Past Special Programs on WFMU

Past Special Programs on WFMU
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Kathryn Calder
Monday, September 21st, 2015, Midnight - 3am
on Therese's show
The New Pornographers' Kathryn Calder stopped by WFMU to play some lovely, atmospheric pop songs, full of synth and vocal harmonies. She released a self-titled solo record, her third, earlier this year on File Under: Music.

Lawrence English, John Chantler, and Rafael Anton Irisarri
Sunday, September 20th, 2015, 10pm - Midnight
on World of Echo with Dave Mandl
On Sunday, September 20, Dave's guests will be Lawrence English, John Chantler, and Rafael Anton Irisarri of the great Australia-based experimental/electronic label Room40. The next night Lawrence and John will be doing a very rare performance at Artist's Space/Issue Project Room in Manhattan as part of a worldwide celebration of the label's 15th anniversary.

Dengue Fever
Sunday, September 20th, 2015, 5pm - 7pm
on Gaylord Fields's show
For their third live session on WFMU, Dengue Fever will show in both words and songs just how much they have adapted their sound in a decade-plus as a group while keeping true to their origin as Southern California's premier '60s-Cambodian-rock-influenced band. They have further integrated their varied and sympathetic musical stylings into their already potent musical mix of Khmer-language pop — as vocalized by the incomparable Chhom Nimol — with psychedelia, surf rock, and now a wider palette of pan-Afro-Caribbean-Asian influences, just for starters. Yet another big change is that they also decided to take their destiny into their own hands by releasing their latest album, The Deepest Lake, on their own newly formed Tuk Tuk label. Those fortunate European listeners can catch Dengue Fever (pun unintended) on their current tour throughout September and October.

Big Mean Sound Machine Live - The Next Generation of Afrobeat
Saturday, September 19th, 2015, 6pm - 9pm
on Transpacific Sound Paradise with Rob Weisberg
It's hard to believe that over fifteen years have passed since Antibalas launched the global Afrobeat revival, inspired by Fela Kuti's classic soul-inspired, horn-driven workouts. Tonight we welcome a youthful instrumental outfit that proves this musical idiom can still inspire great new artists: Ithaca, New York's Big Mean Sound Machine. The band's autumn east coast tour includes a midnight show at Brooklyn's Knitting Factory on Friday September 25th - and their Garden State debut in WFMU's Studio B tonight!

Put The Needle On The 2015 Colorado Crush
Friday, September 18th, 2015, 7pm - 8pm
on Put The Needle On The Record with Billy Jam
Following a summer series of live remote broadcasts from Oakland CA, Billy Jam and his WFMU remote broadcast unit are headed out on the road again. This time the destination is Denver CO where for the second year in a row WFMU has been invited to broadcast from the mile high city's annual large scale outdoor aerosol art festival - the Colorado Crush 2015 - from the Meadowlark Kitchen in the Five Points neighborhood of Denver right at the epicenter of the big aerosol art and hip-hop music festival. Guests will include Denver's number one ambassador of homegrown hip-hop Casey Karns, Colorado Crush organizer/resident artist Jonathan Lamb, plus a "WFMU Colorado Cipher" featuring such Denver emcees as Babah Fly and Kalyn Heffernan of Wheelchair Sports Camp. Put The Needle On The Record - Friday September 18th at 7pm (5pm local Colorado time - open to the public at 2710 Larimer Street, Denver, CO).

Joe Frank - "When She's Asleep She Looks Like An Angel"
Wednesday, September 16th, 2015, 3pm - 6pm
on Irwin Chusid
One-hour dramas by Joe Frank air alternate Wednesdays at 4pm (Eastern) on Irwin's program. An episode entitled "When She's Asleep She Looks Like An Angel," from Joe's Work in Progress series, airs Weds. September 16th. When his elderly psychoanalyst's husband dies suddenly, Joe's treatment is undermined by his ghoulish thoughts about the man's corpse. A Holocaust survivor tells of his "heroic" escape from a death camp. Joe and his girlfriend Carla, a forensic examiner, discover a lady's handbag on an oceanside cliff and explore the mystery of what happened to the woman.

Goddess
Tuesday, September 15th, 2015, 9pm - Midnight
on Irene Trudel's show
Experimental folk trio Goddess writes, as they describe it, "...songs about the dark places in our heads and pasts, influenced by madrigals, Bartok, nursery rhymes, Amish culture, Sandy Denny, the Polanski movie Fearless Vampire Killers, shamanic trance music, a deer organ we found in the woods, church hymns, showtunes and Krautrock." On their latest album, "Paradise," Fran, Tamalyn and Andy perform on their usual blend of unconventional instruments, which include a homemade horsehair fiddle, toystore guitar and keyboard, dulcimer and tree branch. Goddess brings their darkly beautiful music to the WFMU studios.

Jóhann Jóhannsson
Tuesday, September 15th, 2015, 7pm - 8pm
on Morricone Island with Devon E. Levins
Icelandic composer Jóhann Jóhannsson joins Morricone Island this week to discuss his latest score for director Denis Villeneuve's "Secario." This is their second collaboration as the follow up to 2013's "Prisoners." Earlier this year, Johann received the Golden Globe, the first Icelander to ever receive the honor, and was nominated for an Academy Award for his score to James Marsh's "The Theory of Everything." Varese Sarabande is releasing the soundtrack to "Secario" on September 18th, the date of the film's initial limited release in theaters.

Chris Robinson from the Black Crowes
Monday, September 14th, 2015, 9pm - Midnight
on The Goddamn Dave Hill Show
Dave welcomes Chris Robinson from the Black Crowes this week.

OBN IIIs
Monday, September 14th, 2015, Noon - 3pm
on Three Chord Monte with Joe Belock
The Austin Texas rock and roll powerhouse returns to WFMU having lost a band member (from 5 to 4) but none of their energy. Their brand new LP 'Worth a Lot of Money' comes out on 12XU on Sept 14 (today).

Yo La Tengo
Sunday, September 13th, 2015, 5pm - 7pm
on Gaylord Fields's show
For 20 years and counting, during our annual fundraising marathon, Yo La Tengo graciously have been doing the musical bidding of you, the WFMU listener, and without complaint, despite some of your more curious song requests. However, for this appearance, coming off the recent release of their latest long-player Stuff Like That There, they have requested complete autonomy for once, so we struck a deal: What it means in practical terms is that they may sit for an interview, or they may spin some of their favorite records, or they may play a few songs live — or it could be any combination therein. Expect all those things, or perhaps none, or possibly something else entirely. This time, it really isn't up to us, and it's not up to you, either.

Eve Sicular of Isle of Klezbos and Metropolitan Klezmer
Saturday, September 12th, 2015, 6pm - 9pm
on Transpacific Sound Paradise with Rob Weisberg
Drummer Eve Sicular is the leader of two of NYC's finest klezmer outfits, Metropolitan Klezmer and Isle of Klezbos. She's also the creator of the musical-documentary-theatre extravaganza J. Edgar Klezmer: Songs from My Grandmother's FBI Files. This week Eve will share some of her favorite Yiddish / Jewish recordings - as well as introducing new albums by both of her stellar bands.

Ric Flair PLUS Irma Thomas
Saturday, September 12th, 2015, 3pm - 6pm
on Todd-o-phonic Todd's show
Todd-O-Phonic Todd welcomes two very special guests to his program on Saturday September 12th. Sixteen time World Champion Pro Wrestler, "The Nature Boy" himself, Ric Flair will be making what is sure to be a memorable appearance. To be the best you've got to interview the best! We will discuss Ric's use of "The Wanderer", the origination of "WHOO!" and many other important topics. Mr. Flair will be appearing as part of Big Time Wrestling events at The Glen Falls Civic Center on 9/18 and at Bethpage High School on 9/19.

Also appearing on this program will be The Soul Queen of New Orleans, the legendary Irma Thomas. Irma's great recordings include "Breakaway", "It's Raining", "Hittin' On Nothing" and the original version of "Time Is On My Side". She will be headlining the 2015 edition of Ponderosa Stomp on Saturday October 3rd in New Orleans. Irma has had a sensational career and is still going strong today.

To the best of anyone's knowledge, this is the first time Ric Flair and Irma Thomas will be appearing together!

The Pandoras
Saturday, September 12th, 2015, 11am - 1pm
on Michael Shelley's show
Michael welcomes the recently reformed queens of punk/garage/rock/paisley underground, The Pandoras for a live set! In town for gigs at 9/12 at The Marlin Room at Webster Hall and at WFMU's Monty Hall 9/13!

Put The Needle On The Final Summer Series Show
Friday, September 11th, 2015, 3pm - 6pm
on Put The Needle On The Record with Billy Jam
For the final episode in the extended 3 hour Friday afternoon summer series of WFMU's Put The Needle on the Record, DJs ALF, ADA, and Loop Skywalker will present a special tag team WFMU exclusive hip-hop megamix, political rappers Chuck D, Paris, and Boots Riley of the Coup will be interviewed by Billy Jam with Paris premiering more tracks from his new album "Pistol Politics" that will be released that same day, Irish correspondent to the show Ray Wingnut will interview unique Irish rapper Tommy KD, and Kimzilla will present a report on Burning Man.

JM Van Eaton
Thursday, September 10th, 2015, 9pm - Midnight
on Music To Spazz By with Dave the Spazz
A crucial element to the Sun Records sound was former Little Green Man, JM Van Eaton, who manned the house drum kit behind hundreds of sessions, including Jerry Lee Lewis, Roy Orbison, Johnny Cash, Billy Lee Riley, Charlie Rich, Warren Smith, Onie Wheeler, Barbara Pittman, Sonny Burgess, Hayden Thompson, Narvel Felts and many, many more. Tune in as JM Van Eaton (in anticipation of his debut performance at this year's Ponderosa Stomp) spills the dirt on the reverb-drenched secrets behind the studio doors of 706 Union Avenue!

Barrence Whitfield & the Savages
Wednesday, September 9th, 2015, 3pm - 6pm
on Irwin Chusid
Longtime station favorite Barrence Whitfield & the Savages perform a smokin' live set on Irwin's program, Weds. Sept. 9th at 4pm. Irwin and Barrence have been friends since 1975 when young Barry, then living in East Orange, was singing Gentle Giant songs in prog-rock bands. Whitfield's 13th album, "Under the Savage Sky," is on Bloodshot Records. After his WFMU set, Barrence and the boys head over to Brooklyn's Bell House to wreak havoc.

Tamaryn
Wednesday, September 9th, 2015, Noon - 3pm
on Duane Train
Tamaryn is a vocalist originally from New Zealand and now living in NYC. Her neo Shoegaze debut album "The Waves" was released in 2010 on Mexican Summer to critical acclaim. On her brand new third release "CraneKiss," Tamaryn expands on her neo-gaze sound by letting her ethereal vocals sit at the forefront with the guitar haze being accentuated by icy programmed beats. Tamaryn and her band will be performing live.

Johanna Warren
Tuesday, September 8th, 2015, 9pm - Midnight
on Irene Trudel's show
Leaning heavily on mysteries of nature and the moon, Johanna Warren creates music as lovely as her multi-octave voice. Warren writes simply and deep, using minimalist percussion and flute to embellish her emotional unravelings in song. Johanna Warren's second solo is titled "nūmūn" in tribute to the celestial body, and she plays some of those songs live on Irene's show. (Pronounciations: first name="jo-HA-nah, nūmūn=New Moon)

Heather McIntosh (Z For Zachariah/Compliance)
Tuesday, September 8th, 2015, 7pm - 8pm
on Morricone Island with Devon E. Levins
Morricone Island welcomes Heather McIntosh, composer of director Craig Zobel's "Z For Zachariah," the follow up to his 2012 critically-acclaimed "Compliance." Heather is the house cellist for the Elephant 6 Collective playing and recording with the likes of The Olivia Tremor Control, of Montreal, Elf Power, Circulatory System, Apples in Stereo and The Ladybug Transistor. She has extended her multi-instrumental talents outside of Athens with Kevin Ayers, Linda Perhacs, Faust, Animal Collective, Cat Power, Superchunk, M Ward, St. Vincent, Azure Ray, Icy Demons, Bright Eyes, Gnarls Barkley and Lil Wayne. The soundtrack was released by Varese Sarabande on September 4th.

Atlantic Thrills
Monday, September 7th, 2015, Noon - 3pm
on Three Chord Monte with Joe Belock
As amazing as their landmark 2014 single "Day at the Beach" was, these Providence, Rhode Island garage punkers managed to exceed the sky-high expectations with their 2015 debut full-length self-titled release on Almost Ready Records. After playing Shea Stadium on Sept 4, they make their long-awaited return to the WFMU studios!

Masterpiece Theatre: Melvins
Monday, September 7th, 2015, 9am - Noon
on Imaginary Radio with Chris M.
A completely classy retrospective on the music of Hollywood heavy weirdos the Melvins. Turning back the pages to their Golden Era (1983 - 2005), this program will feature deep cuts, rare songs and incredible live performances curated by resident Melvins expert Chris M. There will also be a jellybean-counting contest to determine who will be the next bass player in the band.

Dirty Fences
Saturday, September 5th, 2015, 3pm - 6pm
on Todd-o-phonic Todd's show
Dirty Fences from New York City sling ‘70s street-level punk rock & roll. Tommy Ramone beat. Harmonies. Tons of vocals. From fast slasher power pop tunes to country ballads to Eddie Cochran style parentsjustdontunderstand sex rock and roll, they know their stuff and have a lot of fun with it." Do they ever! Shortly after this appearance The Dirty Fences will embark on a national tour in support of their great new album on Slovenly, "Full Tramp."

Mable John
Saturday, September 5th, 2015, 11am - 1pm
on Michael Shelley's show
Michael chats with Soul music legend Mable John who was the first female artist signed to Motown's Tamla label, then recorded for Stax Records and worked as the director for Ray Charles' backup singers, The Raelettes, for more than 12 years. She'll be making a rare public appearance at The Ponderosa Stomp in New Orleans in October 2nd!

Put The Needle On The Live From Oakland Show
Friday, September 4th, 2015, 3pm - 6pm
on Put The Needle On The Record with Billy Jam
For the second last installment in his 14 week WFMU summer series Billy Jam and crew, including the Mighty Grouse, will present another live remote broadcast from Oakland. And in honor of that California city's famed Hieroglyphics hip-hop collective, filmmaker Shomari Smith will curate an exclusive WFMU special culling interview material, including outtakes, from his award winning documentary "Til Infinity" on the Hieros' Souls Of Mischief crew. San Francisco emcee/painter Z-Man will be interviewed by Billy Jam, Kimizlla will interview station manager Ken on the open source platform Audience Engine, and UK DJ Loop Skywalker will present another in his exclusive WFMU hip-hop megamixes.

Joe Frank - "Nausea"
Wednesday, September 2nd, 2015, 3pm - 6pm
on Irwin Chusid
One-hour dramas by Joe Frank air alternate Wednesdays at 4pm (Eastern) on Irwin's program. An episode entitled "Nausea," from Joe's Work in Progress series, airs Weds. September 2nd. Joe encounters a gorgeous female hitchhiker who takes pleasure in humiliating men who offer her a ride. Later, Joe dreams of becoming a world-class race car driver and describes his exploits. Finally, a contemplative man suddenly feels compelled to walk out of a 17-year marriage, even tho he has no place to go.

The Music of Wes Craven Films
Tuesday, September 1st, 2015, 7pm - 8pm
on Morricone Island with Devon E. Levins
Morricone Island pays film music tribute to horror film director Wes Craven who passed away at the age of 76 last Sunday, August 30th. Craven, best known as the man behind the Freddy Krueger and Ghostface masks as the creator of The Nightmare on Elm Street and Scream franchises as well as The Last House On The Left and The Hills Have Eyes films, worked with many of the greats, including Jerry Goldsmith, James Horner, Charles Bernstein, Don Peake, Angelo Badalamenti, Harry Manfredini and Marco Beltrami.

Robert Pasbani of Metal Injection
Monday, August 31st, 2015, 9pm - Midnight
on The Goddamn Dave Hill Show
Dave's guest on the show tonight is Robert Pasbani from the heavy metal website Metal Injection.

Natural Causes
Monday, August 31st, 2015, Noon - 3pm
on Three Chord Monte with Joe Belock
These Carrboro, N.C. synthpunks came together by accident when the switched-instrument goofing of Ben Carr (Paint Fumes), Ian Rose (Drag Sounds) and Geoff Schilling (Flesh Wounds) turned dark and weird. Self-titled debut LP out now on Snot Releases!

Amber Nelson, Bill Stiteler, DJ Primitive Sound System, Live music from Milk Dick and MORE!
Saturday, August 29th, 2015, 9pm - Midnight
on Prove It All Night! with Pat Byrne
The eleventh live late night variety show comes to Monty Hall on August 29th. With stand up comedy from Amber Nelson and Bill Stiteler, live music from Milk Dick, a DJ set from Primitive Sound System, and surprise guests! You can watch live video of the show over at WFMU.org from 9:30 - 11:30. The video will appear on the WFMU phone apps, the WFMU homepage and Pat's playlist page. Or, you can come to Monty Hall and see the show in person and buy some reasonably priced popcorn!

Banning Eyre, biographer of Thomas Mapfumo, with special guest musician Chartwell Dutiro
Saturday, August 29th, 2015, 6pm - 9pm
on Transpacific Sound Paradise with Rob Weisberg
Writer, musician and Afropop Worldwide radio producer Banning Eyre joins us to discuss Lion Songs, his new biography of iconic Zimbabwean musician Thomas Mapfumo. Plus a special performance by singer and mbira virtuoso Chartwell Dutiro, a former member of Mapfumo's band. Dutiro will be teaching and leading workshops and performing at a range of venues in the NY metro area area through the end of September.

Nate K.
Saturday, August 29th, 2015, 3pm - 6pm
on Todd-o-phonic Todd's show
Nate The K joins Todd-O-Phonic Todd to spread the word about Burn It Down!, his great Sunday morning show on WFMU and play some records. Nate will also discuss his Saturday night sleeping habits and whether he gets tired of hearing The Suicide Commandos every week.

“Becoming the Beach Boys” author James Murphy
Saturday, August 29th, 2015, 11am - 1pm
on Michael Shelley's show
Michael celebrates the end of summer with guest James Murphy, author of "Becoming the Beach Boys, 1961–1963" which documents the band's formation and early success - with in-depth research that is (as one review put it) "...almost absurdly thorough”

Fox Millions Duo
Friday, August 28th, 2015, 9am - Noon
on Marty McSorley's show
The all star drum buddy duo of Greg Fox (Liturgy, Guardian Alien, Zs) and Kid Millions (Oneida, Man Forever, Spiritualized) team up to beat you into submission with a live set this morning.

Conrad Schnitzler
Thursday, August 27th, 2015, 3pm - 6pm
on Strength Through Failure with Fabio
As part of the 2015 Con-Con-Mythology tribute, Fabio will broadcast for the first time ever an interview with Conrad Schnitzler recorded in 2008. Schnitzler meticulously answers 20 questions for a Japanese magazine, though only a fraction of the interview was ever published. Schnitzler's friend Jin Kawai spent nearly a year translating the entire recording into Japanese. Now you can hear the original recording straight out of Schnitzler's mouth! Only on Strength Through Failure.

Patrick Delaney and Hutch Bannister of Chips and Beer Magazine
Thursday, August 27th, 2015, Noon - 3pm
on Diane's Kamikaze Fun Machine
Coming out with issue #9 that contains a 30 page focus on Blue Oyster Cult, Patrick and Hutch will be spinning a variety of tunes and talking about the development of this mega zine that's been around since 2011. Always meaty issues, Chips and Beer features metal new and old, without any frills or trends. Volume #9 also has a Sci-Fi/ Supernatural undercurrent. Tune in and rock off your eyebrows!

178 Product
Thursday, August 27th, 2015, Midnight - 3am
on Nickel and Dime Radio with $mall ¢hange
Sal P from Liquid Liquid leads this post punk improvisational group. They describe themselves as 'Jam Not Jam'. Recorded live in Studio B plus interview.

Complete *plus* Octagrape
Tuesday, August 25th, 2015, 3pm - 6pm
on Brian Turner's show
The smoke hasn't even cleared from the amps at WFMU's Summer Thunder concert at Union Pool this weekend, and two of the show's acts play live on Brian's show today! COMPLETE are a Ft Worth, Texas trio that can be best described as dark-n-heavy Free Boogie from another dimension. With such songs as "Dreaming", "Hot As Hell" and "Hoogie Boogie Land" (somewhat widely circulated internet sensations), the band, fronted by Curt Low, are the Real Deal, people. This is their first trip to the NYC area and you cannot miss. OCTAGRAPE are also on the bill today: a project of Glen Galloway (of Soul Junk and onetime member of Trumans Water), this San Diego combo exercise some blowtorch psychedelic punk in the spirit of Mainliner, Swell Maps, Major Stars and other faves of this program. Tune in!

Eric Gilliland
Monday, August 24th, 2015, 9pm - Midnight
on The Goddamn Dave Hill Show
Dave's guest for tonight is writer Eric Gilliland.

Special guest co-host Kelly Jones
Monday, August 24th, 2015, 6pm - 7pm
on Sportsy Talk with Bronwyn C. and Jim the Poet
Sportsy Talk welcomes a VERY SPECIAL GUEST COHOST— Keeper of the Sportsy Talk Trophy! Originator of the very term "Sportsy Talk"! By popular demand (of Listener Jim), it's KELLY JONES! So, you know, Sportsy Talk/Lady Talk/ Sportsy Talk/ Lady Talk ...etc. ad infinitum. Or until 7:00 PM, anyway.

Eleventh Dream Day
Monday, August 24th, 2015, Noon - 3pm
on Three Chord Monte with Joe Belock
For going on 30 years now, Chicago's Eleventh Dream Day has been melding an amazing array of influences (Neil Young, Television, blues, garage, probably a bunch of other cool stuff) into their own brand of powerful and expressive rock and roll. Their new LP, Works For Tomorrow, is one of their strongest yet. The only question is will WFMU's Studio B still be standing after today!

All Dogs
Sunday, August 23rd, 2015, 7pm - 10pm
on Hello Children with Faye
Today on Hello Children with Faye! All Dogs present: power-ballad pop perfection from Columbus & Philly. As the New York Times says, "there's something about 2015 that sounds like 1994." Here it live on HC & then save the episode for next time you need a good walk around your neighborhood at twilight, or are perhaps alone in a field or on a beach. Their new record Kicking Every Day is out 08/28 on Salinas Records.

All Dogs
Sunday, August 23rd, 2015, 7pm - 9pm
on Hello Children with Faye
Power-ballad pop perfection from Columbus & Philly. As the New York Times says, "there's something about 2015 that sounds like 1994." Hear it live on HC & then save the episode for next time you need a good walk around your neighborhood at twilight, or are perhaps alone in a field or on a beach. Their new record Kicking Every Day is out 08/28 on Salinas Records.

The Fast Set
Saturday, August 22nd, 2015, 9pm - Midnight
on Prove It All Night! with Pat Byrne
The Fast Set began as a writing assignment that singer/songwriter Gina Pensiero gave herself but has now transformed into a full on rock and roll experience, with Sean Lango on bass and Karl Sturk on drums. The Fast Set currently only has five songs, so you are actually guaranteed a very literal fast set. Hear them make their WFMU debut with a live set this Saturday night.

EFD's Annual Disco-Dance Party!
Wednesday, August 19th, 2015, 9pm - Midnight
on The Evan "Funk" Davies Show
Turn the dog days of August into the dance days of August this coming Wednesday night on the Evan "Funk" Davies show! You'll hear three hours of classic dance and disco jams from the mid/late '70s and early '80s, plus some lost shoulda-been-hits that just might become your new faves. Hook up the disco ball, pull the rug back, and tell the downstairs neighbors to go out to the movies because you'll be wearing out your boogie shoes from 9pm to midnight Wednesday night, August 19, on WFMU!

Joe Frank - "To the Bar Life"
Wednesday, August 19th, 2015, 3pm - 6pm
on Irwin Chusid
One-hour dramas by Joe Frank air alternate Wednesdays at 4pm (Eastern) on Irwin's program. The episode entitled "To the Bar Life," from Joe's Work in Progress series, airs Weds. August 19th. Joe raises his glass (repeatedly) to an American named Johnny who was raised in an upper-class family during the Depression, but enlists in World War II hoping to die in combat. Despite a near-death experience, Johnny survives and returns home to his now-troubled family, including a destructive, alcoholic father.

Marc Ribot
Tuesday, August 18th, 2015, 7pm - 8pm
on Morricone Island with Devon E. Levins
Marc Ribot guests on Morricone Island. In addition to leading Ceramic Dog and Los Cubanos Postizos, and playing guitar on recordings by John Zorn, Lounge Lizards, Tom Waits, Robert Plant and Elvis Costello, Marc is a composer of feature length films and documentaries as well as a go-to session guitarist for many film directors and music supervisors alike (that's him on "Walk The Line", "Where The Wild Things Are" and "The Departed"), not to mention an avid live scorer of silent films since the 80's. Marc Ribot will be performing a live score with Ikue Mori to Jennifer Reeves' "Shadows Choose Their Horrors" (2005) on Wed., Aug. 26 at Le Poisson Rouge.

Lord Buckley Special with Oliver Trager (Jeff Golick fills in for Doug Schulkind)
Tuesday, August 18th, 2015, 6pm - 7pm
on The Magic Hour with Jeff Golick (on Give the Drummer Radio stream)
Filling in for Doug Schulkind's Give the Drummer Some, Jeff Golick presents an hour of Lord Buckley with Buckley biographer Oliver Trager. Written and performed by Trager, his play "Dig Infinity!" is being present next week as part of the New York International Fringe Festival.

Josh Zepps PLUS the Teen Commandments
Monday, August 17th, 2015, 9pm - Midnight
on The Goddamn Dave Hill Show
Tonight Dave welcomes HuffPost Live's Josh Zepps and musical guest the Teen Commandments.

The Barreracudas
Saturday, August 15th, 2015, 3pm - 6pm
on Todd-o-phonic Todd's show
Todd-O-Phonic Todd welcomes Powerpop and Rock'n'Roll sensations The Barreracudas for a live set to celebrate the release of their dazzling new LP, Can Do Easy (Oops Baby Records). Find out why their most recent single "Promises, Promises" shot to #1 on the WFMU charts! Adrian Barrera and the gang will be performing in Brooklyn on the 14th and 15th and should not be missed!

Kim Shattuck of The Muffs
Saturday, August 15th, 2015, 11am - 1pm
on Michael Shelley's show
Michael chats with Kim Shattuck of The Muffs about the new remastered and expanded re-release of the band's self titled 1993 totally amazing debut album.

Kyle Eyre Clyd
Thursday, August 13th, 2015, 3pm - 6pm
on Strength Through Failure with Fabio
Kyle Eyre Clyd's work draws on the histories of electroaucoustic performance, meditative drone, performance art, music concrete, beatnik mind expansion techniques, and American folk melancholy. Using a home-built theremin, room feedback, wave generators, mono speakers, and mathematics, Kyle Eyre Clyd presents a unique kind of floating, shifting, pulsating synthesis, and will perform a live set and talk about her work on Fabio's show.

Peter Aaron of Chrome Cranks
Thursday, August 13th, 2015, Noon - 3pm
on Diane's Kamikaze Fun Machine
Peer Pressure Guest = Peter Aaron, vocalist/guitarist for Chrome Cranks, bassist for NJ Hardcore pioneers, Sand In The Face and author of a new book: "If You Like The Ramones..." The Sand In The Face reissue just came out, and his book, which is like a time capsule guide to all things Ramones-era, is new as well. Peter can answer listener posted questions, as he will be live at 1pm, spinning tunes and chatting with Diane.

Live Webcam this week + Miss Danielle
Wednesday, August 12th, 2015, 7pm - 8pm
on DIFM (Do It For Me) with Pseu Braun
DIFM delivers a LIVE Freaky-ass psychedelic webcam experience each week while we take your calls on the air! This week's live video will be embedded on Pseu's playlist page Wednesday night at 7pm. Sultry Miss Danielle returns to mesmerize dazed onlookers and as usual you will be asked to CALL IN AND DO IT, DO IT, DO IT!!

Encounters
Wednesday, August 12th, 2015, Midnight - 3am
on Wm. Berger presents My Castle of Quiet
Encounters, for the purpose of this current tour, are a live collaboration between Husere Grav & FRKSE (the recent split LP on Divergent Series between the aforementioned should then give you a good idea of what to expect.) Over three releases on CDr & cassette, Encounters (Reno of NRIII is a constant / founder member, but is not on this tour) have painted a broad, minimal sonic canvas of Rothko / Mondrian-esque drones, eerie guitar rumble, and haunted pop-art soundscapes. Please join us on My Castle of Quiet for a live, in-the-moment session of dark, cinematic envelopment.

The Many, Many Themes of Ron Grainer
Tuesday, August 11th, 2015, 7pm - 8pm
on Morricone Island with Devon E. Levins
Morricone Island remembers Australian-born film and television composer Ron Grainer (1922-1981) on what would have been his 93rd birthday. Perhaps most well known as the composer of the Doctor Who Theme (with Delia Derbyshire and the BBC Radiophonic Workshop), Grainer's body of work is so much more. While a fixture on the British pop music scene in the early 60's, he composed for television (Maigret, The Prisoner, Steptoe & Son) and film (To Sir, With Love, The Omega Man). He also discovered The Eagles! No, not Glen Frey and Don Henley, but the Bristol-based instrumental quartet which he produced and used as studio musicians for a number of his television themes.

Guest DJ Tom Lax from Siltbreeze Records
Tuesday, August 11th, 2015, 3pm - 6pm
on Brian Turner's show
The annual visit from our pal Tom Lax, bringing up yet another assortment of obscuro and extremely special 7" singles wax from Siltbreeze headquarters in Philadelphia. If you've checked out this special in past years you know that you will certainly be hearing a lot of DIY/post-punk and general oddball stuff you will probably not hear anywhere else (and see as well, as we will be posting the sleeve art on the playlist page live). Not to be missed!

Tall Firs
Tuesday, August 11th, 2015, Midnight - 3am
on The Frow Show with Jesse Jarnow
For the past decade, the bleak-folk Brooklyn duo the Tall Firs have remained one of the north side's quietest institutions. With the release of their fourth album, Ghostlight Ensemble (out this summer on All Tomorrow's Parties), Aaron Mullan and Dave Mies enters a new phase of a career that stretches back to an over-the-phone collaboration while the two were still in high school in Baltimore in the early '90s. As Mullan prepares to relocate to the northwest, the pair will play a New York farewell at Union Pool on Wednesday, August 5th (with Spectre Folk and Metal Mountains) and take over the Frow Show in the wee hours of August 11th, playing live, guest DJing, and sharing ribald tales from summers on the Maryland shore and beyond.

Gary Richardson PLUS Jawbreaker Reunion
Monday, August 10th, 2015, 9pm - Midnight
on The Goddamn Dave Hill Show
Tonight Dave welcomes comedian Gary Richardson and musical guest Jawbreaker Reunion.

TheUse
Monday, August 10th, 2015, 3:01pm - 6pm
on Scott Williams's show
TheUse is the solo synth/theremin/laptop project of Jersey City-based instrument builder, field recordist, beat-maker and multi-instrumentalist Michael Durek. He's also half responsible for the monthly Zip Zap Vroom party, presenting fun avant-electronic music performance for JC's long-neglected weirdo music community. TheUse performs a full set on Scott's show today.

John "Jughead" Pierson
Saturday, August 8th, 2015, 9pm - Midnight
on Prove It All Night! with Pat Byrne
Musician, playwright, author, actor, podcaster, and former wizard John Jughead Pierson swings by Prove It All Night this coming Saturday to chat about his upcoming performances in Too Much Light Makes The Baby Go Blind with The Neo-Futurists. Hear stories from his days in legendary Chicago punk band Screeching Weasel, a look back on his training as part of the infamous Chicago improv scene, his Japan theme park days and more! John will be doing his final performance with the Neo-Futurists this Friday the 7th and Saturday the 8th at 10:30pm in Manhattan.

The Mekons
Saturday, August 8th, 2015, 3pm - 6pm
on Todd-o-phonic Todd's show
"The Mekons are the most revolutionary group in the history of rock 'n' roll" – wrote rock critic Lester Bangs. This genre-defying collective emerged from the 1977 British punk scene, where The Mekons progressed from socialist art students with no musical skills to the prolific, raucous progeny of Hank Williams. The Mekons will be doing select U.S. dates in July, including The Boot & Saddle in Philly on 7/20 and The Bowery Ballroom on 7/21.

Joe Frank - "No Show"
Wednesday, August 5th, 2015, 3pm - 6pm
on Irwin Chusid
One-hour dramas by Joe Frank air alternate Wednesdays at 4pm (Eastern) on Irwin's program. The episode entitled "No Show," from Joe's Work in Progress series, airs Weds. August 5th. Joe is distracted by unexpected events, interrupted by demands for his attention, and exhausted from lack of sleep. Consequently, he has no time to produce his next radio program. For 60 minutes he explains to the listeners why there is "no show."

Volahn
Wednesday, August 5th, 2015, Midnight - 3am
on Wm. Berger presents My Castle of Quiet
As part of their Volahn / Vorde East Coast tour 2015: Emanations of Elektrik Hate Kaos, Volahn returns to My Castle of Quiet for the *third* time, on the heels of their massive, landmark double LP, AQ'AB'AL (Ajna / Iron Bonehead.) No other band in any genre sounds like Volahn, their voice has been unique and mighty from their very beginnings; a careening horde of Aztec black metal, progressive, complex, ferocious, and a challenge always to those who expect the expected. We're more than chuffed to host them for what has become a ritual visit, their live set to air on MCoQ's August 4-5 program.

Tempers (Julie fills in for Irene)
Tuesday, August 4th, 2015, 9pm - Midnight
on Dark Night of the Soul with Julie
New York's Tempers bring their haunting sound to a special early edition of Dark Night. Hypnotic female vocals over spacey fuzz and electronic post punk rhythms will satiate dancing goths as well as swaying shoegazers.

Egisto Macchi Tribute
Tuesday, August 4th, 2015, 7pm - 8pm
on Morricone Island with Devon E. Levins
Morricone Island pays tribute to Italian avant-garde/film composer Egisto Macchi (1928-1992) on what would have been his 87th birthday. Macchi's incredible body of work includes over 50 soundtracks for mostly Belgian and French-produced films and documentaries, library production music for the Gemelli and Ayna labels and numerous recordings as a member of Franco Evangelisti's Gruppo di Improvvisazione di Nuova Consonanza which recruited Macchi's close friend and collaborator Ennio Morricone.

Bummers Eve
Sunday, August 2nd, 2015, 6am - 9am
on Burn It Down! with Nate K.
After a chance encounter in the middle of a mall in Florence, KY, the Cincinnati-based space-punk trio Bummers Eve was born. Playing tough KBD-style rock filtered through a thick cloud of weed smoke and phasers, Bummers Eve is also capable of writing some seriously catchy tunes for a band harboring such a thinly veiled distaste for life. The band dropped by WFMU to play songs off their new single and upcoming LP. Tune in to Burn It Down! with Nate K on Sunday, August 2, to find out what's got these guys so worked up.

Prove It All Night! One-Year-Anniversary Show
Saturday, August 1st, 2015, 9pm - Midnight
on Prove It All Night! with Pat Byrne
Pat and the gang celebrate one year of monthly live variety show madness this coming Saturday night with the tenth episode from Monty Hall. Featuring some favorite returning guests from the past year including comedians: Christi Chiello, Joe Pera, Brett Davis, and Dan Licata. Music from Sunshine & The Rain and surprise guests as always! You can watch live video of the show over at WFMU.org from 9:30 - 11:30. The video will appear on the WFMU phone apps, the WFMU homepage and Pat's playlist page.

Author Wyndham Wallace
Saturday, August 1st, 2015, 11am - 1pm
on Michael Shelley's show
Michael chats with Wyndham Wallace author of "Lee, Myself & I: Inside The Very Special World Of Lee Hazlewood."

The Glamorous Miss Danielle
Wednesday, July 29th, 2015, 7pm - 8pm
on DIFM (Do It For Me) with Pseu Braun
#DIFM welcomes back The Glamorous Miss Danielle, who returns to the LIVE WEBCAM for the first time since Pseu's last fundraising Marathon show in 2014. The live video will be embedded on Pseu's playlist page, and as usual you will be asked to CALL IN AND DO IT, DO IT, DO IT!!

Tim Sweeney
Wednesday, July 29th, 2015, Noon - 3pm
on Duane Train
Through his homespun weekly radio show, New York's Tim Sweeney has quietly become one of the most important people in dance music. Beats In Space has just turned 15 years old, making it perhaps the longest running college-radio show in history. Sweeney himself graduated back in 2003, but the show still airs on NYU's station, 89.1 on your FM dial, as well as at beatsinspace.net. He's also a phenomenal DJ, producer and now helms the acclaimed BIS label. The Duane Train is thrilled to have him aboard as a co-conductor this week.

Adam Resnick PLUS Lifeguard Nights
Monday, July 27th, 2015, 9pm - Midnight
on The Goddamn Dave Hill Show
Tonight Dave welcomes writer Adam Resnick and musical guest Lifeguard Nights.

The Gulls
Monday, July 27th, 2015, Noon - 3pm
on Three Chord Monte with Joe Belock
Great new garage band from New York City comes to WFMU to prove that rock and roll is indeed alive and well in the rotting Apple.

Al Margolis of Pogus Productions
Sunday, July 26th, 2015, 10pm - Midnight
on World of Echo with Dave Mandl
Al Margolis, who runs the esteemed experimental-music label Pogus Productions, stops by for his annual visit with Dave. Al will be previewing various upcoming Pogus releases and spinning yet another batch of strange and wonderful rarities from his archive.

Brasil Summerfest Preview with Beco Dranoff
Saturday, July 25th, 2015, 6pm - 9pm
on Transpacific Sound Paradise with Rob Weisberg
For over two decades Béco Dranoff has helped push Brazilian music in new directions, as a producer, manager, and DJ. He's the man behind the groundbreaking Red Hot + Rio collaborative compilation project in support of AIDS-awareness (and the more recent follow-up). And he was founder and head honcho of Crammed Discs' Ziriguiboom sublabel. Red Hot + Rio and Ziriguiboom both spotlighted new artists and new hybrids of electronics, rock and old school Brazilian roots and pop styles. Here in New York, Béco is co-producer of Brasil Summerfest, the city's sensational summer series of new Brazilian music. He joins us tonight to preview this year's Brasil Summerfest, which takes place July 30th through August 8th in various venues around NYC.

Augie Meyers
Saturday, July 25th, 2015, 3pm - 6pm
on Todd-o-phonic Todd's show
Todd-O-Phonic Todd welcomes one of this musical heroes, Augie Meyers of The Sir Douglas Quintet, The Texas Tornados and more. Augie will tell tales of eating apples in a limousine with Bob Dylan, his upcoming Ponderosa Stomp appearance and the new documentary, "Sir Doug and The Genuine Texas Cosmic Groove" amongst other tasty tidbits.

Rick Hall
Saturday, July 25th, 2015, 11am - 1pm
on Michael Shelley's show
Michael chats with Rick Hall the founder of Muscle Shoals, Alabama's FAME recording studios, and architect of The Muscle Shoals Sound. The 83-year-old has just published his autobiography "The Man from Muscle Shoals: My Journey from Shame to Fame."

Alexander Hacke and Danielle de Picciotto
Thursday, July 23rd, 2015, 3pm - 6pm
on Strength Through Failure with Fabio
Alexander Hacke and Danielle de Picciotto will be visiting the studio with Fabio on Thursday to chat, play music, talk about upcoming projects: like Danielle's new book to be published in August, her recently released solo album, Alex's soon to be published memoirs, and any and all Einsturzende Neubauten gossip we can get out of Alex! plus, this visit's musical theme: Spoken Word... tune in Thursday, July 23rd 3-6pm for all the action!

Penelope Houston of the Avengers
Thursday, July 23rd, 2015, Noon - 3pm
on Diane's Kamikaze Fun Machine
Although the Avengers formed in 1977, Penelope Houston has never stopped writing music. Her most recent release is a solo record, called On Market Street. She will be on the east coast with The Avengers who are performing at The Bell House Tuesday August 4th. We'll discuss the Avengers, punk history and her solo work during the interview. Please note, she will be on earlier than most guests are scheduled, but will be live on the phone, so Diane can field questions from listeners from the comments board. Check out more of her own material on Penelope.net.

Real Numbers
Wednesday, July 22nd, 2015, 9pm - Midnight
on The Evan "Funk" Davies Show
Over the nine years they've been together the Minneapolis trio Real Numbers have forged a sparse punk/mod sound that shows signs of Television Personalities, The Kinks, and C86 bands, among others. They'll be playing at Pine Box Rock Shop on Friday July 17, Don Pedro on Saturday the 18th, and Cake Shop on Sunday July 19. If you can't make any of those shows then tune in at 9pm on Wednesday night, July 22, to hear them live on WFMU!

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