Yo! That’s My Jawn: The Podcast - Ep. 5.5 - John Vettese

Ep. 5.5 - John Vettese

03/25/24 • 119 min

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Back with an all new episode, Nate recaps his gig DJing a Daddy/Daughter Dance, bows to the glory of Taylor Swift and pours one out for the Grape Room. Then, Nate finally gets a chance to sit down and chat with WXPN's John Vettese. They talk about John's place in the Philly scene, Nate's a plea to be on a Key Session, growing up in Ambler, discovering Nine Inch Nails, Stabbing Westward, the Lansdale Hardcore scene and XIII PFP, the Wonder Years, music shops and import CDs, the legacy of the bands Oasis and REM, the Rolling Stones, shooting live music photography at stadium shows, shooting the Philadelphia stop of Taylor Swift's Eras Tour, WXPN's acceptance of Taylor, the negative reaction to change and the stations growth, the Philly scene and the WXPN Local show, writing for the City Paper, giving local artists national exposure, the latest local band that excites him as well as the one he wishes would have been bigger. Then, John tries his hand at The Jawntlet!
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Ep. 5.4 - Craig Wedren

In this episode, Nate delights in the latest dance album trend and invokes the spirit of Ren McCormack before sitting down for a chat with Craig Wedren. They talk about the Middle Aged Dad Jam Band, heart health, Craig's heart attack in 2018, the pandemic, growing up in Cleveland, how his core friend group has survived throughout the years personally and creatively, introducing new people into the fold, rediscovering the joy of playing music versus "the work," being on a major label, transitioning to writing for television and film, being afforded to explore different styles of music, working with Anna Waronker, creating the soundtrack for Jesse Peretz's film First Love, Last Rites, working with John Doe and Jeff Buckley, the new album The Dream Dreaming and working with Paul Cartwright. Then Craig takes his chances with The Jawntlet!

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Ep. 5.6 - Eliza Hardy Jones

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In an all new episode, Nate kicks things off with the announcement of a new music discovery podcast he's launching with Bruce Warren of WXPN called, 2Old/2Ne w. Then, Nate chats with Eliza Hardy Jones (Buried Beds, The War On Drugs). They talk about Y-Not Radio, growing up in a musical household, learning piano and guitar, early songwriting, collaboration and community, live shows and the beauty of the shared experience, Buried Beds, becoming an auxiliary player, putting your own voice on other people's work, Because Become and creating her own sound, finding other outlets for her creativity, the Song Quilt Project, her work as the vocal coach for Jason Kelce, Lane Johnson and Jordan Mailata on the Philly Special Christmas albums, Jason's cover of Jason Isbell's "Cover Me Up," working on Jason's song "Santa's Night," her latest album Pickpocket, and how the grief of her struggles in giving birth inspired the album. Then, Eliza braves The Jawntlet!
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