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Warren Spicer, singer/guitar player for Montreal based Plants and Animals, joins this week in The Backyard to give Aaron an outsider's perspective on Donald Trump, touring as a father, the importance of taking time on your art, and the inspiration for their NEW RECORD 'WALTZED IN FROM THE RUMBLING'. Music Featured In This Week's Episode: Plants and Animals

Sam Beam of Iron and Wine joins us this week for wonderful conversation about his roots in music and how he went from filmmaker to film professor to professional musician. We also take a walk down memory lane with some of Aaron's favorite conversations from the last 100 episodes. Happy 300th Birthday! Music Featured In This Week's Episode: Iron and Wine, Jesca Hoop and Sam Beam

Co-host of The Sub Pop Podcast and broadcast journalist, Arwen Nicks, joins us in The Backyard this week to discuss whether or not she and Aaron should be enemies, making the choice to leave the terrestrial airwaves for podcasting at Sub Pop Records, and the disastrous story of her last assignment as a field reporter in LA. Music Featured In This Week's Episode: The Coathangers

Actress and improv icon, Jane Lynch (Best in Show, Party Down, and GLEE), joins us this week to chat about her stage show 'SEE JANE SING' which starts its national tour in June, her aversion to dancing, growing up in a small town with big dreams, and her upcoming role in the new Christopher Guest movie 'MASCOTS' available on Netflix sometime this summer. Plus: Aaron's 5 year old daughter, Tatum, joins us to give a brief synopsis of the Jane Lynch movie: Wreck it Ralph. Music Featured In This Week's Episode: Erik Blood

Sierra Haager of Portland OR based band, BED, joins us in the Backyard this week to compare her and Aaron's questionable teenage decision making, peppermint patties, the curious story of her first rock band, and the new BED EP out on Bug Hunt Records KLICKITAT June 10th. Music Featured In This Week's Episode: BED

KEXP DJ and writer, Greg Vandy, joins us this week to talk about his new book 26 SONGS IN 30 DAYS: Woody Guthrie's Columbia River Songs and the Planned Promised Land in the Pacific Northwest, the problems that Woody Guthrie faced in taking on such a mammoth project in propaganda for US government, and how Greg got his start in radio. Music Featured In This Week's Episode: Woody Guthrie

Legendary Hip Hop artist Lyrics Born joins us in The Backyard this week to talk about his early childhood obsession with rap, coming up in the San Francisco music scene, Prince, putting together his greatest hits album "Now Look What You've Done", AND a special in-studio performance with Lyrics Born himself. Music Featured In This Week's Episode: Lyrics Born

David Bazan (Pedro the Lion, Headphones) and Andy Fitts join us in The Backyard this week for "some" beers, an absolutely crazy conversation about how they met and forged a musical relationship, and a rather in-depth conversation about the nature of Evangelical Christianity and how their views have changed on it during their lives. Music Featured In This Week's Episode: Andy Fitts, David Bazan, TW Walsh

Co-owner of some of our favorite clubs in Seattle Neumos/Barboza and owner of Wake Up Presents, Steven Severin, joins us in The Backyard to talk about his love for basketball, some amazing stories about the now defunct rock club RKCNDY, and his amazing journey from being a couch surfing 21 year old to one of the most successful club owners in Seattle. This is a wonderful story. Plus! Kris Orlowski and Torry Anderson drop by to give us a peak at their new album "Often In The Pause" due out 5/06/16 and help Aaron measure his chimney. Music Featured In This Week's Episode: Kris Orlowski, Anderson Paak

Frontman of Ra Ra Riot, Wes Miles, sits down this week to discuss his somewhat bohemian upbringing, how his father ended up co-writing the screenplay for BEASTMASTER 2, and how he started studying to be a physicist but ended up a musician. PLUS: Jessica and Peter of Deep Sea Diver drop by The Backyard to talk about the trials and tribulations of creating their latest record SECRETS, the curious way they got Dave Matthews to be in the latest video, AND a very special pre-announcement announcement! Music Featured In This Week's Episode: Deep Sea Diver, Ra Ra Riot

Producer Branden Clarke aka IG88 has worked with the likes of some amazing artists namely ODESZA, Shaprece, and Tycho. This week Branden joins us in the back yard to discuss his process of taking real-world sounds and integrating them in to his music, childhood stories of growing up in the Pacific NW, and why he would skip school to go to a different school's class as a kid. KRACKLEFEST 6 is upon us folks! The biggest after-hours nerd-music variety show during Emerald City Comic Con is back...KRACKLEFEST 6 on sale now for Friday, April 8th at The Hard Rock Cafe Seattle. Hosted by Aaron of The Air-Raid Podcast! Get your tickets Here: http://tktwb.tw/245xsGh it WILL sell out fast. Music Featured In This Week's Episode: IG88

Founder and owner of Suicide Squeeze Records, David Dickenson, joins us this week to chat about his fathers minor league baseball career, how the the divorce of his parents brought him to Washington State, his relationship with Elliott Smith, and how he turned his love for music into a full time business. Suicide Squeeze is celebrating their 20th Anniversary this year by re-releasing many of their most popular albums! You can find out more about it by clicking HERE. Music Featured In This Week's Episode: Minus The Bear, 764-HERO, Elliott Smith

Jim 'THE REV' Heath of Reverend Horton Heat drops in this week to talk about fear, having a front row seat for the changing music industry, and his thoughts on why his band has been able to survive it. The REV is on tour NOW check out the dates HERE. Music Featured In This Week's Episode: Reverend Horton Heat

Matt Drenik of Portland OR band BATTLEME joins us this week to chat about his dealings with a rare autoimmune disease, being a magnet for weirdos, bands that were gateways for going deeper, and the new BATTLEME album 'HABITUAL LOVE SONGS'. Music Featured In This Week's Episode: BATTLEME

This week Aaron deals with an anxiety attack. TV Coahran of the band GAZEBOS joins us to chat about their debut record 'DIE ALONE' out now on Hardly Art, growing up near a superfund site, and his personal brand of homemade tonics. Music Featured In This Week's Episode: GAZEBOS