Live from Oakland Museum with DJ Quest, Pam the Funkstress and more
Friday, February 4th, 2011, 3pm - 6pm
on
Put The Needle On The Record with Billy Jam
On February 4th, 2011 WFMU radio's remote broadcast unit will return to
California to do a special California DJ themed broadcast live from the
Oakland Museum of California. Among the California turntable guests
performing live will be DJ Quest (Live Human, Space Travelers), Pam the
Funkstress (The Coup, BASS), DJ Platurn (Oakland Faders), Mista B, DNZ,
Deeandroid & Celskiii, and Mia Moretti who will later that night be the DJ
at the big Oakland Museum party. Billy Jam will host this special WFMU /
OMCA collaboration with live beats by Dawgisht. Titled "Put The Needle On
The History of the California DJ" this live broadcast is open to the
public and takes place from noon to 3pm (local time) which is 3pm to 6pm
back in the Jersey City WFMU studios.
Kyle Clyde Friday, February 4th, 2011, Midnight - 3am
on
Wm. Berger presents My Castle of Quiet
Borrowing heavily from her bio, Kyle Clyde "is an eponymous noise and performance project ... (that) explores the areas of folk electronics, garbage noise, the urban sublime, post-industrial recovery, the science of the mind, and aesthetic asceticism. Kyle has performed solo at PPOW Gallery (NY); Saint Mark's Poetry Project (NY); Death By Audio (NY); Enemy (Chicago); Monument II (Chicago); et al., and has toured the US. In addition, she has been a featured performer for Joan Jonas at the Guggenheim (NY). Kyle also books live music and curates art shows--formerly organizing events at AC Temple in Birmingham, AL; Goodview in Baltimore, MD; and Silent Barn in New York City. She currently runs the venue/art space Port d'Or with Dylan Hay from their storefront studio in Crown Heights, Brooklyn." Kyle's recordings, including a 7"-inch lathe split with Isa Christ, and two CD-Rs, reveal a sonic intelligence and complexity that stands apart and together with the site- and idea-specific performances she creates. Sometimes Kyle sounds like vintage Tangerine Dream (think Alpha Centauri and Zeit), at other times like thoughtfully layered, more-than-meets-the-ear wall noise. You can see and hear a lot more of Kyle's work at her myspace page, linked above. Kyle presents two live, in-the-moment sets on My Castle of Quiet, formulated especially for this broadcast.
White Suns
Wednesday, February 2nd, 2011, 3am - 6am
on
Nat Roe
Summoning up the ghosts of no-wavers past, present and future, White Suns' unrelenting and unambiguously NEW take on dismembered grindcore is among of the finest being produced in NYC's intellecto-hardcore scene. I'm not sure if anything more caustic has been recorded since Circle X's amps finally gave out. The trio will be coming into Nat Roe's program for a live session at WFMU close on the heels of the release of their debut LP, "Waking In The Reservoir," out on ugEXPLODE records. Their record release show is on Friday, January 28th at Williamsburg's Death By Audio with Sightings and Zs.
Kim Shattuck of The Muffs
Saturday, January 29th, 2011, 11am - 1pm
on
Michael Shelley's show
Michael Shelley welcomes one of the world's greatest songwriters, Kim Shattuck, for a in-studio interview/live performance! The lead singer of The Muffs (in town for shows at The Bell House 1/28 & Maxwells 1/29) will chat with Michael about the band's twenty year career and play a few acoustic arrangement of classic Muffs songs & perhaps preview songs from the forthcoming Muffs release!
The Insomniacs Thursday, January 27th, 2011, Noon - 3pm
on
Three Chord Monte with Joe Belock
These New Jersey rock legends made their WFMU debut on the Three Chord
Monte show ELEVEN years ago! Now they return with their first LP since
2004, entitled Just Enjoy It! Grab the vinyl version on Screaming Apple
Records, or the CD on Blood Red, and go to the record release party on
Feb. 4 at Maxwell's in Hoboken, NJ. Power-pop, mod, garage - whatever you
want to call them, the Insomniacs are back!
Hakim Green
Thursday, January 27th, 2011, Midnight - 3am
on
Coffee Break For Heroes & Villains with Noah
Hakim Green is one half of the duo Channel Live. They were singed to Capitol Records in 1995 and sparked the hit "Mad Izm" (if you don't know it, check it out). The group was heavily pushed by KRS-One who was instrumental in getting them signed and recorded a lot of collaborations with them over the years. Listen up and tune in as Hakim will select some classic cuts and chat about hip-hop music.
James Miller
Monday, January 24th, 2011, 6pm - 7pm
on
Too Much Information with Benjamen Walker
Special guest James Miller on the Philosophical life. Socrates famously said "the examined life is not worth living." But he also said "actions are more reliable evidence than words." In his new book "Examined Lives," James Miller examines the lives of 12 Philosophers who attempt to talk the talk and walk the walk.
Two Bands from Siberia: Huun Huur Tu & Sibirskaya Vechora
Saturday, January 22nd, 2011, 6pm - 9pm
on
Transpacific Sound Paradise with Rob Weisberg
This winter has felt a bit like Siberia in Jersey City - so it's the perfect time for what may be a New Jersey radio first: a twin bill of live sets by bands from Siberia. We kick it off with the first and still greatest traditional band from Tuva in southern Siberia, Huun Huur Tu. The tireless overtone-singing spike-fiddle-wielding marvels serenade us in-studio midway through a winter North American tour that includes a gig at Joe's Pub in NY on Saturday January 29. And later in the show Sibirskaya Vechora, an award-winning ensemble from the Krasnoyarsk region of central Siberia, steps up to the mics. The group, dedicated to researching and preserving regional traditions, performs traditional songs from Siberia and other parts of Russia.
Alejandro Escovedo Thursday, January 20th, 2011, Noon - 3pm
on
Three Chord Monte with Joe Belock
Alejandro was a founding member of three legendary bands - the Nuns, Rank and File and the True Believers - before embarking on an amazing solo career for the last 20 or so years. His latest album is the universally acclaimed masterpiece "Street Songs of Love."
Julian Lynch Thursday, January 20th, 2011, 9am - Noon
on
Talk's Cheap with Jason Sigal
Julian Lynch's knack for submerged pop might betray his Ridgewood NJ roots, but his music is as much about timbre as it is melody and rhythm. Maybe this stems from his ethnomusicology background, or influences that range from the Cocteau Twins to Kadri Gopalnath. Julian Lynch stops by WFMU for a special acoustic set joined by Ian of Big Troubles and Brody of Family Portrait. Brody's Underwater Peoples imprint has released a great smattering of JL recordings (including a split with likeminded New Jerseyan Ducktails), while two 12'' LPs are available from Olde English Spelling Bee. These releases plus a handful of cdr's can be found in various formats here. Julian Lynch will be touring Europe this summer, including a stop at the Primavera Sound Festival in May.
William Parker
Wednesday, January 19th, 2011, Noon - 3pm
on
Miniature Minotaurs with Kurt Gottschalk
William Parker has been one of the most in-demand bassists in New York's downtown jazz for three decades. He has played with Cecil Taylor, Derek Bailey, Anthony Braxton and scores of others. He is also an accomplished composer and arranger and a published poet. In anticipation of his upcoming big band concert of Curtis Mayfield's songs, Parker visits the Miniature Minotaur lair for an intimate duo performance with a special guest.
Starring Tuesday, January 18th, 2011, 6am - 9am
on
Marty McSorley's show
Brooklyn's psyched out, post-progpunk, out fit Starrting rolls though the WFMU studios for a live performance. Driving bass lines, weird time changes, crazy viola, fuzzy Farfisa, huge harmonies, hard rock guitar and some flute that doesn't suck, make up this band, and a sound that will help convince all your Fugazi loving friends that sometimes you should really say yes to Yes!
Lucy Foley Monday, January 17th, 2011, Noon - 3pm
on
Irene Trudel's show
While living in Copenhagen, Irish singer/songwriter Lucy Foley cycled past the grave of Hans Christian Andersen every day, inspiring her to write songs in which people sit on dungheaps and gaze, yearn and fall apart. Lucy's music is also really poppy. Foley is visiting the US for a show at Pianos on January 21st, and drops by to play live with her band on Irene's program.
Dinowalrus Sunday, January 16th, 2011, 6am - 9am
on
Beastin' The Airwaves! with Keili
Rumor has it Brooklyn alt-psych royalty Dinowalrus were really tired of hearing the overused "X crossed with Y" metaphors critics employ to describe anything new enough that it can't be dismissed as entirely derivative.So for their new single, "Phone Home From the Edge" they actually got a lock of Thurston Moore's hair, put it in a blender with a copy of "No Pussyfooting", a Stone Roses single, a pint of heavy cream and two shots of home-distilled corn liquor, let it whizz around for 3 and a half minutes until it became a slurry, and then siphoned it into the usb port of a laptop, which they then used to convert the liquified mess to mp3 format and turned it in to a free download for the voracious listening public. Is this rumor true? Find out for yourself on Sunday January 16, 2011, from 6-9AM EST, when DJ Keili brings you their live session on Beastin' The Airwaves!
Live from the Golden Festival Saturday, January 15th, 2011, 6pm - 9pm
on
Transpacific Sound Paradise with Rob Weisberg
Tonight is night two of the massive annual Balkan and East European music
and dance bacchanal, the Golden
Festival. This evening's festivities feature over 40 bands on four
stages. This year, the Golden Festival moves to the kitschy and fabulous Grand Prospect Hall, 263 Prospect
Ave. in Brooklyn. We'll broadcast the first part of tonight's action live
from the Ballroom stage - but the party at Grand Prospect Hall continues
into the wee hours of the morning.
Tribute to the legacy of Bobby Robinson
Thursday, January 13th, 2011, Midnight - 3am
on
Coffee Break For Heroes & Villains with Noah
An independent record producer & songwriter in New York, founder of many great record labels from the 1950's (R&B) to the 1980's (Rap). He produced hits by The Shirelles, Elmore James, Lee Dorsey, Gladys Knight & The Pips, King Curtis, Spoonie Gee, Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five, & Doug E. Fresh to name a few. Bobby Robinson WAS the direct link between Rhythm & Blues and Rap music. Sadly, he passed away on January 7, 2011. Tune in to hear what Bobby heard!
Seven Second at Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre
Wednesday, January 12th, 2011, 6pm - 7pm
on
Seven Second Delay with Ken and Andy
Seven Second Delay is at Upright Citizen's Brigade Theatre every other week with an hour of live broadcast comedy starting this month. Join Ken and Andy and their special guests which include Frank M. Ahearn, an expert at making yourself disappear, Genghis Barbie, a badass all-female french horn quartet that covers pop songs, and Chris Gethard, improv comedian and actor, most recently on Comedy Central's "Big Lake". The UCB Theatre is located at 307 West 26th Street in Manhattan, near the corner of 8th Avenue. Admission $5.
Ari Up's True Warriors
Wednesday, January 12th, 2011, Noon - 3pm
on
Miniature Minotaurs with Kurt Gottschalk
WFMU continues its memorial punky reggae birthday party with a never before heard recording of Ari Up's True Warriors live at Santo's Party House in 2008. The frontwoman of The Slits would have turned 49 on Jan. 17, and concerts are planned in London and NYC. To prepare for party, Diane Kamikazee will rebroadcast a 2003 True Warriors session at noon on Tuesday, and at noon on Weds Miniature Minotaurs will air the 2008 set. Tune in to both shows for more info about the New York party or go to this page.
Steinski fills in for John Allen
Wednesday, January 12th, 2011, 6am - 9am
on
A Rough Mix with Steinski
Legendary DJ / Mixologist Steinski fills in for John Allen this Wednesday morning, January 12th from 6-9am, with spoken word of all sorts - poetry, dialogue, rants, raps - over music. Saul Williams and the grouch, Kerouac and Burroughs, The Last Poets and The First Poets. Jean Shepherd and Jean Grae. NSFW. Exclusively on WFMU's webstream.
Ari Up & The True Warriors live on WFMU from May 8, 2003
Tuesday, January 11th, 2011, Noon - 3pm
on
Diane's Kamikaze Fun Machine
Encore broadcast of Ari Up and the True Warriors from their WFMU performance on the Pat Duncan program from May of 2003. Ari Up of the True Warriors and more notably, frontwoman for the Slits, passed away late in 2010, and this set is to honor her contribution to music, and the vitality she brought to her life and others. In addition, for her birthday, which would be January 17th, there is a Punky Reggae Birthday Party event at the Music Hall of Williamsburg on Sunday Jan 16th, featuring original and current members of the Slits, including, Tessa Pollitt, Hollie Cook and Neneh Cherry, Bruce Smith of PiL/the Slits, and many more. Also don't miss....Miniature Minotaurs with Kurt on Wednesday from Noon-3pm, with another True Warriors broadcast.
Tom Tom Club (DJ set)
Tuesday, January 11th, 2011, 9am - Noon
on
This Is The Modern World with Trouble
Listen in on 1/11/11(...oooooh so cosmic), when Tom Tom Club do a swell DJ set on This is the Modern World with Trouble. In town to talk about their upcoming show at Irving Plaza on January 12th, Chris Frantz and Tina Weymouth share fab stories about recording at Compass Point Studio and working with Brian Eno, while playing lots of heavy reggae and Tom Tom Club remixes.
Zlatne Uste Balkan Brass Band / Golden Festival and Globalfest Previews
Saturday, January 8th, 2011, 6pm - 9pm
on
Transpacific Sound Paradise with Rob Weisberg
The holidays may be over but the party isn't - two massive world musicky
festivals are coming up and Rob previews them this week: On Sunday January
9, the annual multi-stage multi-cultural mega-showcase, Globalfest at Webster Hall; and on Friday and Saturday
January 14-15, the exuberant annual Balkan music and dance meltdown, the Golden Festival, featuring over 40
bands on four stages on the 15th. The Golden Festival moves this year to
the kitschy and fabulous Grand
Prospect Hall, 263 Prospect Ave. in Brooklyn. Golden Festival
ringleaders the Zlatne Uste* Brass
Band, North America's first and finest Balkan band and and stars of
Serbia's Dragačevo* Trumpet Festival, get the festivities started early with
a live set on FMU.
*Pronouncers: Zhlot-nay oosh-tay (although Zlot-nay Oos-tay is acceptable),
Drah - gah - chay - voh, Goo - tzuh.
Lussuria Friday, January 7th, 2011, Midnight - 3am
on
Wm. Berger presents My Castle of Quiet
Lussuria is the name for the solo collage creations of musician Jim Mroz,
original member of The Forgotten and tour player with French black metal
legends Celestia. The Lussuria releases (cassettes by Hospital Productions,
amourtout, Destructive Industries, and others) are sonic mappings of the
subconscious--scary, even troubling--like listening to a feeling always just
out of reach. Where some of Lussuria's contemporaries in the genre bring the
heaviness with pedal-punching, screaming, and ear-splitting volume, Jim
chooses the subtle route to your soul, like a dreamy, obscure film
soundtrack, where what sound like murmurs, footsteps, death-organ drones,
and the blowing of fetid mausoleum winds paint the shifting audial
landscape. Lussuria creates two live, in-the-moment sets on My Castle of
Quiet.
Jay Banerjee and the Heartthrobs Thursday, January 6th, 2011, Noon - 3pm
on
Three Chord Monte with Joe Belock
Jay Banerjee is one of the most promising power-poppers to emerge from New York in years. Drawing on classic influences like Nick Lowe, Bobby Fuller and the Beatles, Jay delivers hooks and writing strong enough to instill hope that the hipsters have not won just yet! While Jay plays everything in the studio, including on his new CD, "BAN-ER-JEE. Just Like It's Spelled," on stage and on the radio - the Heartthrobs will be on hand to help him crank it up to 11!
Roy Nathanson
Wednesday, December 29th, 2010, Noon - 3pm
on
Miniature Minotaurs with Kurt Gottschalk
As a member of the Lounge Lizards and leader of the Jazz Passengers, Roy Nathanson was a moving force in 1970s downtown jazz. He has since ventured into writing poetry and radio plays, while extending the Passengers to have Elvis Costello, Deborah Harry and others sing his songs. His recent Sotto Voce band has furthered his interest in using text and verse in his music. He'll be coming up to WFMU to perform songs old and new, and no doubt tell a story or two, accompanied by bassist Tim Kiah.
Thomas Patrick Maguire Sunday, December 26th, 2010, 6am - 9am
on
Beastin' The Airwaves! with Keili
What could be better the morning after over-indulging on consumerism, brandy and stuffed goose than staying in bed or the chair you passed out in and soaking up a dose of down-to-earth, sensitive, yet gritty, singer/songwriter? Thomas Patrick Maguire will cure what "ales" ya!
FUN Friday, December 24th, 2010, Midnight - 3am
on
Wm. Berger presents My Castle of Quiet
FUN are Mat and Jonny, who make their home at Breathmint Records, based out of Philadelphia, PA. The duo approach "non-music" with an inventive enthusiasm, never seeming to do the same thing twice. It wouldn't be unfair to say that the sonic result of their efforts comes down somewhere between The New Blockaders, Albrecht D., Marcel Duchamp and Alvaro. Mat and Jonny, sometimes awash in a larger ensemble, always wear their trademark, tight-fitting rubber gas masks, which provide an intimidating visual dissociation for the listener/audience, and likely supply the musicians with the release of anonymity to get further lost in their sound and performances. Wm. presents two unique sets by FUN prepared especially for this broadcast.
Purling Hiss Tuesday, December 21st, 2010, 3pm - 6pm
on
Brian Turner's show
Purling Hiss' Mike Polizze has put in much time in the fried Philly blooze overdrive of the group Birds of Maya, but in his own vehicle he's expanded his grotty guitar wailing into the further cosmos, still shredding speakers aplenty. With new releases out on Richie and Woodsist Records, Purling Hiss becomes a full-fledged touring unit and arrive in the WFMU studios with the road behind them to invoke Les Rallizes Denudes, Vermonster, and Alice Cooper at sickness-inducing volume on Brian's show. Don't miss!
Micachu and the Shapes
Tuesday, December 21st, 2010, 9am - Noon
on
This Is The Modern World with Trouble
On Tuesday, December 21 the Winter Solstice will be brightened significantly by the live sounds of Micachu and the Shapes. This is
the Modern World with Trouble offers up rockets of guitar twanged through distortion, electronic slurps and chords of fire: must be heard to be believed, or at the very least, enjoyed. All the way from east London, the ruckus will happen somewhere between the hours of 9am and noon.
Wikileaks Special
Monday, December 20th, 2010, 6pm - 7pm
on
Too Much Information with Benjamen Walker
This week on Too Much Information we go down the wikileaks rabbit hole: hear Douglas Rushkoff, Ethan Zuckerman, and Evgeny Morozov explain how wikileaks proves our internet isn't safe for free expression and what we can do about it. Daniel Ellsberg talks Bradley Manning, Biella Coleman discusses the aesthetics of anonymous, and Jillian York says FAIL to TIME magazine's choice of Mark Zuckerberg for person of the year, plus Your Host asks: "what would China do?"
Talk Normal & Brooklyn's Middle School 51 Show Choir Sunday, December 19th, 2010, 6am - 9am
on
Beastin' The Airwaves! with Keili
They've got golden guitar goddess noise that spears the ear but somehow leaves a big chunky hoop earring in the lobe. They got thud thud thud thud thudding drums like Lou Reed's flabby ass hitting the boards when Mo Tucker finally bitch-slaps him like she shoulda done in 1970 ("I'll show you the beginning of a new age, jackass!") -- Talk Normal rocks! Tune in on December 19th from 6am-9am as they blow out the speakers on Beastin' The Airwaves! with Keili. Also featured on the show today will be Brooklyn's Middle School 51 Show Choir performing a few holiday songs.
Pedrito Martinez Group Saturday, December 18th, 2010, 6pm - 9pm
on
Transpacific Sound Paradise with Rob Weisberg
The gifted Havana-born percussionist Pedrito Martinez launched his career at the tender age of 11, accompanying Cuban heavyweights like Lazaro Ros, Pancho Quinto and pure percussion legends Los Munequitos de Matanzas before making his way to New York in the late 90s. In NYC he joined the acclaimed genre-bashing band Yerba Buena as well as continuing to get top flight sideman work with people like Paquito D'Rivera, Chico O'Farrill, David Murray, Cassandra Wilson, and even Bruce Springsteen among many others. Pedrito is now stepping out with his own band, and they're off to a great start, landing a prestigious lineup slot at the annual Globalfest World Music festival at Webster Hall, Sunday night January 9th. We're thrilled to have the Pedrito Martinez Group join us for a pre-Globalfest tune up live in the studio.
The Gories Saturday, December 18th, 2010, 3pm - 6pm
on
The Cherry Blossom Clinic with Terre T
Terre T is so incredibly honored to welcome garage rock legends the Gories to the Cherry Blossom Clinic on December 18th. This live set from the Gories was recorded over the summer as part of the Ponderosa Stomp at Lincoln Center but was not broadcast until now. The performance is absolutely blistering - the band tears through their classic raw punk tunes as if it was 1989 all over again! Consider this Terre's holiday gift to all the good boys and girls who have been listening to the Cherry Blossom Clinic all year long!
Paul Boutin: "The Age of Music Piracy Is Officially Over" Thursday, December 16th, 2010, 9am - Noon
on
Talk's Cheap with Jason Sigal
Will 2010 go down as the year people quit downloading music illegally? Guest Paul Boutin writes about social networks and digital media for the New York Times, reviews books for the Wall Street Journal, and his latest Wired Magazine essay declared that "The age of stealing music via the Internet is officially over". Boutin describes how technological innovations have made the prospect of paying for digital music way more appealing than it was in Napster's heyday. But even as the hand of law came down this year against popular filesharing websites like Limewire and the Pirate Bay, Pirate Party leader Rick Falkvinge made quite the opposite declaration: "File sharing is increasing every day and the only thing this means is that more and more people will try to hide what they are doing on the internet." We'll discuss where things stand with music piracy as 2010 comes to a close.
Dan Charnas Thursday, December 16th, 2010, Midnight - 3am
on
Coffee Break For Heroes & Villains with Noah
Author of the newly published "The Big Payback" and all around swell guy, Dan started his career as one of the first writers for The Source Magazine, was an A&R scout and promoter for Profile Records (home of Run DMC and many others), and was Vice President of A&R for Rick Rubin's Def American Recordings. Tune in as Dan drops by to rap about the hip hop industry and play some records!
Joe McPhee & Mary Halvorson
Wednesday, December 15th, 2010, Noon - 3pm
on
Miniature Minotaurs with Kurt Gottschalk
The Miniature Minotaur asked, and received. Joe McPhee is a keeper of the post Ayler torch, but has a way of winnowing into any nook or cranny his playing partners create - a skill that has enabled him to meet such unexpected pairings as the Nihilist Spasm Band and the Cato Salsa Experience. And that made a pairing with guitarist Mary Halvorson seem a natural. She has erupted in post-punk sci-fi delight with Kevin Shea in the band People and has been a mainstay in Anthony Braxton's recent projects. Both of them lead celebrated projects of their own, and we're pleased to have them in a first-time meeting on our airwaves.
Lilian Hak
Tuesday, December 14th, 2010, 9am - Noon
on
This Is The Modern World with Trouble
Dutch musician extrodinaire Lilian Hak will perform live on This is the Modern World with Trouble. Lilian's new album "Old Powder, New Guns" is full of gorgeous melodies, shimmering piano, warm guitars and...9 other instruments. Live, Lilian will thrill us with Hitchcock suspense in her gorgeous voice and music full of stories.
Sex Worker Monday, December 13th, 2010, 9am - Noon
on
Liz Berg's show
Daniel of the great SF art rock/no wave band Mi Ami returns to the WFMU studios to perform a solo set as Sex Worker. Expect creepy, dramatic out-of-body melodies against a driving beat, with plenty of noisy guitar interludes and fun with an echoplex. Fans of Zola Jesus, oOoOO, Cold Cave, and Nite Jewel will dig.
Kobo Town recorded live at WOMEX Saturday, December 11th, 2010, 6pm - 9pm
on
Transpacific Sound Paradise with Rob Weisberg
Trinidadian/Canadian songwriter Drew Gonsalves leads Kobo Town, Toronto's spirited interpreters of vintage early 20th Century calypso style. Kobo Town revisits classic songs by Golden Age calypso greats like Roaring Lion, Lord Invader, King Radio and Attila the Hun. But Gonzalves and co. also craft witty new of-the-moment songs - applying the genre's rich and famously critical lyricism to contemporary topics like the war in Iraq, domestic violence, immigration, and globalization. Kobo Town performs songs from its debut album Independence as well as its forthcoming sophomore release in a session and interview recorded in collaboration with Jon Kertzer of KEXP Seattle's The Best Ambiance at the 2010 WOMEX World Music Expo in Copenhagen, Denmark.
So Cow Saturday, December 11th, 2010, 3pm - 6pm
on
The Cherry Blossom Clinic with Terre T
Terre T is excited to welcome the amazing So Cow back to the WFMU airwaves Saturday December 11th. This Irish-by-way-of-Korea trio produces some of the most infectiously catchy lo-fi pop, bringing to mind legends like The Undertones and the Buzzcocks. They have a great new album, "Meaningless Friendly" out on Tic-Tac-Totally! Be sure to catch them rocking it out live on the Cherry Blossom Clinic on December 11th!
Isa Christ Friday, December 10th, 2010, Midnight - 3am
on
Wm. Berger presents My Castle of Quiet
Isa Christ has been knocking out audiences with intensely physical performances of high-volume feedback manipulation, sometimes utilizing electric guitar, but more often than not, merely a quarter-inch cable, amplification, and a table or a tool-belt's worth of digital effects, and a critical element--his body, writhing, shaking, and sometimes stripping butt-naked--in a Saint Vitus' dance of volume-induced passion and power. Brooklyn residents are still talking about Isa's soul-flattening live collaborations with Telecult Powers. His sets are ecstatic, fierce and enveloping, both born out of a trance and trance-inducing, and though the magic of radio cannot transmit the visual, we can give you the audio, which on its own is likely to be similar to nothing you've ever heard. A one-man Theatre of Eternal Music? Perhaps. The tones and overtones bounce around the room, and the listener tends to forget the who, what and where, and get lost in the sonic assault. Isa Christ brings it live and in-the-moment to My Castle of Quiet, where he plans to "exploit the radio waves and format." Be ready for a one-of-a-kind presentation.
The Sights Wednesday, December 8th, 2010, 9pm - Midnight
on
The Evan "Funk" Davies Show
Detroit's Sights return for their fifth appearance on WFMU following the release of their great new album Most of What Follows Is True (Alive). Frontman Eddie Baranek says he's trying to marry the two worlds of the Oblivians and the Beatles, and the result is powerful songs with hooks and harmonies aplenty. Listen now, or forever hold your peace! Catch the Sights live on Friday Dec 3rd at Rockwood Music Hall in NYC, and on Saturday Dec 4 in Brooklyn (venue TBD), and then tune in to the Evan "Funk" Davies show at 9pm on Wednesday the 8th!
Lift-Off fundraising special
Wednesday, December 8th, 2010, 9am - Noon
on
Ken's show
WFMU will be taking pledges to send Station Manager Ken aloft with helium balloons on Wednesday, December 8th, 11am-noon (pre-game show starts at 9am)! Ken will be seated in his favorite lawn chair in WFMU’s parking lot, and for every $1000 we raise, we’ll fill up a balloon and tie it to his chair. If we’re successful, Ken will lift off! We'll host a live video feed of the whole debacle, so you won't want to miss out.
Send Ken up, up, and away by pledging online, over the phone on December 8th, or by mail using the brochure that will be hitting your mailbox soon. We’ve got a brand new t-shirt and a baseball cap up for grabs, too!
Station Manager Ken
Tuesday, December 7th, 2010, 7pm - 8pm
on
Sportsy Talk with Bronwyn C.& Jim
Station Manager Ken joins WFMU's Chief Science Officer, Bronwyn C., to discuss the aeronautic research behind his lawn-chair-and-balloon fundraising launch, scheduled for Wednesday morning, 12/8. Plus, Bronwyn C. reads from her new book, "How to Win His Love!" It all happens this Tuesday at 7:00 PM on WFMU.
Caravan of Thieves Monday, December 6th, 2010, Noon - 3pm
on
Irene Trudel's show
A combo of "Hot Club" swing and acoustic pop, Caravan of Thieves has has been rolling out their energetic shows from their Bridgeport, CT base for a few years now. these self-described "Gypsy Swingin' Serenading Circus Freaks" are fronted by husband/wife, guitar-spanking vocalists Fuzz and Carrie, and aided by fiery violinist Ben Dean and double bass madman, Brian Anderson. Caravan of Thieves rolls into the WFMU studios for a live set in advance of their December 11th Bowery Electric show.
The Parting Gifts Saturday, December 4th, 2010, 3pm - 6pm
on
The Cherry Blossom Clinic with Terre T
The Cherry Blossom Clinic is honored to welcome The Parting Gifts to the WFMU airwaves this Saturday December 4th. This garage rock supergroup features the legendary Greg Cartwright and Dave Amels from Reigning Sound/Oblivians and Coco, Poni and Jem from the Ettes. Their stunning debut album "Strychnine Dandelion" - which just came out on In The Red - is a straight up pop masterpiece and is sure to be on plenty of 2010 Best Of lists. They'll be playing Friday December 3rd at Union Hall in Brooklyn and Sat, Dec. 4 at Wind Up Space in Baltimore, Maryland, but be sure to hear the Parting Gifts make their radio debut on the Cherry Blossom Clinic with Terre T!
Stephen Arnoff Friday, December 3rd, 2010, 8pm - 9pm
on
Aerial View with Chris T.
Stephen Arnoff of the 14th Street Y in NYC joins Chris T. to discuss Bob Dylan & The Band: What Kind of Love Is This, a gallery exhibition, symposium, and all-star concert going on all weekend long in venues throughout Manhattan (info here).
Chie Mukai
Wednesday, December 1st, 2010, Noon - 3pm
on
Miniature Minotaurs with Kurt Gottschalk
Chie Mukai has been involved in improvised performance since 1975, when she participated in the East Bionic Symphonia group and later the Marginal Consort. Her haunting vocals and er-hu playing defined the acoustic psych band Che Shizu who recorded for the PSF label in the '90s. Since then she has worked with Maher Shalal Hash Baz, Los Angeles Free Music Society, Jim O'Rourke and former Boredoms guitarist Seiichi Yamamoto, and has released a recording of drone-based Ramones covers. She also organizes the annual Perspective Emotion mixed media arts festival in Tokyo, and will be performing solo, and live, on Miniature Minotaurs.
How To Win Her Love
Tuesday, November 30th, 2010, 7pm - 8pm
on
Sportsy Talk with Bronwyn C.& Jim
Author (and former WFMU Volunteer) Rudy Delson, of "Maynard and Jennica" fame, will discuss his new book "How to Win Her Love," a non-fiction advice manual (sort of like "How to Pick Up Chicks" for the McSweeney's set, only full of really useful tips and a certain amount of pure smut). It's a three-way on the airwaves, this Tuesday on Thunk Tank.
Justin Broadrick Tuesday, November 30th, 2010, Noon - 3pm
on
Diane's Kamikaze Fun Machine
Diane will air an interview with Justin Broadrick -- the human behind Godflesh, Jesu (pron: yay-zoo), Napalm Death, Grey Machine, etc. His body of work spans decades and is more varied than most artists' record collections! In the past year, Godflesh did a couple of reunion performances, and have another one scheduled for 2011; the Pale Sketcher release came out not long ago, and the Jesu release "Heart Ache & Dethroned" is in the new bin right now, which consists of an unreleased EP from 2003 and a re-release of the first Jesu 2-track record. He's been very busy, and is taking the time to speak to WFMU's listeners! The program will also feature a lot of Broadrick's music, past and present! Tune in for an afternoon of hearing Justin, his machines and his music!!
All times listed are Jersey City time, EDT.
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