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Before The Stream

An in depth look back at albums I listened to growing up and the listening experience. 
Jason Bemis Lawrence, creator and host of Before The Stream, is a singer/songwriter and a drummer with bands like Heather Woods Broderick, The Building, and Jesse Marchant. In this podcast, Jason and a guest will be checking in on a record they both listened to abundantly in the past to see what memories the record conjures, what holds up, and what has changed about.. well, everything.

May 31, 2021

Happy 25th Anniversary to Bringing Down The Horse by the Wallflowers!

Dr. Rob Collier returns to the podcast to play some trivia, to debate what's special or important about this album, and to talk about Jakob and Bob Dylan, the album's legacy, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, songwriting, and lyrics lyrics lyrics. 


May 14, 2021

It's a jazz extravaganza on Before the Stream. 

Jason met pianist/singer/songwriter Claude Rosen (clauderosen.bandcamp.com) on one of his first days at jazz school in New York City and they have been friends ever since. 

They discuss the album Ugetsu, but also what drew Claude to jazz at a very young age, what music...