Local Fidelity

On June 27th, Tom celebrated his 35th birthday. So, the June 28th edition of Local Fidelity is HIS OFFICIAL 35th BIRTHDAY SPECIAL! Tune in to celebrate and hear new local tuneage from John Cozz, Emergencies, The Tube, Jewelry, Dropper, Gooseberry, Evolfo, Dead Tooth, Aubrey Haddard, JW Francis, Plastic Picnic, Vvii, Ghost Funk Orchestra, 79.5, Wilder Maker + Felicia Douglass, and more.

The June 21st edition of Local Fidelity was another hot one to match the summertime heat! Tune in to hear new New York City music from High, Kira Metcalf, Plastic Picnic, 95 Bulls, Screenager, 54 Ultra, Sunflower Bean, Loosie, Monarch, Good Fight, How Tragic, Hit, Sub T, Wizard Brain, Sister, and more!

It's summertime and we are not sad here at Local Fidelity! The June 14th edition of the program was fully loaded with lots of good vibes. Listen to hear a great playlist of all locals, including new music from Polo Grounds, Plastic Picnic, Navel Grazr, Julia Zivic, Sweaty Lamarr, Martin Courtney, Been Stellar, Ecocoboys, Hello Mary, Phantom Handshakes, Francie Moon, Ogbert The Nerd, Emily Gabriele, and a live cuy from Love, Burns!

Local Fidelity returned on June 7th after a little hiatus. The program returned in dramatic fashion with a killer playlist of all locals. Tune in to hear new music from JW Francis, Holy Wire, Shallowhalo, Foyer Red, Cameron Castan, Glassio, Morningside Lane, O Wake, Raavi, Atlas Engine, Dog In A Man Suit, Damn Jackals, Hit, Byrh, Hit, Silver Liz, and more!

Yeah, it's March. Yeah, Local Fidelity just had a two-week hiatus because Tom was traveling a bit. No matter, though, as the final edition of the program for the month of March was straight-up awesome. We previewed the Saturday, April 4th gig at Our Wicked Lady with some excellent tunes from Dog In A Man Suit and Laurel Canyon. Plus, we caught up on a slew of great new New York City music from The Trypes, Jeanines, Endearments, Couch Prints, Sooner, Forever Honey, Barrie, Aubrey Haddard, Wizard Brain, The Bobby Lees, and more. P.S. - Look At My Records!/Local Fidelity is based in beautiful Jersey City, NJ and we're super proud of the St. Peter's University Peacocks Basketball team! They shocked the sports world with their incredible March Madness run. Playlist: The Trypes "A Plan, Revised" from Music For Neighbors on Pravda Records Jeanines "Don't Wait for a Sign" from Don't Wait for a Sign on Slumberland Records LLC Dog in a Man Suit "Last Chance" from Last Chance - Single on 1184710 Records DK2 Endearments "Heartbreaker" from Heartbreaker - Single on Endearments THUS LOVE "Inamorato" from Inamorato - Single on Captured Tracks Couch Prints "Horsepower" from Horsepower - Single on Couch Prints Sooner "Persona" from Days and Nights Forever Honey "Number One Fan" from Number One Fan - Single on Better Company Barrie "Jersey" from Barbara on Winspear Aubrey Haddard "Just a Wall (Single)" from Just A Wall (Single) on Beverly Martel Wizard Brain "Happy Soul / Keep on Groovin" from Happy Soul / Keep on Groovin - Single on Pizza Bagel Records Laurel Canyon "Shove" from Victim - EP on Laurel Canyon THE BOBBY LEES "Hollywood Junkyard" from Hollywood Junkyard - EP Violet "Synthetti Spaghetti" from As of Now - EP on Down 2 a Science, LLC

The March 7th edition of Local Fidelity is Part II of our New Colossus Festival preview! This episode highlights some of the bands/artists that came to New York to play the festival from all over the world! Tune in to hear music from Tallies, Nicole Yun, Blushing, Gus Englehorn, Zoon, Living Hour, Beach Body, Capitol, Paul Jacobs, Pom Poko, The Institutes, Art D'ecco, The Garrys, and more.

The March 1st edition of Local Fidelity previews the upcoming New Colossus Festival, which starts next Wednesday, March 9th here in New York City! The festival, which runs through March 13th, includes shows at several lower Manhattan venues, including Pianos, Arlene's Grocery, Berlin, East Berlin, The Bowery Electric, and Mercury Lounge. We played songs from some of the great New York-based acts that are playing the fest, including Dead Tooth, Raavi, S.C.A.B., May Rio, Girl Skin, Wetsuit, Nicole Mercedes, Forever Honey, Punchlove, Laveda, Climates, The Natvral, A Very Special Episode, and more! Playlist: Dead Tooth "Riverboat" from Riverboat - Single on Trash Casual Raavi & the Houseplants "Major Tool" from Major Tool - Single on Plant Rock Inc. S.C.A.B. "Hard To See In NYC" from Hard To See In NYC - Single on S.C.A.B. May Rio "Reasons" from Easy Bammer on Dots Per Inch Music Girl Skin "Soft Gun" from Shade is on the Other Side on Jullian Records Wetsuit "Sticky Sweet" from Sticky Sweet - Single on Wetsuit Nicole Mercedes "Thumbelina" from Look Out Where You're Going on Nicole Mercedes Forever Honey "Satellite" from Satellite - Single on Better Company Punchlove "Ghost" from Solstice // Ghost - Single on SEE? Records Laveda "If Only (You Said No)" from What Happens After on Color Station Climates "Prize" from Movie Magic on Climates The Natvral "Why Don't You Come out Anymore?" from Tethers on Kanine Records / Fontana North A Very Special Episode "March of the Pigs" from New Coke / March of the Pigs - Single on Hidden Home Records, EWEL Records

The post-President's Day edition of Local Fidelity features banger after banger of new NYC tunes. Tune in to hear music from Love, Burns, Sir Synthesis, Drug Couple, Sooner, Sleepers Union, Petite League, Constant Smiles, O. Wake, P.E., Catcher, Ghedtair Composite, and more! Playlist: Love, Burns "Come in the Spring" from It Should Have Been Tomorrow on Calico Cat Records Drug Couple "Wyld Chyld" from Stoned Weekend on PaperCup Music sooner "Thursday" from Thursday - Single on Good Eye Records Sleepers Union "Na Na Na Na No" from Crystal Lake EP on 3224921 Records DK ZOPA "Red Sky" from Red Sky - Single on Zopa Petite League "Floating Blue" from Floating Blue - Single Constant Smiles "Please Don't Be Late" from Paragons on Sacred Bones Records Sir Synthesis "Bésame" from Bésame - Single on Garden Limb Records LLC. O. Wake "Riper Than Ripe" from Riper Than Ripe - Single on O. Wake P.E. "Tears In The Rain" from Tears in the Rain (Single) on Wharf Cat Records Catcher "Yesterday's Favorite" from The Fat of a Broken Heart on Catcher BODEGA "Statuette on the Console" from Statuette on the Console on What's Your Rupture? Ghedtair Composite "Khourort Khorin"

There’s no shortage of new local flavors on the Valentine's Day edition of Local Fidelity! Listen to this episode to hear new tunes from Debra Devi, Project Diem, Teen Idle, Glassio, Barrie, Sunflower Bean, No Swoon, Namesake, Thick, Ice Giant, Sweaty Lamar, Deer Scout, Allegra Krieger, VHS Collection, and more.

The February 8th edition of Local Fidelity features a mix of new tunes and previews a few gigs! Tune in to hear brand new tunes from A Place To Bury Strangers, LAPÊCHE, Veronica Everheart, The Royal Arctic Institute, and Fat Trout Trailer Park. Plus, we previewed two Thursday shows with some music from Shred Flintstone, PONS, Professor Caveman, No Ice, Shelter Dogs, and Little Hag. We sprinkled in some Zopa for good measure - they'll be playing at Baby's All Right this Thursday, February 17th! Playlist: A Place to Bury Strangers "Let's See Each Other" from See Through You on Dedstrange ZOPA "All That Heaven Allows" from La Dolce Vita on Zopa LAPêCHE "Bottom Feeder - V1" from Bottom Feeder - V1 - Single Veronica Everheart "Time and Time Again" from Time and Time Again - Single on Veronica Everheart Professor Caveman "All My Love" from All My Love - Single on Chico Romano Pons "Ego Merchant" from The Imaginary Invalid - EP on STICK N' MOVE RECORDS Shred Flintstone "Red Dawn" from Unlimited Power on Shred Flintstone NO ICE "All Night" from All Night on 612458 Records DK Shelter Dogs "(I'm Not Gunna Do) Anything for You" from Crashing a Party with... - EP on King Pizza Records Little Hag "The Whole World" from Leash on Bar/None Records Fat Trout "Scam Likely" The Royal Arctic Institute "Anosmia Sweet" from From Catnap to Coma

The February 1st edition of Local Fidelity kicks off with a special tribute to New York Rangers legend Henrik Lundqvist, who had his number retired by the team in late January. Plus, this episode features new tunes from Catcher, P.E., Climates, Atlas Engine, Tar Of, 95 Bulls, Zopa, Raavi, Monarch, Mary Hood, Work Wife, Almost Sex, Ruby Landen, Maneka, and more.

The January 24th edition of Local Fidelity features a smattering of great new tunes. This episode includes brand new music from Slark Moan, 95 Bulls, Mayqueen, Laurel Canyon, Dropper, Bodega, Activity Partners, Renata Zeiguer, and New York City legends, Sonic Youth. Plus, we previewed this past Friday's awesome rooftop gig at Our Wicked Lady with tunes from Emergencies, Edna, Strawberry Launch, and Di Ivories. Playlist: Slark Moan "Safest Bet" from Four Horses on Balloon Tree Records 95 Bulls "Your Dad's Watch" from Make It a Double I'm Not Thriving - Single on Indepenent Mayqueen "Oh Tell Me" from Oh Tell Me - Single on MayQueen Laurel Canyon "Shove" from Victim - EP on Laurel Canyon Dropper "Ok Ok Ok" from Ok Ok Ok - Single on Dirt Dog Records BODEGA "Thrown" from Thrown - Single on What's Your Rupture? Activity Partners "Honey" from Honey - Single on Cell Laboratories Emergencies "Further" from Emergencies - EP on Emergencies Edna "Dead Languages" from Surrender // Dead Languages - Single on Edna Strawberry Launch "Sophie" from Strawberry Launch - EP on Strawberry Launch Di Ivories "Offer My Spine" from Offer My Spine - Single on 3 Ghosts Records Renata Zeiguer "Sunset Boulevard" from Sunset Boulevard - Single on Northern Spy Sonic Youth "In & Out" from In & Out - Single on Three Lobed Recordings

The January 17th edition of Local Fidelity kicks off with two new songs from Bloomfield, New Jersey's Joy Cleaner, who just dropped a new career-spanning compilation called "Spent Flowers." Plus, new music from Jewelry and Climates (who are playing tonight (1/23) at the Knitting Factory), Slow Fiction, Sooner, Renee Maskin, King of Nowhere, Dead Tooth, JessX, Sub*T (catch them at Baby's tonight), and Earth Dad (also at Baby's tonight). We wrapped up the show with tunes from Strawberry Launch and Di Ivories, who will be playing at Our Wicked Lady on Friday 1/28. Playlist: Joy Cleaner "False Alarm" from Spent Flowers on JIGSAW RECORDS Joy Cleaner "Fernet Branca" from Spent Flowers on JIGSAW RECORDS Jewelry "Hold My Hand" from Hold My Hand - Single on DOTWAV Records Slow Fiction "The Cut" from The Cut / Niagara - Single on Paper Moon Records Sooner "Boscobel" from Boscobel - Single on Good Eye Records Renee Maskin "Summerfield" from Swimming on Mint 400 Records Climates "Loveus" from Loveus - Single on Climates King of Nowhere "White Bread and 40s" from King of Nowhere on trashcat megacorp Dead Tooth "Hollow Skin" from Hollow Skin - Single on Trash Casual Sub T "Bruce Banner" from So Green - EP on Contract Kill Records Earth Dad "Atomic Band" from Atomic Band - Single on Earth Dad Di Ivories "Have U Noticed?" from Have U Noticed? - Single on 3 Ghosts Records Strawberry Launch "The Sun." from Strawberry Launch - EP on Strawberry Launch

Temperatures are dropping, but the local tunes remain hot as hell on Local Fidelity. Tune in to the January 11th edition of the program to hear an assortment of New York City tunes from Vanderwoolf, Slow Fiction, T.V.O.D., Catcher, Bad Static, Byrh, Teenage Halloween, Noverb, Been Stellar, Widowspeak, Scam Avenue, Adrian Danon, Loose Buttons, Joy Cleaner, and more. Playlist: Loose Buttons "First To Know, Last To Understand" from First To Know, Last To Understand - Single on Moon Crawl Records Vanderwoolf "Order" from Order - Single Catcher "Comparing Saviors and Friends" from Comparing Saviors and Friends - Single on Catcher Bad Static "Cherry Cyanide" from Cherry Cyanide - Single on Bad Grrrl Records TVOD "Steady Crushin (feat. Chauncie Shamoni)" from Steady Crushin (feat. Chauncie Shamoni) - Single on 1606809 Records DK2 Byrh "Drummer Phone" from Drummer Phone - Single Teenage Halloween "Burn" from The Homeless Gospel Choir • Teenage Halloween - EP on Don Giovanni Records Noverb "2022 & You" from 2022 & You - Single Been Stellar "Kids 1995" from Kids 1995 - Single on Starr Records Slow Fiction "Niagara" from The Cut / Niagara - Single Adrian Danon "Mortal Coil" from Knight of Swords on Adrian Danon Widowspeak "Everything Is Simple" from The Jacket Scam Avenue "Destroyer" from Scam Avenue on Scam Avenue Joy Cleaner "Drive Away From Me" from Drive Away From Me - Single on Joy Cleaner

Welcome to 2022! The first edition of Local Fidelity in 2022 features more of the awesome local tunes that you love. Tune in to hear a great playlist of new music from Navel Grazr, Adrian Danon, Katie Glasgow, Teenage Halloween, Hex Code, Evan Wright, Sweaty Lamarr, Songs For Sabotage, Razor Braids, Hello Mary, Been Stellar, Range Life, John Feuerbach, and more! Playlist: John Feuerbach "Always Perfectly There" from Always Perfectly There Navel Grazr "Borderlander" from Borderlander - Single Katie Glasgow "Saint" from Saint - Single Hex Code "Contortionist" from Indigo_Blue - Single Evan Wright "Sound from out the Window" from Sound from out the Window Adrian Danon "Knight of Swords" from Knight of Swords Sweaty Lamarr "I Have Always Been in Love With You" from I Have Always Been in Love With You - Single Razor Braids "Boy" from I Could Cry Right Now If You Wanted Me To Songs for Sabotage "Loaded (feat. Blood Handsome)" from Loaded - Single Hello Mary "Evicted" from Evicted - Single Teenage Halloween "Floating" from The Homeless Gospel Choir • Teenage Halloween - EP Been Stellar "Optimist" from Kids 1995 - Single Range Life "I Don't Wanna Be Here Anymore" from I Don't Wanna Be Here Anymore - Single Brett Altman "Small Talk" from Small Talk - EP

The last episode of Local Fidelity was a glorious one, with a ton of great new New York City tunes to get you ready for 2022. Tune in to this edition of the program to hear new music from Royal Blush, Climates, Dropper, Moon Kissed, Sea Lemon, Peter Is Dead, Noverb, Cryspot, Fair Visions, Baby & Dynamite, Beechwood, The Down & Outs, Ok Cowgirl, and more! Playlist: Royal Blush "Roll the Dice" from Roll the Dice - Single on 3224797 Records DK Sea Lemon "Fortune Teller" from Fortune Teller - Single on 3357726 Records DK2 Peter Is Dead "We Are the NME" from We Are the NME - Single on AHM DEETH RECORDS Dropper "Memoirs of Working in a Bowling Alley" from Memoirs of Working in a Bowling Alley - Single on Dirt Dog Records Noverb "A Club Called Love" from Pop Is Cool on 2231311 Records DK cryspot "Au Purgatoire (I Can't Die)" from Au Purgatoire (I Can't Die) - Single on 1310548 Records DK Climates "Loveus" from Loveus - Single on Climates Fair Visions "Threads" from Threads - Single on Hatchet Head Baby & Dynamite "Friday Nite" from Friday Nite - Single on Broken Dreams Club Moon Kissed "Saturday Night" from I'd Like to Tell You Something Important on Skaboodle Incorporated Beechwood "Gently Towards the Light" from Gently Towards the Light - Single on Sub Rosa Records The Down & Outs "White Hot Heat" from White Hot Heat - Single on The Down & Outs Ok Cowgirl "Roadtrip (Till the End of Time)" from Not My First Rodeo - EP on 2341089 Records DK2

Our holiday cheer levels are off the charts! We couldn't contain them on the December 21st edition of Local Fidelity. This episode features all holiday covers and originals from some of your favorite New York City artists. Listen in to hear some truly excellent ones from LAPÊCHE, Fascinations Grand Chorus, Atlas Engine, The Shacks, Dentist, JW Francis, Pom Pom Squad, Hit, Mattio + Kiri Oliver, Basic Bitches, Love, Burns, Landlady, Forever Honey, and more! Playlist: LAPêCHE "2000 Miles" from 2000 Miles - Single Fascinations Grand Chorus "Merry, Merry Christmas" from Merry, Merry Christmas - Single Fascinations Grand Chorus "This Christmas (Underneath the Christmas Tree)" from Merry, Merry Christmas - Single Dentist "Mele Kalikimaka" from Mele Kalikimaka - Single JW Francis "Wonderful Christmastime" from JW Christmas - EP Basic Bitches "I Hope Your Holidays Are Fine" from I Hope Your Holidays Are Fine - Single Pom Pom Squad "Hello Santa Claus" from Hello Santa Claus - Single Julian Casablancas "Christmas Treat" from Christmas Treat - Single Ramones "Merry Christmas (I Don't Want to Fight Tonight) [Single Version]" from Brain Drain Mattio & Kiri Oliver "Fairytale of New York" Atlas Engine "Christmastime Is Here" from Christmastime Is Here - Single The Shacks "Got To Be Christmas" from Got To Be Christmas - Single Love, Burns "Christmas and You" from 24 Landlady "Please Come Home for Christmas (feat. Amelia Meath)" from Please Come Home for Christmas (feat. Amelia Meath) - Single Hit "(Me Here, You There) On Christmas" Forever Honey "2000 Miles"

The December 14th edition of Local Fidelity previews the Favorite Friend Holiday Spectacular (which was unfortunately postponed) and highlights some great new releases from New York City artists. This episode features new music from Fake Dad, Hello Lightfoot, Daisy The Great, Tetchy, Ok Cowgirl, Byrh, and Drug Couple. Plus, music from bands that were slated to play the December 18th holiday gig at Our Wicked Lady, including A Very Special Episode, Shred Flintstone, Nihiloceros, No Ice, and Atlas Engine. AND FINALLY LAST BUT NOT LEAST, we celebrated the recent birthdays of CBGB’s and Television’s Tom Verlaine with a classic track to close out the hour. Playlist: Fake Dad "John Cusack" from John Cusack - Single Hello Lightfoot "Shame" from Shame - Single Daisy the Great "Glitter" from Glitter - Single Tetchy "Backyard" from Backyard - Single Ok Cowgirl "Unlost" from Not My First Rodeo - EP on 2341089 Records DK2 Byrh "Yin Yang Horse Girl" from Yin Yang Horse Girl - Single on Byrh Drug Couple "Our December" from Our December - Single on PaperCup Music A Very Special Episode "New Coke" from Fix Your Hearts Or Die on Hidden Home Records, EWEL Records Nihiloceros "Halfway Human (feat. Gillian Visco)" from Self Destroy - EP on Totally Real Records NO ICE "Goth Romeo" from All Night on 612458 Records DK Atlas Engine "Not Enough" from When the Compass Resets...Part 1 - EP on Favorite Friend Television "See No Evil" from Marquee Moon on Rhino/Elektra

After a brief hiatus, Local Fidelity returned to the airwaves on December 7th for its first-ever Tuesday show! We kicked things off with the hip hop classic “Crooklyn” by The Crooklyn Dodgers to honor Brooklyn Dodger and Met legend Gil Hodges' recent (and long overdue) induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame. Plus, we spun some awesome new New York City tunes from Sedona, Veronica Everheart, Laurel Canyon, Ok Cowgirl, The Natvral & Jen Goma, Goo, Jelly Kelly, Tom Barrett, Shallowhalo, Pecas, and more. We ended the hour with LAPêCHE's festive rendition of The Pretenders holiday classic "2000 Miles." Playlist: Crooklyn Dodgers "Crooklyn (feat. Buck Shot, Special Ed & Master Ace)" from Crooklyn, Vol. 1 (Music From the Motion Picture) on Geffen The Natvral & Jen Goma "The Ballad of Easy Rider" from The Ballad of Easy Rider - Single Goo "Winter Is Over" from Winter Is Over - Single Ok Cowgirl "Her Eyes" Sedona "Sharkbite" from Sharkbite - Single Veronica Everheart "Antiquity" from Antiquity - Single Jelly Kelly "This Human Thing" from Body Temp - EP Laurel Canyon "Eczema" from Eczema - Single Tom Barrett "Assume" from Five Songs - EP Shallowhalo "Crush" from Crush - Single Pecas "Talking To Myself" from Talking To Myself - Single LAPêCHE "2000 Miles" from 2000 Miles - Single

Last week, our dear friend Mauri Skinfill (aka Luisa Black) of Rich Girls left this world. We had the pleasure of talking with her extensively in July of 2020 for an episode of Local Fidelity. Today, we're reairing that episode with a special foreword in her memory. She was so immensely talented and a wonderful person who will be missed tremendously. We extend our deepest condolences to her husband Justin Kerr and all those who loved her.