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Friday – March 28 – Casual Friday and Retro Rock Island Film Fest

Casual Friday - every 4th Friday at The Skylark Lounge, Denver. 5-9 PM. No Cover.

Friday:

5-9 PM – Casual Friday at The Skylark Lounge. No cover. All-vinyl Britpop, Madchester, Post-Punk, C86, Shoegaze from Tyler Jacobson and Jake Ryan.

10 – 12 PM – The Red Reel: Retro Rock Island Indie Film Fest at Mutiny Info Cafe – with more tunes from Jake and Tyler

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Interview with Loz Hardy for HybridMagazine.com (October 2000)

Black and white image of the band Kingmaker. From left to right: Myles Howell, Loz Hardy and John Andrew

Did you know that our very own Tyler Jacobson used to run a fan site for the Hull band Kingmaker? Yes, the same Kingmaker we play on Casual Friday and The Casual Sound. That passion project led to friendships with the band—including a 2014 collaboration between Tyler and Kingmaker drummer John Andrew (you can listen to it here.)

Thanks to Loz Hardy’s generosity, Tyler had the chance to interview the Kingmaker guitarist and singer about his time in the band and beyond. It’s a fascinating and revealing read—Loz’s way with words shines not only in his lyrics but in conversation. Some of the questions may feel a little dated, which happens over 25 years. Ignore it or revel in it. Either way, enjoy.

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Episode 67: Casual Friday May: 6-7 PM

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PLAYLIST:

  1. Ride – Furthest Sense
  2. My Bloody Valentine – I Only Said
  3. Chapterhouse – Pearl
  4. Adorable – Sistine Chapel Ceiling
  5. Oasis – Roll With It
  6. Primal Scream – Slip Inside This House
  7. The Fall – Telephone Thing
  8. Verve – She’s A Superstar
  9. Fritz – Sweetie
  10. Too Much Joy – Long Haired Guys From England
  11. Beach Baby – Limousine
  12. Hooten Tennis Club – Jasper
  13. Echobelly – Great Things
  14. Chappaqua Wrestling – Wayfinding
  15. Slate – Tabernacl
  16. Chapel Club – Surfacing
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Episode 66: Casual Friday May: 5-6 PM

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Live from The Skylark Lounge in Denver, CO

PLAYLIST:

  1. Lush – De-Luxe
  2. Gene – Be My Light, Be My Guide
  3. Slowdive – Catch The Breeze
  4. The Stone Roses – Bye Bye Badman
  5. Moose – Suzanne
  6. The Wendys – Pulling My Fingers Off
  7. Haircut 100 – Love Plus One
  8. Anna Burch – Tea-Soaked Letter
  9. Soccer Mommy – Don’t Ask Me
  10. The Sundays – Here’s Where The Story Ends
  11. Tallies – Easy Enough
  12. Miniatures – What You Want
  13. Wildhoney – Seventeen
  14. The Cure – Open
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Episode 65: April 26, 2024 – 8 – 9 PM

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Jake Ryan’s last set of the night. Pretty sure the last 30 minutes we were all swapping tunes. Can you guess who’s behind each song?

PLAYLIST:

  1. Catherine Wheel – Crank
  2. Doves – Black & White Towns
  3. Echobelly – Car Fiction
  4. Suede – The Drowners
  5. Curve – Coast Is Clear
  6. Sulk – Flowers
  7. New Order – Crystal
  8. Electronic – Tighten Up
  9. Bocca Juniors – Raise
  10. Vega Ralley – Infinity 93
  11. Talk Show – Gold
  12. New Order – Shellshock
  13. James – Laid
  14. Happy Mondays – Step On
  15. Small Faces – All or Nothing
  16. Bloc Party – Helicopter
  17. Echo & The Bunnymen – Bedbugs & Ballyhoo
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Episode 64: April 26, 2024 – 7-8 PM

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Lenny continues his set. Tyler pops in with a set for the second half.

PLAYLIST:

  1. Happy Mondays – Mad Cyril
  2. Northside – Wishful Thinking
  3. Sulk – Marian Shrine
  4. Milltown Brothers – Which Way Should I Jump?
  5. The High – Up and Down
  6. Afflecks Palace – Big Fish, Small Pond
  7. The Stone Roses – Sally Cinnamon
  8. Super Furry Animals – Bad Behaviour
  9. The Goa Express – Honey
  10. The Fall – Telephone Thing
  11. Clinic – The Return of Evil Bill
  12. Liam Gallagher & John Squire – Just Another Rainbow
  13. Kasabian – Processed Beats
  14. The Bluetones – Bluetonic
  15. Blur – Tracy Jacks
  16. Gene – Left-Handed
  17. Adorable – Homeboy

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Episode 63: April 26, 6 PM – 7 PM

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Casual Friday continued with these sets from Tyler and Jake Ryan.

PLAYLIST:

  1. Verve – She’s A Superstar
  2. Adorable – Sunshine Smile
  3. The Go! Team – Ladyflash
  4. Top – Buzzing
  5. Captain America – Wow
  6. Deep Sea Arcade – Lonely In Your Arms
  7. Chapterhouse – Precious One
  8. She’s In Parties – Ritual
  9. Missing Persons – Walking In LA
  10. Chapel Club – Surfacing
  11. Pale Blue Eyes – Spaces
  12. The Cure – From The Edge of the Deep Green Sea
  13. Slate – Tabernacl
  14. Supergrass – In It For The Money
  15. High Vis – Walking Wires
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Episode 62: Casual Friday at the Skylark: 5 -6 PM, April 26

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We recorded a couple of our Casual Friday events at the Skylark here in Denver, so we’ve got 8 new episodes coming your way, starting with this one. This episode finds us on April 26, 2024 at 5 PM. This was live and all-vinyl so it may sound a little rough in patches.

PLAYLIST:

  1. The Sundays – Hideous Towns
  2. Trashcan Sinatras – Obscurity Knocks
  3. The Ocean Blue – Sea of Green
  4. Alvvays – Tom Verlaine
  5. Tallies – Eden
  6. DMA’s – Lay Down
  7. Morrissey – Tomorrow
  8. Yard Act – The Trench Coat Museum
  9. Working Men’s Club – John Cooper Clarke
  10. Buffalo Tom – Birdbrain
  11. Pete Shelley – Homosapien
  12. Eagulls – Nerve Endings
  13. Meatraffle – ‘Ndrangheta Allotment
  14. Afflecks Palace – Dancing Is Not a Crime
  15. Inspiral Carpets – Weakness

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Episode 61: You don’t know what you’re doing.

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Let’s get one more of these things going before it’s travel time.

PLAYLIST:

  1. Inspiral Carpets – Causeway
  2. Sad Lovers & Giants – Colourless Dream
  3. Shana Falana – Cool Kids
  4. Coach Party – What’s The Point In Life
  5. Cosmic Psychos – Nice Day To Go To The Pub
  6. The Boo Radleys – Rodney King (Song For Lenny Bruce)
  7. BODEGA – Shiny New Model
  8. Ambulance Ltd. – Swim
  9. Campag Velocet – Only Answers Delay Our Time
  10. Kitchens of Distinction – Drive The Fast
  11. Echo & The Bunnymen – The Cutter
  12. Airiel – Liquid Paper
  13. Smaller – Wasted
  14. Chapel Club – Surfacing
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Episode 60 – Three Men Enter, Three Men Leave

The Casual Sound Podcast

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The day podcast session started with the ritual of scratch hashbrowns, now featuring bell peppers and onions, eggs Sunnyside up, and a slice of the holy ghost. “Football” on the “Telly” and whackin’ on some of the finest tunes you’ve ever heard – in. your. life. This episode’s lineup includes…

PLAYLIST

  1. The Lightning Seeds – Pure
  2. The Lightning Seeds – You Showed Me
  3. The Clockworks – The Future Is Not What It Was
  4. Bilk – Hummus and Pitta
  5. She’s In Parties – Ritual
  6. The Brain Jonestown Massacre – Fingertips
  7. Five or Six – Another Reason
  8. The Delgados – 13 Gliding Principles
  9. Death In Vegas – Scorpio Rising
  10. Pastel – Blu
  11. Affleck’s Palace – Big Fish, Small Pond
  12. Ned’s Atomic Dustbin – Nothing Like
  13. Close Lobsters – Pathetique
  14. High Vis – Walking Wires