Mid Tenn Listens Podcast

Our Mid Tenn Listens podcast can be downloaded from our site. You can also subscribe using the options below. We feature indie music from all over the planet in a wide array of genres.

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Caroline Duke Interview – Mid Tenn Listens Podcast

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman December 16, 2017 2:34 pm Tagged With: electro-pop, Europe, indie pop, singer, songwriter, Sweden

Caroline Duke is a dark pop singer/songwriter from Stockholm, Sweden. She started writing songs at a very young age and began recording demos in her bedroom by age 16. Her debut EP Lovers and Madmen was released in 2016 (written by Caroline Duke. Produced by Dino Medanhovic). Everytime You Walk Away is the first single of the […]

Interview with MotherFunkShip – Mid Tenn Listens Podcast (video)

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman December 12, 2017 9:33 pm Tagged With: ambient, Arkansas, Funk, indie rock, Instrumental, jazz, podcast, progressive rock, United States

MotherFunkShip sounds like the love child of Umphreys McGee, TAUK, Papadosio, and a dash of the Beastie Boys. Aligning elements of funk, jazz, rock , jam-band and progressive metal, into what fans have dubbed “Groove-Fusion”, Central Arkansas based unit MotherFunkShip abducts their audience with intergalactic vibrations. MFS is known for their uncanny ability to captivate […]

Interview with Eric Anders – Mid Tenn Listens Podcast

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman December 12, 2017 4:10 pm Tagged With: Folk, podcast, singer, songwriter

We’ve featured the music of Eric Anders on our site multiple times over the past year. It only makes sense that we would invite him to join us for this in-depth, exclusive interview during our Mid Tenn Listens Podcast. You can listen to the audio below or read through the transcript if you prefer text. […]

Kanude Interview – Mid Tenn Listens Podcast

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman December 5, 2017 6:35 pm Tagged With: Americana, folk rock, indie rock, podcast, singer, songwriter

Chris Knudson is a producer of events and media that support Ascension/LightBody consciousness. His latest endeavors include the sound healing and wellness enterprise LightBody LLC and “The Sound Healer with Chris Knudson” a TV series in development. He has 25 years of experience as a music creator, performer, producer/engineer having lived and worked primarily in […]

The Human Project Interview – Mid Tenn Listens Podcast (video)

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman December 5, 2017 12:34 am Tagged With: Blues, blues rock, California, podcast, singer, songwriter, United States

The Human Project is the brainchild of singer-songwriter Loyd Vandergriff, who got the nickname “The Human,” in his younger days. He has always loved music and has been influenced by so many artists along the way. He has incorporated many styles into his songs and the result is some bluesy rock and southern rock that […]

Nehedar Interview – Mid Tenn Listens Podcast

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman December 4, 2017 10:51 pm Tagged With: New York, singer, songwriter, United States

Nehedar is the project of NYC-based singer/songwriter Emilia Cataldo. Since 2007, Cataldo has recorded and collaborated with Little Pioneer in his Brooklyn based studio to create her unique mature, sometimes offbeat and vulnerable sound. Cataldo began performing her original music in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, and NYC’s Lower East Side in 2003. She released her first album […]

Interview with Merry Citoli – Mid Tenn Listens Podcast (video)

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman November 28, 2017 12:43 pm Tagged With: Folk, Minneapolis, Pop, Rock, singer, songwriter

Merry Citoli is a talented singer/songwriter and keyboard player, learning her craft under the tutelage of RCA Records’ producer Bob Harrington. Merry has worked on many recording projects. She has since released a solo CD “Phantoms,” which secured a publishing contract for two songs off the CD with DMS Producers, a New York publishing firm […]

Karpinka Brothers Interview – Mid Tenn Listens Podcast

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman October 8, 2017 1:59 pm Tagged With: acoustic rock, Canada, folk rock, podcast, pop rock, roots rock

The Karpinka Brothers nostalgic and pastiche songwriting lands the Saskatchewan based folk group in a genre all of their own. Joel Plaskett once described their sound as “Buddy Holly boogie meets Crowded House.” Their fourth album, Talk Is Cheap, is now available. The Karpinka Brothers will be touring North America in support of Talk Is […]

Camino 84 Interview – Mid Tenn Listens Podcast

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman October 8, 2017 1:24 pm Tagged With: Boston, dance, disco, Massachusetts, podcast, United States

In this episode of our Mid Tenn Listens podcast, we chat with Camino 84 about his fresh style of disco, his newest project, influences and much more. Full audio interview along with the transcript and a stream of his album New Mutant Disco can be found below. Listen to New Mutant Disco New Mutant Disco […]

Blind Tigers Interview – Mid Tenn Listens Podcast

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman October 8, 2017 12:46 pm Tagged With: hard rock, indie rock, Nashville, podcast, Rock, United States

In this episode of our Mid Tenn Listens podcast, I speak with members of Nashville based Blind Tigers about influences, their Bandcamp exclusive live album, their newest project, how they’ve changed over the years, challenges in the digital age and much more. Full audio interview along with a stream of Demolition Blues below. Scroll down […]