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"St. John's based artists are featured on the January  edition of Spotlight on the City. You'll hear from Kelly McMichael, Kyle Gryphon, Kirk Wells, Sherry Ryan, Conditioner, Property, and more! 00:00 - Spotlight on St. John’s 01:32 - The Weight of Everything - Land of the Lakes 04:57 - Changes - Adrian House 08:48 - Stay - Mick Davis 12:16 - Montreal - Kelly McMichael 17:28 - The Goldfish - Greta Warner 21:12 - Spotlight on St. John’s 23:12 - The Teapot - The Dandelion Few 28:37 - Lone Crow - Kyle Gryphon 31:57 - Winter - Mark Bragg 35:08 - What Will - Rube & Rake 37:59 - Light - Kirk Wells 42:04 - Spotlight on St. John’s 44:26 - The Botanist - Count Cromulent 47:54 - FONKY 5 + 4 - OUROBOROS 52:53 - KALYNA - Kubasonics 56:07 - Howley's Blues - Dave Penny 59:27 - The Heart Of Eastern Passage - Duane Andrews and the Conception Bay String Quartet 63:13 - Spotlight on St. John’s 65:24 - Natural Law - Sherry Ryan 68:34 - Firing Line - Jerry Stamp 72:09 - Deep Water - Rea 75:26 - Alders - Rozalind MacPhail 78:55 - We Want Better - It Could Be Franky 82:21 - Box - Chalk 86:30 - Spotlight on St. John’s 89:16 - Room for Two - Conditioner 91:01 - In Gloom - Property 94:30 - Bicycle - Park Day 98:10 - Missing # 6 - Dora 102:15 - You Smell Like Phys Ed - Swimming 106:11 - Cobain - Chain of Lynx 110:35 - Sunday - Mantra 114:13 - Spotlight on St. John’s 118:13 - Disintegrate - Centrefold 121:12 - Finish "

"The December edition of Spotlight on the City highlights some of the best bands and solo musicians that I encountered on the podcast in 2020. The show covered 11 cities and their unique and vibrant music scenes.  Tune in as we discover music from places like New Orleans, Louisiana, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, Lexington, Kentucky,  Youngstown, Ohio and more! Support your local musicians <3 00:00 - Best of Spotlight on the City 2020 01:22 - Low Down Blues (New Orleans, Louisiana) The Slick Skillet Serenaders 04:59 - Coretta's Song ft. Kirk Joseph and Dr. Michael White (New Orleans, Louisiana) - Lilli Lewis Project 09:37 - Postcard to Celeste (New Orleans, Louisiana) - The Electric Arch 13:10 - Drunksober (Long Beach, California) - Jerijah 17:06 - Taken (Long Beach, California) - Lisa Mychols 20:32 - He’s In the News Again (Long Beach, California) - Chico Harpo 24:02 - Best of Spotlight on the City 2020 24:56 - Known Better (Edmonton, Alberta, Canada) - Nuela Charles 28:24 - Downtown Apt (Edmonton, Alberta, Canada) - Perpetuals 32:28 - Change Your Mind (Edmonton, Alberta, Canada) - Jom Comyn 34:34 - The Hunter (Brisbane, Queensland, Australia) - Sacred Shrines 38:47 - I Don't Belong (Brisbane, Queensland, Australia) - Jordan Merrick 43:14 - Chelsea (Brisbane, Queensland, Australia) - Spring Skier 47:29 - Best of Spotlight on the City 2020 48:18 - Sing It (Lexington, Kentucky) - Cinema Cycle 52:03 - If I Break It Down (Lexington, Kentucky - Joslyn & The Sweet Compression 55:09 - I Don't Feel Right (Lexington, Kentucky) - Idiot Glee 60:42 - Ifs and Maybes (Chattanooga, Tennessee) - Katrina Barclay 64:26 - Play Pretend feat BROCRISP and Paul Smallman (Chattanooga, Tennessee) - Summer Dregs 68:02 - For Someone Not So Old (Chattanooga, Tennessee) - Telemonster 73:35 - Best of Spotlight on the City 2020 74:16 - Blackened Sun (Virginia Beach/Norfolk, Virginia) - Carlton Baker 76:22 - Back Road Slow Dance (Virginia Beach/Norfolk, Virginia) - Clint Cochrum and the Red Clover Ghost 78:22 - PSDNA (Virginia Beach/Norfolk, Virginia) - Ced Hughes 81:34 - Drop a Dime (Youngstown, Ohio) - The Zou 84:40 - I Get Sentimental (Youngstown, Ohio) - Larry Elefante 86:43 - I Wasn’t Right (Youngstown, Ohio) - Sister Luna 90:26 - Best of Spotlight on the City 2020 91:23 - Almost (Gainesville, Florida) - PALIMONY 97:04 - Duck Yourself (Gainesville, Florida) - Jordan Burchel 101:16 - Younger (Gainesville, Florida) - The Hails 105:01 - Best of Spotlight on the City 2020 105:22 - Red Light (Fort Wayne, Indiana) - The Be Colony 109:17 - 7:45 A.M. (Fort Wayne, Indiana) - Lexi Pifer 113:30 - Burial of the Dead (Fort Wayne, Indiana) - Slow Dakota 116:13 - Oh My (Laramie, Wyoming) - Ten Cent Stranger 119:54 - Dead Birds (Laramie, Wyoming) - Hunter Hicks 123:15 - Best of Spotlight on the City 2020 124:35 - Phantom (Laramie, Wyoming) - The Locals 129:20 - Finish "

"Laramie, Wyoming -  based artists are featured on the November edition of Spotlight on the City. You'll hear from 10 Cent Stranger, Hunter Hicks, Manon Ward, Shawn Hess, The Littlest Birds, The Locals*  and more! Support your local musicians <3 *The song by The Locals is called "Phantom" not "Phantom Tape" 00:00 - Spotlight on Laramie, Wyoming 00:50 - Too Far Gone - Bob Lefevre & the Already Gone 05:22 - Wyoming Sweet Tooth - The Dauphin of Mississippi 09:43 - Phantom - The Locals 14:23 - Oh My - Ten Cent Stranger 18:04 - Refugee - The Littlest Birds 21:18 - Spotlight on Laramie, Wyoming 24:00 - Hot Talk Girls - J B R 27:11 - Dalai Lama - Manon Ward 29:55 - Wish Me Luck - Harpoon, the Whale 32:49 - Eastern Dream - Mantisgrove 38:56 - Tiger Lily - Medicine Bow 40:37 - Spotlight on Laramie, Wyoming 42:31 - White House - Libby Creek Original 45:50 - World Away - Shawn Hess 49:13 - More than Fish - Mason Harms 52:56 - Dead Birds - Hunter Hicks 56:17 - flowers - Jaysen 58:55 - Death to You - Cousin Flamingo 61:53 - Spotlight on Laramie, Wyoming 63:39 - Stupid Song - Teenage Bottlerocket 66:13 - Goodbye Ghost Malone - Stay Awhile 69:14 - Spiders Like Candy - Shotgun Shogun 71:34 - A Histrionic Of Abuse - Redbush 75:39 - For The Sake of Solace - Sorry No Sympathy 79:03 - Black Condor - De Gringos Y Gremmies 82:42 - Spotlight on Laramie, Wyoming 85:57 - 2020 Halloween Livestream - excerpt 1-Super Ultra 90:40 - Stay Safe Redux - Yegarma 94:55 - Finish "

"Fort Wayne, Indiana -  based artists are featured on the October edition of Spotlight on the City. You'll hear from Rosalind & the Way, Streetlamps for Spotlights, Slow Dakota, Mathis Grey, The Legendary Trainhoppers, Lexi Pifer, J. Tubbs and more! Support your local musicians <3   00:00 - Spotlight on Fort Wayne, Indiana 01:57 - Anybody Care (Keep Siingin’) - Kevin Hambrick 05:18 - Red Light - The Be Colony 09:13 - Slab City - Heaven's Gateway Drugs 14:51 - Burial of the Dead - Slow Dakota 17:33 - Spotlight on Fort Wayne, Indiana 19:40 - Halloween Party - Brandon Jordan 23:07 - Mermaid - Necromoon 28:08 - Light - Dan Smyth 32:45 - Little Man - Calder the Band 37:33 - Waves - Los Lemons 41:11 - Spotlight on Fort Wayne, Indiana 43:30 - Flawless - J.Tubbs 46:33 - Caution Tape - Colin Dorion 54:27 - Zando Zan - Strange Waters 58:47 - Spotlight on Fort Wayne, Indiana 60:00 - Long Distance - Streetlamps for Spotlights 63:53 - Golden Hue - Bonsai 68:09 - Nope - Slug Love 72:01 - The Highway Is Abandoned - D Ferren 75:38 - Spotlight on Fort Wayne, Indiana 77:39 - Way Up - The Legendary Trainhoppers 81:56 - We Go On And On - Mathis Grey 84:54 - 7:45 A.M. (M) - Lexi Pifer 89:06 - Blood on My Hands - Rosalind & the Way 93:10 - Spotlight on Fort Wayne, Indiana 95:59 - Smooth Commander - Left Lane Cruiser 99:17 - Finish "

"Gainesville, Florida -  based artists are featured on the September edition of Spotlight on the City. You'll hear from Katy Deitz, Palimony, Faith & Majesty, Casey Jones II, Baer And The Lady, Kyle Keller, Maggie Clifford, Tom Miller, Jordan Burchel, and more. I will also feature music from two Gainesville labels, Dion Dia Records and Belladonna. Support your local musicians <3   00:00 - Spotlight on Gainesville, Florida 1:10 - Younger - The Hails 04:55 - Blue Night - Room Thirteen 08:13 - Almost - PALIMONY 13:55 - Yodel Song - Wax Wings 19:34 - Mermaid Parade - Pearl & The Oysters 23:28 - Spotlight on Gainesville, Florida 26:00 - Class Of 92 - Casey Jones II 29:29 - Wroten - FARO 32:37 - Spotlight on Gainesville, Florida 33:37 - ’ll Keep You In My Dreams - Maggie Clifford 36:34 - Duck Yourself - Jordan Burchel 40:46 - Leelie - Sara Donnachie 44:06 - Uncovered - Max Helgemo 47:42 - I Can't Lie - Faith & Majesty 51:11 - We Will Fly - Ben White 55:18 - Northbound - Ricky Kendall 58:41 - Spotlight on Gainesville, Florida 62:05 - My Friend’s Place - Tom Miller 66:19 - Water Hyacinth - Edmonson 69:15 - My Memory - Michael Claytor 71:47 - Memories & Scars - Kyle Keller 75:58 - Mortality - Steel Trap 78:10 - Spotlight on Gainesville, Florida 80:17 - Paris - BiteMarks 82:55 - Bury Us - AssholeParade 83:50 - Dismantled - PeZ 85:56 - Spotlight on Gainesville, Florida 87:04 - Old Husks - Dikembe 90:44 - SELF SABOTAGE - Algae Guck 94:49 - Indifference - Baer And The Lady 101:29 - Not Thinking of You - Katy Deitz 106:10 - Spotlight on Gainesville, Florida 109:43 - Dance Pact - The Mercury Program 114:03 - Finish "

"Youngstown, Ohio -  based artists are featured on the August edition of Spotlight on the City. You'll hear from Larry Elefante, Baroque Monody, The Super Babes, Sister Luna, Drifting Thing, Johnny Stanec, Bitter Alms, and more! Support your local musicians <3 00:00 - Spotlight on Youngstown, Ohio 01:09 - Drop a Dime - THE ZOU 04:15 - I Get Sentimental - Larry Elefante 06:17 - Take Me Out - Leo D'Angelo 09:38 - Evergreen - JD Eicher 13:47 - I Wasn't Right - Sister Luna 17:22 - Spotlight on Youngstown, Ohio 19:16 - H in New England - Bitter Alms 21:48 - How to Feel Real - Natural Health 24:53 - Patterns - Kossuth and the Turncoat 27:58 - Check It - MUNNYCAT 30:59 - Dab Bod (ft. Thin Thicket, Nick Frank, Gino West and Nathan Negro) - Unc D 36:17 - Riverrun (Reprise) - Nicholas Frank 41:01 - Spotlight on Youngstown, Ohio 44:05 - If I Want - The Vindys 47:58 - Money Left Over - Black Wolf and the Thief 51:29 - Spring (Without You) - The Labra Brothers 54:53 - Then There Was You - Frank Toncar 58:11 - Morocco - Lucy Sawyer 61:20 - Spotlight on Youngstown, Ohio 62:59 - Lately - Hayden Brooke 66:20 - Silence Speaks - Demos Papadimas 70:12 - Dark Clouds - Johnny Stanec 74:22 - Gray - Whiskey Pilot 78:31 - Die Young - Drifting Thing 81:54 - Target Parking Lot Song - Human Petting Zoo 84:23 - Spotlight on Youngstown, Ohio 87:46 - You're Sick - Third Class 89:14 - Phantom Limb - You & Me Both 92:22 - Say It and Say - The Super Babes 95:45 - Plan - Baroque Monody 101:35 - Reckless Love - Turbo Lovers 105:26 - Spotlight on Youngstown, Ohio 108:38 - That'll Do Pig, That'll Do - Heck Vektor 110:44 - Finish "

"Virginia Beach and Norfolk, Virginia -  based artists are featured on the July edition of Spotlight on the City. You'll hear from Shormey, Demons, Ced Hughes, Starcoast, Dariel Clark, The Green, Love, Earth and more! Support your local musicians <3       00:00 - Spotlight on Virginia Beach/Norfolk 01:11 - Blackened Sun - Carlton Baker 03:18 - Your Love (Has Got A Hold On Me) - Curtis Clark 06:51 - Spotlight on Virginia Beach/Norfolk 08:32 - PSDNA - Ced Hughes 11:45 - 3.3.12 - Dariel Clark 15:34 - Uglier Americans - Demons 18:53 - Kompromat - Broken Beaches 21:29 - Rhododendron - Invisible Landscapes 26:12 - Spotlight on Virginia Beach/Norfolk 28:09 - Queenie - Bennett Wales & The Relief 31:47 - You Bring Me Down - Super Doppler 35:11 - Stuck - Berries 38:15 - Angels - Feral Conservatives 42:20 - Back Road Slow Dance - Clint Cochrum and the Red Clover Ghost 44:19 - Another Passing Thought - Seamonster 47:00 - Spotlight on Virginia Beach/Norfolk 50:32 - Just A Feeling - Snake Mountain Revival 56:09 - party down - SHORMEY 60:45 - Smithereens - Jon Shuemaker 64:29 - With You - The Green, Love, Earth 66:27 - Sidewalk - Paper Aliens 71:33 - Awake - From Overseas 76:34 - Spotlight on Virginia Beach/Norfolk 80:27 - Words from Starcoast 85:30 - I Don't Mind - Starcoast 89:53 - Finish "

"Chattanooga, Tennessee -  based artists are featured on the June edition of Spotlight on the City. You'll hear from The Mailboxes, Behold the Brave, Leebee, The Alexanders and more! Plus, I'm highlighting the Chattanooga label Yellow Racket Records. Also, make sure to stay tuned for several of the artists on today's show talking about the state of the US.  Support your local musicians <3 00:00 - Spotlight on Chattanooga, Tennessee 01:40 - Light in the Dark - Stellar's Jay 04:47 - Washed Up - Dead Testaments 08:38 - Jillian from The Mailboxes on how they were affected by the pandemic 10:04 - All I Know - The Mailboxes 12:40 - Ifs and Maybes - Katrina Barclay 16:23 - Spotlight on Chattanooga, Tennessee 20:01 - Ben VanderHart of Yellow Racket Records and Telemonster on the state of the world 24:12 - For Someone Not So Old - Telemonster 29:44 - Half the Day - El Rocko 33:28 - Rabbit Hollow - Joel Harris 39:01 - Summer Dregs Covid Report 40:14 - Play Pretend - Summer Dregs (feat. BROSCRISP & Paul Smallman) 43:47 - Spotlight on Chattanooga, Tennessee 46:14 - Misery - The Alexanders 51:42 - Blue Amberol Blues - Lon Eldridge 55:35 - Anthony Quails on the State of the World 56:52 - The Man I Thought I’d Never Be - Anthony Quails 59:43 - Mississippi John - Nicholas Edward Williams 63:17 - Northbound 29 - Randy Steele 65:53 - Spotlight on Chattanooga, Tennessee 69:12 - Ever Widening Circles - Megan Howard and Ryan Oyer 74:04 - Passeri (Cassandra) - Leebee 76:45 - Regret - Last Frost 80:57 - Spotlight on Chattanooga, Tennessee 81:51 - Frozen Sea - The Bardos 86:29 - It's All Gonna Be Okay - Ben Strawn 90:58 - Sometimes - Nick Lutsko 94:45 - Don't Lose Your Heart Out There - Endelouz 99:05 - A Shadow That Comes From Nothing - Mythical Motors 101:06 - Rocky Mountain Strawberry - Behold the Brave 105:03 - Swirl - LACING 109:35 - Spotlight on Chattanooga, Tennessee 113:45 - Vagabond Prayer - Jade Alger 117:47 - Finish "

"Lexington, Kentucky -  based artists are featured on the May edition of Spotlight on the City. You'll hear from The Blueberries, RYVOLI, Joslyn & The Sweet Compression, Johnny Conqueroo, Shawnthony Calypso, and more! Plus, I'm highlighting two Lexington based labels - Desperate Spirits  and Hop Hop Records. Stay tuned for the end where we pay tribute to the late Lexington musical legend, Paul K. Support your local musicians <3 00:00 - Spotlight on Lexington, Kentucky 01:18 - Sing It - Cinema Cycle 05:04 - Made for Greatness - Buck The Taxidermist 09:37 - Kyle Ayres from Buck The Taxidermist on Helping Artists 10:53 - Trees - Otto Helmuth 14:06 - Dreaming - The Blueberries 17:34 - Spotlight on Lexington, Kentucky 19:04 - Ulysses - RYVOLI 23:31 - Rehab - People Planet 26:05 - Balance Beam - Lylak 29:55 - Tides - Forever Bones 33:18 - Mitch of Fred Table and the Chairs on Artists and COVID - 19 36:25 - I’ll build you a boat - Fred Table and the Chairs 38:14 - Spotlight on Lexington, Kentucky 40:37 - Wings of a Dove - Carla Gover of Zoe Speaks 44:50 - Carla Gover of Zoe Speaks on Supporting Artists 46:33 - End of the Road p.1 - Dan Willecke 51:52 - Gone Boy - Brett Ratliff 55:46 - Love And Service - Late Day Sons 60:08 - It Just Takes Time - Josh Doss 64:03 - Black Mountain Dogs - Warren Byrom 68:49 - Spotlight on Lexington, Kentucky 71:05 - All Alone - Shawnthony Calypso 73:36 - Anhedonia - Sweet Country Meat Boys 76:54 - Be Attentive - Jay Skaggs 79:33 - Arizona - Western Movies 83:32 - Cinderella Says - Joplin Rice 87:15 - Pigeon House on the State of The World and How To Help 88:20 - Cool - Pigeon House 90:09 - Spotlight on Lexington, Kentucky 92:42 - If I Break It Down - Joslyn & The Sweet Compression 95:48 - Time - Home Grown Head 99:17 - Rhododendrons - Johnny Conqueroo 103:11 - The Fire - Kentucky Ruckus 107:23 - Can't Wait - Monkeys of a Bygone Era 111:21 - Spotlight on Lexington, Kentucky 113:27 - Paralyzed(Desperate Spirits) - Big Fresh 117:50 - Centralist(Desperate Spirits) - Italian Beaches 121:28 - Jokes Come True (Desperate Spirits) - Jeanne Vomit-Terror 125:25 - Life and a Day (Desperate Spirits) - Attempt 129:00 - Spotlight on Lexington, Kentucky 130:33 - I Don't Feel Right (Hop Hop Records) - Idiot Glee 136:06 - Soft Times (Hop Hop Records) - Matt Duncan 139:38 - Spotlight on Lexington, Kentucky 141:42 - Imperial Statues - Paul K 144:54 - It'll Get Much Worse - Paul K 148:14 - Finish "

"Brisbane (Australia) -  based artists are featured on the April edition of Spotlight on the City. You'll hear from Miss Elm, Bricklayers, Velociraptor, Jordan Merrick and more! Plus, I'm highlighting three Brisbane based labels - Coolin' By Sound Records, 4000 Records and False Peak Records. Support your local musicians <3   00:00 - Spotlight on Brisbane 01:53 - The Hunter - Sacred Shrines 06:06 - Paranha - Cassowarys 09:11 - Slimey Bob - Marcus Blacke 13:53 - Jordan Merrick on How to Help Artists 14:19 - I Don't Belong - Jordan Merrick 18:47 - Spotlight on Brisbane 21:00 - I’m Just Lost (False Peak Records) - Cloud Tangle 23:58 - Chelsea (False Peak Records) - Spring Skier 28:16 - No One Throws Televisions Out Of Windows Anymore (False Peak Records) - Dänmark 32:29 - Remy Boccalatte of False Peak Records Speaks on the Pandemic 33:25 - Cabin Fever (False Peak Records) - Remy Boccalatte 37:05 - Spotlight on Brisbane 38:42 - Lady Luck - JB Paterson 42:30 - Backpacker's Blues - Bricklayers 45:38 - For Your Life - ebuskers 50:38 - Seasons - Miss Elm 54:31 - Spotlight on Brisbane 56:43 - Today Tonight (Coolin’ By Sound Records) - Dumb Things 60:06 - The Man Of Thumbs (Coolin’ By Sound Records) - The Gametes 61:46 - Canned Opening (Coolin’ By Sound Records) - Thigh Master 65:24 - Wake In Fright (Coolin’ By Sound Records) - Tape/Off 68:59 - Spotlight on Brisbane 70:05 - Sympathy - Hallie 73:34 - Landslide - Brief Habits 76:08 - Angels Pt. II (Love Theme) - Heartstop Beach 79:31 - Sneakers - Velociraptor 83:16 - Sad Girls - BLUSSH 86:05 - Matt from Flora Link Talks about the state of the world 88:04 - Detroit - Flora Link 91:34 - Spotlight on Brisbane 93:46 - Something To Wear Mix - Syrup 97:43 - Harry from Syrup on How to Support Artists During COVID 19 98:25 - Tried And True (Raise the Roof) - Jeremy Neale 101:24 - Morphine - Chakra Efendi 105:00 - Mugara - Wreckhouse 108:05 - Keep A Civil Tongue In Your Mouth - King Colossus 111:26 - Neon Leon - Me From The Future 114:56 - Spotlight on Brisbane 117:13 - Anhedonia Nights (4000 Records) - The Holy Rollercoasters 119:36 - No Place Like Nundah (4000 Records) - The Double Happiness 123:39 - Dreams (4000 Records) - Syrup, Go On 126:51 - Wabi Sabi (4000 Records) - Elder 131:51 - Oil Rigs (4000 Records) - Local Authority 136:37 - Spotlight on Brisbane 137:41 - Jungle Juice (4000 Records) - Marmaleene and The Moondusters 141:49 - Finish "

"Edmonton, Alberta based artists are featured on the March edition of Spotlight on the City. You'll hear from Brett & the Failed Visionary Cult, Confusionaires, Beach Towels,King of Foxes, Perpetuals and more!  Support your local musicians <3 00:00 - Spotlight on Edmonton, Alberta 01:04 - Known Better - Nuela Charles 04:33 - No Wrong - King of Foxes 08:44 - Downtown Apt - Perpetuals 12:39 - Alberta Eyes - Emily Nancy Guthrie 16:04 - The Leaving - GHOSTEARS 17:57 - Spotlight on Edmonton, Alberta 20:17 - Change Your Mind - Jom Comyn 22:30 - Thats All I'm Sayin’ - The Bobby Tenderloin Universe 26:30 - Dead End - Brother Octopus 30:09 - Sturdy My Girl - Twig 33:23 - Everything's Changin' - St.Arnaud 37:44 - Spotlight on Edmonton, Alberta 39:51 - Anthracite - The Nico Tobias Band 43:55 - I Ain't Goin' Home With You - Confusionaires 46:36 - I’m Tired - Sonny Mac 48:39 - Old Uncles - Quinn T Sprague 52:24 - Cigarettes And Leather - Franktown 55:11 - Spotlight on Edmonton, Alberta 57:14 - Think Too Much - Feel Estate 60:57 - I hurt my babay - Beach Towels 64:17 - When You Took My Hand - Blume 67:49 - Spotlight on Edmonton, Alberta 68:24 - Reverberations - Bloom Circle 72:09 - To The Top - Seriously Fun 75:40 - An Engine Submerged - No Museums 77:25 - Nuthin' On My Mind - Laundry Week 80:31 - Spotlight on Edmonton, Alberta 82:34 - While it Lasts - Brett & the Failed Visionary Cult 85:16 - Finish "

"Long Beach, California based artists are featured on the February edition of Spotlight on the City. You'll hear from Junatime, Highlands, Ill Humans, Chico Harpo, Sweet Priscilla, Jerijah and more!  Support your local musicians <3 00:00 - Spotlight on Long Beach, California 01:24 - Tara The Android - Dustin Lovelis 05:34 - Can’t Rush - Junatime 09:13 - Nothing - William Alexander 11:49 - Dissociation - Summet 15:15 - Routine Dream - Highlands 19:01 - He’s In the News Again - Chico Harpo 22:31 - Spotlight on Long Beach, California 23:59 - Humdrum - Pheremona 27:27 - Huron - Calyxa 30:16 - Drunksober - Jerijah 34:12 - Home Invasion - Mono Sources 37:56 - Spotlight on Long Beach, California 40:01 - Taken - Lisa Mychols 43:28 - Hello Kitty Knife - Peach Kelli Pop 45:26 - What All I Said - The Captain's Son 48:02 - In An Emergency Such As The End Of The World - Chase Petra 51:35 - Spotlight on Long Beach, California 53:16 - How You Doin? - Nick Lemke 56:16 - Wake up Levantate - Plastic Tortilla 58:23 - Easy to Disguise - Hans Amador 61:33 - I’m with You - Fellow Robot 65:30 - Spotlight on Long Beach, California 67:18 - All My Money's on the Highway - Katie Jo 70:22 - I Don’t Know the Way - Arend Lee Jessurun 73:18 - Spaghetti and Blunts - Dennis Robicheau 76:30 - The Microwave Song (feat. Corbo) - Lobo Incognito 78:02 - Crazy Love - Sweet Dreams Priscilla 83:39 - Spotlight on Long Beach, California 87:13 - Daisies - Ill Humans 90:33 - Finish "

"New Orleans, Louisiana  based artists are featured on the January edition of Spotlight on the City. You'll hear from The Slick Skillet Serenaders, Lilli Lewis Project, Carver Baronda, The New Orleans Swinging Gypsies, Max and the Martians, Champagne Girl and more! . Support your local musicians <3 00:00 - Spotlight on New Orleans, Louisiana 01:06 - Low Down Blues - The Slick Skillet Serenaders 04:42 - Going to the City - Ponch Bueller 08:01 - Rather Low - Nick Shoulders 10:58 - Nice Mama - Doctor Lo 14:14 - Hot Boudin - The New Orleans Swinging Gypsies 20:06 - Spotlight on New Orleans, Louisiana 21:52 - Take A Chance - Sierra Green & The Soul Machine 25:14 - If Nothing Else Comes Along - Carver Baronda 28:20 - You Got Mine - Luke Winslow King 31:59 - Coretta's Song (ft. Kirk Joseph and Dr. Michael White) - The Lilli Lewis Project 36:36 - Spotlight on New Orleans, Louisiana 38:27 - Postcard to Celeste - The Electric Arch 42:00 - Fever Dreamer - Max and the Martians 44:59 - Lemon Lips - The Honeybrains 47:36 - NYC - IZE 49:26 - One Touch - Delores Galore 53:35 - Wonderful Then - Student Driver 57:28 - Irrational - Squirrel Queen 61:26 - Spotlight on New Orleans, Louisiana 65:30 - Above the Clouds - Sofie Mae 69:28 - Bleed - Butte 72:18 - Yoohoo - Paris Achenbach 74:52 - Cyclical Romance - Aleah Hyer 77:29 - Good Morning - Beach Angel 80:39 - Spotlight on New Orleans, Louisiana 82:03 - Baggage - Casual Burn 84:07 - Sandpaper Baby - Champagne Girl 89:19 - Permanent Vacation - Biglemoi 94:29 - It Takes Pressure - Sharks' Teeth 98:37 - Little Life - Light Sound 101:25 - Never Looks as Good - Secret Passage 109:51 - Spotlight on New Orleans, Louisiana 112:10 - Shark Shark Shark - Shark Attack!! 115:23 - Finish "

"This episode of Spotlight on the City highlights some of the best bands and solo musicians that I encountered on the program in 2019. The podcast covered 11 cities that had vibrant local music scenes.  Listen as we discover music from places like Jersey City, New Jersey, Norman, Oklahoma, Lansing, Michigan, Duluth, Minnesota, Provo, Utah, Tempe, Arizona, Colorado Springs, Colorado,  Little Rock, Arkansas, Knoxville, Tennessee, Worcester, Massachusetts and Honolulu, Hawaii. Stay tuned! 00:00 - Best of Spotlight on the City 2019 01:09 - El Chucho (Hooko) (Jersey City, New Jersey) - J Hacha De Zola 04:45 - It's All In Your Mind (Jersey City, New Jersey) - Sunshine and the Rain 08:03 - Sad and Beautiful (Jersey City, New Jersey) - Drum and a Tantrum 11:15 - Drink Up (Norman, Oklahoma) - Harumph 14:42 - Ashen Black Line (Norman, Oklahoma) - Costello 19:05 - That’s Country Boy (Norman, Oklahoma) - Mark Clarke 22:17 - Best of Spotlight on the City 2019 22:55 - Go Easy on Your Heart If You Can (Lansing, Michigan) - Pete Jon 26:57 - I’m Sloshin Here (Lansing, Michigan) - Vincie D 31:49 - The Dog And The Buzzard (Lansing, Michigan) - Joshua Barton & Seerstones 36:44 - Nightmare (Duluth, Minnesota) - Superior Siren 39:10 - Rocking Horse (Duluth, Minnesota) - Breanne Marie & The Front Porch Sinners 42:21 - Stephen's Song (Duluth, Minnesota) (Uncircumcised Heart) - Cyr 49:00 - Best of Spotlight on the City 2019 49:40 - Ancestors (Provo, Utah) - The BrightSlide 53:48 - Afraid (Provo, Utah) - Brendan Smith 56:46 - I Don't Know What to Call Myself (Provo, Utah) - Mysterie Steppe 62:52 - Here With Me (Tempe, Arizona) - Danger Paul 66:19 - Blue Jeans (Tempe, Arizona) - Penny Fusion 69:11 - Time Has Us All (Tempe, Arizona) - Auckland 72:30 - Best of Spotlight on the City 2019 73:20 - Lucerne (Colorado Springs, Colorado) - Richy Mitch & The Coal Miners 77:47 - Say (Colorado Springs, Colorado) - Edith Makes a Paper Chain 82:44 - Eagle Eye (Colorado Springs, Colorado) - Spirettes 87:26 - Penguins (Little Rock, Arkansas) - Banzai Florist 90:49 - Sherilyn (Little Rock, Arkansas) - Mondello 95:04 - Light Up The World (Little Rock, Arkansas) - Dazz & Brie 98:49 - Best of Spotlight on the City 2019 99:21 - Weekend Plans (Knoxville, Tennessee) - Will Pass 102:48 - Roommate (Knoxville, Tennessee) - Shayla McDaniel 106:30 - Dead Mans Dream (Knoxville, Tennessee) - Outlaw Ritual 109:35 - Wind Change (Worcester, Massachusetts) - Aquarius Moon 113:49 - Steel Trap (Worcester, Massachusetts) - Birds & Bombs 117:40 - Don't Ever Stop Believing (Worcester, Massachusetts) - Mark Mandeville & Raianne Richards 120:03 - Guttiwuts (Honolulu, Hawaii) - Goon Lei Goon 122:33 - Middle Of The Ocean (feat. Stick Figure)(Honolulu, Hawaii) - KBong 126:59 - Best of Spotlight on the City 2019 128:29 - Raised by Wolves(Honolulu, Hawaii) - The Foreign Lily 132:25 - Finish "

"Honolulu, Hawaii - based artists are featured on the November edition of Spotlight on the City. You'll hear from KBong, Already Sweaty, Yorkie, Hoook + Line, The Groovees and more! Plus, I'll be highlighting music from local labels Failed Orbit, Bass Face Records and Zenbu Records. Support your local musicians <3   00:00 - Spotlight on Honolulu, Hawaii 01:03 - Middle Of The Ocean (feat. Stick Figure) - KBong 05:29 - Permanent Holiday - Mike Love 13:29 - World's Greatest Man - Benjamin Fairfield 16:37 - Holly - Hook + Line 19:30 - Medicine - Anna Chase D 21:23 - Spotlight on Honolulu, Hawaii 23:39 - Guttiwuts - Goon Lei Goon 26:08 - Fancy B - The Bougies 30:18 - RxAnne - The Groovees 34:02 - Anthym - Already Sweaty 38:48 - Demos Quad - Feeble 41:24 - It’s in A minor - The Secret Life 44:43 - Spotlight on Honolulu, Hawaii 46:37 - Raised by Wolves - The Foreign Lily 50:31 - Sharks - Jacob Staron 55:35 - Invisible - Streetlight Cadence 59:12 - Pattern - The Drowning Dreamers Band 65:13 - Four Aspects of the Moon - Shields Down 68:08 - October Skies - Trvefrnds 72:38 - Spotlight on Honolulu, Hawaii 75:21 - Nu'uanu - Sans 78:00 - Ham Del - Illnomadic 80:42 - Ulu feat. Jonah Jaxon & Nick Kurosawa - Punahele 84:40 - Midnight Diner with Maryanne Ito - Nick Kurosawa + Ohtoro 87:45 - Weight Off with Neal Chin & Nick Kurosawa - Zachtoro 91:08 - Soulstice featuring Postmoderndisco - Super Groupers 94:39 - Tokyo Is Yours featuring Zach Shimizu - Ohtoro 97:29 - Spotlight on Honolulu, Hawaii 98:55 - Sweet Tooth - Kill Tuco 102:23 - Petrichor - The Common Dandies 105:13 - Comfort Zone - Sasstronaughts 108:10 - Spotlight on Honolulu, Hawaii 108:36 - Gross - Aura Bora 110:49 - Golden Hour - Poncho 113:43 - Spotlight on Honolulu, Hawaii 114:34 - Polyp - Yorkie 119:00 - Finish "

"Worcester, Massachusetts - based artists are featured on the October edition of Spotlight on the City. You'll hear from Iceman: The Band, Ginger Gray, Torbin Harding, Mark Mandeville & Raianne Richards and more! Support your local musicians <3 00:00 - Spotlight on Worcester, Massachusetts 01:06 - Every seed must die - The Promise is Hope 04:35 - Don't Ever Stop Believing - Mark Mandeville & Raianne Richards 06:58 - Firehouse - Eric Fournier 10:31 - Homesick ft. Noah Kane - Ginger Gray 14:48 - Spotlight on Worcester, Massachusetts 15:57 - Dead Every Morning - Nobles 19:51 - Distant Dreams - Toothy 23:17 - Ghost Radiance - The Curling Club 26:26 - Wind Change - Aquarius Moon 30:41 - Wolves - Guilford 34:43 - Spotlight on Worcester, Massachusetts 35:53 - Givealittlepiece - Harbor Vista 39:07 - Steel Trap - Birds & Bombs 42:59 - The Rain Hitting the Windows, Pt. 1 - Maggie Del Re 46:02 - Spotlight on Worcester, Massachusetts 47:18 - Too Much of a Bad Thing - Square Loop 48:33 - Fuck It - Memory Lame 54:44 - Veratrum - Piqued 57:15 - Selfish (Acoustic) - Rocket Ship 61:02 - Default suboctave instrument musical piece - Half 64:27 - Spotlight on Worcester, Massachusetts 66:01 - Definitely Love - Torbin Harding 69:27 - Forest Fires (pt. 1) - The Sunchokes 72:12 - Sea & The Moon - Blue Light Bandits 77:16 - My Whole Body Hurts Sometimes - Iceman: The Band 80:05 - Spotlight on Worcester, Massachusetts 82:08 - Rhinoceros - Roughgarden 90:27 - Finish "

"Knoxville, Tennessee - based artists are featured on the September edition of Spotlight on the City. You'll hear from Antinomes, Shayla McDaniel, Listen Sister, Rain On Riley, LeAnna Eden and more! Support your local musicians <3 00:00 - Spotlight on Knoxville, TN 01:22 - Weekend Plans - Will Pass 04:50 - Sleep - Kelsi Walker 08:23 - Pushpin Clovers - Matt Honkonen 11:36 - Roommate - Shayla McDaniel 15:17 - Spotlight on Knoxville, TN 17:06 - Don’t Forget to Say Goodbye - LeAnna Eden 19:48 - Paw's Place - Travis Bigwood and The Lonesome Doves 24:21 - Ghost Town Stories - James Shepard 26:14 - Spotlight on Knoxville, TN 27:51 - Dead Mans Dream - Outlaw Ritual 30:56 - Tout Le Temp - Critterbahn 34:14 - Dumbing It All Down - The Lonetones 38:59 - The Night - Airborne Age 41:50 - Back To The Bottom - Band of Drifters 46:04 - Spotlight on Knoxville, TN 48:41 - Built To Chill - MEOB 52:17 - Static Friends - Appetites 56:43 - Come On In Out Of The Dark - Rain On Riley 61:24 - When I Die, Let My Friends Lower Me Into My Grave. So, They Can Let Me Down One Last Time - As A Friend 62:59 - Riverside Paradise - Postcard 65:41 - American Idle - Phantom Operators 71:33 - Spotlight on Knoxville, TN 73:31 - Follow - Eric Sublett 77:43 - Kara Kara - Floating Animals 79:47 - Everyone - Run! Run! Run! 83:26 - Spotlight on Knoxville, TN 85:30 - Time Bound & Timeless - Antinomes 98:24 - Finish "

"Little Rock, Arkansas - based artists are featured on the August edition of Spotlight on the City. You'll hear from Way Away, Dazz and Brie, Listen Sister, Mondello, Clusters of Fornication and more! Support your local musicians <3   00:00 - Spotlight on Little Rock, Arkansas 00:54 - Penguins - Banzai Florist 04:17 - Promise You - Adventureland 08:37 - Sherilyn - Mondello 12:51 - Same Fears - Mount Desert Island 19:35 - Spotlight on Little Rock, Arkansas 20:51 - Light Up The World - Dazz & Brie 24:34 - Strength (The Lion's Den) - Silver Anchors 28:13 - Bongwater Feels - Couch Jackets 31:25 - Remember to Breathe - Listen Sister 34:32 - Spotlight on Little Rock, Arkansas 35:51 - Paper Plates - Life in Spain 38:16 - They're Strong - Black Horse 39:56 - Catacomb Song - Clusters of Fornication 43:21 - I Miss a Hell - Sarin Sue 55:42 - Spotlight on Little Rock, Arkansas 57:26 - Pure Ecstasy - Way Away 60:58 - Finish "

"Colorado Springs, Colorado - based artists are featured on the July edition of Spotlight on the City. You'll hear from Mason Wheatley, Soda Pop Music, Big Weather, Edith Makes a Paper Chain, Spirettes and more! Support your local musicians <3 00:00 - Spotlight on Colorado Springs, CO 01:19 - Whiskey - Tejon Street Corner Thieves 05:07 - Lucerne - Richy Mitch & The Coal Miners 09:34 - Whale Mountain - Roma Ransom 15:01 - Say - Edith Makes a Paper Chain 19:58 - Spotlight on Colorado Springs, CO 21:33 - Eagle Eye - Spirettes 26:13 - Hey Reptile - Daniel James Eaton 30:40 - Tapestry - Mason Wheatley 35:59 - Spotlight on Colorado Springs, CO 37:03 - August - Charioteer 42:39 - Happenstance - Tell The Bees 46:22 - Sunday Morning on the Riverwalk - Soda Pop Music 50:58 - Big Sun - Big Weather 55:16 - Spotlight on Colorado Springs, CO 57:16 - Fight Like A Girl - Cheap Perfume 60:27 - Finish "

"Tempe, Arizona - based artists are featured on the June edition of Spotlight on the City. You'll hear from The Psychedelephants, Loveteller, Plush World TV, Nite Spells and more! Support your local musicians <3       00:00 - Spotlight on Tempe, Arizona 00:50 - Playing with Fire - Breakup Shoes 05:11 - Blue Jeans - Penny Fusion 08:03 - Here With Me - Danger Paul 11:32 - Grand Canyon Swing - Loveteller 14:48 - Sun Drunk - The Psychedelephants 18:06 - Touchdown Jesus - Ancient Egypt 22:33 - Spotlight on Tempe, Arizona 23:41 - Time Has Us All (Demo) - Auckland 26:59 - Seesaw - Garrett Benson 31:24 - Blacktops and Barren Roads - Lucky Parson 35:11 - Five Feet Away - Clementine 37:45 - Gunk - Plush World TV 39:47 - Desire - Nite Spells 42:46 - Spotlight on Tempe, Arizona 44:42 - Famous - Tracing Faces 48:21 - Erik Kartman - DaDadoh + The POC 50:31 - Where’s The Loud At - Dwayne and the Rock Hards Johnsons 53:34 - Fried Piper - TOSO 56:33 - Mirror - Flower Chow 60:03 - Spotlight on Tempe, Arizona 61:03 - Origin Story - Robot (Re)pair 62:39 - Bait - Black Paw 66:28 - Spotlight on Tempe, Arizona 67:38 - People - Acne Superstar 71:52 - Finish "