Scarlet Estelle is an artist manager and developer. She’s the membership director of REC Philly, and she’s a member of the Philadelphia Recording Academy. She’s also the creator and host of Andrea's favorite new(ish) podcast, Sugar, We’re Going In, which explores Fall Out Boy’s relationship with hip-hop. She’s here today to talk about five of her f…

Lots of bands we love on tour. Lots of those bands are bringing other bands we love with them. We don't want you to miss out on those bands. Here are some shows we really think you should plan to get there for doors. Gully Boys - “Optimist” On tour with Motion City Soundtrack until 01.15. Philly - January 10th at Brooklyn Bowl Honey Revenge - "Figh…

To close out 2023, Left of the Dial is here with our contractually-obligated-to-release-as-podcasters End of the Year list. Jenn, Andrea, and Kitzy got together to share 12 albums (and one bonus single) they loved this year. There were, of course, many more, but there are only so many hours in the day, ya know? Crossed Keys - Believes in You Devon …

A Day Without Love is the solo project of multi-genre musician and artist Brian Walker. He joins us today to talk about his new album, A Stranger That You Met Before, which also happens to have been produced by our own Kitzy, so this episode is full of stories from the studio. Brian also talks to us about community and collaboration, writing multi-…

This week, Andrea and Jenn are joined by a Left of the Dial favorite. If you pay attention to leftofthedial.fm, you’ll be familiar with Soft and Dumb from Jenn’s review of their self-titled album a little over a year ago, as well as their interview for our Home Studio Stories shortly after that. And today, the Illinois-based duo are here to talk ab…

Today’s guest is a repeat offender! Our listeners will know Zac Ross from one of the greatest pop-punk bands to come out of South Jersey, Man Overboard. He joined us last July to talk about his project Zachary Ross and the Divine, and he’s joining us today to talk about his brand new hardcore project, Slighted. Their album This Means War came out F…

Superdestroyer is the solo project of the anonymous Ohio-based musician who is also the co-founder of Lonely Ghost Records. Superdestoryer’s most recent album, SoakedInSynth.Zip was released in June. He joined Andrea and Jenn this week to talk about SoakedInSynth.Zip, making music that sounds like being stuck in your basement, making music that sou…

This week on Left of the Dial, Andrea is joined by Gabby and Josh, from South Jersey’s own Afloat. Gabby joined us way back in February to talk about booking bands as Head Above Water collective. But if you need another reminder, Afloat is, according to NJ.com’s Bobby Olivier, “The best thing to hit Cherry Hill since Bahama Breeze opened at the mal…

This week's guest is one of our favorites over here at Left of the Dial. M.A.G.S. is the solo project of Buffalo-born, LA-based artist Elliott Douglas, and listeners of our podcast should be plenty familiar with M.A.G.S. We’ve been singing his praises for as long as Andrea has been hosting Left of the Dial, and definitely since 2021’s Say Things Th…

This week, Andrea sits down with Chris Payne to talk about his new book Where Are Your Boys Tonight? The Oral History of Emo's Mainstream Explosion 1999-2008. He’s got a list of credits a mile long, covering music for publications like Alternative Press, Vulture, and Billboard where he spent seven years as a staff writer and podcast host covering a…

Seems like the year just started, but suddenly we're halfway through Spring? Instead of talking with a guest this week, Kitzy and Andrea wanted to share some of the music they've been listening to lately. For Andrea, that means a carefully selected handful of songs. For Kitzy, that means playing spin the wheel with their New Music playlist. There's…

Kitzy and Andrea are in the studio together without a guest for the first time in a long time, so they're covering a new album that they're both big fans of. Left of the Dial favorite and Philly's own Dave Hause released Drive It Like It's Stolen today, and your hosts are breaking down the gorgeous and introspective album, track by track. You can p…

Listeners will be familiar with this week's Left of the Dial guests because they’re the team behind Sweet Juice Fest, a queer feminist musical festival that centers local diverse artists and creators from the Philadelphia region. Last year, the sold-out festival was held at Rigby Mansion in Germantown and featured some of our favorites here at Left…

Christian Lesperance is the mastermind behind Jersey Interchange, a collaboration series that reimagines the songs of the New Jersey punk, hardcore, emo, and ska scenes of the late 90s and early 2000s. Christian joins Andrea on the podcast today because Jersey Interchange is releasing its debut full-length album C1, out May 5th on Sinking Ship Reco…

Lauren Denitzio of Worriers is back on Left of the Dial, and we're so excited to talk with them about their incredible new album, Warm Blanket, which is out April 7th–that’s today if you're listening when this episode drops–on Ernest Jenning Record Co. It’s Worriers' fourth full-length album, but it’s their first release as a solo act and really de…

Andrea recently launched a new podcast called The Watchers where she and her cohost Jodie Mim watch Jersey-focused movies and TV. They're kicking off their first season with the Showtime series Yellowjackets. If you haven’t watched Yellowjackets, it’s about what happened to a (fictional) New Jersey high school girls’ soccer team who spent 19 months…

We continue our WXPN love fest this week with another one of the best in Philly radio! Kristen Kurtis is one of our favorite people in the Philly music scene. She’s worked in radio in places like Spokane Washington and Austin Texas, but here in Philly, she hosts XPN's Morning Show and serves as the station's Assistant Music Director. She's also jus…

Today's guest has been a long time coming in Left o' Land, so we've got a super-sized episode for you! John Vettese is the host of the radio shows What’s the Frequency and WXPN Local, both of which are on the greatest public radio station of all time, WXPN. He’s also behind XPN’s Key Studio Sessions, which has featured many incredible Philly artist…

Boon's most recent album, Bad Machine, is a wonderfully eclectic piece of art. Their frontperson, Brendan Principato, joined our Editor-in-Chief, Jenn Coulter (who flew this episode solo like an absolute pro) to talk tracking vocals in a cabin, 4am recording sessions, ambient influences, and so much more. Brendan brought some songs from Bad Machine…

We are so excited to share this episode with one of our favorites over here at Left o'. John-Allison Weiss has been sharing their music with the world since 2007, releasing a handful of albums full of pop gems as catchy and radio-ready as they are earnest and introspective–a balance not everyone can get away with. Over the past couple of years, we’…

Nic Brown is a graduate of Columbia University and the prestigious Iowa Writers' Workshop. He’s a professor of creative writing and the author of the novels In Every Way, Doubles, and Floodmarkers. He’s also a former (question mark) drummer whose forthcoming memoir Bang Bang Crash, out February 21st via Counterpoint, details his journey from high s…

Gabby Relos is the self-described "head honcho" of New Jersey's Head Above Water Collective. She books and hosts some of the coolest DIY shows in South Jersey. Gabby also plays in a bunch of great bands, including Afloat, which Bobby Olivier at NJ.com called, "The best thing to hit Cherry Hill since Bahama Breeze opened at the mall." She joins us t…

Andorra is a tried and true Philly band who’s been around for a decade. They joined us hot off the release of their newest album, Boogie Night Blues, the debut of which they celebrated right here in Philly with a show at Milkboy earlier this month. While Boogie Night Blues isn't a total departure from Andorra's prior albums, fans of the band will d…

This week, we are super excited to have Screaming Females front-person Marissa Paternoster joining us to talk about Screaming Females' forthcoming album Desire Pathway, the artists playing their annual Garden Party this February, dying in New Jersey, Bart Simpson as a feeling in your heart, and so much more. Screaming Females Garden Party is Februa…

When we started working on our 2022 Year End lists, Andrea quickly realized that she could have done an entire episode based on bands from Jersey who put out music last year. So that's what this is. Here's a non-exhaustive list of some of the great music that came outta the Garden State last year. Jersey seriously showed up in 2022. This episode co…

We're back with part two of our look back at 2022. This time, Kitzy's sharing some of their favorite albums that were released this year. In Awe of Insignificance – Talker Bandcamp | Twitter | Instagram Finally, New - They Hate Change Bandcamp | Twitter | Instagram Running With the Hurricane – Camp Cope Bandcamp | Instagram IMPERA – Ghost Shop | Tw…

Coming in under the wire, in this two-parter, Andrea and Kitzy are sharing their favorite music of 2022. Andrea's up first, but keep your eye out for Kitzy's episode to hear the rest! Find links to everyone's everything below. Why not spend some of that holiday cash on some new-to-you music? See You in Chemistry - Carly Cosgrove Bandcamp | Twitter …

Once again, we find ourselves fully inundated with so much great music, so Andrea and Jenn are sharing some recent favorites with you. There's a little something for everyone in this episode. The City View – “The Ghost of the Living” Bandcamp | Twitter | Instagram Andorra – “Leather Jacket” Bandcamp | Twitter | Instagram Album release show Jan. 6th…

Today's Left of the Dial guest is Dylan Gallimore, who Philly folks may be familiar with from his fantastic band Honeyjar (we’re big fans), but today he’s on the podcast to talk with us about his equally fantastic new project The Lower Aetna whose debut album Waiting For God to Turn on the Lights was released on November 4th. It's a really smart an…

This week's guest, Josh Weichmann, is the artist and founder of Jawnaroo, an arts and music festival in South Jersey that debuted earlier this year. He joined Andrea to talk about the process of getting Jawnaroo up and running, making art of his own as RoseBear Arts, and to share a few songs from the bands who played Jawnaroo. There's so much cool …

Franz Nicolay has maybe the longest and most varied resume of any Left of the Dial guest. You likely know him best from his work with The Hold Steady and World/Inferno Friendship Society, and of course, his own solo work. He’s also a novelist, travel writer, journalist, professor, and just an all around brilliant and thoughtful person. This week, h…

The high holy days are upon us, so you know what the means! We've made our way south to Gainesville for Fest (the 20th one!). Before we left, we put together a little list of bands you should absolutely be checking out if you're also at Fest this weekend. And if you aren't at Fest this weekend, you should still check them out because they're all gr…

Once again, we find ourselves positively overwhelmed with a ton of new music, and Jenn and Andrea are here to share some of it with you. From Today's Episode: Hit Like a Girl - "Dismay" Bandcamp | Twitter | Instagram | No More Dysphoria Superdestroyer - "FKA Still Chill" Bandcamp | Twitter | Instagram The Lower Aetna - "Qanon Mom" Bandcamp | Twitte…

We were so lucky to get to sit down with No Earbuds founder, Jamie Coletta. If you're unfamiliar with Jamie/No Earbuds, (impossible if you listen to our show), they're a wholly unique marketing/publicity/management/A&R/PR company and probably responsible, in one way or another, for introducing you to half of your favorite bands. They're one of thos…

Chico Romano is the new-ish project from Rob Romano, a Jersey-based musician who you might also know as the frontperson for Professor Caveman. You should already be familiar with Chico Romano, whose most recent single, the upbeat and effervescent “UR My Best Friend” we covered earlier this month. His upcoming EP Vol.5 is due out October 7th, and it…

It's been a minute since Andrea and Kitzy sat down to share some new music, so that's what we're doing this week. Andrea picked eight songs that were released this summer and told Kitzy next to nothing before hitting record, so you're getting Kitzy's first impressions of a bunch of songs. Will they all be hits? You'll have to listen to find out!* *…

Andrea's guest co-host is a dear member of the Left of the Dial cinematic universe: Doug Keller. Doug is the titular Doug Keller of Doug Keller and the Dubbed Subs. You also know Doug from his band Duke Maroon, which we’ve covered here on the podcast and over on the blog. Doug’s band Riverby played our first ever Left of the Dial live session, and …

It's a South Jersey extravaganza over here as Andrea and our Left of the Dial Editor-in-Chief/sometimes co-host Jenn Coulter welcome Jersey Pop-punk royalty Zac Ross to the show. He's here to share some of his favorite songs and talk about his new project Zachary Ross & The Divine. Their debut EP, Rebuilding Heaven, is due out September 9th via Sma…

Kitzy's back from wherever they were, just in time to join us for a really fun episode with the very cool and very talented Boy Jr. Boy Jr. is the solo songwriting and production project of Erica Allen-Lubman, who folks might already know from their absolutely delightful musical contributions to the Internet in general, but they’re here today in pa…

Katie Hackett is a ridiculously talented and wholly original artist from right here in Philadelphia. Fans of our live sessions will know Katie from one of our favorites, where she debuted an entire set of new music from her incredible band The Lunar Year. She’s also been working behind the scenes with us on some of our live sessions. AND you can he…

Kitzy sits down with Norelle and Matt Green from one of our new favorite bands, Stud Count, to talk about their debut self-titled album, out today on Smart Punk Records. They cover everything from the inspiration for the band's tongue-in-cheek name to dealing with the depressively gray winters of West Philly and, of course, a ton about their absolu…

Back in May, Kitzy and Andrea sat down with Ash and Tyler from GILT, one of our favorite bands over here at Left of the Dial. And then a bunch of stuff happened, and things got shuffled around, and you know how it goes. BUT we are very happy to finally be bringing you this conversation. We talk about vulnerability in songwriting, grief vultures, an…

Andrea and her guest host Chris Gethard (The Chris Gethard Show, Half My Life, New Jersey Is the World) talk with the incredibly smart, thoughtful, and funny Caryn Rose about her new book Why Patti Smith Matters (University of Texas Press). Head over to carynrose.com to join Caryn Rose's mailing list and find a list of upcoming in-person events. Re…

SO much good music out this month. Kitzy and Andrea are bringing you six new songs they can't get enough of. Check 'em out. Pick up their albums. You know the drill. And as Andrea mentions in this episode, our killer new theme song is a cover of The Replacements' "Left of the Dial" by the incredibly talented and lovely band, The Tisburys. You can h…

Forever Came Calling is a band from Twentynine Palms, California. Their iconic pop-punk album, Contender, turns 10 this year, and to mark that anniversary, they’re heading out on a headlining tour this summer, hitting just about every region in the US. We were so thrilled to talk with Joe Candelaria, the band's lead vocalist and songwriter, about g…

This week, The Warhawks–a killer band playing killer music outta Gloucester City, New Jersey–join Andrea and Kitzy on the podcast, which means Kitzy has to hang out while a bunch of Jersey folks talk about Jersey for an hour. They also talk a lot about The Warhawks' most recent release, This Ain't Art, which you can and should pick up now because i…

New Jersey’s Long Neck has a new album, Soft Animal, due out the 21st of June. They announced the album today along with the release of its first single, the earthy and ethereal (yes, it somehow manages to be both, simultaneously) “Gardener.” The single features lush violins arranged and performed by Marlene Bellissimo with warm vocal harmonies fro…

It's only taken us two and a half years, but we're finally doing our Replacements episode, and we've brought it one of our favorite people here at Left of the Dial–Tyler Asay of The Tisburys and Riverby–to help us out. We're especially excited about this episode because a few weeks back, we had Tyler and the rest of the Tisburys in the studio to re…

This week marks the official beginning of Andrea's most ambitious undertaking to date: book the little known indie darlings Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem for a Left of the Dial studio session. And she's called in Muppet superfan Patrick Cotnoir (The George Lucas Talk Show, RAAAATSCRAPS, a million other cool things) to help. Follow Patrick on Tw…

Andrea and Kitzy are bringing you a few new songs to usher you into the weekend. Featured in today's episode: Mikey Erg - "Almost Like Judee Sill" off his upcoming album Love at Leeds, out June 24th on Don Giovanni Records and which you can pre-order now. In the meantime, check out our studio session with Mikey! Teens in Trouble - "I'm Not Worried"…