Turbo Fruits Saturday, July 5th, 2008, 3pm - 6pm
on
The Cherry Blossom Clinic with Terre T
From Nashville, Tenn, featuring Jonas Stein and John Eatherly of
Be Your Own Pet, Turbo Fruits crank out amazing garage and punk in the smart-dumb way that's just so rare to find these days! Their self-titled album on Ecstatic Peace Records was one of Terre's BEST Faves last year. They will playing a crazy 4th of July show at The END in Nashville! Check them out live on the radio and the Internet the day after!
Sam Butera
Saturday, July 5th, 2008, 10am - 1pm
on
Michael Shelley's show
Michael chats with saxophone legend Sam Butera who was born & raised in New Orleans and after years playing clubs there was discovered by Louis Prima, for whom he lead The Witnesses for 20 years. 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!
Sonic Youth Live at Battery Park Friday, July 4th, 2008, 3pm - 7pm
on
HotRod's show
WFMU will be broadcasting Sonic Youth's set live from Battery Park on July 4th! Tune in somewhere around 4:45 PM during HotRod's fill-in for Billy Jam and join FMU's parkside contingent as we usher in freeform/freakform guitar fireworks with Thurston, Lee, Steve, Kim, and Mark! If you've got tickets for the show (it's sold out) don't forget to come early for the return of the Feelies at 3:30. Gates at 2PM. The show is presented by River to River and Downtown Alliance with special support from WFMU as part of our 50th Anniversary and ongoing 2007-2008 Free Music Series.
The Loto Ball Show
Thursday, July 3rd, 2008, 3pm - 6pm
on
Diane's Kamikaze Fun Machine
Mood swings funneled in to calliope death rock; the Loto Ball Show from Chicago will air on Diane's Kamikaze Fun Machine, right after the 3:30 mic break. Loto Ball, former vocalist for the SF Bay area morbid punkers, The Phantom Limbs (among other musical outfits), leads this sextet. Their new CD, "Levy on the Eyeway" has just been released on Gifted Children Records. Tune in to hear some nightmarish nursery rhymes and eclectic sounds. They're a key-board driven form of No-Wave post-punk with hints of jazz syncopation and Middle-Eastern scales, but you're much better off tuning in to hear the wonder that is the Loto Ball Show, than worrying about the description. You won't be sorry!
Kode 9
Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008, 7pm - 8pm
on
Mudd Up! with DJ/Rupture
Today on MuddUp, Rupture will have special guest Kode 9! DJ, producer, and label-owner, Kode 9 is one of the most consistently innovative leaders of the dubstep scene. He'll be playing exclusive tunes, doing a live mix, and discussing low-end theory from J.G. Ballard dystopianism to dub's viral nature.
Times New Viking Tuesday, July 1st, 2008, 3pm - 6pm
on
Brian Turner's show
Columbus, Ohio trio's return to WFMU after cleaning up massive acclaim with their two Siltbreeze label records and their latest "Rip It Off" on Matador. For everyone missing the lysergic anthems of early Clean, Perfect Sound Forever-era Pavement and the glory of treble-blaring DIY pop through broken speakers, Beth, Adam and Jared have exhuberantly provided the goods and then some. You can also check them out live at the Whitney Museum here in NYC on June 27th, also Maxwells in Hoboken July 18th and the Siren Fest in Coney Island July 19th.
Freddy McGuire Monday, June 30th, 2008, 7pm - 8pm
on
Do or DIY with People Like Us
Freddy McGuire (pronounced Free-de McGuire) is Anne McGuire, accompanied by electronic musician Wobbly (Jon Leidecker). Together they perform as The Freddy McGuire Show, in twisted lounge mode. Anne is widely regarded for her video work, and has a screening at the Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh this June. Wobbly performs and releases his anti-pop collage music quietly and occasionally internationally, and will be opening for Matmos on the West Coast wing of their upcoming Summer tour.
DO or DIY have picked the best from two shows of Over The Edge with Negativland's Don Joyce (KPFA) plus an exclusive on stage recording in Dublin.
Kris Ife
Saturday, June 28th, 2008, 10am - 1pm
on
Michael Shelley's show
Michael chats with 60's UK Pop star Kris Ife, most known for recording the version of "Hush" that inspired Deep Purple's hit. 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 has been left in Michael's Mailbox!
The Golden Dogs Thursday, June 26th, 2008, Noon - 3pm
on
Three Chord Monte with Joe Belock
The Golden Dogs are the latest pop sensation from Toronto, Canada.
Borrowing equally from fellow Canadians and tour/labelmates Sloan, Wings and Spoon, the Golden Dogs are on the road supporting their U.S. debut release, "Big Eye Little Eye."
The Pets Tuesday, June 24th, 2008, 11pm - 2am
on
The Evan "Funk" Davies Show
The Pets play super-catchy punky power pop songs that are chock full of hooks; they were kind enough to stop by the WFMU studios at the end of their recent tour before heading back to their home base of Oakland, CA. These guys manage to sound like they should have been on the Bomp! label in 1977 without sounding dated, so if you're a fan of punk-edged pop gems from bands ranging from the Jam to the Time Flys you'll want to check this set out. (Plus they've got a former member of the late great FM Knives!) Make sure to look for their new full-length album "Misdirection," out now on the Static Impulse label. Warning: songs may remain perpetually stuck in brain after a single listen.
Amir
Monday, June 23rd, 2008, 11pm - 2am
on
Nickel and Dime Radio with $mall ¢hange
Amir of the DJ/mixtape duo Kon and Amir comes through with the serious disco/funk heat. Currently running Wax Poetics' music label, Amir alongside his partner Kon have put out tons of reediculous mixes such as the On Track series and compiled comps for the BBE label in the UK. This is a post-doctorate diggin' class, so get your cliff notes ready, kids.
Mehmet Dede Saturday, June 21st, 2008, 6pm - 9pm
on
Transpacific Sound Paradise with Rob Weisberg
Guest DJ Mehmet Dede from the ascendant world-musicky nightspot Drom (85 Ave A in the East Village) spins roots and pop music from his native Turkey and the Mediterranean. Mehmet will also give the lowdown on Drom's musical agenda and some alluring upcoming shows. And he'll explain why he and some fellow expats were crazy enough to join the cut-throat commercial fracas on the mean streets of Alphabet City.
Also on the show will be Rick Ross of Delicious Vinyl. The label is celebrating their 20th year anniversary and have some very cool projects on hand. They've released classics from Tone Loc, Young MC, Pharcyde, J Dilla and Masta Ace etc.. This year they've handed their back catalog to a who's who list of folks to remix the goodies. Tune in as head boss, Rick Ross swings by to drop the delicious sound.
Miss Derringer Thursday, June 19th, 2008, Noon - 3pm
on
Three Chord Monte with Joe Belock
Los Angeles' Miss Derringer takes their name from the gun, not guitarist Rick, mixing surf guitar, a 1950s melody of lovers lament and sounds of the dust bowl. If there was a genre called outlaw gothic country, this is probably what it would sound like!
Wildbirds & Peacedrums
Thursday, June 19th, 2008, 9am - Noon
on
This Is The Modern World with Trouble
Wildbirds & Peacedrums, the divinely rhythmic and evocative duo from Sweden, will be getting up very early on Thursday, June 19th, and travelling to the Norse country of WFMU to perform live. Somewhere in the midst of the clapping and banging and humming will be a profoundly enchanting morning, please dress appropriately.
Kemialliset Ystävät Tuesday, June 17th, 2008, 3pm - 6pm
on
Brian Turner's show
Jan Anderzén returns to Brian's show this time as his primary project,
Kemialliset Ystävät (Finnish for "Chemical Friends"). Once again, the
sound of free folk looms large with assorted stringed instruments, toys, exotic percussion and other odd electrical devices, and Jan will be joined by fellow travellers today from the Skaters, Axolotl and more.
Clare and the Reasons Monday, June 16th, 2008, 3pm - 6pm
on
Irene Trudel's show
As bandleader Clare describes her ensemble's highly scientific approach to music-making, "First, Clare writes songs. Then she brings them to the Reasons' test lab. There, the songs are submitted to a series of intense treatments and tests until they become what some people call: "lush and sinfully beautiful". This process named in the scientific community "Reasonitis Polymorpheus Synthesis" or RPS, lead to the making of "The Movie" (Frogstand Records) their debut album. (no known side effects. FDA approval pending)." WFMU listeners will hear the grand result of this "Reasonitis Polymorpheus Synthesis" as Clare and the Reason play live.
Cryptacize Monday, June 16th, 2008, Noon - 3pm
on
Liz Berg's show
Competing with Billy Jam and Brian Turner as WFMU's ambassador to California artists, Liz hosts another great band from the West Coast. Cryptacize is like a lollipop that licks you back: playing sweet, mellow, yet slightly off-center pop ballads. What else would you expect from Chris Cohen (ex-Deerhoof and Curtains)? Catch the band live at the Knitting Factory on Thurs. June 12.
Terry Adams of NRBQ
Sunday, June 15th, 2008, 7pm - 9pm
on
Bob Brainen's show
Terry is every bit as unpredictable DJ-ing in the studio as he is playing Live at an NRBQ show or with his latest project, The Rock and Roll Quartet, so we'll see what he comes up with this time. Scott Ligon - guitarist in the Quartet, will be joining us for the "5th in the Trilogy" of visits.
Interview with Kim Fowley
Saturday, June 14th, 2008, 10am - 1pm
on
Michael Shelley's show
Michael chats with music industry veteran Kim Fowley whose career includes writing/producing/performing for the likes of The Hollywood Argyles, The Byrds, Jonathan Richman, Kiss & scores more. We'll also get the dirt on recently deceased musicians when obituary writer Phast Phreddie Patterson checks in, and we'll find out what #1 hit song Billy Jam has left in Michael's Mailbox!
Bang on a Jam
Friday, June 13th, 2008, 3pm - 6pm
on
Put The Needle On The Record with Billy Jam
Motivated by the lack of banging on cans when he attended the recent "disappointingly sedate" Bang On A Can festival in New York City, Billy Jam, along with fellow WFMU DJs Scott Williams and Bryce, will lead a discordant percussive session live on the air this week to close out the WFMU season. Also joining in this (hopefully chaotic) free-for-all, percussion-driven, noise-fest will be Megan on toy-piano, Liz B on Mr T soundbytes, Ken on laptop soundboard, along with Brian Turner and many other WFMU staffers and listeners. Note that WFMU listeners are invited to phone and play their percussive sound effects/noises on the live on-air studio phone line.
Coffin Daggers Friday, June 13th, 2008, 6am - 9am
on
HotRod's show
On Friday the 13th HotRod invites you to her 1 year anniversary spectacular! This not-to-be-missed celebratory extravaganza will feature a thunderous performance from The Coffin Daggers. Tune in
live from 6-9AM EST on June 13th and you might just walk away with
some hard to find giveaways. Highly recommended!
Ignatz Tuesday, June 10th, 2008, 3pm - 6pm
on
Brian Turner's show
The sounds of Ignatz come not from George Herriman's brick-hurling mouse, but from a Belgian named Bram Devens; and his take on American folk/blues drops the listener right into a churning, alien lo-fi universe of blurred echoes, distant Appalachian plucking and deep, FX-scarred soundscapes. Despite all the haze and buzz, the ghosts of Blind Willie Johnson and Mississippi John Hurt float above it all with distinct tunes and structure. Ignatz plays live on Brian's show today, and Thursday June 12th at the Knitting Factory in NYC.
Then Kentucky to Brooklyn transplant Matt Bauer's music rests squarely in the folk tradition of beautiful malaise and murder ballads. On Bauer's newest release, "The Island Moved In The Storm," he swells out the folk foundation as a seven-piece band to to create a wholly-other Americana-centric ensemble. Matt Bauer and friends play live on WFMU.
Marty McSorley fills in for Trent and JM in the AM, with special guest Mincemeat or Tenspeed Monday, June 9th, 2008, 6am - 9am
on
Marty McSorley's show
Mincemeat or Tenspeed is dance music for your cocaine fueled robot of the future. Building on a single oscillating note with an army of pedals, Mincemeat weaves in and out of a forest of noise, fuzz and
beeps that just make you want to jump jump. With more layers than
fancy toilet paper this is some of the most exciting joynoise on the planet.
Japanische Kampfhorspiele
Sunday, June 8th, 2008, 6am - 9am
on
Airborne Event with Dan Bodah
The German grindpop masters tear apart the WFMU studios with their
slick hooks and suave vocals. Think Spuds McKenzie marrying Britney
in a blender with boquets of scotch bonnet peppers and an AK47, and
you're halfway to the sound drama of JaKa. (The name translates as
Japanese Combat Radio Plays.) The band ignites the camphor and lights up the airwaves on Airborne Event on June 8 at 8 AM.
Charlie Feathers Tribute
Saturday, June 7th, 2008, 1pm - 3pm
on
Fool's Paradise with Rex
Charlie Feathers emerged from the primordial ooze of Rock & Roll's
Dark Ages to cut some of the most menacing records known to
man. Years after his passing, the maniacal, hiccupping vocals found on Feathers 45s never fails to inspire. Join Rex as he welcomes Norton Records Co-Founder and Feathers-head Billy Miller to spin two hours of Charlie Feathers classics and newly unearthed rarities. Phone calls to Charlie's son Bubba and legendary Memphis music impresario and longtime Feathers guitarist Ramon Maupin help round-out the festivities. Cancel all other plans and tune in to Fool's Paradise.
Fern Knight, followed by Arborea
Monday, June 2nd, 2008, 3pm - 6pm
on
Irene Trudel's show
On Fern Knight's new self-titled album, the listener is engulfed in imagery of pastoral scenes of folkloric greenery and of an earlier mystical age. Fern Knight is a they, not a she, a quartet bring fronted by the lovely voice of Margie Wienk. As they describe it, "The calm surface of harp, cello and violin are juxtaposed against the perfectly timed distorted squalls of a Flying V with the grounding blanket of electric bass underneath." This will be their second live performance at WFMU.
Then Arborea also returns for a second time, following the release of their second (and self-titled) album. Buck and Shanti Curran have been quietly making psychedelic acid-folk in their Maine cabin for a couple of years now. On their current Fire Museum Records release, as always, Buck and Shanti play a wide variety of stringed instruments and flutes, embellishing the sound with Helena Espvall's soaring cello on a few tracks. Arborea closes Irene's show with another live performance.
Blanketship Monday, June 2nd, 2008, 9am - Noon
on
Liz Berg's show
West Coast sound collage artist Blanketship (aka Jared Blum) returns to WFMU, hot on the heels of his "Motown Meltdown" collaboration with Qulfus, an album full of delectably weird, warped remixes of Motown classics. Expect a maelstrom of beats, samples, and sonic wizardry, with a healthy dose of People Like Us-ian surrealism.
Merita Halili and Raif Hyseni + CTMD Saturday, May 31st, 2008, 6pm - 9pm
on
Transpacific Sound Paradise with Rob Weisberg
Merita Halili, from Tirana by way of New Jersey, is a very popular singer among her fellow Albanians at home and abroad. Merita performs with the Raif Hyseni Orchestra, led by her talented accordion-playing husband who is originally from Kosovo (they met in the US after both won a visa lottery). They are among the featured performers at the Center for Traditional Music and Dance's 40th anniversary benefit dance party, at the Hiro Ballroom, 371 W. 16th St. in Manhattan on Thursday, June 5th. The Center for Traditional Music and Dance (CTMD) is a NYC arts organization that provides outreach to immigrant communities, especially through music. Merita and Raif stop by to perform a few songs as a duo, and share a bit of their own immigration stories, while CTMD directors Ethel Raim and Pet Rushefsky talk about the organization's history and its work.
Interview with Richard Gottehrer
Saturday, May 31st, 2008, 10am - 1pm
on
Michael Shelley's show
Michael chats with veteran songwriter/producer Richard Gottehrer whose hits include "My Boyfriend's Back" & "I Want Candy" and albums by Blondie, The Go Gos, Robert Gordon and many others. 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 has been left in Michael's Mailbox!
Dana Leong's Jazz/Hip-Hop Hybrid Ensemble, The Herbaliser, Mochipet, and Lee Montgomery
Friday, May 30th, 2008, 3pm - 6pm
on
Put The Needle On The Record with Billy Jam
Fusing jazz and hip-hop and pushing those two forms into new musical terrain, New York City multi-instrumentalist Dana Leong (cello, trombone, laptop, etc.) personifies the term "no boundaries" by playing anything from straight-up jazz and classical, to the countless hybrid concoctions that he has produced to date whether with his own quartet, as a solo artist/producer, or as cellist with the Paquito D'Rivera trio. This Friday afternoon Dana Leong and his jazz/hip-hop band will perform live in the WFMU studios. Also guesting on this jam-packed show will be The Herbaliser, Mochipet, and Lee Montgomery.
Rik Letendre of Circle X
Thursday, May 29th, 2008, Noon - 3pm
on
Strength Through Failure with Fabio
Join Fabio with very special Guest Rik Letendre of the band Circle X. Circle X's first album Prehistory has just been re-issued on Blue chopstick through Drag City and it's been a long time in coming. Rik will be in to discuss the album, the band's history and play some Circle X rarities (including some excerpts from their 1991 appearance on WFMU.
Negative Approach Tuesday, May 27th, 2008, 3pm - 6pm
on
Brian Turner's show
In 1981 Detroit's Negative Approach were on the ground floor of the American hardcore movement: peers with the Necros, Bad Brains, Black Flag and Minor Threat, all banding together and sowing seeds for the mayhem to come. Many argue that NA were among the most crazed of these bands; there was a distinct Stooges/Motor City sound soaked in along with nods to UK
powerhouses like Blitz and Discharge and of course their US contemporaries. Singer John Brannon's gutteral throat-shred, however, flattened the competition hands down, In 2006 a 1/2-shifted lineup reemerged in for the Touch and Go Anniversary fest and Negative Approach proved they can still destroy. They're on Brian's show today ripping up Studio B and chatting afterwards.
Foot Village
Monday, May 26th, 2008, 3am - 6am
on
Marty McSorley's show
Foot Village has planted their flag, Formed Friendship Nation and
shown the world that drum circles aren't just for those dirty hippies
in the park. Still an emerging nation, Foot Village storms across the
countryside without the aid of electricity. Despite the lack of their
first world convenience, Foot Village citizens have made huge
technological strides in the art of drum beating and really loud
screaming. Featuring four pioneers of the exploding L.A. noise rock/d.i.y. scene, Foot Village has struck gold and demand your attention (and the attention of any one with in 3 blocks of your radio).
Jazzfinger
Sunday, May 25th, 2008, 6am - 9am
on
Airborne Event with Dan Bodah
Newcastle, England's purveyors of otherworldy drones and ecstatic
underground sounds Jazzfinger stop by WFMU during a New York visit. They'll be playing a free matinee show with Metalux at performance space Paris London West Nile (285 Kent Ave #2 in Williamsburg) on May 17 at 3:30 PM, and catch them on Airborne Event the following weekend.
Kim Fowley Interview
Saturday, May 24th, 2008, 10am - 1pm
on
Michael Shelley's show
Michael chats with music industry veteran Kim Fowley whose career includes writing/producing/performing for the likes of The Hollywood Argyles, The Byrds, Jonathan Richman, Kiss & scores more. We'll also get the dirt on recently deceased musicians when obituary writer Phast Phreddie Patterson checks in, and we'll find out what #1 hit song Gaylord Fields has left in Michael's Mailbox!
Ken Montgomery
Thursday, May 22nd, 2008, Noon - 3pm
on
Strength Through Failure with Fabio
Sparks Uber-fan, collector and general Sparks "Go-to" guy Ken Montgomery
will be In for a third installment of Sparks related programming with Fabio. Ken will be in to discuss Sparks trivia, play some rare gems that may have slipped past the casual listener, talk about Sparks' recent month long residency in London where they do ALL their albums live... If you're into Sparks at all, then you'll want to tune in and listen to what Ken brings along.
The Hall Monitors Tuesday, May 20th, 2008, Noon - 3pm
on
Three Chord Monte with Joe Belock
This wild and crazy foursome from Washington D.C. bring their fuzzed out garage/R&B to the WFMU studios, where the halls are no longer safe!
Shea Breaux Wells Monday, May 19th, 2008, 6pm - 7pm
on
The Speakeasy with Dorian
Frequent cohost and film critic at the New York Sun Bruce Bennett gives an update of what's worth - and not worth - seeing in the theaters. Then jazz singer Shea Breaux Wells visits to talk about her music. Shea will be at the Iridium jazz club in Manhattan this Wednesday, May 21 to celebrate the release of her new CD. her will be Danny Grissette, Cecil McBee, Billy Hart, Craig Handy, & David Weiss.
Then Ethan, Master of the Hawaiian Ukulele pops in from his Austin
base to play for WFMU. He may be just one man playing charming tunes on his ukelele but Ethan's songs have a playful, mocking tone. Ethan, Master of the Hawaiian Ukulele, who contradictingly plays most of his songs on guitar, usually performs dressed in a Hawaiian swim suit with lei around his neck.
Bonde Do Role Monday, May 19th, 2008, 9am - Noon
on
Liz Berg's show
Get your party started with Brazilian pop stars Bonde Do Role, live on WFMU! Combining baile funk with Miami bass, hip-hop, heavy sampling, and bratty, sex-driven beats, you'll need some serious uppers to stay on top of their game. Catch them on tour with The Death Set: Europa in Brooklyn on 5/14 and Bowery Ballroom on 5/15.
Tonight's players included a couple of Frenchmen: Yan Yalego, representing the Gallic wing of the global ukelele movement; and veteran pop crooner Thierry Stremler, who among his many musical undertakings recently contributed songwriting to an album by the iconic Francoise Hardy. To
confuse things a bit, Minnesota guitarist Reynold Phillipsek will play a couple of pieces in the French jazz manouche style. Then things take an Eastern European turn with Metrofolk, local purveyors of traditional Hungarian tanchaz (dance-house) music. Finally it's back to this side of the Atlantic with Pistolera, the charismatic femme-centric Nuyo-Mexican conjunto who will close the broadcast with feisty cumbias, rancheras and other good things from south of the border via NYC.
People Like Us Thursday, May 15th, 2008, 6pm - 7pm
on
Phuj Phactory with Ergo Phizmiz
Lady Vicki of Bennett drops into the Phuj Phactory for a little chat
and trip down the memory lane of her past music and sound-collages
across seventeen years. This program corresponds with the launch of the "We Edit Life" People Like Us retrospective exhibition at alt.gallery, Newcastle, UK.
The Snow Monday, May 12th, 2008, 3pm - 6pm
on
Irene Trudel's show
Blend a bit of post-apocalyptic French cabaret and
Americana heard at a possessed carnival and you get The Snow, a
folk-pop band with elements of classical, punk, and rock. The
overall mood of The Snow's tunes is of a sweet serenade taking
occasional turns into a hall of mirrors, and they have been likened
to Fleetwood Mac sitting around the pool trading songs with M. Ward,
Cat Power, and Iron and Wine.
Students of F.K. Lane and Wingate High Schools Monday, May 12th, 2008, Noon - 3pm
on
Woody's show
Artist Paul Rubenstein has been teaching high school students at F.K. Lane and Wingate High Schools in Brooklyn how to design and build microtonal electric guitars (set to a scale with seven equal intervals per octave) and amplifiers. The students will be dropping by Woody's show to perform on these unique instruments and talk about their creations.
So Cow Monday, May 12th, 2008, 9am - Noon
on
Liz Berg's show
From South Korea by way of Galway, one-man-band So Cow (aka Brian Kelly) drops by to serve up some sweet sweet pop candy. These melodic indie jams will cause a severe '90s flashback in the best ways: your old 'zine collection and geeky suburban 7"s. Conjuring up memories of Sacramento bands like the Bananas and Four Eyes, So Cow completes the California connection with a Deerhoof cover.
Debashish Bhattacharya, Indian slide guitar visionary Saturday, May 10th, 2008, 6pm - 9pm
on
Transpacific Sound Paradise with Rob Weisberg
Slide guitar has been a part of Indian music since the 1930s when Hawaiian player Tau Moe took the country by storm. But North Indian classical slide guitarist extraordinaire Debashish Bhattacharya, considered one of the country's foremost instrumentalists of any kind, has taken the music to new levels. He has invented his own instruments - what he calls the "Guitar
Trinity" - to realize his musical visions: The Chaturangui, a 24-string hollow neck guitar, the 14-string Gandharvi, and the Anandi, a 4-string slide Ukulele. He's extended the musical language by collaborating with a range of fellow global guitar renegades from Okinawa to Hawaii. And he shares the love: Bhattacharya wrote the first-ever guide to Indian classical
guitar technique and runs a music school in Calcutta, his home town.
Debashish will visit FMU on his way to join several other Indian classical luminaries who will perform at New York's annual All-night concert of Indian Classical Music. This marathon of art-music bliss runs starts at 9pm on Saturday May 10 and continues until 8am Sunday May 11, at Synod Hall at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, 1047 Amsterdam Avenue in Manhattan. Debashish also has a brilliant new CD, Calcutta Chronicles on Riverboat records.
Floyd Dakil
Saturday, May 10th, 2008, 10am - 1pm
on
Michael Shelley's show
Michael chats with Texas musician Floyd Dakil, who recorded the #1
hit "Dance, Franny Dance" in 1964 and went on to record several more
classic singles before joining the ledgendary Louis Prima's band! 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 Trent has left in Michael's Mailbox!
The (Balkan) Situations live in the studio + Japan Golden Week onslaught!
Saturday, May 3rd, 2008, 6pm - 9pm
on
Transpacific Sound Paradise with Rob Weisberg
The Balkan Situations originally formed to fulfill a Wesleyan music
student's (and charter bandmember's) thesis requirement. The Connecticut combo played its first public gig at a Thai restaurant in Middletown, setting the precedent for a rather quirky performance venue history: They've played everything from daycare centers to construction sites to the implosion of the New Haven Coliseum. The subtly renamed (Balkan) Situations promise not to implode our studios when they visit WFMU for a live set of East European inspired music, with a few twists.
Plus - every year in Japan several holidays converge in early May so the country takes the whole week off, calling the annual hiatus "Golden Week." And closer to home, the Brooklyn Botanic Garden is having its annual "Sakura Matsuri" - Cherry Blossom Festival (with lots of live music and performance) - this weekend (May 3-4). What better time to play lots and lots of Japanese roots music, Okinawan folk-rock and other worldly Japanese hybrids
rarely heard on US radio?
J. Vincent Edwards
Saturday, May 3rd, 2008, 10am - 1pm
on
Michael Shelley's show
Michael chats with J. Vincent Edwards, 1960's UK pop star & original
member of the London cast of Hair. We'll also get the scoop on recently deceased musicians when obituary writer Phast Phreddie Patterson checks in, and we'll find out what #1 hit song Small Change has left in Michael's Mailbox!
Howard Mandel
Sunday, April 27th, 2008, 7pm - 9pm
on
Bob Brainen's show
Bob Brainen welcomes writer and critic Howard Mandel. His brand new book is "Miles Ornette Cecil: Jazz Beyond Jazz." We'll be playing lots of music by these 3 giants, and discussing what they accomplished as well as some ideas for approaching and enjoying their music to the fullest.
Billy Hinche
Saturday, April 26th, 2008, 10am - 1pm
on
Michael Shelley's show
Michael chats with Billy Hinche who, as a teen, formed Dino, Desi &
Billy with his neighborhood pals (Dino Martin & Desi Arnaz, Jr.) and
recorded several #1 hits after Frank Sinatra signed them to his
Reprise label, then joined the Beach Boys' touring band for 25 years!
We'll also get the scoop on recently deceased musicians when obituary writer Phast Phreddie Patterson checks in, and we'll find out what #1 hit song Diane has left in Michael's Mailbox!
Barbara Henry
Friday, April 25th, 2008, 6pm - 7pm
on
Thunk Tank with Bronwyn C.
Poet and letterpress printer extraordinaire Barbara Henry will be live in the studio to read her poetry constructed from the pages of the New York Times. Bronwyn will rant about the Times, and listeners will call in, and a third of the seas will become blood, and an Angel of the Lord will fly over them shouting, "Woe! Woe! Woe! to the creatures of the Earth!"
All times listed are Jersey City time, EDT.
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