Fresh off the heels of season three, we’re back with a new LIVE SHOW this Monday, April 29th, at Q.E.D. It all goes down at 8:30 p.m. For this edition of our countdown, we’ll be bringing you the best songs of 1997.
Aimee Mann “Save Me” with Friends Who Folk
- August 17, 2018
- Tagged as: Aimee Mann, Astoria, comedy, comedy music, Evan Forde Barden, Friends Who Folk, independent music, indie podcast, interview, live comedy, live music, live podcast, Magnolia, music, Ned Riseley, New York, new york city, nyc, parody, pat cartelli, Patrick Cartelli, podcast, QED, QED Astoria, Queens, Rachel Wenitsky, Reductress, Repeater, sad music, Save Me, Six Degrees of Separation, Story Pirates, talk show, Williamstown Theatre Festival
It’s our third birthday! To celebrate, we invited Friends Who Folk over to QED for a very special LIVE show where they serve as both the interview and musical guests. We talk with bandmates Ned Riseley (Six Degrees of Separation on Broadway) and Rachel Wenitsky (Reductress, The Story Pirates Podcast) about “Save Me” by Aimee Mann, a song that they both absolutely love.
Jewel “Near You Always” with Chrissy Shackelford & April Kae
- July 20, 2018
- Tagged as: alone time, April Kae, Astoria, Chrissy Shackelford, comedy, Evan Forde Barden, Harlem music, Imani Gold, independent music, indie music, indie podcast, interview, jewel, live comedy, live music, live podcast, music, New York, new york city, nyc, pat cartelli, Patrick Cartelli, podcast, QED, QED Astoria, Queens, Repeater, talk show, Texas, UCB, Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre, Wyatt Cenac's Problem Areas
Chrissy Shackelford (Wyatt Cenac’s Problem Areas) is on the show to talk to us about Jewel – Near You Always. April Kae (Imanigold) plays the cover, and then brings up the rest of Imanigold for a few more songs! This is a jam-packed episode!
Jawbreaker “Want” with Branson Reese & Matt Costabile
- July 6, 2018
- Tagged as: Astoria, astrology, Branson Reese, comedy, comics, DC punk, Escape From Heaven, Evan Forde Barden, independent music, indie podcast, interview, Jawbreaker, live comedy, live music, live podcast, Matt Costabile, music, Myers-Briggs, New York, new york city, nyc, pat cartelli, Patrick Cartelli, podcast, punk, punk music, punk rock, QED, QED Astoria, Queens, Repeater, ska, Swan Boy, talk show, Washington DC
On this *live* episode of the podcast, we talk with comedian, writer, and illustrator BRANSON REESE about the Jawbreaker song “Want” and we hear some music from our dear friend MATT COSTABILE.
Tirzah “No Romance” with Mona Chalabi & Cyberattack
- June 1, 2018
- Tagged as: Astoria, comedy, Cyberattack, Cyberattack music, data, data journalism, data visualization, data viz, dating, Evan Forde Barden, FiveThirtyEight, Guardian, independent music, indie podcast, interview, Ivan Anderson, live comedy, live music, love, Mona Chalabi, new york city, Patrick Cartelli, podcast, QED, QED Astoria, Queens, Repeater, romance, Spotify Discover Weekly, Tirzah, UK garage
On this latest LIVE episode of the show, we sit down with data journalist and illustrator Mona Chalabi (Guardian US, BBC, FiveThirtyEight) to discuss the song “No Romance” by Tirzah. Since she’s currently not seeing a therapist, Mona asks us to try and give her insight on what this song means to her. This is a first for us and we end up talking a lot about romance, whether or not it’s a necessary part of life, logic as it relates to romance, and what we’re told about love growing up. How much does love matter to Mona and what does the word even mean? She answers these questions while admitting that she is a “really really really hard person to date.”
Rufus & Chaka Khan “Ain’t Nobody” with Lauren Ashley Smith & Mikki Hommel
- May 4, 2018
- Tagged as: Ain't Nobody, Astoria, BET, Chaka Khan, comedy, Evan Forde Barden, funk music, independent music, indie podcast, interview, Lauren Ashley Smith, live comedy, live music, live podcast, mikki hommel, music, New York, new york city, nyc, pat cartelli, Patrick Cartelli, podcast, QED, QED Astoria, Queens, reality television, Repeater, Robin Thede, Rufus, soul music, talk show, television, The Rundown, TimeOut NY, TV, Vanderpump Rules
Lauren Ashley Smith, head writer on The Rundown with Robin Thede, joins us on this LIVE edition of the show to talk about “Ain’t Nobody” by Rufus & Chaka Khan. We are also joined by one of our favorite musical guests, Mikki Hommel, who not only covers “Ain’t Nobody” beautifully, but she also debuts a brand-new original track and improvises a song based on suggestions from the audience. WOW.
LIVE – 5/6 – Branson Reese + Matt Costabile
- May 2, 2018
- Tagged as: Astoria, Branson Reese, comedy, comics, Endl'ng, Escape From Heaven, Evan Forde Barden, Hi-Fi Records, independent music, indie podcast, interview, Jawbreaker, live comedy, live music, live podcast, magnet theater, Matt Costabile, New York, new york city, nyc, pat cartelli, Patrick Cartelli, podcast, punk rock, QED, QED Astoria, Queens, Repeater, Rockets On Wire, Swan Boy, talk show, The Planes, Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre, We Bare Bears, webcomics
Goodness gracious! We’re back this Sunday, 5/6, at 8:30 PM, with a brand new LIVE show featuring comedic madman Branson Reese (Cartoon Network, his own damn comics) and musician Matt Costabile (The Planes, Rockets On Wire, Endl’ng). We’ll be talking with Branson about the Jawbreaker song “Want” and hearing music from Matt, which two things that excite us very much. In advance of the show, let’s get to know our guests a little better!
Love Songs Only! 2018 Edition
- March 9, 2018
- Tagged as: Aileen Danielle Clark, alabama shakes, Aladdin, Astoria, blink-182, bon iver, bryan berlin, comedy, Disney, Dmitry Shein, Evan Forde Barden, independent music, indie podcast, interview, Jenna & Aileen Think You're Great, Jenna Marucci, Kelly McCready, Lee Hubilla, live comedy, live music, live podcast, Love Hurts podcast, love songs, Michael Varamogiannis, Molly Kiernan, music, New York, new york city, Not An Airplane, nyc, Otis Redding, Patrick Cartelli, podcast, QED, QED Astoria, Queens, Repeater, Sufjan Stevens, talk show, Valentines Day
LOVE IS IN THE AIR!!! We continue our annual tradition of LOVE SONGS ONLY for the Valentine’s Day edition of the live show and we invite SEVEN wonderful friends to join us for the occasion.
The hilarious and sharp-witted Sarah Pappalardo (co-founder, co-editor of Reductress) joins us on this LIVE episode of the show to talk about St. Vincent’s song “Cruel.”
LIVE – 12/3 – Maeve Higgins + Bartees & The Strange Fruit
- December 2, 2017
- Tagged as: Aparna Nancherla, Astoria, Bartees & The Strange Fruit, Bartees Cox, Butter Boy, comedy, Evan Forde Barden, Frank Ocean, independent music, indie podcast, Inside Amy Schumer, interview, jo firestone, live comedy, live music, live podcast, Maeve Higgins, Maeve In America, music, New York, new york city, nyc, Patrick Cartelli, podcast, QED, QED Astoria, Queens, Repeater, Star Talk, talk show, White Ferrari
Holy shit! Our next and final show of 2017 is tomorrow, Sunday, 12/3, at 7:00 pm and our guests will be comedian Maeve Higgins (Inside Amy Schumer, Maeve In America) and Bartees & The Strange Fruit….