Elysian Fields + Joe Frank - Somewhere Out There: "Three Shingles"
Wednesday, March 12th, 3pm - 6pm
on
Irwin Chusid
Singer Jennifer Charles and guitarist Oren Bloedow present a duo edition of their band Elysian Fields on Irwin's show, Weds. March 12, at 3:15pm (Eastern). The band just released FOR HOUSE CATS AND SEA FANS, their ninth full-length album. HOUSE CATS features guest appearances by Contortions saxophonist James Chance, J.G. Thirlwell, and John Medeski, as well the band's customary all-star sidemen (and cover art by John Lurie). The full band will host a record release concert at Rough Trade NYC on Saturday, March 22.
One-hour radio dramas by Joe Frank air alternate Wednesdays at 4pm (Eastern) on Irwin's program. On Weds. March 12th we'll air "Three Shingles," from Joe's SOMEWHERE OUT THERE series. At a Halloween costume party, Joe meets a cynical young woman dressed as Jesus, but she denies being in costume. They discuss her relationship with her Holy Father, then set off by car for places unknown. While she tries to overcome his innate skepticism, Joe doesn't know whether to accept her sacrament or seduce her.
Behind the Hoof & Mouth Sinfonia
Tuesday, March 11th, 6pm - 7pm
on
Aerial View with Chris T.
Chris T. creates an annual tradition when he again goes "Behind the Hoof & Mouth Sinfonia" tonight on Aerial View. Billy Jam, DJ Keili, Pat Byrne and Dennis Diken discuss their part in WFMU's annual musical Marathon Finale. Hear their songs (and a few others) and learn what it takes to put it all together.
Pledge to make Joe McGasko curse a blue streak!
Thursday, March 6th, 2pm - 4pm
on
Matt Fiveash
(on Give the Drummer Radio stream)
On Matt Fiveash's week 2 Marathon show on the non-FCC-regulated Give The Drummer Radio stream, Matt's co-host Joe McGasko, WFMU's VP in charge of swag and the nicest, least potty-mouthed guy around, will say swear words that he can't say on the air for pledges of $50 or more. Tune in and pledge to hear Joe use "motherf****r", "c**ksuc*er", and other favorites in exciting phrases specially designed for this one-of-a-kind web radio event. You're really going to enjoy this bulls**t.
Dress the DJ
Monday, March 3rd, 6pm - 7pm
on
Sportsy Talk with Bronwyn C.& Jim
(on WFMU stream & FM radio & Video)
Monday, March 3, on Sportsy Talk, we're playing DRESS THE DJ on a live video stream! The Most Trusted Team in Sports Talk Radio Today welcomes DJ Kelly and Former Cohost Jay as we dress and undress Jim the Poet like a blow-up doll, changing his little sportsy outfits in exchange for pledges of support for WFMU. Listen! WATCH! And Pledge.
Haiku You! with Bronwyn C and Jim the Poet
Monday, February 24th, 6pm - 7pm
on
Sportsy Talk with Bronwyn C.& Jim
HAIKU YOU! The Most Trusted Team in Sports Talk Radio Today invites their Listeners to become one with Wes Welker and all the other Denver Broncos and all the Seattle Seahawks by receiving a personal haiku from Jim the Poet and Bronwyn C. Every Listener who pledges $75 or more support to Sportsy Talk on Monday, February 24, will get a haiku written especially for them and read on-air, on the spot. Join us as we 5-7-5 for dollars, Monday on Sportsy Talk!
Live Video on amEdeo's show! Monday, February 24th, 3am - 6am
on
amEdeo's show
(on WFMU stream & FM radio & Video)
amEdeo is joined by fellow DJ Amanda, wrestling superstar Bobby Blayze, and an assortment of friends for his first marathon fundraiser show of 2014. Will they succeed in reaching their fundraising goal, or will two-bit dillweed Sweet Daddy Longlegs have his way with WFMU and amEdeo's timeslot?! Tune in live and find out!
Jeff Olson
Thursday, February 20th, Noon - 3pm
on
Diane's Kamikaze Fun Machine
Jeff "Oly" Olson, first drummer for Trouble as well as being a founding member of Retro Grave, keyboardist for Victor Griffin's In~Graved, proprietor of Upland Recording, and drummer for The Skull will guest on the PEER PRESSURE segment of Diane's Kamikaze Fun Machine. Jeff is launching his own beer in the weeks to come, so besides having a killer song list, listeners will be able to inquire about ALL that he is up to. He'll be live, so questions for Jeff can be posted on the interactive playlist!
Nancy Tuesday, February 18th, 7pm - 8pm
on
Distort Jersey City with Reed Dunlea
Tune in this week for a live set and interview from Nancy, a criminally underrated garage band from Brooklyn. Nancy is a rock and roll fairy tale of two young boys who met at summer camp in the Midwest, who both had mothers named Nancy, and ended up in Brooklyn sharing a basement, a band, and a dream! Classic Ramones worship two piece with dueling nasal vocals, in the vein of contemporary heroes The Spits, Nobunny, and King Tuff. Make sure you check this session out so you can say you remember them from way back when.
Move It On Over
Tuesday, February 18th, 6pm - 7pm
on
Aerial View with Chris T.
Since I first saw Southern California I've harbored a desire to move there. The place put the zap on my head. I found myself, like so many others, seduced by the weather, the topography, the architecture, the history, the stars and the laid back feel. With the way the Winter of 2013 - 2014 has been playing out here in New Jersey, I'd grab the wife and everything important to us and head out there tomorrow. Life, of course, is no longer that easy. Picking up and relocating - especially across the country - is a major life change. But I have friends who've done it, who've left the Northeast and gone to Seattle, to Portland, to Los Angeles, to New Orleans. And they're not coming back. It got me thinking. Those of you who have relocated: How difficult was it? Do you regret it or is it the best thing you've ever done? How far away did you move? And for the rest of us: Are you still in the same general area where you were born? If you were to relocate, where would you go? And what are some reasons for staying put (please don't say "snow")? Joining me by phone from the City of Angels is my relocated friend, Kaz.
Westminster Dog Show Winner Monday, February 17th, 6pm - 7pm
on
Sportsy Talk with Bronwyn C.& Jim
Our Very Special Guest will be Dr. Alton Pertuit, of Fyrewyre Kennels, breeder of Sky (GCH Afterall Painting the Sky), Best in Show winner of this year's Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show and #1 purebred dog in the country in 2013. Dr. Pertuit will help us figure out how showing dogs can be a sport, since it doesn't involve large men on steroids (that we know of). Join The Most Trusted Team in Sports Talk Radio Today as they discuss dogs with this delightful Southern gentleman.
Also, here's the FyreWyre website. Why do ALL dog breeders put music on their websites? Maybe we'll ask Dr. Pertuit!
Dom La Nena Monday, February 17th, Noon - 3pm
on
Irene Trudel's show
Brazilian Born cellist and singer Dom La Nena creates stunningly intricate, beautifully minimalistic songs, providing her own accompaniment with the aid of some well chosen loop pedals. That independent spirit has helped Dom create a career and two albums, world-traveling to find the experiences she needed to create her music. In advance of a gig at Joe's Pub on February 26th, Dom La Nena plays live for Irene's show.
Julianna Barwick Monday, February 17th, 9am - Noon
on
Liz Berg's show
Experience the gorgeous, ethereal, and otherworldly sounds of Julianna Barwick! Her 2013 album, "Nepenthe," made it to Liz's top picks of the year list, and for good reason. Glacially beautiful vocal and instrumental loops build and swirl, goosebumps rise, and suddenly you find yourself reflecting in the church of an alternate universe. Don't miss Julianna's February 12th show at an actual church, Our Lady of Lebanon in Brooklyn.
Bill Kouligas
Sunday, February 16th, 8pm - 10pm
on
Daniel Blumin's show
PAN, a Berlin-based record label founded by musician and visual artist Bill Kouligas, has put out a steady stream of übergreat titles since its inception in 2008. The label has a wide-angle aesthetic with a roster that includes some of today's finest practitioners of electronic, experimental, and dance music. PAN has been a home to Sensate Focus, Heatsick, Rashad Becker, and Ghédalia Tezartès to name but a few favorites. Tune in as Bill swings by on his first visit to WFMU to chat about the label, play some upcoming releases and guest DJ up a slew of favorites of Arcadic proportions!
Pampers
Saturday, February 15th, 3pm - 6pm
on
The Cherry Blossom Clinic with Terre T
Swiping a page from the Cheater Slicks book on bad-mood rock, Brooklyn quartet Pampers unleash a torrential downpour of fiery, ticked-off sludge. Reverb-drenched vocals and molten guitar are set to a furious punk pace on the band's 2013 self-titled debut on In the Red. And while Pampers are certainly not averse to a serious musical temper tantrum, the band also deftly weave into the meltdown touches of post-punk, psych, and even a memorable pop hook or four. The band plays Terre T's Cherry Blossom Clinic this Saturday, February 15 from 3:00 to 6:00 pm.
Sondra Sun-Odeon
Saturday, February 15th, 6am - 9am
on
Shrunken Planet with Jeffrey Davison
Sondra Sun-Odeon, who in 2012 released her solo debut "Aetherea", is also a member of the psych band Silver Summit. Even though accompanied by a band on her album, it is gentler and folkier than the Silver Summit output, but shares much of the same dreamy quality. Quiet and introspective, Sun-Odeon recently moved from Brooklyn to Los Angeles, and I was lucky to catch her for an interview and live session, just her and guitar.
Valentine's Day Special
Friday, February 14th, 3pm - 6pm
on
Miniature Minotaurs with Kurt Gottschalk
"All my fond love thus do I blow to heaven - 'tis gone," cried Othello when he learned of Desdemona's betrayal. "Arise, black vengeance, from the hollow hell. Yield up, O love, thy crown and hearted throne To tyrannous hate!" It's with such sentiments that Miniature Minotaurs shall celebrate the Feast of St. Valentine. Three hours of songs about that truest showing of all acts of love, the taking of another's life. O, blood, blood, blood.
Guardian Alien
Friday, February 14th, Noon - 3pm
on
Bryce's show
Avant psychonauts Guardian Alien will stop in for some holotropic bliss-out, live on Bryce's show. Alex Drewchin, Greg Fox, and Bernard Gann kick off their 4th year of blistering transcendence with a new record, "Spiritual Emergency," and plenty of touring.
Kembra Pfahler
Thursday, February 13th, Noon - 3pm
on
Diane's Kamikaze Fun Machine
Diane's PEER PRESSURE guest this Thursday will be Kembra Pfahler, (pron. FALLER) noted performance artist and lead singer, founder and focal point of the band The Voluptuous Horror of Karen Black- who will be playing the Valentine's Spectacular that night at the Bowery Electric. She'll already be prepping for that evening's performance, so we'll get a look in to the world of how she prepares for a show, AND guest DJs at the same time! Listeners will be able to ask her questions via the comments board!
Slowdance Thursday, February 13th, 3am - 6am
on
Dark Night of the Soul with Julie
Brooklyn-based Slowdance bring their moody indie pop to the dark night. Led by the cool (and often French) vocals of Quay Quinn-Settel, Slowdance is quicker than you'd expect but just as sensual.
Joe Frank - Somewhere Out There: "Bible Salesman"
Wednesday, February 12th, 3pm - 6pm
on
Irwin Chusid
One-hour radio dramas by Joe Frank air every other Wednesday at 4pm (Eastern) on Irwin's program. On Weds. February 12th we'll air "Bible Salesman," from Joe's SOMEWHERE OUT THERE series. Joe travels door-to-door peddling defective Bibles to support his mother in a nursing home. He recalls his mother's anti-religious fervor and his father's failed suicide attempt. Along the way, Joe sells drugs to help nuns in Montana save their convent from bankruptcy. Then he searches for peace through the catacombs of Rome and the shipyards of Rio, before finding success as an actor playing Jesus.
Ergo Phizmiz Shoots Peas Monday, February 10th, 7pm - 8pm
on
Do or DIY with People Like Us
Ergo Phizmiz takes us on a magical mystery tour into the workings of the world of his Wild West dream odyssey "PEASHOOT", which opens in August 2014 at Tête à Tête: The Opera Festival, London. Expect an artist's notebook falling to pieces, 1920s English versions of Cowboy tunes, a yodelling extravaganza, Jodorowsky waltzing with Morricone, thunder, lightning, rain and Marlene Dietrich.
Chris Kluwe Monday, February 10th, 6pm - 7pm
on
Sportsy Talk with Bronwyn C.& Jim
NFL punter Chris Kluwe, author of the new book "Beautifully Unique Sparkleponies" and defender of same-sex marriage, will be the very special guest on Sportsy Talk this Monday. Join Bronwyn C. and Jim the Poet—The Most Trusted Team in Sports Talk Radio Today—as they ask Kluwe about World of Warcraft, Ayn Rand, and whether exercising his free-speech rights got him fired from the Vikings.
Bill Carney's Jug Addicts Monday, February 10th, Noon - 3pm
on
Irene Trudel's show
Jug band music is alive and well in Bill Carney's Jug Addicts. Carney was a founding member of Les Sans Culottes, and now he leads this joyously raucous ensemble focusing on an old timey, tin pan alley, early jazz and blues repertoire. The Jug Addicts have a new album, "Let There Be Jug" and they play some tunes live on Irene's show.
Bambi Kino and Atlantic Thrills
Saturday, February 8th, 3pm - 6pm
on
The Cherry Blossom Clinic with Terre T
The sound of Hamburg, 1960! Bambi Kino faithfully recreate the sound, spirit and songs of the earliest Beatles gigs. Their rousing set of early rock n roll staples will not only appeal to Beatlemaniacs and the historically curious but to anyone who loves a rocking good time. Pebbles-infused party punk from Providence, Atlantic Thrills make their WFMU debut this Saturday on Terre's show as well, just a few short days after the release of their self-titled debut album on Almost Ready Records (Liquor Store, Nobunny, World's Lousy).
Tim Pakledinaz
Thursday, February 6th, Noon - 3pm
on
Diane's Kamikaze Fun Machine
This week on PEER PRESSURE Diane's guest is Detroit musician Tim "Pack" Pakledinaz - best known for forming and playing guitar in Angry Red Planet and the Salt Miners. We'll catch up with him and talk about his musical experiences, where he is now, and of course, be treated to his most excellent playlist! Listeners will be able to ask him questions via our interactive playlist on wfmu.org!
Cousin Cole
Thursday, February 6th, Midnight - 3am
on
Nickel and Dime Radio with $mall ¢hange
Cousin Cole has been producing a heap quality tracks and edits in a myriad of styles, blending funk, bmore, new wave, electro, soul, rock, dancehall and tropical vibes, and has played alongside some of the biggest DJs out there. Looking forward to having this NYC pro come down and his do his thing...
Ubasute Wednesday, February 5th, Midnight - 3am
on
Wm. Berger presents My Castle of Quiet
Insanely hard-working, and with the talent to back up all that work, Ubasute play live on average twice a week, or so it seems. Their split 7" with Dutchguts (an homage to Townes Van Zandt), and crafty one-sided LP, singlehandedly prove that grindcore is not only alive and well in NJ, but pushing the boundaries way beyond the sometimes lunkheaded conventions of that genre (unreadable logos, oppressively lurid lyrical content, and excessively complex riffing and arrangements.) Like Psychic Limb who rode us out of our original weekly tenure on WFMU's air (not at all in sound, but in mighty PURPOSE), Ubasute (pronounced ooo-ba-soo-tay), are a welcome cut above, their modesty and strength ensured that they would be one of the first bands, THE first in fact, to mark My Castle of Quiet's return to live, real-time radio sessions. Fronted by vocalist Alex Caprio, whose Mountain Mover solo-noise tape made a big spash on MCoQ last year, Ubasute are quite simply NOT TO BE MISSED. PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS A RADIO EVENT, AND IS NOT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. Tune in, and enjoy.
John Morton Tuesday, February 4th, 3pm - 6pm
on
Brian Turner's show
Aside from wearing a safety-pin-riddled, torn-up jean jacket in 1971 and playing soon after in the pioneering Cleveland punk band Electric Eels, John Morton is an accomplished visual artist and has also been part of bands like The Styrenes, Amoeba (Raft Boy), Johnny and The Dicks, and a number of other outfits. One of them was X___X, who put out two 45's on Drome Records and played out four times with drummer Anton Fier, later of The Feelies, and Golden Palominos. With Finland's Ektro label about to reissue a retrospective disc of X___X, Morton stops by Brian's show today for a chat on that band's legacy and whatever else he's been up to lately.
Uncle Tupelo Live on The Music Faucet
Monday, February 3rd, Noon - 3pm
on
Irene Trudel's show
Way back in the summer of 1990 a midwestern trio named Uncle Tupelo played live on Nicholas Hill's Music Faucet program on WFMU. As many of you know, bandmates Jay Farrar, Mike Heidorn and Jeff Tweedy later split into the bands Son Volt and Wilco. The session predated WFMU's online archives, so on the eve of a new reissue Uncle Tupelo's influential album "No Depression" featuring a couple of these performances, Irene thought it might be time to revisit and air the original session in its entirety.
Reinaldo Laddaga
Sunday, February 2nd, 8pm - 10pm
on
Daniel Blumin's show
Late last year Dutch label Unsounds (Andy Moor, Yannis Kyriakedes) published "Things That A Mutant Needs To Know: More Short And Amazing Stories", a wonderfully bizarre collection that picks up where Jorge Luis Borges and Adolfo Bioy Casares' "Short and Amazing Stories" anthology left off in 1956. Author and compiler Reinaldo Laddaga will be discussing the project and reading from tales of moon people, iron-tailed women and man-shaped fish, compassionate cannibalism, and failed attempts to stay dead. But that's not all! To complement the fantastical writings of authors such as Lucian of Samosata, Virginia Woolf, Carl Jung, and Herodotus, the package also includes musical interpretations of each of the stories by the likes of Alan Courtis, John Butcher, and Machinefabriek, so we'll be getting to some of those as well. A perfect alternative to the Super Bowel!
Chad Stuart of Chad & Jeremy, and Melanie, and Gary U.S. Bonds (!)
Saturday, February 1st, 11am - 1pm
on
Michael Shelley's show
Michael chats with Chad Stewart, who as half of Chad & Jeremy fused Folk with the sounds of the British Invasion to chalk up seven Top 40 hits including their biggest "Yesterday's Gone." Stewart will discuss the duo's 50+ year career and their current tour, which brings them to Montclair, New Jersey's Outpost In The Burbs on February 14th. And, Michael chats with Melanie who also had seven Top 40 hits, including the 1971 number one "Brand New Key." And, Michael chats with Gary U.S. Bonds who also had seven Top 40 hits, including the 1961 number one "Quarter to Three."
Joe Frank - Work in Progress: "Dreams of the River"
Wednesday, January 29th, 3pm - 6pm
on
Irwin Chusid
One-hour radio dramas by Joe Frank air every other Wednesday at 4pm (Eastern) on Irwin's program. On Weds. January 29th we'll air "Dreams of the River," from Joe's WORK IN PROGRESS series. The episode chronicles a promising college student admired by his classmates for his wit and mischievous pranks. But his sense of invincibility begins to fray as he ages and drifts through life, hired and fired from menial jobs, lacking any sense of purpose, and envying the freedom of the homeless.
Cottaging Tuesday, January 28th, 7pm - 8pm
on
Distort Jersey City with Reed Dunlea
This week on Distort Jersey City we are joined by Cottaging from Providence RI. Noisy and fuzzed out punk through a post-Big Black, post-Chrome lens. Two thirds of the band come from the same Florida scene that brought the world Merchandise, Neon Blud, American Snakeskin, etc. Members of The Ukiah Drag, Cult Ritual, Slavescene, Diet Cokeheads, and Libyans. After recording this session, we ate at Benny Tudino's and a member of the band bought a bong at the head shop next store. So yeah, there's that.
Author Joseph Tirella
Tuesday, January 28th, 6pm - 7pm
on
Aerial View with Chris T.
"Peace Through Understanding" was the theme of the 1964 New York World’s Fair. Chris T. and author Joseph Tirella (“Tomorrow-Land: The 1964-65 World’s Fair and the Transformation of America”) celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Fair and help you understand why its creation was anything but peaceful.
Author David Shoemaker
Monday, January 27th, 6pm - 7pm
on
Sportsy Talk with Bronwyn C.& Jim
This Monday, January 27, The Most-Trusted Team in Sports-Talk Radio Today welcome David Shoemaker, author of "The Squared Circle: Life, Death, and Professional Wrestling," to discuss his book and take your calls about Ivan Putski, Master of Polish Power, the Fabulous Moolah, and Triple-H.
Detroit Techno Mafia
Thursday, January 23rd, Midnight - 3am
on
Nickel and Dime Radio with $mall ¢hange
Doc Matthews and T.Linder of the Detroit Techno Mafia crew invade the studios. DTM is a record label and DJ collective dedicated to preserving the legacy of true Detroit electronic music, and usually performs with multiple DJs at the same time. Small Change caught them in Detroit for the Movement festival and they always kill it...
Goosebumps
Tuesday, January 21st, 7pm - 8pm
on
Distort Jersey City with Reed Dunlea
Get ready for this live session from New York hardcore degenerates Goosebumps. This band has the most ignorant riffs in NYC, stomping out everyone in their path with their unapologetic anti-PC street anthems. If you thought their debut EP on Burn Books, "I Hate My Body," was a banger, their upcoming EP on Katorga Works, "Scared to See a Doctor," is an instant classic. That release also includes the track too controversial for the amazing NYC Ground Zero Hardcore complication on Toxic State and Always Restrictions. This live session includes a very slow version of their hardest song, and a new song written in the WFMU studio. You'd be real dumb not to get down with this.
Gwilly Edmondez Sings Chart Sweep Part 1 and 2 Monday, January 20th, 7pm - 8pm
on
Do or DIY with People Like Us
Listeners to DO or DIY and WFMU will be familiar with the cut up of two decades of Number 1 hits "Chart Sweep" and also the noise blatherer Gwilly Edmondez. Well now, oh joy, these two wonderful projects combine for one hour, and we bring you Gwilly singing Chart Sweep, in full on WFMU!
Gwilly Edmondez performs solo and in small groups using voice, guitar, pocket samplers, turntables and dictaphones. Music is mostly made up on the spot and usually seeks to align itself with idiomatic contexts rather than avoiding them. Gwilly has spent a lot of time resisting coherence and continuity, to the point where a willful anti-professionalism can be regarded as his music's defining chracteristic.
Live from Golden Fest - Brooklyn's Spectacular Balkan Bacchanal Saturday, January 18th, 6pm - 9pm
on
Transpacific Sound Paradise with Rob Weisberg
It's our sixth annual live broadcast from Brooklyn's legendary Balkan and East European music and dance blowout! Golden Fest is a massive two night gathering of musicians, folk dance enthusiasts and fans held at the spectacular Grand Prospect Hall in Brooklyn's South Slope. The festival kicks off with a multi-band dance party on Friday night January 17th. Then for the big event on Saturday night January 18th, some seventy bands will perform on four stages from 6 pm until the wee hours. We'll bring you Saturday night's early action live from the Grand Ballroom, center stage of this fabulous Balkan bacchanal.
Joe Frank - The Other Side: "Insomnia"
Wednesday, January 15th, 3pm - 6pm
on
Irwin Chusid
Joe Frank's radio dramas air each Wednesday at 4pm (Eastern) on Irwin's program. On Weds. January 15th we'll air "Insomnia," a one-hour episode from Joe's THE OTHER SIDE series. Joe can't sleep because he's consumed with bitterness, rage, envy and resentment. He envisions violent retribution against a series of malefactors, including his mother's cat, and he wants to know why radio listeners don't love him as much as they love Ira Glass.
The Great Gozleone
Wednesday, January 15th, 3am - 6am
on
Redundancy Radio with DJ Disk Jockey
DJ Disk Jockey welcomes legendary sideshow performer, world record holder, and co-owner of the "World of Wonders Show" - the largest, longest running, and only true traveling 10-in-1 sideshow left in the world today. Tune in to hear stories from the bally, weird side show facts, and tricks of the trade from this sideshow seasoned veteran.
Easy Rider Tuesday, January 14th, 7pm - 8pm
on
Distort Jersey City with Reed Dunlea
This week, Distort Jersey City is pleased to host a live session from New Brunswick, New Jersey's Easy Rider. They've got a real cool unique punk sound going on. Think Leatherface meets Criminal Damage meets pop punk. Members of Ugly Parts, Razorheads, Suburban Scum and Kicking Spit, aka Hub City Hardcore at its finest.
Speed the Plough Monday, January 13th, 9pm - Midnight
on
Airborne Event with Dan Bodah
New Jersey's Speed the Plough are longtime musical accomplices of WFMU. They return to our studios for a live performance on Airborne Event on January 13th. Speed the Plough was born in the infamous 1980s haze of lush acoustic instrumentation and psychedelic tunes that also gave us the related groups The Feelies and The Trypes. In 2010, the band was revitalized with the addition of a second generation -- the kids of some original members joined, and the group reopened the music spigot and let the new songs pour out. Their recent collection "The Plough & The Stars" pairs a best-of CD from their first 4 records with vinyl split between new tunes and a 1993 WFMU session.
Doug Wieselman Monday, January 13th, Noon - 3pm
on
Irene Trudel's show
On his new album, "From Water," Clarinetist Doug Wieselman creates melodies that he "hears" in bodies of water – ocean beaches, streams, hot springs as well as wind. Doug is a notable sideman, who has played with the likes of Lou Reed, Yoko Ono, Martha Wainwright, Sam Amidon, Iron & Wine, Bettye Lavette, Marianne Faithful, Antony and The Johnsons, and tons others. He also was a founding member of the Kamikaze Ground Crew. For this album, Wieselman played vintage clarinets looped live through a vintage 1960 Vibrolux amplifier and used lots of room mics to build this lush landscape. Doug says, "Each melody is specific to the place. If I return to a beach, even after many years, I hear the same song." Doug Wieselman will play some of these melodies live on Irene's show and chats about the project.
The Bombay Royale: Australia's Retro-Bollywood Idols Saturday, January 11th, 6pm - 9pm
on
Transpacific Sound Paradise with Rob Weisberg
The world's best retro-Bollywood band just may be from Australia. Melbourne's The Bombay Royale channels the Golden Age of Bollywood in song, dance and costume. The 11-piece juggernaut whirls through vintage classics as well as its own Bollywood-inspired songs. The Bombay Royale makes its US stage debut Sunday night at the season's biggest world music event: the prestigious globalFEST, a three-stage, twelve-band extravaganza at Webster Hall in the East Village. But you'll hear them here first, when these Melbourne Masala mirthmakers unleash their musical mayhem here on WFMU this Saturday night!
Dot Wiggin Band Friday, January 10th, 3pm - 6pm
on
Miniature Minotaurs with Kurt Gottschalk
The unthinkable happened at a WFMU benefit last winter when Dot Wiggin took the stage and performed songs by her notoriously wonderful modern primative pop band the Shaggs. Dot and her sisters have rarely even spoken publicly about their 1969 homespun album and the reputation as both wonderful and abysmal that it has achieved over the years. But with the encouragement of WFMU DJ Jesse Krakow, Dot not only returned to the spotlight but stayed there. Now fronting a band (with Krakow as bassist and director), Dot has a new album and is mounting a concert tour, which she kicks of with this appearance on Miniature Minotaurs followed by a set the following night at Brooklyn Bazaar. Click here for more information.
Joe Frank - In the Dark: "The End"
Wednesday, January 8th, 3pm - 6pm
on
Irwin Chusid
Installments of Joe Frank's radio series IN THE DARK air each Wednesday at 4pm (Eastern) on Irwin's program. The episode entitled "The End" airs Weds. October 30th at 4pm (Eastern). This program consists of an entertaining sequence of cinematic non sequiturs triggered by Joe believing he's on the verge of a heart attack. This might be the only radio program ever to dramatize a clown holocaust.
Lee Ranaldo and The Dust Tuesday, January 7th, 3pm - 6pm
on
Brian Turner's show
Sonic Youth guitarist/co-founder returns to Brian's show for a live session amidst a busy year of world travels, and making his latest Matador Records release Last Night On Earth. Since last visit, Lee's live sets and recordings have definitely taken on a dynamic of a more developed band relationship; players Steve Shelley on drums, Tim Luntzel on bass, and second guitarist Alan Licht still explore expansive electric jams, but also have worked to frame Lee's songcraft and lyrical poeticism into even sharper realms. Lee and the Dust headline at the Bell House in Brooklyn January 11th, with Steve Gunn and Spectre Folk also on the bill.
Dirty Fences Tuesday, January 7th, Noon - 3pm
on
Three Chord Monte with Joe Belock
New York punk rock in the spirit of New York punk rock! The riffs, the hooks, the fun, the danger ... It's all here!
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