8bit Blowout: Game Boys vs. CDJs with Bit Shifter Monday, August 25th, 2008, 8pm - 11pm
on
Sound and Safe with Trent
Hard, hard, raw, live Nintendesque music with the pioneering, booked-up attitude of Bad Religion circa "Suffer." The co-founder of the genre-defining Blip Festival and friends stop by to detune a few minds on their way to a Friday show at Grassroots Art Facility in Jersey City and Saturday show at Knitting Factory.
Rank Sinatra Monday, August 25th, 2008, 7pm - 8pm
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Do or DIY with People Like Us
Rank Sinatra is the bastard crooning brother Frank never had. Rank simply murders the hits, big ballads are his specialty, bringing the romance back to noise. Since his 'Chairman Of The Bored' release, Rank has toured extensively around Europe and also Japan. As well as destroying hits and making the girls cry Rank also finds time to run Goulburn Poultry Fanciers Society
records. Tune in to to DO or DIY and bathe in the splendour of Mr. Sinatra regurgitating all your favourite tunes. (BBC Review of Rank Sinatra)
Matt Baldwin Monday, August 25th, 2008, 3pm - 6pm
on
Irene Trudel's show
Fingerstyle guitar aficionado Matt Baldwin last appeared on WFMU following the release of The Berkely Guitar trio album on Tompkins Square. Baldwin is now stepping into his own, stretching out at a Prog angle from his Fahey-esque roots. Matt builds a wall of guitars on his debut album, "Paths of Ignition," and is described as "...the visionary wildcard of today's solo guitar music, the ambitious fever dreamer, the
serpent in the grass." Matt Baldwin drops by WFMU for a solo set.
The Lost Patrol Monday, August 25th, 2008, Midnight - 3am
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Andrew Listfield's show
Surf, western and rock all come together in The Lost Patrol's "widescreen music for empty western landscapes." We can look for all new stuff: they're finishing up their new CD, due out sometime later this year.
Two Bands: Apache, plus Skybombers Saturday, August 23rd, 2008, 3pm - 6pm
on
The Cherry Blossom Clinic with Terre T
From the Bay Area of California, APACHE features Carlos P (formerly of The Cuts !) They play glamtastsick power-pop and early 7Ts sounding punk rock calling to mind The NY Dolls, Milk 'N' Cookies, Gizmos, The Zeros, Big Star and Hollywood Brats.
Their full-length, Boomtown Gems on Birdman Records is a SMOKIN HOT great rock record! APACHE will be playing this Saturday, August, 23 at the Cake Shop in NYC right after their WFMU radio session so hear a taste and then go see' em live while they are on the East Coast!
And then all the way from Melbourne, Australia come The SKYBOMBERS ! Skybombers, are a legendary live band back in OZ, are hitting the States to tour for their debut full-length, Take Me To Town, produced by Rick Parker (Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Dandy Warhols). SKYBOMBERS will be playing this Saturday August, 23 2008 at Saint (w/ PIP) in Asbury Park, New Jersey! So go check 'em out live after u hear how hot they are on the WFMU
WFMU Live from the Knitting Factory Pt. III Friday, August 22nd, 2008, 3pm - 6pm
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Put the Needle On the Record with Billy Jam
WFMU's week of remotes wraps up this Friday, as Billy Jam and Clay Pigeon with Trent and Scott Williams return to lower Manhattan for their third installment in the "WFMU Live from the Knitting Factory." Tune in or better still, stop by the downtown venue located at 74 Leonard Street in Manhattan, which will soon be moving to Brooklyn. It's free! Guests include Jean Grae, Dr Boxer, Prop, Homeboy Sandman, DJ I-Dee, Nola Darling, Silent Knight, Cymarshall Law, plus many more to participate in the freestyle session to the drum machine accompaniment of WFMU's Trent. And Clay Pigeon (of the Dusty Show) will again take his mic out on the street to interview random folks.
Tatsuya Nakatani Wednesday, August 20th, 2008, 11pm - 2am
on
The Long Rally with Scott McDowell
Master drummer Tatsuya Nakatani stops by the WFMU studios for a live improvisation using his set up of bowed gongs, singing bowls of various shapes, bent cymbals, his own breath, a variety of drums and who knows what else for a deep exploration of the possibilities of percussion. Drone and clatter, clatter and drone.
WFMU Broadcasting live from Lincoln Center! The Ex with Getatchew Mekurya, Either/Orchestra with Mahmoud Ahmed and Alemayehu Eshete, Extra Golden Wednesday, August 20th, 2008, 6pm - 10pm
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Orphan program
WFMU continues its 50th Anniversary celebrations and its ongoing Free Music Series of events with a special collaboration with Lincoln Center's Out of Doors series! We'll be broadcasting and streaming live from Damrosch Park (W. 62nd and Amsterdam in Manhattan) from 6-10PM with an unbelievable line-up never seen before together in the USA: first up it's American/Kenyan Benga outfit Extra Golden, followed by lengendary Ethiopian singers Mahmoud Ahmed and Alemayehu Eshete with the Either/Orchestra, and finally the first ever NYC pairing of Dutch avant-punk greats the Ex and Ethio sax giant Getatchew Mekurya! Entry to the park is FREE to the public, with no advance ticketing, so get there early, and say hello to the WFMU crew in attendance! Transpacific Sound Paradise's Rob Weisberg will be DJing over the airwaves
between sets and talking to some of the musicians. More info on WFMU's site and Beware of the Blog.
Ken broadcasts from a boat Wednesday, August 20th, 2008, 9am - Noon
on
Ken's show
WFMU's Week of Remote Broadcasts continues Wednesday morning, when Ken does his show from a rowboat in the middle of Lake Owassa in Northwest New Jersey. Thanks to the miracle of oars, anchors and wireless technology, WFMU's first waterbound broadcast takes place on the edge of the Great Bear Swamp.
Future Islands Wednesday, August 20th, 2008, 2am - 6am
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Marty McSorley's show
Part of the ever amazing Wham City crew, Future Islands are here now with a special brand of Baltimore post-wave synth rock. If their
bouncin' beats, kickin' keys, and happenin' hooks don't win you over, their energetic vocalist will, as he howls out heartfelt lyrics of love, loss, and friendship. With their debut full length and a split 7'' with America's Sweetheart Dan Deacon about to hit the streets Future Islands are bound for fame. Tune in before you have to wait in line at the Whitney!
The Cute Lepers Tuesday, August 19th, 2008, 11pm - 2am
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The Evan "Funk" Davies Show
If you're a fan of late '70s punk and powerpop then The Cute Lepers are the band for you! They're led by Mr. Steve E. Nix, of Seattle's currently-on-hiatus Briefs, so it's not surprising that they have a similar sound - but the Cute Lepers' influences are a little broader, and their songs are a little poppier. Early reviews of their debut album Can't Stand Modern Music (Blackheart) have drawn comparisons to the Undertones, the Rezillos and early Elvis Costello. Steve himself says he just wants to write songs that make other people feel like he does when he hears Cheap Trick's "Dream Police" or "Get Off The Phone" by the Heartbreakers. Tune in to their live set on WFMU, and judge for yourself whether he's succeeded. You can also catch the Cute Lepers live *right now* on their massive cross-country tour, which includes stops at Maxwell's on Thursday the 14th and the Knitting Factory on Friday the 15th.
Germs Live Rarities and More with Don Bolles Tuesday, August 19th, 2008, 3pm - 6pm
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Brian Turner's show
It's only fitting that the reemergence of L.A.'s punk icons the Germs is as confusing to people now as their 1977-80 tenure on the scene then. Pat Smear, Don Bolles and Lorna Doom have started to play out again, with late frontman Darby Crash being replaced by Hollywood actor Shane West. West actually plays Darby in Rodger Grossman's new biopic What We Do Is Secret, which premiered in New York on August 8th in conjunction with the band's show at the Gramercy. Drummer Don
Bolles stopped by Brian's show armed with a pile of rarely heard Germs live tapes, some war stories from the days of the Masque, plus some weird audio detritus from his own collection and avant-collage radio show Glossolalia, which aired on KXLU. Don's mind runs the freeform gamut right in there with much of WFMU, so expect some scintillating sounds to eminate this afternoon.
U.S. Girls (Scott fills in for Hatch) Tuesday, August 19th, 2008, 9am - Noon
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Scott Williams's show
Scott fills in for Hatch with special guest U.S. Girls, who is one Chicago gal, a reel-to-reel tape deck, some stomp-boxes, and a remarkably alienated-yet-engaged take on classic pop, stripping away all the structure and revealing all the emotion and meaning; imagine Phil Spector covered by The Conet Project, or Springsteen by a gang of angry ghosts. Then look for "Introducing U.S. Girls," just released by Siltbreeze.
Garden Party: Live from the Miracle Garden in the East Village Monday, August 18th, 2008, 8pm - 11pm
on
Sound and Safe with Trent
Have you ever wanted to listen to WFMU whilst sitting in a beautiful
garden with friends and fellow listeners around a fire, surrounded by tiki torches and sipping a nice summer evening lemonade? Now's your chance! Join Trent for a live broadcast of Sound and Safe from the Miracle Garden at East 3rd Street between Avenues A and B in Manhattan on Monday, August 18th, from 8 - 11 pm. Come by or tune in for garden-like music, stories from the garden's colorful 25-year history, workshops on rainwater harvesting and composting, free WFMU swag... and lots of other surprises. Have a suggestion for a piece of music that would sound great in the garden? Email trent at wfmu dot org.
Hiss Golden Messenger Monday, August 18th, 2008, 3pm - 6pm
on
Irene Trudel's show
Splitting away from SF's Court and Spark, frontman Mike Taylor and bassist Scott Hirsch scattered to Chapel Hill and Brooklyn respectively. The two have now started a new musical venture, Hiss Golden Messenger, which they describe this way: "We came around a bend in the road and we saw a golden lake. So we jumped in." They play a live set for WFMU drenched in loping tempos and lots of space.
Cause Co-Motion Monday, August 18th, 2008, Noon - 3pm
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Liz Berg's show
Brooklyn popsters the Cause Co-Motion bring fuzzy, pogo-happy DIY to the WFMU studios. They'll be releasing a new 7" and singles compilation CD on the Slumberland label soon, and you can catch 'em live somewhere in Brooklyn with Nodzzz on 9/12.
Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti Monday, August 18th, 2008, 6am - 9am
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Talk's Cheap with Jason Sigal
Ariel "Pink" Rosenberg has been churning out tape after tape of warped pop hits since 1996. A recent batch of higher profile releases, jump-started by Animal Collective's Paw Tracks label, are just the tip of his R. Stevie Moore-inspired iceberg. Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti reimagines 70's AM radio through psychedelic vision goggles. Although he typically records solo to 8-track cassette, Ariel Pink is currently on tour with a full backing band, ready to bring the Haunted Graffiti to life here in the WFMU studios.
MVEE+, Zaika, Byron Coley & Valerie Webber Sunday, August 17th, 2008, 6am - 9am
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Airborne Event with Dan Bodah
Some of the Ecstatic Yod Collective's caravan of weirdos stop by WFMU during their No More Bush celebration tour. MV & EE, master musicians of lysergic rural folk, will be joined by Willie "Gutbucket" Lane. We'll also hear music from Zaika, the duo of Marcia Bassett from the Double Leopards and Tom Carter from Charalambides. Interspersed with the music, Valerie Webber and Byron Coley will douse their souls in gasoline and ignite them with readings from their poetry.
Betty Harris & Frank Bango Saturday, August 16th, 2008, 10am - 1pm
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Michael Shelley's show
Michael chats with New Orleans Soul legend Betty Harris, who got her start in show business as a teenager and ended up cutting classic records with Bert Berns, Lieber & Stoller & Allen Toussaint. Michael also checks in with Singer/Songwriter Frank Bango, who'll discuss his new album "The Sweet Songs of Decay," and the "Frank Bango Bone Marrowthon/Stem Cellebration Benefit" being held in his honor at The Bowery Ballroom Tuesday August 26th featuring music from: Nada Surf, Dean & Britta, Richard Buckner, Sam Champion, Luke Rathborne and many others.
DJ Teeko and the Controller One turntable's radio debut, plus DJ ALF Friday, August 15th, 2008, 3pm - 6pm
on
Put the Needle On the Record with Billy Jam
The best musical instruments are created by those who use them on a daily basis. Case in point is the envelope-pushing new "Controller One" turntable, which was designed by respected West Coast turntablists DJ Teeko, Woody, Ricci Rukcer, Mike Boo, and D-Styles - and is being manufactured by Vestax. Unveiled at the Elbo Room club in San Francisco a recently and slated to be one of the highlights at the upcoming Monterey Jazz Festival - this brand new turntable creation will make its radio debut on WFMU when DJ Teeko from the 4OneFunk crew will fly out from San Francisco to the Jersey City studios to do a live demonstration/performance. With infinite capabilities to play it like any instrument including string and percussion, Teeko describes the Controller One turntable as "almost like a mellotron, instead of the tape spinning it's a record that you can scratch and receive midi." Also in the studio on a separate set of turntables will be WFMU regular, Baltimore's DJ ALF.
Josh Alan Friedman Thursday, August 14th, 2008, 8pm - 11pm
on
Music to Spazz By with Dave the Spazz
Bestselling author Josh Alan Friedman ("Tales of Times Square," "I, Goldstein") drops by Music To Spazz By to discuss his latest book "Tell the Truth Until They Bleed: Coming Clean in the Dirty World of Blues and Rock 'n' Roll." Friedman will dish on the last great untold stories of the music business and will also air previously unheard Doc Pomus and Leiber/Stoller private demos.
Peter Evans, Tom Blancarte, and Brandon Seabrook Wednesday, August 13th, 2008, 11pm - 2am
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The Long Rally with Scott McDowell
Peter Evans/Tom Blancarte/Brandon Seabrook stop by the Long Rally for a heavy jazz/improv meeting. This trumpet/bass/guitar configuration is 3/4 of the Peter Evans Quartet (who made Scott's #1 jazz record of 2007!) and also an expanded version of the dense improv duo Spärks (Tom Blancarte/Peter Evans), currently celebrating a new record on the Portuguese Creative Sources label. Material from both bands can reasonably be expected, and above that, sky's the limit. Killer free music for mind and body.
The Individuals Tuesday, August 12th, 2008, 11pm - 2am
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The Evan "Funk" Davies Show
25 years after they broke up this legendary Hoboken band is back, and WFMU's got them! The word "legendary" gets thrown around a lot, but there's no question that it applies to The Individuals. Along with the Feelies and the Bongos (and across-the-river pals the dB's), the Individuals were integral in establishing the Hoboken Sound and laying the groundwork for the Cucumbers, Yo La Tengo and many others. The Individuals' only two releases, the full-length album Fields and the Aquamarine EP, have just been reissued on CD and the band has reunited for a show at Maxwell's on July 22. They also recorded a live set for WFMU, which you can
hear Tuesday August 12 on The Evan "Funk" Davies Show. Don't miss this rare radio event!
Karl Hyde of Underworld: Studio tour with Trent Monday, August 11th, 2008, 8pm - 11pm
on
Sound and Safe with Trent
Underworld is the only electronic band in the world that can truly
shake a stadium-sized venue to its core: with a circus atmosphere,
50-foot rainbow balloons, disco globe evening jackets, and the biggest beats this side of Jupiter, what could go wrong? Karl Hyde, 1/2 of the 25-year-old band, has a multimedia show called Beautiful Burnout Artjam: The Art of Underworld on display at Jacob Howard gallery in Manhattan right now, and he'll walk Trent through the gallery this Monday night. Tune in, visit the gallery before the show closes on the 15th, and/or listen to their amazing live DJ sets broadcasts, all archived at underworldlive.com. YES! It's Underworld!!
Gwilly Edmondez Monday, August 11th, 2008, 7pm - 8pm
on
Do or DIY with People Like Us
Since the conclusion of the legendary Radioactive Sparrow (in 2003) Gwilly Edmondez has pranced between multiple solo-act personae, most notably Yesterday In Parliament, Virginia Pipe and Copydex. This exclusive session for Do Or DIY features specially recorded material, updates from the frontline struggle for a one true Gwilly - everything and anything from spazzed-out Dictaphonics, deranged a capella, disobedient breaks, and gambled collage.
Au Monday, August 11th, 2008, Noon - 3pm
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Liz Berg's show
Another great band from Portland, OR stops by Liz's show, this time it's Au, who play pretty, meandering, experimental tunes that are strange and lovely at the same time. Their new album "Verbs" (Aagoo) is a layered instrumental carousel, chirping and clapping along merrily. Catch them live at Monkey Town in Brooklyn on 8/12 or at the Spiegeltent on 9/29.
Kurt Vile Monday, August 11th, 2008, 6am - 9am
on
Talk's Cheap with Jason Sigal
"Philly's Constant Hitmaker" Kurt Vile plays psychedelic experimental pop infused with a classic, folksy directness. This year's Gulcher Records release, titled Constant Hitmaker, more than lives up to the name. Vile's a consistent live performer who's shared the stage with a range of sonic adventurers and avant pop-stars including Blues Control, Magik Markers, and Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti. Kurt Vile's stopping by WFMU for a solo set before he splits town to make his UK debut.
Then at 7pm, the shortest program in WFMU's history, the long running
non-sequitur known as "The John Schnall / Nick Hill Transitional Moment" will air a fresh new episode, live, in one of its old time slots, Sunday, 7pm til..... about a moment later.
Douglas Wolk and William Berger plus Stork Club archives (WFMU Radio Greats Weekend) Sunday, August 10th, 2008, 3am - 6am
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Daniel Blumin's show
Daniel Blumin is joined by Douglas Wolk and co-host William Berger,
as they celebrate WFMU Radio Greats Weekend. Tune in to hear sordid tales of WFMU's glorious past, archival rarities (Sun City Girls live, anyone?), homages to WFMU great Terry Folger and the Modern Day Carpetbaggers, classic song-parody marathon promos, on-air breakdowns (both historic and contemporary!), plus an assortment of sessions from the Stork Club hit parade including Chris Knox and Plastic People of the Universe!
Best of Aerial View's Intro Collages (WFMU Radio Greats Weekend) Thursday, August 7th, 2008, 8pm - 11pm
on
Music to Spazz By with Dave the Spazz
From 8-9pm, Dave the Spazz weighs in early on WFMU's Radio Greats Weekend, and presents an hour of the Best of Aerial View's Intro collages. Aerial View was a talk show that went on the air in 1989 and ran for sixteen years. Hosted by Chris T., the show veered wildly from the absurd to the profound, from the asinine to the earnest hear for yourself). One constant was the show opening: a series of hand-picked soundbytes over a musical bed, constructed fresh each week. Chris gathered some of his favorites for this Aerial View Opening show.
Ergo Phizmiz, A Dolly, and an Elephant Monday, August 4th, 2008, 7pm - 8pm
on
Do or DIY with People Like Us
Ergo chats with Vicki about his new album on Felix Kubin's Gagarin Records label, conveniently titled "Handmade in the Monasteries of Nepal and Eloise My Dolly". Expect brand spanking new tracks, and brand new spanking tracks for those of you more masochistically inclined. Mr Phiz will also be building up new music exclusively for the show, whilst on the show, using only his mouth and Vicki la-la-ing. Which is one way to pass the time. Having your eyelashes plucked out one by one is another. Decide for yourself. Either way tune in, because the show will end with Vicki plucking
out Ergo's eyelashes one by one, whilst he sings "By The Rivers of Babylon".
Dora Bleu Sunday, August 3rd, 2008, 9pm - Midnight
on
Stochastic Hit Parade with Bethany Ryker
Hinting on Freud's fabled patient and alluding to Picasso, Montreal-based Dorothy Geller has crystallized themes ranging from fractured technologies to sexuality in Dora Bleu. Dorothy (voice/guitar) is joined by fellow collaborators Alexandre St. Onge (double bass), Sam Shalabi (guitar/electronics), and Gordon Allen (trumpet).
Great Plains Saturday, August 2nd, 2008, 3pm - 6pm
on
The Cherry Blossom Clinic with Terre T
From the wilds of Columbus, OH, come the amazing Great Plains! These guys started their 60's infused low-fi rock attack back in the 80's, paving the way for countless bands. Great Plains are remembered for their college radio hit "Letter To A Fanzine," truly one of the best, funniest comments on 80's indie-rock next to Sebadoh's "Gimmie Indie-Rock," and like Sebadoh, Great Plains had a large body of extraordinary, catchy, clever, non-novelty songs that you should hear and know. Led by the amazing Ron House,
Great Plains are one of the most significant Ohio rock combos of all time. Check out this jaw-droppingly fantastic session with Great Plains and finally find out why Punk Rock guys go out with New Wave girls!
Nate Wooley, solo trumpet Wednesday, July 30th, 2008, 11pm - 2am
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The Long Rally with Scott McDowell
Trumpet agitator and Jersey City resident Nate Wooley stops by the
WFMU studios for an exploration of solo trumpet. As on his crucial
recording, "Wrong Shape to be a Storyteller," Nate proves he's equally
adept at the overblown and the minimal, exploring drone, noise and
silence alike. You think you know what a trumpet is. Think again.
Pauline Oliveros Wednesday, July 30th, 2008, Noon - 3pm
on
Kenny G's show
Join Kenny G as he welcomes the 76-year-old experimental music legend Pauline Oliveros back to Intelligent Design. Pauline will be sharing the pop music of her youth with us which directly influenced her later experiments. We'll be listening to everything from Spike Jones and the Harmonicats to Les Paul & Mary Ford, as well as some recent compositions and improvisations from her.
The Lost and Found crew, Young Chris, Jared of Big City Records and The Honeydripper (Daptone) Monday, July 28th, 2008, 11pm - 2am
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Nickel and Dime Radio with $mall ¢hange
This week on Nickel and Dime radio the Lost and Found Crew roll thru. Young Chris, Jared Young Chris, Jared of Big City Records and The Honeydripper (Daptone) have been throwing a really class Tuesday thang at Savalas for 3 years now, and have really, really dumb soul/funk/whatevs 45s and beyond. Nydia aka the Honeydripper is part of the glue that keeps the great Daptone label rolling, and Jared was one of the original folks behind the Sound Library shop and his Big City Records always has the goods. Here some tunes from the source. The deep schlitz. Czeck it.
Curtis Eller, followed by Benjamin Wetherill Monday, July 28th, 2008, 3pm - 6pm
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Irene Trudel's show
New York City's angriest yodelling banjo player, Curtis Eller sings
about pigeon racing, performing elephants and Jesus, all of which he has seen with his own eyes. He started his show-business career at the age of seven as a juggler and acrobat in the Hiller Olde Tyme Circus in Detroit, but has since turned to the banjo because that's where the money is. His biggest musical influences are Buster Keaton, Elvis Presley and Abraham Lincoln. Mr. Eller and his band, The American Circus, have staggered their way into the hearts of audiences from funerals, horse races, burlesque revues and punk rock dumps. Curtis Eller appears, sans band, to cheer the WFMU audience with tunes about John Wilkes Booth, Joe Louis, Fidel Castro, Jack Ruby and Richard Nixon (as well as the usual tales of Civil War generals and Elvis Presley).
Then Benjamin Wetherill, who calls himself the "Cliff Richard of Folk," brings us beautiful folk tales from the other side of the pond. On his debut album, Laura, echoes of old-world charm are liberally sprinkled throughout the tunes, which were recorded in a castle in Budapest. With a gentle nod to the music of Nick Drake and John Fahey, Benjamin Wetherill visits from the UK to play live on WFMU.
Ryan Jewell Monday, July 28th, 2008, 6am - 9am
on
Talk's Cheap with Jason Sigal
Experimental percussionist and composer Ryan Jewell of Columbus,
Ohio, stops by WFMU for an improvised performance. Jewell was last
here in December, drumming with his housemates in Psychedelic Horseshit. His extensive list of collaborators includes C Spencer Yeh, Tatsuya Nakatani and Greg Kelley. He'll be playing solo, with a snare (but no sticks), Emergen-C in a bowl of water, and more!
Domenic Priore Sunday, July 27th, 2008, 7pm - 9pm
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Gaylord Fields's show
The Connoisseur of California Culture returns to the program, this time in his role as host of the film series "Riot on Sunset Strip: Rock, Rebellion and Hollywood Hippies," presented from now through September at the IFC Center in Greenwich Village. Expect an evening of swingin' soundtrack songs and an overview of Hollywood's take on '60s youth and their music as depicted in flicks from "Wild in the Streets" and "Riot on Sunset Strip" to "Psych-Out" and "The Trip."
Habib Koite Saturday, July 26th, 2008, 6pm - 9pm
on
Transpacific Sound Paradise with Rob Weisberg
It seems like the hard-working Malian songwriter / guitarist / bandleader Habib Koite (HAH-Beeb Kwah-TAY) never stops touring. The effort has paid off; his recent CDs have established Koite as one of the biggest-selling African artists internationally. Tireless on the road, he did however take a break from recording. The new CD "Afriki" (Cumbancha Records) is his first studio recording in six years. He'll be making his second visit of the year to NYC on Sunday August 3rd to participate in Celebrate Brooklyn's annual all-day African festival. Koite draws inspiration from traditional Malian instruments and styles, but his own style is entirely contemporary. He'll give some insight into how he does it, including sonic evidence as he performs a few songs solo.
The Effigies Saturday, July 26th, 2008, 3pm - 6pm
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The Cherry Blossom Clinic with Terre T
The Effigies were the first hardcore punk band to come out of Chicago and they are highly regarded by rock cognoscenti for their influential crushing, dark sound. They played for a decade and broke up in 1990 but recently have reformed and will play live on Cherry Blossom Clinic just prior to their show at Maxwell's in Hoboken, NJ!! Hear a taste of the Effigies on the radio, and then go see them that night at Maxwell's. You can also check them out the Friday night before (July 25) in Brooklyn at Southpaw.
Tony Joe White Saturday, July 26th, 2008, 10am - 1pm
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Michael Shelley's show
Michael chats with singer/songwriter Tony Joe White who had a Top 10 hit with his song "Polk Salad Annie" in 1969, and wrote Brook Benton's smash hit "Rainy Night In Georgia." We'll also get the low down on recently deceased musicians when obituary writer Phast Phreddie Patterson checks in, and we'll find out what #1 hit song Debbie D. has left in Michael's Mailbox!
Knitting Factory WFMU Live Remote Part II Friday, July 25th, 2008, 3pm - 6pm
on
Put the Needle On the Record with Billy Jam
Billy Jam & WFMU return to the Knitting Factory for the second live remote broadcast of "Put the Needle On The Record" out of the downtown Manhattan club July 25th when the numerous guests will include J-Live (who will be headlining the venue that night), the Brooklyn Academy's Pumpkinhead & Block McCloud, Bisc-1, Rabbi Darkside, MC Ngozi Flux + producer Dot-Matic, hip-hop author Marcus Reeves ("Somebody Scream"), singer/guitarist Jason
Ewald, and WFMU's main man-in-the-street Clay Pigeon from The Dusty Show. The broadcast will be open to the public so all WFMU listeners are invited to stop by the front bar of the Knitting Factory @ 74 Leonard Street from 3-6 PM on Friday, July 25th.
Eli Wolf Thursday, July 24th, 2008, 11pm - 2am
on
Coffee Break For Heroes & Villains with Noah
Eli Wolf is the Vice President of A&R at Blue Note Records and has been a part of their team for the last 13 years. He most recently executive produced the 2008 Al Green comeback album "Lay It Down" and has spearheaded numerous albums involving Blue Note's catalog including "Shades Of Blue" with dj-producer Madlib. Tune in as Eli talks about the label and spins some classic jazz breaks.
Steve Wynn Thursday, July 24th, 2008, Noon - 3pm
on
Three Chord Monte with Joe Belock
Singer-songwriter-jet-setter Steve Wynn returns to WFMU for the ninth or 10th time (we've lost count) with a flurry of activity to report on. The former Dream Syndicate leader has a new solo album, "Crossing Dragon Bridge," recorded in Slovenia with Chris Eckman of the Walkabouts. He's also one-third of The Baseball Project with Scott McCaughey and Peter Buck of R.E.M./The Minus Five - new songs based on our national pastime. And Steve will be performing the Dream Syndicate's classic LP "The Days of Wine and Roses" with his band the Miracle 3 July 25 at Maxwell's in one of the seminal club's 30th anniversary concerts.
Blanketship Monday, July 21st, 2008, 7pm - 8pm
on
Do or DIY with People Like Us
Bay Area sound collage sample avant pop composer Jared Blum's Blanketship turns the darker side of 60's-70's pop, warped free jazz, easy listening, random conversations, micro tonal synthesis, sounds of the world, fluttered tape playbacks, disturbing melodies and quiet passages along with some broken turntables into mini 4 minute epics. His most recent release "Teen Sounds" will attest to that. Blanketship returns to the air with a new radio piece created exclusively for DO or DIY.
Meth Teeth Monday, July 21st, 2008, Noon - 3pm
on
Liz Berg's show
Oregon lo-fi rockers Meth Teeth swing by WFMU to perform stripped-down, dirty, and addictive tunes live on Liz's show. Appropriately, the band is playing shows in the area with Pink Reason, Sic Alps, Cause Co-Motion, and Home Blitz, and they've released a new 7" entitled "Bus Rides" (Sweet Rot). Catch them at Death By Audio in Brooklyn on Sat (7/19) or at Don Pedro's on Sun (7/20).
Poingly Monday, July 21st, 2008, 3am - 6am
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Marty McSorley's show
Spazz pop extraordinaire Poingly stops by the studio for a live set. Citing Paula Abdul as a life changing musical experience, Poingly
crams all his favorite hits into a meat grinder to create a one of a
kind platter of bloody pop genius.
Bing and Ruth Sunday, July 20th, 2008, 9pm - Midnight
on
Stochastic Hit Parade with Bethany Ryker
Formed in 2006 by Brooklyn based composer and pianist David Moore,
ambient chamber band Bing and Ruth crafts expansive soundscapes and quiet microtonal textures - or, as TimeOut says, "mesmerizing
driftworks." The live broadcast features an ensemble of eight players (2 clarinets, 2 voices, cello, bass, percussion, and piano) with wide-ranging backgrounds who team together Moore's slow-developing, visceral compositions.
Andrea Kalima Zawose + Okello Kelo Sam + Robert Ajwang Saturday, July 19th, 2008, 6pm - 9pm
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Transpacific Sound Paradise with Rob Weisberg
A rare visit by three East African traditional musicians: Okello Kelo Sam is creative director of Uganda's internationally-known Ndere Troupe and he's also a playwright. Robert Ajwang is a musician, dancer, and choreographer from northern Tanzania. Andrea Kalima Zawose studies traditional music at the legendary Bagamoyo College of Arts in Tanzania. All three are here to participate in East Africa Speaks, a series of free theatrical performances and events at CUNY's Martin E Segal Theatre, 365 Fifth Avenue July 21-22. They'll stop by at the top of the show to demonstrate traditional instruments rarely heard around here, and talk about the music and their work.
All times listed are Jersey City time, EST.
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