Scarlet Estelle is an artist manager and developer. She’s the membership director of REC Philly, and she’s a member of the Philadelphia Recording Academy. She’s also the creator and host of Andrea's favorite new(ish) podcast, Sugar, We’re Going

Don’t Be Late. (Openers You Don’t Want to Miss)

Jan 5th, 2024 38m 41s

Lots of bands we love on tour. Lots of those bands are bringing other bands we love with them. We don't want you to miss out on those bands. Here are some shows we really think you should plan to get there for doors.Gully Boys - “Optimist” On t

Left of the Dial’s Best of 2023

Dec 29th, 2023 1h 48m

To close out 2023, Left of the Dial is here with our contractually-obligated-to-release-as-podcasters End of the Year list. Jenn, Andrea, and Kitzy got together to share 12 albums (and one bonus single) they loved this year. There were, of cour

A Stranger That You Met Before with A Day Without Love

Dec 8th, 2023 57m 8s

A Day Without Love is the solo project of multi-genre musician and artist Brian Walker. He joins us today to talk about his new album, A Stranger That You Met Before, which also happens to have been produced by our own Kitzy, so this episode is

Heaven with Soft and Dumb

Nov 17th, 2023 1h 24m

This week, Andrea and Jenn are joined by a Left of the Dial favorite. If you pay attention to leftofthedial.fm, you’ll be familiar with Soft and Dumb from Jenn’s review of their self-titled album a little over a year ago, as well as their inter

Slighted with Zachary Ross

Oct 13th, 2023 1h 29m

Today’s guest is a repeat offender! Our listeners will know Zac Ross from one of the greatest pop-punk bands to come out of South Jersey, Man Overboard. He joined us last July to talk about his project Zachary Ross and the Divine, and he’s join

SoakedInSynth.Zip with Superdestroyer

Oct 6th, 2023 50m 46s

Superdestroyer is the solo project of the anonymous Ohio-based musician who is also the co-founder of Lonely Ghost Records. Superdestoryer’s most recent album, SoakedInSynth.Zip was released in June. He joined Andrea and Jenn this week to talk

Where I Stand with Afloat

Aug 31st, 2023 1h 9m

This week on Left of the Dial, Andrea is joined by Gabby and Josh, from South Jersey’s own Afloat. Gabby joined us way back in February to talk about booking bands as Head Above Water collective. But if you need another reminder, Afloat is, acc

Destroyer with M.A.G.S.

Jul 21st, 2023 1h 17m

This week's guest is one of our favorites over here at Left of the Dial. M.A.G.S. is the solo project of Buffalo-born, LA-based artist Elliott Douglas, and listeners of our podcast should be plenty familiar with M.A.G.S. We’ve been singing his

Where Are Your Boys Tonight? With Chris Payne

Jul 7th, 2023 1h 24m

This week, Andrea sits down with Chris Payne to talk about his new book Where Are Your Boys Tonight? The Oral History of Emo's Mainstream Explosion 1999-2008. He’s got a list of credits a mile long, covering music for publications like Alternat

Spring Cleaning with Kitzy and Andrea

May 19th, 2023 50m 15s

Seems like the year just started, but suddenly we're halfway through Spring? Instead of talking with a guest this week, Kitzy and Andrea wanted to share some of the music they've been listening to lately. For Andrea, that means a carefully sele

Drive It Like It’s Stolen by Dave Hause

Apr 28th, 2023 1h 10m

Kitzy and Andrea are in the studio together without a guest for the first time in a long time, so they're covering a new album that they're both big fans of. Left of the Dial favorite and Philly's own Dave Hause released Drive It Like It's Stol

Sweet Juice Fest Collective

Apr 21st, 2023 1h 20m

Listeners will be familiar with this week's Left of the Dial guests because they’re the team behind Sweet Juice Fest, a queer feminist musical festival that centers local diverse artists and creators from the Philadelphia region. Last year, the

Jersey Interchange with Christian Lesperance

Apr 14th, 2023 1h 18m

Christian Lesperance is the mastermind behind Jersey Interchange, a collaboration series that reimagines the songs of the New Jersey punk, hardcore, emo, and ska scenes of the late 90s and early 2000s. Christian joins Andrea on the podcast toda

Warm Blanket with Worriers

Apr 7th, 2023 1h 2m

Lauren Denitzio of Worriers is back on Left of the Dial, and we're so excited to talk with them about their incredible new album, Warm Blanket, which is out April 7th–that’s today if you're listening when this episode drops–on Ernest Jenning Re

The Music of Yellowjackets

Mar 31st, 2023 1h 26m

Andrea recently launched a new podcast called The Watchers where she and her cohost Jodie Mim watch Jersey-focused movies and TV. They're kicking off their first season with the Showtime series Yellowjackets. If you haven’t watched Yellowjacket

Kristen Kurtis

Mar 24th, 2023 1h 25m

We continue our WXPN love fest this week with another one of the best in Philly radio! Kristen Kurtis is one of our favorite people in the Philly music scene. She’s worked in radio in places like Spokane Washington and Austin Texas, but here in

John Vettese

Mar 17th, 2023 1h 43m

Today's guest has been a long time coming in Left o' Land, so we've got a super-sized episode for you!John Vettese is the host of the radio shows What’s the Frequency and WXPN Local, both of which are on the greatest public radio station of all

Bad Machine with Boon

Mar 2nd, 2023 1h 7m

Boon's most recent album, Bad Machine, is a wonderfully eclectic piece of art. Their frontperson, Brendan Principato, joined our Editor-in-Chief, Jenn Coulter (who flew this episode solo like an absolute pro) to talk tracking vocals in a cabin,

The Long Way with John-Allison Weiss

Feb 24th, 2023 1h 1m

We are so excited to share this episode with one of our favorites over here at Left o'. John-Allison Weiss has been sharing their music with the world since 2007, releasing a handful of albums full of pop gems as catchy and radio-ready as they

Bang Bang Crash with Nic Brown (Athenaeum, Longwave, Skeleton Key)

Feb 17th, 2023 1h 17m

Nic Brown is a graduate of Columbia University and the prestigious Iowa Writers' Workshop. He’s a professor of creative writing and the author of the novels In Every Way, Doubles, and Floodmarkers. He’s also a former (question mark) drummer who

DIY Prom with Head Above Water Collective

Feb 10th, 2023 1h 7m

Gabby Relos is the self-described "head honcho" of New Jersey's Head Above Water Collective. She books and hosts some of the coolest DIY shows in South Jersey. Gabby also plays in a bunch of great bands, including Afloat, which Bobby Olivier at

Boogie Night Blues with Andorra

Jan 27th, 2023 1h 24m

Andorra is a tried and true Philly band who’s been around for a decade. They joined us hot off the release of their newest album, Boogie Night Blues, the debut of which they celebrated right here in Philly with a show at Milkboy earlier this mo

Screaming Females’ Garden Party with Marissa Paternoster

Jan 20th, 2023 1h 13m

This week, we are super excited to have Screaming Females front-person Marissa Paternoster joining us to talk about Screaming Females' forthcoming album Desire Pathway, the artists playing their annual Garden Party this February, dying in New J

Best of Jersey - 2022

Jan 13th, 2023 57m 48s

When we started working on our 2022 Year End lists, Andrea quickly realized that she could have done an entire episode based on bands from Jersey who put out music last year. So that's what this is. Here's a non-exhaustive list of some of the g