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On this day, five years ago... Yo! That's My Jawn: The Podcast was born....
In honor of the anniversary, Nate shares an unreleased segment from his season four chat with Zach Eastman.
Thank you to everyone who has ever listened to this silly little show put together by a guy in his basement with delusions of grandeur.
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Nate has a chance to sit down with singer/songwriter David Wilcox for a chat about his new album, The Way I Tell The Story & MORE! They talk about David's childhood, learning guitar at 18, his early songwriting, starting to play out at open mic nights, Joni Mitchell, cutting his teeth busking in Philly on South Street, Nightshift Watchmen, being prolific, what it was like being signed to a major label, major vs. indie releases, the Pandemic, his Custom Songs service, The Way I Tell The Story, working with Michael Selverne, the Bryn-Mawr show cancellation, and what it's like releasing music in 2025. Then, David takes a dive into The Jawntlet!
- David's website
- David's Bandcamp
- David on Instagram
- David on Twitter
- David on YouTube
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"Better Nate than never...." Nate is back with a fun hang with the brother & sister creative team, Samantha & Tommy Gongol! They chat about their childhood, the genesis of the Flash In The Pan web series, doing a web series over a sitcom, casting the roles of their parents, wrapping production, using social media to promote a web series vs. music, using the single "Flash In The Pan"as the theme song for the show, the announcement of Samantha's upcoming solo EP, deciding to release an EP over an album, their acting & writing backgrounds, the status of Marian Hill, as well as Samantha & Jeremy's appearance on Switched On Pop. Then, both Samantha & Tommy take a run at The Jawntlet!
- Flash In the Pan web series
- Samantha on Instagram
- Samantha on TikTok
- Samantha on YouTube
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Nate gives an update on the recent delayed episode releases and ponders out loud about the generative AI band with hundreds of thousands of streams on Spotify. Then, Nate sits down with David Lowery (Cracker, Camper Van Beethoven). They talk about David's childhood living across the world as a son of a member of the Air Force, how music entered his life, the move to California and exposure to neighborhood bands, forming the band Sitting Ducks that eventually became the band Camper Van Beethoven, Johnny Hickman, the timing of the 40th anniversary release of Telephone Free Landslide Victory, A Cracker Retrospective, and Fathers, Sons & Brothers, releasing music in 2025, the music industry in the 90s, streaming, Substack, Emily White, releasing the three EPs that would become Fathers, Sons & Brothers on Bandcamp, non-commercial radio, tour plans, the reactions to Fathers, Sons & Brothers from family, and the song "Everybody Get a Fucking Day Job." Then David partakes in The Jawntlet!
- David Lowery website
- David Lowery on Substack
- David Lowery on X
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After an extended break Nate returns with an all new episode! He is joined this week by Kevin Hanson (The Fractals, Huffamoose) for a chat about the new EP, Rescue & MORE! They talk about growing up in Washington, moving to Philly, learning guitar, playing in jazz bands as a teen, the gutting of funding for public school music education, the state of young guitar players, the formation of Huffamoose, winning the Pepsi Battle of the Bands and performing at Woodstock '94, signing with Interscope Records, the music industry in the 1990s, releasing music in 2025, the Philly scene in the '90s, the Kevin Hanson Trio record, re-recording "Bullseye," playing with Jay-Z for the Fade to Black farewell show at Madison Square Garden, The Roots, Questlove, the Rescue EP, "Christopher Walken," the upcoming show at the Falser on July 24th with Hymn For Her, physical releases, and making human connections in a digital world. Then, Kevin finds himself in The Jawntlet!
Links:
- The Fractals website
- The Fractals Instagram
- The Fractals w/ Hymn For Her at The Falser Club - July 24th
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Nate caps off his run of weekly episodes with a conversation with the writer/director of the new film O'Dessa, Geremy Jasper. They discuss growing up in New Jersey, the path from music to film, finding and appreciating different styles of music, the Fever, Outlaws, myths and epics, what influenced O'Dessa, making such an original film in the current landscape of film, casting Sadie Sink in the lead role, writing the music for the film, early drafts of the screenplay, reactions to the film and playing in Philly. Then, Geremy strums his way into The Jawntlet!
- O'Dessa on Hulu
- O'Dessa IMDb page
- O'Dessa - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
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Nate's back with a chat with Canadian singer/musician, Art d'Ecco. In a dense chat, they talk about the Non-COMMvention, WXPN, growing up in Canada, how Beethoven led him to piano, the early Art d'Ecco music, his first album, Day Fevers, producing, how the two months he spent in New York City birthed Serene Demon, the lack of movements in contemporary music, the Rocky Horror Picture Show, the "Disco Sucks" and anti-Glam movements of the late 70s, how people's relationship with music has changed, cellphones, being present in the moment and happy accidents. Then, Art dives into The Jawntlet!
- Art d'Ecco website
- Art d'Ecco on Facebook
- Art d'Ecco on Instagram
- Art d'Ecco on X
Nate is joined this week by Nick Hexum of the band 311. They chat about Philly show memories, his early music memories, learning how to play piano and pivoting to guitar, Fish Hippos, how prolific band was early in their career, the range of music in the 90s, the end of Capricorn Records, "Love Song" and the 50 First Dates soundtrack, the NIck Hexum Quintet, Waxing Nostalgic and the EP release plans, playing in the same lineup for almost 40 years, his tech startup SKP, the streaming industry, the 311 Cruise, 311 Day and the Tiny Desk Concert. They, Nick makes his way through the Jawntlet!
- 311 website
- Nick Hexum on Instagram
- Nick Hexum on X
- Nick Hexum on Facebook
- Nick Hexum on Tiktok
- SKP website
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Nate chats with entrepreneur/technologist Benji Rogers. They talk about meeting years ago at Fergie's Pub, growing up in a family of music industry managers, getting into music, the true purpose of streaming, the CD-R and MP3 era, Bandcamp, content collapse, the give & take of technology, Substack, Sureel.AI and attribution, and how it has been received by the industry. Then, Benji hangs out for The Jawntlet!
- Benji's Substack
- Lark42
- Sureel.AI
- Marwood on Apple Music
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Nate's back with an all new chat with the team behind the new nine part HBO documentary Celtics City, director Lauren Stowell and producer Gabe Honig. They chat about Nate's Sixers fandom, Lauren's SC Featured piece The Dutch Destroyer, finally getting t share the doc with the world, how the doc handles the racial dynamics of Boston & the NBA, the weight of telling this story, favorite teams, their favorite eras the covered, how the Celtics as a team transcends the free agency era, anticipating the Celtics fan reaction to the documentary & what's next.
Celtics City - official site
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Nate sits for a chat with Master puppeteer and Animatronic Designer, Dave Barclay to chat about his new autobiography, My Life With Animatronics. Movies, Puppets and Beyond. They discuss Dave's childhood growing up in England, his parents's puppetry group, his desire to get into film and special effects makeup, Yoda and bridging puppetry and animatronics, how Mark Hamill got him into the film industry, the gravity of working on Empire Strikes Back, joining the Henson Company on The Dark Crystal, performing Jabba the Hutt in Return of the Jedi, practical vs. CG, Who Framed Roger Rabbit?, collaboration, the Labyrinth sequel and the legacy of the original, the Outabody rig, the memoir, unsung heroes, Mauldrix, and working on the Secret Life of Pets ride at Universal. Then, Dave tries his hand in The Jawntlet!
- Dave Barclay website
- Dave Barclay IMDb
- Dave Barclay Vimeo
- Purchase My Life With Animatronics (via Coolwaters Productions)
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Nate is back with a recap of the Eagles victory in Super Bowl LIX before a great conversation with singer/songwriter Andrew Dost. They talk about theDead Milkmen, growing up in Michigan, unfinished projects, Andrew's musicalColumbus!, recognizing and growing from early missteps, scoring for film, finding himself musically after the dissolution offun., playing theMetal Bubble Trio material live, going to college for journalism and advertising, the desire to write a musical, theAlly Coalition, and his song"Holding Onto" ft.theMiND. Then, Andrew steps up to the Jawntlet!
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Sexy Season Six!! Nate is back riding high from the Eagles heading back to the Super Bowl with a great chat with keyboardist/producer/composer, Corey Bernhard! They chat about growing up in Massachusetts, the music that played around the house when he was a kid, learning the piano, children's resilience with failure, playing Phish and Led Zeppelin in early bands, becoming a Jazz head, writing sheet music, moving to Philly, forming Killiam Shakespeare, playing with Bilal, the Okayplayer boards, the Killiam Christmas EP, going solo, the collab project with the Bul Bey, the pandemic, joining the Late Show Band, A Blessed Leap Into Eternity, taking a different approach in creating the album, tour plans, playing with Charlie Hall for his Invisible Ink shows at Solar Myth, backing Rachel & Vilray and playing with the magnificent DJ Jazzy Jeff. Then Corey takes a run at The Jawntlet!
Corey on Bandcamp
Birdbrain Records
Corey on Instagram
Corey on Facebook
Corey on X
Nate sends off 2024 with a recap of the year and a long list of Thank Yous for his friends, family, contributors and listeners....
Mentioned in this episode:
- 25 O'Clock: Nate Runkel (Yo! That's My Jawn)
- Single Season Record - Whole In One: MTV's Movie Life: House Of Wax
- RISK! Ep. #1537 - Nihilist in the Streets, Boy Scout in the Sheets
- What Did We Just Watch - Tango & Cash (1989)
- Your Next Favorite Band - Yo! That's My Banter
- Oops! All Bards: Season One
- Y-Not Radio
- 2OLD / 2NEW
Music: "Auld Lang Syne" by T. Bless & the Professionals
Nate delivers the audio version of his yearly ukulele singalong livestream, 'Twas the Jawn Before Christmas 5!
Mentioned Links:
- 'Twas the Jawn Before Christmas [VIDEO]
- The Christmas Jawns Vol. 3 playlist
- Nate's Substack
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Nate is joined once again by his pals, James and D.X. Ferris to once again chat about Christmas. This season, they tackle some Christmas likes and some Christmas dislikes. So fashion yourself a glass of eggnog, settle down by the fire and enjoy!!
D.X. Ferris on Amazon
DXMas XXX: 30, Flirty & Thriving (2024)
Y!TMJ The Podcast presents... Christmas Jawns vol. 3
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Nate kicks off his return with a quick update on Oops! All Bards, 2OLD / 2NEW, the WXPN 885 Greatest Songs of the 21st Century wrap up show on Your Next Favorite Band, and the upcoming fifth 'Twas the Jawn Before Christmas. Then Nate sits for a quick chat with actor/writer/director Jack Huston to talk about Jack's directorial debut, Day of the Fight!
- Day of the Fight website
- Day of the Fight Instagram
- Jack Huston IMDb
Back with an all new episode, Nate makes a plea for you to vote on November 5th before sitting down for a chat with comedian/musician/writer/podcaster/actor Dave Hill. They talk about the RISK! Podcast, growing up in Ohio, Sons of Elvis, signing to Priority Records, the Higher Learning soundtrack, meeting Flava Flav, entering the comedy world, being a hyphenate and finding time to do so, the formation of Valley Lodge, Eddie Eyeball, the upcoming show at PhilaMOCA (11/8), opening for the Michael Shannon/Jason Narducy REM shows, performing at Phish's Mondegreen Festival, podcasting and the new show Axe Lords, favorite guitar players, appreciating technique, Van Halen, and power-pop. Then Dave jumps through The Jawntlet!!
Dave Hill website
Axe Lords podcast
Valley Lodge/Mikey Erg (solo)/The Blackburns @ PhilaMOCA - 11/8/24
Dave Hill Instagram
Dave Hill TikTok
Dave Hill IMDb
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Nate is back and talks about this week's Philly Music Fest and Inside Hustle networking event before sitting down with Emmy award winning filmmaker Kristi Jacobson, director of the new Max documentary Louder: The Soundtrack of Change. They talk about Kristi's connection to Philadelphia, growing up in New York, how studying Sociology at Duke led her to direct documentaries, her first film American Standoff, getting her start on documentary sets, the genesis of Louder, choosing who to showcase in the doc, Linda Ronstadt, the challenges of African Americans in the genre of country, Kathleen Hanna, the Tracy Chapman/Luke Combs Grammys performance, the use of duality in the film, and honoring our ancestors, both past and present. Then, Kristi steps up to The Jawntlet.
- Kristi Jacobson on IMDb
- Louder: The Soundtrack of Change
- Louder on IMDbCatalyst Films
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Back with an all new episode, Nate gives a quick recap of WXPN's XPoNential Music Festival before sitting for a long awaited chat with Josh Ostrander of Mondo Cozmo! They talk about the Mondo Cozmo show at the Ardmore Music Hall the night before COVID Lockdown, the return AMH show, growing up in Bucks County, Southampton, eating shit & powering through, music he heard around the house, Nirvana, Hendrix and the early days of learning guitar, admiring and then joining Trip 66/Ty Cobb/The Cobbs, how piano playing has affected his writing, working with Mark Rankin on It's PRINCLIPLE!, cutting 70 demos down to the 10 songs that appear on the album, how the song "It's PRINCIPLE!" almost didn't make the album before becoming the title track, playing the new songs live, the upcoming Philly Music Fest performance at Underground Arts, "Bitter Sweet Symphony," "It's the End of the World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)," releasing his sophmore album New Medicine during the pandemic, Springsteen's New York Times shout out, using Brett Kavanaugh's name in a lyric, music videos and contemporary attention spans, social media, blogs, 2OLD / 2NEW, finding new music and Grammy cut off week. Then, Josh tries on The Jawntlet!
Mondo Cozmo Website
Devon Gilfillian/Mondo Cozmo/The Tisburys/Emily Drinker @ UA - Philly Music Fest
Mondo Cozmo Instagram
Mondo Cozmo Twitter/X
Mondo Cozmo Facebook
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Nate's back from break with an all new episode! Well, the show's back. Nate's in Colorado. But the show returns with a chat with actress and singer-songwriter, Schuyler Fisk from the all new series The Chicken Sisters, premiering at launch on the new Hallmark+ streaming service! They discuss her song,"Paperweight," growing up in Virginia, the music she was into as a child, what drew her to music and the arts, her album We Could Be Alright, finding balance between music and acting, filming The Babysitter's Club at age 11, Snow Day, Sam & Kate and midlevel indie films, working with her mother, Sissy Spacek and Jack and Dustin Hoffman, The Chicken Sisters, changes in adapting the novel for television, and the portrayals of hoarding in both The Chicken Sisters and Sam & Kate. Then, Schuyler makes her way through The Jawntlet!
Schuyler Fisk website
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On this final episode before a needed break, Nate thanks the listeners and shares a memory of a dream fulfilled. Then, he sits down for a chat with saxophonist/singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Gabi Rose! They talk about her childhood growing up on Long Island, marching bands and school music programs, the saxophone in pop music, how her cover of Olivia Rodrigo's "Driver's License" went viral, social media, joining the Jonas Brothers' touring band, the band Lawrence, Enrose's latest single "DELUSIONAL" and working in the studio, finding time for her own music while on tour with other artists, the momentum of releasing singles versus releasing an album and the incredible TV show, JONAS. Then, Gabi braves The Jawntlet!
Gabi Rose Instagram
Gabi Rose Facebook
Gabi Rose Tiktok
Gabi Rose // Enrose YouTube
Enrose website
Enrose Bandcamp
Enrose Instagram
Enrose Facebook
Bilmuri website
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Nate re-examines his relationship with indie film before sitting down for a chat with writer/director/producer Julien Hayet-Kerknawi and actor James Downie of the new film The Last Front. They talk about their childhoods, finding movies and acting, Julien's early films, A Broken Man, building tension, preparing for his first feature, how James came on board the project, working with Iain Glen, creating a self contained story that could exist in any conflict, working with Julien as a director, the casting process and working with Joe Anderson. Then Julien and James tag team the Jawntlet!
The Last Front IMDb page
Enigma Releasing website
Julien Hayet-Kerknawi IMDb page
Julien Hayet-Kerknawi on Instagram
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James Downie IMDb page
James Downie on Instagram
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Nate does a take back on the idea of taking a summer break and announces the new "Destroy All Algorithms" tshirt available in the Merch store before sitting down for a chat with writer/director/producer Nicole Riegel. They chat about growing up in Jackson, Ohio, working at a movie theater and dreaming of making films, Blockbuster and renting VHS tapes, how we console people who have suffered loss, listening, how the movies Splendor in the Grass and Scream made her want to make movies, how she would like to direct a future Scream installment, her pitch for a film of the Marvel character Gwenpool, the culture of villains, the inability to have nuanced conversations, the weaponization of the culture, creating "content" for social media, the risk adverse nature of independent film, how streaming affects what is made, and patience. Then Nicole tries her hand at The Jawntlet!
Nicole Riegel on IMDb
Nicole Riegel on Instgram
Dandelion website
Holler on YouTube (rent)
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Nate gives a brief schedule update before sitting down for a long awaited chat with singer/songwriter, Sug Daniels. They talk about meeting in person for the first time at the Inside Hustle event, growing up in Delaware, her start as a rapper in the band FlowCity, transitioning to the bluesy outfit Hoochi Coochi, finding the ukulele, the Jill Scott tribute video, the Soulquarians/Philly Neo Soul scene, early songwriting on the uke, finding time to create now vs. during the pandemic, her first solo live show, being invited to take part in the Black Opry Revue, representation in Americana and Country, how the internet is amplifying voices, fan support, quitting the day job, playing SXSW and Willie Nelson's Ranch, the Sweet Juice Fest, the Sing Us Home festival, the song and music video for "Leave a Light On," and working on the upcoming album. Then, Sug takes her turn at The Jawntlet!
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Nate returns to talk about his gig this past weekend at Tex Mex Connection and his recent appearance on the Your Next Favorite Band podcast before sitting down to chat with singer/songwriter/filmmaker Paige Stark. They start things off bonding over a mutual love of Harry Nilsson and David Bowie before diving in to growing up in Laguna Beach, how MTV was a gateway to a love of music and film, finding inspiration in Lisa Simpson, songwriting and her first solo show, Stone Darling, singing with Taylor Goldsmith and Alex Greenwald, singing harmony, Tashaki Miyaki, Takashi Miike, genre films, her upcoming Film Independent backed short, The Other Side, keeping "office hours," the Love LA compilation, collaborating with Marc Maron, cover songs, the Tashaki Miyaki cover of "The Beautiful Ones" by Prince, working with Jon Brion on the Good At Love EP and the plan for the new record. Then, Paige braves The Jawntlet!
Paige Stark website
Paige Stark Bandcamp
Tashaki Miyaki Bandcamp
Paige Stark Instagram
Paige Stark Instagram (film)
Paige Stark YouTube
Paige Stark TikTok
Paige Stark Facebook
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Nate returns with an update of all the goings on in the Yo! That's My Jawn universe, including his most recent return to the RISK! Podcast, before sitting down to chat with Matthew Taglang and Dave Perry of the band Athensville. They talk about how the three of them met this past October at Inside Hustle, growing up in the Philly burbs, Matt and Dave's college bands both at Penn State, Scooter, early days learning their instruments, songwriting, the story behind how Matt and Dave got together to form the band and all of the wild ways the universe set them on that path, the origins of the band name, discovering old acts that are new to you, the new EP Crossed With Lightning, the artwork for the singles from the EP, the Tyree Wallace case and their song "Desiderata (Free Tyree Wallace)" and the upcoming music video, and writing the song "Bury the Lede" in 6/8 time. Then, Matt and Dave enter the Jawntlet! But while that's happening, they receive an unexpected call from Tyree Wallace, who sits in for a brief conversation about his case.
Athensville website
Free Tyree Wallace website
Athensville on Facebook
Athensville on Instagram
Athensville on Twitter
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In an all new episode, Nate gives a rundown of some upcoming announcements, including the next Your Next Favorite Band/25 O'Clock/Yo! That's My Jawn crossover event, the return of the Oops! All Bards RPG actual play podcast, and shares his submission to WXPN's 24-Hour Song Challenge, the Drive By Truckers inspired, "Some of Her Time." Then Nate sits down for a chat with Alex Wash of the band Granddogs. They talk about the Working Philly Musicians Discord, growing up, the journey from learning the piano to teaching piano, signing and playing, playing drums in early bands, Hang the DJ, going to college at Millersville and having access to the studio, revisiting the Perkasie record, the move to Texas, tour managing We Live at Midnight, interning with Gordon Raphael, finding comfort in the studio, moving to Philly and working at Howl At the Moon, the process of adapting to performing at a piano bar, the challenge of song selection, the birth of Granddogs, his songwriting process, Peaches and Susan, the new album Peaches and the two singles from it, "When You Call" and "Goddess of Love." Then Alex maneuvers The Jawntlet!
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In an all new episode, Nate briefly chats about the 2Old / 2 New Podcast before recapping his week at the NON-COMMvention. Then, Nate sits for a chat with singer/songwriter Autumn Luz & her cowriting/coproducing partner Samwe. They talk about early music memories, going to art school to study dance, the pivot from dance to music, early influences, writing, how Autumn and Sam came to collaborate together, creating music remotely, whittling down the 5 songs on the EP from the 30-40 demos they had worked on, her song "Pang," music videos, creating for social media, the release cycle of the EP, the plans for recording the next album, and recreating the music for live shows. Then, Autumn and Sam team up on The Jawntlet!
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An All New Episode! Nate kicks things off by premiering the new theme song in full before sitting down with singer/songwriter Ciara Grace. The talk about living in the same suburbs and graduating from the same high school, growing up in a musical household, how writing songs about a break up birthed her new album, Write It Down, coproducing the album with her father, 2x GRAMMY® Award-winning producer/engineer Glenn Barratt (Melody Gardot, Shirley Ceasar), having the performance bug at an early age, finding her voice as a musician and deciding to create an album, playing these songs live, her songs "Play Pretend" and "Don't Love Me Now," the album release plan, her early influences, horses, Facebook Marketplace, her next EP, how working on the album has influenced her songwriting, and juggling a music career while going to college. Then, Ciara tries on the Jawntlet!
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Nate recaps his Record Store Day purchases and shouts out Siren Records before sitting down with singer/songwriter Carsie Blanton. They talk about her song "Ain't We Got Fun," the Brittany Ann Tranbaugh penned "Caroline," growing up, discovering Jazz music through her grandfather, gigging early at age 14, her comfort on stage, touring at 16 with the funk band The Champagne Syndicate, moving to Philly, the Open Mic scene, touring in a way that is financially viable, the financial implosion of the music industry, streaming, her success with crowdfunding, creating from a place of authenticity, the attempt to ban TikTok in Congress, finding optimism in the current political climate, the Cayamo Cruise, and Oliver Anthony. Then, Carsie takes a shot at The Jawntlet!
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Nate opens up the show discussing re-evaluating his relationship with music before sitting down for a chat with Paul Myers. They bond over their shared use of Garage Band before talking about Paul's journey from music to writing, The Paul and John, Flam!, the Gravelberrys, Power Pop, Paul's book A Wizard a True Star: Todd Rundgren in the studio, John Oates, The Monkees, his De La Soul interview, the Record Store Day podcast and the Record Store Day organization, Taylor Swift's involvement in RSD, RSDmrkt.com, Bowl of Globes, the upcoming RSD releases they are excited for, and a story that involves G. Love, OJ Simpson and Conan O'Brien. Then Paul takes a crack at the Jawntlet and reveals how the origin of one of the questions is taken from his life!
Record Store Day podcast
Paul Myers on Instagram
Paul Myers on Threads
Paul Myers on Twitter/X
Paul Myers on Bandcamp
The Paul & John on Bandcamp
Paul Myers books
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In an all new episode, Nate kicks things off with the announcement of a new music discovery podcast he's launching with Bruce Warren of WXPN called, 2Old/2New. Then, Nate chats with Eliza Hardy Jones (Buried Beds, The War On Drugs). They talk about Y-Not Radio, growing up in a musical household, learning piano and guitar, early songwriting, collaboration and community, live shows and the beauty of the shared experience, Buried Beds, becoming an auxiliary player, putting your own voice on other people's work, Because Become and creating her own sound, finding other outlets for her creativity, the Song Quilt Project, her work as the vocal coach for Jason Kelce, Lane Johnson and Jordan Mailata on the Philly Special Christmas albums, Jason's cover of Jason Isbell's "Cover Me Up," working on Jason's song "Santa's Night," her latest album Pickpocket, and how the grief of her struggles in giving birth inspired the album. Then, Eliza braves The Jawntlet!
Eliza Hardy Jones website
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Eliza Hardy Jones Facebook
Pickpocket on vinyl
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Back with an all new episode, Nate recaps his gig DJing a Daddy/Daughter Dance, bows to the glory of Taylor Swift and pours one out for the Grape Room. Then, Nate finally gets a chance to sit down and chat with WXPN's John Vettese. They talk about John's place in the Philly scene, Nate's a plea to be on a Key Session, growing up in Ambler, discovering Nine Inch Nails, Stabbing Westward, the Lansdale Hardcore scene and XIII PFP, the Wonder Years, music shops and import CDs, the legacy of the bands Oasis and REM, the Rolling Stones, shooting live music photography at stadium shows, shooting the Philadelphia stop of Taylor Swift's Eras Tour, WXPN's acceptance of Taylor, the negative reaction to change and the stations growth, the Philly scene and the WXPN Local show, writing for the City Paper, giving local artists national exposure, the latest local band that excites him as well as the one he wishes would have been bigger. Then, John tries his hand at The Jawntlet!
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In this episode, Nate delights in the latest dance album trend and invokes the spirit of Ren McCormack before sitting down for a chat with Craig Wedren. They talk about the Middle Aged Dad Jam Band, heart health, Craig's heart attack in 2018, the pandemic, growing up in Cleveland, how his core friend group has survived throughout the years personally and creatively, introducing new people into the fold, rediscovering the joy of playing music versus "the work," being on a major label, transitioning to writing for television and film, being afforded to explore different styles of music, working with Anna Waronker, creating the soundtrack for Jesse Peretz's film First Love, Last Rites, working with John Doe and Jeff Buckley, the new album The Dream Dreaming and working with Paul Cartwright. Then Craig takes his chances with The Jawntlet!
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Back with a new episode, Nate talks about his new radio show on Y-Not Radio (Mondays 5-8pm) and gives a brief walk down memory lane of the Philly radio stations that helped form his music sensibilities. He is then joined by Dee Gerhart and James Daniels of the band Chestnut Grove. The conversation starts with Dee and Nate talking about Green Lane, the music she grew up with, Live Day 2010 and the formation of Chestnut Grove, her White Stripes tribute to Icky Thump, and the Raconteurs. They then joined by James and talk about the early Chestnut Grove shows, writing original songs and finding their sound, recording their first album, Perkiomenville, documenting through videos, the reasons behind their current hiatus from touring, the financial realities of being a band in today's landscape, The Album and boygenius, working with Derek Chafin, their Farewell Show at Ardmore Music Hall, feeling comfortable on stage, the radio push, the jumpsuits and the Literally Nuts podcast. Then, Dee & James double team The Jawntlet!
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n an all new episode, Nate gives a quick recap of the Super Bowl (Taylor’s Version) and lays out his process for engaging with albums in a streaming world before sitting down to chat with Matt Pond. They talk about happy accidents and how a mixup of John Waite and Tom Waits set Matt on course in music, sticking with an album, streaming, learning to play music, the move to Philly, the Philly Scene, abandoning and returning to the name Matt Pond PA, collaborating with Alexa Rose, how they chose the songs for the Call and Response EP, “Bittersweet Symphony,” his friendship with Nikki Glaser, living in the now, the tour, music videos, being a prolific songwriter, the music video for “Fairlee,” the “Imagine Everything” video and learning how to have fun making music videos. Then Matt takes his turn at The Jawntlet!
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Welcome back! Nate kicks of the new season with a note about his recent appearance on the 25 O'Clock Podcast, hosted by our friend Dan Drago, before going into a story about how the song "Wannabe" by the Spice Girls was the spark that sent him on his path of pop proselytization. Then, Nate is joined by Charlie Harding of the podcast Switched On Pop. They discuss Nate's love of the show, Charlie's journey in music, meeting his partner Nate Sloan, Americana music, how Carly Rae Jepsen's "Call Me Maybe" birthed Switched On Pop, the permission to like pop music, authenticity, streaming and the state of popular music, Charlie's recent comment that "Pop is Dead," Gatekeepers, fan groups and the gaming of the charts, genre, Olivia Rodrigo's album GUTS, gendered expectations of Eras, and the genius of Finneas and Billie Eilish. Then, Charlie braves The Jawntlet!
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Nate announces the January 29th launch date of Season Five of the podcast.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ytmj/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ytmj/support
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Some bonus content here for you. This is a rebroadcast of the Your Next Favorite Band livestream event that Nate guested on alongside Dan Drago of the 25 O'Clock podcast. Nate and Dan joined host Philip Reese to recap and breakdown WXPN's 885 Greatest Songs by Women Countdown. It was an incredibly fun chat, and we are excited to be able to share it with you today!Subscribe to the Y!TMJ Newsletter!--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ytmj/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ytmj/support
After a brief update on his appearance on the upcoming Your Next Favorite Band livestream and a note about this year's 'Twas the Jawn Before Christmas, Nate is joined by D.X. and James Ferris to breakdown their favorite Christmas TV episodes and specials!
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On an all new episode, Nate announces the date of this year's 'Twas the Jawn Before Christmas 4 live streaming on 12/23 at 8pm and hypes his upcoming appearance on Your Next Favorite Band (12/12) before diving in for a chat with YNOT Radio's Joey O. They talk about the benefits of Zoom, The Beths, the Weird Al Y-Rock Takeover (the playlist of that episode), growing up in Chester county, Green Day at Barron's Beach Club, going to college to communications, interning at Y-100, street team events and remotes, the relationship between Y-100 and the listener base, the college station at Widener, live broadcasts, going from board op to fill in host, Jim McGuinn, how Radio One ended Y-100 when Preston & Steve left, the origins of y100rocks.com, following Jim, finding his broadcast voice, the partnership with WXPN, Jim leaving for the Current, leaving WXPN and starting YNOT Radio, returning to internet radio, how the pandemic helped the station adapt to working remotely, Philly music, Cayetana/Gladie, the Nooner, the Last Dinner Party, his process for discovering new music, writing music criticism, and Origivation Magazine. Then, Joey takes a run through the Jawntlet!
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Nate is back with some post-Thanksgiving revelations about what he wants to be and then chats with singer/songwriter, Gina Zo of Velvet Rouge. They talk about the XPoNential Music Festival, growing up in West Chester, learning piano & guitar, her life long desire to perform, dance, her earliest songwriting, playing out at for the very first time at The Note, musical theater, auditioning for The Voice, joining Team Blake, life after The Voice, taking a break from music, starting Zo and becoming Velvet Rouge, Rouge/Rogue, the continuing evolution of the band's sound, albums, EPs and release strategies, and how the two new singles close a chapter in the band's sound. Then, Gina braves The Jawntlet!
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ack with a new episode, Nate sits down for a chat with Christopher Mansfield of the band FENCES. They talk about the similarities in their childhood, his piece "Hallway" from his new book The Horses in Montana, the music his mother played around the house, getting his first guitar, going to Berklee, finding Elliott Smith, the switch from a technical musician to a more vulnerable and emotional one, the intro to the song "Hell" from his new album Bright Soil, his MySpace page and connecting with Sara Quin of Tegan & Sara, recording the first FENCES album, Songs For Eating and Drinking, collaborating with artists that you admire, the balancing act of selfishness in creating music, the "Thin Legs"/"No One"/"Bright Soil"/"Werewolf Palm" video cycle, his upcoming project Prairie Tremens, and the pieces "Popcorn" and "Slippers" from his book. Then, Christopher partakes in The Jawntlet!FENCES linktr.eeBuy a copy of The Horses in MontanaFENCES on InstagramFENCES on YouTube:: Episode Sponsors ::Liquid IV :: Ready to shop better hydration, use my special link to save 20% off anything you order. (use Code: YTMJ)Subscribe to the Y!TMJ Newsletter!--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ytmj/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ytmj/support
Back with the first episode of November, Nate walks through the songs he selected on his ballot for 88.5 WXPN's community curated countdown, the 885 Greatest Songs by Women. Then, Nate sits down for an incredible chat with multi-instrumentalist/songwriter/producer, Rachel Ana Dobken. They talk about her new video for her song "Cruel, Cruel, Cruel," growing up in New Jersey, her dad's jazz career in college, learning the guitar, how music theory at Bard College solidified her desire to make music her life, the Talent Day performance in high school, writing her first song, overcoming stage fright, anxiety and panic attacks, changing the narrative on what it means to die, having hard conversations with loved ones before it's too late, singing personal songs live, leaving college and pursuing music full time, how her sound has evolved since her first album When It Happens to You, recording her new album Acceptance, releasing music in the social media age and the Content Conundrum. Then, Rachel braves The Jawntlet!Rachel Ana Dobken websiteRachel Ana Dobken InstagramRachel Ana Dobken Twitter/XRachel Ana Dobken YouTubeRachel Ana Dobken Facebook:: Episode Sponsors ::Liquid IV :: Ready to shop better hydration, use my special link to save 20% off anything you order. (use Code: YTMJ)Subscribe to the Y!TMJ Newsletter!--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ytmj/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ytmj/support
Nate kicks off the show announcing the release date of Oops! All Bards, the new tabletop RPG actual play podcast that he is producing, and talk about the redesign to the Yo! That's My Jawn website. He is then joined on the show by Shawn Hennessey. They talk about their mutual friend, growing up, learning guitar to Nirvana Unplugged, his first band, Mooney, punk/hardcore, his next band 1208, the move to Burlington, Vermont, the song 1208, finding percussion and drums, studying with Stuart Paton of the Burlington Taiko Group, the rhythms of World Music, going back to college to study drums, the start of the thread of his journey through percussion, studying in Ghana, Leona Song, interconnectivity and the communal spirit, returning to Germantown Friends as a teacher and his band Hennessey Bonfire. Then, Shawn powers through the Jawntlet!
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Nate gives a brief recap of the Philly Music Fest shows that he attended this week and then sits down for a chat with Frank Brown (Flight of Mavis/Buzz Zeemer). They discuss growing up, Frank's first band, the Ramones, his first attempts at writing songs, Flight of Mavis, the REM rumor, Record Cellar, Neil Drucker & Pat Feeny, the Philly Scene in the 80s, opening for Uncle Tupelo, Sinead O'Connor, ending up on the soundtrack to the Olsen Twins film When In Rome, the birth of Buzz Zeemer and bringing in Tommy Conwell, writing for Buzz Zeemer vs writing from Flight of Mavis, Live From the TLA, Lost & Found, the end of Buzz Zeemer, Travel Lanes, releasing On at the start of the pandemic, enjoying his past, revisiting the unreleased material and the decision to release it, two year bursts, high points of the career, Studio vs Live, revisiting the past and the reactions to the project. Then, Frank takes a seat in the Jawntlet!
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Nate kick's off the episodes check in delivering his thoughts on the Travis Kelce/Taylor Swift, the Philly Music Fest and Inside Hustle before sitting down with singer/songwriter Shawn James. They start things off talking about Shawn's powerful voice before discussion growing up in Chicago, learning guitar in high school, his early days in bands as a lead singer, learning emotion through music in church and learning structure through classical music, spirituality without religious structures, the first songs he wrote, studying sound engineering at Full Sail, being prolific, how therapy and the pandemic taught him how to rest, taking care of his voice as he gets older, getting over the "perfectionist bug," vulnerability in vocal performance, how therapy has affected his songwriting and creativity, how "Through the Valley" ended up in The Last of Us II, Tash Sultana's cover, what goes into his own selections of songs to cover, the Hozier comparison, his Macy Gray cover of "I Try" for the Grammys ReImagined campaign, the upcoming show at World Cafe Live on October 6th, the tour and being a road dog and how his VIP program has helped him to sustain the tour. Then, Shawn becomes the latest guest to enter The Jawntlet!
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What's up? Nate is back with another episode and kicks things off recapping the 2023 Xponential Music Festival presented by Subaru. Then, Nate sits down to chat with singer/songwriter Julia Pratt. They talk about growing up in Philadelphia, learning to play piano, cello and saxophone, adding guitar, combining her love of poetry and music, playing original songs out, the jazz influence in her music, college, exiting high school into the uncertain world of the pandemic, contributing to the SNEAKERELLA soundtrack, the placement of "All the Girls Are Crazy" on the WHERE'S ROSE? soundtrack, writing during the pandemic, singles/EPs vs albums, rejecting "strategy" and embracing passion, Mt. Joy and the "Dirty Love" TikTok, "A Little Love," performing at the Mt. Joy Mann Center shows, opening for Hozier, Xponential Music Festival, the Philly Music Fest and upcoming projects. Then, Julia gracefully enters the Jawntlet!
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Back from vacation and recharged with an all new episode! Nate shares the programing announcement that the release schedule is switching to a weekly format through October before sitting down to talk to singer/songwriter/guitar slinger, Greg Sover. Greg talks about his early years growing up with music, Hendrix, getting his first guitar at the age of 5, having a son, playing bass in the church band, getting tapped to play in Joe Frazier's band, his guitar influences, early days of playing out in Philly and the venues he came up in, finding his guitar tone, playing a strat, working with Billy Cox, being inspired by influences without letting it become mimicry, working in the studio, the Parade EP, his latest album HIS-Story and starting to work on his fifth album. Then, Greg becomes the latest guest to enter The Jawntlet!
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Nate makes a plea to end seasonal flavors before sitting down for a chat with Adam Weiner of the band Low Cut Connie. They discuss growing up in New Jersey, showtunes and writing musicals, learning to play the piano, who influenced his playing style, how teaching helped him to become a better writer, writing in secret and performing on stage, stage fright, his growth as a performer, producing records and finding the Low Cut Connie sound, how Tough Cookies unlocked something in him, the upcoming return of the Connie Club radio show, interest in him hosting a show after the success of Tough Cookies, his Michael Nesmith interview, the Monkees, ART DEALERS, the video for KING OF THE JEWS, embracing his cultural heritage post pandemic, spirituality or the lack thereof, and the ART DEALERS film. Then, Adam makes his way through The Jawntlet!
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Nate kicks off a new episode full of thanks before sitting down with singer/songwriter, Andrew Huston. They chat about growing up in Bucks County, learning the drums, marching band, Questlove, Calico, Tyler Asay & Doug Keller of the Tisburys, Going Away, writing his own music, learning the guitar, doing his own thing, his songwriting process, Flower, Outward Kid, quitting alcohol, performing the new songs live, Jeff Tweedy & Wilco, the response to the album, and pressing vinyl with Studio 4. Then, Andrew braves The Jawntlet!
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Kicking off the episode, Nate pays tribute to Sinead O'Connor and Paul Reubens before being joined by Eric Bazilian (The Hooters). They talk about Eric's 70th birthday, the Hooters show at North Penn High School, growing up, learning music, the transformative performance of the Beatles on Ed Sullivan, The Limestones, spirituality, Evil Seed, going to college at Penn and meeting Rob Hyman, joining Wax, Baby Grand, seeing Madness live and the birth of the Hooters, Ska music, returning to their early ska days with Rocking & Swing, how the early Portastudio 4-track demos were used to create the new album, "Pete Rose," opening for the Who, the Clash and Santana at RFK Stadium, vocal issues, Live Aid and the Bob Geldolf beef, breaking in Europe with One Way Home, collaborating with women, the recent European tour, reworking old Hooters songs as ska songs, how "Splice Up the Dance" was put together, and the Philly Music Fest Low Cut Connie show appearance. Then, Eric graciously enters The Jawntlet!
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Back with an all new episode, Nate bemoans the heat and takes a look at the effect the Telecommunications Act of 1996 had on the music industry before sitting down with Preston Elliot of the Preston & Steve Show. They talk about meeting at this year's Take Step's walk, the Crohn's & Colitis Foundation, A Mother's Wish Foundation, growing up in St. Louis, discovering KSHE, the legacy of WMMR, WDRE & Y-100, the Telecommunications Act of 1996, the /reply-all/ episode "The Case of the Missing Hit," regional acts, the live nature of radio, trusting your instincts, discovering that radio was what he wanted to do, how an internship in Salem, MO kick started his career, making his way to the St. Louis market, meeting Jim McGuinn and getting tapped to join WDRE in Philadelphia, Marilyn Russell, dealing with challenges throughout the years, contract negotiations, the loyalty of the Preston & Steve Show fan base, giving back to the community, being inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame, dream guests, and the band Rush. Then, Preston enters the Jawntlet!
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Back with an all new episode, Nate sets things off talking about the upcoming Sweet Juice Fest before being joined in conversation by Dylyn Durante (UgLi). They talk about UgLi's latest Key Session performance for WXPN, growing up, learning guitar, the DIY shows at Club Germ, meeting Teddy Paullin and forming UgLi, panic attacks, recording the first EP, using upper and lower case and punctuations in titles, the challenges of titling your album FUCK, language, recording at the Gradwell House and working with Dave Downham, playing the songs from the new EP live, favorite songs on the new release, being vulnerable on stage, the safety of bringing new material to the band, reactions to the EP, and tour plans. Then, Dylyn becomes the latest guest to swing through The Jawntlet.
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Big episode this week. Nate gives a quick recap of the Mondo Cozmo show, before being joined by Ken Marino & David Wain (The State, Role Models). They chat about the "Danny's Song" sequence in Wet Hot American Summer, the Beatles and AI, growing up, the unaired pilot to The Courtship of Eddie's Father, meeting at NYU, the legacy of The State, the Middle Aged Dad Jam Band, being in a rock band, the upcoming Ardmore show, performing live on stage, and Mister Rogers. Then, Ken & David enter The Jawntlet!
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After a short break, Nate is back with an update on some future projects and appearances before sitting down with his guest, Jefferson Berry. Jefferson talks about growing up, the Beatles first appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show, the music on the west coast in 1967, getting into the radio industry, moving back to the east coast, starting at WYSP and the early days of the Howard Stern show, bringing Crazy Eddie into the Philly market, writing music, the art of storytelling in songwriting, getting out of the radio business and becoming a teacher in the inner city, starting the band Hippies and Hillbillies and the birth of his Urban Acoustic sound, the influence of teaching on his songwriting, having Symere Woods in his class (who would go on to become Lil Uzi Vert), the tragic death of Runup Rico, losing students to gun violence, the deep poverty issues in Philadelphia, his song "Locks and Guns," putting together the Urban Acoustic Coalition and recording his music, recording Prairie Fire and Dreams of Modern Livingconcurrently, working with Emily Drinker and Irene Lambrou, the album release show at the Living Room in Ardmore, and the upcoming the Urban Acoustic movie. And then, Jefferson enters the Jawntlet!
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ate kicks things off talking about his wedding and the upcoming release of his contribution to the RISK! Podcast. Then, Nate is joined by Michael Rault. The two discuss Drugdealer, growing up with musician parents, his father's radio show, learning guitar, beginning to write music, his early songs, deciding music was what he wanted to do, working by himself, finding his sound in the studio, dense recordings versus minimalist, his collaboration and relationship with Pearl Charles, how he and Max Turnbull (Badge Epoch Ensemble) began working on what would become Symphony Orchestra, the wealth of projects/releases he has been a part of post-pandemic, reframing his approach to music, whether Symphony Orchestra will play live shows, the spilt tour shows with Pearl Charles, the Philly show, Pearl's next record and producing. Then, Michael takes a swing at the Jawntlet!
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New week, new episode! Nate kicks things off with an update on the release schedule before sitting down to talk to singer/songwriter, Andrew Duhon. The two talk about the word jawn, the Castle on Irish Bayou, growing up in New Orleans, Hurricane Katrina and the phenomena of bonded community, Wednesdays at the Square, his mother's sheet music for the music from Dances With Wolves, piano lessons, the first song he learned to play, finding something to say, his early days playing out, connecting with the audience, sad songs and the cost of a good song, finding his voice, the story behind recording Songs I Wrote Before I Knew You, his collaboration with Trina Shoemaker, working with Eric Massey, working in the studio vs. performing live, his latest release Emerald Blue, the Pandemic, the audience reaction to the new songs live, and the relationship between artist and audience. Then, Andrew braves The Jawntlet!
Andrew Duhon website
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Andrew Duhon @ the Sellersville Theater (5/7)
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e're back! Join us for an all new episode as Nate recaps his trip to New Orleans before being joined by Singer/Songwriter/Multi-Instrumentalist, E.J. Simpson. They talk about E.J.'s early musical memories, the Monkees, the Beatles, learning to play music, finding and being drawn to the bass guitar, the balalaika, his Modulus Graphite bass, his first band the Vegetables and early collaborations with Adrian Harpham, Pierce Ternay, David Coppa, Steve Wolf & Andy Kravitz, early songwriting, moving to San Francisco, coming back to Philadelphia to for the first session that would become The Goats, the recent attempted reunion of the Goats, working with the Butcher Bros. (Joe and Phil Nicolo), the Goats/Bad Brains sessions, Ruffhouse Records, Maggi, Pierce & E.J., befriending Jeff Buckley, the MPE album For-Blue, the new album You Purple Virgin Presents Fabulous Fantasy, the record release show at the Fallser Club, the 17th Annual solo revival of Jesus Christ Superstar, playing with Beru Revue, the players on the new album, working with a large number of collaborators, and the Mark Twain project based on The War Prayer. Then, E.J. takes a run at The Jawntlet!
E.J. Simpson's website
Maggi, Pierce & E.J.'s website
Tickets for the record release show @ the Fallser Club (5/5)
Tickets for the 17th Annual solo revival of Jesus Christ Superstar @ Old Swedes' Church (4/21)
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All new episode! Nate celebrates Philly music festivals before being joined by his guest, singer/songwriter Dave Hause. They discuss who has played more XPoNential Music Festivals and Main Street Music in stores performance, Dave or Dawes, WXPN and the Sing Us Home Festival, creating and curating his own music festival, growing up in Roxborough, Manayunk over the years, the music of his youth, Ambler, being a solo artist versus being in a band, working on his brother Tim's new record, IDLES, Elvis Costello, the vulnerability of creating art, creating his own record label, Blood Harmony Records, working with his brother, his relationship with Brian Koppelman, and the Sing Us Home festival lineup. Then Dave buckles up and enters the Jawntlet!
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Sing Us Home Festival website
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Nate opens up the show celebrating the recent placement in the Top 100 Music Interview charts on Apple Podcasts before being joined in conversation by singer/songwriter, Ryan Gilfillian. They talk about Ryan's latest performance on WXPN's The Key, AJAY, Black Buttafly, growing up, his early music, rapping, his latest EP, Evergreen, the lyrics to his song "Crime," his influences, why he wears sunglasses while performing live, his songwriting process, "Talk to Me" and collaborating with his brother Devon, the song "Mary, Mary," the next project, and his latest live shows. Then, Ryan jumps through The Jawntlet.
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Back with an all new episode. Nate welcomes listeners new and old to the show with a reminder of the website content, and talks about the new shirt design before being joined by Taylor Goldsmith of the band Dawes, ahead of their show in Philly at the Fillmore on 3/16. They talk about David Letterman, Bruce Springsteen and receiving praise, overcoming negative biases, paying tribute, growing up, how Tony Berg helped him widen his musical palate and discover the sanctity of a song, Misadventures of Doomscroller & marrying words and music, the celebration of being a band, his wife Mandy Moore's album In Real Life, touring in a COVID world, post-pandemic crowds, crafting Doomscroller to fit the parameters of vinyl sides, the art of the album, and the relationship between Dawes and WXPN. All before Taylor becomes the latest to enter The Jawntlet.
Dawes website
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An unexpected new episode! Join Nate for a conversation with Kevin Allison (RISK!, The State). They discuss the State, the Dreamboy sketch, the music used on the show, the season two promo "More Miserable Crap," the origins of Barry and Levon, the child-like energy of the State, Paramount's interest in the possibility of a State reunion/revival, how the brevity of their sketches lends itself to a TikTok/Reels culture, segues (and lack there of), being a theatrical child, realizing at an early age that he was gay, being funny as a way to own being "weird," being obsessed with records and music, joining choir and visiting NYC for the first time, wanting to make the move to New York, going to see the King & I with Sarah Jessica Parker, going to St. Xavier High School, enrolling in NYU, going form stalking Joe Lo Truglio to joining the New Group, his "audition" for the group, the pivot to storytelling and creating RISK!, "Check In" with the State, how Michael Ian Black encouraged him to be himself on stage, the "Lost Decade," being invited to perform on Margot Leitman & Giulia Rozzi's storytelling show at UCB, starting RISK! as a podcast, teaching himself storytelling and learning through teaching, the wide spectrum of stories told on RISK!, how storytelling can reveal things about yourself, the upcoming RISK! show in Philly on 3/2, radio shows vs. live shows, and the idea of trying backyard campfire recordings. All that before Kevin takes a swing at the Jawntlet!
Kevin Allison website
Kevin Allison Instagram
Kevin Allison Twitter
RISK! website
RISK! Instagram
RISK! Facebook
RISK! Twitter
RISK! Show at the World Cafe Live (3/2)
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Kicking off an all new episode, Nate give an announcement about an upcoming performance for the RISK! live show in the Lower East Side at Caveat before sitting down with Katie Feeney (You Do You, Roberta Faceplant). They talk about growing up in Erie, musical theater, being a creative kid and the lost confidence of youth, home recorded radio shows, going to Penn State, moving to Philadelphia and getting back into music her work with non-profits, Rock to the Future, the pandemic and other obstacles, meeting her husband Drew and forming You Do You, the origins of Roberta Faceplant, writing country songs, her song "Everything is Trash", her new releases, the upcoming single, "Keep Talkin'", the Tom Petty cover "Two Gunslingers", the motivation to release three singles vs. releasing an EP, and hosting open mics. Then, Katie enters the Jawntlet.
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Roberta Faceplant website
Roberta Faceplant Bandcamp
Roberta Faceplant Instagram
Roberta Faceplant Twitter
Roberta Faceplant Facebook
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We're back with a jam packed episode! Nate is joined for a tremendous conversation by Zach Eastman of the Yesteryear Ballyhoo Revue Podcast. They talk about Nate's guest appearance on the YBR, expanding the scope of the Ballyhoo, Brendan Fraser and giving actors a chance, Zach's childhood, his love of vintage entertainment, discovering radio dramas, the realization that he wanted to be a creator, knowing what you want to do at a young age, finding podcasting, the prospect of doing a serialized radio show as a podcast, Zoom "recreations" of old time radio broadcasts, Zach's Rear Window spinoff idea, scripted "lost performance" what ifs, the resurgence of audio driven content, War of the Worlds, the Virtual Jack Benny Convention, discovering Benny, becoming involved behind the scenes of the convention, and working with Leonard Maltin. Then, Zach steps up and enters The Jawntlet!
Zach Eastman website
Yesteryear Ballyhoo Revue
Yesteryear Ballyhoo Revue Twitter
Yesteryear Ballyhoo Revue Instagram
Yesteryear Ballyhoo Revue Facebook
Virtual Jack Benny Convention
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Another week, another episode. Nate gives a programming update for the next few weeks of episodes before recapping the G. Love/Donavon Frankenreiter show at the TLA. He is then joined for an incredible conversation by singer-songwriter Laura Lizcano. They start off talking about her 2020 song "Overworked & Underpaid" before getting into her childhood, moving from Colombia to PA, her first band Strawberry Underground, the move to Philly and going to Temple, finding jazz, Norah Jones & Regina Spektor, representation, graduating and wanting to find validation as an artist, the Chance on Me EP, putting together the core of her band, her writing process, the ukulele, her latest album Daughter of the Sea, writing over the pandemic and finding the album, working with Erin Busch and the Daedalus Quartet, singing in her native language of Spanish, how the novel Delirio by Laura Restrepo inspired the song "Caos," the Bowie inspired "Major Tom," her collaborations with the Almanac Dance Circus Theatre, showing vulnerability live on stage, "Quiet Love" and loving yourself, and the reaction to the album. Then Laura enters the Jawntlet.
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Laura Lizcano Bandcamp
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New Year, new season!! Nate is back with a hope for power and positivity for the new year... aka Twenty Twenty Me!! Then Nate sits down with Kevin McCall and Jordan Petrellis of Andorra. They talk about how Kevin and Jordan met, starting the band, growing up, MySpace, writing original music in the early days of the band, Marcy's Playground's "Sex & Candy," the songwriting process, early shows in the suburbs, going away to college and keeping the band together, solidifying the lineup, translating the new songs for a live setting, Kevin's relationship with the Grape Room and how the venue helped them to craft the new album over the pandemic, influences on the new album, possible tour plans, music video concepts, what's on the horizon in terms of new music, keeping the album tight and what the reactions have been to the new material. Then, Kevin and Jordan enter the Jawntlet!
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Andorra on Facebook
Andorra on Twitter
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It’s the 3rd Annual ‘Twas the Jawn Before Christmas Ukulele Sing-a-Long, originally streamed on FBLive!! Pour yourself a cup o’ hot chocolate, roast some chestnuts on an open fire, and watch me sit in my basement and talk to a handful of strangers on the internet who have nothing better to do than watch some guy with a ukulele singing holiday tunes! It’s a Ho-Ho-wHole lot of fun for everyone! And… spoiler alert… I may have debuted two BRAND NEW original Christmas jingles!! You. Will. Not. Want. To. Miss. It!!! (PROGRAMMING NOTE: Following this episode, we will return to our regular release schedule, with the next episode in two weeks on January 9th!)--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ytmj/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ytmj/support
Nate updates on the new Yo! That's My Jawn curated playlists (Christmas Favorites | Christmas Other Mentions | Christmas Jawns by Former Guests) and shouts out a few new Christmas songs that have come out this year (Brian Lambert - "All I Want For Christmas is a Brand New Start" | Sad13 - "Wrapped" | Snap Infraction - "Little Saint Nick"). Then, Nate is joined by Charlie Hall of the Grammy award winning band the War on Drugs. They kick things off chatting about the many other Charlie Halls, the other Nate Runkel, Tidal, growing up, finding music through his older siblings, U2, Pink Floyd, playing music at the age of 3, studying music, "Over the Hills and Far Away," playing in high school bands, making original music for the first time in college, the music that is currently exciting him, instrumental music, Yuka Honda, Nels Cline and the Wilco side project show at the Ardmore Music Hall, getting involved in the project that became A Philly Special Christmas, how this project exemplifies the city, The Night Before Christmas, the Philly music legends they got to contribute to the project, being open to to things and choosing to say yes, Bruce Warren and WXPN, Some Velvet Blog, music blogs, the upcoming solo record, A Drugcember to Remember at Johnny Brenda's, what's on the horizon for the War On Drugs in 2023, and the Philly Community. Then, Charlie jumps in The Jawntlet!
A Philly Special Christmas website
A Philly Special Christmas on Instagram
The War On Drugs website
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Nate is joined by returning champions and friends of the pod, D.X. and James Ferris to discuss some of their favorite Christmas songs. Before digging into their lists, they bounce around what they look for in a Christmas song, how having kids has affected their outlook on the holidays, traits of Christmas songs that turn them off, Christmas Themes, and their least favorite Christmas songs. Then, the boys go round robin to talk about their favorite Christmas songs before discussing the iTunes Top Ten Christmas Songs, why Christmas content feels more disposable than ever, and then give some Christmas tune honorable mentions.Suburban Metal Dad, Compendium Two: Christmas SevenfoldD.X. Ferris on Amazon.comDXmas 28: In the Bleak Midwinter (2022 Playlist)--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ytmj/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ytmj/support
Nate is back after a Thanksgiving break to report on embarrassing himself in front of Melissa Villasenor before talking about how important WXPN and independent non-commercial radio is to indie music. Then, Nate is joined by XPN Morning Show host Kristen Kurtis! They talk about how her love of Y100 led to a radio career that took her around the country but brought her back home to Philadelphia, music in her household when she was growing up, singing in high school with the Chester County Voices Abroad, returning to taking singing lessons, being a part of the new class at WXPN and taking over the Morning Show, walking the line os servicing such a diverse listening community, discovering and breaking artists and watching them grow, Bartees Strange, new artists who haven't made their way to the rotation yet that she hopes to see more from ( Aiofe Nessa Frances | Jaywood | MILO ), how The Artist's Way led her to stand up and improv, XPN's 90's A to Z, the disruption of genre, the resurgence of the 90's sound, gatekeeping, and Star Wars. Then Kristen enters The Jawntlet!
Kristen Kurtis on XPN.org
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XPN Morning Show on Twitter
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An all new episode! Nate starts off talking about two shows he saw since the last episode. The Take Today/Bacchae/Catbite show at the First Unitarian Church, and Tribe of Names album release show for their new record, Evolver, at the Royal in Glenside. Nate is then joined by musician, author, professor, radio host, and champion of Indie Music, Marc Schuster. They talking about becoming acquainted, Marc's book Tired of California: The Beach Boys' Holland Revisited, the Beach Boys, growing up, #Tweetcore, discovering Indie artists, making music at home independently, meeting Brian Lambert and creating The Star Crumbles, the music from his childhood, the Beatles and the White Album, learning to play music, playing out in college, his interest in production, his songwriting process, discovering Garageband, his dissertation Don DeLillo, Jean Baudrillard, and the Consumer Conundrum, managing so many creative roles, how remote teaching has afforded him time to focus on music, writing and how he found it was making him miserable, finding the drive to write Tired of California and his children's book, Frankie Lumlit's Janky Drumkit, Tranzor-Z, the Zapatero concept album, Thank You For Holding, The #Tweetcore Radio Hour, finding and promoting a scene, and playlists and the end of genre. Then, Marc enters The Jawntlet!
Marc Schuster's website
Marc's blog, Abominations
Marc on Twitter
Marc on Bandcamp
The Star Crumbles on Bandcamp
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Happy Halloween! Nate is back with a new episode reviewing the Halloween weekend and celebrating the Phillies making it to the World Series. He then performs an excerpt of his article, "Robyn, the Saddest Girl to Ever Hold a Martini." He is then joined by Tim Hildebrand and Brittany Luna of the band Catbite. They kick things off chatting about how Nate has wanted them on the show for a year before digging into growing up, the Disney Tarzan soundtrack, finding the music that spoke to them as kids, Anti-Flag, Eminem, Paramore, learning how to play music, Brit's start singing with her dad, performing with Evan Taylor Jones, Tim getting grounded and learning how to play guitar, the Snails, how Tim and Brit met, formulating the Catbite sound, trying to understand why people hate ska music, Catbite's younger fanbase and their desire to play all ages shows, Catbite merch, the cover of "Everybody Talks" by Neon Trees and their music video for it, thoughts on a new album, horns and other musicians, and bringing in Kenny on keyboards for live shows freeing up Brit. Then, Tim and Brit enter The Jawntlet.
Catbite website
Catbite @ the First Unitarian Church - November 11th, 2022 [Tickets]
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Following a busy two weeks, Nate returns to the podcast stage with his interview with Nancy Barile. The two discuss the Vintage Philadelphia Facebook group, growing up in East Norriton, jukeboxes, sneaking down to listen to her sister's vinyl, finding David Bowie, meeting Patti Smith's mother and becoming pen pals, going away to college, keeping detailed notes of the shows she was going to, the music of the late 70s, the move to Philly and the temperature of the city at that time, Jim's Steaks and one of the most Philly moments of all time, South Street, managing Sadistic Exploits, becoming a contributor to the scene, the riots and bombs at the Starlite Ballroom in Kensington, the danger in the city in that era, Chuck Treece, moving to Boston and becoming a teacher, the Boston Red Sox Most Valuable Educator Award, being outed by a student for her punk rock past, giving away Minor Threat and a SS Decontrol test pressings to a student, the origins of what would become I'm Not Holding Your Coat, Nate's pitch for a Philly Punk rock compilation curated by Nancy, shinning a light on the Philly punk and hardcore bands of the early 80s, and the story of Sister Alice and how she informed her own approach to teaching. Then, Nancy enters The Jawntlet!
I'm Not Holding Your Coat: My Bruises-and-All Memoir of Punk Rock Rebellion
Pyramid Club: Meet the Author with Nancy Barile
Nancy on Instagram
Nancy on Twitter
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Back after a short vacation, Nate comes back with tales of his engagement before sitting down to talk with Greg Seltzer of the Philly Music Fest. They talk about the XPoNential Music Festival, growing up, VH-1, gravitating to the songs of Bob Dylan, Neil Young and the Grateful Dead, his books (The 1965 Project / The 1968 Project), what a follow up would look like, 9/11 and the music of 2002, Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, the pandemic, ending up in business and law, working with Jay Sweet for the Newport Folk Fest, trying to pitch Philly artists to Jay, trying to connect and bridge the Philly Scene, creating the Philly Music Fest, the first year in 2017, the Philly Mag article and unfounded skepticism, hitting the goal of $100,000, giving back to the community, watching Low Cut Connie take off, Inside Hustle, Philly becoming a First Class music city and Alex G. ...all before entering the Jawntlet.
Philly Music Fest website
Philly Music Fest Instagram
Philly Music Fest Twitter
Inside Hustle
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Nate bids farewell to summer and reminisces about MTV before being joined by Caroline Weinroth of Cinema Hearts. They talk about her childhood and learning to play the piano, early songwriting, theater, open mic nights, playing out, La Sera's album Sees the Light, her work with Girls Rock! DC, her song "Fender Factory," guitar elitism, entering the world of pageantry, the dream of playing the electric guitar on the Miss America stage, the highs and lows of the pageant life, her new EP, Your Ideal, working with Bartees Strange, working on the EP throughout the pandemic, vulnerability, and translating the music into a live setting. Then, Caroline enters The Jawntlet!
Cinema Hearts website
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Cinema Hearts Instagram
Cinema Hearts Twitter
Cinema Hearts YouTube
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Nate comes back from his vacation in Vermont recharged and ready to both rock and roll. He starts back by talking about his recent guest appearance on the Yesteryear Ballyhoo Revue with host, Zach Eastman. Then, join Nate for a walk down memory lane as he revisits some of his favorite segments from the past few seasons of the show. Enjoy!
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Nate sits down with Tyler, John, Doug and Jason of The Tisburys and talks life and music (this text is a placeholder)
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Nate is joined by Steven Rosplock, Jay Yachetta and Aaron White of the band Phantasm for an epic chat (4:05). The guys discuss the “Spirit Box” video, moving to Philadelphia, forming the band in college, growing up, being a trio, crafting their sound, coming into the Philly scene, their live sound vs recording, building a following in Philly, pivoting towards writing in the studio, the Pandemic, writing lyrics, Dad side projects, the new album Shadow Work, playing live post-pandemic, playing their first show at JC Dobbs following the tragic shooting on South Street, spirit boxes, and shooting the “Spirit Box (Tuned to You)” music video. The trio then sit down to enter The Jawntlet (55:24)!
Phantasm website
Shadow Work
"Spirit Box (Tuned to You)" Music Video
Phantasm on Facebook
Phantasm on Instagram
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After a brief podcast update, Nate is joined by actor/writer/director/producer Katierose Donahue Enriquez (How I Met Your Mother, 2 Broke Girls, Future Man). The two discuss her Geico commercial with Maxwell the Pig, growing up, how the musical Oliver sparked her desire to be an actor, the Missoula Children's Theatre, her path from Ryder, to the American Reparatory Theater's Institute at Harvard and the Moscow Art Theatre, moving to New York and taking classes at UCB, her move to LA, studying with the Groundlings and being invited to join the Groundlings Sunday Company, writing, creating a sketch show at Ryder, rediscovering a childlike confidence, auditioning, creating the sketch troupe Ma'am with Corey Podell, meeting and connecting with Corey, creating the Queen of Fishtown as a TV pilot and the lead character's likeability, the pandemic, dog walking, the character of Kathleen Burke, Philly as a town and as a people, and the Queen of Fishtown tour. Then, Katierose enters the Jawntlet!
Queen of Fishtown website
Katierose Donahue Enriquez on IMDb
Katierose Donahue Enriquez on Vimeo
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Happy Fourth of July! In this episode, Nate talks about cookouts and fireworks (2:40) before sharing his thoughts on Web3 (4:53). Nate is then joined by Eliot Greene of the Visible Project (7:14). They talk about the importance of community, growing up in Boston, Eliot’s parents, wanting to be a newscaster, living in Bejing at the age of 16, his high school championship Squash team, going to Brown University, interning for Joe Kennedy, moving to New York and becoming a consultant, working for Christie’s Auction House, the legitimacy of Web3, getting a job in ICM’s film and TV literature department, ICM Sports, ICM’s interest in NFTs, starting Habitat Labs, working with Spike Lee on the Visible Project, the soft launch and the Gary Vee interview, building out the community, and the Visible Project’s mission and road map. Then, Eliot enters the Jawntlet!
Eliot Greene Twitter
the Visible Project website
the Visible Project Twitter
the Visible Project Instagram
the Visible Project Discord
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Back with a new episode, Nate teases more treats coming down the pipeline (2:40) before sitting down with Mariah Parker aka Linqua Franqa (4:57). The two have a fantastic discussion about growing up around their mother’s gospel trio, early endeavors with writing, the power of communication, lingua franca, curiosity, the construct of schools, setting roots in Athens, Georgia, bringing hip hop back into the Athens music scene, finding hip hop and acts that could break the stigmas and expectations of rap music, running for office and getting elected as county commissioner, the roots of societal issues, the Linnentown Resolution, writing and crafting the new album, Bellringer, the Internet, the First Amendment and accountability, and combatting fear with the power of love. Then, Mariah partakes in the Jawntlet!
Linqua Franqa Spotify
Linqua Franqa Bandcamp
Linqua Franqa Instagram
Linqua Franqa Twitter
Mariah Instagram
Mariah Twitter
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Nate is back with an all new episode and fights through a damaged voice to interview Andy Hurwitz (3:53)! And and Nate talk about growing up, his father’s music room, meeting Jonathan Shecter & becoming obsessed with hip hop, going to law school and realizing he could work as a music lawyer, finding a mentor in Brad Rubens, working with Pearl Jam in their battle with Ticketmaster, how Eddie Vedder gave him the idea to leave law and solely work in music, the Big Valentine’s Day Pitch and getting hired at the Knitting Factory, releasing DJ Logic’s album and starting Ropeadope Records, King Britt and the Sister Gertrude Morgan Experience, the Ropeadope ethos, the ever changing ways we consume music, Napster, the origins of 30 Amp Circuit, the revitalized Philly Scene, the virtual Love From Philly livestream during COVID lockdown, G. Love creating a theme song for the fest, the upcoming Love From Philly live fest, Schoolly D., and Questlove. All before going through the Jawntlet!!
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An all new episode! Nate has an incredible conversation with his guest, Jason Ager (4:13). The two talk about their shared love of the word, “jawn,” regional dialectic changes, growing up the youngest of 7, bonding with his dad over a found shared love of Creedence Clearwater Revival, the musical influence of his older siblings, finding the music of his own, MTV and music videos, taking piano lessons and starting to write his own songs, learning guitar, finding G. Love, going to college and getting his doctorate in German Literature, starting to play out in the area, the Tuesday Night Music Club at the Grape Street Pub, playing up and down the East Coast, studying abroad in Austria and playing a large outdoor festival, albums versus singles, his hesitation with crowd funding, and his new single “Imposter Looks At 40.” Then, Jason enters the Jawntlet.
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Nate updates on a minor change to the release schedule and shares two versions of the Yo! That’s My Jawn theme song.
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A very special episode of Yo! That’s My Jawn!! Nate talks about the importance of having G. Love on the podcast, the first of three of his day one stretch goal guests (that also includes John Oates and ?uestlove) (3:54). He then shares a rough demo of his song, “B.L.T.” (5:58) before sitting down to chat with G. Love (10:48). Nate and G. talk about bridging hip hop and rock, Beck, creating a new lane into hip hop, early tours with hip hop acts and finding his fanbase, growing up in inner city Philadelphia, discovering his mother’s record collection, Philly in the 80s, coming up with the Roots, the legacy of South Street, “Slipped Away,” Cool C, Steady B and the murder of Officer Lauretha Vaird, how the pandemic spawned his new album, Philadelphia Mississippi, the first single, “Love From Philly” and the music video by Blazed Ape Smokers Club, the NFT/Blockchain community, getting into cryptocurrency, creating and releasing the Juice Gang NFTs, the upcoming Philadelphia Mississippi NFT drop with Yellowheart, and the Juice Gang Discord community. G. Love then settles in to partake in the Jawntlet.
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Nate opens up the show, recapping his 2022 Record Store Day haul from the weekend (2:34), before sitting down to chat with composer/producer/bassist/percussionist David Jamison (6:17). The two talk about his song “Spanish Jawn,” the overuse and abuse of the word Jawn, growing up, WDAS and WJJZ, learning to play drums, playing throughout high school and college, getting his doctorate in biomedical engineering, getting back into music, teaching himself the bass, beginning to compose music, creating his first song, “Kelly Drive,” playing open mics, finding Time and the intimidation of playing the first few times out, the Heat Check EP, the process of writing jazz instrumentals, pandemic life, his first full length release, Enjoy the Journey, getting recognized by WXPN, donating proceeds to the BLAC Project, playing out live, the new album Late Bloomer, recording with a full band, allowing the bassline to dictate the direction of the song, “Rap Snacks” and a perfectly executed “Ew, David,” the meaning and levels behind “She Don’t Love Me,” the surprises of making music in the moment, and his upcoming show at the Royal in Glenside. Then, as we do, David enters the Jawntlet.
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New episode! Nate celebrates a jam packed New Release Friday and tells the tale of the rare moment in 8th grade when he was cool. Then, Nate chats with musician Lia Menaker. The two discuss growing up with an interest in musical theater, learning and playing piano, her early songwriting, writing and recording the album Animal Behavior, touring the US, life on the road, learning to use Ableton and finding her sound, creating the I Am Kyros EP on Twitch, the Pandemic and streaming, building a community, collaboration, working with JClay on “I Can’t Do This Without You,” music videos, releasing singles vs. albums, crafting her live show, writing “Christmas Alone (But Together At Home),” “Noirtronica,” teaching vocal lessons, and her Patreon community. All before entering The Jawntlet!
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In this episode, Nate talks about continuing to meet former guests of the podcast in person for the first time (2:24) and wishes the love of his life a Happy Birthday (3:39). Then, Nate is joined by Jamie Salvatore and Morgan Russo from the band Jamie and the Guarded Heart (4:00). They talk about finding music, early songwriting and bands, meeting each other, Jamie playing the cover circuit, Dawson’s Creek and the use of music in television shows, Jamie figuring out what he wanted from music, forming Jamie and the Guarded Heart, writing for the project, the bands embrace of music videos, life during the pandemic, playing live streams, their fan base, the anticipation around the new album, the song “Sing From Your Heart,” playing the new songs live and their upcoming shows. Then Nate subjects Jamie and Morgan to The Jawntlet!
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Nate interviews Andy King (Hooters, Jack of Diamonds). This text is placeholder to be updated. 📸: @davecoxpics
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In this episode, Nate starts things off with another missive expressing his gratitude (2:41) before having an incredibly enjoyable conversation with singer/songwriter, Don McCloskey (4:23). They kick off the conversation talking about Don’s 2009 Philadelphia Phillies anthem, “Unstoppable,” before getting into Don’s early years growing up surrounded by music, Philly radio in the 90s, getting started writing music, playing house parties before graduating to solo acoustic shows in New York, his first album, Bombs Over Bristol, playing with Chuck Treece, getting connected with G. Love, working as a PA and contributing music to the movie Bowling For Columbine, working on his album Corporal Spirits and finding his voice, the genesis of It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia live performances of the Nightman Cometh, Don’s friendship with Rob McElhenney, the placement of his song “First in Flight” in the season two finale of Mythic Quest, recording The Chaos and the Beauty, working through the pandemic and his residency at Fergie’s Pub. All before sitting down to enter The Jawntlet(59:23).
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Happy Valentine’s Day! Join Nate as he recaps his favorite ride from his trip to Disney (2:36) before performing a cover of “Valentine’s Day Is Over” by Billy Bragg (4:22). Nate is then joined by Matt Lowell of the band, Lo Moon (9:08). The two start off by bonding over an admiration of 88.5 WXPN before delving into Matt’s early exposure to music, playing drums before switching to guitar, writing his first song about Sept. 11th and performing it at school, going to Berklee, MySpace and the Internet, meeting Crisanta and forming Lo Moon, the new album A Modern Life, how the pandemic has affected creativity and not playing a live show in almost 3 years. Then, Matt enters the Jawntlet (51:19).
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Get ready for an epic episode! Nate kick things off by giving a bit of the history behind the birth of the Yo! That’s My Jawn project as a whole and how this episode is the full culmination of that vision (3:21). Then he sits down with Eric Fawcett, Brent Paschke, and Christian Twigg of the band Spymob (6:00). They discuss the early days of Spymob, getting signed and dropped by Epic/Sony, Christian joining the band, the evolution of the songs that would become Sitting Around Keeping Score, meeting Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo and signing to Star Trak, recording the live backing tracks of “In Search Of…”, Mark Ronson’s FADER podcast, forming the NERD live show, touring and opening for NERD, the genius of Pharrell, being ahead of the curve, L.A. Reid’s decision to drop them from Arista, releasing the album through Ruthless Records, and the more recent rerelease, all before entering The Jawntlet!!
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In this episode, Nate gives a very quick update (2:39) before sitting down with Joe Puleo and Eli Wenger of the Bannister Effect (4:04). They talk about growing up and getting started in music, how the Bannister Effect project started, how they met, the narrative structure of the new album, A Life I Knew, Dave Orsborn's promo videos, tracking the album, a shared love of Chris Long and what comes next. All before settling down to enter, The Jawntlet (45:46).
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The first podcast of 2022. Nate shares his hopes for society for the new year and beyond before sitting down with Grace Koon, better known as Grace Vonderkuhn. They talk about the Beatles as an early influence, learning guitar, her first band, a shared appreciation of the Josie and the Pussycats soundtrack, moving to LA, the evolution of her sound, busking, moving back to Delaware, forming a band through a Craigslist ad, playing out in Delaware, finding her guitar tone, forming Grace Vonderkuhn, recording Reveries, the writing process, the move to a studio space to record Pleasure Pain, and the pandemic and what it was like releasing an album during it. Then, of course, Grace takes The Jawntlet.
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Nate sends off 2021 with a quick recap of the year’s events (2:22) before settling into part two of his interview with the great Dan Drago of the 25 O’Clock Podcast, where Dan enters The Jawntlet (4:30)!!
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Yep. I forgot to upload this. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to you and yours from us and ours!
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Happy Holidays! Join Nate as he updates on the delay, lays out the plan for the rest of the year, and sings a little “‘Zat You, Santa Claus” to preview The Jawn Before Christmas.” Then, Nate sits down with Dan Drago, host of the 25 O’Clock Podcast, for part one of a two episode conversation!
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Nate here. We lost one of my idols this weekend with the passing of Michael Nesmith. Nez meant a lot to me and played an enormous role in my musical upbringing, and I wanted to pay tribute. Also included are a few covers of some Nez tunes; “Some of Shelly’s Blues” (5:37), “What Am I Doin’ Hangin’ ‘Round” (8:02), & “Different Drum” (11:00). I hope you enjoy. RIP Papa Nez.
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Nate is back with another episode! Join him as he laments finding out about Jimmy Fallon’s new show, “That’s My Jam,” on Thanksgiving morning (2:42). Then, Nate sits down with Keith Marlowe of the Miners (4:46). They talk about Keith’s early years, AM radio, College Rock, his band Tornado 5, the Philly Music Scene, taking a break to go to law school, forming the Miners with Matt Maguire, how John Faye helped them get a show after their planned debut performance fell through, alt.country, song writing, and the Miners’ first full length album, Megunticook. Then, Keith partakes in The Jawntlet (1:05:08).
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Join Nate as he talks about the new format update to the website (2:32) and then pays tribute to the 35th anniversary of the release of the Beastie Boys’ License to Ill (4:03) and shares his acoustic rendition of “Paul Revere” (6:33). Nate is then joined by WALLIS (10:52) to discuss her early musical exposure, playing piano, acting and Musical Theater, writing music, her viral hit, “Lonely Christmas,” the pressure of creating a follow up, her latest single, “Another Day,” and playing live. All before settling down to experience The Jawntlet (50:55)!
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tes to the Facebook page and announces the launch of Yo! That’s My Jawn merchandise (2:30), before sitting down with Lisa Flynn of Lisa Christ Superstar (3:36). They talk about Lisa’s history in the Philly Music Scene, her battle with breast cancer, working as an RN through the pandemic, and working with Joe Niccolo on LCS’s debut album, Soundtrack of the Floating World, all before sitting down to answer The Jawntlet (57:57).
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It’s that time again! Join Nate as he gives an update on the P’Cast (2:36) before offering tribute to a beloved Brady Bunch classic (3:52). Then, Nate is joined by guest Michael McDermott (7:59) for a talk about getting signed by Brian Koppelman, his first album and the early buzz it garnered, Stephen King, critics, sobriety, his last album What In the World.. all before sitting down for The Jawntlet (50:31).
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Join Nate as he returns to the podcast stage and apologizes for ghosting you, the listener (2:44). He then sits down with singer/songwriter Nicole Atkins for a conversation about WXPN, her musical beginnings, open mics and early shows, signing with a major label, and her most recent album, Italian Ice (4:13). All before taking The Jawntlet (38:32).
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You ever think about what is actually occuring as you are listening to this podcast? Nate did. And he explains. Give a listen!
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Episode six! Nate meditates on how lucky he is to have a platform to talk music with the people he admires (2:27) before taking a moment to honor his Dad’s birthday (3:22). Then, Nate is joined by Pearl Charles (9:28) for a talk about her early music beginnings, being encouraged to study songwriting, coming into her own as a solo artist, inspiration vs. imitation, and her latest release, Magic Mirror... all before sitting down to enter The Jawntlet (37:52).
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A Very Special P’Cast! Nate is joined by the Brothers Ferris (James & DX) to breakdown 2021 Hall of Fame Inductees, the Foo Fighters. :: check out DX Ferris’s collection of Suburban Metal Dad comics on the topic of one David Eric Grohl - https://popdose.com/tag/foo-fighters/
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Back with another episode of the podcast, Nate starts off by bidding four of the One Hit Wonders farewell by giving a tally of the scores from the first ten guests and explaining briefly why he decided to replace them (2:42). Then, Nate is joined by his guest, CLOVER (5:25). They discuss her bond with music from an early age, to moving to Brooklyn to pursue her dreams, to realizing those dreams weren’t being met there, and embarking on a countrywide busking trip that has led her to California... for now. Then, CLOVER partakes in the Jawntlet (58:29), featuring five brand new One Hit Wonders!
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Welcome to yet another minisode full of updates. You like updates, don’tcha? Well, enjoy this update with Nate!
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Join Nate as he revisits the first ten guests of the show by selecting some of his favorite answers to the Top Ten Countdown. Feat. Randy Major, Paul Keen, Chiemena Ukazim, Kevin Mooney, Bill Schmids, Scott Miller, D.X. Ferris, Ben Arnold, Dan Reed and John Faye. But first, Nate reviews the 5.7.21 G. Love/Chuck Treece show at the Ardmore Music Hall.
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A birthday celebratto!! It’s Nate’s birthday, and to celebrate he has asked his friend Petey to put him through the Jawntlet!!
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Episode Three! Nate kicks off the episode remembering the late Jim Steinman (2:36) befre sitting down with musician John Faye (the Caulfields, IKE) (4:40) for a lengthy conversation about John’s childhood, his first gig, his creative output, singing the National Anthem at an Eagles game, his upcoming memoir and what is next on the horizon for The Caulfields. All before entering the Jawntlet (1:17:42).
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Another minisode! Join Nate as he announces the guest that will be joining him on next week’s episode, before remembering his grandmother and father on the anniversaries of their passing. Includes a performance of “I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles)” by the Proclaimers.
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Back at it again! Join Nate as he checks in with the audience (3:15) before remembering the late DMX (4:40). Then, Nate sits down with 88.5 WXPN’s Dan Reed (7:43) to talk about his childhood growing up in Ohio, The Monkees, his life in radio, joining WXPN and the effect the pandemic has has on the station, before entering The Jawntlet (42:45).
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Join Nate for the first P’Cast!, a supplemental minisode of the Yo!That’s My Jawn Podcast.
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The Podcast Returns! We're back for the first episode of Season Two! Nate kicks things off welcoming everyone back by describing some changes to the show (2:39) before sitting down to talk to musician Ben Arnold (4:32). The two discuss Ben's life in music, his many collaborations, his writing approach, and the new music he has been working on, all before taking on The Jawntlet (44:00).
Ben will be playing a live stream with Cliff Hillis for The Kennett Flash on Saturday April 17th @ 8pm. Visit https://www.kennettflash.org/events/cliff-hillis-and-ben-arnold-live-streaming-event/ for details!
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Here we go again! Join Nate as he talks to author and journalist D.X. Ferris (33 1/3: Reign in Blood, The Story of Donnie Iris & the Cruisers). D.X. shares how focus and knowing what he wanted in life has brought him the success he has found as a writer. But first, Nate makes a case for the Monkees and performs a cover of the Mike Nesmith classic, “Nine Times Blue.”
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Episode six! Nate is joined by one of his oldest and dearest friends, drummer Scott Miller (Stonejackballers, Tribe of Names). The discuss the long journey from jamming is Scott’s parents’ basement to being tapped to drum in a prog rock powerhouse. Before that, Nate thanks some of those who helped them along the way.
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Episode six! Join Nate as he sits down with one of his closest friends, drummer Scott Miller (Stonejackballers, Tribe of Names) for a walk down memory lane, tracing Scott’s journey from jamming in his parents’ basement with Nate to drumming for a prog rock supergroup. Also, Nate thanks those who helped them in the early days of their musical careers.
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Join Nate for Episode Five as he sits down with Bill Schmids (Clay Pigeons, Bob & Bill) and bonds over music and the challenges of playing out during the pandemic. Also, Nate remembers Eddie Van Halen.
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Another week, another episode. Join Nate for Episode 4 as he talks with Kevin Mooney (Chine, Imprint, Drop Anchor, Three Beards and a Bush) about how exposure to the Cure at an early age led him to the bass guitar and a life making music. Also, Nate reviews the new IDLES album, Ultra Mono.
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Episode 3! Join Nate as he chats with Chiemena Ukazim (Movies with Heroes, Dismal, Aaron West and The Roaring Twenties) about his life in music, from the early days playing along with his CD player to touring Europe with Further Seems Forever.
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Episode 2! Nate contemplates his relationship as a ‘Doors Fan’ before sitting down to chat with Paul Keen (Pawnshop Roses, Dead Flowers) about coming up in the Philly music scene and walking through the history of the Roses. Then Paul plays some jawns for us. :: Check out the pandemic video for “Sunshine” on YouTube (https://youtu.be/rahhu0eajMY)
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The Premiere! Nate sits down with Randy Major of Lost In Paris (http://www.lipband.com) and talks about his musical background, how they met and began performing as the world infamous Impact Players, the history of Lost In Paris and what it’s like performing in a pandemic.
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