Sign On The Window

Sign on the Window isn't the Bob Dylan podcast you need, but it's definitely the one that you want! Each week we select a Dylan song at random, live with the song for a week (or two) and then get together to discuss. This week, our first from Love & Theft since our very first episode, "Cry a While." As always, full show notes at our website. You can also follow along with our weekly real-time Spotify playlist – See That My Playlist is Kept Clean – and join the conversation on Twitter, message us on Facebook, and like on Instagram. And if you're loving us, consider our Patreon. For as little as one dollar you get early access to every episode we do as soon as they're edited (and a dedicated feed just for you) and exclusive content that'll only ever be on Patreon. Thanks!Next week: Bad Luck Hand This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit signonthewindow.substack.com/subscribe

Sign on the Window isn't the Bob Dylan podcast you need, but it's definitely the one that you want! Each week we select a Dylan song at random, live with the song for a week (or two) and then get together to discuss. This week we return to Freewheelin' Bob Dylan (and to Nashville Skyline for the first time) with "Girl From the North Country." Kelly and Daniel talk Echo and Bonnie (3:00), pull of a quick reaction to our favorite track of last year, "Boots of Spanish Leather," (12:00), go over all the versions we listened to (12:00), note the "Scarborough Fair" connection (26:00) and really dive into the intricacies of Dylan's masterpiece (30:00). As always, full show notes at our website. You can also follow along with our weekly real-time Spotify playlist – See That My Playlist is Kept Clean – and join the conversation on Twitter, message us on Facebook, and like on Instagram. And if you're loving us, consider our Patreon. For as little as one dollar yo

Sign on the Window isn't the Bob Dylan podcast you need, but it's definitely the one that you want! Each week we select a Dylan song at random, live with the song for a week (or two) and then get together to discuss. This week 1993's rendition of the classic "Stack a Lee." (Episode cover art from Derek McCulloch and Shepherd Hendrix) This is a huge episode: we talk Lee Shelton and Billy Lyons (5:00), break down the history of the song pre-war with emphasis on Mississippi John Hurt, Frank Hutchison, Ma Rainey (14:30) and post-war (25:30) with emphasis on Archibald, Lloyd Price, Taj Mahal, and Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. We recommend (1:12:00) and we select a Valentine's Day episode (1:18:00). As always, full show notes at our website. You can also follow along with our weekly real-time Spotify playlist – See That My Playlist is Kept Clean – and join the conversation on Twitter, message us on Facebook, and like on Instagram. And if you're loving us, consider

Mixed Up Confusion is our vehicle to discuss the culture that surrounds our weekly conversation about Bob Dylan. This week we open Season 3 by looking back on our two months off, bookended by two shows: Tallest Man on Earth in November and Minus the Bear in their final Portland show in December. We begin with Tallest Man on Earth (3:30)before going to Kelly (15:00) talking "lo-fi hip hop" memes, Bonobo, Little People, and PUP. Daniel (22:30) shouts out the documentary Jazz, '60s playlists, Better Oblivion Community Center; and a few new books. We close with the farewell tour and final Portland show of a band that meant a lot to both of us for over a decade: Minus the Bear (28:00). As always, full show notes at our website. You can also follow along with our weekly real-time Spotify playlist – See That My Playlist is Kept Clean – and join the conversation on Twitter, message us on Facebook, and like on Instagram. And if you're loving us, consider our Pat

Sign on the Window isn't the Bob Dylan podcast you need, but it's definitely the one that you want! Each week we select a Dylan song at random, live with the song for a week and then get together to discuss. This week, to begin SEASON 3 (!!!), "Beyond Here Lies Nothin'" off 2009's Together Through Life. In the episode, Kelly and Daniel talk context (4:00) as well as tango, Joe Perry, lyrics, and the song in 2019 (12:00). Our weekly playlist is available on Spotify and our two month hiatus is covered on the season's first Mixed Up Confusion coming on Thursday. As always, full show notes at our website. You can also follow along with our weekly real-time Spotify playlist – See That My Playlist is Kept Clean – and join the conversation on Twitter, message us on Facebook, and like on Instagram. And if you're loving us, consider our Patreon. For as little as one dollar you get early access to every episode we do as soon as they're edited (and a dedicated fee

Welcome to the final episode of Sign on the Window's Year End Celebration! In this last episode of Season 2 and of 2018, Kelly and Daniel walk through our Top 20 of anything over the year. This podcast includes: Björk, Zeal & Ardor, BoJack Horseman, The Dirty Nil, Caroline Rose, IDLES, Dumb Gay Politics, Mega Ran, Restorations, Antarcticgo Vespucci, Deafheaven, Killing Eve, My Dad Wrote a Porno, Cursive, Aye Nako, Schaffer the Darklord, Red Dead Redemption 2, Great Collapse, Olafur Arnalds, The Sidekicks, Public Service Broadcasting, Jeff Rosenstock. As always, full show notes at our website. You can also follow along with our weekly real-time Spotify playlist – See That My Playlist is Kept Clean – and join the conversation on Twitter, message us on Facebook, and like on Instagram. And if you're loving us, consider our Patreon. For as little as one dollar you get early access to every episode we do as soon as they're edited (and a dedicated feed jus

A huge part of Sign on the Window is acknowledging that we don't live in a vacuum. The world is so much wider than we could possibly know so in a special this year, Kelly and Daniel take a moment to look at the musicians who passed on in 2018. Naturally, the list is huge and not in any way complete. (At our website, you can find a breakdown of sorts.) Below is a timestamp for each month, up to December 1. - January (2:50) - February (13:00) - March (21:30) - April (27:30) - May (33:15) - June (38:30) - July (57:00) - August (59:00) - September (1:06:30) - October (1:13:30) - November (1:22:30) - Closing thoughts (1:34:45).As always, full show notes at our website. You can also follow along with our Obits 2018 Spotify playlist and join the conversation on Twitter, message us on Facebook, and like on Instagram. And if you're loving us, consider our Patreon. For as little as one dollar you get early access to every episode we do as soon as they're edited (and a dedicated feed just for yo

This year, Kelly and Daniel covered 33 Bob Dylan songs and two full albums. In this episode, the first of three to close out our 2018, they look back. Daniel compares the pluses and minuses and general trends (11:30); Kelly explains her scientific rankings (7:00) and attempts to bring science to her defense of "Sara" (17:00); Daniel breaks down the decades (26:00) and reveals the final list for the year (34:00). Oh, yeah. What you're really here for... Kelly also ranks our two albums (5:00) – Highway 61 Revisited and Empire Burlesque. It's a tough one (an update at 29:45) that you hope gets concluded by the end of the episode (conclusion [?] 36:30). As always, full show notes at our website. You can also follow along with our weekly real-time Spotify playlist – See That My Playlist is Kept Clean – and join the conversation on Twitter, message us on Facebook, and like on Instagram. And if you're loving us, consider our Patreon. For as little as one

Ho ho ho! Welcome to the second annual Christmas in the Heart special to start the closing out of 2018! Kelly and Daniel begin the show with a few shoutouts to Josue, Gumshoe Andy, and Sam for the kind words this year (2:30) before getting to Christmas (9:00). Below are time stamps for each song covered: - "Here Comes Santa Claus" (13:00) - "Do You Hear What I Hear?" (16:30) - "Winter Wonderland" (19:30) - "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" (22:00) - "I'll Be Home for Christmas" (23:30) - "Little Drummer Boy" (26:30) - "Christmas Blues" (30:00) - "O Come All Ye Faithful" (31:30) - "Have Yourself a Merry Christmas" (33:00) - "Must Be Santa" (35:00) - "Silver Bells" (40:15) - "First Noel" (43:45) - "Christmas Island" (45:45) - "The Christmas Song" (49:00) - "O Little Town of Bethlehem" (53:00) Beyond Dylan there were a few other Christmas songs that we had time for this year (54:30). They also chose next year's song, the first from Season 3, in a special Christmas selection (1:00:00). As always, full

Sign on the Window isn't the Bob Dylan podcast you need, but it's definitely the one that you want! Each week we select a Dylan song at random, live with the song for a week (or two) and then get together to discuss. This week, our last episode of Season 2 (!!) 1989's "Shooting Star." In this episode, after a quick dobro break (3:30), we talk context (5:30), UNPLUGGED (9:00), ask what this song is about while ranting about the internet (13:00) and see if this song works in 2018 (20:00). After recommendations (27:45), we out until 2019! As always, full show notes at our website. You can also follow along with our weekly real-time Spotify playlist – See That My Playlist is Kept Clean – and join the conversation on Twitter, message us on Facebook, and like on Instagram. And if you're loving us, consider our Patreon. For as little as one dollar you get early access to every episode we do as soon as they're edited (and a dedicated feed just for you) and excl

Sign on the Window isn't the Bob Dylan podcast you need, but it's definitely the one that you want! Each week we select a Dylan song at random, live with the song for a week (or two) and then get together to discuss. This week 1965's "Tombstone Blues." This week we talk context (3:20), compare the original with the Cutting Edge, Real Live and Unplugged versions (7:00), discuss Dylan's use of character (27:00) before some housekeeping – including news that we're on Spotify! Go follow us! (40:00) As always, full show notes at our website. You can also follow along with our weekly real-time Spotify playlist – See That My Playlist is Kept Clean – and join the conversation on Twitter, message us on Facebook, and like on Instagram. And if you're loving us, consider our Patreon. For as little as one dollar you get early access to every episode we do as soon as they're edited (and a dedicated feed just for you) and exclusive content that'll only ever be o

Mixed Up Confusion is our vehicle to discuss the culture that surrounds our weekly conversation about Bob Dylan. This is the fifth and final episode of November's Band Month! It's here, on Night 5, that The Band performs Rock of Ages! We talk context (2:00), who's playing horns (6:00), the live album itself (8:00), what night we would go to (30:00) and finish with our own greatest hits (35:30) and a plea to next year! As always, full show notes at our website. You can also follow along with our weekly real-time Spotify playlist – See That My Playlist is Kept Clean – and join the conversation on Twitter, message us on Facebook, and like on Instagram. And if you're loving us, consider our Patreon. For as little as one dollar you get early access to every episode we do as soon as they're edited (and a dedicated feed just for you) and exclusive content that'll only ever be on Patreon. Thanks! This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this wit

Mixed Up Confusion is our vehicle to discuss the culture that surrounds our weekly conversation about Bob Dylan. And because you're here on Patreon, you're getting this early! This is the fourth episode of November's Band Month! It is Night 4 and everyone's getting a bit sleepy but the The Band is here to perform 1973's Moondog Matinee and 1971's Cahoots. Who doesn't like covers? Well... we begin with Moondog: - "Ain't Got No Home" (6:30) - "Holy Cow" (9:00) - "Share Your Love With Me"(10:45) - "Mystery Train" (13:30) and an aside on the film, Ghost Dog - "Third Man Theme"(19:00) - "Promised Land" (22:16) - "The Great Pretender" (23:30) - "I'm Ready" — "Saved"(unlistenable, but not enthused) - "A Change is Gonna Come" (25:20) After a brief pause, it's time for Cahoots: - "Life is a Carnival" (30:00) - "When I Paint My Masterpiece" (33:45) - "Last of the Blacksmiths" (37:00) - "Where Do We Go From Here?" (41:10) - "4% Pantomime" (43:00) - "Shootout in China Town" (47:30) - "Moon Struck One" (52

Sign on the Window isn't the Bob Dylan podcast you need, but it's definitely the one that you want! Each week we select a Dylan song at random, live with the song for a week (or two) and then get together to discuss. This week 1978's "Señor (Tales of Yankee Power). In this episode, we discuss what the hell is happened (6:00) from a deep dive into the lyrics, the 1868 Lincoln County War, Mescalero Apaches, Conestoga people, iron crosses, Sara, trains, magnetic fields, and historical intent. We also recommend (30:00) Schaffer the Dark Lord, Mega Ran, Direct Hit!, Antarcticgo Vescuppi, and Saves the Day. As always, full show notes at our website. You can also follow along with our weekly real-time Spotify playlist – See That My Playlist is Kept Clean – and join the conversation on Twitter, message us on Facebook, and like on Instagram. And if you're loving us, consider our Patreon. For as little as one dollar you get early access to every episode we d

Mixed Up Confusion is our vehicle to discuss the culture that surrounds our weekly conversation about Bob Dylan. And because you're here on Patreon, you're getting this early! This is the third episode of November's Band Month! On this night, Night 3, The Band features 1970's Stage Fright and closes with 1975's Northern Lights – Southern Cross. Like strawberry wine, the show begins with Stage Fright: – Strawberry Wine (3:00) – Sleeping (5:40) – Time to Kill (7:30) – Just Another Whistle Stop (9:30) – All La Glory (11:30) – The Shape I'm In (13:30) – W.S. Walcott Medicine Show (16:45) – Daniel and the Sacred Harp (19:15) – Stage Fright (22:00) – The Rumor (24:30) Final Thoughts on Stage Fright before Northern Lights – Southern Cross (28:30): – Forbidden Fruit (30:15) – Hobo Jungle (32:00) – Ophelia (33:00) – Acadian Driftwood (37:30) – Ring Your Bell (47:00) – Makes No Difference (48:45) –

Sign on the Window isn't the Bob Dylan podcast you need, but it's definitely the one that you want! Each week we select a Dylan song at random, live with the song for a week (or two) and then get together to discuss. This week the masterful "Isis" from 1976's Desire. In this episode, we talk about a few live versions (8:00), who is Isis (14:30) and break down the song itself – including marriage, lonely side-quest Bill, and performativity (17:30). This week we recommend (40:00) our playlist, Red Dead Redemption 2 and Colter Wall. Only 3 episodes left for Season 2! As always, full show notes at our website. You can also follow along with our weekly real-time Spotify playlist – See That My Playlist is Kept Clean – and join the conversation on Twitter, message us on Facebook, and like on Instagram. And if you're loving us, consider our Patreon. For as little as one dollar you get early access to every episode we do as soon as they're edited (and a de

Mixed Up Confusion is our vehicle to discuss the culture that surrounds our weekly conversation about Bob Dylan. And because you're here on Patreon, you're getting this early! This is the second episode of November's Band Month! On this night, Night 2, The Band features 1977's ISLANDS and closes with 1969's The Band. Right as rain, the show begins with Islands, described by Kelly as akin to "sci-fi merry-go-rounds," "Community hold music," and "half Randy Newman, half SNL theme song," to say nothing of the organ that "turns it into a clown nightmare" and "porny" synths. - "Right As Rain" (4:30) - "Street Walker" (6:00) - "Let the Night Fall" (7:50) - "Ain't That A Lot of Love" (8:45) - "Christmas Must Be Tonight" (10:00) - "Islands" (12:20) - "The Saga of Pepote Rogue" (14:00) - "Georgia on My Mind" (16:30) - "Knockin' Last John" (17:30) - "Livin' in a Dream." Final Thoughts on Islands (19:00) before the showcase of showcases, THE BAND (22:45): - "Across the Great Divide" (25:30) - "Rag Mama Rag" (2

Sign on the Window isn't the Bob Dylan podcast you need, but it's definitely the one that you want! Each week we select a Dylan song at random, live with the song for a week (or two) and then get together to discuss. This week 1966's "One of Us Must Know (Sooner or Later)." We talk the evolution of the song from the Cutting Edge and how badass Paul Griffin is on piano and Bobby Gregg is on drums (9:15). This is a song that has many interpretations and we try to sort them out in real time (20:00). We recommend (44:00) Band Month, Björk, Bad Cop Bad Cop and Quiplash. As always, full show notes at our website. You can also follow along with our weekly real-time Spotify playlist – See That My Playlist is Kept Clean – and join the conversation on Twitter, message us on Facebook, and like on Instagram. And if you're loving us, consider our Patreon. For as little as one dollar you get early access to every episode we do as soon as they're edited (and a de

Mixed Up Confusion is our vehicle to discuss the culture that surrounds our weekly conversation about Bob Dylan. This is the first episode of November's Band Month! Tonight, Night 1, features post-1978 tracks and 1968's masterpiece, Music From Big Pink. Before we begin, one must understand the formula for these run of nights (2:00) as well as just who is The Band (5:45). Then, we open with the post-Last Waltz material (9:00): - Jericho songs (10:00) - High on the Hog songs (12:15) - Jubilation songs (14:00) Before the main event, Music From Big Pink (26:00): - "Tears of Rage" (33:00) - "To Kingdom Come" (37:40) - "In a Station" (38:30) - "Caledonia Mission" (40:45) - "The Weight" (42:30) - "We Can Talk" (50:00) - "Long Black Veil" (52:45) - "Chest Fever" (54:10) - "Lonesome Suzie" (59:00) - "This Wheel's on Fire" (1:01:05) - "I Shall Be Released" (1:05:15) Night Two will feature the Band's final official album, Islands from 1977, and the inimitable The Band from 1969. See you then. As alwa

Sign on the Window isn't the Bob Dylan podcast you need, but it's definitely the one that you want! Each week we select a Dylan song at random, live with the song for a week and then get together to discuss. This week, "On the Road Again" off Bringing It All Back Home.In the episode, Kelly and Daniel talk context (3:00), the song itself and The Cutting Edge (15:30) before recommendations (20:20) and closing this short episode.As always, full show notes at our website. You can also follow along with our weekly real-time Spotify playlist – See That My Playlist is Kept Clean – and join the conversation on Twitter, message us on Facebook, and like on Instagram. And if you're loving us, consider our Patreon. For as little as one dollar you get early access to every episode we do as soon as they're edited (and a dedicated feed just for you) and exclusive content that'll only ever be on Patreon. Thanks!Next week: You weren't really from the farm This is a public episode