Streets of Fire with Jesse Lent: Recent Episodes
Streets of Fire with Jesse Lent on Broadcast Amsterdam
Streets of Fire streaming live and on demand at BroadcastAmsterdam.nl is a local listener's guide to the musicians performing across the Netherlands.
Through artist interviews and playlists, singer-songwriter and producer Jesse Lent (The Sweetheartz of the Psychic Rodeo, CSC Funk Band) takes you on a trip through the streets of Amsterdam and beyond to find the fires raging across the multitude of Dutch stages.
(9 June 2023) On June 27, indigenous singer-songwriters Jeike and Chihiro will perform together upstairs at The Paradiso as part of the venue's ongoing LADIDA series. In this episode of Streets of Fire on BroadcastAmsterdam.nl (BRAM Radio) host Jesse Lent asks the duo about the challenges they face in simply getting the people of the Netherlands and beyond to stop erasing their history.
(2 June 2023) On the heels of life-changing sets by cumgirl8 and The Lemon Twigs at the London Calling festival and an earth-shattering new album from the latter, Jesse reflects on the top 5 shows he's seen during his first 15 months in the Netherlands and explains why The Lemon Twigs set on May 20, 2023 at Paradiso is the greatest show he's been to in his whole life.
(19 May 2023) Le Tigre, Kool & The Gang and The Nude Party are just a few of Jesse's favorite artists performing across the Netherlands in the jam-packed second week of June.
(12 May 2023) With the summer bringing a more packed concert schedule, Streets of Fire on BroadcastAmsterdam.nl (BRAM Radio) will focus on one week at time in the Dutch music scene, starting this episode with a look the best shows happening in the first week in June. From Wu-Tang and Nas at Ziggo Dome to Ghost at AFAS Live there's just too much great live music happening in the Netherlands to stay home. Who cares if it's raining?
(5 May 2023) For three days of the year, June 9 to 11, the small Dutch village of Hilvarenbeek becomes the center of the musical universe at least for anyone with taste. In this episode of Streets of Fire on Broadcast Amsterdam.nl (BRAM Radio) host Jesse Lent features the music from the diverse lineup of artists performing including Gaye Su Akyol, Sudan Archives and Aphex Twin.
(21 April 2023) From the Lemon Twigs to cumgirl8, this episode of Streets of Fire with Jesse Lent on BroadcastAmsterdam.nl (BRAM Radio) focuses on the diverse acts performing around Holland in the coming weeks with a focus on the stacked bills of the two-day London Calling festival happening at Paradiso on August 19 and 20.
(14 April 2023) From the clubs of Dubai and concert halls of Kyiv to waterfront cafes in Amsterdam, in this episode of Streets of Fire with Jesse Lent on Broadcast Amsterdam (BRAM) co-founders of the nonprofit organization Bring the Rhythm Saptarshi Chakraborty and Mehdi Fakhfakh discuss building a community from the ground up and the journey that led them to offering an oasis for the aspiring musician.
(31 March 2023) From J. Cole collaborator Ari Lennox to Phillip Glass collaborators Kronos Quartet, in this episode of Streets of Fire on BroadcastAmsterdam.nl (BRAM Radio) host Jesse Lent travels across genres to bring you music from all of the best artists performing in Holland during the first two weeks of May.
(24 March, 2023) For the past two decades, singer, songwriter, producer and DJ Deef den Hartoog has been releasing music at a blinding pace. From the postmodern mashup of his alter ego Dr. Dynamite to the ramped-up stoner rock of his current project Choco Stoner Disco, no one does it quite like Deef. In this episode of Streets of Fire on Broadcast Amsterdam (BRAM), this longtime fixture of the Leiden music scene looks back at his musical past and envisions the future that humankind's obsession with technology is hurling us towards.
(17 March 2023) There are quite a few compelling electronic shows coming to the Netherlands in the coming weeks. In addition to highlighting several of these, Jesse offers his pick for Hot Sh*t double bill of the week and plays some of his favorite recordings by legendary funk trombonist Fred Wesley (James Brown, Parliament) in celebration of his performance at Paard in May.
(3 March 2023) From from Stromae to Thee Sacred Souls, in this episode of Streets of Fire on Broadcast Amsterdam (BRAM) host Jesse Lent highlights some of the most exciting acts performing around Holland in April including this week's selection for Hot Sh*t Double Bill.
(24 Feb. 2023) Since the fall, lead singer and guitarist of the dance duo Ciao Lucifer Marnix Dorrestein has been throwing a party in Amsterdam called Warm Bad. Held the first Monday of the month, the evening features an open jam that anyone is welcome to participate in as long as they make it danceable and avoid playing songs (or solos). With Warm Bad debuting at a new larger venue next month and hot on the heels of the release of the special edition of Ciao Lucifer's Good News album, the prolific artist joins Jesse for the hour in this episode of Streets of Fire on BroadcastAmsterdam.nl (BRAM Radio).
(17 Feb 2023) In this episode of Streets of Fire with Jesse Lent on BroadcastAmsterdam.nl (BRAM Radio) Jesse highlights two great nights of music--Alex G with Momma at Paradiso and Aldous Harding with H. Hawkline at Tivoli in Utrecht.
(6 Feb. 2023) From Velvet Underground co-founder John Cale to Prince protege Lizzo fresh off of her Grammy win for Record of The Year, in this episode of Streets of Fire on Broadcast Amsterdam (BRAM Radio) Jesse plays a set of music comprised of the artists performing around Holland in the coming weeks.
(27 Jan 2023) In the season two premiere of Streets of Fire on Broadcast Amsterdam (BRAM Radio) Jesse talks to Marcel van Schooten, one of the organizers of Leiden's most popular music festival Peel Slowly and See about how he chooses the artists he works with, his record label Smikkelbaard and the advantages of living in a small town.
(9 Dec 2022) In this episode of Streets of Fire, Jesse shares his choice for the best record of the year and looks back at some of his favorite artists to perform in the Netherlands during the second half of 2022.
From Joey Bada$$ to EARTHGANG a lot of breakout hip-hop acts will be performing in the Netherlands in the coming weeks. In this episode of Streets of Fire on Broadcast Amsterdam (BRAM), Jesse plays some musicial highlights.
(18 Nov. 2022) The Libertines put on a supercharged set at Melkweg on Monday to conclude their tour to commemorate the 20th anniversary of their first album Up The Bracket. In this episode of Streets of Fire on Broadcast Amsterdam (BRAM), Jesse talks about what it was like being in the crowd for the sold out show in the latest installment of Shows I Saw.
He also plays his picks for the best artists performing in the Netherlands in the coming weeks.
(11 Nov. 2022) When singer-songwriter Rae Charmaine was growing up in Zimbabwe her dream was to be a triple threat like the child stars she saw on the Disney Channel.
While her wide-ranging approach to the performing arts (including acting and spoken word) might dilute the work of a less talented artist, it is Rae's unique approach to songwriting that sets her apart within the Amsterdam scene that she has been a part of for the past six years.
And though her vocal style has traces of Ella Fitzgerald, Sister Nancy and Lauryn Hill, the sound is a far cry from anything you've heard before.
In this episode of Streets of Fire with Jesse Lent, Rae discusses what brought her to the Netherlands, breaks down her songwriting process and performs live in the the Broadcast Amsterdam studio.
(28 Oct. 2022) Jesse talks about his experience seeing one of his favorite bands--Japanese Breakfast--for the first time and plays the music of artists with concerts on the horizon in the coming weeks.
(21 Oct. 2022) After a couple weeks of one-hour interviews, in this episode of Streets of Fire on Broadcast Amsterdam (BRAM Radio) host Jesse Lent shifts gears to shine a light on the coolest shows happening in the Netherlands in the coming weeks.
(14 Oct. 2022) From their beginnings in punk and metal to the classic sound of their latest album, Afterpartees from the town of Horst aan de Maas in the Dutch province of Limburg have never stopped writing great songs or moving crowds with the power of their performances.
At the center of chaos of their live show is frontman Niek Nellen dispatching catchy hooks while stirring up the crowd with ease.
In this episode of Streets of Fire on Broadcast Amsterdam (BRAM), Niek talks about the early days of Afterpartees, their methods of writing songs and why it's way less scary to play for 5,000 people than five.
(7 Oct. 2022) Sam Bruinstroop was the merch manager the year that one of Europe's most innovative DIY festivals, Left of the Dial, premiered in Rotterdam in 2018. He soon realized it was completely different from any other concert event he had ever experienced. Now one of the main festival organizers, in this episode of Streets of Fire on Broadcast Amsterdam (BRAM), Sam talks about what it's like working with over 100 independent artists over the course of the three-day event.
This episode features music from: Holiday Ghosts, Brooke Combe, The Bug Club, Gus Englehorn, Joe & The Shitboys, Rifle, The Early Mornings, Odd Couple, Lassie and Ghost Car.
(30 Sept. 2022) In this episode, Jesse turns the spotlight on shows happening in the next 10 days with the segment Urgent Show Notices and announces his first pick for Left of the Dial featured band--The People's Pleasure Grounds.
And, as always, he plays the music of other artists performing in the Netherlands in the coming weeks.
(23 Sept. 2022) In this episode of Streets of Fire, host Jesse Lent "breaks the ice" as he puts it as the first artist on the show to perform live in the Broadcast Amsterdam studio as well as highlights upcoming shows across the Netherlands from Angel Olsen to Echo & the Bunnymen.
(16 Sept. 2022) In this episode of Streets of Fire, host Jesse Lent unveils his new review series for the program called Shows I Saw in which he offers first-hand accounts of the concerts he personally has attended recently in the Netherlands. This week he highlights performances in the past week from Soccer Mommy and Magnetic Fields.
He also shouts out a variety of upcoming shows from Mudhoney to Kendrick Lamar.
(Friday 9 Sept., 2022) In an all-music edition of Streets of Fire, host Jesse Lent looks at some of the more legendary acts performing across Holland in the coming weeks.
(2 September, 2022) Jesse's first guest on Streets of Fire is Amsterdam's own Ciao Lucifer. In a wide-ranging interview ahead of their Sept. 15 show at Paradiso, bandmates Marnix Dorrestein and Willem Wits discuss why men need to do better, their earliest musical influences and why they abandoned their first 10 years of songs (except for one).
Jesse also plays a rock block of other bands performing at Paradiso this month.
(July 29, 2022) In the premiere episode of Streets of Fire, executive producer of Broadcast Amsterdam Cathy Leung interviews host Jesse Lent about his own music, his experience moving to a foreign country and the concept of the show.
If you’re a musician performing in the Netherlands within the next month and would like an interview please emails us at streetsoffireradio@gmail.com