Nabil Ayers @nabilayers
Host of Identified podcast. Author: "My Life in the Sunshine" @Beggarsgroup @valleyofsearch nabilayers.com Brooklyn, NY Joined July 2009-
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Matt Berninger of The National is my guest on Identified this week #thenational #mattberninger youtu.be/LexWfWfnwUY?is…
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Here’s the LA Times piece I wrote a few weeks ago about Roy Ayers “Sunshine” turning 50 latimes.com/entertainment-…
Happy Father’s Day to those who celebrate. Here’s a pic of James Baldwin and Roy Ayers that I don’t think is on the internet.
Divinyls “Boys In Town” 1981 And a short Substack post about it. nabilayers.substack.com/p/you-know-the…
This is the opening section of my paternal family tree, a detailed doc written by my great uncle in 1963. Isaac is only 5 generations from me. His son James is 4 generations away, and was born into slavery. My great grandfather was the first to be born free. Happy Juneteenth!
Quick clip from the new Michelle Zauner episode of identified youtu.be/JaCvytjwjfc
Im so proud of @aallyjane, and excited for the world to discover this amazing book on November 10! penguinrandomhouse.com/books/808718/c…
Michelle Zauner of Japanese Breakfast is my guest on identified this week (!) youtu.be/JaCvytjwjfc?is…
Descendents ripping through “Marriage” 1985 in Huntington Beach, CA. Milo / Bill / Doug / Ray lineup.
Happy Loving Day! Sharing this piece from a few years ago… #lovingday open.substack.com/pub/nabilayers…
Every week is indie week… but this week is actually @a2im Indie Week. I’ll be part of a panel discussion at the general meeting 2pm Tuesday. And I’ll be behind you in the bar line at every party. #indieweek
Some songs make you wait for the chorus until the very end, then it just repeats forever. Journey’s "Don't Stop Believin’” holds out until 3:32. I wrote a Substack post about these kinds of songs. What songs am I missing? Drop them below. 👇 nabilayers.substack.com/p/the-best-son…
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Honored to write a little bit about Charlie Parker for The New York Times. Thanks to all the wonderful musicians who contributed. nytimes.com/2026/06/03/art…
I've launched season 3 of my podcast Identified with Julian Pratt from the band Show Me The Body. Lots of amazing guests coming (Michelle Zauner, Matt Berninger, Brendan from Turnstile...) w/ new episodes every week. youtube.com/playlist?list=…
New York has always been a huge part of Identified, and our first guest of the new season embodies the spirit of the city and has been shaped by it: Julian Pratt of the iconic post-hardcore band Show Me The Body. Season 3 is our biggest yet and is right around the corner.
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I’m excited to perform at Vision Festival 2026, Saturday June 27 in NYC. It’s the 30th anniversary, and my band includes Eri Yamamoto on piano, Luke Stewart on bass, and Chad Taylor on drums. artsforart.org/vision-30/
If I didn’t make the case for this song’s importance, it’s possible nobody else would nabilayers.substack.com/p/everybody-lo…
When you think the song is ending… had an amazing time on @kcrw playing deep cuts with @NovenaCarmel. Listen back on YouTube. youtube.com/live/Nju6YO_M0…
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