VIAL (KT Branscom & Katie Fischer)

Saosin (Beau Burchell)

A lot’s going on in the world ofSaosinright now. They’re gearing up to releaseLive From The Garden Amphitheater, a live album recorded at their 2023 20th anniversary shows with both lead vocalists (Anthony GreenandCove Reber) that includes a full performance of their debut EPTranslating The Name, covers (of Sunny Day Real Estate, At the Drive-In, The Smashing Pumpkins, and Blindside), and more; they have a re-recorded “Saosin’s Version” of their self-titled album on the way in order to give the album a long-awaited vinyl re-release (due to rights issues with Capitol Records); they’re about to go on theirfirst tour with Cove in 14 years; and they have new music in the works. With all this going on, we caught up with founding memberBeau Burchellfor an hour-long, career-spanning discussion on theBrooklynVegan podcastthat ranges from Beau’s pre-Saosin days to the band’s future plans.

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Theme music by Michael Silverstein.

VIAL (KT Branscom & Katie Fischer)

Minneapolis indie-punk bandVIALjoin us on theBrooklynVegan podcastin celebration of their excellent new albumburnout, out 3/29 via Get Better Records. It’s their third album, and in my opinion their best yet, with everything from punk ragers to brighter indie pop and a lyrical theme that tells the story of a person losing a relationship, with all the anger, sadness, guilt, and apathy (and humor!) that comes with that. Guitarist and co-lead vocalist KT Branscom and drummer Katie Fischer join us on the show to talk about coming up in the Minneapolis DIY scene, blowing up during lockdown thanks to the power of social media, and returning as a full-time touring band once live music started happening again. We also discuss some of the themes and influences behind the new album, the Nirvana song VIAL cover at every show, making aska version of one of their songswith JER, and much more.

VIAL also appear in the first issue of the new (free!) BrooklynVegan digital magazine: https://redeem.emags.com/brooklyn_vegan_magazine

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The BrooklynVegan Show is brought to you in part by DistroKid, a service for musicians that allows you to easily upload your music to all major streaming platforms. You can get 30% off of your first year’s membership by signing up atdistrokid.com/vip/brooklynvegan.

Theme music by Michael Silverstein.

Ned Russin (Glitterer, Title Fight)

Ned Russin, leader of Glitterer and co-vocalist of the currently-dormant Title Fight, joins us on the BV show in celebration of Glitterer's great new albumRationale, out this week via ANTI- Records. The conversation veers into topics like DIY ethos vs capitalist realities, art vs commerce and the way art is valued (or undervalued) in general), and other similar ideas that informed the lyricism on Rationale.

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Theme music by Michael Silverstein

The BrooklynVegan Show is brought to you in part by DistroKid, a service for musicians that allows you to easily upload your music to all major streaming platforms. You can get 30% off of your first year's membership by signing up at distrokid.com/vip/brooklynvegan.

Aaron Carnes (In Defense of Ska)

The latest episode of the BrooklynVegan Podcast is an interview with Aaron Carnes, author of the book In Defense of Ska and co-host of the In Defense of Ska podcast. Aaron joins us to celebrate the new updated, expanded 'Ska Now More Than Ever' edition of his book, which you can pre-order now from Clash Books, and the new season of the IDOS podcast, which just launched. Future episodes feature interviews with members of Jawbreaker, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Fishbone, Mr. Bungle, Save Ferris, illuminati hotties, and more.

Aaron joins us on the show to talk about a ton of ska-related topics, and he also tells us a lot about what's new in the 'Ska Now More Than Ever' edition of In Defense of Ska. If you like ska--or even if you hate ska--listen now.

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The BrooklynVegan Show is brought to you in part by DistroKid, a service for musicians that allows you to easily upload your music to all major streaming platforms. You can get 30% off of your first year's membership by signing up at distrokid.com/vip/brooklynvegan.

Theme music by Michael Silverstein.

Wiki Talks New Albums with MIKE/Alchemist & Tony Seltzer, Top Current Rappers & More

New York rapperWikihas not one but two great new albums out this year,14K Figarowith producer Tony Seltzer andFaith Is A Rockwith MIKE and producer The Alchemist, and he joined us on the new episode of theBrooklynVegan Podcastto talk about both of those albums and much more.

Wiki has been on a roll with projects that feature a single producer–2022’sCold Cutswith Subjxct 5, and 2021’sHalf Godwith Navy Blue andTelephoneboothwith NAH–and he gets into all of these albums throughout our discussion, while touching on what he likes about doing a full project with one producer and what he’s looking to do next.

He also discusses his top current rappers, early influences, underrated New York rap records, his own path to becoming a rapper, and much more.

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Theme music by Michael Silverstein.

The BrooklynVegan Show is brought to you in part by DistroKid, a service for musicians that allows you to easily upload your music to all major streaming platforms. You can get 30% off of your first year’s membership by signing up atdistrokid.com/vip/brooklynvegan.