Rockin' the Suburbs

This edition of 2018 album favorites features two rootsy bands with three decades of history still putting out great music. Brian from Rhode Island talks up "Quiet and Peace" by Buffalo Tom. And Steven Routledge of Scotland is a fan of "Back Roads and Abandoned Motels" by the Jayhawks. Plus, a nod to Josh Rouse. Subscribe to Rockin' the Suburbs on Apple Podcasts/iTunes or other podcast platforms, including audioBoom, Spotify, Google Play, SoundCloud, Stitcher and TuneIn. Or listen at...

Listener Kurt Gallagher of Suffern NY tells us about his favorite album of 2018, "Future Me Hates Me" by the Beths. And Eric Lorenz of Lincoln IL talks up the self-titled debut by Australia's Phantastic Ferniture. Subscribe to Rockin' the Suburbs on Apple Podcasts/iTunes or other podcast platforms, including audioBoom, Spotify, Google Play, SoundCloud, Stitcher and TuneIn. Or listen at SuburbsPod.com. Please rate/review the show on Apple Podcasts/iTunes and share it with your friends. Find...

Craig Rosen of the suburbs of Los Angeles calls in to tell us about his favorite albums of 2018 (he includes a top 10 countdown), with Janelle Monáe's "Dirty Computer" in the top spot. And Jay Ignacio of the suburbs of Louisville tells us how he connected with the soundtrack to "Crazy Rich Asians." Subscribe to Rockin' the Suburbs on Apple Podcasts/iTunes or other podcast platforms, including audioBoom, Spotify, Google Play, SoundCloud, Stitcher and TuneIn. Or listen at SuburbsPod.com....

2018 album favorites continue this week. Jimmy Lonetti of Minneapolis calls in to talk up "Longwave" by Bonny Doon. And Adam Coop of Louisville loves Jack White's "Boarding House Reach." Subscribe to Rockin' the Suburbs on Apple Podcasts/iTunes or other podcast platforms, including audioBoom, Spotify, Google Play, SoundCloud, Stitcher and TuneIn. Or listen at SuburbsPod.com. Please rate/review the show on Apple Podcasts/iTunes and share it with your friends. Find us on the web at...

It's a country-tinged episode of our 2018 listener favorites series. Eric from suburban Philadelphia picks "Golden Hour" by Kacey Musgraves, and Peter Nordgren of Cornucopia WI recommends "Off the Beaten Path" by the Ozark Mountain Daredevils. Subscribe to Rockin' the Suburbs on Apple Podcasts/iTunes or other podcast platforms, including audioBoom, Spotify, Google Play, SoundCloud, Stitcher and TuneIn. Or listen at SuburbsPod.com. Please rate/review the show on Apple Podcasts/iTunes and...

It's a metal edition of 2018 listener favorites. Trip Bakun of Oregon talks up Judas Priest's "Firepower" album, while Jo Fleischer of North Carolina recommends "The Sciences" by Sleep. Plus, we play another favorite of Jo's: "Electric Messiah" by High On Fire. Subscribe to Rockin' the Suburbs on Apple Podcasts/iTunes or other podcast platforms, including audioBoom, Spotify, Google Play, SoundCloud, Stitcher and TuneIn. Or listen at SuburbsPod.com. Please rate/review the show on Apple...

It's an electronic edition of 2018 listener favorites. Kevin Clement of Baton Rogue LA likes Guerilla Toss' "Twisted Crystal" album. And Josh Lisker, brother of Intern Sam, calls in to recommend "Little Dark Age" by MGMT. Subscribe to Rockin' the Suburbs on Apple Podcasts/iTunes or other podcast platforms, including audioBoom, Spotify, Google Play, SoundCloud, Stitcher and TuneIn. Or listen at SuburbsPod.com. Please rate/review the show on Apple Podcasts/iTunes and share it with your...

Listeners call in with their favorite albums of 2018! Phil Ingrassia goes with "Years" by Sarah Shook & the Disarmers. And Bud Verge likes "Tearing at the Seams" by Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats. Plus, we play Bud's song of the year: "New Birth in New England" by Phosphorescent. Subscribe to Rockin' the Suburbs on Apple Podcasts/iTunes or other podcast platforms, including audioBoom, Spotify, Google Play, SoundCloud, Stitcher and TuneIn. Or listen at SuburbsPod.com. Please...

Throughout January, we are featuring listener picks for favorite albums of 2018\. Kevin Bartlett from the suburbs of Chicago starts with two picks: "Karma for Cheap" by Aaron Lee Tasjan and the Nude Party's eponymous LP. Subscribe to Rockin' the Suburbs on Apple Podcasts/iTunes or other podcast platforms, including audioBoom, Spotify, Google Play, SoundCloud, Stitcher and TuneIn. Or listen at SuburbsPod.com. Please rate/review the show on Apple Podcasts/iTunes and share it with your friends....

We conclude Greatest Hits Week with our most popular episode of 2018\. You all really enjoyed hearing Nick Scalera talk about the current bands in the Flying Nun Records galaxy of stars. We get it - the Courtneys, Aldous Harding, Fazerdaze, Wax Chattels - they're great bands. Subscribe to Rockin' the Suburbs on Apple Podcasts/iTunes or other podcast platforms, including audioBoom, Spotify, Google Play, SoundCloud, Stitcher and TuneIn. Or listen at SuburbsPod.com. Please rate/review the show...

Our favorite story from 2018\. Scott Carney of Wax Fang talks about how an episode of "American Dad" came to be built around his song "Majestic." Subscribe to Rockin' the Suburbs on Apple Podcasts/iTunes or other podcast platforms, including audioBoom, Spotify, Google Play, SoundCloud, Stitcher and TuneIn. Or listen at SuburbsPod.com. Please rate/review the show on Apple Podcasts/iTunes and share it with your friends. Find us on the web at SuburbsPod.com Email Jim & Patrick at...

Another of our favorite episodes from 2018\. This is the first part of our interview with an artist you need to know: Lee Bains III. Subscribe to Rockin' the Suburbs on Apple Podcasts/iTunes or other podcast platforms, including audioBoom, Spotify, Google Play, SoundCloud, Stitcher and TuneIn. Or listen at SuburbsPod.com. Please rate/review the show on Apple Podcasts/iTunes and share it with your friends. Find us on the web at SuburbsPod.com Email Jim & Patrick at rock@suburbspod.com Follow...

As we change the calendar to 2019, we look back on some favorite episodes of the past year. Let's start with our interview with Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia. He talks about his music fandom and plays a tune for us on his harmonica. Subscribe to Rockin' the Suburbs on Apple Podcasts/iTunes or other podcast platforms, including audioBoom, Spotify, Google Play, SoundCloud, Stitcher and TuneIn. Or listen at SuburbsPod.com. Please rate/review the show on Apple Podcasts/iTunes and share it with your...

We close out 2018 with another call from fan favorite Echo Park Jimmy. He talks about the Detroit Tigers, "Sleigh Ride," the Arctic Monkeys and more. Subscribe to Rockin' the Suburbs on Apple Podcasts/iTunes or other podcast platforms, including audioBoom, Spotify, Google Play, SoundCloud, Stitcher and TuneIn. Or listen at SuburbsPod.com. Please rate/review the show on Apple Podcasts/iTunes and share it with your friends. Find us on the web at SuburbsPod.com Email Jim & Patrick at...

We read a couple of listener emails about local connections - from Brian Case of Harrisburg PA and Peter Nordgren of Cornucopia WI. Peter turns us on to a plaintive song by Greg Kihn Band. Subscribe to Rockin' the Suburbs on Apple Podcasts/iTunes or other podcast platforms, including audioBoom, Spotify, Google Play, SoundCloud, Stitcher and TuneIn. Or listen at SuburbsPod.com. Please rate/review the show on Apple Podcasts/iTunes and share it with your friends. Find us on the web at...

Travis Johnson sent us one of the greatest concert stories ever! It involves a jail break to see the original Lollapalooza festival. Plus, Jim and Patrick share some of their own tales. Subscribe to Rockin' the Suburbs on Apple Podcasts/iTunes or other podcast platforms, including audioBoom, Spotify, Google Play, SoundCloud, Stitcher and TuneIn. Or listen at SuburbsPod.com. Please rate/review the show on Apple Podcasts/iTunes and share it with your friends. Find us on the web at...

Listener George Singleton reports on Hong Kong's Clockenflap festival. Sounds like a blast. Who's in for next year? Subscribe to Rockin' the Suburbs on Apple Podcasts/iTunes or other podcast platforms, including audioBoom, Spotify, Google Play, SoundCloud, Stitcher and TuneIn. Or listen at SuburbsPod.com. Please rate/review the show on Apple Podcasts/iTunes and share it with your friends. Find us on the web at SuburbsPod.com Email Jim & Patrick at rock@suburbspod.com Follow us on the...

For Episode 500 of Rockin' the Suburbs, listeners ask Jim & Patrick the questions. Thanks to everyone who participated. Subscribe to Rockin' the Suburbs on Apple Podcasts/iTunes or other podcast platforms, including audioBoom, Spotify, Google Play, SoundCloud, Stitcher and TuneIn. Or listen at SuburbsPod.com. Please rate/review the show on Apple Podcasts/iTunes and share it with your friends. Find us on the web at SuburbsPod.com Email Jim & Patrick at rock@suburbspod.com Follow us on the...

It's time for Jim and Patrick to make holiday song picks. Jim loves Perry Como's "Home for the Holidays" for a very specific reason. And Patrick is digging "The Classic Christmas Album" by George Jones & Tammy Wynette. Subscribe to Rockin' the Suburbs on Apple Podcasts/iTunes or other podcast platforms, including audioBoom, Spotify, Google Play, SoundCloud, Stitcher and TuneIn. Or listen at SuburbsPod.com. Please rate/review the show on Apple Podcasts/iTunes and share it with your friends....

Mike Wagner of Houston (a past guest host of Rockin' the Suburbs) makes his holiday song pick: a cover of a Bob Dylan song by Sinead O'Connor. Subscribe to Rockin' the Suburbs on Apple Podcasts/iTunes or other podcast platforms, including audioBoom, Spotify, Google Play, SoundCloud, Stitcher and TuneIn. Or listen at SuburbsPod.com. Please rate/review the show on Apple Podcasts/iTunes and share it with your friends. Find us on the web at SuburbsPod.com Email Jim & Patrick at...