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

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    • 4.9 • 139 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!

    February 2024 New Music 5: Can, Alejandro Escovedo, Hurray for the Riff Raff, I Don’t Know How But They Found Me

    February 2024 New Music 5: Can, Alejandro Escovedo, Hurray for the Riff Raff, I Don’t Know How But They Found Me

    All aboard the February 2024 New Music train as it hurdles toward its destination. Today, Harris King and Jason Goebel are your guides, discussing music from Can, Alejandro Escovedo, Hurray for the Riff Raff and I Don’t Know How But They Found Me. 

    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.

    • 18 min
    '70s Album Madness - Region D Second Round Preview

    '70s Album Madness - Region D Second Round Preview

    Jason Goebel and Bill Mulligan join Jim to break down the early rounds in Region D of Seventies Album Madness.

    NOTE: This is a special Sunday episode of Rockin' the Suburbs. There will be no episode this Monday.

    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.

    • 16 min
    February 2024 New Music 4: The Courettes, Guster, The Avett Brothers

    February 2024 New Music 4: The Courettes, Guster, The Avett Brothers

    The February 2024 New Music train heads up the Eastern Seaboard today, with conductors Bill Mulligan and Urb Fernandez. They will discuss music from The Courettes, Guster and The Avett Brothers. 

    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. 

    • 9 min
    February 2024 New Music 3: Ducks Ltd., Water Damage, Cast, Liquid Mike

    February 2024 New Music 3: Ducks Ltd., Water Damage, Cast, Liquid Mike

    Taking off from Illinois and heading towards Baltimore, the February 2024 New Music train has Paul Hayden and Kevin Porter on board for today’s episode. They discuss music from Ducks Ltd., Water Damage, Cast and Liquid Mike.

    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.

    • 11 min
    '70s Album Madness - Region C Second Round Preview

    '70s Album Madness - Region C Second Round Preview

    Bill Mulligan and Jason Goebel join Jim to recap the first round of Region C in the Seventies Album Madness tournament, and look ahead to the second round.

    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.

    • 14 min
    February 2024 New Music 2: Glitterer, Traveler, Idles

    February 2024 New Music 2: Glitterer, Traveler, Idles

    The New Music train is off on its monthly journey and Steven Routledge is at the helm, with Adam Coop as co-engineer. They discuss new tracks from Glitterer, Traveler and Idles. 

    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.

    • 10 min

Customer Reviews

4.9 out of 5
139 Ratings

139 Ratings

Benjie Ignacio ,

great no nonsense podcast about rock n roll

Longtime listener since its inception, and of its predecessor podcast, Dad Rock. Thoughtful, spirited conversation, often revelatory and always lighthearted (except when they do an RIP episode, which sadly happens now again). Like cracking a beer at a picnic table with a couple of your music fan friends.

WillRams ,

Loved the Tom Petty Wildflowers and all the Rest conversation.

An update regarding availability of the song “Something Could Happen” (one of quite a few previously unreleased gems): Apple Music has had it available for online streaming as part of the 70 song Super Deluxe version since Friday’s release for its subscribers/trial memberships.

Thanks to this informative podcast. Have a few of the other questions up for future listens. These guys are thoughtful in their discussion and obviously avid listeners of music.

Tdc126 ,

I have enjoyed this podcast but it has taken a turn for the worse

I have listened to this podcast every day for two years. While there were a few episodes that I bailed on, for the most part, I enjoyed the podcast. Over the last several months, the quality has declined significantly. The word community is used far too frequently. The guys have become self absorbed and uncreative. Recent episodes have been so arcane that only a diehard could possibly make it through them. The infatuation with Echo Park Jimmy is simply unfathomable. He is a blow hard that nver has anything interesting to say. I unsubscribed today.

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