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1d ago

Part 2 of a 3-part travelogue mini-series exploring the music life in the Hudson Valley, New York. Maya Bon and Ryan Albert of Babehoven from Hudson, New York. Maya, Ryan, and Dylan discuss the seasonality of creativity, moving from the West Coast to the Northeast, gardening, doing a ton of drugs in old age for fun, unconventional wedding brainstorming, Hilma af Klint, and water. + Music journalist Jenn Pelly takes Dylan to a sitar concert at a secret ashram. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 11

A 3-part travelogue mini-series exploring the music life in the Hudson Valley, New York. Hannah Cohen of the Catskill Mountains, New York, featuring Sam Evian. Hannah and Dylan discuss building the residential recording studio of your dreams, connecting to the seasons, small town living forcing you to grow up, and the music community in and around Woodstock today. + Dylan, Jenn Pelly, Olivia Bee, and friends take a swim at Colgate Lake, and visit Big Pink. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 26

Daniel Bateman of Frog from New Rochelle, New York. Dylan and Daniel discuss fathering twins, working in film production, cult fandom, improvisation, and whether New Rochelle is the best city in the entire world. Artists we referenced: Uncles, Count Basie, Weirs, Ariel Pink, Holy Shit, Girls. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 19

S.G. Goodman from Murray, Kentucky. S.G. and Dylan discuss slow burn careers, connections between manual labor and songwriting, mental health and life on the road, how a Southern Baptist kid becomes a Calvinist teenager, and spreadin’ them toes out all across the nation. Artists we referenced: Tyler Childers, Erin Rae, the Savage Radleys, Fust. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 12

Ryan Davis of Ryan Davis and the Roadhouse Band from Louisville, Kentucky. Dylan and Ryan discuss music life in the Southern Midwest, being a reluctant entrepreneur, Air Guitar by Dave Hickey, how much the UK loves literary songwriters, being embarrassed by your vision addiction, and cracking the case. + Ryan gives a letter of recommendation. Music stuff we referenced: Sophomore Lounge Records, Cropped Out Festival, State Champion, Fust, David Berman and Silver Jews, Greg Mendez, Elliot Smith, Townes Van Zandt. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 5

A scene report from Dylanfest 2025. It was on August 2nd, on Orcas Island, in the San Juan Islands of Washington State. It was a weekend-long mini music festival produced by Dylan, in collaboration with Jay Blackington and Jocelyn Cecil of Houlme, and R.J. Myers and Ali Boe of Alder Vulture. Live sound was by Caleb Turner at Going Left Sound. Check out @dylanfest on Instagram for more. (Dylanfest is the name of any show that Dylan produces, but, like, this one is the main one.) Artists we referenced: Bellflower, Lily Seabird, Thomas Dollbaum, Jeffrey Silverstein, Squirrel Flower, Dean Johnson, Gillian Welch, Lucinda Williams, the Replacements. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oct 15

Madi Diaz of Nashville, Tennessee. Madi and Dylan discuss her rural homeschooled childhood to her Philly punk scene adolescence, fucking around songs and finding out songs, post-breakup shame, tabbing out, the real artists of Nashville, and faith. + Madi answers a listener advice question. Artists we referenced: Allison Kraus, Mannequin Pussy, Turnstile, Japanther, Lightning Bolt, Marren Morris, Brothers Osborne, Kacey Musgraves, Tennille Townes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oct 8

Melina Duterte of Jay Som from Los Angeles, CA. Melina and Dylan discuss her pandemic pivot to music production, distinctions between the algorithm and OG social media, the Bay Area, the changing landscape of indie success, how love helped her music career, and b*dr**m p*p. + Melina answers a listener advice question. Artists we referenced: boygenius, Chastity Belt, Bachelor, Routine, Whitmer Thomas, Vagabon, Lucy Daucus, Phoebe Bridgers, Julien Baker, Fenne Lilly, Al Menne, Sour Widows, Blonde In Car, Lala Lala, Lucinda Williams, My Bloody Valentine, Mini Trees, Craft Spells, Molly Burch, Bethany Cosentino, Alex G, Caroline Polacheck, HAIM. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices