The Listening Booth

08/01/2024

DJRePete has your midsummer vibe check in the Listening Booth with new upbeat alt from Dehd, downbeat alt with the latest by UMO Unknown Mortal orchestra, and a trippy set with a throwback sound but all new from the likes of Cory Wong!
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3JmUlY7rfz103jYENAE3sW?si=59030e0272a14ea3&pt=745973cbfba4cfc02567a07e37a648df

06/06/2024

Join the music share meetup with the Den of Wax gang in the Listening Booth this week where Diana, Stephen, Matt, and DJRePete sample rock with Mannequin P***y, Americana from the Ruen Brothers, throwback beats via Kraak & Smaak, Tame One, and more! Den of Wax

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4IPkf2k1obZq03WAB85oPy?si=2ae6a8df2f744338

05/17/2024

Drop into the Listening Booth for some fresh spring music discovery blooming: the latest rock with Fontaines D.C., blues alt from Cage the Elephant, the latest single by Hovvdy, and folk with Pearl Charles and Blitzen Trapper!
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0yymDRq3RFP5gWcUCs9k7N?si=78ce7fb73278435c

04/18/2024

Record Store Day 2024 is nearly upon us! So join us as we sit down with Djrepete Fontana in The Listening Booth as we discuss our take on Record Store Day festivities.

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6vxNTePJXaczTyH9Ad337j?si=5f9ea95ca3d14ab1

04/18/2024

04/17/2024

Record Store Day 2024 is nearly upon us! So join us in the Listening Booth as we check in with our local record store, Den of Wax putting a unique spin on the celebration with some of the rarer new vinyl drops of the day!
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6vxNTePJXaczTyH9Ad337j?si=5f9ea95ca3d14ab1

04/08/2024

"Oh we mustn't dwell. No, not today, not on Rex Manning Day!"
It's a Listening Booth rewind of my Rex Manning Day mix from 2022:
https://open.spotify.com/episode/6Vcbt0zXLDn6eFBclfVh1E?si=ae1ec79f96d74539
“I am guided by a force much greater than luck”
"Damn the man. Save the empire!"

03/21/2024

The Den of Wax crew got to sit down with DJRePete for another listening party! Hang out with us as we talk about what has been on our tables lately, and listen to great tracks from the likes of Kutiman, Sleater-Kinney, Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs, Hot Water Music, and more!

https://open.spotify.com/episode/3TlTQTsA0IIYoaiCfTZWYj?si=iu6N_tQTQwiBfOT6W_joag

03/20/2024

We’re dropping the needle today in the Listening Booth with our second Den of Wax listening party. Join Diana, Stephen, Matt, and DJRePete as we sample Kutiman, Sleater-Kinney, Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs, Hot Water Music, and more!
https://open.spotify.com/episode/3TlTQTsA0IIYoaiCfTZWYj?si=f971a42ed0844715
Den of Wax

03/04/2024

Join us in the Listening Booth where we’re spinning new arrivals from Sleater-Kinney, rock Laura Jane Grace, R&B with Bianca Grooves, and electro with Toro Y Moi. Plus fem rock throwbacks with Metric and Tacocat!
https://open.spotify.com/episode/7xTmJX5eg7EgYQZIqfa0tw?si=ad6ce21a2de24c30

02/06/2024

Get a sneak peak and listen today in the Listening Booth where Den of Wax reveals their upcoming 2024 label releases.
https://open.spotify.com/episode/2fgxrESxcWoiOiwn3Dt0kR?si=469c11e8cb264eff
Dropping exclusive, artistic, and kickass vinyl versions of records by Abhi The Nomad, Fiesta Bizarra, Inspired Flight, Dig, and Driftless. Join DJRePete as he chats with co-founders Diana and Matt Friedman and then tune in for tracks from these upcoming releases!

01/10/2024

2023 Year in Review Mix Part 2
https://open.spotify.com/episode/3i1EhGmsENbvO0WFzA53Cg?si=132bb21846754356
We couldn’t pack it all in last week. So, one last look back at 2023 today in the Listening Booth with the second mix spinning handcrafted music discoveries released over the last year—folk from The Mammals, alt with Generationals, blues from Olivia K & The Parkers, rock from Rid of Me, and a banger of an electro dance closer by Purple Disco Machine!

01/08/2024

We look back on 2023 today in the Listening Booth with the first of two mixes spinning handcrafted music discoveries released over the last year
https://open.spotify.com/episode/0g7Yd8mgy2AGAsLTDFlYaY?si=eb34f7f1808a42fe
Folk alt from Anna Hilburg, downbeat via Wednesday, R&B from Jamilia Woods, epic rock with Lord Sonny the Unifier, and more!

12/30/2023

Jump into the Listening Booth for a record share handcrafted by the fine folks at Den of Wax—the online and physical store based in Ossining, NY.

https://open.spotify.com/episode/4uoNhDX7AQscgLMevZhPie?si=2f009bc9dfb74c0f

Join us for a chat and listening party featuring diverse rock with Turnstile, beats from Emapea, alt with Dehd, a Japanese-beats mashup via Chester Watson, and more! Plus a live pitch to Trust Fall, as their debut album blows our hair back in the Listening Booth!

12/20/2023

The Listening Booth has some last minute 2023 discoveries to share!
https://open.spotify.com/episode/3ukDVkesnEgHHksvlz6mKt?si=3f1b52703ea44224
Tune in for a few more alternative holiday tracks from the likes of Aimee Mann, a Rough Trade NYC staff picks set, and a sleigh full of music discovery with electro via Kelela, downbeat alt from Anna Hillburg, and bluesy jazz with Bianca Grooves.










Rough Trade NYC Rough Trade Records

12/20/2023

Check out the latest episode of The Listening Booth (available here: http://bit.ly/3RpxOGu) to hear us talk about some of our favorite holiday tunes.

For music exploration any time of year, give The Listening Booth a follow and remember that albums highlighted on the show are available for purchase over at denofwax.com.

12/14/2023

Ho Ho Happy Holidays! Some jolly jams in the Listening Booth from the Den of Wax with an alternative take on the classic holiday mix this week...
https://open.spotify.com/episode/0qZJQLFbtiOCEYbD3SEDiW?si=5f6439ef97d140d8 ..featuring bluesy Hanukkah and Christmas tunes from Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings, pop with The Eels, and sleighbell folk with Belle & Sebastian. Plus Dreidels of Fire w/Adam Green and a Hanukkah acapella ballad from 50% of Tenacious D—we’ll let you guess who!

12/09/2023

It’s a team up edition of the Listening Booth where we’re diving into the bins of handcrafted music discovery by the Den of Wax —the record store!

https://open.spotify.com/episode/4Eto62OTSOXs3I3jQE5Iew?si=15a0db3365fc4de2

Tune in for beats from B. Coolaide and Inspired Flight, punk rock with The Darling Fire and Lincoln, and trippy ambient tracks to get lost in with Driftless as well as Olson, Van Cleef, Williams. We also catch up with Den of Wax co-founder Matt Friedman on the store, the label, and what’s next in their listening booth.

11/09/2023

A DEN OF NEW ARRIVALS in The Listening Booth w/Anna Hillburg, Deer Tick, and a new record by the 90s band the Drop Nineteens. Plus we head to the Den of Wax to visit music discovery beats by Terrace Martin and punk rock by Rid of Me!
https://open.spotify.com/episode/2lucoO26m52oXvXlLoQVMg?si=87652e19151345e4

10/06/2023

A spooky good mix awaits in the Listening Booth as DJRePete embraces the season with a fall-tastic folk set featuring new tracks from Natalie Prauser and Toro Y Moi, dreamy electro to get lost in by Beach House, and a Halloween inspired trippy set featuring Anna B Savage and Lael Neale. Plus alt rock with Beach Fossils and Ratboy!
https://open.spotify.com/episode/5n7PFDSzkPifuVnmHY3a6x?si=9e0808898e2640b4

09/07/2023

The Listening Booth is hanging onto summer with an upbeat, downbeat, and dance mix featuring new arrivals from The Mountain Goats, The New Pornographers, Bianca Grooves, and Bad Colours. Plus marking 18 years on the air, DJRePete indulges in some throwbacks via Of Montreal and Here We Go Magic!

https://open.spotify.com/episode/4jEy1Q5YhJG11uc5Eq7xGz?si=98885edbc659404e

08/14/2023

Wow! This was a rad way to wake up on a Monday! So stoked to be featured on this fantastic "new music" podcast, The Listening Booth. The host, DJ RePete, clearly gets the Den and our approach to sharing the music we love with our customers. Make sure you listen to Parts 4 and 5 for some nice background on the shop, the fest, and some songs you'll hear next Saturday at First Fest (MAN ON MAN, The Iron Roses, Rid of Me, For Lack Of A Term)!
https://open.spotify.com/episode/2cE9r8gDm6MAAIgBqcImQM?si=4hJru7G9TUyP95pFXhLhiw

08/14/2023

08/14/2023

DJRePete gets you through these dog days of summer with artists playing Lollapalooza in Chicago, Way Out West in Gothenburg Sweden, and the Summer Hoot near Woodstock, NY. Plus, news on an event and pending store opening for Den of Wax. And a trippy new arrivals bin featuring Peter Cat Recording Co. and two eclectic soundtracks.

https://open.spotify.com/episode/2cE9r8gDm6MAAIgBqcImQM?si=879faf2e41a84c54

07/08/2023

The Listening Booth busts open a summer dose of the new arrivals bin featuring Slaughter Beach, Dog, Dawes, and MM Orchard. Plus, preview the Pleasantville music festival—NY’s backyard jam!
https://open.spotify.com/episode/1rOr71cDNFYss5DYwaRrOa?si=eaf663145d044bca

06/09/2023

Festival Season Kick-off! The Listening Booth is jam packed with new arrivals from Beach Fossils, Ryan Cassata, Setting Sun, and the Generationals. Plus, performers from Glastonbury, Bonnaroo, Governors Ball, SummerStage, and the rebirth of The Atlantis in DC!








https://open.spotify.com/episode/2BQk260InWXib8LTwnk2dw?si=4a7c78c9d09a4bd9

05/05/2023

DJRePete has your weekly dose of music discovery with a spring fresh edition of the Listening Booth with a new arrivals bin featuring light alt from Superviolet, pop w/King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, and electro alt via Phoenix!
https://open.spotify.com/episode/14EU5gq7CMQ1MinuOGNjQx?si=5f5c8c204d06466f

04/28/2023

New arrivals as always + with the Coachella festival wrapped, DJRePete has a recap mix and info on how you can still catch the festival virtually. It’s like time travel! What a time to be alive…
https://open.spotify.com/episode/0wh4BPTggYGMEtqESgOzgz?si=85f79ab33014492d