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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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69. Austin Leonard Jones

Low Profile with Markly Morrison ·

2023/02/17

Austin Leonard Jones is a singing storyteller, spinning narratives based in fact and fiction with a penchant for writing country-flavored tunes that feel familiar from the get-go. Born and raised in Texas, he currently calls Ojai, CA his home. In the past year he’s released four albums on cassette tape: a live record, a collection of new songs called “Dead Calm,” and a ten-year retrospective in two volumes, called “The Wonder Years of Austin Leonard Jones” on Perpetual Doom records. He’s the guy

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68. Chronophage

Low Profile with Markly Morrison ·

2023/02/03

Chronophage is a band that started in Austin, TX and has since scattered into various locations. While on tour in winter 2021, band members Adam, Casey, Sarah and Parker dropped by for an in-studio taping at the Happy Birthday House for Channel 22 on Thurston Community Media. Madison Nadine conducts this interview along with first time co-host Markly Morrison. The group talks about their new self-titled album recorded by studio masters Craig Ross (Lenny Kravitz, Sheryl Crow, Daryl Hall, Patty

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67. Ivor Cutler biographer Bruce Lindsay

Low Profile with Markly Morrison ·

2023/01/20

Born 100 years ago in Scotland, the late musician/poet/author/humorist Ivor Cutler was a self-described Oblique Music Philospher. He released tons of art by way of radio, television, books and records. His work, no matter the medium, is thoughtful as it is absurd, as irreverent as it is romantic. Author Bruce Lindsay took it upon himself to write the greatest-and-only biography on the O.M.P. called Ivor Cutler: A Life Outside the Sitting Room. Markly Morrison and Andrew “Hollywood” Dorsett speak

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66. Jim O'Rourke

Low Profile with Markly Morrison ·

2023/01/06

Jim O’Rourke is a composer and producer living in Japan after spending most of his life in Chicago. His solo and collaborative works range from pop songwriting to electronic and avant-garde, being one of the first musicians to use a computer for live improvisations. His albums have been released on Table of the Elements, Drag City, Mego, and his own label Moikai. As a producer he has worked with Joanna Newsom, Wilco, US Maple, Stereolab and countless others. He has been a member of Sonic Youth,

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65. Derek Piotr

Low Profile with Markly Morrison ·

2022/12/23

On today’s episode, instead of our usual format, I’ve got a folkorist. Derek Piotr lives in Connecticut, and was introduced to me by Dollar Country host Franklin Fantini, who you might remember from a bonus episode from October 2021. Derek’s released several albums of experimental and electronic music this century (see listening links below), but in recent years has shifted his focus to collecting folks songs as remembered by folks. He has traveled here and abroad collecting field recordings

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64. La Luz

Low Profile with Markly Morrison ·

2022/12/09

If you don’t know already, La Luz is killing it these days. They got the thick harmonies, they got the deep twang in the guitar department, and everybody in the band brings a hell of a lot to the table. Outside the band, they all have other music projects that are keeping it fresh. The solo projects of guitarist Shana Cleveland and keyboardist Alice Sandahl are glorious in their own right, as well as bassist Lena Simon’s new studio project Kairos Creature Club and drummer Audrey Johnson’s

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63. Jonny Kosmo

Low Profile with Markly Morrison ·

2022/11/23

Hey, Markly here, this is the sixty-third episode of Low Profile. A couple years ago, my friend and former bandmate Nehemiah St-Danger told me about this band he started playing bass for, and thought would be a good match for this show. I loved what I heard- in fact, I started listening to it all the time, but I was hesitant because A: there were only two albums out, and I usually like to do a lot of research in a deep discography before having them on as a guest, and B: I already had a years-old,

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62. Stephen Steinbrink

Low Profile with Markly Morrison ·

2022/11/11

Oakland-based singer-songwriter Stephen Steinbrink, one of my favorite artists and a friend to boot, is my guest today. Multi-instrumentalist and frequent co-host Andrew Dorsett is also in on the conversation, accompanying Stephen on piano and steel guitar in the Lounge of the ABC House. He has released 14 albums and EPs under his own name and his earlier moniker French Quarter on the labels Holy Page, Western Vinyl, No More Second Chances, Lost Sound Tapes, and Melodic Records. Steinbrink has

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61. Suzzy Roche and Lucy Wainwright Roche

Low Profile with Markly Morrison ·

2022/10/28

Come for a ride down Interstate 5 with Suzzy Roche and Lucy-Wainwright Roche as I talk to them on their way to the next gig on their west coast tour. Suzzy is one-third of The Roches, a group of sisters whose records since the 1970s have been creating fanatic enthusiasts around the world, myself included. Her daughter Lucy has released several killer solo records in the last couple of decades, and the new album “I Can Still Hear You” is the third that the two of them made together. This one’s an

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60. The Mona Reels

Low Profile with Markly Morrison ·

2022/10/14

I'm very excited to kick things off today, I’ve been working on this season for a little over a year and as usual, I’ll be presenting a ton of terrific musical guests. Also, my wife Lani Is supplying hand drawn portraits of all the artists for each episode, starting with today’s guest, Peter David Connelly of the Mona Reels, whose latest self-released album “Without Love” is available on bandcamp. In addition to the band’s output over the past twenty years or so, Peter and I talk about how to hack

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Scherler Sundays Highlights 8: Dev Ray, Dylan...

Low Profile with Markly Morrison ·

2022/10/09

Dev Ray, Dylan Shearer and Ali Baker (with Summer Schief) make an appearance at the final Sherler Sundays concert of 2022. Ali and Summer reveal their new band name, discuss singing harmony with the Mona Reels, and share about their recent opportunity to share the stage with hip-hop royalty. Dylan performs in Olympia for the first time in 20 years and talks about his formative years in the Mojave desert, and the chapter of his life in the Bay Area leading to working with members of the Osees and

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Scherler Sundays Highlights 7: The Mona Reels, Olivia...

Low Profile with Markly Morrison ·

2022/10/02

The penultimate live episode for this series of highlights from the Scherler Sundays concert series features three Olympia acts and one out-of-towner, Austin Leonard Jones. The Mona Reels has been the ongoing project of singer-songwriter Peter David Connelly for over 20 years, today we hear his current and self-proclaimed favorite line-up of the band, a six-piece ensemble. Included is a suite of songs from their latest record, "Without Love." The Mona Reels will also be kicking off the seventh

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Scherler Sundays Highlights 6: Hot Pursuit of...

Low Profile with Markly Morrison ·

2022/09/25

This is the sixth installment of highlights from the Scherler Sunday’s concert series earlier this summer. We’ll be hearing interviews and three songs each from Hot Pursuit of Happiness, my old friends LAKE, and Kelsey Magnuson. The first two sets were recorded on July 24th, and Kelsey’s set is from July 31st of this year, all recorded in front of an audience behind the Historic Carnegie Library in Olympia. If you want to hear the complete sets and unedited versions of the interviews, it will be

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Scherler Sundays Highlights 5: Lavender Country returns!

Low Profile with Markly Morrison ·

2022/09/18

Patrick Haggerty brings his six-piece Lavender Country band to the grassy knoll. After a candid interview in front of the Scherler Sundays audience, the band's lively honky-tonk set serves as a framework for Haggerty to tell his life story using his songs as the soundtrack, making for a very special show celebrating almost 50 years since their release of the first openly queer-themed country album. Engineered by Robin Carmosino, behind the historic Carnegie Library in Olympia, WA.Scherler Sundays

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Scherler Sundays Highlights 4: Zachary Cale, Jack...

Low Profile with Markly Morrison ·

2022/09/11

Today’s live highlights reel features interviews and performances from July 10th and 17th, 2022. First up it's NYC-based Zachary Cale, who shares about his musical journey and finding his rock chops in Olympia at the turn of the century. Next, Portland’s Jack Habegger returns after guest-hosting last week for his first time as the interviewee before performing with his band Celebrity Telethon. Then, we jump ahead a week to meet Olympia neo-bluegrass artists the Pine Hearts, and Oly’s indie rock

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Scherler Sundays Highlights 3: Michael Hurley, James...

Low Profile with Markly Morrison ·

2022/09/04

Musical storyteller Michael Hurley made his debut on Folkways records way back in 1964 and shows no signs of slowing down because there’s always another story to tell. His songs have been covered by The Violent Femmes, Cat Power, Yo La Tengo and previous Low Profile guests Eugene Chadbourne and the Holy Modal Rounders. Michael’s performances are few and far between these days, and interviews with him are even more rare. Without him American music would not be the same, and it was an honor to welcome

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Scherler Sundays highlights 2: Doug Martsch & John...

Low Profile with Markly Morrison ·

2022/08/28

For the second collection of highlights from the Scherler Sundays 2022 concert and interview series, we have a document from an indie rock lover’s dream: Doug Martsch of Built to Spill and John Atkins of 764-HERO, and more recently, his new band Sun Breaks. Doug and John each play intimate acoustic sets behind the old Carnegie Library in Olympia. For this show, I interviewed the two of them together since they have a bit of mutual history in their formative years in their respective music careers-

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Scherler Sundays Highlights 1: Null State, Waves...

Low Profile with Markly Morrison ·

2022/08/19

Live performances and interviews from Olympia artists Null State, Waves Crashing, Annie Schultz, The Cold Sweats and Fastener. Recorded July 12 and July 19 2022 at Scherler Sundays in Olympia, WA presented by Three Magnets Brewing Company. These are highlights from those days; if you would like to hear the unedited recordings they are being made available via patreon.com/LowProfile at any support level. These are my first interviews in front of an audience, and all of the guests are up-and-coming

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59. Bret Lunsford

Low Profile with Markly Morrison ·

2022/07/15

We went on location to Anacortes, Washington to meet up with the local historian and musician Bret Lunsford in a cavernous repurposed train depot. Calvin Johnson interjects during the intro to say a few words about his pal and former Beat Happening band mate Bret, who recently wrote a book called sounding for Harry Smith: Early Pacific Northwest Influences. To give a little background on who Harry Smith was, The Holy Modal Rounders’ co-founder, living legend and returning Low Profile guest, Peter

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58. Loren Connors (w/ Suzanne Langille)

Low Profile with Markly Morrison ·

2022/07/01

Loren Connors is a guitarist, poet and painter who grew up in Connecticut but has called New York his home since early adulthood. Since the late 1970s he was released over 50 albums of primarily improvised material, developing his unique avant-garde playing style in formed by early blues and 20th century composers. He has collaborated with a diverse array of likewise important musicians such as John Fahey, Sonic Youth, Jim O’Rourke, Kath bloom, and Alan Licht. His most frequent cohort is also his

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