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  Lyrics Born

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  Legendary Hip Hop artist Lyrics Born joins us in The Backyard this week to talk about his early childhood obsession with rap, coming up in the San Francisco music scene, Prince, AND a special in-studio performance with Lyrics Born himself.

  Music Featured In This Week's Episode: Lyrics Born
• 294

  David Bazan and Andy Fitts

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  David Bazan (Pedro the Lion, Headphones) and Andy Fitts join us in The Backyard this week for "some" beers, an absolutely crazy conversation about how they met and forged a musical relationship, and a rather in-depth conversation about the nature of Evangelical Christianity and how their views have changed on it during their lives.

  Music Featured In This Week's Episode: Andy Fitts, David Bazan, TW Walsh
• 293

  Kris Orlowski / Steven Severin.

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  Co-owner of some of our favorite clubs in Seattle Neumos/Barboza and owner of Wake Up Presents, Steven Severin, joins us in The Backyard to talk about his love for basketball, some amazing stories about the now defunct rock club RKCNDY, and his amazing journey from being a couch surfing 21 year old to one of the most successful club owners in Seattle. This is a wonderful story. 

  Plus! Kris Orlowski and Torry Anderson drop by to give us a peak at their new album "Often In The Pause"  due out 5/06/16 and help Aaron measure his chimney.

  Music Featured In This Week's Episode: Kris Orlowski, Anderson Paak
• 292

  Deep Sea Diver / Ra Ra Riot

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  Frontman of Ra Ra Riot, Wes Miles, sits down this week to discuss his somewhat bohemian upbringing, how his father ended up co-writing the screenplay for BEASTMASTER 2, and how he started studying to be a physicist but ended up a musician.

  PLUS: Jessica and Peter of Deep Sea Diver drop by The Backyard to talk about the trials and tribulations of creating their latest record SECRETS, the curious way they got Dave Matthews to be in the latest video, AND a very special pre-announcement announcement!

  Music Featured In This Week's Episode: Deep Sea Diver, Ra Ra Riot
• 291

  IG88

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  Producer Branden Clarke aka IG88 has worked with the likes of some amazing artists namely ODESZA, Shaprece, and Tycho. This week Branden joins us in the back yard to discuss his process of taking real-world sounds and integrating them in to his music, childhood stories of growing up in the Pacific NW, and why he would skip school to go to a different school's class as a kid.

  KRACKLEFEST 6 is upon us folks! The biggest after-hours nerd-music variety show during Emerald City Comic Con is back...KRACKLEFEST 6 on sale now for Friday, April 8th at The Hard Rock Cafe Seattle. Hosted by Aaron of The Air-Raid Podcast! Get your tickets HERE it WILL sell out fast.

  Music Featured In This Week's Episode: IG88