Music Person
A podcast about music and the people who live it, by Dylan Tupper Rupert.
Episodes
Indigo De Souza
Indigo De Souza from Marshall, North Carolina, and now Los Angeles.
Her new album, Precipice, is out July 25, 2025.
Indigo and Dylan discuss losing her home in Hurricane Helene, the magic of Los Angeles, and her inner child.
+ Indigo answers a listener advice question.
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16/07/25•1h 8m
Water From Your Eyes (Rachel Brown)
Rachel Brown of Water From Your Eyes from New York City.
Rachel and Dylan discuss the Water From Your Eyes/This Is Lorelei/Fantasy of a Broken Heart extended universe, being Paul Bank’s wedding band, passions for both corn and Korn, and NYC DIY.
+ Rachel gets something off their chest.
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09/07/25•1h 6m
Merce Lemon
Merce Lemon from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Her album Watch Me Drive Them Dogs Wild is out now.
Merce and Dylan discuss growing up amongst adult artists, city nature, swimming, youth, grief, and wooden spoons.
+ Merce gets something off her chest.
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02/07/25•1h 13m
Molly Burch
Molly Burch on leaving music to start PICNIC Studio, a progressive art space for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, in Pasadena, California.
Follow PICNIC Studio and Molly Burch on Instagram.
Molly and Dylan discuss joy and self-doubt, real talk about the indie music business, learning when and how to pivot your whole career, and the delights of working with developmentally disabled artists.
+ Molly gives us a letter of recommendation.
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25/06/25•1h 1m
Wednesday (Karly Hartzman)
Karly Hartzman of Wednesday from Asheville, North Carolina.
Wednesday’s new album, BLEEDS, is out September 19, 2025.
Karly and Dylan discuss being an introverted observer writer girl type, the merits of staying in your local scene, complicated feelings about Los Angeles, and Karly’s breakup with partner and bandmate MJ Lenderman.
+ Karly answers a listener advice question.
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18/06/25•1h 2m
2025 SXSW Scene Report
Dylan Tupper Rupert is a music writer, podcast host, and producer in Los Angeles. You might know her as the host of KCRW's Lost Notes: Groupies, or as the producer fka Producer Dylan of Bandsplain.
This spring, her new show Music Person is coming to the Talkhouse Podcast Network—where she'll have in-depth conversations with musicians and brilliant people in the greater music ecosystem, and will sometimes maybe even go on an adventure.
So here's a sneak peek—Dylan's diary of her week in Austin for South By Southwest.
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11/06/25•34m 49s
Introducing: Music Person
Coming June 18: a new podcast from writer and producer Dylan Tupper Rupert about music people and the lives they lead. Featuring interviews with Karly Hartzman of Wednesday, Indigo De Souza, Molly Burch, and more to come.
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09/06/25•1m 24s