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"NOTE // This is a continuation from Part 1 After moving to NYC in 1998 and beginning to seriously play music there in 2001, J is leaving the city in the fall, so this is the last episode of the podcast. It’s packed with around 6 hours of music, so it’s split into two parts, and reviews many of the artists he’s gotten to know either personally or musically during his time in New York. Interviews: Kristie Redfield, of The Song Corporation + Flying Pace Elizabeth Devlin Carl Creighton, of Howth Alyse Lamb, of EULA + Parlor Walls Stephen Perry, of The Planes Winston Cook-Wilson, of Ball of Flame Shoot Fire + Office Culture Beau Alessi & Doug Schrashun, of The New Restaurants Max Goransson, of Quiet Loudly + Clouder Beau Alessi and Peter Ingles, of Robot Princess Jesse R. Berlin Brian LaRue, of Shelter Dogs + Pet Rescue Jess and George Flanagan, of El Jezel Carlo Minchillo, of Brooklyn Drum Collective Joe Willie & Travis Harrison, of The Unsacred Hearts   00:00 - ...continued from Part 1 // 00:58 - "Weak Numbers" - Passenger Peru 08:05 - "What If I" - Teletextile 12:02 - "Glowing Mouth" - Milagres 18:28 - "I Know You Would Do Anything For Love But What Would You Do For Me" - Miniboone 23:20 - "Bad Thing" (Serious Business, 2012) - Ball of Flame Shoot Fire 27:15 - "Creepy Meatball" (Serious Business, 2011) - Weird Children 30:13 - "Break It Down" - Crazy Pills 33:35 - "Turing” - Mount Sharp 36:58 - "Leonardo" (BTR Live Studio, 2013) - Howth 42:51 - "Marky Moon" - Robot Princess 46:39 - "Man Identified" - Lost Gloves 49:08 - "Stick Around" - The Planes 51:39 - "Pink Clouds" - Dead Stars 54:08 - "Bygones" - Libel 58:02 - "Laura V." - The Meaning of Life 61:48 - // Song + Artist Credits // 62:55 - // About the songs, etc // 64:45 - "All That I've Got" - Mitten 68:30 - "Electric Abdomen" - Landlady 73:29 - "Deli Run" - Ava Luna 76:31 - "Cover Me" - Parlor Walls 79:05 - "More" - Kid in the Attic 82:00 - "Manatee" - gobbinjr 83:57 - "I Don't Know" - The Judith Lights 86:45 - "INTJ" - Jesse R. Berlin 90:31 - "Wake Up" - Doctor Breakfast and the Fuzz 94:23 - "National Treasure Pt. 2" - The New Restaurants 97:22 - "Try It" - Office Culture 102:55 - "Sunk" - Operator Music Band 106:53 - "Cool Kids" - Shana Falana 111:34 - "BackBack" - Gracie Mansion 116:34 - "Something For The Pain" - Shelter Dogs 120:25 - // Song + Artist Credits // 121:22 - // Inundated by music / more new projects by old faces / when your friends first start playing music // 123:56 - // People who’ve been interviewed on the podcast // 126:17 - "Guts" - Grim Streaker 128:29 - "Nerd Alert" (BTR Live Studio, 2018) - The Mad Doctors 130:49 - "Dream of Light" - Feral Scouts 135:12 - "Understate" - The Royal They 139:46 - "Sides" - Catty 143:14 - "Apostate" - Mount Sharp 147:46 - "Deep Cry" - Nikkie McLeod 152:49 - “Tropical Climes" - Isaac Gillespie 156:09 - "Closer To God" - Wilder Maker 162:02 - "I Need A Man" - Sam Evian 165:13 - "The Image" - Katie Von Schleicher 168:38 - // Song + Artist Credits // 169:44 - // Ending with a special song… and an old superstition / thank you to everybody who’ ever listened! // 175:33 - “Bless This Bus” - The Unsacred Hearts 179:38 - // Outro // 180:13 - // End Transmission. "

"After moving to NYC in 1998 and beginning to seriously play music there in 2001, J is leaving the city in the fall, so this is the last episode of the podcast. It’s packed with around 6 hours of music, so it’s split into two parts, and reviews many of the artists he’s gotten to know either personally or musically during his time in New York. NOTE // This is continued in Part 2 Interviews: Kristie Redfield, of The Song Corporation + Flying Pace Elizabeth Devlin Carl Creighton, of Howth Alyse Lamb, of EULA + Parlor Walls Stephen Perry, of The Planes Winston Cook-Wilson, of Ball of Flame Shoot Fire + Office Culture Beau Alessi & Doug Schrashun, of The New Restaurants Max Goransson, of Quiet Loudly + Clouder Beau Alessi and Peter Ingles, of Robot Princess Jesse R. Berlin Brian LaRue, of Shelter Dogs + Pet Rescue Jess and George Flanagan, of El Jezel Carlo Minchillo, of Brooklyn Drum Collective Joe Willie & Travis Harrison, of The Unsacred Hearts   00:00 - // StereoactiveNYC / BTRtoday ID // 00:37 - "Somewhere Deep In NYC" - The Unsacred Hearts 04:27 - // Welcome to our final episode / digging into the past // 07:09 - "Lost In Boredom" - The Art of Shooting 10:17 - "Land!" - Oxford Collapse 14:54 - "Go Out West" - Mo Matching Drapes 17:28 - "Toy" (Nature Cruise Remix) - Old College Try 20:44 - "We Found A Map" - The Song Corporation 23:33 - "Dopamine & Sunshine" - Emma La Reina 28:16 - "Michigan" - El Jezel 34:05 - "Funny Cry Happy" - Gold Streets 37:23 - "Dead Kid Kicks" - The Muggabears 41:15 - "We May Find A Pearl" - The Secret Life of Sofia 46:32 - "Moving In Time" - Mistakes! 49:27 - "Hetchie Hutchie Footchie" - Mancino 52:27 - "Developing Active People" - Via Audio 55:38 - "Bear Island" - DraculaZombieUSA 59:33 - "The Shore" - Renminbi 63:11 - "Volcano" - Up The Empire 67:06 - "We've Come So Far" - A Place To Bury Strangers 72:05 - "Goes Cube Song 30" - Goes Cube 75:16 - // Song + Artist Credits // 76:28 - // First getting into music in NYC // 78:29 - "Hear Me" (Serious Business, 2012) - She Keeps Bees 81:11 - "Like I Do" - The Naked Hearts 84:11 - "Every Time the Sun Comes Up" - Sharon Van Etten 88:06 - "Thought Balloons" - Flying Pace 91:05 - "A Chorus Divine" - Elizabeth Devlin 92:55 - "Imaginary Conversation" (Serious Business 2013) - JPK 96:47 - "Black Label" (lo fi demo) - Holy Moly 99:31 - "Cowboy" - Bel Air 104:30 - "Look Good Future, Part II" - Mama Bear 106:42 - "Skeptical Eyes" - Gunfight! 111:03 - "Prelude To A Charly" - Higgins 114:19 - "Charly" - Higgins 119:26 - "Over The Balcony" - Quiet Loudly 125:08 - "Glitch Shake" - Pet Ghost Project 130:28 - "Shape of Your Head" - The Binary Marketing Show 133:52 - "Teenage Whore" - Dinosaur Feathers 137:47 - "It Goes (Home)" - The Art Of Shooting 142:50 - // Song + Artist Credits // 144:07 - // Second wave of friends’ bands / my next band// 147:47 - "Shellfish Beach" (Hear & There, 2011) - Son of the Granite State 151:30 - "Don't Stop To Look" - pow wow! 155:09 - "Once and for Awhile" - I’m turning into 158:13 - "Creep Academy" - My Teenage Stride 160:41 - "Sleepwalking” - The Jaguar Club 164:13 - "I'm An Animal" - Shark? 167:39 - "Maurice Narcisse" - EULA 169:46 - "Go Axe Huh" - Serica Ux 171:57 - "Fresh Meat" (Serious Business, 2012) - Big Ups 174:19 - "Shifty Eyes" - The Whisperians 176:56 - "Awkward as a Hilltop in Kansas" - Diehard 181:38 - "Dancing" (BTR Live Studio, 2013) - Birds In Weather 185:07 - "Broadcast Victims" (Serious Business, 2011) - Clouder 188:54 - "Supernova" - Quilty 192:48 - // Song + Artist Credits // 194:11 - // About the songs, etc // 196:06 - // Wrapping up part 1 // 197:14 - To be continued… "

"Joe Willie and Travis from The Unsacred Hearts join J to discuss the history of the band from its formation out of the remains of previous projects, through their evolution over the course of more than a decade and a half of live shows and studio recordings, all the way up to their brand new release, ‘City To Sea.’ 00:00 - // StereoactiveNYC / BTRtoday ID // 01:06 - // Welcome / The Unsacred Hearts // 03:08 - “Gotta Gotta Shake It” (clip) - The Unsacred Hearts 03:41 - // INTERVIEW: How J met Travis and the Unsacred Hearts / The Shack recording studio / formation of the band / mix of punk and classic rock / the first EP // 14:16 - “Plug Me In” - The Unsacred Hearts 16:07 - // INTVW: music about rock and roll / visual memories of UH / live show goals: lose themselves and get the audience to lose themselves, too / winning over rooms / ‘In Defense of Fort Useless’ both shrinks and expands their song stylings / switching Andys / new recording studio / storytelling // 32:09 - “Somewhere Deep In NYC” - The Unsacred Hearts 35:40 - // INTVW: “all my favorite singers couldn’t sing” / story songs / Travis’ drumming styles and influences / Joe’s untraditional singing / Travis’ recording skills as part of the band and writing process / ‘The Honor Bar’ // 51:37 - “The Honor Bar” - The Unsacred Hearts 55:33 - // INTVW: figuring out how to play studio arrangements live / more on ‘The Honor Bar’ / The Serious Business Revues / new album: ‘City To Sea’ / more live shows to come? 69:13 - “Paper Trails” - The Unsacred Hearts 72:36 - “Too Bright” - The Unsacred Hearts 75:24 - “True Nature of Ink” - The Unsacred Hearts 79:24 - “Hey Sol Lewitt” - The Unsacred Hearts 80:46 - “I Would Never Let You Drink Alone” - The Unsacred Hearts 84:24 - “Roots and Herbs” - The Unsacred Hearts 89:35 - “1000 Hot Babies” - The Unsacred Hearts 91:42 - “Point of Pride” - The Unsacred Hearts 93:08 - “We Were A Band” - The Unsacred Hearts 96:19 - “I Was Raised To Be Polite and Kind” - The Unsacred Hearts 97:40 - // Mic Break // 99:15 - // Outro + Disclaimer // 100:32 - // End Transmission // "

"Carlo Minchillo tells us about the Brooklyn Drum Collective, an organization he co-founded with the purpose of building a stronger community local drummers and musicians more generally. We hear music from Powersnap, Bizarre Sharks, and True Dreams, who are all playing a BDC-sponsored show on the rooftop at Our Wicked Lady on July 19th, along with Catty. We also hear from a few projects Carlo has recently begun playing with, himself: Pocket Protector, The Planes, and Glass Slipper. Pocket Protector is playing “High Tea with the New Restaurants” at the Footlight on July 27th, so we also hear from The New Restaurants and Flying Pace (who are also on the bill). 00:00 - // StereoactiveNYC / BTRtoday ID // 01:06 - // Welcome // 01:55 - // INTERVIEW: Carlo Minchillo from the Brooklyn Drum Collective (intro music clip: “But Ms. Love” by the Unsacred Hearts) // 03:10 - // INTVW: beginnings and mission of Brooklyn Drum Collective // 04:48 - // INTVW: repairing drum backlines at venues // 14:27 - // INTVW: community building and improving skills // 16:58 - // INTVW: do you need to be a drummer to join? / what is a meeting like? // 19:08 - // INTVW: next event is July 19 at Our Wicked Lady rooftop w/ Powersnap, Catty, Bizarre Sharks, True Dreams // 19:43 - // Carlo's current music projects: Pocket Protector, The Planes, Glass Slipper // 21:53 - // INTVW: wrapping up / how to contact Brooklyn Drum Collective / END INTERVIEW (outro music clip: “Gotta Gotta Shake It” by the Unsacred Hearts) // 23:24 - // Mic Break // 25:38 - “Chemistry / Romeo” (BTR Live Studio, 2018) - Powersnap 30:14 - “Lame” (BTR Live Studio, 2018) - Powersnap 33:06 - “Fuckit” - Bizarre Sharks 36:01 - “Tremendous” - Bizarre Sharks 39:17 - “The Scum” - True Dreams 41:24 - // Mic Break // 48:31 - “Blue Shell” - Pocket Protector 51:11 - “National Treasure Pt. 2” - The New Restaurants 54:22 - “Thought Balloons” - Flying Pace 57:21 - “The Box” - The Planes 60:12 - “Loose Ends” (BTR Live Studio, 2019) - Glass Slipper 63:04 - // Outro + Disclaimer // 64:29 - // End Transmission // "

"Advance Base plays at Baby’s All Right on June 30. Trace Mountains and Thelma play Our Wicked Lady’s Thursdays for the Cause benefit series on July 25. Molly Burch and RF Shannon play Rough Trade on August 7. We have tracks by all of them in our first block of music. Then, a special announcement about the future of the podcast, as it were, and a special block of music featuring some music by longtime friends of StereoactiveNYC from before our podcast days: El Jezel, The Unsacred Hearts, The Song Corporation, Quiet Loudly, JPK, and Miniboone! 00:00 - // StereoactiveNYC / BTRtoday ID // 01:06 - // Welcome / Shows in late June to early August // 04:51 - “True Love Death Dream” - Advance Base 08:26 - “You & Me & the Moon” - Advance Base 11:48 - “Turn Twice” - Trace Mountains 16:01 - “Adeline” - Trace Mountains 19:44 - “If You Let It” - Thelma 23:57 - “White Couches” - Thelma 29:00 - “Tooth Ache” - RF Shannon 33:12 - “Cold Spell - RF Shannon 36:35 - “Candy” - Molly Burch 39:21 - “Without You” - Molly Burch 41:58 - “Wild” - Molly Burch 45:36 - // More about the live shows // 46:22 - // Special Announcement // 49:18 - “Oleta” - El Jezel 54:41 - “Somewhere Deep In NYC” - The Unsacred Hearts 58:06 - “NYC Love Song” - The Song Corporation 61:27 - “It’s Not the End of The World (If It’s The End of the World)” - Quiet Loudly 67:10 - “Cedar Grove” (Serious Business on BTR, 2013) - JPK 71:29 - “I Know You Would Do Anything For Love But What Would You Do For Me” - Miniboone 76:22 - // Info // 77:59 - // Outro + Disclaimer // 79:23 - // End Transmission // "

"The Mad Doctors recently announced they’ll be bringing their band to an end, but not before putting out aa final EP, appropriately titled ‘RIP,’ and doing one last run of tour dates. First, though, they’ll be playing the annual King Pizza Records extravaganza, PIZZAFEST666, along with a bunch of cohorts: Stuyedeyed, Lumps, PowerSnap, The Rizzos, Top Nachos, Shelter Dogs, Vamanos, Sun Voyager, The Night Screams, and more! Also, Vancouver post-punk band dumb is in Brooklyn to play a show at Alphaville at the end of June and Gemma has their record release show at Union Pool in July. 00:00 - // StereoactiveNYC / BTRtoday ID // 01:06 - // Welcome / RIP The Mad Doctors + PizzaFest666 // 06:06 - “Truancy Man” - The Mad Doctors 08:53 - “Nerd Alert” (BTR Live Studio, 2018) - The Mad Doctors 11:14 - “Mr. Policeman” (BTR Live Studio, 2017) - Stuyedeyed 13:02 - “Use Your Words” (BTR Live Studio, 2018) - Lumps 15:14 - “Lame” (BTR Live Studio, 2018) - PowerSnap 18:04 - “Bless This Mess” (BTR Live Studio, 2018) - The Rizzos 19:45 - “Donate To The Bands” (BTR Live Studio, 2019) - Top Nachos 22:32 - “The Ballad of the Shelter Dog” (BTR Live Studio, 2019) - Shelter Dogs 25:20 - “Dreamin’” - Vamanos 27:14 - “Open Road” - Sun Voyager 31:03 - “Big Picture” - The Night Screams 33:17 - // The Mad Doctors + PizzaFest666 continued / Vancouver band dumb in BK // 36:59 - “Club Nites” - dumb 39:06 - “Content Jungle” - dumb 42:07 - “Knot In My Gut” - dumb 45:06 - “Roast Beef” (BTR Live Studio, 2018) - dumb 48:36 - // Gemma’s Record Release Show // 50:11 - “Love Like (Knock It Off)” - Gemma 55:55 - “‘Til We Lose The Feeling” - Gemma 60:42 - // Outro + Disclaimer // 62:10 - // End Transmission // "

"Haybaby is releasing a new album called ‘They Get There,’ so they’re playing a release show on Monday, May 27th, at Alphaville in Brooklyn. Also on the bill is Shark?, who are reuniting after good stretch of not playing together to celebrate 10 years since they started playing together. And, as if that weren’t enough, a couple of StereoactiveNYC and BTRtoday favorites are also on the bill, too: A Deer A Horse and The Royal They. So, yeah, should go to this show. 00:00 - // StereoactiveNYC / BTRtoday ID // 01:06 - // Welcome / Haybaby’s Record Release + Shark’s 10 Yr Anniversary/Reunion // 07:34 - “Total Bore” - Haybaby 11:48 - “Joke/Rope” - Haybaby 14:53 - “Pig” - Haybaby 19:50 - “Wanna B Nothin” (Serious Business, 2013) - Shark? 22:35 - “California Girls” (Serious Business, 2013) - Shark? 25:10 - “Hangnail” (Serious Business, 2013) - Shark? 27:45 - “I Know You Love Me Now” (Serious Business, 2013) - Shark? 29:27 - // Mic Break // 32:31 - “Double Wide” (BTR Live Studio, 2018) - A Deer A Horse 37:27 - “In The Wars” (BTR Live Studio, 2018) - A Deer A Horse 41:57 - “Cold Shoulder” (BTR Live Studio, 2018) - A Deer A Horse 45:01 - “Sludgefucker” (BTR Live Studio, 2018) - The Royal They 48:27 - “Say Less” (BTR Live Studio, 2018) - The Royal They 50:48 - “Weekender” (BTR Live Studio, 2018) - The Royal They 53:33 - // Outro + Disclaimer // 54:57 - “Somewhere Deep In NYC” - The Unsacred Hearts 58:04 - // End Transmission // "

"New York’s own Grim Streaker has a new album called ‘No Vision,’ and they’re playing a record release show at Alphaville with Big Bliss. Field Medic is also playing a show at Alphaville. And Spritzer and Stimmerman recently stopped by for BTR Live Studio sessions, so we have tracks from those. 00:00 - // StereoactiveNYC / BTRtoday ID // 01:06 - // Welcome / Grim Streaker’s new album! // 03:00 - “ADD” - Grim Streaker 05:11 - “Today New York” - Grim Streaker 07:25 - “Sensitive Demon” - Grim Streaker 09:48 - “Babysitter” (BTR Live Studio, 2017) - Grim Streaker 11:47 - “Guts” (BTR Live Studio, 2017) - Grim Streaker 14:01 - “Psycho” (BTR Live Studio, 2017) - Grim Streaker 16:41 - “Fortune” - Big Bliss 19:23 - “Duplicate” - Big Bliss 23:36 - // Mic Break // 25:57 - “Get Me Out” (BTR Live Studio, 2019) - Spritzer 29:09 - “Feel Ya” (BTR Live Studio, 2019) - Spritzer 32:27 - “Planetary” (BTR Live Studio, 2019) - Stimmerman 38:24 - “Painted Smile” (BTR Live Studio, 2019) - Stimmerman 42:36 - // Mic Break // 44:41 - “P E G A S U S T H O T Z” - Field Medic 46:28 - “graffiti paint” - Field Medic 49:59 - “Hello Moon” (BTR Live Studio, 2019) - Field Medic 53:09 - // Outro + Disclaimer // 54:33 - // End Transmission // "

"Maneka is playing at Alphaville. Delicate Steve is playing at Baby’s All Right. Gracie Mansion is playing at Sunnyvale. Broken Social Scene is playing at Webster Hall. Pile is playing at Music Hall of Williamsburg. Amy O and Remember Sports are playing at Baby’s All Right. 00:00 - // StereoactiveNYC / BTRtoday ID // 01:06 - // Welcome // 03:07 - “Tiger Baby” (feat. Jordyn Blakely) - Maneka 05:08 - “Dracula” (feat. Katie Capri) - Maneka 08:59 - “Rubber Neck” - Delicate Steve 12:36 - “Tomorrow” - Delicate Steve 16:28 - “Starling” - Gracie Mansion 19:48 - “Phony” - Gracie Mansion 22:08 - // Mic Break // 24:19 - “Remember Me Young” - Broken Social Scene 28:36 - “Can’t Find My Heart” - Broken Social Scene 33:06 - “Bruxist Grin” - Pile 36:42 - “Fingers” - Pile 41:24 - “Sunday Meal” (BTR Live Studio, 2017) - Amy O 43:41 - “Soft Skin” (BTR Live Studio, 2017) - Amy O 46:06 - “You Can Have Alonetime When you’re Dead” - Remember Sports 48:46 - “No Going Back” - Remember Sports 53:37 - // Outro + Disclaimer // 55:01 - // End Transmission // "

"Confidence Man is playing at the Knitting Factory. Reptaliens is at Brooklyn Steel. Big Thief and Lomelda are at Elsewhere. EX HEX and THICK are also at Elsewhere. And Broken Social Scene is at Webster Hall. 00:00 - // StereoactiveNYC / BTRtoday ID // 01:06 - // Welcome // 03:44 - “BubbleGum” - Confidence Man 07:09 - “Don’t You Know I’m In A Band” Confidence Man 10:27 - “VALIS” - Reptaliens 12:57 - “If You Want” - Reptaliens 16:09 - “Mythological Beauty” - Big Thief 21:08 - “Interstate Vision” - Lomelda 23:47 - // Mic Break // 27:42 - “Another Dimension” - EX HEX 32:55 - “Rainbow Shiner” - EX HEX 36:26 - “Be Myself” - THICK 39:29 - “Life” - THICK 41:59 - “Halfway Home” - Broken Social Scene 46:34 - “Stay Happy” - Broken Social Scene 50:41 - “Mouth Guards of the Apocalypse” - Broken Social Scene 56:19 - // Outro + Disclaimer // 57:43 - // End Transmission // "

"We’re looking back at sessions of BTR Live Studio from 2019, so far, that have featured artists from the NYC/Brooklyn area. [youtube]https://youtu.be/TJwKblx96HU[/youtube] [youtube]https://youtu.be/gTGc4WJCRns[/youtube] [youtube]https://youtu.be/DvGGQNb0mbU[/youtube] [youtube]https://youtu.be/GnbmBvS-jBI[/youtube] [youtube]https://youtu.be/467JAR4whDg[/youtube] [youtube]https://youtu.be/HlXeScCGByE[/youtube] [youtube]https://youtu.be/i_RtpDmXrdE[/youtube] [youtube]https://youtu.be/ttl_GgaWth0[/youtube] [youtube]https://youtu.be/MlAU96IYEwc[/youtube] [youtube]https://youtu.be/uPWEvQ_VWWo[/youtube] [youtube]https://youtu.be/fYhht--eSzA[/youtube] 00:00 - // StereoactiveNYC / BTRtoday ID // 01:06 - // Welcome // 04:50 - “Happy At Your Gate” (BTR Live Studio, 2019) - Erika Spring 08:26 - “6 More Weeks” (BTR Live Studio, 2019) - Erika Spring 11:25 - “Es Is” (BTR Live Studio, 2019) - Zenizen 14:12 - “Follow The Leader” (BTR Live Studio, 2019) - Zenizen 19:09 - “NE1” (BTR Live Studio, 2019) - Bedstudy 24:36 - “Ø (Arms Away)” (BTR Live Studio, 2019) - Bedstudy 28:37 - “West Coast” (BTR Live Studio, 2019) - Bel Aviv 32:27 - “Sun & Air” (BTR Live Studio, 2019) - Bel Aviv 36:00 - “Mike Meyers” (BTR Live Studio, 2019) - Van Goose 41:27 - “On My Hand” (BTR Live Studio, 2019) - Van Goose 48:42 - “Chamomile” (BTR Live Studio, 2019) - Devon Church 52:23 - “Curses” (BTR Live Studio, 2019) - Devon Church 56:15 - // Mic Break // 57:44 - “Too Little Too Late” (BTR Live Studio, 2019) - Funcrusher 62:45 - “White Ghost” (BTR Live Studio, 2019) - Funcrusher 64:55 - “Bitch Cannon” (BTR Live Studio, 2019) - Plaid Dracula 72:48 - “(I’m Not Gonna Do) Anything For You” (BTR Live Studio, 2019) - Shelter Dogs 76:14 - “Someday Is Starting Now” (BTR Live Studio, 2019) - Shelter Dogs 79:54 - “Why Don’t You Do It?” (BTR Live Studio, 2019) - The Sharp Shadows 83:24 - “Push Push Push” (BTR Live Studio, 2019) - The Sharp Shadows 85:20 - “Loose Ends” (BTR Live Studio, 2019) - Glass Slipper 87:58 - “Current Girlfriend” (BTR Live Studio, 2019) - Glass Slipper 90:11 - // Outro + Disclaimer // 91:36 - // End Transmission // "

"BTRtoday presents Dilly Dally at Music Hall Of Williamsburg. Lumps, Darkwing, Coco Verde, BIRDS, Jamie Frey of NO ICE, and Holly Overton play Fauxmo Fest 2019. Shelter Dogs is at Alphaville. Remember Sports is at Brooklyn Bazaar. Priests and Com Truise are at Elsewhere.   00:00 - // StereoactiveNYC / BTRtoday ID // 01:06 - // Welcome / BTRtoday Presents: Dilly Dally @ Music Hall of Williamsburg // 03:03 - “Heaven” - Dilly Dally 06:12 - “Sober Motel” - Dilly Dally 09:39 - “Chains” - Chastity 15:22 - // Fauxmo Fest 2019 // 19:12 - “Use Your Words” (BTR Live Studio, 2018) - LUMPS 21:24 - “Necropants” (BTR Live Studio, 2017) - Darkwing 24:23 - “Glitter” (BTR Live Studio, 2018) - Coco Verde 28:37 - “Fade” (BTR Live Studio, 2019) - BIRDS 31:44 - “I Want You” - NO ICE 34:28 - “These Reflections” - Holly Overton 37:35 - // Shelter Dogs @ Alphaville / Remember Sports @ BK Bazaar / Priests @ Elsewhere // 39:25 - “Something For The Pain” (BTR Live Studio, 2019) - Shelter Dogs 43:20 - “The Ballad Of The Shelter Dog” (BTR Live Studio, 2019) - Shelter Dogs 46:11 - “You Can Have Alonetime When You’re Dead” - Remember Sports 48:50 - “Making It Right” - Remember Sports 50:23 - “Pink White House” - Priests 54:25 - “Nothing Feels Natural” - Priests 58:19 - // Com Truise @ Elsewhere // 60:08 - “...Of Your Fake Dimension” - Com Truise 63:23 - “Iteration” - Com Truise 66:51 - // Outro + Disclaimer // 68:15 - // End Transmission // "

"Son Lux is playing Lincoln Center’s American Songbook Series. Ty Segall & White Fence are playing Warsaw. Van Goose has a release show at the Footlight. Jim Wood’s birthday show at Pet Rescue is a benefit show for Astoria Art House. TENDER is playing at Rough Trade. 00:00 - // StereoactiveNYC / BTRtoday ID // 01:08 - // Welcome // 02:59 - “Leave the Riches” (BTR Live Studio, 2012) - Son Lux 06:20 - “Wither” (BTR Live Studio, 2012) - Son Lux 10:56 - “My Friend” - Ty Segall & White Fence 14:50 - “Hey Joel, Where You Going With That?” - Ty Segall & White Fence 17:43 - “Do Your Hair” - Ty Segall & White Fence 19:16 - “Where’s My Guy” (BTR Live Studio, 2019) - Van Goose 24:04 - “Last Bus” (BTR Live Studio, 2019) - Van Goose 29:36 - // Happy birthday, Jim! // 34:53 - “Nothing But Love” - Crazy Pills 38:30 - “Break It Down” - Crazy Pills 41:54 - “Bless This Mess” (BTR Live Studio, 2018) - The Rizzos 43:38 - “90s Song” (BTR Live Studio, 2018) - The Rizzos 46:27 - // Mic Break // 48:01 - “Handmade Ego” - TENDER 53:05 - “No Devotion” - TENDER 56:20 - “When They Come For You” - TENDER 59:59 - // Outro + Disclaimer // 61:23 - // End Transmission // "

"Wilder Maker is playing at C’mon Everybody. Operator Music Band is playing Zone One at Elsewhere. Innov Gnawa is at National Sawdust. And Sam Evian and Cass McCombs are playing at murmrr. 00:00 - // StereoactiveNYC / BTRtoday ID // 01:08 - // Welcome // 02:58 - “Impossible Summer” - Wilder Maker 08:19 - “Cocaine Man” - Wilder Maker 15:59 - “Sunk” - Operator Music Band 20:03 - “Communicator 4” - Operator Music Band 23:56 - // Mic Break // 26:10 - “Moulay Ahmed” (BTR Live Studio, 2015) - Innov Gnawa 30:11 - “Fangoro” (BTR Live Studio, 2015) - Innov Gnawa 34:06 - // Mic break // 35:54 - “Health Machine” - Sam Evian 39:48 - “Now I Feel It” - Sam Evian 42:48 - “Bum Bum Bum” - Cass McCombs 47:42 - “I Followed The River South To What” - Cass McCombs 55:16 - // Outro + Disclaimer // 56:41 - // End Transmission // "

"We have two big blocks of music for you in this episode. One features BTR Live Studio session tracks from Lumps, The Duke of Surl, The World’s Greatest Detective, and Powersnap, all of which are playing at The Gutter on 2/1. Our second block features Pavo Pavo, who’s playing at Elsewhere on 2/6, then Anemone, Hypoluxo, and Champagne Superchillin, who are all playing together at Baby’s All Right on 2/13. 00:00 - // StereoactiveNYC / BTRtoday ID // 01:08 - // Welcome // 04:35 - “Use Your Words” (BTR Live Studio, 2018) - Lumps 06:47 - “People Are The Worst” (BTR Live Studio, 2018) - Lumps 09:14 - “Silk Cocoon” (BTR Live Studio, 2018) - The Duke Of Surl 12:48 - “You Have To Get Home When Your Baby’s Alone” (BTR Live Studio, 2018) - The Duke Of Surl 17:04 - “TCCB” (BTR Live Studio, 2018) - The World’s Greatest Detective 20:29 - “Beach Wolf” (BTR Live Studio, 2018) - The World’s Greatest Detective 22:55 - “Lame” (BTR Live Studio, 2018) - PowerSnap 25:47 - “Pink Diamond” (BTR Live Studio, 2018) - PowerSnap 28:45 - // Mic break // 30:47 - “Close To Your Ego” - Pavo Pavo (new album = Mystery Hour) 33:16 - “Statue Is A Man Inside” - Pavo Pavo 36:30 - “Sunshine (Back To The Start)” - Anemone 41:56 - “Memory Lane” - Anemone 46:37 - “Huckleberry” - Hypoluxo 49:33 - “Running On A Fence” - Hypoluxo 53:10 - “Beach Deep” - Champagne Superchillin 55:48 - “DJ Scott” - Champagne Superchillin 61:05 - // Outro + Disclaimer // 62:29 - // End Transmission // "

"We have new music from The Planes, plus session tracks from Adeline Hotel, who are playing at Union Pool in Brooklyn. We also have session tracks from Coco Verde, who are playing a residency at Carmelo’s in Brooklyn and session tracks from Fruit & Flowers, BIRDS, and Max Pain and the Groovies -- all of whom are joining them during the run of dates. 00:00 - // StereoactiveNYC / BTRtoday ID // 00:40 - // Welcome / About The Plane’s ‘Sleep Like A Noble’ // 03:09 - “Caught In The Rain” - The Planes 06:59 - “Spike” - The Planes 11:07 - “Border Wall” - The Planes 14:04 - // Adeline Hotel at Union Pool // 15:41 - “Lightning” (BTR Live Studio, 2018) - Adeline Hotel 18:02 - “Habits” (BTR Live Studio, 2018) - Adeline Hotel 22:27 - “Solid Love” (BTR Live Studio, 2018) - Adeline Hotel 26:46 - // Coco Verde residency // 30:32 - “Marathon” (BTR Live Studio, 2018) - Coco Verde 35:48 - “Glitter” (BTR Live Studio, 2018) - Coco Verde 40:01 - “Tootsie Roll” (BTR Live Studio, 2018) - Coco Verde 43:10 - “Scatter” (BTR Live Studio, 2018) - BIRDS 45:51 - “Fade” (BTR Live Studio, 2018) - BIRDS 49:01 - “Drug Tax” (BTR Live Studio, 2016) - Fruit & Flowers 53:04 - “Out of Touch” (BTR Live Studio, 2016) - Fruit & Flowers 56:13 - “Checkin Out Late” (BTR Live Studio, 2018) - Max Pain and the Groovies 59:51 - “$10 to Testify (BTR Live Studio, 2018) - Max Pain and the Groovies 62:58 - // Outro + Disclaimer // 64:07 - “Somewhere Deep In NYC” - The Unsacred Hearts 67:11 - // End Transmission // "

"For our first episode of 2019, we a very special conversation with two of our favorite people. A little while back, we spoke with Jess and George Flanagan, two-thirds of the band El Jezel, about their history as a band. It was a lot of fun to talk to them, to reminisce, and to learn things about the band that we hadn’t known before. 00:00 - // StereoactiveNYC / BTRtoday ID // 00:40 - // Welcome / Intro to El Jezel Interview // 01:57 - “Balconies” - El Jezel 08:48 - // Jess & George Flanagan on the beginnings of El Jezel and their relationship // 29:44 - // 1st album: ‘Elements of Being Put Together’ // 36:04 - “Michigan” - El Jezel 41:57 - // About “Michigan” // 48:17 - // Band’s internally used song titles, etc. // 50:48 - // Dan = “THUNDERTUBS” // 54:04 - // Between albums // 62:16 - “Champagne and Cold Coffee” - El Jezel 67:00 - // Live versions of songs vs. recorded versions // 72:47 - // The sound of 2nd album ‘The Warm Frequency’ vs. 1st album // 77:59 - // After ‘The Warm Frequency’ // 81:55 - “The Turnaround” (Serious Business on BTR, 2011) - El Jezel 86:04 - // About “The Turnaround” and status of the band after // 94:09 - “Monument Valley” - El Jezel 99:59 - // Outro + Disclaimer // 100:58 - “Somewhere Deep In NYC” - The Unsacred Hearts 104:20 - // End Transmission // "

"For our final episode of the year, we’re looking back on some music by local artists that came out in 2018. This is music that made an impact on us and we hope it has or will make an impact on you. And we wholeheartedly recommend you support these artists by buying as many of these releases as you can: Ava Luna - ‘Moon 2’ Big Ups - ‘Two Parts Together’ Gracie Mansion - ‘Dreams In Color EP’ Jesse R. Berlin - ‘The Bitter Tears of Jesse R. Berlin’ Kid In The Attic - ‘“More” (single) The Mad Doctors - “Sister Act II: Electric Boogaloo…” (single) Mancino - ‘Was Listening’ Milagres - ‘Ziggurat’ NADINE - ‘oh my’ Nikkiesha McLeod - ‘Quarrel EP’ Oneida - ‘Romance’ Palm - ‘Rock Island’ Parlor Walls - ‘EXO EP’ Robot Princess - ‘Apocalypse and Bullshit’ The Royal They - ‘Foreign Being’ Sam Evian - ‘You, Forever’ Wilder Maker - ‘Zion’ 00:00 - // StereoactiveNYC / BTRtoday ID // 00:40 - // Welcome / 2018 Year In Review // 02:49 - “IDGAF” (album: ‘You, Forever’) - Sam Evian 05:51 - “Closer To You” (album: ‘Zion’) - Wilder Maker 11:49 - “Bad Things” (album: ‘Was Listening EP’) - Mancino 15:19 - “Pearly” (album: ‘Rock Island’) - Palm 17:53 - “All In Due Time” (album: ‘Romance’) - Oneida 20:39 - “BackBack” (album: ‘Dreams In Color EP’) - Gracie Mansion 25:45 - // Mic Break // 26:24 - “More” (single) - Kid In The Attic 29:15 - “Pews” (album: ‘oh my’) - NADINE 33:39 - “Deep Cry” (album: ‘Quarrel EP’) - Nikkiesha McLeod 38:41 - “Pindrop” (album: ‘Ziggurat’) - Milagres 42:42 - “INTJ” (album: ‘The Bitter Tears of Jesse R. Berlin’) - Jesse R. Berlin 46:30 - “Deli Run” (album: ‘Moon 2’) - Ava Luna 49:32 - // Mic Break // 51:52 - “Sister Act II: Electric Boogaloo (What If Idris Elba Was The Next James Bond)” (single) - The Mad Doctors 56:39 - “Marky Moon” (album: ‘Apocalypse and Bullshit’) - Robot Princess 60:27 - “Sludgefucker” (album: ‘Foreign Being’) - The Royal They 63:53 - “Neuromancer”(album: ‘EXO EP’) - Parlor Walls 66:37 - “PPP” (album: ‘Two Parts Together’) - Big Ups 69:04 - // Outro // 70:27 - “Lay of the Land” (album: ‘Romance’) - Oneida 79:46 - // End Transmission // "

"Big Ups recently announced they’re going on indefinite hiatus and they’ll be playing their final shows in January 2019 -- with their final show being at The Bowery Ballroom in NYC on Friday, January 18, 2019 w/ Guerilla Toss, Washer, and Bethlehem Steel. To celebrate one of the great NYC artists of recent years, we devote the episode to their music, including live session tracks from their two visits to Serious Business in BTR back in 2012 and 2014. Congratulations and good luck to Big Ups! 00:00 - // StereoactiveNYC / BTRtoday ID // 00:40 - // Welcome // 00:51 - “Capitalized” - Big Ups 03:00 - // Big Ups is going on indefinite hiatus / 2012 BTR session // 06:32 - “Fresh Meat” (Serious Business on BTR, 2012) - Big Ups 08:53 - “Stressed and Pressed” (Serious Business on BTR, 2012) - Big Ups 10:22 - “Ivy’s Nightmare” (Serious Business on BTR, 2012) - Big Ups 11:00 - “Hard To Care” (Serious Business on BTR, 2012) - Big Ups 13:00 - “Shut Your Mouth” (Serious Business on BTR, 2012) - Big Ups 15:15 - // Big Ups’ Farewell Tour Info / 2014 BTR Session // 18:09 - “TMI” (Serious Business on BTR, 2014) - Big Ups 20:32 - “Goes Black” (Serious Business on BTR, 2014) - Big Ups 22:52 - “Justice” (Serious Business on BTR, 2014) - Big Ups 25:15 - “Not Today” (Serious Business on BTR, 2014) - Big Ups 27:39 - // Big Ups’ Final Show in NYC // 28:58 - “Dog Go Bark” - Washer 31:30 - “Eraser Stargazer Forever” (BTR Live Studio, 2016) - Guerilla Toss 35:34 - “Steel 87s” (BTR Live Studio, 2016) - Bethlehem Steel 37:59 - // Congrats + Good Luck to Big Ups! // 40:02 - “Contain Myself” - Big Ups 43:05 - “Posture” - Big Ups 46:13 - “In The Shade” - Big Ups 49:33 - “Trying To Love” - Big Ups 54:37 - “Imaginary Dog Walker” - Big Ups 59:22 - “Not Over Yet” (Serious Business on BTR, 2012) - Big Ups 62:16 - // Outro + Disclaimer // 63:25 - “Somewhere Deep In NYC” - The Unsacred Hearts 66:30 - // Finish. "

"Shilpa Ray, NO ICE, Crazy Pills, and more are playing ‘Sunday for SAVI: A Thanksgiving Concert’ to benefit the Mount Sinai Sexual Assault & Violence Intervention Program (SAVI). Milagres has new album out called ‘Ziggurat’ and a show at Elsewhere Zone One. Shannon Shaw is playing Brooklyn Bazaar. Mount Sharp is playing East Williamsburg Econolodge. And Operator Music Band is playing Alphaville. 00:00 - // StereoactiveNYC / BTRtoday ID // 00:40 - // Welcome / About SAVI // 03:41 - “Morning Terrors, Nights of Dread” - Shilpa Ray 08:04 - “Add Value Add Time” - Shilpa Ray 13:34 - “Darlin’” - NO ICE 17:09 - “Change Your Mind” - NO ICE 20:36 - “Look Alive” - Crazy Pills 23:03 - “Indictment” - Crazy Pills 26:43 - // Mic Break // 28:09 - “Golden Frames” - Shannon Shaw 30:36 - “Freddies ‘n’ Teddies” - Shannon Shaw 34:01 - “Cryin’ My Eyes Out” - Shannon Shaw 37:02 - “Skin” - Mount Sharp 40:30 - “Whiskey Ginger” - Mount Sharp 43:09 - “Realistic Saturation” - Operator Music Band 46:23 - “Moto Komplete” - Operator Music Band 50:13 - “Slim Spin” (BTR Live Studio, 2018) - Operator Music Band 53:55 - // Mic Break // 58:42 - “Ziggurat Brothers” - Milagres 63:19 - “Flame” - Milagres 67:05 - “Forget the World” - Milagres 71:40 - // Outro + Disclaimer // 72:43 - “Somewhere Deep In NYC” - The Unsacred Hearts 75:48 - // Finish. "