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The Living Room
by The Living Room
Chatting with musicians from the greater-LA area. This is a series of conversations and acoustic performances by bands you love & bands you don't know you love yet. Join us on the couch as we reminisce, swap music recs, laugh a lot, and try to figure out what it means to be a creative in a city where everyone is, or tries to be.email: [email protected]
Episodes
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Episode 100: The Goodbye Party
Welcome to The Living Room; please make yourself at home! Welcome to the party!!!! This week, some of our beloved guests join us again to play music and answer audience questions in an overall darling display of friendship!! We hope you'll excuse the tardiness of our final episodes. Life's moving...
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Episode 99: The Living Room Post-Mortem
Welcome to The Living Room; please make yourself at home! Before we get to next week’s big party episode, the tables have TURNED. Carina becomes the guest, and Hannah crawls out from whatever cave she hides in to conduct an interview. They talk about processing when a project has come to its end,...
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Episode 98: Struckout Returns (once more)
Welcome to The Living Room; please make yourself at home! This week, we caught up with Struckout and their acoustic set up. They talk about their recent east coast tour, maintaining simplicity while dealing in excess, and ABM: Always Be Moshing. Struckout can be found online at:...
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Episode 97: Vanessa Tahay
Welcome to The Living Room; please make yourself at home! This week, we welcome another wonderful poet to our show! Vanessa Tahay talks about losing language, written poetry vs. performed poetry, and writing about her super good mom. Vanessa Tahay can be found online at: instagram.com/vanessa_tahay
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Episode 96: Deathless Gods with Human Bods
Welcome to The Living Room; please make yourself at home! This week we talked to Deathless Gods with Human Bods. They discussed coming together from producing and lyrical backgrounds, pop music vs. EDM music, and writing from the enneagram personality test! Deathless Gods with Human Bods can be...
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Interlude: Come to our 100th Episode Extravaganza!
The Living Room Podcast Proudly Presents: OUR 100TH EPISODE PODCAST CELEBRATION/LIVE SHOW + GOODBYE PARTY Location: The Palisades (message us for the address) September 29 Doors 5pm Bands 6pm Ya'll this is it. The End. Celebrate with us! Slime Girls (divine saviors & weirdo pop gods)...
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Episode 95: Media Jeweler
Welcome to The Living Room; please make yourself at home! This week, after a longstanding back-and-forth, we finally found time to talk with Media Jeweler! They talk about creating cohesive albums without an initial plan, their reception around the world versus their reception in LA, and bringing…
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Episode 94: The Manx
Welcome to The Living Room; please make yourself at home! This week, Carina talks to The Manx! They tell us about the transition from acoustic punk to electric, worshipping the god that is your art, and playing heavy banjo. The Manx can be found online at: https://themanx.bandcamp.com/
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Episode 93: HeyDeon
Welcome to The Living Room; please make yourself at home! This week, we talked with HeyDeon! A delightful conversation! They talk about how songs always sound different in your head vs. the recorded version, writing about real experiences instead of pursuing trends, and The Gap's comfortable,...
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Episode 92: Molly Lewis
Welcome to The Living Room; please make yourself at home! This week, we had the privilege of chatting with Molly Lewis! They talk about treating songs as character studies, what to do with a career the internet thrust upon you, and propositioning Stephen Fry. In song. To his face. Molly Lewis can...
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Episode 91: Littlest Sister
Welcome to The Living Room; please make yourself at home! This week, Carina chats with Littlest Sister. They talk about playing solo after having a band, being comfortable without vocals, and playing instrumental music for house parties. Littlest Sister can be found online at:...
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Episode 90: VLHS Anniversary (Feelings About a Warehouse)
Welcome to The Living Room; please make yourself at home! We gathered up some of our friends to fondly remember VLHS, a venue like no other. This episode is dedicated to the good times, though we know a whole slice of life happened in the five years VLHS was open. We couldn't possibly cover it as...
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Episode 89: Sour Widows
Welcome to The Living Room; please make yourself at home! This week, we talk to Sour Widows as they pass through SoCal on tour. They talk about how important lyrics are as the core of a song, bringing folk sensibilities to electric guitar, and a secret silent disco. Sour Widows can be found…
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Episode 88: Best Death
Welcome to The Living Room; please make yourself at home! This week, Carina chats with Best Death! They talk about their friendship through the VLHS scene, defending covers, and getting Aaron Ohio out of music retirement. Best Death can be found online at : https://soundcloud.com/best-death
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Episode 87: Love Nothing
Welcome to The Living Room; please make yourself at home! This week Carina chats with Nick from the band Love Nothing! They talk about writing songs about the places your in, coming into artistically rewarding friendships, and sad grooves. (Content warning: bonkers story about a pigs head coming…
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Episode 86: LOOLOWNINGEN & THE FAR EAST IDIOTS
Welcome to The Living Room; please make yourself at home! This week we were visited by the folks of LOOLOWNINGEN, all the way from Tokyo, Japan! They compare touring experiences in Japan and the US, they talk about letting the music speak for itself, and they recount the hard rock ways of their...
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Episode 85: Nahneen Kula
Welcome to The Living Room; please make yourself at home. Nahneen Kula is back! With the whole band! They talk about long-standing artistic partnerships, recording the live arrangement of their album, and sneaking nerd shit into performances. Nahneen Kula can be found online at:...
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Episode 84: Smiling Beth
Welcome to The Living Room; please make yourself at home! This week, Carina chats with Smiling Beth! They talk about switching up a song for live performances, using ambient sound in music, and experimenting with the theremin. Smiling Beth can be found online at:...
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Episode 83: MACHINEkit
Welcome to The Living Room; please make yourself at home! This week, we sit down with the lovely folks of MACHINEkit. They talk about merging electronic music with a band experience, taking responsibility for your choices, and finding enough hands to play a song. MACHINEkit can be found online…
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Episode 82: Minimall
Welcome to The Living Room; please make yourself at home! This week, Carina chats through the minimall EP song by song. They talk about writing pop jams with sad lyrics, changing songs over time, and pretending not to be emo. Minimall can be found online at: https://minimall.bandcamp.com/
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Episode 81: Blushh
Welcome to The Living Room; please make yourself at home! Thanks for sticking with us while Hannah was too sick to function last week. This week, we talk to Blushh! They discuss having more fun playing music than promoting music, songwriting as practice for better songwriting, and breaking the...
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Episode 80: Emma Lee Toyoda
Welcome to The Living Room; please make yourself at home! This week, we talked with Emma Lee Toyoda about justifying music as your full time job, finding good support in the Seattle music scene, and judging a battle of the bands. Emma Lee Toyoda can be found online at:...
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Episode 79: Hardly Boys
Welcome to The Living Room; please make yourself at home! This week, Hardly Boys stopped by the house on their most recent tour from Seattle. They talk about all ages venues in Seattle like The Vera Project (shouts out), staying in-the-moment while writing songs as well as performing, and writing...
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Episode 78: heartworms
Welcome to The Living Room; please make yourself at home! This week we talk to old friends about their new band: Heartworms. Nina and Matt join us for a walkthrough of their songs, talking about moving to another country, and the plight of the drummer. Heartworms can be found online at:...
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Episode 77: Joey Tobin
Welcome to The Living Room; please make yourself at home! This week, we interviewed the photographer you see at every show you go to: Joey Tobin!! Here’s your chance to get to know Joey a bit better as they share the songs they like with us, discuss their changing aesthetic preferences, and…
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Episode 76: Kids' Table
Welcome to The Living Room; please make yourself at home! This week, we caught up with Kids' Table while they were in LA for Women Fuck Shit Up Fest. They talk about being a music family, working toward safer and more inclusive music spaces, and everything Queer Rock Camp! Kids' Table can be…
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Episode 75: Chase Petra
Welcome to The Living Room; please make yourself at home! This week, we sat down with Chase Petra. This interview is a re-record, so the formatting of the show is a tiny bit different with straight cuts to the music. Stick with us, because this episode is an absolute delight! We talk about…
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Interlude: Valentines Day Nights
Happy Valentines from all of us at the Living Room Podcast! We love our guests, each other, and -> YOU <-, so we wanted to celebrate with a quick message. Thank you for all of your support and grace and passion for the art you make. Take care of each other. Thank you for the valentine grams: Will...
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Episode 74: RAT FANCY
Welcome to The Living Room; please make yourself at home! This week, Carina chats with RAT FANCY about how great their parents are for like a good section of this ep. Good vibes. They also talk about how much it is to insure your gear (not much, everyone), and not saying yes to every show. RAT...
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Episode 73: Badlands
Welcome to The Living Room; please make yourself at home! This week, Carina talks to Adrian Chi Tenney of Badlands to discuss (trying to) write happy songs, changing the way you engage with music over time, and gardening! Badlands can be found online at: https://outinthedesert.bandcamp.com/
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Episode 72: WASI
Welcome to The Living Room; please make yourself at home! Thanks for hangin' on folks. We're back with a good WASI conversation! They talk about being partners in music for 11+ years, managing artistic business within a romantic relationship, and being too pop for punk, but to punk for pop. WASI...
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Episode 71: Rhiannon Mcgavin
Welcome to The Living Room; please make yourself at home! Quick CW: There's a super brief rape mention at the beginning of the ep. The context is light, but just wanted to look out anyway. This week, we travelled all the way over to Rhiannon Mcgavin's living room to talk about poetry! It's a new,...
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Episode 70: XINXIN
Welcome to The Living Room; please make yourself at home! This week, we sit down with XINXIN to discuss music school, struggling between playful creation and serious biz, and taking a ski lift to the gig. XINXIN can be found online at: https://soundcloud.com/xinxinplanet
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Interlude: The Living Room Goes North!
Carina and Hannah comin' in hot with an ANNOUNCEMENT: We're going to PodCon (as patrons of course) to hang out and have good times. While we're there we're throwing a little show in Seattle! Featuring our friends: Jeff Liu, Emma Lee Toyoda, Anime Creek, and Just. Sunday | December 10 | Cafe...
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Episode 69: Peach Kelli Pop
Welcome to The Living Room; please make yourself at home! We're back! With Peach Kelli Pop! This week Carina chats with Allie of Peach Kelli Pop to talk moving to another country, funding for the arts, and being unapologetically feminine. Peach Kelli Pop can be found online at:...
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Episode 68: Roman Candles
Welcome to The Living Room; please make yourself at home! Once more, we apologize for the noise. This week was a long awaited conversation with Chris of Roman Candles! A project we've been listening to for years. We talked about the kinds of shows you play as an acoustic act, living abroad and…
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Episode 67: Omniboi
Welcome to The Living Room; please make yourself at home! Through buzz and through fuzz, Carina speaks with Omniboi! (Really. Sorry for the sound quality problems) They talk about the good old Soundcloud days, concept albums, and wanting to write scores for stuff. Omniboi can be found online at:...
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Episode 66: Kali Kazoo
Welcome to The Living Room; please make yourself at home! This week, we talked to Kali Kazoo! Here presents another opportunity for Carina to see how people operate in both music and visual art spaces (Kali’s a great artist you should check her out). They also talk about going from solo work to...
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Episode 65: Tudors
Welcome to The Living Room; please make yourself at home! This week, Carina spoke to Teachers. I mean Tudors. (clapclaps + joke laughs) Hi everyone. This week, Carina talks to Tudors about coming to love lo-fi music production, bringing in inspiration from outside of punk, and not telling your...
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Episode 64: The Love-Inns
Welcome to The Living Room; please make yourself at home! This episode, Carina speaks to a band y'all should have started listening to a long, long time ago (hi. Hannah here. that's just my lil editorial). The Love-Inns talk about finding their voice in punk music, fighting to express genuine...
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Episode 63: The Playgrounders
Welcome to The Living Room; please make yourself at home! This week, Carina sits down with the good boys of The Playgrounders. They talk about transitioning from "YouTube musician" to "real musician," writing songs before and after processing life events, and their history with LARPing. The...
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Episode 62: Kim Tillman
Welcome to The Living Room; please make yourself at home! This week's a cozy episode between Carina and Kim Tillman. They talk about developing your arrangements, what a good manager can do for you, and Starkid. Kim Tillman can be found online at: https://kimtillman.bandcamp.com/
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Episode 61: Hemingway
Welcome to The Living Room; please make yourself at home! In the time since we've recorded this episode, we've been deeply saddened to learn that Andrew (the drummer you will hear in this recording) has passed away. Our thoughts are with his friends and loved ones. Carina had the chance to talk...
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Episode 60: Great Hart
Welcome to The Living Room; please make yourself at home! This week, we caught up with the lovely folks from Great Hart while they were on their recent tour. They talk about allocating your energy as an artist, finding space to play in DIY, and sleepovers. Great Hart can be found online at:...
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Episode 59: Hawaiian T-Shirt
**Producer's Note!! There is some minor buzzing in this ep. Major apologies. Just want you to know that it's not your perfectly-functioning speakers & headphones <3** Welcome to The Living Room; please make yourself at home! Thanks for bearing with our schedule lately! This week, Carina sits down...
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Episode 58: Just
Welcome to The Living Room; please make yourself at home! This week, Carina and Garrett La Bonte (who you may remember from our Fugue episode. Check it out) have a good catch-up! They talk about his new project, Just. They talk about finding your place in a new city, and the pursuit of lasting...
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Episode 57: Pinned in Place
Welcome to The Living Room; please make yourself at home! We're back with a mild case of cat-meows and a whole lotta fun with the guys from Pinned in Place. Carina and the band talk about creating impatiently, making up the lyrics on stage, and handsome, handsome skydiving instructors. Pinned in...
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Episode 56: Real Life Buildings
Welcome to The Living Room; please make yourself at home! Apologies for that minor hiatus. That Podcast life, am I right? This week we're back at it with Real Life Buildings! They talk about being creators in the year 2017, coping with that guilt, and finding the time for development and...
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Episode 55: Rhys Langston
Welcome to The Living Room; please make yourself at home! Carina chats with Rhys Langston about how form does not dictate content, race and being mixed, and finding the sound that is really truly you. It's good. We need more hip hop on this show. Leer can be found online at:...
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Episode 54: Leer
Welcome to The Living Room; please make yourself at home! Another episode for you fans of San Jose, California. Carina talks with Leer about the influence of classical music education on their not so classical band, the power of the house show, and embracing your music's inner silliness. Leer can...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Chatting with musicians from the greater-LA area. This is a series of conversations and acoustic performances by bands you love & bands you don't know you love yet. Join us on the couch as we reminisce, swap music recs, laugh a lot, and try to figure out what it means to be a creative in a city where everyone is, or tries to be.email: [email protected]
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