Podcasts – Hometown Sounds: Recent Episodes

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Ardamus and Ian Taronji from the hip-hop/jazz/funk band The Lucky So & So’s guest star to preview their new single and discuss the DMV hip-hop scene.

Tracklisting:
The Lucky So & So’s – Car 54 [single]
Ardamus – Psychedelic City Cowboy $h!t [Psychedelic City Cowboy $h!t]
RNL feat. DJ RBI – Spring Day [single]
Ryan Lucas feat. Mental Da God – Nation Building 101 [Stars & Hearts]
Grindstone – Ur Everywhere [The CHILD]

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Jay Nemeyer of Color Palette and Sunday Coffee guest stars to showcase his recent production work!

Tracklisting:
Color Palette – Pacing Like a Lion [Pacing Like a Lion EP]
Lucaa – Keep Summer Safe [single]
Mystery Friends feat. Amanda Dove – Between Us [single]
Rachel Levitin – Scar Tissue [single]
The Crystal Casino Band – Curfew [Maryland House]
Ravary – Glowing [single]

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Paul launches a Substack weekly email newsletter, while Tony investigates ChatGPT.

Tracklisting:
Jarreau Williams – Cherry [single]
Magazine Beach – Sunflower Seed [Constant Springtime]
Pinky Lemon – Pop Criminal [Pinky Heaven]
KNO-1 – The Crawl September [The Crawl]
TTYK – Brood Parasites [Love Is Not Enough]
Dance for the Dying – Dark Horse [The Party Is Over]

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Dan ABH of Flowerbomb and Dear Daria joins Paul to talk about his ABH Tape Collective, Vinyl Anonymous, and spin some DC music for our community.

Tracklisting:
Annie Stokes – Nervous System [single]
Fix Your Hearts – Burn [single]
Rachel Kline – Feb 2 [feb 2023 song a day demos]
Echo The Narrator – FULL SMASH [YANKS!]
DAZY – Pressure Cooker [single]
Middle Distance Runner – Secret Things [Secret Things]

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Amy K. Bormet, founder and organizer of the Washington Women In Jazz Festival, joins the podcast to preview this year’s festivities!

Tracklisting:
Amy K. Bormet – Let’s Make a Change [single]
Alex Hamburger – Waking in the City [And She Spoke]
Leigh Pilzer – East Coast Andy [The Diva Jazz Orchestra 25th Anniversary Project]
AmyAna – Voltron Defender of the Universe [AmyAna]
AmyAna – To Hino [AmyAna]

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Paul shares a delicious vegan coffee drink, while Tony uses the power of the sun to jump his car battery.

Tracklisting:
Roscoe Tripp – When the Stalks Are Low [It Always Starts With Something]
Wanted Man – Coastin’ [Channels Vol. 1]
Skyzoo & The Other Guys – Panther and Powder [The Mind of A Saint]
Reach Row Throw GO! – Metro Tunnels (A Wonderful New Life Underground) [single]
Pinkhouse – Dumb Expression [single]
Talk to your Neighbor – Half Moon [single]

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Our annual Holiday Spectacular is back! Hear the finest DC holiday music and warm your hearts with some offbeat seasonal cheer.

Tracklisting:
ATTINSHUN – That’s All I Want [Christmas With Attinshun]
Astra Via – A Christmas Spirit [music video]
Wytold – Walking in the Air [Walking in the Air]
Caz – Happy Holidays [single]
Ardamus – 7 Principles feat. Ryan Lucas [The Winter Goldbrick Olympian]
Honky Tonk Confidential – Crabs for Christmas [Who Gets the Fruitcake This Year?]

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Dear Daria‘s Maryjo Mattea returns to the podcast to pick some new tunes and explore the MJCU.

Tracklisting:
Dear Daria – Dopamachine [Can I Be Frank?]
Emily Henry – How It Feels [single]
Kinda Evil – Teeth [single]
Junkyard Band – Love Soul Crank [single]
Grady – Sunnies [single]
Socieanic – Digital [Here’s the Album]

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Paul unplugs for a week at a cabin in the woods, while Tony has troubles with his AirPods. Tracklisting: The Casual Dots – The Frequency of Fear [Sanguine Truth] Mikiah – Do Better [Dahlia] Esko Tiko – weakening [Arthur at the Bottom of the Sea] The Airport 77s – One Good Thing About Summer [We […]

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In this episode Tom Liddle of the band Run Come See guest stars to preview his upcoming rock opera The Haunted Boy! See it at Joe’s Movement Emporium in Mt. Rainier on November 11th to 13th and 18th to 20th! Tracklisting: John Figura – Head Spinning John Figura & Tom Liddle – Fire Power Jess […]

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Paul breaks in a tent, while Tony troubleshoots an overactive soap dispenser. Tracklisting: Ekko Astral – YXI [single] Hyattsvillain – Kids Don’t Buy Groceries [Short Songs for a Fast Life] Mannywellz – No Closure [Di Do / No Closure] Anees – Leave Me [single] Leechjul – Chamoon [Tunnel] Ecstatic International – High Violence [EP] Follow/Subscribe […]

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Paul takes on a giant multinational bank, while Tony recaps his history with Super Mario. Tracklisting: Sub-Radio – 1990something [single] Dreamcastmoe – RU Ready [Sound Is Like Water Part 1] The Owners – Red Room Nights [Pandemic Demo] Cinema Hearts – Your Ideal [Your Ideal] Tunnel – Lemonhead [Vanilla] Stripmall Ballads – I’ll See the […]

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Paul laments moving his comic book collection, while Tony says no to letting Geico watch him move. Tracklisting: Dupont Brass – Summer Vibes [single] The Southern Ocean – Finish Line [single] Pretty Bitter – Final Girl [Hinges] Landon-Philip – Caribou [Junebug] Carolyn Malachi – Brunch [single] Bad Moves – My Favorite Game (The Cardigans) [AS […]

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Tony buys a spork, while Paul buys a house. Tracklisting: Raw Poetic & Damu the Fudgemunk – Open Roads [Laminated Skies] Klauss – Party Lines [Take French] Bottled Up – Italo Love [Grand Bizarre] No One Sphere – Where I Was [Isn’t Everything About Something] Auto Lola – Wayward [Sonata Faction Presents: Idiomatic] Goodbye Futureman […]

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The Luce Listening Party, our collaboration with the Luce Foundation Center in the Smithsonian American Art Museum, concludes with a look back at some of our favorite moments in the series! Featuring: Maddi Mae Bartees Strange Yasmin Williams Astra Via Sol Power All-Stars Rosie Cima Night Train 357 Broke Royals Wes Felton Lotion Princess Flowerbomb […]

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The Luce Listening Party, our collaboration with the Luce Foundation Center in the Smithsonian American Art Museum continues with special guests Broke Royals! Tracklisting: Broke Royals – Slam Band [single] Broke Royals – Postcard [single] Broke Royals – Bad Chemicals [Saint Luxury] Spring Silver – Little Prince [I Could Get Used To This] The Crystal […]

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The Luce Listening Party, our collaboration with the Luce Foundation Center in the Smithsonian American Art Museum continues with special guests Olivia Mancini and Jarrett Nicolay of Astra Via! Tracklisting: Astra Via – U Don’t Wanna Know [single] Astra Via – What’s the Matter [Echo Birds] The Loving Paupers – The Words [Lines] Astra Via – […]

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The Luce Listening Party, our collaboration with the Luce Foundation Center in the Smithsonian American Art Museum, continues with special guest Maddi Mae! Tracklisting: Maddi Mae – Quiet Corners of Virginia [Quiet Corners] Maddi Mae – Here Right Now [Quiet Corners] The Fly Birds – The Band Is Causing Problems [The Band Is Causing Problems] […]

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Tony misses an exciting show, while Paul joins a vinyl enthusiasts club. Tracklisting: King Green – Wobble [+Positive Vibes for Negative Times] Oh He Dead – Bottle It Up [single] Mystery Friends – Beck & Call [single] Vince Opus – Some Other 48 Hours [Indefinite Distance] Round About – The Blind Lead the Blind [Inner […]

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The Luce Listening Party, our collaboration with the Luce Foundation Center in the Smithsonian American Art Museum, continues with special guests The Sol Power All-Stars! Tracklisting: Sol Power All-Stars feat. Amma Whatt & Frank Martins – Every Time You Move [Distant Dawn] Chicago Afrobeat Project feat. Tony Allen – Cut the Infection (Sol Power All-Stars […]

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Just in the nick of time, it’s our annual tradition of DC holiday music and cheer! Tracklisting: Astra Via – It’s a Prepper Christmas [music video] Boomscat – Wishlist [Xxxmas] The Resolutions – Red Green Silver and Gold [For Now Until] Luna Honey – In the Bleak Midwinter [Why Not, It’s Christmas] Silent Old Mtns. […]

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The Luce Listening Party, our collaboration with the Luce Foundation Center in the Smithsonian American Art Museum, continues with special guest Drew Dave! Tracklisting: Drew Dave – SoulSangin’ [LateShift] Uptown XO – Song 4 CC [Culture Over Corporate] Drew Dave – Twittr.Beats [Focused] Kev Brown feat. Kenn Starr & Quartermaine – Say Sumthin’ [I Do […]

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Paul goes on a hike, while Tony meets a strange character at the Quarry House. Tracklisting: Jau Ocean – Start Again [Lifted] Soft Punch – Astering [Astering] SpaceMan Spliph – Run DMV [single] Near Northeast – Shadow [Gatherings] Winzday Love – Manifesto (Big Bank) [single] Cody as Always – Forever Love [Forever Love] Subscribe to […]

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The Luce Listening Party, our collaboration with the Luce Foundation Center in the Smithsonian American Art Museum, continues with special guest Rosie Cima of Rosie Cima & What She Dreamed! Tracklisting: Rosie Cima & What She Dreamed – Stuck [Realm of the Warring Gods] Rosie Cima & What She Dreamed – The Wheel [Realm of […]

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Tony’s out on assignment this week, while Paul recaps the 10 Years of Luce Unplugged panel discussion. Tracklisting: Nic D – Icee Pop [single] Empresarios – Welcome to Puerto Rico feat. Desi Hyson [Warriors EP] J Scienide x Body Bag Ben – Stepping Stone [single] Backbeat Underground – Cramp Your Style feat. Nneka Lyn [Mutual […]

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The Luce Listening Party, our collaboration with the Luce Foundation Center in the Smithsonian American Art Museum, continues with special guest Night Train 357! Tracklisting: Allison Balanc feat. Durand Bernarr – Friendzone [single] Night Train 357 & Rone – Turn It Up [Grays] Crank Lucas feat. Ethan Spalding – Up Up [single] NuChoyce – Just […]

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Paul’s iPhone goes haywire, while Tony reveals a musical theater past. Tracklisting: 10issues – Sayings [single] Run Come See – Unhinged [Unhinged] The Grey A – Providence [single] Des Demonas – Cure for Love [Cure for Love] Golden Girls – Blame [Afternoon Views] C.M. Jenkins – Piano Etude in Agitato [single] Subscribe to the Hometown […]

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The Luce Listening Party, our collaboration with the Luce Foundation Center in the Smithsonian American Art Museum, continues with special guest Flowerbomb! Tracklisting: Flowerbomb – Sorry [pretty dark] Flowerbomb – Comma [pretty dark] Spring Silver – Hypnotist [The Natural World] Color Palette – Change Your Mind [Shed Your Skin] Flowerbomb – II [pretty dark] Subscribe […]

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Tony visits the PNW, while young Miles Copps grooves to the hot new song by Islands. Plus, a special appearance from Honest Lee of Growroom Productions! Tracklisting: Scorpio – Post Its [single] Deborah Bond – Cure for Pain [Growroom Interpretations Vol. 1 : Cure for Pain] BRNDA – Service Loser [Do You Like Salt?] Rock […]

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The Luce Listening Party, our collaboration with the Luce Foundation Center in the Smithsonian American Art Museum, continues with special guest Bartees Strange! Tracklisting: Bartees Strange – Boomer [Live Forever] Bartees Strange – About Today [Say Goodbye to Pretty Boy] Bartees Strange – Mustang [Live Forever] Broke Royals feat. Bartees Strange – Goldbrick Champion [single] […]

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Tony DJing 90s one-hit wonders, while Paul discovers a familiarly-named cryptocurrency. Tracklisting:Brown Royal feat. Kenny Allen – Epic  [single]Washington Social Club – Drunk and Dreaming  [single]Damu the Fudgemunk feat. Nitty Scott – Four Better Or Worse (Part 1)  [Conversation Peace]Greenland – Cicada Summer  [single]Amorous – In Light of Distant Events  [single]Andalu – Earth  [WRAPture and […]

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The Luce Listening Party, our collaboration with the Luce Foundation Center in the Smithsonian American Art Museum, continues with special guest Wes Felton! Tracklisting: Wes Felton – Dust and Limited Dreams feat. Pete Muldoon  [Diary of a Black Misanthrope] Wes Felton – The Way Things Used To Be feat. Uptown XO & Kenny Allen  [Quarantine […]

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Paul pretends to DJ a wedding, while Tony borrows ice from work. Tracklisting:Freddy Hall – Something Good  [single]DJ 2-Tone Jones – The Curry Out  [single]Melk – Let’s Pretend This Never Happened  [single]Matt Rippetoe – Ida  [Northwest]Romance Languages – Let’s Get Out!  [Romance Languages EP]Ice Out – Bougie  [single] Subscribe to the Hometown Sounds podcast in […]

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The Luce Listening Party, our collaboration with the Luce Foundation Center in the Smithsonian American Art Museum, continues with special guest Yasmin Williams! Tracklisting: Yasmin Williams – Sunshowers  [Urban Driftwood] Yasmin Williams – Urban Driftwood  [Urban Driftwood] Stranger in the Alps – The Days Are Over Sooner (But The Light Is Better)  [The Days Are […]

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Hometown Sounds presents a preview of this weekend’s Couchella online music festival benefitting Arlington Independent Media and WERA 96.7 FM! Tracklisting:Maimouna Youssef – Work  [single]The Internet – Body High  [Monolith]The NRIs – Your Time  [single]Crys Matthews – Call Them In  [Changemakers]Leo Rua – Abrecamino  [single]Given Eye – Soops Hoots  [single] Subscribe to the Hometown Sounds […]

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The Luce Listening Party, our collaboration with the Luce Foundation Center in the Smithsonian American Art Museum, continues with special guest Jenna Camille! Tracklisting:Jenna Camille & The Other Guys – Love Me Right  [Autumn in Analog]Golden Browne – Power  [Bright Moments]Jenna Camille – My Country, My Love  [The Time Is Now]Deborah Bond – Door  [compass: […]

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Paul performs an online poetry reading, while Tony spots a suspicious package at the post office. Tracklisting:Edy Blu – New Edition  [Wild & Free]April + Vista – Every Void  [Pit of my Dreams]Tired All The Time – The Board  [single]Amal – A New Dance feat. The Khan & Nappy Nappa  [gleam]Dream in Delay – Ammunition  […]

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The Luce Listening Party, our collaboration with the Luce Foundation Center in the Smithsonian American Art Museum, continues with special guests Lightmare!

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Tony’s car has a mysterious stink, while Paul makes a 5 hour long playlist for Pyramid Atlantic. Tracklisting: Sunstoney – Astral Plane [In Your Apartment] La Palma – Sábado [single] Rosie Cima and What She Dreamed – Another Sundown [Realm of the Warring Gods] Nino Green (Kaimbr & Sean Born) – Neighborhood Disturbance feat. LetTheDirtSayAmen […]

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The Luce Listening Party, our collaboration with the Luce Foundation Center in the Smithsonian American Art Museum, continues with special guests Amy Domingues and Dennis Kane! Tracklisting: Domingues & Kane – Rough Magick Part 2 [Rough Magick EP] Domingues & Kane – Evergreen [Gut + Voltage: Viola da Gamba & Electronics in Synthesis] Telegraph Melts […]

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Tony eyes a battery replacement, while Paul fights off a plague of flies. Tracklisting: Yasmin Williams – Jarabi [Urban Driftwood] The Airport 77s – (When You’re Kissing On Me Do You Think Of) James McAvoy [Rotation] The Sebastions – The Snake [Here For Now] Mister Jackpots – Patio Encounter [Patio Encounter EP] Apollo 66 – […]

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The Luce Listening Party, our collaboration with the Luce Foundation Center in the Smithsonian American Art Museum, continues with special guests Emily, Alli and Matt of the band Lavender! Tracklisting: Lavender – Berlin [You Are In The Right Place] Mystery Friends – Nowhere To Be [single] Nah. – Bodies [single] Lavender – Adrenaline [Head in […]

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Paul goes vegan for January, while Tony shows off his new Mountain Dew cookbook. Tracklisting: DoubleMotorcycle – Year’s Gone, Bye [III] Xendi – Give It All [Give It All/Backseat] Enoch 7th Prophet – RYS [1 Moment, Please] Half Bath – Michigan [Michigan/Mother] KTW – Mary Anne [single] Wordless Flight – Another Morning [Emergence] Subscribe to […]

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It’s our 200th episode! Paul & Tony look back at the podcast’s history, and reveal their favorite Christmas gifts. Tracklisting: Annie Stokes – Real Good [single] Shamans of Sound – District Vibes [DJ single] The Crowd Scene – Records You Love the Most [South Circular] No One Sphere – Bad Behavior [single] Prowess the Testament […]

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It’s our annual episode filled with holiday-themed DC music and cheer! Tracklisting: Astra Via – Merry Christmas, We Got This [single] Lauren Calve – Christmas Is Where The Heart Is [single] Dumi Right – The Best Time of the Year [single] My Kid Brother – White Christmas [single] Too Free – Glue (On You) [single] […]

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The Luce Listening Party, our collaboration with the Luce Foundation Center in the Smithsonian American Art Museum, continues with special guest Jamal aka Terracotta Blue! Tracklisting: Terracotta Blue – Rolling Hills [Shenandoah 2] Kuniva – Until It’s Over [Alpha Underdog] Diamond District – I Mean Business [In The Ruff] Ari Lennox feat Cozz – Backseat […]

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Paul goes on a hike, while Tony captures curious scenes from around his building. Tracklisting: Bailey Avenue – Auditory Love Affair [Tied Down, Tied Up] KNO1 – Basic Training [Tripping] STAFFERS – Fuck the Brixton [In The Pigeon Hole] Lightmare – Chanson de Peur [single] East Ghost – 10 x 20 Gardens [Fin] Zen Warship […]

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The Luce Listening Party, our collaboration with the Luce Foundation Center in the Smithsonian American Art Museum, debuts with special guest Sasha from Lotion Princess! Tracklisting: Lotion Princess – In The Summer [single] Asha Santee – Rock [Gingko] Knyves Escobar – Phantom Limb [single] Lotion Princess – Poetry [Take Care] Oh He Dead – Lonely […]

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Paul contributes to a neighborhood yard sale, while Tony gets called for jury duty. Tracklisting: Hiphopmcdougal – Killer Party, Man 2: Sick Puppy Bites Back! [single] Kiri No Mikito – Siren [single] TCB – What You See [single] Coup Sauvage & The Snips – Requiem for a Mountaintop (Atoms Apart Remix) [Requiem for a Mountaintop […]

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Paul DJs a baby shower on Zoom, while Tony finds a beloved musician on a compelling TV series. Tracklisting: Franklin Gotham – Keeping On [single] Bartees Strange – Mustang [Live Forever] Mettabbana – Latlal [Anticuario] Moozy – Don’t U Need Somebody [single] Broke Royals – U + Me + WWIII [single] Mary Madden – Charmer […]

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Paul tries unusual ice cream flavors, while Tony sacrifices blankets to record an audiobook. Tracklisting: The Mighty Heard – Butt That Funk [WORD] Thalia Falcon – Kiss Me [single] Suburban Hermit – Lake FX [single] Knope – Broken Couch [An Exercise In Patience] Maryjo Mattea feat. Rogério Naressi – Help Me Understand / Mentiras no […]

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Paul finds a new source for birthday cards, while David Blaine rides balloons to 24,000 feet and parachutes back to earth. Tracklisting: Don’t Mute Us Collaboration – You Can’t Mute Us [music video] Wim Tapley – The Woodlands [The Woodlands] Dreamcastmoe – (301) 341-7207 [Lamont EP] Roddyrod – Grimis Speaks + Cushions [Built EP] Ari […]

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Paul gets foiled by Instagram Live, while Tony finds something in his taco. Tracklisting: Terracotta Blue – Rio Red Hot [single] Maddi Mae – Sorry ‘Bout Your Boyfriend [single] Tanner Carlton – Free Leaf Vinyl [single] Columbia Breakers – Brother, You Are [single] Night Train 357 – Where You At [The Nightlife] Sol Power All […]

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Tony has eye troubles, while Paul orders dessert through Instagram. Tracklisting: Christylez Bacon – Quarantined [single] Marine Anthropology – Semiconscious [single] A-LEO feat. Jarreau Williams – Call Me [single] Kokayi – Pressure [single] Soulside – This Ship [This Ship] Amy K Bormet – Surreal McCoy [single] Subscribe to the Hometown Sounds podcast in Apple Podcasts, […]

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Tony analyzes a wayward postcard, while Paul gets a trim. Tracklisting: Mister Goblin – Punk Band [I Used To Play In A Punk Band] Den-Mate – Think Like You Should [Hypnagogia] Bottled Up – Kilo [Kilo / Full Yum] Teething Veils – A House After a Hurricane [Canopy of Crimson] Glue Factory – Solitude [Sever […]

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Paul tries some new Instagram-worthy sodas, while Tony picks up the ukelele. Tracklisting: Kill Lincoln – Confession Obsession [Can’t Complain] Clones of Clones – If I Was a Number [Super Available] Stray Fossa – For What Was [single] The Infinite Daisy Chains – Wake Up [Wake Up / Melting into You] Too Much – I […]

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Paul livestreams more mashup DJing, while Tony has the floor pulled out from under him. Tracklisting: The Frontier – It’s You [single] Golden Browne – Get Down [single] Babbling April – Narcissism [Days of Retreat] The Southern Ocean – Friday Night [single] Continuals – Privacy [Three Songs from Exile] Stripmall Ballads – What Will We […]

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We turned this week’s show over to rapper Ardamus and soulful songwriter Cecily to pick the songs and reflect on life. Tracklisting: Cecily – Hope [Songs of Love and Freedom] Ardamus & Height Keech – Too Close To Danger [Astro Blocks] Fertile Ground – Black Is [Black Is….] RNLification – Starving Artist [Build A Better […]

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Tony adds a new dessert to his life, while Paul further develops his livestream DJing. Tracklisting: Black Masala – Afterglow [single] Frass Green – The Band Is Breaking Up [Death of Pop] Makeup Girl – My Time [single] Smoke King – Paper Bag [single] Scott Grim – New Old Flame [single] Jon Camp Trio – […]

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Paul recounts a helicopter ride, while Tony binge-watches a dystopian TV series. Tracklisting: Flowerbomb – Sorry [single] Raw Poetic & Damu the Fudgemunk – Nappy Heads [Moment of Change] Yes Vacancy – Heavy Now [single] Jasmine Gillison – Concrete [single] The Sweater Set – Being Alone [Fly On The Wall] Anthony Pirog – The Shape […]

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Tony throws back to Windows 95 pinball, while Paul figures out how to set up a DJ livestream. Tracklisting: Smokin on Planes – Interspecies Love [single] Brushes – Mars & Me [Mars & Me] Griefcat – Marseille [Griefcat] Kromanauts feat. Kool Keith – Heavyweight Building [DJ single] Big Like Bear – Dancing in the Rain […]

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Hear our recap of the 2020 DC Web Fest, where Hometown Sounds was honored with a Local Heroes Award! Tracklisting: Bad Moves – Party With the Kids Who Wanna Party With You [Untenable] Blue Streak – Damaged [Damaged b/w Raleigh (demo)] Lotion Princess – Think of Me [single] Martin Royle – Pop Bottles: A pop […]

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Hometown Sounds is podcasting from home! Tony researches swimwear, while Paul rounds up online board games to play remotely. Tracklisting: Beauty Pill – Pardon Our Dust [Please Advise] The Screamies – ReduxReduxRedux [Disco Fixins] Nicole Saphos Band – Can’t Get Along [Takoma Sessions] Hannah Jaye and the Hideaways – New Frames [Hannah Jaye and the […]

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Paul and Tony fret about the coronavirus’s impact on the DC music scene. Tracklisting: Ardamus – Astro Blocks [Astro Blocks] Modern Trap – Irish Goodbye [single] Seán Barna – Eastern Junk Dancing [single] Flo Petite – Blue [single] Hailu Mergia – Abichu Nega Nega [Yene Mircha] The Escape Artist – Solaris [Wildbright] Subscribe to the […]

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Tony asks a deep question of Philip Glass, and Paul reveals a superpower. Tracklisting: chicx guapx – whoops [chicx guapx] A. Mazz – Moonlight, Moonlight [All Night Grad Party] Tosser – Bent Out [Total Restraint] Sweet Something – No Surprises Here [single] 2DCAT – The One [Delaware Is Burning] Coriky – Clean Kill [Coriky] Subscribe […]

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Paul & Tony discuss nuclear waste, MTV animation showcases and the #DCmusic du jour. Tracklisting: Echelon the Seeker – 16 [single] Knovo – Fake [single] Rorie – Dance [Valley in the Mirror] Catscan! – Context Clues [Yucca Mountain] Liquid TV – I Just Want to Be Cool [A Violet World] Too Free – ATM [Love […]

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Tony sees a classic David Bowie album performed live, while Paul attends a deafening company holiday party. Tracklisting: Light Beams – Sacred Scales [Self Help] Time Is Fire – We Declare [In Pieces] The North Country – Future Humans [single] Tim Hicks x The Dirty Church – BNARD [Bullets] Wicked Sycamore – Break the Barrel […]

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Tony brightens up his apartment, and Paul plugs his preferred source of chill out music. Tracklisting: Thievery Corporation – Lebanese Blonde (Symphonik Version) [single] Born Dad – IDC [single] Priest Da Nomad – Food [The Manhood Project] Eli Lev – Walking Away [Deep South] Poppy Patica – Theo [State of Nothing] Red Medicine – Cheap […]

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Happy New Year, #DCmusic fans! Paul goes vegan for January, while Tony tries to see a movie in the theater. Tracklisting: Origami Angel – 24 Hour Drive-Thru [Somewhere City] Odd Mojo – Sunday, Monday [single] Soft Punch – Brother, Sister [Brother, Sister b/w Get Well] Bacchae – Leave Town [Pleasure Vision] Magazine Beach – Trainwreck […]

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It’s our annual holiday #DCmusic episode, spreading Tony’s special holiday cheer to the DMV and beyond! Tracklisting: Maryjo Mattea – War on Christmas [single] Hiphopmcdougal – Party Up the Chimney [single] Dennis Kane & Q – Christmas Will Be Just Another Lonely Day [DK & Q Xmas Music] The Caribbean – Christmastime Is Here [single] […]

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Tony visits the best of Nextdoor, while Paul recounts a high school musical play. Tracklisting: Heavy Breathing – Gonna Get You [C.P.R.] Kokayi – St. Fed UP [HUBRI$] Brassie – Should’ve Warned You [The Airstream EP] Stray Fossa – It’s Nothing [single] Mister Goblin – Calendar Dogs [Is Path Warm?] Domingues & Kane – Instilled […]

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Paul reveals his DC Dream Day, while Tony weatherproofs his back door. Tracklisting: Stranger in the Alps – The Days are Over Sooner (But The Light Is Better) [The Days Are Over Sooner] Sand Tiger – Summer Routine [single] My New Mixtape – Bang Spark [Fall 2059] Frankin Gotham – We Were Dumb [single] Warm […]

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Paul & Tony recap spooky Halloween fun! And play the best new #DCmusic, of course. Tracklisting: hiphopmcdougal – Trick or Treat [single] Incredible Change – Stealing by Finding [single] Kev Brown & J Scienide – Buck Rogers [Drum Machine Cassette Tape] allthebestkids – Falling Out the Mind [Have Mental Breakdowns] Landon-Philip – Inside [single] Jason […]

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Are Krispy Kreme flavored Jelly Bellys any good? How many cameras does Paul’s new phone have? Is a hot dog a sandwich? Find out! Tracklisting: Middle Kid – Queen of Rockledge [Queen of Rockledge] Silent Old Mtns. – People [single] The Make-Up – I Am Penatgon [Save Yourself] Suzy Callahan – Karen (Country Version) [single] […]

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Paul removes his public info from creepy websites, while Tony investigates the offerings at a popular convenience store. Tracklisting: Ducts – Do Have Be (DHAAFH) [Songs] Emperor Plum – To Be My Shadow [Several Dozen Hundred EP] Peanut Butter – Asteroid Negotiations [Don’t Stop] Birds For Eyes – Ten Years [single] DMV Kars – Fukumeen […]

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Paul reveals another early influence on his obsession of DC music, while Tony does some friendly internet investigations. Tracklisting: Washington Social Club – Dance This Out [single] The OSYX – Six Feet Under [The OSYX] The Duskwhales – Hold Back Love [Take It Back] Purple Hurt – Black Star [single] Child Ivory – Until It’s […]

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Paul reveals his favorite musical instruments, while Tony discovers a pricey new ketchup. Tracklisting: Oh He Dead – Lonely Sometimes [single] Terrill Mast – Exo [EEP] Ehmji – L.T.M. [Facades Never Last] DuPont Brass feat. Jake Vicious – Funk You [House Music Group Compilation One: DMV Roots] Distant Creatures – Absolved [Whorl] Garrett Gleason – […]

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Paul visits Philadelphia, while Tony deals with a precarious olive oil bottle. Tracklisting: Near Northeast – Draw the Sun [Cabin Sessions] Baughman Dynasty – Gun in My Hand [single] Shining Blade Theory – Guillotine [Live in the Studio] Swoll – Unwound [Unwound] Night Train 357 – Cosmic Cruise [single] Coven Tree – No Land [Coven […]

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Tony meets his number neighbor, while Paul’s beard grows bigger. Tracklisting: The Messthetics – Better Wings [Anthropocosmic Nest] Magazine Beach – Far Out [Far Out / Beach Breath] Eli Lev – To the Stars [single] Sol Power All-Stars – Take Heed feat. Denise Henderson [We Push On] Broadlight – Overexposed [Awash] Keith Butler Trio – […]

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Tony hits the beach, while Paul gets meta with follow-up. Tracklisting: Hammered Hulls – Written Words [S​/​T] Peter Mayburduk – Apart! Together [single] Cecily – Clumsy [Awakening Pt. 1] The 5:55 – The Edge [The Five Fifty Five] Bumper Jacksons – I Sing the Body (Live) [Live at Wolf Trap] The Andalusian – Dance to […]

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Paul recounts his washed-out Fourth of July, while Tony plays with a special beach ball. Tracklisting: Jason Mendelson – Where They Make Rum [Scenes EP] Yes Vacancy – Begin Again [Demos] Ardamus – You Just Had to Call the Cops [Stuck in Limbo EP] Giants of Diving – C Minor Requiem [Leave Room for Magic] […]

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Tony hacks his summer with swimming, while Paul resists the human wheelbarrow pic. Tracklisting: Tony Porreco – Without Your Taste [single] Stranger in the Alps – Old Fears [single] Mark G. Meadows – Be The Change [Be The Change] Forgetter – Maple Seeds [Parts of Anything] Cigarette – Mood [Light Blues] LOOOP – Communal Space […]

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Chad Clark and new bandmate Erin Mitchell Nelson talk about what’s new with Beauty Pill before their special duo set at the Seventh Stanine Festival this weekend! Tracklisting: The Caribbean – Imitation Air [Moon Sickness] Beauty Pill – ann the word 2 jean vox full version (outtake) Subscribe to the Hometown Sounds podcast in Apple […]

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Paul hears something strange in Amazon streaming music, while Tony invests in clown accessories. Tracklisting: Maryjo Mattea – A New Normal [single] Bobby Thompson – On the Ground [Songs of Love EP] Solia – Forever [Fast Cars & Midnight] Beauty Pill – SFLRE Study No. 5 [Sorry You’re Here] Palette – Learn to Crawl [Split […]

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Sorry friends, the first post goofed up. This one should have the correct episode in it. Paul recounts a band-related injury, while Tony remixes American history in dreamland. Tracklisting: Color Palette – Pieces [single] Clones of Clones – Mine [single] Child Princess – Earrings [Palette / Child Princess Split Cassette] Suga Grits – One Night […]

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Javier Diaz of Spirit Plots and Lilly Schwartz of Erotic Thrillers take over the podcast to invite everyone to their show Friday May 10th at Slash Run! Tracklisting: Spirit Plots – The Aircraft Questions [Exit Acts] Erotic Thrillers – Mansplain It To Me, Baby [Demos] The Effects – Numbers [Eyes To The Light] BRNDA – […]

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Find out why Paul has been limping around with a cane all week. Tracklisting: The Archives feat. Puma Ptah – Home Is Where The Hatred Is [single] La Palma – One Foot In [La Palma] Frass Green – Asheville [single] Ice Out – Winds [Ice Out EP] Drew Gibson – She Has It Anyway [Shipbuilder] […]

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Paul meets a famous DC artist, while Facebook is bananas for Tony’s shirt. Tracklisting: Wall of Trophies – Something [Semaphore] Mister Goblin – Be Right There [Final Boy] Weston Smith – Crystal Kingdom [single] Strum the Fox – Undone [Vulpeculated] Trajectories – You Want It You Got It [You Want It You Got It] Tashera […]

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Paul reviews a rock memoir, and Tony investigates a previous tenant. Tracklisting: Raw Poetic – Frosty Fogs [Gulliver] Honest Haloway – Atonement [single] Mystery Friends – Empty Nostalgia [single] Zen Warship – Robins Calling [single] Nicole Saphos & Allen James – Firefly [single] Sweet Something – Kiss Me in the Elevator [In The Parlor] Right-click […]

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We’re back! Tony shares his love for video game microblogging, and Paul dreams of Instagram inception. Tracklisting: Loi Loi – Don’t Know [Me Dystopia] The Mighty Heard – Still High [Still High / Karma] SYZYGYX – Blurred Visions [Is That All There Is] Venray – Fire Away [Fire Away​ / ​It’s Alright, It’s Okay] The […]

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Tony discusses his phrases to ease social interactions, while Paul reveals the genesis of Hometown Sounds. Tracklisting: Micah Robinson – Heart Song [single] Bleach Bones – Epic [Elysian Fields EP] We Were Pirates – You Don’t Owe Me Anything [Gone EP] Origami Angel – Denny’s Devito [Holy Split] Lotion Princess – Carry Over [Take Care] […]

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Tony and Paul discuss Black Mirror, choose your own adventure books, and of course all the hot new #DCmusic. Tracklisting: Priests – The Seduction of Kansas [The Seduction of Kansas] Manila Killa feat. Sara Skinner – All 2 U [single] Aaron Abernathy – I Want You Again [Epilogue] Ex Hex – Cosmic Cave [It’s Real] […]

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Tony’s tweet goes big, while Paul makes a new year’s resolution. Tracklisting: Sir E.U. – Ultra [African​-​American Psycho] Jason Mendelson – Twenty Steps (originally by Koshari) [Postcards from a One​-​Way Trip, Vol. 3] Wolf the Quarrelsome – If You Only Knew [If You Only Knew / Four Chambers] Flo Petite – Cardboard Friends [Soft Wrinkled […]

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It’s our annual holiday music roundup! Tony recaps the new Cirque de Soleil show, while Paul brainstorms about gift wrapping. Tracklisting: Sub-Radio – Santa Tell Me [Holiday Hangover] Broke Royals – Christmas Cookie Blues [single] Javier Diaz – Late December Feelings [single] Visto + Pinky KillaCorn – Hippie Holiday [single] Front Porch Orchestra – Dance […]

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Paul attempts to explain Funko Pops, while Tony has a special gimmick to start the show. We won’t spoil it. Tracklisting: allthebestkids – Mistaken Identity [Have Mental Breakdowns] Makeup Girl – Plans [In Time] ROM – Love [single] Wylder – Ready To Break [single] Birds For Eyes – Bell Tolls [No Man Is An Island] […]

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Paul reviews the new Queen biopic, and Tony investigates the weird street names of Columbia MD. Tracklisting: Sneaks – The Way It Goes [Highway Hypnosis] Lightmare – Fool @ The Farmer’s Market [Dream Glitch] Space Phase – Trompe L’oeil [Cola Champagne] Sandtiger – Those Days [single] Honest Lee – Pajarito [Solera] Wytold – Dawn Violet […]

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It’s our Spooktacular Halloween episode! Paul DJs mashups at a Halloween party, while Tony tells a creepy tale. Tracklisting: Shamans of Sound – Love Lessons [single] 2DCAT – Carnivàle [Carnivàle] Nah. – Be Better [single] Alecia Renece – You’re Welcome [single] Vegas With Randolph – She’s An Intellectual [Legs & Luggage] Echolalia – Separation Anxiety […]

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Paul misses soundtrack compilations, and Tony indulges in a cinnamon broom. Tracklisting: Innanet James – Better Without You [Keep It Clean] NUEX – Eyes [AFFECTUS] Anna Connolly – 21 [After Thoughts] Frend – Liars and Hiders [Exercise Your Demons, Pt I] Will Eastman – Everything At Once [single] Gordon Withers – Youth Against Fascism [Youth […]

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Tony discovers the origin of his hometown’s name, while Paul plays the songs in alphabetical order. Tracklisting: Astra Via – U Don’t Wanna Know [single] Black Masala – Trains and Moonlight Destinies [single] Color Palette – Sunburn [single] Crab Legs – Tipping Point [BLIGHT. Makes Right Vol. II] Spring Silver – Effleurage [Spring Silver EP] […]

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Paul laments the closing of his college radio station, while Tony gets shaken down by Facebook. Tracklisting: Ultra Beauty – Get Pure [S/T] Escape-ism – What Sign Was Frankenstein? [The Lost Record] Pet Parade – Paw Paw [Heart Full of Honey, Handful of Smoke] Max Gowan – Wishing Bone [Exit Line EP] Saba Abraha – […]

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Paul reminisces about his entry into the DC music scene, while Tony reviews the DC indie movie theater Suns Cinema. Plus, every song we play is an email submission! Tracklisting: NoOne Sphere – Pictures In My Room [unreleased] Crosby Cofod – Breathing [Snippets] Rogerio Naressi – Remember Who You Are feat. Cody Valentine [single] Tired […]

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Tony laments the loss of pay phones, while Paul shares some advice for band names. Tracklisting: Den-Mate – Sick [Loceke] La Roche – Dust [Thaum] Dot Dash – Unfair Weather [Proto Retro] Maimouna Youssef – GPS [single] American Television – Death Defier [Death Defier] IMKA – The Unspoken Agreement [single] Right-click to Download Subscribe to […]

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Tony tries Fortnite, while Paul accepts a guest DJ spot at the next We Fought The Big One on Friday August 3rd. Tracklisting: Bal Boheme – So Bad [Bal Boheme] Champion Sound Band – Eyes Closed [single] Frass Green – Miss You (Waaaah) [Alright] Milo and The Doldrums – No Sense In It All [Built […]

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Tony is all about sweeties this week, while he and Paul discuss parking at the Wharf. Tracklisting: Jonny Grave – Fever [Jonny Grave] Color School – Own [Close Enough To Fix] We Capillaries – Reconteur [People Food] Mustafa Akbar – Get Down Wit It [DJ single] Seán Barna – Routines feat. Adam Duritz [Cissy] Honey […]

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Paul completes jury duty, while Tony praises horror movies. Tracklisting: Buster Friendly – Your Love [single] SHAED – Silver Knife [single] Damu the Fudgemunk & Flex Mathews – Deadin the Weight [Dreams & Vibrations] BOAYT – Young and Hungry [single] Endless Winter – B’dron [Season 1 : Kuiper] Analog Tara – Propulsion [Fundamentals EP] Right-click […]

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This week The Caribbean‘s Matt Byars dials in to to hype the upcoming Seventh Stanine Music Festival on June 16th at Rhizome! Tracklisting: Jon Camp – A Sizable Step [Stifled Hair​-​Trigger] Battles feat. Kazu Makino – Sweetie & Shag [Gloss Drop] Beauty Pill – Dog With Rabbit In Mouth, Unharmed [Beauty Pill Describes Things As […]

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This week, Tony has a bad case of the grumps, while Paul feels bad for short people. Tracklisting: Olivia Mancini – Be Where You Are (Unreleased Version) [If We Knew Then – A Compilation ] Governess – Space Garbage [Zero] Drew Kid – Wherever You Are feat. Deborah Bond [For You, For Me Too] Box […]

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Paul criticizes a venue’s wait service, while Tony’s home cooked dinner does him wrong. Tracklisting: Be Steadwell – Gay Sex [Queer Love Songs] Clones of Clones – This Means War [The Means War EP] Wes Tucker & The Skillets – Serve and Protect [Get It Right] Sugar John – Dali the Sheep [Dream Machine vs. […]

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Tony ponders what makes “pub rock”, while Paul reminisces about collecting remixes. Tracklisting: Bumper Jacksons – White Horse [single] Yesferatu – By Design [single] The New Travelers – Composure [single] Makeup Girl – Living Safe [single] Will Eastman – Tell Me feat. Patrick Baker (Eau Claire Remix) [Hilo Remixed] Luna Honey – Honey [Peace Will […]

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Paul gets blindfolded and kidnapped, while Tony hunts down a giant chicken. Tracklisting: Tony Porreco – Academic Passion Handsome Hound – Austin [Mountain On Fire] Young Summer – Crash [single] The Duskwhales – Hospital Dreams [Hospital Dreams] The Beanstalk Library – Easier [single] Red Hare – Affirmation [Little Acts of Destruction] Right-click to Download Or […]

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Tony contemplates compulsive hand washing, while Paul reveals his stance on the popular sparkling beverage of the day. Tracklisitng: Bad Moves – Cool Generator [single] CrushnPain – Bacchus Step [Tendrils Vol. 1] Bound – Hold [No Beyond] Odd Mojo – Sticky Notes [Channel Yo Mojo] BRNDA – House Show [thanks for playing] Woodgrove – Broken […]

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Paul finds DC music through a British writer’s email list, and Tony muses about FM radio DJs in the modern age. Also a special intro from The Caribbean’s Michael Kentoff! Tracklisting: Des Demonas – The South Will Never Rise Again [Des Demonas] Time Is Fire – Ey Ajaba [Stories Untold] The Internal Frontier – Ghost […]

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Tony revisits 90s action movies, while Paul gives away a t-shirt. Tracklisting: April + VISTA – Own2 [single] Babbling April – Reputation [Holy Gold] The Iris Bell – Henrietta [single] Blue Magna – I’m Running [Magna Force] The Caribbean – The Go From Tactical [Populations] Blacklodge + em.g – Exhalation [Will You Be Reduced] Right-click […]

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Paul reminisces about busking, while Tony encounters a new variant of skateboards. Tracklisting: DuPont Brass – I.L.M. [Eclectic Soul] OG Lullabies – Wanderlust [CRUESCONTROL] Coral Benders – Colours [Terra Foma] Peter Maybarduk – Failed States [single] Blue Plains – Sharks [Falling Sky] The Messthetics – Serpent Tongue [The Messthetics] Right-click to Download Or listen in […]

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Tony gets a strange match on Tinder, while Paul admits his biggest embarrassing flaw. Tracklisting: MC Dara Z – Ode to a Bar [Fast Poems] Venray – Nobody’s Listening [Nobody’s Listening] Justin Trawick & The Common Good – Ten Long Years [The Riverwash EP] Swoll – Slow [Swoll] Kyle Guffey – Fireplace [Good Mood] The […]

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Paul recaps his recent DJ night, while Tony wants to be a nerd rap mogul.

Tracklisting:

Lauren Calve & Run Come See – Ain’t Gonna Change My Mind [single]

Hiphopmcdougal – Let Me See That Sushi Roll [El Returno]

Carol From HR – Hurrd (Believe It) [LIVE! from Washington DC]

Chopteeth feat. Head-Roc – Free DC [Bone Reader]

Near Northeast – Clusters [Etxe Records at 10 Years: A Compilation]

The Bitter Dose Combo – It’s A Sin

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Tony identifies the little pleasures in these colder temps, while Paul meets a “mystery friend”.

Tracklisting:

Astra Via – This Will Be Our Year [single]

Mystery Friends – The Lost Ones [This Is Not What I Expected]

Echelon the Seeker – Vesuvius [ɛʃəlan ðə sikər ep]

Lavender – Dangerous Game [You Are In The Right Place]

Bottled Up – Higher [Bottled Up EP]

The Nighttime Adventure Society – The Tourist [Chapter Three: The Last Chapter]

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It’s our Holiday Spunktacular! Paul & Tony celebrate the season with some choice selections of DC holiday music.

Tracklisting:

Andrew Grossman of The North Country – Don’t Shop Just Love [single]

The Harry Bells – Frosty the Snowman [Holidays with the Harry Bells]

Veronneau – River [Snow Time]

Sub-Radio – Holiday Hangover [Holiday Hangover]

Samuel Prather – All I Want For Christmas Is The Funk [A Groove Orchestra Christmas]

Aaron Myers – Love All Year [Snowing In Vegas]

Chuck Brown & The Soul Searchers – Merry Christmas Baby [The Spirit of Christmas]

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Tony’s got “tourist” maracas, while Paul replaces his coffee maker.

Tracklisting:

The CooLots – Y Don’t U [Rebirth]

Elena y Los Fulanos – Morir Ballando [Volcán]

Husbands – Lost Jam [single]

Smart Went Crazy – A Good Day [Con Art 20th Anniversary Reissue]

Stronger Sex – Hassle [There Is No Stronger Sex]

Flash Frequency – It’s Sad to Know I’m Not Done [Cascade Dreams II]

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