Left of the Dial

Scarlet Estelle on Fall Out Boy and Hip-Hop

Scarlet Estelle is an artist manager and developer. She’s the membership director of REC Philly, and she’s a member of the Philadelphia Recording Academy. She’s also the creator and host of Andrea's favorite new(ish) podcast, Sugar, We’re Going In, which explores Fall Out Boy’s relationship with hip-hop. She’s here today to talk about five of her favorite hip-hop moments in Fall Out Boy’s career. She and Andrea also dive into their shared love for the band, Patrick’s solo career, how Scarlet has continued to find inspiration in the way the members of FOB approach their music, the power of fangirls, how she strives to support and encourage new artists in her own career, and so much more. It’s a fun and special episode. Listen to Sugar, We're Going In Podcast at FallOutBoyzIIMen.com1/24 Emo Bingo @ City Winery Philadelphia - Use code SUAGR24 for 15% off Follow @ScarletEstelle and @SuagrWereGoingIn

Don’t Be Late. (Openers You Don’t Want to Miss)

Lots of bands we love on tour. Lots of those bands are bringing other bands we love with them. We don't want you to miss out on those bands. Here are some shows we really think you should plan to get there for doors.Gully Boys - “Optimist” On tour with Motion City Soundtrack until 01.15.Philly - January 10th at Brooklyn BowlHoney Revenge - "Fight or Flight”On tour with Meet Me At the Altar from 01.19 - 02.21Phllly - January 23rd at the TLA (Elliot Lee and John Harvie)Pool Kids - “Swallow” On tour with Militarie Gun January 31 - March 9Philly - 02.14 at the churchPollyanna - "Smile"On tour with Plain White T’s January 23 - February 18Philly - 02.06 Union Transfer Equipment - "Minnow" On tour with Origami Angel March 22-30On tour with Sweet Pill April 14 - May 10Philly - 05.10 Union Transfer

Left of the Dial’s Best of 2023

To close out 2023, Left of the Dial is here with our contractually-obligated-to-release-as-podcasters End of the Year list. Jenn, Andrea, and Kitzy got together to share 12 albums (and one bonus single) they loved this year. There were, of course, many more, but there are only so many hours in the day, ya know? Crossed Keys - Believes in YouDevon Again - Deep (single)Devon Gilfillian - Love You AnywayExplosions In The Sky - EndThe HIRS Collective - We’re Still Herekinda alright - The Esoteric ArtsMSPAINT - Post-AmericanNourished By Time - Erotic Probiotic 2Origami Angel - The Brightest DaysParannoul - After the MagicScreaming Females - Desire PathwayJohn-Allison Weiss - The Long WayWorriers - Trust Your Gut

A Stranger That You Met Before with A Day Without Love

A Day Without Love is the solo project of multi-genre musician and artist Brian Walker. He joins us today to talk about his new album, A Stranger That You Met Before, which also happens to have been produced by our own Kitzy, so this episode is full of stories from the studio. Brian also talks to us about community and collaboration, writing multi-faceted music with layers of meaning, paying homage to early influences, and so much more. You can (and should!) pick up A Stranger That You Met Before now.Follow A Day Without Love on Instagram (@ADayWithoutLove) and TikTok (@ADayWithoutLoveBand) to keep up with Brian and catch him when he’s in your area.

Heaven with Soft and Dumb

This week, Andrea and Jenn are joined by a Left of the Dial favorite. If you pay attention to leftofthedial.fm, you’ll be familiar with Soft and Dumb from Jenn’s review of their self-titled album a little over a year ago, as well as their interview for our Home Studio Stories shortly after that. And today, the Illinois-based duo are here to talk about their dreamy new EP Heaven, out November 17th (that’s today). Stream it where you stream, or–even better–pick up your own copy over on Bandcamp.Keep up with everything Soft and Dumb over on Instagram @softandumbFollow Left of the Dial on Twitter and Instagram.ENJOY THIS EPISODE? LIKE OUR LIVE SESSIONS? CONSIDER SUBSCRIBING TO US ON PATREON AND HELP US SUPPORT INDEPENDENT MUSICIANS AND OUR WRITERS!