Jawbreaker's 1995 album Dear You blended raw emotion with melodic punk, but polarized fans with polished production and a cleaner sound

Angular, dissonant guitars dominate Flu Thirteen's 1998 sophomore album in the post-hardcore territory of At The Drive-in, Cursive, and more

On their lone self-titled album from 1995, Spot injects their brand of mid-90s alternative rock with metal riffage and Faith No More vibes

With Jets To Brazil's debut Orange Rhyming Dictionary, Blake Schwarzenbach expanded on the Jawbreaker sound with a heady post-hardcore twist

Chad Clark is joined by Ryan and Erin Nelson to dive deep into the histories of Smart Went Crazy and Beauty Pill

Keith and Susie of Tampa’s Pohgoh look back on what almost was and discuss the current state of the band

Is there such a thing as progressive post-hardcore? If not, Into Another might have invented it on their ambitious 1994 album Ignaurus.

Skeleton Key combined East Coast punk and indie rock with an unconventional rhythm section to give their 1997 debut a unique twist

What happens when you mix Helmet's down-tuned riffs and The Cure's slinky rhythms? The 1995 sophomore album Killjoy by Shihad is the answer.

On their fifth album and major-label debut Eyewitness, Shades Apart refined their sharp punk edges for radio-friendly power-pop-punk

Our patrons join us to discuss their favorite record labels of the 1990s, including Touch and Go, Estrus, Revelation, Lookout, and many more

On their 1994 release In A Perfect World, Season To Risk took their major label money and made a decidedly unmajor label post-hardcore album

We check out the 1995 debut album Red And Clear by Giants Chair and unexpectedly undercover a 90s Kansas City post-punk math rock scene

Who are producers and what do they do? We discuss their impact on albums, varying styles, and more of 1990s music producers

On their third and final record Wrecreation, Stanford Prison Experiment bring the post-punk riffs, but is it an album of album tracks?

On their third album In On The Kill Taker, Fugazi expanded and redefined not only their own sound but the post hardcore they helped create

On their third album Tin Cans With Strings To You, Far become victims of the loudness wars while taking post hardcore in a new direction

Who are our favorite drummers of the 1990s? Who has been underappreciated or overshadowed? What fills and beats keep us air drumming?

Eli Janney of Girls Against Boys and the 8G Band on Late Night with Seth Meyers stops by to talk DC punk, 90s NYC

Building by Sense Field packs concise, urgent songs with guitar and vocal hooks that touch on indie, punk, emo and more.

Andrew Low of The Jazz June stops by to talk the history of hte band, recording with J. Robbins, his current work and more.

We revisit the albums of 1996 - the best, the overlooked, the biggest letdowns and those that have faded away

Scott Lucas of Local H joins us talk new music, his first guitar, reissues, touring, writing, recording and much more

We were unfamiliar with Braid and their much acclaimed 1998 album Frame and Canvas. Does it live up to the hype?

Two-basses, drums, minimalist guitar, vocals and occasional piano, horns and harmonica - it's the unique sound of Cop Shoot Cop

Clay Tarver of Bullet LaVolta and Chavez talks with us about his bands and his long journey to screenwriting and Silicon Valley on HBO

Exploring the mathematical side of indie rock, they aren't afraid to incorporate long sections of noise and dissonance.

A unique story and influential band on emo and post-hardcore bands.

It combines a whole bunch of alternative rock royalty, like the Pixies, Pavement, Talking Heads and Gang of Four just to name a few.

Hidden inside these dissonant and jagged tunes are melodic hooks that would make Matthew Sweet swoon.

Fronted by now half of the duo known as the The Kills, this short-lived Jamie Hince led trio pound out some big noise and catchy melodies.

J Robbins may be better known for his years in Jawbox, but is it possible Mission: Control! is his best work?

Gimmick by Barkmarket - It's noisy, loud, abrasive, aggressive, unrelenting and pretty damn good.

In seventh episode of the Dig Me Out Podcast, Tim and Jason review Smile's 1995 debut album Maquee.

For our very first episode, we're checking out the 1994 album Box Set by Wool.