Indie Basketball: The Podcast

PlaylistMakers is back! The fantasy draft style game where we collaboratively make a playlist on the fly. And to do so, I am please to have John Ross of Wild Pink (new album out August 21), Owen Burton of Ovven (new album already out), and writer Chris DeVille of Stereogum (Such Great Heights out now).
And together we drafted a playlist of songs with names in it.
Check out the playlist here: Apple Music | Spotify
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Friko's amazing Half Court Session: https://www.youtube.com/@indiebasketball
Merch, as well as album reviews, available 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
Join the conversation on Discord: https://discord.gg/HJaDNwxSbe
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Matt Scottoline of the Philly band Hurry and Everyone Everywhere is with me to dig into the Jaylen Brown trade, NBA private equity, Beach Boys, and of course, he tries out his Build-a-Band.
 
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The first 2026 Half Court Session is now out with Brother Bird: https://www.youtube.com/@indiebasketball
Shirts and hats, as well as album reviews, available 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
Join the conversation on Discord: https://discord.gg/HJaDNwxSbe
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Pat (and a brief statement from Schuey) of ill peach joined me to talk about what its like producing music with so many different artists, talking Timberwolves and allllllll the offseason moves happening so far. Lots to cover!
 
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The first 2026 Half Court Session is now out with Brother Bird: https://www.youtube.com/@indiebasketball
Shirts and hats, as well as album reviews, available 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
Join the conversation on Discord: https://discord.gg/HJaDNwxSbe
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Zack James, very talented drummer of many many projects, joins me to talk about his love of the Spurs, the NBA Finals, and he has an elite Build-a-Band for ball knowers only.
 
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The first 2026 Half Court Session is now out with Brother Bird: https://www.youtube.com/@indiebasketball
Shirts and hats, as well as album reviews, available 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
Join the conversation on Discord: https://discord.gg/HJaDNwxSbe
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Theme music courtesy of Empty Heaven.Outro courtesy of Mother Evergreen.

Threepeat! Josh of Small Black returns for another NBA Draft preview, in what seems to be a VERY deep class. Josh's list may surprise a lot of you! We also had to talk about the aftermath of the NBA finals.
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The first 2026 Half Court Session is now out with Brother Bird: https://www.youtube.com/@indiebasketball
Shirts and hats, as well as album reviews, available 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
Join the conversation on Discord: https://discord.gg/HJaDNwxSbe
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Theme music courtesy of Empty Heaven.Outro courtesy of Mother Evergreen.

Can't believe we made it to 100 and as a special treat, I'm delighted to talk with legendary punk figure Guy Picciotto. He's a big Wizards fan tells some stories about basketball, Fugazi, and of course the iconic basketball hoop photo from the Fugazi show in Philly in 1988.
Thank you all so much for being here and supporting the podcast!
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Watch all of our Half Court Sessions: https://www.youtube.com/@indiebasketball
Shirts and hats, as well as album reviews, available 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
Join the conversation on Discord: https://discord.gg/HJaDNwxSbe
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Theme music courtesy of Empty Heaven.Outro courtesy of Mother Evergreen.

Indie-folk musician Devlin & The Harm has a new album and is here to dive deep on Spurs/Thunder and the Knicks/Cavs series as we go full on playoff mode.
 
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Watch all of our Half Court Sessions: https://www.youtube.com/@indiebasketball
Shirts and hats, as well as album reviews, available 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
Join the conversation on Discord: https://discord.gg/HJaDNwxSbe
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Theme music courtesy of Empty Heaven.Outro courtesy of Mother Evergreen.

I'm joined by Chris Cresswell, frontman of The Flatliners and member of Hot Water Music, to mourn the Raptors loss. We talk about being a Toronto basketball fan, expansion, the evolution of punk rock, and he gives his take on Build-a-Band.
 
'Cold World' by The Flatliners is out May 8th.
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Watch all of our Half Court Sessions: https://www.youtube.com/@indiebasketball
Shirts and hats, as well as album reviews, available 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
Join the conversation on Discord: https://discord.gg/HJaDNwxSbe
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Theme music courtesy of Empty Heaven.Outro courtesy of Mother Evergreen.

Our guests this week are Kenny and Jon from indie folk band The Head and The Heart. They are celebrating the 15th anniversary of their seminal self-titled album, and are also into the Lakers and Warriors respectively. So we're talking fandom, playoffs, and give them a shot Musician Matchups.
NOTE: Some recording hiccups early on but get resolved quickly!
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Watch all of our Half Court Sessions: https://www.youtube.com/@indiebasketball
Shirts and hats, as well as album reviews, available 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
Join the conversation on Discord: https://discord.gg/HJaDNwxSbe
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Theme music courtesy of Empty Heaven.Outro courtesy of Mother Evergreen.

Longtime Omaha native Stephen Pedersen of Criteria (formerly Cursive / White Octave) joins me to recall his childhood of basketball, talk about his love of playing the sport, early days of Saddle Creek records, and the new Criteria album due out May 22nd. We also tried a new segment of "Band Name or NBA Player" with... mixed results.
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Watch all of our Half Court Sessions: https://www.youtube.com/@indiebasketball
Shirts and hats, as well as album reviews, available 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
Join the conversation on Discord: https://discord.gg/HJaDNwxSbe
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Theme music courtesy of Empty Heaven.Outro courtesy of Mother Evergreen.