Jan 16, 2025•1 hr 3 min•Season 9Ep. 147
Phillip and David tie a bow on 2024 and also look towards some exciting plans for 2025. First, they announce the line-up for Listen to the Dissonance 2025 , which is happening Friday, Feb 28th in Bethlehem at The IceHouse and Sat, Mar 1st in Wayne at 118 North. Then Phillip shares the podcast download stats for 2024 - where the show saw in increase of +31%! Phillip also shares video from 2 shows he saw recently - Swept Away on Broadway - written by The Avett Brothers and starring Adrian Blake En...
Dec 21, 2024•1 hr 1 min•Season 8Ep. 146
Philadelphia-based radio station WXPN often asks listeners to submit top 10 lists for various types of music to be compiled, calculated, and ranked to produce a list of the 885 best, according to those that were submitted. This year, they dedicated that to songs of that have been release from the year 2000 to today. Of course we'll be joined by Dan Drago of 25 O’Clock Pod, and Nate Runkel of Yo! That’s My Jawn and we'll each share our thoughts on the list as it wraps up, who was on our Top 10 li...
Dec 12, 2024•1 hr 54 min•Season 8Ep. 145
Tune in for our annual year-end extravaganza where we reflect back on all of the great interviews and experiences we've had during the year. In Part 2, we start with a very special premiere of music from The Christmas Sweaters: Alex Radus & George Hrab We get the opportunity to share "John, the Christmas Hero" and it is incredible. Their album release show is on Thur 12/19 at The IceHouse Then we hear holiday music, performances, and messages from: - We're From Antarctica - "For A While" - G...
Dec 04, 2024•1 hr 11 min•Season 8Ep. 144
Tune in for our annual year-end extravaganza where we reflect back on all of the great interviews and experiences we've had during the year. In Part 1, Hear holiday music, performances, and messages from: - Judah Kim - "Weltanschauung" - Jacob Betts of The American Hotel System - Roberta Faceplant - "Merry Grittmass" - Raina Douris of WXPN / World Cafe - Anthony D'Amato of Fantastic Cat - "Merry Christmas, I Guess" And meet the performers of our live, in-person event happening this Friday, Decem...
Dec 04, 2024•58 min•Season 8Ep. 143
One of the most lovely part of the holidays is traditions - and the Thanksgiving week episode is becoming one of our favs. We will once again gather 'round the fire for some gratitude banter, this year with Cass Noelle. Cass Noelle is a Lehigh Valley native with an angelic voice whose strength as a songwriter comes from her ability to set to music her perseverance through hardship and finding hope where it feels hopeless. Audiences are often moved and connect with her music as it helps them feel...
Nov 27, 2024•1 hr 22 min•Season 8Ep. 142
The exciting supergroup Fantastic Cat is so great, we're featuring an episode on each one of it's members. So with this endeavor, you get 5 nextfavbands! You're welcome! They are all that good - trust us. First up is the folk & roll with NJ grit of Anthony D'Amato. His musical journey is full of moments of perseverance and ingenuity where he has often blazed his own trail while also following in the path of the masters like Bruce Springsteen and Bob Dylan. In addition to excellent song writi...
Nov 21, 2024•1 hr 30 min•Season 8Ep. 141
It's no secret how big a fan we are of Dirty Dollhouse - from Chelsea Mitchell's angelic, ethereal vocals, to her songwriting that is as clever as it is catchy - it hard to not be a card-carrying member of the Dirty Dollhouse fan club. Then add in the fact that she's the owner of one of the coolest vinyl record shops around - Newtwon Book & Record Exchange. It's the stuff of legend. To top everything off, they're releasing new music for the first time since Queen Coyote in 2020. We spend tim...
Nov 14, 2024•1 hr 29 min•Season 8Ep. 140
Get ready to for some swagger-injected bluesy rock! DUSTIN DOUGLAS & THE ELECTRIC GENTLEMEN’s dynamic, heavy, sexy & dirty, blues-influenced rock n’ roll bring vintage sound and vibe to modern ears. Fronted by the transcendent lead guitarist/singer/songwriter Dustin Douglas, The Electric Gentlemen command the stage with virtuosic musicianship and rock spirit mixed with punk attitude that leaves even the most discerning music fans falling in love with their style. Dustin came on the Musik...
Nov 07, 2024•1 hr 28 min•Season 8Ep. 139
