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Ear Coffee Podcast
The Ear Coffee Podcast is your best place to learn about Minnesota and Minnesota adjacent DIY/DIT music. Join Joe and Aly every Wednesday to hear conversations with your next favorite band.
Episodes
Ear Coffee Podcastalone-a
For our first episode in a long time, Aly sits down with vocalist and sound artist alone-a to talk about her debut record, a veil, a prism.
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2025 Year End Wrap-Up
Aly and Joe chat about some of their favorite releases of 2025. Ear Coffee is Aly and Joe: https://www.instagram.com/earcoffee/ https://twitter.com/earcoffeee…
Ear Coffee PodcastBlueDriver
This week, Joe catches up with the band BlueDriver. https://www.instagram.com/bluedriver_band/ Ear Coffee is Aly and Joe: https://www.instagram.com/earcoffee/…
Ear Coffee PodcastCritterthing
This week, Joe talked to C and Ben from the band Critterthing about their debut album, Save Room.
Ear Coffee PodcastWaking Hours
This week, Joe talks to the ethereal indie rock band Waking Hours, who released the EP blank stare in February of 2025. Ear Coffee is Aly and Joe…
Ear Coffee Podcastbathtub cig
Aly talks with Hilary of bathtub cig about her new EP "you can smoke if it's hospice" and more. Ear Coffee is Aly and Joe: https://www.instagram.com/earcoffee/…
Ear Coffee Podcastsunpearl
Aly talks to sunpearl about their release, banaag. Photo taken by Daniela Shella. Ear Coffee's 8th birthday show is being held on 9/12 at the Cedar Cultural…
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Mary Jam
This week, Joe talks to Mary Jam about their EP, This is a Joke. Ear Coffee is Aly and Joe: https://www.instagram.com/earcoffee/ https://twitter.com/earcoffeee…
Ear Coffee PodcastPink Place
This week, Joe talks to Griffin of the Pink Place. The DIY venue is in the process of winding down with just three shows left before it closes up shop…
Ear Coffee PodcastNYMPHS
This week, Aly talks with members of the experimental collective NYMPHS. Ear Coffee is Aly and Joe: https://www.instagram.com/earcoffee/…
Ear Coffee PodcastMouthful
This week, Joe talks to the band Mouthful about its debut EP, I Am Trying to Be a Pool. Ear Coffee is Aly and Joe: https://www.instagram.com/earcoffee/…
Ear Coffee PodcastEudaemon
This week, Joe talks to the band Eudaemon about their debut record, Spiritual Anguish. Photo by Bee Schreiner Ear Coffee is Aly and Joe…
Ear Coffee Podcastthor cb
This week, Aly talks to musician and curator thor cb. https://thorcb.bandcamp.com/ https://daylilyarboretum.bandcamp.com/music Ear Coffee is Aly and Joe…
Ear Coffee PodcastFauxchella 8
For this week's episode, Joe and Aly talk to Connor, Chance, Matt, and Trey of the Summit Shack, organizers of the Fauxchella music festival.
Ear Coffee PodcastIce Climber (2025)
This week, Joe talks to Xochi, Jujo, and Sage of Ice Climber about the band's debut self-titled record. Ear Coffee is Aly and Joe…
Ear Coffee PodcastWe Are The Willows
This week, Aly talks with Peter Miller about the latest We are the Willows album IV. photo by @jerfoxgreyfox Ear Coffee is Aly and Joe…
Ear Coffee PodcastAlexander Natalie (2025)
This week, Aly talks to members of Alexander Natalie about their sophomore release, Susu. Ear Coffee is Aly and Joe: https://www.instagram.com/earcoffee/…
Ear Coffee PodcastKiernan
This week, Aly talks with Laura Kiernan about her debut EP Magnetic North. https://kiernan.bandcamp.com/music Photo credit: Peter Miller Ear Coffee is Aly and…
Ear Coffee Podcast2024 Year End Wrap-Up
Aly and Joe talk about their favorite releases of 2024. Joe's Picks: ahem - Avoider Malamiko - All Pleasant Dreams I Want to Eat Lava and God Cannot Stop Me -…
Ear Coffee PodcastLarry Wish (2024)
This week, Aly talks with Larry Wish about his newest record The Mind is the Builder. Photo credit: @michaelgaughanfunpix Ear Coffee is Aly and Joe…
Ear Coffee Podcastavas
This week, Aly talks to producer and DJ avas about their EP, data. Photo by @negative.meat. Ear Coffee is Aly and Joe: https://www.instagram.com/earcoffee/…
Ear Coffee PodcastHeart to Gold
For this week's episode, Joe talks to Grant Whiteoak of Heart to Gold about their new album, Free Help. Photo by Dylan Chazin-Bowman. Ear Coffee is Aly and…
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Joe Bartel
For this week's episode, Joe talks to local singer-songwriter and folk punk artist Joe Bartel about his new record, American Poison. Ear Coffee is Aly and Joe…
Ear Coffee PodcastSister Species
For this week's episode, Aly talks to Emily and Maddie of Sister Species about their new album Lena and the Bog. Ear Coffee is Aly and Joe…
Ear Coffee PodcastI Want to Eat Lava and God Cannot Stop Me
For this week's episode, Joe talks to I Want to Eat Lava and God Cannot Stop Me about their debut EP, Do You Care? Ear Coffee is Aly and Joe…
Ear Coffee PodcastSteady Range
For this week's episode, Joe talks to Andy Engstrom of Steady Range about their new album Mahtomedia Bound. Photo taken by Ian Wilkinson. Ear Coffee is Aly and…
Ear Coffee PodcastFend
This week, Aly talks to local Minneapolis supergroup Fend about their debut record, DISC, which will be out this Friday…
Ear Coffee PodcastMelanerpes
For this week's episode, Aly talks to Melanerpes about their debut record, Making a Meal of It. Get tickets to see Melanerpes at EC 7!…
Ear Coffee PodcastKitty Craft
For this week's episode, Aly talked with Kitty Craft about her 1998 album "Beats and Breaks from the Flower Patch" and its new reissue…
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Bryn Battani
For this week's episode, Aly talks to singer-songwriter Bryn Battani about her new ep, Guest Room. Ear Coffee is Aly and Joe…
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UnderCurrentMPLS
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Charlie Doesn't Surf (2024)
This week, Joe talks to Charlie Doesn't Surf about their newest record, "Utah." Ear Coffee is Aly and Joe…
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Nat Harvie (2024)
Local art pop extraordinaire Nat Harvie returns to the show to talk about their new album, New Virginity. Ear Coffee is Aly and Joe…
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Malamiko
This week, Joe talked to all three members of Malamiko about their debut record, all pleasant dreams. Ear Coffee Links: https://www.instagram.com/earcoffee/…
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Rabeca (2024)
This week, Aly talks to all five members of the jazz fusion act Rabeca about their record, Junk. Ear Coffee Links: https://www.instagram.com/earcoffee/…
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Cheap Bouquet
For this week's episode, Brandon, Chelsea, and Sam of Cheap Bouquet stop by to talk about their new band and their single, "HEARTPUNCH!"…
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PRGRPHS
For this week's episode, Aly talks to PRGRPHS about their latest EP, "Light Refracts, Flickers Back." Ear Coffee Links: https://www.instagram.com/earcoffee/…
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d'Lakes (2024)
For this week's episode, Aly talks to Drew d'Lakes about their album Heaven Is A Silent Disco. Ear Coffee Links: https://www.instagram.com/earcoffee/…
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Products Band
For this week's episode, Joe talks to all four members of Products Band about their new album, Some Sudden Weather. Ear Coffee Links…
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Haze Gazer (2024)
After recording a live session for the brand-new EP, "Masking," stone metal trio Haze Gazer joined Wes and Joe for a short chat about the release. Ear Coffee…
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Christy Costello
For this week's episode, Joe talks to Christy Costello about her new solo album From the Dark.
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Love, Ulysses
For this week's episode, Wes talks to Love Ulysses about his 2022 debut album.
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2023 Year End Wrap-Up
For this week's episode, Joe and Wes look at the music released in 2023 and discuss some of their favorites. Joe: Molly Brandt - Surrender to the Night Another…
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Another Heaven 2023
For this week's episode, Joe talks to all four members of Another Heaven about their new record, Heaven Sent.
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Larry Wish
For this week's episode, Wes talks to the prolific Larry Wish about his album, Capricorn Sun.
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The Briefly Gorgeous
For this week's episode, Wes sits down with The Briefly Gorgeous to discuss their debut EP, I'm Shy.
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Good Luck Alaska
For this week's episode, Joe talks to Juilet and Ryan of Good Luck Alaska about their debut EP.
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Aldrich
This week, Joe talks to Caleb Anderson of Aldrich to talk about his new album, Another Guise.
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The Symptones (2023)
This week, Joe talks to all five members of The Symptones about their new self-titled record.
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Ice Climber
This week, Joe talks to six members of the band Ice Climber about their forthcoming release, Rage Party. The release show for Rage Party will be hosted at the…
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Molly Brandt
For this week's episode, Joe talks to singer-songwriter Molly Brandt about her debut record, Surrender to the Night. Ear Coffee is also celebrating our sixth…
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Beemer
For this week's episode, Joe talks with Hank Donato of Beemer about their self-titled debut record.
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Falcon Arrow
For today's episode, Wes talks to the instrumental duo Falcon Arrow about their new release, Patterns In Noise.
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Anita Velveeta (2023)
For this week's episode, Wes talks to Anita Velveeta about her albums "Now That's What I Call Nightcore" and "Western Amphibians."
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Battery Eyes
For this week's episode, Joe talks to Minneapolis post-punk trio Battery Eyes about their new record, Zero Two.
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Psylo
For this week's episode, Wes talks to the band Pyslo about their debut EP, Painting With The Sun.
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Willow Waters
For this week's episode, Wes talks to Willow Waters about her new record, The Friction I Demand.
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Kate Malanaphy (2023)
For this week's podcast, Wes talks to Kate Malanaphy about their debut record, Rock.
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Theyself
This week, Wes talks to Doc, who recently released the EP "1500" under their solo project Theyself.
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Spaceport
For this week's episode, Joe talks to Arianna Wegley of the band Spaceport about their debut record, Window Seat.