Episodes
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Scarlet Estelle on Fall Out Boy and Hip-Hop
Scarlet Estelle is an artist manager and developer. She’s the membership director of REC Philly, and she’s a member of the Philadelphia Recording Academy. She’s also the creator and host of Andrea's favorite new(ish) podcast, Sugar, We’re Going In, which explores Fall Out Boy’s relationship with...
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Don’t Be Late. (Openers You Don’t Want to Miss)
Lots of bands we love on tour. Lots of those bands are bringing other bands we love with them. We don't want you to miss out on those bands. Here are some shows we really think you should plan to get there for doors. Gully Boys - “Optimist” On tour with Motion City Soundtrack until 01.15. Philly…
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Left of the Dial’s Best of 2023
To close out 2023, Left of the Dial is here with our contractually-obligated-to-release-as-podcasters End of the Year list. Jenn, Andrea, and Kitzy got together to share 12 albums (and one bonus single) they loved this year. There were, of course, many more, but there are only so many hours in…
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A Stranger That You Met Before with A Day Without Love
A Day Without Love is the solo project of multi-genre musician and artist Brian Walker. He joins us today to talk about his new album, A Stranger That You Met Before, which also happens to have been produced by our own Kitzy, so this episode is full of stories from the studio. Brian also talks to...
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Heaven with Soft and Dumb
This week, Andrea and Jenn are joined by a Left of the Dial favorite. If you pay attention to leftofthedial.fm, you’ll be familiar with Soft and Dumb from Jenn’s review of their self-titled album a little over a year ago, as well as their interview for our Home Studio Stories shortly after that....
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Slighted with Zachary Ross
Today’s guest is a repeat offender! Our listeners will know Zac Ross from one of the greatest pop-punk bands to come out of South Jersey, Man Overboard. He joined us last July to talk about his project Zachary Ross and the Divine, and he’s joining us today to talk about his brand new hardcore...
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SoakedInSynth.Zip with Superdestroyer
Superdestroyer is the solo project of the anonymous Ohio-based musician who is also the co-founder of Lonely Ghost Records. Superdestoryer’s most recent album, SoakedInSynth.Zip was released in June. He joined Andrea and Jenn this week to talk about SoakedInSynth.Zip, making music that sounds…
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Where I Stand with Afloat
This week on Left of the Dial, Andrea is joined by Gabby and Josh, from South Jersey’s own Afloat. Gabby joined us way back in February to talk about booking bands as Head Above Water collective. But if you need another reminder, Afloat is, according to NJ.com’s Bobby Olivier, “The best thing to...
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Destroyer with M.A.G.S.
This week's guest is one of our favorites over here at Left of the Dial. M.A.G.S. is the solo project of Buffalo-born, LA-based artist Elliott Douglas, and listeners of our podcast should be plenty familiar with M.A.G.S. We’ve been singing his praises for as long as Andrea has been hosting Left…
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Where Are Your Boys Tonight? With Chris Payne
This week, Andrea sits down with Chris Payne to talk about his new book Where Are Your Boys Tonight? The Oral History of Emo's Mainstream Explosion 1999-2008. He’s got a list of credits a mile long, covering music for publications like Alternative Press, Vulture, and Billboard where he spent…
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Spring Cleaning with Kitzy and Andrea
Seems like the year just started, but suddenly we're halfway through Spring? Instead of talking with a guest this week, Kitzy and Andrea wanted to share some of the music they've been listening to lately. For Andrea, that means a carefully selected handful of songs. For Kitzy, that means playing...
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Drive It Like It’s Stolen by Dave Hause
Kitzy and Andrea are in the studio together without a guest for the first time in a long time, so they're covering a new album that they're both big fans of. Left of the Dial favorite and Philly's own Dave Hause released Drive It Like It's Stolen today, and your hosts are breaking down the…
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Sweet Juice Fest Collective
Listeners will be familiar with this week's Left of the Dial guests because they’re the team behind Sweet Juice Fest, a queer feminist musical festival that centers local diverse artists and creators from the Philadelphia region. Last year, the sold-out festival was held at Rigby Mansion in...
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Jersey Interchange with Christian Lesperance
Christian Lesperance is the mastermind behind Jersey Interchange, a collaboration series that reimagines the songs of the New Jersey punk, hardcore, emo, and ska scenes of the late 90s and early 2000s. Christian joins Andrea on the podcast today because Jersey Interchange is releasing its debut...
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Warm Blanket with Worriers
Lauren Denitzio of Worriers is back on Left of the Dial, and we're so excited to talk with them about their incredible new album, Warm Blanket, which is out April 7th–that’s today if you're listening when this episode drops–on Ernest Jenning Record Co. It’s Worriers' fourth full-length album, but...
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The Music of Yellowjackets
Andrea recently launched a new podcast called The Watchers where she and her cohost Jodie Mim watch Jersey-focused movies and TV. They're kicking off their first season with the Showtime series Yellowjackets. If you haven’t watched Yellowjackets, it’s about what happened to a (fictional) New…
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Kristen Kurtis
We continue our WXPN love fest this week with another one of the best in Philly radio! Kristen Kurtis is one of our favorite people in the Philly music scene. She’s worked in radio in places like Spokane Washington and Austin Texas, but here in Philly, she hosts XPN's Morning Show and serves as…
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John Vettese
Today's guest has been a long time coming in Left o' Land, so we've got a super-sized episode for you! John Vettese is the host of the radio shows What’s the Frequency and WXPN Local, both of which are on the greatest public radio station of all time, WXPN. He’s also behind XPN’s Key Studio...
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Bad Machine with Boon
Boon's most recent album, Bad Machine, is a wonderfully eclectic piece of art. Their frontperson, Brendan Principato, joined our Editor-in-Chief, Jenn Coulter (who flew this episode solo like an absolute pro) to talk tracking vocals in a cabin, 4am recording sessions, ambient influences, and so...
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The Long Way with John-Allison Weiss
We are so excited to share this episode with one of our favorites over here at Left o'. John-Allison Weiss has been sharing their music with the world since 2007, releasing a handful of albums full of pop gems as catchy and radio-ready as they are earnest and introspective–a balance not everyone...
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Bang Bang Crash with Nic Brown (Athenaeum, Longwave, Skeleton Key)
Nic Brown is a graduate of Columbia University and the prestigious Iowa Writers' Workshop. He’s a professor of creative writing and the author of the novels In Every Way, Doubles, and Floodmarkers. He’s also a former (question mark) drummer whose forthcoming memoir Bang Bang Crash, out February...
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DIY Prom with Head Above Water Collective
Gabby Relos is the self-described "head honcho" of New Jersey's Head Above Water Collective. She books and hosts some of the coolest DIY shows in South Jersey. Gabby also plays in a bunch of great bands, including Afloat, which Bobby Olivier at NJ.com called, "The best thing to hit Cherry Hill...
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Boogie Night Blues with Andorra
Andorra is a tried and true Philly band who’s been around for a decade. They joined us hot off the release of their newest album, Boogie Night Blues, the debut of which they celebrated right here in Philly with a show at Milkboy earlier this month. While Boogie Night Blues isn't a total departure...
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Screaming Females’ Garden Party with Marissa Paternoster
This week, we are super excited to have Screaming Females front-person Marissa Paternoster joining us to talk about Screaming Females' forthcoming album Desire Pathway, the artists playing their annual Garden Party this February, dying in New Jersey, Bart Simpson as a feeling in your heart, and…
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Best of Jersey - 2022
When we started working on our 2022 Year End lists, Andrea quickly realized that she could have done an entire episode based on bands from Jersey who put out music last year. So that's what this is. Here's a non-exhaustive list of some of the great music that came outta the Garden State last…
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Kitzy’s Favorite Albums of 2022
We're back with part two of our look back at 2022. This time, Kitzy's sharing some of their favorite albums that were released this year. In Awe of Insignificance – Talker Bandcamp | Twitter | Instagram Finally, New - They Hate Change Bandcamp | Twitter | Instagram Running With the Hurricane –…
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Andrea’s Favorite Albums of 2022
Coming in under the wire, in this two-parter, Andrea and Kitzy are sharing their favorite music of 2022. Andrea's up first, but keep your eye out for Kitzy's episode to hear the rest! Find links to everyone's everything below. Why not spend some of that holiday cash on some new-to-you music? See...
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December Round-Up!
Once again, we find ourselves fully inundated with so much great music, so Andrea and Jenn are sharing some recent favorites with you. There's a little something for everyone in this episode. The City View – “The Ghost of the Living” Bandcamp | Twitter | Instagram Andorra – “Leather Jacket”...
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Waiting for God to Turn on the Lights with The Lower Aetna
Today's Left of the Dial guest is Dylan Gallimore, who Philly folks may be familiar with from his fantastic band Honeyjar (we’re big fans), but today he’s on the podcast to talk with us about his equally fantastic new project The Lower Aetna whose debut album Waiting For God to Turn on the Lights...
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Jawnaroo with Josh Weichmann
This week's guest, Josh Weichmann, is the artist and founder of Jawnaroo, an arts and music festival in South Jersey that debuted earlier this year. He joined Andrea to talk about the process of getting Jawnaroo up and running, making art of his own as RoseBear Arts, and to share a few songs from...
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New River with Franz Nicolay
Franz Nicolay has maybe the longest and most varied resume of any Left of the Dial guest. You likely know him best from his work with The Hold Steady and World/Inferno Friendship Society, and of course, his own solo work. He’s also a novelist, travel writer, journalist, professor, and just an all...
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This Episode Is Not Called Fest of the Dial
The high holy days are upon us, so you know what the means! We've made our way south to Gainesville for Fest (the 20th one!). Before we left, we put together a little list of bands you should absolutely be checking out if you're also at Fest this weekend. And if you aren't at Fest this weekend…
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October Music Roundup!
Once again, we find ourselves positively overwhelmed with a ton of new music, and Jenn and Andrea are here to share some of it with you. From Today's Episode: Hit Like a Girl - "Dismay" Bandcamp | Twitter | Instagram | No More Dysphoria Superdestroyer - "FKA Still Chill" Bandcamp | Twitter |...
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Jamie Coletta (No Earbuds!)
We were so lucky to get to sit down with No Earbuds founder, Jamie Coletta. If you're unfamiliar with Jamie/No Earbuds, (impossible if you listen to our show), they're a wholly unique marketing/publicity/management/A&R/PR company and probably responsible, in one way or another, for introducing…
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Chico Romano
Chico Romano is the new-ish project from Rob Romano, a Jersey-based musician who you might also know as the frontperson for Professor Caveman. You should already be familiar with Chico Romano, whose most recent single, the upbeat and effervescent “UR My Best Friend” we covered earlier this month....
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September Music Round Up
It's been a minute since Andrea and Kitzy sat down to share some new music, so that's what we're doing this week. Andrea picked eight songs that were released this summer and told Kitzy next to nothing before hitting record, so you're getting Kitzy's first impressions of a bunch of songs. Will…
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Philly Music Round Up with Doug Keller (The Tisburys, Riverby, Duke Maroon)
Andrea's guest co-host is a dear member of the Left of the Dial cinematic universe: Doug Keller. Doug is the titular Doug Keller of Doug Keller and the Dubbed Subs. You also know Doug from his band Duke Maroon, which we’ve covered here on the podcast and over on the blog. Doug’s band Riverby…
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Zachary Ross & The Divine
It's a South Jersey extravaganza over here as Andrea and our Left of the Dial Editor-in-Chief/sometimes co-host Jenn Coulter welcome Jersey Pop-punk royalty Zac Ross to the show. He's here to share some of his favorite songs and talk about his new project Zachary Ross & The Divine. Their debut…
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Pay Attention To Meee with Boy Jr.
Kitzy's back from wherever they were, just in time to join us for a really fun episode with the very cool and very talented Boy Jr. Boy Jr. is the solo songwriting and production project of Erica Allen-Lubman, who folks might already know from their absolutely delightful musical contributions to...
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Sweet Juice Summer Fest with Katie Hackett of The Lunar Year
Katie Hackett is a ridiculously talented and wholly original artist from right here in Philadelphia. Fans of our live sessions will know Katie from one of our favorites, where she debuted an entire set of new music from her incredible band The Lunar Year. She’s also been working behind the scenes...
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Stud Count with Norelle and Matt Green
Kitzy sits down with Norelle and Matt Green from one of our new favorite bands, Stud Count, to talk about their debut self-titled album, out today on Smart Punk Records. They cover everything from the inspiration for the band's tongue-in-cheek name to dealing with the depressively gray winters of...
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Conceit with GILT
Back in May, Kitzy and Andrea sat down with Ash and Tyler from GILT, one of our favorite bands over here at Left of the Dial. And then a bunch of stuff happened, and things got shuffled around, and you know how it goes. BUT we are very happy to finally be bringing you this conversation. We talk...
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Why Patti Smith Matters with Caryn Rose (and guest host Chris Gethard)
Andrea and her guest host Chris Gethard (The Chris Gethard Show, Half My Life, New Jersey Is the World) talk with the incredibly smart, thoughtful, and funny Caryn Rose about her new book Why Patti Smith Matters (University of Texas Press). Head over to carynrose.com to join Caryn Rose's mailing...
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June New Music Round Up with Andrea and Kitzy
SO much good music out this month. Kitzy and Andrea are bringing you six new songs they can't get enough of. Check 'em out. Pick up their albums. You know the drill. And as Andrea mentions in this episode, our killer new theme song is a cover of The Replacements' "Left of the Dial" by the...
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Contender with Joe Candelaria of Forever Came Calling
Forever Came Calling is a band from Twentynine Palms, California. Their iconic pop-punk album, Contender, turns 10 this year, and to mark that anniversary, they’re heading out on a headlining tour this summer, hitting just about every region in the US. We were so thrilled to talk with Joe...
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This Ain’t Art with The Warhawks
This week, The Warhawks–a killer band playing killer music outta Gloucester City, New Jersey–join Andrea and Kitzy on the podcast, which means Kitzy has to hang out while a bunch of Jersey folks talk about Jersey for an hour. They also talk a lot about The Warhawks' most recent release, This…
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Long Neck with Lily Mastrodimos
New Jersey’s Long Neck has a new album, Soft Animal, due out the 21st of June. They announced the album today along with the release of its first single, the earthy and ethereal (yes, it somehow manages to be both, simultaneously) “Gardener.” The single features lush violins arranged and…
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The Replacements with Tyler from The Tisburys
It's only taken us two and a half years, but we're finally doing our Replacements episode, and we've brought it one of our favorite people here at Left of the Dial–Tyler Asay of The Tisburys and Riverby–to help us out. We're especially excited about this episode because a few weeks back, we had...
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Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem with Patrick Cotnoir
This week marks the official beginning of Andrea's most ambitious undertaking to date: book the little known indie darlings Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem for a Left of the Dial studio session. And she's called in Muppet superfan Patrick Cotnoir (The George Lucas Talk Show, RAAAATSCRAPS, a...
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End of April Round Up with Andrea and Kitzy
Andrea and Kitzy are bringing you a few new songs to usher you into the weekend. Featured in today's episode: Mikey Erg - "Almost Like Judee Sill" off his upcoming album Love at Leeds, out June 24th on Don Giovanni Records and which you can pre-order now. In the meantime, check out our studio...
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