Listen to Marley McNamara talk about building your own path in music, managing The Districts and more on 25 O’Clock

One of the hardest-working behind-the-scenes people in Philadelphia’s music community is Marley McNamara — manager of The Districts, The Dove and the Wolf and more, show-runner at Johnny Brenda’s and all around rock and roll enthusiast.

This week, she appeared on the latest episode of the 25 O’Clock Podcast with host Dan Drago, and the two talk about how McNamara forged her own path in the music world, how she found the artists she works with and why she prefers working in places that value musicians for their creative vision and not their commercial appeal.

Listen for lots of conversation on the Philly music scene, about how Car Seat Headrest helped her stay tapped into music fandom, why The Districts are distancing themselves from “Funeral Beds” and the reason she’s totally okay with that. Stream it below.