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West of Twin Peaks Radio

Brand new music with a hyper local focus on Bay area artists and bands, including a weekly chat and deep sonic dive with a featured guest artist/band.

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119:55

#254 feat Perhapsy

West of Twin Peaks Radio ·

2026/03/22

On this episode, returning guest artist Derek Barber of the indie Oakland project Perhapsy shares his new LP "The Found Paintings of Kathar," and chats about authenticity of art and the artist in the age of AI. Plus two full hours of fresh music from the Bay and beyond.

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120:01

#253 feat Whiskerman

West of Twin Peaks Radio ·

2026/03/08

On this episode, frontman Graham Patzner of the Oakland rock collective Whiskerman is guest artist, chatting and diving deep into the band's sprawling new double LP "American Hell," a sonic reflection on strange times and the evolving definition of what it means to be American. Plus, two full hours of fresh music from the Bay and beyond.

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120:18

#252 feat BOLERO!

West of Twin Peaks Radio ·

2026/02/22

On this episode, dive deep into the jammy new sophomore LP of San Francisco latin/psych/blues band BOLERO! and hear a great conversation with frontman Gregorio Perez Figueroa on topics including joy, beauty, music, art, and the Grateful Dead. Plus two full hours of fresh music from the Bay and beyond.

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120:10

#251 feat Analog Dog

West of Twin Peaks Radio ·

2026/02/08

On this episode meet San Francisco's Analog Dog, a band that exploded out of COVID with a dancey sound when everyone was more than ready to shake their booties. But those grooves are a way into the more serious messages the band is anxious to convey. Hear my chat with founders Austin Waz and Rob Nicol, and dive deep into their new LP "It's Not The Money We'll Remember." Plus two full hours of fresh music from the Bay and beyond.

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120:07

#250 DEAD West of Twin Peaks Tribute Show

West of Twin Peaks Radio ·

2026/01/25

On this special episode in the wake of the passing of Bob Weir, former local guest artists of West of Twin Peaks Radio talk about how the Grateful Dead influenced their own music, the impact the band(s) have had on the Bay area music culture, and memories of some "Weir-d" Bobby encounters! Plus of course, two hours of Dead music from the many iterations of the band.

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120:12

#249 feat Evening Glass

West of Twin Peaks Radio ·

2026/01/11

On this episode, Zach Carroll of the Sonoma-based project Evening Glass talks about the indie band's new genre-fluid LP "Postcards," as well as the burgeoning music scene in the Wine Region. Plus, two full hours of fresh music from the Bay and beyond.

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119:50

#248 featuring Aviva Le Fey

West of Twin Peaks Radio ·

2025/12/28

On this episode, guest artist Bay area singer/songwriter Aviva Le Fey talks about her luxuriously beautiful new LP "The Fool," five years in the making. We chat about the chaos in which the album was recorded, the difficulty of getting an LP made for an independent artist, and why releasing music is so emotionally fraught. Plus, two full hours of fresh tunes from the Bay and beyond.

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120:04

#247 feat Sonny & His Cosmoramic Sunsets

West of Twin Peaks Radio ·

2025/12/14

On this episode, San Francisco legend Sonny Smith of Sonny and the Sunsets talks about a trip to Senegal last year to meet and record with a handful of West African musicians -- and the resulting newly released album "The Diving Kind," a record filled with refreshing new sounds marrying Senegalese music with NorCal vibes. Plus two full hours of fresh music from the Bay and beyond.

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120:23

#246 feat Mia Pixley

West of Twin Peaks Radio ·

2025/11/30

On this episode, Oakland cellist, composer and psychotherapist Mia Pixley returns as guest artist to talk about her new LP "Love. Dark. Bloom." A sonic, therapeutic embrace of the darkness to free the mind and soul. A perfect listen for long, winter nights. Plus two full hours of fresh music from the Bay and beyond.

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119:53

#245 feat Affectionately

West of Twin Peaks Radio ·

2025/11/16

On this episode, meet multi-instrumentalist/singer-songwriter Zach Elsasser from the East Bay indie project Affectionately. Zach has been a frequent collaborator and touring drummer with Jay Som (aka Melina Duterte, a former East Bay high school classmate), and works with numerous other Bay area bands and projects. He's just released his second solo LP titled "Then This Happens," a marvelous expansion beyond the bedroom sounds of his first album. Hear our chat and deep sonic dive. Plus

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119:58

#244 feat Joel Cusumano

West of Twin Peaks Radio ·

2025/11/02

On this episode, dive deep into the debut solo LP of longtime Bay area underground songwriter/guitarist and member of multiple bands - Joel Cusumano. "Waxworld" is a devastatingly fun power rock/pop album that belies the stories behind it, including a bad break-up and a stint in a mental hospital. Here the interview - plus of course, two full hours of fresh music from the Bay and beyond.

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119:58

#243 feat Cooper Kenward

West of Twin Peaks Radio ·

2025/10/19

On this episode, meet singer/songwriter Cooper Kenward - a Napa Valley native now based in LA who lost his home in the Altadena fire just three weeks after recording his fantastic new LP "haha, now i'm sad." Dive deep into this marvelous indie/vintage album and hear my chat with Cooper. Plus, two full hours of fresh music from the Bay and beyond.

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120:00

#242 feat Cyan Pools

West of Twin Peaks Radio ·

2025/10/05

On this episode, meet Owen, Gabe and Mickle of the Oakland slack rock band Cyan Pools, a tight power trio that's honed its sound performing dozens of live shows since pre-COVID -- but just this August released their debut LP "Ecstatic Visions." Plus two full hours of fresh music from the Bay and beyond.

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120:02

WOTP #241 - "Best of" feat September Songbirds

West of Twin Peaks Radio ·

2025/09/21

This special BEST of West of Twin Peaks Radio features chats and deep sonic dives with four recent female guest artists, who all released spectacular new albums over the summer: San Francisco's Anna Hillburg's "Dangerously Impressionable," Sasha Reynolds and the new Fieldress LP "It's a Lot," Yea-Ming Chen's new band Ryli and their debut LP "Come and Get Me," and indie/jazz/pop/folk/psych songbird Mae Powell and her internationally acclaimed new album, "Making Room for the Light."

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120:02

#240 feat Luke Sweeney

West of Twin Peaks Radio ·

2025/09/07

On this episode, Bay area indie troubadour Luke Sweeney returns with a new album "Novel Tea," a decade in the making and made up of many "Luke Sweeneys" - from teenager, to married man, to father - all of them musicians just looking to be honest and creative with their art. Hear our chat and deep sonic dive....PLUS two full hours of fresh music from the Bay and beyond.

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120:02

#239 feat Fieldress

West of Twin Peaks Radio ·

2025/08/24

On this episode, guest artist Sasha Reynolds chats and dives deep into the debut LP of the Oakland band Fieldress called "It's A Lot," a project that has grown from a duo pre-pandemic, into a 5-piece indie/pop/alt-rock/psych jazz powerhouse. Plus, two full hours of fresh tunes from the Bay and beyond.

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120:02

#238 feat Mae Powell

West of Twin Peaks Radio ·

2025/08/10

On this episode the spotlight is on San Francisco indie/folk/jazz singer songwriter Mae Powell, one of the city's most in demand artists who is on the verge of releasing her sophomore LP, "Making Room for the Light," a genre-blending beauty of a record with vocals that will capture and transport you. Hear our convo and deep sonic dive into the album. Plus, two full hours of fresh music from the Bay and beyond.

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120:05

#237 feat Ryli

West of Twin Peaks Radio ·

2025/07/27

On this episode, meet the founders of Ryli - a new East Bay band formed less than a year ago, and already rocking the Bay with a debut album that on the surface is a sunny/surf California vibe, but underneath hides lyrical tones of discontent and anxiety. Kinda like all of us! Founders Yea-Ming Chen (of Yea-Ming and the Rumours) and guitarist Rob Good (of the Goods) chat about the sonic spark that started the project, and how making music in chaotic times helps both the listeners and the

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119:53

#236 feat Pascale Cheron & Sophia Eliana

West of Twin Peaks Radio ·

2025/07/13

On this episode meet Pascale Cheron and Sophia Eliana -- two Monterey County natives and indie musicians who did not know each other growing up, but met randomly two years ago on a street corner in Maine. Both are singer/songwriters and they have teamed up to tour nationwide, but continue to release albums independent of one another. Sophia's new LP "Glitter Bug" is a skillfully engaging indie pop marvel, and Pascale's "Anna Called" is a thoughtfully atmospheric album of beauty and

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120:01

#235 feat Liana Warren

West of Twin Peaks Radio ·

2025/06/29

On this episode, meet Oakland singer/songwriter Liana Warren, a disciple of Joni Mitchell and Adrienne Lenker, whose own sound is an intimately beautiful combination of her guitar, lyrical and vocal dexterity. Her debut LP, "For Now, Forever," captures moments in her life which we chat about and dive deep into in the show's hyperlocal second hour. Plus, a full first hour of brand new music from the Bay and beyond.

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