Indie Basketball: The Podcast

Riley Breckenridge (Thrice)

Super stoked to have Riley Breckendridge, drummer of Thrice, to talk about what music he's been loving lately, baseball, Lakers, and more. He also gives a go at Musician Matchup: Lakers Edition.
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Brand new The JR Smiths "Meat is Murder" t-shirt is out. Get em at the fully revamped http://www.indiebasketball.com
Support Indie Basketball and help make more Half Court Sessions happen while getting exclusives such as monthly playlists, merch discounts, and exclusive HCS songs: http://www.patreon.com/indiebasketball
Watch the new Half Court Sessions with Lunar Ash at: https://www.youtube.com/@indiebasketball
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Theme music courtesy of Empty Heaven.Outro courtesy of Mother Evergreen.
 

Erik Czaja (Pet Symmetry / Dowsing)

I'm joined by my dear friend Erik from Pet Symmetry, Dowsing, and numerous other Chicago bands to talk about the new Pet Sym album, his beloved New York Knicks, the NBA Playoffs, and of course he gives us a solid Build-A-Band.
Check out the new Pet Symmetry album BIG out now.
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Brand new The JR Smiths "Meat is Murder" t-shirt is out. Get em at the fully revamped http://www.indiebasketball.com
Support Indie Basketball and help make more Half Court Sessions happen while getting exclusives such as monthly playlists, merch discounts, and exclusive HCS songs: http://www.patreon.com/indiebasketball
Watch the new Half Court Sessions with Lunar Ash at: https://www.youtube.com/@indiebasketball
Join the conversation on Discord: https://discord.gg/HJaDNwxSbe
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Theme music courtesy of Empty Heaven.Outro courtesy of Mother Evergreen.
 

Geoffrey Cox (Fotoform)

Geoffrey Cox of Seattle-based shoegaze band Fotoform joins me to formally mourn the Sonics and talk about his new album Grief is a Garden, Forever in Bloom. 
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Brand new The JR Smiths "Meat is Murder" t-shirt is out. Get em at the fully revamped http://www.indiebasketball.com
Support Indie Basketball and help make more Half Court Sessions happen while getting exclusives such as monthly playlists, merch discounts, and exclusive HCS songs: http://www.patreon.com/indiebasketball
Watch the new Half Court Sessions with Lunar Ash at: https://www.youtube.com/@indiebasketball
Join the conversation on Discord: https://discord.gg/HJaDNwxSbe
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Theme music courtesy of Empty Heaven.Outro courtesy of Mother Evergreen.
 

Model/Actriz & sh4dows

This episode I'm joined by not one, but two artists-- Aaron from Model/Actriz and Matt from sh4dows. They are a couple Sixers fans and are here to commiserate on the Philly misfortunes of this season. And as always, we have them do a little Build-a-Band. Check out the new Model/Actriz album due out May 2nd.
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Brand new The JR Smiths "Meat is Murder" t-shirt is out. Get em at the fully revamped http://www.indiebasketball.com
Support Indie Basketball and help make more Half Court Sessions happen while getting exclusives such as monthly playlists, merch discounts, and exclusive HCS songs: http://www.patreon.com/indiebasketball
Watch the Half Court Sessions at: https://www.youtube.com/@indiebasketball
Join the conversation on Discord: https://discord.gg/HJaDNwxSbe
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Theme music courtesy of Empty Heaven.Outro courtesy of Mother Evergreen.
 

Steve Sladkowski (PUP)

It's been a long time coming, but FINALLY we have Steve Sladkowksi, guitarist of PUP, on the podcast to deep dive on Raptors and their new album Who Will Look After The Dogs? due out May 2nd.
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Brand new The JR Smiths "Meat is Murder" t-shirt is out. Get em at the FULLY revamped http://www.indiebasketball.com
Support Indie Basketball and help make more Half Court Sessions happen while getting exclusives such as monthly playlists, merch discounts, and exclusive HCS songs: http://www.patreon.com/indiebasketball
Watch the Half Court Sessions at: https://www.youtube.com/@indiebasketball
Join the conversation on Discord: https://discord.gg/HJaDNwxSbe
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Theme music courtesy of Empty Heaven.Outro courtesy of Mother Evergreen.
 

John Barrett (Bass Drum of Death)

Back for the first episode of 2025 alongside John Barrett of noisy band Bass Drum of Death to indulge in the discussions of the wild flurry of NBA trades including Luka Doncic, basketball in Mississippi, and the Memphis Grizzlies. 
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BRAND NEW MERCH ALERT! The JR Smiths "Meat is Murder" t-shirt is out. Get em at http://www.indiebasketball.com
The latest Half Court Session with Cusp is now out: https://www.youtube.com/@indiebasketball
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Theme music courtesy of Empty Heaven.Outro courtesy of Mother Evergreen.
 

SNACKTIME

The final episode of 2024 brings a few members of the Philly multi-hyphenate band SNACKTIME to talk about their experience being quickly hoisted by the city of Philadelphia as a musical ambassador, playing halftime for the 76ers, and they give some of their 2024 favorite albums. 
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All merch is 20% until the end of 2024! Get em at http://www.indiebasketball.com
Check out the latest Half Court Session with Chewing (Nik from Local Natives): https://www.youtube.com/@indiebasketball
Get Indie Basketball exclusives and support us on Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/indiebasketball
Join the conversation on Discord: https://discord.gg/HJaDNwxSbe
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Theme music courtesy of Empty Heaven.Outro courtesy of Mother Evergreen.
 

Ian Karmel

A very special episode, we have comedian Ian Karmel (T-Shirt Swim Club, All Fantasy Everything) on being a big time Blazers fan (if not the biggest), giving his Starting 5 of 2024 Albums, and we go back and forth for a few rounds of Musician Matchups.
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All merch is 20% until the end of 2024! Get em at http://www.indiebasketball.com
Check out the latest Half Court Session with Chewing (Nik from Local Natives): https://www.youtube.com/@indiebasketball
Get Indie Basketball exclusives and support us on Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/indiebasketball
Join the conversation on Discord: https://discord.gg/HJaDNwxSbe
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Theme music courtesy of Empty Heaven.Outro courtesy of Mother Evergreen.
 

Luke Garro (Piebald)

With me today is Luke Garro, drummer for beloved emo band Piebald. Luke and I chatted about the Best Friends Forever Festival, Celtics, UCONN (his true love), and then it's his turn for Build-a-Band.
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All merch is 20% until the end of 2024! Get em at http://www.indiebasketball.com
Check out the latest Half Court Session with Chewing (Nik from Local Natives): https://www.youtube.com/@indiebasketball
Get Indie Basketball exclusives and support us on Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/indiebasketball
Join the conversation on Discord: https://discord.gg/HJaDNwxSbe
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Theme music courtesy of Empty Heaven.Outro courtesy of Mother Evergreen.
 
 

Clayton Stevens (Touché Amoré)

Honored to have Clayton Stevens, guitarist of Touché Amoré, on the podcast to talk about being a Clippers fan and how he feels with the team this year despite the injuries. He also creates a great band out of NBA players in Build-a-Band.
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Check out the latest Half Court Session with Chewing (Nik from Local Natives): https://www.youtube.com/@indiebasketball
Bon Iverson hats and Lift Yr Skinny Fists And Take A Jumpshot From Heaven t-shirts are available at http://www.indiebasketball.com
Get Indie Basketball exclusives and support us on Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/indiebasketball
Join the conversation on Discord: https://discord.gg/HJaDNwxSbe
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Theme music courtesy of Empty Heaven.Outro courtesy of Mother Evergreen.