Corridor Cast

HexGirlfriends put a synth pop spell on us. They spill all about the infuriating bad relationships that inspired their very danceable, very angry, often funny new record “Call Your Mom” — the album that almost wasn’t. (Back up your tracks, gang). https://ia601505.us.archive.org/5/items/corridorcast_e66_hex_girlfriends/corridorcast_e66_hex_girlfriends.mp3

Singer/Songwriter/Song&Story Alchemist Ellen Cherry comes on to dig deep into crafting songs, making the jump to full-time music, and writing after trauma. Be sure to listen to the end for an absolutely beautiful live performance of her not-yet-released song “Walking on a Straight Line”. https://ia601507.us.archive.org/4/items/corridorcast_e65_ellen_cherry/corridorcast_e65_ellen_cherry.mp3

Vorrh is an ambient doom band, heavy on the ambiance. The duo come on to talk about making dark grooves, finding your music writing match, and recording their album “Nomads of the Infinite Wild.” Tune in and learn about how they were influenced by a really cool sounding trio of novels about a spooky, endless forest, … Continue reading Vorrh

Dennis Barth of Stone Dust Riders comes on the podcast to talk about his new film celebrating the Catonsville music scene, “Catonsville: Music City Maryland” premiering next week, as of this episodes release. Visit sunrider9.com for details. This was a great conversation about the friendships and art that make a scene special, never giving up on music, and more. … Continue reading Dennis Barth

Leisure Sport come on the ‘cast for a lively talk about being one of the Baltimore music scene’s fresh faces, the challenges of defining oneself by genre, and the joys of Craigslist. Did you know they built the studio where they recorded their crisp-and-clean sounding demo? Yeah, that’s DIY. They have a show TONIGHT (2/23/19) at … Continue reading 62. Leisure Sport

Frederick/Baltimore-based noise rockers Gloop stop in for a slightly chaotic episode, but a great conversation about recording their latest, The Tourist. We cover recording techniques, writing lyrics, all of it. Let’s get loud. Photo by Renzo Velez https://ia801502.us.archive.org/21/items/corridorcast_e61_gloop/corridorcast_e61_gloop.mp3

The awesome DC post-punk/pop punk trio Company Calls talk about the local scene, writing music while female/Latina, the importance of visuals and more! https://ia801503.us.archive.org/35/items/corridorcast_e60_companycalls/corridorcast_e60_companycalls.mp3

Double Motorcycle come back on the podcast because THEY HAVE A NEW ALBUM OUT! Check out the single “Evil” and be sure to make it to the CD release party 1/19/19. Lots of surprises in store. They even have their own beer brewed up for the occasion! (The art for the label appears here). https://ia801506.us.archive.org/33/items/corridorcast_e59_doublemotorcycleII/corridorcast_e59_doublemotorcycleII.mp3

Teen Cobra, the husband-wife Buddy Hollyish-punk duo based in DC, chat about musical inspirations, playing together as a couple, and getting into old school rock and roll while growing up in Venezuela. Such fun music! Such delightful folks! Enjoy. https://ia601509.us.archive.org/20/items/corridorcast_e58_teencobra/corridorcast_e58_teencobra.mp3

The indeed heavy Heavy Wire sit down for a great conversation about their most recent EP Future Toys, recording in a laundry room, and sex bots. This is a good one for musicians, but you don’t have to be one to appreciate their thoughts on writing efficiency, tunings, and beefy guitars. Catch them 1/3/19 at the Crown … Continue reading 57. Heavy Wire

The wait is over! Manners Manners  has released their debut EP and it is so good! Be the “first in line” to pick it up. (Sorry.) And don’t miss the record release party 12/7/18 at Metro Gallery. Tune in to this talk about the making of the record, including how Haley got inspired by all the … Continue reading 56. Manners Manners

Phantom Scimitar take us to the stars with their riff-heavy blend of prog-blues rock-metal where we’ll look back and think about time, ancient civilizations, and our place in the universe. We’re all stardust. Their upcoming first album Tides of the First Dawn will be out next year. Check it out! https://ia601504.us.archive.org/30/items/corridorcast_e55_phantom_scimitar/corridorcast_e55_phantom_scimitar.mp3

The wonderful women of The Osyx talk about what brought them together, the importance of supporting diverse voices in music, and their super cool nonprofit record label that aims to do JUST THAT, This Could Go Boom. Be sure to support it, be sure to support them, be sure to support women in music. https://ia601509.us.archive.org/18/items/corridorcast_e54_Osyx/corridorcast_e54_Osyx.mp3

This week’s guest, producer and DJ James Nasty, stops by to answer my dumb questions about Baltimore Club and DJing. But, you’ll also hear his musical origin story (Did you know he and his friends made their own frat?) and his recent voyage to bring Baltimore’s homegrown music to the streets of Mexico. https://ia601506.us.archive.org/1/items/corridorcast_e53_JamesNasty/corridorcast_e53_JamesNasty.mp3

Singer-songwriter-punkrocker Anna Connolly comes up from DC for a chat about her new album,  After Thoughts! We also cover lots of good stuff about the DC hardcore scene, rocking while parenting, and writing songs about shitty things guys say to you. Don’t miss her record release at the Dew Drop Inn this Friday (10/12/18) or her show … Continue reading 52. Anna Connolly

Thanks for sticking with Corridor Cast through the hiatus! You’ll be glad you did because this episode with PLRLS is so special. Hear

50 Episodes!!?? 

Unrepentant rockers One Spot come by the ‘cast. We cover their extensive band history, including being on Merkin records in the 90s and how the industry has completely changed since they got their start. We talk about how they never lost their love of and need for music and why making music to satisfy yourself … Continue reading 49. One Spot

Arty synth rockers Invincible Summer  get literate on the show. They talk about turning Sartre musings into evocative lyrics and how necessity is the mother of their sound. Be sure to listen to the new album, Earliest Tactile Adventures.  https://ia601509.us.archive.org/23/items/corridorcast_e48_invinciblesummer/corridorcastsummer.mp3

Hip hop stalwart Height Keech (aka Dan Keech) comes on the show to talk about his new record Computer Rocker, which beautifully blends sounds from rock and roll across the decades with fresh, home-cooked beats. We get to chatting about putting music out on your own label and how making beats on your laptop might … Continue reading 47. Height Keech