Indie Basketball: The Podcast

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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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
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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
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Theme music courtesy of Empty Heaven.Outro courtesy of Mother Evergreen.
 
 

Keith Latinen (Empire! Empire! I Was a Lonely Estate)

Keith Latinen (Empire! Empire! I Was A Lonely Estate / Mt. Oriander / Count Your Lucky Stars co-founder) has joined by to nerd out about all things Detroit sports, but more specifically the Pistons. Hear how he started Count Your Lucky Stars and what his lifelong dedication to the Pistons means to him, and that includes giving his all at a Musician Matchups: Detroit Pistons Edition.
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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
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Theme music courtesy of Empty Heaven.Outro courtesy of Mother Evergreen.
 
 

Andrew Becker (Human Potential)

I'm back with Andrew Becker, also known as Human Potential. We're doing a mini season preview for the Sixers and talk about his new solo album out November 15th. Andrew also takes his shot at Build-a-Band, maybe our largest band yet.
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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
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Theme music courtesy of Empty Heaven.Outro courtesy of Mother Evergreen.
 
 

PlaylistMakers: Songs From a Debut Album (Shoshin Boy, Matt Mitchell, Field Medic)

Welcome to another edition of PlaylistMakers: a new Indie Basketball Podcast episode where a group of folks collaboratively make a playlist together, fantasy draft style. I am joined by Royce Wilmot (Shoshin Boy on TikTok), Matt Mitchell (Paste Magazine), and Kevin Patrick Sullivan (Field Medic) to draft a playlist of songs from a debut album.
Want to listen to the final output playlist? Check it out here: https://spoti.fi/3B7D8Kl 
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Check out YouTube for new Half Court Sessions and a brand new series making Justin Vernon in NBA 2K25: 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
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Theme music courtesy of Empty Heaven.Outro courtesy of Mother Evergreen.

Rick Maguire (Pile)

Rick Maguire of the indie rock band Pile joins me to talk about the Celtics championship and the joys of pickup hoops at the Y. We also do a game of Musician Matchups!
 
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We have brand new Half Court Sessions with Free Range and Mister Goblin, now available: 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
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Theme music courtesy of Empty Heaven.Outro courtesy of Mother Evergreen.
 
 

Nik Ewing (Local Natives / Chewing)

Returning guest Nik Ewing of Local Natives joins the podcast to discuss his new album for his solo project for Chewing, Olympic basketball, Clippers season preview, and dive in for another Build-A-Band.
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We have brand new Half Court Sessions with Free Range and Mister Goblin, now available: 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.

Bloomsday

Iris Gunnison of the New York band Bloomsday is here to talk about their recent album Heart of the Artichoke and get into their history with basketball, including some NBA 2K and growing up a New Jersey Nets fan. Plus, they do their version of Build-a-Band.
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We have a brand new Half Court Session with Runnner, now available: 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.