500 episodes

Patrick Foster and Jim Lenahan have a new podcast! Come join two (not so) ordinary family guys in the basement (or on the deck) as they talk about their lifelong obsessions with music. Now ... 5 days a week!

Rockin' the Suburbs Rockin' the Suburbs

    • Music
    • 4.9 • 12 Ratings

Patrick Foster and Jim Lenahan have a new podcast! Come join two (not so) ordinary family guys in the basement (or on the deck) as they talk about their lifelong obsessions with music. Now ... 5 days a week!

    The Replacements “Tim” - The Original and the Let It Bleed Edition, Part Two

    The Replacements “Tim” - The Original and the Let It Bleed Edition, Part Two

    Mike Wagner and Nick Scalera are in the hosting chairs for a look at how the sound of the remix of the Replacements seminal 1985 album changed their perceptions of these classic songs. Here is the second part of their conversation. 

    Rockin' the Suburbs on Apple Podcasts/iTunes or other podcast platforms, including audioBoom, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Amazon, iHeart, Stitcher and TuneIn. Or listen at SuburbsPod.com. Please rate/review the show on Apple Podcasts and share it with your friends.

    Visit our website at SuburbsPod.com

    Email Jim & Patrick at rock@suburbspod.com

    Follow us on the Threads, Facebook or Instagram @suburbspod

    If you're glad or sad or high, call the Suburban Party Line — 612-440-1984.

    Theme music: "Ascension," originally by Quartjar, covered by Frank Muffin. Visit quartjar.bandcamp.com and frankmuffin.bandcamp.com.

    • 27 min
    The Replacements “Tim” - The Original and the Let It Bleed Edition, Part One

    The Replacements “Tim” - The Original and the Let It Bleed Edition, Part One

    Mike Wagner and Nick Scalera are in the hosting chairs for a look at how the sound of the remix of the Replacements seminal 1985 album changed their perceptions of these classic songs. 

    Rockin' the Suburbs on Apple Podcasts/iTunes or other podcast platforms, including audioBoom, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Amazon, iHeart, Stitcher and TuneIn. Or listen at SuburbsPod.com. Please rate/review the show on Apple Podcasts and share it with your friends.

    Visit our website at SuburbsPod.com

    Email Jim & Patrick at rock@suburbspod.com

    Follow us on the Threads, Facebook or Instagram @suburbspod

    If you're glad or sad or high, call the Suburban Party Line — 612-440-1984.

    Theme music: "Ascension," originally by Quartjar, covered by Frank Muffin. Visit quartjar.bandcamp.com and frankmuffin.bandcamp.com. 

    • 22 min
    Talkin' Beer and Music with Pig Minds Brewing Owners

    Talkin' Beer and Music with Pig Minds Brewing Owners

    Suburbs Fest is June 20-22 in the Rockford IL area - with all events at Pig Minds Brewing. We talk with owners Brian and Kelly Endl about how they got started in craft brewing, the establishment's unique position as a vegan brewery and their interest in music.

    We want to see you at Suburbs Fest. Learn more at suburbspod.com/fest

    Learn more about Pig Minds at pigmindsbrewing.com

     Get with Rockin' the Suburbs on Apple Podcasts/iTunes or other podcast platforms, like audioBoom, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Amazon, iHeart, Stitcher and TuneIn. Or listen at SuburbsPod.com.

    Please rate/review the show on Apple Podcasts and share it with your friends.

    Visit our website at SuburbsPod.com

    Email Jim & Patrick at rock@suburbspod.com

    Follow us on the Threads, Facebook or Instagram @suburbspod

    If you're glad or sad or high, call the Suburban Party Line — 612-440-1984.

    Theme music: "Ascension," originally by Quartjar, covered by Frank Muffin. Visit quartjar.bandcamp.com and frankmuffin.bandcamp.com 

    • 25 min
    Interview - Half Catholic's John Tallman

    Interview - Half Catholic's John Tallman

    We talk power pop and record stores and Suburbs Fest with John Tallman of Rockford band Half Catholic.

    Half Catholic will play Sat Jun 22 at Suburbs Fest, at Pig Minds Brewing in the Rockford suburbs of Machesney Park IL. More info on the three-day Suburbs Fest is at suburbspod.com/fest

    List to Half Catholic at half-catholic.bandcamp.com or on other major streaming services.

    Get with Rockin' the Suburbs on Apple Podcasts/iTunes or other podcast platforms, like audioBoom, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Amazon, iHeart, Stitcher and TuneIn. Or listen at SuburbsPod.com.

    Please rate/review the show on Apple Podcasts and share it with your friends.

    Visit our website at SuburbsPod.com

    Email Jim & Patrick at rock@suburbspod.com

    Follow us on the Threads, Facebook or Instagram @suburbspod

    If you're glad or sad or high, call the Suburban Party Line — 612-440-1984.

    Theme music: "Ascension," originally by Quartjar, covered by Frank Muffin. Visit quartjar.bandcamp.com and frankmuffin.bandcamp.com

    • 36 min
    March 2024 New Music Eight: Future Islands, Good Morning, The Reds, Pinks and Purples, Keith Richards

    March 2024 New Music Eight: Future Islands, Good Morning, The Reds, Pinks and Purples, Keith Richards

    It’s the final journey of the month for the March 2024 New Music train and it completes a classic American route: From New York City to Highland Park, California. That means Jason Goebel on one end and Eagle Rock Eddie on the other. They discuss new music from Future Islands, Good Morning, The Reds, Pinks and Purples and Keith Richards. 

    Rockin' the Suburbs on Apple Podcasts/iTunes or other podcast platforms, including audioBoom, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Amazon, iHeart, Stitcher and TuneIn. Or listen at SuburbsPod.com. Please rate/review the show on Apple Podcasts and share it with your friends.

    Visit our website at SuburbsPod.com

    Email Jim & Patrick at rock@suburbspod.com

    Follow us on the Threads, Facebook or Instagram @suburbspod

    If you're glad or sad or high, call the Suburban Party Line — 612-440-1984.

    Theme music: "Ascension," originally by Quartjar, covered by Frank Muffin. Visit quartjar.bandcamp.com and frankmuffin.bandcamp.com.

    • 14 min
    March 2024 New Music Seven: Jesper Lindell, Division 7, Sheer Mag, Lesbian Bed Death, These Wicked Rivers

    March 2024 New Music Seven: Jesper Lindell, Division 7, Sheer Mag, Lesbian Bed Death, These Wicked Rivers

    The March 2024 New Music train is chugging overtime again, crossing the pond from Sweden to the suburbs of Chicago. That can only mean Niklas Nygards and Sunny Varney and they discuss new LPs from Jesper Lindell, Division 7, Sheer Mag, Lesbian Bed Death and These Wicked Rivers. 

    Rockin' the Suburbs on Apple Podcasts/iTunes or other podcast platforms, including audioBoom, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Amazon, iHeart, Stitcher and TuneIn. Or listen at SuburbsPod.com. Please rate/review the show on Apple Podcasts and share it with your friends.

    Visit our website at SuburbsPod.com

    Email Jim & Patrick at rock@suburbspod.com

    Follow us on the Threads, Facebook or Instagram @suburbspod

    If you're glad or sad or high, call the Suburban Party Line — 612-440-1984.

    Theme music: "Ascension," originally by Quartjar, covered by Frank Muffin. Visit quartjar.bandcamp.com and frankmuffin.bandcamp.com.

    • 22 min

Customer Reviews

4.9 out of 5
12 Ratings

12 Ratings

Matt Windeler ,

Listen EVERYDAY!

Jim and Patrick do an awesome job mixing new music, classics, indies, genres and interviews in running show themes, week-long specials and one-offs. Short episodes give you a daily dose EVERYDAY (full disclosure it’s Monday-Friday, a guest host has yet to begin filling the weekends but a fan can dream). It’s two guys talking unpretentiously about music that they enjoy. Lots of guests from the RTS family keep things fresh and varied. It’s a must-add addition for any music fan! Goes great with grilled cheese and/or a cold beer!

AndySask ,

The 'burbs will never be the same

After listening to Jim and Patrick on the Dad Rock podcast for the past year, I'm very glad I found this one. They know music, but they're not snobs. They love the old stuff, but they get excited about dicovering new music. It's the show I would like to do if they weren't already doing it. Give it a listen!

GeraldJC66 ,

A Whole Lot of Fun

This daily podcast does not only focus on "rock". The hosts are knowledgable in a variety of music and dabble across the map.

Guests share their musical tastes and experiences so the show is more than just two guys talking about what they like.

Various younger guests help expose modern music and provide some insight on the youth of today.

It is fun, relevant and though mostly covering rock you get to hear other types of music.

If you are looking for metal this is not for you.

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