Your Next Favorite Band

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The podcast to listen to the stories and hear the music of your next favorite band. Brought to you by stereophilia.studio

6D AGO

Billy Joel Jr - Your Next Favorite Band

This band from Chicago came flying in to our mindshare late in 2025 with their album release Ur A Star, and especially their track "Bad Heart" which caught our earholes so fast and furiously, it made our Top 19 Songs of 2025 list. We'll spend time with lead singer and songwriter Ari Levin and learn all about this bands raw and infectious sound, and that's not where their duality ends. They are self-proclaimed indifferent slackers and obsessive romantics. We definitely need to get to the bottom of that! We'll share some killer tracks of theirs and sounds like Ari will play something live during the show for us. And of course, we'll need to explore the origin of the band name, and hear about the hilarious April Fool's gag they pulled that actually went viral before they even knew it. So funny. You won't want to miss this one! First episode of 2026 comin in hot!! Text us your thoughts on this episode, and who should be OUR #NextFavBand... As always, our hope is to bring you "your next favorite band". If you tuned in today because you already knew this musician - thank you very much! We hope that you enjoyed it and would consider following us and subscribing so we can bring you your #nextfavband in the future. And check out nextfavband.com for our entire catalog of interviews! If you have a recommendation on who you think OUR next favorite band should be, hit us up on social media (@nextfavband everywhere) or send us an email at nextfavband@stereophiliastudio.com. Thank you to Carver Commodore, argonaut&wasp, and Blair Crimmins for allowing us to use their music in the show open and close. It makes everything sound so much better! Let’s catch a live show together soon! #nextfavband #livemusic #music #musicinterview #musician #singer #guitar #song #newmusic #explorepage #instamusic #bestmusic #musicismylife #musicindustry #musiclife #songwriter #musiclover #musicfestival

1h 4m
JAN 2 · BONUS

Top 19 Songs of 2025 - Your Next Favorite Band & Song

We wanted to share our fav tracks from the year, so we were able to whittle it down to the top 19 according to our earholes. We decided to provide the one track that we liked the best - which for 2025 is "Never Rest" by Great Grandpa. The remainder of the list is shared in chronological order of album release date. Top 19 songs of 2025 "Never Rest" by Great Grandpa“Weird Birthday Song” by Kendall Lujan“Abandon” by Windser“Eleven Sent (This Time)” by Courting“Pleaser” by Wilby“Nothing I Need” by Lord Huron“catch these fists” by wet leg“moody” by Royel Otis“Please Don’t Cry” by Kacy Hill“God’s Punching Bag” by Barney Cortez“Atlas” by CLOVER“Rivers” by Daisychain“Brand New Day” by Sug Daniels“Ain’t Looking Good” by Shane Guerette“Way Down In The Valley” by Jesse Roper“Legesse Abdi” by Damn Tall Buildings“Northgate Way” by Smokey Brights“Bad Heart” by Billy Joel Jr“The Jamie Oliver Petrol Station” by CMATTell us which ones catch your ears! And what were your fav tracks of the year? We'd love to hear from you. Text us your thoughts on this episode, and who should be OUR #NextFavBand... As always, our hope is to bring you "your next favorite band". If you tuned in today because you already knew this musician - thank you very much! We hope that you enjoyed it and would consider following us and subscribing so we can bring you your #nextfavband in the future. And check out nextfavband.com for our entire catalog of interviews! If you have a recommendation on who you think OUR next favorite band should be, hit us up on social media (@nextfavband everywhere) or send us an email at nextfavband@stereophiliastudio.com. Thank you to Carver Commodore, argonaut&wasp, and Blair Crimmins for allowing us to use their music in the show open and close. It makes everything sound so much better! Let’s catch a live show together soon! #nextfavband #livemusic #music #musicinterview #musician #singer #guitar #song #newmusic #explorepage #instamusic #bestmusic #musicismylife #musicindustry #musiclife #songwriter #musiclover #musicfestival

1h 36m
JAN 2

Year Review / Preview Banter - Your Next Favorite Band

Join us on New Year's Day as we spend time with long time friend and previous co-host of the show David Moore to revisit the year that was 2025, and preview what we have in store for 2026. We'll talk resolutions, guests, live events, Musikfest, and much much more (Moore?). I even share my Top 19 Songs of 2025 and we’ll be releasing a bonus podcast only episode that shares each track. Be sure to check it out! Text us your thoughts on this episode, and who should be OUR #NextFavBand... As always, our hope is to bring you "your next favorite band". If you tuned in today because you already knew this musician - thank you very much! We hope that you enjoyed it and would consider following us and subscribing so we can bring you your #nextfavband in the future. And check out nextfavband.com for our entire catalog of interviews! If you have a recommendation on who you think OUR next favorite band should be, hit us up on social media (@nextfavband everywhere) or send us an email at nextfavband@stereophiliastudio.com. Thank you to Carver Commodore, argonaut&wasp, and Blair Crimmins for allowing us to use their music in the show open and close. It makes everything sound so much better! Let’s catch a live show together soon! #nextfavband #livemusic #music #musicinterview #musician #singer #guitar #song #newmusic #explorepage #instamusic #bestmusic #musicismylife #musicindustry #musiclife #songwriter #musiclover #musicfestival

1h 16m
12/11/2025

WXPN's 885 Greatest Cover Songs (Second Half) - NextFavBand / 25 O'Clock / Yo! That's My Jawn

Every year WXPN puts out a "Greatest" prompt for the listernship community to chew on and submit their Top 10 list. The station then compiles, calculates and computes the highest ranking 885 from those submissions. This year, we are determining the Greatest Cover Songs of all-time. Here's how WXPN is defining a cover: A cover is when an artist performs or records a song created and released by someone else. Full stop. I'll once again be joined by my fav Pod Pals Dan Drago from 25 O'Clock Pod and Nate Runkel from Yo! That's My Jawn. In this second half, Dan, Nate and Phillip share their Top 10 lists providing commentary and rationale along the way. They also provide prognostication regarding what will make it to the ultimate top of the list being revealed by WXPN the next day. There's also a tense moment around the song "Hallelujah" and Nate attempts to kick Phillip off the show. Pretty surprising given the season and the song (that is better covered by Puddle Pity Party). Please share your picks for Greatest Cover Songs of All-Time! Text us your thoughts on this episode, and who should be OUR #NextFavBand... As always, our hope is to bring you "your next favorite band". If you tuned in today because you already knew this musician - thank you very much! We hope that you enjoyed it and would consider following us and subscribing so we can bring you your #nextfavband in the future. And check out nextfavband.com for our entire catalog of interviews! If you have a recommendation on who you think OUR next favorite band should be, hit us up on social media (@nextfavband everywhere) or send us an email at nextfavband@stereophiliastudio.com. Thank you to Carver Commodore, argonaut&wasp, and Blair Crimmins for allowing us to use their music in the show open and close. It makes everything sound so much better! Let’s catch a live show together soon! #nextfavband #livemusic #music #musicinterview #musician #singer #guitar #song #newmusic #explorepage #instamusic #bestmusic #musicismylife #musicindustry #musiclife #songwriter #musiclover #musicfestival

50 min
12/11/2025

WXPN's 885 Greatest Cover Songs (First Half) - NextFavBand / 25 O'Clock / Yo! That's My Jawn

Every year WXPN puts out a "Greatest" prompt for the listernship community to chew on and submit their Top 10 list. The station then compiles, calculates and computes the highest ranking 885 from those submissions. This year, we are determining the Greatest Cover Songs of all-time. Here's how WXPN is defining a cover: A cover is when an artist performs or records a song created and released by someone else. Full stop. I'll once again be joined by my fav Pod Pals Dan Drago from 25 O'Clock Pod and Nate Runkel from Yo! That's My Jawn to analyze and provide our commentary on the list as it's being released, share our predictions for the ultimate Top 10, and provide the painstaking detail that went in to our own Top 10 lists. In this first half of the livestream, we spend time running through the list thus far (with only 1 day to go!) and we are also joined by special guests, WXPN on-air talen Wendy Rollins and Raina Douris, who both share what this list means to them and the station each year, and what was on their Top 10. Wendy's List "Hazy Shade of Winter" covered by The Bangles"(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love & Understanding" covered by Elvis Costello"Love Is Blindness" covered by Jack White"With A Little Help From My Friends" by Joe Cocker"Thank You" covered by Tori Amos"Feeling Good" covered by Muse"All Along The Watchtower" covered by Jimi Hendrix"Hallelujah" covered by Jeff Buckley"Success Has Made A Failure of Our Home" covered by Sinead O'Connor"Alone Again Or" covered by The Damned Raina's List "The Chauffer" covered by Deftones"Common People" covered by William Shatner"Lake of Fire" covered by Nirvana"Tainted Love" covered by Soft Cell"Mad World" covered by Gary Jules"The Hurdy Gurdy Man" covered by Butthole Surfers"Faith" covered by Limp Bizkit"Pursuit of Happiness" covered by Lissie"Log Driver's Waltz" covered by The Hidden Cameras, Feist, Rufus Wainwright, and Mary Margaret O'Hara"Changes" covered by Charles Bradley Please share your picks for Greatest Cover Songs of All-Time! Text us your thoughts on this episode, and who should be OUR #NextFavBand... As always, our hope is to bring you "your next favorite band". If you tuned in today because you already knew this musician - thank you very much! We hope that you enjoyed it and would consider following us and subscribing so we can bring you your #nextfavband in the future. And check out nextfavband.com for our entire catalog of interviews! If you have a recommendation on who you think OUR next favorite band should be, hit us up on social media (@nextfavband everywhere) or send us an email at nextfavband@stereophiliastudio.com. Thank you to Carver Commodore, argonaut&wasp, and Blair Crimmins for allowing us to use their music in the show open and close. It makes everything sound so much better! Let’s catch a live show together soon! #nextfavband #livemusic #music #musicinterview #musician #singer #guitar #song #newmusic #explorepage #instamusic #bestmusic #musicismylife #musicindustry #musiclife #songwriter #musiclover #musicfestival

1h 15m
12/03/2025

Winter Wonder Pre-Jam 2025 - Your Next Favorite Band

Join us as we express gratitude and honor the guests we've had throughout the year and invite them back to share a message for the season and perform a holiday tune. We have messages and songs from: Kyle Lacy & Amanda D'Amico - "Holly Jolly Christmas"Kahone Concept - "Christmas, How I've Missed This"Joe Edelmann - "Nice Dream / War Is Over"Emma Bockrath - "What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?" The Flying Vees - "On This Christmas Night"Avery Ballotta of Damn Tall BuildingsJohn Kim Faye - "White Christmas"Hermosa - "Wonderful Things"Galen Deery - "Helplessly Hoping"Koyal - "Santa Baby"Lia Menaker - "Christmas Alone - Together At Home"Zach Miller of Dr Dog - "I'll Be Home For Christmas"Gina Zo - "Santa, Do You Know?"Nervous Nikki & the Chill Pills - "Murder By Mistletoe"TIOGA - "Blue Christmas"The Hot Mamas - "Maybe This Year Will Be Better Than The Last"And we will also share highlights from last year's Winter WonderJam event from Joe Edelmann and Emma Bockrath and hope you will consider joining us for this year's extravaganza happening once again at the legendary Godfrey Daniels on Sat Dec 6th at 7:00pm ET. We will also honor and raise awareness of those homeless shelters and food banks in our communities that are doing such amazing work - in particular our own New Bethany in Bethlehem, PA, as well as the national nonprofit organization Feeding America. Please join as we kick of the holiday spirit with this 4th annual Winter WonderJam programming. Text us your thoughts on this episode, and who should be OUR #NextFavBand... As always, our hope is to bring you "your next favorite band". If you tuned in today because you already knew this musician - thank you very much! We hope that you enjoyed it and would consider following us and subscribing so we can bring you your #nextfavband in the future. And check out nextfavband.com for our entire catalog of interviews! If you have a recommendation on who you think OUR next favorite band should be, hit us up on social media (@nextfavband everywhere) or send us an email at nextfavband@stereophiliastudio.com. Thank you to Carver Commodore, argonaut&wasp, and Blair Crimmins for allowing us to use their music in the show open and close. It makes everything sound so much better! Let’s catch a live show together soon! #nextfavband #livemusic #music #musicinterview #musician #singer #guitar #song #newmusic #explorepage #instamusic #bestmusic #musicismylife #musicindustry #musiclife #songwriter #musiclover #musicfestival

1h 46m
11/20/2025

Bird Streets - Your Next Favorite Band

When I recently was introduced to the music of Bird Streets, it immediately jumped out as something special. Described as running the gamut from claustrophobic folk, to anthemic indie pop, to punk rock freakouts - there's something here for everyone. One song in particular has been living in my earholes since I first heard it, and so I cannot wait to connect with John Brodeur, the mastermind behind the sound. John has been writing and performing music for a good while now - first as part of a few bands, then for some solo music, and then most recently since 2018 under the nom-de-guerre Bird Streets. He's recently released the second album Escape Artist, and it his best work yet. Starting at the age of 4 being introduced to music and exploring instruments - drums were the first love, then school introduced him to the flute and on to guitar and others after that. A true professional - this will be a great convo, filled with fun and nerdy music details. And sounds like he'll perform live during the show! Don't miss it! Text us your thoughts on this episode, and who should be OUR #NextFavBand... As always, our hope is to bring you "your next favorite band". If you tuned in today because you already knew this musician - thank you very much! We hope that you enjoyed it and would consider following us and subscribing so we can bring you your #nextfavband in the future. And check out nextfavband.com for our entire catalog of interviews! If you have a recommendation on who you think OUR next favorite band should be, hit us up on social media (@nextfavband everywhere) or send us an email at nextfavband@stereophiliastudio.com. Thank you to Carver Commodore, argonaut&wasp, and Blair Crimmins for allowing us to use their music in the show open and close. It makes everything sound so much better! Let’s catch a live show together soon! #nextfavband #livemusic #music #musicinterview #musician #singer #guitar #song #newmusic #explorepage #instamusic #bestmusic #musicismylife #musicindustry #musiclife #songwriter #musiclover #musicfestival

1h 15m
11/14/2025

The Kyle Lacy Band - Your Next Favorite Band

After one of the coolest moments of Musikfest this past year, and a killer set, we're so excited to spend time with rockabilly blues man Kyle Lacy! Born and raised in Atlanta, based in NYC, this cat has the magical ability to transport an audience to the 1950s and experience rock-n-roll as it was taking its first steps. We'll dive in to his catalog, his backstory, how he creates this time warp, and he will play live for us! Don't miss out! #nextfavband #livemusic #music #musicinterview #musician #singer #guitar #song #newmusic #explorepage #instamusic #bestmusic #musicismylife #musicindustry #musiclife #songwriter #musiclover #musicfestival Text us your thoughts on this episode, and who should be OUR #NextFavBand... As always, our hope is to bring you "your next favorite band". If you tuned in today because you already knew this musician - thank you very much! We hope that you enjoyed it and would consider following us and subscribing so we can bring you your #nextfavband in the future. And check out nextfavband.com for our entire catalog of interviews! If you have a recommendation on who you think OUR next favorite band should be, hit us up on social media (@nextfavband everywhere) or send us an email at nextfavband@stereophiliastudio.com. Thank you to Carver Commodore, argonaut&wasp, and Blair Crimmins for allowing us to use their music in the show open and close. It makes everything sound so much better! Let’s catch a live show together soon! #nextfavband #livemusic #music #musicinterview #musician #singer #guitar #song #newmusic #explorepage #instamusic #bestmusic #musicismylife #musicindustry #musiclife #songwriter #musiclover #musicfestival

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21 Ratings

Awesome New Band Discovery

10/04/2023

spillykellie

In the world we live in with streaming services often times our new music suggestions grow stagnant. The algorithm suggests what you’ve listened to before & after awhile sometimes I find myself longing for a spark to hear something new. Phil from your next fav band makes it his life’s work to discover that new band for you! His musical styles are varied and there always seems to be something for everyone. He also really knows how to keep the conversation flowing & how to keep it entertaining. If you’re looking for a new podcast to get sucked into look no further!!
The Pulse of Emergent Entertainment

09/27/2023

NeuralPhreak

This show always has me learning something new. A band I should definitely know about or even an entire new genre I didn’t know I loved already- Thanks to this show alone, I have dozens of new content creators to choose from and a constant stream of quality content for my ear-holes! A+ 👍 Keep up the great work, fellas!
Uncovers a whole new world of music

09/27/2023

dbmcco

These guys are great. I love the interviews and hearing the stories from the artists themselves - they really get into their creativity and thinking which is super cool. But mostly I love discovering new music and artists that I’ve never heard before. They truly do find your next favorite band.
Love Learning About Bands

09/26/2023

LegionBoy

It’s been enjoyable to experience the enthusiasm of being introduced to bands and hear from the musicians themselves or the fans of their music. Perspectives from those in the performing arts industry round out the coverage of bands, the venues they play at, and more. Hosts Phillip and David bring such a positive podcast centered on the music and the bands while being kind and enjoyable. Their enthusiasm and honestly are some of my favorite bits. Learning about bands and being introduced to them is such a delight. Whether they are covering MusikFest in Bethlehem, PA or introducing us to bands, their insights and giving artists and industry professionals a platform to be talk, discuss, and share in a way that is entertaining, educating, and enthusiastic. Really enjoying the podcast.

The podcast to listen to the stories and hear the music of your next favorite band. Brought to you by stereophilia.studio

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Stereophilia.Studio
Years Active

2022 - 2026
Episodes

202
Rating

Explicit
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Your Next Favorite Band

Your Next Favorite Band

Episodes

Billy Joel Jr - Your Next Favorite Band

Top 19 Songs of 2025 - Your Next Favorite Band & Song

Year Review / Preview Banter - Your Next Favorite Band

WXPN's 885 Greatest Cover Songs (Second Half) - NextFavBand / 25 O'Clock / Yo! That's My Jawn

WXPN's 885 Greatest Cover Songs (First Half) - NextFavBand / 25 O'Clock / Yo! That's My Jawn

Winter Wonder Pre-Jam 2025 - Your Next Favorite Band

Bird Streets - Your Next Favorite Band

The Kyle Lacy Band - Your Next Favorite Band

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