Abstract Artimus Friday, July 12th, 2013, 9am - Noon
on
Beastin' The Airwaves! with Keili
Back for his third visit to WFMU's live studio is sourthern-tinged American rocker/music composer Abstract Artimus, promoting his forthcoming album "My Wild Dreams". New material, new stories, but still the perfect blend of Punk, Boogie, and Old School Rock and Blues.
Larry Livermore of Lookout Records
Thursday, July 11th, 2013, Noon - 3pm
on
Diane's Kamikaze Fun Machine
Co-founder of LOOKOUT! Records, member of the Lookouts and zine writer and contributor, Larry Livermore will be guest DJing on Diane's PEER PRESSURE segment on Thursday! "Spy Rock Memories" is the title of his newest book, which we'll be talking about, as well as the Bay Area Punk Scene. Listeners will be able to ask him questions via the live playlist on our website. Tune In!
Martin Bisi Thursday, July 11th, 2013, 3am - 6am
on
Dark Night of the Soul with Julie
Producer, musician, songwriter and activist Martin Bisi comes in for a guest DJ set and to chat about his rich history as a music producer. Starting with hiphop, punk and no wave in 1981, Bisi's endless resume includes work with Sonic Youth, Brian Eno, Swans, White Zombie, Cibo Matto, Dresden Dolls and Dark Night favorites Black Fortress of Opium. He also co-
produced the Grammy-winning Rockit by Herbie Hancock. Along with participating in the Occupy Wall Street movement, he is currently focusing on his own original music. Bisi will be playing at the Cake Shop on July 16th before he heads off for dates in Eastern Europe.
Verglas / Volahn / Bilirubin / Arizmenda / Blue Hummingbird on the Left (William Berger fills in for Evan Funk Davies) Wednesday, July 10th, 2013, 9pm - Midnight
on
Wm. Berger presents My Castle of Quiet
As part of the Anahuac Tour 2013 (you may recall the Black Twilight Circle's visit to WFMU in October 2011), Crepusculo Negro returns to My Castle of Quiet, this time with a four-band lineup of Volahn, Bilirubin, Arizmenda and BHL. As it also turns out, program favorites, the mighty Quebécois band Verglas, are in town that very same weekend, joining us in the studio, and joining the Anahuac Tour on stage as well, at Saint Vitus on July 7. For fans of true underground black metal, and the wild, creative directions it has taken in the past few years, this show is not to be missed! Hopefully all FIVE live sets will fit into one three-hour program, where Wm. Berger will be filling in for Evan "Funk" Davies, on July 10, 9-12 p.m.
Punks on Mars Wednesday, July 10th, 2013, 7pm - 8pm
on
Distort Jersey City with Reed Dunlea
This week we've got a live session and interview with the pop punk mod revival stylings of Punks on Mars. Bedroom recording project turned full band turned full band with brand new lineup from the head of Ryan Howe. Members of Guadalupe and The Fish. Tune in!
Lee Morgan 75th Birthday Salute Wednesday, July 10th, 2013, 3pm - 6pm
on
Irwin Chusid
Join Irwin and The Good Doctor in a birthday salute to the late trumpet legend Lee Morgan on Wednesday, July 10, from the 3pm (Eastern) opening theme until whenever. Morgan, a hard bop and soul jazz mainstay from the 1950s thru the early 1970s, would have turned 75 on July 10. Despite his premature death in 1972 at age 33, Morgan recorded 25 albums as a leader for the Blue Note label, and played on countless sessions for such jazz legends as Wayne Shorter, McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Smith, and John Coltrane. Tune in and NOT hear Morgan's biggest hit, "The Sidewinder." What you will hear are tracks from his early years with Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers, a survey of his work as a bandleader, and selections from his dates as a sideman. Irwin once said that "Every Lee Morgan track sounds like a party." There's one taking place on July 10 and you're invited, as we celebrate the birthday of one of the greatest horn players in jazz.
CX Kidtronix DJ set and interview Wednesday, July 10th, 2013, Noon - 3pm
on
Duane's show
The aggressive afro--digital thump of CX has been subversively influencing all of your fave music for years. From production stints with Trent Reznor, Saul Williams and Kanye West, touring and performing stints with Anti-Pop Consortium and Atari Teenage Riot, CX's idiosyncratic and original style has always remained unmatched in it's focus and intensity. On the 10th he will be on Duane's show to guest DJ, shoot the ish and promote his new album on Stones Throw dropping in the early fall.
Chris Forsyth and the Solar Motel Band
Monday, July 8th, 2013, 9pm - Midnight
on
Airborne Event with Dan Bodah
Prolific underground guitarist Chris Forsyth will visit Airborne Event with his crack squad of psychonauts known as The Solar Motel Band: guitarist Paul Thomas Sukeena, drummer Steve Urgo, and Peter Kerlin on bass. Their record is coming this October on the Paradise of Bachelors label. Tune in for a night of cosmic Americana and staring at the moon.
Doug Evans
Thursday, July 4th, 2013, Noon - 3pm
on
Diane's Kamikaze Fun Machine
Doug "Didjit" Evans, will be Diane's Peer Pressure guest on this special exploding July 4th edition! Fascinated with hot rods, bikes, & punk rock, Doug will unleash on the listeners a playlist that is celebration-worthy! Doug is known for being the drive (bassist) in Chicago-based Touch & Go band, Didjits, and currently plays in Blower and builds dragsters! Listeners will be able to ask Doug questions via the Live Comments Board! Tune IN!
Lorelle Meets the Obsolete Thursday, July 4th, 2013, 3am - 6am
on
Dark Night of the Soul with Julie
Guadalajaran duo Lorelle and the one-man Obsolete swerve from psychedelic shoegaze to garage to hypnotic noise. Summer heat with aural fireworks to start off your Independence Day.
Big Eyes Wednesday, July 3rd, 2013, 7pm - 8pm
on
Distort Jersey City with Reed Dunlea
This week we are joined by Big Eyes of Seattle by way of New Brunswick and Long Island. Melodic rock and roll meets pop punk in a very New Jersey way. They've had releases on Grave Mistake Records, Don Giovanni Records, and Dirtnap Records, and are now back on the West Coast from their month long USA tour in a minivan. Tune in.
Joe Frank - Unfictional Radio Dramas
Wednesday, July 3rd, 2013, 3pm - 6pm
on
Irwin Chusid
Three more new Joe Frank radio dramas will air on Irwin's program during July. These half-hour programs, produced for KCRW's "Unfictional" series, were acquired for WFMU through the Public Radio Exchange. Each episode explores Joe Frank's dark thoughts and candid observations. The dramatic quality of these new episodes matches the best of Frank's previous work heard on WFMU. The fourth episode, entitled "A Conversation," airs Weds. July 3 at 4pm (Eastern). The dialogue in this episode will tick off some people. Tune in and test the limits of your tolerance.
Kissey Wednesday, July 3rd, 2013, Noon - 3pm
on
Duane's show
The lovely & Talented Producer/DJ/Singer Kissey will be making a return visit to Duane's show . The Swedish/NYC based artist gained immediate acclaim for leftfield hip hop/R& B debut album "Plethora" released in 2008. Since then, Kissey has come into her own as a producer, incorporating her love for icy tech-influenced sounds into her music. She has dropped remixes on acclaimed labels DFA, Wondewheel and more.
Carla Kihlstedt and Matthias Bossi's Rabbit Rabbit
Monday, July 1st, 2013, 9pm - Midnight
on
Airborne Event with Dan Bodah
Did you know that you can bring yourself month-long good luck, and a gift, if you make sure that the first words you say on the first day of the month are "Rabbit, rabbit"? Carla Kihlstedt and Matthias Bossi have been making some of the most deftly adventurous music around for many years in bands like Sleepytime Gorilla Museum and Tin Hat Trio. Recently they've created Rabbit Rabbit Radio, a subscription service for their song-oriented material, releasing a digital single and extensive documentation on the first of every month. Their first record assembling the Rabbit Rabbit songs will be out on August 6th. You can catch them at Joe's Pub on July 13th. They'll also stop by Airborne Event on July 1st to talk about the project and share some of the tunes with us. Don't miss it!
Glenn Jones Monday, July 1st, 2013, Noon - 3pm
on
Irene Trudel's show
A number of musicians who have played live on Irene's show recently have cited landscapes and places from childhood as big influences on their music. This subject is especially in focus on the latest disc from guitarist Glenn Jones. Titled "My Garden State," the entire album is a meditation on Glenn's childhood home in Northern New Jersey, written while caring for his mother who suffered from Alzheimers. Glenn Jones drops by Irene's show to talk about the album and to play a live set.
Parno Graszt, Hungary's Romani Roots Powerhouse Saturday, June 29th, 2013, 6pm - 9pm
on
Transpacific Sound Paradise with Rob Weisberg
Rocking Romani (Gypsy) band Parno Graszt helps shore up the roots in its tradition-loving hometown, the Romani village of Paszab in northeast Hungary. The nine-piece powerhouse is making its mark elsewhere in Europe too: It has showcased at the prestigious WOMEX World Music Expo; it's been featured on a BBC documentary, and its cds have made the European World Music charts. Parno Graszt extends its reach to the US later this month as one of the featured artists at the esteemed Smithsonian Folklife Festival in Washington DC. (Hungary is a main focus of the Folklife Festival this year.) Parno Graszt follows Folklife with a short tour that brings the potent old-country old-school outfit to WFMU tonight and on to Drom in the East Village on Sunday June 30th.
Madison, WI's The Hussy return to the Cherry Blossom Clinic to once again unleash their primitive fuzz on the WFMU audience. The guitar/drum/vocals duo have won acclaim from sources as diverse as The Onion AV Club, Maxium Rock N Roll, Terminal Boredom and Pitchfork. Their recently released third LP, Pagan Hiss, may be their finest achievement yet.
Donnie and Joe Emerson AND Ian Rusten, co-author of the new book “The Beach Boys in Concert”
Saturday, June 29th, 2013, 11am - 1pm
on
Michael Shelley's show
Michael welcomes Donnie and Joe Emerson (in town for a June 29th gig at The Mercury Lounge) who'll drop by in person to discuss the recent reissue of their 1979 do-it-yourself classic "Dreamin' Wild". The brothers grew up on a farm in rural Washington State and recorded the album in the home studio their father took a second mortgage to build for them. Their isolated upbringing, limited exposure to mainstream music and lack of formal record production experience led them to produce unique and endearing recordings, which 33 years later sound an odd mixture of dated and timeless. AND Michael chats with Ian Rusten, co-author of the new book “The Beach Boys in Concert”. Written after more than ten years of exhaustive research, the book provides a unique window into the Beach Boys' successes, personal tragedies, inter-band dramas, and globe-trotting, rock-and-roll adventures from 1961 to 2012.
Joe Frank - Unfictional Radio Dramas
Wednesday, June 26th, 2013, 3pm - 6pm
on
Irwin Chusid
Five new Joe Frank radio dramas are airing on Irwin's program during June and July. These half-hour programs, produced for KCRW's "Unfictional" series, were acquired for WFMU through the Public Radio Exchange. Each episode explores Joe Frank's penchant for the disconcerting and often darkly humorous monolog, and the creative quality matches the best of Frank's previous work heard on WFMU. The third episode, entitled "Thief," airs Weds. June 26 at 4pm (Eastern).
The Man Who Seduced Hollywood
Tuesday, June 25th, 2013, 6pm - 7pm
on
Aerial View with Chris T.
Chris T. welcomes B. James Gladstone, and learns how Greg Bautzer rose from humble beginnings to become the most powerful lawyer in Tinseltown, bedding and wedding some of the most famous stars of the day, including Lana Turner, Jane Wyman, Joan Crawford, Ginger Rogers, Rita Hayworth, Dorothy Lamour, Peggy Lee and more. He's "The Man Who Seduced Hollywood".
Windhand Tuesday, June 25th, 2013, 3pm - 6pm
on
Brian Turner's show
Windhand hail from Richmond, Virginia, and their split release on Relpase Records with the band Cough (with whom they share a member) is one of the most massive sounding doom releases in a long time. Live today on Brian's show, and also at St. Vitus in Greenpoint on Friday, June 7th.
Ben Seretan Group, and Joseph Hammer of LAFMS
Monday, June 24th, 2013, 9pm - Midnight
on
Airborne Event with Dan Bodah
Ben Seretan is a Brooklyn-based drone musician focused on joy. He plays electric guitar, sings, and makes "long music" in the attempt to find heaven with delay pedals. When he gets there, he'll seek out John Fahey and Alice Coltrane so they can bliss out together forever. His recording New Song came out in November of 2012 and he regularly plays in NYC. On June 24th, he'll be premiering the group he's been assembling over the last month. Then in the latter half of the show Joseph Hammer, a member of the Los Angeles Free Music Society and the trio Solid Eye, will visit fresh off a set at ISSUE Project Room. His multi-dimensional audio collages are second to none, yielding completely unorthodox, hypnosis-inducing free-form improvisations from junk CDs.
Heatsick Sunday, June 23rd, 2013, Midnight - 3am
on
Scones Radio
As Heatsick, Berlin-based Steven Warwick performs and records something resembling dance music using an abused Casio, microphone, and pedals. Through a series of iterative loops, Heatsick perverts Chicago house's production and mixing techniques to unmask the genre's affinities with psych and noise. Heatsick will stop by Scones Radio for a live and DJ set in between a scheduled talk at Goethe-Institut and performance at MoMA PS1's Warm Up, as part of the PAN_ACT events in Boston and New York.
Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino (CGS) from Salento, "the heel of the boot" of southeast Italy, keeps the focus on its own roots: The cathartic pizzica tarantata - the (literally) trance-inducing tarantella style from the band's home region. CGS is also on tour now: We'll hear the enervating outfit recorded live in concert earlier this year at Pace University's Schimmel Center - a taste of what to expect when CGS returns to New York to rock Joe's Pub on Thursday June 27th.
Sweet Talk play the sort of hook-filled, melodic punk rock that would have thrilled your 16 year old self minus the trappings that would embarrass your adult self. The Austin quartet, featuring members of Mind Spiders, Video, Wiccans and Uptown Bums, released their debut LP, Pickup Lines, this year on 12XU, which is gaining notice for its top notch songwriting and rock n roll grit. Imagine Reigning Sound meet primo mid-period Replacements and you're close the approximating the mighty wallop of Sweet Talk.
Insect Duets
Friday, June 21st, 2013, 3pm - 6pm
on
Miniature Minotaurs with Kurt Gottschalk
Kurt Gottschalk wants to hear you jamming with the emerging Brood II cicadas. Go out and play with them, sing with them or record and remix them. If you don't live on the East Coast or they aren't cooperating in your area, other insect duets will be accepted. Get them done and send them in to miniature.minotaurs [at] gmail [dot] com by June 18 for broadcast on the first day of summer. But first, please go to spearmintmusic.blogspot.com for full submission details.
Riot Of Spring
Friday, June 21st, 2013, 9am - Noon
on
Beastin' The Airwaves! with Keili
Kind of like a family reunion, kind of like a breakfast club, definitely a good time, here come the classical inspired punks (let's call them Punklassical, shall we?) of Riot Of Spring (feat. members of Fiasco, No One and the Somebodies, Porches and more) to the WFMU studio on Beastin' The Airwaves! with Keili, this Friday, 9am-Noon! Tune in to hear all about this exciting new project of some of BTAwK's earliest featured bands, and expect a lot of nostalgia!
Dave the Spazz Live Broadcast from Barcade Brooklyn Thursday, June 20th, 2013, 9pm - Midnight
on
Music To Spazz By with Dave the Spazz
Join Dave the Spazz for a live broadcast/listener meetup featuring a Cavalcade DJ All-Stars: Mr. Fine Wine, Gaylord Fields, Rex, Matt Fiveash, Michael Shelley, Joe Belock and Todd-a-Phonic Todd! Barcade is located at 388 Union Ave
(Between Ainslie & Powers Streets) in Wiliamsburg, Brooklyn.
Joe Frank - Unfictional Radio Dramas
Wednesday, June 19th, 2013, 3pm - 6pm
on
Irwin Chusid
Five new Joe Frank radio dramas will air on Irwin's program during June and July. These half-hour programs, produced for KCRW's "Unfictional" series, were acquired for WFMU through the Public Radio Exchange. Each episode explores Joe Frank's penchant for the disconcerting and often darkly humorous monolog, and the creative quality matches the best of Frank's previous work heard on WFMU. Each episode will air at 4:00pm (Eastern) Wednesday. The June 19 episode is entitled "Old Man."
The Oblivians
Tuesday, June 18th, 2013, 3pm - 6pm
on
Brian Turner's show
They've been off record since 1997, but the kings of Memphis soul-punk have returned to heap another tinnitus-inducing set of songs on the unsuspecting public. Despite a few reunion gigs over the years, The Oblivians had yet to record a new album, but that's all changed with "Desperation" out on In the Red Records. Ripped on to Dan Auerbach's Skully 8-track tape machine in Nashville, the band's no-fi live sound preserved for another go-around, and they're touring as well! Join Greg, Jack, and Eric for a blowout on Brian's show, and New Yorkers can catch them live August 16th at the Bell House.
Chris Sprague Saturday, June 15th, 2013, 11am - 1pm
on
Michael Shelley's show
Michael welcomes busy musician Chris Sprague whose new band, The Outta Sites, have just released their debut album “Shake All Night With the Outta Sites”. Chris is one half of longtime show favorite The Sprague Brothers, fronts Chris Sprague & the 18-Wheelers, and currently drums for Big Sandy and His Fly-Rite Boys, Los Straightjackets and Deke Dickerson!
Low Fat Getting High Friday, June 14th, 2013, 9am - Noon
on
Beastin' The Airwaves! with Keili
The all-time reunion show! DJ Keili returns to the WFMU Schedule, bringing BTAwK veterans Low Fat Getting High along with her! Tune in Friday, June 14th, 9am to Noon for live PUNK RAWK - and keep beastin'!
The World According to Dave Davies Thursday, June 13th, 2013, 3am - 6am
on
Dark Night of the Soul with Julie
Night owl Julie braves the early morning hours for a sitdown with one of rock's legendary guitarists in the midst of his first US tour in nine years. Conducted in the lobby of a swank downtown hotel, the conversation is more a spiritual enlightenment session with a guru than an interview with a rock star. Dave discusses his view of life, meaning and the spiritual retreats he hosts at his house. Once she gets him talking about his deepest beliefs, the softspoken Dave transcends the usual limits of a music interview.
Career Suicide Wednesday, June 12th, 2013, 7pm - 8pm
on
Distort Jersey City with Reed Dunlea
In our first installment of the one hour all killer no filler version of Distort Jersey City, we are pleased to be joined by Tornoto hardcore punk stalwarts Career Suicide. After playing Ian DIckson of Hardcore Gig Volume's birthday show at The Acheron, and their first New York show in about 5 years, we met for a hungover Sunday morning session filled with the snot and aggression you would expect from these guys. Members of F'ed Up, Brutal Knights, and Mad Men. Recommended for fans of real dumb music.
Joe Frank - Unfictional Radio Dramas
Wednesday, June 12th, 2013, 3pm - 6pm
on
Irwin Chusid
Five new Joe Frank radio dramas will air on Irwin's program during June and July. These half-hour programs, produced for KCRW's "Unfictional" series, were acquired for WFMU through the Public Radio Exchange. Each episode explores Joe Frank's penchant for the disconcerting and often darkly humorous monolog, and the creative quality matches the best of Frank's previous work heard on WFMU. Each episode will air at 4:00pm (Eastern) Wednesday. The June 12 episode is entitled "Dreamers."
Sun Ra Arkestra's Marshall Allen and Danny Ray Thompson (Part 2)
Tuesday, June 11th, 2013, 3pm - 6pm
on
Brian Turner's show
Two legends of Sun Ra's Arkestra performing today live! A visit to Brian's show from Marshall Allen (alto sax) and Danny Ray Thompson (baritone sax) from the Arkestra, joined by Ed Wilcox on drums and vocals, Jerry Mayall (both longtime members of Temple of Bon Matin) on upright bass, plus electronic music pioneer Charles Cohen. This newly-expanded, active working band has evolved out of Wilcox's five European tours with Allen, and we're severely honored to have them make music in the WFMU studios at last! This is part two of the marathon live session, part one of which airs June 4th.
Billy Colliton
Monday, June 10th, 2013, 8pm - 9pm
on
Minor Music with Jesse Krakow
The imaginary offspring of Wesley Willis, Daniel Johnston, Brian Wilson, & Chuck Berry, singer/guitarist Billy Colliton will be stopping by to sing, strum, and steal your hearts in his radio debut. A musical visionary, rock 'n roll aficionado, and the future of outsider music.
Giorgio Moroder Monday, June 10th, 2013, 9am - Noon
on
Liz Berg's show
Liz interviews electronic music hero Giorgio Moroder! It's hard to believe that one man is singularly responsible for schlager-pop/bubblegum tracks like "Yummy Yummy Yummy" and "Mah-Na-Mah-Na," Donna Summer's top disco hits, moog experimentations like Einzelganger, and soundtracks to films like "Scarface" and "The Never Ending Story." Giorgio has collaborated with everyone from Blondie to Bowie to Freddy Mercury to Sparks, and most recently he's begun a DJ career, written a song with Daft Punk, and scored a video game by Google. With a career so varied and prolific, Giorgio's sounds are woven into the very fabric of popular culture. Tune in to find out what's next for this dynamo.
Fanfare Ciocarlia Live at Pace
Saturday, June 8th, 2013, 6pm - 9pm
on
Transpacific Sound Paradise with Rob Weisberg
It's a Romanian speed-brass blast from the recent past and a taste of brass to come! Last September, legendary Romani (Gypsy) band Fanfare Ciocarlia whipped a packed house at Pace University's Schimmel Center into a frenzy with its trademark breakneck speed brass onslaught. If you missed the mayhem, fear not: We'll broadcast that Sept 22 New York Gypsy Festival concert in its entirety tonight, remixed superbly for radio by engineer extraordinaire Don Wood. And you'll have another chance to be blown away by Fanfare Ciocarlia in person, when they play Central Park Summerstage with New York's own Indian-style brass wizards Red Baraat on Sunday afternoon July 14th.
Brian Chase Friday, June 7th, 2013, 9am - Noon
on
The Long Rally with Scott McDowell
Drummer/composer Brian Chase, (from the Yeah Yeah Yeahs) comes through to play live versions of the music heard on his solo Pogus release called Drums & Drones. The record features up-close investigations of the resonant properties and drone capabilities of the various drums and techniques of the trapset, which in turn unfurl into compelling sonic textures and compositions in their own right. Tune in for this unique close study, and you may never look at a drumset the same way again.
My Castle of Quiet Finale, with Psychic Limb live Friday, June 7th, 2013, Midnight - 3am
on
Wm. Berger presents My Castle of Quiet
Hearing Psychic Limb's "Queens" (2011) is nothing short of a grind revelation, like the first time one hears Circle of Dead Children's The Genocide Machine, or Pig Destroyer's Terrifyer. The record is a sonic rollercoaster, pulling you forward in a thrill-ride of shameless intensity and gutsy human energy, a musical trip akin to poring through your first Bukowski novel. This band has flawless chops, and great songs to spare. A live Psychic Limb appearance on My Castle of Quiet has been long in the discussion phase, almost didn't happen, but as fortune would have it, the band will be guesting on the last-ever MCoQ weekly broadcast, and we're honored to have a band of such great prowess escort our four-year run off of WFMU's weekly airwaves. Fill-ins to come this Summer / Fall, with live guest-spots by Verglas and The Black Twilight Circle tour. HUGE thanks to Psychic Limb—this promises to be a night to remember, so don't miss it!
DJ Greg Belson
Thursday, June 6th, 2013, 8pm - 9pm
on
Sinner's Crossroads with Kevin Nutt
Sinner's Crossroads is in Revival. Greg Belson, host of the Divine Chord Gospel Show on dublab.com, guest DJ's on Sinner's Crossroads this evening. O Man. Greg has brought the goods, a pile of righteous gospel 45 artifacts including what must be the greatest garage gospel groove track of all time. All sinners will be seated. Bring the sick.
Crispin Glover
Thursday, June 6th, 2013, 7pm - 8pm
on
Night People
Join Night People for a very special interview with actor/director Crispin Glover who is presently on tour with Parts I & II of his "It" film trilogy and his Big Slide Show, a one hour dramatic narration of eight different illustrated books.
Ajda the Turkish Queen Thursday, June 6th, 2013, 3am - 6am
on
Dark Night of the Soul with Julie
The heart and voice of Black Fortress of Opium, Ajda returns to WFMU for a solo performance. With an everchanging instrumental arsenal -- keyboard, guitar, mandolin or anything else she has at hand -- and a classically trained voice, Adja's rootsy yet ethereal compositions blossom differently without the restraints of a full band.
Sun Ra Arkestra's Marshall Allen and Danny Ray Thompson
Tuesday, June 4th, 2013, 3pm - 6pm
on
Brian Turner's show
Two legends of Sun Ra's Arkestra performing today live! A visit to Brian's show from Marshall Allen (alto sax) and Danny Ray Thompson (baritone sax) from the Arkestra, joined by Ed Wilcox on drums and vocals, Jerry Mayall (both longtime members of Temple of Bon Matin) on upright bass, plus electronic music pioneer Charles Cohen. This newly-expanded, active working band has evolved out of Wilcox's five European tours with Allen, and we're severely honored to have them make music in the WFMU studios at last! This is part one of the marathon live session, to be continued next week!
Aaron Rosenblum
Monday, June 3rd, 2013, 9pm - Midnight
on
Airborne Event with Dan Bodah
Airborne Event is pleased to welcome Aaron Rosenblum to WFMU for a solo live performance. Aaron has been refining a music made from his own rural and urban field recordings paired with tape loops and manipulated through a live sampling keyboard. He's been in groups including Sapat, Son of Earth, Shackamaxon, and others not necessarily beginning with the letter S. Aaron and Matt Krefting will be performing solo sets on a short East Coast tour in June and will have a limited edition cassette available at the June 14th NYC gig, occurring at an undisclosed location.
Susan Crawford
Monday, June 3rd, 2013, 6pm - 7pm
on
Too Much Information with Benjamen Walker
In her book Captive Audience: The Telecom Industry and Monopoly Power in the New Gilded Age Susan Crawford makes the case that the Cable monopolies slow down inovation, raise the cost of access and keep us from getting advanced services and products that many other countries already have. Susan Crawford will join Benjamen Walker for an hour of live conversation and they will take audience calls.
Dmitri Slepovitch gives the lowdown on Litvak Jewish music
Saturday, June 1st, 2013, 6pm - 9pm
on
Transpacific Sound Paradise with Rob Weisberg
Dmitri Slepovitch is an ethnomusicologist, author, educator, composer and musician - leader of the klezmer bands Litvakus and Minsker Kapelye. If anyone knows about Litvak musical traditions - klezmer and Yiddish music from Lithuania and Belarus and the vicinity - it's Dmitri. In fact he wrote the book on it - Traditional Jewish Music in Eastern Europe. The book is in Russian though... So, we've invited Dmitri to FMU tonight to translate the story into English, illustrating with lots of recorded examples from his extensive collection.
Monochrome Set
Thursday, May 30th, 2013, 9am - Noon
on
Hello Children with Faye
Post-punk pop favorites The Monochrome Set visit Faye's Hello Children program for her first live set ever! In town for the NYC Pop fest, The Monochrome Set have enchanted listeners of all types with irresistible charm, wit, & hooks since 1978! Tune in to Hello Children this week for a VERY PREMIUM SPECIAL live set absolutely not to be missed!.
Broken Water Thursday, May 30th, 2013, 3am - 6am
on
Dark Night of the Soul with Julie
Noisy but gorgeous, Broken Water's sound mingles punk, shoegaze and psychedelia into a crunchy, droney, hazy mix. Alternating vocalists blend into distorted guitars and changeable rhythms perfect for a misty night or rain-drenched soul.
Paul Kelly Thursday, May 30th, 2013, Midnight - 3am
on
100% Whatever with Mary Wing
For almost 40 years, in over 350 songs, Paul Kelly has been mapping out the Australian landscape and its people. Unofficially considered the poet laureate of that country, he creates musical vignettes of life, love, and the underbelly of both. His nineteenth album, “Spring And Fall,” was released last October and is his first after a five-year hiatus. The concept of the album is best described by Paul himself: “Spring And Fall is a song cycle. It’s been five years since I made a record and perhaps the experience of writing a book during that time made me attuned to the idea of developing a close-knit structure for the next thing I did… Each song contains the seed of the song that follows. They are all love songs and the album is a love story.” Currently on tour across the U.S., Mary Wing is thrilled to have Paul Kelly perform live on 100% Whatever on Thursday morning; tune in at 1 am!
Sun Ra Belated Birthday Broadcast
Wednesday, May 29th, 2013, 3pm - 6pm
on
Irwin Chusid
Michael Anderson, WFMU's "Good Doctor," revisits Irwin's program on Weds. May 29 for a another round of Sun Ra recordings and recollections. Anderson, who maintains the Sun Ra Archives, has for years been overseeing reissues of the universe-hopping jazz legend, as well as producing first issues of unreleased recordings. Anderson is the author/editor of This Planet Is Doomed: The Science Fiction Poetry of Sun Ra, published by Kicks Books, a Norton Records affiliate. Sun Ra, born Herman Poole Blount, would have turned 99 this month, and may in fact be celebrating somewhere in the cosmic beyond. We'll celebrate on radio, May 29.
Survival
Wednesday, May 29th, 2013, 3am - 6am
on
Distort Jersey City with Reed Dunlea
This week we have a session from Brooklyn's new goth heroes Survival. Minimal peace punk inspired goth with members of American Sun, Brain Slug, and The Guts. They have a new tape and upcoming tour with Anasazi. Music with a message. Check this out while they're still fresh.
Moira Scar Monday, May 27th, 2013, 9pm - Midnight
on
Airborne Event with Dan Bodah
A trio of psychonauts from Oakland -- Roxy Monoxide, LuLu Gamma Ray, and Ryan Bonus Beast -- channel the cosmic entity Moira Scar to make a wild din of deeply weird ritual garage punk cabaret music. Their new record "Scarred for Life" is out on Resipiscent Records, and they'll make a stop at WFMU on May 27th to play live on the Airborne Event while they're touring in the East. Don't miss it!
The Copyright Alert System, Music Hack Day & More
Monday, May 27th, 2013, 6pm - 7pm
on
Radio Free Culture
The entertainment industry has changed their game plan. Instead of suing the crap out of college kids, they're now working with ISPs to find the pirates and send them to copyright reeducation camp. But will it work?
Join Andrea from the Free Music Archive and Daily Dot journalist Kevin Collier for a look at the state of the Copyright Alert System. Hear about pirates seeding Rihanna, hoping their ISPs will notice, and the Orwellian Center for Copyright Information, which has recently lost its business status.
Plus, take a trip to Music Hack Day in Philadelphia and listen to the sounds of a magnetic resonator piano.
Chuck Johnson Monday, May 27th, 2013, Noon - 3pm
on
Irene Trudel's show
Wrap a raga around a Chinese melody, or an Elizabeth Cotton blues, or a Roscoe Holcomb-style Appalachian guitar tune, and you'll get an inkling of where Chuck Johnson's guitar technique comes from. Johnson's fingerstyle playing touches on those influences and on elements in nature, occasionally adding a touch of electronics to the mix. Chuck's newest release, "Crows in the Basilica," is out now on Three Lobed Recordings, with a heavy focus on what he calls "folk minimalism." Chuck Johnson drops by the early part of Irene's show to play some of it live.
The Woolen Men
Sunday, May 26th, 2013, 6am - 9am
on
Dangerous For The Brain with Thomas Storck
Intense, clever, catchy, and unpretentious. Don't let their recent debut LP on Woodsist fool you - The Woolen Men have been self-releasing undeniable DIY pop gems for years now on the renowned Eggy Records label. Their complexities as song writers are subtle, but not shy, and timeless in a way that they'd feel right at home in the Happy Squid catalog in the '80s, or Flying Nun's in the '90s. This is music that will survive. Check them out on the Free Music Archive before they stop by the WFMU studios while on tour this month with power pop prodigies Lame Drivers.
Wild Leaves
Saturday, May 25th, 2013, 6am - 9am
on
Shrunken Planet with Jeffrey Davison
Brooklyn band Wild Leaves moved to New York a couple of years ago, more or less en masse, from the Cincinnati area. A young 5-piece outfit, their sound and sun-drenched harmonies will remind you of the 1970s west coast country rock bands. They dropped by WFMU's studio B recently to record five songs, including some from their debut LP, "Wind & Rain".
Pat Murano and Tom Carter / Dried Up Corpse
Friday, May 24th, 2013, Midnight - 3am
on
Wm. Berger presents My Castle of Quiet
As of this performance, Pat Murano will have appeared on My Castle of Quiet on WFMU more than any other individual (in addition to appearances on other shows with other projects.) A founding member of the No-Neck Blues Band, Pat has shown Castle listeners his versatility as an improvisor with K-Salvatore, his outstanding solo project, Decimus, in addition / contrast to the passionate fire of the black metal band Malkuth. (All shows archived at the My Castle of Quiet portal on the FMA.) We're excited to welcome Pat back, this time in the superb duo with guitarist / improvisor Tom Carter, of the legendary and much-loved Charalambides. Together, Murano and Carter shape the sonic space like painters, with the introspection / complexity of Mark Rothko, and the spontaneity and passion of Jackson Pollock. These are eerie, contemplative, psychedelic sound-works of the very highest order, a perfect fit for MCoQ's "lighter" side; music to lie on the roof to, looking upward, contemplating the cosmos.
Stan Reed's Dried Up Corpse is a bird of another sonic feather, peering downwards, with rotted wings, encircling a mass grave. Stan is a founding member of Blue Sabbath Black Cheer, a My Castle of Quiet and WFMU favorite / staple, a harsh-sound project of many years standing and and global reputation. Stan and BSBC are unquestionably this generation's New Blockaders, abrasive-yet-soul-infused, achingly human; if Murano and Carter recall Rothko, then Dried Up Corpse, Stan's breakaway solo project from BSBC, is Rothko's blackest canvases, the ones you could stare at for hours and always see something new at every glance. Through a series of tape, CDr and vinyl releases, Dried Up Corpse has been established a major force, and a unique shade of "dark" removed from the mother project. WFMU catches up with Dried Up Corpse, while in town to play the massive Ende Tymes Festival of Noise and Experimental Liberation, which WFMU's experimental-music-listener fans are strongly urged to attend, with many great performers performing!
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