Indie Basketball: The Podcast

NBA Draft Special: Josh Kolenik (Small Black)

Josh from Small Black has returned as our NBA Draft specialist, as we break down and recap the 2025 draft.
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Kevin Devine

At long last! The amazing Kevin Devine joins me for a Knicks conversation, growing up in Brooklyn, writing politically-driven music, and he takes his own shot at Build-a-Band!
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The JR Smiths "Meat is Murder" t-shirt is out. Get em at http://www.indiebasketball.com
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Theme music courtesy of Empty Heaven.Outro courtesy of Mother Evergreen.
 

Husbands

Danny of indie pop and surf rock band Husbands is on the podcast at the perfect time, because his Oklahoma City Thunder are neck and neck in the NBA Finals. We have a great time talking about what it's like for basketball in OKC, we break down the current Thunder team, plus he pulls an NBA Tarot and we do a OKC Musician Matchup.
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Watch the new Half Court Sessions with Pictoria Vark at: https://www.youtube.com/@indiebasketball
The JR Smiths "Meat is Murder" t-shirt is out. Get em at 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
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Theme music courtesy of Empty Heaven.Outro courtesy of Mother Evergreen.
 

JR JR

Long time Pistons fans, indie pop musicians, and general Detroiters JR JR are on the podcast in celebration of their latest album Back to the Land. We dive into what it means to have musical "influences", the hayday of the pistons, their current run, and a quick Build-a-Band session.
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Theme music courtesy of Empty Heaven.Outro courtesy of Mother Evergreen.
 

TOLEDO

Joining my is Daniel Alvarez of New York-based indie rock band TOLEDO to talk about this Knicks/Pacers series, discovering basketball, why he's done with writing EPs, and some of his New York music favorites. Plus, we try something new and puill an NBA Tarot Card reading, along with Dan building his very own Build-a-Band.
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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
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Theme music courtesy of Empty Heaven.Outro courtesy of Mother Evergreen.
 

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
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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
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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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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
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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
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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.