Yeasayer’s Chris Keating Gets Ashy, Snap #629 – Gratitude 2015

Yeasayer’s Chris Keating Gets Ashy, Snap #629 – Gratitude 2015

Yeasayer’s Chris Keating Gets Ashy, Snap #629 – Gratitude 2015

November 20, 2015
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Chris Keating, the frontman of Yeasayer, goes to Ireland to bury his grandparents’ ashes. But his father coerces him into memorializing his grandparents in a more mischievous manner. 

You can buy Yeasayer’s latest album, Fragrant World, here. 

This piece was from Stephanie Foo’s music podcast, Stagedive. Musicians tell her stories and then she scores those stories with the bands’ own tunes. Subscribe on iTunes or stream episodes here.

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Yeasayer’s Chris Keating Gets Ashy, Snap #629 – Gratitude 2015

J Dilla’s Lost Scrolls, Snap #629 – Gratitude 2015

J Dilla’s Lost Scrolls, Snap #629 – Gratitude 2015

November 20, 2015
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When record store owner Jeff Bubeck buys an old record collection out of an abandoned storage unit, he has no idea what he’s stumbled across. Jeff learns the collection once belonged to the late great J. Dilla, one of the greatest hip hop producers of all time. Along with the thousands of LP’s from Dilla’s personal collection, there is something else that is uncovered, something huge. . .

Producer Pat Mesiti-Miller talks with Jeff Bubeck and Dilla’s mother, Maureen “Ma Dukes” Yancey.

Check out the J Dilla Foundation and some of the music found in the storage.

 

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Yeasayer’s Chris Keating Gets Ashy, Snap #629 – Gratitude 2015

Mike McGee “The Birds And The Bees,” Snap #629 – Gratitude 2015

Mike McGee “The Birds And The Bees,” Snap #629 – Gratitude 2015

November 20, 2015
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Mike McGee is young kid on the brink of death hoping his dad will tell him life’s most important secret.

Performed at Snap Judgment Live in San Francisco’s Nourse Theater
Musicians: Alex Mandel, Tim Frick and David Brandt
Recorded and Mixed by Pat Mesiti-Miller

Original Music by Alex Mandel

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Yeasayer’s Chris Keating Gets Ashy, Snap #629 – Gratitude 2015

Thao’s Grandma Makes A Statement, Snap #629 – Gratitude 2015

Thao’s Grandma Makes A Statement, Snap #629 – Gratitude 2015

November 20, 2015
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When indie rockstar Thao Nguyen isn’t rocking the stage around the globe, she’s listening to public radio. So of course we had to bring her in to tell a tale about her sweet, lovely grandma–who you definitely don’t want to mess with.

 

Thao composed all the instrumentals in this segment specifically for this story. The other two songs are from her album, We Brave Bee Stings and All. She is currently performing at Radiolab’s live show and is working on a new album.


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Yeasayer’s Chris Keating Gets Ashy, Snap #629 – Gratitude 2015

God Of Thunder, Snap #525 – Presto

God Of Thunder, Snap #525 – Presto

November 13, 2015
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In 1904, Charles Hatfield claimed he could turn around the Southern California drought. Little did he know, he was going to get much, much more water than he bargained for.

Producer: Eliza Smith

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