The idea of doing a Delaware Music podcast has been in the back of my mind ever since I started transferring my collection of old 7 inch vinyl to digital. I thought it would be a shame if this music got lost because, even though most of these bands never really broke through nationally, or sold a million records, the songs here meant a lot to me growing up, and they meant a lot to the hundreds of kids who came out to see these bands over and over again in the local church halls and school gymnasiums. They’re a part of our youth and our history, and that’s something worth savoring and sharing, no matter how corny you think that sounds. And, if you’re not from Delaware, I hope I can turn you on to some great music. There’s something on here for everyone, I’m sure.
Overall, most the tracks on this collection are from the early to mid-90s, when I spent most of my time hanging out in Newark, playing shows and seeing bands, but I did include a few from the past decade as well. In no way am I claiming this to be the end-all, be-all documentation of the music scene or Delaware’s Greatest Hits or anything silly like that. Unfortunately, there are many, many bands that I originally planned to include in this podcast but didn’t because I either couldn’t track down the tunes or was trying to keep this beast under an hour. These are just some of my personal favorites – much respect to all the artists included here.
And finally, this podcast is dedicated with love and respect to Art Callahan, former owner of the Barn Door, who gave many of these bands their first shows as well as a second home. Thanks for the support and the good times, Art.
So here’s Something to be Proud of – the Delaware Music podcast – enjoy!
What?! No Nero? List seems incomplete without a song by that band, regardless of petrsonal connections, etc. It was a much a part of that scene’s history and experience from those years as any of the other selections, and definitely “something to be proud of”.
I dig the set list presentation of the track list. The only think that would have made it more authentic would have been to use a Sharpie!
I decided not to include Nero, or any of the other bands I was in, simply because I didn’t want people to think that this mix was in any way self-serving, or that I was trying to toot my own horn. These are all songs that I loved and that influenced me. Plus, anyone coming to this site can access the entire Nero discography under the music section – it’s already here. I’ll most likely have a Nero track in Vol. II though.
Yeah this shiznit rocks homie!
If you need some Verge/Elan..
I still have most of my music
somewhere..lemmeknow!
I redid the track listing with a sharpie – hey, a good ideas a good idea. Thanks Larry!
Awesome podcast Joe! Thank you Larry (DiMaio) for suggesting I take a listen to it. 🙂
Vol 2 needs some female vox! I have some Flying Plain, Razor Blue, and Marmalade, somewhere. Did Straddle release any recorded music? You used the 7″ version of “Disheveled Car”. I don’t have that, so it was cool to hear what is was like again after… 15 years. I’m pleased we’re on your list, and happy we get introduced by a Steve Zahn clip. I LOVE the Atlas song on before ours. First time I heard it was live, long after I stopped playing, somewhere you and I went to go see them. I bought their EP that night, just for that song. And the great Signal is right after us. For the uninitiated, 2 brothers each have bands in the ‘cast. Mike Sanchez on “All in your Head”, and Dave Sanchez on “Small Wonder”. I’m glad we got to play with some of the bands on here. Some of them were as good or better to me than so many bands from anywhere that succeeded nationally or bigger. The ones that left or dissolved before we formed were a big influence on why I even wanted to be in a band. And without Art Callahan, ours and many others’ adventures would have been cut very short. Thanks, Joe. This brought a lot home.
Joe, awesome! Until now SPINDRIFT’s “Sea Psychic Sea” has never seen the digital realm! Thanks!