On this show, we premiere the Shards Session from Philadelphia-based band Booze Radly, recorded in August 2019. The five members of Booze Radly, who are all originally from the Lehigh Valley, have just self-released their debut album Haunted Mind, an energetic mixture of raucous pop-punk and emo whose songwriting explores singer and guitarist Alex Manescu’s personal family struggles.
We also explore the DIY music scene of Scranton, Pennsylvania. Our guest is community organizer Jess Meoni, one of the founders of the Scranton DIY Punk Collective who hosts the annual Weird and Wired Punk Bazaar, a combination punk rock flea market and zinefest for the Scranton area. Jess also keeps herself busy by booking shows, organizing movie screenings, running a screen printing business with her friend, drumming in the (awesomely-named) Wife Swamp, and more. She put together a mixtape of Scranton bands to play and talked to us about the music scene that she calls home.
---------PART ONE---------
Introduction (0:44)
Booze Radly - Empty Rooms (2:01)
Booze Radly - Riptide (4:28)
Booze Radly - Interview Part 1 (9:36)
Booze Radly - Glass (13:34)
Booze Radly - Haunted Mind (17:58)
Booze Radly - Interview Part 2 (23:50)
BAND PICK: Run for the Whales - Sunny Daze (29:13)
---------PART TWO---------
Jess Meoni - Interview Part 1 (32:26)
Standoff - Freedumb (35:32)
Lily Mao - Sour Grapes (37:33)
Jess Meoni - Interview Part 2 (41:30)
Family Animals - Toad Warrior (43:46)
Pity Party - Cold Day in July (45:51)
Jess Meoni - Interview Part 3 (50:38)
