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The Enclosed Instruction Book is a podcast hosted by Martin Bonica which spotlights independent artists and musicians, primarily in the DC metro area. Each week, a different artist joins us in the studio to discuss their work and experiences.

The show was also broadcast on Fairfax Public Access from 2015 to 2016; edited versions of the show, in podcast form, can be found here as well.

Aug 15, 2015

This week's guest is Silver Spring-area singer-songwriter-producer Alex Cloud, frontman of rEGRETS. Alex discusses the recording and development of his latest EP, "Root", as well as its precursor "Home Alone", in addition to performing recitations of his short stories and poems "To My Pen", "Jay", and exerpts of "The...


Aug 8, 2015

This week's guest is DC and Boston-based singer-songwriter Ella Boisonnault, who discusses her solo project Lady Pills, as well as her role as keyboardist and co-vocalist for Boston band Birthday Boy. Selections are played from Lady Pills' "Limerence" EP and Birthday Boy's "St. Freud" LP, and Ella discusses her...


Aug 1, 2015

This week's guest is Fairfax-area singer-songwriter-guitarist-producer Eddie Fuentes, frontman of progressive rock band I Am The Kaleidoscope as well as his solo project, The Red Tree. Eddie discusses his development as a musician, his approach to songwriting, and how he manages his career as a DIY artist; he also...