Billy Joel Jr - Your Next Favorite Band

This band from Chicago came flying in to our mindshare late in 2025 with their album release Ur A Star, and especially their track "Bad Heart" which caught our earholes so fast and furiously, it made our Top 19 Songs of 2025 list.

We'll spend time with lead singer and songwriter Ari Levin and learn all about this bands raw and infectious sound, and that's not where their duality ends.  They are self-proclaimed indifferent slackers and obsessive romantics.  We definitely need to get to the bottom of that!

We'll share some killer tracks of theirs and sounds like Ari will play something live during the show for us.

And of course, we'll need to explore the origin of the band name, and hear about the hilarious April Fool's gag they pulled that actually went viral before they even knew it.  So funny.

You won't want to miss this one!  First episode of 2026 comin in hot!!

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Thank you to Carver Commodore, argonaut&wasp, and Blair Crimmins for allowing us to use their music in the show open and close. It makes everything sound so much better!

Let’s catch a live show together soon!

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