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"Michael Cormier - perhaps known best as the drummer in Friendship, or as one of the founders of Dear Life Records, is a talented musician and songwriter, whose work under his own name offers a lush, folksy take on modern life, with songs full of the mundane objects of the everyday in a wistful critique of modern life and technology. Here, we discuss his new record and he delivers a fantastic performance, exclusively for BTR Live Studio at Home. 00:00 - sponsor + intro 00:58 - "Degradation" - Michael Cormier 05:42 - Micahel Cormier interview 43:40 - Last Hurrah" - Michael Cormier 46:39 - "Anything Can Be Left Behind" - Michael Cormier 51:48 - outro 52:35 - end "

"On today’s episodes of BTR Live Studio at Home, Brooklyn based jazz musician and composer Jonathan Parker. Jonathan stops by to discuss the release of his new album The Remainder, his process when composing, and his favorite performance. 00:00 - Intro 01:00 - Jonathan Parker 12:01 - "Barengo" - Jonathan Parker 14:32 - Jonathan Parker 23:36 - “Prelude” - Jonathan Parker 25:39 - Jonathan Parker 32:00 - “Tell Me A Bedtime Story” - Jonathan Parker 33:45 - Jonathan Parker 41:30 - Outro 41:57 - End "

"Call Me Spinster is a Chattanooga, TN-based sister trio. In this episode, the band delivers a stunning live performance, and talks a bit about how they found themselves together in TN, the band's beginnings, their album, and the future. 00:00 - Sponsor + Intro 01:09 - "Married In My Mind" - Call Me Spinster 04:41 - Call Me Spinster interview 38:47 - "Here You Are" - Call Me Spinster 42:27 - "Empty The House" - Call Me Spinster 45:25 - outro 46:14 - end. "

"Juliet Quick is a Hudson Valley-born, Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter whose work reflects on climate terror, misogyny, self-interrogation, and holding on to hope. Here, she shares an intimate look at her music, performed exclusively for BTR Live Studio At Home, along with chat about her record, songwriting, and inspiration. 00:00 - Sponsor + Intro 00:57 - "Lose Me" - Juliet Quick 04:28 - Juliet Quick interview 37:15 - "Circles" - Juliet Quick 42:25 - "The Tooth" - Juliet Quick 46:33 - Outro 47:22 - End "

"On today’s episodes of BTR Live Studio at Home, London based electro pop artist GracieSouz, stops by to unveil the new solo project. The project began as a bedroom experiment during the London lockdown and boomed into so much more. The project has dark brooding cinematic tones. Grace is also associated with Indie Rock group Kin. Jen discusses with Grace the sound of the new project, her writing process, the making of the two new music videos for the singles Brian Cox and Before, An Apparition, and the influence of outer space on the project. 00:00 - Intro 01:08 - GracieSouz 08:51 - "Brian Cox” - GracieSouz 13:37 - GracieSouz 24:09 - “Bound” - GracieSouz 28:21 - GracieSouz 37:32 - “Before, An Apparition” - GracieSouz 41:42 - GracieSouz 50:35 - Outro 51:08 - End "

"Sasha And The Valentines is an Austin, TX-based dream pop band with a brand new debut full length full of sweet and hazy pop gems. For their performance here, Sarah Addi (voice, keys, drum machine) is joined by JB Bergin on Violin in a perfect outdoor setting, and we have a great conversation with Sarah about the band's history and the new record! So You Think You Found Love is available now from Oof Records.   00:00 - Sponsor + Intro 01:05 - "Tears For Mars' - Sasha And The Valentines 05:33 - Sasha And The Valentines interview 35:42 - "Angel" - Sasha And The Valentines 40:55 - "Witches" - Sasha And The Valentines 45:50 - outro 46:48 - END. "

"In the building we have special guest John Jigg$, hailing from Strong island, Long island, New York. John Jiggs is a very talented artist who had no just to be involve in music because his family was deep into music also. Displaying his skills in the local areas of Long Island, John felt like it was time to take his mic skills to the next stage, yeah time to go national and international. Despite the pandemic Jigg$ has not quarantine his hustle by staying home. He has been hitting the hip-hop circuit hard. Performing from New York, Atlanta to New Orleans while working on his new project which just dropped on all digital outlets. I sat down and talk with the brother. Let’s check it out.   00:00 - Bazarro intro 01:50 - John Jigg$ talk break 1 18:29 - The Intro - John Jigg$ 20:43 - John Jigg$ talk break 2 33:28 - Fear of God - John Jigg$ ft. Ras Kass 36:29 - John Jigg$ talk break 3 44:23 - The Madness - John Jigg$ 46:24 - Bazarro Mic Break 48:13 - Finished "

"A Day Without Love is the musical project of Philadelphia-based artist Brian Walker, operating under the mantra of “Telling the truth through pain and storytelling.” Besides writing and performing music, Brian creates podcasts, is active on social media, and has a documentary film in the works. His catalog of releases runs deep, and is pretty varied stylistically, though often leaning towards acoustic indie folk with hints of punk experimentation. Here, A Day Without Love delivers a raw, solo performance and great conversation about his music and work for BTR Live Studio at Home. A Day Without Love has a Patreon, which you can join here. 00:00 - Sponsor + Intro 00:52 - "Good Friends Are Hard To Find" - A Day Without Love 03:52 - A Day Without Love 35:10 - "Bugs On Your Shoulder (B.O.Y.S.)" - A Day Without Love 37:55 - "Show Friends" - A Day Without Love 40:51 - outro 41:54 - END. "

"Norman, OK-based songwriter Beau Jennings joins us to talk about his musical career path, his recent record The Thunderbird and it's followup Son Of Thunderbird, as well as what he's got in the works! We're also treated to a fantastic, raw solo performance recorded in his home. 00:00 - Sponsor + Intro 01:27 - "Hard To Party" - Beau Jennings 04:39 - Beau Jennings interview 44:22 - "The Other Side" - Beau Jennings 47:13 - "Back In Town" - Beau Jennings 50:28 - Outro 51:14 - End. "

"On today's episode of BTR Live Studio at Home, Brooklyn rock trio, A Very Special Episode  stops by and plays some of their new tunes. Jen discusses with Patrick, Kasey, and Chayse the band's songwriting process, the completion of their new album, and life during quarantine.   00:00 - Intro 01:16 - A Very Special Episode 07:11 - “Introspectre” - A Very Special Episode 11:30 - A Very Special Episode 22:26 - “Hallow” - A Very Special Episode 25:54 - A Very Special Episode 29:23 - “DFP” - A Very Special Episode 34:16 - A Very Special Episode 41:54 - “Cowboy” - A Very Special Episode 46:09 - A Very Special Episode 57:50 - Outro 58:24 - End "

"Brooklyn indie punk band LAPÊCHE is back with a brand new album, co-produced by Jawbox's J. Robbins. The band returns to BTR Live Studio to share with us the story behind the production of the record, how they've been spending quarantine, and about what's coming up. 00:00 - Sponsor + Intro 01:10 - "Finally Trying" - LAPÊCHE 04:23 - LAPÊCHE Interview 37:37 - "Elbow Grease" - LAPÊCHE 41:57 - "Cool Job" - LAPÊCHE 47:16 - Outro 48:09 - END. "

"On today's episode of BTR Live Studio at Home, LA rocker, Veronica Bianqui  stops by and plays some of her tunes. Veronica Bianqui is also associated with The Blank Tapes and SUO. Jen discusses with Veronica her songwriting process, the completion of her self titled LP, and her new music video. 00:00 - Intro 01:24 - Veronica Bianqui 06:07 - “Victim” - Veronica Bianqui 09:52 - Veronica Bianqui 13:41 - “If Loves A Gun” - Veronica Bianqui 15:39 - Veronica Bianqui 21:42 - “I Want to Tell You” - Veronica Bianqui 26:01 - Veronica Bianqui 29:19 - Outro 30:00 - End "

"E Woods is the stage name of Chicago-based indie R&B artist Emily Woods. With a strong background in music, having performed with countless groups before launching her own project, Woods has a natural energy and positive vibe that radiates from her music. In this episode, we catch up just a few days before the release of her debut EP, while she was stuck in Florida, excited to get home to Chicago. Listen in to hear all about the new project, her background in the Chicago music scene, and for an exclusive performance of three songs from the new record! LATE NIGHT EP is available now from Rosebud Allday. 00:00 - Sponsor + Intro 01:01 - "Do You" - E Woods 04:03 - E. Woods interview 30:31 - "Buggin'" - E Woods 33:34 - "Swallow Me Down" - E Woods 37:44 - Outro 38:34 - End "

"Right before the world as we knew it came to a screeching halt last March The Black Black were keeping busy at Studio G in Brooklyn, recording with Jeff Berner. Those tracks eventually became the songs that make up their newest album, Careful On Your Way Out, which was released in January on vinyl and limited to 100 copies. In this episode they will be chatting with me about the new record and how they’ve fine tuned their livestream game in the era of global pandemic. 00:00 - BTR Live Studio/Intro 00:41 - “Burn Burn” - The Black Black 04:35 - The Black Black 20:57 - “Careful On Your Way Out” - The Black Black 24:20 - The Black Black 38:28 - “Fun Police” - The Black Black 41:49 - The Black Black 58:55 - Outro 59:17 - END "

"Pearl Charles is always a favorite here at BTR Live Studio, and with her excellent new album Magic Mirror out now, we had to catch up with her once again! She delivered a lovely, stripped-down performance from her home in California and we caught up to talk about the new record, moving out of LA, and more! 00:00 - Sponsor + Intro 01:15 - "Sweet Sunshine Wine" - Pearl Charles 05:10 - Pearl Charles interview 32:30 - "Don't Feel Like Myself" - Pearl Charles 36:40 - "Take Your Time" - Pearl Charles 41:20 - Outro 42:13 - End. "

"On today’s episode of BTR Live Studio at Home, Florida singer-songwriter duo Faith & Majesty stops by to play some of their newest tunes. Jen discusses with Faith & Majesty what it's like creating as sisters, their songwriting process as nurses who work opposite shifts writing as escapism, and their love of music.  00:00 - Intro 01:17 - Faith & Majesty 05:13 - “Premise” - Faith & Majesty 09:58 - Faith & Majesty 13:34 - “Poison” - Faith & Majesty 18:35 - Faith & Majesty 24:40 - “Distance” - Faith & Majesty 27:19 - Faith & Majesty 35:29 - Outro 35:58 - End "

"Sunny War is a folk/punk musician based in Los Angeles whose smooth voice and mesmerizing fingerstyle guitar playing makes for a fresh sound. In this episode, she joins us for a conversation about her new album, Simple Syrup, her relationship with music and performing, and more. We also get an exclusive performance of three songs by Sunny War and her bandmate, bassist/vocalist Aroyn Davis, produced with the help of Harlan and Randi Steinberger at Hen House Studios. 00:00 - Sponsor + Intro 01:13 - "Losing Hand" - Sunny War 04:01 - Sunny War interview 40:02 - "Lucid Lucy" - Sunny War 43:58 - "Age Of A Man" - Sunny War 48:00 - Outro 48:56 - End "

"In this episode, we've got the one and only Prossess, hailing from Tampa Bay Florida & New York City. From his early days skateboarding to producing and rapping, he's been hustling in the hip hop community forever. Check out the life of Prossess as we talk to him on this episode of BTR Live Studio at Home. 00:00 - Bazarro intro 01:42 - Interview 1 13:37 - "Circle of Death" - Prossess 17:19 - Interview 2 29:14 - "Blasted At" - Prossess featt. Dan Rek Beats 32:48 - Interview 3 45:58 - "Heightened" - Prossess feat. ILLa Ghee & Dj Qeys 50:24 - Bazarro Mic Break 51:31 - Finished "

"After months quarantined away from each other New York’s Mala Vista recently reunited to head to the studio and record some fresh tracks for an upcoming release. In this episode they will be sharing live versions of those unreleased songs and talking about how a year away from each other influenced the writing process and what their hopes are for the long-awaited return of live music. 00:00 - BTR Live Studio/Intro 00:49 - “Cabron” - Mala Vista 03:05 - Mala Vista 11:19 - “Dirty By the Dozen” - Mala Vista 13:54 - Mala Vista 15:10 - “Summer Weekend” - Mala Vista 18:39 - Mala Vista 26:25 - “Die Waiting” - Mala Vista 28:52 - Mala Vista 34:00 - Outro 34:20 - End "

"Bartees Strange released one of the most exciting full length debuts of 2020, and we're so excited to catch up with him here in this episode for an exclusive, intimate, solo performance of a few tracks from Live Forever, along with a great conversation about his music and more. 00:00 - Sponsor + intro 01:26 - "Boomer" - Bartees Strange 04:41 - Bartees Strange interview 42:57 - "Mustang" - Bartees Strange 45:57 - "In A Cab" - Bartees Strange 48:37 - Outro 49:50 - END. "