Shows
2017-10-1358 min
Everybody Plays the FoolGuest Ep: Puerto Rico (with host Angelica)Angelica Vergel (co-host of "Empty Orchestra" on RFB) guest hosts this week to spotlight the music of Puerto Rico!
2017-10-0958 min
Empty OrchestraEmpty Orchestra Episode 82 - "Karaoke Marathon part 2"Amanda and Angelica are back at it again!
2017-07-2159 min
Empty OrchestraEmpty Orchestra Episode 81 - "Florida Karaoke!"Amanda flies solo with a set all about Florida and a karaoke challenge of Florida based bands. Featuring a dreamy set of songs selected by Amanda and Angelica that reminded them of their once home, the sunshine state!
2017-07-0759 min
Empty OrchestraEmpty Orchestra Episode 80 - "80's Karaoke!"Amanda and Angelica are joined by Radio Free Brooklyn founder and host of Frequency Theory, Tom Tenney, as they celebrate their 80th episode with a show dedicated to the 1980's!
2017-07-0759 min
Empty OrchestraEmpty Orchestra Episode 79 - Piano Karaoke with Mark!Amanda and Angelica are joined by Mark Piro for Empty Orchestra's first edition of live piano karaoke on the radio! We interview Mark about his experience playing Sid Gold's Request Room (165 W 26th St), how he came to be a karaoke piano player, and of course sing live karaoke on the radio! Be sure to check this episode out and catch Mark behind the keys at Sid Gold's Request Room every Friday from 6 to 9 p.m.!
2017-06-1659 min
Empty OrchestraEmpty Orchestra Episode 78 - "Reflections of a 12-hour Karaoke Marathon"We recapped Angelica's 12-hour karaoke birthday marathon. A LOT to discuss!
2017-06-0957 min
Empty OrchestraEmpty Orchestra Episode 77 - "Quartets"It's the beginning of the fourth season of Empty Orchestra on Radio Free Brooklyn! We celebrate with playing our favorite quartets!
2017-06-0959 min
Empty OrchestraEmpty Orchestra Episode 76 - "Mmm Food pt. 2"Amanda and Angelica revisit food as a theme in karaoke in celebration of Amanda's new food centric radio show, Reciprocity Radio! We are also joined by Pan, host of Pandemoneum on Radio Free Brooklyn!
2017-05-1959 min
Empty OrchestraEmpty Orchestra Episode 75 - "Birthday Karaoke"Angelica and Amanda celebrate a slew of spring birthdays with an episode all about birthday karaoke!
2017-05-1359 min
Empty OrchestraEmpty Orchestra Episode 74 - "Arena Rock"Amanda and Angelica are joined by special guests Amberly, Butch, Andy, and Lauren to discuss the much loved karaoke genre, Arena Rock! Get ready to rock as we discuss what makes Arena Rock so great, debate over "Don't Stop Believing", and sing the hits from Kiss, Queen, Boston, and more!
2017-05-0956 min
Empty OrchestraEmpty Orchestra Episode 73 "MTV's 120 Minutes"Angelica is in the studio alone and is playing music featured in MTV's 120 Minutes! Amanda calls in from Chicago and her brunch crew karaokes' The Cure's Boys Don't Cry!
2017-04-2859 min
Empty OrchestraEmpty Orchestra Episode 72 "Money!"Amanda and Angelica chat about karaoke the night before; Angelica gets mansplain after she karaokes; Amanda reads the hip hop playlist; and RFB's Elann (Lost & Rewound) calls in and karaoke's Mo Money Mo Problems!
2017-04-2159 min
Empty OrchestraEmpty Orchestra Episode 71 "The Weather!"Amanda and Angelica continue their April celebration with a show all about the weather! Sun, rain, wind, April has it all and so does our set and karaoke challenge!
2017-04-1859 min
Empty OrchestraPot Luck Dinner with AmandaAmanda of Radio Free Brooklyn's Empty Orchestra fills in for the bi-monthly Pot Luck Dinner slot with a set of dreamy, hazy, synthy songs inspired by the onset of Spring.
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2017-04-1459 min
Empty OrchestraBurning Bridges fill-in with AmandaA spur of the moment live fill-in guest set for Burning Bridges with Amanda from Empty Orchestra.
2017-04-0957 min
Empty OrchestraEmpty Orchestra Episode 70 - "April Showers Bring May Flowers"Angelica and Amanda celebrate April and spring with a bouquet of songs all about flowers!
2017-04-0759 min
Empty OrchestraEmpty Orchestra Episode 69 - "2 HOUR KARAOKE MARATHON!!"Amanda and Angelica celebrate Empty Orchestra's 69th episode with a sexy 2 hour live karaoke marathon featuring fellow Radio Free Brooklyn hosts Jason Trachtenburg of Thought Patterns, Shane Gasteyer of Everybody Plays The Fool, Cooper Wilhem of Into The Dark, Elann Danziger of Lost and Rewound, and former Empty Orchestra guests Alex, Jamie, and Brad! We karaoke everything from Ludacris and Nine Inch Nails to Al Green and Boyz II Men. Don't miss out on this extra special, extra sexy karaoke extravaganza!
2017-03-311h 57
Empty OrchestraEmpty Orchestra Episode 68 - "Women's History Month"Angelica and Amanda celebrate women's history month with a set of amazing female performers and and all female karaoke challenge! We sing, we share, and Amanda somehow survives her hangover! Don't miss out!
2017-03-2559 min
Empty OrchestraEmpty Orchestra Episode 67 - "IDGAF karaoke with Daniel!"Angelica and Amanda are joined by Daniel Kelly of the NYC based band Moral Panic. We knocked back some tall boys, shot the shit, sang a lot of karaoke, and debuted two new tracks from Moral Panic's upcoming release on Slovenly Records! Moral Panic will be playing Saturday March 18th at Bar Matchless here in Brooklyn, so be there or be square? We don't give a fuck.
2017-03-1759 min
Empty OrchestraEmpty Orchestra Episode 66 - "Karaoke from 20 years ago: 1997!"Amanda and Angelica throw it back to 1997 with a playlist and karaoke challenge of our favorite songs from 20 years ago! We're joined by a special guest and we revisit some beloved radio hits from our youth, so don't miss out!
2017-03-1058 min
Empty OrchestraEmpty Orchestra Episode 64 "Karaoke Tracks pt. 2"Amanda and Angelica revisit one of Empty Orchestra's earliest themes "karaoke tracks" or songs that we think sound like karaoke backing tracks! We broke out the turntables and dusted off our record collections to bring you a set of dreamy, synthy songs for your listening pleasure.
2017-02-2459 min
Empty OrchestraEmpty Orchestra Episode 63 - "Heartbreak"Amanda and Angelica return with another Valentines day episode of Empty Orchestra, this time with a playlist and karaoke challenge all about heartbreak.
2017-02-1859 min
Empty OrchestraEmpty Orchestra Episode 62 - "Chinese Lunar New Year"We celebrated the Chinese Lunar New Year and played songs about fire, roosters, and the moon!
2017-02-1159 min
Empty OrchestraEmpty Orchestra Episode 61 - "Boy Bands"We're joined in the studio with guests Alex & Jansen as we have serious discussions and karaoke about boy bands.
2017-02-0459 min
Empty OrchestraEmpty Orchestra Episode 60 - "Protest Songs pt. 2"Amanda and Angelica are back with another set of protest songs (of the feminist persuasion) and stories about their experiences at the Women's March in both Washington D.C. and New York City!
2017-01-2759 min
Empty OrchestraEmpty Orchestra Episode 59 - "Names pt. 2"Angelica and Amanda are back with a second episode all about songs featuring names! Our first episode got so many responses that we had to do a second!
2017-01-2659 min
Empty OrchestraEmpty Orchestra Episode 58 - "Names"Need idea for karaoke serenade for a specific person's name? We have tons of songs!
2017-01-1659 min
Empty OrchestraEmpty Orchestra Episode 57 - "Firsts"Amanda and Angelica kick off the new year with an episode all about firsts with a playlist and karaoke challenge of debut albums and their first tracks. We play everything from Queen to Orange Juice, get a call from our friend Elann, and Angelica sings too! Happy 2017!
2017-01-0759 min
Empty OrchestraEmpty Orchestra Episode 56 - "Mid-Tempo"Empty Orchestra further investigates the space between the unspoken karaoke law "ballads or bangers" and celebrates those songs that aren't quite either with an episode centered on mid-tempo music. Songs for the sensual, shy, and subdued ensue and of course Angelica and Amanda both karaoke their mid-tempo favorites!
2016-12-2559 min
Empty OrchestraEmpty Orchestra Episode 55 - "Country Ladies"Amanda and Angelica explore the world of Honky Tonk women with an episode dedicated to the ladies of country music! We celebrated the release of Darlin' Darlin's The Long Haul by previewing a track from the new EP and even sang some country karaoke to boot!
2016-12-1659 min
Empty OrchestraEmpty Orchestra Episode 54 - "The Last Waltz"Angelica and Amanda are joined by former guest and friend of the show, Evan, to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the beloved music documentary The Last Waltz.
2016-12-0959 min
Empty OrchestraEmpty Orchestra Episode 53 - "Gilmore Girls"We're joined in the studio with our friends Leah and Jason to talk & karaoke about Gilmore Girls!
2016-12-0357 min
Empty OrchestraEmpty Orchestra Episode 52 - "Trios"We celebrate our 3rd Season on Radio Free Brooklyn with trios!
2016-11-2659 min
Empty OrchestraEmpty Orchestra Episode 51 - "Protest Songs"Empty Orchestra closes out its second season with a somber episode, in which we reflect on our feelings on the current state of American politics with a set of protest songs that we felt mirrored our collective grief and anger. Stay strong and never stop fighting.
2016-11-1959 min
Empty OrchestraEmpty Orchestra Episode 50 - "Celebrating 50 Episodes!"Join us in celebrating two amazing seasons of Empty Orchestra! We revisit past guests, callers, and karaoke'ers in an amazing sound collage made by Angelica and hear two of our favorite performers from the past two seasons singing in full! Don't miss out on this episode!
2016-11-1259 min
Empty OrchestraEmpty Orchestra Episode 49 - "Spooky Karaoke"Amanda and Angelica are joined by Cooper of Into The Dark for a spooky karaoke episode featuring shufflemancy and plenty of creepy tunes!
2016-11-0159 min
Empty OrchestraEmpty Orchestra Episode 48 - "Boozy Karaoke"Empty Orchestra goes to the bar with an episode all about boozy karaoke. Drinking songs from all sorts of musical genres, and of course, live karaoke!
2016-10-2858 min
Empty OrchestraEmpty Orchestra Episode 47 "Embarrassing Karaoke"Yes, embarrassing karaoke does exist! Shane from RFB's "Everybody Plays the Fool" calls in! We karaoke!
2016-10-2159 min
Empty OrchestraEmpty Orchestra Episode 46 "Karaoke from 1996!"Amanda and Angelica delve into karaoke 20 years ago, with an episode all about songs from 1996!
2016-10-1459 min
Empty OrchestraEmpty Orchestra Episode 45 - Diva Karaoke with Alex and JamieJame and Alex join hosts Amanda and Angelica for a stirring discussion and sing-a-long devoted to Divas!
2016-10-0859 min
Empty OrchestraEmpty Orchestra Episode 44 - Amanda's Karaoke Wish ListAmanda flies solo with a set all about her dream karaoke songbook.
2016-09-3059 min
Empty OrchestraEmpty Orchestra Episode 43 - "Slow Jams"Amanda and Angelica slow things down with a sensuous episode all about Slow Jams.
2016-09-2359 min
Empty OrchestraEmpty Orchestra Episode 42 "Television Theme Songs"Angelica and Amanda are joined by the one and only Bob Lancaster to discuss our favorite TV Show theme songs! We talk Jessie Frederick, TGIF, CSI, and more! Special thanks to Alice and Elann for some excellent call in karaoke singing!
2016-09-2059 min
Empty OrchestraEmpty Orchestra Episode 41 - "Karaoke Duets Part Deux"We revisit duets again with special guests: Richard & Rod. We chat, karaoke, soundboard, and pick our fantasy duets!
2016-09-0959 min
2016-09-0859 min
Empty OrchestraEmpty Orchestra Episode 39 - "New Wave Karaoke"New Wave! Call-in Karaoke! Phone call about the Pyramid Club! The return of rating karaoke bars! What more can you want?
2016-08-2659 min
Empty OrchestraEmpty Orchestra Episode 38 - "Angelica's Karaoke Wishlist"Angelica is alone in the studio and reflects on songs she wishes were in karaoke books.
2016-08-1959 min
Empty OrchestraEmpty Orchestra Episode 37 - "New York!"Amanda and Angelica are joined by special guest Eli to discuss being from and living in thie great city we all call home. We cover it all from Sinatra to Seinfeld, so be sure not to fuhgetabout listening to this episode!
2016-08-1259 min
Empty OrchestraEmpty Orchestra Episode 36 - "The Beach!"This episode of Empty Orchestra is all about the beach! Angelica is California dreaming after her recent trip to L.A. and Amanda can't wait to get back to the Rockaways! Listen in for some coastal Pokemon tips, surf inspired tunes, and of course some karaoke!
2016-08-0559 min
Empty OrchestraEmpty Orchestra Episode 35 - "Solo Soul pt. 2"Amanda flies solo with a second edition of "Solo Soul". In this episode she focuses on girl groups and female vocalists! Chart toppers intermingle with lessen known cuts, and of course there's some karaoke!
2016-07-2959 min
Empty OrchestraEar Hammer: Ep. 9 Season 3 - Fill in with Amanda!Great Scot! Amanda of Empty Orchestra fills in for Rommel with an all Scottish set of music!
2016-07-261h 57
Empty OrchestraEmpty Orchestra Episode 34 - "Out of a Hat"In this episode we draw our show topic out of a hat, with special guests Misael Soto and Alex Gilwit! All the music and karaoke tunes were curated on the fly, live on the radio! This is a fun episode, so don't miss out!
2016-07-2259 min
Empty OrchestraEmpty Orchestra Episode 33 - "Alter Egos"Angelica and Amanda explore their karaoke alter egos, talk stage presence, audience interaction, inspirational artists, and even come up with their own alter ego persona names!
2016-07-1559 min
Empty OrchestraEmpty Orchestra Episode 32 - "Independence Day"We celebrate the long holiday weekend with all our favorite songs about being American!
2016-07-0959 min
Ink and WormInk and Worm 32: Empty Orchestra!!ANGELICA VERGEL & AMANDA MCCLEOD of EMPTY ORCHESTRA
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Music: "This Must Be the Place" by Talking Heads, "New Tribes" by Nitin Sawhney, and "Total Eclipse of the Heart" by Bonnie Tyler
The Books: Frank O'Hara (poetry),
"Brian Eno" by Geeta Dayal (33 1/3 series)
"David Bowie's Low" by Hugo Wilcken (33 1/3 series)
"Big Star's Radio City" by Bruce Eaton (33 1/3 series)
"Turn Around Bright Eyes: A Karaoke Love Story" by Rob Sheffield
"Let's Talk About Love: Journey to the Edge of Taste" by Carl Wilson
"The Clouds"...
2016-07-0359 min
Empty OrchestraEmpty Orchestra Episode 31 - "Competitive Karaoke"We're joined in the studio with Chantel from NYC Karaoke League and Serena from Gotham City Karaoke League and talk about competitive karaoke!
2016-07-0159 min
Empty OrchestraEmpty Orchestra Episode 30 - "Father's Day"A special Father's Day episode in which we reflect on both our families and our experiences with personal loss.
2016-06-2555 min
Empty OrchestraEmpty Orchestra Episode 29 - "Curtis Mayfield"We're joined in the studio with guest Travis Atria, author of "Traveling Soul: The Life Curtis Mayfield"!
2016-06-1857 min
Empty OrchestraEmpty Orchestra Episode 28 - "Karaoke in Music Videos"Amanda and Angelica discuss karaoke in music videos and play some songs!
2016-06-1059 min
Empty OrchestraEmpty Orchestra Episode 27 - "SUMMER!"We play and karaoke songs to get your summer started right! We also kept getting unexpected phone calls, and/or faxes.
2016-06-0359 min
Empty OrchestraEmpty Orchestra Episode 26 - "Season 2 Kick Off Karaoke Marathon"Angelica and Amanda celebrate the start of season 2 of Empty Orchestra with a live karaoke marathon!
2016-05-2859 min
Empty OrchestraEmpty Orchestra - Episode 25 "Rapping in Karaoke"Guest Alexander Chaparro joins Angelica in talking & analyzing hip hop/rapping in karaoke. We spin & rhyme!
2016-05-2057 min
Empty OrchestraEmpty Orchestra - Episode 24 "Mother's Day Karaoke"Angelica plays songs for mothers, and awkwardly karaokes one for her mom. Special call-in also karaoke!
2016-05-1359 min
2016-05-101h 59
Empty OrchestraEmpty Orchestra - Episode 23 "Karaoke Hits from 1986"We play hits and our favorite jams from 1986! Angelica begs listeners to call in and karaoke Cameo's Word Up!
2016-05-0659 min
2016-05-0659 min
Empty OrchestraEmpty Orchestra - Episode 22 "Solo Soul"Amanda flies solo with a Soul themed episode.
2016-04-2659 min
Empty OrchestraEmpty Orchestra - Episode 20 "Karaoke w/ Elann"We're joined in the studio with our new friend Elann who has been a host to many of karaoke parties!
2016-04-1659 min
2016-04-131h 59
Empty OrchestraEmpty Orchestra Episode 19 "Opening Day"Angelica and Amanda welcome special guests Bob Lancaster and Ched "Hortle" Winkwagon to celebrate Opening Day! We talk favorite teams, walk up songs, hold a fantasy band draft, and even sing-a-long to the 7th inning stretch tradition of "Take Me Out To The Ball Game". Happy baseball season!
2016-04-0959 min
Empty OrchestraEmpty Orchestra - Episode 18 "Lonesome Karaoke"Angelica is in the studio alone, plays lonesome music, discusses her alone karaoke experience, and karaokes in an empty studio.
2016-04-0159 min
Empty OrchestraEmpty Orchestra - Episode 17 "Karaoke Faux Pas"We're joined in the studio with our friend/musician Evan Mitchell! We talk about all the karaoke faux pas. Ballads or Bangers karaoke theory? Evan karaokes a mid-tempo song!
2016-03-2559 min
Empty OrchestraEmpty Orchestra - Episode 16 "Daylight Karaoke Savings 2016"Amanda and Angelica play daylight/spring themed songs, and started their first segment of rating karaoke bars!
2016-03-1958 min
Empty OrchestraEmpty Orchestra - Episode 15 "The Intersections of Art & Karaoke"We're joined in the studio with artist Misael Soto for an hour long art residency!
2016-03-1159 min
Empty OrchestraEmpty Orchestra - Episode 14 "Karaoke Field Recording"Amanda & Angelica celebrated their friend's Jamie birthday with a karaoke outing & recorded the occasion.
2016-03-0559 min
Empty OrchestraEmpty Orchestra - Episode 13 "Karaoke in Space"Amanda & Angelica play space themed music. We get a call-in karaoke request!
2016-02-2959 min
Empty OrchestraEmpty Orchestra - Episode 12 "Valentine's Day Special"Our 2-hour Valentine's Day Special! Love songs! Lust songs! Heartbreak songs! Call-in karaoke! in studio karaoke!
2016-02-201h 59
Empty OrchestraEmpty Orchestra - Episode 11 "Punkaraoke"We slay so many punk anthems with special guest Daniel Kelley from MORAL PANIC. Who's the punk rock girl? Which Ramones did Daniel tried-out for their touring band? Also, Lots of beer drinking.
2016-02-1359 min
Empty OrchestraEmpty Orchestra - Episode 10 "Mmm Food"Amanda & Angelica discuss about food and music inspired by food!
2016-02-0659 min
Empty OrchestraEmpty Orchestra - Episode 9 "Karaoke Duets"Duets! Special guest Andy & Lauren karaoke! Call-in karaokes!
2016-01-2358 min
2016-01-1659 min
Empty OrchestraEmpty Orchestra - Episode 7 "Karaoke in TV & Film"We discuss karaoke in American TV & film with music writer Brad Nelson!
2016-01-0959 min
Empty OrchestraEmpty Orchestra - Episode 6 "Karaoke Resolutions"Amanda & Angelica talk about their New Year's Karaoke Resolutions!
2016-01-0259 min
Empty OrchestraEmpty Orchestra - Episode 5 "Karaoke Caroling"Karaoke-roling! Amanda & Angelica carol our favorite karaoke Christmas tunes for you!
2015-12-2659 min
Empty OrchestraEmpty Orchestra - Episode 4 "Cover Songs"Cover versions you rather karaoke! Sam Haft from Comedy Llama performs! GG Allin or Michael Buble?
2015-12-1959 min
Empty OrchestraEmpty Orchestra - Episode 3 "Karaoke Tracks"Songs that sound like karaoke tracks! We get schooled! Our first call-in karaoke!
2015-12-1259 min
2015-12-0557 min
2015-11-3000 min