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| Albums of The Year 2025 | 18 Dec 2025 | 02:18:23 | |
Blake is joined by Jack Tecca and Zack Weiss to go over their albums of the year for 2025. The three go over their top 10 albums of 2025 and discuss the merits of their favorite release. Stick around at the end of the show for listener and past guest submissions for their AOTY. LWYL will return in 2026 Thanks to those who submitted their AOTY:
Special Thanks to Jack Tecca, Matt Kistler, Zack Weiss, and Mary Moore – You all kept this going. Want more? Follow LWYL on instagram @LWYLmusicpod | |||
| Josh Druding (Music Photographer) | 02 Oct 2025 | 01:03:47 | |
Josh Druding is a Beloit, WI raised and Chicago-based music photographer. In the half-decade that Josh has been shooting bands he has covered the world's biggest bands on Chicago's biggest stages. Legendary artists from Green Day to Deftones to Jason Isbell all the way to new upstarts like MUNA and Friko have been photographed by Druding. Currently Josh is in the running for music moment of the year, an award given by the storied Abbey Road Studios, for his photo from Chappell Roans iconic 2024 Lollapalooza set. While being a prolific photographer Josh is also an lifelong music fan. He's been able to develop working relationships with some of his favorite bands and continues to discover new music along the way. Bands Mentioned: Idles, Jawbreaker, Green Day, Soft Play, Deftones, Olivia Rodrigo, Chappell Roan, Cage The Elephant, Everclear, Hoobastank, Blink-182, Turnstile, Knocked Loose, Slipknot, Good Charlotte, Taking Back Sunday, Jason Isbell, Amanda Shires, MxPx, Goldfinger, MUNA, Wet Leg, The Rolling Stones | |||
| Riot Fest Recap (with Special Guests) | 25 Sep 2025 | 00:59:20 | |
This one's fast and loose. I attended 2025's Riot Fest last weekend and caught up with some past guests to talk about music discovery and their experience at the fest. There’s also a couple newcomers to the show, hoping to do longer interviews with these folks soon. My guests for this episode (In order of appearance):
I used Zoom H6 Handy Recorder to do these interviews so there is a lot of bleed from a lot of sources of sound, bands playing and passersby. I feel like its immersive and cool so I hope you enjoy listening! Bands Mentioned: La Rosa Noir, The Cribs, Panchiko, The Academy Is…, Idlesa, Touché Amoré, Senses Fail, Militarie Gun, Mac Sabbath, Black Sabbath, Ozzy Osbourne, “Weird Al”Yankovic, Green Day, Devo, Shudder To Think, Agnostic Front, Rilo Kiley, Knocked Loose, Blink-182, Manniquin Pussy, Dazy, Alkaline Trio, Citizen, Lurk, Hoax, Iron Lung, Culo, Coke Bust, The Velvet Underground, The Rolling Stones, Geese, Cameron Winter, The 1975, Celebrity, Footballhead, Quannnic, boycomma, Panchiko, Yada Yada, Demo Division, Snuffed, Spin Doctors, Deafheaven, YHWH Nailgun, Christian Science Reading Room, Greet Death, Bristletounge, Harrison Gordon, Wishy, Big Ass Truck I.E., The Linda Lindas | |||
| Mitch Mead #2 | 18 Sep 2025 | 01:46:04 | |
Mitch Mead is a Chicago-based songwriter and producer. Mitch has a new show at the Playground theater in Chicago called Midwest Mixtape. The show features up and coming musicians and comedians from around the city. Mitch is no stranger to variety shows and being the outlier on a show. Mitch returns to talk about finding balance in his new show, being creative as a new dad, how things change when you stay in a Chicago for a while, Anemoia (RIP), connecting with Bob Dylan, and listening to Henry Chapin in the car. This and much more on this episode of LWYL PLEASE LEAVE A REVIEW and a POSITIVE REVIEW FOLLOW LWYL on Instagram HERE Bands Mentioned: Hotline TNT, Disaster Kid, Brandon Good, Shannon Baker, Steve Slagg, Mooner, Lee Ketch, Olivia Gregorich, Christina Eltrevoog, Lydia Cash, Karl Kirkpatrick Blind Adam and The Federal League, Hot Rod Circuit, The Anniversary, Dashboard Confessional, Saves The Day, The B52’s, Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Bob Dylan, Cat Stevens, Simon & Garfunkel, Carly Simon, Van Halen, J. Steve Miller Band, Giles Band, Harry Chapin, Ted Leo and The Pharmacists, Death Cab For Cutie, Hey Mercedes, Coaelesce, The Rye Coalition, Small Brown Bike, Planes Mistaken For Stars, Kangaroo, Glass-Beagle, Wild Earp, Michelle Billingsly, Reilly Downes, Sparkle Carcass, MC5, Craig Finn, The Weakerthans, Tom Waits, Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presely, The Beatles, Lifter Puller, The Hold Steady, Buena Vista Social Club, The Sweeps, Dr. Dog, Saintseneca, Fruit Bats, Jason Isbell, Bruce Springsteen, The Gaslight Anthem, The War On Drugs, Elliott Smith, Heatmiser, The Beach Boys | |||
| Jack Riedy (Musician / Author / Music Critic) | 11 Sep 2025 | 01:14:51 | |
Jack Riedy is an Author, Critic, Musician and Bonafide Prince O(+> Expert. In this conversation I picked Jack’s brain about Prince's influence on popular rock music as well as on Jack’s own artistic process. Jack just released an album from his eponymous project called Raw Deal. The album combines nostalgic elements with quirky character studies and groovy flair. It was great to talk to Jack about how the project came together, the meaning behind a few of the songs, how first became involved in music, what got him interested in criticism, and of course his favorite music that has accompanied him throughout his life. New Episodes Every Thursday | |||
| Hugo Reyes (Violent Treatment) | 04 Sep 2025 | 01:37:08 | |
Podcast Caption Hugo Reyes is a writer, podcaster and zine maker. Hugo’s primary project Violent Treatment has existed in a few forms; a zine, a podcast, and recently a tape label (Check out Majesty). Violent Treatment in all of its forms is a great resource for learning more about what is happening in hardcore right now. At a time when Hardcore is bigger than ever Hugo has stayed true to hyping up newer bands and giving raw takes about the music that he likes. Hugo has also covered Chicago’s DIY scene in great detail in a two part series on his Medium page which I believe to be essential reading for anyone interested in learning more about Chicago music. We talk Hugo's first interests, his journey with Hardcore and DIY shows, and his newfound interest in House music and Footwork Follow and subscribe on you podcast app INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/lwylmusicpod/ Bands Mentioned: Yours, Mookie, Daundry, Bleary Eyed, Bloodthirst, Youth of Today, Raw Nerve, G.O.O.N., Pile, Turnstile, Knocked Loose, Never Ending Game, Agnostic Front, Majesty, Stigmata, Survival Tactic, Sin Against Sin, Splitknuckle, Si Dios Quire, Seclusion, Greet Death, Ace Hood, Doublecross, Insult to Injury, Home Invasion, Hex, Cro-Mags, Critical Beatdown Unit, Terror, Madman, CSTVT, Bongripper, Los Crudos, Cloud Mouth, Hop Along, Algernon Cadwallader, Joyce Manor, TWIAP, He Who Corrupts, Righteous Jams, Plain White T’s, Fall Out Boy, Subliminal Excess, Hotline TNT, DJ Rashad, Osco, Flowering, Frankie Knuckles, Motion City Soundtrack, Braid Jawbox, Alkaline Trio, Lawrence Arms, Articles of Faith, Good Luck, Yankee Bluff, Dogs on Acid, Lou Reed, Goo Goo Dolls, The Replacements, Death Side, Whispers, Human Gas, Oklou, Enya, No Joy, Trapped Under Ice, Silver Jews, Superchunk, Found My Direction, Outspoken, Pool Kids, Paramore, Payasa, Prevention, Velocity | |||
| Sam Sodomsky | 28 Aug 2025 | 01:20:55 | |
Sam Sodomsky is a critic, musician, and podcaster. I first learned about Sam through the podcast Late-era which he co-hosted. Through Late-Era I was inspired to dig deeper into Sam’s writings on Bruce Springsteen and would see Sam pop up across the web covering more music that I was interested in. When I thought of inviting him on the show to coincide with the release of Track II (the lost albums boxset released by Springsteen this year) I thought I would check out his project The Bird Calls’ new record Melody Trail. I ended up loving the record and from there I plotted on what we could cover in under two hours. We of course talk about Bruce, but we get into Sam’s parallel fascination with Metal, The Bird Calls, the music that he loves, his onstage wardrobe, and whatever happened to Welcome to Chicago. SUBSCRIBE AND LEAVE A REVIEW if you loved the show <3 FOLLOW LWYL on Instagram @lwylmusicpod Band’s Mentioned: The Bird Calls, Joni Mitchell, Bruce Springsteen, Frank Sinatra, Aerosmith, Jethro Tull, Phish, Neil Young, The Beatles, Toto, Men At Work, Christopher Cross, Billy Joel, Black Sabbath, Mastodon, Baroness, Wolves in the Throne Room, Sun O))), Boris, Dark Throne, Death, Dying Fetus, Deafheaven, Pallbearer, Blood Incantation, Tomb Mold, Enya, Stone Roses, Elliott Smith, Ween, Jeff Tweedy, Silver Jews, Destroyer, Yo La Tengo, The National, U2, Guided by Voices, Martin Newell, The Cleaners From Venus, Chicago, Advance Base, David Bazan, Cass McCombs, Ariel Pink | |||
| Apres Pompeii (Zachary Weiss) | 21 Aug 2025 | 01:17:41 | |
Apres Pompeii is the Chicago-based solo-project of Zachary Weiss. You may recognize Zack from LWYL’s Album of the Year episodes because they’ve been a guest on each and every one (even a lost episode!) In this conversation Zach and I go deep on the production of Paint, a vibrant pop-record that is set on a hot summer night of partying. We dive into the themes and influences for the record, including the artists that inspired specific moments in the track list. Its a great conversation. We then, of course, get into the music that Zack has connected to and discovered throughout their life - which includes a fun discussion of Blake-favorite band, Jimmy Eat World. Bands Mentioned (My new favorite part of doing this show): Prince, Bjork, Kate Bush, Lady Gaga, Beyoncé, Laura Marling, Depeche Mode, A-Ha, Tears for Fears, The Police, Talk Talk, Panic! At The Disco, Alvin Cobb Jr., Jennifer Femme, The Dangerous Summer, The Rocket Summer, Death Cab For Cutie, Bruce Springsteen, PJ Harvey, Jimmy Eat World, Paula Cole, Amaarae, Joanna Newsom. | |||
| Songs of the Year (So Far) | 14 Aug 2025 | 01:35:09 | |
Title says it all! We're talking about our songs of the year. Jack Tecca (As A Ghost) joins the show once again to yap with Blake. The pair list about 20 of their favorite songs of 2025.
PLEASE leave a positive rating and review if you loved the show! FOLLOW LWYL on IG 👉 https://www.instagram.com/lwylmusicpod/ Bands Mentioned: Seals & Crofts, CSNY, Smut, Accessory, DJO, Broken Left Foot, Prince, The Cars, the Police, Post-Animal, HAIM, Bon Iver, Hotline TNT, Whirr, Cloakroom, Deafheaven, Agriculture, Chat Pile, XWeaponX, Contention, Arm’s Length, Hot Mulligan, The Wonder Years, Ethel Cain, Moving Mountains, Mark Hollis, Jeff Tweedy/Wilco, Talk Talk, Hayden Pedigo, Eli Winter, John Fahey, Jenny Lewis, Greet Death, The Cure, Death Cab For Cutie, Bruce Springsteen, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Mk.Gee, Snooze, Gamma Ray, Guided By Voices, The Beatles, Oasis, Militarie Gun | |||
| Latter (Meredith Haines) | 06 Aug 2025 | 01:13:53 | |
Latter is the Chicago-Based project of Meredith Haines and Jon Alvarado (Beach Bunny). Meredith Joins the show to talk about the release of Latter’s latest EP entitled What Lives Inside of Me. We discuss the period between their last album (My Body Is My Sickness), the TikTok virality that followed, and how that experience - for better or worse - informed the creation of this most recent batch of songs. Our conversation touches on the writing partnership of Alvarado and Haines; how the two musicians come together to create something greater than the sum of their backgrounds. Meredith and I also get into her projects that preceded Latter, including her education in sound art and her noise project MAIR, which gets us into the political potency of noise. And we of course discuss, the one and only, My Chemical Romance. Bands Mentioned: Metz, Godspeed You! Black Emporer, Alvin Lucier, William Basinski Caroline Polachek, Manniquin Pussy, My Chemical Romance, Lee Ann Rimes, Rites of Spring, Fall Out Boy, Wilco, Arcade Fire, Black Sabbath, Pile, Daughters, Big Brave, Young Widows, Jesus Lizard, Sabrina Carpenter, Chappell Roan, Green Day, Brittany Spears, Nude, Prostitute, The Armed | |||
| Brain Graffiti #2 | 31 Jul 2025 | 01:47:23 | |
Brain Graffiti is a Chicago-based zine and show promotion outfit led by the power couple of Matt and Jess. This follow-up conversation comes several months after our initial meeting (which you can find in the podcast feed). In this episode, we talk about the future of Brain Graffiti and reflect on what the project has meant to Matt and Jess. If you are a fan of BG, don’t worry, there is still more coming. There is 4th issue somewhere on the horizon, more DIY shows, and future endeavors from both brains behind Brain Graffiti. We also dive into the music that Matt and Jess have connected to throughout their lives, as well as what they are listening to now. Bands Mentioned: Hum, Julian Casablancus (The Strokes), We Weren’t Invited, Snuffed, Algernon Cadwallader, Harm’s Way, Nightosphere, Verga, Muddle, Solemn Grey, Blink 182, Cage The Elephant, Neck Deep, Twenty-One Pilots, Panic At The Disco!, Bane’s World, Rex Orange County, The Allman Brothers Band, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Pearl Jam, Smashing Pumpkins, Billy Corgan, Downward, Prize Horse, I Promised The World, Modern Color, Summer Salt, $uicideboys, System of A Down, Deftones, Title Fight, Nirvana, Alice in Chains, Mazzy Stars, Elliott Smith, Emery, Dance Gavin Dance, Poison The Well, Taylor Swift, Slow Mass, Glare, Superheaven, Nuvolascura, Glixen, Greet Death, Ceruleum | |||
| Smut (Tay Roebuck) | 24 Jul 2025 | 01:08:13 | |
Singer and Frontperson of Smut, Tay Roebuck joins the show to discuss their new record Tomorrow Comes Crashing (Bayonet Records). Smut is a Chicago-based, by way of Cincinnati. In this interview Tay talks about the community that her and her band have built in a new city, as well as how Ohio continues to play a part in the band. We also explore outside influences, musical and otherwise, that have fueled the band holistically. We get into the music that inspired Tay to join in a band, along with the music that she continues to dissect and understand, The Oasis Reunion, and much more. Theres a little bit of a technical difficulty at the top of the interview but we get it fixed quickly. Bands Mentioned: Oasis, Joy Division, Ceremony, Nothing, Citizen, Joyce Manor, Title Fight, Batman Beyond Theme Song, Nine Inch Nails, Charli XCX, MGMT, LCD Soundsystem, My Chemical Romance, Green Day, Nirvana, Pavement, The Sundays, The Cranberries, The Temptations, Bread, Creed, Big Star, Wilco, Tegan and Sara, The White Stripes, Kizzy Hall (Columbus, OH) | |||
| Morpho (Kristyn Chapman) | 17 Jul 2025 | 01:11:02 | |
Songwriter and fellow-Kansan Kristyn Chapman joins the show to talk about her project Morpho. After a cross country move from Wichita, KS to Chicago, with a few trips back and forth, Morpho released its debut EP 'Morpho Season', 5 captivating tracks that shine bright with guitar heroics and tender lyrics. I caught up with Kristyn about what its been having the record out in the world, as well as playing it live. We connect on growing up in Kansas and the disperate music scenes that exist between stretches of highway populated by mostly cows. We discuss the production of Morpho Season, the exercise of patience in putting together a record over years, knowing when a song is ready to be recorded, how Freaky Friday inspired Kristyn to play music, and more! Band Mentioned: Curfew for Katie, Lost Colors (Mile Marker 128), Pink Slip,Green Day, Blink 182, Deep See Diver, Waltzer, Simple Plan, Switchfoot, Anberlin, As Cities Burn, The Devil Wears Prada, Of Mice & Men, The Travel Guide, Wilco (Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, Summer Teeth, Sky Blue Sky), Deer Hunter, Yo La Tango (songs: Sugar Cube, Nothing to) hide, Julian Lage, Jim Hall & Bill Evans, *silence*, John Cage, Stereolab, Charli XCX, Addison Rae, Lorde, Kweelag, The phantom, Broadcast, Bjork, and MSPAINT Have a question or suggestion for the show, email me at blake@lwylmusic.com. Instagram: lwylmusicpod | |||
| Slow Mass (Dave Collis & Mercedes Webb) | 10 Jul 2025 | 01:24:40 | |
Dave Collis and Mercedes Webb of Slow Mass join the show to talk about their new record Low On Foot, out now on Landland Colportage. We get into the creation of Low On Foot and the circumstances surrounding its release, from being recorded and ready to release to 4 years later when the record finally saw a wider release. Dave and Mercedes discuss their experiences finding music at a young age that eventually led them to pursuing their own songwriting. We of course connect on the music discoveries that were pivotal to each of their tastes, as well as the music they carry with them still. Bands Mentioned: Hop Along, Algernon Cadwallader, Dave Matthews Band, Cloud Mouth, Morning Arms, Wild Bell, Modest Mouse, The Killers, Muse, The Killers, Interpol, The Walkmen, Beastie Boys, Pinback, Blink-182, Elvis Costello, The Stranglers , The Jam, Led Zepplin, Cream, Yes, King Crimson, Frank Zappa, Lucy Dacus, Dr. Dog, Mogwai , The Seeds, Duster, Q and not U, Black Eyes, Hella, Lightning Bolt, Death Cab For Cutie, Andrew Bird, Mitch Mead, Downward, Prize Horse, Pygmy Lush, Foo Fighters, Bellows, Snoozer, Spirit Of The Beehive, Lithuania, Minus The Bear, Spite House, Underoath, Hovvdy, Porches Have a question or suggestion for the show, email me at blake@lwylmusic.com. Instagram: lwylmusicpod | |||
| Marcus Nuccio (Wrong Numbers, Pet Symmetry, Ratboys) | 03 Jul 2025 | 01:03:26 | |
Marcus Joins the show for a fantastic conversation about his new album Take A Beat from his project Wrong Numbers. You may know Marcus from his drumming in the highly adored Pet Symmetry and the fast-growing Ratboys. Wrong Numbers contains fun flourishes and invigorating musical moments that I've come to expect from Marcus' other projects. In this episode we get into Marcus' history within the Chicago music scene, meeting the people he would end knowing to this day, an insane mixed bill show from 2013 getting into electronic music hardware, developing his solo songwriting process, collecting musical ideas for the Wrong Numbers project, lots of production talk (cool), abandoning sp*tify, mindfully listening to music, modding old ipods, and more (if you can believe it) Bands Mentioned This is Lorelei Boards of Canada Aphex Twin Venetian Snares Radiohead Fugazi Bad Brains Gorrilaz Rush Pinback Fear Before The March of Flames Heavy Heavty Low Low Hotline TNT | |||
| Fantasy Baseball Draft | 26 Jun 2025 | 00:57:47 | |
Something from left field cometh! It’s another draft episode. This time Blake and Jack are building a full 10-man starting lineup to face off on the diamond. Since this is musicians we are talking about, we need to take a few things into consideration. Your hosts take different approaches to selecting who will represent their teams on the grass and dirt. Blake takes a more conceptual approach, aligning the ideal attributes of each position to a musicians output and skill in their projects. Jack takes a more strategic and holistic approach to his team, building a forceful opponent. Don’t worry, this is still a music podcast. | |||
| Matt Kerner (Origami Button) | 19 Jun 2025 | 01:04:00 | |
Matt Kerner is the drummer of the Chicago-based math rock band Origami Button. In this episode, Matt shares his love for bands like Incubus and Deftones, how high levels of fandom can be rewarding, utilizing your influences, making the distinction between music as a passion and career, the origin of Origami Button and the source of the band's longevity which has led them to exciting support slots with scene legends like The Fall of Troy and The Used. | |||
| Harper Boyhtari (Greet Death) | 12 Jun 2025 | 01:00:41 | |
Harper Boyhtari joins the show to talk about Greet Death's new record Die In Love arriving June 27th via Deathwish Inc. I am very excited to bring this conversation with one of my favorite bands going. Harper and I get into the start of her and Gaval's songwriting partnership, her connection to Chicago, finding your voice and choosing the right words as a songwriter, Neil Young, Blink-182, Death Cab for Cutie, Jason Molina, and much more From the jump when I discovered 2019's New Hell I was hooked with Greet Death's depressive distortion brought deeper with the vocal tag team of Harper Boyhtari and Logan Gaval. Greet Death knows how to take the listener on a journey, opting for asymmetrical song structures rather than repeating hooks. Three records in and Greet Death is taking their love for folk rockers like Neil Young to the next level, remaining noisy and heartfelt. Die In Love is a record of contrasts, its bright moments help to define the light from the dark. It might be their happiest record yet, but Greet Death is only giving a smirk. | |||
| 2025 Midyear Check In | 05 Jun 2025 | 01:00:14 | |
Can you believe we're halfway through 2025? Lukas Skucas (Griefeater, Veisalgia, Bosses), Jack Tecca (As A Ghost) and I discuss basically evetything we've been listening in 2025. Grab a pen and paper because we go through a lot. | |||
| Snooze | 29 May 2025 | 01:24:45 | |
Logan Voss and Alex Kennedy join the show to talk about their excellent new record I KNOW HOW YOU WILL DIE, available everywhere now. We have a great chat about band's influences and history that have brought the band to their fourth record. Alex and Logan also share their perspectives about the connections that they have made through music, their shared feelings on their album release show at Subterranean, the community that has helped fuel the Snooze's endeavors, and exciting opportunities on the horizon. | |||
| Do You Like This: Guided By Voices | 22 May 2025 | 00:59:45 | |
Do You Like Guided By Voices? Find out along with host Blake Correll and consigliere (co-host), Jack Tecca. Guided By Voices are lo-fi power pop pioneers, writing songs that emerge from the static with dynamic instrumentation and undeniable hooks. There is a lot to discover about GBV with the help of Jack Tecca we'll explore that catalog and answer the question, Do You Like This? | |||
| Trash (Totally Cashed) - Part 2 | 15 May 2025 | 01:06:31 | |
This is part 2 of my conversation with Trash of the eclectic Chicago rock band, Totally Cashed. If you haven't please go listen to my first interview with Trash. TRIGGER WARNING: Verbal and Physical Abuse Mentioned. Blake Recommends: The album The Sacrificial Code by Kali Malone | |||
| Trash (Totally Cashed) - Part 1 | 08 May 2025 | 01:05:51 | |
Trash is the singer/guitarist of the eclectic Chicago rock band Totally Cashed. From bagels to country (supposedly) to getting totally jacked, there is a lot to discover about Trash and their band. From Totally Cashed's first release Babeland (2018) you can hear a band that doesn't take a lot seriously except for the music they write. Following some EPs and Singles, Totally Cashed crashed into my awareness with The World's First Country Band (2023). Blending genres with a heavy tilt towards rocking out, the band's music is seriously fun but not at the expense of its quality. Without having seen then live I had heard a lot about Totally Cashed; they are widely known in the independent scene around Chicago for their wild shows and non-musical antics. In this interview we dive deep into the bands reputation, history and whats next. This is the first of two parts. Stay tuned for part two, next week. Blake Recommends: The album Pirouette by Model/Actriz | |||
| Grace Notary (16 on Center) | 01 May 2025 | 01:06:53 | |
Grace Notary is currently the brand marketing & partnerships manager at 16 On Center, a hospitality group that produces local festivals and represents Chicago’s most iconic independent music venues - Salt Shed, Empty Bottle, Thalia Hall, The Promontory, and SPACE. This was a wonderful conversation breaking out LWYL's usual artist interviews branching into the wider music industry. I was intrigued to learn about the ins and outs of Grace's work at some of Chicago's most prominent independent venues. I hope you learn something new! Blake's Recommendation: The new single by MSPAINT - Angel | |||
| Will Lindsay (Buying Fireworks In Indiana, Caracara, Steady Hands) | 24 Apr 2025 | 02:03:22 | |
Will Lindsay joins the show to talk about his new project Buying Fireworks In Indiana. I originally met Will through interviewing his other project Caracara back in 2022 while they were on tour in Chicago. Through some circumstances of fate Will found himself living in Chicago and since him and I have become fast friends. This chat encompassess Will’s journey of founding Buying Fireworks In Indiana, the creative challenges that have fueled it, how current and past experiences have helped from a new venture, tackling the abstract challenge of making art on social media, and of course the music that helped inspire it. Will Lindsay is a musician and storyteller who’s spent the past decade chasing songs and dodging algorithms. He fronts the critically acclaimed Philadelphia indie-punk band Caracara, and before that, made noisy, joyful chaos as W.C. Lindsay. He’s toured the world, lost sleep in vans, and somehow managed to make music that people actually felt. Links: Web / Newsletter: https://buyingfire.works/ -- This was a great casual chat and I hope you’ll check out the new music Will has coming at the end of this month. | |||
| Seamus Kreitzer (Disaster Kid) | 17 Apr 2025 | 01:07:45 | |
Seamus Kreitzer is the singer/guitarist for the twangy and jangly Disaster Kid, who just released an excellent new EP called Rare Bird. In this interview we discuss the inception and recording of this new record as well as the transitional point that it represents for the band. This was a very laid back conversation that veered into the inception of Disaster Kid, weekender touring, being from the Twin Cities (Minneapolis & St. Paul), which obviously led us to talking about The Replacements, and we of course talk about the music that Seamus loves. Stream Rare Bird now! Blake's Recommendation at the end of the episode is for the new Djo album The Crux | |||
| Q1 Favorites (w/ Matt Kistler & Jack Tecca) | 10 Apr 2025 | 01:34:02 | |
LWYL regulars, Matt Kistler and Jack Tecca join the show to countdown each of their 5 favorite records from the first 3 months of 2025. We also discuss the albums that just missed our lists and what we are looking forward to this year. Jack Tecca is a Chicago-based musician who performs under his own name as well as with his bands As A Ghost and Type Shit. Matt Kistler is a Chicago-based musician and podcaster. Matt performs ambient music as Blood Pact Scout and plays in such bands as Jeff Schaller and the Long Way Home, This Page Intentionally Left Blank, Type Shit and others. Matt is also the co-host of the other music podcast in Chicago, Noise Floor, along with Troy Sennet. | |||
| Andrew Smith (meth., Footballhead, Low Animal, Julia, Black Nail, and more...) | 03 Apr 2025 | 01:15:32 | |
Andrew Smith is a drummer, producer and one part of the legendary DIY venue Empty Bliss. You may know Andrew from his many, many bands from Chicago. From the intense blast beats of meth. to the alt-rocking of Footballhead, Andrew is a technician behind the kit - no matter the genre he's playing. In this conversation we talk about how he started playing the drums, the music that continues to inspire him, how he conceptualizes his playing in various projects, his experience living in a DIY venue, he shares his love for Swans and gives a beginner's guide, and much more... Go listen to Andrew's bands and see him live somewhere around the world. Andrew's upcoming shows: Footballhead > TONIGHT (4/4/25) San Antonio, TX @ Paper Tiger > 4/5/25 Houston, TX @ Secret Group >4/25/25 Chicago @ House of Blues with The Used performing the S/T Low Animal >4/26 Chicago @ Beat Kitchen Black Nail >5/1 Chicago @ Empty Bliss | |||
| Mike Galati (Modest Merch) | 27 Mar 2025 | 01:53:08 | |
Modest Merch is a screen printing shop owned and operated by Mike Galati in Chicago, IL. Mike is a fixture of the Chicago DIY scene, having printed countless shirts over the past 13 years of operation. We get into Mike's story of being able to support himself by printing t-shirts for bands, what it was like getting started, the feeling of delivering a band's first merch item, discovering his favorite music, hot dogs, double dogs, combos and much more! If you want to get in touch with Mike about merch you can reach him over email modestmerch@gmail.com The playlist Mike Mentioned (On Spotify): https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6Q6PASeKfYD8YlBU3000XS?si=8ef28c9f099d4f5e | |||
| Draft What You Like (w/ Jack Tecca, Matt Kistler, and Zack Weiss) | 20 Mar 2025 | 01:05:15 | |
Here's something different for you, a draft! Podcast regulars, Jack Tecca (As A Ghost, Type Shit), Matt Kistler (This Page Intentionally Left Blank, Type Shit, Jeff Schaller and the Long Way Home, Blood Pact Scout), and Zack Weiss (Aprés Pompeii) join the show to do a new format for LWYL. Our draft categories were inspired by recent podcast guests from the past year. We delve into all the nooks and crannies of our favorite Bands, Cities, More Bands, Movies, and a bonus category you won't want to miss. Hoping to do more fun formats like this in the future. I hope you enjoy. Thanks for listening! More interviews next week! | |||
| Ryan Nolen (Footballhead) | 13 Mar 2025 | 01:34:36 | |
Ryan Nolen is the singer/guitarist for the amped-up alternative rock band Footballhead. Ryan is a native of the greater Chicagoland area. Venturing briefly to California for college but eventually returning to Chicago, diving head first into the city's music scene. In this interview we discuss the songwriting prowess of Stephan Jenkins (Third Eye Blind), being exposed to life changing music as a passenger, critiques of the inclusion of lettuce in burritos, defending butt-rock, 1-year of Overthinking Everything, New music and a lot more. | |||
| Do You Like This: Death Cab For Cutie | 06 Mar 2025 | 01:15:05 | |
Do you Like This is a series hosted by Blake Correll and a guest exploring one of their favorite bands. Today Jack Tecca rejoins the show to hear about Blake's favorite band, Death Cab For Cutie. They listen through the tunes, discuss the history, and ask the question Do You Like This? Listen to Jack's Episode exploring the Grateful Dead | |||
| Carlos Jimenez (Demo Division, Majesty) | 27 Feb 2025 | 01:11:55 | |
Carlos Jimenez is a musician born and bred in Chicago. In this interview we talk about his love for soccer and the english premier league, connecting with music at a young age, playing music with the right people, Blink-182, Opening for No Pressure, New music from both of his projects, and much more... Stay tuned at the end to hear about opportunities to see Demo Division and Majesty in Chicago | |||
| Sydney Kamuda (Bigkid) | 20 Feb 2025 | 01:11:27 | |
Hailing from the vibrant green forests of the Pacific Northwest Sydney Kamuda, who performs under the name Bigkid, joins the show. A fellow Chicago transplant, Bigkid just released a brand new single "Billy" OUT NOW EVERYWHERE. In this conversation we trace the arc of moving to Chicago, finding community, releasing Bigkid's first EP Anecdotal , talk comedy movies that are worth your time, and discuss recent new adventures submitting a performance to NPR Tiny Desk. We also get into listening habits and music discovery which gives way to a conversation about our mutual love for Death Cab For Cutie. | |||
| Case Lowe (Q101 Chicago's Alternative) | 13 Feb 2025 | 01:10:04 | |
Case Lowe is an Executive Producer on the Q101 Morning Show with Brian & Kenzie. Case also hosts a highly informative interview show called A Case For... where he interviews emerging bands. Case shares his thoughts about the utility of the radio as a tool for music discover, interviewing bands, growing up in Indiana, studying comedy and podcasting in college, pro wrestling and much more... | |||
| Do You Like This: Grateful Dead | 06 Feb 2025 | 01:27:03 | |
Do You Like This is a series host Blake Correll and a guest explore a band that one of them is passionate about. Today, LWYL regular Jack Tecca (As A Ghost) joins the show to convert Blake into a Dead Head. Surveying the landscape of studio recording and bootlegs, Jack takes Blake through the psychedelic, bluesy, and very tasteful world of the forefathers of Jam. Grateful Dead. Do You Like This? | |||
| Leor Galil (The Chicago Reader) | 30 Jan 2025 | 01:24:24 | |
Leor Galil is a Senior Staff Writer covering the local music scene at The Chicago Reader, an independent alternative weekly newspaper that's been circulating since 1971. We discuss his history with The Reader, his journey in Music journalism, what still finds exciting about Chicago music in the present, why The Chicago Reader is worth saving, and more. SAVE THE READER: https://donorbox.org/save-the-chicago-reader/fundraiser/leor-galil | |||
| Cold Gawd #3 (Top 5 Favorite Movies) | 23 Jan 2025 | 01:08:37 | |
| Eli Enis (Endless Scroll, Violent Treatment) | 16 Jan 2025 | 01:05:23 | |
Eli Enis is a Podcaster (Endless Scroll, Violent Treatment) and Music Journalist with bylines in Stereogum, Revolver and Entertainment Weekly. Eli is currently working on a forthcoming book covering the story of Shoegaze, from the genre's earliest beginning to today. In this conversation we discuss writing v. podcasting, the pivotal period of 2008-2011 for metalcore and its relevance to today, we get deep into shoegaze, and much more. If you enjoyed this episode please leave a rating and review. | |||
| Nick Acosta (New Morality Zine) | 09 Jan 2025 | 01:04:53 | |
New Morality Zine is a "Loud Music Label" run out of Chicago, IL. In this interview Nick and I speak about running a DIY label in the current era of streaming, we also dig into how music lovers can use labels to find new music, and we determine if the radio is still relevant in music discovery. | |||
| Albums Of The Year 2024 | 19 Dec 2024 | 02:05:55 | |
On this episode Blake and friends (Jack Tecca and Zack Weiss) countdown their Top 10 albums of 2024. Stick around at the end for favorites from past LWYL guests. What a great year for music it has been. Thanks to everyone who has tuned in for Interview and lists throughout the year. See you in 2025. Guests featured at the end: Ari Levin of Billy Joel Junior Jake Wagner of Broken Left Foot Rabi Valluri Will Lindsay of Steady Hands, Caracara Tanner Peterson of The Dallahatchee Boys and Broken Left Foot Z Vazquez (Show Photographer) Mike of GHOSTBEEF | |||
| Ari Levin (Billy Joel Jr.) | 31 Oct 2024 | 01:51:14 | |
Chicago-Musician Ari Levin joins the show! We discuss his band Billy Joel Jr.’s Rubberhose EP which was released in April this year, as well as new music that is in the works. Ari also goes deep on how he has learned to trust himself and his bandmates as the band has gone through member changes. We also get into some questions about his favorite music, what greatest hits he would compile in the event of the apocalypse, as well as some HALLOWEEN QUESTIONS. This episode has it all. Enjoy! | |||
| Brain Graffiti | 26 Sep 2024 | 01:25:32 | |
Zine-makers Matt & Jess join the show to talk about Brain Graffiti, a DIY focused zine that features artists from the scene as well as hosts shows. Matt and Jess maintain that Brain Graffiti is a purely physical endeavor, keeping as much of it off the internet as the can. We get to talking about the pros and cons of social media as it relates to music, as well as art in general. Matt and Jess also share their ambitions for the Zine. Have a listen. | |||
| Zeltzin "Z" Vazquez (Chicago Show Photographer) + Eric Centeno | 11 Jul 2024 | 01:21:03 | |
Zeltzin "Z" Vazquez is a Photographer and music lover from Chicago. Z has taken photos of your favorite band, almost guaranteed. I talk with Z about her first experiences going to shows, when she started taking photos, and we discuss the importance of documenting your scene. We obviously get into talking about emo and hardcore too. Eric Centeno (Demo Division, Death of Massive Starts, X Will Mark The Place) is a life-long musician from Chicago. His band Demo Division just released a massive EP on New Morality Zine called Sunken Skin which features a cover photo by Z! Eric joins the show to provide all the Chicago lore. Z's Website: zeltzinvazquez.com Z on IG: https://www.instagram.com/zeltzin.vazquez/ LWLY on IG: https://www.instagram.com/lwylmusicpod/ | |||
| Best of 2024 - Q1 Favorites w/ Jack Tecca (As A Ghost) and Matt Kistler (Blood Pact Scout) | 18 Apr 2024 | 01:49:43 | |
2024 has been off to a great start so I recruited my best music friends to talk about our favorite releases, so far. We count down notable release from across genres and discuss why they are standouts this year. Artists we cover include Frail Body, Beyoncé, Madi Diaz, Julien Lage, Liquid Mike... and so so so many more. There is overlap, there are far out pick, but all of it came out between January 1st and March 31st in 2024. Blake Correll is your host, he also has his own band called Broken Left Foot which as of the spring of 2024 if recording its debut record, he is also the one typing this right now. Jack Tecca is a Chicago-based musician who just released an EP with his multi-hyphenate, 2-piece, genre-bending project, As A Ghost. Matt Kistler is the patron saint of the Chicago music scene, he also performs in a multitude of projects including Blood Pact Scout, This Page Intentionally Left Blank, Jeff Schaller and the Long Way Home and probably more. Matt also volunteers at CHIRP Radio, Chicago's premier listener-supported independent radio station, 107.1 on your dial and available online at https://chirpradio.org/ | |||
| GHOSTBEEF | 28 Mar 2024 | 01:42:39 | |
Mike (GHOSTBEEF) joins the show to talk about his creative process at his home studio. We talk about the impetuous of the GHOSTBEEF project and the realizations that brought Mike to embracing experimentation in the music he makes. We talk about ambient music and its connotations, as well as some of the personalities that it breed. We also have a lengthy discussion about Wesley Willis and other who have been lumped into the category of Outsider Music. the conversation takes some familiar avenues for LWYL and some not so familiar. This is the first interview I've conducted at an artists studio and it led to some interesting results. Mainly, Mike and I collaborated on the creation of an original track which you can hear at the end of this episode, or stream wherever you get your music. In this episode you can hear the experimentation that led to the final track as well as hearing mike explain his methods for creating music. I hope you enjoy! | |||
| Christopher Royal King (This Will Destroy You, Symbol, self) | 21 Mar 2024 | 01:09:49 | |
Christopher Royal King of This Will Destroy You joins the show to talk about their upcoming 10th Anniversary Show for the record Tunnel Blanket. This episode also coincides with a collaboration coffee that TWDY has available through Chicago cafe and roaster Metric. We get to talking about the coffee collaboration, getting good coffee when you your internationally, my discovery of Chris' work, what Tunnel Blanket means to Chris over 10 years later, how Chris connects TWDY to ambient music, and much more. Drop me a line: blake@lwylmusic(dot)com | |||
| Jeremy Nathan (Solo, Faintheart) | 08 Feb 2024 | 00:56:27 | |
Singer/Songwriter Jeremy Nathan joins the show to discuss his new single LinkedInfluencer, available everywhere. Jeremy is one of my longest musical friendships. You may know him from his band Faintheart or maybe you’ve found him through his excellent songwriting project that bears his name. We talk about the new single, community & music, Kansas City, Coffee, therapy, and so much more. Have a listen. Jeremy’s website:
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| Michael Bingham (Spiritual Cramp, Spice, Creative Adult) | 07 Dec 2023 | 01:16:15 | |
Michael Bingham of Spiritual Cramp joins the show to talk about the catharsis of performing live, trusting your own taste, and the songs of the band's debut self titled record out now on Blue Grape Music. If you are new around here please check out LWYL on the web at the following links: Follow LWYL: https://www.instagram.com/lwylmusicpod/ More music coverage: lwylmusic.com | |||
| Tori Kilkenny (Stand-Up Comedian) | 23 Nov 2023 | 01:18:26 | |
Actor/Stand-up Comedian Tori Kilkenny joins the show to contrast and compare different performing styles. Tori and Blake talk about trading playlists, developing our own artistic material, and artistic intent. | |||