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Low Profile with Markly Morrison

Markly Morrison

Low Profile blends music and oral history interviews with the folks who have given us important music and have somehow evaded the spotlight. Markly Morrison is an audio journalist and independent musician in the exotic city of Olympia, Washington, where the program airs Fridays at 4pm on KAOS 89.3 FM and in podcast form via the Ruinous Media network. Dive deeper into the episodes at http://www.lowprofilepodcast.com

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57:35

Scherler Sundays: Morgan & The Organ Donors, XOHNO,...

Low Profile with Markly Morrison ·

2023/10/01

In this eighth installment of highlights from 2023’s Scherler Sundays live series, we have another all-Olympia showcase. This time, we hear performances and stories from Morgan and the Organ Donors, XOHNO, and Chance of Ghosts. The MODs feature Sara Peté's soft dreamy vocals and rhythmic 60s garage riffs, with "Wildman" James Maeda weaving in subtle guitar complexities, all held together by COCO's Olivia Ness and Bikini Kill's Tobi Vail on bass and drums. You may have seen wife and husband duo Sara

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61:18

Low Profile classic: Cornershop

Low Profile with Markly Morrison ·

2023/09/22

Recorded at the beginning of the 2020 lockdown, this remains one of my favorite interviews in the last five years of working on this project. Tjinder Singh’s Cornershop has been a long-standing go-to band in my rotation since I came across them on MTV in the mid nineties, watching back-to-back videos for “Sleep on the Left Side” and their ubiquitous hit “Brimful of Asha.” Since then, they have continued to release tons of great singles, albums and collaborations. It’s a tasty mix of Punjabi folk,

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58:38

Scherler Sundays: Riley Kendig, UK Gold

Low Profile with Markly Morrison ·

2023/09/18

In the seventh installment of highlights from this year’s Scherler Sundays concert and interview series, we’re getting another healthy helping of Olympia, WA rock and roll music. First up is Riley Kendig and his newly christened Magenta Sextet in their first public appearance, performing fully-realized arrangements of tunes off his excellent debut bedroom pop cassette entitled “Yr Car.” Next up, local power trio UK Gold takes the stage for a blistering onslaught of urgent post-punk outbursts. This

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59:15

Scherler Sundays: Kicking Giant, Anna Oxygen, Guidon...

Low Profile with Markly Morrison ·

2023/09/03

On July 23rd, 2023 a meeting of the minds occurred behind the Carnegie Library in downtown Olympia, WA. Pat Maley and Mary Sharp (formerly of Oly rock duo Little Red Car Wreck) arrived with their new band Guidon Bear to warm up the grassy knoll for Anna Oxygen, who has lived in New York for almost twenty years, and Tae Won Yu + Rachel Carns, better known as Kicking Giant. In between all the music, I spoke to the five of them about their glory days in the 90s Olympia punk scene, and got caught up

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15:54

Blind Boys of Alabama singer Ricky McKinnie (Bonus...

Low Profile with Markly Morrison ·

2023/08/27

It's a bonus episode! Here's a little radio piece I made back in January to promote a Blind Boys of Alabama concert here in Olympia. The gospel singing group has been in existence since 1939 or so, with its members changing over time... you know, like Menudo, The Preservation Hall Jazz Band or the London Philharmonic. I spoke with Ricky McKinnie, who's been in the group since 1989. He tells me about his background in gospel music, his own experience of blindness, the group's latest Grammy

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57:42

Scherler Sundays: The Gift Machine, Joshua James...

Low Profile with Markly Morrison ·

2023/08/20

This is the fifth installment of highlights from this year’s Scherler Sundays concert and interview series. Today’s show was recorded on July 16th behind the Carnegie Library in Olympia, WA and features performances from San Diego band The Gift Machine and Hot Rush, plus Joshua James Amberson reads from his latest book “Staring Contest.” The Gift Machine is returning to Low Profile, after being featured way back on episode 7. Their latest album is called “Consolation Prize.” This episode was

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57:31

Scherler Sundays ft. Karl Blau + Tim McBride & the...

Low Profile with Markly Morrison ·

2023/08/13

Karl Blau makes his fourth appearance on Low Profile- first as featured guest back on episode 29, and then taking over the show producing interviews with Temple of Bon Matin and Hermit Thrushes. Now episode marks his first appearance on the program as a live performer, with a smoking hot quartet behind him. After the performance, we discuss his goings on in Philadelphia and back here in the Pacific Northwestern United States. Good thing this was an early show, he had to head to a gig down in

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59:34

Donnie and Joe Emerson

Low Profile with Markly Morrison ·

2023/08/04

The movie "Dreamin' Wild," about the unlikely and belated fame of Donnie and Joe Emerson, is released in theaters today. It stars Casey Affleck, Beau Bridges, Walton Gogging and Zooey Deschanel. Today I'm sharing my interview with the real Donnie and Joe, along with their parents Don Sr. and Salina Emerson. They spoke to me from their parents' farm in Fruitland, WA. Enjoy!

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61:43

In memory of Alice Stuart

Low Profile with Markly Morrison ·

2023/08/02

Alice Stuart was a singer-songwriter from Washington Sate. She passed away yesterday. In celebration of her life, here is Rob Smith's interview with Alice from 2021. This episode is a cross-release between Low Profile and Rob's podcast, Welcome to Olympia. Rob also produced this one, be sure and check out his show if you like what you're hearing. Love eternal to Alice and those close to her. I'll be cooking dinner tonight in the crock pot we got from her yard sale a couple of years ago. Check

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54:57

Scherler Sundays: Heatwarmer, The Purple Shadows

Low Profile with Markly Morrison ·

2023/07/31

Recorded live on 07/02/2023 from this year's Scherler Sundays concert series, prog-pop trio Heatwarmer returns to Low Profile in person performing a handful of songs from their latest album "It's A Nightmare" and catches up on what's been going on since the geographically dispersed group's previous appearance on this show. Olympia honky-tonk mainstays The Purple Shadows kick this event off with a hearty helping of original cosmic American music.

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59:12

Scherler Sundays: Ralph Reign, Doctor Sleep, guest...

Low Profile with Markly Morrison ·

2023/07/23

On today’s show, Jason Traeger of the Traegermethod podcast is filling in for me as host, presenting performances and conversations with Olympia synth rock artist Doctor Sleep and Tacoma rapper Ralph Reign. Interestingly enough, both of these guys incorporate a Nintendo Game Boy into their distinctly different sounds. This episode is being cross-released on both Low Profile and Traegermethod via the podcast universe. If you like one show, you’ll probably like the other, and there’s a lot of

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56:43

Scherler Sundays: Elf Power, Your Heart Breaks,...

Low Profile with Markly Morrison ·

2023/07/17

This is the season eight premiere of Low Profile! This season is gonna be coming at you every Friday for the next couple of months, and it’s all pretty fresh stuff. Right now we are in the middle of Scherler Sundays, a weekly concert and interview series hosted by 3 Magnets Brewing in downtown Olympia. If you’re in the area, it’d be great to see you there, every Sunday at 3pm through August 13th. This is the first one, recorded on June 18th 2023. First up is a puppet theater troupe from Arcata,

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55:25

77. Generifus

Low Profile with Markly Morrison ·

2023/06/09

The band Generifus from Olympia is kind of a big deal- the group’s unassuming founder, Spencer Sult, is gifted with a poignant, understated sense of delivery. Active sincew the mid-aughties, he continues his long-term project writing songs that reflect his personal take on every day Monday in interactions with nature, society, music, and probably business. Generifus has a new album out called Rearrangel- it came out a week ago as of the release of this episode. Spencer joins me today along with band

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76. Asuna

Low Profile with Markly Morrison ·

2023/05/26

Asuna is a Japanese sound artist and musician who has been performing and releasing albums since the turn of the century. I first became aware of Asuna’s music when his album “Organ Leaf” was released as part of the Sparkling Composers series in the early aughties via Lucky Kitchen Records, whose founders Alejandra and Aeron featured back on Low Profile episode 48. In 2014, when I was on tour with LAKE, I asked our tour manager Koji about a handful of my favorite Japanese artists, and when I

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75. Scientists (originally aired on Jack Habegger's...

Low Profile with Markly Morrison ·

2023/05/12

This week, Low Profile presents music and conversation with Kim Salmon of the Scientists. This program was originally broadcast on the KAOS program Jack Habegger’s Celebrity Telethon. Jack has co-hosted and guest hosted previous episodes of Low Profile, interviewing Lavender Country, Jeffrey Lewis, Michael Hurley and James Maeda. Here’s what Jack had to say about this episode: “A little over a year ago, I connected with Kim Salmon over Zoom to discuss his long, storied career for my KAOS FM

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74. Califone

Low Profile with Markly Morrison ·

2023/04/28

Today I’m talking with the band Califone’s founding member Tim Rutili. Califone began 25 years ago as a solo project after the dissolution of his previous group Red Red Meat in Chicago. You may have heard his collaboration with Modest Mouse’s Isaac Brock, Ugly Casanova, or his ambient rock group Loftus. Tim has continued to do sporadic collaborative efforts over the years, but Califone has been a constant having released 15 albums as well as a bunch of singles and EPs. Their experimental take

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73. Mike Stax on Craig Smith

Low Profile with Markly Morrison ·

2023/04/14

Today, my co-host Madison Nadine and I sit down with Mike Stax joining us remotely from his home in San Diego. For kicks, Mike records and tours with his band, the Loons, but he’s better known as a writer, having published the magazine UGLY THINGS for 40 years and running. In 2022, he started an excellent new podcast bearing the same name. Ugly Things is an established authority on the golden era of obscure underground rock music, and today we’ll be talking to Mike about a guy named Craig

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72. Phil Elverum and Matt Fenton (explicit content)

Low Profile with Markly Morrison ·

2023/04/01

Phil Elverum (The Microphones, Mount Eerie) returns to Low Profile with his audio engineer friend Matt Fenton to discuss the time they gave the Kamloops, British Columbia band Peace a chance. They discuss their behind-the-scenes experience facilitating the 2006 debut by the band Peace, “On Earth.” It was the first project Elverum signed to his own label PW Elverum and Sun, up to which point had only released his own music. One might argue that the album has not particularly aged well, but

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71. Layng Martine, Jr. and Tucker Martine

Low Profile with Markly Morrison ·

2023/03/17

Singer, Author and Nashville Songwriter Hall of Famer Layng Martine Jr’s compositions have been performed by the likes of soul legends The Pointer Sisters, Featherbed frontman Barry Mannilow, Bo Diddley, Reba McEntire, Las Vegas regional sensation Elvis Presley, and Philly correspondant Karl Blau. Now an octogenarian- with over six active decades in the background and just a handful of singles under his own name- 2023 marks Layng’s debut album, “Music Man.” The album was produced by his son Tucker

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70. Hermit Thrushes (guest host Karl Blau)

Low Profile with Markly Morrison ·

2023/03/03

Karl Blau takes over the show again, this time to speak with members of our mutual friends Hermit Thrushes, recorded at various locations in Philly back in 2021. Band members Yianni Kourmadas, Taryn Jones and Andrew Keller share why they use the cheapest gear possible, their experiences with bars vs D.I.Y. and all ages spaces, musical influences, and tour stories including how they rebounded from a robbery. The group often learns new material by way of MIDI demos, and we’ll be hearing a clip from

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