Big football Sunday! Brings me back to my younger, more athletic days where being competitive and giving it your all to win the game was what it was all about. Now, I have to relive it from the comfort of my couch, and with the help of 2 hours of indie tunes today!
Tune in for a set by drummer, percussionist and composer Rajiv Jayaweera recorded live at the legendary Birdland Jazz Club back in 2019.
ICYMI: Musicians, bands, and artists we’ve been throwing at you all week, plus other music news.
Comfy is the super endearing, earworm-inducing project of Rochester-based musician Connor Benincasa. Joined by a virtual army of musical friends and co-conspirators, the “band” crafts a malleable array of genres from pure power pop to bedroom grooves and indie garage bangers. Here, Connor is joined by Aurora Case for a low-key, ultra-cozy exclusive performance!
Volume For is available now from Dadstache Records.
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Plus Republican media hijinks, Biden's first days in office, and more.
Marco Rubio's laughable gripe about the fears of 75 million Americans is a Republican media shtick.
This music video & song will bring you joy—anything that doesn't, toss it.
New HostWelcome Cori!
Veteran of the jam music scene, Cori Kidney, is joining BTRtoday as the new host of the long-running Jam Session podcast! Hear her first episode by clicking any of the images above...
Maggie shares some of the ups and downs of parenting during the pandemic and acknowledges that even while their family’s basic needs were always met, there has been a lot to balance over the last 10 months.
Stephen detais his experience of contracting the coronavirus back in late February/early March of 2020, before lockdowns shut NYC down. He also shares how the busy Brooklyn music scene he’s a part of may have helped to spread it among his friends before people knew how serious the pandemic would turn out to be–and perhaps already was, in retrospect–along with his thoughts on the response to the crisis and how, while hard to live through, it’s confirmed why he loves the city.
1st Person is presented by Urban Outfitters.
Music featured in the episode: "Featherweight" by Fleet Foxes
John Knefel comments on the inadequate rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine.
Let yourself get wrapped up in this melancholic wind of nostalgia.
Trump slinks away as his impeachment trial looms. Biden hits the ground runnings with executive orders and a pandemic plan. Plus music by The Electric Grandmother and Comfy.
Joe Biden’s first 100 days in office will provide insight about what the American people can expect over the next four years. John Knefel shares his thoughts on both Biden’s conservative history as well as some of the encouraging moves made by his transition team over the last few days.
Electric Grandmother is the DC-based duo Pete and Mary Alice, making hilariously surreal post-modern music that they affectionately call “Sitcom-Core.” Here, they join us from their home to perform their song about an intense Reagan-era tale of intrigue.
Relaunch is available now.
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Drop D is an MC with an impressive flow - her soft vocals and smooth grooves sneak in and deliver hard lyrics. Here, she delivers a great, intimate performance recorded live at home.
Sanya N'Kanta is a Jamaican-born musician currently based in Charlotte, NC who writes, performs, and produces songs with a wide range of musical influences and styles. Here, he shares an exclusive, stripped-down performance of a song from his new EP.
These Are The Days will be released February 12, 2021.
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Call Me Spinster takes the top spot this week! Plus Falcon Jane, Arlo Parks and more!
The Listening Booth w/new electro via Trace Mountains and Circa Waves, plus new music news via of Montreal and an Alex the Astronaut show!
Crank up your speakers & enjoy wicked new riddims by Konshens, Moyann, Ding Dong, Kemar Highcon, Shaggy, Sean Paul, Gyptian, Beenie Man!
Comfy is the super endearing, earworm-inducing project of Rochester-based musician Connor Benincasa. Joined by a virtual army of musical friends and co-conspirators, the “band” crafts a malleable array of genres from pure power pop to bedroom grooves and indie garage bangers. Here, I chat with Connor about the project and we've got a low-key, ultra-cozy exclusive performance (joined by Aurora Case).
Volume For is available now from Dadstache Records.
Music from Hilang Child, Tom Sanders, Brocrisp and Summer Dregs, and more!
A new year, a new mix, new music, a new president and a new era. Let's go!