SBS Podcast 2016 - 2020

Awesome to be back!  Check out new music with:
- Seashaped - Bad Reed - Mr. Kito - Tricky Mandrake - Into Bits - Charming Timur - The Pit - Down Solo - The Blackmail Seduction - Reditus - brand new episode out now!
Find out more about these artists at our official homepage at http://www.sleepingbagstudios.ca

2016 Episode 001 - All-Music Ottawa-Based Re-Launch!

A firm decision has been made!  The plan is to feature ten tracks that continue to last on my own personal playlist, all gathered from the incredible independent music-scene of course!

Episode 002 features music from:

The Shivers
Unravels Slowly
Joseph Tonelli
Ramsey
Undocument
Jeffrey Aaron And The Blurples
Spoken Life
HelloHeathen
Spaceport Union
Utuvis

Enjoy!  

2016 Episode 002 - Ten Tracks From Jer's Personal Playlist

Exceptional new music on the podcast as always!
Check out tunes from:
- Nixie - The Yellow Dress - Dynamics Plus - Sprightly Moans -
- The State School - Fey - Hanging From The Rafters - Ahimsa -
- In Circles - School Friends -

2016 Episode 003 - The Sickness!

I clearly need my old co-host back just to keep me on some sort of schedule!  It's been far too long!  And full-disclosure...I've had this one recorded for a while now...just too sick to function and get it out there lately!  I mean...look at the cover of this episode...I'm down to skin & bones!

Featuring new music from Digital Escort, Tune Tank, Amarelle, The Quality Of Mercury, Resilient, Perren Street Parade, Young Pandas, We Steal Flyers, Closer and Man Made Lake - enjoy!

2016 Episode 004 - Pointless Conversations, Random Facts & Other Cool Shit

Today we get right into the benefits of being a kickass person & humble musician!  Featuring in-depth talks on the new music from alternative-rock band Between The Void and singer/songwriter Erik Odsell - and rounding it all out with incredible music from other great independent artists & bands like Justin Llamas, Jack Alacka, Michael Reddington & The Echoes, Lunar Woods, Trill Cut, Matt Byron, Dad Jokes and Jack Of None - be sure to tune in & turn up!

2016 Episode 005 - Humble Artists & Bands Make Great Music

Awesome new music from Sonificade, A Truth Called Nothing, B. Notes, Da Butcher, The L.A.W., Roy Catlin & The Dudes, Undocument, Jack Of None, Scott SK Miller & A.Lane, Styop Quoons and your host Jer @ SBS - come get it!

2016 Episode 006 - Collaborate & Grow

Excellent lineup of tunes from the independent music-scene!  We'll talk about the unique qualities that drive the music...the whole conformity vs. non-conformity thing...bring back some excellent bands we've played on the show in the past as well as some brand-new tunes including a debut of a brand-new single from Outrun The Arrow!  Lots going on, lots of great music to be heard as well from:  HelloHeathen - Beechkraft + Madison Park - Max Million - When The Clock Strikes - A Truth Called Nothing - Joseph Tonelli - Bees In A Bottle - Stocatta - Peak Arrival - be sure to check this out!

2016 Episode 007 - Debuts & Diving Into The Catalog

Get your dose of weekend tunes from the SBS Podcast and the fantastic talents found out there in the independent music-scene!
Keeping the playlist as diverse as ever, Jer @ SBS gets into what makes a song...well...a song(!) and ends up talking about production and how it plays a role in the atmosphere of our creations.

Check out new tunes from - Billy Roberts And The Rough Riders - EVREMNIT - Lost Cosmonauts - Jake Dexter - TrackSevenBand - Yellow Paper Planes - Lung Flower - Race Against Fate - Peak Arrival - JackPotLuck - 

Enjoy the show!

2016 Episode 008 - What Makes A Song & What Has Production Done For You Lately?

Another incredible episode filled with music that has true PERSPECTIVE out there in the independent-scene!  We'll talk about that, take a moment or two to figure out when to get political, and of course feature all kinds of incredible music from far & wide!  We'll go even further to prove that in this episode as we highlight some of the latest rock-music from Denmark with the band Suits Boulevard and dive deep into hip-hop with FZY and Da Challenger, hit up some instrumental-amazingness with One Formation and get all kinds of weird with Retrogress!  More awesomeness from the independent music-scene coming through tunes from A. Armstrong, Jason Daniels, Thelonesomekid, TrackSevenBand and Resilient - come get it!

2016 Episode 009 - Perspective & Politics

Incredible tunes in this week's podcast!
Check out new music from Kostis Chaveles, Acres Of Lions, Dylan Schneider, A Love Like Pi, Lunar Woods, Anxious Houseguest, Roger Cole & Paul Barrere, Corey Zaccari, AJTheKid, Aminita Satori - this episode's stocked with music to make your weekend bounce with all the right energy.

2016 Episode 010 - Kids These Days & Run For Covers

Excellent tunes to bring in the energy.  Feelin' the burn of the midsummer grind...Jer @ SBS pulls out songs from the indie-catalog to bust you outta that funk - come get some!

Music from Acres Of Lions, EMPRA, Marriage Material, Red Martian, Morning Fame and Trevino in addition to brand-new songs from Joseph Tonelli, Shellshock Lullaby, The RA-6600 and A Truth Called Nothing - turn this up and keep your weekend going!

2016 Episode 011 - The Sun Sucks Energy & Music Replenishes

We dig deep this week and discuss the merits of being a song-dude vs. an album-dude - check out the latest episode of the SBS Podcast!
Featuring amazing music from:  Dave Childz - Count The Thief - Down Solo - 64 Hooligans - An Infinite Attraction - Into Bits - Joe Lecrivain - Mike Bee And The Dead Soldiers - Mike Contoni - The Internal Frontier

2016 Episode 012 - The Song Guy & The Album Guy

It's about damn time we got into some fan mail and questions for the show's host, Jer @ SBS!  Fearlessly answering questions that have been sent in from listeners and followers, join Jer @ SBS as he pulls questions out of a bowl and puts out some thoughts on what's happening in the independent music-scene and behind the scenes at SBS!  Sounds good right?

But wait - there's more!  (Isn't there always with us promotional-types?)
Awesome music from the independent scene featuring songs from:  åMBe, 1FM, Fey, Third Realm, Nic Nassuet, This Day Burns, Cosmic Charley, The Hsu-Nami, After Aura and The Thiefs!

2016 Episode 013 - Fan Mail Spectacular #01

Doing what we do best & helping uncover some of the best tunes out there in today's independent music-scene - you can expect all kinds of sonic-awesomeness from this new episode featuring the incredible music of:  Tune Tank - Nixie - Morrow's Memory - 1FM - Aztec - The Drama Dolls - Convey - Sun.Set.Ships - Treehouse! - Sam And The Black Seas

2016 Episode 014 - I Heard You & Now You Hear This!

As always...a killer lineup of tunes from the independent music-scene!
Featuring music from reliable sources you've heard on our show like The Quality Of Mercury, The Pit and Morrow's Memory and brand-new tunes from Dansad, A Choir Of Ghosts, William Knott, Armada Named Sound & Genius Picaso - this show is packed with dynamite songs, artists & bands.  We'll also talk about some new projects on the go from Preston Project and Stig Gustu Larsen - click the play button, turn up the volume and let's rock!

2016 Episode 015 - What's Good & What's Still Good!

Today we discover the true impact that a movie like High Fidelity has made on good ol' Jer @ SBS...and whether or not his musical A.D.D. was better off beforehand!
Featuring incredible tunes from throughout the independent music-scene in all genres and styles...check out songs from N0va, Seashaped, Correigh, Audiobender, Cosmonaut Radio, The Cellophane Heart, Underwing, Plike and In Silent Agony!
Also featuring a debut single from the new Vancouver-based project Salmon Friends - check it out & turn it up!

2016 Episode 016 - Lo & High Fidelity

On this week's show we get right to the heart of what makes a single...how timing factors in...and what the heck their purpose really is!

Join Jer @ SBS as he rambles on about that & more throughout the episode, playing extraordinary tunes from your incredible independent music-scene including:  Tune Tank, Roger Cole & Paul Barrere, Those Shadow People, Bazerk, Sun.Set.Ships, Plike, Ray William Roldan, Treehouse! and a brand-new single from the new EP from Vancouver Island's indie-stars Aztec in the mix!

2016 Episode 017 - Between One & Three-Million

Here we go again folks!  Jer @ SBS answers the questions you've got on your mind...whatever they might be!

Featuring incredible new tunes that are seriously fresh onto playlists right now with new music from artists/bands that have just released brand-new stuff out into the world including:  Astral Darkness, Swami Lushbeard, Steve Ryan, Dansad, Western Estates, Rahm, The Betters, George Diaz, Rev. Peter Unger, and we check into Latent Anxiety for the first time!

So don't miss out!  Push that play-button thingy and turn this up!

2016 Episode 018 - Fan Mail Spectacular #02

On today's show we honor those that came just shy of making our official top-ten for this year's SBS reader-voted quest for Best New Sound 2016...all bands/artists in this episode made even making a list at all an impossible task due to the incredible year it's been for independent music.  So let's celebrate that and toast these future superstars of tomorrow and amazing contributors to this year's playlists out there!

We've got tracks from: DJ Serafin - Resilient - Joe Lecrivain - Western Estates - 1FM - Genius Picaso - Lost Cosmonauts - Plike - Endsightt

We'll check out a bonus cut from a highly-skilled emcee by the name of Jacob Didas.

And somewhere in this episode...we'll announce which one of these ten officially made it to the reader-vote for Best New Sound 2016 a day ahead of schedule...so you know...if you're curious or you like your insider info...OR you just like awesome music - this episode's for you!

2016 Episode 019 - Honorable Mentions & A Secret Revealed

15 amazing tunes from the independent music-scene that we discovered over 2016...all released as singles & technically weren't eligible for our annual contest for Best New Sound - but they certainly still get recognized here on our show for the amazing contribution they made to music last year!

And besides that...all that awesomeness makes for an incredible way to start out 2017!

Adding in an additional 5 tracks from the Top-5 from this year's Reader Vote, including both my favorite song of the year, and our winner (As chosen by YOU the people!) - The Quality Of Mercury!

For full track-listing & credits - hit up our homepage at http://www.sleepingbagstudios.ca to find out more about the songs on today's show!

2017 Episode 020 - 20 Hot Mothers To End Last Year & Start This One!

SBS Podcast - a show that celebrates the incredible music discovered along the travels of music-reviewer/host Jer @ SBS of sleepingbagstudios.  Playing amazing music found throughout the independent music-scene - proudly!