I'm joined by Chris Cresswell, frontman of The Flatliners and member of Hot Water Music, to mourn the Raptors loss. We talk about being a Toronto basketball fan, expansion, the evolution of punk rock, and he gives his take on Build-a-Band.

'Cold World' by The Flatliners is out May 8th.

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Our guests this week are Kenny and Jon from indie folk band The Head and The Heart. They are celebrating the 15th anniversary of their seminal self-titled album, and are also into the Lakers and Warriors respectively. So we're talking fandom, playoffs, and give them a shot Musician Matchups.

NOTE: Some recording hiccups early on but get resolved quickly!

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Longtime Omaha native Stephen Pedersen of Criteria (formerly Cursive / White Octave) joins me to recall his childhood of basketball, talk about his love of playing the sport, early days of Saddle Creek records, and the new Criteria album due out May 22nd. We also tried a new segment of "Band Name or NBA Player" with... mixed results.

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