Join host Emma Millen as she looks back at a year of The Independent Podcast (give or take).  Hear from some of the best bits of the year and local acts including Motel Carnation, Sarsaparilla (or however you spell it) and Club Paradise. 

Let's hear from the Symbient lads ahead of this weeks gig at Independent! Tickets still available: fatso.ma/VfEi

As they year comes to a close we like to go out with a bang! This week we catch up with The Voyd to see what we can expect this SATURDAY.  Tickets available here: fatso.ma/U174

Don Coyote played their first ever gig at Independent back in the day, this week they return to play their first headline show!   Tickets at www.independentsunderland.com

Do you know the REAL Vandebilt? Jack and Jordan join Emma on this weeks podcast to chat about the band and their SOLD OUT gig at Independent. 

Ahead of his first headline gig in Sunderland, Keiran Bowe chats to Emma on The Independent Podcast all about being in the local music scene.  Tickets still available for Friday 19th November at https://fatso.ma/U7mw

It's going to gan mental this Saturday night when Plastic Glass get on that Independent Stage! We are joined by Lewis and Dylan to chat all about the mayhem, the band and getting into the local scene.  Tickets for Saturdays show are still available here: fatso.ma/Vb1y

With Waves happening TOMORROW there is just enough time to meet some of the bands in our 2021 lineup.  Tickets still available here: fatso.ma/UZe6

With Waves happening THIS SATURDAY, podcast host Emma Millen chats to some of the amazing lasses taking the stage.  Nadedja, bigfatbig, Lottie Willis, Ani Sandwith and Elizabeth Liddle join the pod to chat about women in music and discuss their personal journey in music too! Tickets available here: https://fatso.ma/UZe6

What's this? Two episodes in one week? Oh how we treat you! With Waves not too far away we will be meeting some of the lineup who will be playing on Saturday the 6th of November across Sunderland. This episode we chat to Philth Like and Yusuf about the North East rap scene as well as chatting to madmen SQUARMS about how they are changing the music industry.  Tickets available here: https://fatso.ma/UZe6