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Local Roots
by JOY 94.9 - LGBTI, LGBTIQA+, LGBTQIA+, LGBT, LGBTQ, LGB, Gay, Lesbian, Trans, Intersex, Queer Podcasts for all our Rainbow Communities
Bringing you the latest in local Aussie artists
Episodes
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Local Roots: Full Broadcast – April 3, 2026
Welcome back to Local Roots. Host Hannah Torregosa takes listeners through the latest and greatest in Australian music. Tracklist: Kylie Minogue – “Love at First Sight” My Daydreams – “I’m Still Searching” Birdland – “Maybe Lately” Liam Conner – “Love Me With A Like” RARIA – “WE WERE NEVER REALLY...
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Local Roots: Full Broadcast – March 27, 2026
Welcome back to Local Roots. Host Hannah Torregosa takes listeners through the latest and greatest in Australian music. Tracklist: Memphis LK – “Some Kinda Heaven” ELISHIA – “As Good as it Gets” Genesis Owusu – “STAMPEDE” EMEREE – “Locked Up” aleksiah – “Bullshit, Baby!” gemma ylana –...
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Local Roots: Full Broadcast – March 20, 2026
Welcome back to Local Roots. Host Hannah Torregosa takes listeners through the latest and greatest in Australian music. Tracklist: Mia Wray – “When We Were Young” Spacey Jane – “Do You Really Love Her” The Roulette Generation – “All Talk Is Small” WAAX – “Hands” DeepFaith – “Don’t Know Who My...
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Local Roots: Full Broadcast – March 13, 2026
Welcome back to Local Roots. Host Elliot Attard takes listeners through the latest and greatest in Australian music. Tracklist: G Flip / The Beaches – “Lez Go!” 2charm – “girls” Kiid Koda – “Keep It All” Ian Buller – “Lovers Under The Sun” Stephanie Milostic – “Check It” Savanna Kate – “Home By…
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Local Roots: Full Broadcast – March 6, 2026
Welcome back to Local Roots. Host Elliot Attard takes listeners through the latest and greatest in Australian music. Tracklist: LMNT115 / Daya – “Paradise” RACH – “Jump Up and Down” Tame Impala / JENNIE – “Dracula” PNAU / MEDUZA – “Rollin” Kaiyah Mercedes – “3 Month Blackout” VASSY / Mind…
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Local Roots: Full Broadcast – February 27, 2026
Welcome back to Local Roots. Host Hannah Torregosa takes listeners through the latest and greatest in Australian music. Tracklist: Mia Wray – “Nice To Meet Me” Ama – Metro – “Girl” Camille Trail – “Postcard” Ninajirachi – “It’s You (underscores’ It’s U Remix)” Alesso / Pendulum – “FADE” Odd Mob /...
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Local Roots: Full Broadcast – February 20, 2026
Welcome back to Local Roots. Host Hannah Torregosa takes listeners through the latest and greatest in Australian music. Tracklist: Sonny Fodera/ D.O.D/ Poppy Baskcomb – “Think About Us” BEL! — “I’m Not Jeaulous” Cooee — “Welcome” Boox Kid — “Barang Ngalang Kadjin (SOS)” D’Arcey Spiller — “Bring…
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Local Roots: Full Broadcast – February 13, 2026
Welcome back to Local Roots. Host Elliot Attard takes listeners through the latest and greatest in Australian music. Tracklist: ISHAN — “Chasing Cars” Yes Boone — “Best I’ve Found” Dylan Wright — “Those Nights” Mia Wray — “When We Were Young” Miya Zawa — “BIG Love” ONIQ — “NEBULA” Go-Jo —...
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Local Roots Returns: Full Broadcast – February 6, 2026
Welcome back to Local Roots after a 5-year hiatus. Temporary host Elliot Attard takes listeners through the latest and greatest in Australian music. Tracklist: Alice Ruby — “xx” 2charm — “invisible wings” JORJ — “Plan B” Leni feat. Mo’Ju — “KINGS & STARS” BEL! — “Stop Bothering Me” Djanaba —...
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Jam Session: Nik Navy
Nik Navy joined the Local Roots team in the JOY 94.9 studio to play four tracks live for you. NIK NAVY is a Melbourne queer artist who makes sad songs. Known for his honest storytelling and powerful vocals, his lyrics tell of love and queer resilience. Blending soulful vocals, piano and warm...
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Takeover: Daniel Elia
Daniel Elia joined the Local Roots team in the JOY 94.9 studio to play four tracks live for you. Producing music with a strong political and spiritual message, Daniel Elia encapsulates the trials and tribulations faced by the Melbourne South-Sudanese community, and what it means to be black in...
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Jam Session: KÖDA
KÖDA joined the Local Roots team in the JOY 94.9 studio to play four tracks live for you. Accomplished Melbourne based singer-songwriter KÖDA is truly one-of-a-kind. Renowned for her powerhouse vocals, bubbly yet fierce personality and electric stage presence, KÖDA presents a whole new world of...
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Jam Session: Woodes
Woodes joined the Local Roots team in the JOY 94.9 studio to play four tracks live for you. After writing her first song at age 11, it was clear that Elle Graham was going to make a career in music. Growing up in tropical North Queensland, Graham used her upbringing as inspiration; pairing it…
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Takeover: Val Flynn
Val Flynn joined the Local Roots team in the JOY 94.9 studios to play four of their tracks for you. Val Flynn, a born performer and refreshing new voice in the Australian music. With foundations laid in fashion and styling, Val Flynn’s passion for music was ignited during a late-night studio...
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Jam Session: Tender Buttons
Tender Buttons joined the Local Roots team in the JOY 94.9 studios to play four of their tracks live for you. Tender Buttons are a 4-piece alternative dream-pop band from Footscray, Melbourne, bringing together dream-pop, shoegaze, and indie-pop influences. In 2016, Tender Buttons was born out of…
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Jam Session: Maxon
Maxon joined the Local Roots team in the JOY 94.9 studios to play four of their tracks live for you. Maxon is currently shaking audiences with her trademark vocal and boundless song-writing talents. A gifted and versatile artist, Maxon burst onto the Melbourne music scene in 2016 with her own…
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Jam Session: Diamonds of Neptune
Diamonds of Neptune joined the Local Roots team in the JOY 94.9 studios to play for of their tracks live for you. Diamonds of Neptune are a five-piece Melbourne band with a unique take on the indie-rock genre. They take you on a journey from a dream-like state, blending sounds of psychedelic-pop...
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Jam Session with Nancie Schipper
Nancie Schipper joined Rachel & Dinah in the Local Roots studio for this week’s live Jam Session. A Local Roots Jam Sesh is where a local independent artist stops by the studio to play 4 tracks live to air, along with a nice long chat about their music. Nancie is no newcomer to the stage, having...
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Live Jam Session with Louise Terra
Louise Terra joined Dinah & Jason in the Local Roots studio for this week’s live Jam Sesh! Each week a local independent artist stops by the Local Roots studio to perform a set of 4 tracks live to air for you. Nothing is off limits and we go deep into finding out who they are and why they chose…
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Live Jam Session with Black Snake Whip
The boys from local band Black Snake Whip joined us in the studio for this week’s Local Roots Jam Sesh! Each week a local independent artist stops by the Local Roots studio to perform a set of 4 tracks live to air for you. Nothing is off limits and we go deep into finding out who they are and why...
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Live Jam Session with Ellery Cohen
Ellery Cohen joined in the Local Roots studio for this week’s live Jam Session! Each week a local independent artist stops by the Local Roots studio to perform a set of 4 tracks live to air for you. Nothing is off limits and we go deep into finding out who they are and why they chose to release...
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Live Jam Session with Kids at Midnight
Kids at Midnight joined Sarah & Dinah in the Local Roots studio for this week’s Jam Session! Each week a local independent artist stops by the Local Roots studio to perform a set of 4 tracks live to air for you. Nothing is off limits and we go deep into finding out who they are and why they chose...
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Live Jam Session with The Attics
Cam and Ben from local act The Attics joined Dinah and Laura in the Local Roots studio for a Jam Session. Each week a local independent artist stops by the Local Roots studio to perform a set of 4 tracks live to air for you. Nothing is off limits and we go deep into finding out who they are and…
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Interview with No/Trauma
Elisabeth from local Melbourne act No/Trauma joined Jason on the phone to chat about their very new band and the new track they’ve just released. No/Trauma is a band made up of three queer people making emo folk music. Singing about vulnerability, connection and identity. It’s a bit like Paul…
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Interview with Forest Falls
Lucy and John from Melbourne band Forest Falls joined Jason & Nat on the phone to talk about their new EP you’re going to love, especially when you hear the story behind their track ‘Lady Luck’ Big, bold and heartrendingly honest, it’s the Forest Falls sound that strikes you first. Multi-part…
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Live Jam Session with Thorne
Thorne joined Nat, Sarah & Jason in the studio this week for a Local Roots Jam Session. Each week a local independent artist stops by the Local Roots studio to perform a set of 4 tracks live to air for you. Nothing is off limits and we go deeply into finding out who they are and why they chose to...
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Interview with CLEWS
Lilly from CLEWS joined Jason & Nat to chat about their new track and her experiences growing up with her dad and uncle in the music industry and selling merch at their gigs. We had a great chat talking all things family, and chatted about how Lilly’s grandma was in her own band. Such a musical...
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Interview with GOSH
Matt from GOSH, a group of guys from the Gong (Wollongong) joined Nat & Laura on the phone to chat about their new track ‘Say Another Thing’, after asking Gang of Youths to support their tour across the country. Gosh have wasted no time in creating a cult-like following for themselves. Dynamic,...
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Live Jam Session with Angie McMahon
Angie McMahon joined Dinah & Sarah in the Local Roots studio for this week’s EPIC Jam Session. She’s been killing it across Australia and the USA, now Angie McMahon is back in town to chat about her brand new release album ‘Salt’. Angie stopped by the Local Roots studio to perform 4 tracks live…
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Interview with Taylah Carroll
Taylah Carroll took a break from rehearsing for her upcoming gig to chat with Nat & Laura. Her music is a beautiful mix of indie folk and alt rock, she’s got some incredible style and some music you’re going to fall in love with. Taylah explains her new track Vermont is set in the eastern suburbs...
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Live Jam Session with Errnest Aines
Ernest Aines joined Dinah & Sarah in the Local Roots studio for this week’s Jam Session. Each week we bring in an independent artist to perform and share their music live in the studio just for you. A Melbourne based singer/songwriter with an affinity for story-telling, Ernest has been...
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Interview with Latchy
Latchy joined Nat & Laura in the studio to chat about his new single ‘Just Call’ and his recent revamp from previous act Feather Touch to Latchy. Latchy is a multi instrumental producer, artist and generally tall guy based between Sydney and Singapore. Latchy brings you the sweet sounds of lush,...
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Interview with Boo Seeka
Boo Seeka joined Nat & Laura via phone to chat about their new single ‘Millennium Drive” and their upcoming tour. A combination of pulsating sounds that bed down layered textures of electronic bass and percussive beats, BOO Seeka’s smooth synths and rolling beats keeps the energy sizzling like a...
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Interview with Web Rumors
Web Rumors joined Nat & Laura on the phone to chat about their new music and upcoming album release. Web Rumors are a Perth-based new-wave-pop ensemble beginning to make waves on west coast, whether it be on the live circuit supporting names like Christine and the Queens and playing Laneway...
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Interview with Kira Puru
Kia Puru joined Nat & Laura on the phone to chat about her upcoming tour, music and plenty more. Known for her dynamic live performances and genre-defying writing style, Kira Puru is an ever-rising star, widely respected as one of Australia’s biggest voices. Her stage presence is demanding and…
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Live Jam Session with Eaglemont
Eaglemont joined Dinah & Sarah in the Local Roots studio for this week’s Jam Session. She also premiered some fantastic new tracks not yet released! Each week we bring in an independent artist to perform and share their music live in the studio just for you. Eaglemont has crafted an insatiable...
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Local Roots TAKEOVER with Nathan Smart
Nathan Smart joined Nat & Laura in the Local Roots studio for this week’s Local Roots TAKEOVER! Each week we bring in an independent artist to perform and share their music in the studio just for you. Hustling from Melbourne’s Mornington Peninsula, 20 year old singer, songwriter and producer…
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Interview with Thorne
Thorne joined Nat & Laura by phone to chat about his new single ‘God Made Man’, upcoming tour and fashion choices! Melbourne based singer songwriter Thorne is making waves in the pop scene with his soulful blend of catchy music that will keep you wanting more after the first taste. With…
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Interview with Ezra Allen
Ezra Allen joined Dinah & Nat in the Local Roots studio to chat about his new single and upcoming tour. Ezra Allen is a neo-soul, jazz & alt hip-hop project focusing on lyricism and storytelling. 2018 saw success in the form of multiple plays on Triple J and community radio, as well as Allen’s…
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Interview with Nancie Schipper
Nancie Schipper joined Dinah & Nat in the Local Roots studio to chat about her recently released single and upcoming shows. The Local Roots team first saw Nancie when she supported Approachable Members of your Local Community, and fell in love. She was a 2018 finalist in triple j’s Unearthed High...
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Live Jam Session with Monnone Alone
Monnone Alone joined Sarah & Laura in the Local Roots studio for this week’s Jam Session. Each week we bring in an independent artist to perform and share their music live in the studio just for you. Although the name may suggest otherwise, Monnone Alone are a bona fide pop group based around the...
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Interview with Brendan Maclean
Brendan Maclean joined the Local Roots team via phone to chat about music and the fact that JOY 94.9 ws the first radio station to ever play his music. Discussion then turned to the importance of community radio to coincide with JOY 94.9’s Radiothon. Brendan Maclean is a queer…
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Interview with West Thebarton
Rev from West Thebarton joined the Local Roots team via phone to chat about music and the importance of community radio to coincide with JOY 94.9’s Radiothon. West Thebarton, is a rock band from Adelaide, where the titular West Thebarton can be found. They released their debut album Different...
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Interview with On Diamond
Lisa from On Diamond joined Laura & Nat in the Local Roots studio to chat about her recently released album and upcoming launch gig. Combining the pop song form with an improvisatory freedom of expression, five piece ON DIAMOND are a genre breaking act lead by songwriter/vocalist Lisa Salvo. The...
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Live Jam Session with Max Lawrence
Max Lawrence joins Sarah & Dinah in the Local Roots studio for this week’s Jam Session. Each week we bring in an independent artist to perform and share their music live in the studio just for you. Melbourne singer/songwriter Max Lawrence specialises in intimate, soulful songs that span alt-pop,...
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Single Premiere from Taylor Piggott – All That We Were
Taylor Piggott stopped by the Local Roots studio to premiere live his brand new track ‘All That We Were’ We love new music at Local Roots, and we love it more when a brand spanking new artist drops into the studio and premieres a new track with us. We live and breathe independent Australian…
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Live Jam Session with Laura Imbruglia
Laura Imbruglia joined Dinah & Sarah in the Local Roots studio for this week’s Jam Session. Each week we bring in an independent artist to perform and share their music live in the studio just for you. Australian songwriter Laura Imbruglia has been releasing records since the early noughties. A...
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Interview with Val Flynn
Val Flynn joined Nat & Laura to chat about his hot new single ‘Lover’. Val Flynn is a born performer and refreshing new voice in the Australian music. With foundations laid in fashion and styling, Val Flynn’s passion for music was ignited during a late-night studio session with good friend Miss...
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Single Premiere from C?NDY – Pa Arriba
We’re premiering a brand new single from newcomer artist C?NDY! We love new music at Local Roots, and we love it more when a brand spanking new artist drops into the studio and premieres a new track with us. We live and breathe independent Australian music/. She’s a name you may not have heard of...
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Interview with Eleanor Jacks
Eleanor Jacks joined Laura & Sarah by phone to chat about her fantastic new single ‘I’m Drunk and I Love You’. Eleanor Jacks is the artist name of singer/ songwriter Hannah from Sydney’s Northern Beaches. Eleanor Jacks was born and songs started to flow simply because they had to. Internalising…
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Bringing you the latest in local Aussie artists
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