Episode Transcript
[00:00:13] Speaker A: We get Spotlight with BJ Swinghammer.
[00:00:19] Speaker B: Is that his real name? Yes, it is.
Yeah.
[00:00:25] Speaker A: We get Spotlight with BJ Swinghammer.
Is that his real name? Yes, it is.
Yeah.
BJ Weekend Spotlight.
[00:00:42] Speaker C: Hey, what's going on, everybody? Welcome to another episode of Unsigned 518's Weekend Spotlight. I'm your host, BJ Swinghammer. Let's get into it. There is no Schwinghammers. Pick of the week this week. Nope. Too much going on. Let's say, for instance, tonight, all right. At Lark hall at Albany at 6pm As a nice little precursor to the Tulip Fest, we've got the Nolan Knots playing. You know, the nol Not. You love the Nolnuts. And this one is Neutral Grounds.
[00:01:41] Speaker A: Well, I cracked my day in the back of town Mardi Gras coming around I said baby what you want to do?
Lodging charge on the avenue.
Sneak on up to the neutral ground Million freaks zigzagging around lit up floats in rain and beads Looking to the Beat St. Augustine party on neutral ground Squeeze the avenue Jump ball neutral ground Catch a music shoot Slide off neutral ground Marching up parade.
Just cut our first goat cup Corpse revival filled it up Music shoes was bearing down down wiggle and a wobble on the neutral ground Party on neutral ground Squeeze the avenue Jump off neutral ground Catch a music shoe Slide off neutral ground Marching up parade.
[00:03:37] Speaker B: There's.
Sambos and furnace mug
[00:04:36] Speaker A: Chowing down on a lucky dog Fascal hot Dixie cold this Mardi Gras party never gets old Party on mutual ground Squeeze the avenue Jump off neutral ground Catch a music shoot Slide off neutral ground Marching up the rain Sliding up right Party on neutral ground Squeeze the avenue Jump off neutral ground Catch a music shoe Slide off ne your ground Marching the parade.
[00:05:44] Speaker B: Sam.
[00:06:21] Speaker C: All right, that was Neutral Grounds for the Nolan knots. That's their 2024 single. And now we're going into Saturday. Saturday it's the Tula Fest. It's been around for seven, eight years. It's amazing. Every single friggin year. And this year is not going to be any different. Let's see, on the 518 stage we've got Keegan, James, the Sugar hold. The bell curves, the 97. Otis, we've got a lot going on. But you know what? I'm going to do the Sugar hold because I love them so much. And this is Olga.
[00:06:47] Speaker A: The number you are trying to reach
[00:06:49] Speaker D: is too busy partying with the Sugar Hold.
[00:06:51] Speaker A: Please leave a message at the beat.
If you wanna start up a conversation probably skip out. Not confrontational. I really don't have the concent if I miss out on my medication if you wanna give me your information leave a message at the repay I'm probably too busy with the recreation I never been strong with the organization I really can't stay in this situation maybe it's some sort of combination if you wanna give me your information leave a message at the I know I told you that it's no slight I'mma call you back tonight and I don't want to stop fight.
I will call you back down message at the be
[00:08:20] Speaker B: Sam.
[00:09:00] Speaker A: I know I told you it's no sl.
I will call you back tonight and I don't wanna start a fight.
I will call you back Leave a message at the beat Leave a message at the beep Leave a message at the beep Leave a message at the beep if you want to give me your information leave a message at the beep Leave a message start the conversation Leave a message at the beginning Leave a message out of the.
[00:10:08] Speaker C: All right, that was Olga from the Sugar hole from the 2024 album the Quickie EP.
All right, Sunday now we're on to Sunday continuing the super fun that is the Tulip Fest. We are going to be on the 518 stage with a lot of people. One of them is Maggie Doherty. Maggie, what is going on on Sunday?
[00:10:26] Speaker D: What's up BJ and weekend Spotlight listeners. Maggie Doherty here getting ready for Tulip Fest this weekend. Repping your Saratoga bread, alt country Americana and playing with my big medicine bandmates Rick Bolton and Timmy Weckler. I've got a set of original tunes and covers and we're on this Sunday Mother's Day at 2:15 after Paintbrush Charlie and I had Atop the Trees and the Kaima Clinton Band. What an awesome lineup. I can't wait for this. We'll also be playing a new single that I'm working on in the studio. So a little tease there. I'll be repping all the moms out there with my guitar over my seven month baby bump so you literally can't miss me.
But that's pretty hardcore, right? We're not slowing down yet. After Tulip Fest you can catch me playing Rick's birthday show on May 20 at the Inn in Saratoga City Six to Nine Kings Tavern on Sunday, May 31. And for the horse heads I've got a jam packed Belmont Stakes weekend. Big Medicine the Big man will be playing at the bandstand at the Saratoga Racecourse all day on Friday, June 5th. I'll be solo at Keuka Tasting Room in Saratoga on Saturday 5 to 8, and then back with Rick and Tim at King's tavern on Sunday, June 7th. From 11 to 1, Mama is booked and busy.
Thank you BJ for playing night Words for Me, my lead single from my debut EP out last fall on all the streaming platforms.
And I hope to see you guys all out and about soon. Can't wait for Tulip Fest. Thanks so much.
[00:11:55] Speaker C: All right, Maggie, thank you so much. Maggie Doherty. You know her, you love her. This one is Night Words Drove out
[00:12:02] Speaker B: to the edge of the night with the dawn at our heels I could see a change in you and you told me how you feel Told me I'm a something that I got away Been here the whole time but she looked another way these were the words that I've been waiting for so long still now the well is dry and everything's wrong and I hope these are just night words It'll be different in the morning you still love her and I know it'll wear I'll go to bed you won't leave my hair but I leave your Forget what we said.
Let the bar to end Talking all day long Lullabies and a winding eyes going on at home One more time before we say goodbye Old friends are watching us from the corners of the they don't know what I know when I listen to you spin our dreams Dance away from me like a weed in the wind oh these are night It'll be different in the morning you still love and I know it away I'll go to bed and you won't leave my hair but I leave your try to forget what we said.
I could feel the change in you and you told me how you feel oh I know these are just nigh words It'll be different in the morning you still ever and I know it well I go to bed and you won't leave my hair but I leave yours Try to forget what we said these are just my words Be different in the morning still ever and I know it well and I go to bed.
[00:15:17] Speaker C: All right, that was Night words off the 2025 album Night Words from Maggie Doherty.
All right, now we're moving on to one of my favorite segments and that is our band show. Every week we try to catch up with our band show and see what's going on. Guys, what is going on this week with our band show.
[00:15:32] Speaker E: Thank you very much BJ and welcome in to our band show. Patrick W. Huber here, producer and director for an amazing team of recording artists aimed to film musicians in the Hudson Valley area and beyond.
This week has cause for a lot of celebrations for those fascinated with a galaxy far, far away. You had May 4th. A day later, Cinco de Mayo, which commemorates the Mexican army's unlikely victory over French forces on May 5, 1862, a day largely in the United States that has evolved to celebrate Mexican culture. And of course, Mother's Day on May 10 this year year where many celebrate the women in their lives responsible for that important gift of life.
Overall, a crowded calendar this week and we at our band show would like to add a little something to it. We have been releasing videos from Big Girl Live at Assembly in Kingston, New York. This week marks our final release of their music, their full set as a visual EP on our YouTube channel.
We would like to shout out Caitlin Pelke and the rest of the Big Girl members for such high energy and awesome theatrics during their show.
Our crew, which included Eric Greenop and Dan Chester and of course the rest of the folks that made the O Positive Festival in Kingston, New York possible.
I would like to just thank them all because for us this is another successful set of music that is under our belts. And for you, the listener, that means we have some great tunes we can jump right into. That is why this week I want to spotlight Big Girl's DIY God and Can't Slow down, recorded live at the 2025 O Positive Festival.
[00:17:19] Speaker B: How about that last band Overheard.
Pretty freaky stuff.
We're big girl.
Earlier this year we released an EP called Die yes, Shower me with applause. It was really hard. I'm waiting I'm really insecure. Thank you.
We released a EP in April and you can listen to it online. We used to have it on cassette but not here. Here we only have beautiful T shirts alongside all the other bands here they have really cool T shirts.
So please check out the beautiful merch that's this next song is on that ep.
It's called DIY God. I wrote it because I am God.
I know I don't know it feels too hot and it feels too good like something I probably shouldn't Now I can move the muscle to pass around it Everything's done Cause something I said on a D.
Too late no grip too soon I'm feeling just a felt and already over so watch me burn it all Cause I'm so bored that I tell you the truth I don't want to say good things to do Love you you choose When I kick myself out Almost to your I kick myself out.
I swear to God there's a wiki how about everything I asked the TV who think.
You pointed to the day who do I think I am sure no one can up no one can fucking up like I.
Now I'm walking future because you precision.
Tell me who's not yeah kick myself I'm still all I got I kick myself, kick myself I kick myself I kick myself I kick myself I kick myself I keep myself kick myself I kick myself I kick myself kick myself I kick myself I keep myself kick myself I kick myself I kick myself, keep myself I keep myself I kick myself kick myself, keep myself I it.
I.
Keep myself.
Empty I want God sa.
Mouth you know you're sick of it but you can't.
Down.
I'll be who I used to be
[00:24:53] Speaker A: before it all
[00:24:56] Speaker B: intact it's cheap, it's american cheat didn't think that would be easy but she can't stop me.
Want to stop you really want to stop you really want to stop you really want to stop you really want to stop you really want to stop you really want to stop you really want to stop you really want to stop you really want to stop you really want to stop you really want to stop but you can stop.
Sam.
[00:27:18] Speaker E: Another amazing week of fantastic music.
I hope you'll check out the full videos of this week's spotlighted artist on the YouTube channel and check out some clips from our past guest on the Instagram, both at our band show.
Also, for a catalog of our full sessions, check out our website, ourband show.com with another fantastic weekend ahead. That's all the music I have to share with you and bj. I just want to send it back to you.
[00:27:47] Speaker C: All right, man. Thank you so much. That's our band show. You know what? They're doing some of the most important work in the 518. You can find them on Facebook, Instagram, ourbandshow.com and YouTube. YouTube. Moving on to metroland now. Hot singles in your area. It's a list compiled every month by Andy Scullen, who picks out some great songs, does some great reviews. You should always make it a point to see what he's doing. This week I decided to go with Rooftop park. And this is come and go.
[00:28:28] Speaker A: You left the door's wide open these clocks are frozen out of time ghost are racing down the bedroom to the beat of your old arm.
I learned how to disappear finish what we started.
Heaven is the crown you were staring through your broken wall.
We're always becoming we'll never be leaving when friends Come and go, you will never be leaving?
You hide inside the silence poisonous that you breathe?
Never spiral closer?
Tensions break and you're gone too soon?
We're always becoming?
We'll never be leaving? We're friends? Come and go, you will never be leaving.
[00:30:41] Speaker C: All right, that was come and Go from Rooftop park for this week's hot singles in your area. And don't forget the Metroland. You can find all sorts of stuff. You can find all sorts of stuff on the Metroland, Facebook, instagram, you know, themetroland.com and don't forget about those physical copies. They are everywhere. They are omnipresent and they've always got some of the best things in those pages.
Blood, sweat and tears of a lot of work from a lot of incredible people. Don't ever forget that. So go out and find one as soon as you can. And that is it for me, everybody. Thank you once again for letting me show you some of the best music that you are going to find in the 518 and beyond. I cannot wait to do it next week, everybody. Enjoy your weekend. We all deserve it. And as usual, you stay cool. 518.
[00:31:26] Speaker B: I'm calling shotgun.
[00:31:31] Speaker A: Where's the party tonight?
[00:31:34] Speaker B: Let's take a ride. Been swinging, we're driving.
[00:31:41] Speaker A: It's the weekend spotlight.
[00:31:49] Speaker B: Get ready.
[00:31:50] Speaker E: The Weekend Spotlight is a production of Unsigned518 and part of the Metroland now network of podcasts. Unsigned518's Weekend Spotlight is produced by Andy
[00:32:00] Speaker C: Scullen and hosted by BJ Schwinghammer.
[00:32:03] Speaker E: Look for new episodes every week at the metroland.com and everywhere you stream Podcast.
