DOWNLOAD | SUBSCRIBE [audio:https://insomniaradio.net/audio/irtscspb3.mp3] Last Sunday: Scenario at the Scene (*warning: show synopsis written after experiencing excessive high-end frequencies during performances) A tour...

In a very sad turn of events, David Fuentes, bandmember of LA based Hepcat & The Aggrolites has passed away. The bands have issued the following statements: HEPCAT: We are sad to announce that our brother, beloved band...

Today’s session is almost entirely electronic in theme and heralds in several new albums from locals, including a new full length effort by the LA based electronica duo, ‘Techno Squirrels’, called...

From the actual LA Underground: Go Metro to see progressive rock band Canon on Saturday, Sept. 8 starting at 8 p.m. in an environmental event to be held at Union Station’s Old Ticket Room. Only those people using the...

Nearly 80% of the world’s population uses caffeine, and 25% of the population is diagnosed with a mental disorder. Clinical studies indicate that there may be significant overlap between those figures, and that many...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Possibly our only episode so far with a smattering of colorful content comes just in time for Easter delivery along with a pair of earmuffs for the children. We are completely excited to bring you a bunch of new releases in...

After ditching a hideous daily commute to work, we start of this short segment with an ode from ‘The Techno Squirrels’ to being stuck on SoCal’s 405 Freeway huffing smog…or any freeway in general for that...

In celebration of the launch of Dread at the Controls this week, we are pleased to bring you eight tracks in the ska, rocksteady, and reggae vein, with a few ‘hybrids’ thrown in for good measure. Most of these...

We’ve got an assortment of superb tracks for you in this session, starting with a blast of rock-oxygen from the Kristin Hersh fronted group, 50 Foot Wave, and ending on a jazzy tear jerker, “Yours” from LA...

A brand new music feed has opened up solely for Los Angeles, Orange County, the Inland Empire, Ventura, Santa Barbara, and surrounding areas. Bundled with this feed is a new episode of The SoCal Sessions, namely our fifth...

Hola amigo/amiga, Welcome to the fourth installment of The SoCal Sessions. Today’s show powers us into January with five independent rock acts from Los Angeles. Newer groups Power Cords and Pro Audio bring us two...

After last week’s session we do a quick 180 and bring in New Years with an all-electronica celebration. In honor of all the DJ driven events that occur every year-end all the way from Los Angeles to Las Vegas, we...

Welcome back for episode #2 of the SoCal Sessions. We’ve got five more great LA based (and related) artists in this new session that might help you conjure up the imagery of a less developed California. The title of...

May 2006 was a surprisingly uneventful month for IR…but there were plenty of musical gems. Enjoy! MAY 2006 RETROSPECTIVE 1) Syntenic – Beat My Chest 2) Fusion – Saccharine 3) Chance – Independent ...

Well, it is, ya know… Starting off with some musical comedy, the show steamrolls into your ears, and hopefully the songs make you want to go back and listen again, buy shit, and go crazy downloadin’. This show...

March was simply chaotic. 9 episodes of IR, a live production w/ Chance, The Thieves, and Recliner. Working full time. Regional shows launching, a run with advertising, phew! But as always, music took center stage. MARCH...

Welcome! I’m Charles Stepczyk and I’d like to officially take the bear leash from the main show host Jason E. and fire up “The SoCal Sessions” music grinder. IR San Diego will continue as normal on...

This week, I take you on a musical journey that explores the solo artist. For better or for worse, these guys are in complete control of their music. Hope you enjoy it as much as I...

Running Time 59minutes Like many episodes of IR, this one came together at the last minute (starting to think this is a GOOD thing!), and leans heavily on the rock. Aside from the killer tracks, there’s a lot on my...

Running Time: 47:42 | Not Worksafe Side B of Episode 102 cuts down on the chit chat, contains dozens of new adjectives, and amps up the volume. Featuring the same bands from 102 Side A but with alternate tracks. Following a...

IR 101 stretches out to the 70 minute mark with 12 stellar tracks, leaning towards the moody, the mellow, and the melancholy. This collection of tracks is really suited for a gloomy day or winding down late at night. Enjoy,...

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