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Music PersonThe 2026 New Years Eve SpecialJoin Dylan as she catches up with a hit parade of music friends from the 2025 season of Music Person! Cozy up by the fire (or whatever) for a warm chat as we take a fond look back at our best music memories of 2025, and look ahead to a very exciting 2026.
Featuring: Ryan Davis, Aaron Dowdy of Fust, Madi Diaz, Esther Rose, Georgia Maq, Merce Lemon, and a surprise holiday visit from Lily Seabird.
Happy New Year, Music People! Thank you for listening.
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2025-12-311h 27Music PersonA Postcard from the Hudson Valley, Part 3: The LittletonsThe final installment of a 3-part travelogue mini-series exploring the music life in the Hudson Valley, New York.
For this very special Christmas Eve episode, Dylan sits down with Dan Littleton and Elizabeth Mitchell of the band Ida, and their daughter, singer-songwriter Storey Littleton have a wide-ranging discussion about the multigenerational experience of living the music life. Starting off in the DC punk scene of the 80s, to the indie rock scene in Brooklyn in the 90s and early aughts, to moving to Woodstock in the before times (pre-cell phone). They discuss how the lo...
2025-12-241h 35
The Jiffy: Stories From Upstate New YorkFriend of The Jiffy: "Music Person" Presents A Postcard From The Hudson ValleySend us a textDylan Tupper Rupert joins the show today in my first-ever feed drop to take us on a ride-along with her podcast "Music Person!"It's the first part in a three-part series for her show, dedicated to mapping out how the Hudson Valley’s history, density, and seasons shape a vibrant indie music scene today. In part 1, which we feature here, Dylan visits Hannah Cohen, Sam Evian, Flying Cloud Studios, and Big Pink (and Jenn Pelly and Olivia Bee make some cameos).Go check out Dylan's full series here: https://ww...
2025-12-211h 09
Music PersonA Postcard from the Hudson Valley, Part 2: BabehovenPart 2 of a 3-part travelogue mini-series exploring the music life in the Hudson Valley, New York.
Maya Bon and Ryan Albert of Babehoven from Hudson, New York.
Maya, Ryan, and Dylan discuss the seasonality of creativity, moving from the West Coast to the Northeast, gardening, doing a ton of drugs in old age for fun, unconventional wedding brainstorming, Hilma af Klint, and water.
+ Music journalist Jenn Pelly takes Dylan to a sitar concert at a secret ashram. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2025-12-181h 16
Talkhouse PodcastA 2025 Celebration from the Talkhouse Podcast NetworkHost Josh Modell hands the mic off to these Talkhouse Podcast Network shows and asks: "What was your standout episode from this year? And tell us one thing you loved from 2025?"
0:49 – Josh Modell (Talkhouse Podcast)
1:50 – Craig Finn (That's How I Remember It)
3:46 – Jason P. Woodbury (Aquarium Drunkard's Transmissions)
5:18 – Dan Nordheim (Life of the Record)
5:58 – Matt Whyte (Sing for Science)
9:43 – Dylan Tupper Rupert (Music Person)
2025-12-1714 min
Music PersonA Postcard from the Hudson Valley, Part 1: Hannah Cohen featuring Sam Evian at Flying CloudA 3-part travelogue mini-series exploring the music life in the Hudson Valley, New York.
Hannah Cohen of the Catskill Mountains, New York, featuring Sam Evian.
Hannah and Dylan discuss building the residential recording studio of your dreams, connecting to the seasons, small town living forcing you to grow up, and the music community in and around Woodstock today.
+ Dylan, Jenn Pelly, Olivia Bee, and friends take a swim at Colgate Lake, and visit Big Pink. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2025-12-111h 01
Music PersonFrog (Daniel Bateman)Daniel Bateman of Frog from New Rochelle, New York.
Dylan and Daniel discuss fathering twins, working in film production, cult fandom, improvisation, and whether New Rochelle is the best city in the entire world.
Artists we referenced:
Uncles, Count Basie, Weirs, Ariel Pink, Holy Shit, Girls. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2025-11-261h 03
Music PersonS.G. GoodmanS.G. Goodman from Murray, Kentucky.
S.G. and Dylan discuss slow burn careers, connections between manual labor and songwriting, mental health and life on the road, how a Southern Baptist kid becomes a Calvinist teenager, and spreadin’ them toes out all across the nation.
Artists we referenced:
Tyler Childers, Erin Rae, the Savage Radleys, Fust. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2025-11-191h 15
Music PersonRyan DavisRyan Davis of Ryan Davis and the Roadhouse Band from Louisville, Kentucky.
Dylan and Ryan discuss music life in the Southern Midwest, being a reluctant entrepreneur, Air Guitar by Dave Hickey, how much the UK loves literary songwriters, being embarrassed by your vision addiction, and cracking the case.
+ Ryan gives a letter of recommendation.
Music stuff we referenced:
Sophomore Lounge Records, Cropped Out Festival, State Champion, Fust, David Berman and Silver Jews, Greg Mendez, Elliot Smith, Townes Van Zandt. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2025-11-121h 15
Music PersonDylanfest 2025A scene report from Dylanfest 2025.
It was on August 2nd, on Orcas Island, in the San Juan Islands of Washington State. It was a weekend-long mini music festival produced by Dylan, in collaboration with Jay Blackington and Jocelyn Cecil of Houlme, and R.J. Myers and Ali Boe of Alder Vulture. Live sound was by Caleb Turner at Going Left Sound. Check out @dylanfest on Instagram for more.
(Dylanfest is the name of any show that Dylan produces, but, like, this one is the main one.)
Artists we referenced:
Bellflower, Lily Seabird, Thomas Dollbaum, Jeffrey Silverstein, Squirrel Flower, Dean...
2025-11-0555 min
Music PersonMadi DiazMadi Diaz of Nashville, Tennessee.
Madi and Dylan discuss her rural homeschooled childhood to her Philly punk scene adolescence, fucking around songs and finding out songs, post-breakup shame, tabbing out, the real artists of Nashville, and faith.
+ Madi answers a listener advice question.
Artists we referenced:
Allison Kraus, Mannequin Pussy, Turnstile, Japanther, Lightning Bolt, Marren Morris, Brothers Osborne, Kacey Musgraves, Tennille Townes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2025-10-151h 18
Music PersonJay SomMelina Duterte of Jay Som from Los Angeles, CA.
Melina and Dylan discuss her pandemic pivot to music production, distinctions between the algorithm and OG social media, the Bay Area, the changing landscape of indie success, how love helped her music career, and b*dr**m p*p.
+ Melina answers a listener advice question.
Artists we referenced:
boygenius, Chastity Belt, Bachelor, Routine, Whitmer Thomas, Vagabon, Lucy Daucus, Phoebe Bridgers, Julien Baker, Fenne Lilly, Al Menne, Sour Widows, Blonde In Car, Lala Lala, Lucinda Williams, My Bloody Valentine, Mini Trees, Craft Spells, Molly Burch, Bethany Cosentino, Alex G...
2025-10-081h 25
Music PersonEsther RoseEsther Rose from Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Esther and Dylan discuss her early hip-hop and techno influences, her divorce jumpstarting her musical career, being too weird for roots music and not weird enough for indie rock, quitting drinking, and Dylan drinking so much coffee she starts spilling tea.
+ Esther answers a listener advice question.
Artists we referenced:
J Dilla, The Deslondes, Dean Johnson, Adrienne Lenker, Wednesday, Hurray for the Riff Raff, Video Age, Jack White, Bella White, Cameron Winter, The Lostines, Chris Acker, Duff Thompson, Twain, Mashed Potato Records, Bonnie Raitt. Le...
2025-10-011h 09
Music PersonGreg MendezGreg Mendez from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Greg and Dylan discuss preferring recording to performing, ripping up moldy drywall, his partner V, feeling attuned to your city, the verbose and depressive songwriter-addict canon, and the isolation and connection that comes from making music.
+ Greg gives a letter of recommendation.
Artists we referenced:
Shannon Moser, Amelia Cry Til I Die, Sadurn, Soup Dreams, Townes Van Zandt, David Berman, Elliott Smith, Maria Saint Maria. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2025-09-241h 03
Music PersonHopscotch Scene ReportDylan goes to the Hopscotch Music Festival in Raleigh, North Carolina in September 2025.
Dylan discusses North Carolina, aquatic animal-based band names, the scene at the Sheraton Hotel, alcoholic Gatorade, Southern man chaos in stereo, shrimp, boring angels, BeerTeq, and “feeling inevitable.”
Artists we referenced:
Frog, YHWH Nailgun, Weirs, Pat Keen Band, Thomas Dollbaum, Greg Mendez, Geese, Cameron Winter, Villagerrr, Merce Lemon, Florry, This Is Lorelei, Hemlock, Little Mazarn, Superchunk, Sluice, Libby Rodenbough, Mipso. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2025-09-1856 min
Music PersonFust (Aaron Dowdy)Aaron Dowdy of Fust from Durham, North Carolina.
Fust’s latest album, Big Ugly, is out now on Dear Life Records.
Aaron and Dylan discuss the map of North Carolina indie rock, getting his PhD at Duke, where to find the best Guinness in the Triangle, and finding your people through music.
+ Aaron gets something off his chest.
Artists we referenced:
Drive By Truckers, Thomas Dollbaum, Merce Lemon, Friendship, Tomberlin, Weirs, Sluice, Wednesday, the Mountain Goats, Hiss Golden Messenger, Florry, Dead Gowns Learn more about your ad choices. Visit me...
2025-09-101h 09
Music PersonDean JohnsonDean Johnson from Seattle, WA.
His new album, I Hope We Can Still Be Friends, is out now.
Dean and Dylan discuss launching his solo career breakthrough in middle age, Seattle neighborhood micro-scenes, the New Orleans Americana scene, and tales from the frontlines of Dylanfest.
+ Dean gives a letter of recommendation.
Artists referenced:
Fleet Foxes, Band of Horses, Iron & Wine, the Moondoggies, Sera Cahoone, Ryan Davis and the Roadhouse Band, Chris Aker, Esther Rose, The Deslondes, Steph Green, Duff Thompson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2025-08-271h 34
Music PersonGeorgia MaqGeorgia Maq from Melbourne, Australia and now Los Angeles.
Her new EP, God’s Favourite, is out September 4, 2025.
Georgia and Dylan discuss Georgia being a nurse in the pandemic, discovering her post-Camp Cope solo sound, spirituality, Erewhon, fathers, altruism, cosmetic surgery, personality transplants, Steely Dan, cursive singing, and Waffle House.
+ Georgia gets something off her chest. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2025-08-201h 30
Music PersonGreg Rutkin’s New York City Scene ReportGreg Rutkin of Night Club 101 and Baby’s All Right in New York City.
Greg and Dylan discuss the current cultural moment in NYC, the legacy of Billy Jones, SUNY Purchase as a music scene petri dish, real talk about career prospects in the indie music industry, the literary versus music undergrounds, and looking like a human flute.
+ Greg answers a listener advice question. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2025-08-131h 17
Music PersonFlorry (Francie Medosch)Francie Medosch of Florry from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Francie and Dylan discuss Zyn, silliness, being a Last Waltz truther, discovering the underground through Bandcamp, and being tired of sad indie rock music.
+ Francie gets something off her chest. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2025-07-3059 min
Music PersonYHWH Nailgun (Zack Borzone)Zack Borzone of YHWH Nailgun and Sha La La from New York City.
Zack and Dylan discuss speaking in tongues, imagination, poetry, the relationship between faith and noise, and finding agency as a kid in DIY scenes.
+ Zack gives a letter of recommendation.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2025-07-2358 min
Music PersonIndigo De SouzaIndigo De Souza from Marshall, North Carolina, and now Los Angeles.
Her new album, Precipice, is out July 25, 2025.
Indigo and Dylan discuss losing her home in Hurricane Helene, the magic of Los Angeles, and her inner child.
+ Indigo answers a listener advice question. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2025-07-161h 06
Music PersonWater From Your Eyes (Rachel Brown)Rachel Brown of Water From Your Eyes from New York City.
Rachel and Dylan discuss the Water From Your Eyes/This Is Lorelei/Fantasy of a Broken Heart extended universe, being Paul Bank’s wedding band, passions for both corn and Korn, and NYC DIY.
+ Rachel gets something off their chest. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2025-07-091h 04
Music PersonMerce LemonMerce Lemon from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Her album Watch Me Drive Them Dogs Wild is out now.
Merce and Dylan discuss growing up amongst adult artists, city nature, swimming, youth, grief, and wooden spoons.
+ Merce gets something off her chest. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2025-07-021h 11
Music PersonMolly BurchMolly Burch on leaving music to start PICNIC Studio, a progressive art space for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, in Pasadena, California.
Follow PICNIC Studio and Molly Burch on Instagram.
Molly and Dylan discuss joy and self-doubt, real talk about the indie music business, learning when and how to pivot your whole career, and the delights of working with developmentally disabled artists.
+ Molly gives us a letter of recommendation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2025-06-2559 min
Music PersonWednesday (Karly Hartzman)Karly Hartzman of Wednesday from Asheville, North Carolina.
Wednesday’s new album, BLEEDS, is out September 19, 2025.
Karly and Dylan discuss being an introverted observer writer girl type, the merits of staying in your local scene, complicated feelings about Los Angeles, and Karly’s breakup with partner and bandmate MJ Lenderman.
+ Karly answers a listener advice question. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2025-06-181h 00Music Person2025 SXSW Scene ReportDylan Tupper Rupert is a music writer, podcast host, and producer in Los Angeles. You might know her as the host of KCRW's Lost Notes: Groupies, or as the producer fka Producer Dylan of Bandsplain.
This spring, her new show Music Person is coming to the Talkhouse Podcast Network—where she'll have in-depth conversations with musicians and brilliant people in the greater music ecosystem, and will sometimes maybe even go on an adventure.
So here's a sneak peek—Dylan's diary of her week in Austin for South By Southwest. Learn more about your ad choices. Visi...
2025-06-1134 minMusic PersonIntroducing: Music PersonComing June 18: a new podcast from writer and producer Dylan Tupper Rupert about music people and the lives they lead. Featuring interviews with Karly Hartzman of Wednesday, Indigo De Souza, Molly Burch, and more to come. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2025-06-0901 min
Talkhouse Podcast2025 SXSW Scene Report by Dylan Tupper RupertDylan Tupper Rupert is a music writer, podcast host, and producer in Los Angeles. You might know her as the host of KCRW's Lost Notes: Groupies, or as the producer fka Producer Dylan of Bandsplain.
This spring, her new show Music Person is coming to the Talkhouse Podcast Network—where she'll have in-depth conversations with musicians and brilliant people in the greater music ecosystem, and will sometimes maybe even go on an adventure.
So here's a sneak peek—Dylan's diary of her week in Austin for South By Southwest.
2025-03-2137 min