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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 PodcastFox Theory
For the first episode of 2020, Wes talked to two members of the band Fox Theory about their new EP River Kids.
Ear Coffee PodcastEar Coffee's 2019 Round-Up
For today's episode, Wes and Joe sat down to discuss a handful of their favorite releases of 2019. If you'd like to read more and find links to everything…
Ear Coffee PodcastFragile Canyons
We are getting close to the end of 2019. For our second to the last episode of the decade, Joe talked to Andy Engstrom of Fragile Canyons. They released the…
Ear Coffee PodcastStatic Panic
For this special episode, we checked in with Static Panic following the release of their EP Glow, put out earlier this year. If you haven't given that release…
Ear Coffee PodcastGully Boys
For this special episode, Ear Coffee ventures into the 7th Street Entry greenroom to talk to Gully Boys about their new EP Phony.
Ear Coffee PodcastMostly Trees
This week, Ear Coffee sat down John and Dan of the indie rock band Mostly Tree to discuss their up coming debut self-titled record. Mostly Trees will be…
Ear Coffee PodcastShrimp Olympics
For this special Saturday episode, Joe talked to Austin and Teagan of the band Shrimp Olympics.
Ear Coffee PodcastWax Lead
This week, Ear Coffee talked to Cody Bourdot and Holly Axelrod of the band Wax Lead. After this interview, make sure you go check their new single "Honey on…
Ear Coffee PodcastStone Arch Isles
This week Ear Coffee talked to the band Stone Arch Isles about their two new EPs, Homemade Jams and Season Sublime.
Ear Coffee PodcastVIAL
This week Ear Coffee talked to the punk quartet VIAL ahead of the release of their debut full length Grow Up, which will be out Friday, November 29th via Brace…
Ear Coffee PodcastPartition
This week we talked to Taylor, Seth, and Evan of the band Partition about the band's forthcoming debut record Prodigal Gun. They will be playing their album…
Ear Coffee Podcastahem.
This week Ear Coffee spoke with Alyse, Erik, and Courtney of ahem about their debut record Try Again.
Ear Coffee PodcastCharlie Doesn't Surf
This week Ear Coffee talked to Josh, John, and Wyatt of Charlie Doesn't Surf. They discussed their debut record, Josh's relationship with the late Ed Ackerson…
Ear Coffee PodcastNATL PARK SRVC
This week Joe sat down with Dylan, Jared, and Josue of NATL PARK SRVC to discuss their new EP Psychic Friends Fair, which was released in August of 2019.
Ear Coffee PodcastWhy Not
This week, Wes talks to Isaac, Henry, and Joshua of the math punk (post-indie?) band Why Not who released their newest single "Ding Dong" on Saturday, Oct. 18.
Ear Coffee PodcastKeep For Cheap
This week Wes talked to the five-piece indie rock band Keep For Cheap ahead of their debut EP Get Along, which was released on October 16.
Ear Coffee PodcastPrathloons
This week, Joe sat down with Collin Dall of the band Prathloons to talk about their newest release Live Loons: Urban Artifacts 5.19.19. Collin discussed his…
Ear Coffee PodcastDavid Huss
For this episode of the Ear Coffee Podcast, Joe interviewed David Huss to discuss his debut album Intuition which was released on Friday, September 13. They…
Ear Coffee PodcastGoodnight Gorillas
This week, Wes got a chance to sit down with Joe, Jake, and Shun (RIP Connor) from the band Goodnight Gorillas ahead of the release of their newest album…
Ear Coffee PodcastAbe Anderson
Ear Coffee's Wes sat down with Abe Anderson to discuss his debut solo EP Slacker ahead of its August 23 release.
Ear Coffee PodcastKate Malanaphy
This week, Wes sat down with Kate Malanaphy to talk about her newest EP "Soak," produced entirely by Caleb Hinz of Normal Parents. As a solo artist, Kate has…
Ear Coffee PodcastSilent Agency - Give Sound 2019
We're sorry to interrupt your regular Ear Coffee Podcast content, but Wes did a special interview with Evan Bakker of Silent Agency ahead of Give Sound 2019…
Ear Coffee PodcastCaleb Hinz - Normal Parents
This week, Wes sat down with Caleb Hinz of The Happy Children to discuss the band's final album Same Dif, his production work, and more.
Ear Coffee PodcastEar Coffee This Month - July
The Ear Coffee Podcast has a new segment - Ear Coffee This Month. Every month, Joe Keyport runs down a handful of tracks that stood from the rest. Here are the…
Ear Coffee PodcastAnother Heaven
This week, Joe got to talk with Aaron, Ali, and Cole of the band Another Heaven. The episode feels like you're sitting in the middle of three friends talking…
Ear Coffee PodcastThe Best Local Albums of 2019 (So Far)
Joe and Wes sit down and slowly lose their minds while discussing their favorite albums of the first half of 2019.
Ear Coffee PodcastEar Coffee Live - 5.5.19
Wes and Joe site down for a rare discussion about their favorite local releases from the month of April. Also, Wes got in a twitter fight with his biggest fan…
Ear Coffee PodcastThe Symptones
For your May 1st episode, Joe sat down with the band The Symptones to discuss their debut record Irrational Fears / Overactive Imagination.
Ear Coffee PodcastSoundpruf
For this episode, Joe sat down with Alex Nordenson to discuss Soundpruf, a startup company designed to help you track your listening trends on Spotify. The…
Ear Coffee Podcast7000apart
This week Ear Coffee moves away from the local focus to a regional focus with an interview with the Green Bay, Wis. based duo 7000apart as they talk about…
Ear Coffee PodcastSal Paradise
This month Joe Keyport sat down three members of the band Sal Paradise right before their release show for their brand new Table for Two EP.
Ear Coffee PodcastDouble Grave
This week, Joe got the opportunity to interview Jeremy Warden of Double Grave to discuss the band's history, new record, and Jeremy's social media trickster…
Ear Coffee PodcastEar Coffee Live | 1.27.19
Wes and Joe now have a radio show! They discuss all things going on the local scene here in Minneapolis with slight forays into national and international…
Ear Coffee PodcastTwin Lakes
For Ear Coffee's first podcast of 2019, we spoke with the band Twin Lakes before they took the stage at Caydence Coffee and Records in early December.
Ear Coffee PodcastThe Nokturnal North
For episode 13, Ear Coffee sat down with three of the five members of the Minneapolis folk-rock band The Nokturnal North. We discussed the band's use of a…
Ear Coffee Podcast2018 Local Music Year and Review
Wes and Joe "sat down" in different locations to discuss our favorite local music releases of 2018. This podcast is a companion to an article published on our…
Ear Coffee PodcastAlexander Natalie Band
Ear Coffee's Joe Keyport sat down with Alexander Natalie of the Alexander Natalie Band to discuss the release of their debut record How Much Could You Ask Of…
Ear Coffee PodcastMarah in the Mainsail
For this episode, Joe sat down with Durry, Wilder, and Valentine, three of the five members from the Minneapolis cinematic alt-rock band Marah in the Mainsail…
Ear Coffee PodcastShrimp Olyimpics
For Episode 15 of the podcast, Joe sat down with Austin Lombardo of Shrimp Olympics and a member of his live band Teagen DeVoe.
Ear Coffee PodcastSyvers
For episode 14 of the podcast, Joe sat down with Sarah and Jake Larson of the band Syvers. Their single "The Wolves" is one of Ear Coffee's favorite songs of…
Ear Coffee PodcastIn Pursuit of Something Interesting: Tongue Party - "Looking For A Painful Death"
In Pursuit of Something Interesting is a column on the Ear Coffee blog that focuses on digging through the vast catalog of music in the world to discover…
Ear Coffee PodcastEar Coffee Turns a Year Old
Initially, Wes and Joe wanted to do a Car Seat Podcast where they drive around Minneapolis and talk about how Ear Coffee and how it has evolved over the last…
Ear Coffee PodcastSpelt Melk Collective
Ear Coffee editor Wes Muilenburg sat down with the Twin Cities jazz fusion quartet Spelt Melk Collective for episode 11 of the Ear Coffee Podcast. The band…
Ear Coffee PodcastCalvin Heights
Ear Coffee's Joe Keyport sat down with Brett Carey and Jordan Wipf of the band Calvin Heights. The three discussed the band's forthcoming record Talented Sun…
Ear Coffee PodcastSyvers
This week Ear Coffee reached into the vault for an interview with the duo Syvers done in November of 2017. In June of 2018, the band released the lead single…
Ear Coffee PodcastCureton
Ear Coffee dug deep into their vaults and pulled out an interview with the band Cureton done in early 2017. Originally played on the defunct radio show Local…
Ear Coffee PodcastAnna Marie Carey
Minnesota singer-songwriter Anna Marie Carey has been involved in the world of worship music for most of her life. However, it wasn't until after college that…
Ear Coffee PodcastCalvin Heights
In September of 2017, Ear Coffee's Joe Keyport sat down with Minneapolis experiemental rock band Calvin Heights to discuss their newest album Worst…
Ear Coffee PodcastJenny and Tyler
Ear Coffee sat down with duo Jenny and Tyler before their show on Tuesday, April 17 at the University of Northwestern - St. Paul.
Ear Coffee PodcastInterviews
For the 4th episode of the podcast, Ear Coffee writers Wes and Joe sat down to discuss interviewing. We may not planned a ton but this episode of the Ear…
Ear Coffee PodcastMeet The People Behind Ear Coffee
Ear Coffee writers Joe Keyport and Wes Muilenburg sit down to give people a long-winded look behind the curtain. They discuss the process they use when…
Ear Coffee PodcastNick Check and the Dead Century
For the second episode, Ear Coffee editor Wes Muilenburg sat down with Minneapolis folk rockers Nick Check and the Dead Century.