Indie Basketball: The Podcast

Joseph Therriault (Gulfer)

Joseph Therriault from Gulfer talks about what it's like to be both a neuroscientist and musician, being a Bucks fan in Canada, the Doc Rivers saga, and he takes his shot at building a band of NBA players. Gulfer has a new album called "Third Wind" due out on February 28th on Topshelf Records.
 
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Dave Hartley (The War on Drugs)

Dave Hartley from The War On Drugs joins the podcast to talk about the delightfulness of ABBA, the sillyness of the Dunk Contest, and greatness of Sixers basketball. Plus, he gives his go at a round of Musician Matchup: Sixers Edition.
 
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Tom McGreevy (Ducks Ltd.)

Tom of Ducks Ltd. came on to talk about their new album "Harm's Way" which drops Feb 9th, as well as geek out about Raptors, Wizards, Rockets (oh my). He also does a little hybrid Musician Matchup of Wizards/Raptors players.
 
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Free Range

I'm joined by some more Chicago folks to talk Bulls as Sofia and Andy of Free Range join the podcast. We take about their busy 2023, upcoming album, formative Bulls memories, and we play GM a little bit. They also take a shot at Build-A-Band with a twangy twist.
 
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Ryland Heagy (Origami Angel)

Ryland of Origami Angel joins me and gets passionate about the Sixers, basketball, talks faves of 2023, and comes up with his own Sixers themes Musician Matchup.
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PONY (Sam & Matty)

I'm joined by Sam and Matty from the Toronto based band PONY. They share the influences that led to their album "Velveteen", diving into basketball fandom, the Pistons losing streak, and more. They also both try their hand at BUILD-A-BAND, with two very different results.
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Hotline TNT

To kick off the first episode of the new year, I'm joined by some dudes who put our one of the raddest albums of 2023, Will and Mike from Hotline TNT. We talk about their new album, the delightful drama of the NBA, Timberwolves, Celtics, and a mixed-bag edition of Musician Matchups. Make you sure check out Hotline TNT on tour starting January 2024 and listen to their latest album "Cartwheel".
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PlaylistMakers: Album Openers (Dan Ozzi, Ian Cohen, Josh Terry)

Welcome to PlaylistMakers: a new Indie Basketball Podcast episode where a group of folks collaboratively make a playlist together, fantasy draft style. I am joined by Dan Ozzi, Ian Cohen, and Josh Terry to collectively create a playlist of Album Openers / Track 1's.
Want to listen to the final output playlist? Check it out here: https://spoti.fi/3sYmrgF
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Petey

Musician and TikTok dude Petey joins the podcast to talk about his new album USA, his range of influences, why he hates the Lakers, and he gives his take on Build-a-Band.
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Adam T. Siska (The Academy Is... / Footballhead)

This episode was a great conversation full of nostalgia for the 2000's Chicago emo scene, lots of Bulls talk, we even played a game of HoopGrids. Adam was the bassist for The Academy Is..., touring bassist for numerous band, and as of late, helping guide new project Footballhead.
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Bon Iverson hats have been restocked at http://www.indiebasketball.com
New Half Court Sessions with Ratboys is now up on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@indiebasketball
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Theme music courtesy of Empty Heaven.Outro courtesy of Mother Evergreen.