Our session this week takes us a quick sleep deprived, coffee fueled virtual road trip to the state of Florida, where two prolific music shows are quickly uncovering and featuring some of the nations best artists. Marci...
IR: San Francisco #4...
posted by irsf
Why such a weird title? 1. Three of the bands featured on this week’s show hail from the Great White North. 2. All the music has a distinctly 80’s new wave/post-punk type of feel. To me, at least. 3. NOTHING...
IR: Detroit Episode ...
posted by Les Zaldor
IR Detroit # 9 – LIVE @ Simons in Allen Park, MI Download | Subscribe [audio:https://insomniaradio.net/audio/irdetroit9.mp3] This was a fun episode to bring you – With the exception of the 3 songs, this episode...
IR Chicago Is Coming...
posted by irchicago
IR Chicago’s last show was LAST YEAR, and for those of you who felt like it was just starting to get good – I feel your pain. Corey had to move on, but at long last, a noble music fan and Chicago native is...
IR: The SoCal Sessio...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Dear listener, Due to some unexplained technical sabotage, we had to scrub our listener’s choice classic opera and romantic standards program, unfortunately funded by you, our Opera Gold Club VIP members. In its place...
IR: San Francisco #4...
posted by irsf
Last week I had the incredible fortune to sit down for a couple of hours and innumerable pints with John Sellers , the author of the hilarious, frank, and amazing book Perfect From Now On: How Indie Rock Saved My Life . In...
IR Orlando #20
posted by Marci Brinker
Hello and welcome to an episode which finds us spanning many genres. This also marks the one-year anniversary of the Insomnia Radio Orlando podcast, and hopefully there will be many more to come! 1. The Dark Romantics |...
IR: San Francisco #4...
posted by irsf
On this week’s show, I feature alternate takes of four tracks. The bands may have originally recorded these as demos and then later fleshed them out for full-lengths, or they just wanted to take the songs in a...
IR: The SoCal Sessio...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Mini-Novela Catorce: Episode fourteen receives a Bitter:Sweet slap and enters the world on an electronic wave of bossa nova followed by a live Jazz Bakery performance by sweltering vocalist, Sara Gazarek. Leo from the TLP...
IR: San Francisco #4...
posted by irsf
Sorry for the long absence, guys. I hope to regain my once-frequent schedule of releasing a show about every week. But hopefully the wait will have been worth it. In this show, we start off in San Francisco, fly across the...
IR: Detroit Episode ...
posted by Les Zaldor
IR Detroit #8: Johnny Mundane & The Sweet Spots Download | Subscribe [audio:https://insomniaradio.net/audio/irdetroit8.mp3] That’s right, IR:Detroit #8 is finally here! This episode features 3 great songs and a...
IR: The SoCal Sessio...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
In anticipation of the Warped Tour launching through Southern California this weekend, we figured it was time to compile a straight-forward hour-long collection of tracks, with artists from Michigan, Florida, Philly,...
IR: SoCal Double Sho...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Today’s session heralds in the summer with two shots apiece by LA artists “Adam Freedman” as well as the “Blue James Band”. “Adam Freedman” showcases his indie pop jazz fusion that...
IR Orlando #19
posted by Marci Brinker
Hello and welcome to yet another episode of Insomnia Radio Orlando. This episode features some olds friends and some new ones, starting with… 1. Four Star Riot | Still My Girl (Clearwater, Fl) This song is from their...
IR: San Francisco #4...
posted by irsf
OK, so maybe I did crib the title of this episode from a certain 90’s post-grunge album, and as ironic as its namesake, it is anything but Sugary-sweet or “easy listening”. Featured in this week’s...
IR: The SoCal Sessio...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
This week brings us a quality collection of local harder edged tracks with a special guest de-icing session by Chicago’s own ‘The Race’ to help insure session liftoff. We’ve also got new albums...
IR: San Francisco #4...
posted by irsf
Well, I was never really in exile–just extremely busy at work and in my personal life. I’m back though with a fresh batch of killer music that you’ll want to run out and buy. Or at least listen to again...
IR Orlando #18: Spot...
posted by Marci Brinker
I originally played Spacebar way back on episode #4 last August, and several times since then. In the meantime, their debut full-length album, ‘Our Fight,’ has been completed and released. They are working on the...
IR Turkiye #5: Pek B...
posted by irturkey
Evet, sonunda bekleyis bitti ve IR Turkiye’nin 5. bolumu ile tekrar birlikteyiz. Bu kadar uzun sure ayri kalmak inanin bizi de rahatsiz etti ve 5. bolumu yayinladigimiz icin simdi cok iyi hissediyoruz kendimizi....
IR Turkey #5: The On...
posted by irturkey
IR Turkey #5 is here and it is such a relief to finally release it. This one is a 4 song episode and we still have great songs. Also, Hande is back. We talk about the songs, Turkish food and play the tunes....
IR: Detroit Episode ...
posted by Les Zaldor
Episode #7 – Edge Of Eden Download | Subscribe [audio:https://insomniaradio.net/audio/irdetroit7.mp3] I interviewed Edge of Eden from the 89x Homeboy show in Brownstown Michigan about a month ago, and they put on a...
IR: The SoCal Sessio...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Starting us off on an eerie welcoming note, the ‘Mississippi Mudsharks’ rise again with a darkly polished new album of originals, and lead the charge from the Devil’s Road toward LA. This is where we find...
IR: San Francisco #4...
posted by irsf
Energy level: Up. Enthusiasm level: Up. Talking quotient: Down. Music quotient: Kick. Ass. And be sure to hit me up at Virb! [audio:https://insomniaradio.net/audio/IRSF-42.mp3] DOWNLOAD HERE Eight Reasons to Drain Your...
IR: SoCal Point Blan...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
This last night I met up with Suzy of the new Cognitive Collective music site, deep in the jungles of Tarzana at a legendary strip mall style venue where the excellent LA based rock group, Fight From Above happened to be...
IR: San Francisco #4...
posted by irsf
The episode is named not only after one of the tracks in the setlist, but by the sheer fact that all of these songs are cranium-lodgers (i.e. catchy as hell). So they have that in common, for sure. There’s one more...
IR: Detroit Episode ...
posted by Les Zaldor
IR Detroit #6 Download | Subscribe [audio:https://insomniaradio.net/audio/IRDetroit6.mp3] Yes, it’s been almost 3 weeks – but I’ve been busy interviewing more bands, receiving submissions from bands, and...
IR: Detroit Episode ...
posted by Les Zaldor
IR:Detroit #5 Download | Subscribe [audio:https://insomniaradio.net/audio/irdetroit5.mp3] This is the episode where they say it’s really a podcast now, right? Episode #5 – coming to you with electronic and funky...
IR: The SoCal Sessio...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
The SoCal Sessions is proud to present our first double shot, which is helping promote a very important cause over at Savenetradio.org. In conjunction with the effort to help push the Internet Radio Equality Act, the...
IR Turkiye #4: Bomba...
posted by irturkey
Tekrar merhabalar herkese. Sonunda 4. bolum ile karsinizdayiz. Aslinda IR Turkiye dinleyicilerine, hayranlarina ait bir hitap sekli bulmaliyiz degil mi? Boyle hep “herkese merhabalar” tarzi girisler heyecansiz...
IR Turkey #4: The On...
posted by irturkey
Hi everyone, the 4th episode of IR Turkey is here. You know what, we need to find a name for you IR Turkey fans. It is becoming lame to say “Hi everyone”. How would you like to be called? In this episode, I am...
IR Orlando #17
posted by Marci Brinker
It’s been another long delay, but hopefully this one is worth the wait. After weeks of being very busy and lots of computer issues, I’m back on track with an excellent playlist that includes some of my absolute...
IR: The SoCal Sessio...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Presenting a somewhat wide cross-section of the LA music scene, ‘This is the City’ brings us several tracks from a cadre of talented artists with new undiscovered music to share with the world. Fishbone returns...